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Suenaga Editor Emeritus................................................Doug Cuff \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////// ~ GenieLamp IBM ~ GenieLamp ST ~ GenieLamp PowerPC ~ ~ GenieLamp A2Pro ~ GenieLamp Macintosh ~ GenieLamp TX2 ~ ~ GenieLamp Windows ~ GenieLamp A2 ~ LiveWire (ASCII) ~ ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ GE Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: genielamp@genie.com ////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ >>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE APPLE II ROUNDTABLE? <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ~ July 15, 1997 ~ FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY] Notes From The Editor. Is That A Letter For Me? SOFTVIEW A2 ............. [SOF] FOCUS ON ................ [FOC] Review: Hyper Quarterly. Accidental Tourist at KFest. LOG OFF ................. [LOG] GenieLamp Information [IDX]"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" READING GENIELAMP GenieLamp has incorporated a unique indexing system """"""""""""""""" to help make reading the magazine easier. To utilize this system, load GenieLamp into any ASCII word processor or text editor. In the index you will find the following example: HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM] Genie Fun & Games. To read this article, set your find or search command to [HUM]. If you want to scan all of the articles, search for [EOA]. [EOF] will take you to the last page, whereas [IDX] will bring you back to the index. MESSAGE INFO To make it easy for you to respond to messages reprinted """""""""""" here in GenieLamp, you will find all the information you need immediately following the message. For example: (SMITH, CAT6, TOP1, MSG:58/M475) _____________| _____|__ _|___ |____ |_____________ |Name of sender CATegory TOPic Msg.# Page number| In this example, to respond to Smith's message, log on to page 475 enter the bulletin board and set CAT 6. Enter your REPly in TOPic 1. A message number that is surrounded by brackets indicates that this message is a "target" message and is referring to a "chain" of two or more messages that are following the same topic. For example: {58}. ABOUT Genie Genie has pricing plans to fit almost any budget. Genie's """"""""""" services include email, software downloads, bulletin boards, chat lines, and an Internet gateway included at a non-prime time connect rate of $2.75. Some pricing plans include uncharged online connect time. As always, prices are subject to change without notice. To sign up for Genie, call (with modem) 1-800-638-8369 in the USA or 1-800-387-8330 in Canada. Upon connection wait for the U#= prompt. Type: JOINGENIE and hit RETURN. The system will then prompt you for your information. Need more information? Call Genie's customer service line (voice) at 1-800-638-9636. GET GENIELAMP ON THE NET! Now you can get your GenieLamp issues from """"""""""""""""""""""""" the Internet. If you use a web browser, connect to "gopher://gopher.genie.com/11/magazines". When using a gopher program, connect to "gopher.genie.com" and then choose item 7 (Magazines and Newsletters from Genie's RoundTables). *** GET INTO THE LAMP! *** """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ///////////////////////////////////////// Genie_QWIK_QUOTE ///// / "I've always gotten really lost on the way to Avila" / / / / "You are the only person I know that could get lost on / / the Yellow Brick Road." / ////////////////////////////////////////// A2LAMP & KELLERS /// [EOA] [FRM]////////////////////////////// FROM MY DESKTOP / ///////////////////////////////// Notes From The Editor """"""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [A2LAMP] >>>IN THIS LIFE<<< """""""""""""""""" I'm tired. This happens every summer. It's been a million years since the last time I talked--really talked, not electronically chatted in a virtual room--about computers to someone who wasn't a world away in terms of philosophy. Yet I end every summer invigorated and full of enthusiasm to continue doing what I can to keep the Apple II alive. The reason is simple: KansasFest. KansasFest is the absolute most fun an Apple II fanatic can have. I'll guarantee that if you show up at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri on the 30th of July, and stay a few days and (sleepless) nights, your computing life will be changed forever. In continuing our theme of monthly KansasFest Blatant Plugs, this month we feature an update of Doug Cuff's highly acclaimed "Accidental Tourist's Guide to KansasFest," which is absolutely required reading for the first time KFester, and recommending reading for everyone else. I'll see you all at Avila College in a couple of weeks. [*] [*] [*] The big news this month as far as the Genie A2 and A2Pro RoundTables go is that they're now merged! Both Apple II users and programmers alike can now do all of their Apple II Genie work from a single Genie page number (645). Many more details about the merger are included in this issue. Unfortunately, the merger was not without its growing pains. Several people were hit with many old messages moved to new locations that they may have read years ago. But the worst is behind us, and I think we can look forward to both A2 and A2Pro working hard together to make the Apple II Community even stronger. [*] [*] [*] This month's edition of _GenieLamp A2_ is created in memory of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, the voice of modern Hawai'ian music, who died on June 26, 1997 of complications from morbid obesity. You are missed, Bruddah Iz. -- Ryan Genie Mail: A2LAMP Internet: a2lamp@genie.com __________________________________________________________ | | | REPRINTING GENIELAMP | | | | If you want to reprint any part of GenieLamp, or | | post it to a bulletin board, please see the very end | | of this file for instructions and limitations. | |__________________________________________________________| ASCII ART BEGINS _____ _ _ ___ ___ / ____| (_) | | / _ \|__ \ | | __ ___ _ __ _ ___| | __ _ _ __ ___ _ __ | |_| | ) | | | |_ |/ _ \ '_ \| |/ _ \ | / _` | '_ ` _ \| '_ \ | _ | / / | |__| | __/ | | | | __/ |___| (_| | | | | | | |_) | | | | |/ /_ \_____|\___|_| |_|_|\___|______\__,_|_| |_| |_| .__/ |_| |_|____| | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [HEY]////////////////////////////// HEY MISTER POSTMAN / ///////////////////////////////// Is That A Letter For Me? """""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan Suenaga [A2LAMP] o BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS o A2 POT-POURRI o HOT TOPICS o WHAT'S NEW o THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT >>> BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" [*] CAT 2, TOP 40 ....... A2 + A2Pro = Reorganiation Galore [*] CAT 2, TOP 43 ....... Meet Your KFesters! [*] CAT 15, TOP 8 ....... TAPping To The Music [*] CAT 19, TOP 10 ....... SSII Keeps The Harmonie Flowing >>> A2 POT-POURRI <<< """"""""""""""""""""" IIS ON THE TUBE Apple II Sighting: """"""""""""""" This may be old hat to some, but I'm watching THE DEAD ZONE at the moment, and in one scene in a young boy's room, he's shown sitting at an Apple II with a Monitor ///. I assume it's a II Plus, given the Monitor ///. Gee, that brings back memories. My first II was a 48K II Plus with a black & white Monitor ///, two Disk II drives, a Videx(?) lowercase chip, Videx keyboard enhancer, Videx 80-column card, and a genyoowine _Microsoft_ 16K card in Slot 0, giving me a massive 64K of RAM. How I wish I wish I still had that rig. ;-) (WMD, CAT2, TOP3, MSG:78/M645;1) GUS MAKES THE BIG TIME Ziff-Davis' no-nonsense copyright message... """""""""""""""""""""" Copyright ) 1997 Ziff-Davis Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff-Davis Inc. is prohibited. prevents me from posting verbatim the fascinating little blurb that ended last week's Mac the Knife column in MacWeek, that gave a wacky description of Gus being demonstrated running under Rhapsody at the recent Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose. The Gus development team came out of the closet, in other words... If you want to see what I mean, you can find it on the web at this url: http://www8.zdnet.com/macweek/mw_1121/op_knife.html Curiously enough, the column is both SIS and Lynx-friendly. :) David K. - A2-Web! Get tangled at http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ (A2.DAD, CAT5, TOP14, MSG:282/M645;1) <<<<< Well, I recieved confirmation from Andy Nicholas, and Gus was """"" indeed featured during the Rhapsody Blue Box session at the recent Apple World Wide Developers Conference a few weeks ago in San Jose. The webcast of the event is still available, and you can point your browser at this url to see it: http://wwdc.smgtv.net/session204.html For those of you who don't have the hardware to see a webcast, what was happening was that the Rhapsody team at WWDC was demonstrating various parts of the Mac OS running under the "blue box." They were showing Quicktime movie clips and demonstrating how this, that, and the other s yearthing still works, and then decided to drop into something completely different. The hall (good crowd) broke into cheers and applause when the GS OS boot screen then appeared on the Rhapsody/Mac desktop, and then played a few minutes of Choplifter for all assembled. It was, even to my jaded eye, pretty cool. :) If you are able to tune into the webcast, then the Gus portion of it occurs about halfway through the webcast. Move the slider to the half tick mark, and if you've gotten to the Q&A portion of the session, you've gone too far. The Gus appearance was what they used to wind up the demo before going into the question and answer period. But don't put it off, it won't be available for much longer. David K. - A2-Web! Get tangled at http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ (A2.DAD, CAT5, TOP14, MSG:283/M645;1) AND BERNIE CHECKS IN TOO Are you sitting down? Good... """""""""""""""""""""""" While the rest of the world was enjoying the beautiful weather this past weekend, the F.E. Systems team was hard at work on Bernie ][ The Rescue. And, for the first time ever, the F.E. Systems team reports that Bernie ][ The Rescue was able to successfully output words onto the printed page!!!! Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP4, MSG:311/M645;1) GODZILLA SLOWS DOWN THE APPLE IIC+, FILM AT 11 If I did things right (and """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" this is the right Cat/Top), file #28588 will be the IIC+ speedup/slowdown routines (Merlin) from days gone by:) After a long delay (looking for things), I've uploaded the IIc+ Slowdown/ Speedup routines (in Merlin source code). Hope it helps someone. Steve (MAC.BB, CAT23, TOP3, MSG:272/M645;1) PAT ON DELPHI DOWNLOADS Here's how I upload and download to Delphi (and I """"""""""""""""""""""" do that A LOT!) using Proterm 3.1 and telnet from Genie. The following is a scrollback capture with my notes in parenthesis: First go to Page 5000 (m5000). Here's how it will look: Genie INTERNET Page 5000 Genie Internet Services 1. Fingertip Guide to Genie's Internet Services 2. Internet Education Center 3. ENTER THE INTERNET (HIGH SPEED TEST) 4. Enter the Internet 5. Internet RoundTable 6. Internet Help Desk ( 8pm to 1am ) 7. Internet Mail 8. Send a Comment about Genie's Internet Services Enter #,

revious, or elp?4 Starting up GEnie Internet Services... . ! CAUTION ! ! You are about to enter the Internet which is a vast network of academic, ! government and privately-owned computers. Although GEnie Services is ! providing this Internet access, GEnie Services does not have any control ! over the content or type of information or data which is available on ! the Internet. While on the Internet you may be exposed to offensive or ! inappropriate information or data including obscenity, vulgarity, ! unauthorized copies of copyrighted items, and software which may contain ! a virus or other destructive element. By continuing this access to the ! Internet, you are assuming the risks associated with or resulting from ! such information or data. ! ! While on the Internet you must comply with the acceptable use policies ! of the various networks comprising the Internet. Press Return to continue? (Gently tap the return key here). ! If you are using GEnie for Windows 2.0 and have "blue" color problems, ! or if you want to view the web in color text in other terminal programs ! that support ANSI color, type "color" at the first menu prompt. ! ! At long last, the SPRINTNET "Download from workspace" bug is fixed. Try ! zmodem downloads again in confidence. Press Return to continue? (Gently tap the return key here). Journey over all the universe in a map, without the expense and fatigue of traveling, without suffering the inconveniences of heat, cold, hunger, and thirst. --- Miguel de Cervantes Color mode now engaged. To disable, type in 'color'. GEnie Internet BETA-TEST INET-1000 GEnie Internet Beta Test 1. About the Internet Beta Test 2. What Works 3. Known Bugs and Work Arounds 4. How to Report a Bug 5. Enter the Internet 6. Return to GEnie Enter number of your choice, or HELP ?5 (This time you select option #5, and then the screen will look like this: GEnie Internet ENTRANCE INET-1001 Entrance to the Internet 1. Burrow Through the Internet using GOPHER 2. Surf the World Wide Web using LYNX 3. Connect to Other Places using TELNET 4. File Downloading and Searching Using FTP 5. UNDER CONSTRUCTION: USENET Newsgroups 6. Manage Your Workspace of Saved Files 7. Return to the previous menu 8. Return to GEnie (At this screen, RESIST THE URGE TO ENTER OPTION 3 if you plan on uploading or downloading. Instead, enter the following commands after the HELP prompt at the bottom of the screen: Enter number of your choice, 'P' for the previous menu, or HELP ?telnet -8 -E (The E must be in upper case). Please set your terminal program for - VT100 or VT102 mode - FULL duplex, Echo off, or Remote Echo. (these all mean the same) (In Proterm, you set the full duplex with open Apple-L. If you plan to enter the Delphi RTC, keep the emulation at Split Screen - it won't matter to Delphi). (The next screen will look like this, with the telnet prompt: Type in "toggle binary" (without the quotes). telnet> toggle binary (Genie will now respond with the following:) Negotiating binary mode with remote host. telnet> open delphi.com Trying 199.93.4.65... Connected to delphi.com. Escape character is 'off'. (Then you will be connected to Delphi and you will see that system's loging screen, asking first for username, then password. Type them in as you normally login to Delphi). Username: PATZ_PIX Password: Hello PATZ_PIX Welcome to DELPHI Copyright (c) 1995,1996,1997 Delphi Internet Services (From that point on, just proceed as you normally do on Delphi. When you are ready to leave, type "bye" (without the quotes) and you will be back at Genie's Internet gateway. You can then go to another Genie area or log off from Genie. You will need to return to half duplex to see your typing on the monitor). I hope the above will help those of you who are having trouble with downloading to obtain the neat files on Delphi. Pat Kern . (PATZ.PIX, CAT28, TOP26, MSG:15/M645;1) WORDPERFECT REVISITED I'm enjoying the "Hyper Quarterly" which I recently """"""""""""""""""""" received. Great job everyone!! As a relative newbie to the IIGS I have to ask about WordPerfect for the IIGS: when, where, what, and still? That is, is it still available from somebody? Marshall at: j.m.reber@genie.com Delivered by: CoPilot v2.5.5 (Offline GEnie Message Manager) Using: Spectrum v2.1 (Telecomm Program for the Apple II GS) (J.M.REBER, CAT13, TOP15, MSG:5/M645;1) >>>>> Last I heard, no. There was an attempt to get it realeased as """"" freeware, but there was some confusion about who held the rights. -- Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech cknoblo@delphi.com cknoblo@novia.net (C.KNOBLOCK, CAT13, TOP15, MSG:6/M645;1) >>> HOT TOPICS <<< """""""""""""""""" A2/A2PRO--MERGE LEFT """""""""""""""""""" _____ ______ __ _____ ______ __ __ __ /_____|/______\ ___/_/__ /__ __|/______\ /_//_// / /__/|__| ___|__| /_______/ /__/|__| ___|__|/ / \/_/ /__/_|__| /_____/ /__/__ /__/_|__| /_____/ /________|/__/ /_____/ /________|/__/ /__/ |__|__/______ /__/_____ /__/ |__|__/______ /__/ |__|________/ |_______/ /__/ |__|________/ SISTERS FROM THE START, SOON TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN! For some time now we've been thinking about merging the A2 and A2Pro RTs, and now seems to be a good time to take that step. By merging them into one Apple II RoundTable we make it easier for you to get your hardware, software, and programming questions answered all in one place. In the process, we get to streamline the A2 area, and make it a better place for all of us. To accomplish this, some major changes in the organization of the A2 bulletin board and libraries will be necessary. Just as soon as we have the details worked out, we will share them with you right here. With any task as complex as this, there are bound to be a few problems, and it will take some time to get everything worked out. In the meantime, please bear with us. We're excited about the improvements that we'll be making, and by the time we're done, we're convinced that you will be too! (JUST.DAVE, CAT2, TOP40, MSG:2/M645;1) SEVEN HILLS, SPECTRUM, AND SIS Today I tried to call an order in for """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Spectrum v2.1 and SIS but when I started to leave the information on the system, I never got to complete it. I was going to EMail them but I don't have a "warm fuzzy" feeling when it comes to giving my credit card no.. Any suggestions (other than snail mail)? Or did I hit the wrong button on the phone when I connected? Thanks for your response. Tuddy (R.ABEL2, CAT16, TOP15, MSG:148/M645;1) >>>>> Tuddy, """"" I would suggest that you try again tomorrow on the phone and see if you get better results. Or ... you might try e-mailing Seven Hills and telling them of your experience with the voice mail. Maybe there's a problem with the phone system they don't know about yet. If you do e-mail them for assistance, use one of these two new addresses: shss@ix.netcom.com sales@sevenhills.com You could also try faxing them your order. The fax number: 904-575-2015 Tell you the truth, I've gone to using snail mail for orders. I don't like giving credit card numbers to voice mail any more than I do e-mail. Seven Hills snail address is: Seven Hills Solution Specialists 1254 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32304 Good luck ... you're gonna love Spectrum and SIS! Max (M.JONES145, CAT16, TOP15, MSG:149/M645;1) SSII: PRINTING IN PERFECT HARMONIE Effective immediately, Harmonie has """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" become a Shareware Solutions II product that can be purchased for $20; that price includes postage to anywhere in the world. At the moment, Shareware Solutions II will be selling Harmonie v2.11. That includes the IW II drivers that had originally been part of Harmonie, but that had then been sold as a separate product (Perfect Image). Joe Kohn Shareware Solutions II 166 Alpine St San Rafael, CA 94901 (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP10, MSG:1/M645;1) <<<<< I had a long talk the other day with Kevin Johnson (the owner of """"" Vitesse) about that very subject, and he tried to discourage me from getting hopeful that 600 dpi would ever be possible on a IIGS. His line of reasoning is that it would take more RAM than most of us have in order for the IIGS to render a 600 dpi image in memory. He also added that _if_ it were possible for Harmonie to support 600 dpi printing, it would take forever and a day for the IIGS to render a page. Perhaps as long, he quesstimated, as 20 minutes for each page. And, that pretty much confirms what Bill Heineman told me. On the other hand, Bill, Kevin and I all believe that 600 x 300 dpi printing would be do-able. Whether it will be done is another story. I just don't know at this point. But, I talked with Bill just yesterday about this very subject, and suggested that we seriously discuss the possibilities further at KansasFest. So, at this point, I don't really want to get anyone's hopes up. Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP10, MSG:6/M645;1) <<<<< Yikes. """"" There's still a lot I have to learn about Harmonie. I thought I had the most recent update installed on my system, but... I just compared the modification dates of the Harmonie drivers I have installed on my system to those found on the disk I just got from Vitesse, and see that the one I use is 2 years older than the most current version. So, I have a feeling that it is going to take me some time to "get up to speed." Please be patient... That said, I'm not all that concerned about not being able to personally supply answers to DeskJet (and other Harmonie related) questions, as I'm sure there are dozens and dozens of A2 regulars who've used Harmonie and DeskJets who'd be happy to supply answers. So, here's a question you've never heard a publisher of a software package ask before...does anyone know the difference between the Harmonie LaserJet IIp driver v2.01p and v2.11? Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP10, MSG:10/M645;1) <<<<< Ohmigosh ;-) """"" I just had an interesting talk with the BurgerMeister, and he told me some things about Harmonie that I just didn't know; namely, all along, he's been supplying Vitesse with Harmonie updates. And, apparently, Vitesse has been updating Harmonie all along. Among the things that Bill told me... 1) The problem with buffered parallel cards was fixed two years ago, so Harmonie v2.11 should work with Grapplers and Parallel Pro cards that have add-on buffer boards. 2) The 560c driver currently supports 600 x 300 dpi. 3) The StyleWriter driver works only with the StyleWriter I. 4) There used to be a problem getting full justification when using an odd-sized (as opposed to an even sized) font, but that was fixed two years ago. Well, I'm off to install the Harmonie v2.11 LaserJet driver... Joe Kohn (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP10, MSG:16/M645;1) >>>>> I use a Buffered Grappler+ to connect the DeskJet 400 to my GS and """"" it works fine. I use the DeskJet500C.HAR and GrapplerPlus drivers. I have had the exact color problem you mentioned, but I can't figure out why. Sometimes when I insert the color cartridge it just won't work, other times it will. But I can tell you that the color printing =does= work with the Buffered Grappler+. My problem comes when I try to print with AppleWorks, but that has nothing to do with Harmonie... BTW, the DJ 400 is a nice little printer, isn't it? - Tony (A2.TONY, CAT19, TOP10, MSG:22/M645;1) THE MAKINGS OF SSII It's taken much much longer than any previous issue, """"""""""""""""""" but Shareware Solutions II, Volume 3, Issue 5 is finally nearing completion and should start going out in the mail real soon now. When you get this next issue, I think you'll understand why it took so long. In my mind, this is the "Such A Deal" issue. There are more bargains available to subscribers in this one issue than probably the last 3 or 4 or 5 issues combined. As pleased as I am to present all those great money saving offers to the readers of SSII, setting up all those deals took forever and a day. In any case, it's a real relief for the end to finally be in sight. Just a couple more days now... Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP4, MSG:321/M645;1) >>> WHAT'S NEW <<< """""""""""""""""" ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING """"""""""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'97____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |______ __\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (________) |___| KansasFest 1997 is a go, but we need YOU too! If you've ever wanted to be able to say you were part of a KFest, this is the chance of a lifetime--who knows what will happen in 1998? Why take a chance on next year--be a part of computing history now! KFest '97 will be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri. It will take place from July 30 - August 3, 1997. The cost will be only $375, which _includes_ use of a double room in the Avila College dorms _and_ meals! There are also a limited number of single rooms available. (If you wish to stay at one of the many hotels or motels near the college then the cost is $300, but you would, of course, have to find and pay for your own room and meals.) The last date pre-registrations will be accepted is July 20th. Featured presenters this year include Joe Kohn, publisher of _Shareware Solutions II_, the Apple II world's largest circulation newsletter; Max Jones, editor and publisher of _Juiced.GS_; Geoff Weiss, co-author of the first Apple II web browser, the _Spectrum Internet Suite_; Tony Ward, long-time librarian of the Apple II areas on Genie and Delphi; Steve Cavanaugh, editor and publisher of _The Apple Blossom_ and _Hyper Quarterly_; and Ryan Suenaga, editor of _GenieLampA2_. We have demos from _Apple Computer, Inc._, _Apple Blossom Publishing_, _Sheppyware_, and _Shareware Solutions II_, as well as a showing of _Bernie ][ the Rescue_, the Apple IIgs emulator for the PowerMacintosh. The annual Apple II writer's and publisher's forum will feature the editors of five Apple II publications, our keynote speaker will be the webmeister of the hot new Mother Of All Apple II Web Sites, David Kerwood, and this year's roastee will be Richard Bennett, the world famous Australian programmer! Check-in will be on Wedensday from 1-4 pm, and check-out from 11 am - 1 pm on Sunday. Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. A vendor fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, with software and hardware demos slated for Saturday afternoon. Meals included in the registration price are Thursday breakfast through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ++ Please Note++ Dinner on Wednesday and Saturday are NOT included this year. Attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants near the Avila campus, or join the Kfest '97 group for their annual treks to KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's Steak House. KFest this year is being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc.. If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can find answers via the InterNet. Just send an email message to Cindyadams@delphi.com, or visit the World Wide Web page at http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html Last year, KansasFest 1996 saw the birth of the first Web Broswer for the Apple IIgs as well as the first public demo of Gus, the Apple IIgs emulator for the PowerMacintosh. What wonders will KFest 1997 spring on the world? Why wait? Register now, before it's too late! Join us today! KFest 1997 approaches! (A2LAMP, CAT2, TOP45, MSG:189/M645;1) HQ DEBUTS After 9 months of planning and scripting, the first issue of """"""""" Hyper Quarterly was mailed out to subscribers on Monday, June 2, 1997. Our premier issue contains 11 stacks including the Front End designed by HangTime. Contents of Issue 1 =================== TZ Rolodex - Keep track of your contacts while this stack tracks their time and keeps them sorted for you. Good Eats! - Dozens of recipes for you to sample, and plenty of room for your own culinary creations Quarknet - Offline message processor for Delphi--tons of great features that will make browsing Delphi forums easier and more productive. PostScripter - Resize and reposition PostScript files you create in IIGS graphics programs, and print them in stunning detail! HC.Word - A text editor for HyperCard with advanced features like automatic "fancy text" (ligatures, etc.) and HTML export A la Carte - Automatically create menus for your own HyperCard stacks with no fuss or bother. ScriptMenu - put a Scripts menu in every stack as you work on it -- lists every object in your stack and lets you instantly open scripts associated with those objects. TableMaker - Need to create a quick HTML table for your Web page? With this stack, no knowledge of HTML is needed, just fire up this stack and create away. BookMark Manager - Is your Lynx Bookmark file getting unruly? Wish for a better editing option than VI or emacs? Here it is! HTML.to.WP - Need to download and print some web pages -- with formatting? This stack converts HTML to WordPerfect format so you can do it. Hyper Quarterly is a quarterly (of course) disk-based subscription from the publisher of The Apple Blossom. Our first issue features the work of Josh Calvin, Brian Gillespie, Gareth Jones, HangTime and Steve Cavanaugh. Stacks are created with HyperCard IIGS, and are delivered on two disks via first class mail. To effectively use Hyper Quarterly you'll need a IIGS with 2 MB of RAM, a hard drive and, of course, HyperCard IIGS. Subscriptions to Hyper Quarterly cost $35.00 for a one year subscription in the United States or Canada, $40.00 in other countries. Single issues are available for $11.95 in the US/Canada, $15.00 outside those countries. If you don't have HyperCard IIGS, we can sell you that (all 6 disks) too for $12.00 ($15.00 outside the US/Canada). Send subscriptions (with checks or money orders made out to "Apple Blossom Publishing"--sorry, no credit cards) to: Steve Cavanaugh Apple Blossom Publishing P.O. Box 120434 Boston, MA 02112-0434 (A2LAMP, CAT13, TOP15, MSG:4/M645;1) ANOTHER HELPING OF JUICED Announcing ... """"""""""""""""""""""""" ===== Juiced.GS, Volume 2, Issue 2 ===== The Spring 1997 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier IIGS-specific magazine, is now arriving in subscriber mail boxes in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and other points around the world. This issue is being mailed to 271 paid subscribers in 43 states and 10 foreign countries. Here's what you'll find in this issue: ============ FEATURES Cover Story: The Animated Apple ... Longtime Compuserve sysop Joe T. Walters takes users through the lively process of converting animation files of various formats into Paintworks animation files that can be viewed on the Apple IIGS. Walters discusses how FLI files can be converted with a useful IIGS utility, and gets a little help from his friendly Macintosh in doing conversions for Quicktime, AVI and MPEG. Graphics: Using Platinum Paint to do cool things to type ... Apple II programmer and graphic artist Bret Victor reveals one of his painting tricks and discusses a few techniques for using Platinum Paint. Not only is this article entertaining, it invites the user to follow along in Platinum Paint in a step-by-step tutorial. Hardware: Hacksaw hacking the Stealth GS ... Apple II hardware guru Stephen Buggie explains how IIGS sophistication can be added to the IIe by exchanging its motherboard for one specially designed for IIe casing. COLUMNS Desktop Publishing: Working with white space ... Dave Bennett, an associate professor of journalism, explains how the desktop publisher should use white space to add emphasis and contrast to documents. My Home Page: A productive season ... Juiced.GS editor and publisher Max Jones recounts a busy first six months of 1997 in which software publishers -- commercial, shareware and freeware -- have brought a number of new and amazing products to the IIGS marketplace. II Be Named Later: "Real" geeks ... Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga, muses about the many and varied qualifications for becoming a "real" geek. DEPARTMENTS Shareware Spotlight: Shifty List 2.0, SIS Bookmark Editor, and StolenBASE are the featured programs in the spotlight this issue. DumplinGS: All roads lead to Kfest ... From the latest on the planning phase for Kfest '97 to news about that long-awaited SuperConvert update, if it's being talked about in the Apple II world, you'll read about it in this compilation of newsy notes. Letters from the Land of Rom ... Juiced.GS readers ask questions, get answers, and tell us what's on their minds. ============ Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription only. A subscription for 1997 is $14 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $20 elsewhere. To subscribe, send a check or money order U.S. funds to: Max Jones Juiced.GS 2217 Lakeview Drive Sullivan, IN 47882 Makes checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or purchase orders can be accepted. A complete set of 1996 issues is also available for $14. If you would like to purchase only a specific single copy (or copies) of 1996 issues, they are available for $4 each. An index and brief description of articles published in 1996 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below. Apple II Forever! Max Jones Juiced.GS Genie: M.JONES145 -- Delphi: JuicedGS Internet: m.jones145@genie.com -or- juicedgs@delphi.com WorLd Wide Web: http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs (M.JONES145, CAT13, TOP43, MSG:65/M645;1) CROCK, NOT POT Announcing the arrival of Crock O' Gold! """""""""""""" Spectrum v2.1 Offline Reader for Delphi. ---------------------------------------- We are proud to announce the release of Crock O' Gold, a suite of scripts for Spectrum v2.1 to automate your Delphi sessions. Crock O' Gold will retrieve any waiting messages from marked Forums, and by using a sophisticated message reader, let you browse them comfortably while offline. You can then compose your replies and post any new messages with ease. These messages will be posted automagically the next time you go online. Any marked files will also be downloaded automagically. Requires: --------- Spectrum v2.1 and free space on your hard disk. Features: --------- Automatic 'point and click' installer. Installer.Log reports what was installed where. Point and click 'Crock.O.Gold' S16 starter application. Auto-logon through Sprintnet. User files for Genie and Compuserve Telnet access. User configurable for Telnet access through any route. Offline and Online Menus. Terminal mode with quick start back to the menus. Built in File Manager. Configurable 'online action' settings. Easy selection of Forums from a list of over 500. Selectable Download protocol. Uses either the Spectrum SHR or Text display. Optionally auto-formats the viewed messages. Signatures added automatically to messages. Auto-Quoting available in message replies. Choose to keep the Forum banners. Choose to keep your scrollback buffer. Easy preparation of download file list. Archive a single message or the full session. Print single messages. Find a 'string' in viewed message file. Read backwards and forwards in message file. Full !Help! NDA help guide. Status: ------- The Crock O' Gold scripts are loosely based on the 'Delphi Messenger' scripts by Kit Graham and Gary Utter. They are FreeWare, provided the complete package is distributed intact. This is v1.0 of the script suite, and I plan to work further on the scripts and to introduce many new features lacking from this first version. For further information, suggestions, or bug reports, contact 'ewannop@tcns.co.uk'. Where to get it: ---------------- Delphi A2 library. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/ Copyright Notice: ----------------- Crock O' Gold (c) 1997 Ewen Wannop Ewen (Speccie) Delivered by: CoPilot v2.5.5 and Spectrum 2.1 (E.WANNOP, CAT16, TOP16, MSG:170/M645;1) <<<<< For all Crock O' Gold users.... """"" There is a very minor problem with the 'Poster' script that stops replies to messages from uploading. So for those who have downloaded the COG.BXY file, please enter Speccie's Editor and open the 'Poster' script from the 'COG' folder. Search for the string 'To: [' and remove the space between the '[' and the bullet. Save the file and all will be well... Ewen (Speccie) Delivered by: CoPilot v2.5.5 and Spectrum 2.1 (E.WANNOP, CAT16, TOP16, MSG:179/M645;1) DELPHI'S OLRIGHT! V2.2 Announcing... """""""""""""""""""""" OLRight! v2.2 OLRight! is a full-featured off-line reader (and more!) for Delphi, that works entirely within ANSITerm. Using ANSITerm's powerful scripting language, most routine functions that you may wish to use with Delphi have been automated. OLRight! REQUIRES ANSITerm v2.13. A hard drive and accelerator are strongly recommended, if not necessities. Feature List: + Interface o Drop-down, one-touch menu system o Menu bar clock o Automatic detection/prompts at new installations o All setup requirements scripted via menus/prompts o Menu access to ANSITerm's Editor, View file, Utilities, Scrollback o File transfer by Xmodem, Ymodem, Ymodem Batch, Zmodem or Kermit o Activities panel shows status of next session o Access to main menu while online o Restart scripts at any forum o Reconfigure activities while on-line. + Automated Access o SprintNet dial-up o Telnet from your ISP (generic script supplied) o Telnet from Genie using CoPilot (Page 5000 or A2 Launchpad) o Automatic saving of logon/logoff banners for later viewing + Mail Functions o Received mail: Read, reply, print, archive to file. o Send mail to Delphi/Internet addresses, Carbon Copy o Address book for up to 32 E-mail addresses o Automatic purging of old mail (Previous 2 sessions retained) o Edit outgoing mail in ANSITerm's powerful editor o Delphi Binary Mail supported + Workspace Functions o Upload files o Download files + Conference/Chat o Selectable from Main Menu o Visit pre-set conference areas, or user specified o Automatic configuration for chat mode + Forums o Set nickname o Set or Clear topics to be read o Start new message threads o Reply to messages, either from reader or by message number o Get a topic list o Read messages, with option to reply, print, archive to file o Message searches by match criteria (date, author, subject, msg #) o Freeform searches o Ability to suppress reading or transmitting of messages by forum. o Messages edited in ANSITerm's powerful editor o Mark multiple messages for later reference. + Databases o Upload (via workspace) using setup script o Download files using setup script o Database searches o Search and upload log file viewer + Logoff o Automatic logoff for all access methods o Manual logoff from main menu Don V. Zahniser Delivered by: CoPilot 2.5.6 and ANSITerm v2.13b (D.ZAHNISER, CAT21, TOP41, MSG:21/M645;1) >>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" THIS MONTH'S BLATANT TEASER I think the following message qualifies as an """"""""""""""""""""""""""" official teaser ;-) I'm in shock! It's not an unpleasant kind of shock; more like a being caught completely off guard type of shock. I just received a letter today from an old Apple II friend who owns an Apple II software company. In his letter, he says that business has fallen off in recent times, but since he still loves the Apple II and wants to continue supporting current Apple II efforts, and at the same time wants to "encourage the Apple II young developers," he has some plans cooked up that will benefit the Apple II community, and Shareware Solutions II. It looks like Shareware Solutions II will be making a slew of commercial software products available through the newsletter. Included will be programming utilities, an amazing teachers' gradebook program, and a computer aided design program. And, source code for some of the software will also be available. I have absolutely no details at this time, except to predict that, at some point in the near future, Shareware Solutions II subscribers are going to be able to get some software that used to cost $100 or $200...for next to nothing, through SSII. And, who knows, maybe we'll even throw in the kitchen sink? Joe Kohn (JOE.KOHN, CAT19, TOP4, MSG:305/M645;1) >>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""" Category 16, Topic 16 Message 191 Thu Jun 26, 1997 MAC.BB [Godzilla] (Forwarded) For some odd reason, I've been thinking about "support" lately. IMHO, InTrec is THE company to duplicate as far as product support. What I've also realized is that we receive excellent support from other sources and don't often acknowledge that! Ewen's support also qualifies as "excellent" as does Joe Kohn's (Shareware Solutions II), Max Jones (Juiced.GS), Steve Cavanaugh (Apple Blossom and Hyper Quarterly), Eric Shepherd (SheppyWare). I've missed a few (sorry), but I'd appreciate it if you would take the time to comment on those I've missed and let them know how much we appreciate their outstanding support! I don't do it often enough so any help you can offer would help lower my "guilt":) Steve (Godzilla) [*][*][*] While on Genie, do you spend most of your time downloading files? If so, you may be missing out some excellent information in the Bulletin Board area. The messages listed above only scratch the surface of what's available and waiting for you in the bulletin board area. If you are serious about your Apple II, the GenieLamp staff strongly urge you to give the bulletin board area a try. There are literally thousands of messages posted from people like you from all over the world. [EOA] [SOF]////////////////////////////// SOFTVIEW A2 / ///////////////////////////////// Review: Hyper Quarterly """""""""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. [A2LAMP] >>> HYPERCARD RIDES AGAIN <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" PRODUCT: Hyper Quarterly ISSUE: Volume 1, Number 1 AUTHORS: Steve Cavanaugh, Gareth Jones, Hangtime, Brian Gillespie, Josh Calvin PUBLISHER: Apple Blossom Publishing, P.O. Box 120434, Boston, MA 02112-0434 appleblossom@delphi.com, ABPub@ziplink.net, SteveC1021@aol.com, http://members.aol.com/newblossom PRICE: $35 for a one year subscription in the U.S. and Canada, $40 elsewhere; $11.95 for a single issue in the U.S. and Canada; $15 elsewhere. REQUIREMENTS: Apple IIgs, System 6.0 or later, 2 megabytes of RAM, hard drive. Before you delve wholeheartedly into this review, a necessary disclaimer: I've done some work for Apple Blossom Publishing in the past, and anticipate continuing to work for them in the future. That said, I've made every effort to keep this review as impartial as possible. In the glory days of the Apple II, when all of the wonders of the Apple IIgs were fresh and new, Apple Computer, Inc. delivered an Apple IIgs program that even they didn't think could be done: _HyperCard IIgs_, a GS/OS version of the program that was revolutionizing the way people used the Mac. Shortly thereafter, Resource Central, the company behind the legendary newsletter _A2 Central_ (aka _Open-Apple_) entrusted a vagabond named, oddly enough, HangTime to produce a bimonthly disk publication dedicated to _HyperCard IIgs_. That publication was called _Script Central_, and it showed the world how a little scripting could push the Apple IIgs to its limits. Every two months, a new set of stacks would arrive and welcome the user to another Bo (Monroe), Mo (Mohawk Man, aka Jay Jennings), and Me (HangTime) production. Years passed, and Apple Computer, Inc. reclassified _HyperCard_ for the Apple IIgs as system software, meaning it would be available almost free from such places as Apple's own ftp sites and the Genie A2 libraries. But time wasn't kind on all fronts--eventually Resource Central folded, and took _Script Central_ along with it. Undaunted, HangTime teamed up with Joe Kohn of _Shareware Solutions II_ to keep back issues of _Script Central_ available, and left the door open for possible new issues of the HyperCard publication--unfortunately, for unknown reasons, these new issues never materialized. Now, several years later, HangTime is back, this time with a new pair of sidekicks in Gareth Jones of the _Apple B.C. News_ (a user group newsletter) and Steve Cavanaugh, publisher of _The Apple Blossom_, with a new, exciting Apple IIgs disk publication based on _HyperCard IIgs_ in the tradition of _Script Central_: _Hyper Quarterly_. The new, quarterly, subscription-only publication made its debut in May 1997 with its first two-disk issue. Brought to you by Apple Blossom Publishing, the premier issue features _HyperCard_ stacks by our old friend HangTime (including a Star Trek-like front end that lets you navigate a galaxy of stacks and declares the new publication a "Steve, Gareth, and Me" production) and newer, less-known (though not less gifted) scripters Jones, Cavanaugh, Josh Calvin, and Brian Gillespie. Aside from several columns and tidbits of interest to _HyperCard IIgs_ fanatics, included in this first issue is a varied collection of stacks that show you the many uses of _HyperCard_--from the practical (Good Eats, a recipe stack with loads of great meals, and TZ Rolodex, a stack-based version of its namesake) to the Geekish (A la Carte, a _HyperCard_ programming assistant), from the utilitarian (Quarknet, an off-line processor for the Delphi online service for use with _Spectrum) to the eccentric (TableMaker, a tool to assist with the creation of HTML "tables")-- _Hyper Quarterly_ will make even the most jaded IIgs user smile. _Hyper Quarterly_, like _HyperCard IIgs_ itself, is an attempt to truly give you the power to be your best. It strives to give you all of the power and versatility of the Apple IIgs in a form that's easily learned and used. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone with even a passing interest in _HyperCard IIgs_. [EOA] [FOC]////////////////////////////// FOCUS ON... / ///////////////////////////////// KansasFest 1997 """"""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [D.CUFF] >>> THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST AT KANSASFEST <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Copyright 1996, 1997 by Douglas Cuff. All rights reserved. The Accidental Tourist travel guides were described by Anne Tyler in her 1985 novel of the same name (later a movie starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis). The Accidental Tourist guides were designed for the business traveller whose reactions to travel were feelings of anxiety and defenseless. The guides were meant to soothe and comfort the non-adventurous traveller. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you should find that this guide will do the same for you. If you're an old hand at KansasFest, this guide will provide you with some helpful reminders. (If you've read this far with a growing sense of _deja vu_, that's because this article originally appeared last year in GenieLamp A2 Vol. 5, Issue 52 [July 1996]. It's been updated for KansasFest 1997.) One word of warning: If there's a conflict between the advice you receive from the Accidental Tourist and the instructions you're given from the information packet when you arrive at KansasFest--pay attention to the official info packet. These folks know the score. KansasFest began in 1989 as the A2-Central Developer Conference, and didn't begin calling itself KansasFest until its third year, 1991. KansasFest takes place in Kansas City, Missouri. (Not Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas border is less than a mile away, if that comforts you any.) This will be the ninth annual KansasFest, and it's not just for programmers and developers any more. If you've never been to KansasFest before, you don't know what you're missing! It's a great chance to learn about your Apple II, mingle with other users, and see what software other people are working on. This is the Apple II event of the year. I can't say exactly how many people will there, but a safe estimate is 60-100 attendees (counting those who stay off-campus). What campus? KansasFest takes place entirely at Avila College, in the southmost part of Kansas City. Here's the address: Avila College 11901 Wornall Road Kansas City, Missouri 64145 U.S.A. phone (816) 942-8400 Avila College is small--approximately 1500 students--which means you can walk anywhere on campus in five minutes. Use of a car is therefore as optional as it's ever going to get, assuming you fly to Kansas. The one time you are going to be hollering for a vehicle is when you try to get to and from Kansas City International airport. More on that shortly. This year, KansasFest is scheduled for July 31-August 3, but dorm rooms are available for the nights of July 30-August 2. PM Wed July 30 arrival Thu July 31 scheduled sessions Fri August 1 scheduled sessions Sat August 2 demos (morning); vendors' fair (afternoon) AM Sun August 3 farewell Check-in time is 1-4 PM Wednesday. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 AM Sunday. How much the conference costs depends on when you pay for it and what kind of accommodation you require. You can save a few bucks if you're willing to share a room--private rooms cost more. (The prices went up by $75 on May 21.) private room $450 shared room $375 conference only $300 Even if you can find a room in Kansas City for $18.75 a night ($37.50 a night private), staying on campus is still a better idea, since after-hours activities are a big part of KansasFest. There have been some important changes in the meals this year. To begin with, free lunch at Avila's cafeteria used to be included for _all_ KFesters, even those not staying on campus. This year, those not staying on campus must provide their own lunches. Fortunately, being banished from the Avila cafeteria won't make anyone weep. Also, those staying on campus should note that no evening meal is provided on Wednesday night nor on Saturday night. The lack of a Wednesday meal isn't significant--that's still before the kick-off, so to speak. But keep in mind that you're on your own your last night there. (You can get a breakfast on Sunday, though, if you're staying on campus.) You will be staying in either Carondelet or Ridgway dormitory, both of which were built in 1963. For those of you who have never experienced residence life or have forgotten what it was like, expect spartan surroundings. Forget the idea of a private bathroom, but you'll be glad to know that the rooms are air-conditioned. (You'll probably find yourself in Ridgway--that's where KansasFest 1996 made itself at home. There and the Whitfield Conference Center.) BEFORE YOU GO As with any trip, you need to arrange for several things: """"""""""""" o conference attendance (fee $300/$375/$450); o accommodation (included in package); o meals (included in package); o transport to/from conference. Those attending from outside the United States will also need: o passport/visa; o medical insurance; o US currency/traveller's checks. Conference Attendance There are 80 spaces for on-campus attendees, and ''''''''''''''''''''' the last day pre-registration is available is July 20. Even if you register late, there may be room for off-campus conference attendees, so you may be able to register at Avila on July 30/31. For fast information, E-mail cindyadams@delphi.com. If you'd like to register, write: KFest '97 c/o InTrec Software 3035 E. Topaz Circle Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423 USA Please make checks payable to "InTrec Software". Credit card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc. with your VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602) 992-1345, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time. You can also fax your registration with credit card account number and expiration date to (602) 992-0232 (also Monday-Friday; 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Mountain Standard Time). Or E-mail your credit card account number and expiration date to proterm@intrec.com. In summary, to register by credit card: o write to the address above (cheques also okay here); o phone (602) 992-1345; o fax (602) 992-0232; or o e-mail proterm@intrec.com But remember, that's only when you know you want to register. If you have questions first, send e-mail to cindyadams@delphi.com. Accommodation If you're staying at Avila College campus, chances are good ''''''''''''' that you're going to be sharing a room with one other person. Space is limited to 80 beds this year, so you're unlikely to end up in a room by yourself unless you specifically request a private room (which costs more). The rooms are _not_ co-ed, but the dorms are. There aren't any hotels within walking distance of Avila College, so plan on having transportation if you're staying off-campus. Here are some hotels said to be near Avila College. Please be warned that I haven't stayed at any of them, so I can't make recommendations. Most have approximate room rates shown; some do not. None of the room rate quotations I found have changed since the 1996 edition of this guide. In three cases, I was not able to find updated figures--these are marked *(1996 rate)*. Since none of the other hotels have changed their rates in the past year, you're fairly safe in assuming that these three haven't made substantial changes either. Fairfield Inn - Overland Park 4401 W. 107th, Overland Park, KS 66207 913-381-5700 $58 *(1996 rate)* (closest hotel to KansasFest) DoubleTree Hotel Kansas City Corporate Woods 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66210 800-222-TREE / 913-451-6100 $119-$149 Drury Inn - Overland Park 10951 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210 913-345-1500 $69 *(1996 rate)* Overland Park Marriott 10800 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210 800-228-9290 / 913-451-8000 $119 AmeriSuites 6801 W. 112th, Overland Park, KS 66211 800-833-1516 / 913-451-2553 $69-$99 Best Western Hallmark Inn Executive Center 7000 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211 800-444-4191 / 913-383-2550 $54-67 Red Roof Inn - Overland Park 6800 W. 108th St., Overland Park, KS 66211 913-341-0100 $43-50 *(1996 rate)* Residence Inn by Marriott - Overland Park 6300 W. 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 800-331-3131 / 913-491-3333 $109-$139 Clubhouse Inn Overland Park 10610 Marty, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-CLUBINN / 913-648-5555 $78-$88 Courtyard by Marriott 11301 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212 913-339-9900 room rate not available Embassy Suites Overland Park 10601 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-362-2779 / 913-649-7060 $99-$129 (charges for local calls) Hampton Inn - Overland Park 10591 Metcalf Frontage Road, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-HAMPTON / 913-341-1551 $69-79 Holiday Inn Express - Overland Park 7200 W. 107th St, Overland Park, KS 66212 800-HOLIDAY / 913-648-7858 $69-$76 Courtyard by Marriott 500 E. 105th St., Kansas City, MO 64131 816-941-3333 room rate not available Days Inn - South 11801 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64131 800-DAYS-INN / 816-765-1888 $45-$55 Meals If you're staying on Avila campus, meals are included in the ''''' package price. If you aren't staying at Avila, you're completely on your own. If you find the cafeteria food not to your liking--and many don't--you'll be relieved to know that there's a supermarket about 25 minutes' walk away. Here's how to get there: Start at Carondelet dorm. Stand with your back to the dorm entrance, so that you can see the Marian Center if you look left. Turn right from Carondelet and walk down to the parking lot. Turn left and walk out of the parking lot, down Sister Oliver Louise Drive. This private road takes you to 118th Street. Turn left and walk on 118th until you reach Wornall Road. Turn right on Wornall until you reach the intersection of Wornall and Minor. Turn right onto Minor Drive. Once on Minor, ten minutes' walk will bring you close to the end of Minor, to the point where you can see a large parking lot. Veer left and you'll be at a small shopping mall that boasts a bank, a supermarket, and a restaurant. (Note: This trip can be made a few minutes shorter, but these directions are simpler, and can be easily adapted for use by motorists as well as pedestrians.) If you're not staying on Avila campus, you're probably sufficiently adventurous to know how to find decent food in a strange city. Be aware that small groups tend to sneak off-campus to a restaurant (often either KC Masterpiece or Jess & Jim's) for at least one evening meal during the conference. Let them know you want to be part of the excursion! Transportation 101/A--Getting to Kansas Many of you intend to fly to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Kansas City. The airport you will be arriving at is Kansas City International (MCI). The airport has three arc-shaped terminals. If you're meeting someone there, be sure that everyone intends to go to the same terminal, or that everyone is catching the (free) shuttle to the same car rental agency. You can pick up a city map at one of the airport magazine stands. The Gousha map has Avila College marked (grid location I-19). If you don't have a map, better pay close attention: If you drew a map of Kansas City on a 8x11 sheet of paper, the airport would be in the upper left corner, to the northwest. Avila College would be near the bottom of the piece of paper, near the center. Point taken? The distance between Avila College and the international airport is not small. It's perhaps 45 miles by the recommended route (below), so allow an hour's travel time at a bare minimum. What with collecting your luggage and arranging/co-ordinating transport, it's probably safer to assume it will take you two hours to get from the airport to Avila, starting from the time the plane's landing gear touches the tarmac and stopping when you sling your suitcase onto the dorm bed. Transportation 101/B--Getting to Avila Since the distance from the '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' airport to Avila College is 28 miles as the crow flies, and about 45 miles by car, you don't even want to think about taking a taxi. You'd pay $40 minimum, possibly as much as $60. For a one-way trip. If you book ahead, you can get Quicksilver to take you to Avila College at a more reasonable rate: $24 for 1 person $32 for 2 people $40 for 3 people $43 for 4 people $55 for 5 or 6 people You _must_ book Quicksilver in advance. They need at least one day's notice, so call them at 1-800-888-8294 or 816-262-0906. IF YOU DON'T MAKE A RESERVATION, THEY CAN'T TAKE YOU. If you don't want to rent a car, you could also take the Airport Express van to the Overland Park Marriott hotel and take a cab from there. (Those of you renting cars at the airport: we'll discuss the route shortly, in the ARRIVAL section.) PREPARING FOR THE TRIP Get plenty of sleep before you go, because you're """""""""""""""""""""" not likely to get much sleep at KansasFest. KansasFest days are 18 hours long, unless they're 20 or 24 hours long. There's too much going on to waste time in sleep! On the same note, make sure you don't schedule anything important (like operating heavy machinery) for the day after KansasFest--Monday, August 4. You'll have had so little sleep that you won't feel your best. Packing--Computer Stuff Lots of people brings computers. If you're doing ''''''''''''''''''''''' this, make a backup of your hard drive and leave the backup at home. If you won't feel safe unless you take a backup with you, make two backups. If you're bringing a hard drive and you're travelling by plane, you may want to consider packing the hard drive in your carry-on luggage. That way, you can extract the hard drive from the luggage before it gets X-rayed (!). Tell the attendant that what you are carrying in your hand is a hard drive for a computer, and that it might be damaged by the X-ray machine. Chances are they'll handle it differently. If they tell you that no damage could possibly be caused, don't believe them. (You may have to obey them, but don't believe them.) Try insisting--politely!--on special handling anyway. Incidentally, X-rays are not good for diskettes either. Bring plenty of extension cords, power bars, and surge suppressors, plus phone cord if you bring your modem. Bring plenty of blank disks. Bring anything you'd like to show off, either software or hardware. Packing--Other Stuff A word about clothing: KansasFest is "dress '''''''''''''''''''' casual", and Kansas City in July is hot and humid, so light clothing would be a good idea. If you're bringing anything that you want to hang in the closet, bring your own hangers. You should pack a bathrobe or something you don't mind walking the halls in when you rise in the morning. The dorms will be housing both sexes, and there are no private bathrooms. Towels are supplied, but you can pack an extra one if you feel so inclined. Be sure to bring all the usual toiletries: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, and all the etceteras. There are modular phone jacks in all the dorm rooms, but phones are not provided, so pack a phone, if only for local calls (which are free). If you know who your roommate is, you can assure her or him that you're bringing the phone and save her or him the trouble. If you're serious about making the morning sessions, an alarm clock is a good idea. If you're _really_ serious about attending morning sessions, ear plugs--for the night before--couldn't hurt either. Unless you're a private soul, some sort of sign for your door is a good idea, so that people can find you. Many people take the trouble to make these before they leave. Don't forget your airline tickets and other travel documents, if any, but don't pack them in your checked luggage. Also don't forget a quarter for a phone call. ARRIVING """""""" Getting from the Airport to Avila If you've arranged with Quicksilver to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' pick you up at the airport, as you leave the "gate", look for someone holding up a sign with your name on it. (The sign will probably also have "Quicksilver" written on it.) Of course, Quicksilver have been known to get busy at KansasFest time. If no one is there looking for you, start by looking for them. The Quicksilver people are usually easy to spot. If there's no one from Quicksilver in the terminal, don't panic. Just call them at 262-0905. This is a local call from the airport. (You did remember a quarter for a phone call, didn't you?) Remember that you _cannot_ ride with Quicksilver unless you have made a reservation at least one day in advance. Driving from the Airport to Avila If you're renting a car, start looking ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' for the desk of the rental agency you're dealing with. (Remember that there are shuttle buses among the three terminals, if necessary.) Once you've got your car, exit through the airport's main gate (Cookingham Drive) onto Interstate 29 heading south. At highway 152, exit west. Follow 152 west to I-435. Take I-435 south and follow it around until it reaches Wornall Road from the west. Take the Wornall Road exit. Then turn in at Avila College (which is a left turn off Wornall if you approach it from I-435). Check our handy Avila map below for where to park. The best place is probably the lot near the dormitories. After Hours Arrival It's Wednesday night, and it's dark already. ''''''''''''''''''' Quicksilver has just dropped you off... or you've just parked the rental car. You're tired after the long drive from the airport. You've never been to Avila College before. Now what do you do? Well, if you know beforehand that you're going to arrive after hours, you should contact Cindy Adams so that she can let the Avila staff know about late arrivals. Suppose, however, that you've arrived late by accident--your flights was delayed, or your car had a flat? What do you do now? It's easy. The campus at Avila is small, and there are only three building that KFesters need to explore: I. Whitfield Conference Center: This is where most of the actual conference sessions take place. It's sufficiently small that you'd have to try really hard to get lost here. If you walk the path to Whitfield from one of the other buildings listed below, go down the stairs as soon as you get inside the door. If you enter Whitfield from the roadway, you're at the main conference entrance, so don't worry. II. Marian Center: This is where the cafeteria is. Unless you're booked into a nearby hotel, this is where you come to eat. This is also where the celebrity roast is traditionally held. Yes, you're allowed to attend the roast even if you're staying at a hotel, and you get to eat lunch here too. III. either Ridgway or Carondelet dormitory: This is where you sleep, at least in theory. Even hotel-dwellers need to know about the dorms, since you'll spend a lot of your evenings hanging out here. At past KFests, both dorms have been used, but this year, only one of them is available. You'll find out which is the KFest dorm for 1997 when you arrive. Look at the map of the campus below and get your bearings: AVILA COLLEGE CAMPUS * ___________ * * ########## | | * * ########## ... | * * ########## . |___________| * * . . ########*** * ______ . ......... ######## * * | | . ___.____ * * | | . | | * * |______| . | Marian | * * . | center | * * ______ . |________| * **** | | . . * * | | . .............. * * | | . . ____._____ ## * |______| ................................ | | ## * . _____ . |Carondelet| ## * ________.__ | | . | dorm | ## ___ * | | | | . |__________| ## | | * [| Whitfield | | | ____._____ ## | | #*#[| center | |_____| | | ################ | | #*# |___________| | Ridgway | ################ |___| #*# | dorm | ################ #*# |__________| * * ... = pathway *** = roadway ### = parking [ = main entrance (Whitfield) If it's late Wednesday night, forget about registering for the _conference_. Check-in ended at 4 PM. Concentrate on registering for your _room_, so at least you'll have a place to sleep tonight. If it's extremely late at night, the front doors of the dorms may be shut. Look for a buzzer that will rouse a member of the staff. The best thing to do is to read the instructions in your preliminary information packet, but if they don't produce satisfactory results, wander about one or both of the dorms until you find someone who'll take pity on your and let you collapse onto a bed. You'll get a room assignment and a room key. (You may even get a sheet of paper that tells you who you've been billeted with and how to register for the conference on the following morning.) If you're staying in Ridgway, don't collapse the minute you see your room key. The lowest number it will have on it is 401. That does _not_ mean you're on the fourth floor. (Particularly as Ridgway has only three floors.) If your room number begins with 4, it means you're on the first floor (or "ground floor" to most Europeans). Similar deal for the second and third floors. If your room number doesn't begin with 4, 5, or 6, it means you aren't staying at Ridgway. If wandering around the dorms doesn't produce any results, try Marian Center. If you still can't find anyone, wander down toward Whitfield. Arriving after hours means you get to check in to your room. You still must register for the conference in the morning. We'll cover that in the "Business Hours Arrival" section. For now, what about your room? Your Room Rooms at the Avila College dorms each have two beds. If your ''''''''' roommate is there, smile and introduce yourself. If your roommate isn't there, don't be alarmed. Your roommate may not have arrived yet, in which case you get to grab the best bed. (I'm joking. Neither bed will be any less loathsome than the other.) Probably your roommate has already arrived, grabbed the best bed, and is out visiting others. Near the beds is a long institutional-looking unit with two closets, two sets of drawers, and assorted storage space. The opposite side of this unit is a desk long enough for two people to work at. There's plenty of room for two computers on this desk, but there's just one outlet per computer. If you don't have a power bar or a Kensington System Saver or an AE Conserver, you're going to be limited to plugging in the computer and the monitor--no hard drive, no modem, nothing else. (Those of you with internal hard drives can stop being smug right now.) Near the desk are two outlets that seem to be phone jacks. They _aren't_ phone jacks. The phone jack is on the other side of the room, by the beds. If you didn't bring plenty of phone extension cord, you'll have to set up your computer at the foot of your bed. (Don't laugh. It's happened.) Don't waste time looking for the phone; they aren't supplied, which is why you had to bring one in your suitcase. To find out the phone number of your room (so that people can call you), ask one of the Avila staff. If you didn't bring a phone, you can still use one of the pay phones in the hallways. When dialing out from your dorm room, either with a phone or a modem, you'll need to prefix the number with a 9 to get an outside line. If you're using a modem, you may be able to use its "wait for dialtone" feature before you dial the number. So the proper sequence would be: ATDT9w4741778 If your modem doesn't support "wait for dialtone", try using a few commas (,) to create a pause: ATDT9,,4725178 You may also need to set your software up so it waits about 45 seconds for a connect instead of the standard 30 seconds, because it takes a bit longer to get through to the number you're dialing. (There's information about dialing Genie later in this article.) The only real luxury that the rooms boast is air-conditioning. No private baths here, but you'll find bathrooms just down the corridor a piece. The one I frequented had one bathtub, two showers, three toilets, four sinks (one with an attachment for washing hair), and assorted mirrors. Every floor also seems to have a TV lounge and a small kitchen. Business Hours Arrival If you arrive at Avila between 9 AM and 5 PM '''''''''''''''''''''' (preferably between 1 PM and 4 PM Wednesday!), you can register for the conference and your room (if applicable) at the same time. Check your pre-conference packet for information on where to register. It will be somewhere in one of the four buildings mentioned above, of course. One note of warning: if you've been told to register somewhere--say, the cafeteria at Marian center--and no one has shown up fifteen minutes after the listed start time, then by all means check the dorms and Whitfield center to see if registration has been moved there. It's unlikely you'll have to worry about something like this, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. ONCE YOU'RE THERE """"""""""""""""" Curricular Events Originally, KansasFest was a conference for Apple II ''''''''''''''''' developers--people who wanted to create software and hardware for others to use. Nowadays it's for users, too. Don't worry that you don't belong there--you do and you're welcome, whether you've come to party or come to learn. The sessions--no one dignifies them with the name "seminars"--are mostly held at the Whitfield conference center. The main conference room is right inside the main doors (the doors closest to Wornall Road). If you don't know how to get to the session you want to attend, come here. It will either be in this room or someone in this room will know where the right room is. There's a social aspect to this part of the occasion as well. You'll see plenty of schmoozing in Whitfield lobby, right outside the main conference room. Expect cameras, both still and video, and demented people operating them. Cameras are used to record the presentations, or people meeting, or the general craziness that's going on! "Formal" sessions have been known to take place in the dorms as well. _Informal_ sessions have definitely been known to take place in the dorms! On the last day of KansasFest, there's a demonstration of new and upcoming software and a vendors' fair. The demos are currently scheduled for the morning and the fair for the afternoon, but that may change. The fair is a chance to pick up hardware and software at special KFest prices, and to see and buy software never before released. Semi-curricular Events While not officially part of the proceedings, some '''''''''''''''''''''' products _may_ be released at KansasFest. (I sometimes think Apple II programmers would never ever ship if it weren't for KansasFest and Christmas.) This year, there still haven't been any announcements, so you'll have to attend to find out what's up-and-coming. Even if nothing gets released, you're practically guaranteed some product previews. Here are my wild guesses at what _might_ be shown this year: o Tony Diaz has threatened to have an LCD-based Apple IIGS working, "but not," he adds, "in the portable case that I attacked last summer. I found a Dynamac and it fits much better in that case instead." o Mike Westerfield has been working on a programming language for the Apple IIGS tentatively called GSoft BASIC. o Mike Westerfield has also been working on a spelling-checker, though it's been a long time since anyone bugged him about it; o Ewen Wannop is working on an offline message reader (one like CoPilot) called Crock O' Gold and is developing Spectrum XCMDs to make this task easier. It's in release now, so ask around--someone has a copy of it. o Burger Bill Heineman is going to be updating the Harmonie printer drivers for the more modern Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printers, according to Joe Kohn. o Perhaps someone will have obtained permission from Derek Taubert to demonstrate his "in progress" web browser. o SevenHills are continuing to work on an update to SuperConvert that supports JPEG graphics and many other new formats--perhaps there'll be a peek at what's done so far. Who knows what else? _I_ sure don't! Extra-curricular Events It is perfectly possible to attend KansasFest, ''''''''''''''''''''''' attend the sessions 9-5, and go back home. But why would you want to? One reason you might want to is that you're shy. You're shy at any gathering, but you can't imagine conversing with Richard Bennett, Joe Kohn, Max Jones, Tony Diaz, Geoff Weiss, or Ryan Suenaga! There's no reason to be shy. Do what Dean Esmay did at his first KansasFest: walk around introducing yourself. To everyone. You'll meet lots of people just as awestruck as you are, and you can swap tips, stories, recommendations, and lies. Don't be intimidated by meeting well-known Apple II figures. Heck, we're all "just folks". Don't let yourself leave KansasFest without having mingled. Wander around the dorms. If there's one person sitting at a computer, just say "hi". You're intelligent enough to know how to figure out if the person is hard at work or at home to callers. If there are a bunch of people--which is far more likely, particularly during the evening--you might be shy about joining the group. Don't be. Just announce your presence ("Hi, everybody! Room for one more?"). You'll be surprised how welcome the group will make you feel. Whatever the group is doing, it's probably in "kibitz mode", so join in! What will the group be doing? Hard to say. They might be: o trying out software that hasn't been released yet; o trying to get a piece of software to crash; o trying to get it to stop crashing (i.e. debugging it); o sending a group message to Genie; o playing a game; o fixing hardware; o reminiscing about previous KansasFests; or o telling stories about the heyday of the Apple II. There's a chance that the group will be "multi-tasking"--that is, doing more than one of these things at the same time. There are other extra-curricular events that have almost become KFest traditions: the Roger Wagner tie report, Nerf(TM) warfare, and a game called Bite the Bag, which involves a paper bag and a sense of balance. But what about the "real" traditions? Tradition I: Celebrity Roast If the term "celebrity roast" is new to ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' you, rest assured that it's not dangerous, not even to the celebrity. Open flame is not involved, except metaphorically. A roast is simply an event where members of a panel give short speeches which "honor" the celebrity guest by dishing out good-natured insults and back-handed compliments: "A lot of people don't know that Richard Bennett has a poor sense of direction. Every time he tries to come to KansasFest, he finds himself in England." (Except that most of the jokes will be funnier than that.) Ideally, the person being "roasted" is the keynote speaker from the previous KFest, but this isn't always possible. This year, the celebrity being roasted is indeed Richard Bennett, the Australian programmer who recently updated Seven Hill's GraphicWriter III and author of MiniTalk, the freeware Classic Desk Accessory telecommunications program. This event is catered and held in the Avila cafeteria in the Marian center. It's open to all KansasFest attendees, not just those staying on campus. Tradition II: Calling Genie The link between KansasFest and Genie is too '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' complicated to go into here--suffice it to say that people always manage to find time to post early reports on Genie. I expect that this year, Delphi will also be a port of first call for many attendees. CompuServe and comp.sys.apple2 often get the news early, too. But Genie is the service with the longest connection to KansasFest. Here are the Genie numbers local to Kansas City: Genie node 300/1200/2400 816-474-1778 Genie node 9600 816-472-5178 There are also SprintNet numbers, through which you can access both Genie and Delphi: 300/ 1200 816-221-9900 2400 816-472-1430 9600/14400 816-421-5783 To sign on to Genie using SprintNet: 1. Dial the local SprintNet number. 2. Wait to be connected. o If your modem is 300 baud, press H, then press Return 3 times. o If your modem is 1200 baud, press H, then press Return 2 times. o If your modem is 2400 baud or faster, type @H, then press Return. 3. When TERMINAL= appears, press D, then press 1, then press RETURN. 4. Wait for @ to appear, then type C GENIE and press Return. To sign on to Delphi using SprintNet: 1. Dial the local SprintNet number. 2. Wait to be connected. o If your modem is 300 or 1200 baud, press Return, then press D, then Return again. o If your modem is 2400 baud or faster, type @D, then press Return. 3. When TERMINAL= appears, press Return. 4. Wait for @ to appear, then type C DELPHI and press Return. Don't worry about long-distance charges within the city. The greater metropolitan area of Kansas City is in two states with two area codes (816 for Missouri and 913 for Kansas). However, nearly all calls within the Kansas City metropolitan area are local. Remember that you need to prefix the number with a 9 (to get an outside line) and either a "wait for dialtone" command (w) or "pause" command (,) before you dial the number. ATDT9w472-5178 or ATDT9,,472-5178 Tradition III: Dining Out I confess I've never been part of this '''''''''''''''''''''''''' tradition, but I hear that it's traditional to take at least one meal at one of two restaurants (or both!)--KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's. The attraction is Kansas City steak, or so they tell me. If you hang out in the dorm rooms, you're bound to hear of groups heading off to "dine posh". Ask to be counted in... and tell me what happens, all the gory details. The thought of breaking bread with some of these people intrigues me. A TYPICAL DAY A KansasFest day doesn't begin when you might it expect it """"""""""""" to. It begins right after supper. The pressing question of something to eat over with, you take the aperitif of your choice--Jolt! cola, Dr Pepper, or Mountain Dew--and wander around the dorms to see who's doing what. Some people will be staying up until _very_ late. The reason for this is that program bugs stay hidden until at least 2 AM, and the really obscure ones wait until 5 AM. When morning comes, you may or may not have gotten any sleep. If you have, chances are that you didn't get much of it. The cafeteria staff stop serving breakfast at 8:30, but you may decide that sleep is more important than food. In fact, you may decide that sleep is more important than being at the first session. Or the first two sessions. Or world peace. Eventually you get out of bed and dither over which of the simultaneous sessions you want to attend. You can bring paper or a computer to take notes, if you wish--no one will laugh or point. No one will frown if you don't take notes, either. All sessions will run over their allotted time. This is an immutable rule. The domino theory rapidly comes into play here, which wreaks merry havoc with the schedule. After the morning sessions, there's an hour to get some lunch at the cafeteria at Marian center. (Lunch is available to all attendees, whether staying on campus or not.) No one takes attendance here, either. During lunch, the stragglers begin to arrive, and afternoon sessions may be more generously attended and received, since pretty much everyone is now awake and reasonably certain that life is worth living. The afternoon sessions will officially end at 5:00 or 5:30, but they may last a while longer, since no one else is waiting to use the room. It's possible to get so involved in the final session for the day that you miss the evening meal at the cafeteria. Or perhaps you've decided to give the cafeteria a miss. Someone might be headed to a restaurant for a meal--ask around. After you've eaten, well... the cycle begins all over. LEAVING Avila College hosts events other than KansasFest--in fact, """"""" Avila's summers are tightly booked. In previous years, both Ridgway and Carondelet dorms have been available to KFesters, but last year (and this year?), the organizing committee could only get one. That should give you some idea of how hectic things are. Because Avila is playing host to others after KansasFest is over, be sure to check out on time. This year, you have the option of staying over on Saturday night and checking out on Sunday, but don't push it. Check-out time is 11 AM-1 PM Sunday. Avila wants you out of there by 1 PM on Sunday at the _latest_! Incidentally, if you're travelling with Quicksilver, don't forget that you must have booked your return trip to the airport at least 24 hours in advance. Since most people leave at much the same time, it may be possible to cadge a lift to the airport if you've made friends with someone heading that way. 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