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INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Fri, 12 Jan 90       Volume 90 : Issue   37
 
Today's Topics:
                         BiBTeX for Atari ST
               BUG REPORT AND PATCH FOR TOS 1.4 AND 1.6
              CO-Processors---MOTOROLA ARE NICE PEOPLE!
                              Dead Mega2
                        GDOS font file formats
                       Megas in clone cases...
                           Need Mouse Info
                           SPECTRE MAC ROMS
                        too late for Lynx ...
               WANTED: Replacement keyboard for Mega ST
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Date: 11 Jan 90 11:35:19 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!laura!os%trillian@uunet.uu.net
Subject: BiBTeX for Atari ST
Message-ID: <1889@laura.UUCP>
 
Path: trillian
!os
 
Good news for all TeXnicans preparing LaTeX-documents with their Atari ST:
 
BiBTeX, a flexible and easy-to-use tool for handling bibliographic databases
and automatic generation of \bibliography-entries in Your LaTeX-document has
been ported onto the Atari ST.
 
If You desire to obtain this integral part of Leslie Lamport's
LaTeX-Document- Preparation-System for free, please answer to this
announcement. If there is enough interest I shall post it to
comp.sources.atari.st.
 
Oliver Schlageter
 
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Date: 11 Jan 90 02:59:48 GMT
From: fox!portal!atari!apratt@apple.com  (Allan Pratt)
Subject: BUG REPORT AND PATCH FOR TOS 1.4 AND 1.6
Message-ID: <1944@atari.UUCP>
 
Atari Corp., January 10, 1990
 
There is a rare bug in Rainbow TOS (1.4) and STe TOS (1.6) involving
the way GEMDOS handles its internal memory.  You probably have never
seen this bug, and if you use this patch program, you never will.
 
Place POOLFIX.PRG in your AUTO folder and reboot your machine.  That's
all there is to it.  POOLFIX.PRG will run every time you boot your
machine, so the bug will never ever bite you.
 
You might get a message to the effect that it must run first in the
AUTO folder.  If this happens, copy the programs from your AUTO folder
to another place and erase them all from the AUTO folder.  Now copy
POOLFIX.PRG into your AUTO folder, and then all the other programs
which were there.
 
**********************************************************************
 
If you are interested in the technical details of why this program
is necessary and what it does, read on:
 
The bug doesn't bite very often.  You probably haven't ever seen it.
It happens when programs use Malloc a lot and you have a lot of folders
in your system.  (Yes, this bug was introduced as part of the code
which got rid of the 40-folder limit.)
 
The OS pool is the internal memory used by GEMDOS to keep track of
directories, files, handles, and internal memory.  Sometimes, GEMDOS
uses only part of a block.  When there are two blocks that are only
partly used, and the used parts would fit into one block, the space
can be compacted to create one completely used block and one free
block.
 
Unfortunately, there's a bug in the compaction routine.  This patch
prevents that compaction routine from being executed, by doing the
compaction (with a bug-free routine) before GEMDOS has a chance to.
 
This code runs after every Mfree() call and when Pexec() calls return.
(A Pexec() call returns when the child it starts terminates.)  It runs
through GEMDOS's internal memory using unpublished variables (don't you
dare use them yourself!) and compacts empty space out of the memory
blocks, so the routine inside GEMDOS never finds any space to compact.
 
============================================
Opinions expressed above do not necessarily     -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.      ...ames!atari!apratt
 
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Date: 11 Jan 90 09:23:34 GMT
From: mcsun!ukc!newcastle.ac.uk!tadhg!chris@uunet.uu.net  (Chris Forker - Nav
 Arch-)
Subject: CO-Processors---MOTOROLA ARE NICE PEOPLE!
Message-ID: <1990Jan11.092334.5785@newcastle.ac.uk>
 
In article <2865@cuphub.cup.edu> kar7481@cuphub.cup.edu (Dan
 Karbowsky;AtariEliteOfPghPa bbs412-384-5609) writes:
>In article <9001030805.AA24416@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>,
>so01@dmarum8.BITNET (Thomas Neser) writes:
>> Hello netters,
>> does anyone know something about the use of coprocessors with PC-emu-
>> lators? a) The co-processors in use with the atari 68000er
>
>I was VERY INTERESTED in attempting to tack a mc68881 co-processor onto
>my 1040.....I talked to ATARI-US and ATARI-UK: They couldn't tell me
>ANYTHING and ATARI-US denied the '881s existance.
>
>In a UK catalog, however ( Silica House ), I do see the co-pro listed as an
>ATARI-manufactured item! Although this is most certainly NOT the case--unless
>someone isn't telling me something.
>
 
 [----------lots deleted----------]
>
> | Dan Karbowsky
 
I have an Atari MC68881 board fitted to my Mega. The chip is rated at
16Mhz. I use Prospero Fortran & Pascal who also supply the 68881
drivers. It really makes the ST fly on the numeric intensive ops..
I am hoping to get a 16Mhz 68000 installed at some stage. This
should make for a more interesting machine.
 
I got the board from SDL which is the education arm of Silica Shop.
The board cost 120 pounds sterling about a year ago.
 
        Address:-  Silica Shop
                   1-4 Mews,
                   Hatherley Road,
                   Sidcup,
                   Kent   DA14 4DX.
 
                   TEL: 01-309-1111
 
Hope this helps
 
 
Chris
 
 
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Date: 11 Jan 90 04:10:24 GMT
From: rochester!rit!ultb!clf3678@rutgers.edu  (C.L. Freemesser)
Subject: Dead Mega2
Message-ID: <1902@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
 
In article <3906@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> rick@jhunix.UUCP (Eric Ruck) writes:
>
>OK, I've got a dead Mega 2 ST.  Probably the power supply.  For about 20
>seconds it sounded like there was a piece of paper caught in the fan, then
>the thing completely blacked out, no power light or anything.
>
>Thus far, my alternatives to getting it repaired seem to be either having one
>local repair center cannabilize a 1040 power supply at a cost (parts and
>labor) of around $200, or having the thing sent back for $60 and six or so
>weeks, none of which seem attractive to me.
>
>Is there anyone who has had this problem, and can suggest a way a couple of
>undergraduate EE majors can fix it?
>
 
It's always been my OPINION that the internal power supplies found in ST
computers have been wimpy.  Yours may have just gotten overloaded or
something.  Who knows.  What we DO know is that it is dead.
 
Is it worth putting another one in?  I'd say no.  Try something else.
 
I have my 520, 2 drives, and XE hooked up to a single power supply.
It's a nifty no-RF unit I picked up from Computer Software Services (the
8-bit folks who manufacture the SUPER ARCHIVER and BLACK BOX).  It puts
out 5V @12A, 12V @1.5A, and -12V@ .5A.  If you'd be interested in it,
give em a call:  716-586-5545.  It's $80 or so, but it's worth it.  You
won't have to worry about wimpy power supplies.
 
I've never seen how Atari has the internal power supply hooked up.
Whether it is done with wires, or terminals soldered right to the
motherboard, I don't know.  The external supply is certainly less than
$200, and you won't have to wait 6 weeks for it.
 
You might also try Best Electronics.  They can probably set you up with
a new Mega supply.  The part number is :  CB101507.  No price listed.
As for replacing it yourself, it should be quite easy.
 
 
Chris Freemesser, Rochester Institute of Technology :BITNET:%clf3678@RITVAX
    |||        ____________                         :GEnie: C.FREEMESSER
    |||       /___    /          (and 8-bit too!)   :USENET: clf3678@rit.isc
   / | \   ______/   /                              :        .edu
Call the A.C.O.R.N BBS (716)436-3078, 300/1200 baud :<-or my BBS
 
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Date: 11 Jan 90 10:04:21 GMT
From: mcsun!ukc!warwick!maume@uunet.uu.net  (Mark Maplethorpe)
Subject: GDOS font file formats
Message-ID: <365@lily.warwick.ac.uk>
 
In article <900110.01574829.061234@CMR.CP6> SCHMIDTM@CMR001.BITNET writes:
>Does anyone have detailed descriptions of GDOS font file
>formats? and the metafile format? Is this information
>somehow secret/priviledged/etc?
>
>If possible, could someone post this to the net or send
>it to me directly?
 
Could someone also send me a copy too.
 
Thanks
 
                           | JANET   maume@uk.ac.warwick.cu
         MARK              | ARPA    maume@cu.warwick.ac.uk
      MAPLETHORPE          | BITNET  maume%uk.ac.warwick.cu@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk
                           | UUCP    maume%uk.ac.warwick.cu@ukc.uucp
 
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Date: 11 Jan 90 03:00:32 GMT
From: bnrgate!bcara13!fortinp@uunet.uu.net  (Pierre Fortin 1573589)
Subject: Megas in clone cases...
Message-ID: <363@bnrgate.UUCP>
 
In article <900104.09355056.038329@SFA.CP6>, Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252)
 writes:
 
>     If anyone has any experience on working with clone cases, contact
> me.  Specifically, I'm moving a Mega 4 and a hard drive mechanism into
> a baby AT case.  The only problem I'm encountering is really cosmetic
> and that is where I need help.
 
 
Larry,
I was interested in doing the same thing; at one point I even turned the
backpanel "inside-out" but this didn't help much either.  Finally I decided
to go with more HDs.  In a regular clone case, using a couple of stacked
and smaller power supplies, I have managed to get two 5.25" HH HDs, one
FH 5.25" HD along with two Adaptec 4000 and an ICD host adapter, as well
as a FH 5.2" 80Trk floppy into this thing.  Oh yes, and a fan.  Believe it
or not, I still have room to add another 5.25" HH HD or a couple of 3.5" HDs.
None of this could be done with the original backpanel, so I just made a
custom one from a heavy sheet of aluminum.
Everything looks just fine with my Mega2 stacked on top.  Besides, unless
your system will regularly be viewed from the rear, why worry about the
backpanel not being identical to a clone?
 
Cheers,
Pierre Fortin
 
Wot a winter:  record cold over holidays (coldest in 100 years), and now
temperatures to melt the snow 3 months early...   :( and :)
 
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Date: 12 Jan 90 14:56:52 GMT
From: mcsun!cernvax!chx400!ugun2b!ugobs!bartho@uunet.uu.net  (PAUL BARTHOLDI)
Subject: Need Mouse Info
Message-ID: <508@obs.unige.ch>
 
In article <7051@b11.ingr.com>, cowie@b11.ingr.com (Ivan Cowie) writes:
> In article <1782@mrsvr.UUCP>, krieg@jupiter.uucp (Andrew Krieg) writes:
>> My mouse is dying and I need to replace it fast.  Can anyone recommend one
>> of the 3rd party mice (I've seen a cordless, and another one by some company
>> ...
>> Any info on any of the above questions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>       Andrew, I had the very same problem with my mouse. If you have a
> soldering iron it is easy to fix. Just open up the mouse and find the
> little infra-red transmitters and receivers on opposite sides of the wheel.
> The problem with mine was that one of the receivers wasn't quite lined up
> correctly with the transmitter (must'v gotten jarred) so I melted the solder
> and just 'reseated' it on the board. Works fine now. Good luck!
 
We have 25 1040ST in house and had same problem.  Four mices went back to
dealers,  two have been replaced, two repaired, but the repair would not last
for more than a few days.  So we decided to do it ourself, essentialy as above,
but with the following trick :  the infra-red pair are mounted on a plastic
spring, and are supposed to be adjustable with the screw at the end, but as
long it is not soldered ...  also the hole on the printedboard are metalized
which makes (un)soldering more difficult.
 
So :  1.  unsolder completely the IR pair (4 wires) and pull it out of the
          printed board.  you may need special desoldering tools.
 
      2.  bind the 4 wires 90 degree horizontaly (carefuly !) near the diodes
          use thin wire.
 
      3.  solder in place 4 small wires to the board at one end, and to the
          diodes to the other end (far from the diodes)
 
      4.  adjust the position of the diode pair with the screw (now that it is
          free to move ...)
 
      5.  if you have an oscilloscope, check that the signal from the 2 diodes
          are more or less shifted 90 degrees.  At least, the cosine track
          must come up and then down before the sine one, as this is used
          by the logic to detect the direction of movement.
 
The mices we have repaired have been used now for quite some time and we never
had any trouble any more.
 
NB: do not try to adjust the screw with the diodes soldered in place, at most
you will destroy them !    Also take the usual precautions with integrated
circuit and static electricity ...
 
Here is more or less a cut through the board and diode pair.  I hope it will
help save many mices !
 
 
    > a <      |                                  |
    < d >      |                                  |
    > j <      |         (   diode pair  )        |
    < u >      |                                  |
    > s <      +----------I----------I------------+
    < t >                 I          I   <----- leads from the diodes (4)
    >   <                 I          I
    < s >     -+----------+          +----------+--      bended horizontaly !
    > c <      +------+                  +----- +        and soldered to wire
    < r >              \                /
    > e <               \              /   <---  short wire
    \_w_/                \            /
     -------------------+ | +------+ | +------------------------------
      ::::::::::::::::::+ | +::::::+ | +::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
      ::::::::::::::::::+ | +::::::+ | +::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
      ::::::::::::::::::+ | +::::::+ | +::::::( printedboard )::::::::
      ::::::::::::::::::+ | +::::::+ | +::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
      ::::::::::::::::::+ | +::::::+ | +::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
     -------------------+ | +------+ | +------------------------------
                       (_____)    (_____)
                          ~          ~
                          +----------+--------good soldering through the board
 
 
           God luck,    and    H a p p y    N e w    Y e a r   !
 
                                      Paul Bartholdi, Geneva Observatory
 
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Date: 12 Jan 90 09:49:09 GMT
From: mcsun!hp4nl!dutrun!duteca4!mars@uunet.uu.net  (mars@duteca.tudelft.nl)
Subject: SPECTRE MAC ROMS
Message-ID: <708@duteca4.UUCP>
 
A friend of mine purchased the SPECTRE mac-emulator. According to him
SPECTRE requires the ROMs from the mac, which can only be bought from
apple (approx. $200 he said). Could someone please tell me if this is
true or if it is only true in Holland/Europe. If it is not violating
any copyrights, I would like to buy used mac ROMs from someone who
upgrades his mac, is this possible? Please e-mail to:
 
mars@duteca.tudelft.nl
 
Gert-Jan Tromp.
 
 
 
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* Gert-Jan Tromp                                                         *
* Delft University of Technology                                        *
* Dept. of Elect. Engineering, room 10.04                              *
* P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands                         *
* Email: mars@duteca.tudelft.nl                                          *
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Date: 9 Jan 90 23:34:55 GMT
From: peregrine!ccicpg!cci632!rit!ultb!drp9500@uunet.uu.net  (D.R. Paradis)
Subject: too late for Lynx ...
Message-ID: <1888@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
 
Atari's problem with the Lynx stemfrom Epyx going bottom up....
 
it kind of left Atari high and dry so only the part of Epyx that does
the acutal manufacturing is still around.  Still this delay it what
caused the Lynx to miss christmas nationwide.
 
  As for availability, at home I get stations out on NYC on cable and
have seen numerous adverts for the Lynx.  It IS there!  Almost all of
the larger toy stores in NYC have them.  70,000 units were shipped to LA
and NYC and Atari expects to ship in excess of 1,000,000 units in 1990.
 
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Date: 13 Jan 90 03:24:55 GMT
From: mimsy.umd.edu!cwilliam@mimsy.umd.edu  (Chris Williamson)
Subject: WANTED: Replacement keyboard for Mega ST
Message-ID: <CWILLIAM.90Jan12222455@brillig.umd.edu>
 
I spilled stuff on my keyboard and need a replacement.  It is a MEGA 2 with
the corded keyboard.
 
Can I use a keyboard from a 520 or 1040 for replacement.  Anybody got a parts
machine that they could sell the keyboard.  All of my keys are intact,
I just need the circuit board.
 
Anybody know a mail order source?  My local guy wants $75 for one!
 
Would be willing to trade a new ST mouse if someone would be so kind.
Chris
 
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