@database ACCUG_Contents_127.guide @author "Dean Ridgway" @$VER: ACCUG_AmigaGuide_Disk 1.02 (27.8.95) @smartwrap @node MAIN "ACCUG Amiga club disk #127" ACCUG Amiga club disk #127 - Released @{"08/27/95" link Calendar} This disk is donated to the Albany-Corvallis Commodore Users Group (@{"ACCUG" link About_ACCUG}) library by @{I}Dean Ridgway@{UI}. Most of the materials on this disk came from @{B}InterNet@{UB}, The @{B}Computer Hotline@{UB} BBS and other public domain or freely redistributable sources. I have tested these materials on the Commodore Amiga 500 and they @{B}APPEAR@{UB} to work. Some have not been extensively tested, but they do come up and appear to run ok. Enjoy! @{B}ACCUG@{UB} assumes no responsibility for the use of materials presented on this disk. We try, to the best of our ability to see that they are without error. Much of the information on this disk was text captured off of @{B}InterNet NewsGroups@{UB} and local Bulletin Board Systems (@{B}BBS@{UB}es). They were posted by people, like you, who are capable of error. The finial responsibility rests on @{B}you@{UB}, the user. @{B}ACCUG@{UB} policy does not condone copying of copyrighted or other protected materials. If you believe that there are copyrighted materials on this disk @{B}PLEASE@{UB} @{"contact us" link Address} so we can remove them. A word about @{"Copyrights" link Copyrights}, @{"Archives" link Archives}, and @{"Viruses" link Viruses}. T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ================================= Articles Nothing this month. Files Applications @{"MCDP12.LHA" system "Execute RAM:ACCUG/ACCUGExtract MCDP12 RAMS 145912 DiskS 513376 DNum 127 NeedDir ManageCDPics1.2"} - v1.2 - wuarchive.wustl.edu [2:P:EXE:DOC:SUP] | DIR ManageCDPics (short: MCDP) is a program to create some kind of picture database. You can easily have a look at pictures stored in several databases. The program was written to be mainly used for compact disks. Author: @{I}Markus Hillenbrand@{UI}. Art&Graphics @{"Battleship.LHA" system "Execute RAM:ACCUG/ACCUGExtract Battleship RAMS 164456 DiskS 245952 DNum 127"} - n/a - wuarchive.wustl.edu - [IFF] A 640x512x8 ray traced picture of a battleship in the night. Created using Imagine, ADPro and DPaint. Originally the picture showed a dayscene, but I did not liked the colors, so I turned the picture into a nightscene. I just changed the colors, added a moon and some stars and voila. Author: @{I}Aleksandar Djorgimajkoski@{UI}. @{B}[DR's Notes: Although ViewTek claims this is only an 8 colour picture, DCTV Paint claims its 256 colour, so it might not display properly on an OCS/ECS Amiga without some kind of graphics board.]@{UB} @{"Fleet.LHA" system "Execute RAM:ACCUG/ACCUGExtract Fleet RAMS 219112 DiskS 251320 DNum 127"} - n/a - wuarchive.wustl.edu - [IFF] A 640x512x8 ray traced picture of a battlefleet rendered with Imagine. The main battleship in the foreground is a very large memory eating beast. Therefore the cruisers and carriers in the background are just 2D-silhouettes, they are anyway in a fog and pretty far away. Author: @{I}Aleksandar Djorgimajkoski@{UI}. @{B}[DR's Notes: Although ViewTek claims this is only an 8 colour picture, DCTV Paint claims its 256 colour, so it might not display properly on an OCS/ECS Amiga without some kind of graphics board.]@{UB} Demos Nothing this month. Development Nothing this month. Games Nothing this month. Miscellaneous Nothing this month. Music&Sound Nothing this month. Telecommunications Nothing this month. Text Nothing this month. Utilities @{"HTML-Heaven.LHA" system "Execute RAM:ACCUG/ACCUGExtract HTML-Heaven RAMS 130784 DiskS 346968 DNum 127 NeedDir HTML-Heaven"} - v1.01 - wcarchive.cdrom.com - [2:EXE:DOC:SUP] | DIR HTML-Heaven is a suite of three programs intended to make the creation and maintenance of WWW (HTML) pages easy. The programs in the suite interface with your favorite editor (providing it supports text insertion via ARexx) to provide you with a very comfortable environment. Now inserting HTML commands is as simple as point and click. This is the upgrade from version 1.0 with a host of new features. Version 1.01 has all the features of version 1.0. Plus: * New Tooltypes/CLI parameters: - HTML (UPPERLOWER) specify if outputted HTML commands are to be in upper or lower case. - MENU (COMBINESPLIT) specify if the menu should be with submenu's for the different HTML categories. (Like version 1.0) or that each HTML category gets their own menu. * New editors supported. Turbotext and Textra. * Now also supports HTML fill-in forms. * A number of other HTML commands like
, ALT=, HEIGHT=, WIDTH=, and so on have been added. Author: @{I}Paul Kolenbrander@{UI}. News @{"Virus_Scan_List_1.21" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/Virus_Scan_List_1.21"} This is the mailed version of VLIST. It's the same as the fileversion! LIST OF DANGEROUS ARCHIVES,FAKES, TROJANS & BBS INFILTRATORS. Version: 1.21 - Date: 09-05-95 - Time: 17:58. @{"Virus_Scan_List_1.23" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/Virus_Scan_List_1.23"} This is the mailed version of VLIST. It's the same as the fileversion! LIST OF DANGEROUS ARCHIVES,FAKES, TROJANS & BBS INFILTRATORS. Version: 1.23 - Date : 05-July-95. @{"Virus_Warning_0" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/Virus_Warning_0"} A new biomechanic trojan is being spread in the archive "trsi-mem.lha". @{"Virus_Warning_1" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/Virus_Warning_1"} New Fake LHA was discovered on a Dutch Board. The file is called: LHA170.LHA. @{"Virus_Warning_2" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/Virus_Warning_2"} Lyppens Software Productions is the creator of the Video Backup System. Officially, the current version is 3.0 but there seems to be a 3.1 (we never created a 3.1, it must be a hack). Reviews @{"Disclaimer" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/CSAR_Disclaimer"} Important disclaimer for all files found in the Reviews directory, please read before making @{B}ANY@{UB} use of information found here. The standard @{B}ACCUG@{UB} disclaimer also applies. Hardware @{"PowerComputing_CDROM" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/PowerComputing_CDROM"} (Review) The Power CD-ROM drive is an external SCSI drive for the A1200. It comes with a PCMCIA SCSI adaptor (an unbadged HiSoft Squirrel device). Software @{"CyberGraphics_40.47" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_127:files/CyberGraphics_40.47"} (Review) CyberGraphics, version 40.47 (registered version) is software drivers/emulation software, including Workbench emulation, for 3rd party graphics boards that use the Cirrus Logic family of chips. It allows retargetable graphics (RTG) type extensions to the Workbench environment and is very similar in operation to the standard AmigaDOS way of doing things. Miscellaneous Nothing this month. @endnode @node About_ACCUG "A brief description of the ACCUG." The Albany-Corvallis Commodore Users Group (@{B}ACCUG@{UB}) is a state registered nonprofit organization dedicated: 1) To promote full discussion and exchange of ideas regarding the operation and use of all makes of Commodore computers and their accessories. 2) To provide a forum for educational, business and recreational uses of Commodore computers through demonstrations and presentations of informational data. 3) To acquire and maintain a library of software programs which are in the public domain. 4) To acquire and maintain a library of magazines, books, and other publications relating to Commodore computers. 5) To communicate with other users groups or organizations and exchange ideas, library data and other materials or information that would benefit the @{B}ACCUG@{UB} and its users. To other clubs and members: Our club would appreciate it if you would send any correspondence or newsletters to our @{"current address" link Address}. @endnode @node Calendar "A calendar of events." The Albany-Corvallis Commodore User's Group (@{B}ACCUG@{UB}) currently meets at: @{U}MAIN MEETING@{UU} The last Sunday of the month in the Community Room (LBCC Annex) at the @{B}Heritage Mall@{UB} (14th & Geary). 13:45 Doors open. 14:00 - 14:30 Demos / Camaraderie. 14:30 - 15:30 General business meeting. 15:30 - 17:00 SIG groups / General interest lecture. @{U}C64/C128 SIG@{UU} This meeting usually follows the main club meeting and runs concurrently with the Amiga SIG. @{U}Amiga SIG@{UU} This meeting usually follows the main club meeting and runs concurrently with the C64/C128 SIG. @endnode @node Address "How to get ahold of us." Our current US snail address: ACCUG P.O. Box 408 Tangent, Oregon 97389-0408 @endnode @node Copyrights "A word about Copyrights." All materials on this disk have been donated for @{B}NONCOMMERCIAL USE@{UB} only. What copyrights there are belong to the original authors. This material @{B}MAY NOT BE SOLD!@{UB} To the best of my knowledge, materials on this disk are freely redistributable. This means that they have met one or more of the following conditions: 1) The materials contain explicit copyright notices permitting redistribution. 2) The materials were posted to a publicly accessible electronic bulletin board and did not contain any copyright notice. (Such materials will be removed if it is subsequently shown that copyright notices were illegally removed.) 3) The materials were posted to a widely disseminated electronic network (such as @{B}USENET@{UB}), thus implying that their author/poster intended them to be freely distributed. This applies only if they contain no notice limiting distribution. 4) The materials contain a notice limiting distribution and I have contacted the author directly and received his written (usually electronicly via @{B}EMAIL@{UB} services) permission to place the materials in the library. Such a file will be accompanied by a text file containing a copy of the author's written (or electronic) permission. 5) The materials contain an explicit notice placing them in the public domain. This is not the same as condition (1). 6) The materials were submitted to me directly by the author with a request to consider them for inclusion in the library. @endnode @node Archives "A word about Archives." Some members of @{B}ACCUG@{UB} have spoken out against using archives on club disks. Many members have stated that they would prefer all programs "ready to run." I feel that archives, because of their data compression routines, allow for more information to be placed on a single disk. Also in the Amiga world, many "ShareWare" authors @{B}REQUIRE@{UB} that their software packages be released @{B}ONLY@{UB} in the @{B}ORIGINAL ARCHIVE@{UB}. Enough said. This document contains much information about the contents of files found on this disk. Each file has an entry similar to the following: Filename.ext - Version - Source - [flags] | DIR 1) Filename is the name of the file, the extension (.ext) will tell you what kind of file it is. Some typical extensions include: .LZH - LHARC style archive (obsolete). .LHA - LHA style archive, replaces LHARC (.LZH). .DMS - DISKMASHER style archive. .GIF - Graphics Interchange Format file. .IFF - Standard Amiga IFF graphics file. 2) Version is the current version of the file. Use this to make sure you are using the very latest version available as periodic upgrades will occasionally appear on @{B}ACCUG@{UB} Amiga club disks. 3) Source is where I originally obtained the file and is useful if the program turns out not to work properly. This can also be used to track a file if it turns out not to be freely redistributable. 4) The flags field contains information about the contents of a archive file. Some typical flags include: 2 - Requires AmigaDOS 2.04, or better. 3 - Requires AmigaDOS 3.1, or better. P - Requires the display to be in PAL video mode. EXE - The archive contains an executable file. DOC - The archive contains documentation. SUP - The archive contains support files such as libraries, fonts, device drivers, etc. XSUP - The archive requires support files such as libraries, fonts, device drivers, etc. and these support files are NOT supplied. SRC - The archive contains source code, this is usually followed by a modifier which tells what type of source code is included. Typical examples: C - Source code in C. MOD - Source code in Modula-II. ASM - Source code in Assembly. REX - Source code in ARexx. 5) The last (DIR) is present if the archive contains subdirectories. Some of the early archive extraction programs require a command line switch to properly extract files from archives which contain subdirectories. Example: MyFile.LHA - v1.04 - wuarchive.wustl.edu - [EXE:DOC:SRC/C] MyFile is the name of the file and it is an LHA style archive. The current version of the file is v1.04 and it was downloaded from wuarchive.wustl.edu (which is an @{B}InterNet anonymous FTP@{UB} site). The file contains an executable program with documentation and source code in C. @endnode @node Viruses "A word about Viruses." As of @{U}ACCUG Amiga disk #125@{UU}, all club disks are @{B}UNINSTALLED@{UB} and @{B}DO NOT BOOT@{UB}, they @{B}MUST@{UB} be used from @{B}WorkBench@{UB}. If this disk boots then it is probably infected with a boot block virus. However, because of the proliferation of nonboot block viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and logic bombs, all material on this disk is presented @{B}AS IS@{UB}. I can not stress this enough "@{B}LET THE END-USER BEWARE!@{UB}" (That's @{B}YOU@{UB}.) Protect yourself and your valuable data, @{B}ALWAYS@{UB} use Write-Protects! For further protection against people who create and spread bogus software, I've begun to digitally "sign" the @{B}CRC@{UB} list (found in the s directory of each disk) with @{B}PGP@{UB} (current version v2.3a.2 can be found on @{U}ACCUG Amiga club disk #109@{UU}). While this procedure does not guarantee that the programs found on this disk are free of virii or trojans, it does guarantee that the programs found on this disk originally came from me and have not been subsequently tampered with. To prevent interference with the check @{B}CRC@{UB} script, I used a detached signature certificate. You @{B}MUST@{UB} have @{B}PGP@{UB} (v2.0+) and my @{B}PGP public key@{UB} to do this validity check. Please get my @{B}PGP public key@{UB} directly from me or directly from someone you trust. @endnode