@database ACCUG_Contents_129.guide @author "Dean Ridgway" @$VER: ACCUG_AmigaGuide_Disk 1.02 (27.8.95) @smartwrap @node MAIN "ACCUG Amiga club disk #129" ACCUG Amiga club disk #129 - Released @{"10/29/95" 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 Hardware @{"A3000_batt_damage" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/A3000_batt_damage"} This warning may have been posted by others before, but it is worth repeating. I have discovered that all 3000's are subject to a preventable type of damage that has been showing up in a serious form in the older production units. @{"Amiga_vs_PC" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Amiga_vs_PC"} An Internet discussion between @{I}Dave Haynie@{UI} and various others about differences between the Amiga and IBM compatible PCs. @{"AT_chooses_PowerPC" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/AT_chooses_PowerPC"} As reported by Harv Laser of the Portal Online Service, Amiga Technologies has selected the PowerPC as their next-generation CPU. Here's his full report... Programming Nothing this month. Software @{"Fred_Fish_CD_date" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Fred_Fish_CD_date"} A user of our FreshFish 10 CD reported a problem with GNU ADA (gnat) that was attributed to the ADA runtime files having the wrong datestamps. We investigated and discovered that it appears that the dates are recorded correctly on the CD but that two driver packages in common use on the Amiga, AsimCDFS and Commodores 3.1 driver, return dates that are off by exactly one day. @{"Recent_Aminet.22Aug95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.22Aug95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on August 22, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.29Aug95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.29Aug95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on August 29, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.05Sep95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.05Sep95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on September 05, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.12Sep95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.12Sep95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on September 12, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.19Sep95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.19Sep95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on September 19, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.26Sep95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.26Sep95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on September 26, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.03Oct95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.03Oct95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on October 03, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.10Oct95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.10Oct95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on October 10, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.17Oct95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.17Oct95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on October 17, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.24Oct95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.24Oct95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on October 24, 1995. @{"Recent_Aminet.31Oct95" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Recent_Aminet.31Oct95"} Recent uploads to @{B}Aminet@{UB} on October 31, 1995. Miscellaneous @{"AT_defended" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/AT_defended"} Where is Amiga Technologies?!?!? I suspect they're busting their butts to make the Amiga "happen". @{"Commodore_Past&Future" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Commodore_Past&Future"} One persons views on the past, and what Escom/AT must do for the future (if the Amiga is to survive). @{"Computer_Journal_Test" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullVIew ACCUG_129:files/Computer_Journal_Test"} Now you too can be a computer industry journalist! Have you ever wanted to live a life of fame, free goodies, glamour and intrigue? Do you wonder if you have what it takes to join the ranks of the technical elite? @{B}[DR's Notes: For the humor impaired, this is a joke (or is it? :-) )]@{UB} Files Applications Nothing this month. Art&Graphics @{"CastleRoom.LHA" system "execute RAM:ACCUG/ACCUGExtract CastleRoom RAMS 474824 DiskS 485560 DNum 129"} - n/a - terrapin-station.umd.edu - [DOC:IFF:GIF] This is a 704x470x12 (HAM) or 1024x768x8 (GIF) image of a room in a castle. The room took 5.5 hours to render on an accellerated Amiga. Author: @{I}Udo Schuermann@{UI}. 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 @{"TARsplit.LHA" system "execute RAM:ACCUG/ACCUGExtract TARsplit RAMS 16104 DiskS 44896 DNum 129"} - 1.15.3 - alt.sources.amiga - [EXE:DOC:SRC/C] What follows is a uuencoded .lha file with source and executable for my brother's "improved" tarsplit, dubbed version 1.15.3. It was compiled with Manx Aztec C v5.2a. I couldn't get any of the various ports of tar to extract .tar files cleanly, so, I modified the tarsplit source (supplied with the UUCP package) to: o resolve file links at the end, sorting dependencies o either COPY or MAKELINK to resolve file link (actually, the code to use MAKELINK is #ifdef'd out until everyone's satisfied that links work...you can change that if you want) o normalize Unix pathnames (containing "./" or "../") It's worked quite well on all the .tar files that I've received over the net. Authors: @{I}John Gilmore@{UI}, @{I}William@{UI} @{I}Loftus@{UI}, @{I}Matthew Dillon@{UI}, and @{I}Anthon Pang@{UI}. News @{"Escom_Announce" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Escom_Announce"} Amiga Technologies, the ESCOM subsidiary that is developing and manufacturing the Amiga Computer, will make its first North American appearance as an exhibitor at Video Toaster Expo '95. @{"Legal_License" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Legal_License"} Now that Commodore has disappeared, where do I send my licensing agreement for "Amigaguide" and "Installer" to? @{"Pirated_Software_on_Aminet" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Pirated_Software_on_Aminet"} The files @{B}gfx/board/MovieShop*@{UB}, and @{B}gfx/board/ms25guide*@{UB} that appeared on @{B}Aminet@{UB} are commercial software and have been removed. @{"Press_Conf_Milano" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Press_Conf_Milano"} Today (21/9/95) at 11:30 AM, in the C Conference hall of the SMAU computer fair in Milano (Italy), Amiga Technologies and Giunti Multimedia revealed their strategies for the future of the Amiga in Italy and the rest of the world. @{"Virus_Scan_List_1.26" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Virus_Scan_List_1.26"} This is the mailed version of VLIST. It's the same as the fileversion! LIST OF DANGEROUS ARCHIVES,FAKES, TROJANS & BBS INFILTRATORS. Version: 1.26 - Date : 26-Sep-95. @{"WorldOfAmiga" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/WorldOfAmiga"} Resurrecting an annual tradition, the World of Amiga show will be held again in 1995 at the Toronto International Centre on December 8, 9, and 10th. Reviews @{"Disclaimer" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129: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 @{"Apple_CD-300e_Plus" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Apple_CD-300e_Plus"} (Update) The Apple CD-300e Plus is a dual speed SCSI CD-ROM drive that supports playing of audio CDs, reading of CD-ROMs, is multi-session compatible, and conforms to several other standards. As a bonus, it can read digital data from audio CDs. @{B}[DR's Notes: This review is an "update" to a previously posted review of the Apple CD-300 drive, this previous review can be found on @{U}ACCUG Amiga Disk #082@{UU}.]@{UB} Software @{"Greek_WorkBench" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Greek_WorkBench"} (Review) "Greek Workbench" (The actual product name is in Greek.) is WorkBench 2.1 plus all extensions such that any Workbench supporting locale is totally localized in Greek. A lot of supporting tools. @{"Klondike_AGA_1.1" system "RAM:ACCUG/FullView ACCUG_129:files/Klondike_AGA_1.1"} (Review) Klondike AGA, Version 1.1 is the Klondike solitaire card game we all know, with music and HAM-8 graphics. 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) in Albany, Oregon. 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