INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Fri, 17 Nov 89       Volume 89 : Issue 668
 
Today's Topics:
                          AssemPro any good?
                       European Atari Magazines
       Floppy Problems After 4 MB Memory Upgrade on OLD 1040ST
          Gadgets by Small - Possible new '030 add-on board!
                   removable, high-capacity drives
                            SH205 upgrade
                            Stuff for sale
             Text in a GEM window (was Re: clarification)
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Date: 17 Nov 89 03:34:45 GMT
From: rochester!rit!ultb!clf3678@pt.cs.cmu.edu  (C.L. Freemesser)
Subject: AssemPro any good?
 
I'm looking to start programming on the ST.  I would prefer to use
Assembly over a high level language, but am not sure of the best package
to get.  I've heard AssemPro is quite good.  Anybody have any comments
on this or another package?
 
The price I've seen is about $40 from MicroTyme.  I know these folks are
good, and the price looks right.
 
 
 
Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology :BITNET:%clf3678@RITVAX
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Date: 17 Nov 89 17:12:51 GMT
From: bgsuvax!sbrown@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu  (Scott F. Brown)
Subject: European Atari Magazines
 
        With all the talk about the quality of European magazines as compared
to American magazines(which I always thought sucked) I was wondering if anyone
could post a list of magazines availible.  This list should contain all the
information neccessary to get a subscription.  I am personally interested in
any UK or German magazine.  My German isn't that good but should be good
enough to understand the magazines.  Thanks in advance.
 
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 89 08:55:16 PST
From: U009%CCIW.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU
Subject: Floppy Problems After 4 MB Memory Upgrade on OLD 1040ST
 
Received: from CCIW.BITNET by McMaster.CA; Fri, 17 Nov 89 11:45 EST
Date: Fri 17 11 89 11:10:00 EST
From: U009@CCIW.BITNET
Subject: Floppy Problems After 4 MB Memory Upgrade on OLD 1040ST
To: Info-Atari16@Score.Stanford.edu                                 (
 
I posted a request for info to the net a while ago and I thought it
might be time to update y'all:
 
> Back in early May, I purchased and installed a Datafree Industries 4
> MB upgrade card into my (old) 1040 ST.
> .....
> Since I use the system about 95% in the Mac emulation mode with a
> Spectre cartridge, I didn't notice anything wrong at all. I could read
> and write floppies (Spectre and Mac format with a Translator-1)
> without problems. It appears, however, that there is a problem on the
> Atari side under GEM. If I try to copy files to the floppy, the system
> will most often re-boot (like I hit the RESET switch) at some point
> during the first file.
>
> .... info about power supply deleted ....
 
and from some email I sent to glk3593@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu
 
> .....  It might be that my
> TOS (quite early) doesn't support >1MB properly. I am expecting the
> V1.4 TOS ROMs soon and if it makes a difference, I will post to the net
> and probably directly to you.
 
Well, the 1.4 ROMs arrived and after installation, the system acted
exactly the same. Spectre operations worked flawlessly while desktop
copies under GEM bombed quite reliably.
 
I recently opened the 1040 again and removed the high 2 MB bank and
re-enabled the old .5 MB bank on the motherboard. The problems have
apparently completely disappeared!!!! I copied >80 small files to a
floppy (till it errored out because it was full!) several times under
the desktop on GEM and the Spectre operation hasn't given any problems
either (except for the reduced memory size).
 
Might I ask if Mr. Pratt and/or Mr Townsend might enquire of the
'hardy boys' (thanks Tracy) in the back room if there was an early
problem with the MMU which might have shown up at exactly 4 MB of
memory (an off-by-one error in the decoding or something)?
 
I'm thinking of re-cycling the 1040 (sans extra memory) thru the
classifieds and looking for a current model if there isn't a simple
chip swap fix.
 
Regards, Stu Beal, VE3MWM, (U009@CCIW.BITNET),
National Water Research Institute,
Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
 
 
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Date: 17 Nov 89 09:07:32 GMT
From:
 gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!aplcen!jhunix!ins_bac@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
 (Ajay Choudhri)
Subject: Gadgets by Small - Possible new '030 add-on board!
 
In article <1989Nov16.180311.23182@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> nemeth@gpu.utcs.UUCP
 (Gabe Nemeth) writes:
>Whats so great about Dave Small's vapourware product?  There is a german
>board out called PAK68 - full documentation, full schematics, full ROM
>modifications that has been out for well over a year now and is
>relatively cheap.  Its a 68020 with space for floating point processor.
>Sounds pretty good to me and is available now!
 
Available now...well could you post more info for us non-europeans.
I'd be interested in seeing some specifics on this..
compatibility, speed increase, etc
 
thanks
 -Ajay Choudhri
ins_bac@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU
ins_bac@jhunix.UUCP
 
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Date: 16 Nov 89 13:35:03 GMT
From: deimos.cis.ksu.edu!uafcveg!uafhcx!cjy@uunet.uu.net  (Calvin Yockey)
Subject: removable, high-capacity drives
 
Has anyone had any experience with any removable, high-capacity drives for the
ST?  I recall Supra has an FD-10, or some such, 10 Meg floppy.  A company
called Westco Electronics advertised a Bernoulli type device, but their phone
number is no longer in service.  A couple of companies are supposed to be
working on 20Meg 3 1/2" systems (not specifically for the ST), but I haven't
heard any announcements.  So, are there any devices such as this available now?
And what has been your experience with them?  Thanks for any info.
 
Calvin Yockey
University of Arkansas
cjy@uafhcx.uark.edu
 
P.S.  I am VERY excited at the prospect of David Small providing a low cost
        upgrade path to the 68030 and TI Graphics chip!  Go to it, Dave!
 
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Date: 17 Nov 89 12:20:50 GMT
From: mcsun!hp4nl!nikhefh!t19@uunet.uu.net  (Geert J v Oldenborgh)
Subject: SH205 upgrade
 
I am halfway in adding a second mech to my SH205.  Unfortunately it is not
as straightforward as it seems:
 1) It does not fit easily (just a cm missing)
 2) The powersupply will not spin up both disks simultaneously (50W,
    1.6A on the 12V is not enough for 2 Tandon TM262).  Got another one.
 3) I get weird errors and a hung-up bus as soon I try to access lun1,
    even without the second drive attached.
Can anyone offer any help?  The same set-up worked fine for a friend with
an SH204.
                               Thanx a 1.D6,
                                                Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
 
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Date: 17 Nov 89 03:32:49 GMT
From: rochester!rit!ultb!clf3678@pt.cs.cmu.edu  (C.L. Freemesser)
Subject: Stuff for sale
 
I've still got the following items for sale:
 
I still have about 15 Atari 850 interfaces for sale.  Includes power
supply and documentation (written by myself).  Price is $40 plus $5
shipping.
 
Zenith 5.25 inch disk drive for the ST.  It's brand new, includes a
data cable (built in) and a built-in power supply.  I got a few of these
from a friend of mine (he owns a computer store).  Also included is a
disk containing the needed drive access-time program and a formatting
program.  If you have PC DITTO, you need a 5.25 inch drive!  The drive
is only $140 plus $10 shipping.
 
If interested, contact me through one of the below routes.
 
Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology :BITNET:%clf3678@RITVAX
    |||        ____________                         :GEnie: C.FREEMESSER
    |||       /___    /          (and 8-bit too!)   :USENET: Don't bother,
   / | \   ______/   /                              :        it doesn't work
Call the A.C.O.R.N BBS (716)436-3078, 300/1200 baud :<-or my BBS
 
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Date: 16 Nov 89 15:59:24 GMT
From: thelake!steve@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu  (Steve Yelvington)
Subject: Text in a GEM window (was Re: clarification)
 
In article <30200020@inmet>,
     hedger@inmet.inmet.com writes ...
 
>
>While your at it.....how do you get text INTO a GEM window ?????
>
 
It's not as easy as it looks.
 
Get the source code for XXED, an ASCII/hexadecimal editor for binary files
written by Jim Charlton <charltn@ccm.umanitoba.ca> and distributed
recently in the comp.sources.atari.st newsgroup.
 
Kudos to Jim ... it's the first really substantial chunk of GEM C source
code I've seen.
 
   -- Steve Yelvington, up at the lake in Minnesota
  ... pwcs.StPaul.GOV!stag!thelake!steve             (UUCP)
 
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