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November 1988
(NOTE NEITHER ANY AUTHOR OR SMUG BYTES TAKES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR EQUIPMENT. )
MODIFYING THE STAR NX1000 WITH THE AERCO PRINTER INTERFACE
By Ed Pawloski
After using the AERCO Centronics printer interface with the Oliger
disk system and printers such as 5% % 96 % % % % M6 26 F HM HG HM HM F6 MM FG 1M 1 9 OD Gorilla Banana, Olivetti and 2 NEW RELEASES FROM Panasonic for many years, time came #*#> RMG ENTERPRISES <** to obtain a new Star NX1000 HERE ARE 2 NEW RELEASES FROM THE printer. WRITING TEAM OF JEAN AND BRANSON WILCOX. We hope that you will give, Oh boy, look at all the fonts and them a try and help support our commands available. Quick plug it 2068 software producers!
in and lets see what it does.
Lets LLIST, oh boy look at that io ai a e tr T printer work... ok... whats this?
A "C" where an "A" should be, an © 1985 BRANSON WILCOX "N"' where a "L" should be, the Remember the old dice poker game? number "566" instead of "544". Oh Here is a great rendition of it for no. Apparently the scan line is you to run on your 2068.
being read incorrectly. To make a Introductory priced at:
long story short add a 350pf to ONLY @12.9S5 plus $2. PH
1000pf capacitor between pin 8 of the 741510 chip and ground (Strobe line to Ground) on the printer interface board. My system required 1000pf to clean everything up and it is now working just great.
This one is for all of you TAROT Ed. note watch soldering near the card enthusiasts. i reaiiy have not chip. seen a better program of its type for the 2068. It is fun to get your readings done by THE AMAZING CLIVE from his TAROT cards! Also introductory priced at: ONLY @12.0S5 plus $2 PH
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Adrian. Jeff 414-354-3686
Buchholz, Esther 414-547-1488
Cultice, Dick 414-542-3591
Dankert, Bud 414-251-4464
Dorf, Mark 414-639-1489
Dreger, Lloyd 414-321-8694
Fridtjof, Nolte 414-674-6167
Frohboese, Judy 414-377-1385
Frohboese, Nick 414-377-1385
Gardner, Jon 414-444- 5112
Heberlein, Bill 414-527-2191
Hilsman, Rudy 414-251-5291
Kraemer, Gordy AtA~42T 0179
Krogstad, Warren 414-282-8665
Kussmann, Ken 414-353-9311
Kutnyak, Mark 414-282-3788
Lukas, Rich 414-786-6179
Miller. Marty 414-252-4028
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Mueller, Chuck 414-251-9222
Nickel, Dennis 414-284-9691
Odekirk, Dave 414-994-9048
Pawloski, Ed 414-338-0260
Rocki, Joe 414-643-8018
Schram, John 414-765-8109
Schultz, Neal 414-353-4522
Tomasik, Steve 414-353-5762
Vanwieringen, Cornie 414-671-1140
These are the Treasurer's records. If there are any discrepancies please let us know. If your name is not on the list either you are not renewed or the Treasurer does not have your information yet. In any case please check it out. The Librarians will use this list to insure only paid members are using the Library.
Please excuse the tardieness of this issue. We had to search for a new printing place as our old one is nolonger available to us. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Also because of this "Rudys SQ
notes" was unable to make it. Look for it next month.
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OL (Book Program
I wrote a little boot program, for the OL. The program will turn on Trumpcard Toolkit, if wanted, allow you to set the clock, again if wanted, display the clock, if Toolkit is on it will use the Toolkit clock program else just display the clock once, and if Toolkit is on turn on selected "ALTKEY" keys. Feel free to modify the program and send the modifications to me so I can add them to the program and publish them. Instead of stopping at the end you can load a new program, display a directory, or print a screen. The program uses a window and channel more for learning than anything else. The program also waits for a keyboard response to the questions but you must press (not hit) enter after each date set entry. The ALTKEY entries can be changed so you can ‘add any key strings you like but remember the commas.
The next thing I would like to add is a directory listing that would print the directory to the screen in columns with numbers preceeding the entry. To load the program all you would have to do is enter the number. Also a code would be entered to do an LRUN, LOAD, EXEC, EXEC_W, or any other type of run command. If anyone has any ideas along these lines please let me know so I can try them.
100 REMark system boot program 110 CLS #2: CLS #1: CLS #0
120 yn$='
130 PRINT ‘Do you want to turn on toolkit, Dr?
140 yn$ = INKEYS ,
150 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' OR yn$='n' OR yn$='N' then
160 GO TO 200 170 ELSE 180 GO TO 140 190 END IF
200 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' THEN 210 TK2_EXT
22 WIV: MODE 4 230 OPEN #4,scr 240 WINDOW #4,410,12,50,0
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250 BORDER #4,2,0,7
260 PAPER #4.5: INK #4,0: CLS #4 270 PRINT #4,"@ Heberlein boot program 10/22/88
280 GO TO 570
290 ELSE
300 yns='
310 PRINT ‘Is toolkit on?
320 yng = INKEY$S
330 IF yns='y' OR yn$='Y' OR yn$='n' OR yn$='N' then
340 GO TO 380
350 ELSE
360 GO TO 320
370 END IF
380 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' THEN
390 WTV: MODE 4
400 OPEN #4,scr
410 WINDOW #4,410,12,50,0
420 BORDER #4,2.0,7
430 PAPER #4,5: INK #4,0: CLS #4 440 PRINT #4,'@ Heberlein boot program 10/22/88
450 tk2on = 1
460 GO TO 590
470 ELSE
480 MODE 512
490 OPEN #4.scr
500 WINDOW #4,410,12,50,0
510 BORDER #4,2,0,7
520 PAPER #4,5: INK #4,0: CLS #4 530 PRINT #4,"@ Heberlein boot program 10/22/88
540 tk2on = 0
550 GO TO 590
560 END IF
570 tk2on = 1
580 yn$ = ' '
590 AT 2,0: PRINT 'Do you want to set the clock?
600 yn$ = INKEYS
610 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' OR yn$='n' OR yn$='N' then
620 GO TO 660
630 ELSE
640 GO TO 600
650 END IF
660 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' THEN
670 GO TO 710
680 ELSE
690 GO TO 900
700 END IF
710 INPUT ‘Enter year ie 1988. ', YYYY
720 INPUT ‘Enter month ie Oct. = 10. ',mm
730 IF mm < 1 OR mm > 12 THEN GO TO 720
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740 INPUT ‘Enter day ie 5. “aa 750 IF dd < 1 THEN GO TO 740 760 IF mm = 2 Then IF dd > 29 THEN GO TO 740: ELSE GO TO 800: END IF 770 IF mm=1 OR mm=3 OR mm=5 OR mm=7 OR mm=8 OR mm=10 OR mm=12 THEN GO TO 790: END IF 780 IF mm=4 OR mm=6 OR mm=9 OR mm=i11 THEN GO TO 810: END IF 790 IF dd > 31 THEN GO TO 740 800 END IF 810 IF dd > 30 THEN GO TO 740 820 END IF 830 INPUT ‘Enter hour ie 3pm is 15. ' hh 840 IF hh > 23 THEN GO TO 830 850 INPUT ‘Enter minute ie 5. ' min 860 IF min > 59 THEN GO TO 850 870 INPUT 'Enter second ie 5 . S3 880 IF ss > 59 THEN GO TO 870 890 SDATE yyyy.mm,dd,hh,min,ss 900 yng = i 910 PRINT ‘Do you wish to display the clock? ' 920 yb$ = INKEY$ 930 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' OR yn$='n' OR yn$='N' then
940 GO TO 980
950 ELSE
960 GO TO 920
970 END IF
980 IF yn$='y' OR yn$='Y' THEN 990 GO TO 1080
1000 ELSE
1010 IF tk2on THEN
1020 GO TO 1190
1030 ELSE
1040 CLOSE #4
1050 CLƏ #0: CLS, #1 > CLS #2 1960 STOP
1070 END IF
1080 IF tk2on THEN
1090 MODE 4
1100 CLOCK
1110 GO TO 1190
1120 ELSE
1130 CLS
1140 PRINT DATES
1150 CLOSE #4
1160 CLS #0: CLS #1: CLS #2 1170 STOP
1190 OPEN #4,scr
1200 WINDOW #4,410,12,50,0
1210 BORDER #4,2,0,7
1220 PAPER #4,5: INK #4,0: CLS #4
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1230 PRINT #4,0"'@ Heberlein boot program 10/22/88 with ALT keys" 1240 ALTKEY 2,'delete flp2_' 1250 ALTKEY 3.'‘delete flp2_' 1260 ALTKEY 4,'format ram1_1440' 1270 ALTKEY ‘save flp2_'
1280 ALTKEY ‘save fipl_ 1290 ALTKEY 7,.'flp_use flp_' 1300 ALTKEY 8,'flp_use mdv_' 1310 ALTKEY 9,'format flp2_' T320 ALTKEY :0;° format fipl..
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1330 .ALTREY *=", “dir ftp2” 1340 ALTKEY ‘'=',‘dir flpl_' 1350: ALTKEY(*~*, FISE”
1360 ALTKEY '\','cls #0'
1370 CLOSE #4 1380 CLS #0: CLS #1: CLS #2 1390 STOP
SMUG VS SNUG To all you Editors out there.
Please note when refering to the new national group their initials are SNUG not SMUG. In at least two newstetters SMUG was used not SNUG. We don't mind the free press but if it's not us you are talking about and we do not want to have to explain SNUG or return checks to their owners. So not only must you mind your P's and Q's but your M's and N's.
Thank you.
Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group.
November 1988
NET -ON THE Ci
By Dick Cultice ANETA waz asked to do an article This command is only used after the on networking the QL. little was NET command! Any station may use known about the subject in our any device connected to a FILE club. So one Sunday afternoon a few SFRVER. This includes disk drives members got together and tried it, micro drives, ram discs orinters, but with little success. I should mond tore ete ~~ etaton “trae are
say none at all. Many crashes and unfriendly diagnostics were seen that afternoon. So that you do not have to go through the same thing, here are a few tips.
Getting started. Make up cables using speaker wire and miniature phone plugs. 3 would be enough. One 6t,—.0ne. _-LO'...and..uone.200. Also Toolkit II is required. Only one of any device type is needed as any QL can now use anyother QL's device.
Set up your QL, insure everything is operating OK and follow these instructions. Using one of those new cables, or the one comming with the QL, connect your QL to another one via the networking jack located on the right rear. There are two jacks and either is ok. Here we made our mistake. We connected the second cable, back to the first to complete the loop. This disconnected the pull down resistors in the circuit. Use only one cable between each machine, with the end machines having one empty jack. This gave a resistance about 160 ohms across the cables.
Count off. - Every QL must have unique net number. QL's with #'s from 1 to 8 can be used as FILE SERVERS. If a QL is to control a device it must be a FILE SERVER.
Toolkit II must be on before using the following commands.
OK? Gere is your first command:
NET station # <ENTER> Station number is the unique net number asigned to the QL.
The next command is to be done only
if you want the QL to be used as a
FILE SERVER. The command is: FSERVER <ENTER>
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servers may access other servers in the net.
Here are a few commands that can be used to access a server. NET 2 is a server with a disk drive. Net 3 is a server with a printer.
LOAD n2_flpl_filename - This will load a basic program from NET 2 disk drive 1 to the station the command came from.
WCOPY mdvl_ to nz_flp2_ ~ Mis will copy all files from micro drive 1 of the station to disk drive 2 of NET 2.
SAVE n2_flpl_myprog - Save the program from the station requesting to NET 2.
COPY myprog to n3_prt - Print the program in the requesting station using the printer in NET 3. I have not tried this but it should work.
You will be able to catch on to the form using these commands. Specifying a double device such as n2- and f{prt,.-ser or tip) wiht usually work. There are times when a comma (,) may be used instead of an underscore (_). Try a few to get the feel of the syntax of each statement.
Most of the commands are given on page 34 of the "concepts" section of the QL users manual. There are more commands that work in Toolkit Il. Commands working in background such as the print spooler can be used. When these commands are used. the server can be used for other
processing.
NET is easy to use and can be fun. Share with another station.
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Well I am using the new MSCRIPT movement is at least doubled when from Dohany 5.4. Watch it as it using the arrow keys. I have not comes with the top row swapped. In listed the documentation yet but otherwords to move left press the will do so by next month. You will 5 key without shifting. To get a note the better printing as I got number 5 you must press the caps my NX15 back from the repair shop. shift and 5 keys. To reverse this Some how or other the buffer board press the Caps shift, Symbol shift got clobbered. I took it to a local and X keys. The main menu has repair facility. Systech changed and there is a new option. Electronics, who told me all Star You now can Give Name. Give name printers have a 1 year warrenty. allows you to name the data being They sent the buffer board to Star. entered. The problem is when you Star returned a new board, and save the file using a name other Systech replaced it and I am back than the one you used when loading in business at no cost to me. it the name in the menu remains did take about 5 weeks but at least unchanged. The other thing I ran I have my new printer back. Sorry into was the printing on my NX15. for the digression but I AM VERY The new version caused some of the HAPPY. Now back to MSCRIPT. The words to have incorrect letters drive option has changed. To select printed. There is a software a new drive you can go directly by modification for this which is entering a number from 1 to 4 with being sent and will report on it 1= A, 2 =B etc.
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FROM (CRE. PRES.
Our "“C" classes are continuing and we are learning how portable and powerful it ais. The club has
ordered the video tapes of the West coast Computerfest. Soon we will see what some of the West Coast Sinclair Gurus look like. The tapes will be available for viewing at the December meeting. Our first meeting in our new place and date was a little disapointing and a little nice. Some of our regular attendees were not there. I hope to see them this time. The nice part was seeing Paul Boese again. He made both the meeting and the games night.
Ham and Computer fests coming up
Sat. Nov.12, the Friendly Fest at Serb Hall. 5ist & Oklahoma. Admission $3 at the door.
SWAPFEST Sat. Jan. 14, 1989 at the Waukesha Co. Expo. $3 at the door.
Now for an update on SNUG We are making a list of all SMUG hardware. Please be sure to get your equipment list to NEAL so we can mail our SNUG application before the January 1, 1989 date. Most of you have the information in but time is running out for the others. We plan to mail SMUG's application in December right after the meeting.
and us.
To all of you getting Update magazine note the nice graphics letter from Jon Gardner. The club also got a little press.
Final note: Dick Cultice and Gordy Kraemer are putting the digitizer board together. Gordy is etching
the board and Dick is populating it. Marty Miller is running the electronic checks and will review the first board before the smoke test.
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