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  1.                                                   July 6th, 1982
  2.  
  3. BDS C User Group,
  4. Yates Center,
  5. Kansas,
  6. U.S.A
  7.  
  8. Dear Robert,
  9.  
  10.                EncloseΣá i≤á ß banδ draf⌠ fo≥ US$41:6░á (US$3▓á ½ ì
  11. 30%⌐á fo≥á thσ fou≥ ne≈ disk≤ announceΣ iε Newslette≥á numbe≥á 4« ì
  12. Please send them as 8" single density format, thanks.
  13.  
  14.  
  15.                I'vσ no≈ go⌠ m∙ RCP═ systeφ goinτ anΣ havσ al∞ thσ ì
  16. Use≥ Grou≡ materia∞ availablσ fo≥ dowε loadinτ froφ thσ systeφ oε ì
  17. request«á A≤á ß resul⌠ ╔ neeΣ ß cataloguσ t∩ havσ oε linσ s∩ tha⌠ ì
  18. user≤á coulΣ searcΦ i⌠ fo≥ thσ program≤ the∙ werσ interesteΣá in« ì
  19. Thσá firs⌠ catcΦ wa≤ thσ lacδ oµ coheren⌠ disδ numberinτ fo≥á thσ ì
  20. Use≥á Grou≡á anΣ thσ inconsisten⌠ anΣ iε somσá casσá non-existen⌠ ì
  21. catalogues on the disks.
  22.  
  23.                T∩áá overcomσá thesσá problem≤á ╔á havσá buil⌠áá ß ì
  24. cataloguσ suitablσ fo≥ botΦ printinτ anΣ oε linσ searchinτ (usinτ ì
  25. thσá standarΣá RCP═ utilitie≤ FIN─ anΣá DISPLAY)«á Thσá cataloguσ ì
  26. include≤ thσ "Softwarσ Toolsó volume≤ anΣ i≤ mostl∙ complete« Thσ ì
  27. tw∩áá "extrßá toolsóá volume≤á arσá stil∞á waitinτá fo≥á catloguσ ì
  28. description≤á bu⌠ al∞ othe≥ entrie≤ havσ descriptions«á ╔ wil∞ bσ ì
  29. maintaininτá thi≤á cataloguσ oε aε ongoinτ basi≤ anΣá feedinτá i⌠ ì
  30. bacδ thσ U╙ RCP═ system≤ througΦ Kell∙ SmitΦ iε California.
  31.  
  32.                ╔ aφ concerneΣ abou⌠ thσ volumσ numbering¼ there'≤ ì
  33. nothinτá specia∞ abou⌠ thσ numberinτ schemσ tha⌠ I'vσ useΣ anΣ iµ ì
  34. yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ it¼á ╔ woulΣ welcomσ suggestion≤ abou⌠ anothe≥ wa∙ ì
  35. oµ arranginτ thσ numbers« Thσ poin⌠ i≤ tha⌠ eacΦ anΣ ever∙ volumσ ì
  36. issueΣ b∙ thσ grou≡ SHOUL─ havσ ß uniquσ number«á ╔ kno≈ tha⌠ thσ ì
  37. origina∞á ideßá wa≤á t∩á avoiΣ issuinτá volumσá number≤á bu⌠á thσ ì
  38. collectioεá i≤ growinτ a⌠ ß ratσ whicΦ make≤ i⌠ essentia∞ tha⌠á ß ì
  39. prope≥á cataloginτá schemσ bσá implemented«á whateve≥á schemσá i≤ ì
  40. implementeΣá shoulΣá bσ usablσ oµ oε linσá searching«á Thσá basiπ ì
  41. requiremen⌠á fo≥ easil∙ buildinτ oε linσ catalogue≤ i≤ tha⌠á eacΦ ì
  42. volumσ issueΣ shoulΣ havσ ß volumσ cataloguσ fo≥ it¼ (eveε thing≤ ì
  43. likσ thσ "Softwarσ Toolsó disk≤ anΣ thσ PISTO╠ disk⌐ anΣ tha⌠ thσ ì
  44. cataloguσ entrie≤ shoulΣ bσ restricted¼á a≤ fa≥ a≤á possible¼á t∩ ì
  45. onσá linσ pe≥ file«á Thi≤ las⌠ requiremen⌠ i≤ a≤ thσ FIN─ utilit∙ ì
  46. retrieve≤ onl∙ thσ singlσ line≤ tha⌠ contaiε thσ matchinτ string« 
  47.  
  48.                M∙áá cataloguσáá i≤á oεá thσá encloseΣáá disδáá a≤ ì
  49. BDSCAT.ALL«á ╔á woulΣá welcomσ you≥  thought≤ o≥ comment≤ oεá thσ ì
  50. catalogue.
  51.  
  52.                Als∩á oε thσ disδ arσ somσá prograφá contribution≤ ì
  53. whicΦá I'vσá collecteΣ froφ thσ RCP═ systeφ o≥ havσá haΣá sittinτ ì
  54. around on disks for a while.
  55. .PAèDDTTOMAC  Thi≤á onσ I'vσ haΣ fo≥ ß while¼á it≤ froφ Nicδá HammonΣ ì
  56. áááááááááá(no≈ iε California)« See the DOC file for details.
  57.  
  58. FIXDIR    Thi≤á i≤ m∙ CP/═ director∙ cleaner«á Remove≤ o≥ rename≤ ì
  59. ááááááááááillega∞ filσ name≤ froφ CP/═ directories«á Seσ thσá DO├ ì
  60. ááááááááááfile.
  61.  
  62. MARGIN    Thi≤áá i≤á ßá quickiσá whicΦá set≤á thσá margin≤á oµá ß ì
  63. ááááááááááDiablo/Qume daisywheel printer from the CP/M console.
  64.  
  65. KEY       Anothe≥ quickiσ t∩ prograφ thσ keypaΣ oµ ß Lear-Seigle≥ ì
  66. ááááááááááADM-31 terminal.
  67.  
  68. MGAME     Simple number guessing game for kids.
  69.  
  70. WCT2.C    Yo⌡á shoulΣá likσá thi≤ one«á Mat⌠á Whelaεá froφá "You≥ ì
  71. ááááááááááComputeró hackeΣ arounΣ W├ t∩ calculatσ ho≈ man∙ columε ì
  72. áááááááááácentimeters a text file will turn into when typeset.
  73.  
  74. BACKUP    Steve de Plater's neat CP/M file backup utility.
  75.  
  76. VERIFY    Stevσá dσ Plater'≤ CP/═ filσ verifier¼á work≤á alonσá o≥ ì
  77. ááááááááááwith BACKUP.
  78.  
  79. STRIP1    Thi≤ i≤ froφ onσ oµ thσ utilitie≤ disks«á ╔ modifieΣ i⌠ ì
  80. áááááááááát∩á onl∙ prin⌠ ou⌠ thσ characte≥ coun⌠ detail≤ oncσá i⌠ ì
  81. ááááááááááha≤ finisheΣ rathe≥ thaε a≤ i⌠ doe≤ eacΦ character«á I⌠ ì
  82. áááááááááátooδá foreve≥á t∩ ruε iε it≤ origina∞ forφ bu⌠á i≤á no≈ ì
  83. ááááááááááquitσ usefu∞ fo≥ strippinτ bacδ WordSta≥ file≤ t∩ ASCI╔ ì
  84. ááááááááááfiles.
  85.  
  86. DATEDEMO  Thi≤ i≤ aε updatσ oµ m∙ earlie≥ contribution«á Thi≤ onσ ì
  87. áááááááááárun≤ witΦ ß Godbou⌠ Systeφ Suppor⌠ ▒ board«á Thσá boarΣ ì
  88. ááááááááááuse≤á thσá MSM583▓á clocδá chip¼áá whicΦá seem≤á t∩á bσ ì
  89. ááááááááááTH┼á favouritσá clocδá chi≡ a⌠á thσá moment¼á anΣá thi≤ ì
  90. ááááááááááversioεá oµá DATEDEMOá shoulΣá worδá witΦá almos⌠áá an∙ ì
  91. ááááááááááimplementatioε oµ thσ MSM5832.
  92.  
  93. CLOCK     The real routines from DATDEMO.
  94.  
  95. YAMBOOT   Thi≤á i≤á ßá modifieΣ versioε oµ onσ oµá Stevσá Passe'≤ ì
  96. áááááááááámodeφá utilities«á ╔á wanteΣ ß wa∙ tha⌠ ├á user≤á coulΣ ì
  97. áááááááááábootstra≡á themselve≤á u≡á t∩ YA═á oεá m∙á RCP═á systeφ ì
  98. ááááááááááwithou⌠á havinτá t∩ resor⌠ t∩á usinτá MBOOT.ASM«á Usinτ ì
  99. ááááááááááYAMBOO╘á the∙á no≈á havσ ß totall∙ ├ routσ t∩á ge⌠á YA═ ì
  100. áááááááááágoinτá akiεá t∩ thσ MBOO╘ assemble≥ routσá fo≥á gettinτ ì
  101. ááááááááááMODEM7 going.
  102.  
  103. CMODEM    Thi≤á i≤á anothe≥ oµ Stevσ Passe'≤ utilitie≤á bu⌠á witΦ ì
  104. áááááááááábadl∙á needeΣ documentatioε addeΣ t∩ thσ fron⌠á oµá thσ ì
  105. áááááááááásourcσ file.
  106.  
  107.  
  108. .PAèStevσá Passσá sen⌠á mσá ßá se⌠ oµ thσá CNOD┼á file≤á wheεá ╔á wa≤ ì
  109. considerinτá whicΦ se⌠ oµ softwarσ t∩ ruε oε m∙ RCP═ system«á Thσ ì
  110. systeφá i≤ thσ firs⌠ lega∞ onσ iε Australiß anΣ i≤ beinτá watcheΣ ì
  111. ver∙á closel∙á b∙ thσ regulator∙ authoritie≤ s∩ i⌠á ha≤á t∩á worδ ì
  112. well«á Afte≥ havinτ ß looδ a⌠ thσ CNOD┼ stufµ i⌠ wa≤ obviou≤ tha⌠ ì
  113. therσá i≤á stil∞ ß lo⌠ oµ worδ requireΣ beforσ CNOD┼ i≤ ßá stablσ ì
  114. RCP═ environmen⌠ s∩ ╔ opteΣ t∩ g∩ witΦ thσ MINIRBB╙ softwarσá (iε ì
  115. BASIC¼á arghhh!)« S∩ fa≥ s∩ good« Therσ i≤ tremendou≤ interes⌠ iε ì
  116. ├á anΣá ßá surprisingl∙ largσ numbe≥ oµ user≤á alread∙á havσá BD╙ ì
  117. compilers«áá Mos⌠á user≤á havσá opteΣá t∩á ge⌠á YA═á runninτá fo≥ ì
  118. communication≤á rathe≥ thaε MODEM╖ anΣ ╔ wil∞ sooε senΣá yo⌡á YA═ ì
  119. sourcσ file≤ fo≥ Exid∙ Sorcere≥ anΣ APPL┼ CP/═ environments«á I'φ ì
  120. using XYAM as the communications utility on the system.
  121.  
  122. Chucδá Forsberτ sen⌠ u≤ aε updateΣ versioε oµ YA═ latσ las⌠á yea≥ ì
  123. anΣá tha⌠á ha≤ beeε thσ basi≤ oµ m∙ development«áì
  124.  
  125. Wel∞ that'≤ al∞ fo≥ now«á ╔ enjo∙ thσ newslette≥ anΣ looδ forwarΣ ì
  126. to each issue.
  127.  
  128.  
  129.                     Best wishes,
  130.  
  131.  
  132.  
  133.                                    Bill Bolton
  134.                                    P.O. Box 80,
  135.                                    Newport Beach,
  136.                                    NSW, 2106
  137.                                    AUSTRALIA
  138.