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

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


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


           THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON Syndicomm Online
          AND THE BEST OF THE DELPHI A2 AND A2PRO MESSAGE BOARDS
           "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998"


 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 The Lamp!            An Onipa'a Software Production        Vol. 7, No. 5
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 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
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                              May 15, 2004

HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
     Advertising

A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
     Juiced.GS V9 I2 at the Gate--------------------------------------[JAG]
     "Burger" Bill Heineman Connection--------------------------------[BHC]
     The Empire of Cargotha in the RPG Forum--------------------------[EOC]
     All 8-bit Softdisk Issues Available on 5.25" Disks---------------[EBS]
     School Days Computers--------------------------------------------[SDC]
     New Location for Ewen Wannop's Home Page-------------------------[NLW]
     First Criminal Charges Under "CAN SPAM" Law----------------------[CSL]
     Unknown Parallel Card--------------------------------------------[UPC]
     The Prevalence of "CD ROT"---------------------------------------[CDR]
     Marlene - Telnet Application-------------------------------------[MTA]
     Bug in GSoft CompileTool-----------------------------------------[BCT]
     Found 2 Errors in Marinetti Header File--------------------------[EHF]
     Easiest TCP or UPD File Transfer Method--------------------------[EFT]

ILLUMINATING THE LAMP-------------------------------------------------[ITL]
     An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
          This series will continue in the August or September issue.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM------------------------------------------[ANS]
     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]
     Apple II Deals Section Added to WebSite--------------------------[DSA]
     May 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available-----------------------[MSA]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE]
     Note on Archon
     An Invitation

KFEST 2004------------------------------------------------------------[KFF]
     KansasFest 2004--------------------------------------------------[KF4]
     Registration is Now Open for KFest 2004--------------------------[KFR]
     Steve Weyrich to Present KeyNote Address at KansasFest 2004------[SWK]
     KansasFest Transportation Arranged-------------------------------[KTA]
     Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service-----------------------------[PTS]
     It's HackFest Season!--------------------------------------------[IHS]
     Cheesey Announcement---------------------------------------------[CNT]

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>

                                Advertising
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~
     There are many things to be observed from High Above The Rock River...
including several billboards.

     Look at _that_ billboard... shows a big hunk of cheese... and reads:

               KansasFest 2004 to be held July 20-25, 2004
               At Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri

                       See:   http://www.kfest.org/
                       For Registration Information

     Well, OK, I made this up... it is still a pertinent message.  See the
KansasFest section of this issue for more KFest talk.  Seriously consider
going to KFest this year.

[EOA]



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

ASCII ART ENDS
[EOA]



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

by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[JAG]
Juiced.GS V9 I2 AT THE GATE
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I just signed off on the final draft for Volume 9, Issue 2.  Hopefully
it'll ship in the next few days.

Ryan
Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS

(RSUENAGA, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 546)
[EOA]


[BHC]
"Burger" Bill Heineman CONNECTION
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I was playing Activision's new "Pitfall" video game for the Sony
PlayStation 2.  The game includes the original Atari 2600 "Pitfall" as a
bonus.  In the new game's credits, "Burger" Bill Heineman as providing the
emulator for this game.

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 51)
[EOA]


[EOC]
THE EMPIRE OF CARGOTHA IN THE RPG FORUM
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The MUD is back!

The Empire of Cargotha has reopened its doors.

Come immerse yourself in a world of fantasy adventure.   Assume the persona
of a warrior, wizard, cleric, or thief and explore the world that awaits
you.  Battle the monsters of the land either single-handedly or as the
member of a group.  Players may interact with each other in real time,
through the internal mail system, or leave messages on the bulletin boards.

The Empire of Cargotha requires no special software and no extra fees.
Just telnet to the RPG Forum (Page 833) and choose Menu option 4.

(SCHNORENBERG, Cat 2, Top 35, Msg 42)
[EOA]


[EBS]
ALL 8-BIT SOFTDISK ISSUES AVAILABLE ON 5.25" DISKS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
We've finished adding all the 8-bit Softdisk issues on 5.25" diskette to
our online store.  You can order them online for $5 apiece at:
     http://store.syndicomm.com/product_info.php?products_id=196

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 3, Top 36, Msg 10)
[EOA]


[SDC]
SCHOOL DAYS COMPUTERS
"""""""""""""""""""""
When I was in grade school, I remember playing Oregon Trail a lot. There
were also some other titles that I either can't find anymore or don't
remember the name of.  Anyone have any ideas?

One was a high res game, "Find Hurkle", which was a game that kind of
taught how the coordinate systems worked.  Hurkle would hide and you'd have
to guess where he was and I think would tell you "too high", "too low" that
kind of thing.  Anyone know who made that?

Another was a game that I think was called "Fur trader" or "Trapper" that
was kind of in the vein of Oregon Trail, but was about trapping in the
1800's or so.  Anyone remember that, or who made it?  (My guess is MECC but
who knows)

Thanks,
Dain Neater

(A2.DAIN, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 9)

>>>>>
"""""
I may have missed out on Oregon Trail by being too old, but I don't think
we ever had this when I was in school.  Of course, that was last
millennium.

Ryan

(A2.RYAN, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 10)

>>>>>
"""""
Well... if you think you are old... when I was in school we didn't have
computers... in grades 1-5 we didn't even have electricity or a telephone!

:)

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

(LYLE, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 11)

>>>>>
"""""
Why, when I was a kid, we had to trek five miles through the snow, uphill,
both ways, just to check our email!

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 12)

>>>>>
"""""
You had mail?

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 13)

>>>>>
"""""
Seriously, when I was in high school, we had a couple of TRS 80 Model Is, a
few Model IIIs, and a year or two later, a IIe.  That was followed by a
bunch of. . . TRS 80 Model IVs.

That was a great choice, I'm sure.  Of course, this was the state that
required all VCRs for educational purposes be Betamax. . .

Ryan

(A2.RYAN, Cat 6, Top 17, Msg 14)
[EOA]


[NLW]
NEW LOCATION FOR Ewen Wannop's HOME PAGE
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
In anticipation of DSL arriving in my village in a few months time, I am
rationalizing my various accounts, so I will be free to choose a more
suitable ISP for DSL when the time comes.

I have moved my home page over to my .mac account, and would also prefer
that anyone wishing to contact me for software support use my .mac mail
account from now on.

A redirection page has been left on my old home page.

 Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 26 Apr 2004 - 85 days till KFest '04
 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b11
 Setup: IIgs running at 95Mhz thanks to Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0

(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 292)
[EOA]


[CSL]
FIRST CRIMINAL CHARGES UNDER "CAN SPAM" LAW
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The first criminal charges under the government's new "can spam"
legislation have been filed:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/29/internet.spam.ap/index.html

(KGAGNE, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 141)

>>>>>
"""""
Woohoo!  I'm glad to see some charges filed under CAN-SPAM.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 11, Top 26, Msg 142)
[EOA]


[UPC]
UNKNOWN PARALLEL CARD
"""""""""""""""""""""
Got this card in a Apple IIe Platinum. It appears to be a parallel card
with a 64Kb buffer. But I cant tell who is the manufacturer.

http://www.syndicomm.com/~technerd/unknown.jpg

(TECHNERD, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 21)

>>>>>
"""""
Probably generic.  There were billions of those floating around back in the
day.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 22)

>>>>>
"""""
I agree with Sheppy.  I would just try about every driver I had with it
until I found something that worked :)

Ryan

(RSUENAGA, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 23)

>>>>>
"""""
Yeah, that's about all you can do.  Although most parallel cards on the II
work about the same.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 17, Top 30, Msg 24)
[EOA]


[CDR]
THE PREVALENCE OF "CD ROT"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
CNN.com reports on the prevalence of "CD rot":

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/05/06/disc.rot.ap/index.html

(KGAGNE, Cat 19, Top 22, Msg 38)
[EOA]


[MTA]
Marlene - TELNET APPLICATION
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Announcing..... Marlene!

Get it while it's hot: http://www.syndicomm.com/~kws/iigs/marlene.shk

What is it?

Marlene is a Marinetti-based telnet application with color vt100 terminal
emulation.  I know for a fact the vt100 emulation isn't perfect, but I've
used it with lynx, bsd tetris, emacs, vi, the syndicomm chat room, and I'm
even using Marlene to post this message.

Currently, it requires gno/me, orca shell, or maybe some other shell to
launch it (since you specify the host/port via the commandline).

There are a few missing features (like the lack of a cursor :), but I think
you'll agree the color text is far more legible than any other color
vt100/ansi emulator available for the iigs.

For those interested, this is something I had written back in 1999-2000
time frame and lost interest in.  I've spent the last week fixing the most
egregious bugs and here it is.

Enjoy!

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 11)

>>>>>
"""""
This I gotta see. :)

BTW, do you have to use an IP address, or can you specify a location by
name?

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 12)

>>>>>
"""""
I've only tested it via IP address, but I do try to resolve anything that
isn't numeric.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 20, Top 11, Msg 13)
[EOA]


[BCT]
BUG IN GSoft CompileTool
""""""""""""""""""""""""
I've found a bug with the GSoft CompileTool utility (which compiles
text-based tool interface files into .gst tool interfaces used by GSoft).

It seems if there's a fatal error, the .gst file won't be deleted, and the
next time GSoft starts up, it will hang trying to process the .gst file.

So, if that happens to you, delete the file.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 11)

>>>>>
"""""
Thanks for the tip.  I've saved a copy of your message. :)

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 12)
[EOA]


[EHF]
FOUND 2 ERRORS IN Marinetti HEADER FILE
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I recently found 2 errors in the marinetti 3.0 tcpip.h orca/c header file.
These don't affect the v2 header files, and I've reported them (so they
should be fixed soon), but for those who like to live on the cutting
edge....

1)

#define terrmask 0x00FF

                                /* DNR status codes
#define DNR_Pending 0           /* Request still being processed */

The "/* DNR status codes" comment isn't terminated, so DNR_Pending won't be
defined.

2)

extern pascal ModuleListPtr TCPIPGetModuleNames (void)
inline(0x4C36,dispatcher);

that should be a "moduleListPtr" (note the case).

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 57, Top 31, Msg 24)
[EOA]


[EFT]
EASIEST TCP OR UPD FILE TRANSFER METHOD
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Hello,

I'd like to hear some opinions on the easiest tcp (or udp) file transfer
method.

I'd like to easily copy files back and forth from my lance'd iigs to my
FreeBSD box.  my criteria are ease of use and ease of programming.  I'm too
lazy to use ftp (that requires logging in, typing lots of file names,
probably hanging, etc).  I'd rather have something where i can enter the
files on the gno/orca commandline and be done with it. I'm not worried
about security since it won't be accessible outside my intranet, and
everything will be copied to/from a dedicated account.

So far, tftp and rcp seem to be the best solutions.  tftp is udp-based, so
the client has to do extra housekeeping to verify the packets were
acknowledged (stuff that marinetti does automatically for tcp).  rcp isn't
formally documented anywhere (the uncommented source code is the
documentation).

I'm leaning towards rcp, but before I get started, I was wondering if there
were any other standard protocols that would satisfy my requirements?

Thanks,
Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 5)

>>>>>
"""""
I have mixed feelings about rcp.  It would be one of the easier programs to
port and was also one of the programs that would have come with the
vaporware GS/TCP.

On the other hand, there is just about zero demand for its existence due to
the higher awareness of computer security in society today.

If you want to write something which can be useful for others too, there
are three options that I can immediately think of:

* scp
* samba
* netatalk

scp would need an openssl library for the GS and research would be needed
on how CPU intensive it would actually be.

samba would also provide support for Windows file sharing.  This is the
most versatile since there is an open source option for all modern
non-Windows platforms.

netatalk on both the GS and BSD sides would guarantee appleshare
login/access compatibility (the GS uses older protocols which modern
systems no longer support).  This would also allow the transfer of files
with resource forks.  An added benefit would allow access to Appleshare
volumes.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 6)

>>>>>
"""""
The problem is that scp, samba, and netatalk would all be highly
non-trivial to implement. :)

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 7)

>>>>>
"""""
I think that Netatalk on the IIgs would be a great thing, but would take
lots of effort to implement.  Also, a way to use the IIgs as an ASIP client
would be very useful.

Ryan

(A2.RYAN, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 8)

>>>>>
"""""
I don't think it is as bad as you are making it out.

For example, if no effort is made to integrate into the existing GS/OS
driver structure and make it an independent application (like what ftp is),
then a usable product would be quicker to implement.  I'll let those who
are familiar with the netatalk source and the Orca environment comment on
how easy it would be to get a working compilation.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 9)

>>>>>
"""""
OK, true, but hm.

Well, what would be neat is to do it as a Finder Extension or NDA.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 10)

>>>>>
"""""
I'd rather see something that can be accessible from shell scripts.  Kelvin
has the right idea for having it available from Orca or GNO.  Some
immediate applications could include file backups and something like a CVS
repository.  Any GUI-based version would really limit its usefulness.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 11)

>>>>>
"""""
I actually brought the question up since I want an easy way to copy files
back and forth to store them in a perforce repository.  Also, command-line
utilities are easier to write and debug :)

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 12)

>>>>>
"""""
I wholeheartedly disagree -- if they're done as shell utilities, only a
select few people can actually use them.  It would make more sense to do it
as a combination of Init and NDA or Finder Extension, where the Init
handles the actual transactions with the network and can be called through
IPC, so that shell commands could access it too.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 13)

>>>>>
"""""
>> I'd like to hear some opinions on the easiest tcp (or udp) file transfer
method. <<

Well, I think I found the simplest method: finger!

finger?

That's right.  More specifically, a finger server running on the iigs.
From any other computer, I just do something like:

bash-2.05a$ finger :src:fingerd:fingerd.c@192.168.0.16 > fingerd.c

The IIgs finger server treats the input as a filename and sends it back.

With Marinetti 3, accepting incoming connections works great.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 14)

>>>>>
"""""
That is a very clever and ingenious solution. Binary files can not be
supported by this means, but it is a quick and dirty method to transfer
text files.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 57, Top 49, Msg 15)
[EOA]



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

An overview of GEnieLamp A2 and The Lamp!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

By Steven Weyhrich

The author is busy getting his speeches ready for KansasFest.  The series
ILLUMINATING THE LAMP will continue in the August or September issue.

[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]


[DSA]
Apple II Deals Section Added to WebSite
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
We've added a new Apple II Deals section to our web site! Edited by Sean
Fahey, this portion of our site will keep you up to date on the latest
great deals and hard-to-find items for the Apple II. If you find a great
deal, let Sean know by sending email to deals@a2central.com.

(A2Central.com WebSite, May 5, 2004)
[EOA]


[MSA]
May 2004 Issue of Syndicommotion Available
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The May 2004 (Volume 3, Number 5) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed
to subscribers.  The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL:
     http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v3n5.html

(KGAGNE, HelpDesk, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 17)
[EOA]



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

[NOA]
Note on Archon
""""""""""""""
Hi y'all,

Nice issue of "The Lamp", some interesting stuff (as always) to read.  :)

I liked Ken's email about Archon.  I still have the box and the game in the
house, though I haven't played it in ages.  Archon, for me at least, was
one of the best games I ever played, though it is vastly unappreciated.

As an FYI, I did found via Google that there was a MS-DOS version of Archon
that supposedly supported modem play.  I am curious about when Ken was
asking about modem play for the A2 version because as others pointed out,
modem's (and modem games) were not in high use in the early 80's.

Oh well, good memories all the way around.

Keep Up the Good Work!

Don

=====
Donald C. Lee
http://www.geocities.com/smcoach41
[EOA]


AN INVITATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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!_.
[EOA]



[KFF]------------------------------
                       KFest 2004 |
-----------------------------------

[KF4]
KansasFest 2004
"""""""""""""""
KansasFest 2004 is planned for July 20-25, 2004 at Avila University in
Kansas City, Missouri.

(Heading: Cat 5, Top 22)
[EOA]


[KFR]
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR KFest 2004
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Visit the KFest Home Page at:   http://www.kfest.org/
and follow the registration link.
[EOA]


[SWK]
Steve Weyrich TO PRESENT KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT KansasFest 2004
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I'm very happy to announce that Steve Weyrich will be presenting the
Keynote address at KFest 2004.

Cindy

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


[KTA]
KansasFest TRANSPORTATION ARRANGED
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
OK, flight arrangements,etc. for KFest are done - earlier than I've ever
gotten around to it, I think. Once again looking forward to this very
special gathering of folks who share something that we've never been able
to fully describe to anyone who hasn't been there!

You owe it to yourself to get to KFest at least once and find out what it's
all about. Maybe YOU'LL be the gifted person who can find the words that
will bring KFest to life for anyone who hasn't yet attended!

Hope to see you there this year; looking forward to it!

Steve

(KFESTSTEVE, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 13)
[EOA]


[PTS]
Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Don't forget to let Peikop Endropov Airport Taxi Service know your
schedule, and whether you are renting or need a ride.

 Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Mon  3 May 04  7:49:48 pm
 cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 78 days till KFest
 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
 A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com

(CARLK, Cat 5, Top 22, Msg 15)
[EOA]


[IHS]
It's HackFest Season!
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Time to sharpen your brains and flex your programming muscles --
HackFest 2004 approaches!  The rules are the same as always, but follow:

KansasFest 2004
HackFest Rules

1. Contest begins at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 21, and ends at 7:00 AM on
Saturday, July 24 so that judging can begin.  The winners will be announced
during the Saturday morning sessions.  Entries submitted late won't be
considered.  Entries may be done by individuals or teams; however,
individual achievement counts.

2. Three judges will be selected by the KFest committee to judge the
competition; at least one of them will be available at all times, to
provide assistance and judgement calls.  At least one judge will be a
non-programmer.

3. Entries must be written entirely during the allotted time; no source
code -- printed or on any form of computer-readable media -- may be used
(although sample source code printed inside standard and acceptable
reference materials is allowed), and the program must run on an Apple II
model present at KFest.

4. Any version of any development environment and programming language may
be used; however, there may not be any libraries, header files, or macro
sets used that aren't standard-issue for that version of the development
environment or programming language.

5. Programs can't require unusual additional software or hardware; it's up
to the judges to decide what constitutes "unusual."  The participant should
ask in advance.

6. Programs can't take unfair advantage of system addons written in advance
for the sole purpose of easing the work to be done during the contest
period.  Any extensions or other system addons used by an entry must have
been released to the general public at least three months prior to the
contest date.

7. Entries will be judged on completeness, cleverness, and the somewhat
vague "cool" factor.  Entries don't have to be useful if they're otherwise
impressive, and they don't have to be "finished."

8. All entry programs are the property of the creator, and do not have to
be released to the general public at any time; however, we hope that
entries will be distributed by some means (whether for free or otherwise)
when ready.  However, entries may be described or discussed, including
screen shots (where applicable), by the KFest committee for promotional
purposes, or by legitimate Apple II community press.

The following lists are not necessarily complete lists of everything
allowed; these are to be taken as "givens."  If it's not on the list,
please ask for confirmation.

Acceptable software:
     System software
     Development environment (no customizations)
     GSBug
     Nifty List
     Marinetti
     Exerciser
     ORCA/Debugger, Splat!
     DesignMaster, Foundation, Genesys, ResLin
     Talking Tools
     Spectrum, ProTERM, ANSITerm

Acceptable hardware:
     Apple II computer, monitor, disk drives, hard drives
     CD-ROM drive, tape drive
     Hard disk controller card
     Sound card (speakers/headphones/etc)
     Accelerator card (any speed)
     RAM card

Accepted reference material:
     All official Apple reference materials (including
     manuals, technical notes, and file type notes).

     Reference manuals included with development tools
     and software.

     Commercially-available reference manuals.

Any other hardware, software, or reference material needs the approval
of the judges in advance.  When in doubt, ask the judges.

(Eric Shepherd, Owner, Syndicomm: http://www.syndicomm.com)
(Via KFest Mailing List)
[EOA]


[CNT]
Cheesey Announcement
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I'm very happy to announce that Tony Diaz will be taking over the Big
Cheese duties for KFest. Tony has been doing the web page, organizing
session,  the handout, and many other jobs, so now he will be getting full
credit for all his work.

For several weeks, I've been trying to figure out how I could be at KFest
and here in Phoenix at the same time. I finally realized that I could not
be attend KFest this year and needed to get someone else to take over the
committee head's job.

A huge thank you to Tony!!

See you all in 2005,

Cindy

(Cindy Adams, KFest Mailing List)
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