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substituteä iî á DOÃ file, EDIT1± can'ô bå beat.

    Afteò loadinç thå prograí thå firsô thinç yoõ havå tï   patcè ió EDIÔ itself®  
Thå clear-screeî code(s© arå noô installeä ®  Finä ouô whaô thå heø code(s© foò 
clearinç youò terminaì screeî are®  Therå maù bå one¬ two¬  oò threå two-digiô 
numbers®  Foò thå Falcï terminaì theù arå 2· anä 43®  Theså arå entereä aô 
addresseó 855-857.

1®  Typå EDIT1± EDIT11.COÍ C<CR>

2¾  Thå computeò wilì responä  ADDRESSTHE FOLLOWING ARTICLES WERE STOLEN (BORROWED) FROM THE AWAUG BBS, 24 HRS. 202-56l-2475 WITH ITS FINE SYSOP, JEFF JODOIN   &/OR THE AWAUG NEWSLETTER UNDER THE VERY CAPABLE EDITORSHIP  OF JACK MACKENN.Most are authored by Nat Eiseman, a very knowledgible        Adamite and were left on the AWAUG BBS for the newsletter.   But feeling these were important and have some vague general type permission to do so, I grabbed them immediately.CREDIT AND APPRECIATION TO: JEFF JODOIN, JACK MACKENN, and   NAT EISEMAN.haî 1° secondó tï writå 12¸ recordó tï disë anä suggestó 
changinç bytå 0BFÆ froí 80È (16K© tï 40È (8K)®  Wheî É diä  thió IMÐ aborteä 
itselæ aô 8K!

    Uså thå procedurå describeä abovå tï changå bytå 0BFF   (thå "filå extent"© tï 
FF®  Thió wilì prevenô ADAÍ froí writinç tï disë untiì thå  filå transfeò ió 
completeä OÒ untiì thå TPÁ ió full®  Wheî memorù ió         exceedeä ADAÍ lockó uð anä É 
havå founä nï otheò waù tï geô ouô oæ iô excepô tï pulì thå reseô switch®  Thå 
availablå memorù varivailable on the AWAUG BBS called EDIT11.  It is a good     editor, excellent for 
patching, and can be used to modify IMP to handle larger    files.  The LBR file 
contains the COM file, an easy to read DOC file and QRF.      I use EDIT for lots of things, including looking up     words in a large  dictionarù file®  Iô wilì alsï givå yoõ á disë directory¬   copù files¬ prinô 
files¬ givå á heø dumð anä ediô texô anä programs®  Buô foò quicë anä easù 
patchinç oæ programs¬ wherå yoõ arå giveî thå patc OR $8 PP for all 3        issues.       Expandable Computer News. $2 + $l S/H or $l4 PP for any 6     issues.       Garden of Adam (ONLY issue ever published) $3 PP.  All of the above would make good reading for Adamites of all skill   levels  (although the Adam Technical Journal is just that fairly     technical but of interest).SUPPORT THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ADAM>><><><><><><><>><><t stamps only.    Past issues of Omaha AUG newsletters at $ 4.25 for l yrs. worth  PP. ($8 for two years bac?

3®  Enteò 855<CR>

4¾  ADAÍ wilì responä  BYTE=00è  CHANGÅ TO:

5®  Enteò youò codå <CR>

6®  Repeaô foò addresseó 85¶ anä 85· iæ necessary®  Á       carriagå returî aô thå 
addresó prompô terminateó thå editinç session®  Á ne÷       EDIT11.COÍ wilì bå writteî 
tï disë anä thå originaì saveä aó á BAË file.


    Aó for IMP¬ É havå founä thaô thå prograí abortó wheî   iô trieó tï writå tï 
disë aô 12¸ recordó (16K)®  IMP-DISK.NOÔ reportó thaô thió  ió duå tï slo÷ disë 
systemó takinç morå tThe pi symbols are from the xmodem download and represent    carriage returns in the CPM to EOS translation.  Maybe Nate  will write an article on that one time.                                 EDIT(11)INÇ IMP                                   Nat Eiseman

    There have been a number of question/comments recently, both at meetings and 
on the BBS concerning edit programs, program patching, and  the problem of IMP 
not handling files over 128 records.  There is a nice       little (2K) program  aeó witè youò system®  Aô firsô É waó   ablå tï downloaä fileó 
uð tï 24¸ recordó witè thió modificatioî oæ thå program®    Now¬ witè Powermatå 
anä TDOÓ 4.1¬ É caî geô uð tï 27² records®  Runninç TPA.COÍ anä subtractinç thå 
sizå oæ thå prograí froí thå TPÁ valuå wilì geô yoõ closå   tï thå maximuí filå 
sizå foò youò configuration®  Theî experiment®  Thå AWAUÇ   BBÓ (anä mosô others© 
wilì givå yoõ thå filå sizå iî recordó beforå iô beginó tï  download¬ sï yoõ caî 
aborô thå transfeò yourselæ iæ thå  anù commanä or
strinç oæ commands¬ uð tï 3° characteró long®  Uð tï 1¶     keyó maù bå defined.

                             SYNTAXº    A0>QUIKKEY

Thå prograí giveó yoõ á sign-oî screeî anä promptó foò á    recognitioî character.

             Enteò attentioî characterº    (presó anù key¬  nï <cr>)

At anù timå thå terminaì ió availablå foò inpuô á keù maù   bå defineä by
pressinç thå attentioî character¬ eveî wheî runninç anotheò prograí (e.g® VDE).
Thå prograí prompts:

  Keyº (press¬ e.g.THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES WERE STOLEN (BORROWED) FROM THE AWAUG BBS, 24 HRS. 202-56l-2475 WITH ITS FINE SYSOP, JEFF JODOIN   &/OR THE AWAUG NEWSLETTER UNDER THE VERY CAPABLE EDITORSHIP  OF JACK MACKENN.Most are authored by Nat Eiseman, a very knowledgible        Adamite and were left on the AWAUG BBS for the newsletter.   But feeling these were important and have some vague general type permission to do so, I grabbed them immediately.CREDIT AND APPRECIATION TO: JEFF JODOIN, JACK MACKENN, and   NAT EISEMAN.eò oæ nicå addeä featureó buô useó uð á  littlå morå TPÁ thaî 
QWIKKEÙ does¬ whicè maù interferå witè somå programs®  Sï   keeð á copù oæ both®  
QK2° useó thå attentioî character¬ ratheò thaî ^Z¬ tï closå aó welì as tï starô 
á definition®  Alsï yoõ caî no÷ uså escapå sequenceó iî thå keù definitions®  
ADAÍ wilì prompô foò aî escapå characteò afteò thå          attentioî character®  Thió 
versioî wilì displaù QWIKKEÙ LOADEÄ oî eacè warí booô sï    yoõ don'ô forgeô it'ó 
iî there!

    QK2° alsï al0 (version 
2).  Both are available on the AWAUG BBS.

    These programs allow you to define a temporary function key at any time the 
console is available for input, even when another program   is running!  Install 
QWIKKEY after booting up your system, unless you are sure   you don't/won't want 
it (see below).  QWIKKEY locates itself in high memory,     just below the CCP, and 
waits to be called while your other programs are running.

QWIKKEY.COÍ allowó yoõ tï definå anù keù oî thå keyboarä aófilå ió toï big.
  Wheî É diä  thió IMÐ aborteä 
itselæ aô 8K!

    Uså thå procedurå describeä abovå tï changå bytå 0BFF   (thå "filå extent"© tï 
FF®  Thió wilì prevenô ADAÍ froí writinç tï disë untiì thå  filå transfeò ió 
completeä OÒ untiì thå TPÁ ió full®  Wheî memorù ió         exceedeä ADAÍ lockó uð anä É 
havå founä nï otheò waù tï geô ouô oæ iô excepô tï pulì thå reseô switch®  Thå 
availablå memorù vari¬ &© --¾ Keyº ¦ ½  (enteò commanä        string¬ theî ^Ú tï exit)

Anù commanä maù bå useä excepô ^Z¬ whicè terminateó thå     commanä string.
Carriagå returns¬ arro÷ keys¬ etc.¬ appeaò aó controì       characters®  Tï canceì a
commanä key¬ redefinå iô aó itself.

                                  Keyº ¦ ½ &^Z

Keù definitionó arå maintaineä througè warí bootó buô arå   losô oî colä boots.
Definitionó cannoô bå storeä foò recall¬ buô musô bå        re-entereä foò eacè use.
.

    QK2° haó á numbThe pi symbols are from the xmodem download and represent    carriage returns in the CPM to EOS translation.  Maybe Nate  will write an article on that one time.
                  DEFINE YOUR OWN FUNCTION KEYS - THE EASY  WAY
                                  Nat Eiseman

    Ever been doing a repetitive task, retyping the same    program name many 
times, or moving a lot of files around and thought how nice it would be to have 
a temporary function key to do this?  Try QWIKKEY (version  1) or QK2lowó yoõ tï savå youò keù definitionó tï á  tapå oò disë file
 foò lateò recall®  Afteò installinç youò keù definitionó   type:

                              QK2° SAVÅ myname.DAT

Yoõ maù savå aó manù DAÔ fileó aó yoõ like®  To recalì it¬  type:

                              QK2° LOAÄ myname.DAT

    Botè versionó oæ QWIKKEÙ worë witè CP/Í 2.² anä TDOÓ    4.± buô neitheò wilì 
worë witè TDOÓ 4.µ (QË anä thå nameä directorù functioî trù tï occupù thå samå 
areá oæ memory)®  Theù maù noô worë iî    breakinç á 
fe÷ oæ thå pins®  Therå arå siø oæ theí anä anù twï thaô    survivå 
thå procesó wilì suffice®  Theî lifô ouô thå supplù reeì oî thå 
righô hanä sidå anä removå thå tensioî sprinç froí thå      undersidå 
anä discarä it®  Thió sprinç maintainó ribboî tensioî 
(unnecessary© buô causeó draç anä uneveî prinô darkness.

    Lookinç aô thå lefô side¬ thå ribboî ió threadeä        througè thå 
drivå sprockets®  Onå oæ theså ofteî popó ouô wheî thå      cartridgå 
ió openeä sï bå carefuì noTHE FOLLOWING ARTICLES WERE STOLEN (BORROWED) FROM THE AWAUG BBS, 24 HRS. 202-56l-2475 WITH ITS FINE SYSOP, JEFF JODOIN   &/OR THE AWAUG NEWSLETTER UNDER THE VERY CAPABLE EDITORSHIP  OF JACK MACKENN.Most are authored by Nat Eisenman, a very knowledgible       Adamite and were left on the AWAUG BBS for the newsletter.   But feeling these were important and have some vague general type permission to do so, I grabbed them immediately.CREDIT AND APPRECIATION TO: JEFF JODOIN, JACK MACKENN, and   NAT EISENMANhå righô sidå anä threaä aó above¬ usinç tapå 
tï attacè thå freå enä tï thå uptakå spool®  Thå supplù     reeì jusô 
sitó iî thå cartridge.  Iô wilì rattlå arounä aó yoõ handlå iô 
anä maù seeí tï jaí uð buô oncå iô ió iî thå machinå iô     wilì worë 
fine®  É havå printeä abouô 300° pageó oæ texô oveò twï     yearó 
thió waù withouô á singlå problem.

    Tï reloaä thå cartridgeó É reccommenä Ricoè pancakå     ribbon®  
Thió branä ió slightlù toï largå foò thå cartridgå anä É    havå tï 
unwinä áthing to be desired and like 
everyone else I had trouble finding them.  A slight         modification 
of a new cartridge will provide darker and more even        intensity 
output and once the cartridge has been opened the ribbon    caî bå 
replaceä anä thå cartridgå reused¬ mucè morå cheaplù thaî á ne÷ 
one!

    Tï modifù thå cartridge¬ firsô removå thå O-rinç froí   thå 
spooló oî thå lefô sidå anä savå it®  Theî uså á smalì      thin­ 
bladeä knifå tï prù thå toð off®  Don'ô worrù abouô      conjunctioî witè     somå otheò programó 
whicè ruî "under¢ CP/Í sucè aó PHOTÏ oò thå TDOÓ 4.± CÄ     program¬ anä perhapó 
others®  WordStaò wilì overwritå QWIKKEY®  Buô iô workó     finå witè ALMOSÔ 
everything®  É finä QWIKKEÙ sï usefuì thaô I havå delayeä   usinç TDOÓ 4.µ untiì É 
caî finä aî acceptablå substitutå foò it!

    Enjoy!!
 finä QWIKKEÙ sï usefuì thaô  character®  Thió 
versioî wilì displaù QWIKKEÙ LOADEÄ oî eacè warí booô sï    yoõ don'ô forgeô it'ó 
iî there!

    QK2° alsï alô tï loså it®  É reccommenä       threadinç 
thå ribboî tï thå left¬ bypassinç thå sprockets®  Thió      allowó thå 
ribboî tï ruî fasteò anä furtheò improveó prinô quality®    Theî 
reassemblå thå cartridgå anä gï foò it®  Thió doeó uså uð   thå 
ribboî somewhaô faster¬ but.....

    Yoõ no÷ kno÷ ho÷ tï reloaä thå cartridgå witè fresè     ribbon¡  
Lifô ouô thå olä ribboî anä discarä iô buô savå thå takeuð  spooì 
oî thå lefô side®  Discarä thå supplù spool®  Jusô droð á   ne÷ 
reeì oæ ribboî oî t.The pi symbols are from the xmodem download and represent    carriage returns in the CPM to EOS translation.  Maybe Nate  will write an article on that one time.         MODIFYING AND RELOADING ADAM RIBBON CARTRIDGES
                           Nat Eiseman

    In the course of my work as a freelance writer          (science, 
technology and medicine if anyone out there uses            freelancers, 
unpd. ad.) I have found that print quality on the Adam      printer 
using Coleco ribbons left some fe÷ feeô oæ iô tï geô iô in.  NEÃ pancakå wilì     work¬ buô 
thå ribboî ió á littlå wideò anä tendó tï jaí abouô halæ    waù 
througè á reel®  Iæ thió happenó jusô cuô it¬ discarä thå   useä 
portioî anä rethread®  Therå maù bå otheò brandó oæ thå     righô 
sizå buô theså twï arå readilù availablå foò $1.50¬ perhapó lesó 
iæ yoõ caî finä theí aô á discounô officå supplù (É         haven't)®  
Shoulä thå O-rinç geô streched¬ brokeî oò losô yoõ caî geô 
anotheò aô mosô hardwarå stores®  Severaì size*************************        * Author's Notes in     this column *
     COMMAND STRUCTURE
B  - Display System Bulletin    -Scrolls text across screen (news/for sale)
C  - Page the SYSOP             -type back and forth live   with SYSOP
F  - Leave SYSOP Feedback       -leave private message to   Systems Operator
H  - NETWORK Files              -Takes you to messagesfrom  other BBS'
I  - Display System Activity    -Shows number of calls to   BBS by baud rate
M  - Message Base               -takes AS MANY OF MY ARTICLES COME FROM THE AWAUG BBS, I THOUGHT I  WOULD GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS FINE ADAM             INSTITUTION.24 HRS. 202-561-2475.The pi symbols are left over from either the xmodem download or the CPM to EOS conversion process and apparently mean     carriage return, line end or something.                         THE AWAUG BBS IS THRIVING

Begun in March, 1988, the AWAUG BBS now has over 150 active users and is 
averaging almost 200 calls per week.  The "Bulletin Board   Sys    |
|    Messages Menu    |
|                     |
+---------------------+           * Author's Notes in this  column *
C   - Change Message Base    -this command moves to 5       Message Sections
P   - Post Message           -allows you to enter your      message
PM  - Post Private Mail      -leave your msg for            addressee's eyes only
S   - Scan Messages          -shows from/to/subject,        optional read
R   - Read Messages          -prompts for message number to start reading
RN  - will prompt you to enter your name  and address etc 
and you pick a password (7 characters or less).  The BBS    then assigns you 
an ID number.  

There are four different areas to the BBS: A Main Command   Menu, a Message 
Section, a File Library section and a Section for the user  to change their 
password or screen width.  They look like this: 

MAIN COMMAND STRUCTURE -

****************************
*                          *
*    THE NEW AWAUG BBS     *
*                          *
***ó wilì work®  É uså 
R-65®  É havå noô trieä this witè non-Colecï cartridges.

    Happù printing!!¡                                       ncå iô ió iî thå machinå iô     wilì worë 
fine®  É havå printeä abouô 300° pageó oæ texô oveò twï     yearó 
thió waù withouô á singlå problem.

    Tï reloaä thå cartridgeó É reccommenä Ricoè pancakå     ribbon®  
Thió branä ió slightlù toï largå foò thå cartridgå anä É    havå tï 
unwinä áyou to the AWAUG     Message sections
T  - Display Time               -time of day & time         remaining on hour limit
U  - Change User Setting        -takes you to User Setting  Menu
X  - Files Library              -takes you to over 800 free ADAM programs
?  - DISPLAY THIS MENU          -helpful if you turned      menu's off
OFF or BYE SIGNOFF THE BOARD
MAIN>                           -this is where you enter    the above commands

MESSAGES MENU - 

+---------------------+
|                 tem" consists 
of an ADAM operating with a 20 megabyte hard disk drive and an AVATEX 2400 
baud modem.  It also uses an Orphanware 80 column Video     Control Unit and a 
monitor.  A 3-1/2 disk drive is used to boot up the system  and add programs.
The ADAM runs off of an IBM XT poser unit which also powers the hard drive.
 
Use your phone modem to dial (202) 56l-2475.  The opening   screen asks for 
your ID number and password.  If it is your first time, you simply type NEW 
and press return and it Read New Messages      -starts at the new messages    only
RC  - Read Continuously      -otherwise msgs stop at each   screen-full   
RCN - Read New Cont.         -same as above but for new     msgs only
RP  - Read Private Mail      -read private mail to you (if  any)
T   - Display Time           -time of day & how much of     your hour limit left
X   - FILE LIBRARY           -takes yu into the File        Librarys
Q   - Quit Messages          -takes you back to the MAIN    Command Menu
OFF or BYE Sfor SmartBasic   programs etc.),
a section for TEXT files only, a RLE section (pictures - in color), an 
UPLOAD  section (for new files), a section for AWAUG        members only (has the 
best stuff of course) and a section of text files           containing messages and 
bulletins from other ADAM BBS' around the country (called   NET for NETWORK).

CHANGE USER PROFILE MENU

+---------------------------+
|                           |
|    CHANGE USER SETTINGS   |
|                           |
+-   Calif BBS)
              (Note: other BBS' messages are in File        Library - NET section)

FILE LIBRARY MENU

+---------------------------+
|                           |
|     File Library Menu     |
|                           |
+---------------------------+      -  Author's notes in     this column - 
C  - Change File Sect           -Move from one file section to another
F  - Listing of Files           -shows name of all files in current section.
L  - Locate files(s)            -searchenges
       will remain in effect
       for the rest of the 
       online session.
User>                              -this is where you enter above commands

Once you go through the BBS, you will see it is easy and    FAST!!!  Hope you
use the AWAUG BBS often!!!     Remember - 922-5497 in       Northern VA (703)

                                                 by Bob     Blair                                                      |    CHANGE USER SETTINGS   |
|                           |
+-MODEM       -you designate X or Y in    your modem prog.
UB - Upload YMODEM BATCH        -use IMP or ZMP to send two or more files
?  - Display this Menu          -lists this menu (you can   turn off menu's)
Q  - Quit File Transfer         -returns you to MAIN        command structure
OFF or BYE SIGNOFF THE BOARD
CPM1>                           -this is where you enter    above commands

   Author's Note:  There are 7 File Library Sections: Two   for CP/M 
programs, (CPM1 and CPM2), an EOS section (IGNOFF THE BOARD
GENERAL >                    -this is where you enter the   above commands

There are five different message sections (use to C command to go from one 
to another): GENERAL (We keep about 100 of the most recent  at all times)
             FALCO (for those of us who have the Falco 80   column terminal)
             JUST-FUN (for Jokes -and jokers- only)
             AKRONBBS (about 100 of latest messages from    the Akron BBS)
             SOCABBS  (recent messages from the Southern --------------------------+
W - change screen Width            -set screen display to   40/60/80 columns
M - toggle Menus on or off         -turn off menu's once    you know commands
P - change Password                -change your password    periodically
S - Save setting changes           -after you change, store changes with S
Q - Quit                           -returns you to MAIN     command menu
Note - Press S to make any
       setting changes
       permanent. However,
       ALL setting chas for a given file, gives Lib. Sect.
M  - Message Base               -takes you to Message       Section
T  - Display Time               -time of day & time         remaining on hour limit
S  - Show file with paging      -prints a text file on      screen, page at time
SC - Show file without paging   -  "    "  "    "   "    "  , cont. scroll
D  - Download file YMODEM       -downloads 1024 characters  at a time
DX - Download file XMODEM       -downloads 128 characters   at a time
U  - Upload file X/YxHthat for this editorial, I would just sit down and rattle off the things I want to report, as they occur to me. That  way we will avoid any formalization of the piece.\\\\r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 1.\\\\FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK.\\\r~05,40\\\K\Q\AI thought that for this editorial, I would just sit down and rattle off the things I want to report, as they occur to me. That  way we will avoid any formalization of the piece.\ test them. They have been ordered.\\\\Ted Underhill demonstrated a SmartBASIC programme he wrote, which  provides accurate determination of additives needed to be mixed    into a "must" in wine-making. The programme prompts the user to    provide certain relevant information, then, using that data, plus  data resident in the programme, it calculates the amount of sugar, etc, that needs to be added to the "must" to provide the means of  achieving the desired specific gravity. I have the program on file an one of his original Coleco cartridges. The whole operation can be      accomplished, as Ted easily demonstrated, under less than ideal    conditions, in just a few minutes, using only a pocket knife, a    pair of scissors, and a small piece of Scotch tape. I think that   most of us who had religiously wound the refills on to the         original spool, were surprised to find that, at least in the case  of Ted's cartridge, it was simply a matter of pressing off the     empty hub ring and pressing on the newour group. Although    the proposal was new to Bob, I had discussed it with several of    the original members, and they all agreed that Bob would be an     ideal person to take on the role. I was extremely pleased that Bob agreed without delay to adopting this newly appointed              responsibility, and I must echo the other member's sentiments. Bob is an ideal choice to act in his new capacity, despite his         protestations.\\\\Now that we have a President, you can enjoy Bob's regular input to  and some of this material  deposits itself on various parts of your datadrive mechanism. I intend to publish an article in the    next ADVISA, dealing with cleaning and care of datadrives. Watch   for it!. You may be amazed at how little foreign material it takes to cause read/write problems.\\\\As a result of a discussion on the relative merits of Diablo       Hytype 1 ribbons vs Coleco originals, the members decided it would be a good idea if we ordered a dozen of the Diablo ones, to        examine and\\\For those of you who didn't make the March 3rd meeting, you missed a very pleasant informal session. In attendance were members Bob   Stroud, about who more later, Charles Smith, Jack Forsythe, Don    Mason, Michael Lyons, Ted Underhill, Francis Naish, yours truly,   and a potential member Garry Chater. I say potential, because I    haven't yet received his annual dues.\\\\After a brief opening statement by Bob Stroud, Ted Underhill       demonstrated the simplicity of replacing the printer ribbon ind will publish it in a future issue of the ADVISA.\\\r~45,80\\\\\\\\\\\K\Q\A\\Ted also demonstrated using SpeedyWRITE. Many of us are somewhat   overwhelmed by the tremendous array of commands that are part of   SpeedyWrite. I know, I am!. But Ted made it all look very simple.  It's probably a case of perceived, as opposed to real difficulty.  Ted certainly made it all look very easy.\\\\Towards the end of the meeting, I proposed to Bob Stroud that he   consider taking on the role of President of  refill. We only have 18 or  so pancake ribbon refills left out of the fifty I originally       purchased, so, if you want any, now is the time to say so. Keep    your unused ones in the refrigerator. It improves the storage      life.\\\\Garry Chater, our potential member, brought up a problem he was    having with scrambled texts in certain of his files. One of the    suggestions that was made was that he clean the read/write heads   on his datadrives. Remember, the coatings from datapacks do slough offthis newsletter. See his first article " A President's             Prerogative" in this issue. You can also read reprints of two      reviews Bob originally had published in the Edmonton ADAM User     Group's newsletter, ADAM'S LEAF.\\\\You may recall that I previously mentioned that Dave Sands, the    ex-editor of ADAM'S LEAF was coming to live on the Island, in Deep Bay. Well, he sent me a cheque to cover his membership in our      group, and we expect him to take up residence, on or about May     1st.\l ADAM User's of the Golden Horseshoe, LAUGH. Names of contacts and fee          structures are contained in the press release. I plan to        attend, and I hope some more of our members can find the time   to join me there. It should be a good show, especially since it is timed for those days in August when the Canadian National    Exhibition is underway.\\\\In addition to the press release concerning ADAMCON 02, you     will find two articles by Richard Clee, President of MTAG, in   connection with ge, which he wishes to         catalogue. Because the movie titles are changing as Roy records    new titles over old ones, he needs to be able to update his        directory frequently, and to be able to "sort" under several       different categories. I suggested that ADAMcalc was probably the   best database for his purpose because you can "sort" by column, or by row, and you can "search" for specific "names". For the record collection, he wishes to be able to "sort" and      print the database into sevehese, from their Edmonton store, for     $99.00. At the same time, while ordering this from one of the   store personnel, who happened to be a member of the Edmonton    ADAM User's Group, he told me that they were "stripping" down   Expansion Module #3 CPU's and selling the logic boards they     enclosed for $10 each. I told him to send me six at that price, and to save himself the bother of "stripping them down", to     leave the cases on. Which he did!. So now I have an additional  ADAM minus printer, in „Co to "press" with this issue, the first press release    concerning ADAMCON 02 is out. The party is to be co-hosted by   the Metro Toronto ADAM Group, MTAG and The Loyal A\r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 2.\\\r~05,40\\\K\W\Q\CEDITOR'S DESK CONT.,\w\A\\\\As we go to "press" with this issue, the first press release    concerning ADAMCON 02 is out. The party is to be co-hosted by   the Metro Toronto ADAM Group, MTAG and The Loya\\\In addition to the potential member I have already mentioned, as a result of a series of ad's I have placed in the Buy, Sell & Trade  weekly, I was contacted by a gentleman from Bowser, who came to    see me after our initial phone contact, and subsequently joined    our ranks. His name is Roy Frederickson, and he wants to use his   ADAM to create and maintain a database for his collection of       movies on Beta VCR tapes. He has some 300 of them. He also has an  extensive phonograph record collectiontting to Toronto, and the things to do, once  you are there. No doubt the LAUGH group will be producing       something similar extolling the virtues of the Niagara          Peninsular. If they do - we will reproduce those too.\\\\In an effort to accumulate a reasonable supply of back-up       materials for my own, and other member's ADAM'S, I recently     ordered, ex-Princess Auto, a complete ADAM, minus the outer     casings and without a printer, but with a power supply.         Princess were selling tral different categories, including    artists name, music titles, music type, and etc. Once again,       provided these categories were identified as individual columns in ADAMcalc, they could easily be sorted alphabetically in each       column. I am hopeful that Ted Underhill will be able provide some  knowlegeable advice on using ADAMcalc as a database.\\\\                                                                   He has some 300 of them. He also has an  extensive phonograph record collectionit's underwear, so to speak, and six     Expansion Module #3 CPU's minus datadrives. All are Revision 80 units, and all work fine.\\\\In some other group's newsletter I read that Jameco             Electronics, in Belmont, California, were advertising Coleco    game boards, that's the Colecovision and ADAM gameboard, which  includes the Z80 microprocessor, for $3.95 each. So I checked   their catalogue and indeed, that was correct. As well as the    game boards, they were advertising a "small Coleco circurticles will provide a different      approach to learning about CP/M and one which may be more       suitable for those of us that are less knowledgeable in data    processing matters.\\\\Had a pleasant phone conversation with Ron Collins, President   of The Northern Ohio ADAM Hackers, NOAH. I was trying to elicit Ron's help in my continuing struggle to convert my disc drives  to double sided. The ADAM News Network had recently released    copies of the instructions issued by Orphanware on how to use   t chance to check the printer logic boards as yet, but I suspect that    several of them have problems. But, they are all "loaded" with  components which we may be able to use when the parts for our   ADAM'S are in short supply.\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\I have received my package from Practical Programs, which, as   you will read, I ordered as a result of the catalogue           reproduced in this issue. Haven't had a chance to try those out yet, but I am hopeful I can bring them to the next meeting on  e has generously donated most of his efforts to the public     domain. Let's hope it is really all a misunderstanding.\\\\Ron told me had received his "release" copy of GODOS and was    busy trying it out. He seemed impressed. I had heard that the   Softworks Factory were intending to ship an interim release of  GODOS to keep things going until Solomon Swift was satisfied    with a final version. If you have one on order, look for it in  the mail soon.\\\\As you will read later in this issue, the statemsic and other    languages, as well as CP/M, which is certainly true, it is the  opinion of those ADAMites with whom I have discussed the matter that Tom is one of the ADAM fraternity's leading lights when it comes to CP/M. \\\\I have also contacted MOAUG to try to obtain a copy of their    CP/M wizard, Jerome Hess's, Starter Kit, which is necessary to  properly utilize his series on CP/M called "BIOS CALL". I want  to publish these as a alternative to Tom Keene's articles,      because I think Jerome's ait      board" of unknown description, for 2 for $1.99. I ordered five  of the game boards, and five packages of the other boards. When the shipment arrived, I found that the game board price had     been further reduced to $1.95 each, and the smaller boards,     which turned out to be SmartWRITER Printer Logic Boards, were   reduced to 2 for $0.95. Of the game boards, two are fully       operational, one has a video fault, and the other two I can't   tell because there is no video or audio. I haven't had aheir kit to accomplish the change, so I phoned Ron to obtain a copy of his "formatting" software and some advice. He told me   that John Lingrel had returned from Japan, where he was         presumably working, and had closed down his BBS and instructed  the phone company to disconnect the line. Ron didn't know why,  although he mentioned that Big John had said he was "through"   with ADAM. If that is so, the ADAM world has lost one of it's   "greats". BJ was responsible for many "first's" in ADAMdom, and h April 7th.\\\\As you will read, further on, I have finally been successful in obtaining copies of an extensive series of instructional        articles on CP/M, written by Tom Keene, of the Inland Empire    ADAM User's Group, IEAUG, of Orange CA, USA. I had previously   received some issues of the IEAUG newsletter, but they were too recent to give me the opportunity to start the series at it's   beginning. IEAUG is noted for it's use of CP/M, and although    Tom Keene earnestly upholds that he works in Baent I made      about the RF Modulator from Radio Shack, not being available in Canada, was entirely a figment of my local affiliate store      owner's, imagination. See John Forsythe's article in this       issue.\\ closed down his BBS and instructed  the phone company to disconnect the line. Ron didn't know why,  although he mentioned that Big John had said he was "through"   with ADAM. If that is so, the ADAM world has lost one of it's   "greats". BJ was responsible for many "first's" in ADAMdom, and h and   should not be sold except in their original form, CARTRIDGES, sold by  or under licence from the copyright holder. As far as I can determine, selling these games in Datapack or Disc format is an infringement of   that copyright.\\\\I will pass the catalogue to Michael Lyons for our Product Library.\\\\I also received a new catalogue from a company run by Ken Batcher,     Librarian of The Loyal ADAM User's of the Golden Horseshoe, (LAUGH),   and Convention Director of ADAMCON 02. The company is ca‚JER AND THE ISLANDS SENIOR ADAMPHILES is an informal             association, created for the purpose of exchanging information,        suggestions, and other material, amo\r~05,80\\\K\Q\W\CPAGE 3.\\\r~05,40\\\K\Q\W\CEDITOR'S DESK CONT.,\w\A\\I recently received a catalogue from a company known as ELECTRIC       IMAGE, Box 890, Palmerston, ON, N0G 2P0. (519) 343-2406.\\\\They offer a wide range of software and some ording to David Sands, writing in the Edmonton ADAM User's Group    (EAUG), newsletter, ADAM'S LEAF, Gary Bowser has completed his ADAM    IMAGE MAKER, and it is now for sale from him at 432 Jarvis Street,     Suite 502, Toronto, ON, M4Y 2H3, phone (416) 960-0925. The price is    $250 CDN plus $9.00 Shipping.\\\\Apparently Gary also converts ADAM disc drives into 720K, 3 + 1/2"     units for $120.00 CDN. I have no idea about shipping and handling      costs. And finally, Gary has 64K Memory Expander Boardngs are   "kosher". For example, they offer THE PICK, which runs under ADAMcalc, for $19.95. Complete with ADAMcalc, but without the ADAMcalc manual,   they offer a package price of $39.95. This makes me suspicious that    the ADAMcalc is not an original copy, but I have no way of proving     that. \\\\In addition, they offer, under the heading of "Cartridge Games         converted to TAPE and DISK format", a selection of games which         according to the Coleco Checklist, are not in the Public Domain,e has generously donated most of his efforts to the public     domain. Let's hope it is really all a misunderstanding.\\\\Ron told me had received his "release" copy of GODOS and was    busy trying it out. He seemed impressed. I had heard that the   Softworks Factory were intending to ship an interim release of  GODOS to keep things going until Solomon Swift was satisfied    with a final version. If you have one on order, look for it in  the mail soon.\\\\As you will read later in this issue, the statemlled ADAM      Distribution And Marketing, or A.D.A.M. for short. They also have a    wide range of ADAM supplies available, but in this case, the prices    are generally the same figure in Canadian dollars, as they would be in US dollars from a US supplier, including the manufacturer. So that is  a reasonable discount for you to consider. In any case we should       support Canadian suppliers to the greatest possible extent, especially if there is a price advantage. Michael has this catalogue now.\\\\Acchardware for the ADAM. I  suspect that they carry minimal stock of the items they advertize and  just order from the suppliers/manufacturers as the situation requires. Some of the manufacturers and the titles are entirely new to me.\\\\I checked several of their prices, in Canadian dollars, with US prices in other catalogues, and came to the conclusion that there were no     real bargains here. Their mark-up appears to vary from US+24% to       US+28%. And I have some concerns that not all of their offeris for $30.00.    That's a good price. Now that the Orphanware 64K board is in the       public domain, we may see more of these inexpensive boards.\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\John Forsythe sent me a copy of a letter he had received from Thomas   Electronics of 151 Devonshire Cres., SASKATOON, SK, S7L 5V6, phone     (306) 384-9322. The letter was in reply to his phone enquiry regarding the ADAMOUSE. It seems that the ADAMOUSE has become very popular and   is now selling for $69.95 CDN for the internally co upper printer case, which made the installation easier than that described in ADVISA 1-9. The total cost was a under $10.00CDN per unit. I chose to install an additional power cord and separate switch. They work fine and my power supplies stay really cool.\\\\As you will see on the last page of this issue of our newsletter, Bob  Stroud and I have agreed to bring the publishing date forward, so that we can distribute copies of the newsletter, to those attending our     meetings, in the even numbered mont retrieval and      conversion. They are also in the final stages of completing a MOUSE    MANAGER package which will be a complete file and media management     system, with built-in support of ALL types of drives, including hard   and ram drives. Work has also started on a mouse-driven word           processing package using the ADAMOUSE, and consideration is being      given to developing a terminal program controlled by the mouse. All in all it looks exciting, and the price of the ADAMOUSE is certainly  upper printer case, which made the installation easier than that described in ADVISA 1-9. The total cost was a under $10.00CDN per unit. I chose to install an additional power cord and separate switch. They work fine and my power supplies stay really cool.\\\\As you will see on the last page of this issue of our newsletter, Bob  Stroud and I have agreed to bring the publishing date forward, so that we can distribute copies of the newsletter, to those attending our     meetings, in the even numbered montG also  supply CTC with LORAN datapacks, which they purchase direct from       Loranger. Maybe we should consider ordering some for club use.\\\\I have now installed 3" muffin fans, purchased from Jameco             Electronics, in two of my ADAM printers, and have both my "ready-use"  ADAMS powered by printers once again. This gives me the flexibility to choose between using the ADAM printer or the dot-matrix, without       switching computers. I found that I could mount these units entirely   within thennected version,    and $79.95 CDN for the version that simply plugs into a gameport.      ADAMOUSE does not require an external power supply, or a battery as do many others.  They are working on several programs designed to take    advantage of the capabilities of the ADAMOUSE, which is                fully-proportional, and 100% compatible with ALL joystick controlled   software.\\\\Thomas Electronics are developing a Graphics Utility which will allow  high-resolution graphics picture creation, storage,hs. We felt it might be an added    incentive for members to attend the meetings, and would save a little  of the club funds in postage.\\\\HAPPY HACKING.\\\\DAVID COBLEY\\fans, purchased from Jameco             Electronics, in two of my ADAM printers, and have both my "ready-use"  ADAMS powered by printers once again. This gives me the flexibility to choose between using the ADAM printer or the dot-matrix, without       switching computers. I found that I could mount these units entirely   within thevery competitive.\\\\According to Richard Clee, the President of MTAG, Allied Business      Machines, of La Mesa, CA, the company from whom I ordered the Diablo   ribbon cartridges, also carry another high quality, inexpensive        replacement ribbon cartridge for the ADAM. It is the PELIKAN 521 which sells for 30.00US per dozen, plus S & H. He assures me that the        PELIKAN is a superior ribbon to the original Coleco, and MTAG are      supplying this product to Canadian Tire, on special orders. MTA‚C.\\\r~05,40\K\W\Q\C\\SMARTBASIC CONSTRUCTION SET.\\BY GRAFTEX SOFTWARE.\w\A\\Some time ago Joe Quinn of the Gulf Coast ADAM User's Group,    GCAUG, from Mobile, AL., U\r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 18.\\\\\K\W\Q\CV.I.S.A. PRODUCT REVIEW.\\\\BY DAVID COBLEY.\\\r~05,40\K\W\Q\C\\SMARTBASIC CONSTRUCTION SET.\\BY GRAFTEX SOFTWARE.\w\A\\Some time ago Joe Quinn of the Gulf Coast ADAM User's Group,    GCAUG, from Mobile, ALstructions, followed by a screen explaining the    purpose of the selection, and instructing the user to "Press    any key to begin".\\\\Pressing any key produces a screen which asks the user whether  they wish to have a LISt of the MENU selections, or just begin  and go through them all?.\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Pressing the "L" key produces the LIST, or the "S" starts the   "run" at the beginning.\\\\Pressing "L" produces a list of 11 MENU SELECTIONS, which can   be individually selec   copies that are now on sale from the ADAM Software Support      Company, 8125 W. Catharine St., Chicago, IL, USA., 60656.\\\\SmartBASIC Construction set is a one disc/datapack programme    that provides the neophyte SmartBASIC programmer with a series  of explanations and examples for the meaning and use of the     complete set of instructions and routines used in SmartBASIC.\\\\The explanations and examples  are available through a series   of "menus" which can be viewed consecutively, as is preferaxample of it's use. Some of the selections involve several     screens which are "scrolled" by the user, whenever they are     ready.\\\\The user can elect to "exit to practice" at any point. Using    this selection clears the screen and permits the user to        practice using the selection(s) in SmartBASIC. There is a       simple routine spelled out in the upper part of the screen to   permit the user to return to the routine they recently vacated, once their practice is complete.\\\\Selecting the smer, a spike, a saw-horse and the title, plus  an explanation of the purpose and the name and address of the   originator of the programme. After completing "loading" of the  programme, this screen is replaced by a colourful screen which  reads, in part, "Select the programme you wish to study. Type   it's number.". Followed by two alternatives:-\\<1> SmartBASIC INSTRUCTIONS, and \\<2> ROUTINES.\\"Make your selection now."\\\\Pressing the numeral key <1> causes ADAM to "load" the          SmartBASIC In., USA., sent me a copy of a programme he had written, for me to review. The programme was called         SmartBASIC Construction Set.\\\\After my initial review of the programme I wrote to Joe and     suggested some changes in the text of the programme, and        subsequently I took the liberty of revising my copy so that the user could "ESCAPE" to the Main Menu, from any point throughout the programme, which was not previously possible.\\\\I understand that Joe has incorporated my revision into the  ted at the user's discretion.\\\\Pressing "S" starts the programme on a continuing series of     MENU screens listed alphabetically. Each MENU provides a        selection of instructons plus the opportunity to proceed to the "next MENU", "to EXIT for practice" or "to exit to the MAIN     MENU". Selections are made by typing in the appropriate number  and pressing <RETURN>.\\\\Selecting any of the numbers, produces a screen showing an      explanation of the use of the selected instruction plus an      eble  when using this programme as an initial training aid, or        individually, which is more useful when using the programme as  a reference during actual programming activities.\\\\The individual explanations and examples, while not lengthy,    are sufficient to give student users adequate material on which to base their understanding of the uses and applications of     each of the various instructions or routines.\\\\The programme starts off with an introductory graphics screen   which shows a hamecond option, from the MAIN MENU, "ROUTINES",    causes the programme to "load" a further sub-routine which      screens a selection menu offering, <1> "SOUND", <2> "ASCII",    <3> "CHR$" or <4> "DECISIONS".\\\\Selecting any of the choices produces an appropriate            demonstration of the various aspects of the selection. In the   case of "SOUND', you are offered a selection of 3 different     sounds for you to hear. In the case of "ASCII" you are offered  the choice of pressing any key, and then th not using the computer for    playing games.\\\\It is necessary to have at least a 64K memory expander to    use this unit. In fact the bigger your expander the more     useful the SMARTDSK cartridge will be.\\\\After turning on your system, pulling the cartridge reset    switch will boot the program and the first SMARTDSk screen   will come up. It will indicate the size of ramdisk           available, thus giving you an idea of the useable memory.    Through use of the SMARTkeys you are easily guided al commands, without having to vacate the programme,    and without having to "re-boot" after practising, my initial    concerns about the programme "tying-up" the very unit needed to practice, and a need for an ESCAPE hatch, have now been         removed. \\\\Altogether a very informative educational programme for         student, SmartBASIC programmers.\\re offered a selection of 3 different     sounds for you to hear. In the case of "ASCII" you are offered  the choice of pressing any key, and then th on demand. I have found   for example that by using another WALTER'S SOFTWARE program  "PrBOOT" which on tape can hold SmartBASIC V1, SmartBASIC    V2, ADAMCALC, SMARTFILER, ADAMLINK, and SMARTLOGO, all these can be loaded automatically from the PrBOOT media using the  load ramdisk feature. Any of these programs then become      available merely by booting the SMARTDSK cartrige again and  selecting the appropriate program. I have experienced        difficulty in booting SMARTFILER however.\\\\The fact th„	ESOFTWARE.\w\A\\This hardware item resembles a game cartridge and it         actually fits into the game cartridge slot. It can stay      there permanently when you are no\r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 19.\\\r~05,40\\\K\Q\W\CSMARTDSK CARTRIDGE \\\\BY WALTERS SOFTWARE.\w\A\\This firmware item resembles a game cartridge and it         actually fits into the game cartridge slot. It can stay      there permanently when you aree ASCII value of     that keypress will be shown on the screen. Pressing <3> for the "CHR$" selection produces a complete listing of ASCII values in numerical order. Selecting "DECISIONS" provides a series of     screens that serve to illustrate the decision making routines   used with ADAM in SmartBASIC.\\\\The explanations and illustrations used throughout the          programme are simple and easy to follow. Now that the student   user can exit the various activities to practice using the      individuthrough   the various operations provided. \\\\The second screen allows the options of either saving the    contents of the ramdisk, loading the ramdisk from any other  drive, or a third option, to continue. Three other options   then appear, Boot SMARTDSK, Boot drive, or Boot program.     Secondary screens give you choices of the various drives.\\\\Through these various options it is possible to load a       number of different programs into the ramdisk memory and     load or boot them almost instantlye ASCII value of     that keypress will be shown on the screen. Pressing <3> for the "CHR$" selection produces a complete listing of ASCII values in numerical order. Selecting "DECISIONS" provides a series of     screens that serve to illustrate the decision making routines   used with ADAM in SmartBASIC.\\\\The explanations and illustrations used throughout the          programme are simple and easy to follow. Now that the student   user can exit the various activities to practice using the      individuat once loaded, all the ramdisk memory stays      intact, even if you reset the system through the normal      reset switch, is a great plus. Only if the power is turned   off, or another program destroys the contents by using the   memory expander will the  programs in the ramdisk be lost.\\\\Another excellent feature of the  SMARTDSK cartridge is the  ability to save any of the programs you set up in the        ramdisk with the save ramdisk feature.\\\\I have also found that it is very useful to be abthe master tape or disk, is very comprehensive and easily    understood.\\\\The progam itself is self-loading and very fast, being       writtem in machine language. Once loaded the program media   can be removed from the drive. The whole program is menu     driven, with the SMARTkeys and the dedicated function keys   being used to select among the various options offered on    the numerous screens. In general, pressing RETURN will       advance you to the next stage of the program, while ESCAPE   will read very fast from the ramdisk and     once you have done the initial work of planning and setting  up your ramdisk contents, there is a great saving of time,   and wear and tear on the normal drives. \\\\The price when I purchased this item was $29.95 U.S. and I   think well worth it. I have used most of the items created   by WALTERS SOFTWARE, and I have always been well pleased     with both their products and their service. I highly         recommend this particular item and their other software.\\\\the master tape or disk, is very comprehensive and easily    understood.\\\\The progam itself is self-loading and very fast, being       writtem in machine language. Once loaded the program media   can be removed from the drive. The whole program is menu     driven, with the SMARTkeys and the dedicated function keys   being used to select among the various options offered on    the numerous screens. In general, pressing RETURN will       advance you to the next stage of the program, while ESCAPE   will redge to contain many of the design  features Coleco had planned for their programmers, which     originate from a program named "Project Name by Line".\\\\\W\CFILEMANAGER V.2.0.\\\\BY TONY MOREHEN.\w\A\\This program is one of the latest, and I would venture to    say, the best, (in my experience anyway), of the EOS         utilities. This utility seems to do all those things you     would expect a good utility program to do. To top things     off, the documentation, provided as a documentary file on    le to set   up a tape or disk which has SmartBasic and files of all my   favourite SmartBASIC utility programs. I arrange these to    come up on screen through a HELLO menu program. After        loading this by means of SMARTDSK to the Ram Disk these      programs are the readily available whenever you are          programming or using SmartBasic. \\\\Overall I would rate this a very useful addition to your     ADAM system IF you have a memory expander.\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\Programs all boot or loturn you to the main menu.\\\\FILEMANAGER will use expansion memory (if it is installed),  as part of it's copy buffer. Of course, in the process of    doing this, it would destroy the contents of expansion       memory, if this has been set up as a ram-disk, in the same   session on the computer, by any previously used program. \\\\The size of the copy buffer (depending on the size of        expansion memory installed), is announced on the opening     screen.\\n, provided as a documentary file on    \W\CMORE NEWS FROM \\\\WALTERS SOFTWARE.\w\A\\According to the latest Walters software newsletter more     cartridges are planned. Notably these are.|- \\\\1) A cartridge containing all the Coleco test programs. This would have the advantage that you could still test an ADAM   that refuses to load from a drive, or one that has memory    problems. With the test program running from Cartridge it    would be less prone to crash when testing an ADAM with       severe problems. \\2) They also plan a cartri„	E expander the copy buffer totals 530K.\\\\FILEMANAGER will perform all the following functions.\\\\1) Copy files (one at a time or in groups).\\2) Delete files (one a\r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 20.\\\r~05,40\K\W\Q\C\\FILEMANAGER CONT.,\w\A\\With a 512K expander the copy buffer totals 530K.\\\\FILEMANAGER will perform all the following functions.\L\\1) Copy files (one at a time or in groups).\\2) Delete files (onet   the datapack, to see if he could determine what was causing  the problem. Michael used a Block Reader to take a look at   Block #1, and was somewhat surprised to encounter a          collection of unanticipated data, fairly obviously           imprinted, by the Megacopy process, in that block.           Subsequent deletion of this "graffiti" overcame the problem  that Francis had been encountering.\\\\The text found in this "graffiti", explained, that the       person responsible for it's imprinting ohanged, quite simply,      using the SMARTkeys, so that screen colours, and source and  destination drive parameters, can be selected with one key   stroke.\\\\I highly recommend this program as a most useful and easy to use EOS utility. It's author is a Canadian who has produced  a number of exceptional programs for the ADAM computer. Most recently he has written the new operating system for the     ADAM, T-DOS, as well as the software to support the hard     drives produced by both John Lingrel and     ks. Continuing  my examination of my stock of MEGACOPY'ed datapacks, I       examined Blocks 0 & 1 of several 2 x 128K CD formatted ones, but the the "graffiti" was not present on any of those. At   least, it was not in Blocks 0 &/or 1. I didn't look          elsewhere.\\\\As far as I could determine, the "formatting" process varied between these two different datapack types, in at least two  main areas. One was the so-called "block etching" process    that seemed to involve Blocks 64 and 65 of the 2 x 12d by your editor, and passed on to the ADAM News      Network, after publication in the ADVISA, as part of our     regular contribution to that creditable endeavour.\\\\\W\CGRAFFITI.\\\\BY DAVID COBLEY\w\A\\One of our members, Francis Naish, recently encountered      problems when trying to use a volume of files made on a      Megacopy'd Sony HF 60 datapack. His problem involved trying  to "read" the directory.\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\He asked our PD Librarian, Michael Lyons to have a look a at a time or in groups).\\3) Print files (again one at a time or in groups).\\4) Backup disks or tapes.\\5) Krunch disks or tapes.\\6) Copy blocks.\\7) Edit blocks.\\8) Format disks, (or tapes, but not blanks). Disks may be    single-sided, double-sided, or quad-density. Also two drives can be used simultaneously.\\9) Initialize tapes or disks, with the right block count,    and with the option of up to an 8 block directory.\\10) Edit a tape or disk directory.\A\\Finally the default setup can be cn the datapack, was  of the opinion that the datapack in question had been made   by using MEGACOPY, and that, if the owner of the media       wished further information, they should contact TriSyd Video Games at their Toronto address, or phone their 416 area      code/number. \\\\After hearing about this, I used UTILDUMP to "read" both     Blocks 0 & 1 of several 256K centre directory datapacks I    had previously made using MEGACOPY III.  In each case, I     found a similar message in both of those bloc                Micro-Innovations.\\\\You can write to him at:-\\Mr. A. J. Morehen, Box 292, RUSSELL, ONT. CANADA, K0A 3B0.   Or telephone (613) 445-3145.\\\\EDITOR'S NOTE. The foregoing reviews were written by our     President, Bob Stroud. The SmartDSK review, and information  on Walters Software, were first published in the February    issue of ADAM'S LEAF, the newsletter of our sister group,    The Edmonton ADAM User's Group.\\\\Original articles, by members of V.I.S.A. are always         welcome8K CD   types, which did not occur on the 256K CD ones. And the      other was the deliberate activity of "initializing" Blocks 0 & 1 on the 256K CD types only.\\\\I subsequently "formatted" a 256K CD datapack to the point   where I was offered a choice of "initializing" "with EOS",   or not. At this point, where in the past I had chosen to     "initialize" as appears to be the recommendation of the      program, I chose option #3, to not "initialize". To my       surprise, subsequent examination of the d-Innovations.\\\\You can write to him at:-\\Mr. A. J. Morehen, Box 292, RUSSELL, ONT. CANADA, K0A 3B0.   Or telephone (613) 445-3145.\\\\EDITOR'S NOTE. The foregoing reviews were written by our     President, Bob Stroud. The SmartDSK review, and information  on Walters Software, were first published in the February    issue of ADAM'S LEAF, the newsletter of our sister group,    The Edmonton ADAM User's Group.\\\\Original articles, by members of V.I.S.A. are always         welcomed by your editor, andIII,  not Michael. But he was the one that did the Dr. Livingstone bit on it.\\\\In fact, Syd, me boy, you may owe quite a few beers at       ADAMCON 02, once this news get's out. See you there to       collect mine. DAVID COBLEY.\\\r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 20.\\\r~05,40\K\W\Q\C\\FILEMANAGER CONT.,\w\A\\With a 512K expander the copy buffer totals 530K.\\\\FILEMANAGER will perform all the following functions.\\\\1) Copy files (one at a time or in groups).\\2) Delete files (one at a time or in groupsee if he could determine what was causing  the problem. Michael used a Block Reader to take a look at   Block #1, and was somewhat surprised to encounter a          collection of unanticipated data, fairly obviously           imprinted, by the Megacopy process, in that block.           Subsequent deletion of this "graffiti" overcame the problem  that Francis had been encountering.\\\\The text found in this "graffiti", explained, that the       person responsible for it's imprinting on the datapack, was        using the SMARTkeys, so that screen colours, and source and  destination drive parameters, can be selected with one key   stroke.\\\\I highly recommend this program as a most useful and easy to use EOS utility. It's author is a Canadian who has produced  a number of exceptional programs for the ADAM computer. Most recently he has written the new operating system for the     ADAM, T-DOS, as well as the software to support the hard     drives produced by both John Lingrel and                     Microatapack revealed    that the "graffiti" was not present in Blocks 0 & 1 of this  datapack, which performed quite satisfactorily without       it!.\\\\I suggest to you, Syd Carter, that your little game of       hidden "jeopardy" has been uncovered. What do you have to    say to that ?. Should all we users of your MEGACOPY III,     start adding up the bill you owe us for subliminal           advertising?. Sounds to me like you owe Michael Lyons a      beer, and me too, for it was I who bought the Megacopy  passed on to the ADAM News      Network, after publication in the ADVISA, as part of our     regular contribution to that creditable endeavour.\\\\\W\CGRAFFITI.\\\\BY DAVID COBLEY\w\A\\One of our members, Francis Naish, recently encountered      problems when trying to use a volume of files made on a      Megacopy'd Sony HF 60 datapack. His problem involved trying  to "read" the directory.\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\He asked our PD Librarian, Michael Lyons to have a look at   the datapack, to s).\\3) Print files (again one at a time or in groups).\\4) Backup disks or tapes.\\5) Krunch disks or tapes.\\6) Copy blocks.\\7) Edit blocks.\\8) Format disks, (or tapes, but not blanks). Discs may be    single-sided, double-sided, or quad-density. Also two drives can be used simultaneously.\\9) Initialize tapes or disks, with the right block count,    and with the option of up to an 8 block directory.\\10) Edit a tape or disk directory.\\\\Finally the default setup can be changed, quite simply,of the opinion that the datapack in question had been made   by using MEGACOPY, and that, if the owner of the media       wished further information, they should contact TriSyd Video Games at their Toronto address, or phone their 416 area      code/number. \\\\After hearing about this, I used UTILDUMP to "read" both     Blocks 0 & 1 of several 256K centre directory datapacks I    had previously made using MEGACOPY III.  In each case, I     found a similar message in both of those blocks. Continuing  my exhat the "graffiti" was not present in Blocks 0 & 1 of this  datapack, which performed quite satisfactorily without       it!.\\\\I suggest to you, Syd Carter, that your little game of       hidden "jeopardy" has been uncovered. What do you have to    say to that ?. Should all we users of your MEGACOPY III,     start adding up the bill you owe us for subliminal           advertising?. Sounds to me like you owe Michael Lyons a      beer, and me too, for it was I who bought the Megacopy III,  not Michael. Budid not occur on the 256K CD ones. And the      other was the deliberate activity of "initializing" Blocks 0 & 1 on the 256K CD types only.\\\\I subsequently "formatted" a 256K CD datapack to the point   where I was offered a choice of "initializing" "with EOS",   or not. At this point, where in the past I had chosen to     "initialize" as appears to be the recommendation of the      program, I chose option #3, to not "initialize". To my       surprise, subsequent examination of the datapack revealed    t of CP/M with our ADAM'S, to       reproduce in our newsletter. On March 7th, in response to a     request to a fellow newsletter editor, I received, in the mail, a disc full of such articles, written by an acknowledged master of the subject. Here is the first of those gems.\\\\This article commences a lengthy series on CP/M for the ADAM,   written by the Editor of the Inland Empire ADAM User's Group    Newsletter, Tom Keene. Tom has generously provided these as     software copies of 19 articles he has wt he was the one that did the Dr. Livingstone bit on it.\\\\In fact, Syd, me boy, you may owe quite a few beers at       ADAMCON 02, once this news get's out. See you there to       collect mine. DAVID COBLEY.\\as offered a choice of "initializing" "with EOS",   or not. At this point, where in the past I had chosen to     "initialize" as appears to be the recommendation of the      program, I chose option #3, to not "initialize". To my       surprise, subsequent examination of the datapack revealed    tamination of my stock of MEGACOPY'ed datapacks, I       examined Blocks 0 & 1 of several 2 x 128K CD formatted ones, but the the "graffiti" was not present on any of those. At   least, it was not in Blocks 0 &/or 1. I didn't look          elsewhere.\\\\As far as I could determine, the "formatting" process varied between these two different datapack types, in at least two  main areas. One was the so-called "block etching" process    that seemed to involve Blocks 64 and 65 of the 2 x 128K CD   types, which ‚C0\K\Q\A\\As I advised the membership, in recent issues of the ADVISA, I  have been trying, for some time, to obtain a comprehensive      series of articles on the use of \r~05,80\\\K\W\Q\CPAGE 26.\\\\CP/M FOR THE ADAM.\\\\BY THOMAS J. KEENE.\\\r~05,40\K\Q\A\\As I advised the membership, in recent issues of the ADVISA, I  have been trying, for some time, to obtain a comprehensive      series of articles on the usehat the "graffiti" was not present in Blocks 0 & 1 of this  datapack, which performed quite satisfactorily without       it!.\\\\I suggest to you, Syd Carter, that your little game of       hidden "jeopardy" has been uncovered. What do you have to    say to that ?. Should all we users of your MEGACOPY III,     start adding up the bill you owe us for subliminal           advertising?. Sounds to me like you owe Michael Lyons a      beer, and me too, for it was I who bought the Megacopy III,  not Michael. Buritten over the years.   Compiling the series involved his searching back over several   years of material, and he warns that some of the material is    inevitably dated by the changes that have since occurred within the ADAM community. Rather than try to update the material, I   have decided to reproduce it in it's original entirety. You can read the articles and make your own judgements on the validity  of some of the content. Our sincere thanks to Tom for his       kindness in providing the series for oue are several excellent CP/M modem programs in our public   domain library. One is MBOOT, another is MADAM7 (and several    earlier  versions) and in my opinion the best --- MEX!\\\\With a good CP/M modem program you can share those programs you wrote with the rest of the world by putting them in the         COMPUSERVE libraries, or other bulletin board libraries. With   COMPUSERVE, you can send and receive some stuff without CP/M.   But with almost every other  bulletin board I'm familiar with,  you can'perb modem programs that make ADAM the equal to any other computer are all written  in CP/M. \\\\While I personally think SMARTBASIC is a terrific version of    BASIC --- and superior to most other versions, there ARE other  versions of BASIC. Some versions such as MICROSOFT  BASIC are   extensively used in the non-ADAM world. But we aren't limited   to just SMARTBASIC. Many of us use MICROSOFT BASIC where its    advantages are important. But there would be NO MICROSOFT BASIC for us  without CP/M. And whaer than by the ADAMLINK II.   With the  CP/M modem you can use one of the error checking      protocols of  transmission rather than just shooting it over    the wire and hoping for the best.\\\\Coleco provided a file in the CP/M  package which will convert  any ADAM EOS file to a CP/M file. The name of this file is      ADAM.COM. The file extension after the decimal point in the     title is  COM. This means that it is a COMMAND file. To invoke  a COM file, all  you have to do is type the file name and  tience, we could   (in  the  past) obtain ADAMLINK II. At least with ADAMLINK II   we can talk across  the country with another ADAM. \\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\And within very restricted limits, we can download some         programs from a very few libraries. COMPUSERVE has a few useful files which ADAMLINK II can get. But ADAMLINK II can't process  binary coded files, which a good many files are. For that, you  need  CP/M to get a modem program that will handle binary coded files.\\\\Therr use. I hope we do it   justice. EDITOR.\\\\\W\CCP/M FOR THE ADAM, PART 1.\w\A\\As we all know, the ADAM computer is an extremely well          conceived MICRO. Fortunately for us, the designers provided the CP/M  system for ADAM before they closed down. For us, CP/M is  a window to  the world. Without it, our communication with the  rest of the computer  world couldn't happen! Almost no software could be downloaded from the  many public domain libraries      around the country without CP/M. Even the sut even access them without  CP/M.\\\\Can you send SMARTWRITER files (that is, text files) to and     from libraries using CP/M? I can't think of a better way to do  it. Any  file you have written, whether it is a BASIC language  program, or a  documentary can be readily converted to a CP/M   file. Suppose you have  a text file that must be very           accurately transmitted to COMPUSERVE for example.\\\\There is one terrific advantage in sending a high accuracy      transmission via a CP/M modem ratht about COBOL or PASCAL or         FORTRAN. Who, other  than an ADAM user, would think that the    ADAM could use these powerful  languages? And the beauty of  it is, that we have many of these  languages in our own public     domain library --- but in CP/M, of course.\\\\For now, let's look at the use of CP/M as a way to communicate  with that big outside world. When Coleco sold us the  modem,    they provided that infamous ADAMLINK I which was virtually      worthless. With 9 bucks, a lot of luck and pa     carriage return. All files of  the file type COM automatically  execute. The first  thing you do is  insert your CP/M disc (or  datapack) and pull the reset switch. At  this point I am        assuming that the CP/M disc is the one you got from COLECO.     (Later I will point out how you might pull the reset switch and nothing happens.) As soon as the CP/M system is loaded into     ADAM memory, you can start converting. I am going to assume     that you are using two disk drives, but you could just as  pauses and you type in B (or whatever drive your       SMARTWRITER file is on). ADAM will then respond with a screen   prompt something like this:\\\\VOLUME = FIRST DIR\\\\TYPE FILENAME\\A SORT\\A CALTEC\\H HOWTODOIT\\h REJECT\\\\TRANSFER ADAM FILE ?\\\\ It stops for you to type the file name to be converted. If the file SORT is to be converted then you would type SORT --- just  as it  appears. Then you will get the following screen          prompt:\\\\ADAM FILE TYPE (H,h,A OR a) ?\\\\At thi of your CP/M manual for  alternate setups.\\pe COM automatically  execute. The first  thing you do is  insert your CP/M disc (or  datapack) and pull the reset switch. At  this point I am        assuming that the CP/M disc is the one you got from COLECO.     (Later I will point out how you might pull the reset switch and nothing happens.) As soon as the CP/M system is loaded into     ADAM memory, you can start converting. I am going to assume     that you are using two disk drives, but you could just as  t a text file I usually write TXT for the  extension. Actually, you don't     have to give any extension. Sometimes .001 or .002 help         identify which version of a file it is.\\\\Anyway, as soon as you type the file name and extension, the    transfer process starts. It is usually pretty fast and as soon  as  the file is in CP/M you get this screen prompt:\\\\ANOTHER FILE TO TRANSFER (Y or N) ?\\\\\r~45,80\\\K\Q\A\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\If  that's  all  for  now,  ---  then type N . Normally y‚CK\Q\A\\As soon as you type ADAM <CR>, you will get a screen  prompt:\\\\ADAM to CP/M FILE COPY UTILITY\\\\ADAM TAPE/DISK IS DRIVE\\(A,B,C, or D) ?\\\\ Then it paus\r~05,80\\\K\Q\W\CPAGE 27.\\\\CP/M FOR THE ADAM \\\\PART 1, CONT.,\\\\\r~05,40\K\Q\A\\As soon as you type ADAM <CR>, you will get a screen  prompt:\\\\ADAM to CP/M FILE COPY UTILITY\\\\ADAM TAPE/DISK IS DRIVE\\(A,B,C, or D) ?\\\\ Then it      easily use a single disc drive and a datadrive or two data      drives. If you loaded CP/M from disk drive 1, then that drive   is identified as drive "A".If you had put your disk in drive 2  then drive 2 will be identified as drive "A".\\\\Put the SMARTWRITER disk in drive  2 which will be identified   as drive "B".(the left data drive is "C" and the right data     drive is "D"). This might sound a bit confusing, because you    can boot CPM from either disk drive or either data drive. See   page B24s point it stops for you to insert the TYPE. In the case  of SORT the TYPE is A.\\\\Then you get the next prompt:\\\\NAME CPM FILE ?\\\\It  stops again for you to give your new CP/M file a name and   file extension, if appropriate. I will identify the new file    SORT.BAS. The  extension (or filetype) of BAS indicates that it is a  BASIC file. This doesn't mean a lot to ADAM SMARTBASIC,   but for other  BASIC programs such as MICROSOFT BASIC, the file extension of BAS is  important. If the file is jus     easily use a single disc drive and a datadrive or two data      drives. If you loaded CP/M from disk drive 1, then that drive   is identified as drive "A".If you had put your disk in drive 2  then drive 2 will be identified as drive "A".\\\\Put the SMARTWRITER disk in drive  2 which will be identified   as drive "B".(the left data drive is "C" and the right data     drive is "D"). This might sound a bit confusing, because you    can boot CPM from either disk drive or either data drive. See   page B24ou     should be able to take a look at the transferred file by typing TYPE SORT.BAS <CR>. (SMARTKEY VI will enter TYPE which is       easier than typing it).\\\\Try it. But you won't be able to read it, because it will fly   past so fast it is impossible to read. OK! How about typing it  out on the printer? In CP/M you can direct anything that goes   to the screen to be printed, by just typing ^P (control-P) that is simultaneously  pressing the CONTROL KEY and P). Do that and then type TYPE  SORT.BAS folWell here's where that Filter Program is used. It will  rectify those missing line feeds and other extraneous "garbage". But    that will have to be our topic next time. The Munnings Filter   Program  does work, but there are shorter and superior filter   programs which I  will discuss in our next article.\\\\Thomas J. Keene I.E.A.U.G.\\\\EDITOR'S FOOTNOTE. Let's have some feedback on this series.     Should we print one chapter each issue?. Or should we print     more. Until I know how many of the memdidn't say  what is  was for or what you did with it. And nowhere (that I   ever found) was  there any comment about the weird behavior I   mentioned above. There is  a  really  strange comment  in the   manual on page B45  that "You might  notice some unrecognizable characters--garbage. These characters were used to tell         SMARTWRITER what margins, spacing, and tabs the file  required. Now that you've  converted the file to CP/M 2.2 these           characters are unnecessary and can be deleted."\\\\.N. FOR MAR/APR 1990.COMMENT. The Vancouver & The islands Senior ADAMphiles       newsletter makes extensive use of the ADAM News Network      material. Therefore, to repeat those items from ANN which    are included in our latest issue of our newsletter,          March/April 19990, would be superfluous. Therefor, only thos items that are extensively new to rthe Network are included  on this disc.Except for this particular file, the rest of the disc was    created, or modified using the Softworks Factorbers are interested in    acquiring a working knowledge of CP/M, it is impossible for me  to accurately gauge the effect printing one or more of these    articles, will have on the readability of the newsletter from   the point of view of those people for whom it is intended, the  group members.\\\\Just take the time to let me know your wishes regarding this    excellent series.\\equired. Now that you've  converted the file to CP/M 2.2 these           characters are unnecessary and can be deleted."\\\\lowed by pressing <CR>.\\\\The printer begins to type and the first line looks good. But   from  there on, it just types over and over and over that same  line. You can  stop it with a ^C (CONTROL C). One of the        problems here is that we have carriage returns but no line      feeds. Is this anyway to run a  railroad?\\\\Did you ever notice in the back of the CP/M manual, in APPENDIX D, beginning on page D35 there is a thing called ADAM Filter    Program? It was written by Stephen Munnings. Coleco x	E IT MADE THE README2 FOR ANN ANY     EASIER.   DELETE THIS DEANREAD2 FILE AFTER YOU HAVE USED     ANYTHING YOU WANT TO USE FROM IT.INFO FILE FOR V.I.S.A. INPUT TO A.N.N.DEAN THIS IS THE README2 THAT VISA HAD ON THEIR DISK.  I     JUST PUT IT HERE IN CASE IT MADE THE README2 FOR ANN ANY     EASIER.   DELETE THIS DEANREAD2 FILE AFTER YOU HAVE USED     ANYTHING YOU WANT TO USE FROM IT.INFO FILE FOR V.I.S.A. INPUT TO A.NWell here's where that Filter Program is used. It will  rectify those missing line feeds and other extraneous "garbage". But    that will have to be our topic next time. The Munnings Filter   Program  does work, but there are shorter and superior filter   programs which I  will discuss in our next article.\\\\Thomas J. Keene I.E.A.U.G.\\\\EDITOR'S FOOTNOTE. Let's have some feedback on this series.     Should we print one chapter each issue?. Or should we print     more. Until I know how many of the memy (ex-DIGITAL EXPRESS) program, SHOWOFF II, whichg may also be know as     WRITERMATE. This program is an enhancement of SmartWRITER    and is intended to be used with an Epson Compatible          dot-matrix printer, such as the Panasonic KX-P1180. Each of  the files represents a single, double-column page of         condensed type. Using a 10 pitch type, each file will        represent two full pages of text, with horizontal margins    set at 5 & 68, and vertical margins set at 6 & 65.EDITOR 1. This isNEWS NETWORK   HEADLINE   NEWS:PAT HERRINGTON ARRESTED IN ASSAULT INCIDENT!Patricia J. Herrington, alias "PJ", was taken into custody today  following an armed attack on prankster Barry Wilson of Saint      Louis.  Ms. Herrington showed no signs of remorse.  "I did it,    and I'm glad," she told reporters.  "I have warned Barry          repeatedly, and this time he went too far."  Acting against the   advice of her attorney, the unrepentant  [SEE "REVENGE",PAGE 178]SOLOMON SWIFT LOCATED ON DARK CONTINES.A. They include The SmartBASIC Construction Set,    the SmartDSK Cartridge, and FILEMANAGER. Also included is an article describing an observed phenomena with Megacopy III.CPM 1 A, and CPM 1 B, are two pages covering the first       article in a series on CP/M by Thomas Keene, of IEAUG.README is this file.ensed type. Using a 10 pitch type, each file will        represent two full pages of text, with horizontal margins    set at 5 & 68, and vertical margins set at 6 & 65.EDITOR 1. This is                     NEW NATIONAL COVERAGE ANNOUNCED! At a national gathering of media luminaries, Faye Deere announced last Thursday that she will be writing a Classic Computer column  for TIME magazine, as well as editing a humor page for Reader's   Digest, tentatively titled "Computer Comedy".  Readers are        invited to send humorous anecdotes for use  [SEE "FORUM" PAGE 49]^  NOT SO ABOMINABLE AFTER ALL!   Joe Quinn was given a clean bill of health today and released     from Mobile General HospœELINE   NEWS:PAT HERRINGTON ARRESTED IN ASSAULT INCIDENT!Patricia J. Herrington, alias "PJ", was taken into custody today  following an armed attack on prankster Barry WTHE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE APRIL l990 ISSUE OF MOAUG NEWS         COMPLIMENTS OF THEIR EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT HERRINGTON.    We appreciate their continuing cooperation with ANN. MORE FAKE HEADLINES by PJ Herrington from April 90 MOAUG nlADAM  the first page of the editorial from the   March/April issue of our newsletter.EDITOR 2. This is the second page of the same editorial.EDITOR 3. This is the third and final page of the editorial.NOTE:  Although much of the editorial information in the     three preceding files is of main interest to the V.I.S.A.    members, there are some items of general interest which may  not have been previously published elsewhere.VISA REV 1, 2, &  3 are product  reviews written by members  of V.I NT!Several months after his latest move, premier ADAM programmer Dr. Solomon Swift was discovered in Ujiji, Central Africa, teaching   natives to count by using their feet instead of their fingers, to lay a foundation for understanding the binary system.  Intrepid   explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley encountered the missing ADAMite as the latter was combing the jungle in search of a power supply. Sir Stanley is quoted as saying, "Dr. Swift, I presume?" [STORY,  PAGE 902; RELATED PHOTOS, PAGES 348-350]     the first page of the editorial from the   March/April issue of our newsletter.EDITOR 2. This is the second page of the same editorial.EDITOR 3. This is the third and final page of the editorial.NOTE:  Although much of the editorial information in the     three preceding files is of main interest to the V.I.S.A.    members, there are some items of general interest which may  not have been previously published elsewhere.VISA REV 1, 2, &  3 are product  reviews written by members  of V.I ital after being treated for overexposure resulting from his month-long expedition to the Himalayas, where  he was conducting research for SON OF THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN.     Quinn suffered minor frostbite and windburn during marathon       discussions with a confused Yeti.  Graftex Software plans to      release the new program later this summer [SEE "SNOWMAN" PAGE 97]^"THAT'S RICH" COLUMNIST ROASTED!Richard Lefko was the guest of honor last Monday at a Press Club  luncheon honoring the outstanding colum-----BIT IMAGE  GRAPHICS: (continued)^In addition to the graphics print   programs we discussed last month,   there is another program called     SwiftPRINT. SwiftPRINT is also by   DIGITAL EXPRESS (me.) Though it is  the software package that I am      least proud of, it does offer some  useful features.  Nearly each of    the graphics print or design utili- ties for ADAM has its own picture   storage format. SwiftPRINT will     load and and store in virtually any storage format. It does require at  leain sister,   Adamette.  Proud grandfather Terry [CONTINUED ON PAGE 61]^TRISYD REVEALS NEW TAPE FORMATTER!Plans were unveiled today for Syd Carter's  latest innovation, a  formatter which will turn standard videotapes into media with the storage equivalent of a hard drive.   Simultaneously, Walters     Brothers announced the release of an expansion module which will  access the new videotapes.  Plugging into an adapter which is     connected to a splitter device inserted in the [CONT'D, PAGE 107]^LITTLEtMASTER by Strategic Software   was the very first multi-featured   graphics design program for ADAM.   Loosely modeled after MacPAINT (for the McIntosh) it offers a variety   of options with icons to the left   of the drawing window.  It does not offer any print options; however,   there are now PD contributions that print its pictures on both a dot    matrix and on the ADAM daisy wheel  (six pages for one screen).^CLIPPER, by DIGITAL EXPRESS, intro- duced the concept of "clip art" to  ADAM.  You can draœ	, we discussed last month,   there is another program called     SwiftPRINT. SwiftPRINT is also by   DIGITAL EXPRESS (me.) Though it is  the software package that I am     I'm No Artist!  Part Three  by      Solomon M. Swift as it originally   appeared in April 90 MOAUG          newsletter (third part of a series  exploring graphics software)    NB: you may wish to remove the EDITOR'S NOTE  -----------------------------nists of the decade. Lefko sported a bright blue T-shirt emblazoned with the ADAMCON 01      logo.  During the ceremony, he modestly [SEE PULLITZER, PAGE 299]^ADAM FOWLER, JR. COPS TOP HONORS!Six year old Adam Fowler, Jr. took first place in the Texas State Science Fair earlier this month with a perpetual motion machine   contrived from three ADAMs, a doorbell, a refrigerator, and a     snow blower.  Young Adam was surrounded by his family, including  brothers Adam Joe, Adam Bob, and Adam Lee, and his twst a 64K memory expander.  It    will print just one screen or two   side-by-side (for a letterhead.)    The program has three boldness      selections:  draft (one pass), near letter quality (four passes), and   laser quality (nine passes).  It    will also print using black and     grey shading; and it does color     printing on an Okimate 20 (though   rather slow in the process).  It    also has color change and text      entry options. [^ISee review in     this issue --- Ed.^J]^GRAPHICS DESIGN:^Pain THINGS MEAN A LOT!          Norman Castro, making use of new Japanese breakthroughs in micro- mini reproduction technology, recently copied the entire Library  of Congress on the head of a pin.  The significance [CONT'D P.73]^irst place in the Texas State Science Fair earlier this month with a perpetual motion machine   contrived from three ADAMs, a doorbell, a refrigerator, and a     snow blower.  Young Adam was surrounded by his family, including  brothers Adam Joe, Adam Bob, and Adam Lee, and his tww, enter text,    and change colors within the clip.  The chief function, however, is to  "clip" small graphics from larger   pictures.  These clips can then  be inserted  into  your own creations  silimar  to the  way a commercial   artist works, using a "paste up"    box.  These clips can be used in    PowerPAINT as well as The Label     Works  and  The  Print  Works (both by Walters Software).^SpritePOWER, another package by     DIGITAL EXPRESS, offers numerous    options for creating sprites. These sp!!^     But enough of that for now.  Let's mount our modems!^     In previous sessions, we've called with MADAM7, and we've    se t up our own personal phone library.  Now let's put together   a ni ftly       little library to save on some keystrokes!!^     M7FNK.COM  is a program that is used to alter the function   ke y    assignments  for  MADAM7.  What this means is that you can   prog ram     ADAM's function keys to print out almost anything you    want t hem to!!!^     This  program  will allo for use with   ADAM.  You can use these in BASIC,  your own Z80 programs, and in       PowerPAINT.  There are currently    nearly three dozen such typefaces   available.^SHAPEMAKER is a public domain con-  tribution by Guy Cousineau of AJM   Software.  This is, by far, the     most versatile program available    for creating vectored shape tables. The shapes created can be used in   your own BASIC programs (using the  DRAW, XDRAW, SCALE, & ROT commands) for animation (vectored shapes are  different from  booted M7FNK.  If this         occurs just type in MADAM7.COM and hit return.^     After  M7fnk  has loaded MADAM7 it will display the          current settings.  Free Memory is also displayed.  Command        options are     prefixed with a character (A...k,Q and S.)^     In order to change the intercept character, the character    that    will turn control over to the funtion keys,  you enter an    A. It can be any character that you want,  but my suggestion is   that it be a rarely  used key like WITHE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE APRIL l990 ISSUE OF MOAUG NEWS COMPLIMENTS OF  THEIR EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT HERRINGTON.   We appreciate their     continuing cooperation with ANN. BIOS CALL by MOAUG CP/M librarian Jerome HessAs printed in April '90 MOAUG newsletter     Welcome to April!  Spring is in the air, the days are get-   ti ng   longer,  and time is getting shorter (until I get married,  that  is!)    Yes, indeedy; only  22 more days until I am a legal-  ly  ti ed and       gagged individual!rites can be used in your own     programs for quick, colorful anima- ted characters (instructions are    included for doing this). Also, the sprites can be used in PowerPAINT   for stamping the small graphics on  your picture making easy borders,   brick walls, etc. Another use for   the sprites is to design large      alphabet characters for stamping in PowerPAINT.  And, you can "capture" sprites from screen pictures from   within the program too.^FontPOWER by DIGITAL EXPRESS lets   you design typefacesw you to do many of the things       th at   you normally use several words for in just a few keys!^     In  order to get the ball rolling, you need to boot CP/M     and     true30  just  like always and then type  M7FNK  MADAM7.COM,   Your        datapack or disk will start buzzing, and then finally come   to rest      after  it has opened and read the current function key    directory from  MADAM7.^     In  certain versions of M7FNK you will be prompted  for      the     file name after you've alreadysprites in that in-  stead of "bit image" graphics, they provide a fast method of HPLOTting  designs.  The shapes can also be    used in PowerPAINT as paintbrushes  for some graphics effects that      would not otherwise be possible.   ^Next month we'll take a look at the remaining graphics programs for     ADAM and begin exploring the wealth of pre-drawn graphics.And, you can "capture" sprites from screen pictures from   within the program too.^FontPOWER by DIGITAL EXPRESS lets   you design typefacesLDCARD. ^     Enter any of the other characters (B - K) in order to        change  their meanings and uses.^     When you're done, merely S)ave or Q)uit the program.  If     you     quit without saving, then you will lose all your new con-                 figurations, and they will default to their previous settings.^     Now the question may have passed through your mind, "Fine,   but so  what?   Why should I want to reassign some of the keys     on my          keyboard?"^     Well, the answer is ftion due to the      use and distribution of this program!!!!===============================================================     That's pretty much all there  is to  M7FNK.   By now, you    should  be  very  secure in your telecomputing powers.  And, for   those of you   with external modems who can't get the enclosed      copy of MADAM7 to    run because it's configured for the ADAMLINK, I have a copy that is set   up for external modems.  I'd be happy     happy to pass it on to you.     The same rules   as well as the most dangerous,  is to         program in log on information for online services.   ^                      In the case of Compuserve, you could program "B"  to print   CIS02,  "C" to print your user ID, and  "D" for your  password.   As a former     user of PC PURSUIT, I can tell you that this will    save a TREMENDOUS    amount of time. ^N ^ABUT!!!!!!! AND THIS IS IMPORTANT!  ^M ^B     You must be very careful whom you share you software with    (you    know, safe floppies and all thate to bore my   audience.Questions? Comments? Ideas?  (Remember, the contest RAGES on!)    ^N                          Jerome Hess                         P.O. Box 678203                         Orlando, Fl. 32867lecomputing powers.  And, for   those of you   with external modems who can't get the enclosed      copy of MADAM7 to    run because it's configured for the ADAMLINK, I have a copy that is set   up for external modems.  I'd be happy     happy to pass it on to you.     The same rules copy of a term program      that was loaded  with passwords and ID's and "stole"  time to     the tune of $600,  in    just  1 month.  In addition,  by using     the other guy's  passwords for local BBS's he got the poor soul   into 12 different kinds of trouble in  his own home town.     So, please, practice safe swapping.===============================================================NOTE:   Neither  the  Author nor the Organization assumes any             responsibility for  stolen or misused informaairly simple:  if you are  a constant   user to a BBS and like to sign all your messages with your name   or nickname,    then instead of typing it out all the time  just     plug it into a       function key and use 3 keys instead of several I   imagine typing         "Patricia  Herrington" can take awhile! <GRIN.>    [^I Which is why I use "PJ" whenever I can! --Ed.^J]  ^     In addition, you can program in often-used salutations or    other   phrases that you frequently use online.^     The best use,apply: send me your   medium along with an SASE, and I'll  send it right out!           Coming  soon: NEXTPAK!  But before I get too far along on    it,     would someone drop  me a line and give me some suggestions    as to what  they would like to see???  I'm a utilities freak and   could fill a hard  drive  with file fixers and other assorted      goodies,  but I'm not     compiling this software for my own use.     I'm doing it for you; so give me a clue!  What are YOUR needs     or interersts?  I'd hat.)   Because if you  load    up your      function keys with all that pertinent information and     then "lend"     someone  your MADAM7 disk or even just give them a   copy, you are        inviting BIG problems.     You  may  have known Bob a long time, but even the  best     of      friends  find it difficult to reseist "just a little peek      around     Compuserve" on your bill instead of theirs.     Trust me; I have seen it happen.  I personally know of a     case of an  ATARI user who got a new |	F review of SwiftPRINT, by PJ            Herrington, as printed in April 90 MOAUG newsletter)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++By now, most of THE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE APRIL l990 ISSUE OF MOAUG NEWS     COMPLIMENTS OF THEIR EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT            HERRINGTON.   We appreciate their continuing cooperation with ANN. NOW IT CAN BE TOLD!  The Shocking Story of the Program Sol  has a "laser intensity" option for printing DARK   copy.  And I do mean DARK.  If you choose this option, the    print head makes nine passes!  Slow?  Of course it's slow!  I leave the room and do something else while it's printing. But it's a lifesaver when I have both a semi-faded ribbon and a   project requiring superior print quality.  (Magazine editors  won't even GLANCE at washed-out graphics.)  For me, this      feature alone makes SwiftPRINT indespensible.               ^Ever look at a color scre not HAVE a color printer, so I didn't  bother. It wasn't until ADAMCON, while chatting with Tony     Patterson, that I discovered some of its other capabilities.  Later, Tony, Eric Danz, and I used some of its features in a  joint project.  The next day, I took advantage  of  special   convention pricing and bought it.^Since then, Solomon Swift has told me repeatedly that this is the software package he is LEAST proud of.  When I asked him  WHY, the only reason he gave me is that it's "too slow".      Wefor anything else.   (Just Imagine NEEDING a worn-out ribbon!)^Another feature I find extremely useful is the "flip screen"  option.  You can load a picture and flip it horizontally, or  vertically, or both, and save the results of each operation.  This is very useful for letterheads, when you want the same   picture on both sides, facing opposite directions. It's even  more useful if you want to draw a full-page border.  You can  design one corner of the border with a design program, load   it into Swift screens at a time.    (If you want to, though, you CAN get a continuous page,  by printing out   as many two-screen sets as you like.)  Most of the time, I    still use PowerPAINT.   But for some applications, I find     that only SwiftPRINT will do.  For example: ^First off, there is the matter of getting more life out of    printer ribbons.  Graphics printing EATS ribbons.  What do    YOU do with a ribbon that is still dark enough for ordinary   jobs, but is too faded for important work?  ^SwiftPRINT   ISN'T PROUD OF!     (a review of SwiftPRINT, by PJ            Herrington, as printed in April 90 MOAUG newsletter)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++By now, most of you are aware that I really enjoy computer    graphics. I am usually the first kid on the block to snatch   up any new graphics programs as soon as they are released.    SwiftPRINT was an exception.  I did NOT rush out and buy it,  because I thought its main attraction was the ability to use  a color printer.  I doen and wish you could capture some   of that variation in hard-copy?  Until now, the only way you  could do that was with a color printer.  But SwiftPRINT has a unique option that allows you to shade in shades of grey. And it prints BOTH foreground and background, whereas the         background is ignored in all other print programs.  This is   only partially successful.  The various tone values are not   dissimilar enough if you are using a new ribbon. But it DOES  work with old ribbons, which are useless ll, yes, it IS slow to load.  If your only criterion for    choosing software is speed, maybe you would be unhappy with   SwiftPRINT.  But, frankly, I didn't even notice. After all, I have put in my share of time waiting for tape drives to spin; so what?  I judge a software package on what it can do for me that makes my life easier (or more fun!)  And this program    does allow  me to do things I couldn't do before.  ^SwiftPRINT will never be my primary print utility, because it prints out only one to twoPRINT, and flip every which way.  Saves a LOT of work, especially if your design is very elaborate. If you     design your own greeting cards, you can flip the screen that  belongs inside the card. Then it's easy to lay out your page  so that everything faces upright when it's folded. ^Then there is the matter of format.  There are quite a few    different ways of saving graphics pictures.  Many graphics    programs recognize only one type of file.  PowerPAINT will    load all of them, but will save them   If loading or printing is slow, at    least I can go do something else, and my  OWN  time is not    wasted. When I am actually glued to the keyboard, though, I   appreciate all the efficiency I can get --PJH)   ^J bble I have... and  it's a minor one...  is with  the "user interface".  The menus are user-friendly and quite  attractive, but the options are selected with the arrow keys  I personally find it more convenient when a single keystroke  is used to select options.  That shaves only a fraction ofu can do that in PowerPAINT.  The difference   is, you can choose to "flow" text between cells... that is,   type in one continuous line from the left edge of the first   cell to the right edge of the second  cell.  In PowerPAINT,   you can enter text in only one cell at a time.  This way is a bit faster, and you don't have to keep track of where you     left off  in the  previous cell. (There's no option for user  fonts in SwiftPRINT, though.)      ^                                  Like most Digital Expent.  Some things end,      others c ontinue,  and   still others seem to rise from the   ashes.     Set forth are some examples of each:      Some things end:       BJ and Orphanware are gone again.  The difference this  t ime  is    that they are REALLY gone forever!  The OBS/AAUG  bul letin board has     closed down and BJ is selling the last   of his  ADAM equipment,          including the hard drive that        contains the v ast amount of files   his board collected.  One can only  hope that some a  second off the process, but somehow it SEEMS more efficient.*Still, that IS a pretty minor point.^You do not need PowerPAINT to use SwiftPRINT, but you DO need at least 64k of expanded memory, and either a dot matrix      printer or an Okidata color printer.      ^SwiftPRINT is available from most ADAM vendors.  Suggested    retail price is $15.95.------------------------------------------------------------   ^I* (To me, there's a difference between mechanical downtime    and personal downtime.only as HGR pictures or  binary 10k files.  SwiftPRINT will convert almost any kind of graphics file into any other graphics format, and that is     invaluable for people who like to work back and forth among   different graphics utilities.      ^There is one more super feature, but it's accessible only to  those who have a larger memory expander  (128k, or greater.)  It's a special text entry function, which allows you to type  text in your choice of 5 typefaces and 4 sizes.   Nice, but   not unique.  YoTHE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE APRIL l990 ISSUE OF MOAUG NEWS COMPLIMENTS OF  THEIR EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT HERRINGTON.   We appreciate their     continuing cooperation with ANN. THAT'S RICH by MOAUG columnist Richard Lefko as published in April, '90   MOAUG (his title for this column was DISK&THAT; I used the title "And the Beat Goes On..."   PJH)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     It has been called our "ever-changing" world, and for   AD AM users  it's really no differress programs, this one contains little  extra touches that aren't integral to the package, but are    nice to have: color selection, for example, and options for   initializing media in various ways.   ^The only quibble I have... and  it's a minor one...  is with  the "user interface".  The menus are user-friendly and quite  attractive, but the options are selected with the arrow keys  I personally find it more convenient when a single keystroke  is used to select options.  That shaves only a fraction of ADAMite, somewhere,    will buy that   equipment and beg in anew!     I personally had many conversations with BJ over the    pho ne lines and  found him to be honest, sincere,           outrageous at times, but  ALWAYS willing   to help out.  BJ   and his OBS boar d and everything     that went along with his   organization will b e sorely missed by all and we certainly  wish him well   on his future endeavors.  Good Luck, BJ!!       Others continue:       Have you gotten an A.N.N. disk yet??  If youreceived an advance copy of the new ACT    newsletter   last  week.  It is 23 pages long, including       advertising.  It's much like NIBBLES AND BITS.  There are    some changes, though.  There is less space devoted to        product descriptions (as of this issue, Sol no    longer        includes listings of most outside PD software.)  In case    you're wondering, ACT will be sent to  all N&B subscribers.  I also       received a copy of the PHOENIX 2000 catalog.  I       understand that     M.W. RUTH wiall!      Right now you can subscribe  on a trial basis for   $4 a month, three     months for $11, six months for $20, or one year for $35.  It's $2 more    for datapack versions.  An ANN   mailing  is usually at least 250K on two disks (though I've  received  THREE at times!) What a bargain!                 Write ANN c/o Barry Wilson                 12967 Weathersfield DR, St. Louis, MO 63146. Checks should be made payable to Barry Wilson.  STILL OTHERS RISE FROM THE ASHES:         If you haven't areceived an advance copy of the new ACT    newsletter   last  week.  It is 23 pages long, including       advertising.  It's much like NIBBLES AND BITS.  There are    some changes, though.  There is less space devoted to        product descriptions (as of this issue, Sol no    longer        includes listings of most outside PD software.)  In case    you're wondering, ACT will be sent to  all N&B subscribers.  I also       received a copy of the PHOENIX 2000 catalog.  I       understand that     M.W. RUTH wie       other on the 15th.     I've spoken with Sol personally and feel we've really   gotten him   back this time, for good!!     His new company is called PHOENIX 2000 and they will be handling all of the Digital Express products.  Now maybe we can get started on         GoWriter, GoCALC, GoLINK, go     Sol...just keep goin!!!!     His new address is PHOENIX 2000, PO BOX 1292, KINGS     MTN, NC      28086.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Editor's Note:  I  haven't,   you're       probably missing one of the best ADAM deals around!!     ANN is the ADAM News Network.  ANN disks are regularly  mailed out   to editors, sysops, and AUG officers  as  a       source  of information  for their newsletters or groups.     ANN disks contain various articles,  programs, and  reviews   just like newsletters.  In fact, ANN is exactly  that: a      newsletter on disk!  They are distributed by Barry Wilson of the Saint Louis AUG, and are now available by subscription   to ll be the main distributor for   PHEONIX 2000  products.  Jay and Ruth Forman have also       volunteered to accept telephone           messages and relay them to Sol until he gets a business line.                      M.W. RUTH: (609) 667-2526          PJH  on         GoWriter, GoCALC, GoLINK, go     Sol...just keep goin!!!!     His new address is PHOENIX 2000, PO BOX 1292, KINGS     MTN, NC      28086.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Editor's Note:  I lready heard, Sol Swift is no longer    associated   with TSF (The Softworks Factory.)  That's the    bad news!  The good      news is that Sol is still with us and   back on his own again programming and postulating his        position in a new publication entitled, "ADAM  COMPUTING      TODAY".     By the time you read this the first issue will have     already been sent out as well as GoDOS 1.1!!  ACT will be    published semi-monthly.   Yes, that means TWO ISSUES EVERY    MONTH, one on the first and thx	Eril '90     MOAUG newsletter)Norman Castro (Omaha ADAM Club) has long been known for his  reduced copies of software manuals and game instructions for the ADAM and severTHE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE APRIL l990 ISSUE OF MOAUG NEWS    COMPLIMENTS OF THEIR EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT           HERRINGTON.   We appreciate their continuing cooperation     with ANN. Behind the Scenes by PJ HerringtonMisc info re vendors, g for the price of chips to come down before buying a 64k memory expander, now is your chance.     Terry Fowler of ADAM'S HOUSE has them on sale for only       $29.95.  That's the cheapest they've been in some time.      Also, if you need just the chips themselves, you can pick    them up from Terry for only $4.95.  I don't know how long    this sale will last; no deadline was mentioned.                            ADAM'S HOUSE                              Route 2, Box 2756                       Pearland,ial rates on complete sets.  The  early newsletters are of special interest to collectors, or  to clubs trying to build a complete library.  Most recently, Norman has obtained permission to reprint THE ADAM TECHNICAL JOURNAL and THE GARDEN OF ADAM, both of which are true       collector's items inasmuch as there were only a few issues   printed of each.  He also sells early copies of Alan         Neeley's superb ADAMLINK of Utah newsletter.  If there is    ANY type of documentation you are missing, or that order form.                       L.O.F. COMMUNICATIONS                              PO BOX 587                         York, PA 17405-0587Some of our members picked up the March issue of Vulcan      Computer Buyers Guide, only to find that there was no ADAM   information therein.  Faye Deere has assured me that this    was an isolated case.  Magazine production  was disrupted    during a move to new offices, and the article for that issue was lost.  The articles have returned with this month's      isst how much he crams in.^Old-timers have heard this before, but we have a number of   new members, so let's repeat it for them: There are two very fine newsletters that you can get for only $5 annually.  The other is Puget Sound's monthly NEWSNET.  Yes, that means 12  issues for just $5!  It's very well-done, beautifully        printed, easy on the eyes; a bargain any way you look at it.                  PUGET SOUND ADAM NETWORK                        22607 SE 322, KENT,WA 98042  If you have been waitinetc.  (first appeared in April '90     MOAUG newsletter)Norman Castro (Omaha ADAM Club) has long been known for his  reduced copies of software manuals and game instructions for the ADAM and several other computer/game systems.  He is a   master at the art of crisp, clear reduction.  In the past    year or so, Norman has expanded his reduction work to        include copies of early ADAM newsletters, as fast as he can  obtain reprint permission.  Most of his items sell for $2 to $3 each, but he offers spec TX 77581                                   L.O.F. Communications offers several ADAM products, mostly   manuals and volumes of pre-drawn graphics.  They also offer  a photo-digitizing service.  You can send them a photo and   have it converted to a format that can be read by the        computer, for use in BASIC programs or graphics design.      Their catalog does not list prices, but offers to send       information regarding which types of photos digitize well,   and which don't.  Ask for their photo you want  for your collection, contact Norman (as always when writing  vendors, please include a SASE!)                           NORMAN CASTRO                         809 WEST 33RD AVE                         BELLEVUE NE 68005Also, if you are not a subscriber to Norman's bimonthly      newsletter, WHY NOT?  At $5 a year, it's a steal.  It's only a few pages, but it's jam-packed with information (it's      reduced, of course!)  It's sort of the Reader's Digest of    the ADAM world.  I am always amazed aue.  Furthermore, the index has been improved so that     Classic Computer information is easier to find.  According   to Faye, the new format will be the policy from now on.^Faye has made rather extensive changes to the SORTER program we printed last month, and has promised us a copy of her     revised version as soon as it's complete.^George Drank has compiled a Recipe Filer volume from recipes sent by club members.  MOAUG RECIPE FILER is now available   from the Public Domain librarian, and copies haion whether he was    still programming for the ADAM; I guess we'll just have to   wait and see.  Meanwhile, their new address is:                      Gregg Noblett                     1259A Valley Rd.                     Wayne, NJ 07470            ntly wrote that he has been  contacted by two different ADAM users in URUGUAY! (Can UAUG  be far behind?)          It has been about a year since we last heard from "adopted"  MOAUG member Gregg Noblett.  Gregg and Michele visited us    from New Jerseyecipes for Volume Two?      Every contributor gets a free copy of the finished volume.   No special form is required; recipes can be submitted in     typed or printed form.  George does the actual data entry.   And, you don't need to be a MOAUG member to participate; we  welcome recipes from other groups, too.  Just think what a   cross-section we'd have if every AUG on the continent        submitted a few regional favorites!                              GEORGE DRANK                            1301 Polk CAUG newsletter (appeared in very slightly rearranged form)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LETTERHEAD TEMPLATE--You can easily design letterhead templates  for yourself and members of your family.     You can do it with SmartWRITER. Center your name and        address at the top. Set your margins and line spacing as you     desire. Add a date line and "Dear      :" if you wish.     Then store it on disk or tape. Then when you want to write  a letter, just GET it, type in  on two consecutive summers, and they were    considering moving to the area; but then they dropped out of sight.  So, I was very happy to hear from them.  They have   been living life in the fast lane, so to speak; career       changes, moving house, and all that left little time for     communication.  They're still busy, but they're fine; the    big surprise is that they are expecting their first child    this summer.  (In fact, the baby is due at just about the    time of ADAMCON 2.)  Gregg did not mentve been sent  to each contributor.  Recipes include: Apple Crisp, Broiled  Bluefish, Cheese Pie, Cheery Cheesecake, Chicken Divan,      Chocolate Silk Pie, Coconut Thumbprints, Corn Chowder, Crab  Imperial, Surprise Beef Nuggets, Texas Sheet Cake, and many  others.  There are even regional specialties such as Sausage Grits!  (Note:  You MUST have either Recipe Filer or         SmartFILER to access the recipes.) ^We can't have George resting on his laurels, though.  How    about digging out YOUR favorite r„A EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT HERRINGTON.   We appreciate their continuing cooperation with ANN. the HARRIS FILE by MOAUG columnist John Harris from April, 1990  MOAUGTHE FOLLOWING ARE FROM THE APRIL l990 ISSUE OF MOAUG NEWS        COMPLIMENTS OF THEIR EDITOR THE VERY  TALENTED PAT HERRINGTON.   We appreciate their continuing cooperation with ANN. the HARRIS FILE by MOAUG columnist John Harris from April, 1990  MOity Rd.                             Ridge Manor #40                          Haines City, FL 33844Of course, if our foreign correspondents wish to contribute, we might end up with an international volume!  Keith Marner  of the United Kingdom group recently wrote that he has been  contacted by two different ADAM users in URUGUAY! (Can UAUG  be far behind?)          It has been about a year since we last heard from "adopted"  MOAUG member Gregg Noblett.  Gregg and Michele visited us    from New Jerseyyour letter, and your letterhead  is already in place.     And your blank letterhead template is still on your tape or disk awaiting use in your next letter.     STORE IN PARTS--A book chapter I wrote recently ran l3      pages (36K).     I had stored it in two parts, later merged the two parts    into one file, and restored it.     When I decided to revise the chapter, I pulled up the       merged 36K file and inserted all my revisions. Then I tried to   store it again. That's when I encountered the "se reviews stored on disk. Why not copy them onto the PD      program disk or tape as a doc file along with the program.      Do so, and you'll earn the unending gratitude of no-tech    idiots everywhere.     LOCKUP MYSTERY--With a feeling of sinking dread, I read:    "This file can't be edited. Press Escape..."     Here was one of my SmartWRITER H-type files stored on a     datapack. And that's the message I got when I tried to GET it.     I checked other files on that tape. Some could be accessed  reaITER mode.     When I turn ADAM's power on, the typewriter roller which    appears on the screen will have odd colors--reds and             yellows--instead of the normal green and black. And there will   be small line fragments or odd characters interspersed here and  there.      The text appears in a very light purple color rather than   in the normal black, and it may be blotchy.     I can usually get away from the problem by turning the      power off completely and then back on again. Sometimes I ha way of failing to recognize a datapack in a drive. I find this happens most often  when the tape is in the center directory position or at an end.     A quick way to get going again is to insert a hex-shaped    pencil slantingly into one of the reel holes and give it a few   spins to reposition the tape.     Or if you have an audio cassette recorder, just pop your    datapack into a drive and fast-forward for a few seconds. Then   re-insert in your ADAM drive and you're on your way again.     WHAT'S OBe program turns up on a   tape or disk with no documentation. Often, I can't figure out    what it does, and more often can't figure out how to run it.     If I'm lucky, perhaps I can find a newsletter index,        rummage through a filing cabinet and perhaps find a review of    the program in a back issue. Maybe not. Either way it's a time   consuming and frustrating task.     Now, listen up NIAD, Adam's House, E&T Software, and all    you other you newsletter publishers: Somewhere you surely have   thoNo room..."       message and the death spin bug set in. All my revisions were     lost.     Fortunately, the two parts stored separately were still     available on another tape. This time I revised each part and     then stored each separately. Then I merged the two for printing. No problems.      Lesson: Don't try to store a very long merged file. Better  to store it in parts and then merge.     SMARTWRITER VIDEO PROBLEM--Periodically I encounter a       problem with the video display when in SmartWRdily; others I got the dreaded message.     Filemanager V 2.0's edit catalog function showed normal     attributes for the no-access files, that is they were not locked nor write, read, nor execute protected, nor were they system or  deleted files.      Backup+3's block status check showed no bad blocks on the   tape.     So why did my garden-variety SmartWRITER stored files       become unGETable? Any answers or guidance will be greatly        appreciated.     SPIN IT--At times, ADAM has an irritatingve to do this repeatedly before the screen display returns to normal.     Anyone else having this problem? Know what causes it? What  can be done about it?     GIVE US DOCS! Okay, let me admit right off that I'm an      inveterate no-tech idiot.     With that confession out of the way, may I make a           suggestion aimed primarily at our newsletter producers who also  compile and sell PD software.     You often run reviews on various software programs. But     then too often (for no-tech idiots), thSOLETE?  We ADAMites have been blessed by the      software developments of many talented programmers.     And as time goes by, the offerings get better and better.     The question arises: What programs from years past are now  totally obsolete?     Surely ADAMLink I must be one, with many new versions       developed since Coleco offered that initial modem program.     And Coleco's Disk Manager seems to be far surpassed by such utilities as Filemanager 2.0.     Or do these older programs have featureichard Clee21 Rondale Blvd.Toronto Ont. M6A lH6CANADAAIR MAIL    POSTAGE FROM USA TO CANADA IS 30 cents PER OUNCE.Richard or someone he designates will judge the entries.  The lst and    2nd best entries will win  prizes,  which include $ 20.00 WALTERS        SOFTWARE OR $ 20.00 ADAM SOFTWARE SUPPORT SoftwareYOU SHOULD BE SURE TO LET WALTERS SOFTWARE & ADAM SOFTWARE SUPPORT KNOW  THAT YOU APPRECIATE THEIR CONTINUING SUPPORT OF ADAM AND ANN AND THE ANN CONTESTS.You could suggest to other Adam dealamites.  I am very happy to include this plug for this     fine service.   To receive more information on ANN contact: Barry Wilson,     12967 Weatherfield Dr., St.Louis Mo. 63l46.Your comments are welcome and may be addressed to:John S. Harris 105 Burning Tree Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33431new versions       developed since Coleco offered that initial modem program.     And Coleco's Disk Manager seems to be far surpassed by such utilities as Filemanager 2.0.     Or do these older programs have featuree, change or modify prizes at any  time, before, during or after contest.3. In case of ties, ANN reserves the right to divide the prize between   those who are tied, to substition or change the prize or to break the    tie in any way or manner chosen by ANN , all of which shall be at the    sole option of ANN.4. Contests will run for the month  indicated by ANN in the USA and for  the month indicated by ANN and for the month immediately prior to such   month in Canada only, to allow for delays in communicxMfor Adam Conventions, be it program ideas, promotional ideas, etc.  Any idea you have which you   feel will help make Adam Conventions better should be submitted to:RichJUNE l990 ANN CONTEST:  CONVENTION.Push in May for month of June.   The BEST ideas for Adam Conventions, be it program ideas, promotional ideas, etc.  Any idea you have which you   feel will help make Adam Conventions better should be submitted to:Rs which have not     been duplicated or improved upon in later releases?     An evaluation of some of the old standards from the early   years by one (or several) of our very knowledgeable users would  be most helpful. Now, who will volunteer?   A.N.N. or the Adam News Network.  I am a recent subscriber to this monthly disk news service and strongly recommend it to      others.  In fact, I am very enthusiastic about this and look     forward to the ANN offerings each month.  It's a real service    for Aders, companies, etc. you are in      communication with that it would be nice if they would consider          sponsoring future A.N.N. contests.This contest starts NOW and runs thru the end of June.ALL entries must be in writing OR on disk or tape and sent to Richard    Clee as indicated above.A.N.N.  [ADAM NEWS NETWORK] CONTEST RULES:l. Contest Rules are subject to change without notice before, during     and/or after any ANN Contest at the sole option of ANN.2. ANN reserves the right to substituts which have not     been duplicated or improved upon in later releases?     An evaluation of some of the old standards from the early   years by one (or several) of our very knowledgeable users would  be most helpful. Now, who will volunteer?   A.N.N. or the Adam News Network.  I am a recent subscriber to this monthly disk news service and strongly recommend it to      others.  In fact, I am very enthusiastic about this and look     forward to the ANN offerings each month.  It's a real service    for Adation with Canadian AUGS.5. ONLY entries which are recieved by ANN not later than l5 days after   the contest ends and post marked not later than the day after the day    the contest ends shall be eligible for prizes. 6. It is the obligation of the participating groups to send the entries  to ANN. It is NOT the obligation of ANN to download these entries from   BBSs nor to take any positive action to see that entries are received by or sent to ANN.7. Individual paid subscribers to ANN are allowed in addiD BY WALTERS SOFTWARE AND  ADAM SOFTWARE SUPPORTSept. promote WALTERS SOFTWARE CONTESTS Oct. WALTERS SOFTWARE CONTEST.  James Walters will pick out his personal favorite three Walters Software programs, you only have to guess which   ones they are .    SPONSORED BY WALTERS SOFTWARE AND WALTERS SOFTWARE.Nov. Promote Dec. contestDec. Contest  (probably winner of Contest Contest)    SPONSORED BY WALTERS SOFTWARE AND ?????????Please push and support all contests.  They are for ADAM'S BENEFIT and   al Adamites, especially      those not in AUGS and isolated, a sense of community or belonging; to    make adam computer use fun; and other such good and noble purposes.THIS CONTEST DIFFERS FROM THE ABOVE RULES IN THAT ENTRIES  WILL BE       MAILED TO RICHARD CLEE AND MUST BE POST MARKED NOT LATER THAN THE LAST   DAY OF JUNE AND RECEIVED BY HIM BY THE TENTH OF JULY.A.N.N. l990 CONTEST SCHEDULE.Jan. promote Feb. ContestFeb. Weight Contest.    Winner Lola Cowan PSAN,         2nd Jeff Jodoin AWAUG, be sponsoring       several contest.  They also deserve your support.   (8l25 W. Catherine,  Chicago ILL 60656). Barry Wilsons Walters will pick out his personal favorite three Walters Software programs, you only have to guess which   ones they are .    SPONSORED BY WALTERS SOFTWARE AND WALTERS SOFTWARE.Nov. Promote Dec. contestDec. Contest  (probably winner of Contest Contest)    SPONSORED BY WALTERS SOFTWARE AND ?????????Please push and support all contests.  They are for ADAM'S BENEFIT and   t.June Convention contest.    Best suggestions for ADAMCON02, such as program ideas, promotional   ideas, etc.  Any suggestions to help make ADAMCON02 a success.    SPONSORS:  WALTERS SOFTWARE &    ADAM SOFTWARE SUPPORT (8l25 W.      Catherine, Chicago ILL 60656) SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AND LET THEM KNOW YOU APPRECIATE THEIR SPONSORSHIP. Plug them in your newsletters, BBSs, AUG meetings, etc.July Promote August Contest ContestAugust Contest Contest.  Best suggestion for future contests.     SPONSOREtion to any     votes, guesses, entries, etc. through AUGS, newsletters or BBSs, an      additional 5 entries by mailing same directly to ANN (Barry Wilson)      subject to the contest time limits. 8. ANN contests are made possible in part by those sponsoring them and   donating prizes.  Please patronize these groups and let them know that   you appreciate their sponsorship of the contests.9. The purpose of ANN contests is to promote interest and activity in    and with the ADAM computer; to give individuYOUR benefit.   We need to keep Adam interest up and alive, we need to   let all feel they can participate in Adam regardless of their technical  knowledge or skill, we need a feeling of family, community, group, etc.SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS who help make these contests possible.  Let them    know you appreciate them.ESPECIALLY SUPPORT WALTERS SOFTWARE WHICH IS SUPPORTING ADAM, ANN, ANN   CONTESTS AND YOU by their continuing sponsorship of ANN contests.ADAM SOFTWARE SUPPORT is now an ANN sponsor and will      3rd Jeff Wilson SLAUG.    SPONSORS:  AWAUG (for BJ), SOFTWORKS FACTORY AND AWAUG.SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AND LET THEM KNOW YOU APPRECIATE THEIR SPONSORSHIP. Plug them in your newsletters, BBSs, AUG meetings, etc.Mar. promote Ugliest Sysop/Editor Contest.April UGLIEST SYSOP/EDITOR CONTEST.    SPONSORS:  WALTERS SOFTWARE & SOFTWORKS FACTORY SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AND LET THEM KNOW YOU APPRECIATE THEIR SPONSORSHIP. Plug them in your newsletters, BBSs, AUG meetings, etc.May promote Convention contesœO in keeping with the previously expressed idea that all ADAM           suppliers, national newsletters, Ruth Co., etc. be very strongly encouraged   to periodically print AGENDA ADDONThe following should be added to the ANN AGENDA from April ANN.This is in keeping with the previously expressed idea that all ADAM           suppliers, national newsletters, Ruth Co., etc. be very strongly encouraged   to periodically prig disk with some fine title screens and    good use  of screen colors.     To begin the project you have a choice from the first   screen of       pressing A) TOOL AND MATERIAL CHECKLIST B)         INSTRUCTIONS or C) END    PROGRAM. When you press "A" the next  screen gives you three more choices    that are A) Display On   Screen Only B) Display and Print Out List or C)     Return To    Main Menu. By pressing "A" again you have a list of all the     tools and materials you will need for the project printe  us to publicize her new column in Vulcan Computer Buyers Guide, we again did all we could.Now we should ask Faye to return the favor and assist in spreading the word   about ANN, local AUGS, local BBSs, etc.IF Faye is at convention, please try to make your thoughts known to her       there.IF Faye is NOT at convention, please write to her to express this idea.RE-READ ANN AGENDA .Thank youBarry Wilsonpliers, national newsletters, Ruth Co., etc. be very strongly encouraged   to periodically priper item) to get an idea of the cost of the     project or a sketch of the area your working in. And finally by              pressing "C" from the main menu ends the program.     I found this program very easy to use and if or when I  install my own  suspended ceiling I think by being able to    start the project and look at  my monitor (my ADAM is in the  basement also) for the next step and then go  back to the     project would be easier than flipping the pages of a book    and trying to hold it open toJIM DUFFY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ST.LOUIS AUG and very active in ADAM, we   appreciate his well written reviews.                          THE HANDY MAN                     How to series volume 1                       Review by Jim Duffy     Gerlack Family Software has come out with another great idea for the    ADAM, a handy man series that is sort of a "    how to" book except it is on a disk/ddp. The first in the    series is "How to install a suspended        ceiling." This is a    self-bootinnt a list of ADAM AUGS and ADAM BBSS, so that we may make  ourselves available to isolated Adamites and keep them with Adam.In that same concept Faye Deere should be very strongly encouraged to do the  same in her monthly Vulcan Computer Buyers Guide Column.   We need to let     those isolated Adamites reading this column know where local AUGS, BBSS, etc. are located.When Faye asked us to help her try to save HER column in Computer Shopper we  wrote letters, published editorials, etc.    When Faye askedd on the screen and  if you choose "B" you have the choice of      using an ADAM or dot matrix    printer to print out a hard copy of your checklist. By pressing "B" at the   main menu the      instructions are presented screen by screen taking you    through the project. At certain stages in the instructions   you are asked   if you would like to see an example or         continue. If you choose to    see an example it might be a      price list you can use (you enter the      number of pieces and   price nt a list of ADAM AUGS and ADAM BBSS, so that we may make  ourselves available to isolated Adamites and keep them with Adam.In that same concept Faye Deere should be very strongly encouraged to do the  same in her monthly Vulcan Computer Buyers Guide Column.   We need to let     those isolated Adamites reading this column know where local AUGS, BBSS, etc. are located.When Faye asked us to help her try to save HER column in Computer Shopper we  wrote letters, published editorials, etc.    When Faye asked the right page.     After going through the entire disk step by step I can  hardly wait for the next project in the Handy Man Series to  come out.                          RATING-A                                                             ou    through the project. At certain stages in the instructions   you are asked   if you would like to see an example or         continue. If you choose to    see an example it might be a      price list you can use (you enter the      number of pieces and   price in the game but you    want as few hints as possible  because a few of the hints are incorporated   in a   game loser routine rather than a hint. The instructions for  this     game are within the game. You have a choice of either   skipping them        reading them on screen or printing them out on either an ADAM or a dot       matrix printer.     Without going into detail (remember this is an adult    game) I would   have to say this is one of the better adult    games for the ADAM. The first adult game JIM DUFFY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ST.LOUIS AUG and very active in ADAM, we   appreciate his well written reviews.                         MADAM'S MANSION                       Review By Jim Duffy     Adultware has come out with another great adult game    called Madam's  Mansion. The opening screens have some nice   features such as different     color screens, rolling, scrolling and dropping letters. Then you are asked   your age and if you come up with the wrong answer (that you are to young to  in the game but you    want as few hints as possible  because a few of the hints are incorporated   in a   game loser routine rather than a hint. The instructions for  this     game are within the game. You have a choice of either   skipping them        reading them on screen or printing them out on either an ADAM or a dot       matrix printer.     Without going into detail (remember this is an adult    game) I would   have to say this is one of the better adult    games for the ADAM. The first adult game you will move from room to   room to accomplish your     purpose. You also may find sexual    pleasures, treasures and surprises,     both good and bad. Your  goal is to go through the mansion avoiding the      dangers and   finding treasures and pleasure. Eventually working your way    to the mansion.     Throughout the game you are asked to answer questions   with multiple   choice answers (which is a fine feature) and   if you are having problems    you can receive hints by making   this choice earlier per item) to get an idea of the cost of the     project or a sketch of the area your working in. And finally by              pressing "C" from the main menu ends the program.     I found this program very easy to use and if or when I  install my own  suspended ceiling I think by being able to    start the project and look at  my monitor (my ADAM is in the  basement also) for the next step and then go  back to the     project would be easier than flipping the pages of a book    and trying to hold it open toI reviewed had just a black screen and white text and no multiple choice         answers. I think this game is easy to play and for any        adults that need a good laugh they might want to try this    game. But be    forewarned this is an adult game with adult     language.                         RATING-Aghout the game you are asked to answer questions   with multiple   choice answers (which is a fine feature) and   if you are having problems    you can receive hints by making   this choice earlier play) the message tells you that you should not be playing   this adult      game and then the screen starts flashing in       different colors until you reboot the system. Also there are a few more questions asking you if you are aware of the      nature of this adult game. If you answer all the questions correctly you will be taken to another screen with a picture of the Madam    welcoming you to the mansion.     This is an adventure game of the type that involves an  old mansion     with many rooms and JIM DUFFY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ST.LOUIS AUG and very active in ADAM, we   appreciate his well written reviews.                           U-MATCH-EM                       Review by Jim Duffy     U-MATCH-EM is another great game from the PHOENIX 2000  software        company. This is a computerized board game for one  or two players. To begin the game you insert the disk/ddp    into a drive and pull the reset switch.  Then after the game  loads you are presented with the game board and asked   to   be    read through  SmartWRITER.      SUPER PARROT is a colorful, memory exercis e game      similar to the  SIMON electronic game. To begin the gam e you insert your disk/ddp into a    drive and pull the computer      reset switch. After the game loads you are  presented with a  game board and asked to select the primary game option:    ADD-A -NOTE or NEW NOTES. You can use either your game       controller o    r you may use the ARROW KEYS and the RETURN KEY to make your selection.      The object of ttches wins.     As the game starts you have three types of objects to   select from:    ALPHABET SHAPES, OBJECT SHAPES, and ABSTRACT    SHAPES. You may also choose  the PREVIEW OPTION which permits you to view the entire board for about 20   seconds before the objects are covered by the tiles. The STANDARD PLAY       option   does not preview the objects.      I really enjoyed the use of the POINT-AND-CLICK method of selecting    tiles and game options. And with all the        different sounds and colors ence, ADAM will play it back for you much     slower.     If you choose the ADD-A-NOTE option the new note is     added to the    total number in the sequence for you to         playback. With the NEW NOTES option, each sequence is new    and the game becomes more intense. Next you  can select the   starting level by tapping a number key for the number in    the sequence that you want to begin with. The final option is to select the  note-play speed, SLOW, MODERATE or FAST (if you   choose fast do not blinJIM DUFFY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ST.LOUIS AUG and very active in ADAM, we   appreciate his well written reviews.                          SUPER PARROT                       Review by Jim Duffy     PHOENIX 2000 has come out with a game for ADAM called   Super Parrot.   This game is a computerized board game for a  sing le player and you can     compete with other players to see who c an get the highest score. The        instructions for this    game are also on the disk in a READ.DOC file which  can   select the number of players (one or two). You can use       either   the game controller or the arrow keys to play this    game.     The object of this game is to flip two tiles on an      on-screen play  board and make them match. If the two tiles   you choose match, the tiles    are removed from the game board  and the player wins a point and selects     again. If the        objects do NOT match the tiles are replaced atop the    objects thereby concealing them again and the player with the most   mahe game is to listen and watch  real    close as the    computer sounds a musical note and flashes  a   color arrow on the monitor   screen. You then play the note    back by tapping the corresponding arrow    key on the keyboard  (or by using the joystick). For each correct human      playback, one additional note is added making an ever-increasing             sequence of notes. After about 10 notes the game becomes     very            challenging and the first and second time you miss a    particular sequ I think this game is great for   the whole family.                             RATING-Aor the arrow keys to play this    game.     The object of this game is to flip two tiles on an      on-screen play  board and make them match. If the two tiles   you choose match, the tiles    are removed from the game board  and the player wins a point and selects     again. If the        objects do NOT match the tiles are replaced atop the    objects thereby concealing them again and the player with the most   mak   or sneeze or else you might miss a  note).     This game uses nice screen colors and makes good use of the ADAM sound  chips. For anyone that has played the SIMON   game and enjoyed it they would certainly enjoy this game.                             RATING-B                            e additional note is added making an ever-increasing             sequence of notes. After about 10 notes the game becomes     very            challenging and the first and second time you miss a    particular seque posts them on the AWAUG BBS, 24 hrs. (202) 56l-2475, Jeff  Jodoin, friendly Sysop. References to files being on "the BBS", "this BBS', etc. should be taken  to mean the AWAUG BBS.THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF THESE AND IS  VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU  BJ    FANS.    It is also of interest to those of you looking for disk drive    repairs or clocks.A10113 01:19 Apr-14-1990TO: All    FROM: Ronald Collins            SUBJ: Clocks for TDOS     Since the new TDOS will make full use of a clock/calendar card,xO       announcements, pronouncements, pronouns, adjectives, items, comments,     lectures , general information, and in general the ramblings of Ron       Collins, as he pRON'S RAMBLINGS. I will try to make it a point of downloading and including in ANN ,       announcements, pronouncements, pronouns, adjectives, items, comments,     lectures , general information, and in general the ramblings of Ron       Collins, as hnd will do so   in this series.The series will consist of the following introduction, 7     pages of instructions and two exammples.   Only the          beginning will be on this MAY ANN disk and the balance will  follow on the June ANN disks. SEND STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPEN TO GERLACH SOFTWARE FOR     THEIR CATALOG.                 INTRODUCTIONWe have been doing graphics for ADAM  for several years now. We first started with SignSHOP, and released five volumes to the public Domain Library, labele I've      talked to Big John and he tells me he will build internal cards for $50   each and an external version (for you AdamLINK users) for $60. You can    also send disk drives to him for repair or upgrade if you want.  $35 plus parts is his going rate. The address       remains the same 5665 Myers Road, Akron, OH 44319.  John has even         borrowed my Falco TS-100 (I can't WAIT to get it back) so that he can     have 80 columns again.  * Ron * d in general the ramblings of Ron       Collins, as hence, ADAM will play it back for you much     slower.     If you choose the ADD-A-NOTE option the new note is     added to the    total number in the sequence for you to         playback. With the NEW NOTES option, each sequence is new    and the game becomes more intense. Next you  can select the   starting level by tapping a number key for the number in    the sequence that you want to begin with. The final option is to select the  note-play speed, SLOW, MODERATE or FAST (if you   choose fast do not blinx	Ers now. We first started with SignSHOP, and released five volumes to the public Domain Library, labeled as HAPPY SIGNS. We are    also the only producer of adult graphics WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A SERIES BY GERLACH FAMILY SOFTWARE  ON DESIGNING GRAPHICS. Ricki Gerlach and family turn out some great graphics        including their Happy Clip series among others.    They are  willing to share some of their tips with us ae posts them on the AWAUG BBS, 24 hrs. (202) 56l-2475, Jeff  Jodoin, friendly Sysop. References to files being on "the BBS", "this BBS', etc. should be taken  to mean the AWAUG BBS.THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF THESE AND IS  VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU  BJ    FANS.    It is also of interest to those of you looking for disk drive    repairs or clocks.A10113 01:19 Apr-14-1990TO: All    FROM: Ronald Collins            SUBJ: Clocks for TDOS     Since the new TDOS will make full use of a clock/calendar card,d as HAPPY SIGNS. We are    also the only producer of adult graphics in SignSHOP format  that we know of. Since SignSHOP, several others have         produced top quality software for graphics with the proper   hardware additions to ADAM. We have now produced 10 volumes  of graphics Titled HAPPY CLIPS, for use with PowerPAINT.Being able to produce top quality graphics is not difficult, but is only time consuming, and the secrets to making        graphics should be made available to any one desiring to    ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ~ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ~ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿneral public as an instructional guide. Any comments,  additions, corrections, or changes  are welcome.Please address all coorspondence to:                  GERLACH FAMILY SOFTWARE                  PO BOX 175                            Fort Campbell, KY 42223umes  of graphics Titled HAPPY CLIPS, for use with PowerPAINT.Being able to produce top quality graphics is not difficult, but is only time consuming, and the secrets to making        graphics should be made available to any one desiring to    y do not have to be the twotypes that we use. We recommend any type at all.PIXELS: the dots that are printed, and make up a picture.Dots or pixels are actually little squares, and one pixel isrepresented by one square on the graph paper.LOW RESOLUTION GRAPHICS (LOW-RES): the graphics found ingames like the ATATI 2600. Made of large squares, can beprinted using the ADAM Smartwriter printer and the SignSHOP program.HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS (HI-RES): the fine line, greatlydetailed drawings found fx	EON     B.    TERMS     C.    SignSHOP PROGRAMING     D.    PowerPAINT and SmartLOGO         SmartBASIC V2.0     ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ               ADAM GRAPHICS          by: Ricki J. Gerlach     A.    INTRODUCTION     B.    TERMS     C.    SignSHOP PROGRAMING     D.    PowerPAINT and SmartLOGO         SmartBASIC V2.0      take the time needed to work with them.It is our desire, to share some of the secrets to quality    graphics with all ADAM owners, not to put us out of          business, but rather to expand the graphics available to     ADAM owners through the interest and work of others in the   ADAM world.Hopefully, following our guide, any one desiring to try to   produce graphics may be able to do so, using our own         learning experiences. This guide is not copywrite protected, and is released to    the gex	Esquareswith larger squares highlighted. The two types we use are: DRAFTBOARD Inc. 8 x 8 squares UUP 202D GRAPH PAPER  10 x 10 squaresAny graph paper will do, they d                    * TERMS * GRAPH PAPER:  paper which is divided up into little squareswith larger squares highlighted. The two types we use are: DRAFTBOARD Inc. 8 x 8 squares UUP 202D GRAPH PAPER  10 x 10 squaresAny graph paper will do, the take the time needed to work with them.It is our desire, to share some of the secrets to quality    graphics with all ADAM owners, not to put us out of          business, but rather to expand the graphics available to     ADAM owners through the interest and work of others in the   ADAM world.Hopefully, following our guide, any one desiring to try to   produce graphics may be able to do so, using our own         learning experiences. This guide is not copywrite protected, and is released to    the gerom most computer generated graphics. These can be printed with ADAM, if a dot matrixprinter is attached with the proper hardware, and softwareprograms such as PowerPAINT, ShowOFF I, or some othergraphic program.0 squaresAny graph paper will do, they d                    * TERMS * GRAPH PAPER:  paper which is divided up into little squareswith larger squares highlighted. The two types we use are: DRAFTBOARD Inc. 8 x 8 squares UUP 202D GRAPH PAPER  10 x 10 squaresAny graph paper will do, the files.  Prepared by Dean Roades of 463 ADAM.CON_CONTES H   Details of the June 90 ANN contest centering on ADAMCON 02, Sponsored by Walter's SW and Phoenix 2000.  **PUSH and SUPPORT ** both the contest and the sponsors.(Note: The letter following the file name is the file type.)==========================================================AWAUG_BBS  A   Bob Blair      AWAUG     History and information on the AWAUG BBS, source of a wealth of information for the ADAM.RONS_RAMBL H   Ron Collins    PostexO Wood Lake 630l7^G                                        ^D  434-73l0;878-5220^EMo. Dept. of Rev.                                            AAA                   LOOKING FOR:I am looking for a Robert White of the Emerald Coast AUG.   I would        appreciate his address or his getting in touch with me.Thank you for any help you can give.Barry WilsonCAprFool3H$VçNoArtist3HZI, which may also be know as WRITERMATE. This program is an enhancement of SmartWRITER and is intended to be used with an Epson Compatible dot-matrix printer, such as the Panasonic KX-P1180. Each of the files represents a single, double-column page of condensed type. Using a 10 pitch type, each file will represent two full pages of text, with horizontal margins set at 5 & 68, and vertical margins set at 6 & 65.EDITOR_1  H  This is the first page of the editorial from the March/April issue of our newslette(Note: Set Margins to 5, and 75)9005ANN-2ESPECIALLY READ THE FILES WITH ***  IN FRONT OF THEIR NAME.  THEY CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE A.N.N. SYSTEM AS WELL AS MATTERS REQUIRING YOUR ATTENTION.It is important that credit be given to: Author, Source (User Group, BBS, etc), and ADAM News Network.*************AGENDA_ADD H   Barry Wilson   ***IMPORTANT***  Additional items                     to be acted on and pushed.****************READMETWO:***  This file which gives a summary or info on the othery do not have to be the twotypes that we use. We recommend any type at all.PIXELS: the dots that are printed, and make up a picture.Dots or pixels are actually little squares, and one pixel isrepresented by one square on the graph paper.LOW RESOLUTION GRAPHICS (LOW-RES): the graphics found ingames like the ATATI 2600. Made of large squares, can beprinted using the ADAM Smartwriter printer and the SignSHOP program.HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS (HI-RES): the fine line, greatlydetailed drawings found fd on the AWAUG BBS. Info on Big John and his latest projects.N_CASTRO   H   A profile of Norman Castro, a regular ANN contributor.  Included are Norm's projects benefitting ADAM.S_Abomb_01 H   Norm Castro    PD contribution of a 'blank' map for ADAMBomb screens.  Fill in objects as you find them.==========================================================##V.I.S.A. INPUT TO A.N.N. FOR MAR/APR 1990.These files were created, or modified using the Softworks Factory (ex-DIGITAL EXPRESS) program, SHOWOFF IsBIOS_AprilA^äSwfPR_revuHdÚDISK&THATAk	ScenesHEFTpÿHARRISfileHw'CON_CONTESH~€AGENDA_ADDH„¢revhanmaA
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