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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 (i49) CONTENTS...PART 2 (i49) PROGRAM DIRECTORY (i49) 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 (i49)
2 CONTENTS...PART 2 (i49)
3 PROGRAM DIRECTORY (i49)
4 THIS MONTH'S COVER
ACTIVE COCO (4)
1 A SURVEY FROM ACS
2 FIFTH ANNUAL "LAST" CHICAGO FEST
3 STILL ACTIVE COCO
4 THE NEW PCFDM!!
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ADVERTISEMENTS (9)
1 CFDM SUBSCRIPTION
2 FLIPPIE DISKS
3 MAX-10 BORDER DISK II
4 PAGE DESIGNER COLLECTION
5 PC FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE
6 Public Domain/Shareware Games.
7 SPRING CLEANING DEALS
8 THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE OFFER!
9 TOOL TEXT
ARTICLES OF THE MONTH (1)
1 COCO3/CFDM INTO 21st CENTURY!!
COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY (6)
1 ADVENTURE SURVIVOR MAP =>
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2 AUTUMN SPLASH
3 PLANES, PLANES, PLANES
4 THE JUGGLER by Ben Walker <g>
5 The Hick Brothers
6 VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY
FAMILY TREE (3)
1 BACK TO THE COCO
2 GOODBYE TO GUY CHARBONNIER!
3 SAY HELLO TO SOME NEW CFDMers!
FORUM (3)
1 PCFDM "EMOTIONS"
2 QUARTERLY CFDM
3 STAR TREK by Harold Moenich <g>
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FROM THE EDITOR (3)
1 KUDOS FOR ISSUE #49!
2 QUARTERLY CFDM RECONCILIATION
3 STARTING 5TH YEAR MESSAGE!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (5)
1 35 OR 40 TRACKS?
2 CONTINUED SUPPORT
3 EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS
4 EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS (MORE)
5 WHEN CFDM ARRIVES, ALL STOPS!
POTPOURRI (5)
1 * CFDM#19 CLIPART FOR MAX-10 *
2 Catalogs...
3 DIGIT WEAVE by Ray Berney <g> =>
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4 Good Julia Fractal Numbers
5 TREBLE CLEF-SUSANNA
PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH (9)
1 A MUSICAL PROGRAM +
2 ANSWERS TO INSIDE PROGRAM
3 Good Measure
4 Good Measure (continued)
5 PRINTDIR REVISITED
6 Program inside the Magazine
7 Right-Justify ASCII Text Files
8 Right-Justify ASCII Text Files 2
9 The R.A.T.'s "GOSUB#02".
REVIEWS (4)
1 COCOBOMBer 2.0 =>
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2 Epson ActionNote Laptop 650C
3 JIGSAW PUZZLES
4 TAPE OF THAT 'SPECIAL PICNIC'
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (7)
1 FLXILBLS
2 HELP WITH MASTER DIR 3
3 Hriddle answers to #37 & #38
4 INFORMATION PLEASE!
5 R.A.T. I'M A SLOB
6 TL80GEN
7 To Paul Wolf : r.e. "PIRACY?"
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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......
* AMAPSTD3.NIB........ART GALLERY
* B-17 .NIB........ART GALLERY
* BFR .BIN........Data file for GOODMEAS.BAS
* CLIPS .CLP........POTPOURRI
GOODMEAS.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
GOSUB#02.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* GOSUB#02.DOC........Docs file for GOSUB#02.BAS
* HICK 44 .NIB........ART GALLERY
* HICK 45 .NIB........ART GALLERY
* HICK 46 .NIB........ART GALLERY
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* JOY TO T.BIN........Data file for SONGS.BAS
* JOY TO T.SNG........Data file for SONGS.BAS
JUSTIFY0.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
JUSTIFY1.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* NIBLOADR.BIN........NIB loader utility
NIBSHOW .BAS..RUN...ART GALLERY
* PIXMOVER.BIN........Utility for HICKMOVE.BAS
PRINTDIR.BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
SHOWSUB .BAS..RUN...FROM THE EDITOR
SONGS .BAS..RUN...PROGRAMS OF THE MONTH
* SPLASH .NIB........ART GALLERY
SUSANNA .BAS..RUN...POTPOURRI (music)
* SUSANNA .BIN........Data file for SUSANNA.BAS
* WHAT CHI.BIN........Data file for SONGS.BAS
* WHAT CHI.SNG........Data file for SONGS.BAS
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Winter Morn I saw this picture of a misthy, chilly
morning in winter. I had to just try to draw
this picture because I'm so fond of the winter
months. I hope this finds you all keeping
warm this winter and I hope to be making new
pictures from different states in the near
future. I'm waiting for some pictures to
arrive in some travel magazines to do this.
........ Jim Gibbons
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| Articles in section: ACTIVE COCO |
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SURVEY FROM ACS FIFTH ANNUAL "LAST" CHICAGO FEST STILL ACTIVE COCO THE NEW PCFDM!! |
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A SURVEY FROM ACS I recently received this survey from the Atlanta
Computer Society. ACS is the local Atlanta CoCo Club
which sponsors the Atlanta Fest each year. They are
interested in continuing the event and are looking
for input as to how to have a more successful fest.
I'm sure everyone on their mailing list received a
copy of this survey and hopefully returned it with
some good ideas. In case you didn't receive a copy,
I'm enclosing the message and questions here. I'm
sure they would appreciate hearing from everyone.
- Rick Cooper
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Dear Computer Enthusiast, =>
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We at the Atlanta Computer Society, Inc., in an
effort to promote future computer festivals, are
asking for your help. We are sending this ques-
tionnaire to vendors and attendees and ask you to
fill it out completely and return it in the enclosed
postage-paid envelope. Just a few minutes of your
time will aid us in keeping your best interests in
mind as we make decisions concerning future fests in
Atlanta. Thank you for your cooperation.
1. If you did NOT attend the 6th Annual Atlanta
CoCofest, tell us why.
2. If you DID attend the 6th Annual Atlanta CoCofest
tell us why.
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3. What did you not like about the fest?
4. How can we improve our next fest?
5. Should we open our fests to other "orphan"
computer systems?
6. What would increase interest and attendance?
7. What would induce you to attend our next fest?
8. What is the best method of advertising future
fests to reach more people?
9. Any other comments? Use the other side of this
page. =*
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FIFTH ANNUAL "LAST"
CHICAGO FEST The Glenside Color Computer Club of Illinois is
already announcing their Fifth Annual "Last" Chicago
CoCoFEST. The event will be held on April 13th and
14th. On Saturday the hours will be from 10 am to
5 pm. On Sunday from 10 am to 3:30 pm.
The location is the same as last year, that's the
Holiday Inn Elgin located at 345 W. River Road in
Elgin, Illinois. That's a city block from I-90 and
IL-31. Overnight room rate is $57 (plus 10% tax).
Call 1-708-695-5000 for reservations. Ask for the
"Glenside" or "CoCoFEST!" rate.
The cost for non-members is $10 for the whole show
and $5 for 1996 members. (Send SASE or $.50 to cover
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Children 10 and under are FREE.
For Glenside membership ($15) and advance ticket
sales contact: George Schneeweiss, Treasurer
Glenside Color Computer Club
RR #2 Box 67
( or 13450 N 2700 E Road)
Forrest, IL 61741-9629
For further information, general or exhibitor,
contact:
Tony Podraza, VP Eddie Kuns, Pres.
708-428-3576 (voice) 708-820-3943 (voice)
708-428-0436 (bbs)
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STILL ACTIVE COCO A DELPHI transmission. Jan. 13, 1996 to Rick.
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I have begun work on my series on assembly language
but it is progressing slowly due to the volume of
school work I have to do. It is, however,
progressing.
I think I shall use this opportunity to say that I
support the move to a quarterly publication since it
definitely gives us more time to provide quality
content and of course allows you to have some sort
of life.
I now own a PC as well as a CoCo and I even have a
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can't afford PCFDM since I might be able to provide
valuable input there on the subject of programming.
Oh well, I'm sure you know how budgets work.
- William Astle
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RICK: Great to hear that William is chipping away
on that assembly series of useful routines. And...
I responded to William's statement about PCFDM by
asking about his interest in marketing PCFDM to our
Canadian friends. We'll talk more about this later
and hopefully make it a reality. This will be a
helpful situation to everyone I believe. Here's
why: =>
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EVERY OUT-OF-COUNTRY CFDM OR HARDCOPY SUBSCRIPTION
IS A BREAK EVEN PROPOSITION AT BEST. As you know
CFDM and HARDCOPY are offered at the same price to
everyone world-wide. At first we asked for $36 for
HARDCOPY to out-of-country Friends, but since many
responded with $30, we just went with that. But if
you will consider the extra postage to such places
as Australia, Holland, England, etc., and count up
the cost of a mailer, disk(s), label, etc., then add
in the cost in time for duplication, preparing the
mailing, wear and tear on hardware (especially on
disk drives) and you will see that the above state-
ment is an honest appraisal. I have advertised PCFDM
at a higher rate to out-of-country Friends, but if
it is produced and mailed in their country, then we
can have the same rate for everyone. =*
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THE NEW PCFDM!! As you have read in recent issues of CFDM, in the
latter part of 1995, I attempted to start a new PC
disk magazine. Due to a number of factors I have
decided to turn the emphasis of that project, PCFDM,
to the CoCo3. It will be more in line with where my
real interests have always been and it will allow us
to bring some unification to the CoCo Community.
Here's what I'm proposing to do. The first issue of
the NEW PCFDM is currently progressing very nicely.
Using the same drivers that Jeff Vavasour wrote for
me, we will now produce a quarterly PC disk magazine
that will include information from each known source
of CoCo material. L. E. Padgett has already agreed
to let me publish the entire contents of Adventure
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approached with the same request. They will consider
the question at their next meeting. Frank Swygert's
68'micros and Terry Simons of MI&CC's UPGRADE have
been invited to display selections from their
publications in PCFDM. I hope to have a DELPHI
REPORT section and I'm asking Jeff Vavasour for
input for a Emulator section. There will also be a
little PC material. In addition to all of this, each
disk will include Emulator .DSK files of a current
CFDM issue!! Sounds great doesn't it??
For those with a PC, PCFDM will be a wonderful
"window" (no pun intended) to the CoCo Community!
And for the CFDM Friends there will be reports in
CFDM as to the material in PCFDM! This project
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If you have a PC or would like a copy of the first
"sample" issue, just send me a few dollars to cover
the disk, mailer, and shipping and handling. I want
you to help me make this PCFDM a success. We won't
have to have hundreds of subscibers to be viable.
By the way the NEW PCFDM will be a quarterly and the
cost will be $30 per year. Each issue will be sent
the month following the regular quarterly CFDM disk.
So please help support the new effort at keeping the
CoCo alive....join and tell others about CFDM and
the NEW PCFDM!!!
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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!! =* |
FLIPPIE DISKS Due to the rise in manufactor's prices it was
necessary to raise the price of our popular flippie
diskettes. Prices have fallen a little now but the
colored flippies are not presently available.
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* 25 flippies with sleeves........$13.00 *
* (US residents add $2 s/h..others add $4 s/h) *
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* 100 flippies with sleeves........$45.00 *
* (US residents add $4 s/h..others add $9 s/h) *
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The price above is for black flippies. Watch
this section for colored flippy availability.
Colored flippies are a little higher!
P.O. Box 276 Liberty, KY 42539 =*
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MAX-10 BORDER DISK II ----------------------------------------------------
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Introducing an amazing new collection of borders for
Max-10! The disk includes ten full page borders that
you can use to make your documents really shine. It
also includes useful features like pre-set margins
to prevent your text from being placed over the
border edges and a detailed six page manual. Still
not convinced? Send for a free copy of the actual
printout quality. Take Max-10 to the max!
Requires Max-10 and at least 512K
$10.00 MORE=>
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MAX-10 BORDER DISK I
The accolades have poured in for this set of Max-10
borders. It has recently been upgraded and now
includes ten borders. It also now uses the 2-column
format and includes a six page manual. See the
review in issue #38. Make your documents shine!
Requires Max-10 and at least 512K
$10.00
Also Available: COCO MAX 3 GRAPHICS PACKAGE: 6
double page and 2 single page pictures for CoCo Max3
Requires CoCo Max III...$10.00
JEFF CHO
187 BRAMBLEBUSH RD.
STOUGHTON MA 02072 =*
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PAGE DESIGNER COLLECTION This is a set of 6 disks which support Max-10 and
provide you with the means to create truly impres-
sive documents. The Page Designer Collection gives
you borders for the page, boxes & frames for enclos-
ing portions of text, bold capital letters, heading
designs, greeting cards, and a variety of graphics
you can use to create signs, posters, awards, news-
letters, etc. The 20 page instruction manual makes
using the Page Designer a real snap!
Disk #1 - 7 page borders, 2 boxes, and a line.
Disk #2 - 30 frames, scrolls, boxes, ribbons, and
designs for enhancing the text.
(CTRL + 2)=>
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Disk #3 - 26 bold capital letters, a newsletter de-
sign, and an award design.
Disk #4 - 26 large script capital letters, stars,
U.S. flag, and an eagle.
Disk #5 - 7 greeting card designs, 12 headings (one
for each month), 4 boxes, and clip art.
Disk #6 - a program which you can use to create
special titles to use with Max-10.
The entire set of 6 disks is only $30.
Send your check or M.O. to:
Jim Bennett; 118 Corlies Ave; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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PC FRIENDS DISK MAGAZINE NOW AVAILABLE..SAMPLE ISSUE OF
THE NEW PCFDM
PC Friends Disk Magazine
from
Rick's Computer Enterprise
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We love doing disk magazines based on friendship and
sharing. PC Friends Disk Magazine requires a PC
compatible computer. 90-95% of the material is CoCo!
Send $6 for this sample issue (available March 15th)
and then decide to subscribe to this quarterly disk
for only $30 per year. You'll love it!! =*
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Public Domain/Shareware Games. #GA001-CC3D : ONE DISK @$3.00.
COSMIC AMBUSH, plus DigiScan Slideshow, Shareware
disk version 1.0,------------>by: Nickolas Marentes.
Requires: 128K+ CoCo 3, Disk Drive and Joystick.
#GA001-CC3P : Printed documentation @$1.00.
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#GA002-CC3D : ONE DISK @$3.00.
PACDUDE, version 1.0,----------->by: Brian O'Neill,
LOGIC, LOGIC2 and LOGIC3,------->by: Raymond Berney.
Requires: 128K+ CoCo 3, Disk Drive and Joystick. An
RGB Monitor is recommended for proper color display.
#GA002-CC3P : Printed documentation @$1.00.
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#GA003-CC3D : TWO DISKS @$5.00.
THE DUNGEON DEPTHS, version 1.5,-->by: Floyd Resler.
Features realistic digitized sound and voice!
Requires: 512K+ CoCo 3, Disk Drive and Joystick.
#GA003-CC3P : Printed documentation @$1.00.
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#GA004-CC3D : ONE DISK @$3.00.
THE J-MASTER GAMES SYSTEM (14 games),----------->by:
Joel Mathew Hegberg. Requires: 128K+ CoCo 3, Disk
Drive and Joystick (optional to some games.)
#GA004-CC3P : Printed documentation @$1.00.
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SPECIAL DEAL: All 5 of the above disks for only
$12.00. Price includes shipping in the continental
(48) United States. Please add an additional $2.00
per order for delivery elsewhere. Payment must be in
U.S. Funds, payable to:-------->Robert Allen Turner.
Mail your order to:
Binary Systems,
PO Box 396,
Double Springs, AL 35553-0396 U.S.A.
All Disks Are In Stock For Immediate Dispatch.
T H A N K T H A N K T H A N K T H A N K
Y O U Y O U Y O U Y O U
! ! ! !
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SPRING CLEANING DEALS The time has come to clean house. I'm not getting
rid of everything, but over the years I've collected
an unbelievable amount of things and some are going
at cheap prices.
For Sale: 1-64K CoCo $5.00, 1-128K CoCo $20.00,
1-512K CoCo $40.00, 1-512K CoCo with a burned out
GIME chip $5.00, 1-FD-502 disk drive with controller
$20.00, 1-double disk drive of the old upright
variety $5.00, 2-DMP-106 printers $5.00 EA, 1-DMP
110 printer (FREE), 2-300 Baud modems (FREE), 2
Radio Shack joysticks $2.00, 1-Radio Shack deluxe
joystick $2.00, 1-Radio Shack Hi-Res joystick
adaptor $6.00, 1-Radio Shack tape player $2.00, 8
years of Rainbow Magazines (most with disks)----
Who knows? Make me an offer on the mags!
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Much software that I will let go cheap-MAX 10 with
at least 1,000 pieces of clip art, fonts, borders,
boxes, lines, TITLE MAKER $10.00, DESKMATE-3 $5.00,
COCOMAX III $10.00, MICROSCOPIC MISSION $5.00, WHERE
IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SAN DIEGO $5.00, COCO
ACCOUNTANT $5.00, COCO GRAPHIC DESIGNER PLUS with
all of the clip art $10.00, LYRA with hundreds of
music files $10.00, PLANET ENGINE $5.00.
This list could go on and on. If there is some
thing you want and don't see it, I may or may not
have it. If you see something you want and the price
doesn't suit you, let's talk! Of course I will
expect the buyer to pay the postage. One more item--
I have manuals for all of the above hardware (some I
have several copies of) + many books of programs,
PEEKS & POKES ETC. Ask & make an offer. =>
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This is not the death of my CoCo collection,
but I'm thinning things out.
If interested contact: Paul Wolf
570 Black Rock Rd.
HANOVER, PA. 17331
OR PHONE 717-637-4687
OR you can contact me by e-mail at:
WOLFPAW SUN-LINK.COM.
I don't know why, but I cannot make an at sign
between WOLFPAW & SUN-LINK, you must include this.
WOLFIE
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RICK: Sorry Paul I used the "at" key for our HELP
screen! =*
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THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE OFFER! I've recently decided to offer a very special offer
to any CFDM Friend or any new or renewing Friend.
You won't believe it but here it is...any or as many
as you choose of the following great CoCo programs
for only $5 each. (Please add $2 s/h for your entire
order.) Now these are some of the greatest CoCo
programs ever written. There's no reason for me to
sit here and keep them from you...I believe I'm over
the break even point by now...so don't hesitate! Get
some great programs at the lowest price ever! Here's
the list:
From Sundog Systems
GRAFEXPRESS 2.0, PHOTON, WAR MONGER, THE CONTRAS,
QUEST FOR THELDA, KYUM-GAI, SOUNDTRAX, SOUNDTRAX
INSTRUMENT DISKS (3), WARRIOR KING, QUEST FOR THE
STAR LORD =>
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From CoCoPro!
SIMPLY BETTER, V-TERM, DATA WINDOWS, MULTI-MENUS,
NEWSPAPER09, NEWS FONTS (for NEWSPAPER09), ZAPPER,
OS9 LEVEL II BBS, TOOLS II, DISK MANAGER TREE,
LEVEL II TOOLS, PRESTO PARTNER, DATA MERGER,
SOLITAIRE
Note: Except for SIMPLY BETTER and V-TERM, all
CoCoPro! programs are OS9.
All Sundog Systems programs are RS-DOS.
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TOOL TEXT Welcome to SMALL GRAFX ETC.'S TOOL. Version 2.5
($15 plus shipping)
TOOL is - in it's present form - a CM3 file mani-
pulator plus a number of graphics utilities for the
High Resolution screen for the CoCo 3 - especially
for the HSCREEN2 sixteen color mode.
The requirements for the full use of this utility is
a Tandy Color Computer 3 with 512K upgrade, a floppy
disk drive, and a CGP color printer. Each picture
file requires four contiguous 8K blocks of physical
memory for storage. TOOL uses the first 52 blocks of
physical memory for CM3 file and HSCREEN2 manipula-
tions leaving the top 12 blocks for BASIC and system
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contiguous blocks (8K blocks) of physical memory
and since this utility identifies each screen with
the number of it's first block of memory, screen
slots are identified by the following numbers in
ascending order: 0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,
and 48. In most TOOL utilities, screen slot numbers
can be input by the user using ONLY the above
numbers.
The following is a list of TOOL operators and some
descriptions: FLIP, LOAD, PRINT, MOVE, LOOK, SAVE,
ROLL, CHANGE, SCROLL, OVERLAY, CLEAR, COLOR, ZOOM,
SHRINK, and KILL.
FLIP-Flips screen from right to left, top to bottom
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PRINT-Prints multiple screens already in memory on
the CGP-220 Color Printer.
MOVE-Moves a screen from one screen slot to another.
ROLL-Sequentially rolls the palette colors.
SCROLL-Scrolls physical memory starting at block 0.
OVERLAY-Overlays one screen with selected pixels of
another screen.
SMALL GRAFX ETC. TEL: 206 692-5374
Terry Laraway
41 N.W. Doncee Drive
Bremerton, WA 98311 =*
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| Articles in section: ARTICLES OF THE MONTH |
| COCO3/CFDM
INTO 21ST CENTURY!! |
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COCO3/CFDM INTO 21ST CENTURY!! Yes, that's our new slogan and our new battle-cry!
Let's take the CoCo into the 21st century! It can
be done. But how....
We've all heard that hindsight is better than fore-
sight, and I'll agree. If I had the CFDM experience
to do over, there's certainly some things I'd do
differently. Not that we haven't been successful
and not that I'm not very well pleased with what we
have accomplished...but of course there are some
things I'd do differently. And some of those things
are key ingredients to making good on our new goal.
Such as, I've always wanted the community to be
united and I've worked towards that goal but not
always with great effect. The CoCo Registry is =>
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just one example of an attempt at unification. And
now with the NEW PCFDM, I'll make a second. This
one will hopefully meet with some success. (Read
about the NEW PCFDM in ACTIVE COCO, this issue.)
There must be a common thread somewhere. And there
must be participation...and there must be a flow of
new projects and new products...and there must be a
faithfulness to the goal. We have always had that
with CFDM, but our outreach has been somewhat
limited. We must also support all who are making an
effort to reach the goal. There are others still
active you know!
I believe the NEW PCFDM will be helpful in making
our own group stronger. Because now we have a new
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be able to incorporate the other CoCo publications
and organizations into our group thru PCFDM.
I hope each of you will join me in reaching this
goal. I would hope to receive letters with your
pledge of support and with your suggestions on how
we can renew our strength and creativity. I hope
that you can see a renewing of my enthusiasm in this
issue of CFDM. For a few months I was low on energy
and felt my creativity was finished....but I now see
new hope and that does alot for your spirit!!
Many of our capable Friends have not been heard from
for awhile. Won't you turn on your powers again and
let us hear from you too?!
<< CoCo's Into the 21st Century! >> =*
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| Articles in section: COCO FRIENDS ART GALLERY |
| ADVENTURE
SURVIVOR MAP AUTUMN SPLASH PLANES, PLANES, PLANES THE JUGGLER by Ben Walker <g> The Hick Brothers VIEWING THE CFDM ART GALLERY |
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ADVENTURE SURVIVOR MAP
One of the new features in the new PCFDM disk is
the inclusion of material from other CoCo groups.
In order to make the sample issue I had to type in
all the articles from L. E. Padgett's latest
Adventure Survivor's. If that was not enough, I
decided to draw his maps and put them in too.
This was a real chore. It took a couple of hours to
write a program to draw the first one! I decided
what I needed was a program to make the layout for
any map. So...I wrote a program, we'll call it "COCO
Layout". This helped quite a bit but with eight more
maps to complete, it was still a lot of work. As a
matter of fact I used up most of one day completing
the remaining maps.
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I've included a sample of the product with this
issue. It's entitled "AMAPSTD3.NIB" and you can
view it with NIBSHOW.BAS. This map is from the
second Star Trek Adventure. It shows Deck 3 which
is the Technical Departments map.
Now back to the program "COCO LAYOUT". It's not
especially fancy but it allows one to type on either
HSCREEN2 or HSCREEN4 and also to do simple drawings
like boxes, circles, lines, pixles, and filled
boxes. You can also SAVE and LOAD NIB files. I'm
planning on having it cleaned up a little bit and
place it in issue #50.
Thanks L. E. for sharing with us and I've really
come to appreciate your work!!! =*
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AUTUMN SPLASH
Autumn is a beautiful season. And, this year,
despite our summer drought, the foliage was
spectacular. This scene was suggested by a calendar
photo (as are many of my pictures).
Norm Barson
7 Ridge Court
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(908) 254-7767
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PLANES, PLANES, PLANES
Dear Rick:
On the back of this disk you will find about a dozen
.NIBS of planes which Godfrey Moll sent to me and I
dressed up and painted. They are yours to use if you
would like to. Godfrey gives his blessing on this.
PAUL
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RICK: Thanks Paul and Godfrey! The pictures are
great and we'll get them in occassionally. This
issue will feature the B-17. Use the NIBSHOW to
see "B-17".
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The Hick Brothers
Once more, because others have tried and failed,
are the Hick Brothers.
RUN "HICKMOVE" to see 3 neat cartoons from Ray about
the Hick brothers.
CAUTION: THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES A 512K COCO!
BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE HICK BROTHERS PICTURES BY
USING THE NIB SHOW!!!
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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 |
| BACK
TO THE COCO GOODBYE TO GUY CHARBONNIER! SAY HELLO TO SOME NEW CFDMers! |
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BACK TO THE COCO Dear Rick
Just a little note to tell you about myself. I re-
tired if Feb 1993 from a job as an Electronics
Design Engineer. I started to travel with my wife
in a 5th wheel. A couple of weeks later in El Paso
I ended up in a hospital with a quadruple by-pass.
I was out in 6 days and 45 days later I ended up in
Alaska doing construction work. I should have just
kept working so as not to have suffered that. I am
just fine now.
Earlier this year my wife said she was tired of all
this traveling so we settled in Iowa in a fix-it-
upper. I got my Coco III out and have now relaxed
with all my Rainbow's. =>
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My last job was designing Precision Oscillators
using a modified Colpits oscillator. The frequence's
were from 1 to 180 MHz. The aging tolerances were
form 1E-9 to 5E-12.
I used a 85 Kyotronics laptop to write all my
engineering programs so that I could carry it in
my briefcase. This unit looks exactly like the
Tandy Model 100 except the routines in ROM were in
a different position and therefore I could not use
Tandy's Portable Disc Drive with it.
One of my programs consisted of the changes of amp
lification due to the temperature changes from -55
to +105 degrees Centigrad ambient. The different
temperatures were printed on a CGP-115. =>
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I used blue for less than 25 degrees and red for
more than 25 degrees.
More recently I have written a Accounting program
similiar to those used in small business's. The
main programs are on disk drive 0 and the data
programs are on drive 1. One of the main differences
is that I have no inventory and therefore I have no
Accounts Receivable.
I call it Small Household Accounting system and use
it just as a accounting system for my needs. As soon
as I can get my RAM disk working I should have a
fast operating system.
'Til later =*
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GOODBYE TO GUY CHARBONNIER! Today I received another one of those sad letters
from a longtime and dear CFDM Friend. - Rick
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My Dear Rick,
Just a word to tell you I am leaving (in fact I have
been out since November, 1995) the CoCo World.
I should say that my equipment left me! No computing
anymore for me, not even PC.
It would take pages and a good use of the English
language to tell you how I feel. "BAD" is the word.
It is like losing a lot of friends in an instant.
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I will always remember you and your family for the
joy you gave me in preparing the CFDM. I have not
been a contributor but a user.
Please say Hello to all the CFDM Friends.
The best for you and family and contributors.
- a CFDM Friend
Guy Charbonnier
3-42-50
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RICK: I'm really not sure what has happened in Guy's
life. It kind of sounds like his CoCo went out on
him. I have offered to send Guy the next few =>
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copies of Hardcopy in return for his remaining two
CFDM disk issues.
I think it would be great if some of the Friends
wrote to Guy and asked if they could be of service
in getting him back. If Guy did have his CoCo go
bad, he may not realize that it can be replaced. I'm
sure something can be worked out. Anyway, for those
disposed to write Guy, here's his address:
Guy Charbonnier
1110 Sideleau
Sherbrooke, QC
Canada J1E 1H4
PS Guy has been a faithful Friend since 3/28/92! =*
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SAY HELLO TO SOME NEW CFDMers! Let's take this opportunity to say "hello" and "welcome" to two new members of CFDM. They are Merlin Ross Jr and Larry Greenfield. Thanks for joining our group fellows! I hope you'll feel right at home and feel free to join in on the conversation!! Merlin is from San Antonio, Texas. That's a town that sounds familiar. He reached us by calling Tandy! He's also looking for a second drive. Larry is Fountain Valley, California. He is usually busy on the Internet or other BBSes. Larry told me about a number of sources for CoCo software and how to contact the famous "SOCKMASTER"! =* |
| Articles in section: FORUM |
| PCFDM
"EMOTIONS" QUARTERLY CFDM STAR TREK by Harold Moenich <g> |
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PCFDM "EMOTIONS" The letter below was received after I mailed refunds
or CFDM subscription extension letters to those who
have renewed for the second issue of the new PC disk
magazine, PCFDM. - Rick
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Rick,
I, for on, feel badly about your letter today RE:
PCFDM. I thought that PCFDMm was a good idea, and I
very much liked the first issue, as well as the
introductory disk.
It's sad that folks don't support projects like
PCFDM. I sent out 25+ disks to friends and relatives
but only got two calls about it. One was about
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The other person didn't understand the format (a
niece who doesn't READ directions; just plunges into
a program and then calls for advice.) We all have
one of these in our lief, but she is FAMILY.
The number of renewals (28) really surprised me. But
then the number of FIRST issue people (86) did too.
But I suspect that you sent the majority of your
initial PCFDM promos to CoCo folks.
Thanks for your effort and the efforts of all of the
others who helped put this project together. I just
wish that it had flown.
I'll still be here, supporting YOU and CFDM for as
long as it (or you and I) exist! I personally =>
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will miss CFDM if and when any one of those things
happens!
By the way, I still load each issue of CFDM onto my
PC via the CoCo3 Emulator to enjoy it, as well as
loading them into the CoCo.
Your CFDM friend, Herb
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RICK: Thanks for the GREAT letter Herb and your
GREAT support! Gosh I wish I had a thousand Herbs!
Anyway, you know the story on the NEW PCFDM project
now. I called after I received your letter (above)
and I appreciate your encouragement to continue with
PCFDM in the new format.
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QUARTERLY CFDM Thanks Rick for not just quiting CFDM -- even if
just quarterly, I think it is just GREAT. Often
wondered how you ever found time to put it out each
month (even with ALL your help). I'm retired (and
supposedly, "Taking a Break"), but still find time a
little short to do all that I'd like.
Once you asked that we mention old programs in
the Rainbow that we perhaps still used or found more
use for. One such program for me was "DJACKET" in
the September 1992 issue pg 12. For a long time I
was useing "DOUBLE40/BIN" to operate my disk drives,
so I found it handy to expand the program to make
jackets with directories for drives 0/2 and 35 or 40
tracks. Tried to eliminate or lessen goofs. My
version was just a bunch of programs for 35 or 40
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to copy "George Quellhorst's work." BUT I'm no
"George (even a particle) for sure. I made more
messes -- still fumbling around. Wonder if Falsoft
would let it be used?
I've included copies of original and my present
version on disk and "LLISTED." For me it works, but
I feel (know) it could use lots of improvement. My
last failure had almost a page full of "GOSUBS" --
then I got lost -- erased it, but haven't yet given
up.
Also included is a check for more "CFDM and the
"Hardcopy."
Victor Neufeldt (H5-25-48)
16281 SW Westwind Lane
Beaverton, OR 97007
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RICK: Thanks for supporting the quarterly! And I
hope you know that I have no intention of quitting!
As a matter of fact my goal, with your help, is to
take CFDM and the CoCo to the 21st century!
Per the Rainbow program, just keep at it. Before
you know it you'll have it mastered and be very
proud of your accomplishment!
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| Articles in section: FROM THE EDITOR |
| KUDOS
FOR ISSUE #49! QUARTERLY CFDM RECONCILIATION STARTING 5TH YEAR MESSAGE! |
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KUDOS FOR ISSUE #49! Thanks to all the Friends who contributed their
programs, graphics, letters, etc. for this issue
#49!! Here they are:
Adventure Survivors (L. E. Padgett), William Astle,
Atlanta Computer Society, Bill Baker, Norm Barson,
Jim Bennett, Ray Berney, George Bruhl, Robert Bruhl,
Guy Charbonnier, Jeff Cho, H Allen Curtis, Frances
Farr, Herb Forger, Jim Gibbons, Glenside CoCo Club,
Larry Greenfield, Terry Laraway, Rick Lewis, Betty
McCormick, Esther Millard, Harold Moenich, Godfrey
Moll, Vic Neufeldt, Stuart Roberts, Merlin Ross Jr,
Robert A. Turner, Ben Walker, J. R. Waggoner, Leslie
Waltz, Arthur Weisberg, Paul Wolf, and Stuart Wyss-
Gallifent.
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QUARTERLY CFDM RECONCILIATION As previously announced, we will be going to
quarterly publication after the June issue. That's
issue #53. At that time I must reconcile all the
subscription accounts. That means that some of you
will have part of your first "quarterly year" paid
for. And a few will even get a refund!!
So here's what I'll do, if you have already paid
for next year's HARDCOPY, you will have a credit of
$30 towards our first "quarterly year". (Remember
the "quarterly year" cost is $30. You'll get four
issues of CFDM and four issues of HARDCOPY for that
price. The "quarterly year" will see issues #54 to
#57. That's September and December of 1996 and
March and June of 1997.)
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Also if you have paid for CFDM past issue #53, then
you also have a credit of $5 per issue past #53.
Let's take an example. If your subscription number
reads 4-22-55, then you are paid up thru issue #55.
Your credit would be 55 - 53 = 2 (times $5 = $10
credit). This $10 would be applied toward the $30
cost of the "quarterly year subscription".
In case this might be confusing to you, I have
written a little program called "SHOWSUB.BAS" to
calculate how your account stands. Just RUN the
program and type in your subscription number from
your last mailer. Type it in exactly as it appears
on your mailer. Include the dashes too. Hope this
will be helpful! =*
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STARTING 5TH YEAR MESSAGE! Whoa! Here we are starting another great year of
CFDM and the CoCo 3!! It's the fifth year! Isn't
that amazing?!
Thanks to a foot of snow in Liberty, I've managed to
get this issue together. We've missed school for six
days so far. That means we'll be going to school in
June...Oh No!!
Anyway we've got a good issue here. Our enthusiasm
has taken a turn upwards and I'm looking forward to
another year of CFDM and the CoCo!!
It seems that I just don't have the time to answer
all the personal questions and letters that I get.
Many times you'll find my answers to your =>
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questions in CFDM. Many times I don't know the
answers so I put them in CFDM so that others who
have the information can help you. These Friends of
ours don't let us down very often! You'll usually
get some help if you'll just ask!!
At this time I need to ask our programming friends
to help us out with some neat programs. We also
need Family Trees, Articles, and Reviews. If you'll
just put forth a little special effort now, we'll
soon be in quarterly publication and we'll all have
more time to produce some quality work. Thanks in
advance for your help!!
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THIS MONTH'S HOLY SCRIPTURE
"He that is not against us is for us."
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of
them should be greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the
thought of their heart took a child, and set him by
him. And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive
this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever
shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he
that is least among you all, the same shall be
great.
And John answered and said, Master, we saw one
casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him,
because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said
unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against
us is for us. St. Luke 9:46-50 =*
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| Articles in section: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
| 35
OR 40 TRACKS? CONTINUED SUPPORT EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS (MORE) WHEN CFDM ARRIVES, ALL STOPS! |
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35 OR 40 TRACK? Rick, can you get information off these disks in
either 35 or 40 track format? OR would it be best
to format in 35 tracks only?
I seemed to be having a problem with my Entry
Disk -- each time I pressed <Enter> to save an
entry I got the message, "No space left, entry
aborted." Weird. Finally, I just changed that
chip to make this "35 Track" again, made a backup
of a disk at random, erased some of the entries
and then made new ones. Hope you can read this.
Vic.
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RICK: Yes Vic, I can probably finiggle the info off
of a 40 track disk, but the best method of making
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disk template. The latest version is on the front
side of Bonus Disk #10.
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CONTINUED SUPPORT Hi Rick!
You can count on me to give my support to CFDM,
what little it is. I know that you need more time
with your family. Working full time I don't see how
you do all that you do. I am sure that I will still
enjoy the quarterly disks. I am sending a check for
$30, for the next six months. My subscription runs
out with #48. If I remember six months will end at
the time you start with the change.
BUCK
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RICK: Thanks so much Buck for your support! You may
not realize it but your subscription is very, very,
very, important to me and to the effort!! =>
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And yes the quarterly starts after issue #53. I
just sent out #48 today and in your mailer is a
renewal notice that asks you to send just $25 to
see you thru until quarterly begins. I'll be doing
that with each issue for those who are up for
renewal. I know it's little confusing and maybe
that will help us all get on the same page. Those
of you who go past #53 will be updated at a later
date. Don't worry...we're on top of it!!
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EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS Dear Rick,
Enclosed is my renewal for the next six months.
Although I like things as they are, I am looking
forward to your changes and believe they will be
for the best. I understand and your decision to
devote more time to your family.
Illness and other family matters have kept me from
spending as much time with the computer as I wanted
to these past months. Things are better now. I have
really enjoyed ZENIX. But I have not had time to
fully concentrate on GRAF EXPRESS yet. Even so, it
looks good.
----- - Frances L. Farr
RICK: Glad to hear things are looking up! Thanks!=>
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RE: Rick's Most Unbelievable Offer
OK, I'll try another byte. I liked the disk from my
first order so much, I have decided too try some
more of your Rick's Most Unbelievable Offer. One of
these days, I will have all the Color Computer soft-
ware that you have offered over the years.
I would like to order: Photon, Soundtrax Instrument
Disks, NewspaperO9, and NewspaperO9 News Fonts.
- J R Waggoner
PS ..is issue #53 the last MONTHLY issue of CFDM?
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RICK: Thanks J.R.! Yes, with issue #54 we will begin
quarterly publication of CFDM. That's four issues
for $30. Each includes a bonus disk & HARDCOPY! =>
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RICK,
I just sent you an order for some of the $5 software
packages. But I forgot to ask you for two more
things: 1) Unbelievable Offer #1 and 2) a submission
disk template.
...I filled out a form for the CoCo Registry for
myself, and also for another "CoCo Nut" in the area
here, Steve Secord. Have you published the final
edition yet? If not, any idea when?
- Larry Greenfield
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RICK: Thanks for your order and the Registry forms!
We are up too 472 members. We need 500. I sent out
39 forms with issue #47. Only about 10 returned. =*
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EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS (MORE) Here you will find an enclosed money order for $16
for another 3 month's subscription with CFDM. (Start
with #48.) I know that I'm a little late getting
this sent out, so now it's time to get it done.
Rick, I know that when I renewed my subscription
with you three months or maybe four months ago that
I told you I could send in my submissions. I haven't
due to my Dad's surgeries (3) in Oct. and my mother
passed away on Nov. 3rd. Doesn't allow me to feel
like doing anything which I'm sure you understand.
However, I'm not giving up with CFDM even tho you're
switching to 4 times a year instead of monthly. You
need your time to spend with your family and so
forth. =>
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You've done a great job with this to keep it going
and I know you depend on others like myself to help
you. I will continue with this computer magazine
disk club as long as it will last.
- Rick Lewis
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RICK: Thanks for your pledge of support and past
support Rick! I would also like to pass on to you
and your family my best wishes and hopes that your
life will get back to normal soon!! I'm sure that
all the Friends do to!
We will look forward to your submissions whenever
you can get around to it!! Thanks! =>
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Please continue my subscription to CFDM for six more
months.
Thank you and all those who make CFDM so GREAT!!
-Your Friend, Betty McCormick
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Just a quick note to tell you I'm so sorry I missed
the Christmas Card Project. I have always taken
part and was looking forward to it. I always read
the Disk before I read Hardcopy and was surprised
there was no reference to it there. And, sorry to
say, there was no paper note with my disk.
- Esther Millard
--RICK: Thanks Betty and Esther! Esther I must say
"I'm sorry" about the missing note. Time snuck up on
me and I put notes only in non-Hardcopy mailers. =*
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WHEN CFDM ARRIVES, ALL STOPS! Rick:
I see by my last CFDM program disk that my
registration for good service is coming to a close
again ( My # reads 6-12-49.) And I just now finished
enjoying #47 disk. You have been doing a real good
job for all of us. I have often wondered how you
have been able to keep up with all your work let
alone find enough new info to put in the new issues.
I am enclosing a check for another extension of
copies. I look forward to receiving these disks. I
am pretty busy most of the time, but when the new
disk arrives every thing seems to stop.
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I still use 40-track disks and I still use the
program called "NUTRAX.BIN" to extend your 35 tracks
to 40 tracks and then make back-up disks immediately
before I get to pressing "RUN "C" (ENTER). It has
worked out very well for me up to now. No losses.
....
I am still rather lost with my new multimedia
Packard Bell 2000 Plus computer even though I have
at least read the programs on the PCFDM disk that I
received from you. Maybe you could tell me what is
happening. Also I am still trying to get the CoCo3
Emulator working for me. I am getting close but
still haven't been able toget the "ROM" out of the
CoCo3 yet. I even brought my new CoCo3 backup =>
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computer out of storage but it didn't help a bit. I
use ADOS3 and have even used disable and still can't
seem to pick it out of the machine to disk. OH! The
problems with a Dutch head that doesn't change
easily.
Thanks ahead of time for any help I can get to
make the problems work out, if you can find time for
it. It's holiday season and I realize that you are
undoubtably busy as a cat headed for a dirt road.
Now to write the check and enclose it --- have
a nice holiday season and the best of all to your
family. - Arthur Weisberg
---RICK: Great letter Arthur! If I have not called
you or sent a copy of ROMs, please let me know! =*
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| Articles in section: POTPOURRI |
| *
CFDM#19 CLIPART FOR MAX-10 * Catalogs... DIGIT WEAVE by Ray Berney <g> Good Julia Fractal Numbers TREBLE CLEF-SUSANNA |
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* CFDM#19 CLIPART FOR MAX-10 * While working on my CLIPART Files I remembered
the Program by our British Friends (I don't have the
names here in FLORIDA as my DISK crashed and I did-
not have a BACKUP -- SHAME on ME!) in CFDM ISSUE #19
they had two screens of CLIPART in PMODE4.
I ran their Program and separated the CLIPS and
then converted them to MAX-10 CLIPS. Combined them
into a SINGLE File, which I very originally called
CLIPS. I then created a fancy TITLE using the TITLE
MAKER Program by JIM BENNETT -- then combined that
with CLIPS.
I'm always looking for CLIPART to be used with
MAX-10 -- I know I have many more Disks FULL at HOME
and will be working on them in April.
CoCoNut Godfrey ==*
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Catalogs... Here are some addresses for places that have sent me
catalogs recently:
01] B.G. MICRO, INC., P.O. BOX 280298,
DALLAS, TX 75228.
02] NEBS COMPUTER FORMS & SOFTWARE, 500 MAIN STREET,
GROTON, MA 01471. 1-800-225-9550.
03] JDR MICRODEVICES, 1850 SOUTH 10TH STREET,
SAN JOSE, CA 95112-4108.
04] GLOBAL COMPUTER SUPPLIES, 1050 NORTHBROOK PKWY.,
DEPT. 63, SUWANEE, GA 30174.
05] ELECTRONICS BOOK CLUB, A DIVISION OF THE McGRAW-
HILL COMPANIES, P.O. BOX 549,
BLACKLICK, OH 43004-9918.
06] VIKING OFFICE PRODUCTS, 13809 S. FIGUEROA ST.,
P.O. BOX 61144, LOS ANGELES, CA 90061-0144. =>
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07] DAMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., 7101 WINNETKA AVE.
N., P.O. BOX 9437, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440-9437.
08] MOUSER ELECTRONICS, NATIONAL CIRCULATION CENTER,
2401 HWY 287 N., MANSFIELD, TX 76063-4827.
09] U.S. HEALTH CLUB, Inc., BOX 293,
YONKERS, NEW YORK 10702.
10] 800-TREKKER, PO Box 13131, Dept. T-4, Reading,
PA 19612-3131. 24 Hour Sci-Fi Collectibles
Hotline: 1-800-TREKKER, FAX for credit card
orders : 1-800-FAXTREK. Everything fot the
Sci-Fi fan! X-Files, Doctor Who, Star Trek, etc.
11] Fair Radio Sales Co., PO Box 1105, 1016 E Eureka
St, Lima, OH 45802.
12] American Science & Surplus, 3605 Howard Street,
Skokie, IL 60076.
13] MPI Home Video, 16101 South 108th Avenue, =>
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Orland Park, Illinois 60462. If you are a fan of
the original Dark Shadows series, or even of the
ill-fated revived series (around 1990?), then
you should request their Dark Shadows catalog!
14] Adam's House, Route 2, Box 2756, 1829-1 County
Road 130, Pearland, Texas 77581-9503. Do you
own a Coleco Gemini or Colecovision Video Game,
or a Coleco ADAM computer? Would you like to
purchase one of the above? Maybe you know
someone who owns or would like to purchase one
of the above. In any event, this company has
everything for those systems!
I hope these addresses are of some use to some of
the readers. -Robert Allen "The RAT" Turner.
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Good Julia Fractal Numbers Okay, you asked for them. Using any commercial
fractal program, or my SFRACTAL or IFRACTAL program,
you can enter these numbers and get some wonderous
results. And of course, you can then zoom in to
your heart's content, and discover new patterns.
One good thing about Julia fractals is that they
tend not to be copies of the original, unlike the
Mandelbrots.
In my fractal programs, you are asked for four
numbers (low and high real, low and high imaginary)
plus two Julia numbers (A and B), then the iteration
maximum. The resolutions/colorings/etc. are up to
you. It is a matter of personal preference.
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JULIA 1 Real values: -2 and 2
Imaginary : -1.5 and 1.5
A: -.744514018 B: .188442266
Iterations: 64
JULIA 2 Real values: -2 and 2
Imaginary : -1.5 and 1.5
A: -1.421630040 B: -.007537626
Iterations: 64
JULIA 3 Real values: -2 and 2
Imaginary : -1.5 and 1.5
A: .321316756 B: -.007537626
Iterations: 64
JULIA 4 Real values: -2 and 2
Imaginary : -1.5 and 1.5 ->
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A: .434169427 B: -.188442141
Iterations: 64
JULIA 5 Real values: -.237216214 and .738783564
Imaginary : -.0561104901 and -.788110621
A: .434169427 B: -.188442141
Iterations: 64
JULIA 6 Real values: -.559999928 and .5600000295
Imaginary : -.420000041 and .420000043
A: -.230407409 and B: .716080435
Iterations: 64
JULIA 7 Real values: .301567513 and .701567296
Imaginary : .136432253 and .436432203
A: -.594043791 and B: -.595477300
Iterations: 64
That's all for this month. Happy computing!
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TREBLE CLEF-SUSANNA Back at the old COCO3 again. This time instead of
using BASIC, I used MUSIC3+ and the treble clef
only to see how it would sound. I thought it seemed
fairly nice, so here it is presented. Please don't
compare me with other music transcribers who submit
music to CFDM ! I just enjoy trying every avenue of
the COCO3 and hope to submit as many different types
of material I can to help fill a full disk every
month for Rick. I just wish I could do some real
programming like "You Know Who" and whom I feel a
debt of gratitude. I also wish at this time that we
will see more "utilities" submitted. Especially the
one called "DISKUTIL".
UNTIL I RECEIVE MY NEXT CFDM DISK----HJM 11-18-95
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A MUSICAL PROGRAM + Recently received at CFDM HQ was a disk of beautiful Christmas songs from Leslie. I was impressed and wanted to share just a taste with the Friends. Very nice programming Leslie! I've put two songs on this disk: Joy to the World and What Child is This Here's an excerpt from the letter: ---------------------------------------------------- Hopefully, this will arrive in time for the enclosed disk to add to your holiday enjoyment. Run the program "SONGS.BAS" for a Christmas sing-along. I might mention; my wife and I sing with about twelve others in a contemporary choir at our church. The instrumental music for our choir is provided by accoustic guitar, flute, and keyboard. Aurora and I are the only low voices in our choir; with her => ____________________________________________________ singing in the low alto range, and me in the baritone range. Aurora and I will sing "All you Shepherds" (which is one of the songs on the disk) as a duet for part of the music that our choir is providing for our church service on Christmas Eve. About the enclosed disk: The music "BIN" files on the disk were created using MUSIC3+ which was written by our good friend George Quellhorst... the music "SNG" files containing the text that will appear on your monitor after you make a selection were made with a word processor (Telewriter 128, in this case). If you wish to experiment a little bit, you may be able to create your own text files with your word processor for use with SONGS.BAS...the "SNG" files are actually sequential access files,=> ____________________________________________________ and they must contain 24 items too work with SONGS. BAS. (A double quotation mark, like this "" is counted as an item in the file, and will provide a blank line on the screen). Each item in the file should be no longer than 79 characters (or spaces and characters in combination)...if you read some of the SNG files from the disk into your word procesor, I think you will be able too see what I'm talking about. And finally, the SNG file must be named exactly the same as the music BIN file except that "SNG" is substituted for "BIN" in the name of the song file. SONGS.BAS will only work correctly if BOTH the "SNG" and "BIN" file for a selection are contained on the disk, but the music files that are contained on this disk can be used with any program written to play MUSIC3+ music files. =* |
ANSWERS TO INSIDE PROGRAM My answers. Other routes may be possible.
1. FIND 2. HAWK 3. HARD 4. LIVE 5. FAKE
FINE HANK HART LINE TAKE
LINE HONK PART LINT TALE
LONE HONE PORT LENT TALL
LOSE DONE SORT LEND TELL
DOVE SOFT LEAD TEAL
6. RICH DEAD REAL
RICE
RILE
PILE
POLE
POLL
POOL
POOR =*
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Good Measure Good Measure (filename GOODMEAS) is a game of solitaire. How it derived its name I have not been able to discover. On the Good Measure screen are displayed three playing areas. In the main playing area there are 10 piles of 5 cards each. The object of the game is to transfer these pile cards directly or indirectly to the playing area called the Foundation. Initially, the Foundation contains the Aces of spades & clubs. The third playing area is called the Kings Row. Cards are transferred to the Kings Row in anticip- ation of eventual transfer to the Foundation. On the 10 piles, cards are built in DESCENDING order & in alternate colors. Starting with each King in the Kings Row, cards are also built in descending order & in alternate colors. However, => ____________________________________________________ cards are built on the Foundation in ASCENDING sequence by suit - Ace, 2, 3, etc. to 10, Jack, Queen, King. In pile to pile play, all the face up cards in a pile are moved to another pile when the top card of the moved cards has a value one less than & a color differing from the bottom face up card of the moved to pile. In any pile containing more than one face up card, only the top & bottom cards are shown. The top card is the one closest to the top of the screen. Moves from the 10 piles to the Kings Row are made similarly. Moves to the Foundation, whether from a main playing area pile or a Kings Row pile, are made one card at a time. That is, only the bottom card of a pile in either of the aforesaid areas can be => ____________________________________________________ played to the Foundation. Key commands are used to move cards from pile to pile, pile to Foundation, pile to Kings Row, & Kings Row to Foundation. Suppose the face up cards of pile 8 are a black 9, a red 8, and a black 7; whereas the face up cards of pile 1 are a black Jack and a red 10. Then the face up cards of pile 8 can be LEGALLY moved to pile 1 by pressing the 8 key followed by the 1 key. To move the face up cards of a pile to the Kings Row, press the number key associated with the desired pile followed by the K key. If the intended play is legal, the cards will be trans- ferred to a correct pile of the Kings Row. Similarly if a bottom face up card of a pile can be legally played to the Foundation, press the number key associated with the pile followed by the F key. =* |
Good Measure (continued) Note: if a pile has only one face up card, it is considered to be both the top & bottom card. Suppose the bottom card of pile 6 is a 3 of hearts, pressing 6 followed by F would move the 3 of hearts to the heart pile in the Foundation & cover the 2 showing in that pile. To play from the Kings Row to the Foundation, press K followed by F. When all cards have been played from the 10 piles of the main play- ing area & the Kings Row is not empty, pressing K followed by F causes cards from the Kings row to be transferred one by one to the Foundation. When all the cards have been played from the Kings Row in this fashion, you will have won the game! When you have emptied a pile in the main playing area, you may not move any cards to the emptied pile. That pile is no longer in play. => ____________________________________________________ If you try to make an illegal play, a beep will be sounded & the play will be rejected. On the average you should be able to win one game for about every seven played. A modified Vegas style scoring is used. Each game begins with your score at minus 50. To that is added 4 points for every card you transfer to the Foundation. Usually, after 10 games, your cumulative score will be a positive value less than 100. At the bottom of the Good Measure screen is a menu to remind you of the keys that can be used to make the plays. The menu shows one additional key, Q, which is used to Quit. Any time you wish to quit the game, press Q twice in succession. Quitting will cause a menu screen to appear. On the screen will be shown your accumulated score. The menu offers => ____________________________________________________ you two options - Shuffle (play another game of Good Measure) or Quit. I just chose the Quit option. =* |
PRINTDIR REVISITED Recently I was given a lot of RAINBOW DISK OF THE
MONTH. I found that my directory printing program
would not properly execute with rainbow's disks. I
had to add some lines to the program for correct
execution of the program.
Here is a new copy of the PRINTDIR program with
the additional lines so that printed directories of
the rainbow disks will look like any other printed
directory.
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Program inside the Magazine Try these word ladder puzzles! The object of a word
ladder is to change one word into another by alter-
ing one letter at a time and making a common, uncap-
italized English word at each step. No letters may
be scrambled from one step to the next. For example,
to change the word WARM to the word COOL in five
steps, you could choose these words:
WARM
1. WORM
2. WORK
3. CORK
4. COOK
5. COOL
Can you complete the six word ladders below (all =>
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four-letter opposites) in the number of steps
listed?
1. FIND to LOSE (4 steps)
2. HAWK to DOVE (5 steps)
3. HARD to SOFT (5 steps)
4. LIVE to DEAD (6 steps)
5. FAKE to REAL (6 steps)
6. RICH to POOR (7 steps)
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Right-Justify ASCII Text Files. This program ("JUSTIFY1/BAS") was created as a
companion file to my series of articles featuring
useful GOSUBs. This one applies to the second
article in the series ("GOSUB#02/BAS"). The purpose
of this program is to right-justify any ASCII text
file. The program is designed to function with ANY
CoCo 1, 2, or 3. It uses the WIDTH 80 screen on the
CoCo 3, and features automatic CoCo 3 detection.
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After loading and RUNning the program, you will see
the title screen and a menu. The menu offers the
following choices:
[C]HARACTERS PER LINE > xxx
[P]ERCENTAGE JUSTIFY > yyy%
[J]USTIFY A FILE.
[E]XIT. =>
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The first menu selection lets you set the Characters
Per Line of the file. For an 80-column file, this
value should be set to 80. The default value is 79
on a CoCo 3 and 31 on a CoCo 1 or 2. These are the
values that I happen to use on 80- and 32-column
files. To change this value, press the [C] key and
then enter the new value, which must be between one
and 255. You will then be returned to the menu.
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The second menu selection lets you change the
Percentage Justify value. This value merely
represents a percentage of the Characters Per Line
value. It's purpose is to make sure that a line is
of a certain length, else it will not be justified.
This value is initially 66%, and I find that this is
a good value to use. To change this value, press =>
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the [P] key and then enter the new value, which must
be a number from one to 100. You will then be
returned to the menu.
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The third menu selection allows you to justify a
file. Press the [J] key to select this function. You
will then be prompted for the Input (source) and
Output (destination) filenames. If you are using a
single drive system, or a dual drive system in which
both files will exist on the same drive, then the
filenames must be different. If the files will be on
different drives, then the filenames may be
identical. The filenames MUST be of the following
format: "d:FILENAME/EXT".
Where : d =The drive number of the file;
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Right-Justify ASCII Text Files 2 be exactly eight characters in
length. If the filename is less
than eight characters, then you
must add spaces to the end of it
until it is eight characters long.
EXT =The extension of the file, which
must be exactly three characters in
length. If the extension is less
than three characters, then you
must add spaces to the end of the
extension until it is three
characters in length.
Once you have entered the input and output
filenames, the program will then begin the
justification process. Each line will be displayed=>
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as it is written to the output file. Once the entire
file has been justified, you will see the following
prompt: "DONE! PRESS [ENTER]." Pressing the [ENTER]
key will return you to the menu, where you may
justify another file, or exit the program. Once a
file has been justified, you may then load it into
your favorite word processor for some fine-tuning.
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Option four on the menu is simply the [E]XIT
function. Press the [E] key, and you will exit the
program to BASIC.
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Please read the file "GOSUB#02/DOC" for more
information on how this program works. ENJOY!
Robert Allen "The RAT" Turner, Binary Systems,
PO Box 396, Double Springs, AL 35553-0396 USA. =*
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The R.A.T.'s
"GOSUB#02". As promised last month, here is the second
installment in my "GOSUB#xx" series. This month's
featured routine is a right-justify for string data.
The following files are those that relate to this
article:
"GOSUB#02/BAS" : This is the actual subroutine, in
ASCII format, as usual. It may be
merged with your program via the
MERGE "GOSUB#02" command.
"GOSUB#01" is also included in this
listing, and this will probably be
the standard practice of this
series (i.e. the listing each month
will contain all previous
subroutines.)
"GOSUB#02/DOC" : This is an ASCII text file that =>
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contains the complete documentation
for "GOSUB#02/BAS".
"JUSTIFY0/BAS" : This is a test program for the
"GOSUB#02/BAS" subroutine.
"JUSTIFY1/BAS" : This is a program that utilizes the
"GOSUB#02/BAS" subroutine to right-
justify ANY ASCII text file. Please
read the entry in this section of
CFDM for complete operating
instructions. I hope that you find
this routine useful.
You may use any word processor or ASCII file reading
program to read the "GOSUB#02/DOC" file. This file
will give you all of the information necessary
regarding the usage of this months subroutine. =*
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| Articles in section: REVIEWS |
| COCOBOMBer
2.0 Epson ActionNote Laptop 650C JIGSAW PUZZLES TAPE OF THAT 'SPECIAL PICNIC' |
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COCOBOMBer 2.0 I like the fun stuff Stuart programs! Like Iss. 46 &
CoCoBomber 2.0! A whole heap better than his first
version. I need to see the necessary details all at
once. However, after playing it for the hundredth
times and always getting my primary target and
wasting six other enemy targets, I decided it was
time for some reality checks. Like running out of
fuel. Lie making the failsafe code longer and more
difficult to remember. Like have one or more of your
six missles fail. Real stuff like that. On a grading
curve, I'd give it an A-. Well done, Stuart.
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Epson ActionNote Laptop 650C In the spring of 1995, I decided to buy myself a new laptop computer. My main focus for one would be to keep grades and lessons and things for school, but it has quickly become the one I use for everything, including running the emulator on it! In fact, my last four or five months of entries have been done entirely on the laptop. When I decided to buy one, I wrote down everything that I really needed in a laptop. I wanted at least a 486DX-40, color, big LCD screen, and one of those nifty new GlidePoint/TrackPads. I didn't care about CD-ROM, SoundBlaster, or gigabytes of hard drive or RAM. I then looked through Computer Shopper and listed all the places that offered such a beast for under $2,000. But I really wanted to see one before I purchased it. I went out to CompUSA, about an -> ____________________________________________________ hours drive to look at them. I settled on the EPSON ActionNote 650C. I has 4 meg RAM, a 260 meg HD, big 10.4 inch dual scan color screen, AC adaptor, PCMCIA slots, modem plug, etc., etc. It didn't have a trackpad, but the small trackball works fine. What I really like is size/weight. Although it is just over 6 pounds, when I put it in a carry case,it just seems light. It runs DOS/Windows/CoCo just fine. It has several power saving features, plus a 486DX2/50 chip in it. You can upgrade the memory to 32 megs, and install a larger hard drive if you need to. What I don't like is the amount of charge a battery can hold. I can typically use it continuously for about an hour. If the use is not continuous, then it might last two hours. Battery technology -> ____________________________________________________ has lots of room for improvement! That's really it. Of course, now, six months later, you can buy more for less. In fact, 486DX4/100 active matrix 8 meg machines with SoundBlaster and CD-ROM are just over $2,000. Sigh, you can't win! The grey plastic that the laptop is constructed out of seems pretty sturdy, though I wouldn't want to drop it, and the 3 1/2 inch drive on the right is easy to access. On the back is a keyboard port, a 9 pin serial, a 25 pin parallel, a 9 pin SVGA, and the power switch. Two PCMCIA cards plug into the left side. The keyboard is not full size, but very comfortable, and there is a built-in wrist rest. Trackball is best operated by right thumb! -* |
JIGSAW PUZZLES I like working jigsaw puzzles. My interest was
renewed with CFDM#46 SILLISTR puzzle. The earlier
puzzles that came with Rick's Offer #1 had to be
worked at one power on, not so with SILLISTR. You
save it and finish at another time. By trying many
times by renaming, I was able to substitute another
puzzle. I had used the PIXDOCTR on about 40 of the
CCFFRONT NIB files. Used the method making puzzles
used in again in Offer #1. Several would not work
but many did. I now have plenty, and can make more.
My son changed SILLILTR somewhat to make it easier
to change PUZZLES. How about some of you programmers
making it into a menu driven program so we could
select one of several on a disk?? Thank you.
BUCK =>
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RICK: Thanks for the KUDOS Buck! And I'll bet a
number of our guys can do that easily. People like
Godfrey have put so much time in on the PUZZLES
program, I don't doubt that he knows more about it
than I do!
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TAPE OF THAT 'SPECIAL' PICNIC Enjoyed your tape very much -- great to see so
many of you, but listening wasn't enough to make me
any more an expert. I'd truly have liked to have
been there and perhaps asked a few questions --
for instance, about what types of "Joysticks or
Mouse" you use for your drawings. I have a hard
time making even a straight line (maybe it is just a
matter of working at it longer?). You were all just
GREAT. Suart's explanation of "Fractal's" was
interesting, but became more so lately when I ran
across a book entitled "Chaos the New Science" (or
something). Now maybe I'll spend more time reading
and trying those "Fractals."
As I said earlier -- I enjoyed it, watched it
more than just once and will look at it again.
Vic. =>
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RICK: Thanks for your nice remarks Vic! And the
video package is still available to anyone who
missed ordering it. The price is $20 + $2 s/h.
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| Articles in section: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
| FLXILBLS HELP WITH MASTER DIR 3 Hriddle answers to #37 & #38 INFORMATION PLEASE! R.A.T. I'M A SLOB TL80GEN To Paul Wolf : r.e. "PIRACY?" |
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FLXILBLS Hi Keiran!
I too have several label programs, but this one
looked interesting. But I have three different
labels that I make for my wife to use as return
address labels. I run into trouble when I search.
What can be done, if anything, to solve this
problem? Zip code is the only thing I found to uset
to search with.
Now a joke on Buck as in me. I had been a member of
CFDM some time before I found out that Keiran is a
male and not a female. I laugh at me.
BUCK
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HELP WITH MASTER DIR 3 Dear Rick,
I have a copy of your program called MASTER DIR 3.
I have one problem with it. When I file a directory,
with a flippy disk, it reads the front side okay,
but when I flip it over, it won't read the backside.
For example: BONUS DISK 10.
It will read the front side fine, but when I turn it
over it won't read the back side.
Am I doing something wrong, or is their something on
the back side that it's not reading?
- George Bruhl =>
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George Bruhl
841 N. Mapleton
Oak Park,IL 60302
PHONE: (708) 386-8516
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RICK:Thanks for the opportunity to take an adventure
George! I tried using Master Directory 3 to read the
back side of Bonus Disk #10 and got the same results
as you. After about 30 minutes of experimenting and
looking at the original Master Directory 3 source
code, I found that the program checks for files
which are not standard and rejects the directory for
filing. The reason for this was to keep MD3 from
trying to file an OS9 disk. This would be a =>
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real problem since the OS9 directories are not on
track 17 (I believe they are on track 1 and not at
all formatted like RS DOS directories.).
Now to the problem. Desmond Rae included a Sound
file with his Bugs Bunny program on that disk. If
you will do a DIR on the disk, you'll see a 6 after
the file named BUGSOUND.SW . According to the manual
for the CoCo Disk System, the standard values here
are 0-3 (see page 59).
Now you can change that 6 to a 2 and the program
will still work and MD3 will file it. Here's how:
Make a copy of your Bonus Disk to use for this. Put
it in drive 0 and type Clear 1000:DSKI$ 0,17,3,A$,B$
:MID$(B$,76,1)=CHR$(2):DSKO$ 0,17,3,A$,B$ =*
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Hriddle answers to #37 & #38 I know it's been a long time, but here are the
answers to the HRIDDLEs in Issues 37 & 38:
Issue 37 - Betty McCormick
Issue 38 - Dann McConnell
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INFORMATION PLEASE! ......Just what is the up-to-date info for some who
may be interested in going "on line" for the first
time with the CoCo. Is a Direct Connect Modem Pack,
a Multi-Pac, VTERM and a 1985 edition of DESKMATE
with instructions about Telecom, OS9 version (2)
(that is .02.00.00 upgrade addendum), and a CCR81
Recorder (if the one disk drive fails) sufficient?
I understand that the RS-232 is faster but hardly
available now, along with some other equipment no
longer in production. So can anything be done with
what is handy?
- Frances L. Farr 9-45-48
425 Road of Remembrance
Jackson, MS 39209
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R.A.T. I'M A SLOB Sorry R.A.T. to be such a slob and not answer
your info about 40 tracks -- guess I've been just
too busy playing with it. Had some problems with
programs and even with making "Backups" and running
CFDM disks. Finally remembered someone else with
that problem and used "ADDTRAX" to add tracks to
CFDM to make it as "40 Tracks." Then the CoCo Backup
seemed to work. In my case, this would be a long,
long story. YOU are right, 40 tracks is a lot
better. While using "Simply Better" and "Max 10" I
can now access both sides of disks - "GREAT."
Thanks again, and to those to whom I owe letters
I WILL try to do better.
Vic Neufeldt
16281 SW Westwind Lane
Beaverton OR 97007 =*
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TL80GEN Hi Dave! (Otis)
I tried your TL80GEN as a word processor, but never
could get my message to the printer. Could you tell
me what I am missing? I have not tried your
TYPALINE 80 program. I will but I need to find it
first. If anyone knows less that nothing about
programming, it's me.
BUCK CARDEN
RT#5 BOX 233
EUFAULA OK 74432
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To Paul Wolf : r.e.
"PIRACY?" In response to Paul Wolf's query regarding piracy & Public Domain software (issue #46) of CFDM: I think that I am probably the person that Paul was referring to, since he did indeed order some picture disks from me. My ads specifically stated that my offerings were public domain. This in no way implies that I am the author of these offerings. Public Domain software is software that has been given freely to the public by the author, and in most cases is free of copyrights. This type of software can only be sold for a small charge to cover the cost of the diskette or tape, copying charge and shipping charge. I charge only $3.00 per diskette for this service. T & D charged as much as $6.00 per diskette for their mostly undocumented public domain diskettes and tapes! I feel that this was an => ____________________________________________________ outrageous price! Since their software rarely contained any documentation, their prices just did not seem fair! I personally will not include any undocumented software in my library! If a program is really good, but undocumented, I will write the documentation so that I can make the software available to the CoCo community. Also, it is perfectly legal for you to copy and distribute any of the public domain software from T & D, but this does not include their monthly magazine disks, which remain the property and copyright of Tom Dykema. You may also copy and distribute any of the public domain diskettes that are available from me, with the exception of the portions of the diskettes that are written and created by myself, which remain the property and copyright of myself. I include many => ____________________________________________________ custom programs in the library that allow a user- friendly aproach to using the diskettes and these programs are copyrighted by me. As a side note, I have begun to completely revamp the library into a better, easier to use format. The numbering system has been changed also. I spend an average of one month per disk of my spare time. I often think about just giving up on the library. The low number of orders just doesn't hardly seem worth the effort. Alas, I cannot abandon the CoCo community. I love the CoCo and I must support it! To all purhasers of the following diskettes: CC3GA-0001, 0002, 0003, and 0004 : These disks have been updated! Make a backup copy of them to keep and return the originals to me with sufficient return postage & you will be sent the new versions:POB 396, DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL 35553=* |
