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~ WELCOME TO GENIELAMP APPLE II! ~
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~ A2/PRO_DUCTIVITY: BASIC Basics and Advancements
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~ REAL WORLD APPLE: Pushing Your Buttons
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GenieLamp Apple II ~ A T/TalkNET Publication ~ Vol.6, Issue 63
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Editor...................................................Ryan M. Suenaga
Editor Emeritus................................................Doug Cuff
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>>> WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE APPLE II ROUNDTABLE? <<<
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~ May 15, 1997 ~
FROM MY DESKTOP ......... [FRM] HEY MISTER POSTMAN ...... [HEY]
Notes From The Editor. Is That A Letter For Me?
A2/PRO_ductivity ........ [A2P] FILE BANDWAGON .......... [BAN]
A2Pro Bits & Bytes. Top 10 files for March 1997.
REAL WORLD APPLE .........[RWA] LOG OFF ................. [LOG]
Pushing Your Buttons GenieLamp Information
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by Ryan M. Suenaga, M.S.W., L.S.W.
[A2LAMP]
>>> PACK MY THINGS AND RUN AWAY <<<
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Those of you who've read my work (not just in _GenieLamp A2_, but in
other Apple II publications) know that I'm not just a computer geek, I'm a
bicycling fiend (even though, especially since I started graduate school, I
haven't even been close to being in decent shape).
That said, recently two of our local bicycle shops closed their doors.
These weren't exactly Mom & Pop operations, nor were they sports
superstores. They were just stores that specialized in one thing with
people who worked there who were about as interested in what they did as
the clientele they attracted. A lot of the people who worked there
could've taken a different job where they'd make more money, but they were
vested in cycling, and decided it wouldn't just be what they did for fun,
it would be what they'd do to live.
So while I was happy to have an opportunity to pick up parts and
equipment at a discount price, it was sad to see two businesses that
serviced the enthusiast rather than the casual rider close, and I was left
to ponder the fact that we had lost yet another great resource for cyclists
on the island, and how few were left.
It was the first Sunday in May when I ran into a buddy of mine in an
electronic conference room on a national online service who greeted me with
a private message:
"Did you hear about EGO?"
So, a day before the world at large heard the news, I learned that EGO
Systems, the former publisher of _GS+_ magazine and the distributor of one
of the most varied assortments of Apple II and IIgs software still
available, was planning to close its Apple II mail order operations on
June 27, 1997.
I didn't know Tom Weishaar when _A2-Central_ ceased publication, or
Joe Kohn when _inCider/A+_ published its last. I didn't know the gang at
_Ingenuity_ or _CheckMate_ or _Applied Engineering_ when the plug was
pulled there. Those were sad times as well. But this time, it's even
sadder: you see, our world has become so small that like so many other of
these times over the last few years, I know the people involved.
Steve Disbrow gave everything he had into _GS+_ magazine, then when he
found he couldn't do it profitably anymore, he kept going strong with EGO's
mail order business. Unfortunately, the harsh realities of the
ever-shrinking Apple II marketplace made it tougher and tougher to keep
operating, and finally, it just no longer made sense to keep the mail order
business alive.
To Steve and Noreen, I wish only the best.
EGO Systems Apple II Mail Order: R.I.P.
And I am left to ponder the fact that we had lost yet another great
resource for Apple II enthusiasts in the community, and how few are left.
[*] [*] [*]
One of my best friends at the hospital I work with is our Child Life
Specialist, a delightful young woman named Elma (and if you don't know what
a Child Life Specialist is, don't worry--I didn't until I started working
at a hospital). She's young, bright, absolutely great with kids, and
already has her master's degree (she's _only_ seven years younger than I
was when I got _my_ master's degree). In the last year, she's also gotten
married _and_ gotten pregnant. She's already done more things at age 23
than most of us do in a lifetime.
Unfortunately, this has been a really rough pregnancy for Elma. She's
called in sick--or at least it's seemed like she has--every week throughout
her pregnancy. It's gotten to the point that I've begun to kid her that
she ought to save herself a few phone calls--instead of calling us to let
us know she's feeling sick and staying home, she ought to call us to let us
know she's feeling well and coming in.
Now, why do I bring up the story of Elma here in an Apple II
publication, you ask? To set the stage for this: this edition of
_GenieLamp A2_ is late, as it's been regularly since I became editor. In
fact, I've been late more times in the first six months of publication than
my predecessor, Doug Cuff, was in his entire (prodigious) 40 issue run as
editor. I've posted so many notes in the A2 RoundTable about
_GenieLamp A2_ being late that I think I would post a lot less notes if I
just did it to tell everyone when it'll be on time.
I find this entire matter totally unacceptable, and since it's my
responsibility to do something about it, I've come up with a plan.
Henceforth, _GenieLamp A2_ 's new publication date will be the
fifteenth of the month. There's two reasons for this.
First, I get totally bombed at both of my jobs at the end of the
month, so I think the middle of the month is just a better time for me.
Second, since we cover everything happening in Genie's A2 and A2Pro
RoundTables right to the end of the month, it gives me a few more days to
catch up with any hot potatoes thrown out on the 30th or 31st.
[*] [*] [*]
If this month sounds like a bummer so far, at least there's The Mother
Of All Silver Linings to this dark cloud of an editorial: KansasFest 1997,
_THE_ premier Apple II event of the year, is just around the corner. For
the third year (and my first as editor of this publication), I plan to be
in attendance, and we'll again have full coverage in the August issue of
_GenieLamp A2_. . . which will be out around the fifteenth of the month.
-- Ryan
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Is That A Letter For Me?
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by Ryan Suenaga
[A2LAMP]
o BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS
o A2 POT-POURRI
o HOT TOPICS
o WHAT'S NEW
o THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
o MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT
>>> BULLETIN BOARD HOT SPOTS <<<
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[*] CAT 10, TOP 2 ....... David Kerwood's Modem Impressions
[*] CAT 10, TOP 3 ....... Telecomm Program Roll Call
[*] CAT 13, TOP 18 ....... Shifty List 2.0 Ships!
[*] CAT 17, TOP 25 ....... Do Not Feed The Energy Creature
[*] CAT 28, TOP 8 ....... LemminGS Hints
[*] CAT 35, TOP 33 ....... A Mime Stealing Home
[*] CAT 44, TOP 7 ....... KFest! KFest! KFest! KFest! KFest!
>>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
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THE NEWER PRINT SHOP I have uploaded 2 new New Print Shop files to the A2
"""""""""""""""""""" library. They are file #28514, version 2.2 of the
PIX.WHIZ program, and #28515, a design aid for people wanting to make NPS
graphics with "NO" signs in them.
The latest upgrade of PIX.WHIZ features sigmnificantly faster file
operations than before. It can now load Print Shop GS graphics and convert
them to New Print Shop format. I fixed the hardware conflict that prevented
PIX.WHIZ from running while some clocks were installed, as well as the
conflict with some RAM drives. I remedied the hardware conflict with the
IIgs that caused the drawing screen to be scrambled. There are some other
bug fixes, mostly related to the error recovery routine. There is even a
prettier splash screen!
File #28515, NO.SIGN.KIT, contains graphics grids with red slashed circles
superimposed on them to help you design "NO" signs. There are 5 grids: 1 to
design the lo-res picture of an NPS graphic, and 1 for each quarter of the
hi-res picture in an NPS graphic. These grids are NPS full panels, so you
can print them out using NPS. There is also a hi-res color graphic with the
red slashed circle, so all you have to do is add the item inside the
circle.
(G.WRIGHT12, CAT6, TOP34, MSG:4/M645;1)
MORE WITH HUGH ON PI!4 To all my PublishIt! friends:
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Sorry I haven't written lately, and it has been intentional. <g>
By now, I had planned to make public much of the PI patch work I had been
hacking on.
Several weeks ago I was made aware of a pending important announcement
concerning the PublishIt! program for the Apple II.
As a result, I have temporarily refrained from uploading any of the patches
or 'work arounds' that I've been working on.
If things go well, perhaps PublishIt! will be improved even more than I had
imagined.
So, please don't give up on PublishIt! At least, not yet. <g>
Hugh...
(H.HOOD, CAT8, TOP18, MSG:168/M645;1)
>>> HOT TOPICS <<<
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NIBBLING ON HISTORY What was that last issue date of Nibble magazine? I
""""""""""""""""""" was just going through my collection and my last
issue is June 1990, but the address label says my subscription ran through
May 1991. I figure I either misplaced some forgot issues, to pay my
renewal, or June 1990 was the last one.
It was fun to go back and read some of them. My collection goes back to
1983 (its fourth year, I think.)
- Tony
(A2.TONY, CAT2, TOP4, MSG:24/M645;1)
>>>>> July 1992 (Vol 13 No 7), I'm afraid, Tony. Looks as though you've
""""" misplaced a lot.
Doug C.
(D.CUFF, CAT2, TOP4, MSG:29/M645;1)
THIS MIME DOESN'T TALK EITHER I hope this counts as a "hard to place"
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" question. Lately I've been receiving Email
through the internet in which attached files, even text files, have been
converted to something called "64-bit encoding". The sender did not
specifically choose it, so I assume it's a default somewhere. It's not
binhex, uuencode, apack, BINSCII, or anything else I've checked.
Does anyone know of an Apple II or IIgs program that can decode these
things?
- Phil Albro
(P.ALBRO, CAT2, TOP4, MSG:53/M645;1)
>>>>> Those are Base64 encoded files, also known as MIME files.
"""""
|| Does anyone know of an Apple II or IIgs program that can decode these
|| things?
Yep. A program called StolenBASE was recently released by Aaron Pulver.
Unfortunately, it's available on-line only on Delphi. The author stipulated
it could not be distributed anywhere else on-line.
If you have an account on Delphi, you're all set. Just check out the
Databases (Libraries) on Delphi A2 or A2pro.
Otherwise, StolenBASE will also be available as a featured program on the
Juiced.GS Collection Shareware '97/Spring two-disk set, to be released on
or around June 1. Cost of the two-disk set is $7. Of course, there will be
tons of other stuff on the disk as well as StolenBASE.
Max Jones
Juiced.GS
http://users.ids.net/~kerwood/juiced.gs
(M.JONES145, CAT2, TOP4, MSG:54/M645;1)
SEE A DIFFERENT SHRINK Why do various versions of ShrinkIt save .BXY
"""""""""""""""""""""" files under different filetypes?
I have them as TXT files and as LBR or $E0 files.
Charlie
(A2.CHARLIE, CAT3, TOP29, MSG:78/M645;1)
>>>>> ShrinkIt 3.4 and GSHK 1.1 both use the proper filetype of $E0/$8000
""""" when creating a Binary II file. They also use the proper filetype
of $E0/$8002 on the actual archive inside the Binary II. ($E0 and LBR are
hexadecimal and textual versions of the identical filetype, by the way.)
The problem may come when you download Binary II files. If your telecom
program strips the Binary II during the download, the internal archive will
arrive on your disk with the proper filetype and filename (at least for
files on Genie and Delphi, where they are carefully checked.) However, if
you download without stripping the Binary II, then the file will arrive on
your disk with whatever filetype your telecom program defaults to (usually
BIN or TXT.)
The whole point of Binary II (and MacBinary on the Mac) is to avoid the
mess of downloading files with unknown filetypes and having to manually
change the8m. If you choose to download files with the Binary II intact,
you'll run into TXT and/or BIN files instead of $E0 (LBR) files.
Does that answer your question?
- Tony
(A2.TONY, CAT3, TOP29, MSG:79/M645;1)
>>> WHAT'S NEW <<<
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END OF AN ERA EGO Systems Mail Order Operation Closes Down on Friday,
""""""""""""" June 27th 1997
Well folks, it s been fun, but I m afraid that it s time for me to pull the
plug on EGO Systems Mail Order operation.
There are two reasons for this:
1) Money. Specifically, a lack of it. The Apple II mail order business
is about as dead as it can get.
2) Time. Given that there was little or no money coming in from the mail
order operation, I had to take part-time employment as a consultant. I ve
been far more successful at this than I had anticipated, and it s left me
very little time for anything else. I ve also been doing some freelance
writing (which has resulted in even more consulting), so I just don t have
the time to continue to run the mail order business.
So, here s the plan:
o - Friday, June 27th 1997 will be the last day that EGO Systems takes
orders for any of the products listed in our last catalog. (Assuming that
we have anything left.)
o - The EGO Systems web site (http://www.hypermall.com/ego/index.html) will
be updated as often as possible to reflect which items are still in stock
and which items are sold out.
o - EGO Systems will no longer accept purchase orders or invoices.
o - I am almost never in my office any more (due to my consulting work).
Because of this I strongly encourage everyone to mail, Fax or e-mail any
orders. You can also call and leave a message. I WILL call you back
(assuming you leave a daytime phone number), but it will be either on
Saturday or after 6 PM Eastern Time.
o - From this point on, items will be sold on a first-come, first-served
basis--when I sell out of an item, that s it, it s gone for good. I m down
to my last 10 or so copies of most items, so if you want something, be sure
to place your order now to make sure you get your copy. (If you want to
pay by check and want to make sure we don t sell out of something, CALL AND
LEAVE ME A MESSAGE and I ll hold a you a copy for ONE WEEK.) If you order
by mail, be sure to include an e-mail address so that I can notify you if
an item is sold out. (If we are out of stock on an item, I ll fill as much
of your order as I can and issue you a refund check.)
Of course, there are a few items that I m overstocked on. So, I m lowering
the prices on the following items in order to move them out as quickly as
possible (all other prices remain the same due to the low quantities I have
in stock):
HardPressed - $25
Pointless - $25
TypeSet - $15
TypeWest - $15
The following items are already out of stock and will NOT be reordered (as
items sell out, I ll post announcements on the EGO Systems web site):
Animasia 3D
TimeOut AboutTime Module
ZipGS accelerator
Any backorders for these items are hereby CANCELED. If you want to get any
of these, you ll need to contact the publisher directly.
And, while I hate to do this, I m also pulling the plug on the KansasFest
96 video. (We actually got about halfway finished with it when my
consulting business took off.) Unfortunately, we never got more than 10
orders for the video, so there was very little impetus to actually finish
the video.
So, what will become of the EGO Systems product line (Balloon, AutoArk,
etc.)? Well, I hope to sell the rights to most or all of these titles to
new publishers. If you are interested in acquiring the rights to one or
more of these products, contact me as soon as possible. I am also looking
for someone to take over the distribution of all of the GS+ Magazine back
issues I have left. However, I am NOT releasing ANYTHING into the public
domain (or as shareware)! So if anyone tells you otherwise, they are
either lying or misinformed..
Well, that about all I ve got to say, except Thanks! Because so many of
you were willing to actually put your money where your mouth was, I was
able to stay in the Apple II business for over 7 years! Not too bad, not
too bad at all...
(DIZ, CAT33, TOP2, MSG:25/M645;1)
KFEST! KFEST! KFEST! KFEST! KFEST
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| |/ / | | II Infinitum!!
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KFest '97 will again be held on the campus of Avila College in Kansas City,
Missouri. It will take place from July 30 - August 3, 1997. The cost will
be only $300 until May 20, which _includes_ use of a double room in the
Avila College dorms _and_ meals! There are also a limited number of single
rooms available for $375. (If you wish to stay at one of the many hotels or
motels near the college then the cost is $225, but you would, of course,
have to find and pay for your own room and meals.) These prices will go up
by $75 on May 21, so sign up early. The last date pre-registrations will be
accepted is July 20th.
Check-in will be on Wedensday from 1-4 pm, and check-out from 11 am - 1 pm
on Sunday. Computer sessions will be conducted on Thursday and Friday. A
vendor fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, with software and hardware
demos slated for Saturday afternoon.
Meals included in the registration price are Thursday breakfast through
Sunday breakfast, with the exception of Saturday dinner. All children under
18 years must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
++ Please Note++ Dinner on Wednesday and Saturday are NOT included this
year. Attendees can dine on their own at one of the many fine restaurants
near the Avila campus, or join the Kfest '97 group for their annual treks
to KC Masterpiece and Jess & Jim's Steak House.
***
KFest this year is being sponsored by InTrec Software, Inc.. You can send
your completed registration forms to:
KFest '97
c/o Intrec Software
3035 E. Topaz Circle
Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423
* Please make checks payable to: InTrec Software
***
Credit Card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software, Inc.
with your VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at (602)
992-1345, Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Mountain Standard Time. If you prefer, you
can FAX your registration with credit card account number and expiration
date to: (602) 992-0232 Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Mountain Standard Time.
If you prefer registering by Email, and are using a VISA, MasterCard,
Discovery, or American Express for payment, you can send the completed
registration form via InterNet Email to: proterm@intrec.com
***
If you have questions about KFest, or wish to make suggestions, you can
find answers via the InterNet. Just send an email message to
Cindyadams@delphi.com, or visit the World Wide Web page at
http://www.primenet.com/~adams/kfest.html
****** (cut here)******
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KFest '97 Registration Form
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone (w): (h):
Email address:
Roommate preference (if any):
Do you prefer a smoker or non-smoker?
Howbout a collectible, soft and thrilling KFest '97 T-Shirt?
Yes I want One (Many)!!! [ ]
T-shirts are $15.00 each and are available in Small, Medium, Large,
X-Large.
Please circle size(s) Small Medium Large X-Large
Check here [] for additional X's on your X-Large T-shirt and indicate size
needed: _________
Send this completed registration form and fee to:
KFest '97
c/o Intrec Software
3035 E. Topaz Circle
Phoenix, AZ 85028-4423
* Please make checks payable to: InTrec Software
Credit Card registration is also available. Just call InTrec Software,
Inc. with your VISA, MasterCard, Discovery, or American Express number at
(602) 992-1345, Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Mountain Standard Time. If you
prefer, you can FAX your registration with credit card account number and
expiration date to: (602) 992-0232 Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Mountain Standard
Time.
If you prefer registering by Email, and are using a VISA, MasterCard,
Discovery, or American Express for payment, you can send the completed
registration form via InterNet Email to: proterm@intrec.com
For Credit Card registration please check:
[] Visa [] MasterCard [] Discovery [] American Express
Please charge my account number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Expiration: _ _ / _ _
(CINDY.A, CAT44, TOP7, MSG:98/M645;1)
SHIFTY LIST 2.0: SHAREWARE The Shifty List 2.0 Demo has been uploaded!
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" Once it's been released by our friendly
neighborhood librarians, it will be file #28522 here in A2!
The Shifty List 2.0 demo supports all the features of the full Shifty List
2.0, except --
1. You can't print out your scripts in the demo.
2. The boot-time script menu is limited to five scripts.
3. Although your scripts can have as many items in them as you like,
when you boot, only the first five items in the script will actually
be loaded.
Also, the demo pauses while booting your system and reminds you to pay your
$20.00 shareware fee.
Once you pay the shareware fee you will receive an unrestricted copy of
Shifty List 2.0. If you include your email address with your registration,
you will be emailed a copy, and will receive a copy on disk a few days
later. If you don't include your email address, you'll just get the disk
copy.
Note that the unregistered demo version of Shifty List 2.0 can be
distributedonline, on disks of the month, etc. The registered version
CANNOT BE DISTRIBUTED without written permission from myself.
I hope you enjoy Shifty List 2.0! :)
Sheppy
(SHEPPY, CAT13, TOP18, MSG:74/M645;1)
CHRIS VAVRUSKA'S NEW STUFF I have uploaded some finder extension that
"""""""""""""""""""""""""" some of you may find useful.
Let me know what you think
Current available 'vav-ware' programs:
Number: 28531 Name: FF1.0.BXY FinderFlipper V1.0 Number: 28534 Name:
FR10.BXY FinderRefresher V1.0 Number: 28532 Name: WORKSETS1.0.BXY
WorkSets V1.0 Number: 28533 Name: CDR1.0.BXY CD Remember V1.0
FinderFlipper V1.0:
FinderFlipper is a finder extension that aids in the task of
bringing windows up front. No longer will you have to move windows around
in order to find one that you have buried. No longer will you have to
move your mouse all the way to the Windows menu to select the window you
want. <<<<Freeware>>>>
FinderRefresher V1.0:
FinderRefresher is a finder extension that will force the front
most window to refresh itself. <<<<Shareware $5>>>>
WorkSets V1.0:
If you work with different files in multiple folders often and dont
like to clutter up the desktop of the Finder with aliases then WorkSets is
for you. WorkSets is a finder extension that allows the user to record the
open folders on the desktop in a list for later retrieval. <<<<Shareware
$10>>>>
CD Remember V1.0:
Have you ever been surfing through a CD checking out what is there
weaving your way through all of the directory structures....wait, something
strikes your fancy, it's an application...Double-click....hey, this stinks
or worse yet, a system crash. After you return to the Finder you have to
start all over surfing your way back down the directory tree to get back to
the point at which you left. Well, no longer will you have to spend your
time retracing your steps, let CD Remember remember where you were. CD
Remember will remember folders you have open when you leave the finder
until you return. <<<<ShareWare $15>>>>
(C.VAVRUSKA1, CAT13, TOP10, MSG:1/M645;1)
>>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
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BYTEWORKS REPRINTS APDA While I have not sent out a mailing announcing
""""""""""""""""""""""" the books we put back in print, I did announce it
a few places. This topic wasn't one of them. Shame on me.
These books are now back in print as APDA reprints. They are laserprinted
on 8.5x11 paper, drilled for standard notebooks.
APDA-53 Apple IIGS Toolbox Reference Volume 1 769 pages $45
APDA-54 Apple IIGS Toolbox Reference Volume 2 730 pages $45
APDA-55 Apple IIGS Toolbox Reference Volume 3 1063 pages $55
APDA-56 Apple IIGS GS/OS Reference 526 pages $30
APDA-57 Apple IIGS Firmware Reference 345 pages $30
APDA-58 Apple IIGS Hardware Reference 346 pages $30
Mike Westerfield
(BYTEWORKS, CAT4, TOP32, MSG:23/M645;1)
>>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
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Category 44, Topic 7
Message 69 Tue Apr 15, 1997
CINDY.A [Cindy] at 19:08 EDT
For the past nine years, Apple II enthusiasts from around the globe have
made an annual pilgrimage to Kansas City, Missouri, to learn more about
their computers, share their knowledge with others, and rekindle the spirit
that has made their virtual community unique and powerful.
Kfest has become a rich tradition. We are pleased to announce that in 1997,
the tradition continues ...