هههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه9204ANN1  ƒUھے BOOT       ˆDIRECTORY  بThings3/92H}PoisonIvyASBasic3/92HPresSy3/92H+RobothiefH‰PoisonIvyBA}WWdPro23_SWHيWhHappng_6HڈPubDomSWarHDlrs_Feb92H ‘DlrsCanadaH$ANNfileHFT&<.RCPMnewBBSH+€RCPM-LOGH 6SpeedWrtH H€BasicIIH  Jtrans10DOCHLهههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه€trans10COMHSGLEANINGSAW—TOOL-HOBBYAe‘BASIC-BITSAlطFILESA425Aq‚RLESAMPLERAپءSMWHELPELTA…		½BEYONDSMW2AژMIDIMUSINGA•(READMEAdaHک"PresSy3/92h‌+BLOCKS LEFTںz$ue of the    AUGER, I said that I'd had some  trouble moving text around using SHOWOFF II.  David Cobley of the Vancouver Island Senior          ADAMphiles, Canada, wrote `11~03,37\N\C\\THINGS I THOUGHT\\YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW\\\A\\\    In the last issue of the    AUGER, I said that I'd had some  trouble moving text around using SHOWOFF II.  David Cobley of the Vancouver Island Senior          ADAMphiles, Canada, wrort.   This means you can now create    graphics that were previously    not possible.\\\\.            -Faye B. Deere\\\\here to go for     what they need.  How-\\ever, my question is, how do we  get these labels and packets to  the many people who sell an ADAM at a garage sale or flea market, and have no idea that the ADAM   support system exists.  I will   try to reach as many people as   possible through COMPUTER        MONTHLY articles; but this only  reaches a small number of people unaware of the project that will supply       labels to people wanting to sell an ADAM.  These labels will give the buyer the name of someone to call for information and help in getting started with their ADAM. Along with the label would be an AD packet giving the new ADAM    owner the names of many          suppliers. I understand there    will be a small fee  involved    (for suppliers and developers)   to include their ad in this      package.  For more information,  get in touch with Bruce Walters, RD #2, Box 51, Fra-1:IF PEEK(64885)<>13    THEN 50\\60 zz=RND(rx):GOSUB              3000:di=175\\70 GR:mv=0:jj=jj+1:IF jj>pl THEN jj=1\\75 VTAB 22:PRINT " Your turn,";  pl$(jj)\\80 FOR t=1 TO di:GOSUB 1000:NEXT t\\90 co=0:ro=11\\100 COLOR=11:PLOT co,ro\\105 VTAB 22:HTAB 21:PRINT "Move  #  ";mv;\\110 xi=0:yi=0:GET k$:IF          k$=CHR$(3) THEN\\\    GOTO 3050\\120 IF ASC(k$)=160 THEN          yi=-1:GOTO 160\\130 IF ASC(k$)=161 THEN          xi=1:GOTO 160\\140 IF ASC(k$)=162 THEN          yi=1:GOTO 160\\150 IF A help available.   Anyone with any ideas, get in    touch with me or Bruce.\\\    If you are interested in    using a mouse with PowerPAINT    and other soft-\\ware, get in touch with Terry    Fowler at ADAM's House, Route 2, Box 2756, Pearland, TX 77581,    1-800-999-5040.  He can supply   you with further infor-\\mation and prices.  He tells us  a working mouse that duplicates  its every move on your screen is available.  The mouse can be     installed by simply plugging it  into the hand controller pote me     that he had not had any such     trouble.\\\    Well, very shortly after    that, while again using SHOWOFF  II, my ADAM com-\\puter quit working and locked up tight as a drum.  Fortunately,   we have an extra ADAM console,   so we hooked the other one up.   So far, I've had no problem.     Maybe, as David said, it wasn't  SHOWOFF II that was at fault.    Thank you for the letter         David.\\\    I also received a letter    from Bruce Walters of HEXACE. It seems that A.N.N. is working on  a`10~03,37\N\C\\POISON IVY\\\A\\1 REM * Modified by Faye         Deere, 1/92\\5 ONERR GOTO 3050\\10 jj=0:TEXT:VTAB 3:PRINT        TAB(10);\\\    "POISON IVY!";CHR$(7)\\20 VTAB 7:PRINT " You must move  from\\\    the left side of the screen to the right without touching    the"\\30 PRINT " POISON                IVY.":PRINT:PRINT " The\\\    ivy GROWS with every move   and  round.  Use arrow keys to   move.":PRINT:PRINT\\40 PRINT:PRINT " Press <RETURN>  to\\\    begin play";:POKE 64885,0\\50 rx=rxnklin, PA      16323-9204, (814)-432-3563.\\\    I think this is a good      idea, since many new ADAM owners have no idea where to go for     what they need.  How-\\ever, my question is, how do we  get these labels and packets to  the many people who sell an ADAM at a garage sale or flea market, and have no idea that the ADAM   support system exists.  I will   try to reach as many people as   possible through COMPUTER        MONTHLY articles; but this only  reaches a small number of people unaware of theSC(k$)=163 THEN xi=-1\\160 ro=ro+yi:co=co+xi:mv=mv+1\\170 ro=ro-(ro>39)+(ro<0)\\180 co=co+(co<0):IF co>39 THEN   240\\190 IF SCRN(co,ro)=6 THEN 340\\200 COLOR=0:PLOT co-xi,ro-yi\\210 x=x+1:IF x/6=INT(x/6) THEN   GOSUB\\\     1000\\220 GOTO 100\\240 TEXT:FOR t=1 TO 53\\250 PRINT " You made it!!!";     CHR$(7);:NEXT\\270 ps(jj)=ps(jj)+s-mv+INT(di/   3):IF ps(jj)\\\    >hs THEN hs=ps(jj)\\280 di=di+50:TEXT:VTAB 4:PRINT " Your\\\    score is: ";ps(jj)\\300 PRINT:PRINT " The high score is:\\\    ههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههTO 70\\1000 x=INT(RND(1)*39):           y=INT(RND(1)*39)\\1010 IF x<2 AND y=11 THEN 1000\\1020 COLOR=6:PLOT x,y:RETURN\\2500 PRINT:PRINT:PRINT:FOR i=1   TO   pl:\\\    PRINT "  ";pl$(i);"'s score =  ";ps(i)\\2510 NEXT:PRINT:PRINT:RETURN\\3000 TEXT:VTAB 8:INPUT "  How    many are\\\    playing? ";pl:PRINT\\3020 FOR i=1 TO pl:PRINT:PRINT " Player #"\\\    ;i;"'s name: "; :INPUT  ""; pl$(i):PRINT:NEXT:RETURN\\3050 POKE                        16953,95:TEXT:PRINT:PRINT "\\\    Come again!":END\\\\ a drive other than  the one you BOOTed from, you     need the following information.  Your first data drive is listed  as d1, the second data drive is  d2, the first disk drive is d5,  and the second disk drive is d6. If you BOOT a disk from disk     drive one, and would like a      directory of the disk in disk    drive two, you type:             CATALOG,d6.\\ \    From that point on, you     will receive or send information to the disk in disk drive two    without typing the "d6" again.   If, however, yهههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه ";hs:GOSUB 2500\\330 GOTO 420\\340 TEXT:VTAB 4:PRINT " You      lose, ";pl$\\\    (jj):FOR i=1 TO             40:PRINT CHR$(7);:NEXT\\360 PRINT:PRINT " YOU HAVE       POISON IVY!"\\\    :PRINT\\380 PRINT " Your final score is: ";ps\\\    (jj):PRINT:s=0\\400 PRINT " The high score is:   ";hs:GOSUB\\\    2500\\420 PRINT:s=0:PRINT " Press <P>  to play\\\    again, or"\\430 PRINT " <Q> to quit."\\440 GET g$:IF g$="q" OR g$="Q"   THEN GOTO\\\    3050\\450 IF g$<>"P" AND g$<>"p" THEN  440\\460 GOz$a listing of what is on the directory of the media in    the drive you BOOT from, is      presented on your screen.  To    get a directory from the         disk/tape in a `11~03,37\N\C\\SMARTBASIC WORKSHOP\\\A\\\    When you type the word      CATALOG, a listing of what is on the directory of the media in    the drive you BOOT from, is      presented on your screen.  To    get a directory from the         disk/tape in;hs:GOSUB 2500\\330 GOTO 420\\340 TEXT:VTAB 4:PRINT " You      lose, ";pl$\\\    (jj):FOR i=1 TO             40:PRINT CHR$(7);:NEXT\\360 PRINT:PRINT " YOU HAVE       POISON IVY!"\\\    :PRINT\\380 PRINT " Your final score is: ";ps\\\    (jj):PRINT:s=0\\400 PRINT " The high score is:   ";hs:GOSUB\\\    2500\\420 PRINT:s=0:PRINT " Press <P>  to play\\\    again, or"\\430 PRINT " <Q> to quit."\\440 GET g$:IF g$="q" OR g$="Q"   THEN GOTO\\\    3050\\450 IF g$<>"P" AND g$<>"p" THEN  440\\460 GOou would like to   retrieve a file from the disk    still in disk drive one, you     would type:  LOAD filename,d5.   This takes you back to the first disk drive, and all information  will be sent or received from    that drive until you again       change drives by adding a "d(n)" to your command (n=number).\\\    When you look at a Catalog, you will find that the listing   looks like this:\\\    Volume: FIRST DIR\\\      A   3  LOVE\\\      H   1  Readme1st\\\      H   5  program\\In the first line bout the Classic Computer columns, and mentioned    one that an ADAM user had sent in.  I don't think I have to  tell you that these letters often influence the editors of   the magazine on whether they should retain a monthly column, or move on to something else.  The more letters that         Computer Monthly receives from the ADAM community, the more  convinced they will be that their magazine is reaching a     large segment of the ADAM reading community.  You are, after all, potential buyers of all the  is listed in the CATALOG.\\\    The second line is not      quite as simple to deal with.    The "H" designation on the file  could mean one of two things.    The "H" could indicate that the  file is a SmartWRITER file that  can be LOADed from the           SmartWRITER mode simply by       pointing to that file on the     directory.  Your ADAM takes it   from there, LOADing the file for you to use.  "Readme1st" is just such a file.\\\    However, if the file is a   SmartBASIC file that has been    SAVEd s of the ADAM support system.  Help keep ADAM alive!   Write a letter to Computer Monthly, Doug Kilarski, Editor,   One Chase Corporate Center, Birmingham, AL 35224, and let    them know how much we appreciate their help in communicating with one another.  -FAY DEERE (ECAUG)-                       puter Monthly receives from the ADAM community, the more  convinced they will be that their magazine is reaching a     large segment of the ADAM reading community.  You are, after all, potential buyers of all the x	Emputer Monthly was a boost to the    ADAM community.  In one of the articles written by a house   staff member, it was mentioned that they have received       letters abou     It's a little late to run out and buy a copy now, but   the December issue of Computer Monthly was a boost to the    ADAM community.  In one of the articles written by a house   staff member, it was mentioned that they have received       letters ayou are given  the name of the volume in that   drive, which in most cases will  be FIRST DIR unless changed by   you or someone else.  This is    the default name given to all    formatted media.  The second     line tells you the name of the   first file stored on your media. In this case, the "A"            designation tells you that it is a SmartBASIC file that takes up  3k of space on your media. To    use the file you simply type     LOAD LOVE or RUN LOVE, typing    the name of the file exactly as  itproducts advertised on      their pages.  Might I also add that one of our own vendors,  S.M. Video, is one of those advertising companies.     I feel that these articles fill a definite need in the  ADAM community.  This way, we reach people that are not      aware what a support system the ADAM world has built up.     Many people out there own ADAMs that need software, hardware and supplies, but have no idea where to go to get them.      These articles reach many of them, who then become active    memberin machine language, it    will ALSO have an "H"            designation.  There is no real   way to tell until you try to     LOAD the file.  Next month, we   will tell you how to work with   these machine language files.\\\\.            -Faye B. Deere\\\\ed on your media. In this case, the "A"            designation tells you that it is a SmartBASIC file that takes up  3k of space on your media. To    use the file you simply type     LOAD LOVE or RUN LOVE, typing    the name of the file exactly as  itههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههifficult.  Needless to say, I   never got out of speed one.\\\    There are 30 screens you    must maneuver three robots       through!  There are 4 levels of  skill, with the first screen     starting at skill level 1.  The  robots are controlled by         pressing the LEFT fire button on the joystick.  However, while    controlling one robot, the other two keep on going while you are  maneuvering the third!  Since    you must avoid the walls,        security beams, slime blocks and Robofreezers while yoz$x games       released by Steve, and by far    the most difficult to play.      Instructions can be read in      SmartWRITER mode, and it is a    good idea to print them o`11~03,37\N\C\\ROBOTHIEF\\\A\\\    ROBOTHIEF by Steve Pitman,  is the latest of six games       released by Steve, and by far    the most difficult to play.      Instructions can be read in      SmartWRITER mode, and it is a    good idea to print thehe game. \\\    This isn't all, but it      gives you an idea of what the    game is about.  It is a very     well done package, and should    hold your interest.  It          certainly will improve your hand to eye co-ordination!  It is     selling for $19.95, and you      don't need anything but your     base ADAM and joystick to play   it.  Have fun!\\.            -Faye B. Deere\\\\aneuvering the third!  Since    you must avoid the walls,        security beams, slime blocks and Robofreezers while yonet.  It sounds easy, but     don't be misled.\\\    As the program is           self-BOOTing, just insert the    tape/disk, and pull RE-SET.  The program loads into memory, so    the program media can be removed from the drive after loading. An option screen appears, allowing  you to start your game from      screen 1, or give a password     revealed when you stopped play   the last time.  You can also     increase the speed at which the  game is played. Speed one is the easiest, and  four is the most   dههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههu try to    collect money and crystals       needed for the return to ADAM;   you certainly have your hands    full!\\\    You must collect all the    money (the easy part), as well   as find all the crystals (the    hard part) before going to the   next screen.  To find crystals,  you drop bombs on black areas    that don't contain items or      obstacles.  If the bomb explodes properly, crystals are shown,    and can be picked up.  If you    find a hidden warp, you could be moved forward or backward in tm out and  keep them handy while you play.  \\\    The game revolves around an alien from the planet NES who    robs another alien from the      planet ADAM, and casts a spell   on him that turns the ADAMite    into a SKELETON.  You control    three robots aboard the enemy    ship, and must use them to steal back the articles stolen from    the ADAMite.  When all           possessions are retrieved, the   spell is broken, the ADAMite     returns to his true form, and    can then go back to his own      pla1REM * Modified by Faye                Deere, 1/928ONERR  GOTO 305010 jj=0:POKE 17115, 31:TEXT:POKE 16149, 255:POKE 16150, 255:VTAB 320? TAB(10); "POISON IVY!"; CHR$(7)22VTAB 7:? " You must move from the left    side of the screen to the      right without touching the"24? " POISON IVY.":?:? " The ivy GROWS with every move  and round.  Use arrow keys to  move.":?:?30?40? " Press <RETURN> to begin play"; 45POKE 64885, 050 rx=rx-1:IF PEEK(64885)<>13 THEN 5052 zz=RND(rx)55GOSUB 300060 di=17570GR: 405GOSUB 2500410?: s=0420? " Press <P> to play again, or"430? " <Q> to quit."440GET g$:IF g$="q" OR g$="Q" THEN GOTO 3050450IF g$<>"P" AND g$<>"p" THEN 440460GOTO 701000 x=INT(RND(1)*39): y=INT(RND(1)*39)1010IF x<2 AND y=11 THEN 10001020COLOR =6:PLOT x, y1030RETURN2500?:?:?:FOR i=1 TO pl:? "  "; pl$(i); "'s score = "; ps(i)2510NEXT:?:?:RETURN3000REM * 000, 3010HOME:VTAB 8:? " How many are playing?  "; :GET pl3020HOME:FOR i=1 TO pl:?:? "  Player #"; i; "'s name: "; :INPUT ""; pl$(i):?:NEXT30LOT co-xi, ro-yi210 x=x+1:IF x/6=INT(x/6) THEN GOSUB 1000220GOTO 100230TEXT240FOR t=1 TO 53250? " You made it!!!"; CHR$(7); 260NEXT270 ps(jj)=ps(jj)+s-mv+INT(di/3):IF ps(jj)>hs THEN  hs=ps(jj)280 di=di+50290TEXT:VTAB 4300? " Your score is: "; ps(jj)310?320? " The high score is: "; hs325GOSUB 2500330GOTO 410340TEXT:VTAB 4350? " You lose, "; pl$(jj):FOR i=1 TO 40:? CHR$(7); :NEXT360?:? " YOU HAVE POISON IVY!"370?380? " Your final score is: "; ps(jj)390?: s=0400? " The high score is: "; hsultiple-outlet box,with a cord  that plugs  into thewall outlet, you can  turn every-thing ON at once just by throwingthe switch on the outlet box.  Itsolves the problem.  Also, remem-ber, you cannot access disk drive#2 in SmartWriter. However, thereare  new programs  now available,like  "SmartWriter Helper",  thatwill let you access a second diskdrive in word processing mode.   We mentioned  SEARCH (SmartKeyIII) before. Keep in mind that itwill NOT search  for anything be-yond an  END PAGE  30RETURN3050POKE 17059, 5:POKE 17115, 31:POKE 16953, 95:TEXT:?3060? " Come again, sometime":FOR t=1 TO 2000:NEXT t3070END7); 260NEXT270 ps(jj)=ps(jj)+s-mv+INT(di/3):IF ps(jj)>hs THEN  hs=ps(jj)280 di=di+50290TEXT:VTAB 4300? " Your score is: "; ps(jj)310?320? " The high score is: "; hs325GOSUB 2500330GOTO 410340TEXT:VTAB 4350? " You lose, "; pl$(jj):FOR i=1 TO 40:? CHR$(7); :NEXT360?:? " YOU HAVE POISON IVY!"370?380? " Your final score is: "; ps(jj)390?: s=0400? " The high score is: "; hsmv=0: jj=jj+1:IF jj>pl THEN  jj=172VTAB 22:? " Your turn, "; pl$(jj)80FOR t=1 TO di:GOSUB 1000:NEXT t90 co=0: ro=11100COLOR =11:PLOT co, ro102VTAB 22:HTAB 21:? "Move # "; mv; 110 xi=0: yi=0:GET k$:IF k$=CHR$(3) THEN GOTO 3050120IF ASC(k$)=160 THEN  yi=-1:GOTO 160130IF ASC(k$)=161 THEN  xi=1:GOTO 160140IF ASC(k$)=162 THEN  yi=1:GOTO 160150IF ASC(k$)=163 THEN  xi=-1160 ro=ro+yi: co=co+xi: mv=mv+1170 ro=ro-(ro>39)+(ro<0)180 co=co+(co<0):IF co>39 THEN 230190IF SCRN(co, ro)=6 THEN 340200COLOR =0:PŒ% ADAM, it must beturned  ON before  you turn  yourADAM system on. If you turn it ONafter  turning  ADAM on, it won'tbe recognized as being there.  Ifyou  use  a  mult---------WORD PROCESSING---------   Remember, when you are using adisk drive with  ADAM, it must beturned  ON before  you turn  yourADAM system on. If you turn it ONafter  turning  ADAM on, it won'tbe recognized as being there.  Ifyou  use  a  m405GOSUB 2500410?: s=0420? " Press <P> to play again, or"430? " <Q> to quit."440GET g$:IF g$="q" OR g$="Q" THEN GOTO 3050450IF g$<>"P" AND g$<>"p" THEN 440460GOTO 701000 x=INT(RND(1)*39): y=INT(RND(1)*39)1010IF x<2 AND y=11 THEN 10001020COLOR =6:PLOT x, y1030RETURN2500?:?:?:FOR i=1 TO pl:? "  "; pl$(i); "'s score = "; ps(i)2510NEXT:?:?:RETURN3000REM * 000, 3010HOME:VTAB 8:? " How many are playing?  "; :GET pl3020HOME:FOR i=1 TO pl:?:? "  Player #"; i; "'s name: "; :INPUT ""; pl$(i):?:NEXT30marker.  So incase  you have  a long article inwhich you have already placed theEND PAGE markers, you must DELETEthem  in order to  SEARCH the en-tire length  of the document.  Ifyour purpose is just to reach theend of a  long article, just tellADAM to search  for XXX, or some-thing you know he won't find.   SmartFiler is a Coleco programfor ADAM that has been around fora long time.  A lot of users con-sider it a good program; however,I was never  overly  impressed byit.  Maybe I overlooked srphanedADAM computer system; and maybe aribbon for their ADAM printer.   Then, quite often, we never dohear from them again. When a yearhas  gone by, and we  send them anotice  telling them  that  theirDUES for another year are due; weget no response.   Some members buy a ribbon, anda datapak or two; and  maybe evena 64K memory expander board.  Butquite often, this is  the last wehear from them.   Don't they  read their monthlyAUGER  newsletters?   Don't  theyeven use their built-in Word Proof or-der.  If you have  names and add-resses that you are keeping for along time, I suppose it can be ofuse; but for continual changes ina list, like  a membership  list,I find it of little use.                         -----NJDicle, just tellADAM to search  for XXX, or some-thing you know he won't find.   SmartFiler is a Coleco programfor ADAM that has been around fora long time.  A lot of users con-sider it a good program; however,I was never  overly  impressed byit.  Maybe I overlooked stany complaints.  Any  feedback wedo get, seems to be favorable. Sowhat is  the answer?   We stoppedhaving regular meetings some timeago, but that was due to the factthat our  local membership wasn'tlarge enough to support them.  Itserves no purpose  for the club'sofficers  to go  somewhere  for ameeting and  plan a program, whenthere aren't enough local membersto attend.   After all, we have members allover Florida and the whole UnitedStates; and they  apparently  aregetting everything theyŒ%ems to be the wayit is with E.C.A.U.G.   We get letters and phone callsfrom people  overjoyed at findingsomeone who can provide them withinformation  for  their  orph--------WHAT'S HAPPENING---------   Members come, and  members go.At least that seems to be the wayit is with E.C.A.U.G.   We get letters and phone callsfrom people  overjoyed at findingsomeone who can provide them withinformation  for  their  oomethingbut I feel I can do it better andfaster in  SmartWriter.  It takestoo  long (in my opinion) to  ac-cess and to use.  One of its fea-tures  that I consider the worst,is that  when you print  lists ofsomething like names and address-es, on a page in two columns; youare stuck  with this  format, andif you want  to DELETE, or ADD, aname and address, you end up witha blank  space  on the page.  Andyou can't ADD a  NEW name and ad-dress in alphabetical order with-out getting everything out -cessor to write  a letter, or forsome other purpose?  Your ADAM iscapable of many things.   Meanwhile, while  these  oldermembers "drop by the wayside", wecontinue  to get  new members whotake their place.  We get roughlythirty  or so, new members  everyyear; and we also lose almost thesame amount.  Over  the  years wehave had  a tremendous  turnover,but we continue  to hold our own,and  we  even  increase  in totalmembership.   Are we doing  something wrong?If we are, we certainly don't geomethingbut I feel I can do it better andfaster in  SmartWriter.  It takestoo  long (in my opinion) to  ac-cess and to use.  One of its fea-tures  that I consider the worst,is that  when you print  lists ofsomething like names and address-es, on a page in two columns; youare stuck  with this  format, andif you want  to DELETE, or ADD, aname and address, you end up witha blank  space  on the page.  Andyou can't ADD a  NEW name and ad-dress in alphabetical order with-out getting everything out  need fromtheir AUGER  newsletter, and thruthe mail.  I guess  maybe that isall they require.  So be it!                         -----NJDy the wayside", wecontinue  to get  new members whotake their place.  We get roughlythirty  or so, new members  everyyear; and we also lose almost thesame amount.  Over  the  years wehave had  a tremendous  turnover,but we continue  to hold our own,and  we  even  increase  in totalmembership.   Are we doing  something wrong?If we are, we certainly don't geld lockup, and you  would haveto start over.   You'll find that our club lib-rary is made up  of public domainfiles, and that  is why  they areavailable for a  nominal fee.  Ifyou want guaranteed programs, youneed to buy a commercial program.   There are two ways to use yourprograms; read all  you can aboutthem, or just jump in  and try tofigure  them out.  Then, when youget stuck, read the instructions.Take the time  to read the DOC's,you will find that it pays!               -by Randy Hone„% domain" mention-ed; but what does it really mean,and what effect  does it have  onthe ADAM user.   First off, let'snot  get confused  with the soft-ware that we boug-----PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE------   I know  most of you have heardthe term "public domain" mention-ed; but what does it really mean,and what effect  does it have  onthe ADAM user.   First off, let'snot  get confused  with the soft-ware that we bld lockup, and you  would haveto start over.   You'll find that our club lib-rary is made up  of public domainfiles, and that  is why  they areavailable for a  nominal fee.  Ifyou want guaranteed programs, youneed to buy a commercial program.   There are two ways to use yourprograms; read all  you can aboutthem, or just jump in  and try tofigure  them out.  Then, when youget stuck, read the instructions.Take the time  to read the DOC's,you will find that it pays!               -by Randy Honeou  get to  certain levels,  andmake specific moves, the computermay do some unpredictable things.These problems are called "bugs".   That's  the main  reason theseprograms were  released into pub-lic  domain.  Also, this provided"computer hackers" with somethingto work on and test their skills;and see if they could "debug" it.   Most of these programs did nothave "bugs" that  created any bigproblems; but  those "bugs"  werethere, and sometimes when you us-ed  these  programs, your  systemcoutany complaints.  Any  feedback wedo get, seems to be favorable. Sowhat is  the answer?   We stoppedhaving regular meetings some timeago, but that was due to the factthat our  local membership wasn'tlarge enough to support them.  Itserves no purpose  for the club'sofficers  to go  somewhere  for ameeting and  plan a program, whenthere aren't enough local membersto attend.   After all, we have members allover Florida and the whole UnitedStates; and they  apparently  aregetting everything theyymant to  certain levels,  andmake specific moves, the computermay do some unpredictable things.These problems are called "bugs".   That's  the main  reason theseprograms were  released into pub-lic  domain.  Also, this provided"computer hackers" with somethingto work on and test their skills;and see if they could "debug" it.   Most of these programs did nothave "bugs" that  created any bigproblems; but  those "bugs"  werethere, and sometimes when you us-ed  these  programs, your  systemcouought for the  ADAMwhen it first came out. It was nosurprise to see a price of $50.00or more on it.   After ADAM's home office clos-ed its doors, you found two typesof programs.    The type that hadbeen already packaged to sell fora price, and  programs  that werein the working stages.   You willfind that  Coleco  released a lotof programs they were still work-ing on, and hadn't finished.  Onewas Pinball Mack, and another wasSubrock.  You will find that theycan run  quite normally; but wheny„%--------ADAM-LINK of Utah.....Alan Neeley2337 South 600 E.Salt Lake City, UT84106               (801)484-5114---------------------------------ADAM'S HOUSE.........Te=================================       ---ADAM DEALERS------------------------------------ADAM-LINK of Utah.....Alan Neeley2337 South 600 E.Salt Lake City, UT84106               (801)484-5114---------------------------------ADAM'S HOUSE........, MA 02339   (617)878-4365---------------------------------S & M Video.........Shon McCallumP. O. Box 3189Oakton, VA 22124    (703)620-4485---------------------------------Strategic Software.....Dave Smith424 East John StreetLindhurst, NY 11757---------------------------------Walters Software......Jim WaltersR. D. #4, Box 289-ATitusville,PA 16354 (814)827-3776---------------------------------Hal Webber Software....Hal Webber2360 S.W. 22nd, S-405Delray Beach, FL 33445------------------------w DriveOakhurst, CA 93644---------------------------------Coleco Depot.........Darryl Quinn157-04 87th StreetHoward Beach, NY11414     (8pm-12m)-(718)848-3066---------------------------------Elliam Associates.......Bill RochP. O. Box 2664-AAtascadero, CA 93422---------------------------------EyeZod Graphics....Pat Herrington1003 Oak LaneApopka, FL 32703    (407)788-6396---------------------------------Gerlach Family Software...RickiP. O. Box 175             GerlachFt. Campbell, KY 42223--, MA 02339   (617)878-4365---------------------------------S & M Video.........Shon McCallumP. O. Box 3189Oakton, VA 22124    (703)620-4485---------------------------------Strategic Software.....Dave Smith424 East John StreetLindhurst, NY 11757---------------------------------Walters Software......Jim WaltersR. D. #4, Box 289-ATitusville,PA 16354 (814)827-3776---------------------------------Hal Webber Software....Hal Webber2360 S.W. 22nd, S-405Delray Beach, FL 33445----------------------------MMSG.................Jim MarshallP. O. Box 1112Broomfield, CO 80020---------------------------------NIAD...............Lyle MarschandP. O. Box 1317Lisle, IL 60532     (708)961-3529---------------------------------Practical Programs               4318 Monroe AvenueKalamazoo, MI 49002---------------------------------Roadrunner Publications....Mel   3217 Mesilla Hills Drive   OstlerLas Cruces, NM 88005---------------------------------R & R Software.......Rich SalvatiP. O. Box 2081Hanover.Terry FowlerRt. 2, Box 27561829-1 County Road 130Pearland, TX 77581  (800)999-5040---------------------------------ADAM Software Support..Jim Notini8125 W. CatherineChicago, IL 60656   (312)775-9662---------------------------------ADAMzap Software........Eric Danz17 Capstan RoadWest Milford, NJ 07480---------------------------------ADAM Connection.......Steve MajorP. O. Box 562, Mason RoadChamplain, NY 12919---------------------------------Bonefide Systems....Chris Braymen45280 S. Oak Vie---------  Some of the ADAM dealers listedhere sell software only.  Some ofthem are limited to publications.Some sell a full line of hardwareand software for ADAM.  The name  does not  always tellthe story.  Use  discretion  whencontacting a dealer near you.  Itmight be better  to phone and seewhich items he can supply.                         -----NJD---------------------------------Las Cruces, NM 88005---------------------------------R & R Software.......Rich SalvatiP. O. Box 2081Hanover-------------------------------HEXACE Software.....Bruce WaltersR. D. #4, Box 81Franklin, PA 16323  (814)432-3563---------------------------------Hinkle Publications....Ben Hinkle117 NorthviewIthaca, NY 14850---------------------------------L.O.F. Communications.....CharlieP. O. Box 587             SummersYork, PA 17405------------------------------------------------------------------Maine ADAM Library...Bob SebelistP. O. Box 85Waterford, ME 04088 (207)583-4923-----------------------------„%------------A.D.A.M. Services....Richard Clee21 Rondale Blvd.Toronto, OntarioCANADA M6A lH6      (416)783-0316---------------------------------GMC Software........Gu=================================    ---ADAM DEALERS-CANADA------------------------------------A.D.A.M. Services....Richard Clee21 Rondale Blvd.Toronto, OntarioCANADA M6A lH6      (416)783-0316---------------------------------GMC Software.......ion that they may need.  There is also one 800       number to call for repair work for their ADAM computer.  The other two phone numbers on the label may be called for any   kind of information about the ADAM computer, including other places for repair work.  The label can be attached to the    side or bottom of your ADAM so it won't get misplaced when   you need it the most.  What A.N.N. wants people to do is, to take these labels, as many as you need, and put them on your ADAM.  If you belong to a user g===%------------A.D.A.M. Services....Richard Clee21 Rondale Blvd.Toronto, OntarioCANADA M6A lH6      (416)783-0316---------------------------------GMC Software........Gu=================================    ---ADAM DEALERS-CANADA------------------------------------A.D.A.M. Services....Richard Clee21 Rondale Blvd.Toronto, OntarioCANADA M6A lH6      (416)783-0316---------------------------------GMC Software.......to you.  I am also a member of the A.N.N. expert panel, so I have that resource to draw on for information    too.  I will use, as a list of businesses and distributers,  the A.N.N. list, as it is fairly complete.  If any other     developer or distributer becomes known to me, I will add it  to this list.     I hope you don't sell your ADAM computer, but will      continue to find it useful for many years to come.  However, if you do decide to sell your computer, the label would be a very good selling poix	E put simply, is a way to provide a    label, with names, and addresses for people to use for a     readily available reference to write to for any kind of      informationADAM NEWS NETWORK LABEL PROJECT and AD PROJECT  5 March 1992     The label project, put simply, is a way to provide a    label, with names, and addresses for people to use for a     readily available reference to write to for any kind of      informat.Guy Cousineau1059 Hindley StreetOttawa, OntarioCANADA K2B 5L9---------------------------------Jason Brown Software..Jason Brown89 Parliament StreetSuite 301Toronto, OntarioCANADA M5A 1Y6---------------------------------Kehoe Software.....Denny J. KehoeBox 341341200 37th Street S.W.Calgary, AlbertaCANADA T3C 3W0---------------------------------Oasis Pensive Abacutors....Gary  432 Jarvis Street-#502     BowserToronto, OntarioCANADA M4Y 2N3                    ==============================roup, send for enough to go  around to everyone.  It can't hurt can it?     What will happen when you call me on the phone, or      write to me is, I will give you the best answer to your      question that I can.  If I can't give you a satifactory      answer to your question, I have a list of names that I can   refer you to.  It would be better if you wrote to me, this   way it would cost you only the $0.29 postage to get your     question to me plus an envelope and $0.29 postage to get the answer back .Guy Cousineau1059 Hindley StreetOttawa, OntarioCANADA K2B 5L9---------------------------------Jason Brown Software..Jason Brown89 Parliament StreetSuite 301Toronto, OntarioCANADA M5A 1Y6---------------------------------Kehoe Software.....Denny J. KehoeBox 341341200 37th Street S.W.Calgary, AlbertaCANADA T3C 3W0---------------------------------Oasis Pensive Abacutors....Gary  432 Jarvis Street-#502     BowserToronto, OntarioCANADA M4Y 2N3                    ==============================nt.  The new owner will have a source   of any kind of information he might need.     The AD PROJECT goes hand in hand with the LABEL         PROJECT.  What I am doing is, I am putting together a packet of as many ads as I can get the developers and distributers  to send me.  When the people call me I will offer this       packet to them as a source for whatever they would like for  their ADAM computer.  Besides developers and distributers,   user groups and BBS may also send ads in to be included in   th  would ordinarily cost the person a phone call or at least    $0.19 for a post card, requesting a free catalog, for each   organization from which they wanted a catalog.  A.N.N. will  use the $0.18 each to pay for the paper, copying costs, and  an envelope for this packet.  If by chance there might be a  small amount left over from the Ad Project the extra will go for other A.N.N. projects.  All moneys are to be sent to     Dean Roades as he is handleing the A.N.N. finances.                         Specibe a part of this packet.  I think this is a     great way to introduce a new ADAM owner to the ADAM world.It should also be a way for the ADAM owner who has been an   ADAM owner for some time to get to know the individual       developers and distributers better then can be done in some  of the reviews of their products in many news letters, sort  of a personality indicator so to speak.     What it will cost the person requesting this packet is  only the postage needed to get this ad packet to them.  It @_  @@@@_   @@@_    @@@@@@@@@_  @@@@@@@@@_        @@@ ___/ @@@@@ | @@@ /   @@@ ______/ @@@ _ @@@ /       @@@ /    @@@@@@ |@@@ /   @@@ /       @@@ / @@@ /      @@@ /    @@@ @@@ @@@ /   @@@@@@_     @@@ / @@@ /     @@@ /    @@@  @@@@@@ /   @@@ ___/    @@@ / @@@ /    @@@ /    @@@   @@@@@ /   @@@ /       @@@ / @@@ /@@@@@@@@@_  @@@    @@@@ /   @@@ /       @@@@@@@@@ //________/ /___/  /____/   /___/       /_________/     @@@@@@@@@_  @@@@@@@@@_  @@@@_   @@@_  @@@@@@@@@_  @@@@@@@@@_   @@@@@@@@    @@@ ____al Project Person                         Bruce L. Walterso introduce a new ADAM owner to the ADAM world.It should also be a way for the ADAM owner who has been an   ADAM owner for some time to get to know the individual       developers and distributers better then can be done in some  of the reviews of their products in many news letters, sort  of a personality indicator so to speak.     What it will cost the person requesting this packet is  only the postage needed to get this ad packet to them.  It is packet.     What it will cost the advertiser is $0.18 for each      packet I send out.  The advertiser will have one side of an  eight and one half by eleven sheet of paper to place his ad  on, for the price quoted above.  Other size ads may be       negotiated.  Two or more advertizers may want to get         together and make up one ad.  This is a great way to save on the advertizing costs.  I have my advertizement ready and it will be a part of this packet.  NIAD has sent me their ad    and it will ‚MےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےFollowing is a new user login session on the OTTAWA RCPM.  My notes and      acomments are enclosed in <<comment>>.  GuyBYE510 (c) - any key to continue:                <<Bye is the controller>>Type S to pause, C, K or X to abort      @@@@@@@@  would ordinarily cost the person a phone call or at least    $0.19 for a post card, requesting a free catalog, for each   organization from which they wanted a catalog.  A.N.N. will  use the $0.18 each to pay for the paper, copying costs, and  an envelope for this packet.  If by chance there might be a  small amount left over from the Ad Project the extra will go for other A.N.N. projects.  All moneys are to be sent to     Dean Roades as he is handleing the A.N.N. finances.                         Speci__/ @@@ ______/ @@@@@ | @@@ /    @@@ ___/ @@@ __@@@ /  @@@ ____/   @@@ /       @@@ /       @@@@@@ |@@@ /    @@@ /    @@@ / @@@ /  @@@ /  @@@ /       @@@@@@_     @@@ @@@ @@@ /    @@@ /    @@@@@@@@@ /  @@@@@@_ @@@ /       @@@ ___/    @@@  @@@@@@ /    @@@ /    @@@ ___@@@ | @@@ ___/ @@@ /       @@@ /       @@@   @@@@@ /    @@@ /    @@@ /   @@@ |@@@ / @@@@@@@@_   @@@@@@@@@_  @@@    @@@@ /    @@@ /    @@@ /    @@@ @@@@@@@@@_________/  /________/ /___/  /____/     /__/     /__/     |__/_________/            your city followedby a 2 character province or state abbreviation.For example:  Ottawa ON or Port Moody BC.____________________<<--OTTAWA ONEnter the Area Code and Number at which the Sysop may call you for validation, if necessary:___-___-____<<--613-829-6354You are:  Yug UaenisuocPhone #:  613-829-6354   From:  Ottawa OnIs this correct (Y/N)?  Yes             <<again, just "Y">>How many nulls do you need (0-9, usually 0)?  3                <<on a 40 column screen, I recommend 3>>      ily  as a service to Energy,  Mines &  Resources,  Canada.   The    system   operator   (SYSOP)  cannot  assume  responsibility  for   the    information  contained  in and/or distributed via  this  system.   All    messages and files placed on this system are the responsibility of the    contributor.  It is to be used for the communication of non-commercial    software,   computer-related   information  and  socially   acceptable    messages.   While  the  Sysop  retains the right to  monitor  all  Bing menu(s)** Terminal Menu **A.  (None requested)        N.  Apple ///B.  AA Ambassador           O.  Bantam 550C.  ADDS Consul 980         P.  CDC 456D.  ADDS Regent 20          Q.  Commodore C128E.  ADDS Viewpoint          R.  Concept 100F.  ADM 2                   S.  Concept 108G.  ADM 3A                  T.  CT82H.  ADM 20                  U.  Datapoint 1560I.  ADM 31                  V.  DEC VT52J.  ADM 42                  W.  DEC VT100K.  Apple //e ALS           X.  Dialogue 80L.  AppDONYMS OR HANDLES    ARE  NOT ALLOWED AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ON THIS SYSTEM. [Type <CR> to continue; C, K or X to abort] PBBS Alpha v 5.01 (Released:  28 Oct 91)  by:  Ian CottrellEnter your FIRST & LAST names:_____________________________<<--YUG UAENISUOC                   <<please use your real name>>Please wait... Name not found.Are you a New User? Yes   <<just type "Y", the system fills in the rest>>From which City and Province/State are you calling?Please enter the full name of           The Information Centre (Z-Node #5)                           Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                             Sysop: Ian Cottrell               Phone: (613)-952-2289 (03/12/2400 bps, 24 Hours)            Voice: (613)-992-4917 during normal office hours (EST) [Type <CR> to continue; C, K or X to abort]          Welcome  to  the Information Centre Remote CP/M  System.   Please    note the following:          This  is  an open-access communications system and  is  provided    primar  <<this prevents missing characters at the start of a line>> Enter    your preferred screen length (16-66 lines):  24        <<if your Smart Keys are on, ask for 21 lines>>Enter your preferred screen width (39-78 cols):  39        <<use 39 for a 40 column screen>>Select a password (4-10 characters):__________<<--HELP                    <<your password is displayed here>>                        <<any other time it is not.>>Please remember it.Please wait...Please select a Terminal from the followBS    activity,  he  cannot  be  held  liable  for  any  illegal  activities    conducted via this system.  Users are cautioned not to use this system    for illegal or inappropriate activities or they will be denied access.          If   you are logging on for the first time,   please  use   your    actual  name.   There is no validation questionaire required,  but  we    ask  that  you  give  us  your  City,   Provice/State  (two  character    abbreviations only,  please) and phone number.   PSEUle //e MS            Y.  Direct 800/AM.  Apple //e PCPI          Z.  Epson GENEVA<<Don't see mine here so I press "+" for next page of options>>Select, <CR> or + for Next (^K to exit with NO terminal):** Terminal Menu **A.  Epson QX-10             N.  Kaypro 4 or 10B.  General Terminal        O.  Liberty Free50C.  Hazeltine 1420          P.  Liberty Free100D.  Hazeltine 1500          Q.  Micro BeeE.  Hazeltine 1510          R.  Microterm ACT IVF.  Hazeltine 1520          S.  Microterm ACT V W<<here I press "W" to ask the sysop for validation>>Comments entered here are Private to the Sysop:Subject?  <cr> to exit__________________________<<--ValidationYug, you are allowed 3840 characters in this message.Use a space + <CR> in column 1 to add a blank line.Use 2 carriage returns to exit.Minutes left: 26Enter text...I am a COLECO ADAM user and I was toldthat I could get some ADAM relatedfiles from your BBS.  I wouldappreciate your granting me downloadprivileges so I can get some ofevening, it's 22:37:38 hours EST 01 Feb 92.You are caller .....:  31338System users .......:  219Your signons .......:  1Current terminal ...:  H19-H Heath MDaily Call Count ...........:  11Average Call Duration ......:  11 minCurrent  Day System Usage ..:  08 %  [02:04]Previous Day System Usage ..:  05 %Highest SYS. MSG ...:  2423Highest MSG. read ..:  0Time allowed .......:  30 minutes.Enter <CR> to proceedType S to pause, C, K or X to abort                                 MENU             lders)Yug, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  J        <<Press "J" to jump to CP/M and see what's there>>Please wait...------------------====={ INFORMATION CENTRE RCP/M }=====------------------    You  are  about  to enter the CP/M operating system.   This  file   is    to warn you that level 2 users (newcomers) have very little access  to    the  file sections of this system (see the INFORMATION/NEWS files  for    more information on User Access Levels).  Lee a Note to Sysop       [U] User Profile (Settings)    [G] Goodbye (logoff)            [J] Jump to the File System    [T] Toggle [more] Prompt        [X] eXpert Mode Toggle (Menu On/Off)    [Y] Yak with Sysop              [?] Display Menu Once       NOTE:  All folders are Read/Scanned from GLOBAL folder              > and < only work from folders other than GLOBALMinutes left: 27Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Yug, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?: G.  Heath H19               T.  Morrow MDT-20H.  Heath H19 (ANSI)        U.  Morrow MDT-60I.  HP 2621                 V.  Morrow MDT-70J.  IBM 3101                W.  NorthStar AdvantK.  IBM PC Color            X.  Osborne IL.  IBM PC Mono             Y.  Perkins Elm 1100M.  Kaypro II               Z.  Perkins Elm 1200<<there's my HEath 19, so I press "G">>Select, - for Last, <CR> or + for Next (^K to exit with NO terminal):  Selected Terminal is:  H19-H Heath M -- Confirm (y/N)?  YesGood  GuyCousineau's programs.                                <<enter "space<CR>" to skip a line>> Thank   you.....YugS)ave, A)bort, C)ontinue, E)dit, L)ist:  Save        <<press "S" only to say SAVE>>Select message category from the following list:1.  General2.  YASBEC3.  Want Ads4.  TechnicalEnter folder #:  1Updating:  Users file..., Message Index file..., Messages file...Type S to pause, C, K or X to abort        <<menu suppressed>>Minutes left: 24Current Folder is:  Global (all fo       Information Centre RCP/M (PBBS)    [R] Read Public Messages        [P] Private Message Read    [S] Search Message Subjects     [H] Header Scan of Message Base    [E] Enter a Message             [V] View Messages Left by You    [F] Folder Change               [>] Select Next & [<] Previous Folder    [L] List Users                  [B] Bulletin Display    [C] Caller List (Previous 18)   [I] Information/News Articles    [N] New Files (Recent Uploads)  [D] Description of New Files    [W] Writvel 2 users are limited to    the BASE, PBBS50 and RCPMLIST areas and are not allowed to leave these    areas.   The  next time you call (on a different day), you  will  have    more  access to CP/M.  If you encounter problems or are  not  familiar    with CP/M commands, type 'HELP' and you will be shown a list of  valid    system  commands.   To  exit the HELP menu,  enter  a  Control-C.   To    return  to the message system, type 'PBBS'.  That should keep you  out    of  major  trouble.   Enjoy youhat you are an ADAM owner and that Guy has some files on   here you would like to get.  Out of town callers are usuallyvalidate quite quickly.  You can then log back in a few days later and follow my tracks to get tho the ADAM section and get the file you want.My additional comments are encloses in <<comment>>BYE510 (c) - any key to continue:        <<Bye is the controlling routine that manages the BBS>>Type S to pause, C, K or X to abort        <<here there is a nice log-in banner in 80 colum-----[22:41] M0:BASE>adam:Directory ADAM: is not an allowed directory.  The valid directories are:M  0: BASE        M  1: PBBS50      M  2: RCPMLIST<<as advertized, very little access allowed on first call>>[22:41] M0:BASE>bye<<to leave from here, just type "BYE<CR>"Would you like to leave a comment to the Sysop (y/N)? NoPlease wait... Session StatisticsUser.............. Yug UaenisuocLogoff............ 22:43:57Logon............. 22:34:55Connect time...... 00:09:02New uploads.rovided    primarily  as a service to Energy,  Mines &  Resources,  Canada.   The    system   operator   (SYSOP)  cannot  assume  responsibility  for   the    information  contained  in and/or distributed via  this  system.   All    messages and files placed on this system are the responsibility of the    contributor.  It is to be used for the communication of non-commercial    software,   computer-related   information  and  socially   acceptable    messages.        <<I have abbreviated the opening‚NےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےFollowing is an extract of a session on the Ottawa RCPM for a registered      user.  A new User will be promted for the usual WHAT IS YOUR NAME etc. Before logging off, be sure to ASK the SYSOP to validate you for DOWNLOAD. If you    Wish, you can say tr visit and don't forget  to  read  the    INFOMORMATION\NEWS files (enter 'I' from the PBBS Menu).     [More...]          <<here, press <CR> to continue>> For those of you calling to pick up PBBS or RCPMLIST files, all  files    in those two areas may be downloaded by anyone.  You must, however, be    validated in order to download from any other area.                                                      Ian Cottrell, Sysop.   ------------------------------====={  }=====-------------------------ns>>                      The Information Centre (Z-Node #5)                           Ottawa, Ontario, Canada                             Sysop: Ian Cottrell               Phone: (613)-952-2289 (03/12/2400 bps, 24 Hours)            Voice: (613)-992-4917 during normal office hours (EST) [Type <CR> to continue; C, K or X to abort]          Welcome  to  the Information Centre Remote CP/M  System.   Please    note the following:          This  is  an open-access communications system and  is  p...... 0Upload total...... 0Thanks for calling Information Centre RCP/M+, Yug.NO CARRIERhaômanageَthهBBS>>Typهسtïpause¬C¬ثoٍطtïabort	<<herهtherهiَلnicهlog-iîbanneٍiî8°columns>>           ThهInformatioîCentrه(Z-Nodه#5)              Ottawa¬Ontario¬Canada               Sysop؛IaîCottrell        Phone؛(613)-952-228¹(03/12/240°bps¬2´Hours)      Voice؛(613)-992-491·durinçnormaىofficهhourَ(EST) [Typه<CR¾tïcontinue»C¬ثoٍطtïabort]                           Welcomه  message, it goes on to say>>        <<be nice and use your real name.>>Type <CR> to continue; C, K or X to abort] PBBS Alpha v 5.01 (Released:  28 Oct 91)  by:  Ian CottrellEnter your FIRST & LAST names:GUY COUSINEAUPlease wait... Password:  **********   Thank You.Please wait...Good evening, it's 21:37:20 hours EST 01 Feb 92.You are caller .....:  31337System users .......:  218Your signons .......:  214Last signon was ....:  31 Jan 92Current terminal ...:  H19-H Heath MDaily Call Cs:  new        <<here NEW means NEW since the last one I read>>Stand by...locating messages...2412  ( ) Sub: High Tech         Fr: Ron Mitchell     To: Bill Macpherson     2415  ( ) Sub: Progress...       Fr: Rob Pringle      To: Stephen Griswold    2418  ( ) Sub: PBBS 6.0          Fr: Sysop            To: Greg Kopp 2419  ( ) Sub: Progress...       Fr: Sysop            To: Rob Pringle2422  ( ) Sub: reader??          Fr: Sysop            To: Larry Moore End of  file...<CR> to return to menu.Minutehis time I had none.>>Minutes left: 39Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Guy, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  ?        <<when the EXPERT mode is on, you just get a one-liner>>        <<especially for long distance calls, the scrren below>>        <<wastes valuable time when it is reprinted every time>>        <<put the expert mode on, and use the "?" as refresher,>>Type S to pause, C, K or X to abort                                 MENU                None (BOT-EOT)From: Ron Mitchell                   To:   Bill MacphersonYes it sure did. And I'm pleased with that. If that's all I ever use it for,  it will serve a valid purpose. But I intend to do a lot more than that with   it the little beast.   -Ron Mitchell    N)ext, S)can, R)eply, E)xit:  Exit                                <<here I just typed "E">>                                <<system fills in the rest>>Minutes left: 38Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Guy, the PBBS commands ara Note to Sysop       [U] User Profile (Settings)    [G] Goodbye (logoff)            [J] Jump to the File System    [T] Toggle [more] Prompt        [X] eXpert Mode Toggle (Menu On/Off)    [Y] Yak with Sysop              [?] Display Menu OnceMinutes left: 39        <<this is a friendly reminder>>Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Guy, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  H        <<Header Scan>>Message number to begin scan (1-2422) or "NEW" for new messageount ...........:  10Average Call Duration ......:  11 minCurrent  Day System Usage ..:  07 %  [01:51]Previous Day System Usage ..:  05 %Highest SYS. MSG ...:  2422Highest MSG. read ..:  2403Time allowed .......:  ?? minutes.        <<Beginners have about 30 minutes of log on time, as you>>        <<advance to higher levels, you will get more access time>>==>> Sorry, no NEW messages waiting for you <<==        <<messages addressed to you are automatically flagged>>        <<as you log in, ts left: 38Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Guy, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  RStand by...Add a + after msg # for non-stop read for disk capture.Message number to begin read (1-2422) or "NEW" for new messages:  2412        <<select "interesting message from subject lines>>Stand by...locating messages...Mesg: 2412  ( )                      Date: 01 Feb 92Fldr: General                        Time: 00:07:42Subj: High Tech                      Rply:     Information Centre RCP/M (PBBS)    [R] Read Public Messages        [P] Private Message Read    [S] Search Message Subjects     [H] Header Scan of Message Base    [E] Enter a Message             [V] View Messages Left by You    [F] Folder Change               [>] Select Next & [<] Previous Folder    [L] List Users                  [B] Bulletin Display    [C] Caller List (Previous 18)   [I] Information/News Articles    [N] New Files (Recent Uploads)  [D] Description of New Files    [W] Write e:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  HMessage number to begin scan (1-2422) or "NEW" for new messages:  2000        <<went a bit farther back this time to look at old stuff>>Stand by...locating messages...2000  (R) Sub: help              Fr: Sysop            To: Andrew Argyle        <<part of listing deleted>>2067  (R) Sub: Apple ][+         Fr: Sysop            To: Chris Pollitt 2071  ( ) Sub: latest tdos?      Fr: Jack Leamy       To: Bart Lynch2073  ( ) Sub: Greetings         Fr>Happy Christmas to you all and once again thanks to Ian for keeping this very useful board running    N)ext, S)can, R)eply, E)xit:  Exit                        <<get out of here>>Minutes left: 385Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Guy, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  J                                                <<let's Jump to CP/M>> Please wait...[21:41] M0:ROOT>help            <<I asked for help>>                        <<now we are in CP/M sg # for non-stop read for disk capture.Message number to begin read (1-2422) or "NEW" for new messages:  2071 Stand  by...locating messages...Mesg: 2071  ( )                      Date: 15 Dec 91Fldr: General                        Time: 12:23:20Subj: latest tdos?                   Rply: 1608 (BOT-EOT)From: Jack Leamy                     To:   Bart LynchOK  Guy is truly a big help to all of us......Have you downloaded his         maint12.com? s    N)ext, S)can, R)eply, E)xit:  Reply         nder>>   BYE                       Disconnect (Goodbye)   CHAT                      Page Sysop (if available) and talk   DIR                       Show directory of current user area   FF                        Find a file   FOR                       Describe new software.  'FOR ?' for help   LDIR libname              Show the contents of a .LBR file   NEW                       Show most recent software uploads   PBBS                      Re-enter PBBS   PWD                       Display list of rhaps you'll see your message in print     soon......ttys.....GuyP)rivate, S)ave, A)bort, C)ontinue, E)dit, L)ist:  SaveUpdating:  Users file..., Message Index file..., Messages file...Mesg: 2073  ( )                      Date: 15 Dec 91Fldr: General                        Time: 13:12:49Subj: Greetings                      Rply: 2073 (BOT-EOT)From: Jack Leamy                     To:   All    R)ead, N)ext, P)revious, S)can, E)xit?  Read        <<header for next message is displayed automatically>: Jack Leamy       To: All2074  ( ) Sub: Collingwood RCPM? Fr: Larry Moore      To: Terry Bendell 2077  (R) Sub: Exit Comment      Fr: Ron Mitchell     To: Ian Cottrell 2081  ( )    Sub: FIDONET           Fr: Guy Cousineau    To: Steve Ostrom2082  ( ) Sub: 80 columns        Fr: Guy Cousineau    To: Bart Lynch 2083  (  ) Sub: screenchop        Fr: Guy Cousineau    To: Bart Lynch     R)ead, E)xit, <CR> to continue ==>Read                                        <<lets pick one>>Stand by...Add a + after mso we have to press return>>     ELbrhlp 2.0    HELP IndexA. Commands on this systemB. Transferring files from/to the system under CP/MC. Transferring files from/to the system under MS/PC-DOSD. Help with FF (FileFind)E. Help with PWD (Print Working Directories)F. Help with TYPEG. Help with ZD (Display directory with time/date stamps)<<I pressed "A" for a list of commands and got this menu>>A. Summary of All Available CommandsB. Details of the QL Command<<I pressed A again for a quick remi                       <<again just "R" for reply>>Checking user file...  FoundSubj:  latest tdos?Is the above subject acceptable (Y/n)?  YesGuy, you are allowed 3840 characters in this message.Use a space + <CR> in column 1 to add a blank line.Use 2 carriage returns to exit.Minutes left: 387Enter text...Hi Jack.  Just thought I'd jump in to your conversation with Bart to thank    you for the kind words.  I am also capturing this session to give an example  of how to navigate on this BBS.  Peavailable areas   QL filename.ext           Display single file on the screen   QL libname                Display contents of libname (for typing)   QL                        Display contents of current area   SD                        Show directory of current user area   SD $L                     Show directory plus contents of LBR/ARC/ARK   TYPE                      Show options available for TYPE   TYPE filename.ext         Preview file (squeezed or crunched)   ZD                        Show dirntax for ZMD>><<so I just type "ZMD<CR>" for a help screen>>[21:44] N0:UPLOAD>zmdZMD   -  Release 2.00d  -Beta-   03-03-1990     (c) 1987-89, 1990  Robert W. Kramer III                 mode   drive/user                /      /Usage:  ZMD    SZ   {du:}   <fn>               /             /       protocol      filenameMode:                             Protocol:  S  - Send file from BBS           X  - Xmodem 128 byte blocks  (CRC)  SP - Send from private area       C  - Xmodem 128 byte block: DBASEM  8: WORDPRO     M  9: MS-DOS      M 10: GAMES       M 11: MISC M 12: ZCPRN  0: UPLOAD      N  1: Z-NEW       N  2: TEXT        N  3: RCPM N  4: ADAM        N  5: YASBEC      N  6: KAYPRO      N  7: CP/M+N  8: ASM/DIS     N  9: BASIC       N 10: LANG        N 11: CPMOS N 12: CATS  <<There's ADAM on "N4:" but I can just type "ADAM:<CR>" to get there>>[21:43] M0:ROOT>adam:[21:43] N4:ADAM>dir             <<look familiar?>>Minutes on System: 6         Drive N4 [ADAM]      Files: 5/48k   Fame.ext      Send single file        (Automatic detect) ZMD SK  filename.ext         Send single file        (Ymodem 1k) ZMD S   filename.*           Send from current d/u   (Ymodem 1k Batch) ZMD S   D1:*.*  B9:*.doc     Send from multiple d/u  (Ymodem 1k Batch) ZMD A   librnam lbrmber.ext  Send ARK/ARC/LBR member (Automatic detect) ZMD AK  librnam lbrmber.ext  Send ARK/ARC/LBR member (Ymodem 1k) ZMD R   filename.ext         Receive single file     (Automatic detect) ZMD R                        Re5  .LBR 112k  MYLOAD11.LBR  20k  SMARTKEY.LBR  48k  TYPO    .LBR  12k    HDMENU10.LBR   8k  QTERM43F.LBR  76k  SPLIT11 .LBR  12k  VDE32USR.FZX   4k    INDEX12 .LBR  28k  RMARG10 .LBR   4k  T1G91ONT.LZH  12k  YBBAT19A.LBR 200k    MAINT12 .LBR  40k  SAME11  .LBR  24k  TCJNDX52.LBR  12k  Z80MU310.LZH 116k    MAINTSRC.LBR  52k  SCSI    .TZT   8k  TDSK201A.LBR  36k                                        ^^^^^^^^                        <<there it is way up there>><<now I want to download it but I forgot the syectory /w date/time stamps   ZMD                       Show options available for ZMD   ZMD R filename.ext        Upload   specified file (FROM you  to here)   ZMD S filename.ext        Download specified file (from here TO you)<<Pressed ^C to exit quickly; remember this IS CP/M so ^C works>>Minutes left: 34[21:43] M0:ROOT>pwd             <Asked for list of areas>>M  0: ROOT        M  1: PBBS50      M  2: RCPMLIST    M  3: COMM M  4:        SYSUTIL     M  5: DSKUTIL     M  6: PRNUTIL     M  7s  (Checksum)  A  - Send ARK/ARC/LBR member      K  - Ymodem 1024 byte blocks (CRC only)  R  - Receive file from YOU        Z  - Zmodem variable length  (CRC)  RP - Receive in private area           (See Zmodem Help Screen)  F  - Displays available upload space--SPACE BAR displays specific examples--ZMD   -  Release 2.00d  -Beta-   03-03-1990     (c) 1987-89, 1990  Robert W. Kramer IIIUsage examples: ZMD S   filename.ext         Send single file        (Automatic detect) ZMD S   B4:filenree: 9628kBIPRINT .LBR   8k : FILEIO  .LBR   8k : SPZ3X   .LBR  16k :FC12    .LBR   8k : FORMAT35.LBR   8k :<<darn the SmartKEY file is not there, perhaps it is still in the>> <<upload  section; let's look there>>[21:43] N4:ADAM>upload:[21:44] N0:UPLOAD>dirMinutes on System: 6         Drive N0 [UPLOAD]     Files: 27/1164k   Free: 9628kBITMATH .LBR   8k  MOUNT10 .LBR  12k  SCSIDOCS.LBR 116k  TRANS10 .LBR   8k    CRR0140 .LBR  52k  MWCPM   .LBR  44k  SEARCH  .LBR  28k  TXT2DB13.LBR  72k    GENE2ceive multiple files  (Ymodem 1k Batch) ZMD RPC filename.ext         Receive to private area (Checksum) Protocol may be omitted for automatic protocol detection.Ymodem 1k Batch is enabled upon detection of wildcards or multiple   filenames on command line (can also be forced with 'SB' mode).[21:45] N0:UPLOAD>zmd sk smartkey.lbr<<"S"end to me in one "K" packets, the file called SMARTKEY.LBR>>ZMD   -  Release 2.00d  -Beta-   03-03-1990     (c) 1987-89, 1990  Robert W. Kramer III1k enabledNamen dumb printers like the    COLECO default printer.  This utility accomplishes that and only that.    BIPRINT is not a fancy file printer, it does the following:        -Reads a normal text file (unsqueezed)        -Strips high-bit characters        -Expands tabs        -Pauses for page change when <FF> is found        -Calculates page breaks if no <FF>        -Prints forwards and backwards on screen and printer<<restof screen suppressed.  At the end of a screnn, press <CR> for >> <<next page         Drive N4 [ADAM]       Files: 5/48k   Free: 9628kBIPRINT .LBR   8k : FILEIO  .LBR   8k : SPZ3X   .LBR  16k :FC12    .LBR   8k : FORMAT35.LBR   8k :<<what's that FC12 file?  Just ask "FOR and the file name or a key word>>[21:46] N4:ADAM>for fc12Filename     Category                 Loc'n        Uploaded[end of listing]  --> [MORE] <--Filename     Category                 Loc'n        UploadedFC12.LBR - Adam Specific                (N4:)        Rcvd: 25/08/91   FC12.COM  is a file cLogoff............ 21:57:30Logon............. 21:36:36Connect time...... 00:20:54New uploads....... 0New downloads..... 1Upload total...... 49Download total.... 52Thanks for calling Information Centre RCP/M+, Guy.placed on this system are the responsibility of the    contributor.  It is to be used for the communication of non-commercial    software,   computer-related   information  and  socially   acceptable    messages.        <<I have abbreviated the openingembers in N4:BIPRINT .LBR[View]  1. BIPRINT .COM |  2. BIPRINT .DZC |  3. BIPRINT .ZZ0 |<<If there is a FOR file, look at that one first. Otherwise look for>> <<a    file called READ.ME, or READ.MZ or ????.DOC, or ????.DZC>><<just press the number next to the file>>File #, cmd, or / for help: 2Uncrunching: BIPRINT.DOC                               BIDIRECTIONAL PRINTING    It seems that most file printing utilities are missing one key SPEED    element: taking advantage of reverse printing o of this file        > N0:SMARTKEY.LBRYmodem packets total     > 46Xmodem packets total     > 368Disk space you need      > 48k  (4k blocks)Ymodem time / 1k         > 6:56 at 1200 bps     <<about 7 minutes, ok>>       Xmodem time / 128 byte   > 7:40 at 1200 bpsYour file(s) now ready to downloadAbort: ^X pause ^X<<now you turn on your X-Y-Z modem receive and wait for the file>><<file downloaded ok, now let's look around>>[21:46] N0:UPLOAD>adam:[21:46] N4:ADAM>dirMinutes on System: 17 or "X" to exit.>>Minutes left: 19[21:50] N4:ADAM>pbbs    <<this command takes me back to the mail menu>>PBBS Alpha v 5.01 (Released:  28 Oct 91)  by:  Ian CottrellMinutes left: 19Current Folder is:  Global (all folders)Guy, the PBBS commands are:B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y or ?:  G        <GoodBye>> End this   session (y/N)?  YesPlease wait...Would you like to leave a comment to the Sysop (y/N)? NoPlease wait... Session StatisticsUser.............. Guy Cousineauonversion utility for the ADAM system.   It   will  convert files from the EOS to CP/M format and vice  versa.   1.2  is compatible with non-Heath 80 column terminals.   It  can   only correctly handle 1K EOS directories.  The next revision may   include multiple block directory compatibility.[end of listing]<<OK. Now I know if I want it or not.  Let's do it another way>>[21:48] N4:ADAM>ql biprint<<Now I ask "QuickList" to show me the library BIPRINT.>><<note that I don't add the ".LBR">>3 m‚DےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےMORE DISK DRIVEby Dean Roades - 463 ADAMA problem I have been encountering lately is cataloging disks in    SpeedyWrite.  The ADAM News Network disks I get from Barry Wilson   don't always display the entire catalog.  If I have printed a       cata use as cursor maskThe flashing UNDERLINE cursor is a bit trickier to manipulate.     The value of the cursor is MASKED over the character under the     cursor.  Normally, the underline character is used since it falls  BELOW most characters (except p, j, y, f) and does not affect the  READABILITY of the character.  If you wish to change the cursor    character, poke TWO TIMES THE ASCII VALUE (e.g. 190 for the        default 95 'underscore') into address 17404.  Whatever character   mask is used is laid Some  problems  are as simple as having the drive too close to the monitor.  Hopefully this is just as simple.  DAR.The problem with SpeedyWrite's Directory handling lies in the use   of the Wild Card "*" in the first position of the file name.        David White advises that if you enter "<WILDCARD>*" (press the      wild card key first, then asterisk), all files will be displayed.   This only applies if you wish a listing of all the files.  Wild     card directory matches like C*T will properly match CT, CAT,  CENT, etc.  Thanks to David for his continued support....Guy Cousineau‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے                 SMARTBASIC II PROMPT AND CURSOR 1122       = ASCII of promptYou can POKE any character value into address 1122 and that        character will be displayed as a prompt (the default is the "]").17404       = POKE 2*character tolog in BASIC I can enter the name and it will load, so I know   my drive can read the directory.  It seems to be a problem with     SpeedyWrite as this happens on both drives.  I have tried to see    if it is a particular type of file, but no common thread has been   found yet.  This is not a major problem, just aggravating.  After   I have loaded the file and saved it, it will appear. EDITORS NOTE:  If anyone else has run into these problems, drop  us a line and tell us how you fixed it.  (If you did!) on top of the existing character.  To turn    the cursor OFF, use a ZERO.  Another interesting value is 128.     Experiment with others and see what turns up.Guy CousineauDavid White advises that if you enter "<WILDCARD>*" (press the      wild card key first, then asterisk), all files will be displayed.   This only applies if you wish a listing of all the files.  Wild     card directory matches like C*T will properly match CT, CAT,  CENT, etc.  Thanks to David for his continued support....Guy Cousineau‚Nےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے                          TDOS TEXT FILE TRANSLATOR         PURPOSEIt is often necessary to move files from the TDOS operating system to the     EOS operating system.  FILE CONVERT can handle the movement of the files      themselves; but it is no characters (the underlined ones).    SpeedyWrite to CP/M -Extract the text width from the first few lines of text if any; otherwise   use the default value of 60.  No further check is made for different   margins through the document. -Insert a <CR><LF> at or before the text width allowing for word wrap. -Suppress all control codes from the source file. -Eliminate comments, headers, footers, etc. -Write <MACROx> wherever a macro is encountered.  Maybe later I'll look   at expanding macros right <TAB> characters in them.  Neither SmartWriter nor        SpeedyWrite handle <TAB> characters; they use spaces to move to the next  tab stop.CP/M text lines end with a <CR><LF> combination while EOS files end with      just a <CR>.In addition to these three basic differences, each type of file uses its  own control codes and sequences which are specific to the editor.  It can  be a   tedious job to convert files manually from one word processor to the  other.         HOW THE PROGRAM WORKSThe texon.   Neither can it handle multiple margin settings within the document.  It is  intended  to quickly reformat text files which were written with a fixed margin setting.  While it may be used to do the groundwork for more  complex  files, additional reformatting will likely be necessary.    USING THE PROGRAM        TRANSxx [d:]ufnYou simply type TRANSxx where xx is the revision number and follow with the   name of the file to be converted.  You may also specify a drive, but not a    user.  You are the end of file.    CP/M to SpeedyWrite -Write a default header including a left margin of one and a text width  determined from the status of the input file. -Expand tabs to spaces. -Strip other control characters like page breaks and printer commands. -Null fill the last few characters after the end of file.    SmartWriter to CP/M -Extract the left/right margin from the header to determine width -Strip the rest of the header. -Delete all but the last space on padded lines. -Suppress high-bitt intended to reformat text files.  The TDOS file     formatter handles the manipulation of ASCII text files between TDOS,          SpeedyWrite, and SmartWriter.         BACKGROUNDCP/M text files created by VDE 2.66 use a <SPACE> <RETURN> at the end of a    line within a paragraph.  SmartWriter writes spaces up to the right margin    for proper word wrap.  SpeedyWrite writes a paragraph as a continuous string  of words (with spaces) and a paragraph is denoted by a single return.CP/M files may have into the text...lotsa work. -Write <NUMBER> where an automatic number (%) is found.  You'll have to  figure out what the number is.The result of these formatting actions should be to create a raw text file    which can be immediately printed using the 'other' text editor.  The          appearance of the file (other than bold, underline, macros, etc.) should be   the same as the original.  Note that the formatter is ill equipped to  handle complex tables and arrays.  These may need additional manipulatit file formatter handles most of the generic formatting sequences  and commands particular to the three types of files:    CP/M to SmartWriter -Write a standard header with the left margin at 1 and the right margin at  the current width of the input file. -Expand tabs to spaces and add the necessary spaces for formatting. -Put a page break and end-of-file marker at the end of the file. -Strip other control characters like page breaks, and printer commands. -Null fill the last few characters after then presented with the 4 choices of conversion outlined       above.  When converting from CP/M, the program will scan the file and         determine the maximum right margin used in the text.  If the margin is too    wide for the EOS file, the program will abort.  CP/M files should be  written with a right margin of 77 or less.  The program then takes over and  creates  a new output file which can be transferred with FILE CONVERT.When converting from EOS to CP/M, you must first use FILE CONVERT to MOVE e file and try to resolve the conflict    without creating others.  If there are other formatting codes which  could    easily be handled by the formatter, please let me know. Guy Cousineau 1059 Hindley Street OTTAWA Canada K2B 5L9    On FIDONET thru Kanata BBS    and Ottawa RCPM (613) 952-22899999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999m will abort with a message to that effect.Although this translator will work with WORDSTAR files, I have made no        attempt to un-wordstar them.  high bit characters like BOLD, UNDERSCORE,      etc. should be stripped but headers, footers, page numbering, and other DOT   commands will not be.  Perhaps that is not such a hard job if the program  is told ahead of time that this is a WORDSTAR FILE WITH DOT COMMANDS.   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     ADAM text file translator V1.0     
            By Guy Cousineau            

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2  CP/M to SpeedyWrite

3  SmartWriter to CP/M

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CP/M file has margin greater thGLEANINGS.BY DAVID SANDS.Gleanings is a column of items collected from the exchange newsletters VISA receives. Square brackets [ ] enclose any additions to quoted material. Sources are cited with the quotations.Chilling news for all of us using surge protectors. Puget Sound ADAM Newsnet devotes its Nov. 91 issue to an article by Andy Baird which originally appeared in the BOEING Computer News. How chilling ? Try these on: Surge supressors use Metal Oxide Varistors, (MOV) which have a life of one year,********************************‚Nےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےaird says, is the Zero Surge brand of surge interceptors. Their 7.5 amp model is $149.00 [U.S.].Getting on his case: we all should put in a good word for the ADAM when we can. When a Compuserve magazine writer put a notice on his company's bulletin board system that he was writing an article on orphan computers and didn't even mention the ADAM, the Compuserve ADAM sysop, Rob Friedman, took the opportunity to create a movement, asking all ADAM Compuserve users to post messages to the writer telling him abo various permutations of PowerPAINT are on fuchsia disks, my formatters are on blue, my file utilities are on pink or white,..."And the gleaner is indebted to the above editor for the abbreviation 'nl' for newsletter. If I never type 'newsletter' again, it will be too soon.ADAM Informant from Adam Link of Utah lists its second issue of the year as the Aug/Nov 91 issue. Editor Alan Neeley had an explanation though: "Both hardrives are on the blitz and are off being repaired. Thus, the entire issue was st a minimum of effort and there are several different ways that you can search for a needed telephone number." The service will give you a list of everyone in any given state, city, etc, with as little as a name,and area or zip code, or phone number to go by. If you have tried information recently, you know they have to have the city, and you can get only three numbers. The charge is $15 hour [U.S.] for the service.James Poulin is the TDOS writer for Metro Orlando ADAM User Group (MOAUG). He has compiled ao actually write a program using it. I have."  Reviewer Alford concludes that LSDK is a documentation maker, not a replacement for BASIC for programmers as it was first touted. Alford's is a  good, fair and to the point review by a writer who does a lot of BASIC for the ADAM.And from the 463 ADAM/MOAUG two little items about an ADAMite in action. Jerry Vrancks writes: " I talked my son into buying his oldest daughter an ADAM computer for Christmas rather than a typewriter. I honestly believe this will be hese days, I'd like to get organized. If you feel that way,too, you've probably noticed that there's a lot of advice available. Here's some more, from Pat Herrington of MOAUG in their Dec.'91 issue. She says she's a big fan of coloured floppies. 18 colours are available from Disks and Labels to Go, 1-800-426-3303. (Tell 'em you're an ADAM user and got their name from an ADAM newsletter.) Herrington says colored floppies help her organization. "When I want my ADAMLink, I just look for the yellow disk. All myut our favourite computer. A good idea anytime. Nov. 91 463 ADAM.More Compuserve tricks, this time from the IEAUG Nov. '91 issue. Titled "A Big Black Book", it's about Phone*File; and IEAUG editor Tom Keene says it's " one of the most fantastic services I have ever heard of. And that was a service that was availabe to me at my ADAM keyboard. Compuserve has access to an enormous databank of telephone numbers that is one of the largest in existence outside of the FBI. You can connect up to this service withored on 720K floppy drives. After three years of being spoiled by the speed of a hard drive, it seem like I was working with tape drives!" Anybody still working with one tape drive can have a free sulk, courtesy of the ADAM Informant, the number 6 and the letter A, who bring you Gleanings this month.The Link Stack Development Kit gets a real review in the St. Louis, (MO.) AUG newsletter from Joe Alford. "It is obvious that the people who wrote those glowing reports on Hypercard [now LSDK] have not tried t book on TDOS. It's $5.00 [U.S.] and is 75 pages. It contains the TDOS Documentation files, articles by TDOS authors Tony Morehen and Guy Cousineau, and others. He is at 1146 Manatee Drive, Rockledge, FL. USA 32955.And I'd certainly like to thank the lovely and talented Pat Herrington, editor of the Metro Orlando ADAM User Group (MOAUG) Orlando,FL. newsletter, for calling me one of her favorite writers. She also likes Rich Clee of MTAG, but that's probably because he's good looking and has hair.One of ta good investment on his part. It's also a way to keep the ADAM alive. I'm hoping with what I can show her she will become a third generation ADAMite. Where will it all end? I have seven more grandkids."And Dean Roades, editor, adds: "This month Jerry apologized for not having time to write a lengthy article. (Actually, any article about a new ADAMite is the most important news any of us can hear) The reason for the time shortage is that Jerry did what most of us have wanted to do for many years. He creath) ADAM's House must now restrict 800 number calls to order-only calls of short duration."Apart from that, Fowler says 1991 was ADAM's House's best year since opening four years ago, and 1992 looks good despite the economy: "Several reasons that ADAM will continue to remain viable and popular surrounds the fact that the economy IS making people think twice about investing several thousand dollars in another computer, and it IS a very low cost computer that can do almost anything demanded of it that the avhe St. Louis AUG newsletter illustrate the community nature of our little band of brothers--and---sisters around our orphan computer. Joe Alford's review of ADAM Bomb concludes "ADAM BOMB is not a perfect game. It is far-and-away the best game I've ever seen for the ADAM. It has a 1990 copywrite [sic] by Steve Pitman Software. NIAD offers it at 19.95. Get one today. You won't be sorry." But Alford points out it has a few problems for the player. Bomb has 30 screens, and as it's a maze game, you have to map w many of you might be  familiar with PL/1 , but I can tell you it was a profoundly versatile and widely used system in the engineering world. It was almost universally applied in the province of main frame computers; the ADAM is the only PC I know of that is able to use PL/1."If you have ready access to an MS-DOS system computer--the kind usually called an IBM or IBM clone--you can make and duplicate ADAM disks in its disk drive. Details in the October '91 MOAUG nl, and the February '92 AUGER nl, via ADAtti, OH. USA 45244Reality shock: ADAM's House, Terry Fowlers' ADAM supply operation, put in an '800' number in fall '91, and invited ADAM owners to phone in and order, chat, visit, and get advice. In the January '92 issue of the ADAM International Media, he makes the inevitable announcement: the ADAM's House number; 1-800-999-5040, is now for orders only. Fowler says "Due to the high volume of toll-free 800 number calls (over 300 a month and climbing each month, resulting in a very high MCI bill each monted a 'Vrancks Family Calendar.' Jerry used Sol Swift's 'Personal Calendar Utility' to print calendars with everyone's birthday, anniversary and other important dates and distributed them to everyone in his family. What a wonderful gift! Jerry has used his ADAM for the reason it was created -- a FAMILY HOME computer." [Capitals in original]Where else but with the ADAM could you get the programmer to change a game for you? Two articles about ADAM Bomb, a maze game by Steve Pitman of Cincinatti, OH. in the terage person wants." [capitals in original]Learn something new every day dept.: this is from Tom Keene, in the Inland Empire ADAM User Group newsletter for January '92: "And speaking of "way back in 1985", Coleco was offering for sale (through the aegis of WESTICO) Microsoft BASIC -- three versions, no less; one with a compiler), FORTRAN-80, COBOL, PASCAL, MACRO-80 PL/1-80, C-programming language, C-BASIC, XASM (a cross assembler) and a host of unbelievably advanced programs and languages. I don't know hoyour way through because you have to start at the beginning every time! Or do you? In the same issue, Norm Castro reports that he wrote Pitman and asked for a change in the program to let him start at any screen. Norm feels that since he's 56, life may be too short to keep going back through the mazes. Castro says Pitman made the changes he asked for, and will send any owner of the game providing $5 (U.S.), proof of purchase and the game serial number, a revised version. Pitman is at 3705 Church St. CincinaM News Network. One interesting detail: "The reason a PC computer can be used for formatting or copying ADAM disks is that ADAM disks use the same format as the original IBM PC-DOS 1.1, which has an 8 sector per track format. Newer PC's use 9 sectors per track, but newer versions of DOS retain the ability to FORMAT and DISKCOPY  these older-version diskettes. [An MS-DOS computer must have a 360K disk drive to make ADAM disks: the newer 1.2 mB drives can't be used.]"Quite often we have members order one pria Game. It operates under TDOS, and comes complete with a couple of thousand trivia questions...and that's just for starters." Ron Mitchell, in the Jan/Feb '92 ADAM User-Friendly Group nl. No information on price.If you're handy with electronics, you may have bought your last datapack. "Build Your Own Inexpensive Tape Formatter for the ADAM" appears in the Nov.Dec. '91 issue of the MTAG nl. Don Malinowski provides clear operating instructions but assumes you know how to assemble the components he lists. en the two largest suppliers of ADAM products, NIAD (Northern Illiana ADAM User's Group) and ADAM's House, run by Terry Fowler. Both nl's are running each other's reviews of various products. I had some impression that these two outfits might be in competition for the same market, but apparently co-operation in the ADAM community goes beyond mere monetary considerations.NIAD often reports on new or forthcoming programs; one being reported (again) as forthcoming is Dragon Master, from Scott Gordon. Apparenough, you'll soon be able to have two. A 2MB card will be 249.95 U.S.: 1 MB cards, available now, are 149.95. These are by Micro Innovations (MI). The MI printer interface card is now available with an EPROM [Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory] of the ADAM's Desk Top utility program on board. This gives you a ramdisk and dot matrix printing from SmartWRITER among other features, and leaves the cartridge slot open for other uses. Total cost about $70 U.S.Contact the editor if you're interested in any oy program EOS DIRECTORY SORTER, gets another enthusiastic review, this one from John Harris in the Feb.'92 463-MOAUG. "I consider [Directory Sorter] to be primarily a superstreamlined back-up utility with many features. The directory sorting functions are only part of the package" Harris says. Order it from Cousineau  at 1059 Hindley St., Ottawa, ON K2B 5L9 for $10 (Can.) and send your own datapack if you don't want it on disk. And--when does this fellow sleep--Cousineau "has just released his Canadian Trivinter ribbon, or one datapack, when their ribbon wears out, or their datapack is filled." "Ribbons and datapacks are necessary for operation. You should always have at least one extra ribbon or datapack on hand, just in case your ribbon, or datapack tape breaks, or jams, etc." "These are NOT expensive items, but they are necessary for you to operate your ADAM system. Always keep a couple of spares on hand!" "Carry A Spare" AUGER, February '92. [capitals in original]Something interesting is happening betweThere's a good schematic drawing.New Toys Dept.: ADAM's House is now selling the Micro Innovation 1.44 MB disk drive. It's $314.95 U.S. and $8 s/H. How big is 1.44 MB? Terry Fowler says you can put all 150 ADAM game cartridges on just two disks. Walters Software has released ADAM's TOOLKIT, a software utility package featuring "in-memory editing, printing and search of a buffer area that can be up to 32 blocks in length." 24.95 U.S. from ADAM's House.If a lousy megabyte of expansion memory isn't good ently written to use his father Marks' PowerMate Hard Disk Drives, or will require multiple disks or tapes. NIAD reports FileManager V3.1, an upgrade of V3.0 is ready in December, [but ADAM International Media reports in January that it's still coming]. E & T Software, [thought and reported to be out of business], now has parallel printer interfaces and MegaRAM memory expanders available "at extremely low prices." NIAD suggests contacting the builder, Ed Jenkins, at (214) 349-7859.Guy Cousineau's new utilitf the above items, if you think the article should be run in full in the ADVISA, or if there are little green men in your backyard. Until next time.إow big is 1.44 MB? Terry Fowler says you can put all 150 ADAM game cartridges on just two disks. Walters Software has released ADAM's TOOLKIT, a software utility package featuring "in-memory editing, printing and search of a buffer area that can be up to 32 blocks in length." 24.95 U.S. from ADAM's House.If a lousy megabyte of expansion memory isn't good enst recent, of course, is the COMPUTER.And the computer IS a tool - just another tool - but unlike it's predecessors, this one seems to have become an entity unto itself in the minds of many; more a master than a slave and the manufacturers make it easier for us to accept this fate:-'User Friendly' is a current term.Now, if I had just bought a new lawn mower or thermostat and described them to you as 'User Friendly' you may be inclined to reconsider our continued relationship. And with good reason becaTHE COMPUTER - TOOL OR HOBBY?.BY CHARLES A. SMITH.(At our regular VISA meeting in February of this year, Charles Smith, as chairman and mine host, gave those attending the benefit of his wit by presenting a dissertation entitled "The Computer - Tool or Hobby?". The topic was so well received at the meeting that I asked Charles to provide me with a copy of his presentation, which he has kindly done. In software form I might add, which greatly improves it's benefit to your editor. Here is his presentationR - A sophisticated typewriter. This is clearly a TOOL, and a very good one too, since it has made written communication attractive to many who may have spent the rest of their lives never writing a letter.2. SPREADSHEET - In it's simplest form it can be defined as an advanced ledger. A TOOL oriented more to office and technological applications than those normally found in the home. I know very few PC owners who use this to any advantage.3. DATABASE - A fancy term for a filing system. dBase is also a To call that 'smart' rather than 'lazy' but it is nonetheless an important distinction.The 'lesser animals' intuitively use their skills in order to survive and a few of them use tools of some sort in the process.Man, less governed by instinctive behavior, inherit's tools from his ancestors, usually improves them, and then in turn bequeaths them to future generations. He thus becomes smarter (or lazier) though time and in the process has invented some very sophisticated tools to assist him. One of the moough, you'll soon be able to have two. A 2MB card will be 249.95 U.S.: 1 MB cards, available now, are 149.95. These are by Micro Innovations (MI). The MI printer interface card is now available with an EPROM [Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory] of the ADAM's Desk Top utility program on board. This gives you a ramdisk and dot matrix printing from SmartWRITER among other features, and leaves the cartridge slot open for other uses. Total cost about $70 U.S.Contact the editor if you're interested in any ouse ANY tool is only as friendly as the user's ability to use it. So it doesn't make much sense to even use the word 'friendly'. Tell me truthfully; would you call your computer a friend? More importantly, would you want a computer to call you a friend?If the tasks you must perform in life are made simpler or more efficient by using a computer then you are using your computer as a TOOL. When you use it for anything else then it's a HOBBY.The computer as a TOOL - I see four categories;-1. WORD PROCESSO as an article for our newsletter, only "lightly basted" as necessary to mould it into our format. Our thanks to Charles for his active participation in VISA affairs, and for making the following column possible. BDC.)One of the more important distinctions between man and the so-called 'lesser animals' is laziness. By that I don't mean that man just sit's around doing nothing - far from it - he works very hard to develop tools so that he won't have to work as hard. I'm sure the human animal would prefer tOOL with minimal home applications. Some typical files are-: addresses, recipes, birthdays, anniversaries, inventories etc. In many cases, however, we use the computer just because we have it, not because it has any big advantage over the old Rolodex or other files we've used for years and usually know just where to put our hands on them but when the computer (the MASTER) says to the user (the SLAVE), in so many words - 'Just think how much neater it is and much more organized you'll feel', it's hard to rest. For some reason or other they feel it necessary to justify the outlay of money and time as if it had some validity in logic. - Typical comments:-"Computers are going to be an integral part of my kid's life""We've now got the entire 'Joy of Cooking' on only 4 discs""I've paid for it with the income tax programme alone."Or the vague statement:- "I don't know how I ever got along without it"If a guy buys a new set of golf clubs or puts out a bundle on the latest ski or scuba equipment he makes no  of software that you own, every disc, every tape, even the ROM part of your computer exists because somebody programmed it. To some, though, myself included, programming can be the biggest and most satisfying HOBBY of them all.As a consulting engineer, I was easily able to justify the purchase of my first computer 13 years ago. I had to; it cost over $3000 US in 1979 dollars, and I certainly used it as a TOOL for many years but it's definitely about 80% HOBBY now and I thoroughly enjoy it.Let's look att. For some reason or other they feel it necessary to justify the outlay of money and time as if it had some validity in logic. - Typical comments:-"Computers are going to be an integral part of my kid's life""We've now got the entire 'Joy of Cooking' on only 4 discs""I've paid for it with the income tax programme alone."Or the vague statement:- "I don't know how I ever got along without it"If a guy buys a new set of golf clubs or puts out a bundle on the latest ski or scuba equipment he makes no with others - a wonderful HOBBY, like collecting stamps, coins, guns etc.And the third I just call;-3. GETTING FRIENDLIER - A broad range that mainly involves the fullest computer capability the user can get his (or her) hands on. The user may not have any real end purpose in mind - thus making it one of the strangest hobbies known to man - but his dedication is total. I expect most of us fit into this group.Many computer users who fall into one or more of the HOBBY categories are reluctant to admit iist.I have a Recipe Filer for ADAM and I've even designed a special recipe programme of my own. I set up a keyboard in the kitchen, hooked up to the computer downstairs with a switch to flip the kitchen TV to Monitor - all this because I enjoy cooking. Well, in the four years since this technological breakthrough, I've done a lot of cooking and only used the computer three times.4. PROGRAMMING - Making you own software; the very essence of computer usage as a tool. This is where it all begins. Every bitsuch rationale. The new bowling ball or the telephoto lens or the larger boat all seem to be acceptable hobbies with justification. So, certainly, should be the computer.But, to whatever extent you find yourself in this category, take comfort in the realization that you now belong to one of the largest and fastest growing HOBBY clubs in the world.Charles A.Smith, Victoria, V9B 1L8. Feb. 1992.nto this group.Many computer users who fall into one or more of the HOBBY categories are reluctant to admit i the computer as a HOBBY. I see three areas1. GAMES - Clearly a HOBBY. Some may point to the advantages of improving the child's hand/eye coordination skills and to the value of games in exposing the younger generation to computers in any form, but considering the many truly educational programmes available, it's difficult to call games a TOOL.2. COLLECTING - In this category we find the users buying quantities of software, hardware, books and other literature either for their own enjoyment or to trade SMARTBASIC: BITS AND PIECES.BY CHARLES A. SMITH.(Also at our February VISA meeting, Charles Smith demonstrated several short SmartBASIC routines for the ADAM. Among them was a Menu type program which interested a few of the members. Here, for their benefit and that of others, is a short article Charles has written to explain and demonstrate the program. Both Charles and I can make software copies of the program available if you find typing the routine too prone to error. BDC)The more time you spend wi Display waiting to boot the programme of you choice.As you add more programmes to the tape you need only type them on lines 110 through 160 and continue from line 230 in an obvious manner:- 240 IF a$ = "E" THEN PRINT CHR$(4) ; "RUN EPSILON" or whatever.You can do this up to line 320 for a choice of twelve files. When you retype the above programme be careful to count the number of stars and spaces or your display will be a little ragged. Try to keep your Filenames under ten characters for easier readexact Filename and then boot the programme you want and wait again for the tape.The following is a way to make all your BASIC tapes self-booting and provide you with an automatic CATALOG of the progammes on each tape. Here's how it works:-First, copy SmartBASIC onto a formatted tape. Let us assume you have four BASIC programmes that you want to put in your Menu, ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA and DELTA. Put them on the tape. Next type up the following Menu Display Programme:-   10 REM MENU DISPLAY   20 REM   3010 IF r = "Y" THEN PRINT CHR$(4); "RUN HELLO"NOW - on another subject; every now and then when using BASIC calculations you will wind up with an answer having many more digits than you want after the decimal point. Many calculations involving ratios, percentages and infinite decimals will frequently give you very long answers.There have been many attempts in the past to to handle this problem. The first one I ran across was a very involved Subroutine of about 10 lines. A few years ago I found a much simVTAB 20: HTAB 12: INPUT "CHOOSE:- "; a$  190 NORMAL: HOME  200 IF a$ = "A" THEN PRINT CHR$(4); "RUN ALPHA"  210 IF a$ = "B" THEN PRINT CHR$(4); "RUN BETA"  220 IF a$ = "C" THEN PRINT CHR$(4); "RUN GAMMA"  230 IF a$ = "D" THEN PRINT CHR$(4); "RUN DELTA"  240 REM E  250 REM F  260 REM G  270 REM H  280 REM I  290 REM J  300 REM K  310 REM L  320 REM M  500 GOTO 10Now type SAVE HELLO and add it to the tape in question. You now have a tape which boot itself and automatically show your MAIN MENUth computers, the more data you will collect. The problem is to retrieve the data when you want it. It is so easy to SAVE your BASIC programmes but, unless you are a super organized person, it's difficult to figure out where you SAVEd it.It is important to group similar programmes on the same storage medium and label the tape (or disc) accordingly. But then it is necessary to go through a number of steps to get to the precise programme you want - first boot the tape - then call for the CATALOG to get the ing. Incidently, the precise Filename need not be shown in the Menu as stored but it must be exact in the "RUN .." statement following the CHR$(4).Also, since the choices A, B, etc. are in upper case characters, so must be the letters you choose. If the programme gets anything else, line 500 returns the operator to line 10. In order to tidy up the whole idea you should add a question at the end of each of the programmes on the tape - some thing like this:- 1000 PRINT "Return to MENU ? Y/N ": INPUT r 10 INVERSE: HOME   40 PRINT "******************************"   50 FOR x = 1 TO 20   60 PRINT "* *"   70 NEXT x   80 PRINT "******************************"   90 VTAB 3: HTAB 11: PRINT "MAIN MENU *"  100 VTAB 4: HTAB 11: PRINT "--------- *"  110 VTAB 6: HTAB 3: PRINT "A.ALPHA H. *"  120 VTAB 8: HTAB 3: PRINT "B.BETA I. *"  130 VTAB 10: HTAB 3: PRINT "C.GAMMA J. *"  140 VTAB 12: HTAB 3: PRINT "D.DELTA K. *"  150 VTAB 14: HTAB 3: PRINT "E. L. *"  160 VTAB 16: HTAB 3: PRINT "F. M. *"  170 REM  180 pler one that I've used ever since - I believe I included it in one the SmartBASIC Lessons.But now - and I don't know why I was so slow in seeing earlier, I have come up with a single line Subroutine that not only does the job but will do it in as many decimal places as you want:- 1000 x = INT(x*(10^c))/(10^c): RETURNwhere 'x' is the number you want to reduce and 'c' is the number of decimal places you want.HAVE FUN - Charles A.Smith, Victoria, B.C. Feb.1992INT "Return to MENU ? Y/N ": INPUT r 10difficult problem to correct. Note that you can also specify the drive on which the file is located with a ",d5" for example for disk 1.RECOVER is used to recover a backup file "a" or "h" files. If you wind up making a program worse by trying to make it better, you may wish to go back to the previous version. In this case, you would delete the current "A" file and type:     RECOVER filenameAs with the rename command, nothing will happen if you try to recover a file when the main "A" file still exists.EXPLORING SMARTBASIC: FILE COMMANDS.BY GUY COUSINEAU.(Here is the next chapter in our ongoing series on programming in SmartBASIC. BDC.)This article will cover the elementary file related commands in SMARTBASIC. The special commands related to data files will be dealt with in subsequent articles. There are 9 elementary commands which allow you to perform housekeeping functions:CATALOG is perhaps the most often used. It reports the files on a medium. Unlike the DIR command in CP/M, you cannot specify 0619. This will protect your files from undesired access. To restore the file to a standard type, simply poke its special file type in 20614 and the correct file type in 20619. Recover also accepts a drive name.The DELETE command is used to remove a file from the directory. Be careful not to confuse the DELETE command with the DEL command which is used to delete a range of program lines. The only file types which can be deleted are "A" and "H" files. "a" and "h" files must be recovered before being deleterammers find that typing:     CATALOG D5is much faster and saves keystroke errors.RENAME is used to change the name of a file. It uses straightforward syntax:     RENAME oldname,newnameIf the destination file name exists, there is disk activity but the file is not renamed. Neither do you get an error message! This is yet another of the bugs in SMARTBASIC, it fails to check for and report the error returned by the EOS. Because of the complexity of the routines involved with rename, this would be a 10 IF r = "Y" THEN PRINT CHR$(4); "RUN HELLO"NOW - on another subject; every now and then when using BASIC calculations you will wind up with an answer having many more digits than you want after the decimal point. Many calculations involving ratios, percentages and infinite decimals will frequently give you very long answers.There have been many attempts in the past to to handle this problem. The first one I ran across was a very involved Subroutine of about 10 lines. A few years ago I found a much sim There is a further bug in SMARTBASIC which prevents the recovery of "H" files. This is because the recover routine tries to change the file type from "h" to "h" thereby making no changes. To fix this, you simply:     POKE 20619,ASC("H") [that is decimal 72.]In order for recover to work, there must be no file of the requested name with a file type of "A" or "H". You can use the RECOVER routine to create you own special file types. Simply POKE the CURRENT FILE TYPE in 20614 and the desired file type in 2which files you are looking for, the catalog command always reports all files. The catalog command is usually the vehicle to change the DEFAULT drive. If you are currently working on tape drive 1 and wish to access disk drive 1, you would type:     CATALOG,D5If you are wondering why D5, Coleco had originally intended to supply 4 tape drives for the ADAM, numbered 1 to 4. This is why the disk drives are 5 and 6. Note that it is not essential to supply the comma after the CATALOG command. Experienced progd. This was COLECO's idea of protecting the clumsy programmer who went around deleting his programs. This tedium only serves to frustrate as it creates an accumulation of files.Once a program is finalized and you want to get rid of the "a" file you left behind, you have to rename the final version to something else, recover the "a" file, delete that file, and rename your program. That's why we use programs like FILEMANAGER to clean up disks by removing BACKUP files. The delete command also accepts a driveames the current file to "a", and then saves the new program as a type "A". If there was already a type "a" file, it will be deleted. Programmer's manuals tell you to save programs frequently when developing them to protect against crashes. Let's say you save your test program about every 50 lines. After 5 saves, you will have the following directory entries:     test a1K (deleted)     test a1K (deleted)     test a2K (deleted)     test a3K     test A4KAll these entries waste valuable directory spacein tokenized form in memory. Once the prompt returns, you can LIST or RUN the program. The LOAD command allows you to fetch a file from a different drive by using the following:     LOAD filename,d5For example, to load a file from disk drive 1. Note that the RUN command can be used to load and run a file in one operation:     RUN filenameThis command, however, does not maintain program pointers. To illustrate, type and save the following program:     10 PRINT "START"     20 FOR x=1 to 1000     3ters. The INIT sequence, however was designed before knowing the size of disk drives. It has no direct provisions for specifying the 160K or 320K size for disks. See the technical section below for the specific addresses for volume size and directory size.All of these file commands can be given in CONTROL-D format, that is within programs. This requires a special syntax:Commands must start with a CONTROL-D; the CONTROL-D must be the first character on a line; the command must be 23 characters or less.R>Note that the ']' is close to the return key and that is easy to accidently hit both simultaneously. You get a RANGE ERROR which does not appear to be a problem. But try and LIST the program......it is GONE!This is because when RUN is followed by another character, it is presumed to be a file name. Memory is cleared and BASIC attempts to load in the program. If the syntax check was done first, this problem would not arise.SAVE will save your "A" type programs to tape or disk. Each save operation ren name. Note that if a file is LOCKED (see below), the delete command will abort with a FILE NOT FOUND error.LOCK is used to prevent the accidental deletion of a file. It has a simple syntax:     LOCK filenameWhen you issue a CATALOG command, you will see an asterisk beside the file name confirming its locked status.To unlock a file, simply type:     UNLOCK filenameLOAD is used to load in "A" type programs. The load process is quite slow since BASIC must interpret all the commands and store them . The new saves cannot be re-written in the deleted entry space since the program is now bigger. This is another illustration of the need for a good utility like FILEMANAGER to recover deleted file space.INIT is used to wipe a disk or tape clean by blanking out the directory. The INIT routine allows you to assign a volume name to your disks. If you have a disk cataloguing utility like EOS INDEXER, volume names are essential. Use the following:     INIT volumenamewhere volumename can be up to 12 charac0 NEXT XLOAD and RUN the program, wait a second and press CONTROL-C followed by PRINT x. You will see the value of x at the point of interrupt. Now type RUN programname and press CONTROL-C after the START appears on the screen. When you type PRINT x, you get a value of 0 which is obviously wrong. When debugging programs, you should always use LOAD and RUN.This brings up an interesting bug in RUN which may have been encountered by other clumsy typists like myself. LOAD in a program and type:     RUN]<CThere are several ways to print the CONTROL-D at the start of a command. One method is to assign a string variable the value of CONTROL-D:     10 d$=CHR$(4)     20 PRINT d$;"CATALOG"     30 PRINT d$+"CATALOG"     40 PRINT CHR$(4);"CATALOG"     50 PRINT CHR$(4)+"CATALOG"All of the above are valid forms of the CATALOG command within a program. They all have potential problems when dealing with large programs: sometimes string variables get garbled and other times, the MATH functions behave erratically  REGULAR        CONTROL-D      ROUTINECATALOG   19971 (4E03)   19693 (4CED)   21144 (5298).The routine starts by reading block 1 of the selected medium. It then prints the volume name (5353).It proceeds to read the 37 next entries and checks them for the BLOCKS LEFT attribute; note that BLOCKS LEFT is not required, just the attribute.It then checks for system files and skips if so; to defeat the system file check, POKE 21240,0.The next check is for deleted files; to show deleted files POKE 21243,2al commands are written on the same line. When listing a program, if the CONTROL-D winds up at the start of a line SMARTBASIC will complain with a syntax error and the rest of the line will be lost. Don't panic! type:     PRINT, : LIST linenumberThis will offset the line by 1/2 screen and you can either retype the line or scroll through it inserting a space somewhere to make sure the CONTROL-D does not appear at the beginning of a line.The 23 character limit for the CONTROL-D buffer may appear quite a leftovers -->1024-39*26=1014).It then proceeds to read in the next K and read in another 39 files. This process continues until a BLOCKS LEFT attribute is encountered.The directory routine pays no attention to the DIRECTORY SIZE entry and could go on forever if BLOCKS LEFT is not found.Once it is found, the wrap up routine at 5327 takes over. It takes the blocks left and adds in the amount of deleted file space to report blocks free.Note that deleted file space is not always usable and that this me.               ROUTINE ADDRESSES3 addresses will be given for each routine. The first is the controlling routine for regular commands, the second the controlling routine for the CONTROL-D command, and the last is the main routine which performs the major task. each of the controlling performs syntax checks and jumps to an error handler after the routine execution. This complicated setup is required since errors are handled differently in direct mode compared to commands under program control.        . It can be crucial when dealing with data files to properly save the file regardless of these problems. Hence my preferred approach. Type:     10 PRINT "after the quote, hold the CONTROL key and press D. Even though nothing appears on the screen, the CONTROL-D is there. Continue without any spaces and write:     CATALOG"Now list line 10 and you will see a heart after the quote. This confirms that the CONTROL-D has been entered on the command line. Occasionally, this may present a problem when sever4. When a deleted file is encountered, the size of the file is computed and added into a buffer for the blocks left calculation.The routine at 5368 prints a file name in the following fashion: Check the attributes for locked and print a * if so; decode the file name and print the attribute; print the file size; and then the file name.To change the LOCKED FILE indicator, POKE the ASCII value of the character to use in 21405.After 1 K of directory is read, another 10 bytes are flushed out (those are thedequate, but consider the following:     RENAME oldfiles,newfiles     BSAVE filename,a1000,l12345These commands are 24 and 27 characters long, respectively and will result in a CONTROL BUFFER OVERFLOW error. The CONTROL-D buffer can be moved to a larger area with the following POKES:     POKE 19566,167 POKE 19567,64(16551) POKE 19585,132 POKE 19586,64(16516) POKE 19459,131 POKE 19460,64(16515) POKE 17040,132 POKE 17041,64(16516)this gives you a 35 character buffer which should be more than adequatethod of calculation although correct may be misleading.If you want to know the number of blocks available after BLOCKS LEFT:     POKE 21297,0.RENAME    20001 (4E21)   19712 (4D00)   20469 (4FF5)This routine starts by checking the source and destination file name for validity. It then tries to change an "A" file type to the new name. If none is found, it tries an "H" file type. If neither is found, it jumps to the error processor.One interesting thing you can do is rename an 'A' file to any other f. It then calls the LIST routine repeatedly to list all the file to TAPE instead of SCREEN.Once the end of program is reached, it closes the file and renames it to the requested name. If you want your SAVEd file to have the same appearance as when it is listed to the screen, POKE zeroes into addresses 24100, 24101, 24102. The default values are 50, 20, 63.INIT      20096 (4E80)   19857 (4D91)   25267 (62B3)This routine starts again by checking the volume name and drive. It then checks for the existencFCA)This routine also starts by checking the file name and drive. It tries to delete an "A" file type first.If none is found, it tries an "H" file type. If it should happen that you have an "A" and "H" file of the same name, the "A" will always be deleted first. If neither file is found, the error handler takes over.LOCK      20008 (4E28)   19719 (4D07)   20641 (50A1)UNLOCK    20015 (4E2F)   19726 (4D0E)   20640 (50A0)These routines are shared and use different entry point to set the carry flag if            319 for DS disksDirectory Size           25308     number of K reserved for                              DIRNext, the BOOT directory entry is written to the medium.The next step is to WRITE a JP to SMARTWRITER in block 0 so nothing strange happens if the reset switch is pulled with this medium in the drive.Note that the EOS INIT routine which is called by SMARTBASIC does most of the work. Because of disk buffering, when the JP SMARTWRITER instruction is written to block 0, the rest of thA8)The load routine uses a special trick to set the READ FROM FILE flag to replace normal keyboard input. It then jumps to the NEW routine which clears memory and reads input from the file as if it had been read from the keyboard. When the end of file is reached, normal keyboard input is resumed.SAVE      20071 (4E67)   19782 (4D46)   23813 (5D05)This routine works in a similar fashion to LOAD, but it first checks the validity of the file name and drive. It creates a temporary file name $$$$1 or $$$$2ile type you wish, or vice versa. To do this, POKE the ASCII value of the SOURCE file name in 20482 and the ASCII value of the destination file name in 20487.RECOVER   20114 (4E92)   19875 (4DA3)   20532 (5034)This routine is very similar to rename. It checks the validity of the file name and the drive and then checks for the existence of an "A" or "H" file of the same name. It then tries to RENAME and "a" file to "A"; if that does not work it tries "h".DELETE    19983 (4E0F)   19701 (4CF5)   20426 (4e of a system file called BASICPGM on the disk and aborts quietly if that name is found.This technique prevents you from accidently INITing your SMARTBASIC tape. It then fills in all the required values for directory size, drive size, etc. Here's where you can make changes to correctly initialize TAPES or DISKS. ITEM          ADDRESS          VALUESDrive Size  25305, 25306  number of K in medium               (lo-hi)        255 for tapes                              159 for disks                   LOCK is selected. They both start with a check of the file name and drive and look for an "A" or "H" file matching the request. If neither is found, the error handler takes over. The attribute byte is read in and shifted over and then the PERMANENT PROTECT bit is checked; if so, nothing is changed. The carry flag is used to shift the LOCK UNLOCK status into the attribute byte and the directory is updated. To defeat the PERMANENT PROTECT check, POKE 20705,0.LOAD      20064 (4E60)   19775 (4D3F)   23976 (5De first K of directory is also copied to block 0. Thus to UNINIT a 1K medium which has accidently been killed, pull out the disk editor and copy block 0 to Block 1. The only left to do is to fix the first three characters of the volume name.That's it for the SIMPLE file commands. Next time, working with data files.Guy Cousineau,1059 Hindley Street,Ottawa, ON., Canada.K2B 5L9.ber of K in medium               (lo-hi)        255 for tapes                              159 for disks                   have over THREE HUNDRED to choose from!. The ones included are a sampling of them, and include Coleco game screens, logos, and miscellaneous full-screen graphics files.    WHERE TO GET MORE.Currently all of the files are available on our BBS absolutely free. However, we realize that not every ADAM owner has a modem. If this package becomes popular, we will release more in the coming months.       The ADAM Connection, Box 562 Mason Rd.,          Champlain, NY., USA., 12919-0562.   VISA PRODUCT REVIER.L.E. SAMPLER: INFORMATION AND A REVIEW.BY JOHN FORSYTHE.(Steve Major, of the ADAM Connection, recently sent us a demonstration disc which included a selection of Run Length Encoded (R.L.E.) graphics files. Since John Forsythe is keenly interested in graphics, I asked him to conduct a review of the package for inclusion in this newsletter. In order for you to better understand R.L.E. graphics, the following text is copied from the information sheet which accompanied the disc. BDC.)        BACKGROUND.rested in graphics as I am). Each RLE picture was placed in a separate cell, for a total of eight cells, as I only have a 64K memory expander.In addition, in order to indicate the clarity of the system in an enlargement, I took one of the RLE pictures, and make a hard copy to cover an entire page, using the flexible print dimension capabilities of PowerPAINT. Examination of these hard copies will serve to show why I am so delighted with the quality of the graphics. And why I, as a graphics enthusiast, nowad a file from PowerPAINT, select which one you want to view and PowerPAINT will do the rest. Once on the screen, the colours can be changed to anything the operator wishes. For selecting colour, we recommend grey/white as the background, and black as the foreground. RLE files are only in "black and white", meaning there are no colour codes, which makes them perfect for printing.     ABOUT THE FILES.The files on this medium are only twenty three of the RLE files on the ADAM Connection BBS. We currently            319 for DS disksDirectory Size           25308     number of K reserved for                              DIRNext, the BOOT directory entry is written to the medium.The next step is to WRITE a JP to SMARTWRITER in block 0 so nothing strange happens if the reset switch is pulled with this medium in the drive.Note that the EOS INIT routine which is called by SMARTBASIC does most of the work. Because of disk buffering, when the JP SMARTWRITER instruction is written to block 0, the rest of thW:       RLE SAMPLER.     BY JOHN FORSYTHE.I have reviewed RLE Sampler by Steve Major of The ADAM CONNECTION and my initial reaction to graphics in this format is overwhelming. There are, in my opinion, NO suitable adjectives to describe the clarity which these files produce.For the benefit of the VISA membership at large, I have produced hard copy of the files, as they appear on the disc, using PowerPAINT by Digital Express. (A program every ADAMite should have in their library, if they are as inteR.L.E. stands for Run Length Encoded graphics. The system was designed for easy transfer of graphics through any electronic medium, mainly through BBS telecommunications. Not only is this a great method of transferring simple ASCII files, but RLE's are universal to all computer types - ADAM being one of those.   RLE'S AND POWERPAINT.Sol Swift added a little known feature to his super PowerPAINT program package. The ability to view RLE files and save them in a form that ADAM can better understand. To lo wait impatiently to get my hands on more of the over three hundred that we are advised are available.I have to agree with Steve, that not everyone one has a modem, nor indeed would everyone be able to afford the long distance charges to access the Connection BBS, where these graphics are presently available. Speaking for myself, I would strongly recommend that more of these files be made available through some means other than through the Connection BBS, so that ADAMites on this side of the continent, cabes exactly: "patches." To use your dot matrix printer you first load the "patch" into your ADAM, then use SW, and to print your work, you exit to the patch.Back to the present: SmartWRITER Helper and Elite are two different but very similar programs--from two different programmers--that solve all the above problems within the SW program. You must learn a few new controls, but you gain a lot of convenience and printing flexibility. It should be obvious that the real value of either is to ADAM owners with SMARTWRITER HELPER AND SMARTWRITER ELITE.ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM REVIEWS. BY DAVID SANDS.Two programs now on the market bring some real convenience and improvements to the SmartWRITER user, especially one who has a dot matrix printer, memory expansion or two disc drives on his/her ADAM. These programs are SmartWRITER Helper and SmartWRITER Elite.Both offer very similar features that considerably simplify printing from SmartWRITER (SW) and allow the use of the built-in fonts (typefaces) on most dot matrix  since the big question in a review like this is always "Which one should I buy?" (also sometimes known as which one do you have the guts to recommend), perhaps the differences will help your decision.SW Elite can be set up to work with 24 pin or 9 pin printers or the ADAM printer by using the SmartKEYs on an introduction screen. SW Helper does not have an introduction screen: it is loaded by pulling reset, and returns to the Typewriter screen. Neither program gives any on-screen indication that it is runno problem. The disc drive--no problem if you have only one. But the ADAM was made to use two disc drives. And expansion memory--big problem.Briefly, SW doesn't know how to use a second disc drive or expansion memory. And if you bought a dot matrix printer and it's necessary interface card, you discovered that SmartWRITER did not know how to print to anything but it's own printer. Because it is built-in the ADAM, in firmware, the solutions to these SW problems have existed in a form that their name descrin obtain reasonable access to them. I am sure they would soon become very popular with individual ADAM users, such as myself, if they were to become more widely available.What more can I say, they are superb, high quality and versatile. Undoubtedly the best ADAM graphics I have seen, so far. The only suggestion I can make is that STEVE MAJOR PROVIDE MORE OF THE SAME.John Forsythe.Site T, 1750 Extension Rd.,Nanaimo, B.C., Canada.V9R 5K1.ality of the graphics. And why I, as a graphics enthusiast, nowdot matrix printers, expansion memory and two disc drives. If all you use is the ADAM printer, or a pretty basic ADAM, neither is a worthwhile investment.More history: the two different programmers are brothers!, Bruce and James Walters. Bruce Walters once worked for brother Jim at Walters Software Co., but the two no longer work together. SW Helper is from Bruce/Hexace Software/Walters, and SW Elite from Jim/Walters Software/Walters.The differences between the two programs can be dealt with briefly andprinters from within the SW program.First, some background: the ADAM, as sold, had one tape drive, a daisy wheel printer and power source combined in a single unit, and a word processor on a built-in microchip or Read-Only-Memory (ROM). Coleco announced, and then delivered, several peripherals to add to the performance of the ADAM: memory expansion, disc drives and extra tape drives. The problems these add-ons create for the SW user are that the program makes poor or no use of them. The extra tape drive--ning.SW Helper is made to work with the Panasonic KX-Pl091i, KX-P1180 and Epson RX80 printers. SW Elite comes ready to work with all dot matrix printers that have an Epson mode (the most common and almost universal command set). Both programs can be used with other dot-matrix printers: SW Helper can be bought as a 'special edition' for your printer, SW Elite's included patch program lets you customize the program to your printer.SW Helper offers 23 separate commands, SW Elite, ten. The 13 command differis the 'off' switch for each Control+key 'on', and each 'on' has it's own 'off' in both programs. And yes, you have to remember them or keep the instructions handy.Neither program offers what I would call a particulary good set of instructions; both assume a lot of familiarity with dot matrix printers and their Control codes. Elite's instructions come in a pamphlet, Helper's in a file you print out yourself.Neither program changes the SmartKEY designations on screen. You must remember the new destinatio and circuit's inside the ADAM and the SmartWRITER program to other destinations. They change these destinations with Control codes that you key in, to Control the ADAM, or that you 'embed' in the file you create, which then Controls your dot matrix printer's output when they are transmitted through the printer drivers in the programs.SW Helper and SW Elite 'default' or automatically set up so that the dot matrix printer, expansion memory and disc drive two are active or on line when they load. Both let yIf using a Ramdisc sounds like more Computer Greek to you, it's actually quite simple. Your file is either brought into the ADAM from another drive, or created on screen, and the 'Store/Get' key and SmartKEYs for 'Store Screen' etc are used as usual, but to store to Ramdisc, the IV key (Data Drive Two) is pressed. Storing and Getting from Ramdiscs is faster than with tape or disc drives, but the file(s) are gone when you turn off your ADAM: they must be saved to a tape or disc.Another use for a Ramdisc iturn Emphasis mode on in either program and Control+B turn it off. Other codes differ between the two programs. Both use "embedded" codes, triggered by the ^ symbol. These would look like typo's on the screen or printed out on an ADAM printer, but are "invisible" and do not print when used with the proper dot matrix printer.For example, in SW Elite, the phrase ^AAdam^B prints Adam in Emphasis or bold type. Similarly, in SW Helper, ^^dAdam^d would center Adam on the line. The second character,'^B' or '^d' ence is in additional commands for paper feeds,(4), underline, superscript and subscript, proportional spacing, formatting left, centre, right, and full justification, and typefaces for specific printers, the KX-P1180 and KX-P1091i. SW Elite offers separate commands for draft and near-letter-quality (NLQ), Elite and Pica typefaces, and uses the ADAM SmartWRITER's underline, subscript and superscript.Those are the differences, there are many more similarities. Both programs basically re-assign the switchesn your key press will select. I found keeping the door open on my number two data drive reminded me it was storing to the Ramdisc. Both programs let you use a Ramdisc (as your tape drive two) whether or not you have a tape drive two.SW Elite did disappoint me in that the Walters Software advertising says "the one and one half line space bug has been fixed" -- Only with dot matrix printers, unfortunately, not with my ADAM printer. Both Elite and Helper do give true one-line spacing on dot matrix printers.ou access a ramdisc from SW, access the second disc drive, and switch from your dot matrix to your ADAM printer from within the SW program. (If you have embedded commands in your files for dot matrix printing, the ADAM printer will print them as they appear on screen.)SW Helper and SW Elite Control the ramdisc and drives with Control code combinations which don't appear in the text or on the screen: Control+E for disc drive two, for example. For printing, both also use Control + key codes. Control+A will s as a temporary but quick file storage area. You can dump a file on screen into Ramdisc, clear your screen and create another file, with the first file quickly accessible. SmartWRITER has a capacity of about 10 pages with the ADAM's standard memory, and about 25 with an expander. I'd be very nervous with 25 pages sitting in memory, and I'd also be careful to have some fresh tapes and discs available to hold those big files.What's the verdict? SW Helper offers more commands for dot matrix printer Control,owever, like David Cobley, the ADVISA's editor, and once a SHOWOFF II/SmartWRITER user who thought he couldn't learn to use anything else, I too have succumbed to the attractions of this small, versatile, quick and very broadly featured word processor.Speedy, as it seems to be known, was written by David White, and somewhere I have read that he was 14 years old at the time. If so, this kid has a hell of a future in programming. Even for an adult, this program would be an immense accomplishment.To get thring, or a modification to an existing program for another $10. Jim Walter's Elite program comes with the patch program needed to match your printer's codes and instructions.Both Elite and Helper are so very similar I occasionally lost track of the differences. Neither seems to have any bad habit's: testing didn't uncover any problems. I did have problems loading both programs on an ADAM with a Midi-Mite music unit attached. I didn't solve the problems, but both brothers are well-known for their willingnepell program won't work with it.Speedy's got a lot of talents. To start with, a brief comparison with SmartWRITER will show Speedy ahead on almost all counts. The almost comes in because in one major area, accessing and saving files, Speedy seems a little clunky, although the steps are very similar. Screen display is, for example, a white screen with a blue box outline border and blue type.You can change background and type to any one of 16 colors with SmartKEYS I and II, except on black and white tv's anBEYOND SMARTWRITER: A REVIEW OF SPEEDYWRITE 2.BY DAVID SANDS.(Continuing with Dave Sands excellent series on word processing, here is the first instalment of his review of Speedywrite 2.)Speedywrite is an easy program to like. It may derail my series on word processors for the ADAM by being so likeable I won't want to go on to VDE266, Wordstar, or anything else. It isn't new, having arrived about l988 and making quite a splash, which I missed, being a good and faithful SmartWRITER user at the time.H and costs less. SW Elite, however seems to be more versatile and lets you select between 9 and 24 pin printers: useful if you plan to buy a new printer. If you don't have one of the printers (or a printer clone: the Raven PR 9101 is a Panasonic 1180, for example) that SW Helper is made for, then SW Elite would be a safer choice, especially if you use other Walters Software programs, since all are compatible. Both programmers stress their product's adaptability: Bruce Walters will supply the codes when ordee details out of the way, it seems to be available on disk and, datapacks from ADAM's House and NIAD. Disk prices average (U.S.) 29.95 for Speedywrite, 39.95 for Speedywrite 2, and 24.95 for Speedywrite Spell, a 10,000 word dictionary program that requires a 64K expander card. My program is the 2, apparently an improved version of the first in that it offers printing on a dot matrix printer and formatting for those printers. If you are going to use your ADAM printer, you can use the salad version, but the Sss to help customers with requests.SW Helper is $10 U.S. on disc from Hexace Software, Bruce L. Walters, RD #2,Box 51, Franklin, PA. USA 16323-9204 and SW Elite is 19.95 on datapack or disc, 34.95 on cartridge, plus unspecified S&H, from Walters Software Co. Rd #4, Box 189-A, Titusville, PA. USA 16354.SW Elite is copy protected, and backups are available to registered owners at $7.50 for limited lifetime warranty and $3.50 for 90 days.oduct's adaptability: Bruce Walters will supply the codes when orded my green monitor, where they can be used to make the screen illegible.You get 22 lines of typing within the borders, the full width of the screen.There are no on-screen SmartKEY displays. Prompts, like 'Insert Mode On...' appear on the top border line. Insert Mode is one of the adorable features of Speedywrite. SmartWRITER is locked into 'overtype' mode. While it has overtype, Speedy lets you select Insert Mode (with the Insert Command Key or with the Control+A key combination.)A word about Control+sor as in SmartWRITER, but in Speedywrite, up and down arrows scroll the screen 20 lines at a time. You can't jump the cursor down two or three lines for a shortcut. If you type the interminable paragraphs I do, you can watch the cursor a lot, until you learn to put periods where you had commas, and not run your paragraphs on and on.So stop already and mention the word count feature. I am now at word 945 from the start of this article, an amazing true fact I discovered by pressing Home+Up Arrow and then Cnd add anything; no key presses, wait, and screen below the cursor vanishing, and longer wait to get it back when you're Done. With 'Insert Mode On...' you drop the improvement into your already superb writing, and keep going; the type already on the screen adjusts to make room as you type in the latest inspiration of genius. I use it all the time.The knock on Control+Key combination programs is that you have to remember what the combinations are. As David Cobley said only tonight, the memory is the seconntric, documentation. It's eccentric in that it's the only manual I've ever read that is frank about what you can't do in a program, and where you'll run into problems. It's also well organized.Most of us use only a portion of the features any program offers, unless it happens to be a big part of your life. That's one of the shortcomings of SmartWRITER: it has no room for expansion. Speedy, on the other hand, has plenty.The next instalment will deal with the more advanced and convenient features of Speeused for Speedywrite's Macro functions, of which, more later.I like Speedywrite's screen display; it looks a lot like SmartWRITER's Moving Window format. Everything you type stays within the border, and you move around quickly with the arrow keys and quicker with Home+Arrow combinations. And a Home+Left Arrow combination will jump the cursor back to the beginning of each previous sentence, in order, in your work. Home+Right Arrow jumps ahead, sentence by sentence. Left and right arrow keys control the curKey combinations is essential here: any Control+Key means hold down Control and press the key for the letter at the same time. The advantage to Control+Key combinations is in typing speed; your fingers stay on the keyboard. It's the system used in Wordstar, the original bestselling word processor (there were earlier ones) and in Word Perfect 5.1 etc, the current fave for Macs and PC's. Don't confuse Insert Mode with the "Insert' of Smartwriter. In Insert Mode, you can whip back into any place in your work aontrol+W. And very quickly. Speedywrite is written in Z80 machine code, and it is a fast and responsive program: you rarely wait for it, something you cannot say for SmartWRITER.Incidentally, I hope there's a special place in Hell for the Coleco guy who came up with the affected way all ADAM programs were typographically designated with the last half always capitalized. Even Speedywrite sometimes seems to follow the convention, tho' sometimes not, one of the more charming features of the complete, if ecced thing that goes. But you don't miss it because you can't remember it. [Both of us have solved the problem by posting handy lists of the codes by the ADAM. As to what the first thing that went was, I can't find the list for it anywhere.]Speedywrite also offers the ADAM's command keys as alternative to many Control+Key combinations. The Insert key (Control+A), Clear (Control+C) Move/Copy (Control+B) and Print (Control+P) are examples. The SmartKEYS have various built-in functions and Shift +SmartKEYs are dywrite.David Sands.ly. Speedywrite is written in Z80 machine code, and it is a fast and responsive program: you rarely wait for it, something you cannot say for SmartWRITER.Incidentally, I hope there's a special place in Hell for the Coleco guy who came up with the affected way all ADAM programs were typographically designated with the last half always capitalized. Even Speedywrite sometimes seems to follow the convention, tho' sometimes not, one of the more charming features of the complete, if eccet interest in music, or who wishes to  really delve into another interesting facet of ADAM's  capability, to go for it.In this particular field I believe ADAM can more than compete with any other computer. First the cost of the  MIDI-MITE is a modest $75.00 U.S. and SEQuel is $24.95. The equivalent hardware and software for an IBM or other  computer would cost hundreds of dollars. Keyboards such as my CASIO MT540 with MIDI capability can be found for about $140.00 right here in Victoria, Canada.That's aMIDI-MITE MUSINGS.BY BOB STROUD.I have attached a whole lot of different hardware items to my ADAM computer over the past few years. Of them all, I think the MIDI-MITE is a piece that has brought me nothing but pleasure in it's use.To hook up the MIDI-MITE and a MIDI equipped electronic keyboard is a simple matter of attaching the MIDI-MITE ribbon cable and connector to ADAM'S side port. Two MIDI cables  which are supplied are all that is needed to connect the  keyboard. From there you are up and runn charge, just by returning the original media to him.I also understand some other exciting projects from the same source are in the works. Let me say finally how  fortunate we are to have such dedicated and brilliant people that really believe in ADAM, and who keep on creating new additions.alent hardware and software for an IBM or other  computer would cost hundreds of dollars. Keyboards such as my CASIO MT540 with MIDI capability can be found for about $140.00 right here in Victoria, Canada.That's a cake for this item of hardware though, has to be a subsequent piece of software called SEQuel. It too was written by the same brilliant young musician who created the MIDI-MITE and the software mentioned above. The name of this wizard is Chris Braymen and he hails from Oakhurst, California.It is not my intention here to write a review of this hardware and software, as this has already been done by several other well known ADAMITES.My purpose instead is to encourage any ADAM user who may have some slighntric, documentation. It's eccentric in that it's the only manual I've ever read that is frank about what you can't do in a program, and where you'll run into problems. It's also well organized.Most of us use only a portion of the features any program offers, unless it happens to be a big part of your life. That's one of the shortcomings of SmartWRITER: it has no room for expansion. Speedy, on the other hand, has plenty.The next instalment will deal with the more advanced and convenient features of Speell you need to really get into playing fantastic orchestrated music.For myself I cannot read music nor can I play the piano, but with SEQuel and the MIDI-MITE even I can compose. If you can use SmartWRITER or any other word processor you can use SEQuel, it uses SmartKEYS and other keyboard  functions such as the DELETE, and MOVE/COPY, and CLEAR keys.I have found Chris Braymen follows up with contacts to purchasers who register their software, and already there are new and better versions available at noing.The software provided with the MIDI-MITE interface namely |-- VIDEOTUNE PLAYER, and MINI-RECORDER, gives you the capability of playing VIDEOTUNE files, (created with  VIDEOTUNES software), and also MIDI type 0 files, back  through the keyboard in multiple music voices. MINI-RECORDER also does what it's name implies. It allows you to record music played on the keyboard in MIDI format, on to tape or disk, to be played back later exactly the same as the  original composition was played.The icing on theFaye Deere - ECAUGThis disk contains the files written by me that appear in the March, 1992 issue of the Emerald Coast ADAM Users Group AUGER newsletter. As well as the articles I wrote, I have also included a game that I set up and was  printed in this issue, called Poison Ivy. I have sent it in two formats; SmartBASIC to be used as is, and SHOWOFF II, to be printed in a column for  whatever purpose. All I ask is that whomever uses these  articles in their newsletter: please let your readers know  that,TE in the file area.SpeedWrt   H An answer to the missing files problemBasicII    H How to set the prompt and cursortrans10DOC H  Text file translator from CP/M to SpeedyWrite to SmartWritertrans10COM H  CP/M program to translate files.  Do not try to run from EOS.  File must be transferred to a CP/M medium using  File Convert or Image.=====================================VANCOUVER ISLAND SENIOR ADAMPHILES INPUT TO THE ADAM NEWS NETWORK FOR MARCH/APRIL 1992.All formatting and printing codes haG's "AUGER" newsletter. We would appreciate, upon seeing one of our items in another newsletter, that it be indicated that it originally was from the ECAUG "AUGER". We noticed a listing in a  newsletter just the other day, that mentioned only that the information came "via A.N.N.". While we are glad to help out A.N.N.; and while I don't necessarily need to see my (or her) name listed, I would like the Emerald Coast AUG to get credit. If, perhaps, we should ADD a credit line at the end of our articles befngth.FILES       A  Another in Guy Cousineau's series, EXPLORING SMARTBASIC. This article deals with FILE COMMANDS and is 2729 words long.RLE SAMPLER A  VISA member John Forsythe looks at the RLE SAMPLER disc by the ADAM Connection. The article is 680 words long.SWHELPELT   A  David Sands' reviews both SmartWRITER Helper and SmartWRITER Elite. The article is 1551 words long.BEYONDSMW2  A  David Sands discusses alternative word processors available in EOS for the ADAM. This particular article is the DlrsCanada H   Nice List of ADAM Suppliers in CanadaPubDomSWar H   by Randy Honeyman - Public Domain Software=====================================ANNfile    H   Bruce Walters - ADAM NEWS NETWORK LABEL PROJECT and AD PROJECT  =====================================By Guy CousineauRCPMnewBBS H This file runs through a log-in session for a new user to the OTTAWA Remote CP/M bulletin board.RCPM.LOG   H This file shows a typical session for a REGISTERED user of the OTTAWA RCPM BBS.  Shows how to NAVIGA as well as being supplied by A.N.N., they were originally written by me and appeared in the March, 1992 ECAUG AUGER.  Thank you.Norman J. Deere - ECAUGHere, on this disk, are 6 files by Faye Deere, and 5 files by me (NJD), with one being a reedited article by one of our members. Faye's 6 articles are written in ShowOff II, and my articles are written in plain old SmartWriter. Both are right and left justified, if copied correctly. These articles appear in the March '92 edition of the Emerald Coast AUve been deleted from these files which may be read in either SmartWRITER or SpeedyWRITE.GLEANINGS   A  David Sands regular column of newsworthy information collected from various sources including the newsletters of other AUG's with whom we exchange. GLEANINGS is 2338 words long.TOOL-HOBBY  A  VISA member Charles Smith's humorous dissertation on the uses of personal computers. The article is 1185 words long.BASIC-BITS  A  A SmartBASIC programming article by Charles Smith. BASIC-BITS is 860 words in leore copying them to the A.N.N. disk, please let us know. Meanwhile, regards. Keep up the good work!By Faye DeereThings3/92 H   SHOWOFF II, Label Project, MousePoisonIvy  A   ShowOff II formatPoisonIvyB A   BASIC formatSBasic3/92 H   CATALOG functionPresSy3/92 H   Write a letter to COMPUTER MONTHLYRobothief  H   Review of ROBOTHIEF by Steve PitmanBy Norman DeereWdPro23_SW H   SmartWriter TipsWhHappng_6 H   Members come, and  members go.Dlrs_Feb92 H   Nice List of ADAM Suppliers in the USAfirst part of his review of Speedywrite 2 and is 1064 words long.MIDIMUSING  A  VISA President, Bob Stroud writes about his reaction to his recent purchase of a MIDI-MITE interface and a Midi Compatible keyboard. The article is 493 words long.PLEASE NOTE THE NEW ADDRESS (effective March 31, 1992)B. David Cobley,THE VISA ADVISA.17-885 Berwick Road,Qualicum Beach,B.C., Canada.V9K 1N7.=====================================Editor's Note:  Thanks to Guy Cousineau and David Cobley for their 'README' s of the ADAM support system.  Help keep ADAM alive!   Write a letter to Computer Monthly, Doug Kilarski, Editor,   One Chase Corporate Center, Birmingham, AL 35224, and let    them know how much we appreciate their help in communicating with one another.  -FAY DEERE (ECAUG)-                       puter Monthly receives from the ADAM community, the more  convinced they will be that their magazine is reaching a     large segment of the ADAM reading community.  You are, after all, potential buyers of all the x	EEF"?50123456789ABCDEF"?E0123456789ABCDEF"?50123456789ABCDEF"?E0123456789ABCDEF"?50123456789ABCDEF"?E0123456789ABCDEF"?50123456789ABCDEF"?E0     It's a little late to run out and buy a copy now, but   the December issue of Computer Monthly was a boost to the    ADAM community.  In one of the articles written by a house   staff member, it was mentioned that they have received       letters aههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههproducts advertised on      their pages.  Might I also add that one of our own vendors,  S.M. Video, is one of those advertising companies.     I feel that these articles fill a definite need in the  ADAM community.  This way, we reach people that are not      aware what a support shstem the ADAM world has built up.     Many people out there own ADAMs that need software, hardware and supplies, but have no idea where to go to get them.      These articles reach many of them, who then become active    memberfiles.  I helps tremendously.DARuy Cousineau's series, EXPLORING SMARTBASIC. This article deals with FILE COMMANDS and is 2729 words long.RLE SAMPLER A  VISA member John Forsythe looks at the RLE SAMPLER disc by the ADAM Connection. The article is 680 words long.SWHELPELT   A  David Sands' reviews both SmartWRITER Helper and SmartWRITER Elite. The article is 1551 words long.BEYONDSMW2  A  David Sands discusses alternative word processors available in EOS for the ADAM. This particular article is the ههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههbout the Calassic Computer columns, and mentioned   one that an ADAM user had sent in.  I don't thinkI have to   tell you that these letters often influence the editors of   the magazine on whether they should retain a monthly column, or move on to something else.  The more letters that         Computer Monthly receives from the ADAM community, the more  convinced they will be that their magazine is reaching a     large segment of the ADAM reading community.  You are, after all, potential buyers of all the 