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Genie & Lamp Feb97 2/20




Hello News!

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you could say my resolution is to make sure GenieLamp lives up to its \

quality
standard.

     Now to see about getting the day extended to thirty hours. . .

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     Sometimes, you get Christmas presents from unexpected shores.  As
\

many of
you know, _GenieLamp A2Pro_ is no longer being published.  What you may
\

_not_
know is that before there was a _GenieLamp A2Pro_, _GenieLamp A2_
covered happenings in _both_ the A2 and A2Pro RoundTables on GEnie.  I
had toyed \

with
the idea of incorporating some A2Pro coverage into _GenieLamp A2_ again,
\

but had
thought that it might be best to first get my feet wet in trying to
continue what we had going already before expanding.

     So it came as a very pleasant surprise when, on December 30, 1996,
a package arrived in email from my favorite Australian programmer.  I \

unwrapped it
to find what turned out to be a special Christmas present for the
readers of _GenieLamp A2_.

     Richard Bennett, the world famous programmer of _Express_, \

_GraphicWriter
III_, the _Spectrum_ ANSI display, and an assortment of other Apple II
\

products,
had taken the time to skim the A2Pro Bulletin Board over the last few \

months and
compile a selection of choice postings for presentation in GenieLamp.  I
was blown away by the effort he had made with his busy schedule.  My
thanks, Richard, and I'm sure that the readers of _GenieLamp A2_ will
thank you as \

well.

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     It's been pretty common that _GenieLamp A2_ has had some great
guest writers, but in this issue, we welcome a true celebrity to our
electronic \

pages:
Max Jones, editor and publisher of _Juiced.GS_, the Apple IIgs specific
newsletter, has contributed a special column for this issue.

     I've been writing a regular column for Max since the first issue
of _Juiced.GS_, and I had the pleasure of meeting Mad Max in person at \

Kansasfest
1996, along with a bunch of other Apple II luminaries.  Max went from \

being a
total newcomer on the Apple IIgs scene to a well-known publisher of a
well-respected publication in less than a year.  I'm sure he'd agree
that \

life
hasn't been the same since.

     It's been often said that the Apple II was the computer that
changed \

the
world.  Publishing _Juiced.GS_ certainly changed Max's world, and
writing \

for
_Juiced.GS_ certainly changed mine.  Here's hoping that Max's column in
this issue changes your world too.

                                   [*][*][*]


     Another columns update: I had hoped to have the FILE BANDWAGON
column \

back
in this issue; it's not.  I'm hoping to have it back again next issue,
but whether or not that will happen remains to be seen (I don't like the
taste \

of
leather enough to have it every month).

     And Peter Brickell's still dealing with The Real World, so REAL
WORLD \

APPLE
continues on hiatus.

-- Ryan

Genie Mail:  A2LAMP                           Internet:
a2lamp@genie.com



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[EOA]
[HEY]//////////////////////////////
              HEY MISTER POSTMAN /
/////////////////////////////////
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 <<<
                        """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

     [*] CAT  5, TOP  3 ....... The Prodigal Son returns
     [*] CAT  9, TOP 11 ....... The standards of SCSI
     [*] CAT  9, TOP 23 ....... Stupid Prodos 8 tricks
     [*] CAT 11, TOP  7 ....... Superdrive cards resurface!
     [*] CAT 12, TOP  8 ....... Deskjets, Deskjets, and more Deskjets
     [*] CAT 17, TOP 27 ....... The IIgs: ReFRESH me!
     [*] CAT 28, TOP  4 ....... The LemminGS are coming!
     [*] CAT 29, TOP 44 ....... At last. . . Jasmine
     [*] CAT 35, TOP 30 ....... More about A2 II
     [*] CAT 46, TOP  1 ....... Memory problems?  Get Sirius!


                             >>> A2 POT-POURRI <<<
                             """""""""""""""""""""

DEFENDER ARRIVES ON GENIE   Happy New Year to all!
"""""""""""""""""""""""""

A couple of days ago, someone (it may have been Mark Wade) posted a \

message in
the BB about wanting to see the Defender of the World game demo uploaded
\

here.
I've had this game demo on my hard drive since it was released as
freeware \

last
fall by author David Ong Tat-Wee of Singapore.

So, I packed it up in the proper format and uploaded to the A2 RT
Library \

this
evening (Wednesday). When it clears inspection, it should be available
for download as file #28252.

The game itself is far from finished, and it may never be finished. But
one level is playable, and portions of the other levels are available
for inspection. It =is= fun to tinker with. Too bad the author doesn't
have \

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