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Dear BIG BLUE DISK,
I have recently bought Big Blue Disk #27. In this issue you have a Print
Shop utility program. I believe it's option #4 that allows you to combine
transferred images from Apple and Commodore version of Print Shop to an IBM
compatable file. Now my question is "What are you talking about?" How can I
take Apple images and transfer them to IBM images. My IBM compatable machine
will not read Apple disks. I am sure none of the true IBM's will either. Would
you PLEASE tell me how to do this. I am confused to say the least.
^REverett A. Hargrove
^RClute, Texas
^1> Though the actual image is the same for the various computers, each version
^1>of Print Shop expects a certain file format for the image(s). For example, the
^1>Commodore and Apple computer version of Print Shop requires that there be only
^1>one image per file. On the other hand, the MS-DOS version of Print Shop allows
^1>numerous images to be stored in a file. Option #4 of the Print Shop Utilities
^1>program handles this and other formatting conversions.
^1> Now to the real question. How do you get Apple/Commodore images to an IBM
^1>or compatible computer? There are several ways. One way to obtain the images
^1>is to download them from a bulletin board (the current version of the Print
^1>Shop Utilities program cannot convert these images to a useable format).
^1>Another way is to purchase one of the various products that allow you to
^1>transfer Apple/Commodore information to a PC or compatible (this is the way we
^1>get our Apple Print Shop images).
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Dear BBD,
Hi! I want to start by saying that I LOVE BBD! I have just renewed a
years' subscription and plan to keep renewing.
However, I would like to ask a couple of technical questions. I am a High
School Junior taking an introductory Pascal course. First, I was wondering if
it is possible for you to send me some Pascal source code for some games and
programs. I would really like to see some of it, just to see how the code is
structured. Also, I was curious as to the CHN files. What is the difference
between them and COM files (I know one can compile a Pascal program as COM or
CHN, but I was always curious as to what the differences were).
Anyway, I am very happy with your product, and hope that you continue FAR
into the future.
^RAdam Levin
^RHackensack, NJ
P.S. Are you ever going to produce an ALFREDO collection, and are you going to
continue producing ALFREDO adventures? My family and I have fallen IN
LOVE with him!
^1> I'm happy to hear that you enjoy Big Blue Disk so much! We have a lot of
^1>fun bringing you each new issue. Unfortunately, I do not have any Pascal
^1>source code that I can distribute. There are many good books on Pascal
^1>programming techniques available. Your local library or computer bookstore
^1>should have one that will provide you with the information that you want.
^1> Files that contain either a COM, EXE, or BAT extension are runnable under
^1>MS-DOS. When compiling a program to disk in Pascal you can designate that it
^1>is to produce either a COM or a CHN file. The primary difference between the
^1>two is that, as previously mentioned MS-DOS recognizes COM files as executable
^1>and CHN files are not. Due to the memory limitations placed on COM files (they
^1>cannot exceed 64K in size), to program a very large project would be impossible
^1>except that you can "chain" from one executing program to another through the
^1>use of the Chain procedure implemented in Pascal. The program that you "chain"
^1>to must be compiled in the CHN file format of Pascal. This allows you to
^1>tackle the larger projects that you otherwise couldn't.
^1> What Pascal does in compiling a program to a COM file is to include the
^1>Pascal runtime library in the code that is generated. The Pascal runtime
^1>library contains the code to execute various functions and procedures
^1>contained within the language. When compiling to a CHN file this library is
^1>not included since it will already be available from the initial run of the COM
^1>program that got the whole system started.
^1> We currently have no plans to produce an anthology of ALFREDO's adventures,
^1>but we might in the future! Until then, be on the lookout for another of
^1>ALFREDO's adventures.
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Dear Big Blue Disk,
I have been a subscriber for almost a year now and anxiously await your new
issues. Unfortunately, I have yet to make time for using all of your
application software. However, after receiving issue #28 things have changed.
Being an accountant, my computer usage has been limited to Lotus
spreadsheets, and occasionally a Jet ride. However, the Home Inventory
program of Richard Wong featured in Big Blue Disk #28 has exposed this
computer illiterate to the powers of a database.
The menus are easy to read and the edit steps are idiot-proof. Since the
program categories and locations can be changed, I have turned the asset lists
into a VCR tape library. Any time I want to watch a show, I enter the name of
the actor, or picture, or subject matter, and I instantly know which tape to
pick and the counter number on the tape itself. However, one problem... the
program limits me to 21 VCR Cassettes. Even the subcategories and locations
are limited to 21 items.
Is there any way I can get into the program and edit the size of the
database since I have 50 VCR tapes?
^RJim Hanson
^RLawton, OK
^1> I love the way people find new and inventive ways to use our programs! To
^1>answer your question, the program was originally designed to handle a home
^1>inventory. We gave you limited flexibility to customize the category and
^1>location field values so that you could include those that we hadn't
^1>considered. Since we never anticipated the program to be used in the manor
^1>that you describe, we placed a limit on the number of different categories and
^1>locations and their corresponding submenus. This program design decision
^1>allowed us to incorporate the quick searching capability we included in the
^1>software. Unfortunately there is no way to alter this restriction.
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Dear BBD,
I have been wanting to use this Blueline Editor for some time now. Your
issues are fantastic with no complaints. I have an idea, could you throw in
some programs written in Basic for us Basic buffs. I have done a couple of
Basic programs for the Comodore 64. I am now transferring my C-64 Basic
programs into GW-Basic. All in all I found this easy. With a couple of
adjustments and learning new commands that GW-Basic uses, I am on my way.
I would like to see Basic programs that others have written to get ideas so I
can make my programs better. I'm sure that there are other Basic Buffs that
feel the same way. Does anyone know where to get 8 1/2 X 11" fanfold paper at
a reasonabe price? By the way BBD, this Blueline Text Editor is pretty nice..
Keep up the good work.
^RT. A. MILLER
^RW. Hanover, MA.
^1> I am sorry, but I currently have no Basic source code that I can distribute.
^1>You might try your local library or computer bookstore. There are several
^1>good books available on Basic programming and any one of these should be able
^1>to provide you with the information you seek. For reasonably priced computer
^1>paper you might try one of the wholesale outlets that seem to be springing up
^1>all over the place.
^1> Actually your letter raises a very good point. I have received many
^1>requests just like yours and I beginning to wonder how many of you would be
^1>interested in a regular or semi-regular column on programming? I haven't
^1>given much thought as to the content or structure yet so any suggestions you
^1>have would be of help. Let me know what you think!!!!!