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Title: FOGHORN Index for Volume III (Oct 83 - Sep 84)
Date: Updated April 25, 1991
Version: 1.02
?Foghorn Volume III%all
^Subject Area Categories#$
@Each entry in this database falls into one or more of the
following categories (continued on the next screen):
*[Barcode]* *[Beginner]* *[Book]* *[BugReport]* *[Business]*
*[Communications]* *[Convert]* *[Correction]* *[CP/M]*
*[CPM+]* *[Database]* *[Education]* *[Exec]* *[FileSearch]*
*[Games/Sports]* *[General]* *[Graphics]* *[Hacking]*
*[Hardware]* *[Kaypro]* *[Labels]* *[Letters]* *[Library]*
?Foghorn Volume III%all
^Subject Area Categories#$
@Each entry in this database falls into one or more of the
following categories (continued from the previous screen):
*[Modem]* *[Monitor]* *[Morrow]* *[MS-DOS]* *[O-1]* *[OsbPC]*
*[Osb]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]* *[Rainbow]* *[Review]*
*[Spreadsheet]* *[System]* *[Tandy100]* *[TechSupp]*
*[UserGroup]* *[Util]* *[WC]* *[WordProcessing]*
*[Workbench]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n1
^Report on OCC#Oct 1983$5
@dBASE II, patches, for 80 column screen upgrade change
address 130 05 to 01; 154 80 to 50; 395a 3a to 39
*[Database]*
?Scott Piddington%v3 n1
^Okidata Paper-Out and Osborne 1 to SOL-20#Oct 1983$7
@Okidata printer paper-out switch, connecting to SOL computer
jumper cable and PIP
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Printer]* *[Util]*
?Scott Lent%v3 n1
^SuperCalc - A Spreadsheet Shortcut#Oct 1983$10
@General SuperCalc tip creating an index to variables
*[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n1
^Just Starting dBASE II#Oct 1983$11
@Simple dBASE II tutorial
*[Beginner]* *[Database]*
?Doug Hurst%v3 n1
^Using DU-V77.COM (Part II)#Oct 1983$12
@Disk Utility - DUU tutorial - Part 2
*[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Claude Ostyn%v3 n1
^Filter#Oct 1983$14
@WordStar - a filter to strip 8th bits
*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n1
^Obsolete!#Oct 1983$19
@Is your Osborne obsolete -- the question & answer applies
to most compters at some point
*[Hardware]* *[General]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n1
^Executive 1#Oct 1983$20
@Osborne Executive, Tab key instead of return key boots
Executive up B: drive instead of A: drive like the "quote"
key on the Osborne 1
*[O-1]* *[Exec]* *[Workbench]*
?Bradley Albom%v3 n1
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Oct 1983$21
@Osborne 1 keyboard falling off problems
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Bradley Albom%v3 n1
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Oct 1983$21
@How to disable ^C in MBasic POKE &H452C &H4B8B &H5559 with
new value or value > 128 to totally disable (not sure if
same in single or double density) also routine to enable ^P
to turn on printer in MBasic, also garbage collecting slows
sort programs
*[Programming]* *[Printer]*
?Bradley Albom%v3 n1
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Oct 1983$22
@Renumber lines in MBasic by merging programs, RESET
command to change disks
*[Programming]*
?Scott Piddington%v3 n1
^Okidata Microline 83A#Oct 1983$22
@Okidata printer review
*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Claude Ostyn%v3 n1
^The DataSaver from Cuesta Systems Inc - Backup Power Supply#Oct 1983$22
@Backup power system review
*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Scott Piddington%v3 n1
^Osmosis Double Sided, Double Density Board#Oct 1983$24
@Review of Osmosis brand double sided disk drive and double
density board
*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Louie Crew%v3 n1
^MailMerge for Computer-Assisted Instruction#Oct 1983$25
@Unique looping questions using WordStar's MailMerge dot
commands. pg 26 using typewriter; pg 28 proportional spacing
*[WordProcessing]*
?Patti Penning%v3 n1
^Using the Osborne as a Typewriter .. Chapter Two#Oct 1983$26
@Use of the .AV command to use WordStar and the 1983
Osborne 1 as typewriter, see pg 28 proportional spacing
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Michael Rulison%v3 n1
^A FOGgy, Extra Strength CPM System Disk#Oct 1983$27
@Mike has put his favorite utilities on one disk
*[System]* *[Util]*
?Mark Zimmer%v3 n1
^Proportional Spacing With WordStar#Oct 1983$28
@Discussion of WordStar's proportional spacing table
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n1
^Recover Missing Records in dBASE II#Oct 1983$28
@Recovering lost records from dBASE II file; enter USE command
before quitting; CLEAR command also closes files but erases
memory variables, use the RESET command to relog disks before
writing files to them
*[Hacking]* *[Database]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n2
^More on OCC#Nov 1983$3
@Osborne bankruptcy general info
*[Letters]* *[General]*
?Mike McCarthy%v3 n2
^Modems in Canada#Nov 1983$6
@Modem, Comm-Pac, Canada problems
*[Letters]* *[Communications]*
?Jonathan Angel%v3 n2
^WordStar Print Spooling#Nov 1983$7
@Print spooling patch for WordStar to edit and print
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n2
^Multi-subject Letter#Nov 1983$7
@Arrow key patches for setup program revisited See Aug 1983
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n2
^Multi-subject Letter#Nov 1983$7
@Problems with Smith Corona TP-1 printer; SuperCalc - How to
send printer codes - use comma not return between entries;
Epson printer - Osborne 1 IEEE 488 cable correct pin outs,
problems, errata, ground loop antenna interference
*[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[O-1]* *[Printer]*
*[Spreadsheet]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n2
^Multi-subject Letter#Nov 1983$8
@Canon printer/typewriter review, generally good
*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?Bob Scott%v3 n2
^Letter#Nov 1983$10
@Modem - OTERM hints
*[Letters]* *[Communications]*
?Jim Buntin%v3 n2
^Diablo 630 etc.#Nov 1983$11
@Diablo printer setup hints. Also solving full duplex to
half duplex communication problems
*[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Communications]*
?Lenny Jacobs%v3 n2
^OTERM Comments#Nov 1983$11
@Function Key commands in OTERM perform helpful functions
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]*
?Gregory Kliot%v3 n2
^Secret Terminal Menu#Nov 1983$11
@To access a "secret" Terminal menu during WordStar's
install, hit ^S
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Kate Jamerson%v3 n2
^Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You#Nov 1983$12
@General tutorial on computer use
*[Beginner]* *[System]*
?Claude Ostyn%v3 n2
^TXTSAVER#Nov 1983$14
@Assembly program to recover lost WordStar file in memory,
hints on techniques, $$$ files erased in normal end
*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Util]*
?L. Baum%v3 n2
^Hacker's Corner#Nov 1983$23
@An ASM Puzzle - can you solve it
*[Programming]* *[General]* *[Games/Sports]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n2
^Three-Piece Suit#Nov 1983$23
@Some musings on legal software development potential
*[General]*
?Bob Briggs%v3 n2
^Report on Member Interest Survey#Nov 1983$23
@Survey of 1st FOG of Silicon Valley group may be of interest
to other groups
*[General]* *[UserGroup]*
?D.L. Covill%v3 n2
^XMODEM File Transfer Protocol#Nov 1983$23
@Modem, XMODEM transfer protocol, good technical background
*[Communications]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n2
^That's Not a BUG, It's a Feature - Software Solutions#Nov 1983$25
@MBasic Save as ASCII, then use CBasic XREF.COM to cross
reference your MBasic file
*[Programming]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n2
^That's Not a BUG, It's a Feature - Software Solutions#Nov 1983$26
@WordStar patches for page length and display, also how to
get double spacing on daisywheel set .LH to 16 for double,
24 for triple
*[WordProcessing]*
?Eric Ruff%v3 n2
^MANYKEY by CompuMagic#Nov 1983$27
@Review of Manykey - key re-assignment program
*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Ron Forsythe%v3 n2
^REPORTMAKER#Nov 1983$29
@Review of REPORTMAKER a text formatting program which allows
you to add graphics to WordStar files
*[WordProcessing]* *[Graphics]* *[Review]*
?Andrew Gottlieb%v3 n2
^The Completely Intelligent Keyboard - A Review of SMARTKEY#Nov 1983$29
@Review of SMARTKEY (v 3.2) - key re-assignment program
*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Jeff Lund%v3 n2
^More Modifications for WordStar and the Epson#Nov 1983$32
@Epson printer and WordStar install with DDT
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]*
?Mehmet Pamukcu%v3 n2
^The Executive Parallel Cable#Nov 1983$33
@Osborne Executive parallel cable pin assignments
*[Exec]* *[Workbench]* *[Printer]*
?Tom Graves%v3 n2
^A Little Bit of Everything#Nov 1983$34
@Cleaning drives and BDOS Errors, multiple copying with
WordStar, dBASE II MODIFY command problems and bugs,
favorite utilities
*[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Util]* *[Osb]*
*[Workbench]*
?Bob Van Cleef%v3 n2
^Squeezing Facility SQ.COM, USQ.COM, TYPESQ.COM, PRINTSQ.COM#Nov 1983$35
@Squeezing and unsqueezing - how to and whys
*[Util]* *[Library]*
?Ian J. Curl%v3 n2
^SMARTKEY - Patch#Nov 1983$36
@One keyboard becomes two even more, SMARTKEY patch & install
also Dvorak keyboard
*[Util]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n2
^Dvorak, Anyone!#Nov 1983$35
@Dvorak keyboard layout
*[Util]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n2
^Copy "Deleted" Records#Nov 1983$38
@Saving deleted dBASE II records, packing and copying, set
alternate to and on, hints, arrays in dBASE-great hints
*[Database]*
?J.Blake Mason%v3 n2
^Arrays in dBASE II#Nov 1983$39
@Using two of dBASE's more useful programming constructs to
illustrate a method by which array-like logic in may be
simulated in dBASE II
*[Database]*
?L. Baum%v3 n2
^Lie to Your Report Generator .. dBASE II Won't Mind#Nov 1983$40
@Fooling the dBASE II report generator to make it do what
YOU want transferring files to SuperCalc and back
*[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]*
?Paul D. Bullock%v3 n2
^Procedure to Transfer Data Between dBASE II and SuperCalc#Nov 1983$41
@Transferring dBASE II files to SuperCalc and back
*[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]*
?Warren Hamblet & Gale Rhoades%v3 n2
^Index to the Second Year (Vol II) of FOGHORN#Nov 1983$42
@Index to volume II (Oct 83 - Sep 84) FOGHORNs
*[General]*
?Don Rowe%v3 n3
^Gentlepersons,#Dec 1983$4
@Osborne 1 IEEE 488 cabling connections and codes for screen
underlining and half intensity (1b,6a instead of 1b,62 hex)
Gemini printer codes, page 5 increasing baud rate, other keys
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Printer]*
?Duane Austin%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$4
@Gemini printer codes, page 5 increasing baud rate, other keys
*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?Edward P. Grant%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$5
@WordStar, print while editing spooling patch see October 83
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Sonja Bender%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$5
@Increasing baud rate by hardware mod
*[Letters]* *[Workbench]*
?Thomas Jones%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$5
@Experiment shows what "other" Osborne keys will print
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Irvine A. Hill%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$6
@Personal Pearl, fix for disk search for overlay files
*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Herb Harmison%v3 n3
^Dear Readers#Dec 1983$8
@NEC Spinwriter 5530 printer info
*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?Herb Harmison%v3 n3
^Dear FOGHORN#Dec 1983$8
@Install fan for cooling hardware, problems, heat
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?James E. Manson%v3 n3
^Dear Gale#Dec 1983$9
@BDOS Errors and light dimmers; silicon controlled rectifiers
(SCRs); complaints about SuperCalc instructions in manual
*[Letters]* *[Hardware]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?John Matthiessen Blow%v3 n3
^TELEX#Dec 1983$10
@Modem, COMM-PAC, AMCALL update info TELEX protocol,
see page 12 on inside comm-pac and heat problems
*[Letters]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?Cleve P. Garvin%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$12
@On inside comm-pac and heat problems
*[Letters]* *[Modem]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]*
?Unknown%v3 n3
^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$12
@WordStar, getting back lost memory a flaky fix maybe
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Robert B. Kavinoky%v3 n3
^SYSGEN for the Osborne O-1 Novice#Dec 1983$13
@SYSGEN tutorial -- virtually identical on all CP/M systems
*[System]* *[Beginner]* *[Util]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n3
^Fog's RCP/M - the First Month#Dec 1983$13
@Modem, Use of Fog BBS, upload with AMCALL use XMODEM RC to
get Checksum rather than CRC error checking hint
*[Beginner]* *[Communications]*
?Burt L. Fielding%v3 n3
^An Argument for the Metric System#Dec 1983$15
@MBasic program to convert from U.S. measure to metric
*[Programming]*
?Ron Forsythe%v3 n3
^SLOTS, An MBASIC Program#Dec 1983$17
@MBasic slot machine program, hints routines, etc
*[Programming]* *[Games/Sports]*
?Byron A. McKay, SysOp%v3 n3
^A Sample Session on the PicoNET RCPM#Dec 1983$21
@Details of how to sign on and screen displays that you see
*[Communications]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n3
^Regarding the dBASE II Patches#Dec 1983$27
@How to use DDT on the Osborne 1 and SID on the Osborne
Executive to install dBASE II patches, see also Oct 1983
*[O-1]* *[Exec]* *[Database]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n3
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Dec 1983$27
@Direct cursor addressing in MBasic, USR assembly linkage
program function, trapping ^C (and everything else poke
ef59,1 to unlock with 255, CBasic
*[Programming]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n3
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Dec 1983$27
@Some C language routines for the Z80 (not the 8080)
*[Programming]*
?Frederick Klarmeyer%v3 n3
^Selectone Interface to the Olivetti Praxis 35 Typewriter#Dec 1983$29
@Review of Olivetti printer,
*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Frederick Klarmeyer%v3 n3
^CB80 - The CBasic Compiler#Dec 1983$29
@Review of the CB80 CBasic compiler
*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Jim McLaughlin%v3 n3
^Adjustment of Drives#Dec 1983$31
@Fixing physical disk drive speed problems, fixes, also speed
up software patch address ef13
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[Hacking]*
?Jim McHutchion%v3 n3
^Disk Drive FAST.DOC#Dec 1983$31
@Speed up MPI drives with software patch at address EF13h
*[Hacking]* *[O-1]*
?Brian Rau%v3 n3
^A DDT Hint#Dec 1983$31
@How many pages to save using DDT
*[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?David J. Purser%v3 n3
^Using a parallel Smith Corona TP-1 Printer W/ the Osborne 1#Dec 1983$32
@Review of the TP-1 Smith Corona printer
*[Printer]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Mike Rulison%v3 n3
^Digging for Gold#Dec 1983$32
@PIP handles problem with an extra character in the filename
that WordStar and TYPE could not
*[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n3
^From the Puppy Farm#Dec 1983$33
@dBASE II, general tutorial
*[Database]*
?Sylvia Tobias%v3 n3
^3-Across Labels with dBASE II#Dec 1983$33
@Three across mailing labels, 3 across, hints
*[Database]* *[Labels]*
?Jon Dilday%v3 n3
^Correction for the WordStar Spooler#Dec 1983$39
@WordStar printer spooling patch errata, while editing, re:
Oct 1983 Portable Companion
*[WordProcessing]* *[Correction]* *[Printer]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n3
^Using the IEEE-488 Port on the Executive#Dec 1983$41
@Osborne Executive, IEEE port info and usage
*[Exec]* *[Printer]*
?I.D. Kitching%v3 n4
^Dear Editor#Jan 1984$8
@Response to criticism of Osmosis DD upgrade for the O-1
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Edward P. Grant%v3 n4
^Dear FOGHORN#Jan 1984$9
@TRS-80 to Osborne connection, interface between computers,
Radio Shack, PIP
*[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n4
^Keyboard Cable, Pad and SFK Notecards#Jan 1984$11
@Extra cable tucked in keyboard, pull out for more length, put
foam on bottom of keyboard, SFK commands on crib sheet
*[Beginner]* *[O-1]*
?Charles L. Pyles%v3 n4
^WordStar Plus dBASE II#Jan 1984$11
@Putting WordStar and dBASE II programs on the same disk
helps with programming
*[Beginner]* *[Database]* *[Programming]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n4
^To Flip or Not to Flip#Jan 1984$11
@Flipping floppy disks
*[Hardware]* *[Workbench]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n4
^Software Solutions#Jan 1984$12
@Changing default drive in MBasic, RESET command to change
disks after writing, same for dBASE II, change logged use
POKE 61383,00 for A: drive, 01 for B: drive (double density)
*[Programming]* *[O-1]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n4
^New Questions#Jan 1984$12
@POKE in MBasic to toggle printer 57612,205 on; 195 off;
Errata for ^C toggle doesn't work when RUN(ning) a program
*[Correction]* *[Programming]* *[Printer]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n4
^Foot^Control#Jan 1984$15
@Foot pedal control key saves keystrokes
*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Seth Emerson%v3 n4
^TTX-1014 Daisy Wheel Printer#Jan 1984$15
@TTX printer install for WordStar
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n4
^Everything You Wanted to Know About OVERSCAN!#Jan 1984$18
@CRT overscanning explained
*[Monitor]* *[Workbench]*
?P. Thomas Riley%v3 n4
^BDOS Recovery (Made Simple)#Jan 1984$19
@Saving WordStar 2.26 file in memory using submit file
starting address is 7321; all may not be in memory if it all
hasn't been read
*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n4
^Proportional Spacing With WordStar and Daisywheel Printers#Jan 1984$19
@Writing Consultants for proportional spacing in WordStar
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Irene Cohen%v3 n4
^Castle Remodeling#Jan 1984$22
@Randomization in MBasic using routine
*[Programming]*
?Gerald Stinson%v3 n4
^PROLOG Interest#Jan 1984$28
@Brief review of PROLOG
*[Programming]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n4
^Correction Regarding Copying "DELETED" Records#Jan 1984$32
@dBASE II, errata, Nov 1984, on copying deleted records
*[Correction]* *[Database]*
?William J. Bean%v3 n4
^dBASE II User Function Keys#Jan 1984$32
@Special function keys need spaces to work in dBASE II 2.3b
*[Database]* *[Util]*
?Hanns V. Trostli%v3 n4
^Portugese Characters#Jan 1984$33
@Portuguese characters in WordStar on the Epson printer
*[WordProcessing]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n4
^Osborne Users Will Not be left Out in the Cold!#Jan 1984$33
@OCC bankruptcy and more
*[General]*
?Kirk Risinger%v3 n4
^Flip Those Disks! Version 2#Jan 1984$38
@On flipping floppy disks - template provided
*[Hardware]* *[Workbench]*
?David Oates%v3 n5
^Co-processors, Emulators, etc. #Feb 1984$4
@Request for reviews on co-processors, 8088 16-bit converters
*[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]*
?Michael Dawson%v3 n5
^Dear Gale#Feb 1984$6
@SMARTKEY problems with ZCPR but run from library may be okay
*[Letters]* *[System]* *[Util]*
?Brad Schock%v3 n5
^Fog Members, and Friends#Feb 1984$6
@Modem, Deaf communications, via TTY TDD
*[Letters]* *[General]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]*
?Lowell L. Ashbaugh%v3 n5
^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1984$7
@MBasic, Renumbering lines using WordStar Search and Replace
for GOTO/GOSUB by saving ASCII file
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]*
?Lowell L. Ashbaugh%v3 n5
^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1984$7
@Using WordStar's MailMerge to break a file into smaller
parts to edit; print by saving & deleting blocks, .fi prints
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Greg Dahl%v3 n5
^Dear Editor#Feb 1984$8
@Relocating WordStar's page number column in non-standard
pitch use .PC n where n = half of page width, dot commands
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Michael Northrop%v3 n5
^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1984$8
@Transferring data between dBASE II and SuperCalc; small fix
for an earlier article for converting data between them
*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]*
?Jim Woolley%v3 n5
^Tips for Tyros#Feb 1984$9
@Playing with the pitch of spaces in WordStar can help center
'wide','narrow', 'expanded', etc. text
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Jim Woolley%v3 n5
^Tips for Tyros#Feb 1984$9
@SuperCalc's eXecute command, how to, also DUU, DDT to modify
contents of cell to send non-standard codes to printer
*[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n5
^A First Look at Programming With MBasic#Feb 1984$10
@MBasic tutorial, hints, routines
*[Beginner]* *[Programming]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n5
^Files and MBasic#Feb 1984$10
@MBasic input output routines to write and read files
*[Programming]*
?Dave Ring%v3 n5
^C From the Top Down#Feb 1984$12
@Part 1 of a 4 part tutorial on C routines & languages
*[Programming]*
?Doug Hurst%v3 n5
^A Threefer#Feb 1984$15
@Assembly tutorial, routines, languages
*[Programming]* *[Book]* *[Review]*
?Michael Hardwick%v3 n5
^OSDEX Makes the Manual Less Complex#Feb 1984$18
@Review of OSDEX, an index for the BLUE O-1 manual
*[O-1]* *[Book]* *[Review]*
?Mel Hulse%v3 n5
^The Cermetek, InfoMate 212A Modem#Feb 1984$19
@Review of InfoMate 212A modem, good product, how to use it
(NOT Hayes compatible)
*[Modem]* *[Review]* *[Communications]*
?Jerry Boyce%v3 n5
^Courier/Password Modem#Feb 1984$22
@Courier/Password modem review
*[Modem]* *[Review]* *[Communications]*
?Ian Curl%v3 n5
^ASTMOD Quick and East AUTOST.COM Customization Program#Feb 1984$23
@Review of ASTMOD an autostart modification program for the O-1
*[O-1]* *[Review]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?Bob Scott%v3 n5
^Use of Function Keys From OTERM4#Feb 1984$26
@Modem, OTERM4 tutorial and clarification of Nov 83 article
*[Communications]*
?Gobind Singh Khalsa%v3 n5
^Print Universal Product Code on the MX-80#Feb 1984$26
@Bar code reader program in MBasic
*[Printer]* *[Programming]* *[Business]* *[Barcode]*
?Greg Dahl%v3 n5
^Another Fan Fan#Feb 1984$26
@Fan to cool hot Osborne, hardware, problems fixes
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Bob Scott%v3 n5
^TRS-80 Model 100s's... Making Them Talk to Ozzie#Feb 1984$27
@Osborne 1 to TRS 80 interface, PIP between computers
*[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* *[O-1]*
?Ian Curl%v3 n5
^SMARTKEY - Automation#Feb 1984$28
@Automating the loading of SMARTKEY key codes with submit
*[Util]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n5
^System Tips A Few More Tips#Feb 1984$29
@WordStar patch WSPATCH2; Canon printer codes for
superscripts and subscripts
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n5
^System Tips A Few More Tips#Feb 1984$29
@CRT causes problems, shielding; if printer initialization
string is 'wrong' may cause printer problems
*[Printer]* *[Monitor]*
?Tom Graves%v3 n5
^A Little Bit of Everything#Feb 1984$30
@Fan for cooling, Radio Shack TRS 80 model 100 connections
*[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* *[O-1]*
?Tom Graves%v3 n5
^A Little Bit of Everything#Feb 1984$30
@Review, of UNIFORM disk format conversion and free
KAYPRO.COM to do the same for Osborne to Kaypro
*[Review]* *[Kaypro]* *[O-1]* *[Convert]*
?Tom Graves%v3 n5
^A Little Bit of Everything#Feb 1984$31
@Terminal emulation, ^Z (Hex 1A) used to clear screen
*[Communications]* *[Programming]*
?Kappy Kaplan%v3 n5
^COMM-PAC, OSBMDM76 and OSMODN#Feb 1984$31
@The Comm-Pac Modem and various programs to run it, including
assembly language code to turn it on and off
*[Modem]* *[Communications]* *[Programming]*
?Gobind Singh Khalsa%v3 n5
^Plot TRS-80 Style Pixel Graphics#Feb 1984$32
@MBasic program to do graphics on the Osborne 1
*[O-1]* *[Programming]*
?Gobind Singh Khalsa%v3 n5
^Unprotecting Protected Basics#Feb 1984$33
@Unprotect a BASIC program using DDT, DUU
*[Programming]*
?John Anthony Kret%v3 n5
^Printing Control Codes#Feb 1984$35
@Sending dBASE II printer code strings to printer with
CHR(xx) function
*[Database]* *[Printer]*
?Jim Woolley%v3 n5
^Fog Disk Library News#Feb 1984$36
@Patching UNLOAD.COM for 0100h address default else 0000
default change address 02ef from 00 to 01
(may not be your version of UNLOAD)
*[Library]* *[Hacking]* *[Programming]*
?Jim Woolley%v3 n5
^Fog Disk Library#Feb 1984$36
@INDEX program on FOG-APP.006, used with WordStar, uses 66
line page, not 55, but print to disk yields proper page
length may work; also .PA defines page ok
*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n5
^Executive Library Notes#Feb 1984$40
@RECOVER.COM for crashed dBASE II files, self-documenting
*[Exec]* *[Library]* *[Database]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n5
^Executive Library Notes#Feb 1984$40
@CP/M 3.0 can't save 0k files but can copy
existing or change group allocation with DDT or DUU
*[Exec]* *[Library]* *[CPM+]*
?Sorcim%v3 n6
^Fixes for the Osborne Versions of SuperCalc#Mar 1984$4
@SuperCalc2 patches and fixes for screen painting problems,
manual recalc problems, printer bugs
*[Spreadsheet]* *[Hacking]*
?David Oates%v3 n6
^From The Editor - "Author Unknown"#Mar 1984$5
@On submitting articles. Also co-processors, 8088 RAMdisk
*[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]*
?Ben L. Clark%v3 n6
^Dear Reader#Mar 1984$7
@0k file immediately re-executes last .COM file (like ZCPR Go
function); useful function key settings for WordStar
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[CP/M]* *[Util]*
?Dean Lensing%v3 n6
^Dear FOGHORN:#Mar 1984$8
@WordStar, Okidata printer install codes, Fingerprint Epson
printer box to control control codes
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Bryan G. Gaggs%v3 n6
^Epson <--> Fingerprint#Mar 1984$8
@Fingerprint, a plug-in device to access advanced features
of the Epson
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n6
^Dear Fog:#Mar 1984$10
@MPI Disk drive speed-up program FAST.COM; hints on AUTOST
assembly language to eliminate logo; WordStar load with FAST
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]*
?John Gaudio%v3 n6
^A Second Look at Programming With MBasic#Mar 1984$12
@2nd MBasic tutorial on creating input and output files
*[Beginner]* *[Programming]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n6
^Rigging a Go-To-Page Key#Mar 1984$12
@Use WordStar's Find function to find 55 ^N returns defining
a page: allows search for pages
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Bob Hamilton%v3 n6
^Patch WordStar to help Level 2#Mar 1984$13
@Patch for WordStar's 2.26 Help level at 0360h address
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$13
@Avoiding MBasic's time-consuming "Garbage Collection"
(Roy Schera)
*[Programming]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$13
@Okidata Microline 92 and Mannesmann Tally MT160 patches for
WordStar (Jim Switz & Douglas First)
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$48
@Setting up and storing special WordStar margins (Ben Cohen)
*[WordProcessing]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$48
@Blinking cursor in WordStar (Ben Cohen)
*[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$48
@Page length must account for top and bottom margins in
WordStar. (Ben Cohen & Daybreak)
*[WordProcessing]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6
^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$49
@Printing condensed characters with SuperCalc
*[Spreadsheet]*
?Bob Hamilton%v3 n6
^WordStar Blinking Cursor and Arrow Keys Auto-Switched#Mar 1984$33
@WordStar blinking cursor key patch & arrow key redefinition
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Scott Stockton%v3 n6
^Blink the Cursor #Mar 1984$33
@WordStar blinking cursor patch (listing on pg 51)
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Jonathan Owens%v3 n6
^Disk Doctor for Double Density#Mar 1984$33
@Disk Doctor fix for double density install sectors 40 for
double, 20 single, low sector 0, tracks 40
*[Hacking]* *[O-1]*
?Jonathan Owens%v3 n6
^User Area Numbers#Mar 1984$34
@PIP and moving files between user areas
*[Util]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n6
^Redirecting AUTOST.COM to Use DATTIM.COM#Mar 1984$35
@Modifying AUTOST to load Supercalc's DATTIM date routine
with SUBMIT
*[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n6
^Using the dBASE II REPORT Command for Mailing Labels#Mar 1984$35
@Using dBASE II's Report function to do mailing labels,
'plain' format for report skips headings, semi colon force
carriage return line feed
*[Database]* *[Labels]*
?Jeffrey Evans%v3 n6
^Searching in dBASE II#Mar 1984$37
@Using dBASE II's substring $ function to search for any
string in a field, other hints
*[Database]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n6
^Crude Graphics With dBASE II#Mar 1984$37
@How to display database numbers in graphic form similar to
SuperCalc graphics
*[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n6
^Executive Bugs#Mar 1984$43
@How to handle Executive "BIOS error device PRNTR not ready
unassign this device (Y or N)" message; MBasic characters
ignored, external video port, jitter in CRT display
*[Exec]* *[Monitor]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n7
^OCC Bulletin#Apr 1984$6
@Osborne bankruptcy claim forms
*[General]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n7
^Re: dBASE II and WordStar#Apr 1984$9
@dBASE II, errata Dec 1983 @ symbols omitted; mailing labels,
hints; see page 10 for 2.4 80 column update patches
*[Correction]* *[Database]* *[Labels]*
?Thomas Graves%v3 n7
^A Little Bit of Everything!#Apr 1984$10
@SuperCalc, dBASE, WordStar upgrade offers; UNIFORM,
file disk formatting and SWEEP interface problems
*[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Stan Symons%v3 n7
^Dear Gale,#Apr 1984$12
@Send printer codes directly, either set up a function to be
<ESC> or in WordStar send ^P^[ then next character
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7
^Help, Hints and More#Apr 1984$12
@Changing program prompts or menus with DU-V77, many messages
end with 00. (Be careful some are specific to version.)
Keeping plugs clean; do-it-yourself foot pedal and joystick
connections; Quarter line, superscripts & subscripts on Epson
*[Letters]* *[Hardware]* *[Util]* *[Printer]* *[Library]*
*[Hacking]* *[Workbench]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7
^Help, Hints and More#Apr 1984$13
@DEC Rainbow to Osborne patch, interface & transfers
*[Communications]* *[Convert]* *[O-1]* *[Rainbow]*
?Bob Stepno%v3 n7
^Note-Taking and Concatenating Files#Apr 1984$14
@WordStar note taking with block maneuvers; concatenation
using PIP
*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Beginner]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7
^Software Solutions#Apr 1984$15
@MBasic patches for trapping ^C, poke &h425C,CH; poke
&h48B8,CH; poke &h5559,CH where CH is ASCII for new character
or > 128 to totally disable (Sam Slonkosky)
*[Programming]*
?Bradley S Albom%v3 n7
^Software Solutions#Apr 1984$15
@SuperCalc patches for 52 to 80 column screen display address
in ddt of 02f0 of actual spreadsheet, see article for other
attempts (Jerry Silverstein) (David Ring)
*[Spreadsheet]* *[Hacking]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7
^Software Solutions#Apr 1984$18
@WordStar patch for Help features address 360 for level and
00 or ff at 361 for message or not; Use DUU or DDT
(Steven and Debra Dyk)
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7
^New Problems#Apr 1984$18
@WordStar problem using R command giving error message may be
associated with math version; Writing Consultants address and
phone no. for proportional spacing (Bob Stepno)
*[WordProcessing]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7
^New Problems#Apr 1984$18
@Modem, AMCALL, Comm-Pac problems on Fog BBS, and others
*[Communications]*
?Timothy Perrin%v3 n7
^Terminal and Printer Commands in MBasic#Apr 1984$19
@MBasic screen addressing and printer codes, a good easy
subroutine to do it and graphics, cursor control, macro
substitution
*[Programming]*
?Dave Ring%v3 n7
^C From the Top Down - Part 3#Apr 1984$19
@C language, 3rd part of tutorial
*[Programming]*
?Cheryl Peterson%v3 n7
^BBS User Quality#Apr 1984$24
@Comments on BBSes; how to use them; how some users misbehave
*[Communications]* *[General]*
?Cheryl Peterson%v3 n7
^Osborne Service#Apr 1984$24
@Some comments on service repair of Osborne 1
*[O-1]*
?Frank Muennemann%v3 n7
^Quickie Review of Juki 6100 Daisywheel Printer#Apr 1984$26
@Review of Juki printer
*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?David Haldeman%v3 n7
^Real Time Clock for Ozzie#Apr 1984$26
@JG Communications real time clock review
Enter @t and @d to send time and date printed document
*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?J. Nick Barker%v3 n7
^Drive C#Apr 1984$31
@Review of Drive C RAM Disk for Osborne
*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Byron Davies%v3 n7
^Address Book#Apr 1984$32
@Address book software written in CBasic
*[Review]* *[Programming]* *[Business]*
?J. Nick Barker%v3 n7
^Australia (hot climate) and a Lightweight Ozzie#Apr 1984$33
@Solving heat problems with fan
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Frank Dunaway%v3 n7
^Use DU-V77 to Recover from Diskette Directory Crashes#Apr 1984$33
@Use DUU to recover BDOS Errors, force a read and
re-write of sector(s) with problems; also use SuperZAP
*[Util]* *[Library]* *[Hacking]*
?Scott Ingels%v3 n7
^CONVERT.BAS#Apr 1984$34
@Converting MBasic O-1 to Executive; PEEK & POKE routines
*[Exec]* *[Convert]* *[Programming]*
?Jonathan Owens%v3 n7
^OSBAUD With Modem7 and AMCALL#Apr 1984$36
@Review of OSBAUD board; problems with it and
Comm-Pac AMCALL package when setting rate
*[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?Frank Dunaway%v3 n7
^DDT Hint Revisited#Apr 1984$36
@How many pages to save with DDT
*[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Charles F. Wellen%v3 n7
^Printing With the Smith-Corona Memory Correct III Messenger#Apr 1984$37
@Smith-Corona printer review, setup and installation routine
*[Printer]*
?Al de la Torre%v3 n7
^CHGCHAR.COM - Change Character Program#Apr 1984$38
@Assembly language program to change a character string in a
file, hints, routines; did it but had some problems
*[Programming]*
?Jonathan Owens%v3 n7
^How to Get 19200 Baud and Other Serial Port Options#Apr 1984$40
@Baud rate assembly program, DDT; temp reset(able) or disk
change for CP/M; table of serial port codes, stop bit,
parity, word length
*[Hacking]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]* *[Programming]*
?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n7
^System Tips#Apr 1984$41
@WordStar: end page break display ^op; convoluted method of
counting words; 2.26 column printing; PIP to strip 8th bit;
many misc. hardware tips
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hardware]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7
^System Tips - Unformatted Disk Errors#Apr 1984$42
@Disk drive hub slipping, pulley fix problems; key board
latch problems, closing up, on light using external video
port power
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7
^System Tips - DEC Rainbow#Apr 1984$43
@Disk formatting between DEC Rainbow and Osborne, conversion
*[Rainbow]* *[O-1]* *[Convert]*
?Unknown%v3 n7
^SuperCalc Quickie#Apr 1984$43
@SuperCalc /R(eplicate) and /P(rotect) command to save
horizontal and vertical lines
*[Spreadsheet]*
?Dave Haldeman%v3 n7
^MBasic Error Messages#Apr 1984$43
@MBasic error messages which can be printed
*[Programming]*
?Forrest Wilcox%v3 n7
^Save Space in dBASE II#Apr 1984$45
@dBASE II, using DDT, etc. to shorten excess files look for
1AHex, eliminate excess beyond sector boundary then save file
*[Database]*
?Mark Scaramella%v3 n7
^Fishing for Mackerels in the dBASE II Sea#Apr 1984$45
@Using dBASE II MACROS & Osborne 1 Function keys dBASE II
macro substitution by using memory file; function key usage
*[Database]*
?Ron Coiner%v3 n7
^dBASE II - Don't Give Up on Report Forms#Apr 1984$47
@Macro substitution may be used in report function; other
hints on altering defaults once the REPORT.FRM is generated
*[Database]*
?Ashton Tate%v3 n7
^dBASE II 80 Column Patch#Apr 1984$48
@dBASE II, 80 column patch address 0130 from 05
to 01; 0154 80 to 50; 2.3b 395a from 3a to 39;
2.4 39e3 3a to 39
*[Database]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n7
^External Video Fix for the Executive#Apr 1984$50
@Osborne Executive CRT, monitor overscanning problems & fixes
*[Exec]* *[Monitor]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n8
^The RBBS - RCP/M#May 1984$7
@Modem, Fog BBS - a how-to-use tutorial
*[Communications]*
?James R. Vilgos%v3 n8
^Dear FOGHORN#May 1984$8
@TRS 80 Model 100 to Osborne link up interface connection
*[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]*
?Russell Reed%v3 n8
^Dear FOGHORN#May 1984$9
@Voice and speech interface, foreign language, hardware link
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[WC]*
?Bob Hamilton%v3 n8
^More About The Library#May 1984$12
@In praise of ZCPR and its features
*[Letters]* *[System]* *[Library]*
?Neil Halava%v3 n8
^Dear Editor#May 1984$12
@Use DUU to map tracks and place popular software close to
directory to shorten disk seeks and searches
*[Letters]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Neil McCubbin%v3 n8
^Converting 52 Column Supercalc Files to 80 Columns#May 1984$13
@SuperCalc 52 to 80 column info, load part, specify all then
save, i.e. /L(oad) B:Filename respond /P(art), give full
dimensions then /S(ave)
*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[O-1]*
?Joseph Bousquet%v3 n8
^A WordStar PRINT Key#May 1984$15
@Using WordStar's block commands to save file or part and
then printing it as a new name while editing as current file
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n8
^WordStar Workshop, etc.#May 1984$16
@WordStar - first time user info, tutorial
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n8
^WordStar Workshop, Etc.#May 1984$16
@CPM, CP/M, system. Use duu or other utility to move file
directory to new user area so it is available to 2 users at
same time (DUPUSER21)
*[Beginner]* *[Util]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8
^This Month's Solutions#May 1984$17
@Ways of copying from Osborne to IBM disk format
*[Convert]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8
^Flipping Floppies#May 1984$18
@More on how to make use of two sides of disks when you have
only a single sided disk drive
*[Workbench]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8
^Hardware Replacement Parts#May 1984$18
@New power supply and address of company manufacturer
*[Hardware]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8
^New Problems#May 1984$18
@Disabling ^C in MBasic
*[Programming]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8
^New Problems#May 1984$18
@Z80 and 8080 versions of David Fox's fgets() and puts()
in Software Toolworks' C compared
*[Programming]*
?Burt L. Fielding%v3 n8
^MCI Mail#May 1984$20
@Modem, MCI Mail and how to use
*[Communications]*
?Al de la Torre%v3 n8
^MYLOGO#May 1984$20
@How to alter the Autostart logo with Osboard graphics
program, assembly language, hints, routines
*[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Graphics]*
?Doug Hurst%v3 n8
^Using DU.COM (Part 3)#May 1984$22
@DUU tutorial, how to Yank and Save files
*[Library]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n8
^OZDEX: An Index for the Blue Osborne Manual#May 1984$25
@OZDEX manual which completely indexes the Osborne manual
*[O-1]* *[Book]* *[Review]*
?Ron Coiner%v3 n8
^Foot Switch for Keyboard Inputs#May 1984$25
@Foot pedal to control shift, enter, control keys cheap and
'easy' including Radio Shack part numbers & full instructions
*[Hardware]* *[Review]* *[Workbench]*
?Rich Slata%v3 n8
^Teaching Is Easy#May 1984$26
@Review of Teaching Is Easy (TIE) to make test screen for
question and answer sessions, good; SEEKEASY a free form
data base system
*[Review]* *[Beginner]* *[Database]*
?Byron Davies%v3 n8
^SeekEasy#May 1984$27
@Review of SeekEasy a free form data base system
*[Review]* *[Database]*
?Warren L. Dowler%v3 n8
^Searching for BDOS Errors#May 1984$31
@Program and SUBMIT file to create endless loop to test
system failure, problems, fixes
*[Workbench]* *[Programming]*
?Lincoln Jones%v3 n8
^Accessing the Outside World Through MBASIC#May 1984$31
@MBasic program to read the IEEE 488 port & external devices
*[Hacking]* *[Programming]*
?Frank Dunaway%v3 n8
^On Using FINDBAD#May 1984$32
@FINDBAD to lock out bad sector allocation groups in locked
file until disk is reformatted; then copy good file to new
good sectors
*[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Frank Muennemann%v3 n8
^Patch OCC BIOS Increase Drive Speeds/Access/Program Loading#May 1984$33
@Patch to change CP/M tracks (BIOS) to speed up disk drive
rather than separate program
*[O-1]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Neil McCubbin%v3 n8
^Using Your Osborne 1 With Battery Power#May 1984$33
@Battery power to the Osborne, cheap method; fan in tan case
model for heat build up problems
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Neil McCubbin%v3 n8
^Cooling the Tan Case Osbornes#May 1984$33
@Fan in tan case model for heat build up problems
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Hale Bradt%v3 n8
^WordStar Installation: Osborne & the NEC 8023 A/C (or N)#May 1984$35
@NEC printer installation in WordStar with Greek scientific
characters; for BMC Micro Graphic impact dot printer also
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]*
?Unknown%v3 n8
^To Install BMC Micro Graphic Impact Dot Printer Model BX 80#May 1984$35
@Installation notes for BMC Micro Graphic impact dot printer
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n8
^Graphics Display with dBASE II, Part 1#May 1984$35
@First part of Osborne 1 block graphics in dBASE II tutorial;
also other hints and routines
*[O-1]* *[Database]*
?Jim Woolley%v3 n8
^Fog Disk Library#May 1984$37
@Errata for MBasic stock portfolio program in library (Jim
Valenzuela). Confusion in DOC file for OTSETUP.DOC suggested
correction. (C. Ostyn)
*[Correction]* *[Library]* *[Programming]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n8
^Some Fixes for the Executive Monitor Problems#May 1984$44
@Problems, fixes, monitor, CRT, resistors to quiet fan down
*[Exec]* *[Monitor]*
?Don Rowe%v3 n8
^Executive Perspectives#May 1984$45
@Errata for cabling and other info on programs, good
general articles on Executive and CP/M+
*[Correction]* *[Exec]* *[CPM+]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n8
^Miscellaneous Notes#May 1984$48
@Using WINSTALL with WordStar, display of version of
SuperCalc loaded, Using the Comm-Pac modem, a DEL key
(CTRL-question mark), and more
*[Exec]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n8
^The Osborne PC A New Machine Revealed#May 1984$45
@Osborne entry into the IBM MS-DOS world
*[OsbPC]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n8
^Correction#May 1984$55
@dBASE II Errata in April 1984 article - how much to 'save'
when patching: SAVE 71 DBASE.COM is correct
*[Database]* *[Correction]* *[Hacking]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n9
^Fog RCP/Ms#Jun 1984$4
@Modem, Fog BBS hints
*[Communications]*
?David Oates%v3 n9
^From the Editor#Jun 1984$7
@Correcting sending SuperCalc setup codes to printer
*[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* *[Correction]* *[Printer]*
?Thomas L. Glaser%v3 n9
^Dear Editor#Jun 1984$8
@Review of Osmosis, 80 col board, disk drive speed up, seems
same as others osboard graphics, problems with drive
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Harris Goldman%v3 n9
^80 Column That Works!#Jun 1984$9
@Review of Nuevo 80 col board,
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Al de la Torres%v3 n9
^OSBOARD#Jun 1984$9
@OSBOARD graphics, drive speed up patch problems with drive
*[Letters]* *[Graphics]* *[O-1]*
?Jeffrey L. Harkins%v3 n9
^Praise for Password#Jun 1984$12
@US Robotics Password modem, good review
*[Letters]* *[Modem]*
?Michael Rulison%v3 n9
^Dear FOGHORN#Jun 1984$12
@Problems with drive needed ^C or RESET to log drive in
*[Letters]* *[Beginner]*
?Clarence E. Shepard%v3 n9
^80 Col. Osborne & Osborne External Monitor#Jun 1984$13
@Osborne CRT monitor problems
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Monitor]*
?Craig F. Feied%v3 n9
^Dear Gale:#Jun 1984$14
@WordStar patches to log drive B:, Arrow Keys and blinking
cursor, in any size CP/M. (Enhancer author), assembly hints;
NSWP, NSweep, NewSWeeP, how to squeeze and set status;
WD-40 no-no on printer ribbons, keyboard fixes
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
*[Workbench]* *[Library]*
?Dave Brast%v3 n9
^Dear FOGHORN#Jun 1984$16
@dBASE II, patches, special function keys SFK bug
*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Frederick Klarmeyer%v3 n9
^Dear Fog:#Jun 1984$16
@MATH only works on WordStar versions 2.26 & 3.0;
Wavering Osborne Executive screen
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Monitor]* *[Exec]*
?Gene Nelson%v3 n9
^Dear Fog,#Jun 1984$16
@Comm-Pac modem and how it works, Ring detect etc
*[Letters]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]*
?Bob Evans%v3 n9
^Dear Editor#Jun 1984$17
@Smith-Corona Deville III Messenger printer interface and
cabling; WordStar settings
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Michael Wong%v3 n9
^Dear Editor:#Jun 1984$18
@Disks, drives, speed problems, repairs, replacement parts,
CRT, monitor, is configured like Lear-Siegler ADM 3A terminal
*[Letters]* *[Monitor]* *[O-1]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9
^MailMerge Data Files#Jun 1984$19
@WordStar/MailMerge bugs on missing labels dot commands
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Labels]*
?Bruce Robinson%v3 n9
^Dear Editor:#Jun 1984$19
@WordStar patch point addresses
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Elwin E. Young%v3 n9
^Dear FOGHORN#Jun 1984$19
@Use a different terminal hardware
*[Letters]* *[Hardware]*
?Gerhard Barth%v3 n9
^How to Write a message for Uploading to an RBBS#Jun 1984$21
@How to upload pre-written messages
*[Beginner]* *[Communications]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9
^Mailers for Disks#Jun 1984$21
@Template for making disk mailers
*[Beginner]* *[Printer]* *[General]*
?Carl Warner%v3 n9
^1200 Baud vs 300 Baud - Which Should You Have#Jun 1984$22
@Modem - critique of 300 v 1200 baud
*[Communications]* *[Modem]*
?Chris Hill%v3 n9
^The Elements of Programming Style#Jun 1984$27
@This book may make your coding time more worthwhile;
programming style, efficiency etc
*[Book]* *[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Jim Butchart%v3 n9
^MicroPro Upgrade WordStar/MailMerge 3.3 & Install for Epson#Jun 1984$28
@WordStar patches for version 3.3 for MailMerge and Epson
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]*
?Bill Boyer %v3 n9
^How to Make Your TRS-80 Model 100 Talk to Your Osborne O1#Jun 1984$30
@Modem, TRS 80 Model 100 to Osborne connection
*[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* *[O-1]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9
^UNDELETE Key for WordStar#Jun 1984$30
@Make an UNDELETE function key for WordStar: save block in
standard file for retrieval
*[WordProcessing]*
?Phil Pflager%v3 n9
^Off Screen, Blinking Cursor Fix#Jun 1984$30
@WordStar patches for blinking cursor fix
*[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Randy Shafer%v3 n9
^Safety Hazard Osborne 1 Tan Case Model#Jun 1984$31
@Serious electrical safety defect in tan case O-1 is noted
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Jim Nelden%v3 n9
^Another DDT Hint#Jun 1984$31
@DDT - how to save number of pages, use STAT.COM and divide
record number by 2 before running DDT
*[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Unknown%v3 n9
^Some Documentation for NSWEEP#Jun 1984$31
@Documentation on this great file management utility
*[Util]* *[Library]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9
^Installing WordStar by Using a Special Function Key#Jun 1984$32
@How to set up a special function key to install WordStar
*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n9
^Graphics Display with dBASE II, Part 2#Jun 1984$32
@dBASE II graphics processing programming hints
*[Database]* *[Graphics]* *[Programming]*
?Kenji Nakadegawa%v3 n9
^Free Disk Space in CP/M 3.0#Jun 1984$41
@Converting XDIR to run under both CP/M 2.2 and 3.0 using
BDOS function 46
*[Exec]* *[Convert]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?Alex F. Burr%v3 n9
^Patch WordStar to Help Level 2 on the Executive#Jun 1984$42
@Patch WordStar to load with desired help level
*[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?Gary Burleson%v3 n9
^Booting the Executive Faster & Autoloading With EXECST.COM#Jun 1984$41
@Using SID to patch EXECST.COM autostart program
*[Exec]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Dawn Technology%v3 n9
^Osborne Executive to COMM-PAC Adapter#Jun 1984$43
@Comm-Pac modem adapter for Osborne Executive
*[Exec]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n10
^A Search for Librarians and SysOps#Jul 1984$4
@Modem, Fog BBS, how to's'
*[Communications]*
?David M. Gaines%v3 n10
^Dear SuperCalc Fans#Jul 1984$7
@SuperCalc hints: Use /B to blank columns or rows;
function keys to convert keypad to + - * /
*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]*
?Bob Weaver%v3 n10
^NEC 7730, California Digital, and Juki 6100#Jul 1984$8
@WordStar NEC and Juki printer patches; California Digital
CRT monitor
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Monitor]*
?Wayne Leman%v3 n10
^Patching WordStar 3.30#Jul 1984$9
@WordStar 3.3 patches, plus sign + from install menu,
WSOVLY1.OVR, MailMerge patch, Elite patch
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?John A. McClurg%v3 n10
^(256K, 16-bit 8088 Co-Processor,Ramdisk) RE:SWP Co-Power-88#Jul 1984$10
@Review of SWP Co-Power 88 with Z80 & 8088, RAMdisk
*[Letters]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]*
?Albert Pope%v3 n10
^Brother HR1#Jul 1984$10
@WordStar patches to install Brother HR1 printer
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Klaus Balderman%v3 n10
^Osborne 1 Tips and Notes Concerning WordStar#Jul 1984$11
@WordStar patches, screen width etc.; Assembly language
programs to set printers, for each character sent
MVI C,05 MVI E,HH CALL 5 .... .... RET HH hex for control
code sent; MBasic hints, /F:x x open files, /S:x max record
size, /M:&hnnnn only use memory below nnnn lof(file #) file
length in 256 byte chunks; MBasic hints, width xx causes
display wrap at xx, avoids scrolling;
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]*
*[Letters]*
?Klaus Balderman%v3 n10
^Osborne 1 Tips and Notes Concerning WordStar#Jul 1984$11
@CP/M, CPM, MBasic hints, Osborne 1 keyboard lock use
<Escape>#; to unlock use <Escape>" (may be ROM specific);
Intended for use within a program - not from keyboard
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]*
?James H. Rahbe%v3 n10
^Dear FOGHORN#Jul 1984$12
@5" CRT monitor, repair and removal instructions
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n10
^A Request for dBASE II Patches#Jul 1984$12
@dBASE II printing problems with line feeds
*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Printer]*
?Allan Pratt%v3 n10
^SuperCalc Tips - 2#Jul 1984$17
@Menu to other areas of sheet, template filename in cell A1
*[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Doulas First%v3 n10
^Write at 52 Columns; Print at 65#Jul 1984$17
@WordStar/MailMerge dot commands, change margin settings
with .RM .LM not available in 3.3 .PF ON
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n10
^This Month's Solutions#Jul 1984$18
@In early version of ZCPR, ^Z does not clear screen nor does
CLS altho it should (T.J. Olney); MBasic hints, problems
RESET does not work, programs to PEEK and POKE to RESET disk
drive BDOS Error (Orba Bliss); WordStar patch in usr1 etc for
British Pound sign on Epson. 05 1B 3E 81 1B 3D, printing,
hints (Bob Lay)
*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n10
^New Problems#Jul 1984$18
@SuperCalc2 help file appears necessary but maybe only in
name try 0k file with its name
*[Spreadsheet]*
?R.J. Switz%v3 n10
^On the Use of Drive C#Jul 1984$20
@Review of Drive C ramdisk
*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Dave Ring%v3 n10
^C From the Top Down#Jul 1984$20
@C language, 4th in tutorial series
*[Programming]*
?Mel Hulse%v3 n10
^DU2 - Disaster Insurance#Jul 1984$23
@DUU problems, hints, crashed disk directory, tutorial on DU2
with queue function like DU87
*[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Miguel Vasquez%v3 n10
^New REName Utility PC-DOS Style#Jul 1984$24
@ASM program to do wildcard or ambiguous global renames i.e.
REN *.DOC to *.TXT; programming style hints
*[Programming]* *[Util]*
?David Oates%v3 n10
^Drive Speed patch Notice#Jul 1984$27
@Disks Drives speed-up may not not work on 80-column upgrade
*[Correction]* *[O-1]* *[BugReport]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n10
^The Nuevo Electronics 80 Column Board#Jul 1984$28
@Review of Nuevo upgrade, Osmosis upgrade 80 column
*[Review]* *[O-1]*
?Stewart Judkins%v3 n10
^Mannesmann Tally SPIRIT 80#Jul 1984$28
@Mannesmann Tally Spirit 80 printer review
*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Joe Sipher%v3 n10
^Osmosis 80 Column Upgrade#Jul 1984$29
@Review of Osmosis upgrade 80 column
*[Review]* *[O-1]*
?Norman Schwartzman%v3 n10
^INK-A-NEW Ribbon Re-Inker#Jul 1984$30
@Review of a ribbon re-inker
*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Tom Schneck%v3 n10
^Oyster Stew - Notes on Personal Pearl#Jul 1984$35
@Personal Pearl review, spellbinder review, word processing
*[Review]* *[Database]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Mary Jane Brewster%v3 n10
^SPELLBINDER#Jul 1984$35
@Review of Spellbinder word processor
*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n10
^Some SuperCalc Function Keys#Jul 1984$36
@SFK's can speed up and ease operations
*[Review]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]*
?T.J. Olney%v3 n10
^How Many Columns - 52/80/104#Jul 1984$37
@Adjust screen size with ASM program, hints, toggle size
*[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Hacking]*
?Bob Briggs%v3 n10
^Disk Speed Hacking#Jul 1984$37
@Disk speed test program, hints, diagnosis, routines
*[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Workbench]* *[Library]*
?Don Berticevich%v3 n10
^WordStar 3.3 Quickstart Patch#Jul 1984$40
@WordStar patches, logo speed up,
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?advertisement%v3 n10
^Proportional Spacing in WordStar#Jul 1984$41
@Writing Consultants, 1-800-828-6293
*[WordProcessing]*
?Charles Dread%v3 n10
^WordStar 3.3 Quickstart Patch#Jul 1984$40
@WordStar patches, logo speed up,
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?George Joseph%v3 n10
^A Program to Toggle Arrow Keys - WordStar - CP/M#Jul 1984$41
@ASM program toggles arrow keys between WordStar and CP/M
*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[O-1]*
?Norman Schwartzman%v3 n10
^Rolling Your Own An Osborne Disk Drive/Keyboard Odyssey#Jul 1984$43
@Repair of keyboard and disk drives
*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Douwe Rienstra%v3 n10
^SmartKey II, Dvorak, Ottomat and Quick Correspondence#Jul 1984$44
@SmartKey II, SMKII review and Dvorak keyboard
*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?Carl J. Warner%v3 n10
^MailMerge Magic - Double Spacing WordStar text Files Easily#Jul 1984$45
@WordStar,/MailMerge dot commands, double spacing
*[WordProcessing]*
?Doug Hurst%v3 n10
^Please Send Me.....#Jul 1984$46
@WordStar/MailMerge, dot commands, quick form letter/mailer
in one, using perforated form feed paper; folds like mailgram
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Bob Weaver%v3 n10
^Freeform Index to Magazines#Jul 1984$47
@Quick dBASE II string search of journal database and command
(CMD) files (more in Dec, 1984)
*[Database]* *[FileSearch]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n10
^Screen Dump With dBASE II#Jul 1984$48
@dBASE II screen dump tutorial series, PEEKS and POKES,
hints, use WordStar as editor
*[Database]* *[Hacking]*
?Sylvia Tobias%v3 n10
^3-Across Labels With dBASE II (Revised)#Jul 1984$51
@dBASE II label printing
*[Database]* *[Labels]*
?Jim Brent%v3 n10
^One Up Labels with dBASE II and WordStar#Jul 1984$51
@dBASE II label printing
*[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Labels]*
?dNEWS%v3 n10
^Patch to Allow SFKs to Work With dBASE Ver. 2.41#Jul 1984$51
@dBASE II patch for SETUP special function key (SFK) for 2.4,
can try with 2.3 use DDT -A command
*[Database]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Jim Woolley%v3 n10
^Fog Disk Library#Jul 1984$52
@PC-PIP2 reads DOS disk, dial a modem, LBRDSK22, RAMdisk lbr,
OSBYEZ2H for Osborne with ZCPR Hayes and BYE program
*[Library]* *[Util]* *[Communications]* *[Convert]*
?John Victor Pezdek%v3 n10
^Executive Diskette Directories/Labels#Jul 1984$57
@Osborne Executive, print directory labels using WordStar
*[Exec]* *[Printer]* *[Util]*
?Jim Switz%v3 n10
^Executive Notes#Jul 1984$57
@Keyboard problems, Turbo Pascal, patches, bugs,
*[Exec]* *[Hacking]* *[Programming]*
?John Victor Pezdek%v3 n10
^NEC 8023 - Executive Connections#Jul 1984$57
@Connecting an NEC 8023 printer to an Osborne Executive
*[Exec]* *[Printer]*
?John Victor Pezdek%v3 n10
^WordStar 3.3 Patch Addresses#Jul 1984$60
@WordStar 3.3 - list of all (maybe) patches, enter label as
:label (that is colon label)
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]*
?Gale Rhoades%v3 n11
^Service for Ozzies#Aug 1984$6
@Repair service centers and addresses continued in Sep 1984
FOGHORN and parts list, see page 10
*[Osb]* *[TechSupp]*
?Bob Moseley%v3 n11
^Imbedded Print Codes in SuperCalc Spreadsheets#Aug 1984$6
@SuperCalc, printer codes in cells modified with DDT, DU,
cell exact width else spaces are also sent, then 'print'
only cell to send code
*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]*
?Paul Pease%v3 n11
^Moving from Osborne 1 to Morrow MD3 and WS 2.26 to NewWord#Aug 1984$6
@The Morrow MD3, NewWord, LogiCalc vs SuperCalc
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Morrow]*
?Gordon Wilk%v3 n11
^Patch WS 3.3 and CP/M3 [Executive] Info#Aug 1984$8
@WordStar hints, patch labels can be found in the 3.3 install
overlay WS.INS
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?Russell Reed%v3 n11
^Help!#Aug 1984$8
@Osborne Executive, general autostarting
*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]*
?Thomas H. Clark%v3 n11
^Recovering Lost Space in dBASE II#Aug 1984$9
@dBASE II - fixing command (.CMD) files, copying
*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Gerald B. King%v3 n11
^Osborne Service#Aug 1984$10
@Repair service by a good service organization
*[Letters]* *[Osb]* *[TechSupp]*
?Robert J. King%v3 n11
^Executive Info.#Aug 1984$12
@XDIR problems with disk space BDOS function 46 gets true
space remaining. ASM language patch
*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]* *[Programming]*
?Tom Davies%v3 n11
^WordStar "Disk Full"#Aug 1984$13
@WordStar "disk full" error recovery, possible hint
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Ed Kalbaugh%v3 n11
^Olympia ES 100 RO and Micro-justification#Aug 1984$14
@WordStar micro-justification Olympia ES100RO printer problem
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Frank Dunaway%v3 n11
^Data Transfer From SuperCalc to WordStar#Aug 1984$17
@SuperCalc to WordStar - use print to disk .PRN file:
/O,D,All,D,File then quit and edit with word processor
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]*
?Bob Thomson%v3 n11
^Making Tracks#Aug 1984$18
@BOOT Error with no system tracks, using SYSGEN, SETUP, boot
routines read from ROM
*[Beginner]* *[CP/M]*
?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n11
^Help (or That's Not a Bug, it's a Feature)#Aug 1984$19
@MBasic FRE(0) function also clears variables "passed
parameter", hints, problems
*[Programming]*
?Bob Thomson%v3 n11
^Co-Power 88 on the Kaypro 4#Aug 1984$22
@Co-power 88, with 8088 onboard, runs MS-DOS, repair, also
CP/M ramdisk
*[Letters]* *[Kaypro]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]*
?Jim Enright%v3 n11
^Sleuthing Comm-Pac Modem Operation#Aug 1984$22
@Modem, Comm-Pac whats what, technical specs
*[Modem]*
?David Wright%v3 n11
^Assembly Language Input and Output Through the RS-232 Port#Aug 1984$23
@RS232 serial port, ASM programming tutorial, bank switching
*[Hacking]* *[Programming]*
?Jim Peterson%v3 n11
^Drive C:#Aug 1984$26
@Review of the Drive C: ramdisk for the Osborne 1
*[Hardware]* *[Review]* *[O-1]*
?Jerome F. Lawson%v3 n11
^Nuevo Electronics 80 Column#Aug 1984$28
@Review of this 80 column upgrade for the Osborne 1
*[Review]* *[O-1]*
?Charles Sauer%v3 n11
^Turbo Pascal Software Review and Bug Report#Aug 1984$29
@Turbo Pascal, review, bug
*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Byron Davies%v3 n11
^Address Book#Aug 1984$31
@Address book program review
*[Review]* *[Business]*
?Tony Casilio%v3 n11
^Grafiks#Aug 1984$35
@Review of Robonics Grafiks program, Osborne 1 graphics
*[Review]* *[Business]* *[O-1]* *[Graphics]*
?Jim Enright%v3 n11
^WordStar and the Mannesmann Tally 160L#Aug 1984$36
@WordStar, installing the Mannesmann Tally 160L printer -
patches and addresses given
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Bob Thomson%v3 n11
^Compiling JRT Pascal on Osborne Single Density#Aug 1984$39
@Make more room on "compiler disk" in A: solves problem
*[O-1]* *[Programming]*
?Robert Docken%v3 n11
^A DDT Hint, Revisited#Aug 1984$39
@Save saving pages DDT, Errata see Dec, 1983 pg 31
*[Correction]* *[CP/M]* *[Util]*
?Frank Dunaway%v3 n11
^Rejuvenating Fabric Printer Ribbons#Aug 1984$40
@Printer ribbon renewal, repair, WD-40 again!
(Not necessarily a good idea! - ed)
*[Printer]*
?Keith Conover%v3 n11
^Word-Pac's FOOTNOTE with the Epson Printer#Aug 1984$40
@Printing footnotes in WordStar with the Epson printer
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Dan Glisson%v3 n11
^Using BASCOM (Microsoft BASIC Compiler)#Aug 1984$41
@MBasic compiling with BASCOM
*[Programming]*
?Don M. McLaughlin%v3 n11
^Proportional Spacing with the Diablo 630 Using WordStar#Aug 1984$43
@WordStar's proportional spacing printing, need programs
DIABLO.COM etc
*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* *[Printer]*
?Courtesy of Okidata%v3 n11
^Osborne 1 and SuperCalc with Okidata Printers#Aug 1984$44
@SuperCalc, Okidata printer patches
*[O-1]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]*
?Louie Crew%v3 n11
^Managing Data with MBasic, SuperCalc and MailMerge#Aug 1984$49
@"or Three's Not really a Crowd" - SuperCalc, MBasic,
MailMerge, series of linked routines
*[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Programming]*
?Robert Docken%v3 n11
^A WordStar Merge Print Program#Aug 1984$51
@WordStar/MailMerge dot commands, menu and logic flow control
with .FI commands
*[WordProcessing]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n11
^Screen Dump with dBASE II (Reprise)#Aug 1984$53
@dBASE II screen dump, assembly language routine, PEEK, POKE
*[Database]*
?Stephen Burket%v3 n11
^Computing Elapsed Time With Executive Clock#Aug 1984$58
@Osborne Executive, computing with its clock, MBasic, CBasic,
SUBMIT, PROFILE.SUB
*[Exec]* *[Exec]* *[Programming]*
?Mike MacDonald%v3 n12
^Notes on Spite and dBASE#Sep 1984$7
@Spite Software - a positive review
*[Letters]* *[General]* *[Database]*
?Mike MacDonald%v3 n12
^Notes on Spite and dBASE#Sep 1984$7
@SuperCalc, dBASE II, converting from one to other
*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Database]* *[Convert]*
?Mike MacDonald%v3 n12
^Notes on Spite and dBASE#Sep 1984$7
@dBASE II, ZIP, pages > 23 lines, problems, store with quotes
" , report modifications, report editing, printing
*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Scott Jamar%v3 n12
^More on the Use of Drive C#Sep 1984$8
@Drive C hints from Technical Support Manager of Drive C
*[Letters]* *[Hardware]*
?Reggie Gage%v3 n12
^WS-Install, More Fog RCP/Ms#Sep 1984$9
@WordStar installation problems, internal COM name
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Unknown%v3 n12
^Re:Douwe Rienstra Article on SmartKey II and Dvorak Keyboard#Sep 1984$9
@Osborne Executive, keyboard modification, Dvorak
*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n12
^MPI Drive Transplant#Sep 1984$11
@Floppy disk drive speed control, problems, repair, errata
*[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[Hardware]* *[Workbench]*
?Harry B. Pitcher%v3 n12
^Dear FOGHORN#Sep 1984$11
@Fan, repair, 5" CRT disconnected, drive repair
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?W.D. Gowan%v3 n12
^Comm-Pac Glitch#Sep 1984$12
@Comm-Pac modem, problems, heat
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]*
?W.A. Crook%v3 n12
^EXEC Monitor: Ozzie HAM#Sep 1984$12
@Osborne Executive CRT monitor problems, fix
*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Monitor]* *[Workbench]*
?Douglas First%v3 n12
^Okidata 92/93 and SuperCalc (and WordStar)#Sep 1984$12
@WordStar, Okidata, SuperCalc, installation, patches
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]*
*[Hacking]*
?John P. Haines%v3 n12
^Nuevo 80 Columns#Sep 1984$13
@Review of Nuevo 80 column mod to Osborne 1
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Bernard F. Gaffney,Jr%v3 n12
^Osmosis 5 Help Needed#Sep 1984$13
@Osmosis 5 80 col added to double density Osborne 1, problems
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?David Kummerle%v3 n12
^Dear Foggers,#Sep 1984$14
@SuperCalc, paging problems, /X, execute
*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Brad Heineman%v3 n12
^EXEC Monitor Fix#Sep 1984$14
@Osborne Executive CRT monitor
*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Workbench]*
?Robert Bollini%v3 n12
^"Soul of CP/M" and Fast Drives#Sep 1984$15
@Floppy disk drives, speed Siemens, patch, address
EF13 02 -> 01, mpi -> 0
*[Letters]* *[Book]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Janet Goldenberg%v3 n12
^Double Spacing Short Cut#Sep 1984$15
@WordStar dot commands LH double spacing .LH 16
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Burrill F. McCoy%v3 n12
^Autobad Exec. Program#Sep 1984$15
@Osborne Executive autostart patches
*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?Larry Crooks%v3 n12
^WS Printer Install - EXEC/Gemini-10X#Sep 1984$16
@Installing WordStar for Executive, Gemini 10X printer
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Printer]*
*[Hacking]*
?Carson Graves%v3 n12
^BIOS Patch Won't Work With OCC's 80 Column#Sep 1984$16
@Floppy disk drives speed, problems with patch on factory
double density, (original article in May, 1984)
*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Carl O. Hauser%v3 n12
^Nuevo 80 Column#Sep 1984$17
@Favorable Nuevo 80 column upgrade review
*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Dennis D. Embry%v3 n12
^Lost WS Files and SAVE#Sep 1984$17
@WordStar 3.3 patch for saving lost files, address
is 8480 (not so in mine; 848D maybe -ed)
*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n12
^WordStar made Ridiculously Simple For Beginners#Sep 1984$18
@WordStar tutorial
*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?W. Ragsdale%v3 n12
^A Simplified Beginning With dBASE II#Sep 1984$20
@dBASE II tutorial
*[Beginner]* *[Database]*
?Dick Ezzard%v3 n12
^More Than You Wanted To Know About WordStar Hyphenation#Sep 1984$21
@WordStar: hyphenation 4 value zone, patch Version 2.26 399h;
Version 3.3 3c9h default 4h
*[WordProcessing]*
?Frank D. Bullock%v3 n12
^Accessories Make the Osborne-1 a Useful Business Computer#Sep 1984$22
@Review: Printer Optimizer print buffer and other accessories
*[O-1]* *[Printer]* *[Business]*
?Jack MacDonald%v3 n12
^Some SuperCalc Techniques#Sep 1984$24
@SuperCalc techniques, hints, IF statement, rounding numbers,
paging problems must have 66 lines or it pauses
*[Spreadsheet]*
?Margaret Regis%v3 n12
^The Road to Computer Typesetting is Paved With Codes#Sep 1984$25
@Typesetting - directly printing
*[WordProcessing]* *[Business]*
?Ralph Totman%v3 n12
^Encrypting Made Easy#Sep 1984$27
@MBasic, encryption, codes and passwords
*[Programming]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n12
^Tab Trick#Sep 1984$27
@WordStar - use TAB key to force return, hints, indenting,
outlining
*[WordProcessing]*
?Unknown%v3 n12
^OSGLAS - General Ledger Accounting System#Sep 1984$29
@OSGLAS accounting system','book'
*[Book]* *[Review]* *[Business]*
?Tom Graves%v3 n12
^Printer Optimizer#Sep 1984$30
@Review of a printer buffer
*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Tom Choate%v3 n12
^More on Real Time Clock for the Ozzie#Sep 1984$30
@JG Communications clock hardware, hints, problems
*[Review]* *[O-1]*
?Chuck Bollinger%v3 n12
^Battery Power#Sep 1984$32
@Battery power on the Osborne 1, hints
*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Ron Brown%v3 n12
^OSCOOL Fan Review#Sep 1984$32
@Osborne 1 fan
*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Conrad Stenton%v3 n12
^TYPEQUIC III - Keyboard Training Course#Sep 1984$35
@Review of typing course
*[Review]* *[Education]*
?James S. Ulrick%v3 n12
^Turbo pascal 1.0#Sep 1984$35
@Review of version 1.0 of Turbo Pascal
*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Larry Walker%v3 n12
^New Drive C: Loader and Archive Programs#Sep 1984$37
@Drive C: Loader software
*[Review]* *[Hardware]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n12
^RECOVER, Finds and Recovers Erased Files#Sep 1984$43
@File recovery program, unerases files
*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Lynwood H. Bartley%v3 n12
^CITATIONS#Sep 1984$43
@dBASE II support program, dB Citations database index system
*[Review]* *[Database]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n12
^SmartKey II#Sep 1984$44
@Smartkey II (SMK), fixkey, review, hints: Key re-assignment
*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Steve Cunningham%v3 n12
^XENOCOPY - An Osborne to IBM Connection#Sep 1984$46
@Allows movement of files between IBM disks and several
other formats
*[Review]* *[Communications]* *[Convert]*
?Tom Choate%v3 n12
^SPELL.COM - A Spelling Checker#Sep 1984$46
@Review of spelling checking program from Software Toolworks
*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Terry Whalin%v3 n12
^The Enhancer#Sep 1984$47
@Enhancer, WordStar, Sudden Products
*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Tom Graves%v3 n12
^PRINTERIZER#Sep 1984$48
@HexPrintR, printer, WordStar, spooling
*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Don Hinkel%v3 n12
^SC2 and Alternate Print Styles#Sep 1984$50
@SuperCalc, printing, patches, /X execute
*[Spreadsheet]*
?Terry Whalin%v3 n12
^Organizing a Diskette With MBasic Programs#Sep 1984$50
@MBasic menu program, hints, calling another program, linking
*[Programming]*
?Bob Docken%v3 n12
^Trantor Hard Disk & 19200 Baud Simple BIOS Patch #Sep 1984$52
@for Quicker Output to Printer
*[Printer]* *[Hacking]* *[Hardware]*
?Robert Boldini%v3 n12
^Auto Siemens Drive Speed-up#Sep 1984$53
@Speed change for Siemens floppy disk drives
*[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Duane Stevens%v3 n12
^REDO Pip in User Areas#Sep 1984$54
@Zero length file, PIP User Area numbers, hints
*[Util]* *[CP/M]*
?Charles Cooley%v3 n12
^Word-wrap in BASIC#Sep 1984$54
@MBasic word-wrap, line length, hints
*[Programming]*
?Orba W. Bliss%v3 n12
^DU.COM, ZCPR - JUMP into the NULLS#Sep 1984$56
@DUU, ZCPR, jump hints, patch, screen size,
width, sending printer codes, Okidata
*[Library]* *[Util]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]* *[O-1]*
?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n12
^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$57
@Copying programs, using DISK v. 7.6
*[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n12
^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$58
@Printing, standard serial ports handshaking, permits slow
down of TYPE command using ^P
*[Util]* *[Printer]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12
^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$58
@Hints, filename in SuperCalc cell A2, escape key use
restores filename, similar to ^R in WordStar
*[Spreadsheet]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12
^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$58
@Comm-Pac modem problems, Canada
*[Communications]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12
^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$59
@VDO.COM word processing program (in Fog Disk Library)
similar to WordStar, excellent MBasic editor
*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]*
?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12
^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$59
@MBasic: use VDO.COM as editor also special function keys to
save, exit, edit and reenter system
*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Library]*
?Tim Snyder%v3 n12
^Screen Dump With dBASE II (Finale)#Sep 1984$60
@Screen dump, hints, assembly language links, POKE and PEEK
See also Aug 1984 for earlier part
*[Database]* *[Hacking]*
?David L. Innis,Jr.%v3 n12
^3-Across Revisited#Sep 1984$61
@Printing 3 across labels with dBASE II
*[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Labels]*
?Bob Weaver%v3 n12
^Text Search With dBASE#Sep 1984$62
@Hints on string search in dBASE II. See also Dec 1984
*[Database]* *[FileSearch]*
?Frank Dunaway%v3 n12
^On Using FINDBAD#Sep 1984$63
@DUU, Errata, see May 1984 page 32 line 60 SC2.OVR (line
beginning 60) should read 00000017 not 000000080
*[Correction]* *[Util]* *[Library]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Jack Brown%v3 n12
^Hacker Disks, August 1984#Sep 1984$68
@Bulletin Board System, Modem, BYE, HAK.022-023. (This
series of disks merged into FOG-CPM.)
*[Library]* *[Communications]*
?James R. Bode%v3 n12
^Changing Arrow Keys and SFK Keys#Sep 1984$70
@WordStar arrow key patches for Osborne Executive
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]*
?Bob Abrahams%v3 n12
^WordStar 3.3 Osborne Executive Arrows Patch#Sep 1984$71
@WordStar arrow key patches for Osborne Executive
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]*
?Bob Abrahams%v3 n12
^Implementation of CCP Patch 02 (CP/M Plus, V 3.0 Patch 12#Sep 1984$70
@5/1/83 - Patch for Osborne Executive Systems with
BIOS V 1.0 or 1.1
*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]*
?Unknown%v3 n12
^Changing AUTOST.COM for SuperCalc2#Sep 1984$74
@Patch AUTOST.COM to automatically load SuperCalc
*[O-1]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Hacking]*