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INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Mon, 30 Apr 90       Volume 90 : Issue  497
 
Today's Topics:
                 Cold Hard Cache is now Diamond Cache
           PC-DITTO II pcdsettd.com sets the time, not date
              personal finance program for Atari ST512 ?
                  Stereo Sound on a regular ST?????
                         Supercharger works!
                              Ultima III
                             Unix Windows
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Date: 30 Apr 90 19:34:54 GMT
From: ogicse!zephyr.ens.tek.com!orca.wv.tek.com!pogo!bluneski@ucsd.edu  (Bob
 Luneski)
Subject: Cold Hard Cache is now Diamond Cache
Message-ID: <8996@pogo.WV.TEK.COM>
 
In <9004270343.AA23927@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
writes:
 
>In a recent issue of Current Notes, J.A. Wrotniak (sp?) reviewed a PD
>or shareware product named Cold Hard Cache.  He reported that it is
>rock solid, and has nice options.  I would like to get this program.
>Could someone please send me a copy, or direct me to an ftp site that
>has it (or post it to comp.binaries!!).  I would be most appreciative.
 
Cold Hard Cache has been removed from the shareware market.  It has
been significantly improved and enhanced and is being reincarnated as
Diamond Cache.  It is part of the Diamond Back II hard disk backup and
restore update released today. It is also available seperately.
 
 ____                                                                    ____
/\/\/\    Bob Luneski                                                   /\/\/\
\/\/\/    Diamond Back II Support Hotlines:  bluneski@pogo.WV.TEK.COM   \/\/\/
 \/\/     Genie: B.LUNESKI1  CompuServe: 76635,2310                      \/\/
  \/                                                                      \/
 
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Date: 1 May 90 01:08:15 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!psurge@ucsd.edu  (Troy Carpenter)
Subject: PC-DITTO II pcdsettd.com sets the time, not date
Message-ID: <8523@cs.utexas.edu>
 
In article <2829@isc-br.ISC-BR.COM>, lawrence@techpub3.isc-br.com (Lawrence
 Kelley) writes:
>
> BTW, I have noticed that if I use Control-Alt-Delete to restart DOS, that
> the time loaded into DOS is not correct.  It loads the time that I first
> started PCD II from TOS.  Another bug, I would assume.
>
> shalom, lar
>
> Opinions expressed here are my own, certainly not my employers.
 
This is not a bug, really.  The original PC-Ditto that I have documents this
"bug" in the manual.  The program captures the time in a register somewhere and
when the IBM boots up, it restores with that time when you ran the program to
begin with.  So what I am trying to say is that the PC-Ditto I ver 3.0 manual
does state the time problem.
 
                                 Troy Carpenter
                        Department of Computer Sciences
                        THE University of Texas, Austin
                              psurge@cs.utexas.edu
 
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Date: 1 May 90 00:06:53 GMT
From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!psurge@ucsd.edu  (Troy Carpenter)
Subject: personal finance program for Atari ST512 ?
Message-ID: <8522@cs.utexas.edu>
 
In article <9004270351.AA24056@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu>, boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey
 Boyd) writes:
> In article <134854@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, rayc@genesis.Eng.Sun.COM (Ray Chan)
 writes:
> >Is there any personal finance management program for an Atari ST512 with
> >a hard disk ? Can someone please make recommendation. Thanks.
> >
> >Ray.
>
> There is a PD spreadsheet with a good reputation called Opus on terminator.
> I have heard of a program called Pha$er that has gotten good reviews.  LDW
> Power is quite Lotus like.  I have none of these programs, just thought the
> names might help ya (my finances are hell).
>
>               Mickey Boyd            |    "Nobody can be exactly like me.
>           FSU Computer Science       |      Even I have trouble doing it."
>         Technical Support Group      |
>       mail:  boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu   |              - Tallulah Bankhead
 
On the April (?) issue of STart Magazine there is the program PHA$AR 3.0.  I
have used it since I got it and it is wonderful.  It will track many different
accounts and do many things Opus or any other regular spreadsheet can.  It is
ment for home use/small business and requires a bit of time to set up and learn,
but it is worth it.
 
I used to use Opus 2.0 before PHA$AR and got satisfactory results from
balancing my checkbook, but PHA$AR will track all your accounts including
income, all expenses, loans, etc.  You might look for it if you can.
 
                                 Troy Carpenter
                        Department of Computer Sciences
                        THE University of Texas, Austin
                              psurge@cs.utexas.edu
 
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Date: 30 Apr 90 22:52:02 GMT
From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!math.lsa.umich.edu!hyc@ucsd.edu
 (Howard Chu)
Subject: Stereo Sound on a regular ST?????
Message-ID: <11882@stag.math.lsa.umich.edu>
 
In article <1314.2635a26b@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
 writes:
>Seeing how the JRI memory upgrade can give me 4096 colors cheaply, is there
>anyway to get the stereo sound cheaply?
>
>(I want an STe, but can't really afford it!!)
 
Practical Peripherals makes a kit called the Tweety Board, which I have
installed in my Mega 4. I don't think it's all that wonderful an upgrade.
It takes the 3 channels from the Yamaha sound chip and splits them up, so
you can run each channel to a separate amplified speaker. It's relatively
unusual to find speakers in sets of 3, so this in itself is a hassle. I
bought a cheap Radio Shack stereo mixer to handle this problem, and also
to mix in my MIDI stuff.
 
It would have been much better overall to design a kit that adds a second
Yamaha sound chip. There are almost no programs I can think of that produce
sound that sounds any better with the 3 channels separated. It just ain't
stereo... Unfortunately, any project to add a second Yamaha chip will still
be incompatible with the STe stereo. It's a drag, but I'd say you're stuck
with no good way to do things. If you don't mind writing your own support
for it, you may look into adding the second chip anyway. If not, forget it;
there's no software that will do anything fancy with whatever mod you make.
--
  -- Howard Chu @ University of Michigan
  ... the glass is always greener on the side ...
 
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Date: 30 Apr 90 22:31:05 GMT
From: mcgill-vision!quiche!calvin!depeche@bloom-beacon.mit.edu  (Sam Alan EZUST)
Subject: Supercharger works!
Message-ID: <3291@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca>
 
At this very moment I am running Telix 3.00 on my Atari ST with
Supercharger. It works great. 5 minutes ago I had WordPerfect 5.1
working WITH my ST MOUSE (Can't get it to print yet, but
perhaps I forgot to do something with the setup... I will keep you
posted).
 
To anyone interested in Supercharger, send me mail. To anyone who
has one already and can answer some questions I may have, also
send me mail.
 
I will try to reply to all messages at least with an ack.
 
 
--
|S. Alan Ezust                                |  depeche@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca|
|McGill University School of Computer Science |  Montreal, Quebec, Canada   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                     "The mind is a terrible thing...."                    |
 
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Date: 30 Apr 90 23:16:19 GMT
From: pwp@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu  (Paul Purdom)
Subject: Ultima III
Message-ID: <43629@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
 
Can someone mail me the current address for Origin systems Inc., the makers
of Ultima III? The most recent address I have is 340 Harvey Road, Manchester
N.H., but their forwarding order has expired.
 
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Date: 1 May 90 00:05:05 GMT
From:
 snorkelwacker!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!carroll1!dnewton@tut.cis.oh
 io-state.edu  (Dave Newton the Late)
Subject: Unix Windows
Message-ID: <1396@carroll1.cc.edu>
 
In article <1327.2639e4d8@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
 writes:
> [uw references]
>Anyway, has anyone got it to run?
 
   Yes, I got it to work on my mono 1040.  Unfortunately, the host side was
written (apparently) for VAX VMS, which I did not have the inclination to
port (uw, not VMS :-).
   So, if anyone has a SysV version of the unix window host side, let me
(us) know...
 
--
David L. Newton                 |           uunet!marque!carroll1!dnewton
(414) 524-7343 (work)           |              dnewton@carroll1.cc.edu
(414) 524-6809 (home)           |           100 NE Ave, Waukesha WI 53186
 
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