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INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Sat, 28 Apr 90       Volume 90 : Issue  490
 
Today's Topics:
                              DCDESKTOP
                      Fading SM124 inverse video
           FOR SALE: Mega 4, SM124, Spectre GCR, HP Deskjet
                            Mouse Problems
                        MT C-Shell and Laser C
                 Private message for Billy R. Hodges
                            Sozobon C v1.2
                 Spelling checkers? (PD or otherwise)
                           Wanted: Stacy 4
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Date: Sat, 28 Apr 90 21:01:58 EST
From: "Gerry Greenberg: 315-443-5378"
 <MAXG%SUVM.BITNET@CORNELLC.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: DCDESKTOP
 
Well, I just got my copy of DCDESKTOP.  It looks pretty interesting,
although I really haven't done much more that install it and see the
interesting icons included with the program.  I just have one question
so far:  In a readme file on the disk, it is stated that TurboST 1.8
will effectively disable DCDesktop.  Once I had DCDesktop installed I
added QuickST 1.8 to my auto folder, and that seems to have disable
DCDesktop, too.  Is there a mistake, Mike?  Was the file supposed to
have said QuickST 1.8 instead of TurboST 1.8?  I found this quite
strange, since the package includes a demo of QuickST 1.8 in addition to
the DC programs.  Anyone out there know?  (Sorry I didn't write to you
directly, Mike, but either I haven't been able to get email to you the
last few times I tried, or perhaps you just weren't answering email at
those times.) Darek or Ignac...do either of you know?
Thanks very much...I'll continue trying other various things with
DCDesktop for now.
--Gerry
maxg@suvm     (bitnet)
ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu     (internet)
 
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Date: Fri, 27 Apr 90 16:25:49 BST
From: Ian D Hawkins
 <idh%NABLA.ELECTRICAL-ENGINEERING.UMIST.AC.UK@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Fading SM124 inverse video
Message-ID: <9004271625.a015851@nabla.electrical-engineering.umist.ac.uk>
 
When I use my SM124 monitor with inverse video (white on black)
I find that the characters become increasingly dim,  eventually
becoming illegible;  most especially when the screen is almost
entirely black already.  Has anyone else found this/got a
solution ?.
(Apart from avoiding inverse video !)
 
 
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Date: 28 Apr 90 22:44:15 GMT
From: dino!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!eer36024@uunet.uu.net  (Erik E.
 Reuter)
Subject: FOR SALE: Mega 4, SM124, Spectre GCR, HP Deskjet
Message-ID: <1990Apr28.224415.22594@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
 
FOR SALE:
 
Mega "4" (Upgraded Mega 2)  ------  $1175
Supradrive 30 internal mega HD ---  $ 375 ($325 w/Mega)
SM124 monochrome monitor ---------  $  85
DS external floppy drive ---------  $  75
Spectre GCR w/128K Roms ----------  $ 275
HP DeskJet printer ---------------  $ 365
GFA Basic 3.0 w/compiler ---------  $  40
PageStream -----------------------  $  45
AC/Fortran (Absoft) --------------  $  40
 
 
Will ship C.O.D.
 
Erik Reuter
eer36024@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
(217)328-8833
 
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Date: 27 Apr 90 15:07:38 GMT
From: hpfcso!hplisa!bwb00@hplabs.hp.com  (Brian Brakke)
Subject: Mouse Problems
Message-ID: <2130001@hplisa.HP.COM>
 
>I've got an old ST with one of the good mice (IMHO, I've seen the new
>one's and I think they're cheap).  Anyway, the left button on my mouse
>is slowly going dead and I was wondering if anyone knows if it is
>possible just to get the button mechanism.  I don't feel like spending
>an arm and a leg on a whole new mouse...
 
>Thanks in advance...
 
>BAM
>----------
 
I had the same type of problem with my ST mouse.  I fixed mine by opening
up the dude and glueing a doubled-over piece of paper on the end of the
post for the mouse button.  In closer view, the post actually caused an
indentation in the switch thereby causing a loss of sensitivity.  Anyway,
the piece of paper caused the ol' mouse to work good as new.
 
Hope this helps!!!
 
 
BBBBBBBB
B       B     Mr. Brian Brakke
B       B
BBBBBBBB
B       B         But you can call me    B.
B        B
B        B
BBBBBBBBB
 
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Date: 28 Apr 90 21:00:40 GMT
From: van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!ccu!ens@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: MT C-Shell and Laser C
Message-ID: <1990Apr28.210040.1292@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
 
In article <2313@bdt.UUCP> david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) writes:
>
>I spent a lot of time trying to get my copy of Laser C all by
>itself and I was never successful.  It just kept complaining
>about one thing after another, until I finally just gave up.
>
>So I was never able to try to get it to work with MT C-Shell
>because I was never able to get it to work by itself.
>
>If anyone does know what is involved in getting Laser C working
>with MT C-Shell, please send that info to me so I can put it
>on our BBS.  Thanks.
>--
>David Beckemeyer (david@bdt.UUCP)      | "I'll forgive you Dad...  If you have
>Beckemeyer Development Tools           | a breath mint."
>P.O. Box 21575, Oakland, CA 94620      |    Bart - "The Simpsons"
>UUCP: ?uunet,ucbvax?!unisoft!bdt!david |
 
     I use Laser C from gulam, and I'm sure the same approach would work
with your shell.
 
1. First set up the directories like Megamax recommends. Then
set up the environment with something like the following:
(This specific environment expects all files (incl sources) on the same
partition.)
 
set develop c
set megamax $develop:\megamax           #location of megamax excecutables
setenv CCOM $megamax\ccom.ttp
setenv LINKER $megamax\ld.ttp
setenv MAKE $megamax\make.ttp
setenv CC $megamax\cc.ttp
setenv CINCLUDE $megamax\headers
setenv CINIT $megamax\init.o
setenv CLIB $megamax\
setenv LIBPATH $develop:\megamax        #location of megamax libraries
 
2. Make the megamax directory an executable path:
 
setenv PATH $develop:\megamax,...
 
3. Then use the following to compile
 
ccom -I$megamax\headers file.c
 
4. ... and link to the standard C library:
 
ld $megamax\init.o file.o -Lc
 
5. Set up makefile's as described in the manual and they work directly
in this environment.
 
Werner Ens
ens@ccu.umanitoba.ca
 
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Date: 29 Apr 90 01:49:22 GMT
From: cs.yale.edu!pekowsky-larne@CS.YALE.EDU  (Larne Pekowsky)
Subject: Private message for Billy R. Hodges
Message-ID: <24339@cs.yale.edu>
 
Sorry about this.  You hate these messages, I hate these messages, but
this is my last resort.
 
I've been unable to get mail through to you.  The address I had been
using suddenly reports 'unknown user'.  Anyhow, I'd like to talk to you
as soon as possible - please call me at home, 772-3683.  Thanks,
 
                                        - Larne
 
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Date: 28 Apr 90 18:45:20 GMT
From: eagle.wesleyan.edu!ncastellano@CS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Sozobon C v1.2
Message-ID: <19620@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
 
I tried to download the sources for Sozobon C 1.2 from Terminator (I
think it was in the directory atari/Sources/volume02/sozobon1.2) and
noticed that the last part (part07) is only 512 bytes long...it seems
to contain the first 20 lines or so of a text file, which ends
abruptly in the middle of a sentence.  Could whoever runs terminator
get a correct version of Sozobon 1.2 sources installed in there?
And someone said binaries for it are up on Terminator, but I can't
find them anywhere.  Any pointers for the clueless?
 
          many thanks
                         nick
 
--
        ncastellano@eagle.wesleyan.edu    ncastellano@wesleyan.bitnet
                Sinkhole!dEADHEAd@mast.citadel.moundst.mn.org
   "We are happy.  (_silence._)  What do we do now, now that we are happy?"
               -Estragon, _waiting for godot_ by samuel beckett
 
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Date: 29 Apr 90 02:27:15 GMT
From: unisoft!bdt!bbs@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: Spelling checkers? (PD or otherwise)
Message-ID: <2354@bdt.UUCP>
 
What about the Thunder! Desk Accessory by Electronic Arts?  It's been around
for about 3 years now, but EA should still be selling it...
 
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Date: 29 Apr 90 00:46:46 GMT
From: rochester!rit!ultb!ajy2208@rutgers.edu  (A.J. Yarusso)
Subject: Wanted: Stacy 4
Message-ID: <2950@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
 
In article <1990Apr25.183638.7723@water.waterloo.edu>
 ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey) writes:
>Do you know of a dealer, any dealer, that has a Stacy 4 in stock now?
>
>A friend of mine wants one badly, and is willing to travel to get it.
>
>Please do not think think this does not apply to you because you
>are in a different country.  Any information on availability will
>be a help.
>
 
This is from Bob Brodie, who happens to be sitting behind me at the
moment....
 
Stacys are available at Manny's Music in NYC and at Nadine's Music
in Los Angeles.  Good luck.  The demand is high and the supply
is low.
 
  Best regards,
 
  Bob Brodie
  Manager, User Group Services
  Atari U.S. Corporation
 
 
(please don't send E-mail to me (Albert Yarusso), as it won't get
 to Bob..  :-)  (he can be reached at GEnie at BOB-BRODIE)
 
Bob just got a Portal account and hasn't yet logged into Usenet, but
will "RSN" (and I quote him directly on that).  We're just getting
his feet wet tonight...
 
>    Leroy J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo.
 
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