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NEWSLETTERCOPX, FORMAX & SmartWRITER'S HELPERby HEXACE SOFTWAREMini-etter. User groups should especially lovethe ability to copy a program to a larger ramdisk and thenmake multiple copies at the same time if they have two diskdrives attached to their ADAM.FORMAXFORMAX is a program that will allow the user to control up toeight disk drives when formatting disks and it will alsoinitialize the disk and even can put a custom boot block onit. All disk drive sizes are compatible with FORMAX (5 1/4"160K and 320K and 3 1/2" 720K), the number of directoryblocks can be sef a file to copy that will copyall the files on a media that start with that letter. COPXsupports any size ramdisk as well as disk drive and whenmaking a backup from the ramdisk, the user can make twobackups at the same time if two disk drives are available.There are four modes of copying which are available: ALL,DIRECTORY, FILES or OFFCOPY; that can be used to make copiesfrom and too your physical drives or the ramdisk. COPY ALLwill copy from block 0 to the end of the source media andallow you tohe usefulness of this terrific built-inword processor. The fixes and updates that are made willfinally clear up some of the more disturbing bugs which arecontained in SmartWRITER. But the main features ofSmartWRITER'S HELPER are the ability to switch backand forth between using the ADAM Printer or a Dot MatrixPrinter, a ramdisk or tape drive #2, and tape drive #1 ordisk drive #2 all without ever having to leave SmartWRITERand boot another program. This is accomplished through anarray of key press sa range of blocks to copy from the source to a specificlocation on the destination.The COPY FILES option is easily the most advanced on themarket to date. It reminds me a an IBM program in theflexibility that the user has as to what they want copiedand how they want it arranged on the destination. Options notonly include the ability to number the files in the orderthat you want them copied, but also the ability to tag allfiles, tag by file type, tag by attribute, tag by file sizeor tag by first lReviews by Jim NotiniAPRIL 1991 #75 N.I.A.D. NEWSLETTERCOPXCOPX was developed to aid in the process of making backupcopies of files on the ADAM computer. COPX allows the user tocopy entire disks or data packs as well as the ability tocopy single files or several files at the same time. Advancedfeatures of the file copy routine include the ability toselect the order in which multiple files will be copied, theability to specify file types to copy as well as the abilityto specify the first letter ot anywhere from 1 to 8 and the volume namecan all be set before the format process.In order for the user to have the ability to hookup and useat the same time up to 8 disk drives, a custom EPROM chip isrequired. This custom EPROM may be purchased through HexaceSoftware at an unspecified price as of yet. If you areinterested in setting this up, I would recommend writing toHexace for further details.SmartWRITER'S HELPERSmartWRITER'S HELPER is a patch program for SmartWRITER onlythat will expand t copy to any other physical drive or ramdiskcontained in the system. COPY DIRECTORY will copy only theblocks which are used on the source directory to any of thephysical drives or ramdisk. COPY FILES is a file copier thatallows the user to select one or more files from the EOSsource directory to be copied to another device. Files may beselected in any order so as to arrange the files on thedestination media exactly as you want them. OFFCOPY is ablock copier that allows the user to specify a block orequences that involve the CONTROL key.When you boot SmartWRITER'S HELPER, the ADAM Printer, tapedrive #1, tape drive #2 (if you have a second tape drive) anddisk drive #1 (if you have a disk drive) are all active. Ifyou want to switch to a dot matrix printer all that wouldneed to be done is to press the "CONTROL" and "A" keys at thesame time. To switch back to the ADAM Printer, you wouldpress "CONTROL" and "B" simultaneouly. If you wish to setup aramdisk in place of tape drive #2 (even if you don'there are a number of people outthere who would love to setup an ADAM system with more than 2disk drives and format a group of disks together. Of thethree programs, SmartWRITER'S HELPER should be the mostuseful due to the enhancements it makes to SmartWRITER andsoon it will offer advanced dot matrix printer features.TYPE: UTILITIES / ENHANCEMENTSRELEASED: 1991PRICE: $10.00 EACHMEDIA: DISK OR DATA PACKSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:MEMORY: BASE ADAM SYSTEMPRINTER: ADAM PRINTER OR DOT MATRIX PRINTERDRIVES:or data pack, that filespace is totally cleared out and the end marker for thedirectory is moved up into the now deleted file space as wellas the block count being corrected.Down the road a bit, custom printer drivers for dot matrixprinter owners will be added to allow the user to access someof the different print styles that their dot matrix printersupports. This will be accomplished via the entry of specialcontrol escape codes being entered before and after the wordor words which the user wisheshere are a number of people outthere who would love to setup an ADAM system with more than 2disk drives and format a group of disks together. Of thethree programs, SmartWRITER'S HELPER should be the mostuseful due to the enhancements it makes to SmartWRITER andsoon it will offer advanced dot matrix printer features.TYPE: UTILITIES / ENHANCEMENTSRELEASED: 1991PRICE: $10.00 EACHMEDIA: DISK OR DATA PACKSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:MEMORY: BASE ADAM SYSTEMPRINTER: ADAM PRINTER OR DOT MATRIX PRINTERDRIVES:new routines whichnot only make the ADAM operate faster but also more reliably.All of the enhancements provided by this new operatingsystem are not known at this time, but there are sure to besome major improvements. They programs, while very plain inlook, perform as they are advertised and do a very good job.I don't see the need for another disk formatting programbecause there are already a number in the public domain aswell as being commercially available in other utilityprograms, but I am sure t have asecond tape drive), you would press "CONTROL" and "C" at thesame time. To return to tape drive #2, you would press"CONTROL" and "D" at the same time. if you wish to gainaccess to a second disk drive which hooked up then you wouldpress "CONTROL" and "E" at the same time but then you wouldlose access to tape drive #1. To switch back to tape drive#1, you would press "CONTROL" and "F" at the same time. Oneother unnoticeable difference is the fact that when youdelete the very last file on a disk  1 DISK DRIVE OR 1 DIGITAL DATA DRIVEOTHERS: NO OTHER REQUIREMENTSOPTIONS: 64K TO 1,024K MEMORY EXPANDERSOFTWARE RATINGS:GRAPHICS / SCREENS: CMUSIC / SOUND: CINSTRUCTIONS: AEASE OF USE: A+VALUE FOR THE DOLLAR: A+OVERALL RATING: B+                   *                                  do a very good job.I don't see the need for another disk formatting programbecause there are already a number in the public domain aswell as being commercially available in other utilityprograms, but I am sure t to change the style of. Sinceall printers are not designed alike, the user will have tosupply the special print codes for certain modes of print.Hexace is will also be working on a program to include thatwill contain a large variety of printer setups that willpatch the new version of SmartWRITER'S HELPER that will beavailable soon.A FINAL NOTEAll three programs (COPX, FORMAX and SmartWRITER'S HELPER)include a new operating system which contains ramdiskdrivers, patches to the old EOS as well as xO "LEARNING TO READ WITH ADAM" Volume I of the"HACKERS HELPER". Let us get to know a bit about Basic bystarting at the point where we left off there. Basic isloaded fromÅØÃÅÒÐÔÓ ÆÒÏÍ ÎÉÁÄ®  ×Å ÁÐÐÒÅÃÉÁÔÅ ÌÙÌÅ ¦ ÊÉÍ§Ó ÃÏÏÐÅÒÁÔÉÏÎ ×ÉÔÈ ÁÎÎ ÉÎ     ÐÒÏÖÉÄÉÎÇ ÔÈÉÓ ÍÁÔÅÒÉÁÌ ÆÏÒ ÔÈÅ ÁÎÎ ÍÏÎÔÈÌÙ ÄÉÓËÓ®                 ÍÁÙ ¯ ÊÕÎÅ ±¹¹± £·¶ ¯ ·· Î®É®Á®Ä® ÎÅ×ÓÌÅÔÔÅÒPUBLIC DOMAIN WORKSHOPAPRIL 1991 #75 N.I.A.D. NEWSLETTER beginneryet it should provUªe a worthwhile challenge the theexperienced adventurers.The Abominable Snowman is a non-violent adventure where youdo not have to fight or kill any enemies but have to uselogical reasoning in order to overcome differentcircumstances which one will be faced with during the courseof the adventure.The adventure is filled with high-resolution graphics whichwere created with PowerPAINT and is totally auto-booting.Also, contained in SmartWRITER format is a documentationfihobos, Plundered Heartsand Stationfall are setup for display in CP/M 31, CP/M orTDOS 80 column and you must load CP/M or TDOS first. Youcan't use the CP/M 31 display version with TDOS.Deadline, The HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Planetfall,Seastalker, Starcross and Zork I, II and III are setup fordisplay in CP/M 31, TDOS 40 and CP/M or TDOS 80 column andalso contain TDOS V4.58, which makes these titles practicallyself-booting (you can make them self-booting if you make aPROFILE.SUB file which icial color.Also, you will find several demonstration pictures which weredeveloped by Pat Herrington of the Metro Orlando AUG. Thesepictures were developed to further demostrate thecapabilities of Paint Palette and have to be seen to bebelieved. Included in SmartWRITER format is a documentationfile. Originally reviewed in the June 1990 issue.SmartBASIC CONSTRUCTION KIT, by Graftex Software, wasoriginally released as a commercially copyrighted program in1989, but has been donated to the public doma officially released byParker Brothers, but the cartridge version does not work onthe ADAM. If you're looking for some entertainment as well aseducational games, this is the volume to pick-up.THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMANThe Abominable Snowman, by Graftex Software, was originallyreleased as a commercially copyrighted program in 1989, buthas been donated to the public domain by it's developer JoeQuinn. It is designed as a graphics / text adventure game forthe novice adventurer. It is not too hard for theINFOCOM UPDATESThanks to Ron Collins of the Akron AUG, all of the Infocomtitles which are available for conversion (these are notPublic Domain) have been updated to work in either standardCP/M 31 column, TDOS 40 column, or CP/M and TDOS 80 columnformat. The Infocom titles come with either 2 or 3 setupfiles that have an extension of < .COM > along with theInfocom program file that has an extension of < .DAT >. Thefollowing is a breakdown of how each title is setup:Ballyhoo, Leather Goddesses' of Ple. Originally reviewed in the November 1989 issue.PAINT PALETTEPaint Palette, by Graftex Software, was originally releasedas a commercially copyrighted program in 1990, but has beendonated to the public domain by it's developer JoeQuinn. Paint Palette is designed to be used with PowerPAINTby Digital Express. It will provide one with over 200different shades of colors. This is made possible by blendingthe foreground and background screens together. It works bestwhen you need a large area of a spes similar to the SmartBASIC HELLOprogram).PUBLIC DOMAIN UPDATESFour of the Public Domain Entertainment Volumes whichcontains eight unreleased cartridge games have been combinedtogether as one large volume in CopyCart format. The combinedvolumes are as follows: FALL GUY / VIDEO HUSTLER, MASH /SUPER COBRA, MEMORY MANOR / WORD FEUD and ARTILLERY DUEL /TOMARC THE BARBARIAN. Also included on this new combinedcollection are SmartWRITER documentation files for each ofthe games. The Super Cobra game wasin by it'sdeveloper Joe Quinn. SmartBASIC CONSTRUCTION KIT is designedto aid the novice programmer to better understand the manycommands resident in SmartBASIC V1.0. This program runsthrough all possible SmartBASIC V1.0 command words withdescriptions as well as many examples. If you are justgetting into SmartBASIC programming or need a refresher, thisis a tremendous tool and aid.S.B.K. is totally auto-booting and completely menu-driven forease of use. You may also use the program as a dictionary itrate a balance sheet with thefigures being fictitious and easily erased to allow for yourown use of the spreadsheet.FINANCPOS - Used to demostrate a financial positionstatement. The figures are fictitious and can easily beerased to allow for your own use of the spreadsheet.NOTES4STAT - This spreadsheet is set-up in two columns and isused to simulate a word processor. It is designed for textnotes and not for figures or calculations.NOTES5STAT - This spreadsheet is for notes that have a lot offie to themselves. It was their intent to write aprogram that would, on a consistent basis, select the dogmost likely to win at the local dog track. About three monthsof statistically studying the race forms and modifying theprogram were required before the program would perform to thestandard that had been required. It was not and is not a get-rich-quick scheme, but rather a program that if one selectsthe dog recommended by the program and places a wager forthis dog to win or to show, will in most cat, formulas, printing, saving and also tricks andshortcuts.STATETUTb - Tutorial on NOTES4, NOTES5 and NOTES6. Discussespurposes of statements, variety of methods of copying variousformulas, ease of use in future years once they are set-upand discusses Recapturable Depreciation and Deffered IncomeTaxes.TRIG6 - Calculates 12 different types of trigonometryequations. For example, given height and top angle it willfind the base.SEARCHBLOK - Shows how one can search a block since this isno where tos are listed in the documentation file.ADAMCALC ANDV VOL. #6TRUCARCOST - This spreadsheet calculates the cost of keepingan old car, cost of buying a new car, cost of loan payments,allocates cash down payment over life of new car,and calculates loss of interest income on payments.INCOMESTAT - Figures are fictitious for a T.V. dealer.Used to demonstrate how to set-up an income statement. Can beused from year to year by blanking oldest year and replacingwith new values.BALANSHEET - Used to demonsnthat you do not have to follow through each of the menus toget to the command you need to study up on, you can jumparound from command to command with ease. Included inSmartWRITER format is a documentation file. Originallyreviewed in the November 1989 issue.DAWGGONE DAWGS, by Graftex Software, was originally releasedas a commercially copyrighted program in 1990, but has beendonated to the public domain by it's developer Joe Quinn.Dawggone Dawgs is a program Graftex Software produced as achallenggures, columns and calculations. It takes a bit of time todesign and type up but you save time in future years.NOTES6STAT - This spreadsheet is used for complex notesrequiring many figures, columns and calculations. Illustratesthe tax problems possible with Deferred Income Tax Payablebecause of taking more depreciation for tax purposes than isrecoreded on the financial statements.STATETUTa - Tutorials, instructions and explanations reFinancial statements. Describes how statements are set-up,formases return morethan was bet.Dawggone Dawgs was written for the local track in Mobile, ALand may need to be revised for other tracks throughout thecountry. The purchaser of this public domain volume will haveto modify it themselves since Graftex Software is no longerinvolved with the ADAM. The program is totally auto-bootingand included is a SmartWRITER file which contains thedocumentation. Also, the basic which is contained on thisvolume is an extremely enhanced version of V1.0 and theenhancement be found in the ADAMCALC manual.SELECTBLOK - This is a quick way of finding the Cell Areathat is used in many formulas (ie. average, count, maximum,minimum, standard deviation, and sum). Saves having toremember, write down or serach for limits of the Block Areayou need.BLANKBLOK - Blank or erase any Block or Cell Area in aspreadsheet. This can cover any number of rows and columns orany part of the spreadsheet. Also, some ideas on how to avoiderasing a spreadsheet inadvertently.FORNEXT100 - Sim usage of BANKJAN91.PENSIONTUT - A tutorial which handles the subject ofpensions.CALCPROGSa - List of books, magazines, and other texts that Ihave used over the years in studying ADAMCALC. Also, list ofnames of programs I have made from these publications.CALCPROGSb - Continuation of the list of programs ofspreadsheets along with some ideas on how ADAMCALC can beused by various people in different fields.WORDPROTUT - A tutorial on ADAMCALC as a word processor.Variations are possible because ofnts and thenrecalculate a new loan payment.LOANRATERMa - A shorter and simplified version of LOANRATERM.Finds the mortgage or loan payment required per month. Findsbalance of loan at end of eny month. You can compare 2 loansor renegotiate the first loan and leave the original loan inthe top program and the new loan in the bottom for comparisonand study.NiadANDV-6 - Brief descriptions and instructions on how touse each of the included ADAMCALC spreadsheet or formulafiles. This is an ADAMCALC file which stands for RecordingInterchange Diagnostics Test, and is now available in thePublic Domain. To get started, boot SmartBASIC V1.0, thenplace the R.I.D. disk in your disk drive. Note, you must havea write protect label on the R.I.D. disk. Now type < RUNHELLO >, hit < RETURN > and sit back and watch.The following will appear on the screen and the test willstart.COLECO GOLD STANDARDRECORDING INTERCHANGEDIANOSTICWRITE PROTECT TEST - The disk drive trys to write to thedisk. Since the disk hasements. Three tutorials files are supplied:B1-B18TUT, B19-B35TUT and B36-ENDTUT.BANKjan91a - This is a spreadsheet which is very similar tothe spreadsheet listed above.A1-A32TUT - Tutorial which explains the usage of BUDGjan91.B1-B18TUT - Tutorial which explains the usage of BANKJAN91.B19-B35TUT - Tutorial which explains the usage of BANKJAN91.PERSBALASH - This is a spreadsheet which is set-up forPersonal Balance Sheet creation at the end of each year.B36-ENDTUT - Tutorial which explains theulates for next loop 1-100. You can set stepautomatically. Solves algebra equations up to the 6th power.Shows that ADAMCALC can be used in an interactive was; thatis you make an informed guess as to about where the solutionshould be.SORTSUBCOL - This routine sorts a part of a column. Usingsort, in any way at all, can have some very confusingconsequences.FORNEXTa - A collection of formulas.LOANRATERM - Allows one to find the balance of the loan atany time. Allows one to enter in large cash payme the extreme flexibilitythat you have because one can vary the set-up of the columncso easily. Advantages over SmartWRITER are discussed, etc.NiadANDV-7 - Brief descriptions and instructions on how touse each of the included ADAMCALC spreadsheet or formulafiles. This is an ADAMCALC file.*****R.I.D. DISK DRIVE TESTER"Coleco's Disk Drive Test Software"by Phil KosowskyMARCH 1991 #74 N.I.A.D. NEWSLETTERThe most useful disk drive software that Coleco made that theaverage person can use is R.I.D.,.ADAMCALC ANDV VOL. #7A33-ENDTUT - Tutorial which explanes the usage of BUDGjan91.BUDGjan91 - Personal Budget illustration you can develop. Sixmonth budget with automatic totals, cross totals, etc.Tutorials, explanations, formula development and design aregiven in detail in tutorial files: a1-32tut and a33-endtut.These tutorials outline a step by step approach to make thePersonal Budget tell what to enter letter by letter.BANKjan91 - This is a spreadsheet which is designed forIncome and Disburs a write protect tab on it the driveshould not write. After the test is completed either passedor failed will appear on the screen. One more thing for somereason, if you are not using the Adam printer this part ofthe test will fail. If this part of the test fails then thetest is ended so in order to use this software you must usethe Adam printer.DISK DRIVE SPEED TEST - This test the speed of the disk drivethen displays the results. If the speed is right on it willshow correct. If the speed of thexpress written permission is given by Kosowsky's AdamRepair. While all information is believed to be true, neitherKosowsky's Adam Repair, Philip Kosowsky, NIAD, A.N.N., anyAdam Newsletter or BBS using or presenting this information,nor the officers, agents, employees, or members of any ofthem, make any prepresentations or warranties, expressed orimplied, as to the accuracy, safety, or utility of anymaterial or information herein contained, either byinterpretation, use or misuse. Further, those aboves passed or failed.MOTOR HYSTERISIS TEST - Again this is a passed or failedtest.TUNNEL ERASE TEST - Again this is a passed or failed test.HEAD AZIMUTH TEST - This checks the azimuth alignment of theread / write head. The results will displayed as passed orfailed.SIGNAL TO NOISE TEST - This checks to see if noise is withintolerance. Again this is a passed or failed test.DRIVE CLAMPING TEST - This checks to see if the drive iswithin tolerance or needs adjustment. Again this is a passedor faileO 10:00PM SAT & SUN10:00AM TO 10:00PMFLAT REPAIR FEES for CPU, Printer, ColecoVision, Single SidedDisk Drives, Keyboard, Roller Controller, Driving WheelController, Super Action Controller, Data Drive, or PowerSupply. Also available software, hardware, supplies & parts.Send SASE for free listing.DEALERS/REPAIR CENTERS call or send for Dealer's Catalog ofColeco software, hardware, supplies, parts, & complete AdamSystems.*****STATES RACEBy HAL WEBER SOFTWAREReviewed by Jim NotiniFEBRUARY 19cartridge will read / write to a blank disk in the seconddrive while checking for: data compare error, checksum error,media not found, block # error and write protect error. Allof these tests are pass or fail.This technical column has been provided by KOSOWSKY'S ADAMREPAIR as part of it's continuing support for the ADAMCOMPUTER. This column will be published in both the A.N.N. &NIAD newsletters on a bi-monthly basic. Reprinting isallowed but must be reprinted in its entire length uneditedunless e drive is off, the word slowor fast will be displayed. If the speed is greater then 2percent off then this part of the test will fail. This partof the test is great to use when adjusting the speed of yourdisk drive.ABSOLUTE TRACK POSITION TEST - This test checks to see if theabsolute track alignment is within tolerance. The resultswill be displayed on the screen as passed or failed.TRACK TO TRACK TEST - This checks to see if the tracksalignment is within tolerance. The results will be displayeda mentionedaccept no responsibility for any losses or damages, direct,indirect, incidental or consequental resulting from theapplication, use, misuse, interpretation, etc. of theinformation and material contained herein.If you have a problem with any Adam Computer equipment writeto Kosowsky's Adam Repair and send a SASE. I will write backand also address some of the letters in this column.Send To:KOSOWSKY'S ADAM REPAIR6067 JERUSALEM DRIVECICERO, NEW YORK 13039Or call (518) 699-6456 M-F 6:00PM Td test.If you disk drive passes all of the above test the followingwill show up on the screen.THIS DISK DRIVE HAS PASSEDALL GOLD STANDARD TESTING!Two more things need to be tested that the R.I.P. softwaredoes not test for. The first, just store a SmartWRITER fileon a blank disk and then retrieve it. The second thing tocheck is the AdamNET outlet for the second drive. This can bedone by storing a SmartBASIC file on the second disk drive orby using Coleco's disk drive read / write cartridge. This91 #73 N.I.A.D. NEWSLETTERStates Race is a graphically-oriented learning / tutorialgame in which two candidates vie for electoral votes vialearning the state capitals and also the locations ofcapitals in the states by marking the campaign tours on amap. The tutor game evolves around the concept of not onlyteaching the capitals of the states and their locations, butit also goes into simplified detail on how the president andvice-president are elected via electoral votes since thetutor game requiresame (this is atwo player game). Two skill levels are offered. When allquestions are answered, a map of the U.S. is displayed with aten second time bar at the top of the screen. All questionswhich ask that the name of the capital be entered aredisplayed at the bottom of the screen. If the capital of thegiven state is known, then the joystick firebutton is used inorder to buzz-in for a shot at the guessing the capital,which is typed in via the keyboard. If the answer is correct,than the gamer is awarmands or detailed instructions on how tomerge programs together or even explain the pitfalls that onehas to be careful of, numerous ADAM programmers had to findout the hard way. What is provided in "How to Merge" are allthose special little situations that one has to be careful ofin order to correctly merge programs together without theloss of valuable information. Two demo programs are evenincluded for hands on usage and also a final test, if youhave merged the two programs correctly, the end resul majorityof the electoral votes before your opponent does in order towin the race for presidency. Once a player has won enoughelectoral votes, the game ends and a summary board isprovided which details the number of electoral votes won,questions attempted, number of questions answered correctlyand also an accuracy rating for each player. This summaryboard is followed by a list of all the states that backed thewinning candidate.THE CABINET MAKER is another tutorgame, but this time thepresidential  number ofelectoral votes for each state. Then the main menu isdisplayed that allows one to review the states list. The listcan be viewed on screen or can be sent to a printer. Foryounger children, a printed list would be advisable to haveon hand since it will serve as a hardcopy source of study aswell as having the on-screen listing.The tutorgame starts with a short list of instructions on howto use work the game and then asks for two candidates, onerepublican and one democratic, to enter their n that the child understands about theimportance of winning electoral votes in relevance towinning the election, as well as the game.Upon boot-up, the user is presented with the main menu offive options to choose from: The States Race, How to Merge,The Cabinet Makers, Commercial and Quit. HOW TO MERGE is adetailed instructional on how SmartBASIC programmers can andmust go about merging two or more basic programs together inorder for them to work properly. Since Coleco didn't includeany specific comded the number of electoral votes forthat particular state. The electoral vote tally is displayedon the side of the map as a red elephant (republican) or bluedonkey (democratic) line bar that grows with each correctanswer. If the answer is incorrect, than your opponent isawarded with the electoral votes for that particular state.If neither player buzzes in, than the answer is given and thequestion is re-asked. The goal of States Race is not only togive the correct capitals name, but also to gain thet willbe the U.S. flag displayed while a medley of patriotic songsplays. COMMERCIAL is a collection of advertisements for otherHal Weber Software tutorgames which is presented in text withsprites and accompanying music.THE STATES RACE is the main tutorgame in this package whichdeals with the capitals and locations of the United States ofAmerica, not the world. Upon choosing this option from themain menu, a graphic depiction is displayed of the U.S.followed by a list of all the states, capitals andcandidate has already been decided and acabinet has been choosen, it is the job of the gamers toconfirm or reject the nominees. The Cabinet Maker calls forthe gamers to once again buzz-in in order to attempt toanswer the questions correctly to place the nominees inoffice, but sufficient instructions are not included to fullyexplain all the elements of this tutorgame which seems to beincluded as a bonus. The goal is to answer enough questionscorrectly about who is the secretary of each respective fie: TUTORRELEASED: 1989PRICE: $15.95MEDIA: DISK OR DATA PACKSYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:MEMORY: BASE ADAM SYSTEMPRINTER: ADAM PRINTER OR DOT MATRIX PRINTERDRIVES: 1 DISK DRIVE OR 1 DIGITAL DATA DRIVEOTHERS: JOYSTICKOPTIONS: NONESOFTWARE RATINGS:GRAPHICS / SCREENS: A-MUSIC / SOUND: AINSTRUCTIONS: CEASE OF USE: BVALUE FOR THE DOLLAR: AOVERALL RATING: B+order to be playable and it is my true feeling that childrenwill be put off by this tutorgame even with sufficientinstructions.Overall, however,ven to the opponents and then thequestion is re-asked. I think it is good that the question isasked again, but the electoral votes should not be added tothe gamer's tally who answers correctly after being given theanswer. I think it would be better if a third party (perhapsIndependents) were given the electoral votes, especiallysince this would bring in another group that has to be dealtwith and could possibly win the election due to the opponentsnot knowing the correct answers. Also, the on-screen quests by those  members who have modems to go through  and discuss the options available          through the BBS that I operate. This B  BBS system has so many options                available through  it that most new us   users often become confused                      (especially if they've never used          their modem before). Another thing is  that those users who call long                distance would like to have a better    idea of how the system runs before        they call and u THE STATES RACE is an exciting program tosee released. Other games of this nature have always beenbland; no graphics, color, music, sound effects, etc., allthe items that need to be implemented into a game of thisnature in order to hold a child's interest on this veryBORING subject, but very necessary for school! I have tocongratulate Hal Weber Software on this program and also notethat an updated version will be made available soon withbetter documentation and a number of other enhancements.TYPEld(ie: health, state, treasury) in order to become the SenateLeader. Once again, when the game is won, a summary board isdisplayed.THE STATES RACE package, as a whole, is a very worthwhileaddition that provides for an enjoyable atmosphere ofgraphics, sound, music and competition in learning thecapitals of the states. There are a number of things that Iquestion about the design of the game, such as in The StatesRace game when an answer in not given within the ten secondtime limit, the answer is giFROM THE TRADING POST BBS IS DOWNLOADED THE FOLLOWING BYALAN NEELEY  (Which I believe originally appeared in Alan's  Adam Link of Utah Newsletter).While this is written primarily for Alan's BBS, it will work on  any ANET BBSs.{NOTE!!! There are some extra letters included which         apparently are from the downloading process or the text      editing on the BBS.  Please ignore those that missed being   corrected} Using the SLC ADAM-LINK BBS       (Part 1)   By Alan Neeley  I have had several remap isused to depict the location of the capitals, but a line iscontinuously drawn from one capital to the next. As I am sureyou can imagine, the map can become quite messy. What wouldbe better is if the capitals were marked in red or blue tosignify which candidate won that particular state. TheCabinet Maker also needs a much better set of instructions inorder to be playable and it is my true feeling that childrenwill be put off by this tutorgame even with sufficientinstructions.Overall, however,se it so that they          won't be wasting money trying to            figure out how to use the BBS. Well I  have decided to write a series of          workshops designed to do just that! I  will start at the beginning by tellingyou how to call the BBS and get logged       logged-on as a new user. Then in laterTelecommunication Workshops, I'll prog     progress into other areas of the BBS s  such as how to use the Mail system, th   the Public message system, how to Uplo     Upload and DownloadUpon successfully connecting to the B  BBS, the first thing you are asked to  do after the greeting has been display        displayed is press RETURN (which you s  should do to continue on). After press      pressing RETURN, you will be given ano    another welcome message and then you w  will be asked:  ENTER HANDLE or LOGIN ID#:  The first time you call the BBS, you  will need to open a new account so her    here you should type in NEW and press  RETURN. You will then be taken throughthe Newuer who has neverused a modem before. There are many di   different telecommunications programs  currently available for the ADAM. If y  you are using one of these, I suggest  that you become familiar with the gene     general workings of the software you w  will be using to call the BBS (READ TH   THE MANUAL!) before attempting to use  your modem for the first time. If you  are using a telecommunication program  ohrthan ADAMLink, most of the infor      information in these articles will sti    t me   meet before you will be allowed to con    continue on to the next question. Makesure that you carefully read each ques     question so that you will fully unders       understand what is being asked of you. The first question you are asked is:  ENTER A HANDLE YOU WISH TO USE ON THIS SYSTEM:  A handle is like a nickname that you  wish to be known by on the BBS. It canalso be used to log back on the BBS ag   again after the new user log-in proces       process has been completed. If you d Salt Lake City local area,  leave out the 801 part... Now press Sm   SmartKEY VI (DONE) to actually start d  dialing the number you have just enter      entered. You will see the number diale      dialed and in a moment you will see a  greeting welcoming you to the BBS (pro     (provided you have called the BBS duri     during hours and no one else is using  it at the time you call). If you do no   not connect the first time, try callin       calling a few more times before you gi   give up.  , and a lot of othe     other things...  During the series of articles I will  be writing, I will be referring to theADAMLink II software that was designedfor the original ADAM modem. This is a  an updated version of the ADAMLink sof    software that came with your modem andthe only real difference between the t  two is that ADAMLink II provides for U  Uploading and Downloading. The Reason  why I will be referring to this softwa       software is because it is the simplestto use for an ADAM ownser log-in process which MUST  be completed before you can continue o  on. I should stress the fact that you  need to complete this process as quick      quickly as possible because there is atime limit that you are given to get l  logged-on. If you exceed this time, yo   you will be disconnected and you'll ha   have to try again.  The new user process involves you goi    going through and answering a few ques     questions. There are certain requireme          requirements that your answers musstill be helpful to you.  So, you've finally got your modem plu    plugged in (correctly), you've loaded  your ADAMLink software and your thinki       thinking "I should call the SLC ADAM-L       ADAM-LINK BBS and see if this thing wo   works!" What's next? Well if you're re   really ready, you will want to tl or m  modem to call the BBS. This is done bypressing SmartKEY I (DIAL NUMBER) and  then entering the number (801)484-5114              (801)484-5114. If you are calling with     within theon    don't wish to use a handle, you can us   use your first name or just enter NONEand press RETURN.  The second question you are asked is: ENTER THE NAME YOU USE IN REAL LIFE:  Here you should enter your first and  last name and press RETURN.  The third thing you are asked to do i  is:  ENTER A PASSWORD THAT YOU WISH TO USEON THIS SYSTEM. YOU WILL NEED THIS TO  GET ON THE SYSTEM THE NEXT TIME YOU CA   CALL:  A password is a word that you choose  that will be easily remembered by you.It sn a chance to look atall the answers you have just given tomake sure that you have entered then t  the way that you wanted. If you see on   one that is incorrect or decide you wa   want to change one, enter the number n  next to the question and you will be a  allowed to do so. If everything looks  correct than just press RETURN to cont     continue on.  The next thing that you are asked to  do is enter a little information aboutyourself such as your hobbies, interes        interests, and so fodid the fir    first time, you will be taken back to  the start again. Notice when your typi     typing in your password the second tim    time, your password isn't displayed bu   but X's are instead. This is the way i  it will be when you enter your passwor        password from then on when logging-on  to the BBS. This is just an added secu     security measure for your behalf.  After you have gone through the passw      password procedure you will be asked:  ENTER YOUR PHONE NUMBER IN THIS FORontin       continue on with the newuser log-in pr   process. Once you have entered the Tex    Text Editor, type in a little informat         information about yourself. No need togo into great detail (unless you want  to). Once you are finished entering th   the information about yourself, you wi   will need to tell the BBS computer tha    that you are ready to SAVE your newuse       newuser information. Some people have  difficulty with this part so make surethat you read it carefully. To SAVE are asked is:  PLEASE ENTER THE CITY YOU ARE CALLING FROM. JUST THE CITY:  This part is pretty straight forward.Just enter your city and press RETURN.Make sure that if you have to abbrevia         abbreviate, that other people will sti    still be able to understand what city  it is!  Next you are asked to enter the abbre      abbreviation of the state you are call     calling from. Here you should use 2 ch   characters only like: UT, FL, MA, etc.Press RETURN to continue on.  Now you are givehould be at least 4 characters lon    long and the more characters you use,  the better security you have against s  someone guessing it. You shouldn't letanyone else know what your secret pass     password is and if someone does find i  it out, it should be changed. ENTER yo   your Password and press RETURN.  Next you will be asked to enter the p  password again to verify correctness.  You should type in the password and pr   press return again. If you haven't typ    typed it in exactly as you rth. The area thatyou enter this information in is calle      called the TEXT EDITOR. The Text Edito      Editor is used a lot through out the B  BBS and it is kinda like a mini-word p  processor that allows you to TYPE in y  your message, EDIT mistakes you have m  made, and so forth. Within time you wi   will become more familiar with this Te   Text Editor as you use it more and mor    more through out the BBS system.  For now I will just discuss the basic      basics you will need to know to cM (XXX)/XXX-XXXX:  Enter your phone number paying specia       special attention that you include thespecial characters "(/-" shown in the  example. If you leave them out or failto enter the number correctly, you wil    will not be allowed to continue on.  The next question you are asked is:  PLEASE ENTER YOUR TERMINAL TYPE:  This question is  asking for what typ    type of computer you are using. It is  most likely that you are using an ADAMso enter 1 and press RETURN.  The sixth question you yo   your message, you must put the cursor  on a line all by itself by pressing RE   RETURN. Next you type in a period (.)  followed by an S. You will notice whenyou enter the '.' character that you w  will see '>>' on the screen. Then whenyou enter the 'S' character, the word  'Save' will be typed on the screen. Ifyou have done everything right, you ca   can then press RETURN and your messagewill be saved. Here is an example of h  how to save your message:  You type this in from your keyboardall delay until the compu      computer gets the main part of the BBSloaded into memory again. After the de   delay, you will be allowed to check th   the BBS out for a limited time (until  I or one of the other SYSOP's get a ch   chance to upgrade your access level).  The first thing you will be shown is aseries of news bulletin files that wil    will inform you what has been going onthrough out the BBS. Once these files  have been displayed to you, you will b  be given a prompt like this:  ANu would like a li   list of other commands that are availa       available to you while in the Text Edi    Editor, enter .H (you will see >>Help)and press RETURN. But for now I sugges       suggest that you get on with the rest  of the newuser log-in process (your al   almost through)!  After the BBS has saved the informati          information you entered in the Text Ed   Editor to the FEEDBACK file for the SY   SYSOP to read, the BBS will search foran account number that you will be giv    gino longer be displayed).  Go ahead and experiment with the vari     various options (or commands) availabl         available to you and see what you can  discover! In the following articles inthis area, we will discuss the many ot   other features and options that are av   available through the SLC ADAM-LINK BB   BBS...  PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUEPress any key or close buffergoing onthrough out the BBS. Once these files  have been displayed to you, you will b  be given a prompt like this:  ANhis may take a  couple of minutes so be patient.  Once all this information has been fi   filed, you will be allowed to practicethe log-on routine. First you will be  asked to enter your account #. Enter t  the number you have been given (includ        (include the two characters you were g  given too) and then press RETURN. Nextyou will be asked for your PASSWORD. E  Enter the PASSWORD and press RETURN.  Congratulations! You've completed thenewuser log-in procedure! There will b  be another sm a  after FIRST pressing RETURN:  .S  You will see this on your SCREEN:  >>Save  Now you can press RETURN to continue  on with the new user log-in process (y   (you will notice that the BBS will dis    display a message telling you the mess     message is being saved).  If you have a problem saving your mes    message, It's probably because you hav    have your UPPER CASE LETTERS locked on   on. Simply press the LOCK key on your  keyboard, Press RETURN, and try to ent    enter .S again. If yo/MAIN:  A prompt is a series of characters th   that the BBS displays to you that help     helps remind you where you are in the  BBS system. When you see the AN/MAIN:  prompt, you will know that you are in  the 'center' of the BBS system. From l  literally any prompt through out the B  BBS system, you can call up a menu  ofoptions available to you by entering a? followed by RETURN (new users are di   displayed a message reminding them of  this at first -- but later on this mes    message will ven. When it has found the next avai     available account, Your PASSWORD and t  the account # will be displayed on thescreen. You will then be asked to writ     write this information down (which I s  suggest you do and put in a safe placewhere you will remember so you can getback on to the BBS the next time you c  call). After you press RETURN, all theinformation you have entered about you    yourself like your password and name,  will be saved into the Password file f  for future reference. TDOWNLOADED FROM THE TRADING POST BBS and originally          appearing in Alan Neeley's AdamLink of Utah newsletter is    the following which while written for using Alan's Adam Link BBS is generic to all ANET BBSS.   Using the SLC ADAM-LINK BBS (Part 2) By Alan Neeley  In part 1 of this series of articles,we talked about how to 'log-on' as a    new user by going through the newuser  process and creating an account so        that you can get back on in the future       future. Once you have createyou would liketo skip the welcome file. Entering a Nhere will cause a brief message to be  displayed informing you who your SYSOPis, the total calls made to BBS, who t  the last caller was, the last date youcalled the BBS, and so forth. Enteringa Y will skip this message and continu        continue on to the next step.  If there is any special bulletins or  important information that I wish all  user's calling the BBS to see, they wi   will be displayed next. Information fo   found here may inctime you get ready to c  call the BBS, To have your account # a  and Password ready so that you can getlogged-on without wasting time (especi        (especially if your calling long dista      distance). Once connected to the BBS,  you are asked to press RETURN. A brieflog-on message is displayed. If you ar   are familiar with this message and don    don't wish to read it, Enter an A and  press RETURN to abort this. Otherwise,just press RETURN to continue on.  Next you are asked to enter your halowed to  enter several commands that will take  you to other areas of the BBS. To brin     bring up a list of these commands, a q  question mark (?) can be entered follo      followed by a RETURN. Entering this co   command after the AN/MAIN: prompt, wil    will cause the following menu to be di   displayed:   A-NET BBS v4.0 Subsystems & Options:  UD, UDx  Data Library subsystem  B, Bx    Public Message subsystem  M        Private Mail subsystem  G, Gx    General Bulletin files  P, Px    Othord and account # are supposed tobe and try again -- remember to be car    careful). If you have entered everythi         everything correctly, you will be allo     allowed to continue on.  Next you are taken to the welcome are    area of the BBS. You are told how manycalls you can make to the BBS on the c  current day (this number varies depend       depending on your access level and howmany times you have called during the  current day). A message is then displa       displayed asking you if d this        account, a SYSOP will soon upgrade        your status to an active access level  (if this doesn't happen, be sure to      notify us and it will be done right aw   away). I should also mention that if y  you are a member of the ADAM-LINK of U  Utah user's group, be sure to notify u  us by leaving a message in the feedbac        feedback area. Upon verification, youraccess level will then be raised to a  member status (allowing you more acces      access to the BBS).  Remember each lude such things as  announcements of contests, changes to  the BBS, or other related happenings.  This area is known as the New news sec    section. If you already have read the  bulletins and wish to continue on, sim    simply press the SPACEBAR and this fun    function will be aborted.  Continuing on you reach the central a  area of the BBS. A prompt will be disp     displayed reminding you where you are  in the BBS. The prompt for the centralarea is:  AN/MAIN:  From this prompt, you are alnd     handle or Login ID#. At this point ent    enter your account # (you can just ent    enter your handle if you want but the  process will take longer). Next you ar   are asked for your password. Enter it  and press RETURN (remember, you will s  see X's printed on your screen each ti   time you enter a password character).  The computer will then Verify to make  sure you have entered everything corre      correct. If you haven't, you will be a  asked to try again (check what your pa   passwer subsystems (special)  SM       System Maintenance  EA       Account Editor  PW       Change your PASSWORD  W        The Electronic Wall  BBS      Local BBS listings  ADAM     ADAM BBS listings  HELP     Displays Help file   Commands available from any level:   F        Feedback to System Operator  O        Log-Off system  +        Fast Log-Off  C        Chat with System Operator  U        Re-Read System Rules  I        System Configurations  Q        Quit from any subsystem  TD       Locaystem. This command can al   also be followed by a number so that y  you can go directly to a specific sect     section of that area. Currently, any n  number 1 thru 6 will get you to the de   desired section (provided you have thecorrect access level). The Public Mess     Message area is a place where informat         information is shared by ADAM users al   all across the country. Be sure you vi   visit this area and make your presenceknown. You will find most of the messa      messages that clways entered after a command (this w  way you can make changes or correction           corrections before actually issuing th   the command). Some of these commands w  will take you to other areas of the BB   BBS while some will just perform a qui    quick little task. The different areasthat can be visited will be described  in more detail in upcoming articles. F  For now, we will just concentrate on w  what can  be done from the AN/MAIN: pr   prompt (also known as the MAIN or CENT     CENTRAL waiting, simply enter the M  command from the AN/MAIN: prompt (you  must make sure it is entered from thisprompt) and you will be taken to the m  mail area. Once in the mail area, justpress RETURN and your mail will be dis    displayed. This area also has a lot ofother options and it will be discussedmore in the future.  The GENERAL BULLETIN FILES  This area is accessed by entering theG command. Here you will find TEXT fil    files that contain general type inform       information that is mea a specific data library se   section. Currently, the UD command canbe followed by any number 1 thru 6. Ifno number is entered after the UD comm     command, the user is taken to section  1. The Data Library is an area of the  BBS where you will find programs and f  files that can be downloaded by your c  computer so that you can make use of t  them. This area will be discussed in g  greater detail in an upcoming issue.  The PUBLIC MESSAGE AREA  The B command takes you to the PublicMessage Subsl Time/Date information  ST       Your current call status   SPACEBAR aborts most text reading  This menu is like a map that will hel    help guide you around the BBS. Remembe        Remember, a menu can be displayed fromany prompt (or area) on the BBS by sim    simply entering a question mark and pr   pressing RETURN (NOTE: menus will varyslightly from area to area).  I will now go through and briefly dis    discuss each command available from th   the AN/MAIN: prompt. A RETURN is alway      aan be read here are ver    very helpful and educational. This are    area too will also be discussed in gre    greater detail in an upcoming issue.  The MAIL AREA  The M command is used to get to the P  Private Mail subsystem. Any user who h  has an active account through this BBShas their own private mailbox in this  area. Each user is notified if they ha   have any mail waiting when first loggi      logging-on to the BBS (you are notifie        notified in the welcome area). If you  have mail area). It should be noted thatwhen visting any of the different area     areas available through this BBS, you  will need to return to the AN/MAIN: pr   prompt before you can visit another ar   area (this is done by entering a Q fol    followed by a RETURN).  THE UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD AREA  The first command we will discuss is  the UD command. This command will takeyou to the Data Library subsystem. A n  number can follow this command  (Ex. U  UD3) which will allow you to go direct       directly tont to be sharedwith all the users. Some files will re   require a certain access level and won    won't be displayed to those who don't  have the appropriate level. One file t  that is located in this area contains  special bargain prices on ADAM product        products (available only if you read t  the file on the BBS). It is wise to ch   check in on this area from time to tim    time to see if anything is new.  When in the G1 area, the prompt you w  will see is "G1:" Upon first entering  thi0 (SYSOP  status). Therefore I will not go into  detail of this area. I will just let y  you know that this is the area where aSYSOP can check on the status of the B  BBS, read FEEDBACK and LOG files, and  other things that SYSOPs are supposed  to do.  The ACCOUNT EDITOR  The EA command takes you to this area     area. This area allows the user to cha    change information in their account su   such as PASSWORD and TERMINAL WIDTH. Aseparate article is available that con    concentrates on thisit this area and return to the AN   AN/MAIN: prompt. The L command re-List        re-Lists the filenames that you have a  available to you. The A command is use    used to Add entries to this area and c  currently only SYSOP's can do this cor    correcl oo please don't try to use t  this command.  The SPECIAL PROGRAM AREA  This area is accessed with the P comm     command. This command is very similar  to the G command so I will only briefl       briefly define the differences.  The Special Probe displayed to you and will continue  on until it is through or you press th   the SPACEBAR.  Second, you can add to the wall file  by entering a W for Write. Once you ha   have entered this command, you will beallowed to type in one line (up to 40  characters). After you have entered th   the line, press RETURN. You will be as   asked if the line is correct. Enter a  Y if it is and the line will be added  to the WALL file. Enter a N and the li   line will not be added and you can tryagain.  lities. This program need  not ordinarily be run unless you get a  an ERROR 9 statement anywhere in the B  BBS. What this program does is clear o  out all the deleted files on the syste      system disk so that there will be enou     enough space to continue on. When thisprogram is run you will see nothing ha   happening. You will just have to sit b  back and wait until it has completed i  its job.  The SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AREA  This area can not be accessed unless  you have an access level of 1s area a list of filenames availabl         available to you will be displayed. Yo   You can read any of the files by enter      entering the number shown next to it a  and pressing RETURN. You can also abor     abort the reading of these text files  by pressing the SPACEBAR at any time (  (like most other places throughout theBBS).  You do have a few other commands avai     available to you while in the General  Bulletin area (remember to use the '?'to see a menu). The Q command is used  to Qu area.  The WALL  The W command takes you to a kinda un   unique area of the BBS. Here user's in   interact with each other by leaving on   one line messages. The thing that is f  fun about this place is that you neverknow who is leaving these messages (un    (unless they type in their name). You  might call it a sort of Graffitti boar     board. You have three options availabl         available to you in this area.  First, you can read the WALL file by  entering an R for Read. The file will  gram area is an area w  which allows you to access new or spec     special areas of the BBS. Some of thes     these areas will also have an appropri         appropriate command that will take youthere from the AN/MAIN: prompt as well(I have just included them here to giv    give you an idea of what this area is  used for). I plan to create some speci      special game sections in the future an   and they will become available throughthis area.  One program available here is called  the Disk UtiThird, you can enter a Q to return tothe AN/MAIN: prompt.  The BBS FILE  This area is operated much like the W  Wall file area. In fact the commands a  are identical (therefore I won't go th   through what they are again -- just re   refer to the Wall file area). This fil    file contains a list of BBS phone numb     numbers in the local area and their ho   hours of operation. Some of these may  no longer be in operation so check forthe first time before calling with you    your modem.  The AD most of the BBS's main prompts.       THE A-NET TEXT EDITOR This is one area of the BBS that seems to confuse most new users of an A-NET BBS system. If you have called the BBS, your first experience with the Text Editor was during the Newuser log-in process (when the BBS asksyou to enter some information about yourself such as hobbies etc.)... Also, if you've used the BBS at all, you will have found that the Text Editor is used in other areas of the BBS as well. A simple Word Processor ow to use this BBS. Reading this filecan be aborted at anytime by pressing  the SPACEBAR. After the file has been  read, you are returned to the AN/MAIN:prompt.  I will not go into the COMMANDS that  are available from the other areas rig    right now. For the most part, they arepretty self-explainatory. I will discu      discuss these commands in greater deta     detail in the future. In this article,I have included enough information tha    that you should be able to find your w  way around tAfter you have entered the TEXT Editor, you can start typing in your message (it will look similar to this sentence I have just typed). You also have a special set ofediting commands that are available only while in the Text Editor. I call these commands theDOT (or period) commands because each of them begin with a period (.) and then are followed by a character and a RETURN which completes the command. There are a few rules that must be followed when using the DOTcommands in the Text EdiMORE FROM ALAN NEELEY ON HOW TO USE THE ANET BBS SYSTEMS.{Due to some problem with the download, some words are       split. I apologize for this}   Using the SLC ADAM-LINK BBS            (Part 3)         By Alan Neeley In this article, we will discuss some of the A-NET BBS's options and commands that are foundthroughout the BBS system. First we will discuss the A-NET TEXT Editor and its unique set of commands. Then I will go through and discuss another set of commands that can be used fromAM FILE  This area is just like the BBS file e  except it contains a list of BBS syste      systems that support the ADAM. You canadd any BBS numbers that you may know  about but please make sure that you en   enter the information correct. I wouldalso appreciate notice if the BBS beco     becomes inactive or if the number or a  any other info on it changes.  The HELP FILE  The HELP file is accessed by typing H  HELP and pressing RETURN. This file co   contains more helpful information on h  his allthe A-NET Text editor really is. It has some simple commands that can be used to correct mistakes and make changes to your text; but its main function is to just enter your text for sending messages, mail, and so forth. It is VERY similar to most text editors used by other BBS systems including Compuserve. Upon first entering the A-NET text editor, an entrance message will be displayed that will look like this: A-Net Editor: 30 Lines available Help: .H, Save: .S -- Enter text now he BBS with little trouble        trouble. Be sure to give it a call andsee what is happening there!  PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUEPress any key or close buffer may know  about but please make sure that you en   enter the information correct. I wouldalso appreciate notice if the BBS beco     becomes inactive or if the number or a  any other info on it changes.  The HELP FILE  The HELP file is accessed by typing H  HELP and pressing RETURN. This file co   contains more helpful information on h  htor. First you must enter the . at the beginning of a new line BEFOREyou have typed anything else or else the command sequence willnot start. If you have enteredthe DOT (.) correctly, you won't actually see the DOT but will see >> on the screen instead. If you only see a '.' on the screen, then press RETURN and tryagain. If only one arrow (likethis: > ) shows on the screen (instead of: >> ), then you have the LOCK or UPPERCASE key on. So press the lock key and try again (you will have to preommands are pretty self-explanatory so I will not go into any great detail of what they do. Some of them are functional only while in the System Maintenance area (accessible onlyby the SYSOPs). We have already talked about the .H and .S DOT commands. The .H command shows the menu that I just listed above and .S savesthe text that you have enteredinto the text editor. The .R command is used to readwhat you have entered in the text editor. This can be used tosee what the actual message willthe Save command whichsaves the text you have entered in the Text Editor. To start this command, you simply enter a'S' after the DOT command has been started. The word 'Save' will follow the two arrows (it will look like: >>Save ) if you have entered it correctly. Thento complete the command, you press the RETURN key and the command will be sent to the computer. All the DOT commands availablein the TEXT Editor are sent inthis same manner. It involves three steps: 1) enter '.'  You press thl then be displayed. You can then type in the corrected line and press RETURN. If you decide that you don't want to change this line, just press RETURN and the command will be aborted. If you don't enter a line number after you have issuedthis command, the last line entered in the text editor will be displayed for editing. The .I command is used for inserting lines into your text. Say you have 10 lines entered intothe text editor and you decidethat you want to insert some lines in-between ler than just the '.S' command but try the others too (you mayfind them useful). Here is a list of the DOT commands that are available: A-Net Editor commands:  Save: .S       Help: .H  Read: .R     Center: .C  Edit: .E     Delete: .D Abort: .A     Insert: .I Clear: .N      Abort: .A  List: .L   Get File: .G Some of these commands are only used in the maintenance program. The space- bar will abort a read or list of text. The Delete and Edit have a default of thelast line entered. These css RETURN to start fresh on a new line to successfully issue the DOT command again). Here are some examples:  .      (The period wasn't first character entered on line)  >      (The LOCK key is in UPPERCASE mode)  >>     (A DOT command has successfully been entered) Once you have successfully entered the first keystroke involved in a DOT command, you are ready to enter the character which will perform the particular command that you wish to do. One of the most common DOT commandsused is  look like when read and to check for any errors. The .L command is similar to .R command except that it displays the actual number of each lineas it is displayed. This can be useful if you wish to edit a certain line and want to know where it is located in your text.The .E line is used to retype in a line that you wish to change. After you have entered the .E (you see >>Edit), you can enter the number of the line thatyou wish to change. Then you press RETURN. The line that you choose wile period key on your keyboard -- on your screen you see: >> 2) you enter the character forthe command you wish to send such as H for Help. You see this: >>Help 3) Then you press the RETURN key to complete the command... You may get a message like this:Saving your message... There are many other DOT commands available in the A-NET TextEditor than just the '.S' and '.H' commands. The '.H' commandbrings up a list or menu  of the ones that are available. Youwill probably never use any othines 5 and 6. To do so you would enter '.I5' on your keyboard (you will see >>Insert 5 on the screen) and then press RETURN. The line thatyou type will then be added in-between lines 5  and 6. The .D command is used in the same manner as the .I and .E commands. It is used to delete lines from the text that you haveentered. For example: if you have 9 lines of text and you wish to delete line 7, enter '.D7' (you will see >>Delete 7 on thescreen) and then press RETURN and that line will be deldded to the FEEDBACK file. If a reply to your feedback is needed, you will find it left in your mailbox as soonas a SYSOP can get to it. The O (or OFF) command is usedto politely log-off of the BBS. After entering the command, you will be asked if you wish to leave the system. Enter a Y (no RETURN needed) if you really wish to logoff or enter N if you change your mind and you will be taken back to the current prompt. If you entered Y, you will be given a prompt that will give you a chance tands are also listed at the end of the menus that can be accessed by entering a '?' at any of these prompts. Here is a list as they appear in the menus: Commands available from any level: F  Feedback to system operatorO  Logoff system +  Fast logoff C  Chat with system operator U  Re-Read system rules I  System Configurations Q  Quit from subsystem TD Local time/date informationST Your current call status SPACEBAR aborts text displaying CONTROL S pauses screen display As most of thenal software -- especially the ADAMLink software). This command is used for those calling long distance and want to savethemselves a little money by not having to go through the 'polite' method of logging off. The C command is used to summon the System Operator (or SYSOP)so that you can talk to them in a 'live' mode. This is commonly known as the CHAT mode. Duringnormal hours on my BBS, you can usually find me there if you try the command several times (it rings a bell and if I am closeenouou are sendinga PRIVATE message (to the SYSOP) that you don't want the general PUBLIC to read. After you have entered the F command, a prompt will be sent asking you the subject of the FEEDBACK file. Enter a brief definition (please no longer than 15 characters) of what your message is going to be about and press RETURN. Next you will be taken to the A-NETText Editor (which we discussed at the first of this article) so that you can enter your message. When you save your message, it will be aeted. The .N command will delete or CLEAR all lines currently entered in the Text Editor so that you can start over again. The .A command aborts the TextEditor entirely and returns you back to the current area you are in. All the other DOT commands shown in the HELP menu are only accessible from the System Maintenance area so I will not discuss them here.   OTHER COMMANDS AND OPTIONS There are several commands andoptions that are available from most of the MAIN BBS prompts. These commo leave FEEDBACKbefore you are disconnected. If you wish to leave FEEDBACK, enter Y again, otherwise enter N and the log-off process will continue (a brief log-off messagethanking you for calling is displayed and then you are disconnected). The + command is used to log-off the BBS in a much faster manner. After entering this command from the correct prompt, you are disconnected from the systemimmediately (usually even faster than the disconnect commandsthat are usually built into the termi other commands throughout the BBS, these commands are entered simply by typing in the character (upper or lower case) and pressing RETURN. Here are some explanations of what each of the commands do: The F command leaves FEEDBACK to the SYSOP. This area is usedto leave a message particularly to the SYSOP(s) of the BBS system. Some good examples of whento use this command would be 1) if you've had a problem in using certain areas of the BBS  2)if you have any questions about the BBS  3) if ygh to hear it, I usually respond). If I am not available,I turn the CHAT mode OFF. Whenit is off and you use the C command, you are notified that the SYSOP is not in and you are asked if you would like to leave FEEDBACK. Enter Y if you wish to do so or enter N to return to the current prompt. The U command is little used and I'm currently considering removing it from the BBS. Its main use is to display a text file containing the rules of the BBSand what is expected of you asa user. If I do ded to the BBS. It is a PAUSE feature that allows the user to freeze the text that is being displayed so that you can momentarily read it before continuing on. This command will be VERY helpful to those of you who will be calling with the 1200 baud modems (the 300 baud users will like it just as well). To perform this command, you must press the CONTROLkey and the S key at the same time (known as CONTROL S or ^S). This will effectively stop thescreen so that you can read it. To continue on, hrough:   ADAM-LINK of Utah   2337 South 600 East   Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 The Q command is used to quit from the current area you are in and return to the AN/MAIN prompt. This command must always beused to return to the central area of the BBS (AN/MAIN) before you can go to another area (such as going from the Public message area to the Private message area). If the Q command is entered from the AN/MAIN prompt, it is exactly the same as if you enter the O (or OFF) command. The TD coded to the BBS. It is a PAUSE feature that allows the user to freeze the text that is being displayed so that you can momentarily read it before continuing on. This command will be VERY helpful to those of you who will be calling with the 1200 baud modems (the 300 baud users will like it just as well). To perform this command, you must press the CONTROLkey and the S key at the same time (known as CONTROL S or ^S). This will effectively stop thescreen so that you can read it. To continue on, many public posts and responses as well as mail you have left, and it keeps track of the amount of upload and downloads you have done. This command also displays the current access level that you have to the BBS. There are two other commands that are used when text is beingdisplayed (a good example would be the I command or when usingthe ? to read the menus). Pressing the SPACEBAR will abort the text file that is currently being displayed. The next command is one that has recently been adremove this command, I will probably add the actual file to the Gfile area so that it can be viewed from there. The I command displays a file that will tell the user a little more about the hardware and software being used to operate the BBS system. Here is what the current file on my BBS system looks like: The Equipment:   Coleco ADAM   1200/300 BAUD Avatex modem   20MEG HARD DRIVE The Software:   Operates under SmartBASIC 1.0   A-NET ADAM BBS Version 4.1   Available as "FREEWARE" tsimply press any key on the keyboard and the text will continue on. In conclusion of these first three articles on how to use theSLC ADAM-LINK BBS, all of the general information on how to get logged on as a new user and the BASIC commands have been discussed. In the upcoming articles, we will discuss the specific areas of the A-NET BBS in greater detail. These areas includethe Account Editor, the PublicMessage area, The Private Mailarea, and the Data Library. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUEdmmand displays the current local time (The SLC ADAM-LINK BBS is in the Mountain time zone). The current date is also displayed. Another helpful bitof information that is displayed is the amount of time you have left on the BBS for the current call. The ST command is used to viewyour current account status (or call status). This command lets you view some of the records that are kept on your account. The A-NET BBS keeps track of things such as: how many calls youhave made to the system, how ååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååery nice place at an affordable cost in my opinion.A table was setup in the lobby of the hotel and Dean Roades, Helen Alford, Jean Stone, and a few others were there to greet the delegates as they arrived. Each delegate was provided with a folder packed full of information on the convention and flyers from the various vendors supporting the convention, a name tag, and a 'TOO DOO' (which turned out to be an empty toilet paper roll used for coiling up chords on peripherals and such to keep them out of the wInterested in a video of the happenings at ADAMCon 03? Al Fitzgerald was there with his camcorder. I'm not sure if or what he is charging for the video but you might contact him and ask. Call his BBS at 314-383-3617 Bart Lynch was there taking pictures like the wildman he is... He was doing both black & white and color. Write him at: 4511 256th St. Kent, WA 98032 åååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååå, John Lingrel, Guy Cousineau, and Steve Major - all people I have done business with over the phone and through the mail. Several members from ADAM-LINK were there such as Rich and Diana Cossaboon, Christopher Matt, Jack Leamy, Bob Sebelist, Herman Mason, Bart Lynch, and Al Fitzgerald. A couple new members to ADAM-LINK were found in Jerry Vrancks and Russ Burrows. And of course there was the ol' diehards like Pat Herrington, Dean Roades, Dave Cobley, Ron Collins, John Villilio, Dale and Neil Wick, and Ron A REPORT ON ADAMCon 03BY ALAN NEELEYWell another ADAM convention has come and gone. The skeptics of the ADAM community have been proven wrong once again as ADAMCon 03 turned out to be a big success and plans for ADAMCon 04 are already under way. ADAM IS ALIVE!Dean Roades and the 463 ADAM User's Group did an excellent job in organizing and hosting this years convention. ADAM-LINK and A.N.N. sponsored AC03 and helped with some of the funding. The chosen site was the Ramada Inn at South Bend, Indiana. 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It was an honor to meet such people as: Lyle Marschand, Barry Wilson, Norm Castro, Tom Keene, Ricki GerlachååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååGriffin - who like myself have been determined to attend all of the ADAMcon's (if I've missed anyone it wasn't intentional). Unfortunately, another ADAMCon diehard, Faye Deere, was unable to attend this year's convention due to illness. Faye we all missed you and get better!There are still a few ADAMites important in the ADAM community who are not committed to attending the ADAMCon events. One of them, who actually attended the first convention, now feels that he needs a special invitation before he will e EOS directory and how to reconstruct one when it gets destroyed. Pat made use of PowerPAINT and demonstrated how to work around color bleeding - even take advantage of it in some cases. I did not attend the novice session on Utilities but I understand it covered things like how to make backups, crunch directories, and so forth.The second set of breakout sessions consisted of Novice BASIC programming headed by Joe Alford, novice graphics headed by Pat Herrington, and the Word Processing Panel (David Cobl was covered - but is sure was funny. Rich Clee followed immediately after with a discussion on how to reach new ADAM owners and let them know about the support available out there for the ADAM. Several representitives from A.N.N. (Barry Wilson, Bart Lynch, Dean Roades, Ron Mitchell, Ritch Clee, and Mel Ostler are some that come to mind) discussed the various projects that ADAM News Network is involved in like the new ADAM Survival Guide that was introduced at the convention. Guy Cousineau did a nice speechson, Jerry Vrancks, and Joe Alford) This session let people ask general questions about ADAM and hopefully get them answered by the experts. The other two sessions were MIDI MUSIC with Ron Collins heading the session, and an advanced session on CP/M-TDOS headed by Guy Cousineau. I  attended the MUSIC session and enjoyed watching Ron demonstrate the MIDI-MITE product.The final set of sessions for day 1 consisted of graphics using PrintMaster headed by Tom Keene, a novice session on CP/M TDOS headed by Ron sessions were held twice so all could have a chance to attend them. I tried to gleam information from those who attended sessions I did not...Here's a quick look at the sessions that took place during the first day:The first set of breakout sessions contained two Utilities sessions. The novice session headed by Dean Roades and the advanced session headed by Guy Cousineau. The third session was given by Pat Herrington with the topic being advanced graphics. Guy did a very informative job in discussing thparticipate again. Well here it is... IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! There are also a lot of casual ADAM users out there who could benefit from attending the convention. Come on out next year and see what you've been missing!Several great speeches were given during the convention. The  first one, given by Lyle Marschand, covered the state of the ADAM from its beginnings to the present time. Barry Wilson gave a humorous speech called CP/M - fact or fiction. To say the least, nothing about CP/Mey, Norm Castro, Ron Mitchell, Tom Keene, and Bruce Walters). The panel discussed the various word processors used with ADAM, taking questions and providing ideas on how to take advantage of them to their fullest. Pat's discussion kinda continued on where the previous graphic session left off - providing hints and ideas on how to use PowerPAINT. I understand Joe Alford covered the basics of BASIC programming for those unfamiliar with it.The third set of sessions consisted of the BASE ADAM panel (Barry Wil on the future of ADAM. All of these speeches were well prepared and presented.The sessions were all very informative this year. It was difficult to find out what was going on in each and every session because of the way it was handled this year - three breakout sessions going on at once with the delegates choosing which they wanted to attend. Some consideration was taken in holding a novice session and an advanced session on given topics at the same time (a good idea I think). Some of the more requested Collins and John Villilio, and basic Hardware add-ons by Jerry Vrancks (Jerry demonstrated how to connect such devices as dot matrix printers, modems, and disk drives to the ADAM).Here's a brief look at the sessions that occured on the second day:The first set of sessions for the day included The Answer Man (Mel Ostler), advanced hardware add-ons by Al Fitzgerald, and the Frugal Hacker/Low Tech hardware session headed by Don Woolston and Jerry Vrancks. Don and Jerry discussed cheap and practical ways tolopers to demonstrate the latest things available for the ADAM. Here's what I saw:I demonstrated and introduced two new hardware products at the convention. The ADAM Home Automation package is a project I've been working on for the past year. It includes the X10 control interface and software to control appliances and lights connected to X10 modules. I also demonstrated Micro Innovation's new low cost Powermate 40 meg hard drive and the auto-boot prom that will be available for it. Both products received Basic repairs & maintenance by Howard Pines. Howard covered how to keep the ADAM running efficiently and what to do when it breaks down.Here's a brief look at the sessions that occured during the third day:The first set of sessions for Day 3 consisted of advanced BASIC programming by Dale and Neil Wick, advanced CP/M-TDOS by Guy Cousineau, and a novice LOGO session headed by Ron Mitchell. I attended the CP/M-TDOS discussion and what I saw there has inspired me to start a series of articles on CP/M-TDOS. on. It involves a hardware device that allows Bruce to read/write to EPROM chips. The device was also capable of writing to the 6801 chip - one that is used quite a bit in the ADAM. Being able to reprogram this chip just might prove to be valuable in the future. I don't know if Bruce's project will be developed further but it is nice to see that this can be done with the ADAM.There were several impromptu demonstration's of new products at the convention that I saw or heard about from other delegates. Theion included Basic Repairs headed by Howard Pines (repeated), advanced utilities by Guy Cousineau (repeated), and a BBS demonstration given by Bart Lynch and Herman Mason. Bart and Herman had the demonstration setup so the people could see both sides of the story - What the users see and what the sysops see. They covered how to log-on a BBS, send/receive messages, and to upload & download. Several new ADAM products were introduced at ADAMCon 03. The last half of day 2 was set aside for vendors and/or deve get more out of the ADAM. Mel took questions on the ADAM from the floor as well as covered some of the more commonly asked questions on the ADAM. Al Fitzgerald demonstrated how the various advanced hardware add-ons (hard drives, memory expanders, etc.) are connected to the ADAM.The second and last set of breakout sessions for day 2 consisted of the Base ADAM panel discussion (for the second time), the CP/M-TDOS panel discussion (Tom Keene, Ron Collins, James Poulin, Guy Cousineau and John Villilio), and a lot of interest.Bruce Walters demonstrated several new software products now available from Hexace software. These products include FORMAX (a disk drive formatting utility capable of formatting up to 8 disks at once), COPX (a new copy program that allows for multiple copies of disk/tapes), and SmartWRITER Helper (which fixes several shortcomings of SW like adding dot matrix capability, a RAM drive, and the ability to have a second disk drive). Bruce also demonstrated a little project he has been working Guy discovered that instead of a group of advanced TDOSers, the group consisted of a lot of EOSers who had yet to have any of their REAL questions answered about CP/M and TDOS. Some of them looked so frustrated that I was beginning to fear that poor Guy might get mobbed on the spot!!! That's when it became obvious that there is not enough 'middle men' out there... Those with the ability to communicate between the two factions: The TDOSers and the EOSers. The final set of breakout sessions for the conventse demonstrations took place in the hotel rooms in most cases.Steve Major had the new Micro Innovation 1.44 meg floppy drive on display at the ADAM Store and demonstrated it in one of the delegate's rooms one night for those interested.I saw Ron Collin's demonstrate the new SEQuel program for use with the Midi-Mite by Bonafide Systems (really neat!). This product is an 8 track sequencer. It provides an easy and powerful method to edit existing songs. It also, makes use of ADAM's memory expanders to provro Innovation LC40 Hard Drive and the 1.44 MEG floppy were on display (M.I.'s new ADAMNet drives were available for purchase through both ADAM-LINK and ADAM Connection), SEQuel and MIDI-Mite were being demonstrated, The Home Automation Package was displayed, Norman's Railroad was displayed and I'm sure there are a lot of other things I missed because I was so busy myself.After the ADAM Store came to a close, the delagates began getting ready for the final part of the convention - the dinner banquet. This as available for sale through Herman Mason. I understand that this product experienced some good sales there.The ADAM Survival Guide was released by ADAM News Network at the convention. This informational book has been in the works for some time. It contains more than 200 pages of useful information. Bob Jones had his 'hotel greeting' LOGO program up and running in his room. Bob manages a hotel in Maine and he currently uses the program to greet guests and provide them with information.Gary Bowser wasy, the final commencements began. The first task at hand was to present the first 10 inductees into the ADAM Gallery of Honour (another A.N.N. project). A nice plaque was awarded to each of them to show appreciation for their services to the ADAM community. The first 10 inductees in no particular order were:Guy Cousineau Tony Morehen (accepted by Guy Cousineau)Rob Friedman (accepted by Barry Wilson)Syd Carter (accepted by Gary Bowser)Norm CastroAlan Neeley John Lingrel (accepted by Ron Collins)Solo once the proper software is completed.The ADAM Store was another GREAT BIG success this year! When the store came to a close, there were still many people there looking to buy. The vendors at this year's store include: Hexace Software, NIAD, RoadRunner Publications, Omaha AUC, AJM Software, A.N.N., ADAM-LINK of Utah, Eyezod Graphics, the AC03 committee, and The ADAM Connection. Several products were demonstrated and on display at the ADAM Store too. Gary's A.I.M. board was being demonstrated, the new Micide a larger workspace for loading songs.I also saw Ken Batcher's new product that he calls 'the black box'. This product is capable of providing audio for monitors that don't have this feature. Ken also says it'll be necessary to have the 'black box' for the new A.I.M. board if sound is desired.Other new products I saw at ADAMCon 03 include BOLD Glory by Eyezod software and Norman's Railroad by Norman Castro - both graphic tools for use with programs like PowerPAINT.Rich Drushel's new SmartBASIC1.x wis always a bittersweet time (taking the words right out of Barry's mouth). Your happy because of all the good moments you've had at the convention, yet sad because it's all coming to an end.The Addictus contest was held again this year. A computer was set up in one of the convention rooms with the game loaded so that the delegates could try and get the top score. Francis Clee won the contest with Geno Schilling coming in second. I think Ken Batcher was also in there somewhere. With dinner out of the wa there demonstrating the uncompleted A.I.M. graphics card. Dale Wick had his ADAM there with the card installed (even though it didn't look like an ADAM it had to be because it was running ADAM software and you could connect ADAM peripherals to it). The sharp crisp display of the ADAM software I saw running was astounding! Gary also had his T.I. computer setup (it has a similar graphic card also developed by Gary). It was being used to demonstrate the advanced graphics that could be displayed using the ADAMmon Swift (accepted by Pat Herrington)Pat HerringtonLyle MarschandEvery one of these ADAMites have played a big part in making the ADAM community what it is today. I found it a truly exceptional honor to be included amongst these first ten people - THANKS must go out to all of you who have supported me and my efforts throughout the past 6 years. I feel that I have a stronger committment now to continue my efforts in the future.Next came the giving away of the door prizes that had been donated by the ve notes to yourself in a program but they do not enter   into the program nor can they cause it to malfunction.   They are just     there and the program ignores them.Real handy for notes to yourself to let you know what you were doing or    thinking at that point in your program.Will upto now you could not do this in Smart Writer and I am not sure if   you could do it in Speedywriter or any of those other John-come-lately     word processing programs.I mean I am a fundamentialist and if the Creator ha, A.U.F.G., E.C.A.U.G, 463 A.U.G., M.O.A.U.G., O.A.U.C., S.L.A.U.G., V.I.S.A. I would say that this years donations had a total value well over $1000!The dreaded moment came when Dean had to announce that the convention was officially over and then he made the traditional Passing of the Banners to the Cleveland group that will host the convention next year. The yearly group picture was taken and people began going their own ways. I made my way to the lounge and sat amongst GOOD FRIENDS - who were already e (it wont print anything in your file) until you put it back on line   (it starts printing again but has skipped all the words since going off    line and prior to being put back on line).SO Now I can have and YOU could have REM statements in Smart Writer.What do you do with these.Anything your heart desires.  I use my Smart Writer mainly for form        letters, so I can put instructions to the typist if I want, she will have  a better idea of what I want and why but she doesnt have to delete these  xOllo hello hello hello hello hello  hello  hello     hello  hello  hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello     hello hello hello hello hello hello hello helREM STATEMENTS IN SMART WRITER ?????Well for you EOS & Smart Writer fans, one of our Super-Stars, Bruce        Walters of Hexace Software has done it again.In Smart Basic there is something called a REM or Remark statement.  It    allows you to writendors and other organizations this year. There was enough donated that most every person there received two prizes. Those who donated this year include: ADAM Connection, ADAM's House, ADAM-LINK, The Sol Swift fund, Bonafide Systems, Compuserve, Computer Monthly, Disks & Labels to go, Elliam Associates, Eyezod Graphics, AJM Software, HEXACE Software, Kosowsky's ADAM Repair, NIAD, Oscar's Computers, Practical Programs, RoadRunner Publications, R&R Software, S.M. Video, Sydex, Oasive Pensive Abucators, A.N.N.d meant for us to use   something other than Smart Writer, he would have given it to Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden but he didnt.Anyway I have written about my love for Hexace's Smart Writer HELPER       program with the embedded commands, etc.Well NOW there is a  simple command, which Bruce will put in your          customized HELPER program  (IF your printer allows for it and I know       Panasonic and Star DO allow it) .This simple command will allow you to temporarily take the printer off     lintalking about next year!So there you have it, another year, another convention, another report from your roving reporter. I would like to commend Dean and the rest of the 463 Group (Jerry Vrancks, Joe & Helen Alford, Ancil Schilling, Allen Keltner, Don Woolston, and anyone else I may have forgotten) on a job well done! You made us all feel welcome and your organization made the convention a BIG SUCCESS! I look forward to next year and hope to see everyone again! , Sydex, Oasive Pensive Abucators, A.N.N. instructions from the form letter, as the printer ignores them.I have an address file where I write to various people.  Besides their     adderss I can have a REM statement which could say, ask about his wife     Betty and his dog Rover, etc.)  This way I can customize my letter to him  or at least let him think I really know who his wife is and his dog (I     usually get them confused and suggested he give Betty some Alpo and to     kiss Rover for me. BUT NO LONGER will I make this mistake).There are  Tom's skill as A.N.N. will be carrying his      articles.=============================================================                                NEW & IMPROVED JKL                         We  in  the  Inland Empire ADAM Users Group   have enjoyed the     best collection of utility programs ever assembled  for the  ADAM.  I     refer  to  the original JKL Utilities and the superb    improvements made     by George Havach which George calls WIZARD. Well he's   done  it  again!     We  noSee about having your HELPER customized or consider buying HELPER to beef  up your Dot-matrix and bring Smart Writer upto standard.Barry Wilson,  Editor  A.N.N.M statement which could say, ask about his wife     Betty and his dog Rover, etc.)  This way I can customize my letter to him  or at least let him think I really know who his wife is and his dog (I     usually get them confused and suggested he give Betty some Alpo and to     kiss Rover for me. BUT NO LONGER will I make this mistake).There are oped that I would be able to try out the new   version before I     went to the ADAM convention so that I could discuss  it while  I  was     there.  I  agreed  and so he sent me the new system via Compuserve. He     also left me a message outlining the most significant   changes  he  had     made.  Remarkably,  he has been able to do all of the   revisions to JKL     Utilities, without increasing the original 9 block size of JKL!                    George said that this was a sort of Beta      test THE FOLLOWING IS A TEXT FILE FROM THE IEAUG SEPTEMBER l99l   NEWSLETTER. These were provided by Tom Keene, an extraordinary man I had the great pleasure of meeting at Adam Con 03.  Tom has       translated his articles from CPM to EOS for ease of ANN use.Those of you already familar with Tom Keene's writings know  of his high quality writing, his obvious intelligency and    insight as well as his command of the English language. We are most happy the now more of you will be able to        benefit fromall kinds of other uses.  Some contributions to ANN will carry a header telling how the file was prepared (Smart Writer, Speedy Writer,     etc.) .  Upto now we have to delete these before printing out for our      newsletter but if these introductory remarks were coded to be off line, we could just print the file as is, without these showing up.There are all kinds of uses for this.Anyway, I just love the batch of user friendly user responsive programmers  we have and Bruce Walters is one of the best.w  have  the  9th version of the WIZARD. Every    ADAM owner should     have this program!                              A couple of days before I left  for  ADAMCON  03,  I  had  a     telephone  call  from George Havach. George had just    completed a major     revision of the Wizard (JKL Utilities) and he very much wanted  me  to     get  a  copy and have a look at it. I told him that I   didn't see how I     could possibly check it out since I was leaving in a    couple  of  days.     He  had hall kinds of other uses.  Some contributions to ANN will carry a header telling how the file was prepared (Smart Writer, Speedy Writer,     etc.) .  Upto now we have to delete these before printing out for our      newsletter but if these introductory remarks were coded to be off line, we could just print the file as is, without these showing up.There are all kinds of uses for this.Anyway, I just love the batch of user friendly user responsive programmers  we have and Bruce Walters is one of the best. of  the  new     system  however, he was fairly sure that there were no  glitches in it.     But you can never tell about these things. I gave it a  pretty thorough     shakedown and I didn't find any bugs in it. George made a  number  of     minor improvements and a couple of major ones.                    The  biggest  improvement is Patch dump and   the memory dump.     If you want to change something in a file, using the    PATCH  facility,     you  may  now  change  the  file  with either an Ayou got  this prompt  by     hitting the ESC key.                    Here's  another  nice  improvement.  When     you have the list     screen of a M)emory Dump you can now go  backward       (down)  in  memory.     Previously you could only move forward (up). Not only   that, you can go     backward  by a single byte (hit SMARTKEY II) or you can move an entire     screen (21 lines) by hitting the shift SMARTKEY II.                    These are the changes that you will note on   the operation ofw  procedure is a major improvement! In   the past, if you     wanted to patch an ASCII string, it was necessary to    look up the ASCII     code for the patch before you could do it.  Now,  you   can  enter  the     patch directly into the ASCII field.                    There has been an improvement in the error    handling with the     various drives. For example, if you tried to select an  operation on an     active drive with a missing media, formerly you were    not alerted as to     what  thehanges ever since he first      began  working  on     JKL  Utilities.  The  way  it  works, one would think   that it had been     there all the time.                    So if any of you IEAUG members want an update to  your  JKL     Utilities,  get in touch with me, either at the meeting or by mail and     I will be glad to fix you up. Please provide me your    old  disc  (or  a     blank  formatted  disc  or data pack). I don't know if  many of you are     aware of it or not, but it was George Ha the  results  of C)atalog, P)atch Block and both   the list and the     dump procedures of the M)emory Dump. You can stop the   operation now by     hitting the ESC key. You can also pause it with the     Control-S key  and     resume  by hitting any key. Another operation that can  be aborted with     the ESC key is the A)ttributes operation. By hitting    the ESC  key  you     will  abort  the operation, whereas hitting the RETURN  key will prompt     you to "Hit Y to Set Attributes". In the past, SCII  change or a Hex     change. Formerly it could only be done by patching the  digital section     of the dump. Now it's on a par with DU-V87 and          SuperZap. The procedure     for patching is more like SuperZap than DU-V87 and, for this reason, I     like it better. You can toggle back and forth between   the digital  and     ASCII  fields  with  the  TAB key. This has always been something of a     problem in the past. Not that I found it difficult,     but  I  will  say     that  this  ne     WIZARD. There have been quite a  number  of  code       changes  which  are     transparent  to  the  user.  There  was  a  need  to    condense code and     rearrange routines in order  to  free  up  space  to    make  these  new     additions.  George told me that he had entirely         rewritten the program,     but the user will only notice the things I mentioned    above.  He  also     said  that he had been wanting to make the ASCII        editing on the P)atch     Block and M)emory Dump c  problem  was; it would wait forever for you  to discover the     problem and take corrective action. Now, if you do      that  sort  of  an     operation,  you  will  get  an  error message that says "Missing Media     Error" and a prompt to "A)bort, C)ontinue?"; then it    waits for you  to     make a decision. If you had failed to insert a DataPack or a disc, now     you can just insert it and continue.                    Now here is an improvement that I really      like. You can print     out vach who        configured  SuperZap     to  work on the ADAM. We are really in clover when it   comes to editing     files. We have three great programs and a few other     nice ones. But JKL     (WIZARD) is by far the most versatile editor.               Thomas J. Keene     IEAUG        rewritten the program,     but the user will only notice the things I mentioned    above.  He  also     said  that he had been wanting to make the ASCII        editing on the P)atch     Block and M)emory Dump chope to match          the  excellence  of  these  reports and I hope to  be able to          include at least one such report in the newsletter as I have          done in past years. Instead, I would like to share with  you          some  of the feeling of warmth I found in meeting  with these          splendid ADAM users from all across North America.                         But where to begin? I know  that  the  one    thing  that          stands   out   most  in  my  mind  is  the         incredTHE FOLLOWING IS A TEXT FILE FROM THE IEAUG SEPTEMBER l99l   NEWSLETTER. These were provided by Tom Keene, an extraordinary man I had the great pleasure of meeting at Adam Con 03.  Tom has       translated his articles from CPM to EOS for ease of ANN use.Those of you already familar with Tom Keene's writings know  of his high quality writing, his obvious intelligency and    insight as well as his command of the English language. We are most happy the now more of you will be able to        benefit from     from reading their contributions in various        newsletters, but          it goes beyond that.  I  found  these  people  to  be  truly          fascinating,  each  in his unique way. Some people were just          as I had imagined  they  would  be  and  others    were  quite          different.                         I  arrived  at  the South Bend Airport around 6 P.M. on          Thursday afternoon (August 1st). Right away  I had several          bad  impressions  about  this safari. Firs ADAM newsletters,  I  share  that  opinion   with  many          others.                         My  report  on ADAMCON 03 will be on more of  a personal          note rather than a secretarial one. I have already given  an          oral  account  of  the  convention  to the IEAUG   at our last          meeting.  In  the  past,  other  newsletters  have reported          extensively on the innovative hardware and         software that was          introduced at previous ADAMCONs. I could never     hanges ever since he first      began  working  on     JKL  Utilities.  The  way  it  works, one would think   that it had been     there all the time.                    So if any of you IEAUG members want an update to  your  JKL     Utilities,  get in touch with me, either at the meeting or by mail and     I will be glad to fix you up. Please provide me your    old  disc  (or  a     blank  formatted  disc  or data pack). I don't know if  many of you are     aware of it or not, but it was George Haibly  fine          organization of the entire  convention.  The       accomodations,          the food, the flawless meetings and generous door  prizes are          a  testament  to  the people of the 463 ADAM Users Group and          Dean Roades in particular.                         Another thing I shall always remember about   ADAMCON  03          is  meeting  such  wonderful  people.  It is       always great to          finally meet someone that you know through         correspondence or      Tom's skill as A.N.N. will be carrying his      articles.=============================================================                           ADAMCON 03 WAS HUGE SUCCESS!                                   There  will be much written about the third   annual ADAM          convention that was held in South Bend, Indiana.   My personal          assessment of the convention was that it was an    outstanding          success  in  every  respect.  And  from the early  returns in          othert, the   flight from          Chicago was on a United Airlines affiliate,  Air   Wisconsin.          The  plane  was  an  old  Fokker  and the          accomodations were          cramped and less than sumptuous. The airport       itself can only          be described as dinky and very substandard. And    besides that          it was unbearably hot! But things started  looking up  from          there.  When  I telephoned the Ramada Inn as per   Dean Roades          instructions,   things   began   toonto ADAM Users group. Jack has been using an   ADAM almost          longer than anyone I know. He has taken his  ADAM  all  over          the  world  and  he  told  me  some  of  the most  incredible          adventures he has had with his ADAM. Once I had    heard  about          a  fellow  who  had gotten an ADAM drenched        someplace in the          Orient and it turned out that it was Jack  Leamy.  Somewhere          in  China  his  ADAM  had  been  left  outside  on a railway          platfsit  many other          bulletin boards and I felt that I had known him    for  a  long          time. Bart was just the way I had imagined him. At the hotel          entrance,  well before I reached the front desk,   Dean Roades          had set up a reception desk for ADAMCON. From here on it was          a smooth operation.                         I knew that there was to be an informal       gathering  that          evening, but I had no idea that it would be so     lavish. I had          alreen at the reception a few        minutes when Ron          Collins introduced himself and told me that  he    thought  he          had located something I might be interested in. He said that          a  Canadian  friend  of his, Ron Mitchell, had     found many of          the codes used by the Hazeltine 1510 dumb terminal and  that          he  had been successful in overlaying the TDOS80   system with          these codes. Man, was I ever  thrilled  to  hear   that!  Ron          Collins  had  knoking someone. And I  fear          that  some  significance  might be inferred from   the order I          recall them. But remember that this is a  sort  of rambling          account  of  an  enchanting experience, so let no  umbrage be          taken.                         I had made my reservations with the           understanding  that          I would share a room with someone. And that        someone was Jack          Leamy  from  Rexdale,  Ontario.  He is a member of the Metro          Tor   click. The   hotel          transportation  soon  arrived  and  there was only one other          passenger going from the airport to the hotel.  He sort  of          gave  me  the  once  over, and being the observant person he          was, he was able to read my name off of the        luggage  ticket.          He  recognized me and introduced himself. It was   Bart Lynch!          Now, I had never met Bart before, but I had known  him  from          his  BBS and from the ADAMNET. Bart used to viorm in a monsoon downpour. It was completely  drenched.          Jack   dried   it  out  with  a  towel  as  best   he  could.          Astonishingly, he was able to resume using it.     Where  could          you  get  parts for an ADAM in China? I wondered   what he was          doing in China and he told me that he was teaching at  the          university.  He has travelled extensively but he   still has a          pronounced brogue from the land of his birth.                         I had only beady  dined  at  the  Ramada  restaurant,  and  planned on          having a few drinks at the reception. I wasn't     prepared  for          the  huge  smorgasbord  with  enough  food to feed a Cossack          regiment. Later I was to discover that all of the  meals that          were  included  were  also  imposing.  The         breakfasts  were          notably bountiful!                         I  am hesitant to name the many wonderful     people I met,          for fear of inadvertently overloown that I had been trying (with   no success)          to get the 80-column TDOS to work on my Hazeltine. He  had          gone  to  great lengths to help me on this a few   months ago.          He sent me (via Compuserve) an overlay that he     thought might          work, but even that didn't get my 80-column TDOS   to work.  I          really  believe  that  there  is nobody in the     ADAM world as          gracious and helpful as Ron Collins. He is  sure   one  in  a          million.  And  thatEPSON standard          codes and then print out the articles as they were intended.          David said that he could provide these codes to    me, but that          he didn't have that sort of stuff with him. A few  days after          I returned home I received a couple of  discs  in  the  mail          form Dave and these were the ADAM newsletter files formatted          in  SPEEDYWRITE  II.  See  what  I  mean by a      great bunch of          people.                         While David looked I couldn't wait to give it a    try. And LO!          it worked! I then checked the TPA and sure enough  I got  the          expanded  TPA  and  when  I called up BRADFORD2 to see if it          fit, it did indeed. That alone was worth  the cost of  the          trip  to  ADAMCON  03.  But  there  were many      other pleasant          experiences awaiting me.                         I finally met  two  people  with  whom  I     have  had  a          dialogue  going  for  years.  One was Pat       letin board in Waterford    Maine. He is          just a really great guy. I am so thankful that at  long  last          we met. He is also one very avid ADAM fan.                         And  then  there  is Barry Wilson!! I doubt   if there is          anyone in the USA or Canada who  is  as  prolific  a  letter          writer  as  Barry.  Now  here's  one  man  who  is a really          dedicated ADAMite. Also an erudite, articulate and overall          brilliant  guy! Barry never owes me a lettn.                         In  a  casual  conversation  I  had with      David, we were          discussing the ANN newsletter. I mentioned that I  had seen a          lot of  articles  that  appeared  to  have  used   the  early          Panasonic printer codes. It's nice that these      codes appeared          in  the text but, as it was, they conveyed nothing to me. It          would be really great if I knew what  they  meant. I  could          then  convert  these  codes to the equivalent        is what I am trying to get    across about          this  ADAMCON  03  convention.  I  was overwhelmed by  the          amiability and magnanimity of the people I met     there.                         He  introduced  me  to Ron Mitchell from      Ottowa and Ron          Mitchell told me that he not only had the overlay  but  that          he  had  the  system  configured, ready to go. Ron made me a          copy of the disc with all this good stuff on it.   As soon  as          I  returned  home, just  as  I  had  expected (I  have          photos  from  the  earlier  ADAMCONs), there was   one ADAMite          from way up in Maine, who has corresponded  with   me  for  a          long time whom I met for the first time and I had  no idea of          what he might be like. I am speaking of Bob        Sebelist. Bob is          another  one  of  those  guys  who seems to be     everywhere at          once. He is a regular contributor to  the  MOAUG   newsletter          and  he  operates a bul   Herrington and the          other was David Cobley. Needless to point out, I   have  held          these  two  wonderful  people in the highest       esteem from the          very first time I corresponded  with  them.  Both  of  these          marvelous  people  were  even  nicer  in person    and both are          dedicated ADAM users. Most of  all,  they  are     fascinating,          intelligent and delightful; both of them have      attended every          ADAMCON since these conventions begaer nor,  I suspect,          anyone else.  His  postage  bill  must  look  like the  New          Hampshire  state  budget! Barry was every bit as   cordial and          witty in person as he is in his  piquant writings. Meeting          Barry  was  worth  the  trip  to  South Bend. And  if you can          believe it, Barry even delivered an address on     CP/M!!!!!                         Just as I anticipated, Norm Castro was  the   ubiquitous          guy  I  had  expected.  Now  here  is  a guy. Another          member of the Hall of Honor was someone I met for  the  first          time  at  ADAMCON  03  and  that  was Lyle         Marschand. He was          nothing like I expected. Young, nice looking,      self-effacing          and  very  friendly.  I  had  sort of pictured     Lyle as a bit          aloof; he was anything but! Lyle  delivered  a     really  nice          address  at the convention. I would sure like to   have a copy          to put in the newsletter. I enjoyed it immendn't wait to tell  me          all   about  it.  And  then  I  learned  a  great  piece  of          information from Norm. He told me that he had been working          PRINTMASTER from TDOS45. For all of you people who have been          struggling  with  PRINTMASTER  with a 30-column    monitor, you          have  something  to  look  forward  to.  Norm      found   that          PRINTMASTER  under TDOS45 will come up with a      normal looking          screen.  Even  on  a  TV  set   or   any   otIB2  interfaces          from Alan at the ADAM  store  which  was  open  on Saturday          afternoon. I have not had much luck with it so     far, but that          is a subject for another article later on. I think it's just          that I need some more information about it.                         The   Canadians  were  very  well represented at  the          convention and they  are  a  really  active  lot.  They  are          gracious  and  charming.  I  met  Richard Clee and his wife,    o easy to use.  I          shall forever be indebted to Norm for this great   suggestion.          And  that  reminds  me,  I  want  to  make a       comment about a          feature they introduced at this ADAMCON 03         convention,  and          that is the Hall of Honor.                         There  was a list of ten names nominated to   the Hall of          Honor and guess what,--- one was Norm Castro and   another was          Pat Herrington. Couldn't have been more            appropriate who   seems to be          everywhere at once! He is all over the place!      There's  just          one  word for Norm, ---indefatigable! Well, that's not true.          He is that alright, but he is another one  of      those  people          whose  heart  is  in  the right place. A while     back Norm had          been reading those articles in the IEAUG on        PRINTMASTER, and          he wrote to me to learn where he could get a copy. He bought          one from Elliam Associates and he coulsely.                         John Lingrel made a very brief appearance,    but I missed          meeting him. I had corresponded with John  for     many  years,          both on his BBS and on Compuserve. I was sorry     that I didn't          get  to  meet  him  in person. Another member of   the Hall of          Honor was Alan Neeley. He has published an  ADAM   newsletter          for  along  time and he is also a well established vendor of          ADAM products. I bought one of Mark Gordon's Mher   30-column          presentation.  I  was  amazed  to  learn  that! I  had always          worked PRINTMASTER under CP/M. I  knew  that Benny Montoya          found  that  it  ran  beautifully  with  his       80-column EVE.          However I learned to live with the weird way it    looked on my          30-column. Back home again, I tried Norm's         discovery and  it          is  a  marvel; it really works great! It still     overflows the          screen a bit, but it looks right and is s      Frances,  at  the  reception  and  enjoyed   many  engaging          conversations  with them. Rich is that perceptive  and gifted          writer of the MTAG (Metro Toronto ADAM Group). His columns          are  widely  reproduced  in  ADAM newsletters all  across the          land. I have always wanted to exchange newsletters with MTAG          and now it is going to happen. I struck  an        agreement  with          Rich  and  for  openers  he  gave me a copy of     their current          t in time for the convention. If you haven't    obtained  a          copy,  make  sure  that you don't miss out! I      doubt if there          will ever be another  book  published  like  this  one.  The          survival  guide  was  the brain child of Barry     Wilson and it          took an awful lot of determination and work to     bring  it  to          fruition. One simply can't comprehend the enormous amount of          work that Mel Ostler put into this great           publication. I have   ritative. But he told me that he has been  a  librarian          for many years. No wonder he is so sagacious!                         Another  Canadian  who  really  bowls  me     over  is Guy          Cousineau. He  is  one  of  the  most  prolific    and  gifted          programmers  in  the ADAM world. Many of our IEAUG group are          very familiar with his terrific genealogy program. I  think          it  is  the  best  one  I  have  ever  seen.  He   is  also a          collaborator with Tt  say          enough  about  the consummate accomplishment they  have made.          It was superb!                    Thomas J. Keene          IEAUGanother  book  published  like  this  one.  The          survival  guide  was  the brain child of Barry     Wilson and it          took an awful lot of determination and work to     bring  it  to          fruition. One simply can't comprehend the enormous amount of          work that Mel Ostler put into this great           publication. I have   ulin,  Neal  and  Dale Wick, Jerry Vranks, Ken   Batcher, Al          Fitzgerald in addition to those I have already     mentioned. It          was absolutely terrific meeting these people who   have  made          such big contributions. One name I saved for       special mention          was  Mel  Ostler  from  Las  Cruces,  New  Mexico. Mel  was          responsible for one of the highlights of ADAMCON   03. He  was          the  editor  of  the ADAM Survival Guide which was published          jusnewsletter. I subsequently mailed Rich several     copies of our          back issues of the IEAUG newsletter.  I  am really looking          forward  to  reading  the  MTAG  newsletter  from  now on. I          brought the copy Rich gave me to our last IEAUG    meeting  and          it  was well received. I had gotten the impression that Rich          was an attorney. I guess I got that idea from an   article  or          two  he  had  written  on  copyright law and he    sure sounded          autho       nothing  but  profound admiration for this great   guy! Mel is          also the author of other books on the ADAM. He is  immensely          gifted  and  also  another  self-effacing          intellectual. Mel          doesn't have to beat his own drum,  his            achievements  speak          for  him.  The release of the ADAM Survival Guide  was one of          those splendid moments that made ADAMCON 03 the    epic success          it was. As for Dean Roades and ADAM 463, I  just   can'ony Morehen on many programs,   especially          TDOS.  Guy  (Ghee  with  a  hard  "G") is a        another of those          voluble, mile-a-minute guys who just  doesn't      stand  still.          And  like  Ron  Collins,  Guy  is really great     about helping          anyone who asks for it.  Many  other  ADAM         luminaries  were          there,  --Bob  Slopsema,  John Villilo, Bruce      Walters, Ricki          Gerlach, Steve Major,  Herman  Mason,  Howard      Pines,  James          Poååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååems (FIDONET, NETWORK) which accomplish the     same function.NATIONAL ADAM ECHO.   TAG ADAM.This is a very small small part of the FIDONET/NETWORK exchange areas.It is a portion of FIDONET/NETWORK which is devoted to ADAM messages only.What does this mean.   It means that Pat Herrington has a local BBS         (Cornacopia by name) in her area which carries the ADAM ECHO.  IF I had a   local (St.Louis) BBS which carried the Adam Echo, I could call my local BBS (NO TOLL CALL, NO LONG DISTANCE) and leavThe ADAM CONNECTION is having a fantastic Fall/Winter sale!  Check out these great prices:ADAMNet 320K disk drive $209.95ADAMNet 720K disk drive $259.95ADAMNet 1.4 MEG disk drive $359.95PowerMate Low Cost 40MEG Hard Drive $379.95PowerMate ADAMNet 40MEG Hard Drve $379.95Original ADAM Data Packs 10 for $19.00Sony HF-60 Data Packs 10 for $15.00Clip Art Viewer/Converter $21.95ADAM's Desk Top $21.95 (disk)  $37.95 (cartridge)The Label Works $21.95The Print Works $21.95CopyCart + 2.0 $18.50Backupetwork.It opens up a vast network and potential for better communications among    Adamites.HOW CAN YOU HELP ???    HOW CAN YOU GET IN ON IT ???Simple.Send me your phone #,  I will have FIDONET do a search for all the BBSs in  your area code that are part of the Fidonet/Network system.I will send you that information, which may consist of l-l50 BBSs and phone numbers.You see which ones are NOT toll calls or long distance from you and then    call them, hit C for Chat and when you get the sysop on There is something called BLUE SWANThere are NO Blue Swans in this article but it is an important article and  I did want to get your attention.Actually the Cats that were NOT in the Cats Paw article ate the Blue Swans  that were not in this article.There is something called FIDONET, and something called NETWORK.   These    are sophisticated BBS programs which large BBS systems utilitze to transfer messages from one local BBS to another across the country.  These are       apparently two separate systååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååe a message in the National Adam   Echo area.   Later (& apparently automatically) FIDONET or NETWORK would pick this up    with the other message areas it handles and transfer it to various BBSs     including Cornacopia in Florida.So my message to Pat (which can be either public--open to all--OR           private--ony she call read) would be on the BBS in Florida where Pat can    call (again NO TOLL, NO L.D.) and pick it up.  She can answer and then it   would go back to my local BBS handling Fidonet/N + 2.0 $20.50MIDI Mite Interface $74.95The ADAM CONNECTION also has great prices on games as low as $2.75     each!!!Send in your order now!!!Please include $3.00 postage & handling.  COD orders $3.50.  N.Y.      residents add 7% TAX.to:The ADAM ConnectionP.O. Box 562  Mason RoadChamplain, New York 12919-0562phone: (518)298-8193BBS: (518)298-4294ååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååline, you ask if he would handle the National Adam Network as part of his Fidonet/Network       exchange program.   The National Adam Network has the TAG ADAM and let him  know that.If the sysop is not available for Chat, leave him the message in feedback   when you sign off.Depending upon the particular emphasis of the board you call the Sysop may  or may not agree to handle the ADAM ECHO.   The more local people you can   get to call and request it, the more likely he will handle it.If the lst doesnlear up some points he felt were inaccurate in earlier reviews.As an avid fan of text adventure games, Joe very much wanted to use LSDK for this purpose, as touted in some reviews.  His personal knowledge of this type of game, as well as his experience in programming games in BASIC, makes him qualified to comment on the subject in depth.If LSDK is soon to be upgraded these capabilities, we look forward to it.===========================================================Link Stack Development Kit--Reviewking into it now and    then let me know or do something similar himself for the Canadian Adamites.I CONSIDER THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND A PROJECT OF HUGE POSSIBILE BENEFIT.Your cooperation is appreciated.Barry A. Wilson904 N. WarsonSt.Louis Mo. 63l32. when you sign off.Depending upon the particular emphasis of the board you call the Sysop may  or may not agree to handle the ADAM ECHO.   The more local people you can   get to call and request it, the more likely he will handle it.If the lst doesn predicted that we would soon see many new games based on HyperCard for ADAM, which he called StackWARE.     Bart Lynch reviewed HYPERCARD for Adam in 9012-ANN-3.  In this favorable review Bart suggested several times that this was a good program to use in writing text adventure games because the program writes the BASIC code for you.     Jason Brown wrote his own review of his program.  This appeared in 9101-ANN-2 as hyper3, An Introduction to HyperCard for ADAM.  In this review he stated, "I will stretcEditors Note by Dean Roades - Co-Editor, ANNFollowing is a review of Link Stack Development Kit by Jason Brown.  It is written by Joe Alford, Software Editor for 463 ADAM User Group.  Joe purchased LSDK from MTAG at ADAMCON 03 after reading many reviews on the ANN disks.  He looked VERY closely at LSDK and what it can do.  Many things have been written on the potential of LSDK and, if fulfilled, will enhance the future for ADAM.  Please read Joe's review carefully.  He says he likes LSDK, but wants to c't agree to handle it, try another and another.IT IS VERY IMPORTANT as this would be a great way to exchange messages      across the country without long distance charges and it would help  get     more Adamites involved in the Adam world.Just send me your phone number, address, etc. and I will send you back the  local area code BBSs in your area.Not sure if this works for Canada and I will try to work this out for USA   before looking into Canada.Which is not to say that some Canadian can start looed by Joseph Alford     One of the items on my "must buy" list for ADAMCON 03 was HyperCard for Adam by Jason Brown.  I read about its introduction at ADAMCON 02, and the ADAM News Network carried several glowing reports over the next year.     In 9010-ANN-3 I read about a new way to program on the ADAM in Hypercard by Faye B. Deere.  In the same issue Eric E. Danz  claimed that Hypercard would make programming easy because it would do all the code.  The designer would only have to enter the ideas.  Eric't agree to handle it, try another and another.IT IS VERY IMPORTANT as this would be a great way to exchange messages      across the country without long distance charges and it would help  get     more Adamites involved in the Adam world.Just send me your phone number, address, etc. and I will send you back the  local area code BBSs in your area.Not sure if this works for Canada and I will try to work this out for USA   before looking into Canada.Which is not to say that some Canadian can start looh my neck out a bit to say that BASIC alone is obsolete for Adam, and that a programmer patching simple BASIC or machine-code routines to HyperCard stacks will be lightyears ahead of the pack."  A strong statement.  Can the program possibly support it?     In a word, no.     It is obvious that the people who wrote those glowing reports on Hypercard have not tried to actually write a program using it.  I have.  This is my report on the result.     At ADAMCON 03 Ron Mitchell gave a report to the entire cont deal with this problem.  LSD has no way to make dynamic changes to the links between cards.     You cannot change the cards.  If I take the magic flashlight from a room and then return to the room then the magic flashlight should be gone.  LSD cannot deal with this problem.  LSD has no way to make dynamic changes to the text of a card.     You cannot change the cards.  If I insult the Princess Helen then the next time I see her she should frown.  If I praise her beauty then the next time I see her she s Ron Mitchell was asked how LSD was different from COLECO's Flash Card Maker.  His reply was that he had hoped no one would raise that question.  He did not answer it.     He should have, because there are significant differences.  And it is just those differences that make LSD such an interesting program.     The Link Stack Development Kit is so named because it is a Kit designed to create a Stack of Linked cards.  Each card can be linked to a pre-set next card.  Or the card can user the SmartKeys to lins to BASIC routines, was going slowly due to Christmas pressures on his non-computer business.  That was, presumably, Christmas of 1990.  By August of 1991 either the rewrite should have been finished or the author should have announced that he was still selling the original version.     One more gripe, and it is a minor one.  There is a bug in the code.  The menu that allows you to "sWITCH drives" or "SAVE this stack" uses "S" for sWITCH and "s" for SAVE.  The offending lines are 4320 and 4330 if you wants, right?  Nope.  The key is that business about "a programmer patching simple BASIC or machine-code routines to HyperCard stacks".  The problem is that the procedure for that patching does not exist in the present version of LSD.  And without it you cannot change the cards.     You cannot change the cards.  If I collapse the ceiling between rooms 1 and 2 then I should not be able to go back that way.  If I find another route to room 1 I still should not be able to get past the rubble to room 2.  LSD cannovention on what he called the Link Stack Development Kit.  In his own review, Jason had addressed the name problem.  "HyperCard" is owned by the people who developed the program for the Macintosh.  Jason promised to rename the product as soon as he could think up a good name.  He should have stuck to StackWARE as suggested by Eric Danz.  The name he chose will inevitably be shortened to LSD.  The connotations are particularly unfortunate in view of the program's unfulfilled promises.     During his report,hould smile.  LSD cannot deal with this problem.  LSD has no way to check any switches outside the cards.     You cannot change the cards.  And without changing the cards you cannot have a text adventure game.  Having said this, I hasten to point out that I have indeed written a text adventure game using the Link Stack Development Kit.  By playing it you should get a feel for how frustrating such a "game" is.     In his review, Jason wrote that his rewrite, including the code necessary for the needed linkk to any one of 6 pre-set next cards.  Or the card can use keyboard input to link to pre-set cards.  Or the card can randomly link to one of 6 pre-set cards.  There are a lot of choices.  The Kit can create an intricate network of linked cards.     The cover of the LSD documentation indicates how this is useful:  "... smart manuals, procedure guides, rules books, computer aided instruction, ...".  Any application where the user might want to take one of several paths.     A natural for text adventure game to change the menu or 4345 and 4353 if you prefer to change the routines.     Now that I've gotten that disappointment out of my system, I have a few nice things to say about the Link Stack Development Kit.  Quite a few nice things, as a matter of fact.  I rather like the program.     First of all, LSD is reasonably easy to use.  It is rather unforgiving of finger-fumbles, but if you really mess up a card you can always create it again.  LSD even prompts to be sure you really want to over-write an existisimple BASIC routines as Jason suggests.  He is thinking of music routines which are indeed relatively simple.  The routines needed for picking up objects or for conducting battles, however, are not simple.  I wrote those routines for my ANN series explaining BASIC programming.  It will not be easy to automate the kind of code required to do dynamic changes to stacks.     Is the Link Stack Development Kit worth the $25 that I paid for it?  Yes, I think it is.  I think there is a great future for LSD in docremarkable abut the code itself.  It is a series of tables.  The program opens a file and reads the data into the tables.     First comes a number indicating the number of logical cards.  This is not the number of records in the file.  Each field is stored in a separate record, a technique rather wasteful of space.     After the card count comes a literal "000010", perhaps a version number?     Now come the cards proper.  Each begins with a title, two text strings, and a literal indicating the card type:simple BASIC routines as Jason suggests.  He is thinking of music routines which are indeed relatively simple.  The routines needed for picking up objects or for conducting battles, however, are not simple.  I wrote those routines for my ANN series explaining BASIC programming.  It will not be easy to automate the kind of code required to do dynamic changes to stacks.     Is the Link Stack Development Kit worth the $25 that I paid for it?  Yes, I think it is.  I think there is a great future for LSD in doccription spaces.  The card to be linked to is stored in the first button number.  Buttons aren't going to be needed because the link is pre-set.     That also explains why there can be only two text strings associated with a type B (button or SmartKey) card.  There is no place to store the other two because the button descriptions are being used for buttons.     Although the BASIC code is undocumented, it is reasonably straight-forward.  With the addition of new card types it will be possible to patch in ng card.     It is menu-driven and the menus are reasonably self-explanatory.  It would be nice for the color question to be preceded by a list of the available colors, but they are in the user manual.  You are given a menu of the available card types, though each of those is also explained in the manual.  The manual is brief, but seems to cover the subject.     The planning charts at the end are quite inadequate.  I have provided better ones along with this review in file LSDKTOOL.     There is nothing umentation.  Jason should have written his own documentation that way as a demonstration.     Would I have bought the Link Stack Development Kit if I had known what I know now?  Nope.  Sorry, Jason, but I don't need a documentation generator.  This program is a whole lot more than a Flash Card Maker.  But it is also a whole lot less than the replacement for BASIC that I thought I was buying.documented, it is reasonably straight-forward.  With the addition of new card types it will be possible to patch in   Link, Button, Random, or END.     Next comes information about the 6 buttons (the SmartKeys), a literal and a link number for each.  The link number is the card to be displayed if that button is pushed.     The final item for each card is the color number.  All of this information is read and stored in tables.     There may be 4 text strings on a card, but only two are read.  How can this be?  The key is the card type.  For type L (Link) cards text strings 3 and 4 are stored in the first two button des40000010IntroductionYou have been chosen for your  skill and bravery to enter the underground fortress Westmarch.There you must find 3 things. You must locate the Crystal    Sphere of All-Seeing.  With it the enemy can see our forces   approach.  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These boards, having been around for so long, were first used by programmers to develop the abundance of Public Domain tellecommunication software. ALL such programs available for ADAM work with the lingrel serial board WITH NO PATCHES NEEDED TO RUN THEM!That's right, from the old kTEXT 3:  (Link card only)________________________________  ________________________________TEXT 4:  (Link card only)________________________________  _____________________________________________________  ________________________________TEXT 2:________________________________  ________________________________TYPE OF CARD:  _(L)ink to another card(E)nd of stack(R)andom jumping(D)atalink to another stackTEXT 3:  (Link card only)________________________________  ___________________________3615000000000000000000000THE ENDYou have returned.  What news? Do you know where they keep theCrystal Sphere of All-Seeing?  Do you know where to find the Invisible Beast?  Do you know  where they hold the Princess   Helen?  If you know then we aresaved.E000000320000014BarA dimly-lit bar.  From the     smell it has been used more    than it has been cleaned.  To  the north is the ballroom    balcony.  South is an opening  tANNOUNCING SOMETHING "NEW" FOR YOUR ADAM! THE LINGREL TYPE RS232 SERIAL INTERFACE.It sounds like a mouthful but it's something that has been around for years. Five years ago, John Lingrel first produced the serial board which plugs into the side port of your ADAM. What does this do? It opens up your ADAM to a whole new world! With the serial board, you can hook up an external HIGH speed modem,from 1200 baud up to 9600 baud. It also allows you to connect a "dumb terminal" and have 80 columns on your ADA_____TEXT 4:  (Link card only)________________________________  ________________________________Link Stack Development Kit Planning ToolTITLE:  ____________________  COLOUR: __  NUMBER: __TEXT:  128 characters on 4 lines; no comma or double quote.TEXT 1:________________________________  ________________________________TEXT 2:________________________________  ________________________________TYPE OF CARD:  _(L)ink to another card(E)nd of stack(R)andom jumping(D)atalink to another stacstandby's like MEX, IMP and MADAM7 up to the newest PD release, QTERM are ALREADY configured for this fine product. And these programs are readily available from almost ANY user group and are also availabe from many Adam bulletin boards and of course, Compuserve. The friendly folks at BASIC have acquired permission from John Lingrel to begin production on his board once again. 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