Title: FOGHORN Index for Volume III (Oct 83 - Sep 84) Date: Updated April 25, 1991 Version: 1.02 ?Foghorn Volume III%all ^Subject Area Categories#$ @Each entry in this database falls into one or more of the following categories (continued on the next screen): *[Barcode]* *[Beginner]* *[Book]* *[BugReport]* *[Business]* *[Communications]* *[Convert]* *[Correction]* *[CP/M]* *[CPM+]* *[Database]* *[Education]* *[Exec]* *[FileSearch]* *[Games/Sports]* *[General]* *[Graphics]* *[Hacking]* *[Hardware]* *[Kaypro]* *[Labels]* *[Letters]* *[Library]* ?Foghorn Volume III%all ^Subject Area Categories#$ @Each entry in this database falls into one or more of the following categories (continued from the previous screen): *[Modem]* *[Monitor]* *[Morrow]* *[MS-DOS]* *[O-1]* *[OsbPC]* *[Osb]* *[Printer]* *[Programming]* *[Rainbow]* *[Review]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[System]* *[Tandy100]* *[TechSupp]* *[UserGroup]* *[Util]* *[WC]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Workbench]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n1 ^Report on OCC#Oct 1983$5 @dBASE II, patches, for 80 column screen upgrade change address 130 05 to 01; 154 80 to 50; 395a 3a to 39 *[Database]* ?Scott Piddington%v3 n1 ^Okidata Paper-Out and Osborne 1 to SOL-20#Oct 1983$7 @Okidata printer paper-out switch, connecting to SOL computer jumper cable and PIP *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Printer]* *[Util]* ?Scott Lent%v3 n1 ^SuperCalc - A Spreadsheet Shortcut#Oct 1983$10 @General SuperCalc tip creating an index to variables *[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n1 ^Just Starting dBASE II#Oct 1983$11 @Simple dBASE II tutorial *[Beginner]* *[Database]* ?Doug Hurst%v3 n1 ^Using DU-V77.COM (Part II)#Oct 1983$12 @Disk Utility - DUU tutorial - Part 2 *[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Claude Ostyn%v3 n1 ^Filter#Oct 1983$14 @WordStar - a filter to strip 8th bits *[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n1 ^Obsolete!#Oct 1983$19 @Is your Osborne obsolete -- the question & answer applies to most compters at some point *[Hardware]* *[General]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n1 ^Executive 1#Oct 1983$20 @Osborne Executive, Tab key instead of return key boots Executive up B: drive instead of A: drive like the "quote" key on the Osborne 1 *[O-1]* *[Exec]* *[Workbench]* ?Bradley Albom%v3 n1 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Oct 1983$21 @Osborne 1 keyboard falling off problems *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Bradley Albom%v3 n1 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Oct 1983$21 @How to disable ^C in MBasic POKE &H452C &H4B8B &H5559 with new value or value > 128 to totally disable (not sure if same in single or double density) also routine to enable ^P to turn on printer in MBasic, also garbage collecting slows sort programs *[Programming]* *[Printer]* ?Bradley Albom%v3 n1 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Oct 1983$22 @Renumber lines in MBasic by merging programs, RESET command to change disks *[Programming]* ?Scott Piddington%v3 n1 ^Okidata Microline 83A#Oct 1983$22 @Okidata printer review *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Claude Ostyn%v3 n1 ^The DataSaver from Cuesta Systems Inc - Backup Power Supply#Oct 1983$22 @Backup power system review *[Hardware]* *[Review]* ?Scott Piddington%v3 n1 ^Osmosis Double Sided, Double Density Board#Oct 1983$24 @Review of Osmosis brand double sided disk drive and double density board *[O-1]* *[Review]* ?Louie Crew%v3 n1 ^MailMerge for Computer-Assisted Instruction#Oct 1983$25 @Unique looping questions using WordStar's MailMerge dot commands. pg 26 using typewriter; pg 28 proportional spacing *[WordProcessing]* ?Patti Penning%v3 n1 ^Using the Osborne as a Typewriter .. Chapter Two#Oct 1983$26 @Use of the .AV command to use WordStar and the 1983 Osborne 1 as typewriter, see pg 28 proportional spacing *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Michael Rulison%v3 n1 ^A FOGgy, Extra Strength CPM System Disk#Oct 1983$27 @Mike has put his favorite utilities on one disk *[System]* *[Util]* ?Mark Zimmer%v3 n1 ^Proportional Spacing With WordStar#Oct 1983$28 @Discussion of WordStar's proportional spacing table *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n1 ^Recover Missing Records in dBASE II#Oct 1983$28 @Recovering lost records from dBASE II file; enter USE command before quitting; CLEAR command also closes files but erases memory variables, use the RESET command to relog disks before writing files to them *[Hacking]* *[Database]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n2 ^More on OCC#Nov 1983$3 @Osborne bankruptcy general info *[Letters]* *[General]* ?Mike McCarthy%v3 n2 ^Modems in Canada#Nov 1983$6 @Modem, Comm-Pac, Canada problems *[Letters]* *[Communications]* ?Jonathan Angel%v3 n2 ^WordStar Print Spooling#Nov 1983$7 @Print spooling patch for WordStar to edit and print *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n2 ^Multi-subject Letter#Nov 1983$7 @Arrow key patches for setup program revisited See Aug 1983 *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n2 ^Multi-subject Letter#Nov 1983$7 @Problems with Smith Corona TP-1 printer; SuperCalc - How to send printer codes - use comma not return between entries; Epson printer - Osborne 1 IEEE 488 cable correct pin outs, problems, errata, ground loop antenna interference *[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[O-1]* *[Printer]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n2 ^Multi-subject Letter#Nov 1983$8 @Canon printer/typewriter review, generally good *[Letters]* *[Printer]* ?Bob Scott%v3 n2 ^Letter#Nov 1983$10 @Modem - OTERM hints *[Letters]* *[Communications]* ?Jim Buntin%v3 n2 ^Diablo 630 etc.#Nov 1983$11 @Diablo printer setup hints. Also solving full duplex to half duplex communication problems *[Letters]* *[Printer]* *[Communications]* ?Lenny Jacobs%v3 n2 ^OTERM Comments#Nov 1983$11 @Function Key commands in OTERM perform helpful functions *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]* ?Gregory Kliot%v3 n2 ^Secret Terminal Menu#Nov 1983$11 @To access a "secret" Terminal menu during WordStar's install, hit ^S *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Kate Jamerson%v3 n2 ^Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You#Nov 1983$12 @General tutorial on computer use *[Beginner]* *[System]* ?Claude Ostyn%v3 n2 ^TXTSAVER#Nov 1983$14 @Assembly program to recover lost WordStar file in memory, hints on techniques, $$$ files erased in normal end *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Util]* ?L. Baum%v3 n2 ^Hacker's Corner#Nov 1983$23 @An ASM Puzzle - can you solve it *[Programming]* *[General]* *[Games/Sports]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n2 ^Three-Piece Suit#Nov 1983$23 @Some musings on legal software development potential *[General]* ?Bob Briggs%v3 n2 ^Report on Member Interest Survey#Nov 1983$23 @Survey of 1st FOG of Silicon Valley group may be of interest to other groups *[General]* *[UserGroup]* ?D.L. Covill%v3 n2 ^XMODEM File Transfer Protocol#Nov 1983$23 @Modem, XMODEM transfer protocol, good technical background *[Communications]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n2 ^That's Not a BUG, It's a Feature - Software Solutions#Nov 1983$25 @MBasic Save as ASCII, then use CBasic XREF.COM to cross reference your MBasic file *[Programming]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n2 ^That's Not a BUG, It's a Feature - Software Solutions#Nov 1983$26 @WordStar patches for page length and display, also how to get double spacing on daisywheel set .LH to 16 for double, 24 for triple *[WordProcessing]* ?Eric Ruff%v3 n2 ^MANYKEY by CompuMagic#Nov 1983$27 @Review of Manykey - key re-assignment program *[Review]* *[Util]* ?Ron Forsythe%v3 n2 ^REPORTMAKER#Nov 1983$29 @Review of REPORTMAKER a text formatting program which allows you to add graphics to WordStar files *[WordProcessing]* *[Graphics]* *[Review]* ?Andrew Gottlieb%v3 n2 ^The Completely Intelligent Keyboard - A Review of SMARTKEY#Nov 1983$29 @Review of SMARTKEY (v 3.2) - key re-assignment program *[Review]* *[Util]* ?Jeff Lund%v3 n2 ^More Modifications for WordStar and the Epson#Nov 1983$32 @Epson printer and WordStar install with DDT *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]* ?Mehmet Pamukcu%v3 n2 ^The Executive Parallel Cable#Nov 1983$33 @Osborne Executive parallel cable pin assignments *[Exec]* *[Workbench]* *[Printer]* ?Tom Graves%v3 n2 ^A Little Bit of Everything#Nov 1983$34 @Cleaning drives and BDOS Errors, multiple copying with WordStar, dBASE II MODIFY command problems and bugs, favorite utilities *[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Util]* *[Osb]* *[Workbench]* ?Bob Van Cleef%v3 n2 ^Squeezing Facility SQ.COM, USQ.COM, TYPESQ.COM, PRINTSQ.COM#Nov 1983$35 @Squeezing and unsqueezing - how to and whys *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Ian J. Curl%v3 n2 ^SMARTKEY - Patch#Nov 1983$36 @One keyboard becomes two even more, SMARTKEY patch & install also Dvorak keyboard *[Util]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n2 ^Dvorak, Anyone!#Nov 1983$35 @Dvorak keyboard layout *[Util]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n2 ^Copy "Deleted" Records#Nov 1983$38 @Saving deleted dBASE II records, packing and copying, set alternate to and on, hints, arrays in dBASE-great hints *[Database]* ?J.Blake Mason%v3 n2 ^Arrays in dBASE II#Nov 1983$39 @Using two of dBASE's more useful programming constructs to illustrate a method by which array-like logic in may be simulated in dBASE II *[Database]* ?L. Baum%v3 n2 ^Lie to Your Report Generator .. dBASE II Won't Mind#Nov 1983$40 @Fooling the dBASE II report generator to make it do what YOU want transferring files to SuperCalc and back *[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]* ?Paul D. Bullock%v3 n2 ^Procedure to Transfer Data Between dBASE II and SuperCalc#Nov 1983$41 @Transferring dBASE II files to SuperCalc and back *[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]* ?Warren Hamblet & Gale Rhoades%v3 n2 ^Index to the Second Year (Vol II) of FOGHORN#Nov 1983$42 @Index to volume II (Oct 83 - Sep 84) FOGHORNs *[General]* ?Don Rowe%v3 n3 ^Gentlepersons,#Dec 1983$4 @Osborne 1 IEEE 488 cabling connections and codes for screen underlining and half intensity (1b,6a instead of 1b,62 hex) Gemini printer codes, page 5 increasing baud rate, other keys *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Printer]* ?Duane Austin%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$4 @Gemini printer codes, page 5 increasing baud rate, other keys *[Letters]* *[Printer]* ?Edward P. Grant%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$5 @WordStar, print while editing spooling patch see October 83 *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Sonja Bender%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$5 @Increasing baud rate by hardware mod *[Letters]* *[Workbench]* ?Thomas Jones%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$5 @Experiment shows what "other" Osborne keys will print *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?Irvine A. Hill%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$6 @Personal Pearl, fix for disk search for overlay files *[Letters]* *[Database]* ?Herb Harmison%v3 n3 ^Dear Readers#Dec 1983$8 @NEC Spinwriter 5530 printer info *[Letters]* *[Printer]* ?Herb Harmison%v3 n3 ^Dear FOGHORN#Dec 1983$8 @Install fan for cooling hardware, problems, heat *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?James E. Manson%v3 n3 ^Dear Gale#Dec 1983$9 @BDOS Errors and light dimmers; silicon controlled rectifiers (SCRs); complaints about SuperCalc instructions in manual *[Letters]* *[Hardware]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?John Matthiessen Blow%v3 n3 ^TELEX#Dec 1983$10 @Modem, COMM-PAC, AMCALL update info TELEX protocol, see page 12 on inside comm-pac and heat problems *[Letters]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]* ?Cleve P. Garvin%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$12 @On inside comm-pac and heat problems *[Letters]* *[Modem]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]* ?Unknown%v3 n3 ^Dear Editor#Dec 1983$12 @WordStar, getting back lost memory a flaky fix maybe *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* ?Robert B. Kavinoky%v3 n3 ^SYSGEN for the Osborne O-1 Novice#Dec 1983$13 @SYSGEN tutorial -- virtually identical on all CP/M systems *[System]* *[Beginner]* *[Util]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n3 ^Fog's RCP/M - the First Month#Dec 1983$13 @Modem, Use of Fog BBS, upload with AMCALL use XMODEM RC to get Checksum rather than CRC error checking hint *[Beginner]* *[Communications]* ?Burt L. Fielding%v3 n3 ^An Argument for the Metric System#Dec 1983$15 @MBasic program to convert from U.S. measure to metric *[Programming]* ?Ron Forsythe%v3 n3 ^SLOTS, An MBASIC Program#Dec 1983$17 @MBasic slot machine program, hints routines, etc *[Programming]* *[Games/Sports]* ?Byron A. McKay, SysOp%v3 n3 ^A Sample Session on the PicoNET RCPM#Dec 1983$21 @Details of how to sign on and screen displays that you see *[Communications]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n3 ^Regarding the dBASE II Patches#Dec 1983$27 @How to use DDT on the Osborne 1 and SID on the Osborne Executive to install dBASE II patches, see also Oct 1983 *[O-1]* *[Exec]* *[Database]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n3 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Dec 1983$27 @Direct cursor addressing in MBasic, USR assembly linkage program function, trapping ^C (and everything else poke ef59,1 to unlock with 255, CBasic *[Programming]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n3 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Dec 1983$27 @Some C language routines for the Z80 (not the 8080) *[Programming]* ?Frederick Klarmeyer%v3 n3 ^Selectone Interface to the Olivetti Praxis 35 Typewriter#Dec 1983$29 @Review of Olivetti printer, *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Frederick Klarmeyer%v3 n3 ^CB80 - The CBasic Compiler#Dec 1983$29 @Review of the CB80 CBasic compiler *[Review]* *[Programming]* ?Jim McLaughlin%v3 n3 ^Adjustment of Drives#Dec 1983$31 @Fixing physical disk drive speed problems, fixes, also speed up software patch address ef13 *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* *[Hacking]* ?Jim McHutchion%v3 n3 ^Disk Drive FAST.DOC#Dec 1983$31 @Speed up MPI drives with software patch at address EF13h *[Hacking]* *[O-1]* ?Brian Rau%v3 n3 ^A DDT Hint#Dec 1983$31 @How many pages to save using DDT *[Util]* *[Hacking]* ?David J. Purser%v3 n3 ^Using a parallel Smith Corona TP-1 Printer W/ the Osborne 1#Dec 1983$32 @Review of the TP-1 Smith Corona printer *[Printer]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Mike Rulison%v3 n3 ^Digging for Gold#Dec 1983$32 @PIP handles problem with an extra character in the filename that WordStar and TYPE could not *[Util]* *[Hacking]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n3 ^From the Puppy Farm#Dec 1983$33 @dBASE II, general tutorial *[Database]* ?Sylvia Tobias%v3 n3 ^3-Across Labels with dBASE II#Dec 1983$33 @Three across mailing labels, 3 across, hints *[Database]* *[Labels]* ?Jon Dilday%v3 n3 ^Correction for the WordStar Spooler#Dec 1983$39 @WordStar printer spooling patch errata, while editing, re: Oct 1983 Portable Companion *[WordProcessing]* *[Correction]* *[Printer]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n3 ^Using the IEEE-488 Port on the Executive#Dec 1983$41 @Osborne Executive, IEEE port info and usage *[Exec]* *[Printer]* ?I.D. Kitching%v3 n4 ^Dear Editor#Jan 1984$8 @Response to criticism of Osmosis DD upgrade for the O-1 *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?Edward P. Grant%v3 n4 ^Dear FOGHORN#Jan 1984$9 @TRS-80 to Osborne connection, interface between computers, Radio Shack, PIP *[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* ?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n4 ^Keyboard Cable, Pad and SFK Notecards#Jan 1984$11 @Extra cable tucked in keyboard, pull out for more length, put foam on bottom of keyboard, SFK commands on crib sheet *[Beginner]* *[O-1]* ?Charles L. Pyles%v3 n4 ^WordStar Plus dBASE II#Jan 1984$11 @Putting WordStar and dBASE II programs on the same disk helps with programming *[Beginner]* *[Database]* *[Programming]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n4 ^To Flip or Not to Flip#Jan 1984$11 @Flipping floppy disks *[Hardware]* *[Workbench]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n4 ^Software Solutions#Jan 1984$12 @Changing default drive in MBasic, RESET command to change disks after writing, same for dBASE II, change logged use POKE 61383,00 for A: drive, 01 for B: drive (double density) *[Programming]* *[O-1]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n4 ^New Questions#Jan 1984$12 @POKE in MBasic to toggle printer 57612,205 on; 195 off; Errata for ^C toggle doesn't work when RUN(ning) a program *[Correction]* *[Programming]* *[Printer]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n4 ^Foot^Control#Jan 1984$15 @Foot pedal control key saves keystrokes *[Hardware]* *[Review]* ?Seth Emerson%v3 n4 ^TTX-1014 Daisy Wheel Printer#Jan 1984$15 @TTX printer install for WordStar *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n4 ^Everything You Wanted to Know About OVERSCAN!#Jan 1984$18 @CRT overscanning explained *[Monitor]* *[Workbench]* ?P. Thomas Riley%v3 n4 ^BDOS Recovery (Made Simple)#Jan 1984$19 @Saving WordStar 2.26 file in memory using submit file starting address is 7321; all may not be in memory if it all hasn't been read *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n4 ^Proportional Spacing With WordStar and Daisywheel Printers#Jan 1984$19 @Writing Consultants for proportional spacing in WordStar *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Irene Cohen%v3 n4 ^Castle Remodeling#Jan 1984$22 @Randomization in MBasic using routine *[Programming]* ?Gerald Stinson%v3 n4 ^PROLOG Interest#Jan 1984$28 @Brief review of PROLOG *[Programming]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n4 ^Correction Regarding Copying "DELETED" Records#Jan 1984$32 @dBASE II, errata, Nov 1984, on copying deleted records *[Correction]* *[Database]* ?William J. Bean%v3 n4 ^dBASE II User Function Keys#Jan 1984$32 @Special function keys need spaces to work in dBASE II 2.3b *[Database]* *[Util]* ?Hanns V. Trostli%v3 n4 ^Portugese Characters#Jan 1984$33 @Portuguese characters in WordStar on the Epson printer *[WordProcessing]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n4 ^Osborne Users Will Not be left Out in the Cold!#Jan 1984$33 @OCC bankruptcy and more *[General]* ?Kirk Risinger%v3 n4 ^Flip Those Disks! Version 2#Jan 1984$38 @On flipping floppy disks - template provided *[Hardware]* *[Workbench]* ?David Oates%v3 n5 ^Co-processors, Emulators, etc. #Feb 1984$4 @Request for reviews on co-processors, 8088 16-bit converters *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]* ?Michael Dawson%v3 n5 ^Dear Gale#Feb 1984$6 @SMARTKEY problems with ZCPR but run from library may be okay *[Letters]* *[System]* *[Util]* ?Brad Schock%v3 n5 ^Fog Members, and Friends#Feb 1984$6 @Modem, Deaf communications, via TTY TDD *[Letters]* *[General]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]* ?Lowell L. Ashbaugh%v3 n5 ^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1984$7 @MBasic, Renumbering lines using WordStar Search and Replace for GOTO/GOSUB by saving ASCII file *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* ?Lowell L. Ashbaugh%v3 n5 ^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1984$7 @Using WordStar's MailMerge to break a file into smaller parts to edit; print by saving & deleting blocks, .fi prints *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* ?Greg Dahl%v3 n5 ^Dear Editor#Feb 1984$8 @Relocating WordStar's page number column in non-standard pitch use .PC n where n = half of page width, dot commands *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Michael Northrop%v3 n5 ^Dear FOGHORN#Feb 1984$8 @Transferring data between dBASE II and SuperCalc; small fix for an earlier article for converting data between them *[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]* ?Jim Woolley%v3 n5 ^Tips for Tyros#Feb 1984$9 @Playing with the pitch of spaces in WordStar can help center 'wide','narrow', 'expanded', etc. text *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?Jim Woolley%v3 n5 ^Tips for Tyros#Feb 1984$9 @SuperCalc's eXecute command, how to, also DUU, DDT to modify contents of cell to send non-standard codes to printer *[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n5 ^A First Look at Programming With MBasic#Feb 1984$10 @MBasic tutorial, hints, routines *[Beginner]* *[Programming]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n5 ^Files and MBasic#Feb 1984$10 @MBasic input output routines to write and read files *[Programming]* ?Dave Ring%v3 n5 ^C From the Top Down#Feb 1984$12 @Part 1 of a 4 part tutorial on C routines & languages *[Programming]* ?Doug Hurst%v3 n5 ^A Threefer#Feb 1984$15 @Assembly tutorial, routines, languages *[Programming]* *[Book]* *[Review]* ?Michael Hardwick%v3 n5 ^OSDEX Makes the Manual Less Complex#Feb 1984$18 @Review of OSDEX, an index for the BLUE O-1 manual *[O-1]* *[Book]* *[Review]* ?Mel Hulse%v3 n5 ^The Cermetek, InfoMate 212A Modem#Feb 1984$19 @Review of InfoMate 212A modem, good product, how to use it (NOT Hayes compatible) *[Modem]* *[Review]* *[Communications]* ?Jerry Boyce%v3 n5 ^Courier/Password Modem#Feb 1984$22 @Courier/Password modem review *[Modem]* *[Review]* *[Communications]* ?Ian Curl%v3 n5 ^ASTMOD Quick and East AUTOST.COM Customization Program#Feb 1984$23 @Review of ASTMOD an autostart modification program for the O-1 *[O-1]* *[Review]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* ?Bob Scott%v3 n5 ^Use of Function Keys From OTERM4#Feb 1984$26 @Modem, OTERM4 tutorial and clarification of Nov 83 article *[Communications]* ?Gobind Singh Khalsa%v3 n5 ^Print Universal Product Code on the MX-80#Feb 1984$26 @Bar code reader program in MBasic *[Printer]* *[Programming]* *[Business]* *[Barcode]* ?Greg Dahl%v3 n5 ^Another Fan Fan#Feb 1984$26 @Fan to cool hot Osborne, hardware, problems fixes *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Bob Scott%v3 n5 ^TRS-80 Model 100s's... Making Them Talk to Ozzie#Feb 1984$27 @Osborne 1 to TRS 80 interface, PIP between computers *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* *[O-1]* ?Ian Curl%v3 n5 ^SMARTKEY - Automation#Feb 1984$28 @Automating the loading of SMARTKEY key codes with submit *[Util]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n5 ^System Tips A Few More Tips#Feb 1984$29 @WordStar patch WSPATCH2; Canon printer codes for superscripts and subscripts *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n5 ^System Tips A Few More Tips#Feb 1984$29 @CRT causes problems, shielding; if printer initialization string is 'wrong' may cause printer problems *[Printer]* *[Monitor]* ?Tom Graves%v3 n5 ^A Little Bit of Everything#Feb 1984$30 @Fan for cooling, Radio Shack TRS 80 model 100 connections *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* *[O-1]* ?Tom Graves%v3 n5 ^A Little Bit of Everything#Feb 1984$30 @Review, of UNIFORM disk format conversion and free KAYPRO.COM to do the same for Osborne to Kaypro *[Review]* *[Kaypro]* *[O-1]* *[Convert]* ?Tom Graves%v3 n5 ^A Little Bit of Everything#Feb 1984$31 @Terminal emulation, ^Z (Hex 1A) used to clear screen *[Communications]* *[Programming]* ?Kappy Kaplan%v3 n5 ^COMM-PAC, OSBMDM76 and OSMODN#Feb 1984$31 @The Comm-Pac Modem and various programs to run it, including assembly language code to turn it on and off *[Modem]* *[Communications]* *[Programming]* ?Gobind Singh Khalsa%v3 n5 ^Plot TRS-80 Style Pixel Graphics#Feb 1984$32 @MBasic program to do graphics on the Osborne 1 *[O-1]* *[Programming]* ?Gobind Singh Khalsa%v3 n5 ^Unprotecting Protected Basics#Feb 1984$33 @Unprotect a BASIC program using DDT, DUU *[Programming]* ?John Anthony Kret%v3 n5 ^Printing Control Codes#Feb 1984$35 @Sending dBASE II printer code strings to printer with CHR(xx) function *[Database]* *[Printer]* ?Jim Woolley%v3 n5 ^Fog Disk Library News#Feb 1984$36 @Patching UNLOAD.COM for 0100h address default else 0000 default change address 02ef from 00 to 01 (may not be your version of UNLOAD) *[Library]* *[Hacking]* *[Programming]* ?Jim Woolley%v3 n5 ^Fog Disk Library#Feb 1984$36 @INDEX program on FOG-APP.006, used with WordStar, uses 66 line page, not 55, but print to disk yields proper page length may work; also .PA defines page ok *[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n5 ^Executive Library Notes#Feb 1984$40 @RECOVER.COM for crashed dBASE II files, self-documenting *[Exec]* *[Library]* *[Database]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n5 ^Executive Library Notes#Feb 1984$40 @CP/M 3.0 can't save 0k files but can copy existing or change group allocation with DDT or DUU *[Exec]* *[Library]* *[CPM+]* ?Sorcim%v3 n6 ^Fixes for the Osborne Versions of SuperCalc#Mar 1984$4 @SuperCalc2 patches and fixes for screen painting problems, manual recalc problems, printer bugs *[Spreadsheet]* *[Hacking]* ?David Oates%v3 n6 ^From The Editor - "Author Unknown"#Mar 1984$5 @On submitting articles. Also co-processors, 8088 RAMdisk *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]* ?Ben L. Clark%v3 n6 ^Dear Reader#Mar 1984$7 @0k file immediately re-executes last .COM file (like ZCPR Go function); useful function key settings for WordStar *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[CP/M]* *[Util]* ?Dean Lensing%v3 n6 ^Dear FOGHORN:#Mar 1984$8 @WordStar, Okidata printer install codes, Fingerprint Epson printer box to control control codes *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Bryan G. Gaggs%v3 n6 ^Epson <--> Fingerprint#Mar 1984$8 @Fingerprint, a plug-in device to access advanced features of the Epson *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n6 ^Dear Fog:#Mar 1984$10 @MPI Disk drive speed-up program FAST.COM; hints on AUTOST assembly language to eliminate logo; WordStar load with FAST *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]* ?John Gaudio%v3 n6 ^A Second Look at Programming With MBasic#Mar 1984$12 @2nd MBasic tutorial on creating input and output files *[Beginner]* *[Programming]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n6 ^Rigging a Go-To-Page Key#Mar 1984$12 @Use WordStar's Find function to find 55 ^N returns defining a page: allows search for pages *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?Bob Hamilton%v3 n6 ^Patch WordStar to help Level 2#Mar 1984$13 @Patch for WordStar's 2.26 Help level at 0360h address *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$13 @Avoiding MBasic's time-consuming "Garbage Collection" (Roy Schera) *[Programming]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$13 @Okidata Microline 92 and Mannesmann Tally MT160 patches for WordStar (Jim Switz & Douglas First) *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$48 @Setting up and storing special WordStar margins (Ben Cohen) *[WordProcessing]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$48 @Blinking cursor in WordStar (Ben Cohen) *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$48 @Page length must account for top and bottom margins in WordStar. (Ben Cohen & Daybreak) *[WordProcessing]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n6 ^That's Not a Bug, It's a Feature#Mar 1984$49 @Printing condensed characters with SuperCalc *[Spreadsheet]* ?Bob Hamilton%v3 n6 ^WordStar Blinking Cursor and Arrow Keys Auto-Switched#Mar 1984$33 @WordStar blinking cursor key patch & arrow key redefinition *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Scott Stockton%v3 n6 ^Blink the Cursor #Mar 1984$33 @WordStar blinking cursor patch (listing on pg 51) *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Jonathan Owens%v3 n6 ^Disk Doctor for Double Density#Mar 1984$33 @Disk Doctor fix for double density install sectors 40 for double, 20 single, low sector 0, tracks 40 *[Hacking]* *[O-1]* ?Jonathan Owens%v3 n6 ^User Area Numbers#Mar 1984$34 @PIP and moving files between user areas *[Util]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n6 ^Redirecting AUTOST.COM to Use DATTIM.COM#Mar 1984$35 @Modifying AUTOST to load Supercalc's DATTIM date routine with SUBMIT *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n6 ^Using the dBASE II REPORT Command for Mailing Labels#Mar 1984$35 @Using dBASE II's Report function to do mailing labels, 'plain' format for report skips headings, semi colon force carriage return line feed *[Database]* *[Labels]* ?Jeffrey Evans%v3 n6 ^Searching in dBASE II#Mar 1984$37 @Using dBASE II's substring $ function to search for any string in a field, other hints *[Database]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n6 ^Crude Graphics With dBASE II#Mar 1984$37 @How to display database numbers in graphic form similar to SuperCalc graphics *[Database]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n6 ^Executive Bugs#Mar 1984$43 @How to handle Executive "BIOS error device PRNTR not ready unassign this device (Y or N)" message; MBasic characters ignored, external video port, jitter in CRT display *[Exec]* *[Monitor]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n7 ^OCC Bulletin#Apr 1984$6 @Osborne bankruptcy claim forms *[General]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n7 ^Re: dBASE II and WordStar#Apr 1984$9 @dBASE II, errata Dec 1983 @ symbols omitted; mailing labels, hints; see page 10 for 2.4 80 column update patches *[Correction]* *[Database]* *[Labels]* ?Thomas Graves%v3 n7 ^A Little Bit of Everything!#Apr 1984$10 @SuperCalc, dBASE, WordStar upgrade offers; UNIFORM, file disk formatting and SWEEP interface problems *[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Stan Symons%v3 n7 ^Dear Gale,#Apr 1984$12 @Send printer codes directly, either set up a function to be or in WordStar send ^P^[ then next character *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7 ^Help, Hints and More#Apr 1984$12 @Changing program prompts or menus with DU-V77, many messages end with 00. (Be careful some are specific to version.) Keeping plugs clean; do-it-yourself foot pedal and joystick connections; Quarter line, superscripts & subscripts on Epson *[Letters]* *[Hardware]* *[Util]* *[Printer]* *[Library]* *[Hacking]* *[Workbench]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7 ^Help, Hints and More#Apr 1984$13 @DEC Rainbow to Osborne patch, interface & transfers *[Communications]* *[Convert]* *[O-1]* *[Rainbow]* ?Bob Stepno%v3 n7 ^Note-Taking and Concatenating Files#Apr 1984$14 @WordStar note taking with block maneuvers; concatenation using PIP *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Beginner]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7 ^Software Solutions#Apr 1984$15 @MBasic patches for trapping ^C, poke &h425C,CH; poke &h48B8,CH; poke &h5559,CH where CH is ASCII for new character or > 128 to totally disable (Sam Slonkosky) *[Programming]* ?Bradley S Albom%v3 n7 ^Software Solutions#Apr 1984$15 @SuperCalc patches for 52 to 80 column screen display address in ddt of 02f0 of actual spreadsheet, see article for other attempts (Jerry Silverstein) (David Ring) *[Spreadsheet]* *[Hacking]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7 ^Software Solutions#Apr 1984$18 @WordStar patch for Help features address 360 for level and 00 or ff at 361 for message or not; Use DUU or DDT (Steven and Debra Dyk) *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7 ^New Problems#Apr 1984$18 @WordStar problem using R command giving error message may be associated with math version; Writing Consultants address and phone no. for proportional spacing (Bob Stepno) *[WordProcessing]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n7 ^New Problems#Apr 1984$18 @Modem, AMCALL, Comm-Pac problems on Fog BBS, and others *[Communications]* ?Timothy Perrin%v3 n7 ^Terminal and Printer Commands in MBasic#Apr 1984$19 @MBasic screen addressing and printer codes, a good easy subroutine to do it and graphics, cursor control, macro substitution *[Programming]* ?Dave Ring%v3 n7 ^C From the Top Down - Part 3#Apr 1984$19 @C language, 3rd part of tutorial *[Programming]* ?Cheryl Peterson%v3 n7 ^BBS User Quality#Apr 1984$24 @Comments on BBSes; how to use them; how some users misbehave *[Communications]* *[General]* ?Cheryl Peterson%v3 n7 ^Osborne Service#Apr 1984$24 @Some comments on service repair of Osborne 1 *[O-1]* ?Frank Muennemann%v3 n7 ^Quickie Review of Juki 6100 Daisywheel Printer#Apr 1984$26 @Review of Juki printer *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?David Haldeman%v3 n7 ^Real Time Clock for Ozzie#Apr 1984$26 @JG Communications real time clock review Enter @t and @d to send time and date printed document *[O-1]* *[Review]* ?J. Nick Barker%v3 n7 ^Drive C#Apr 1984$31 @Review of Drive C RAM Disk for Osborne *[Hardware]* *[Review]* ?Byron Davies%v3 n7 ^Address Book#Apr 1984$32 @Address book software written in CBasic *[Review]* *[Programming]* *[Business]* ?J. Nick Barker%v3 n7 ^Australia (hot climate) and a Lightweight Ozzie#Apr 1984$33 @Solving heat problems with fan *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Frank Dunaway%v3 n7 ^Use DU-V77 to Recover from Diskette Directory Crashes#Apr 1984$33 @Use DUU to recover BDOS Errors, force a read and re-write of sector(s) with problems; also use SuperZAP *[Util]* *[Library]* *[Hacking]* ?Scott Ingels%v3 n7 ^CONVERT.BAS#Apr 1984$34 @Converting MBasic O-1 to Executive; PEEK & POKE routines *[Exec]* *[Convert]* *[Programming]* ?Jonathan Owens%v3 n7 ^OSBAUD With Modem7 and AMCALL#Apr 1984$36 @Review of OSBAUD board; problems with it and Comm-Pac AMCALL package when setting rate *[Modem]* *[Communications]* ?Frank Dunaway%v3 n7 ^DDT Hint Revisited#Apr 1984$36 @How many pages to save with DDT *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Charles F. Wellen%v3 n7 ^Printing With the Smith-Corona Memory Correct III Messenger#Apr 1984$37 @Smith-Corona printer review, setup and installation routine *[Printer]* ?Al de la Torre%v3 n7 ^CHGCHAR.COM - Change Character Program#Apr 1984$38 @Assembly language program to change a character string in a file, hints, routines; did it but had some problems *[Programming]* ?Jonathan Owens%v3 n7 ^How to Get 19200 Baud and Other Serial Port Options#Apr 1984$40 @Baud rate assembly program, DDT; temp reset(able) or disk change for CP/M; table of serial port codes, stop bit, parity, word length *[Hacking]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]* *[Programming]* ?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n7 ^System Tips#Apr 1984$41 @WordStar: end page break display ^op; convoluted method of counting words; 2.26 column printing; PIP to strip 8th bit; many misc. hardware tips *[WordProcessing]* *[Hardware]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7 ^System Tips - Unformatted Disk Errors#Apr 1984$42 @Disk drive hub slipping, pulley fix problems; key board latch problems, closing up, on light using external video port power *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n7 ^System Tips - DEC Rainbow#Apr 1984$43 @Disk formatting between DEC Rainbow and Osborne, conversion *[Rainbow]* *[O-1]* *[Convert]* ?Unknown%v3 n7 ^SuperCalc Quickie#Apr 1984$43 @SuperCalc /R(eplicate) and /P(rotect) command to save horizontal and vertical lines *[Spreadsheet]* ?Dave Haldeman%v3 n7 ^MBasic Error Messages#Apr 1984$43 @MBasic error messages which can be printed *[Programming]* ?Forrest Wilcox%v3 n7 ^Save Space in dBASE II#Apr 1984$45 @dBASE II, using DDT, etc. to shorten excess files look for 1AHex, eliminate excess beyond sector boundary then save file *[Database]* ?Mark Scaramella%v3 n7 ^Fishing for Mackerels in the dBASE II Sea#Apr 1984$45 @Using dBASE II MACROS & Osborne 1 Function keys dBASE II macro substitution by using memory file; function key usage *[Database]* ?Ron Coiner%v3 n7 ^dBASE II - Don't Give Up on Report Forms#Apr 1984$47 @Macro substitution may be used in report function; other hints on altering defaults once the REPORT.FRM is generated *[Database]* ?Ashton Tate%v3 n7 ^dBASE II 80 Column Patch#Apr 1984$48 @dBASE II, 80 column patch address 0130 from 05 to 01; 0154 80 to 50; 2.3b 395a from 3a to 39; 2.4 39e3 3a to 39 *[Database]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n7 ^External Video Fix for the Executive#Apr 1984$50 @Osborne Executive CRT, monitor overscanning problems & fixes *[Exec]* *[Monitor]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n8 ^The RBBS - RCP/M#May 1984$7 @Modem, Fog BBS - a how-to-use tutorial *[Communications]* ?James R. Vilgos%v3 n8 ^Dear FOGHORN#May 1984$8 @TRS 80 Model 100 to Osborne link up interface connection *[Letters]* *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* ?Russell Reed%v3 n8 ^Dear FOGHORN#May 1984$9 @Voice and speech interface, foreign language, hardware link *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[WC]* ?Bob Hamilton%v3 n8 ^More About The Library#May 1984$12 @In praise of ZCPR and its features *[Letters]* *[System]* *[Library]* ?Neil Halava%v3 n8 ^Dear Editor#May 1984$12 @Use DUU to map tracks and place popular software close to directory to shorten disk seeks and searches *[Letters]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Neil McCubbin%v3 n8 ^Converting 52 Column Supercalc Files to 80 Columns#May 1984$13 @SuperCalc 52 to 80 column info, load part, specify all then save, i.e. /L(oad) B:Filename respond /P(art), give full dimensions then /S(ave) *[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[O-1]* ?Joseph Bousquet%v3 n8 ^A WordStar PRINT Key#May 1984$15 @Using WordStar's block commands to save file or part and then printing it as a new name while editing as current file *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n8 ^WordStar Workshop, etc.#May 1984$16 @WordStar - first time user info, tutorial *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n8 ^WordStar Workshop, Etc.#May 1984$16 @CPM, CP/M, system. Use duu or other utility to move file directory to new user area so it is available to 2 users at same time (DUPUSER21) *[Beginner]* *[Util]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8 ^This Month's Solutions#May 1984$17 @Ways of copying from Osborne to IBM disk format *[Convert]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8 ^Flipping Floppies#May 1984$18 @More on how to make use of two sides of disks when you have only a single sided disk drive *[Workbench]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8 ^Hardware Replacement Parts#May 1984$18 @New power supply and address of company manufacturer *[Hardware]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8 ^New Problems#May 1984$18 @Disabling ^C in MBasic *[Programming]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n8 ^New Problems#May 1984$18 @Z80 and 8080 versions of David Fox's fgets() and puts() in Software Toolworks' C compared *[Programming]* ?Burt L. Fielding%v3 n8 ^MCI Mail#May 1984$20 @Modem, MCI Mail and how to use *[Communications]* ?Al de la Torre%v3 n8 ^MYLOGO#May 1984$20 @How to alter the Autostart logo with Osboard graphics program, assembly language, hints, routines *[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Graphics]* ?Doug Hurst%v3 n8 ^Using DU.COM (Part 3)#May 1984$22 @DUU tutorial, how to Yank and Save files *[Library]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n8 ^OZDEX: An Index for the Blue Osborne Manual#May 1984$25 @OZDEX manual which completely indexes the Osborne manual *[O-1]* *[Book]* *[Review]* ?Ron Coiner%v3 n8 ^Foot Switch for Keyboard Inputs#May 1984$25 @Foot pedal to control shift, enter, control keys cheap and 'easy' including Radio Shack part numbers & full instructions *[Hardware]* *[Review]* *[Workbench]* ?Rich Slata%v3 n8 ^Teaching Is Easy#May 1984$26 @Review of Teaching Is Easy (TIE) to make test screen for question and answer sessions, good; SEEKEASY a free form data base system *[Review]* *[Beginner]* *[Database]* ?Byron Davies%v3 n8 ^SeekEasy#May 1984$27 @Review of SeekEasy a free form data base system *[Review]* *[Database]* ?Warren L. Dowler%v3 n8 ^Searching for BDOS Errors#May 1984$31 @Program and SUBMIT file to create endless loop to test system failure, problems, fixes *[Workbench]* *[Programming]* ?Lincoln Jones%v3 n8 ^Accessing the Outside World Through MBASIC#May 1984$31 @MBasic program to read the IEEE 488 port & external devices *[Hacking]* *[Programming]* ?Frank Dunaway%v3 n8 ^On Using FINDBAD#May 1984$32 @FINDBAD to lock out bad sector allocation groups in locked file until disk is reformatted; then copy good file to new good sectors *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Frank Muennemann%v3 n8 ^Patch OCC BIOS Increase Drive Speeds/Access/Program Loading#May 1984$33 @Patch to change CP/M tracks (BIOS) to speed up disk drive rather than separate program *[O-1]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Neil McCubbin%v3 n8 ^Using Your Osborne 1 With Battery Power#May 1984$33 @Battery power to the Osborne, cheap method; fan in tan case model for heat build up problems *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Neil McCubbin%v3 n8 ^Cooling the Tan Case Osbornes#May 1984$33 @Fan in tan case model for heat build up problems *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Hale Bradt%v3 n8 ^WordStar Installation: Osborne & the NEC 8023 A/C (or N)#May 1984$35 @NEC printer installation in WordStar with Greek scientific characters; for BMC Micro Graphic impact dot printer also *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]* ?Unknown%v3 n8 ^To Install BMC Micro Graphic Impact Dot Printer Model BX 80#May 1984$35 @Installation notes for BMC Micro Graphic impact dot printer *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n8 ^Graphics Display with dBASE II, Part 1#May 1984$35 @First part of Osborne 1 block graphics in dBASE II tutorial; also other hints and routines *[O-1]* *[Database]* ?Jim Woolley%v3 n8 ^Fog Disk Library#May 1984$37 @Errata for MBasic stock portfolio program in library (Jim Valenzuela). Confusion in DOC file for OTSETUP.DOC suggested correction. (C. Ostyn) *[Correction]* *[Library]* *[Programming]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n8 ^Some Fixes for the Executive Monitor Problems#May 1984$44 @Problems, fixes, monitor, CRT, resistors to quiet fan down *[Exec]* *[Monitor]* ?Don Rowe%v3 n8 ^Executive Perspectives#May 1984$45 @Errata for cabling and other info on programs, good general articles on Executive and CP/M+ *[Correction]* *[Exec]* *[CPM+]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n8 ^Miscellaneous Notes#May 1984$48 @Using WINSTALL with WordStar, display of version of SuperCalc loaded, Using the Comm-Pac modem, a DEL key (CTRL-question mark), and more *[Exec]* *[Modem]* *[Communications]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n8 ^The Osborne PC A New Machine Revealed#May 1984$45 @Osborne entry into the IBM MS-DOS world *[OsbPC]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n8 ^Correction#May 1984$55 @dBASE II Errata in April 1984 article - how much to 'save' when patching: SAVE 71 DBASE.COM is correct *[Database]* *[Correction]* *[Hacking]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n9 ^Fog RCP/Ms#Jun 1984$4 @Modem, Fog BBS hints *[Communications]* ?David Oates%v3 n9 ^From the Editor#Jun 1984$7 @Correcting sending SuperCalc setup codes to printer *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* *[Correction]* *[Printer]* ?Thomas L. Glaser%v3 n9 ^Dear Editor#Jun 1984$8 @Review of Osmosis, 80 col board, disk drive speed up, seems same as others osboard graphics, problems with drive *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?Harris Goldman%v3 n9 ^80 Column That Works!#Jun 1984$9 @Review of Nuevo 80 col board, *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?Al de la Torres%v3 n9 ^OSBOARD#Jun 1984$9 @OSBOARD graphics, drive speed up patch problems with drive *[Letters]* *[Graphics]* *[O-1]* ?Jeffrey L. Harkins%v3 n9 ^Praise for Password#Jun 1984$12 @US Robotics Password modem, good review *[Letters]* *[Modem]* ?Michael Rulison%v3 n9 ^Dear FOGHORN#Jun 1984$12 @Problems with drive needed ^C or RESET to log drive in *[Letters]* *[Beginner]* ?Clarence E. Shepard%v3 n9 ^80 Col. Osborne & Osborne External Monitor#Jun 1984$13 @Osborne CRT monitor problems *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Monitor]* ?Craig F. Feied%v3 n9 ^Dear Gale:#Jun 1984$14 @WordStar patches to log drive B:, Arrow Keys and blinking cursor, in any size CP/M. (Enhancer author), assembly hints; NSWP, NSweep, NewSWeeP, how to squeeze and set status; WD-40 no-no on printer ribbons, keyboard fixes *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* *[Workbench]* *[Library]* ?Dave Brast%v3 n9 ^Dear FOGHORN#Jun 1984$16 @dBASE II, patches, special function keys SFK bug *[Letters]* *[Database]* ?Frederick Klarmeyer%v3 n9 ^Dear Fog:#Jun 1984$16 @MATH only works on WordStar versions 2.26 & 3.0; Wavering Osborne Executive screen *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Monitor]* *[Exec]* ?Gene Nelson%v3 n9 ^Dear Fog,#Jun 1984$16 @Comm-Pac modem and how it works, Ring detect etc *[Letters]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]* ?Bob Evans%v3 n9 ^Dear Editor#Jun 1984$17 @Smith-Corona Deville III Messenger printer interface and cabling; WordStar settings *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Michael Wong%v3 n9 ^Dear Editor:#Jun 1984$18 @Disks, drives, speed problems, repairs, replacement parts, CRT, monitor, is configured like Lear-Siegler ADM 3A terminal *[Letters]* *[Monitor]* *[O-1]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9 ^MailMerge Data Files#Jun 1984$19 @WordStar/MailMerge bugs on missing labels dot commands *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Labels]* ?Bruce Robinson%v3 n9 ^Dear Editor:#Jun 1984$19 @WordStar patch point addresses *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Elwin E. Young%v3 n9 ^Dear FOGHORN#Jun 1984$19 @Use a different terminal hardware *[Letters]* *[Hardware]* ?Gerhard Barth%v3 n9 ^How to Write a message for Uploading to an RBBS#Jun 1984$21 @How to upload pre-written messages *[Beginner]* *[Communications]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9 ^Mailers for Disks#Jun 1984$21 @Template for making disk mailers *[Beginner]* *[Printer]* *[General]* ?Carl Warner%v3 n9 ^1200 Baud vs 300 Baud - Which Should You Have#Jun 1984$22 @Modem - critique of 300 v 1200 baud *[Communications]* *[Modem]* ?Chris Hill%v3 n9 ^The Elements of Programming Style#Jun 1984$27 @This book may make your coding time more worthwhile; programming style, efficiency etc *[Book]* *[Review]* *[Programming]* ?Jim Butchart%v3 n9 ^MicroPro Upgrade WordStar/MailMerge 3.3 & Install for Epson#Jun 1984$28 @WordStar patches for version 3.3 for MailMerge and Epson *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]* ?Bill Boyer %v3 n9 ^How to Make Your TRS-80 Model 100 Talk to Your Osborne O1#Jun 1984$30 @Modem, TRS 80 Model 100 to Osborne connection *[Convert]* *[Tandy100]* *[O-1]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9 ^UNDELETE Key for WordStar#Jun 1984$30 @Make an UNDELETE function key for WordStar: save block in standard file for retrieval *[WordProcessing]* ?Phil Pflager%v3 n9 ^Off Screen, Blinking Cursor Fix#Jun 1984$30 @WordStar patches for blinking cursor fix *[WordProcessing]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]* ?Randy Shafer%v3 n9 ^Safety Hazard Osborne 1 Tan Case Model#Jun 1984$31 @Serious electrical safety defect in tan case O-1 is noted *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Jim Nelden%v3 n9 ^Another DDT Hint#Jun 1984$31 @DDT - how to save number of pages, use STAT.COM and divide record number by 2 before running DDT *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Unknown%v3 n9 ^Some Documentation for NSWEEP#Jun 1984$31 @Documentation on this great file management utility *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n9 ^Installing WordStar by Using a Special Function Key#Jun 1984$32 @How to set up a special function key to install WordStar *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n9 ^Graphics Display with dBASE II, Part 2#Jun 1984$32 @dBASE II graphics processing programming hints *[Database]* *[Graphics]* *[Programming]* ?Kenji Nakadegawa%v3 n9 ^Free Disk Space in CP/M 3.0#Jun 1984$41 @Converting XDIR to run under both CP/M 2.2 and 3.0 using BDOS function 46 *[Exec]* *[Convert]* *[Util]* *[Hacking]* ?Alex F. Burr%v3 n9 ^Patch WordStar to Help Level 2 on the Executive#Jun 1984$42 @Patch WordStar to load with desired help level *[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]* ?Gary Burleson%v3 n9 ^Booting the Executive Faster & Autoloading With EXECST.COM#Jun 1984$41 @Using SID to patch EXECST.COM autostart program *[Exec]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Dawn Technology%v3 n9 ^Osborne Executive to COMM-PAC Adapter#Jun 1984$43 @Comm-Pac modem adapter for Osborne Executive *[Exec]* *[Communications]* *[Modem]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n10 ^A Search for Librarians and SysOps#Jul 1984$4 @Modem, Fog BBS, how to's' *[Communications]* ?David M. Gaines%v3 n10 ^Dear SuperCalc Fans#Jul 1984$7 @SuperCalc hints: Use /B to blank columns or rows; function keys to convert keypad to + - * / *[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* ?Bob Weaver%v3 n10 ^NEC 7730, California Digital, and Juki 6100#Jul 1984$8 @WordStar NEC and Juki printer patches; California Digital CRT monitor *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Monitor]* ?Wayne Leman%v3 n10 ^Patching WordStar 3.30#Jul 1984$9 @WordStar 3.3 patches, plus sign + from install menu, WSOVLY1.OVR, MailMerge patch, Elite patch *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?John A. McClurg%v3 n10 ^(256K, 16-bit 8088 Co-Processor,Ramdisk) RE:SWP Co-Power-88#Jul 1984$10 @Review of SWP Co-Power 88 with Z80 & 8088, RAMdisk *[Letters]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]* ?Albert Pope%v3 n10 ^Brother HR1#Jul 1984$10 @WordStar patches to install Brother HR1 printer *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Klaus Balderman%v3 n10 ^Osborne 1 Tips and Notes Concerning WordStar#Jul 1984$11 @WordStar patches, screen width etc.; Assembly language programs to set printers, for each character sent MVI C,05 MVI E,HH CALL 5 .... .... RET HH hex for control code sent; MBasic hints, /F:x x open files, /S:x max record size, /M:&hnnnn only use memory below nnnn lof(file #) file length in 256 byte chunks; MBasic hints, width xx causes display wrap at xx, avoids scrolling; *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Letters]* ?Klaus Balderman%v3 n10 ^Osborne 1 Tips and Notes Concerning WordStar#Jul 1984$11 @CP/M, CPM, MBasic hints, Osborne 1 keyboard lock use #; to unlock use " (may be ROM specific); Intended for use within a program - not from keyboard *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Programming]* ?James H. Rahbe%v3 n10 ^Dear FOGHORN#Jul 1984$12 @5" CRT monitor, repair and removal instructions *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n10 ^A Request for dBASE II Patches#Jul 1984$12 @dBASE II printing problems with line feeds *[Letters]* *[Database]* *[Printer]* ?Allan Pratt%v3 n10 ^SuperCalc Tips - 2#Jul 1984$17 @Menu to other areas of sheet, template filename in cell A1 *[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?Doulas First%v3 n10 ^Write at 52 Columns; Print at 65#Jul 1984$17 @WordStar/MailMerge dot commands, change margin settings with .RM .LM not available in 3.3 .PF ON *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n10 ^This Month's Solutions#Jul 1984$18 @In early version of ZCPR, ^Z does not clear screen nor does CLS altho it should (T.J. Olney); MBasic hints, problems RESET does not work, programs to PEEK and POKE to RESET disk drive BDOS Error (Orba Bliss); WordStar patch in usr1 etc for British Pound sign on Epson. 05 1B 3E 81 1B 3D, printing, hints (Bob Lay) *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Hacking]* *[Printer]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n10 ^New Problems#Jul 1984$18 @SuperCalc2 help file appears necessary but maybe only in name try 0k file with its name *[Spreadsheet]* ?R.J. Switz%v3 n10 ^On the Use of Drive C#Jul 1984$20 @Review of Drive C ramdisk *[Hardware]* *[Review]* ?Dave Ring%v3 n10 ^C From the Top Down#Jul 1984$20 @C language, 4th in tutorial series *[Programming]* ?Mel Hulse%v3 n10 ^DU2 - Disaster Insurance#Jul 1984$23 @DUU problems, hints, crashed disk directory, tutorial on DU2 with queue function like DU87 *[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Miguel Vasquez%v3 n10 ^New REName Utility PC-DOS Style#Jul 1984$24 @ASM program to do wildcard or ambiguous global renames i.e. REN *.DOC to *.TXT; programming style hints *[Programming]* *[Util]* ?David Oates%v3 n10 ^Drive Speed patch Notice#Jul 1984$27 @Disks Drives speed-up may not not work on 80-column upgrade *[Correction]* *[O-1]* *[BugReport]* ?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n10 ^The Nuevo Electronics 80 Column Board#Jul 1984$28 @Review of Nuevo upgrade, Osmosis upgrade 80 column *[Review]* *[O-1]* ?Stewart Judkins%v3 n10 ^Mannesmann Tally SPIRIT 80#Jul 1984$28 @Mannesmann Tally Spirit 80 printer review *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Joe Sipher%v3 n10 ^Osmosis 80 Column Upgrade#Jul 1984$29 @Review of Osmosis upgrade 80 column *[Review]* *[O-1]* ?Norman Schwartzman%v3 n10 ^INK-A-NEW Ribbon Re-Inker#Jul 1984$30 @Review of a ribbon re-inker *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Tom Schneck%v3 n10 ^Oyster Stew - Notes on Personal Pearl#Jul 1984$35 @Personal Pearl review, spellbinder review, word processing *[Review]* *[Database]* *[WordProcessing]* ?Mary Jane Brewster%v3 n10 ^SPELLBINDER#Jul 1984$35 @Review of Spellbinder word processor *[WordProcessing]* *[Review]* ?Stephen Eckelkamp%v3 n10 ^Some SuperCalc Function Keys#Jul 1984$36 @SFK's can speed up and ease operations *[Review]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* ?T.J. Olney%v3 n10 ^How Many Columns - 52/80/104#Jul 1984$37 @Adjust screen size with ASM program, hints, toggle size *[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Hacking]* ?Bob Briggs%v3 n10 ^Disk Speed Hacking#Jul 1984$37 @Disk speed test program, hints, diagnosis, routines *[O-1]* *[Programming]* *[Workbench]* *[Library]* ?Don Berticevich%v3 n10 ^WordStar 3.3 Quickstart Patch#Jul 1984$40 @WordStar patches, logo speed up, *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?advertisement%v3 n10 ^Proportional Spacing in WordStar#Jul 1984$41 @Writing Consultants, 1-800-828-6293 *[WordProcessing]* ?Charles Dread%v3 n10 ^WordStar 3.3 Quickstart Patch#Jul 1984$40 @WordStar patches, logo speed up, *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?George Joseph%v3 n10 ^A Program to Toggle Arrow Keys - WordStar - CP/M#Jul 1984$41 @ASM program toggles arrow keys between WordStar and CP/M *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[O-1]* ?Norman Schwartzman%v3 n10 ^Rolling Your Own An Osborne Disk Drive/Keyboard Odyssey#Jul 1984$43 @Repair of keyboard and disk drives *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Douwe Rienstra%v3 n10 ^SmartKey II, Dvorak, Ottomat and Quick Correspondence#Jul 1984$44 @SmartKey II, SMKII review and Dvorak keyboard *[WordProcessing]* *[Util]* ?Carl J. Warner%v3 n10 ^MailMerge Magic - Double Spacing WordStar text Files Easily#Jul 1984$45 @WordStar,/MailMerge dot commands, double spacing *[WordProcessing]* ?Doug Hurst%v3 n10 ^Please Send Me.....#Jul 1984$46 @WordStar/MailMerge, dot commands, quick form letter/mailer in one, using perforated form feed paper; folds like mailgram *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Bob Weaver%v3 n10 ^Freeform Index to Magazines#Jul 1984$47 @Quick dBASE II string search of journal database and command (CMD) files (more in Dec, 1984) *[Database]* *[FileSearch]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n10 ^Screen Dump With dBASE II#Jul 1984$48 @dBASE II screen dump tutorial series, PEEKS and POKES, hints, use WordStar as editor *[Database]* *[Hacking]* ?Sylvia Tobias%v3 n10 ^3-Across Labels With dBASE II (Revised)#Jul 1984$51 @dBASE II label printing *[Database]* *[Labels]* ?Jim Brent%v3 n10 ^One Up Labels with dBASE II and WordStar#Jul 1984$51 @dBASE II label printing *[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Labels]* ?dNEWS%v3 n10 ^Patch to Allow SFKs to Work With dBASE Ver. 2.41#Jul 1984$51 @dBASE II patch for SETUP special function key (SFK) for 2.4, can try with 2.3 use DDT -A command *[Database]* *[Hacking]* *[Util]* ?Jim Woolley%v3 n10 ^Fog Disk Library#Jul 1984$52 @PC-PIP2 reads DOS disk, dial a modem, LBRDSK22, RAMdisk lbr, OSBYEZ2H for Osborne with ZCPR Hayes and BYE program *[Library]* *[Util]* *[Communications]* *[Convert]* ?John Victor Pezdek%v3 n10 ^Executive Diskette Directories/Labels#Jul 1984$57 @Osborne Executive, print directory labels using WordStar *[Exec]* *[Printer]* *[Util]* ?Jim Switz%v3 n10 ^Executive Notes#Jul 1984$57 @Keyboard problems, Turbo Pascal, patches, bugs, *[Exec]* *[Hacking]* *[Programming]* ?John Victor Pezdek%v3 n10 ^NEC 8023 - Executive Connections#Jul 1984$57 @Connecting an NEC 8023 printer to an Osborne Executive *[Exec]* *[Printer]* ?John Victor Pezdek%v3 n10 ^WordStar 3.3 Patch Addresses#Jul 1984$60 @WordStar 3.3 - list of all (maybe) patches, enter label as :label (that is colon label) *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]* ?Gale Rhoades%v3 n11 ^Service for Ozzies#Aug 1984$6 @Repair service centers and addresses continued in Sep 1984 FOGHORN and parts list, see page 10 *[Osb]* *[TechSupp]* ?Bob Moseley%v3 n11 ^Imbedded Print Codes in SuperCalc Spreadsheets#Aug 1984$6 @SuperCalc, printer codes in cells modified with DDT, DU, cell exact width else spaces are also sent, then 'print' only cell to send code *[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]* ?Paul Pease%v3 n11 ^Moving from Osborne 1 to Morrow MD3 and WS 2.26 to NewWord#Aug 1984$6 @The Morrow MD3, NewWord, LogiCalc vs SuperCalc *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Morrow]* ?Gordon Wilk%v3 n11 ^Patch WS 3.3 and CP/M3 [Executive] Info#Aug 1984$8 @WordStar hints, patch labels can be found in the 3.3 install overlay WS.INS *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]* ?Russell Reed%v3 n11 ^Help!#Aug 1984$8 @Osborne Executive, general autostarting *[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]* ?Thomas H. Clark%v3 n11 ^Recovering Lost Space in dBASE II#Aug 1984$9 @dBASE II - fixing command (.CMD) files, copying *[Letters]* *[Database]* ?Gerald B. King%v3 n11 ^Osborne Service#Aug 1984$10 @Repair service by a good service organization *[Letters]* *[Osb]* *[TechSupp]* ?Robert J. King%v3 n11 ^Executive Info.#Aug 1984$12 @XDIR problems with disk space BDOS function 46 gets true space remaining. ASM language patch *[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]* *[Programming]* ?Tom Davies%v3 n11 ^WordStar "Disk Full"#Aug 1984$13 @WordStar "disk full" error recovery, possible hint *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* ?Ed Kalbaugh%v3 n11 ^Olympia ES 100 RO and Micro-justification#Aug 1984$14 @WordStar micro-justification Olympia ES100RO printer problem *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Frank Dunaway%v3 n11 ^Data Transfer From SuperCalc to WordStar#Aug 1984$17 @SuperCalc to WordStar - use print to disk .PRN file: /O,D,All,D,File then quit and edit with word processor *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Convert]* ?Bob Thomson%v3 n11 ^Making Tracks#Aug 1984$18 @BOOT Error with no system tracks, using SYSGEN, SETUP, boot routines read from ROM *[Beginner]* *[CP/M]* ?Bradley S. Albom%v3 n11 ^Help (or That's Not a Bug, it's a Feature)#Aug 1984$19 @MBasic FRE(0) function also clears variables "passed parameter", hints, problems *[Programming]* ?Bob Thomson%v3 n11 ^Co-Power 88 on the Kaypro 4#Aug 1984$22 @Co-power 88, with 8088 onboard, runs MS-DOS, repair, also CP/M ramdisk *[Letters]* *[Kaypro]* *[Workbench]* *[MS-DOS]* *[Convert]* ?Jim Enright%v3 n11 ^Sleuthing Comm-Pac Modem Operation#Aug 1984$22 @Modem, Comm-Pac whats what, technical specs *[Modem]* ?David Wright%v3 n11 ^Assembly Language Input and Output Through the RS-232 Port#Aug 1984$23 @RS232 serial port, ASM programming tutorial, bank switching *[Hacking]* *[Programming]* ?Jim Peterson%v3 n11 ^Drive C:#Aug 1984$26 @Review of the Drive C: ramdisk for the Osborne 1 *[Hardware]* *[Review]* *[O-1]* ?Jerome F. Lawson%v3 n11 ^Nuevo Electronics 80 Column#Aug 1984$28 @Review of this 80 column upgrade for the Osborne 1 *[Review]* *[O-1]* ?Charles Sauer%v3 n11 ^Turbo Pascal Software Review and Bug Report#Aug 1984$29 @Turbo Pascal, review, bug *[Review]* *[Programming]* ?Byron Davies%v3 n11 ^Address Book#Aug 1984$31 @Address book program review *[Review]* *[Business]* ?Tony Casilio%v3 n11 ^Grafiks#Aug 1984$35 @Review of Robonics Grafiks program, Osborne 1 graphics *[Review]* *[Business]* *[O-1]* *[Graphics]* ?Jim Enright%v3 n11 ^WordStar and the Mannesmann Tally 160L#Aug 1984$36 @WordStar, installing the Mannesmann Tally 160L printer - patches and addresses given *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Bob Thomson%v3 n11 ^Compiling JRT Pascal on Osborne Single Density#Aug 1984$39 @Make more room on "compiler disk" in A: solves problem *[O-1]* *[Programming]* ?Robert Docken%v3 n11 ^A DDT Hint, Revisited#Aug 1984$39 @Save saving pages DDT, Errata see Dec, 1983 pg 31 *[Correction]* *[CP/M]* *[Util]* ?Frank Dunaway%v3 n11 ^Rejuvenating Fabric Printer Ribbons#Aug 1984$40 @Printer ribbon renewal, repair, WD-40 again! (Not necessarily a good idea! - ed) *[Printer]* ?Keith Conover%v3 n11 ^Word-Pac's FOOTNOTE with the Epson Printer#Aug 1984$40 @Printing footnotes in WordStar with the Epson printer *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* ?Dan Glisson%v3 n11 ^Using BASCOM (Microsoft BASIC Compiler)#Aug 1984$41 @MBasic compiling with BASCOM *[Programming]* ?Don M. McLaughlin%v3 n11 ^Proportional Spacing with the Diablo 630 Using WordStar#Aug 1984$43 @WordStar's proportional spacing printing, need programs DIABLO.COM etc *[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* *[Printer]* ?Courtesy of Okidata%v3 n11 ^Osborne 1 and SuperCalc with Okidata Printers#Aug 1984$44 @SuperCalc, Okidata printer patches *[O-1]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Util]* ?Louie Crew%v3 n11 ^Managing Data with MBasic, SuperCalc and MailMerge#Aug 1984$49 @"or Three's Not really a Crowd" - SuperCalc, MBasic, MailMerge, series of linked routines *[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Programming]* ?Robert Docken%v3 n11 ^A WordStar Merge Print Program#Aug 1984$51 @WordStar/MailMerge dot commands, menu and logic flow control with .FI commands *[WordProcessing]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n11 ^Screen Dump with dBASE II (Reprise)#Aug 1984$53 @dBASE II screen dump, assembly language routine, PEEK, POKE *[Database]* ?Stephen Burket%v3 n11 ^Computing Elapsed Time With Executive Clock#Aug 1984$58 @Osborne Executive, computing with its clock, MBasic, CBasic, SUBMIT, PROFILE.SUB *[Exec]* *[Exec]* *[Programming]* ?Mike MacDonald%v3 n12 ^Notes on Spite and dBASE#Sep 1984$7 @Spite Software - a positive review *[Letters]* *[General]* *[Database]* ?Mike MacDonald%v3 n12 ^Notes on Spite and dBASE#Sep 1984$7 @SuperCalc, dBASE II, converting from one to other *[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Database]* *[Convert]* ?Mike MacDonald%v3 n12 ^Notes on Spite and dBASE#Sep 1984$7 @dBASE II, ZIP, pages > 23 lines, problems, store with quotes " , report modifications, report editing, printing *[Letters]* *[Database]* ?Scott Jamar%v3 n12 ^More on the Use of Drive C#Sep 1984$8 @Drive C hints from Technical Support Manager of Drive C *[Letters]* *[Hardware]* ?Reggie Gage%v3 n12 ^WS-Install, More Fog RCP/Ms#Sep 1984$9 @WordStar installation problems, internal COM name *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Unknown%v3 n12 ^Re:Douwe Rienstra Article on SmartKey II and Dvorak Keyboard#Sep 1984$9 @Osborne Executive, keyboard modification, Dvorak *[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Util]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n12 ^MPI Drive Transplant#Sep 1984$11 @Floppy disk drive speed control, problems, repair, errata *[Letters]* *[Correction]* *[Hardware]* *[Workbench]* ?Harry B. Pitcher%v3 n12 ^Dear FOGHORN#Sep 1984$11 @Fan, repair, 5" CRT disconnected, drive repair *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?W.D. Gowan%v3 n12 ^Comm-Pac Glitch#Sep 1984$12 @Comm-Pac modem, problems, heat *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Communications]* ?W.A. Crook%v3 n12 ^EXEC Monitor: Ozzie HAM#Sep 1984$12 @Osborne Executive CRT monitor problems, fix *[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Monitor]* *[Workbench]* ?Douglas First%v3 n12 ^Okidata 92/93 and SuperCalc (and WordStar)#Sep 1984$12 @WordStar, Okidata, SuperCalc, installation, patches *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]* ?John P. Haines%v3 n12 ^Nuevo 80 Columns#Sep 1984$13 @Review of Nuevo 80 column mod to Osborne 1 *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?Bernard F. Gaffney,Jr%v3 n12 ^Osmosis 5 Help Needed#Sep 1984$13 @Osmosis 5 80 col added to double density Osborne 1, problems *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?David Kummerle%v3 n12 ^Dear Foggers,#Sep 1984$14 @SuperCalc, paging problems, /X, execute *[Letters]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?Brad Heineman%v3 n12 ^EXEC Monitor Fix#Sep 1984$14 @Osborne Executive CRT monitor *[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Workbench]* ?Robert Bollini%v3 n12 ^"Soul of CP/M" and Fast Drives#Sep 1984$15 @Floppy disk drives, speed Siemens, patch, address EF13 02 -> 01, mpi -> 0 *[Letters]* *[Book]* *[O-1]* *[Hacking]* ?Janet Goldenberg%v3 n12 ^Double Spacing Short Cut#Sep 1984$15 @WordStar dot commands LH double spacing .LH 16 *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* ?Burrill F. McCoy%v3 n12 ^Autobad Exec. Program#Sep 1984$15 @Osborne Executive autostart patches *[Letters]* *[Exec]* *[Hacking]* ?Larry Crooks%v3 n12 ^WS Printer Install - EXEC/Gemini-10X#Sep 1984$16 @Installing WordStar for Executive, Gemini 10X printer *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Exec]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]* ?Carson Graves%v3 n12 ^BIOS Patch Won't Work With OCC's 80 Column#Sep 1984$16 @Floppy disk drives speed, problems with patch on factory double density, (original article in May, 1984) *[Letters]* *[O-1]* *[Workbench]* ?Carl O. Hauser%v3 n12 ^Nuevo 80 Column#Sep 1984$17 @Favorable Nuevo 80 column upgrade review *[Letters]* *[O-1]* ?Dennis D. Embry%v3 n12 ^Lost WS Files and SAVE#Sep 1984$17 @WordStar 3.3 patch for saving lost files, address is 8480 (not so in mine; 848D maybe -ed) *[Letters]* *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* ?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n12 ^WordStar made Ridiculously Simple For Beginners#Sep 1984$18 @WordStar tutorial *[WordProcessing]* *[Beginner]* ?W. Ragsdale%v3 n12 ^A Simplified Beginning With dBASE II#Sep 1984$20 @dBASE II tutorial *[Beginner]* *[Database]* ?Dick Ezzard%v3 n12 ^More Than You Wanted To Know About WordStar Hyphenation#Sep 1984$21 @WordStar: hyphenation 4 value zone, patch Version 2.26 399h; Version 3.3 3c9h default 4h *[WordProcessing]* ?Frank D. Bullock%v3 n12 ^Accessories Make the Osborne-1 a Useful Business Computer#Sep 1984$22 @Review: Printer Optimizer print buffer and other accessories *[O-1]* *[Printer]* *[Business]* ?Jack MacDonald%v3 n12 ^Some SuperCalc Techniques#Sep 1984$24 @SuperCalc techniques, hints, IF statement, rounding numbers, paging problems must have 66 lines or it pauses *[Spreadsheet]* ?Margaret Regis%v3 n12 ^The Road to Computer Typesetting is Paved With Codes#Sep 1984$25 @Typesetting - directly printing *[WordProcessing]* *[Business]* ?Ralph Totman%v3 n12 ^Encrypting Made Easy#Sep 1984$27 @MBasic, encryption, codes and passwords *[Programming]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n12 ^Tab Trick#Sep 1984$27 @WordStar - use TAB key to force return, hints, indenting, outlining *[WordProcessing]* ?Unknown%v3 n12 ^OSGLAS - General Ledger Accounting System#Sep 1984$29 @OSGLAS accounting system','book' *[Book]* *[Review]* *[Business]* ?Tom Graves%v3 n12 ^Printer Optimizer#Sep 1984$30 @Review of a printer buffer *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Tom Choate%v3 n12 ^More on Real Time Clock for the Ozzie#Sep 1984$30 @JG Communications clock hardware, hints, problems *[Review]* *[O-1]* ?Chuck Bollinger%v3 n12 ^Battery Power#Sep 1984$32 @Battery power on the Osborne 1, hints *[O-1]* *[Review]* ?Ron Brown%v3 n12 ^OSCOOL Fan Review#Sep 1984$32 @Osborne 1 fan *[O-1]* *[Review]* ?Conrad Stenton%v3 n12 ^TYPEQUIC III - Keyboard Training Course#Sep 1984$35 @Review of typing course *[Review]* *[Education]* ?James S. Ulrick%v3 n12 ^Turbo pascal 1.0#Sep 1984$35 @Review of version 1.0 of Turbo Pascal *[Review]* *[Programming]* ?Larry Walker%v3 n12 ^New Drive C: Loader and Archive Programs#Sep 1984$37 @Drive C: Loader software *[Review]* *[Hardware]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n12 ^RECOVER, Finds and Recovers Erased Files#Sep 1984$43 @File recovery program, unerases files *[Review]* *[Util]* ?Lynwood H. Bartley%v3 n12 ^CITATIONS#Sep 1984$43 @dBASE II support program, dB Citations database index system *[Review]* *[Database]* ?Benjamin H. Cohen%v3 n12 ^SmartKey II#Sep 1984$44 @Smartkey II (SMK), fixkey, review, hints: Key re-assignment *[Review]* *[Util]* ?Steve Cunningham%v3 n12 ^XENOCOPY - An Osborne to IBM Connection#Sep 1984$46 @Allows movement of files between IBM disks and several other formats *[Review]* *[Communications]* *[Convert]* ?Tom Choate%v3 n12 ^SPELL.COM - A Spelling Checker#Sep 1984$46 @Review of spelling checking program from Software Toolworks *[WordProcessing]* *[Review]* ?Terry Whalin%v3 n12 ^The Enhancer#Sep 1984$47 @Enhancer, WordStar, Sudden Products *[WordProcessing]* *[Review]* ?Tom Graves%v3 n12 ^PRINTERIZER#Sep 1984$48 @HexPrintR, printer, WordStar, spooling *[WordProcessing]* *[Printer]* *[Review]* ?Don Hinkel%v3 n12 ^SC2 and Alternate Print Styles#Sep 1984$50 @SuperCalc, printing, patches, /X execute *[Spreadsheet]* ?Terry Whalin%v3 n12 ^Organizing a Diskette With MBasic Programs#Sep 1984$50 @MBasic menu program, hints, calling another program, linking *[Programming]* ?Bob Docken%v3 n12 ^Trantor Hard Disk & 19200 Baud Simple BIOS Patch #Sep 1984$52 @for Quicker Output to Printer *[Printer]* *[Hacking]* *[Hardware]* ?Robert Boldini%v3 n12 ^Auto Siemens Drive Speed-up#Sep 1984$53 @Speed change for Siemens floppy disk drives *[O-1]* *[Hacking]* ?Duane Stevens%v3 n12 ^REDO Pip in User Areas#Sep 1984$54 @Zero length file, PIP User Area numbers, hints *[Util]* *[CP/M]* ?Charles Cooley%v3 n12 ^Word-wrap in BASIC#Sep 1984$54 @MBasic word-wrap, line length, hints *[Programming]* ?Orba W. Bliss%v3 n12 ^DU.COM, ZCPR - JUMP into the NULLS#Sep 1984$56 @DUU, ZCPR, jump hints, patch, screen size, width, sending printer codes, Okidata *[Library]* *[Util]* *[Printer]* *[Hacking]* *[O-1]* ?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n12 ^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$57 @Copying programs, using DISK v. 7.6 *[Hacking]* *[Util]* *[Library]* ?Alan T. Chattaway%v3 n12 ^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$58 @Printing, standard serial ports handshaking, permits slow down of TYPE command using ^P *[Util]* *[Printer]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12 ^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$58 @Hints, filename in SuperCalc cell A2, escape key use restores filename, similar to ^R in WordStar *[Spreadsheet]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12 ^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$58 @Comm-Pac modem problems, Canada *[Communications]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12 ^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$59 @VDO.COM word processing program (in Fog Disk Library) similar to WordStar, excellent MBasic editor *[WordProcessing]* *[Library]* ?Alan Chattaway%v3 n12 ^Discoveries and Tips#Sep 1984$59 @MBasic: use VDO.COM as editor also special function keys to save, exit, edit and reenter system *[WordProcessing]* *[Programming]* *[Library]* ?Tim Snyder%v3 n12 ^Screen Dump With dBASE II (Finale)#Sep 1984$60 @Screen dump, hints, assembly language links, POKE and PEEK See also Aug 1984 for earlier part *[Database]* *[Hacking]* ?David L. Innis,Jr.%v3 n12 ^3-Across Revisited#Sep 1984$61 @Printing 3 across labels with dBASE II *[WordProcessing]* *[Database]* *[Labels]* ?Bob Weaver%v3 n12 ^Text Search With dBASE#Sep 1984$62 @Hints on string search in dBASE II. See also Dec 1984 *[Database]* *[FileSearch]* ?Frank Dunaway%v3 n12 ^On Using FINDBAD#Sep 1984$63 @DUU, Errata, see May 1984 page 32 line 60 SC2.OVR (line beginning 60) should read 00000017 not 000000080 *[Correction]* *[Util]* *[Library]* *[Spreadsheet]* ?Jack Brown%v3 n12 ^Hacker Disks, August 1984#Sep 1984$68 @Bulletin Board System, Modem, BYE, HAK.022-023. (This series of disks merged into FOG-CPM.) *[Library]* *[Communications]* ?James R. Bode%v3 n12 ^Changing Arrow Keys and SFK Keys#Sep 1984$70 @WordStar arrow key patches for Osborne Executive *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]* ?Bob Abrahams%v3 n12 ^WordStar 3.3 Osborne Executive Arrows Patch#Sep 1984$71 @WordStar arrow key patches for Osborne Executive *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]* ?Bob Abrahams%v3 n12 ^Implementation of CCP Patch 02 (CP/M Plus, V 3.0 Patch 12#Sep 1984$70 @5/1/83 - Patch for Osborne Executive Systems with BIOS V 1.0 or 1.1 *[WordProcessing]* *[Hacking]* *[Exec]* ?Unknown%v3 n12 ^Changing AUTOST.COM for SuperCalc2#Sep 1984$74 @Patch AUTOST.COM to automatically load SuperCalc *[O-1]* *[Spreadsheet]* *[Hacking]*