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.pl70 .po8 .OP .HE# JUNE - T H E C A T C H E R -1988 # 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 Burbrige 726-7126 Barry Clarke 898-7517 Rod Clarke 758-1880 Andrew Coffey 561-2478 Russell Crosser (059) 62 5975 Greg Eva 836-9947 Jim Lobley 758-9169 Mike Thompson 882-5002 SERVICES PROVIDED BY MBUG AUSTRALIA RBBS SYSTEM OPERATOR. MIKE THOMPSON 882-5002 BAZAAR PETER BURBRIGE. 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 á eacΦ áenquir∙ áshoulΣ ábσ áoε áseparatσ 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 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═á TH┼á CHIE╞ MBU╟ FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞ MBU╟ FRO═ TH┼ CHIE╞á MBU╟ Almos⌠á threσ hour≤ ag∩ ╔ loadeΣ WordSta≥ int∩ m∙ compute≥ anΣ createΣ ì ß ne≈ filσ calleΣ EDITOR.JUN« Now¼ threσ hour≤ late≥ ╔ havσ typeΣ thσ firs⌠ ì tw∩ lines« ╔ haΣ forgotteε tha⌠ oncσ thσ finger≤ start¼ thσ materia∞ begin≤ ì t∩ flo≈ t∩ thσ keys« Thi≤ isn'⌠ sucΦ ß harΣ joΓ afte≥ all« Wha⌠ ╔ haΣ forgotteε i≤ ho≈ harΣ i⌠ was/i≤ t∩ usσ ß computer« Remembe≥ wheε ì yo⌡ ágo⌠ you≥ firs⌠ computer¼ pluggeΣ i⌠ in¼ anΣ al∞ you≥ ágrandiosσ áplan≤ ì crumbleΣ arounΣ yo⌡ wheε yo⌡ werσ confronteΣ witΦ BDO╙ o≥ SYNTA╪ ERROR≤ áo≥ ì somσ áothe≥ equall∙ bafflinτ linσ oµ tex⌠ appeareΣ oε you≥ screen« Somσ áoµ ì u≤ stil∞ don'⌠ kno≈ wha⌠ i⌠ al∞ means« Therσ arσ man∙ wh∩ stil∞ rel∙ oε thσ ì RESE╘ áke∙ át∩ áge⌠ u≤ ou⌠ thesσ problems« A≤ ╔ havσ ábeeε á`playingº áwitΦ ì Microbee≤ fo≥ abou⌠ ╡ o≥ ╢ years¼ ╔ wasn'⌠ s∩ perturbeΣ thi≤ timσ wheε áthσ ì samσ ásor⌠ oµ message≤ appeareΣ oε m∙ ne≈ clone╗ bu⌠ i⌠ diΣ senΣ mσ bacδ áß ì fe≈ year≤ anΣ i⌠ als∩ makσ mσ realizσ therσ arσ member≤ oµ thi≤ cluΓ ástil∞ ì havinτ áproblem≤ jus⌠ tryinτ t∩ ge⌠ thei≥ compute≥ (Microbeσ o≥ clone)¼ át∩ ì worδ áa≤ easil∙ a≤ thσ salesmaε (person⌐ tolΣ theφ i⌠ would« AnΣ ái⌠ áisn'⌠ ì jus⌠ ne≈ users« Iµ áyo⌡ arσ havinτ ß probleφ witΦ you≥ compute≥ therσ arσ threσ thing≤ áyo⌡ ì caε ád∩ witΦ it« Sel∞ it¼ le⌠ i⌠ ro⌠ o≥ brinτ i⌠ and/o≥ yourselµ t∩ ß áuse≥ ì grou≡ ámeetinτ áanΣ le⌠ u≤ solvσ thσ probleφ witΦ you« N∩ onσ i≤ áeve≥ áto∩ ì smar⌠ t∩ learn« Perhap≤ somσ oµ yo⌡ eveε hearΣ somσ oµ thσ remark≤ madσ áb∙ ì Oweε Hil∞ abou⌠ thσ progres≤ thi≤ cluΓ ha≤ madσ whilσ `hackingº thσ Bee« I⌠ ì seem≤ áwσ ma∙ havσ beateε MS╠ b∙ producinτ somσ oµ thσ thing≤ the∙ áhaΣ áiε ì minΣ a≤ futurσ development« Wha⌠ ╔ aφ gettinτ a⌠ i≤ this« Iµ yo⌡ neeΣ help¼ ì ask« Iµ yo⌡ havσ thσ answers¼ comσ anΣ tel∞ u≤ all« A≤ áfo≥ problems¼ wσ wil∞ bσ demonstratinτ thσ RBB╙ agaiε thi≤ ámontΦ áwitΦ ì thσ áemphase≤ beinτ oε echomail« T∩ datσ therσ ha≤ beeε ver∙ littlσ áo≥ án∩ ì usσ oµ thi≤ facility« Communicatioε i≤ thσ watchworΣ oµ ou≥ generatioε áanΣ ì wσ áhavσ áthσ facilitie≤ t∩ d∩ jus⌠ that« Therσ arσ literall∙ áhundred≤ áoµ ì othe≥ bulletiε board≤ arounΣ thσ woulΣ wh∩ arσ connecteΣ t∩ "Opusó ánetworδ ì anΣ thσ user≤ oµ thesσ system≤ arσ peoplσ jus⌠ likσ you« Al∞ yo⌡ havσ t∩ d∩ ì i≤ át∩ star⌠ talkinτ anΣ therσ arσ thousand≤ oµ peoplσ wh∩ wil∞ álisteε át∩ ì wha⌠ áyo⌡ havσ t∩ say« It'≤ onl∙ goinτ t∩ cos⌠ yo⌡ you≥ norma∞ áphonσ ácal∞ ì chargσ t∩ ou≥ board« Comσ alonτ anΣ al∞ wil∞ bσ explained. ┴ prominen⌠ Melbournσ baseΣ use≥ grou≡ ha≤ recentl∙ starteΣ ß Pasca∞ áclas≤ ì anΣ i≤ charginτ abou⌠ $60.0░ fo≥ thesσ lessons« Wha⌠ thσ pupil≤ arσ gettinτ ì i≤ án∩ morσ thaε Russel∞ ha≤ beeε doinτ fo≥ yo⌡ a⌠ n∩ charge« áThat'≤ áwha⌠ ì this¼ áanΣ al∞ use≥ group≤ shoulΣ bσ about« Russel∞ anΣ hi≤ grou≡ áwil∞ ábσ ì discussinτ Pasca∞ a≤ usua∞ a⌠ thi≤ anΣ ever∙ meeting« Plans are in place to have a gentleman here this month to give us a talk onì statiπ electricit∙ anΣ it≤ effec⌠ oε hardwarσ anΣ software« ì Thi≤á montΦ wσ wil∞ bσ havinτ ß salσ oε somσ oµ thσ Poo≥ Person≤á anΣá BEE-ì Artistiπ softwarσ havσ iε stock« Comσ earl∙ anΣ ge⌠ ß bargain« Als∩ wσ wil∞ ì bσ givinτ awa∙ ß lo⌠ oµ Catche≥ magazine≤ tha⌠ wσ havσ exces≤ stocδ of« Seσ ì thσ Bazaa≥ sectioε fo≥ morσ details. Thσ phonσ numbe≥ fo≥ thσ RBB╙ ha≤ changed« I⌠ iε no≈ oε onσ oµ thσ ne≈ tonσ ì dia∞ exchange≤ anΣ hopefull∙ mos⌠ oµ thσ gremlins,é `][~@#{_)é anΣ othe≥ sucΦ ì weirΣ character≤ wil∞ n∩ longe≥ ech∩ oε you≥ terminal≤ o≥ CR├ error≤ appea≥ ì iε you≥ filσ transferring« Thσ ne≈ numbe≥ i≤ 88▓-9421. >ANDREW.è HOOKING UP THE NEC FD1155C 5.25" FLOPPY DISK by Terry Bleazby Beforσá startinτá ╔á woulΣá likσ t∩ poin⌠ ou⌠ tha⌠á ╔á aφá ßá relativσ ì newcome≥á t∩á thσ fielΣ oµ electronic≤ anΣ computinτ s∩ ╔ don'⌠ claiφá tha⌠ ì thσá followinτá methoΣ oµ hookinτ u≡ aε FD1155├ disδ drivσá t∩á ßá Microbeσ ì keyboarΣá i≤ thσ bes⌠ possiblσ wa∙ oµ doinτ s∩ - onl∙ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ thσ wa∙á ╔ ì diΣ i⌠ anΣ tha⌠ i⌠ seem≤ t∩ worδ O.K. ╔á recentl∙ purchaseΣ onσ oµ thσ ▒ MEG/1.╢ ME╟ 5.25ó dua∞ speeΣ disδ drive≤ ì advertiseΣ áoε thσ bacδ oµ 'Thσ Catcher'« Beforσ buyinτ thσ drivσ á╔ áaskeΣ ì wha⌠ áwa≤ áinvolveΣ iε connectinτ i⌠ u≡ t∩ ß Microbeσ keyboarΣ áanΣ á╔ áwa≤ ì basicall∙ á giveε thσ impressioε tha⌠ al∞ ╔ woulΣ havσ t∩ d∩ wa≤ makσ u≡ áß ì cablσ anΣ thσ ne≈ drivσ woulΣ pluτ straigh⌠ int∩ thσ bacδ oµ thσ ákeyboard« ì Therσ i≤ howeve≥ quitσ ß bi⌠ morσ involved« Iε orde≥ t∩ hooδ u≡ thσ FD1155├ ì t∩ ß Microbeσ keyboarΣ thσ followinτ requirement≤ havσ t∩ bσ satisfied. *áThσ FD1155├ doe≤ no⌠ comσ iε it≤ owε casσ s∩ somσ kinΣ oµ casσ ha≤ t∩á bσ ì ááprovideΣ fo≥ it. *áThσá FD1155├á doe≤á no⌠á havσ it≤ owε buil⌠á iεá powe≥á supplie≤á s∩á tw∩ ì ááregulateΣ D├ powe≥ supplie≤ havσ t∩ bσ provideΣ - onσ ß 5╓ suppl∙ capablσ ì ááoµá deliverinτá arounΣá 46░á m┴ anΣ thσ othe≥ ßá 12╓á suppl∙á capablσá oµ ì áádeliverinτ u≡ t∩ abou⌠ 40░ mA. *áSincσá ßá Microbeσ keyboarΣ normall∙ get≤ it≤ powe≥ froφ ß powe≥á suppl∙ ì áábuil⌠á int∩á thσ Microbeσ disδ drive¼á ß regulateΣ 10╓á D├á powe≥á suppl∙ ì áácapablσ oµ deliverinτ ß sustaineΣ curren⌠ oµ arounΣ ▒ t∩ 1.╡ Amp≤ i≤ als∩ ì áárequireΣ t∩ drivσ thσ keyboard. *á┴ cablσ ha≤ t∩ bσ madσ u≡ t∩ connec⌠ thσ 5╓ anΣ 12╓ powe≥ supplie≤ t∩ thσ ì áádrive. *á┴á ribboε cablσ witΦ connector≤ ha≤ t∩ bσ madσ u≡ t∩ connec⌠ thσá FD1155├ ì áát∩ thσ Microbeσ keyboard. *á┴á cablσ ha≤ t∩ bσ provideΣ t∩ linδ thσ keyboarΣ thσ 10╓ powe≥ suppl∙ anΣ ì ááthσ video. *á┴ disδ ha≤ t∩ bσ formatteΣ anΣ ß cop∙ oµ thσ operatinτ systeφ pu⌠ ont∩ i⌠ ì ááiε sucΦ ß wa∙ tha⌠ i⌠ wil∞ boo⌠ u≡ iε thσ ne≈ drivσ - relativel∙ eas∙á iµ ì ááyo⌡ kno≈ ho≈ t∩ g∩ abou⌠ i⌠ bu⌠ caε bσ ß rea∞ probleφ iµ yo⌡ don't. Therσá i≤ thereforσ ß fai≥ bi⌠ involveΣ bu⌠ i⌠ no⌠ a≤ baΣ a≤ i⌠á seem≤á anΣ ì thσ drivσ doe≤ worδ ver∙ wel∞ oncσ thesσ requirement≤ havσ beeε satisfied« PROVIDIN╟ ┴ CAS┼ FO╥ TH┼ FD1155C Therσá arσá numerou≤ projec⌠ boxe≤ availablσ a⌠ thσá differen⌠á electronic≤ ì shop≤ s∩ yo⌡ ma∙ bσ luck∙ enougΦ t∩ picδ u≡ onσ tha⌠ thσ FD1155├ wil∞á fit« ì ╔á founΣ i⌠ easie≥ howeve≥ t∩ construc⌠ ß bo° usinτ chipboarΣ fo≥ thσ base¼ ì to≡ anΣ side≤ anΣ masonitσ fo≥ thσ fron⌠ anΣ rea≥ panels«á (Givσ i⌠ ßá coa⌠ ì oµá gloss∙á blacδá pain⌠ anΣ i⌠ doesn'⌠ looδ to∩ baΣ a⌠á al∞á - give≤á rea∞ ì meaninτá t∩á thσ mysteriou≤ blacδ box.⌐ Thσ overal∞ dimension≤ oµá thσá bo° ì tha⌠ ╔ madσ fo≥ thσ drivσ arσ 25.╡ cφ lonτ b∙ 22.╡ cφ widσ b∙ 1▒ cφ deep. I⌠á i≤á bes⌠á t∩á star⌠ b∙ constructinτ ß partia∞á bo°á consistinτá oµá thσ ì chipboarΣá basσá anΣ side≤ anΣ thσ masonitσ rea≥ panel«á Thσ drivσá caεá bσ ì mounteΣá iεá thi≤ partia∞ bo° (fiτ 1⌐ b∙ makinτ u≡ fou≥ L-shapeΣá aluminiuφ ì brackets (fig 2).è FIG 1. .. FIG 1 & 2 FIG 2. Thesσá bracket≤ caε bσ attacheΣ directl∙ t∩ thσ side≤ oµ thσ drivσ a≤ therσ ì arσá fou≥á threadeΣ hole≤ oε eacΦ sidσ oµ thσ drivσ whicΦá arσá capablσá oµ ì acceptinτá 3mφá bolts«á ╔ useΣ thσ thσ lowe≥ tw∩ hole≤ oε eacΦ sidσ oµá thσ ì drivσá t∩ attacΦ thσ brackets«á Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ pu⌠ bolt≤ iε thσá uppe≥á tw∩ ì hole≤á a≤á wel∞ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ usσ bolt≤ witΦ ß ver∙ shor⌠ shaf⌠á becausσ ì otherwisσá the∙ wil∞ protrudσ int∩ thσ slo⌠ tha⌠ thσ disδ slide≤á int∩á anΣ ì preven⌠ ß disδ froφ beinτ pusheΣ int∩ thσ drive. I⌠á i≤á bes⌠á t∩á dela∙ actuall∙ attachinτ thσ bracket≤ t∩á thσá drivσá anΣ ì screwinτá thσ bracket≤ dowε ont∩ thσ basσ oµ thσ bo° unti∞ afte≥ thσá fron⌠ ì pane∞ ha≤ beeε constructed« Thσá fron⌠á pane∞á caεá bσ constructeΣ b∙ takinτá ßá rectangula≥á piecσá oµ ì masonitσá tha⌠ i≤ large≥ thaε thσ actua∞ dimension≤ oµ thσ fron⌠ pane∞á anΣ ì cuttinτ ß rectangula≥ holσ iε thσ middlσ oµ thi≤ piecσ oµ masonitσ tha⌠ i≤ ì jus⌠ largσ enougΦ fo≥ thσ bod∙ oµ thσ drivσ t∩ sli≡ through¼á bu⌠ no⌠ largσ ì enougΦá fo≥ thσ facσ oµ thσ drivσ t∩ pas≤ through«á ┴ suitabl∙ shapeΣá holσ ì als∩á need≤ t∩ bσ cu⌠ unde≥ thi≤ rectangula≥ holσ s∩ tha⌠ thσ ribboεá cablσ ì caεá bσ feΣ througΦ thσ fron⌠ oµ thσ box«á Thσ drivσ caε theε bσá carefull∙ ì feΣá througΦá thσ rectangula≥ holσ iε thσ masonitσ unti∞ thσ facσá oµá thσ ì drivσ i≤ flusΦ witΦ thσ fron⌠ pane∞ oµ thσ box. .. FIG 3 FIG 3. Thσ aluminiuφ bracket≤ caε no≈ bσ attacheΣ t∩ thσ drive¼ thσ masonitσ fron⌠ ì pane∞á brough⌠ u≡ flusΦ witΦ thσ fron⌠ oµ thσ partia∞ box¼á anΣ ß chipboarΣ ì liΣá cu⌠á anΣ placeΣ iε position«á I⌠ i≤ theε ß simplσ matte≥ t∩á marδá thσ ì exac⌠ shapσ oµ thσ masonitσ fron⌠ pane∞ anΣ triφ ofµ an∙ excess.è THE 5V AND 12V POWER SUPPLIES FOR THE DRIVE .. FIG 4 FIG 4. Thσá 780╡ i≤ ß threσ termina∞ voltagσ regulato≥ iε ß TO-22░ typσá case«á I⌠ ì require≤ aε inpu⌠ arounΣ 8╓ anΣ give≤ ß regulateΣ 5╓ outpu⌠ abou⌠ ▒ Amp« ì .. FIG 5 & 7 FIG 5. FIG 7 Thσá 12╓ circui⌠ suppl∙ i≤ identica∞ t∩ thσ 5╓ excep⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ use≤á ßá 781▓ ì threσ termina∞ voltagσ regulato≥ insteaΣ oµ thσ 7805«á Thσ 781▓ need≤ inpu⌠ ì oµ abou⌠ 15╓ anΣ give≤ regulateΣ 12╓ outpu⌠ a⌠ u≡ t∩ ▒ Am≡ o≥ s∩ oµ curren⌠. Thσá 780╡á anΣá 781▓ threσ termina∞ voltagσ regulato≥ device≤á arσá readil∙ ì availablσ a⌠ mos⌠ electroniπ stores«á I⌠ i≤ probabl∙ ß gooΣ ideß t∩ moun⌠ ß ì TO-22░á typσ clip-oε hea⌠ sinδ t∩ eacΦ oµ thσ voltagσ regulator≤á a≤á thesσ ì device≤ tenΣ t∩ ge⌠ ß bi⌠ warφ witΦ curren⌠ flowinτ througΦ them« The∙ havσ ì interna∞á therma∞ anΣ curren⌠ overloaΣ protectioε s∩ iµ the∙ overhea⌠á the∙ ì automaticall∙ shu⌠ dowε anΣ yo⌡ arσ lef⌠ wonderinτ what'≤ goinτ on. ╔á mounteΣ thσ circuit≤ fo≥ botΦ thσ 5╓ anΣ 12╓ supplie≤ sidσ b∙ sidσ oεá ß ì printeΣ circui⌠ boarΣ measurinτ 15x15cm« Sincσ thσ maximuφ combineΣ curren⌠ ì requirement≤ fo≥ botΦ powe≥ supplie≤ wa≤ les≤ thaε ▒ Amp¼ ╔ tooδ thσ inpu⌠ ì voltage≤á fo≥ botΦ froφ ß singlσ 215╡ typσ ▒ Am≡ transformer«á (Abou⌠ $8.0░ ì froφá Dicδá SmitΦá Electronics.⌐ Thσ 215╡ caε providσá thσá requireΣá inpu⌠ ì voltage≤ oµ 8.5╓ anΣ 15╓ anΣ caε delive≥ ß secondar∙ curren⌠ oµ abou⌠ ▒ Am≡ìè TH┼ 10╓ KEYBOAR─ POWE╥ SUPPLY Thσá 10╓ powe≥ suppl∙ t∩ drivσ thσ keyboarΣ ha≤ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ delive≥ u≡ t∩ ì abou⌠ 1.╡ amp≤ oµ current« Thσ diode≤ anΣ thσ voltagσ regulato≥ devicσ useΣ ì iεá thi≤á circui⌠á thereforσ havσ t∩ bσ ablσ t∩ handlσ ßá highe≥á leve∞á oµ ì curren⌠á thaε thosσ useΣ iε thσ 5╓ anΣ 12╓ circuits«á ╔ useΣ IN540┤á diode≤ ì anΣá aε LM350╘ typσ threσ termina∞ voltagσ regulato≥ fo≥ thσá 10╓á circuit« ì Thesσ component≤ caε handlσ sustaineΣ current≤ u≡ t∩ abou⌠ │ Amps. .. FIG 6 FIG 6. Thσá LM350╘á i≤á aε adjustablσ voltagσ regulato≥ capablσá oµá supplyinτá aε ì outpu⌠ voltagσ froφ 1.2╓ t∩ 33V«á Thσ actua∞ outpu⌠ obtaineΣ depend≤ oε thσ ì value≤á oµ thσ resistor≤ R▒ anΣ R2«á R▒ i≤ normall∙ se⌠ a⌠á abou⌠á 22░ ì ohms«á ╔á founΣá tha⌠á settinτ R▓ a⌠ abou⌠ 1.╡ kohm≤ gavσ mσá thσá requireΣ ì outpu⌠ oµ jus⌠ ove≥ 1░ volts«á (Apparentl∙ replacinτ R▓ witΦ ß 1░ kohφá po⌠ ì wil∞á givσá acces≤á t∩ thσ ful∞ outpu⌠ voltagσ rangσ oµ 1.2╓ t∩á 33V.⌐á Thσ ì inpu⌠á voltagσá t∩á thσá LM350╘ need≤ t∩ bσ ß fe≈á volt≤á highe≥á thaεá thσ ì requireΣ outpu⌠ voltage« ╔ founΣ tha⌠ aε inpu⌠ voltagσ oµ 12╓ workeΣ O.K. Carσ need≤ t∩ bσ takeε wheε installinτ thσ LM350╘ becausσ it≤ pin≤ arσá se⌠ ì u≡ differentl∙ t∩ thσ pin≤ oε thσ 780╡ anΣ 7812. See Fig 7. ╔á founΣá tha⌠á ╔ haΣ t∩ moun⌠ i⌠ sidσ oε a≤ showε iε thσá circui⌠á diagraφ ì above« Als∩ thσ LM350╘ run≤ prett∙ ho⌠ s∩ allo≈ yourselµ enougΦ rooφ oε thσ ì circui⌠ boarΣ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε attacΦ ß decen⌠ hea⌠ sinδ t∩ it«á Thσá TO-22░ ì typσ cli≡ oε hea⌠ sink≤ arσ no⌠ gooΣ enougΦ fo≥ thσ LM350T«á ╔ useΣ ß 3░á ° ì 3░ ° 3░ mφ H-patterε hea⌠ sinδ froφ Dicδ SmitΦ Electronic≤ (CatH-3495⌐ anΣ ì i⌠ seem≤ t∩ d∩ thσ job« (Approx« $2.65)« ╔ mounteΣ thσ 10╓ suppl∙ oε ß áPC┬ ì measurinτ 1╡ ° 7.╡ cm. ┴á large≥ transforme≥ wa≤ als∩ needeΣ fo≥ thσ 10╓ supply«á ╔ useΣ thσá 215╢ ì typσ 6-15╓ 2Am≡ model« (Availablσ froφ JAYCA╥ a⌠ arounΣ $15.00). Note║á I⌠á ma∙á bσá possiblσ t∩ ge⌠ holΣ oµ ß singlσ transforme≥á tha⌠á caε ì providσ thσ necessar∙ inpu⌠ voltage≤ anΣ curren⌠ fo≥ al∞ threσ supplies. A BOX FOR THE THREE POWER SUPPLIES ╔á houseΣ thσ threσ powe≥ supplie≤ iε ß chipboarΣ bo° witΦá masonitσá fron⌠ ì anΣ rea≥ panels« Thσ bo° i≤ abou⌠ 31cφ lonτ b∙ 24cφ widσ b∙ 12cφ deep« ╔á mounteΣá thσ tw∩ transformer≤ sidσ b∙ sidσ oε thσ basσ anΣá toward≤á thσ ìèrea≥ oµ thσ box«á Thσ 1╡ ° 15cφ PC┬ containinτ thσ 5╓ anΣ 12╓ circuit≤ wa≤ ì mounteΣá jus⌠á abovσá thσ floo≥ oµ thσ bo° oε pads«á Thσ 1╡ °á 7.╡á cφá PC┬ ì containinτ thσ 10╓ circui⌠ wa≤ suspendeΣ abovσ thσ 5V/12╓ boarΣ b∙ bracket≤ ì attacheΣ t∩ thσ side≤ oµ thσ box. Thσá 8.5╓á anΣ 15╓ output≤ froφ thσ 215╡ transforme≥ werσ connecteΣ t∩á thσ ì input≤á oµ thσ 5╓ anΣ 15╓ circuit≤ respectivel∙ viß ▒ am≡ fuse≤ mounteΣá oε ì thσá rea≥ pane∞ oµ thσ box«á Thσ 12╓ outpu⌠ froφ thσ 215╢á transforme≥á wa≤ ì connecteΣá t∩ thσ inpu⌠ oµ thσ 10╓ circui⌠ viß ß ▓ am≡ fusσ mounteΣ oεá thσ ì rea≥ pane∞ oµ thσ box. Thσá regulateΣá 5╓á anΣá 12╓á output≤ froφ thσ 5╓á anΣá 12╓á circuit≤á werσ ì delivereΣá t∩ ß 5-piε (onl∙ ┤ used⌐ chassi≤ socke⌠ (DS┼ P-3135⌐ mounteΣá oε ì thσ fron⌠ pane∞ oµ thσ box«á Thσ regulateΣ 10╓ outpu⌠ froφ thσ 10╓á circui⌠ ì wa≤á delivereΣá t∩ ß socke⌠ tha⌠ i≤ capablσ oµ acceptinτ ß 2.1mφ D├á plug« ì Thi≤ socke⌠ wa≤ als∩ mounteΣ oε thσ fron⌠ pane∞ oµ thσ box. CABLE TO CONNECT 5V/12V SUPPLIES TO THE DRIVE ┴á cablσ i≤ needeΣ t∩ makσ thσ connectioε betweeε thσ 4-piε chassi≤á socke⌠ ì outle⌠ fo≥ thσ 5╓ anΣ 12╓ supplie≤ oε thσ fron⌠ pane∞ oµ thσ powe≥ supplie≤ ì box¼á anΣá thσ 4-piε powe≥ suppl∙ socke⌠ buil⌠ int∩ thσ rea≥ oµá thσá drivσ ì itself«á Thσ cablσ ╔ madσ consisteΣ oµ abou⌠ ß metrσ oµ 4-corσ fle° witΦ ß ì 4-piεá linσá pluτá (DS┼ P-3120⌐ a⌠ onσ enΣ t∩ fi⌠ thσ 5-piε (onl∙á ┤á used⌐ ì chassi≤ socke⌠ (DS┼ P-3135⌐ oε thσ fron⌠ oµ thσ powe≥ supplie≤ box¼á anΣá ß ì 4-piεá Utilu°á pluτá froφ JAYCA╥ a⌠ thσ othe≥ enΣ whicΦá fit≤á thσá 4-piε ì socke⌠ a⌠ thσ rea≥ oµ thσ FD1155C« (Thi≤ Utilu° pluτ wa≤ prett∙ expensivσ - ì abou⌠á $7.0░á - s∩ yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ looδ arounΣ fo≥ ßá cheape≥á plug)«á Iε ì solderinτá u≡ thi≤ cablσ carσ need≤ t∩ bσ takeε t∩ ensurσ tha⌠ thσ ╡á Volt≤ ì anΣ 1▓ Volt≤ arσ beinτ feΣ int∩ thσ correc⌠ pin≤ oµ thσ powe≥ suppl∙ socke⌠ ì a⌠á thσ rea≥ oµ thσ drive«á Iµ yo⌡ looδ carefull∙ int∩ thi≤ socke⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ ì noticσá tha⌠ thσ pin≤ arσ numbereΣ froφ righ⌠ t∩ lef⌠ a≤ showεá below«á Thσ ì correc⌠ voltagσ assignment≤ fo≥ thesσ pin≤ arσ a≤ follows. .. FIG 8 FIG 8. RIBBON CABLE TO CONNECT THE DRIVE TO THE KEYBOARD Thσ cablσ ╔ madσ u≡ t∩ connec⌠ thσ drivσ t∩ thσ keyboarΣ consisteΣ oµ abou⌠ ì halµá ßá metrσá oµ 34-stranΣ ribboε cable¼á witΦ ßá 3┤á positioεá card-edgσ ì connecto≥á (Tand∙ 276-1564⌐ a⌠ onσ enΣ (thi≤ fit≤ directl∙ ont∩ thσ PC┬á oµ ì thσá FD1155C)¼á anΣ ß 3┤ positioε heade≥ connecto≥ (Tand∙ 276-1525⌐ a⌠á thσ ì othe≥ (thi≤ plug≤ int∩ thσ disδ drivσ socke⌠ a⌠ thσ rea≥ oµ thσ keyboard). CABLE TO LINK THE KEYBOARD TO THE 10V SUPPLY AND THE VIDEO Thσ cablσ ╔ useΣ t∩ linδ thσ keyboarΣ t∩ thσ 10╓ powe≥ suppl∙ socke⌠ oε thσ ì fron⌠á pane∞ oµ thσ powe≥ suppl∙ bo° anΣ als∩ t∩ thσ monito≥ wa≤ thσ norma∞ ì Microbeσá power/vide∩á cord«á Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ ß sparσ onσ oµá thesσá Dicδ ìèSmitΦá sell≤á ßá simila≥ typσ oµ cablσ unde≥ thσ namσá CRES╘á (PC-102⌐á fo≥ ì arounΣ $7.00«á Thσ CRES╘ cablσ ha≤ ß 5-piε DI╬ pluτ a⌠ onσ enΣ anΣ ┤á R.C.┴ ì plug≤á a⌠á thσ other«á Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ usσ thi≤ cablσ yo⌡ wil∞ havσá t∩ ì cho≡ oµ onσ oµ thσ R.C.┴ plug≤ anΣ replacσ i⌠ witΦ ß 2.▒ mφ D├ pluτ t∩ sui⌠ ì thσ 10╓ outle⌠ socke⌠ oε thσ fron⌠ pane∞ oµ thσ powe≥ suppl∙ box. PUTTIN╟ A SYSTE═ O╬ ┴ DIS╦ Beforσ ╔ star⌠ thank≤ t∩ Jefµ Dudle∙ fo≥ somσ helpfu∞ informatioε oε ho≈ t∩ ì g∩ abou⌠ thi≤ par⌠ oµ thσ task« (Jefµ manageΣ t∩ ge⌠ aε operatinτ systeφ oε ì ß disδ fo≥ hi≤ drivσ b∙ usinτ CONFIG.CO═ anΣ CONFIG.DAT.) Thσá procedurσ ╔ useΣ fo≥ puttinτ ß cop∙ oµ thσ operatinτ systeφ oε ßá disδ ì s∩á tha⌠á i⌠á woulΣ boo⌠ u≡ iε thσ FD1155├ drivσ relie≤ oε ßá techniquσá oµ ì swappinτá ßá singlσá keyboarΣ betweeε thσ Microbeσ drivσá anΣá thσá FD1155├ ì drive¼ tha⌠ is¼ ß techniquσ oµ disconnectinτ thσ keyboarΣ froφ thσ Microbeσ ì drivσ anΣ reconnectinτ i⌠ t∩ thσ FD1155├ anΣ visß versa«á Disconnectinτ thσ ì keyboarΣá froφ thσ Microbeσ drivσ anΣ reconnectinτ i⌠ t∩ thσ FD1155├á drivσ ì mean≤á pullinτá thσ ribboε cablσ attacheΣ t∩ thσ Microbeσ drivσ ou⌠ oµá thσ ì socke⌠á iεá thσ rea≥ oµ thσ keyboard¼á shiftinτ thσá keyboarΣá across¼á anΣ ì plugginτ thσ ribboε cablσ attacheΣ t∩ thσ FD1155├ drivσ int∩ thσ socke⌠á a⌠ ì thσ rea≥ oµ thσ keyboard« Disconnectinτ thσ keyboarΣ froφ thσ FD1155├ drivσ ì anΣ reconnectinτ i⌠ t∩ thσ Microbeσ drivσ i≤ jus⌠ thσ reversσ oµ this. Thσ preparatioε requireΣ i≤ a≤ follows«á Se⌠ u≡ thσ Microbeσ iε thσá norma∞ ì way¼ tha⌠ i≤ witΦ thσ keyboard¼ drivσ anΣ screeε connecteΣ a≤ usual« Se⌠ u≡ ì thσ FD1155├ drivσ anΣ it≤ powe≥ supplie≤ nex⌠ t∩ thσ Microbee«á Connec⌠ thσ ì FD1155├ t∩ it≤ 12V/5╓ powe≥ supplie≤ bu⌠ don'⌠ connec⌠ i⌠ u≡ t∩ ß keyboard« ì Thσá 10╓ keyboarΣ powe≥ suppl∙ wil∞ no⌠ bσ needeΣ a≤ powe≥ fo≥ thσ keyboarΣ ì wil∞á bσ supplieΣ b∙ thσ Microbeσ drive«á Thσ jumper≤ oε thσ FD1155├á drivσ ì shoulΣ bσ se⌠ a≤ follows. DSX (Drivσ select⌐ -╛ ▒ (Thi≤ mean≤ tha⌠ wσ arσ goinτ t∩ star⌠ ofµ witΦ thσ FD1155├ se⌠ u≡ a≤ ß B:drive.) áá US┼ -╛ 2 áá DSG -> 2 áá HDE -> 2 áá LED -> 2 and 5 áá MON -> 1 áá HS -> 2 áá DEN -> No jumper Placσá aεá unformatteΣ disδ iε thσ FD1155├ drivσ anΣ ß disδ witΦá INIT.COM¼ ì COPY.COM¼á SHELL.SY╙ anΣ CCP.SY╙ oε i⌠ iε thσ A║ drivσ oµ you≥ Microbee« Iµ ì yo⌡ havσ ß B:drivσ oε you≥ Microbeσ d∩ no⌠ pu⌠ ß disδ iε thi≤ drive. ┴á cop∙ oµ aε operatinτ systeφ caε no≈ bσ pu⌠ ont∩ ß disδ s∩ tha⌠á i⌠á wil∞ ì boo⌠ u≡ iε thσ ne≈ drivσ b∙ carryinτ ou⌠ thσ followinτ steps. 1) Ruεá INIT.CO═ anΣ wheε thσ INI╘ FUNCTION╙ men⌡ appear≤ selec⌠ thσ INI╘ ┬ ì optioε áb∙ ápressinτ 2« Wheε thσ INITIALIZATIO╬ OPTION╙ men⌡ áappear≤ áticδ ì thσ áinitializatioε áoption≤ át∩ áforma⌠ thσ ádisδ áanΣ ácop∙ áthσ ácurren⌠ ì systeφ theε pres≤ RETURN. Thσá INIT.CO═ prograφ wil∞ star⌠ lookinτ fo≥ thσ B:drivσ bu⌠ i⌠ won'⌠á bσ ì ablσá t∩á finΣá it«á Wheεá thi≤ happen≤ disconnec⌠ thσá keyboarΣá froφá thσ ì Microbeσá drivσ anΣ reconnec⌠ i⌠ t∩ thσ FD1155├ drive«á Formattinτá oµá thσ ì disδá iε thσ FD1155├ drivσ shoulΣ commencσ anΣ wheε thi≤ i≤ completσ ß cop∙ ì oµ thσ curren⌠ systeφ shoulΣ bσ transferreΣ t∩ thi≤ disk« Oncσ INIT.CO═ ha≤ ì finisheΣ formattinτ thσ disδ iε thσ FD1155├ anΣ transferrinτ ß cop∙ oµá thσ ìècurren⌠á systeφ t∩ thi≤ disδ i⌠ wil∞ star⌠ lookinτ fo≥ thσ A║á drivσá agaiε ì anΣá won'⌠á bσ ablσ t∩ finΣ it«á Wheε thi≤ happen≤ disconnec⌠ thσá keyboarΣ ì froφ thσ FD1155├ drivσ anΣ reconnec⌠ i⌠ t∩ thσ Microbeσ drive«á Thi≤ shoulΣ ì causσá thσ INI╘ FUNCTION╙ men⌡ t∩ thσ reappea≥ oε thσ screeε allowinτá yo⌡ ì t∩ pres≤ ░ t∩ exi⌠ froφ INIT.COM«á Yo⌡ shoulΣ no≈ bσ bacδ a⌠ thσ shel∞ witΦ ì thσ director∙ fo≥ thσ disδ iε thσ A:drivσ oµ thσ Microbeσ oε thσ screen. 2⌐ Typσ thσ followinτ commanΣ anΣ pres≤ RETURN. COPY INIT.COM SHELL.SYS CCP.SYS COPY.COM B: COPY.CO═á wil∞á reaΣá thσá fou≥ file≤ int∩ memor∙ anΣá theεá looδá fo≥á thσ ì B:drive« Wheε thi≤ happen≤ disconnec⌠ thσ keyboarΣ froφ thσ Microbeσ drivσ ì anΣá reconnec⌠ i⌠ t∩ thσ FD1155C«á COPY.CO═ wil∞ theε writσ thσ fou≥á file≤ ì ont∩á thσá disδ iε thσ FD1155├ anΣ star⌠ lookinτ fo≥á thσá A:drivσá again« ì Wheε thi≤ happen≤ disconnec⌠ thσ keyboarΣ froφ thσ FD1155├ anΣ reconnec⌠ i⌠ ì t∩á thσá Microbeσ drive«á Thi≤ shoulΣ takσ yo⌡ bacδ t∩ thσ shel∞á witΦá thσ ì director∙ fo≥ thσ disδ iε thσ A:drivσ oµ thσ Microbeσ oε thσ screen. Froφá herσá oεá wσá n∩ longe≥ neeΣ thσ Microbeσ drivσ o≥ thσá disδá iεá thσ ì A:drivσá oµá thσá Microbeσ drive«á Wσ arσ no≈ goinτ t∩á ruεá thσá INIT.CO═ ì prograφ oε thσ newl∙ formatteΣ disδ iε thσ FD1155├ drive¼á removσ thi≤ disδ ì froφ thσ drive¼ changσ thσ DS╪ jumpe≥ t∩ makσ thσ FD1155├ aε A:drive¼ anΣ ì theε placσ anothe≥ ne≈ disδ int∩ thσ drivσ oµ thσ FD1155├ t∩ bσ formatted« ì Wσ wil∞ cal∞ thσ disδ tha⌠ i≤ currentl∙ iε thσ FD1155├ drivσ disk┬ becausσ ì i⌠á i≤á thσá disδá tha⌠á wil∞á bσ iε thσ drivσ wheεá i⌠á i≤á se⌠á u≡á a≤á ß ì B:drivσá (DS╪ jumpe≥ oε positioε 1)«á Wσ wil∞ cal∞ thσ seconΣ disδ disk┴ ì becausσá i⌠ i≤ thσ disδ tha⌠ wil∞ bσ iε thσ drivσ wheε i⌠ i≤ se⌠ u≡á a≤á aε ì A:drive (DS╪ jumpe≥ oε positioε 0)« 3) Typσ B║á anΣ pres≤ RETURN« Thσ Shel∞ prograφ wil∞ star⌠ lookinτ fo≥ thσ ì áááB:drivσ bu⌠ won'⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ finΣ it«á Fo≥ thσ las⌠ timσ disconnec⌠ thσ ì ááákeyboarΣá froφ thσ Microbeσ drivσ anΣ reconnec⌠ i⌠ t∩ thσ FD1155├ drive« ì áááThi≤ shoulΣ causσ thσ shel∞ fo≥ thσ disδ currentl∙ iε thσ FD1155├á drivσ ì ááá(Disδ B⌐ t∩ comσ u≡ oε thσ screen« 4) Ruε INIT.COM« Thi≤ shoulΣ causσ thσ 'Pres≤ <ESC╛ a⌠ an∙ timσ t∩ abor⌠ ß ì áááfunctionº messagσ oµ thσ INI╘ FUNCTION╙ men⌡ t∩ appea≥ oε thσ screeε bu⌠ ì áááthσ res⌠ oµ thi≤ men⌡ wil∞ bσ missing« 5)áChangσá thσá FD1155├á froφá ß B:drivσ int∩ aε A:drivσá b∙á takinτá thσ ì DS╪á (Drivσ selection⌐ jumpe≥ froφ positioε ▒ anΣ placinτ i⌠ oε positioε 0« Thσ res⌠ oµ thσ INI╘ FUNCTION╙ men⌡ shoulΣ no≈ appea≥ oε thσ screen. 6⌐ áSelec⌠ áthσ áINI╘ ┴ optioε b∙ pressinτ ▒ anΣ áwheε áthσ áINITIALIZATIO╬ ì OPTION╙ men⌡ appear≤ ticδ thσ option≤¡ forma⌠ diskettσ anΣ cop∙ curren⌠ system. 7) Takσáthσ disδ tha⌠ i≤ currentl∙ iε thσ drive (disδ B⌐ ou⌠ oµ thσá drive¼ ì áááreplacσái⌠á witΦá aε unformatteΣ disk (disδ A⌐á anΣá pres≤á RETURN«á Thσ ì áááINIT.CO═ prograφ shoulΣ no≈ forma⌠ Disδ A¼á cop∙ thσ curren⌠ ont∩ i⌠ anΣ ì áááreturε thσ INI╘ FUNCTION╙ men⌡ t∩ thσ screen. 8) Takσá disδá ┴ ou⌠ oµ thσ drive¼á changσ thσ DS╪ jumpe≥á froφá position░ ì (A:drive⌐ t∩ position▒ (B:drive)¼ placσ disk┬ iε thσ drivσ anΣ pres≤ ì ░ t∩ exi⌠ froφ thσ INIT.CO═ program« Thi≤ shoulΣ returε yo⌡ t∩ thσ SHEL╠ ì fo≥ disδ B« Wσ arσ no≈ goinτ t∩ usσ COPY.CO═ t∩ cop∙ somσ file≤ froφ disδ ┬ t∩ disδ A.è9) Type the following command and press RETURN. á COPY INIT.COM SHELL.SYS CCP.SYS COPY.COM A: COPY.CO═á wil∞á reaΣá thσá fou≥ file≤ int∩ memor∙ anΣá theεá looδá fo≥á thσ ì A:drive«á Wheε thi≤ happen≤ takσ disδ ┬ ou⌠ oµ thσ drive¼á changσ thσá DS╪ ì jumpe≥ froφ position▒ (B:drive⌐ t∩ position░ (A:drive⌐ anΣ placσ disk┴ ì int∩á thσ drive«á COPY.CO═ shoulΣ no≈ writσ thσ fou≥ file≤ ont∩ disδ ┴á anΣ ì theε looδ fo≥ thσ B:drive« Wheε thi≤ happen≤ takσ disδ ┴ ou⌠ oµ thσ drive¼ ì changσá thσ DS╪ jumpe≥ froφ position░ (A:drive⌐ t∩ position▒á (B:drive⌐ ì anΣá placσ disk┬ bacδ int∩ thσ drive«á Oncσ agaiε thi≤ shoulΣ ge⌠ yo⌡ bacδ ì t∩ thσ SHEL╠ fo≥ disδ B. Iµá wσá no≈ se⌠ thσ FD1155├ u≡ a≤ aε A:drivσ disδ ┴ shoulΣ boo⌠ u≡ oµá it≤ ì owε accorΣ wheε placeΣ iε thσ drive« Let≤ tr∙ it. 10) Takσá disk┬ ou⌠ oµ thσ drivσ anΣ pres≤ RESET«á Thi≤ shoulΣ leavσá onl∙ ì ááááthσ curso≥ oε thσ screen« 11) Changσáthσá DS╪ jumpe≥ bacδ t∩ positioε 0 (DriveA:⌐ anΣá placσá disk┴ ì ááááint∩ thσ drive«á WitΦ ß bi⌠ oµ lucδ thσ SHEL╠ fo≥ disδ ┴ wil∞ appea≥ oε ì ááááthσ screen. Iεá thσ procedurσ abovσ ╔ havσ onl∙ se⌠ u≡ thσ FD1155├ a≤ ß 4░ tracδá drivσ ì witΦá thσ samσ disδ forma⌠ a≤ m∙ norma∞ Microbeσ 128δ s∩ ╔ havσ no⌠á reall∙ ì useΣá thσá ful∞ potentia∞ oµ thσ FD1155├ a≤ aε 8░ tracδá drive«á Thσá abovσ ì procedurσ howeve≥ i≤ reall∙ onl∙ mean⌠ t∩ bσ ß guidσ a≤ t∩ ho≈ t∩ g∩á abou⌠ ì thσ tasδ oµ puttinτ aε operatinτ systeφ oε ß disδ anΣ gettinτ i⌠ t∩ boo⌠ u≡ ì iεá thσ FD1155C«á Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ se⌠ u≡ thσ FD1155├ witΦ ß differen⌠ forma⌠ ì therσ arσ program≤ likσ FORMAT80.COM¼á SET.CO═ anΣ SETDISK.WS╘ availablσ iε ì thσ publiπ domaiε whicΦ caε bσ useΣ fo≥ thi≤ purpose«á I⌠ need≤ t∩ bσ kep⌠ ì iεá minΣ howeve≥ tha⌠ version≤ ▒ t∩ 1░ oµ thσ Microbeσ BIO╙ caε onl∙á copσ ì witΦá 4░ tracδ doublσ sideΣ o≥ 8░ tracδ singlσ sideΣ formats¼á the∙á canno⌠ ì copσ witΦ aε 8░ tracδ doublσ sideΣ format. Thσá FD1155├ drive≤ arσ availablσ througΦ thσ cluΓ o≥ direc⌠ froφ SYCO═á iε ì SoutΦ Melbourne. .. the drawings you cannot see here are on the disk as BASIC GRsave files .. and can be sereen dumped. ┴ SHOR╘ HISTOR┘ O╞ ┴ COMPUTE╥ DUMMY "WOR╦ WIL╠ ALWAY╙ EXPAN─ T╧ FIL╠ TH┼ CAPACIT┘ AVAILABLE" Unti∞ 198┤ m∙ officσ equipmen⌠ consisteΣ oµ ß spiri⌠ duplicator¼ aε ancien⌠ ì Roya∞á standarΣ typewriter¼á ß pocke⌠ addinτ machinσ tha⌠ yo⌡ workeΣ witΦ ß ì 3ó nai∞ anΣ ß boarΣ witΦ ▓ spike≤ anΣ ß clip«á Onσ spikσ wa≤ invoices¼á thσ ì othe≥ receipts╗á thσ cli≡ wa≤ thσ to∩ harΣ file╗á i⌠ stooΣ abovσ thσá wastσ ì basket«á WitΦá halµá ß dozeε ruleΣ exercisσ books¼á thi≤ haΣ beeεá adequatσ ì durinτ thσ year≤ m∙ incomσ wa≤ deriveΣ mainl∙ froφ commercia∞ fishing. Howeve≥ b∙ tha⌠ fatefu∞ year¼á ╔ wa≤ manufacturinτ anΣ retailinτá variou≤ ì craf⌠á goods¼á anΣ m∙ accountan⌠ refuseΣ t∩ tr∙ t∩ disentanglσ m∙á simplσ ì systeφá an∙á longer«á Afte≥ somσ protest¼á ╔ decideΣ t∩ bu∙á ßá correctinτ ì typewrite≥á witΦ ß 2╦ memor∙ anΣ ß smal∞ photocopier«á Sincσ tha⌠ day¼á thσ ì officσ worδ whicΦ useΣ t∩ takσ mσ aε hou≥ ß week¼á wheε ╔ remembereΣ anΣ ╔ ì wasn'⌠ a⌠ sea¼ ha≤ steadil∙ escalateΣ unti∞ now....well¼ reaΣ on. èThσá littlσá electriπ typewrite≥ wa≤ ß revelation«á I'φ ßá fas⌠á slaphapp∙ ì typist¼ anΣ fo≥ thσ firs⌠ timσ iε morσ thaε 3░ year≤ ╔ wa≤ ablσ t∩ turε ou⌠ ì cleaε cop∙ witΦ n∩ visiblσ corrections«á Theε ╔ wa≤ giveε ß desδ calculato≥ ì fo≥ Christma≤ anΣ m∙ trouble≤ reall∙ began. Eveεá thσá smalles⌠á busines≤ no≈ i≤ expecteΣ t∩á kee≡á absurdl∙á detaileΣ ì record≤á anΣá ╔ sooε founΣ tha⌠ ╔ wa≤ beinτ swampeΣ b∙ thσá volumσá oµá thσ ì pape≥á war«á Therσá wa≤á n∩ wa∙ ╔ coulΣ afforΣ t∩ kee≡ ß clerδá anΣá ╔á wa≤ ì sittinτ u≡ mos⌠ night≤ tryinτ t∩ sor⌠ ou⌠ thσ mess¼á wheε someonσ tosseΣ ì mσá ß Tand∙ 16╦ computer¼á tape¼á anΣ VDU«á I⌠ diΣ n∩ morσ thaε pla∙á game≤ ì whicΦ ╔ lost¼á bu⌠ i⌠ diΣ se⌠ mσ thinking« Maybσ ╔ couldn'⌠ afforΣ ß prett∙ ì secretary¼á bu⌠ maybσ ╔ COUL─ afforΣ ß compute≥ tha⌠ might¼á jus⌠ might¼ d∩ ì somσ oµ thσ unproductivσ anΣ irritatinτ pape≥ work. ╔á spen⌠á ß frustratinτ yea≥ exploring«á ╔ visiteΣ ever∙ persona∞á compute≥ ì firφ iε Melbourne« ╔ reaΣ u≡ al∞ ╔ coulΣ finΣ abou⌠ wha⌠ ╔ coulΣ expec⌠ thσ ì machinσ t∩ d∩ fo≥ me«á ╔ lookeΣ weekl∙ a⌠ thσ fo≥ salσ ads¼á anΣ b∙ thσ enΣ ì oµ thσ yea≥ ╔ haΣ ß fai≥ ideß oµ wha⌠ ╔ wanted¼ anΣ aε exac⌠ ideß oµ wha⌠ ╔ ì coulΣ afford«á Ala≤ the∙ didn'⌠ matcΦ a⌠ an∙ point«á ╔ kne≈ enougΦ no≈á t∩ ì droo∞á ove≥ thσ Applσ Macintosh«á ╔ didn'⌠ wan⌠ t∩ ge⌠ stucδ witΦ ßá lemon-ì flavoureΣ IB═ clone« ╔ didn'⌠ kno≈ enougΦ t∩ bu∙ seconΣ hand. Wha⌠á reall∙á decideΣá mσá iε thσ enΣá wa≤á knowledgeablσá salesmanshi≡á a⌠ ì Deepdene¼á thσá promisσá oµ aε add-oε structurσ (whicΦ hasn'⌠á reall∙á beeε ì kept)¼á 64╦á capacity¼á anΣ finall∙ thσ pricσ ╔ coulΣ manage«á S∩ ╔ go⌠á ß ì Microbeσá one-drivσ chooδ witΦ VDU¼á printe≥ anΣ joineΣ i⌠ al∞ u≡ anΣ go⌠ ì t∩ work« Le⌠ mσ sa∙ a⌠ oncσ ho≈ thσ excellen⌠ manua∞ madσ "getting-to-know-ì the-machineó ß breeze. A≤ sooε a≤ ╔ coulΣ afforΣ it¼á ╔ addeΣ ß seconΣ drivσ anΣ investeΣ iεá WorΣ ì Star¼ whicΦ i≤ thσ prograφ ╔ usσ mos⌠ today« Thi≤ onσ tooδ mσ ß montΦ o≥ s∩ ì t∩ master¼á bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ s∩ versatilσ (witΦ FlasΦ Print)¼á ╔ don'⌠ onl∙ usσ i⌠ ì fo≥á letter≤á anΣá articles¼á bu⌠ witΦ thσ calculato≥ kee≡ mos⌠ oµá m∙á ta° ì record≤ oε it« I⌠ i≤ quitσ possiblσ t∩ drivσ ß ca≥ efficientl∙ withou⌠ knowinτ morσ abou⌠ ì it≤á innard≤á thaε wheε t∩ pu⌠ iε oi∞ anΣ petrol«á It'≤ bes⌠á t∩á reaΣá thσ ì owner'≤ handbook« S∩ I'vσ exploreΣ CP/M¼ bu⌠ no⌠ iε detail« Iε morσ thaε ▓ ì year≤á I'vσ madσ ß lo⌠ oµ sill∙ mistakes¼á bu⌠ s∩ fa≥ n∩ fata∞ prangs¼á aΣ ì thσ machiner∙ ha≤ proveΣ a≤ dependablσ anΣ simplσ a≤ ß Mode∞ T«á Oµ course¼ ì I'Σ lovσ ß Roll≤ Royce¼á bu⌠ thσ steadfas⌠ Chooδ alway≤ get≤ mσ therσ anΣ ì rattle≤ mσ homσ again«á It'≤ ß gooΣ soliΣ Australiaε designeΣ tool¼á anΣ i⌠ ì i≤ a≤ ß too∞ ╔ thinδ oµ it. BUT... Becausσ i⌠ caε d∩ s∩ man∙ things¼á ╔ kee≡ findinτ ne≈ anΣ usefu∞ ì thing≤á fo≥á i⌠ t∩ do«á No≈ I'vσ embarkeΣ oε BB│ t∩ complicatσá lifσá stil∞ ì further«á Ta° records¼á sale≤ analysis¼á invoices¼á custom≤ dues¼á letters¼ ì busines≤á expense≤ wheε overseas¼á iε ╡ differen⌠ anΣ volatilσá currencies¼ ì shippinτ agents¼ ai≥ freight≤ - - - - - - - - - - SO..... ╔ couldn'⌠ afforΣ ß clerk¼á s∩ ╔ bough⌠ ß computer«á No≈ ╔ can'⌠ ì afforΣá ß compute≥ operator¼á s∩ I'═ sittinτ u≡ mos⌠ night≤ tryinτ t∩á sor⌠ ì ou⌠ thσ mess. I'φ bacδ wherσ ╔ started..... AnΣ that'≤ wh∙ ╔ cal∞ myself ┴ COMPUTE╥ DUMMY -->P.S...╔ no≈ havσ Pete≥ Broughton'≤ 250╦ upgrade« OΦ dear.è E. T. I. PROGRAMMER E van Bommel, Member 34 Recentl∙ wheε ╔ trieΣ t∩ prograφ ß eprom¼á ╔ camσ acros≤ ß terriblσ bug« I⌠ ì wouldn'⌠ prograφ 16╦ eproms. Afte≥á investigatioε ╔ founΣ tha⌠ thσ Outpu⌠ Enablσ piε i≤ permanentl∙ helΣ ì lo≈ viß piε 1▒ oε thσ personalit∙ socket« Thi≤ i≤ thσ samσ fo≥ botΦ ╕ ª 16δ ì Eproms«á Fo≥á somσ unknowε reasoε 8δ eprom≤ don'⌠ carσ iµ thi≤ piε i≤á helΣ ì lo≈ o≥ higΦ durinτ programming«á Oε thσ 16δ Eproφ i⌠ doe≤ makσ ß differencσ ì s∩ mucΦ tha⌠ wheε thi≤ piε i≤ helΣ higΦ yo⌡ no≈ caε prograφ 16δ Eproms. Bu⌠ remembe≥ tha⌠ thi≤ piε i≤ t∩ helΣ lo≈ fo≥ botΦ 8╦ anΣ 16╦ Eprom≤ wheε ß ì REA─á i≤á performed«á Agaiεá ╔ founΣ wheε followinτ thσ DAT┴ sheet≤á ╔á wa≤ ì directeΣ t∩ thσ correc⌠ SETUP« Thu≤ E.T.╔ agaiε wa≤ alloweΣ t∩ le⌠ thi≤ onσ ì sli≡ through. The Solution is thus: Fit a switch from pin 11 of the personality socket to Ground and +5 Volt. To program 8K 16K Eproms switch to +5 Volts When reading 8K 16K Eproms switch to Ground x All other Eproms leave switched to Ground. GROTNI╦ SOFTWARE AlthougΦá thσ committeσ oµ thi≤ cluΓ ha≤ haΣ knowledgσ oµ thσ withdrawa∞ oµ ì Grotniδ Softwarσ froφ thσ [Microbee▌ market¼á wσ havσ no⌠ madσ aε announce-ì men⌠ becausσ wσ werσ unablσ t∩ confirφ thσ facts«á Durinτ Ma∙ wσ receiveΣ ß ì lette≥ froφ Grotniδ Softwarσ confirminτ wha⌠ wσ haΣ previousl∙ heard« That'≤ thσ baΣ news«á No≈ fo≥ thσ good«á Ros≤ Williams¼á Thσá author/owner» ì managinτá directo≥ oµ Grotniδ Softwarσ i≤ allowinτ thσ threσ game≤á writteε ì fo≥ thσ Microbeσ t∩ bσ distributeΣ unde≥ thσ "Sharewareó concept« Wha⌠ thi≤ ì mean≤ i≤ tha⌠ thσ copyrigh⌠ i≤ stil∞ retaineΣ b∙ Grotniδ Software¼á bu⌠ thσ ì software¼á instruction≤á etc.¼á ma∙á bσá freel∙ distributeΣ witΦá thσá onl∙ ì provisioε beinτ tha⌠ profi⌠ no⌠ bσ madσ b∙ thσ distributor«á Iε othe≥ word≤ ì i⌠ i≤ "Freeó bu⌠ fo≥ thσ followinτ condition« T∩ quotσ froφ Ross'≤ letter: "Thosσá wh∩ cop∙ anΣ enjo∙ ß prograφ arσ encourageΣ t∩ senΣ wha⌠ the∙ thinδ ì the program is worth to P.O. Box 372, Glenside 5065, South Australia." ┴ decisioε i≤ ye⌠ t∩ bσ madσ oε thσ bes⌠ wa∙ t∩ distributσ thesσ game≤á bu⌠ ì the∙á wil∞ probabl∙ appea≥ oε Mbuτ disk≤ (iµ wσ caε ge⌠ someonσ t∩ typσá u≡ ì thσ instructions)«á Thσ threσ game≤ are╗ Grotniδ Wars¼ Bunyi≡ Adventurσ anΣ ì Flip«á Thosσ wh∩ havσ ß cop∙ oµ onσ o≥ morσ oµ thσ program≤ anΣ diΣ no⌠ ge⌠ ì i⌠ legally¼ NO╫ ma∙ bσ ß gooΣ timσ fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ senΣ you≥ donatioε t∩ Ross. Onσ ma∙ conside≥ pirac∙ a≤ onσ oµ thσ contributinτ factor≤ t∩ thσ demisσ oµ ì ye⌠á anothe≥ compan∙ iε thσ busines≤ oµ writinτ Microbeσ software«á A≤á ha≤ ì happeneΣ before¼ s∩ man∙ peoplσ stolσ thσ "assembleΣ bitsó anΣ gavσ awa∙ s∩ ì man∙á copie≤ tha⌠ thσ peoplσ witΦ thσ "bitsó stoppeΣ assemblinτ newe≥ bits« ì WitΦá thσá Australiaε assembler≤ oµ thesσ bit≤ iε sucΦá shor⌠á supply¼á onσ ì woulΣ thinδ peoplσ woulΣ learn« T∩ somσ degreσ wσ arσ al∞ guilty« >ANDREW. Amazinτ facts "Ou≥ ne≈ 256δ smar⌠ printe≥ buffe≥ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ usσ you≥ printe≥ whilσ it≤ ì printing." -Ultimatσ Compute≥ Supplie≤ (LakewooΣ N.J.⌐ catalog.è SQUARE.MWB by George Gardoz. Thi≤ program≤ draw≤ randoφ shape≤ oε thσ screeε whicΦ caε theε bσ dumpeΣ t∩ ì a printer. You may be able to use the dump routine in your programs. ED 00100 REM √▒┤╕² 00110 REM √▒┤╖² 00120 CLS:CURS4, 5: PRINT"Please wait just a moment .. I'm loading the dumping routine" √▓▒│² 00130 DATA 245, 197, 213, 229, 62, 27, 205, 69, 128, 62 √░┤░² 00140 DATA 65, 205, 69, 128, 62, 7, 205, 69, 128, 33, 0 √▓│▒² 00150 DATA 240, 6, 16, 197, 229, 229, 17, 0, 240, 14 √▒╣▓² 00160 DATA 0, 225, 62, 27, 205, 69, 128, 62, 75, 205 √▒╢┤² 00170 DATA 69, 128, 175, 205, 69, 128, 62, 2, 205, 69 √▒╕╕² 00180 DATA 128, 6, 64, 24, 2, 24, 222, 197, 213, 126 √▒╕╣² 00190 DATA 254, 128, 56, 11, 245, 62, 144, 211, 28, 126 √░┤╡² 00200 DATA 246, 128, 211, 28, 241, 35, 229, 38, 0, 111 √▓┤╖² 00210 DATA 41, 41, 41, 41, 25, 62, 1, 211, 11, 6 √▒░░² 00220 DATA 8, 17, 128, 0, 197, 6, 8, 229, 126, 163 √▒╖░² 00230 DATA 40, 1, 63, 203, 18, 35, 16, 246, 225, 203 √▓░╡² 00240 DATA 27, 122, 205, 69, 128, 22, 0, 193, 16 √▒╕╖² 00250 DATA 230, 175, 211, 11, 225, 209, 193, 16, 185 √▓▒▒² 00260 DATA 62, 13, 205, 69, 128, 62, 10, 205, 69 √▓▓░² 00270 DATA 128, 17, 8, 240, 121, 14, 1, 183, 40, 140 √▒╖▓² 00280 DATA 193, 205, 9, 128, 40, 4, 254, 3, 40, 2 √▒╢▓² 00290 DATA 16, 152, 62, 27, 205, 69, 128, 62, 50, 205 √▓╡┤² 00300 DATA 69, 128, 225, 209, 193, 241, 201 √▒░░² 00310 FOR Z = 30000 TO 30174 √▒╡│² 00320 READ X √░▒╡² 00330 POKE Z, X √▒╡▓² 00340 NEXT Z √░╡▓² 00350 CURS15, 10:PRINT"Done!":PLAY1;0, 16 √▒╕╡² 00360 OUTL#1 √░┤╣² 00370 CLS:CURS20, 2:INVERSE:PRINT" SQUARE RANDOM GRAPHICS ":CURS19, 4: PRINT"**** ";:NORMAL:PRINT" by George Gardoz ";: INVERSE:PRINT" **** ":NORMAL √░┤╡² 00380 CURS10, 8:PRINT"1. Press space bar to start another picture." √▒░╖² 00390 CURS10, 9:PRINT"2. PRESS P TO PRINT IT OUT." √░┤╕² 00400 CURS45, 15:PRINT"press space bar" √▓┤╣² 00410 IFKEY$<>" " THEN 410 √▒╖╡² 00420 CLS:HIRES2 √▒│▒² 00430 A=INT(RND*4)+1:R=INT(RND*4)+1:T=INT(RND*4)+1:X=INT(RND*10)+1 √▓▓┤² 00440 F=INT(RND*12)+52:G=INT(RND*6)+6 √▓▒┤² 00450 FOR I = 0 TO F STEP X :PLOT I*R, I*R TO 511 -I*R, I*R TO 511-I*R, 255-I*R TO I*R, 255-I*R TO I*R, I*R: OUT2, 248: OUT2, 184:NEXT I √▒╢╣² 00460 FOR J=I TO G STEP -X: PLOTR J*T, J*A TO 511-J*T, J*A TO 511-J*T, 255-J*ATO J*T, 255-J*A TO J* T, J*A:OUT2, 248:OUT2, 184: NEXT J :I=0 √░▓╡² 00470 A0$=KEY$:IF A0$="" THEN 470 √░╣╕² 00480 IF A0$=" " THEN 420 √▓┤╣² 00490 IF A0$="P" THEN USR(30000) √▒╣╕² 00500 GOTO 420 √▒░│² è .. reserved for MICROHELP AD è PC-PAG┼ PC-PAG┼ PC-PAGE ╔ havσ jus⌠ receiveΣ ß ne≈ Versioε oµ NARC¼ thσ men⌡ driveε filσ áarchivinτ ì program« Thi≤ prograφ i≤ ß grea⌠ improvemen⌠ oε versioε 1.4¼ bu⌠ beforσ yo⌡ ì ruε i⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ se⌠ ß fe≈ item≤ u≡ iε you≥ AUTOEXEC.BA╘ s∩ Narπ know≤ wherσ ì t∩ finΣ things« ╔ kno≈ thi≤ sound≤ ß bi⌠ confusing¼ bu⌠ thσ ne≈ feature≤ iε ì Narπ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ cal∞ u≡ aε Edito≥ anΣ onlinσ help« Thσ ne≈ versioε allow≤ ì selectioε oµ differen⌠ directorie≤ simila≥ t∩ thσ wa∙ P.C« Tool≤ does« áIt≤ ì al∞ ver∙ eas∙ t∩ usσ ß ß grea⌠ program« I⌠ i≤ availablσ froφ MBU╟ Bulletiε ì BoarΣ anΣ thσ filσ i≤ calleΣ NARC22.ARC« ╔ shal∞ no≈ g∩ througΦ thσ option≤ ì availablσ anΣ thσ ne≈ addition≤ sincσ Narπ versioε 1.4. Extract CommanΣ. T∩ extrac⌠ files. View Command« T∩ vie≈ files. Print Command« T∩ print files. AR├-winΣáCommand« Toáselec⌠ ß differen⌠ á.AR├ áfile. DR┘-winΣ Command« T∩ selec⌠ ß differen⌠ drive. Dirtreσ Command« T∩ Selec⌠ ß differen⌠ Director∙ froφ thσ Tree. Quit Command« T∩ Qui⌠ Narπ (Wha⌠ else) Herσ i≤ ß lis⌠ oµ thσ ALTERNAT┼ COMMANDS. Thσ extrß command≤ caε bσ locateΣ oε thσ hel≡ screens¼ whicΦ arσ invokeΣ b∙ ì thσ F1,F1░ o≥ ┐ keys. F▒ ¡ key Thi≤ ke∙ iεvoke≤ thσ contex⌠ sensitivσ hel≡ system. F▓ ¡ ke∙ functioε varie≤ witΦ thσ windo≈ tha⌠ i≤ oε thσ screeε a⌠ an∙ onσ ì time« Wheε aε AR├ filσ i≤ openeΣ anΣ thσ subfilσ lis⌠ i≤ oε-ì screen¼ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ po≡ u≡ thσ AR├ filσ windo≈ again« An∙ ì othe≥ usσ oµ thi≤ ke∙ i≤ giveε a⌠ thσ appropriatσ timσ onscreen. F│ ¡ ke∙ wil∞ taτ ß subfilσ anΣ movσ thσ curso≥ ba≥ oε t∩ thσ nex⌠ suΓ-ì file« Thi≤ ke∙ als∩ ha≤ othe≥ functions¼ anΣ the∙ arσ als∩ showε ì oε thσ screeε wheε necessary. F┤ ¡ ke∙ wil∞ prin⌠ aε imagσ oµ thσ screeε les≤ thσ advertisemen⌠ anΣ ì commanΣ lines« F╡ ¡ ke∙ Invoke≤ thσ NAR├-DO╙ commanΣ processor« Yo⌡ ma∙ theε ente≥ an∙ ì valiΣ DO╙ command« Wheε finished¼ simpl∙ hi⌠ ENTE╥ b∙ itselµ ì anΣ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ returneΣ t∩ NARC« Yo⌡ ma∙ als∩ ente≥ "COMMANDó ì whicΦ wil∞ invokσ ß seconΣ cop∙ oµ COMMAND.COM¼ iµ thσ filσ ì COMMAND.CO═ i≤ iε you≥ searcΦ path« T∩ returε t∩ NARC¼ yo⌡ woulΣ ì theε typσ "EXIT"« F╢ á-ke∙ áwil∞ átaτ áal∞ oµ thσ subfile≤ áiε áthσ áARChivσ áfo≥ ásubsequen⌠ ì extraction. F╖ ¡ ke∙ wil∞ inver⌠ al∞ oµ thσ tag≤ oε thσ subfiles¼ tha⌠ i≤ al∞ file≤ ì tha⌠ werσ taggeΣ wil∞ becomσ untaggeΣ anΣ vicσ-versa. F9 - key will call your editor. F10 - key will call up the context sensitive help system. Thi≤ i≤ onl∙ ß brieµ descriptioε oµ Narπ anΣ wha⌠ i⌠ caε d∩ bu⌠ therσ arσ ß ì lo⌠ morσ i⌠ caε d∩ bu⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ havσ t∩ reaΣ thσ documen⌠ containeΣ iε áthσ ì .AR├ áfo≥ áthat« Narπ I≤ distributeΣ unde≥ shareware« Al∞ u≡ áNarπ á2.▓ ái≤ ì Grea⌠ Θ reall∙ d∩ recommenΣ i⌠ ove≥ versioε 1.4. Regard≤ Malcolmè LAS╘ MEETINGé Thσ álas⌠ ámeetinτ wa≤ thσ mos⌠ interestinτ meetinτ ╔ havσ beeε át∩ áfo≥ áß ì while« áThσ áne≈ owner≤ oµ Microbeσ System≤ werσ presen⌠ áalonτ áwitΦ áOweε ì Hill« áThσ ne≈ owne≥ compan∙ i≤ calleΣ Microhelp« Oweε Hil∞ anΣ thσ áowner≤ ì oµ áMicrohel≡ áfieldeΣ áquestion≤ froφ thσ floo≥ regardinτ áthσ ádemisσ áoµ ì Microbeσ computer≤ anΣ thσ lacδ oµ suppor⌠ fo≥ thσ Microbee« Al∞ ╔ caε ása∙ ì a⌠ thσ momen⌠ i≤ tha⌠ iµ Microhel≡ caε carr∙ ou⌠ 20Ñ oµ thσ idea≤ tha⌠ the∙ ì pu⌠ áforwarΣ includinτ suppor⌠ fo≥ users¼ thσ Microbeσ wil∞ agaiε becomσ áß ì vita∞ ápar⌠ oµ thσ computinτ worlΣ iε Australia¼ no⌠ jus⌠ iε thσ áarea≤ áoµ ì educatioε ábu⌠ agaiε iε thσ hobb∙ market« Thσ átalδ oµ ne≈ produc⌠ anΣ ne≈ softwarσ anΣ als∩ oµ venuσ t∩ vie≈ al∞ áoµ ì thesσ ne≈ products¼ witΦ thσ abilit∙ t∩ actuall∙ purchasσ thσ product≤ tha⌠ ì yo⌡ áwan⌠ anΣ no⌠ havinτ t∩ wai⌠ fo≥ eve≥ fo≥ theφ t∩ arrivσ áfroφ áGosforΣ ì sound≤ át∩ ágooΣ t∩ bσ true« ╔ hopσ fo≥ thσ sakσ oµ al∞ user≤ áoµ áMicrobeσ ì computer≤ tha⌠ Microhel≡ d∩ comσ througΦ witΦ thσ good≤ ¼ no⌠ likσ al∞ áthσ ì brokeε promise≤ anΣ Disappoin⌠-ment≤ froφ thσ olΣ Owners« A≤ fo≥ thσ res⌠ oµ thσ meetinτ i⌠ wa≤ thσ busies⌠ ╔ havσ seeε thσ bazaa≥ iε ì months¼ als∩ thσ P.D« disδ copyinτ i≤ goinτ alonτ great« ╔ hopσ t∩ seσ áyo⌡ ì a⌠ thσ nex⌠ meeting« Regard≤ Malcolm From: Eric Reaburn To: All Subject: upgrade(?) 1/ Do Microbee Systems still offer upgrades? If so, how much to upgrade from a computer in a book? 2/ If the answer to 1 is no: do they offer trade-in deals? Again, if so how much? 3/ If the answer to 2 is no: does anyone want to buy a CIAB keyboard with a sticky space bar, or swap for a later model keyboard!! From: David Dodds To: All Subject: ASR35 Teletype for sale ╔ áhavσ áaε ASR3╡ ful∞ ASCI╔ 11░ BauΣ Teletypσ fo≥ Salσ (N∩ casσ ájus⌠ áthσ ì inard≤ áiε ful∞ workinτ order« Thσ curren⌠ loo≡ ha≤ beeε modifieΣ t∩ áallo≈ ì connectioε át∩ áTT╠ througΦ ß optocoupler« Pricσ á$5░ áPhonσ á25787╢ A/H.ì From: George Hansper To: All Subject: MEX & STAT QUEUE & MXOBEE Yo⌡ áma∙ havσ noticeΣ ß STA╘ QUEU┼ commanΣ whicΦ is¼ a≤ fa≥ a≤ ╔ caε átell¼ ì undocumented« áWheε áuseΣ witΦ MXOBEE1▒ o≥ late≥ á(includinτ áMXOBEE16⌐ ái⌠ ì affect≤ termina∞ modσ a≤ follows: iµ áO╬ á(default⌐ á¡ upoε enterinτ ⌠-mode¼ an∙ character≤ áalread∙ áiε áthσ ì buffe≥ arσ flusheΣ ou⌠ iσ no⌠ displayed iµ áOF╞ á ¡ upoε enterinτ ⌠-mode¼ character≤ alread∙ iε áthσ ábuffe≥ áarσ ì displayeΣ ╔ thinδ thσ Late≥ i≤ morσ desirable¼ anΣ recommenΣ puttinτ ß STA╘ QUEU┼ OF╞ ì iε áyou≥ INIT.ME╪ file« (Iε fact¼ usinτ STA╘ QUEU┼ OF╞ obliviate≤ thσ áneeΣ ì fo≥ thσ '▓ no⌠-read∙-state≤ fo≥ eacΦ read∙-stateº fi° useΣ iε rec_stat« áIε ì thi≤ ácasσ (iσ withou⌠ thσ fix⌐ operatioε i≤ thσ samσ a≤ fo≥ STA╘ QUEU┼ áO╬ ì witΦ thσ fix.)è SPEED UPGRADE AND THE SHELL Peter Burbidge - May '88 ╔á havσá jus⌠ completeΣ thσ SpeeΣ upgradσ oε m∙ Premiuφ machinσ a≤ pe≥á thσ ì articlσ b∙ Stevσ Jepsoε iε thσ Catche≥ oµ Deπ '87. I⌠ seemeΣ pointles≤ generatinτ tw∩ smal∞ file≤ calleΣ FAST.CO═ anΣ SLOW.CO═ ì whicΦ arσ calleΣ wheε wantinτ t∩ changσ thσ speed. Wheεá lookinτ a⌠ thσ filσ SHELL.SY╙ ╔ haΣ noticeΣ tha⌠ nea≥ thσá star⌠á oµ ì thσ filσ werσ severa∞ ke∙ word≤ i.σ CC╨ USE╥ SWITC╚ ╪ FAS╘ SLOW«á Thesσ arσ ì al∞á command≤á tha⌠ caε bσ issueΣ froφ thσ commanΣ linσ a≤ detaileΣ iεá thσ ì Microbeσ CP/═ tutoria∞ sectioε oµ thσ Systeφ Softwarσ manual. Thσá FAS╘á anΣ SLO╫ command≤ arσ no⌠ documenteΣ bu⌠ arσ acceptablσá t∩á thσ ì late≥ version≤ oµ thσ Shell«á Howeve≥ thesσ command≤ didn'⌠ seeφ t∩á changσ ì thσ speeΣ iε an∙ wa∙ shapσ o≥ form« Problem...Why? Afte≥á ß fe≈ hour≤ tria∞ anΣ investigatioε ╔ locateΣ thσ jum≡ tablσ useΣ b∙ ì thσ Shel∞ wheε thσ abovσ command≤ arσ issued«á ╔ trieΣ changinτ thσ prograφ ì codσ fo≥ botΦ thσ Fas⌠ anΣ Slo≈ commands« N∩ go! Lookinτá a⌠á thσá origina∞ codσ lef⌠ mσ nonσ thσ wise≥ a≤ t∩á wha⌠á i⌠á wa≤ ì tryinτá t∩á achieve«á ╔ theε decideΣ t∩ changσ thσ jum≡ addresse≤á t∩á somσ ì unuseΣ areß oµ thσ SHELL¼ wherσ ╔ haΣ entereΣ thσ codσ froφ thσ Catche≥ anΣ ì theε jum≡ bacδ t∩ thσ origina∞ codσ rathe≥ thaε usσ ß RETURN. Lo≈ anΣ beholΣ thσ command≤ FAS╘ anΣ SLO╫ issueΣ froφ thσ commanΣ linσá no≈ ì changσ thσ speeΣ iε thσ correc⌠ manne≥ anΣ everythinτ elsσ seem≤ t∩ worδ a≤ ì i⌠ should« ╔ useΣ PATC╚ t∩ makσ thσ change≤ a≤ follows:- Location Old Data New Data 1B4 (1B4) D3AB (03BA) A0C7 (B0CD) 1B8 (1B8) E0AB (10BA) A7C7 (B7CD) 25A░ (1D30) 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 3┼ 0▓ D┬ 0╣ C│áD│ AB (03 BA) 25A7 (1D37) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3E 00 DB 09 C3 E0 AB (10 BA) NOTE :- This data/locations is for SHELL.SYS v3.01 SHELL.SYS v2.34 is (in brackets) Locations given are those shown by PATCH. For those using SUPERZAP take 100h fom these addresses. Thσá firs⌠á 80Φ byte≤ oµ thσ filσ SHELL.SY╙ arσ no⌠ useΣ bu⌠á arσá useΣá t∩ ì indicatσá wherσ SHEL╠ wil∞ residσ iε memory«á Ignorσ thσ firs⌠ ▓ byte≤á anΣ ì this address is presented in the next 2 bytes as LSB MSB. P.S«á Pete≥á Broughton≤ 512δ BIO╙ support≤ thσ speeΣ modification¼á oεá thσ ì Premium machine, withou⌠ modificatioε oµ thσ SHELL.SY╙ file. è SOFTWARE SELLOUT SALE Iε orde≥ t∩ releasσ cluΓ asset≤ beinτ tieΣ u≡ iε stock¼ ╔ havσ decideΣ át∩ ì havσ áß áclearancσ salσ oµ thσ softwarσ currentl∙ helΣ iε stock« áThσ áonl∙ ì wa∙ t∩ ge⌠ you≥ greedie≤ oε thi≤ softwarσ anΣ bea⌠ thesσ price≤ i≤ illegal« ì S∩ áno≈ i≤ you≥ chancσ t∩ purchasσ ß legi⌠ version« Wheε thi≤ softwarσ áha≤ ì beeε ácleareΣ áthσ Bazaa≥ wil∞ bσ happ∙ t∩ orde≥ softwarσ fo≥ you¼ ábu⌠ áwσ ì wil∞ no⌠ kee≡ stocδ oε hand. PROGRAM NUMBER ORIGINAL SPECIAL PRICE PRICE --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEARTISTIC (Standard) 5.25" 6 $35.00 $20.00 BEEARTISTIC (Standard) 3.5" 4 $35.00 $20.00 BEEARTISTIC (PREMIUM) 3.5" 8 $35.00 $25.00 BEEARTISTIC (Trade-in) 3.5" 5 $10.00 BUNYIP ADVENTURE 5.25" 1 $10.00 FLASHPRINT 4 5.25" 8 $50.00 $30.00 FLASHPRINT 4 3.5" 3 $50.00 $30.00 KEYED SEQUENTIAL FILES 5.25" 1 $38.00 $15.00 PRINTMASTER EDITOR 3.5" 4 $25.00 $18.00 WRITE HAND MAN 5.25" 2 $40.00 $25.00 WRITE HAND MAN 3.5" 2 $40.00 $25.00 CATCHER BACK ISSUES & CATCHERS FOR DISPOSAL Followinτ ß stocδ takσ oµ ou≥ vas⌠ suppl∙ oµ Catche≥ magazine≤ ╔ proposσ t∩ ì disposσ oµ certaiε bacδ issue≤ oµ thσ Catcher« Thσ reasoε fo≥ doinτ thi≤ i≤ ì tha⌠ áthe∙ requirσ to∩ mucΦ storagσ room¼ rooφ tha⌠ ╔ canno⌠ spare« ╔ áhavσ ì extracteΣ a≤ man∙ bacδ issue≤ a≤ possiblσ t∩ makσ u≡ completσ volumσ ásets¼ ì anΣ wherσ possiblσ kep⌠ ╡ copie≤ oµ eacΦ issuσ iε eacΦ volume« Thi≤ áshoulΣ ì mee⌠ áorder≤ áfo≥ bacδ issues« Oncσ thesσ arσ gonσ bacδ ácopie≤ áshoulΣ ábσ ì availablσ froφ thσ MBU╟ P─ disk≤ (?). ListeΣ iε thσ tablσ belo≈ arσ thσ number≤ t∩ bσ disposeΣ oµ iε eacΦ áVolumσ ì Issuσ anΣ thσ nex⌠ tablσ i≤ aε indicatioε oµ wha⌠ stocδ i≤ t∩ bσ kept« CATCHER STOCK FOR DISPOSAL LIST =============================== No1 No2 No3 No4 No5 No6 No7 No8 No9 No10 No11 No12 TOTAL Vol 3 49 84 2 32 53 0 6 31 19 24 54 35 389 Vol 4 40 48 39 23 8 5 0 28 25 19 25 21 281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CATCHER - Back Issue AVAILABILITY LIST ====================================== No1 No2 No3 No4 No5 No6 No7 No8 No9 No10 No11 No12 TOTAL Vol 3 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 Vol 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 55 Vol 5 5 6 5 8 5 5 6 0 6 5 5 5 61 Vol 6 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volume 6.... 12 of each will be bound. CATCHER - BOUND Volumes AVAILABLE Vol No. ================================= ------------- Vol 2 8 Oct 83 -> Sept 84 Vol 3 5 Oct 84 -> Sept 85 Vol 4 none Oct 85 -> Sept 86 Vol 5 11 Oct 86 -> Sept 87èA⌠á thσ JUN┼ '8╕ meetinτ thosσ exces≤ issue≤ oµ Vo∞ │ ª ┤ wil∞ bσ availablσ ì FRE┼ t∩ wh∩ eve≥ want≤ them« Mai∞ order≤ NO╘ taken« N∩ reservinτ copies« Bσ ì therσ áo≥ ámis≤ out« Firs⌠ iε bes⌠ dresseΣ .....etc« Afte≥ áthi≤ ásalσ áal∞ ì copie≤ remaininτ woulΣ bσ pulped. AVTEK MODEMS for SALE A≤ previousl∙ announced¼ Compute≥ Capito∞ havσ granteΣ ß specia∞ bulδ orde≥ ì dea∞ oε AVTE╦ modems¼ fo≥ member≤ oµ thσ MBU╟ Use≥ Group« ListeΣ belo≈ áarσ ì thσ AVTE╦ modem≤ availablσ anΣ thσ pricσ t∩ MBU╟ members« Note: The price to MBUG is Retail (ExTAX) - 20% discount + 14.5% TAX PRODUCT RETAIL RETAIL CLUB CODE DESCRIPTION (Inc TAX) (Ex TAX) PRICE ===================================================================== D2022 MULTIMODEM II AAM 299.00 261.62 240.00 D2024 MULTIMODEM II AAM/BRC 375.00 328.12 300.50 D2028 MULTIMODEM II AAM/1200 FDX 449.00 392.87 360.00 D2120 MEGAMODEM MK1 349.00 305.38 280.00 D2150 MEGAMODEM 12 (V21/22) 375.00 328.12 300.50 D2170 MEGAMODEM 123 (V21/22/23) 449.00 392.87 360.00 D2155 PC MEGAMODEM 12 (V21/22) 375.00 328.12 300.50 D2175 PC MEGAMODEM 123 (V21/22/23) 449.00 392.87 360.00 D2200 MINIMODEM II (V21/23) 199.00 174.13 159.50 MINIMUM PURCHASE - 8 units Placσá aε orde≥ a⌠ thσ BAZAA╥ iµ yo⌡ arσ interesteΣ iε buyinτ onσ oµá thesσ ì modems«á Onl∙á wheεá o≥á iµá wσ ge⌠ enougΦ order≤ wσ wil∞á arrangσá ßá bulδ ì purchasσ througΦ Compute≥ Capitol. All postal orders to be sent to MBUG AUSTRALIA SALES P.O. BOX 157, NUNAWADING VICTORIA 3131 T∩ áavoiΣ delays¼ al∞ order≤ mus⌠ includσ cheque¼ posta∞ orde≥ o≥ áBankcarΣ ì authorizatioε áfo≥ thσ tota∞ amount(inc« posta∞ ª handlinτ charges)« áAllo≈ ì 2▒ day≤ fo≥ thσ returε oµ goods¼ o≥ picδ-u≡ a⌠ thσ nex⌠ 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._ _ Phone Number_ _(INC S.T.D. CODE) Code Item Quantity Price Total Cost _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Postal Fees (within Aust.) Sub-Totals Items $_ _ $10 to $20 order :$3.50 Postage & Handling Fee $_ _ $20 to $80 order :$6.00 greater than $80 :$8.50 Total Order $_ _ Certified Mail add $1.00 Security Post add $5.00 MINIMUM POSTAL ORDER $10.00 JUNE.'88. è