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INFO-ATARI16 Digest Fri, 8 Dec 89 Volume 89 : Issue 777
Today's Topics:
Detecting Mark Williams' redirect
Help >> COUNTRY.ARC!!!
LYNX Development System
New Atari Developers Package
Rainbow Tos availability to people without dealers
Still searching...
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Date: 8 Dec 89 15:39:46 GMT
From: ncrlnk!ncrcce!rogers@uunet.uu.net (Bob Rogers)
Subject: Detecting Mark Williams' redirect
Message-ID: <1777@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM>
Does anybody know how I can detect (from within a Mark Williams' C program)
that standard input has been redirected (i.e., I need something like UNIX'
isatty()).
Thanks.
--
----
Bob Rogers rogers@stpaul.ncr.com or rogers@pnet51.cts.com
NCR Comten, St. Paul, MN GEnie: R.C.ROGERS
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Date: 8 Dec 89 21:31:36 GMT
From:
zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!jarthur!uci-ics!jvance@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
(Joachim Patrick Vance)
Subject: Help >> COUNTRY.ARC!!!
Message-ID: <25802838.25520@paris.ics.uci.edu>
In article <8912070233.AA26917@jupiter.nmt.edu> ehsnsr@JUPITER.NMT.EDU (Eric
Hobbs) writes:
>Hi.
> I recently downloaded COUNTRY.ARC. It de-arced just fine, but when I run
>COUNTRY.PRG, A Dialog box pops up that says: Error #008 PC>$000000.
>What Happened? I ran it on a .5 Meg 520 STfm with NO accessories or AUTO
>progs loaded.
>
I got the same thing on a .5 Meg 520 ST (original).
Maybe it needs one meg.
Joachim
--
Joachim
????????????????????????????? What do my .sig and UCI have in common? |
| jvance%bonnie@ics.uci.edu | - - - - - - - - - |
????????????????????????????? They're both Under Construction Indefinately.|
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Date: 8 Dec 89 16:40:13 GMT
From:
pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!kuhub.cc.ukans.e
du!2fhdbeak@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
Subject: LYNX Development System
Message-ID: <19467@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
In article <30200030@inmet>, hedger@inmet.inmet.com writes:
> Where did you get this little tidbit ????
>
>
> =====================================================================
> | |
> | Keith Hedger : ?...!?uunet!inmet!hedger hedger@inmet.inmet.com |
> | 'It is a sad, but beautiful world..........' |
> =====================================================================
Terribly sorry, Keith. I thought I'd put that in the posting but I guess I
forgot.
A friend of mine is an Amiga developer, and he told me that Commodore/Amiga
people were telling their developers on the BIX developer's conference that
the Amiga is the LYNX development system. This was only a few days ago.
What I know for sure is that some of the Epyx people working on the LYNX used
to work on the Amiga for Commodore, and when Atari saved the LYNX from going
under with Epyx'x demise, the project was set in stone.
I do not know if it was someone employed by Commodore who posted this
information, or just someone on the closed developer's conference on BIX.
I don't mean to make the Atari we all know and love to look bad, I just thought
it was kinda interesting.
--Jim
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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 89 12:33:14 MST
From: Mrhyner%sed.huachuca-emh1.army.mil@HUACHUCA-EMH1.ARMY.MIL
Subject: New Atari Developers Package
Message-ID: <8912081500.aa01816@FHP2.HUACHUCA-EMH1.ARMY.MIL>
I was wondering if any 'new' developers out there could explain what
is included as part of the developer's kit?
Atari's introductory information is nebulous at best.
Email to mrhyner%sed@huachuca-emh1.army.mil
OR
asqb-sep-a@huachuca-emh2.army.mil
Thanks.
Mark Rhyner
Computer Systems Engineering
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Date: 8 Dec 89 15:47:44 GMT
From: eagle!ttensfeldt@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: Rainbow Tos availability to people without dealers
Message-ID: <4796@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
>Date: 4 Dec 89 20:28:27 GMT
>From: imagen!atari!kbad@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Ken Badertscher)
>Subject: Rainbow Tos Porblems
>Message-ID: <1851@atari.UUCP>
>gilmore@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Neil Gilmore) writes:
>| What's a local dealer?
>| (this prevents me from even thinking about the upgrade)
>Think again. Atari has a service in place for users who don't have
>dealers near them to get the Rainbow TOS upgrade installed. Call Atari
>Customer Service for information on how to get the upgrade.
>--
> ||| Ken Badertscher (ames!atari!kbad)
> ||| Atari R&D System Software Engine
> / | \ #include <disclaimer>
Ken and John,
Before I say anything else.... THANK YOU for being here so that we get
SOME information about hardware, software, new stuff, etc. The magazines
all seem to be disappearing but some of us want to continue using our
machines and need up to date info on them. Again thanks...
That out of the way....
I just called Atari Customer Relations, (4:00 pm 12-6-89) after reading this
message. I reached a very pleasant voice (sorry I didn't get her name), that
informed me that NOWHERE in the NORTHEAST can I buy the Rainbow TOS upgrade
and could not buy it direct ... only from a dealer. She rattled off a list
that included a place in KANSAS CITY. I am not likely to be going there soon
and don't want to travel there to buy computer equipment. To be fair she did
mention a place in CORAM NY, which from the 516 area code sounds like it is
upstate somewhere.
I am in eastern Connecticut and there are no dealers near here. The only
shop that I guess WAS a registered dealer at one time is about 60 miles
from here. That is not a problem. He informs me, however, that Atari told
him that he could not get the Rainbow TOS unless it was with Desktop
Publishing Systems. That really is too bad because he runs a very good
place, stocks a fair bit of software, has a few pieces of hardware and
continues to do hardware repair for the machines. I think though that he
has lost interest in doing business with Atari.
I am not here to bitch about Atari and its problems however. I just
wanted to let you know that there doesn't seem to be a way to distribute
the new TOS to people who do not have dealers near them. I don't really
expect you to be able to do anything about it. I doubt that that is in
your job description. I just wanted to let you know that your previous
posting seems inaccurate.
By the way, I happened to think my Atari 520ST is real useful. I have
added a 50Mb drive and just today bought an Aerco memory upgrade for it
from my "LOCAL" dealer. It was worth the 60 mile drive. The machine is
not the be all and end all of computers, but fits my needs for the moment.
P.S. It is EXTREMELY gratifying to see professionally wrought software
being produced for the Atari ST. In light of this thanks to Jos
Vermaseren for FORM. I wish I could figure out a way to get the
local dvi to alw (apple laserwriter) program to process this. It
seems to need a preamble or postamble or something like that. Hey..
I am just learning TeX and it is slow going.
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Tom Tensfeldt Bitnet: TENSFELDT%Eagle.WESLYN@Wesleyan.Bitnet
Internet: TTENSFELDT@Eagle.Wesleyan.Edu or
4 Laurel Avenue, Ledyard, CT 06339 (203)-464-9009
Pfizer, Inc., Box 100, Groton, CT 06340 (203)-441-4835
Chemistry Dept, Wesleyan Univ, Middletown, CT (203)-347-9411 X2635
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Date: 8 Dec 89 20:50:53 GMT
From: matthews@umd5.umd.edu (Mike Matthews)
Subject: Still searching...
Message-ID: <5756@umd5.umd.edu>
In article <474003ce.14a1f@force.UUCP> covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert)
writes:
>Ken, that just isn't so!! *ALL* STers are hackers and coders!
>The ST is soo much easier to program than an IBM PC or a Mac that naturally
>*ALL* Real Programmers Program on STs!!
>
>
>--
> Richard E. Covert (covertr@gtephx)
I know of several ST owners who have no desire to even THINK about programming
their STs. The fact that the ST is easy to program does not mean people will
always program it.
And, PLEASE, do not assume your limited experience (this is not a flame; I have
limited experience in this matter also, as does just about everybody) on people
who own STs represents the whole. Sure, the ST might have a larger percentage
of programmers, but percentages don't count -- numbers do.
Mike
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