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.pl70 .po0 .OP .HE# SEP -T H E C A T C H E R -1987 # Thσ followinτ i≤ ß lis⌠ oµ thσ 1987/88 committee«á Iµ therσ i≤ anythinτ yo⌡ ì requirσ o≥ an∙ hel≡ yo⌡ caε givσ us¼á pleasσ d∩ no⌠ hesitatσ t∩ contac⌠ an∙ ì onσ oµ us, preferably before 9.00 P.M. EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT ANDREW BARFOOT 758-4822 VICE-PRESIDENT STEVEN JEPSON 45-4226 SECRETARY MALCOLM OSBORNE 404-1282 TREASURER KEVIN CARR 233-4629 PUBLI├ OFFICE╥ MIKE HOLZINGER 354-6742 COMMITTEE AND ASSISTANTS Chris Anderson 438-3762 Peter Burbridge 726-7126 Rod Clarke 758-1880 Russell Crosser 383-5307 Greg Eva 836-9947 Ed Latham 484-2874 Jim Lobley 758-9169 John Mitchell 720-2016 Mike Thompson 882-5002 SERVICES PROVIDED BY MBUG AUSTRALIA RBBS SYSTEM OPERATOR. MIKE THOMPSON 882-5002 BAZAAR JOHN MITCHELL. P.O. BOX 157 NUNAWADING 3131 EDITOR A. BARFOOT. P.O. BOX 157 NUNAWADING 3131 MODEM HIRE C. ANDERSON. P.O. BOX. 157 NUNAWADING 3131 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY J. LOBLEY. P.O. BOX 157 NUNAWADING 3131 PUBLIC DOMAIN (SIG/M) DISKS S. JEPSON. P.O. BOX 8 ROSANNA 3084 COMPUTER BOOK DISCOUNT TECHNICAL BOOKSHOP SWANSTON St. MELBOURNE PRESTON ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 217 HIGH ST. PRESTON. ADVERTISEMENTS P.O. BOX 157 NUNAWADING 3131 $50.00 Full Page $25.00 Half Page $15.00 Quarter Page $3.00 For service and recurrent items (Less than 5 lines) No charge for non recurring private sales items GENERAL POLICY T∩á expeditσ you≥ requests¼á genera∞ correspondencσá t∩ Contribution≤ fo≥ thσ CATCHE╥ ma∙ bσ madσ direc⌠ t∩ thσ ì MBU╟á AUS╘á IN├ shoulΣ bσ sen⌠ t∩ ou≥ officia∞á addres≤ editor¼ sen⌠ t∩ thσ RBB╙ o≥ b∙ mail« Contribution≤ wil∞ ì anΣ eacΦ enquir∙ shoulΣ bσ oε seperate forms« bσ accepteΣ viß modem¼ disk≤ (│ 1/2ó o≥ ╡ 1/4")¼ tape, writteε o≥ typed« Contributions will not be considereΣ Thσ editor≤ reservσ thσ righ⌠ t∩ edi⌠ al∞ contribution≤ withou⌠ ß namσ anΣ addres≤ and/o≥ membe≥ number« Pleasσ ì fo≥á thσá sakσá oµ brevity¼á clarit∙á and/o≥á accuracy« includσ ß S.A.┼ fo≥ returε oµ you≥ tape/disk. ì Letter≤á mus⌠á includσá namσ anΣ addres≤á bu⌠á wσá wil∞ ì withholΣ sucΦ detail≤ iµ s∩ requested« AlthougΦá al∞á carσ wil∞ bσ takeεá witΦá contributions¼ ì MBU╟á AUS╘á caεá takσ n∩ responsibilit∙á fo≥á thσá safσì MBU╟áá AUSTRALI┴á INC«áá it≤á officers¼áá member≤áá anΣ returε oµ an∙ materia∞ supplied« Iµ returε i≤ critical¼ì contributor≤á accep⌠ n∩ responsibilit∙ fo≥ an∙á damage≤ (something irreplaceable), don't send it. ì causeΣá t∩á an∙ persoε o≥ propert∙á attributeΣá t∩á an∙ ì advicσ o≥ informatioε publisheΣ iε Thσ CATCHER. MBU╟á AUS╘ INC«á doe≤ no⌠ condonσ thσ non-authoriseΣ usσ oµáá copyrigh⌠á software/hardwarσá anΣá thereforσáá als∩ Microworld Basic listings may carry a number at the end condemn≤ unauthorised copying of such material. of each line. eg. {123}. These are checksum numbers and shoulΣá shoulΣá no⌠ bσ typeΣ iε a≤ par⌠ oµ thσ listing«á Contribution≤ no⌠ necessaril∙ endorseΣ b∙ MbuτáAus⌠ Inc. THE CATCHER is published by MBUG AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED All copyrights are reserved by MBUG AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED è PRESIDENT╙ REPOR╘ FO╥ 1986/8╖ YEAR Thi≤ beinτ thσ seconΣ annua∞ repor⌠ registereΣá elector≤ castσ ß votσá iεá ß ì oµ Mbuτ Aus⌠ Inc.¼á onσ woulΣ thinδ tha⌠ by-election«á Iε thi≤ club¼ somσ ma∙ sa∙ ì witΦ thσ experiencσ oµ writinτ one¼á thσ thankfully¼á yo⌡á arσ no⌠ bounΣ b∙á sucΦ ì seconΣá shoulΣ bσ ß bσ ß pusΦ over«á No⌠ laws¼á bu⌠ witΦ ove≥ 55░ members¼á doe≤ ì so« AlthougΦ i⌠ wil∞ bσ shorte≥ thaε thσ thi≤ meaε tha⌠ abou⌠ 40░ oµ yo⌡ couldn'⌠ ì first¼á becausσ thσ cluΓ i≤ no≈á runninτ carσá les≤á abou⌠ thσ cluΓ o≥á iεá whicΦ ì comparaou≥ officia∞á addres≤ editor¼ sen⌠ t∩ thσ RBB╙ o≥ b∙ mail« Contribution≤ wil∞ ì anΣ eacΦ enquir∙ shoulΣ bσ oε seperate forms« bσ accepteΣ viß modem¼ disk≤ (│ 1/2ó o≥ ╡ 1/4")¼ tape, writteε o≥ typed« Contributions will not be considereΣ Thσ editor≤ reservσ thσ righ⌠ t∩ edi⌠ al∞ contribution≤ withou⌠ ß namσ anΣ addres≤ and/o≥ membe≥ number« Pleasσ ì fo≥á thσá sakσá oµ brevity¼á clarit∙á and/o≥á accuracy« f such material. of each line. eg. {123}. These are checksum numbers and shoulΣá shoulΣá no⌠ bσ typeΣ iε a≤ par⌠ oµ thσ listing«á Contribution≤ no⌠ necessaril∙ endorseΣ b∙ MbuτáAus⌠ Inc. THE CATCHER is published by MBUG AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED All copyrights are reserved by MBUG AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED è FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞ MBU╟ FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞ MBU╟ FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞ MBUG ╔á supposσá yo⌡ arσ al∞ wonder Domestiπ Singlσ Copie≤ oµ Catche≥ Oεá thσ positivσ side¼á somσ oµ thσ 42╡ 57│ 558 result≤ oµ thσ readinτ oµ thσ surve∙ arσ Complimentar∙ Copie≤ oµ Catche≥ no≈ beinτ implemented« Thσ figure≤ belo≈ 1▒ 1╖ 20 show≤á tha⌠ thσ direction≤ wσ havσá beeε Financia∞ Member≤ takinτ havσ beeε thσ corre includσ ß S.A.┼ fo≥ returε oµ you≥ tape/disk. ì Letter≤á mus⌠á includσá namσ anΣ addres≤á bu⌠á wσá wil∞ ì withholΣ sucΦ detail≤ iµ s∩ requested« AlthougΦá al∞á carσ wil∞ bσ takeεá witΦá contributions¼ ì MBU╟á AUS╘á caεá takσ n∩ responsibilit∙á fo≥á thσá safσì MBU╟áá AUSTRALI┴á INC«áá it≤á officers¼áá member≤áá anΣ returε oµ an∙ materia∞ supplied« Iµ returε i≤ critical¼ì contribinτ wha⌠ i≤ goinτ oε witΦá thσá Bulletiε ì Board«á AlthougΦá i⌠ woulΣ bσ bes⌠ t∩ approacΦ thσ Sysop¼á ╔ wil∞ tel∞á yo⌡ ì wha⌠á ╔á know«á Thσá Syso≡ i≤ re-arranginτ thσ softwarσ s∩ a≤ t∩á makσá it≤ ì operatioε easier«á Thi≤ softwarσ ha≤ haΣ somσ bug≤ cree≡ int∩ i⌠ anΣ causeΣ ì morσá oµá ßá probleφ thaε expected«á Thσ passworΣá systeφá ╔á mentioneΣá iε ì previou≤ issue≤ wil∞ stil∞ bσ valiΣ wheε thσ boarΣ i≤ runninτ properly¼á s∩ ì pleasσ bea≥ witΦ us« I⌠ i≤ no⌠ ou≥ wisΦ t∩ seσ i⌠ no⌠ operating« RoΣ CEND« Hσ wil∞ bσ givinτ u≤ ß dem∩ oµ hi≤ ne≈ monito≥ program« Thi≤ ì ha≤ al∞ thσ bell≤ anΣ whistle≤ oµ thσ Microbeσ monito≥ plu≤ ß fe≈ ne≈ ones« ì Copie≤á oµ thσ prograφ shoulΣ bσ availablσ oε thσ nigh⌠ fo≥ thosσ witΦá thσ ì righ⌠ sizeΣ disk≤ (╔ don'⌠ kno≈ which⌐ anΣ i⌠ wil∞ bσ oε ou≥ nex⌠ P─ disk. Malcolφá Osbornσ anΣ Greτ Evß wil∞ bσ demonstratinτ tw∩ program≤á tha⌠ ì arσ requireΣ b∙ anybod∙ wh∩ use≤ MBU╟ P─ disks« Thesσ program≤ arσ NUL╒ anΣ ì UNCRUNCH«á A≤á mos⌠á oµá thσá MBU╟ disk≤ arσ botΦá cru«á Wσá wil∞ ì leavσ thi≤ u≡ t∩ you«á Onσ fina∞ point«á A≤ thi≤ lis⌠ i≤ beinτ publisheΣ iε ì gooΣá faitΦá anΣ considerinτ ╔ askeΣ member≤ t∩ le⌠ mσ kno≈ iµ the∙á didn'⌠ ì wan⌠ t∩ bσ includeΣ oε thσ lis⌠ anΣ a≤ n∩ objection≤ werσ lodged¼ thσ club¼ ì it≤ officer≤ o≥ member≤ wil∞ no⌠ bσ helΣ accountablσ t∩ an∙ persoε o≥á bod∙ ì fo≥á an∙ problem≤ o≥ damagσ tha⌠ ma∙ occu≥ t∩ an∙ persoε o≥ propert∙ duσ t∩ ì thi≤ lis⌠ beinτ published« Sorr∙ iµ you≥ Hel≡ o≥ Fo≥ Salσ noticσ hasn'⌠ madσ thi≤ issue¼á bu⌠á a≤ ìdiscove≥ use≥ competence¼á thσá leve∞ Thi≤ wa≤ dul∙ answereΣ bu⌠ t∩ thi≤ time¼ ì oµáá technolog∙áá beinτá useΣá anΣáá ne≈ therσá ha≤ beeε n∩ rea∞ change≤á iεá thσ ì direction≤ member≤ ma∙ wisΦ thσ cluΓá t∩ relationshi≡á betweeεá Microbeσá System≤ ì take«ááá Thi≤ááá surve∙áá ha≤áá beeεáá ß (Ne≈á SoutΦ Wales⌐ anΣ Mbug«á Oµ thσ fe≈ ì disappointmen⌠ t∩ thσ committee. thing≤á wσ requested¼á onσ wσ werσá tolΣ (verbally)¼á actioε haΣ beeε taken╗á bu⌠ Thσá result≤ s∩ fa≥ sho≈ tha⌠á onl∙ a≤ witΦ mos⌠ thing≤ Microbeσ System≤á d∩ ì 16░á return≤ havσ beeε receiveΣá b∙á thσ o≥á sa∙ the∙ wil∞ do¼á the∙ don't«á Thi≤ ì committee«áá Thi≤á figurσá represent≤á ß commen⌠á i≤á n∩ reflectioεá oεá Microbeσ ì repl∙á oµá les≤ thaε 30%«á Iεá thσá latσ System≤áá Melbournσáá wh∩áá havσááá beeε ì 1920's¼áá thσá federa∞á governmen⌠á madσ exceptionall∙ helpfu∞ wheneve≥ asked. ì votinτá compulsor∙á becausσ onl∙ 28Ñá oµ ìè Therσá havσá onl∙á beeεá tw∩á othe≥ wa≤áá hopeΣá thi≤á woulΣá overcomσáá thσì matter≤á oµá correspondencσá othe≥á thaε probleφá oµá thσ man∙á crashe≤á wσá werσì this«á Mbuτá wa≤á offereΣ thσ chancσá t∩ becominτ useΣ to¼á mainl∙ duσ t∩ thσ agσì operatσáá aεá upgradσá systeφá fo≥áá he≥ anΣá qualit∙ oµ thσ olΣ unit«á Late≥ iεì member≤ optinτ fo≥ thσ ne≈ 128δ Premium« thσá year¼á thσ tapσ librar∙ itselµá wa≤ì Afte≥ furthe≥ communicatioε witΦ M.S.L.¼ abandoneΣá anΣá thσ tape≤ solΣá afte≥á ßì i⌠á wa≤ decideΣ thσ offe≥ helΣ n∩á valuσ archivσá cop∙ wa≤ madσ oµ al∞á programs«ì fo≥á thi≤ club'≤ member≤ duσ t∩á pricinτ Thσ tapσ librariaε no≈ operate≤ thσ Mbuτì structure≤á anΣá accountinτáá procedure≤ publiπá domaiε disδ copyinτá servicσá oεì useΣ b∙ Microbee«á Iε April¼á thσ seconΣ cluΓá nights¼á usinτá thσ olΣ harΣá disδì lette≥ arriveΣ tellinτ u≤ oµ ß ne≈ pricσ froφá thσá Bulletiε BoarΣá a≤á thσá maiεì anΣá policy¼á togethe≥ witΦ ß bundlσá oµ storagσá medium«á Therσ i≤ no≈ morσ thaεì technica∞á notes«á Thesσ technica∞ note≤ 5░ Mbuτ disks¼á anΣ ove≥ 30░ disk≤á froφì havσá beeεá publisheΣá anΣá copie≤áá arσ othe≥ sources« ì availablσá iε thσ librar∙ fo≥ member≤ t∩ ì peruse. ArounΣá thi≤ time¼á botΦá Technica∞ Bookshop≤á anΣá RoΣá Irvinτá Electronic≤ Thσ committeσ decideΣ t∩ compilσ aε offereΣ member≤ ß discoun⌠ oε purchases¼ì introductioεá booklet¼á simila≥á t∩á thσ a≤á diΣá Prestoεá Electroniπá Component≤ì desigεá oµ thσ Catcher«á Thi≤ wa≤ t∩á bσ late≥á iε thσ physica∞ year«á Sincσ tha⌠ì distributeΣá t∩ ne≈ member≤ anΣ solΣá t∩ time¼á RoΣá Irvinτá ha≤ witΦá drawεá thσì thosσá curren⌠ members«á Les≤á thaεá onσ discoun⌠ offered« ì weeδá beforσá i⌠á wa≤ duσ t∩ g∩á t∩á thσ ì printer¼áá thσá syso≡á announceΣá ßá ne≈ Oncσ again¼á a⌠ Christma≤ wσ haΣá ßì operatinτá systeφ anΣ program≤á fo≥á thσ part∙á fo≥ member≤ anΣ wσ obtaineΣ ß BY╧ì bulletiεá board«á Thσ projec⌠ wa≤ halteΣ licence«áá Becausσá thσá previou≤áá yea≥ì unti∞á thi≤ systeφ coulΣ bσá testeΣá anΣ wasn'⌠ s∩ wel∞ attended¼á wσ cu⌠ bacδ oεì workinτá beforσá thσá bookle⌠á woulΣá bσ thσ amoun⌠ oµ "suppliesó purchased« Thi≤ì printed«áá Thi≤áá bookle⌠á wil∞á no≈á bσ turneΣá ou⌠ t∩ bσ ß mino≥ mistakσ bu⌠á ╔ì publisheΣá anΣ (hopefully⌐á releaseΣá b∙ thinδááá al∞áá wh∩áá attendeΣááá enjoyeΣì Octobe≥áá anΣá wil∞á includσáá operatinτ themselves« Maybσ thi≤ Christma≤ wσ wil∞ì instruction≤ááá fo≥ááá thσáá RBB╙ááá anΣ ge⌠ i⌠ right? ì informatioε whicΦ shoulΣ answe≥ al∞á thσ ì Who¼á What¼á When¼á Where¼á Ho≈á anΣ Wh∙ ArounΣá thi≤ time¼á discussion≤á a⌠ì question≤ abou⌠ thσ club. committeσáá meeting≤áá revolveΣáá arounΣ Dreamcard≤ software« Dreamcard≤ Softwarσ Iε October¼ no⌠ havinτ checkeΣ it'≤ werσáááá offerinτááá u≤áááá conditional¼ì bonafides¼á ╔á publisheΣ ß prograφá tha⌠ complimentar∙á software«á Thσá committeσì haΣá beeε uploadeΣ t∩ thσ board«á A≤á i⌠ decideΣá wσ werσ unwillinτ t∩ conforφ t∩ì unfortunatel∙á turneΣ out¼á thσá prograφ thσá conditions¼áá and¼áá a≤á ßá result¼ì belongeΣá t∩á Goodisoεá Software«á A≤á ß notifieΣá Dreamcard≤ anΣ declineΣá thei≥ì consequence¼ Goodisoε Softwarσ werσ sen⌠ offer« Afte≥ furthe≥ correspondence¼ anΣì ßá writteεá apolog∙á anΣá als∩á paiΣáá ß ß changσ oµ stancσ oε botΦ sides¼á ╔ caεì Licencσá fee¼á (fivσá time≤á thσá retai∞ no≈ sa∙ wσ havσ ß gooΣ relationshi≡ witΦì value⌐ fo≥ thσ usσ oµ thσ software« Thi≤ Dreamcard≤ Software«á Wσ no≈ revie≈á an∙ì leΣá t∩ thσ firs⌠ oµ tw∩ members¼á (ove≥ softwarσ offereΣ fo≥ review¼ senΣ theφ ßì simila≥á matters)¼á t∩á havσá thei≥á CP═ complimentar∙á Catche03DD 1MEG. (Unformatted) NEC 3.5" Third Height DS/FDD $200.00 05DD 1MEG/1.6MEG DUAL SPEED 5.25" Disk Drive ........ $200.00 01T├ REA╠ TIM┼ CLOCK KIT╙ (see May Catcher)......... $ 25.00 SP01 SPEED MODULATOR (slows down MICROBEE for games).,.. $ 15.00 DRIVES NOT AVAILABLE BY MAIL ORDER * DISK STORAGE * 5B85 DISK STORAGE BOX 5.25" (Lockable, holds 100).......... $ 18.00 5B10 meeting«á Tonigh⌠ wσ wil∞ bσ Iε November¼ ß motioε wa≤ passeΣ iε presentinτ thσ winne≥ witΦ thσ prize«á ╔ì committeσá enablinτá u≤ t∩á "writσá offó woulΣá likσ t∩ thanδ Lindsa∙á Ford¼á anΣì thosσááá librar∙ááá tape≤áá tha⌠ááá werσ whilσá doinτ so¼á expres≤ m∙ desirσ tha⌠ì outstanding«á Also¼á ß decisioε wa≤ madσ thσ incominτ committeσ ma∙ continuσá thσì t∩á enquirσ int∩ thσ price≤ etc.¼á oµá ß gooΣá relationshi≡á wσ havσá buil⌠á witΦì ne≈ harΣ disδ fo≥ thσ bulletiε board« I⌠ Dreamcard≤ Software« ìè Iεá thσá earl∙ par⌠á oµá 1987¼á thσ newe≥á member≤á t∩ comσá t∩á grip≤á witΦ ì committeσá decideΣá t∩ takσ ßá grou≡á oµ thei≥áá computer«áá Thσá cluΓá anΣáá thσ ì member≤á t∩ ß countr∙ provincia∞á centrσ magazinσá i≤ t∩ assis⌠ al∞á members«á Iµ ì t∩ givσ thosσ member≤ livinτ iε thσ areß yo⌡á havσá growε t∩ thσ stagσ wherσá yo⌡ ì anΣáá unablσá t∩á attenΣá ßá meetinτá iε fee∞á thσ problem≤ oµ other≤ arσá petty¼ ì Melbourne¼á aεá opportunit∙á t∩á benefi⌠ looδá bacδ t∩ thσ peoplσ wh∩ helpeΣá yo⌡ ì froφ thσ expertisσ oµ thσ cluΓ anΣá mee⌠ t∩ ge⌠ started╗á or¼ iµ yo⌡ arriveΣ herσ ì somσá oµá thei≥á fello≈á members«áá Thi≤ vißá ß scholastiπá background¼á remembe≥ ì meeting¼á helΣá a⌠ Ballarat¼á wa≤á mos⌠ thσá teacher≤ anΣ professor≤ wh∩á taugh⌠ ì successful¼ anΣ wσ havσ offereΣ (viß Thσ yo⌡á mos⌠ oµ wha⌠ yo⌡á know«á Pas≤á thi≤ ì Catcher⌐ááá t∩áá holΣáá othe≥áá regiona∞ knowledgσ oε t∩ thosσ wh∩ neeΣ you≥ hel≡ ì meetings«á Therσ ha≤ a⌠ thi≤ stagσá beeε now. ì onl∙á onσá reques⌠ fo≥ anothe≥á regiona∞ ì meetinτá anΣá thi≤ camσ vißá thσá surve∙ Finally¼á ╔ woulΣ likσ t∩ thanδ al∞ ì card≤ whicΦ appeareΣ iε thσ Ma∙ Catcher« thosσ peoplσ wh∩ havσ workeΣ s∩ harΣ fo≥ thi≤áá cluΓáá iεáá botΦáá it≤áá up-fron⌠ No≈ fo≥ somσ bette≥ news«á Thσ RBB╙ operation≤á anΣ thosσ behinΣ thσá scene≤ ì is¼áá tomorrow¼áá changinτáá t∩á ßáá ne≈ wh∩á kee≡ thσ da∙ t∩ da∙ runninτ oµá thσ ì operatinτ system«á Thosσ oµ yo⌡ wh∩ havσ cluΓ foremos⌠ iε thei≥ minds« ì experiencσ iε usinτ thσ board¼ wil∞ finΣ ì n∩á troublσá iε usinτ i⌠ unde≥á thσá ne≈ ANDRE╫ L« BARFOO╘ ì systeφ anΣ ne≈ user≤ wil∞ finΣ i⌠ simplσ PRESIDEN╘ MBU╟ AUSTRALI┴ INCORPORATE─ ì t∩ operate« Thσ ne≈ systeφ wil∞ requirσ ì eacΦá membe≥ t∩ ente≥ ß PI╬á numbe≥á thσ FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞ MBU╟ FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞ MBU╟ì firs⌠ timσ the∙ loτ on«á Froφ there¼ yo⌡ ì caεá re-instal∞á you≥ owεá passworΣá anΣ Jus⌠á ßá fe≈ line≤á thi≤á montΦá t∩ì continuσ a≤ yo⌡ normall∙ would«á Iε thi≤ brinτá you≥ attentioε t∩ thσ ne≈ commitì ne≈áá system¼áá ne≈á member≤á wil∞á havσ tee« Iµ yo⌡ reaΣ thσ name≤ oε pagσ ▒ yo⌡ì immediatσá acces≤ t∩ thσ boarΣ anΣá filσ wil∞ seσ therσ arσ onl∙ ß fe≈ ne≈á ones«ì transfe≥á ability¼áá anΣá thosσá member≤ A≤ witΦ thσ las⌠ committee¼ thesσ peoplσì whosσ statu≤ show≤ theφ t∩ n∩ longe≥á bσ wil∞ assis⌠ yo⌡ iε an∙ wa∙ the∙ can. ì financial¼á wil∞ not« Thσ clocδ wil∞ no≈ ì loτá user≤á ofµ afte≥ onσ hou≥ pe≥á day« Johε Mitchel∞ wil∞ sooε bσ vacatinτì Thi≤á timσ limi⌠ wil∞ bσ altereΣ a≤á thσ thσá bazaa≥ anΣ RoΣ Clarkσ wil∞á bσá reì usσ oµ timσ show≤ neeΣ oµ change. placinτ him« RoΣ wil∞ takσ ove≥ Oct/Nov« AlthougΦ therσ ha≤ beeε man∙á othe≥ Thi≤á montΦá Malcolφá Osbornσá wil∞ì change≤á withiε thσ club¼á thσ las⌠ thi≤ havσá hi≤á Beσ a⌠ thσ meetinτá agaiεá t∩ì repor⌠ wil∞ cove≥ i≤ thσá Catcher«á Ove≥ assis⌠á yo⌡á iε gettinτ t∩ kno≈ thσá in≤ì thσá pas⌠á fe≈á months¼áá wσá havσá beeε anΣ out≤ oµ thσ shell«á Iµ yo⌡ havσá an∙ì experimentinτ witΦ differen⌠ format≤ anΣ problems¼ seσ iµ Malcolφ caε hel≡ you. ì printinτá style≤ oµ proof≤ wσ t∩á suppl∙ ì thσá compan∙á tha⌠ print≤á thσá Catcher« Thσ winne≥ oµ thσ recen⌠á competitì Somσá disaster≤á havσ occurreΣ anΣá somσ ion¼á (article≤ fo≥ thσ Catcher⌐ wa≤ woεì change≤ havσ beeε made«á Therσ i≤á stil∞ b∙á Rober⌠ A«á SmitΦ fo≥ hi≤ articlσá "┴ì a⌠ leas⌠ threσ option≤ wσ arσ exploring« shor⌠á histor∙ oµ thσ computer"«á Rober⌠ì I⌠á appear≤ tha⌠ soon¼á thσ sizσ oµá thσ ha≤ collecteΣ hi≤ prize¼á cop∙ oµ "Debtì Catche≥á ma∙ change«á Thσ actua∞ conten⌠ master"«á ╔ wisΦ t∩ thanδ al∞ thosσá wh∩ì amoun⌠ wil∞ no⌠ alter¼á bu⌠ iµ ßá changσ submitteΣá article≤ anΣ Dreamcard≤ Softì t∩á ßá morσá professiona∞ typσá facσá i≤ warσ fo≥ donatinτ thσ prize. ì implemented¼ morσ wil∞ fi⌠ oε eacΦ page« ì Fo≥ example¼ thσ Jul∙ issuσ wa≤ 2┤ page≤ Iµ yo⌡ haven'⌠ ye⌠ heard¼á Microbeσì long«á Iµ thi≤ werσ iε ß typese⌠ format¼ havσá announced/releaseΣá aεá IB═á clonσì thσá issuσá woulΣ havσ beeεá printeΣá oε whicΦ wil∞ bea≥ thσ Microbeσ name«á It'≤ì abou⌠ 1▓ pages«á Whateve≥ thσá outcome¼ t∩á bσ calleΣ ß 640P├ anΣ shoulΣ no≈á bσì therσá wil∞á bσ n∩ les≤ fo≥á thσá reade≥ iεá you≥ loca∞ compute≥ centre«á Wσ wil∞ì thaεá wha⌠á i≤ no≈ supplied«á Onσá othe≥ havσ ß revie≈ iε thesσ page≤ asap« ì poin⌠á i≤á tha⌠ thσ Catche≥á need≤á morσ ì article≤ oµ ß basiπ naturσ t∩ enablσ thσ >ANDREWìè.po2 COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET MBUG AUSTRALIA INC. PO BOX 157 NUNAWADING VI├ 3131 AS OF 30/06/87 PAGE # 1 CURRENT PREVIOUS ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS CASH AT BANK $ 6,818.07 $ 9,574.78 CASH ON HAND $ 247.00 $ 132.00 PETTY CASH/FLOATS $ 200.00 $ 250.00 TRADE DEBTORS $ 316.40 $ 231.50 STOCK ON HAND (MAGAZINE) $ 50.05 $ 1,281.90 STOCK ON HAND (SPECIAL PROJ) $ 4,044.69 $ 1,051.96 STOCK ON HAND (TRADING) $ 5,220.86 $ 3,864.37 STOCK ON HAND (DISK LIBRARY) $ 461.92 $ 0.00 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 17,358.99 $ 16,386.51 ------------- ----------- FIXED ASSETS PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (GEN) $ 5,342.51 $ 1,110.32 PROPERTY AND EQUIP (LIBRARY) $ 0.00 $ 1,284.89 PROPERTY AND EQUIP. (RCPM) $ 0.00 $ 3,290.50 TOTAL FIXED ASSETS $ 5,342.51 $ 5,685.71 ------------- ----------- TOTAL ASSETS $ 22,701.50 $ 22,072.22 ============= =========== LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES ACCRUED CREDITORS $ 228.00 $ 1,119.95 TOTAL CURRENT LIABI╠IT $ 228.00 $ 1,119.95 ------------- ----------- NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES PRE-PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS $ 5,652.78 $ 5,249.70 PRE-PAID MAGAZINE (BULK) $ 13.00 $ 0.00 TOTAL NON-CURR LIABILIT $ 5,639.78 $ 5,249.70 ------------- ----------- TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 5,867.78 $ 6,369.65 ============= =========== è COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET MBUG AUSTRALIA INC. PO BOX 157 NUNAWADING VIC3131 AS OF 30/06/87 PAGE # 2 MEMBER'S FUNDS CURRENT PREVIOUS CAPITAL ACCUMULATED FUNDS $ 15,702.57 $ 9,673.39 SURPLUS $ 1,131.15 $ 3,539.18 EXTRAORDINARY SURPLUS $ 0.00 $ 2,490.00 TOTAL CAPITAL $ 16,793.72 $ 15,702.57 ------------- ----------- TOTAL MEMBER'S FUNDS $ 16,833.7▓ $ 15,702.57 ============= =========== .PO0 MBUG AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED. ACCOUNTING OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. 30 JUNE, 1987 Thσ áaccount≤ oµ MBU╟ AUSTRALI┴ INC« werσ prepareΣ usinτ doublσ áentr∙ ì historiπ áaccountinτ methods« Thesσ record≤ werσ maintaineΣ b∙ áß ácompute≥ ì anΣ appropriatσ software« FixeΣ áasset≤ áa≤ showε iε thσ balancσ shee⌠ havσ ábeeε áwritteε ádowε ì usinτ á thσ áfixeΣ instalmen⌠ methoΣ oµ depreciatioε a⌠ ß ratσ áoµ á2░ ápe≥ ì cent« Volume≤ á▒ anΣ ▓ oµ "Thσ Catcheró (considereΣ t∩ bσ deaΣ ástock⌐ áwerσ ì distributeΣ áa⌠ PC8╖ fo≥ promotiona∞ purposes« Thi≤ leΣ t∩ ß áreductioε áiε ì magazinσ stocδ oµ approximatel∙ $1200 Onσ oµ thσ tw∩ 2┤ incΦ monitor≤ anΣ al∞ thσ tape≤ previousl∙ fo≥ áhirσ ì iε áthσ tapσ librar∙ werσ sold« Thi≤ amounteΣ t∩ ß ne⌠ reductioε áiε áfixeΣ ì asset≤ oµ ñ274.71 Member≤ ácontribution≤ áarσ recordeΣ a≤ prσ-paiΣ ásubscriptions« áThi≤ ì amoun⌠ ái≤ áreduceΣ monthl∙ b∙ 1/1▓ oµ thσ annua∞ fee¼ (currentl∙ á$2░ ápe≥ ì annum)¼ át∩ ácove≥ thσ cos⌠ oµ venuσ renta∞ anΣ distributioε áoµ áthσ áCluΓ ì magazine« .PO2 è TRADING STATEMENT MBUG AUSTRALIA INC. PO BOX 157 NUNAWADING VI├ 3131 FOR PERIOD ENDING 30/06/87 PAGE # 1 PREVIOUS YEAR TO DATE YEAR TO DATE ------------- ------------- Amount Pct Amount Pct REVENUE MAGAZINE CATCHER SALES 9,795 23.8 11,123 26.1 CATCHER ADVERTISING 31 0.2 3 0.0 TOTAL MAGAZINE 9,826 23.7 11,126 26.1 OTHER INCOME TAPE LIBRARY 300 0.7 1,894 4.4 P/D DISK SALES 2,520 6.2 1,734 4.0 BAZAAR SALES 25,343 61.2 25,801 60.2 SPECIAL PROJECTS 3,350 8.2 2,098 5.0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 49 0.1 125 0.4 TOTAL OTHER INCOME 31,562 76.4 31,653 74.0 TOTAL REVENUE 41,388 100.0 42,778 99.8 ---------- ----- ---------- ----- PURCHASES MAGAZINE MAGAZINE PRINTING 4,421 10.8 5,564 13.1 MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS 694 1.8 956 2.2 TOTAL MAGAZINE 5,115 12.5 6,520 15.2 TRADING BAZAAR PURCHASES 23,019 55.6 24,762 57.9 SPECIAL PROJECTS 6,273 15.3 3,114 7.4 DISK LIBRARY 1,652 4.1 899 2.2 TOTAL TRADING 30,944 74.9 28,775 67.1 PERIOD END STOCK ADJUSTMENT OPENING STOCK Magazine 1,282 3.2 1,864 4.3 OPENING STOCK Specia∞ projects 1,052 2.5 0 0.0 OPENING STOCK Bazaar 3,864 9.3 836 1.9 CLOSING STOCK Magazinσ -50 -0.1 -1,282 -3.0 CLOSING STOCK Specia∞ projects -4,045 -9.8 -1,052 -2.5 CLOSING STOCK Bazaar -5,221 -12.6 -3,864 -9.0 CLOSING STOCK Disk liΓ -462 -1.1 0 0.0 TOTAL STOCK ADJ -3,579 -8.6 -3,499 -8.2 TOTAL PURCHASES 32,480 78.6 31,796 74.3 ---------- ----- ---------- ----- GROSS SURPLU╙ 8,909 21.5 11,063 25.8 ========== ===== ========== =====è TRADIN╟ STATEMENT MBUG AUSTRALIA INC. PO BOX 157 NUNAWADING VIC3131 FOR PERIOD ENDING 30/06/87 PAGE # 2 PREVIOUS YEAR TO DATE YEAR TO DATE ------------- ------------- Amount Pct Amount Pct EXPENSES OPERATING EXPENSES GENERAL EXPENSES 81 0.3 358 0.8 MEMBERS AMENITIE╙ 421 1.0 205 0.6 ENVELOPES ETC, MAGAZINE 984 2.5 702 1.6 PRINTING AND STATIONERY ETC. 1,059 2.7 624 1.6 TELEPHONE 257 0.6 269 0.6 POSTAGE GENERAL 279 0.7 257 0.7 POSTAGE (MAGAZINE) 1,889 4.7 2,077 4.8 COMPLIMENTARY MAGAZINES 122 0.4 17 0.0 GOVT. CHARGES (BANK) 70 0.3 56 0.1 BANK CHARGES CREDIT CARD 382 0.9 351 0.8 BANK CHARGES 130 0.3 134 0.3 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 160 0.5 43 0.1 SALE OF FIXED ASSETS 60 0.1 0 0.0 TOTAL OPERATING EXP 5,893 14.2 5,093 12.0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT CONCESSION 350 0.8 0 0.0 DEPRECIATION 1,842 4.6 1,844 4.3 VENUE RENTAL -308 -0.7 287 0.8 TOTAL MISC 1,885 4.7 2,131 5.1 TOTAL EXPENSES 7,777 18.9 7,224 17.0 ---------- ----- ---------- ----- NET SURPLU╙ 1,131 2.7 3,539 8.4 ********** ***** ********** ***** .po0 _ _ 128δ Beσ fo≥ sale« Ambe≥ monitor¼ 2x360δ WANTED. PC 85 or similar Coreboard. 32kì drives, modem, manuals etc. Best offer. Contact Peter Broughton. 347 - 814 A/H. Contact Darryl on 842 - 9148. 32δá RO═á Beσ witΦ Viate∞ anΣ roφá boarΣ 128δ Microbee¼á manual≤ anΣ disks«á Bes⌠ options, manuals & std original s'ware. ì offer. Contact Adam on 211 - 5231 $325. ONO. Contact Graham 555 - 3186 WANTED. Copy of Microbee Systems manual Fo≥á Sale«á ╔ havσ ambe≥ (AMDEK⌐ monito≥ Contact Barry on 786 - 0369 t∩ sell«á G.condition«á Makσ aε offe≥ A╚ 787-226╢ Eric Anderson. è.PO0 CONVERT DREAMDISK SERIES 1 FDC TO HANDLE 'SWITCHING' HD 5.25" DRIVES. Rick Millicer, mship #1267 KARM Systems, 199 Lower Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe. 3079. No≈á tha⌠ ß de-fact∩ standarΣ ha≤ devel datßá t∩ thσ disδ a⌠ tha⌠ highe≥ rate«ì opeΣá fo≥ thσ higΦ densit∙á 5.25óá drivσ N∩ logiπ switchinτ i≤ involved. ì anΣá norma∞ 8░ tracδ drive≤ arσ harΣá t∩ ì find¼á yo⌡á ma∙á wan⌠á t∩á adap⌠á thσ Thσá confusioεá i≤á becausσá botΦá drivσì Serie≤á ▒ Dreamdisδ flopp∙ disδ control type≤ arσ calleΣ higΦ density¼á bu⌠ the∙ì le≥ t∩ handlσ thi≤ ne≈ typσ oµá drive« arσ entirel∙ differen⌠ iε thei≥ hardwarσì Fo≥á thosσ wh∩ arσ confuseΣ b∙ thσ 'higΦ operation« Thσ IB═ A╘ P├ ha≤ settleΣ thσì densityº situation¼á yo⌡ arσ no⌠ alonσ 'argumentºá betweeε thσá tw∩á types«á I⌠ì bu⌠ read on. use≤ thσ switchinτ type¼á whicΦ there forσ i≤ becominτ ß standard. Therσ arσ a⌠ leas⌠ tw∩ type≤ oµ H─ 5.25ó ì drive«á Thσá distinguishinτá featurσá i≤ 'HigΦá densityºá mode≤á anΣá drive≤á anΣì tha⌠á onσ use≤ thσ signa∞ logiπ oε piε ▓ disk≤áá arσá no⌠á thσá samσá a≤á 'quaΣì oµ thσ connecto≥ t∩ switcΦ betweeεá tw∩ density'«á Wheε buyinτ disks¼á specif∙ì entirel∙á distinc⌠á mode≤ oµá operation« 'higΦ densityº iµ tha⌠ i≤ wha⌠ yo⌡ want«ì Thσá othe≥ typσ oµ drivσ usuall∙ ha≤á n∩ 'QuaΣá densityºá i≤ ß baΣ terφá useΣá t∩ì connectioε t∩ piε ▓ oµ thσ connecto≥ bu⌠ loosel∙ describσ doublσ sided¼á doublσì iµ therσ i≤ one¼á i⌠ i≤ no⌠ used«á Thσ density¼á 9╢ tpΘ (8░ track⌐ - abou⌠ 720δì latte≥á typσá i≤ no≈ unobtainablσá branΣ formatted« ì new. User≤á oµ thσ Dreaφ (no⌠ Dreamdisk⌐ Wheε presenteΣ witΦ aε H─ drive¼ onσ caε Serie≤á ▓á controlle≥ alread∙á havσá thσì a⌠á leas⌠ makσ aε educateΣ gues≤ a⌠á it≤ hardwarσá sorteΣá ou⌠ t∩ copσá witΦá al∞ì typσ b∙ examininτ whethe≥ ß connect thesσá drives«á Thσ Serie≤ ▒ Dreamdisδì ioε t∩ piε ▓ exist≤ oε thσ PCB« Iµ ß controlle≥ ma∙ bσ upgradeΣ t∩ thσ Serie≤ì connectioε exists¼á thσ drivσ i≤á likel∙ ▓á boarΣ leve∞ b∙ performinτ ß bi⌠á oµì t∩ bσ thσ curren⌠ switchinτ 'ATº type. surgery«á Thσ softwarσ i≤ identica∞á fo≥ botΦ boards« Thi≤ revisioε i≤ requireΣ 'AT' Type Switching Drive. onl∙á fo≥á thσá SWITCHIN╟á higΦá densit∙ -------------------------- drive«á Thσá purposσ oµ thesσ mod≤ i≤ t∩ Wheεá thσ signa∞ leve∞ oε piε ▓ i≤á low¼ appl∙á ß buffereΣ 5*/╕ signa∞á froφá thσì thσ drivσ behave≤ a≤ ß typica∞ 8░ tracδ 279│áá t∩áá piεá ▓á oµá thσá 3┤áá wa∙ì doublσá sided¼á 30░á rpφ drivσ anΣá use≤ connector«á Piε ▓ oµ thσ 5░ way¼ 8ó conì standarΣ disδ media«á Conversely¼á wheε necto≥ perform≤ ß differen⌠ function. ì thσá signa∞ i≤ high¼á thσ drivσ switche≤ ì t∩ wha⌠ i≤ knowε a≤ 'higΦ densityº o≥ '╕ (T) = Top. (U) = Underside. ì inchºá mode«á Thσá rotationa∞ speeΣá in ì crease≤ t∩ 36░ rpφ anΣ thσ clocδ ratσ <-//-> = cut. <----> = link. ì doubles« Iε thi≤ mode¼ onl∙ specia∞ higΦ ì densit∙á disk≤ ma∙ bσ useΣ t∩ copσá witΦ 1. Cut the following traces. ì thσ increaseΣ datß density. (T) LS374/19 <-//-> 7407/1 (T) 7406/10 <-//-> 5" Non-switching 'High Density' Drive. connector pin 2, ---------------------------------- (U) 5" connector pin 2 <-//-> 8" Thσá othe≥ (older⌐ typσ oµ H─ drivσ doe≤ connector pin 2 ì no⌠ physicall∙ switcΦ froφ onσ modσá t∩ ì thσ other« It≤ MitsubishΘ par⌠ numbe≥ 2« Linδ thσ followinτ witΦ finσ wire. ì is/wa≤á #485╡ anΣ othe≥á manufacturer≤ (U) 7407/2 <----> 5" ì probabl∙á haΣá equivalents«áá I⌠á merel∙ connector pin 2ì read≤á froφ o≥ write≤ t∩ ß disδá a⌠á thσ (U) 7406/10 <----> 8" ì ratσ a⌠ whicΦ thσ datß i≤ presented«á Iµ connector pin 2ì thσ datß i≤ presenteΣ a⌠ 8░ tracδá rate¼ (U) LS374/2 <----> 7407/1ì i⌠á behave≤ a≤ ß norma∞ 8░ tracδá drive« ì Iµá thσá datß i≤ presenteΣá a⌠á ßá 'higΦ Wheεá formattinτ anΣ usinτ thesσ switchì densityº rate¼á thσ drivσ wil∞ writσ thσ inτ drives¼á thinδ oµ theφ morσ o≥á les≤ìèa≤á 8óá drives«á ╔ havσ addeΣ ßá specia∞ Below¼á ╔á havσá trieΣ t∩á depic⌠á thσì forma⌠á iε FMT.CO═ (v3.07⌐ anΣá DISKDEF╙ correc⌠ jumperinτ fo≥ Drivσ ░ (you≥ boo⌠ì .DA╘á (14Aug87⌐á t∩á usσá thσá ful∞á 8░ drive)¼á fo≥ usσ oε ß modifieΣ Dreamdisδì tracks¼á bu⌠ 8ó 77trδ format≤ arσ O╦á iµ ▒ FD├ o≥ Dreaφ Serie≤ ▓ FDC« ╔ havσ useΣì tha⌠ i≤ al∞ yo⌡ have. ASCI╔á character≤á t∩á represen⌠áá thei≥ location≤á anΣ link≤ oε thσ drive«á M∙ JUMPER CONFIGURATION FOR NEC advicσá i≤ t∩ checδ ever∙ jumpe≥á beforσ (FD1155C 5.25" HD DRIVES.) plugginτ in« Usσ onl∙ ß sparσ disδ t∩ WRIT┼ oε firs⌠ time«á Thesσ drive≤á wil∞ Ou≥ cluΓ i≤ sellinτ NE├ switchinτá 5.25ó read¼ morσ o≥ less¼ an∙ disδ bu⌠ wil∞ì drive≤á a⌠á aε excellen⌠ price«á ╔á havσ corrup⌠á disk≤ wheε writinτ iµá thσì jus⌠ bough⌠ ß couplσ anΣ the∙á arσ jumperinτ i≤ wrong«á Oµ thσ tw∩ higΦì superb«á Howeve≥á thσ jumper≤ requirσ density/speeΣá link≤ onl∙ thσ HD┼ jumpe≥ì alteratioε BEFOR┼ doinτ anythinτá other positioε seem≤ t∩ bσ critical. ì wisσá you'l∞ clobbe≥ 8░ tracδ disk≤ a≤ ╔ ì did«á ╔ though⌠ ╔ go⌠ i⌠ right« Thσ jum T∩ changσ thσ physica∞ drivσ allocation¼ì pe≥á instruction≤ werσ no⌠ ver∙ eas∙á t∩ movσá onl∙ thσ Drivσ Selec⌠ jumpe≥á t∩ì understanΣá (fo≥ me)¼á s∩ ╔ pas≤ oεá thσ position≤ 0,1,2,3« D∩ no⌠ linδ MX. ì fruit≤á oµ m∙ experiment≤ oε thσá ass ì umptioεá tha⌠ therσ arσ reader≤ wh∩á arσ Thσá jumpe≥á configuratioεá (US┼á ªá HS⌐ì a≤ thicδ a≤ ╔ am. belo≈á provide≤á fo≥ al∞ head≤á t∩á bσ loadeΣá anΣá al∞ motor≤ t∩ turεá oεá to Fo≥á thosσ wh∩ ma∙ bσ wonderinτá whethe≥ gethe≥ wheneve≥ an∙ onσ oµ thσ drive≤ iεì thesσ drive≤ ma∙ bσ useΣ oε ß Micro-beσ thσ systeφ i≤ accessed«á Thi≤ speed≤á u≡ì System≤ disδ controller¼á thσ answe≥á i≤ copyinτá betweeεá drive≤ anΣ stop≤á heaΣì botΦ ye≤ anΣ no« 'Yesº t∩ beinτ useΣ iε chatte≥ wheε doinτ ß filσ b∙ filσá copy«ì 8░á track¼á norma∞ densit∙ modσ anΣ 'noº I⌠ i≤ NO╘ onσ oµ thσ listeΣ option≤á bu⌠ì t∩ beinτ useΣ iε higΦ densit∙ mode« ╔ works«á Iµá yo⌡ prefe≥ thσ morσ standarΣì sa∙ thi≤ becausσ I'vσ beeε asked« Singlσ option¼ US┼ ╜ 2¼ H╙ ╜ 1. ì speeΣá 8░ tracδ drive≤ arσ n∩á longe≥ ì availablσ anΣ thesσ drive≤ ma∙ bσá useΣ M∙ jumperinτ (LE─ ▓ ª 5⌐ leave≤ thσá LE─ì t∩á REPLAC┼á wonk∙ olΣ 8░á tracδá drive≤ O╬ fo≥ thσ 'las⌠ accesseΣ drive'«á Thi≤ì withou⌠á fear«áá T∩á ensurσá tha⌠á thesσ wa∙á ╔ caε seσ a⌠ ß glancσ whicΦ drivσ ╔ì drive≤á operatσ iε norma∞ densit∙á modσ accesseΣ las⌠ time«á Yo⌡ ma∙ prefe≥ t∩ì only¼á removσá thσ DE╬ jumpe≥ altogethe≥ no⌠á havσ thσ LE─ oε whilσ thσ drivσá i≤ì anΣ pu⌠ thσ HD┼ jumpe≥ iε positioε 2« I⌠ idle« T∩ achievσ this¼ pu⌠ link≤ iε LE─ì i≤ m∙ understandinτ tha⌠ neithe≥ thσá M╙ │ ª 5. Notσ als∩ tha⌠ DG├ MUS╘ bσ iε ì Bio≤á o≥á thσ FD├ hardwarσ suppor⌠á higΦ positioε ▒ fo≥ H─ (pseud∩ 8"⌐ operation.ì densit∙ operation. .PO0 2 1 + + USE === 2 +==+ === 0 +==+ === 1 +??+ Drive === 2 +??+ Select === 3 +??+ 1 2 3 1 2 === MX + + |+| + + + |+| 1 +==+ === |+| + + + |+| 2 + + === MON HS 3 + + === DCG + |+| + + |+| DEN === 1 |+| + |+| + + |+| === |+| 1 2 3 4 5 === 2 + LED === === HDE === 1 2 === + +==+ === ===èDrive Select <-- your choice MON = 1 <-- Motor ON under FDC control pin 16 DEN = 1 ; HDE = 2 <-- Normal density = logic 0, hd = logic 1 on pin 2 USE = 2 ; HS = 2 <-- Head load with Motor ON. DCG = 1 <-- Ready output on pin 34 LED = 2 & 5 <-- LED ON when drive selected. ---------------------------------------- .PO5 DREAM SYSTEM NOTES AND FUTURE PLANS. Dreaφ user≤ wh∩ havσ requesteΣ ßá methoΣ Worδ i≤ proceedinτ oε adaptinτ ßá chea≡ ì oµá readinτ anΣ writinτ t∩ MSDO╙ disk≤ IB═ X╘ harΣ disδ controlle≥ t∩ ruε oεì wil∞á bσá pleaseΣ t∩ hea≥ tha⌠á sucΦá ß thσá Microbee«á I⌠ i≤ runninτ no≈á a≤á ßì Publiπ Domaiε utilit∙ i≤ available«á BoΓ Lonτ Systeφ only« Beforσ full∙ releasì Stafford¼á aεá IB═ P├ use≥ ha≤á recentl∙ inτá i⌠á though¼á wσ woulΣ likσá t∩á re-ì upgradeΣá hi≤ ╕ bi⌠ systeφ t∩ thσá Dreaφ arrangσá thing≤ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩á instal∞ì Bios«á Hσ needeΣ acces≤ froφ eithe≥ thσá harΣá disδá driver≤á int∩á ßá Shor⌠ì systeφ t∩ thσ other¼á anΣ s∩ modifieΣ Systeφ (Microbeσ softwarσ compatible). ì TRANSFER.CO═á froφ thσ SIG/═á Publiπ ì Domaiε anΣ calleΣ i⌠ NEWTRAN« Thσ olΣ I⌠á i≤ unlikel∙ tha⌠ thi≤ systeφ wil∞ bσì versioε haΣ bug≤ anΣ faileΣ t∩ recognisσ adaptablσ t∩ non-Dreaφ users«á Contrar∙ì DO╙ 3« Yo⌡ caε acces≤ DO╙ 1,2,3¼ 4░ trk¼ t∩á popula≥ belief¼á Premiuφ owner≤á caεì 8░á trδ anΣ Quadrivσ format≤ froφá CP/M« ruεá thσ Dreaφ systeφ anΣá thσá enhanceì Acces≤á t∩ file≤ iε sub-directorie≤á i≤ ment≤ offereΣ b∙ thσ Dreaφ software. ì anothe≥á improvemen⌠ ove≥ thσá original« ì I⌠á i≤ u≡ áoεá thσá Bulletiεá BoarΣá a≤ááááá ì NEWTRAN.LBR« Sourcσ codσ i≤ included. _ _ Aε updatσ t∩ DISKDEFS.DA╘ ha≤ als∩á beeε ì uploadeΣ t∩ thσ BBS«á ╔ havσ calleΣ i⌠ From: MIRKO FLUHER Re: On the RBBS ì DSKAUG87.LB╥áá t∩á distinguisΦá i⌠á froφ ì earlie≥ versions« I⌠ wil∞ onl∙ worδ witΦ "fxtime17.lbróá calculate≤á filσá lengtΦì v│á CONFI╟á anΣ SETDIS╦á anΣá thesσá tw∩ anΣ transfe≥ timσ a⌠ giveε bauΣ rate. ì utilitie≤á arσ NO╘ iε thσ publiπ domain« ì Thσ Augus⌠ 8╖ updatσ contain≤ ne≈ Micro "txtime10.lbróá Simila≥ t∩ 'fxtime17º ì beσ formats¼ tw∩ ne≈ 'IB═ PCº format≤ ì anΣ others. "sd121.lbróá Lates⌠á 'supe≥áá directoryº Thosσá wh∩ havσ no⌠ upgradeΣ t∩ Ve≥ │ oµ "1kutils.lbróá somσ usefu∞ program≤ ì thσ Dreaφ Bios¼ ╔ recommenΣ yo⌡ d∩ so« ╔ ì can'⌠á easil∙ explaiε al∞ thσ man∙á imp "dz-nov86.lbróáá Thσá lates⌠á DazzleSta≥ì rovement≤á - yo⌡ caε no≈ ruε STANDAR─ M╙ interactivσ disassembler. ì software¼á havσ fou≥ 8░ trδ drives¼ etc« ì V3.0╢ oµ FMT.CO═ contain≤ thσ previous "z8ezptch.lbró ß smal∞ patcΦ fo≥ Z8E« ì l∙ missinτ 3.5ó M'beσ formats« Thσ cost╗ ì $32«á Pleasσ adΣ cos⌠ oµ aε EPRO═á (273▓ "typeqz17.lbró Allow≤ typinτ oµ multiplσì $8¼ 253▓ $12⌐ unles≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ you≥ olΣ file≤; botΦásqueezeΣáanΣ cruncheΣ. ì onσá re-burned«áá Upgradσá include≤á 10░ ì page≤á oµá docs¼á ▒ disδ (8░ trk⌐á o≥á ▓ "newtran.lbróá i≤á thσ lates⌠á vers«á oµì disk≤ (4░ trk)╗ lot≤ oµ reviseΣ softwarσ 'transfer'« Iµ yo⌡ havσ no⌠ hearΣ oµ it╗ì (tota∞á 650k⌐ ½ ne≈ HL╨ file≤á included« i⌠á i≤ writteε iε Pasca∞ anΣ allow≤á fo≥ì Pleasσá notσá tha⌠ thi≤ pricσá DOE╙á NO╘ 'transferº betweeε CP═ <---╛á MSDOS«á I⌠ì includσ repairs¼ hardwarσ upgrades¼ yaδ testeΣá successfull∙ oε ß 36δ file«á Yo⌡ì timσ oε phone¼ etc« Wσ arσ certainl∙ no⌠ wil∞á neeΣ ß prograφ t∩ SE╘ you≥á targe⌠ì rippinτá anyonσá ofµ witΦ thσ $3▓á Bio≤ drivσ t∩ IBM«á Havσ ß looδ a⌠ 'setdriveºì upgradσá chargσ anΣ ╔ don'⌠ thinδ i⌠á i≤ o≥á 'driveset'«á Iµ yo⌡á usσá 'drivesetºì fai≥ tha⌠ peoplσ expec⌠ mσ t∩ fi° thei≥ don'⌠á forge⌠á therσ arσ TW╧ menu≤á typσì system≤áá a≤á par⌠á oµá thσá $3▓áá dealí '2º anΣ 'Aº anΣ i⌠ shoulΣ bσ ok« è"SIMPLY WRITE" and EPSON LX-80 PRINTERS MICROBEE 256-TC DEVELOPERS GUIDE Installation Notes for 256 TC. By the M'Bee Field Engineering Manager. By Frank Jones (609) A≤á thσá 25╢á T├ ha≤á n∩á BOO╘á RO═ Wheεá creatinτá ßá filσá containinτ permanentl∙áá mappeΣá iεáá memory¼áá thσì graphic≤áá anΣá italic≤á unde≥áá "Simpl∙ function≤á otherwisσá founΣ iεá thσá RO═ì Writeó oε thσ 256TC¼á ╔ founΣ tha⌠ thesσ havσá beeε replaceΣ b∙ extension≤ t∩ thσì attribute≤á woulΣ no⌠ prin⌠ properl∙á oε BIOS«á T∩á cal∞ ß function¼á placσá thσì m∙ Epsoε LX-8░ printer«á Consultatioε oµ functioεá numbe≥ iε thσ ┴á registe≥á anΣì thσá relevan⌠ manual≤ revealeΣ tha⌠á thσ executσá ß RS╘ 28H«á Thi≤ produce≤á thσì Microbeσá DP-10░ printe≥ ha≤ "non-Epsonó opcodσ EFh. ì escapσ code≤ fo≥ italic≤ on/off¼ anΣ thσ ì Esc-╦ bit-imagσ graphic≤ commanΣá allow≤ Fn# Function ì 64░á dots/linσá rathe≥á thaεá thσá Epsoε ì standarΣ 48░ dots/line. 0 Se⌠ CC╨ - wil∞ forcσ downloadinτ oµ áááááthσá CC╨á a⌠á thσ nex⌠á warφá boot¼ Thσ solutioε i≤ t∩ instal∞ a≤ fo≥ ß áááááregardles≤ oµ thσ INITeΣ option. ì "Microbeσ DP-100ó printer¼á bu⌠ witΦ thσ ì followinτá change≤á madσá iεá thσá "Edi⌠ 1ááááSe⌠ Shel∞ - samσ a≤ functioε numbe≥ì Printe≥ Codesó menu:- ááááá0¼ bu⌠ select≤ Shell. Italic text on - 2ááááReturn≤á numbe≥ oµ drive≤ iε thσá ┴ change from "27, 82, 19" to "27, 52" áááááregister. Italic text off - change from "27, 82, 10" to "27, 53" 3ááááM-drivσ fitteΣ - return≤ ▒ iε thσ ┴ Graphics mode on - áááááregiste≥á iµ aε M-drivσ i≤á fitted¼ change from "27, 75" to "27, 42, 4" áááááotherwisσ 0. Thσá firs⌠á tw∩ change≤á alte≥á thσ 4ááááReturn≤á interrup⌠á vecto≥á basσá -ì italic≤á on/ofµá code≤ t∩ thosσ useΣá b∙ áááááreturn≤á iε H╠ thσ addres≤á oµá thσì Epsoε printers¼ whicΦ arσ Esc-┤ anΣ Esc- áááááinterrup⌠á vecto≥ fo≥ channe∞ ┴á oµì ╡á respectively«á Thσá thirΣá alteratioε áááááthσ PIO« Thσ addres≤ fo≥ channe∞ ┬ì set≤ thσ LX-8░ t∩ graphic≤ modσ 4¼ whicΦ ááááái≤ thσ nex⌠ onσ u≡ iε memory. ì allow≤ 64░ dots/line« Interestingly¼ thσ ì "Italic≤ offó codσ fo≥ thσ Microbeσá DP- 5ááááReturεá pointe≥ t∩ extendeΣ commanΣì 10░á printe≥ select≤ ß DanisΦá characte≥ ááááábuffe≥ ║á return≤ iε H╠ thσ addres≤ì se⌠áá oεá thσá Epson¼áá whicΦáá probabl∙ áááááoµ thσ 12╕ bytσ buffe≥ useΣ b∙á thσì explain≤ wh∙ A«á Allison¼ iε hi≤ articlσ áááááShel∞á anΣ CC╨ fo≥ storinτ extendeΣì iεá thσ Jul∙ Catcher¼á obtaineΣá foreigε ááááácommands. ì character≤ insteaΣ oµ squarσ brackets. 6ááááPurgσá buffer≤ fo≥á drivσá - purge≤ Blankinτá thσ "Printe≥á Initialiseó áááááal∞á buffereΣá datß fo≥á thσá drivσì codσá (previousl∙á 27¼áá 64⌐á wil∞á als∩ áááááwhosσ numbe≥ i≤ iε thσ ├ register. ì permi⌠ NL╤ qualit∙ print¼ selectablσ viß ì Epson'≤á "SelecTypeó facility«á However¼ 7ááááPurgσá director∙á buffer≤á fo≥á thσì italiπ typσ i≤ unavailablσ iε thi≤ mode¼ ááááádrivσ - purge≤ al∞ storeΣ director∙ì a≤ thσ LX-8░ ha≤ n∩ italiπ NL╤ characte≥ áááááinformatioεá fo≥á thσá drivσá whosσì set. ááááánumbe≥ i≤ iε thσ ├ register. ╔á woulΣ imaginσ tha⌠ thσá foregoinτ 8ááááReturε numbe≥ oµ floppie≤ - return≤ì comment≤á woulΣá als∩ appl∙á t∩á "Simpl∙ áááááiεá thσá ┴ registe≥ thσá numbe≥á oµì Writeóá oε thσ Premiuφ Bee≤ a≤á wel∞á a≤ áááááflopp∙á disδ drive≤ (no⌠ harΣá disδì thσá 25╢ TC«á I⌠ seem≤ strangσ tha⌠á thσ ááááádrives). ì ver∙á popula≥ Epsoε rangσ oµ printer≤ i≤ ì no⌠á supporteΣ unde≥ thσ "Instal∞á knowε 9ááááSensσ mediß oε nex⌠ acces≤ - force≤ì printeróá optioε iε thσá "Simpl∙á Writeó áááááthσá BIO╙á t∩ re-sensσ thσ disδá oεì installatioε program. áááááthσ nex⌠ access. è10áááSe⌠áá RS23▓áá por⌠á bauΣáá ratσáá - usinτá aε olΣ keyboarΣ thσá key-u≡á (NZ⌐ì áááááaccordinτ t∩ thσ content≤ oµ thσá ├ statu≤ wil∞ alway≤ bσ returned. ì áááááregiste≥á (onl∙ applie≤ unti∞á nex⌠ ì áááááreset) S∩á tha⌠á character≤ arσá no⌠á los⌠ wheεá ßá prograφá i≤ callinτá thσá XBIO╙ ááááááááááC register Baud rate functioεá 1╡ routinσ oε ß systeφ witΦá ß ne≈á keyboarΣá thσ character≤á founΣá b∙ áááááááááá0 300 XBIO╙ functioε 1╡ wil∞ als∩ bσ pu⌠ iεá ß áááááááááá1 600 queuσá anΣá returneΣá vißá thσá standarΣ áááááááááá2 1200 BIOS/BDO╙á consolσá inpu⌠á calls«áá Thσ áááááááááá3 2400 minimuφá queuσ lengtΦ implementeΣ i≤á 2░ áááááááááá4 4800 characters«á I⌠á woulΣ bσ ß gooΣ ideß t∩ empt∙á thσá ke∙ buffe≥ b∙á callinτá BDO╙ 11áááGe⌠á thσá RS23▓á por⌠á statu≤á - iµ consolσ in¼á o≥ something¼ unti∞ n∩ morσì áááááavailable¼á put≤ thσ characte≥ int∩ key≤ arσ founΣ beforσ promptinτ thσ use≥ì áááááthσ ┴ registe≥ anΣ set≤ thσ ┌ flag¼ fo≥ inpu⌠ iµ thσ XBIO╙ functioε 1╡á cal∞ì áááááotherwisσ thσ ┌ flaτ wil∞ bσ 0. ha≤ beeε useΣ previously╗á otherwisσ thσ use≥ coulΣ ge⌠ ß strinτ oµ 2░ o≥ morσ oµ 12áááOutpu⌠á RS23▓ characte≥ - send≤ thσ thσá las⌠á character≤ tha⌠ hσá ha≤á beeεì ááááácharacte≥ iε thσ ├ registe≥ ou⌠á oε usinτá t∩á movσá thσ curso≥á arounΣá thσì áááááthσ seria∞ port. screeε witΦ etc« 13áááSe⌠á disδá erro≥á modσ - iµá thσá ├ Pleasσá remembe≥á no⌠ t∩á rel∙á to∩ì áááááregiste≥ i≤ se⌠ t∩ 0¼ thσ nex⌠ disδ heavil∙á oε key≤ beinτ returneΣá througΦì áááááoperatioεá wil∞ ignorσ al∞á errors« console-iε tha⌠ havσ beeε detecteΣá witΦì áááááFunctioεá 1╡á caε theε bσá useΣá t∩ XBIO╙ functioε 1╡ a≤ oε aε olΣ ke∙ boarΣì ááááádetec⌠á whethe≥ aε erro≥á occurred« thσá queuinτ doesn'⌠ occu≥ - s∩ thσá ke∙ì áááááIµ π i≤ se⌠ t∩ FFh¼á thσ BIO╙á wil∞ wil∞á onl∙ bσ returneΣ b∙ console-iεá iµì ááááátra≡ error≤ a≤ pe≥ normal. thi≤áá i≤á calleΣá whils⌠á thσá ke∙áá i≤ actuall∙ down. 14áááReturεá statu≤ oµ disδ operatioεá - ì ááááácaεá bσ useΣ onl∙ afte≥ ßá functioε Belo≈á i≤ ß lis⌠ oµ thσ key≤ oε thσì ááááá13«á Thσá ┌ flaτ i≤ se⌠ t∩ ░ iµá aε differen⌠áááá keyboard≤áááá anΣáááá thσì áááááerro≥ ha≤ occurred. correspondinτá code≤á t∩ pas≤á t∩á XBIO╙ functioεá 1╡ t∩ tes⌠ iµ the∙á arσá down« New functions for XBIOS vers 8 and above Yo⌡á wil∞á notσ tha⌠ thσ firs⌠ 6┤á code≤ arσ thσ samσ a≤ thσ matri° code≤ fo≥ thσ 15 Thi≤á functioε check≤ t∩ seσ iµ thσ key≤á oεá thσ olΣ keyboarΣá fo≥á obviou≤ì áááááke∙ whosσ codσ i≤ iε ├ (froφá tablσ reason≤ oµ compatibility. ì ááááábelow⌐á i≤á currentl∙ dowεá oεá thσ ì ááááákeyboard«áá Iµá i⌠á i≤á down¼áá i⌠ ì áááááreturn≤ witΦ thσ ┌ flaτ set¼á iµ i⌠ Keycode Standard KB 256 TC KBD ì ááááái≤ u≡ i⌠ return≤ witΦ N┌ status. 0 @ ' " I⌠á shoulΣá bσ noteΣ tha⌠ thσá fac⌠ 1 A A ì tha⌠ thi≤ functioε i≤ availablσ doe≤ no⌠ .. .. .. ì necessaril∙ meaε tha⌠ thσ keyboarΣ beinτ ì useΣ i≤ ß Gammß style«á There-fore¼ onσ 2╢ ┌ Z ì shoulΣá bσ carefu∞ no⌠ t∩ makσá program≤ 27 [ { [ { ì incompatiblσ witΦ existinτ keyboard≤á b∙ 28 \ | \ | ì relyinτá oε key≤ whicΦ onl∙ exis⌠ oε thσ 29 ] } ] } ì ne≈ keyboarΣ (e.g.¼ thσ <ALT╛ key)« Thi≤ 30 ^ ~ ` ~ ì doe≤ no⌠ meaε tha⌠ thesσ key≤ shoulΣ no⌠ 31 DEL DEL * ì bσá offereΣ a≤ aε alternativσ fo≥á user≤ 32 0 0 ) ì witΦá ne≈á keyboards¼á i⌠á i≤á simpl∙á ß 33 1 ! 1 ! ì matte≥ oµ checking¼á fo≥ instance¼ botΦ 34 2 " 2 @ ì <CTRL-E╛ anΣ thσ U╨ arro≈ code«á Pleasσ 35 3 # 3 # ì note«á Iµ ß ke∙ whicΦ onl∙ exist≤ oε thσ 36 4 $ 4 $ ì ne≈á keyboarΣá i≤ checkeΣ oεá ßá machinσ 37 5 % 5 % ìèKeycode Standard KB 256 TC KBD 93 1 (NUM PAD) 38 6 & 6 ^ 94 2 (NUM PAD) ì 39 7 ' 7 & 95 3 (NUM PAD) 40 8 ( 8 * 96 SUBTRACT 41 9 ) 9 ( 97 0 (NUM PAD) 42 : * ; : 98 . (NUM PAD) 43 ; + = + 99 ADD 44 , < , < 45 - = - _ 16 Prograφ functioε key. 46 . > . > 47 / ? / ? áááááThi≤á functioε copie≤ thσ tablσá a⌠ 48 ESC ESC ááááá(hl⌐á t∩ thσ interna∞á programmablσ 49 BACK SPACE CORRECT áááááke∙áá buffer«áá Oεáá thσáá standarΣ 50 TAB TAB BACKTAB áááááMicrobeσáá keyboarΣá thσá function≤ 51 LINE FEED SQUARE BOX ááááákey≤á arσá <CTRL-1╛á t∩áá <CTRL-9>¼ 52 RETURN RETURN áááááprovidinτá ╣ functioε keys«á Oε thσ 53 LOCK CAPS LOCK áááááne≈á stylσá keyboarΣ therσá arσá 1▓ 54 BREAK BRK # áááááfunctioε key≤ - <F1╛ t∩ <F12>« Thσ 55 SPACE SPACE ááááádatß provideΣ t∩ thi≤ routinσá mus⌠ 56 ARROW_UP ARROW_UP ááááádefinσá al∞ 1▓ functioε keys¼á eveε 57 CTRL CTRL áááááiµ onl∙ ╣ arσ actuall∙ used. 58 ARROW_DOWN ARROW_DOWN 59 ARROW_LEFT ARROW_LEFT áááááThσá datß datß tablσ forma⌠á i≤á a≤ 60 --- RFU --- --- RFU --- áááááfollows 61 --- RFU --- --- RFU --- 62 ARROW_RIGHT ARROW_RIGHT key_table_addr: 63 SHIFT SHIFT áááááááááádefΓ length_of_F1_datß ╗ ┤ iε thi≤ casσ (test) (New Keyboard Only) áááááááááádefb 'test' ; actual data for this key 64 ALT áááááááááádefb length_of_F2_data 65 F1 ; 13 for 'fred was here' 66 F2 áááááááááádefb 'fred was here' 67 F3 áááááááááá... 68 F4 áááááááááá... 69 F5 áááááááááádefb length_of_F12_data 70 F6 ; last entry 71 F7 áááááááááádefb 'last function' 72 F8 73 F9 ááááááUsage: 74 F10 ááááááááááld hl, key_table_addr 75 F11 ááááááááááld a, 16 76 F12 áááááááááárst 28h 77 ESC (AF, BC, DE and HL registers corrupted) 78 UP_ARROW 79 INS 17áááCopy function key codes 80 DEL * 81 LEFT_ARROW áááááThi≤á functioε copie≤ thσá interna∞ 82 DOWN_ARROW áááááprogrammablσáá ke∙á buffe≥á t∩á thσ 83 RIGHT_ARROW áááááuser≤ buffe≥ a⌠ (HL)«á Thσá prograφ 84 BRK # áááááshoulΣá providσá a⌠ 102┤á byte≤á a⌠ 85 7 (NUM PAD) ááááá(HL⌐á a≤á thσ interna∞á ke∙á buffe≥ 86 8 (NUM PAD) áááááwil∞á bσ les≤ thaε o≥ equa∞ t∩ thi≤ 87 9 (NUM PAD) ááááásizσáá - neve≥ááá larger«ááá XBIO╙ 88 DIVIDE áááááfunctioεáá 1╖áá als∩á return≤áá thσ 89 4 (NUM PAD) ááááámaximuφá buffe≥ sizσ iεá H╠á - thi≤ 90 5 (NUM PAD) áááááfunctioεá shoulΣá bσ calleΣá beforσ 91 6 (NUM PAD) áááááattemptinτá t∩ setu≡á ne≈á functioε 92 MULTIPLY ááááákey≤á witΦá XBIO╙á functioεá 1╢á t∩ èáááááensurσá thσ ne≈ ke∙ datß i≤ no⌠ to∩ ááReturns ì ááááálong«á (ie║á longe≥ thaε thσá valuσ áá Z if no key available ì áááááreturneΣ iε HL) áá NZ if key and character in A Usage: ááand ááááááááááld hl, func_table_buffer áá B=0 on Premium Keyboard ááááááááááld a, 17 áá B=1 on Gamma style keyboard áááááááááárst 28h (AF, BC, DE and HL registers corrupted) _ _ 18á Checδá thσá keyboarΣ anΣá returεá aε ì ááááASCI╔á code«á Iµ availablσ iε ┴á anΣ From: ERIC ANDERSON To: MICHAEL HOOKE ì ááááN┌á flaτá o≥á ┌ iµá nonσá available« Re: geting rid of color ì ááááThi≤á doe≤á no⌠ stri≡ thσá higΦá bi⌠ ì ááááfroφ thσ returneΣ code¼á no≥ doe≤ i⌠ Iεá responsσá t∩á you≥á questioεáá abou⌠ ì ááááreturε thσ content≤ oµ thσá functioε getinτ riΣ oµ colo≥ oε thσ bottoφ 1/▓ oµ ì ááááke∙á strinτ fo≥ functioεá keys«á I⌠ thσ screen¼á thσ answe≥ i≤ simple« G∩ t∩ ì ááááreturn≤á specia∞á code≤ a≤á follows« basic¼á ente≥á thσ `hires2º commanΣá anΣ thσ bottoφ wil∞ bσ se⌠ t∩ black« Iµ thi≤ Thi≤áá cal∞á als∩á return≤á ßá codσ doe≤á no⌠á hel≡ le⌠ mσ kno≈ anΣá ╔á wil∞ ì accordinτá t∩ wha⌠ typσ oµá keyboarΣá i≤ writσá ßá M/╠ prograφ t∩ d∩ i⌠ fo≥á you« ì beinτá useΣá s∩ a≤ t∩ allo≈ program≤á t∩ Le⌠ mσ kno≈ ho≈ yo⌡ g∩ anyway« ì detec⌠ whethe≥ thσ extrß ke∙ oε thσá ne≈ ì keyboarΣá caεá bσá used«á Thi≤á codσá i≤ From: SIMON GERRATY To: ALL ì returneΣ a≤ follows║á Re: PAK.LBR ┬ ╜ 00Φ iµ norma∞ Premiuφá keyboard ┬á ╜ 01Φá iµá Gammß stylσá keyboard«áá PAK.COM - utility for managing .pak file PAK.DOC - tells you all you need to know ExtendeΣá ke∙ inpu⌠ routinσ return≤á al∞ PAK.PAK - example .pak file; ì key≤ a≤ norma∞áexcep⌠ contains source for pak.co days for the return of goods, or pick-up at the next meeting. PLEASE SPECIFY DISK SIZE WHEN ORDERING SOFTWARE GOOD╙ AVAILABL┼ FO╥ MEMBER╙ ONL┘ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please charge my Bankcard/Visa/Master Card No. ___ __ ___ ______ Expiry Date __/__/____ Signature_________________ Members Name.__________________________________ M/ship No._____ Address.___________________________________________________yo⌡ caε TYP┼ i⌠ anΣ yo⌡ caε B0h - B9h edi⌠ itíá Naturall∙ i⌠ i≤ fo≥ tex⌠ file≤ Numeric /-+ - normal + 80h onlyíáá HiTecΦá useΣá t∩á suppl∙áá thei≥ normal + 80h librar∙á source≤ iε .paδ files«á PAK.CO═ Numeric * - normal + 80h use≤á thσ samσ option≤ anΣ perform≤á thσ ^Y samσáá function≤á a≤á HiTech'≤áá librar∙ Arrow right - ^D + 80h manager«á S∩ nex⌠ timσ yo⌡ jus⌠ wan⌠á t∩ ^F + 80h uploaΣá somσ tex⌠ files¼á pu⌠ theφ iεá ß Arrow left - ^S + 80h PA╦á file«á Yo⌡á onl∙ havσ t∩á senΣá onσ ^A + 80h file¼á anΣá other≤ caε typσ i⌠ t∩ seσ iµ Arrow up - ^E + 80h the∙áá wan⌠á i⌠áá beforσáá down-loading« ^R + 80h Naturall∙á an∙á bug≤ o≥ braindamagσá arσ Arrow down - ^X + 80h you≥á faultíá (sorry¼á thσ sourcσá file≤ ^C + 80h #includσáá "local.hóáá whicΦáá i≤ááá no⌠ Square Box - ^J + 80h supplied¼á bu⌠á onl∙ contain≤á #include≤ ^J + 80h fo≥ stdio¼ ctypσ etπ anΣ #def≤ fo≥ TRUE¼ INS - ^V + 80h FALS┼áetc⌐á ╔ can'⌠áremembe≥ everything! ^V + 80h ____ Phone Number_____________________(INC S.T.D. CODE) Code Item Quantity Price Total Cost ____ ________________________ ________ _____ __________ ____ ________________________ ________ _____ __________ ____ ________________________ ________ _____ __________ Postal Fees (within Aust.) Sub-Totals Items $_________ $10 to $20 order :$2.50 Postage & Handling Fee $_________ $20 to $80 order :$5.00 greater tha 3«áSome s'ware E├. $650« Control-BRK - DFh Ring CHRI╙ after 5 on 435-8174 è.PO0 CATCHER INDEX FOR VOLUME 5; OCTOBER 1986 TO SEPTEMBER 1987 TYPE OF ARTICLE ISSUE PAGE GENERAL ARTICLE 128k RAMBLINGS, PROBLEMS et el 5-03 16 256 TC DEVELOPERS GUIDE 5-12 12 A FEW HARDWARE TIT-BITS 5-08 10 A SHORT HISTORY OF COMPUTERS 5-11 3 ART OF EXTRACTING LARGE NUMBERS 5-11 6 BETTER LOOT THEN EVER 5-09 3 CHEAP COLOUR MONITOR 5-05 10 CONVERT EARLY BEE TO 128K DISK 5-05 11 DREAMDIS╦ SETDIS╦ MOD╙ 6-0╡ 10 DREAMDISK MODS (HD 5.25 DRIVES) 5-12 9 ENGINEERING NOTES AND CHANGES 5-11 16 ESCAPE CODES FOR DP100 PRINTER 5-02 7 FITTING DS DRIVE TO A CIAB 5-05 4 G'WORDBEE & EPSON PRINTERS 5-04 3 GETTING RID OF CURSOR IN TURBO 5-01 3 IMPROVE ETI688 EPROM PROGRAMME 5-02 12 MBUG TALKER PHRASE EDITOR 5-02 3 MICROBEE TO AMSTRAD CONNECTION 5-10 3 MULTIPLES & SUB-MULTIPLES 5-05 13 PREMIUM UPGRADES 5-01 18 PUBLIC DOMAIN DISK UPDATE 5-03 14 REAL TIME CLOCK (MC146818) 5-08 12 REAL TIME KIT. INS FOR PREMIUM 5-10 21 REPORT (PRESIDENT 1986-87) 5-12 3 REPORT (TREASURER 1986-87) 5-12 5 RETRIEVE BASIC AFTER C-BOOT. 5-01 11 ROM BUG (Fix CIAB rom bug) 5-01 6 RUBIKS MAGIC PUZZLE SOLVED 5-08 4 SELECTIVE DIR'S IN BASIC 5-09 4 S'WRITE & EPSON LX-80 PRINTERS 5-12 12 SPEED MODULATOR 6-05 16 SPEEDING UP WORDSTAR 5-05 16 SQUARE A NEGATIVE NUMBER 5-01 17 STATISTICS (HISTORY) 5-08 3 TAPE LIBRARY LISTING 5-03 13 (LETTER) TO MY DARLING HUSBAND 5-03 10 TRACKING AROUND YOUR 3 1/2" 5-07 14 WHAT ARE CHECKSUMS 5-10 20 ZCPR2 DISK PROBLEMS ON CIAB 5-10 4 ASSEMBLER CODE (ASSEMBLER, EDASM, MAC) BASLORES.MAC 5-11 12 CIRCUT.MWB & EDT DOCUMENTATION 5-01 14 MARKER PROGRAM FOR WORDBEE 5-09 8 MARKER PROGRAM UPDATE 5-11 10 SEND WORDBEE FILES TO RBBS's 5-01 17 SERVO CONTROLLER 5-01 8 DBASE DBASE TIP 5-02 16 è.po5 LISTING OR TIPS (ALL) All listings and/or tips are listed here and are of the type .MWB unless otherwise marked. 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