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Peters Copy-Editor...........................................Bruce Maples \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\//////////////////////////////////// ~ GEnieLamp IBM ~ GEnieLamp ST ~ GEnieLamp [PR] ~ ~ GEnieLamp A2Pro ~ GEnieLamp Macintosh ~ GEnieLamp TX2 ~ ~ GEnieLamp A2 ~ A2-Central-On-Disk ~ LiveWire (ASCII) ~ ~ Member Of The Digital Publishing Association ~ GE Mail: GENIELAMP Internet: genielamp@genie.geis.com FTP: sosi.com ////////////////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ >>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE APPLE II ROUNDTABLE? <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ~ December 1, 1993 ~ FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY] Notes From The Editor. Is That A Letter For Me? HUMOR ONLINE ............ [HUM] REFLECTIONS ............. [REF] An Exception to Every Rule. Bringing Libraries Online. BEGINNER'S CORNER ....... [BEG] TECH TALK ............... [TEC] Polishing Green Apples, Part 5. Apple II Hybrids, Part 1. CowTOONS! ............... [MOO] PD_QUICKVIEW ............ [PDQ] From the GEnieLamp Elves. LaserJet Printer Drivers. PROFILES ................ [PRO] HARDVIEW A2 ............. [HAR] Who's Who: Jim Royal. Hot Hardware for the Apple II. APPLE II ................ [AII] LOG OFF ................. [LOG] Apple II History, Part 18. 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. 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By that I mean that I refuse to acknowledge the presence of wrapping paper in the supermarket the day after Hallowe'en, and all the other commercial exhortations to get in the holiday spirit several months before the event. That way, I enjoy the holiday all the more when it does finally arrive. This year, my wife and I will be flying home for the holidays, which is pretty much the nicest gift I can think of. Not only will we have the chance to be with our families, who we've not seen since last year this time, but both of us will get a short respite from our daily duties at home. For instance, our hosts have no modem for their Apple IIgs, so I shan't be able to work on GEnieLamp over the holidays. Heh heh heh. Maybe your family isn't actually composed of blood relations, but I do hope that you'll have a good holiday with them, whoever and wherever they are. WELCOMING A NEW MEMBER TO OUR FAMILY I'm thoroughly delighted to announce """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that GEnieLamp A2 has added to its staff the A2 Goddess, Tara Dillinger. Tara is the new assistant editor, and will be in charge of our Apple II profiles -- the section of GEnieLamp A2 that seems to draw the most praise and interest. Tara is by now an old hand at interviews, as every Monday night she conducts a live online talk show for the A2 RT: WOWS, A Walk on the Wild Side with Tara & Co.! As WOWS fans already know, Tara is endearingly loopy, which means she should fit right in with the rest of the staff. Welcome, Tara! I'm so delighted by your joining the staff that I feel as though I'm getting an early present. WELCOMING NEW WRITERS Just as exciting is the fact that submissions for """"""""""""""""""""" GEnieLamp A2 keep pouring in. Old-time GEnieLamp A2 contributor Larry Faust has returned with his take on an inexpensive 14,400 baud modem, and Jay Curtis begins a new series on Apple II hybrids. What's more, a few readers write me each month -- I wish it were more, but I mustn't be greedy -- to let me know how much they enjoy the magazine, or to make suggestions for improvements, or for articles. It's always great to hear from you! We'll meet here again after the holidays. Just now, I have one or two family traditions to carry on... and nothing could make me happier. Happy holidays to all our readers! -- Doug Cuff GEnie Mail: EDITOR.A2 Internet: editor.a2@genie.geis.com [EOA] [HEY]////////////////////////////// HEY MISTER POSTMAN / ///////////////////////////////// Is That A Letter For Me? """""""""""""""""""""""" By Douglas Cuff [EDITOR.A2] 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 <<< """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" [*] CAT2, TOP6 .............. Logging on from Sweden [*] CAT2, TOP19 ............. Copy II+ on a hard drive? [*] CAT5, TOP3 .............. Apple Inc no longer sells the II [*] CAT13, TOP15 ............ Texas II patches AppleWorks 4 [*] CAT24, TOP2 ............. Hope for fax software? [*] CAT41, TOP1 ............. Encrypting files [*] CAT42, TOP29 ............ AppleWorks 4 [*] CAT44, TOP5 ............. Apple Inc auctions off inventory >>> A2 POT-POURRI <<< """"""""""""""""""""" APPLE II USERS INDEPENDENT I think, to an extent, part of the """""""""""""""""""""""""" "self-reliance" of Apple II folks is that a lot of us started when the _only_ way to get help was from someone else floundering with their new toy. This counted even most computer store operators. In 1990-81, things started changing as the market started exploding. Hacker types were phased out at computer stores and slick company- "trained"-in-technology types took over. The solution became more "here's what we can sell you to fix that" rather than "here's how to fix that". In many cases, the former answer (_buying_ the solution) is actually the proper one these days. But it isn't _always_ the right answer. I think many of the Mac and PC folks have "grown up" with the "if it isn't off the shelf, it can't work" mindset (many of the PC folks coming from the mainframe environment where this seems to be _THE_ mindset, but my recent experiences on this are another story :) and don't think well any other way. Most of the Apple II users who have stuck it out are probably some of the same hard-core [sorry] users who started back in the Olde Days, or know some who did and cought the bug. Under stress, people fall back on what they know. :) (WIZARDS.MUSE, CAT11, TOP10, MSG:230/M645;1) TWO PRINTERS ON A SWITCH BOX I'm having difficulty hooking up two """""""""""""""""""""""""""" printers to my GS via a switch box. Going from the printer port to an A-B switch box (mini-din 8 to mini-din 8), then A to Imagewriter (md8-md8) and B to DeskJet 500 (md8-25). What happens is NADA -- no response from either printer. Tested the cables by hooking them up directly and they work. Using a switch box that I have been using with my modem (with which it works just fine). So all the individual components seem to be okay, but no printing. What's the answer? | -(+)- | | ...Will (W.NELKEN1, CAT12, TOP17, MSG:163/M645;1) >>>>> I had a similar problem, because I didn't know something very """"" important about the cables. The standard GS to IW2 cable "reverses" the connections between the two ends. Since I didn't know this, I was trying to connect my GS to IW2 using two of these cables thru a switch box, which "reversed" it one too many times. The solution is to buy a "straight thru" cable (which unfortunately looks just like a GS to IW2 cable) to go from your GS to switchbox. Then connect your standard cables from the switch box to printers. My cable has the following arrow symbol on it, which may be a standard (?): <--- ---> If you tested ALL you cables separately and they all worked, this is your problem, since one of them (the "straight thru") should not have worked by itself. I'm not sure why the modem works; maybe a modem is more flexible in it's connections. -=- Ken Watanabe -=- (K.WATANABE5, CAT12, TOP17, MSG:168/M645;1) APPLEWORKS DATABASE FIND AND REPLACE Does Appleworks 4.0 have any feature """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" that will replace all occurences of a certain word in a certain field in all records of a database with another word? For example, I have a Category in which I often entered "None". Now I'd loke to go thru and change those 400 "None" 's to "N/A". Is this possible with AW4, or even AW3? (KEN.GAGNE, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:420/M645;1) >>>>> Try putting this formula in the catagory. We'll assume the """"" category is named socks. @if([socks]="None","N/A",[socks]) Then OA-K the entire file Quality Computers --- Power for performance (W.CARVER1, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:431/M645;1) >>>>> Nice trick, Bill -- wish I'd thought of that one. Don't """"" forget to remove the formula after recalcing the file. (QUALITY, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:434/M645;1) PROGRAMMER LEAVES SOFTDISK I just wanted to say goodbye to everyone """""""""""""""""""""""""" before I get busy and drop out of sight. I'll be around for the next week, but after that... My last day at Softdisk is November 30. The next day I'll be heading for Seattle and a job with Ariel Publishing. I'll be keeping my PUNKWARE account so contacting me via e-mail will still be possible, but after next week all Softdisk-related correspondence should be addressed to Bryan. It's not only been educational, but immense fun as well. Thanks for everything. Jay Jennings Softdisk (PUNKWARE, CAT34, TOP2, MSG:23/M645;1) REWARD FOR PRINT SHOP GS UTILITY > If the utility is freeware/shareware, """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > then people who don't own PSGS can > also print out cards, banners, signs, etc. created by others. What a > cool idea! Anyone want to give it a shot? ;-) I'll beta test. :) And, Shareware Solutions II will offer a $100 cash reward to the first person who completes a dependable and bug-free freeware or shareware Apple IIGS utility program that will allow Print Shop GS greeting cards, letterheads, etc to be printed to HP and HP compatible inkjet and laserjet printers! Joe Kohn Publisher, Shareware Solutions II (J.KOHN, CAT6, TOP5, MSG:133/M645;1) MEMORY LANE: SPECIAL DELIVERY SOFTWARE Today I rescued an original copy """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" of the Apple Writer ][ Operating Manual from the trash! Also Visicalc and PFS File, with original disks and manuals. Does anyone remember "Special Delivery Software?" It was a trademark of Apple Computer, and Apple Writer ][ was published under this logo. __!__ | Terrell Smith | tsmith@ivcfnsc.fullfeed.com (T.SMITH59, CAT7, TOP11, MSG:120/M645;1) >>>>> I remember Special Delivery Software very well. Apple marketed an """"" entire product line of sofware titles under that label. These products were for both the Apple II and Apple /// machines. Apple II products tended to be in grey packaging and Apple /// products were in either black or blue packaging. It sure brings back some memories. Tyler (A2.TYLER, CAT7, TOP11, MSG:121/M645;1) APPLE II AND THE INTERNET """"""""""""""""""""""""" GET YOUR APPLE II _ _ _ (_) ( )_ ( )_ | | ___ | ,_) __ _ __ ___ __ | ,_) | |/' _ `\| | /'__`\( '__)/' _ `\ /'__`\| | | || ( ) || |_ ( ___/| | | ( ) |( ___/| |_ (_)(_) (_)`\__)`\____)(_) (_) (_)`\____)`\__) INFORMATION HERE!!! Greetings, Apple II fans! After much lurking about on A2 and A2Pro for the past few weeks, I think I've finally worked up the confidence to tell you what I'm *really* here for (besides bugging people in the RTC all night). ;-) I was approached by Lunatic last month with an offer to become A2's and A2Pro's official Internet Contact Person. My chief duties as the latest addition to A2 staff will be to ensure that all Apple II-related files appearing on the Internet are uploaded to the libraries on GEnie. As well, I am here to answer any questions you have about the Internet as well as to provide pointers on locating Apple II resources on the Internet. A little personal background: I'm 22 years old (b. 1971) and in my graduating year at the University of Toronto. My specialty lies in the field of genetics and molecular biology. My future plans include graduate studies or medical school, whichever I can get. ;-) My addiction with personal computing started back in Grade 5 with a Commodore PET in the classroom and BASIC programming. A friend down the street had a mondo cool Apple ][+ with colour graphics -- that got me hooked on Apples. I *nearly* bought an original Mac 128 back in 1984, but decided to hold off for something with colour and a bigger screen. ;-) A few years later, in Grade 10, the Apple IIGS appeared at a local dealer and I knew I *had* to get one. Well, six years later, I'm still using the same machine. :) My first contact with the Internet was with Usenet, a giant "BBS" with several thousand "newsgroups" (like GEnie's RT's and categories) and over a million readers worldwide. One kind soul on a local BBS uploaded messages from comp.sys.apple2 (the main Apple II discussion area) once every couple of days so the rest of us could see what was going on in the mystical network. Like most people, my first hands-on experience was during my freshman year at university. I gradually learned the unwritten "netiquette" and at the same time discovered one of the great Apple II resources. Today, I am the administrator of an Apple II FTP site, an online repository of files accessible by anyone in the world with FTP (File Transfer Protocol) on their system. Files uploaded to these FTP sites frequently do not find their way to GEnie. I intend to change that by logging all new file uploads and transferring them to the libraries here, confirming GEnie as the largest Apple II online resource. The first thing I would like to do is set up a few topics specifically about the Internet in general and as it relates to the Apple II. I'm not sure where to start, so feel free to leave suggestions here for discussion. I would like one just for general Internet questions, but more technical matters would be best left to the Internet RT. Another topic could be "News from comp.sys.apple2", featuring excerpts and compilations of messages from Usenet. What does everyone think? One last thing... I'd like to thank Lunatic and the rest of the A2/A2Pro staff for a nice welcome, especially A2.GEna and A2.Susan who were always helpful in the RTC with my "newbie" questions. :) I guess I'm not really a stranger here, since there are many, many names I recognize from my travels through the Internet. So before this turns into a total mush-fest, I'll sign off for now. :) - Brian (B.TAO, CAT2, TOP6, MSG:62/M645;1) COMPUTER DAY CAMP NOTE: Don't worry. This isn't a request for money. I'm """"""""""""""""" on to a good thing and want to share it. For the last nine summers I have conducted a not-for-profit computer day camp for children in an "economically deprived" community. A public school is one of four major sponsors, and we use their facilities and three or four of their Apple //e's. Ten other computers are scrounged, mostly from the university where I teach. I donate my time, and another sponsor -- a treatment center for disturbed kids -- pays minimum wages to a recreation director and a crafts supervisor. This center also provides us with a van. A local church lets us use a van as well. We operate for eight to ten weeks each summer, depending upon how long school is out. Sometimes we run concurrently with school summer sessions. We bring children to the school from their homes each weekday for two weeks, feed them a snack on arrival and a hot lunch later, given them two hours in the computer room and another two hours at crafts and recreation before we take them home in the evening. For a two-week camp we ask a donation from parents of $10 for the first child from a household and $5 each for any others, but jobs are scarce here, and we take in less than $500 altogether from the 120 to 150 kids who attend. Computers are inherently inclusive, so we were able to include in the 1994 camp two children wiyh severe visual hhandicaps, a boy in an orthopedic brace, three children who are institutionalized for emotional problems, and a mute autistic. The four 2-week camps cost us less than $1000/week in out-of-pocket expenses, and the kids, their parents, and all the sponsors are ready to do it again in 1995. My university has given me a one-year Sabbatical at half pay, and I am writing a book to tell potential sponsors in other communities how cheap and easy it is to run camps like this one. I have my sponsors, and, as I said at te beginning, I'm not looking for handouts. I _would_ appreciate comments from others out there who are using computers to reach disadvantaged kids. Thanks. Eric Schonblom (J.SCHONBLOM, CAT15, TOP17, MSG:1/M645;1) DESK ACCESSORIES WHEN SHIFT-BOOTING? How can I activate specific CDA's or """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" NDA's after shift-booting into the system? -(Tim)- (T.HOHS, CAT9, TOP5, MSG:234/M645;1) >>>>> To activate (install) specific NDA's or CDA's, you need to have a """"" program such as Softdisk GS's InstantDA. Sorry, I'm not sure which issue(s) of Softdisk GS this is available on (I've seen it on several this year) You could probably ask over in Softdisks area and Bryan (or Jay or someone :) will let you know (yes, backissues are available:) There are probably a few other programs like this floating around but I'm not familiar with them. -Harold (Nope, IR (Init Reloader) won't work, it's an INIT and thus wouldn't be loaded during a shift-boot sequence. I just know someone will mention it:-) (H.HISLOP, CAT9, TOP5, MSG:235/M645;1) >>> HOT TOPICS <<< """""""""""""""""" APPLEWORKS 4.0 SHIPS Yes, it did begin shipping November 1. So far we've """""""""""""""""""" shipped about 3,000 copies. We tried to do it starting from the first date but we ran out of 5.25" disks at one point (we had plenty of NORMAL ones but for double-sided duplication our machines need special disks with two index holes). Since many of the first orders included both 5.25" disks and 3.5" disks, because we weren't asking which disk size you needed at first, some of those are still backordered. We also have a few hundred orders with accessory products which are not yet available (but should be in a few days) -- the One-Touch Commands Disk and the Exploring AppleWorks 4 video. If you ordered AW4 and one of those two products, we are holding your order so it can all be shipped together. The delay should be a week at most and you'll still receive yours before the November 18 date stated in the last letter. (If you want us to split the order and ship your AW4 now, just call us and we'll be happy to do so, but it really won't be that much longer.) (QUALITY, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:307/M645;1) ...THEN APPLEWORKS 4.01 SHIPS We've temporarily halted shipping on AW4 to """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" fix a couple of minor bugs which early recipients have found. We will resume shipping on Monday 11/8 with Version 4.0.1. If your copy of AW4 has already been shipped, we will be sending you new disks on Monday. Meanwhile, if you're having problems getting auto-save to work, hold tight. (QUALITY, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:329/M645;1) >>>>> If you're having trouble with auto-save, just exit to Basic, set """"" the prefix to your AppleWorks directory and type this in: poke 768,118 bsave aplworks.system,TSYS,B$9A4,A768,L1 or with a disk editor, change +$9A4 in APLWORKS.SYSTEM from $56 to $76. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:335/M645;1) >>>>> Here is the status of 4.01. It is currently shipping out in all of """"" the NEW packages of AppleWorks. Everyone who has already received 4.0 are on a list, and we even have mailing labels printed and ready to go. However... our disk duplicators are running full speed 8 hours a day, and even now we are having trouble keeping our assembly line stocked. Fortunately, today we got a good start on making a literal mountain of 4.01 disks that should be a good start at filling all of the reshipments to those who received 4.0. What this all mean to you is... There is no need to call, if you got AW 4.0 you will get 4.01 in the mail automatically. And, it should be shipping from here sometime next week. Walker (W.ARCHER2, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:343/M645;1) HOW TO MANUALLY UPDATE AW 4.0 TO 4.01 Gary, if you're running AW 4 and """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" get AW 4.01, why use the installer? Why not just use the built-in file copy function and copy the changed files? (OA-A to arrange by date, grab the new ones and go.) You really only need to copy APLWORKS.SYSTEM, SEG.DB, SEG.DR, SEG.SS and SEG.WP. Get the MAIN.DICTIONARY now from AW 3 and you won't have to worry about it later. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:306/M645;1) <<<<< I forgot a couple of files. You should also copy SEG.AW and """"" SEG.UM. Then if you have SideSpread, you should run the Updater on that, and if you're using any of the TimeOut apps on the disk, get the latest versions of those. Anyway, there's nothing magical about the installation, so you can look at file dates and copy files manually. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:307/M645;1) <<<<< re: Standard Settings """"" All info ever saved by AppleWorks is stored in SEG.ER. No other files are ever changed. If you want, you can delete your current setup after copying SEG.ER to a save place, reinstall AW4 using the installer, then copy SEG.ER back and you're in business. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:349/M645;1) AW 4 DESKJET GLITCH STOMPED Thanks entirely to Tom Smith (T.SMITH52), """"""""""""""""""""""""""" I've solved the DeskJet proportional problem with clovers despite not having a DeskJet myself. Despite being unable to test it, I guarantee this patch will solve the problem. From Basic, with your Printers disk in the drive, type the following: POKE 768,15 BSAVE SEG.PR,A768,B$F9E,L1 Now reinstall the DeskJet drivers so they get plugged into your SEG.ER. BlockWarden and other disk edit folks can change offset +$F9E in SEG.PR from $11 to $0F. >>> JFK I have nothing to do with ReportWriter, but I can tell you Dan Verkade is working on it and hopes to have it ready by early December. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:400/M645;1) SIDESPREAD BUG IN AW 4 Has anyone besides me encountered a Timout """""""""""""""""""""" SideSpread problem with AW4? I have installed TO SS, updated it with Timeout Updater, and the following, limited problem occurs. Everything works just fine when printing in Draft or Standard quality, but when trying to print in High quality, it bombs out (to the monitor) after printing just a few lines. High quality only, mind you. (I need high quality, my eyes not being what they once were, you see. :)) Thanks for any comments or help. ********* * Tom G * ********* (T.GROHNE1, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:150/M645;1) >>>>> Tom, a similar problem with TO.SIDESPREAD was reported to Randy by """"" me on 5 November. Randy says that Dan was able to duplicate that problem. In my case, the SideSpread bombed out after printing one or two columns, IN REDUCED PRINT MODE. Yesterday I noticed that the same problem occurred when using High quality. (My eyes, too, ain't what they used ot be :)). I assume that AW4.0.1 will fix this problem, since Randy mentioned last week that the Updater will need to be run again for SIDESPREAD when 4.0.1 is received; apparently something has been done to the updater... You ain't alone -- it's just that not too many people seem to be using SideSpread, or else they haven't been working it out with AW4.0. See ya. Dave Mattis (D.MATTIS@GEnie.geis.com) burping turkey in Florida (D.MATTIS, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:151/M645;1) >>>>> Dave and Tom G, I assume Dan's SideSpread repair in AW 4.01 solves """"" the high quality as well as reduced mode problems, because they both sound like the same problem. Now you just need 4.01 and you should be set. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:152/M645;1) BUG IN AW 4 DATABASE REPORTS To duplicate try this. """""""""""""""""""""""""""" Set up a data base. Set up a report with only two categories. Put the cursor on the second category and hit OA-A to arrange. With me the second category is not the one I"m asked if I want to arrange on! The work around is to have a blank category in the data base and then choose sort on several categories. That way I can get the list of categories and get it to work correctly. (D.MCKEE3, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:412/M645;1) >>>>> David, after a bit more checking, I found the problem only occurs """"" on the last category in the file. The correct name shows up as the default category any time you're not on the last category. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:415/M645;1) HOW TO RECOMPILE AW 4 DEFAULT MACROS I'm having problems trying to """"'""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" decompile the default macros for AW 4.0. The second macro, ba-[, decompiles in part to this: BEGIN: $1=.AWPath:: $1=left $1,65535+$ $117 : left oa-tab>0--< (S.WEYHRICH, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:218/M645;1) >>>>> Steve, why don't you just get the source file for the default set """"" from the sample files disk and compile that, instead of trying to de-compile the default set? (QUALITY, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:219/M645;1) AW 4 TRIPLE DESKTOPS How do I add files to the 2nd and 3rd desktop when """""""""""""""""""" the 1st desktop is full? All I get the message "Desktop full" and I can't switch desktops in any way then. The manual tells about that neither. Udo - ... just a IIGS freak - (U.HUTH, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:221/M645;1) >>>>> The normal meaning for "desktop full" is that all memory has been """"" used up. There's only one memory pool, so there's no way to use a second desktop index in that case. If you are referring to the index being full (that is, there are 12 files on the desktop), then you can use any of the available commands to switch to another desktop index and add more files. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:229/M645;1) AW 4 DICTIONARY PROBLEM I'm experiencing a glitch with the AppleWorks 4 """"""""""""""""""""""" main dictionary: it doesn't seem to know words occurring alphabetically between approximately fort and fossil. Can anyone out there duplicate this? Please try "forte forth fortieth fortification fortify fortissimo fortitude fortnight fortnightly Fortran fortress fortuitous fortunate fortune forty forum forward". I can't get AW4 to recognize any of these! I'd simply replace the AppleWorks 3.0 MAIN.DICTIONARY file, but I notice that the new version is some 7 blocks larger.... Doug Cuff Editor, GEnieLamp A2 (EDITOR.A2, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:273/M645;1) >>>>> Doug, there's no difference between AW 3 and AW 4 regarding spell """"" checking. None of the code has been modified. The exact same dictionary files were supposed to be used, but you're right about the 7-block difference. I have no idea what happened there, but there must have been some sort of copy error, since there is no alternate dictionary version. Copy your AW 3 main dictionary file and use it. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:274/M645;1) >>>>> Was your AppleWorks 3.0 installed from 5.25" disks? If so, that's """"" the reason the the AW4 dictionary is larger. The 5.25" version is truncated to allow it to fit on a 5.25" disk. Quality Computers --- Power for performance (W.CARVER1, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:275/M645;1) >>>>> Bill, the problem is that something went wrong when the 3.5" master """"" was created. Was your malfunctioning drive involved by any chance? Anyway, somehow the dictionary file was slightly damaged, somehow becoming 7 blocks longer, yet dropping words in the for* to fos* range. In any case, the AW 3 MAIN.DICTIONARY file can be copied over and all is well. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:278/M645;1) AW 4.0 TIMEOUT BUG FIXED IN 4.01 I have had AW4 about 3 weeks now and no """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" problems at all. Today I received the "One Touch" disk and copied all the new TO Apps to my Timeout dir. That gave me exactly 30 TO apps in it. I booted AW4 and it loaded the TO apps O,K, apparently but put me in the "Unable to find Timeout...." I hit "try again" and it appeared to load O.K. but left me in the "add files " screen instead of the Main Menu. I hit ESC and into the Main menu, then OA Esc to the Timeout menu and only 29 had loaded. The computer would "crash" HARD if when I did the following: Hit TAB for TO menu 2, when I used the TO calculator and hit the space bar to exit and when I went into the TO Util and tried to change memory status. The Calculator would work alright but crashed on space-bar exit. If I reduced the number of TO apps to 28 everything works great, no problems. The manual says you can have all the TO apps you want in the TIMEOUT directory and AW4 would make more than 1 menu. It also says a single menu would hold 30 applications. I don't have a DeskJet printer so elimanated those 2 applications but what happens when I add more from either your second disk or another disk? See if you can duplicate this phenomenon! ;-) S E L....... (S.EDDINGS1, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:322/M645;1) >>>>> You've got an AW 4.0 problem. You should be using AW 4.01 instead. """"" The problem is due to too much space used up by TimeOut application names and file names. If you use the Rename files options and shorten the names to "TO." names that are shorter, you should be able to fit all 30 applications even with the full length application names in the menus. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:328/M645;1) SMALL BUG IN AW 4 SPREADSHEET I think I have found a bug in the spread """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" sheet. I have seen it a few times before but I could not repeat it. I fond a way to repeat it. 1> Open a spreadsheet. 2> Set OA-V value format to DATE. 3> Put a number in a cell (Not todays date). 4> With the cursor on that cell type "@" and press an arrow -> key. The value in the cell will not be changed. . 5> Move cursor to a blank cell. 6> Type "@" arrow-key. The value from the first cell is entered here, not todays date. There is no problem if you press ENTER then press the arrow-key to move. Typing @ "RETURN" will always enter todays date. Tom. (T.SMITH52, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:379/M645;1) >>>>> Thanks for the SS bug report. Dan will look into it. Obviously """"" it's not a high priority because entering "@ right arrow" is not a normal sequence and is easily avoidable, but we'll try to fix it in v4.02 anyway. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:389/M645;1) APPLEWORKS 4 ADD-ONS #1: ONE TOUCH COMMANDS > Will, how about a complete """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > list of what will be on > those (One Touch Commands) disks? Thanks in advance. If I've got my records straight, the first one from Quality includes: DJ Two-Side -- Print a two-sided document on a DeskJet IW Two-Side -- Print a two-sided document on an ImageWriter OA-H Swap -- Swap OA-H printers on-the-fly Print Label -- Print a single label from a data base file PrintClip -- Print a clipping (selected portion) from a file SaveClip -- Save a clipping from a file FileFinder -- Search your drives for that missing file HangMan -- The chalkboard game comes to life on the Apple II Load Workset -- Load any of up to 99 groups of up to 36 related files Pop-Up Calc -- Basic arithmetic calculations on-the-fly anywhere Number2Words -- Enter a number, get it back in words, up to 99,999.99 Typing Speed -- Clock your typing speed (Zero to sixty in...) Screen Color -- (IIgs only) Re-paint your screen on-the-fly How it sells will determine if they do another one. But even if they decide not to, there'll still be another one. :-) It's in the works, but presently includes: Multi-Column -- Print AWPs in 2, 3, or 4 columns DB Hilighter -- Highlight individual categories onscreen DB Dialer -- Highlight a phone number and dial it via modem Bell Changer -- Set the AW bell tone the way YOU like it Reverse Feed -- Trigger a reverse form feed on your ImageWriter Batch Filer -- Process a batch of Desktop files at once Box Tool -- Draw rectangular frames in an AWP Got some ideas you'd like to see? Post them here. | -(+)- | | ...Will (W.NELKEN1, CAT42, TOP24, MSG:44/M645;1) APPLEWORKS 4 ADD-ONS #2: AFTERWORK SCREEN SAVER Here's some news from """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" tonight's RTC to make your hearts beat faster: <[Terrell] T.SMITH59> What can you tell us about "AfterWork"? How far along is it? <[Jerry] QUALITY> Should be shipping by the end of November. It's cool. You'll have to see it to believe it. The first time I saw the AW screen melting I couldn't believe my eyes. B) It'll be a lot like After Dark... there will be various modules which you can set various options on. Probably we'll release programming info for the modules eventually. __!__ Terrell Smith | tsmith@ivcfnsc.fullfeed.com | (T.SMITH59, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:285/M645;1) PATCHING APPLEWORKS 4 I would much rather see future patches to AW4 """"""""""""""""""""" implemented as INITs rather than as actual patches to the code. (Or add the POKEs to the startup macro, but that would require UM.) This would make installing/removing the patches much easier and possibly you'd also be able to hold down the Apple key at boot time to determine exactly which patches were being installed. Just a personal preference but I'd like to get out of supporting the heavily-patched versions of AW as much as possible. (QUALITY, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:323/M645;1) >>>>> Jerry, the problem with Inits for patches is that they then have to be active, and if you hold down both-apple keys when booting up to save time (when you don't need macros), suddenly you have a different version. There are advantages to going the Init route, but it's a tough call. If patches just change bytes, the AppleWorks memory map stays the same and there's nothing extra involved in supporting such a version. (BRANDT, CAT42, TOP29, MSG:326/M645;1) MACRO PATCHES FOR APPLEWORKS 4 FROM TEXAS II Macro patches can be """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" applied as part of an UltraMacros startup routine. No permanent changes are made to your AppleWorks disk. Hotkeys (no Return after pressing a number at menus) revert to normal for the 1st character if the menu has over 9 items. A:! // Hotkey patch Change the tone of the error bell by changing 180 or 50: B:! // Change error bell T:! // Test the bell Change change the --> to a checkmark or to a MouseText arrow: C:! :! More startup macros change other characteristics: D:! // Change Date separator to "-" :! // Change Date separator to "." F:! // Disable OA-H formfeed O:! // Activate overstrike cursor V:! // Change vertical line in menus Why anyone would want to do this, we don't know: Y:! // Cancel yes/no questions On the other hand, Reversing Yes/No Questions is very popular: \:! ________________________________________________________________ TEXAS II on MACROS (c) 1993 Kingwood Micro Software, 2018 Oak Dew, San Antonio, Texas 78232-5471. Macros by Beverly Cadieux, Wally Bradford, and Nicholas Pyers. For clarity, the text of TEXAS II on MACROS is printed on a Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 500 printer. If these macros change for v4.0.1, we'll post them again. If you like and use these patches, and would like to have more, it's very simple. Subscribe. [ TEXAS II (c) Kingwood Micro Software, 1993 isues, 6 for $12; 1994 issues (Jan-Jun), 6+3 for $15. TEXAS II is sold in 6-issue sets, not by the year. 1994 subscribers will get 6 issues of TEX, and 3 issues of TEX on MACROS. ] (B.CADIEUX, CAT13, TOP15, MSG:1/M645;1) <<<<< For those who missed it, here's the TEXAS II subscription info """"" again. A subscription includes 6 issues of TEXAS II (Appleworks ideas, little-known features, undocumented commands, news and reviews of independent add-ons, and lots of of good cheer). It also includes 3 issues TEXAS II on MACROS, for a total of 9 newslsetters. An example of TEX on MAC was posted in messages 1 and 4 (approx) above. These are PRINTED newsletters which come in the US mail approximately every 6 weeks. TEXAS II is sold in 6-issue sets, not by the year. We might do from 9 to 12 issues a year, whenever there is news. The price of the next six issues (4.1 to 4.6) is $15 US and Canada, $18 overseas. We also have disks which are sold individually or in sets of 3. They are available on either 3.5" or 5.25" (3, 2-sided disks). Each disk contains the text of the newsletters, plus about 700k of interesting Macros, Font Lore, and regular AppleWorks files which do not require macros. The current issues are TEXAS II on Disk vols. 5, 6 and 7 for $24.00, or $8.50 each. Shipping is included on all, and Texas residents please add 8.25%. There is no combination rate for both newletters and disks. We encourage you to subscribe to both, because if you don't, you miss out on so much. About 80% of our subscribers get both the paper newsletter and disks, and many of them contribute regularly to fill them with articles and macros from all over the world. For current subscribers, renewals are due now. TEXAS II v3.9 and your renewal info will be mailed next week. Vol. 7 will ship shortly after that, along with a year-end index and our annual "Best of 1993" report. Vol. 7 will include the Block Warden info mentioned above, some early info on AppleWorks 4.0 PEEKS, and something even more intreresting that you need to know about -- POINTERS. It also includes the famous "Simple TimeOut Calendars for 1994," (our _eighth_ year!) and lots of other goodies. At some point, we do close subscriptions, and don't accept any more until the next round of 6 is ready to start. So please do respond now if you're interested. Thank you very much for all the e-mail. Kingwood Micro Software, 2018 Oak Dew, San Antonio, Texas 78232-5471. [ TEXAS II v3.9 ] (B.CADIEUX, CAT13, TOP15, MSG:13/M645;1) ALL APPLE II HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE GONE FROM PRICE LISTS Okay folks, I'm """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" not trying to start a bunch of rantings and ravings, however, our district technology coordinator informed all of our schools (there are over 50 of them) that the Apple IIe has now been removed from the price list. I asked him about it and he said that he got the word from the area Apple guy (can you tell I can't remember his title) in Bellevue, Washington. These seem like pretty reliable sources to me. Can anyone put this to rest or possibly confirm it? --Steve DePaul (S.DEPAUL3, CAT5, TOP3, MSG:68/M645;1) >>>>> It's true. As of last week Apple is no longer selling anything for """"" the Apple II. That includes peripherals, CPUs and software. Bryan (SOFTDISK.INC, CAT5, TOP3, MSG:69/M645;1) >>>>> I'm SURE that they will be selling off their inventory. They may """"" sell it all to Sun Remarketing at a discount, but the on hand inventory will go somewhere where we can buy stuff from it. Just because it isn't on the price list, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. AND they will still be selling repair parts through the usual channels. Gary R. Utter (GARY.UTTER, CAT5, TOP3, MSG:73/M645;1) APPLE INC AUCTIONS OFF REMAINING INVENTORY For what it's worth gang: """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Apple is holding an auction: they are getting rid of the remaining inventory of a lot of their machines: IIGSes included. See the latest issue of MacWEEK for more details... Bryan (SOFTDISK.INC, CAT5, TOP2, MSG:73/M645;1) >>>>> There will be an auction of Apple stuff in three places around the """"" country: Chicago Nov 20 Framingham, MA Dec 4 Herndon, VA Dec 11 According to the brochure sent out (slick, glossy, heavy paper), it includes powerbooks, Macs, IIGSs, speakers, monitors, printers, CD Roms, scanners, Claris software. The fine print states "the auctioneer reserves the right to group one or more items into one or more selling lots..." so this may be a good opportunity for schools or dealers to scoop up a bunch of stuff, but bad for individuals who want one piece. __!__ | Terrell Smith | tsmith@ivcfnsc.fullfeed.com (T.SMITH59, CAT5, TOP2, MSG:80/M645;1) >>> WHAT'S NEW <<< """""""""""""""""" HYPERLOGO GS SHIPS Scripting HyperStudio for the Apple IIGS just took a """""""""""""""""" giant leap forward! HyperLogo for HyperStudio GS is now shipping. If you've been waiting for this new product, wait no more! Add 3D pictures and movies to your stacks. Use Logo's powerful artificial intellegence features to control your stacks. With HyperLogo and Talking Tools, you can even create stacks that can read what you type! It's all here for the low introductory price of $50 plus shipping, or get HyperLogo and 3D Logo, our stand-alone version, for just $85. These programs will cost $95 each after the introductory special expires, so don't wait! If you ordered HyperLogo when 3D Logo started to ship, your wait is over. All backorders have been shipped, and all should arrive by 22 November. If you would like more information about HyperLogo, just ask! Or, if you prefer, send me your mailing address by e-mail or call (505) 898-8183 and we'll send an information package that tells about all of our Logo products for the Apple IIGS. Mike Westerfield (BYTEWORKS, CAT15, TOP16, MSG:24/M645;1) SEQUENTIAL INTRODUCES CD-ROM FOR RAMFAST Today, Sequential Systems is """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" proud to announce the introduction of DiscQuest(tm) and DiscQuest GS(tm); a System of Hardware and Software that will give today's Apple IIGS User access to the exploding library of information available on CD-ROM. DiscQuest(tm) utilizes standard SCSI CD-ROM drives and will support currently available CD-ROM titles from leading Multi-Media publishers such as Creative MultiMedia, Grolier, Compton's and more. DiscQuest(tm) Software, developed by Sequential Systems, Inc and Procyon, Inc., provides "text search", "still graphics display", and "audio" from DiscQuest-supported titles. Bundled with Sequential Systems' RamFAST SCSI Interface, search performance of the DiscQuest System(tm) using a non-accelerated Apple IIGS is similar to that of a Macintosh LC. DiscQuest GS(tm) Software (for Apple IIGS computers) will be made available to resellers and end-users for use with other SCSI- type CD-ROM drives and for dealer bundling. The software includes a copy of Creative Multi-Media's popular title "The Family Doctor". DiscQuest(tm) Suggested Retail: $99.95. The DiscQuest GS System(tm) is a bundled product that includes Sequential Systems' DiscQuest(tm) Software, an external CD-ROM drive with cable and one disc caddy, a RamFASTe SCSI interface, and four (4) supported CD-ROM titles. Suggested retail for the complete bundle will be around $650. Sequential Systems' and Procyon's on-going commitment to DiscQuest (tm) and Apple II will produce new features and many new supported titles that will result in a complete and powerful information-based CD-ROM platform for Apple II. We sincerely believe that your customers will find the DiscQuest System to be a useful and exciting addition to their Apple IIGS system. Dealers may call 800-759-4549 for dealer pricing. >>>>> DISCQUEST COMPATIBILITY: """"" discQuest works with the following hardware: Any Apple IIGS with 2MB of RAM or greater RamFAST/SCSI with NEC, Sony, Apple, Sequential CD-ROM drives Apple High Speed SCSI with Sony, Apple, and Sequential CD-ROM drives If you have a RamFAST you need the very latest ROM revision, 3.01e. >>>>> A SYNOPSIS OF DISCQUEST(TM) SUPPORTED TITLES """"" Darwin Multimedia CD-ROM '''''''''''''''''''''''' o Charles Darwin's complete texts with original illustrations of the final editions of: "The Voyage of the Beagle", "The Origin of Species", "The Descent of Man" o 1859 manuscript outlining the theory of evolution, by Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace o "Triumph of the Darwinian Method", a guide to the study of Darwin, by Michael T. Ghiselin o The Darwin Timeline detailing significant events in his life o A Darwin bibliography of over 1000 primary and secondary references o Original maps from the voyages of HMS Beagle and HMS Adventure o More than 650 color and black & white images o Natural sound recordings from Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology o Illustrations from "Zoology of the Voyage of the HMS Beagle" o Plus never-before published material from other distinguished naturalists Monarch Notes(R) on CD-ROM '''''''''''''''''''''''''' This Multimedia CD-ROM edition of Monarch Notes includes the complete text of the entire collection! Each Monarch Note includes author biographies, literary style overviews, relevant historical information, story synopses, character analyses, critical commentaries, bibliographies, and essay questions. This CD-ROM was given Byte Magazine's "Jerry Pournelle's User's Choice Award" as "CD-ROM Of The Year". Hundreds of authors and works are surveyed in this compendium that Computer Shopper magazine calls "Mondo Cool". Sherlock Holmes on disc! '''''''''''''''''''''''' o The complete text of Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle o Linoleum block prints by Dr. George Wells accompany each story o The Medical Casebook of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle by Alvin E. Rodin and Jack D. Key and Medical Poetry by Dr. George S. Bascom o Complete text index and table of contents browsing The Family Doctor ''''''''''''''''' o Easy to understand advice to nearly 2,000 of the most commonly asked health questions o An illustrated human anatomy that lets you explore the body systems, structures, and functions from head to toe o Approximately 300 color illustrations to simplify explanations o Comprehensive data on more than 1,600 prescription drugs o Health update booklets, local and national resource listings, and a glossary of over 100 medical terms Shakespeare ''''''''''' o The Complete Works of Shakespeare including plays, poems, and sonnets in full text o Both American and Queen's English versions o A complete text index and table of contents browsing Great Literature (Personal Library Series) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' o Full text of over 500 literary classics with Illustrations, CD-Quality voice-overs and music performances o Famous narrations by Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and George Kennedy o Live (not synthesized) music performances o Full search and browse ability - music and text o Thousands of images o A true multimedia experience! o Everything from Alice in Wonderland to the Nixon Tapes to the Declaration of Independence! 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Multimedia Audubon's Birds '''''''''''''''''''''''''' o Complete text of the 1840 first edition "Octavo" set of John James Audubon's Birds of America o All plates, including 500 full color bird lithographs o CD quality bird calls for many birds through the courtesy of Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology o Full text index and table of contents browsing Multimedia Audubon's Mammals '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' o Complete text of the 1840 first edition "Octavo" set of John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America o Over 150 full color mammal lithographs o CD quality sounds for many mammals through the courtesy of Cornell Library of Natural Sounds o Full text index and table of contents browsing The Best of The Bureau '''''''''''''''''''''' The Best of the Bureau is a distinguished collection of literature and history, with hundreds of works culled from the best titles of the Bureau Development. Just type in a word, phrase or subject and the powerful search and retrieval capabilities put the information you want at your fingertips - instantly. This is more than just thousands of pages of text. It is a complete multimedia personal reference library - all on one disc! We have included the best of Dickens, the wit and humor of Twain, riveting biographies of the famous and infamous, ancient and up-to-the-moment histories of the cultures, lands and people of the world and lots, lots more. It's the perfect way to start your Personal Reference Library! US History on CD-ROM Countries of the World on CD-ROM and History of the World on CD-ROM '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Authoritative and diverse collections of articles, writings, and images on history and culture. Sequential Systems 1200 Diamond Circle Lafayette, CO 80026 (303) 666-4549 Main switchboard (800) 759-4549 Sales (800) 999-1717 Technical Support (303) 666-7797 BBS (v.32bis/v.42bis 300 - 14400 baud) SEQUENTIAL GEnie Email SEQUENTIAL@genie.geis.com Internet Email (PROCYON.INC, CAT20, TOP12, MSG:4,5,6,7/M645;1) lastPATCH PATCHES APPLEWORKS 4.01 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" About lastPATCH ''''''''''''''' lastPATCH is my way of thanking everyone who has supported SuperPatch over the past several years. I have appreciated your interest and encouragement very much, so here is something back. Thanks. From the bottom of my heart. Just as the "About" message says in lastPATCH itself, you will not find formal documentation here. However, most people will have little trouble using lastPATCH, especially those who are familiar with SuperPatch. lastPATCH is a leaner, more focused subset of SuperPatch. Aesthetically, I prefer lastPATCH for that reason. If you have problems using the package, please do not call Quality Computers. Instead, ask a friend, or call the SuperStuff BBS (named pro-xy) at 616/381-1726. My user name there is jlink. Leave me e-mail and I will do my best to respond. While SuperPatch will work with just a single 5.25 inch drive shared between both itself and AppleWorks, lastPATCH does not support this rather ineffective hardware setup. (The code to support such a situation was quite cobby, and I really enjoyed deleting it from my source files as I developed lastPATCH.) You must have two drives to make lastPATCH work, or a hard disk, in which case you run lastPATCH from its own folder and point it at AppleWorks in another. If both your drives are of the 5.25 flavor, you must use a little creativity to cope with the way AppleWorks 4.0 functions under this limitation. Just copy the files Aplworks.System, Seg.Aw, Seg.00, Seg.Rm, Seg.Xm, Seg.Am, and Seg.Wp onto a spare floppy. Do your patching as usual, then copy the patched files back onto the disks where they belong. lastPATCH 1.0 works with version 4.01 of AppleWorks. Earlier and later versions can be expected to return "unknown" on any patch area that has been moved from its location in version 4.01. To get going with lastPATCH, copy all the files in the archive to a disk or folder, along with BASIC.System and ProDOS, if you need them, and launch Startup. Copyright ''''''''' lastPATCH is fully copyrighted. I retain all rights and ownership. End users get a license to use it, at their own risk, naturally, but with no obligation to pay for it. Still, there are a few very clear restrictions that limit what you can do with lastPATCH. They boil down to you can't make money from it. With exception of distribution by NAUG and America Online, no one is permitted to charge ANYTHING for lastPATCH, including the time it takes to download or the disks it might reside on. Thus, please do not upload it to Genie, CompuServe, Delphi, or other commercial information services, or distribute it through the "disk of the month" clubs that impose a "copy charge." Do, however, upload it to BBSes that charge nothing for public access, copy it onto disks for your friends, and so on. I believe this arrangement will provide lots of access to anyone who wants to use it, while giving me some opportunity to look in on how things are going. Besides, if I am not going to make money from it, why should anyone else? These privileges and restrictions seem simple enough to me, and I hope they are honored. If you know of a circumstance in which they are not, please let me know at my SuperStuff address above. About the new AppleWorks '''''''''''''''''''''''' AppleWorks 4.0 is quite an achievement. Its practical functionality compares favorably to applications I use on Silicon Graphics workstations that are many magnitudes more powerful than any Apple computer. For instance, nothing available on any platform checks spelling as fast as the spell checker built into AppleWorks. Nor does any platform support an app that scrolls text faster than AppleWorks. An art critic once suggested that good art can withstand any abuse or misunderstanding by its audience. AppleWorks seems like it meets this same test, given everything that has happened to it over the past decade. Clearly, I must put myself at the top of any list of AppleWorks abusers because of my incessant patching and tinkering. But there are lots of others who fit this same shoe as much as I do. Version 4.0 reflects the influences and richness of this somewhat rag tag group of "enhancers," from the earliest efforts by programmers at Applied Engineering, to my own SuperPatch. It seems like a scene from the Canterbury Tales, in which no one is quite sure who is coming, who is going, who is leading, and who is following. Nor do we need to know, to enjoy the process of travelling together. I wonder what Bob Lissner thinks of this new version (if he thinks of it at all), and suspect that he might not approve of all the things that have been done to his brain child. But I hope he understands that an outcome like 4.0 was implicit in his initial decision to reveal the inner workings of AppleWorks to the developer community at large. By doing more things to his product, that community has enabled everyone to do more things with it. Without hacks, inits, and add-ons, AppleWorks could not have lasted like it has. In any case, AppleWorks 4.0 still testifies to the strength of Lissner's original conception and commitments. As the art critic said, if it is good enough, it can stand up to anything (even a couple hundred patches). You need use 4.0 but a few hours to appreciate how much has been added. Tom Weishaar once suggested that AppleWorks ought to become an operating system for the Apple //. Version 4.0 responds to that request. TimeOut in its multiple manifestations is now an official part of the program, as are the AppleWorks inits, Double Data, Total Control, and the playback portion of UltraMacros. Of course, lots of patches that users applied to earlier versions are also part of the new release, including the hack to customize the cursors, no less. lastPATCH offers 18 that were not included so you can add them yourself, to continue this tradition of unprecedented user customization and "abuse." Most of what remains valuable about the Apple // is associated, in one way or another, with AppleWorks 4.0. Take advantage of it. John Link ________________________________________________________________________ Subj: LastPATCH Shk November 21, 1993 From: NAUG JoeC File: LASTPATCH.SHK (25904 bytes) DL time (2400 baud): < 3 minutes Download count: 52 AUTHOR: John Link EQUIPMENT: Apple // NEEDS: AppleWorks v4.01, Shrinkit OS: ProDOS ================================ John Link has heard your comments and is responding with his NEW AppleWorks v4.01 patching program LastPATCH This new FREEWARE program contain the following patches: lastPATCH Specifications Aplworks.System: ''''''''''''''' 1. No return after pressing number of menu selection (hot keys). 2. Defeat automatic form feed in Apple-H screen dumps. 3. Overstrike instead of insert cursor on boot-up. 4. Change error tone for any Apple //. 5. Change `Do you really etc' to `Really?'. 6. Change `Type entry etc' to `Enter any d*** thing you want'. 7. Change `Preloading AppleWorks' message to anything you want. 8. Move Apple-Q menu to upper right corner. 9. Mouse marks instead of text arrows in all menus. Seg.Aw: '''''' 10. Change `Carefully saving' message to anything you want. 11. Change 'Path:' to mouse text. 12. Change 'Subdirectory:' to mouse text. 13. Change 'Disk:' to mouse text. 14. Change 'Disk volume' to moustext. 15. Change `More' to mouse text down arrows. Seg.00/Rm/Xm/Am: ''''''''''''''' 16. Reverse all `No/Yes' queries to `Yes/No'. Seg.Wp: '''''' 17. Change character to mouse text bent arrow. 18. Customize Page Break lines as mouse text. PLEASE feel free to leave any comments about LastPATCH here in the NAUG area (M.FLYNT1, CAT17, TOP10, MSG:6/M645;1) ANSITERM TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE FOR THE APPLE IIGS VERSION 2.1 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" --------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1993 by Parkhurst Micro Products. All Rights Reserved. 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