
85256 27-JAN 17:51 Telecom (6809)
     RE: D-Lite (Re: Msg 85255)
     From: MITHELEN     To: RICKADAMS

"signatures" that contain more content then the actual message body have
always anoyed me... same goes for people that quote 20 lines of a message,
and then add a 1 line response... I usually only add my full signature on
messagews that are at least a half screen long *ie 10-12 line of message body).
Maybe programs like IX should support add a short sig for short messages, and
onl;y put a full sig on long messages...

--
Paul

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85260 27-JAN 21:18 Telecom (6809)
     RE: D-Lite (Re: Msg 85256)
     From: RICKADAMS    To: MITHELEN

All that signature/quotation stuff goes on all the time on Usenet, and
I've never been bothered by it, but it bugs me when I see it here... which
is probably irrational on my part.  Maybe it is because the extra
transmission time it uses up happens during my Usenet's newsfeed,
automatically, and I am not really even paying attention... I am off
drinking a cup of coffee and reading a book somewhere, usually.  But
here, I have to sit thru each one as it scrolls by in real-time.  It
isn't really all that annoying... except in the aggregate.  The InfoXpress
message is only a one-line blurb, but it seems to come out almost every
time.  On the other hand, if I wrote such a thing, I would probably want
SOME way to see what messages were posted by my fabulous creation, for
ego reasons if nothing else.

My UUCP, for example, puts a short version string in headers for email
that it posts, for example, that enables me to see what version of my
software posted it.  It's only maybe 10 characters, but it's really the
same thing.

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85264 27-JAN 23:30 Telecom (6809)
     RE: D-Lite (Re: Msg 85260)
     From: KSCALES      To: RICKADAMS

Hi, Rick -

 > The InfoXpress message is only a one-line blurb, but it seems to come ou > almost every time.  On the other hand, if I wrote such a thing, I would
 > probably want SOME way to see what messages were posted by my fabulous
 > creation, for ego reasons if nothing else.

Actually, this message is also being posted via InfoXpress, but you will
note that my 'sig' does not mention it -- the tag you have been seeing
mentioning InfoXpress is not hardcoded in the program.  I removed mention
of InfoXpress because I occasionally send messages from here back to my
office.  I think most of the signatures that DO mention InfoXpress have been
consciously set/retained by the poster as a reflection of their satisfaction
with the program.  (And Dieter's tags are my personal fave's!)

InfoXpress has most of the properties you described for D-Lite, except:
  - capture of new database upload descriptions is still "forthcoming"
  - there don't seem to be many bugs (or at least I haven't been
    encountering them)

Cheers... / Ken
 --------------------------------------------------opss was written by Bill Dickhaus, and is distributed by Dirt Cheap
Computer Stuff.  It's been long enough since I bought it that you'd best
ask Mark Griffith how much it's going for; I've forgotten.

 > One thing I DON'T like about posting behavior by bots is that they
 > enable you to set up "signature" lines with funny quotes, your
 > fourteen email addresses, an ASCII map of the uucp connections in
 > your state, etc.

That's not just bots, though they perhaps make it easier.  rn, and probably
other (non-automated) news programs, provide for a .sig file; any offline
editor makes it trivial to include a signature file; and goodness knows
how many people have macros/hot keys for their terminal programs that
bazooka barf ASCII pictures of Bill the Cat or whatever signature text
they've decided on down the comm port.
*** posted w/InfoXpress 1.1 ***

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85277 28-JAN 23:20 Telecom (6809)
     RE: D-Lite (Re: Msg 85264)
     From: RANDYKWILSON To: KSCALES

Ken,
 >with the program.  (AndfTread.

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85257 27-JAN 19:20 System Modules (6809)
     RE:         Disto/Ken-Ton Clash (Re: Msg 85212)
     From: DENNYWRIGHT  To: BOISY


Where can I find these drivers and which one do I need? I have a Super
Controller II and a MPI, a Ken-Ton inter        face (SCSI) and a Fujitsu MFM HD

w/adaptec 4000 controller board.

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85258 27-JAN 19:53 OSK Applications
     RE: new GhostScript (Re: Msg 85218)
     From: JOHNREED     To: JEJONES

 > Got it.  Tried it with -sDEVICE=escp2, after doing "xmode nolf tabc=0 /p",
 > and it worked like a charm.  Thanks, and thanks again for the spiffy
 > K-Windows driver...except that now that I see what the color stuff looks
 > like, it makes me want to go buy a BJ-600 or something, and I'd better
 > not. :-)

Yeah, that BJ-600 caught my eye too.  That's the trouble with
this stuff -- every new toy cries for another one.

Glad to hear you got it and it worked.

BTW: (re margins) From the comments in the source, the escp2 driver was
writtings.
 * If you find that the printer uses an extra page after every real
 * page, you'll need to increase the top and/or bottom margin.
 */

#define STYLUS_L_MARGIN 0.13    /*0.12*/
#define STYLUS_B_MARGIN 0.56    /*0.51*/
#define STYLUS_T_MARGIN 0.34    /*0.12*/
#ifdef A4
#   define STYLUS_R_MARGIN 0.18 /*0.15*/
#else
#   define STYLUS_R_MARGIN 0.38
#endif

 * The defines below allow future expansion for printers that may
 * require different margin settings from the Stylus 800.
 */

#define L_MARGIN STYLUS_L_MARGIN
#define B_MARGIN STYLUS_B_MARGIN
#define R_MARGIN STYLUS_R_MARGIN
#define T_MARGIN STYLUS_T_MARGIN

***************  end ext **************



           John R. Wainwright

 <<CIS -- 72517,676>> <<DELPHI -- JOHNREED>>

 *********** InfoXpress ************

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85274 28-JAN 21:55 OSK Applications
     RE: new GhostScript (Re: Msg 85258)
     From: JEJONES      To: JOHNREED

 > BTW: (re margins) From the comments in the source, the escp2 driver was
 > wr  : Tues night conference (Re: Msg 63404)
>   From: BIBLINSKI    To: ANTHONY_C
>
> Tony,
>
> From what I've been able to gather, Delphi has had problems getting their
> latest VAX acquistion to fully integrate into the VAX cluster.  They've been
> having similar problems for the last couple weeks (ever since they put it
> online) and have thought they had the problem solved several times.  They
> finally got some good diagnostics last night, and hopefully can permanently
> fix the problem.  When it's working, you should notice that the system is
> a bit quicker than before.  I know it sure seems quicker when I log on at
> 3 in the morning, but then, it could be my fatigue level then...  <g>
>
> --Gordie
>

  ------- End of Post ------

   I've had the same problems trying to log in these past few days and tried
both tynet and sprintnet with the same results.. mostly got `Delphi Busy'...

   I visit a few sig's here and there all talking about this same problem.
But this is the first meoa ta highway, Internet email addresses being
mentioned for newspapers, TV stations, political candidates and even
newspaper cartoon artists.  Delphi's going to grow even more!

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85263 27-JAN 22:43 Telecom (6809)
     RE: Delphi Declining (Re: Msg 85253)
     From: REVWCP       To: BROWN80

Well tonight took 17 tries, I kept getting a message saying DTE rejecting.
Don't know if thats Delphi or the carrier.  I sent them mail about this and
they have yet to respond.
With all best wishes,
Brother Jeremy, CSJW
OS9 User's Group Treasurer

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85265 28-JAN 05:16 Telecom (6809)
     RE: Delphi Declining (Re: Msg 85263)
     From: BROWN80      To: REVWCP

Sorry about that brother, although at 4AM I am having no problems.  Of course
the monestary life probably doesn't allow for flexibility of schedules, does
it?  The last time we did a computer upgrade at work, we lost one of our comm
lines for a week on the VSat.  After dozens of people all over the US worked
on it, we found two wires bs olitical
 > candidates and even newspaper cartoon artists.  Delphi's going to grow
 > even more!

  I hear you <g>.  I at first though it was at my sprintnet dialup due to
the fact I've had much trouble with that.  I called sprint a few weeks ago
and found out that there modems were going south :)  When I started having
trouble again, I was chalking it up to `Internet overload' at Delphi.

  Well, when you try at different times to log on, and start getting messages
that `Delphi is busy' and such well... makes you wonder.

  Now that the log on speed is back, I'm guessing they got that vax up and
running ok.  I wonder if the new `box' is just one piece or are they try'n
to bring more than one online, due to the expected growth of the `highway' ?


   John -
         johnbaer@delphi.com      jbaer@pacs.pha.pa.us
   * IX 1.01 *   "If you lose your memory, forget it!"

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85296 29-JAN 14:45 Telecom (6809)
     RE: Delphi Declining (Re: Msg 85224)
     From: TOMFANN      To: DSRTFOX (NEric,

    You may want to try doing this... type:  desktop >>>deskdump
That will redirect all those display codes DeskTop uses to load the buffers
on startup, and maybe even displaying the buffers using OPutBlk... just go
through the "deskdump" file using DUMP and look the the '1b xx' code (whatever
xx is for OPutBlk) and see if you can find anything out that way.

  -- Joel.


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85267 28-JAN 05:47 OSK Applications
     RE: Makpal_fix (Re: Msg 85155)
     From: JOELHEGBERG  To: LARRYOLSON

Larry,
    I'm not sure of the IFF format either.  I'm tried looking at the bytes also,

but like you, I've not been able to make much sense of them.

    To my knowledge, _ss_play() cannot be interrupted.

  -- Joel.


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85278 29-JAN 01:13 OSK Applications
     RE: Makpal_fix (Re: Msg 85267)
     From: LARRYOLSON   To: JOELHEGBERG (NR)

  Could the person that is doing the Kwindows cleanup, rewrite _ss_play(),
so that it can be interrupted. I'm thinking along the lines of having  utgne recording a bunch of stuff
off the movie 2001. I used Hawksoft's recorder/player which worked great.
  But none of the other sound players will play the files that were created.
  Now I'm not bashing Hawksoft, because at least he has got a program out
that does some of what I was looking for in a sound program. But it looks
like he was in the same boat, being that no one has come out with any
guide lines and/or help for programmers in adhering to some standards.

larry

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End of Thread.

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85269 28-JAN 08:27 General Information
     Dynamite+
     From: BOISY        To: ALL

Does anyone here have a 6809 disassembler called Dynamite+?  I am
in need of disassembling Multi-Vue's 'control' program, and disasm just
ain't cutting it.  The program produces source code which contains
branches to missing labels when used with larger programs.  Ihave
heard that Dynamite+ is a very good disassembler, and I'm in need of
one right now.

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85270 28-JAN 19:06 General Informationnurr e does seem to
be a correalation between the hollow earth theory and the hollow head syndrome.
OF course, a former girl friend had her alien baby stolen by Bigfoot under
orders given by Elvis......

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85281 29-JAN 05:21 General Information
     RE: Global Warming (Re: Msg 85275)
     From: BROWN80      To: WA2EGP

Coneheads just came out on cassette maybe that has something to do...
Does anyone know if Dan Akroyd has an internet address?
                        John Brown

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85283 29-JAN 09:29 General Information
     RE: Global Warming (Re: Msg 85271)
     From: PHILSCHERER  To: JOHNREED

That may be --but David Innes will destroy them all!! <Phil>

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End of Thread.

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85272 28-JAN 20:10 General Information
     Cron
     From: TEDJAEGER    To: ALL

Just discovered Mike Haaland's port of cron that was distributed on
the upgrade disk to osk v2.4. Unforch, there is nothing about syntax
or its use in the docs and cron -? doesnt reveal anything. I realize
cron <EPI-- JOHNREED>>

 *********** InfoXpress ************

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85284 29-JAN 10:19 General Information
     RE: MM/1 buss cards (Re: Msg 85273)
     From: KEITHBAUER   To: NIMITZ

David

 > I am looking for regular MM/1 Buss cards.  If any 8 meg users have the
 > regular card left, I'll pay $20 each for them.  Thanks!
 >

I will take you up on this. What is your address?

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Keith Bauer

 CIS     :71102,317
 Delphi  :keithbauer
 Internet:kbauer@pids.com

 Via InfoXpress/OSK ver 1.01                     How 'bout them Cowboys!
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


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85285 29-JAN 10:30 General Information
     RE: MM/1 buss cards (Re: Msg 85279)
     From: NIMITZ       To: LARRYOLSON (NR)

Please send ASAP.  Thanks!  (I'll pay S/H too, of course!)

        David

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85286 29-JAN 10:31 General Information
     RE: MM/1 buss cards (Re: Msg 85282)
     From:e in that time.  Moved three times, got
married, got divorced, got a life, got a chance to finally write some
code (Shanghai, Wave, and some new stuff to follow).

BTW, I was at the Science Center in San Diego and found a MAC running
a Rabbits and Wolves simulation just last night.  The interface looked
A LOT like GuiB.   Hmmmm........?

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85289 29-JAN 10:50 General Information
     DISTO Products running Low.
     From: DISTO        To: ALL

Anyone who wants to purchase a DISTO product in the near future would be wise
to call first for availability. I am running low on all Disto products. You
can leave a message in Email or call me at (514) 747-4851. -Tony.

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85291 29-JAN 13:09 OSK Applications
     protocol
     From: BKITT        To: ALL

I am looking for information on how to write transfer protocols.
I have good examples for xmodem (crc and checksum  128 and 1k), xmodem-g,
ymodem batch, and ymodem-g.  I have these working and I fully understand
how to use them.  I would 
it is a TECHNICAL manual, NOT a USER manual... and THAT was/is the big
problem with OS-9 on the CoCo, and.. at least the MM/1 (don't know what/is
type of USER info comes with the Delmar Ssytems, or the KiX system, or any
other OSK box... but, I imagine, they have no/little user info include, just
technical referances)

A good user guide that contains specific information of that perticular system
is escential for any system to become a popular system among "Joe/Joanne
user"types...
--
 Paul Jerkatis - SandV BBS (708)352-0948: Chicago Area OS-9 Users Group
 UUCP ...{balr|tellab5}!vpnet!sandv.chi.il.us!sysop
 Internet: MITHELEN@Delphi.com

 "Did you ever notice how cheep 99% of all BBS users are?" - Unknown

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85300 29-JAN 15:13 General Information
     RE: Microware in the WSJ (Re: Msg 85298)
     From: TOMFANN      To: MITHELEN (NR)

I don't know about that...  The Getting Started section is fairly simple.
I think the real problem is not the documentation, but the fact that OS9
  rcomputer for "real" people.  The TRS-80 line first
and then the MS-DOS machines were their "real" computers, and the CoCo
was better than both of them.

..Tom Fann

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End of Thread.

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85293 29-JAN 14:27 Telecom (6809)
     RE: UUCP for CoCo (Re: Msg 85186)
     From: TOMFANN      To: DSRTFOX (NR)

Mine is in a corner of the basement, far from everyone else in the house.
I have spent many a pleasant hour down here in the 'dungeon'; just me and
my quartz heater...

..Tom Fann

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85299 29-JAN 14:52 Telecom (6809)
     RE: UUCP for CoCo (Re: Msg 85293)
     From: MITHELEN     To: TOMFANN

heh, thats where MY computers are too... it just happens that that
corner of the basement also doubles as my bedroom 8-)
--
Paul

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85301 29-JAN 15:18 Telecom (6809)
     RE: UUCP for CoCo (Re: Msg 85299)
     From: TOMFANN      To: MITHELEN (NR)

My wife would never let me put our bedroom in the basement.  She hates
basements, but I love them.  We would have a lot more p o UDCAR (NR)

I still have a BBS up.  Not quite what I was anticipating, but it's there.

Kzin - (604)589-5545 (24 hrs - 8N1 2400bps)

ttul
Wes

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