ix181@sdcc6.ucsd.EDU (John Ogawa) (10/24/86)
** Oh No! It's the line ea Hi. This will be a many faceted posting so get ready to skip parts: 1) Does anybody have either C code or uuencoded binary of the uuencode/uudecode programs that were posted on the net a little while ago? If so, write me mail please. It'd be nice to have them on my Atari and I don't have a Pascal compiler. 2) I'm thinking of buying a (much needed) hard disk and I am soliciting any reviews/comments in email about them. Are the Atari and Supra the only two out there? Do either of them have an automatic (on power-down) head park? 3) Anything on DRI multitasking GEM? 4) I just acquired Silent Service by MicroProse. Let me say that this is an interesting game that is halfway between an arcade game and a strategy game. Realistsic movement and control, and intelligently planned graphics make it a fun diversion. Submarines have never been so fun. A neat feature is the time scale setter. If you think the games is going too slow, set the time scale to be 2, 4, or 8 times normal. The only major problem is . . . FLAME ON -> I really hate it when companies protect their software, and then charge money for backup disks. I have already paid for the program, and if I am being legal, and not copy-breaking it, I don't want to pay $10 more for a backup disk for when (in this case) the original disk starts making funny noises when the drive is running. FLAME OFF -> I realize the utility of copy protection (being a writer myself), but occasions like this are frustrating. Maybe there is some better way . . . 5) The clock setting program I got from the net didn't work (bombed out). Is there anybody nearby that can send me one? 6) Kudos to the authors of Uniterm and Arc. They are great and useful programs. Long live the Public Domain and the authors that support it!! That's it folks. Poke the guy next to you if he's fallen asleep . . :-). ===================================================================== | | | ____ ____ ___ | | | | | |___ | \ John Ogawa | | |__| |___ ___| |__/ UC San Diego | | ix181@sdcc6@sdcsvax@ucbvax | | | | DISCLAIMER: My views do not represent those of the | | University of California, nor do theirs represent mine. | =====================================================================