[HEA]
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        |  || |            |   |   ____ _   _ _   _   ______     | |
        |  || |            |   |  / __ \ | | / \_/ \  | ___ \    | |
        |  || |__   ____   |   | / /  \  | |  /\ /\ \ | |  \ \   | |
        |  ||  _ \ |  _ \  |   | \ \__/  | | | |_|| | | |__/ /   | |
        |  || | | || |_||  |   |  \___/|_| |_|    |_| | ____/    |_|
        |  || | | || |__   |   |____________________  | |         _
        |__||_| |_|\____/  |________________________| | |        |_|
                                                      | |
         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. 6
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 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
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                              June 15, 2005

HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
     Carrying Gardening to a Higher Level
     Carrying the Apple II to a Higher Level
     KansasFest

A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS------------[DAS]
     More What Are Your Hobbies?--------------------------------------[WYH]
     Sophia Saralouise Shepherd Arrives-------------------------------[SSS]
     The Story of NCsoft----------------------------------------------[SON]
     Music From Pirates!----------------------------------------------[MFP]
     Silvern Castle v8.3----------------------------------------------[SCE]
     The Uthernet Card - Ethernet for the Apple II--------------------[TUC]
     Patches to KEGS for Ethernet Emulation---------------------------[KEE]
     Can GSoft BASIC Handle Recursion?--------------------------------[GHR]
     Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 2-------------------------------------[JGS]
     Status of the GS+ CD-ROM Project---------------------------------[GSP]

USENET - Ethernet \ TCP/IP for the Apple IIs--------------------------[UNT]
     Contiki for the Apple II-----------------------------------------[CA2]
     New Apple II Ethernet Card For Sale------------------------------[NEC]

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]
     June 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available----------------------[JSA]

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

KFEST 2005------------------------------------------------------------[KF5]
     KansasFest Information-------------------------------------------[KFI]
     KFest Sessions---------------------------------------------------[KFS]
     Syndicomm Will be Represented at KFest---------------------------[SRK]
     Wanted, Demo-er With Tech Savvy----------------------------------[DTS]
     Two More Coming to KFest-----------------------------------------[TMC]
     Any Interest in Trip to Worlds of Fun Amusement Park?------------[WOF]

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>

                   Carrying Gardening to a Higher Level
                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     A Google search for "Iris source" brought up a number of nurseries
throughout United States and Canada.

     The envelope for one of the catalogs had a note written on the upper
left corner... "Call ahead and come for a visit in mid May to see the
Iris".  Since this nursery is only 93 miles from my home, this was a very
appealing offer.  It is OK to read descriptions of flowers in a catalog...
even better to look at the pictures... but it is really great to be able to
look at the blossoming plants when making decisions as to what you want to
buy.

     The Dowis Ranch is a mother - son operation... she propagates Iris for
sale... he propagates day lilies for sale... both master gardeners who have
carried their gardening to a higher level by producing plants for sale by
mail.

     I arrived about ten minutes early.  The mobile home near the parking
lot had a sign on the door... "Protected by a Pit Bull... Nuff Said".  I
decided to wait in the car.  In a few minutes Eric showed up and struck up
a conversation, indicating that his mother was on her way.  Janell arrived
right on schedule.

     She showed me the various varieties of Iris with enthusiasm.  She knew
what she was doing by offering the tour... the beautiful blossoms sold me
on buying.

     Back home, referring to my notes, I mailed an order for fifteen
varieties of Iris.  In about ten days I received a letter of
confirmation...  the individual plants to fill my order were tagged with my
name... to be dug and mailed in early July.  A very special touch.

                  Carrying the Apple II to a Higher Level
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     Some people carry their enthusiasm for the Apple II computers to a
higher level by developing hardware or software... we see an example of
each by the announcement just a few days ago of a new ethernet card and the
porting of Contiki to the Apple II.  See the usenet section of this issue
for details.

                                KansasFest
                                ~~~~~~~~~~
     Be sure to see the KFest section for registration information.

[EOA]



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   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |
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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>

[WYH]
MORE WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Hmmm...

Well, I spend a lot of time online.  B-{)

I like to read Science fiction and Fantasy...  I prefer hard science
fiction though.  My library has perhaps 40 ft of paperbacks alone.  The
magazines are in boxes.  My unread pile of both types is extremely large
too.  I'd better get busy.  B-{)

Rarely watch TV, except to view my complete collection of Mystery Science
Theater 3000 videos.  200 + episodes.

Oh. And to annoy the wife, I'm into wine making.  Mostly the country wine
kind... peach, plum, strawberry, apple, raspberry, cherry, pineapple, mead.
Unfortunately making it implies drinking it and I've developed a paunch as
a result.  B-{P

Top on my list is Apple II's.  I rescue them from dumpsters and along with
stray Mac's and PC's, I give them away when I can, mostly to my summer
school students.

Still looking for more things to consume my time as well.  Mowing of lawns
doesn't cut it for me though.  B-{)

Kirk

(A2.KIRK, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 559)

>>>>>
"""""
>> My unread pile of both types is extremely large too. <<

I know what you mean. My *unread* SF/fantasy book "pile" is hovering around
the 200 mark at present!

(It started one time when I didn't buy an interesting-looking book because
I already had a couple of books to read - and then later I couldn't find it
to buy it. So I started buying books I wanted to read when I could get
them, especially if they were cheap like at a second-hand book dealer. From
there it was all downhill...)

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

(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 560)
[EOA]


[SSS]
Sophia Saralouise Shepherd Arrives
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Sophia Saralouise Shepherd was born at 10:47 AM on Tuesday, June 7th.  She
weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 20" long at birth.

Mom and baby are doing great! :)

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 561)

>>>>>
"""""
Congratulations!

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

(LYLE, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 562)

>>>>>
"""""
Congratulations to the design and production team on the successful
completion of Phase I (!!!) of the Sophia project.

And may God bless S.S. Shepherd and all who sail with her!  :-)

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

(PETERW, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 563)

>>>>>
"""""

Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 564        Thu Jun 09, 2005
TCOMPTER [Thomas]            at 07:22 PDT

Congratulations to the Shepherd family!

Sooo, Should we Suspect a Sibling to Surface Soon?   :)
_________        ______
  | homas & ____(     _)
          _( Jeannie _)
   ~~oooO(__________)
 )(
(__)

(TCOMPTER, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 564)

>>>>>
"""""
>> Sooo, Should we Suspect a Sibling to Surface Soon?   :) <<

No, Sophie is going to be an only child... we had some trouble getting
here, so we'll let it go with just the one.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 566)

>>>>>
"""""
Good Wishes to you and your family.  You have a very exciting road ahead of
you.

Dain

(A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 8, Msg 567)
[EOA]


[SON]
THE STORY OF NCsoft
"""""""""""""""""""
CNN.com has a nice story about NCsoft, the online gaming company that is a
smash hit in Korea and which Richard Garriot and his brother are bringing
to America:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/05/20/ncsoft.ap/index.html

(KGAGNE, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 56)

>>>>>
"""""
NCSoft makes pretty decent Online RPGs.  Richard Garriot was brought on to
help sell the company in American, while they were not a smash hit right
away here, they've made some great inroads as of late.

I miss Origin Systems though.  They made great games.  As soon as they were
acquired by Electronic Arts (Bard's Tale anyone?) they soon started moving
towards the mediocre.

It's too bad.
Dain

(A2.DAIN, Cat 2, Top 31, Msg 57)
[EOA]


[MFP]
MUSIC FROM Pirates!
"""""""""""""""""""
I was browsing through OCRemix.org the other day, looking for music.
OCRemix is a repository of remixed instrumental music (most with a
techno/electronica flair) from video games.  You might think the IIgs would
be well represented, with the demo scene and noisetracker/soundsmith
programs, but it's hard to find a game on there that was even ported to the
gs.

Anyhow, that reminded me that Pirates! has some nice piano/harpsichordy
music, so I thought I should try ripping it out.

First, I tried disassembling the game files to see if I could find where
the music was stored and in what format.  I was unsuccessful, so I tried
stepping through it with the kegs debugger and watching what was happening.
Yet still it eluded me.

Next, I tried recording the output to an mp3 to examine it with pitch
recognition software.  However, the loud volume meant the sound was clipped
and distorted.  Even worse, the bassline (stereo right) had nasty artifacts
and the notes were almost unrecognizable.

Finally, I tweaked kegs to print out the cycle count, oscillator #, and
frequency whenever the frequency was changed.  By comparing the frequencies
to each other, and then comparing them to known notes in the music (from
the previous attempt), I was able to determine the correct pitches played.
(A3 = 220hz, A4=440hz, etc.).  Of course, that was simplified by the fact
that only one sample was used throughout the song.  More complex music
would be more complicated.

Anyhow, I now have the note changes and start times.  I've fooled with it
on a piano and it sounds correct.  With a little work in noisetracker (one
track for each oscillator) I should have it all worked out.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 15)

>>>>>
"""""
I like OCRremix.org. It's a neat site.  I have quite a few things from
their in my collection.  I'm interested to hear what you've gotten out of
your little project.

Dain

(A2.DAIN, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 16)

>>>>>
"""""
More on my pirates! saga....

I created a midi file of the main theme.  Here it is.  I may get around to
all the other songs as well.

http://syndicomm.com/~kws/pirates/pirates.mid

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 17)

>>>>>
"""""
Heh, that sounded familiar. :)

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 18)

>>>>>
"""""
Ok, I now have sequenced all 6 (i think that's all :) interludes from
pirates! as standard midi files:

http://syndicomm.com/~kws/pirates/

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 12, Top 11, Msg 19)
[EOA]


[SCE]
Silvern Castle v8.3
"""""""""""""""""""
  Bugs Fixed in v8.3:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Update v8.2 introduced a bug that caused the Extra's Menu automap
function to crash when updating from v7.0 until after the Update Datafiles
option was executed and you returned to the title page.  This is now fixed.

o Fixed bug that caused monsters to strike first or second character in
marching order much more frequently for parties with less than 6
characters.

o Screen now cleared properly after key breaks.

o Fixed error #22-798 if you tried to dispel without a holy symbol.

o SILVERN.SYSTEM now only installs Diversi-Cache on ROM1 Apple IIgs
systems.

o Ever notice once in a while during combat nothing seems to happen-like
everyone parried?  I've narrowed it down to the sort routine; which is
actually MacroSoft code.  I believe the problem is with the MacroSoft
run-time code when it transfers AppleSoft variables.  In an attempt to fix,
I have changed the algorithm slightly so fewer variables are passed.  So
far I have not seen this bug again.  However, I can now detect when this
bug occurs; if it happens you will get Err#123 (this is not a fatal
error-only a bug report; please report if you see it).

o Fixed problem with breathe shield spell that caused the duration to be
less effective if the monster's breathed more than once per round.

  Stuff Changed in v8.3:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Update datafiles now shows version updating from.

o Loot gold no longer given in exact multiples of the number of party
members, now the remainder is shown and given to the first person in the
marching order (who should ideally have the highest encumbrance rating).

o Loot gold display now shows more details, showing the total amount, total
coin count, per share total, per share coin count, remainder total, and
remainder coin count.

o Items that affect age are now more powerful.

o Loot formula changed; animal and other low-intelligent monster types no
longer carry treasure, except maybe for lair stashes, and no longer have
lair chests.  Other monster types, like spirits, only have treasure in
their lairs.

o Silence spell now has additional effect:  Stops monsters from calling for
help!

o Advancing or called monsters are now displayed without an intervening
screen clear per group.

o Higher chance for random encounters to be "organized" (i.e. roaming
humanoids tend to be patrol or raiding parties-possibly with "pets" or
captives, undead tend to stick with other undead, rats normally don't
wander around with snakes, etc.)  Note:  Rare possibility now exists for
level 2 monsters to now appear on level 1! (especially if more than 2
groups)

o Poison minimum damage is now zero instead of 1hp.

o The dispel formula has been changed slightly; previously if you could
"smoke" one undead you could destroy the entire group; now there is a
chance a dispel attempt per group will only destroy some, the remainder
being turned, or possibly even escaping being turned completely.

o Druids get dispel bonus if they have better than average piety.

o Dispelling has been made more difficult for undead lair lords and lieges;
their followers (or pawns) are also slightly more difficult to dispel.

o Dispelling on the third-scenario Abyss level is now twice as difficult.

o Vampires are now twice as difficult to dispel (v8.1 only made them
tougher to kill)

o Chance for enchanted weapons and armour in chests changed to allow
minimum +1 for most items on deeper levels, up to +5.  Note:  Finding high
value enchanted items is still very rare!  (i.e. Even on level 10, the
chance of finding +5 items is only 1%)

o The combat parry view monster equipment feature has been removed.

o The Red Dragon Inn has been renovated!  New accommodations and rates!
Also, the inn no longer shows the time since the last disband in years
(only days and months).

  New Stuff in v8.3:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
o Chance to meet Castle Guards in maze.  Pay tribute demanded or else!

o Chance some NPC parties will offer to withdraw upon payment of bribe.

o Added new grim difficulty mode impediments:  Monsters can have up to
twice the hit points normally, and can strike all party members equally.

o Some normally fighter-class humanoid lair leaders may be shamans, priests
or mages.

o Pressing <SPC> while viewing a character in Camp will show a second page
of commands not previously displayed.  Pressing an illegal key will also
bring up this new list.  Press <SPC> again to toggle the command list.  One
other previously unlisted command, CTRL-D)iscard, is now shown with the
main command list if the character being viewed can be discarded.

o The previously unlisted command B)ack is now displayed as a combat option
(only if there's room on the screen).

o If the real-time combat status update preference is on, it now also
updates the monster count status box immediately when any monster status
changes (i.e. killed, dispelled, stoned, fled, etc).

o The number of monsters that wake-up after each round of combat is now
displayed.

o New feature:  Proving Grounds!  Located in the Blue Knight Tavern, you
can now study and train to improve your character's abilities.  Somewhat
similar to a character editor, this feature allows you to modify skill
points using a point buy/sell system.

(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 149)

>>>>>
"""""
I should have mentioned that I have released Silvern Castle v8.3 to the
library wizards at Syndicomm, so it should be available shortly.

-Jeff Fink

(FINKSTERJ, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 151)

>>>>>
"""""
Wow.

Way to go, Jeff.

Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek

(A2.RYAN, Cat 14, Top 7, Msg 150)
[EOA]


[TUC]
THE Uthernet CARD - ETHERNET FOR THE Apple II
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
There is an A2Central.com news item on the new Uthernet card, another
Ethernet card for the Apple II which is available domestically (well, if
you live in the US :) and for a bit less than the LANceGS card.  Marinetti
link layer is in development.

I have not yet seen this card in person (and will probably not buy one
until a Marinetti link layer is done) but it looks quite promising.

Ryan
Chief Sysop

(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 34, Msg 5)
[EOA]


[KEE]
PATCHES TO KEGS FOR ETHERNET EMULATION
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I have uploaded a set of patches to KEGS to support ethernet emulation.
Due to copyright reasons, it looks like the ethernet emulation demoed
during KFest 2004 will never be included with the official KEGS release
(this code is copyrighted by me and available under the GPL Open Source
terms).  Please watch for KEGSethernetPatch.tar to become available for
download in the Syndicomm libraries.

This June 2005 release includes the following fixes from the previous KFest
2004 release:
- fixed deadlock when enabling the receiver after ethernet_reset.
- SMSC 91c96 MAC address is now set by the IAR registers.
- supports promiscuous mode (not recommended for use).

Outside of my test environment, I have gotten confirmation that it works
fine under Linux running the 2.4 Kernel.  This implementation has been
designed to work under Windows, Mac OS X, and most UNIX platforms.  Please
post success stories with getting it to work with different operating
systems.  It is also advised for questions to be posted in these public
forums (versus private email) to maximize the effectiveness of assisting
all who need it.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 89)

>>>>>
"""""
Sweet! thanks Geoff!

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 91)

>>>>>
"""""
Is there any way to get a version of Kegs with the patch installed... I
have a really hard time compiling programs... It never seems to work for me
:<

(TECHNERD, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 90)

>>>>>
"""""
I don't have the capability to make a binary for Windows or MacOS X.  This
is why I have released the source as GPL so those with the expertise can
make it happen.  Of course, anybody releasing a binary must follow the GPL
license by making the source available too.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 92)

>>>>>
"""""
If I were to try to compile that for OS X, would I compile for use with
X11, or would it compile into a normal OS X app?
_________
  | homas

(TCOMPTER, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 93)

>>>>>
"""""
kegs can be compiled for x-windows, OS X, or MS Windows.  I think you just
need to create a symbolic link to choose which one you want.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 94)

>>>>>
"""""
For the Mac platform, you can choose either native Mac OS X Windows
Environment or X11.   Both have been reported to work correctly (as long as
X11 is installed on the Mac).  It should be noted that Mac OS X Windows
Environment does have additional features implemented over the X11 code
base (i.e. a menu bar that actually has some useful functions).  But the
X11 interface makes KEGS work exactly like other UNIX platforms (and on
Windows too if you compile it completely Cygwin-native).

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 20, Top 13, Msg 95)
[EOA]


[GHR]
CAN GSoft BASIC HANDLE RECURSION?
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Can GSoft handle recursion?  I've been trying for ages to come up with a
non-recursive algorithm for my vapor-game, because I'd like to be able to
write it for the Apple IIGS and for the Palm in the same language: basic.

I have GSoft.  I have NSBasic.  NSBasic doesn't handle recursion, but I
also have codewarrior for Palm, and I could theoretically write a shared
library in C/C++ for the particular algorithm I'm thinking of.  The
question remains, can GSoft handle recursion.... <sound of light-bulb
popping on> or can I write a recursive routine in Orca C that I can call
from GSoft?
_________
  | homas

(TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 13)

>>>>>
"""""
Ok, I answered my first question with a quick check of the GSoft Manual
(Thanks, Mike, for putting them in Word format).

My second question remains, however -- Can a routine be written in Orca C
that can be called by GSoft?  (Since GSoft _can_ handle recursion, this
question isn't so urgent. OTOH, if I have to write a C routine to work with
NSBasic, it might be just easier to write it once and use it in the Orca
environment too.)

Thanks for any tips.
_________
  | homas

(TCOMPTER, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 14)

>>>>>
"""""
To call assembly code from GSoft, you have to write a user toolset and
issue calls to the toolbox calls you implement in it.  You can use an
assembly wrapper around C code to be able to call C from GSoft, but it's
non-trivial.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 22, Top 10, Msg 15)
[EOA]


[JGS]
Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 2
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
A final candidate for Juiced.GS Volume 10, Issue 2 is now being reviewed
for possible release in the next 12 hours.

It looks pretty certain we'll make our internal May 31 2005 deadline.

FWIW, since I started editing Juiced.GS at the start of Volume 7, we've
never been late (internally, anyway :)

Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek
Editor-in-Chief, Juiced.GS

(A2.RYAN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 666)

>>>>>
"""""
I dropped off Juiced.GS V10I2 at the printer today for the print run, at
around 1 PM.

And picked up the completed run at 3:30 PM!

The first batch should go out in tomorrow's mail, with the rest going out
by Tuesday.

Just a heads-up: I'm aware that a handful of pages in at least some copies
have a minor glitch with warped print.  It's pretty minor and I didn't
catch it until I was already working on getting them into envelopes.  I've
decided it's minor enough to not be worth the hassle of fixing.  Sorry.
I've had enough hassle for one month already, and it's only the 3rd. :)

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 667)

>>>>>
"""""
The issues for US subscribers with last names from P-Z mailed this morning.
The rest will go out on Monday.  International subscribers' copies will go
out on Monday or Tuesday.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 668)

>>>>>
"""""
Another batch of magazines went out in today's mail.

There will be some delay getting the rest mailed; our daughter is arriving
three weeks early, sometime tomorrow, so I won't be able to get the
international copies and the rest of the US ones mailed until later in the
week at earliest.

I apologize for the inconvenience, although I have to admit I don't regret
it very much. ;)

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 669)

>>>>>
"""""
I had a few minutes of free time tonight, so the remainder of the US copies
of Juiced.GS V10I2 have been dropped in a mailbox at our local post office.
International copies will go out as soon as I can get them out the door.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 670)
[EOA]


[GSP]
STATUS OF THE GS+ CD-ROM PROJECT
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Work is continuing on GS+, but my first priority right now is to get
Juiced.GS out.

That will happen at the end of the month.  I'm not 100% sure when the first
GS+ CD-ROM will be ready, but the goal is in July, somewhere in the middle
of the US :)

Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek

(A2.RYAN, Cat 24, Top 38, Msg 5)
[EOA]



[UNT]------------------------------------------
USENET - Ethernet \ TCP/IP for the Apple IIs  |
-----------------------------------------------

[CA2]
Contiki for the Apple II
""""""""""""""""""""""""
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:16:23 +0200
From: Oliver Schmidt <ol.sc@web.de>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Announcement: Contiki for the Apple2

Hi,

I'm pleased to announce the availablity of Contiki 1.2 for the Apple2.
General informations on Contiki - a modern, Internet-enabled operating
system and desktop environment - can be found on:
http://www.sics.se/~adam/contiki/

Contiki for the Apple2 needs an Apple2 Ethernet card for TCP/IP
connectivity. These two cards are supported:
- Uther (http://www.a2retrosystems.com/products.htm)
- LANceGS (http://lancegs.a2central.com/)

Contiki for the Apple2 can be downloaded from:
http://www.a2retrosystems.com/downloads.htm

Oliver
[EOA]


[NEC]
New Apple II Ethernet Card For Sale
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:04:47 -0400
From: Glenn Jones <rg.jones@rogers.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: New Apple II ethernet card for sale

a2RetroSystems is pleased to announce the limited availability of a new
Apple II ethernet card that is supported by the latest release of Contiki
version 1.2.

I have 14 cards for sale @89.00ea USD plus shipping.

Please check the website http://www.a2retrosystems.com for more
information.

Thank You
[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]


[JSA]
June 2005 Issue of Syndicommotion Available
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The June 2005 (Volume 4, Number 6) issue of Syndicommotion has been emailed
to subscribers.  The HTML edition can be found online at the following URL:

http://www.syndicomm.com/syndicommotion/v4n6.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, Cat 5, Top 4, Msg 33)
[EOA]



[LTE]-------------------------------
             LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
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NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month.
[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]



[KF5]------------------------------
                       KFest 2005 |
-----------------------------------

[KFI]
KansasFest Information
""""""""""""""""""""""
CONTACT:
  KansasFest 2005
  kfest-help@kfest.org
  http://www.kfest.org

The 2005 KansasFest Committee is pleased to announce some of the first
details of KansasFest 2005, giving the event an approved "go" sign.

"Rockhurst University is officially prepared to receive the dozens of geeks
who will invade their campus this summer," said Tony Diaz, Committee Big
Cheese " - or so they think."

Kicking off the official festivities at this year's convention will be a
keynote speech delivered by longtime KFest attendee and Apple II user Ray
Merlin.  A longtime supporter of both the computer and the community,
Merlin will be sharing with his audience some reflections of his years
watching the Apple II community evolve.  "When you ask a guy 75 years old
to share some of his thoughts with a somewhat captive audience, it becomes
impossible to resist," said Merlin.  "You give an old guy the floor and
anything can happen!"

The following days will consist of official events including informational
sessions, the KFest Kookout, the HackFest programming challenge, and more.
Before the convention concludes with the annual Vendor Fair, Friday night
will witness the tradition of the Celebrity Roast, with this year's guest
of dishonor Juiced.GS associate editor Ken Gagne.

"It'll be interesting to be on the other side of the flamethrower, for a
change," said Gagne, who has emceed the Celebrity Roast for the past four
years.  Whether or not he will function in this capacity this year as well
remains to be seen.

KansasFest 2005 will occur for the first time ever this year at Rockhurst
University in Kansas City, Missouri, from July 19th through July 24th.
Registration information is available online at <http://www.kfest.org> or
by calling InTrec Software, KFest's official sponsor, at (602) 992-1345.
Also for the first time ever, registration payments are being accepted
online via PayPal, providing attendees with the most payment choices and
convenience possible.

KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest, was
originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the KFest
Committee since 1995.  Each year is like no other.  Any and all Apple II
and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's
"summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did!

(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 41)
[EOA]


[KFS]
KFest SESSIONS
""""""""""""""
Ladies & Gentlemen:

While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their
spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning
a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple family.  Just
as varied as these sessions are the good people who volunteer to present
them.  So... do you have an idea for a session you'd like to present at
KFest?  Let us know!  The best way to do that is to access the session
proposal form at:

http://www.kfest.org/SessionProposal.html

You may also email sessions@kfest.org.

Sessions are typically one hour in length, held at various times throughout
the daytime hours.  Past sessions have included hardware and software
demonstrations, tutorials, integration of the Apple with other devices
(Macs, scanners), Internet tips and tricks, or related subjects that would
be of interest to Apple II/Mac users.

The attendees of KansasFest are the event's heart and soul.  Give us
something worth rolling out of bed for each morning!

with thanks,
Andy

Junior KFest Schedulemeister (in training)
awmolloy@landsnail.com

(Andrew Molloy, KFest Mailing List)
[EOA]


[SRK]
Syndicomm Will be Represented at KFest
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Even though I won't be there, Dave Miller will be representing Syndicomm at
KFest, and there will be a few items available for purchase at the vendor
fair, with special pricing on other items that we'll ship to you after the
show.

Eric Shepherd
Owner
Syndicomm
http://www.syndicomm.com

(Eric Shepherd <sheppy@syndicomm.com>, KFest Mailing List)
[EOA]


[DTS]
Wanted, Demo-er With Tech Savvy
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Hi all,

I'm interested in promoting the Gatorbox as an easy to use/setup option to
get your IIgs onto an Ethernet network.

I don't believe that a demo on this box has ever been done at Kfest so I'm
interested in facilitating one.

Do you have a Gatorbox and you are going to Kfest and you would be prepared
to do a demo of it?

Or if a Gatorbox arrived at Kfest, are you prepared to do a demo and learn
about the Gatorbox in order to do so? (check this page for a heads up on
what to expect... http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~pcfe/Gatorbox)

If so, I'd like to hear from you.

An appletalk cable and hub w/bnc connector or transceiver & cable is the
only other hardware required to hook up your IIgs to an ethernet network.

Cheers,
Andrew

(Andrew Roughan <roughana@yahoo.com.au>, KFest Mailing List)
[EOA]


[TMC]
TWO MORE COMING TO KFest
""""""""""""""""""""""""
Okay, I'm coming, again.

Took awhile for me to get that worked out, but it'll be worked out this
weekend.

Ryan
Chief Sysop, Head Gee, 10 time KFester

(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 39)

>>>>>
"""""
I've been cast in two plays which close on Sunday, July 17th, which
precludes almost any possibility of me travelling prior to KFest in a
roundabout route to Kansas City.

I'll likely be flying in on Monday or Tuesday of that week.

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 40)
[EOA]


[WOF]
ANY INTEREST IN TRIP TO Worlds of Fun Amusement Park?
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I was wondering if there was still an interest for an all day trip to the
Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City.

2005 Season prices can be found here:
http://www.worldsoffun.com/purchase_tickets/index.html

Special group pricing is available with this option:
http://www.worldsoffun.com/group_outings/wof_od.html

A trip to Worlds of Fun is not considered a part of KFest--all costs are in
addition to the normal KFest dues (depending on how much you eat, drink,
play games, buy souvenirs, etc, you may need to plan to bring up to $100
per person).  This would be an all-day affair--an entire day of KFest would
have to be skipped to participate.

Due to possible rain storms, a date to attend may not be determined until
the last minute.

If lines are an issue, the best day to visit the park would be on a
Wednesday or a Thursday.  Even Friday would be better than Saturday.  The
special group pricing is only available on Saturday (we are traveling home
on Sunday), this is a nice discount price which includes meal.  The park
does stay open an additional two hours on Saturday.

I am curious who is still interested in going, and if you have a preference
to go during a certain day and wouldn't unless it occurred on a specific
day.

This message can be reposted to the KFest mailing list and replies can be
sent to my email (easily found using google).

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 42)

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

I would like to visit an amusement park with everyone, but am not sure I
want to miss a day of KFest to do it.  Also, could we ever all agree on
which rides to ride? :)

-Ken

(KGAGNE, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 43)

>>>>>
"""""
I've been there several times when my kids (and I) were younger. While I'd
like to go again, I don't think I want to give up any of KFest for it.

 Carl Knoblock - Retired - Wed  25 May 05  7:55:44 pm
 cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 55 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 7, Msg 44)

>>>>>
"""""
>> Also, could we ever all agree on which rides to ride? :) <<

You will be forced to ride all of them :)  Perhaps the question should be
'can we agree which order will be used?' or is that even an issue :)

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 45)

>>>>>
"""""
Don't forget the events one does during Kfest week defines KFest.  Not
everybody attends the midnight (or later) Denny's runs.  Not everybody
attends the movie outings.  Not everybody plays Bite the Bag.  Not
everybody partakes in Floppy Wars.  KFest attendees together at an
amusement park is a non-official KFest event which would take place of
other happenings at that time.

Geoff

(GEOFF, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 46)

>>>>>
"""""
I'm not much of an amusement park guy (I tend to get all the amusement I
need in Kansas City for a whole year at a time :)

Ryan
Chief Sysop and Head Geek

(A2.RYAN, Cat 5, Top 7, Msg 47)
[EOA]



[INN]------------------------------
                    EXTRA INNINGS |
-----------------------------------
About The Lamp!   The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on
"""""""""""""""   the WEB at:   http://lamp.a2central.com/

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 2005 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.  All
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     * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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