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(Available separately).( ( ((, A6(} LOADING PROGRAMS:@}/(/($ Programs on this disk may be one ofJ((( following types of files and areT--(%identified by the filename exten}sion.^.(.(# .DOC or .TXT - Documentation texth,,($file. Use the DOS (C)opy function tor++(#copy file to the scree}n or printer.T(T(I .OBJ - Machine language file. Remove BASIC cartridge and use DOS Binary''((L)oad to load and r}un program.-(-(" .BAS or no extension - Use BASIC$$(cartridge and load normally. A(}-(-(" .}PIL - Requires PILOT cartridge..(.(# .MUS - Requires Atari Music Cart.R(R(G .AUT - Move file to another diskett}e and change the .AUT extension to++(#.SYS extension using DOS (E) rename**("file then reboot computer with new (}disk./(/($ Other extensions may be used. Check,,($your Atari DOS manual for more info..(.(# Some files may }not have the proper''(extension. If you have problems--(%loading with BASIC, go to DOS and try&&(Binary Load or} Copy functions. A +% D:NEWSLTR.BAS##@@K:AR@$(}$(Press to continue.)@@$ D8:HELP.BASAR@$(f짠򠠠 }Πռ Š } ۱ Exit To Basic ۲ Exit To Dos ۳ Printer Config ۴ News/PrinterHelp }ԠSPACEBARϠΠà͡ READ/PRINT ALL } Dbl. D. vs Hi D. Who's Who??? OL'H N/L review Pres. Message SCROLLING/NEWSLT Minutes Nov.'92 Ch }eck Directory Minutes Dec.'92 for M/L progs. Newsltr Reviews and more BASIC Dbl. RAM DOCS program }s. SAM info books Check 堲 for ColorPrint DOCS more ATARI news MEETING DATES articles!! } for ColorPrint DOCS more ATARI news MEETING DATES articles!! . The OL HACKERS Disk News Letter Help File  The OL'HACKER Disk Based News Lette$}ris very simple for you to use. Allyou have to do is make the selectionsyou'd like and read them. To readthe whole newsl$}etter, use SelectionA. To read only part of thenewsletter, select each file in anyorder by using the letter in front ofit$} on the main menu screen. If youwant to change one of yourselections, use the BACKSPACE key toremove selections until you$} reach theone to be changed, and start fromthere with your new selections. Theother screen editing function keyswill not$} work from the main menu. When you are finished selecting, pressRETURN then [R] and start reading. Asyou can see there ar$}e pauses in thetext so it's much easier to read. Making a selection from 1 thru 4 youcan Exit to Basic or Exit to Dos, or$}even go to The News Letter PressRoom. Selections B thru Z are newsArticles. When a selection is madethe article is sent $}to the screenwith page breaks. At the end of thelast article selected, you are sentback to the Newsletter Main Menu. $} About The Printer  When you make your selection ofthe file you would like to rea$}d youwill be presented with the following: enu rint ead: If you choose then and youdon't have a pri$}nter on line you willcome back to these options. Then youshould use the option to read thefile online. If however you $}eithermade a mistake or don't care to reador print the file you selected youcan go right back to the main menujust by hit$}ting . If you choose and you have not yet configuredyour printer, you will do that beforeprinting. When the n$}ewsletter program isformatting files for the printer, orwhile it is printing, press CONTROLand P to pause printing. To re$}sume,press any key. To cancel printing,press CONTROL and C. About Configuring Your Printer   $}  The printer configuration sectioncan be reached by using selection 3from the main menu. You also will be$}send there the first time you try toprint a file, if you haven't beenthere already. Explainations of theconfiguration sec$}tion can be accessedfrom the print room menu. en't beenthere already. Explainations of theconfiguration sec$=`!`H$-%.HH \hhh(`.HM)   !h(L`N) !"`3)}O) !"`3!3 Disk Mailing for the AC Magazine at that time. The ad\}dress is: 716 Hillcrest PL. Valley Stream. Tel: (516)791-8639. Directions: Go down MILL RD(Past Green Ac\}res) make a right on Brookdale/Rosedale Rd and go until you pass the Jewish Temple Hillel. Go past the temple an^h} MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 1992 MEETING ==================================== NEWEST MEMBER LOU TRAPANI joined our cluT}b. LOU is the SYSOP of our local BBS in Oceanside. The BBS is called THE MACHINE and the number is (516) 764- T}5748. The BBS is networked with a NATIONWIDE net, including CANADA. LOU works on Saturdays so we will not see much of T}him at our meetings but call him up on the BBS and go to CHAT (Press C) and say Hello. CORRESPONDENCE: AIM T} wrote to the club and reminded us that we had to renew our subscriptions. It has already been done by the TreasuT}rer. A letter from JOHN JOHNSON our member from Oregon. He tells us that he is getting more information and prT}ograms from us then from the clubs in Oregon. He sent us 2 great games. One was "MARIO'S DESERT WORLD" and the other T}was "TETRUS 3D". They will be in the library. See under DEMOES further discussions on these games. We discussed whaT}t the rights of an author is when he has submitted works to a magazine which is now out of business. Without researchT} we have no idea what the legal status is. Analog and Antic disks are being listed by clubs all over in their PD librariT}es. THE OL'HACKERS has not put any Analog or Antic disks in our PD library because we are very cautious, perhaps oveU}rly so. A letter from HAROLD PEGLER to PATRICK HAYES, WILL ROTH, DANE STEGMAN and CURT VENDEL. He sent themU} each the latest version of the OHAUG LIBRARY DISK. He told them about our DISK SPECIAL for Non-local members. You canU} get 5 disks for $8.00. These are double sided disks. The price includes mailing. If you want to avail yourself U}of this special you can send HAROLD your selection. Make the check payable to RON FETZER, personally. HAROLD U}also sent a similar letter to all our members in England. HAROLD does a terrific job with the library. This is one oU}f the reasons the OL' HACKERS are so successful. AL SHARKIS our member from East Meadow received a letter U} from DAVE EWENS our English member. He said he would not change his 8-Bit computer fo anything. He and the other 3 OLU}' H members have decided to start their own printed newsletter. The OL'HACKERS gave them permission to useU} anything from our newsletters provided we and the author received credit for it. ALEX read a thank you note fU }rom the FETZER family for the condolences that the club sent upon the death from Alzheimers decease of RON'S steU }pfather. JOSEPH HICSWA our member from N.J. informs us that he will be running for president of JACG. GoodU } LUCK JOE! He tells us that he is impressed by the newsletter. He particularly complemented HAROLD PEGLER our lU }ibrarian for a great job. A message from BEN POEHLAND our member from PA. to ALEX via GEnie . He said that afterU } the WACE fest he shipped all the mailing labels to the publisher for distribution of the AC magazine. The magazine were U}sent out by the bulk mailer the last week of October. Most 8-Biters will have the magazine by the middle of November.U} JIM CUTLER our member from England wrote to ALEX and said he has a friend in France who might join. We sent hU}im a sample newsletter and some other published material about the club. JIM also writes that he got the newsU}letter disk. He made a copy and sent it to his friend STEFAN in MOSCOW. The 8-bitter in Moscow uses 65XE, a XF55U}1 and a Epson printer. JIM is now on COMPUSERVE. JIM is getting his 800XL upgraded to 256K. Seems that we are reU}ally going around te world. DALE WOOSTER, President of NWPAC (NORTH WESTERN PHOENIX ATARI CLUB) said they made aU} DISK OF THE MONTH from some of the bonus programs from our newsletters. THATS QUITE AN HONOR, and we THANK YOU.U} DISCUSSIONS: LOU TRAPANI is the SYSOP of the local BBS "THE MACHINE" (516)764- 5748. The BBS is U} located in Oceanside so it is a local call for most of us. ALEX, HARRY, ALAN SHARKIS, ALAN ATKINS and RON U}FETZER have been on the BBS. When you log on be prepared to create your own PASSWORD. When you log off answer V} =*=*=*=*=* Double Density vs High Density from MEI/Micro Center Advertisement Reprinted from The Sou9}rcerer's Apprentice (MAGIC) March, 1991, and THE OL'HACKERS ATARI USER GROUP, Inc. with THANKS! Many computer users9} are confused about the difference between double density and high density diskettes. The basic difference is in th9}e size of the magnetic particles. The difference in particle sizes applies to both 5.25" and 3.5" diskettes. Th9}e magnetic particles used in the coating of high density media are smaller than those found in the double den9}sity media. The smaller the particles, the more that fits on the surface of the diskette. These smaller particles 9}are what allow the high density disk to have a higher capacity to hold data. Since the particles are smaller, th9}ey emit a lower voltage or signal strength. To compensate for this smaller voltage, the read/write head used in a dou9 }ble density disk drive is less sensitive than those found in a high density drive. The double density and high den9!}sity sensitivities are different so that they can clearly read the signal being sent. Interchanging high density 9"} and low density disks will often cause data errors, because the read/write heads will either be too weak or too strong9#} to read the signals clearly. This can result in data errors, problems in retrieving the data, and/or the inabil9$}ity to format a diskette. <> end <>n data errors, problems in retrieving the data, and/or the inabil81 <><><><><><> This article taken from Z*MAG issue 202. Tidied by Dean Garraghty, and reprinted by THE OL'A&} HACKERS ATARI USERS GROUP, with thanks. ================ *CAROLYN'S CORNER by Carolyn Hoglin This month's cA'}olumn is a departure from my usual discussion about word processing. But it does involve printing - the printiA(}ng of color graphics. So far as I am aware, there are only two programs for the 8-bit Atari that will print screen A)} graphics in full color: YEMACYB/4, by Michael L. Clayton; and PicPrint, by Kyle Dain. Each of these programs is A*} designed for Epson-compatible printers using four-color ribbons. They employ a clever combination of yellow, redA+}, blue, and black in dot patterns created in a 4 x 4 matrix that result in a hardcopy printout that may incluA,}de any or all of the 128 colors available on the 8-bit Atari. Sample picture files are included with each program. HaA-}ving only four colors in a color ribbon would seem to allow only seven hues plus the white of the paper, since red A.}and yellow make orange, red and blue make purple, and blue and yellow make green (didn't I learn that in kindergartA/}en?). However, the program analyzes the color of each pixel on the screen and mixes the colors of the ribbon iA0}n varying proportions in an attempt to achieve a printout that matches the screen display as closely as possible. A1}A color's dot pattern may be made up of only one dot for a very pastel effect, or as many as 16 for the brightesA2}t hue. For instance, a pale pink might use only the red ribbon in a pattern of widely separated dots, allowing a lot oA3}f white to dilute the red. Orange would be achieved by printing yellow followed by red. Yellow and red would eaA4}ch be printed in the dot pattern required by the shade of orange in the picture. Each pass of the printhead prints A5}first yellow, then red, blue, and black as required by the program's color analysis. Paint programs usually A6} employ GRAPHICS 15 which allows your choice of four colors per picture consisting of 192 rows of 160 pixels each. TA7}o increase the apparent number of colors in a picture, a variety of patterns composed of the four colors are pA8}rovided. YEMACYB/4 and PicPrint faithfully reproduce these patterns as well as the solid colors. With the judiciouA9}s use of DLI's (Display List Interrupts - usually only understood by advanced programmers), a picture can evenA:} display all 128 colors at the same time. I have found that pictures loaded into either of these fine programs prA;}oduce printouts virtually identical to one another. However, the programs themselves differ in many ways. YA<}EMACYB/4 You may have guessed that the title of this program (pronounced "YEM-a- sibe") comes from the hues of A=}a standard color ribbon - yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. (Magenta and cyan look pretty much like red and bA>}lue to most of us.) Incidentally, the original version of this program ("YEMACYB" without the "/4") is for non-coA?}lor Epson- compatible printers and involves passing the same sheet of paper through your printer four times uA@}sing individual yellow, red, blue, and black ribbons. The program provides a means of precisely aligning the paAA}per before each pass. While the procedure is rather tedious and time- consuming, the final result is the same as ifAB} printed on an Epson JX-80 or a Star NX-1000 Rainbow. This program requires BASIC, but is self booting. There are noAC} DOS or AUTORUN.SYS files on the program disk, nor are they necessary. Only Drive 1 is supported. The prograAD}m documentation states that your graphic file must be in standard 62- sector format (either GRAPHICS 7 or GRAPHAE}ICS 7+ [GRAPHICS 15]), but I found that it would load some, but not all, compressed files as well. After the file AF}is loaded, the picture is displayed on the screen. Touching a key brings you to the color change menu. At this point, AG}you may choose to change your picture to monochrome. Or, if you are printing in color, here is where you haveAH} the opportunity to change the colors in each register (line by line, if you wish). Unless you have a listing ofAI} the pokes to memory locations 708, 709, 710, and 712, and the colors they produce, this is likely to be a lengthyAJ} trial-and-error procedure. You may also load DLI data that has been saved on disk. When you have finished your cAK}hanges, the picture is redisplayed for your approval. You may go back to the color change menu as many times as necessAL}ary. There is no provision to restore the original colors, or to go from monochrome back to color without reloadingAM} the picture. When you are satisfied with your picture, you have the opportunity to save the color changes you hAN}ave made. This color data is not saved in a DOS format, but is unconditionally written, for future use, on the laAO}st six sectors of whatever single- density disk is in the drive. My test picture took about 15 minutes to print AP}and was centered on the paper both vertically and horizontally. The number of the column being printAQ}ed is displayed on the screen, beginning with 159 and counting down to 0. While printing is in progress, it can AR}be either paused temporarily or aborted. With the differences among monitors, printers, ribbons, and paper, you may fiAS}nd that the printout does not match the screen display exactly. Included with YEMACYB/4 is a separate utility program toAT} create your own modified color pallette to use instead of the default pallette provided. There are five more utility AU} programs provided, as well as a menu to select them from. You must first load your favorite DOS, then run MENU.BAS. TAV}he program YFLIPPER.BAS will mirror flip a Micropainter picture file in GRAPHICS 7 or GRAPHICS 15, and resave it to disAW}k. YSAVUSCR.BAS enables you to capture to disk a GRAPHICS 7 or GRAPHICS 15 picture that is displayed in a BASIC proAX}gram. YDLISCON.BAS will convert that DLI data from the last 6 sectors to a DOS file and back again. YBAREBON.BAS is AY}a few-frills GRAPHICS 7 editor with text entry capability. YWINDOWS.BAS confused me. Documentation needs to AZ} be provided for this program. YEMACYB/4 is a powerful program that does what it claims very well indeed. A very niA[}ce feature is the file COLCHART.PIC which creates a full- screen 128-color display that also functions as a refA\}erence color chart when printed. The DLI data on the program disk makes this possible. This reference chart is a gA]}reat help when creating a custom pallette. The documentation includes a chart of the 45 dot patterns used to creaA^}te various hues which makes the concept much more understandable. On the negative side, I found the program somewhA_}at awkward to use at times, and wished it were possible to redisplay my picture without going round and round in the A`}menu. If you load the wrong picture by mistake, you must proceed as if you intend to print it through quite a few coA} *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Newsletter Review by Alan Sharkis OHAUG Newsletter Librari=b}an The S.A,G.E. Scroll for April, 1992 announces that the club is moving. I assume the mailing address remains tha=c}t same box number listed on all previous issues, and I'm sure we wish the club continued good luck and success in =d}their new quarters. This particular issue contains no specifically 8-bit information, but does make good read=e}ing if you are a LYNX fan or are interested in the promised new machines from Atari. The LIAUG Light House for Apri=f}l, 1992 contains part 3 of The Adventures in Structured Programming series by MICHAEL STOMP. This was reprinted=g} from Z*NET issue #201(January 12, 1992). The LIAUG Light House for May, 1992 features "A history of LIAUG ... =q}Â&?B%DOS SYSB*)DUP SYSBSWELCOME SCRB:[NEWSLTR BASBPRESSPRTMNUBPRESSPRTHLPBJMEETDATTXTBHELP BASBMAINMENUHLPBHELP DOCBAUTORUN SYSBAUTORUN COMBBWHO TXTBMSCROLL TXTB KDDVSHD TXTB1aFNLETREVTXTBj%ICOLRPRNTXTB<DBLRMDOSBASDESCR DIRBGDBLRMINTXTBHSAMBOOKTXTB\DNOVMIN TXTBPLOUREV TXTBBEDECMIN TXTBCPRESMESTXTthe beginnings", bu PAT MULVEY, who served as the club's BBS sysop for a while, and still serves as its 8-bit pro=r}gram chairman. The issue also reprints an article called, "Living With an 8-Bit", by JIM BROZOVICH, reprinted =s} from Michigan Atari Magazine. It is an interesting description of the author's efforts to achieve a m=t}easure of IBM- compatibility with his 800XL, including upgrades and instructions to transfer word proce=u}ssor and spreadsheet data from Atari-based programs to IBM-based programs. This article was reprinted from Z*N=v}ET issue #201 (January 12, 1992). It also appears in an OL' HACKER newsletter. The S.A.G.E. Scroll for M=w}ay, 1992 contains, in its Local News Column, mention of a letter that ALEX PIGNATO sent to the club when they lamented=x} the poor sales of their disk-based newsletter. Alex suggested a price cut to solve their problems and they thanke=y}d us for the suggestion. This issue also reports that ATARI EXPLORER is now offering an on-line newsletter. =z}It will have help not only from Atari Corp. and Atari Explorer Magazine, but from the Z*NET people, as well. In f={}act, Z*NET will cease publication as the new on-line magazine begins. Several phone numbers and CIS addresses are=|} given for those who want information. JIM GURIEL tells us how he, as a new 8- bit owner, became a member of=}} S.A.G.E. A copy of the final report of the Campaign Committee for ATARI CLASSICS Magazine is also printed in this is=~}sue, as well as KEN WICKERT's article on the uses of 8-bit ramdisks. The May, 1992 Between Bytes contains a c=}olumn by ROBERT ELY that describes two new "rooms" on the JACS BBS that are of interest to 8-bitters. One contains a=} collection of SpartaDos utilities, and the other is a discussion base for ML programming. Robert also describ=}es the workings of a program he is writing in BASIC XE that will serve as a fram grabber for color video images. (FR)A=}NTIC for May, 1992 has two long lists that many of you would like to have. One is BBS Smiles and contains all of thos=}e crazy symbols you sometimes see in BBS messages -- symbols that are made with standard ASCII characters and =}are supposed to look like faces with specific expressions if you tilt your head to the left to read them. The=} author, SPACE COWBOY (I'm not kidding, that's his handle) presents the most comprehensive list of those things=} I've ever seen. It's amusing just to read -- even if you never use that kind of thing. Another list, courte=}sy of LVAUG, is a rather comprehensive list of filename extenders for Atari files. Well, I can think of O=}NE that they left out; .PIL for Atari PILOT files, but that's about it. This is a useful list to have han=}dy, since you sometimes come across a file with an unusual extender, and knowing the extender definition will giv=}e you a clue about what you can do with the file. JAMES G. MARTIN writes an interesting article about PacMan. =} President ALVAN SHERRILL's Beginners Column warns us about unplugging equipment (even equipment plugged into =}a surge protector) when lightning is prevalent. An article taken from the WNYAUG disk newsletter from November =} 1991 by Mike Husband, entitled, "Fundamental Computer Programming" is extremely informative. Check it =}out! The May/June issue of XIO3 is filled with 8-bit news. ROWLAND GRANT's Atari News & Rumors column has to be r=}ead carefully to pick out the 8-bit material, but along the way you might get a few hints of things that Atari Corp. wil=}l be doing soon that would indicate that the company plans to stay in business and be a major force in the indust=}ry. The General Meetings column, also by Rowland, contains even more 8-bit news, including some fine progr=}ams by JOHN PICKEN. In fact, almost every column in this issue has 8-bit-related material. The Atari News =}Section of MUG Newsletter for June, 1992 contains a reprint of the last of JIMMY BOYCE's (CACE) series on AtariWriter+=}. He is concerned this month with the SUBSET concept in the mail-merge part of the program. There is also a reprint of=} TOM ANDREWS' review of Sign Maker. L.V.A.U.G. News for June, 1992 is devoted almost entirely to Part II of MIKE ST=} =-=-=-=-= Instructions for "DBLRMDOS.BAS" by ALEX PIGNATO THIS IS A MODIFIED DOS 2.5 M}When used with an 800XL or a 130XE- it makes TWO-2-RAMDISKS-You can configure the DOS to nameany 2 RAMDISK DRIVES such M}as D3: & D8: or D4: & D8:, etc.NOTE: D3: has 707 Sectors and D8 has DUP & MEM.SAV! They are made when you go to BASIC & rM}un the DBLRMDOS.BAS' which also has some documentation in the program! +TRY+IT+YOU+WILL+LIKE+IT+ ** end M}*+AFBFWPNRFDDD E} SAVE "D:DBLRMDOS.BAS *******QXLSETUP***********GGTHIS PROGRAM WILL PATCH DOS 2.5 E} FOR TWO SD RAMDISKS.IT ALSO%%ALLOWS EASY CHANGES TO OPTIONS. &&;@,;@,;@,<4(>:A%,!E}DO YOU WANT THE RAMDISK TUTORIAL?<(Y/N( 4N A2 4Y B< @0d(>:A%,e##(E}DOS 2.0/2.5 OPTION SELECTORf))(!n APp++(#DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING?:Y/E}Nqr 4Y A s 4N Apv Ax..(&DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE DOS OPTIONS?:Y/N 4E}N A 4Y Ap A0 A  A!""SETUP DISK DRIVE ASSIGNMENTS(DISK DRIVE E}ASSIGNMENTS""(DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE?:Y/N 4Y Ap 4N A A0 A"c*E}("DO YOU WANT TO SETUP RAMDISKS?:Y/Nc(4REQUIRES 800XL/256K, DOS 2.5 AND 'RAMDISK.COM' FILE."F:A,"A" AE}<F:A,"Ap2(DOS 2.0 - CAN'T DO IT< Ap((( UNKNOWN DOS - YOUR ON YOUR OWN!!", 4N E}A6 4Y A8 A; A@@$$(ARE YOU READY TO EXIT TO DOSJ--(%*Y* WILL LOAD AND GIVE CONTRE}OL TO DOST++(#*N* WILL GO BACK THROUGH SELECTIONS^h 4Y Apr 4N A| APSELECE}T MAX OPEN FILES,,($ENTER MAX FILES THAT CAN BE OPEN:1-7, 6-A:," @)!@, A AE} AP$4 SELECT FAST OR SLOW WRITES>!!( FAST OR SLOW WRITES?:F/SHR* 4FA@' APE}*$\* 4SA@' AP*$f A! $$CHANGE DISK DRIVE ASSIGN(1802)%6-6-E}% APH-@@H( DISK DRIVE D>:%@H,: INSTALLED?-Y/N5 4Y#6-@#+&@,+E}6-%5 A"p! 4N6-! A"p A"0 A AP$ A''SETE}UP D0S 2.5/800XL*256K RAMDISKS9(MODIFYING DOS 2.59(FOR TWO 707 SECTOR RAMDISKS BB( D8: FIXED 4(SEE}LECT SECOND RAMDISK D2:-D7:B( ENTER 2-7, 6-A:," @)!@, A@p'A A)S'AAE}h%(MAKE SURE THE DISK ASSIGNMENTK(! HAS D8:, THE CORRECT RAMDISK ANDh( THE CORRECT REAL DISKS.c'(EXIT TOE} DOS WITH THE KEYIN.M(!IN DOS USE THE 'H' OPTION TO COPYc( THE UPDATED DOS.**("RERUN THIS PROGRAM TO RECONFIGUREE}.$DISPLAY DOS CONFIGURATION(>:A%,##(DOS 2.0/2.5 OPTION SELECTOR))(!E}))(!PRESENT DOS CONFIGURATION))(!HF:A,"A>(!DOS 2.5E}H AP"HF:A,"Ap>(!DOS 2.0H AP"(96.>:@HE}%F:A,,9(** FILE BUFFERS<6-F:A,"@2(*FAST* WRITES< AP)<6-F:A,E}"@2(*SLOW* WRITES< AP)A@ AP$))(!))(!D8:DE}7:D6:D5:D4:D3:D2:D1:"6-F:A,6-" A`E (-@@)( 76-$@A A`E}E ,(,(! ( $p2 6-6-&A(# /6-2$z 6-6-@E}$XEXIT ROUTINEb4F:A,"A*AT9@I4 ApPl"F:A,"Ap" ApP (KEYIN E} AFTER  '%%PATCH DOS 2.5 FOR 256K RAMDISKS'%6-A)P6-@% B'%6-AA6-@% BE}'%6-AH06-@% B'%6-ARa6-@% B(%6-AS6-@% B (%6-AE}b6-@% B(%6-Ab6-@% B(%6-Ab56-@% B((%6-A6-@E}% B2(%6-A)R6-@% B<(%6-AA6-@% B)$*$-"%! E}$$.ZZ162,0,169,100,164,33,192,8,144,2,105,5,168,185,91,24,76,70,24,201,6,169,112,32,70,24.))77,69,77,4,83,65,86,32,69E},82,82,155.//133,68,173,1,211,41,131,5,68,141,1,211,96.,,32,36,40,44,64,68,72,76,96,100,104,108/++224,2,144,7,201,2,E}176,71,192,2,176,20 NT+(#} The 800XL, 256K ram and DOS 2.5..(T(! With the 130XE, DOS 2.5 will*N,,($ setup a 64k rE}amdisk assigned as D8:4N**(" if the file RAMDISK.COM is on the>N''( boot disk. The routine in thisHN**(" program alterE}s DOS 2.5 to setup aRN,,($ 90k ramdisk that can be assigned as\N,,($ D2:-D7:. When used with RAMDISK.COMfN++(# and a 25E}6k ram upgrade in an 800XLpN--(% the result is a 90k ramdisk fixed atzN**(" D8: and a second 90k ramdisk thatN++(# canE} be assigned as D2, D3, D4, D5,N++(# D6 or D7. The ramdisk handler willN--(% survive a RESET and the ramdisk dataN7((E} will remain as long as power is7( not lost.N(More, press RETURN.NN--(%} What this program does is alE}lowN,,($ a convenient method of setting the N++(# correct bits in the following DOS N( locations:N--(% (all adE}dresses and data are decimal)N**(" 1>1801-SABYTE-The number of filesN++(# that can be open simultaneously,N( E} normally set to 3.N))(! 2>1802-DRVBYT-The number of diskO--(% drives and their assigned numbers.O@+(# A one bitE} indicates an installed@( disk drive.O++(# D8=bit7,D7=bit6,D6=bit5,D5=bit4,$O++(# D4=bit3,D3=bit2,D2=bit1,D1=E}bit0.%O=( [EX. Disks D1,D2,D8.=( 1802=10000011 (131).].O!!( 3>1913-Write Verify Flag8O%%( 80=Verify on (SE}LOW WRITES)BO&&( 87=Verify off (FAST WRITES)CO(More, press RETURN.DOLO,,($ 4>1920,2953,4191-Variable ramdiskE} #VO**(" Locations in the DOS 2.5 modify`O))(! code that determine the actualjO,,($ Dx: assignment of the 2nd ramE}disktO--(% when using RAMDISK.COM, 800XL/256K~O**(" and the modified DOS 2.5. TheseO**(" locations can be set toE} a valueO( of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7.O''( When this system is bootedO++(# DOS 2.5 will setup D8 as a ramdiskO--(E}% and write DUP.SYS and MEM.SAV to it.O++(# Exit to DOS loads DUP.SYS from D8.O,,($ The 2nd ramdisk will need to bE}eO""( formatted after power-up.O(More, press RETURN.OO--(% For some reason the DOS command O++(# 'JE}' (DUPLICATE DISK) will not workO((( with the modified DOS ramdisks.O(More, press RETURN.OO))(!} What youE} can do with QXLSETUP.P,,($ QXLSETUP gives you a display of DOS P**(" options and a way to change them. P**(" Also disE}played is the DOS in use.P//(' Next, you can change disk assignments.P))(! If you have the hardware you can(P))(! patE}ch DOS 2.5 for 2 ramdisks and2P;-(% assign the disk number of the second;( ramdisk.<><><> BOOKS FOR THE REPAIR OF 8 BITS! by ALLEN ATKINS, member of the OL' HACKERS AUG, Inc.Q} New YorkWe all have heard of the famous SAM'Sbooks which always contain all sortsof technical advice on the repair ofQ}all kinds of things, right?Well did you know that there are SAMSbooks for the 8 BIT? Here is a listof the books and thQ}eir code numbers:EQUIPMENT PHOTO FACT #130XE Computer CC16800 " CC7800XL " CC1Q}1810 Disk Drive CD91025 Printer (?) CP211050 Disk Drive CD13400 Computer CC5These books can all be Q}found in theEAST MEADOW L.I.LIBRARY! EDITORS NOTE: Thanks AL for yourresearch and reporting efforts! +*<>+R}i XMM-801, and Canon thermal printers, in color or black-and- white. All drives are supported, including raA}mdisks. After the picture is loaded, it is displayed with an overlaid menu window which provides a great many useful oA}ptions. Pressing "V" allows viewing of the entire picture until another key is pressed to bring back the menu. IfA} you have selected a non-color printer, your picture is shown in monochrome. If you have a color printer, A} but want to make a monochrome printout (using a black or another single-color ribbon), you can change the displA}ay to black and white. In either case, you can change each color register by choosing its number (1 through 4) anA}d then pressing + or - keys. I especially like the way you get instant feedback when making these changes. Display A}List Interrupt data cannot be originated from the program, but pressing "D" will load the .P? files from Philip A}Price's PD Painter program files. These files provide for displaying up to 128 colors in one picture. The DLI's A}won't show on your screen, but they will print on paper. You may also flip your picture - very useful for making T-A}shirt iron-ons. Pictures may be changed to and from GRAPHICS 8 monochrome mode. Whether you actually see monochromA}e on your screen depends upon what kind of Atari and monitor you are using. If you have an XE computer that outputA}s separate chroma and luma and a monitor and cord that supports this, the picture appears in black and whiteA}. If you are using an XL computer, or your monitor or cord only supports composite video, you may see a lotA} of purple and green due to artifacting. Since these colors are not "real" colors, they will not be printed as such, eA}ven on a color printer. In this GRAPHICS 8 mode, you can also switch to a negative image. This is great for pics thA}at normally display white on a black background. Another plus is that you can restore colors in GRAPHICS 15 pics if A}you messed them up or have changed them to black and white. You can save your picture in standard 62-sector uncompressB}ed format for use with other programs. If you press "C", the values of the color registers will be shown on the screeB}n (behind the menu window). Unless you also want them on your printed picture for some reason, I don't adviseB} using this option, as there is no way to undo it short of reloading your picture! When you are ready to print yB}our picture, you can use console keys to enable double strike (great when your ribbon is fading) and/or disable ANTB}IC DMA to speed up the printing. (For some reason, this last feature didn't work for me.) The test picture I printed B} took about 18 minutes to finish. A nice touch is the moving bar on screen indicating printing progress. The prB}intout will be centered horizontally, but not vertically, so you need to set your paper so that printing beB}gins about one inch from the top. There are many factors that affect matching the colors on screen to the colors pB}rinted on paper. Try displaying the same picture on two different monitors, or on a monitor and a TV set. B }They seldom are the same. So which one is PicPrint to match? If you can see that the colors are not going to sB }atisfy you, you can abort the printing, reload the pic and adjust the colors. There is no programmed pause-and-resuB }me- printing feature, but I noted that setting my printer off-line did not cause an error for a good 30 secB }onds. Included on the program disk are two valuable utility programs. CONVERT.COM will convert pics to and B }from GRAPHICS 8, ST PI3, and IBM monochrome format. PAINTR.COM is Philip Price's DLI program. A brief explanatB}ion of PAINTR.COM is included with PicPrint, but you should really read the documentation in ANTIC Magazine's SepteB}mber 1984 issue to get the full benefit of this sophisticated and powerful program. Patrick Dell'era's enhB}ancements to this program are documented in ANTIC's March 1985 issue. PicPrint is a compiled TurboBasic progB}ram and must be run on an Atari XL or XE computer. It will not run correctly under the OmniView OS, and you must bB}e sure to disable BASIC when booting. If I could change anything, I would add the ability to pause the printoutB}, and possibly disable BASIC automatically. But this is nitpicking. If you have a color printer (or even if yoB}u don't), contact Kyle Dain to purchase PicPrint! Kyle Dain MKD Systems 125 Goodview Drive Apollo, PA 15613 (B}412) 727-7987 *+*+*+*+* purchase PicPrint! Kyle Dain MKD Systems 125 Goodview Drive Apollo, PA 15613 (@%* END +*<>+* enables you to capture to disk a GRAPHICS 7 or GRAPHICS 15 picture that is displayed in a BASIC program.YDLISCP "YES" to save your password. The normal use time is 30 minutes. The upload to download ratio is 7 downloadV}s to 1 upload, for OL' HACKER members. Here are some of the commands you can use: R=READ; L=LOG OFF; A=ALL; N=NEV}W; B=BROWSE; C=CHAT WITH SYSOP; F=FEEDBACK TO SYSOP; GO ATARI8=8 BIT SECTION; !=HELP. You will receive an I.D. numV}ber, be sure to save it when asked. You will need it to log on again. How to go on the BBS the first time. WhenV} the screen comes on your computer press RETURN. Then it asks for I.D. number and password. If you don't have any it wV}ill ask for your name, address, and telephone number. If you are an OL'HACKER please tell the SYSOP. When you logV} on again after the General Discussion prompt, type the letter "R" for read. The screen scrolls and then "NEW" comV}es on. It is a default that if you want to see the new messages it will show it. "A" will give you all the messV}ages. When you read a message and you want to respond type "R" for response. When you are finished reading the V }messages you can type "GO ATARI8" and you will go to the 8 - BIT SIG. CNTL G will print the word "GO" which you can aV!}lso use. When you are n the 8-BIT section you hit "R" again to read. It is the same as the General Discussion section.V"} When you want to upload a file hit the ">" sign. It will first ask you for a one line description of the program. TheV#}n it will ask you for KEYWORDS of the program, such as Utility, Game etc. After this you would set up your modemV$} parameter. Then it will ask you for a 1 paragraph description of the program. When you want to download a mesV%}sage hit "B" for browse. If you are stuck [SHIFT & ?] will give you a menu. When you are in the browse mode and you wanV&}t to download hit "D" and follow the prompts. ALEX reminded everyone to consider "PLANNING FOR INCAPACITYV'} NOW! Everyone should make out a LIVING WILL, and HEALTH CARE WILL. Most Secretary OF States have a bookleV(}t about it. If you are ill and go to the hospital and are terminal (never, I hope) the hospital will know what to V)}do. This booklet can save you thousands of dollars by doing it yourself instead of an attorney doing it foV*}r you. EVERYONE should have a living will made out. DEMOES: JACK GEDALIUS showed us how to use CHROMA CAD. It iV+}s a color design program. The program comes on several disks. One disk is to construct a wire frame 3D picture. After V,}that you load it into the shader program and it can then be a full picture. You can see any angle of the object thatV-} you drew. You can rotate it. You can shine the light on it from any direction that you want. You can show severaV.}l pictures at one time. The program is menu driven. You can set the X, Y and Z axis anyway you want to. You haveV/} many graphic modes you can use. You can change the colors of the pictures. It is one of the MOST INTERESTING programs tV0}hat I have ever seen for the 8-Bit. The documentation is quite extensive. It can be purchased for $29.95 from manV1}y mail order houses. It was a great demo by JACK which required a lot of time to prepare. AL ATKINS said that V2} the SAMS PHOTO FACT REPAIR MANUALS are now available in the East Meadow Library. If you buy them they are $25.00 eachV3}. There are manuals for 130XE, 800, 800XL, 810, 1025, 1050 and the 400. You can copy the section you need for less V4}than $1.00. (See AL's article on this newsletter for more info.) DALE WOOSTER sent us some color printouts done withV5} the color STAR RAINBOW printer. They are very well done and effective. He uses REMBRANDT and YEMACYB to print V6} out the pictures. CHARLES COLE our member from Arizona had 3 of his articles in CURRENT NOTES. They V7}are dynamite articles. Don't miss reading them. ALEX showed us a POKEY DISK NEWSLETTER. They use Sparta DOS. V8}It is based similar to our format. A very nice newsletter. On it they have PSTODD3. A very nice utility that convV9}erts Print Shop Icons to Daisy Dot III format. RON FETZER showed a new program from AUSTRALIA called LETTERHV:}EAD MAKER. RON showed some examples of different letterheads that he and ALEX had made with this program. It is V;} a very nice program and user friendly. You can draw your own designs or logos for the letterhead. I used a trV<}ack ball and it worked very well. I found a way of importing Print Shop Icons to use with the letterhead, with PSV=}INTERFACE program. Now LETTERHEAD MAKER is really very flexible. The program is fully documented and is availablV>}e from our library. It is much better than the PRINT SHOP VERSION of letterhead. You can use a TRACK BALL or JOY STICKS V?}or the arrow keys. The arrow keys are for fine movement and exact control. The program also has a text function, wherV@}e you can overlay text on your graphic. It will be #231 in the library. This is a great program everyone shoVA}uld have! ALEX showed his favorite card game which is "HEARTS". He tells us that he has to get a fix every daVB}y. He has to play this game at least twice a day. HEARTS is a card game that you play against the computer. It VC}is very addictive. The point of the game is that you try to get the lowest score to win. You play against 3 computerVD} players. You need a joystick to play the game. The 3 computer players are very sophisticated so it VE}is not easy to win a game. The library number is #232. JOHN JOHNSON our member from Oregon sent us 2 VF}great games. RON showed the first game to the club called "Mario's Desert World". Where Mario has to jump from place VG}to place without being eaten up. A good game for everyone. It has a number of levels of difficulty. The nextVH} disk was TETRIS 3D a new version. In this version the blocks come toward you and then you have to place them. TVI}his game is for the professional game player. Very tricky to play. It comes also from JOHN JOHNSON of Oregon. Ask VJ} HAROLD for these games. DOOR PRIZES: FRANK CASTALDO HARRY TUTHILL ALAN SHARKIS JACK GEDALIUS HAROLD PEGLER ALAN ATVK}KINS RON FETZER ALAN ATKINS --> LETTERHEAD DESIGNER BOB ULSCHMID --> LETTERHEAD DESIGNER ALEX demoed the M.AVL}.G.I.C. NEWSLETTERS for Sept. 1992. These disks are terrific. They have a lot of unique programs on theirVM} newsletter disks. ALEX showed several programs from this disk. The 2nd MA.G.I.C. disk had a super finance prograVN}m on it with many financial options. The disk was the AUGUST 1992 disk. BOTH DISKS ARE NOW IN OUR LIBRARY! Submitted bVO}y Ron Fetzer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< BOTH DISKS ARE NOW IN OUR LIBRARY! Submitted bTL <><><><><><> 8 BIT NEWS REVIEW Review of the OHAUG Newsletter Disk By Louis F. TZQ}rapani After much procrastination I finally joined the OL' HACKERS ATARI USERS GROUP, Inc.. One of theZR} reasons I had been putting it off was the fact that it is very difficult for me to attend the monthly meetingZS}s. If I joined I would want to feel like I was a part of the group. Since OHAUG did not have a BBS running, I diZT}d not know how I could feel as if I was a member and that it would be worth my while. Then ALEX PIGNATO, the president,ZU} told me of their disk based newsletters. He assured me that they do come out on a regular basis and that I ZV} would undeniably receive them. I figured this might make it worth joining. So I looked forward to receiving my ZW}first newsletter, which quickly came soon afterwards. I had received disk based newsletters and newslettersZX} ARCed in a file before. For the most part they just consisted of a large text file or several text files, which you ZY}would read off the disk. But when I saw that the OHAUG Newsletter was a menu driven disk, I could not be happier. It maZZ}de reading the newsletter a delight and easy to do. This in my opinion is a big plus. In addition there are some BASZ[}IC files on the disk as well and by hitting the space bar, it will run them for you! As a BONUS, there usuaZ\}lly are more BASIC or MACHINE LANGUAGE files! The newsletter itself is filled with interesting articles and faZ]}cts. Plus, you receive the minutes of the meeting. Now this may sound like a dull venture for some, but since I caZ^}n not attend the meetings, I found that by reading them I feel as if I was there anyway. There are many important Z_} issues to cover at club meetings. By keeping on top of the minutes of the meeting, I feel that I am kept posted on Z`}club events. The format and the substance of the newsletter is what really brings it alive. If you are reading thiZa}s in the OL' HACKERS Newsletter you must already realize what it has to offer. What I just stated was an outsiders fZb}irst opinion. I do not know whether it can be considered an outside opinion now, since now I am a member as well.Zc} Since I am new to the OHAUG, let me just introduce myself. My first computer was the ATARI 800XL when it first Zd} came out. Since then, I have become a heavy ATARI user with ALL ATARI computers (i.e. STE, Portfolio, Falcon (in tZe}he future)). I am a System Operator (SysOp) of an ATARI BBS that is running on a 130XE. All OHAUG members are welcZf}ome to call THE MACHINE 516-764-5748 and receive OHAUG access. I am a learner. Everyday I try to learn a littZg}le more about the little friendly machines we call ATARI. <><><> END <><><> Everyday I try to learn a little XZd make a left turn on to Park Lane. Go until you hit Crestview Ave.(4 Stop signs). Make a right turn on Crestview ^i}and another right onto Hillcrest Pl, on the right side of the street (3 houses). JACK GEDALIUS called up the ^j}author of CHROMA CAD. He had a nice conversation with him and he invited him to join our club. TREASURERS REPORT: ^k} We are in the black and doing well. CORRESPONDENCE: ALEX wrote to MARVER SEAMAN the author of CHROMA CAD.^l} He said we enjoyed a demo of his program and he invited him to join the OL' HACKERS. A card from ATARI CL^m}ASSICS MAGAZINE. BEN POEHLAND, confirmed ALEX'S Letter to the Editor and his article on WHAT USERS CLUBS CAN DO TO ^n}SURVIVE. They are scheduled for issue #2 of AC. AC now supplies a stipend of $25.00 for a published article, that fit^o} certain guidlines. They also have an AUTHORS KIT, for all you budding authors. If you need it, you can write to ^p}BEN POEHLAND, ATARI CLASSIC Managing Editor for it. DALE WORSTER from N.W.P.A.C. (NORTH WESTERN PHOENIX ATA^q}RI CLUB) wrote to ALEX and told him that when he became president of their club, their WELCOME DISK was in poor shape.^r} He suggested we update our own WELCOME DISK also. ALEX answered that per his suggestion, we will be ^s}revamping our WELCOME DISK also. He said he enjoyed reading DALE's letters very much. We received a letter from AL^t}AN R. KIRK from ACUNET, in KAIZER OREGON. He found us listed in AIM. They sent us a software package for revi^u}ew. They in turn want a software package in return. They would like member produced software. They sent us PAGE EDI^v}TOR - A WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) type of program. It is for desk top publishing for the 8-Bit. The sample ^w} of the desktop publishing was very impressive. It is somewhat like NEWSROOM except you can have right justification ^x} of your text. It will be disk #236 in our library. We sent him a full disk in return. ALAN SHARKIS wrote a ^y}letter to DAVE EWENS our member in England. DAVE is installing an ISO2PC on his computer. DAVE said that he uses^z} a XTEC interface which does some very interesting things. ALAN said that AC magazine finally came and that he had an a^{}rticle in it. A letter from JIM CUTLER our member from England in respons to BOB ULSCHMID's letter. He said th^|}at we are a godsend to him because there is not a user group within miles from him. He has signed up with C^}}OMPUSERVE. JIM is a very active NON- LOCAL member of the club. ALEX got a letter from THOMAS WRAY. He also joined ^~}the OL' HACKERS. THOMAS lives in TEXARKANA. He is looking for an ACTION CARTRIDGE. If anyone knows where it can be^} bought, please write to us and we will pass the info to TOM. Welcome to the club TOM. DEMOES: ALEX demoed RE^}PAIR STATION on one disk, and a whole bunch of CX85 utilities. This disk will be #237 in the library. REPAIR STATION^} lets you list a messed up program. On side two of this disk is DISKBASE.COM a utility to help you organize you^}r disk library. Also on this disk, PRINT 40/80 in BASIC, SUPER.BAS a utility to print pictures in diffe^}rent sizes. A real great printing utility. It also has MENUEXC.BAS a super menu program, note howeve^}r that it only works correctly with DOS 2.5. We also saw disk #193 SUPERB30.BAS, a SCREEN DUMP picture utility fo^}r MICROPAINTER, MICROILLUSTRATOR, GR.8 Etc. This program is also on the previous disk #237. ALEX demoed a^} disk from our friends at ABBUC in Germany. They created a professional printer processor. They had som^}e great graphics on the disk. I will go over this disk at a later date. They also have a lot of utilities on thi^}s disk. ALEX showed a DICTIONARY DISK that will work with any wordprocessor. You can either ente^}r the words in your dictionary one at a time or you can let it read an article and it will enter ALL the words^} in the dictionary. This way you can build up your dictionary very fast. You make your personal dictionary ^}this way. Besides a dictionary you can use it to create spelling list, specialized dictionary etc. It has completed^} docs written by ALEX. This disk will be #238 in the library. On side two of this disk we have AREA CODE, CROSSWORD^}, EASY CHART, FAST FILE BASIC, GAS MILE, INFO BITS, HOMEWORK, INVOICE, INVENTORY, SCRIPTOR BASIC etc.^} Another dynamite disk to get. ALEX demonstrated PICTURE PLUS, a commercial program. A very easy to use and excel^}lant program. You can use text to write over a picture, move pictures side to side, up or down, and do many o^} <*>*<*>*<*> PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by ALEX PIGNATO Let me wish one and all A VERb}Y GOOD YEAR AND ABOVE ALL PEACE AND PROSPERITY throughout the world! By now, all of those that sent in theirb} names have received the new ATARI CLASSIC magazine. I found it very interesting and instructive, even as to thosb}e articles that were beyond my comprehension. By reading them I expanded my knowledge of what the 8 BIT is and what it b}can do! As a first issue, put together in under 6 weeks, it was impressive, however it would have been better if itb} had about 10 more pages, which is what is aimed for in future issues. A very important part of the magazine b}was the advertisements. "What", you say? Thats right. Isn't it nice to know that if you need or want to buy somethib}ng for the 8 BIT you know you will find it in the 8 BIT magazine? I remember when there was too much advertisemenb}t in ANTIC and ANALOG, but now when there are so few companies serving the 8 BIT community, it's very nice to hab}ve them under one (magazine) roof. They also help sustain the magazine, So be grateful for every little bit of help subsb}cribe to help keep ATARI CLASSIC afloat. Which reminds me to ask. Have you sent in your subscription yet? At leb}ast 500 subscriptions have to be received by December 31, to continue publication, so its very important that you db}o not delay, even after the December 31 date to show our support, by sending in your subscriptions. To change topicsb}, I was very happy and honored to receive a copy of the D.O.M. from DALE WOOSTER., President of NWPAC (NORTHb} WEST PHOENIX ATARI CLUB), which was a compilation of the basic programs, some with DOCS, that have appeared inb} the OL' HACKER DISK NEWSLETTER. The 2 sided disk was very cleverly put together, so that one can either run the prb}ogram or read the DOCS. I thought so much of it that I had to put a copy in our disk library, and also to send b} a copy to my dear friend, SAM CORY, Librarian of the JACG (JERSEY ATARI COMPUTER GROUP.) I'm glad that the progb}rams we put in the newsletter are so well received. THANKS DALE, and NWPAC. Till next time *=*=*=*=*`}ther things etc. The author is CHET WALTERS (CRYPTIC WIZARD), who also wrote LISTER PLUS. JACK GEDALIUS then did^} a great job demo'ing KENNEDY APPROACH. This program has fantastic audio messages between the pilots and you in the^} Control Tower. It is a very well done commercial program, with pretty good graphics, as represented on a RADAR SCREEN^}, and worth buying. As usual, JACK was very well prepared to demo all the different nuances of the program. Well ^}done JACK. DOOR PRIZES: BOB ULSCHMID AL ATKINS ANN RAWLINSON HAROLD PEGLER Santa was not as generous with his d^}oor prizes as in past years. Maybe next year? Submitted by Ron Fetzer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<^}<<<<<<<<<< as in past years. Maybe next year? Submitted by Ron Fetzer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<\