يEيCfأçü       Initializing Media                                           32811-2268Nov. 08,1993       To: ALL      INSTALLING DIR or CAT and still having CATALOG...   Now here is a way to have the cake and eat it toooo....Since most PD programs use 'CATALOG' to display the directoryyou are then unable to run these programs if you had changed your'CATALOG' command to 'DIR' or 'CAT' without getting an ERROR.   1) INSTALLING THE DIR or CAT command permanently in     SmartBASIC V1.0 with Filemanger. offset = STARTING BLOCK of SmarFIRST DIR  پUھے BOOT       گDIRECTORY  طdircommandHxcdcommandHزMODEMADHFT
أ“	160KUPGRH €256TO512H ACALCSBH  AIDH      EXPOSEDH  #FILEMANH  'FOODH     9GLEANINGH ?€INVSALE3A  WPOWERH    jREADME1STHoUKDB2TIPH sUKELGAMEH {UKLETTERSH~41 hex (letter A)            Byte:569 dec:  change 54 hex to 54 hex (letter T)            Byte:570 dec:  change 2A hex to 0E hex (jump table)    2) INSTALLING THE DIR or CAT command permanently in     SmartBASIC V1.0 with a PD SmartBASIC Edit program..        Once you have loaded your EDIT program and have it runningyou will need to change these address..        A) Change INT to DIR..            change address 20278 to  68 dec (ASCII 'D')            change address 20279 to  73 dec (ASCII 'I') xH                  2123 S Kirkman Rd.                                              Apt. 172                                              Orlando, Fl.                                                                  Peter Ames                                              2123 S Kirkman Rd.                                              Apt. 172                                              Orlando, Fl.                 tBASIC V1.0        A) Change INT to DIR..          Block#:19+offset    Sector#:4            Byte:567 dec:  change 49 hex to 44 hex (letter D)            Byte:568 dec:  change 4E hex to 49 hex (letter I)            Byte:569 dec:  change 54 hex to 52 hex (letter R)            Byte:570 dec:  change 2A hex to 0E hex (jump table)        B) Change INT to CAT..          Block#:19+offset    Sector#:4            Byte:567 dec:  change 49 hex to 43 hex (letter C)            Byte:568 dec:  change 4E hex to €UKNEWSH   پ€UKOPENDAH ‡UKRS232H  ژ€UKWS3VS4H •€ADAMCON6H œBLOCKS LEFT‍BLOCKS LEFT‍           change address 20280 to  82 dec (ASCII 'R')            change address 20281 to  14 dec        B) Change INT to CAT..            change address 20278 to  67 dec (ASCII 'C')            change address 20279 to  65 dec (ASCII 'A')            change address 20280 to  84 dec (ASCII 'T')            change address 20281 to  14 dec    3) INSTALLING THE DIR command after booting SmartBASIC V1.0        A) DIR PATCH PROGRAM.....  0 REM DIR command 1 REM *** BLACKPAW *** 2 REM |||Peter Ames|||                                     32811-2268Nov. 08,1993       To: ALL      INSTALLING the Change Drive Command... NOTE (1).....      If you have a hard drive this CD patch will now let youchange from one volume to another with or without the'D' extention... TYPE CD,v9 will do the same as if youTYPE CD,d2,v9  if you are in d2...  Now if you are in any otherdrive and you TYPE CD,V9 you will stay in your present drive butthe hard drive will change to volume 9 (nine)... NOTE (2).....       m that can be typed up inbasic and saved as a file (program) to run after Basic hasbeen booted from a tape or disk..T to CAT..            change address 20278 to  67 dec (ASCII 'C')            change address 20279 to  65 dec (ASCII 'A')            change address 20280 to  84 dec (ASCII 'T')            change address 20281 to  14 dec    3) INSTALLING THE DIR command after booting SmartBASIC V1.0        A) DIR PATCH PROGRAM.....  0 REM DIR command 1 REM *** BLACKPAW *** 2 REM |||Peter Ames|||:130 dec:  change CD hex to D1 hex            Byte:131 dec:  change C3 hex to C9 hex        B) Re-write the Immediate routine..          Block#:19+offset    Sector#:2            Byte:366 dec:  change C2 hex to CD hex            Byte:367 dec:  change 16 hex to 44 hex            Byte:368 dec:  change 4E hex to 5B hex            Byte:369 dec:  change CD hex to C3 hex            Byte:370 dec:  change C3 hex to 08 hex            Byte:371 dec:  change 4F hex to 4E hex        C) Change FP to CD..     xH                  2123 S Kirkman Rd.                                              Apt. 172                                              Orlando, Fl.                                                                  Peter Ames                                              2123 S Kirkman Rd.                                              Apt. 172                                              Orlando, Fl.                  3 REM |||10/25/1993||| 4 REM |||10-25-1993||| 9 REM Change INT to DIR10 POKE 20278, ASC("D")20 POKE 20279, ASC("I")30 POKE 20280, ASC("R")40 POKE 20281, 14 END OF PROGRAM .....        B) CAT PATCH PROGRAM.....  0 REM CAT command 1 REM *** BLACKPAW *** 2 REM |||Peter Ames||| 3 REM |||10/25/1993||| 4 REM |||10-25-1993||| 9 REM Change INT to CAT10 POKE 20278, ASC("C")20 POKE 20279, ASC("A")30 POKE 20280, ASC("T")40 POKE 20281, 14 END OF PROGRAM .....   Install three is a basic progra  Install 1 and install 2 should be done on a back-up         disk of SmartBASIC V1.0...  1) INSTALLING THE CD command permanently in SmartBASIC V1.0     with Filemanger.. offset = STARTING BLOCK of SmartBASIC V1.0        A) Re-write the Ctrl-D routine..          Block#:19+offset    Sector#:0            Byte:127 dec:  change C2 hex to CD hex          Block#:19+offset    Sector#:1            Byte:128 dec:  change FC hex to 44 hex            Byte:129 dec:  change 4C hex to 5B hex            Byte 3 REM |||10/25/1993||| 4 REM |||10-25-1993||| 9 REM Change INT to DIR10 POKE 20278, ASC("D")20 POKE 20279, ASC("I")30 POKE 20280, ASC("R")40 POKE 20281, 14 END OF PROGRAM .....        B) CAT PATCH PROGRAM.....  0 REM CAT command 1 REM *** BLACKPAW *** 2 REM |||Peter Ames||| 3 REM |||10/25/1993||| 4 REM |||10-25-1993||| 9 REM Change INT to CAT10 POKE 20278, ASC("C")20 POKE 20279, ASC("A")30 POKE 20280, ASC("T")40 POKE 20281, 14 END OF PROGRAM .....   Install three is a basic progra     Block#:19+offset    Sector#:4            Byte:562 dec:  change 46 hex to 43 hex            Byte:563 dec:  change 50 hex to 44 hex      2) INSTALLING THE CD command permanently in SmartBASIC V1.0     with a PD SmartBASIC Edit program..        Once you have loaded your EDIT program and have it running       you will need to change these address.        A) Re-write the Ctrl-D routine..            change address 19839 to 205 dec            change address 19840 to  68 dec            change a their ADAM modem from time  to time.   It  usually occurred  when logging-on to one  of the Bulletin Boards.   It seems  that, although their modem accessed the bulletin board they were not able to remain con- nected to it, and it disconnected after a few seconds.   We discovered that not all the modems were  having this problem. One modem  connected; but another would not, even if used  with the same  computer.   Therefore, this seemed to be a quirk in the modem and had  nothing  to do  with the ADAM        change address 20275 to  68 dec (ASCII 'D')    3) INSTALLING THE CD command after Booting SmartBASIC V1.0  0 REM CD command (change drive) 1 REM *** BLACKPAW *** 2 REM |||Peter Ames||| 3 REM |||10/25/1993||| 4 REM |||10-25-1993||| 9 REM Change FP to CD10 POKE 20274, ASC("C"): POKE 20275, ASC("D")19 REM Re-write the Immediate Routine20 DATA 205,68,91,195,8,7825 FOR X = 20087 TO 20092: READ ML: POKE X, ML: NEXT29 REM Re-write the Ctrl-D routine30 DATA 205,68,91,209,20135 FOR X = 19840 e  not sure  why it works, but it seems to do the trick!                   -Faye B. Deere---------------------------------                                                                   le to remain con- nected to it, and it disconnected after a few seconds.   We discovered that not all the modems were  having this problem. One modem  connected; but another would not, even if used  with the same  computer.   Therefore, this seemed to be a quirk in the modem and had  nothing  to do  with the ADAM ‚INESS-                ---------------------------------   Some of our  club members have had trouble with their ADAM       modem from time  to time.   It  usually occurre FOR easy READING change HORIZ RIGHT MARGIN from 74 to 42                 ---------------------------------                         -MODEM MADNESS-                ---------------------------------   Some of our  club members have had trouble withddress 19841 to  91 dec            change address 19842 to 209 dec            change address 19843 to 201 dec        B) Re-write the Immediate routine..            change address 20078 to 205 dec            change address 20079 to  68 dec            change address 20080 to  91 dec            change address 20081 to 195 dec            change address 20082 to   8 dec            change address 20083 to  78 dec        C) Change FP to CD..            change address 20274 to  67 dec (ASCII 'C')     computer, itself.   We did, however, find  a solution to the problem. Call the  BBS  as usual, and  have  your  finger poised  over  the  WILD  CARD     key.  (This is the  second key from the left, beside the  ESCAPE/WP key at the top of your keyboard.)   Now, as soon as the  connection is made press the WILD CARD key. Now wait about five seconds, and  press it again.  Hit the  RETURN  key, and you should then be able to remain connected, and continue with your business   on the bulletin board.   We'rTO 19844: READ ML: POKE X, ML: NEXT END OF PROGRAM .....   Install 3 is a basic program that can be typed up in basicand saved as a file (program) to run after Basic has beenbooted from a tape or disk..   change address 20079 to  68 dec            change address 20080 to  91 dec            change address 20081 to 195 dec            change address 20082 to   8 dec            change address 20083 to  78 dec        C) Change FP to CD..            change address 20274 to  67 dec (ASCII 'C')     ‚CےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےDisk Drive Upgradeby Mitch LissMany of us still use the original 160K disk drives and wish we     had more space or could afford a 320K drive.  Well why not         upgrade your 160K drive?Upgrading can be done for the cost of $ 50.00 or less.  Maions with the 30     gauge wire::P5 pin 34 to P4 pin 2 (pin 1 is identified by a white dot). P5 pin 32 to U3 pin 8Reinstall the controller board in the modified frame assembly.     Remove the system EPROM (U10) and replace with the 320K system     EPROM.  Now install the previously modified power connector.You will need to determine if the mechanics you have is equipped   with a disk present switch.  If not, locate an area suitable to    mount the micro switch and connect the normally closed contact t  The EPROM is available from most of the ADAM hardware    suppliers.  When ordering, just make sure that you order the       EPROM for a Orphanware upgrade 320K.  The cost of the EPROM is $   10 to $ 15 depending on the vendor.  The 7405 chip is available    from any local electronic supply house for about $ 1.  The wire    you should be able to get from the same place that you found the   disk drive.  The micro switch is available from Radio Shack, part  number 275-016 for $ 1.69.To accomplish this modi.  Place them in  the      frame and connect the 34 pin connector and the power  connector.   Install the 4 screws through the side tabs to secure  the drive    mechanics.  The drive is now ready to test.  Connect it  as the    first drive to the ADAM.  Power up the system and install  a disk  such as File Manager that is capable of recognizing a 320K  drive.  Pull the reset switch and follow the prompts in File  Manager and format a disk.  If everything goes all right then shut down the system and finish  3 inches of 14 gauge   wire to each one.  Use heat shrink tube to insulate the splice     solder joints.Remove the controller board from the frame assembly.  Using a      vice, crush the four indented areas of the frame where the screws  secure the drive mechanics are inserted.  This should be crushed   until flat.Now find the U$ chip on the controller board and determine if it   is a 7405.  If it is a 74LS05 it will need to be replaced with     the 7405.Now turn the board over and make these connectterial   required for the upgrade are as follows:        360K HH IBM PC XT compatible disk drive        New EPROM (U10) available from various ADAM suppliers        7405 (U4) replacement for 74LS05 (U4)        3 feet of 30 gauge wire        1 foot of 14 gauge wire        Micro switch (disk present).  Some drives come already         equipped with this switchDouble sided 360K drives have become plentiful, you can find them  used in good working condition at computer repair shops for $10    to $ 20.o  a DC ground on the drive and the common contact to pin 34 on the   drive plug that connects to the ribbon cable.  This switch is      adjusted so that a ground is applied to pin 34 when a disk is not  present, and an open when a disk is in place.  It is best so that  the switch actuates when you make the last few degrees of          rotation of the access handle.  Using a hot glue gun is the        easiest method of installing the switch on to the drive. You are   now ready to install the drive mechanicsfication, disassemble the drive by          removing the top and two bottom covers.  Then remove the two       sheet metal screws that hold the front panel on.  Next remove the  mechanical drive section.  Do this by disconnecting the 34         conductor ribbon cable, the power connector, the green wire, and   the sensor connector.Now remove the power connector for the drive controller board.     Clip the blue wire at both the connector ends.  Next clip the 3    remaining wires at the center and splice inassembling the disk drive.This is an upgrade well worth the effort since it doubles your     available disk work space..50

            
  2MB card (A&T)                                        $249.95          *SOLD*
  2MB card (bare board)                                                  *SOLD*
  2MB card (GALs - 3 reqd)                                                $7.50
  256Kx8 SIMM (Used on 1 and 2 MB cards)                                  $5.00
  256K SIPPs (for E&T MegaRAM cards) - 1.00)* 3 feet of 30 Ga..  wire wrap wire (Radio Shack catalog # 278-  501)* 8 4464xxn.s.  ram chips (cost approx.  $1.45 each)The parts for the upgrade were purchased from B.E.  Micro in       Texas, their address and phone number is:        B.  E.  MICRO        P.O.  Box 280298        Dallas, Texas 75228        (214) 271-5546        FAX (214) 271-2462The total cost of the upgrade came to about $15.00, not bad        considering that you will be doubling your memory expander         capacity fo‚CےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےNote:  This program originally appeared in the April 1993 issue    of MOAUG newsletter.  Due to the format limitations, the           schematic can not be included here.  I will be glad to forward a   laser printed copy of the schematic to anyone who reano second speed.  It is recommended that you match the      speed of your original ram chips so if your ram chip has a 10      following the 464 number you need to purchase 100 nano second      chips.Ram chips are combined in sets of two to create 64K banks of       memory.  Your expander has four banks of 64K ram configured as     follows:     BANK-l   BANK-2    BANK-3    BANK-4 chip 1 & 5    2 & 6     3 & 7     4 & 8The second set of ram chips are stacked atop the existing set of   chips and soldeemory expander. Thanks to Ron Collins for providing me with much of the vital      information needed to produce this article.  I have performed      this upgrade several MOAUG members memory expanders as well as my  own.  This upgrade does require that you possess soldering         skills. Required tools and parts needed to perform the upgrade: *Soldering Iron (15 watt fine tip for printed circuit work)*Solder (.022 gauge such as Radio Shack catalog # 64-013) * 1      74LS32 chip (cost approximately $50 in stock       $20.00          $15.00

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D4:MISCNEW>56Kx8 SIMM (Uto the argument.It comes from the one and only Barry Wilson, who's name you've      seen here before, and will again.  In FidoNet messages to Dave      Cobley, responding to the Gleanings column, Barry said "...I do     think that ADAM programmers are a very endangered species and as    such are entitled to protection not given to many other thriving    anr a fraction of the original cost. The ram chips are of the 464 dynamic ram type.  The number on the  chip can vary depending on the manufacturer, but the last three    digits will be 464.  Here are four examples; 41464, 4464, 50464,   64464 The next consideration when purchasing the ram chips is the  speed.  This can be determined by examining the number on the      chip.  Example; 41464-15 = 150 nano second speed, 41464-12 = 120   nano second speed, 41464-10 = 100 nano second speed, and 41464-80  = 80 nquests it.     Please send request to:  James Poulin, 1146 Manatee Dr.,           Rockledge, FL 32955.  256K RAM CARD UPGRADE by Mitch LissThis is an upgrade that you can perform to increase your           ORPANWARE Ram Card from 256K to 512K.  This modification will      yield 576K of available memory which will increase your            capability when working with TDOS and Graphic programs as well as  speed when used it as a ramdisk.  This upgrade can only be         performed on an ORPHANWARE 256K mred in place per diagram.  I found it was easier    to remove the existing chips from the sockets and do the           soldering on the bench.  On the second set of chips, bend pins 1   and 4 up then stack on top of existing chips and solder in place   pin to matching pin.  Now install chip stacks in sockets on board.  At this point,       begin wiring by connecting pin 1 to 1 and pin 4 to 4 as shown in   the diagram.  This will create ram banks 5, 6, 7 and 8.  Next we   stack the 74LS32 on top of the exiitor, which is the best sort of article to    receive.  Thanks Nick.  I have copied the other SB programs that   Nick included with this text, to a disc to be sent to our PD       librarians, Jack Dunsmore and Sam Parker.  BDC.I first got acquainted with the Adam in 1985 when our electric     typewriter broke down and I needed a new one.Canadian Tire was selling Coleco Adams complete for $300.00.I figured that even if the machine lasted a year it would be       worth it- so far it's nine years and the the 74L532 and the second number is the        74LS137. This should complete your upgrade, now install the ran card and    make sure the address wire is connected to the parallel printer    card.  Boot your system and load TDOS it, will recognize your new  ram capacity automatically.  If you have the CPM/TDOS program      RAMTST.COM, load it and it will perform a self test the ram.       GOOD LUCK!Mitch can be reached at 407-847-9553 if you have any questions. f basic programs can be done on Adamcalc.Adamcalc can be used as a word processor, one column 70 spaces,    two column 35 spaces each, 3 column 24 spaces each.Adamcalc is a wordprocessor that adds , multiplies, subtracts      etc.Coleco was one of the first to come out with the integrated idea   for computers- Adamcalc followed the idea with, the use of         Smartkeys- this made it a lot easier to learn and to use.I used Adamcalc to make financial statements for my clients, it    can handle up to‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے ADAMCALC: BY NICK LUKACH.Nick Lukach has only recently joined our readership, via a         generous transfer of an ADAMCON 05 door prize from Ron Mitchell.,  Nick sent us the following article completely without any          requests from your edsting 74LS32.Bend pins 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, & 12 up, solder pins 2, 5, 7, 10,  13 & 14 to existing 74LS32.  Continue wiring by connecting the     stacked ram chips to 74LS32 per diagram.  BANK-5    BANK-6   BANK-7   BANK-8 1 TO 12   1 TO 9   1 TO 5   1 TO 1 4 TO 11   4 TO 8   4 TO 6   4 TO 3First number is ram chip the second number is the 74LS32.          Finally, we complete the wiring by connecting the 74LS32 to the    74LS137 per diagram. 1 TO 7  5 TO 9  9 TO 10  12 TO 11The first number is printer still works.Luckily Canadian Tire had an Adamcalc spreadsheet on sale for      $39.00- a team of accountants at your beck and call.That intrigued me; I bought it:  wonderful investment;             marvellously flexible.It reduced financial statement typing to one day instead of ten    days- simply because an error could be corrected, on screen        instead of erasing ten copies or retyping the whole thing twice    to get 20 copies.Then I found out how versatile Adamcalc is.About 2/3 o50 in stock       $20.00          $15.00

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D4:MISCNEW>56Kx8 SIMM (Uto the argument.It comes from the one and only Barry Wilson, who's name you've      seen here before, and will again.  In FidoNet messages to Dave      Cobley, responding to the Gleanings column, Barry said "...I do     think that ADAM programmers are a very endangered species and as    such are entitled to protection not given to many other thriving    an 225 accounts used as a worksheet.Setting up a trial balance as a template for future years really   saved time, balancing the figures really became easy.Another thing was the legibility of the figures, handwriting can   really be tough to decipher sometimes.The great timesaver was having the financial statements from last  year, move last years column over, fill in this year.My wife was my secretary and she learned Adamcalc enough be able   to type the statements in 10% of the time it tookher manuaory and whatever.You can put each field in a different column on the same row.      EG.  col 1, last name, col 2 first name, col 3 street #, col 4     street name, col 5 tel # .You can then sort these any way you want, high low, names,         numbers etc.Adamcalc also has a SEARCH feature that really works well.My approach was to learn only a little each day, only what I       needed- this way I didn't clutter my mind with a lot of , Things   that I did not need at the particular time, so learning  that I wanted.What can Adamcalc do.It can do most Basic programs in a much shorter program.It can save the inputs as part of the program- in a basic program  inputs have to be re-entered each time.Adamcalc can be used for games with windows.It's formulas are very flexible, small letters, large letters,     names, plus numbers for cells-minus numbers for cells etc.Formulas are easy to learn because of this flexibility-.The SUM formula is astounding- add a column, part of a column, a   whole shthe program in a simple and               understandble manner similar to Basic .The programs I sent to AIM and NIAD have all sorts of examples     and explanations about this and other things.The COPY feature is really great, the best thing is COPY TO LINE,  you can really set up long programs in no time at all , using the  COPY TO LINE feature, really takes the drudgery out of             programming.COPY pages 56, 57, follow the Smartkeys page 21, 22, 49, the HOME  command plus an arrow really moveWe had a terrible professor in Calculus when I went to university  after the war.Setting up a FOR/NEXT loop in Adamcalc I suddenly realized that    that's what differential calculus was.A tiny increment to one or more variables- that's differential     calculus-- the addition of tiny increment in a variable.  The changes take place immediately after pressing RECALC, this     should always be OFF while entering figures.Adamcalc can also be used as a Data Base for names, telephone      numbers, inventlly and  if there were an error it showed up on the RUN before printing     out.After I retired I continued to play around with Adamcalc and was   absolutely astounded at how powerful a spreadsheet it is.I've looked at some of the new and large spreadsheets, you have    to memorize a lot of new commands and words.You can't easily design a new format that you want- you are        locked in to what is predesigned.With Adamcalc I learned the basic theory and then I could invent   all sorts of templatesa bit at   a time made the whole thing a pleasure.Some of the great features of Adamcalc are .CELL REFERENCES pages 53, 60,66, 76, .PROGRAMS pages 117 to 140, these are also on the Adamcalc tape     and you can load them using GET .The programs have some really fantastic formulas in them, you can  see these by moving the pointer to the cell.If you want to print out the program then widen the columns, you   can go up to 72 spaces- then use TEXT to convert the formula to    letters and you can LIST eet at one time- incredible.I made about 20 tapes of Adamcalc programs which I sent to AIM,    NIAD and AUFG, part of their public domain library.I went through the whole manual, line by line, consolidated the    manual in alphabetical form, made all sorts of , financial         programs re loans, pension plans, mortgages, financial             statements, games, mathematical puzzles and so on.I figured out how to set up a FORNEXT loop in Adamcalc.Adamcalc helped me to finally understand Calculus.s fast.The revised manual I prepared is on one of the tapes that AIM and  NIAD and AUFG can supply you with--there are , Lots of examples    of COPY TO LINE with detailed instructions.The FORMAT command really is advanced - 8 different types- lot's   of choice- you can add into the millions.WINDOWS are an nice little ADVANCED touch for more complex         applications.Adamcalc in theory has almost everything that the big              spreadsheets have- limited to 25K - but you can segment things.l ADAM digest started.    The idea seems to have died.  Anyway, we still don't have an       international ADAM digest.  And I feel it's time to get the move   started again, maybe someone might just grab the ball and run      with it.First, let us decide our goal.  And may I suggest:  1.  To make available to the ADAM community a vast amount of       information that is available but which cannot be disseminated     practically via news letters because there's so much of it.2.  Not to disrupt or inted improvements on the MODEL   SPREADSHEETS for study purposes-.Adamcalc leaves you lots of room for inventing things yourself,    it's somewhat like hacking SmartBasic-The more I study Adamcalc, the more I find out about its           possibilities - it's like a small CADILLAC - amazing.The greatest thing about it is that IT'S FUN.Get the tapes from AIM, or NIAD or AUFG and see how much fun       ADAMCALC actually is and how useful and simple it is.et's call it a "Digest" and it would be exactly that as           envisioned by Barry Wilson, who sparked the organization of the    ADAM News Network (ANN) several years back.Much like Reader's Digest gets most of its articles from other     publications, the digest would get its articles from ANN, which    in turn gets article donations from the AUG newsletters.Let the Digest supplement, not compete.  And we still need the     AUGs, their members, editors, and newsletters to generate the      articles‚CےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےThis article first appeared in the September 1993 issue of the     MOAUG newsletter. Let's go with ADAM International Digest. By John HarrisLast year, there was a move afoot--or at least there was a lot of  discussion about--getting an internationaThere is automatic printing which is almost as good as sideways    printing- works neat.For learning or reference purposes you can leave in the row and    column references.You can zip around all over the sheet with GO TO page 70 - fast.The thing I found was not to hit the keys too fast-sometimes I     hit BLANK SHEET and lost my programs--.Very early in my computing career I learned to make 3 copies of    each clients files- so if a tape did fail I had 2 more.My programs also include revisions anrfere with in any way the current        operation of ADAM user groups or their newsletters.  As Bob Blair  suggested, the digest should be available on a "We're here if you  need us" basis for newsletter editors, just as is the situation    of ANN at present.Now with those goals, let me make some further suggestions: 1.     Don't call it a "newsletter." Newsletters are published by  AUGs.And there are editors who get extremely nervous when we start      talking a competing or replacement newsletter.Ls done on the original to  remove  typos and extraneous matter.  capitals are per original]And, there is at least one other useful ADAM EOS modem program:     it's SmartTERM, by Denny J.  Kehoe, Box 34134, 1200 37th St.  SW,   Calgary, AB.T3C 3W0.  The Gleaner appreciates Barry Wilson's        interest, his time and his effort in responding.  Since the         material I referred to appeared in two different ADAM newsletters   before I saw it, it is definitely in the public domain.  The        reason for , just as they do now for ANN.  2.  Forget trying to get   out a slick, professional publication.There's too few of us left and likely too little advertising to    support it.  What we want is INFORMATION--not a fancy coffee       table tome.So why not start by simply printing out the ANN disks.  This       would be a great help to ADAMites such as myself.  I have only     SmartWRITER and frequently encounter problems printing from the    ANN disk because an article may be in a Showoff II, SpeedyWRITE, cribe to a half-dozen or more      newsletters which often carry the same articles from ANN. C.       Doesn't want to wear out his printer retrieving articles off  an   ANN disk.Let's keep it simple, practical, flexible, inexpensive--but let's  DO it!Now, let's have a volunteer--or a team--to join with ANN  and make the ADAM International Digest a reality!   --John Harris, 105 Burning Tree Lane, Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Digest.Keep it practical, flexible and costs as low as possible.My suggestion would be to use a photocopy process, do it on        punched paper, with a margin of 15 on the left to leave room for   binding in a simple report cover which can be purchased for about  29 cents.That would be flexible.  Then any newsletter editor who wants to   add anything can simply produce the pages, punch with a three-     hole punch, open the binder, insert, and send it on its way.But don't condense type.  That makestion will clear it all up.It seems that Zipped files are used on DOS machines and have a     .ZIP filename extension.  PKZIP and PKUNZIP are used to make and   extract these compressed files in DOS.  Adam files can be ZIPPED   in DOS, transferred to Adam CP/M and unzipped with UNZIP.COM.  Another form of compression is FREEZE.  It uses the CRLZH type     compression technique.  This type of file is characterized by an   "F" in the center of the filename extension.  The ARKive compression technique, .A subscription.  If newsletter editors want to offer it in any way   to their readers, fine, and if not they can continue on just as    they are.As to the ANN disks:  Yes, continue just as you are.  Newsletter   editors need the articles on disk for their possible use, and the  digest will need a disk for printout.I see the Digest as a boon to the average ADAMite who wants: A.    All the information he can get, in a handy readable form,  which   can be kept for reference.B.  Doesn't want to have to subs  or other format.ANN was actually never envisioned as a medium for providing        information to the individual ADAM user.  Instead it was to        supply newsletter editors with material they could use.  And for   that purpose it serves well. ANN disks should still be made available to newsletter editors,    but for ADAMites like myself, I'd much rather have a printed       publication.The README on the ANN disk could be printed out and page numbers   added to serve as the content listing of the ‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے  COMPRESSED FILES EXPOSED by James PoulinCompressed files have confused the best of us for a long time.     Every new library or archive file we receive causes confusion as   to how the member files are extracted.  I hope this brief          explana it too hard to read.          Especially for us old codgers with bifocals and weak eyes.If a vendor such as NIAD or ADAM's House is willing to do it--     great.I suggest a yearly contractual arrangement with ANN to provide     the material and let the vendor handle it from there, sell the     ads--and let them make money on it, if possible.  It will still    be a service for us all--and one that we can't get right now at    any price.I suggest the Digest be offered to all ADAMites individually by   RK, will grab files, compress  them (about the same but slightly less than CRUNCH), and put them  into an ARKive file.  An ARK is the same as an MS DOS ARC, we      simply use ARK to refer to CP/M files.  UNARCnn.COM is used to     extract them.  This type of file is characterized by a .ARK        filename extension.   Squeezed (which uses the designator *.?Q?) Crunched (which uses the designator *.?Z?) Crlzhed (which uses the designator *.?Y?)Squeezed is hardly used anymore.  It was very slow..  a it too hard to read.          Especially for us old codgers with bifocals and weak eyes.If a vendor such as NIAD or ADAM's House is willing to do it--     great.I suggest a yearly contractual arrangement with ANN to provide     the material and let the vendor handle it from there, sell the     ads--and let them make money on it, if possible.  It will still    be a service for us all--and one that we can't get right now at    any price.I suggest the Digest be offered to all ADAMites individually by    Crlzh  is based on a newer technique that makes tighter files than        Crunch, but is slower (though not as slow as Squeeze) Also,        UNCRLZH will UNcrlzh automatically, and upon request, Uncrunch,    and Unsqueeze.  Finally..  to get files out of a LBR file in one shot..  you have  a few options.  An easy version is QL41 (Quick Look) which can     view or extract .?Q? and .?Z? files (but not .?Y?).  Also..  the   Z-system program VLU will do it too.  But, LT29 can extract all    types of files dihannsen, in Victoria, B.C.  At the time I had not the remotest    idea what "utilities" were about.  But this young man had a set  of five of these "Toolkits" for sale.  And he assured me, an           acknowledged neophyte at that time, that I would find endless  uses for them, once I had printed out and read the DOC files.So I paid him his asking price without demur and wended my way      back to my home area some 100 miles away, secure in the knowledge   that I had finally broken the barrier of ignorannsion .xYx -- Use UCRLZHnn.COM    For files crunched with file extension .xZx -- Use UNCRnn.COM For  files sQueezed with file extension .xQx -- Use UNCRnn.COM For      files Arkived with extensions .ARK or .ARC -- Use UNARCnn.COMIf you have any questions or need help with T-DOS, you can         contact me (James Poulin) at the following phone numbers:Work: (407) 722-8590 Home: (407) 631-0958 Fax: (407) 676-7280 nd not all  that tight as far as a compression.  Crunched is by far the most common..  and the fastest.  It makes   files tighter than Squeezed..  but not as tight as Crlzh.  One     disadvantage was thought to be that the library program, NULU,     since it had an unsqueezer, you would need two programs to         extract.  First NULU, then UNCR.  But..  the program LT (Library   Typer) was modified not to just show the text in the files, but    to extract them too (the last version like this was LT28). ‚DےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےA PROGRAM FOR ALL SEASONS.BY DAVID COBLEY.Among the first group of "utility programs" I purchased back in     1987, was a program called FILEMANAGER.  It was part of a           collection of datapacks I bought from a young man named Carl        Jorectly from the .LBR.  ex: LT29 Libraryname D0:*.* <cr>that will extract ALL files from Libraryname.LBR to whatever       drive D0:  is.  Easy, eh?Also..  another program is EXL.  It will show what's in a LBR,     view, extract, or (if it is a DOC file) print directly to a        printer without first extracting and uncompressing the file to     disk.I keep the following list handy because I have my favorite         programs for solving these decompressing problems:For files crunched with file extece that  surrounded my earlier efforts with my beloved ADAM.And I readily admit, it was that first purchase of those lowly      little Toolkits, that started me on my way towards the level of     incompetence, at which I find myself today.  At the time I didn't   know anything whatever about piracy or the implications of simply   copying whatever came to hand and passing it along to friends.      How could I? When I hadn't the remotest idea how to make copies  of anything other than the text files I couldly version of Joel Lagerquist's Utility II, which        eventually came to be known as the JKL Utilities, or the Wiz.       More on that has been authored by Tom Keene, and George Havach,     elsewhere.But this discourse is about Filemanager.  For many ADAM users, FM   as we now is refer to it, is the best utility ever written for  the ADAM.  I know, from my own point of view it has become my           steadfast ally throughout my ADAM trials and tribulations.  I  have no idea if I could ever have reache       newsletters with VISA, totally unaware that I got my start in  many aspects of data processing, through the good offices of  their      Toolkits, albeit improperly.When you first get involved in a huge bunch of so-called  "utility" programs, as I was with my brand-new toolkits, you tend  to foam at the mouth with anticipation.  But you all know how long it can take an ADAM printer to produce a set of printouts      from the DOC files on five datapacks.  And these Toolkit  datapacks were, for the g simply adds more spice to the pot.  And what is more,  the fact that they are both Canadians, whose livelihood is not  based   on their data processing programming ability, adds even  more zest  to the brew.Filemanager is the product of the inquisitiveness and conceptual    genius of A.  J.  (Tony) Morehen, now living in Alberta, and his    friend Guy M.  Cousineau, who still resides in the Ottawa area      where Filemanager was born.These two young entrepreneurial scholars went on to be the  authors owhich were available for you to  "run"  at the touch of a Smart-Key, once you had moved the selector pointer to the file you wished to load.  This seemingly    miraculous selection and activation program was already on one of   the toolkit datapacks I had bought from Carl.  I'm not sure which   one it was now, because after much experimentation I managed to     create copies of four of the toolkits using that self -same         system, to boot the files.  The fifth was already a "self-booter"   with an ear load in SmartWriter  to  "save" to another datapack so I would have a backup.  Why I  needed a backup of a covering letter to accompany some cheque in  payment  of an account I don't know.  But making copies was already a part of my data processing psyche'.Little did I know these Toolkits were, in fact, piratted copies  of the originals sold by someone I had never even heard of  before.    Someone called PSAN.  I later identified this august body as the "Puget Sound ADAM Network' which now trades      d my level of understanding of the basics of computer usage, albeit elementary    in comparison to many of my fellow ADAM users, without              Filemanager.  I cannot, at this point in time, imagine life         without it.Even though Filemanager and I have both progressed from our early   beginnings through various functional levels, to the point where    we are today, we have always done so in lockstep.  And to think     that I know, and am known to, the authors of this great utility     program,reat part, no exception.  The exception  being the   operations manual for the single most useful utility I  came to     find, learn and enjoy of the whole collection.  And that  one was   entitled FILEMANAGER.The original program I bought was Version 1.7.  It loaded via       SmartBasic, so you had to load SmartBasic first, and then           Filemanager.  Or you could, if you were sufficiently astute, use  a self booting menu program that loaded your SmartBasic first,  then  screened a catalog of files f a new CP/M compatible operating system for the ADAM,  called T-  DOS.  This new system permits the ADAM owner to utilize  thousands  of inexpensive, mostly free, programs originally designed for use with CP/M, without the foibles that operating      system can, and does, involve.  Since it was first introduced T-    DOS has matured through many versions, to accommodate the           proliferation of peripheral devices, ADAM users and hardware        designers have managed to attach to an ADAM.But this g to the original doc's, which are undated, your copy of    FM can:- 1.  Copy files (one at a time or in groups) 2.  Delete files (one at a time or in groups) 3.  Print files (one at a time or in groups) 4.  Backup disks or tapes 5.  Krunch disks or tapes 6.  Copy blocks 7.  Edit blocks 8.  Format disks/tapes (not blank audio tapes) 9.  Initialize disks/tapes 10.  Edit disk/tape directories.Do any of those functions sound of interest to you? They didn't  to me!  Except for the ability to copy f far   as I know version 3.02 is exclusively for we hard drive users.      But a similar version, V3.0, is available for non-hard drive        users.  And that is the version I would like to discuss here.One of the few shortcomings of Filemanager versions up to version   3.0, was the fact that, if you accidentally, or purposely,  pressed the Escape key more than once, you ended up in SmartWriter.  And had to reboot the whole bit once again.  Now,     I'm relieved to say, that annoyance is a thing of the  BASIC.PGM.  Like the copy programs released by Coleco, it was not   set up to copy "system" files.  In the case of Coleco's output, I   suspect the reasons were monetary.  But I don't think that was  the case with FM.Nevertheless, later versions of FM copy ALL your files, system or   otherwise, providing the original, or "source" copy is  uncorrupted and the destination, or "target", is properly formatted and without "bad blocks" or otherwise unacceptable        flaws.The idea of copying files is ruditainly was not.  I never owned a  copy of V1.4 so I can't confirm or deny that statement.  Anyway,  the    document that came with V3.02 was exactly the same as the one  I    obtained earlier.And the document distributed with my Hard Drive is still the same   text as that I finally obtained.  Whether or not there is a later   version of the documents is unclear.  It certainly didn't come      with either of my two more recent versions.  Let's discuss what     these latest versions of FM can do..Accordinarticle is supposed to be on Filemanager, you say!  So  it is, but I thought you may enjoy that short diversion from our  main theme to provide you with some historical details.As I said earlier, the first version of Filemanager I owned was     Version 1.7 which loaded via SmartBasic.  The version I use today   came with my new hard drive.  It is version V3.02 and, like most    of the versions after V1.7 is written in machine code and loads     faster, whilst it occupies less storage and memory space.  Asiles!  Now, that sounded  like a useful item.  And it was!  It saved me the trouble of  loading    and re- saving text files in order to make a backup copy.   As I    became more familiar with FM my uses became more and more           diversified, until nowadays FM is the only "utility" program I  use in the Elementary Operating System (EOS), for my "housekeeping" chores.One problem I did encounter with the earlier versions of FM, was    that it didn't want to make copies of the BASIC program file       past.I mentioned earlier that my original version didn't have a          document file with it, so my early efforts to use the program,      were fraught with opportunities for disaster.  I did learn to use   the program and eventually wrote my own documentation.  It was      much later that I obtained a copy of the correct document from      another source.  Strangely, that document, which was written to     accompany V1.4 says that Filemanager is a self-loading program,     but my early version 1.7, cermentary and we won't spend a       great deal of time on the subject.  As is the idea of deleting      files from a directory.  FM's ability to print directly from the    medium is extremely useful, and this capability is enhanced by  the optional destination parameters you are offered.  First you  are    offered the opportunity to have the file "printed" on your  screen, an ADAM printer or a parallel printer (dot matrix).The presentation is adjustable for line length and left hand        margin, the typeddp's, FM will neatly erase    the deleted files from the directory, plus the data from the        medium and move the remaining files toward the "front" of your      medium.  Like magic!If you want to play it safe, so that a power failure will not       create chaos during the Krunch activity, you can make a Backup      copy of your medium and Krunch it.  Then, if you do encounter any   problems you still have your original, albeit unkrunched.Filemanager will copy, backup, etc even if you only have a sl data.  That can save you a lot of time, and  system  wear and tear if you backup media regularly, before they  are       filled, as you should.If, however, the media to be backed up is not EOS, but is CP/M or   T-DOS, which directories it cannot read, FM can be directed to      make an "image" copy, regardless of which operating system the      media contains.  You can make image copies of EOS media too, and    under that condition the program will, as before, be an             "intelligent" one and onlBlocks.  That is you can   reproduce the data in any block or blocks on a medium, to another   location on that same medium, or to a chosen location on another    medium.  That may not sound like it is a great deal of use to  you, since FM has the capability to copy files from one place to         another.  But there may well be times when the ability to copy  one or more blocks, without resorting to copying an entire file  will   be very useful.  In my own case, when I want to re-initialize some TDOS discd the file    data is still occupying the same space.  Enter FM and its Krunch    function.  If you have deleted one or several files from a  medium, and you want to make sure that, not only is the unused  space freed up for future use, but that the remaining files are moved to the start of your medium, for faster access, you simply    tell FM to "krunch" the medium.  Providing you don't have a power   failure at some critical point during the process, which can be a   bit lengthy when you're dealing with  of scrolling and etc., to permit you to make the   best use of screened or printed text.Also you can select single or double line spacing and draft or      letter quality (dm printer only)FM will automatically select the correct settings when you are      printing out a SmartWRITER file.The ability to backup media is a primary capability of FM and it    is one it does admirably.  For example, if you ask FM to back up    an EOS disk or tape, it will read and write only those blocks  that contain usefuingle   datadrive.  Naturally it's much faster and a great deal simpler  if you have two drives.  They can be two datadrives, two  discdrives,  or one of each.  Also, if you have a memory expander in your ADAM, FM will use it as part of its working area.  For      example, a 64k expander will allow FM to transfer data in 96k       bites.  Even larger expanders, such as 256k or higher, will allow   you to transfer data from one medium to another in one fell  swoop.Filemanager also has the ability to Copy y copy those blocks that contain useful    data.Most of us, when we first start using our ADAM's, think that        simply deleting a file, either in SmartWriter or in SmartBasic,     will actually erase the file data from the medium (disc or DDP)     and free up this space for use by another file.  Not so!  All       DELETE does is to change one byte in the directory entry for that   file so that it does not appear when you call for a directory (or   for a catalog).  The directory entry is still there ans I've used before, I simply copy blocks   0 to 14 from an original TDOS formatted disc and that effectively   wipes the slate clean.  Much faster than reformatting the disc in   TDOS and less wear and tear on my drives.Many of you will wonder just what Edit Block means.  It simply      means that Filemanager can display each sector of each block on     any ADAM medium, and provide you with the means of editing that     data.  For Example, if you use SPELL.COM to do your spell- checking in TDOS, you must  wish to re-use, will      effectively reformat the medium, since ADAM will now read from  the new directory that the medium is empty.  Except for directory       entries in TDOS, ADAM does not "read" the blocks to see what data   it is overwriting, before it "writes".  So intialization is a       simple and less wearing way of "blanking" a medium than             reformatting.And finally, Filemanager permits you to Edit Directory entries.     You can change your Volume names, File names, attributes, etc.rive/user area so that I could take advantage of the speed of  the hard drive.  This meant that I must change a few bytes in the       Spell.Com file I put on my HD.  I accomplished that with            Filemanager under the Edit Block routine.The ability to Format discs and datapacks, with the option to       modify such things as Volume Name, Directory size, etc., is an      excellent feature of Filemanager.  Do not be misled into thinking   that Filemanager can create a datapack out of an audio cassetty the    operating system, "deleted", also fairly obvious, "exec  protect"   which is short for execution protection, a means whereby  the       execution of a particular file can only be performed through        another file which contains the execute command.  All of the        editing of directory entries in FM are controlled through the use   of your SmartKeys.  Once you select the part of the directory       entry you wish to change, you can overwrite the existing entry as   you wish.  And if you make OS to format the media intended to be used with that system.As well as formatting media, FM will "initialize" your EOS media.   For the benefit of those newer ADAM users, who may not understand   what initializing a medium means it simply means that the program   will "write" data on the medium, which will create the required     directory information to permit ADAM to be able to "read" the       directory.  Since this initialization overwrites the existing       data, simply re-initializing a medium youadvise Spell where the Home Drive/user  area is   located and where it can find the dictionary files it  needs to do  its job.  It isn't a change you can make within the program, but the documents include detailed information as to how   changes in the information can be made to the basic Spell.Com       program.  Take my own case, where I had my Spell.Com set up to      operate from my two discdrives.  But now that I have the hard       drive, I needed to change the drive designation of the Home         d   at will.  Briefly the term attributes, when used in data  processing,  such as directory entries, means a group of control characteristics that the system reads and respects from the         directory entry.  Attributes include the "locked" which means  that if it is set to yes, you cannot delete the entry, "write  protect"  which is fairly obvious, as is "read protect", "user file" which simply means a file entry created by the user,  "system file" which means a file created for or used exclusively  be  as Megacopy can.  It simply cannot.  And neither can it modify  the    format of an existing Centre or Right directory datapack to  the    other set-up.  It can, if you so desire, reformat each  individual  block on a ddp and make it pristine clean once again.   Discs are   different.  FM can create usable formatted discs out of  blank      unformatted ones.  And once again the ability for you to  control   the directory size is very useful.  I should emphasize  that FM can only format EOS media.  Use TDan error, or change your mind, you can   recall the default entry by pressing Escape.All in all, in my book, Filemanager is simply the best all-round    utility program for the ADAM EOS system that I have ever used.      You don't need to understand hexadecimal notation to use it, as     you would for JKL utilities, nor is it so complex that you will     become "lost" during the processing of your needs. meg  and a 20 meg hard drive, and all I needed was the MINI WINI or MI  IDE  controller card and installation software.  So, I contacted  the    hardware vendors to find out if I could purchase these items.   The vendors informed me that they would not sell me these items  so     that I could perform a hard drive upgrade myself, but rather        require me to send them my hard drive and ADAM for them to  perform the installation.  This made me start to wonder here, I  am fully   capable of repairing, modi‚DےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےThis article appeared in the January 1993 MOAUG newsletter. FOOD FOR THOUGHT By Mitch LissWhere is the future of ADAM headed and, how long can the  community sustain itself?In the next few paragraphs I will attempt to interpret how I view   ADAM  with the hardware and the ADAM is an ideal     system since it is a Z80A 8-bit based system.  If I just wanted  to invest in having someone else do these upgrades it would make  more sense to invest in an IBM clone.Let us examine the cost to upgrade a base ADAM to a system of       today's standards: 256K Memory expander ........................  69.95     Parallel Printer interface ..................  34.95 Two R5232 serial ports ......................  74.95 DM Printer 9pin .......................           programming in various languages.The biggest limitation seems to be in the area of available         hardware for the hardware hacker.  I enjoy hacking with the         hardware, was never much for programming.  There are no kits or     hardware projects available for the ADAM like you can find for      other brands of computers, orphans and IBM clones.  This is an      experience that I have gone through, I wanted to interface a hard   drive to my ADAM console and was lucky enough to have a 1O load in SmartWriter  to  "save" to another datapack so I would have a backup.  Why I  needed a backup of a covering letter to accompany some cheque in  payment  of an account I don't know.  But making copies was already a part of my data processing psyche'.Little did I know these Toolkits were, in fact, piratted copies  of the originals sold by someone I had never even heard of  before.    Someone called PSAN.  I later identified this august body as the "Puget Sound ADAM Network' which now trades      fying, and installing electronic components since this is what I do for a living.After doing some research, I found that there was a time that       hardware upgrades for the ADAM were offered in kit form.  I find    it hard to believe that I am alone in wanting to accomplish my  own system upgrades.  Just about any other computer on the market       allows the individuals to do their own upgrades available in kit    form.  One of the reasons that I decided to keep with the ADAM is   that I enjoy hackingand it's community.  In no way do I intend to offend anyone    or any vendors.  I myself view ADAM to be a fine computer that is   versatile with unlimited expansion possibilities. The ADAM is an ideal computer for the software and hardware         hackers as well as fitting the needs of anyone who needs a          computer just for home use.  The ADAM computer can accomplish all   the various tasks that one would purchase a computer for, word-     processing, spreadsheets, graphics, games, modeming, and .....  169.95 Modem 2400 baud .............................  89.95 Disk drive 5 1/4" ..........................  199.95 Disk drive 3 1/2" ..........................  239.95 Hard drive 20meg ...........................  269.95 8O col.  monitor or terminal (used) .........  40.00 Total .......................................1189.60 These prices came from vendor catalogs to which we all are          familiar with.  I didn't include the cost of a base ADAM or a       color monitor which could easily incarticle is supposed to be on Filemanager, you say!  So  it is, but I thought you may enjoy that short diversion from our  main theme to provide you with some historical details.As I said earlier, the first version of Filemanager I owned was     Version 1.7 which loaded via SmartBasic.  The version I use today   came with my new hard drive.  It is version V3.02 and, like most    of the versions after V1.7 is written in machine code and loads     faster, whilst it occupies less storage and memory space.  Asing the support  enjoyed in  the past.  The ADAM community needs to take a look at  itself and   vendors to find ways to create a more hands on atmosphere.  Possibly by bringing back hardware in kit form.  I  do realize many of our users have no desire to do their own  upgrades, this is where the vendor come in.I myself look at the ADAM as a hobby and maybe this is what our     vendors might want to do.  True, new hardware development does      have it's price, but in all practicality the ADAM community hin quoted material are in square brackets.        Readers who desire more information should contact their            Newsletter editor.  Opinions not within quotation marks are those   of the author.  Gleanings is written for the Vancouver Island       Senior ADAMphiles newsletter and distributed by the ADAM News       Network.  Gleanings may be shortened to fit available space,        improved or brought up to date by the removal of irrelevant or      excess items.Last word dept.  It comes first this ta community take the proper      actions we will continue to see the ADAM grow.  I myself at         present plan to continue on with my ADAM, for I find it to fit my   needs.  tem can, and does, involve.  Since it was first introduced T-    DOS has matured through many versions, to accommodate the           proliferation of peripheral devices, ADAM users and hardware        designers have managed to attach to an ADAM.But this rease the overall cost by       another $150 to $300.  Software costs are not included either,      because no matter what type system you own it is part of the        expense of owning a computer.  The thing to remember is that the    ADAM is only an 8-bit system with 40 column text screen with        excellent graphic capabilities.At these sort of costs to create a versatile system it is no        wonder why we as a community find it hard to attract new users  and see our AUG's shrinking or not maintain‚Dےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے GLEANINGS. BY DAVID SANDS.Gleanings is a column of information, quotation and opinion         gathered from exchange newsletters, Fidonet correspondence and      other miscellaneous sources.  All sources are cited and             interjections witis  not a place where one can realize profits as a full time venture.       There may be exceptions to this but I would consider it to be       rare.So at a present cost of $1200, a person might have second  thoughts of getting involved or continuing on with the ADAM computer.  We all know that for this amount of money one could      easily invest in a clone complete with all the bells and  whistles. This editorial is food for thought and possibly for some of us to   act upon.  I am sure that if we as ime because it's too good  to save for the end.  From a message by Barry Wilson on FidoNet,  this little observation on the unkind workings of Fate, or the  way the  ball bounces, or whatever:"PS:  I don't drink, don't smoke, just like to eat, and my          diabetes will eventually kill me.  You would think not having two   out of three bad habits would give you some kinda bonus."What the Dickens!  is not an expression you hear much anymore.      We're a lot more graphic these days.  But you may be rensole to provide the video  and audio output.  The TV has the ability (using the remote) to  switch       between input via the normal TV Antenna or cable box and  the       Audio/Visual jacks.  A Video Cassette Recorder can plugged in       between, by plugging the ADAM into the input jacks of the VCR and   connect the cable between the output of the VCR and TV input        jacks.  With this setup, you can even record your ADAM games or     sessions.  If the TV also provides stereo sound, you normally  plungs.  Could have been a stray       magnetic influence from somewhere...a bit of undigested meat, a     fragment of underdone potato...who knows!  But there are three      rules of computing of which my experience frequently reminds me:    (1) Backup(2) Backup(3) Backupso it is written, let it be done. -Ron Mitchell...Live and learn:  Press Return!And that last piece is a 'tagline' or closing quip that is a        feature of most FidoNet messages.  The Gleaner is collecting a      bunch for future uf history  included  SmartWORDBASE/ SPELLING CHECKER, a thesaurus and spellcheck program that was apparently to be integrated with  other ADAM programs, SmartWRITING CHECKER, an "electronic proof- reader", a SmartPICTURE PROCESSOR that was claimed to be "the beginning of an ADAM home CAD/CAM (Computer Assisted Design/Computer Assisted Machine) system." But the saddest of all   these never-heard-of- again programs is ENTREPRENEUR; 'a fantasy    business style game which realistically simulates the challen   wait to hear about TANK MODEM contact Chris Braymen, Bonafide       Systems, 45280 S.  Oakview Drive, Oakhurst, CA 93644, (203) 658-    8530." Faye B.Deere, 'Things I Thought You Might Like to Know"      Emerald Coast ADAM User Group AUGER nl, Sept.'93.If you've bought--or are contemplating--a new TV, here are some     interesting ideas:"The color TV/Monitor is the key element.  Most new TV's have       input jacks that are compatible with the ADAM computer.  A  special cable plugs into the Memory Cominded of    it by this message:  Ron Mitchell replying to Bob Stroud on         FidoNet.  They'd been discussing some problems Bob had been  having with PowerPaint, the ADAM graphics program, and the first  section  is a typical 'quote' then Mitchell replies. BBS:  SHANGRI-LAFrom:  RON MITCHELL To:BOB STROUDSubj:  MIB2 AND POWERPAINTBS>I pulled out my Original archiveBS>registered copy of PP [PowerPaint]BS>fired it up and lo and behold no moreBS>printer problems.Good stuff!  Disks are funny thig the single audio output of the ADAM into the left channel of  the   VCR or TV.  The device detects a single input and pipes sound  out  the right channel too.' Terry Fowler " The ADAM Entertainment       Center' ADAM International Media [AIM] nl.Sept.  '93.And AIM for September carried some reproductions of Coleco          promotion material for the ADAM.  Back in 1984, Coleco was sure  it was making history, and with its typical modesty, said so.   Some   of the programs promised for our little piece ose.  Some are cute, some cynical, many are,  like the one above, rueful.  (capitals in original)"Chris Braymen, creator of the MIDI interface and software for      ADAM, introduced a new game called TANK MODEM, at ADAMCon 05 this   year.  The game is played by modem, between two players who drive   around in tanks shooting at each other.  Sort of like a grounded    game of Battleship, played on two ADAM computers by way of two      modems.As soon as I get more information, I'll pass it on.  If you can'tge  of running your own business." It was to 'help you develop the         'business sense' that's so vital for success in the real world.'    Unfortunately, the 'real world' caught up with Coleco before        ENTREPRENEUR was produced.Programming:  many of us can remember when using a computer and     programming were synonyms in our minds.  Ron Mitchell, editor of    the ADAM User-Friendly Group nl, Ottawa, ON.  remembers it fondly   and talked about it to the ADAMCon 05 seminar he led on             p either!) I know what will work.  Since ADAM    is addictive, we could add a Sin Tax!  Well, let's talk about  this at the meeting." Dean Roades, '463 Treasury' 463 ADAM nl,           Sept.'93.The Gleaner enjoyed Alex Sweitzer's article on using the ADAM in    education in the Sept-Oct '93 ADVISA--and it appeared in many       other ADAM nl's as well--but the initiative and dedication Alex     demonstrates isn't that common.  Here's an excerpt from a long      report on the National Educational Computing  graphics and text  on the     same screen? How does ADAM put those little images on  there so     that they dance on top of the rest of the picture without wiping it out? There was a whole list of things.  Those     were days filled with buying books, typing in listings, and         thinking up some of my own solutions to my own problems.  There     were frustrations to be sure, but there was considerable            achievement.""I've had the feeling lately that while I now have more software    than I'r a small number of pilot projects,    sponsored by Apple, IBM's Eduquest, or other vendors, multimedia    remains a dream for most teachers." no author credited,             'Conference Overview' The Computer Paper, Vancouver,BC Sept.'93.While the ADAM definitely qualifies as ancient, Sweitzer proves     that it can do the job; if there's a real teacher in the            classroom, it doesn't matter if there's a 'real' computer there  or not.And an old idea may be new again.  The idea of a single ADAM y.   Well, Dean Roades, the woods boss at 463, is keeping a positive     attitude:"If we are not able to raise enough funds from members dues and     selling hardware and supplies, we may have to take a page out of    President Clinton's economic plan:  Raise membership dues to        $50.00 per year, retroactive to Jan.  1, 1993.  (But only for the   rich, which leaves out any ADAM owners, so I guess that won't       work.) OR a Value-Added Tax for all profits from ADAM endeavours    (no, that won't workrogramming:  "Speaking from my own perspective, I find that the    real 'happy days' with my ADAM computer were those early ones       where I wanted it to do something for me, but I had no software.    There was little in the stores, I didn't know who Guy Cousineau     was, Cherry Hill was a place in the States I'd never heard of,  and NIAD was a million miles away.  What's more, there were a  hundred  things about ADAM I wanted to find out, things like why  doesn't    SmartBASIC have any commands that putConference recently    held in Orlando, FL.:  "At this show, messaging systems sponsored   by Apple and an 'Internet Corner' with on-line access were  popular attractions.  Many were quick to admit that, back home,  it's quite different.  The U.S.  has one computer for each 16 students, grades K to 12, according to Quality Education Data.      And often that computer is an ancient Apple II or worse, locked     into a 'lab' students may be able to work with for one hour or      less, once a week.  Except fove ever had, I'm doing less with it.  I find that much of    my time is spent using other people's software.  And what's worse   is the realization that other ADAMites are doing the same thing.    How much new EOS [Elementary Operating System] software has         appeared lately?" Mitchell's thoughts appeared in the August '93    Metro Toronto ADAM Group nl, the MTAG Express.In for a penny, in for a pound.  The 463 ADAM User Group of         Munster,IL.  has a cash flow problem.  Tell me about it, you sa       newsletter for everybody has been around for some time.  Terry      Fowler, of ADAM's House, has offered it and gotten nowhere,  others have suggested it, and it's back again.  This time, John  Harris    says let's try it this way:  "Let's call it a 'digest' and  it      would be exactly what was envisioned by Barry Wilson, who           organized ANN [ADAM News Network] several years ago.  Just as the   Reader's Digest gets most of its articles from other publications, the digest could get its artithat make me a  global  village idiot?" From the comic strip 'Shoe" July 2,93,  quoted in   The Z-Letter, Sept-Oct '93.The X-10 Home Security system for the ADAM has been improved and    gets a rave review from Tom Keene in the Oct.'93 Inland Empire      ADAM User Group (IEAUG) nl.  "One thing to be noted is that the  X- 10 was designed for the IBM and compatibles.  Three major           modifications to that system had to be made so that it could be     operated with an ADAM computer.  First there was thllins are testing a GIF  viewer.   The program runs under TDOS and was written by Dale Wick.  It allows an ADAM user to view GIF files using a color TV.   It also works with an 80 column display.  This is useful because    the GIF format is a widely used graphic format in DOS with          thousands of picture files available for the asking.  In addition   most other graphics formats can be converted to the GIF format  and viewed on the ADAM.  In my opinion, the program would be a  winner  if it could convt believe how detailed these instructions  had   to be.  But then the whole package is really worth it.  It is       incredibly versatile.  What a door prize that was!" Keene, IEAUG    nl, Oct '93.  As the last sentence gives away, the X-10 was an      ADAMCon 5 door prize and Keene got hold of it.  The X-10 system  is available to the rest of us through Alan Neeley, 2337 S.600  E.,    Salt Lake City, UT.  USA 84106And, while we're on the subject of Tom Keene, VISA members will  be delighted to hear that d, as .GIFs are plentiful on the creators              [CompuServe] bulletin board service, one will have an abundance     from which to draw on.  I sincerely think that DALE WICK has        helped ADAM to step out of the dark ages into the new age!  I  have given this new program an excellent work-out and have been          extremely satisfied with the results." Sebelist, in IEAUG Oct '93   nl."If the computer is turning the world into a global village, and  I can't figure out how to use the thing, does cles from ANN, which  in turn gets article donations from the AUG newsletters.  Let the      digest supplement, not compete.  We still need the AUG's,  members, editors, and newsletters, to generate the articles, just  the way   they do now, for ANN." Harris, 'ADAM International Digest' Emerald Coast ADAM User Group nl the AUGER, Oct '93.If you're into graphics, here's something interesting:  "From       MOAUG, March '93 by J.  Poulin.  Rob Friedman (CompuServe Sysop  on the [ADAM] Club Forum) and Ron Coe software.      And that, was no small accomplishment!  This project was            undertaken by Chris Braymen and the X-10 package is now sold by     Alan Neeley with this remarkable software.  And even more           remarkable, this program is available on a disc or game  cartridge!  Amazing!  Next there had to be special cables made so  that the    standard X-10 could be connected to ADAM's serial port.   And       finally there was the documentation!  What an achievement  that     was!  You just can'ert GIF files into a graphics format compatible with ADAM's graphics programs such as Powerpaint."  Faye B.  Deere, 'Things I Thought You Might Like to Know' ECAUG  nl, Oct '93.  Since Faye wrote that, Bob Sebelist of the Maine  ADAM        Library has written about it as well.  The program, currently called 'sho18gif' "is very exciting.  The whole concept   opens a new avenue of graphics which will be made available for     use with the ADAM.  ADAM has been left behind in this area for  far too long.  Anhe shares our high opinion of Dave  Cobley,  our club founder, nl editor, and self-made ADAM guru.   (This item  is inserted not only to recognize Dave's eminence in ADAMdom, but also to test his hands-off editing style to the        limit) Tom says Dave Cobley introduced him to "a fantastic  program I didn't know existed.  And this program is something I  have       sorely needed for a very long time.  The name of the program  is    RAMSIZE.COM and it is the handiwork of Guy Cousineau.  This         progr INDEXER checks for is a BLOCKS LEFT entry.   INDEXER does not check for the word BLOCKS LEFT, it just checks  for the    BLOCKS LEFT ATTRIBUTE.  You may have noticed that SMARTBASIC II does not write the words BLOCKS LEFT in the           directory.  If this check fails, the disk is rejected before its    name is printed on the screen.While these two checks will detect a non EOS disk 99% of the  time, I wanted to prevent the accidental admission of irregular  disks by including further checks.  After a y a lot for it and he      said he thought we could find one just like it here in one of our   swap meets for even less money.  I've really got to get working  on that!  He said that he had no trouble adapting it to the ADAM  and  that all of the control characters needed were readily  available.  As soon as I locate one of these WYSE 150 terminals, I'll see if I can get it to work as readily as he did."FidoNet's ADAM message base has dropped off a lot recently.         However, some new names are showinlow the correct procedures.  It is common practise, however,     for programmers to use a disk editor to 'write' a volume name to  a copy of a disk.  In these instances,they may neglect to include     the 03 after the file name.Such is the case with YULE TOOLS, several Nibbles & Bits volumes,   and several more.  FILEMANAGER is a bit less restrictive.  Use it   to examine Block 1 of an offending medium.  Better yet, go into     EDIT CATALOG mode and change the volume name TO THE SAME NAME.      FILEMANAGE    wrote:BW>I am again getting NOT EOS (NO EOS),BW>or something like that as a messageBW>when I try to index a 160K 3K directoryBW>disk and a 320K 3K directory disk.BothBW>do have blocks left entries.Following are various reasons why INDEXER will reject a disk.       When the directory is scanned in, INDEXER looks for the file name   BOOT in the second entry of the directory.  If NOT EOS appears      before the DISK NAME is printed on the screen, this is one of the   probable causes.The next thingam allows you to increase the size of the directory in a       large RAM drive." Keene says "This one revelation was worth the     price of the ADAMCON and transportation." and then he adds:         "Another thing that Dave introduced me to was his superb dumb       terminal.  I know he wrote about it in his newsletter, but seeing   it in person was quite an experience.  All I can say is that it  is one of the most attractive dumb terminals I have ever seen and  it  makes 80-column a breeze.  Dave didn't padisk passes the first  two       checks, INDEXER verifies every directory entry to ensure it         conforms with standards.  A file name entry is a maximum of 11      characters including the file type (A a H h).  The next byte is a   03 decimal with marks the END OF NAME.  INDEXER checks each file    name (including the volume name) for that pattern.  If any of the   file names fail, the read is aborted.  Most programmers use EOS     utilities to copy their files to another disk...most of these       folg up.  Occasionally, some soul    will sign on with a comment like "I had an ADAM years ago, are  you still here, what's this about hard drives?" etc.  However,  some    valuable stuff is still happening.  Here, from a message  from Guy  Cousineau to Barry Wilson is a description that demonstrates how careful a programmer must--and should--be in       creating a product for the rest of us:From:  GUY COUSINEAUTo; BARRY WILSONSubj:  IndexerIn a message to Guy Cousineau <27 Jan 93 16:53> Barry  Wilson   R will ensure the name is properly punctuated.  Please    understand that I am not intending to place the blame on software   developers or distributors.  If anyone is to blame it is COLECO     for not providing us with that information early in the game.  We   had to struggle to find out how the operating system was            structured and some of us may have made erroneous assumptions."     (capitals in original)So, there you have it.  If you're writing programs, there's no      limit to how careful ylater when we managed  to drive Rich Drushel from the ADAM community, we could all sit  back  and lament the fact that he left ADAM for more friendly             associations.NO ONE, excepting perhaps Terry Fowler is making any money from     ADAM.  NO ONE is doing it for TANGIBLE GAINS, there just isn't  any tangible gains to be made.  Then ruling out insanity, why are  they doing it? For INTANGIBLE GAINS.Personally I liked to have people like me and say nice things       about me, liked to see my nameomment that he thought this  kind   of controversy was good for all concerned, as it demonstrated interest, conviction, ability to be unpleasant         without actually using four-letter words, and other fine            qualities.  There is another side to the argument.It comes from the one and only Barry Wilson, who's name you've      seen here before, and will again.  In FidoNet messages to Dave      Cobley, responding to the Gleanings column, Barry said "...I do     think that ADAM programmers are a ith my feelings, I tried to ignore it.  Perhaps I  should   have written the criticizer a private letter.The ONLY reason I am responding publicly is because your NL made    this public and opened the door.  I intend no criticism of the      criticizer (that's in case them that don't know his name won't      learn it and them that do know it won't matter), I intend no        criticism of your author, may he always live in interesting  times.  And of course I mean no criticism of your fine nl..." All  abovesh criticism and then      have NO choice is NOT what I see as a viable solution.   Personally I fail to see why a private written letter was not sent the programmer instead of public criticism.  A private  letter indicating what the author saw as the problems or shortcomings and maybe if the criticizer is a talented person       himself, he could offer suggestions, solutions, etc.  I would       rather tell Rich Drushel that ADAMLink V is a very good program     (it is) than pick at its shortcomings, so ou have to be.  Fortunately for us, most      programmers are careful.In the previous Gleanings column, the usual coverage included the   crossfire over the ADAMLINK 5 modem program review.  Briefly, one   Peter Ames reviewed the program and panned it.  Richard Drushel,    who wrote the program, panned the review, and a distributor of  the said program, jumped in and had his say as well.  All of this  was  collected in the NIAD nl and the Gleaner passed on the juicy  bits  to you.  He concluded with the c in print in ADAM nls; I liked to     get nice friendly mail.  Those were my intangibles I wanted from    ADAM.For others there may be OTHER INTANGIBLES but the reasons they do   the things they do for ADAM are all for these intangibles.  So  why rob Rich Drushel of whatever he gets out of ADAM, the  satisfaction of completing a good project or whatever, why not contact him privately and try to help rather than take cheap  shots in public.  NOW I saw the initial criticism and rather than  go     public wvery endangered species and as    such are entitled to protection not given to many other thriving    and growing populations.  Anyway where the choice is between an     average or even poor ADAM program and NO ADAM program in that       area, I do not think we have the luxury of saying we must have      great and perfect programs.If you want an EOS Modem program for ADAM you can either learn      TDOS and use a TDOS one or use ADAMLink.  That's the choice and  to perhaps drive out the programmer with har,  Barry Wilson, via FidoNet, to David Cobley, 10-21-93.   [per        Wilson's request, some editing was done on the original to  remove  typos and extraneous matter.  capitals are per original]And, there is at least one other useful ADAM EOS modem program:     it's SmartTERM, by Denny J.  Kehoe, Box 34134, 1200 37th St.  SW,   Calgary, AB.T3C 3W0.  The Gleaner appreciates Barry Wilson's        interest, his time and his effort in responding.  Since the         material I referred to appeared in two diffold Vrancks 'An ADAM computer could never    do anything like that." Vrancks had the satisfaction of stressing   the big boys, he said, and if you send him $2.00 (US) he'll send    you one, suitable for framing, on neon paper, and donate a dollar   of your Two to the ADAMCon 6 fund.  He's at 2936 Evelyn St.,        Portage, IN.  USA 46368.ation Alex     demonstrates isn't that common.  Here's an excerpt from a long      report on the National Educational Computing K medium.  Setting the   medium size any higher is guaranteed to cause you problems.  When   using flippies in TDOS, make sure that you first use the DISKSIZE   program to set the drive to a logical 160K (145K format).           Provided the DIRECTORY and DRIVE are properly set, there should  be no problem copying or deleting files; at least no problem  related  to the fact the disk is a flippy.  Note also that you  cannot       FORMAT a flippy disk on a double sided drive, again because the format informad 
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Attention all ADAM owners,

Micro Innovations is having a clearance sale!

We're clearing out the workshop of 5 years worth of accumulated purchases antion will be recorded BACKWARDS on side   two." Ron Mitchell, ADAM User Friendly Group nl, Sept-Oct '93.Just in time for Christmas:  ADAM's House (Rt.  2, Box 2756,        Pearland, TX USA 77581-9503 (713) 482-5040 and FAX (713) 997- 6907, is offering ADAM consoles with internal 20 megabyte hard  drives at $250 (US$) and 40 meg drives at $350 (US$).  Consoles  also come    with external power supply and one tape drive, as well  as the      cartridge slot.  An auto-booting option on a printer card  is     ickly. The workshop clearance items are sold as-is, with NO
warantee. We've done our best to describe the condition we believe each item is
in, but assume no responsibility for errors. All sales of workshop clearance
items are final - no returns. We've priced these items to include these terms,
but are willing to negotiate somewhat on them. The workshop clearance sale will
continue until all items are sold.

We are also conducting an inventory reduction sale on all current Micro
Innovations productse         Used, believed working             1   
            
 *SOLD* 
IHS Adamnet 320K floppy disk drive      Used, worked when last used        1    *SOLD* 
Prototype 256K MI memory boards         Unused, ugly, working              2    $25.00 
Adam computer w/power supply            Used, working (no printer)         1    $50.00 
ADAM software (disk, data pack)         Traded in, all should work     ~ 100    *SOLD*
Powermate 20MB w/320K MI floppy         Used, working                      2   $20==========================================

Workshop Clearance Sale                                              November 23, 1993
Prices good until items sold
                                                                           

Item Description                        Condition                        Qty     Price 
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360KB Floppy Disk Drive (bare)          Reconditioned, working     disk drive power supply          New, working                    ~ 50    $25.00 
Single hard disk drive power supply     New, working                    ~ 25    $25.00 
MI prototype hard disk drive enclosure  New, unpainted, no pwr supp     ~ 10    $10.00 
Zenith Z-29 CRT terminal                Used, bad flyback                  1    *SOLD*
Falco TS-2 CRT terminal                 Used, working                      1    *SOLD* 
WD 2797 Floppy disk controller chips    New, assumed working            ~ rking              ~ 100    $10.00 
Xebec S1420 SASI hard disk controller   Used, non-working               ~ 10    $10.00 
Rodime 10MB MFM hard disk drive         Used, various, some working      ~ 5    $20.00 
Seagate 20MB MFM hard disk drive        Used, various, some working      ~ 5    *SOLD* 
Miniscribe 30MB RLL hard disk drive     Used, various, some working      ~ 5    $40.00 
Tandon 40MB MFM hard disk drive         Used, various, some working      ~ 5    $50.00 
Conner 20MB IDE hard disk driv in stock. These items are on sale at 25% off through
December 31, 1993. Sale quantities are limited to what we have made up in
physical inventory (see list on last page of this flier. All inventory items
carry our normal 90 day warantee.

            

If you need to know more about a sale item, give us a call!  We'll be glad 
to provide you with additional information.

                                                                    Mark Gordon

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IDE 40 MB hard disk (prototype case)    Used, working                      1   $200.00 
Centronics 730 dot mat printer (RS-232) Used, working (narrow carr)        1    $50.00 
Okidata uL193 dot mat printer (para)    Used, working (wide carriage)      1   $100.00 
Magnavox color monitor (composite)      Used, bad flyback                  2    *SOLD*
4-drive disk drive enclosure with 60W
  power supply (hard or floppy drives)  Used, working                      2    $50.00 

            
Floppy      ~ 50    $25.00 

            
720KB Floppy Disk Drive (bare)          Reconditioned, working           ~ 3    $25.00 
1.2MB Floppy Disk Drive (bare)          New, working                       2    $35.00 
IBM XT hard disk controller (RLL)       New, working                    ~ 30    $25.00 
Xebec 4040 SASI 40MB hard disk          Used, working (some may
                                          have minor problems)         ~ 100    $25.00 
Xebec 4040 SASI 40MB hard disk          Used, non-wo20     $2.50 
WD 2793 floppy disk controller chips    New, assumed working           ~ 100     $5.00 
WD 1010 hard disk controller chips      New, assumed working            ~ 25     $5.00 
Orphanware hard disk controller card    Used, believed working             1    *SOLD*
12 volt DC fans                         New, working                    ~ 20    $10.00 
IBM PC 200 watt power supply            Used, non-working (bad +12V)       1    $25.00 

            
Intel 8031 microprocessor chips       $50.00 
4 port Parallel automatic switchbox     Used, working                      1    $50.00 
2400 baud external modem                Used, working (one with MNP)       2    $50.00 
Sharp 25" color TV with remote control  Used, working (bad pwr sw)         1    $50.00 
3.5" diskette converter (DD to HD)      New, works (hole punch)            1    *SOLD*
Advent 10" loudspeakers w/enclosures    Used, need new speakers            2    $25.00 
Pioneer 9000 stereo receiver (140W/ch)  Used, working           ~ 100     $5.00 
64K x 4 memory chips (for MI boards)    New, working                   ~ 100     $2.00 
Various PC/XT and PC/AT add-on boards   Various, working                ~ 20    ~10.00 
PCjr computer (no monitor)              Used, working                      2    $50.00 
PCjr add-on 20MB hard disk              Used, working                      1    $50.00 
PCjr CGA monitor                        Used, believed working             1   
            
 $50.00 
Samsung VHS VCR (2/4/6 hour                                    Price         Price 
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DOS Software:           

Central Point PC Tools V7.0 (Utilities)                 ~$100.00        $10.00 
Compuserve Information Manager V1.3 (Comms Program)      ~$50.00         $5.00 
386Max Version 6 (Memory Manager)                        ~$50.00        $10.00 
Quarterdeck Desqview V1.03 (Multitasking Manager)        ~$50.00        *SOLD*
PC-Talk III - 1 copy 40MB SCSI drive & controller     New, working (XT or AT)            1   $100.00 
JDR universal programmer (PROMs, uPs,   Used, working (includes IBM
  PALs & GALs) w/IBM PC software          PC 8-bit I/F card & cable)       1    *SOLD*
ADAMnet cables (7 feet)                 New, should be good             ~ 50     $2.00 
Intel SDK-51 (8051 development kit)     Used, working (w/pwr supply)       1   $100.00 

            
4 port RS232 automatic switchbox        Used, working                      1      New, working                   ~ 100     $2.50 
Ribbon cable assembly station           almost new, working                1   $100.00 
Ribbon cable (various sizes - 10, 20,
  26, 40, and 50 conductor reels)       New, working                    ~ 10     offer 
6-pin telephone connectors (Adamnet)    New, working                   ~ 500     offer 
Various blank MI product PC boards      New, should be good            ~ 300    $10.00 
256K x 8 SIMMs (for MI memory boards)   Used, guaranteed                          1    $50.00
                                          (scratchy vol control)
Teletek Z-80 CPM computer system        Used, working                      1     offer 
Back issues of PC magazine              Used, like new, pay shipping    lots    *GONE* 
                          
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IBM PC Software Workshop Clearance Items                  Retail          Sale
                        record)     Used, one minor problem            1    *SOLD*
Phonemate speakerphone w/ans machine    Used, believed working             1    $50.00 
IBM-PC software (various)               Used, working, legal            ~ 25     offer 
IBM EGA color display                   Used, non-working                  1    $25.00 
Computer stand                          New                                1    $10.00 
IBM PC 20MB SCSI drive & controller     New, working (XT or AT)            1    *SOLD*
IBM PC left (Comms program)                   Free          Free
Wordstar 2000 Plus Release 3 (Wordprocessing Program)   ~$200.00        $25.00 
Quattro Pro V?? (Spreadsheet Program - about 2 yrs old) ~$100.00        $10.00 
Microsoft DOS V5.0 (Operating System)                    ~$50.00        *SOLD*
Delrina PerForm V2.0 (Form generator and filler)        ~$200.00        $25.00 
            

Paradox V3.0 (Database Program)                         ~$150.00        $20.00 
Digital Research GEM/3 Desktop anMonochrome graphics card with printer port                      1        $10.00 
OMTI 5527B XT hard disk controller card (RLL)                 ~20        $25.00 
Seagate ST-11M XT hard disk controller (MFM)                    1        $10.00 
ACC 4-floppy XT/AT controller card (360K, 720K, 1.2M, & 1.4M)   1        $25.00 
JCC 2-floppy XT/AT controller card (360K, 720K, 1.2M, & 1.4M)   1        $20.00 
DTC XT hard disk controller card (MFM)                          1        $10.00 
WDXT-GEN XT hard disting package)   ~$100.00        $25.00 
                 
Windows Software:                

Quattro Pro for Windows V1.0 (Spreadsheet program)      ~$100.00        $25.00 
Windows 3.0                                             ~$100.00        *SOLD*

            
Peachtree Accounting for Windows (Release 5)            ~$100.00        $35.00 
Amipro V1.2 (Word Processing Program)                   ~$150.00        $35.00 
Wordstar American Heritage Dictionary                    ~$50.00        $20.           1        $25.00 
IBM PC/XT floppy disk controller card (360K, 720K only)         1        $10.00 
Seagate ST02 SCSI hard disk controller w/ST-157A 40MB drive     1       $100.00 
Adaptec 2322D AT/386/486 ESDI hard/floppy disk controller with
  Fujitsu 2263 (760MB) drive                                    1       $650.00 
Adaptec 2322B AT/386/486 ESDI hard/floppy disk controller with
  Miniscribe 130MB drive                                        1       $200.00 

            
PC/XT colors a bundle.

* For free items, orderer must pay shipping charges..pa


            
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IBM PC Hardware Workshop Clearance Items                        Qty     Sale 
(Sale prices good until items sold)                                     Price 
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AT/IDE hard disk controller with 2 serial & 1 parallel ports    1        $20.00 
d Applications
 (Graph, Scan, First Word Plus, Publisher v1.0 and
 v2.0, First Mail, Paint)                               ~$500.00        $50.00 
Quick Link II (Communications Package)                      Free          Free 
Hijaak V2.02 (Graphics File Translator Package)         ~$100.00        *SOLD*
Disk Mechanic V4.0 (Copy-protected disk copy pgm)        ~$50.00        *SOLD* 
PC Paintbrush Plus (Paint Program)                       ~100.00        $25.00 
DACeasy Accounting V4.0 (Complete accounk controller card (MFM)                     1        $10.00
            
 
XT 576K expansion memory board (0K installed)                   1        $10.00 
JCC XT Multi I/O card (floppy controller, 2 serial,
  1 parallel, clock)                                            1        $15.00 
Hercules Plus monochrome video card                             1        $25.00 
WD WX2 XT hard disk controller card                             1        $10.00 
MAPOWER AT floppy/hard disk controller (MFM)         00 
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Notes:

Prices on workshop clearance items are good until all items are sold. Price on
inventory reduction sale items are good until December 31, 1993.

All IBM-PC software packages are complete, with original distribution diskettes,
documentation and licenses. However, some packages may have been upgraded to a 
newer release and may no longer be registerable separately. Make offer to 
purchase entire collection a graphics card with printer port                     1        $25.00 
IBM PCjr computer (no monitor)                                  2        $50.00 
IBM PCjr add-on 20MB hard disk                                  1        $50.00 
IBM PCjr CGA monitor                                            1        $50.00 
200 watt power supply (bad +12V)                                1        $25.00 
IBM EGA monitor (HV okay but no video)                          1        $25.00 
360KB floppy disk drive (recondHard Disk Drive external power supply                  $49.95          $37.50

ADAMnet Floppy Disk Drives:

  320KB External Disk Drive Unit                        $199.95         $150.00
  720KB External Disk Drive Unit                        $249.95         $187.50
  1.4MB External Disk Drive Unit                        $299.95         $225.00
  Floppy Disk Controller Card (bare board)                               $10.00
  Floppy Disk external power supply                                      $25me work)                     4        $50.00 
Okidata Microline 193 wide carriage dot matrix printer          1       $100.00 

Notes:

1.      Unless other specified above, all IBM hardware is in working condition.

2.      Make offer on bundles of above hardware.

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                Inventory Reduction Sale items are listed below:
                         (Prices good through 12/31/93)

                              $56.25
  MIB3 Multifunction I/O card (bare board)                               $10.00
  MIB3 Multifunction I/O card (GAL)                                       $2.50
  Printer Card (A&T)                                     $34.95          $26.25
  Printer Card (bare board)                                              $10.00
  Printer Card (GAL)                                                      $2.50
  Serial or Parallel interface cable                     $14.95          $11.25
            
5         $112.50
  40MB Hard Disk kit                                    $249.95         $187.50
  Left Slot HD Interface card with 1' cable              $49.95          $37.50
  Left Slot HD Interface cardd)                               $10.00
  Left Slot HD Interface card GAL                                         $2.50
  20MB Hard Disk Drive (bare)                            $99.95          $75.00
            

  40MB Hard Disk Drive (bare)                           $199.95         $150.00
  itioned)                       100        $25.00 
720KB floppy disk drive (reconditioned)                         3        $25.00 
1.2MB floppy disk drive (new)                                   2        $50.00 
1.4MB floppy disk drive (new)                                   2        $50.00 
Rodime 10MB MFM hard disk drive (most work)                     5        $20.00 

            
Miniscribe 30MB RLL hard disk drive (some work)                 3        $40.00 
Tandon 40MB MFM hard disk drive (so.00
  7 foot ADAMnet Cable                                                    $2.00
  Disk Drive PROM and GAL                                                $10.00

            

I/O Cards:

  Dual Serial I/O card (Assembled & tested)              $49.95          $37.50
  Dual Serial I/O card (bare board)                                      $10.00
  Dual Serial I/O card (GAL)                                              $2.50
  MIB3 Multifunction I/O card (A&T)                      $74.95                                     Retail            Sale

            
Description                                               Price           Price
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Powermate Hard Disk Systems, Kits and Components:

  20MB External Hard Disk Unit                          $299.95         $225.00
  40MB External Hard Disk Unit                          $399.95         $300.00
  20MB Hard Disk kit                                    $149.9

Memory Cards:

  64KB card (A&T)                                        $29.95          *SOLD*
  64KB card (bare board - no GAL reqd)                                   *SOLD*
  256K card (A&T)                                        $69.95          *SOLD*
  256K card (bare board)                                                 *SOLD*
  256K card (GAL)                                                         $2.50
  64Kx4 Memory Chips (Used on 64K & 256K cards)                           $2.00
  1MB s are continuing to           increase. An analysis of these trends shows two principle causes.  The        first; effective power protection is expensive.  Second;  computers are in use longer with more exposure through power and  modem lines than ever before. SAFEWARE statistics show that four of the top ten causes of         computer losses are related to electrical problems, either power    surges or power outages.  In 1989 alone an estimated 318,000        computers were damaged or destroyed by powsed on 1 and 2 MB cards)                                  $5.00
  256K SIPPs (for E&T MegaRAM cards) - 50 in stock       $20.00          $15.00

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D4:MISCNEW>56Kx8 SIMM (Uion                        Condition                        Qty     Price 
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360KB Floppy Disk Drive (bare)          Reconditioned, working    modem lines and power sources during severe storms are         playing a form of Russian Roulette with their systems.  Sooner or   later lightning will strike close to home, damaging everything      that is on-line. Leaving the system off is no safe bet, in that nothing short of a   two-foot gap between the electrical outlet and system plug is       effective protection from lightning strikes. Most surge protectors have a gap less than .005 millimeters which   helps prevent minor power surges.  However,‚DےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےThis article originally appeared in the May 1993 issue of the       MOAUG newsletter.Power protection --- your first defenseFrom SAFEWARE NEWSWhile more computer owners are using surge protection, SAFEWARE     statistics show that power surge claimcard (A&T)                                        $149.95          *SOLD*
  1MB card (bare board)                                                  *SOLD*
  1MB card (GALs - 3 reqd)                                                $7.50

            
  2MB card (A&T)                                        $249.95          *SOLD*
  2MB card (bare board)                                                  *SOLD*
  2MB card (GALs - 3 reqd)                                                $7.50
  256Kx8 SIMM (Uer irregularities,  which includes everything from direct lightning strikes to static         electricity. While most insurance policies purchased from SAFEWARE provide       power surge coverage, computer owners need to understand that       using proper power protection offers a better chance of  preventing damage. Truly effective power surge protection is expensive; however        common sense saves time, money and equipment. For example, computer operators who leave systems on or plugged     into       ~ 50    $25.00 

            
720KB Floppy Disk Drive (bare)          Reconditioned, working           ~ 3    $25.00 
1.2MB Floppy Disk Drive (bare)          New, working                       2    $35.00 
IBM XT hard disk controller (RLL)       New, working                    ~ 30    $25.00 
Xebec 4040 SASI 40MB hard disk          Used, working (some may
                                          have minor problems)         ~ 100    $25.00 
Xebec 4040 SASI 40MB hard disk          Used, non-wo thousands of volts      from lightning strikes can bridge those gaps sending high voltage   charges into delicate computer components. Should computer owners buy and use a surge protector? The answer    is an unqualified "YES" with emphasis on a good quality protector   that meets or exceeds Underwriter Laboratory standards of UL Test   1449. While electrical power in the United States is very reliable, it    is not perfect.  No standard outlet is 100 percent safe for         computers. Electrical diata and your time, as well as your insurance             deductible.  Prevention goes with your SAFEWARE insurance in risk   management for your computer. 00 
Zenith Z-29 CRT terminal                Used, bad flyback                  1    *SOLD*
Falco TS-2 CRT terminal                 Used, working                      1    *SOLD* 
WD 2797 Floppy disk controller chips    New, assumed working            ~ ponents be used for computers.  Another recommendation is that only protectors with indicator lights  which show if the surge protector is still active should be used.   A     good consumers' guide for surge protectors is Underwriters          Laboratories, which tests protectors and assigns ratings.  A UL     Rating of 1449 is the minimum recommended for computers and other   high value electronic equipment. While utility companies effectively regulate voltage most of the    time, events like lightning to all ADAMITES from    Chris Braymen with contributions from Bob Sebelist, Pat             Herrington, Ron Collins, Jerry Vrancks and Bob Slopsema.Thanks to all of the above for a wonderful present.  DISK #1 Contains the following Articles:Peter Ames sent us a very clever contribution which has been the    subject of a collaboration between Pete and Guy Cousineau.  I'f     you have been on the FIDONET ADAM ECHO lately you have seen         several messages (and ADAM code) passing between the two on Each of these problems causes wear and tear on power         systems, which eventually requires repairs.  Anything computer      owners can do to keep power irregularities out of their systems     serves to prolong its useful life. Power protection is the first line of defense against surges,  line noise and thousands of other causes of power irregularities. SAFEWARE estimates that more than a third of minor power problems   can be cost-effectively prevented by power protection.  This will   save your dsturbances exist on all circuits.  Minor  fluctuations or line noise has hundreds of causes, which can be as simple as copier machines cycling to high frequency radio        signals and even static electricityDedicated circuits can reduce the chance of losses, but they are    expensive and not always available or easily installed.  Power      protectors, or line conditioners, protect against minor line        fluctuations. It is recommended that only surge protectors with Metal Oxide       Varistor com‚Dےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے               THE DECEMBER 1994 ADAM NEWS NETWORK                         DISKS #1 and 2The ADAM NEWS NETWORK team wishes all ADAMITES and their FAMILIES   a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!DISK #2 is a SELF BOOTING Christmas Present strikes, cycling of large appliances    and even traffic accidents cause irregularities that power          companies cannot control. When AC voltage is kept within 10 percent of the 115-120 volt       range most computers and other components continue to operate.   PC power supplies are generally built to function over the AC  voltage range of 102 to 132 volts. Another common source of problems are older buildings with          inadequate grounding and wiring which leads to power surges and     sags.  the     subject of improvements to the Catalog of SmartBasic V1.  Give      Pete's program changes a try for some surprising results.  They     are contained in the following two articles:1.  CDCOMMAND    Installing a CD command2.  DIRCOMMAND   Installing a DIR or CAT commandThe following files come to ANN via the United Kingdom Adam         Subscribers. We thank Keith Marner for his continued support of     ANN and the Adam community in general. Thanks, Keith!3.  UKDB2TIP - Keith provides tips on us      theme of the 6th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ADAM                  CONVENTION.  20. MODEMAD  -  Peter Ames makes the suggestion that ANN                 subscribers who read the articles in                SmartWriter change their column settings                to 42 for ease of reading.  He includes an                article from Faye Deere as a sample to                experiment with.AGAIN - WE SURE HOPE YOU HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW     YEAR! page of the UKAS newsletter. Lists                  contents and gives us some editorial comments.Note:  The results of the UKAS Survey that Keith made will be       published in the January ANN.James Poulin of the Metro Orlando ADAM User's Group provided us     with a number of articles.  Thanks very much Jim!  We will hold     some for future publications and we have the following in this      issue of ANN:10. 256TO512 -  By Mitch Liss.  Convert your O'ware 256 RAM                to a 512 RAM, cho mean the CP/M 2.2 operating system.  Both operating systems do not care if you type   in upper or lower case but I will show all input in upper case.     For a more detailed explanation, my recommended reference book is   "WORKING WITH dBASE II" by M de Pace, ISBN 0-632-02305Quite simply, dbASE II is a database which is used to store and     retrieve information like any database but the beauty of dBASE II   is its ability to organise this information into almost any form    you desire on-screen or via happening in                ADAMLAND.17. FILEMAN  -  David Cobley sings the praises of FILEMANAGER.                  (Probably the best EOS Utility ever written)Mark Gordon provided us with an updated listing of the items that   are left in his Inventory Sale (I bought a buch of stuff and was    very pleased with the quality of the items and the quickness of     his mailings):18. INVSALE3  -  Still a lot of good stuff left.19. ADAMCON6  -  By Bob Blair on the location, date, cost and            ing DB2 on an ADAM.4.  UKOPENDA - Keith tells us of the annual open day held for UKAS                members.5.  UKELGAME - A review of Electronic Game Pak.6.  UKWS3VS4 - A head to head article in which Wordstar 3 is                compared with Wordstar 4.7.  UKRS232  - An article on how to build your own RS232 device.8.  UKLETTRS - Some of the letters written by UKAS members. This                month, a before and after look at the annual open                day.9.  UKNEWS.TXT---The front‚Dےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے dbASE II TIPS Pt 1.  Creating a database file.  By K.A.  Marner A series on  how to get started in the dBASE language.  A <cr> in this  tutorial     signifies your pressing the RETURN key.  Where I have  mentioned    the T-DOS operating system, I alseaply.11. 160KUPGR -  By Mitch Liss.  Convert your 160K Disk drive                to a 320K Disk Drive.12. ACALCSB  -  Nick Lukach writes on the ADAM CALC program.13. AID      -  John Harris is in favor of the ADAM Information                Digest.   Help is needed on this idea!!14. EXPOSED  -  By Jim Poulin on File Compression Techniques15. FOOD     -  Mitch Liss: Food for Thought on the ADAMDavid Cobley, editor of the VISA ADVISA sent us:16. GLEANING  - David Sands super article on what's a printer.  It can be used to  generate reports or build menus for you to look up information at  a touch   of a key.  This is a very powerful, perhaps THE MOST powerful database for the ADAM.  Because I use it to manage the     membership details, I will show you how to use the programming      language to get your menus up and running.  The first thing you have to do is to install it on your system.     After you have loaded T-DOS, remove the operating system tape or    disk and put in your dBASE tapecr>007 ZIP,N,5<cr>008 CREDIT,N,6,2<cr>009 BALANCE,N,6,2<cr>010 <cr>After that last <cr> you will be asked if you wish to input data    now.  If you press Y, the screen will go blank and you will get a   chance to put in some live records.  Answer N and you will get  the DOT PROMPT back again.  Now you have a file called CUSTFILE.DBF.  You may find it using the DISP FILE LIKE command     line as above.Now we are all together we can see the structure in all its glory   by typing DISP STRU<cr> Oh dear you will see in your list is the file you will  be using to test the system.  At the T-DOS prompt, type DBASE<cr>  and you will soon be prompted to enter a date.  Unless you have a       clock card installed in your ADAM, just press <cr>.  You will now   see a small dot at the bottom left hand side of the screen.  This   is called the "dot prompt" and it is waiting for you to type in a   command.  From now on ADAM will only recognise dBASE words so if    you want to see the directory of files it is no goodFld Name Type Width Dec001 LNAME C 8002 FNAME C 8003 STNUM N 6004 STNAME C 8005 CITY C 7006 STATE C 3007 ZIP N 5008 CREDIT N 6 002009 BALANCE N 6 002** Total ** 00058 .Note that character fields (C) do not need a decimal place and  the number fields (N) without a decimal place allocated will turn  out  as whole numbers when we come to entering live records.  The  field names could be up to 10 characters long and in the number  fields   with a decimal place allocated, the actual decimal point  ATE CUSTFILE<cr> and you will see:-Enter record structure as followsField Name, Type, Width, Decimal places001 <--- In here you typeLNAME,C,8<cr>This means field number 1 will be called LNAME (last name), it      will be a character type of field and will have a length of 8       characters.  Now go ahead and type up the rest of the structure     like this:Field Name, Type, Width, Decimal places001 LNAME,C,8<cr>002 FNAME,C,8<cr>003 STNUM,N,6<cr>004 STNAME,C,8<cr>005 CITY,C,7<cr>006 STATE,C,3< or disk.  If you type DIR<cr> you   will see all of the files held on the medium.  Any file you see     ending in COM are runnable files.  That is, if you just type in     the name without the COM extension and press <cr>, the file will    run.  The files ending in DBF are the actual database files that    hold your information.  The CMD files are the very programs that    manage your information, FRM files are the reports and FMT files    are special format files for screen or printer.  The CUSTFILE.DBF!  dBASE has told us there is no     database file in use.  At this point you may type CUSTFILE right    next to the error message and you will get the DOT PROMPT again.    What we should have done above is type USE CUSTFILE<cr> then DISP   STRU.  You should have a list of all the field names, their type,   width and, in the case of number fields, a decimal place.  This  is what you will see:-Structure for file:  A:CUSTFILE.DBFNumber of records:  00001Date of last update:  00/00/00Primary use database you typing     DIR<cr> because all you will get is ***UNKNOWN COMMAND.  You will   have to type DISPLAY FILES LIKE *.*<cr> and you will get a list  of all files on your disk.  dBASE will, in most cases, accept the      first 4 characters of each command word so if you want to list      just the database files on your disk, you can type DISP FILE LIKE   *.DBF<cr>.  Skip the next paragraph if you do have a CUSTFILE.DBF   on your medium.If CUSTFILE.DBF does not appear, you can create it by typing        CREwill take up a character space.If you would like a hard copy of the structure you can do this by   typing the following:-SET PRINT ON<cr>DISP STRU<cr>SET PRINT OFF<cr>If you did not specify SET PRINT OFF then everything that you  type and all the responses from dBASE will echo on your printer  as well as the screen.Now you are ready to put in some information but first, look at     the structure.  You will notice that it is ready for USA style      addresses.  We will now attempt to rectify this bs of            customised data entry screens and output report formats.If you have any special requirements, write in and tell me and I    will try to work them into the tutorial.       1    $50.00 
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Pioneer 9000 stereo receiver (140W/ch)  Used, working     to do the following:-Use the DOWN arrow key to move the cursor down to the word STATE    and overwrite it with COUNTY (remember, upper case or lower  case).  Next move the cursor to the width and increase it to 20  so that   we can accommodate a large name like NORTHAMPTONSHIRE or  just to   be on the safe side.  Move the cursor down to the word  ZIP and     overwrite it with POSTCODE and again, increase its width  to 8 and  also change its TYPE from an N to a C.  You can do as  you wish at  this stage.  disk in your drive   and pull the computer reset key.  What this actually does is to    load SmartBASIC which in turn loads a HELLO file which will        display a menu from which you can choose any one of 5 games.       This menu will be displayed when <CONTROL>C is pressed during any  of the games and at the main menu <CONTROL>C lets you back up the  software.  Item 6 on the menu lets you see instructions for any    of the 5 games which are:-BACKGAMMONThe program loads and draws the familiar graphic cord for us to put some information in.  Now type   EDIT 1<cr>.  The empty record will appear in column form and you    can type in some details.  When you get to the last line of the     record, the DOT PROMPT will reappear.  To enter another record at   this stage, you will have to APPEND BLANK again and EDIT 2.  All    this will be simplified as we go on but we will wrap it up here     and let you experiment with what you have learned.  Next time I     will expand on the above and let you into the secrety altering         structure so that it will accept UK style addresses.  Type in:MODI STRU<cr> (stands for modify structure).  The file is still  in use so you will get a warning from dBASE that any information  you  already have will be lost if you try to modify its structure.   As  we do not have any records (information) in the file or the  record that came as an example is unimportant, we will continue            regardless and answer Y.  The structure details will be displayed   and you will be able ‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے ELECTRONIC GAME PAK 1 from A.P.E.  Software Reviewed by K.A.  ManrnerHere is a most entertaining package of EOS games written in        SmartBASIC but don't let this put you off.  The software is boot   loadable which means you just put the tape or You can enter a blank line between two field lines with <CONTROL> N or wipe out a complete line and        remove it with <CONTROL> T or blank out a complete line without     removing it with <CONTROL> Y.  Now we can save the results, if we   are happy, by typing <CONTROL> W (write).  If we were not happy     and had made a complete stew of the whole thing, we could exit      without modifying with the use of <CONTROL> Q.Now let us enter some information.  Type APPEND BLANK<cr>.  This    opens a blank regame board with   dice and black and white pieces in place and while a little light  music is playing in the background.  The instructions are very     clear and precise so you will easily enjoy the game even if you    have never played before.  There is an orange coloured pointer     which you use to select from which row you would like to move the  men and you may use the arrow keys on the keyboard or the          Joystick.BATTLESHIPOption 2 on the menu loads in the program and you will see a 10    byt in use today thanks to your dedication and enthusiasm.I will be attending this years open day and look forward to        seeing you again.  If possible I would like to buy Wordstar 3.0    at the open day.... kindest regardsIt is encouraging letters such as this that keeps this group       alive.  Please write in to us no matter how short or how long      your letter is....  Keith15th Sep 93Re :- OPEN DAY 1993Dear Keith, Congratulations on your Gallery Of Honour award it's about time   you got the ship covers      must be hit and you will see them appear outside the play area.MASTERMINDWith this game the SmartKEYS are used to select any one of 6       tokens each of a different shape and colour.  ADAM randomly        chooses four tokens to make up its secret code.  You are given a   maximum of ten tries to guess the secret code.  3-D TIC-TAC-TOE You are given a choice of three skill levels and either you or     ADAM is chosen to go first.  If you're chosen, you place a white   disk on an right to have received such an     award so I will continue to support ALL UK ADAM USERS as I have    done in the past.  It's up to us to see that non-members get to    hear of our group.  One such way is to use the Bulletin Board      Systems (BBS) up and down the country and leave messages about     our services.  You never know.  Perhaps someone who reads your     message may know of an ADAM user in his/her neighbourhood.  I am   still working on the ADAM ECHO project.  As you may know by now,   I don't‚CےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےHere are two letters from Paul Claridge, one was received before   the OPEN DAY and the other after.  My own comments are shown on    ITALIC bold print.9th August 1993Dear Keith, Just a note to say that without you my Adam would be in the loft  no 10 unit area in which you must place your fleet which consists  of an aircraft carrier that's five units long, a cruiser of four   units, two destroyers of three units, and two submarines of two    units.  Each craft may be placed horizontally as well as           vertically.  You and the ADAM take it in turns to place a one      unit cursor over a spot on the screen and have a go at sinking     each others fleet.  A hit is displayed as a cloud of smoke and     when a craft is destroyed, all the units that something for all the hard work you do for us.Thank you for the wonderful time I had at this years open day.  I  always Learn ever so much from there, so much is going on I don't  know what to look at first.It was such a surprise to win the personal data master and I       thank you.It is a shame that we have lost a good link with the U.S.A.  we    need a good link to help Adam carry on and get bigger and better. yours as always Paul Claridge A contented ADAM user.Well, I must have got somethingy vacant square of a 4 by 4 by 4 square cube.  You have  to have eyes in the back of your head for this one because you     win by placing 4 of your markers vertical, horizontal, or          diagonal on one or more planes.  MINERSBoth you and ADAM each control a robot miner and take it in turns  to pick up as much ore as possible.  Like a knight on a chess      board, the players alternate moving until both players can't move  any more. give up on a good thing and that is why I still use my     ADAM computer at home even though I use an IBM and an Apple at     work.You can thank Lesley Ascott, a long time OPEN DAY attendee, for    the Data Master which he had won fair and square but chose to      relinquish entirely out of pure kindness.  Keep those letters      coming......Keithchoice of three skill levels and either you or     ADAM is chosen to go first.  If you're chosen, you place a white   disk on anin many surplus stores and have outputs that can run an     ADAM independent of the SmartWRITER PRINTER and this too may        become the subject of a hardware article.    NEW STUFF  Due to the recent demand for quality software for ADAM and amid     rumors of WordSTAR 3.0 entering the public domain, I contacted      WordSTAR International (UK) for information.  They told me that     there are no plans to put WS 3.0 in the public domain and put me    in touch with a UK licence holder and distributor of‚DےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےWelcome, members old and new, to yet another fun filled  collection of news and views from the office of UKAS (it's my lounge really but who cares).  Accompanying this issue are the      results of our 1993 membership survey.  Please take the time to  urnal and see our new series, HEAD-TO-HEAD.     Please act fast as I don't know how long this price will hold.   We now have a bunch of DRAM chips for the Printer Q 128k printer    buffer.  At only #7.00 each, thats a lot of expansion.   Many of you are in possession of the best database product for      ADAM but are unable to fully utilise it.  I refer, of course, to    dBASE II.  I have started a series that will walk you through the   process of installation right through to writing your own  program from stores like  TANDY    and MAPLIN or I will make them up for you.  I know it might  be a   little heavy for a hardware article but it's a start and the        article also explains a little about RS232.  I also plan to do an   article on how to add a power supply socket to your Steering  Wheel module so you can throw out your batteries and start using  mini    power supply units or even drive (no pun intended) them with  an    output from an IBM power supply unit, the kind of which we can      pick up y vacant square of a 4 by 4 by 4 square cube.  You have  to have eyes in the back of your head for this one because you     win by placing 4 of your markers vertical, horizontal, or          diagonal on one or more planes.  MINERSBoth you and ADAM each control a robot miner and take it in turns  to pick up as much ore as possible.  Like a knight on a chess      board, the players alternate moving until both players can't move  any more. Micro Pro      products namely, CalcSTAR, WordSTAR 3.0 and WordSTAR Professional   Release 4.   Although there is no saving in costs for WordSTAR 3.0 we can now    get WordSTAR 4 for #62.00.  Here is how it works.  The  distributor will issue a serial numbered Kaypro CP/M version to our user group and this gives me permission to distribute my own    ADAM configured version with all the utilities that I received      with my original.  Please refer to our review in the APR-MAY 88     issue of the UKAS Jo   look over them and see just what it is that makes other ADAM        owners tick.   As a result of one suggestion from the survey, we have a review  of Electronic Game Pak 1 just to assure one member that there is  a    Backgammon game available for the ADAM.   You wanted to see a HARDWARE TIPS section and I wanted to build a   null modem so I could hook up 2 ADAM computers in the same room  so I have 'killed 2 birds with one stone' and kicked off the  series   with just that.  All parts are availables in the dBASE programming language.  Please try to stay  with it and if you do get lost, write in and tell me.  (If I had a pound for each time I have printed those last 5 words, I would    have enough money to attend every ADAMCON for the next 10 years).    OPEN DAY  Recognition for our occasion came in the October issue of  Computer Shopper on page 523.  Also on 523 was a column about our  user      group.  I sent details way back at the beginning of August.   Maybe I ought to write in now for it to1  RENEW EARLY and don't forget to tell me what PD software you want   as your loyalty bonus.   The file is still  in use so you will get a warning from dBASE that any information  you  already have will be lost if you try to modify its structure.   As  we do not have any records (information) in the file or the  record that came as an example is unimportant, we will continue            regardless and answer Y.  The structure details will be displayed   and you will be able o England.  Also      inducted this year were, Ron Mitchell, David Cobley, Bob Blair,     Faye Deere, Chris Braymen and Bart Lynch.  Imagine me amoungst      that lot.  Our two articles, run back to back, will reveal all.   Our recent loft conversion gave us the opportunity to restructure   all our spares.  We still have many complete ADAM computer  systems ready for sale and with Christmas just around the corner,  this     will be a great time to let some of the other members of the        family enjoy t and Una  and all the kids, we managed to outfox him at nearly every turn.My trusty green screen monitor was the first to go.  I knew it     was on its way out because the night before the big day the        screen began to wobble and distort but I expected it to last just  one more day.  That wasn't to be and Roger Fillary sprang into     action with a screw driver and had the back off.  In no time he    had the display back on line albeit half the normal size.While this was happening, there were groan card in  the     centre slot as a special Christmas present.  All this for the       normal price.  If you snooze, you loose.   Micro Innovations has also caught the bug and had a massive         workshop clear out.  What they have to offer as a one time  'garage sale' consists of a mixture of new, used, half finished  and        non-working products.  If your local user group doesn't have  any   information about this, call them or write to:-  MICRO INNOVATIONS 12503 Kings Lake Drive Reston VA 2209 reach them in time for  next      year's Open Day.  Still, it was better than nothing.  How  about    some of the members in our group writing in to a magazine  or       newspaper? After several hick-ups, all turned out well.  See  the   article this issue.    ADAMCON V  I was surprised to learn that I had been inducted into the  Gallery Of Honour at this year's convention.  Thanks to Pat Herrington for picking up the certificate on my behalf and for      Alan Neeley for sending it to me all the way t‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے The 7th UKAS ADAM OPEN DAY How it all went by K.A.  MarnerDid you ever get one of those days when whatever could go wrong    did go wrong? Well, Murphy was working overtime at the Stanley     Halls but with the help of Des, Roger, Dave, John, Lesleyhe delights of their own computer instead of          crowding you out of yours.  We also have many complete ADAM         expansion modules so if you know anyone with a Colecovision Game    Console who would like to upgrade to an ADAM computer, let us       know.  All ADAM systems that go out from here will have their  Word Processor chips on board and will therefore have the centre  slot   free for whatever interface the user wants.  Until December  10th,  all ADAM memory consoles will go out with an MIB 2s of anguish from        across the room when our Buck Rogers competition disk hung up      after about the 3rd name was entered in the Hall Of Fame.  For     some unknown reason, it kept skipping from GAME OVER to a blank    screen with the PAUSE music playing.  Even a change of disk        drives and the disk itself could not cure it.We, with the co-operation and agreement of all who attended,       switched to ADDICTUS.  The competition was won by Des Marchant     with 10171.  He chose the #30.00 disco had turned off the hard drive in case I screwed up the             installation and damaged my files.  The hard drive also supplies   power to the serial ports of the MIB2 card that runs my 80 column  unit.  After powering up the drive, everything sprang back into    action and the rest of the day went smoothly.We managed to show what dBASE could do when properly programmed    and our members were invited to check their details on our menu    driven database.Some of the differences between WordSTARs 3  done this hundreds of times before, what could    go wrong.  I unscrewed the case and removed the language card      chips.  I then proceeded to install them on the spare sockets on   the mother board.  The first chip dropped in like a dream and the  second chip, well it decided to buckle 2 pins.  This has never     happened to me before in the hundreds of times I had performed     the excersise.  I was beginning to think it was April 1st not      September 4th.  I straightened the pins and tried again andit to print out some stunning Power Paint pictures.  They          appeared on paper somewhat stretched slightly from top to bottom   and this, I believe, is due to the fact that Power Paint was       configured for a 9 pin printer and the bubble jet emulates a 24    pin printer.  Roger promised to take the time to study Power       Paint's printer code options and the Cannon set up to see if they  can be matched in any way.  Can anyone else help out on this? While Power Paint pictures still looked great ation went well and the operating system    was saved to the floppy disk but when it was booted up, nothing    appeared on the 80 column screen.  At this stage I expected to     see Jeremy Beedle walk through the door (for those who are         reading this outside of the UK, he is our 'CANDID CAMERA' type     character who pops up out of no where with a microphone and tells  the victim that millions of TV viewers have just witnessed his     undoing).  When he did not appear, I suddenly remembered that I   unt voucher.  Next was Les   Ascott with 4145.  He chose to step aside out of pure              sportsmanship and let the second place go to Paul Claridge with    his 2078 points.  Paul picked up the Personal Data Master.         Daniel Porter picked up the Printer Stands for his 2070 points.We actually had a hardware demo.  This was an excellent            opportunity for me to demonstrate how easy it was to install the   language card chips onto the memory console's mother board.        After all, I hadand 4 were             demonstrated and one member asked if this type of comparison       could be made the subject of a series of articles.  Perhaps some   of our members may have two software titles of similar features    and would like to write in and tell us how they shape up against   one another for one of the articles or write in and ask if you     are trying to decide between two title and would like to know      their differences.Roger Fillary hooked up his Cannon bubble jet printer and we got    this   time 2 different pins buckled.  Needless to say, when I got the    beast home that evening, it behaved itself and is working          perfectly.Many people still asked to see exactly how one installs TDOS even  though I ran through it last year.  No matter, I decided to        install it on a floppy disk this time, not on my hard drive as I   did last year because not everyone has a hard drive.  I therefore  used a BASE ADAM version and installed it for 80 columns via the   MIB2 card.  The installon paper despite     their slightly tall appearance, Printmaster was a little bit       tricky when it came to printing out greeting cards as the length   of each picture is crucial to the final result and A4 sized paper  just about caters for it.It was yet another great day in the history of UKAS and we are     already planning demos for the next one.  One such demo will be a  simulated BBS connection between 2 ADAM computers in the same      room.  I have some information on how this will be done in ourrd and are connected via a serial cable to their devices.    But what does all this mean? There are 2 types of device that are  attached to each other by serial connections.  One is called the   DCE (Data Communications Equipment), typically a MODEM and the     other is called the DTE (Data Terminal Equipment), typically a     computer terminal.If 2 VDU terminals are connected via a telephone line, they must   be connected to modems in order to use the line for communications.  The link will look like thaps some of those who did attend would like to put down their  thoughts about the OPEN DAY in their own article. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE NEXT YEARme like NORTHAMPTONSHIRE or  just to   be on the safe side.  Move the cursor down to the word  ZIP and     overwrite it with POSTCODE and again, increase its width  to 8 and  also change its TYPE from an N to a C.  You can do as  you wish at  this stage.  l be           connected to the same numbered pin on the MODEM side.              Ordinarily, you will see a male socket on the VDU and a female     one on the MODEM so the cable between them will also have          opposite connectors.  Here is a simple representation of the data  flow:-COMPUTER or                                         VDU TERMINAL                                         MODEM  (DTE)                                              (DCE) Pin                                               ‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے HARDWARE TIPS THE RS232 INTERFACE STANDARDResearch taken from the October 1993 issue of Computer Shopper.    The serial interfaces available for the ADAM namely, EVE,          ORPHANWARE and MICRO INNOVATIONS, are based upon the RS 232        standa     first hardware tips article this issue.  The next day I recieved a phone call, at home, from one of our     members who had turned up 24 hours late.  I will spare his         blushes by not mentioning his name but, as he was calling from     outside Stanley Halls, I invited him over for a mini Open Day and  we went over some of the demos we showed the day before.If you did not make it this year, I hope you got some idea of      what fun we had from the above and hope to see you next year.      Perhis:-  TERMINAL 1 - MODEM 1 - TELEPHONE LINE - MODEM 2 - TERMINAL 2 The VDU terminals will communicate using ones and zeros which      cannot be transmitted directly over the common-all-garden          telephone line.  The modems are there to turn those ones and       zeros into a series of audible tones and vice versa.The cable from the VDU to the MODEM will normally have 25 wires    and will have electrical characteristics as defined by this RS232  standard.  Each pin on the VDU side of the cable wilYou can enter a blank line between two field lines with <CONTROL> N or wipe out a complete line and        remove it with <CONTROL> T or blank out a complete line without     removing it with <CONTROL> Y.  Now we can save the results, if we   are happy, by typing <CONTROL> W (write).  If we were not happy     and had made a complete stew of the whole thing, we could exit      without modifying with the use of <CONTROL> Q.Now let us enter some information.  Type APPEND BLANK<cr>.  This    opens a blank re        Pin No.                   Transmit Data                       No.2  O--------------->----------------->-----------------O  2                      Received Data3  O---------------<-----------------<-----------------O  3                         Ground7  O---------------------------------------------------O  7Pins  2,5,3 & 4 are data and flow control leads. Pins 6 &  8  are  MODEM ready signals and 20 is for the TERMINAL read signal.  More  on what they do in our next issue.I wanted to set up  above             arrangement but what about the other 22.  The above example is     said to be running ASYNCHRONOUS DATA.  This, simply put, means     data is transmitted only when a key on the keyboard is pressed     and is not governed by some sort of synchronised clock.  When      data is transmitted in some sort of order or under some sort of    control it is said to be SYNCHRONOUS and will therefore need       control signals.  This is what some of the other leads help to     achieve.COMPUTER or   er   and vice versa.This is simply done by swapping the connections over, somewhere    in the connecting cable.  This is done by the use of what is       termed a 'NULL MODEM' which is usually 2 female connectors wired   together with the cross-over leads in between.  This way, the      computer on one side can be connected to it via a normal serial    cable as can the computer on the other side.  Get two 25 way D     type plugs and strap the pins like this:-COMPUTER or                                  --------------<-----------------O  3                          RTS4  O--------------->----------------->-----------------O  8                         Ground7  O---------------------------------------------------O  7                          DSR6  O---------------<-----------------<-----------------O  6                          DCD                       8  O---------------<-----------------<-----------------O  8                          DTR20 O--------------->----------------->-----------------O  207Bingo!  With communications software running on both computers,    whatever is typed on one will echo on the screen of the other.This arrangement opens up new ideas.  For example, a bulletin      board could be running on one computer while the other could       access it and perform as if they were connected over a telephone   line.  I call this a simple Local Area Network.  See this at the   next Open Day or try it yourself if you have 2 ADAM systems.So far we have only seen 3 leads in use with thetwo ADAM computers so they would 'talk' to      each other directly without the telephone line in between.  This   arrangement does not need modems in between but the transmit data  lead of the first computer would clash with the transmit dat lead  of the second computer if the same cable was used since pin 2 is   always connected the transmit data lead of both computers.         Therefore, we have to have an arrangement that connects the        transmit lead from one computer to the receive lead of the oth                                      VDU TERMINAL                                         MODEM  (DTE)                                              (DCE) Pin                                                       Pin No.                   Transmit Data                       No.2  O--------------->----------------->-----------------O  2                          CTS                      5  O---------------<-----------------<-----------------O  5                      Received Data3  O---------------<---     COMPUTER or VDU  TERMINAL                                      VDU TERMINAL  (DTE)                                              (DTE) Pin                                                       Pin No.                                                       No.2  O--------------->-------\ /-------<-----------------O  2                            X        3  O---------------<-------/ \------->-----------------O  3                         Ground7  O---------------------------------------------------O                             RI22 O---------------------------------------------------O  22Pins 2,5,3 & 4 are data and flow control leads.  Pins 6 & 8 are    MODEM ready signals and 20 is for the TERMINAL read signal.  More  on what they do in our next issue.TCODE and again, increase its width  to 8 and  also change its TYPE from an N to a C.  You can do as  you wish at  this stage.  u have and how  many      words appear once in your document.  HYPHEN will automatically hyphenate your word, putting the hyphen in the        correct place in the word so it will still be legible.  Both versions require that, once loaded, you must leave the         program disk or tape in your drive while you edit your document.    I have found that if you have a memory expander, you can run WS 3   or WS 4 from the expander and leave the files you want to edit on   your data drive or diskWS 3 comes wi‚Dےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے HEAD TO HEAD WordSTAR 3 vs WordSTAR 4 By K.A.  MarnerSpecial research taken from Personal Computer World magazine July   1987.A question I have been asked on many occasions is what's the        difference between WordSTAR 3 and WordSTAR 4.  I havSCHANGE.   This    gives you access to almost every feature of WS 4 and lets  you      configure it exactly to your requirements.  There is so much  on    offer that it will take a whole series of articles to explain  each one.WS 4 boasts some 120 new enhancements over WS 3 in its adverts  and still manages to keep the same file structure as WS 3 so you  will  not have to learn a whole new set of rules and regulations.         Documents created with WS 3 can still be edited with WS 4.  There   is no upgraM setups, one data drive and no memory expander,  you will    still be able to use them.  These include ANAGRAM, WC,  WORDFREQ    and HYPHEN.  The anagram program will find a word in the            dictionary that will match your anagram once it has unravelled  it.  For example, I typed in ANAGRAM LODL<cr> and within seconds  the   answer came back as DOLL.  WC is a word count program which  will   count all the words in your document.  WORDFREQ will do the  same   but also tell you how many unique words yoYou can enter a blank line between two field lines with <CONTROL> N or wipe out a complete line and        remove it with <CONTROL> T or blank out a complete line without     removing it with <CONTROL> Y.  Now we can save the results, if we   are happy, by typing <CONTROL> W (write).  If we were not happy     and had made a complete stew of the whole thing, we could exit      without modifying with the use of <CONTROL> Q.Now let us enter some information.  Type APPEND BLANK<cr>.  This    opens a blank reth an installation program which allows you to set  up your version for the type if computer, printer and screen           emulation that you have.  If you get it through your user group,    you will probably already have it set up for the ADAM computer,     SmartWRITER printer and TV screen but the WINSTALL program will     let you set it up for a dot matrix printer and 80 column unit for   example.  WS 4 has the same program to get you started but it  also has a second level configuration program called We used them     both and, although I havn't used WS 3 for some time, I have found   only one feature of WS 3 that is actually missing from WS 4.   That is the ability to print a file whilst in EDIT mode.  WS 3  comes on 3 disks while WS 4 comes on 5.  This means more utility  files with version 4.  The Spelling checker on version 4, for instance, utilises a whole   bunch of modular programs that will also work on their own  outside of WS 4.  This is useful because if you only have the  most basic   of ADAde arrangement with WS 4 so those who have WS 3 will     have to sell or discard this version if you want to move up to WS   4.One of the major additions to WS 4 is the ability to unerase the    most recently deleted portion of your text with the use of          <CONTROL>U.  The amount of text that can be undeleted is limited    by the size of the spare memory you have and this is set by the     WSCHANGE program.  To see how much memory is being used by WS 4  is just a matter of pressing the ? key at the cant improvement.   If I have left out any glaring features of WS 4, perhaps someone    would write in and share the information.In conclusion, if you already have WS 3 and can do without the      above differences, you still have a very powerful word processor,   the second best word processor available for the ADAM or indeed     any CP/M based computer.  The public domain word processor that     comes close is VDE266 which uses the same type of key  combinations as versions 3 & 4 but you will certainly  supports mathmatical commands within the word processor,       including the ability to add up numbers within a marked block of    text or figures.One of the most important omissions from WS 3 was the ability to    recognise user areas (sub-directories) so files, for example, on    drive A1:  could not be edited if you are working from drive A0:    With WS 4 I can now log onto user area 1 by typing LA1<cr> at the   main menu.  In fact, because I have set up the logical drives  with WSCHANGE, I can accessYou can enter a blank line between two field lines with <CONTROL> N or wipe out a complete line and        remove it with <CONTROL> T or blank out a complete line without     removing it with <CONTROL> Y.  Now we can save the results, if we   are happy, by typing <CONTROL> W (write).  If we were not happy     and had made a complete stew of the whole thing, we could exit      without modifying with the use of <CONTROL> Q.Now let us enter some information.  Type APPEND BLANK<cr>.  This    opens a blank reFor        example, the move/copy key on my keyboard is configured as          <CONTROL>B which is reformat paragraph.The embedded 'dot-commands', which are instructions to the  printer when the document is being printed out, have been considerably extended in their scope and include extra mail         merging commands, variable paragraph formatting and some new        standard variables.I have read that Ws 4 is about twice as fast as WS 3 once it has    been fully customised which represents a signifimain menu.  My  version  and the set-up that I have shows that I have 54k of available memory.  WS 4 will warn you early enough if you are       deleting more text than can be undeleted.Another change is the addition of the shorthand menu which is       accessed by the use of the <Esc> key.  This brings up the           secondary menu of keys and associated commands that you can alter   and add at will.  For example, <Esc>T will transpose the two  words that follow the position where the cursor is.WS 4miss the extra features of WS 4.ntrol leads.  Pins 6 & 8 are    MODEM ready signals and 20 is for the TERMINAL read signal.  More  on what they do in our next issue.TCODE and again, increase its width  to 8 and  also change its TYPE from an N to a C.  You can do as  you wish at  this stage.   drive P15:  if I need to.  In actual  fact,  with my hard drive is set up for drives A:  to D:, E:  is  my 720k  built-in Micro Innovations floppy disk drive, G:  is my  external   320k floppy disk drive, H:  and I:  are my data drives 1  and 2     respectively and J:  is my memory expander card F:  would  have     been my second Micro Innovations floppy disk drive but I  don't     have one (any offers will be greatfully accepted.  Ha!  ha!   ha!).WS 4 also allows special key combinations to be set up.  ‚Cےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےقےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےےے     NEWS ABOUT THE 6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ADAM CONVENTIONWHEN:  OCTOBER 6-9, 1994WHERE:  HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT-MARINA, SARASOTA FLORIDACOST:  No more than last year (we're still working on it)Negotiations for the site of the 1994 Internationalهههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه  announce that the theme for ADAMCON 6 will be "HANDS-ON LEARNING   OPPORTUNITIES." Convention sessions will include opportunities     for all attendees to learn how to use the hardware and software    being demonstrated by having a chance to operate an ADAM computer  with the assistance of a subject-matter expert during the          sessions, and during non-session periods.  A large number of ADAM  computers will be available for attendee use during this           convention. In addition, we anticipate هههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه ADAM           Convention have been concluded and I am proud to announce that it  will be held at the beautiful Sarasota AIRPORT-MARINA HOLIDAY      INN.  It's less than 2 miles from the Sarasota International       Airport, yet it is located on the water with it's own marina.Attendance costs will be the same as for the last convention and will include room, meals, plus other food items at  session breaks and reception/banquet parties.  Planning for the convention agenda has begun and we can now      ههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههthe introduction of major  hardware and software advances for our ADAM computer in ADAMCON 6!!!!    WATCH FOR MORE INFO ABOUT WHAT MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT  EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE ADAM COMPUTER;  ADAMCON 6Bob Blaire the         program disk or tape in your drive while you edit your document.    I have found that if you have a memory expander, you can run WS 3   ””””؟àl””؟à•”؟à•؛K 1WDô)إ
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