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Goodbye to USENET 23 34 (3/14/2006 11:12:37 AM) comp.sys.cbm 'Goodbye to USENET' By: Paul Panks (AKA Paul Allen Panks, AKA "Dunric", AKA "PAP", AKA "Panks") I never thought I'd write this letter. Here goes: This is my final post to USENET forever. This is really it. No... dunric

Countdown to Showndown by Activision 2 83 (3/14/2006 8:56:38 AM) comp.sys.cbm Does anyone have this game? I saw it on an Activision Demo disk quite a few years ago and salivated at the graphics/game play. Paul ... dunric

The "Average" Commodore user 13 71 (3/14/2006 1:53:50 AM) comp.sys.cbm I think it is safe to say that the "Average" Commodore user still prefers the Commodore 64 over any other model. I myself use a Commodore 128-D, but not everyone has access to such robust CBM equipment. As it w... dunric

Question about Novaterm 9.6 3 113 (3/9/2006 2:30:41 AM) comp.sys.cbm I still have Novaterm 9.6 on disk. Is there any demand at all for Novaterm, or are there better Commodore-specific terminal programs available? Paul ... dunric

Computer isn't working 4 87 (3/7/2006 6:43:54 AM) comp.sys.cbm Haven't been able to get on the internet since Wednesday (bad video card). Anyway, I paired down some of my disk collection the other day and tossed out some old floppies I had (mostly just backup copies I had ... dunric

Wiki page 9 84 (3/2/2006 6:55:57 AM) comp.sys.cbm Someone posted about making a Wiki page. Ok, fine. I've programmed on Commodore computers since 1983. My favorite Commodore machine is the Commodore 128. I think the Plus/4 is underrated, and the VIC-20 is fun... dunric

Picture of Panks 3 87 (3/2/2006 6:47:30 AM) comp.sys.cbm http://www.terradif.net/magazine/numero-8/paul-panks-eng Paul ... dunric

Question about the Speedking Joystick... 7 112 (3/2/2006 5:48:38 AM) comp.sys.cbm ....is this just a clone of the Epyx J-500? It is pretty ergo-wise, and feels good in the hand, but the button seems fairly cheap. The button is on the right hand side, and for my hands, it is sort of a long st... dunric

My review of "On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore" 24 58 (2/25/2006 7:47:58 AM) comp.sys.cbm "On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore" (Book Review) No other computer company has been more neglected or ignored by history than Commodore. Revisionists have latched onto the IBM/Apple/Micr... dunric

RAM Expansion for Commodore 16? 4 126 (2/25/2006 7:16:22 AM) comp.sys.cbm What is the easiest and cheapest way to expand the RAM in a Commodore 16? I like the keyboard better than the Plus/4. As long as it can run Plus/4 software with the added RAM, I'm all for just expanding the Co... dunric

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HLA Adventure for the Apple II/IIe released 5 45 (7/20/2005 8:40:36 PM) comp.sys.apple2 I think I've got a port to the Apple II/IIe of my Windows/Linux game HLA Adventure. There is already a port for the Apple IIgs on my page: http://members.tripod.com/~panks/hlaadv.html (scroll down to the midd... dunric (343)

The Helsinki Code 112 35 (12/12/2005 3:27:42 AM) comp.programming In 1974, Gustav Larsson, a young programmer from Helsinki, Finland, stumbled upon an amazing discovery. While working with a PDP-8 mainframe computer, Gustav suddenly because bored. He decided to attempt to com... dunric (343)

Is this possible in C/C++? 16 36 (12/13/2005 1:25:00 AM) comp.lang.c++ Note urban legend below. Is this possible in C/C++? In 1974, Gustav Larsson*, a young programmer from Helsinki, Finland, stumbled upon an amazing discovery. While working with a PDP-8 mainframe computer, Gusta... dunric (343)

The Helsinki Code, Part 3 30 45 (12/18/2005 1:25:59 PM) comp.lang.fortran After writing the computing urban legend "The Helsinki Code", I spent several nights thinking up how in the world Gustav Larsson, the Finnish PDP-8 computer programmer, could have managed to receive such a mira... dunric (343)

Triple-Sec programming language 47 43 (6/15/2005 3:33:23 AM) comp.programming I am writing a new programming language called 'Triple-Sec': http://www.geocities.com/dunric/triple.html Triple-Sec is a simple BASIC-like interpreter with 36 variables and 8 non-dimensional strings. Here are... dunric (343)

Differences between Kaypro II and Kaypro 2? 3 53 (6/18/2005 11:30:03 AM) comp.os.cpm I noticed a Kaypro 2 for auction on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=5209743159&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW and was wondering how this system differs from the Kaypro II? Will C... dunric (343)

Need help identifying Kaypro system 8 41 (6/24/2005 9:32:17 AM) comp.os.cpm Please take a good look at this Kaypro that I won on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5209743159&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 Through research, I've narrowed it down to being ... dunric (343)

Question about Inform and Apple II? 7 37 (6/25/2005 7:35:29 PM) comp.sys.apple2 Will Inform games (.z5) work on the Apple II? The reason I ask is because someone has just ported my HLA Adventure game to .z5 format (playable on Winfrotz). Paul ... dunric (343)

Won a Kaypro 2...now how do I eject disks? 34 51 (7/2/2005 3:00:20 AM) comp.os.cpm http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5209743159&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 I can't for the life of get the plastic inserts to eject from the disk drive. Any ideas? Paul ... dunric (343)

HLA Adventure on CP/M via ZXZVM? 2 49 (7/19/2005 1:50:51 PM) comp.os.cpm I was wondering if HLA Adventure (which now includes a .V5 Inform version of the game) can be compiled to work under CP/M via way of ZXZVM? HLA Adventure is available at: http://members.tripod.com/~panks/hlaa... dunric (343)