** Thank you for choosing GEnie ** The Consumer Information Service from General Electric Copyright (C), 1990 GEnie Logon at: 00:56 EDT on: 900704 Last Access at: 01:11 EDT on: 900701 * Paperless Books Now Mailed To You! * Details in "SOFTSERV" Cat 1 Top 29 * HOT SUMMER SALE! TANDY 1000 TL/2 * is $749.95 "MARYMAC" in GEnie Mall * Child Development Expert Now In! * Type "ERT" to discuss your kids. * Learn with "CALC" this summer! * Register for Courses before 7/7. * Kodak Tech Support Now Online! * Connect w/ this resource on "PHOTO"! * GEnie Non-Prime Time Holiday * Wed, July 4...Type "NEW" No letters waiting. Welcome Dave Burns Last visit at: 01:11 on: 900701 Welcome to the ST RoundTable ISD Marketing is proud to announce the 1ST Annual Outline Art Creativity contest. -*GREAT PRIZES*- Check out file #15660 called OLARTCON.TST for details. Do it TODAY!! Welcome ****** ******** ** ** ** To the ** ** ** ** ** GEnie ****** ** ST ** ** ** ATARI ** ** Roundtable ** ** ** ****** ** ** ** ** *** ** *** The Official Online Resource of Atari Corporation *** ** *** *************************************************************************** Regular Open Conference every Wednesday night, 10PM EDT, 7PM PDT No Members in Conference GEnie ST Page 475 Atari ST RoundTable Library: ALL Libraries 1. Atari ST Bulletin Board 2. Atari ST Real-Time Conference 3. Atari ST RT Libraries 4. About the RoundTable 5. GEnie Lamp - The Online Mag 900615 6. Quiz Results 7. Feedback to Sysops Enter #,
revious, or revious, or revious, or revious, or uit.
?d
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Skipping file ...
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Skipping file ...
Enter download request or
uit.
?
ST RAM Upgrades & RAM Products
06/11/90
Xtra-RAM Frontier Software (*) 95.00
Once installed the Xtra-RAM will upgrade your .5MB ST (520ST, 520STfm)
to 1Mb, your 1Mb ST (upgraded 520STs, 1040STf, 1040STfm) to 2.5Mb, OR
your MEGA ST2 to 4Mb of RAM. With the Xtra-RAM you do no need to stop
with 1Mb, you can upgrade the Xtra-RAM later to give you 2.5Mb, simply
by changing RAM chips.
(*) Xtra-RAM is manufactured in England. Telephone (0432)567140. We will
honor the manufacturers warranty of 1 year.
Z-RAM 3-D/4Meg Zubair Interfaces (213)408-6715 105.00
Z-RAM is the universal, reliable and compact 2.5 to 4Mb upgrade in 1
kit for 520ST, 520STfm, 1040ST, Mega ST 2 computers. You can use 16 x
1Mb RAM chips to upgrade to 2.5MB and add another 16 to upgrade to 4MB
total. Z-RAM is two boards each holding 2MB soldered together with a 40
pin socket going through them. A pingrid board is cabled to the main
boards. The pingrid board piggybacks over the MMU chip. Z-RAM will work
with 1MB chips 120ns or less, even 150ns speed. (Solderless).
AERCO easiST AERCO (512)451-5874 125.00
Solderless, quality upgrade board. Upgrade your 520ST from .5Mb to 4Mb
utilizing 256K or 1Mb RAM chips. Upgrade 1040ST (including 520STfm) from
2Mb to 4Mb of RAM. Please specify computer type when ordering this board
as there are 2 separate boards (older systems with external disk drives
or systems with an internal disk drive).
Upgrade Key
AERCO Xtra-RAM Z-RAM
520ST yes yes yes
520STfm yes yes yes
1040STfm yes yes yes
MEGA ST2 no yes yes
"Why do we offer more than one upgrade board, simply because everybody
has there own personal preference (recommondations from friends, etc).
All 3 that we carry will do the job, or else we wouldn't carry it. Your
ST and any peripherals that you might have will operate in exactly the
same way as they have before, but you will have the added benefit of
extras memory for your business programs, word processors, DTP packages,
print spoolers, RAM disks and other programs."
Other Goodies
ST/ime Zubair Interfaces (213)408-6175 42.00
ST/ime is an universal internal clock/calendar custom module for you
ST. Install it under one ROM BIOS chip on the motherboard of you ST and
forget about setting time and date ever again. ST/ime will do it for you.
All your files will be date stamp with the correct time and date every
time you boot up. ST/ime features a 10 year lithium battery, 1 minute
per year accuracy, and a 3 year warranty. ST/ime universally fits 520ST,
520STfm as well as 1040ST.
Forget-Me-Clock II Frontier Software 38.00
Easy to fit cartridge. Simply plugs into your cartridge port. Features
a through-cartridge port so that you can plug in any other ST cartridge.
Lithium battery keeps its clock running even when its unplugged from
your ST. Simple to install auto-run program automatically sets your ST's
system and keyboard clocks at power on and re-boot. No longer do you have
to set the time and date yourself everytime you turn on or reboot your
ST. Guaranteed for two years, including the battery, with a 10 day money
back guarantee.
TOS 1.4 Chips Atari 89.00
2 set and 6 set chips are available.
Uprgrade boards with RAM Chips
AERCO Xtra-RAM Z-RAM
w/512K RAM (80ns) $163.40 $133.40 n/a
w/512K RAM (120ns) $161.00 $131.00 n/a
w/2Mb RAM (80ns) $241.00 $211.00 $221.00
w/4Mb RAM (80ns) $357.00 n/a $337.00
Installation n/a $40 n/a
Installation available for the Xtra-RAM upgrade boards. Call
(800)876-6040 for an RA # prior to sending your computer to us or it
will be refused. Installation will be done within 24 hours and sent
back to you and within you will receive it within 48 hours for a 72
hour turn around (excluding saturday & sunday). We will install ST/ime
and/or TOS 1.4 at no additional charge when ordered with the RAM upgrade.
Installation includes US only freight (additional charge overseas
including APO/FPO).
RAM Chips
256K (100ns) 2.25
256K (80ns) 2.40
1Mb (80ns) 7.25
Joppa Computer Products
3909 Pulaski Highway
Abingdon, MD 21009
(301)676-1948 (301)679-4108
(800)876-6040
VISA/Mastercard/COD/PO's accepted
NO Credit Card Surcharges except Hard Drives add 3%
End of list.
Download another file (Y/N)?
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Z-MODEM FAST AND DIRTY
This is intended as a quick tutorial, for people somewhat new
to the Z-Modem transfer protocol. I've discovered some quick (and
quite fun!) work-arounds; that I hope other people will be able to
use. This is an alternative to using a full blown terminal
program, by using the features of the GEM Desktop.
First off, a plug for two great programs that make this task a
little easier, but are not absolutely necessary. I have been using
DC DeskTop, primarily because you can load another desktop
configuration at any time, hence making this method a BREEZE.
Also, if you don't yet own MultiDesk...Get It!!!
Well on to business. In my second disk drive resides a disk
of utilities, that I have "Installed as Applications," from the
desktop. (Read your ST owners manual if you don't know what I
mean.) One is D-Copy, for de-arcing arced files, another is UnLZH,
for Un-LZHing LZH'd files. By double clicking on any LZH or ARC
file, they automatically extract to my ram-disk.
All that said as background information now, let's get into
the fun stuff! From within DC DeskTop I load a special desktop
that I've designed from which I do my "Quick and Dirty" transfers.
I have substituted my installed decompression programs with my
Zmodem transfer program. (SZ.TTP...which is available here on
Genie. I believe the most current file is ZMODEM18.ARC, but do
your own search to be sure you have the most current version.)
This is what then happens: SZ.TTP automatically runs and starts
transferring the file I've selected automatically. I do all of
this from a ram disk, so the execution is blindingly fast. What I
think is the neatest thing about this is that it all takes place on
the GEM Desktop, so everything is icon orientated, just double
click. (Try that on your IBM.)
All this is fun, sure, but how are we connected to the BBS you
are probably thinking now? Also on my ram disk is the program
version of MultiDesk. (By the way, have you seen version 2 yet.
Wow! How does CFJ do it? !!!) It is also an installed application
so that whenever I double click on an .ACC file, MultiDesk executes
it, just like it was a program. So this happening from within a
ram disk is fast as lightning too. Currently I am just using
Atari's EMULATOR.ACC, VT-52 emulator (it came with your computer)
to connect to the BBS of my choice. After informing the BBS that I
am going to send a file via Zmodem, I simply hit UNDO to exit back
to the GEM Desktop, (you will not be disconnected) and then double
click on the Icon of the file that I want to send. When the file
transfer is finished, I then double click on EMULATOR.ACC and I'm
back on line ready to give a description of the file I've sent.
I've mentioned DC DeskTop and MultiDesk, but, all this can be
done without them. Just boot with EMULATOR.ACC and select it when
you need it from the Desk Accessory slot. It's not as fun, but,
will certainly be just as effective. Also, you don't absolutely
need to install another desktop as in DC DeskTop. Just remove what
ever installed application you have for ARC or whatever kind of
file you are sending, then install SZ.TTP. One other quick note in
case you are using DC DeskTop. Also in my ram disk is the file
XYZ.PRG. (XYZ.TTP renamed so I don't have to mess with the
parameters dialogue box.) I've installed an icon on the desktop
for this program, with the hot key "W", so that when I hit the UNDO
key to exit from terminal mode, I simple then type "W" to receive
Z-Modem style.
Well that's it! Someday we might have a way of using Zmodem
as a background transfer protocol, but, until then this could an
alternate method of using Zmodem. Of course I exempt myself of any
kind of responsibility from any type of damage, crashes, blow ups,
or other mean nasty ugly things that might happen when you try
this. (I hate all that legal jazz.) But, I am confident that all
should go well and that you will enjoy this as an alternate method
to transfer files.
If you like my idea, or even if you hate it, send me E-Mail.
(I love mail good and bad.) My Genie address is W.Fenior. Also,
this may be reprinted in your club news letter or any other free
pub, please just be sure to give me credit where credit is due, and
send me a copy:
Wayne Fenior
1320 E Wackerly Rd.
Midland, MI 48640
End of list.
Download another file (Y/N)?
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Skipping file ...
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Skipping file ...
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Skipping file ...
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Skipping file ...
Enter download request or
uit.
?
Select Download Protocol
1. XMODEM
2. XMODEM (w/1K blocks)
3. YMODEM
4. ZMODEM
Which item, or
uit.
?
Quitting ...
Please stand by...
GEnie Page 476
Atari ST Software Library
Library: All Libraries
1. Description of this Library
2. Directory of files
3. Search File Directory
4. Browse through files
5. Upload a new file
6. Download a file
7. Delete a file you own
8. Set Software Library
9. Save Current Software Library
10. Instructions for Software Exchange
11. Directory of New Files
12. Join/Ignore Library Category
Enter #,