ACCUG Amiga club disk #119 - Released 11/27/94 This disk is donated to the Albany-Corvallis Commodore Users Group (ACCUG) library by Dean Ridgway. Most of the materials on this disk came from QuantumLink, InterNet, The Computer Hotline BBS and other public domain or freely redistributable sources. I have tested these materials on the Commodore Amiga 500 and they APPEAR to work. Some have not been extensively tested, but they do come up and appear to run ok. Enjoy! ACCUG 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 InterNet NewsGroups and local Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes). They were posted by people, like you, who are capable of error. The finial responsibility rests on you, the user. ACCUG policy does not condone copying of copyrighted or other protected materials. If you believe that there are copyrighted materials on this disk PLEASE contact us so we can remove them. Our address can be found in the About_ACCUG file. 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: .ARC - ARC style archive (obsolete). .ZOO - ZOO style archive (obsolete). .LHA - LHA style archive, replaces LHARC. .LZH - LHARC style archive (obsolete). .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 ACCUG 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. 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. 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.LZH - v1.04 - ab20.larc.nasa.gov - [EXE:DOC:SRC/C] MyFile is the name of the file and it is a LHARC style archive. The current version of the file is v1.04 and it was downloaded from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (which is an InterNet anonymous FTP site). The file contains an executable program with documentation and source code in C. Notes: All materials on this disk have been donated for NONCOMMERCIAL USE only. What copyrights there are belong to the original authors. This material MAY NOT BE SOLD! 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 USENET), 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 EMAIL 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. This disk employs a custom boot block as a simple form of virus protection. If you boot this disk and do not get a black screen with a scrolling message, then this disk 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 AS IS. I can not stress this enough "LET THE END-USER BEWARE!" (That's YOU.) Protect yourself and your valuable data, ALWAYS use Write-Protects! For further protection against people who create and spread bogus software, I've begun to digitally "sign" the CRC list (found in the s directory of each disk) with PGP (current version v2.3a.2 can be found on ACCUG Amiga club disk #109). 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 CRC script, I used a detached signature certificate. You MUST have PGP (v2.0+) and my PGP public key to do this validity check. Please get my PGP public key directly from me or directly from someone you trust. A word on archives. Some members of ACCUG 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 REQUIRE that their software packages be released ONLY in the ORIGINAL ARCHIVE. Enough said. Now for the files: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- About_ACCUG A brief description of the Albany-Corvallis Commodore User's Group (ACCUG) and our current mailing address. Calendar A calendar of events, usually just the time and place of our main monthly meeting. Sometimes there will be notices of special events. Contents This file. Set_Up An IconX script file that makes using this disk easier for those with single disk drives and no HardDrive. Running this script is required if you want to utilize the archive self-extraction scripts provided on this disk. Articles Hardware Nothing this month. Programming Nothing this month. Software Recent_AmiNet.01Nov94 Recent uploads to AmiNet on November 01, 1994. Files Applications Cit-3.42P30-00.LHA - v3.42.P30 - wcarchive.cdrom.com - [EXE:DOC:SUP] Citadel is a full featured BBS program, supports networking, file up/down loading, and many other things not found in any other BBS program. Citadel is available for all major platforms. It is FREEWARE, the source and the BBS program are free to anyone. Citadel is room oriented. A room is a free format message conference. A room can have many attributes such as being anonymous, hidden, private, Networked, Directory attached. Citadel supports networking with any other Citadel plus can import and export to other networks via some simple utilities. Citadel supports full access to archives online. You can view the contents and even download individual files from an archive without grabbing the whole archive! Citadel supports doors. Any STDIO program can be used as a door. This version is a major update. Many bugs have been fixed and some special new features are now available. The messages and prompts used by the BBS are now SYSOP customizable. The 68000 version of the archive contains the new message files. You need this file (even if you are running the 68030 version) since it includes all the related files. Author: Tony Preston. Cit-3.42P30-30.LHA - v3.42.P30 - wcarchive.cdrom.com - [EXE] Citadel is a full featured BBS program, supports networking, file up/down loading, and many other things not found in any other BBS program. Citadel is available for all major platforms. It is FREEWARE, the source and the BBS program are free to anyone. Note: You also need the files included in the 68000 version archive (Cit-3.42P30-00.LHA) if you have not updated to a version later than .P25. This file contains the executable files for the 68030 version only. Author: Tony Preston. Art&Graphics MoonPole.GIF - *N/A* - explorer.arc.nasa.gov A Galileo image of the north pole of the Moon has been released and is now available in GIF format (GIF89a 475x480x8). The image was scanned in from a photograph, and is not the raw data. The caption file accompanying the image is attached below, and it is also embedded in the image. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 PHOTO CAPTION (TOP) P-41432 GLL-EM14 December 9, 1992 This view of the north polar region of the Moon was obtained by Galileo's camera during the spacecraft's flyby of the Earth-Moon system on December 7 and 8, 1992. The north pole is to the lower right of the image. The view in the upper left is toward the horizon across the volcanic lava plains of Mare Imbrium. The prominent crater with the central peak is Pythagoras, an impact crater some 130 kilometers (80 miles) in diameter. The image was taken at a distance of 121,000 kilometers (75,000 miles) from the Moon throught the violet filter of Galileo's imaging system. According to the team scientists, the viewing geometry provided by the spacecraft's pass over the north pole and the low sun-angle illumination provide a unique opportunity to assess the geologic relationships among the smooth plains, cratered terrain and impact ejecta deposits in this region of the Moon. JPL manages the Galileo Project for NASA's Office of Space Science and Applications. Author: NASA & JPL. Games Nothing this month. Miscellaneous Intel-Inside.LHA - ? - wuarchive.wustl.edu - [ICON] A Replacement Trashcan Icon! Usage: Extract the archive onto any disk you want an Intel-Inside trashcan on. It will overwrite trashcan.info. Author: Unknown. Music&Sound Nothing this month. Utilities Iconify.LZH - v37.1 - wuarchive.wustl.edu - [2:EXE:DOC] Tiny 2.0x commodity to iconify windows or menufy to add windows to Tools Menu. With Iconify you can temporarily hide windows on the Workbench screen, either with a hotkey, or by doubleclicking in them (with a qualifier down). Care has been taking to only iconify windows which can handle it. A window can be iconified if it is: - resizable or refreshable. - not gimmezerozero. - doesn't have a requester or menu up or is refreshing. An iconified window appears as an icon on the workbench screen. By doubleclicking on that icon the window will be restored. Menufy has the same functionality as Iconify, but hides windows as a menu item in the Tools menu on the Workbench screen. Author: Ewout Walraven. RevUp12.LHA - v1.2 - wcarchive.cdrom.com - [2:EXE:DOC] | DIR RevUp manages version strings following the CBM standard for including in own programs, e.g. '$VER: YourTool 2.4 (30.9.94)'. It's a must for every serious C or Assembler programmer, so have a look at it! Your makefiles together with RevUp will do all the work for you. o RevUp generates and maintains include and header files with revision information. o RevUp is 100% compatible to the CBM developer tool BumpRev, but offers a lot of new features. o Multiple dependency files are supported. o Beta count management for beta versions included. Author: Boris Folgmann. News Aminet_CD_4 Aminet CD 4 contains 1.1 Gigabytes of freely distributable software, The newest file included is dated Oct 8th. The space is used as follows: 330M of software that has appeared since Aminet CD 3 (15-Jun-94). 230M of modules (music). 100M of top downloads (most frequently accessed files). These consist of 1700 modules. 1600 utilities. 250 games. 100 demos. 80 animations. BOGUS_ReOrg_patch It has come to my attention that a fake patch for the disk optimizer ReOrg has been uploaded to some mailboxes. The patch claims to upgrade ReOrg to version 3.24. The filename is RERGX324.LHA. !!! Do not use it ! It is a fake !!! New_Magazines There is a new Amiga magazine out! It comes in 2 parts; "Amiga Pro" and "32". Reviews Disclaimer Important disclaimer for all files found in the Reviews directory, please read before making ANY use of information found here. The standard ACCUG disclaimer also applies. Hardware Blizzard_1230-II (Review) The Blizzard 1230-II is a highly expandable 68030/FPU/RAM/SCSI-II/etc. board for the Amiga 1200. NEC_CDR210 (Mini-Review) There seems to have been a flood of these NEC CDR-210 drives onto the market these days. Prices have dropped into the sub-$200 US range, and a lot of people may be thinking about picking one up. Software BodyBlows_AGA (Review) Body Blows Galactic - AGA is a beat-em-up game which pits 12 different fighters from 6 different worlds against one another.