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[LOG] Top 10 files for April 1997 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'm still organizing right now." / / / / "'still' implies there's an end." / /////////////////////////////////////// C.KNOBLOCK & A2LAMP /// [EOA] [FRM]////////////////////////////// FROM MY DESKTOP / ///////////////////////////////// Notes From The Editor """"""""""""""""""""" by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. [A2LAMP] >>> I CAN BEGIN AGAIN <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""" I recently celebrated the first anniversary of my graduate school commencement with the realization that I had stopped doing a lot of things that were important to me due to the time crunch school created. . . and never resumed them. I concluded that I simply replaced one thing I was obsessed with another; once I was done with graduate school, I became obsessed with getting _GenieLamp A2_ done. I made a conscious decision to start those things up again, the first of which was to invite an old friend of mine over for dinner. Lianne and I have known each other since 1989, when we both started doing part time work for a social service agency here in town. I was still and undergrad, and she, a few years older than me, was just starting her graduate program in social work. We've followed similar paths, though she's always been a few steps ahead of me: she finished her graduate program before I started, she got her social work license before I became eligible, and she now has her national certification, a year before I can even apply. And while we've never lost track of each other, we've gone as long as a year between phone calls. So, instead of being involved in an electronic conference on a national online service talking about my favorite computer and my labors editing an electronic newsletter, I took a night off in late spring so Lianne, her husband, and her one year old daughter could come over to have some home cooked vegetarian spaghetti and to restart some old traditions. I found that since the last time Lianne had been over for dinner, we both had finished graduate school and gotten our careers in order; she had gotten married and had her baby; and I had gone through major relationships which hadn't panned out. But although we're clearly different people than we were eight years ago, we still have importance to each other. And there's a need to break from the habits of what you're obsessed with to return to the things that're really important. [*] [*] [*] I must start business this month with an apology to Tony Ward, the A2 librarian. In quoting him in the "HEY MISTER POSTMAN" column last month, I totally butchered what he had originally written. I don't have much of an explanation, except that I composed most of last month's issue on a Macintosh and it crashed several times before I was done, which makes me wonder if it's bad karma to compose an Apple II periodical on a Mac. Onto new business: with this issue of _GenieLamp A2_, we also welcome our readers to the Official Unofficial home of _GenieLamp A2_ on the World Wide Web. Point your web broswer to: http://people.delphi.com/rsuenaga The page is not yet complete, but when it is done, you will find links to home pages of our staff, a history of the publication, email links, and archives of the complete _GenieLamp A2_ collection. It is 100% lynx friendly, compliant with Nathan Mates' _Viewable on A Real Apple II_ guidelines, and will eventually be enhanced for viewing by the _Spectrum Internet Suite_. [*] [*] [*] Finally, in case you've been living under a virtual rock the last few months, I thought I'd remind you about the annual Apple II event of the year: KansasFest 1997 is approaching rapidly. Mark your calendars for July 30 through August 3, and plan on joining us over at Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri -- 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 3, TOP 32 ....... Disk of the What? [*] CAT 4, TOP 46 ....... A Close Call for Appleworks? [*] CAT 5, TOP 3 ....... Tiger Learning Computer [*] CAT 35, TOP 26 ....... Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam. . . . [*] CAT 35, TOP 28 ....... Which Road to 56k? [*] CAT 43, TOP 16 ....... Pages or Pagers? [*] CAT 44, TOP 7 ....... The Excitement Builds >>> A2 POT-POURRI <<< """"""""""""""""""""" EUNICHS WHO LOVE UNIX CONTINUED I have a question regarding the Internet """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" and Lynx: [I can't recall where I read about this, SSII or in an answer you gave here on Genie][I've got it saved _somewhere_ -- for all the good that knowledge does me.] You mentioned a method for downloading [IMAGE]s via Lynx. What was it? I tried (D)ownloading (a JPEG image); but, how do I go about saving the picture to disk? I have a IIgs and use Proterm 3.1. Mike Sakarias, Juneau Alaska (M.SAKARIAS, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:276/M645;1) >>>>> Depends on how you have Lynx configured. """"" Default, Lynx can usually save to your workspace, and when you quit Lynx, you can download it from your isp by your usual method (ZModem in my case). You can also configure Lynx to send the file to you via XModem, YModem, or ZModem. Someone else will have to help you with that, though. Took me a long time to get mine right :) Ryan http://www.keystroke.net/~rsuenaga "There's no shortage of windmills to tilt at."--Logan ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55 (A2LAMP, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:277/M645;1) >>>>> Lynx can be configured to do darned near anything, provided you can create your own lynx.cfg file. I've never tried it on Genie, but I'm asuming it won't work because we don't have permanant private storage. If you use Lynx on an ISP and want to customize it, here's what you do. Find your ISP's default lynx.cfg file and copy it to your home directory. If you don't know where it's located, try 'whereis lynx' to find it. Once you have a copy of your own, you can customize it anyway you want, but you have to tell Lynx at startup time where your personal lynx.cfg is located. Like this: 'lynx -cfg=/mydir/lynx.cfg'. You can make that an alias and put it in your .login (or .profile or whatever) file so you don't have to type it all out everytime. In the lynx.cfg file there is a section called "Downloader definitions". This lets you customize the options presented when you ownload a file. Here's what mine looks like for adding a zmodem option: DOWNLOADER:Zmodem download: /home2/tward/lynx.sz %s %s:TRUE That's pretty cryptic, let me try to explain. 'DOWNLOADER' is required. The colons are separators. 'Zmodem download' is what will be displayed on the screen as an option when I ownload a file. '/home2/tward/lynx.sz %s %s' is the command that will be run when I choose 'Zmodem download'. 'TRUE' (or 'FALSE') determines if this downloader definition will be availble for anonymous users. You're asking, "Why can't I just use 'sz' as the command name instead of that '/home2/tward/lynx.sz %s %s' mess? Good question. You see, when lynx downloads a file from a remote site, it saves it somewhere on your ISP's system (a /tmp directory somewhere) with what is probably an unrecognizable filename like temp06783541. But Lynx is a little smarter than that, it provides a "suggested" filename that matches the real filename. The first '%s' is the ugly temporary name, the second '%s' is the nicer "suggested" filename. However, we can only pass the first one to sz, which would result in the incorrect filename when you download. Sooo...we need a little "stub" command in our home directory to grab that second "suggested" filename and pass =that= to sz. I call that stub program 'lynx.sz' but you can call it anything you want. Here's what it looks like: cp $1 ~/lynx.temp/$2 sz ~/lynx.temp/$2 rm ~/lynx.temp/$2 Ouch, that's ugly! Not really. All it does is copy the temporary file $1 (which was the first %s, the one with the ugly name) to a file with the correct name $2 (the second %s, "suggested" filename) in a directory called 'lynx.tmp' in my home directory. Then it uses sz to send it zmodem, then it deletes the file. Sorry for the long post. The UNIX junkie in me got carried away. :) - Tony (A2.TONY, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:278/M645;1) >>>>> When using lynx, there are two different graphic types that you're """"" likely to encounter: [IMAGE] - All versions of lynx can download these easily. Just place your lynx cursor on the [IMAGE] link and press D. The file will be transfered from the remote computer to your ISP's system, and then lynx will display a message asking if you want to save the file to your home directory on your ISP's computer, or whether you want to use zmodem to download it directly to your machine. If the above process is not happening, then lynx was probably not installed properly, and you should contact your ISP. [INLINE] - If you are using any version of lynx prior to v2.6, it's somewhat of a pain to download these, but it is possible (I'll get to that below). Graphics of the [INLINE] type can easily be downloaded with lynx v2.6 or 2.7. When you hit a page with an [INLINE] that you want to download, just press the * key. When you do that, lynx will re-retrieve the page, and the [INLINE] will become an active link and the graphic will then be able to be downloaded just as if it were an [IMAGE] graphic. If you are using an older version of lynx that doesn't directly support downloading of [INLINE] graphics, the only way I know how to download those is by hitting the \ key (to display the html source code), noting the complete URL for the graphic (by capturing it in my scrollback) and then hitting lynx's G (Go To) command and when prompted for the URL, to send the captured URL as the destination. I hope that answers the question... Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:279/M645;1) >>> HOT TOPICS <<< """""""""""""""""" KANSASFEST FOREVER > Are we waiting for a minimum no. of attendees before """""""""""""""""" > declaring that the KFest is on? Yes, but we are almost there. I'm not even worried about it this year. However, if you haven't signed up yet, and you'd like me to be able to sleep at night now so that we can all stay awake in July, get your registration info in to InTrec SOON. As soon as we hit the "magic number" the whole world will know. :) Cindy (aka The Big Cheese) (CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:109/M645;1) >>>>> Once again, we hope to have so many excellent KFest Sessions that """"" you'll have a hard time deciding which ones to attend:) The best way to do that is for you to let us know what sessions you would like at KFest this year. So.....Let's hear it!!! I'd like to hear from any potential presenters also! If you have an idea for a dynamite session, we need to get you on the schedule. Once again I'll need your proposals and any special requirements you may have. It takes some time and juggling to handle this, so the sooner you get your proposals in the better we can accommodate you. Looking forward to seeing everyone at KFest '97!! Just remember that KFest is what YOU make it, so crank out those ideas and let's make this year even better than last year! Steve ("Godzilla/ScheduleMeister/and a few others I'd rather not mention") P.S. In an effort to retain any sanity I may still have, it would be appreciated if you answer in the A2 RT (Category 44 Topic 7) or send email to "Mac.BB". Except for "special situations", I would rather see the discussions in public (C44T7) so everyone can respond and help make this a very special year at KFest. Thanks all! (MAC.BB, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:113/M645;1) >>>>> I would dearly love to see a session on how to write a Hyperstudio """"" NBA / Hypercard XCMD in either Orca Pascal or Orca C. Of course, it would have to be pretty step-by-step. :) _________ | homas (T.COMPTER, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:114/M645;1) >>>>> I don't know about dynamite, but I'm sure I can arrange a "bomb". """"" :) Actually, I would very much like to do a hands-on, GraphicWriter/AWGS specific desktop publishing session. Last year, I talked mostly about DTP concepts and theory and how to apply those to the IIGS. This year, I would like to get down and dirty doing some real-world stuff, answering real-world questions and talking about real-world issues that concern those of us who do DTP on the IIGS. I may be bringing my GS to Kfest, but if I don't I would need to arrange the use of a IIGS for this session. So, would anyone be interested in this sort of thing? If so, any suggestions on carrying out such a session from you all would be most appreciated. Max (M.JONES145, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:115/M645;1) >>>>> Another thought ... """"" With everything going on concerning Spectrum and SIS, I would suggest a session devoted exclusively to those products. I understand Ewen won't be attending this year, but surely we can arrange someone to do this sort of demo. In fact, Geoff Weiss may be planning to attend, and he would be a natural for a SIS demo. Max (M.JONES145, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:116/M645;1) >>>>> We should lock Geoff into this as soon as possible. :-) """"" I also intend to do at least one if not two sessions on some stuff I've been working on recently. Regards, Richard (RICHARD.B, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:117/M645;1) >>>>> To do at least one thing totally off the wall and weird this year, """"" I'd like to do a session on doing Apple II friendly HTML pages. Ewen's email to me specifically hinted very strongly that Geoff Weiss would demo SIS at KansasFest 1997. Of course, I've received no message from _Geoff_ that would indicate that, but you never know what turns up in your mailbox. . . . . . including the revelation that this year at the Apple II Publisher's Forum, -five- different Apple II publications shall be represented. :) Ryan http://www.keystroke.net/~rsuenaga "There's no shortage of windmills to tilt at."--Logan ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55 (A2LAMP, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:118/M645;1) <<<<< > I also intend to do at least one if not two sessions on some """"" > stuff I've been working on recently. YEAH!!!! Cindy (CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:119/M645;1) >>>>> I think Geoff is really looking forward to K'Fest, and I am sure he """"" will do the demo. Whoever is organising the sessions, will need to contact him at geoff@the-hermes.net. Unfortunately I can't be there this year, but I will be there in spirit, if not code! :) Ewen (Speccie) Delivered by: CoPilot v2.5.5 and Spectrum 2.1 (E.WANNOP, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:120/M645;1) >>>>> Thomas, """"" >> I would dearly love to see a session on how to write a Hyperstudio NBA / >> Hypercard XCMD in either Orca Pascal or Orca C... Can't promise anything right now, but your request in "on the list" so there's a good chance someone will be willing and able to present this type of session. Thanks for the input! Max, >> I would very much like to do a hands-on, GraphicWriter/AWGS specific >> desktop publishing session... Judging from your session last year, I'd say we can/should give this the "green light" and take into account any comments that are mentioned here. The GS should be no problem but thanks for mentioning it. We don't want any presenter scheduled for 2 places at the same time - ditto for the equipment:) >> With everything going on concerning Spectrum and SIS, I would suggest >> a session devoted exclusively to those products... Hmmm. Geoff was one of the 1st presenters to offer help with KFest '97 - received his email on August 13th (1996)! He offered to do a UNIX session this year but maybe we can talk him into a SIS session also:) No doubt this is an important session to include this year. Richard, >> We should lock Geoff into this as soon as possible. :-) >> I also intend to do at least one if not two sessions on some stuff I've >> been working on recently... I'll email Geoff about a SIS session in addition (or in place of) his UNIX session. (We could always "convince" Tony to handle UNIX) Will pencil YOU in for 2 sessions! If you have any special requirements, please let me know. The reason you get 2 "automatic" sessions is that I've never heard you talk without something worthwhile to say:) Thank you Thomas,Max,and Richard!! Let's here from the rest of you! Steve (MAC.BB, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:121/M645;1) I received email a few days ago that indicaated that Steve Cavanaugh, editor of The Apple Blossom and HyperQuarterly, has decided to make this year's KFest his first! This'll be a great opportunity to see what we can get with a great paper publication and the new HyperCard disk subscription! Ryan http://www.keystroke.net/~rsuenaga "There's no shortage of windmills to tilt at."--Logan ANSITerm and CoPilot v2.55 (A2LAMP, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:130/M645;1) >>>>> I'm looking forward to meeting Steve C. I hope he'll be willing to """"" do a HyperQuarterly demo, and perhaps even join in on a HyperCard session for us beginning HCGS scripters. :) BTW, spread the word near and far that the May 20 date for getting the super-duper early bird special Kfest '97 registration price of $300 is growing near. After that day, the price goes up. So be sure to take advantage of the savings by registering early. If you can't lay your hands on a registration form, check out the A2 Library. You'll find it there. As Ryan's announcement about Steve Cavanaugh's planned attendance shows, things are shaping up quite nicely for another rousingly successful Kfest. Max (M.JONES145, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:131/M645;1) SHEPPY AND SHIFTY LIST 2.0 Sheppy, """""""""""""""""""""""""" Shifty List 2.0 is a great program. I created a script for use before running Spectrum. I added Spectrum to the list, but I can't seem to get it to run automatically as the startup application. I tried two ways: with Spectrum at the end of the list and with SetStart Control Panel followed by Spectrum at the end of the list. The documentation is not clear (at least to me) if SetStart is required on the list or not. My SetStart is set to run Autopilot (a program launcher from GS+) as my startup application. When I do a Shifty-Boot, everything works as expected except I end up in Autopilot (not Spectrum). What am I doing wrong? - Ken Watanabe (K.WATANABE5, CAT13, TOP18, MSG:86/M645;1) >>>>> I'm pretty sure you have to put the application =before= SetStart """"" in your script. That way by the time SetStart loads, Shifty List can tell it which application to launch. - Tony (A2.TONY, CAT13, TOP18, MSG:87/M645;1) >>>>> Yeah, the application needs to be before SetStart in your script. """"" When the application is seen, Shifty List alters SetStart's preferences temporarily, so that when SetStart is loaded, it will select the correct application. I apologize if the documentation is unclear on this. Sheppy (SHEPPY, CAT13, TOP18, MSG:88/M645;1) THE SIS SPECTACLE Arggggggh!!!! """"""""""""""""" I installed SIS, set preferences, and when I start it (START.SIS), it hangs. When I click on Quit SIS, I have to click it 3 times and then I get a message saying that Browser needs Spectrum 2.1 or later. The next message I get tells me to install SIS. I've re-install several times. I've shift-booted. Same thing...nothing. Also, I could not intall SIS using Finder. I get an application not found error. I had to install using Spectrum's Run Script method. Help!!!! +------+ | Norm | +------+ (N.LEE, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:153/M645;1) >>>>> Monday, May 12, 1997 - 23:40 """"" I received SIS today. I have wasted the last two hours trying to get it to work. I installed it as instructed and restarted Spectrum. When I run the Start.SIS script, I see the SIS splash screen with "Loading...." at the bottom. The first time I then get the prefs screen. After the prefs are saved nothing else happens. The splash screen remains with a large white square in the center where the prefs screen was and "Loading...." at the bottom. Subsequent attempts to run the script result in the splash screen and the loading message being displayed. Eventually the cursor square appears on the splash screen upper left in white. Nothing else happens. In both cases, I then tried all the menu choices, none of which did anything. Eventually, a message appears stating that version 2.1 of Spectrum is required. I am running version 2.1. This is followed by a message that I have to use the installer to install the Browser. I did that already. I have reinsstalled three times with the same results. How do I get this thing to work? MT Steve (S.BERNBAUM, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:154/M645;1) >>>>> A little patience is required... You should start off with a fully installed Spectrum v2.1. Now run the Install script on the SIS disk. This should start Spectrum and run that script. When it has finished installing all the files to the right places, it will say the process is finished and Quit Spectrum. Now run Spectrum again, and run the Start.SIS script to configure SIS. If you are currently offline, or have no modem connected, or your modem is turned off, you will need to have a little patience as SIS loads. Just sit and wait for the appropriate prompts. Trying to click things will not help, as SIS is running under Spectrum scripts, you just have to wait till you get the appropriate response dialog, screen, or menu becoming active. The first time you will be taken to the Configuration dialog. If you intend to use SIS offline, it is a good idea not to put in a Home page until you are used to the way SIS and the World Wide Wait works. That way SIS will not try to look for one when it starts up. If you are always going to run SIS after you have connected to your Host, then you can put in the page you like most. In general, you do need a lot of patience with SIS. This is because SIS connects to the great World Wide Wait. The World Wide Wait is notorious for very long waits, with nothing happening. SIS has to allow for that, so sometimes it may seem a long time before something happens on screen or to the menus if there is no response from a particular action. Nothing we can do about that... If you are online at either a Genie prompt, or a Unix prompt of your host system, it will speed things up. Once configured, you should be sailing away on the surf... >> Received my copy of SIS today. Install..no problem...Had it up and >> running within 10 min. :) >> Great job guys !! Well worth the wait. It can be done as you can see, and Max's surfboard shows the signs of being well used... Ewen (Speccie) Delivered by: CoPilot v2.5.5 and Spectrum 2.1 (E.WANNOP, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:155/M645;1) >>>>> I received SIS today too. I had the same problems that Norm """"" mentioned. Basically, after installation and running the script START.SIS, I got two message boxes with OK button. First one said - The Browser will only work with Spectrum v.2.1 or later. Strange, since that's what I have. Second one said - Please run the Installer from the Spectrum Internet Suite to install the Browser X Display. Obviously, I did this already. The solution that worked for me - I removed the Spectrum preference file from my System/Preferences directory (on my boot volume). I believe it's called spectrum2.pref. The next time I started Spectrum, it created a new "default" preference file. After that (and setting up my configuration again), SIS worked! WARNING - You will have to set up Spectrum's configurations again if you remove or delete the preference file. This includes phone numbers and port/display settings. Hopefully, someone will provide a more elegant solution, but this one worked for me. I haven't played with SIS very much yet, but it does work... BTW - Joe Kohn's "unofficial instructions" in March 1997 Shareware Solutions II were very helpful. - Ken Watanabe (K.WATANABE5, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:156/M645;1) >>>>> I had one small problem with SIS install that was 100% my fault: I """"" ran out of hard drive space. Quick observations: remarkably fast, simple to set up, and so much what I expected it seemed like I designed it :) One quirk: when viewing my own page (http://www.kestrok.com/~rsuenaga), there is a piece of ASCII art designed by David Kerwood which appears to be screwy, though it looks fine in Lynx. I -suspect- this is a linefeed problem, but if someone could take a look. . . :) Ryan Who won't claim that GenieLamp will be later because of SIS (But could :) (A2LAMP, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:157/M645;1) >>>>> Ryan burbled (the result of too much late night cold poi): """"" >One quirk: when viewing my own page (http://www.kestrok.com/~rsuenaga), >there is a piece of ASCII art designed by David Kerwood which appears to >be screwy, though it looks fine in Lynx. I -suspect- this is a linefeed >problem, but if someone could take a look. . . :) Well, it is and it isn't. :) You ran into a problem that we discovered in the very last day of testing, that being that there is a character limit on the amount of preformatted text in an ALT tag that can be displayed by SIS. If you want your wonderful artwork (!) to be displayed correctly in SIS as well as Lynx, change it from this:

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Really. That'll work. There's a few extra space characters in the first version that causes SIS to not wrap the lines correctly. Look at the KFest page on A2-Web for an example of how this figlet should actually display. For those of you who run into the problem of SIS telling you that it requires v2.1 of Spectrum to run, that's true enough. That includes the preferences file that Spectrum v2.1 creates. If you try to use the same preferences file from a previous version of Spectrum, it won't work. Deleting that preferences file, and letting Spectrum v2.1 build it's own, will fix that problem. Be aware that deleting your old preferences file will cause you to lose all your settings, so be sure and make some notes on how you have Spectrum set up before you do this (phone numbers, etc.) David K. - A2-Web! Get tangled at http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web/ (A2.DAD, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:158/M645;1) >>>>> > BTW - Joe Kohn's "unofficial instructions" in March 1997 """"" > Shareware Solutions II were very helpful. Thank you. When I wrote about SIS in the latest issue of Shareware Solutions II, I tried to do as complete a job as possible. I also figured that a lot of folks would be purchasing the Spectrum/SIS bundle, and that's the main reason why I included installation instructions for both Spectrum and SIS. I welcome you all to the wonderful world of Spectrum Internet Suite. I know you're all going to love it ;-) Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT43, TOP17, MSG:161/M645;1) >>> WHAT'S NEW <<< """"""""""""""""'" BLATANT KFEST PLUG """""""""""""""""" ______ _____ ( ) ( ) ____________________________________________ | | / / ( _____________________________'97____) | | / / | | | |/ / | | II Infinitum!! | / | |______ | |\ \ | _______) __________ ________ ________ | | \ \ | | ( _____) ( ___) (__ __) | | \ \ | | | |__ \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | __) \ \ | | | | \ \ | | | |_____ ___\ \ | | (______) (________) (_______) (__________) (_________) |___| We still have some space available for KansasFest 1997! KFest '97 will again 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 Max Jones, editor and publisher of _Juiced.GS_; Geoff Weiss, co-author of the first Apple II web browser, the _Spectrum Internet Suite_; and Ryan Suenaga, editor of _GenieLampA2_. 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 Why wait? Register now! Join us today! KFest 1997 approaches! (CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:162/M645;1) VAV-WARE, TAKE TWO I have uploaded a new version of all of my finder """""""""""""""""" extensions....Seems that since they were all written in the same manner, they all contained the same bug....damn those bugs. Anyhow, I have fixed the pesky little bug (previous versions wouldn't close out completly when the finder exited). Let me know what you think When they are release the will be the following: Number: 28543 Name: FF101.BXY FinderFlipper V1.0.1 Number: 28544 Name: FR101.BXY FinderRefresher V1.0.1 Number: 28545 Name: WORKSETS101.BXY WorkSets V1.0.1 Number: 28542 Name: CDR101.BXY CD Remember V1.0.1 FinderFlipper V1.0.1: FinderFlipper is a finder extension that aids in the task of bringing windows up front. No longer will you have to move windows around in order to find one that you have buried. No longer will you have to move your mouse all the way to the Windows menu to select the window you want. <<<>>> FinderRefresher V1.0.1: FinderRefresher is a finder extension that will force the front most window to refresh itself. <<<>>> WorkSets V1.0.1: If you work with different files in multiple folders often and dont like to clutter up the desktop of the Finder with aliases then WorkSets is for you. WorkSets is a finder extension that allows the user to record the open folders on the desktop in a list for later retrieval. <<<>>> CD Remember V1.0.1: Have you ever been surfing through a CD checking out what is there weaving your way through all of the directory structures....wait, something strikes your fancy, it's an application...Double-click....hey, this stinks or worse yet, a system crash. After you return to the Finder you have to start all over surfing your way back down the directory tree to get back to the point at which you left. Well, no longer will you have to spend your time retracing your steps, let CD Remember remember where you were. CD Remember will remember folders you have open when you leave the finder until you return. <<<>>> (C.VAVRUSKA1, CAT13, TOP10, MSG:3/M645;1) FRESH BLOSSOMS We're pleased to announce that the latest issue of Apple """""""""""""" Blossom, Volume 3 Number 2 is completed and will be mailed out to subscribers on Tuesday, May 27. This issue has several press releases and news bits, a HyperTalking article on sound in HyperCard IIGS stacks, a very interesting interview with David Kerwood by Ryan Suenaga, a review of the Tiger Learning Computer, and a brief history of ProDOS 8's last few version upgrades by Jerry Cline of Intrec. Hyper Quarterly, our HyperCard IIGS disk-subscription is also nearing readiness, and the first issue should ship in the next two weeks. More information on that when it is ready for publication. Regards, Steve Cavanaugh The Apple Blossom Apple Blossom Publishing Hyper Quarterly http://members.aol.com/newblossom/ The Apple II Modem Starter Disk email: stevec1021@aol.com abpub@ziplink.net appleblossom@delphi.com (A2LAMP, CAT13, TOP17, MSG:60/M645;1) >>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" JOKO AND EGO A few years ago, right after EGO Systems became the """""""""""" publisher for Addressed For Success, I contacted Steve Disbrow to suggest that we offer an AFS/Contacts GS bundle. The reason for an AFS/Contacts GS bundle seemed obvious to me at the time. After all, the two programs complement each other and go hand-in-hand. What AFS can't do, Contacts can and what Contacts can't do, AFS can. Well, to make a long story short, Steve and I never did reach an agreement on offering that bundle. But...that should be changing soon, as Shareware Solutions II is (if all goes according to plan) going to become the new publisher of Addressed For Success after EGO closes the doors at the end of June, 1997. I just thought you'd all want to know that. Of course, details will be provided once they are worked out. Joe (JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:294/M645;1) <<<<< Steve Disbrow posted a message in the EGO Systems category a few """"" weeks back that said he was closing down his mail order operations on June 27th. Some of the products that EGO sells are already sold out. So, if there is _anything_ that you want to purchase from EGO, you better do it now. At this point, some of the products are "up for grabs" to the highest bidder. It looks like I submitted the high bid for Addressed For Success, so SSII will be publishing that. Additionally, since Diz was a distributor of WestCode Software products, I've been in contact with WestCode, and SSII plans to be the new distributor of their product line...once Diz sends me whatever he has left over. At this point, I do not know who else, if anyone, has bid on EGO products. So, get what you need by June 27, 1997. Joe Kohn (JOE.KOHN, CAT28, TOP4, MSG:297/M645;1) >>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<< """"""""""""""""""""""""" Category 35, Topic 26 Message 210 Sat May 10, 1997 A2.TONY [Librarian] at 17:31 EDT With all the recent talk about spam email, I thought I'd let you all know how I handle it. First, my signature: ____________________________ ____________________________________ /----------------------------\__/------------------------------------\ \ tward@interaccess.com /__\ Unsolicited email ads are not / / a2.tony@genie.com \__/ welcome and will not be tolerated. \ \___ tonyw1@delphi.com ______/ \_______ Just say NO to SPAM! _______/ Depending on where I'm sending the email, I'll add a pointer to a great website for information about spam. Check it out: http://spam.abuse.net/spam/ I won't go into procmail filtering unless someone asks because it's really complex and it doesn't work on Genie anyway. If you want to take some time to respond to the spammers, here are some tips. 1) Look at the header. The =whole= header. Genie provides the whole header but many mail programs (such as pine) don't unless you tell them to. The "From:" and "Reply To:" addresses are rarely the person who sent the spam. You have to do some detective work with the header and possibly some other tools like traceroute, whois and nslookup. Play with those commands on your ISP to see how they work. 2) Send your response to as many recipients as possible. Once you've nailed down the originating site, send email to sysadmin, abuse, root, postmaster, and anything else you can think of. 3) Be polite. Crude rants and raves won't get you anywhere. 4) Include the entire piece of spam you received, with the =whole= header. Sometimes the site will use this information to give a spammer the boot. Some people use a slightly different method. After receiving the first spam they will send a reply like this: "Thank you for the unsolicited email advertisement. I will be more than happy to look at any future advertisements for the standard consultant's fee of $100/page. Any further email advertisements I receive from you will result in a bill for the above amount. If you believe you have received this note in error, please let me know." If you do receive another email ad from them, send them a bill. I'm quite serious about this. Most people who use this method will never hear from spammers a second time, for obvious reasons. But it does involve some work unless you're very adept with procmail or some other email filter. - Tony [*][*][*] 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] [A2P]////////////////////////////// A2/PRO_ductivity / ///////////////////////////////// By Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. [A2LAMP] >>> A2PRO BITS & BYTES <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""" BASE ON BALLS In his DEBASED program just released, Robert Hardman """"""""""""" [R.HARDMAN] sharedhis assembly source code for shifting 4 6-bit bytes into 3 8-bit bytes. While Robert has done a fine job with this code, I'm wondering if there isa shorter, quicker way to do it. First take a look at Robert's code: ***************************** * * Turn 4x6-bits into 3x8-bits * * inbyte1 inbyte2 inbyte3 * inbyte1 xx|654321 | | * inbyte2 | xx65|4321 | * inbyte3 | | xx6543|21 * inbyte4 | | |xx654321 * ***************************** * * rotate bits 5/4 of inbyte2 * into inbyte1 to make outbyte1 * M6I8 LDA inbyte2 ASL ASL ;discard unused bits ASL ROL outbyte1 ;shove lower 6 to upper 6 ASL ;and insert upper 2 as ROL outbyte1 ;lower 2 * * The upper 4 bits of Acc are now the upper 4 bits of * OB2, and the lower 4 are clear. * STA outbyte2 ;save that half... LDA inbyte3 ;turn middle 4 bits of IB3 LSR ;into lower 4 bits of OB2 LSR ORA outbyte2 ;combine with upper 4 STA outbyte2 ;and save * * finally, overwrite hi 2 of IB4 with lo 2 of * IB3 to make OB3 * LDA inbyte3 ASL ;move lo 2 to hi 2 ASL ASL ASL ASL ASL ORA inbyte4 ;combine with lo 6 STA outbyte3 ;and save * * That's it * ************ RTS outcount dfb 1 strlen dfb 1 inbyte1 dfb 1 outbyte1 = inbyte1 inbyte2 dfb 1 outbyte2 = inbyte2 inbyte3 dfb 1 outbyte3 = inbyte3 inbyte4 dfb 1 Now, here's my challenge. Can anyone tighten this code? Assume that the 4 6-bit bytes are already in inbyte1, inbyte2, inbyte3, and inbyte4. The job is to get rid of the leading two bits of each byte and then put the remaining 6 bits of each one together in a line with the other ones to create 3 8-bit bytes. For example, the binary code for the word "God" is G = 71 or 01000111 o = 111 or 01101111 d = 100 or 01100100 Put those three in a line and then divide them into 4 6-bit parts and you get... 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 1 0 1 1 0-1 1 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 1 0 0 Tack on two leading zeros and you have the four bytes 00010001 00110110 00111101 00100100 Now the challenge is to turn those 4 bytes back into the original 3 bytesthat spell "God". Can you do it better than the code given here? Show us! :) Charlie (A2.CHARLIE, CAT2, TOP6, MSG:158/M530;1) >>>>> How do you want it, optimised for cycles, code length or number of """"" instructions? You said "tighten", but just wanted to be sure. Regards, Richard (RICHARD.B, CAT2, TOP6, MSG:159/M530;1) <<<<< Optimised for cycles is what I had in mind. I'm looking for code """"" taht performs the task as quickly as possible without introducing potential errors. I can imagine that there would be a _significant_ increase in either code length or number of instructions anyway. Have at it. :) Charlie (A2.CHARLIE, CAT2, TOP6, MSG:160/M530;1) >>>>> Give me a 16meg lookup table and I can have that thing running so """"" fast it'd make your eyes spin in their sockets :) But 16meg is a little impractical :) Dave (JUST.DAVE, CAT2, TOP6, MSG:161/M530;1) [EOA] [RFR]////////////////////////////// REFRACTIONS / ///////////////////////////////// Pretty Please? """""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [D.CUFF] >>> PERMISSION GRANTED <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""" Home pages are everywhere. It's not just TV commercials and newspaper advertisements--either you have a web page yourself, or you know someone who does. The world wide web has brought publishing within the reach of anyone with enough money to afford a computer. Unfortunately, the web page has shown us the horror of technology--or, rather, the horror of humans let loose upon it--even more clearly than desktop publishing did. Now hundreds of thousands of people have been granted the power of publishing without being taught about the responsibilities. A frequently ignored responsibility is taking good care not to steal. If you want to include a logo on your web page to show how much you enjoy a singer or television show, you must ask the permission of the person who owns that logo. (You will of course have heard and dismissed the lame cry that the owner should be grateful for the "free advertising".) If you are denied permission, you don't include the logo. (You will have run into self-centred folk who still have not realized that the Stewart's Law of Retraction--"It is easier to get forgiveness than permission."--is meant to be a joke.) You can't always get what you want. People sometimes avoid asking for permission because it's a hassle. Well, in the first place, because a rule or a law something inconveniences you doesn't mean it doesn't apply to you. And in the second place, it's not a hassle; in fact, most of the time, it's a snap. Let me tell you about three times I've asked for permission to reproduce material belonging to someone else. In my still-incomplete HyperStudio stack about Canada, I wanted to include sound samples of two voices familiar to many Canadians--Peter Gzowski, host of CBC Radio's nationally-broadcast programme _Morningside_ (6 September 1982-30 May 1997) and Shelagh Rogers, deputy host. Through CBC Enterprises, I legitimately acquired a tape of Peter and Shelagh saying my name. (I wrote _Morningside_ a letter, and they read the letter over the air.) Although I bought a legitimate copy of that part of the programme, that was just so I could listen to it whenever I liked--I had not purchased the right to distribute it. So I wrote Morningside again and asked permission to distribute sound samples of Peter and Shelagh saying my name. One of the production staff, Shelley Ambrose, phoned to tell me it was fine, corrected my spelling, and wished me luck. No demands for credit, no stickiness nor stuffiness. Plain sailing. My next request was equally uncomplicated. I wrote Purity Factories, a small biscuit- and confectionery-manufacturer, to ask for permission to reproduce their logo on a sub-section of my home page. Their sales manager thought it was a great idea, and promised to hand my letter to their general manager. I waited several weeks before telephoning the general manager to prompt him for a decision. He said no. He went on to explain: They guard their trademarks pretty closely. They liked my Purity page and were grateful for it, but it wasn't worth the legal hassle to give me permission to use their logo. I thanked him for his time, and that was it. Simple. (Accepting a refusal isn't always easy, but you get plenty of chances to get good at it.) My third request was the only one that lived up to the scenario that alarmists dream up. I wrote to Paramount Pictures. Paramount is one of the companies that employs zealots to protect their meal-ticket. Those of us who respect intellectual property wince whenever Paramount's name is brought up. Either their executives or their lawyers--or both--have no idea when to stop. When you try to send Paramount a comment from their web site, they ask that your letter not contain any *ideas*. Not story ideas--they've already covered that legitimate worry separately. They don't want your letter to express any ideas. It must be a "suit" thing. What I wanted to do was attach part of the _Mission: Impossible_ theme to the Task Impossible event in my Sound Control Panel. Normally, that's the kind of action I avoid. Use a copyrighted sound, particularly one from the popular media? No thanks. However, I knew that Paramount had sound clips from last summer's movie starring Tom Cruise on their web site. What's more, their legal text said that it was okay for me to have one copy of any material downloaded from the site. So, no problem, right? Well, there wouldn't have been, if I had been willing to attach the entire 2- or 3-minute song to the Task Impossible event. I just wanted eight or possibly four notes--that's enough for most people to get the reference and the joke. Paramount's standard legal text informed me: "You also agree that you will not alter, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise modify the Downloaded Material." Well, to clip out a short section counts as altering and modifying, so I wrote to them to ask permission for that. Several weeks ago I wrote them. Have I heard back them? Of course not. They're probably still wondering if it will weaken their position if they acknowledge having received it. Meanwhile, of course, I do nothing about the sound event. I can't. It's their material. Until I have their permission, I can't go ahead. It's not enough just to ask permission--I must wait until I get it. Fortunately, Paramount and their ilk are still the exception. When you ask for permission to reproduce people's work in a way that doesn't hurt the person who owns it, you'll most often get a prompt and cheerful yes, or a reasonably prompt and polite no. My favourite permissions story predates the world wide web by several years. A master's student wanted permission to reproduce a comic strip in her thesis, so she asked the cartoonist who created and owned the strip. The cartoonist wrote back that no one had ever asked him for that before. He had had little education, and was honoured to think of something he had created being a small part of a thesis. Only occasionally will your request to reproduce be swallowed by a faceless bureaucracy. Most of the time, you'll get to talk to another person, someone who will listen to what it is that you want, and let you know quickly whether that's possible. Even if your request is denied, you'll end up feeling good that you made a real contact with another human being. You'll end up feeling good that someone listened to you. You'll end up feeling good that you're respecting the rights of others, and that your web page and computer are free from copyright violations. You'll be doing the right thing, and you'll end up feeling good. [EOA] [BAN]////////////////////////////// FILE BANDWAGON / ///////////////////////////////// Top 10 Files for April """""""""""""""""""""" by Douglas Cuff [D.CUFF] This feature lists the ten most popular files for the month. To give files a chance to seek their own levels, no files will be added to the list until they've been in place at least a month. This month, we look at the files uploaded 1-30 April 1997. This isn't the Academy Awards ceremony, folks; it's more like the People's Choice Awards (both of which are trademarked, by the way). The Top 10 doesn't necessarily tell you what's new and interesting--what files _you_ might find interesting--it simply tells you what files have been downloaded a lot--what other people found interesting! This month, GenieLamp A2 occupies four spots on the list, but we're just counting that one file. We hope this explains why there are 13 files on the Top 10 list. File # Filename Bytes DLs Short description ------ --------------- ------ --- ------------------------------------- 28522 SLDEMO2.0.BXY 94464 108 Shifty List 2.0 DEMO 28454 SPAMMASTER.BXY 9844 57 NDA to take care of e-mail spam!! 28457 ALMP9704TXT.BXY 64896 46 GenieLamp A2, Apr 97 (text) 28459 ALMP9704.HS.BXY 95872 40 GenieLamp A2, Apr. 1997 (HyprStudio) 28456 ALMP9704AWP.BXY 72704 38 GenieLamp A2, Apr 97 (AppleWorks) 28497 JUPITER.BXY 1443968 37 Cartoon animation on Jupiter 28492 FISH2.BXY 630144 36 Animation of aquarium 28460 PLAYBALL.BXY 917592 33 Baseball INIs & Slide Show. 28530 PLAYCD.BXY 16896 32 Play CDs with RamFAST card and CDA 28496 INVOKE.BXY 491904 29 Animation of metallic woman 28458 ALMP9704.HC.BXY 83456 27 GenieLamp A2, Apr. 1997 (HyperCard) 28483 COUNT2.BXY 1114752 25 Animation of a neat countdown 28472 BURGER.BXY 1136384 25 Animation of building a burger SLDEMO2.0.BXY The Shifty List v2.0 demo by Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd is a """"""""""""" utility that allows you to select which extensions and desk accessories are loaded when you shift-boot your Apple IIgs. (The first release of Shifty List, version 1.0, appeared on issue #57 of _Softdisk G-S_ in 1995.) Shareware ($20) SPAMMASTER.BXY SpamMaster by Bret "Slixter" Victor is a New Desk """""""""""""" Accessory (NDA) that works with CoPilot to let you reply to those who send unsolicited internet E-mail ("spam") to your Genie account. Shareware. ALMP9704---.BXY Four editions of the February issue of GenieLamp A2 """"""""""""""" (edited by Ryan Suenaga) grace our Top 10 list this month--text file, HyperStudio stack, AppleWorks word processor, and HyperCard stack. All editions feature the same great articles--a behind-the-scenes interview with the Spectrum Internet Suite development team from Max Jones, the return of Peter Brickell's "Real World Apple" column, and a "PD_Quickview" column on Change-A-File. (If that seems familiar, that's because I goofed and gave that description last month. What I meant to say about ALMP9703 was that it includes a look at the Focus Hard Card and a caution about believing Internet rumors, particularly those from unverified sources.) Freeware. JUPITER.BXY In April, Russell Nielson converted a bunch of animations to """"""""""" Apple IIgs format, and they make up half of our top 10 list this month. This animation is a monochrome look at Lost in Space that features a robot, a spaceship, and a surface vehicle. It's 1439K and lasts about 1 minute and 12 seconds. FISH2.BXY This colourful underwater animation features a entertaining """"""""" fish that blows some amusing bubbles. It's 645K (it will fit on a 3.5" disk) and lasts about 10 seconds. PLAYBALL.BXY A collection of baseball pictures, sounds, and even a little """""""""""" music from Pat Kern--91 desktop backgrounds, 9 conventional IIgs pictures, 8 rSounds, and 1 synthLAB song--"Take Me Out to the Ball Game". Lots of baseball team logos in this batch, plus a few pictures to make you wonder if Ms Kern isn't something of a Cubs fan. PLAYCD.BXY Play CD by Aaron Pulver is a beta ("unfinished") version of a """""""""" Classic Desk Accessory (CDA) for RamFAST SCSI card and CD-ROM owners that will play your audio CDs from any non-desktop application--including ProDOS 8! It only plays CDs--it can't stop or skip tracks or rewind. It works with CD drives with ID strings of APPLE, SONY, TEXEL, ShinaKen, NEC, and has been found to work with the second-hand Toshiba drives Vitesse was selling. Freeware. INVOKE.BXY This animation features a metallic female form genuflecting in """""""""" from of a cube... no, it's a sphere... no, wait.... Anyway, it's 503K (it will fit on a 3.5" disk) and lasts about 4 seconds. COUNT2.BXY This animation may be useful for video producers out """""""""" there--it's an updated film leader that counts from 10 down to 2. Unfortunately, the timing isn't quite right, so each count takes longer than a second, but with some animation viewers you can adjust the speed to fix this. This animation is 1340K and lasts about 17 seconds. BURGER.BXY This animation shows you the necessary layers in order to """""""""" create a perfect hamburger. The animation file is 1247K and lasts about 28 seconds. [EOA] //////////////////////////////////////// Genie_QWIK_QUOTE //// / "Today I read that the new 'Pentium II' chip has a bug.' / / / / "It's not a bug, it's a feature!" / ////////////////////////////////// T.SMITH59 & MAC.LIB.RON /// [EOA] [LOG]////////////////////////////// LOG OFF / ///////////////////////////////// GenieLamp Information """"""""""""""""""""" o COMMENTS: Contacting GenieLamp o GenieLamp STAFF: Who Are We? GenieLamp Information GenieLamp A2 is published on the first of every """"""""""""""""""""" month in library 55 of Genie's A2 RoundTable (page 645;3). 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