ST Report: 3-Jun-94 #1023
From: Bruce D. Nelson (aa789@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 06/06/94-11:13:23 AM Z
From: aa789@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bruce D. Nelson)
Subject: ST Report: 3-Jun-94 #1023
Date: Mon Jun 6 11:13:23 1994
SILICON TIMES REPORT
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June 03, 1994 No. 1023
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> 06/03/94 STR 1023 "The Original * Independent * Online Magazine!"
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- CPU INDUSTRY REPORT - Turner Software - MACFAIR LA'94
- Flintstone Saver - Internet NEWS - E-Mail Stalker
- WPerfect FASTEST! - CCITT/ITU-TSS - Internet Help
- NEW Gem Group - People Talking - STR Confidential
-* INTEL TO RELEASE P6 NEXT YEAR? *-
-* COMPAQ SLASHES PRICES! *-
-* SEGA, BLOCKBUSTER, IBM TEAM UP! *-
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> From the Editor's Desk "Saying it like it is!"
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The "Information Highway".... we hear this term everyday. Well,
practically everyday. Does it have real substance yet? It may not.
That's not to say its nonexistent but it does say its in the very
beginning stages. Strange as it may seem, there are those in this day and
age who are resisting the ongoing development of the "highway". Its
difficult, if not downright foolish attempting to rationalize the "whys"
and "what-fors" of their behavior. But educated guesses indicate its
either jealousy, ego, or good old fashioned greed. What ever the special
motivation may be, it seems to have surfaced in all its glory quite
recently. You see in the last few weeks, there was a "vote" called in the
Internet about the establishment of a new "newsgroup". As expected, the
vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the opening of the new group. The
point is... the dissenting votes were really about to go un-noticed until
one name in particular popped up incredibly, as a NO vote. A reasonable
explanation of such an action is, in this reporter's opinion, warranted.
The "no vote" cast by this person is of little or no consequence but
coming from this person; a past president and a current board member of a
developer group and a current software re-seller whose wife is a contract
holder with a commercial network service suddenly hits with the presence
of booming thunder. Why did this person vote no? Its a very interesting
question some suspect will have very interesting answers. Elsewhere in
this issue are the vote results, a list of who voted and how they voted.
Spring Comdex brought many new software and hardware goodies to
market. Over the next few months, we shall endeavor to present a solid
picture of these new products, what to look for and above all else try to
show that "price" really isn't everything. Shopping quality is by far,
the better way to seek out your dream system. Stay with us for the summer
months.. its going to be a very interesting time.
Ralph....
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Weekly Happenings in the Computer World
Issue #23
By: Lloyd E. Pulley, Sr.
******* General Computer News *******
** Intel to Release P6 Next Year? **
Industry insiders are saying the new P6 chip Intel Corp is developing
may be in servers and workstations by the end of next year. Sources say
that the P6-based machines should offer up to eight times the power of
the current Pentium servers.
According to Computergram International, "The Pentium is not intended
to fade away." After culling intelligence about the P6 and the P7 chips
from various sources (including PC Week and MacWeek), CI noted this week
"The company is shrinking the die size in the hope of being able to set
clocks well in excess of 200MHz against 100MHz maximum now, and envis-
ages producing a range of Pentiums in massive volumes and pricing them
low enough for entry-level systems."
"The P6 is expected to come as a two-chip module," says CI, "the se-
cond chip being 256K of high-speed cache, and to include enhanced multi-
processing logic, based on Intel's Multiprocessing Specification, enab-
ling manufacturers to mass-produce standard system boards supporting as
many as four P6 CPUs."
Intel is expected to later move the P6 to a new 0.4-micron process to
raise the clock speed, wanting "to optimize its 0.6-micron process to
yield 120MHz Pentium chips in volume by the second quarter of 1995 and
133MHz chips by the third quarter, before going to 150MHz using the 0.4
micron process."
** Aldus Unveils ChartMaker Module **
Aldus Corp. has announced Aldus ChartMaker, a new software module
that allows users to incorporate charting capabilities into any standard
Macintosh or IBM Windows-based application.
Initially available on the Macintosh personal computer, with a PC
version to follow later this year, ChartMaker is an OLE module that can
be used with any word processing, spreadsheet, computer illustration,
page layout and design or other application to provide a full range of
charting functions.
ChartMaker will be the first in a series of modular software
products, called Aldus Accessory Products, that the company plans to
release during the next 12 months. Each software module will focus on a
single function or task that will add features or functionality to a
"host" application software package.
The Macintosh version of ChartMaker is available now for $149.
Pricing and availability of the Windows version will be announced later.
** Sega, Blockbuster, IBM Team Up **
Testing electronic delivery of video-game software for retail sale is
the point of a new cooperative venture by game publisher Sega of
America, video rental giant Blockbuster Video and IBM.
The companies are expected to launch the market test in 10 to 15
Blockbuster stores in one or two markets in August and run the test for
two to four months. After the tests, they will decide whether to offer
the system for sale to all retailers. Blockbuster has more than 3,000
stores nationwide.
Reports say the pilot project calls for some Blockbuster stores to
offer customers Sega video games on blank, reusable cartridges using IBM
technology.
"The companies noted that since the blank cartridges will be rented
and returned to the stores, they can then be reprogrammed an unlimited
number of times."
Sega President/CEO Tom Kalinske added the project is designed to make
certain that game rental customers can obtain the nearly 1,000 Genesis
and Game Gear software titles available.
** Compaq Slashes Prices **
Compaq Computer Corp. this week announced price reductions on some of
its notebook, desktop and server products. The cuts range from 4% to 34%
on some items.
Among the systems reduced in price are the Contura Aero, Compaq's
first subnotebook PC, its multimedia Presario CDS models and on Pentium-
based ProSignia and ProLiant 1000 models by as much as 18%. Selected
PCMCIA options for the Contura Aero family also were reduced.
** Students Creating New Mac UNIX **
A version of the free Linux clone of the UNIX operating system is
being created for Apple Computer Inc.'s Power Macintosh by two computer
science students at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
Charlton Wilbur and Jem Lewis began laying plans to develop a free-
ware UNIX on the Power Mac in January and say they hope to have a stable
kernel running by the end of August, together with the basic UNIX utili-
ties, including cd, ls, cp, mv, gcc, emacs, vi and bash.
"Linux is a Posix-type UNIX," CI notes, "originally written for 80386
and 80486-based personal computers by Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds
with the assistance of a loosely-knit team working across the Internet.
It is freely distributable under the same terms as the GNU UNIX."
Wilbur and Lewis said that until the end of the summer they want to
keep the project tightly controlled, but once it is running relatively
bug-free, it will be freely available for alpha testing and for others
to help develop device drivers and so forth.
** NEC Boosts 16-meg Dram Production **
NEC Corp. reportedly plans to increase its production of 16-megabit
DRAM chips at its plants in the United States, Singapore and Ireland.
Reports say U.S. subsidiary NEC Electronics will invest an additional
$68 million in expanding facilities to raise its monthly output. It is
expected that the firm will boost production from hundreds of thousand
units a month to 1.5 million units by March next year.
** Dell, Aurora Urge PC Recycling **
A marketing deal to encourage computer users to trade in dated
systems so they can be refurbished for use in developing economies has
been signed by Dell Computer Corp. and Aurora Electronics Inc.
Reports say that under the program, companies looking to replace
existing computer systems can trade their old equipment and receive
credit toward Dell purchases.
The program, which initially will focus on Fortune 500 companies,
calls for Aurora to refurbish, reconfigure, test and resell the older
technology systems overseas.
** IBM Revamping Software Effort **
Word is IBM is overhauling its software-development efforts,
launching a new initiative code- named "Workplace" to try to regain
business lost to rival Microsoft Corp. and others.
Reports say IBM Chairman Louis Gerstner has called the company's
failure to adjust to the shift from its mainframe business toward
client-server computing "the single most important mistake IBM has made
in the last decade." The wire service added, "If the effort succeeds,
IBM could reduce the estimated $1 billion it spends annually in
developing its various software operating systems."
** Turner Enters Software Business **
Several new software products, including interactive games with
scenes from popular movies, have been announced by Turner Home
Entertainment as it launches its PC business.
Reports from Atlanta's Comdex/Windows World computer trade show say
interactive games and screensavers will be offered on the Windows and
Macintosh platforms under the name Turner Interactive. Many of the
products use visual images from Turner's vast movie library. (Turner
Home Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting
Inc.)
Dov Jacobson, Turner's interactive creative development director,
said the company decided to get into software because people looking at
their computer screens are not watching cable television.
Feingold says available now is a $69.95 CD-ROM called "Gettysburg,"
an interactive simulation of famed Civil War battle. Players decide how
the battle should be conducted working with scenes from the popular
Turner movie.
In addition, "Screen Lovers" screensavers, using scenes from popular
movies, will be available in October for about $15.
** Flintstone Screen Saver Announced **
Delrina Corp. has announced The Flintstones Screen Saver Collection.
The screen saver is based on The Flintstones, the live- action motion
picture of the most successful animated cartoon series in TV history.
The Flintstones Screen Saver Collection includes modules featuring
the prehistoric characters in full-color animation with sound. Among the
software's modules are: The Flintstones theme song, a Dictabird that
repeats sound bites; a Bronto Crane that takes boulder-sized bites off
the desktop and a paperboy who drives across the screen throwing The
Bedrock News.
The Flintstones Screen Saver Collection will ship in June for $34.95.
Existing users of The Far Side Daily Planner, Intermission Screen Saver,
The Far Side Screen Saver and the Opus 'n Bill Screen Saver can purchase
The Flintstones Screen Saver Collection for $19.95 directly from
Delrina.
The Flintstones Screen Saver Collection will be available for
computers running Windows 3.1 and Apple Macintosh System 6.07 or higher.
System requirements include 5MB of hard disk space, 3MB of RAM and a
256-color display and adapter. A sound board is recommended.
** Man Charged with Online Stalking **
A Dearborn, Michigan, graphics artist has been arrested on charges he
broke the state's anti-stalking law because he continued to send amorous
electronic mail to a woman after she and the police told him to stop.
The American Civil Liberties Union is considering defending 31-year-
old Andy Archambeau, saying there appeared to be no real threat to the
woman. However, others contend there is no difference between stalking
someone physically and electronically. If convicted of the misdemeanor
offense, Archambeau could be jailed for one year or fined $1,000.
The 29-year-old woman who was the object of Archambeau's attention
said, "I wasn't sure if they were going to find me in a ditch. I didn't
know what this guy was capable of."
The woman herself originally initiated a relationship with
Archambeau, choosing him from a video dating service and talking to him
by phone before deciding to meet at a dating service party. Later they
exchanged electronic mail addresses and sent more than a dozen e-mails
back and forth.
"At first," the woman said, "I have to admit I liked the guy. Then he
started to get too close too soon. He was talking about marriage and
kids. I knew him for five days before I told him to get lost." Later she
filed a complaint with the police after Archambeau left a message on her
answering machine saying he had secretly watched her leave work.
Farmington Hills Police Det. Brian DeGrande said, "He didn't threaten
her, but he did make some remarks that could be construed as possibly
leading into something that her safety could be in jeopardy." Authori-
ties told Archambeau to have no more communication with her, electronic
or otherwise.
Nonetheless, Archambeau sent her another e-mail, saying, "I've been
trying to court you, not stalk you. If you let me, I would be the best
man, friend, lover you ever could have. ... You've turned my innocent
and somewhat foolish love for you into something bad in your own mind."
Her electronic reply was: "If you don't leave me alone, you are going
to be sorry. You have been warned."
It got ugly after that, with his saying he might e-mail their story
to all her computer friends on America Online, and mail it to her family
and old boyfriends, adding in an April 24 e-mail, "This letter thing is
the LEAST of the many things I could do to annoy you."
Archambeau was arrested and charged May 4. A pretrial hearing is
scheduled for June 15.
Archambeau says the woman easily could have ignored his e-mails and
simply not opened them up. Also he said that since his arrest he has
changed the hard drive on his computer and put the old one with her
messages on it in a plastic bag in his closet, adding, "As part of
getting over her, I completely rebuilt my system."
Meanwhile, experts on both sides of the issue are lining up for what
might be the first case of electronic stalking to reach the courts.
Howard Simon, director of the Michigan chapter of the ACLU, said the
case is troubling. "If these charges aren't thrown out, then there's
something for e-mail users to worry about."
However, Dave Banisar, policy analyst with the Electronic Privacy
Information Center in Washington, said electronic stalking should be
treated like physical stalking. "If it's considered stalking when you
send mail through the U.S. Postal Service or over the phone, the same
kind of rationale should be used for electronic networks."
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> HAYES 288 V.FC STR InfoFile
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HAYES 288 V.FC MODEM BREAKS MEGABYTE A MINUTE BARRIER
WITH ITS 230,400 BIT/S CAPABILITY
Since Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. introduced to the global
market the Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX modem with data throughput
capabilities to 230,400 bit/s (230.4 kbit/s) using data compression, the
telecomputing world has not been the same. Shipping in the United States
and Canada @ US$579 and CDN$699, Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX is a powerful
and an equally reliable solution for remote control, multi-media, remote
LAN access, and the transfer of large data files and graphic images.
This external data + fax modem supports V.Fast Class (V.FC) for
28,800 bit/s (28.8 kbit/s) data transmission; ITU-T (formerly CCITT) V.42
bis data compression; ITU-T V.42 error-control; and Group 3 fax using V.17
for 14,400 bit/s (14.4 kbit/s) fax transmission. This product is fully
compatible with the installed base of V.32 bis (14.4 kbit/s), V.32 (9600
bit/s) and V.22 bis (2400 bit/s) modems. In addition, the product will
operate at 28,800 bit/s with future Hayes products implementing the V.34
(V.Fast) standard once it is approved. Hayes will make an upgrade to V.34
available, however, until the standard is finalized, Hayes can only
estimate that the cost will be less than US$100.
"We are pleased to offer our customers a product with the highest
data and fax speeds available today from Hayes," said Hayes President
Dennis C. Hayes. "V.FC's widespread availability creates a new industry
pre-standard for high-speed communications. This technology not only
fills the gap between V.32 bis and V.34 but should enable Hayes to respond
quickly when V.Fast becomes a standard."
Hayes complements its high-speed modem with Hayes ESP Communications
Accelerator, a 16-bit high-speed serial card with either single or dual
ports. Hayes ESP enables Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX to achieve the full
data transmission port speed of 230.4 kbit/s in environments such as
Windows, where a typical PC serial port cannot adequately manage the very
high speeds.
Hayes ESP Communications Accelerator single port is available worldwide
for US$99 and CDN$125. Hayes ESP Communications Accelerator dual port will
be available in December for US$149 and CDN$199. Both Hayes ESP
Communications Accelerators are half-card boards that incorporate a
dedicated communications co-processor with built-in automatic flow control
ensuring data integrity by eliminating buffer overrun errors experienced
with even the 16550 UART at speeds of 115.2 kbit/s or higher. To maximize
the PC's performance, Hayes ESP Communications Accelerators provide
dual1024-byte send/receive buffers and a 16-bit PC Bus interface.
Approvals are currently underway for Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX in
France, Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, China,
Australia, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands and Spain. Product will be
available in these countries once approvals are received from the
appropriate regulatory authority. Availability in other countries,
including Latin America, is also planned.
In addition, eight of the world's largest bulletin board systems and
the three major North American mail hubs within FidoNet have joined Hayes
in extensive V.FC modem testing. "We were pleased to have the opportunity
to support Hayes in this testing. These 28.8 kbit/s modems are reliable
products and users will certainly benefit from the speed," said George
Peace, North American FidoNet Mail Zone Hub. "We can now perform mail
exchanges twice as fast."
OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX comes with Smartcom for Windows LE and Windows
fax communications software. Smartcom for Windows LE includes a Phone
Book feature to store phone numbers; Smart Buttons to automate
communications; popular file transfer protocols; multiple terminal
emulations; and a peruse buffer with print and disk capture. With the
graphical user interface of Smartcom for Windows LE, users can go online
and print files.
Best known as the leader in microcomputer modems, Hayes develops,
supplies and supports computer communications equipment and software for
personal computers and computer communications networks. The company
distributes its products in over 65 countries through a global network of
authorized distributors, dealers, mass merchants, VARs, systems
integrators and original equipment manufacturers.
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Hayes, OPTIMA, ESP, and Smartcom are trademarks of Hayes Microcomputer
Products, Inc. V.FC and V.Fast Class are trademarks of Rockwell
International Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned are trademarks of
their respective companies.
For further editorial information, please contact:
Angie Ciarloni / Peggy Ballard
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
Direct Dial: Angie Ciarloni - 404/840-6823; Peggy Ballard - 404/840-6812
Facsimile: 404/441-1238
MCI Mail: ACiarloni, PBallard
For additional product information, customers may contact Hayes Customer
Service:
Telephone Online with Hayes BBS
404/441-1617 (U.S.) 800/US HAYES (U.S. and Canada)
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+44 252 775544 (Europe) +44 252 775599 (Europe)
+852 887 1037 (Hong Kong) +852 887 7590 (Hong Kong)
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WORDPERFECT 6.0a FOR WINDOWS FASTER THAN
MICROSOFT WORD 6.0a FOR WINDOWS IN KEY AREAS
Customers praise new interim release
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WordPerfect Corporation released benchmark testing results for WordPerfect
6.0a for Windows showing that it is faster than Microsoft Word 6.0a for
Windows in several key areas. WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows, an interim
release of WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows, began shipping in April and is
available free to registered WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows users by calling
(800) 321-4566.
The benchmark testing with WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows and Microsoft
Word 6.0a for Windows was conducted using the Microsoft Test 2.0 program.*
WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows was significantly faster in several areas:
Five times faster opening a 500-page document with simple text and
font attributes
Four times faster cursoring through a document top to bottom
Six times faster changing the font in a 50-page document from Arial
to Courier
Two times faster spell-checking a document with no spelling errors
Four times faster saving a file with changes
Two times faster opening a 50-page WordPerfect 5.x document
"We use benchmark timings to ensure that our software sets the
standard for speed and overall performance," said Bruce Brereton, vice
president of development at WordPerfect Corporation. "We have made
significant speed improvements in 6.0a as a result of these timings."
Customers Praise Interim Release
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"We immediately noticed better performance with file retrieval and
printing in WordPerfect 6.0a for Windows," said Debbie Ondeck of Malcolm
Pirnie, an environmental engineering firm in White Plains, New York. "Our
DOS users have been somewhat intimidated by Windows, but are finding that
WordPerfect for Windows makes an easy transition."
"The speed improvements in 6.0a are terrific on a network," said Rock
Blanco, senior vice president of information technology at Garber Travel
in Cambridge, Mass. "We also noticed that it is faster to move around in
documents, especially when cutting and pasting." Customers Prefer
Toll-Free Support
WordPerfect Corporation is the only major vendor to offer toll-free,
no-service-charge customer support (both Microsoft and Lotus require a
toll call). Research from Dataquest and other leading analysts shows that
the majority of calls to customer support are made within 90 days of
installing new software. Based on user research, WordPerfect Corporation
offers twice that amount of time with its Classic Support program, giving
users six months of toll-free support from the time they first call for
support.
"Another reason I switched back from Microsoft Word to WordPerfect
was your service," said Clint Guthrie, a WordPerfect for Windows user.
"I've been delighted by your service outstanding customer service reps and
800 numbers for help."
"Your toll-free number for technical support has been the best thing
since the invention of the PC," said Dennis J. Hong, a WordPerfect user in
San Francisco. "Why should users have to pay a toll charge to get
information about how to install or use a program?"
WordPerfect Wins Industry Accolades
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WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows won PC/Computing's prestigious MVP award
for word processing in 1993 and was rated highest in the magazine's March
1994 word processing review, beating out Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows.
The product is also the winner of Windows Magazine's Win 100 Award, Home
Office Computing Editor's Pick Award, CIO Magazine Reader's Choice Award
and was given a four-star rating by Software Digest in the February
1994 issue on Windows word processors.
New Summer Promotion
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WordPerfect Corporation recently launched a summer promotion entitled
"The Perfect Upgrade." From now until August 31, 1994, WordPerfect 6.0a
for Windows is available for $99 to users of WordPerfect or any other
major word processor. Users can also purchase WordPerfect 6.0 for DOS for
$99 or WordPerfect 5.1+ for DOS for $49.95.
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> CCITT/ITU-TSS STR FOCUS! The "layout" as it stands....
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* CCITT/ITU-TSS * V-Series Recommendations *
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PART 1 - GENERAL
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V.1 Equivalence between binary notation symbols and the significant
conditions of a two-condition code.
V.2 Power levels for data transmission over telephone lines.
V.3 International Alphabet No.5.
V.4 General structure of signals of International Alphabet No.5 code
for data transmission over public telephone networks.
V.5 Standardisation of data signalling rates for synchronous data
transmission in the general switched telephone network.
V.6 Standardisation of data signalling rates for synchronous data
transmission on leased telephone-type circuits.
V.7 Definitions of terms concerning data communication over the
telephone network.
PART 2 - INTERFACES FOR VOICE-BAND MODEMS
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V.10 Electrical characteristics for unbalanced double-current
interchange circuits for general use with integrated
circuit equipment in the field of data communications.
V.11 Electrical characteristics for balanced double-current
interchange circuits for general use with integrated
circuit equipment in the field of data communications.
V.13 Simulated carrier control.
V.14 Transmission of start-stop characters over synchronous bearer
channels.
V.15 Use of acoustic coupling for data transmission.
V.16 Medical analogue data transmission modems
V.17 The most recent Fax standard, speed up to 14400 bps.
[1991]
V.19 Modems for parallel data transmission using telephone signalling
frequencies.
V.20 Parallel data transmission modems standardised for universal use
in the general switched telephone network.
V.21 300 bits per second duplex modem standardised for use in the
[1964] general switched telephone network.
V.22 1200 bits per second duplex modem standardised for use in
[1980] the general switched telephone network and on point-to-point
2-wire leased line telephone-type circuits.
V.22bis 2400 bits per second duplex modem using the frequency division
[1984] technique standardised for use in the general switched telephone
network and on point-to-point 2-wire leased line telephone-type
circuits.
V.23 600/1200-baud modem standardised for use in the general switched
telephone network.
V.24 List of definitions for interchange circuits between data terminal
equipment (DTE) and data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE)
V.25 Automatic answering equipment and/or parallel automatic calling
equipment on the general switched telephone network including
procedures for disabling of echo control devices for both manually
and automatically established calls.
V.25bis Automatic calling and/or answering equipment on the general
switched telephone network (GSTN) using the 100-series interchange
circuits.
V.26 2400 bits per second modem standardised for use of 4-wire leased
telephone-type circuits.
V.26bis 2400/1200 bits per second modem standardised for use in the
general switched telephone network.
V.26ter 2400 bits per second duplex modem using the echo cancellation
technique standardisedfor use on the general switched telephone
network and on point-to-point 2-wire leased telephone-type
circiuts.
V.27 4800 bits per second modem with manual equaliser standardised for
use on leased telephone-type circuits.
V.27bis 4800/2400 bits per second modem with automatic equaliser
standardised for use on leased telephone-type circuits.
V.27ter 4800/2400 bits per second modem standardised for use in the
[1976] general switched telephone network.
V.28 Electrical characteristics for unbalanced double-current
interchange circuits.
V.29 9600 bits per second modem standardised for use on point-to-point
[1976] 4-wire leased telephone-type circuits.
V.31 Electrical characteristics for single-current interchange
circuits controlled by contact closure.
V.31bis Electrical characteristics for single-current interchange
circuits using optocouplers.
V.32 A family of 2-wire, duplex modems operating at data signalling
[1984] rates of up to 9600 bits per second for use on the general
switched telephone network and on leased telephone-type circuits.
V.32bis Extension to V.32, with speed at 14,400 bps using TCM.
[1991]
V.33 14400 bits per second modem standardised for use on point-to-point
4-wire leased telephone-type circuits.
>>> >>> Pending and un-official (de facto) high-speed+ standards: (*)
V.34 formerly V.FAST, CCITT-ITU draft specifications, up to 28800 bps,
[1993] with advanced line probing function, calling tone modulation and
multi-dimensional trellis coding.
(*) From reliable source, to be officially ratified not before Oct.94.
V-FC formerly V.Fast Class, based on the draft specification of V.34,
proposed by Hayes Microcomputer Inc., developed by Rockwell Inc.
V.32TER formerly V.32terbo, up to 19200 bps, supported by AT&T and USR.
V.32ASL Between two V.32terbo USRobotics HST modems, up to 21600 bps.
V.32HST High Speed Technology-proprietary by USRobotics, up to 16800 bps.
V.32UHS Ultra High Speed-proprietary, up to 16800-19200 bps, by ZyXEL.
Under beta testing, ZyXEL-proprietary up to 21600 bps.
CV.Fast formerly Codex V.Fast, up to 24000 bps, supported by Motorola.
V.fastC formerly V.fast-Class, up to 24400 bps, by Supra Corp./ZOOM Tel.
PEP/Trb formerly PEP/Turbo PEP, up to 23000 bps, by Telebit (and w/UNIX).
>>> >>> (*) See note below.
PART 3 - WIDEBAND MODEMS
V.35 Data transmission at 48 kilobits per second using 60-108 kHz
group band circuits.
V.36 Modems for synchronous data transmission using 60-108 kHz
group band circuits.
V.37 Synchronous data transmission at a data signalling rate higher
than 72 k bits per second using 60-108 kHz group band circuits.
PART 4 - ERROR CONTROL
V.40 Error indication with electromechanical equipment.
V.41 Code-independent error control system.
V.42 Error-correcting procedures for DCES using
[1989] asynchronous-to-synchronous conversion.
V.42bis Data compression procedures for DCEs using error correcting
[1990] procedures.
PART 5 - TRANSMISSION QUALITY AND MAINTENANCE
V.50 Standard limits for transmission quality of data transmission.
V.51 Organisation of the maintenance of international
telephone-type circuits used for data transmission.
V.52 Characteristics of distortion and error-rate measuring
apparatus for data transmission.
V.53 Limits for the maintenance of telephone-type circuits used
for data transmission.
V.54 Loop test devices for modems.
V.55 Specification for an impulsive noise measuring instrument
for telephone-type circuits.
V.56 Comparative tests of modems for use over telephone-type
circuits.
V.57 Comprehensive data test set for high data signalling rates.
PART 6 - INTERWORKING WITH OTHER NETWORKS
V.100 Interconnection between public data networks (PDNs) and the public
switched telephone networks (PSTN).
V.110 Support for data terminal equipments (DTEs) with V-series type
interfaces by an integrated services digital network (ISDN).
V.120 Support by an ISDN of data terminal equipment with V-series type
interfaces with provision for statistical multiplexing.
V.230 General data communications interface layer 1 specification.
(*) Un-official notes added by R. Schiappacassa, CIS_ID 70374,3542.
Sources: BYTE, PC Computing, PC Magazine [US/UK], Online Access,
PC World, Windows User [US/UK], Win DOS Magazine, Chip, PC Format,
PC Plus, PC Today, Computer Shopper [US/UK], CIS Magazine, BBSes,
and ITU-TSB, Geneva/CH.
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"WHERE TO START" FOR NEW INTERNET USERS
Jim Milles
Ver. 4.3
15 May 1994
1. E-mail systems vary widely.
For help with most e-mail questions (signature files, quoting, and so on),
contact your local computer support personnel or your Internet service
provider, or consult the books listed below for a discussion of your mail
system.
2. Some recommended books for new users of the Internet:
Aboba, Bernard. _The Online User's Encyclopedia: Bulletin Boards and
Beyond_. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1994. 806 pp. ISBN 0-201-62214-9,
US$32.95. (A remarkably useful and comprehensive work, covering
everything from the basics of computer communications, to using local
bulletin boards, to the intricacies of the Internet.)
Dern, Daniel P. _The Internet Guide for New Users_. New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1994. 570 pp. ISBN 0-07-016510-6, US$40.00 (hardcover);
ISBN 0-07-016511-4, US$27.95 (paper). (Dern is the former editor of
_Internet World_ magazine and author of numerous articles on the Internet
in many other publications.)
Engst, Adam. _Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh_. Indianapolis: Hayden
Press, 1993. 641 pp. ISBN 1-56830-064-6, US$19.95. (Highly recommended
by Mac users, many of whom preferred this to the Fraase book listed below.
Comes with a disk containing a variety of Internet access software,
including a "legal copy of MacTCP 2.0.2.")
Gilster, Paul. _The Internet Navigator_. New York: John Wiley, 1993.
470 pp. ISBN 0-471-59782-1, US$24.95. (An elegantly written and cleanly
designed guidebook, the best of the new books for the individual dial-up
user. Contains a wealth of useful background information on the workings
of the Internet and the organizations behind it. Recommended for the
individual dial-up user who is serious about the Internet.)
Hahn, Harley & Rick Stout. _The Internet Complete Reference_. Berkeley:
Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1993. 818 pp. ISBN 0-07-881980- 6, US$29.95.
(Considered by many the best of the new crop of Internet books, and at
800+ pages, among the most comprehensive. The humor, however, seems
somewhat more lame than some others.)
Krol, Ed. _The Whole Internet: User's Guide & Catalog_. 2nd ed.
Sebastapol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1994. 543 pp. ISBN 1-56592-063-5,
US$24.95. (In the fast-moving world of the Internet, for most of 1993
this was the successor to _Zen_ as the essential guide to the Internet,
and is still regarded by many as the best of the Internet books. However,
the availability of other books like Gilster's makes Krol's Unix bias more
evident. Recommended especially for users of Unix systems.)
LaQuey, Tracy. _The Internet Companion Plus: A Beginner's Start-Up Kit
for Global Networking_. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1993. 196 pp. ISBN
0-201-62719-1, US$19.95. (A good guide for the true beginner, useful even
for the pre-beginner who has not yet signed on to the Internet.)
Smith, Richard and Mark Gibbs. _Navigating the Internet_. Carmel,
Indiana: SAMS Publishing, 1993. 500 pp. ISBN 0-672-30362-0, US$24.95.
(A highly readable guide, with an easy-to-use listing of Internet
resources arranged by subject. Smith is well known for his popular online
"Navigating the Internet" courses.)
3. Other useful books for new users:
Badgett, Tom and Corey Sandler. _Welcome to... Internet: From Mystery to
Mastery_. New York: MIS Press, 1993. 324 pp. ISBN 1-55828-308-0,
US$19.95. (A self-instruction handbook.)
Braun, Eric. _The Complete Internet Directory_. New York: Fawcett, 1993.
704 pp. ISBN 0-449-90898-4, US$25.00. (As the title suggests, this is a
directory of newsgroups, discussion lists, ftp sites, and so on, with just
a few pages on how to use these resources. A directory like this, Hahn and
Stout's _Internet Yellow Pages_, or Rittner's _Whole Earth Online
Almanac_, may be useful as a companion to one of the other "how-to"
guidebooks).
Eddings, Joshua. _How the Internet Works_. Emeryville, CA: Ziff-Davis
Press, 1994. 218 pp. ISBN 1-56276-192-7, US$24.95. (Excellent
integration of graphics to explain some of the technology behind the
Internet. However, examples of resources are extremely short and
selective; definitely not a resource guide.)
Falk, Bennett. _The Internet Roadmap_. San Francisco: SYBEX, 1994. 263
pp. ISBN 0-7821-1365-6, US$12.99.
Fisher, Sharon. _Riding the Internet Highway_. Carmel, Indiana: New
Riders Pub., 1993. 266 pp. ISBN 1-56205-192-X, US$16.95.
Fraase, Michael. _The Mac Internet Tour Guide: Cruising the Internet the
Easy Way_. Chapel Hill, NC: Ventana Press, 1993. 288 pp. ISBN
1-56604-062-0, US$27.95. (The first Internet guide written for Macintosh
users; includes a 800K disc containing useful software.)
Fraase, Michael. _The PC Internet Tour Guide: Cruising the Internet the
Easy Way_. Chapel Hill: Ventana Press, 1994. ISBN 1-56604-084-1,
US$24.95.
Fraase, Michael. _The Windows Internet Tour Guide: Cruising the Internet
the Easy Way_. Chapel Hill, NC: Ventana Press, 1994. 344 pp. ISBN
1-56604-081-7, US$24.95. (Good graphics and sample screens, but coverage
is selective; some important tools like World-Wide Web are omitted.)
Gardner, James. _A DOS User's Guide to the Internet_. Waterloo, ON,
Canada: MKS [Mortice Kern Systems], 1993.
Hahn, Harley, and Rick Stout. _The Internet Yellow Pages_. Berkeley, CA:
Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1994. 447 pp. ISBN 0-07-882023-5, US$27.95. (An
entertaining, easy-to-use directory of Internet resources, and an
excellent companion to Hahn and Stout's _Complete Internet Reference_.)
Heslop, Brent and David Angell. _The Instant Internet Guide_. Reading,
MA: Addison-Wesley, 1994. 209 pp. ISBN 0-201-62707-8, US$14.95.
Hoffman, Paul E. _Internet Instant Reference_. San Francisco: SYBEX,
1994. 317 pp. ISBN 0-7821-1512-8, US$12.99. (A pocket guide to Internet
terms and concepts, for both beginning and advanced Internet users.)
_The Internet Unleashed_. Indianapolis: SAMS Publishing, 1994. 1,387 pp.
ISBN 0-672-30466-X, US$44.95. (Contains chapters written by over 40
prominent Internet experts. This is the most comprehensive, and most
expensive, Internet reference currently available, but not recommended for
the beginning user).
Jaffe, Lee David. _Introducing the Internet: A Trainer's Workshop_.
(Internet Workshop Series, Number 1.) Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions
Press, 1994. 92 pp. ISBN 1-882208-05-6, US$30.00 (US$45.00 with
diskette). (The first in a series of supplements to _Crossing the
Internet Threshold_, by Tennant, Ober, and Lipow. Based on an actual
trainer's handouts and script, it may also be used as a self-instruction
workbook.)
Kehoe, Brendan. _Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's
Guide_. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994. 193
pp. ISBN 0-13-121492-6, US$23.95. (One of the first and most
popular guides to the Internet. The first edition was
distributed for free on the Internet, and is still available at
many anonymous ftp sites, e.g. nic.merit.edu, directory
/introducing.the.internet, filename zen.txt.)
Kochmer, Jonathan and NorthWestNet. _The Internet Passport:
NorthWestNet's Guide to Our World Online_. 4th ed. Bellevue, WA:
NorthWestNet, 1993. 515 pp. ISBN 0-9635281-0-6, US$29.95. (A
comprehensive guide to Internet resources, comparable to Krol's _The Whole
Internet_ but even broader in scope. It covers a number of areas that
other guides ignore.)
Lambert, Steve & Walt Howe. _Internet Basics_. New York: Random House,
1993. 495 pp. ISBN 0-679-75023-1, US$27.00. (Although this is a good,
general guide to the Internet for any user, it is especially useful for
those who access the Internet through the commercial Delphi information
service. Howe is the sysop of the Delphi Internet SIG.)
Levine, John R. and Carol Baroudi. _The Internet for Dummies_. San
Mateo, California: IDG Books, 1993. 355 pp. ISBN 1-56884-024-1,
US$19.95. (A very useful, well organized, and readable book, one of the
publisher's popular "... for Dummies" series.)
Marine, April; Kirkpatric, Susan; Neou, Vivian; and Ward, Carol.
_Internet: Getting Started_. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: PTR Prentice Hall,
1992. 360 pp. ISBN 0-13-327933-2, US$28.00. (Includes useful
information on how to obtain Internet access, as well as other technical
reference material.)
Pike, Mary Ann and Tod G. Pike. _The Internet Quick Start_.
Indianapolis: Que Corp., 1994. 387 pp. ISBN 1-56529-658-3, US$21.99.
(Contains separate chapters on "Using the Internet via" CompuServe, AOL,
DELPHI, and Unix systems.)
Quarterman, John S. _The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing
Systems Worldwide_. Bedford, MA: Digital Press, 1990. 719 pp. ISBN
1-55558-033-5, US$49.95. (A comprehensive guide to the history and
present--as of 1990--state of the Internet and its component and related
networks. Recommended for those who want to learn the background and
history of the Internet.)
Rittner, Don. _Whole Earth Online Almanac_. New York: Brady Publishing,
1993. 545 pp. ISBN 1-56686-090-3, US$32.95. (Another directory of
online resources, this one attempts to cover not only Internet, but also
Fidonet and commercial services like America Online and CompuServe, and
even local BBSes.)
Robinson, David F.W. _All About Internet FTP: Learning and Teaching to
Transfer Files on the Internet_. (Internet Workshop Series, Number 2.)
Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions Press, 1994. 90 pp. ISBN 1-882208-06-4,
US$30.00 (US$45.00 with diskette). (The second supplement to _Crossing
the Internet Threshold_; suitable for use either by trainers or as a
self-teaching workbook.)
Sachs, David and Henry Stairs. _Hands-On Internet: A Beginning Guide for
PC Users_. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: PTR Prentice Hall, 1994. 275 pp. ISBN
0-13-056392-7, US$27.95. (A detailed workbook for the individual user;
like most of the others, assumes the reader will be working on a Unix
system.)
Tennant, Roy, John Ober, & Anne G. Lipow. _Crossing the Internet
Threshold: An Instructional Handbook_. 134 pp. ISBN 1-882208-01-3,
US45.00. Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions Press, 1993. (Includes helpful
fact sheets on various Internet tools from ftp and telnet to archie,
gopher, WAIS, and World-Wide Web.)
Tolhurst, William A., Mary Ann Pike, Keith A. Blanco, and John R. Harris.
_Using the Internet: Special Edition_. Indianapolis, IN: Que Corp., 1994.
1188 pp. ISBN 1-56529-353-6, $39.95. (At well over 1000 pages, this is
the current leader in the sweepstakes for biggest Internet book. However,
its coverage is surprisingly spotty; it includes a 110-page chapter on
legal considerations, but ignores major tools like World-Wide Web.)
4. For those who know enough about using the Internet to be able to use
"ftp," the following sources are very useful (note that they are regularly
updated, so the version numbers and file names may change):
de Presno, Odd. "The Online World." Available by anonymous ftp from
oak.oakland.edu, directory /pub/msdos/info, type binary, filename
online14.zip. Uncompress with PKZip 2.04g. (An excellent source for
coverage of European resources, also excellent for users of commercial
services like CompuServe, Genie, and MCImail.)
December, John. "Information Sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated
Communication." 15 December 1993, release 3.15. Available by anonymous
ftp from ftp.rpi.edu, directory /pub/communications, filename
internet-cmc.txt. (Gives locations and access instructions for hundreds
of Internet training documents, directories, and other materials.
Essential for locating the many valuable Internet resources discussed in
the other guidebooks.)
Gaffin, Adam and Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Big Dummy's Guide to
the Internet." January 1994. Available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.eff.org, directory /pub/Net_info/Big_Dummy, filename bigdummy.txt.
Martin, Jerry. "There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for
Treasure in all the Wrong Places." RFC 1402, January 1993. Available by
anonymous ftp from nic.merit.edu, directory /introducing.the.internet,
filename network.gold.
Milles, James. "An Introduction to Using the Internet at Saint Louis
University School of Law." Available by anonymous ftp from
sluaxa.slu.edu, directory /pub/millesjg, filename interlaw.wp (binary,
WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 format), interlaw.txt (ASCII), or interlaw.ps
(PostScript). (Although the focus is on legal resources, this guide
should be useful for any VAX/VMS user. It is also the only source I know
of that discusses the differing commands for the BITNET and Unix
listserver systems.)
NCSA Education Group. "An Incomplete Guide to the Internet." July 1993.
Available by anonymous ftp from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu, directory
/Education/Education_Resources/Incomplete_Guide/Incomp.Guide.Old, filename
Incomp.Guide.July.txt. (Focuses on K-12 users and resources.)
Noonan, Dana. "A Guide to Internet/Bitnet." June 1993. Available by
anonymous ftp from vm1.nodak.edu, directory /nnews, filename
guidev2.nnews. (A rare and valuable guide for the VAX/VMS user.)
"NYSERNet New User's Guide to Useful and Unique Resources on the
Internet." Version 2.2, April 1992. Available by anonymous ftp from
nysernet.org, directory /pub/guides, filename new.user.guide.V2.2.txt
Parker, Elliott S. "Getting to Start: Selected Readings in Computer
Communication." Ver. 4.01 (13 Dec 1993). Available by sending an e-mail
message to LISTSERV@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU containing only the line GET
NETSTART INFO F=MAIL. (A lengthy bibliography of books, articles, and
other materials about the Internet and related topics.)
Polly, Jean Armour. "Surfing the INTERNET: An Introduction." Version
2.0.3, May 15, 1993. Available by anonymous ftp from nysernet.org,
directory /pub/guides, file surfing.2.0.3.txt.
"SURAnet Guide to Selected Internet Resources." December 1993. Available
by anonymous ftp from ftp.sura.net, directory /pub/nic, file
infoguide.12-93.txt.
Yanoff, Scott. "Special Internet Connections" (updated frequently). A
list of interesting and useful selection showing the broad range of
Internet resources, including a few Online Public Access Catalogs, chat
lines, weather servers, Campus Wide Information Systems, and other
reference resources. Available by anonymous ftp from csd4.csd.uwm.edu,
directory /pub, filename inet.services.txt.
5. For information on how to get connected to the Internet:
Engle, Mary, Marilyn Lutz, William W. Jones, Jr., and Genevieve Engel.
_Internet Connections: A Librarian's Guide to Dial-Up Access and Use_.
Lita Monographs 3. Chicago: Library and Information Technology
Association, 1993. 166 pp. ISBN 0-8389-7677-8, US$22.00.
Estrada, Susan. _Connecting to the Internet: An O'Reilly Buyer's Guide_.
Sebastapol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1993. 170 pp. ISBN 1-56592-061-9,
US$15.95.
Notess, Greg R. _Internet Access Providers: An International Resource
Directory_. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1993. ISBN 0-88736-933-2, US$22.95.
If you have e-mail access to the Internet, you can obtain a copy of the
Public Dialup Internet Access List (the most comprehensive list of
Internet access providers for individuals and small organizations) by
sending an e-mail message containing the command "Send PDIAL" to
info-deli-server@netcom.com.
6. The latest version of this document, "Where to Start" for New Internet
Users, is available by anonymous ftp from sluaxa.slu.edu, directory
/pub/millesjg, filename newusers.faq, or from ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu,
directory /NETTRAIN, filename NEWUSERS.FAQ.
It may also be obtained by e-mail by sending a message to
LISTSERV@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu containing only the line:
GET NEWUSERS FAQ NETTRAIN F=MAIL
"Where to Start" for New Internet Users is also available on the
World-Wide Web (http://lawlib.slu.edu/newusers.htm).
A collection of reviews of Internet books can be obtained by anonymous ftp
from ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu, cd /nettrain. The filenames are
nettrain.revs_1, nettrain.revs_2, and nettrain.revs_3. They may also be
obtained by sending a message to LISTSERV@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu containing
only the lines:
GET NETTRAIN REVS_1 NETTRAIN F=MAIL
GET NETTRAIN REVS_2 NETTRAIN F=MAIL
GET NETTRAIN REVS_3 NETTRAIN F=MAIL
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Dana Jacobson, Editor
> From the Atari Editor's Desk "Saying it like it is!"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that we're going to deeply miss
John "Ducky" Duckworth's weekly "Fishin' Hole" column in STReport.
John's weekly "catches" were always informative and enjoyable; and some
of his reviews have pointed me in the right direction on a number of
occasions! I've talked with John online, and to put it simply, his
personal obligations at the present time leaves him with little spare
time to devote to a regular column. Should the opportunity arise,
Ducky has assured me that he'd let us all know the next time he manages
to do some online fishin'! Best of luck with your studies, John; and I
hope that everything else works out fine.
In the meantime, we'd like to keep the idea of a few "choice"
public domain/shareware reviews going on a regular basis. If you're
interested in writing a weekly column dealing with newly-found gems, or
even some old-but-faithful ones, drop me a line. I'll leave all of my
various online addresses at the end of this editorial.
We're also interested to adding new Atari staff to STReport. Even
though the company is "computer-stagnant" doesn't mean that there's not
a need to keep the users informed. If you're interested in either
doing a regular column, or even an occasional article, drop us a line.
Help us keep our fellow Atari users informed.
In the tradition of a short holiday week, I'll keep my opening
remarks short as well!
Until next time...
Dana P. Jacobson - E-Mail addresses:
Delphi - DPJ
Compuserve - 71051,3327
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> New CD ROM Shareware! STR InfoFile! New From "It's All Relative"
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Atari Public Domain
und
Shareware Ausgabe 1
It's All Relative announces the availablity of Atari Public Domain and
Shareware, Volume 1, published by CD-Service of Germany. We have just
received the CD's this week and very few of the programs and applications
on the CD are familiar to us.
Just as GEMini featured the best of North America's GEnie and internet,
Volume 1 of Shareware and Public Domain features the best of Germany.
Here is your chance to see what is new in Germany today. The disc is
dated 1994. There is very little duplication of the files on GEMini by
Walnut Creek.
Here is a brief synopsis of what is on the CD...............
11,000 files with compressed and ready to run versions of all programs.
122 applications
11 application demo programs
21 terminal and FAX programs
7 text editors
ZX-81 emulator with over 100 programs for the ZX-81
17 Falcon demo programs
119 games
26 educational programs
Mint and GCC source
28 folders of programmer source and help files, basic through assembly
195 utility programs
Shareware and Public Domain, Volume 1 is available from It's All Relative,
Randall Kopchak, 2233 Keeven Lane, Florissant MO 63031 for $39.99,
postpaid.
Order your copy today.
For our latest newsletter drop us mail, e-mail or a call.
Dealers ask about quantity pricing or information on ordering direct from
Germany.
____________________________________________
> GEM Development Group To Form! STR InfoFile!
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From: ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk Fri May 27 01:32:35 EDT 1994
Hello GEM developer,
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS
------------------------------
The GEM user interface has recently matured into a generally non-modal,
multi-tasking environment. Thanks to many developers such as 2B (Mag!X),
Gribnif (Geneva) and authors of many excellent GEM programs (mainly in
Germany, but also in the US, UK and other countries) we now have a very
nice environment to work with.
One of the main problems for users, which have been expressed to me by
many users is the lack of standards, or that there are too many standards.
It seems the German programmers have got their keyboard shortcuts sorted,
but some of their standards contradict the Atari Style Guide as published
in the Atari Compendium and the developer docs from Atari.
Since Atari do not seem to be getting involved in this area, it's about
time that some communication started between developers across the globe.
The Atari market is too small for too many systems. Both Geneva and Mag!X
should maintain a high degree of compatibility, and authors of programs
should do as much as possible to keep to the standards.
The problem is now to agree on a standard interface, and the first topic
I would like to discuss is the issue of keyboard shortcuts. I have laid
out a proposal for a standard and have discussed it at length on CIX - the
UK main BBS for ST users/programmers. My proposal is a PROPOSAL, I do
not wish to dictate my ideas. I just want a standard to work to.
I invite you along with many other developers to take part in this
discussion. If we reach agreement, I will personally make sure that the
standard is published in several ST magazines, placed on FTP sites and
is also available in a printed form at a minimal cost to cover printing
cost.
Yat Siu of Lexicor has been kind enough to allow use of his system to
start a mail list for this purpose. I have to stress here that Lexicor
do not have any 'special' interest in this discussion, although I am sure
Yat will want to express his opinions just like everyone else. I urge
everyone to put competition aside and to join the mail list. Once we
got the keyboard shortcuts standardised we can look at universal
implementation of the VA_START protocol, a FAX protocol, adding menu
items to programs (Windows style), enhanced GEM Clipboard and anything
else we think is useful. The mail list is ready for use, once there
are enough people subscribed I will post my keyboard shortcuts proposal
and discussion can start. I already have incorporated some amendments
suggested by Wilfried Behne (Mag!X, NVDI).
To join send mail to majordomo@world.std.com
With the content:
subscribe gem-list <email address>
To send a message to the mail list use the following address:
gem-list@world.std.com
I look forward to your suggestions.
Ofir Gal
----- Ofir ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk -----
To add a bit more to Ofir's original Usenet Post:
For CIS Users you need to use the Email base, since many developers such
as Ofir do not have CIS access..and are on the Internet.
If you are interested email from your mail base:
INTERNET:majordomo@world.std.com or INTERNET:majordomo@lexicor.com
with the body: subscribe gem-list xxxxx.xxx@compuserve.com
for your email address
Cheers
Yat @ Lexicor
_____________________________________
> New Atari Internet News Group Passes Vote! STR InfoFile!
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A few weeks ago, STReport announced a proposed new Internet news
group, "comp.sys.atari.announce" which would have the potential for
Atari developers to have a centralized Internet site to make new
product announcements, etc. The vote for this new group took place
over a period of time, and the voting results were announced earlier
this week. Interesting to note was the fact that not many Atari
developers took part in this effort, although it may be due to possible
lack of full exposure to the developer population. Regardless, some
did take advantage of this proposal, and voted. Also, for whatever
reason, there was at least one developer who voted _against_ this
proposal! We could speculate the reason(s), but we'll leave that up to
you to do.
RESULTS for Comp.sys.atari.announce
Moderated group "comp.sys.atari.announce" passes 266:33
There were 266 YES votes and 33 NO votes, for a total of 299 valid votes.
There was 1 abstain.
For group passage, YES votes must be at least 2/3 of all valid (YES and
NO)votes. There also must be at least 100 more YES votes than NO votes.
There is a five-day discussion period after these results are posted. If
no serious allegations of voting irregularities are raised, the moderator
of news.announce.newgroups will create the group shortly thereafter.
Newsgroups line:
comp.sys.atari.announce - Atari related hard/software announcements.
(Moderated)
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only, contact rdippold@qualcomm.com. For questions about the
proposed group, contact Yat Siu <ysiu@lexicor.com>
CHARTER (Yat Siu)
The proposed group will provide a forum for the announcement and
release of new Atari related products:
* Atari computer hardware and software
* commercial as well as shareware or related
* announcement from individual authors, companies or distributors
* press releases
Yat Siu (Lexicor@world.std.com) will be the moderator.
Justification:
-------------
There are currently comp.sys.atari.st, comp.sys.atari.st.tech,
comp.sys.atari.8bit and comp.sys.atari.advocacy, the first three
groups are discussion forums for their (specific) related hard and
software. Product announcements in these discussion forums of new
releases by either commercial, shareware groups can often be considered
a service, but not encouraged. The Atari computer market is not very
widely distributed and it is getting increasingly harder to know more
about new products.
To begin with, a product announcement group would encourage the
people to announce their new products for the benefit of all Atari
computer users. It will also allow the reader to focus for a new
newsgroup only for product announcements or press releases and will
also make the reader more aware of his/her options.
comp.sys.atari.announce - Final Vote Acknowledgements
Do NOT use this as a mailing list. Voters are not necessarily
interested in receiving email about the subject of the vote, and some
may react rather violently and try to get your account pulled.
Voted No
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adams@kona.wes.army.mil F. P. Adams, Jr.
anders@uss-enterprise.bu.edu Anders M Jorgensen
antersbe@informatik.tu-muenchen.de Stefan Antersberger
bjv@herbison.com B.J. Herbison
catseye@minerva.cis.yale.edu Mark Kupferman
cb541@cleveland.Freenet.Edu James R. Gilbert
cjackson@csugrad.cs.vt.edu Chris "ASCII Console Monster Man" Jackson
cmarble@osiris.ac.hmc.edu Chris Marble
crouchkp@flidh102.delcoelect.com KP Crouch
dconner@clark.net David Conner
devuns@alsys.fr Olivier Devuns
Don_Maple@kr.maus.de Don Maple
drayer@minerva.cis.yale.edu Rebecca Drayer
georg@marie.physik.tu-berlin.de Georg Schwarz
grohol@alpha.acast.nova.edu John Grohol
HD0022%ALBNYVMS.bitnet@UACSC2.ALBANY.EDU Chip Dunham
hson@ludd.luth.se Roger Hakansson
j414@midway.uchicago.edu mary-frances jagod
jrm@globalvillag.com John R. MacWilliamson
Kari.Hurtta@fmi.fi Kari E. Hurtta
kherron@ms.uky.edu K Herron
knarf@nasim.sta.sub.org Frank Bartels
kregg@cs.wisc.edu Kregg Brooks
neilb@khoros.unm.edu
obryan@gumby.cc.wmich.edu Mark O'Bryan
potechin@genie.geis.com ????????????????
Russ.Gilbert@apk.wariat.org Russ Gilbert
rzb20@juts.ccc.amdahl.com Roger Burrows
SAAST8@vms.cis.pitt.edu THE PRINCE
smailer@titan.ucs.umass.edu IRA SMAILER
srogers@tad.eds.com Steve Rogers
stainles@bga.com Dwight Brown
WARD@ernie.van.forintek.ca Ward F. Bush
Voted YES
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aa37+@andrew.cmu.edu Ali E Aydar
aa700@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Michael Current
adelino@ci.uminho.pt
adm2@cs.city.ac.uk Alan Messer
ae103@city.ac.uk NoRM
ae24@iamk4516.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de Peter Januschke
afsfpel@cmc.aes.doe.ca Yves Pelletier
ai063@freenet.carleton.ca Walter A. Cole
akeady%malaga@BUREAU.ucc.ie Aidan Keady
alan@papaioea.manawatu.planet.co.nz Alan Brown
albi@fido.sub.org Albi Rebmann
Alexander_Bochmann@traveller.fido.de Alexander Bochmann
alexv@comtex.co.nz
alrashi@ecf.toronto.edu AL RASHID SHAHIR
Andreas_Hoffmann@k.maus.de Andreas Hoffmann
andyl@harlequin.com Andy Latto
anisko@usdtsg.daytonoh.NCR.COM
Annius.Groenink@cwi.nl
aq255@freenet.buffalo.edu Paul W. Zablotski
arch@insane.apana.org.au Arch Larizza
aspect@cats.ucsc.edu
ault@cs.albany.edu Jim Ault
bach@satan.vmsmail.ethz.ch
Bales_N@CIRAD.fr
bart@dutncp8.tn.tudelft.nl Bart Schipper
berrah@litsun.epfl.ch Karim Berrah
bertil.jagard@straight.ct.se Bertil Jagard
BIBLINSKI@delphi.com GORDIE MEYER
bili6745@mach1.wlu.ca bilinsky keith
bjgrier@bnr.ca brian (b.j.) grier
bleekman@cpp.ob.open.de Juergen Bleekmann
boisso_s@epita.fr stephane boisson
bourlon@gla.ecoledoc.ibp.fr
bouronm@trout.ime.dec.com Marc CR Bouron
bouton@eurecom.fr Ayukawa Madoka
boyd@GAUSS.MATH.FSU.EDU Mickey Boyd
brarda@vxclia.cern.ch
bruck@brachot.jct.ac.il Elad Bruck
buglady@bronze.lcs.mit.edu Aliza R. Panitz
butta1@acs.bu.edu nelson chin
bwwl@sun.rz.tu-clausthal.de Wolfgang Ley
C.J.Ridd@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
caro@ihtws1.e-technik.uni-stuttgart.de Carsten Rose
Carsten_Dunst@h2.maus.de Carsten Dunst
cb170@city.ac.uk
cb@spia.univ-tours.fr Christophe Boyanique
ceebsm@clust.hw.ac.uk
cfav1@leonis.nus.sg Victor Pang
cfuhrman@csugrad.cs.vt.edu Christopher Fuhrman
cherborth@semprini.waterloo-rdp.on.ca Chris Herborth
chris@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de Christian Nieber
Christoph_Peus@un.maus.ruhr.de Christopher Peus
Christoph_Roessig@hb.maus.de Christopher Roessig
cole@Gandalf.camber.com John Cole
combee@prism.gatech.edu Benjamin L. Combee
Craig.Graham@newcastle.ac.uk Craig Graham
cs93dlh@atlas.ex.ac.uk
csulw@csv.warwick.ac.uk Paul Donovan
czekall@uni-muenster.de
D.Corps@helios.hertfordshire.ac.uk cs4bq
D.Remmer@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au
dag.dao@dada.ct.se Dag Dao
davecook@multi.multiline.com.au Dave Cook
daveh@silvaco.com Dave Halliday
davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu David Paschall-Zimbel
David_Reitter@wi2.maus.de David Reitter
dbanarse@sees.bangor.ac.uk D S Banarse
dcure@ifremer.fr David Cure
deand@lore.kla.com Dean Dierschow
debski@cs.tu-berlin.de Andreas Debski
derekl@harlequin.co.uk Derek Law
desnogue@mimosa.unice.fr Desnogues
Dirk_Johannwerner@k.maus.de Dirk Johannwerner
Dominik.Strasser@mch.sni.de
donaldp@sco.COM Donald Page
DPJ@delphi.com
dud@u.washington.edu Daniel Aylward
dunham@mpd.tandem.com Jerry Dunham
dw4g+@andrew.cmu.edu David L Watson
ee91ddt@brunel.ac.uk Dimitrios Tsotsos
Eick_Wagner@ki.maus.de Eick Wagner
ekl@sdf.lonestar.org Evan K. Langlois
eliot@ircam.fr Eliot Miranda
erichall@io.org
error@stack.urc.tue.nl Erlend Nagel
esj@harvee.billerica.ma.us Eric S Johansson
etmwnou@crosby.ericsson.se Wim Nouwens
f93mael@dd.chalmers.se Mats Elfving
felber@lsesun5.epfl.ch Pascal FELBER
frankp@GOEDEL.UNI-MUENSTER.DE Frank Ploessel
Frank_Mueller@sb.maus.de Frank Mueller
Franz_Urbanski@hl.maus.de Franz Urbanski
galibero@mines.u-nancy.fr Olivier Galibert aka Sarayan
GardEggesboe.Abrahamsen@mrih.no Gard Eggesboe Abrahamsen
gert@ttgk.textlitho.nl Gert van der Knokke
gijs@mbase97.hacktic.nl Gijs Bok
gio@wcl.bham.ac.uk Giovanni Ciampa
Graham.Irvine@grin.mettav.royle.org Graham Irvine
graham@rbhp56.rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de
gregk@nskernel.tandem.com Greg Kilfoyle
grillo%xsft1@Olivetti.Com Savino Grillo
gspear+@CMU.EDU Geoffrey Spear
gt1448b@prism.gatech.edu David Forrai
Hayo_Schmidt@hh.maus.de Hayo Schmidt
hn@Pool.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE Helmut Neukirchen
hoga0006@gold.tc.umn.edu
hohmuth@freia.inf.tu-dresden.de Michael Hohmuth
hqs3269@acf4.NYU.EDU hqs3269
hsp4@columbia.edu Haim S. Poretsky
hutch@ilmen.lanl.gov John Hutchinson
I.M.Rae-SE1@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
iagaw@mlucom.urz.uni-halle.de Matthias Baesken
ipoorten@cs.vu.nl Ivo van Poorten
irscscm!mlake@uunet.UU.NET Marshall Lake
Jason.Julyan@tiuk.ti.com
jeremyb@alf.pec.co.nz Jeremy Bowen
jferris@cwa.com Jim Ferris
jfortt@dorsai.dorsai.org Joseph Fortt
jk@panix.com Jim Kalb
Joachim_Doerr@wi2.maus.de Joachim Doerr
john@albemuth.equinox.gen.nz John Collis
jon@hpfs1.physik.uni-jena.de J. Nullmeyer
JONAL@dhhalden.no Jon Lovstad
jonord@solace.mh.se Joakim Nordlander
jteske%moacs11@NL.net Joop Teske
junkster@halcyon.com James Hague
Karl.Brokstad@gades.uib.no Karl A. Brokstad
Karl.Meyland@dbce.csiro.au Karl Meyland
keithj@cse.lbl.gov Keith J Groves
kendrick@vax.sonoma.edu Bill Kendrick
kepper@rs6000.ivcc.edu Richard John Kepper
kfason@csn.org Kevin Fason
kim@vax.mpiz-koeln.mpg.d400.de Jan T. Kim
kkimes@npvsrv2.napervilleil.NCR.COM
Klaus_Tenter@du.maus.de Klaus Tenter
Konstantinos.Xonis@math.uni-giessen.de Konstantinos Xonis
krasel@alf.biochem.mpg.de Cornelius Krasel
ktessner@isle.waterloo-rdp.on.ca Kevin Tessner
L15D@ZFN.UNI-BREMEN.DE Martin Schroeder
LANNIE@INS.INFONET.NET
lbrink@cd.chalmers.se Lars Brinkhoff
Lexicor@world.std.com
lmuniz@is1.bfu.vub.ac.be MUNIZ LUIS
ltg@gome4.physik.uni-bremen.de Lothar Guthmann
ma2ljg@sl1.bath.ac.uk L J Greenhalgh
maba@mk.maus.ruhr.de Martin Bartsch
madmax@lucky.muc.de Stefan Traxler
maestro@cybernet.cse.fau.edu Kenneth Matheis
marbud@u14003.skm14.svskt.se Martin Budsjo
Marcel_Sacksen@nextjk.textlitho.nl
Marcus_Endberg@pb.maus.de Marcus Endberg
Mario.Illgen@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE Mario Illgen
Mark-Moraes@deshaw.com
martin@gw6hva.demon.co.uk Martin Vernon
martin@mahu.muc.de Martin Huber
Max.Denebian@f318.n105.z1.fidonet.org Max Denebian
maxilys@email.teaser.com Remi Villatel
mbaffoni@farad.elee.calpoly.edu Michael Baffoni
mbmccabe@bronze.coil.com Matt McCabe
MC3408@mclink.it Cesare Gianuzzi
mczane@verdi.Eng.UniPR.IT Francesco Zanichelli
mdulcey@PRYDER.PN.COM Mark J. Dulcey
merc@WPI.EDU Christopher Robert Hahn
mforget@elfhaven.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca Michel Forget
michaelk@pacifier.rain.com Michael Kelsey
Michael_Depke@b.maus.de Michael Depke
Michael_Neuffer@wi2.maus.de Michael Neuffer
Michael_Nolte@k.maus.de Michael Nolte
Michael_Wolf@du.maus.de Michael Wolf
mike@seb.se
S-E-Banken
mipap@ars.ath.forthnet.gr
mk@anuurn.do.open.de Martin Koehling
mkite@lincoln.gpsemi.COM Martin Kite LDC 2414
mm68@unix.brighton.ac.uk Allanon
mmartin@neumann.une.edu.au Mark Martin
moriarty@imada.ou.dk Peter Mogensen
mperry@cairo.anu.edu.au Mark Perry
mughal@alumni.caltech.edu A. M. Mughal
nexus@netcom.com
Vootie
nijhof@th.rug.nl Jeroen Nijhof
nj1@ukc.ac.uk
nk@aaron.ON-Luebeck.DE Nils Kassube
nsa@link.hacktic.nl nsa software
oberle@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de Christoph Oberle
ogal@cix.compulink.co.uk Ofir Gal
orres@teleport.com Bob Luneski
palmen@acds05.physik.rwth-aachen.de Patrick Palmen
papadaca@mines.u-nancy.fr Papadacci Alexandre
paries@labri.u-bordeaux.fr Alain PARIES
Patrick_Koehne@un.maus.ruhr.de Patrick Koehne
patrik.sanfridsson@p2.stacken.ct.se Patrik Sanfridsson
Paul.Civati@civ.mettav.royle.org Paul Civati
pbouige@pasteur.fr Philippe Bouige
pburgel%moacs11@NL.net Piet Burgel
PDIRECT@delphi.com
pfs@pslu1.psl.wisc.edu Paul Schnettler
pierre@WPI.EDU Edwin P Jacques
plhays@ucdavis.edu
pmbarry@acs.ucalgary.ca Paul Martin Barry
ptucker@alsvid.scu.edu.au
pwp@cs.indiana.edu Paul Purdom
quinn@phoenix.Princeton.EDU Michael J. Quinn
R.J.Laukam@student.lut.ac.uk Richard J Laukam
Rainer_Muehlenstaedt@kl.maus.de Rainer Muehlenstaedt
randyh@hpsadqa.sr.hp.com Randy Hosler
rchan@terapin.com Ron Chan
rdo@kynes.bison.mb.ca Russell Ochocki
Reinhard_Bartel@lu.maus.de Reinhard Bartel
rfernand@chuma.cas.usf.edu Robert Fernandez (ENG)
RG9@VAX.YORK.AC.UK
rgibson@cs.strath.ac.uk
richara@westminster.ac.uk Alan Richardson
RICHARDSON@sscl.uwo.ca
rick@bcm.tmc.edu Richard H. Miller
rimfax@acs.bu.edu Wayne Schultz
roba@it.ntu.edu.au Rob Adams TopFM
Robert_Lechler@ka2.maus.de Robert Lechler
robing@galadriel.bt.co.uk Robin Gape
robmach@iglou.com Robin Mach
rodrojo@abello.seci.uchile.cl
rover@nephilim.ON-Luebeck.DE Ralf Over