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SPECIAL sale 6 years  $20 \ PostPaid    Issue #1 was in July 1984.\\\\\BTRADES\b:  OAUC is happy to trade newsletters with any other ADAM            organization:    Address  inquiries  to   Norman R. Castro.\\\\\BOAUC\b is a member of ADAM NEWS NETWORK (\BA.N.N.\b).  For info contact:     Dean Roades, 8522 Hohman Avenue, Munster, IN  46321   $35 year forn of this newsletter.  Neither the OAUC staff, not OAUC, nor any     contributor(s) of any capacity make any warranty either express or implied     with regard to information contained herein, either by interpretation, use, or misuse  Reviews & opinions submitted by the readership at large do not         necessarily reflect the opinions of the editor or staff.  OAUC has no          affiliation with Coleco Industries.  Unless stated otherwise, all              correspondence shall be considered as "open to pES 2 inserts \\\\\BBACK ISSUES\b:  Back issues of this newsletter are available.  Any 6 issues  (1 years worth) $4.25.  Two years $8.  4 years $15.  SPECIAL sale 6 years  $20 \ PostPaid    Issue #1 was in July 1984.\\\\\BTRADES\b:  OAUC is happy to trade newsletters with any other ADAM            organization:    Address  inquiries  to   Norman R. Castro.\\\\\BOAUC\b is a member of ADAM NEWS NETWORK (\BA.N.N.\b).  For info contact:     Dean Roades, 8522 Hohman Avenue, Munster, IN  46321   $35 year forFirst Class Postage Stamps \BONLY\b for samples of your choice of system/s.\\\\I also offer reduced size reprints of the following ADAM newsletters  at   $3   each   PostPaid.\\\\ADAM COMPUTING TODAY  (ACT)\\ADAM-LINK of UTAH issues 1 thru 7  ALL 7 ISSUES $17  Foreign $19\\ADAM  TECHNICAL  JOURNAL   ALL 3 ISSUES for $8    Foreign $10\\ColecoVision EXPERIENCE Mag  ALL THREE ISSUES $8  Foreign $10\\EXPANDABLE  COMPUTER  NEWS     Any  6  issues  for  $14\\GARDEN OF ADAM (The only issue issued) INCLUD The OAUC is a local club with fees of $20 per 6 issues (PKGS w/prgms) received. NOTICE: I will sell to any "Paid Up  to Date" local member any six back issues (1 years worth $20) w/programs (on   your media) for $15.\\\\\BSUBSCRIPTIONS\b:  This newsletter is published 6 times a calendar year.      \B$5\b to any US address; $7 to Canada (Dollars, US currency), and $10 Foreign (in US funds).  Cost per issue $1.50\\\\DISCLAIMER NOTICE:  The editor(s) & publisher have exercised due care in the   preparatio 24 disks    +.\\\\tamps \BONLY\b for samples of your choice of system/s.\\\\I also offer reduced size reprints of the following ADAM newsletters  at   $3   each   PostPaid.\\\\ADAM COMPUTING TODAY  (ACT)\\ADAM-LINK of UTAH issues 1 thru 7  ALL 7 ISSUES $17  Foreign $19\\ADAM  TECHNICAL  JOURNAL   ALL 3 ISSUES for $8    Foreign $10\\ColecoVision EXPERIENCE Mag  ALL THREE ISSUES $8  Foreign $10\\EXPANDABLE  COMPUTER  NEWS     Any  6  issues  for  $14\\GARDEN OF ADAM (The only issue issued) INCLUDublic review".  Attempt        hardware projects and/or repair at your own risk. \\\\If you or anyone wants a \BFREE\b copy of this newsletter just send me \BTWO\b First Class postage stamps \BONLY\b to:  Norman R. Castro, 809W 33rd Avenue,   Bellevue, NE 68005.  \BTell others\b of this offer Thanks\\\\I now support 7 Game Systems with game instructions reprints\\\\ADAM/COLECOVISION, RCA STUDIO II, ATARI 5200, FAIRCHILD,\\INTELLIVISION, ODYSSEY 500 game unit & VECTREX.\b\K\A\  Just send \BTWO\b      xOw         yourself some space on one of the 4 searchable fields.  I reserve 9 spaces on  a field I call "CLASS" for classification and coding.  You may want to use     les\r~02,38\\A\K\You can use codes in hundreds of ways, let us look at just one.  Allow         yourself some space on one of the 4 searchable fields.  I reserve 9 spaces on  a field I call "CLASS" for classification and coding.  You may want to use      a newsletter editor, by  allowing sufficient space in the code, you can put in the renewal date for     subscriptions.  By using the code you need never overlook another birthday.    You could use BdfJa to show that you ought to mail the card in the first half  of Janurary in ...BdlMr.. could indicate you ought to mail the listed cards in the second half of March for birthdays falling in early April.\\\\PREPARING A PRINT LAYOUT\\\\So how do you prepare a print layout or format?  The instructions in theADam related; is to get a Christmas Card; and the name, address,    and other data were verified in February.\\\\USING CODES FOR FLEXIBLE SELECTION\\\\You may use any length or style of code you please.  I choose two character    alphabetic.  When you want the selection complete as in the above example, you type ADccVfe.  This lets me prepare address labels for all my Adam freinds     whose address I had verified in February and to whom I now propose to send a   Christmas card.  (I have already prepared a newsletter editor, by  allowing sufficient space in the code, you can put in the renewal date for     subscriptions.  By using the code you need never overlook another birthday.    You could use BdfJa to show that you ought to mail the card in the first half  of Janurary in ...BdlMr.. could indicate you ought to mail the listed cards in the second half of March for birthdays falling in early April.\\\\PREPARING A PRINT LAYOUT\\\\So how do you prepare a print layout or format?  The instructions in the SmartWriter.  You can have small &      large label layouts.  You can have small & large envelope layouts for marking  with your return address in the top left hand.  You can have envelope layouts  which print your address and the destination address when you don't want to    use labels.  You can have special return address layouts for greetings and     holiday messages.\\\\You may find it useful, as I do, to prepare a list format to (say) list names  & phone numbers.  Suppose you are a club secretary orless but I suggest not less than 3.  At entry you may not see the need for all the categories you will want to use later on, so don't be too tight.  If you   use letters rather than figures for code, you not only increase the number of  possible codes, but also gain the advantage of being able to choose codes that are easy to remember.\\\\If you allow nine spaces for categorizing and coding, you can combine several  codes.  In an address list, for example, the code ADccVfe indicates that the   subject is        illustrated SF manual are clear enough.  Just one word.  Make sure you save    the print format & all revisions.  Remember to indicate the field you want to  be printed with [at the start and] at the end of the field name.  Remember     FIELD NAME, not the content of the field.\\\\You can have special return address layouts for greetings and     holiday messages.\\\\You may find it useful, as I do, to prepare a list format to (say) list names  & phone numbers.  Suppose you are a club secretary or a layout for the address label in    SmartWriter).\\\\To get a list of all my Adam friends (even those whose address I had not       verified and who I did not intend to send card I type thus: ....AD... The      three dot facility will ignore anything before or after the code you type.     Using the same example, you could get a complete Christmas card list by        typing: ...cc...\\\\Before going to the print command make sure that you have prepared a print     layout or format.  This is a snap withxM\A\K\\(IEAUG continued).  Another excellent source is a magazine, \B"Technology    and Learning"\b.  It can be ordered on a toll-free line   1-800-543-4383.\\\\\BOn all\r~02,38\A\K\B\C\\OMAHA ADAM USERS CLUB NEWSLETTER   OCT/NOV 92   #50\b\c\\\r~02,38\A\K\\(IEAUG continued).  Another excellent source is a magazine, \B"Technology    and Learning"\b.  It can be ordered on a toll-free line   1-800-543-4383.\\\\\BOn    80-column serial terminal output (via Eve or Orphanware boards) is available in terminal mode.  Run-Length Encoded (RLE) graphics files can be viewed     automatically on the video terminal.\\\\Terminal output may be printed on either the ADAM SmartWriter daisy wheel    printer or any parallel printer connected via a port 64-type parallel board. Keyboard macros for any key can be implemented using an external macro file, which the user may create under any word processor.  ADAMlink V supports     file ogram.  Once the        modification is made, Columns may be aligned vertically when printing lists  of data.  Using FILE MANAGER get block 20 with the editor and go to sector   1.  Change Bytes 14H from 20H to 0, and 22H from 20H to 0.  Save the changed block back to the disk or datapack.\\\\\BGAME CARTRIDGES--ADAM'S HOUSE\b has amassed the largest selection of ADAM  Game Cartridges available in the world.  The majority of them are new!  Our  sources ARE from all over the world!  One new cartridge just i   80-column serial terminal output (via Eve or Orphanware boards) is available in terminal mode.  Run-Length Encoded (RLE) graphics files can be viewed     automatically on the video terminal.\\\\Terminal output may be printed on either the ADAM SmartWriter daisy wheel    printer or any parallel printer connected via a port 64-type parallel board. Keyboard macros for any key can be implemented using an external macro file, which the user may create under any word processor.  ADAMlink V supports     file idges.  Send your       listing for evaluation.\\\\\BADAMLINK V\b.  ADAMlink V is a multi-purpose terminal program for the      Coleco ADAM computer under the EOS operating system.  It supports both the   Coleco ADAMlink internal modem (300 buad) & external Hayes-compatible modems connected via Eve or Orphanware type serial boards (300, 1200, 2400, 9600    baud).  In addition, direct null-modem communication between the ADAM &      other computers is possible at rates up to 19200 baud.  Video and or      all 24 pin EPSON\b printers, you can't set the left margin further      right than 4.5 inches.  It has nothing to do with the number of characters   per inch.  Even if one uses condensed type, the limitation is 4.5 inches.\\\\This is from \BAIM\b, ADAM'S HOUSE, Route 2, Box 2756, Pearland, TX          77581-9503  $20/Year.  Phone number for orders 1-800-999-5040  \BSmartFILER  27d MOD\b  Steve Pitman took our remedy for aligning columns of data and     found a way to incorporate it directly into the SF prtransfers using simple ASCII send/receive or the error-checking XMODEM  protocols.  Both text and 8-bit binary files may be transferred by either    protocol.  A file catalog function is available to display the directories   of disks and tapes.  RAMdisks are supported as storage devices.  $24.95 + $6 shipping from ADAM'S HOUSE.\\\\300, 1200, 2400, 9600    baud).  In addition, direct null-modem communication between the ADAM &      other computers is possible at rates up to 19200 baud.  Video and or      n is           \BMETEORIC SHOWER\b ($29.95), a game we didn't even know ever existed.  It   is available on datapack or disk, too, as many of the cartridge games now    are at a savings of $5 off the posted price ($24.95).\\\\We are also now aware of a number of other cartridge games that we've never  previously seen, and we're firming up the costs to bring them into the       states.  We continue to review Game Cartridges in this issue of AIM.         Remember that we also give credit for many used cartrxMts.   You can make as many new games and word lists as you want, and if you have a friend who also owns this program, you can trade them.  You can make up      special puz\r~02,38\A\K\\BMR. T-SEARCH\b (MTS) comes with 16 ready made puzzles and 11 word lists.   You can make as many new games and word lists as you want, and if you have a friend who also owns this program, you can trade them.  You can make up      special s that are so enjoyed.  It is     always a pleasure to speak in person to so many people that you admire and   respect, for their contributions to keeping the ADAM ALIVE!!!  Much was      discussed and new ideas are in the works.  I can hardly wait for the next    ADAMCON, to find out how things have progressed.\\\\For those who would be interested in ED's new program, you can get in touch  with him at:  Ed Zielinski, 439 Chicora Road #22, Butler, PA  16001  *** OR  you can write to me at:  Bob Sebelist,  plus shipping & handling.\\\\\BPAPER NOT FEEDING\b through the ADAM printer?  The roller would turn but   the paper stayed?  Is that why ADAM owners have used rubber bands to pull    the paper bar and the paper latch tighter?  The solution -- a little brown   bottle of Sanford Solvene (Typewriter Cleaner for type and platen).  4 oz.   costs $3.79.  Apply to a soft clear cloth - no paper towel - wipe platen     several times.  Takes off oxidized, dried ink to leave platen surface soft,  clean and pliable.s that are so enjoyed.  It is     always a pleasure to speak in person to so many people that you admire and   respect, for their contributions to keeping the ADAM ALIVE!!!  Much was      discussed and new ideas are in the works.  I can hardly wait for the next    ADAMCON, to find out how things have progressed.\\\\For those who would be interested in ED's new program, you can get in touch  with him at:  Ed Zielinski, 439 Chicora Road #22, Butler, PA  16001  *** OR  you can write to me at:  Bob Sebelist,          contribution.  After looking the program over, I decided that only a very    few small changes needed to be done, to make the screens load to the middle  of the screen.  Then, with only a couple of minute changes in "BPdeluxe", it was possible to clear both the left title bar and the exposed right side of  the picture screen.  Many thanks to Ed for this wonderful PD program.\\\\For those who didn't or couldn't make ADAMCON IV, you really missed alot.    PLUS, all the wonderful re-newed friendshippuzzles for school projects or newsletters or for special occasions, even greeting cards.  There is also an existing volume available which       contains 39 additional games and word lists.\\\\\B512K PRINTER BUFFER\b only $119 complete.  For use with ANY Dot Matrix     Printer contact:  \BTECHNOLOGIC SYSTEMS\b, 421 South Main Street,            Marysville, OH  43040  (513)  644-2330.  Ask for (1) \BBF3\b  512K print     buffer @ 99.95  *** (1) \B36-25\b adapter  @ 5.95   ***  (1) \BCB#6\b cable  @ $ 6.95PO Box 85, Waterford, ME  04088. Alll that I ask is you include a blank disk and return postage for the trip back, PLEASE !!!\\\\Ask not what your ADAM can do for you, But rather what you can do for ADAM.  I am going to give YOU a chance to be part of the \BADAM TROUBLE SHOOTING    GUIDE\b.\\\\ed right side of  the picture screen.  Many thanks to Ed for this wonderful PD program.\\\\For those who didn't or couldn't make ADAMCON IV, you really missed alot.    PLUS, all the wonderful re-newed friendship  This restores friction surface and my ADAM no longer     spins its wheels -er, platen that is.  Suggestion by Don Woolston.\\\\\BR&R SOFTWARE\b has a new catalog - a good source of PD.  Address:  PO Box  2081, Hanover, MA  02339.  1-617-878-4365\\\\\BNIAD\b has moved in with Jim Notini at 8125 W. Catherine, Chicago, IL      60656.  Phone 1-312-775-0409.\\\\\BNEW PD SOFTWARE\b to make a boot-pic easier then what we have been going   through.  Ed Zielinski presents HI-GRAPHICS HI-JINK, a public domainxOecember at 6PM.\\\\\BNORMAN'S RAILROAD\b sales have been extended to England as well as Cananda.Sales were good at ADAMCON IV.\\\\I have just received a new catalog f\\\\\\\\\\\\\r~42,78\\\A\K\\BOAUC\b meeting dates for 1992 are 6 October, 1 December at 6PM.\\\\\BNORMAN'S RAILROAD\b sales have been extended to England as well as Cananda.Sales were good at ADAMCON IV.\\\\I have just received a new catalod, language, and several other search options.\\\\You can select any one of hundreds of possible lists by using a simple three   character code.  Using letters instead of figures gives you [26x26x26]         choices.  Job search lists can be kept up to date and coded for reminder,      first contact, thank you, acceptance or decline letters.  Article by JACK      LEAMY\\\\If you have SmartFiler and are not using it, take a chance, boot it with your  manual in hand.  Try out all the commands & options, tBNIAD\b issue #89  July/Aug 92  $3 for a  single copy.  This issue has a complete NIAD catalog with descriptions of all  software.  You may have to include postage.  Call James Notini at (312)        775-0409 and mention OAUC.  Once you have this valuable Newsletter AND Catalog you will then know just how much is available for our ADAM.\\\\I have had my ADAM and software insured by \BSAFEWARE\b for a long time. Their address is 2929 North High St, Columbus, OH  43202-9907.  Ask for their FREE   "DO NOT DId, language, and several other search options.\\\\You can select any one of hundreds of possible lists by using a simple three   character code.  Using letters instead of figures gives you [26x26x26]         choices.  Job search lists can be kept up to date and coded for reminder,      first contact, thank you, acceptance or decline letters.  Article by JACK      LEAMY\\\\If you have SmartFiler and are not using it, take a chance, boot it with your  manual in hand.  Try out all the commands & options, tKER they also talk about bold face (thickening of the   type) and dropshadow for a 3D effect.  They estimate that you have about 400   ways to display your text.\\\\This is from \BMATAG\b, Box 165, 260 Adelaide Street East, Toronto. Ontario    M5A  1N0, Canada $25/year.  \BADAM'S DANDY DATA BASE\b, SmartFiler is a Great  Organizer.  At least one ADAM supplier uses Filer to list his subscribers and  customers.  Another keeps a cross referenced group of disks and packs showing  source, author, subject, fielg from \BAMERICAN DESIGN COMPONENTS\b, 400    County Avenue, Secucus, NJ  07094.  They featured Colecovision Power Packs for $5.95 on page 27.  On page 38 they have ADAM SOFTWARE from $8 to $14.  The     Expansion Module #2 (Driving) NEW sells for $29.95, while the game controllers sell 4 for $9.95.  Write to them now and mention OAUC.  Their order number is  1-800-776-3700.  Minimum order is $15 and S/H is 10% plus $3.  They have been  in business for a long time.\\\\I just received the latest issue of \he chances are you will  be surprised at the ideas that come to you.\\\\ow for a 3D effect.  They estimate that you have about 400   ways to display your text.\\\\This is from \BMATAG\b, Box 165, 260 Adelaide Street East, Toronto. Ontario    M5A  1N0, Canada $25/year.  \BADAM'S DANDY DATA BASE\b, SmartFiler is a Great  Organizer.  At least one ADAM supplier uses Filer to list his subscribers and  customers.  Another keeps a cross referenced group of disks and packs showing  source, author, subject, fielSTURB - COMPUTER WIZARD AT WORK! door handle plastic sign. Mention   OAUC it won't hurt.\\\\This is from the magazine \BVIDEO SHOPPER\b, Sep 92 issue $2.50.  They talk    about titles for VHS and the explanations on fonts.  "Fonts come in both serif and sans-serif styles.  A serifface has little tails and stems on the letters, which help to make the type more readable.  A sans serif is plain - cleaner    looking, but harder to read when the font size is small.  While reviewing the  VIDEONICS VIDEO TITLEMAxOs to get the appearance you want.  Don't rush.  Do one or two trial runs before SAVEing your final copy.  Time spent preparing formats is time well spent.  You may be usin\r~42,78\\A\KPosition the [..] in the correct column and row.  You can put in spaces to get the appearance you want.  Don't rush.  Do one or two trial runs before SAVEing your final copy.  Time spent preparing formats is time well spent.  You may be u92669  $18/Year.    This excellent newsletter is for CP/M users.  An educator in Redwood City is   one of a new breed that is well versed in teaching the new three R's, -- RAM,  ROM and Relationnal Database.  The future lies with the school research center equipped with a MacIntosh LC, a Mac Plus and a Tandy Multimedia PC.  Tools at  the students disposal include an electronic encyclopedia, a modem and access   to on-line communications services, a laser disc player and CD-ROM drives.  A  great deal of infoll as   high-speed modems and 80-column terminals.  There are even MIDI music and X-10 Home Automation interfaces.  If there is a need, their's an ADAM expert to     design what is needed.  (Info from 463 ADAM).\\\\\BTHE ADAM MODEM\b\\\\For the ADAM users who have an AdamLINK modem, here's a rundown on accessing   another modem, or a Bulletin Board.\\\\\BTO CALL PERSON TO PERSON:\b\\\\Put in AdamLINK media & BOOT.  Press IV-(SELECT OPTIONS).  Select:  DUPLEX =   Half  DATA BITS = 7,  STOP BITS = 1, 92669  $18/Year.    This excellent newsletter is for CP/M users.  An educator in Redwood City is   one of a new breed that is well versed in teaching the new three R's, -- RAM,  ROM and Relationnal Database.  The future lies with the school research center equipped with a MacIntosh LC, a Mac Plus and a Tandy Multimedia PC.  Tools at  the students disposal include an electronic encyclopedia, a modem and access   to on-line communications services, a laser disc player and CD-ROM drives.  A  great deal of infoL A BBS (Bulletin Board):\b\\\\Put in AdamLINK media and BOOT.  Press IV-(SELECT OPTIONS).  Select:  DUPLES = Full,  DATA BITS = 8,  STOP BITS = 1,\\PARITY = None,  AUTO LINE FEED = Off, WORD WRAP = On,    AUTO REDIAL = Off,    CHAR FILTER = On.\\\\Press VI-(DONE).  Press I-(ENTER PHONE NUMBER).  Type in the BBS phone number. Press VI-(DIAL).  When you come "ON LINE" with the BBS, follow the             instructions on the Bulletin Board.\\\\This is from \BIEAUG\b, 3141 East Palmyra Ave, Orange, CA  sing that same format for years to come.\\\\This is from \BAUGER\b, PO Box 4934, Fort Walton Beach, FL  32549-4934  ADAM   HARDWARE  The hardware available for the ADAM far exceeds anything Coleco had  planned.  The original 160K disk drive is dwarfed by the 320K, 720K and 1.44   Meg drives now being sold   Hard drives of 40 Meg are available in several     versions as are menory expanders of from 64K to 2 Meg.  Parallel and serial    interfaces allow you to connect 9 and 24 pin dot-matrix printers, as wermation can be found in a book by Judy Salpeter named        \B"Kids and Computers; A Parents Handbook"\b, published by Howard W. Sams.\\\\\BNorman Castro, 809W 33rd Ave, Bellevue, NE 68005\b  (402)  291-4405\\\\DIAL = Off,    CHAR FILTER = On.\\\\Press VI-(DONE).  Press I-(ENTER PHONE NUMBER).  Type in the BBS phone number. Press VI-(DIAL).  When you come "ON LINE" with the BBS, follow the             instructions on the Bulletin Board.\\\\This is from \BIEAUG\b, 3141 East Palmyra Ave, Orange, CA   PARITY = Even,  AUTO LINE FEED = On,     WORD WRAP = On,  AUTO REDAILER = Off,     CHAR FILTER = On.\\\\Press VI-(DONE).  Press I-(ENTER PHONE NUMBER).  Type in the phone number.     Press-(DIAL).  The party answering the MODEM call will press III-(ANSWER).     When your telephone rings, press IV-(ON LINE).  When you are "ON LINE", you    may converse by typing your message on the keyboard.  It will appear on both   screens.  When you have finished your conversation,     press II-(HANG UP).\\\\\BTO CALxMter   except the cover page and page 2.  $22/year  463 AUG, 8522 Hohman Ave,       Munster, IN  46321.  **** METRO, 1003 Oak Lane, Apopka, FL  32703.  Here is  the name an\r~42,78\A\K\This is from both 463 ADAM amd METRO as they share the complete newsletter   except the cover page and page 2.  $22/year  463 AUG, 8522 Hohman Ave,       Munster, IN  46321.  **** METRO, 1003 Oak Lane, Apopka, FL  32703.  Here is  the namehe game, you will see the puzzle on screen   At the     bottom of the screen, you will see the first word in the word list.  (The    Space Bar will let you see all the words, one at a time.)  You don't have to find the word displayed, though.. you can work on any word at any time. When you find a word, you place the cursor at the beginning, press RETURN, move   the cursor to the end, & press RETURN again.  The word will change to        inverse color, both on the screen AND on the word list!  That way, whenisk drive.  MTS is a set of programs    for designing, playing, and printing "Word Search" games.  There are public  domain programs for making Word Search games, but believe me, they don't     even come CLOSE to what MTS offers.\\\\MTS is much more sophisticated.  When you design a game, you choose the      words to enter into the grid, but after the first word, the prgm will look   for ways of using some of the existing letters in new entries.  This results in a much better puzzle.  You aren't limited the game, you will see the puzzle on screen   At the     bottom of the screen, you will see the first word in the word list.  (The    Space Bar will let you see all the words, one at a time.)  You don't have to find the word displayed, though.. you can work on any word at any time. When you find a word, you place the cursor at the beginning, press RETURN, move   the cursor to the end, & press RETURN again.  The word will change to        inverse color, both on the screen AND on the word list!  That way, whenwant to    solve the puzzle on screen.  You do not really need the word list as you can cycle through the words one at a time by pressing the SPACE BAR while you    are solving it.\\\\You can SAVE the puzzle, just as you designed it, as a "GAME" file.  Or you  can SAVE it as a "WORD LIST".  If you save it as a WORD LIST, then every     time you load the list, it will design a different puzzle using the same     words.  Or you can SAVE it BOTH ways, and that's what I'd recommend.\\\\When you go to play t and address of two ADAM repair business.  \BCOMPUTER CLASSICS\b,    Dan Elliott, TR 1, Box 117, Cabool, MO  65689.   ****    \BOSCAR'S           COMPUTERS\b, Howard Pines, 224 F Eglin Parkway, N.E.,  Ft. Walton Beach, FL  32547.\\\\\B"MR. T-SEARCH"\b was introduced in 1988, to very good reviews.  This       volume is both entertaining and inexpensive ($13) and I'm sure you will like it.\\\\MR. T-SEARCH (MTS) will work with your ADAM, you do NOT need any memory      expander, no dot matrix printer, no d you  run through the words in the word list, you will know which ones you have    already found.\\\\There may be a problem if you find one of the words on the very edge at the  beginning of the game.  The program may not recognize it.  Don't worry, you  can go back to it.  When you have found all the words, the prgm will         congratulate you and go into a cheery little color changing routine.\\\\same     words.  Or you can SAVE it BOTH ways, and that's what I'd recommend.\\\\When you go to play to one size, either... you can  select any of FIVE different sizes.  The largest size is so big that it      won't fit on the screen.\\\\After you have created your puzzle, you can do all sorts of things with it.  You can print a hard copy for other people to play (ADAM printer OR a dot    matrix printer).  You can even print it out BEFORE the random letters are    filled in, if you want to, and then again when it's complete.  You can print out JUST the word list, so you can have it in front of you if you xMs     chance to volunteer to make this dream possible, to make the \BTSG\b         happen.\\\\\BAPPLY WITHIN:\b  Some positions require technical knowledge but most only\r~42,78\A\K\For the limited future and until all positions are filled, you have this     chance to volunteer to make this dream possible, to make the \BTSG\b         happen.\\\\\BAPPLY WITHIN:\b  Some positions require technical knowledge but most oof ADAM and volunteer.  If you can't volunteer, at least write to    Barry & let him know you will support this project by buying the \BTSG\b     when it is published.\\\\\BNorman Castro, 809W 33rd Ave, Bellevue, NE 68005\b  (402)  291-4405\\\\dit a section of the \BTSG\b.  To give edited ready to use completed sections to the Co-Editor.\\\\8.  \BCo-Editor\b.  To oversee and review the work of the section editors.\\\\(Positions 1-5 do not require a technical background.  Positions 6 and up do requirer staff.  (Expenses     reimbursed).\\\\4.  \BPublicity Chairman\b.  To see that publicity is given to this project. To contact BBS sysops, News Letter editors, AUG officers, dealers & supplier to see that they publicize the project.\\\\5.  \BAdvertising Manager\b.  To contact dealers, suppliers, etc. to solicit ads for the \BTSG\b.  To coordinate ad copy and masters.  To get copy ready  masters of ads to Co-Editor.\\\\6.  \BChapter Editors\b.  To edit one or more chapters in \BTSG\b.  To       write expecting afamily addition; and will spend alittle time with other members ofthe family, also.   The thing is, I needed  to getmy usual articles  ready for thisAUGER newsletter issue. That tooka little doing; but I am sure oureditor will be able to whip everything together, and get the news-letter out, while I am gone.   We had a visit from one of ournewer members on the first of themonth.  He happened  to be in thevicinity, although he lives quitea ways from Fort Walton Beach. Hewanted to e some technical skill).\\\\Come join with us.  Make this dream become reality.  Be involved, be in on a major ADAM project at its beginning.  Become (ADAM WORLD FAMOUS (NO          guarantees).\\\\I need your name, address, position volunteering for (OK to volunteer for    several), technical background & experience.  Suggestions, ideas, well       wishes etc.\\\\BARRY WILSON, 11600 Olive, St. Louis, MO  63141.\\\\Your response will determine if this project will ever see the light of day. Be part nly  require the desire and dedication to work for the good of ADAM.\\\\1.  \BHard Copy Typist\b.  Type hard copy to disk (or tape).  (Work under    direction of hard copy coordinator).  Several needed.\\\\2.  \BHard Copy Coordinator\b.  Supervise and distribute work to hard copy   typists.  Coordinate with other staff as to what needs to be typed from hard copy to disk.\\\\3.  \BSecretary\b.  To send out large mailings, copy form letters, put in    envelopes and mail etc. To work with and support oth„%@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿ÿ@ÿÿÿ@ÿÿ¿ÿÿÿÿÿ@ÿÿ¿ÿ@ÿ@ÿÿÿÿ¿¿ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ¿ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ---------------------------------        THE PRESIDENT SAYS   I  have been  busily scurryingaround these  past weeks.  I havebeen planning a vacation for somemonths, and now  the time has ar-rived.  I am off  to visit my sonand his wife, who are, utilize articles of others, and generally cover the subject matter of a chapter.  To give edited ready to use material to the Section Editor.\\\\7.  \B(four) Section Editors\b.  To oversee and review the work of the       chapter editors.  To edit a section of the \BTSG\b.  To give edited ready to use completed sections to the Co-Editor.\\\\8.  \BCo-Editor\b.  To oversee and review the work of the section editors.\\\\(Positions 1-5 do not require a technical background.  Positions 6 and up do requirpick up several volumesfrom the club's Library List, andhoped that he  could pick them upwhile he was here.  Unfortunatelythough, we do not stock copies ofthe various programs. Since thereare over 200 volumes  in the clublibrary, and we furnish them bothon disk and datapak, this doesn'tallow us to stockpile them.   We were, however, able to pro-vide him with a 64K memory expan-der board for his ADAM, so it wasnot a total loss for him.   The best way  to order volumesfrom the Library List bookuse a type-writer, right?  Well, because  ofthis, I don't know of anyone withan ADAM computer system that usesthe "electric  typewriter  mode",except someone who was donated anADAM, and didn't have an instruc-tion manual or other information.   With  SmartWriter, we can typeanything  we want  on the screen,and then when we have it just theway we want it, and have correct-ed all the errors, added anythingwe  forgot (INSERT), and  removedwhat we  didn't want (DELETE); wecan press PRINT, plus Sm%n said, about theADAM SmartWriter word processor.   The best thing about it, is itdoesn't COST you  anything extra,since  it  comes built-in.  Othersystems require yo---------WORD PROCESSING---------   Many words  have been written,and much has been said, about theADAM SmartWriter word processor.   The best thing about it, is itdoesn't COST you  anything extra,since  it  comes built-in.  Othersystems requireuse a type-writer, right?  Well, because  ofthis, I don't know of anyone withan ADAM computer system that usesthe "electric  typewriter  mode",except someone who was donated anADAM, and didn't have an instruc-tion manual or other information.   With  SmartWriter, we can typeanything  we want  on the screen,and then when we have it just theway we want it, and have correct-ed all the errors, added anythingwe  forgot (INSERT), and  removedwhat we  didn't want (DELETE); wecan press PRINT, plus Sm wants to do.   When you first turn ADAM "ON",you find that you are in electrictypewriter mode.  What this meansis that you  can use ADAM just asyou would an electric typewriter.Put the paper in the printer, andstart typing your letter, or whatever.  What you type  will appearon your  screen; and, at the sametime, the printer  will print outthe same thing on paper.  But, ifyou make any typographical errorsthey will be on the paper as wellas the screen.  After all, that'swhat happens when you let, isto write us, and  enclose a checkor money order  for the amount ofthe disks (or datapaks) includingshipping.  Make  sure the  volumenumber (.25, .U25, .C25) is clearto avoid mistakes!                   -Faye B. Deere---------------------------------rything together, and get the news-letter out, while I am gone.   We had a visit from one of ournewer members on the first of themonth.  He happened  to be in thevicinity, although he lives quitea ways from Fort Walton Beach. Hewanted to artKey V,then V again, and ADAM will printon paper, with your ADAM printer.   That is what  it is all about;that's WORD PROCESSING!                         -----NJDtypewriter.Put the paper in the printer, andstart typing your letter, or whatever.  What you type  will appearon your  screen; and, at the sametime, the printer  will print outthe same thing on paper.  But, ifyou make any typographical errorsthey will be on the paper as wellas the screen.  After all, that'swhat happens when you  you to buy a wordprocessing program  for many hun-dreds of  dollars, and  sometimesyou have  to decide  between morethan one program.  Decisions  canbe costly.   SmartWriter  is contained on achip inside the ADAM console, andit loads into  RAM, when you turnADAM on and  press the  ESCAPE/WPkey. WP stands for Word Processorand SmartWriter is right there atyour fingertips.  Sure, there areother  word processing  programs,but the  ADAM SmartWriter  can dojust about  anything  the averageperson~%r the ADAM compu-ter.  They are "CP/M 2.2 & Assem-bler", "ADAMCALC", & "SmartLOGO".   CP/M 2.2 & Assembler is neces-sary for handling  programs writ-ten in CP/M. It h---------COLECO PROGRAMS---------   Coleco had three good programson the market for the ADAM compu-ter.  They are "CP/M 2.2 & Assem-bler", "ADAMCALC", & "SmartLOGO".   CP/M 2.2 & Assembler is neces-sary for handling  programs writ-ten in CP/M. IDAMnet\\20 REM * vo%(x)=vol              size,di%(x)=dir size,\\\    x=drive\\30 DIM vo%(7),di%(7):ONERR GOTO  600\\40 vo%(4)=160:di%(4)=1\\50 vo%(5)=160:di%(5)=1\\60 vo%(6)=160:di%(6)=1\\70 vo%(7)=160:di%(7)=1\\80 POKE 23275,6:POKE 23276,7\\90 FOR x=4 TO                    7:vv%=vv%+vo%(x):\\\    NEXT:POKE 16953, 32\\100 TEXT:HTAB 12:INVERSE:PRINT " 4-MAT\\\     ":NORMAL:PRINT:PRINT\\110 PRINT:PRINT " This program   will\\\     FORMAT all disks in up to  four\\\     drives simultaniously. "\ is capable  of movement, andcan follow  instructions; and canbe moved at different speeds. Youcan change the shape and color ofthe turtles, change  the color ofthe screen, etc.; and  move theseturtles all around on the screen.   These three programs are stillavailable, and are commercial programs  (which means  they must bepurchased, and  can't be  legallycopied, since they have been copywrited).  None of them has becomePublic Domain, but I believe thatsomething will have to be done inthe neF k=1 THEN TEXT:PRINT:PRINT "\\\     insert disks to be         FORMATTED into\\\     drives and press           <RETURN>.":GET\\\     an$:GOTO 190\\180 GOTO 700\\190 dv=65241\\200 GOSUB 500:IF d3%<4 THEN      dv=dv+21:\\\     GOTO 200\\210 ON d3%>7 GOTO                150:TEXT:PRINT:PRINT:\\\     PRINT " Formatting..."\\220 dd=dv:gg=0:FOR x=0 TO 3:     dv=dd+x*\\\     21:GOSUB 500\\230 IF d3%>7 THEN x=x-1:GOTO     255\\235 POKE dv,1:GOSUB 500\\240 IF d1%+d2%=192 THEN          rr%(gg)=d3%:\\\z$ed disk   drive.\\\\1 REM * "4-MAT" a freeware       contribution\\\    by DIGITAL EXPRESS\\8 ONERR GOTO 700\\10 REM * Enter CALL 64605 to log drives\\\    onto ADAM`11~03,37\N\C\\4-MAT\\\A\\\    This program formats disks  for use in a single-sided disk   drive.\\\\1 REM * "4-MAT" a freeware       contribution\\\    by DIGITAL EXPRESS\\8 ONERR GOTO 700\\10 REM * Enter CALL 64605 to log drives\\\    onto At has good documen-tation with it.  CP/M is an oper-ating system (not ADAM's), and itwas originally  developed for theIBM system. Since there were manyprograms written for it, it stillenjoys popularity with the compu-ter community.   ADAMCALC is a spreadsheet pro-ram, and can be very helpful whenever you need  to get involved inledger applications with ADAM.   SmartLOGO, as I understand it,is basically a good learning pro-gram.  It consists of 30 turtles,which  are a  series of  sprites.Each\120 PRINT:PRINT " It does not,   however,\\\     verify the blocks on the   formatted"\\125 PRINT " media, and only      formats for\\\     single-sided disks."\\130 PRINT:PRINT " Insert the     disks you\\\     want to FORMAT, and press  the\\\     <RETURN>.";\\140 GET an$:GOTO 190\\150 TEXT:PRINT:PRINT " Would you like\\\     to:":PRINT:PRINT "      1. Format more\\\     disks"\\160 PRINT "      2.              End":PRINT:PRINT " What\\\     is your selection?         ";:INPUT " #";k\\170 Iar future, as the supply ofthese good programs is dwindling.   Lookout for "pirated" programsas they  probably  will not  haveany  documentation  (DOC's)  withthem.  Without this  information,it will  be almost  impossible touse them.                         -----NJD and can be very helpful whenever you need  to get involved inledger applications with ADAM.   SmartLOGO, as I understand it,is basically a good learning pro-gram.  It consists of 30 turtles,which  are a  series of  sprites.Each     dd(gg)=dv:gg=gg+1\\250 NEXT\\255 x=gg-1\\260 FOR y=0 TO x:POKE            dd(y)+2,212:POKE\\\     dd(y)+4,4\\270 POKE dd(y)+5,206:POKE        dd(y)+6,250\\280 POKE dd(y),3:NEXT:FOR td=1   TO 1250:\\\     NEXT:ti=0\\290 VTAB 4:PRINT " time:":       ff=4:IF gg=2\\\     THEN ff=gg\\295 IF gg=3 THEN ff=1.3\\300 VTAB 4:HTAB                  10:ti%=ti/ff:PRINT ti%\\310 IF vv%=640 AND ti%>150 THEN  CALL\\\     64605:GOTO 350\\320 tt=0:FOR y=0 TO x:           dv=dd(y):POKE\\\     dv,1:GOSUB 500y day.  To help those of us who are relatively new to the       computer world, ANN (ADAM News      Network) has published a glossary   of computer terms and definitions.  Each definition is easily           understood by the novice, and there are many terms that even the more   knowledgeable of us might find      useful.  I understand that NIAD,    8125 W. Catherine St., Chicago, IL  60656, (312)775-0409, is selling    these new glossaries for only       $4.95!  At that price, no one       should be withou                             d1%=PEEK(dv):d2%=PEEK(dv+20):d3%=\\\     PEEK(dv+16):RETURN\\600                              er%=ERRNUM(0):CLRERR:PRINT:PRINT "\\\     ERROR # ";er%\\610 FOR t=1 TO 2000:NEXT t\\700 POKE 16953,                  95:TEXT:PRINT:PRINT "\\\     Program terminated":END\\\\ THEN ff=1.3\\300 VTAB 4:HTAB                  10:ti%=ti/ff:PRINT ti%\\310 IF vv%=640 AND ti%>150 THEN  CALL\\\     64605:GOTO 350\\320 tt=0:FOR y=0 TO x:           dv=dd(y):POKE\\\     dv,1:GOSUB 500w version of ADAMLink was done by Herman Mason, Jr. and Rich Drushel  with the blessing of Tom Clary, the original ADAMLink author.\\\     ADAMLink V is an EOS          environment program, and can be     used with external modems in place  of the CPM/TDOS environment         programs that are some-  times      supplied.  ADAMLink V is now        available for $24.95.\\\     This is great for those that  don't know the first thing about    CPM/TDOS, and don't really care to  take the time to find out how x	,                    P. O. Box 4934              Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549-4934                                           November 10, 1990ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ¿ÿÿÿÿ`11~03,37\N\C\\THINGS I THOUGHT\\YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW\\\A\\\     Have you ever came across a   computer term you weren't sure      about?  ADAM, and computers in      general, have a language that is    quite different from the words we   use ever\\330 tt=tt+d1%:NEXT:IF            tt<>(x+1)*128\\\     THEN ti=ti+1:GOTO 300\\350 VTAB 3:PRINT " Initializing  disk(s)..."\\400 od=PEEK(16821):FOR y=0 TO    x:POKE\\\     16821,rr%(y):zz%=rr%(y)\\410 p1%=vo%(zz%)/256:            p2%=vo%(zz%)-\\\     256*p1%:POKE 25308,        di%(zz%)\\420 POKE 25306,p1%:POKE 25305,   p2%:ON\\\     PEEK(58603)<>17 GOTO 440\\430 POKE 58605,p1%:POKE 58604,   p2%\\440 PRINT CHR$(4); "INIT         DEI-4mat":NEXT:\\\     GOTO 150\\500 FOR hh=1 TO 200:NEXT hh\\510 t one.\\\     If you have kids that need to be kept busy on a rainy day, you    might also check out NIAD on MR. T  SEARCH, a word search puzzle.  I    hear they are selling this great    little puzzle program for only      $6.50.  Since I'm a word puzzle     fan, I'm going to check on it       myself; but don't tell anyone.\\\     If you use a modem,           especially one of the newer         external models, you might be       interested in the latest version of ADAMLink, called ADAMLink V.  This  ne\\330 tt=tt+d1%:NEXT:IF            tt<>(x+1)*128\\\     THEN ti=ti+1:GOTO 300\\350 VTAB 3:PRINT " Initializing  disk(s)..."\\400 od=PEEK(16821):FOR y=0 TO    x:POKE\\\     16821,rr%(y):zz%=rr%(y)\\410 p1%=vo%(zz%)/256:            p2%=vo%(zz%)-\\\     256*p1%:POKE 25308,        di%(zz%)\\420 POKE 25306,p1%:POKE 25305,   p2%:ON\\\     PEEK(58603)<>17 GOTO 440\\430 POKE 58605,p1%:POKE 58604,   p2%\\440 PRINT CHR$(4); "INIT         DEI-4mat":NEXT:\\\     GOTO 150\\500 FOR hh=1 TO 200:NEXT hh\\510 to    move around in this environment.    People that work with CPM/TDOS all  the time have no idea how           frustrating it is to be told "just  follow the directions in the text   files".  When you BOOT the disk,    all you see are ZIPPED files, and a file named UNCRUNCH.\\\     A person who has dealt only   with the EOS environment has no     idea what to do next.  If this      happens to you, just order ADAMLink V from HLM-GK HARDWARE/SOFT- WARE   CO., 8912 Blaine Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.\\\   working on     another, ADAM automatically invokes the NEW command.  This erases the   program in memory, and allows you   to LOAD another program  which      replaces  the  old  one completely. POKEing Address 6356 with the value 201 disables the NEW command, and   allows the  two programs  to        MERGE.\\However, when you merge two         programs, the second program LOADed will replace all lines in the first program that are the same.  This    means that the LOVE2 version of the program is LOADed fx	,@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿@¿ÿ@ÿÿÿ@ÿÿ¿ÿÿÿÿÿ@ÿÿÿÿ@ÿ@ÿÿÿÿ¿ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ`11~03,37\N\C\\SMARTBASIC WORKSHOP\\\A\\\    When writing or editing a      program in SmartBASIC, it is easy   to delete the wrong thing.  When I  start to edit a program, I SAVE the original copy.  As I progress       through the program, changing om   there.  As you can see, it's        important to SAVE your work         frequently, for a number of         reasons.\\\                    -Faye B.       Deere\\\\e  old  one completely. POKEing Address 6356 with the value 201 disables the NEW command, and   allows the  two programs  to        MERGE.\\However, when you merge two         programs, the second program LOADed will replace all lines in the first program that are the same.  This    means that the LOVE2 version of the program is LOADed f    program I had SAVEd and start from  there again.  This DOES happen.\\\    It is easy to delete part of a line, and not know what the rest of that line was.  Normally, I make a  printout of the original program to refer to, but sometimes that        doesn't even help.  In this case, I delete the line completely, and     SAVE the program I am working on    under a third name, LOVE3.  I then  LOAD LOVE2.  Now I POKE 6356,201.   Next, I LOAD LOVE3.\\\     If you remember, when you     LOAD a program after   ADAMLink V also allows you to view RLE (Run Length Encoded)       picture files on-screen from the    BBS.  This means you can see what   you are getting before you download the file.  There are many more      features you will appreciate.  We   will do a complete review on        ADAMLink V a little later.\\\                    -Faye B.       Deere\\\\r $24.95.\\\     This is great for those that  don't know the first thing about    CPM/TDOS, and don't really care to  take the time to find out how irst.  You       know it is okay up to that point.   After you POKE Address 6356,        loading LOVE3 allows the two        programs to merge, with the program lines from the LOVE3 version        replacing the lines in LOVE2.\\\    This way, the lines you have   changed since you SAVEd LOVE2 will  replace the unchanged lines.  The   bonus is that the line you had      DELETED will again be back in the   program just the way it was before  you started working on it.  Now you can POKE 6356,205, and go on frit as I go, I periodically SAVE the       edited program under a different    name.  For example, if the name of  the original program is LOVE, I     SAVE the edited program under the   filename of LOVE2 as I work with    it.\\\    At regular intervals, after I  have edited some of the program,    and am sure that the changes I have made are working properly, I SAVE   the program before I go on.  This   way, if I become hopelessly         entangled, and nothing is working   right, I can LOAD the last LOVE2AUFG BOOK REVIEWby Ron MitchellTHE EOS PROGRAMMER'S MANUALAuthor: Guy CousineauA project of the ADAM News Network, Barry Wilson, Founder    113  pages.Cost $12.00 Available through AUFG or from             AJM Software,1059 Hindley Street,Ottawa, Ontario,Canada,K2B 5L9Much has been written by ADAMites, and by other computer     hobbyists on the subject of operating systems. It's a topic  that the average user will happily leave alone in the        unshakeable belief that only experts have an publications of     this sort are spelled out in full prior to being used. You   will find out the difference between a FCB and a DCB. In     other books it's not always evident. In this book, not only  will you find out how to use them, but you'll also see a     full description of how each is set up.Finally, at the end of the book there are several pages of   sample programs written in Z80 machine language just to get  you started. Each of these programs is fully commented so    you will know why each sion.We in the ADAM world are exceedingly lucky, as Mel Ostler    points out in his foreward to Guy's work. In Guy Cousineau,  we have a person who both knows about operating systems and  who can explain their component routines so that any curious user can understand them. The EOS Programmer's Manual is a   testement to that ability.The Manual begins with a short discussion on the benefits of machine language programming, which Guy enumerates as speed, size, and control.Read on.You'll learn about t   going to do with it?  That is the question. The EOS          Programmer's manual assumes a certain level of knowledge of  Z80 machine language programming. In that sense, it will not help you if you're struggling with SmartBASIC. But then the  day may come when you've mastered SmartBASIC after           completing your period of struggling. Then you'll look       around for something else to do and all the EOS Programmer's Manuals will have been sold. Think about it.It should be noted here that Guy alsDDRESS         - ENTRY         - EXIT         - DESCRIPTION         - EXAMPLESThe bulk of the manual is devoted to this type of routine by routine description.Other ADAM publications have attempted to do this sort of    thing. What distinguishes Guys work is that the explanations are fully understandable, and there are examples where       appropriate of how to use each routine. Another very         positive feature of this book is that certain acronyms which are simply tossed at the reader in othery right to       explore the deepest corners of the computer.  In doing so,   the user voluntarily gives up much of what the personal      computer is capable of doing.This sad state of affairs is not always the user's fault.    Unfortunately it is frequently true that those who can write don't know enough about operating systems to explain them    properly, and those who know about operating systems cannot  write. It's a problem throughout the computer world no       matter which machine is up for discusone is written as it is. Top all of   this off with a complete index, and you have the ability to  find most anything you want quickly and easily.Now the big question. Should you buy this book?In terms of value for money, the answer is certainly yes.    You won't find a more comprehensive and readable treatise on the ADAM EOS, and it was written by a man who knows EOS      inside out.In terms of whether or not it will serve your interest, the  answer is probably less clear. If you buy it, what are youhe nine general categories of EOS        routines and why EOS uses a jump table. You'll see at a      glance the way in which ADAM's EOS memory, that is the       memory where EOS is located, is used. Each of the operating  system routines is then laid out, one to a page for clarity, along with the various register values required to set the   routine up, and the register values to be obtained on exit   from the routine. You'll see each routine fully described    under the headings:         - JUMP TABLE Ao offers the source code for his sample programs ON DISK. Send him $5.00 and he'll    send you a copy.The EOS Programmer's Manual breaks new ground, not           necessarily in terms of the material it covers, because that has been known for some time to those who find out. What     Guy's book will do is to bring a few more   machine language programmers onto the ADAM scene, a few of those perhaps who  had been sticking a small toe into the  waters just to see   what it was like.With a read of Guy's bodeveloping some 'utility' procedures   that you might want to consider storing to a disk or data    pack all on their own. What you'll end up with is a library  of utility routines that you can draw on as required during  your program development. This library will save you from re-inventing the wheel each  time.Input routines can do a number of things. Their chief        function is to ....obviously....get input from the user's    keyboard. Later on we'll deal with other types of input      routines thThe LOGO Notebookby Ron MitchellWe've set up an introductory screen for our LOGO tutorial,   but we have some work to do before we can go too much        further. We don't have too many tools to allow us to process user input from the keyboard. What we've done is throw up a  screen full of choices to allow our user to enter the        program, and hopefully to do something useful. But we        haven't said to much about what happens when a key is        pressed.Our Smartkey display is going to suggesre's no error checking in any of     these, we"ll leave that for the next installment. Consider   the following:1. GETA.WORDTO GETA.WORDOP FIRST RLEND2. GETA.LISTTO GETA.LISTOP RLEND3. GET.KEYTO GET.KEYIF KEYP [OP RC] [OP " ]ENDNow. Let's have a look at these routines. They are from the  book "88 Apple LOGO Programs" by Donald Martin and Jennifer  Ann Martin, (Howard W. Sams and Co. 1984).You'll notice that each one of these routines uses the LOGO  command OP. That means that it is go of these six keys, and what do we do about it. More importantly, what provision     should we make to ensure that any other key pressed is       treated with the respect it deserves!All of this requires that we establish some routines for     inputting from the keyboard. These routines will be used     over and over again throughout this program and any other    program that you intend to write, so we might as well get    them right at the outset. In fact, we're going to spend the  next few installments ok, these people will soon discover   that there's nothing in the EOS to be afraid of, and a       wealth of computer resources to be utilized. programming. In that sense, it will not help you if you're struggling with SmartBASIC. But then the  day may come when you've mastered SmartBASIC after           completing your period of struggling. Then you'll look       around for something else to do and all the EOS Programmer's Manuals will have been sold. Think about it.It should be noted here that Guy alsat obtain data from other devices such as the     tape drive or screen. For now we'll concentrate on the       keyboard.There is also the matter of error checking. What happens if  the user presses the wrong key? Do we simply give up and     carry on with the program, or do we allow our mis-informed   user another chance to make things right. Of course the      user-friendly thing to do is allow another chance to input.To start things off, let's introduce 3 routines that get     input from the user. Thet to the user that in order to get anywhere at all, one of the Smartkeys has to be pressed. If you're of a contrary turn of mind however, you   might want to see what happens if you press something other  than a Smartkey. What happens to the program when it gets    input it doesn't expect.What kind of input are we expecting? A  single key press     that has a value somewhere between ASCII 129 and 134.  This  is the value range for the Smartkeys. So how do we determine that the user has in fact pressed oneing to take what the     user types in response to the LOGO operation RL or READLIST  and output it to the calling procedure.  We'll get to the    callers in a moment and show you how each of these input     routines is used.GETA.WORD does just what it says. It get's one word from the keyboard. The first time it sees a space it stops listening and sends  it's word to the calling procedure.Here's an example of a calling or driving routine that uses  GETA.WORDTO DRIVER.1CLEARTEXTPR [TYPE IN YOUR FIR routine...a routine that calls itself. ECHO simply calls itself and prepares to take another keypress until you stop it by pressing the ESCAPE key. Next time we'll take a   look at some error checking in this type of routine.  tered. That's what the operation LPUT does; it adds items to a list. When you eventually tire of entering co-ordinate pairs, you type a simple return. The program thanks you and then echo's back all the pairs you    entered. Once again, there is no error checking.The last routine is almost the same as the     first. The only difference is that now the entire list is    returned. That is,  whatever the user types before typing    <RETURN>. Again, no error checking. Try the following        driver:TO DRIVER.2 :DATA.LISTCLEARTEXTPR [ENTER IN YOUR ( X,Y ) DATA POINT.]PR []PR [HIT < RETURN > WITH NO DATE IF YOU]PR [ARE FINISHED ADDING DATA, ]MAKE "DATA  GETA.LISTPR []IF :DATA = [] [PR [THANKS FOR ALL THE DATA] PR  :DATA.LIST  STOP]MAKE "DATA.LIST LPUT :DATA :DATA.LISTDRIVERge Koczwara and the       B.A.S.I.C.  Club of Cleveland deserve a long and loud r ound of applause.This report will deal with the events of ADAMCON IV more or  less in order. It's about the only way to settle the rush of memories and impressions that will disappear soon enough.    It's quite possible that I've missed something. This year I  decided circulate amongst the various sessions going on in   order to get full flavour.  Others attended their respective choice of events taking place and remained wi, GET.KEY, takes a single keypress from the  keyboard and sends it to the caller. In this case there      isn't much to the driving routine. It could be:TO ECHOTYPE GET.KEYECHOENDEnter this routine along with GET.KEY into your work space,  and type away to your heart's content. It will simply keep   on taking key presses until you stop it,  back to the        screen. The ESCAPE key will get you out of it   and back to  TOP LEVEL.As a side point, this latter routine is an example of a      recursiveST NAME]MAKE "NAME GETA.WORDPR [](PR [I'M GLAD TO MEET YOU] :NAME)ENDThis driver will permit you to type in as many words as you  want, but all it will give you back in the final statement   of the program is the first word you typed. I tried: RON MITCHELLIt gave me RONI typed in RONMITCHELL and it gave me back RONMITCHELLI typed in 12748 and it gave me back 12748And...finally 127 481 gave me back 127 as my name.One word, no error checking. But it's a start.The second routine, GETA.LIST,ADAMCON IV - THE REPORTby Ron MitchellThe problem with ADAMCON's is that you have three days and   change to talk to everyone about everything. It's not        enough.1992's ADAMCON IV in Mentor Ohio, July 23 through 27, could  have easily run another 2 days without being too long.  It   will go down in ADAM lore as a convention that was very wel  l  attended, that had its share of hitches and more than its share of very special moments. All in all it went extreme ly well. Organizers Herman Mason, Geor.2 :DATA.LISTENDThis particular calling routine simply asks you to input     pairs of co-ordinates (X and Y separated by a comma) for as  long as you like. Each time you enter a new pair, it adds it to those pairs previously entered. That's what the operation LPUT does; it adds items to a list. When you eventually tire of entering co-ordinate pairs, you type a simple return. The program thanks you and then echo's back all the pairs you    entered. Once again, there is no error checking.The last routineth them from    beginning to end. They will doubtless report in greater      detail. These accounts will be available as the various post ACIV newsletters begin to circulate.Thursday, July 23.Mentor is about 20 or 30 minutes east of Cleveland, and 11   hours or so southwest of Ottawa. Our representation from     AUFG was a party of 3, Guy Cousineau, Clint Wormsbecker and  myself.  Clint and I travelled together. He drove I slept.   We arrived in Mentor around 6pm. Guy had beaten us by a wide margin.Thel was on the agenda for 9am. I must     have needed the sleep. As it turned out, there was nothing   to worry about.  Unbeknown to me, Mel had sent his regrets   having been unable to make it, unfortunately for all of us.  The keynote speaker's slot went 'by the boards' more or less and that provided an extra hour to slowly come to, somewhere between 9 and 10 am. Next year I'll arrange a wakeup call.The sessions were longer this year. Each lasted on the order of an hour and a half to two hours, giving prntage. Many of us had souvenirs    from previous years with us.To be noted immediately in the lobby of the hotel was an     ADAM welcome display featuring the ADAM Information Manager  written by Chris Braymen. Now I had seen an earlier version  of this program, but not the latest. What we had was a full  multi-media presentation featuring colourful video screens   produced by various user groups, developers and vendors,     along with some high quality music being played through a    MIDI setup cued to tprograms. When I looked in on Patricia      Herrington, she had her delegates working on moving and      copying different fonts using Powerpaint. Guy Cousineau had  left firm instructions at the door of his class that only    TDOS novices were welcome. When I quitely peaked in there,   he had one of his users doing the keyboarding under his      guidance. This was a convention where you could learn by     doing.Rich Drushel of Cleveland Heights, a member of the           organizing group, gave us a comprhere were frequent and informal  gatherings of three or four all over the hotel. The lobby    with its plush leatherette chairs was a favourite spot for   delegates to congregate and compare notes throughout the     convention.Friday, July 24thThings have a way of working out. I'd set my alarm for 6:30  am so as to catch breakfast on schedule. I awoke at 8:56     precisely, allowing myself absolutely no chance at breakfast or of hearing the Keynote speaker, Mel Ostler from Las       Cruces New Mexico. Mere were hearty greetings, hugs and handshakes all round.  I always enjoy the first evening. There were people to meet, people that I'd been talking to over the BBS network during  the past year, and ADAMites who I knew only by reputation    but who I felt I had known forever. The goodwill and joy at  being together once again was surpassed only by the          intensiveness and excitement displayed by those rushing      around trying to get things set up.  Most everyone wore an   ADAMCON T-shirt of some viesenters and    participants a chance to fully consider their subject. During the morning we had:    - Introduction to TDOS, - Guy Cousineau    - Comparing SmartBASIC 1.0, 2.0 and 1.X - Rich Drushel    - Hands on Graphics - Patricia HerringtonThe 'hands on' sessions introduced at ADAMCON IV provided    something new for delegates this year. Small groups of 3 or  4 were invited to use the equipment set up in a room         adjacent to the first floor meeting room to actually         practice various he visuals.  Anyone who wanted to know   what was on schedule had only to pick up the ADAM joystick   and press a button or two. The slide show then began,        accompanied by music, and allowed a number of choices in the order of display depending on user preference. Impressive.   It was there all weekend displaying its talents and flying   the ADAM flag.The evening reception was an informal affair with the        greeting and meeting continuing well into the night as       various ADAMites arrived.  Tehensive look at the        various forms of BASIC available in our world along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. He has produced a      complete handout which will become part of our library.      Included in this session was something of a history lesson   on how SmartBASIC developed the way it did. Rich is now      noted for having produced SmartBASIC 1.X the new version of  SmartBASIC that permits switching back and forth between 80, 40 or 32 columns. This new interpreter offers many other g item in this discussion dealt with      signal problems encountered by those using TV sets with      their ADAMS. Interference is frequently a problem as is weak signal from the ADAM itself. Various fixes were reported     including the use of signal boosters and shorter connecting  cables to reduce signal loss.Later in the afternoon, I got my chance to talk about        Software Peeves and Pokes, or more precisely put, things I   hate about the software I love. We had  good representation  from the dev, Hands on - Bart Lynch- ADAM Pet Peeves and Pokes - Ron Mitchell- SmartBASIC utilities - Alan Neeley- Music, hands on - Chris Brayment, Ron CollinsOur first real problem materialized during the Telecom       sessions. Again this year the organizers ran into problems   using a modem within the hotel switchboard system. Bart      Lynch and Herman Mason must have tried virtually every       possible combination of connections in an effort to clear    things up and finally succeeded on Sunday morning.nsumed it  quickly enough doing demos of various items we'd brought     with us. It was my pleasure to do some TDOS disk preparation for two or three customers on Guy's behalf and also to put   on a VDE266 demo for a couple of others who dropped over to  my room. Before I knew it it was well after midnight.July 25, 1992This time it was up-and-at-'em and on time for breakfast.    The bacon was delicious. I do not know why this should be,   but Americans seem to be the only people in this world who   know    was all Bruce could do to keep things under control.Meanwhile, Jerry Vrancks and Dean Roades were upstairs       showing off a vast arsenal of magic and tricks on the        hardware rapair front. Billed as "Hardware for Beginners"    this session covered cleaning of equipment, taking apart the keyboard and the printer for cleaning, the proper use of     cooling fans, and the use of a magical tiny item known as a  'Too-Doo'. Those who attended ADAMCON 03 will remember these well. One very interestin    features not available in the original version.In his session, Guy Cousineau covered the basics of TDOS     installation, and slanted his presentation to the real       beginners. User areas, search paths and directory structure  were all presented in addition to the TDOS installation      procedures.Friday afternoon, crammed with activity, featured sessions   as follows:- Beginner's Machine Language - Bruce Walters- ADAM Hardware for Beginners - Jerry Vrancks, Dean Roades - Telecommunicationselopers at this session, and there was a good    lively discussion on various facets of programming. The      handout is available through AUFG.Whilst so occupied, I totally missed Chris Braymen and Ron   Collins doing their first session on music as well as Alan   Neeley's session on SmartBASIC utilities. Hopefully another  reporter will provide us with an account of these two        meetings.That was the afternoon on Friday. There was nothing formal   on the schedule for the evening, but most of us co So the    first of several scheduled modem sessions slated for Friday  did not happen.Bruce Walters' session on machine language for beginners     generated some spirited discussion probably well beyond what Bruce expected. It was a difficult subject. From what I saw, the participants were hungry for knowledge and didn't        hesitate to let Bruce know it. Not a place where I would     care to tread, thank you very much, but somebody has to do   it. To be sure, there were questions - a - plenty, and it how to cook bacon properly. It was memorable, just like last year.Saturday at ADAMCON is a half day insofar as the sessions    are concerned. Time is allowed in the afternoon for those    who want to do a little sightseeing. It's always been a      matter of wonderment to me that in the course of attending   ADAMCON's, I visit places I've never been before and succeed in seeing very little of where I am, except for hotel rooms  with computers in them. This time was different, thanks to   Ena Greenshieldsrms of  quality, some of the music that was produced with the old    ADAM game cartridges. It was good, and remains amongst the   best. He went on to explain that his object in building the  MIDI-mite interface and preparing the accompanying software  was to provide ADAMites with a means of incorporating music  into their programs in the same manner and with the same     quality as Coleco had done. Chris traced attempts by various software companies to       produce music editors. None, as we all know, ap   and when I stuck my head in just in time for the start of    it, I was told in polite but firm tone that experts should   go elsewhere. Someone obviously mistook me for a user who    knows what he's doing.Tossed out of that room, I returned to Guy's session where   he was busy explaining the ins and outs of TDOS internal     commands. Patricia Herrington's "Hands on Graphics" was also scheduled for this period but was not held. These things     happen.Between 10:30 and noon three more ADAMites took t we should return to the  practice of ADAMCON 02 where each session was staged twice   to permit all to attend. However, there is a price for that  in terms of the amount of material to be covered.Significant discussion took place in a session chaired by    Tony Morehen during the 9:00 am to 10:30 slot. In order to   appreciate just how significant the discussion was be for    all of us, the major participants must be noted. There was   Tony, of course who needs no introduction to AUFG. There was Mark Gorly enjoyed it. Chris began by  explaining how he came to write the Sequel MIDI interface    program. If anyone has played the games by Sierra-on-Line,   they have perhaps heard some of Chris' music which regularly forms part of these products. Chris is a professional        musician and programmer. He does these wonders for a living.It was therefore most interesting to note his opinion of     ADAM's sound capabilities. He says that even now given the   equipment he has to work with, he cannot touch, in te of MTAG, who gathered a number of us        together for a trolly tour of downtown Cleveland. Most       enjoyable.During the morning, Guy had given the second of his sessions on TDOS, while Frances Clee provided beginners with a        demonstration of LOGO graphics. I had intended to drop in on the latter despite a longstanding warning from Frances that  if I turned up she would refuse to do the session. And I thought she was merely kidding.As it turned out, the session was billed for novices only,proached the  capabilities of ADAM's own internal sound routines in terms  of their ability to produce sound sweeps and volume          envelopes. The session was capped off by some rather amazing music demos that Chris had prepared. Ron Collins             supplemented the discussion with a demo of Videotunes. He    also provided much of the music that Chris use in his        demonstrations.Sunday, July 26thAgain there were some difficult choices to be made.  At this point I was beginning to think thathe stage,   and for me there was a difficult decision to be made. Howard Pines of Oscar's Computers in Florida was on with a          discussion of "Easy ADAM Repairs" while Ron Collins and      Chris Braymen provided a second MIDI demonstration. There    was also another hands on modem demo scheduled for this      period, but as previously explained, the technical           difficulties had not yet been ironed out.After considerable debate with myself, I finally opted for   the MIDI session, and thoroughdon, whose Micro- Innovations company produces much  of the new hardware for the ADAM world these days and there  was Rich Drushel from Cleveland who has demonstrated         superior programming capability with his SmartBASIC 1.X. At  other times during ADAMCON IV, two other leading ADAMites    participated in similar discussions with these first three   individuals. We all know Bruce Walters and some of us have   heard of Guy Cousineau.The problem under discussion was how to re-write ADAM's      operatihe WAIT SAVE, and GO  commands, and a  host of others. Bob's enthusiasm for TDOS was quite evident  as he described a number of tricks involving the use of      submit files. Reconfiguring the Smartkeys, something that    most of us never do, was one of Bob's favourite ways of      setting up his TDOS work area to suit his needs. All in all  an interesting and well presented session.For the word processor enthusiasts the second session was    staged by Joe Alford and Dean Roades. They dealt with EOS    woEOS and to turn it into a  properly written operating system. The commonly held view    amongst those present was that EOS, as provided by Coleco,   is incomplete. There is to be a completely re-written EOS    that a user can install on his or her particular system so   as to fully support all devices forming part of that system. For example, my current state of affairs with the 'Minnie-   Winnie' hard drive where I cannot use several items of major ADAM software such as Powerpaint will not happen with the        distributed by GK/HLM software of Cleveland. In addition to  the capabilities of the new program, Bart covered the        specifics of calling into and working a bulletin board       (BBS). On Sunday afternoon, the ADAM store opened its doors with    several of the more notable vendors participating. There was Jim Notini from NIAD, Shon McCallum of S&M Video, Alan       Neeley of ADAMLINK of Utah, Guy Cousineau (our man in the    store), as well as Patricia Herrington of Eyezod Graphics,   and Richential is          certainly there for good things to happen.And that was Tony's session. Concurrently, Guy Cousineau put on his last TDOS segment. Later in the morning, there was    another TDOS discussion chaired by Bob Blair on automating   ADAM. Now this was not automation in the usual sense of the  word. Rather Bob talked about some of the lesser known and   appreciated capabilities of TDOS such as the use of          PROFILE.SUB, the command history buffer, the ECHO function,  wildcard characters, tng system (EOS) to provide for the many new devices   presently becoming available. Major developers have been     pulling in somewhat different directions in the past. The    time has now arrived when this situation is no longer        acceptable. People have such a wide divergence of ADAM       configurations that some means must be found of allowing all devices to function with a particular piece of software.The talk in Tony's session centered around what could be     done to finish the job of writing rdprocessors, but chiefly Speedywrite. It's true that most of us don't really use the full capabilities of David        White's creation. This session provided a few tips and hints for those attending to try out.And finally, Bart "Zonker" Lynch got his modem up and        running. True, it was only connecting with another ADAM in   an adjacent room, but that was progress enough to permit a   top rate demonstration of ADAMLINK V. This is a new update   of Tom Clary's standard produced by Rich Drushel and     new EOS. I will be able to install device drivers such as to allow me to use my memory expander with my hard drive. Not   possible with some software currently.Many improvements were spoken of. The degree of co-operation among the major programmers and developers present was       encouraging to say the least. For the first time that I can  remember at an ADAMCON, we had all the right people together talking about how to make some real progress in the          development of ADAM EOS  software. The pot Clee of ADAM Services, Toronto. I think I've        probably forgotten a few. Suffice it to say that there was a goodly stock of ADAM products available for those willing to part with some money.Back in my room there was more copying to be done; mostly    MIDI files and more copies of TDOS. My disk drives did       yeoman service for the remainder of the afternoon. Scott     Gordon, Mark's son, comandeered my system at one point to    stage a demo of an adventure game he's currently working on. Let me ten see that    Micro-Innovations is becoming a major producer in the ADAM   world. The traditional picture occurred just before Mark's demo,    and sooner or later we'll see the 'class of '92' in full     colour. In fact, we'll probably see at least two different   pictures.One with Keith Marner in it and one without.Keith was with us all the way from the UK this year, and it  was a real pleasure to meet him. He's one of the keener      ADAMites I've met, and he's the prime force behind ADAM      activrybody got something to take away with them. The          generosity of our people is exceeded only by the quality of  their products. All had a chance to see it for themselves.The annual contest was a new game produced by Bob Sebelist   of the Maine ADAM User's Group called Beat the Bandit. I     didn't play, but I think the object was to see how much      noise you could get the program to produce. Or at least, it  seemed that way. In fact, this particular version was called "Beat ADAM". Many tried theiquet. Having to leave early the next morning, he excused  himself immediately after the prizes and speechmaking.       Before we realized he would not in the group photo, it was   taken. That left a few of us wondering how to get him back.  As it turned out, he couldn't sleep and came back by         himself.  Time for the second picture, this time with Keith  Marner in it.  The occasion was complete.Again we talked the night away. It was well after midnight   before I crashed.July 27, 1992.Breakfast that there will no longer be need to  boot your hard drive with a boot disk. Mark showed us two    versions of the new hard drives, a low cost version and a    regular version available at $299 and $399 US respectively.  The difference in access time between the two is only a few  milliseconds. Mark is also now producing a new line of ADAM  disk drives including one that stores 1.4 megabytes of       information. Add to that a complete line of memory expanders including  1 MEG and 2 MEG versions, and you call you that talent abounds in that family. Scott    will shortly be coming out with a role playing game much     like Dungeons and Dragons, and it is good! Unfortunately its title has escaped on me. But you'll see it probably around   Christmas if all goes well. The closing banquet came as usual with its good food, great  company and fun shenanigans afterwards. The organizing       committee did a notable job of putting together prizes from  many well known ADAM suppliers so as to ensure that          eveity in Great Britain. Just to digress for a moment,     Keith tells us he has a fair size following of ADAMites over there. His paid up membership is bigger than ours. I've      forgotten the exact figure, but he mentioned that he's got a list of more than two hundred ADAMites in the UK both active and inactive. Keith's friendly manner and likeable           disposition made him an instant friend of all of us. We were glad he could come over.Only problem was, he didn't know about the picture after the banr luck on the slot machine look- alike. Few came away ahead.Mark Gordon of Micro-Innovations, Reston Virginia, capped    off the evening with a demonstration of his hard drive       products. There are major developments taking place here.    The MIB2 interface, which provided the link between the      Powermate and the ADAM, and also does yeoman service on its  own for a few of us, is about to be replaced with the MIB3.  These boards will now come complete with 'boot eproms' which means (you guessed it) and departure. A few last goodbyes and good        wishes. Next year, Salt Lake City Utah. We'll all be guests  of Alan Neeley who graciously volunteered to host ADAMCON    05. General Impressions and Parting Thoughts.We are indeed fortunate in our ADAM world to have people of  the callibre of Tony Morehen, Guy Cousineau, Mark Gordon,    Rich Drushel and Bruce Walters. Not only were these 5 active through ADAMCON IV giving session, helping individuals,      leading discussions and plotting new strategy                                                       6. Chapter Editors.          20        l0                     l0            (G.Cousineau-4,R.Collins-3,R.Clee-l,B.Walters-l,R.Mitchell-l)        7. 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Not only were these 5 active through ADAMCON IV giving session, helping individuals,      leading discussions and plotting new strategy , asking others to post on other BBSs,       hoping NL editors will push this, several have said they will, hoping the   AUGS will respond to the letters and bring this up at the meetings.           I am open for suggestions and I thank those who have already volunteered to give of their time and skill to share their knowledge thru this             publication.                In the final analysis it is UPTO YOU whether or not we have this TROUBLE    SHOOTING GUIDE.I do not have the skill or knowledge========================================================================ITEM                          NEED      VOLUNTEERS          SHORTl. Hard copy typist.          4         l (Joe Alford)         3       2. Hard copy coordinator.     l         0                      2         3. Secretary.                 2         l (Mike Hurst Canada)  l  (USA) 4. Publicity Chairman.        l         0                      l            5. Advertising Manager.       l         0                      l         on our behalf, they seemed this time to enjoy the challenge of comparing    notes with eachother. We certainly cannot help our experts   very much. We rely on them to help us. Where then, is their  payoff? I think we saw it through these three days and       change.Let's hope that we can keep them interested by supporting    their products and giving them the feedback they need. That  will keep ADAM prospering until next year and ADAMCON 05,    and the year after through ADAMCON 06.Hope you can make ititors next NLs plugging this, we still have my       mailing to the AUGS and hopefully they will bring this up at their          meetings, we still have my direct mailings and remailigs to individuals.We still have until Jan. l l993 to fill out the volunteers and make Trouble Shooting Guide a go or not fill  them and put TSG aside for a year or so.                                                   I dont know what else I can do besides writing to AUGS, to NLS, to BBSs,to  individuals, posting on Fidoneton our behalf, they seemed this time to enjoy the challenge of comparing    notes with eachother. We certainly cannot help our experts   very much. We rely on them to help us. Where then, is their  payoff? I think we saw it through these three days and       change.Let's hope that we can keep them interested by supporting    their products and giving them the feedback they need. That  will keep ADAM prospering until next year and ADAMCON 05,    and the year after through ADAMCON 06.Hope you can make it to do the chapters, etc. and I can     only try to bring the right people together as we did for the Adam Survival Guide.Thank youBarry Wilson11600 OliveSt.Louis Mo. 63l4liligs to individuals.We still have until Jan. l l993 to fill out the volunteers and make Trouble Shooting Guide a go or not fill  them and put TSG aside for a year or so.                                                   I dont know what else I can do besides writing to AUGS, to NLS, to BBSs,to  individuals, posting on Fidonetlowing                           out a fuse.9.  Gambling             Let me run that new EZ-Lottery program and see                             what numbers to try.10. Sports               Let me run the Pro football cartridge I just                           bought for my Adam.11. Exercise             Well I think probably lifting my CPU over my                             head 50 times should be enough exercise                               for today.12. Religion             Please God don't THE FOLLOWING ITEM BY BARRY WILSON originally ran in Bob Blair's SFAUG NL.NOT TRUE.I HAVE BEEN FALSELY ACCUSED OF ONLY THINKING ABOUT MY ADAM.My wife, my children, my cat, as well as many others have made this false  accusation.I now say it is not true and state  the following in my defense.         I DO THINK OF:          (AS IN .....)l. Clothes              What should I wear when I use my Adam today ?2. Food                 Should I take a chance on spilling my dinner on    the keyboard or s. Sleep                 I wonder if the disk drive light will keep my    wife up or if she will be able to sleep           with my Adam printer     typing away ??17. Other Computers        My Adam is sure better than Jim's Clone.l8. Geography              I wonder if they have Adams in Japan,in China?19. Weather                I wonder if smog would hurt an Adam.20. History                Is my Adam running faster than it was                              yesterday ??21. Aeronautics             I              payment ?  After all it is 2 months over due.                          What is the number of Micro-Innovations ??6.  Recreation          Gee, I think I'll pay that new Steve Pitman                           game on my Adam.7.  International Relations  You know if Irag had Adam computers it would                                have been a much tougher war.8.  Science              I wonder how many Adam accessories I can hook up                           to this extension cord without b, asking others to post on other BBSs,       hoping NL editors will push this, several have said they will, hoping the   AUGS will respond to the letters and bring this up at the meetings.           I am open for suggestions and I thank those who have already volunteered to give of their time and skill to share their knowledge thru this             publication.                In the final analysis it is UPTO YOU whether or not we have this TROUBLE    SHOOTING GUIDE.I do not have the skill or knowledgelet it be the hard drive that                              crashed. I promise I'll be good if only I                              can recover all my data.13. Consumer Affairs     Gee I wonder if these cheap generic ribbons                              will be as good as the real Panasonic ones?14. Family                Which of you darn kids turned the CPU off with                              my disk still in the drive.15. Pets                  Not again, my key board jammed up with cat hair.l6hould I just skip dinner ?3. Diet                 Should I take a chance on spilling my dinner on                             the keyboard or should I just SKIP dinner and                           stay on my diet ?4. Romance              LL  reference                                                      What the heck, I'll just finish up this project                             it'll only take another hour or so.5. Finances             Should I buy that hard drive or make a car                  wonder if an Adam would still work after it                                fell 30,000 ft. from an air plane.22. Chemistry                I would hate to drop this acid on my Adam.23. Physics                   I wound if an Adam would work faster in                                  a vaccum.24. War                        I would sure hate to have my Adam shoot                                  up in a war.25. Space Travel               I wonder how much my Adam would weigh                        we do not have the files to fill the disks, we must wait until we have enough.ANN contributions are not limited to ADAM editors.  Anyone with something to share is welcome to send it in.  It can be graphics, LOGO, CP/M-TDOS, hardware tips, software reviews, or even a short article on how you use your ADAM.  We know you have the needed software to prepare an article, SmartWriter is built in to every ADAM!ADAM needs your help.  Take a few minutes to tell us a little about yourself and how you use your ADAANN NOTES - NOVEMBER 1992As you have noticed, the ANN disks have been a little late the past few months.  Part of the problem has been mine, I just do not have the time or energy to edit the ANN disks and do a good job.  This is why Bob Blair is taking over the first of the year.  The other reason is that some editors are not sending in their ANN contributions as regularly as they have in the past.  We at ANN do not create the files we put on the disks, we only compile them and edit when necessary.  If   USING SmartBASIC 2.0                                  Edited from the SmartBASIC 2.0 documentation article by      Wa6Msx      SmartBASIC 2.0 differs considerably from its            predecessors.  Many if not all of SmartBASIC 1.0's faults    have been identified and eliminated, and severalnew features have been added.      The aggravating "growing" DATA and REM LINE Bug has     been fixed!  And infact old SmartBASIC 1.0 files with sloppy DATA and REM lines can be instantlycleaned up by BootinMDEAN ROADES - ANN EDITORs you have noticed, the ANN disks have been a little late the past few months.  Part of the problem has been mine, I just do not have the time or energy to edit the ANN disks and do a good job.  This is why Bob Blair is taking over the first of the year.  The other reason is that some editors are not sending in their ANN contributions as regularly as they have in the past.  We at ANN do not create the files we put on the disks, we only compile them and edit when necessary.  If            on Mars; on the moon.So you can see that I DO think about many other subjects than just my Adam computer.Apologies are now in order.  Just make them into a file and send to me on  disk.ALSO if you want send me your examples of how you also do not think of     your Adam all day long.                                                    uld hurt an Adam.20. History                Is my Adam running faster than it was                              yesterday ??21. Aeronautics             I SmartBASIC 2.0 (Coleco, 1984).o  Many bugs fixed from version 1.0. o  Allows use of 64K memory expander for extra program       space. o  Designed to access the prototype serial/parallel          interface (never released   by Coleco). o  Uses a revised EOS, version 7, which allows up to 3 files open at the same   time.  There are, however, serious problems with EOS-7,   namely its inability   to support drives greater than 256K. o  Memory map incompatible with either version of SmartBASIC 1.0.we do not have the files to fill the disks, we must wait until we have enough.ANN contributions are not limited to ADAM editors.  Anyone with something to share is welcome to send it in.  It can be graphics, LOGO, CP/M-TDOS, hardware tips, software reviews, or even a short article on how you use your ADAM.  We know you have the needed software to prepare an article, SmartWriter is built in to every ADAM!ADAM needs your help.  Take a few minutes to tell us a little about yourself and how you use your ADAg SmartBASIC 2.0 and then LOADing and    SAVEing the old file.The utility of sequential Tape or Disk Files has been        considerably improvedby fixing the "Backup" Bug.  A Backup Copy of saved files is NO LONGER MADEafter APPENDing them.  All that's necessary is that the      APPENDED FILE be theLAST PROGRAM on the Tape or Disk.  Then there will be no     more rapidly filledup tapes with useless copies, and the SEQUENTIAL FILE        feature of SmartBASICcan be used directly without resorting to Macatastrophic.          SmartBASIC 1.0 Programswith the old POKES TO 16149 and 16150, used to re-set its    POKE Limit SHOULDNOT BE USED with SmartBASIC 2.0.  These POKEs are in a       different part of theSmartBASIC 2.0 machine language and will blow-up the         SmartBASIC Boot andrequire re-booting.  This damage may not be immediately      apparent on allfunctions and I suspect this is one of the reasons for the   reports thatSmartBASIC 2.0 seems "incomplete".  This is true with the    old SmartB.That will result in an INITialized SmartBASIC Tape or Disk   with the FullProgram Space Available for new programs.      The Line Buffer has been enlarged to now allow a line   length up to 255Characters for direct compatibility with MicroSoft BASIC.    Line Editing iseasier too.  The Insert and Delete Keys now work in          SmartBASIC 2.0 as well asSmartWriter and the Clear Key Erases the Entire Line.  There is anotherchange that really IS an improvement, but takes some getting used to.  Wheneeen byPressing the PRINT key on the Keyboard.  It can also be      STOPPED EARLY byPressing CONTROL and C together.  The Printer now Prints any INVERSECHARACTERS in the text that have normal characters on the    Daisy Wheel, asNORMAL CHARACTERS.  Also the Printer can be made to print    bi-directional, aswith SmartBASIC 1.0, with CHR$(15).  This feature was        useless however onSmartBASIC 1.0 since the printer would lock up and continue  printing the same80 characters forever.  This bug has been en sequential lines.     This differsconsiderably from SmartBASIC 1.0 where any errors in editing were REJECTED andthe original line was returned UNCHANGED.  It's good         insurance to copy linesbefore editing them.  You'll then have an unchanged line to  fall back on ifyou make an error and lose the line.      There is virtually NO imposed POKE LIMIT in SmartBASIC  2.0, you can POKEup to FEBF (65215).  POKEs are rejected above that limit     only to preventPOKEing into the DCB's which could be chine Language   routines to overcomeSmartBASIC 1.0's Limitations.  Also, DELETEing Programs in   SmartBASIC 2.0 nowactually FREES that space on the Tape or Disk for OTHER      PROGRAMS.  To bereliable though Programs should be DELETEd beginning with    the LAST PROGRAMSAVED and then inward toward the FIRST Program.  To DELETE   all programs on atape such as either SmartBASIC tape that can't otherwise be  INITialized, justbe sure that the LAST PROGRAM DELETED is the FIRST PROGRAM   on the Tape or DiskASIC 1.0COLOR POKES as well.  DON'T use a program written for        SmartBASIC 1.0 thatchanges the Screen Colors.  These programs MUST be modified  first.        The NEW COLOR POKES ARE: POKE 17184 <0-15> for the BorderPOKE 17240 <Normal Text *16 + Screen>POKE 17251 <Inverse Text*16 + Inverse Background>      A small but significant improvement is that in          SmartBASIC 2.0 the cursor is transparent unless waiting for  input.      The Printer will now start to Print from the Top of the Scrditing previously written lines if you should make an       Error, the ERROR isACCEPTED and the Original Line is LOST.  This line is then   printed on thescreen with the "Sad Face" character preceding it.  (This    Sad Face as wellas the Syntax Error "^" and run time Error Messages are      always accompanied bythe Bell Sound.)  It must then be re-written.  Sad Face      lines will stay inthe listing until changed, and may even be SAVEd with the    program, but willBreak the program when Run, if betwefixed in           SmartBASIC 2.0 and thePrinter will stop and return control to the program.  There  is also a NEWSCREEN PRINTING FUNCTION that requires a POKE.  To display   ANY of the 256characters including "control characters" on the screen in   the TEXT Mode, atthe current cursor position, POKE its ASCII number into      16771 then CALL 16770.The following Line will show them all:  5 TEXT: FOR i=0 TO 255: POKE 16771,i: CALL 16770: PRINT "   ";: NEXT.      The SmartBASIC 2.0 Source File or Proing lines   numbered the same,or will simply be added to the program if numbered           differently. EXTMEM  This command accesses the 64K expansion board for    additionalSmartBASIC program space.  NOTE that when EXTMEM is entered  the SmartBASIC2.0 Tape or Disk MUST BE IN THE CURRENT DRIVE.  The Tape or  Disk is thenAccessed ONLY if the 64K Expansion was tested as Present     when SmartBASIC 2.0was Booted.  If this is sothe Screen will Blank while the    Memory Map isreconfigured, then the Titlaution is inorder however.  It's wise to investigate the area of ANY     POKE used in yourfavorite SmartBASIC 1.0 Program before attempting to RUN it!      It is also worth noting that even with all this extra   source code,SmartBASIC 2.0 requires 447 bytes (1/2 Block) LESS memory so that you haveadditional room for SmartBASIC or Machine Code programs even when in STDMEM.SmartBASIC 2.0's PRINT FRE(0) yields 26401 as opposed to     SmartBASIC 1.0's25954. (Each following NEW).  HIMEM default is the sa you to the normal SmartBASIC    Map.  Once Againthe SmartBASIC 2.0 TAPE OR Disk MUST BE IN THE CURRENT DRIVE WHEN STDMEM ISINITIATED.  The Tape/Disk is Accessed Again and the          SmartBASIC Map isconfigured as "normal".  Anything in the Workspace is LOST.  PRINT FRE(0)reports 26391 (26401 if preceded by NEW).  (It might prove   simpler just toReBoot the tape or disk from the start) COMMANDS PDL(1) and PDL(2) in SmartBASIC 2.0 have been       INTERCHANGED asreferenced to SmartBASIC 1.0.  PDL(2)unspecified Reads or Writes will be to IT and that      HELLO will Self-RUNas Expected.      SmartBASIC 2.0 also correctly INITializes Disks with    160 Blocks.  AndBLOCKS LEFT is now re-calculated each time CATALOG is        requested, from thetotal of Those Programs NOT DELETED. New Commands. MERGE  This command is used like LOAD but does not NEW the   program space, sothat favorite routines may be stored separately and MERGEd   with any existingprogram.  The MERGEd lines will replace any existgram on the        Disk/Tape takes up 49BLOCKS.  SmartBASIC 1.0 only required 28 Blocks.  ALL this   extra codeincludes a revision of the EOS.  This NEW EOS Revision-7 is  Loaded into RAMinstead of the ROM Revision-5  resident in ADAM that was     used with SmartBASIC1.0.  This is where the New File Handling Routines come      from.  Fortunately forthe POKErs amongst us the EOS JUMP TABLE is at the same      address in RAM and evenmost of the new routines are simply displaced by a few       blocks.  Ce "Coleco SmartBASIC 2.0" will    reappear.      PRINT FRE(0) will confirm that your new Expanded        Workspace is 90646.(90656 if preceded by NEW).  HIMEM And LOMEM can now be set  anywhere in thisnew workspace but be careful with the values.  Reports are   that there is noError Trapping on LOMEM and HIMEM values while in EXTMEM AND AN ILLEGAL ENTRYWILL CRASH SmartBASIC.  Note too that one drawback that      comes with all thisextra room is slower program execution. STDMEM  This command returnsme at   53632 but the extraspace is revealed by SmartBASIC 2.0's default LOMEM of 26960 as opposed toSmartBASIC 1.0's 27407.  Note too that now BOTH HIMEM AND    LOMEM can be set.      Even Block ZERO didn't escape revision.  This is the    "Boot-STRAP LOADER"and now includes a test for the presence of the 64K          Expansion Board as wellas A Memory Test of it.  Also code to reset the Default      Drive to be theCurrent Drive (the Drive that you're Booting SmartBASIC 2.0  from).  This meansthat  now yields the         VERTICAL POSITION forController #1 (0-256) and PDL(1) now yields the HORIZONTAL   POSITION forController #2. ALSO PDL(15) For the #1 controller Or PDL(14) For the #2Controller now returns an Update on the Position of the      SPINNER, used in theSUPER ACTION CONTROLLER. BREAK and NOBREAK are not implemented in SmartBASIC 2.0. PR#2 and IN#2 access the RS-232C port of the prototype       (never released)serial/parallel interface.  PR#4 accesses the parallel port. SmartBASIC me     rows 17 through 32.  Finally, in the Center of the Square    Draw a Vertical Line from Top To Bottom,starting between the numbers 1 and 128 along the Top.      What you now have is a graphic representation of the 32 bytes in memorythat define a sprite arranged as they are displayed on the   screen as two sideby side 16 Byte columns.  Each 1/2 line of 8 blocks is an 8  bit Byte.  Blocksthat you FILL assume the value of 1 and empty Blocks are 0.  To easilyconvert these Binary Bytes to the decima in page 0 at 00C0 (192)  through 00FF.Sprites that you define may be stored here or anywhere else  in free memoryspace like any other machine code.  POKE 16786 (Low Byte)    and 16787 (Hi Byte)to tell the sprite routine where YOUR Sprite Table begins.   Before you canuse the Default Sprites or any others you must also POKE     16788 with a 1. Thissets the Sprite Flag and tells the routine that Sprites HAVE been defined.      In "normal" Graphics, SmartBASIC 2.0 XDRAWS with        Transparent to assume     rows 17 through 32.  Finally, in the Center of the Square    Draw a Vertical Line from Top To Bottom,starting between the numbers 1 and 128 along the Top.      What you now have is a graphic representation of the 32 bytes in memorythat define a sprite arranged as they are displayed on the   screen as two sideby side 16 Byte columns.  Each 1/2 line of 8 blocks is an 8  bit Byte.  Blocksthat you FILL assume the value of 1 and empty Blocks are 0.  To easilyconvert these Binary Bytes to the decimaar Trek") Making Your Own Sprites.      On a sheet of graph paper enclose a 256 block square,   16 Blocks high By16 Blocks wide.  Starting at the TOP RIGHT corner, outside   the square along        the top line, from Right to Left write above each    column: 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128.      Now starting at the Top Left Corner, outside the square from Top toBottom, Number each of the 16 Rows 1 through 16.  Now on the RIGHT Side,outside the square from Top To Bottom, number these sa2.0 Sprites.      Sprites, as implemented in SmartBASIC 2.0, are really   SHAPES eachconsisting of 32 Bytes of Bit-Mapped Memory and can be put   anywhere on thescreen in ANY of the Display Modes and EACH in any of the 15 HCOLORS!  EACHsprite is defined on its OWN SCREEN PLANE, easily visualized as 32 layers oftransparencies.  That's why each can have its own color AND  that they CANoverlap.  The SmartBASIC 2.0 Source tape/disk comes with     Sprite 1 and 2 alreadydefined.  Their 64 bytes are storedl numbers required   by SmartBASIC justlook up at the top row of numbers.  If a Block is FILLED,    ADD This Number tothe Total for this 1/2 line Byte (Numbered 1-32).  Empty 1/2 lines are 0.Write these 32 numbers down in order and with a comma        between each one and copythem into either of the Data Lines in the 2nd Program above  in place of theexisting numbers.  When you RUN the program you'll then see  your own spritesdisplayed.IGHT Side,outside the square from Top To Bottom, number these samethe Background Color (instead of simply Black in SmartBASIC  1.0).  The Spriteroutine uses THIS XDRAW to AUTOMATICALLY Erase That          particular Sprite if youDraw it somewhere else on the screen.  Needless to say this  makes for extremelysimple animation routines.  To see the two Sprites provided  enter this line: 5 TEXT: POKE 16788,1: HCOLOR = 3: DRAW 1 AT 120,70: DRAW 2   AT 120,120. I'm sure they'll be a pleasant surprise.  (One is a sailboat and the otheris the U.S.S. Enterprise from "St****************************************************************************** SmartBASIC 1.0 ENHANCEMENTS FROM "The Hacker's Guide to ADAM Volume II"(Ben Hinkle, 1986). o  40-column text mode.  No INVERSE or FLASH, and a bug in   the ^P screen   dump to printer routine. o  Keyboard macros. o  Sprites. o  Interrupt-driven 3-voice sound. o  Bug fixes included DATA/REM extra space, recovering       h-type files, and   allowing spaces in filenames. o  Enhancements reduce workspace by only 1K.qŽ88äÂÂ(EC‚Ä/8  ‚â?#@öpàÀ€à$1` AX”"BA€À##
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When  printed outwith the ShowOff II program, theywill be left and right justified,and columnized.   However, they  may be  printedout in SmartWriter word-processorformat; but will not be justifiedand will have the ShowOff "enhan-cer" markings printed out also.   You can  DELETE  these "enhan-cer" markings from the screen andthe items will  print out withoutthem, although  still  not  rightjustified.   This is  for your information.These AUGER 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111  SmartWriter EOS "enhancer", bySolomon Swift.  When  printed outwith the ShowOff II program, theywill be left and right justified,and columnized.   However, they  may be  printedout in SmartWriter word-processorformat; but will not be justifiedand will have the ShowOff "enhan-cer" markings printed out also.   You can  DELETE  these "enhan-cer" markings from the screen andthe items will  print out withoutthem, although  still  not  rightjustified.   This is  for your information.These AUGER HELLO   These items  on this  disk arefrom  the  E.C.A.U.G. newsletter,the "AUGER".  It is  published bythe Emerald Coast ADAM User Groupin Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548.   These three items          From The Prez          Coleco Programs       &  Word Processingare done in SmartWriter, and willbe  left and right justified, andcolumnized, when  printed  out inSmartWriter.   The other three items          Things          SBasicWkSh       &  4 MAT Prgmare done in  ShowOff II, which isa11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111items were written byFaye B. Deere and Norman J. Deereof E.C.A.U.G.                         -----NJDbythe Emerald Coast ADAM User Groupin Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548.   These three items          From The Prez          Coleco Programs       &  Word Processingare done in SmartWriter, and willbe  left and right justified, andcolumnized, when  printed  out inSmartWriter.   The other three items          Things          SBasicWkSh       &  4 MAT Prgmare done in  ShowOff II, which isa9211ANN-1ANNnotes   A   Dean Roades - ANN EditorFrom Norman Castro.  His usual fine mix of ADAM information.OAUC_OCT92 H OAUC_OCTp3 HOAUC_OCTp5 H OAUC_OCTp7 H OAUC_OCTp2 HOAUC_OCTp4 H OAUC_OCTp6 H OAUC_OCTp8 HFrom the November "AUGER" - ECAUG newsletter.  Thanks to Norman and Faye Deere.HELLO      A   An explination of these files.FrmThePrez H   Ordering PD volumes.WdPro31_SW H   ADAM and SmartWriterColecoProg H   "CP/M 2.2 & Assembler", "ADAMCALC", & "SmartLOGO"4-MAT_Prgm H   4-MAT by DIliesto be able to come, and to have agood time while they're here,whether or not they're intocomputers.  Between the beachesand the attractions, that shouldwork out well.Among the people who haveexpressed an interest in attendingare several other AUG members,vendors, newsletter editors, andpeople who are not reallyaffiliated with any of the above,but want to meet other ADAites. Wehave firm commitments from SolSwift and Jim Notini of NIAD. Wemay even have guests from out ofthe country, if o    A RDSB1H     A Here are a couple of Keith Marner's favorite pics, courtesy ZONKER. (SmartPaint format)3DP01.HRP,2,3,4  H3DP02.HRP,2,3,4  H SIDE B OF THIS MONTH'S ANN DISK IS COURTESY ZONKER.  IT IS AUTO-LOADING AND CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING USEFUL UTILITIES.HELLO      A FIXBASIC   H MNU        H40         H 32         H CRUNCHER   HCLOK       H CF         H FMT        HRNBR       H BELL       H DRIVER     HLABELS     H KLIK       H EZCOPY     HLoadMod    H HGRtext    H SBASIC     HSQUEEZ    00 PP DBL               Spouse: 99.00               Child:  39.00INCLUDES:      3 nights hotel/2 Bkfsts/               1 Lunch/1 Dinner/               Meeting RoomTransfers not included.  Suggestthat attendees who are not drivingshare a rental car.  We willarrange.Those flying will receive a 5%discount off the lowest availableairfare on American Airlines.Special door prizes will beawarded. (We will contact all ADAMvendors and clubs for donations ofmerchandise, programs or servicesthaow people towork the trip into their schedules(and budgets!) and will give usample time to get it all organized.Of course, there are drawbacks,too. Those who bring school-agechildren will have to weigh theconsequences of taking them out ofschool for a few days.  (For some,this could be an incentive to dowell in school during September!)Many schools will cooperate withparents who wish to take theirchildren on an educational trip; avisit to Ept usually falls intothat category. We do want famiGITAL EXPRESSThngs11/92 H   ANN ADAM Glossary, MR. T  SEARCH,  ADAMLink V.   SBasicWkSh H   Programming TipsFrom Ron Mitchell. Thanks to Bob Blair for the conversion to EOS.EOSMANREV  A LOGO14     A ACIVREPT   AFrom Barry Wilson, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ANNSCORE_CARD A   Update on the Trouble Shooting GuideNOT_TRUE   A   It's just not true!  Barry DOES think about things other than ADAM.The next two sections of Rich Drushel's BASIC seminar at ADAMCON IV. Courtesy of Joe Alford.RDSB2.0ur Canadiancorrespondent Jim Clements gets hisway! In fact, nearly everyoe we'veheard from is hoping to make it.This started out casually, butit's turning out to be a moreinteresting prospect each day.  ItDOES seem to be past time for allthe of us to finally meet eachother.  Long- distance sharig hasworked to our advantage foryears... Just try to imagine howmuch we have to talabout in person,& how much fun we'll have, too!        Preliminary Report:DATES: October 7-10Cost Estimate: 179. H KEY.click  H fmt        AANN ADAM Glossary, MR. T  SEARCH,  ADAMLink V.   SBasicWkSh H   Programming TipsFrom Ron Mitchell. Thanks to Bob Blair for the conversion to EOS.EOSMANREV  A LOGO14     A ACIVREPT   AFrom Barry Wilson, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ANNSCORE_CARD A   Update on the Trouble Shooting GuideNOT_TRUE   A   It's just not true!  Barry DOES think about things other than ADAM.The next two sections of Rich Drushel's BASIC seminar at ADAMCON IV. Courtesy of Joe Alford.RDSB2.0t will be given at a drawing atthe closing dinner.) Specialspeakers and workshops will befeatured at the sessions. Keynotespeaker will be featured at lunch.Free time will be scheduled foroptional side trips.  We willarrange hotel.A deposit of $50 per person willbe due July 1; balance is dueSeptember 1.Monte's plans call for a receptionSaturday evening, breakfasts bothSunday and Monday, lunch anddinner Monday.  The closing dinneris presently scheduled for 7:00 -11:00 PM.  Other meals are lwith a modem subscribe.  Don't get too excited though,  most of our members are 'sit back and let someone else do it' types.  If just one or two subscribe, it will be worth it.       I really look forward to the next time I call in. (This could get real addicting!)                                        Sincerely,                                        463DEANåååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååC/MAIN     NEWS: drawing atthe closing dinner.) Specialspeakers and workshops will befeatured at the sessions. Keynotespeaker will be featured at lunch.Free time will be scheduled foroptional side trips.  We willarrange hotel.A deposit of $50 per person willbe due July 1; balance is dueSeptember 1.Monte's plans call for a receptionSaturday evening, breakfasts bothSunday and Monday, lunch anddinner Monday.  The closing dinneris presently scheduled for 7:00 -11:00 PM.  Other meals are l - 160k 5-1/4" disk drive          64k expander          modem          Panasonic 1080i printer     Our PD library contains many of the 'common' volumes that most people have (NIAD, N&B, games) but also some volumes that our librarian has assembled.  I will send you a list of what we have, maybe we can set up a trade.     That's all for now.                                                            463ADAM                                        Dean RoadesååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååCONNECTION BBSSteven MajorPO Box 562Champlain, NY  12919Dear Steven,     Thanks again for your help and patience the other night.  It was the first time I had done anything useful with my modem. (I signed on a BBS in Joliet, IL when I got the modem to see if it was working)  I am enclosing $5.50 for my subscription.     I run a small user group in our area and put out a newsletter to our members each month.  I am going to put an article in the next issue about your BBS, recommending that everyone eftopen for individual and grouparrangements at the discretion ofthe guests.To fully take advantage of areaattractions, attendees may wish toextend their visits for one or moredays.If you have comments or suggestionsto offer, please contact:Monte Neece1048 Winter Springs Blvd.Winter Springs, FL  32708(407) 699-6887DO NOT SEND MONEYAT THIS TIME!!We will be appointing committeesat the May eeting to take care ofdetails. We do not want depositsbefore then.Enter (L) to LIST or (Q) for TPSANBob Zimmerman22607 SE 322ndKent, WA  98042Dear Bob,     Barry Wilson of St. Louis AUG recommended your newsletter and PD library.  He stated that your membership is $5.00 per year (enclosed).  I look forward to hearing from you.     463ADAM is a small, local user group located in NW Indiana.  We are mostly novices, some basic programming, graphics, etc.  It's just great to sit down with someone who owns an ADAM and talk.  My system consists of:           Base ADAM w/ 2 tape drives          1eftopen for individual and grouparrangements at the discretion ofthe guests.To fully take advantage of areaattractions, attendees may wish toextend their visits for one or moredays.If you have comments or suggestionsto offer, please contact:Monte Neece1048 Winter Springs Blvd.Winter Springs, FL  32708(407) 699-6887DO NOT SEND MONEYAT THIS TIME!!We will be appointing committeesat the May eeting to take care ofdetails. We do not want depositsbefore then.Enter (L) to LIST or (Q) for TÌ5 ×69¯NEWS: ADAM CONVENTION¯ÊADAMCON '89 is shaping up!  Monte Neece is coordinating this project. He has come up with dates & a game plan. There are still details to be worked out, but it's looking GOOD so far!Early October was chosen as the ideal time to invite guests, for several reasons.  First of all, we can usually  expect some of the year's best weather in October. It shouldn't be too cold for the beach, nor too hot to stand in line at Disney, Sea World, or whatever attractios our guests may wscount off the lowest available airfare on American Airlines.Special door prizes will be awarded. (We will contact all ADAM vendors and clubs for donations of merchandise, programs or services that will be given at a drawing at the closing dinner.) Special speakers and workshops will be featured at the sessions. Keynote speaker will be featured at lunch. Free time will be scheduled for optional side trips.  We will arrange hotel.A deposit of $50 per person will be due July 1; balance is due September 1.this could be an incentive to do well in school during September!) Many schools will cooperate with parents who wish to take their children on an educational trip; a visit to Ept usually falls into that category. We do want families to be able to come, and to have a good time while they're here,whether or not they're into computers.  Between the beaches and the attractions, that should work out well.Among the people who have expressed an interest in attending are several other AUG members, vendors, newsle32708Ã(407) 699-6887ÃDO NOT SEND MONEY AT THIS TIME!!We will be appointing committees at the May eeting to take care of details. We do not want deposits before then., programs or services that will be given at a drawing at the closing dinner.) Special speakers and workshops will be featured at the sessions. Keynote speaker will be featured at lunch. Free time will be scheduled for optional side trips.  We will arrange hotel.A deposit of $50 per person will be due July 1; balance is due September 1.Long- distance sharig has worked to our advantage for years... Just try to imagine how much we have to talkabout in person, & how much fun we'll have, too!ÅÃPreliminary Report:ÃDATES: October 7-10ÃCost Estimate: 179.00 PP DBLÃ               Spouse: 99.00Ã               Child:  39.00          INCLUDES:Ã3 nights hotel/2 Bkfsts/Ã1 Lunch/1 Dinner/ÃMeeting RoomTransfers not included.  Suggest that attendees who are not driving share a rental car.  We will arrange.Those flying will receive a 5% diish to visit.  And October is as close as we get to an "off-season"; those lines should be shorter, there will be less crowding, and rates for hotels and car rental will be reasonable.  Also, planning this far in advance will allow people to work the trip into their schedules (and budgets!) and will give us ample time to get it all organized.Of course, there are drawbacks, too. Those who bring school-age children will have to weigh the consequences of taking them out of school for a few days.  (For some, Monte's plans call for a reception Saturday evening, breakfasts both Sunday and Monday, lunch and dinner Monday.  The closing dinner is presently scheduled for 7:00 - 11:00 PM.  Other meals are left open for individual and group arrangements at the discretion of the guests.To fully take advantage of area attractions, attendees may wish to extend their visits for one or more days.If you have comments or suggestions to offer, please contact:ÃMonte NeeceÃ1048 Winter Springs Blvd.ÃWinter Springs, FL  tter editors, and people who are not really affiliated with any of the above, but want to meet other ADAites. We have firm commitments from Sol Swift and Jim Notini of NIAD. We may even have guests from out of the country, if our Canadian correspondent Jim Clements gets his way! In fact, nearly everyoe we've heard from is hoping to make it. This started out casually, but it's turning out to be a more interesting prospect each day.  It DOES seem to be past time for all the of us to finally meet each other.  Ô0 Ì13 ×50Ê¯        FRONT PAGE ¯This next meeting will be one that you will not want to miss.  We will look at the french Basic sent to us by StLAUG, AND go online with the modem to a BBS in New York.  Hard drives are a reality now.  Big John is selling a 20 Meg hard disk.Also up for discussion will be news about a National ADAM convention,  a National ADAM user group, our continuing membership drive and other interesting topics.ÃYOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT!!¯     Our next meeting¯¯     will be Frith me.   I do not want to lose any members.  There are few enough ADAM people in this world.  Let me know what you are thinking.-----------------------------------¯NATIONAL ADAM¯¯ USER GROUP¯ll try to have a couple of copies on hand so we won't have to spend so much time at the meeting.  Just bring a disk or tape to trade.-----------------------------------¯MEMBERSHIP DUES¯This the most unpleasant thing I have to write about, but is a necessary evil.  I can't mail our newsletter or information tt on previous lists we've seen.  I will soon be mailing them info. Hopefully some of them will join us.-----------------------------------¯FRENCH BASIC¯Why, it's called 'french' Basic I do not know.  When you boot it up it calls itself 'basic+'.  There are a number of interesting improvements over the original SmartBASIC.New commands are:  CBORD  - set color of boarder  CPAGE  - set color of text + window  DEFSPR - define Sprite?  OVER   - graphics  OUT    - ???  SPRIT  - a sprite command  WINDååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååååo prospective new members without funds.  Most of our members have paid their dues and it is much appreciated.  Some have not and it leaves me wondering if I have not met their needs for a user group. If there is anything you want to know or anything you want to demonstrate, please let me know.  I can only do what is interesting to me unless someone else speaks up.  If the dues are a problem and someone who attends most of the meetings would like to continue the old way of paying at each meeting it's fine widay,¯¯     June 2nd, 7:00 PM¯463 ADAM is designed and printed using SpeedyWRITE, PowerPAINT, and The Print Works.ÅÌ0 ×36 Ð65-----------------------------------¯NEW MEMBERS¯In our ongoing effort to attract new members I have written to the newsletters I subscribe to and asked for lists of members in our area.  We started with NIAD and currently have about 10-12 members.  I recently received a set of lables from Ed Jenkins at ADAM'S Alive.  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