patth@dasys1.UUCP (Patt Haring) (08/24/87)
** AAUGmentations **
The official newsletter of American Apple Users' Group (AAUG)
A publication of DRACO Communications
American Apple RoundTable GEnie Information Service
Vol. 2 No. 9 September, 1987
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President - Cathy Christensen (AART) Vice President - Lou Flemal (LINEFEED)
Secretary - Marty Knight (M.KNIGHT)
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Special thanks to:
Librarian - Doug Acker (AUG2) NewsDesk Editor - Leonard Reed (AUG1)
RT Management - Kent Fillmore (DRACO) A2PRO Sysop - Michael Fischer
(MFISCHER)
Apple Technicians - Willie Collier (COLLIER)
- Jim Mensch (MENSCH)
- Jackson Simonton (SIMONTON)
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IN THIS ISSUE: AppleFest Notes, Sysop Guide, BASIC Test, Shareware Spotlight -
Diversicopy, Custom Printing with AppleWorks, Mean 18 Review, Printrix Review,
Uni 3.3 Bug, Unidos 3.3, ProDOS Utilities (IAC DOM #42)
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>>>>APPLEFEST '87<<<<
THE APPLE
HOME COMPUTER
EVENT OF THE YEAR
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San Francisco Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
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SHOW HOURS:
September 18--10:00 A.M.--6:00 P.M.
September 19--10:00 A.M.--6:00 P.M.
September 20--10:00 A.M.--4:00 P.M.
THE APPLEFEST CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
DAILY CONFERENCE SESSIONS
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BASIC USES: A Baker's Dozen Great Benefits of a Computer in the Home
HARDWARE CHOICES: Which Apple Is for You?
EDUCATION: How To Make Your Apple Live Up to its Potential
GRAPHICS: New Capabilities of the Apple ][ Family
MUSIC: BASIC Boogie, or: Composing and Performing Music on the Apple IIGS
APPLEWORKS: Getting the Most out of AppleWorks (Workshop)
PUBLISHING: Home and School Publishing With the Apple ][ Computers
(Workshop)
PERIPHERALS: Add-Ons and Rip-Offs, or: How To Determine What Peripherals
You Really Need
HOME BUSINESS: 50 Ways to Make Money With Your Apple
FINANCES: Stocks, Checks and Taxes: Home Finances Made Easy (Workshop)
ACOT: A Demonstration of Apple's Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) Project
HARDWARE SPOTLIGHTS
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Dozens of top Apple ][ vendors demonstrate the latest advances in hardware
and peripherals--from MS-DOS compatibility cards to enhancements that will
give your Apple ][ high fidelity stereophonic sound.
SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHTS
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If only you could see what we've seen--what the Apple ][ community of
software developers has been cooking up! Terrific educational games,
unbelievable music and paint programs, super-fast home finance packages...But
wait! You can see them--in these 45-minute long demonstrations of the
latest and greatest in home software for Apple computers.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
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Representatives from Apple and plenty of Apple computers will be on hand for
you to explore, learn, and just plain play around to your heart's content.
CONTESTS AND RAFFLES
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Win software, T-shirts, hats, and other prizes--including a new Apple IIGS
computer--by entering one of the many AppleFest and vendor-sponsored
contests. Winners will be announced daily.
EXHIBITORS AS OF JUNE 15TH
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A+ (ZIFF-DAVIS) ACCI ACCOLADE SOFTWARE
ACTIVISION, INC. ADVANCED ELECTRONIC SUPPORT PRODUCTS, INC.
APPLE COMPUTER INC. APPLIED ENGINEERING ARCHIVES PUBLICATIONS
AST RESEARCH BAUDVILLE, INC. BEAGLE BROTHERS
BLUE LION SOFTWARE BRITANNICA LEARNING CORP. BRODERBUND SOFTWARE
CALL A.P.P.L.E CHECKMATE TECHNOLOGY
COLLAMORE EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING/D.C. HEATH
COMPU-TEACH COMPUTER SELECTION CORVUS SYSTEMS, INC.
DATA TRANSFORMS DATAPAK SOFTWARE, INC. DAVIDSON & ASSOCIATES
DIGITAL VISION, INC. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ELECTROHOME, LTD.
ELECTRONIC ARTS FIREBIRD LICENSEE GREAT WAVE SOFTWARE
GROLIER ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH
HARTLEY COURSEWARE HITECH INCIDER
INTERNATIONAL APPLE CORE KEYPUNCH SOFTWARE THE LEARNING COMPANY
MDIDEAS, INC. MECA MICRO-TIMES
MICRON TECHNOLOGY MILLIKEN PUBLISHING MINDPLAY
MINDSCAPE MONOGRAM MULTIBOTICS, INC.
MUSIC SYSTEMS FOR LEARNING
PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
PRENTICE HALL PAIR SOFTWARE PBI SOFTWARE, INC.
PINPOINT PUBLISHING POLARWARE/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
ROGER WAGNER SCHOLASTIC, INC. SEQUENTIAL SYSTEMS
SIERRA-ON-LINE SIGLER SOFTWARE, INC. SILVER, BURDETT & GINN
SOFTDISK SOFTSYNC, INC.
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE SPINNAKER SPRINGBOARD
STONE EDGE TECHNOLOGIES STYLEWARE SUBLOGIC
SUNBURST COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING T.H.E. JOURNAL
TEACHER'S SUPPORT SOFTWARE THE Q-MAR GROUP THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGY
THIRDWARE TIMEWORKS TML SYSTEMS
UPTIME WENGER MUSIC CORP. WORDPERFECT CORP.
XEBEC ZAPOTEK ZIP TECHNOLOGY
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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You don't have to come all three days to get a lot out of the AppleFest
conference. In addition to the daily Conference Sessions listed above, each
day's schedule offers a variety of more specialized presentations as well.
Take a look. Circle the sessions that interest you most. Then come on down
to the show--and learn how to make your Apple as powerful as it can be.
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
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KEYNOTE: Del Yocam, Chief Operating Officer of Apple Computer
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Having Fun (and Staying Sane) Telecommunicating on the
Apple ][ computers
CREATIVITY: How To Be an Artistic Genius, More or Less Instantly (Panel)
SOFTWARE: Finding Great Software Without Spending a Lot of Time (or Money)
APPLE CLUBS: Presenting the Grand Prize Winners in Apple Computer Clubs
International's 1987 Merit Competition
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS
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KEYNOTE: Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and designer of the
Apple ][
SPORTS: If You Really Think You're a Sports Fan... You'd Just Better Come to
This Session
HIGH TECH: CD-ROM, Voice Synthesis, Optical Technology and Other Marvels to
Come
GAMES: Experts Predict: The Next Generation of Apple Computer Games (Panel)
SCHOOLS: Results of a National Search for Creative Computer Use in Schools
SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS
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KEYNOTE: Alan Kay--Apple Fellow and computer industry visionary
PUBLISHING: How To Write and Publish a Computer Book, Program, or Article
and Live To Tell the Tale (Panel)
SOFTWARE: My Five Favorite Software Programs, by Five Top School Experts
(Panel)
ENTERTAINMENT: Almost an Hour With Five Entertainment Software Superstars
SUPPORT: Lifelines: A Guide to Support Services for Apple Computer Owners
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
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Just a sample:
CHRIS CRAWFORD, author, Balance of Power
FRED DAVIS, Editor-in-Chief, A+ Magazine
DEBORAH DE PEYSTER, Editor-in-Chief, InCider Magazine
MARTIN ENGEL, Director, Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) program
DAVID EYES, Product Manager, Apple ][ Development Tools and Languages
LEROY FINKLE, Instructional Computing Coordinator, San Mateo County
MICHAEL FISCHER, author, The Apple IIGS Technical Manual and other books
GLENN FISHER, Co-Director, Math-Science Technology Institute, Lawrence Hall
of Science
GEORGE GOLDSMIT, President, Apple Two Information Exchange
BOBBY GOODSON, former President, Computer-Using Educators (CUE)
HERBIE HANCOCK, musician and avid Apple computer user
DR. JAMES HOWARD, author, The Tax Preparer
GARY LITTLE, author, Inside the Apple //e and other books
ARTHUR LUERHMANN, President, Computer Literacy, Inc.
GENE PORTWOOD, author, What in the World Happened to Carmen Sandiego?
WENDEL SANDER, President, The Engineering Department
RAWSON STOVALL, newspaper columnist, a.k.a. "The Vid Kid"
DAVID SZETELA, Editor-in-Chief, NIBBLE Magazine
ADVISORY BOARD
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RANDY BATTAT, Director, Developer Services, Apple Computer * BARAK BERKOWITZ,
Manager, Consumer Marketing Programs, Apple Computer * DOUG CARLSTON,
President and CEO, Broderbund * BILL CLEARY, President, Cleary Communications
* CLAUDIA COHL, Editor-in-Chief, Family Computing * DR. JAN DAVIDSON,
President, Davidson & Associates * DEBORAH DE PEYSTER, Editor-in-Chief,
InCider * MARY EISENHART, Editor, MicroTimes * LEROY FINKLE, Computing
Coordinator, San Mateo County * BOBBY GOODSON, Former President,
Computer-Using Educators (CUE) * BING GORDON, Vice President, Electronic Arts
* BILL HOLT, Ambassador, Activision * KATHY HURLEY, VicePresident, Mindscape
*WALTER KOETKE, Director of Technology, Scholastic, Inc. * MARGE KOSEL, Vice
President, Sunburst Communications * DALE LA FRENZ, President, Minnesota
Educational Computing Corporation * LEANNA LANDSMANN, Editor/Publisher,
Instructor * JAN LEWIS, President, Palo Alto Research Group * MARTIN MAZNER,
Publisher, A+ * TOM MILKS, Vice President, Applied Engineering * JONATHAN
ROTENBERG, President, Boston Computer Society * TOM SNYDER, Chairman, Tom
Snyder Productions * DAVID SZETELA, Editor-in-Chief, NIBBLE * SUE TALLEY,
Education Software Marketing Manager, Apple Computer
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>>>>The REAL Sysop's Guide<<<<
by Aldo Cella
So, you want to run a BBS, do you? Got it all planned out, eh? Well,
before you start anything at all, there are a few things you ought to
remember. It seems that lately, with all the boards, AE's, and CF's going up
everywhere, quite a few sysops have forgotten or completely ignored the
unwritten code established by those early pioneering spirits of the good ol'
days. You see, no matter what hardware you use, no matter how much storage,
how fast a modem, or what software you want to run, the success or failure of
your system ultimately depends on YOU. The remainder of this file consists
not of countless obscure details on how to run your system, but of a few
short hints which should prove helpful at times. Remember, REAL sysops know
the difference between constructive criticism and insults.
* ACCESS -
One of the most frustrating things that can happen to a new user is to
log onto your board after being validated by you, only to find out that he
still doesn't have access to 80% of your system. REAL Sysops make plenty of
their system available to the average, non-privileged user.
** Corollary:
You'll always have more average users than privileged ones.
* SUBSCRIPTION FEES -
If you plan to charge a subscription fee of any kind for your system,
MAKE SURE that it's worth the money to have an account on your system! REAL
Sysops who charge subscription fees realize that their system is now a
business.
* SUBSCRIPTION FEES II -
If you are going to charge a subscription fee, MAKE SURE that you VERY
CLEARLY define exactly what it is about your system that the user is having
to pay for. REAL Sysops who charge subscription fees check out all the
legalities FIRST.
* SUBSCRIPTION FEES III -
If your system happens to have an AE, Catfur, etc., or happens to have
any phreak/hack info anywhere on it, DO NOT CHARGE ANY FEES! REAL Sysops may
take a chance here and there, but they aren't idiots.
* ADVERTISING -
Getting publicity for your system must be done carefully. Most likely,
people's first impression of your board is going to be determined by the
first few lines of your ad, so post your ad carefully. REAL Sysops understand
this, and will not sound like a used car salesman when advertising their
board.
** Corollary:
REAL Sysops know that arrogant ads will attract only arrogant users.
* ADVERTISING II -
Be decent about how you put your ad on someone's board. Make it short
and to the point, and leave it in a section which you know is read frequently
(i.e., the public board). REAL Sysops know that redundancy will irritate
intelligent people.
* SECURITY -
If possible, make every possible test of your security before you put
your system up. It is best to do most of these tests both while logged in at
the board, and again from over the phone. It also can't hurt to have other
people try to crash your system during the testing. REAL Sysops are very
thorough about this, and sleep much better because of it.
** Corollary:
Time spent perfecting your input routines is more wisely used than time
spent re-constructing your userfile after it's been blown away.
* SECURITY II -
Once your done testing, and you know your system is solid, don't make a
big deal out of it. Talking about security all the time will make users think
you're paranoid, and hackers think you're challenging them. REAL Sysops know
that discretion is as important as prevention.
** Corollary:
REAL USERS rarely ever ask a sysop about his system's security.
* VALIDATION -
Always validate within 24 hours if you can. Little is more frustrating
for a user than to log onto your board after a week has gone by, and find out
he still isn't valid. REAL Sysops always validate quickly, as it always helps
with public image.
* VALIDATION II -
NEVER, at any time, ask new users to answer why they should be given an
account on your system. REAL Sysops know that the only people who could
answer that question impressively don't even NEED to be calling your system.
** Corollary:
You can't build an ELITE board by treating users like spinach in a
strainer.
* RESTRICTED BOARDS -
If you are going to have restricted areas on your system, it's best to
make them invisible to those who can't access them. REAL Sysops would rather
do this than answer 10000000 feedback messages from users asking for access
to your restricted areas.
* ABUSERS -
From time to time, or perhaps more frequently, you'll end up having to
deal with some jerk who is making trouble on your board. REAL Sysops handle
these people swiftly and quietly before they get out of hand.
** Corollary:
REAL Sysops will only warn abusers ONCE.
* ABUSERS II -
At times, the jerk that you really want to grind into the dust hasn't
really done anything serious yet - maybe just sent you some rude complaints.
In this case, it's better not to lose your cool. REAL Sysops know that
trading insults with an idiot makes you look worse than he does.
** Corollary:
REAL Sysops never drag private matters out in front of the public eye.
* CRASHERS -
It is very likely that the day you first advertise your board, you'll
probably get a couple of attempts at crashing your system. These crashers are
doing it just for the thrill, and are counting on the fact that the security
of new systems is generally poor. REAL Sysops will have taken this into
account, and will have little to worry about.
* HACKERS -
You probably won't encounter any real hackers unless you charge a
subscription fee for your system. These people are usually more determined
than the above crashers, and are out to get someone's account on your system,
preferably one with high access. Preferably YOURS. REAL Sysops deal with
these people carefully and try not to make enemies of them.
** Corollary:
REAL Sysops know the difference between a REAL Hacker and a 12-year old
WARGAMES fanatic with an acoustic coupler.
* NOVICES -
From time to time, you'll also most likely run across people on your
board who are very new to telecommunications, and will ask very dumb
questions. REAL Sysops remember what it's like to be "unenlightened", and
will not snap out rude answers at these people.
* ADEPTS -
Eventually, you may also run into a few people who are so advanced,
it'll blow your mind. REAL Sysops know just what to do upon discovering one
of these users - QUESTION HIM! Get him to talk to you, and find out what he
knows and how it can help you.
** Corollary:
There's a difference between being inquisitive and being a pest.
** 2nd Corollary:
REAL ADEPTS don't hoard their knowledge.
* PUBLIC RELATIONS -
Many systems suffer from having a sysop who never chats with users, and
answers feedback rarely at best. REAL Sysops keep in touch with their
callers, and are respected for it.
* CUSTOMIZING YOUR SYSTEM
Adding modifications to your system is mandatory if you expect it to be
unique, and can be one of the main factors in its success. It can also be the
primary instrument of its destruction. REAL Sysops know this, and usually
follow some variation of the following rules. Follow these steps, and you'll
rarely ever have to worry about any mods you add to your board:
A. Pull an idea for a mod out of your imagination.
B. Consider how you would go about adding it to your board.
C. Try adding it in that way to a BACKUP COPY of your system.
D. Test it to see if it works. If not, you added it wrong. Back to B.
E. Test the mod to make sure it can't be used to crash your system.
F. Test the rest of your system to make sure it's still solid.
This completes the REAL Sysop's Guide. On a final note, you won't ever
have trouble recognizing a REAL Sysop. Just listen to everyone talk about a
board they really like sometime. There's probably a REAL Sysop running it.
CIAO, everybody.
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BASIC TEST
1. The BASIC abbreviation for PRINT is :
2. GOTO creates a/an ____________________________________BRANCH.
3. IF/THEN creates a/an __________________________________BRANCH.
4. Give the symbol for each of the following:
(a) EQUALS : (b) LESS THAN :
(c) GREATER THAN : (d) LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO :
(e) GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO : (f) IS NOT EQUAL TO :
5. What are the three ways (BASIC commands) to store numbers in computer
memory ?
(a) (b) (c)
6. Which command in BASIC allows a programmer or operator to type in data as
a program is being RUN ?
7. Give one disadvantage of using the LET statement in a BASIC program.
8. Study the following BASIC program:
10 LET K=0
20 LET K=K+5
30 PRINT K
40 GOTO 20
(a) What will this program print?
(b) If line # 40 were changed to GOTO 10 what will the program print?
9. Study the following BASIC program, then write the message which will
appear when the program is RUN.
10 PRINT "THE GOTO STATEMENT IS USED"
20 GOTO 110
30 PRINT "THE APPLE IS A GREAT MICROCOMPUTER"
40 PRINT "REDIRECT THE ORDER OF EXECUTION"
50 GOTO 180
60 PRINT "PRINT STATEMENTS CAUSE PRINTING"
70 PRINT "TO TAKE PLACE ON THE MONITOR DISPLAY"
80 GOTO 20
90 PRINT "CAUSE THE PROGRAM TO JUMP FORWARD"
100 GOTO 130
110 PRINT "TO"
120 GOTO 40
130 PRINT "OR BACKWARD"
140 GOTO 200
150 PRINT "THE GOTO STATEMENT IS POWERFUL"
160 PRINT "SINCE IT IS USED TO MODIFY PROGRAM FLOW"
170 GOTO 150
180 PRINT "USING GOTO WILL ALLOW YOU TO"
190 GOTO 90
200 END
10. Study this BASIC program, identify the function of each statement in the
space provided and try to predict the output.
STATEMENT/COMMAND FUNCTION
10 LET K=0 ____________________________
20 LET K=K+2 ____________________________
30 PRINT K ____________________________
40 GOTO 20 ____________________________
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>>>>SHAREWARE SPOTLIGHT<<<<
by Marty Knight
AAUGmentations editor
Program: Diversi-COPY
Requirements: Apple // series computer
5.25 disk drive
3.5 disk drive (Apple, Unidisk, Central Point)
Available from: DSR, Inc..
34880 Bunker Hill
Farmington, MI 48018-2728
Price: $30.00
Diversi-COPY makes back-up copies of unprotected disks as fast as the
disk hardware allows. There are two versions of Diversi-COPY; one for 5.25"
disks and one for 3.5" disks. I will discuss each program separately.
Diversi-COPY for 5.25" Disks
Running Diversi-COPY is as easy as pressing '1' from the main menu. You
can then make 1-drive copies, automatic 2-drive copies, or mass produce
disks. Since Diversi-COPY formats disks as it writes, you can copy onto new
blank disks right out of the box. When making a 1-drive copy, the program
will prompt you with screen messages and with sound. Two beeps means to
insert the duplicate; 1 beep means to insert the original. (You can turn the
sound off, if you prefer.) On a 128K Apple, you can copy a 50% full disk in 2
passes and a 100% full disk in 4 passes. A 64K or 48K machine will, of
course, require more passes. You can always copy in 1 pass on a GS or if your
Apple is equipped with sufficient memory.
Making 2-drive copies with Diversi-COPY is just like making 2 drive
copies with other copy programs. Put the original in drive 1 and the back-up
in drive 2.
When Diversi-COPY writes a track, a display of the motor speed appears
at the bottom of the screen along with a counter showing the number of
successful copies made. Diversi-COPY also checks for errors during both the
read and write stages. The instructions (included on the Diversi-COPY disk)
list some of the common causes of errors.
I really appreciate the next function because, as a collector of public
domain software and shareware, I like to distribute copies of my 'best stuff'
to friends, to schools, and to the local user group (H.U.G.E. Apple Club,
P.O. Box 18027, East Hartford, CT 06118 - sorry, I couldn't resist giving
them a plug!) Put the original disk into drive 1 and hit 'M'. Diversi-COPY
will read this original disk into memory and hold it there (assuming you have
sufficient memory to allow this). You can then write multiple copies from
memory without re-reading the original. On a 1-drive system, put a blank disk
into the drive and hit space to make each copy. On a 2-drive system, put
blank disks into both drives 1 and 2 and hit 'A'. Diversi-COPY will write to
drives 1 and 2 alternately until you hit ESC or get a write error. While
Diversi-COPY writes to drive 2 you put a new disk into drive 1, etc.
Since Diversi-COPY compresses the unused sectors, you can mass-produce
newly formatted disks on any computer. To handle completely full disks you
will need a total memory of about 200K. Diversi-COPY recognizes all memory
cards which plug into the //e AUX slot, or the //c. It also recognizes any
Apple RAM card in slots 1-7 as well as any Applied Engineering RAM card and
the Apple GS memory. Note that, to run another program after using
Diversi-COPY requires a reboot of the operating system.
There are a few other functions available on this version of
Diversi-COPY. Choosing menu options 2,3,4 or 5 will let you format ProDOS,
DOS 3.3, Pascal, or CP/M disks. You can also compare two disks to see if they
are identical.
Diversi-COPY for 3.5" Disks
Most of what I have already said about Diversi-COPY for 5.25" disks also
applies to the 3.5" variety. The only functions not available with this
version are the format functions and the compare function. (Just to clarify,
Diversi-COPY formats a back-up just before it begins writing to it. You
cannot use this program to format only.) When you run Diversi-COPY for the
3.5" disk (it's called UCOPY), it automatically finds the slot where the 3.5
drive is. Whenever UCOPY is finished reading or writing a disk, it
automatically ejects the disk for you. (I confess I was a bit startled by
this when I first ran the program on my CPS Unidisk 3.5.)
Shareware Fee
When you send in your $30.00 you receive both versions of Diversi-COPY
along with full instructions (on disk) which can be printed to either screen
or printer. A neat game called Dogfight is included on the same disk. Your
user support ID number is on the disk which you receive from DSR. The phone
number for technical support is also provided. As a registered user you will
be notified of program updates or future releases. The Diversi-COPY program
may be used on all computers owned by a single individual, company, school
district, or government agency without additional fees provided that all
computers are located within a 25 mile radius, or local calling area, and
that each user support number entitles ONE user to call or write DSR for
support.
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SHOWIN' OFF WITH APPLEWORKS
Customized Printing
by D.J. Lane
Appleworks has a very clever bent for ingenuity (hats off to Mr. Lissner)
that always seems to jump out of the manual at 3 in the morning and solve all
my problems. There is a problem with printer control that falls into this
category. The standard, built-in, printer commands in Appleworks do not
utilize the better print styles and qualities offered by my Epson FX-80.
In the manual there is a whole section devoted to "Customizing a Printer". It
was all very straight forward to me because I understand my FX-80 quite well,
but apparently there are many who are unsure about customizing, and what can
be gained by doing so. After I initially set up my disks and started showin'
off, I was bombarded with questions from others who wanted to do the same
things. If you are one of those individuals who wants to put out first class
work then this is for you.
You can enter commands for any printer. You can even capture some extra
capabilities from your Apple printer.
The first step in the customization process is to decide what printer
features you want to use. I chose the following for one of my Program disks.
Appleworks Command Print Style Incorporated
Bold (CTRL-B) Italics on and off toggle
Subscript (-B & -E) One line Double-Wide toggle
Superscript (+B & +E) Superscript toggle
Underline (CTRL-L) Underline toggle
Char. Per Inch (CI) Toggle 5,10,12,17 CPI
Lines Per Inch (LI) Toggle 6 and 8 LPI
Next, look up all the codes for these functions and list them as follows:
Printer Function Epson Code
5 CPI, Double-Strike, [ESC] [!] [8] [^]
Emphasized (Expanded Pica)
10 CPI, Double-Strike, [ESC] [!] [X] [^]
Emphasized (Pica)
12 CPI, Double-Strike (Elite) [ESC] [!] [Q] [^]
17 CPI, Double-Strike (Condensed) [ESC] [!] [T] [^]
6 Lines Per Inch [ESC] [2] [^]
8 Lines Per Inch [ESC] [0] [^]
Italics on toggle [ESC] [4] [^]
Italics off toggle [ESC] [5] [^]
Double-Wide on toggle (one line) [ESC] [W] [1] [^]
Double-Wide off toggle (one line) [ESC] [W] [0] [^]
Superscript on toggle [ESC] [S] [0] [^]
Superscript off toggle [ESC] [T] [^]
Underline on toggle [ESC] [-] [1] [^]
Underline off toggle [ESC] [-] [0] [^]
At this point you can boot the Appleworks Start-Up and Program disks. From
the Main Menu select the following options.
Menu Name Select Option: Option No.
Main Other Activities 5
Other Act. Info On Printer 7
Printer Info Add a Printer 2
Add a Printer Customize a Printer 11
You will be asked the following questions about your customized printer:
1. Printer Name? Make up a name.
2. Printer Slot? Select Slot 1 unless otherwise.
3. Accept Linefeeds? Select yes unless otherwise.
4. Top-of-Page Commands? Select no.
5. Stop printer after each page? Take your pick.
6. Platen width? 80 Col.= 8 Inches, and 130 Col.= 13 Inches
7. Printer Codes? Press [RETURN] to select the next menu.
On the next menu you will be given four options. Start with the first and
systematically enter the necessary printer codes for each one as described
below.
To enter the codes you press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the
printer code listed in your printer manual. For example if the manual calls
for an [ESCAPE] you press the [ESCAPE] key. If it calls for a [ESCAPE] A you
press the [ESCAPE] key first and then the upper case [A] key. Do NOT enter
the quotation marks shown with the printer codes in your manual. They are for
BASIC programs only.
The following is IMPORTANT. To finish off a code entry sequence you have to
press the [SHIFT] [6] (^) key. If you make a mistake enter the [SHIFT] [6]
key; select the same option from the menu; press [RETURN] to select the "NO"
option on the bottom of the screen; and re-enter your printer code.
If a character is enclosed in brackets (see the sample Epson codes above) it
means you press that key to enter the code for your printer command.
Begin with the first option on the "Printer Codes" menu, and select
"Characters per Inch". You will have to decide what print pitches you want.
In the example above 5, 10, 12, and 17 CPI are listed. These codes are for
the Epson "Master Select Mode". They incorporate two or three codes into one
code. For example pica, emphasized, double-strike at 10 CPI can be coded with
[ESCAPE] [!] [X]. In response to the prompt at the bottom of the screen enter
[5] [RETURN] (for 5 CPI), and then [ESCAPE] [!] [8] [^]. Then enter [1] [0]
[RETURN] (for 10 CPI), followed by the code (see above) for pica, emphasized,
double-strike. Do not forget the [SHIFT] [6]. Continue until the code for 12
and 17 CPI have also been entered. To exit this menu and return to the
"Printer Codes" menu press [ESCAPE].
Select the next option, "Lines per Inch", from the "Printer Codes" menu.
Enter the codes (see above) for 6 and 8 LPI. Again you press [ESCAPE] to exit
back to the "Printer Codes" menu.
Proceed with the remaining two items on the "Printer Codes" menu. The entry
procedure is the same as the first two items.
You will be asked how your printer underlines. You can look it up in your
manual or you can try it by trial and error. If you have an on-off command
for underline then select Item 2, "Printer Has Stop/ Start Underline
Commands". Nine out of ten times this will work. If it should not, go back
and select another menu option until it does.
It is possible to nest many printer codes within one Appleworks command. Each
command will hold 38 characters of code. Keys like Escape and Control only
occupy one character space so it is possible to enter a very large command.
You can easily enter a dozen codes for a typical Epson printer. It is hard to
imagine what you could do with such a large command, but with the advances in
printer technology these days it might just become necessary.
Incidentally if you happen to bump into the Hip-Hop, Word Rappin', ASCII
Fairy tell him I need his help. It's 3 in the morning, and I'm about to
conclude that there is no way to get Appleworks and my FX-80 to do a true,
right justify, proportional print.
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Mean 18 Ultimiate Golf From Accolade
For the Apple IIgs (Requires 512k Memory)
Reviewed by: Jono E. Smith for Computing Today!
(C)opyright 1987 by Jono E. Smith & Computing Today!
Imagine playing St. Andrews or Pebble Beach whenever you want and not
spending thousands of dollars for airfare. Imagine playing golf on the
world's finest courses day or night without worrying about weather
conditions. Well, now you can! Mean 18 may not be the same as being there,
nothing is like playing Pebble, but this is about as close as you can get.
Mean 18, voted the Best Simulation by The Software Publisher's Association,
has now been ported over to the Apple IIgs and takes full advantage of it's
graphics and sound. When you boot the program, you are greated with a
life-like voice that would make Wargames Matthew Broderick's computer crawl
into the woodwork screaming for mercy. Then it's on to the course! While it
is loading, fans of the movie Caddyshack will notice and remember the famous
gopher as it is shown here popping in and out of it's hole. Now select the
course, either St. Andrews, St Augusta, or California's famous ocean-side
Pebble Beach. After you have made the course selection and told the computer
a little about your playing ability you can warmup on the driving range or
practice your putting on a sample putting green on which you can place the
ball and hole anywhere for either the simplest or most difficult put.
Putting and driving is eaily accomplished with a three clicks of the mouse.
Using a meter along the side of the screen, you select the distance of the
shot, then again using the meter you can adjust your wrists accordingly for a
shot that hooks left or right, or if you are so bold, right down the middle
of the fairway. Now that you've got putting and driving down, it's time to
play the course.
Maybe you want to be challenged a little more by Pebble? Or maybe your
life-long dream is to be the architect of your very own golf course. With
the course architect option you can design or modify an entire golf course.
You can moduify the trees, the skyline, adjust the par, and more. If you are
not so inclined, then you might want to pick up a Famous Course Disk (Volumes
two through four). These include nine more famous courses. Turnberry,
Scotland; Inverness Club, Harbour Town, Doral, the 1987 U.S. Open host
Olympic, Las Colinas, Kapalua, Muirfield, Scotland, and Castle Pines.
To quote Accolade: "With all the golf games out there, we could have
left well enough alone. But with nothing legendary in sight, we rose to the
challenge, and created Mean 18--the most true-to-life golf simulation game
ever." I can't agree more with these remarks. Accolade certainly rose to
the challange, Mean 18 IS legendary! Sports fan or not, give Mean 18 a try,
if the graphics don't get you, the excitement and fun game will. "You'll
never settle for par again!"
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PRINTRIX (tm) Personal Typesetting Software
For the Apple IIc, IIe, or IIgs (ProDOS)
Reviewed by Jono E. Smith on an Apple IIgs
(C)opyright 1987 by Jono E. Smith & Computing Today!
Rating: ***** (Five Star!)
Retail Price: $69.00 from:
Data Transforms, Inc.
616 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 832-1501
If you're like me you have spent a great deal of time mastering the word
processor you currently use (in my case, AppleWorks). It may not have all
the gadgets of the newer programs, but it can certainly hold its own and gets
the job done. Plus, now that you've grown accustomed to it, you can breaze
through the menus quickly and effortlessly. But all these new programs are
coming out that have graphics, and fonts and all sorts of wonderful things.
Are you going to give up the power and ease of your word processor and buy
one of these new supposdely new "slick" word processors, have one word
proccessor for one application, and one for another? Or maybe you should go
buy desktop accessories like Pinpoint and then add Graphmerge for graphics
capabilities, and then Fontworks for fonts. But my favorite AppleWorks add
on MacroWorks won't work with Pinpoint, and I heard Graphmerge won't work on
the IIgs. Confused? You don't have to be, forget three VERY different
copies of the same word processor. Who needs that? What you probably need
is Printrix! You don't have to give up AppleWorks, AppleWriter, Word
Juggler, or WordPerfect just because you want special fonts, graphics or
color printing on your ImageWriter II; because Printrix works with and
recognizes the formatting of those four word processors and using it's own
formatting commands can work with any word proccessor that prints ASCII files
to disk (like Freewriter).
Printrix is amazing! I can insert graphics in my AppleWorks files, use
up to four of the thirty included fonts (over 150 additional fonts available
on Fontpaks), and even accomplish two column printing with both columns right
justified. Printrix will make your work look SHARP! If you're tired of what
Data Transforms calls "hummdrum computer print-out" then Printrix is probably
for you! The program comes with a 150 page manual written with the IBM
version of Printrix that is one of the best written I have seen in a long
time. It's easy reading even for the beginner, and can even keep the techie
happy. Speaking as a person who hates to and rarely does read manuals, this
manual is nice! Data Transform's technical support is also quite helpful. I
placed two calls to them and received easy to understand and well explained
answers.
Printrix was just released less than ten days ago (6/87) so it might not
be on your dealer's shelves yet, but it can be ordered directly from Data
Transforms (303/832-1501) at list price or from CAJS Computing for $49
(415/567-0217). If you want to take full advantage of your word processors'
and dot matrix printer's capabilities, Printrix is the right choice and
released not a moment to soon.
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UNIDISK 3.5 ROM BUG
Source: APPLE LIST NEWS VOL.06 #1 3/86
Now that your getting some 3.5 inch disks, be aware that there is a bug
in the drive's ROM, i.e. in one of the integrated circuits built into the
drive. If you place a write-protected disk into the drive and try to write to
an existing file less than one block of data, the file will not be able to be
closed. This will cause problems later when you try to use a buffer that
really was not freed up by the close. Your Apple dealer should have this fix.
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UNIDISK 3.5 and DOS 3.3
Source: APPLE LIST NEWS VOL.06 #1 3/86
You have an Apple ][+ or lots of programs written for DOS 3.3 and you
want to take advantage of the 800K UniDisk with its fancy Macintosh type
disks. What can you do? MicroSPARC Inc. has a new disk operating system,
UniDOS 3.3 for $50 that solves your problem. UniDOS software lets you format
3.5 inch disks that automatically boot up Apple's DOS 3.3! This means that
you can grow to 1.6 megabytes of disk capacity without having to convert to
ProDOS. You get two 400K volumes per disk, which can be addressed as Drives
1-4 if you have two UniDisks. You can also mis a 5.25 inch drive with a 3.5
drive, for 940K.
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DISK TITLE: ProDos Utilities Disk
SOURCE: International Apple Core DOM #42 ProDos
From: LOGIC (Loyal Ontario Group Interested in Computers)
prepared by Keith Falkner
STARTUP
This is the "Hello" program, and lets you select a program to run or
read these explanations.
CLEAN.LISTER
Most printed listings of BASIC programs are messy; for example they lack
neat headings. CLEAN.LISTER prints neatly formatted listings of Applesoft
programs, and is very easy to use. There are two formats, "compressed" and
"indented."
APPLESOFT.TOKEN
This lists the vocabulary of BASIC and shows you where in ROM memory to
find the machine language routines used by BASIC to handle each word in a
program. This is an easy way to explore 6502 machine language.
OUTER.xxxxx
These four files are of interest tomachine-language programmers only.
The are intermediate steps in the construction of the demo program
OUTER.LIMITS
This program does three fascinating stunts, and offers no hint of how it
does them. The more you know about your APPLE, the more suprising these
stunts are, because at least two of them are impossible (so says APPLE's
documentation)!
MINI.ASSEMBLER
This is the one-pass Assembler which is hiding on you DOS 3.3 System
Master. It is documented in the APPLE ][ and Apple //e Reference Manuals. The
program runs at $6000 (24576), and is $140 (320) bytes in length.
ORGANIC.CHEM
This demonistration program asks you for the constituent atoms of an
organic molecule, then generates the molecule and draws it (crudely) on the
High-Resolution screen.
DG.xxxxx
These files demonstrate double Hi-Res graphics. DG.Present is an EXEC
FILE which runs DG.INIT and then each demo in turn. DG.RESET finally discards
the machine-language support routines. NOTE: THIS DEMO REQUIRES AN APPLE //c
OR //e WITH 128K MEMORY.
FIN
This is a DIRectory file, or inner Catalog, containing dozens of little
Applesoft programs, each of which performs a financial calculation. The
program "HELLO" is first, and provides an easy way to select the routine you
want.
(Above descriptions are from the IAC information sheet sent out with this
disk. The descriptions were prepared by Charles R. Smith.)
Bugs: If you haven't corrected the bugs in the HELLO program in the financial
part of this disk, here's how:
Boot up the disk in drive 1, enter 10 to quit to Applesoft, then type:
PREFIX /IAC.42/FIN
UNLOCK HELLO
LOAD HELLO
120 F$="/IAC.42/FIN'
460 PRINT D$;"RUN"P$(N)
SAVE HELLO
LOCK HELLO
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