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INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Sun, 28 Jan 90       Volume 90 : Issue  108
 
Today's Topics:
                            ARC 6.02 bugs
                Diablo 630 Emulator for Atari SLM 804
                           Moniter burnout
                        PC Emulators (2 msgs)
                               Revolver
                         Shareware MICRO RTX
                        Tgrind ported to ST??
                        too late for Lynx ...
              Using Kermit with an MNP modem (problems)
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Date: 26 Jan 90 14:54:39 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!tub!tubopal!ripley@uunet.uu.net  (Hans-Ch. Eckert)
Subject: ARC 6.02 bugs
Message-ID: <870@dalarna.tubopal.UUCP>
 
In article <1439@engage.enet.dec.com> wallace@oldtmr.dec.com (Ray Wallace)
 writes:
]I'm also curious why ARC 6.02 causes these shells to bomb. They have survied
]other ARC version changes.
As Rainer Klute (author of Arcgsh) posted in an article local to germany,
Arcgsh doesn't work together with the new arc due to some failure in his
xArg-code (which didn't pop up before 'cause zoo doesn't use xArgs though
said to use it).
 
I beleive that's true for the other user interfaces, too.
 
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Date: 27 Jan 90 14:57:54 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!unipas!stabl@uunet.uu.net  (Robert Stabl)
Subject: Diablo 630 Emulator for Atari SLM 804
Message-ID: <877@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de>
 
The following C code refers to the printing of a bitmap on the
Atari laserprinter SLM 804 (via the Diablo 630 emulator).
 
My questions:
 ??? Is my interpretation of the fields correct ???
 
 ??? What do the fields
        d_xmin and d_ymin
     stand for ???
 
Robert.
 
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typedef struct
 ?
  int *s_form; /* Pointer to bitmap to be printed, has to be even (int *) */
  int s_xmin,  /* x coordinate of upper left corner in bitmap to be printed */
      s_ymin,  /* y  -"- */
      s_nxln,  /* width of the bitmap in *bytes* */
      b_width, /* width of the bitmap in *pixels* */
      b_height,/* height of the bitmap in "scan lines" (pixels) */
      d_xmin,  /* x coordinate of the destination ??????? */
      d_ymin,  /* y  -"- */
      scalefac; /* resolution of the output */
                /* 1 = 300x300 dpi
                   2 = 150x150 dpi
                   3 =  75x 75 dpi */
 ? LASER;
 
LASER o;
 
struct bitmap
 ?
  int width,   /* width of bitmap to be printed in pixels */
      height;  /* height of the bitmap */
  long *pixptr; /* our bitmap is organized in long words,
                   this is the pointer to it */
 ?;
 
void Hardcopy(struct bitmap *bmap)
?
  fp=fopen("PRN:","w");
 
  o.s_form   =     (int *)bmap->pixptr;
  o.s_xmin   =     0;
  o.s_ymin   =     0;
  o.s_nxln   =     bmap->width/8;
  o.b_width  =     bmap->width;
  o.b_height =     bmap->height;
  o.d_xmin   =     0; /* what are the fields for ??? */
  o.d_ymin   =     0;
  o.scalefac =     1;
 
  fprintf(fp,"\033\022G%08lx \n\f",&o);
/*
 * the print command has the following structure:
 * ASCII  : ESC DC2 G  $hhhhhhhh SP
 * Decimal: 27  18  71 $hhhhhhhh 32
 * Hex    : 1B  12  47 $hhhhhhhh 20
 *
 * hhhhhhhh is the hex representation of the pointer to the above
 * defined structure
 */
 
  fclose(fp);
?
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Date: 27 Jan 90 21:36:11 GMT
From: prism!warningm@cs.orst.edu  (MICHAEL WARNING)
Subject: Moniter burnout
Message-ID: <15294@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
 
   My monitor (SM1224) was acting flakey for a week or so when all of the
sudden it decided to completely die on me.  I traced the problems to what
seems to be one bad part in the power supply (the board number is TH901).
could somebody tell me exactly what the thing is and where I can get a new
one so I can replace it?
 
                                        Mike Warning
                                                warningm@prism.cs.orst.edu
 
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Date: 26 Jan 90 16:09:46 GMT
From: fox!portal!cup.portal.com!Xorg@apple.com  (Peter Ted Szymonik)
Subject: PC Emulators
Message-ID: <26310@cup.portal.com>
 
The reason to get an emulator is because all the emulators run much
faster than an XT!  Not onl that, but with that cheap XT clone, what
do you get?  Color? No. A 720K disk drive? No. A hard drive? No.  Lots
of fun plugging and unplugging to use your printer and modem too.  An
emulator is far and away the best way to go.  From the reviews it looks
like SuperCharger is the best - no hacking, plug and play with MS-DOS
included no less!  Just has to pass FCC - look for March-May release.
 
Pete
C
 
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Date: 28 Jan 90 18:24:42 GMT
From:
 zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!rex!uflorida!winnie!zach!la062594@tut.cis.ohi
 o-state.edu  ( John Karp)
Subject: PC Emulators
Message-ID: <766@winnie.fit.edu>
 
As has been mentioned, PC-DITTO II is currently shipping.  Unfortunately, only
a small percentage of those receiving their boards have had any luck in
 actuallygetting them to work....  The most common problem encountered is that
 the
computer locks up after reading the boot sector of a DOS disk.  Avant Garde is
aware of the problem, and after much testing have concluded that the problem is
not with the board itself, but is the result of timing problems between the
68000 in the ST and the V30 on the board.  These timing problems are present
only in certain STs and can most likely be overcome in software (which Avant
Garde is currently working on).  Those whom have had the good fortune of owning
an ST immune to these timing difficulties (among whom I am unfortunately not to
be counted) are very impresssed with the board's performance in terms of seed
and compatibility.  If any of you have received your PC-DITTO II boards yet, and
have not been successful in getting it to work, the above-mentioned software
update should be available within the next week, and with Avant Garde's
permission, I would gladly post it on the net....
 
 
Also, if anyone is the least bit
interested, I have recently modified my 40 track 5 1'4" IB Drive to work in
both 40 and 80 track modes for the cost of about two minutes of time, and a
dab of solder.  The drive (a TEAC mechanism) is capable of formatting
consistently at 82 tracks 10 sectors as well as standard IBM 40 track mode.  If
anyone owning a TEAC mechanism is interested in this mod, email me...
 
John P. Karp
 
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 You're right of course
 But when you're in a crowd
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Date: 28 Jan 90 20:06:50 GMT
From:
 swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!watserv1!bmaraldo@ucsd.edu
 (Commander Brett Maraldo)
Subject: Revolver
Message-ID: <850@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
 
In article <90Jan27.170350est.58970@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> 01659@AECLCR.BITNET
 (Greg Csullog) writes:
>control. Once this is done, PC, Mac and Atari modes would be
>accessible by simply rolling between RAM partitions. IMAGINE
>having PC, Mac and ST modes simultaneously in RAM and being able
>to switch between them. That would make Revolver a HOT HOT
>product.
        Wow!  Now that would be neat.  I use Revolver for music
applications (Notator, X-Or, K5 editor).
>
>As I was told today, Revolver is only selling 15 copies a month.
>That's a shame because it is one of the best codes ever written
>for the ST. C'mon Dave and PC emulator folks; give us the
>ultimate computer by allowing simultaneous PC, Mac and ST modes
>in memory partitions.
 
        I really trust Revolver.  It's nice not to have to be paranoid
when you run a piece of software ("... when will it crash...").  I find
that a lot fo s/w on the st is flakey.  Revolver is a great product, I
think, and it should be doing better.  It probably needs more
media hype.
 
Brett L maraldo
--
               --------     Unit 36 Research     ---------
                        "Alien Technology Today"
                      bmaraldo@watserv1.UWaterloo.ca
                   ?uunet!clyde!utai?!watserv1!bmaraldo
 
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Date: 26 Jan 90 14:22:26 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!tub!tubopal!ripley@uunet.uu.net  (Hans-Ch. Eckert)
Subject: Shareware MICRO RTX
Message-ID: <869@dalarna.tubopal.UUCP>
 
In article <882@bdt.UUCP> david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) writes:
]In article <12117@cs.yale.edu> fischer-michael@CS.YALE.EDU (Michael Fischer)
 writes:
]>Has this been tested under TOS 1.4?  The announcement didn't say.
]Yes RTX runs under TOS 1.4.  This shareware version version won't
]run on a non-68000 CPU (as in the TT, if we ever see one).  I'll
]cross that bridge when I come to it (anyone want to donate a TT
]for the project? -- Atari? )
As I own MT C-Shell and found no differences between the recently
posted RTX and the one I already had, I wonder why you write
"This shareware version"...
 
Anyway, what I want to know is how the shareware regristration
affects users of the MT C-Shell (or vice versa). That is (e.g.)
Do I have to register if I already owned it before (though I didn't
register my copy of MT C-Shell) ?
 
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Date: 28 Jan 90 18:12:49 GMT
From: zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dgjst@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
 (Daniel G. Jones)
Subject: Tgrind ported to ST??
Message-ID: <21925@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
 
     Does anyone know if tgrind has been ported to the ST?
 
                                    Thanks in advance,
                                            Dan Jones
 
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Date: 28 Jan 90 20:01:59 GMT
From: sunybcs!marvin.cs.Buffalo.EDU!bediako@rutgers.edu  (Bernard Bediako)
Subject: too late for Lynx ...
Message-ID: <16395@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>
 
HiHiHi
 Can anyone tell where/who to call to become a Lynx develeper.
How much is the package?  What's it include?
 
bernie
 
Bernard Bediako  --------=-=-=-=-=->    DOMAIN: bediako@cs.buffalo.edu
 
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Date: 28 Jan 90 16:06:33 GMT
From: cs.utexas.edu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!romwa@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
 (Royal Ontario Museum)
Subject: Using Kermit with an MNP modem (problems)
Message-ID: <1990Jan28.160633.15343@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
 
Ever since I got my ATI 2500etc/e modem configured to MNP, I seem to
be unable to use kermit for my downloads.  I use UNITERM with the
RS-232 configured for 9600bps;RTS/CTS/8-1-None.  Kermit just times
out.  However, if I then go in with a standard 2400 bps;!MNP config
(same modem) everything works like a charm.  Anyone have any insights
as to what is going on?
 
advTHANKSance
 
Pavneet Arora
...!utgpu!rom!pavneet
 
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C6
(416) 586-5626
 
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