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| Articles in section: ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE |
| "ABOUT
CFDM" ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE |
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"ABOUT CFDM" COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE is dedicated to those who still enjoy running under RS DOS. It will deal with that format exclusively. A primary goal is to keep the COCO community strong. By providing a unique means of communication, maybe old fires will be rekindled as you and I share our knowledge and experiences! The success of this effort depends on each one who becomes a subscriber. Everyone must contribute his/ her two cents in the form of articles, programs, opinions, experiences, etc. If this happens we will all look forward to the next issue. (Check out the manual with your starter kit for details on how to submit material.) Now let's have some fun!!! =* |
ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE is the creation and property of Rick Cooper. It is distributed solely by RICK'S COMPUTER ENTERPRISE. The material which makes up each issue remains the property of the author(s) or contributor(s) unless an agreement has been made otherwise. COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE is dedicated exclusively to those who enjoy the COCO3 operating under RS DOS. It is hoped that this publication will encourage the continued usage of our favorite computer. Neither CFDM nor RICK'S COMPUTER ENTERPRISE will be responsible for the submission or publication of any material that does not belong to the submitter. WE DO NOT ADVOCATE OR SUPPORT PIRACY! =* |
| Articles in section: ABOUT THIS ISSUE |
| CONTENTS...PART
1 (v1 i20) CONTENTS...PART 2 (v1 i20) PROGRAM DIRECTORY (V1 i20) THIS MONTH'S COVER |
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ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE (2) 1 "ABOUT CFDM" 2 ABOUT COCO FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE (4) 1 CONTENTS...PART 1 (v1 i20) 2 CONTENTS...PART 2 (v1 i20) 3 PROGRAM DIRECTORY (v1 i20) 4 THIS MONTH'S COVER ACTIVE COCO (5) 1 CoCo Art Exhibit 2 Kudos! 3 ODIE ASKS...by Ray Berney <g> 4 The NoName Magazine 5 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS COCO CAT? => ____________________________________________________ ADVERTISEMENTS (6) 1 #GS01 PENSAVE GRAPHIC SYSTEM 2 4TH ANNUAL ATLANTA COCOFEST 3 CFDM SUBSCRIPTION 4 Items for sale and wanted 5 SUPER COMICS+ Scene Disk 6 The "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine ARTICLES OF THE MONTH (4) 1 "FINANCE.BAS" 2 LEARNING.INS 3 Landscape Painting on CoCo Max 3 4 Radio Shack printer ribbons COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY (5) 1 AT THE SHORE => ____________________________________________________ 2 SICK PC 3 SMSBLIMP 4 SNOWSCAPE 5 VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY FAMILY TREE (5) 1 Alvin E. Robinson 2 Alvin E. Robinson Part II 3 DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY #2 4 GONZALO E. RIVERA 5 ROGER SEVERS FORUM (4) 1 LACK OF SPACE 2 LARRY PULLED A FAST ONE 3 RAINBOW to Wonderland =* |
FORUM (4) (continued)
4 Unique Features of CFDM
FROM THE EDITOR (4)
1 'READ MY LIPS' (KUDOS) <g>
2 'RICK CALLING' by Ray Berney <g>
3 FROM THE EDITOR
4 RICK'S has BLUE STREAK ULTIMA!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (6)
1 A Modest Request
2 Defective Disk..What to do?
3 Enjoying CFDM HARDCOPY!
4 Enjoying LABELPRC
5 OUT ON A LIMB?
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POTPOURRI (4)
1 BUMBLE
2 CHAI'S NEW MOUSE by Chai B. <g>
3 TWO UNANSWERED MYSTERIES
4 To Rick
PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH (8)
1 COCOCAL/BAS 1753 TO 4905
2 GILLIGAN
3 JULY 4TH
4 Joystick Destroyer!
5 MOVE IT AGAIN, SAM
6 PAYMENT 2
7 PIXMOVER (512K required)
8 PMODE 3/4 to DMP105 Screen Dump.
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REVIEWS (3)
1 Monitor Screen Filter
2 SIMPLY BETTER IS SIMPLY...
3 the world of 68' micros
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (7)
1 CD - MUSIC - CONTINUOUS PLAY?
2 COCO III at 19200
3 Jittery Joysticks
4 LOOKING FOR 'STUDIO WORKS PRO'
5 Modem Prroblleems
6 Needs GIF to CM3 Conversion
7 SUNDRY (BUT IMPORTANT) REQUESTS!
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Here's a description of the files on the PROGRAM/
SIDE. File names preceded by an asterisk are data
files and not to be RUN or EXECed!
NAME.........COMMAND..SECTION OR DESCRIPTION......
* BOLD .FNT........DATA FILE FOR MOVE-IT2.BAS
BUMBLE .BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI (MUSIC)
* BUMBLE .BIN........DATA FILE FOR BUMBLE.BAS
CATTRAX3.BAS..RUN...ACTIVE COCO
COCOCAL .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* COCOCAL .DOC........DATA FILE FOR PRINTCAL.BAS
* DMP105A .ASM........EDTASM SOURCE FOR DMP105A.BIN
DMP105A .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
FINANCE .BAS..RUN...ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
* FONT .FNT........DATA FILE FOR PRINTCAL.BAS
GILLIGAN.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH =>
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JULY4 .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* LEARNING.INS........ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
MAZE3 .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
MOVE-IT2.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* NIBLOADR.BIN........PIX LOADER UTILITY
NIBSHOW .BAS..RUN...ART GALLERY
PAYMENT2.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* PICTURE1.NIB........ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
* PICTURE2.NIB........ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
PIXMOVER.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* PIXMOVER.BIN........DATA FILE FOR PIXMOVER.BAS
* PIXMOVER.SOR........EDTASM SOURCE FOR PIXMOVER.BIN
PRINTCAL.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* SCREEN1 .NIB........ARTICLES OF THE MONTH
* SHORE .NIB........ART GALLERY
* SICKPC .NIB........ART GALLERY =>
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* SMSBLIMP.BAS..RUN...ART GALLERY
* SNOW .NIB........ART GALLERY
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Grand Canyon, PA I thought I would try a different approach
to painting pictures. That being, putting a
state frame around the particular picture taken
from that stae.
This scene is taken from the Grand Canyon of
the East. It is nestled in the rolling hills of
North Central Pennsylvania located near Wellsboro.
The actual names of the state parks are Colton
Point State Park and Leonard Harrison State Park.
This is a beautiful section of Pennsylvania
and if you get to visit this state, try to visit
these state parks. It is absolutely free
admission so why not come for a visit.
..... Jim Gibbons
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| Articles in section: ACTIVE COCO |
| CoCo
Art Exhibit Kudos! ODIE ASKS... by Ray Berney <g> The NoName Magazine WHERE IN THE WORLD IS COCO CAT? |
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CoCo Art Exhibit Many of you will be interested to hear that I am
exhibiting 8 pieces of computer art at a medical
office building here in my city. Of course, all
the graphics were created using my 512k CoCo 3.
You must take into consideration the fact that I
live in the center of IBM country and when someone
admires my computer art, it means that our little
rascal of a computer is standing up to the biggest
of the bullies! Believe it or not, I have had IBM
employees look at some of my work and say "I can't
believe that you did that with a computer!" That
really makes me feel darn proud of what my little
CoCo can do!
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Kudos! T H A N K Y O U to ALL CFDM readers who wrote to me in regards to the free software. I think I have mailed about a dozen things off to places as near as my own state (PA) to places like Australia! I apologize for any waits you experienced as I don't spend every waking hour shipping packages!(GRIN) I appreciate your understanding also when I told you that certain software, of which I had only one copy, was gone before your letters and phone calls arrived I am glad to know that my good fortune helped out the other friends. I am keeping all of your address and request lists in the event that I encounter more software at HAMfests and yard sales! PS Thanks also for cleaning out my closet shelf. =* |
The NoName Magazine I recently received the initial issue of a new CoCo
magazine, currently called The NoName Magazine. It
is produced by Mark D. Griffin and his wife, Barbara
Ann Griffin of The Dirt Cheap Computer Stuff Co. The
address is:
1368 Old Highway 50 East
Union, Missouri 63084
The cost of this new publication is $24 per year.
That's 12 issues.
The NoName Magazine is currently running a contest
to name their magazine. Details are provided in the
first issue.
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The issue I received had 18 pages. A brief summary
of the contents would include, From the Editor's
Desk, Mail Call, a report on the Chicago CoCo Fest
(3 pages), club address listings, OS-9 Users Group
Report, an article on the Art of Programming, eight
advertisements, a review of WRITE-RIGHT, some News
Clips, and information on the name the magazine
contest.
The NoName Magazine is well organized. Most pages
are in 3 column format. My favorite parts were the
article on programming, News Clips, and the Editor's
entry.
I hope this magazine is well-received, but....
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If you don't mind a small critical aside, this
publication reminds me of two other current CoCo
publications, in that it would appear to be OS-9
oriented too. My personal interests are RS-DOS, as
you are well-aware, and very few current CoCo pub-
lications seem to contain very much along that line.
I don't mean to be critical of this new magazine (or
any other) and I do hope they will find the readers
needed to be a success. It is just as good as any
of the other choices and the first issue is most
certainly a good start.
I encourage all to give it a look-see.
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS COCO CAT? As I explained previously, CoCo cat has been left
homeless since RAINBOW died. It was reported that he
is lost, confused, and scared. He needs a home!!!
Join the hunt! Follow his tracks, gather the clues,
and discover where he is hiding. (Yes, it's a game!)
There are four cat tracks programs: ("CATTRAX1-4").
"CATTRAX3" is on this disk. The first 2 parts were
in 2 previous issues. Each program asks a question
about the CoCo cat. Answer correctly and you will
find clues that will enable you to locate the cat.
Answer all 4 questions, gather the clues, and find
CoCo cat's location. Then send a post card to CFDM
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with the four answers and the final solution. The
winner will receive an original one-of-a-kind CoCo
cat statue that I am sculpting especially for this
contest. The CoCo cat is standing proudly on top of
a wooden base which will have a brass plate with the
winner's name engraved on it. The cat stands about 6
inches tall. The CoCo cat is sculpted in color. It
will look really impressive standing next to some-
one's CoCo! Someone, PLEASE give this kitty a home!
See the two previous issues of CFDM for the contest
rules. In order to win the game and find the CoCo
cat, you will have to answer each of the 4 questions
correctly and name the place the cat is hiding.
(CTRL-3)===============>
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There is still lots of time for people to join in
the game. That means that there is still plenty of
time to enroll new subscribers too!
You may be interested to know that the CATTRAX pro-
grams work like cypher code machines. This makes it
virtually impossible to decode the answers by look-
ing at the listing. I have read that BASIC allows
more efficient manipulation of string data than any
other computer language. The CATTRAX programs make
use of this astounding capability. Hurray for BASIC!
Anyway, I hope you are enjoying playing the game.
JOIN THE HUNT!!! FIND THAT CAT!!!
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#GS01 PENSAVE GRAPHIC SYSTEM The PENSAVE GRAPHIC SYSTEM is a collection of
BASIC programs written for the COCO III. The disk
contains a doodle program, drawing program, paint
program, and five graphic files. The drawing program
outputs to disk in ASCII so the files can be used as
data for BASIC programs and even entered into line
editors or word processors. The disk is $4.95 PPD.
MO. residents add we cents sales tax.
SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOFTWORKS
HCR7 BOX 218
DONIPHAN,MO. 63935
PH. (314) 255-3722
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4TH ANNUAL ATLANTA COCOFEST Show Hours: Sat. Oct. 2 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun. Oct. 3 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Vendor setup: Fri. Oct. 1 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 2 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Admission: $5.00 (Whole Show)
Reservations: Holiday Inn, Northlake, GA
(800) 465-4329 or (404) 938-1026
Sponsored by: Atlanta Computer Society
P.O. Box 30366
Atlanta, GA 30366
BBS: (404) 636-2991
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Rick says, "Meet me at the Atlanta CoCo Fest on
Saturday, Oct. 2nd. I hope we'll have a GREAT
turnout of the CoCo Friends!"
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CFDM SUBSCRIPTION Is your subscription running out? Here's how to check: On your mailing label next to your name is a number. The number after the last dash (-) is the last issue on your present subscription. Please don't let your subscription expire. WHEN YOU RESUBSCRIBE PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ENTIRE SUBSCRIPTION NUMBER. THIS HELPS ME LOCATE YOU IN MY DATABASE! A single issue of CFDM is $6. Or get 3 issues for only $16. A 6 issue subscription is only $30 (a savings of 6$). Back issues are available at the same rates. COCOs FOREVER!! =* |
Items for sale and wanted CC1 KEYBOARD : Chicklet style, has mylar cable, in
working condition. $ 3.00 + $ 1.00 S/H
TP-10 PRINTER + 4 rolls paper : Less than 2 hours
use. With manual. No cable. $ 25.00 + $ 2.00 S/H
VIDEOTEX TERMINAL : 300 baud, 4K mem. (upgradable
to 16K), phone cable, manual. In working condition.
Some parts can be used in CC1, 2, & 3. <MAKE OFFER>
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( All above items for SALE or TRADE )
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ITEMS WANTED: 32K disk version of "Dungeon of Death"
& "Quest" from AARDVARK Ltd. (1983) or any other
program distrubuted by AARDVARK Ltd.
J R Waggoner
911 North Grand Avenue
Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160-2913 ==*
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SUPER COMICS+ Scene Disk I made a disk of 22 scenes that can be used as back-
grounds with the SUPER COMICS+ program. For exam-
ple, if you want to create a cartoon showing a dog
taking a bath, you could load the "BATH" scene from
this disk and just draw in the dog. The disk con-
tains such scenes as outdoors, city, forest, desk,
chair, table, sofa, horse, car, church, and more.
It also has balloons for captions, and banners. If
you would like a copy of this disk just send me a
blank disk and a stamped, addressed disk mailer.
Also, I will make a disk with caricatures of famous
people (politicians, TV, and movie personalities) if
there is interest in such a disk. Let me know.
My address is: 118 Corlies Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 =*
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The "UPGRADE" Disk
Magazine Looking for good Coco Support?
Look to the:
"UPGRADE" Disk Magazine!
From: "Mid Iowa & Country CoCo"
Now in it's eighth year!
Three as a national Disk magazine.
With the UPGRADE National Disk magazine, we've
grown to be one of the largest CoCo outreaches! I
can say that firmly by the response from over 200
members in over 40 states and 5 provinces of Canada;
with others in Australia & England, we expect to be
around for a long, long time.
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- Does not support OSK or computers not compatible
to CoCo. That we leave to those more qualified.
- Not hard copy, but can be dumped to your printer.
- Displays first rate 16 color H2 graphics, with
articles.
- Does keep you informed with news from around the
country. Including ads and recommendations of
better dealers.
- Does have OS-9 articles concerning the CoCo. We've
just started an excellent level II tutorial series
- Does have Basic program technique articles and
tutorials.
- Does carry a full variety of indepth articles and
reviews.
- Recently added "Marty's Memos" column by Marty
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- We carry tips on where to buy CoCo hardware.
- Software is available thru our library. ($3/disk.)
Join the largest CoCo reach out. Join those who
write "Here's my renewal, I don't want to miss an
issue"! Just $16 keeps you in touch with the CoCo
community.
Your subscription includes: 1 year membership in
MI&CC and UPGRADE Disk magazine subscription.
Requires: 128K CC3, 1 drive, RGB or TV
$16 US $21 Canada $31 Foreign Air
Say "I say it in CFDM" and receive a surprise bonus
disk. Mid Iowa & Country CoCo (non-profit)
Terry Simons Editor/Treasurer
1328 48th Des Moines, IA 50311
(Include your phone & system information) =*
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| Articles in section: ARTICLES OF THE MONTH |
| "FINANCE.BAS" LEARNING.INS Landscape Painting on CoCo Max 3 Radio Shack printer ribbons |
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"FINANCE.BAS" "FINANCE.BAS" should be loaded at -WIDTH 32-.
2400 printer baud rate is incorporated in the
program. EDIT line 15. Change'18'=to '87' for 600
baud; to '41' for 1200 baud; '6' for 4800 baud and
'1' for 9600 baud.
The program will quickly tell you the amount of the
loan payments you have to make to borrow a specific
sum.
On prompts, you input the loan amount, interest
rate and the number of payments to be made. Pronto.
....the answer is on the screen.
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The other choice is compound interest earned for
different period lengths. Interest and value will
be displayed.
Send questions or comments to:
Bill Rosenfeld
103 Barberry Lane
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
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LEARNING.INS "LEARNING.INS" documents steps for a beginner to learn how to operate hardware and software. It is aimed to instruct children and their parents. THIS FILE MUST BE READ BY A WORD PROCESSOR PROGRAM! It relates to loading and running a utility file, "FINANCE.BAS" which is on this diskette. Copy it and run it. You must stay in WIDTH32. EDIT LINE 15 to set the baud rate. 2400 baud rate (150,18) is there now. Send questions or comments to: Bill Rosenfeld 103 Barberry Lane Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 =* |
Landscape Painting on CoCo Max 3
It has been a while since the last article on
painting lessons which was called Silhouette
Painting. In this issue and issues to follow I
will attempt to teach CoCo Friends the fine art of
Landscape Painting. I will be using CoCo Max 3
during this lesson.
The first thing I like to do is pick the size
brush That I will be using and that will be the
smallest size. It is easier to draw in finer detail
using the smallest brush than using the pencil icon.
Next, I need to know what I am going to draw
and paint. I usually take photographs and use them
for my subjects and sometimes might even draw
something from memory. I think it's sometimes easier
to draw a sketch on paper. Then I proceed to the
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The drawing does not have to be a detailed drawing
because you will be covering a lot of your lines
in the drawing. So just draw a simple sketch.
When drawing, be sure that your lines are solid and
that they are all connected; otherwise, you will
have a leakage when it comes time to paint and fill
in your colors. I chose the lightest blue color to
draw with. (See picture #1) I then choose my
palette colors. I like soft, pastel colors. Most
colors we see outside, especially in spring, summer,
and autumn look pastel-like because of haze. Take
a look the next time you have a chance, and see
what I mean. (See Screen 01) I then paint in the
lighter color blues for the sky and distant hills.
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then fill or paint the other solid colored areas.
Remember, colors seem to be lighter in the distance
and darker as you get closer to them. The next step
shows that I painted (using pouring paint can) the
hill areas. A darker blue was used on the distant
hill and light green on the hills that appear to be
in the middle of the picture and finally a dark
green on the closer hill. Notice how you appear to
create distance in the picture at this time just
using colors. After the hills, I painted in the
river with a blue color of the sky. (See Picture #2)
After the main areas of color are finished, the
spray icon is chosen to add texture to the colors
of the hills to create an illusion of trees. I used
light green on the dark green hills and dark green
on the light green hills. See Installment #2. =*
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Radio Shack printer ribbons For those of you that still buy their printer
ribbons from Radio Shack, I would like to offer a
little word of caution.
According to Radio Shack, Fabric ribbons have a
shelf life of one to two years. Multistrike and
single strike ribbons, up to three years.
One way to be sure that you are purchasing fresh
ribbons is to check the date code on the box.
SAMPLE DATE CODE #1 -> 8 A 2
SAMPLE DATE CODE #2 -> 14203
In sample #1, the number on the left of the letter
is the month, the number on the right of the letter
is the year. Sample #1 would read August 1992. One
problem with this code, if the number on the ==>
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right is a 0, 1, 2, or 3 this could also mean 1980,
1981, 1982, or 1983.
In sample #2, only the last three digits are
needed. The last 2 numbers are the week of manu-
facture (01 - 52). The third number from the right
is the last digit of the year of manufacture. In
sample #2, the date of manufacture is the third week
of 1992.
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Radio Shack has been moving its older inventory
around. Some slow moving items have been moved to
what they call Consumer Mail (CMC).
Several Printer ribbons, Pens and Paper for the
CGP-115, and the Color Comp. Printer cable have been
moved to CMC. Also, some ribbons have been assigned
new part numbers. ==>
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If your local Shack tells you that your printer
ribbon is no longer available, ask them to check
with Consumer Mail. The call is toll free and CMC
will tell the store if the item is available, on
backorder, part number changed, or no longer avail-
able.
Some ribbons that have been moved to CMC are:
26-1297 - TRP 100 26-2834 - DMP 2120
26-1413 - LP I / II / IV 26-2836 - DMP 2120
26-1414 - LP III / V All CGP-115 Pens &
26-1424 - LP VII / DMP 100 Paper
26-1449 - DW II / DMP 410
26-1458 - DWP 210/230/520
26-1483 - DMP 120 / 200
26-2825 - DMP 2200
26-2827 - DMP 440 J R Waggoner ==*
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| Articles in section: COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY |
| AT
THE SHORE SICK PC SMSBLIMP SNOWSCAPE VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY |
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AT THE SHORE
This picture was found -- of all places -- on a
greeting card. It does represent, fairly accurately,
the southern New Jersey shore, farther down past the
highly-commercialized areas. The buildings are
either private summer homes or summer rentals. And,
of course, there are the ever-present seagulls. The
grasses and "snow" fences are placed to help stabi-
lize the sand dunes in times of storm and high tide,
especially, those associated with nor'easters. These
are extreme low-pressure zones moving up the coast
and generating counter-clockwise winds that strike
the shore from the northeast -- hence the name.
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SICK PC
With permission from Terry Simons "MID IOWA &
COUNTRY COCO" I used a graphic of his that appeared
in "CFDM"/BONUS DISK #2 and combined it with one of
mine, and came up with "SICK PC". COCO MAX III was
used to create "SICK PC".
Terry's computer is the one on the right of the
screen. Some of you may remember it.
THANKS AGAIN TO TERRY SIMONS OF "MID IOWA & COUNTRY
-------------------------------------------- COCO".
MICHAEL LEWIS ------
1311 SECOND ST.
MOUNDSVILLE, WV. 26041-1430
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SMSBLIMP BLIMP is a graphic I produced using the PENSAVE
GRAPHIC SYSTEM and another program I still have
under development. It's in BASIC and uses HSCREEN2,
so a COCO III will be needed to RUN the program as
is. I only used four basic colors so it should be a
good graphic to run through an HSCREEN to PMODE
converter. However, all the HPAINTS are on one line
so removing them is easy.
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SNOWSCAPE
In July, while the midwest had its floods, we in
the Northeast had an extended hot spell. In an
effort to "think cool", I felt a winter scene would
be appropriate. "Snowscape" is the result. Blue is a
"cool" color, so it was used to shade the white
snow. Even though I might have felt better, the hot
weather continued, and we may be on our way to set-
ting a new record for the number of days in a year
with a temperature over 90 degrees.
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VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY Please use NIBSHOW to view the .NIB pictures on this
month's disk. As you recall, NIBSHOW was featured
in issue #18 and a more complete documentation can
be found there. NIBSHOW is the contribution of our
Friend Stuart Wyss-Gallifent. Thanks Stuart!
After RUNning NIBSHOW, press D for a directory of
the NIB pictures on the disk. Use the arrow keys to
choose a picture and press the spacebar to view it.
Press BREAK to leave the picture. Press X at the
MAIN MENU to exit NIBSHOW.
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| Articles in section: FAMILY TREE |
| Alvin
E. Robinson Alvin E. Robinson Part II DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY #2 GONZALO E. RIVERA ROGER SEVERS |
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Alvin E. Robinson Alvin was born 11 December, 1915 on a ranch south
of San Antonio, Texas near Charlotte, Texas.
On December 11, 1936 he joined the US Navy and
after Boot Camp in San Diego served at the Naval
Hospital in Portsmouth, VA as a Pharmacist Mate and
got his first Radio Amateur License W31CW at this
time (1938). He was transfered to the USS Relief and
then to the USS Astoria in Hawaii. After 14 months
in Cruiser Six Division was discharged 12/10/40.
Returned to civil life and worked at the Public
Health part of the Federal Detention Jail in New
Orleans. This was shortly interupted by World War II
and he enlisted into the Cadet Corps of the Army Air
Corps. He got married to Beryl Robertson and in due
course had four children; Jan, Pamela, Susan, and
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After graduating from the Army Air Corps Cadets
at Lubbock Army Flying School on 2/16/43 as a 2nd
Lt, Robby then went thru DC-3 school at Del Valle (B
ergstrom) Austin, Texas and was sent to Troop
Carrier Command of the 435 TC Group in Louisville,
Ky. He moved to Sedalia, MO, and at this point got
his instrument rating and transferred to the 434 TC
Group, 74 TCC squadron at Alliance, Nebraska.
After practicing dropping paratroops and towing
gliders and low altitude missions, the 434th TC
group debarked to Fort Wayne, Ind., for preparation
for oversea assignment in England. Departed 9/43 and
was made Operations officer. In England he was later
assigned to the Pathfinder Squadron for training to
lead the Group into France on "D" DAY. This turned
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were dropped at 4 AM on "D" Day. After a number of
resupply missions, Robby was picked to fly General
Omar Bradley's C-47 aircraft. This continued thru
the war and later to Washington, D.C. When the Air
Force was created and Gen. Bradley became Chief of
Staff for the army, Robby was transferred to the
Special Mission Squadron at Bolling Field, D.C.
(still flying Gen. Bradley and Gen. Collins. During
this time, Robby took up archery and became Maryland
State Champion in 1960 and later Texas State Champ
in 1961 and Alabama Champion in 1963. That same year
he won the Southeastern Championship. Robby secured
two patents on archery equipment.
When Gen. Bradley retired in 1953, he was
assigned to fly Gen. Ridgeway and later Gen. Maxwell
Taylor. (See part II) =*
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Alvin E. Robinson Part II When Taylor retired, Robby also retired and began
flying for East Coast Flying Service. Assigned to
Huntsville, AL, he flew for NASA back and forth to
the Cape carrying 40 passengers each way in a
Martin 404. These passengers included, Von Braun,
Debis, and other of the German scientists and
engineers on the project to put men on the moon.
Between these trips there was assignments flying
Tijuana Brass, Rolling Stones, football teams,
baseball teams, and many other similar trips.
Later went to Air America and trained in Bangkok
Thailand and then to Laos with Terry and the Pirates
airline. Then back to the states to fly again for
ECFS and then to Modern Air out of Miami and then to
Avion Airways out of Houston and there flew the San
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also asked by Brown and Root to fly hunters out into
West Texas.
Robby left flying in 1970 and concluded his
studies in California on the subject of Scientology
and returned to San Antonio and was Director of the
center there for 10 years, until the ORG got so
fouled up that he left and moved to Boerne to live.
So here he is enjoying life as it was supposed to be
enjoyed. With the exception of heart surgery to
replace a valve and a 4 way by-pass, it has been an
interesting retirement as news editor for the local
Amateur Radio club.
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RICK: This Family Tree entry was taken from an
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Amateur Radio club. (An interesting life indeed!)
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DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY #2 The first DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY was published in
ISSUE #12 and included 56 FAMILY TREES Up to ISSUE
#11. We now have 78 FAMILY TREES submitted up to
ISSUE #18 -- NOT MANY?? Is it a Problem of making a
SUBMISSION DISK? FRIENDS need to SHARE! BONUS DISK
#1 provided a MASTER SUBMISSION DISK that I use on
a regular basis to send material to CFDM -- if you
have a problem making a submission of YOUR FAMILY
TREE I would be glad to add it to my next submission
-- just send your information to me ->address below:
The current review of Age Spread of our CoCo
Friends shows that we no longer have an even split
between over and under 45 years old -- 34 under and
44 over!
The following BAR CHART gives a view of our
ages: =>
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Under 25 IIIII
25-35 IIIIIIIIIIIIIO
35-45 IIIIIIIIIIIOOOO
45-55 IIIIIIIOOOOO
55-65 IIIIOOOOO
Over 65 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOO
I also took a look at where CoCo FRIENDS Live
and found that we had a high concentration in PA and
quite a few in WI! We have FRIENDS in 31 STATES and
Puerto Rico -- along with 3 PROVINCES of CANADA,
AUSTRALIA, and HOLLAND! Again, if we had more of
our FRIENDS submit FAMILY TREES I'm sure that we are
in just about every STATE!
The following is a review by STATE -- hope you
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CANADA: Alberta 1 Ontario 2 Quebec 1
AUSTRALIA 2 HOLLAND 2 PUERTO RICO 1
AL 2 AK 0 AZ 2 AR 1 CA 3 CO 1 CT 0
DE 0 FL 0 GA 2 HI 0 ID 0 IL 4 IN 0
IA 0 KS 2 KY 2 LA 0 ME 2 MD 1 MA 2
MI 3 MN 1 MS 0 MO 2 MT 1 NE 0 NV 2
NH 0 NJ 3 NM 2 NY 2 NC 1 ND 0 OH 1
OK 0 OR 3 PA 7 RI 0 SC 0 SD 0 TN 1
TX 1 UT 0 VT 1 VA 2 WA 1 WV 3 WI 5 WY 0
Two did not provide any information as to state.
I enjoy STATISTICS -- let's see if we can pro-
vide a few more in the next few months!?
GODFREY J. MOLL
1571 EAST ERIE APT 103
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 =*
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GONZALO E. RIVERA Hi:
My name is Gonzalo E. Rivera, I was born March, 10,
1939, which makes me 54 years old, I have been
married three times, twice with the same woman.
Sound a little bit off, but now we feel fullfilled.
My Wife's name is Sonia, in the beginning she didn't
like the CoCo at all, but now she tolerates it.
We live in a beautiful apartment close to the Inter-
nacional Airport with a vew of the airport on one
side and a lagoon on the other.
Ten or maybe eleven years ago I didn't know a thing
about computers, wandering in a R/S store I became
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talked me into buying a CoCo instead of a bigger
more expensive Computer,so I bought it together with
a tape recorder, joy sticks and a couple of ROM-PACK
games. Shortly after I upgraded to 32 K and latter
to 64 K. That machine still exist in working order
and it is my backup. Latter I bought a DMP-105
printer,the only one I have, bought two drives, 51/4
then I proceed to make a better machine of this CoCo
First I integrated the controller so you can not see
it protruding on the side, then added two switches
on the upper section of the CoCo, one on the left,
illuminated to turn it on/off. The other, on the
right side, not illuminated, to reset it. On the
side next to the ROM-PACK port is another switch
this disconnects the controller reverting to Ext.
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Then I bought a CoCo 3, has been upgraded to 512 K
and all the things the other has this one has it to,
I think even a little better.
We live in Puerto Rico, an island of enchantment,
sunny most of the time with temp. between 70 and 90
a commonwealth of U.S.A. spanish heritage a nice
place to vacation or to live. My address is
Gonzalo E. Rivera
Laguna Gardens III Apt. 12-I
Isla Verde P. R. 00979
CoCo forever.
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ROGER SEVERS I lived in Austin, Texas when I bought my first
COCO in 1982. It was a gray COCO I E board version
with 32K and EXTENDED BASIC. Several years later it
was upgraded to 64K. I still have it although most
of my programming is done on a COCO III. I also use
a DISTO SUPER CONTROLLER and two PANASONIC 360K 40
track drives.
I've had several programs printed in RAINBOW and
have recently started my own software company
(SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOFTWORKS). I plan to support the
COCO with RSDOS products.
ROGER SEVERS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI SOFTWORKS
HCR7 BOX 218
DONIPHAN, MO. 63935 =*
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| Articles in section: FORUM |
| LACK
OF SPACE LARRY PULLED A FAST ONE RAINBOW to Wonderland Unique Features of CFDM |
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LACK OF SPACE As I recently wrote to Rick and the other friends, the problem is arising of lack of disk space. This is addressed quite clearly in Rick's query about 40 track access. The problem is simple: Too many people are submitting such excellent programs that Rick is having a hard time fitting them all on, without putting out BONUS disks every month! That would be nice, but not very practical. I suggest a few solutions that maybe Rick can comment on, or other friends: 1. Submissions be limited to certain numbers of granules per program. You can dramatically decrease the size of your program by deleting all unnecessary spaces from the lines. -> ____________________________________________________ 2. That Rick do his magic like the heavy disk several months ago that contained, if I remember about 88 grans of info! 3. That Rick use compression programs like TC3, and each user would need to decompress the disk onto multiple disks after receiving it in the mail. 4. That Rick make CFDM on two disks more regularly. 5. That some CFDM sections are removed, freeing up program space on Side 1 of the disk. The magazine would take up say 2/3 of side 1, leaving the other 1/3 (about 20 grans) and all of side 2, for programs (total of 88 grans with 35 tracks) Would anyone else like to suggest other idea? -* |
LARRY PULLED A FAST ONE I think Larry Falk broke faith with his loyal Rain-
bow subscribers when he did not offer the option of
a refund on unfulfilled subscriptions. After all,
how many of us have any use for PCM? My own prefer-
ence would have been to apply it to my CFDM sub. At
any rate, I think it was a poor repayment for stick-
ing with Rainbow to the bitter end. I'm suprised
there haven't been any other comments along these
lines. Am I the only one who feels cheated?
Jerry Hopson
PO Box 150
Stratton ME 04982
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RAINBOW to Wonderland Why I liked the Rainbow. The "Rainbow" was my Magic
Mirror to Wonderland. I never tired of reading any
of it -- letters to Editor, Questions & Answers, the
Novice Section, Programs (always something that
caught my interest). Every page held something of
interest (whether I understood it or not). A
computer was NOT on my list of "Things to Do", but
then I was given an old CoCo and a one year
subscription to the Rainbow, and I was "Hooked" (but
good). Why I liked the Rainbow? It helped me to dis-
cover a NEW world. Love it. Loved the Rainbow.
Rainbow? I can't imagine things being so very
interesting without it. Like to think that I am an
uncomplicated person (like things simple). That
Rainbow, with so many taking part, seemed to make it
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and then sometimes make minor changes to make them
seem more personal, seemed to help me feel I was
taking part. As I mentioned earlier, my son gave me
my first "Rainbow", and as you know who said, "It
REALLY made my DAY."
Vic Neufeldt =*
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Unique Features of CFDM When I first subscribed to CFDM, I was impressed but
I think I was guilty of seeing it totally in terms
of other publications that I had known. In other
words, I did not see how CFDM was unique and how it
offered possibilities I had never considered. Since
then, I have begun to wake up to the fact that there
are a couple unique features in CFDM that I look
forward to with each issue. These are the graphics
and the music submissions. They're GREAT!!!
In regard to graphics, I think we can expand on our
uniqueness one step farther. We could do that by
using graphics screens not only to present great
pictures but also charts, diagrams, maps, illustra-
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option, it is quite simple to combine text with the
graphics on the same screen.
What I am talking about is this: if one of the CFDM
friends has a design for a computer table or some
special hardware project or a tutorial, how about
submitting it to CFDM as a graphic? As they say, a
picture is worth a thousand words. I believe this
kind of presentation would be very impressive to see
in future issues of CFDM.
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| Articles in section: FROM THE EDITOR |
| 'READ
MY LIPS' (KUDOS) <g> 'RICK CALLING' by Ray Berney <g> FROM THE EDITOR RICK'S has BLUE STREAK ULTIMA! |
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<< ROY ATKINS >> << NORM BARSON >> << JIM BENNETT >> << RAY BERNEY >> << CAREY BLOODWORTH >> << CHAIRUTH BOUPHAPHANH >> << GUY CHARBONNIER >> << PERRY FRIESEN >> << JAMES GIBBONS >> << CHARLES HALL JR. >> << JERRY HOPSON >> << THOMAS HUBER >> << MICHAEL LEWIS >> << NANCY LOWERY >> << PERCY MCDONALD >> << JIM MILLS >> << GODFREY MOLL >> << VIC NEUFELDT >> << DAVE OTIS >> << JOHN C PENDLETON >> << IBRAHIM PICARD >> << GEORGE QUELLHORST >> << DESMOND RAE >> << GONZALO E RIVERA >> << ALVIN ROBINSON >> << BILL ROSENFELD >> << KATHY RUMPEL >> << ROGER SEVERS >> << TERRY SIMONS >> << RICH TAYLOR >> << DOROTHY TOPPING >> << ROBERT A TURNER >> << J R WAGGONER >> << STUART WYSS GALLIFENT >> |
FROM THE EDITOR School has started in Casey County, Kentucky! Now
it's back to balancing two jobs at once. But...it
started well! One of our goals this year will be to
finish first in attendance (last year we were last).
I know we can do it if we can keep emphasizing it.
During our first three days we had 2 students who
missed 1/2 day each. Our enrollment is about 200.
So we're over 99.8% the first 3 days. Great start!
I'm trying to get CFDM finished a week earlier than
usual so as to avoid last minute tension. It's 8/23
and I'm trying to put the finishing touches on and
get it to the editors a little early. I think we've
got a good issue and I'm particularly happy with the
comics by Ray Berney and Chai Bouphaphanh!
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The big news is the Atlanta CoCo Fest and our
acquisition of the Blue Streak Ultimas. I hope I'll
see you in Atlanta! Mike Brown and David Breeding
are planning on making the trip with me. Dale (ELAD
REMARK) Kramer and John Daniels have also told me
that they're planning on attending. I know we'll be
well represented at the Fest!
Just a note on the Submission Disk Bounty announced
back in issue #18. We've had plenty of submissions
these past two months (a total of 58 so far). And...
13 of these submissions included Family Trees. I'll
get them in at a rate of 3 or 4 per month. Thanks..
and all submitters during the month's of July and
August will find a "free" flippie in their mailer.
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Oh yes. I almost forgot to mention the second Friend
to visit CFDM headquarters. Jim and Margo Sternett
stopped by on August 20th for a very nice visit. I
have asked Jim to send us an entry about his visit.
Jim and Margo were on vacation to Mammoth Cave and
Nashville. My family and I enjoyed the visit very
much!
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Here's a commandment that I try to adhere to. I've
come to believe this is a most rewarding practice!
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days
shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
- Exodus 20:8,9 =*
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RICK'S has BLUE STREAK ULTIMA! As crucial hardware becomes rare, we seek out the
hard-to-find items so that we can have a backup when
the 'DARK DAY' arrives. One piece of hardware that
allows us to use our CoCos with parallel printers is
the BLUE STREAK ULTIMA. According to Willie Hall of
DAYTON ASSOCIATES, INC., there are less than 100 of
these interfaces available. RICK'S was recently able
to purchase these remaining interfaces so that the
Friends of CFDM could have an opportunity to provide
themselves with a backup.
The BLUE STREAK ULTIMA is described as "an interface
cable that converts the serial output of a CoCo 1,
2, or 3 to a standard parallel format, compatible
with modern parallel printers. Connecting the Ultima
is as easy as plugging in the cable! The four =>
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pin din plugs into the serial I/O port of your CoCo
and the other end, a 36 pin connector, connects to
the parallel port of the printer."
The BLUE STREAK ULTIMA has a great reputation as a
reliable interface with 7 switchable baud rates.....
300 thru 19200! If you've never operated at the
higher speeds, you're in for a real treat! (WARNING:
some printers cannot be operated at some of the
higher speeds.)
The BLUE STREAK ULTIMA has always sold for $39.95 +
$2 s/h. Now, while they last, you can purchase your
BLUE STREAK ULTIMA from RICK'S COMPUTER ENTERPRISE
for $35 + $2 s/h. Please don't wait until you need
it! Order today! =>
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Here's a little known fact...Rick signed up with
INFOTEL DISTRIBUTORS this spring as a distributor.
If you are in the market for ribbons, printers (even
the STAR color printers), IBM compatibles, or other
computing devices, give me a call. I wasn't planning
to get in that end of the business, but I have been
able to save some of my Friends a few dollars on
some products they were looking for. I suggest you
shop around and find the best price you can...then
call me and see if I can save you some money. There
are some good deals out there that I can't beat, but
give me a call if I can be of service to you.
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| Articles in section: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
| A
Modest Request Defective Disk..What to do? Enjoying CFDM HARDCOPY! Enjoying LABELPRC OUT ON A LIMB? Really Like Basic, but......... |
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A Modest Request I wish that someone would submit a short ML program that would enable me to put HSCREENs into memory and retrieve them. I know 2 instances where there were programs published in RAINBOW that did this. One was Bill Barden's "Memory Manager" program and the other was "Spectra", a graphics editor. I would like to have such a routine so it could be EXECed from a BASIC program and would manipulate the graphics screen in a manner similar to the PCOPY command in PMODE graphics. I would like to be able to use the entire 384k of extra memory entirely for the storage of graphics screens. ---- RICK: Jim, per your request, see PIXMOVER in the PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH section. =* |
Defective Disk..What to do? I received my copy of CFDM, #16, a few days ago, but
it was apparently damaged in transit.....I seem to
have mislaid the instructions you sent out with the
initial issue of CFDM, and I can't remember what you
said to do in the event of a defective disk, whether
you wanted the bad disk sent back or what. In any
case, I'd be glad to return it if you want it. Maybe
it would be helpful to include the instructions on
what to do about defective disks in each month's
CFDM.
Thanks to the ad you generously allowed me to have
in CFDM, I have sold copies of my Typaline 80
programs to twelve members. In response to questions
and problems some of them had I've sent Typaline 80
News, which addressed and attempted to solve =>
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some of the problems. I'm having fun and have
improved my program as a result. I plan to send a
revised disk in due course to all of my Typaline 80
owners, incorporating the improvements.
I look forward to receiving my CoCo Friends Disk
Magazine each month. I think you're doing a great
job with it.
Dave Otis
21 Valerie Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05602
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RICK: Thanks, Dave, for such an interesting letter.
I would like to make it clear that I want each
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satisfactory. That means that if you get a damaged
disk, call or send a post card for a quick response
(I'll gladly send you another disk). Also, if you
purchase any hardware, flippies, etc, and there is
any kind of problem, PLEASE LET ME KNOW and we'll
make it right! I really do want to know. I'd rather
lose a little money with replacements than lose a
Friend.
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Enjoying CFDM HARDCOPY! Just thought I'd drop a note while I'm renewing. I
was absolutely thrilled with the HARDCOPY last
month. The quality is super and it gives me a chance
to review articles quickly with my limited time. I
hope the number of CFDM friends really goes up now
that THE RAINBOW has folded.
May the Lord bless as you try to balance all the
time demands on you and your family.
COCO'S FOREVER!
Perry Friesen
Box 1743
High Level, AB T0H 1Z0
Canada
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Kevin and I enjoyed the 1st issue of CFDM HARDCOPY.
I was printing the monthly issue so I could share
articles with Kevin. It definitely is worth $2.50
a month for me not to take the time, wear and tear
on my equipment, to have a printed copy. This is a
great idea. Thanks Rick and Arthur Hallock.
I have a CM8 thanks to John Pendleton and Tim Boos.
I really appreciate all the help they have been to
me. I found a CM8 at a Radio Shack in Wichita, but
it must have been deffective or sat around too long.
I could not get it to work properly. John, found one
for me in Kansas City. It is GREAT!!! It is amazing
how clear everything is.
Sincerely,
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What a great idea. I had started printing the
magazine side about 6 issues back. CFDM HARDCOPY
will sure save me some time.
.........Keep up the fine work on CFDM. I enjoy each
issue and the bonus disk is a great extra.
Rich Taylor
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RICK: Thanks Friends! I believe this is a very
worthwhile project. Without new products one tends
to lose just a little interest in their hobbies. I
hope HARDCOPY is just one of the new things that
will help you enjoy your hobby a little more!
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Enjoying LABELPRC Just a note: I'm enjoying and learning from LABELPRC
tutor by George Quellhorst. His step by step tutor
is very, very good!
John C. Pendleton
3304 S. Claremont
Independence, MO 64052-2742
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RICK: Thanks for the acknowledgement John. George
has spent many, many hours on his contributions to
CFDM! Unfortunately there is no way to say or to
pay for how much his contributions have helped make
CFDM enjoyable! I join with John and many others in
saying to George: "THANKS FOR ALL YOU'VE SHARED WITH
YOUR COCO FRIENDS! YOU'RE #1!" =*
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OUT ON A LIMB? Enclosed you will find a disk with my Family Tree
entry (finally). I really appreciate the effort you
are making to support our favorite computer. And I
was especially impressed when you went out on a limb
and bought out CoCoPro!!
To help insure that you don't have that limb break
on you, please accept my order for the whole shebang
.....also for another 6 issues of CFDM.
Keep up the good work. When the overtime at work
slows down, I will try to write an article about
using the CoCo with Amateur Radio.
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RICK: Thanks Ibrahim (and the many others) who have
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have many of the Friends purchased some (or all) of
this software, but so have many OS9 users who heard
of the offer thru other sources!
Also, I thank you for your Family Tree and the many
others I have recently received. (Those who sent in
submissions during the months of July and August,
will find the "bounty" disk in this month's mailer.)
I'm especially looking forward to your article on
using CoCo with Amateur Radio. Although I am not a
"ham", many of our Friends have mentioned their
interest in this area.
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Really Like Basic, but......... Dear Rick,
Please don't get me wrong -- sometimes I don't
put things right. I love CFDM and ALL these pro-
grams whether Utility, Games, Graphics, Music, or
whatever. I could spend all three screens just to
list those I like and what I liked about them -- but
there wouldn't be room enough. You ALL are great
first in the Rainbow and now in CFDM, but...........
I do have OS-9, and have worked with it so very
little. I plan to work with it more though (time
allowing), so please send me your "Subscription
Package." Check and Order Form included.
My eldest once suggested OS-9 as a means of using
both sides of my drives, so I purchased it. That
HUGE book of instructions sorta intimidated me, and
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me to load it and when I pressed the spacebar it was
stored in cassette buffer (think that's what they
said) -- it allowed me to access all drives (with
most programs) so I spent less time with OS-9. I
would like to change that -- gotta see what they're
talking about.
Your "Hardcopy" is a nice touch too -- saves my
reading and printing each article. Like that.
I also retyped my family tree; thought perhaps my
first one had too many "glitches(?)". Before I had a
chance to mail it, I noted it in Vol 1-17 (you must
have discovered my errors. I really thought that
=> and =* would automatically be installed in my
writings. Thanks again.
Thanks for continuously improving.
Vic Neufeldt =>
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RICK: Thanks for your nice letter Vic...and we won't
hold it against you if you want to delve into OS-9.
I think that's a healthy attitude..curiosity. The
major problem I had with the advent of OS-9 was the
attitude that OS-9 was the only way to continue with
the CoCo. And that was only a stepping stone which
would lead to the "next CoCo". I'm very pleased with
the RS-DOS environment and believe it is most
suitable for beginners, hobbyists, and even those
who become very adept with computers.
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| Articles in section: POTPOURRI |
| BUMBLE CHAI'S NEW MOUSE by Chai B. <g> TWO UNANSWERED MYSTERIES To Rick |
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BUMBLE The third music transcription in my series is
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE BY NICKOLI RIMSKY -
KORSAKOFF. This selection is somewhat of a
show-off piece for most violin players and
also piano players. Just type RUN"BUMBLE".
P.S. My musical tastes are mainly classical
and semi-classical. Most of my musical
trancriptions will be from these areas
Roy Atkins
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TWO UNANSWERED MYSTERIES A few issues back, Ray Berney asked a question about
a chemical formula which had a very familiar name.
No one has attempted to answer that question, so
here is Ray's answer:
Cobalt Carbonate
(Spherocobaltite)
CoCO3
Thanks for the interesting observation Ray!
The second unsolved mystery has to do with the
WHAT'S UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS SCREEN! This contest must
have been too simple because only one person felt
compelled to write!
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Actually this was a pretty difficult contest. I do
hope that you'll go back and take a look at it
because I spent quite a bit of time preparing this
simple looking screen in order to "confuse" you!
The screen looks "identical" to the start-up screen
on the CoCo; except there are more than two colors
on the display! And you probably know that more
than two colors are not possible on the WIDTH32
screen....(ok, it is possible but the cursor doesn't
count!).
The answer is that I went to quite a bit of trouble
to "trace" the font used by the WIDTH32 screen and
then wrote a machine language program to print it at
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Then I was able to put some extra colors on some of
the letters and make the screen the correct width by
coloring in the appropriate areas on the right and
left sides.
The one response I received was (ironically) from
Ray Berney. Ray said I created it with CoCoMax3 and
"brushed" on the extra colors with a "subtract
color" pattern.
Thanks for the try Ray, but no graphic editor was
used.
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To Rick I finally have time to finish my new cartoons. I
hope these cartoons will make someone laugh!!!
I've been so busy that it's hard for me to just sit
down and get something done. I have three issues
of CFDM to catch up!!! I've enjoyed making funny
cartoons...It feels great to see someone smile or
laugh. I think we have so much unhappiness in this
world that it would be nice to see a smile or a
laugh...the world might be a better place to live.
Rick, Thanks for putting so much of your time in
to this mag. It's good to know that there's still
a lot of us out there who wouldn't give up that easy
ly. Hope we will all help to keep our computer run
ning as long as we can.
Also, I checked out my drive with 40 tracks mode..
everything is a OK. =>
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RICK: Thanks for the effort you have made for our
enjoyment Chai. I always enjoy your cartoons and
more will be appearing in future issues.
If you like Chai's work, drop him a card at the
following address:
Chairuth Bouphaphanh
Box 107
Drake, SASK S0K 1H0
CANADA
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COCOCAL/BAS 1753 TO 4905 MICHAEL LEWIS, Requested a program like this in
issue 18. Well, here it is.
COCOCAL will print an accurate calendar from the
year 1753 to 4904. Why only until 4904 ? Well,
believe it or not, but the year 4905 is a leapyear.
Read all about it in the article.
With a touch of one of your fingers you can produce
next months, last months, next years or last years
calendar on your screen. Or by pressing the letter C
any months calendar from 1/1/1753 to 2/28/4905.
You can make a 66 character entry or notation for
each day in the month, save it to disk, read it on
the screen or make a hardcopy of the whole thing.
whatever you want.! Ados users with a smartwatch
installed wont even have to input the date, this
program will get the date from the smartwatch. =>
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On the program side of the magazine you will find
the following programs.
COCOCAL/BAS [ RUN ] THE PROGRAM ITSELF
FONT/FNT [ DATA ] FONT USED BY COCOCAL
COCOCAL/DOC [ ---- ] INSTRUCTIONS FOR COCOCAL
PRINTCAL/BAS [ RUN ] PROGRAM NEEDED TO PRINT
COCOCAL/DOC
RUN PRINTCAL/BAS AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT
WILL BE PRINTED ON THE SCREEN. IT WILL MAKE A NICELY
FORMATTED PRINTOUT OF THIS PROGRAM'S INSTRUCTIONS.
YOUR PRINTER MUST BE SET AT 12 CPI
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ENJOY ! GEORGE *>
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GILLIGAN "GILLIGAN" is a tribute to the popular TV show "Gilligan's Island." This program displays the CoCo 3's graphic and sound capabilities. So, just sit right back and enjoy this familiar tune with its companion picture. =* |
JULY 4TH "JULY 4TH" is a CoCo 3 style celebration of the birth of the United States. This program contains a fireworks display along with the playing of a traditional song. All you have to do is run the program and let the festivities begin. =* |
Joystick Destroyer! Here is a game that I have been playing for about 2
years. It's called MAZE3, a combination random maze
generator and "move-the-character-with-the-joystick"
game. MAZE3 takes about 30 seconds to generate the
maze and then it appears onto the screen via a RGB
instruction. Then you are racing against the
internal clock to get from the top of the maze to
the bottom as quickly as you can. Play this game
long enough and it will be a joystick destroyer!
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MOVE IT AGAIN, SAM If you thought MOVE-IT was not too difficult (Rick
solved it on his third attempt in the minimum number
of moves), you might find MOVE-IT2 more challenging.
This is another "sliding block" puzzle which I found
in a book, Creative Puzzles of the World by Pieter
van Delft and Jack Botermans.
In MOVE-IT2, the object is to get the two L-shaped
pieces (2 and 5) to form a vertical rectangle in the
upper right-hand corner. As before, you are cued for
each move. Use the number keys for the piece number
and the arrow keys for the direction. If you hit the
wrong number, key in an illegal direction. The move
will be canceled and not counted. Only legal moves
are counted.
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I didn't change the basic program structure much for
this second puzzle, but the L-shaped pieces caused
considerable problems in testing to see if a move
was legal. If you really want a challenge, try to
follow what I did in my "spaghetti" programming!
I still have a couple more puzzles from the book,
and they get progressively harder. So, watch for
MOVE-IT3, coming soon to a screen near you.
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PAYMENT 2 PAYMENT2 is a handy little program for figuring out
car payments, house payments, or any loan which is
repaid in level monthly installments. The menu that
comes up when you RUN the program gives you a choice
of three modes, changing the interest rate, changing
the payoff period, or changing the principal amount.
After you've chosen the mode, you're asked to enter
the variables which will remain constant, and then
your choice of screen display or printout. The
program then lists 15 examples of the payment
amounts for the changing variable chosen. NOTE:
APR is the actual percentage rate (example: 6.25,
not .0625). Increment is how much you want the
chosen variable to change from line to line. Other
features should be self-explanatory.
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The program is set up for a 9600 baud print rate.
For other rates change Line 20 to poke the right
baud rate number into address 150 (see the CoCo
manual).
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PIXMOVER (512K required) This program was written in response to Friend Jim Bennett's "modest request", (see LETTERS TO THE EDITOR). PIXMOVER is a machine language program, which you can use to "hide" up to 12 HSCREEN pictures in the unused memory of your 512K CoCo3. This program does REQUIRE 512K. It will not work with a 128K CoCo. Jim's request of such a program referred to "one that worked something like flipping the pages in PMODE fashion". PIXMOVER is not exactly like that. With PMODE you have limited colors present and the need for preserving the colors is not an essential requirement. With HSCREEN pictures, you rarely find pictures which use the same colors; so the => ____________________________________________________ palette data must be preserved! Page flipping with HSCREEN is very possible, but the palettes would not be automatically preserved. With PIXMOVER you can move the pictures relatively quickly and also meet the requirement of preserving the palettes. Before explaining how it works, I'll mention the demo on the PROGRAM/SIDE of this disk. You can study this program to see how each of the .NIB pictures on this disk are loaded into memory, SAVEd by PIXMOVER, and then reLOADed by PIXMOVER. Just RUN "PIXMOVER.BAS" and answer the prompts. Be patient! It takes awhile to initially load the pictures. PIXMOVER is a relatively short machine language => ____________________________________________________ program which resides in the rarely used CASSETTE BUFFER. This buffer is 256 bytes long and starts at &H1DA. There are two bytes of information you must tell PIXMOVER whenever you wish to invoke it. First, POKE &H1DA with either a 1 or a 2. POKE with 1, if you wish to SAVE the picture in memory. POKE with 2, if you wish to retrieve a picture previously loaded. The second location to POKE is &H1DB. POKE this location with a number between 1 and 12. This tells PIXMOVER which picture you wish to SAVE or LOAD. (You can SAVE or LOAD up to 12 pictures.) After making these two required POKEs, just EXEC &H1DC. The operation taks about a second. I have placed the high speed poke in the demo, PIXMOVER.BAS. Please be sure to consider this poke in your own programs. =* |
PMODE 3/4 to DMP105 Screen Dump. DMP105A is a screen dump for the PMODE screens. It is set up for the Tandy DMP 105 printer, but should work with most Tandy Code printers. I originally wrote this program some time ago, but I recently re- worked it as a series of modules. I did this with the intention of using it as part of an M/L tutorial series, thus you will notice that the source code is heavily documented. Also of importance, is to note that it only dumps the first 189 of the 192 screen lines. A study of the source code will reveal why. To use the program, load a PMODE screen and RUN "DMP105A/BAS". The PMODE screen will be dumped to the printer as a small picture. The technique used to reformat the data also overwrites the screen. I have used the WIDTH 32 text screen for M/L variable storage, thus a neat display during the dump. =* |
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| Monitor
Screen Filter SIMPLY BETTER IS SIMPLY... the world of 68' micros |
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Monitor Screen Filter In the course of CoCoing, I have a tendency to lose track of time. Formerly, I would know when I had been at it too long by the way my eyelids felt: "toasted." I don't know if this was caused by glare from the lights, low-level radiation from the CRT (cathode ray tube) itself, or just plain eyestrain from not knowing when to quit. I didn't want to give up any of my online time; so I decided to check out the anti-glare filters the next time I got the chance. The filter I happened to buy was manufactured by Fellowes. This particular model provides the user with protection from glare, low-level radiation, and eliminates static electricity . This thing really seems to do the job. Cost: $50. (I have since seen filters for just anti-glare that are priced => ____________________________________________________ around $30.) The difference between the two types of filters has to do with the material embedded in the glass: a finely-woven mesh of either nylon or wire. The nylon will not absorb radiation and is therefore anti-glare only. The wire mesh kind of works like the door on your microwave oven. You can see through it; but it won't allow very much of the radiation through. This Fellowes model meets or ex- ceeds Swedish and International standards for expo- sure to potentially hazardous ELF/VLF radiation emissions. This filter also comes with a nice long grounding wire with an alligator-type clip that can be attached to any convenient ground. This really eliminates the static charge that can build up on your screen and attract every particle of dust in the next two counties. => ____________________________________________________ Usually both kinds of filters are tinted. This one happens to be "dove gray." It will change the intensity of your display; but the controls on your monitor for BRIGHT and CONTRAST will easily adjust the display back to your favorite setting. The filters come in two sizes: 12"/13" and 14"/ 15". I recommend the larger one. The hangers will adjust, and you might want to get a different moni- tor. This one fits both the Tandy CM-8 and Magnavox 1CM-135. I'd also like to recommend those clips for holding documents that attach to your monitor. They are fairly inexpensive (about $4) and do the job. I got a pair of them. Now I can have both pages of docs from R.Turner's Star Trek Mission Simulation in view at the same time. Those sneaky Klingons are in BIG trouble, now. =* |
SIMPLY BETTER IS SIMPLY... It seems that one of the most popular tools for a
computer is the word processor. Anyone interested
in purchasing one for your CoCo3 may not need to
look past SIMPLY BETTER by CoCoPRO! Because this
product is so feature rich, I'll start off by
stating where if falls short. Simply Better is not
a desktop publisher; it has few dp features, nor
can it import graphics. Now lets talk about what it
can do. For starters, it has a config utility.
With config, you can tell Simply Better just how you
want it to load each session. For example, I want
to configure Simply Better for a CM-8 monitor, a
DMP 132 printer, and an 80 column display. To do
this, run config with module rgb128.bin. The first
screen allows you to set up 80 columns and turn on
word wrap and set for overstrike mode. =>
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You can also set the system to read 40 tr disks and
turn on the autosave feature and set up to use 512k.
The second screen is where you configure the text
colors for the five fonts and and text blocks. this
screen also allows you to set up fonts for the
printer you are using. You must know the control
codes that activate your printers features. The
third screen allows you to set up the print modes.
Here you can set the default margins, line spacing,
headers, footers, etc. Next, I would like to
discuss all the features in a nutshell(so to speak).
Here is a list starting with my favourite down:
run 2 word processors at once (print spooling),pop-
up calculator,displays underlining and fonts in
colors, numbering, pagination, auto saves, pre-
view, create index and table of contents, text =>
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sorting, mail merge, and print fill-in forms. As
one can see, there are many features, plus more
not mentioned here, all on one disk. Most oper-
ations are activated by a 2 key combination
using alt or ctrl keys. It also makes a great
letter writer, too. For example, to flush right
the date, address, and salutations, simply type
<f1> then <shift-period> at the beginning of the
lines and they are flushed right. It's that simple.
Simply Better is a fine word processing program that
is easy to use for quick jobs, but powerful enough
for just about any application. The price as a
very reasonable $34.95. Contact:
CoCoPRO!
(Note: Simply Better is PO BOX 763
now available from Rick.) Ypsilanti, MI 48197 =*
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the world of 68' micros I received my first Issue of "the world of 68'
micros" (Tandy Color Computer, OS-9, OSK ) early!!
That's a good start for Francis G. Swygert, Editor.
The publication is scheduled for publication every
six weeks beginning with Vol. 1 No. 1 on August 1st,
which arrived on July 15th. He indicated that he
would start off with around a 70% CoCo content -- I
didn't do any analysis as yet, but believe that he
did achieve this as there were several Program list-
ings in BASIC. Used about 8 out of the 30 pages in-
cluding Front and Back Covers. The Articles also
referred to subject matter usable by both CoCoists
and the OS-9 users.
I especially enjoyed the RGB 64 Color Display
created by Richard S. Bair. It gave me another view
of just how the colors are created by the RGB =>
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Monitor. I know that in the future I will use this
program to aid me in the selection of colors before
I start to paint a picture using COCO MAX III.
The quality of Print and Layout were both well
done. And the Post Office did not damage it in any
way. It came prepunched -- ready to go into a note-
book. The Hardware Pictures were a little dark, but
usable.
As usual I learned something new from The Hard-
ware Hacker -- Dr. Marty Goodman. His Article was
'A FLOPPY DISK DRIVE TUTORIAL', and included a very
good Disk Drive Summary Chart.
Jason Reighard, a High School Student, provided
his 'LITTLE BLACK BOOK' an excellent mailing list,
and telephone number program. Prints mailing lists
or labels -- has an alphabetizing feature. =>
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The 'Beginning with OS-9' series was written by
Rick Ulland who is the owner of CoNect. I've never
been too successful with OS-9, but I did find that
in reading his Article I was able to understand some
of the reasons for my lack of success. The informa-
tion on 'patches' will be most helpful, if I ever do
make another attempt!
Joel Mathew Hegberg will be handling the 'OS-9/
OSK Answers' section. He programs in both DECB and
OS-9 as well as for the MM/1.
Games, Reviews and Telecommunications are also
covered in this first issue.
All-in-all I enjoyed the NEW Publication and
wish FARNA Systems success in their new adventure.
To Subscribe -- see AD in CFDM ISSUE #18
GODFREY J. MOLL =*
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CD - MUSIC - CONTINUOUS PLAY? ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM FOR COCO FRIENDS TO ENJOY
-- BY LESLIE WALTZ -- CD/BAS TO PLAY MUSIC/BIN FILES
THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO CFDM. THE FIRST THING I
DID WITH ISSUE #18 WAS TO MAKE THE SUGGESTED MUSIC
DISK -- AND THEN PLAYED ALL OF THE NEAT SONGS!
LESLIE -- WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO MODIFY YOUR
PROGRAM TO PLAY CONTINUOUSLY ? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE LIKE MY 'CD' PLAYER THAT ALLOWS ME TO PROGRAM THE
EXACT SEQUENSE OF SONGS TO PLAY -- JUST PLAY THEM
ALL.
MANY THANKS FOR THE GREAT PROGRAM!!
COCONUT -- GODFREY
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COCO III at 19200 To Stuart Wyss and all other interested parties.
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I think the suggestion that our COCO cannot handle
2400 baud through the serial or Bit Banger port is
a bunch of hogwash.
I have run a modem at 2400 baud with a serial to
serial connection for a long long time. Never had
any lost data or errors.
I AM RUNNING MY LASER PRINTER AT 19200 THAT'S RIGHT,
NINETEEN THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED, BAUD THROUGH THE
SAME PORT WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE !!!
SO THERE, WRITE THAT IN YOUR FUNK AND WAGNAL'S
GEORGE *>
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Jittery Joysticks I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to overhaul a old joystick that has become "jittery" so it can be made like new again. Although I take very good care of the joystick and NEVER use it for any kind of arcade type game, it seems that over a period of time the mechanism loses its precision. I have tried such remedies as spraying the parts with elec- trical cleaner (the aerosol spray that is sold at Radio Shack and works so well for stuck keys on the keyboard), but nothing seems to work. Perhaps, some component can be replaced in the mechanism. I am using a Tandy Deluxe Joystick. I have tried a RS Color Mouse and also a Wico joystick, but do not like the way that either of these handled. PLEASE HELP, I'm losing control! - Jittery Jim =* |
LOOKING FOR 'STUDIO WORKS PRO' I'm trying to locate a copy of "STUDIO WORKS PRO"
with an 8 bit sound cartridge for my one meg CoCo3.
I desperately require a copy so I can do a demo on
my CoCo3.
Please respond to:
Desmond Rae
P.O. Box 2076
Mount Isa, Queensland 4825
Australia
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Modem Prroblleems I have a FAXMODEM 96V (RS Cat# 25-3028) that I use
with my laptop for sending and receiving Faxes. I
have tried, not successfully, to use the modem with
my Color Ccmp. 3 for comunicating at 1200 and 2400
baud.
I am currently using ULTIMATERM V4.0 and a cable
that plugs into the 4 pin Serial port of my CC3.
The cable has the following connections:
4 Pin Din (CC3) DB25 (Modem)
Pin 1 ------------- Pin 8 (Rec. signal detector)
Pin 2 ------------- Pin 3 (Received data)
Pin 3 ------------- Pin 7 (Signal Ground)
Pin 4 ------------- Pin 2 (Transmitted Data)
According to the manual for the modem, ==>
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the RTS (request to send - Pin 4) and the CTS (Clear
to send - Pin 5) lines must be connected. The cable
configuration, that I am using, does not include
these lines. These lines are for modem hardware
flow control. (Similar to software Xon - Xoff)
At this time, I can can make the modem dial the
phone number and make connection with the other
modem. After connection is made though, I am unable
to send or receive data.
I have noticed that on Null modem cables for commu-
nicating with an IBM, pins 4 and 5 on the IBM end of
the cable are shorted.
Do I need to do this with my cable? Should I look
for another modem? I do not have an RS-232 Pak, but
if I have to get one, will I be able to use this
modem with an RS-232 Pak? ==>
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J R Waggoner
911 North Grand Avenue
Stuttgart, Arkansas 72160-2913
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Needs GIF to CM3 Conversion In the current issue of "Hardcopy" (#17), a letter
appeared from Godfrey Moll. He thanked a trio of
people for supplying him with some useful utilities.
I too, am looking for items of this nature. I'm in
need of a GIF Pix to CM3 conversion. In addition,
I'm looking for a NIB to CM3 conversion. Also I
need a Printer driver (DMP133 and/or DMP130) to
produce hardcopies of the delightful pictures
contained in each issue (of CFDM).
If you could advise me just who to contact & where
for the above items, I would appreciate it to no
end. Meanwhile Rick, keep up the great work and
lot's of success with "Hardcopy".
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Percy McDonald
121 1220 8 Ave. NE
Calgary, Alta. T2E 0S6
Canada
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SUNDRY (BUT IMPORTANT) REQUESTS! I have 5 years of RAINBOW MAGAZINE & DISK. I am
looking for one issue that I missed: May 1986. I
have the magazine, but not the disk. Is there any-
body who could help me?
Guy Charbonnier
1110 rue Sideleau
Sherbrooke, QC. J1E 1H4
Canada
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I am trying to learn a little about BASIC and in the
programs run into, peeks and pokes. ZEBRA SYSTEMS
from whom I ordered a book, returned my money and
noted they were not available from them any more.
Any suggestions where I can get some information.
Thank you. =>
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Thomas Huber
867 no. Lamb Blvd. Sp. 48
Las Vegas, NV 89110
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Can you tell me where I can find a list of disk
errors? I don't know what the numbers mean.
I have a CoCo pal in Australia that needs a disk
drive for her CoCo3. Can anybody "down under" help?
It would cost a small fortune to mail one from here-
IF I can find one.
Dorothy Topping
3400 S.W. Dunklin Ave.
Okeechobee, FL 34974
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WANTED: Cir-Pak Limited (and also ORBIT Electronics
) SuperComp 68008 coprocessor board for the CoCo.
Advertised in RAINBOW in early 1986. Is a 'program
Pak' with a 68008 coprocessor. Can't pay much. Also,
would like info on CoCo2 DMODE command.
Carey Bloodworth
1601 North Hills Blvd.
Van Buren, AR 72956-2152
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