Info-Atari16 Digest Sun, 22 Sep 91 Volume 91 : Issue 497 Today's Topics: Accelerators for the ST forsale Any Panasonic 1123/1124 Owners Out There? ARJ? COMPLETE ATARI1040ST SYSTEM FOR SALE! Confused about gcc. flight simulators wan Mega/STE Screen Shifting Mega STe Keyboard Norm's Atari STe4 System For Sale Pc-Ditto II connector... Printer - 1stWd Problems upgrading to 4M (was Re: SIMMS from a Mac SE into an ST?) Problems upgrading to 4M (was SIMMS from a Mac SE into an ST?) Question about SST board from GBS ST Magazines (was Re: More Lies From Atari?) (2 msgs) ULTIMATE ST SYSTEM FOR SALE (with additions)! Welcome to the Info-Atari16 Digest. The configuration for the automatic cross-posting to/from Usenet is getting closer, but still getting thrashed out. Please send notifications about broken digests or bogus messages to Info-Atari16-Request@NAUCSE.CSE.NAU.EDU. Please send requests for un/subscription and other administrivia to Info-Atari16-Request, *NOT* Info-Atari16. Requests that go to the list instead of the moderators are likely to be lost or ignored. If you want to unsubscribe, and you're receiving the digest indirectly from someplace (usually a BITNET host) that redistributes it, please contact the redistributor, not us. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 22 Sep 91 15:32:30 GMT From: arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!orion.oac.uci.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cactus.org! covert@arizona.edu (Richard Covert) Subject: Accelerators for the ST forsale To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <823@bug.UUCP> stevef@bug.UUCP (Steven R Fordyce) writes: >I have come to possess a large number of Processor Accelerators for the 520, >1040, and Mega ST that I will sell for $65 each shipping included (add $5 > Steven R. Fordyce these are the old CMI boartds which have a bad history!! And this guy keeps reposting this same ad every week or so. I wouldn't buy one of these on a bet. If you want an accelerator buy Dave Small's board or Jim Allen's board. Both are supported by real fine people and you won't get burned. Buy one of these discontinued unsupported board and you get what you pay for!! Support the few remaining ST developers!! -- Richard E. Covert covert@cactus.org CACTUS ..!cs.utexas.edu!cactus.org!covert ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 14:07:52 GMT From: arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.e du!@arizona.edu (Roger Sheppard) Subject: Any Panasonic 1123/1124 Owners Out There? To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <1991Sep19.170237.12983@ryn.mro4.dec.com> rost@rgb.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost) writes: > Keywords:printers > Summary:Will it do screen dumps? > > I'm interested in getting a 24 pin dot matrix printer to use with my STs, and > am very interested in the Panasonic 1123. There are no local Atari dealers > (what else is new) and the ones I called on the phone were unsure if the 1223 > can do screen dumps, as it is Epson LQ compatible, rather than Epson LX (9 pin) > compatible. I'm not worried about my programs that have printer drivers, as > they all have drivers for the LQ series, but I have some children's software > that does graphic screen dumps to let my kids print out their pictures, and I'm > not about to have TWO printers in the house. > > So what I wanna know is...if anybody has an 1123, 1124 or 1124i, can you do > screen dumps to it? > > Brian Rost @rgb.dec.com > > 508-568-6115 > > **************************************************** > * * > * The above does not reflect the opinions of * > * my employer. * > * * > * If music is outlawed, only outlaws will be * > * musicians. * > * * > **************************************************** You can do any screen dumps with the Correct printer driver, but not with the built in driver, only supports 9 pin Epsom Printers. Note: here in New Zealand the 1124 came out as a best bye, but that was too late, I had brought a NEC 2200, and wish I had not, a piece of plastic junk. -- *** Roger W. Sheppard * Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz *** *** 85 Donovan Rd * * GEnie. R.SHEPPARD5 *** *** Kapiti At least I don't Flicker, *** *** New Zealand.. * not like a dying light globe *** ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 14:01:42 GMT From: arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucsd!swrinde!mips!think.com!spool.mu .edu!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Roger.Sheppard@arizona.edu (Roger Sheppard) Subject: ARJ? To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <1991Sep19.232557.10878@convex.com> rosenkra@convex.com (William Rosenkranz) writes: > [ sorry if this appears twice. my phone line died while i was responding] > > In article <3067@atari.UUCP> kbad@atari.UUCP (Ken Badertscher) writes: > >Pity, that. I'd dearly love to have ARJ. > >And a word to whoever's doing the port: > > PLEASE do an integrated GEM version! The bewildering array of > >swiches on the DOS version of ARJ is enough to make me tear my > >hair out every time I try to use it! Geez, it's powerful, but > >geez, it's also REALLY confusing! > > And a word to whoever's doing the port: > PLEASE do NOT do an integrated GEM version!!!! if you want GEM, > write a shell around it a la argshl (whatever). those of us using > cli's will just alias common commands to a single keystroke if we > want (eg alias a1 'arj -llkfwe./scmsijclwenrlweiajdmfdmfilwe' :-) > > and please try and keep it faithful to the original, refrain from > making well meaning (but incompatible) improvements. we don't want > another lharc fiasco. > > Personally, i love bewildering arrays of switches...:-) > > -bill > rosenkra@convex.com > -- > Bill Rosenkranz |UUCP: {uunet,texsun}!convex!rosenkra > Convex Computer Corp. |ARPA: rosenkra@convex.com Note: I brought a Atati because of its Gem capabilties, very easy to use and learn, but you keep on about CLI, Why do you live in the dark ages. If I wanted CLI, I would have brought a PC, I am one for things that are easy to use, that is how you get more productivity. If you what to stay with your Steam Engine, why not go play with it, in the Museum. What is wrong with Thomas Questers version of Lharc, it is fully compatible with the PC version, and a lot better, plus it supports all the othere LZH/LARC Formats and Unix ones as well, and Note. packs far better than all the otheres, and is blindly fast. Thomas Questers LZH201E, is now in English, and so are PFX and AFX, AFX is for Data/Text and RSC files, will unpack them, when they are loaded. I have tested the Pack option for AFX and found on the 3 RSC files that I tried, it was some 60% smaller. PFX will pack programs, and will save a lot of disk space. Why not get these programs and give them a try, you have nothing to lose, but some thing to gain, you could even end up using them..:-). Thas is you use a Atari.. -- *** Roger W. Sheppard * Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz *** *** 85 Donovan Rd * * GEnie. R.SHEPPARD5 *** *** Kapiti At least I don't Flicker, *** *** New Zealand.. * not like a dying light globe *** ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 19:01:47 GMT From: noao!ncar!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!hobbe s.physics.uiowa.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!uafhp.uark.edu!dewing@arizona.edu (David Ewing) Subject: COMPLETE ATARI1040ST SYSTEM FOR SALE! To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu Due to limited resources and the need to upgrade to a new system, I have the following Complete Atari 1040STf system for sale: Atari 1040STF (1 meg, 3.5" DS/DD) $ 300 Atari Color Monitor $ 200 Supra 30meg Hard Drive (external SCSI connections)$ 300 SuperCharger (PC Hardware Emulator) $ 400 Infrared Cordless Mouse (normally $90) $ 50 5.25" Drive Cable $ 20 -------------------------------------------------------- Complete System $1270 I also have about two and a half years of STart magazines with disks that I'll throw in for free for any takers of the complete system above. By the way, the components of my system are in excellent shape since I take very good care of my electronic equipment - there are no hardware problems what-so-ever. Anyone interested or with questions please don't hesitate to mail me at the e-mail address in my signature at the end of this message. Alteratively, I can be reached at (501) 575-5360 after 6pm CST. Details such as shipping can be worked out - although I planned to use UPS to ship the components in their original boxes. Thanks. -David Ewing ============================================================================== dhe@engr.uark.edu David Ewing, University of Arkansas dewing@uafhp.uark.edu Computer Systems Engineering I'm forgiven. My brothers and sisters of the continuum have taken me back. I'm immortal again, omnipotent again. Swell. -- Q and Riker, "Deja Q", stardate 43539.1 ============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 04:08:41 GMT From: noao!ncar!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!netcomsv!rcb@arizona.edu (Roy Bixler) Subject: Confused about gcc. To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <1991Sep21.081649.15101@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> wmagro@roma.uiuc.edu (William Magro) writes: >I recently decided to set up a C compiler on my ST. I went to the atari.archive >to get the gcc distribution. Unfortunately, I could not find a listing of what >files are necessary to get started. Could someone (who is familiar with the >atari.archive files) tell me which of the .zoo files I need? I think this information is in the FAQ for this newsgroup, but since I can't find the article (expired, I guess), here goes ... You need: gcclib - library files gccinc - include files gccbin - executables It's also helpful to get the GNU utils (especially if the linker gcc-ld.ttp is not in gccbin!) Also, your environment should be set up some thing like the following: setenv GNUINC c:\usr\include setenv GXXINC c:\usr\include.g++ setenv GNULIB c:\usr\lib setenv GCCEXEC c:\usr\lib\gcc- The GXXINC environment variable specifies the include files directory for GNU C++ (g++). GNUINC is for the C include files and GNULIB is for the library (.olb, crt0.o) files. GCCEXEC is the path and prefix of the compiler intermediate executables, such as gcc-cpp.ttp (C pre-processor), gcc-cc1.ttp (C compiler proper), etc. > >Thanks in advance, > >Bill -- Roy Bixler rcb@netcom.com -or- (UUCP) uunet!netcom.com!rcb ------------------------------ Date: 20 Sep 91 06:34:19 GMT From: peregrine!ccicpg!cci632!uupsi!execnet![chris.mueller%execnet.uucp]@uunet.uu.net (chris mueller) Subject: flight simulators wan To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu > By Evensong (09-19-91) on the subject of FLIGHT SIMULATORS WANTED >> > ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? EG>an increased level of realism. I am specifically after Flight Simulator II EG>by SubLogic or perhaps Solo Flight, but I am willing to consider buying other @DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDY Well, I just posted such an animal - I found it long after I had sold my Atari ST. It's still complete with everything (manuals & charts), I can tell you if the program still runs, but I can read the disk fine in my IBM. If you'd like to get in touch with me you can call me at (617) 787-5613 (Mon-Wed before 3pm, otwerwise all day). ZDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD? --- -- Executive Network Information System (914) 667-4567 International ILink Host ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 16:34:19 GMT From: noao!ncar!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnu s.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!au036@arizona.ed u (Chris Burgess) Subject: Mega/STE Screen Shifting To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu I have Mega/STe that with certain programs (such as 1stprint or Lucasfilm games) will cause the screen to be shifted to the right with what should be displayed on the right side of the screen being displayed on the left (somtimes in a distorted mirror image). This only happens in Monochrome. In color, certain programs (such as the mvngpxls demo) cause the screen to flicker after execution. I have seen these problems on two machines. Has anyone else seen these promlems? Does anyone have a Mega/Ste that functions correctly? Is there a fix for this problem? (The machine is still under warranty) Chris Burgess ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 02:03:59 GMT From: noao!ncar!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnu s.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!as903@arizona.ed u (Bruce Urbanski) Subject: Mega STe Keyboard To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu I don't know why, but one of the reasons i bought my mega STe was because of the keyboard.. I also like the old mega keyboards also... ##3 ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 04:21:23 GMT From: noao!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cactus.org!covert@arizona.edu (Richard Covert) Subject: Norm's Atari STe4 System For Sale To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu This is a system that a friend on GEnie has for sale. Please call Norm at the phone number at the bottom or send him email on Genie. I believe that his prices are very fair and reasonable and if you are looking for a newer model Atari STe computer this is a good deal. So please call Norm at the phone number below, do not respond to my USENET account. I am posting this as a favor for Norm!! All prices are in USA Dollars, Canadians Please Adjust!! <<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1040 STe with 4 megs and new Atari mouse (never used) $500 105 meg hard drive unit ready to run on the ST $450 Spectre GCR with ROMS $325 Migraph Scanner with newest version of Touchup $225 720 K external drive $90 360 K external drive $90 SM-124 mono monitor $140 SC-1224 color monitor (controls on front) $150 monitor master $30 Cordless mouse $75 Golden Image mouse (never used) $30 GEnie: N.RECHTMAN1 Norm H. Rechtman Call me @ 305-748-2150 and let me know what you can do or leave yours Please call Norm above, do not Reply as I am posting this as a favor to Norm. -- Richard E. Covert covert@cactus.org CACTUS ..!cs.utexas.edu!cactus.org!covert ------------------------------ Date: 20 Sep 91 19:30:38 GMT From: noao!ncar!hsdndev!think.com!rpi!usc!ucsd!ucrmath!watnxt1.ucr.edu@arizona.edu (Andrew ) Subject: Pc-Ditto II connector... To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu A few months back, in Current Notes, there was mention of an improved connector for Pc-Ditto II, that was supposed to keep a better grip (the board that clips onto the 68000). The thing was supposed to sell for $20 or so, and the article gave an address and phone number for the company. As the dang thing seems to come loose every time I move my computer, but works when I tighten the clips on the board, I'd like to order one of these replacements. Does anyone remember seeing what I'm talking about, or know the address for the company? I know that it was mentioned in one of this years issues, but that doesn't really narrow things down much, I'm afraid... Thanks, Andrew ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 15:00:10 GMT From: noao!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rpi!dinsmm@arizona.edu (Michael John Dinsmore) Subject: Printer - 1stWd To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu I have a slight problem whenever I try printing something when I use 1st Word. It form feeds a page of paper before it starts printing, and therefore wastes a lot of paper unnecessarily. I am using a Epson LX-800 printer but am using a Epson LX-80 printer driver for 1st Word. I tried looking at the printer driver file but cannot seem to find where it messes up. If anyone else uses this setup or know how to correct it, could you send me a message or post it? ____ /\/\ \MD/ / \ike "You can twist perceptions, reality won't budge." \/ dinsmm@rpi.edu - Neil Peart, RUSH ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 16:43:19 GMT From: noao!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!utgpu!watserv1!watdragon!rose.waterloo.edu!cjherborth @arizona.edu (Chris Herborth) Subject: Problems upgrading to 4M (was Re: SIMMS from a Mac SE into an ST?) To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <1991Sep21.030908.985@cs.sfu.ca> wolfgang@cs.sfu.ca (Wolfgang Jung) writes: }My feeling of this is that you NEED (i never read you did) to remove or }at least deactivate the 256K Chips , which normaly reside in BANK 0 }In the case you forgot that, the hardware gets into VERY big Trouble when }reading from the rams at an Address greater than 512K. If you leave the }HIGH Address line unconnected (MAD10 i think) the system reads and writes }into the same bytes, which shouldn't make any Problems. } That is the one thing we didn't do... I wouldn't let him take out the chips until we had the SIMMs working... BUT, I don't think it makes a difference, really... In bank 1, my Z*RAM was used instead of the chips (which were only taken out about a week before we tried to set up the SIMMs) for at least 6 months... And the SIMMs are working fine as his bank 1 with the original chips still installed... Hmmm, maybe we should borrow some SIMMs and try that... ---------------=============================================--------------- Chris Herborth cjherborth@rose.waterloo.edu 3B Hons English RPW cjherborth@lotus.waterloo.edu Disclaimer: This is your brain: "*" This is your brain on USENET: "."... ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 14:39:10 GMT From: noao!ncar!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!cs.umn.edu!thelake!steve @arizona.edu (Steve Yelvington) Subject: Problems upgrading to 4M (was SIMMS from a Mac SE into an ST?) To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu [In article <1991Sep21.030908.985@cs.sfu.ca>, wolfgang@cs.sfu.ca (Wolfgang Jung) writes ... ] > My feeling of this is that you NEED (i never read you did) to remove or > at least deactivate the 256K Chips , which normaly reside in BANK 0 > In the case you forgot that, the hardware gets into VERY big Trouble when > reading from the rams at an Address greater than 512K. If you leave the > HIGH Address line unconnected (MAD10 i think) the system reads and writes > into the same bytes, which shouldn't make any Problems. How do you do this (temporarily)? I have an old nearly-original 520 (with modulator, without floppy) that has a half-populated Tech Specialties piggyback board. I'd like to bring it up to 4MB, since chips are practically free these days, but to do so I need to disable bank 0. I'd like to do that without having to get a bunch of chips desoldered -- in case it doesn't work and I have to restore the original setup. ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 01:20:15 GMT From: bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!isgate!krafla!adamd@ucbvax.berkeley.edu (Adam David) Subject: Question about SST board from GBS To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In <1991Sep18.133049.571@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dhbutler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David Butler) writes: [comparing Mega ST to the "old" Mega] >Also, the compatibility seems >to be extremely poor. Virtually none of the demos, and a couple of applications >crashed and burned in the Mega STe, even with the cache turned off and running >at 8mhz. All these same programs work fine with AdSpeed. Well, since demos are often hacked directly to the hardware, this isn't exactly surprising. The STE does have more capable video hardware, which incidentally happens to fall over some unfortunate code that depends on the older hardware. Some applications inevitably break with an upgrade to the OS. Either the application will be fixed, or you could install an older OS version from disk (or by using a ROMswitch) for braindead compatibility. -- Adam David. (adamd@rhi.hi.is) ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 15:27:43 GMT From: arizona.edu!cerritos.edu!orion.oac.uci.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!milano!cactus.org! covert@arizona.edu (Richard Covert) Subject: ST Magazines (was Re: More Lies From Atari?) To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <1991Sep22.062314.9970seitz@netcom.COM> seitz@netcom.COM (Matthew Seitz) writes: >In article <9411@cactus.org> covert@cactus.org (Richard Covert) writes: >>((((((( But NO ST/TT magazines becuase ALL of the USA ST magazines >> are DEAD DEAD DEAD!! And have the Tramiels EVER advertised? >> So don't believe this rumor either!! >>))))))) > >No, SOME of the USA ST magazines are ALIVE, ALIVE, ALIVE!!! I hold in my hands >the Septemver 1991 issues of CURRENT NOTES and ATARI USER, and the August 1991 >issue of ST INFORMER (along with a renewal request card). >-- > Matthew Seitz > seitz@netcom.com The rags you mentioned are the standard examples give by all Atari Apologists (AA) (TM by Covert)!! And while they are all good mags, they are NOT glossy nationally distributed mags which show up in the big bookstores. they are rags which you have to hunt to find. SO, novice Atarians wouldn't even know about them. And someone who is just deciding which type of computer wouldn't even know about them at all. So, I don't count those as true mags. The are more hobbyist mags then real commerical mags. As yourself this: Do any of them PAY for articles? If the answer is NO (which I am certain is the case) they they are not commerical magfazines but would be better classified as FANZINES!!. Now, I just bought the Summer 1991 issue of ATARI EXPLORER which is sold in at least my local WALDENBOOKS bookstore. But since it is published by Atari Corporation don't look to see any controversial articles in it. A captive magazine (like AE) is controlled, and in this case the TRAMIEL TRIO would never allow anything negative to be published in it. That would be like buying a magazine published by General Motors, you have wonder how impartial it would be? and speaking of CURRENT NOTES, what did you think of Bill Yerger's Hiostory of the Atari ST? I thought that Bill really exposed Atari's inner workings for all to see!! Bill probably made a few enemies with his articles!! I don't supopse you would ever his articles in a fair and impartial magazine like ATARI EXPLORER :-) -- Richard E. Covert covert@cactus.org CACTUS ..!cs.utexas.edu!cactus.org!covert ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 91 06:23:14 GMT From: noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!apple!netcomsv!seitz@arizona.edu (Matthew Seitz) Subject: ST Magazines (was Re: More Lies From Atari?) To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <9411@cactus.org> covert@cactus.org (Richard Covert) writes: >((((((( But NO ST/TT magazines becuase ALL of the USA ST magazines > are DEAD DEAD DEAD!! And have the Tramiels EVER advertised? > So don't believe this rumor either!! >))))))) No, SOME of the USA ST magazines are ALIVE, ALIVE, ALIVE!!! I hold in my hands the Septemver 1991 issues of CURRENT NOTES and ATARI USER, and the August 1991 issue of ST INFORMER (along with a renewal request card). -- Matthew Seitz seitz@netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 91 16:27:03 GMT From: noao!asuvax!cs.utexas.edu!utgpu!watserv1!watdragon!rose.waterloo.edu!cjherborth @arizona.edu (Chris Herborth) Subject: ULTIMATE ST SYSTEM FOR SALE (with additions)! To: Info-Atari16@naucse.cse.nau.edu In article <9459@cactus.org> covert@cactus.org (Richard Covert) writes: }In article <1991Sep20.144158.21003@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dhbutler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David Butler) writes: }>Serious ST system for sale: }> }>1) Mega 2+2 (4 megs) with: }> }> $1750 or best offer (ISAAC costs $600 alone) }> || || || - David Butler (dhbutler@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) } } }Just out of curiousity, why would anyone spend almost $1800 }on an old mega st? I mean it isn't even the Mega ST with the better }graphics? And for a few bucks more you could buy a color TT or }even better yet a color mac LC !! I guess you were unaware of the fact that the ISAAC board is a mondo hires colour card, eh? David's system isn't overpriced, and it is rather tempting, but I've got school to pay for... :-( ---------------=============================================--------------- Chris Herborth cjherborth@rose.waterloo.edu 3B Hons English RPW cjherborth@lotus.waterloo.edu Disclaimer: This is your brain: "*" This is your brain on USENET: "."... ------------------------------ End of Info-Atari16 Digest ******************************