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CONTENTS Blue Reader Sogwap Softwares Excellent Program for Transferring Files Between C Page Item 64/C 128 and MS-Dos Based Machines geoNEWSthe Journal of geoCLUB Issue 68 April 1997 EDITOR’S COMMENTS This Issue brings Part 2 of the Big CONTENTS Blue Reader Sogwap Softwares excellent program for transferring files between C Page Item 64/C 128 and MS-Dos based machines. The concluding part will be published in the May issue. 2 Library Review Another continuing saga is Terry & Sharon reproduced on pages 9 to 12 named as CMD :2. It may seem to the casual reader that the author 4 What To Do... and geoClub are praising CMD very highly. As Sharon Chambers perhaps the only supplier left to the serious C64 user it is perhaps just praise. Far too many CBM Message From... supplier have found user support very lacking GeoNut culminating it their demise. Even the original manufacturer has failed to support the very 5 Big Blue Reader people who put them where they were. CMD in Michael Miller continuing to support the C64 user deserves all the good publicity they can get. 9 C.M.D. :2 Dale Sidebottom Page 4 has a tip from Sharon on gluing back together that most important part of any plastic item that is always the one that breaks. Accompanying this is a message from geoNut with regard to a copyright free disk based LoadStar that should be available from the Library by the time you read this. Published by:- Frank Cassidy See you all in May — Happy Geosing 55, High Bank Road Droylsden (^frank Manchester M43 6FS PAGE 1 The April Disk Review Terry Watts Sharon Chambers 3, Rutland Avenue, 41, Albert Street, Borrowash, Cl HQ Crewe, Derby. Cheshire DE72 3JF CW1 2QD Tel: 01332 - 726614 Tel/Fax: 01270 - 215689 or on e-mail [email protected] From Sharon and me, a ‘belated’ Happy the seasons are reversed, no doubt some Easter to you all. So, to start off with, a of you who are gardeners might pick up a couple of very sincere Thank You’s. To few tips. Sharon for doing the past couple of Reviews, where would I be without her, and also to geoCLUB DISK 513 ‘geonut’ Dave Elliott. For the past few months I’ve been having trouble with my disk drivesf, This disk carries on from the previous all 3 of them. Sometimes they’d work OK, but one. It contains such things as - mainly they just sat there and stared straight Germination needs; Green manures; back at me. Then Dave came to my rescue Sowing guides, Raising seeds etc. All and sent me an old 1541 he’d still got, in all, something very different to the thankfully it works OK, first time, every time. norm. So, on having said all that, it’s time I got around to doing the April Review. Again our geoCLUB DISK 514 sincere thanks to Peter Hunt, and through him, to Peter McGuinn, Jeremy Stokoe, and From Peter McGuinn comes the others who I’ve probably missed - Thank You following, some more of his ‘artistic All. talents’ on show. geoVIEW plus SCANART 1 & 2; MEDIUM SIZE; geoCLUB DISK 510 CLIPART A; LARGE ASTERISK; OBLIX; LIONS; CANCER. Buy this disk, geoView to view the following pics - if you buy no others, it’s excellent. DOOMOOI; APOLLO 1 & 2; DOCKKIDS; DISDOBO; BALLON; AKIRA. Don’t be put off geoCLUB DISK 515 by the obscure names, there’s some decent stuff here. Carrying on from the previous disk, here’s some more from Peter - ANIMAL 2; geoCLUB DISK 511 XMAS 2; EASTER; MONKEY; CAT; DOG; RABBIT; GRUMPY; MICKEY; QUICKVIEW to read the files on this disk. It’s TREE1, plus 9 other great pictures. from Peter Hunt, and I s’pose that you could Once again, Thank You Peter. say that it’s Peter’s version of the Bible. It contains nearly everything all neatly laid out. geoCLUB DISK 516 Something a little different. Another picture disk, geoView plus - geoCLUB DISK 512 DCPATCH; B-52H; DESMOINE; BABYCRGE (A pram to you and me); A variety of programmes on this disk, but DC10; B-2; CORVEVE. Some more basically it’s all to do with Gardening. really good art. Although it comes from Oz, which means that PAGE 2 geoCLUB DISK 517 ADDENBUM Again carrying on from the previous disk - AQUA-3; CORY3; CORMEM; CLASRE31; COREVH; DOOMO2; EARTH-2. An error crept into the March Library review; Basic Disk should have been Basic Disk 71 & 72. Apologise from Sharon geoCLUB DISKS 518 and 519 And I, made a blunder too. In one of the FOR A Basic disc really (LOAD”*” ,8,1) but it’s SALE Ads I put the wrong telephone number in runnable from within Geos. Just click on thefor Peter Evatt. It should have read 0113 AUTOGRAPH icon, which loads the actual 2939262. Sorry Pete !!! programme to view the GG type graphics - ALS DEVIL; ALS HOWL; ALS HWEEN; ALS SCRCRW1; ALS TRICK. Altogether Whilst mentioning blunders; They do say, there’s 26 different pics, all of which are very “always back up your important work”. How good. To view the other side, DISK 519, just very true this is. This newsletter was all but remove DISK 518 turn it over, then select finished and I had saved 99% of it to disk as New Disk from the menu. back up, a normal procedure or me and when finished a final back up is always made and put geoCLUB DIS^C 520 away in a safe place. What a relief then when, without thinking I deleted all files in my GeoNews sub directory. I made such a good job I guess that this ought to be placed into the of it there was nothing there even for ‘Undelete’ Basic section of the Library as well. I think to find. Nothing left, not even my standard letter it’s also to do with gardening as well, Just “ thanks for enquiring about geoClub .....”. A click on the BOOKDISK 64 icon, and follow total disaster avoided, but BE WARNED. It can the prompts. Or just type in LOAD” *” ,8,1. happen to any of us - geoCLUB DISK 521 Make a Back-Up Similar to disks 518 & 519, some more excellent pictures in that GG format. There’s A Generous FREE Offer 34 in all, just click on AUTOGRAPH, follow the menu, and away you go. Ian Swain has acquired a whole stack of C64 5%” disks full of PD and shareware programs some That’s it for April, as usual, if anyone has got Geos amongst them. Anyone who would like anything that they’d like to be considered for some can have them with pleasure just contact Ian the library, please send it to either Sharon or and arrange collection . They are available Free myself. The cost of our double sided library Of Charge but Ian does not want the disks is still £1.30, and this includes the P/P responsibility of posting packages and so this is as well. Oh yes, Frank got my e-mail strictly a “ come and grab a few” offer only, no address wrong last month, it should have sorting, no preferential treatment just collect as read - [email protected]. Now available for many as you want then take the opportunity to all to see on - buy him a pint. There is some sort of a geoPub http://www.grsffin.co.uk/users/terryj/Homepagcommittee meeting at the North Euston Hotel in e.htm Fleetwood at irregular intervals, an ideal place Bye ‘till next month - Take Care - Sharon & and time to m eet, collect a few free disks and buy Terry a round at the bar. Meetings times and dates can be discovered by ringing 01253 874474 ask for Ian . ( It all sounds a bit doggy to me. GeoClub nor any of it’s officials can be held responsible for any geoClub member who is lead astray by who-so-ever. These break away factions are all very well but.................................). PAGE 3 What to do the house looking for anything that needs mending. when that small bit of Plastic Breaks Off By Sharon Chambers So for everyone who has had this problem I hope that this information, will help you in the future. If Like me, I bet over the years, you've had the odd bit, anyone has problems in getting this glue, please fill break off you computer, printer or anything else thats free to write to me, as I may still be able to get it plastic and small. If like me, you've tryed out a from my local shop. Wishing you happy number of different glues, in the small hope that it mending .... WILL WORK this time. But after waiting longer than it said on the pack, you pick it up and Very (C) Sharon Chambers 97 Gingerly and place it back. Thinking all is well. It may even last, just long enough for you to forget you ever had a poblem. And there you will be, sitting there doing nothing and it will happen. Greetings All, 1. It will full off- again. Or... 2. You move it, and it keeps moving. Or... GeoNut here, I have just placed Loadstar 148 3. You go to use it and it's not there any more. Or... into the library. This edition is freely distributable 4. It goes ping and fulls down, somewhere very and you will be reading about it inthe Library dark, small and impossible to get to. Review soon. The reason for this short note is to inform you Hands up all of you who have had this happen.
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