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

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

 
                       >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<<
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
              THE LAMP SALUTES:  APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 1999

             AND THE BEST OF THE A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS
           "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"

 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 The Lamp!            An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 3, No. 1
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
 Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson
 Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net
 Internet Mail, Editor.................................lyle837@delphi.com
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                           January 15, 2000


OPENING PITCH
     Changes -------------------------------------------------------- [OPN]

THE INNINGS
     Prosel 8 Solution------------------------------------------------[RST]
     Handyman's Chip Puller-------------------------------------------[HCP]
     Christmas Present------------------------------------------------[PST]
     SGA For Spectrum?------------------------------------------------[SGA]
     The Lone Ranger?-------------------------------------------------[TLR]
     Sweet16 1.3------------------------------------------------------[SWT]
     Bird Lays Egg!---------------------------------------------------[BLE]
     Juiced.GS January 2000 Edition-----------------------------------[JCD]
     Imagemaker 1.2---------------------------------------------------[IMG]
     Bernie 2.6 Available---------------------------------------------[BER]
     Bernie... Now a Choice of Downloads------------------------------[CHC]

OUT OF TOWN GAME
     Great Vacation Opportunity---------------------------------------[GVO]

THE FRONT OFFICE
     Programing Utilities Y2K OK?-------------------------------------[PUT]

THE LAMP SALUTES
     APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 1999-------------------------------------- [TLS]

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]------------------------------
                     OPENING PITCH |
-----------------------------------
From The Editor
"""""""""""""""
by Lyle Syverson
  [lyle837@delphi.com]

                                  Changes
                                  ~~~~~~~

     One of the sure things in life is that changes will occur.  The time
has come for a new editor of _The Lamp!_.  Ryan has done a great job as
editor... It will be a challenge to follow in his footsteps.

     One of the changes in my life this past year was retirement as of
July 1.  This freed up some time for new activities.  Serving as editor of
this publication is one of those new ventures.

     I went online with GEnie just before Talk is Cheap v4 was published.
Much of what I know about the Apple II's was learned there.  I left when
the price went through the roof and it became Genie.  I then joined
Compuserve and stayed until the forums no longer had text access.
I joined Delphi soon after the new A2 area was formed.

     I have a IIgs with a Focus 80 HD, ZipGS 9/64, 3 floppy drives, a 33.6
modem, a DeskJet 420 printer, and an Imagewritter II printer.  I also have
another working IIgs in the closet to serve as spare parts.

                                [*] [*] [*]

     Changes... 'Its Never Too Late to Learn'.  Let me share true stories
about two of my neighbors.  Their names have been changed to protect their
identity.

     Tom bought himself a present for his 85th birthday... his first
computer!  Paid $900 for it.  He soon offered to sell it for $600.  When
asked why he wanted to sell he said he could not figure out how to use it.
What fun it was spending an evening with him showing him the basics.  He is
now wandering all over the WWW and exchanging email with his children.

     Then there is Lucy.  She is 79 and indicated that she is interested in
having a computer.  But she has very little extra money.  Perhaps we might
be able to find an Apple II for her.
[EOA]


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

ASCII ART ENDS


[EOA]
[OPN]------------------------------
     A FUNNY THING HAPPENED. . . . |
-----------------------------------
Checking out A2 on Delphi
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
by Lyle Syverson
  [lyle837@delphi.com]


[RST]
RESTORING FROM PROSEL 8 TO A DIFFERENT SIZE DRIVE    Hello all!
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

I really need help. Someone reading this forum has the answer to my
problem. I know I'm not the only person ever to have a hard drive fail, so
please help me.

I have an Apple //gs system with 120Meg HD and I have been using ProSel-8
BACKUP to back up the HD to 800k floppies.

A while ago, I had to send the HD in for repair. The shop replaced the
mechanism with a new one. Now, the ProSel-8 RESTORE program refuses to
restore my HD from backup. It gives an error something like "Wrong Volume
Size".

I had the original HD divided into 4 partitions, with 3 being equal sized
and one odd sized part to make up the fractional remainder of the physical
HD size.

I conclude that the new HD mechanism is actually a couple MBytes (or
fraction thereof) larger than the original mechanism. The solution should
be to make four partitions on the new HD exactly the same size as the
partitions from which the backup was made. Unfortunately, I have no way of
knowing the actual size (in K) of the partitions of my original HD.

It seems that BACKUP must store VOLUME SIZE of the original volume
somewhere on the first disk of the backup set, for purposes of making the
comparison. I could use a block editor to read the original VOLUME SIZE
from this disk, if only I knew where it was stored.

I desperately need to get my Apple //gs back up and running. I think I'll
die if I loose all that data!

I'll be checking back to this message area for responses periodically, but
you can reach me faster by email (address in signature)

*** PLEASE HELP! ***

+---------------------------------------------------+
! Professor Dredd  <mailto:profdredd@my-deja.com>   !
! Conquering the universe 8 bits at a time          !
+---------------------------------------------------+

(PROFDREDD, 27616, GO COM A2)


>>>>>      I put this in an E-Mail but thought it might be appropriate here
"""""      too:

You are right that you need to backup to exactly the correct size
partition. I suggest you call Glen Bredon, the programmer, and plead your
case. Remember that he is a retired Math Professor and now lives in the
Central California Mountains and may be a little hard to reach.

His phone number is 209-877-2993

After you get back up and running, I suggest you upgrade to the IIgs
version of ProSel, ProSel-16, which has a better BACKUP and RESTORE
program. Its in the Public Domain, but we both provide disks and manuals
for a small fee. Since you will be on his time, if you think this is a good
suggestion, ask Glen for copies. We both provide the manual for $10 and
postage; a disk with the ProSel-16 on it is $10 from me, but I don't know
what he will ask. Its cheap at half the price because ProSel-16 was a $90
utility set in its heyday.

Good Luck; I know Glen can help. Now, to go read the other responses.

Chuck Newby
Charlie's AppleSeeds

(APPLESEEDS, 27672, GO COM A2)


>>>>>   I already answered this by email about a week ago. The volume size
"""""   of the existing volume is on block 2 at byte $29,2a. The volume
size when backed up is on the first backup disk on block 1 byte $40,41. You
must take the latter and change the present size (block 2 byte $29,2a) to
the old size (but if the sizes are very different you may have to
repartition to get them close or there could be problems). At this point
the restore should be accepted, after which you should change the volume
size back to its former value (the value found after the HD was fixed).
Then you should run Mr. Fixit on the volume to clean up a couple of
details. If this is too hard or confusing, you can call me and I will step
you through it (559) 877-2993 (please no other calls).

Incidently the backup in ProSel-16 does not have this problem, it cares not
what the volume size is, only the old ProSel-8 backup is finicky this way
because it is an image backup.

(27674, BREDON, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[HCP]
HANDYMAN'S CHIP PULLER      Since Duct tape doesn't work here, I use the
""""""""""""""""""""""      Other handyman's friend, a paper clip.
Straighten a sturdy one and bend it in the middle in a curve that leaves
the ends parallel and even, and a bit farther apart than the diagonal width
of the chip. Then bend the ends (just a millimeter because more won't fit)
towards each other. Make sure the bends are at least 90 degrees, (a bit
more is desirable) and insert in the corners of the socket that have room
for them. Press the sides of your puller together just enough to put your
hooks under the chip, and pull. Have someone watch where the chip goes, so
you can recover it. Or design something to catch it before it gets away,
possibly using duct tape.

 Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun 19 Dec 99 8:37:41 pm
 cknoblo@novia.net - Via Spectrum v2.2 & Crock O' Gold v3.2
 Y][Kfest, July 26-30, 2000 - 220 days till Y][Kfest
 Using Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.

(CKNOBLO, 27885, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[PST]
CHRISTMAS PRESENT      Just uploaded 4 virtual disk images to the Bernie ][
"""""""""""""""""      the Rescue Web site (will take some time to appear).
They are:
1. ProSel-16 disk with 3 minor bug fixes!
2. Full docs for above.
3. DosMaster (DOS 3.3 on ProDOS, hence now on a Mac, even giving you
   Integer Basic there).
4. ProCMD (a ProDOS BASIC added command package circa 1985).

Regard it as my Christmas card to everyone.

Incidently, both Charlie and I still have lots of printed ProSel-16 manuals
that we'd like to get rid of for a small S&H fee of $14. (Everything else
is public domain and free - disregard any copyright notices and requests
for $.)

(BREDON, 27985, GO COM A2)


>>>>>   Glen,  Well folks, now that's a Christmas gift!
"""""
I'm currently not at home and thus unable to upload them before tonight,
but will do so asap.

Glen, thanks a lot for this!

- henrik
Henrik Woof Gudat

woof woof

(GUDATH, 27987, GO COM A2)


>>>>>   The files are now on air:
"""""
{<http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/Parts/glenbredon.html>
http://www.magnet.ch/emutech/Download/Parts/glenbredon.html}

I only had time to put up a bare minimum of information.

My special thanks go to Glen Bredon for sharing his essential software
titles with everyone!

Henrik Woof Gudat

woof woof

(GUDATH, 28003, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[SGA]
SGA IN THE FUTURE FOR SPECTRUM TELNET?     Using Spectrum 2.2 to telnet to
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""    'rworld.com' brings this message:
=-=-=
SGA not supported!
Your Telnet client at 206.230.95.132 is not compatible with this service
because the client does not support the SGA feature (supress go-ahead).
=-=-=

Will Spectrum support the SGA feature at some time in the future?

Lyle Syverson

(LYLE837, 28396, GO COM A2)

>>>>>   'Supress Go Ahead' could be a minefield to impliment, and also
"""""    could be simply one of the many minefields that await some of the
fancy Telnet implementations on custom hosts.

I have no plans at this stage to support it in Spectrum.

This is a clip from the relevant Telnet RFC:

'Other shortcomings are that the Telnet specification is not rich enough to
handle all of the special characters that some of the current operating
systems support. For example, the ECHO/SGA implementation supports two ways
of interrupting a process, by borrowing the BRK option for the second
interrupt. Some implementations have taken the EOR option to send an
End-Of-File. Obviously, this is using things for which they were not
intended, and the correct solution would be to define new options.'

 Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Thu 6 Jan 2000 - 202 days till Y2KFest
 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum 2.2 & Crock O' Gold 3.2
 Bernie ][ the Rescue 2.5.1 woofing at 55Mhz on a G3/350
 http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ewannop/

(EWANNOP, 28412, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[TLR]
THE LONE RANGER?              Ryan,
""""""""""""""""
I will check out the msg 26872. You should be called "Lone Ranger" because
you come to the rescue all the time for me.

                              Mack.

(MACKDUNCAN, 27652, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[BSK]
THE BERNIE ][ THE RESCUE STARTER KIT CD ROM  can now be ordered online via
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""  the Internet and paid for by
                                             credit card.
http://order.kagi.com/?zs3

Joe Kohn

(JOE_KOHN, 28198, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[SWT]
SWEET16 1.3 NOW AVAILABLE      Sweet16 1.3 is now available for download!
"""""""""""""""""""""""""      Grab it and enjoy! If you're already a
registered Sweet16 user, this is a free update.

Before we get to the list of new features and bug fixes, here are the
download links:

PowerPC version: <ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/beos/Sweet16_ppc_1.3.zip>
Intel version: <ftp://ftp.sheppyware.net/pub/beos/Sweet16_x86_1.3.zip>

These require BeOS Release 4.5.2.

OK, here are the interesting new features:

o Added support for emulating the modem and printer ports using any
BeOS-supported serial hardware. In addition, you can configure Sweet16 to
emulate serial connections using a TCP/IP network connection. This lets you
telnet to remote sites. Please read the documentation carefully, this is an
experimental feature and is a little tricky. No, this doesn't mean you can
do Marinetti over Ethernet.

o Added a new option to the Disks preference panel: "Really Eject Physical
Disks". If this is enabled, ejecting a physical disk will cause the disk to
actually eject, if it's a removable disk. This works for floppies on Power
Mac systems, and for CD-ROMs on most systems.

o Completely replaced the Mount Physical Disk window to be more friendly
and informational. Disks are listed by device name, file system, and volume
name. Sweet16 identifies ProDOS drives or partitions and lists them as
such. You can also mount multiple disks at once, instead of just one at a
time.

o Added the ability to mount any partition from a multi-partition or
multi-session disk (including hard disks, Zip disks, and CD-ROMs). The only
restrictions are that partitions must be 4 GB or less, and that the disk
was formatted in either standard Intel format or in standard Apple format.
Drives partitioned using a RamFAST card will not work; however, drives
partitioned using an Apple High-Speed SCSI card will.

o Added the Video preference panel; currently, the only option is to sync
to the monitor's real VBL signal in full-screen mode. This can make some
games run better; however, currently Sweet16 assumes that your monitor
defaults to 60 Hz in full-screen mode (which is almost always true under
BeOS).

o Rewrote the video recording code to be more efficient. It's still very
slow, but it's getting better. It can use a lot of memory now though.

o Added the Enhanced Stereo option; this provides better sound quality when
using headphones.

o Added options to the Joystick panel to let you reverse the X and/or Y
axes of the stick, in case you have a funny joystick.

o The disk activity light now flashes red for writing, green for reading,
in the Mounted Disks window.

o Revamped user interface for creating new disk images.

o BeOS MIME types are now added to disk images, and images are primarily
identified by type; you no longer need to add extensions to filenames to
let Sweet16 know the file's type.

o Added a 1.44 MB floppy disk image size to the Create Disk Image size
list.

o Added a Recent Disks submenu to the File menu, listing the 10
most-recently used disk images. Selecting one will attempt to mount it.

o Added the "Save Disk Batchfile" option to the Mounted Disks window's
contextual menu. This lets you save the currently- mounted disks into a
batch file; you can then mount the same group of disks later by simply
opening the batch file. You can, optionally, attach your current
preferences to the batch file -- if you do, your preferences will be
changed to match when you open the batch file.

o Added the Switch ROM submenu; you can now switch between ROM 01 and ROM 3
(if you have them both installed). Separate BRAM files are kept for each
ROM version.

o Added the ability to recognize disk image files on HFS disks using the
Mac OS file type information.

o Added the new Eject All Disks option.

o Added the Automatically Pause When Minimized option to me CPU preference
panel. Due to a BeOS bug, however, the emulator doesn't automatically
resume when no longer minimized.

o All-new About box, including buttons to visit the Sweet16 web site,
register Sweet16, and email for technical support.

o Added the View Documentation option to the Help menu; this pulls up the
documentation from your local Sweet16 directory.

o Added the new "Show Speed" option to the Setup menu. This toggles on and
off the IIgs system speed display in the menu bar.

o Minor optimizations to memory allocation and mapping.

o New icon, featuring our beloved mascot, Ernie the parrot.

And the fixed bugs:

o Fixed a bug that caused the text screen border area not to erase when
switching from SHR to text mode while in full-screen mode.

o Fixed a bug that let you mount one too many SmartPort devices, thereby
corrupting the device list.

o Fixed a bug in the Mounted Disks window that caused items to get chopped
off at the bottom as you mounted more and more disks.

o Cleaned up some thread synchronization issues to improve stability.

o Fixed a bug that was making the preferences window behave oddly.

o Fixed a bug that caused the CPU to hang if, on Intel systems, the CPU
cycle counter wound up at exactly $FFFFFFFF cycles afterprocessing an
instruction.

o Fixed a bug in computing the size of hard drive, raw, and DiskCopy 6
image files.

Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd
sheppy@sheppyware.net
http://www.sheppyware.net

(SHEPPY, 27832, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[BLE]
BIRD LAYS ANOTHER EGG! SWEET16 1.3.1      That's right, guys and dolls,
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen (you know who you are)! The bird's
laid another egg, and it's all about squashing nasty little bugs. Sweet16
1.3.1 is now available for your Apple IIgs emulating pleasure!

Before the list of exciting improvements in this version, let's see where
you can download your very own copy:

<http://www.sheppyware.net/products/beos/sweet16>

Now on to the list of bugs that fought valiantly against the Raid yet
eventually succumbed:

1. The mouse now works correctly in full-screen mode; no more getting lost
at the edges of the screen. In addition, the mouse position is remembered
when you switch from full-screen to windowed mode and back.

2. The disk status lights work more reliably.

3. The control key is now used for mounting disks read-only, instead of the
other way around.

4. SCSI disks are no longer ejectable while in use by Sweet16.

5. Fixed a bug that caused certain IIgs software (such as Arkanoid) to
mercilessly crash Sweet16 under certain circumstances.

6. Pausing Sweet16 actually now pauses the sound subsystem too.

7. Fixed a bug that caused Sweet16 to crash if the 1-bit sound softswitch
was accessed twice in one CPU cycle.

8. Minor improvements to performance in full-screen mode.

9. The mouse is much more respononsive.

10. Speed control now functions on PowerPC systems.

11. Fixed a bug in low-resolution graphics mode.

12. Rearranged the File menu; it was a mess.

13. Mounting 140KB floppy disk images in DiskCopy 6 or raw format now
actually tells you that they're 140KB floppies instead of 800KB 3.5" disks.

There is exactly one new feature in this version: if you want to mount lots
of 800 KB disk images, you can force them to mount on the SmartPort instead
of as IWM disks by holding down the option key while mounting them.

Happy emulating!

Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd
sheppy@sheppyware.net
http://www.sheppyware.net

(SHEPPY, 28681, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[JCD]
JUICED.GS JANUARY 2000 EDITION             Announcing ...
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
===== Juiced.GS, Volume 4, Issue 4 =====

The January 2000 edition of Juiced.GS, the Apple II world's premier
IIGS-specific magazine, was delivered to 232 subscribers in 44 states and
numerous points around the globe.

Here's what you'll find in this issue:

============

FEATURES

Cover Story: AppleWorks, then and now -- A nostaligic review of the life of
a 'killer app' ... Gareth Jones traces the history and influence of one of
the most important computer applications of all time.

Programming: Introduction to GSoft BASIC ... Part 5 in our in-depth
tutorial from Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd on the latest, greatest BASIC
implementation for the GS. The author again offers advice and direction to
programmers who want to learn more about what GSoft BASIC has to offer and
how it performs its coding magic. Special topic this issue -- Programming
GSoft BASIC using the Toolbox.

Programming sidebar: Tooling around in the Toolbox ... Geoff Weiss provides
readers with a list and description of System 6.0.1 tools and third-party
toolsets.

Emulation: Canine Capers ... Ryan Suenaga, the Apple II world's top dog
when it comes to Power Mac/IIGS emulation, tells readers about the new and
amazing file-exchange tricks available in the latest, greatest version of
Bernie ][ The Rescue.

COLUMNS

Telecommunications: A Marinetti primer ... Tony Ward talks TCP/IP and
escorts users on a wondrous tour of Marinetti, the IIGS TCP/IP stack.

My Home Page: The guys of your dreams (or nightmares) ... The editor waxes
eloquently about the enormous value of his hired help, but apologizes
profusely about using their photos on the cover of the previous issue and
promises to never do that again.

II Be Named Later: Our columnist, Ryan Suenaga peeks, pokes and prods Apple
II fanatics with nothing but the holiday spirit in mind.

Desktop Publishing: Keeping content corralled ... Design guru Dave Bennett
passes along valuable advice on making your documents look their best.

DEPARTMENTS

Shareware Spotlight: Howard Katz brings readers up to date on software
status reclassification efforts.

DumplinGS: Lots of news from around the Apple II world, including exciting
info about new shareware status for WebWorks GS and Shifty List. Also,
registration rates are announced for KFest 2000, also known as Y ][ KFest!

Letters from the Land of ROM: Readers ask questions, get answers, make
suggestions, and otherwise give us a piece of their mind. Featured this
issue is a letter from Silvern Castle author Jeff Fink, who responds to
last issue's shareware review and offers some handy tips about his game.

============

Juiced.GS is a quarterly, printed publication available by subscription
only.

A subscription for 2000 is $16 in the U.S., Canada or Mexico, $22
elsewhere.

To subscribe, send a check or money order in U.S. funds to:

 Max Jones
 Juiced.GS
 2217 Lakeview Drive
 Sullivan, IN 47882

Make checks or money orders payable to Max Jones. Sorry, no credit cards or
purchase orders can be accepted.

Complete sets of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 issues are available for $14
each ($20 overseas). If you would like to purchase only a specific single
copy (or copies) of back issues, they are available for $4 each ($6
overseas). An index and brief description of articles published in
'96/'97'98/'99 are available on the Juiced.GS web site. See URL below.

Apple II Forever!

 Max Jones
 Juiced.GS
 Delphi: JuicedGS -- Internet: juicedgs@delphi.com
 World Wide Web: http://www.wbwip.com/juiced.gs

(JUICEDGS, 28430, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[IMG]
SHEPPY RELEASES ImageMaker 1.2      Today I've released ImageMaker 1.2.
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""      This new version of the popular Apple
IIgs utility fixes a bug that prevented making disk images of 5.25" floppy
disks, and adds a button that lets you rescan mounted disks if you switch
disks and GS/OS doesn't notice (like if you switch 5.25" floppies).

ImageMaker is a utility for creating disk image files from any-size disks
on Apple IIgs computers, in a variety of commonly-used formats, primarily
for use on emulators such as Sweet16 or Bernie ][ The Rescue. It has been
praised in the online newsletter The Lamp as well as in print in Juiced.GS.

You can obtain a copy of this US $5.00 shareware utility at
<http://www.sheppyware.net/products/a2/imagemaker/>. If you've already paid
the registration fee, this is a free upgrade. If you haven't registered the
product, but would like to, you can do so online at
<http://order.kagi.com/?QGC>.

Eric (Sheppy) Shepherd
sheppy@sheppyware.net
http://www.sheppyware.net

(SHEPPY, 28287, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[BER]
BERNIE 2.6 NOW AVAILABLE
""""""""""""""""""""""""
contact:
F.E.Systems Emulation Technologies
 {<mailto:mailto:emutech@magnet.ch> mailto:emutech@magnet.ch}
 {<http://www.magnet.ch/emutech> http://www.magnet.ch/emutech}

 Apple IIGS Emulator Update Refines Integration

Basel/Zug -- 1/13/00 -- F.E.Systems, maker of the leading Apple II
emulator, announced today the immediate availability of version 2.6 of its
powerful emulator Bernie ][ The Rescue.

Bernie 2.6 adds CataDog(tm), a Finder-like disk cataloging feature for
browsing ProDOS disks effortlessly and independently of the emulated
software. Plus, browse disks by file type with CataDog's straightforward
filtering option - catalogs have finally become a matter of just a few
mouse clicks.

The Bernie update also improves on the previous version's Total Integration
feature. Now firmly integrated into the Bernie user interface, the update
introduces cross-platform aliases for creating Apple IIgs aliases in the
Macintosh environment. Double-click an alias that takes you from zero to
your favorite GS/OS application within seconds!

Version 2.6 also sports numerous changes in core routines for even better
compatibility.

Bernie ][ The Rescue is shareware. Licenses are priced at US$35 and can be
obtained through Kagi Shareware (https://order.kagi.com/?XF). The update is
free to registered users of Bernie 2.0 or later. Low-priced upgrades for
owners of earlier versions and educational licenses are available.

Bernie ][ The Rescue is F.E.Systems' industrial-strength emulation
software.  Introduced in late 1996, Bernie has quickly become the Apple
IIgs emulator of choice and is put to use in business and at home alike.

Henrik Woof Gudat

woof woof

(GUDATH, 28698, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[CHC]
BERNIE ][ THE RESCUE... NOW A CHOICE OF DOWNLOADS
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Dear Bernie user,

We have just uploaded a "new" version of Bernie, version 2.5.9.

We have gotten a couple of messages from our valued users that Bernie 2.6
would not run with older system software. Version 2.6 is only compatible
with MacOS 8.5 or later and does not work with any earlier release. We have
therefore worked intensively on an alternate release, Bernie 2.5.9, that is
offering backward compatibility down to System 7.6.1.

Both versions have identical functionality. The only differences are very
minor cosmetic changes in CataDog and the lack of proportional scrollbars.
Depending on your MacOS, please pick one of the below:

MacOS 8.5 and later: use Bernie 2.6

MacOS 8.1: download 2.5.9

MacOS 8.0: download 2.5.9 and install Appearance Manager

System 7.6.1: download 2.5.9 and install Appearance Manager

The download page has a link to the Appearance Manager package.

We came to the conclusion that it would be best to drop compatibility with
older system software because this causes a lot of redundant code and
difficult testing. We would like to keep Bernie's code base as lean as
possible and are constantly rewriting core routines to optimize processes
or integrate new MacOS technologies. It is our intention to offer you a
modern product with an excellent user experience. We therefore felt a
necessity to adapt Bernie to the new Appearance graphical user interface.

Unfortunately, Apple got stuck with its Appearance support for older system
versions at some point which forced us to make a cut between MacOS 8.1 and
8.5.  While Bernie 2.5.9 will address the compatibility issues, it is very
likely that this will be the last version supporting pre-MacOS 8.5 systems.

We would also like to remind you that we are unable to support issues with
systems not supported by the official Bernie 2.6.

We would like to thank Don Zahniser, Benoit Martin and Michael Hackett for
their feedback and testing Bernie 2.5.9!

Henrik Woof Gudat

woof woof

(GUDATH, 28778, GO COM A2)
[EOA]

[GVO]
GREAT VACATION OPPORTUNITY... meet old friends... meet new A2 friends...
"""""""""""""""""""""""""
 ______      _____
(      )   (      )     ____________________________________________
 |     |  /     /      (        ____________________________2000____)
 |     | /     /        |      |
 |     |/     /         |      |                         II Infinitum!!
 |           /          |      |______
 |     |\     \         |      _______) __________    ________   ________
 |     | \     \        |      |       (     _____)  (     ___) (__    __)
 |     |  \     \       |      |        |   |__       \    \       |   |
 |     |   \     \      |      |        |    __)       \    \      |   |
 |     |    \      \    |      |        |   |_____   ___\    \     |   |
(______)    (________) (_______)       (__________) (_________)    |___|


Help usher in the 21st century with the Apple II!!

 When: July 26-30, 2000
 Where: Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri

+++

The most important Apple II event of the year, Y ][ KFest (KFest 2000), is
on our calendar again, and it's never too early to make sure it has a place
on your calendar, too.

Better yet, KFest is back with the same great prices as last year!

Check out these rates, which include room and meals from Wednesday evening
(dinner) on July 26, through Sunday morning (breakfast) on July 30.
(Saturday evening dinner not included. That's KFesters' Night Out On The
Town!)

+++ Early Bird rates (good if you register BEFORE April 15) +++

 Double room: $225
 Single room: $275
 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $175
 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $175

+++ Regular Attendee rates (if you register AFTER April 15) +++

 Double room: $275
 Single room: $325
 Spouse rate (bring the spouse or son or daughter): $225
 Registration only (no dorm room or meals): $225

Those cool KFest "soft-wear" T-shirts will also be available again this
year for $15, but ONLY if you order in advance. (See registration form
below.)

+++ Special Early Arrivals rate +++

Like last year, Y ][ KFest will start early for those who'd like to arrive
a little sooner. Avila dorms will be available for occupancy on Tuesday
night for a small extra fee. No formal activities will be planned, although
the day may include the annual trek to KC Masterpiece Restaurant for some
of that world-famous Kansas City barbecue!

The rate for early arrivals (Tuesday night dorm room only):

 Double room: $25
 Single room: $33

For attendees planning to arrive at the normal time on Wednesday, check-in
will be from 1-4 pm. Check-out will be from 11 am-1 pm on Sunday.

Current plans call for formal Y ][ KFest sessions to begin with dinner in
the Avila cafeteria on Wednesday evening (time to be announced), followed
by the traditional opening event, the Keynote Address. We've got some great
plans again for that opening night activity. Stay tuned!!

Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. Software and
hardware demos are scheduled for Saturday morning, with a vendor fair
slated for Saturday afternoon.

Reminder: Meals included in the registration price are Wednesday dinner
through Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner.

On Saturday night, attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine
restaurants near the Avila campus, or join groups of KFesters at Jess &
Jim's Steak House or other local favorites.

All children under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal
guardian.

 ***

Y ][ KFest this year is again being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc.,
makers of ProTERM telecommunications software for the Apple II and
Macintosh.

If you have questions about Y ][ KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you
can find answers via the Internet. Just send an email message to:

kfest-help@kfest.org

 ... or visit the KFest World Wide Web page at:

http://www.kfest.org

If you're thinking about attending Y ][ KFest, please join the KFest
Internet e-mail chat:

To subscribe to the KFest Information Mailing List, send email to
majordomo@kfest.org. In the BODY of the message, place the following text:

                subscribe kfest

You will receive a confirmation e-mail. In order to be signed up for the
list, you will have to respond to this confirmation as the instructions
dictate. You will then be able send and read messages on the mailing list.

 ---[ The Form ]------------[ Cut Here ]----------[ Print Clearly ]---

Y ][ KFest Registration Form

View and print this document using 9-point Monaco font (ProTERM default) or
any other monospaced font such as Courier, CoPilot or Spectrum.

Registering for Y ][ KFest

  <> By phone:
      - Call the InTrec sales office: 602/992-5515
      - Be prepared to give the information requested in the
         KFest Registration Form below.
  <> Fax or email KFest Registration Form using a credit card number:
      - Complete the form below and send the KFest Registration Form.
         Email: <kfest@intrec.com> (NOTE: email is not secure.)
           Fax: 602/992-0232

  <> By postal mail: Credit card, check, Purchase Order or money order:
      - Print and fill out the KFest Registration Form.
      - Mail the form with the payment to:
         InTrec Software, Inc.
         Attn: KFest Registration
         3035 E Topaz Cir
         Phoenix, Az 85028-4423

 Checks and money orders must be on a USA bank and USA compatible funds.

 Registration Cost Check Applicable
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Early Bird rates (before April 15)

 Double $225 [ ]
 Single $275 [ ]
 Spouse only $175 [ ]
 Off campus $175 [ ]

Regular rates (after April 15 and at the door)

 Double room $275 [ ]
 Single room $325 [ ]
 Spouse only $225 [ ]
 Conference only $225 [ ]

Early Arrival rates

 Double $25 [ ]
 Single $33 [ ]

 T-Shirts $15 ea

 May we send your registration confirmation via e-mail? [ ]Yes [ ]No

If NO, how can we contact you for confirmation?:__________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

Roommate preference: _____________________________________________________

 Prefer a smoker/non-smoker. Check one: [ ] Smoke [ ] Non-smoke

 KFest Softwear: Order a memorable collectible Y ][ KFest T-Shirt? $15 ea
 Quantity: [ ] [ ] [ ]  [ ]  [ ]   [ ]
     Size: SML MED LRG XLRG 2XLRG 3XLRG

 Today's Date: ________/_________/_________

  1- Registration fee (see above dates & fees) ......... ______________

  2- Registration fee for spouse if applicable ......... ______________

  3- T-Shirts Quantity [ ] @ $15.00 ea) ................ ______________

  4- Sub-total of lines 1-3: ........................... ______________

  5- Arizona residents only add .07% tax: .............. ______________

  6- Total cost (total of lines 4-5): .................. ______________

  Discover, Visa, Mastercard or American Express accepted.
  Checks & money orders must be payable to InTrec Software, and must
  be in US dollars from a US bank.

  _______________________________ ____________________________________
  First Name Last Name

  ______________________________________________________________________
  Organization (if applicable to Y ][ KFest)

  ______________________________________________________________________
  Shipping Address

  ______________________________________________________________________
  City

  _______________________________________________ _____________________
  State/Province Zip+4 or Postal Code

  _______/_______________________ _______/_____________________________
  Day Phone Eve Phone

  [______________________________________________________________________
  Internet Mail Address

  [ ] [ / ]
  Credit Card Number (Mastercard-Visa-Discovery-Amex) Expiration Date

  ______________________________________________________________________
  Name on Card (please print clearly)

  ______________________________________________________________________
  Authorized Signature (If printed, and mailed or faxed.)

  If you feel that using a credit card number via email may not be secure,
consider mailing via postal service, fax, or call voice to give the card
number.

 Sponsored by:

  InTrec Software, Inc.
  3035 E Topaz Circle
  Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423
  Voc:602/992-1345
  Fax:602/992-0232
  <kfest@intrec.com>
  <http://www.kfest.org>

  ---[ End of Form ]-----------[ Cut Here ]---------[ Print Clearly ]---

(CINDYADAMS, 27387, GO COM A2)




[EOA]

[A2P]------------------------------
                   A2Pro_DUCTIVITY |
-----------------------------------
Checking out A2PRO on Delphi
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
by Lyle Syverson
   [lyle837@delphi.com]

[PUT]
PROGRAMING UTILS Y2K OK?
""""""""""""""""""""""""
Ok, even though I'm sick of the subject, has anyone run across any "Y2K
bugs" (serious or merely cosmetic) in any of the many Apple II programming
utilities or languages so far?

I haven't really looked for any bugs, but I did notice that the ORCA/Shell
2.0.4 displays the year 2000 as "0", as opposed to "00".  I can live with
it, though. I also checked the "newer" utility, but it works fine.

If you've noticed something weird in some programming tool you use, post
the details here. I'm mainly just curious, but I'd also like to know if
something should be avoided (or fixed).

- Aaron

(APULVER, 2864, GO COM A2P)


>>>>>>>
"""""""
Actually, I checked the CATALOG command, too. I figured not putting in the
leading zero was OK. It sure makes the new dates stand out. :) Besides, who
wants to pay for an update for something like that?

I'm glad you checked the Newer command. I forgot to check that one.

In any case, if anyone finds something serious in the ORCA products I'll
fix it.

I did look things over, and didn't see anything that bothered me.

Mike Westerfield

(BYTEWORKS, 2865, GO COM A2P)
[EOA]



[TLS]------------------------------
                  THE LAMP SALUTES |
-----------------------------------
APPLE II ACHIEVEMENT, 1999
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
by Ryan M. Suenaga, B.A., M.S.W., L.S.W.
                [thelamp@sheppyware.net]

                     MAY I HAVE THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE?
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
     The year 1999 was both great and turbulent for the Apple II, as we saw
more great things for the Apple II along with some signs that the end may
be approaching.  But to celebrate all that was right about the II in 1999,
the gang here at _The Lamp!_ consulted with some of our buddies in the
Apple II world and came up with our second annual list of the best of the
best--we highlight the best Apple II achievements of 1999.

     Keep in mind that the ultimate decision on whom each award went to was
made strictly by the staff here at _The Lamp!_, namely, me, your publisher.
Any comments can be directed to thelamp@sheppyware.net.

     BEST COMMERCIAL PRODUCT:   We have a repeat winner.  Still champion
     """"""""""""""""""""""""   of the high-level language programming
world, _GSoft BASIC 1.2_ from Byte Works gives the power of the Apple IIgs
desktop to the masses.  The other product given serious consideration was
_Spectrum Internet Suite 1.1_, from noted Apple IIgs programmer Geoff Weiss
and MyEsource.

     BEST SHAREWARE PRODUCT:   We look toward the future and toward the
     """""""""""""""""""""""   past with this award.  We have a tie.  Jeff
Fink's _Silvern Castle_ showed the world what Applesoft on the 8-bit Apple
II can still do in this _Wizardry_-like adventure game.  On the other side
of the rainbow, noted Apple IIgs programmer Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd's
_ImageMaker_ is a simple utility to make disk images out of Apple II disks.
It's made transferring your existing hard drives over to emulators so easy
that there's really no excuse now.

     BEST FREEWARE PRODUCT:   While the pickings were slim for new
     """"""""""""""""""""""   freeware this year, there was certainly a
huge amount of oldies made goodies again by reclassifying them as freeware.
A slew of titles from _Kitchen Sink Software_ and _QLabs_ top the list.
While there are many possibilities, _Modem MGR_, a ProDOS 8 based
telecommunications program is the winner here, because finally there is a
viable free alternative in Apple II communications software.

     BEST WORLD WIDE WEB SITE:   Again, we have a tie.  Tony Diaz's
     """""""""""""""""""""""""   http://www.apple2.org, the Apple II
Information Resource, repeats this year, albeit tied with last year's
runner up,  David Kerwood's A2-Web at http://www.syndicomm.com/a2web.
A2-Web has all the Apple II links you can hope for; apple2.org offers the
Geek more technical information than you can shake a stick at, and photos
of rare or non-existent Apple II products.

     BEST PUBLICATION:   The adventure continues.  Indiana's Jones, also
     """""""""""""""""   known as Max to his friends, entered a desktop
publishing contest sponsored by _Shareware Solutions II_ with a prototype
newsletter developed using _Appleworks GS_ called "Juiced.GS".  Half a
decade later, _Juiced.GS_ is world famous for its beautiful layout, timely
production, and varied content.  Honorable mention to the Dean of Apple II
publications, Joe Kohn's _Shareware Solutions II_.

     OUTSTANDING APPLE II RELATED DEVELOPMENT:   Last year's runner up is
     """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   this year's winner.  The
efforts of Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd and  the gang at F.E. Systems are paving
the way for the future of the Apple II.  _Bernie ][ The Rescue_ continues
to set the pace of Apple II emulation, and _Sweet16_ for BeOS gives even
Pentium users an opportunity to emulate the best.  Emulated Apple IIs are
keeping development alive with their speedy compile times.

     OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT:   Not everyone has the time or
     """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   inclination to program the Apple
II.  Those of us who don't need to make our contributions in other ways.
Howard Katz wrote articles back in the days of the National Appleworks User
Group's _Appleworks Forum_, and followed that up by co-publishing _The
Appleworks Gazette_.  Currently, he spends his Apple II time contributing
on Delphi's A2 Forum and tracking down software authors in the hopes of
getting them to reclassify their no longer available software titles.  This
year alone a stash of _QLabs_ and _Kitchen Sink_ titles along with _Modem
MGR_ and _Deja ][_.  Howard's work has been tireless and invaluable, not to
mention remarkable.

     Congratulations to all our winners!  Here's hoping that 2000--and
Y][KFEst--brings out the best in all of us again.
[EOA]




[INN]------------------------------
                     EXTRA INNINGS |
-----------------------------------
About The Lamp!   The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month in
"""""""""""""""   the Database of the II Scribe Forum on the Delphi online
service (GO CUS 11).

This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers
using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes.  Apple II Forever!

     * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 1999 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.  All
       rights reserved.

     * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to
       thelamp@sheppyware.net

     * Back issues of The Lamp! are available in the II Scribe Forum on
       Delphi as well as The Lamp! Home Page,
       http://lamp.sheppyware.net.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Opinions expressed herein are those of  the individual authors, and do  not
necessarily  represent  the  opinions   of  the  Delphi  Online   Services,
Syndicomm, Inc.,  Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson.   Forum  messages  are
reprinted verbatim and  are included  in this  publication with  permission
from  the  individual  authors.   Delphi Online Services,  Syndicomm, Inc.,
Ryan M.  Suenaga,  and Lyle Syverson  do  not  guarantee  the  accuracy  or
suitability of any  information included herein.  We reserve  the  right to
edit all letters and copy.

Material published  in  this  edition  may not  be  reprinted  without  the
expressed  written consent  of the  publisher.   Registered  computer  user
groups, not  for profit  publications ,  and other  interested parties  may
write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material.
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