[HEA] _____________________ ___ _ |___ ______________| | | | | | | _ | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | | | | || | | | ____ _ _ _ _ ______ | | | || | | | / __ \ | | / \_/ \ | ___ \ | | | || |__ ____ | | / / \ | | /\ /\ \ | | \ \ | | | || _ \ | _ \ | | \ \__/ | | | |_|| | | |__/ / | | | || | | || |_|| | | \___/|_| |_| |_| | ____/ |_| | || | | || |__ | |____________________ | | _ |__||_| |_|\____/ |________________________| | | |_| | | Lighting Your Apple II Path | | |_| ----------------------------------- >>> WELCOME TO THE LAMP! <<< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BEST OF THE A2 BULLETIN BOARD ON A2Central "Teaching the Apple II user how to fish since 1998" :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Lamp! An Onipa'a Software Production Vol. 10, No. 6 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Publisher................................Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W. Editor.....................................................Lyle Syverson Internet Email, Publisher.........................thelamp@sheppyware.net Internet Email, Editor...............lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 15, 2007 HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER---------------------------------------------[OPN] Time A2 BULLETIN BOARD at A2Central.com DISTILLATIONS----------------------[DAA] A2Central Charity Drive------------------------------------------[ACD] Postcards With Four Edges----------------------------------------[PFE] RetroChallenge 2007----------------------------------------------[RCS] A2central Mail Pointer-------------------------------------------[ACM] Radio Controlled Computer Clock----------------------------------[RCC] SAFE 2.1.6 Released----------------------------------------------[STR] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-------------------------------------------------[LTE] No Letters to the Editor This Month An Invitation KFEST 2007------------------------------------------------------------[KF7] KansasFest 2007--------------------------------------------------[KFS] EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] [*] [*] [*] READING THE LAMP! The index system used by The Lamp! is designed to make """"""""""""""""" your reading easier. To use this system, load this issue into any word processor or text editor. In the index you will find something like: EXTRA INNINGS About The Lamp! ------------------------------------------------ [INN] To read this article, simply use your search or find command to locate [INN]. There is a similar tag at the end of each article: [EOA]. [OPN]------------------------------- HIGH ABOVE THE ROCK RIVER | ------------------------------------ From The Editor """"""""""""""" by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org Time ~~~~ Many things we do are arranged to be done at a certain time on a certain date... doctor appointments, Church services, performance of a play, etc. Work is often scheduled for certain hours on certain days of the week... especially important to those working on an assembly line. On the other hand certain things happen when the time has come... birth of a baby, death, accidents. Most computers are outfitted with a clock. This allows a time stamp on saved files... a record of which of two or more apparently identical files is the most recent version... a way to time stamp outgoing email with the time it was sent. Keeping track of time has been a challenge to mankind for a long time. There have been sundials and a multitude of clocks. One of the more recent innovations for consumer clocks is the "radio controlled" clock. They set themselves to the correct time by referring to radio station WWVB (Fort Collins, Colorado) which refers to the NIST Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado. Wouldn't it be nifty if someone were to build a clock for the Apple II computers using the same technology? Tell me what you think about that idea by sending a letter to the editor via email. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] ASCII ART BEGINS _________ _ _ _ |__ __| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |___ ____ | | _____ __ ___ _ _ _____ | | | | | ___ \ / __ \ | | /____ \ | v v | | v ___ \ | | | | | | | | | /__\ \ | | ____| | | /\ /\ | | / \ \ | | | | | | | | | _____| | | / ___ | | || || | | | | | |_| | | | | | | | |_____ | |____ | |__| | | || || | | \___/ / _ |_| |_| |_| \______| |______| \____^_| |_||_||_| | |\____/ |_| | | | | |_| ASCII ART ENDS [EOA] [DAA]------------------------------------------------------- DISTILLATIONS FROM The A2 Bulletin Board at A2Central.com | ------------------------------------------------------------ by Lyle Syverson email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org [ACD] A2Central Charity Drive """"""""""""""""""""""" A2Central to donate all Cafepress sales to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Back when the original A2Central site was operated by Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, and somewhat affiliated with Syndicomm, A2Central had a Cafepress store to sell A2Central branded merchandise. Since the changeover to me (Sean Fahey), nothing has been done with it until now. Effective today and for as long as I operate A2Central, I'm pledging ALL net income collected through our Cafepress store to charity. For now, that charity will be St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis TN, USA. All patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude are treated without regard to the family's ability to pay, and is frequently the last hope for children fighting cancer and other catastrophic diseases. We hope you'll consider purchasing our fashionable Apple II geek-wares, and help support this worthy cause. http://www.cafepress.com/a2central We're also looking for interesting new graphics and slogans worthy of the Apple II and A2Central to broaden our Cafepress offerings. Do you have original artwork or a slogan that you'd like to donate to A2Central's charity projects? Send your material to sfahey@a2central.com. Thank you very much. (sfahey, a2c.portal_news, May 16 2007) [EOA] [PFE] Postcards With Four Edges """"""""""""""""""""""""" Imagine my surprise today when I opened the mailbox to see a postcard with my picture on it on the top of the pile of mail. My first thought I was a victim of a kidnapping and I quickly turned the card over to look for the reward (if I show up, I could say "I found myself" and one wouldn't have to believe in any of those nonsensical things called religion). But no, it was just a KFest advertisement. It would have been pretty funny if the advertising would have stated on the front: Missing Person Alert. With a comment on the back to say: Don't let this happen to you--we want to see you at KFest. Geoff (geoff, a2c.general_chat, May 17 2007) >>>>> """"" I thought the resemblance to former American President Richard Nixon, complete with dual victory/peace signs was amazing. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Nixon-depart.png (sfahey, a2c.general_chat, May 21 2007) [EOA] [RCS] RetroChallenge 2007 """"""""""""""""""" RetroChallenge 2007 has been officially announced. The contest will run July 1st to 31st, with August 7th being the deadline for completed entries. In contrast to previous years, this year's RetroChallenge has shed the vague rules and complex scoring in favor of an essentially "free-for-all" approach, with the focus being more on participation than competition. Entry forms and further information can be found at: http://retrochallenge.net ._____. |[LD8]! ====== 8-BIT SOUND & FURY ====== | o. | APPLE ][ AUDIO & MUSIC RESOURCES !__!__! http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/ (Luddite, a2c.Community, May 21 2007) [EOA] [ACM] A2central Mail Pointer """""""""""""""""""""" If anyone is having trouble retrieving their A2Central mail using a standard POP3 mail program, be aware that although you may have been given your A2Central password in upper case, you need to use lower case to log in to the mail server. Point your POP3 mail reader at a2central.com, use your normal username in lower case, and your password in lower case. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.community, Jun 13 2007) [EOA] [RCC] Radio Controlled Computer Clock """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Bought a radio controlled travel alarm clock for $5.99 yesterday. Sets itself to the correct time by referring to radio station WWVB (Fort Collins, Colorado) which refers to the NIST Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado. It would be nifty if someone were to build a clock for the Apple II computers using the same technology. Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (Lyle, a2c.hardware, Jun 03 2007) >>>>> """"" I am not sure if hardware is the best solution to this problem. Most computers rely on software to set the time. This can be done on a GS with Net Time ( http://www.weygants.net/~apulver/a2software.html#net_time ). And for the 8-bit users, I'm not sue if NTP has been ported to Contiki, but I wouldn't think it be too hard to implement. Geoff (geoff, a2c.hardware, Jun 05 2007) [EOA] [STR] SAFE 2.1.6 Released """"""""""""""""""" Will you be announcing the release of SAFE v2.1.6 here? Lyle Syverson, Editor, _The Lamp!_ published monthly at: email: lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org (Lyle, a2c.network_telecomm, Jun 10 2007) >>>>> """"" It is only a very minor change, as a result of the bug found by Ryan and reported on his podcast. I hardly thought it rated an announcement. But for those who would like one, it fixes a bug where if TCP/IP was already started, it incorrectly displayed TCP/IP Connect, instead of Disconnect in the File menu. Ewen (Speccie, a2c.network_telecomm, Jun 11 2007) [EOA] [LTE]------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ------------------------------------ NO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THIS MONTH """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" The mail box for Letters to the Editor remained empty this month. [EOA] AN INVITATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Express your opinions about the comings and goings in the world of the Apple II computers. Send your comments to Lyle Syverson, lutefisk at grex.cyberspace dot org The Editor reserves the right to edit any material submitted. The Editor reserves the right to reject any material he considers unsuitable for publication in _The Lamp!_. [EOA] [KF7]------------------------------ KFest 2007 | ----------------------------------- [KFU] KansasFest 2007 """"""""""""""" is scheduled for July 17-22, 2007. Go to for details. [EOA] [INN]------------------------------ EXTRA INNINGS | ----------------------------------- About The Lamp! The Lamp! is published on the fifteenth of every month on """"""""""""""" the WEB at: http://lamp.a2central.com/ This publication produced entirely with real or emulated Apple II computers using Appleworks 5.1 and Hermes. Apple II Forever! * The Lamp! is (c) copyright 2007 by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W. All rights reserved. * To reach The Lamp! on Internet email send mail to thelamp@sheppyware.net * All issues of The Lamp! are available at: ftp://www.a2central.com/the.lamp!/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, or Lyle Syverson. Forum messages are reprinted verbatim and are included in this publication with permission from the individual authors. A2Central.com, Ryan M. Suenaga, and Lyle Syverson do not guarantee the accuracy or suitability of any information included herein. We reserve the right to edit all letters and copy. Material published in this edition may not be reprinted without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Registered computer user groups, not for profit publications , and other interested parties may write the publisher to apply for permission to reprint any or all material. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [EOF]