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Title: FOGHORN Index for Volume IV (Oct 84 - Sep 85)
Date: Updated April 25, 1991
Version: 1.02
?Foghorn Volume IV%all
^Subject Area Categories#$
@Each entry in this database falls into one or more of the
following categories (continued on the next screen):

*[Beginner]* *[Book]* *[BugReport]* *[Business]*
*[Communications]* *[Convert]* *[Correction]* *[CPM+]*
*[Database]* *[DECMate]* *[DeskTopPublish]* *[Education]*
*[Exec]* *[FileSearch]* *[Games/Sports]* *[General]*
*[Graphics]* *[Hacking]* *[Hardware]* *[Kaypro]* *[Labels]*
?Foghorn Volume IV%all
^Subject Area Categories#$
@Each entry in this database falls into one or more of the
following categories (continued from the previous screen):

*[Letters]* *[Library]* *[LoboMax]* *[Modem]* *[Monitor]*
*[Morrow]* *[MS-DOS]* *[NEC]* *[O-1]* *[Osb]* *[Printer]*
*[Programming]* *[PX8]* *[Review]* *[Science/Engineering]*
*[Spreadsheet]* *[System]* *[TIPro]* *[UserGroup]* *[Util]*
*[Vixen]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Workbench]* *[Zorba]*
?Ken Mills%v4 n1
^Trouble With Epson Printheads#Oct 1984$10
@Do-it-yourself replacement has its hazards

*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?J.B. Perkins%v4 n1
^WordPatch from Rocky Mountain#Oct 1984$11
@Rocky Mountain software good, HomeTax Learning Shack so-so

*[Letters]* *[Business]*
?Tony Hackney%v4 n1
^Problems with HomeTax#Oct 1984$11
@HomeTax from Learning Shack just so-so

*[Letters]* *[Business]*
?Marc E. Schreiber%v4 n1
^HomeTax, SFK/Setup#Oct 1984$11
@Difficulties with Learning Shack cited problem programming
function keys

*[Letters]* *[Business]* *[Util]*
?Esther M. Oyster%v4 n1
^Proportion Spacing - Osborne EXEC#Oct 1984$12
@WordStar, proportional spacing, printing, Writing Consultants

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Exec]*
?Tony Hackney%v4 n1
^Speed-up Problem#Oct 1984$14
@Disk drives, speed up, patch, problem, "extra space
character" in May, 1984 article

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Reilly Burke%v4 n1
^Lazy Siemens B: Drive#Oct 1984$14
@Disk drives, reverse boot up A: <-> B: using shift quote key

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Richard L. Immerman%v4 n1
^Cutting Stencils with a Brother EM-1 Typewriter#Oct 1984$14
@WordStar cutting stencils with double or triple strike,
dump SuperCalc to file then edit in WS for printing effects

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]*
?Randy Cassingham%v4 n1
^Making WordStar Boot Faster on the Executive#Oct 1984$14
@WordStar patches, zero out slow copyright messages; Osborne
Executive patches, SETDEF.COM

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?Henry B. Williams%v4 n1
^Marketing & Support#Oct 1984$16
@Plug for "Mastering dBASE II the Easy Way" by Paul W Heiser

*[Letters]* *[Beginner]* *[Database]* *[Book]* *[Review]*
?W. Terry Whalin%v4 n1
^Ozzie and Ham#Oct 1984$17
@dBASE Program to print Ham Radio QSL cards

*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Conrad Stenton%v4 n1
^WordPlus, WordStar and Special Function Keys#Oct 1984$17
@WordStar hints, function keys, ^KS^QP save and return to
document at cursor position

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?Paul Allen%v4 n1
^Cool It#Oct 1984$19
@Heat problems led to fan installation for cooling Osborne 1, cheaply

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?O.W. Bill Smith%v4 n1
^Questions About HWS.COM SuperCalc and F10-40 and 80 Column#Oct 1984$20
@dBASE II, (CHR(27)+'L[6');MBasic, LPRINT CHR$(27);E08,
hints on compressed printing

*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Programming]* *[Printer]*
?Ilse Newbery%v4 n1
^Problems With WordStar 3.3 on Single Density#Oct 1984$21
@WordStar patches, hints, plus + sign allows patching in
install program

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Harvey H. Scheviak%v4 n1
^Brother CE-50 Electronic Typewriter#Oct 1984$21
@Installation of Brother C3-50 printer

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?C.A. Wade%v4 n1
^MailMerge and dBASE II Suggestions#Oct 1984$22
@WordStar/MailMerge dot commands, large mailing list problems,
once running to stop and restart

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?C.A. Wade%v4 n1
^MailMerge and dBASE II Suggestions#Oct 1984$22
@dBASE II, string search, ambiguous, - .DISP TEXT FOR
"string" $ FIELDNAME (i.e. subject)

*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Neil Halava%v4 n1
^Use SUBMIT.COM#Oct 1984$24
@SUBMIT: terminate by control hyphen ^- to erase $$$.sub file
from disk; remember $$ substitution

*[Letters]* *[Util]*
?David Donnelly%v4 n1
^Osborne Screen Dump#Oct 1984$24
@Screen dump problems, graphics Sept. 1983 article errata

*[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[O-1]*
?Eric Meyer%v4 n1
^Thanks, Plugs and Comments#Oct 1984$24
@Fan fixes, problems see May 1983, resistor addition

*[Letters]* *[Osb]*
?Merril Esher%v4 n1
^BIOS Patch to Increase Drive Speed#Oct 1984$28
@Disk drive, speed up patches, fix, see also May, July 1984

*[Letters]* *[Osb]*
?Howard Gerber%v4 n1
^Turbo Pascal; AOK.ASM#Oct 1984$28
@Likes Turbo Pascal

*[Letters]* *[Programming]*
?Howard Gerber%v4 n1
^Turbo Pascal; AOK.ASM#Oct 1984$28
@Setup, hints, printing control characters, create ASM file
containing them load and execute (says link!)

*[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?David S. DeShon%v4 n1
^Ground Ozzie for Performance#Oct 1984$29
@Grounding is not just for safety, it can increase
performance as well

*[Beginner]* *[O-1]*
?Tom Wyse%v4 n1
^Keeping It Clean#Oct 1984$29
@Cleaning disk drive heads suggested - but not too often!

*[Beginner]* *[Hardware]*
?Mike Kahny%v4 n1
^Stripping Variables in MBASIC#Oct 1984$29
@MBasic hints, stripping trailing spaces, blanks, trim
command programming, routine

*[Beginner]* *[Programming]*
?Bond Shands%v4 n1
^Using the Fog RBBS-RCPM Systems#Oct 1984$30
@Modem, Fog BBS, how to, tutorial

*[Beginner]* *[Communications]*
?Phil Pflager%v4 n1
^dBASE II 2.3b Patch#Oct 1984$33
@dBASE II patch to SET EJECT OFF as default, hints, printing,
change dBASE.COM with DDT ADDR 435BH from FF (on) to 00 (off)

*[Beginner]* *[Database]*
?Aaron P. Morris%v4 n1
^Database of "Portable Companion" Articles and Ads#Oct 1984$34
@Index in PCFILER format, hints

*[General]*
?Ken Miles%v4 n1
^A Quick Look at Database Design - dBASE II#Oct 1984$34
@dBASE II, hints, programs, using two files; one an index to
the other, tutorial, SELECT PRIMARY or SECONDARY

*[Database]*
?David Wright%v4 n1
^Learning to Program in C#Oct 1984$37
@C language, Review of "Learning to Program in C"
by Stephan G. Kochan

*[Programming]* *[Book]*
?Jim Switz%v4 n1
^MAC INKER A Printer Ribbon Reinker#Oct 1984$43
@re-inking, printers printing

*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Wally Matthews%v4 n1
^The Double Density Upgrade from Nuevo Electronics#Oct 1984$44
@Review of Nuevo double density upgrade

*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?David K. Jung%v4 n1
^OSCOOL Fan#Oct 1984$44
@Review of OSCOOL fan for cooling; heat problems; printer
buffer

*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Frank D. Bullock%v4 n1
^Accessories Make the Osborne-1 Printer Optimizer#Oct 1984$45
@Review of a printer buffer

*[Printer]* *[Review]* *[O-1]*
?Unknown%v4 n1
^Media Master - A Review#Oct 1984$46
@Media Master, disks format conversion, DOS, disk drive

*[Review]* *[Convert]* *[MS-DOS]*
?Robert Bollini%v4 n1
^A Comment on VEDIT#Oct 1984$49
@VEDIT.COM, WordStar, use, tutorial, accounting, math, Rocky
Mountain software, Desktop Accountant

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Randy Feldman%v4 n1
^Desktop Accountant from Rocky Mountain Software#Oct 1984$53
@Accounting math; Rocky Mountain Software; Desktop Accountant

*[Review]* *[Business]*
?R.J. Koziol%v4 n1
^Mod of AUTOST to Define Cursor Functions with Nuevo 80 Col#Oct 1984$53
@Patches, autostart, Nuevo blinking cursor

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Benjamin H. Cohen%v4 n1
^Autostarting Without Autostart#Oct 1984$55
@Patches, autostart, using SUBMIT, hints, library programs
available, synonym

*[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Pete Peterson%v4 n1
^Easier Portuguese Characters#Oct 1984$56
@Patching WordStar for printing in Portuguese

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]*
?Mark Salser%v4 n1
^What if Ozzie Dies. Another Source for Drive Options#Oct 1984$57
@Disk drives, where to buy new ones

*[Workbench]* *[O-1]*
?Ken Mills%v4 n1
^Hardware vs Software for Faster Printing#Oct 1984$57
@Quadram printer buffer, problems

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Ken Mills%v4 n1
^Intermittent BDOS Errors#Oct 1984$58
@BDOS Errors, disk drive problems

*[Workbench]* *[Hardware]*
?Ken Mills%v4 n1
^Portability vs Printer Cables#Oct 1984$58
@A stay-aboard IEEE port print cable Card Edge Extender

*[O-1]* *[Printer]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n1
^Hack Yourself a verified CP/M System#Oct 1984$59
@SYSGEN the system, no destination, save 39 in file, use CRC
to verify for copying, restore - DDT ^C, SYSGEN no source
just return

*[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?T.J. Olney%v4 n1
^Using AMCALL With the PASSWORD/COURIER Modem#Oct 1984$61
@Modem, Comm-Pac, other modems possible with AMCALL, update
for, hints to bypass phone.num and dial anyway

*[Communications]* *[Modem]*
?H. Bradt%v4 n1
^WS Installation: Osborne/WordStar/NEC 8023 A/C (or N)#Oct 1984$61
@WordStar patches, NEC printer, Greek characters, scientific,
3.3 to 2.26 conversion table, blinking cursor, arrow keys

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]*
?David W. Aukamp%v4 n1
^Surge and RF Protection#Oct 1984$66
@Surge protection, do it yourself Radio Shack parts 276-570,
GE part V130lA10A

*[Hardware]* *[Workbench]*
?David W. Aukamp%v4 n1
^Disk Drive Surgery#Oct 1984$67
@Repair of MPI disk drives

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Steve Cunningham%v4 n1
^A Note on Use of FAST and MAKAUTO2#Oct 1984$67
@Disk drives, speed up see May 1984 problems with speed

*[Workbench]* *[O-1]* *[Library]*
?Wally Matthews%v4 n1
^Double Your Disk Storage#Oct 1984$67
@Making flippies of your floppies

*[Hardware]* *[Workbench]*
?John Wyatt%v4 n1
^Installation Procedure for Osborne 1 Fan Assembly#Oct 1984$68
@Fan installation, complete tutorial, quieter fan, repair
resistor repair see other article

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?John Wyatt%v4 n1
^Quiet Fan for the Executive#Oct 1984$69
@Fan installation, complete tutorial, quieter fan, repair
resistor repair see other article

*[Exec]* *[Workbench]*
?John Armstrong%v4 n1
^How to Sort 80K & 88K Database on a 90K Disk System#Oct 1984$70
@dBASE II, sorting large data base files, 17.5 minutes for
80k, hints, problems, certain overlays can be erased

*[Database]*
?Jim Switz%v4 n1
^Executive Notes#Oct 1984$71
@General info on SWEEP, MEX bugs, communication links

*[Exec]* *[Library]* *[Communications]* *[Util]*
?Larry Easter%v4 n1
^Micro to Mini#Oct 1984$71
@Hooking an Osborne Executive to a PRIME Model 300

*[Exec]* *[Communications]* *[Util]*
?Steve Hofmann%v4 n1
^Some Comments and a Beginners Review of Pascal MT/+#Oct 1984$75
@Review of Pascal MT/+ on Executive

*[Beginner]* *[Programming]*
?Steve Hofmann%v4 n1
^Possible BIOS Error Fix#Oct 1984$76
@Fix, patches, for Executive BIOS error print select CP/M+

*[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?Press Release%v4 n1
^Attention#Oct 1984$78
@Clock, hardware, J.G. Communications new address
Roy, Utah, 84067 P.O. Box 278 (now out of business)

*[O-1]*
?Peter N. Gold%v4 n2
^dBASE II v.2.41 Upgrade - dSORT, and Answers#Nov 1984$7
@Good review of dBASE II 2.41 upgrade, but dSORT bugs

*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?David Wright%v4 n2
^WARNING re: Computers & More#Nov 1984$8
@Computers & More has bad reputation, problems

*[Letters]* *[General]*
?Frederick Klarmeyer%v4 n2
^Executive, Programs, and Other Things#Nov 1984$10
@General info, backwards Executive fan installation,
POKEing graphics to Executive video RAM in MBasic

*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Programming]*
?Selly Pravda%v4 n2
^Patch to Force Capitals in dSORT Option "$C"#Nov 1984$11
@dBASE II, patch dSORT 2.41 to force capitals with option $C

*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Doug Hurst%v4 n2
^Zorba Answer and a Program in Turbo Pascal#Nov 1984$11
@Turbo Pascal INKEY routine, program, hints, ZORBA BIOS mod
available allows reading many "foreign" disk formats

*[Letters]* *[Zorba]* *[Programming]*
?Andrew Daviel%v4 n2
^Battery Power for the Osborne#Nov 1984$12
@Writer constructed a portable battery pack yielding
11.4V and 5.2V

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Bill Schicht%v4 n2
^"PIPS" on Your Keyboard#Nov 1984$12
@Adding small pips to your "F" and "J" keys helps touch
typists find the "Home" keys

*[Letters]* *[Hardware]*
?R.P. Nainby%v4 n2
^Re: O1 BDOS Errors#Nov 1984$13
@floppy disk drives repair & maintenance to avoid BDOS Errors

*[Letters]* *[Workbench]* *[O-1]*
?R.P. Nainby%v4 n2
^Re: Executive - Saving 0 Size Files#Nov 1984$13
@On Osborne Executive: to save 0k files use PIP -name.000=con:
then ^Z to close file -> 0k file

*[Letters]* *[CPM+]*
?Pete Masterson%v4 n2
^Re: Organizing a Diskette with MBASIC Programs#Nov 1984$13
@In MBasic typing 'RESET' allows disk change and write
instead of ^C. See Sept 1984 pg 51

*[Letters]* *[Programming]*
?Charlie Hodges%v4 n2
^CP/M's ^P Toggle#Nov 1984$14
@MBasic hint to toggle ^P, routine
POKE(PEEK(2)*256+PEEK(1)+9),205 -> ON; for OFF change 205 to
195 (may be affected by clock or double density)

*[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?Charlie Hodges%v4 n2
^CP/M's ^P Toggle#Nov 1984$14
@ASM program to toggle ^P print ON or OFF

*[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?Charlie Hodges%v4 n2
^Blinking Text#Nov 1984$14
@MBasic or CBasic program to blink text for effect

*[Letters]* *[Programming]*
?Al Ujcic%v4 n2
^MBASIC Program for Frequent Interaction#Nov 1984$16
@MBasic program to allow keyboard interaction, input command

*[Letters]* *[Programming]*
?Arthur Perrone%v4 n2
^Osborne 1 (blue) Fan#Nov 1984$16
@Adding a TOYO 3" fan to the Osborne

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Rod Carbaugh%v4 n2
^INSERT ON WS 3.3#Nov 1984$17
@WordStar patches, 'INSERT ON' for 52 v 80 column format,
WID is name, actually gets second set of menus

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Nick Wolff%v4 n2
^Blinking Cursor (Revisited)#Nov 1984$20
@WordStar patches for blinking cursor gave author problems
on SD Osborne 1, See June 84, pgs 14 and 30 and others, dot
commands mailmerge .rm and .lm don't work

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n2
^Dot Commands#Nov 1984$20
@WordStar/MailMerge dot commands .RM and .LM don't work in
WS 3.3 - only in WS 2.26

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Joan-Paul Zanter%v4 n2
^JRT Pascal on SD#Nov 1984$20
@Author's successful technique using JRT Pascal on single
density Osborne disks is described

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Library]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n2
^Printer Commands From the A>#Nov 1984$21
@printing commands direct first ^P then use escape
key or whatever & returns; Worked on the Osborne Executive

*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Printer]*
?Andrew Daviel%v4 n2
^Using the Osborne Modem Port#Nov 1984$21
@Modem port, how to send a BREAK signal, other modems, actual
configuration of Modem port shown

*[Letters]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]*
?Pat Watters%v4 n2
^SuperCalc - Don't Waste Your Memory#Nov 1984$23
@SuperCalc repeating character across wastes space use quote
in next cell to end and block infinite repeat

*[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Don Hunt%v4 n2
^Setting UP and Using An Osborne Special Function Key#Nov 1984$23
@Special function key (SFK) tutorial, SETUP

*[Beginner]* *[Osb]* *[Util]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n2
^WordStar Tips: Hard and Soft Hyphens#Nov 1984$24
@WordStar soft hyphen ^OE and place multi-hyphens in one word
as you want when ^B wouldn't hyphenate word automatically;
Printing tables in WordStar, .UJ OFF .BP OFF (bi-directional
print) in front .UJ ON .BP ON after, also .PF ON or OFF;
Use "PIP new=old[z]" to strip off 8th bit if used Document
when needed non-document - such as for data file or when
converting to program needing ASCII files

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* *[Convert]*
?Randy Cunningham%v4 n2
^C.Itoh Downloadable Character Sets#Nov 1984$26
@WordStar and C.Itoh printer, create character sets

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Bond Shands%v4 n2
^An Invitation from KAY*FOG#Nov 1984$30
@Modem, On-line BBS description

*[Communications]*
?Bob Scott%v4 n2
^The NAP Video Monitor#Nov 1984$33
@Cheap external CRT, monitor at Toys R Us!

*[Monitor]* *[Review]*
?Frank Dunaway%v4 n2
^AUTOsetup#Nov 1984$35
@Quick setup program for the Osborne 1

*[O-1]* *[Util]*
?Jeffrey A. Hart%v4 n2
^Statistical Analysis With SL-MICRO#Nov 1984$40
@Statistical analysis, good program see also
MICROSTAT and MDA pg 43, 44

*[Review]* *[Business]* *[Science/Engineering]*
?Jeffrey A. Hart%v4 n2
^MICROSTAT#Nov 1984$40
@Statistical analysis, good program see also
SL-MICRO and MDA pg 41, 44

*[Review]* *[Business]* *[Science/Engineering]*
?Jeffrey A. Hart%v4 n2
^MDA (Micro Data Analyzer)#Nov 1984$40
@Statistical analysis, good program see also
SL-MICRO and MICROSTAT pg 41, 43

*[Review]* *[Business]* *[Science/Engineering]*
?William Dickey%v4 n2
^CMAUTO+#Nov 1984$44
@Review of six utility programs

*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Pat Watters%v4 n2
^Fine Tuning Your System II#Nov 1984$44
@SETUP, modification of AUTOSTart

*[O-1]*
?Gary Shaner%v4 n2
^Implementing Disk Drive Speed Changes#Nov 1984$46
@Disk drive speed modifications Siemens EF13 change 2 -> 1,
ASM program: org 100h MVI A,1 STA EF13h RET - in MBasic
POKE 61203,1

*[Hacking]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]*
?David Wright%v4 n2
^Rambling Through the Hardware#Nov 1984$46
@CRT repair, 52 and 80 columns screen size

*[O-1]* *[Monitor]* *[Workbench]*
?Jim Ulrick%v4 n2
^OPENFILE.PAS - A Turbo Pascal Procedure#Nov 1984$49
@Turbo Pascal program listing to open disk file
for reading or writing

*[Programming]*
?Bob Longworth%v4 n2
^Free Fog Think Tank, SC Thought Organizer#Nov 1984$50
@SuperCalc used for writing outlines, hints, word processing;
using SC's horizontal windows allows simultaneous viewing

*[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Ted Peterson%v4 n2
^Files: dBASE II to MailMerge#Nov 1984$52
@dBASE II to MailMerge (WordStar): COPY Delimited WITH ,

*[WordProcessing]* *[Database]*
?Schuyler Quackenbush%v4 n2
^Nice date From dBASE II#Nov 1984$53
@dBASE II program to convert mm/dd/yy to month 99, 19xx

*[Database]*
?Jim Schenkel%v4 n2
^Re: Screen Dump With dBASE II#Nov 1984$53
@dBASE II screen dump program, assembly program link, errata,
problems fixes, hex files links, PEEK and POKE

*[Correction]* *[Database]* *[Hacking]*
?Gordon Wilk%v4 n2
^Executive Screen Dumps and Clocks#Nov 1984$58
@Executive assembler screen dump & clock programs, RSX

*[Exec]* *[Programming]*
?Warren Hamblet and Gale Rhoades%v4 n2
^Index to Third Year of FOGHORN#Nov 1984$62
@Index to issues from Dec 1983 to Nov 1984

*[General]*
?Pat Watters%v4 n2
^Correction#Nov 1984$67
@Errata to Sep 1983 pg 22 PEEK and POKE for double density
printer ON POKE 57613,80; OFF POKE 57613,73

*[Correction]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?Frank Morton%v4 n3
^Osborne is Back!#Dec 1984$3
@Short article on Osborne Vixen

*[Vixen]*
?Eric Meyer%v4 n3
^Tips and Comments#Dec 1984$8
@Fan interference, resistor information, video interference

*[Exec]* *[General]*
?Tony Hoffman%v4 n3
^Requesting a Filename in dBASE II#Dec 1984$9
@dBASE II macros substitution ACCEPT

*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Tony Hoffman%v4 n3
^Loading Two SuperCalc Files Into One Spreadsheet#Dec 1984$9
@SuperCalc overlaying files, wasted space, combining files

*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Neil Halava%v4 n3
^More Hints and Helps#Dec 1984$10
@NeWSweeP (Nsweep), menu modifications, patching, flags

*[Letters]* *[Util]*
?Jorge E. Bacardi%v4 n3
^Nuevo 80 Column Upgrade#Dec 1984$11
@Good experiences with Nuevo 80 column upgrade

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Ted L. Olson, Jr.%v4 n3
^Fast Siemens#Dec 1984$11
@Disk drive speed, Siemens drive see Dec 1983, Sep 1984,
address EF13 02 ->01

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?John Wilcox%v4 n3
^Fast Siemens#Dec 1984$13
@Disk drive speed, Siemens drive See Dec 1983, Sep 1984,
address EF13 02 ->01

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Fred J. Kaufman%v4 n3
^MailMerge Program#Dec 1984$14
@MailMerge form letter correspondence WordStar 3.3's .EX .IF
.EF, conditional dot commands

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Fred J. Kaufman%v4 n3
^MailMerge Program#Dec 1984$15
@Patch WordStar directory to show .COM files

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Fred J. Kaufman%v4 n3
^MailMerge Program#Dec 1984$15
@Sweep special function keys, SFK

*[Letters]* *[Util]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n3
^Reverse Video#Dec 1984$15
@Reverse video for 52 column Osborne 1

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?William Dickey%v4 n3
^Installation of WordStar 3.3 for NEC Spinwriter 3515#Dec 1984$17
@PSINIT codes for NEC 3515 printer to patch WordStar 3.3

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Don Hunt%v4 n3
^Single Density Files to Double Density Disks#Dec 1984$18
@How to copy files from one disk format to another

*[Beginner]* *[Convert]*
?Donald W. Smith%v4 n3
^TURBO Pointers#Dec 1984$19
@Using Turbo Pascal to display graphics without GOTOXY and
other discussion

*[Programming]*
?Johan Mokhtar%v4 n3
^Exploratory Surgery on the Osborne 1#Dec 1984$20
@Inside Osborne repair work - disk drives, power supply

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Johan Mokhtar%v4 n3
^Exploratory Surgery on the Osborne 1#Dec 1984$21
@Disk drive speed adjustment

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Arthur Seltzer%v4 n3
^Using C/80 on the Executive#Dec 1984$22
@C language C/80 compiler and using the RMAC relocatable
assembler

*[Exec]* *[Programming]*
?William A. Johnson%v4 n3
^An Interesting Math Program#Dec 1984$26
@A Trachtenberg method math practice program in MBasic and
other tips

*[Programming]* *[Education]*
?Michael W. Kaufman%v4 n3
^Juki 6100 Daisywheel Printer#Dec 1984$28
@Installing the Juki 6100 printer in WordStar 3.3 and 2.26

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Jim Switz%v4 n3
^A Built-in Hard Disk for the Executive#Dec 1984$30
@Review: Gard Micro Systems hard disk installed in Executive
dBASE II to use from B: or C: drive set default to x, to
find overlay files

*[Exec]* *[Review]* *[Database]*
?Gary Shaner%v4 n3
^dBASE V2.41#Dec 1984$33
@dBASE II update to 2.41 modify command problems

*[Review]* *[Database]*
?David Wright%v4 n3
^WordStar Professional#Dec 1984$34
@Starindex patch for WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?William Dickey%v4 n3
^The ENHANCER#Dec 1984$35
@WordStar printing enhancement, Sudden Products (now
available only from Fog)

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]* *[Printer]*
?Loren Martindale%v4 n3
^Waltz Lisp#Dec 1984$37
@LISP language

*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Jack D. Motley%v4 n3
^Remove Those Resident Commands!#Dec 1984$38
@Patching your system tracks to eliminate era, dir

*[Util]* *[Hacking]* *[System]*
?Bob Scott%v4 n3
^Reverse Video#Dec 1984$39
@Reverse video hardware repair

*[Workbench]* *[O-1]*
?Unknown%v4 n3
^Recovering From a Damaged Directory#Dec 1984$39
@Directory crashed disk, repair, Forth language, problems

*[Workbench]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Programming]*
*[Library]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n3
^Multiple Line Headers and Footers in WordStar#Dec 1984$46
@WordStar 3.3, multi-line headers, footers, .PL;
using DEBUG.COM CP/M version

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Charles D. Goodman%v4 n3
^Of Modems, Baud, and Bad Phone Lines#Dec 1984$48
@CTS212AH, Novation, Robotics, Prometheus, 1200 baud

*[Modem]* *[Communications]* *[Review]*
?Fred Kaufman%v4 n3
^Rambling Through SWP Co-Power 88#Dec 1984$49
@SWP Co-Power 8088 repair, use with J.G. Communications
clock, SmartKey (SMK)

*[Letters]* *[Util]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]*
*[Convert]*
?Bob Longworth%v4 n3
^PIP NOtes to Your Disk#Dec 1984$50
@PIP keyboard to disk file: file=con: ^Z, ^J, ^M

*[Util]*
?Louie Crew%v4 n3
^Alphabetized Columns: Two Methods#Dec 1984$50
@Alphabetized columns using WordStar/MailMerge dot commands

*[WordProcessing]*
?Louie Crew%v4 n3
^Alphabetized Columns: Two Methods#Dec 1984$50
@Alphabetized (sorted) columns using SuperCalc /X execute
command file

*[Spreadsheet]*
?John Gaudio%v4 n3
^Entering Data the Easy Way#Dec 1984$53
@MBasic file creation, open and close, read and write

*[Programming]*
?John Gaudio%v4 n3
^Entering Data the Easy Way#Dec 1984$55
@MBasic program to create WordStar/MailMerge files

*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n3
^3-Across Printout from dBASE II#Dec 1984$57
@dBASE II, 3-across labels, command files (.CMD)

*[Database]* *[Labels]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n3
^Freeform Index to magazines, Part 2#Dec 1984$58
@dBASE II, search program for ambiguous subject, general
search, string search, command file, CMD; Magazine article
index system dBASE II command program;

*[Database]* *[FileSearch]*
?Tom Brobst%v4 n3
^Not a dBASE II Database#Dec 1984$59
@dBASE II problems, headers, crashed file, fix, repair,
errors, mistakes, fixes, patches

*[Database]*
?Mark Scaramella%v4 n3
^dBASE II Tips Quiz#Dec 1984$61
@dBASE II, general queries, questions but no answers

*[Database]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n3
^CP/M 3.0 Command Line Editing#Dec 1984$72
@A review of control character commands for the Executive

*[Exec]* *[CPM+]*
?Robert Schine%v4 n3
^Program to Display Whether Hyphen Help Is ON#Dec 1984$72
@Without switching Help Levels in WordStar, Executive info

*[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]*
?Bond Shands%v4 n3
^SuprTerm#Dec 1984$75
@Kaypro modem, communications terminal software

*[Kaypro]* *[Communications]*
?Hanns Trostli%v4 n4
^Correcting Mistakes in MailMerge Prompts#Jan 1985$8
@WordStar/MailMerge - to get around already entered .AV data
save to file rather than print and then edit the file

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Al Foote%v4 n4
^Easy Comma Data and the Case of the Silent Disk Killer#Jan 1985$10
@MBasic routine to accept commas in data entry, hints

*[Letters]* *[Programming]*
?Al Foote%v4 n4
^Easy Comma Data and the Case of the Silent Disk Killer#Jan 1985$10
@Zenith monitor on top of Osborne 1 caused disk problems

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[BugReport]*
?V. Michael Straus%v4 n4
^BDOS Error Shield#Jan 1985$10
@Unshielded monitor caused disk drive problems, moving or
shielding the monitor fixed drive problem, magnetism, CRT

*[Letters]* *[BugReport]*
?Carl S. Buchman%v4 n4
^Setting Up Your Control Keys in dBASE#Jan 1985$10
@dBASE II, special function keys, by spacing out words, see
Jan 1984 supposedly work for data entry normally only
commands give problems

*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Util]*
?Tom Jones%v4 n4
^Strange Nothings, Interesting Tips, Questions#Jan 1985$12
@WordStar, its "black hole" and other arcane things of no use

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Tom Jones%v4 n4
^Strange Nothings, Interesting Tips, Questions#Jan 1985$13
@MBasic list of error messages and codes; errata Dec 1983
slots program

*[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[Programming]*
?Don Riggs%v4 n4
^LBRs and Your Remote CP/M Bulletin Board#Jan 1985$17
@Library files, how to use them with a modem, and Fog's BBS

*[Beginner]* *[Communications]* *[Library]*
?Don Riggs%v4 n4
^Using DU#Jan 1985$20
@How to use DUU

*[Util]* *[Library]* *[Hacking]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n4
^WordStar Workshop#Jan 1985$21
@WordStar - general article, hints, MailMerge, centering
using ^P<CR> overprint for the center text with other text
on first line

*[WordProcessing]*
?Arthur Seltzer%v4 n4
^Two Routines For C/80#Jan 1985$25
@C/80 - C language programming, hints, routine

*[Programming]*
?Ron Whittaker%v4 n4
^OZROM 1E#Jan 1985$27
@Ozrom 1E new ROM chip

*[O-1]* *[Review]* *[Workbench]*
?G. Ron Brown%v4 n4
^The Nuevo Corporation Double Density Upgrade for Osborne 1#Jan 1985$27
@Nuevo double density upgrade

*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?E.P. Lukert, Jr.%v4 n4
^Media Master#Jan 1985$33
@disk format conversion

*[Review]* *[Convert]*
?Hanns Trostli%v4 n4
^Problems and Solutions for Juki 6100 Daisywheel Printer#Jan 1985$34
@Juki daisy wheel printer, install codes for WordStar, also
see page 35 edfile.com duu act alike, patches

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n4
^Configure Your Printer for WordStar With EDFILE.COM#Jan 1985$34
@Use this file editor (DU work-alike) to modify the printer
installation section of your WordStar disks

*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* *[Hacking]*
?Tom McCormick%v4 n4
^A Command Index With Example#Jan 1985$39
@List of common COM files and what their parameters or
command lines should be like

*[System]* *[General]*
?Jim Evey%v4 n4
^Stalking the Elusive SAVE Command#Jan 1985$42
@SAVE command and how many pages info

*[System]* *[Programming]* *[Hacking]*
?Ed Johnson%v4 n4
^dBASE II - Start Up Program#Jan 1985$45
@dBASE II, CMD file to set certain defaults, routines, hints

*[Database]*
?Carl S. Buchman%v4 n4
^dBASE Modify Structure - An Easier Way#Jan 1985$45
@Modify structure technique

*[Database]*
?Walt Beaudry%v4 n4
^Applications Library Notes#Jan 1985$46
@Modem DIALER.COM is dialer program which only dials phone
for autocalling, FOG-APP.050

*[Library]* *[Communications]*
?Unknown%v4 n4
^Patch to Run Microsoft Macro Assembler on the Executive#Jan 1985$51
@Osborne Executive patches, to run macro assembler from
Microsoft, problems and fixes discovered over time, CRT,
keyboard, ROM chip, printer

*[Exec]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]* *[Hacking]*
?Gale Rhoades%v4 n5
^I was going to but ...#Feb 1985$6
@Backups prevent disaster; here's a procedure to improve
reliability of backups

*[General]* *[BugReport]*
?Joel Bluming%v4 n5
^Personal Pearl#Feb 1985$9
@Dentist shares how he uses this database program. He was
confused by dBASE but likes Pearl

*[Letters]* *[Database]*
?Howard Podell%v4 n5
^Dear Editor#Feb 1985$10
@Fan to cool the Osborne 1 & Comm-Pac modem; using specially
designed eyeglasses helps focus the screen; Docutel/Olivetti
dry ink jet printer uses standard parallel cable & supply of
ink jet cartridges; blinking cursor in WordStar

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Modem]* *[Printer]*
*[Hacking]*
?Matthew D. Reed%v4 n5
^Anchor Signalman Mark XII Doesn't Get Along With BYE#Feb 1985$13
@Not quite Hayes compatible, doesn't have controlled DTR or
programmable registers (S7 - S16)

*[Letters]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?Elaine Cohen%v4 n5
^Texas Instruments <--> Osborne 1 With Media Master#Feb 1985$14
@Using Media Master disk format translation program to
transfer TI's files on single sided MS-DOS disks to
Osborne's CP/M format and vice versa

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[TIPro]* *[Convert]* *[MS-DOS]*
?Neil Halava%v4 n5
^A Few tips:#Feb 1985$14
@Running with no WSMSGS.OVR and replacing WordStar's
overstrike character can be used to print a slashed O
for zero

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Tom MacFadyen%v4 n5
^A FOGHORN Database#Feb 1985$15
@Suggestions for a database such as you are now reading

*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[General]*
?Claude Ostyn%v4 n5
^Fix for Phantom Lines in WordStar#Feb 1985$15
@Patch for WordStar label LININS using DDT and changes to
DELCUS and DELMIS if still not fixed

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?Ted Schiller%v4 n5
^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1985$16
@Comments on getting spare replacement parts and taking them
with you when you travel. Fans, keyboards

*[Letters]* *[Osb]*
?R.W. Tackett%v4 n5
^Printer info#Feb 1985$16
@Brother CE-50 Electronic Typewriter can be used as a printer
with WordStar

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Myron Coleman%v4 n5
^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1985$16
@Setting up a Special Function Key to set WordStar's margins

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?Danny DeWitt%v4 n5
^SuperCalc2 Hint#Feb 1985$16
@A Special Function Key for SuperCalc simplifies operations

*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]*
?Cecil J. Schneer%v4 n5
^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1985$17
@Certain low ASCII characters are not well-behaved when
trying to print graphic characters. For example in graphic
mode printing CHR$(13) (carriage return) when sent in MBasic
a line feed is automatically added by MBasic

*[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?Dennis B. Rabinovitz%v4 n5
^Disk Switching Procedures in CP/M and MBASIC#Feb 1985$18
@When disk drive doors are opened to insert a new disk it is
necessary to "Log in" the new disk before trying to write
anything to it. In CP/M this is done with a CTRL-C (^C). In
Mbasic this is done with the RESET command

*[Beginner]* *[System]* *[Programming]*
?Jason M. Bloomberg%v4 n5
^Personal Pearl Help#Feb 1985$20
@Easy to read introduction aroused interest. Some comments on
starting out with Pearl

*[Database]*
?Irvin M. Hoff%v4 n5
^Notes on How to Use MDM730#Feb 1985$23
@A detailed guide to using this well-known version of Modem 7

*[Communications]*
?Irvin M. Hoff%v4 n5
^MDM740 Modem Program, General Information#Feb 1985$32
@This last version of Modem 7. Changes from MDM730, speed up
patches and more

*[Communications]*
?David E. Kemp%v4 n5
^Whole Earth Software Review#Feb 1985$41
@Mostly good, solid reviews of software and hardware which
definitely give a good picture of what it's like to run the
program/machine

*[Book]* *[Review]* *[General]*
?Tom Jones%v4 n5
^The Osborne 1 Technical Manual from OCC#Feb 1985$41
@Not for the technically incurious. Elaborate table of
contents and index tabs to each chapter. Detailed
descriptions of hardware parts

*[O-1]* *[Book]* *[Review]*
?Tom Jones%v4 n5
^INVADERS.COM and MYCHESS.COM#Feb 1985$42
@Two games are reviewed

*[Review]* *[Games/Sports]*
?Sep 84 TOGGLE%v4 n5
^Fun & Games Applying KEY.ASM to the Kaypro 10#Feb 1985$43
@or Are All Assemblers Created Equal. Assembly language
program did not seem to assemble the same way on the Kaypro
as it did on the Osborne. Something's funny somewhere

*[Programming]* *[Kaypro]*
?Al Ujcic%v4 n5
^Display Printable CHR$ Symbols#Feb 1985$44
@Simple MBasic program loops to print displayable characters,
including all from 33 to 255

*[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?William Reach Hutchins%v4 n5
^Eliminate the Extra Form Feeds With WordStar 3.3#Feb 1985$45
@WS 3.3 comes set up to provide a form feed to "top of form"
at the end of each document. Find "Printer De-initialization"
in the "Custom installation of Printers" menu, and change it

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]*
?Ken Mills%v4 n5
^Hardware vs Software for Printing Faster#Feb 1985$47
@Print spoolers (software) vs Print buffers. Author says
buffers win

*[Printer]* *[Util]*
?Wm. D. Loring%v4 n5
^Unadjusting SuperCalc Formulas#Feb 1985$47
@An easy way to editing adjusted values

*[Spreadsheet]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n5
^When What You See Is Not What You Want To Get#Feb 1985$47
@Using WordStar Version 2.26's .PF and .RM, which are no
longer available in version 3.3, to do print-time line
formatting

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Frank Muennemann%v4 n5
^Osborne 1, BIOS Disk Speed-Up Patch, Version 2#Feb 1985$48
@This version of disk drive access speed up will work with
any combination of double density and 80 column board

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?David E. Kemp%v4 n5
^A KEY.COM Patch#Feb 1985$50
@Correction to "data bytes" section of CP/M to WordStar arrow
key modifier

*[WordProcessing]* *[Correction]* *[Library]*
?Ed McCall%v4 n5
^Using the Osborne 1 Graphics With BASIC#Feb 1985$50
@Simple Basic program to display Osborne's graphic screen
characters

*[O-1]* *[Graphics]* *[Programming]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v4 n5
^More WordStar Patches#Feb 1985$54
@Changing built-in delay values speed things up; Patch to
turn autoscroll on when entering WordStar and off when
leaving WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Gary Shaner%v4 n5
^CAPS-LOCK Key Repair#Feb 1985$54
@The parts to repair the Osborne keyboard are identified and
steps outlined

*[Osb]* *[Workbench]*
?Gary Shaner%v4 n5
^Textual Values in SuperCalc2#Feb 1985$55
@A clever use of SC2's textual value feature to avoid a
template full of ERROR messages

*[Spreadsheet]*
?John Steele%v4 n5
^Patching Function Keys W/ DDT for SuperCalc Printer Setups#Feb 1985$56
@Placing control characters in SFK's allows them to be sent
to the printer from within the program

*[Hacking]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]*
?Marty Liggins%v4 n5
^dSORT Patch#Feb 1985$57
@The problem isn't discussed, but this will fix it!

*[Database]* *[Hacking]*
?John Gaudio%v4 n5
^Printing Command Files From dBASE II#Feb 1985$57
@A short command (CMD) file to print CMD files from within
dBASE II

*[Database]* *[Printer]*
?Ed Johnson%v4 n5
^dBASE - Modify Structure#Feb 1985$58
@Modifying the structure of a large dBASE II database when
there isn't enough room on disk to copy the file

*[Database]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v4 n5
^SETUP.CMD, a dBASE II Utility#Feb 1985$59
@A command (CMD) file to reset arrow keys between WordStar
and dBASE (CP/M)

*[Database]* *[Util]*
?Preston C. Middleton%v4 n5
^Paper Alignment in dBASE#Feb 1985$61
@A dBASE II print test subroutine to check paper alignment
for pre-printed forms

*[Database]*
?Mel Hulse%v4 n5
^One More on Executive Submit Use#Feb 1985$64
@More hints on using the SUBMIT program on the Executive

*[Exec]* *[Util]*
?Unknown%v4 n5
^Computing Elapsed Time in BASIC#Feb 1985$66
@Reading the Osborne Executive's clock addresses and
decoding the information. A MBasic program to use the info

*[Exec]* *[Programming]*
?Darrell Gehlsen%v4 n6
^Disk Snooping on the Osborne#Mar 1985$9
@Fixes for ASM language snoop program in December/January
1983 Portable Companion

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Util]*
?Ernest T. Thiersch%v4 n6
^A Member Offers Some Help#Mar 1985$10
@Underlining in WordStar, MBasic - Renaming Random Access
Files and a question on how to determine disk space left
from within MBasic

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]*
?David R. Heise%v4 n6
^Osborne Turtle Graphics#Mar 1985$11
@A primitive graphic drawing technique using WordStar and
Osborne's Special Function Keys

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?Marty Liggins%v4 n6
^Check It Out, Before You Spend Money#Mar 1985$12
@A loose wire caused printer problems not all those other
software Marty made

*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?Jeff Titon%v4 n6
^EXEC Tips, MAKEKEY, Voltage Regulator Needed#Mar 1985$14
@Disassembly and repair of Osborne Executive keyboard,
backwards fan, CRT contrast resistor, zero length file for
Osborne 1 (ASM listing), degaussing before reformatting quad
density disks, MAKEKEY useful changes arrow and SFK Keys
Exec to Diablo 1640 printer, Epson PX-8 <--> Osborne 1

*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]* *[Convert]*
*[O-1]* *[PX8]*
?George Toye%v4 n6
^BUG Alert!#Mar 1985$16
@MEX 1.12 has a bug in SENDOUT command not seen in ver 1.11

*[Letters]* *[Communications]*
?Robert J. King%v4 n6
^Problems with Z-80 Assembly Language Programs#Mar 1985$16
@Trouble finding a coordinated group of assembly and
debugging programs

*[Letters]* *[Programming]*
?Lowell L. Ashbaugh%v4 n6
^Osborne 1 Screen Problems and fast Drives#Mar 1985$16
@Cleaning dirty connector cleared up screen. Patch for fast
disk drive access

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Doug Hurst%v4 n6
^Zorba#Mar 1985$17
@Continued praise for this CP/M computer despite a few faults

*[Letters]* *[Zorba]*
?Barry R. Plotnick%v4 n6
^Keyboard Repair, WordStar and Envelopes#Mar 1985$20
@Simple Osborne keyboard repair. Instant WordStar save &
print with one SFK keystroke. Envelope format in two
keystrokes

*[Beginner]* *[Osb]*
?Al Ujcic%v4 n6
^A Simple Beginning in WordStar#Mar 1985$21
@Super simple steps in writing and printing a WordStar file

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Jason M. Bloomberg%v4 n6
^Personal Pearl Help#Mar 1985$22
@Information on Personal Pearl versions 1.06 and 1.02

*[Database]*
?Lee Morehead%v4 n6
^80 Column & Double Density Upgrades from Nuevo Electronics#Mar 1985$25
@An article about the two Osborne 1 upgrades and NSWEEP
version 1.99

*[O-1]* *[Library]* *[Util]*
?Doug Hurst%v4 n6
^"Dimming" TURBO's Glow (only slightly though)#Mar 1985$32
@Two minor possible problem areas in Turbo Pascal

*[Programming]*
?Tom Saunders%v4 n6
^WALTZ (the dancer's LISP)#Mar 1985$33
@Comments, a short background and getting started with the
program

*[Programming]*
?Dan Sheridan%v4 n6
^"MAYDAY" Software-Support, Flunks#Mar 1985$36
@Article about Help line that couldn't answer some questions

*[Hardware]* *[General]*
?Harvey G. Lord%v4 n6
^ENSOFT.COM Documentation#Mar 1985$37
@This article was taken from the documentation of version 2.0
The program enables conversion of ASCII text files to WordStar's
document format

*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* *[Convert]*
?David E. Kemp%v4 n6
^Secrets of Better Basic#Mar 1985$38
@Comments and one drawback about the book

*[Book]* *[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Steve Cunningham%v4 n6
^HACKERS - Heroes of the Computer Revolution#Mar 1985$39
@A member writes a few words and comments about the book

*[Book]* *[Review]* *[General]*
?David Whorf%v4 n6
^11 Megabyte EXEC-T Hard Disk#Mar 1985$44
@A review of the Gard internal hard disk for the Executive

*[Exec]* *[Review]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n6
^First Impressions of KAMAS#Mar 1985$45
@Dick gives us his impressions and a few notes on KAMAS's
outline processing and more

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Jeff Hewitt%v4 n6
^TLC Logo#Mar 1985$48
@This LISP derivative is definitely not in the "toy"
category, as are some

*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Ed Heussner%v4 n6
^Reclaiming File From Scratched Disks With DU#Mar 1985$49
@How to save scratched disks using DU.COM

*[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?W. Ernst Eder%v4 n6
^SUBMIT Files to Install WS for the Epson MX80 F/T & NEC P2-7#Mar 1985$50
@Step by step installation of WordStar for two different
machines

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?John M. Turnbow%v4 n6
^Installation of WordStar 2.26 for Mannesmann-Tally Spirit#Mar 1985$58
@a Spirit 80 printer installation which allows the user to
use print codes, a list of control codes and a few tricks

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]*
?Bob Thomson%v4 n6
^The Rounding Function#Mar 1985$58
@How to round off an expression to two decimal places that
can be used in MBasic, CBasic and SuperCalc

*[Programming]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Carl Tenning%v4 n6
^Computers Do The Strangest Things Department#Mar 1985$59
@An MBasic program that helped remove a bathtub

*[Programming]*
?Steve Meginniss%v4 n6
^Operation of Hayes Smartmodem from Osborne 1 Modem Port#Mar 1985$64
@A how-to for wiring cable to operate a SmartModem from the
Osborne 1 9-pin modem port

*[O-1]* *[Modem]* *[Workbench]* *[Communications]*
?Lenny Jacobs%v4 n6
^47 pf Solves a Common Osborne 1 Drive Problem#Mar 1985$66
@Changing the value of capacitor C10 from 1.5 Nf to a value
between 32 pf and 47 pf made drive operation more reliable

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?P. Jeffrey Palermo%v4 n6
^Graphics on the Osborne 1#Mar 1985$66
@The expert from Kitchen Software shares some secrets
Short MBasic program to display graphics

*[O-1]* *[Graphics]* *[Programming]*
?John Gladfelter%v4 n6
^Epson PX-8 Geneva's...Talking to Ozzie and Back#Mar 1985$69
@A setup to make the Geneva communicate with the Osborne 1

*[O-1]* *[PX8]* *[Convert]*
?Jason Laumeister%v4 n6
^Using Disk Doctor to Recover Text fm Disk with Damaged Dir#Mar 1985$70
@How to use Disk Doctor and a solution to recover files from
a damaged disk

*[O-1]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
?Robert Schine%v4 n6
^System Notes from a Writer's Workshop#Mar 1985$73
@Salvaging crashed WordStar files, moving data to Personal
Pearl, quick backups, special function keys, and running
WordStar without WordStar. Also some Executive info

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]* *[Database]*
?Mel Hulse%v4 n6
^NEC PC-8210A's...Making Them Talk to Ozzie Exec#Mar 1985$75
@A few words about the NEC PC-8210A and how to interface to
the Osborne Executive

*[Exec]* *[NEC]* *[Convert]*
?Gale Rhoades%v4 n7
^A Starter Disk for Members#Apr 1985$6
@Listing of utilities on double density and single density
Osborne disks for new members

*[Library]*
?John Harkin%v4 n7
^WordStar for the Brother Typewriter#Apr 1985$9
@Patch addresses and codes are given

*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?Ann Cacciottoli%v4 n7
^Dear FOGHORN#Apr 1985$10
@Writer finds using all Osborne's bundled software
interactively a great help

*[Letters]* *[General]*
?Marty Liggins%v4 n7
^dBASE 2.42, dSORT, SuperCalc and Questions#Apr 1985$11
@Version 2.41 big improvement over 2.3b. dSORT fix available
Dividing spreadsheet into sections to save large templates

*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Joel Bluming%v4 n7
^Public Domain and the EXEC#Apr 1985$12
@Experiences with some PD programs on the Osborne Executive
are listed including those that did not work

*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Jim Larsen%v4 n7
^Dear Editor#Apr 1985$14
@Good review of SPELL was misleading - very labor intensive

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Walt Bilofsky%v4 n7
^Response from Software Toolworks#Apr 1985$14
@Seller of SPELL disagrees with negative review above

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Russell Reed%v4 n7
^WD-40, WordStar's R, Downloadable 'back hand' - Epson FX#Apr 1985$14
@Bad review of WD-40 use. Make sure that the last file used
is the one you want when using WordStar's R command to run a
program. Epson download character generator fails

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Howard I. Podell%v4 n7
^SFK, Spite Software, Olivetti PR2300SFK/SETUP#Apr 1985$16
@SFK character count is explained. Extra utility programs
sent by Spite Software praised. Olivetti ink jet printer
problem requires hood lifted to re-start

*[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Util]*
?Larry Dunbar%v4 n7
^C. Itoh#Apr 1985$18
@Updating some facts from earlier version of article on
C.Itoh printers

*[Letters]* *[Printer]*
?Gale Rhoades%v4 n7
^Writing MBASIC Programs in WordStar#Apr 1985$19
@A few suggestions on how to write your code with the
non-document mode of WordStar

*[Beginner]* *[Programming]*
?Byron A. McKay%v4 n7
^Fogments of the Imagination, Technical Questions Etc.#Apr 1985$21
@MailMerge - woes extraneous characters in the data file
(Charles E. Downes); Data interchange with Lanier (Henry
Fribourg) Math functions in MBasic also MUmath/MUsimp;
Filename extensions and their meanings. Translating Turbo
Pascal programs from MS-DOS to CP/M

*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Convert]*
?Jason M. Bloomberg%v4 n7
^Personal pearl Help#Apr 1985$23
@Set up function keys to access Pearl's disks FORM.xxx
discussion and more

*[Database]*
?Arthur Perrone%v4 n7
^A Trip Through the File patching Utilities#Apr 1985$27
@Use some of the extra space of the WordStar menu to keep
track of the patches you have installed

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Michael A. Stoodt%v4 n7
^WATOR1#Apr 1985$28
@An experiment with ecology, taken from Scientific American
You specify characteristics in this "life - ecology game"

*[Games/Sports]*
?Unknown%v4 n7
^Statistics, Osborne 1 and JRT Pascal#Apr 1985$36
@Using JRT pascal in statistical calculations

*[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Business]* *[Library]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n7
^The OZ With the 780K Disk Drives#Apr 1985$40
@A review of the G2 Systems Design quad density disks -
reads/writes single/double density disks

*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Frederick Klarmeyer%v4 n7
^The Olivetti Praxis 35 Typewriter with Selectone Interface#Apr 1985$40
@One of the more popular typewriter/printer combinations

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Robert Van Allen%v4 n7
^CANAM Anti-Glare Screen#Apr 1985$41
@Cut the glare on your CRT, even if it is only the size of
the Osborne 1

*[Monitor]* *[Review]*
?Barry Patterson%v4 n7
^The Random House ProofReader#Apr 1985$44
@Barry shares his thoughts about this program

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Herb Bowie%v4 n7
^Turbo Pascal: An Appreciation#Apr 1985$43
@Comparing Turbo Pascal to CBasic, MBasic, and dBASE II

*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Frederick Klarmeyer%v4 n7
^CB80#Apr 1985$46
@Digital Research's CBasic compiler

*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Michael A. Stoodt%v4 n7
^Turbo Toolbox#Apr 1985$47
@Routines and programs for Turbo Pascal

*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Doug Cox%v4 n7
^Modifying WordStar 2.26#Apr 1985$50
@Some help in using INSTALL.COM to customize WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Arto Kytohonka%v4 n7
^Use BASIC to Setup the Diablo 630#Apr 1985$51
@A program to TYPE files on this printer (equipped with a
cut sheet feeder)

*[Printer]* *[Programming]*
?John Harkin%v4 n7
^Patch Nuevo BIOS to Increase Disk Drive Speed#Apr 1985$56
@Based on Frank Muennemann's article, this patch is for
purchasers of the Nuevo upgrade

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Don Hinkel%v4 n7
^SC2 and Alternate Print Styles#Apr 1985$56
@A lost article sheds light on the question of alternate
character sets in SuperCalc printouts

*[O-1]* *[Printer]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Eric R. Meyer%v4 n7
^Tips for Exec Users: Find That Program, or...Know Your SCB#Apr 1985$58
@One feature of CP/M Plus (on Executive) and things to do
with the SCB (System Control Block)

*[Exec]* *[CPM+]* *[Hacking]*
?Darrell Gehlsen%v4 n7
^Modify CP/M3 to Change the SETDEF Defaults#Apr 1985$58
@This article describes how to patch the options in the
SETDEF menu into CPM3 (CP/M+) on Executive

*[Exec]* *[CPM+]* *[Hacking]*
?George Peace%v4 n7
^Executive ERAse Patch#Apr 1985$59
@Eliminating the confirmatory query. [Not sure this is a
good idea -ed]

*[Exec]* *[CPM+]* *[Hacking]*
?Dick Peschke%v4 n7
^SmartKey II Plus on the Osborne Executive#Apr 1985$60
@Autoloading SmartKey definition files

*[Exec]* *[Util]*
?Joel L. Seber%v4 n7
^Tidbits from the MAX World#Apr 1985$61
@Some words about HyperCross (c), XTERM, and the LoboMax
users group

*[LoboMax]* *[Util]* *[UserGroup]* *[Communications]*
?Alfred Post%v4 n8
^Dear FOGHORN#May 1985$7
@How to print out a WordStar document with its dot commands
How to handle envelope addressing

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Robert Braun, Jr.%v4 n8
^G2 Systems Design - 780K#May 1985$7
@Experiences in installing quad density drives in an
Osborne 1 and accompanying utility package

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[Util]*
?Unknown%v4 n8
^ENHANCER, etc.#May 1985$8
@Installing and using this print formatter

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Robert J. King%v4 n8
^Problems with Z-80 Assembly Language Programs For The EXEC#May 1985$9
@Complaint about lack of coordinated group of assembly,
disassembly and debugging programs

*[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Programming]*
?J. Otto Tennant%v4 n8
^KERMIT#May 1985$9
@Won't transfer files between Osborne and IBM 370 with Kermit
running on both machines, even though Kaypro apparently will
transfer to IBM 370

*[Letters]* *[Communications]*
?Jim Hackett%v4 n8
^OZROM-1E#May 1985$9
@Has worked perfectly for Jim

*[Letters]* *[Workbench]* *[O-1]*
?Unknown%v4 n8
^Dear FOGHORN#May 1985$10
@Comments on NewSWeeP (NSWP; NSweep) and other utilities

*[Letters]* *[Util]* *[Library]* *[O-1]*
?Thomas Buckner%v4 n8
^Osborne 1 Modifications#May 1985$11
@Block cursor, JG Communications clock, Osbaud baud rate
generator, fans, Nuevo DSDD upgrade

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[Hacking]*
?Bernard Jensen%v4 n8
^Reconstruct a Disk Dir; HomeTax Update#May 1985$13
@Using DUU to rebuild the disk directory. Learning Shack
still not responsive to complaints

*[Letters]* *[Util]* *[Business]* *[Hacking]*
?Bob Carter%v4 n8
^Portable Disk Storage#May 1985$13
@Carry disk library in a toolbox

*[Letters]* *[Hardware]*
?Charles F. Wellen%v4 n8
^New ROM Stops the BDOS BAD SECTOR#May 1985$14
@Rev 1.44 from B.C. Software did the trick

*[Letters]* *[Workbench]* *[O-1]*
?Ed Buttenhoff%v4 n8
^NO FAST For My Osborne 1#May 1985$14
@Author tried MBasic version of disk drive speed up. His
Siemens drive was disabled when the head was driven too
fast against the stop

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[Programming]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n8
^O-1 Drive Connectors#May 1985$14
@Thorough cleaning of drive connectors needed to solve BDOS
Error problems. This applies to ALL computers & drives!

*[Letters]* *[Hardware]*
?Bob Thomson%v4 n8
^Special Menus#May 1985$15
@Create a file on your WordStar disk to remind you of how
the print control keys are configured

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Ari Feldman%v4 n8
^Run Your Spelling Program from Within WordStar#May 1985$15
@Rename your spell checker to SPELSTAR.COM and you can call
it from WS 3.3's Starting Menu

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Don Riggs%v4 n8
^LBRs Part 2#May 1985$16
@A description of some of the library utility files

*[Beginner]* *[Util]*
?Barbara Fay%v4 n8
^Create and Use a Master Bibliography File With SORT.COM#May 1985$18
@Write references to TEMP files, then A:SORT B:TEMP B:MASTBIB

*[WordProcessing]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n8
^Shades of WordStar, Some WordStar Interfile Techniques#May 1985$19
@Create drop down windows called and retracted with function
keys. Neat idea!

*[WordProcessing]*
?Bond Shands%v4 n8
^CP/M or MS-DOS What's the Difference. Which is Better#May 1985$21
@Some comparisons - but don't count out CP/M yet!

*[Convert]* *[MS-DOS]*
?Wayne Masters%v4 n8
^New 2400 Baud Modems#May 1985$22
@Discussion of standards and protocols, BYE, MDM7xx and MEX

*[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?David Gerrold%v4 n8
^Up and Running#May 1985$24
@Free Software Handbook and How To Get Free Software

*[Book]* *[Review]* *[General]*
?Al Morrow%v4 n8
^Quad-Density On the Osborne 1#May 1985$26
@Nuevo's double sided disk drive upgrade. Installation,
Features, Capacity, Compatibility, Reliability, Tidbits

*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Richard W. Slatta%v4 n8
^ELECTRA-FIND#May 1985$29
@Pluses and minuses of this search program

*[Review]* *[FileSearch]*
?Unknown%v4 n8
^MEDIA MASTER and UNIFORM#May 1985$30
@Disk format conversion programs compared

*[Review]* *[Convert]* *[MS-DOS]*
?Norman Beeler%v4 n8
^MEX10#May 1985$30
@Some notes on this "modem" program

*[Review]* *[Communications]*
?Paul B. Florance%v4 n8
^WORD Plus from Oasis Systems: Just Another Dictionary(Ques)#May 1985$31
@One of the most popular spelling checkers, this program
also has many other features

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n8
^Configure WordStar for Your Printer With EDFILE.COM#May 1985$34
@This little-known program from the Fog library makes
patching a breeze

*[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* *[Hacking]*
?Glenn Metts%v4 n8
^OKITALIC.DOC for CP/M & Okidata 92/93#May 1985$36
@Print your files in italics on the Okidata printer

*[Printer]* *[Util]*
?Dave Chambers%v4 n8
^The Execute Command - SuperCalc#May 1985$37
@Automate those redundant SuperCalc applications

*[Spreadsheet]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n8
^More Discoveries and Tips#May 1985$38
@Lots of WordStar hints, plus notes on NSWEEP, LU, and
airport X-ray machines

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Library]* *[BugReport]*
?Donald W. Smith%v4 n8
^Take TURBO To School#May 1985$45
@Using Borland's TURBO Pascal for homework projects

*[Programming]* *[Education]*
?Bob Thomson%v4 n8
^WordStar's Seemingly Intermittent Print Controls#May 1985$46
@A discussion on how to return to normal 10 pitch type
size after invoking compressed type on dot matrix printer

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Kelly Smith%v4 n8
^Comparison of CP/M 2.2 and CP/M 3.0 Banked and Non-Banked#May 1985$47
@A chart comparing the features of the two operating systems

*[System]*
?Paul Wahrhaftig%v4 n8
^Personal Pearl Documate Graft#May 1985$47
@Using the Documate program to make one overall index of
items from 3 Personal Pearl disks

*[Database]* *[FileSearch]*
?Peter Morgan%v4 n8
^A Summary of Modifications for WordStar 2.26 and 3.3#May 1985$48
@Both 52 column and 80 column displays are included
Summary of many tips from the past

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Unknown%v4 n8
^Auto-Load DATTIM, Then SC2#May 1985$50
@An article about using DU and SUBMIT to load SuperCalc2

*[Hacking]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n8
^WordStar Document/Nondocument Files#May 1985$51
@Why a program written with WordStar doesn't run
properly and what to do about it

*[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]*
?Mark Scaramella%v4 n8
^Notes on Notes#May 1985$52
@Using WORD Plus to expand abbreviations and Smartkey to
take notes while programming with dBASE II

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Database]*
?Ashton Tate%v4 n8
^Patch to Allow Proper Use of Function Keys With dBASE 2.4#May 1985$53
@Get the function keys to work properly in dBASE II

*[Database]* *[Hacking]*
?Bernard E. Jensen%v4 n8
^Drive C Speeds Up This Slow Program#May 1985$53
@A series of dBASE II programs written for a study on fires
benefits from RAMdisk access speed

*[Database]* *[Hardware]*
?Frank Heasley%v4 n8
^Simple Transfer of Files Between the Osborne 1 & DecMate II#May 1985$62
@Using the programs OREMOTE and PIP to transfer files
between the Osborne 1 and the DecMate II

*[O-1]* *[DECMate]* *[Convert]*
?Jack Baker%v4 n8
^Disk Speed-up During Autost.com#May 1985$62
@Another way to speed up your drives

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?L. Jacobs%v4 n8
^Osborne 1 Modem Connector Adapter#May 1985$64
@Connecting a standard modem to the modem port

*[O-1]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?S. Cunningham%v4 n8
^Generating a DELETE Key With the Osborne 1#May 1985$66
@Creating a delete or rub out key in MYTERM and MODEM730

*[O-1]* *[Communications]*
?Claude Ostyn%v4 n8
^Osborne 1 Drives Ailments and Remedies#May 1985$66
@A list of some BDOS errors and some possible cures

*[O-1]*
?Douglas Judd%v4 n8
^ZCPR2 and the Osborne 1#May 1985$69
@This article was written for the Osborne 1 Double Density
owners but contains information for all

*[O-1]* *[System]* *[Library]*
?Steve Cunningham%v4 n8
^On the Use of Comm-Pac and MYTERM#May 1985$70
@Some help for those with this Modem/Software combination

*[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?Don Rowe%v4 n8
^Bits and Pieces About the Executive#May 1985$71
@Random pieces he has discovered since he obtained his
Osborne Executive. Some useful patches

*[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?Darrell Gehlsen%v4 n8
^Automatic Log to Drive B, WordStar 3.30#May 1985$76
@Directions for modifying WordStar 3.30 to obtain automatic
log on drive B: on the Executive

*[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]*
?Dee Pourciau%v4 n8
^Revisions to MEX Micro MXO-MD for MD3-Rev. 1#May 1985$76
@The copy of MEX he got didn't work on his Morrow system
so he figured out the necessary changes

*[Morrow]* *[Communications]*
?Wirt Ragsdale%v4 n9
^When Drive A Will Not Perform a Cold Boot on Your O-1#Jun 1985$7
@Boot up on Drive B with Shift-"

*[Letters]* *[O-1]*
?Herb Golden%v4 n9
^Of Flippies and Floppies#Jun 1985$7
@Flipping floppies works for Herb

*[Letters]* *[Hardware]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n9
^EDFILE & SUPERZAP#Jun 1985$8
@Some examples of these utilities at work

*[Letters]* *[Util]*
?Roger P. Boggess%v4 n9
^PIP Peculiarity#Jun 1985$9
@Using D and E options together produced strange (unexpected)
results

*[Letters]* *[Util]*
?David Whorf%v4 n9
^A WordStar Tip for Using "The Word Plus"#Jun 1985$11
@Rename TW.COM to SPELSTAR.OVR: call the spell checker from
the WordStar menu

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n9
^A Proposal for Standardization in Cooperative Databases#Jun 1985$11
@Benefits, existing standards, problems, etc. discussed

*[Database]* *[General]*
?Claude Ostyn%v4 n9
^Software Standards Please!#Jun 1985$13
@Classification and labeling, programming standards,
documentation - some examples

*[Programming]* *[Library]*
?David Busch%v4 n9
^The Huffman Coding for Text Squeezing#Jun 1985$16
@The encryption scheme which allows one method of file
compression (squeezing) is described

*[Library]* *[Programming]*
?Gary Shaner%v4 n9
^Review of CP/M Programmers Encyclopedia#Jun 1985$18
@Handy to have one source to answer your questions

*[Book]* *[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Jim Remich%v4 n9
^The Free Software Catalog#Jun 1985$18
@Jammed with info on free software and its sources

*[Book]* *[Review]* *[General]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n9
^The Sensuous WordStar - A Review of "Underground WordStar"#Jun 1985$18
@This book has some tips not found elsewhere. An experienced
WordStar user finds in this book the reawakening of the
learning experience

*[WordProcessing]* *[Book]* *[Review]*
?T.J. Kring%v4 n9
^A Printer Buffer That Won't Break the Bank#Jun 1985$22
@A review of a printer buffer with a reasonable price

*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Conrad Stenton%v4 n9
^Epson PX-8 Geneva#Jun 1985$22
@A description of the Epson Geneva laptop computer, some
features, programs that run with it and a number of things
designed to drive the Osborne user crazy

*[PX8]* *[Review]*
?Gary Shaner%v4 n9
^Centroid Big Stepper Motion Controller#Jun 1985$23
@If you have an interest in small quantity automation,
be sure to read this. Centroid Big Stepper computer

*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Charles Bailey%v4 n9
^Drive C:#Jun 1985$24
@Charles tells us what purposes Drive C: is recommended for,
and the benefits and disadvantages of using it

*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Jim Dunn%v4 n9
^TAXAN Monitor#Jun 1985$25
@Description of the TAXAN monitor and a problem

*[Monitor]* *[Review]*
?Sigi Kluger%v4 n9
^Report of 2-2400 Baud Modems; Penril 2024 & USR Courier 2400#Jun 1985$28
@A comparison of two new modems

*[Modem]* *[Review]*
?Ron Brown%v4 n9
^Review of Fancy Font, Version 2.1#Jun 1985$31
@Ron reviews the newly released version and talks about the
variety of fonts, how to use Fancy Font, and a couple of
programs that come with it

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]* *[DeskTopPublish]*
?Jim Spickard%v4 n9
^Academic Writing With WordStar With a Little Help#Jun 1985$32
@From Footnote, Bibliography, and Notebook. A review of
three programs that make academic writing easier

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Bob Bradley%v4 n9
^Notes on the use of 2500AD Z80 Assembler#Jun 1985$36
@Bob shares some notes on the 2500AD Z80 assembler to save
others from some of the problems he experienced

*[Review]* *[Programming]*
?Charles Bailey%v4 n9
^X.COM and /.COM Documentation#Jun 1985$36
@A review of what these two programs can do

*[Review]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Charles Bailey%v4 n9
^ManyKey#Jun 1985$37
@Charles writes about the benefits of using ManyKey, features,
and applications with examples of tasks that can be assigned
to the keys

*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Charles Bailey%v4 n9
^SmartKey#Jun 1985$38
@The cost of this package has been dropping lately so be
sure to check before ordering

*[Review]* *[Util]*
?Herb Golden%v4 n9
^Spreading the NewWord#Jun 1985$38
@Even those who received WordStar as part of their bundled
software should take a few minutes to read this review

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Byron A. McKay%v4 n9
^A Fix for Digital Research's MAC-80 Macro-Assembler#Jun 1985$45
@Changing the character MAC-80 uses to indicate commands
solves an irritating problem

*[Hacking]* *[Programming]*
?Jason M. Bloomberg%v4 n9
^MATH* a.k.a. MATHSTAR Upgrade for WordStar 3.30#Jun 1985$45
@Jason tells us where you can have MATH* upgraded to work
with WS 3.30 and a few words about SynonymFinder

*[WordProcessing]*
?Unknown%v4 n9
^Stripping Variables in MBASIC Revisited#Jun 1985$46
@Using GOSUB in a defined function

*[Programming]*
?Charles Martin%v4 n9
^More Epson PX-8 to Osborne 1#Jun 1985$47
@Charles tells us how he transferred WordStar files from the
Epson PX-8 (Geneva) to the Osborne 1

*[O-1]* *[PX8]* *[Convert]*
?Richard Dedic%v4 n9
^Recovering Lost Files - Perfect Writer#Jun 1985$47
@Notes on using DU-V86.COM to recover a file which has been
formatted using Perfect Writer and the original file from
which this file was formatted has been lost

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* *[Library]*
?Scott Glickfield%v4 n9
^DATTIM.COM Patch#Jun 1985$49
@How to patch DATTIM.COM to eliminate input of the time so
that it asks for the date only

*[Hacking]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Jim Dunn%v4 n9
^Turbo Pascal On Co-Power 88#Jun 1985$49
@Co-Power 88 executes benchmark test much faster than IBM PC
if you are not writing to disk

*[Programming]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]*
?Unknown%v4 n9
^Terminal Control Data for Various Terminals#Jun 1985$50
@For those who need to know the terminal codes, here is a
list of the more common terminals

*[Hacking]* *[Monitor]* *[Programming]*
?Carl Greene%v4 n9
^A Toolkit of Utilities#Jun 1985$51
@Booting up your software with less keystrokes. Carl takes the
hint from WS.COM and renames his most used programs to save
keystrokes

*[System]* *[Util]*
?Warren A. Welsh%v4 n9
^Comment & Patches for WordStar/MailMerge Upgrade 3.3 for O-1#Jun 1985$52
@He bought the upgrade and then found the solutions for
adding his favorite patches

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Claude Ostyn%v4 n9
^Date Only Patch for DATTIM.COM#Jun 1985$53
@A simple patch to DATTIM.COM to request only the date

*[Hacking]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Sam Tove%v4 n9
^CSTRIP.BAS#Jun 1985$56
@This article tells us what CSTRIP can do and how to run
this program to strip comment and unnecessary blank spaces
from an MBasic program

*[Library]* *[Programming]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n9
^The Fog Disk Library - An Overview#Jun 1985$59
@An historical background of the Fog Library, using the
library the easiest way, other ways to use the library, and
finding aids that make access of files easier

*[Library]* *[General]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Jim Dunn%v4 n9
^SWP Co-Power 88#Jun 1985$66
@Some words on the usage of SWP Co-Power 88 and a table of
various time configurations of WordStar comparing ramdisk
speed to floppy disks

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n9
^Fast Up dBASE II Ver 2.41 for the Osborne 1#Jun 1985$67
@How to speed up dBASE II by eliminating the viewing of the
date and go directly to the dot prompt

*[O-1]* *[Database]*
?Herb Golden%v4 n9
^More Fan Mail#Jun 1985$68
@An article about cooling the Osborne without spending too
much money

*[O-1]*
?Jerry Boyce%v4 n9
^Reverse Video Block Cursor#Jun 1985$70
@A member reports on his modification for reverse video

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Phillip A. Greenberg%v4 n9
^Installing WordStar 2.26 For the Epson RX-80, FX-80 & LX-80#Jun 1985$70
@Instructions for installing WordStar 2.26 for these Epson
printers

*[O-1]* *[Printer]*
?Jim Dunn%v4 n9
^A Screen-Pac Utility#Jun 1985$73
@Similar to a program in the Fog Disk Library, this program
allows the user to easily change the screen size with the
80+ ScreenPac

*[O-1]* *[Library]*
?David Whorf%v4 n9
^Downloading Files With the Executive, AMCALL and Dawn Technology#Jun 1985$74
@Using AMCALL and Dawn Technology modem connection. An
article that explains how to get a file from the Fog modem
public domain system

*[Exec]* *[Library]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]*
?Ron Mozer/Steven Sanders%v4 n9
^Undocumented Video Features for the Kaypro 10#Jun 1985$76
@This article is about several features not listed in any of
the Kaypro manuals, documentation on some of the commands,
and a sample program that demonstrates these features

*[Kaypro]* *[Programming]*
?Jim Holmes%v4 n10
^Commentary on User Groups, CP/M#Jul 1985$4
@What user groups do and are for. Public domain software will
keep CP/M going for some time

*[General]* *[UserGroup]* *[Library]*
?Don Rowe%v4 n10
^Correction#Jul 1985$6
@Addresses for moving data from one memory bank to another
in "Bits and Pieces About the Executive" which appeared in
the May 1985 FOGHORN were incorrect and are corrected here

*[Exec]* *[Hacking]*
?TJ Olney%v4 n10
^Memory Mapped Video for WordStar 3.3, a Patch#Jul 1985$7
@Reference to WS33MMAP.ASM uploaded to the Fog library

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Library]*
?TJ Olney%v4 n10
^NULU All Purpose Library Manager#Jul 1985$7
@Some questions about using NULU

*[Letters]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Hanns Trostli%v4 n10
^SCRAMBLE.COM Warning!#Jul 1985$7
@You can look at a scrambled message with WordStar but DO
NOT SAVE IT with ^KD!

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Library]*
?Theodore C. Smith%v4 n10
^A FOGHORN Database Revisited#Jul 1985$8
@A comprehensive FOGHORN database would be of great value to
readers. (We hope so: that's what you're reading folks!)

*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[General]* *[Library]*
?Fred Kaufman%v4 n10
^Re: A FOGHORN Database#Jul 1985$10
@Fred has done a FOGHORN database in dBASE II from the
beginning through January 1985. Much of it was used to
help construct the one you are reading right now!

*[Letters]* *[Database]* *[General]* *[Library]*
?David Ibbetson%v4 n10
^Dear David#Jul 1985$11
@Comments on Turbo Pascal's switches, Fans, and WordStar 3.3
right margin default

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Osb]*
?William T. TeBrake%v4 n10
^Dear FOGHORN#Jul 1985$14
@Likes Nuevo 80 column, doesn't like WS 3.3's lack of .RM and
.PF, likes SuperFile from FYI for storing, sorting and
retrieving textual material. Intrigued by proportionally
spaced text in WordStar's undocumented table

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Util]*
*[FileSearch]*
?Drew Murphy%v4 n10
^HSC Inc.'s Attached resource Processor#Jul 1985$15
@A unit that will attach to any Z80 computer claims a high
degree of IBM PC compatibility

*[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[MS-DOS]*
?Hanns Trostli%v4 n10
^Date the Printout of Your Disk Directory#Jul 1985$15
@Print the date using the J.G. Communications RT60-A clock

*[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Util]*
?Veikko Rekunen%v4 n10
^Dear FOGHORN#Jul 1985$16
@WordStar installation for writer's Gemini-10X printer

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Scott Glickford%v4 n10
^KEY.ASM controversy and "Are All Assemblers Created Equal"#Jul 1985$17
@Differences between the way the Osborne 1 and Kaypro BIOS's
store the arrow keys is the reason KEY.ASM did not work on
the Kaypro. See Feb 1985

*[Letters]* *[Hacking]* *[Kaypro]*
?Romanus Wille%v4 n10
^Co-Power 88 Owners Manual#Jul 1985$17
@Add a fan when installing Co-Power 88. Writer wants to hear
from other Co-Power 88 users

*[Letters]* *[Hardware]* *[Convert]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Workbench]*
?Michael C. Lovell%v4 n10
^"Statistics..." Author Now Known#Jul 1985$17
@Author owns up to writing Apr 85 statistics article

*[Letters]* *[Business]* *[Science/Engineering]*
?Jim Holmes%v4 n10
^CP/M vs MS-DOS - User Groups Can Help#Jul 1985$18
@Going to a user group meeting and asking questions could help
you decide which operating system fits your needs

*[Beginner]* *[System]* *[UserGroup]*
?Jason M. Bloomberg%v4 n10
^Personal pearl Help#Jul 1985$22
@A fix for Personal pearl ver. 1.06 for Executive owners,
update news for 52 column Osborne 1 users, a demonstration
for using a database management system, news about Pearlsoft

*[Exec]* *[O-1]* *[Database]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n10
^Fog Member Survey Results - May 1985#Jul 1985$29
@See how your responses compare with those of the members
of the Vancouver Portable Computer Club

*[General]* *[UserGroup]*
?Jack Kryst%v4 n10
^Nuevo Drive Upgrade - Osborne 1#Jul 1985$36
@Jack writes about why he bought the drives, comments,
installation, features and what software is included

*[O-1]* *[Review]*
?Gary L. Maas%v4 n10
^The Smith-Corona D300 Dot matrix#Jul 1985$37
@A review of a printer that fulfilled this author's needs,
with descriptions and features of the D300

*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Frank D. Bullock%v4 n10
^WestWind's TurboPac for the Osborne 1#Jul 1985$38
@A review of TurboPac (the mating of a Drive C Ramdisk unit
and a Trantor Hard Disk Subsystem), WestWind products,
system installation, and a few words about software

*[Hardware]* *[Review]* *[Util]*
?Mike Gosset%v4 n10
^QUADRAM Microfazer#Jul 1985$39
@A printer buffer and spooler

*[Printer]* *[Review]*
?Mike Gosset%v4 n10
^FileBase#Jul 1985$42
@Using this program to make dBASE easier to use and some of
its features

*[Review]* *[Database]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n10
^FLASHPRINT!!#Jul 1985$42
@Now you can control your printer from WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]* *[DeskTopPublish]*
?Ron Sutton%v4 n10
^Clear Screen with ZCPR#Jul 1985$44
@A short routine to clear the screen with ZCPR

*[System]* *[Hacking]* *[Programming]*
?K. Vasudevan%v4 n10
^SuperCalc - Behind Bars#Jul 1985$44
@How a column of data can be represented graphically in
SuperCalc 1.12 with vertical bar, needle & X-Y graph charts

*[Spreadsheet]*
?Greg Dahl%v4 n10
^A Simple UPS#Jul 1985$46
@Greg tells us about his inexpensive solution for an
uninterruptible power supply for his Osborne 1

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Mark Sevi%v4 n10
^dBASE II or How I Learned to Grin and Swear at It#Jul 1985$48
@Mark writes about some of the bugs and annoyances in the
various versions of dBASE II and some tips

*[Database]*
?Gale Rhoades%v4 n10
^Notes About Update Pages and a Reorganization#Jul 1985$49
@New pages released and soon a new library

*[Library]*
?Keith Cotoneo%v4 n10
^Disk Drive Replacement Success Story#Jul 1985$53
@Keith shares his experiences of replacing his disk drive

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Gerald L. Riley%v4 n10
^Booting Without AUTOSTART and Smoother Drives - Revisited#Jul 1985$53
@Patch to eliminate the start up logo and also speed up your
disk drives for double density O-1s with CP/M version 2.2
with 52 column screen

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?James S. Lovell%v4 n10
^Reverse Video Block Cursor - 80 & 104 Columns#Jul 1985$55
@A fix in providing a block cursor in reverse video for 80
and 104 column screen displays. Piggy-back chips do the trick

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]* *[Workbench]*
?John Wyatt%v4 n10
^Patching WordStar to Lightning Boot#Jul 1985$56
@A patch to make WordStar boot faster on the Executive

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]*
?Scott Ingels%v4 n10
^Little Known Features of the Executive#Jul 1985$57
@A list of nice features that are unique to the Exec, some
notes on SID.COM, CONVERT.BAS, and using CHARGEN.COM to
redefine characters in your alternate character set

*[Exec]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]*
?Daniel DeWitt%v4 n11
^Correction#Aug 1985$4
@For continuous form printing in SuperCalc, set page length L
equal to zero (re: Feb 1985)

*[Correction]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Gale Rhoades%v4 n11
^Report of Two 2400 baud Modems (Jun 1985)#Aug 1985$4
@The problems with the US Robotics Courier modem have been
fixed (re: Jun 1985)

*[Correction]* *[Modem]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n11
^Replies to Issues Raised in May 1985 Issue#Aug 1985$8
@Print WordStar dot commands, Read in "master" documents with
^KR, Right justifying double wide printing, Use EDFILE to
type info directly into WordStar's menus. - RPIP allows disk
drive reset without leaving RPIP - Using PIP to strip 8th bit
from non-ASCII text files. CP/M board for DECmate - DEL key
on Osborne is the combination CTRL-SHIFT-question mark

*[WordProcessing]* *[Osb]* *[DECMate]* *[Letters]*
?Fred Kaufman%v4 n11
^A Smaller WSMSGS.OVR#Aug 1985$9
@Fred has discovered that WordStar can run with a truncated
WSMSGS.OVR

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Brian Dugle%v4 n11
^MBasic and WordStar#Aug 1985$14
@This article describes some techniques for writing MBASIC
program files with WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* *[Programming]*
?Daniel J. Chupinsky%v4 n11
^SuperCalc Tip#Aug 1985$16
@Here's a little trick that Daniel developed while working
with SuperCalc2

*[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Alan T. Chattaway%v4 n11
^WordStar Made Ridiculously Simple#Aug 1985$18
@Short notes about one of the most powerful word processing
programs that's not too difficult to learn

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Barbara Fay%v4 n11
^Revise, Create, Use a Master Bibliography File with SORT.COM#Aug 1985$24
@This article has ideas on how to improve the sorting program
from Barbara Fay's previous article

*[WordProcessing]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n11
^Travelling With the Osborne 4 Vixen#Aug 1985$25
@First impressions & critical comments on portability, speed,
bundled software, human factors, problems, and the question of
whether you should buy a Vixen

*[Vixen]* *[Review]*
?Ron Sutton%v4 n11
^HSC CO1686 Attached Resource Processor#Aug 1985$27
@This processor would add more memory to your Osborne if it
could be made to work

*[Hardware]* *[Review]* *[Osb]*
?Stephen Eckelkamp%v4 n11
^Drive C, Trantor Web, Trantor 10Mb Hard Disk#Aug 1985$30
@with comments on XCOMP 16Mb. A review of these hard disks
and some of their features as compared to each other

*[Hardware]* *[Review]*
?Douglas Clark%v4 n11
^Nuevo Electronics: Great Products and Great Service#Aug 1985$32
@A review of Nuevo drives and comments on the excellent
service Douglas received from this corporation

*[Osb]* *[Review]*
?Harry Hawkins%v4 n11
^NewWord on the Osborne Executive#Aug 1985$33
@A review of a word processing program and some of its
features that are compared to WordStar's

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?John M. Turnbow%v4 n11
^KAMAS and a Modification for the Osborne 1#Aug 1985$37
@Features and problems of KAMAS and using it to organize
material in a logical fashion

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Thomas Kendall%v4 n11
^Paperback Writer (PC-DOS) (Where are they now Chapter One)#Aug 1985$38
@A few words about Adam Osborne's software company and a
review of his highly functional word processing program
which runs only on IBM-PCs and close clones

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Dave Luehring%v4 n11
^KAMAS: Knowledge and Mind Amplification System#Aug 1985$44
@Another review of KAMAS and the levels it operates on

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Jeffrey A. Hart%v4 n11
^Reportmaker and Dataplotter#Aug 1985$45
@Jeffrey gives us the review of these two graphics programs

*[WordProcessing]* *[Business]* *[Graphics]* *[Review]*
?Bob Schwimmer%v4 n11
^Brief Review of TAXPAD 1984 Income Tax Program#Aug 1985$49
@Program for preparing 1984 tax returns

*[Review]* *[Business]*
?Marybeth Highton%v4 n11
^KAMAS: A Review#Aug 1985$49
@A free-lance writer reviews this outline generator

*[WordProcessing]* *[Review]*
?Ernest L. Dryden%v4 n11
^Increased Disk Capacity, 10K - Osborne 1, DD and Executive#Aug 1985$52
@An application using UNIFORM and/or Media Master to format a
disk as a Kaypro II which will give the disk a 193K capacity

*[Convert]* *[Hacking]*
?Robert Stocking%v4 n11
^Send (Pound Sign) and (Section Symbol) from WordStar/Epson#Aug 1985$52
@Using the INSTALL program to patch the British Pound and
European paragraph symbols in WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Bob Hodgson%v4 n11
^Recovering Crashed Disks, Directories With Disk Doctor & DU#Aug 1985$53
@Bob writes about his experiences using Disk Doctor and DU to
recover his damaged disk

*[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?Allen R. Pratt%v4 n11
^Tips: WordStar, dBASE II and FK.COM#Aug 1985$54
@Solutions for problems in WS and dBASE II 2.4 and a few
words about the FK (Function Key) program

*[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]*
*[Library]*
?Paul Florance%v4 n11
^Vixen Drive "Door" Repair#Aug 1985$54
@This member writes about his step by step repair of his
Osborne Vixen

*[Workbench]* *[Vixen]*
?Randy Cunningham%v4 n11
^Memory Mapped WordStar 3.3#Aug 1985$55
@Adapted from a patch from CompuServe's CP/M Interest Group,
CP/MIG) - A patch that makes WS's scrolling and Quick ^Q
functions faster

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* *[Library]*
?Jeff Kasavan%v4 n11
^Four Tips for dBASE II#Aug 1985$58
@Some nifty tips for versions 2.3B and 2.4 and how an
analysis of wines is kept in this winery

*[Database]*
?Dan Connors%v4 n11
^Comments on dBASE II (version 2.3B)#Aug 1985$61
@Dan writes about the program's error codes and his
experiences using this program

*[Database]*
?Peter Morgan%v4 n11
^Summarizing WordStar Modifications For WS 2.26 and 3.3#Aug 1985$67
@Covers both 52 and 80 column Osbornes. This article has
summarized tips from past FOGHORNs as proofed by Edward
Wuschke, Jr. which appeared in the May 1985 issue of FOGHORN

*[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]*
?Ed "Mick" Rankin%v4 n11
^Osborne External Power Supply Notes#Aug 1985$69
@Replacing the internal power supply to cure the problems of
overheating and power line trouble

*[O-1]* *[Workbench]*
?Glenn Siebert%v4 n11
^Nuevo Double Sided, Double Density Patch for Media Master#Aug 1985$70
@Instructions for installing a patch to Media Master to work
on the double sided, double density O-1

*[O-1]* *[Hacking]* *[Convert]*
?Gordon Wilk%v4 n11
^Windows#Aug 1985$72
@This article attempts to explain how and why screen windows
may be used on the Executive

*[Exec]*
?Cliff Drumweller%v4 n11
^Executive Drive Search Chain & Some Help from SmartKey II#Aug 1985$75
@Cliff tells us how to set up your drive search for all your
drives and a little explanation of SmartKey II

*[Exec]* *[Util]*
?Gale Rhoades%v4 n12
^Correction#Sep 1985$5
@Corrections to "Memory Mapped WordStar 3.3" on page 55 of
the August 1985 FOGHORN

*[WordProcessing]* *[Correction]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n12
^Re: Tom Jones' Letter, Jan 1985 FOGHORN#Sep 1985$6
@Comments on Osborne keyboard, WordStar commands, using PIP
to copy files between any two peripherals, CBasic vs MBasic,
MBasic compiler, Media Master, and stripping the 8th bit

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Convert]*
*[Programming]*
?Dave Cortesi%v4 n12
^Dear FOGHORN#Sep 1985$7
@Dave castigates Fog members for doing so much disk patching
with DU. There are other utilities that are just as versatile
Don't over work DU!

*[Letters]* *[Util]* *[Library]*
?James Tucker%v4 n12
^FLASHPRINT!!#Sep 1985$7
@More about FLASHPRINT!! the word processor printing
assistant and some WordStar hints

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]*
?Allan R. Pratt%v4 n12
^Beefs, Bouqets, Problems, and Suggestions#Sep 1985$9
@Tried to patch dBASE to use WordStar as editor called by
dBASE II's MODIFY COMMAND, CTRL-U to mark a record for
deletion does not work in APPEND and EDIT modes. If you
rename the WordStar file WS.COM, it cannot return to WS.COM
after using the R command to run another program

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Database]*
?Daniel M. Ford%v4 n12
^Dear FOGHORN:#Sep 1985$10
@Relative beginner managed to salvage data using public
domain utilities. Media Master used to read IBM disks
Praise for VDO text editor

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?Bob Hodgson%v4 n12
^Comment on "Loading faster With DU"#Sep 1985$10
@Correction of error in the January 1985 FOGHORN article

*[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[Util]*
?James T. McCollum%v4 n12
^Dear FOGHORN#Sep 1985$12
@Easiest printing from WordStar, including dot commands
Use .SV rather than .AV when it is necessary to edit
variables in MailMerge files. Nuevo allows patching AUTOST
with NEWSETUP. Olivetti Ink Jet is totally unsupported

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Printer]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n12
^Suppress Page Formatting#Sep 1985$12
@Printing from WordStar with <ESC> and printing dot commands

*[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n12
^Spreadsheet Documentation of SuperCalc and Lotus 1-2-3#Sep 1985$13
@How to display formulas in a spreadsheet. You don't have to
buy special software to do it. In Lotus it is not quite as
easy to do this as it is in Supercalc

*[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n12
^WordStar Tips II#Sep 1985$16
@Article with a list of problems and possible solutions

*[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]*
?Bob Hodgson%v4 n12
^An Ecosystem Adventure in SuperCalc#Sep 1985$17
@A system that illustrates the power of SuperCalc to solve a
large set of linear differential equations

*[Spreadsheet]*
?Martin Nicolous%v4 n12
^Toward WordStar Command Files#Sep 1985$18
@Proposal for improving WordStar

*[WordProcessing]* *[General]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n12
^REMBRANDT#Sep 1985$22
@Rembrandt, the composite upgrade to OSBOARD, OSGRAPH, and
OSBRIEF is reviewed and compared to its predecessors

*[Review]* *[Graphics]*
?David P. Grenewetzki%v4 n12
^REMBRANDT Review Reply#Sep 1985$23
@David answers Alan's review comments

*[Review]* *[Graphics]*
?Alan Chattaway%v4 n12
^Response to Spectre's Rebuttal of My Review of REMBRANDT#Sep 1985$24
@And Alan responds to David's comments

*[Review]* *[Graphics]*
?Frank R. Dunaway, Jr.%v4 n12
^EasyFlow from Haven Tree Software#Sep 1985$25
@If you want to diagram a process, this program might be the
answer to your problems

*[Review]* *[Business]*
?Mike Gosset%v4 n12
^SuperCalc SFKs#Sep 1985$27
@A suggestion for SFK setup to save time from keying in to
many characters

*[Util]* *[Spreadsheet]*
?Dick Ezzard%v4 n12
^WordStar Line Endings#Sep 1985$27
@This article is about file endings and has a list of WordStar
line endings

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]*
?Don Wilkes%v4 n12
^Customize ALIENS Version 1.1#Sep 1985$28
@How to patch this game for your terminal

*[Hacking]* *[Games/Sports]*
?Arto Kytohonka%v4 n12
^Fly the WordStar Flags#Sep 1985$28
@Make the flags show brightly on the Osborne 1

*[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[O-1]*
?Marianna van Erp%v4 n12
^WordStar Fakes and Phonies#Sep 1985$29
@Techniques using WordStar that emulate special purpose
programs and make them unnecessary. Use WordStar instead of
PAIR, SPOOLER, or a data entry program

*[WordProcessing]* *[Util]*
?John Becker%v4 n12
^Creating a Reference List with WordStar#Sep 1985$30
@Instead of buying a program to create reference lists, you
can use WS to create references for documents

*[WordProcessing]*
?Mark Sevi%v4 n12
^dBASE II File Conversion#Sep 1985$38
@Converting ASCII files to dBASE files and vice versa

*[Database]* *[Convert]*
?Tim Snyder%v4 n12
^Graphics Display With dBASE II, Part 1#Sep 1985$46
@The first of two articles about dressing up the screens in
your dBASE II programs

*[O-1]* *[Database]*
?Zeke Miller%v4 n12
^Using CBIOS & ROM Routines to Simplify "SHADOW AREA" Access#Sep 1985$47
@Improve the code which addresses the serial port. Some
detail of Osborne's BIOS code

*[O-1]* *[Programming]*
?Theodore C. Smith%v4 n12
^Submit to Setup Disk Directories, Including Time Stamp#Sep 1985$52
@How to create a SUBMIT file to maintain and identify your
disks and setup a directory to accept time stamped disks

*[Util]*
?Robert Schine%v4 n12
^More Notes From a Writer's Workshop: Misc on the Executive#Sep 1985$53
@A selection of notes about the WordStar Manual
and Personal Pearl combined with a "wish list"
by an Osborne Executive owner

*[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Exec]*
?Ralph Frost%v4 n12
^JRT Pascal Setup on the Executive#Sep 1985$54
@Hints on getting started with the JRT Pascal from the Fog
Disk Library

*[Exec]* *[Programming]* *[Library]*
?Peter C. Cole%v4 n12
^Multiple Commands Using "!" CP/M Plus#Sep 1985$55
@Here's a way to run a second program after the first has
finished with one command line. Use an exclamation point to
separate commands

*[CPM+]*