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144DISK.TXT
The following is an exerpt from a text file written/complied by one A.D. Longton of Rockville, MD. I have omitted the discussion of how to make a 1.44M disk from a 720K disk with a so
144MEG.TXT
Subject: How to upgrade your ST floppies to 1.44Meg 3.5' drives Date: 18 Jul 90 16:14:16 GMT Sender: nobody@uvm-gen.UUCP Tried to post this yesterday from GnuEmacs - no go. Here it is
144_CTRL.TXT
The Control Team proudly presents: Zaphod Beeblebrox's notes on using Pc 1.44 Mb 3.5' drives with ST/STE's with a minimum of trouble. If you have Tos v2.06 and STE, even the TOS will
1541.TRI
X-NEWS: hylka comp.sys.cbm: 9773 Subject: 1541 disk drive commands. Date: 25 Sep 1993 19:20:47 +0100 TWO RARELY USED 1541 DISK DRIVE FUNCTIONS 1. The Utility Loader '' command. INTROD
1PT4MB.INF
This file was downloaded from ALIENS BBS ISRAEL, the BEST BBS in ISRAEL! Call now! 052-506539 24H 250Mb on-line! NOTES ON THE USE OF 1.4 MB DRIVES IN AT-COMPATIBLES: I wasn't long aft
24TO96X.TXT
Regarding the file '24to96.zip', which 'explains' how to increase the speed of a 2400 baud modem to 9600: THIS FILE IS EITHER A HOAX OR ABSOLUTELY THE WORST TECHNICAL DOCUMENT EVER WR
25MGUPGD.TXT
A 2.5 Meg Socketed Ram Upgrade for the 1040ST A Shareware File by Barry Orlando Dated: Dec. 28, 1988 Introduction This shareware text file provides a procedure which details a 2.5 meg
28_8KHST.TXT
U.S. ROBOTICS ANNOUNCES THE LAST MODEM YOU'LL EVER BUY Provides Migration Path to Forthcoming CCITT 28.8 Kbps Standard SKOKIE, Ill. -- June 8, 1992 -- U.S. Robotics today announced an
2NDRS232.TXT
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 87 22:36:06 MEZ Subject: A 2nd RS232 port Comment: Extracted from digest info-atari16 87-283 To: INFO-ATARI16@score.stanford.edu HOW TO GET A SECOND RS232 PORT FOR Y
450BAUD.TXT
by Scott Loftesness May 28, 1983 Many users have asked about using 450 baud with this RBBS system. Typically, they are asking why such an option exists (the N option on the main RBBS
486VS040.TXT
CISC : The Intel 80486 vs. The Motorola MC68040 Source : Advanced Microprocessors by Daniel Tabak Scribe : X- Mike -X - July '92 System Comparison Most of the space in this text is de
4CHAN8BI.ASC
Subject: CHEAP 8-BIT ADC FOR IBM PC PLANS FOR A 4-CHANNEL 8-BIT ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER FOR PC Francis J. Deck fdeck@grumpy.helios.nd.edu This is an extremely simple ADC for the P
500HACKS.TXT
A DIY Guide to Computer Repair Modification (PC and Amiga 500) =- [Note : To people who saved my earlier post re: installation of t
500MM.TXT
The following is an article published in 'Video Computing (tm)', The Journal Of Interactive Video And Optical Storage Applicatio
68040.TXT
68040 Info: This new CISC microprocessor offers RISC performance Motorola has officially unwrapped its newest 32-bit microprocessor, the 68040. Manufactured with 0.8-micron high-speed
8BITCOMP.TXT
The Designing and Building of an 8-Bit Computer: A Personal Story Written by Mark Balch Copyright 1990 by Mark Balch, All Rights Reserved. You may freely copy and distribute this text
8CHAN12B.ASC
Subject: Cheap 12-bit ADC circuit for PC CHEAP 12-BIT ADC FOR IBM PC Francis J. Deck fdeck@grumpy.helios.nd.edu This is an 8-channel 12-bit analog-to-digital converter that hooks up t
8MEG_EXP.TXT
Amiga 8meg ram expander (C)1991 Silicon Synapse Electronics Designed by John Kamchen Support BBS: (204) 589-1078 Wpg,MB Canada Nov.28 This project is ShareWare. If you build it, and i
9600.INF
Not long ago, many data communicators thought that dial-up modem manufacturers had pushed transmission speeds to the limit with the introduction of 2400 bit per second (bps) modems. R
9600DATA.TXT
Filename: 9600DATA.TXT Version : 1.2b Updated : 1/11/1991 A Comparison of High Speed Modems Compatibility/Features/Differences/Prices Including: HST, V.32, V.32bis, V.42, V.42bis By M
9600INFO.INF
9600 Baud MODEM Not long ago, many data communicators thought that dial-up modem manufacturers had pushed transmission speeds to the limit with the introduction of 2400 bit per second
A5000.TXT
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ACCEL.TXT
Amiga 500 processor accelerator project by Leslie Ayling p.o. box 334 GLEBE 2037 Welcome once again to cheapskates corner, where we try and buy the world for a song. This time around
ACT-13.TXT
VOL 1 NUM 1 The Amatuer Crackist Tutorial Version 1.3 By Specular Vision Special Thanks to: Mr. Transistor Ironman The Grand Elusion Banzai Buckaroo Another fin
ADDCARD.TXT
* * * * A1000/A500 86-pin to 100-pin Expansion * *
ADDICTIO.TXT
= THE TRAGEDY OF AN ON-LINE ADDICTION = - by Steve King - 'Did you know that last month's (expletive) phone bill is over $450?' my wife scolded me in her harshest, my-husband-the-chil
ADDRIVE.TXT
Generic 3.5 Inch Double Sided Disk Drive for The 520/1040 Series by James Lacassagne Purpose: This document is a description of the hook-ups and mod- ifications that I found necessary
AIDS.TXT
MARCH 1990 AIDS TROJAN MARCHES ON LONDON - It has been almost three months since infected Aids Information disks started landing on user's desks. Despite the high level of publicity,
ALT-BIN.TXT
Notes on UUDECODEing .GIF pics etc. This file is intended to be a general introduction to the group alt.binaries.pictures, answering some common questions concerning pictures posted h
AMI-CHTS.TXT
Aaargh! You can easily defeat any monster in a fight for an egg, hold your ground and punch forward, jumping around and breathing fire is not the way to go. After three or four falls,
AMI-INIT.TXT
Amiga 'Boot' Sequence After getting a number of inquiries from fellow Amiga users about what's wrong with their Amigas when their Caplock key starts flashing, or, why the screen flash
AMIHIST.TXT
On Monday March 2, RJ Mical (=RJ=) spoke at the Boston Computer Society meeting in Cambridge. Fortunately I was momentarily possessed with an organizational passion, and I took copiou
AMIPORT.TXT
The following is an excerpt from an article scheduled to appear in the February 1991 issue of Amazing Computing. Please refer to that article for more information about the I/O Board
AMSCSI.TXT
SCSI CONTROLLER This is a very preliminary doc. for a SCSI interface for the AMIGA. I know that it is fragmented, but I am trying to get something together quickly. Feel free to send
ANETWORK.TXT
This program is an attempt to try to make a very simple ST to ST link. The main objective was to make it as transparent as possible to the user and to other programs. LOADING AND SETU
ANON.FTP
ATTENTION: If you have any questions, comments, or anything else feel free to mail me, but please read the rest of this header first! NEW: I have added the GMT timezone info for each
ANTIARQ.TXT
Do you know the terror of ARQ-FLASHING ? I am sure you know.... I have to admit that my method cant remove line-noise but the most ARQ-Discos are not caused by a bad line but by a slo
APPLE.TXT
TEXT OF APPLE-MICROSOFT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into on this 22nd day of November, 1985, by and between Apple Computer, Inc., a California corporation having its
ARTHAYES.TXT
COLUMNS Host net 508, Node:508/4 Tel. int+55 421284 Ignaat Simons Chopinlaan 3 7333GA Apeldoorn Netherlands HAYES modems and compatables. 1. Introduction. In the world of modem freaks
ATAMNESA.TXT
IBM Wouldn't Do This, Would They? (But They Did!) I am not currently an AT user. Otherwise, I might have discovered this before now and probably at some inconvenience. I pass it on so
BABEL92A.TXT
UU UU UU BABEL: A LISTING OF UU UU COMPUTER ORIENTED ABBREVIATIONS A
BACKDOOR.TXT
What is the Filename to read? backdoor.txt February 20 1989 This is BACKDOR1.arc ... the first in a series of 'back doors' to various games. The source of this info is various magazin
BASUNIX.HAC
** Basic Unix Use By Lord Lawless Phortune 500 Board of Directors ** March 8, 1987 This file is basically a brief introduction and overview for the beginning hacker to the
BBSNOISE.TXT
YOUR SYSTEM HAS NOISE Written by Bill Noel Your system has noise!! Ever heard that from one of your users? Of course you have. And did you have a
BEGUNIX.TXT
UNIX for Beginning Users Developed by: User Liaison Section, D-7131 Denver Office [Name and Phone number deleted at authors Request] Revision Date: September 16, 1991 I. INTRODUCTION
BEING.TXT
90-02/BeingInNothingness BEING IN NOTHINGNESS Virtual Reality and the Pioneers of Cyberspace By John Perry Barlow Published in Microtimes Magazine 'Cyberspace. A consensual hallucinat
BEST.CPS
** * * * FIRE Starter : Get the BEST out of JRCOMM
BILL1035.PRO
* * POSSIBLE FEDERAL LEGISLATION -- ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS * * LETTER RECEIVED F
BIPRINT.TXT
Subject: Bi-directional I/O on printer port - Hardware mods Summary: make you old PC printer port bi-directional Keywords: printer port, bi-direcional Date: 10 Jul 91 03:41:44 GMT Sen
BITNET.INF
Subject: Document for beginners using BITNET Subj: BioBit No 17 (Bitnet for the complete idiot) 1717171717 1717171717 1717171717 1717171717 171 171
BITSBAUD.TXT
Here's an excerpt from The Modem Reference, written by Michael A. Banks and recommended by Jerry Pournelle in Byte, The Smithsonian Magazine, et al. The right to reproduce this articl
BOT.TXT
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 92 14:31:52 -0400 To: ktso@ws332c.ee.c
BRIEF.TXT
-=:/^\:= AnTaReS CyberSurfing Division : - : Access / Antares =:/\:=- DATE : 08/09/94 Hi! I Was Quite Surprised That Many People Than Have Access To iNET Didn't Know *ANYTHiNG* About
BUILDIT.DOC
Building an IBM Compatible or How to be a real Clone DJ Elliott PC HELP Box 19401 Baltimore, Md 21206 301-661-1921 GKHF68A-Prodigy *DISCLAIMER
BUILDIT.TXT
[33m THE OBESE AGNUS,THE NEW 500 BOARD AND OTHER RECENT EXPERIENCES. ``'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' [0m [3m By Andrew Wilson 23/07/89. WARNING..
C64MIDI-.TXT
The following text is a construction article for building your own MIDI interface for the Commodore 64 or Commodore 128 cartridge port. If you are used to building digital electronic
CABLE.TXT
QUICK GUIDE TO COMPUTER CABLES by Bill Becwar LEGAL STUFF - This guide is as complete and accurate as I can make it, however, I can't be responsible for errors, omissions, typing mist
CARRIERS.PRO
#2 33 07 Aug 85 06:32:49 $0.00 To: Sysop And All On on Fido #100 in Net #115 Subject: Long Distance Services Everyone has asked at one time or another which of the long distance servi
CART.TXT
The Atari ST's 128 Kbyte read-only cartridge port can be transformed into a 64 Kbyte read/write port by using this cir- cuit. Writing to this port is slower than reading it by a
CASCADE.TXT
The following is the personal account of one of the aggrieved parties, David Garner of Cascade Electronics. I personally met John in August or September of 1987 at a meeting of Minnea
CBM_DEAD.TXT
A little note to all Commodore (Amiga/c64) users. COMMODORE IS NOW DEAD! Quoted below is an article from the Melbourne AGE newspaper dated 15th feb 1994. Commodore sell-off is a sad f
CHAOS.TXT
Chaos, Strange Attractors and BrainMaker Plots Take the last 200 years' data on cotton production. Plot a point which is one years' production versus the next years'. You get data poi
CLINTON.SGI
[The following is provided via the courtesy of the Internet Society White House Press Release Gopher Service.] E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E O F T H E P R E S I D E N T THE WHITE HOUS
CLOSING.NET
'Closing the Net' by Greg Costikyan [Reproduced with permission from the January 1991 issue of _Reason_ magazine. A one-year subscription (11 issues) is $19.95. Copyright 1991 by the
COLORS.32K
32,768 Colors! STR Feature Just keep on ..keeping on....... 32,768 Color Support for the Atari ST by Barry Orlando Public Domain, Dated 09-09-89 Here's a hardware modification for the
COLR.TXT
GUIDE LINES FOR EFFECTIVE COLOR TERMINAL USAGE Based on research done at Tektronix and reported in Handshake, 1985. PHYSIOLOGICAL GUIDELINES: Avoid simultaneous display of highly satu
COMDEFS.HUM
The following are 'Data Processing Definitions': Assumed Decimal Point - Located two positions to the right of a programmer's current salary in estimating his own worth. Bit - The inc
COMLPT.PRO
Well, here's my 3 cents worth on LPT/COM port addresses and IRQ's: The 'standard' addresses for the LPT and COm ports are: COM1 3F8 IRQ4 COM2 2F8 IRQ3 COM3 2E8 IRQ4 COM4 2E0 IRQ3 LPT1
COMPDEV.TXT
Some Thoughts on the Development of Personal Computers by Duane Bristow, Computer Consultant The Helping Hand BBS (606) 387-4002 Albany, Kentucky 42602 June 14, 1991 Personal Computer
COMPHO~1.HUM
Subject: Re: 'The Devouring Fungus' at a bookstore near you ...a collection of anecdotes and stories about computer technology and the people who spend their time working with compute
COMPILER.TUT
Compilers and How They Work: An Overview Lou Morgan Madison IBM-PC User's Group What are compilers and how do they work? Many computer users ask themselves this question after the pro
COMRAP.PRO
--==: COMRAP'S :==-- GUIDE TO REMOTE DATABASE SYSTEMS For New Users ================================== Copyright (c) 1985 by COMRAP Committee for Remote Database
CONCLUS.TXT
Based on the committee's investigation and two separate court rulings, it is clear that high level Department of Justice officials deliberately ignored INSLAW's proprietary rights in
CONFIG.TXT
Your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT by Barry Simon Copyright (c) 1986, by Barry Simon Written expressly for and posted on Compuserve's IBM Forum. May only be reproduced commercially with
COPYPROT.PRO
Author's Note: The following article was written for submission to ComputerFun magazine. Alas, the mag died! Some information, specifically that about pirates and piracy, is somewhat
COPYRIGH.PRO
Copyrighting Public Domain Programs by June B. Moore, JD Member, California State Bar Also: Marin RBBS (415) 383-0473 There is concern about the copyright status o
CRTSTUFF.TXT
The Quest for the
DESIGNER.TXT
SAPPHIRE DESIGNER NOTES by Tim Campell. This section contains no especially important information. It is presented here for those people who might want to know why Sapphire was design
DIAGNOSE.TXT
An Introduction to Troubleshooting Your IBM PC by Jerry Schneider Capital PC User Group The IBM PC family of computers (PC, Portable, XT and AT) comes complete with built-in diagnosti
DMA.ASC
DMA Techniques for Personal Computer Data Acquisition Introduction Data acquisition generally involves sampling some set of 'real world' signals at a regular rate, and storing the res
DOCWASTE.TXT
ATTENTION ALL PROGRAMMERS...... I download alot of Shareware programs, and find many of them to be at least useful, if not great. But, I am real discouraged when I print out the DOCS,
DODONT.TXT
GET THE MOST OUT OF Y
DOMAIN.TXT
What is a USENET domain? What is a Domain? Mark R. Horton Bell Laboratories Columbus, Ohio 43213 ABSTRACT In the past, electronic mail has used many different kinds of syntax, naming
DOS-USER.S-G
PC User's Guide To Unix If you are a PC user, the transition to Unix will be easier for you because of the similarities between DOS and Unix. One similarity is the hierarchical file s
DOSHIST.TXT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOS Personal computers began appearing in the mid 1970's, initially as hobbyist toys that didn't even have keyboards or screens. The first real one, named Altair by
DOSMEM.TXT
PC Memory Management Overview DOS users are faced with a confusing array of memory configurations today. There's conventional memory, upper memory, expanded memory, extended memory, a
DOSMNUAL.TXT
PC/MS-DOS THE ESSENTIALS A Brief Guide for Users PC/MS-DOS THE ESSENTIALS A Brief Guide for Users by George Campbell Computer Services (805) 528-1759 Page 2 INTRODUCTION In order for
DOS_ERR.TXT
DOS 2.0 HAS PROBLEMS WITH REDIRECTION OF I/O There are problems in DOS 2.0 with the redirection of I/O and piping for programs that use the original DOS 1.1 INT 21 function calls for
DRIGSB.TXT
Documentaion for SBDSP - SoundBlaster APT Demodulation Program This program and documentation are the property of the Dallas Remote Imaging Group (BBS 214 394 7438). If it is used on
DRIVES.TXT
DRIVING US CRAZY, BUT FOR A REASON by Alan Brenden In the early days of the PC, there wasn't much involved with the decision-maki ng process when a new hard disk was to be bought or r
DVINTER.1ST
DESQview Interrupt List Release 90.3 Last change 7/15/90 Please distribute all of the following files (unmodified) together in an archive called DVINT390: DVINTER.1ST this file DVINTE
DVSCRIPT.TXT
This File details the process for creating and using Scripts with DESQview What is a startup script you ask? Well, the main benefit is that it will automate the process of opening the
EASTER.EGG
Xref: icaen alt.folklore.computers:47386 bit.listserv.win3-l:23927 comp.os.ms-windows.apps:15851 comp.os.ms-windows.misc:13030 comp.os.msdos.misc:15621 Subject: Ye Olde Secrete Screen
ECHTUTOR.TXT
===ECHOMAIL TUTORIAL=== This is a brief tutorial about a new Fido phenomena called EchoMail. The first half of this tutorial is for users. It explains how you enter messages, and
EIGHT.LWS
'The Adventures of Lone Wolf Scientific' An electronically syndicated series that follows the exploits of two madcap pioneers of technology. Copyright 1991 Michy Peshota. May not be d
ELECTROP.TXT
**ELECTROPOLIS:** **COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY** **ON INTERNET RELAY CHAT** Elizabeth M. Reid Honours Thesis 1991 University Of Melbourne Department Of History Internet email: emr@mu
ESSAYS.TXT
ART IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL DISSEMINATION CLASS ESSAYS from a Fine Arts Course taught at the University of Victoria, B.C., Canada by Brad Brace, 1993 Contact: lgammon@nero.uvic.ca or, B
EXECNOIS.TXT
From Exec-PC Multi-user BBS, 414-964-5160 Bob Mahoney, SYSOP 7/16/87 IF YOU ARE GETTING GARBAGE ON THE SCREEN, OR ARE HAVING TROUBLE COMPLETING FILE TRANFERS: If you see random charac
FBI.SYS
From the Illumi-Net BBS Decatur, GA Conspiracy Theory Conference 404-377-1141 Summary of FBI Computer Systems By Ralph Harvey This article is reprinted from Full Disclosure. Copyright
FILEID.TXT
FILEID.TXT v1.9 by Richard Holler [CIS 73567,1547] Last Revision 05/17/94 This text file was prepared at the request of the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals), but the infor
FLOPPIES.TXT
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FLOPPY DISKS....... BY Ted Jensen So, you've just spent 400 bucks for that super piece of software, made your back-up and are working away wit
FREEDOM.PRO
MUST WE DECLARE AN ELECTRONIC : : DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? : :-------------------------------: DO YOU WANT TO BE FORCED, BY ACT OF LAW, TO BECO
GALILEO.TXT
STS-34 PRESS KIT CONTENTS GALILEO GALILEO MISSION EVENTS EARTH TO JUPITER VENUS FIRST EARTH PASS FIRST ASTEROID SECOND EARTH PASS SECOND ASTEROID APPROACHING JUPITER AT JUPITER The pr
GFXHINTS.TXT
COMPUTER GRAPHICS Some Hints on How to Improve Your Graphics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here are some hints for those of you who would li
GIFSTD.TXT
G I F (tm) Graphics Interchange Format (tm) A standard defining a mechanism for the storage and transmission of raster-based graphics information June 15, 1987 (c) CompuServe Incorpor
GLOSSARY.TXT
Yet another computer glossary... (There are a zillion of these computer glossaries floating around, but this one was actually amusing.} Thanks to RASTAMAN JA for contributing this tex
HACK_POM.TXT
Casey at the Byte (with apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer) The meeting at the White House Wasn't going well that day; The budget plan was lost, Thus causing ulcers and dismay; And w
HANDLES.TXT
From -- F I D O N E W S -- | Vol. 9 No. 9 (2 March 1992) The newsletter of the | FidoNet BBS community | Published by: _ | / \ | 'FidoNew
HAYES.TXT
Technical Reference for Hayes(TM) Modem Users 2 November 1990 Version 1.0 Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. P.O. Box 105203 Atlanta, Georgia 30348 Europe Office Hayes Microcomputer P
HITCHHIK.GUI
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet 25 August 1987 Ed Krol krol@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu This document was produced through funding of the National Science Foundation. Copyright (C) 1987, b
HOW2MNP.TXT
======= PREFACE ======= If you are reading this, you probably have a modem. Your modem may be equipped with MNP error correction/compression protocols (probably MNP 4 or 5 - will be e
I4004.TXT
Section One: Before the Great Dark Cloud. Part I: The Intel 4004 (1972) The first single chip CPU was the Intel 4004, a 4-bit processor meant for a calculator. It processed data in 4
INFOSHEE.T
Linux: Free Unix Information Sheet 0.1 Introduction to Linux Linux is a completely free clone of the unix operating system which is available in both source code and binary form. It i
INTERNET.Q
Network Working Group G. Malkin Request for Comments: 1177 FTP Software, Inc. FYI: 4
INTRNTCM.INF
Information Sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication Compiled by John December (decemj@rpi.edu), Release 1.6, 01 Sep 92 Additions/comments welcome. This document or u
IRC.NFO
(1) What is IRC? IRC stands for 'Internet Relay Chat'. It was written by Jarkko Oikarinen (jto@tolsun.oulu.fi) in 1988. Since starting in Finland, it has been used in some 20+ countri
JARGN10.TXT
#========= THIS IS THE JARGON FILE, VERSION 2.9.10, 01 JUL 1992 =========# This is the Jargon File, a comprehensive compendium of hacker slang illuminating many aspects of hackish tra
JRQUIET.TXT
Silencing the noisy PCjr disk drive is as easy as lubricating two rods inside your computer. The drive head carriage hangs on two rods and sometimes hangs up, causing the noise. The r
KARPOV.PRO
Karpov vs. DEEP THOUGHT Cambridge, Massachusetts Reported by Darren Bedwell, Compuserve 73510,2300 On February 2, 1990, a crowd gathered in Memorial Hall at Harvard University to witn
KILLER.PRO
Killer DOS Stalks Software -- by John C. Dvorak From the May 7, 1984 Infoworld When I was in Arlington Heights, Illinois, recently, I heard a story that at first I thought was pretty
LANGUAGE.LIS
Subject: The Language List V1.9 Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 19:38:08 GMT [This contains all 9 parts, concatenated.] The Language List - Version 1.9, January 13, 1993 Collected information
MACCRACK.TXT
{ Hey dyudes, wnat ant some cool Crax from Mac International? Here they aere: DISCLAIMER: This file is posted for the expressed purpose of allowing legal owners of the software
MAILORDR.PRO
23 June 1984 Sir: This is one of those once upon a time letters...... Once upon a time, this writer decided to upgrade his IBM-PC with a hard disk option. As prices were dropping almo
MANNERS.TXT
Computer Etiquette, by Mel North. Computer Etiquette, By Mel North ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
MANYHINT.TXT
ATARI ST Guaranteed Cheat Codes and Strategies: Compiled by KTH This is a collection of cheats and codes taken from seven seperate text files from the sewer disk collections. I have m
MAY-BUST.TXT
B U S T E D !
MDIC150.TXT
The Modem Dictionary (C) Copyright 1993 R. Scott Perry All Rights Reserved Version 1.50 'What is this, why, and who is this guy?' I feel that this dictionary fills a major void. In my
MISM16.HAC
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MISM18.HAC
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MNEMONIC.TXT
Article 921 of comp.misc: From: majka@ubc-vision.UUCP (Marc Majka) Subject: Mnemonics Date: 4 Aug 87 20:46:16 GMT The recent dis
MODEMLIF.HAC
The Modem Life. Is it Really Worth it? Written by The Nomad, for all BBS's that wish it. Note/Warning: The author of this file will go detailed into his life. He enought to handle wha
MODPROBS.TXT
NOTE CAREFULLY:- The 'call waiting' and 'call forwarding' information in this article is correct for Bell Canada's territory which is primarily the provinces of Quebec and Ontario in
MORPH.TXT
In article 1991Nov17.023604.19665@dartvax.dartmouth.edu | Does anybody know how they did that effect in the new Michael | Jackson video with all of the faces merging together? It look
MUCK.TXT
COMMANDS -------- Terminology: + MUCK additon * Wizard only # Restricted with GOD_PRIV B Builder command -- may be restricted P Programmer command -- restricted unless MUCKER_ALL Opti
MUCK_EDI.HEL
Commands available from the MUF program editor: Program commands: compile compile program delete delete lines insert insert program lines list
MUCK_FOR.REF
The MUF Cheat-Sheet, as seen by Sammael (Arthur, The., etc) -or- Reference manual for MUCK Forth ('MUF') -terse v2.2 August 4, 1990 ENTERING EDITING MODE @prog program name (creates a
MUD.DIC
These docs were written with the help of Three, who wrote probably the best library I've seen. Contained herein are her docs, and some examples that I've written. -- Chrys Three's Una
MUDREPOR.INF
Interactive Multi-User Computer Games Dr Richard Bartle, MUSE Ltd., 34, Grantham Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester, Essex. CO6 4TU, UK. email: Richard%tharr.UUCP@ukc.ac.uk Copyright (
MUF.EXA
This first program checks the contents in a room and assembles a string which is an english description of the contents. For example, for Contents: a bell a book it would print: a bel
MUF.MAN
MUF REFERENCE MANUAL: This manual was compiled largely from the original MUF reference manual, with help from Black_Dougal. It is intended more as a reference work than as a tutorial,
MUF.TUT
From stinglai@bureau.World.GOV Tue Jun 5 08:50:55 1990 Subject: Beginner's guide to MUF programming Keywords: MUD Muck MUF forth Atlantis and a partridge in a pear tree Date: 5 Jun 90
MUF16.T
Ä Area: [ECHO] BATCH POWER PROG. Msg#: 4967 Date: 09-12-93 20:18 To: ALL M
NETNEWS.10
Subject: An Important Top Ten List. Date: 21 Aug 89 13:53:57 GMT Top Ten Problems with Netnews: 10. Too many people think they're lawyers and know everything about copyright laws and
NET_HORM.TXT
FTP'd from cert.org: File pub/virus-l/docs/net.hormones Date: Thu, 16 Mar 89 20:56:18 +0100 Net Hormones: Part 1 - Infection Control assuming Cooperation among Computers Copyright (c)
NEWSTU.PRO
* * PS NEW TECHNOLOGY DIGEST * ** Here's news of intriguing developments--large and small--in the world of modern technolgy. ** STEALING HBO
NOISE.TXT
Line Noise and the Problems it Can Cause with File Transfers Many people have left messages on my bulletin board asking me why there are so many 'garbage' characters on their screens
NOISE_1.TXT
Modem Noise Killer (alpha version) With this circuit diagram, some basic tools including a soldering iron, and four or five components from Radio Shack, you should be able to cut the
OHS-RCS.TXT
'6_2_3_13_5_2.TXT' (9670 bytes) was created on 12-12-88 ORBITAL MANEUVERING SYSTEM The orbital maneuvering system provides the thrust for orbit insertion, orbit circularization, orbit
OPT_WAGR.TXT
Optimal Wagering Copyright 1991, Michael Hall Permission to repost, print for own use. I think I've got some good discoveries here... even if you don't follow the math, you can get so
PACKET.TXT
PACKET SWITCHING NETWORKS Revised 4-Mar-85 Contains former file GERMAN.TXT (modified) If you are interested in CompuServe access and file transfer through packet switching networks li
PAGING_G.AME
Date: 17 March 1981 13:59 est Subject: The Paging Game To: sipb at MIT-MC, info-cobol at MIT-AI The following appeared in a recent issue of 'Multing', an on-line magazine distributed
PARANOIA.PRO
* PROCESSED THOUGHTS * By John C. Dvorak PARANOIA RUNS RAMPANT THROUGH COMPUTER COMMUNITY As I was perusing the various information services I ran into a notice that the State of Cali
PASSWORD.TXT
VERY good advice about your password. Originally sent on STaTus BBS, and reprinted here by permission of the author. Message : 9359 [Open] 3-31-91 9:40am From : Murray Moffatt To : Jo
PC869KB.TXT
WHAT IS HIGH MEMORY, WHY DO I CARE, AND HOW CAN I USE IT? BY CY ATKINSON WHAT IS IT: The 8088 chip, the engine in the PC and XT, can address one meg in 16 64K segments numbered 0 thru
PENTIUM.TXT
Intel Pentium(TM) Processor Technical Backgrounder Intel's Pentium(TM) Processor: The Next Generation of Power The Pentium(TM) processor is the newest and most powerful member of Inte
PERSTEST.TXT
Mind reader: do personality tests pick out bad apples? by Tim Beardsley For years, employers have given job applicants paper-and-pencil tests to assess basic skills such as reading an
PHOTOSCN.TXT
Photographing TV and Computer Screen Images From the brochure 'KODAK Scientific Imaging Products', pages 26 and 27: Photographing TV and Computer Screen Images It is a relatively simp
PIRACY.TXT
SOFTWARE PIRACY: AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (5 March, 1990) Jim Thomas is an associate professor in Sociology. Gordon Meyer received his M.A. in Sociology in 1989
PRIVACY.TXT
PALO ALTO, Calif.-- For the first time in more that a decade, civil libertarians and computer professionals are banding together to stop what many consider a Big Brotherish attempt by
RASPEED.RES
|| From the files of The Hack Squad: || by Lee Jackson, Moderator, FidoNet || Int'l Echos SHAREWRE WARNINGS The Hack Report || Volume 2, Number 6 File Test Results || Result Repo
REALHACK.TXT
The Meaning of `Hack' - The Jargon File 'The word {hack} doesn't really have 69 different meanings', according to Phil Agre, an MIT hacker. 'In fact, {hack} has only one meaning, an e
REHABOTS.TXT
ROBOTICS FOR REHABILITATION from Epitomes-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The Western Journal of Medicine August 1988 pp 205-206 Computer-based, voice-controlled robots can enhan
REMOVE.ADA
Subject: The other crusade Date: 29 Nov 92 02:59:28 GMT This post has absolutely nothing to do with origins, but rather with the one other crusade I occasionally indulge in on usenet,
REQUIEM.PRO
REQUIEM FOR A SYSOP 04/29/85 SUBMITTED BY: JIM ANDERSON - SYSOP MSB - BILLINGS, MT REQUIEM FOR A SYSOP ------------------- EXCERPT FROM AN ARTICLE IN 'PC WEEK', NOV. 20, 1984: THER
RIGHTS.PRO
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE HACKS from June B. Moore Attorney at Law 32 Salinas Avenue San Anselmo CA 94960 Ph 415-456-5889 (after 5:30 pm) Writers of software program
RIPSCRIP.TXT
RIPscrip Graphics Protocol Specification 'Remote Imaging Protocol' Copyright (c) 1992-1993 TeleGrafix Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved Revision 1.53.00 May 12th, 1993 == INT
RPGRULES.TXT
This file contains the rules for Roleplaying in all of the games within Galactic Net. All persons wishing to take part in any of the Roleplaying games in Galactic Net should download
RS232.TXT
.pn A Practical Guide to RS-232 Interfacing Lawrence E. Hughes Mycroft Labs, Inc. P.O. Box 6045 Tallahassee, FL 32301 The following information is intended to collect together in one
SCRIPT.TXT
How to use uSu Script format's - By:Cyberglitch ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Ok basically uSu Script format is pretty simple and will do alot if you take the time t
SECRET.TXT
Windows 3.1 Secrets Hey, if you use Windows 3.1, check this out: In the Program Manager, go to the Help menu and select 'About'. You'll see the typical info window with the windows lo
SECRETS.JOK
User's Guide to Little Known Facts About Computers Definition(s): Computer: a digital machine with a non-dedicated cpu unit 1. All computers are sentient and possess consciousness. 2.
SERIAL.TXT
Here's some bits and pieces that might be of interest. INT 14 - SERIAL I/O - INITIALIZE USART REG AH = 0 REG AL = INITIALIZING PARAMETERS BIT 7 - 6 - 5 4 - 3 2 1 - 0 -BAUD RATE- PARIT
SHAREWR.INF
Association of ³ ³ ³ÄÙ Shareware ÀÄÄij o ³ Professionals ÄÄÄÄÄij º ³ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
TAEIS.LNG
Taeis Languages FTP'd from ftp.netcom.com: File pub/anton/taeis/language/*.lang dragon.lang.1 dragon.lang.2 kingdoms.lang ohs.lang petrocea.lang These are artificial languages for the
TAOPROG.PRO
THE TAO OF PROGRAMMING ------------------------ BOOK ONE: The Silent Void Thus spake the master programmer: 'When you have learned to snatch the error code from the trap frame, it wil
TAOPRO~1.PRO
T h e T a o O f P r o g r a m m i n g T r a n s l a t e d B y G e o f f r e y J a m e s - 1 - T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Book 1 -- The Silent Void Book 2 -- The Ancient Masters Boo
TECHNOM.ADS
This is an archive of a few files relating to Steven Roberts and 'technomads' in general: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Subject: Re: Looking for man on $1.2M b
TELETYPE.HIS
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1991 20:33:50 -0600 To: telecom Subject: History of Morkrum Company - Ancestor of Teletype Corporation [Moderator's Note: Attached is a very interesting piece I rece
THEORY1.HAC
WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF POWER Resonating Planet Earth by Toby Grotz Theoretical Electromagnetic Studies and Learning Association, Inc. 522 West Third Street Leadville, CO 80461 (719)
THEORY2.HAC
TESLA COIL THEORY LINE VOLTAGE IS STEPPED UP BY THE HIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER TO A MAGNITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CHARGE THE CAPACITOR AND FORCE THE SPARK GAP TO BREAK DOWN. THIS ACTION IS RE
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From rec.arts.anime Sun Jan 24 18:19:51 1993 !cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!krim Subject: New Ranma 1/2 Fanfic Keywords: Bear with me Sender: usenet@news.columbia.edu (The Network News) Date
TJHELP.TXT
TIPS AND TRICKS FROM TJ SOFTWARE Revised: 08/07/1994 WILDCAT! 4.x * Problems may develop using the DOOR.SYS drop file if you have a LARGE number of conferences. I would suggest pickin
TOOBAD.PRO
'The Sysop's Survival Guide' Written by: \/ance /\stro Well, this guide can be used by the Sysops of today or tomorrow, or whenever. Now, I guess I will start by listing the things th
TRIVIA.1
The second Computer Bowl sponsored by The Computer Museum was held in Boston in April 1990. The questions used are listed below. For a more detailed report see the August 1990 issue o
TRIVIA.2
The third Computer Bowl sponsored by The Computer Museum was held in San Jose at the San Jose Convention Center on April 26, 1991. The questions used are listed below. [Keep in mind t
TROJAN.PRO
Mark Garvin -- Xymetric Productions -- New York City 3-7-87 I guess I have stirred some interest with my recent messages to BBS's concerning Trojan horse programs. I have decided to w
TUTORIAL.1
July 26th, 1991 - written by Ronald van Loon (rvl). [ PART ONE : BASIC COMMANDS, PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS ] IRC for beginners - an introduction [NOTE: IRC II, the client we are using in
TUTORIAL.2
Written by Ronald van Loon, July 31, 1991 (IRCNICK : rvl) [ PART TWO : PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS, CHANNELS AND CHANNEL MODES ] Most of the information in this file can also be obtained by
TUTORIAL.3
Written by Ronald van Loon, August 27, 1991 (IRCNICK : rvl) [ PART THREE : CUSTOMIZING YOUR OWN ENVIRONMENT - VARIABLES AND DEFAULTFILES ] Most of the information in this file can be
TWXHIST.TXT
As our Moderator's response said, Telex certainly should be called the original form of E-Mail. Far from 'dead' on a global basis, UN reports published in the 'Brittanica Book of the
ULTRA.TXT
Gravis Ultrasound Tech Specs The Unofficial Dox Written December, 1992 By Tran of Renaissance and Joshua Jensen OK, folks, here it is. This is the programming informat
UNIX.FUN
Article 7392 of rec.humor: From: hirayama@suvax1.UUCP (Pat Hirayama) Subject: Fun With Unix -- Summary -- LONG! Keywords: all those unix jokes (?) Date: 25 Aug 88 23:17:19 GMT OK folk
UNIXSEC.TXT
IMPROVING THE SECURITY OF YOUR UNIX SYSTEM David A. Curry, Systems Programmer Information and Telecommunications Sciences and Technology Division ITSTD-721-FR-90-21 Approved: Paul K.
UNRAVEL.TXT
UNRAVELING UNIVERSE Is the cosmos younger than the stars it contains? Was Einstein's biggest blunder not a mistake? Here's why cosmology is in chaos Time Magazine (Mar 6) Tod Lauer is
UT.SOF
[ We believe this policy was current as of early 1990, although it may not have been and it may have changed or change at any time. If you want to be sure, don't believe this but rath
V42BIS.TXT
A Layman's Explanation of High Speed Modems Stan Simmons Business Forms Estimating Systems, Inc. April 4, 1991 High speed modems have 4800 bps or faster data transfer rates. Until rec
VCBACKUP.TXT
How to Back-up your PC *VisiCalc disk How to Back-up your PC *VisiCalc disk Dual drive disk copy procedure: The following technique
VIDTRIX.TXT
Tricks with a video camera Subject: what to film with your video camera The volume of the response to my last article was underwhelming :-( 8*( I had asked: Do you rich people with mo
VIEWERS.TXT
Information on different picture viewing programs - Updated 5th Oct 1991
VRTHEA.ART
The Fifth Wall BRINGING THEATRE INTO VIRTUAL WORLDS
WEIRD2_1.TXT
high weirdness by email v2.1 send info and errata to: mporter@nyx.cs.du.edu This version *supersedes* previous 'editions'; they may safely be deleted without loss of important informa
WEIRDSTF.ANS
[1;37m WEIRD STUFF SOURCE LIST An access guide for hard-to-find items, equipment, and information Last Updated: 08/01/93 [1;33m ART BY MAIL [1;32m Art Matrix Contact: Homer
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE WELL (WHOLE EARTH LECTRONIC LINK) Written by Mick Winter TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Why the WELL? How much is it? WELL etiquette Hints on using t
WIN31.DOC
GENERAL COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WITH WINDOWS 3.1 The introduction of a new operating environment often changes the interaction between applications or utilities and the new environment.
XMODEM.TXT
Lightning House Software Co. pre
XTFORMAT.TXT
.BAT and .TXT files for DOS 2.0 for use with hard disk. FORMAT utility for the | |
ZEN.TXT
ZEN AND THE ART OF SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION (Translated from the P'-u-t'ung hua dialect by W.C.Carlson) Editor's Note: The following are excerpts from the only known treatise on Zen Sof
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How to backup Infocom's ZORK III game: *Insert DOS disk in drive A ADISKCOPY A: B: -- Ignore the errors on tracks 1-3! *Place your ZORK III disk in drive A and a blank disk in drive B
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