[HEA]
    _____________________   ___                                   _
    |___   ______________| |   |                                 | |
        |  | _             |   |                                 | |
        |  || |            |   |                                 | |
        |  || |            |   |                                 | |
        |  || |            |   |   ____ _   _ _   _   ______     | |
        |  || |            |   |  / __ \ | | / \_/ \  | ___ \    | |
        |  || |__   ____   |   | / /  \  | |  /\ /\ \ | |  \ \   | |
        |  ||  _ \ |  _ \  |   | \ \__/  | | | |_|| | | |__/ /   | |
        |  || | | || |_||  |   |  \___/|_| |_|    |_| | ____/    |_|
        |  || | | || |__   |   |____________________  | |         _
        |__||_| |_|\____/  |________________________| | |        |_|
                                                      | |
         Lighting Your Apple II Path                  | |
                                                      |_|

-----------------------------------


                       >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


           THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online
           "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"


 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 The Lamp!            An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 8, No. 3
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
 Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson
 Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net
 Internet Email, Editor................................lyle@FoxValley.net
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                             March 15, 2005

HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
     Four Seasons of Wildflowers
     Skunk Cabbage
     The KansaFest Experience

A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
     Owner Found------------------------------------------------------[OFD]
     New Apple II Forum on Delphi-------------------------------------[NFD]
     Appleworks Speaks Spanish?---------------------------------------[ASP]
     Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D------------------------------[HAW]
     Another Release of Silvern Castle in the Works-------------------[SCR]
     Speculation on Mac Mini Mods-------------------------------------[MMM]
     SCSI Hard Drive Replacement--------------------------------------[HDR]
     Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1 Mailed------------------------------[JGS]
     Discussion of Silver Platter-------------------------------------[DSP]
     Jef Raskin Passes Away-------------------------------------------[JRP]
     Quick Help With Windows------------------------------------------[QHW]
     Podcast Apple II Radio Show?-------------------------------------[PRS]
     Public File Library Download Counter-----------------------------[LDC]
     Testers Needed For DiskMaker 8-----------------------------------[TDM]

ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL]
     An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
          To be Continued

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
     March 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available---------------------[MSA]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]
     No Letters to the Editor This Month
     An Invitation

KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5]
     KansasFest 2005 to be Held July 19-24th--------------------------[TBH]
     KansasFest Website-----------------------------------------------[KFW]

EXTRA INNINGS
     About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]


                                [*] [*] [*]

READING THE LAMP!   The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make
"""""""""""""""""   your reading easier.  To use this system, load this
issue into any word processor or text editor.  In the index you will find
something like:

EXTRA INNINGS
     About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN]

To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate
[INN].  There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA].



[OPN]-------------------------------
         HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER |
------------------------------------
From The Editor
"""""""""""""""
by Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>

                       Four Seasons of Wildflowers
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     High Above The Rock River we have observed several days of
unseasonably warm weather... there is an urge to begin another year of
observing wildflowers.  In Northern Illinois we have a wildflower that
begins to bloom in late Winter... so we literally have four seasons of
wildflowers.

                               Skunk Cabbage
                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     The time has come for our annual observation of the Skunk Cabbage.  An
afternoon trip to Skare Park is in order.  A half mile hike from the
parking lot leads us to a swampy area where abundant moisture and rich soil
encourage an abundance of plant growth.

     The Skunk Cabbage takes advantage of the fact that other plants have
not yet started growing.  A brown and purple structure, shaped somewhat
like a TePee, has emerged from the cold, wet earth.  Looking through a
triangular shaped 'door', we see a bulb-like structure bearing a multitude
of tiny flowers... protected from the cold nights by the outside 'TePee'.

     The strong, fetid odor of the plant has attracted flying insects...
they are going in and out of the 'door'... visiting the flowers... and
ensuring pollination.

     Before long the Skunk Cabbage will send up green leaves bearing some
resemblance to cabbage.  The leaves will produce the food material to be
stored in the roots that will insure the blooming cycle to be repeated next
year.  Then other plants will take their turn in this swampy area, towering
above the Skunk Cabbage.

     You can learn about Skunk Cabbage by reading and study of pictures...
but for the full experience you really need to see it yourself.

                         The KansasFest Experience
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     You can read about KFest... even see pictures... but for the full
experience you need to be there yourself.  Keep checking the KansasFest
website for news about registration.

KansasFest Website Is located here:   http://www.kfest.org

[EOA]



ASCII ART BEGINS
_________  _                     _                                      _
|__   __| | |                   | |                                    | |
   | |    | |                   | |                                    | |
   | |    | |___     ____       | |       _____   __ ___ _   _ _____   | |
   | |    | ___ \   / __ \      | |      /____ \  | v   v | | v ___ \  | |
   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |
   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|
   | |    | |  | | | |_____     | |____  | |__| | | || || | |  \___/ /  _
   |_|    |_|  |_| \______|     |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/  |_|
                                                            | |
                                                            | |
                                                            |_|

ASCII ART ENDS
[EOA]



[DAS]----------------------------------------------
DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 FORUM at Syndicomm.com  |
                                  (A2Central.com) |
---------------------------------------------------

by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[OFD]
OWNER FOUND
"""""""""""
EDITOR'S NOTE... This mystery was reported in the January issue by Ken:

Guys... you will NEVER believe what I found parked a block down from my
apartment - I barely could myself:

http://www.syndicomm.com/~kgagne/parked/

This picture was taken in Worcester, Massachusetts, the morning of Friday,
December 10th.

Anyone have any idea whose this is??

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 122)

>>>>>
"""""
EDITOR'S NOTE... Ken receives the solution to the mystery:

I received an email yesterday, excerpts of which follow:

"My apologies for not responding sooner, but I figure it's better to
respond late than not at all.  Perhaps you don't remember me, but
considering the effort you extended, I'm going to guess you do.  I'm the
guy with Toyota Prius with the license plate Apple II :)"

<snip!>

"I must confess I do not own an Apple II, nor have I ever, but I hold a
great admiration and respect for it.  My first computer was a Macintosh
128K, and I've been a mac guy ever since, cherishing the roots of the
company and the genius of Wozniak.

"So once again, I must thank you for making my day.  It's wonderful to see
people appreciate my license plate :)"

Amazing.  One mystery solved. :)

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 125)

>>>>>
"""""
What's amazing is that he has the plate without ever having even owned one!
:)
_________
  | homas

(TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 126)

>>>>>
"""""
My bet is that all the "Mac"-related plates were taken!  ;-) :-)

Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager

(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 127)
[EOA]


[NFD]
NEW Apple II FORUM ON DELPHI
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
There is a new Apple II forum on Delphi.

apple II internet

http://forums.delphiforums.com/apple2internet

Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>   Editor, _The Lamp!_
published monthly at:   http://lamp.a2central.com/

(LYLE, Cat 2, Top 6, Msg 129)
[EOA]


[ASP]
Appleworks SPEAKS SPANISH?
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
One of my favorite AppleWorks quirks: try grammar checking "not likely to",
and accept all suggested corrections.  The result will be "unliprobablyo".

I didn't know AppleWorks knew Spanish! :-)

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 9, Top 20, Msg 18)
[EOA]


[HAW]
Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Happy Anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D, which was released seven years ago
today!

Celebrate your love this Valentine's Day by blowing away some Nazis. :)

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 20)

>>>>>
"""""
Jeez... it's been that long?  Wow.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 21)

>>>>>
"""""
Sheppy,

Yup.  I remember I received the "Hey, It Crashes Bernie!" certificate after
its release at my first KFest, which was 1998. :)

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 14, Top 5, Msg 22)
[EOA]


[SCR]
ANOTHER RELEASE OF Silvern Castle IN THE WORKS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The next release of Silvern Castle will probably have a system to edit
character abilities, but unlike a character editor, will have a cost, such
as:

skill  sell  buy
< 10     --   01
10       01   02
11       02   03
12       03   04
13       04   05
14       05   06
15       06   08
16       08   10
17       10   13
18       13   16
19       99   20
20       99   25
21       99   30

You can't reduce any ability below 9.

I think this is a good compromise between a character editor and still
allowing you to customize your character for the skills most needed.

What does everybody think?

-Jeff

(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 144)

>>>>>
"""""
Ok, the sell/buy points for abilities 19-21 are swapped.

(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 145)

>>>>>
"""""
That sounds really cool, Jeff.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 146)

>>>>>
"""""
I think that's a great idea :-)

Ryan
Chief Sysop

(A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 147)
[EOA]


[MMM]
SPECULATION ON Mac Mini MODS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Anybody game enough to rip out the guts of a IIgs and stick inside a Mac
Mini (I bet there would be space to also hold the power supply)?  The front
can even be cut to include a CD-ROM drive slot to have a look of a Mark
Twain style IIgs.  Add KEGS and call it a IIgs that can run Mac software.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 5)

>>>>>
"""""
Mightn't heat dissipation be an issue there?  Unless you're also expecting
to rip the guts out of the mini.
_________
  | homas

(TCOMPTER, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 6)

>>>>>
"""""
Leave the GS alone. Just stuff the mini into the 5B< Drive enclosure. The
big floppys are all rotting anyway.

Duck . . .

(DAVEJ, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 7)

>>>>>
"""""
The nice thing about a GS enclosure is that the power supply could be
stored inside with the Mini--no external brick to trip over.  And the top
of the IIgs case could hold a LCD monitor.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 17, Top 1, Msg 8)
[EOA]


[HDR]
SCSI HARD DRIVE REPLACEMENT
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I need to replace my failing Quantum ProDrive ELS 50pin SCSI hard drive.

Does anyone know if any SCSI drive will work with my RamFAST v3.01e, or do
I need to look for specific models?

Jameco Electronics has a 9GB ultra-wide SCSI drive w/80pin connector for
only $25 (manuf varies: Seagate, WDC, etc).

I've seen 80-50pin SCSI adaptors.  Is this all I need to make it work?  For
$25, I don't see how I can go wrong.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff Fink

(FINKSTERJ, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 37)

>>>>>
"""""
You don't want a drive with an SCA connector.  You need to be able to set
the SCSI ID for the device.

In terms of an adaptor, do you have space in your enclosure to add an
adaptor?  You also have to make sure that the height of a new drive will
fit inside your enclosure.

Also, the RamFAST does not support SCSI arbitration (the RamFAST itself
does not have SCSI ID).  While apparently this is not an issue for many
drives, there are some which will not operate without it.  Drive
manufacturers assume the host supports arbitration, even if it doesn't ever
get used--you are not going to find any information if a drive requires
arbitration or not.

The RamFAST should be considered a broken product due to the lack of this
support (I have a RamFAST so I'm allowed to say that :).  The Apple SCSI
card was designed with the SCSI specs in mind and doesn't have the
arbitration limitation.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 19, Top 11, Msg 39)
[EOA]


[JGS]
Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1 Mailed
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I understand shipping is imminent on Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 1.

I will be putting my own renewal in sometime in the next 36 hours.

I'd suggest everyone do the same to keep me (and Ken Gagne, among others)
off the streets.

Ryan
Chief Sysop, A2 on Syndicomm
Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS

(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 649)

>>>>>
"""""
The magazine has now been mailed to all subscribers.  Enjoy!

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 652)
[EOA]


[DSP]
DISCUSSION OF Silver Platter
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
If there is any concerns about the operation of the LanceGS Link Layer
based on my patches, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 2)

>>>>>
"""""
Your patches don't seem to affect the issues we see with Silver Platter
operating through a firewall hole over the Internet.

We see problems with spurious packets being generated, system performance
tanking, and other odd problems -- but only when Silver Platter is accessed
from outside the LAN.  The problem doesn't go away if you stop Silver
Platter, but if you disconnect Marinetti, everything clears back up again.
It's really very interesting.

But everything works great as long as you only access your IIgs from inside
your LAN.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 3)

>>>>>
"""""
Eric or Kelvin,

Could you post a little more details about HOW Silver Platter is used, and
what the system requirements are?  For instance:

Does it require Marinetti?
Does it REQUIRE a LanceGS?
If not, what kind of connection WILL it work with?
How would one set it up, with cabling, etc?

Of course, if, as I suspect, there will be an all-inclusive article about
it in the next JuicedGS, you needn't repeat it all here, but I'm intrigued
by this, and would like to know if it's something I can use.
_________
  | homas

P.S.  Are LanceGS's even available anymore?

(TCOMPTER, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 4)

>>>>>
"""""
Silver Platter requires Marinetti (version 3 beta).  The recommended setup
is with a LANceGS and for intranet usage only (that's how I use it).  MacIP
seems to be hit or miss.  I wasn't able to test PPP (my ISP doesn't seem to
like Marinetti), but PPPing or SLIPing into a linux box on an intranet
might work.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 5)

>>>>>
"""""
It should be noted that the only packet type which the LanceGS Link Layer
generates completely independent of Marinetti is ARP (request and reply).

I know what my patches are doing at the ARP level--if you are tracing
packets at the MAC level and see weirdness with ARP, I can assist to
determine if a solution can be put in place in the link layer. It should be
noted that ARP should really be separate module placed between the
Marinetti Link Layer and the LanceGS hardware driver. Unfortunately, the
LanceGS Link Layer is performing both functions, severely limiting its
overall capabilities.

I won't be able to assist if you are getting weird IP packets since that
would be generated by Marinetti.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 6)

>>>>>
"""""
They're IP packets that are getting generated.  I'm almost certain they're
coming from Marinetti, although I can't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 37, Msg 7)
[EOA]


[JRP]
Jef Raskin PASSES AWAY
""""""""""""""""""""""
With the untimely demise of Jef Raskin, I happened to run across his Web
site at:

http://jef.raskincenter.org/home/index.html .

I found a wealth of information about user interfaces at
http://jef.raskincenter.org/unpublished/widgets_of_the_week.html .

This is one of the true geniuses who have paved the path to how we use
computers today.  His site covers more than just Human Interface
designs--if you have the time, check out what else he has to say.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 59, Top 27, Msg 1)
[EOA]


[QHW]
QUICK HELP WITH WINDOWS
"""""""""""""""""""""""
I have my Windows XP system set to launch several programs at startup. Is
there a way to temporarily bypass this routine - a sort of Windows
equivalent of a shift-boot, perhaps?

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 31)

>>>>>
"""""
Windows can be set to launch programs at startup in a number of different
ways.

To bypass programs launched by having a shortcut in the Programs\Startup
folder in the Start menu, you...

...wait for it...

...hold down the Shift key before the desktop starts! (Sound familiar?)
:-)

There's no simple way to suppress programs launched via entries in the
registry - as most are these days!  :-(

My personal favorite tool for seeing what will get launched at startup
(from all the various sources), and for modifying the active/inactive
status of the items, is a freeware Control Panel imaginatively named
"Startup Control Panel"    (<http://www.mlin.net>).

The only thing it doesn't do is saved configuration "sets", but in my case
I normally want everything always started or always stopped. I have nothing
I want started "sometimes".

Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager

(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 25, Msg 32)
[EOA]


[PRS]
Podcast Apple II Radio Show?
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
What do people think of the idea of a weekly podcast Apple II radio show?

Ryan
Chief Sysop

(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 519)

>>>>>
"""""
What is a podcast radio show?

Lyle Syverson <lyle@FoxValley.net>   Editor, _The Lamp!_
published monthly at:   http://lamp.a2central.com/

(LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 520)

>>>>>
"""""
Podcasting: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

Basically, you can download a mp3 of people talking and listen at your
leisure.

Is there enough things to talk about that don't need a video/visual
accompaniment?  Do you expect that people will write in questions and give
answers via a podcast?  Are you planning to charge for this service
(existing commercial communications exist with forums on Syndicomm,
articles in Juiced.GS, and presentations at KFest)?

Did you want to expand the idea to have video, or would that infringe too
closely on KFest DVDs?

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 521)

>>>>>
"""""
Geoff,

At this point, it's only an idea.  It's clear it wouldn't be a charged for
service, at least as I see it (would anyone pay to hear me talk?  I don't
think so ;-).  I have a couple other Apple II projects to work on in the
meantime, and I also don't have all the equipment to do a show yet, but
I've considered ways to do an Apple II radio show for a long time, and it
might finally be there.

Video would be out of the question :)

Ryan
Chief Sysop

(A2.RYAN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 524)

>>>>>
"""""
I like the idea of a podcast.  Very much.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 522)

>>>>>
"""""
Sounds interesting.. I'd listen or Watch...

(TECHNERD, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 523)

>>>>>
"""""
It would definitely be interesting:)  I listen to the Gamesome Mac at
http://www.macradio.com  This is basically a weekly live show with a one
cool additional feature.  There is also a live iChat (or AIM chat) running
at the same time.

Regardless of how it is done, it would be worth a listen.

Dain

(A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 525)
[EOA]


[LDC]
Public File Library Download Counter
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The public file library at A2Central.com lists a download counter.  Is this
counter really valid?

For the last couple of months I've been watching Silvern Castle v8.2 vie
with Hypercard Disk 6 in the site statistics, and while it is heartening to
believe over 500 people have downloaded my program, I found it hard to
believe there is really a continuing demand for Hypercard Disk 6 (or SCv8.2
for that matter), which really makes me question whether or not the
download counter means anything.

Any syndicomm gurus able to shed some light on the download counter.

Jeff

(FINKSTERJ, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 37)

>>>>>
"""""
As far as I know, that counter is legitimate.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 38)

>>>>>
"""""
Perhaps google, yahoo, and other spiders are skewing the results?

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 39)

>>>>>
"""""
That's possible; spiders could certainly do that.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                  http://www.syndicomm.com
                     Building communities, bit by bit.

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 18, Msg 40)
[EOA]


[TDM]
Testers Needed For DiskMaker 8
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Last June I decided to do an 8-bit version of Sheppy's DiskMaker program.
Sheppy's DiskMaker is a GSOS application for making disks from disk images
that are widely available over the Internet.  It has an easy to use
interface that supports a wide variety of image formats.  My objective is
to bring as many of DiskMaker's features over to the 8-bit world including
an optional mouse driven interface as DiskMaker 8.

Since that time I've been working slowly but steadily releasing two
developers prototypes to Sheppy for his approval.  Now I'm at the point
where I have implemented most of the features and need a small group of
testers.

If you would like to help me out, send an e-mail to mark@syndicomm.com and
I'll send you DiskMaker 8 v1.0d3.  There are only two small features yet to
be implemented but otherwise is pretty much ready for beta.

Known Bugs:

- Selecting the "Open" button while sitting in an empty directory results
in a long series of MLI error messages being displayed.  Ooooppps!

 Mark Percival - Apprentice
 Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11
 The Apple ][ Fanatic and Wednesday Night RTC Host
 "Midweek Madness!" from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific Time

(MARK, Cat 20, Top 22, Msg 1)
[EOA]



[ITL]------------------------
      ILLUMINATING THE LAMP |
-----------------------------

An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To be Continued
"""""""""""""""
Note from October 2004 issue:

      I'll say goodbye for now, but I'm not fading away as I did in 1995.
I'll return some time next year to do another couple of Illuminating The
Lamp columns for 2003 and 2004.

Steven Weyhrich
a2history@syndicomm.com
http://apple2history.org
[EOA]



[ANS]-------------------------------
      ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |
------------------------------------

by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[TSU]
TO SIGN UP FOR SYNDICOMM ONLINE
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Please visit our web site at http://www.syndicomm.com for information or to
sign up!

(Logon message)
[EOA]


[MSA]
March 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The March 2005 (Volume 4, Number 3) issue of Syndicommotion has been
emailed to subscribers.  The HTML edition can be found online at the
following URL:

http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n3.html

or by selecting menu option #1 from Page 155 on Syndicomm Online (type
"m155;1" without the quotes at any menu prompt).

-Ken Gagne
Editor, Syndicommotion

(KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 29)
[EOA]



[LTE]-------------------------------
             LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
------------------------------------

NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH
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The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.
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AN INVITATION
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Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the
Apple II computers.

Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, Editor <lyle@FoxValley.net>

The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted.

The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers
unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_.
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[TBH]
KansasFest 2005 to be Held JULY 19-24th
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Mark your calendar and start saving some money.


[KFW]
KansasFest Website
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Is located here:   http://www.kfest.org
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About The Lamp!   The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on
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This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
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