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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
I (i34) CONTENTS...PART II (i34) PROGRAM DIRECTORY (i34) 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 I (i34)
2 CONTENTS...PART II (i34)
3 PROGRAM DIRECTORY (i34)
4 THIS MONTH'S COVER
ACTIVE COCO (4)
1 CHRISTMAS CARD PROJECT III
2 FONEFEST XX? by Ben Walker <g>
3 THE ATLANTA FEST V (1994)
4 THE ATLANTA FEST V .. PART II
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ADVERTISEMENTS (7)
1 CFDM SUBSCRIPTION
2 HOME-PAC OS
3 HOME-PAC OS PART II
4 PUBLIC DOMAIN GRAPHICS.
5 RAINBOW ON DISK COLLECTION!
6 THE BEST DEAL AROUND!
7 The "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine
ARTICLES OF THE MONTH (2)
1 MY SUPER COCO3
2 Meter Psychology
COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY (4)
1 Archways
2 DIVE BOMBING KITE =>
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3 THE NEXT GENERATION COCO
4 VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY
FAMILY TREE (2)
1 FRANCES L. FARR
2 Greetings from P.E.I.
FORUM (4)
1 A MUSIC INSTRUCTION SERIES?
2 COCO EMULATOR FUND UPDATE
3 Can you believe...
4 PLEASE RENEW! by Jim McNeil <g>
FROM THE EDITOR (2)
1 KUDOS (THUNDER MOUNTAIN) <g>
2 TO THE FRIENDS =*
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (9)
1 *** Special Thanks ***
2 A Submission At Last!
3 BETTER, SORE BUT BETTER!
4 DEAR RICK
5 G. Moll now has a CFDM patch!
6 Question-Order-Thanks
7 THANK YOU
8 Ten Big Thank You's To Rick...
9 To Rick
POTPOURRI (6)
1 *** SCORE BOARD ***
2 GAME SPEED-UP TIP
3 Michael Whelan bio
4 The Teddy Bear's Picnic =>
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5 To JIM BENNETT
6 WHERE IS MAXWELL MOUSE?
PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH (7)
1 External Ballistics Program
2 KC
3 KC (continued)
4 MUSIC3+/BAS
5 Psychology.bas
6 Relax N Run (RNR)
7 SP3OPTNS - commented demo
REVIEWS (2)
1 GIF.BIN
2 The Projector
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (10)
1 CM8-Extension
2 COLOR PROBLEM
3 DISK PROBLEMS
4 I Have A Hot COCO
5 Misc. Answers & Observations
6 Problems with NIBSHOW
7 Reply: To Edward Wolak
8 Reply: To William Astle
9 TO ROBERT ALLEN TURNER
10 The 'FN' Mystery
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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......
* .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* ADRAGON .NIB........POTPOURRI
* ARCHWAY .NIB........ART GALLERY
* BABYKITE.NIB........ART GALLERY
* BFR .BIN........DATA FILE FOR KC.BAS
* COCOFIVE.NIB........ART GALLERY
CONTEST .BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI
* CONTEST .NIB........PICTURE FILE FOR CONTEST.BAS
ELVIRA .BIN.LOADM:EXEC..MUSIC FROM MUSIC3+.BAS
KC .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* MUSIC .DOC........DOC FILE FOR MUSIC3+ =>
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MUSIC3+ .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* NIBLOADR.BIN........PIX LOADER UTILITY
NIBSHOW .BAS..RUN...ART GALLERY VIEWER
PRINTME .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS (MUSIC3+)
PSYCHOLO.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
RNR .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* SP3 .BIN........DATA FILE FOR SP3OPTNS.BIN
SP3OPTNS.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
TEDDY .BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI (MUSIC)
* TEDDY .BIN........DATA FILE FOR TEDDY.BAS
TRAG1Q .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
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Yellowstone National Park I had to try this picture of Yellowstone National
Park located in Wyoming. This is the site of
the famous geyser "Old Faithful". It is very hard
to get the effect of steam against the sky, but I
gave it my best shot. I hope you enjoy the picture.
......... Jim Gibbons
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| Articles in section: ACTIVE COCO |
| CHRISTMAS
CARD PROJECT III FONEFEST XX? by Ben Walker <g> THE ATLANTA FEST V (1994) THE ATLANTA FEST V .. PART II |
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CHRISTMAS CARD PROJECT III PLEASE DON'T MISS OUT ON OUR THIRD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
CARD PROJECT!!
As announced in CFDM issue #33, we are again asking
our Friends to participate in a project that is sure
to bring Christmas cheer and a feeling of friendship
to all!
The project is simple, but it's getting late and you
must act now if you wish to participate. Just send
a postcard with your name and address and the word
"HOLIDAY" on it. I will place your card in the
mailer of another Friend when I send out issue #35.
That's the December issue. Then I'll put another
participating Friend's card in your mailer. When you
get the issue, please send a Christmas card =>
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to the Friend on the enclosed card. In return you'll
receive a Christmas card from a different Friend.
This is a GREAT way to meet one of our wonderful
Friends!
I hope you'll get your post card in the mail today!!
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THE ATLANTA FEST V (1994) This edition of the Atlanta Fest was another great
CoCo success. Held October 1st and 2nd at Holiday
Inn Northlake, CoCoists from as far as California
and the West Indes attended. I don't have official
numbers but attendance on Saturday was at least
close to last year's fest. The number of vendors
was just about identical with a few old faces being
replaced by a few new.
Although I was quite busy at my booth, I did notice
plenty of activity and interest at all booths and
when the crowd died down from time to time, I knew
an interesting seminar just down the hall, was being
well attended.
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Adventure Survivors, Kala Software, Delmar Company,
Northern Xposure, Hawksoft, Sbug, OS-9 User's Group,
Daltrug, Glenside CoCo Club, Digital Frontier Pro-
ductions, CoNect, FARNA Systems, R.C. Smith, Al
Dages, ACS Club Sales, Wittman Computer Products,
Eugene Adams, Mid Iowa & Country CoCo, Rick's
Computer Enterprises, JOTA Productions, Klystronics,
Strongware, Sub-Etha Software, Blackhawk Enterprise,
Roy Shoaf, and Color Systems.
It was great to finally meet Terry Simons. Terry
was signing subscribers to MI&CC and carrying on an
interesting contest. Visitors to his booth were
encouraged to play SHANGHAI for high score. Prizes
were awarded for the top three. (My daughter Kristin
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And it was great to see some of my other vendor
friends, L.E. Padgett, Andre Lavelle, Frank Swygert,
R.C. Smith, Al Dages, John Strong, Roy Shoaf, and
Allen Huffman. R.C. was very kind in loaning me a
drive and controller for one of the two CoCo systems
I had set up. THANKS A MILLION R.C.!! L.E. Padgett
and the Mrs. are always a pleasure to see again! And
of course the "Ultimate Salesman", Andre Lavelle was
peddling something all the time! I did get to chat
just for a few minutes with everyone, but our booth
was very busy and we had to hit the road soon after
closing time.
(See Part II for FRIENDS WE SAW.)
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THE ATLANTA FEST V .. PART II It's always dangerous to try to identify the Friends
we saw, but let me try and please forgive if I leave
someone out.
There were: Bill Hood and Jim Noah with friends from
the Dallas area. Jim gave me a double screen pix for
CFDM. The only problem is I'll have to write a
displaying program. I'll do my best.
Other CFDM Friends were Robert Weddle, Karl Sefcik,
Frank Daniel, John Daniels, Dan Maguire, Newton
White, Wayne Daughters, Julian Bell, and Terry
Dodson.
Others we enjoyed meeting were: Robert Passig, Mike
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John Brown, Scott Proctor, Jessie Dunn, Dean Holder,
Ron Bull, Ed Jones, Jerry Regan, Thomas McArthur,
Charlie Youngblood, Michael Shell, Tim Willi, Jerry
Chambers, Brian Smith, Earl Whitfield, Earl Keller,
Karin Collins, Dick Clevenger, and Larry Olsen.
The one major surprise and one we greatly enjoyed
was Richard Mardirossian. Richard came up from his
home in St. Lucia, West Indes. He claims he came up
just for the Fest! Now there's a very dedicated
CoCoist!! Great seeing you Richard!!
There were many others too. We got about 25 new
CoCo Registry forms and 6 or 7 subscribers or old
Friends who renewed! Many were interested in the
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Sundog Software.
Donna, Kristin, Kasey, Kayla, and I really enjoyed
this year's fest...and we're looking forward to
going back next year. I hope we'll see you there.
Congratulations to Ken Fish, Newton White, Alan
Dages, Wynne Daughters, and all the other members of
the Atlanta Computer Society for another successfull
event!!!!
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| Articles in section: ADVERTISEMENTS |
| CFDM
SUBSCRIPTION HOME-PAC OS HOME-PAC OS PART II PUBLIC DOMAIN GRAPHICS. RAINBOW ON DISK COLLECTION! THE BEST DEAL AROUND! The "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine |
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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!! =* |
HOME-PAC OS !! NEW OS Application Software Announcement !!
Home-Pac is not new. It has been around since
before the '88 Chicago Fest, when it sold at $39.95.
"Satisfaction Guaranteed"! (none were returned) The
simplicity and ease of entry made it a hit for all
who wanted to keep track of expenses for up to two
checking accounts, and credit card expenses. Users
going to PC compatibles couldn't find software with
such handling ease. In '92 the Mailer-base portion
was updated to also be the best RSDOS had to offer.
Called Pac because all programs are inter-tied from
the menu. A disk jacket program was thrown in for
good measure.
NOW HOME-PAC O2 "Home Manager" is better than
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INSTALL eliminates the need for a working OS know-
ledge. "User friendly to all users"!
For starters the set up is quicker and easier,
taking only a few minutes. In Checking Company names
(who to) are easily set to macros, and enter by a
one key entry. Bankcard and credit card allowed.
Date repeats for when you write several checks that
day. Now there are 20 categories, though you may use
only as many as you wish. Memo: again on macro's.
Written to take the work out of book work. With the
usual wide variety of sorting ability to display or
print records.
The Mailer base: is no longer the best RSDOS has
to offer. I would now say it's the best offered on
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mailer base on the CoCo? Maybe you don't mail that
much? But I know your spouse would enjoy having a
card, anniversary, etc. list. Home-Pac Os will print
addresses right on the envelope (different sizes)
with your return address! Designed to be a simpler
mailer, yet having all the bells and whistles of an
international publishers mailing list. There's an
entry for foreign countries too. Plus you'll have
nice options like DA/TE which clubs and mags use for
expiration. In a personal file it can turn into the
date you entered the address (and let you know how
old it is), or the birth/anniversary, etc date. But
don't let the sophistication scare you. A simple
space steps past whatever is unneeded.
(See Part II.) =*
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HOME-PAC OS PART II The Disk Jacket: prints your choice of a short or
full directory.
AND! Chris Dekker has added "FORMMAKER" a program
which allows you to make up custom forms to your
need with ease. All four programs are included in
"Home-Pac OS", Home manager.
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For a special price contact Terry Simons at
1328 48th, DesMoines, IA 50311
or CALL 515-279-2575
SAY "I SAW IT IN CFDM!"
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PUBLIC DOMAIN GRAPHICS. THE FOLLOWING GRAPHICS DISKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM
THE BINARY SYSTEMS PUBLIC DOMAIN LIBRARY. THE COST
IS $3.00 PER DISKETTE AND INCLUDES SHIPPING IN THE
U.S. AND CANADA. OTHERS PLEASE ADD $1.00 ADDITIONAL
SHIPPING, PER ORDER. PAYMENT VIA CHECK OR MONEY
ORDER, IN U.S. FUNDS.
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CC3UT-0001 :THE PROJECTOR VR.2.0, VIEW MASTER,
C64PIX, TINY. PICTURE VIEWING SOFTWARE.
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CC2GR-0001 :6 MACINTOSH /MAC PICTURES; CHRISTIE;
JCARSON; KIM; LCARTER; MADONNA;
STARTREK. REQUIRES CC3UT-0001 TO VIEW.
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CC2GR-0002 :6 MACINTOSH /MAC PICTURES; MBRANDO;
MOONLITE; MSKINSKI; PHOTO2; TURNER; =>
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W-GEISHA; REQUIRES CC3UT-0001 TO VIEW.
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CC2GR-0003 :6 MACINTOSH /MAC PICTURES; ATLANTIS;
CARINAE; LAUNCH; MIG-29; MIRANDA;
ORBIT; REQUIRES CC3UT-0001 TO VIEW.
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CC2GR-0004 :9 MACINTOSH /MAC PICTURES; ENTERPRI;
F20TIGER; LEONARDO; MANMOON; R2D2-A;
R2D2-B; SCREEN 6; SOLARMAX; SOVIET;
REQUIRES CC3UT-0001 TO VIEW.
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CC2GR-0005 :14 COCO MAX II /MAX PICTURES; SANTRS;
COUNTRY; DIRESTRT; GREMLIN; HOWDY;
LUNARSCP; NATALI; PAGODA; PIRATE;
SANTA; SCROOGE; UNDERDOG; VOLTRON;
X TREE; INCLUDES PICTURE VIEWER. =>
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CC2GR-0006 :15 COCO MAX II /MAX PICTURES; BUG;
COCO3MEN, CASSPORT; DOG; DOGS; GRAHAM;
STARTREK; TIGER; TREK; XMASPIC1;
XMASPIC2; XMASPIC3; XMASPIC4; XMASPIC5;
ZIGGY; INCLUDES PICTURE VIEWER.
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CC3GR-0001 :COCO MAX III /CM3 PICTURES; THIS DISK
JUST ADDED! INCLUDES VIEWING SOFTWARE.
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ROBERT ALLEN TURNER,
BINARY SYSTEMS, T H A N K
PO BOX 396, Y O U
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL 35553-0396. !
ATTN: DEPT CFDM-AD02.
MAKE PAYMENT TO: ROBERT A. TURNER. =*
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RAINBOW ON DISK COLLECTION! Here's your opportunity to get a real collection of
CoCo history....RAINBOW on Disk. This is the best
collection of these disks that have ever come my
way. I'd like to sell them in the following groups.
Nov. and Dec. 1986.............$6
Jan. thru Dec. 1987............$36
Jan. thru Dec. 1988............$36
Jan. thru Dec. 1989............$36
Jan. thru Dec. 1990............$36
Jan. thru Dec. 1991............$36
Jan. thru Oct. 1992............$30
All disks come with the original printed programmes.
>>>>> Special...the entire collection - $180 <<<<<
Please call before sending payment. 606-787-5783 =*
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THE BEST DEAL AROUND! Surely the best software bargain around is the new
CoCo Registry from RCE. The initial disk was sent
out August 10th. It contained the names, addresses,
and vital CoCo info on 262 active CoCoists. The
first of the two scheduled updates will be mailed
about the second week in December. That disk will
have at least 345 records. Then in March of '95 the
final update will be mailed. All three disks are
yours now for only $12!!!!!
In addition to this great CoCo Community database,
the disk (it's a flippie) contains ads from about
15 active CoCo companies. Each ad offers a small
discount to members of the Registry. More than 140
have already received their copy! HAVE YOU???
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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.
The "UPGRADE" Disk Magazine: =>
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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 |
| MY
SUPER COCO3 Meter Psychology |
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MY SUPER COCO3 It's got a 520 megabyte hard drive, 4 megabytes of
RAM (only 512k accessible by CoCo), and RUNs at
least 3 times faster than my standard CoCo3! What
is it? It's an Ultra Soundbook (PC laptop) with a
copy of Jeff Vavasour's CoCo3 Emulator (prototype)
aboard! WOW!
When Jeff told me he had the prototype well underway
and asked if I'd like a copy to test, I said, "Yes
sir ... and right now!" Well the next day I down
loaded Jeff's Internet files and booted up on my 486
DX-66. It worked great! CFDM works without a flaw!
(I did find that my Puzzles program does not work
exactly right, but I'm sure that will not be the
case in the near future.)
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Knowing that Atlanta Fest was less than a week away,
I quickly ordered the Soundbook. That way I could
demo the Emulator 3 in Atlanta. It arrived the night
before we left. I quickly loaded the necessary
files and made a quick test. It worked great and
even faster than on the 486 DX-66!
As soon as we arrived in Atlanta on Friday night,
folks started asking, "Is it true you have the CoCo3
Emulator?"
On Saturday we demoed it for at least 30 folks. The
most common questions were, "When will it be avail-
able?" and "What will it cost?" Well it should be
available in the very near future. Jeff is now
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available directly from Jeff and at a very fair
price. I hope everyone will be interested in seeing
this program!
Congratulations to Jeff on his great and timely work
on this program that is sure to be a hit!
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Meter Psychology First, let me define what I mean when I say a meter.
A meter is a graph of some sort, displayed on a
computer screen. The most common type is the bar
graph. It is calibrated from 0% to 100%. The
sliding color block moves from 0 to 100. Less
common are pie graphs, or counters that just run
from 0 to 100. Use of these graphs are VERY
common among IBM-compatibles and Macintoshs.
What is the point? Well, if a computer cannot
perform the task immediately, the user will
experience a delay of a couple seconds, to several
hours, depending on the task. For example, to
format a disk, it may take 45 seconds. To de-
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For example, here is a simple meter:
0% 50% 100%
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As the, for example, disk is formatted, the meter
shows the progress. After about 15 seconds:
0% 50% 100%
IIIIII---------------
And after about 23 seconds (half way done):
0% 50% 100%
IIIIIIIIIII----------
And just shy of 45 seconds:
0% 50% 100%
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-
I hope that all made sense. The meter shows how
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What is the psycology? People perceive a shorter
amount of time if there is a meter to watch. That
is correct! Given a 30 second task, if the screen is
blank during those 30 seconds, the task will seem to
take a long time. Given a meter that moves from 0%
to 100% during those 30 seconds, the user will
perceive a SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME! It actually
seems to take LESS TIME.
I proved it to myself with my RNR program. The
original program just said "Examining disk" and 12
seconds later, the list appeared. Those 12 seconds
seemed long. I added a meter (the version I sub-
mitted to CFDM) and those 12 seconds seem to fly by.
It SEEMS to take LESS TIME. Strangely enough, by
adding extra program to draw and calibrate the meter
it takes LONGER that those 12 seconds. Wierd, Huh?=*
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| Articles in section: COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY |
| Archways DIVE BOMBING KITE THE NEXT GENERATION COCO VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY |
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Archways
Remember school art class? We talked about vanishing
points. Here is a great, simple, picture involving
the usual city block, with all lines extended back
to vanishing points on either side of the screen.
Naturally, I have hidden the vanishing points. This
too, is usual and taught by art teachers all over
this country (I think)
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DIVE BOMBING KITE
A few days ago the DAILY OKLAHOMAN front page had a
photo of a baby kite in it's nest in a tree located
in an Oklahoma City park. The joggers and cyclists
were attacked by mother birds. The joggers and the
cyclists were more than a bit upset. One cyclist
remarked, "he was glad he had his helmet on." I have
tried to copy the photo with my CM3 program. The
results were not very good, but I thought the
article was interesting. So here it is.
The officials say the attacks will end when all the
babies are able to fly.
Orval Carden
Rt #5 Box 233
Eufaula, OK 74432 =*
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THE NEXT GENERATION COCO
I have been watching the discussion in the forum on
what a really great CoCo would be like and I see
speed mentioned a lot. I hear the Power PC people
are "pushing the envelope" to over one hundred Mhz.
Texas Instrument has announced the next generation
graphics chip four times better than anything. I
also see a trend toward larger monitors.
So I propose a Power PC 601 Chip running at 150 Mhz
with a TI graphics co-processor driving a 21"
monitor. We'll call it the CoCo Five.
And with a tip of the hat to the Atlanta Computer
Society, let's introduce it at the Atlanta CoCo
Fest October first and second. Y'all Come!
(See COCOFIVE.NIB!) =>
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Garry Spencer
909 E. 26th Ave.
Tampa, Florida 33605
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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 |
| FRANCES
L. FARR Greetings from P.E.I |
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FRANCES L. FARR Hi! First, I am not a programmer even though I read
Basic well enough. My primary reason for trying the
Color Computer in the 1980's was to learn how to use
the computer and to store personal info. After
awhile the "old grey" need to be upgraded to a CoCo
II, then CoCo III. Computer magazines, Deskmate,
Scriptsit and the Sound/Speech pack were among the
most helpful. I still use the FD501 disk drive and
the DMP105 printer.
I am retired awhile now, in my sixties, and the
only computer user in my immediate family. So with
subscriptions to CFDM and UPGRADE now offering new
interests, I can get on with my computer life. The
computer art and music features are favorites. MAX
10, MAX III and Simply Better are great!
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"Road of Remembrance." Over the years the local
newspapers have gathered various comments from "Old
Timers". Occasional "hearsay" of passing interest
about the name has come around.
Some believe that "The Road of Remembrance" was
named in honor of those who served in "The War."
Which war? Early streets near by named Galvez and
Segura recall encounters with the Spanish before the
1800s. In 1863, Confederate and Union soldiers
passed over the area on their whirlwind journey west
to fight the historic Battle of Vicksburg on the
Mississippi River. Maybe World War I inspired the
name. To the South during the World War II era a
Veterans Hospital and houses were built on streets
named for Generals of the Day such as Eisenhower.
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undocumented until now, was told to us by a silver-
haired taxi driver when we moved here over 35 years
ago. It was of a cheerful little girl who often
skipped down the dusty road winding over a beautiful
meadow. She loved to pick wild flowers and swim in
the pond on warm summer days. One day she drowned.
In memory of the cheerful child her father, who
owned the meadow, named the little road "The Road of
Remembrance."
Today there is no pond in evidence. The pleasant
"Road of Remembrance" is a paved city street. Some
wild flowers are often seen coloring the way on warm
days. Recollection fades like an illusive mirage..
Frances L. Farr
425 Road of Remembrance
Jackson, Mississippi 39209 =*
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Greetings from P.E.I Hi FRIENDS! I am 58 years old & live in St. Eleanors
on Prince Edward Island, Canada's smallest province,
with Irene, my wife of 24 years. We have no family.
I was born in Montreal, but grew up in Toronto. For
15 years, I worked in the electronic parts industry.
I then travelled eastern Canada for two and a half
years, playing pedal steel guitar in a country music
band, which eventually brought me to P.E.I., where I
met Irene. I fell in love with her and the 'Island',
so I decided to leave the big city, get married and
settle down here. I worked here in retail sales for
20 years, then in Nov.'92, I took early retirement.
I have been CoCoing since 1984, starting out with a
32K CoCoII, then moving on up to my present system,
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which includes 2 CoCoIII's (512k & 128k), a CoCoII,
2 d/s Disk Drives, DMP132 Printer, CM8 Monitor, MPI,
& many other gadgets. My favorite CoCo pastimes are
modifying Basic programs for my own use, and playing
card games, especially Shanghai, as well as many of
George Q's and H. Allen Curtis' marvellous solitaire
games. I also enjoy all types of music programs. My
favorite utilities include CoCoPRO!'s SIMPLY BETTER,
Cer-Comp's COCO TOOLS, and Rick's MASTER DIR 3. My
other hobbies are ham radio (call VY2BT) and music.
Now a bit about this corner of the world. P.E.I. is
located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off the shores
of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It is about 170
miles long, and from 4 to 40 miles wide. The summers
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are short, the winters long , but the air is clean.
Our main industries are farming (potatoes), fishing
(lobsters-Yum!) and tourism. I wish I had our artist
Friends' talents, as our countryside views, with the
red soil, green potato fields, and blue ocean, would
make some great pictures. Presently there are only 2
ways to get on or off P.E.I., that is by car ferry,
or by air, but in a few more years, we will be able
to drive. Last fall, a mega-project got underway, to
construct a 9 mile bridge across the Northumberland
Strait, to New Brunswick. The pros and cons of this
bridge fills volumes. However, when it is finally in
place, alas, this will no longer be an island.
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| Articles in section: FORUM |
| A
MUSIC INSTRUCTION SERIES? COCO EMULATOR FUND UPDATE Can you believe... PLEASE RENEW! by Jim McNeil <g> |
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A MUSIC INSTRUCTION SERIES? In response to Godfrey J. Moll's article in issue
# 32. Thank you for your interest in a series of
HOW TO articles. I am glad that you like my musical
transcriptions. Part of the reason for the flow of
my music is the fact that I am a part-time musician.
I play guitar,bass,and organ.I played in a small
dance combo for about 10 years. I would consider
doing an article such as you suggested if I can find
a way to put the knowledge on paper. MUSIC3+ is ex-
plained in Rainbow Magazine April 1991 on page 11.
This article explains the basics of transcribing the
music into the computer. As far as wavelength, I ex-
periment with the different sounds as described in
the article until I get one that I like.
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As far as the tempo is concerned I know how to play
some of the music as explained by my band playing.I
also experiment with the tempo also until I find one
that I like. I hope that this has been of some help
to you. I will still consider the article if I can
find some way to put it together. Again many thanks
for your interest.
Roy Atkins
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COCO EMULATOR FUND UPDATE On September 17th the CoCo 3 Emulator Bounty Escrow
stood at $704. Today, October 15th, our fund is up
to $925!! We're are almost to our goal of $1000! It
will be a great pleasure to award this amount to
Jeff. His project is almost ready to offer to the
public, even before our fund is complete. Thanks to
all the CoCoists throughout the community for giving
in time and money to our fund.
Here's how we stand:
Beginning Balance September 17, 1994......$704.00
Bob Barker 30.00
Roy Putlack 15.00
Terry Simons 35.00
Alan Dages 5.00
Newton White 5.00
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Bill Condie 25.00
Gordon Matthews 5.00
Hilbert Frey 10.00
Laura Boyce 5.00
Arthur Hallock 51.00
Bill Trefry 10.00
Ending Balance October 15, 1994 925.00
Thanks to all that have participated and here's
hoping that you will soon be proud of this product
we have so eagerly awaited!
Now that our goal is almost met, let me tell you
what I have in mind. There has been quite abit of
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What would be greater than having Jeff Vavasour as
our special guest? To meet Jeff, hear him tell
about his work, and also to demo the Emulator.
Let's continue the Emulator fund for the purpose of
paying Jeff's travel expenses. Don't forget he has
a new bride. She might enjoy a trip to Kentucky too.
I'll receive your response as your approval of the
continuation of this project. And by the way,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
THIS SPECIAL EVENT. One day of fest (a Sat. in
July of 1995) and a day of picnic and visitation
(on Sunday).
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Can you believe... Can you believe that my CoCo 3, that I have owned
for over six years is still working perfectly, while
my 486SX with 5 megs of RAM, 350 megs of Hard Drive,
Super-VGA graphics, and DOS 6.0, only 2 YEARS OLD,
has quit working on me. It doesn't even beep when
I turn it on! Oh, it is plugged in! I can hear
the two hard drive motors rev up to speed, but that
is the only sound it makes!
Hmmmm, something is strange here when a $200
computer works longer that a $1300 one.
Anyway, it certainly has forced me to use my CoCo
a lot more!!!
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| Articles in section: FROM THE EDITOR |
| KUDOS
(THUNDER MOUNTAIN) <g> TO THE FRIENDS |
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|
<< WILLIAM ASTLE >> << ROY ATKINS >> << JIM BENNETT >> << RAY BERNEY >> << ORVAL CARDEN >> << H ALLEN CURTIS >> << JOHN DANIELS >> << FRANCES FARR >> << HERB FORGER >> << JIM GIBBONS >> << KEIRAN KENNY >> << GORDON MATTHEWS >> << DANN MACCONNELL >> << JIM MCNEIL >> << JIM MILLS >> << ROY PUTLACK >> << GEORGE QUELLHORST >> << CHARLIE ROUND >> << TERRY SIMONS >> << GARRY SPENCER >> << KENNY TREVINO >> << ROBERT A TURNER >> << J. R. WAGGONER >> << BEN WALKER >> << LESLIE WALTZ >> << DICK WILLIAMS >> << STUART WYSS-GALLIFENT >> |
TO THE FRIENDS The leaves have turned to the beautiful colors of
fall and many have taken their flight to the ground
here in Casey County. This is the most beautiful
time of year and it seems to pass very swiftly!
Colder weather will soon be here and many CoCoists
will find themselves indoors and laboring over their
CoCos for hours on end. This is home computing at
it's peak. These factors should lead to programs
and graphics by the Friends and for the Friends!
It's been another busy month for me. First off our
trip to Atlanta was very enjoyable. We met many old
friends and made acquaintances with quite a few new
ones. Donna and the girls had a great time too! I
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and do some shopping at the outlet stores. Of course
she claimed the shopping time was just not long
enough!
I've had a busy month with RCE and also getting
involved in an exciting new sideline, long distance
telephone service! I'll soon be sending US residents
some information about that which I hope will be
interesting to you.
On the sad news side, I recently received word that
our very good friend Robert Russell had passed away.
Bob was a very faithful Friend of CFDM and was one
of our first subscribers. Our sympathies go out to
Bob's family.
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Good news: the CoCo 3 Emulator is well on it's way
to being a "finished" product!
Also I'd like to mention that a number of Friends
responded to our mystery scripture in issue #32. The
answer was Luke 4:18.
----------------------------------------------------
Where can you find this scripture?
"But it is good to be zealously affected always
in a good thing, and not only when I am present
with you."
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*** Special Thanks *** TO: Arthur Hallock for the CC3GIF conversion program
I had askedfor, plus much more.
TO: J.R.Waggoner his fabulous disk for projecting
graphics, and other graphic helpers.
FROM: Charlie Round
Erie,MI.48133-9634
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A Submission At Last! HI RICK: Here it is at last, my so-often promised Submission. It's certainly long overdue, considering I've been a CFDM subscriber from Issue #1. However, it was your "HELP, HELP, HELP" plea in Issue #29 that finally goaded me into action. I've put together a "FAMILY TREE" and also two entries for "Q & A". I hope you can use them. Also, enclosed is a $40.00 Money Order; $30.00 for 6 more Issues, $5.00 for a CoCoII Emulator Disk, and $5.00 towards the CoCoIII Emulator Bounty Escrow. Last but not least, the CoCo Registry is just SUPER! Your FRIEND, Gordon. =* |
BETTER, SORE BUT BETTER! I guess you have already heard about my last little
episode, I spoke to Bob Brutko shortly after I left
the hospital and I think he told me that he had
spoke to you. (Dann recently had a second heart
attack.) But I am better, sore but better. This last
operation was a bit rougher than the first!
I was unable to get to my CoCo for the last 4 weeks
or so, and am now catching up on letters. Ray Berney
keeps me busy! Chuckle! Anyway Rick, the reason that
I am writing is to tell you I have been laboring at
converting IBM GIF's to the CoCo format...I recently
purchased an IBM XT, 256K, dual double sided drives,
CPU, and a mono monitor. The price was $50! It came
with the original books which were like new.
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I'm looking for a source of software for my new
machine and for a graphic viewer in particular. The
viewer would allow me to view GIF pictures on the
XT.
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RICK: Dann it's great to hear you're recovering and
I hope someone will be able to give you a lead on
the items you asked about!
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DEAR RICK Time to renew again. Check enclosed for six more
months of CFDM plus a copy of the COCO2 Emulator.
Put the rest in the COCO3 Emulator Fund.
Included on this disk is the article on OS-9 pro-
mised some time ago. I put it in the Review Section.
It started out as a review but ended up as a com-
parison of RSDOS and OS-9, and a tuturial.
Just put together a 386DX compatible. That's why I'm
interested in the Emulator. I thought the COCO was
hard to use at times, but this thing is a "pain in
the rear axle." My next article may be "Why you want
to keep your CoCO."
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with some of my questions and a request. The request
was fulfilled by four Friends and some questions
were answered by another Friend. Thanks to all who
responded. The Friends are out there.
Yours Truly,
ROY
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RICK: Thanks Roy for your donation and for your
Review/Article! We'll try to get it in next month!
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G. Moll now has a CFDM patch! To Rick: July 26
Got a letter today from Godfrey Moll. Told me about
his visit to the CoCo Friend's Disk Magazine
Software Factory. And about the CoCo Registry. He
saw the CFDM patches I sent to included for Phone-
Fest III. Godfrey ordered 1 patch to put on his
windbreaker.
To Godfrey:
I sure hope the CFDM patch fits where you want to
put it on your windbreaker. The patch measures
3 3/4" x 4 9/16" In other words, IT'S BIG! I had to
copy it off my monitor's screen and that's the size
of it. So far, 14 Friends should have a CFDM Patch.
There's still 62 left.....
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Question-Order-Thanks Hello Rick
I purchased a damaged DMP110 printer which
I have repaired, now would like to purchase another
"Blue Streak Ultima" serial to parallel interface
unit. "Do you have any left to sell?"
Second I would like with my enclosed check
order the COCO REGISTRY and the COCO-ACCOUNTANT3.
They both will be useful programs.
Received the 100 Flippies and prize MODEM
in perfect shape."The Pony Express is getting better
every day!" Beleive I have the program pak adapter
in my CoCo accessories. Try my hand at installing
one of these days. Thanks again Rick.
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RICK: Thanks for your order Charlie! And no the
Blue Streaks didn't last very long. I believe I
sold about 60 and I've had a number of requests
since they disappeared. We'll have to rely on used
Blue Streaks or find another source of serial to
parallel interfaces.
And..the two items you ordered have certainly been
hot products. The CoCo Registry has been purchased
by 140 folks and the CoCo Accountant 3 by over 40!
I've had great comments about both.
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THANK YOU I would like to say THANK YOU to PETE BLACKWELL, RICK COOPER, HENRY KSZEPKA & JAMES MILLS for their thoughtfulness in the past few months of my recup- eration. The book, cards(including the one in CFDM) & phone calls from people I never meet except thru CFDM did very much to lift my spirits, especially the first four months of bed confinement. I think God is using my fall to remind me how much my family loves me, that there are people other than family members who care, He has increased my faith and also taught me patience. My last visit to the doctor(Aug 29) plus the X-Ray indicated my facture is not completely healed, but I am allowed to put weight on my foot permitting me to walk better. I still need the help of one person => ____________________________________________________ when walking and two people when I am doing stairs on my rear-end. Most of my computer equipment is down stairs with me and I am back "on line" again but at a slower pace than before. I spent eight hours at my desk yesterday and found my CoCo Registry form which I completed and am forwarding to you with this letter. Also enclosed is check for $34. $12 to buy CoCo Registry Disk, $12 to buy CoCo-Accountant3 Disk and $10 to the CoCo3 Emulator Bounty Escrow. Rick, I still don't understand how you work, help raise a family and find time to put out such a good magazine, but I THANK YOU for it. =*= |
Ten Big Thank You's To Rick... To: Rick Cooper:
I would like to say thank you to Rick: And his
staff for publishing at least 10 of the many files
that I have sent him over the past two years since
the CFDM has been in business and hope that he will
be able to continue for many more years to come.
The DATABASE for the COCO users is the best idea
that has come along in quite some time and I for one
will be filling it out and returning it to Rick:
Along with this entry and I suggest that all other
COCO users do the same.
Since I'am writing this entry on Jun. 19 1994 I had
better say HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to you Rick: May you
be blessed with many more.
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With this entry I would also like to order a copy
of your new EMULATOR II FOR THE PC.
I'am sending you a Money Order for $5.00 to cover
the cost of the EMULATOR II.
The EMULATOR II I believe will be one of the most
usefull tools that the COCO'ist / PC users will own
because there are many PC owners like myself who
would like to see their COCO programs work on their
PC.
Signed:
Kenney Trevino
1146 W. Lynwood St.
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-1917
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To Rick I think the idea of having theme issues once in a
while is wonderful. I, too, think that, perhaps when
one is announced, it should be a little sooner, but
I also agree that people should advance ideas for
themes so that others may be able to provide entries
for you to consider.
I am a bit strapped for cash with going to univerity
(I am taking a degree in computing science) so I can
not support much. I often regret not being able to
buy some of these offers. I also regret not being in
attendence for Phone Fest 3, but alas I was out
camping and could not get to a telephone.
I was mortified when Issue #30 did not arrive in
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office had hung it up somewhere and it was still on
the way. I finally received it with Issue 31. Can
you tell me what happened? I'm curious.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
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RICK: Thanks for your letter William! And right
now we want to "announce" the Sci-Fi theme for a
special Bonus Disk in the future. This general type
of announcement will make it possible to produce
this special issue whenever enough material is
collected.
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time...I can't answer that one. All issues are
mailed at the same time!
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| Articles in section: POTPOURRI |
| ***
SCORE BOARD *** GAME SPEED-UP TIP Michael Whelan bio The Teddy Bear's Picnic To JIM BENNETT WHERE IS MAXWELL MOUSE? |
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Here's a new feature for POTPOURRI, a scoreboard for
those who enjoy playing CoCo games. Each month I'll
include the score of anyone who thinks they have
done well on a CoCo game. It doesn't have to be the
high score, but the high score will be noted as
well. So let's see what games you like to play and
how you're doing.
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SCORE BOARD
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Name Game Current High
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Jeffrey Cho Photon 49 levels 51
Godfrey Moll EZACES 115 115
Jonathan Weber Rogue 4964 gold p. 4964
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Jeffrey Cho Contras WON WON
Jeffrey Cho Thelda WON WON
Godfrey Moll FASCIN8 309 309
Esther Millard Walls of J. 140 140
Godfrey Moll BASH 91,600 91,600
Allen Curtis King Carlo 40 40
Esther Millard EZAces 115 115
Esther Millard Montecarlo 70 70
Esther Millard 10-20-30 125 125
Esther Millard Hidden Aces 75 75
Esther Millard Lucky 13 208 208
Esther Millard FASCIN8 208 208
Esther Millard Good Measure 150 150
Come on..SEND IN THOSE SCORES!!
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GAME SPEED-UP TIP While fooling around the other day, I found
a tip for speeding up some game cartridges. This
tip assumes that you are using a multi-pak with
a disk controller or a blank slot.
Select the disk controller or blank slot and
then type in the high-speed poke (poke 65497,0).
Now select the cartidge and, with luck, you will
speed up play. This works with some of the older
COCO2 cartidges, such as Backgammon, which is one
of my favorites.
Try it and see if it works. Let the rest of
us know by sending in an entry to CFDM listing
any successes.
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Michael Whelan bio
This article goes with the picture file called
ADRAGON, a digitized reproduction of a piece of art-
work by Michael Whelan called The Amazing Dragon.
Michael Whelan, who was born in Culver City, CA, in
1950, is probably the most successful one among the
younger generation of American fantasy artists. One
of the distinguishing marks of his paintings is his
close attention to detail, both with regard to tech-
nique and subject matter. The subjects of his illus-
trations are often taken from the world of legends
and are extremely expressive. His pictures are an
excellent compromise between the straightforward ad-
venture stories which he illustrates and the demands
of High Fantasy.
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This talented young artist from California has re-
ceived a number of awards for his work, including
the two most coveted ones, the "Hugo" for the most
prominent science fiction artist as well as the
"Howard" for the best fantasy artist.
Michael studied biology and art at San Jose State
University. In 1974 he took up post graduate studies
at the Art Center College in Los Angelos. In the
same year he was asked to design a title page for
DAW Books, a New York-based publishing house. This
was soon followed by commissions from other publish-
ing houses as well as exhibitions at art galleries
where Whelan could show the magnificent originals of
his cover illustrations.
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Whelan's pictures are very popular among fantasy
art collectors. His depiction of space has been de-
scribed as reminiscent of the famous "Sfumato" ele-
ments in Leonardo da Vinci's compositions-- an im-
pression which is achieved by the tangible depth and
forceful atmosphere which the artist creates on the
canvas.
This bio synopsis and the reproduction of Whelan's
The Amazing Dragon were both found in the book en-
titled Masterpieces of Fantasy Art. Please note that
the digitizing process and my feeble attempts to
touch it up with CoCoMax III do not do justice to
the detail of the artist's work.
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The Teddy Bear's Picnic The Teddy Bear's Picnic was played for the
theme song of a radio program for children (The
Story Lady) in my area when I was a mere tad.....it
is one of my earliest childhood memories.
Recently, I was able to locate the music for
this song in a book of children's songs and was able
to to use MUSIC3+ to transpose it for the CoCo. The
arrangement is by Dan Coates. Run "TEDDY.BAS" from
the back of this disk to enjoy this catchy little
tune.
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To JIM BENNETT Just a few words to say that I enjoyed "THE DRAGON'S
LAIR" game, very much. I resisted the temptation to
make a map and after numerous attempts, I finally
solved it. Then, after many more tries, I now have
it down to 470 steps. Perhaps in some future Entry,
you might reveal what the lowest possible score is.
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WHERE IS MAXWELL MOUSE?
Last year I presented the "Where In The World Is
CoCo Cat?" contest and it was a big hit. Now I'm
presenting a sequel - "Where In The World Is Maxwell
Mouse?"
Maxwell Mouse was the CoCo Cat's pal. The two of
them were left homeless when RAINBOW magazine ceased
publication. CoCo Cat has been found, but Maxwell
Mouse is still wandering around (probably looking
for cheese!) Can you discover where Maxwell is now?
RUN "CONTEST" which is on the program side of this
disk and answer 4 questions. If your answers are
all correct, the solution will be printed on the
screen. If your answers are not 100% correct, you
(NEXT PAGE)---> =>
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will see either a blank screen or several answers
will appear.
The 4 questions do not require any knowledge of the
history of the CoCo or of RAINBOW. The questions
are multiple-choice and have to do with mice!!
To enter, just send me the solution and a photo snap
shot of yourself. If you have the correct answer, I
will create a caricature of you which will appear in
CFDM. Everyone who wins will have a caricature. I
will do my best to make each caricature look like
the person and also be humorous. If you include a
note describing your hobbies, etc. (in addition to
the CoCo), I'll try to use this in your caricature.
ONE MORE PAGE----> =>
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For example, if you play golf, I could draw you
holding a bent golf club.
My address appears at the end of the "CONTEST" pro-
gram.
Oh, one more thing....we need a deadline for every-
one to submit their entries. Let's make the dead-
line 30 days from the postmark on this issue.
EEK! EEK! HURRY UP AND FIND THAT MOUSE!!!!!
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| Articles in section: PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH |
| External
Ballistics Program KC KC (continued) MUSIC3+/BAS Psychology.bas Relax N Run (RNR) SP3OPTNS - commented demo |
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External Ballistics Program This is an accurate and excellent program for
analyzing an external ballistic projectile once it
leaves the muzzle of a gun barrel. I found this
program offered in the 'AMERICAN RIFLEMAN' in late
1989 and sent for it.
I sent this program to Keiran Kenny some time ago.
Now all of you can use this program. Some Friends
may find it useful for real shooting. Others may
have fun putting in numbers that make the program
return back funny results.
'TRAG1Q' is very number intensive, so it takes a
very long time to compute all of the data.
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KC King Carlo, a new variety of a solitaire called Monte Carlo, debuts in CFDM. King Carlo is more challenging than Monte Carlo and features the power of Kings. There are 8 Kings in the King Carlo deck, 4 of which have special powers. For brevity, King Carlo is henceforth referred to as KC. KC is comprised of a Tableau and a Hand. The Tableau consists of 4 rows of 5 positions each. At the onset of the game each position is occupied by a card and the Hand contains the remaining 32 cards. Two cards may be removed from the Tableau if they match in RANK and are adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Cards match in rank if they are both Aces, or 2s, or 3s, etc. When two matching cards are removed from a column of the Tableau, the remaining two cards go to the two => ____________________________________________________ top positions. Then the bottom two positions are filled by the Hand if it is not empty. When the two matching cards are removed from adjacent columns, the remaining three cards of each column go to the top three positions. Then the Hand, if not empty, fills the bottom position of each column. The object of the game is to remove as many cards from the Tableau as possible. The Tableau covers most of the center of the KC screen from top to bottom. Each position has either a number designation (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, or 9) or a letter designation (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I, or J). A card at position 3, say, is adjacent horizontally to positions 2 and 4, adjacent vertically to position 8, and adjacent diagonally to positions 7 and 9. Similarly, a card in position B is adjacent => ____________________________________________________ horizontally to positions A and C, adjacent vertically to positions 6 and G, and adjacent diagonally to positions 5, 7, F, and H. Key commands are used to match adjacent pairs of cards. Only one key stroke is needed to make a match. For example, if you pressed the B key and there was a Jack at position B, the program would check for a Jack at positions adjacent to B. If a match is found, the matching pair is removed from the Tableau. If the card at position B matched more than one card adjacent to it, the program always favors the position which is both closest to the bottom and to the right. Thus, if there were Jacks at positions 5, B, and G, pressing B would cause the removal of Jacks at B and G. Pressing G would remove the same two cards. Pressing 5 would remove the =* |
KC (continued) cards at positions 5 and B. Consider one more
example. If matching cards were at positions B, G,
and H, pressing G or H would remove the cards at
positions G and H. Pressing B would cause the
removal of the cards at positions B and H. There
is no way to remove the pair at positions B and G.
Thus, you must take care when making key selections.
Any illegal play, such as pressing a key
corresponding to a position containing a card that
matches NO card at an adjacent position, will cause
a beep to be sounded.
There is another key command that harnesses the
power of the 4 extra Kings. When you press K, the
word, POSITION, appears on the screen to ask you to
supply the position of the card you wish to change
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will be choosing a position adjacent to a King
already in the Tableau to allow you to remove both
Kings and perhaps set up subsequent pair removals.
If there are no Kings in the Tableau and there are
no matches possible, you will have to make use of
the K command twice in succession to specify Kings
in adjacent positions. You are allowed to use the
K command four times per game.
At the bottom of the KC screen is a menu to
remind you of the available key commands. The menu
shows one additional key, Q, which when pressed
twice in succession allows you to Quit the game.
KC is scored as follows: Each game begins with a
score of minus 52. 2 points are added to the score
for every card removed from the Tableau. A point is
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illegal play. A bonus of 18 points is added to the
score when the Tableau becomes empty. The maximum
attainable score is 70. Attaining 70 is extremely
difficult. My best score, thus far, is 40. Can you
do better?
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MUSIC3+/BAS ******************* MUSIC3+/BAS ********************
By: George J. Quellhorst. Copyright April 1991,
Falsoft inc. 9509 US Highway 42, Prospect, KY. 40059
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHERS
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Because of the many request from CFDM friends
I have obtained permission from Cray Augsburg and
Jullie Hutchinsen to re-publish this program for the
users of CFDM. Remember, however that the ownership
of this program will remain with Falsoft inc.
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If at all possible use a freshly formatted disk to
install the MUSIC3+ programs.
The program is too large to fit in the standard
memory available in the COCO III. You must perform a
PCLEAR0 BEFORE loading MUSIC3+ into the memory of
your computer. You may either run the program called
*/BAS on the disk, or you may perform a PCLEAR0 from
the keyboard by typing in the following:
POKE25,14:POKE3484,0:NEW and press ENTER.
Failing to perform a PCLEAR0 will result in an OM
ERROR when you try to load in the program.
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On the flipside of this disk you will find the
following programs:
*/BAS RUN Performs a PCLEAR0
MUSIC3+/BAS RUN The program itself
PRINTME/BAS RUN Prints the instructions
for using MUSIC3+
ELVIRA/BIN LOADM:EXEC The piece of music that
inspired the writing of
MUSIC3+
MUSIC/DOC ---- Can be printed out with
PRINTME/BAS
ENJOY...GEORGE QUELLHORST
203B MEADOWS DRIVE
PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 44077
PHONE: (216) 350-9121 =*
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Psychology.bas This program is to be used in conjunction with my article entitled METER PSYCHOLOGY. You will need to read that to understand why I wrote PSYCHOLO.BAS. Just RUN"PSYCHOLO.BAS" or use my RNR.BAS program to do the work for you. The program performs two identical tasks (clearing the high resolution screen line by line) and I have timed the two tasks to be similar in length (approx 25 seconds each) However, the second task has a meter to show you how far the computer is. You'll swear it takes LESS time than the first task. IT DOESN'T!! -* |
Relax N Run (RNR) This idea came to me as I was trying to develop a
similar thing under Visual BASIC for IBM computers.
I wanted a program that would examine a disk, and
then group similar files together. That way, all
the text files would be together, all the BASIC
programs, etc, etc.
I wrote RNR so you can do that. Just Relax N Run.
LOAD"RNR" from your CFDM disk. Insert the disk you
want to examine (or leave your CFDM disk in) and
type RUN.
RNR will examine the directory, and sort, by type,
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The first column contains all the NIB files.
The second, all the BASIC programs.
The third, all the BIN (machine language) files.
The fourth, all text files, and
The fifth, miscellaneous files.
Only the first, second, and fourth columns have
numbers or letters next to each program.
The fifth column has a label as to what the file is.
For example: SNOOPY Gif Pix
SERENADE Musica
WEEBLES CoCoMx3
To VIEW any of the NIB files, press the letter that
appears before the name of the NIB file. To run a
BASIC program, press SHIFT and the letter of the=>
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program to run (You need to press SHIFT because the
letters are uppercase). To READ a text file, just
press the number of the file, and 20 lines will
scroll on the screen. Press any key for the next
20, and so on.
Pressing BREAK will bring you back to the list, or
press SHIFT and * (asterisk/star) to end.
The program groups by extension. All NIB files, all
BAS files, All BIN files are grouped. Any file
called DOC, or ASC, or TXT, or TUT, or 001, 002, etc
are considered text files. The miscellaneous files
are identified by extensions, such as MUS, GIF, CM3.
If NIBLOADR.BIN is NOT on the current disk, then you
will be unable to view any NIB pictures. =*
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SP3OPTNS - commented demo I made this program purely for my own benefit. Just doing something is the best way to learn it. On the first screen is a demo of SP3 options 2 to 5 with the syntax and explanatory text. Try changing the option F in line 210 to 1 to demonstrate the difference between a transparent HPUT and a non- transparent HPUT. The ripple effect and the up-and-down figure on the next screen are effected by the option 13 and 11 entries in the two loops in lines 450 to 480. I hope you will agree that the action is smooth and, seem- ingly, simultaneous. =* |
| Articles in section: REVIEWS |
| GIF.BIN The Projector |
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GIF.BIN I found a great little program that will let you
convert IBM (Please forgive my language) GIF
graphic pictures to Colormax .MGE format, which in
turn can be converted to .CM3 or any CoCo 3 graphic
format you wish to use.
The program, GIF.BIN, is easy to use. Simply
LOADM"GIF" and EXEC. A help screen can be brought
up while at the main menu screen by pressing '?'.
After the program has been loaded and run, you
can view any GIF's by selecting the name from a
directory of the disk. You can either press ENTER
which just loads and displays the file with no
options or you can press 'L' to load the file
according to your choice of viewing options. 320 or
640 width, size to fit screen or as is. ==>
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While viewing the graphic, you can cycle the colors
by pressing 'P' and using the arrow keys to change
the speed or direction of the colors.
After viewing the graphic, you can load another or
you can save the graphic in one of three formats.
For Max-10, CoCo Max III, or Colormax, you save
the graphic as a .MGE file. If you have a way of
viewing from OS-9, you can save the graphic as a
.VEF file. There is one other format (HRS HIRESCOM)
but I have yet to find a way to view it.
When you have converted a graphic to .MGE format,
you will find that the PALETTE used is usually left
in tact. (Which I find to be a great help.)
After the graphic has been converted to .MGE, you
can use either PICTRANS from MAX-10 to convert the
graphic to a MAX-10 .CLP file, TRANSLATE from ==>
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CoCo Max III or NUTRANS from Jumpin' Jims Art Disk
to convert the graphic to a .CM3 file, or just load
the graphic into Colormax for editing or viewing.
I found the program in the DATABASE section of the
CoCo SIG on DELPHI. As far as I know there are no
DOCs for the program other than the HELP screen.
If anyone is interested in having a copy of this
program, just send me a postcard with your name and
address and I will send you a disk with this program
and a couple of sample GIF's to play with.
One last note, Not all GIF's are created the same.
Some will not convert properly due to the palettes
used or the size of the picture.
J R Waggoner
911 North Grand Avenue
Stuttgart, AR 72160-2913 ==*
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The Projector For viewing graphics, the best program that I have
found is The Projector. This program allow you to
view 11 different graphic formats with out loading
in different viewing programs. The Documentation
for the program is supplied on the disk as a text
file that you can read and or print using any ASCII
word processor.
The program is easy to use. There is a provision
for configuring the PALETTES, but works well as is.
All Commands are one or two key strokes, and graphic
files are loaded by selecting from a menu.
The graphic formats currently supported by this
program are:
GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
IMG (RASCAN Digitized Image)
MAC (Macintosh MACPAINT) ==>
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VEF (OS9 VDG Extended Format)
CM3 (CoCo Max III)
MGE (Color Max 3)
640 (Color Max 3 640 - Res)
PIX (DS-69 16 Level Image)
RLE (Run Length Encoded)
MAX (CoCo Max/6K/12K Binary)
HRS (DFIX Saves)
All these formats are loaded when the program is
run, and the program will determine which format the
graphic is and display it. While viewing some
graphics, the user can use arrows to scroll the
display or stop a flickering display and view the
RED, BLUE, or GREEN tinted buffers. ==>
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The program will work on a 128K CoCo 3 with either
a RGB monitor, Composite Monitor, or Black & White
TV with at least one Disk Drive.
The program is Shareware and request a small
donation from satisfied users. The manual mentions
that there is a 512K version in the works with many
more graphic formats suported.
Anyone interested in a copy of this program can
send me a postcard with their name and address and I
will send you a copy of The Projector along with a
couple of sample files.
I found the program very well done and give it all
thumbs up in all areas. Even the title screen is a
work of art. J R Waggoner
911 North Grand Avenue
Stuttgart, AR 72160-2913 ==*
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CM8-Extension Does anyone know: 1. Was there ever an extension
(approx 3ft) made to connect a TANDY RGB CM-8 Color
Monitor to a CoCo 3 keyboard and if so where can I
buy one?
2.Do all CM-8 monitors have such short cords to the
keyboard(approx 3ft)?
3. If I cannot find an extension or longer keyboard
cable can I add a piece of cable to the center of my
existing cable without upsetting the electrical pro-
porties, such as capitance, etc, that would lower
the quality of the monitor output?
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COLOR PROBLEM In response to Jonathan Weber's question in
issue # 32. I also have the same problem with
some of my programs. I have a program called
RGB ANALOG PATCH 3. With this utility you get
80% of all programs to work without the need
to edit the original program. It does not work
on all programs, however it may solve some of
your problems. If interested I may be reached
at the following address:
Roy Atkins
3 Lundy Lane
London,Ont
Canada N6C 3G4
(519) 433-6948
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DISK PROBLEMS I have been recently been having a few problems with
one of my disks. When I type DIR part of the disk is
read and then I get an FS? ERROR message. I get the
same message when I POKE111,254:DIR to get a print
out of the directory. Can anyone help me to get the
rest of the directory to read. Some of my most used
programs are on this disk. Thank you.
Roy Atkins
3 Lundy Lane
London,Ont.
Canada N6C 3G4
(519)-433-6948
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I Have A Hot COCO I have a very hot 512k COCO! Not HOT like in the
word "STOLEN", but HOT as in painful to touch. The
case of the COCO over the power section (upper left
corner) has been extremely hot to the touch. Is this
normal for 512k conversion units? I have only just
recently obtained this 512k unit and was shocked to
fine that I could not hold my hand on that section
of the case for more that a few seconds.
In an attempt to correct this problem, I drilled
numerous holes in the plastic case to release some
of this heat. It has definately helped the problem,
but? I understand that small fans could be bought to
solve overheating problems, but I don't know if any
are still available today. Can any of our friends
help me out in locating a fan unit or should =>
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I cut out a 3 by 5 inch piece over this power
section to release this heat? Maybe I am just over-
reacting, but I would appreciate any replies about
this subject. Replies by CFDM might help others with
a similar problem, or if anyone would prefer to
phone, my number is listed below.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Herb Forger 88 Dry Hill Rd Norwalk CT 06851
Tel: (203) 847-4282
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Misc. Answers & Observations Going over my past issues of CFDM, I found a few
questions I'd like to hit with my 3 cent's worth:
Error codes: We all should have a list of error
codes in our QUICK REFERENCE guides that came
with our computer and disk drive. Since I've used
my Q/R guide too often as a coaster for my coffee
cup, I put ALL the codes together in a text file
so I could print out a replacement copy when I
need one. If you need a copy, load ERRORS from
the program side and print it out.
Can't get screen/printer routine from LCXCOIL.BAS to
work in your program?...OOPS!...I used the recovery
POKES for EXTENDED BASIC!...Try using POKE360,&HCC:
POKE361,&H1C to recover for Disk Basic 1.1...=>
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MUSIC3+:(Seems to be pretty popular!) add a slowdown
poke to line 132 before the STOP if you haven't
already done so!...A triplett note can be made
by using a 1/16 note + a 1/32 note for each note
If you need separation between the notes, subs-
titute a 1/64 note + a 1/64 rest for the 1/32
note. When a melody note is overlapped by a har-
mony note, you might want to see how it sounds
if you make the harmony note an octave (8 notes)
lower. Notes can be separated by breaking them
up into shorter length notes and using a 1/64
rest for the last part of the note (see example
of triplett note above). Often, you will find
that one of the 4 notes in a 7th or minor 7th
chord is one octave different than the melody
note. The melody note will fill out the chord =>
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without using the harmony note that is an octave
different from the melody note.
I find that it helps me if I write the note
counter number at the beginning of each bar on
the music sheet as I go along as an aid in find-
ing my mistakes. If I do any editing, I begin my
editing from the end and work toward the beginning
so I don't mess up my numbering system on the
part I haven't edited yet.
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Problems with NIBSHOW I ran NIBSHOW from issue #30 and viewed all
the pictures. After exiting, I tried to run
STRING9 but the program hung up after displaying
the edge lines for the opening page. It seemed to
hang up just as it tried to do the HPRINT of the
title. It displayed a couple of pixels of various
colors and quit. I had to do a reset to get the
system back. Anyone have any ideas as to what went
wrong? Perhaps NIBSHOW left some footprints in the
wrong place in low memory.
P.S. I tried just running NIBSHOW without looking
at any pictures, just exiting, and it did the same
thing.
John Daniels =>
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RICK: John the problem is not with NIBSHOW but with
the usage of the NIBLOADR.BIN program. Whenever we
use NIB, it is necessary to do a PCLEAR1. The best
way I know of to undo a PCLEAR1 is to simply turn
the CoCo off and then back on. I suggest everyone
do this kind of "cold start" whenever you finish
using any program which uses NIB. That includes
any issue of CFDM!
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Reply: To Edward Wolak... I just tested out Rick's 600 BAUD printer POKE,
that you spoke of in the CFDM issue # 30, you know
the one POKE 150,88 and I found it to work on my
printer correctly only slower once, then my printer
would only print unreadable characters or lock-up,
if I were to try and print in the ENTRY WRITER
again, I had to turn everything off, then on again
to reset my printer's functions, then re-LOAD Rick's
CFDM template disk.
Sorry Rick: But I will have to agree with Edward,
the correct 600 BAUD printer POKE that I have seen
most often written, in a BASIC program is:
POKE 150,87 not POKE 150,88.
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Signed:
Kenney Trevino
1146 W. Lynwood St.
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-1917
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Reply: To William Astle... To answer your question about SOFTWARE PATCHES for
the RESET BUTTON: I could only find the following:
POKE 113,0: Disables the RESET BUTTON:
Your COCO will coldstart when the RESET BUTTON:
is pressed.
POKE 113,85: Enables the RESET BUTTON:
After POKE 113,0: Your COCO will warmstart when the
RESET BUTTON: is pressed.
POKE 113,0:EXEC 35867: Produces true coldstart for
the COCO 3 only when the RESET BUTTON: is pressed:
Erases 1K or (1024 bytes) of RAM memory starting at
address 0.
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POKE 113,0:EXEC 40999: Produces true coldstart for
your COCO 1 or COCO 2 only when the RESET BUTTON:
is pressed:
Erases 1K or (1024 bytes) of RAM memory starting at
address 0.
PEEK (113): Test to see if your COCO is setup for a
warmstart or coldstart:
Your COCO will return 85 if it's setup for a warm-
start or a < > 85 number if it's setup for a cold-
start.
PEEK (114)*256+PEEK (115): Return a jump address
for warmstart:
IF PEEK(113)=85 and PEEK(PEEK(114)*256+PEEK(115)=18
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RESET BUTTON: is pressed.
POKE 114,0:POKE 115,0: Disables the RESET BUTTON:
Your COCO will coldstart when the RESET BUTTON: is
pressed.
To obtain the specs on the GIME chip and the 1793
disk controller dial long distance to the TANDY
Corp: 1-817-390-3200 or write a letter to the
TANDY Corp: Executive Offices 1800 One Tandy Center
P.O. Box 17180, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Sorry: But I never played the DUNGEONS OF
DAGGORATH.
Signed: Kenney Trevino =*
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TO ROBERT ALLEN TURNER Dear Robert,
Thanks for sending me FD501 track zero sensor, it is
not identical to the one in the FD502 but I think it
will work with a few minor modifications to the
drive. I will let you know. I have been "planning"
to write you, but it seemed that there was always
something else that had to be done first. Since I am
sending this disk out to Rick anyway I thought I be
sneaky about it and use CFDM too send you a thank
you note. THANK YOU !!!
I will write you a letter after I have either failed
or succeeded in installing the sensor.
GEORGE Q
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The 'FN' Mystery While modifying a filing program, I happened to use
the statement 'INPUT"FILENAME";FN$'. As there were
already many variables being used in the program,
'FN$' seemed to be appropriate. However, when I ran
the program and entered a name, I got a Syntax Error
in that line. After some experimenting, I discovered
that it was the letters 'FN' causing the error. I
also tried this statement with the controller out,
and on my CoCoII, each with the same result. With
all of the letter combinations available to use for
variables, why would 'FN' cause an error? I realize
this may seem trivial, but I wonder if anyone has
the answer.
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RICK: Matthew, thanks for the question! I remember
reading, many years ago, that certain two letter
variables could not be used. Any two letter combo
which is a BASIC command cannot be used. I did a
little experimenting and found: IF, OR, ON, and FN.
IF is part of the IF..THEN command, OR is one of the
conditional operators, ON is part of the ON...GOTO
command, and FN is part of the DEF FN command. Hope
this is of interest to others too!
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