íEíCfÃçü / Initialized by File Manager 4.0 for ADAMserve / File Manager (c) 1996 by AJM Software / ADAMserve (c) 1996 by Richard F. Drushel /  and you will need to know how to use some basic TDOS or EOS programs in order to make readable versions of the disk each month.  The choice is yours.To subscribe and have it delivered to you, sent $25.00 US and of course your complete mailing address to our treasurer:Bob Bair 6552 N 400th E Kendallville, IN 46755   The monthly disk is available in any format you need; 160k, 320k, 720k or digital data pack.  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We are locaÌ1 ×64                        ANN SUBSCRIPTIONS***************************************************************This is another in a long line of monthly offerings from the ADAM NEWS NETWORK, A.N.N. for short.   Subcription rates are $25.00 US per year and insure you that a disk will be delivered to your door each and every month all year long.  The monthly disk is also available on CompuServe in the CLUB section (GO CLUB) at Library 9 and Library 10, but you will incur down- load charges from CompuServeÌ1 ×66                     ADAMCON 09 UpdateYes, it's now official and real!  ADAMCON 09 is off the ground and running!  Next year's convention will be held in Kentwood, Michigan; a close suburb of Grand Rapids.  The DATES: Thursday AUGUST 14 thru Sunday AUGUST 18, 1997 at the Best Western Mid- way Motor Hotel and Hoffman House restaurant in-house & indoor swimming pool/lounge area under a glass atrium dome.  The hotel is located within 5 miles of the Kent County International Air- port, across the stree@.HEXACE_1DAiø.Bell_ANNATkhFLAGH LEFTm22diskJPA p€CalcDOCA  r€COPX-revA u€Hexace1A  z		€LOGOtrickAƒ€RDhexaceA „€READmeA   …RichLefkoAˆ€GalHonorA ‰€ReadmeA   Œ€BLOCKS LEFTted in the most central point for all from the US and Canada!  Plan now! and start saving those dollars early! :)   As always, overpayments and donations are joyously accepted ;)That was a repeat of an earlier bulletin in case you missed it. As of the 1st of January, we have committed to a contract with Midway Hotel and are awaiting:  1) winter to leave us and bring spring around to get us all in the mood and,  2) reservations to come rolling into convention central.  We have included a Saturday lunch in  1 banquet lunches, 1 banquet     $115.00      (in room w/ 2 adults)   $55.00 (in room w/ 2 adults)Full Delegate       Fri-Sat-Sun     Non-delegate spouse      Fri-Sat-Sun 3 nights room, 2 breakfasts, 2      3 nights room,2         breakfast, 1 banquet lunch, 1 banquet    * $220.00    $155.00Full Delegate           Sat-Sun     Non-delegate spouse      Sat-Sun 2 nights room, 1 breakfast, 1       2 nights room,1         breakfast, 1 banquet lunch, 1 banquet    * $175.00    $115.00                side, challenge the video games in the game room, work out in the exercise room, or the hotel courtesy vans will bring you to the nearby shopping malls for whatever length of time it takes to separate you from your money.  The ADAMCON 09 staff of SMAUG (actually, it is VERY clear here in Michigan, the initials stand for the Southern Michigan ADAM User Group - comprised of 2 members to date)  We hope you are all planning on coming to AC 09, we'd love to have you visit!spouse meals available for additional cost of:        Fri, Sat lunch $9 each; Sun brunch $13 each    For other configurations for attendance, please contact the chairpersons. *room rates are based on double occupancy; for single       occupancy room       ADD $30.00 per night to cost of convention            registration A payment plan is available for ADAMCON 09 delegates that   wish to pay their convention fee in advance thru payments of any amount at any time. All reservations must be paid by ACHANGE MARGINS TO 3 & 80 !!                         ADAMCON 09  REGISTRATION RATES      ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------   Full Delegate   Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun            Non-delegate spouse T hur-Fri-Sat-Sun 4 nights room, 3 breakfasts, 3      4 nights room,3         breakfasts,1 banquet lunches, 1 banquet   * $265.00    $195.00Full delegate child under 18        Non-delegate child under 18 4 nights room, 3 breakfasts, 3      4 nights room,3         breakfasts,the agenda under the impression that most will probably stay at the hotel and talk "shop".  For those who want to venture out on Saturday (or any other day), Grand Rapids has many attractions to see including the new museum on the downtown riverfront, the Gerald Ford presidential museum, and Art museum. For those more adventuresome, the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan are less than 50 minutes away.  You could also simple stay in the hotel and swim in the pool, relax in the whirlpool, play some billiards pool                Day Passes      Friday delegate         - w/ lunch only..........................$19.00       * - w/lunch, 1 night room, Sat breakfast...$65.00      Saturday delegate         - w/lunch only...........................$19.00       * - w/lunch,1 night room, Sun breakfast....$65.00      Sunday delegate         - w/lunch only...........................$23.00         - w/lunch and banquet....................$42.00       * - w/lunch, banquet, l night room.........$78.00 Non-delegate ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿAC09    UPDAC09-BANNERANN_DISKUPDHLM/GMK CATJOE_A   TXTREGISTERFRMRICHCLEECATUSWITCHBASPJH-NOV 1STREADME  DOCRESPONSEFMRRICH-NOV1STRICH-NOV2NDRICH-NOV2NDRICH-NOV3RDRICH-NOV3RDRICH-NOV4THRICH-NOV6THRON-NET MSGRONWEEK TXT
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Also  within walking distance are many restaurants; Fuddruckers,   Denny's Wendy's, Olive Garden, Damon's     Ribs, Yin Ching   and more!  There is something for everyone here who does not want to participate in the convention.  Grand Rapids also    has the Gerald R.  u want an ADAMCON 09 T-shirt? $10.00 ea. YES___ NO___ (circle size) M L XL XXL Do you want an ADAMCON 09 hat? $7.00 __YES __NO Delegate        $265.00  _________    Spouse       $195.00  _________    Children      $55.00  _________    Del. child   $115.00  _________ Day Pass     Friday               _________     Saturday             _________     Sunday               _________Single room     +$30.00 per night        ______    T-Shirt          $10.00  _________ Hat               $7.00  k,   Target, Office Max,       Bakery, Hallmark Shop, etc; next   door to a water theme park; within 5 minutes of Kent County  International Airport; within 3/4 mile of Grand Rapids 2     major shopping malls - Woodland Mall & Eastbrook Mall. Also  within walking distance are many restaurants; Fuddruckers,   Denny's Wendy's, Olive Garden, Damon's     Ribs, Yin Ching   and more!  There is something for everyone here who does not want to participate in the convention.  Grand Rapids also    has the Gerald R.  nd        Rapids, Michigan!                        CONVENTION INFORMATION                                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We will be staying in the newly remodeled Best Western 150  suites MIDWAY     MOTOR LODGE with a HOFFMAN HOUSE           restaurant in the building.  The MIDWAY has  an indoor       pool/game room under a domed atrium area; located across the street from a strip mall shopping center with Radio Shac                   SPOUSE____________________________ADDRESS___________________________________________           PHONE:_____________CITY____________________STATE/PROV______________ZIP/POSTAL   CODE_______CHILDREN:1st _______________AGE ____ 2nd                     __________________AGE____If traveling alone and wish to share a room, check here_____ Enter name of person you wish to have as a                  roommate___________________Do you wish to be in a non-smoking room? YES____ NO____Do yo Ford presidential museum downtown on the river, Whitecaps minor league     baseball stadium, and Lake Michigan sandy beaches 40 miles to the west.  ------------------------------------------------------- We will be staying in the newly remodeled Best Western 150  suites MIDWAY     MOTOR LODGE with a HOFFMAN HOUSE           restaurant in the building.  The MIDWAY has  an indoor       pool/game room under a domed atrium area; located across the street from a strip mall shopping center with Radio Shac_________                TOTAL   ___________         DEPOSIT/PAID _____________         BALANCE DUE ______________Make checks payable to: "ADAMCON 09" in U.S. funds and send  to the            chairpersons.                Bob & Judy Slopsema                 2261 ShadeTree Lane S.E.                Kentwood, MI  49546-7585                USA                                    PH: (616) 949-9461                E-mail: 72117.3003@compuserve.com We will see you at ADAMCON 09 in sunny pleasant GraÌ1 ×67                         Life with ADAM !*****************************************************************Over the years as I look back, I see the good and the bad of being  an ADAM owner\user.  Like most of you,  I have had my ADAM since  the  beginning of its' introduction.  And I  might  stress right now, it has performed with dignity and valor. The features, though slightly exaggerated,  have been totally available to  the user  from  the start.  Too bad this computer was rushed  to  the marko the ADAM itself. (I know I have a lot of hair invest- ed in this system!:)Oh  yes,  why was I writing this anyway!  "Life with ADAM!"  Yes, that's it!  ADAM and I have had a wonderful time together. It has refreshed my programming abilities, introduced me to new program ming languages,  and has just been one heck of a good friend! All it  has asked of me,  is to have its' daily fill of programs  and attention!  And I have been more then happy to do both. Yes, Yes, I  know!  Everyone thinks that just becDAM community  and  are in use by many.  Some of these  programs,  or program  patches and up-grades,  have made lives easier  for  the user.  Others  were merely done to add some personal touch to the workings,  and\or  facade.  So programs were requested by  fellow ADAM  users  to  assist them in their  production  of  their  own masterpieces! I have always tried to help when requested.Recently,  I  received a request to have a look at an old set  of programs written by Sol Swift.  As with any program, ge to something not yet established!My ADAM;  friend,  companion,  and confidant!!  The long hours we have spent together! The words we have shared! Yes, my ADAM! Hope everyone has a wonderful summer!  From Bob Sebalist email address ->   INTERNET:sawseb@megalink.netnote! If you are on any freenet, fidonet, or online service; just address your messaage as shown above and it will get to Bob.tect yourself from things of this nature.  ADAM just doesn't have the internal\external memory capacity.Thus,  we have on the one side,  excellent operating computer and peripherals,  and on the other hand,  a true lack of memory capa- city  and  switching ability.  ADAM has also had its' quirks  and frustrating  bugs  that appear at the most  inopportune  moments. These  have  not taken away from the excellence of  the  computer operation,  as  such.  But,  have merely made for a  more  deeper devotion tetplace  before  it was really ready!  The things which  were planned could have made this computer a monument unto its'  crea tors!  (Not that it isn't that and more today, thanks to the many who  have  devoted selfless hours of their time and resources  to furthering  the  progress of this wonderful  computer!:)  We  are certainly lucky to have chosen the ADAM as OUR computer!!Over the years I have produced many a program for my ADAM.  These programs,  (pirated  or otherwise),  have spread across the  Aause I have several of the other computers in my home,  that I neglect my friend and compan ion,  ADAM!  NOT TRUE! ADAM still carries my business records and all my birthday data for making our monthly cards.  ADAM contains every  bit  of important data that I have needed over the  years. And  will  continue  to do so until it can  no  longer  function! ADAM's  reliability has long been established to  be  impeccable! Why  would  anyone think otherwise!  If you have  something  that good, why would one chanI first gave it  a try and quickly realized it had destroyed my demo  disk.  I hadn't taken the precaution of looking the program over to see if it  was  compatible with my MI hard-drive system.  It managed  to steal  itself away in memory and with voracity devoured the  demo disk's catalog.  As with most of my disks,  I merely made another copy from the original and proceeded to find the problem. But, it is  these  things which are the down side  of  ADAM.  You  cannot create an internal environment to proÌ1 ×67Subj: Cartridges From: Terry CairnsI have the following for sale:Cartridges ==========Baseball  (requires Super action Controllers not included) B.C.'s Quest for tires Beamrider Buck Rogers Planet of Doom Burgertime Dance Fantasy Cabbage Patch Kids Park Adventure Carnival Centepede Congo Bongo Cosmic Avenger Decathalon Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr Dr Seuss Mix-Up Evolution Frenzy Frogger 2 Frontline (Requires Super action Controllers not included) Gorf Gyruss Jumpman Jr Jungle Hunt Ken Uston's Bl    $15 TI Pics Vol 1                  $5 TI Pics Vol 2                  $5 TI Pics Vol 3                  $5 TI Pics Vol 4                  $5 TI Pics Vol 5                  $5 TI Pics Vol 6                  $5 TI Pics Vol 7                  $5 All 7 TI Pics volumes         $25 A-Net BBS Casino Games Vol 1  $15 A-Net BBS Casino Games Vol 2  $15 A-Net BBS Sports Games Vol 1  $15 A-Net BBS Sports Games Vol 2  $15 A-Net BBS War Games Vol 1     $15 A-Net BBS SkillTest Games Vol 1 $15 A-Net BBS Adventure Games  BBS (416)741-2432 (1:2424/307) or  the user.  Others  were merely done to add some personal touch to the workings,  and\or  facade.  So programs were requested by  fellow ADAM  users  to  assist them in their  production  of  their  own masterpieces! I have always tried to help when requested.Recently,  I  received a request to have a look at an old set  of programs written by Sol Swift.  As with any program, .P.P.S. Music BBS (416)741-2432 (1:2424/307) m over to see if it  was  compatible with my MI hard-drive system.  It managed  to steal  itself away in memory and with voracity devoured the  demo disk's catalog.  As with most of my disks,  I merely made another copy from the original and proceeded to find the problem. But, it is  these  things which are the down side  of  ADAM.  You  cannot create an internal environment to proÌ1 ×65  From: Terry Cairns                               Subj: Scruffybear Software I have the following software for sale from my catalog:Scruffybear's Commercial Software --------------------------------- Title                       Price -----                       -----Adamlinks Golf                $10 Golf Linkbuilder              $15 AFL Football                  $10 Superior Basic V1.3            $5 Superior Basic V1.4           $10 Superior Basic V2.1           $15 Superior Basic V3.0       ackjack/Poker Lady Bug Looping Mr Do Omega Race Popeye Q*Bert Q*Bert Qubes Roc N Rope Slither (Requires Roller Controller not included) Smurf Rescue Space Fury Space Panic Squish Em Sam Subroc Tapper (Root Beer) Tarzan Tutankhamen Venture War Games Zaxxon 2010-The Graphic AdventureAll Cartridges are $15 shipping included!!!  To order, send Money order and Game List to:  Terry Cairns                         50 John Garland Blvd #108                         Rexdale, Ont M9V 1N4Origin: T.A.P.P.S. MusicVol 1 $15 A-Net BBS Space Games Vol 1   $15All Software is available on Tapes, 160K, and 720K Disks. Add $3 for tape orders on the above price. Add $3 for shipping/handlingThat's it!!! That the most recent catalog of my software!!! Place any orders to:        Terry Cairns      50 John Garland Blvd #108      Rexdale, Ont  M9V 1N4P.S. I also have several Expansion Module #3 units to turn the Colecovision into an Adam Computer (No tape drives)!!! These units are $20 shipping included!!!Origin: T.AI first gave it  a try and quickly realized it had destroyed my demo  disk.  I hadn't taken the precaution of looking the program over to see if it  was  compatible with my MI hard-drive system.  It managed  to steal  itself away in memory and with voracity devoured the  demo disk's catalog.  As with most of my disks,  I merely made another copy from the original and proceeded to find the problem. But, it is  these  things which are the down side  of  ADAM.  You  cannot create an internal environment to proÌ1 ×66                     ADAM CARTRIDGE LISTKey for using the following ColecoVision cartridge listings: Name -         (p) Prototype only         (p/r) Prototype for game which was released Manufacturer -         20) 20th Century         AC) Activision         AT) AtariSoft         BC) Bit Corp.         BR) Broderbund         CB) CBS         CO) Coleco         CS) Coleco/Sydney         EP) Epyx         FP) Fisher Price         FS) First Star         IM) Imagic         IN) Interphase         KO) Konami   - Test Cartridge         Text   - Text Adventure Carts known to exist: Name              Manuf. Yr  Number  Cntrl  O  Rare Rating Type ================================================================ 2010:  Graphic Game   CO 84  2618           X  R    4.0/3  Maze A.E. (p)              CO                       ER          Shoot ADAM Demo Cart (p)    CO                       ER          Demo Alcazar the Forgotten G    TC-201              VR          Adv            Fortress Alphabet Zoo          SP 83  ABC                D) Driving Controller                      P) Super Sketch Pad (Personal Peripherals)                     R) Roller Controller                      S) Super Action Controllers -only-                      (o) - optional       default is Standard Coleco -or- Super Action Controller. Rare (rarity) - C)  Common                 U)  Uncommon                 R)  Rare                 VR) Very Rare                 ER) Extremely Rare O - Overlay exists (for Standard Coleco or Super Action     Contro02             R    3.0/2  Shoot Boulder Dash          TG     TC203             ER         Ladder Brainstrainers        CO     2696              VR   2.0/1  Educ Buck Rogers           CO 83  2615              R    2.5/2  Shoot Bump 'n' Jump         CO 84  2440    D (o)     U    3.5/4  Drive Bump 'n' Jump (p/r)   MA                       ER          Drive Burgertime            CO 84  2430              U    4.0/4 Ladder Cabbage Patch Kids    CO 84  2682              C    2.7/3  Adv Adventure in the Park Cabbmo   - Demonstration Cartridge         Drive  - Driving Game         Educ   - Educational Game         Ladder - Games Which Require Climbing to an Objective         Maze   - Maze Game         Misc   - A Combination of Various Game Types         Pinbll - Pinball Game         Pool   - Pool Game         Puzzle - Puzzle Game         Round  - Collect Items Game         Shoot  - Shoot 'em Up Game         Split  - Split & Recombine Game type:         Sport  - Sports Game         Strat  - Strategy Game         Test         MA) Mattel         MF) Micro Fun         OD) Odyssey         PB) Parker Brothers         PP) Personal Peripherals         PR) Probe 2000         SE) Sega         SI) SierraVision         SP) Spinnaker         ST) Starpath         SU) Sunrise         SV) Spectravideo         SY) Sydney         TG) Telegames         TI) Tigervision         XO) Xonox Yr - Year of Release Number - Part Number Cntrl (controller) - C) Standard ColecoVision Controller                     or- Super Action Controller      -CV            VR   3.0/1  Educ Amazing Bumpman       TG                       ER          Educ Antarctic Adventure   CO 84  2429              R    4.5/2  Adv Aquattack             IN 84  2-004             VR   3.0/1  Shoot Artillery Duel        XO 83  99022             R    4.5/2  Strat B.C.'s Quest forTires SI 83  OTL-902           U    4.0/4  Adv B.C.II:Grog's Revenge CS 84  2863              R    3.5/2  Adv Beamrider             AC 83  VS-003            U    5.0/2  Shoot Blockade Runner       IN 84  2-0ller) Rating - 1) Awful          2) Poor          3) OK          4) Good          5) Very Good         Format: Rating/# of people rating.                 For example, 3.3/4 would mean 4 people had                 rated the cartridge, with an average                 rating of 3.3. Type -  Adv    - Adventure Game         Avoid  - Shot Avoidance Game         Card   - Card Game         Chase  - Chase Game         Defend - Defensive Shoot 'em Up Game (i.e., you can                 only shoot shots)         Deage Patch Kids    CO                       ER          Adv  Adventure in the Park (p) Cabbage Patch Kids    CO 84  2600           X  R    2.0/3  Educ          Picture Show Campaign '84          SU 83  1604              VR   3.0/2  Strat Carnival              CO 82  2445              C    3.2/5  Shoot Centipede             AT 83  70004   R (o)     U    4.3/3  Shoot Choplifter!           CO 84  2690              VR   4.0/2  Shoot Chuck Norris Suprkiks XO                       VR          Adv Congo Bongo     R    4.7/3  Shoot H.E.R.O.              AC     VS-005            R    5.0/2  Shoot Heist, The            MF 83  MCL520            R    3.3/3  Chase Illusions             CO 84  2621              R    3.0/2  Split It's Only Rock n'Roll XO     99062             VR   1.0/1  Text James Bond 007        PB 83  9900              VR          Adv Juke Box              SP     JUK-CV            VR   2.0/1 Puzzle Jumpman Junior        EP     590               R    5.0/1 Ladder Jungle Hunt           AT     70007                   CO 83  2602    D         U    2.8/4  Shoot Dr. Seuss: Fix-Up the CO 84  2699           X  VR   3.0/2 Puzzle     Mix Up Puzzler Donkey Kong           CO 82  2411              C    3.2/5 Ladder Donkey Kong Junior    CO 83  2601              C    3.8/4 Ladder Dragonfire            IM     6611              R           Adv Dukes of Hazzard      CO 84  2607    D         VR   2.0/1  Drive Evolution             SY 83                    R    4.0/1  Misc Facemaker             SP     FMK-CV         X  R    3  2603              C    3.3/4  Shoot M*A*S*H                      20                ER          Avoid Make-A-Face           SP                    X  ER   1.0/1  Educ Memory Manor          FP     MEM               VR          Educ Meteoric Shower       BC 86                    NA          Shoot Miner 2049er          MF 83  MCL521            U    3.5/4 Ladder Mr. Do!               CO 83  2622              C    3.8/4  Maze Mr. Do!'s Castle      PB     9820              VR   4.5/2 Ladder Monkey Academy        4.0/4  Shoot Frogger               PB 83  9830              U    3.7/3 Ladder Frogger II Threedeep! PB 84  9990              VR   3.0/2 Ladder Front Line            CO 83  2650    S      X  U    2.8/4  Shoot Galaxian              AT 83  70006             R    4.5/2  Shoot Gateway to Apshai     EP 84  610               R    3.0/3  Adv Gorf                  CO 83  2449              C    3.0/5  Shoot Gust Buster           SU     1601              VR   2.0/1  Adv Gyruss                PB 84  9980                    CO 84  2669              R    3.5/2 Ladder Cosmic Avenger        CO 82  2434              C    2.8/5  Shoot Cosmic Crisis         BC     PG901             ER          Maze Cosmic Crisis         TG                       VR          Maze Dam Busters, The      CO 84  2686           X  R    2.5/2  Shoot Dance Fantasy         FP     DCF               VR          Educ Decathlon             AC 83  VS-006            U    3.3/4  Sport Defender              AT 83  70002             R    3.8/5  Shoot Destructor      VR   4.0/1  Adv Ken Uston Blackjack   CO 82  2439           X  U    2.7/3  Card          /Poker Keystone Kapers       AC 84  VS-004            R    3.0/2  Chase Kung Fu Superkicks    TG                       R           Adv Lady Bug              CO 82  2433              C    3.8/5  Maze Learning with Leeper  SI     LLL-901           VR          Educ Linking Logic         FP 84  LNL               VR   3.0/1  Educ Logic Levels          FP     LLV               VR          Educ Looping               CO 81.0/1  Educ Fall Guy (p)                 20    D   (o)     ER          Drive Fathom                IM     O6205             VR          Adv Final Test Cartridge  CO                       ER          Demo Flipper Slipper       SV     SE291             VR         Pinbll Fortune Builder       CO 84  2681           X  R    4.3/3  Strat Fraction Fever        SP 83  FRF-CV            VR   2.0/2  Educ Frantic Freddie       SV     SE232             R           Adv Frenzy                CO 84  2613              R    CO 84  2694              R    4.0/2  Educ Montezuma's Revenge   PB 84  9660              R    4.5/4 Ladder Motocross Racer       XO     99026             VR          Drive Moonsweeper           IM 84  O6207             U    3.5/2  Shoot Mountain King         SU 84  1605              R    3.5/2 Ladder Mouse Trap            CO 82  2419           X  C     3.3/4  Maze Music Box Demo (p)    CO                       ER           Demo Nova Blast            IM 83  O6607             R    4.0/1  Shoot Oil's Well     Gargamel's Castle Space Fury            CO 82  2415              C    2.7/3  Shoot Space Panic           CO 82  2447              C    2.3/3 Ladder Spectron              SV 83  SE234             R    3.5/2  Shoot Spy Hunter            CO 84  2617    S (o)  X  VR   4.3/4  Drive Squish'em Sam         IN 84  2-003             R    4.0/1 Ladder Star Trek: Strategic  CO 84  2680    S (o)  X  VR   4.0/3  Shoot           Operations The Arcade Game       PB 84  9940              U    3.7/3  Shoot Strike It                20                       ER Power Grabber (p)     SY                       ER Q*bert                PB 83  9800              C    4.0/4  Maze Q*bert's Qubes        PB     9950              VR          Maze Quest for QuintanaRoo SU 83  1603              R    4.0/1  Adv River Raid            AC 84  VS-002            R    3.3/3  Shoot Robin Hood            XO     99023             VR   4.0/1  Adv Roc 'n Rope           CO 84  2668              U    3.7/3 Ladder Rock 'n' Bolt         TG     TC-202       k Wars             BC    PG902              ER          Shoot Tank Wars             TG                       VR          Shoot Tarzan                CO 84  2632              R    3.3/4  Adv Telly Turtle          CO     2698              R    2.0/1  Educ Threshold             SI 83  THQ903            VR   3.0/1  Shoot TimePilot             CO 83  2633              U    2.5/4  Shoot Tomarc the Barbarian  XO     99025             ER          Adv Tournament Tennis     IM 84  O6030             VR   3.0/1  Sport 84  2-001             VR   3.5/2  Shoot Sir Lancelot          XO 83  99024             VR   3.0/1  Adv Sketch Master         PP     G2500   P         ER          Educ Skiing                TG                       VR          Sport Slither               CO 83  2492    R         C    4.0/4  Shoot Slurpy                XO     99061             VR   3.0/1  Shoot Smurf Paint 'n'       CO 84  2697           X  R    2.0/2  Educ       Play Workshop Smurf Rescue in       CO 82  2443              C    3.0/3  Adv          SI 83  OWL-901           R    3.7/3  Maze Omega Race            CO 83  2448    R (o)     U    3.8/4  Shoot One-On-One            MF 84                    VR   3.0/1  Sport Pepper II             CO 83  2605              U    3.3/4  Maze Pitfall!              AC 83  VS-001            U    3.3/3  Adv Pitfall II            AC 84  VS-008            R    4.0/1  Adv Pitstop               EP 83  600     D (o)     U    2.8/4  Drive Popeye                PB 83  9810              C    3.0/5  Adv Porky's (p)        TG                       VR Subroc                CO 83  2614              U    2.8/4  Shoot Super Action Baseball CO 83  2491    S      X  C    2.8/4  Sport Super Action Football CO 83  2422    S      X  C    2.5/2  Sport Super Action Soccer   CO                       VR          Sport Super Cobra           PB 83  9850              R    3.0/2  Shoot Super Controller Test CO                       ER          Test            Cartridge Super Cross Force     CV    SE237              R    3.0/2  Shoot Tan     ER         Puzzle Rocky Super Action    CO 83  2606    S      X  C    3.3/3  Sport      Boxing Rolloverture          SU     1602              VR         Puzzle Root Beer Tapper      CO 84  2616              R    3.0/3  Shoot Sammy Lightfoot       SI     SLD902            VR         Ladder Schtroumpfs           CB                       VR          Adv Schtroumpfs           CO                       VR          Adv Sector Alpha          SV     SE220             VR   4.0/1  Shoot Sewer Sam             IN Tournament Tennis     TG                       R    3.0/1  Sport Tunnels & Trolls (p)  CO     2441              ER          Demo Turbo                 CO 82  2413    D         C    2.3/4  Drive Tutankham             PB 83  9840              U    3.7/3  Adv Up 'n Down            SE 84  009-21            R    4.3/3  Drive Venture               CO 82  2417              C    3.8/5  Adv Victory               CO 83  2446    R         U    3.0/2  Shoot Video Hustler (p)     KO                       ER          Poo   (Unreleased) Caverns and Creatures           OD  2147CL  (Unreleased) Chess Challenger                CO  2438    (Unreleased) Choplifter!                     BR          (Only Coleco                                             release exists) Circus Charlie                  PB          (Unreleased) Crash Dive                      PB  66013   (Unreleased) Crisis Mountain                 MF          (Unreleased) Destruction Derby               CO          (Unreleased) Dimensional Puzzles             CO   Puzzle Carts believed -not- to exist:Coleco was infamous for not putting out advertised cartridges. Several of the carts were shown in the catalog that came with the ColecoVision.  It is not known if the screen shots shown were simple artist renditions, or if somewhere an actual demo or prototype of the cartridges exist. - JC The following cartridges, put out by the listed manufacturer, reportedly do not exist, even as a prototype or demo cart.  If you have any solid evidence of their existence, please let 2148CL  (Unreleased) Globe Grabber                   MF          (Unreleased) Grog!                           SY          (Unreleased) Head to Head Baseball           CO  2423    (Super Action BB                                            released instead) Head to Head Football           CO  2422    (Super Action FB                                            released instead) Horse Racing                    CO  2442    (Unreleased) Jawbreaker                      SI          (Unreleased) Joust           eleased) Aquatron                        IN          (Unreleased) Armoured Assault                SV  SE232   (Unreleased) Astro Chase                     PB  9860    (Unreleased) Barbados Booty                  PB          (Unreleased) Boulder Dash                    FS          (Only Telegames                                            release exists) Jung the Juggler                SY          (Unreleased) Cabbage Patch Playground        CO          (Unreleased) Capture the Flag                CO       l War Games             CO 84  2632    R      X  U    3.8/5 Defend War Room              PR 83  2153CL  R (o)  X  U    4.3/4 Defend Wing War              IM 83  O6209             R    5.0/2  Shoot Wiz Math              SI     WML-900           VR          Educ Word Feud             XO     99060             VR          Educ Yolk's on You (p)     20                       ER   3.0/1  Round Zaxxon                CO 82  2435              C    3.2/5  Shoot Zenji                 AC 84  VS-007            VR   4.0/1        (Unreleased) Dino Eggs                       MF          (Unreleased) Domino Man                      CB  80013   (Unreleased) Donkey Kong 3                   CO          (Unreleased) Dot to Dot Zot!                 SY          (Unreleased) Dracula                         CO  2608    (Unreleased) Dragonstomper                   ST  6400    (Unreleased) The Earth Dies Screaming        20          (Unreleased) Escape From the Mindmaster      ST  6200    (Unreleased) Flashpoint                      OD  us know. Name                         Manuf. ============================================================== 005                             CO          (Unreleased) 9 to 5                          20          (Unreleased) Air Defense                     OD  2153CL  (Released as War                                              Room by PR?) Alcazar the Forgotten Fortress  AC          (Only Telegames                                             release exists) Apple Cider Spider              SI          (Unr                AT          (Unreleased) Lord of the Dungeon             PR          (Unreleased) Lunar Leeper                    SI          (Unreleased) M.A.S.H. II                     PB  66015   (Unreleased) Maddenness                      CB  80122   (Unreleased) Master Builder                  SV  SE233   (Unreleased) Masters of the Universe         MA          (Unreleased) Mr. Cool                        SI          (Unreleased) Mr. Turtle                      CO  2432    (Unreleased) Mountain King  eleased) Toy Bizarre                     AC          (Unreleased) Wild Western                    CO          (Unreleased) Wings                           CB          (Unreleased) Wizard of Id's Adventure        SY          (Unreleased) The Wizard of Oz                CO  2636    (Unreleased) Wizard of Wor                   CB  2421    (Unreleased) Wiz Lab                         SY          (Unreleased) Wiz Music                       SY          (Unreleased) Wiz Type                        SY          (Untion                   AT          (Unreleased) Power Lords                     PR  2149CL  (Unreleased) Rainbow Walker                  CO          (Unreleased) Rip Cord                        CO  2431    (Unreleased) Rock 'n' Bolt                   AC          (Only Telegames                                            release exists) Round Up                        CO          (Unreleased) Satan's Hollow                  CB          (Unreleased) Scraper Caper                   TI          (Unreleased) Sh02             R    3.0/2  Shoot Boulder Dash          TG     TC203             ER         Ladder Brainstrainers        CO     2696              VR   2.0/1  Educ Buck Rogers           CO 83  2615              R    2.5/2  Shoot Bump 'n' Jump         CO 84  2440    D (o)     U    3.5/4  Drive Bump 'n' Jump (p/r)   MA                       ER          Drive Burgertime            CO 84  2430              U    4.0/4 Ladder Cabbage Patch Kids    CO 84  2682              C    2.7/3  Adv Adventure in the Park Cabbsed) Spook Maze                      SY          (Unreleased) Stunt Flyer                     SI          (Unreleased) Summer Games                    EP          (Unreleased) Super Action Soccer             CB          (Only Coleco                                            release exists) Sword & the Sorcerer            CO  2619    (Unreleased) Tac-Scan                        CO  2635    (Unreleased) Temple of Apshai                EP          (Unreleased) Time Runner                     MF          (Unr                 CB          (Only Sunrise                                             release exists) Necromancer                     CO          (Unreleased) Number Bumper                   SU          (Unreleased) Pac-Man                         AT          (Unreleased) Pastfinder                      AC          (Unreleased) Phaser Patrol                   ST  6100    (Unreleased) Phoenix                         CO          (Unreleased) Pink Panther                    PR  2152CL  (Unreleased) Pole Posireleased) Wiz Words                       SY          (Unreleased) Wiz World                       SY          (Unreleased) Wrath of Quintana Roo           SU          (Unreleased) 22             R    4.5/2  Strat B.C.'s Quest forTires SI 83  OTL-902           U    4.0/4  Adv B.C.II:Grog's Revenge CS 84  2863              R    3.5/2  Adv Beamrider             AC 83  VS-003            U    5.0/2  Shoot Blockade Runner       IN 84  2-0ort Circuit                   MF          (Unreleased) Side Trak                       CO  2418    (Unreleased) Silicon Warrior                 EP          (Unreleased) Skiing                          CO  2436    (Only Telegames                                            release exists) Smurf Plan and Learn            CO  2444    (Unreleased) Smurfette's Birthday            CO  2444    (Unreleased) Spacemaster X-7                 20          (Unreleased) Spectar                         CO  2421    (UnreleaÌ1 ×704.5) ColecoVision and ColecoVision/ADAM catalogs    Unlike  Atari  and  Mattel,  Coleco didn't put  out  catalogs regularly.   The  catalog  was included with the unit  is  better known  for the titles that _didn't_ turn up than those that  did.  A  second catalog with a mixture of ColecoVision and  ADAM  items appears  to  have been released shortly before the death of  both systems,  as it appears to include nearly all of the late Coleco Vision releases.  The contents of each catalog:    1982 c        *ADAM Blank Digital Data Pack (#2564)        *ADAM Replacement Ribbon Cartridges (#7806)        Brain Strainers (#2696)        Telly Turtle (#2698)        Mokey Academy (#2694)        Smurf Paint 'N' Play Workshop (#2697)        *Electronic Flashcard Maker (#7662)        *Flash Facts: Vocabulator (#2900)        *Flash Facts: Flashbacks (#2901)        *Flash Facts: Trivia (#2902)        *Expertype (#7602)        Fortune Builder (#2681)        *Wacky Word Games (#7657)        *Richard Sca        Zaxxon (The Official, # 2435, Sega, Arcade)        Carnival (The Official, # 2445, Sega, Arcade)        Turbo (The Official, # 2413, Sega, Arcade)        head-to-head baseball (# 2423, Sports)        head-to-head football (# 2422; Sports)        Skiing (# 2436, Sports)        Horse Racing (# 2442, Fidelity Electronics, Inc., Casino)        Blackjack/Poker (Ken Uston) (# 2439, Casino)        Tunnels & Trolls (# 2441, Flying Buffalo, Inc., Fantasy)        Chess Challenger (# 2438, Fidelity, 2629)        *Donkey Kong (#2628)        *The Best of Broderbund (Choplifter & A.E.) (#7850)        *2010: The Text Adventure Game (#7849 - Data Pack;                                              #9659 - Disk)        *The Best of Electronic Arts (Hard Hat Mack & Pinball                                  Construction Set) (#7852)        *Family Feud (#7710)        *Jeopardy (#7716)        2010: The Graphic Action Game (#2618)        Root Beer Tapper (#2616)        Illusions (#2621)        The Dam   ColecoVision Video Game System (#2400)        ADAM The ColecoVision Family Computer System (#2410)        *ADAM 5 1/4 Disk Drive (#7817)        *ADAMLink Direct Connect Modem (#7818)        *ADAM Second Digital Data Drive (#2409)        *ADAM 64K Memory Expander (#2562)        ColecoVision/ADAM Super Action Controller Set (#2491)        ColecoVision/ADAM Roller Controller (#2492)        ColecoVision/ADAM Expansion Module #2 (#2413)        (The Perma Power Battery Eliminator, #2298, is mentioned)atalog:         Introduction to ColecoVision        Introduction of Expansion Module #1 and #2 coming soon        Donkey Kong (# 2441, Ninendo, Arcade)        Space Fury (The Official, # 2415, Sega, Arcade)        Venture (# 2417, Exidy, Arcade)        Side Trak (# 2418, Exidy, Arcade)        Mouse Trap (# 2419, Exidy, Arcade)        Spectar (# 2421, Exidy, Arcade)        Rip Cord (# 2431, Exidy, Arcade)        LadyBug (# 2433, Universal, Arcade)        Cosmic Avenger (# 2434, Universal, Arcade)rry's Best Electronic Word Book Ever (#7658)        Cabbage Patch Kids Picture Show (#2600)        Dr. Seuss Fix-Up The Mix-Up Puzzler (#2699)        *ADAMCALC (#7831)        *Smartletters & Forms (#7805)        *ADAM Home Software Library (#7826)        *Smartfiler (#7813)        *Recipe Filer (#7814)        *Address Book Filer (#7815)        *Smartlogo (#7600)        *CP/M 2.2 and Assembler (#7832)        *Dragon's Lair (#2683)        *The Official Zaxxon (#2623)        *Donkey Kong Junior (#Strategy)        Smurf (# 2444, Play & Learn)        Smurf Rescue In Gargamel's Castle (# 2443, Action)        Mr. Turtle (# 2432, Action)        Expansion Module Descriptions          1 -- Atari 2600 adapter # 2405          2 -- Driving Module # 2413        Note that _none_ of the pictures appear to be actual screen        shots; there are subtle differences between the pictures and        the actual games in the case of every released game.    1984? catalog: - JH        * - ADAM only      Busters (#2686)        BC's Quest For Tires II: Grog's Revenge (#2620)        Omega Race (#2448)        Victory (#2446)        Roc 'N Rope (#2668)        The Official Carnival (#2445)        The Official Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom (#2615)        Bump 'N Jump (#2440)        The Official Congo Bongo (#2669)        Donkey Kong (#2411)        The Official Zaxxon (#2435)        Exidy's Mousetrap (#2419)        Front Line (#2650)        The Official Space Fury (#2415)        Looping (#2603)            9. Cosmic Avenger        10. Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle        Winter, 1984; best selling as of September 1983:        1. Donkey Kong Junior        2. Zaxxon        3. Space Fury        4. Mouse Trap        5. Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle        6. Space Panic        7. Gorf        8. Looping        9. Pepper II        10. Lady Bug4.8) Rare gems    The following cartridges haven't been rated by enough people to    justify including them among the "BEST" cartridges, but hav  Burgertime (#2430)        Mr. Do (#2622)        Cosmic Avenger (#2434)4.6) The BEST cartridges    Just what the best cartridges for any system are is largely a    matter of taste.  One person's favorite is often another's dust    collector.  However, the following cartridges have all been rated    highly by a significant number of FAQ contributors, and therefore    might be most worth seeking out by a collector new to Coleco-    Vision.        Antarctic Adventure        Artillery Duel        Chris Heverman        Montgomery, AL    Donkey Kong Junior        Score - 232,700        Gary Reimer        McAlester, OK    Pepper II        Score - 1,837,930        Elizabeth Kaleita        Sterling Heights, MI    Venture        Score - 1,985,000        Richard Abate        New Haven, CT    Smurf Rescue In Gargamel's Castle        Score - 451,000        Jim Brogan        St. Paul, MNmost popular/best selling" titles list in each issue.        Spring, 1983; most popular:        1. Donkey Kong        2. Zaxxon        3. Venture        4. Ladybug        5. Cosmic Avenger        6. Mouse Trap        7. Carnival        8. Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle        Fall, 1983; best selling as of June 1983:        1. Donkey Kong Junior        2. Zaxxon        3. Gorf        4. Space Fury        5. Mouse Trap        6. Space Panic        7. Lady Bug        8. Pepper II    Donkey Kong Junior (#2601)        Gorf (#2449)        Venture (#2417)        Time Pilot (#2633)        Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator (#2680)        The Official Subroc (#2614)        Super Action Football (#2422)        Rocky Super Action Boxing (#2606)        Choplifter (#2690)        Destructor (#2602)        The Dukes of Hazzard (#2607)        Antarctic Adventure (#2429)        Tarzan (#2632)        War Games (#2637)        Cabbage Patch Kids Adventures in the Park (#2682)      e    received great support from those who have rated them.  Worth    taking a second look at, should you have the luck to happen upon    them...        Galaxian        Kevtris        Linking Logic        Logic Levels        Pac-Man        Q*Bert's Qubes        Rock 'n' Bolt        Up 'n' Down        Zenji4.9) High scores    ColecoVision Experience magazine (see 5.2.1) included a high score list in their Winter, 1984 issue:    Lady Bug        Level - 139        Score - 3,714,220        B.C.'s Quest for Tires        Beamrider        Burgertime        Centipede        Donkey Kong Junior        Fortune Builder        Frenzy        Frogger        Gyruss        H.E.R.O.        Jumpman Junior        Lady Bug        Mr. Do!'s Castle        Montezuma's Revenge        Q*Bert        Slither        Spy Hunter        Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator        War Room        Wing War4.7) The most popular cartridges    ColecoVision Experience magazine (see 5.2.1) ran a "Ì1 ×715.1) Instructions    James Carter has put together a repository of ColecoVision    instructions.  These include the text of the instructions only,    and are in a text file format.  They are available at no cost;    however, it is asked that if you have any instructions which    are not currently available, that you either enter them yourself    or make them available for James to scan.    The instructions are available via WWW at Greg Chance's History    of Home Video Games Homepage:    port          .        3FFFH        4000H - Expansion port          .        5FFFH        6000H - Start of RAM (1K mapped into an 8K spot)          .        7FFFH        8000H - Cart ROM (broken into 4 sections, each enabled                 seperately)          .        FFFFH7.2) ColecoVision I/O Map        00-1F - No Connection        20-3F - No Connection        40-5F - Video        60-7F - Video        80-9F - No Connection        A0-BF - No Connection        C0-DF - Sound        EcoVision Experience magazine, brought out by Coleco.  Three issues came out, containing ColecoVision news, new products, best seller lists, high scores, strategy tips, and articles about such subjects as the ADAM computer, the making of War Games, and intervies with game designers5.3) ColecoVision HomepageA ColecoVision Homepage created by Norman Sippel can be found at:    URL - http://www.infinet.com/~ngsippel/cv.html5.4) Coleco FTP Site    An FTP site has been created for Coleco stuff.  The addrolecoVision knows a cart is in the system.  Otherwise, it displays the standard "Turn Power Off Before..." screen.If a cart is in the system,  the BIOS passes control to the cart.  The cart can then use some,  all,  or none the functions found in the BIOS.  Some of the functions provided in the BIOS include the title screen and game select screen.The famous twelve second delay is part of the title screen routine. The  address range for cartridges is 8000H to FFFFH,  a total  of 32K.7.4) ColecoVision VSome notes of interest:o Spectar and Rip Cord are the same pictures as the ColecoVision box.o Head-To-Head Baseball, other than the diamond itself, doesn't share  the same graphics as Super Action Baseball.o Side Trak looks an awful lot like Pepper II.  Instead of a man   running around the track, a track cart is running on the tracks   trying to pick up little men. 7.0) Technical Details7.1) ColecoVision Memory Map        0000H - BIOS ROM          .        1FFFH        2000H - Expansion     URL - http://www.sponsor.net/~gchance/    Or via email from James at:        JSCarter@ix.netcom.com--- OR YOU MAY CONTACT YOUR ADAM NEWS NETWORK EDITOR and simply ask for your copies of FREE ADAM formatted instructions.5.2) Books and PeriodicalsA  list  of books and periodicals covering classic videogames  is maintained by Lee Seitz, and is available via WWW at:    URL - http://iquest.com/~lkseitz/5.2.1) ColecoVision ExperienceOf particular note among ColecoVision literature is the Cole0-FF - Controllers; E2 is special, as well as E0 - E0                 appears to be the readback,  and E2 appears to be                 the scan  7.3) ColecoVision BIOS DetailsThe ColecoVision contains a ROM which essentially acts as a  BIOS for  the  system.   Upon startup,  it begins to execute  code  at 0000H.   The  first step executed is a check to see if a cart  is plugged  in.   This is performed by checking two locations in the cart's  memory - if the two bytes read are 55H and AAH  then  the Cesses:    For downloads:  altair.komkon.com  /pub/Coleco    For uploads:    altair.komkon.com  /incoming/Coleco    Items at the site include the ColEm ColecoVision emulator,    documentation, and ROM images. - 476.0) StickersWhen the ColecoVision arrived, part of the hype was sets of puffy stickers.   One sheet contained stickers for Mr. Turtle, Head-To- Head Football,  Mouse Trap, and Rip Cord; another contained Head- To-Head Baseball,  Spectar,  Side Trak,  and Venture.  Each had a screen shot.ideo RAM DetailsThe video RAM is broken up into tables which are user movable. The tables which exist include:The Name Table (this tells us what is in the background) The Pattern Table (this tells us how each 8x8 character looks) The Color Table (this tells us what colors to use for a given 8x8 pattern) The Sprite Table (this tells us where sprites are, what they will look like, their color, and how many to display) The  Sprite Pattern Table (this defines the 8x8 or 16x16  pattern for a sprite)Four vianing  I have no formal education in electronics and  basically only  know  what I have been able to figure out by ripping  apart everything I own ! I  am  a  collector of Classic video games and  systems  and  ran across this hack on one of the many ColecoVision systems  I  own.  It  actually  works quite well and gives the on-screen  images  a much crisper look to them.  Audio is generally pretty poor on the ColecoVision and this hack doesn't do much to help it.In  order  to get things started you have  is accessable _only_ through the I/O ports, which is why scrolling is difficult. 7.5) Cartridge Slot PinoutLooking from the top of the unit: D2  D1  D0  A0  A1  A2  SHLD A3   A4   A13  A5   A6   A7  E000 GND  1   3   5   7   9  11  13   15   17   19   21   23   25   27   29  2   4   6   8  10  12  14   16   18   20   22   24   26   28   30 C000 D3  D4  D5  D6  D7  A11  A10 8000  A14 A000  A12  A9   A8   +5Pin 13 is the shield ground.  It is connected to a screw post, but not to a signal  The fours is the case on yours,  you will have to desolder it and remove both the top and bottom parts to the aluminum cover.  Set everything but the motherboard aside and you are ready to get to work.The person that did the hack on this system uses a small automo- tive  type  fuse  block terminal to mount the components  of  the circuit  board  on.   I have located it in the 1992  Radio  Shack catalog  (page 150) and it is RS part #274-688.   It comes  in  a package  of  four for $1.29.   Here is a list of  the ) Separate Audio/Video Hack                       by Sean Kelly(The following is a modification which can be used to improve your ColecoVision.   The  authors of this list and this  modification can not be responsible for any damage done to your unit or person as a result of attempting this modification.)This  is  a rather feeble attempt at describing the hack  to  the ColecoVision  video game system to give separate audio and  video outputs to the system.  I am what I call an "Electronics Tinkerer" medeo modes exist:        A text 40x24 mode.        A  multi-color  mode w/ sprites (multi-color breaks the back-         ground  into  4x4 squares of 1 color  per  square.  Smurf         Paint 'n Play uses this mode.)        Graphics 1 mode w/ sprites (32x24 8x8 character background.         Each character is made up of 1 color only.)        Graphics 2 mode w/ sprites (same as Graphics 1 mode except         each character can have different colors for each of it's         8 rows.)The Video RAMto open up the  Coleco Vision by removing the 8 screws on the bottom of the case.   With the screws removed, the case is still something of a pain to open because of the lip on the expansion port,  but just keep  working at it and it will eventually come apart.  Next thing is to remove the  screws holding down the motherboard itself (three of them  I believe)  and  take  the motherboard out of the  case.   On  some versions  of the ColecoVision the aluminum cover is  soldered  to the circuit board.   If thi chip selects are active low. 7.6) ADAM Printer/Power Port(Colors of COLECO wires are indicated after voltage ratings)    1  2  3  4  5     6  7  8  9Pin 1 = 12V BROWN Pin 2 = 12V RED Pin 3 = 5V  ORANGE Pin 4 = -5V YELLOW Pin 5 = Ground GREEN Pins 6, 7, 8 = Serial Data Clock, Serial Data, Signal Ground? Pin 9 = No connection - 137.7) ADAM Programming TipsComputers and Electronics April 1984 issue includes a number of programming tips and ideas for the ADAM, including a number of projects. 8.0 components used:  AGAIN  - I have no formal electronics education and  don't really know how to read all the weird symbols on the parts.  I will do my best to describe them (I have also labeled them on the line below for future reference - take note):Transistor - No part # markings. Only thing on it is a white,  red, (T1)  and  green stripe in that order from top to bottom.  I assume this tells what kind/type it is?               POSSIBLE (!) RS Part #276-1617   $1.98 (pkg. of 2)Capacitor  - Electrolking at the channel 3-4  switch  as well as the RCA plug that is used to connect  the ColecoVision to the TV/Game switch now. Here is what goes on each post:  Post #1 - The LEFT "leg" of the transistor.  I am looking at the            transistor on the side that is curved - where you can             see the color bands.            One of the small pieces of wire goes from this post to            the right leg of the disc capacitor on the ColecoVision             motherboard itself marked "C22".  P Orange, Brown, and Gold.A/V Cable  - One Audio/Video cable with the RCA plugs cut off on              one end.You will also need about 5 small pieces of wire around 4" long each.We're  looking  at a total of about five bucks to do this so  for parts  that  do  not come in packages of two  or  more,  I  would suggest buying an extra one,  unless you know what you're  doing, in case you screw something up.The center connector on your terminal will be the ground for all the components  because  it ismponents in the RF modulator.  The RF modulator            is "outlined" in a sense on the bottom of the MB with             solder because of grounding.  You need to connect it to             the pin that has the marking "+12" at about 5 O'Clock.              This is the closest pin to he "+12" marking.  Post #3 - This is the GROUND post.  One side of the resistor is             connected here.            The two ground wires from the RCA cables must be            connected here also.  Each Audio block  so  that it is standing  straight  up  from  the motherboard.Since  many of the components will be "tied" together,  you might want to connect them all to the posts first and then solder  them later.   The  way I am going to describe how to connect them will (hopefully)  make  it as easy as  possible  to  understand.   The following  is a listing of each post numbered from 1-5,  left  to right, looking at the terminal block from the back of the mother board.   Looking at the "back" you will be looytic type with  part #N8408 on it. It also has (C1)         the marking "470uf 35v", but the "u" is one of the              funny symbols that I have no idea what it means.             RS Part #272-1030    $ .99Capacitor  - Ceramic Disc type.  Only marking on it is an underlined (C2)         "47"             RS Part #272-121   $ .39 (pkg. of 2)Resistor    - I  know these are defined by the colored  stripes (See, (R1)         I'm not a complete idiot!!  haha).  The stripes are:              Orange,ost #2 - The CENTER "leg" of the transistor.            One "leg" from the Disc capacitor.            One of the small pieces of wire goes from this post to            the underside of the ColecoVision motherboard.  It will             be EXTREMELY hard for me to explain where to connect             this on the bottom of the motherboard since there are             no markings on this side.  The only way I can describe             it is to say that it is being connected to one of the             co the only terminal that sticks  out  on both sides of the block.  The part the extends on the bottom will be  used  to mount to terminal to the  ColecoVision  motherboard.  Directly  to the right of the RF modulator (big silver box on the motherboard) right under the letter of the revision of the mother board  (the  one I am looking at is "J") you will have to  scrape off a section of the green coating so you can solder the terminal on the bottom to the motherboard.   After soldering this bend the terminal /Video wire has two             wires inside of it.  In general, one is shielded in             plastic and the other is not.  The unshielded wire is             the ground.  Connect the unshielded wire from            each cable to this post.  Post #4 - The side of the Electrolytic capacitor (C1) that the             arrow printed on the capacitor points to.            This is where I am sort of unable to help you.  The             positive wire from the Audio or Video wire needs to be          een, but Super Donkey  Kong  adds some end-of- screen graphics  (the  carry-away after screen 1 and falling girders after screen 2) in addition to its fourth screen.  Note that copying cartridges or software is a violation of  copy right  law unless permission to do so has been received from  the rights holder.Also  note  that pirated and reproduction cartridges for  Coleco- Vision do exist.   Some dealers sell them;  some refuse to.   Not surprisingly,  pirated  cartridges  are considered to  have  very the one on post 2.              The "outline" in solder around where the RF modulator             is mounted on the opposite side is where you are going             to connect this wire.  Looking at the bottom of the MB             with the expansion port facing you the part of the             "outline" you need to connect this wire to will be on            your left.  It's  small section of solder (compared to            the section on the right) and is about 1.5-2 inches             long.  Connecta little w/out turning the system off that it will make a complete mess of your screen.  What I suggest is that you desolder the power switch from the circuit board, take the metal cover off of it and clean all the contacts and re-grease them after cleaning them. Make sure the metal cover is REALLY TIGHT when you put it back on though. >From then on if you are very careful when turning the unit on/off it should work OK for you.If you still have a problem go to an electronics store... and get a similar swilecoVision CartridgesSome ingenious hackers figured out a way to copy the ADAM Computer's Super Data Packs to blank cartridges that then can be used on the ColecoVision.  Most of the ADAM Super Data Packs were duplicates of ColecoVision Cartridges, but contained an extra screen or other extras the cartridge version lacked. FWIW,  I've  now  seen both a Super Donkey Kong and Super  Donkey Kong  Junior cart.   The only extras I saw in Super DK  Jr.  were music during the level selection,  and a fourth scr   connected to this post.  Since the RCA ends are cut off             the cable I don't know which is which.  It should not             damage anything by connecting them the wrong way, so             you will have to take a guess.  One of            them goes on this post and the other goes on post #5.  Post #5 - The other of the positive Audio/Video wires gets             connected here.            One of the small pieces of wire goes here.  This one             is even harder to describe than little  collectible  value,   so  be  aware  that  they  exist  - particularly  if you run across demo carts and/or extremely  rare titles.10.0) Repair TipsThe following are suggestions for solving problems with your ColecoVision.  The authors of this list and these tips can not be responsible for any damage done to your unit or carts as a result of attempting these fixes.10.1) To fix a rolling picture/video problems:The problem is with the power switch.  You'll notice that if you were to jiggle it  this wire anyplace here.You  now  have one leg of the transistor (T1),  one  leg  of  the resistor  (R1),  and one leg of each capacitor just hanging there right?  Connect all of these together, but do not connect them to any of the posts.  Just sort of let them hang there.The  person  who did this to my system also has  one  other  wire connected to the bottom of the motherboard,  but the other end of it has been cut and is not connected to anything.   I assume this serves no purpose.9.0) Copying Cotch and replace it.  Nothing else you can do really.                                 - - -Sorry  if  this is stating the obvious,  but you seem to  have  a combination of an intermittent open and a heat sensitive component.Get a can of "cold spray" made for isolating thermal intermittents: should be a couple of bucks at a local electronics shop.  If you can get the box open and get to all the components, it should be fairly straightforward to figure out which one is the bad guy.Actually, by your des  Computer solder (thin)        Solder wick        Needle nose pliers        An SN74LS541N chip        Two 2.2K K27 resistor packets (optional/recommended)Getting started:Plug  in and turn on the Coleco with a Donkey Kong cart inserted.  When  the  game automatically goes into play mode,  note  if  the Mario moves without touching the joystick.   If so,  then the 1st player chip is definitely damaged.   If a two player game is  the one  automatically started (which seems to be the prevalent  fail mocan,  in many circumstances,  be solved simply by assuring  a solid connection between the power supply  and  unit.  This can require hardwiring the power supply to the unit.                                 - - -In  some  cases,  sprite problems can be solved by  cleaning  the cartridge  in  question.   But if the startup screen has  letters screwed up, such as CKHACK, you probably have a bad DRAM.  U10 is D7 and U17 is D0.  CKHACK indicates a bad D2 line, which would be U15.  General directions for reprly grounded, if possible.3) Open the plastic casing for the unit.4) Remove the metal cover from the board by desoldering it.   It    just gets in the way so its better to remove it.  It is not    essential  to  the  working of the  game,  though  it  can  be    resoldered later if desired.5) the bare board upside down and find the soldering connections    for the SN74LS541N chip that you wish to replace.6) Note the orientation of the SN74LS541N you intend to replace,    so that you can be certbit.   To avoid the problem, simply don't touch the controller port pins unless properly grounded.10.3) To fix an automatic level select problem:One  possible  piece which can be blown by static electricity  at the controller ports (see 10.2) is the SN74LS541N chip,  a 3-to-8 decoder.  If this is the chip that's blown,  then replacing  this chip  (a  generic component,  available at any  good  electronics store) can solve the problem. Parts:        A good soldering iron (with a very thin tip)      cription (starts good, goes bad after 2 minutes, can be affected mechanically) leans towards a bad solder connection (or socket it the darn thing has them).  It may be as easy as touching up a few solder connections.                                 - - -If the video problem is simply vertical lines dragging behind the sprites,it can sometimes be solved by using a different power supply                                - - -A number of problems (warping sprites, lack of audio, lines in sprites,  etc.) de)  automatic  movement of the second player's Mario  likewise indicates that the 2nd player chip is certainly damaged.  Lack of automatic movement does not rule out the possibility that  either or  both chips are damaged;  indeed,  given the automatic  select problem,  it's  likely  that at least one chip is  damaged.   But determining that one chip is certainly damaged can minimize  your work.Surgery:1) Turn off and unplug your ColecoVision, removing the cartridge.2) Make certain that you are propelacing a bad chip can be found in Section 10.3. 10.2) To avoid an automatic level select problem:One  common  ColecoVision trouble is that  the  controller  ports break  down  easily,  causing symptoms such as  the  ColecoVision thinking  the keypad is constantly being pressed (which can cause the  a game to be automatically started,  as the level select  is essentially instantaneous).   A frequent source for this  problem is the high sensitivity to static electricity which the controller port pins exhiain that you provide the same orientation   for the replacement chip.7) Take the soldering iron and solder wick.   Place the wick  on    one of the solder connections on the board.  Press the solder    iron on the wick. The iron will heat up the wick which will heat    up the solder.  The solder will turn liquid and be absorbed by    the wick.  This takes some practice before you get the hang of it.8) Absorb  as  much of the solder as possible from  all  of  the    connections to the chip you're raning  I have no formal education in electronics and  basically only  know  what I have been able to figure out by ripping  apart everything I own ! I  am  a  collector of Classic video games and  systems  and  ran across this hack on one of the many ColecoVision systems  I  own.  It  actually  works quite well and gives the on-screen  images  a much crisper look to them.  Audio is generally pretty poor on the ColecoVision and this hack doesn't do much to help it.In  order  to get things started you have   In fact, if the chip really is    dead, it's better to just snip or Dremel all the pins off first,   _then_ desolder the pins individually. 10) After forcibly removing bits of the defective chip from  the     board, remove any broken pins stuck in the board, extra solder,    etc. so that the area that was occupied by that chip is clean.    Suck up the solder from the pinholes with the wick so that you     can see right through the board through each pinhole.  Gee,     your ColecoVision never looknot be solved. 10.5) To fix a poorly responding controller:A  simple  cleaning  with a can of compressed air  and  TV  tuner cleaner  can greatly improve the responsiveness of  the  standard controllers.10.6) To fix a dead cartridge:Most  cartridge  problems  are a result of bad  (or  no)  contact between the cartridge and the system.  Cleaning the cartridge and system  contacts with alcohol usually solves the problem.   As  a last  resort,  a pencil eraser or emery board can be used on  the contactfully.  Isn't this fun?     Don't you feel like a computer technician now? :)13) Optional/recommended: Replace the resistor packets on the port     in a similar (though much easier) manner.  For these parts,     note the DOT orientation when replacing.14) Put the board back in the plastic case to avoid shock. ision  video game system to give separate audio and  video outputs to the system.  I am what I call an "Electronics Tinkerer" meemoving as possible.9) Flip the board back over and take the pliers.   This is  where    you have to get tough with your Coleco, and let it know who's    boss!  Growl at it occasionally to let off steam.  Now, being    careful not to harm any other components on the board, grip the    defective chip with the pliers and pull and pry.  It's OK to    break the chip because it's defective garbage anyway.***  Note  - it's a good idea to wiffle each of the pins  to  pop    them off any remaining solder.Ì1 ×6910.4) To fix a broken roller controller:When  a roller controller will not register movement in one  pair of directions (up-down or right-left),  the problem might be with the  infrared motion detectors.   The pair of sensors appropriate to  the  direction simply need to be replaced with  new  off  the shelf send and receive sensors.Jumping and contact problems can usually be traced to the bearings. Sometimes  these problems can be solved by cleaning the bearings; often, however, the problem can ed better!11) Take the new SN74LS541N chip and gently install it in the board,    inserting the pins in the pinholes.  Make sure that the chip is    oriented in the same direction that the original chip was!     Gently bend the pins if necessary so that they all go in the     holes.  Be careful not to press too hard as you might bend some     pins that aren't properly aligned with their holes.12) Flip the board over.  Take the solder iron and the computer     solder and solder each connection cares of the cartridge.11.0) ColecoVision DealersColecoVision cartridges are nearly always cheapest when purchased from a thrift store or flea market.   For example, I've purchased a great majority of the carts I own, including a number of difficult to find titles,  for $1 to $5.  However, when you can't find  a  cartridge,  there are a number of dealers who sell  (via mail order) a line of ColecoVision cartridges:Note: the following are listed alphabetically.  An attempt has been made to provide basic inncaster, TX 75146        Phone: (214) 228-0690     Carry a wide range of cartridges and hardware, all new.  Take     MC/VI.  Note: Telegames has legitimate parts for games they do     not have cases for, and will package said parts in other cases.Then Games (Scott Stone/Mark Terry)        Snail Mail: 100-23 West Milton Road                    Milton, Vermont 05468        Phone: 6-9pm EST (802) 893-3004 ask for Scott -or-                         (802) 879-0210 ask for Mark        EMail: TAFOID@de        Note: According to Adam's House, a number of the titles in        their catalog are reproductions, produced under a European        license and imported.  If you want to know whether a title        is the original version or a reproduction, ask them.Dayton Discount        Snail Mail: Hwy 92                    Belleville, WI 53508        Phone: (608) 424-6111JerryG Visionaries        Snail Mail: 14700 NW Bonneville Loop                    Beaverton, OR 97006        EMail (preferred): jertridges and hardware, new and used.Gregg Woodcock        Phone: (214) 684-7380        EMail: woodcock@bnr.ca    Carries a small selection of cartridges and hardware, new and    used, including the Telegames Personal Arcade.In  addition,  numerous  collectors will post carts for  sale  or trade on rec.games.video.classic and rec.games.video.marketplace.12.0) ADAM Dealers, User Groups, and Bulletin Boards--- ADAM VENDORS ---HLM/GMK Software Hardware  (George Koczwara & Herman Mason) 4034 East artridges and hardware.Telegames UK        Snail Mail: Wigston                    Leicester                    LE8 1TE                    England        Phone: 011-44-533-880445      Carry a wide range of cartridges and hardware, all new.        Take MC/VI. Overseas shipping is #10.00 and up (U.S. - #12).      Note: Telegames has legitimate parts for games they do not      have cases for, and will package said parts in other cases.elegames USA        Snail Mail: Box 901                    Laformation about their ColecoVision lines. Inclusion on this list carries with it no recommendation, either positive or negative, about the dealer.  Additional dealers who sell a line of ColecoVision products via mail order will be gladly added to the list.Adam's House        Snail Mail: Rt. 2, Box 2756                    Pearland, TX 77581        Phone: (713) 482-5040     Carry a wide range of cartridges and hardware, all new.  Take     MC/VI.  Cartridge review manual available free with any order.lphi.com     Carry a moderate variery of new and used cartridges.  Catalog     available via email.Steven J. Tucker        Snail Mail: 9897 York Road                    North Royalton, OH 44133        EMail: dh395@cleveland.Freenet.Edu        Carries a moderate variety of used titles and hardware.         Catalog available via email.Video Magic (Frank Polosky)        Snail Mail: P.O. Box 9542                    Pittsburgh, PA 15223        Phone: (412) 781-2241    Carries a wide range of carryg@hevanet.com    Carries a wide range of cartridges and hardware, new and used.    Catalog available via email.  Takes MC/VI.Sean Kelly        Snail Mail: 5789 N. Milwaukee                    Chicago, IL 60646        Phone: (708) 583-1552        EMail: skelly@bbs.xnet.com    Carries a wide range of cartridges and hardware, new and used.MP Games        Snail Mail: 2 Rock Ridge Dr.                    Norwalk, CT 06854        Phone: (203) 866-5946        Carries a small selection of used c52nd St Newburgh Hts, OH 44105 (216) 231-8813A.D.A.M Services (Rich Clee) 21 Rondale Boulevard Toronto, ONT. Canada M6A 1H6 (416) 783-0316  10AM-5:30PM & 7:30PM-9PM  ESTHoward Pines, Oscar's Computers 224-F Eglin Parkway Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 (904) 862-1007Terry Fowler, ADAM's HOUSE Rt. 2, Box 2756, 1829-1 Co. Rd. 130 Pearland, TX 77581 (713) 482-5040--- USER GROUPS ---463 ADAM 5068 Stone Ave Portage, IN 46368NL Editor-Jerry Vrancks          Treas-Helen Alford          2936 Evelyn St    0DATA 35,19,13,32,245,43,126,237,91,188,117,18,254,65,40,4,254,72,32,12, 221,203,12,86,32,6,54,0,35  390DATA 34,188,117,17,26,0,221,25,16,189,193,12,16,163,197,193,42,188,117, 54,0,35,54,0,201,136,105 400?:? "This program will search a diskor all partitions of your EOS  hard drive for a file." 402?:? "Unfortunately, it will not scanTAPE 2 correctly." 404?:? "To scan for all files, just    press ? and follow with return." 410? "To look for a particular file, enter the first few characters." 415? "For exampleÌ1 ×77100LOMEM :35000:GOSUB 340 110HOME:? " FIND FILE by Guy Cousineau" 120?:INPUT "enter file name or press <CR>  for help: "; file$ 130IF file$="" GOTO 400 140GOSUB 300: ld=0 150 file$=file$+"           ":REM make sure string is long enough    160? "Reading Directory " 165IF q=4 THEN  a=PEEK(16150):POKE 16150, 255:POKE 58343, ld:POKE 16150, a 170CALL 30000:?:? 174IF q=4 AND PEEK(58343)<>ld GOTO 120 175IF q=4 THEN ? "LOGICAL DRIVE "; ld 180 x=31212: f=0 190IF PEEK(x)=0 GOTO 290 200 y=x+1: z=1 210IF MID$(f   VI.Sean Kelly        Snail Mail: 5789 N. Milwaukee                    Chicago, IL 60646        Phone: (708) 583-1552        EMail: skelly@bbs.xnet.com    Carries a wide range of cartridges and hardware, new and used.MP Games        Snail Mail: 2 Rock Ridge Dr.                    Norwalk, CT 06854        Phone: (203) 866-5946        Carries a small selection of used cF q=0 THEN END 320POKE 16821, v:RETURN 330?:? "Select Logical Drive 0-9":GET q: a=PEEK(16150):POKE 16150, 255: POKE 58343, q:POKE 16150, a:GOTO 170 340FOR x=30000 TO 30141:READ y:POKE x, y:NEXT:RETURN 350DATA 58,181,65,1,0,0,17,1,0,33,233,117,205,243,252,58,46,118,71,14,1, 197,6,35,221,33,55,118,33,236 360DATA 121,34,188,117,24,22,197,58,181,65,22,0,89,1,0,0,33,233,117,205, 243,252,6,38,221,33,233,117,221 370DATA 203,12,70,194,178,117,221,126,24,183,0,0,42,188,117,35,221,229,209, 14,12,26,254,3,40,6,119  38           c/o 463 ADAM          Portage, IN 46368            $22.00 / year membership--- ADAM BBS's ---TAPPS MUSIC BBS - CANADA  (Terry Cairns) 300/1200 (416)929-3916ASYLUM BBS 300/2400 (253) 859-2018at they all go in the     holes.  Be careful not to press too hard as you might bend some     pins that aren't properly aligned with their holes.12) Flip the board over.  Take the solder iron and the computer     solder and solder each connection care, entering CO will  match CO COPY CORN CONFUSE, etc" 420? "It will NOT match copy course  or any other lower case files." 430?:? "press a key"; :GET q$ 435?:? "If you are unsure of the first letter of the file, you can put in question marks and follow with a letter." 440?:? "e.g. ?A  will match CABLE TABLEFARM FANTASTIC, etc." 445?:? "To pause the display press     CONTROL-S.  To abort, press CONTROL-C followed by RETURN   at the file name prompt." 450?:? "Press a key to continue" 500GET q$:GOTO 120       ile$, z, 1)=" " GOTO 250:REM end of name 220IF MID$(file$, z, 1)="?" THEN  y=y+1: z=z+1:GOTO 210 230IF MID$(file$, z, 1)<>CHR$(PEEK(y)) GOTO 280 240 y=y+1: z=z+1:GOTO 210 250? CHR$(PEEK(x)); " "; 260 x=x+1:IF PEEK(x)<>0 THEN ? CHR$(PEEK(x)); :GOTO 260 270? 280IF PEEK(x)<>0 THEN  x=x+1:GOTO 280 285 x=x+1:GOTO 190 290IF q<>4 GOTO 120 291 ld=ld+1:IF ld=11 GOTO 120 292GOTO 165 300?:? "Select Drive ":? "0 Exit":? "1 Disk 1":? "2 Disk 2":? "3 Tape 1":? " 4 Hard Disk":GET q 310 v=4*(q=1)+5*(q=2)+8*(q=3)+24*(q=4):IÌ1 ×67                         GOOFED! A MISTAKE ?*****************************************************************This  is  a file which should never have  been  written!   That's right,  I  GOOFED  up in giving credit last month for some  files that appeared on the May ADAM NEWS NETWROK disk. :(:(  Last month we had some SpeedyWrite files which I credited to 463 ADAM  news- letter as the scource.  NOT!  Gene Welch laborously typed them in from prior newsletter scources.  They were authored by Dave Sad to  my community network technical administrator about the fact that HIS implementation of LYNX was screwing up MY screen. He quite blunt ly suggested that I give up messing with text browsers and employ the World Group software GUI that is provided to all who want  it free of charge, and which handles VT100 emulation perfectly.On to other things.  This past week:  Observed on the FIDO net in the ADAM International Echo, an exchange between Tommy Oawe, Bill Magee  and  Cledith H.  Girard the sum total oÌ1 ×68Ron'sWeek'n'ADAMApril 30, 1997Today  I reserved my flight for ADAMCON IX in Grand Rapids Michi gan.  Bob  and  Judy Slopsema  (r.slopsema@worldnet.att.net)  are going to build it,  and I am going to come. Hopefully others will be  there  to share 4 days of fun and insanity.  I for  one  look forward  to  it with great anticipation.  The  full  details  and registration  forms,  along with all the information you need  to sign  up  are  contained in the latest  463-ADAM  newsletter,  or failing th  Terry Cairns in Toronto          Michael Hurst in Toronto          Reggie Arford (somewhere in area code 717)We need to keep in touch. For the record,  the place to get ADAM software via BBS is either through Bart Lynch in Seattle (The Assylum:  (206)  859-2018,  or from Terry Cairns or Michael Hurst in Toronto. (416) 741-2432 and (416) 929-3916 respectively. Both BBS's are H24.Terry  Cairns  has  published online an updated  version  of  his Scruffybear Software catalogue.  A copy is being sent to ANing SOME Lynx browser implementations.  Winston pointed out that on original VT100 terminals,  the word wrap function was in  fact a hardware feature,  activated with an escape  sequence and de-activated similarly.  The default, reports Winston, is NOT to  wrap.  And it's quite possible therefore that QTERM is  doing exactly what it has been told to do. Winston has suggested that I try turning on the local echo to see if that makes any difference.  This  past week,  prior to hearing from Winston,  I whinends some  time ago and Gene was kind enough to retype them for use in the  ANN newsletter AND 463 ADAM newsletter.   SORRY  about  that Gene, please forgive the oversight! :):)Bob Slopsema (editor till shot, hung, or otherwise)  280IF PEEK(x)<>0 THEN  x=x+1:GOTO 280 285 x=x+1:GOTO 190 290IF q<>4 GOTO 120 291 ld=ld+1:IF ld=11 GOTO 120 292GOTO 165 300?:? "Select Drive ":? "0 Exit":? "1 Disk 1":? "2 Disk 2":? "3 Tape 1":? " 4 Hard Disk":GET q 310 v=4*(q=1)+5*(q=2)+8*(q=3)+24*(q=4):If which led  me  to believe  that we may have some newcomers who don't know where the action is.  It's not their fault, but those of us in the know had better  make the effort to connect with these  people,  and  make sure they get what they've come for.  Yes, there is still traffic on  the FIDOnet.  In fact there are ADAM users on the FIDOnet who do not surface anywhere else. In addition to the three previously noted, we have.          Paul Elshoff in Winnipeg          Guy Bona (where are you Guy?)        at,  from yours truly at:  ronaldm@mars.ark.com ADAMCON IX is to be held in Kentwood Michigan from August 14-17, 1997. Take the money you were planning to spend on your latest Pentium upgrade,  and  come join us.  We'll show you how to use your ADAM with such proficiency that you won't need a Pentium.Had an interesting comment from Winston Smith, Quincy Mass., with respect to my last Ronsweek where problems getting wordwrap  from QTERM's  VT100 emulation were cited as being part of the  problem in  accessN even as  we speak.  Check out the next disk for some software listings you probably haven't called to mind in a while. For the newcomers, it's certainly worth checking out.Also this past week:  I received two disks: Update 1.2 for ADAM BOMB 2 from Steve Pitman. I'll check this out and do a review shortly. Meantime, Steve reported in his covering letter  that he hasn't had time to do much with the ADAM  lately. He's  in Cincinnati;  the Ohio flooded,  and his basement got  it pretty  bad.  He's ok thoughs a description. The X-10 is a system of controllers and modules that you can  buy at  just  about any Radio Shack store.  In Canada the  compatible brand  name is "Plug'n'Power".  I bought my controller unit  from Alan  Neeley in 1992 or 93,  and have added many plug in  modules since. With  this system you can turn on or off various  electrical  de vices  in your household from a central controller unit.  No spe cial wiring is required.  You simply plug your controller into  a wall  outlet,  and plug the resenting ANN material.  Snail Mail: 9897 York Road                    North Royalton, OH 44133        EMail: dh395@cleveland.Freenet.Edu        Carries a moderate variety of used titles and hardware.         Catalog available via email.Video Magic (Frank Polosky)        Snail Mail: P.O. Box 9542                    Pittsburgh, PA 15223        Phone: (412) 781-2241    Carries a wide range of caered in the controller,  edit that list,  and resave it in the controller.  You can set the time of day,  and you can have up to 256 different devices hanging off this thing. It's  quite a setup and heartily recommended.  The ADAM  software reads  and writes to the X-10 controller through either an  MIB2, MIB3  or  Orphanware serial port.  You can select which  one  you have.  All  tasks  are selectable through a  graphics  on  screen interface  and the Smartkeys,  and that is quite a sharp piece of work.Ì1 ×67From: "Ron Mitchell" <ronaldm@mars.ark.com>Ron's Week'n'ADAM May 18, 1997We're  preparing  for a trip to eastern Canada and we'll be  gone for  a month.  These articles are about to become  more  sporadic than they have been... which was sporadic enough. There  is one particular piece of ADAM software that gets a work out when we travel.X-10 Home Automation Software by Alan Neeley and Chris BraymenMost ADAMites are aware of this title,  and many have it. But for those who are not there follow.  Said he considered himself  lucky; others got it much worse.  Still, a flooded basement is a flooded basement.And  then,   this  past  week:   Came  a  disk  from  Gene  Welch (dpwgene@msn.com).  Gene sent along a preliminary version of  his ANN  Disk  Magazine  program.  The program is not yet  ready  for public release of even BETA test.  Gene quite readily admits that most  of it doesn't work yet,  but he's continuing  the  efforts. From  what  I've  seen so far,  it'll make a welcome new  way  of pmodules into other wall outlets place at convenient locations. The devices you wish to control are then plugged  into your modules,  and presto...  you have  centralized control. With  the  X-10 Home Automation Software,  ADAM can  be  used  to program the controller device.  You can set on and off times, you can  set  day of the week for devices to be switched on and  off. You can save a file of events on tape or disk,  and load it  just before  you go on holiday.  You can read a list of events already entrtridges and hardware, new and used.Gregg Woodcock        Phone: (214) 684-7380        EMail: woodcock@bnr.ca    Carries a small selection of cartridges and hardware, new and    used, including the Telegames Personal Arcade.In  addition,  numerous  collectors will post carts for  sale  or trade on rec.games.video.classic and rec.games.video.marketplace.12.0) ADAM Dealers, User Groups, and Bulletin Boards--- ADAM VENDORS ---HLM/GMK Software Hardware  (George Koczwara & Herman Mason) 4034 East Moving right along. Have  been pondering lately the multitude of online  services  we ADAMites  use  to keep in touch with one another.  Again,  as  in previous paragraphs, I'm going to cover some ground that ought to be common knowledge.  In case it isn't, let's just say that there are not many ADAMites left in the world, and those who are really need to know who else is around. Here's how we do it.There is a place on Compuserve called the Computer  Club.  Within that  place is the ADAMania section whereir way of navigat ing,  you can spend considerable time going places you don't want to be.Junk mail. If you join Compuserve, you will have a mail box as we all do. Once word gets out that you're a member, you are besieged with  offers and advertising from all sorts of commercial  inter ests.  It's not as much of a problem as it used to be,  but  it's still a problem.  If you like junk mail,  move this para up under advantages.  There  is  so much available on Compuserve that  you spend your entire online  a month (Canadian) to $60 or  $65  a month,  depending on how often I use the service.  Through Compu serve,  I have full Internet access,  but browsing is  expensive, particularly  in view of the fact that from where I live there is no direct connection.  I must use a tie line or a telnet  through my local Internet provider. Either way there is an extra charge.File downloads cost money, which (I've discovered) can add heftily to the monthly bill.Advantages:Access  to a vast array of computer expertie text  mode,  and  read offline that way.)You  cannot transfer files of any size to non-members unless  you UUENCODE  them prior to transmission.  There is no  facility  for doing so online. However, members can transmit and receive binary and text files as attachments.Downloading and Uploading from remote locations involving the use of  a tie line can be undependable and slow.  I don't do  it  any more.FIDONET FIDOnet echos have been around longer than ADAM. There is a  vast  world wide network m one of the few places left that  welcomes you  no  matter what kind or age of equipment you have.  You  use their  services  from either text based or  GUI  formats.  It  is possible  to  read your mail offline thus reducing  your  connect time charges.DisadvantagesHigh  cost.  You pay for every service you use,  and depending on where you live, you could also pay tie line fees by the hour.Compuserves User Interfaces can sometimes be annoying and unwiel dy.  Unless you're completely up to date on the ADAMites exchange  mes sages,  trade  public  domain software,  participate in a  weekly online conference, and seek assistance from their peers. Partici pation  here  requires you to join Compuserve and pay  a  monthly fee. There are also online charges depending on what services you use.  Most of us are on a scheme were we pay about $12.95  (Cana dian) a month,  which entitles us to 5 free hours following which a  per  hour charge kicks in for hours used.  My Compuserve  Bill ranges  anywhere  from $25. life there and never get to the Internet Discussion  topics for every conceivable interest are  available, and it's almost too much. There is no way to define your require ments and narrow the focus somewhat.  You end up paying for a lot of online capacity that you don't use.The Graphics Interface used on the IBM requires you to read  mail online  (at  least so far as I can tell).  I will not  read  mail online, it's a waste of connect time. (You're better off to down load  your  messages  with ADAM in thse and an  interesting lineup  of discussion topics,  news  items,  help  files,  expert forums,  commercial vendor services,  online magazines, and other forums covering older classic computers.Complete privacy or open discussion,  the choice is yours... even when you're participating in a public conferenceAccess  to  a very large software library for both ADAM  EOS  and CP/MAccess  to some of the most senior members of the ADAM  community for purposes of help and informationCompuserve  is probablyade possible through the efforts  of hobbyist  BBS sysops who agree to co-operate with one another  in an internationally defined manner in order to exchange  messages, software,  and packets of information.  There is an International ADAM  echo on FIDOnet,  and it is still active.  There are not as many users there as there used to be, but you can still send your messages to other ADAMites that way if you wish.  Some FIDO serv ices  offer Internet E-mail for the exchange of messages  between individuals ononal warning from my  Sysop a year ago when a friend of mine in Ottawa sent me  the Ottawa  Home Computing Club monthly newsletter as a file  attach ment. It was only 28K long, which was deemed to be outside limitsCommunity Networks and FreenetsA  very positive development on the online scene over the past  7 or  8 years has been the arrival of community networks  or  free nets.  These  systems  are usually locally based,  volunteer  run information data bases designed to provide a community with localhappy.The  speed of transmission can be impressive....ie send and reply in 24 hours.  Typically,  the exchange of a message to someone on the other side of the continent,  and receipt of a reply can take up to 2 or 3 days, which still isn't bad compared to snail mail.You  can read mail offline using ADAM and an offline mail  reader that operates under TDOS known as CRR. Cost of registering CRR is 25 pounds sterling.As the term echo implies, a message sent appears on the computers of all subscribers.  d using  a  non- graphics browser such as Lynx.The cost chargeable for these services is quite  reasonable,  and similar to that expected by hobbyist BBS's that is,  between $25. and $50 per year depending on the services provided.Advantages:Community  networks  are  usually more dependable  than  hobbyist BBS's, while offering similar cost advantage.Usually Internet E-mail is provided, and there are no file attach ment size limitations as imposed by FIDOnet.You can send E-mail, and attach files tThe service does not transfer traffic as quickly or as  efficien tly  as the Internet.  Even though in some cases FIDONET  traffic transferred  via  the Internet,  it is usually  only  transferred there  3 or 4 times daily.  If you know when your Sysop's  pickup times are, you can often minimize the effect of this disadvantageThe  attachment of files under FIDOnet is not allowed or if it is in  some cases,  there are strict limits on the size of  files  a user  is allowed to transmit.  I received a persly. (No broadcast addresses of discussion groups).Some FIDOnet services even offer access to Internet  E-mail,  and for a very reasonable rate, you can get your own Internet address using  a service known as UUCP (Unix to Unix Computer  Protocol). For normal correspondence, this service is cost effective.AdvantagesLow Cost. Payment for this service is usually by donation to your local Sysop.  It could be anything from $25.  to $50. a year, and with a payment in that range, you'll make your sysop real  data  prepared  by non-profit groups and  leading  citizens.  The community networks provide a place for the discussion of of local issues,  and the listing of local resources.  In addition to this major  role,  community networks will frequently  provide  telnet access to other community networks all over the continent.  As an added  service,  the  will also provide their users with  limited Internet  access to E-mail and discussion news  groups.  Internet browsing,  if  it  is available will be text baseIt's like a rather vast party line where all subscribers  hear everything.  For more  private  communications, NETMAIL is available on theFIDOnet.  It's  a service I've never used,  so I can't really say much about it.Disadvantages:Hobbyist Sysops come and go, and so do hobbyist BBS's. There is a problem in some parts with reliability.  You might find that feed from  various  parts  of  the country  either  stops  or  becomes undependable. Since links are run by volunteers, there are always problems.o your heart's content.These  networks  are very strong on  local  discussion,  and  the provision  of  local community information.  That's what  they're there for.  They also provide an opportunity for the excercise of local writing and organizational talent.The  availability of Telnet service opens your world  to  include similar services in other communities.Most  community  networks  offer a software  database  of  public domain  programs and shareware that are yours as long as you  pay your  memWorld Wide Web Browsing with graphics interface, telnet to any site set up for that activity, The latter enables you to search for written material on file anywhere about a given topic. For ADAMites, there is a broadcast list on the Internet, thanks to Dale Wick and the facilities at the University of Waterloo.coladam-list@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.caSend Dale a message, tell him you want to join, and presto, anything that gets sent to the list will be sent to you. AdvantagesProvides  the  most  comunity networks don't have  as many access lines as full Internet providers do. You have to wait your turn.Your online time is normally limited to between 60 and 90 minutes daily. And you'll be cut off when your time is up, no matter what important thing you're doing at the time. Some community networks limited you to only 1 hour per call. You can call back as many times as you want, but you have to wait in line each time you call.Newsgroups  available through a community network may be  limited to thosnet Explorer or Netscape,  you  can quite literally download a picture  of  Tiger Woods hitting his last shot at the Masters, just after he hit it. You  can  turn that into wallpaper,  on your system and  keep  it forever.You  can  receive  E-mail from broadcast addresses  or  'mirrors' which  allow you to join a specialized discussion  group.  E-mail can be made individual and secure if you wish. Some people prefer privacy.The amount of information you have available through the  various search enginesÌ1 ×68Internet Service Provider (ISP) If you want it all, and you don't want to be confined to a daily time limit, then you need an ISP. For a price, usually between $15 and $40 a month, your ISP will give you a package of services usually including a stated number of hours of online time. It might be 50 hours, or 100 hours a month, depending on what you've paid. If you go over that stated amount, additional hours are billed to you, usually at the rate of $1.50 per hour. Your services will include E-Mail, bership.  There  are no download/upload ratios  imposed. Community nets are usually accessible by users with all sorts  of equipment,  old,  new,  slow, fast. There are no requirements for pentiums or 33,600 baud modems.Disadvantages:Your  Internet  access  via telnet will be limited  to  community networks and/or local participating agency servers.  You  cannot, for  example,  use  a community network to telnet to  Compuserve, thereby reducing your tie line charges.There  may be access problems.  Commprehensive  range  of  services   without limitations.Since ISP's are businesses,  incorporated to make a profit, it is quite  legitimate to expect service a cut above that being  prov ided  by  a volunter or volunteer group.  Access is usually  more dependable because there are normally more access lines provided.Transmission of your message traffic is instantaneous.  You  have immediate  telnet  access  to  people and networks  in  far  away places.You have graphical browser capability. Using Intere with content complying to community network policy. Your favourite free speech discussion group might not be there. Inter net access is text based. Your graphics based web browser probab ly won't work.         This is the closest pin to he "+12" marking.  Post #3 - This is the GROUND post.  One side of the resistor is             connected here.            The two ground wires from the RCA cables must be            connected here also.  Each Audio is limitless.  Mind you, if you spend time reading this  limitless information,  you will run your 50 hours a  month down pretty quickly.It's colourful, it's fast, there are sound clips, and it's cool.Many  ISPs  go  out  of their way to offer a  certain  amount  of community  information in addition to their commercial  services. Locally,  I  have access to national weather  information,  stock quotes,  Toronto newspapers,  Vancouver newspapers and a complete listing of local services.Disadvantages: 220? " 'draw foreground' cursor in" 230? " PowerPAINT: ONLY on a BACKUP!":VTAB 16 300? " Which drive for PowerPAINT?":? 310? " 1 = tape one":? " 2 = disk one" 320GET k$: k%=VAL(k$):IF k%<1 OR k%>2 GOTO 350 330 dv%=2^(4-k%):GOTO 400 350TEXT:? " end of program.":END 400HOME:? " insert your PowerPAINT" 410? " BACKUP into "; dv$(k%); " and" 420? " press <RETURN> ..." 430GET go$:IF go$<>CHR$(13) GOTO 350 450REM  active sprite data 452DATA  128,0,0,0,15,12,10,9,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 454DATA  0,0,0,0,128,0,0,0,128,64,3ires a monthly payment rather than an annual donation.Requires  you  to have at least a 9600 baud modem and a  terminal capable  of  VT100 emulation to take advantage  of  the  graphics interface. Most ISPs will try to nudge you to at least a 486 with 16  Meg  of  RAM and a 28,800 modem.  Slow users with  2400  baud modems slow down the entire system for everybody (at least that's what the ISP's claim.)Having  said all this,  it can now be concluded that we  ADAMites most certainly do not have it all tonet Explorer or Netscape,  you  can quite literally download a picture  of  Tiger Woods hitting his last shot at the Masters, just after he hit it. You  can  turn that into wallpaper,  on your system and  keep  it forever.You  can  receive  E-mail from broadcast addresses  or  'mirrors' which  allow you to join a specialized discussion  group.  E-mail can be made individual and secure if you wish. Some people prefer privacy.The amount of information you have available through the  various search enginesÌ1 ×6410REM  a public domain donation by DIGITAL EXPRESS 11REM  presented in Nibbles & Bits AUGust, 1988 12REM  PowerPAINT patch 14REM  Allows you to design the "draw foreground" arrow. 16REM  (suggestion by Tony Patterson) 17REM  Sprite data on line #'s 450-454 100LOMEM :29000 110DATA  62,4,1,0,0,17,52,0,33,0,108,205,243,252,50,255,107,201 120FOR x=27601 TO 27618:READ mc:POKE x, mc:NEXT 130 dv$(1)="TAPE ONE": dv$(2)="DISK ONE" 200TEXT:?:? " This program allows you to" 210? " patch your own cursor for the"It's  expensive.  You  may end up buying more capacity  than  you actually  need.  By  far the vast majority of my online  time  is spend sending and receiving E-mail.I have a problem so far with some of the so called information on the  information highway.  A lot of it is not very well presented and of dubious quality. As with all things, caveat emptor.ISP's  are also prone to technical failure -usually at  the  time when it's most inconvenient for users.  Doesn't happen often, but it happens.Requ2,0,0,0,0,0 460REM  default sprite data 462REM  248,192,160,144,136,4,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 464REM  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 500HOME:? " modifying ...":CALL 27601 510IF PEEK(27647)=128 GOTO 530 520? " read error on block 52.":END 530FOR x=0 TO 31:READ sd:POKE 108*256+x, sd:NEXT 560POKE 27613, 246:CALL 27601 670IF PEEK(27647)=0 GOTO 700 680? " write error on block 52.":END 700HOME:? " Foreground cursor changed.":END gether. We use: Internet FIDO CompuserveNot necessarily in that order. It has been argued before and will no doubt be argued again that we do each other no service by being spread  so  thinly in 3 places.  That  discussion  has  destroyed friendships in the past. 'Nuff said. I'll be back sometime during the last week of June.Ron MitchellAccess  to some of the most senior members of the ADAM  community for purposes of help and informationCompuserve  is probably1REM program to test the            lower half of the 64k          memory expander.4REM written by                     Bruce L. Walters6REM remove one of the              next rem statements            as needed to print.7REM PR#18REM PR#29REM machine code for test10DATA 243,58,98,253,203,175,79,6,1,205,32,253,62,2,211,127,11DATA 62,0,33,0,0,119,35,60,32,251,33,0,0,17,0,222,1,0,1,237,17612DATA 62,1,211,127,58,98,253,203,239,79,6,1,205,32,253,205,35,25313DATA 33,0,0,17,0,223,1,0,1,237,176,20114REM         INC A 56344:   .    32 251           JR NZ 56341 56346:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56349:  ...   17 0 222         LD DE< 56832 56352:  ...   1 0 1            LD BC< 256 56355:  ..    237 176          LDIR 56357:  >.    62 1             LD A< 1 56359:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56361:  :b.   58 98 253        LD A<(64866) 56364:  ..    203 239          SET 5 A 56366:  O     79               LD C<A 56367:  ..    6 1              LD B< 1 56369:  . .   205 32 253       CALL 648 56320:  .     243              DI 56321:  :b.   58 98 253        LD A<(64866) 56324:  ..    203 175          RES 5 A 56326:  O     79               LD C<A 56327:  ..    6 1              LD B< 1 56329:  . .   205 32 253       CALL 64800 56332:  >.    62 2             LD A< 2 56334:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56336:  >.    62 0             LD A< 0 56338:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56341:  w     119              ST A>(HL) 56342:  #     35               INC HL 56343:  <     60       f networking.  Delete these 8       lines- -PJH                 9 REM     ...Liberty Bell...   10 a=5   20 n=1   30 HOME   40 GR   49 REM     ...Draw Bell ...   50 COLOR =3   60 FOR co=2 TO 37   70 READ y   80 VLIN 0, y AT co   90 NEXT co  100 COLOR =10  110 PLOT 17, 3  120 PLOT 22, 3  130 COLOR =13  140 FOR ro=4 TO 32  150 READ x, y  160 HLIN x, y AT ro  170 NEXT ro  179 REM       ... Swing Clapper...  180 FOR q=1 TO 170  190 COLOR =5  200 PLOT a, 34  210 FOR t=1 TO 60  220 NEXT t00 56372:  .#.   205 35 253       CALL 64803 56375:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56378:  ...   17 0 223         LD DE< 57088 56381:  ...   1 0 1            LD BC< 256 56384:  ..    237 176          LDIR 56386:  .     201              RET:  >.    62 2             LD A< 2 56334:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56336:  >.    62 0             LD A< 0 56338:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56341:  w     119              ST A>(HL) 56342:  #     35               INC HL 56343:  <     60       load machine code and          call it15FOR x=56320 TO 5638616READ y17POKE x, y18NEXT19CALL 5632020REM read the first buffer          at 5683221FOR x=56832 TO 5708722? PEEK(x); " "; 23NEXT:?:?25REM read the second                buffer at 5708826FOR x=57088 TO 5734327? PEEK(x); " "; 28NEXT29?:PR #030END    1 REM  *This is a nice little program for Fourth of July.   I     2 REM  *don't know who wrote it in the first place, but I   go t    3 REM  *from Dave McIntosh of London, Ontario 'way back in  ' 85    4 REM  *... in fact, this was one of the first BASIC        program s    5 REM  *I ever saw; it was on the first ddp I ever got in   th e    6 REM  *mail, and Dave was my very first ADAMite friend.    It' s     7 REM  *Dave who's to blame for my falling in love with the     8 REM  *whole business o        INC A 56344:   .    32 251           JR NZ 56341 56346:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56349:  ...   17 0 222         LD DE< 56832 56352:  ...   1 0 1            LD BC< 256 56355:  ..    237 176          LDIR 56357:  >.    62 1             LD A< 1 56359:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56361:  :b.   58 98 253        LD A<(64866) 56364:  ..    203 239          SET 5 A 56366:  O     79               LD C<A 56367:  ..    6 1              LD B< 1 56369:  . .   205 32 253       CALL 648  230 IF q/31<>INT(q/31) THEN 260  239 REM       ... Ring Bell...  240 ? CHR$(7);   250 n=-n  260 IF q<>155 THEN 340  269 REM       ...Break Bell...  270 COLOR =9  280 FOR ro=32 TO 21 STEP -1  290 READ co  300 PLOT co, ro  310 FOR c=1 TO 12  320 NEXT c  330 NEXT ro  340 COLOR =0  350 IF q<>170 THEN PLOT a, 34  360 a=a+n  370 NEXT q  380 FOR x=1 TO 500  390 NEXT x  400 ? TAB(2); "   HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA"  409 REM       ..Wait For Key Press...  410 GET k$  412 TEXT  420 END 1000 DAT=26 OR y=30 OR        y=31 OR y=32 OR y=36 OR y=37 OR        y=38 THEN 250  220 IF (x=1 OR x=3 OR x=5 OR x=7 OR x=9        OR x=11 OR x=13 OR x=15) AND (y=2        OR y=5 OR y=8 OR y=11 OR y=14 OR        y=17) THEN 240  230 COLOR=0:RETURN  240 COLOR=b:PLOT x,y:RETURN  250 COLOR=a:PLOT x,y:RETURN  260 COLOR=c:PLOT x,y:RETURN  270 COLOR=a:FOR s=0 TO 39 STEP 6:FOR        y=s TO s+2:HLIN 0,39 AT y:NEXT:NEXT280 COLOR=b:FOR s=3 TO 36 STEP 6:FOR        y=s TO s+2:HLIN 0,39 AT y:NEXT:NEXT 290 COLOR=c„.TO 320   30 HOME:a=3:b=15:c=2:GR   40 FOR x=0 TO 39:FOR y=0 TO 38:r=INT       (RND(1)*3)+1   50 ON r GOTO 60,70,80   60 COLOR=a:GOTO 90   70 COLOR=b:GOTO 90   80 CO       5 REM * AMERICAN FLAG   10 REM * Modified by Faye Deere, 3/91   20 ONERR GOTO 320   30 HOME:a=3:b=15:c=2:GR   40 FOR x=0 TO 39:FOR y=0 TO 38:r=INT       (RND(1)*3)+1   50 ON r GOTO 60,70,80   60 COLOR=a:GOTO 90   70 COLOR=b:GOTO 90   80=26 OR y=30 OR        y=31 OR y=32 OR y=36 OR y=37 OR        y=38 THEN 250  220 IF (x=1 OR x=3 OR x=5 OR x=7 OR x=9        OR x=11 OR x=13 OR x=15) AND (y=2        OR y=5 OR y=8 OR y=11 OR y=14 OR        y=17) THEN 240  230 COLOR=0:RETURN  240 COLOR=b:PLOT x,y:RETURN  250 COLOR=a:PLOT x,y:RETURN  260 COLOR=c:PLOT x,y:RETURN  270 COLOR=a:FOR s=0 TO 39 STEP 6:FOR        y=s TO s+2:HLIN 0,39 AT y:NEXT:NEXT280 COLOR=b:FOR s=3 TO 36 STEP 6:FOR        y=s TO s+2:HLIN 0,39 AT y:NEXT:NEXT 290 COLOR=cOR y=3 OR y=4 OR y=6        OR y=7 OR y=9 OR y=10 OR y=12 OR        y=13 OR y=15 OR y=16 OR y=18 OR        y=19 OR y=20) THEN 260  180 IF x>16 AND (y=3 OR y=4 OR y=5        OR y=9 OR y=10 OR y=11 OR y=15 OR        y=16 OR y=17) THEN 240  190 IF y=21 OR y=22 OR y=23 OR y=27 OR        y=28 OR y=29 OR y=33 OR y=34 OR        y=35 THEN 240  200 IF x>16 AND (y=0 OR y=1 OR y=2 OR        y=6 OR y=7 OR y=8 OR y=12 OR y=13        OR y=14 OR y=18 OR y=19 OR y=20)        THEN 250  210 IF y=24 OR y=25 OR yA  9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,7,6,5,4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3 1010 DATA  3,3,3,3,4,5,6,7,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,16,23,15 1020 DATA  24,14,25,13,26,12,27,12,27,11,28,11,28 1030 DATA  11,28,11,28,11,28,11,28,10,29,10,29,10 1040 DATA  29,10,29,9,30,9,30,8,31,8,31,7,32,7,32 1050 DATA  6,33,6,33,5,34,4,35,3,36,3,36,3,36,20,20 1060 DATA  20,19,18,17,16,16,15,15,15,15 1070 ENDHLIN x, y AT ro  170 NEXT ro  179 REM       ... Swing Clapper...  180 FOR q=1 TO 170  190 COLOR =5  200 PLOT a, 34  210 FOR t=1 TO 60  220 NEXT t:FOR y=0 TO 20:HLIN 0,17 AT        y:NEXT  300 COLOR=b:FOR x=1 TO 16 STEP 2:FOR        y=2 TO 18 STEP 3:PLOT x,y: NEXT:        NEXT:RETURN  310 PRINT:PRINT " Press <ESCAPE> to end        program":GET k$  320 TEXT:PRINT:PRINT " Program        terminated":END     OR y=27 OR        y=28 OR y=29 OR y=33 OR y=34 OR        y=35 THEN 240  200 IF x>16 AND (y=0 OR y=1 OR y=2 OR        y=6 OR y=7 OR y=8 OR y=12 OR y=13        OR y=14 OR y=18 OR y=19 OR y=20)        THEN 250  210 IF y=24 OR y=25 OR y COLOR=c:GOTO 90   90 PLOT x,y:NEXT:NEXT  100 FOR z=5 TO 1 STEP -2:FOR y=0 TO 38        STEP z+1:FOR x=0 TO 39 STEP z+1  110 GOSUB 150:NEXT:NEXT:FOR x=0  TO 39        STEP z:FOR y=0 TO 38 STEP z  120 GOSUB 150:NEXT:NEXT:NEXT  130 a=3:b=15:c=2:GOSUB 270:GOSUB 310  140 a=0:b=0:c=0:GOSUB 270  150 IF (x=0 OR x=2 OR x=4 OR x=6 OR x=8        OR x=10 OR x=12 OR x=14 OR x=16)        AND y<21 THEN 260  160 IF (x=1 OR x=3 OR x=5 OR x=7 OR x=9        OR x=11 OR x=13 OR x=15) THEN 170  170 IF (y=0 OR y=1 Ì1 ×69================================================================                                            SOFTWARE UPDATE                         22DISK 22DISK  converts  CP/M files and programs to the DOS disk  format and back   in to any of the other recognized CP/M disk   formats, therefore allowing ADAM use rs to import programs    written  for other CP/M machines.  Files can also  be transferred between ADAM and  DOS  machines for use in Wordstar,  P  C-File,  and  others, allowing data toell references li ke [2,5] or [130,17] will be adjusted      properly even if these references appear in cells past row   128. If the insertion point is at line 129 or higher, two things  will usually   happen  in  each  cell  past  row  128:    All   column   references will be increased by one; row references to cells past the insertion point will not be incremented.  The following diagrams may help clarify the problem.row     1       2       3               original sheet 126                     <-----o be   downloaded.   Registered copies of the    program    can  be ordered for $25.00 from:         Miriam St.Clair         c/o SYDEX         P.O. BOX 5700         EUGENE, OR  97405         Voice: (503) 683-6033           FAX: (503) 683-1622          DATA: (503) 683-13856332:  >.    62 2             LD A< 2 56334:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56336:  >.    62 0             LD A< 0 56338 127     one             $123 128 129 130 131     two             $321 132 133     one+two         [127,4]+[130,4]     (row also wrong                                              after insert)                        original after insert on line 131 row     1       2       3 127     one             $123 128 129 130     two             $321 131 132 133     one+two         [127,4]+[130,4]If  you delete a line from the same region,  the process reverses itself  such that an INSERT LINE followed by a DELEÌ1 ×69                         ADAMCALC BUG he  following bug was reported to me by someone at ADAMCON 0  3.  It  is documented here for your reference and a call for   help.. Who was that lady who told me about it?  Does anyone  have any- thing  resembling source code for ADAMCALC so we can  try to  fix the bug? ADAMCALC  has problems with INSERT and DELETE past row 128.    If your spreadsheet is longer than 128 lines,  you may insert  lines up  to  and  including line 128 without  any  problems.      C be freely interchanged. SYDEX  has  added  four new ADAM disk formats  (for  a  total  of   five) to the over 300 CP/M disk formats (in the registered ver- sion) that the program can read.  The five ADAM disk formats are:  160K SSDD,  254K DSDD,  320K DSDD,  360K    DS DD,     and 3-1/2" 720K (Orphanware Format). Sydex  is a company that produces Shareware programs that run  on IBM  compatible  DOS machines.   SYDEX maintains a BBS for    the purpose of upgrading programs.  Unregistered versions    can als-------- insertion point 1 127     one             $123 128 129                     <------------- insertion point 2 130     two             $321 131                     <------------- insertion point 3 132     one+two         [127,3]+[130,3]                        after insert on line 126 ow     1       2       3 128     one             $123 129 130 131     two             $321 132 133     one+two         [128,3]+[131,3]                        original after insert on line 129 row     1       2       3:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56341:  w     119              ST A>(HL) 56342:  #     35               INC HL 56343:  <     60               INC A 56344:   .    32 251           JR NZ 56341 56346:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56349:  ...   17 0 222         LD DE< 56832 56352:  ...   1 0 1            LD BC< 256 56355:  ..    237 176          LDIR 56357:  >.    62 1             LD A< 1 56359:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56361:  :b.   58 98 253        LD A<(64866) 56364:  ..    203 TE  LINE without moving the cursor negates all erroneous  cell referencing.Guy Cousineau    CALL 64800 56372:  .#.   205 35 253       CALL 64803 56375:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56378:  ...   17 0 223         LD DE< 57088 56381:  ...   1 0 1            LD BC< 256 56384:  ..    237 176          LDIR 56386:  .     201              RET:  >.    62 2             LD A< 2 56334:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56336:  >.    62 0             LD A< 0 56338pander) you can copy the entire medium, no matter  how many blocks are used.   I assume that if you  have only 64k of expanded      memory,  that you could copy any medium containing  files  of 64k or less.   That  IS  an  assumption,  I admit; I haven't tried it because I don't have a computer  with a 64k card hooked up at the moment. Okay,  so far there's nothing new.  There are other programs that will copy     from RAM.   BUT!!!!! This is the FIRST program that will copy from RAM to TWO   DRIVES AT THE Ì1 ×70            MASS MEDIA: A REVIEW OF COPX   PJ HerringtonI first read about COPX in the March issue of the 463 AUG newsle tter.  I  didn't  even  finish reading the newsletter  until  I'd stopped,  written  out  a check,  and popped it in  the  mailbox.  Well,  I  can't  say I got COPX in the mail before  I    finished reading!  But it WAS pretty fast; maybe 3 days. hat's  so special about COPX?   After all,  there are PLENTY  of copy programs    around.   Some of them are VERY good,  and  some pret will get  letters from  CP/Mers     telling me that they do this sort of thing  six times before breakfast;  but I   haven't seen it with my own eyes before now... and this IS done in EOS.) The  other thing about COPX that absolutely wiped me out was  the price.   Would   you believe TEN DOLLARS FLAT?   That's  not  ten dollars  plus ninety nine cents.   Not ten dollars plus  shipping and  handling.   Not  ten dollars plus shipping and handling  and cost of a backup copy.  Ten dollars, PERIOD. It's awfullye docs sug gest that COPX works best with two drives of the same type  (that is, either two disks, or two tapes, would be preferable to one of each type.) COPX is self-booting.   Once the program is loaded,  all you have to  do is       insert media in the drives you intend to use  (so that  the program will know which drives are going to be active.)  Then  you can choose a drive and copy    the entire  medium  into your  RAM  drive.   If  you have a large RAM drive  (I  have   an Orphanware  512k memory ex:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56341:  w     119              ST A>(HL) 56342:  #     35   ¯Ó>Ó?!`àÀí°¯Ó?<Ó1Xþ!`ýaýG6í°>2`ý>2nýÍýÍSý¯!@Í&ýÍ]üÔ!ÓÍºüÃ.        JR NZ 56341 56346:  !..   33 0 0           LD HL< 0 56349:  ...   17 0 222         LD DE< 56832 56352:  ...   1 0 1            LD BC< 256 56355:  ..    237 176          LDIR 56357:  >.    62 1             LD A< 1 56359:  ..    211 127          OUT A>(127) 56361:  :b.   58 98 253        LD A<(64866) 56364:  ..    203 SAME TIME.  That means, obviously, that you have cut your copying time neatly in half, if you are making a number of copies at once. There  are many other features to COPX.   Some of them I've  seen before,  some  I   haven't.   For instance,  I have never seen  a program  that allows you to choose  criteria such as file  attri bute and alphabetical order to designate files to   be tagged for a  batch transfer.   (I'm not sure whether such  programs  exist;    but  I  haven't seen them myself.   I suppose Ity  darned good ones are even in the Public Domain.  But COPX has  a feature that none of the others have.   It is the  fastest way ever to make multiple copies.   Anybody can use the  program, but  the  folks who get the most use out of it will be those  who have to make a  lot of copies of the same disk.   In order to use it to its fullest capacity,   you need a RAM drive... the larger, the better...  and at least two working     drives.   It  doesn't matter  whether the drives are disks or tapes,  but th refreshing to find reasonably priced software  being produced  for   ADAM in this day and age.   I suppose that  Bruce could  have added a few more    utilities and sold it for  a  lot more.   In fact, even without adding utilities, it would be worth a  few bucks more.   But I would NOT have been able to buy it  on the spot;  it would have had to go on my "wish list",  like a lot of other    things I wish Santa would bring me.   And I know  I'm not the only ADAM owner    who is on a tight budget.  I sometithere.  Half of the 64k of memory, for the Adam, is kept in each of these rooms.  Think of 32768 pigeon holes, with 8 little lights in each.  Each of these little lights, might be on or off, in any of 256 different combinations.  These little lights can be a symbol, standing for anything you want them to be.  You might need them to be numbers, letters of the alphabet, chess pieces, or a part of the pattern on the monitor screen.  They can be anything you decide. Your imagination is the only limit.     Thesolumns...  which wouldn't be too bad,  except that they also    contain underscoring in SmartWriter mode.  (If you DO own a dot matrix printer you KNOW what that means!)  But,  I tell you what.....    Whenever  I can find a  program of this caliber  for $10, I will do whatever it takes to fix it the doc file up for my printer.  My recommendation?  BUY IT.1 TO 12  320 NEXT c  330 NEXT ro  340 COLOR =0  350 IF q<>170 THEN PLOT a, 34  360 a=a+n  370 NEXT q  380 FOR x=1 TO 500 ----------- ------------       ----------- -----------     | expansion | expansion  |     | expansion | intrinsic |    |  low         high      |     |  low         high     |    |                        |     |                       |    |                        |     |                       |    |           |            |     |           |           |     ----------- ------------       ----------- -----------                                               | expansion |                 ------------Ì1 ×71     This is my first attempt at technical writing, so please have patients with me.  The subject of my article will be, accessing the lower half of the 64k memory expander.  First, for those of you that don't know what the memory is in the Adam computer, an example is in order.     Think of the memory in the Adam as two rooms with one door in each room.  The doors face each other, much like the doors in an elevator.  Most of the time, when using the computer, you don't even know that the doors are mes worry  that programmers will stop        programming because they think the market no longer exists.   It DOES,  guys;     but  $39 doesn't come easy to us these days! The  COPX docs leave something to be desired,  I'm  afraid.   Not that they aren't accurate,  but if you have a dot matrix printer, you  will find them impossible  to print out as they stand.   The docs are contained on a plain old SmartWriter file, but they have a hard return after each line... which is set at screen    width, about 32 ce rooms, if you use them like an elevator, can be moved from one bank to another, but only a high bank to another low bank. or a low bank to another high bank.  Picture the intrinsic memory and an expansion memory like this.     ----------- ------------       -----------     | intrinsic | intrinsic  |     | intrinsic |    |  low         high      |     |  low           |                        |     |                |                        |     |    |           |            |     |           |      390 NEXT x  400 ? TAB(2); "   HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA"  409 REM       ..Wait For Key Press...  410 GET k$  412 TEXT  420 END 1000 DATA  9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,7,6,5,4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3 1010 DATA  3,3,3,3,4,5,6,7,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,16,23,15 1020 DATA  24,14,25,13,26,12,27,12,27,11,28,11,28 1030 DATA  11,28,11,28,11,28,11,28,10,29,10,29,10 1040 DATA  29,10,29,9,30,9,30,8,31,8,31,7,32,7,32 1050 DATA  6,33,6,33,5,34,4,35,3,36,3,36,3,36,20,20 1060 DATA  20,19,18,17,16,16,15,15,15,15 1070 ENDHLIN x, y AT                     high     |                | intrinsic  |                             |                   high      |                             |                             |                 |           |                             |                  -----------                |            |     ----------- ------------     | intrinsic | expansion  |    |  low         high      |    |                        |    |                        |    |           |            |     ----------- --- 2 and output it to port 127.  The Z80 commands for this are:      62   2      Load the accumulator with 2.     211 127      Output the value of the accumulator to port 127.     Now I can load a byte from, or store a byte to any location in the lower half of expansion memory, or any location in the upper half of the intrinsic memory.     Now that I am here, I will test to see if the memory expander is working.  I think I will start at location 0 and store a 0 there, then go to location 1, and store and when the switch is made.  In this situation the correct room would be intrinsic high, because I will be switching between intrinsic low, and expansion low.  If I want to switch the low memory rooms, I must be in a high memory room to do this.  I also have to take care of a few other conditions that are happening all the time in the Adam too.     1. I have to stop the maskable interrupts.     243          Disable the maskable interrupts.     2. Next I have to load the accumulator with the same valuetor isn't 0.     Now if all went well, I will have the series of numbers, 0 to 255 in the memory locations 0 to 255.  For the rest of the test I will move these numbers from the locations 0 to 255 in the lower half of the expansion memory to locations 56832 to 57087, of the upper half of the intrinsic memory.     33 0 0       Load the HL register with 0.     17 0 222     Load the DE register with 56832.     1 0 1        Load the BC register with 256.     237 176      Move the data from the location e with the same value that is in the                  accumulator.     6   1        Load register B with 1.     205 32 253   Call the EOS routine WRITE REGISTER.     In order to do an interrupt, the Z80 needs the information in the bank of memory we are switching off, so we have to stop this from happening, or the computer would crash.     The only thing left to do, before we can access the lower half of the expansion memory is the switch.  To do this, all I have to do is to load the accumulator with a---------    | expansion |    |  low    |    |    |           |     -----------     These combinations are the arrangments that the 64k memory expander and the intrinsic memory can be set to, intrinsic high and intrinsic low, expansion high and expansion low, expansion high and intrinsic low, and intrinsic high and expansion low.  I will only use two combinations this time, to simpify this example as much as possible.     To make the switch, I have to be in the right room, so as not to be left behi 1 there, and so on till I get to 255, which is as high a number as I can have for only one memory location.      62 0        Load the accumulator with 0.      33 0 0      Load the HL register with 0.     119          Store the value of the accumulator to the location                  equal to the value of register HL.      35          Make the HL register one more.      60          Make the accumulator one more.      32 251      Jump relative to the 119 instruction if the                  accumula as        location 64866.  This is the value of the last byte written        to register 1 in the VDP (Video Display Processor).  I will        reset bit 5 of this word, and write to register 1 of the VDP.        This will tell the VDP to stop interrupting the Z80, so the        switch and read or write of the expansion memory can be done.     58  98 253   Load the accumulator from memory location 64866.     203 175      Reset bit 5 of the value in the accumulator.     79           Load register Cqual to the value                  of the HL register to the location equal to the                  value of the DE register, then increment both the HL                  and the DE registers, and decrement the BC register,                  and if the BC register isn't zero, do the same thing                  over again until the BC register is equal to zero.     At this time, I need a control to show you that this really did work.  I am now going to switch the lower half of the expansion memory off, e file, HEXACE 1B, is a complete basic program for doing the test discussed in this article.     The file, HEXACE 1D, is a text file, disassembly of the machine code used in the Basic program.               Have a nice day.               Bruce L. Walters 280IF PEEK(x)<>0 THEN  x=x+1:GOTO 280 285 x=x+1:GOTO 190 290IF q<>4 GOTO 120 291 ld=ld+1:IF ld=11 GOTO 120 292GOTO   205 32 253   Call the EOS routine WRITE REGISTER.     205 35 253   Call the EOS routine READ REGISTER.     251          Enable the maskable interrupts.     Now that we are back in the intrinsic memory, I will make the same move of data as I did before, except I will save it in a different buffer.     33 0 0       Load the HL register with 0.     17 0 223     Load the DE register with 57088.     1 0 1        Load the BC register with 256.     237 176      Move the data from the of the HL registerer:INITIALIZE "(name) (number)Where  (name) is the directory name.  And a (number) from 1 to as many directory blocks as you want.This seems to be a little easier than in Basic where you have  to also poke  in the number of directory blocks.BRUCE WALTERS or a part of the pattern on the monitor screen.  They can be anything you decide. Your imagination is the only limit.     Thesk this.1 REM  read the first buffer at 56832 2 for x=56832 to 57087 3 ? PEEK(x);" "; 4 NEXT 5 REM  read the second buffer at 57088 6 for x=57088 to 57343 7 ? PEEK(x);" "; 8 NEXT 9 END     This short Basic program will print the buffers to the display, ]so we can see the difference.  There should be a difference, even if here isn't a memory expander installed in your Adam.     The next article, will include access of the other half of the memory expander, and access of larger memory expanders.     Thand the lower half of the intrinsic memory back on.      62 1        Load the accumulator with 1.     211 127      Output the value of the accumulator to port 127.     Turn the interrupts back on.     58 98 253    Load the accumulator with the same value as memory                  location 64866.     203 239      Set bit 5 of the value in the accumulator.      79          Load register C with the same value that is in the                  accumulator.     6  1         Load register B with 1.   Ì1 ×67Bruce Walters writes the following. Did  you know that LOGO will initialize different size media,  if you do the  following:.DEPOSIT 25385 0 .DEPOSIT 25386 1 for tapes .DEPOSIT 25385 160 .DEPOSIT 25386 0 for 5 l/4 single sided disk .DEPOSIT 25385 64 .DEPOSIT 25386 1 for 5 l/4 double sided disk. .DEPOSIT 25385 208 .DEPOSIT 25386 2 for 3 l/2 disk.Other size tapes and disks may be done too,  by using the  proper values in these two locations.To initialize the tape or disk, now, all you do is ent to the                  location equal to the value of the DE register,                  then increment both the HL and the DE registers and                  decrement the BC register, and if the BC register                  isn't zero, do the same thing over again until the                  BC register is equal to zero.     201          Return from subroutine.     The only thing left, for us to do, is to check to see what is in our buffers.  A simple Basic program will allow us to very easily checÌ1 ×59EXACE1B is a Basic program, intended, to be a demo for use with the article.Bruce L. Walters.The main SmartWRITER file is HEXACE1.HEXACE1B is a Basic program, intended, to be a demo for use with the artical.HEXACE1D is another Smartwriter file of the disassembly of the machine code, used in the Basic program.Enjoy; use as you find fitting.ks may be done too,  by using the  proper values in these two locations.To initialize the tape or disk, now, all you do is ent22disk for swapping files. TDOS<->DOSLogo_Trick     Bruce Walters shows how to INIT and format disks in               SmartLOGOCalcDoc        Fix for an ADAMcalc bugCopx_revue     Review by PJ Herrington of Bruce Walters Smart               Basic copy program called COPX Bell_ANN       SmartBasic program of the Liberty Bell-from PJFLAG           SmartBasic program of the American flag.  Mod-               ified by Faye DeereRichLef        Communica from Rich Lefko, who apparently still      Ì1 ×67                      ADAM NEWS NETWORK                        June, 1997 disk****************************************************************Subscribe      Subscription process for receiving The ANN diskRegister       Registration form for ADAMCON 09, August 14-17thCairns-1 Cairns-2       Files from Terry Cairns with sale listsCVdoc#3-6      The rest of the files from the internet explain-                ing the facts surrounding the ADAMFindfile       A SmartBasic utility companion fo---------    | expansion |    |  low    |    |    |           |     -----------     These combinations are the arrangments that the 64k memory expander and the intrinsic memory can be set to, intrinsic high and intrinsic low, expansion high and expansion low, expansion high and intrinsic low, and intrinsic high and expansion low.  I will only use two combinations this time, to simpify this example as much as possible.     To make the switch, I have to be in the right room, so as not to be left behi Power               Paint "dot" into and "arrow" to use when doing               your drawing in PowerPaintReadMe         This file.Hexace_1       Accessing the lower half of the 64k memory                expander for ADAMHexace_1B      SmartBasic program to test the lower half of 64kHexace_1D      A chart to use with the 64k lower halfReadHexace     Readme file for the above 3 Hexace Software files22disk_JP      An article written by James Poulan about using the               TDOS program er:INITIALIZE "(name) (number)Where  (name) is the directory name.  And a (number) from 1 to as many directory blocks as you want.This seems to be a little easier than in Basic where you have  to also poke  in the number of directory blocks.BRUCE WALTERS or a part of the pattern on the monitor screen.  They can be anything you decide. Your imagination is the only limit.     Thes         has his ADAM stuff you read about last month.               The price is down!  Check it out!                                       -----------                |            |     ----------- ------------     | intrinsic | expansion  |    |  low         high      |    |                        |    |                        |    |           |            |     ----------- ---r the TDOS ver-               sion of FindFile.  Helps to locate files when you               have no idea what directory they're in.Mitch#1        Ron's week with ADAM for April 30th 1997Ronweek1-2     Ron's week with ADAM for May 18th, 1997 BobSeb         Communication  from Bob Sebalist  concerning  his                relationship with ADAMAC09upd        Informational file for ADAMCON 09Goof           Redfaced musings from the editor :(Arrow-bas      Here's a SmartBasic program to make theÌ1 ×62CompuServe Mail  Date:  25-May-97 16:11 EDT From:  Richard Lefko [70017,3535] Reply to: ADAM SALE Bob: May be selling my house.....ADAM is now priced to move....all things on the list, minus the monitor $400 + Shipping... Keep me in mind.... Thanks Rick Lefko  from the internet explain-                ing the facts surrounding the ADAMFindfile       A SmartBasic utility companion foomas Keene          George Koczwara Rich Lefko        John Lingrel          Bart Lynch Keith Marner   Lyle Marchand         Herman Mason Sharon McFarlane  Ron Mitchell             Tony Morehan Wayne Motel          Monte Neece           Alan Neeley Jim Notini    Mel Ostler            Howard Pines James Poulin         Dean Roades           Darrell Sage Rich Salvetti     David Sands              Bob Sebalist Solomon Swift     Hank Szcretter   Jerry Vrancks Bruce Walters       Jim Walters           Dale Wick NeÌ1 ×65                        GALLERY OF HONOR****************************************************************Well folks, it's time to turn thoughts to the annual ADAM con- vention and the event that takes place every year at that time. Yes, the honor of being duly elected by the people, for the people,.......and all that stuff.  This year as in the past several years, Jerry Vrancks will be in charge of the ballots. He has graciously volunteered to mount a campaign to let your voices be heard! I beliÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ22DISKJPTXTAC09    UPDARROW   BASBELL-ANNBASBOBSEB  TXTCAIRNS-1TXTCAIRNS-2TXTCALCDOC TXTCOPX-REVTXTCVDOC#3 TXTCVDOC#3 TXTCVDOC#4 TXT	CVDOC#5 TXTCVDOC#5 TXTCVDOC#6 TXTFINDFILEBASFLAG    BASGAL/HONRTXTGOOF    TXTHEXACE1 TXT	HEXACE1BBASHEXACE1DBASLOGOTRIKTXTMITCH#1 TXTRDHEXACETXTREADME  TXTREGISTERFRMRICHLEF TXTRONWEEK1TXTRONWEEK2TXTSUBSCRIBANNÍm.ÐÖ&o}2ge, IN 46368 A.N.N. central:   2261 ShadeTree Ln SE                  Kentwood, MI 49546   (and I will forward)The list of inductees from prior years is: Bob Blair      Chris Braymen         Syd Carter Norman Castro          Francis Clee          Richard Clee David Cobley      Ron Collins              Rich Cossaboon Guy Cousineau      Faye Deere            Norman Deere Rich Drushel         Paul Elshoff          Terry Fowler Rob Friedman         Mark Gordon           Pat Herrington Ben Hinkle         Thr the TDOS ver-               sion of FindFile.  Helps to locate files when you               have no idea what directory they're in.Mitch#1        Ron's week with ADAM for April 30th 1997Ronweek1-2     Ron's week with ADAM for May 18th, 1997 BobSeb         Communication  from Bob Sebalist  concerning  his                relationship with ADAMAC09upd        Informational file for ADAMCON 09Goof           Redfaced musings from the editor :(Arrow-bas      Here's a SmartBasic program to make theil Wick       Barry Wilson          & 1996 inductees: Tony Patterson          Steve Pitman          Jack Reedy Jean Stone     Phil Kosowski         "Now you know the rest of the story"  so don't wait too long to mail or email your ballots in and vote for those you think deserve the honor.                                                   ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿßÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿeve (very trusting guy, I am, eh?) that the balloting will be conducted the same as last year; meaning that Jerry will take votes from the 1st of June thru the 31st of July. IF we follow tradition (and last year), we will induct 5 ADAMites again this year.  Again, no distinction between active and inactive members of the ADAM community. You may reach the industrious Mr Vrancks at one of 3 places.e-mail address:   71610.2413@compuserve.comus mail address:  2936 Evelyn St                          PortaÌ1 ×67                      ADAM NEWS NETWORK                        June, 1997 disk****************************************************************Subscribe      Subscription process for receiving The ANN diskRegister       Registration form for ADAMCON 09, August 14-17thCairns-1 Cairns-2       Files from Terry Cairns with sale listsCVdoc#3-6      The rest of the files from the internet explain-                ing the facts surrounding the ADAMFindfile       A SmartBasic utility companion foÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ22DISKJPTXTAC09    UPDARROW   BASBELL-ANNBASBOBSEB  TXTCAIRNS-1TXTCAIRNS-2TXTCALCDOC TXTCOPX-REVTXTCVDOC#3 TXTCVDOC#3 TXTCVDOC#4 TXT	CVDOC#5 TXTCVDOC#5 TXTCVDOC#6 TXTFINDFILEBASFLAG    BASGAL/HONRTXTGOOF    TXTHEXACE1 TXT	HEXACE1BBASHEXACE1DBASLOGOTRIKTXTMITCH#1 TXTRDHEXACETXTREADME  TXTREGISTERFRMRICHLEF TXTRONWEEK1TXTRONWEEK2TXTSUBSCRIBANNÍm.ÐÖ&o}2 Power               Paint "dot" into and "arrow" to use when doing               your drawing in PowerPaintReadMe         This file.Hexace_1       Accessing the lower half of the 64k memory                expander for ADAMHexace_1B      SmartBasic program to test the lower half of 64kHexace_1D      A chart to use with the 64k lower halfReadHexace     Readme file for the above 3 Hexace Software files22disk_JP      An article written by James Poulan about using the               TDOS program 22disk for swapping files. TDOS<->DOSLogo_Trick     Bruce Walters sows how to INIT and format disks in               SmartLOGOLogo-tips      Some tips and tricks for SmartLOGOCalcDoc        Fix for an ADAMcalc bugCopx_revue     Review by PJ Herrington of Bruce Walters Smart               Basic copy program called COPX Bell_ANN       SmartBasic program of the Liberty Bell-from PJFLAG           SmartBasic program of the American flag.  Mod-               ified by Faye DeereRichLef        Comm         has his ADAM stuff you read about last month.               The price is down!  Check it out!Gal/Honr       It is time for the Gallery of Honor to surface               again for another year. Get your votes in!                                                         ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿßÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿr the TDOS ver-               sion of FindFile.  Helps to locate files when you               have no idea what directory they're in.Mitch#1        Ron's week with ADAM for April 30th 1997Ronweek1-2     Ron's week with ADAM for May 18th, 1997 BobSeb         Communication  from Bob Sebalist  concerning  his                relationship with ADAMAC09upd        Informational file for ADAMCON 09Goof           Redfaced musings from the editor :(Arrow-bas      Here's a SmartBasic program to make the Power               Paint "dot" into and "arrow" to use when doing               your drawing in PowerPaintReadMe         This file.Hexace_1       Accessing the lower half of the 64k memory                expander for ADAMHexace_1B      SmartBasic program to test the lower half of 64kHexace_1D      A chart to use with the 64k lower halfReadHexace     Readme file for the above 3 Hexace Software files22disk_JP      An article written by James Poulan about using the               TDOS program 22disk for swapping files. TDOS<->DOSLogo_Trick     Bruce Walters shows how to INIT and format disks in               SmartLOGOCalcDoc        Fix for an ADAMcalc bugCopx_revue     Review by PJ Herrington of Bruce Walters Smart               Basic copy program called COPX Bell_ANN       SmartBasic program of the Liberty Bell-from PJFLAG           SmartBasic program of the American flag.  Mod-               ified by Faye DeereRichLef        Communica from Rich Lefko, who apparently still      unica from Rich Lefko, who apparently still               has his ADAM stuff you read about last month.               The price is down!  Check it out!                                EADME   COMÃ$€Ñá1Žå*"Ž*"å’Í”€áýÿ9–Í—€¶~Íö€Ê‰ÍÊ‰Ú‰!\!~Í—€€€!4~Í—€Íc€€Íè€:õ·ú€Í¯1Œ·õ*Ž"*"ë! be freely interchanged. SYDEX  has  added  four new ADAM disk formats  (for  a  total  of   five) to the over 300 CP/M disk formats (in the registered ver- sion) that the program can read.  The five ADAM disk formats are:  160K SSDD,  254K DSDD,  320K DSDD,  360K    DS DD,     and 3-1/2" 720K (Orphanware Format). Sydex  is a company that produces Shareware programs that run  on IBM  compatible  DOS machines.   SYDEX maintains a BBS for    the purpose of upgrading programs.  Unregistered versions    can alsÌ1 ×62CompuServe Mail  Date:  25-May-97 16:11 EDT From:  Richard Lefko [70017,3535] Reply to: ADAM SALE Bob: May be selling my house.....ADAM is now priced to move....all things on the list, minus the monitor $400 + Shipping... Keep me in mind.... Thanks Rick Lefko  from the internet explain-                ing the facts surrounding the ADAMFindfile       A SmartBasic utility companion fo-e=o">B2cB|•<2aB:Cg:Ao"<B2dB|•<2bBÉÍÜµÊÉÍÈ{:F½Ú}ÉÍÈ{:H<ñ*iB:>B½(#8:F$¼ÒTD:Eg,:H½ÒTD:GoÃTD:?B½8ß:=B¼8Ù:<B¼Ê9DÚ9D$¼(%È:=BgÂÍ>rþÒz· 
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          DATAº (503©  refreshing to find reasonably priced software  being produced  for   ADAM in this day and age.   I suppose that  Bruce could  have added a few more    utilities and sold it for  a  lot more.   In fact, even without adding utilities, it would be worth a  few bucks more.   But I would NOT have been able to buy it  on the spot;  it would have had to go on my "wish list",  like a lot of other    things I wish Santa would bring me.   And I know  I'm not the only ADAM owner    who is on a tight budget.  I sometipander) you can copy the entire medium, no matter  how many blocks are used.   I assume that if you  have only 64k of expanded      memory,  that you could copy any medium containing  files  of 64k or less.   That  IS  an  assumption,  I admit; I haven't tried it because I don't have a computer  with a 64k card hooked up at the moment. Okay,  so far there's nothing new.  There are other programs that will copy     from RAM.   BUT!!!!! This is the FIRST program that will copy from RAM to TWO   DRIVES AT THE olumns...  which wouldn't be too bad,  except that they also    contain underscoring in SmartWriter mode.  (If you DO own a dot matrix printer you KNOW what that means!)  But,  I tell you what.....    Whenever  I can find a  program of this caliber  for $10, I will do whatever it takes to fix it the doc file up for my printer.  My recommendation?  BUY IT.aô thå prograí caî read®  Thå fivå ADAÍ disë formató areº  
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