Volume 3, Number 27 14 July 1986 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | _ | | / \ | | - FidoNews - /|oo \ | | (_| /_) | | Fido and FidoNet _`@/_ \ _ | | Users Group | | \ \\ | | Newsletter | (*) | \ )) | | ______ |__U__| / \// | | / FIDO \ _//|| _\ / | | (C) Copyright 1986 by IFNA (________) (_/(_|(____/ | | (jm) | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Editor in Chief: Thom Henderson Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings FidoNews is the official newsletter of the International FidoNet Association, and is published weekly by SEAdog Leader, node 1/1. You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission standards are contained in the file FNEWSART.DOC, available from node 1/1. The contents of the articles contained here are not our responsibility, nor do we necessarily agree with them. Everything here is subject to debate. Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL Insider's Joke 2. ARTICLES Silicon Mountain Fido Conference War in the Falklands Mail Order Problems Review of the MultiTech MultiModem 223 Rovermsg update 3. COLUMNS Hard Disk Usage and Management Tips, Part 3 Computer Industry Spotlight Job Market Research Part II 4. FOR SALE Entertainment Software for your PC! Public Domain Software Library Sale!! 5. NOTICES The Interrupt Stack CARTOON: Gruesome George, by Bruce White Net 105 & 146 merged!! Fidonews Page 2 14 Jul 1986 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= This page intentionally left blank. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 3 14 Jul 1986 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= Silicon Mountain Fido Conference Sponsored by The Colorado Springs PC Users Group and The International Fido Net Association to be held from August 14 to 17, 1986 in Colorado Springs, Colorado The Silicon Mountain Fido Conference will take place from August 14 through August 17, 1986, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Colorado Springs Hilton Inn. Register as soon as possible for the conference, by mailing in the registration form and by making room reservations at the Hilton Inn. Registration may be made on line at any of the Fido Conference Coordinator BBS numbers: 303-578-0860 (1/10 outgoing) 303-596-6232 (1/10 Incoming) Information will also be available at the COSUG BBS: 303-635-5468 (128/13) The registration form will be circulated in a couple of days. To register through FidoMail, please send a message to us at 1/10, and follow up by sending a hard copy of the registration form by mail or send a file with the extension ".REG". Please put a variation of your name on the file and tell us the name you have given your registration form in your message. If we get multiple files with the same name, it could a problem for us. Please follow up by making a guaranteed reservation at the Hilton Inn. To guarantee your room for late arrival, the Hilton requires a credit card number (Master Card, Visa, American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club and Discover are accepted) or a deposit. Without a guarantee, they will not hold it past 6:00 PM of the arrival date. When you call in your reservation, be sure to tell the person taking it that you are with the "Silicon Mountain Fido Conference" or the "Fido Conference" or "International Fido Sysops" to be sure that your reservation is at the group rate. The room rates are as follows: Single or Double (one bed or two) $60.00 per night Triple occupancy $75.00 per night Quad occupancy $90.00 per night Parlor $120.00 per night Fidonews Page 4 14 Jul 1986 Because the Hilton does not care how you share your accomo- dations, some of you may wish to double up and split the room charges. You may be able to find someone in your local net who also wishes to share. Or send a message around FidoNet for someone to share with. The address and telephone number of the Hilton Inn is: 505 Popes Bluff Trail Colorado Springs, CO. 303-598-7656 The Hilton Inn is located at Exit 146 (Garden of the Gods Road) off of I-25 in northern Colorado Springs. Other motels in the immediate vicinity (within walking distance) include "Howard Johnson's", "Ramada Inn", and "Econolodge." Within a short driving distance, there are many other motels, which may be cheaper than these. Because we are getting a special rate, you cannot expect to save much by staying at a place other than the Hilton, unless you have your own trans- portation. To be sure that a room is reserved for you, we need a message from you that you are coming as soon as possible. A large block of rooms has been reserved for us, but unless we have your reservation by August 1 at the latest, we can not guarantee you a room at the conference rate. Because it is the height of the tourist season, you will have to compete with the tourists for a motel room. I have to give the Hilton an estimate of the number of rooms we need by July 1, and a room list is due August 1 at the latest. Although you can probably still find lodging after August 1, it may not be at the Hilton. The deadline for reservations for the banquets and other group meals is 48 hours in advance. All parties and receptions will be cash bar. We have set a conference fee of $60.00 for the full conference. If you wish to attend Saturday only, the conference fee would be $30.00. The rate for full time students is $35.00 and $20.00, respectively. Registration after August 1 will be an additional $10.00. In addition you will want to attend the banquet on Friday night, which will be an additional $15.00 per plate, and the luncheon on Saturday, which will be $7.50 per plate. The cost of the Saturday dinner at the Flying W Ranch will be announced later. It will include transportation by bus to and from the Hilton Inn. We are working on a special trip up Pikes Peak by cog wheel railway at a cost to be announced later. The stated meal prices include taxes and service charges. The amount of the conference fee is based on what is needed to recover the conference expenses. In addition we hope you will see fit to send a voluntary donation to IFNA, which is cosponsoring the conference and which will be the primary beneficiary of the conference. Fidonews Page 5 14 Jul 1986 The address to send your registrations to is: Silicon Mountain Fido Conference Attn: George Wing 507 Mining Exchange Building 8 South Nevada Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Voice: 303-635-4716 (weekdays) FidoNet 1/10 Please pay your conference fees by check or money order to "Silicon Mountain Fido Conference." By July we will be able to accept MasterCard and Visa over the phone. Please do not send credit card numbers through FidoMail. We are trying to work out having computers with modems and phone lines available for you to call your board and check to see what E.T. did to you when he used your board to phone home while you were in Colorado Springs. Suggestions on how to handle the billing for telephone calls are needed. Please check for the best deals on air fare. We have a conference discount arranged through Continental Air Lines, which feeds through Denver. Jack Armit of Globe Travel in Colorado Springs (303-473-4151) can help you with travel arrangements. Call him if you are flying on Continental. Call him anyway. Other carriers feed direct into Colorado Springs without requiring a plane change in Denver as does Continental in many cases. Fares to Denver are about the same as to Colorado. Check it out and let me know what kind of deals you are getting, so I can pass the information on. The sooner you make your reservation, the better the deal you will get. We are looking for persons to help with the discussions of DoubleDOS, EchoMail, and various other topics. Suggestions are welcome. We thank those persons who have already volunteered their time. Ken Kaplan will have the final say on panel members and speakers. Send us a message at 1/10 with a copy to Ken 1/0. See you in Colorado Springs in August! George Wing, Coordinator Silicon Mountain Fido Conference Coordinator 1/10 Ken Kaplan and Ben Baker The International FidoNet Administrators 1/0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 6 14 Jul 1986 Charles Grisamore Memphis Tennessee Fido 123/7 War in the Falklands While scanning the files on a long distance board I sometimes call, I spotted a program called FALKLANDS.BAS. After downloading, I found it was a sophisticated war game involving ship and troop deployment as well as air cover and even ship based artillery. The only problem was that there weren't any instructions! The commands are pretty obvious (they are for the most part always visible on the screen and make extensive use of the function keys) however when entering ship and troop movements you must enter the sector number to move into. Without some sort of sector map it's impossible to ascertain your position relative to the Falklands or anything else. Has anybody got a DOC file for this program? Another issue; is this program user supported? The startup screen identifies it as "War in the Falklands (C) 1983 by Robert Alter version 1.5". The copyright notice doesn't by itself mean much. Most programmers I know put such a message on EVERY program. However the absence of a Freeware/User supported message makes me wonder about this program. I've seen it on a number of bulletin boards around the country (but then so are a LOT of pirated programs). I'd like to know something about this particular game. I either need the instructions or that it's pirated and I need to get rid of it. Please answer via FidoMail to node 123/7. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 7 14 Jul 1986 David Kaplan, 142/0 Mail Order Problems I would like to advise all FidoNews readers of a complaint that I have registered with the Illinois Department of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General, against the PC Network, of 320 West Ohio St., Chicago, Il. 60610. On April 22, 1986, I ordered a copy of R:Base 5000, in order to take advantage of Microrim's 2 for 1 sale if registered by June 30, 1986. My package did not arrive until May 14, and then it was used, with handwritten notes in the box, and the diskette seal broken. I immediately returned the merchandise for a "priority" replacement, which did not arrive until June 23. They have refused several requests to reimburse me telephone and return postage costs of $14.39 for the first package. With Microrim's deadline for registration at hand I cannot return my used copy of R:Base, and thus am forced to retain used merchandise, as well as the additional telephone and return postage costs. I most certainly will not do business with them in the future. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 8 14 Jul 1986 Tim Rand, 100/255 MultiTech MultiModem 223 Review I have been running my Fido (AmCross Central - 100/255) off of a MultiTech MultiModem 224 for about the last month. This modem is a 300/1200/2400 baud device that emulates the Hayes 1200 baud modem with 2400 baud extensions. Here are the pertinent setup items for Fido use: 1. If you run out of a PBX or use a long-distance service and need to dial with pause codes, open the cover and set switch 2-3 to UP. This sets Wait-for-dial-tone dialing. This may be important to those of you who dial out through MCI, Sprint or other non-1-plus type services. Replace the cover. 2. Set the switches on switch 1 as viewed through the bottom of the modem (really nice feature - no cover to remove for most users) to: 1-1 UP DTR Normal 1-2 UP Verbose (word) responses ** 1-3 DOWN Enable command responses 1-4 UP Enable command character echo ** 1-5 DOWN Disable auto answer ** 1-6 UP Carrier Detect and Data Set Ready normal 1-7 UP RJ11 (if running in an office set DOWN) 1-8 DOWN Enable command mode ** Fido overides these items anyway. I set them this way so my modem doesn't get answered when Fido is not up! and so things work better for most comm programs. 3. Fido takes care of the rest except for one thing. Create yourself a FIDOMDM.BBS file with this one command in it: AT&Q1 This command tells the MultiModem to select the Hayes 2400 response codes. This is important because Fido doesn't know how to handle the 6 or "DIAL TONE" response that the 224 usually gives. 4. Your RUNBBS.BAT command to run Fido should not specify any modem type (ie default to 1/J). I guess others might work (eg a 5/J or 11/J) but why screw with it. The MultiModem supports a command mode setting to change the option set in switch #2-3 above. That is the ATB command. One item that is NOT documented in the manual is that the newer Hayes command ATX4 which sets both Wait-for-dial-tone and extended results IS supported and does work. The modem also supports the Fidonews Page 9 14 Jul 1986 "W" in the ATD dial command so you can do an ATDT 9W999-9999. This also is not documented. At $389 this modem is an excellent value. The modem lists for more, but most dealers are selling it for about $400. If you have trouble getting it for less than $400, send me a FidoNet message and I'll be glad to provide the name of the dealer that I use. It has front panel switches to use a desk phone to dial out or manual answer at either 300/1200/2400, the speaker has a pot (screwdriver adjust-BOOOH) to set the volume, and it has the right amount of lights on the front. The modem has been rock steady and does what it should. I have run with a number of different comm programs in addition to Fido and had no problem at all. The modem has a number of neat features that are NOT Hayes compatible. The first of these is the ability to store 9 phone numbers and redial them with a short-hand dial command ATD Nx, which would dial number x in the list. ATL lists them. This IS in conflict with the newer Hayes 1200s which use ATL for loudness of the speaker. ATL5 is a neat command. It lists the current settings of the E, Q, V, and some of the & commands. This is nice to see what a program does when it sets modem parameters. The last real feature of this modem is the A: command. This command is a "Demon Dialer" type command that will re-dial until a connect. The modem is built as is typical for other modems in this class, that is with an external transformer pack-type three prong plug, and a fairly lightweight plastic case. This model has a large heat-sink on the bottom that gets moderately warm, but in general the box runs very cool. One item of note is that option switches peek through the bottom of the case. This is a very nice convenience item, because it makes it very easy to check or change the switches. I do wish it had the AA (autoanswer) light on the front that my Hayes 1200 has, but that is really not a big deal. As to support, I did call MultiTech about the above noted documentation omissions, and they responded that they were sorry. These features had been added after the doc was printed. I also had a problem with infant mortality on one of the two units I bought. A new one was back to me within the week including shipping time. We also have a MultiTech 1200 modem which has provided us with excellent service and is really very Hayes compatible. Very nice service. The folks on the phone were knowledgeable and courteous. I would recommend a MultiTech to anyone. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 10 14 Jul 1986 ROVERMSG Update by Bob Hartman Sysop Fido 132/101 For those of you that have been waiting a long time for the next release of ROVERMSG, your wait is over! I have just released revision 2.17 of ROVERMSG. This new version has the following nasty little bugs fixed: 1. Using Rovermsg on a Rainbow with the '-c 2' switch really works now. 2. A person with SYSOP privilege does not have to have credit to send FidoNet mail. 3. A change made in SEAdog caused Rovermsg to not print the first character following a soft carriage return. This is now fixed. This version also does not create its own ROVERLST.SYS file unless there is not a NODELIST.SYS file of revision 5 (which I believe is only in Fido 11w, but it might be in 11v also). This change will save approximately 100K in disk space. Finally, the most important announcement of all -SOURCE CODE is available! If you register your copy of Rovermsg for $15, you are entitled to free FidoNet support (answering questions, etc.). For $25 additional (total of $40), I will send you all of the source code for Rovermsg. The code is written for the MANX Aztec C compiler, but if you have another compiler the changes should not be too bad to make. As always, the latest version of Rovermsg can be downloaded from Fido 132/101. I am now running SEAdog, so if you want to request it via SEAdog mail, let me know and I will set you up to have the file held for you to poll. Bob Hartman Sysop Fido 132/101 The UN*X Gateway and Home of Rovermsg ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 11 14 Jul 1986 ================================================================= COLUMNS ================================================================= Taking Advantage of Your PC's Hard Disk: Part III, CONFIG.SYS and the Virtual Disk Barry Gordon New York Personal Computer, Inc. There are some simple things you can do to enhance the performance of your hard drive. Creating a CONFIG.SYS file and a virtual disk can give you added power and speed in working on your PC by reconfiguring your operating system and Random Access Memory (RAM). The CONFIG.SYS File Another file that is useful in the root directory is the CONFIG.SYS file. It's a collection of miscellany to modify the way the PC system works. You may want to try a CONFIG.SYS file consisting of three lines: BREAK=ON FILES=16 BUFFERS=8 The BREAK command allows you to interrupt the system more easily should you wish to terminate the execution of a program. The FILES command allows DOS to juggle more than the default of eight active files simultaneously. This is important, because DOS loads five files of its own, leaving you with only three. Sixteen should give you enough to handle most any situation. The BUFFERS command can speed up certain kinds of disk operations. You may want to try as many as 16 or even 32 for a 20MB hard disk. The Virtual Disk A large internal RAM not only allows manipulation of larger files when necessary, but gives the user access to the speed of internal memory for processing data. Just as the hard disk increases computing speed over the diskette drive, so internal memory, if utilized, increases computing speed over the hard drive. To tap the speed and power of the internal memory, you might consider setting up a virtual disk. However, to attempt to set up a virtual disk, you should have more than 256KB of memory in your PC, preferably, 512KB or larger. The virtual disk is a portion of RAM set aside to simulate a disk. The virtual disk is referred to by the drive designation letter following that of the system's last hard disk. Assuming a single hard disk C:, our virtual disk becomes D:. The virtual disk is created at startup by a program such as the VDISK command that comes with DOS 3.0., working together with a command you Fidonews Page 12 14 Jul 1986 save in your CONFIG.SYS file. With 512KB of RAM, a reasonable virtual disk size to try is 64KB. If you have a 640KB system, you may want to set up a virtual disk of 192KB. I suggest leaving about 448KB of available, active RAM to have ample memory for DOS to do its work. A virtual disk of even 64KB can do wonders. It can also be effectively larger by specifying the smallest possible sector size -- e.g., 128 bytes -- for the greatest possible data packing density. Assuming VDISK.COM and 640KB of RAM, the virtual disk specification in your CONFIG.SYS might look like this: DEVICE=C:\VDISK The entire CONFIG.SYS file would look like this: BREAK=ON FILES=16 BUFFERS=8 DEVICE=C:\VDISK.SYS 192 128 64 The SETPATH.BAT and AUTOEXEC.BAT Files Revised What do you do with this virtual disk D: now that it is set up? First, you can begin to take full advantage of your virtual disk's speed by adding a statement to AUTOEXEC.BAT to transfer the sub-directory of your most-used files to the virtual disk D:. Your AUTOEXEC.BAT file now contains the following: DATE TIME PROMPT $P$G COPY \anyname1\*.* D: D:SETPATH Note that the SETPATH command must remain the last one in the file. Next, modify the PATH command (in SETPATH.BAT) to PATH D:\;C:\anyname2;C:\any3;C:\any4 replacing the c:\anyname1 you formerly had in SETPATH.BAT with the root directory of your virtual drive D:\. (Again, note that you specify complete paths, including all drive designations, to keep the command totally independent of what the default drive might happen to be.) Finally, move the SETPATH.BAT file out of the root directory and into the \anyname1 directory for automatic transfer to D:. This allows you to execute the SETPATH command from any directory, entering it as simply SETPATH or D:SETPATH if necessary. The root directory on your hard drive now contains the following files: COMMAND.COM Fidonews Page 13 14 Jul 1986 AUTOEXEC.BAT Sub-directory Names CONFIG.SYS VDISK.COM (or equivalent) Tips Concerning The Virtual Drive Now that your PC has the virtual disk D:, you will want to keep only your most-used files in your C:\anyname1 directory. I would suggest you put in some DOS external command files, plus regulars like BASIC.COM, or perhaps a few of your personal favorites, such as PE.EXE or your word processing program. Depending on the size of your virtual disk, you might even wish to add some non- executable, but nonetheless frequently used, files that you would like to have accessible from any sub-directory. All of these would presumably reside permanently in your C:\anyname1 directory so that they transfer automatically to D: at system startup. The one thing you must not forget is that your virtual disk D: actually resides in RAM and not on a real disk drive. I suggest you do not store anything in your virtual drive that is not stored in a file on your hard disk or on a diskette, because whenever you turn your PC off or whenever the power fails, everything in your virtual disk is cleared. Summary A brief summary of what the various files might look like is given below: The Root Directory COMMAND.COM AUTOEXEC.BAT Sub-directory Names CONFIG.SYS VDISK.COM (or equivalent) CONFIG.SYS File BREAK=ON FILES=16 BUFFERS=8 DEVICE=C:\VDISK.SYS 192 128 64 The numercial values in the DEVICE command will vary depending on the size you wish your virtual disk to be. AUTOEXEC.BAT File DATE TIME COPY C:\anyname 1\*.* D: PROMPT $P$G Fidonews Page 14 14 Jul 1986 D:SETPATH The D: shown above presumes that you don't have a second hard disk attached to your PC. With two hard disks, the virtual disk would be E:. SETPATH.BAT File PATH D:\;C:\any1;C:\any2\;C:any3;... That's it. My experience shows that a hard disk with large internal RAM, set up more or less as recommended here, can be a real pleasure to operate. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 15 14 Jul 1986 William/Eunhee Hunter Fido 109/626 Computer Industry Spotlight on: AUTO-TROL TECHNOLOGY CORP. -- Organized in 1962, Auto-Trol manufactures and integrates CAD/CAM computer equipment. Openings exist in engineering, sales, data processing, and finance. New employees undergo classroom instruction, as well as on-the-job training. Employees can also take advantage of special skills courses. Contact: Jim Wilkes, Director, Human Resources, Auto-Trol Technology Corp., 12500 N. Washington, Denver, CO 80233. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 16 14 Jul 1986 William/Eunhee Hunter Fido 109/626 THE FIRST STEP -- CHOOSING AN INDUSTRY As your no doubt aware -- particularly if you're an individual who has already been employed several years or more -- the U.S. job market is really many job markets, in fact thousands of them. But for purposes of job hunting, it makes sense to think of "job market" and "industry" as roughly synonymous. Given this definition, your initial problem is to decide which industry (i.e., job market) best suits your qualifications and needs. Obviously, having a degree in, say, business administration or a computer specialization, qualifies you for positions in many industries -- and yet, your work experience, career path, and life style will depend greatly on which industry you accept employment with, and hence become part of. An accounting position in the telephone industry, for example, will probably lead you in a much different direction than one in the insurance industry, consulting, or federal government. Thus you should consider that, in accepting a job, you're also accepting, and becoming part of an industry. The chances are good that you'll remain with that industry in come capacity throughout your working life. Even so, are you really familiar with the many industries which compromise the U.S. economy? Are you familiar with the many occupations within those industries which your education or experience may qualify you for? If not -- as is the case with most people -- then your job hunting effort must start with INDUSTRY RESEARCH. You need to gain a reasonably clear perspective on contemporary events and conditions in each of the industries which may hold opportunities for you. Without this basic understanding, you simply have no idea where to focus your job hunting effort. The following reference materials (among others) will help you locate current articles and books on any industry you care to research: ACCESS: THE SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDE TO PERIODICALS. Syracuse, New York: Gaylord Bros.,Inc., 1975 to date. READERS GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1905 to date. BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX. New York: The H. W. Wilson Co., 1958 to date. PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION SERVICE BULLETIN. New York Public Affairs Information Service. 1915 to date. GUIDE TO AMERICAN DIRECTORIES. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company. (Note: This is the most comprehensive key to the existence of directories covering business, Fidonews Page 17 14 Jul 1986 industrial, professional, and commercial fields. It will lead you to an unbelievable range of indispensible information.) Winchell, Constance, M., GUIDE TO REFERENCE BOOKS. Chicago: American Library Association. (Note: When you don't know where to look or have exhausted other resources, "Winchell" is the place to try.) Next article will present THE NEXT STEP - RESEARCHING SELECTED COMPANIES. Distributed via FidoNet BBS by NOVA_WEG Fido 109/626, W.E.G. Systems, P.O. Box 5072, Springfield, VA 22150. Permission is hereby given to reprint the contents of this article providing the contents remain unchanged. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 18 14 Jul 1986 ================================================================= FOR SALE ================================================================= ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE FOR YOUR PC! SUPERDOTS! KALAH! Professional quality games include PASCAL source! From the author of KALAH Version 1.6, SuperDots, a variation of the popular pencil/paper DOTS game, has MAGIC and HIDDEN DOT options. KALAH 1.7 is an African strategy game requiring skill to manipulate pegs around a playing board. Both games use the ANSI Escape sequences provided with the ANSI.SYS device driver for the IBM-PC, or built into the firmware on the DEC Rainbow. Only $19.95 each or $39.95 for both exciting games! Please specify version and disk format. These games have been written in standard TURBO-PASCAL and run on the IBM-PC, DEC Rainbow 100 (MSDOS and CPM), CPM/80, CPM/86, and PDP-11. Other disk formats are available, but minor customization may be required. BSS Software P.O. Box 3827 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 For every order placed, a donation will be made to the Fido coordinators! Also, if you have a previous version of KALAH and send me a donation, a portion of that donation will also be sent to the coordinators. When you place an order, BE CERTAIN TO MENTION WHERE YOU SAW THE AD since it also appears in PC Magazine and Digital Review. Questions and comments can be sent to: Brian Sietz at Fido 107/17 (609) 429-6630 300/1200/2400 baud ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 19 14 Jul 1986 Now available from Micro Consulting Associates!! Public Domain collection - 550+ "ARC" archives - 20+ megs of software and other goodies, and that's "archived" size! When unpacked, you get approximately 28 megabytes worth of all kinds of software, from text editors to games to unprotection schemes to communications programs, compilers, interpreters, etc... Over 55 DS/DD diskettes!! This collection is the result of more than 15 months of intensive downloads from just about 150 or more BBS's and other sources, all of which have been examined, indexed and archived for your convenience. Starting a Bulletin Board System? Want to add on to your software base without spending thousands of dollars? This is the answer!!! To order the library, send $100 (personal or company check, postal money order or company purchase order) to: Micro Consulting Associates, Fido 103/511 Post Office Box 4296 200-1/2 E. Balboa Boulevard Balboa, Ca. 92661-4296 Please allow 3 weeks for delivery of your order. Note: No profit is made from the sale of the Public Domain software in this collection. The price is applied entirely to the cost of downloading the software over the phone lines, running a BBS to receive file submissions, and inspecting, cataloguing, archiving and maintaining the files. Obtaining this software yourself through the use of a computer with a modem using commercial phone access would cost you much more than what we charge for the service... Please specify what type of format you would like the disks to be prepared on. The following choices are available: - IBM PC-DOS Backup utility - Zenith MS-DOS 2.11 Backup Utility - DSBackup - Fastback - ACS INTRCPT 720k format - Plain ol' files (add $50) Add $30 if you want the library on 1.2 meg AT disks (more expensive disks). There are no shipping or handling charges. California residents add 6% tax. For each sale, $10 will go to the FidoNet Administrators. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fidonews Page 20 14 Jul 1986 ================================================================= NOTICES ================================================================= The Interrupt Stack 20 Jul 1986 St. Louis Area Sysops Meeting, to be held at Baker's Acre. Net 100 sysops please contact Ben Baker at 100/76 for details and directions. 14 Aug 1986 Start of the International FidoNet Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Contact George Wing at node 1/10 for details. Get your reservations in NOW! We'll see you there! 24 Aug 1989 Voyager 2 passes Neptune. If you have something which you would like to see on this calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1/1. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gruesome George by Bruce White, 109/612 +-------------------------------------------------+ | Super--with this new | | multitasking program | | the computer can do | |\ three things at once! | | \ / | | Very nice, dear. Now / ____\__ | | how about your doing / |_| \ | | some multitasking _____ |\ | | around the house. | _ | | | | ______ | |_| | | | | __(______)_|_____|___ | | | ||-----------------|| | | | ______ || || | | | \ {} / || || | | |(c) 1986 bw \__/ ||-----------------||__|__| +-------------------------------------------------+ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Norman Northwest Super Fido (#105/2) Formerly 146/0,1 For quite a while now many people have been talking about merging networks 105 (Portland area) and 146 (LNA Net) into one. So at the local area system operators meeting held last week we went ahead and combined. Not a large task indeed, in fact, the whole process took about 3 minutes from the time of the decision Fidonews Page 21 14 Jul 1986 to the assignment of new node numbers. But here is what's new: New Number Board Name Old Number ------------ ------------------------- ------------ 105/2 Northwest Super Fido 146/0,1 105/3 Dim Sum 146/5 105/9 S.I.M. NoChange (MO:) 146/6 -- Engineers 1 (Down) 146/2 105/098 Private 146/098 105/099 Private 146/099 The Engineers 1 was taken down for reconstruction. This shouldn't be too confusing at all. The changes listed here will be effective immediatly. -----------------------------------------------------------------