[HEA]
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        |__||_| |_|\____/  |________________________| | |        |_|
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         Lighting Your Apple II Path                  | |
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                       >>> 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"


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 The Lamp!            An Onipa'a Software Production       Vol. 5, No. 11
 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
 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
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                            November 15, 2002

HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN]
     Mutually Beneficial
     The Tinkerer's Corner

A2 FORUM AT Syndicomm Online (A2Central.com) DISTILLATIONS
     Transcript of Rich Dreher Chat Added to A2 Library---------------[RDC]
     IIgs Emulators on the Mac iBook----------------------------------[GSE]
     Printing Graphics With AWGS--------------------------------------[PGG]
     SOAR 1.0b10 Offline Reader Available-----------------------------[SOR]
     All of the Nibble Disks to be Released by Lost Classics----------[NLC]
     Apple StyleWriter Printers---------------------------------------[ASP]
     A Drive Tower for the IIgs---------------------------------------[ADT]
     Readers Like Contents of Juiced.GS-------------------------------[RLC]
     Back Issues of GS+ Magazine Available----------------------------[BIA]
     Availability of the LANceGS Ethernet Card------------------------[LGS]
     AppMaker/GS Resource and Code Generator--------------------------[RCG]

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM
     Syndicomm's move has begun---------------------------------------[SMB]
     Syndicomm to Relocate, Enhance Services--------------------------[SRE]
     To Sign up for Syndicomm Online----------------------------------[TSU]

DELPHI A2Pro DISTILLATIONS
     Andrew Roughan Announces His New Website-------------------------[NWS]
     Virtual Data Recommended-----------------------------------------[VDR]

THE TINKERER'S CORNER
     You are Invited--------------------------------------------------[YAI]
     Networking an Apple IIgs and a Mac via AppleTalk-----------------[ANM]

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

KFEST 2003
     KFest 2003 - Plan to be There!-----------------------------------[PBT]

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>

                            Mutually Beneficial
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     From the patio High Above The Rock River, the unseasonably warm
breeze, the radiant sunshine, and the colorful Fall scenery conspire to
invite one to a stroll on the trail along the east bank of the river.

     One last bright red bloom adorns one of the bushes in a small rose
garden.  Piles of leaves in reds, yellows, and browns... windrowed by the
rushing winds of recent days.

     In one pile, the yellow-green, compound leaves of the Black Locust.
These trees, being in the Legume Family, support the establishment of
colonies of nitrogen fixing bacteria in nodules attached to their roots.
These bacteria chemically convert nitrogen from the air to compounds that
can be used by plants as a source of nitrogen.  So here, we are reminded of
symbiosis... the mutually beneficial association of two species of living
things.

     And so it is with computers... a network of two or more computers can
be beneficial to the owner(s) of each of the computers.

                           The Tinkerer's Corner
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     This month in The Tinkerer's Corner we delve into the realm of the
computer network by networking two computers together.

[EOA]



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   | |    | |  | | | /__\ \     | |       ____| | | /\ /\ | |  /   \ \ | |
   | |    | |  | | | _____|     | |      / ___  | | || || | | |    | | |_|
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[EOA]

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

by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[RDC]
TRANSCRIPT OF RICH DREHER CHAT ADDED TO A2 LIBRARY
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
A new upload in the a2central.com_archives/Chat_Transcripts directory:

File: richdreher.06012002.txt
Size: 25065
Date: Aug 17

Rich Dreher discusses the latest Apple II hardware product, his innovative
Compact Flash/IDE interface card with our illustrious A2Central crew.

Tony Ward, A2 Librarian

(A2.TONY, Cat 2, Top 37, Msg 10)
[EOA]


[GSE]
IIgs EMULATORS ON THE Mac iBook
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Do the latest model ibooks use IIgs emulators.

Sandy

(PHOENIX, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 17)

>>>>>
"""""
In OS 9.2, which the latest iBooks run (at least for now), you can run
Bernie II the Rescue.  In OS X, Bernie runs in classic mode, and isn't
quite as nice as some of the features don't work quite as well or at all.
(serial port emulation for instance).  Kegs has been ported to OS X, but
really needs some tweaking to the User Interface (there isn't one:))

That being said, I would hope that Ryan could chime in here with some
experience on the matter as I think he uses Bernie sometimes on his iBook,
or maybe you could post a question in one of the emulation topics.

I am still trying to decide what to get Powerbook G4 or iBook..the G4 will
strain my budget the iBook will not;)

Dain Neater

(A2.DAIN, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 18)

>>>>>
"""""
Thanks for the information.  I'll check out the emulator section later.

I never paid much attention to the emulators since I used the real thing
chopped.  It would make me feel better to put some bucks out for an ibook
'cause I can't get too excited about also buying software for these things.
I would be happy to continue using my old software.

Since I belong to a Mac users group I wrote an old timer for suggestions
about purchasing.  He sees the best deals on ebay.  I'll give ebay a pass.
He also said we have a Mac UG discount program.  I see some refurbished
ibooks there.  I'll do some more research.

Sandy

(PHOENIX, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 19)

>>>>>
"""""
Bernie runs fine under Classic on the iBook.  Would probably run faster on
a straight OS 9 boot, but the only Classic apps I run anymore are Bernie,
Distiller, and. . . gee, I can't think of any other Classic apps I run
anymore   :)

dealmac.com, powerbookcentral.com, store.apple.com's refurb section,
expercom.com, smalldog.com, and powermax.com are always places to look for
Macs at good prices.  And expect new Mac portables this week, so you can
expect closeout pricing (already starting to happen, check amazon.com) on
some of the "older" models.

Your fast IIgs portable is just days away :)

Ryan
Chief Sysop

(A2.RYAN, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 21)

>>>>>
"""""
Bernie ][ The Rescue will run under 9 or X as Dain has said. Only under 9
will it be able to access the ports, and I mean running under 9, not in
Classic.

You will then be able to use the built-in modem port, or an ISDN connection
through the USB port from the IIgs environment.

 Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 5 Nov 2002 - 259 days till KFest '03
 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9
 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3
 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/

(CONDUCTOR, Cat 4, Top 7, Msg 22)
[EOA]


[PGG]
PRINTING GRAPHICS WITH AWGS
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I have a couple of jpgs that I converted with Superconvert 4 to .shr.
I imported to AWGS paint program.  Printed it with the parallel connection
using Harmonie's laserjet III driver to the HP laserjet 6.  It says it's
printing 300x300.  Looks good to me.

My first printing I used the condensed setting.  Of course the picture was
very wide and short compared to the screen image.  By changing the
horizontal, vertical dpi by a factor 2 to 1, on page setup I could alter
the skew of the image.  If circles don't appear round, this adjustment
would fix it.  It looked like using the normal rather than condensed
setting also did the same thing.

Sandy

(PHOENIX, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 3)

>>>>>
"""""
The GS displays text in a double height mode normally. It's much more
readable on screen that way. If you send styled text in normal mode, it
looks too tall, but condensed will make it look good. Graphics don't look
good that way, since they are designed to look good on screen. A document
with mixed graphics and text is a problem. :)

 Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun  3 Nov 02  8:58:19 pm
 cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 261 days till KFest
 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
 A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com

(CARLK, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 4)

>>>>>
"""""
Hi Carl,

I forgot about that particular quirk. I haven't used the combination of
graphics and text yet.

The Harmonie page setup and print menus are huge.  You can adjust the 3
color intensities with a slide just like on Photo Shop and elect dithering.
The results on adjusting color were disappointing.  Trying to make a
Cardinal more red caused all kinds of anomalous behavior.  Mostly it made
the whole page red.The problem was consistent between the HP and the IWLQ.
Sometimes the hp printer doesn't print wysiwyg where the IW does.

I suppose you have to print the page twice.  Once for the graphic and again
for the print.

Sandy

(PHOENIX, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 5)

>>>>>
"""""
The only way to deal with this that I know of is to stretch the graphics to
double height, then print in condensed mode.  That way everything comes out
right.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 9, Top 33, Msg 6)
[EOA]


[SOR]
SOAR 1.0b10 Offline Reader AVAILABLE
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I have just posted SOAR 1.0b9 on my web site.

There have only been minor cosmetic changes in this version, but you might
like to download and update your working copy of SOAR.

For those who are using a Marinetti equipped IIgs, whether real or
emulated, are not yet using SOAR, and are finding navigating Syndicomm
either through the web, or manually by Telnet, a tedious and cumbersome
task, might like to take a look at SOAR.

SOAR is an Offline Reader for Syndicomm in the form of a free script set
for use with Spectrum 2.5.2 or later. SOAR makes your Syndicomm sessions a
joy, as it will make one automatic pass to collect any new messages, and
then let you browse these messages at your leisure from easy to use menus,
lists and editors. Any replies you may make are then posted to Syndicomm in
a second automated pass.

If you do not have the means to retrieve and unpack the SOAR BinSCII file
from my web site, you can purchase a copy of SOAR on floppy disk from Joe
Kohn at Shareware Solutions. Contact Joe by snail mail, or at
<joko@foxvalley.net>. The floppy disk costs $5 inclusive of postage within
the US and Canada. For International mailing, contact Joe for his current
pricing.

 Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Sun 13 Oct 2002 - 282 days till KFest '03
 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9
 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3
 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/

(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 244)

>>>>>
"""""
Before you all race and download SOAR 1.0b9, perhaps you might like to wait
a short while...

The minor problem with the way Categories and Topics were listed by
Syndicomm, which caused the automatic collection of Categories and Topics
by SOAR to fail, has been fixed.

However, it has now shown up a problem with SOAR itself. I shall get that
fixed as soon as I can, and release a further update 1.0b10.

Please wait till I notify you of the new update before you update your
current copy of SOAR.

 Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Mon 14 Oct 2002 - 281 days till KFest '03
 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9
 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3
 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/

(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 245)

>>>>>
"""""
All is now fixed, and in about 30 minutes from now, or when I have finished
my cup of coffee, I should have 1.0b10 uploaded.

So you can rush away and get the newer update!

Please make sure you read the Read.Me file, as if you are updating, you
will probably need to manually copy the Category and Topic files over from
the new archive.

 Ewen Wannop - Speccie - Tue 15 Oct 2002 - 280 days till KFest '03
 Delivered without using a IIgs by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR 1.0b9
 Setup: Bernie ][ the Rescue 3.0 and a dual G4/800Mhz GeForce3
 http://www.ewannop.btinternet.co.uk/

(CONDUCTOR, Cat 10, Top 59, Msg 247)
[EOA]


[NLC]
ALL OF THE NIBBLE DISKS TO BE RELEASED BY LOST CLASSICS
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The Good News:

Thanks to Steve Weyrich, we were finally able to get in contact with Mike
Harvey and ALL OF THE NIBBLE DISKS ARE NOW FREEWARE!

The Bad News:

We're having trouble locating the program disks that comprised the Nibble
catalog.  Tony Diaz has a good chunk of the Disk-of-the-Month disks that
Nibble made available with each issue so people wouldn't have to type in
everything, and we'll be making those available.  But we're looking for the
disks that Nibble sold by category (ProDOS, Finance, Fun and Games, etc.)
If you have any of these disks please get in touch with me - before the
disks can be uploaded they have to have the freeware notice that Mr. Harvey
approved inserted in the archive.  (IOW: please do not start uploading
Nibble disks elsewhere--the LCP has to release them 1st and then they can
be disseminated around the Web.)

Thanks for your help!

Later...........Howard
Lost Classics Project

(A2.HOWARD, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 19)

>>>>>
"""""
Wow!  That's great news!

I remember the hours I'd spend typing those programs that interested me
in... It was a learning experience!

Thanks to Steven and Mr. Harvey!

Kirk
RTC Manager and A2Central Janitor

(A2.KIRK, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 20)

>>>>>
"""""
Howard, that's wonderful news. I have the books Your Apple Games Gallery
and Your Apple Games Gallery 2, along with the disks, if I can find them
and they still work.  Would you be interested?

I also remember typing in programs, and changing them to work the way
I wanted.  The hex dumps were especially challenging.

Margaret

(MARGARET, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 21)

>>>>>
"""""
Woohoo!  A CD collection of Nibble disks is on my dream list (along with
sd, sdgs, and gs+).  I hope an enterprising entrepreneur makes a CD
available once they're all collected.

Great work Steve & Lost Projects!

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 23)

>>>>>
"""""
Cool:)

It's always great to have stuff rescued from oblivion.  I never had much
exposure to Nibble, it would be nice to see what was offered.

Way to go all involved:)

Dain Neater

(A2.DAIN, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 24)

>>>>>
"""""
Thank you so very much - another excellent job from some great Apple II
people! Never did the "Disk-of-the-Month" thing but did sporadically
purchase a few disks. Will look through my disks and see what I have.

Again, thanks to all involved,
Steve

(KFESTSTEVE, Cat 15, Top 3, Msg 25)
[EOA]


[ASP]
APPLE STYLEWRITER PRINTERS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Just recently acquired an Apple //c+, and was wondering about a printer for
it.  I see a lot of Stylewriter II printers being offered on Ebay - Will
this printer work on the //c+?

                     ...Riff

(RIFF, Cat 18, Top 11, Msg 1)

>>>>>
"""""
No! You need a printer that basically needs no driver for text printing.
The Apple ImageWriters will do, as well as many other dot matrix printers.
If you want inkjet or laser, many HP printers will work with AppleWorks or
other word processors.

 Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Sun  20 Oct 02  10:05:11 pm
 cknoblo@applelinc.org - Via Spectrum v2.5.2 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2003, July 22-27, 2003 - 275 days till KFest
 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
 A2 RTC Staff - Saturday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com

(CARLK, Cat 18, Top 11, Msg 2)
[EOA]


[ADT]
A DRIVE TOWER FOR THE IIgs
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I am working on my drive tower. The one I brought to KFest.  I bought
a taller tower because I find more drives fit in it, like the 1 gig SCSI
I bought at kfest.  I want to add the super controller's floppy drive.  The
mechanism has 4 little metal loops like this )) that stick out from the
body of the drive.  They don't appear to do anything and they don't fit in
the tower slot. It doesn't look like cutting them off would hurt anything.
That would be easier than cutting holes in the tower to fit the loops.

Sandy

(PHOENIX, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 17)

>>>>>
"""""
Those are to fit the mechanism properly in the 3.5 drive case.

>> ... would be easier than cutting holes in the tower to fit the loops. <<

Well, it might be easier, but it's not as undoable.  Putting the 3.5 floppy
drives into tower cases has always been difficult because of Apple's auto
inject/powered eject type system, as opposed to the manual inject/eject
system of x86 style floppy drives.  It's hard to find a bezel that works
properly in this kind of setup.

Ryan

(A2.RYAN, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 18)

>>>>>
"""""
If it's hard to find a bezel that fits properly it sounds like there is
one.

I was thinking about putting it in the slot and carving the face of the
plastic piece that covers the slot.  We cut out a piece of the frame to
allow the ejector lever to move.  I'm not looking for perfection but
functionality.

Sandy

(PHOENIX, Cat 17, Top 29, Msg 19)
[EOA]


[RLC]
READERS LIKE CONTENTS OF JUICED.GS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I know that the printing problems are getting you guys down, but the
content has been really good.  You should be proud of the work you've done.
It's good to find it my mail box every quarter.

Thanks for keeping it up.

Dain

(A2.DAIN, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 381)

>>>>>
"""""
Received my copy of V7I3 this afternoon.  I spent my evening reading it
from cover to cover.  Another great issue.  Thanks Ryan and Ken!

Mark Percival - Syndicomm.com Apple II RTC Host
"Midweek Madness!" every Wednesday night.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT

(MARK, Cat 23, Top 2, Msg 390)
[EOA]


[BIA]
BACK ISSUES OF GS+ MAGAZINE AVAILABLE
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
We've started adding back issues of GS+ Magazine to our online store.
Check it out at http://store.syndicomm.com and pick them up before they're
gone!

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 24, Top 1, Msg 63)
[EOA]


[LGS]
AVAILABILITY OF THE LANceGS ETHERNET CARD
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I'm interested in getting one of these LANceGS cards - however, I tried to
send an email to Joachim Lange of SHH Systeme (jlange@tasha.muc.de) to
confirm pricing and availability, only to have my email bounce-back.

Is this card still being offered? and how do I contact SHH Systeme by
email? I was a bit wary when I noted that the revision date for the LANceGS
listing on A2Central was September 2000.

                                  ...Riff

(RIFF, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 65)

>>>>>
"""""
I need to update the email address on the LANceGS page on the A2Central.com
site.  You can reach ///SHH Systeme at lange@tasha.homeip.net now.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 27, Top 2, Msg 66)
[EOA]


[RCG]
AppMaker/GS RESOURCE AND CODE GENERATOR FROM BOWERS DEVELOPMENT
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I played with a copy of this back in my days at Apple.  It was very neat to
be able to lay out a GS app on the Macintosh.  Too bad it was never updated
for System 6.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 17, Msg 1)

>>>>>
"""""
Any idea who Bowers Development was, and why they would produce a
cross-platform tool like that?  I remember seeing a blurb about it in an
APDA catalog long ago.

Kelvin

(KWS, Cat 54, Top 17, Msg 2)

>>>>>
"""""
The original AppMaker was for building Mac apps.  Not sure why they did a
version to make GS programs, but it probably wasn't incredibly hard to do.

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

(SYNDICOMM, Cat 54, Top 17, Msg 3)
[EOA]



------------------------------------
      ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SYNDICOMM |
------------------------------------

by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[SMB]
Syndicomm's move has begun
""""""""""""""""""""""""""
The Cargotha RPG will be offline until further notice.  We apologize for
the inconvenience.

(Logon message)
[EOA]


[SRE]
SYNDICOMM TO RELOCATE, ENHANCE SERVICES
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
September 21, 2002--Syndicomm(tm) announced today that the company will be
relocating to Maryville, Tennessee over the next four months.  In tandem
with the move, Syndicomm will be upgrading to higher-performance servers
and a higher-bandwidth Internet connection to improve the customer
experience.

"The move to Tennessee will reduce our costs, allowing us to increase
bandwidth without increasing membership fees," said Eric Shepherd, owner of
Syndicomm.  "We think this added value will be appreciated by all our
members."

Syndicomm is taking steps to keep service impact to a minimum by installing
redundant systems; outages should be minimal as the relocation takes place.
In order to show our appreciation to our customers for their patience
during the move, all members will receive a free month of service during
the move.

ABOUT SYNDICOMM

Syndicomm provides Syndicomm Online, a new online service for the best of
us.  Syndicomm Online is available using both the World Wide Web and telnet
software.  In addition, Syndicomm publishes and distributes software for
classic computers, and Juiced.GS, a magazine for Apple II users.  Syndicomm
is located in Tracy, California.  Visit Syndicomm at
http://www.syndicomm.com.

PRESS CONTACT

Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com

(Cindy Adams, via email)
[EOA]


[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]



------------------------------------
   DISTILLATIONS FROM DELPHI A2Pro |
------------------------------------

by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[NWS]
ANDREW ROUGHAN ANNOUNCES HIS NEW WEBSITE
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I have created a website that lists my work - both finished and unfinished.
There are links to my released utilities Drilldown, Skip'Em and Virtual
Data, as well as links to the material from John MacLean.

This includes:
   Lisp Interpreter - with source code, finished
   Prolog Interpreter - with source code, unfinished
   C Pre-Processor - with source code,
   Disk Doubler - with source code, unfinished
   Dos 3.3 Launcher - finished
   Personal Finance - with source code, finished

The url is:
   http://home.ozonline.com.au/klajr/apple

Other material will be added as I get the time.

Cheers,
   Andrew

(ROUGHANA, 420.1, Delphi A2Pro web side)
[EOA]


[VDR]
VIRTUAL DATA RECOMMENDED
""""""""""""""""""""""""
I recommend Virtual Data to those who use a CDROM on their GS or emulator.
Not having to burrow through all the folders again after trying a program
is really nice. B-{)

Kirk

(KMITCHEL, 420.2, Delphi A2Pro web side)
[EOA]



[TTC]-------------------------------
             THE TINKERER'S CORNER |
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by Lyle Syverson <lyle@foxvalley.net>

[YAI]
YOU ARE INVITED
"""""""""""""""
You are invited to submit your favorite Tinkerer's Project for the Apple II
computers.

Send your write up or idea 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]


[ANM]
Networking an Apple IIgs and a Mac via AppleTalk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By Lyle Syverson

The Mac can be a server to an Apple II but an Apple II can not be a server
to a Mac or another Apple II.

This project sets up a simple network between a IIgs and a Mac.  The IIgs
can be booted from the Mac hard drive... we will save that for a future
issue, restricting the discussion in this issue to the transfer of files.

Why you might want to network these two computers:
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Networking these two computers allows the transfer of files back and forth
between the computers.  This can be especially helpful if you have not been
able to locate a SCSI card for your IIgs... your IIgs can access SCSI
devices installed in or attached to your Mac.  (Hard drive, CD-ROM drive,
removable media drive, etc).

With networking you could:
1. Back up your IIgs hard drive to a hard drive on the Mac.
2. Store files on the Mac.
3. Access Apple II CD-ROMs.
4. If you can not locate a shell account or find an ISP that will connect
   via Marinetti, you can access the net with the Mac and transfer files to
   the GS.

What You Will Need
''''''''''''''''''
1. A IIgs running System 6.01.
2. A serial printer cable.
3. A Mac running System 7, 8, or 9.  You might be able to use System 10.

Note... if you do not own a Mac, an older Mac suitable for this use can be
acquired for a very modest investment.

Where to Get What You Need
''''''''''''''''''''''''''
1. Thrift stores.
2. Garage sales.
3. Usenet... comp.sys.apple2.marketplace
4. A2 on Syndicomm
5. LEM-Swap list <http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html>
6. Alltech Electronics <http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html">
8. Other World Computer <http://www.macsales.com/">
9. Mac-Res-Q <http:/www.macresq.com> or call 1-888-447-3728

Getting the IIgs Ready
''''''''''''''''''''''
1. Using your System 6.01 disks install 'Network:AppleShare'
2. Set the slots:
     a. ROM 1 - Set slot 7 to AppleTalk and slot 1 or 2 to Your Card
     b. ROM 3 - Set slot 1 or 2 to AppleTalk

Getting the Mac Ready
'''''''''''''''''''''
Note... this is based on a LC III running System 7.5.5.
1. Under the Users & Groups control panel
     a. Set up a user id for yourself
2. Under the Sharing Setup control panel
     a. Enter Owner Name, password to be used, and Name of Macintosh.
     b. Turn on file sharing.
     3. Setup which users have access to what.
3. Under AppleTalk control panel
     a. Indicate Printer Port or Modem Port.
     b. Make AppleTalk active.

Connect the two Computers
'''''''''''''''''''''''''
Using a serial printer cable, connect the printer port or modem port of the
IIgs with the printer or modem port of the Mac.  (Using the ports selected
when setting up your IIgs and Mac.)

Using AppleTalk
'''''''''''''''
1. Boot both the IIgs and the Mac.
2. Open the AppleTalk control panel on the IIgs.
3. Select a listed file server and click OK.
4. Enter name and password, then click OK.
5. Select the Mac volumes you want to use and click OK.
6. Close the AppleShare control panel.

There on the IIgs desktop is an icon for each Mac volume you selected.  You
can now copy files to/from the Mac, load files from the Mac into IIgs
applications, save files from IIgs applications to the Mac, delete files on
the Mac from the IIgs, etc.

[EOA]



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


[LTE]
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]



[KFT]------------------------------
                       KFest 2003 |
-----------------------------------

[PBT]
KFest 2003 - PLAN TO BE THERE!
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
KansasFest 2003 is planned for July 22-27, 2003 at Avila University in
Kansas City, Missouri.

(Entrance banner, Cat 5, Top 5)
[EOA]


[VKF]
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE KFest HOME PAGE
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
KFest Home Page
http://www.kfest.org/
[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 2002 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W.  All
       rights reserved.

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

     * All issues of The Lamp! are available at The Lamp! Home Page,
       http://lamp.a2central.com/

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not
necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Delphi Online
Services, Syndicomm, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson.  Forum messages are
reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission
from the individual authors.  A2Central.com, Delphi Online Services,
Syndicomm, 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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