GENIE & LAMP 8/12

[norman.dodge@techall.wa.com]

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   Q: My old 601/66Mhz PowerPC is emulating faster than my supercool
      portable 603e/100 Mhz. What the hell are you doing?
   A: Some 603e systems do not have level 2 cache that greatly speeds
up       Fast Eddie. Also, 603e systems are often built on
low-performance       mamaboards. Lastly, Fast Eddie has been compiled
specifically for       601 PowerPC chips.

   Q: And when can I expect a faster version?
   A: Soon. We will add hand-crafted assembly code soon.

   Q: Hey, and what about IWM emulation?
   A: IWM emulation *is* actually mostly done (and even part of this
      beta!), but two things are missing so we have disabled it. Coming
      soon.

   Q: Iiik, and 1-bit sound, 5.25" disks and serial ports?
   A: How embarassing. It's in the pipeline, promised.

   Q: Why did you write Fast Eddie?
   A: Our GS monitors turned very fuzzy recently, making it hard to
read       Merlin-16 code.
                   (A2LAMP, CAT5, TOP14, MSG:246/M645;1)


                       >>> THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE <<<
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A2, PART DEUX   Genie is on its last legs.
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The new owners are killing it, deliberately, IMO.

Delphi is not Genie, but it IS a place where we can build the same sort
of community and fellowship that we have had here. _IF_ Genie survives,
then Delphi will be a compliment to it. If Genie dies (as I expect) then
Delphi will replace it.

A2 on Delphi is much like A2 here, except not as busy, because we don't
have enough people yet. To make this thing succeed, we need more users.

(That's a strong hint. We NEED you all on Delphi. :)

>> "I always thought the GEnie Lib's are full of great info, let alone the
>> crowd that hangs in A2."

We can move the crowd, or at least we are trying to. And we can
recreate the libraries from our own files. (We're in the process of
doing that, we've been keeping our own offsite archives for years now.
Everything that goes into the Genie library also goes into our own
backups. We WILL get that stuff uploaded to the Delphi libraries,
although it won't happen over night.)

>> "I know there are probably a few waiting for a GEM/Copilot version for
>> Delphi to be uploaded here on Genie (hint, hint, 'twould be a nice
>> present for the holiday!  ;)"

I have high hopes that we will be able to upload some script packages
for at least READING Delphi messages before Christmas. With a little
luck (and the time to do it) we will have some scripts that will
actually take you through the compose/upload process as well.

CoPilot is coming. It will not be ready before Christmas (barring a
miracle:), but it is coming. Meanwhile, we'll make other, usable,
options available. Probably several of them, so you can pick and choose
which one you like best. :)

To join Delphi:

        1. Dial by modem 1-800-695-4002
           (or from the Internet, telnet to delphi.com)
        2. At the username prompt enter JOINDELPHI
        3. At the password prompt enter 9610SDI

        Full details about membership plans are provided during
        the online registration.



Gary R. Utter
                   (H.MOST, CAT35, TOP30, MSG:35/M645;1)

>>>>>   Gary (and the rest of the "transition crew"),
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     Believe me, As the 35-year-old father of two kids (11 and 5) and a
200-mile/day commute, I can appreciate the RLI factor. And I am
compelled to say that considering the saga of CoPilot - Its age, its
original author is gone, its source code is in a trash heap, etc. - I'm
amazed that CoPilot works as beautifully as it currently does.

     That is really a testament to the incredible support by both
"official" parties and volunteers. From Spectrum & ANSIterm to the
scripters and other code slingers to the emergence of Delphi as an
alternative home, this is a vibrant example of how the Apple II is not
about chips 'n' solder, but about COMMUNITY in the fundamental sense of
the word. (can't ya just hear the music welling in the background ;)

     A2 users really are "people" who have it "together"...

     Thanks for the ride so far, and here is to the next round!
        _   _
       (6)-(6)_
 ____  ( __,   )
 |~~~|8_)_____(_ooo___
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                 (FROG.MAN, CAT29, TOP17, MSG:106/M645;1)

>>>>>   O' lord high priest of the tree frogs...
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     In some ways, I'd use the word CULT to describe what we are and
do. Think about it...

     We are shunned by the main-stream "computing" community; and our
achievments are repressed, lost to history, by that same community.

     If any member of that popular "computing" community should be
exposed to our -miracles-, they disbelieve what they see.

     Sometimes that main-stream "computing" community will persecute
our rights to access and voice.

     But who do they call when their "experts" can't do, fix, or
decipher their main-stream computers?

  ___(2___      Mike Brouillette / "The Un-Dead Apple"
 / , _`' _\     M.BROUILLET1@genie.com   <---- Until Dec 31, 1996
 \)|(@)m(_,     mikebrouillette@haaug.org<---- Interem
   ~7ooood'     mbroui11ette@delphi.com  <---- After Jan.15, 1997
               (M.BROUILLET1, CAT29, TOP17, MSG:107/M645;1)


                         >>> MESSAGE SPOTLIGHT <<<
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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 278       Wed Dec 25, 1996
A2.CHARLIE                   at 10:04 EST

By the time you read this, presents will have been unwrapped, and folks
will be settling down to "rest up" after the hustle and bustle of
getting ready for Christmas.

It's a good time to remember that the spirit of Christmas calls us to be
a caring, sharing people filled with love for one another. It is truly
more blessed to give than to receive.

May the spirit of Christmas remain with you and yours throughout this
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