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CHRON====================================== Vol. No NOV-DE 1981 ============================================================================== Th Firs Osborn Grou ( G ha bee formeICLE - Nov. 19th Meeting - A mos o yo know w me o 1 Nov fo th las tim a 170 Civi Cente Driv wit s man participant tha man wer standin o sittin o th floo (ca yo imagin tha bunc i th execis room?).Sin a user grou fo person usin o intereste i Osborn Computers Membershi i availabl t an intereste part whethe o no the currentl ow a Osborn Computer. OFFICERS IN THE F O G President/Founder c othe poten tia speaker wer ou o tow (Londo o Lo Vega fo COMDEX) ou Technica Consultant Byro McKa gav u rundow i hi tes versio o th Doubl Densit dis modification th Upgrad Kits an hi ne D.C Haye Stac Frank Morton Vice President Jeri Edwards Chief Counsel Byron A. McKay Treasurer Leo E. Grandi Disk Librarian  Modem Basicall th D neede rework th Upgrad Kit hav som ne bug - s don' b to anxiou fo one an h reall like hi auto-everythin modem Othe informatio fro Byro regardin Osborn developments: Upgrade Kits Kent Walker Editor - FOGHORN David M. Oates NEXԠ MEETING Thursday Decembe 17 198 (W ma hav ᠠ gues speake fro SORCIM).  include the following; -Alpha Lock Fix -New PROMs -Format/verification Fix -Backup Feature -I/O Byte implimentation .HEFOGHORN NOV/DEC 1981    -Ne Setu progra fo printer t configur fo Std Serial IEEŠ 488 ET ACK XON/XOF (Diablo) an Centronic Paralle (EPSON fo quantu jum i o Adapte 'MONADAPT plug ext vide t monito ($39.95) or to a TV ($79.95). New DataSpeak modem - $159.00 including software. 1200 baud Novation modem - $569.00 not worth o mention us PI wit [V t mak verifiespeed. -Ne CP/ Softwar o tw Disks wit workin X-DI an useful HELP menus. Ne WordSta (3.0 wil cos $75.0 fo upgrad bu wil have improved menus for 52 columns. Ne SuperCal (1.06 wil b  copies. Th ne meetin plac i th Dysa Corp hal (a mentione above) W me ther o Dec fo ou firs Worksho sessio an i i great ma t hel yo (ɠ hope fin th hal i printe elsewher i th issue Her ar th ravailable upgrad cos no known. Osborn i evaluation severa strategies fo futur systems an callin distributor fo opinions Som o thos item are: 1) Introduce 02 at $1795 01 at $1495ule fo use: -N SMOKING! -Com i th north-sid door.(Ther wil probabl b sig sayin USER GROUP o somethin lik that.) -Yo shoul fin tabl insid wit tag t identif yo a user grou membe - PU ON O - RETUR I 2Upgrad 0 fo $70 t ad suc feature a Colo Graphics Doubl Density Ne cas (coole running) an 8 2 scree formattin (2n qtr release) 3Introduc 0 a $199 wit ha WHE YO LEAVE. -EVERYON OU b 10:0 PM. -Als ther ma b vendin machin o tw i th futur - N EATIN IΠ TH MEETIN HALL. FROM THE EDITOR Th sprea o Osborn conpute user i reachin a epidemi leve - isn' ir dis optio fo $1000 more. Dua Densit - $350-40 upgrad cos - tak order lat i Dec - availabl i Ja '82 CrossLoa progra wil b avialabl t cop Singl t Doubl o on machine. Monit great A thi writin G' membershi lis ha 9 names Sixty- si (66 o thos ar paid-u members Th Novembe meetin wa ful o ne faces Use grou interes i stron i th eas ba (an farthe east) Ji tunnel i Walnu Cree  k say h ha hear fro abou 12 intereste peopl i hi area Ji ha als place a a i th "Rapi Acces Marketplace sectio o InfoWorld unde USER GROUPS S w ma reac other lookin fo kindred hav hear tha Ken Walke ma sleve o affiliatio t shar informatio an tak advantag o th strengt i numbers David Thetar Sa Francisc regiona grou (?). I anyon know o an othe Osborn group send m not abou wh an wha yo (they ar an wha yo thin abou a affiliatio arrangement Mayb w ca hav Unite Counci o Osborn User Group Modem CHRONICLES, Part II by Mike Mehr Hi Thi mont though I' star of wit som informatio abou wha thes bulleti board ca b expecte t d fo you I'l als includ som  o a Osborn User Grou Associatio etc Som leve o join membership suc a thi coul ti th variou regiona group togethe t produc th typ o clou neede t giv th en user stron voice unite voic i on o th majotip fo thos o yo wh ma b first-tim user o thes systems You'r spendin you hard-earne buck o thes phon calls s y migh a wel us you tim wisely Finally I'l includ som tip fo usin thos RCP sys advantage i formin user groups. O boy lik th soun o this ca se int th future whe variou regiona groups havin thei ow loca newsletters wil b abl t swa article an shar bulletin wit othe groups W ctem t gra someon else' har wor ove th phon lines. First, the fringe benefits. Ther ar man type o BBS' (Bulleti Boar Systems available Th onl one I' goin t b oncerne wit ar th one tha w hobbya ru alo o inf ou ove bulleti board and/o b modem betwee editors. A fo th immediat future I' no sur ho th organizatio o Ϡ plu other wil b implemente but fee ver strongly tha w shoul al maintai ist ca cal wit minimu hassl an n mone involve excep th phon call (I'l tackl othe kind a som late time.) Ther ar severa kind o personal-acces BBS' tha diffe mainl i ho yo us them tha is    i th kin o softwar thei Sysop (Syste Operators ar running Th one labele PM (fo Persona Messag System offe onlin article an specia feature i additio t th usua mes sag sendin capabilities Th on i PoSo what' a RCP system yo say RCP stand fo "Remot CP/M an that' wha yo get Callin the u an possibl enterin a extr comman give yo acces t th remot compute a i i wer you own Yo se th "A> promp (o srtol Valle (851-3453 eve allow yo t pla Adventur whe yo ge tire o readin messages Othe PM feature hav encountere ar lon revie o Californi wines a ongoin repor o th Medfl campaign listin o avaometime "A0> o multi-use (MP/M system an yo ca ente command lik "DI *.* t se what' o th curren dis o "TYPŠ FOO.ASM t se th content o a ASCIɠ progra file Command uniqu t RCP system incluilabl BBӠ number aroun th nation an program-swappin fo Apple an TRS-8 system (boo hiss!) Th article ar update fairl regularl an alway contai valuabl information. A excellen articl o BB system i ged "XMODE FOO.OBJ t sen progra t you compute (i yo hav MODEM o you en fo receivin it) "FILE FINĠ *.* fo listin al program o th syste acros use an dis boundaries an "TYPES FOO.AQnera an PM an RCP͠ system i particula ca b foun i S-10 Microsystems magazin fo Xxx,19xx pp.xxxx title "Th Compute Communication Explosion, b Fre Lepow I include partiall outdate phon numbe list an desM fo typin "squeezed files whic ar file tha hav bee speciall compresse t sav spac o th RCP disk. No I' sur thi raise millio questions I' lik t addres namin convention first Fil extensicription o command availabl o PM systems amon othe info Interestingl enough a leas tw third o th articl appear i electroni for o th variou BB systems too an i easil availabl t BB user lik us. on (yo know thos funn thre letter afte th ". i th fil name ar use mainl t tel wha typ o progra i i th fil you'r lookin at RCP system hav specia extension tha ar commonl use ( us FO fo a  n arbitrar filename): .AS i use fo a MBASI progra fil tha ha lin number tha ar i ASCI s yo ca prin i withou runnin MBASIC. .BAӠ i use fo MBASI file tha contai thei lin number i coman man other ar use fo sourc file fo variou high-leve languag compiler lik Algol-M BD C o Pascal-M Yo can' us thes unles yo ge th appropriat compile program. .AS i use fo sourc listing fo th CP/ 8presse binar format,makin the har t rea usin "TYPE bu takin les space I i als use fo CBASI an BASIC-Š compile sourc files whic yo ca rea wit th "TYPE command. .INԠ i use fo CBASI an BASIC- 08 assemble ASM Th assemble version o thes ar usuall .OBʠ files Th sourc i usuall provide fo thos wh wan t mak modification t th programs. .DO i use fo progra documentatio ASCI tex files Thescompile program tha nee t b ru usin CRU an ERU runtim executiv programs. .OB i use fo .CO file tha ca b execute o you syste only Transfe the int you compute wit th nam FOO.CO o you en  ca b rea wit "TYPE". NOTE An o th precedin extension tha ar ASCIɠ file ca b compresse usin th S progra an it variations Resultin file hav th secon lette o th extensio replace b "Q" Thes ca  an the ar read t execut withou usin Basi o anythin els (a lon a the ca ru o you hardware) Thi wa don t kee peopl fro tyin u th remot syste playin game o usin program indiscriminately. .CO͠ ib type wit th TYPES progra an ca b unsqueeze wit US an it variations Fo example: .ASC --> .AQC .DOC --> .DQC .C --> .CQ .ALG --> .AQG .BAS --> .BQS .PAS --> .PQS .ASM --> .AQM  use fo program tha ca b ru o eithe th remot compute o yours Yo ca transfe the ove onl wit XMODE an MODEM whic als chec eac secto fo validit a i i transfered. .ALG .C .PAS Thes  Now ho d yo g abou gettin som o thes program tha loo s enticing Well i they'r ASCI tex files yo ca captur the wit MODEM7' " fn.ft mod usin ctrl- an th "TYPE o "TYPESQ com mand o th ot  he computer Thi i oka i you'r no worrie abou error du t nois o th phon lines Otherwise yo migh wan t us th XMODE͠ comman o th othe compute an th " fn.ft mod o MODEM7 Fo squeeze files yo ca gra RԠ B:USQ.CO͠ (thi rename th fil an als allow yo t retur t mode) AWAITIN #01 ++ TIMEOU 0 ++ (thi alway happens!) AWAITIN #01 AW th USQ.OB file renamin i USQ.COM an us i t unsqueez th fil afte you'v receive i wit MODEM7. Let' tak loo a bot scenarios Sa tha yo wan t ge tw programs USQ.OB t unsqueez othe files anAITIN #02 (etc unti al 38=26 sector ar in) + TRANSFE COMPLET ++ (there no yo hav bot files) (hi RETURN) A (see you'r stil o th remot system!) Now let' se wha alternat pla "B SQ/USQ.DQC th squeeze documentatio fil fo usin S an USQ Fo th ASCI transfe o th .DQ file ther ar tw choices First let' tr i usin TYPESQ: A> (hi ctrl- t ge MODEM7' attention) B:SQ look like I yo go th .OB fil firstyo coul us XMODE t transfe th .DQ fil as-is sam a yo di fo th .OB fil above The typ "US SQ/USQ.DQC an creat th unsqueeze version Mak sur yo hav enoug/USQ.DO (hi ctrl- t star "record mode) TYPES SQ/USQ.DQC : (fil get type an capture here) :A> (hi ctrl- an ctrl- here) WRT T (no you'v go th .DO file!) XMODE USQ.OBJ  roo o you dis fo it. Afte you'r don wit you transfers typin "BYE t th remot compute wil lo yo of gracefully Don' forge t tur of you mode -- you'v pai enoug a i is Se yo nex month! **XMODE Vers X.x FILŠ OPEΠ - SIZŠ 3 SECTORS (no yo hav abou 9 sec t type ctrl- and) **************************************************************************** I (415)494-3170 I I RICHARD J.SATTERLEE    I Hardware/Software Consultant I JONATHAN A. JEROME I Senior Consultant I I c i usin Wordsta later I assume tha whe computer ar reset th restar program d no eras al o memor (especiall th are Wordsta use t hol you program) I fact the usuall execut i smal sectio o memor dow aro I 1032 Buss Road OMNEX Corporation I Cupertino,CA 95014 801 E.Charleston Rd. #F I (408)255-6688 Palo Alto,CA 94043 un addres 100 an you documen i usuall store abov addres 700 hexadecima o so s ther i n proble recoverin it N guarantees bu o you Osborn thi i ver usefu fo smal t mediu siz article  I I ***************************************************************************** Saving Lost Wordstar Text Data by Mian program an it' save m ski mor tha once. I it curren form i relie o yo t typ i i usin DD t fin wher th documen i locate an it length I ca b place a an addres +1 ;BAC FO MOR TIL FUL SECTOR RE ;EN ADRS.FO BREAKPOINT Now ho t us it First whe Wordsta bombs th addres t star th program. ,startin addres o document. ,th lengt o th documen (bytes) Replac thes wit he numbers. ;THI I : LX H," ru DDT The us th comman t fin you documen FOUN IT LX D,10 ;THI I TH DESTINATION LX B,+9 MO A, ;GE BYT FRO ORIG.PLACE IN ;INCREMEN ORIGI ADDRESS XCH  i memory I wil probabl b aroun addres 700 hex Us thi a Us th comman t typ i th program The us th comman t ru i wit breakpoin a +1 hex Us th ؠ comman t displa th registers Tak th numbe i th registe minu on+ ;BAC FO MOR I ANY MO A, ;GE LSBYT O DEST.ADRS. XCH ;SWA DEST.ADRS.INT HL MV C,2 ;ASCI FO "! (O OTHE CHR) ; THI I +1 HEX MO M, ;STOR MARKE A an conver i t decimal Thi i th numbe o sector t sav o disk Exi DD wit ctrl- an ru th CP/ comman "SAV A>ddt -d7000,7200 =712 an =7 t lesse degree haven' checke wit th neighbor yet! David Oates (408) 296-7199 (Letter Thi lette fro R Hunte More i th closes thin t "lette t th editor tha w hav rece784-712A+1=659> -a6000 =6000> -g6000,601f *601F -x C0Z1M0E0I A=0 B=002 D=778 H=080 S... -^C A>b: B>sav file.txt B>^C B>ws Goo luck Thi i Assembly-Languag Programmin a it kludgiest Hav fun! QUESTIONS, LETTERS, ANNOUNCEMENTS (? .CO fil transfere t th Appl wil no rhe newslette hear refere t a th meetin whic ha som goo materia o CP/ an WordStar? (? Ho ca w ge th update o th softwar Osborn supplie wit th computer? (? Ho wil th curren owmer ge thei equipmen up  dated? (? Whe an ho wil curren owner ge thei User' Referenc Guid up dated? (? Ho an whe wil Osborn provid WordSta configure t tak FUL advantag o AL o th feature o th EPSO MX80FT D yo kno ho t a a sorr tha didn' prin Hunter' entir letter W jus aren' u t tha yet Also don' kno ho man o thes question Hunte ha alread receive answer t but I'l hi som o the her an yo reader ca provid th rest. Tge al th EPSO feature working? (? Ho abou Osborn puttin ou newslette itsel (with al o th abov answers an more suc a a approve lis o ad-o equipment suc a connecto fo regula TV etc. "Additionallh "othe newsletter mentione a th Nov meetin i DAT CAST an i i publishe si time yea b Wireles Digital Inc. 34 Swet Rd. Woodsid C 94062 Subscriptio rate ar $1 pe year. Fo informatio concernin update o you soy ɠ sugges tha w i FO institut progra o bul pruchas o th highes qualit disk (wit rings an o compute paper s tha member ca bu the a discount Possibl Digita Del ca b th grou purchas place an FO memftware as you dealer. Yo shoul hav receive car fro Osborn Compute Corp askin fo you seria numbe an whethe o no yo ar intereste i th equipmen update Havin returne tha card yo wil nex her fro you deale whber coul purchas fro th FO suppl a th grou discoun rate b havin thei nam checke of o th membershi roste ...". "Lastly sugges tha FO handl it librar b makin it ow copie o it ow disk an sellin the a  wil advis yo o th retrofi procedure W a FO hav bee talkin abou havin worksho sessio t guid intereste member throug th procedure. Th User' Referenc Guid ha bee update coupl o time but i i stil not-so-gth meetings t avoi th nois an hassl o th 'cop crowd i th bac o a th sid (whic wa par of) interferin wit th meeting..." R Hunte More (415 585-4335 First le m sa thood I yo hav ver ol versio ( can' giv yo a eas wa t determin this) yo migh tr talkin t Osborn Compute Corp i Hayward M orgina cop wa missin th 4t chapte an afte callin Osborne receive newe comp  let copy However th chapter replace whe receive m SuperCal wer agai improved understan tha a al ne versio i bein writte but don' kno whe i wil b available. A fa a implementatio o you EPSO MX80FT SAN Corporation 5201 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara \\ \\ ____________\\_______________________________________________________________ _____________\\__________(Hwy 237)___________ thin Byro McKa ha progra tha wil hel you Giv hi call. A Osborn Compute Corp newslette wil probabl b comin ou earl nex yea (1982). I referenc t you othe ideas le m sa tha als fee tha th "cop c__+_____________________________ <-- to Moffett\ t Hw 17 ---> Field \\ | \\ | rowd wa nois an hassl an doe interfe wit th meeting Mos o you question wer covere a tha sam meetin (Nov.) Purchas program wil hav t mor membershi consideratio a th meetings Oh b th way didn' prin \\ | |<-- Great America \\ 5201 Patrick | | Pkwy. \\ Henry | | \\ Drive | you question abou STARTREK.BA o th persona financ fil but ther wa suppos t b piec i thi issu abou them Ken sen th file t m an proceede t forma hi dis (! - oops al gone I yo attende th worksho a___ | N || -------->|XX| | ^ || |--- | | =====++==============+==========+======  Dysa Hal (Dec 3rd yo probabl go th fi anyway I no chec wit Ken o watc thi column. David Here is a map showing our new meeting hall. The DY | || Tasman | Dr. | | || | | | || Patrick | | | || Henry Dr  .--->| | W----+----E || \ | Marriott's | || \ | Great America | || \________+ Theme Park a Dieg an ... woul yo believe ... Wicklow Ireland Thi certainl ha bee tim t b Thankful!! Fo th las fou o fiv year ɠ hav bee readin magazines an hauntin Compute store (mostl th Deli) eve attend | || | S || | Lawrence || Mission | Expwy.-->|| Colin Compute Faires tryin t fin wa t ge starte i thi excitin ne technolog calle Persona Computing The kep gettin better mor useful mor desireable bu stil beyon m mean financially Eve whe An an ha storlege | || | ____________________||_________________________|____________________________ ____________________||______(Hwy 101)__________|____________________________ <-- to Mo fo tw years w sur coul hav use smal compute (portabl woul hav bee eve nicer bu w stil couldn' wor i int ou finances S whe rea th InfoWorl announcemen abou th Osborne ther wa n doub i m min thaffett Field|| | to S.J. Muni. || | Airport ---> FROM THE FOG........ an Editorial by Frank Morton ɠ ca hardl believ it Ou thir newsletter wit man fin pe thi i th greates computin powe fo th pric anywhere an wasn' goin t mis ou thi time ɠ hop yo al appreciat th significanc o wha thi gu Ada Osborn ha don fo us I i tru tha ou prid an jo i no toopl helpin an willin t help A th presen momen w hav 9 name an addresse o intereste parties wit ne one ever day O tha 9 w alread hav 6 pai member includin no onl al aroun th Ba Area bu als Stall bu free bu tha i par o th fu o bein ther a th beginnin o somethin tha i goin t ge VER BIG!!! No w hav no onl somethin t b thankfu for bu man grea thing t loo forewar to don' kno i yo hav ha   chanc t notice bu thi FOǠ organizatio i populate wit lo o fascinatin an downrigh nic people Thi mont w mov t ou lovel ne location thank t th generousit o th Dysa Corp W als hav th continuin  for EPSON PRINTERS 10% OFF to F O G & INFO-NET was copied from print media on the next page! hel an cooper atio o ou friend i Infonet wh helpe u ge of t flyin star wit realativ ease W wil hav FO tabl a th 7t Wes Coas Compute Faire an ar wel o ou wa t helpin t for splinte group aroun .PO 3 ========================================================================== XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX\ XX XX XX Xth Ba Area Fo al thes things you ne foun friendship an muc mor ɠ giv Thank an wan t exten t yo an al you love one th mos heart o Season Greeting an bes wishe fo th comin Ne Year!! jus kno i X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXX\ XX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XX XX X\ XX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XX X\ XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXi goin t b fantasti yea 1982 Frank A FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT from THE DIGI XX XX XX X\ XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XX \XX XX X\XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XXX =========================================================================== TAL DELI 80 W. EL CAMINO MT. VIEW CA. 94040 415 961-2670 For a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL  THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE FIRST OSBORNE GROUP - - - - - - - - F O G =========================================================================== Vol No 4 (Non-member price $1.00/copy)  Januar 1982 ===============  ============================================================ Th Firs Osborn Grou ( G ha bee forme a user grou fo person usin o ar intereste i Osborn Computers Membershi i avail abl t an intereste part whethe  neglecte t chec o verif ou comment o pag 2 W no understan tha ou statement wer "Totall Incorrect" apologiz fo thi erro an a workin t kee ou informatio a correc a possible Thi wil b greatl helpe b imo no the currentl ow a Osborn Computer. OFFICER I TH G President/Founder Frank Morton Treasurer Leo E. Grandi Vice President Jeri Edwards Disk Librarian Kent Walker Chief Counsel Byroprove communication wit OCC Tho Hogan ou Decembe Gues Speaker wil ac a liaiso betwee OCà an FOǠ (NO D NOT mea fo eac o u --- bu fo on o tw selecte FO representatives! Thi wil establis goo mean o con A. McKay Editor, FOGHORN David M. Oates NEXԠ MEETING Thursday January 21 1982 Dysan Meeting Hall 5201 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clarammuni cation Whe OC ha thei newslette sometim soon w wil ge th Officia informatio directl fro th Factory I an case FO wil mak ever effor t brin yo th mos correct factua new an informatio tha i possib CA DEADLINŠ - Al materia fo th February FOGHORΠ mus b receive b January 25 1982. TREASURER' REPORT O 12/20/8 Le reporte 9 paid-u membership an treasury balance of $1231.50. l fo bunc o amatuer workin i thei spar time. .HEFOGHORΠ JANUAR 1982 don' reall hav muc t "editorialize abou thi month W reall appreciate al th usefu informati* * * * * RETRACTION * * * * * & Editorial ?  by Frank Morton I ou las FOGHORN certai action an statement o question wer attribute t Osborn (Compute Corp.) I th pres o tryin t ge th FOGHORΠ ou i time wo tha Tho Hoga gav u (no t mentio th disk) W manage t ge anothe 2 5 disk downloaded bu NO checke outove th Holidays A indicate elsewher i th FOGHORN th Sa Francisc Grou i plannin thei firs meetin o   Jan 27th Thi i jus th star o wha w al kno i goin t b Fantasti yea 1982 loo forwar t i wit excitemen an enthusiasm particularl sinc a goin t b experiencin i wit al o you joinin dat an Oc 1 thereafte $24/yr Thi agreeabl t Leo Fina decisio pending Ken Walke (Dis Librarian - Prefer tha copie b mad i tree-fashio a meetings t sav hi tim an wear-and-tea o disks Usin MODEM7 d Frank CHRONICLE - Dec. 17th meeting: a delighte t hav receive FOG Dec 1 meetin note fro bot Pete Flemin an Byro McKay Thi provide u wit twic th coverage Th followin repor i combinatio no cop usin *.*...wil wip ou Directory Ca us *.COM *.BAS etc W ar no include a a ad i Compute Shopper Wha d peopl us thei SuperCal progra for Man answer wer give includin teache usin fo students gra o th two Thank Pete an Byron David DYSA Auditorium 520 Patric Henr Dr. Sant Clara 7:30PM. Tho Hoga Gues speaker W hav someon t d ou printin fo frdes stoc portfoli management incom ta preparation Davi requeste submission fo FOGHOR o thes applications Eac o th officer o th grou gav "stat o th union typ message. Gues speaker: ThoHoga - autho o CP/ b Osbee Tha someon i R.N."Van Va Valkenburg (wh di th fin jo wit th Dec FOGHORN) Questionair passe ou o abilitie o participants Phon tre started Update roste passe out Th tal o Frank' Wo oth upgradeorn - no work fo OSBORN COMPUTE CORP Updates slowl bu surely rapi growt causin delays deman quit hig fo machine 9 DEALERS 2 state hav n dealer Capacit o thre building i Hayward Ne plan i Ne Jersey .... NOTE: ^- o^ i DE ke o ne Upgrade machines bu i wil CRAS Wordsta o olde Non-Upgrade machine. Treasurer Le Grand - wha i effectiv dat o dues Suggestio fro floor Rais due t $24/yr pa differenc betwee  an mor coming Rumo control ar bein established Tho wil b th laiso wit Fog Thi i i a attemp t sto untruth fro bein passe out FOGHORN fo Novembe wa completl wrong Updat wa t fi th keyboar problem    Sinc updat wa neccessar anywa addition wer added Additions functio keys rollover i/ byt implementation, Change i manual an WordSta an SuperCal ar planned ne tutoria manua ha bee writte fo 0 computers Strupackage mus awai DD includin Th Las One an PL/I 10 softwar package schedule fo 1982 Educationa software No hig priority bu ar workin o som pack ages Use bas i no larg enoug t represen deman now Possibl scture i order Assume yo kno nothing! Shippe i secon wee o Januar o late wit ne machines Secon printin wil mak ne manua availabl t owner currentl usin Osbornes Ne manual wil b proofrea an ver wel writtom games Densit o th machin i th majo han u o th machin t ge remainde o packages Deman o product wil determin wha product wil b available WordSta 3. i no quit ther ye althoug i bet tes sit confien Ther i possibilit o ti betwee Osborn Compute Corp an FOG Marc Apri .... slic monthl publication Th news-lette wil b a ope foru wit specia colum fo FO members an FO information Futur prod uctsguration Compatibilit i th ke thin whic Osborn i lookin fo wit olde an newe machines Fee wil b lowe tha othe manufacturer fo upgrades Qua wil probabl no b availabl d t delicic o diskettes Ther ar 10  Doubl densit - March mor tha doubl densit though! 8 Colum Optio - Batter pac an mode - Softwar - initia offerin o fiv package fiv mor late on Persona Pear whic ca writ SuperCal files Package t mak umachine tha hav proble wit th setup.co program i yo hi backspac yo ge pin whil program min th function keys Tho di hi magi briefcase Here' ho t d it (Actually thi i better-covere i WSMODS.DOC...Docs o portabilit o machine On o thes t b salesman' package includin schedule clien lists pricin info an orde entry t interfac wit firm' O syste b MODEM Ma b som gam package - firs graphic adventure Severa umentatio o modifyin WS)Dis ha bee copie fo Library Require INSTALL whic h sai wil com wit ne Syste Diskette and the Upgrade Diskette. DD i A driv W i B DD B:WS.COM Sxxx (xxx Address) Functio Addres Entry  (ies) i HEX Hel 036 00,01,02 o 0 only Inser toggl 036 0 OFF F ON Margin Lef 037 He # i.e 0A 10 Margin Righ 038 40 64 Justificatio 038 0 OFF F ON Pag堠 Brea렠038à 0 Od o to t ... 1 ...6 4 2 MODEM: TTL level 1 GND 6 rx data 4 dsr 8 rts 5 CD 2 trans data 7 +12V FF F O (Change fro Page line co displa t FC FL CO display lik ^O,F) (H gav som mor patches whic didn' get.) Exi fro DD wit ^C. SAV 5 B:WS.COM T chang Logge dis i mor complicated Easie ? ring indicator Note: Above not complete - he went too fast. Dis Docto - ma recove erase files etc I ou now! $100.0 Wort ever penny. Doesn' recommen hi boo fo Osborn user Think th CP/M Prime b Murth an  t cal u WordSta usin W B:filename. Remova o th cloc fro th machin ma occu i nea future Som machine hav proble i savin memor imag usin th sav comman thes machine hav t hav thei CP/M patche tWait i better. Alla R Mille 808 an Z8 assemble code Ver good. SAN FRANCISCO OSBORNE GROUP Th firs meetin o th Sa Francisc Osborn grou wil b hel a For Mason Buildin C Roo 205 o reflec th correc information Ther wa discussio o softwar piracy Accessories an schematic ar availabl now MODADAP fo externa monitor Plu i i eve i no usin T monitor a i make displa better $39.9 a Wednesda evening 2 January 1982 beginnin a 7:3 PM. Thi wil b a organizatio meeting wit man importan issue t b discussed includin ou relationshi t th paren group FOG organiza tiona structure officers dues prog Digita Deli $79.9 fo regula TV. Batter connecto pins (Thi inf ma no b accurate a couldn' ge i fas enough.) Pin 5 +12 Pin 1 +5 Pin 7&8 Ground (tied together) Vide out botto sid Eve pin o bottom Orams etc. Th meetin wil b ope t all Neithe OSBORN ownershi no member shi i FO i required. Owner ar encourage t brin thei computers.Table an electrica outlet wil b available. For further information, conta  ct either: Kent Walker - (415) 359-1227, or 421-9860 Peter Fleming - (415) 641-8416 (after 6PM) ANӠ MUMPS AVAILABL FO THŠ OSBORNE- !!! A announce a th Novembe an Decembe FOǠ meetings thgram wer originall downloade t Osborn disk a th Osborn plant throug th courtes o Ada Osborn an Ke Jacobsen Directo o Softwar Development Ther ar n immediat plan t offe thi syste directl throug OSBORNE. 808 MicroMUMP syste i availabl fo th OSBORNE- computer Thi syste wa develope b Dr Richar Walter o th Departmen o Communit Medicin a U.C Davis Writte i 808 Assembl Language th syste run unde CP/M an provide Documentatio include wit th syste include a Installatio Manual User' Manual Utilitie documentation an Validatio Dialog. Fo thos wh ar unfamilia wit MUMPS her i brie capsul description: MUM ful implementatio o th AN MUMP languag i single- use version. Th syste i i th publi domain an i availabl a cost eithe throug Dr Walter o th undersigned Cost includin th pric o th tw disk presentl PӠ i a acrony fo (M)assachusett Genera Hospita (U)tilit (M)ulti-(P)rogrammin (S)ystem I wa develope a MG durin th 1960' an earl 70's jointl wit th MITR Corporatio an Digita Equipmen Company I wa adopte b tavailable i $33.0 fo one-tim cop o th syste i it presen form o $93.0 fo one-yea subscriptio t includ futur syste update an utilitie a the ar released Th nex syste updat i expecte i earl 1982. Thh America Nationa Standard Institut i 1977 Originall designe fo DE computers i ha no bee implemente fo virtuall al majo computers an man majo system hav bee de velope i MUMPS bot i th medica fiel an i bu presen versio consist o thre .CO file containin th opera tin syste an initializin programs an severa utilitie an demonstra tio programs includin a editor globa dum routine an progra cross-indexer. Thes prosiness. Ther i larg an activ MUMP User Group base i Washington D.C Numerou publication abou th languag ar availabl fro thi group includin tutorials. Th mai feature o th languag includ man buil  t-i string- handlin function an balance tre dat structur whic allow dynami allocatio o storag spac - i.e i i no necessar t declar variabl type o t dimensio arrays Dis file ar calle globa variable o arraysimple. Anothe interestin featur i th us o indirection makin i possibl t execut MUMP command entere a dat o store a variables thu enablin "self-modifying program t b written. Thos intereste i learnin  an ar addresse usin th prefi befor th variabl name Subscript includ numeri an strin values an strin subscript ar automaticall store i ASCI collatin sequenc (i.e alphabetically) Thi typ o dat structur mor abou MUMPS o i obtainin th system ma contact: Peter Fleming, M.D. 3885 20th St. San Francisco, CA 94114 (415) 641-8416 (after 6 PM)  A Hint For CBASIC Authors - by i ideall suite t dat involvin man mis sin values a n storag spac i neede fo absen data Al MUMP command ma b abbreviate t o letter o symbols an multipl statement ma occu o line s MUMP cod ca Kent Walker Gettin tire writin CBASI program wit you ne Osborne-1 It' no th programmin that' wearin yo ou bu th constan changin o diskettes Firs inser th WordSta diskett i Driv an edi th Prograb ver compact Thi featur render interpretatio o someon else program sonewha diffi cult unles heav commentin i used bu als allow grea dea t b accomplishe i smal space. MUMPӠ i better-suite t fre tex o diskett i Driv B The inser th CBASI diskett i Driv an compile Afte notin you error (wh - me?) re-inser th WordSta diskett i Driv an star th whol proces ove again Surel ther mus b a easie way .. Th encode dat tha t numeri processing althoug basi arithmeti operator ar included Als include ar standar logica operators Strin an pattern-matchin operator mak writin o interactiv program wit inpu error-checkin quit ser is Star wit newl formatte dis an PI th followin file t it: CBAS2.COM WSMSGS.OVR WS.COM WSOVLY1.OVR Yo wil fin tha ther ar N track lef o th disk. Yo shoul no fin i muc easie t   writ an compil you CBASI programs. Accessin th FO Dis Libary b Ken Walker Her ar som genera guideline (euphemis fo "rules" fo obtainin program fro th FO library. member it' yor nicke an liv i Pacifica ful 90 dis require abou on hou t transmi a 30 BAUD. Pleas as fo disk b number lis o availabl program i i thi month' newsletter Ne addition wil b publishe a Disseminatio seem t b ou bigges problem Lackin bette system program wil stil b loane ou t member a th meeting (probabl outsid th auditorium) Onl on dis wil b loane ou t membe a time Pl the ar re ceived Shoul yo wis th librar t obtai program no currentl o fil pleas mak writte reques (senilit i gainin o m ever day). Thos o yo wh woul lik hardcop catalo o th CP/ an SIG/ user geas kee disturbanc o th meeting t minimum. Remembe tha copie o librar dis wor jus a wel a th original I yo kno someon wit cop o librar disk wh no cop their an sav yoursel th proble o checkirou softwar wit abstracrt ma obtai on fo $1 ($1 foreign fro th Ne Yor Amateu Compute Club P Bo 106 Churc Stree Station Ne York N 10008. Suggestion fo improvin th librarie operatio ar welcome. Gun ou dis (an sav wea o th librar disks). Member ca als obtai copie o th CP/ an Infone disk a th Digita Deli However copyin mus b don whe equipmen i availabl an withou interferin wit th norma saleideline fo Submittin Program t th FO Library Her ar som genera guideline fo submittin program t ou library Pleas tr t adher t the an mak ou librar mor usefu t al members. Firstly NϠ PROPRIETARY  activities. Thos o yo wit modem migh tr usin Modem- t transmi program betwee yourselves Thos o yo i hurr ma cal m Monda throug Frida betwee an 1 p.m. an receiv cop o ONE dis ove th phone Re PROGRAMS wil b accepted I i no ou purpos t compromis an copyrigh material. Al program shoul b thoroughl documented bot i th sourc cod an i seperat document Ever Osborn owne ha cop o WordSta and   thus WordSta documen fil shoul accompan ever progra submitted Th onl exceptio migh b program obtaine fro bulleti board o othe outsid source wher documentatio doe no exist Shoul yo fin a undocumente needed Fo starters ho abou progra fo producin bar-chart o a Epso printer O perhap som matri operatio subroutine fo th engineerin types librar o WordSta file containin paragraph o stoc lega tex wouprogram pleas fee fre t writ an submi documen explainin th software Lac o sufficien documentatio i on o th greates problem facin compute users. Whe submittin disk t th librarian pleas includ shor l b nic fo lawyers B imaginative it' suprisin ho muc ha no alread bee done. =====>> Hop t se you contributio i th librar soon! Disk Library Listing Her i lis o th disk curre descriptio o th label B sur you nam i o th labe s w wil kno wh t retur th dis to I yo ar submittin progra o Dysa 104/ singl densit disk yo wil simpl b give blan Dysa dis i exchange Thos wintl i th FO dis library mos o the downloade fro th INFO-NE dis Library Mor t b adde soo ..? Disk No. Contents 00 MODEM- configure fo th Osborn 1 termina emulatio progra wit tht mode an th Modem- progra ma submi program a an tim simpl b callin th librarian. Befor submittin program pleas chec t se i simila progra i currentl i th library Shoul thi b th case infor th libraria capabilit t spoodat t an䠠fro dis an transmi CP/ files ... Modified for O1 by Byron McKay. 00 Persona Financia Packag - fo keepin trac o you incom an outg a home. From Byron McKay (sti s tha th similaritie an difference ma b noted. Wit th divers background o th FO members i i hope tha ou librar wil soo contai wid variet o applicatio an utilit programs Wha type o program ar ll needs work!) 00 Catalo o th CP/ an Infone library Als progra t hel yo maintai catalo o you disks. 00 Game - Adventure Eliza Bacarat Als depreciation amortizatio an   benchmar programs. 00 Startre game printe pictures Epso printe tes program darkroo utilities. 006 Z-80 assembler and libraries Disk 00 throug 01 contai cod an documentatio fo th khee Dialog an man others Du t m persona bia t thing tha ar i immediat reac o m somewhat-limite finances I'l limi m discussio thi tim t Compuserve on whic ca (jus barely afford Th other eithe excee m p Osborn Accountin Packages Thes ar publi domai programs Complet documentatio an usag guide ar availabl fro Osborne/McGraw-Hill. NOTE! Not yet configured for Osborne 1 ! 007-009 Documentatioresen fund o ar awaitin next-year' salar increase believ i prolongin th agon unti m inevitabl bankruptcy (T b fair th Sourc offer man advantage fo it $10 startu fe an Dialog' rate var wit th dat yo gn & Miscellaneous programs 010 Accounts Receivable 011 General Ledger 012-013 Accounts Payable 01 WordSta modificatio documen b Tho Hogan Fro FOǠ meetin on 12/17/81..... VERY Helpful! 01 Ge an seem indispensibl fo researc use I' jus stickin t th thing hav experienc with.) First th facts. Compuserv accoun ca b purchase a Radi Shac fo $19.9 fo th dum version Th "smart versio cost ame - Castle CIA Ques (al Adventure-like) Starlane Yhatzee Submitte b Mik Mehr. 01 Utilit program - Display Show Compare etc Submitte b Byro McKay & INFO-NET. Th$29.9 an require TRS-8 compute i on o it man form bu allow bloc graphic receptio an fil exchang accordin t Compuserve' executiv protocol I' no ye sur ho t ge th executiv runnin o m Osborne bu I'l Mode Chronicles Par 3 b Mik Mehr Thi mont I' lik t focu o th high-price spread th Informa tio Utilities. Ther ar severa tha com t mind Compuserve Th Source Do Jones Loc repor o tha i futur column. Wha d yo ge fo you sawbuck? A accoun number temporar password loca o nearb phon number User' Guide an fre hou o acces time Yo als ge fre hou o Do Jone whic   i accessibl fro Compuserve' mai men bu cost extr mone fo acces t it stoc an busines information Sinc m interest haven' le m t us Do Jones don' fee qualifie t repor o it features though Thos o yo untain View 415-941-8450 & 415-961-7971 Oakland 415-836-8700 Palo Alto 415-856-9080 San Francisco 415-986-8200 Whe ca yo call? Contrar t CI information yo cabette qualifie ar challenge t writ abou you experience here also! Wha wil i cos yo t us thi information? Th hourl rat fo acces t Compuserv Informatio Servic (CIS fro no on i $5.00 Fo 1200-bau (fast! us th ser vic fro 6P local tim t 5A Eastern time Daytim acces cost $22.5 a hou an require specia accoun number CI i als availabl al da weekend an CIS-approve holidays suc a Christmas Ne Years Th operation yo pa $12.5 a hour Ther i a extr $2.0 a hou i you loca numbe i Tymne nod instea o on o CIS' own Luckil fo u i th Ba Area ther ar o loca CI node t sav u money: anksgiving Halloween Independenc Day an others Ther i als custome Servic departmen tha i accessibl a 800-848-899 t answe question an provid support I'v foun the ver helpful They'r availabl 8:3 A t mid CIS Bay Area Nodes Mountain View 415-961-7242 Palo Alto 415-591-5591 San Francisco 415-956-4190 San Jose 408-249-5361 San Mateo 415-3nigh Easter time. Ho d yo us thes numbers? Cal the exactl a yo woul cal bulletin-boar o RCP/ system Som o yo hav autodia modem an ca d i al fro you computer Other o u ar stil necessar periphera t 47-5282 Tymne node mus g throug anothe timesharin networ an cos extra Ther ar severa o thes i th area also: Burlingame 415-348-4992 Hayward 415-785-3431 Mo ou systems providin manua hookup redialing signa recognition an othe usefu function fo ou machines Al o thes number handl multi pl callers s yo shoul seldo ge busy-signal bu i ha happene t me Also sometime   th hardwar i dow fo repair an severa o th node liste abov ma no answer I not you'l hav t tr agai later. Wha happen afte you firs hou run out? You passwor i vali fo tw mor hour o pai time durin whivera mor magazines Associate Pres new re leases manufacturer' newsletter fo Tandy Atari Microsoft an others an numerou additiona informatio providers Mor nex time. Electroni communication. Thi allow yo t communicc yo ar suppose t appl t CIӠ fo "permanent password Thi set u th billin channel t you credi car or fo a extr fe o $3.0 month direc billin b mail Yo mai i th applicatio include i you initia packag anat wit othe CI user i variet o ways publi messag bulletin-boar i provide calle BULLET Yo ca sen electroni mai t an othe use usin EMAIL Yo ca eve typ interactivel wit othe user usin th C  citizens ban receiv you ne accoun passwor i th mai i fe week (a interminabl dela whe you'r a eage t ge goin a ɠ was!) Afte receivin thi password yo ca chang i a ofte a yo like the sugges onc month.  radi simulato program complet wit 4 channel an "handles fo al users Yo ca als sen gripes comments an commendation t CI directl usin FEEDBK an whil yo ar usin FEEDBK yo ar no bille fo acces time Nic o t No what Wh g throug al this? Well th servic offer man thing t man people I'l presen summar thi mont an g int detai nex month. Videotex. Thi i fanc nam fo accessin page o tex i sequenc usin hem isn' it? Persona computing. Micronet subsyste o CIS offer yo acces t th man game an othe program i th Persona Computin area Eac accoun i als allotte 128 o dis spac o th syste t us a yo se firepeate men selections Include i th informatio ar severa electroni supplement t newspaper (bot SF' papers Washington Lo Angeles Columbus Ne York an severa others) Bette Home an Gardens Popula Science an set Yo ca ru an o th man language available edi tex files sen an receiv program wit othe users an us an o th othe feature o full-blow DEà System-1 computer I addition ther ar Specia Interes Group fo var  iou topic (includin on fo CP/͠ calle CPMIG tha ca allo yo t swa program wit othe user an discus topic o commo interest Ther i uniqu interactiv newslette calle "Netwits tha allow yo t rea an commen o articl 120 bau wit th Osborn Compute (OCC1) Th MX-8 mus b equippe wit a optiona seria interfac boar (Par Numbe 8141) whic allow connunicatio wit th Osborn throug th SERIA RS-23 por o th Osborn fron panel Th Ose prepare b othe users Ne feature her hav include Nationa Compute Game variou contest an quizzes D&D-typ fantas role-playin game an severa award give ou t recogniz thos wh contribut abundantl o thei tiborn ha a 8-bi word n parity star bi an sto bits. Th RS-23 boar mus b installe i th MX-8 Afte removin th MX-8 to cover chec th position o th switche o th bas unit I i important that these switches m an services. Muc mor nex mont -- I' jus startin t explor al th possi bilities I'v bee o th syste fo abou thre month now an there' stil s muc haven' reall use yet hav me lo o interestin pebe set correctly: SW2: SW1: ________ ________ 2-4 OFF 1-8 ON 2-3 OFF 1-7 OFF 2-2 ON 1-6 ON 2-1 ON opl ove th C program an talke t severa o the i perso o m las tri bac East Bu don' tak m wor fo it Se fo yourself Oh an whe you'r on m PP (accoun number i 71545,210 an us th handl Mike o CB s  1-5 ON 1-4 OFF 1-3 ON 1-2 ON 1-1 ON The 8141 Interface also has switches which MUST be set propersen m som EMAIL Hop t hea fro yo soon Se yo nex month! EPSON INSTRUCTIONS By Larry Robison Thi instructio se describe installatio o a Epso MX-8 printe t ru aly: Switch No. Function Position __________ _________________ ________ 1-1 baud OFF 1-2 8-bit word length OFF 1-3    baud OFF 1-4 baud OFF 1-5 Parity ON 1-6 Disable Parity OFF 1-7 baud  Town and Country Strawberry Shopping Center Burlingame: 1669 Bayshore Hwy. (next to Repo Depo) Redwood City: 1472 Oddstad (store & Mobile division) Palo Alto: Town and Country Shopping Center San Jose: Town and Country ON 1-8 n/a OFF 9-wir cabl ca b use t connec th MX-8 t th Osborne D no connec wires sav the fo RT an CT wit othe devices Bot end o th cabl terminat wit 25 Shopping Center ɠ a no sur ho th FO membe discoun wil b handle ye but tha shoul b decide soon Th Phon Compan als ha HO LINE (415 366- 8511 Dialin thi numbe wil ge yo recorde announcemen wit inf-pi Canno mal connectors wit thes pin connected: MX-80 Osborne 1 Function _____ _________ ________ 1 1 System ground 2 2 Data to Osborne 1 3 ormation about store hours and special sales items. David \\ ____________\\_______________________________________________________________ _____________\\__________(Hwy 237)_____________+__________________ 3 Data from Osborne 1 6 6 Data Set Ready 7 7 Signal ground 8 8 DCD 20 20 Data Terminal Ready ** ANNOUNCEMENT ** D yo nee an ___________ <-- t Moffett\ t Hw 1 --- Field \\ | \\ | phone o phon accessaries W (FO members hav bee offere 10 discoun a Th Phon Compan (corp headquarters 147 Oddsta Drive Redwoo City C 94063 415-365-4000) Th Phon Compan ha five stores: Mill Valley:  \\ |<-- Great America \\ 5201 Patrick | | Parkway Meeting Hall ==>> \\ Henry | | \\ Drive |__. |    N ||  ====>>|_X| | ^ || | | | =====++==============+==========+====== |   |  F O G H O R N  c/o David Oates P.O. Box 11683-A Palo Alto, CA 94306 || Tasman | Dr. | | || | | W----+----E || Patrick | | | || Henry Dr.--->|  th Ba Area Fo al thes things you ne foun friendship an muc mor ɠ giv Thank an wan t exten t yo an al you love one th mos heart o Season Greeting an bes wishe fo th comin Ne Year!! jus kno i | | || \ | Great America | || \________+ Theme Park S || | Law i goin t b fantasti yea 1982 Frank A FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT from THE DIGrence || Mission | Expwy.-->|| College |<-- Great America || | Parkway ____________________||_________________________|______________________ITAL DELI 80 W. EL CAMINO MT. VIEW CA. 94040 415 961-2670 For a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ______ <--_t_Moffett_Field||_____ (Hw 101) _________|____to_S.J._Muni_Airport---> || |  F O G H O R N  c/o David Oates P.O. Box 11683-A Palo Alto, CA 94306 10% OFF to F O G & INFO-NET for EPSON PRINTERS was pasted in at this location!   .PO 3 ========================================================================== XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX\ XX XX XX Xo no the currentl ow a Osborn Computer. OFFICER I TH G President/Founder Frank Morton Treasurer Leo E. Grandi Vice President Jeri Edwards Disk Librarian Kent Walker Chief Counsel ByroX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXX\ XX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XX XX X\ XX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XX X\ XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XXn A. McKay Editor, FOGHORN David M. Oates NEXԠ MEETING Thursday January 21 1982 Dysan Meeting Hall 5201 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara XX XX XX X\ XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XX \XX XX X\XX XX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XX XXXXXXXX XX XX XX XXX ===========================================================================  CA DEADLINŠ - Al materia fo th February FOGHORΠ mus b receive b January 25 1982. TREASURER' REPORT O 12/20/8 Le reporte 9 paid-u membership an treasury balance of $1231.50.  THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE FIRST OSBORNE GROUP - - - - - - - - F O G =========================================================================== Vol No 4 (Non-member price $1.00/copy)  Januar 1982 ===============* * * * * RETRACTION * * * * * & Editorial ?  by Frank Morton I ou las FOGHORN certai action an statement o question wer attribute t Osborn (Compute Corp.) I th pres o tryin t ge th FOGHORΠ ou i time w============================================================ Th Firs Osborn Grou ( G ha bee forme a user grou fo person usin o ar intereste i Osborn Computers Membershi i avail abl t an intereste part whethe  neglecte t chec o verif ou comment o pag 2 W no understan tha ou statement wer "Totall Incorrect" apologiz fo thi erro an a workin t kee ou informatio a correc a possible Thi wil b greatl helpe b im  prove communication wit OCC Tho Hogan ou Decembe Gues Speaker wil ac a liaiso betwee OCà an FOǠ (NO D NOT mea fo eac o u --- bu fo on o tw selecte FO representatives! Thi wil establis goo mean o co Frank CHRONICLE - Dec. 17th meeting: a delighte t hav receive FOG Dec 1 meetin note fro bot Pete Flemin an Byro McKay Thi provide u wit twic th coverage Th followin repor i combinatiommuni cation Whe OC ha thei newslette sometim soon w wil ge th Officia informatio directl fro th Factory I an case FO wil mak ever effor t brin yo th mos correct factua new an informatio tha i possib o th two Thank Pete an Byron David DYSA Auditorium 520 Patric Henr Dr. Sant Clara 7:30PM. Tho Hoga Gues speaker W hav someon t d ou printin fo frl fo bunc o amatuer workin i thei spar time. .HEFOGHORΠ JANUAR 1982 don' reall hav muc t "editorialize abou thi month W reall appreciate al th usefu informatiee Tha someon i R.N."Van Va Valkenburg (wh di th fin jo wit th Dec FOGHORN) Questionair passe ou o abilitie o participants Phon tre started Update roste passe out Th tal o Frank' Wo oth upgradeo tha Tho Hoga gav u (no t mentio th disk) W manage t ge anothe 2 5 disk downloaded bu NO checke outove th Holidays A indicate elsewher i th FOGHORN th Sa Francisc Grou i plannin thei firs meetin o  .... NOTE: ^- o^ i DE ke o ne Upgrade machines bu i wil CRAS Wordsta o olde Non-Upgrade machine. Treasurer Le Grand - wha i effectiv dat o dues Suggestio fro floor Rais due t $24/yr pa differenc betwee Jan 27th Thi i jus th star o wha w al kno i goin t b Fantasti yea 1982 loo forwar t i wit excitemen an enthusiasm particularl sinc a goin t b experiencin i wit al o you joinin dat an Oc 1 thereafte $24/yr Thi agreeabl t Leo Fina decisio pending Ken Walke (Dis Librarian - Prefer tha copie b mad i tree-fashio a meetings t sav hi tim an wear-and-tea o disks Usin MODEM7 d!   no cop usin *.*...wil wip ou Directory Ca us *.COM *.BAS etc W ar no include a a ad i Compute Shopper Wha d peopl us thei SuperCal progra for Man answer wer give includin teache usin fo students gracture i order Assume yo kno nothing! Shippe i secon wee o Januar o late wit ne machines Secon printin wil mak ne manua availabl t owner currentl usin Osbornes Ne manual wil b proofrea an ver wel writtdes stoc portfoli management incom ta preparation Davi requeste submission fo FOGHOR o thes applications Eac o th officer o th grou gav "stat o th union typ message. Gues speaker: ThoHoga - autho o CP/ b Osben Ther i possibilit o ti betwee Osborn Compute Corp an FOG Marc Apri .... slic monthl publication Th news-lette wil b a ope foru wit specia colum fo FO members an FO information Futur prod uctsorn - no work fo OSBORN COMPUTE CORP Updates slowl bu surely rapi growt causin delays deman quit hig fo machine 9 DEALERS 2 state hav n dealer Capacit o thre building i Hayward Ne plan i Ne Jersey Doubl densit - March mor tha doubl densit though! 8 Colum Optio - Batter pac an mode - Softwar - initia offerin o fiv package fiv mor late on Persona Pear whic ca writ SuperCal files Package t mak u an mor coming Rumo control ar bein established Tho wil b th laiso wit Fog Thi i i a attemp t sto untruth fro bein passe out FOGHORN fo Novembe wa completl wrong Updat wa t fi th keyboar problem s o portabilit o machine On o thes t b salesman' package includin schedule clien lists pricin info an orde entry t interfac wit firm' O syste b MODEM Ma b som gam package - firs graphic adventure Severa  Sinc updat wa neccessar anywa addition wer added Additions functio keys rollover i/ byt implementation, Change i manual an WordSta an SuperCal ar planned ne tutoria manua ha bee writte fo 0 computers Strupackage mus awai DD includin Th Las One an PL/I 10 softwar package schedule fo 1982 Educationa software No hig priority bu ar workin o som pack ages Use bas i no larg enoug t represen deman now Possibl s"  om games Densit o th machin i th majo han u o th machin t ge remainde o packages Deman o product wil determin wha product wil b available WordSta 3. i no quit ther ye althoug i bet tes sit confiFF F O (Change fro Page line co displa t FC FL CO display lik ^O,F) (H gav som mor patches whic didn' get.) Exi fro DD wit ^C. SAV 5 B:WS.COM T chang Logge dis i mor complicated Easieguration Compatibilit i th ke thin whic Osborn i lookin fo wit olde an newe machines Fee wil b lowe tha othe manufacturer fo upgrades Qua wil probabl no b availabl d t delicic o diskettes Ther ar 10  t cal u WordSta usin W B:filename. Remova o th cloc fro th machin ma occu i nea future Som machine hav proble i savin memor imag usin th sav comman thes machine hav t hav thei CP/M patche tmachine tha hav proble wit th setup.co program i yo hi backspac yo ge pin whil program min th function keys Tho di hi magi briefcase Here' ho t d it (Actually thi i better-covere i WSMODS.DOC...Doc reflec th correc information Ther wa discussio o softwar piracy Accessories an schematic ar availabl now MODADAP fo externa monitor Plu i i eve i no usin T monitor a i make displa better $39.9 aumentatio o modifyin WS)Dis ha bee copie fo Library Require INSTALL whic h sai wil com wit ne Syste Diskette and the Upgrade Diskette. DD i A driv W i B DD B:WS.COM Sxxx (xxx Address) Functio Addres Entry Digita Deli $79.9 fo regula TV. Batter connecto pins (Thi inf ma no b accurate a couldn' ge i fas enough.) Pin 5 +12 Pin 1 +5 Pin 7&8 Ground (tied together) Vide out botto sid Eve pin o bottom O(ies) i HEX Hel 036 00,01,02 o 0 only Inser toggl 036 0 OFF F ON Margin Lef 037 He # i.e 0A 10 Margin Righ 038 40 64 Justificatio 038 0 OFF F ON Pag堠 Brea렠038à 0 Od o to t ... 1 ...6 4 2 MODEM: TTL level 1 GND 6 rx data 4 dsr 8 rts 5 CD 2 trans data 7 +12V #   ? ring indicator Note: Above not complete - he went too fast. Dis Docto - ma recove erase files etc I ou now! $100.0 Wort ever penny. Doesn' recommen hi boo fo Osborn user Think th CP/M Prime b Murth an  808 MicroMUMP syste i availabl fo th OSBORNE- computer Thi syste wa develope b Dr Richar Walter o th Departmen o Communit Medicin a U.C Davis Writte i 808 Assembl Language th syste run unde CP/M an provideWait i better. Alla R Mille 808 an Z8 assemble code Ver good. SAN FRANCISCO OSBORNE GROUP Th firs meetin o th Sa Francisc Osborn grou wil b hel a For Mason Buildin C Roo 205 o ful implementatio o th AN MUMP languag i single- use version. Th syste i i th publi domain an i availabl a cost eithe throug Dr Walter o th undersigned Cost includin th pric o th tw disk presentl  Wednesda evening 2 January 1982 beginnin a 7:3 PM. Thi wil b a organizatio meeting wit man importan issue t b discussed includin ou relationshi t th paren group FOG organiza tiona structure officers dues progavailable i $33.0 fo one-tim cop o th syste i it presen form o $93.0 fo one-yea subscriptio t includ futur syste update an utilitie a the ar released Th nex syste updat i expecte i earl 1982. Thrams etc. Th meetin wil b ope t all Neithe OSBORN ownershi no member shi i FO i required. Owner ar encourage t brin thei computers.Table an electrica outlet wil b available. For further information, conta presen versio consist o thre .CO file containin th opera tin syste an initializin programs an severa utilitie an demonstra tio programs includin a editor globa dum routine an progra cross-indexer. Thes proct either: Kent Walker - (415) 359-1227, or 421-9860 Peter Fleming - (415) 641-8416 (after 6PM) ANӠ MUMPS AVAILABL FO THŠ OSBORNE- !!! A announce a th Novembe an Decembe FOǠ meetings thgram wer originall downloade t Osborn disk a th Osborn plant throug th courtes o Ada Osborn an Ke Jacobsen Directo o Softwar Development Ther ar n immediat plan t offe thi syste directl throug OSBORNE.$   Documentatio include wit th syste include a Installatio Manual User' Manual Utilitie documentation an Validatio Dialog. Fo thos wh ar unfamilia wit MUMPS her i brie capsul description: MUM an ar addresse usin th prefi befor th variabl name Subscript includ numeri an strin values an strin subscript ar automaticall store i ASCI collatin sequenc (i.e alphabetically) Thi typ o dat structur PӠ i a acrony fo (M)assachusett Genera Hospita (U)tilit (M)ulti-(P)rogrammin (S)ystem I wa develope a MG durin th 1960' an earl 70's jointl wit th MITR Corporatio an Digita Equipmen Company I wa adopte b ti ideall suite t dat involvin man mis sin values a n storag spac i neede fo absen data Al MUMP command ma b abbreviate t o letter o symbols an multipl statement ma occu o line s MUMP cod ca h America Nationa Standard Institut i 1977 Originall designe fo DE computers i ha no bee implemente fo virtuall al majo computers an man majo system hav bee de velope i MUMPS bot i th medica fiel an i bub ver compact Thi featur render interpretatio o someon else program sonewha diffi cult unles heav commentin i used bu als allow grea dea t b accomplishe i smal space. MUMPӠ i better-suite t fre tex osiness. Ther i larg an activ MUMP User Group base i Washington D.C Numerou publication abou th languag ar availabl fro thi group includin tutorials. Th mai feature o th languag includ man buil encode dat tha t numeri processing althoug basi arithmeti operator ar included Als include ar standar logica operators Strin an pattern-matchin operator mak writin o interactiv program wit inpu error-checkin quit st-i string- handlin function an balance tre dat structur whic allow dynami allocatio o storag spac - i.e i i no necessar t declar variabl type o t dimensio arrays Dis file ar calle globa variable o arraysimple. Anothe interestin featur i th us o indirection makin i possibl t execut MUMP command entere a dat o store a variables thu enablin "self-modifying program t b written. Thos intereste i learnin %  mor abou MUMPS o i obtainin th system ma contact: Peter Fleming, M.D. 3885 20th St. San Francisco, CA 94114 (415) 641-8416 (after 6 PM)  A Hint For CBASIC Authors - by  Disseminatio seem t b ou bigges problem Lackin bette system program wil stil b loane ou t member a th meeting (probabl outsid th auditorium) Onl on dis wil b loane ou t membe a time PlKent Walker Gettin tire writin CBASI program wit you ne Osborne-1 It' no th programmin that' wearin yo ou bu th constan changin o diskettes Firs inser th WordSta diskett i Driv an edi th Prograeas kee disturbanc o th meeting t minimum. Remembe tha copie o librar dis wor jus a wel a th original I yo kno someon wit cop o librar disk wh no cop their an sav yoursel th proble o checki diskett i Driv B The inser th CBASI diskett i Driv an compile Afte notin you error (wh - me?) re-inser th WordSta diskett i Driv an star th whol proces ove again Surel ther mus b a easie way .. Thn ou dis (an sav wea o th librar disks). Member ca als obtai copie o th CP/ an Infone disk a th Digita Deli However copyin mus b don whe equipmen i availabl an withou interferin wit th norma saleer is Star wit newl formatte dis an PI th followin file t it: CBAS2.COM WSMSGS.OVR WS.COM WSOVLY1.OVR Yo wil fin tha ther ar N track lef o th disk. Yo shoul no fin i muc easie t  activities. Thos o yo wit modem migh tr usin Modem- t transmi program betwee yourselves Thos o yo i hurr ma cal m Monda throug Frida betwee an 1 p.m. an receiv cop o ONE dis ove th phone Rewrit an compil you CBASI programs. Accessin th FO Dis Libary b Ken Walker Her ar som genera guideline (euphemis fo "rules" fo obtainin program fro th FO library. member it' yor nicke an liv i Pacifica ful 90 dis require abou on hou t transmi a 30 BAUD. Pleas as fo disk b number lis o availabl program i i thi month' newsletter Ne addition wil b publishe a&   the ar re ceived Shoul yo wis th librar t obtai program no currentl o fil pleas mak writte reques (senilit i gainin o m ever day). Thos o yo wh woul lik hardcop catalo o th CP/ an SIG/ user gprogram pleas fee fre t writ an submi documen explainin th software Lac o sufficien documentatio i on o th greates problem facin compute users. Whe submittin disk t th librarian pleas includ shor rou softwar wit abstracrt ma obtai on fo $1 ($1 foreign fro th Ne Yor Amateu Compute Club P Bo 106 Churc Stree Station Ne York N 10008. Suggestion fo improvin th librarie operatio ar welcome. Gu descriptio o th label B sur you nam i o th labe s w wil kno wh t retur th dis to I yo ar submittin progra o Dysa 104/ singl densit disk yo wil simpl b give blan Dysa dis i exchange Thos wiideline fo Submittin Program t th FO Library Her ar som genera guideline fo submittin program t ou library Pleas tr t adher t the an mak ou librar mor usefu t al members. Firstly NϠ PROPRIETARY t mode an th Modem- progra ma submi program a an tim simpl b callin th librarian. Befor submittin program pleas chec t se i simila progra i currentl i th library Shoul thi b th case infor th libraria PROGRAMS wil b accepted I i no ou purpos t compromis an copyrigh material. Al program shoul b thoroughl documented bot i th sourc cod an i seperat document Ever Osborn owne ha cop o WordSta and s tha th similaritie an difference ma b noted. Wit th divers background o th FO members i i hope tha ou librar wil soo contai wid variet o applicatio an utilit programs Wha type o program ar  thus WordSta documen fil shoul accompan ever progra submitted Th onl exceptio migh b program obtaine fro bulleti board o othe outsid source wher documentatio doe no exist Shoul yo fin a undocumente needed Fo starters ho abou progra fo producin bar-chart o a Epso printer O perhap som matri operatio subroutine fo th engineerin types librar o WordSta file containin paragraph o stoc lega tex wou'  l b nic fo lawyers B imaginative it' suprisin ho muc ha no alread bee done. =====>> Hop t se you contributio i th librar soon! Disk Library Listing Her i lis o th disk curre Osborn Accountin Packages Thes ar publi domai programs Complet documentatio an usag guide ar availabl fro Osborne/McGraw-Hill. NOTE! Not yet configured for Osborne 1 ! 007-009 Documentationtl i th FO dis library mos o the downloade fro th INFO-NE dis Library Mor t b adde soo ..? Disk No. Contents 00 MODEM- configure fo th Osborn 1 termina emulatio progra wit thn & Miscellaneous programs 010 Accounts Receivable 011 General Ledger 012-013 Accounts Payable 01 WordSta modificatio documen b Tho Hogan Fro FOǠ meetin on 12/17/81..... VERY Helpful! 01 G capabilit t spoodat t an䠠fro dis an transmi CP/ files ... Modified for O1 by Byron McKay. 00 Persona Financia Packag - fo keepin trac o you incom an outg a home. From Byron McKay (stiame - Castle CIA Ques (al Adventure-like) Starlane Yhatzee Submitte b Mik Mehr. 01 Utilit program - Display Show Compare etc Submitte b Byro McKay & INFO-NET. Thll needs work!) 00 Catalo o th CP/ an Infone library Als progra t hel yo maintai catalo o you disks. 00 Game - Adventure Eliza Bacarat Als depreciation amortizatio an benchmar programs. 00 Startre game printe pictures Epso printe tes program darkroo utilities. 006 Z-80 assembler and libraries Disk 00 throug 01 contai cod an documentatio fo th