85304 29-JAN 18:39 General Information cabrales From: TONYREED To: ALL Is it just me and my software or has anyone else had trouble doing ftp from cabrales (or any other site, ftm) when the file you're trying to "get" or the directory you're trying to cd to is upper-case? I have a feeling that Delphi converts everything to lower-case, which ain't appreciated in the rarified Unix world of the Internet See ya, Tony -*- 85305 29-JAN 20:46 General Information RE: cabrales (Re: Msg 85304) From: RICKMAC To: TONYREED The Internet FTP is case-sensitive, meaning if it is in UPPERCASE you must type it in uppercase :-). also try enclosing the path in quotes. i.e. "DIR/dir/filename". OK? Had to figure that one out when FTP didn't "get" a few files for me. -*- 85310 30-JAN 11:43 General Information RE: cabrales (Re: Msg 85305) From: TONYREED To: RICKMAC (NR) Aha -- quotes! I _was_ using the case of the target file; I kept getting a "no such file or directory" response, always lower-case. I'll try putting quotes around the file-path. Thanks for the reply, Tony. -*- End of Thread. -*- 85306 30-JAN 02:27 General Information RE: MM/1 ss cards (Re: Msg 85285) From: LARRYOLSON To: NIMITZ Ok, I'll get it out on Monday. I hate to think of someone out there waiting for their MM/1. I went through that ;-) larry -*- 85309 30-JAN 11:21 General Information RE: MM/1 buss cards (Re: Msg 85306) From: NIMITZ To: LARRYOLSON Thanks, Much Larry. Incor lied to me about what they had available, but I have a plan already to fix that, and this give me time - without missing my deadlines! David -*- 85335 31-JAN 02:35 General Information RE: MM/1 buss cards (Re: Msg 85309) From: LARRYOLSON To: NIMITZ Ok, no problem... larry -*- End of Thread. -*- 85307 30-JAN 10:24 OSK Applications ZIP du jour From: JEJONES To: ALL Well...there must be yet another version of ZIP floating around, because I have a .zip file that unzip doesn't work with. The unzip I have is edition #2, size 28712 bytes, CRC $35E711. Is there a newer version out there ie: $10C00 #68608 Init. data off: $C1C0 #49600 Data ref. off: $D58C #54668 Prog Mod, 68000 obj, Sharable -*- 85318 30-JAN 18:59 OSK Applications RE: ZIP du jour (Re: Msg 85308) From: JEJONES To: WRHAMBLEN > I think there is a later version in the databases. Ident -x unzip yields > the following:... Hmmm...I couldn't find that in the databases. Perhaps you got it elsewhere? *** posted w/InfoXpress 1.1 *** -*- 85322 30-JAN 21:31 OSK Applications RE: ZIP du jour (Re: Msg 85307) From: COLORSYSTEMS To: JEJONES You have the same version I have, and yes, there is a newer version out there, at least for DOS users there is. And the ZIP file you have was apparently zipped up with the new version. For some reason, they made the default format incompatable with all previous versions of PKZIP. I don't know if the original creator of UnZip has modified it to support the new format yet or not. I don't have it. Wish I did! ----aeasy test I can try? -Andy -*- End of Thread. -*- 85313 30-JAN 14:09 OSK Applications RE: Makpal_fix (Re: Msg 85278) From: JOELHEGBERG To: LARRYOLSON I also wish there was a way to stop the _ss_play function in mid-play, but it still doesn't prevent your program from doing other things while it's playing. Perhaps there's some way you can make your program only play parts of the sample (say 1 second each) strung together, so you could always stop the play within a second's time? (I don't know if this will work, as there may be noticeable glitches in the sound quality.) I agree also that Chris Hawks' SOUND program is wonderful! I like how things are shown on screen, and how the program works. I don't know the .IFF sound file format, and have yet to find someone who does. Mike Knudsen also wrote a sound recorder/player program (probably the first on the MM/1) called RECPLAYS (I believe), and that also saves files with the .IFF file extension, but the other sounr t this would be like using a sledge hammer to hang wall board. I would think that _ss_play() would be the place to put some added signal handleing. I can only hope that the keeper of Kwindow's is watching, and that maybe this problem will be addressed. As far as the IFF standards is concerned, maybe we should forget it, and look for a new standard that is being used and has specifications available. On another related subject, do you know anyone that is working on a program to play Midi files. I don't mean hooking a Midi keyboard up to the computer and outputing the data to the keyboard. I guess what I'm thinking of would be a program that would take a Midi file and build up the wave forms in memory and then send them to _ss_play(). Sounds easy ;-) Oh, well larry -*- 85339 31-JAN 03:11 OSK Applications RE: Makpal_fix (Re: Msg 85323) From: LARRYOLSON To: HAWKSOFT (NR) No plug, just a satisfied customer :-) Are you thinking of adding more features to Soundl oe, since Strack (ModJukeBox & StrMan) play those Amiga MOD files pretty nicely. -- Joel. -*- End of Thread. -*- 85316 30-JAN 14:44 OSK Applications nroff From: VAXELF To: ALL Does anyone know where I can get a copy of NROFF. I found one copy but it always gives me a OVERFLOW error. John D. -*- 85328 30-JAN 22:00 OSK Applications RE: nroff (Re: Msg 85316) From: WRHAMBLEN To: VAXELF There's a program called CAWF on the high-priced source that does nroffly things. Bud -*- End of Thread. -*- 85317 30-JAN 17:30 General Information MOTD From: LUCKYONE To: CBJ Carl, I just received the Nov./Dec. issue of the MOTD, and I think that it is shaping up to be a real nice newsletter. You and Joel keep up the good work. Howard Howard Luckey delphi LUCKYONE CIS 74746,3207 ********** By InfoXpress 1.01 of course! ********** -*- 85319 30-JAN 21:05 Telecom (6809) RE: Deh ey frustrating one! Wait for a couple minutes and still nothing! I've had nothing but problems with sprintnet at 9600 access to Delphi as of late. I have a choice of 2 numbers to use.. the local one won't sink with my modem 9 out of 10 tries, and the other works half the time. But today I got a Tymnet 9600 number and that works 100% with the same modem.. NO changes to the modem setup either! Soooo, the heck with sprintnet. I will say that I do have some static on the line, and I called my local baby bell about that. Trick here is: tell them you have a hearing aid and the noise is unbearable :) > Once I got directly into the VAX operating system though. Good thing it > is password protected, though I could get a directory (decided to log off > after that, just in case !). > At least you could of bumped up your procs priority - just a little . It just might of helped with those logins :)... John - johnbaer@delphi.com jbaer@pacs.pha.pa.us * hr no way around this. >My wife says, "Why can't it be simple like my computer at work >(messy-dos)?" She doesn't realize that someone else who know all about >MS-DOS has already done all the work, so that when she turns on the >computer, the hard-drive auto boots... I disagree with the contention that OS9 _requires_ user understanding and input to work. My daughter uses one of my COCO's all the time to play OS9 games with. She puts in the disk, types "DOS" and waits for the machine to boot. After bootup a menu is printed to each of the open windows which gives her a three letter name to type to start up a game. After that she does have to know how to play the game but her "use" of OS9 is entirely transparent to her. It's true that I had to create all the scripts and prepare the directories and etc. but THAT IS TRUE FOR ANY OPERATING SYSTEM. Even the, so-called, "user friendly" graphic interfaces like the Mac and Windows requires that someone who knows what they'rereffor the two systems in your situation requires some normalizing for difference in motivation. >The Wang VS is complex, but the utilities that go with it are so user >friendly for general operations that anyone can learn to keep a system going >within 60-90 days. Now that IS a system already in operation, but OS-9 >shouldn't be harder than a mini-computer to run! Until I got level II for my first COCO 3 I'd never used OS-9 except for Robot Oddessy but, since playing that game never requires any direct interaction with the opsys, I don't count it as 'using'. I, frankly, can't understand what the big deal is about learning this stuff. It didn't take me '60-90 days' to learn how to get a system going. It's true the manuals aren't up to the quality of, say, Apple's Macintosh manuals but then who, besides Apple, is? The level II manuals were pub- lished in 1986 - I didn't see many DOS systems with anything better then (actually, I didn't see _any_ DOS manuals I would considersIveen wondering about lately. 1) Has anyone gotten a version of LEX and YACC running on the CoCo III? I've been thinking that they could be used to generate a real 6309 C compiler. 2) Is there a version of the zoo archiver for the CoCo III? --Andy -*- 85340 31-JAN 05:23 General Information RE: Wish list (latest) (Re: Msg 85326) From: JEJONES To: BANANAMAN > Couple of things I've been wondering about lately. > 1) Has anyone gotten a version of LEX and YACC running on the CoCo III? > I've been thinking that they could be used to generate a real 6309 C > compiler. Actually, since those are programs that generate code, one could run them on an OSK machine and move the generated code over to a 6809 to compile. (A look over at the 68xxx versions shows flex and byacc running about 44-48K, so it might be possible to get them running on a 6809, though I'm not sure how much memory they use while running, so it may well be a tight fit.) *** posted w/Inf.m... David -*- 85353 31-JAN 20:16 General Information RE: Wish list (latest) (Re: Msg 85340) From: BANANAMAN To: JEJONES (NR) Thankx for the Info. Might be incentive to get a 68xxx box, but then that would pretty much take care of my desire to get a 6309 compiler then. Oh well. I've been thinking about playing around with Bison to see what I can do to it. Should be able to shave some code off, or split it up into a couple of executables. It'd be slow, but then so is my CoCo. :-) --Andy -*- End of Thread. -*- 85329 30-JAN 22:04 OSK Applications Gnu Chess From: WRHAMBLEN To: ALL I've received word from a couple of folks who couldn't get gnuchess to run on MM/1's. Gunchess _does_ run on a PT68K-4 (System IV). Has anyone succeeded it running gnuchess on an MM/1 or other system? Thanks. Bud -*- 85330 30-JAN 22:27 OSK Applications RE: Gnu Chess (Re: Msg 85329) From: RANDYKWILSON To: WRHAMBLEN I *adoeoes off and on here on occasion. Thanks. -*- 85355 31-JAN 20:27 General Information RE: 6551 problems (Re: Msg 85333) From: MITHELEN To: BOISY Glad ya got it working... Wish I could say the sam for the Sun memory board I've been trying to repair... 16 more chips to replace, before I start replaceing memory chips (144 of them!) I hope it doesn't come to that, my eyes are starting to go on me... I'll be blind if I end up havine to replace all them memory chips...! .lr -- Paul -*- 85358 31-JAN 21:13 General Information RE: 6551 problems (Re: Msg 85355) From: ISC To: MITHELEN Paul, going back over your work so far before you start replacing more chips. After extensive work, PC boards tend to contain cold solder joints, cracked land patterns etc. Good Luck and you are welcome to my two cents! Bill -*- 85366 31-JAN 23:39 General Information RE: 6551 problems (Re: Msg 85358) From: MITHELEN To: ISC (NR) WElp... Lb ht hard to > write, actually. Actually, it is very difficult to write. Bill Dickhaus, the author of InfoXpress, has spent a couple years perfecting it. The problem is all the different prompts and error messages you need to be expecting. Here is my standard blurb on InfoXpress: --------------------- InfoXpress is an program for automated access to Delphi and CIS. Once you setup the init file, you normally run InfoXpress from cron to call up Delphi and CIS in the middle of the night. It will download all you waiting email (even binaries) and then go into each forum you have specified (there can be many) and download all the messages there. When you get up in the morning, all your messages are waiting. You can then view them, and make replies. The replies are queued up and when InfoXpress logins in the next time, your replies are uploaded, and then InfoXpress goes and collects all the mail and forum messages again. There are lots of features in InfoXpress, including keeping a hiar getting it online of course). You then browse it like you do the messages and select the files you'd like to get. IX will then download them at the next session. The reason you don't see many bugs is because Steve Wegert is the beta tester. I swear, if there is a bug, Steve will find it. Steve is the same reason that Sterm is so solid. If you ever need someone to beta test your software, you can't find anyone better than Steve. /************* /\/\ark ************/ (uploaded with InfoXpress Ver 1.01) -*- 85356 31-JAN 20:29 Telecom (6809) RE: D-Lite (Re: Msg 85344) From: MITHELEN To: MARKGRIFFITH (NR) That sounds great Mark... I've never actually seen IX in action... Seems like whenever I go to fests... I never make it to 99% of the booths, and so I mist all them neet products getting demoed. -- Paul -*- 85370 1-FEB 01:01 Telecom (6809) RE: D-Lite (Re: Msg 85345) From: KSCALES To: MARKGRIFFITH (NR)twaI intended. Probably "upcoming" would have been better? > The reason you don't see many bugs is because Steve Wegert is the beta > tester. I swear, if there is a bug, Steve will find it. Steve is the > same reason that Sterm is so solid. If you ever need someone to beta > test your software, you can't find anyone better than Steve. Right. I've found that Colin McKay and Paul Fitch do a very good job, too. The thing that sets apart a good software tester isn't just finding the "bugs", but trying to use the software from the perspective of a customer (different configurations, different options, etc.), and providing feedback on how to make it better. Testing software doesn't mean "yes, I loaded it and it ran OK on my system"! A subject near to my heart. Ken Scales Manager, DMS International Test Evolution Bell Northern Research * The above opinions are those of the author, and do not necessariet All you need to do is put 'cron' in your startup file. No options, nothing, just the command 'cron&'. Let me know if you need some more help. /************* /\/\ark ************/ (uploaded with InfoXpress Ver 1.01) -*- 85350 31-JAN 19:59 OSK Applications RE: RUMOR (Re: Msg 85185) From: DAVGEORGE To: VAXELF From what I hear it is true. Microsoft attempted to buy out Microware back in 1986. The main reason was because Microware had a REAL-TIME operating system, and Microsoft was only MiSery-DOS. They didn't have Windows or anything back then. (I don't consider any version of Windows before 3.0 a usable product.) OH, actually Microsoft did have Xenix, but they never went anywhere with it other than Tandy 6000. SCO picked up Xenix (and still sells it) for Intel based systems, but now concentrates on Unix. Whoops, kinda got off the subject. -*- 85354 31-JAN 20:23 OSK Applications RE: RUMOR (Re: Msg 85350) Fe ofber optics. We got a notice Saturday, telling us that durning the next 3-4 months, that our area will be converted over and we could experience some interruption of service until the conversion is complete. John D. -*- 85372 1-FEB 05:39 OSK Applications RE: RUMOR (Re: Msg 85354) From: EDELMAR To: VAXELF (NR) John, Following is a brief summary of a recent bidder's meeting at Bell Atlantic re 'VIDEO DIAL TONE SERVICE' - their name for AT&T's VOD. Three manufacturers have been selected to provide TV set-top boxes - Philips, IBM and DiviCom. OS-9 is mandatory. GFX and sound should be done under RAVE. All box vendors must use Motorola's 68000 series micro- processors or a compatible chip. IBM will use the 68000 with plans to upgrade to their PowerPC 400 series as soon as they are available. (Motorola is developing its own separate PowerPC 300 series for this market). Philips will also be using the 68000 with an upgrade planned - no chip disclosed. lications RE: protocol (Re: Msg 85291) From: DAVGEORGE To: BKITT (NR) In one of the archives of RZ/SZ there is a document from Omen Technology discussing the Zmodem protocol. It is not as straight- forward as the X/Ymodem discussions in Serial Communications in C/C++, but might give you the info you need. If the document is not in RZ/SZ then look in the archive for XC. This is a Unix communications program where I have also found a paper on Zmodem. You will need to look in a Unix file area for this though. I don't know if it is on Delphi, I know it is on Compuserve. -*- 85359 31-JAN 21:39 Telecom (6809) Mac/OS9 Cable From: JANG To: ALL Wanted: Macintosh/CoCo OS-9 Savvy help. I want to transfer data between my CoCo-3 and My Macintosh. I would like to use my Mac as a terminal to access the 20Meg hard drive on my coco/OS-9 setup. Before I get to the software problem, I will need to build a null-modem cable. I doubt that there will be anything comme1 eal Information Microware on NPR From: MRGOOD To: ALL Did anyone hear the news story on Microware on National Public Radio today? It was interesting to hear Ken Kaplan on the radio. The story addressed Microware's small size and competition from Microsoft. Interesting stuff... Hugo -*- 85361 31-JAN 22:47 General Information RE: OS-9 Modules (Re: Msg 85144) From: NEALSTEWARD To: THETAURUS I think I saw Coco Sculptor selling for $79 in either the Underground or World of '68 micro's, but I'm not sure that was the coco version. I assume it must be, because OSK s/w costs much more! Originally it sold for about $600, and I "stole" it for $149 back then. I have release 1.14:6, but I think the last coco release was 1.14:7 which maintained source compatibility with the other platforms. -*- 85362 31-JAN 22:51 General Information RE: OS-9 Modules (Re: Msg 84823) From: NEALSTEWARD To: THETAURUS I started writing some of the Basic09 code toe oies of SCULPTOR version 1.14.6 which they are selling for $75.00. These are not compatible with the later versions of SCULPTOR. Ed Gresick - DELMAR CO -*- End of Thread. -*- 85363 31-JAN 23:09 Telecom (6809) RE: UUCP for CoCo (Re: Msg 85190) From: NEALSTEWARD To: MITHELEN Hey guys, I have a wife that LIKES it in the bedroom!!! (big grin) -*- 85368 31-JAN 23:47 General Information COCO Keyboard PIA From: JMOORFOOT To: ALL My 81001(?) keyboard i/f PIA has died. Is this a Motorola 6820 clone? Can it be replaced by a 6821? A Tandy replacement is not easy in Australia as we deal with InterTan (a Tandy offshoot). -*- 85371 1-FEB 05:28 General Information RE: COCO Keyboard PIA (Re: Msg 85368) From: COCOKIWI To: JMOORFOOT (NR) YEP! you can replace it with a 6821...put a socket in and plug one in! I had one go on me! a keyboard extention cord can zap it by static.I used a Rs..RS232 surge prot No more messages. FORUM>Reply, Add, Read, "?" or Exit>