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INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Tue, 30 Jan 90       Volume 90 : Issue  126
 
Today's Topics:
          (repost) POOLFIX3.ARC - fix to TOS 1.4 and STe TOS
                  Computer Music/ Software Synthesis
                              Hard Drive
                     INFO-ATARI16 Digest V90 #124
                     INFO-ATARI16 Digest V90 #125
                          Keyboard Question
              Meanings of Desktop Bombs needed please..
                         Reducing Supra Noise
                      ST color monitor for sale
                    Strange Problem, not resolved.
                   TeX program suite status (query)
                             Unix Windows
              wierd...problems and a benign? anti-virus
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Date: 30 Jan 90 20:59:38 GMT
From: usenet.ins.cwru.edu!usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu!bammi@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
 (Jwahar R. Bammi)
Subject: (repost) POOLFIX3.ARC - fix to TOS 1.4 and STe TOS
Message-ID: <BAMMI.90Jan30155547@dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.Edu>
 
in the recently posted poolfix3.prg and the older rainbow patch, i
noticed that the 'dont clear bss' bit is not set in the header. is
there a reason for this?? any consequences if we set this ourselves.
 
apratt: how about sending out a binary diffs (a convenient way is to
hexdump, and send out context diffs of the hexdumps) from the t1.4
image, that fixes these problem, so that those of us with eproms can
fix them. (i really hate auto\patches).
--
bang:   ?any internet host?!dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.edu!bammi  jwahar r. bammi
domain: bammi@dsrgsun.ces.CWRU.edu
GEnie:  J.Bammi
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 20:26:41 GMT
From: dartvax!eleazar.dartmouth.edu!squibby@CS.BU.EDU  (Clark L. Breyman)
Subject: Computer Music/ Software Synthesis
Message-ID: <18960@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
 
In article <1138@carroll1.cc.edu> dnewton@carroll1.cc.edu (Dave Newton the Late)
 writes:
>In article <18943@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> squibby@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Clark
 L. Breyman) writes:
>>      Is there a decent soundfile system for the ST? At what price?
>>      ADC's or just DACS? Variable Sampling Rate?
>        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>   I'm afraid this one has me a little lost--in my world, these are analog-
>digital conv. and digital-analog conv. respectively.  I'm not sure what
>options you think there are...
>
>--
>David L. Newton                 |           uunet!marque!carroll1!dnewton
 
        Computer Music is not inherently real time (i.e.MIDI). The
        programs I mentioned run in UNIX and allow a composer to specify
        networks of virtual synthesis modules (like a Buchla 200) and then
        they spit out samples to a file. I would need Digital to analog
        converters to hear any sound I generated, and Analog to Digital
        converters to use these programs to process externally generated
        material (like Ethel Merman). I know there has been a port, as
        I talked to someone at ICMC (conference) who used Csound on an
        ST, but I've lost his address. (For those interested in software
        synthesis, a note: a minute of sound could tie up your computer
        for days.)
 
        Sinc,
        Clark
 
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 90 01:07 EST
From: "Franklin E. Rachel" <FRACHEL@umiami.Miami.EDU>
Subject: Hard Drive
 
Hello,
 
   I am planning on building a hard drive system for my 1040 st, and
was wondering which host adapter you people prefer.  I have heard
many good things concerning the one from BMS (I think thats it)
 
Anyhow, any input greatly appreciated.
 
Frank Rachel
Frachel@umiami
 
 
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 90 11:52:35 -0900
From: <AXCSH%ALASKA.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: INFO-ATARI16 Digest V90 #124
 
UNSUBSCRIBE info-atari16 Chris Hamman
 
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 90 12:34:32 -0900
From: <AXCSH%ALASKA.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: INFO-ATARI16 Digest V90 #125
 
HELP ME!!!!  Can anyone tell me where I send to to unsubscribe?
 
Thanks,
        Chris Hamman
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 22:37:20 GMT
From: nysa!bro@rice.edu  (Douglas Monk)
Subject: Keyboard Question
Message-ID: <4438@brazos.Rice.edu>
 
In article <2933@water.waterloo.edu> ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey)
 writes:
#In article <9001260516.AA01809@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey
 Boyd) writes:
#> ...
#>Tech Specialities makes some cases. ...
#>   ... several netters spoke of bad experiences with this company. ...
#>   ...
#>I suggest you request a catalog, they gave me one with a phone call.
#
#I requested a catalog (via FAX) over a month ago, and so far
#have had no response.  I suspect that they are out of business.
 
As of last week, they are still there and still VERY busy. Some of the problems
might be due to that busy-ness: the only problem I have ever had with them is
slowness due to to many other things going on and my individual problems
necessarily being low priority to them. I got my catalog last week when I
dropped my hard drive off for service.
 
Doug Monk (bro@rice.edu)
 
Disclaimer: These views are mine, not necessarily my organization's.
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 20:23:49 GMT
From:
 cs.utexas.edu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!watserv1!watdragon!tiger!swklassen@
 tut.cis.ohio-state.edu  (Steven W. Klassen)
Subject: Meanings of Desktop Bombs needed please..
Message-ID: <20321@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
 
In article <90027.190559O12@PSUVM.BITNET> O12@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>Hello,
>
>Could someone out there please send me a list of the different
>meanings of the various numbers of bombs displayed by the desktop due
>to a processor exception occuring ? Thanks..
>
>                                     -JtK
 
The number of bombs on the screen is equal to the number of the
processor exception.  These are as follows:
        2  bus error
        3  address error
        4  illegal instruction
        5  zero divide
        6  CHK instruction
        7  TRAPV instruction
        8  Privilege violation
        9  Trace
        10 Line A emulator
        11 line F emulator
        12 - 14 reserved
 
This info is a summary of the bombs entry from the MWC manual.
 
 
Steven W. Klassen                       +-----------------------------+
Computer Science Major                  | Support the poor...buy fur! |
University of Waterloo                  +-----------------------------+
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 22:31:30 GMT
From:
 wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!jarthur!jarthur.claremont.edu!dnakayam@decwrl.dec.
 com  (David H. Nakayama)
Subject: Reducing Supra Noise
Message-ID: <4061@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
 
HELP!!!
 
I own a Supra 30-Meg Hard Drive which has recently been having noise
problems (even louder than usual.)  I've taken off the shoebox cover, and
I don't believe the noise is coming from the fan nor from the mechanism (but
I could be wrong).  I'm not sure how to describe the noise except as an
extremely rapid clicking sound.
 
I seem to remember an article a while back about reducing noise on Supra
drives.  Would someone please repost it or send it to me? Also, if anyone
has any ideas about what could be causing the noise and what I could do
about it, please let me know.
 
Thanks in advance for any help!
 
                -Dave Nakayama
 
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David H. Nakayama
dnakayam@jarthur.claremont.edu
dnakayam@jarthur.UUCP
dnakayama@HMCVAX.BITNET
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 20:12:53 GMT
From:
 zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!nic.MR.NET!thor.acc.stolaf.ed
 u!agnes.acc.stolaf.edu!movold@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
Subject: ST color monitor for sale
Message-ID: <11080@thor.acc.stolaf.edu>
 
Is there anybody out there needing a color monitor?  I no longer need mine, and
will be willing to part with it for $150.  Send email and I'll get back to you
in a week.
        -Erik
 
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 18:21:49 GMT
From: psuvm!o12@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu
Subject: Strange Problem, not resolved.
Message-ID: <90030.132149O12@PSUVM.BITNET>
 
Hello,
 
Thanks to whoever posted the suggestion to use _exit() rather than
exit(). Actually, I wasn't using exit() explicitly, but assumed that
it would be called by default when the code runs out and hits the last
curly brace in main(). Anyway, putting it in explictly didn't help, and
using _exit() made things worse: now I get 6 bombs, or possibly 3 bombs
displayed twice, as there is a brief delay between the display of the
first triplet and the next triplet of bombs. I even got rid of rsrc_free()
by using mrsrc_load() and linking the RSC tree at compile time. Didn't change
a thing. I can't figure this out...
                                       -Jtk
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 06:21:35 GMT
From:
 swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!aplcen!haven!uvaarpa!icase!icase.edu!
 csrobe@ucsd.edu  (Charles S. [Chip] Roberson)
Subject: TeX program suite status (query)
Message-ID: <1990Jan30.062135.15873@icase.edu>
 
I am running TeX and LaTex on my 1meg 1040 ST and I'd like
to see where we are.
 
I have the version of TeX that was distributed some time
ago.  (I believe it is the C version that was compiled by GCC.)
 
I am more interested in the status of TeXShell and DviST.
The TeXShell that I have does not allow chaining to your editor,
but as I recall it was to be forthcoming.  Did this ever
materialize?
 
As for DviST, I have the GEM version 3a.3 that has bugs, quirks,
and other unusualaties associated with first-time GEM programs.
(For example, it cannot be called from TeXShell.)  Has this program
been updated?
 
In using DviST and DviDsk, I seem to be limited to roughtly 8.5x11"
paper, even though TeX allows for larger sizes as well as does my
DeskJet.  Does anybody know if these programs have been updated to
handle larger page sizes e.g. 8.5x14"?
 
Finally, I am trying to compose a 11pt document with a san serif
\footnote font, but DviDsk says I don't have it and prints nothing
for those chars.  In general, I often (always?) get complaints about
my fonts from DviDsk about my fonts.  For example it says it can't
find
        cmss8   mag 1500
        cmr10   mag 2592
        cmbx10  mag 1800
 
and that it is using the nearest neighbor or nothing at all.
I basically have the fonts that came with the original Tex,
DviST, and DviDsk distributions.  Can somebody help me get a
commplete font set.  Ideally, I would appreciate a pointer
to a brief tutorial on understanding, building, and using
TeX fonts.  I would also appreciate a zoo archive of a
complete (what-ever-that-means) font set.
 
I guess that is enough for now, thanks in advance for any help
in these matters.
 
cheers,
-chip
--
* Charles S. Roberson  1328-F Mt. Vernon Ave.  Williamsburg, VA  23185
* Home: (804) 229-5530  Work: (804) 221-3420
* csrobe@cs.wm.edu  ...!uunet!cs.wm.edu!csrobe  71500.2056@compuserve.com
* "Experience the feel of fur -- slam your fingers in a car door!"
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 00:48:01 GMT
From: ubc-cs!alberta!ncc!idacom!matt@beaver.cs.washington.edu  (Matt Harildstad)
Subject: Unix Windows
Message-ID: <1990Jan30.004801.17322@idacom.uucp>
 
Could some kind soul e-mail me the unix side of Unix Windows (or tell
me somewhere it is available by mail from an archive)?  I hope you can
get my address from this posting.  I also hope I don't send this
world-wide by accident.
 
A nervous, first-time poster,
 
Matt Harildstad
 
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Date: 30 Jan 90 18:35:34 GMT
From:
 pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ap
 lcen!jhunix!ins_bac@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu  (Ajay Choudhri)
Subject: wierd...problems and a benign? anti-virus
Message-ID: <4072@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
 
I have seemed to have run into a problem or actually a wierd occurence.
On my Flash disk I have Pinhead 1.4, MAccel2 and UIS3.
When I boot up, I get 4 bombs but it proceeds to boot up and works fine.
IS ther a memory problem here?? I was recently trying to get an EZRAMII to
work and I am hoping I didn't mess up the MMU seating.
 
Secondly, I have no clue where the damn thing came from but I seemed to have
caught a virus..or anti-virus...
I suspect I got it off a local bbs from a .MSA file of TeX
when I boot-up, I get the message that this is an antivirus and it beeps and
 flashes when it encounters a disk with an executable boot sector.
Well I have controlled the infection to only 3 disks but I would rather
just have the AV gone.  Also if this AV has installed itself, I have noticed
that when running Codehead's Coderam.prg(ramdisk) before it installs, the
computer asks me to insert disk Z,then disk Y then disk X all the way to
disk D which happens to be my ram drive.
The bad thing is that it happens to be on my utility disk so anything
I format or such gets the stupid AV.  It may be benign or harmless but I
have no desire for it...anybody offer any clues..
 
thanks from confounded in MD
-Ajay CHoudhri
 
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