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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Doug Weller [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #260, 26-Apr-90 08:18pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Impression V 1.04[0;40;36m

[KThis version has just been released, I was told by CC at WHICH! Computer
[Kfair. Fixes some bugs, some tidying up. They are aiming for 1.10 as final
[Kverion.
[KI complained about the ruler -- having to set it by eye -- PLEASE COMPLAIN
[KT if you hate it -- they seemed receptive.
[KDoug
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    John P Baker [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #261, 26-Apr-90 09:08pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Integrex printer driver[0;40;36m

[KI have a very old Integrex printer - it doesn't work properly with the
[Knew Integrex printer driver.
[KIntegrex have told me they can update the centronics interface and give
[Kme a new ROM for L56; Other advice seems to be to get Acorns FCO 2002
[Kfor the paralell port done. Does which I need to get done (or both?)
[Kand who do I get to do a FCO for me?
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Simon Dowson [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #262, 29-Apr-90 12:08pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Command.com[0;40;36m

[KSome files ditch command.com to free more ram. More important in the early
[Kdays than now.  They had to reload command.com when they terminated...
[KThough I would agree having it in a ramdisk shouldn't result in much of a
[Ktime saving at all.... certainly not while a prog is running.....
[KSimon
[K
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley  [1;40;32m                            Crash/spewmail 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #266, 30-Apr-90 12:11am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Keyboards  (I love speccy)[0;40;36m

[K
[K
[K HF> Somebody did a script for ARCterm6 that did something like that 
[K HF> for shades... I never got round to trying it...
[K
[KThat's interesting...I didn't know ARCterm had scripts available for
[Kit... I'll have to invest one of these days, but I generally use Telix
[Kon the PC Emulator these days...sick of Hearsay's ANSI messing up!!
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... It's just another one of those days!
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley  [1;40;32m                            Crash/spewmail 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #267, 30-Apr-90 12:12am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Rincewind et al[0;40;36m

[K
[KIG> Actually, not read truckers, it's a childrens books so I've not 
[K
[KIt's still written by Terry Pratchett...so I think it's worth reading...
[K[grin]
[K
[K IG> bothered.. Read Pyramids though, very good book.   Just got
[K IG> hold of Guards Guards too, but not finished it.
[K
[KI'll get them soon...I'm looking forward to it...
[K
[K IG> Hmm, as to !Flump1, have you tried doing SYS 
[K IG> "OS_UpdateMEMC",64,64 ?   If your ROMs are fast enough, I'm 
[K IG> told this cures the problem.  Also, my friend with the MEMC1 
[K IG> tells me that if he runs the demo after using desktop all 
[K IG> evening without resetting it, it doesn't jerk, only from a cold 
[K IG> start, which I don't understand at all, but you could try it.   
[K IG> If all else fails, try *RMFaster SoundDMA and *RMFaster 
[K IG> SoundChannels (or whatever the second sound module is called).  
[K IG>  Should help matters a little.
[K
[KI'll give that a bash...but even with it a little jerky I am well
[Kimpressed with it!!
[K
[K IG> It's a Flumpkin, not a Flumpet by the way.   A Flumpet is a 
[K IG> musical instrument...
[K
[KAh yes... I remember Pootle, Posie....and all the rest of the Flumps...
[KIt was the Grandpa who played the Flumpet wasn't it? [grin]
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... I'm in with the in crowd...
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley  [1;40;32m                            Crash/spewmail 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fienness                            [1;40;32mMsg #268, 30-Apr-90 12:12am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Download/Upload of messages...[0;40;36m

[K
[K
[K
[KHiya Hugo,
[K
[K GR>> Hmm...I popped into Archive this afternoon, and noticed that there
[K GR>> was a download and upload message system now...I'll have to try it
[K GR>> out one
[K HF> Errrr I don't think he has the new version that includes 
[K HF> uploading...?
[K
[KHmm...crossed my wires a bit here...What I meant to say was that I'd
[Kseen some messages concering uploading and downloading of messages...
[KI'll have to learn English one of these days..[grin]
[K
[KI hadn't actually look to see if it was there...it may have been people
[Ktalking about the forthcoming event!! [sigh]
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... Lymm's the place to be ...
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Henry Doyle [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #269, 29-Apr-90 11:10am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: GCSE Computing <har bloody har>[0;40;36m

[KMy Computer Studies teacher wasn't even qualified to teach the subject - he
[Kwas doing a National Diploma in Computer Studies at the same time he was
[Kteaching it to me at GCSE level. Now two years on, I am doing the Diploma,
[Kwith some REAL programmers as teachers!!
[K
[K|-|ed. 
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Spencer Davies [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #271, 29-Apr-90 08:51pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Archimedes[0;40;36m

[KI know I have left a msg about these subjects before but unfortunately have
[Kbeen having trouble with my ST so could not see any replies, so here goes
[Kagain plus some more.
[K1.Is the archimedes monitor any cop or would i do just as well with a scart
[KTV.
[K2.What are the main differences between the various archies other than
[Kprice.
[K3.Can RS232 devices be used on the RS432.
[K4.Is it at all possible to use a SCSI Hard Disk on the Archie.
[KAny help would be appreciated. 
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Roy Toms [1;40;32m                                Rec'd 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Henry Doyle                              [1;40;32mMsg #272, 01-May-90 01:48pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: C[0;40;36m

[KYes I have got Acorns "C" but without much knowledge of the
[Klanguage it's a job to give much of an oppion
[KRoy
[K
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #273, 27-Apr-90 08:25am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[K 
[K BV> a really good ZX81 emulator would make the world of
[K BV> difference and I daresay the Arch could
[K 
[KBloomin' Ada! Who would want a superior beast like the Arch to emulate a 1k
[Kdead cockroach with keys that require a hammer and chisel to press and a
[Kloading speed comparable to Arthur Scargill (apologies to NUM members)? And
[KI *AM NOT* mocking from the safety of Acorn stuff:- I actually had one once!
[K
[K 
[KI eventually laid it to rest by dongling it into the Arc RS423 port and
[Kstreaming 2000k of garbage into it. I hit one key and POP.........
[K 
[KRgds
[KLeo
[K
[K---           
[K * Origin: Kendrick Comms (Reading), UK 0734-576079  (2:252/101)
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #274, 27-Apr-90 11:11am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: HI... ECHOS AND SUCH[0;40;36m

[KLE> What are you sorting out the split identity business? I noticed 
[KLE>  "CRAK_man" 
[KLE> was noticably absent last time I left an echomil message on TWOC...
[K 
[KYes, ARCbbs wil substitue a 'real' name from a conversion file when writing
[Kto echomail bases.
[K 
[KHugo
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[1;40;37m*** There is a reply. See #282.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Andrew Foyle                             [1;40;32mMsg #275, 27-Apr-90 04:17pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Soundtracker[0;40;36m

[KThanks v. much:- or send it as a netfile to 252/109. Don't mind.
[K 
[KLeo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #276, 27-Apr-90 07:42pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Rincewind et al[0;40;36m

[KProb with BASIC is that it doesn't generate AOF files.   !Flump1 is an
[KAbsolute (or App) so runs from &8000.   Easy, you might say, just use
[KBASIC's offset assembly.   Well, yes, once you add all the relevant O%+= cos
[Kof the numerouys occasions that P% was upped to reserve some space, you then
[Kdiscover that all the basic support was not designed for relocation.   I had
[Kmost of SoundTracker's set up done before saving the demo to disk (except of
[Kcourse installing and starting the voices..) but this required substantial
[Kalteration to get it working with an offset assembly.   took a lot of work
[Kgetting the whole thing working again.   I spose I could have written a
[Krelocator, but that simply means you waste space.   Don't want to make an
[Kold type file without date stamping, and instead the old load and exec
[Kaddress cos you cant Squeeze them.   Other thing with Aasm is that you can
[Klink it with high level languages (except basic).
[K
[KYou'll all just have to wait for flasm, my PD assembler..
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #277, 27-Apr-90 07:47pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m C[0;40;36m

[KBV> Assuming you're using Acornsoft's ANSI C you'll also need the manual 
[KBV> that so you can use the special functions for the wimp and graphics 
[K
[KThat;s what I thought.   Turns out my manual has the traditional Acorn
[KMissing Pages...   Just as well Acorn were kind enough to supply all the
[Kdocumentation for their libraries on disk as well as in the manual, which
[Ksort of seems to cancel the arguement for needing a manual...  And I'm told
[Kyou can buy new manuals!
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #278, 27-Apr-90 09:06pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Rincewind et al[0;40;36m

[KIG> Absolute (or App) so runs from &8000.   Easy, you might say, just use
[KIG> BASIC's offset assembly.   Well, yes, once you add all the relevant 
[K  
[KYes... but even better: why not make it totally relocatable? Demo-V is!
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Emmet Spier [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Roy Toms                                 [1;40;32mMsg #279, 28-Apr-90 08:47am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m C[0;40;36m

[KWell I leanrt how to write C in about 4-5 days using the 'Dadhand Book'.
[KThat doensn't mean I can program in C just write C programs, the difference
[Kis I am writong in a general purpose language rather than thinking in C
[K(geddit?)
[K- even so the book was fairly good & pleasant to read
[KRmm
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #281, 29-Apr-90 08:04pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Rincewind et al[0;40;36m

[KHF> Yes... but even better: why not make it totally relocatable? Demo-V is!
[K
[KWell yes, nice idea, but I'm afraid that would require substantial
[Kalteration, and for !Flump2 it would be completely impossible unless I did
[Krelocation on load time, due to optimisations to my wrap routine.  Looking
[Kquite good so far, would be a shame to slow it down just to make it
[Krelocatable.
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #282, 30-Apr-90 03:52pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: HI... ECHOS AND SUCH[0;40;36m

[K 
[K HF> Yes, ARCbbs will substitue a 'real' name from a conversion file
[K HF> when writing to echomail bases.
[K 
[KNice one. Should pacify the "ignorant, power-crazed slightly irradiated
[Ksheep" who run FidoNet (except David of course). Do you remember that quote
[KHugo? Moreover do you remember who you were talking about at the time? I
[Kstill totally agree with you...
[K 
[KLeo
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[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #274.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #283, 30-Apr-90 08:27am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: MOUSE[0;40;36m

[K 
[K BV> The other thing that always goes wrong with Archs is the keyboard.
[K 
[KThat is a flaming joke. Thanks to Acorn's dead cockroach job, I am having to
[Kdo *CO. CAPS etc. whenever I want to use basic, (and now I've got c this is
[Kmercifully infrequently!)
[K 
[KLeo
[K
[K---           
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[K
[1;40;37m*** There is a reply. See #284.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #284, 30-Apr-90 08:30am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: MOUSE[0;40;36m

[K 
[K HF> On my 310 it's the caps lock. I just pull off thr keytop and blow
[K HF> into the switch mechanism, replace the keytop & it works fine.
[K 
[KYes, it's always the capslock that goes buggered on mine too. Occasionally
[Kthe PC backspace goes wrong as well, and insert's gone once. My solution is
[Kto undo the keyboard and spray WD-40 into the appropriate connection. I
[Kshorted the whole bloomin' thing once, kept quiet and returned the wrecked
[Kone to Acorn who replaced it. 
[K 
[KNow I've given y'all a surefile way to explode keyboards, lets have some
[Ksuggestion for monitors, mice and winnies folks..
[K 
[KLeo
[K
[K---           
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #285, 30-Apr-90 08:32am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: MOUSE[0;40;36m

[K 
[K IG> sould I race to try and wear out the mouse?
[K 
[Kno no no no no. Just do something provokative, such as plug it into the
[Kmains, and then tell Acorn it blew up in your hand.
[K 
[KLeo
[K
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Paul Murphy [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #286, 22-Apr-90 08:37pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Sid[0;40;36m

[K BV> The ridiculous thing is, Eliot is famous for giving loadsa line
[K BV> noise, but once through the gateway it's perfect!  Wierd.
[K
[KAhh, I am reasonably certain (85%ish) that the way prestel functions is as
[Kfollows:
[K   ____________                     _________
[K  | Input unit |----->----->-------| Prestel |
[K  | to Prestel |-----<-----<-------| IRC     |
[K   ~~~~~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~~~~
[K      |  |
[K      v  ^
[K      |  |
[K   _________
[K  | Gateway |
[K  | unit    |
[K   ~~~~~~~~~
[K
[KWhat I think happens is that the Prestel IRC only takes a supervisory role
[Kwhen attached to a Gateway, and does not handle comms between gateway and
[Kuser, which is separate as indicated. If the rubber band between the input
[Kunit and one was better/worse than the other, then the quality of comms
[Kmight
[Kbe different between them. Of course, I could be completely wrong, but I am
[Ksure that I heard this somewhere. Try telling Prestel or Prestel Gateway of
[Kyour experiences.
[K
[K
[K                                Paul.
[K
[K--- via Silver Xpress V2.26 [NR]
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Al Knight                                [1;40;32mMsg #287, 30-Apr-90 02:17am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m SID[0;40;36m

[KAK> Whats life coming to when SID only accepts KERMIT uploads ..........
[KAK> Theyll just have to wait until I finish ZMODEM!
[K 
[KErm, SID >HAS< to only accept Kermit uploads. Know of any other PLAIN TEXT
[K(apart from the SOH for start of header), 7-bit FTP's in general use? No, I
[Kdidn't think you would.
[K 
[KZmodem would be nice, it's in ARCterm 6.01 etc, BUT it's very 8-bit. If they
[Kdid put it in then you'd only be able to use it on their directdial lines,
[Knot over prestel or fastrak.
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Al Knight                                [1;40;32mMsg #288, 30-Apr-90 02:19am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Speculator[0;40;36m

[KBut hang on a moment, didn't they have to brutally rip-off 16k of (c)
[KSinclair ROM to do the emulator? And the same for the ST one?
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m                           Rec'd 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Henry Doyle                              [1;40;32mMsg #291, 30-Apr-90 06:38pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Acorn SID[0;40;36m

[KWell, the Viewdata mode should really set up the params for you, but I think
[Kit's 7e1 or something, but make sure the baud rate is 1200/75 (300/300 will
[Kwork on sid I think, but with your available options, 1200 is more useful)
[Kthen I think all should be hunkidory.
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #292, 30-Apr-90 06:40pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[KWell that was a silly thing to do, ZX81s are becoming quite valuable,
[Kworking ones at least cos they are particularly rare.
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #293, 30-Apr-90 06:51pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[KLE> Bloomin' Ada! Who would want a superior beast like the Arch to emulate 
[KLE>  a 1k 
[KLE> dead cockroach with keys that require a hammer and chisel to press and 
[K
[KEr, well, I was being ever so slightly sarcastic actually..  but since
[Kyou've asked ->>
[K
[KSomeone who thinks Sinclair's equipment was incredibly ahead of its time and
[Kreally rather good might like a ZX81 emulator.  OK, so no one would want
[Kone.
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Al Knight                                [1;40;32mMsg #294, 30-Apr-90 06:53pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Speculator[0;40;36m

[KAK> at the BeeBug (groan groan) open day demonstrating the brilliant
[KAK> Speculator ( which everybody is going to buy - right ? )
[K
[KYou mean they're going to CHARGE for it??  Don't they know that emulators of
[KSinclair machines are idea PD material??
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #295, 30-Apr-90 06:55pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[KIG> Well that was a silly thing to do, ZX81s are becoming quite valuable,
[KIG> working ones at least cos they are particularly rare.
[K
[KThey are also rather flexible gadgets.  How many other computers can be
[Kprogrammed, have coffee spilt on them, used to play tetris, be thrown
[Kagainst walls, be used to drive maze learning robots AND be used to prop
[Kopen doors (but not all at once)?
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #296, 30-Apr-90 11:36pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Speculator[0;40;36m

[KBV> AK> at the BeeBug (groan groan) open day demonstrating the brilliant
[KBV> AK> Speculator ( which everybody is going to buy - right ? )
[KBV> You mean they're going to CHARGE for it??  Don't they know that 
[KBV>  emulators of
[KBV> Sinclair machines are idea PD material??
[K 
[KI can't see how they'll sell it with copyright ROM code and no means of
[Ktransferring games, etc from tape. Ok, if it read 3" disks it would be
[Kbetter, but it would still need a 3" disk drive... and how did they emulate
[Kthe keyboard? Bleagh!
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Emmet Spier                              [1;40;32mMsg #297, 26-Apr-90 11:34pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Brainsoft Pod[0;40;36m

[KES> impressions of it & esp the new sw. What is the quality of the sound & 
[K 
[KNew s/w isn't too bad, the sound editor is beginning to look like Armadeus,
[Keven key compatible in some places :-). Not compatible with ARMadeus though.
[KActually, sound quality seems quite poor compared to dedicated digitisers,
[Kbut I suppose it's acceptable'.
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Nick Elton                               [1;40;32mMsg #299, 27-Apr-90 07:37am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m RAM & DRIVES[0;40;36m

[KNE> stopping the disc scan occuring every time ENTER is pressed? When I 
[KNE>  key ENTER 
[KNE> even with nothing on the line the disc starts up, but it does'nt do 
[KNE>  this when 
[KNE> I've selected drive B. Any ideas?
[K
[KEr, no, not really.  But I daresay when my co-sysop logs on he'll be able to
[Ktell you what'[s wrong (he's into PCs you see - poor chap..)
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #300, 27-Apr-90 07:39am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m RAM & DRIVES[0;40;36m

[KHF> NE> BV> keeps his command.com file in the RAM drive and that REALLY 
[KHF> Don't see how. Command.com is only read once, into ram.
[K
[KEr, no Hugo, it reads COMMAND.COM fairly regularly.  For instance when you
[Kquit a big(ish) application it needs to look at it which is why you get the
[K"insert system disk and press a key" error.  Of course, if you run from hard
[Kdisk you won't notice. 
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #301, 27-Apr-90 07:42am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: FLOWCHARTS OR ALGORITHMS?[0;40;36m

[KIG> Well, yes but computer studies teachers never actually come up with 
[KIG>  real
[KIG> programs do they?   Just sort of jokes that would pass a computer 
[KIG>  studies
[KIG> GCSE.
[K
[KEr, not necessarily..  My 'A' level CS teacher wrote a really nifty bit of
[Kcode to drive a paper tape machine.  You see, paper media is still on most A
[Klevel syllabi.....
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Stephen Davies                           [1;40;32mMsg #302, 27-Apr-90 07:45am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: ANOTHER ARCHIE ON FIDONET[0;40;36m

[KSD> Since I sent Bink to Hugo I have fixed a number of bugs etc.  I will
[K
[KActually it hasn't failed on me once so far..
[K
[KSD> F12 and put Arc-Bink it the background?  You go back to the desktop
[K
[KYep, but as the mailer runs at 2.30 in the morning I'm not usually here to
[Ktoggle it!
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #305, 30-Apr-90 04:50pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Last couple of messages from Noah[0;40;36m

[KExcuse the rather incorrect date stamp - I forgot to reset the clock after a
[Kbattery change.
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Michael Ben-Gershon                      [1;40;32mMsg #306, 30-Apr-90 05:04pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m HOPE Interpretter[0;40;36m

[KThanks for uploading your implementation of Hope to Noah.  I've had a quick
[Kplay with it and have found it, well, different.
[K
[KWho actually uses it?  Is it just an exercise in 'structured' programming
[Kused by educational establishment or has it achieved a wider audience?
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Marcus Daley                             [1;40;32mMsg #307, 30-Apr-90 08:03pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Mouse[0;40;36m

[KMD> cos there doesnt appear to much software around on the ArchuI, and 
[K
[KThere's loads of s/w for the Archi, and most of it is of a very high
[Kquality.  There's also a lot of PD.  I know everyone's about to scream
[K"Rubbish!  The PC has thousands more titles than the Archi"
[Kbut think!  The PC has at least 200 WPs available.  In effect they all do
[Kvery much the same thing.  The Archi has 3 or 4 - but isn't that enough? 
[KSame goes for databases, graphics packages, music packages, spreadsheets etc
[Ketc.
[K
[KMD> theres lots of good PC stuff I can get me mits on. What about the 
[KMD> A400s? are they any faster?
[K
[KEr, faster than what?  The A400s are just ordinary Archimedes.  They're
[Kfaster than the older 300 machines because of the new memory controller but
[Kotherwise almost identical.
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Paul Sell                                [1;40;32mMsg #308, 30-Apr-90 08:07pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Memory vs. Disc drive[0;40;36m

[KPS> Somebody told me that *backup 0 0 q does the trick.
[K
[KProblem with that is you have to do it from the cli.  That screws up multi
[Ktasking somewhat, although I don't suppose it matters unless you run a BBS
[Kin the desktop, which I do.
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #309, 01-May-90 12:43am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m RAM & DRIVES[0;40;36m

[KBV> Er, no Hugo, it reads COMMAND.COM fairly regularly.  For instance when 
[KBV>  you
[KBV> quit a big(ish) application it needs to look at it which is why you 
[K 
[KAh - I don't run any applications so big that they need to get rid of
[Kcommand.com....
[K 
[KOnly other place it gets loaded is if you spawn a new shell.
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #310, 01-May-90 12:44am
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[KBV> SD> F12 and put Arc-Bink it the background?  You go back to the 
[K 
[KI've had to fix a few bugs here & there, Steve! For example, if you ran
[Kbinkley 2.02 up with 'background' on the CLI, then it would still grab the
[Kkeys (eg cursor, f-keys), until I called commandwindow(-1). I've been
[Kmucking around with the other bits aswell (make answer sequence for HSTs
[Kcompatible with my bbs, better spawning, etc) and now... continuous mail on
[K2 lines! Oh yes, aswell session(0) (ie incoming call) would not multitask
[Kwhen sending banner - I put a max 5cs delay between polls inside timer.c and
[Kit all works nicely now :-)
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #312, 03-May-90 03:49pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Flasm???[0;40;36m

[K IG> You'll all just have to wait for flasm, my PD assembler..
[K
[K.......Yeah!!!  When???  Can't afford Acorns prices for an assembler...
[Ka nice PD one would be *very* useful!!! [grin]
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... How should I know what it's called?
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #313, 01-May-90 09:24am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: MOUSE[0;40;36m

[KLE> Now I've given y'all a surefile way to explode keyboards, lets have 
[KLE>  some 
[KLE> suggestion for monitors, mice and winnies folks..
[K 
[KWell:
[K 
[KMonitors: A friend of mine ran a BBS on a BBC a little while ago (I ran his
[Ks/w too) which looked very much like a VAX. It even sent the terminal ID
[Kcodes to determine if you were using a VT100... the problem was, these very
[Ksame codes caused some poor ICL terminal to collapse it's frame into one
[Kline and it burst into flames...
[K 
[KWinnies: Try to adjust the +12v supply from a switched mode PSU -THROUGH-
[Kthe 'danger high voltage' cover, with a metal screwdriver (good idea, wasn't
[Kit?!), after shorting to the grounded case, there was a lovely arc on the
[KPSU, and the ST506 (-REAL- st506 5Mb f/height, not a ST506 clone!) revved
[Kand died (revving is an interesting thing to hear a drive do...). It still
[Kworks....
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #314, 01-May-90 06:15pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[KFriend of mine has an Arc, and I still managed to sell him my speccy and a
[Kfew bits for 70 quid!   He has 3, and still uses them!
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #315, 01-May-90 06:16pm
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[KBV> They are also rather flexible gadgets.  How many other computers can 
[KBV>  be
[KBV> programmed, have coffee spilt on them, used to play tetris, be thrown
[KBV> against walls, be used to drive maze learning robots AND be used to 
[KBV>  prop
[KBV> open doors (but not all at once)?
[K
[K... and STILL not work..
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #316, 01-May-90 06:18pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: FLOWCHARTS OR ALGORITHMS?[0;40;36m

[KAh well, our school doesn't do A level computer science..  Even so, you
[Kstill don't come across many good programmers in the teaching world.
[K
[KPaper tape...?  so advanced.. 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #318, 01-May-90 06:20pm
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[KBV> MD> theres lots of good PC stuff I can get me mits on. What about the 
[KBV> MD> A400s? are they any faster?
[KBV> 
[KBV> Er, faster than what?  The A400s are just ordinary Archimedes.  
[K
[KI think perhaps he meant faster than PCs...   Well, the Arc;s almost certain
[Kto be faster than PCs cos it's always been 32 bit, whereas the PCs are still
[Kreally stuck to the 8086.
[KUnless of course you get the rare occurence of a really well written PC
[Kappliaction against someone letting the Arc's side down with a naff import
[Kwritten entirely in a high level language. (ADTP..?)
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #319, 01-May-90 06:23pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Memory vs. Disc drive[0;40;36m

[KWell you could try shuffling the amounts of "Free" and "Next" about and see
[Kwhat that does, I suspect 800k in free should do the trick.
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Andrew Foyle [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #320, 01-May-90 07:15pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Speculator[0;40;36m

[K......so on that basis I presume it becomes a 'gimmick' rather than anything
[Kthat can be used?
[K
[KAndrew...
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Elwood Blues [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #321, 01-May-90 08:23pm
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[KHow do they emulate RAM pack wobble???
[K
[KElwood
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Roy Toms                                 [1;40;32mMsg #322, 01-May-90 08:35am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: C[0;40;36m

[KHugo recommended to me Kernighan and Ritchie - I agree with him. It's not
[KArchie-specific, but it introduces c from the ground up and is a good
[Kspringboard to progress to the Archimedes ANSI c release 3 manual.
[K 
[KLeo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.d.g. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #323, 04-May-90 03:23pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Hard Disc backup/SCSI[0;40;36m

[KHiya Leo,
[K     
[KGR>>  HF> mail/voting/messages (arc'ed/text) so an offline
[KGR>> reader isn't 
[KGR>>  HF> any problem really, just I'm not going to write it :-)
[K     
[K LE> Hmm, well it would just be a question of trawling through the 
[K LE> file recognising the format you've implemented woulden't it?
[K     
[KYes, that would be the way to do it probably, but it was Hugo who was
[Ksaying he wouldn't write a reader...[grin]
[K
[KI'm trying to sort out with Hector Santos to get Silver Xpress running
[Kon the Archie, perhaps it could interface with Hugo's s/ware to operate
[Kin that way... I'm mainly after the reader at the moment though.  I keep
[Khaving to run in the PC Emulator to use Xpress... not bad, but a little
[Kon the slow side.
[K     
[K LE> --- QuickBBS 2.64 (Eval)
[K LE>  * Or!g!n: Rutlish School BBS [ Running on an Archie ]
[K LE>  (2:252/109)
[K
[KHmm...how are you running QBBS on the Archie?  Surely not in the PC
[KEmulator????
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... Never mind, it'll soon be Christmas ...
[K--- Via Silver Xpress V2.26
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #324, 04-May-90 03:55pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Keyboards  (I love speccy)[0;40;36m

[KHiya Bob,
[K
[K GR>> Ripper III software... (in case you don't know, that package
[K GR>> was written by a Shades player, and it targets a victim and
[K GR>> then proceeds to chase the poor individual all over the
[K GR>> game....[sigh]).
[K BV> Hmm..  it's about time we had a version for the Archimedes I 
[K BV> think! 
[K
[KWell, I did start trying to write one, but I don't really know what is
[Krequired... I've never played the part of a fighter, so the only
[Kfunction key I needed was `FL O' - flee out!  I was trying to write it
[Kas a desktop application, but I couldn't work out how to handle the
[Kkeyboard - you can't just hold on to the caret, so I gave up.. perhaps
[KI'll go back to it one day...
[K
[K BV> Maybe I'll rejoin the 'net and have a go.
[K
[KI wish I'd never joined in some ways...I'm still trying to work out
[Kwhere I can get about 300 pounds from to pay last quarters bill... this
[Kquarter won't be so bad, I've only popped in a couple of times..[grin]
[K
[K BV> BTW, you don't
[K BV> happen to know what the new game Trash is like do you?  They 
[K BV> were just talking about it when I left micronet so I've never 
[K BV> seen it.
[K
[KI've tried it three times, but I've not really had much chance to
[Kevaluate it yet... it seems a bit quirky...considering that it's
[KAmbushbugs work it's hardly surprising!! [grin]  I've just found a few
[Kways to die so far...
[K
[K BV> Reason I ask is that I want my new MU adventure to be
[K BV> better than everyone elses so I've got to keep up with the 
[K BV> competition! 
[K
[KThat's the spirit!!  What's the basis for your game, have you devised a
[Kplot yet?
[K
[K BV>  * Or!g!n: Noah BBS supporting the Archi & PC [+44 272 572322]
[K
[KThat reminds me, I must try to get through again soon...[grin]  My
[Kpersonal feeling is that an `e' should be on the end of Archie...
[Kpersonal taste of course...[grin]
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... Never mind, it'll soon be Christmas ...
[K--- Via Silver Xpress V2.26
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #266.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #325, 04-May-90 04:04pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m ZX81's[0;40;36m

[KHiya Ian,
[K
[K IG> Well that was a silly thing to do, ZX81s are becoming quite
[K IG> valuable, working ones at least cos they are particularly rare.
[K
[KI had two at one time...one I gave away to someone who wanted to make a
[Kmicro-mouse, and the other I got bored with, so I started modifying it..
[KI seemingly turned it into a bomb... 'cos it blew up!! [sigh]  Now you
[Ksay they're valuable I'm really miserable!!!
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
[K... Never mind, it'll soon be Christmas ...
[K--- Via Silver Xpress V2.26
[K * Origin: Arcturus: Archimedes Support BBS (0928 714460) (2:250/202)
[K
[K


[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Steve Loft [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #326, 04-May-90 09:14pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Exploding ICl terminals[0;40;36m

[KI'd be interested in knowing what particular type of ICL terminal you are
[Ktalking about, and what the sequence was that caused it to behave in the
[Kmanner you describe.
[KI have no malicious intent in asking for this info!
[K
[K
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #327, 05-May-90 10:48am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Memory vs. Disc drive[0;40;36m

[K IG> Well you could try shuffling the amounts of "Free" and "Next" 
[K IG> about and see what that does, I suspect 800k in free should do 
[K IG> the trick.
[K                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^
[KNow this is what dreams are made of ---------|||||||||||/
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K                who's still stuck with a 1MB A310...[sigh]
[K
[K... Never mind, it'll soon be Christmas ...
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** Part of a conversation.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Allan Davies [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #328, 05-May-90 09:35pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Archives[0;40;36m

[K Having now got the SoundTracker Module Player I have been looking round the
[KAmiga BBS's searching for Soundtracker Modules. I have found plenty but most
[K(if not all) have been compressed and have the .lzh after their filename. I
[Khave never come across this compression routine before so I was wondering
[Kwhether anybody knew of a routine for the Arc so I could unpack the archive,
[Kor whether anybody could give me info on how the archive works.
[K 
[KThanks
[KAllan
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Henry Doyle [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #329, 05-May-90 10:08pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Acorn SID[0;40;36m

[KThanks, I've managed to log on now - 1200/75 with 7E1.
[K
[KHenry. 
[K 
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #291.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Doug Weller [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Paul Sell                                [1;40;32mMsg #330, 06-May-90 05:08pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Memory vs. Disc drive[0;40;36m

[KEven without the upgrade I've found I can backup from desktop
[Kwith 1 swap easily.
[K
[K 
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[1;40;37m*** Part of a conversation.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Doug Weller [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Emmet Spier                              [1;40;32mMsg #331, 06-May-90 05:08pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Impression V 1.04[0;40;36m

[KCTRL A no longer works on V.1.04!
[K
[K 
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[1;40;37m*** Part of a conversation.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Doug Weller [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #332, 06-May-90 05:09pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: ARCHIVE BBS[0;40;36m

[KAnd now NOAH has someone picking up the phone and hanging up or
[Kwhistling down it! WE WANT A BB THAT ALWAYS WORKS (and a cheque
[Kfor #1,000,000 too please).
[K/
[K
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Allan Davies [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #333, 07-May-90 01:17am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Speccy Screens[0;40;36m

[KI have an interesting little program at home which will display Spec
[KScreens, however the screens I have are all from Commercial games and are
[Kprobably copyright. If anyone knows a way round this could they please
[Kcontact me.
[K 
[KCheers
[KAllan
[K
[K
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Henry Doyle [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #334, 07-May-90 01:09am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Hearsay[0;40;36m

[KHello there,
[KI am currently using the Hearsay software package from Beebug. Can someone
[KPLEASE tell me how to get the damn function key settings to work. I can get
[Kthe page up to set them, but when I press F1, I get a command line, when I
[Kpress F2, I get the line settings etc.
[K
[KAlso, has anyone out there experienced problems with auto-loading of single
[Ksheets in a Star LC-10? Tractor pa`er seems to work Okay occasionally, but
[Ksingles is no go.
[K
[K|-|ed. 
[K 
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[K
[1;40;37m*** There is a reply. See #365.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Steve Loft [1;40;32m                              Rec'd 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Henry Doyle                              [1;40;32mMsg #335, 07-May-90 11:21am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: LC10 problem[0;40;36m

[KWhat specifically is your problem with single sheets?  I have no probs at
[Kall with mine (except to say that VERY occasionally I don't push the sheet
[Kdown far enough so the roller can't grab it).  
[K
[K
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[K
[1;40;37m*** There is a reply. See #366.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Kevin Walters [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #336, 07-May-90 10:35am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: ARCterm 6.01[0;40;36m

[KHF> Well, I nicked pageup/down from them and the idea for alt keys, but I
[K
[KThere is a problem with using the keys internally, in that you can't send
[Kthem down the line, and some programs use them for (surprisingly!)
[Kscrolling. I think Telix has a way around this.... Cntrl-Pgxx perhaps.
[K
[K|<evin 
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    John Langfield [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #337, 09-May-90 09:46pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Eazilink[0;40;36m

[KHas any Archy owners got Eazilink Comms program to work under the PC
[KEmulator?
[K
[KIf so please can they tell me how they did it.
[K
[K
[K              John.
[K
[K
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #338, 02-May-90 08:24am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[K 
[K BV> How many other computers can be programmed
[K 
[KIf you call BASIC programming I'd concede that point...
[K 
[K BV> have coffee split on them,
[K 
[Kdo that and it goes to sleep
[K 
[K BV> used to play tetris, be thrown against walls, be used to drive
[K BV> maze learning robots AND be used to prop open doors (but not all at
[K BV> once)?
[K 
[KYou could say the same thing about ENIAC. How many computers could be used
[Kto heat a whole building, provide employment for an awful lot of people, fry
[Kbacon, provide a useless toy for the university professors' who designed it,
[Keat all the science finances for a very long time, go wrong and occasionally
[Kwork out to within 100 yeard where Jerry's rockets are going to land?
[K 
[KLeo
[K
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** Part of a conversation.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #339, 02-May-90 08:25am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: SPECULATOR[0;40;36m

[K 
[K HF> and how did they emulate the keyboard? Bleagh!
[K 
[KPerhaps with pump drivers under every key and a large tarpaulin on top of
[Kthe whole thing? That's take a hammer and chisel....
[K 
[KLeo
[K
[K---           
[K * Origin: Kendrick Comms (Reading), UK 0734-576079  (2:252/101)
[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #321.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    L.D.G. Enticknap [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #340, 02-May-90 08:29am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: FLOWCHARTS OR ALGORITHMS?[0;40;36m

[K 
[K BV> My 'A' level CS teacher wrote a really nifty bit of
[K BV> code to drive a paper tape machine. You see, paper media is
[K BV> still on most A level syllabi.....
[K 
[KFOr crying out bloomin' gently! When will anyone EVER be likely to use one
[Kin the computer industry again?! It's sick and useless.The people who write
[Kthese syllabi ought to be gas chambered.....
[K 
[KLeo
[K
[K---           
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[K
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[1;40;37m*** Part of a conversation.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hans Ringdahl [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #341, 01-May-90 01:20pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Hello from Sweden![0;40;36m

[KAt last I have got it right... now everything works and life is wounderful.
[KSo now you can send me mail. I heard from Thomas Christiansen in Denmark
[Kthat he soon will get FidoNet too, isn't that good. Soon we can all join
[Kand exchange mail.
[K/Hans Ringdahl, Sysop - ArcBase.
[K--- ARCbbs Archimedes Mailer 0.04
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** There is a reply. See #342.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hans Ringdahl                            [1;40;32mMsg #342, 02-May-90 10:41am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Hello from Sweden![0;40;36m

[KGreat! I see from the tearline you need the newer version of ARCbbs!
[K 
[KHugo
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[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #341.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Doug Weller [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Paul Sell                                [1;40;32mMsg #343, 30-Apr-90 10:22pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Memory vs. Disc drive[0;40;36m

[KEven with only 1 meg I've always found I can backup from Disc drive Icon
[Kwith,1 swap only .
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** Part of a conversation.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Doug Weller [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Emmet Spier                              [1;40;32mMsg #344, 30-Apr-90 10:24pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Impression V 1.04[0;40;36m

[KAllows you to use as many fonts as you want, less "Different number of
[Kflowinw`stories" messages. V. 104 being sent out to all owners.
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[K
[K
[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #331.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Doug Weller                              [1;40;32mMsg #345, 01-May-90 08:19am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Memory vs. Disc drive[0;40;36m

[KDW> Even with only 1 meg I've always found I can backup from Disc drive 
[KDW>  Icon
[KDW> with,1 swap only .
[K
[KEr, I take it you mean the RamDisc Icon - in which case I don't think you
[Kcould back up an entire 800K of files at once.  Or, if you mean the BACKUP
[Kcommand on the filer menu then I'm surprised it only takes one swap 'cos it
[Kusually requires a swap for each file.  Plus, this suspends multitasking
[Kwhich isn't much use really.
[K
[KBob
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[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #343.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      All                                      [1;40;32mMsg #346, 02-May-90 08:58am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Hard Disks[0;40;36m

[K
[KHere's an interesting problem somebody may be able to help me with.
[K
[KA friend is working on a system which will allow 4 hard disks to be
[Kconnected to the Arch's standard MFM HD contoller at once.  It works by
[Kchanging the drive select lines via a relay system.  The hardware side of
[Kthings works brilliantly.  He's written a module to provide the extra HD
[Kicons on the bar and the operation of the relays is completely transparant
[Kto the user.
[K
[KThe problem is thus:  When you dismount a floppy and then remount it RISC OS
[Khas forgotten what disk is in the drive and so reads the FAT again,
[Kregardless of whether or not the disk has been changed.  But when
[Kdismounting a hard disk it merely parks the heads - it doesn't forget the
[KFAT until a reset.  This means that when the drives are 'swapped' RISC OS
[Kstill thinks it's talking to the other drive, and uses the old FAT on the
[Knew drive - the cocks things up a bit!
[K
[KIs there any way of persuading the filer to forget the ID of a hard disk? 
[KOne way I thought of was to quit the filer then reload it, but that's very
[Ksloppy and it will mess up any other operations the module may be performing
[Kat the time (such as floppy access).
[K
[KIdeas?
[K
[KBob
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[1;40;37m*** There is a reply. See #347.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Bob Voisey                               [1;40;32mMsg #347, 03-May-90 10:33am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Hard Disks[0;40;36m

[KBV> changing the drive select lines via a relay system.  The hardware side 
[KRELAY? The guy is a nutter, don't use it. Relays take far too long to chage
[Kto make it useful. Why not do it in discrete logic?
[K 
[KBV> dismounting a hard disk it merely parks the heads - it doesn't forget 
[KDismount should forget the disk name, hence it will have to re-read FS map.
[KPlease don't call it a FAT... bleagh. It's a freespace map :-)
[K 
[KI can see problems (maybe) with having open files on all 4 drivies?
[K 
[KHugo
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[1;40;37m*** This is a reply to #346.[0;40;36m

[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Spencer Davies                           [1;40;32mMsg #348, 03-May-90 10:38am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Archimedes[0;40;36m

[KSD> 1.Is the archimedes monitor any cop or would i do just as well with a 
[KSD>  scart 
[KSD> TV.
[KDepends on your TV. Some TV's are better, yes. Arch monitos is just a
[Kphilips matchline - like the 1084's on the Amiga.
[K 
[KSD> 2.What are the main differences between the various archies other than 
[KSD> price.
[KA400 series are more easily expanded than A3000's, ie more space inside for
[Kpodules, heftier PSU (you can fit internal HD, etc).
[K 
[KSD> 3.Can RS232 devices be used on the RS432.
[KYes.
[K 
[KSD> 4.Is it at all possible to use a SCSI Hard Disk on the Archie.
[KYes, you need a SCSI podule.
[KYou can connect any SCSI devices: Mac/Amiga/ST hard disks work fine.
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Paul Murphy                              [1;40;32mMsg #350, 03-May-90 10:41am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Sid[0;40;36m

[KErm, I'm pretty sure the gateways are connected up via the IRC's, although
[Kthe IRC's don't play much of a part when the gateways are active. The
[Kreasons for this are:
[K 
[Ka) You don't need links for gateways from EVERY dialup port in the UK
[Kb) In the early days of gateways you got situations like 'gateway available
[Kto enterprise users only'.
[K 
[KThe IRC just goes into transparent pass-through mode until signalled to
[Kotherwise I suppose...
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Spencer Davies                           [1;40;32mMsg #351, 03-May-90 09:10pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Archimedes[0;40;36m

[KSD> 1.Is the archimedes monitor any cop or would i do just as well with a 
[KSD>  scart 
[KSD> TV.
[K
[KWell, the Arc has a Scart connector, but the thing is, it's RGB and most
[KScart TVs will probably be expecting a compositve video, although you can't
[Kbe sure.   Actually, that's not quite true, the arc monitors have Scart
[Kconnectors, but on the Arc depends on what lead you use.   Problem with the
[Kvideo out is that it's mono only.
[KSD> 2.What are the main differences between the various archies other than 
[KSD> price.
[K
[KThe A300 series are rather on the way out, cos they only go up to 1mb of RAM
[Kand don't take the forthcoming new OS ROMS without hardware alterations.
[KThe A400 series are the best at the moment cos they can take up to 4mb, 4
[Kfull sized podules, and have room for Arm 3 etc.   The A3000 can take up to
[K4mb so long as you don't use Acorn's RAM upgrade.. (the machine was designed
[Kto take 4mb, but Acorn have been trying to conceal the fact) but you can
[Konly get one full sized podule, one mini podule and there is no way you can
[Kfit an ARM 3.
[KBoth the A3000 and newer A400 (the A400/1 series) have MEMC1a fitted as
[Kstandard so run 10% faster and thus run my demo without being juddery,
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #353, 04-May-90 12:43am
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: FLOWCHARTS OR ALGORITHMS?[0;40;36m

[KLE> FOr crying out bloomin' gently! When will anyone EVER be likely to use 
[KLE>  one 
[KLE> in the computer industry again?! It's sick and useless.The people who 
[KOh, I back up 100Mb of hard disk to paper tape... :-)
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Nick Elton [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Hugo Fiennes                             [1;40;32mMsg #354, 04-May-90 07:25pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: RAM & DRIVES[0;40;36m

[KHugo, thanks for your last message.
[K 
[KHF> Don't see how. Command.com is only read once, into RAM.
[K 
[KI found out what the problem was. In my prompt statement I've got a
[Kreference to what directory is currently selected, hence it needs to 'look'
[Kafter every line.
[K 
[KRegards - Nick.
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Bob Voisey [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #355, 02-May-90 08:22pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: PCEMULATOR[0;40;36m

[KIn a message concerning the ZX81 Ian wrote:
[K
[KIG> ... and STILL not work..
[K
[KI once discoverred that the ZX81 has much the same taste as a good
[Kprogrammer.  By ORIGINAL (ie. first ever, thought-it-was-marvellous etc)
[Kcomputer (a nice little '81 by the name of George) died frequently.  On one
[Ksuch occasion I gave the desk a b***dy great thump, knocked a can of Fosters
[Kall over the beastie and it came back to life..
[K
[KEplilogue
[K
[KOn later exmaination I found the PCB to have corroded a nasty shade of green
[K- that's what Australian Lager does for you!
[K
[KBob
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      L.D.G. Enticknap                         [1;40;32mMsg #356, 04-May-90 10:26pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: FLOWCHARTS OR ALGORITHMS?[0;40;36m

[KmY Dad's still got all his old listings on punched cards in the loft... 
[KAnyway, paper media is still up to the date modern technology, provuded you
[Kuse them as notes or bookmarks...
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Alll                                     [1;40;32mMsg #357, 04-May-90 10:28pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m MEMC Podules[0;40;36m

[KThose of you who have tried to develop a podule and have waded through
[KAcorn's Podule data will know (probably) about MEMC podules.   For those of
[Kyou who don't, they let you talk to the MEMC instead of the IOC in IO
[Kcycles, which means while it's harder to arrange, you at least get to
[Kdictate the length of accesses by a system similar to Intel's Wait States. 
[KNow for a project I'm involved in, this is really useful cos I'm using an
[KIntel graphics processor.   However, I bet you didn't know that MS (memc
[Kselect) isn't specfic to any given podule...
[KI'm being requested in chat, see you nex tmesage..
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #358, 04-May-90 10:32pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m MEMC Podules (continued.._)[0;40;36m

[KYes, anyway to continue my last message..
[K
[KYou might have thought that MS would come low when you access the podule
[Kwith a MEMC read or write.   Well in fact it does, but Acorn failed to
[Kmention that that's not the only time it comes down..   If you examine the
[Kcircuit diagrams provided by Acorn, it does actually become apparent that
[Kthe MS signals are derived from a 74HC139 (2-4 decoder) on sensible address
[Klines, but then enabled by LA21.   This means that while you can at least
[Kdistinguish between normal podule and MEMC podule accesses, MEMC podules (a)
[Kfill up ALL of the available address space for non IOC mapped devices, and
[Kmore importantly (b) are selected whenever every other 2 Mb of address space
[Kis accessed.
[K
[KThe important thing is that IORQ only comes down when it's nearly your
[Krequest.   Thing is , I only discovered this today with a scope followed by
[Kin depth examination of Acorn's data.   You might have thought they'd tell
[Kyou that MS doesn't necessarily mean it's your cycle, since it's not all
[Kthat unreasonable an assumption, but they don't, but to save you lot having
[Kto redesign podules like wot I have had to, I thought you might like to
[Kknow..
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Stuart Painting [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Spencer Davies                           [1;40;32mMsg #359, 04-May-90 11:18pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Archimedes[0;40;36m

[KIn a message to All <04-29-90 20:51> Spencer Davies wrote:
[K
[KSD>-1.Is the archimedes monitor any cop or would i do just as
[KSD>-well with a scart TV.
[K
[KIt's a re-badged Philips monitor. Medium resolution, if I recall correctly.
[KIn terms of resolution it should work a treat on your ST unless anyone else
[Kknows of any hardware icompatibilities, that is....
[K
[KSD>-2.What are the main differences between the various archies
[KSD>-other than price.
[K
[KA3000 - 1 meg RAM, limited expansion capabilities but runs just as fast as
[Kits big brothers.
[K
[KA400/1 series - Larger box with separate keyboard, plenty of expansion
[Kpossibilities, and they all come with a hard disc controller fitted: all you
[Khave to do is fit a drive! Very nice... :-)
[K
[KSD>-3.Can RS232 devices be used on the RS432.
[K
[KIn general, yes. You can certainly use most of the "standard" RS232 devices
[Ksuch as modems, serial printers etc.
[K
[KSD>-4.Is it at all possible to use a SCSI Hard Disk on the
[KSD>-Archie.
[K
[KYes. At least 2 companies (Oak and Computerware... I think Lingenuity is a
[Kthird...) sell SCSI disc systems for the Archie. You can buy just the podule
[Kfor the A3000, A300 or A400 series and add your own SCSI disc if you want.
[KIn the case of the A310 it is actually *cheaper* to buy a SCSI disc system
[Kthan the older ST506 system!
[K
[KHope this is of some help...
[K
[Kstuart  
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Stuart Painting [1;40;32m                         Rec'd 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Paul Finnigan                            [1;40;32mMsg #360, 04-May-90 11:21pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: pcemulator[0;40;36m

[KThat old machine. Science of Cambridge MK10, if my ageing grey cells are to
[Kbe trusted.... :-)
[K
[Kstuart  
[K 
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Parkinson [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Help Withs Wimps                         [1;40;32mMsg #361, 06-May-90 03:31pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m [0;40;36m

[KI am just starting to play with the WIMP system.
[K
[KI have got my window appearing on screen and moving about. It will
[Kgo to the back of the window stack when i click on back. What i can
[Knot get right is when i click back on a window obscuring my demo window
[Kit does not hide itself behind my demo window. Does anyone have any
[Kideas please. (i half expected to get a redraw requset from Wimp_Poll
[Kbut i cannot find anything happening after Wimp_Poll)
[K
[KBob. Parkinson
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Ian Griffiths [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Parkinson                                [1;40;32mMsg #362, 07-May-90 06:24pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m wIMPS[0;40;36m

[KUm, I assume you're not maskibng out redraw requests...   This is usually
[Kfairly obvious since the rest of the Wimp stops redrawing as well, so you
[Kcan usually tell..
[K
[KUm, yea. there should be redraw requests. what language are you in?  C makes
[Kit all completely different.
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Hugo Fiennes [1;40;32m
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Ian Griffiths                            [1;40;32mMsg #363, 07-May-90 10:55pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m wIMPS[0;40;36m

[KOnly other thing I can think of is that you've set the window to auto-redraw
[Kon the template editor (this is what it defaults to). Non-auto redraw can be
[Kseen as cross-hatching.
[K 
[KHugo
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Geoff Riley [1;40;32m                             Rec'd 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33m      Henry Doyle                              [1;40;32mMsg #365, 09-May-90 10:07pm
[0;40;36mSubject:[1;40;33m Re: Hearsay[0;40;36m

[K HD> I am currently using the Hearsay software package from Beebug. 
[K HD> Can someone PLEASE tell me how to get the damn function key 
[K HD> settings to work. I can get the page up to set them, but when I 
[K HD> press F1, I get a command line, when I press F2, I get the line 
[K HD> settings etc. 
[K
[KIf you check in the manual (Page 191 in mine) it tells you to use Ctrl
[Kwith the function key to get the user definition transmitted.  It's not
[Kthe easiest of methods - I'd much rather have had to press the Ctrl key
[Kto get the special functions.
[K
[K HD> Also, has anyone out there experienced problems with 
[K HD> auto-loading of single sheets in a Star LC-10? Tractor pa`er 
[K HD> seems to work Okay occasionally, but singles is no go.
[K     
[KSorry...I can't help with this one..
[K
[KCheerio,
[K        |~~~
[K        |__|eoff
[K
[K
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[40;36mFrom:[1;40;33m    Steve Loft [1;40;32m                              Rec'd 
[0;40;36mTo:[1;40;33mÅNO CARRIER
