T E X T F I L E S

General Computer Textfiles

Your one-stop shop for all files of a "computery" nature, that cover how to

rebuild a piece of computer hardware to do something it was

never meant to do, or to see someone go really deeply into a computing

subject that would cause most people to yawn and look for the snack table.

Since BBSes were on computers, it was natural for people who used BBSes

to focus on all aspects of these wonderful machines. The evidence of

their interest and their experimentation resides below.

Of course, nearly ALL textfiles are computer-related in some fashion, and

some subjects might fit here but fit even better in another section. For

example, you should most definitely check out the

<A HREF="/programming">programming</A>

and <A HREF="/apple">apple</A> sections as well, as you might not agree with

what I decided should go where.

ASTRESEARCH

Technical Bulletins from AST Research

CYBERSPACE

Files Concering the Idea of "Cyberspace"

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation Files and Instruction Sets

HARDDRIVES

Hard Drive Technical Information

PRESSRELEASE

Press Releases by Companies Long Forgotten

email

equip.txt

Hints on Purchasing a Laptop Computer

errors.txt

A List of Errors by Hard Drives Under DOS

esdi.txt

Basic Installation Procedure for ESDI Drives by Ruan Ramsey (July 3, 1992)

essays.txt

Art in the Age of Digital Dissemination: Class Essays from an Art and Technology Course, 1993

execnois.txt

If You Are Getting Garbage On the Screen (Modem Diagnostics)

ext-ram.txt

An Extended RAM Tutorial for MS-DOS by Raymond Dunn

fangrev3a500

Making a Faster Agnus Chip, by Hans Van Der Werf (October 30, 1989)

faq.txt

FAQ: OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List: User's Edition Verison 2.0 (April 25, 1992)

fbi.sys

Summary of FBI Computer Systems, by Ralph Harvey of Full Disclosure

fcc.txt

Computer and Software News Part 1 by Tim Elmer

fd_ref42.lan

A Large Floppy Drive Directory Version 4.2 (October 1, 1991)

fd_ref42.por

Floppy Drive Directory by TheRef Version 4.2 (October 1, 1991)

fdd

teria, by Bud Leroy

fileid.txt

Information on Why You Should Use FILE_ID.DIZ

filename.txt

File Names and Extensions: The Keys to the Kingdom

flop.txt

Using Doublespace on Floppy Disks in DOS 6

floppies.txt

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know Abut Floppy Disks by Ted Jensen

format.txt

Photo/Digital Specifications for GIF Files

forums.lst

A Complete List of Public Forums on Online Services by Ed Girou of the CompuServe Practice Forum (June 1, 1993)

freedom.pro

Must We Declare an Electronic Declaration of Independence

freenet.cap

The Concept of Community Computing

fricc

The FRICC Policy on Interocnnectivity and Resource Sharing

ftp2uk23.inf

Notes for PC/MSDOS users at UK JANET sites (April 27, 1992)

ftxt

Information on FTXT: A Text Standard for IFF Files from Steve Shaw and Jerry Morrison, Electronic Arts (November 15, 1985)

fyi-8

The Site Security Handbook, a guideline for computer systems, July 1991

galileo.txt

The STS-34 Press Kit (Exploratory Spacecraft)

gameport.inf

Specifications for the IBM/PC Game Port Connector (April 6, 1990)

genderol

Gender Issues in Online Communications by Hoai-An Truong, 1993

genlock.txt

The Genlock Circuit Operation Description

gfxhints.txt

Some Hints on Improving your Computer Graphics

gifstd.txt

The GIF Specification

glossary.lst

Glossary of Computer Terms

glossary.txt

Yet Another Computer Glossary

gnu

The GNU Manifesto by Richard Stallman (1985)

hack_pom.txt

Casey at the Byte (Parody of Casey at the Bat)

hacktest.txt

The Hacker Test Version 3.0: Another 'Adventure in Software' from SuperNova Software by Rich 'Crash' Lewis, Jr. (1992)

hallfame.txt

The Freeware Hall of Fame by Rey Barry (June, 1992)

handles.txt

The Joy of Handles (or, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Me but Have No Right to Ask)

hayes.txt

Technical Reference for Hayes Modem Users, Version 1.0, November 1990

hd.txt

Hard Disks: The Essential Accessory

hd_mfr41.dir

Hard Disk Drive Manufacturer Directory (January 3, 1991)

hd_ref41.lan

Hard Disk Drive Directory Version 4.1 (January 3, 1991)

hd_ref41.por

Hard Disk Drive Directory Version 4.1 (January 3, 1991)

hd_ref43.lan

Hard Disk Drive Directory Version 4.30 (May 1, 1993)

hd_ref43.por

Hard Disk Drive Directory (May 1, 1993)

help.txt

The DOS 6 Help File

hint89.txt

Configuring Autoexec.bat and Config.Sys Files (December 1, 1991)

history.txt

A Little PC History: Where We've Been with No Idea Where We're Going!

hoagco.cis

Transcription from Compuserve of Various Information by Hoagland Mars Mission

hoagland.let

Letter from Richard Hoagland (December 1, 1989)

honey.txt

Honey, Can the Computer Do This? By Wayne Garrison

how2mnp.txt

How to do MNP Modem Protocol

hsdiag.res

The Hack Report Volume 2, Number 5 by Lee Jackson (April 10, 1993)

i4004.txt

Before the Great Dark Cloud: Information on the Intel 4004

ibm.fu

OS/2 Is Still Vaporware (June 4, 1988)

itcfree.800

Information on the ITCnet Toll Free Communications Network by Jack Reece

jadu13.rvw

REVIEW: Just Another Disk Utility Version 1.3 (October, 1989)

jargn10.txt

Eric Raymond's Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, July 1992

jrquiet.txt

Silencing the pesky IBM PCJr hard drive

karpov.pro

Karpov vs. DEEP THOUGHT: The Overview, by Darren Bedwell

kcah-1

KCAH Volume 1

kcah-2

KCAH Volume 2

kildall.txt

The Gary Kildall Legacy, by Sol Libes (1996)

killer.pro

Killer DOS Stalks Software

language.lis

The Language List, Version 1.9, Jan. 13, 1993: Collected information on about 2000 computer languages, past and present

licence

The GNU General Public License Version 1 (February 1989)

lrplan.txt

The Long Range Plans of the University of Pittsburgh for their Computing Facilities

mac2tel.v2.txt

How to Get Digitized Macintosh Sounds Into a Modem

mac_oscillators.txt

A Macintosh Crystal Oscillator Speedup, by Marc Schrier (April, 1994)

maccrack.txt

A Collection of Macintosh Unprotect Schemes

mactricks.txt

Some Mac Tricks for Novices by Steve J. McAllister (February 28, 1995)

mailordr.pro

Really Angry Complaining Letter

manners.txt

Computer Etiquitte, by Mel North

manyhint.txt

ATARI ST Guaranteed Cheat Codes and Strategies

may-bust.txt

Busted! By the Leviathan

mdic150.txt

The Modem Dictionary, by R. Scottt Perry, 1993

mdic200.txt

The Modem Dictionary Version 2.0 by R. Scott Perry (1993)

mism16.hac

The Kromery Converter/Free Electricity by John Bedini, Eike Mueller, and Tom Bearden

mism18.hac

The New Tesla Electromagnetics and The Secrets of Free Electrical Energy (Part 1) by T. E. Bearden

mnemonic.txt

An interesting Collection of Helpful Mnemonics

modem.txt

Some Modem Specific Information: AT Command List

modemlif.hac

The Modem Life: Is it Really Worth it? By The Nomad

modprobs.txt

Modem Communication Problems by Graham Newton

morph.txt

Several People Discuss that new Morphing Technology, 1991

mrdos1.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction

mrdos2.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction (Part II)

mrdos3.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction (Part III)

mrdos4.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction (Part IV)

mrdos5.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction (Part V)

mrdos6.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction (Part VI)

mrdos7.txt

If You Have Never Used Computers Before... An Introduction (Part VII)

msbbs.txt

Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 Windows Driver Library (December 9, 1992)

msdos.txt

Some MS-DOS Specific Information

muck.txt

The MUCK (Multi User Coding Kludge) Commands List

muck_edi.hel

The MUCK MUF (Programming Language) Reference

muf161.txt

The Fabulous Microsoft Undocumented Features Volume 1 Number 6

net_horm.txt

Net Hormones: Infection Control assuming Cooperation among Computers by David Stodolsky

newkbdhack

A New Keyboard Hack for the Amiga, by Dana Peters

newstu.pro

PC New Technology Digest

noise.txt

The Modem Noise Killer, Alpha Version

noise_1.txt

Creating a Modem Noise Killer

ohs-rcs.txt

Information on the Orbital Manuvering System

opcodes.lst

Undocumented Instructions and Documented Instruction of Processors, by Potemkin's Hackers Group (October 23, 1994)

opt_wagr.txt

Mathematic Formulas: Optimal Wagering by Michael Hall, 1991

org-anal

Organizational Analysis in Computer Science by Rob Kling (June, 1993)

p6fact.txt

An overview of the P6 Processor

paging_g.ame

The Paging Game, by Jeff Berryman describing how Memory Paging Works

paranoia.pro

Paranoia Runs Through Computer Community, by John Dvorak

password.txt

Some Very Good Advice about Choosing a Password

pause.txt

Making a pause on the 68000, by Chucky of Sargon

pc1hrdsk.add

Some Solutions for Old PC's and Hard Disks by Paul Vojta (February 28, 1988)

pc869kb.txt

What is High Memory, and Why do I care, and How Can I Use It? By Cy Atkinson

pcg102b.txt

The PC Gazette Volume 1.02 (Section b) (April, 1986)

pcgnet

The I/O Port: Communications with the PC Gazette (August 21, 1986)

pcjrmem.txt

Altering the IBM PC-JR 128 Memory Module to 512K by David James (July 20, 1986)

pcjrtopc.txt

Instructions to Convert an IBM PCjr Color Monitor to a Standard DB 9 Connector

pcl100.txt

List of HP Printer Escape Sequences (1988)

pentium.txt

Intel Pentium(TM) Processor Technical Backgrounder

perstest.txt

Mind Reader: Do Personality Tests Pick Out Bad Apples?

phoenix.txt

Phoenix BIOS Drive Type Table

photoscn.txt

Photographing TV and Computer Screen Images

piracy.txt

Software Piracy: An Alternate View, by Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer (March 5, 199)

pntq&a.txt

The Pentium Processor Q&A, March 22, 1993

ports.lst

XT, AT and PS/2 I/O port addresses (November 6, 1994)

presizer.faq

FAQ: The Partition Resizer

privacy.txt

The Rise of the CPSR (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility)

qf921124.txt

QFACTS: The Representation of Facts and Information

r4300i.txt

R4300i Microprocessor Technical Backgrounder

raspeed.res

The Hack Report, File Test Results, Volume 2, Number 6, May 29, 1993

rbrown.txt

A List of Public Domain/Freeware/Shareware by Ralf Brown (1994)

reagen.asc

Ram Disk Driver for UNIX by Jeff Reagen (May 2, 1990)

realaq.asc

Real-Time Data Acquisition by Mike Bunnell and Mitch Bunnell

realhack.txt

The Meaning of "Hack" from the Jargon File

regan.lst

LZW Revisited by SHawn M. Regan (January, 1990)

rehabots.txt

Robotics for Rehabilitation from Epitomes-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

remote.asc

Remote Connectivity for Portable Terminals Part I by Dan Troy

remove.ada

One Man's Crusade to Remove Ada From the Planet

renaissance.txt

The Electronic Renaissance: A Course in the Ether, by Ellis L. "Skip" Knox (1990)

replies

Why Do Fans Blow Out? A List of Replies (April, 1993)

requiem.pro

A really whiny complaint about how users suck

response.txt

Why Live in the Past? (The ARC and ZIP Fight)

rights.pro

ripscrip.txt

The RIPscrip Graphics Protocol Specification (May 12, 1993)

rm-rf

The RM -RF Story, by Mario Wolczko (The Recovery of a UNIX System)

rogue.man

A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom by Michael C. Toy and Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold

rpgrules.txt

The Rules of Role-Playing on the Galactic Net

rs232.txt

A Practical Guide to RS-232 Interfacing, by Lawrence E. Hughes

scavenge.txt

DOCUMENTATION: Scavenger-Dialer Version 0.61

script.txt

How to use uSu Script Formats, by Cyberglitch

scsi.txt

Basical installation Procedure for SCSI Drives by Ryan Ramsey (June 22, 1993)

scsidefs.txt

An Introduction to SCSI Definitions

sea.txt

SEA vs. PKWARE: Shareware Company Threatens BBS World that Gave it Life

secret.txt

A Windows 3.1 Secret

secrets.jok

Users' Guide to Little-Known Facts About Computers (Humor)

serial.txt

Programming the Serial Port

share.txt

The Shareware User's Guide to Shareware, Public Domain, Freeware and Commercial Software

sharew.txt

The Definition of Shareware, by Paul Mayer, Author of GRAB Plus

sharewr.inf

What is Shareware? By Richard Martin (January 1994)

smus

SMUS IFF Simple Musical Score by Jerry Morrison of Electronic Arts (February 5, 1986)

softshop.txt

software.txt

Software for Laptop Needs: A Listing of Shareware Vendors

stereo.txt

The Atari ST 520/1040 Stereo Modification

stips.txt

Submissions and Tips and Tricks for DOS Booting v1.23 by Scorpio

stratari

People Are Talking (About Atari ST Stuff) by Joe Mirando

supdev.txt

Supported Devices for Various DPT Drivers (November 21, 1991)

support

Programmer's Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC Version 2.2a

taeis.lng

A Collection of Artifical Languages from the Taeis Worlds

taoprog.pro

The Tao Of Programming, Short Version.

taoprogram.pro

The Tao of Programming, Translated by Geoffrey James (Formatted)

tcad

Computer-Aided Design of Tesla Coils, by Toby Grotz

tec001.txt

STAC Technical Note: Third party defragmentation programs and STACKER 2.0 and 1.x (February 20, 1992)

tec002.txt

STAC Technical Note: QEMM386 and OPTIMIZE (September 18, 1991)

tec004.txt

STAC Technical Note: Backing up STACKER drives (February 20, 1992)

tec005.txt

STAC Technical Note: Miscellaneous STACKER Notes (May 24, 1991)

tec006.txt

STAC Technical Note: LoadHI Information with Stacker (July 9, 1991)

tec007.txt

STAC Technical Note: Removing STACKER (May 24, 1991)

tec008.txt

STAC Technical Note: Stacker Coprocessor Installation Checklist (February 20, 1992)

tec009.txt

STAC Technical Note: Stacker and Disk Cache Programs (May 24, 1991)

tec010.txt

STAC Technical Note: Performance Differences Between Stacker Software and CoProcessor Versions (February 20, 1992)

tec011.txt

STAC Technical Note: Scheck and Stacker Space Reporting (February 20, 1992)

tec012.txt

STAC Technical Note: DR DOS and STACKER (February 20, 1992)

tec013.txt

STAC Technical Note: Miscellaneous DOS and BOOT Issues with STACKER (June 26, 1991)

tec014.txt

STAC Technical Note: DOS5 Information (June 18, 1991)

tec015.txt

STAC Technical Note: DOS 5.0 Information (June 28, 1991)

tec016.txt

STAC Technical Note: QEMM386 OPTIMIZE and STACKER Version 1.x (February 20, 1992)

tec017.txt

STAC Technical Note: MAXIMIZE by Qualitas Corporation (September 6, 1991)

tec018.txt

STAC Technical Note: Windows 3.0 in Enhanced Mode and Stacker (September 18, 1991)

tec019.txt

STAC Technical Note: Finding SSWAPed Drives in C

tec020.txt

STAC Technical Note: Installing STACKER on an IBM PS/1 (February 20, 1992)

tec021.txt

STAC Technical Note: Installing 386MAX and BlueMAX on a STACKER System

tec022.txt

STAC Technical Note: Using Stacker and QEMM by Robert Ngan

tec023.txt

STAC Technical Note: Upgrading to DR DOS 6.0 with STACKER Installed (February 20, 1992)

tec024.txt

STAC Technical Note: STACKER 2.0 Device Driver Memory Requirements (February 20, 1992)

tec026.txt

STAC Technical Note: Stacking the Harddrive on a Floppyless Notebook Computer (February 20, 1992)

tec027.txt

STAC Technical Note: I Stacked my PS/1 Before I reconfigured the Way It Starts, Now What? (February 20, 1992)

tec028.txt

STAC Technical Note: Stacking the Hard RAM Drive of a Palmtop (February 20, 1992)

tec029.txt

STAC Technical Note: Stacking Up the HP 95LX Palmtop Computer (March 6, 1992)

tec030.txt

STAC Technical Note: QEMM386 Optimize and Stacker 2.0 (March 6, 1992)

technom.ads

An Archive of Writings and Files Related to Steven K. Roberts, the Techno-Nomad

techtip.txt

Some Tech Tips from the Micropolis BBS

teletype.his

History of Morkrum Company - Ancestor of Teletype Corporation

the_dark.er_

Extremely Large Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction Story

theory1.hac

Wireless Transmission of Power: Resonating Planet Earth by Toby Grotz

theory2.hac

Tesla Coil Theory Information

tips.txt

Computing Tips, Tricks and Traps plus Comments Regarding Environmentally Safe Computing

tips0792.asc

TIPS by Craig S. Stevenson of The Bertha BBS (July 1, 1992)

tjhelp.txt

Tips and Tricks fromT & J Software (August 7, 1994)

travel.txt

Information on Travelling with a Laptop Computer

trivia.1

Questions and Answers from the Second Computer Bowl, at the Boston Computer Museum (April 1990)

trivia.2

Questions from the Third Annual Computer Bowl in San Jose (April 26, 1991)

trojan.pro

Mark Garvin explains how a trojan horse got him

tsprog.inf

A List of Program and Other Packages by Timo Salmi (February 25, 1996)

twxhist.txt

A History of Telex and Fax (Very Complete)

udcnew.txt

The Universal Data Converter, by Hannibal Lecter of Delamo Labs, Inc.

udp.txt

Installing a DPT Controller with User-Definable Parameters

ultra.txt

Gravis Ultrasound Tech Specs: The Unofficial Dox, by Tran of Renaissance and Joshua Jensen (December 1992)

unix.fun

Collection of Funny Commands You can Enter in UNIX

unixsec.txt

Improving the Security of your UNIX System by David Curry (April 1990)

unravel.txt

The Unraveling Universe from Time Magazine

ut.sof

The University of Toronto Acceptable Use Policy on Computer Software

v42bis.txt

A Layman's Explanation of High Speed Modems, by Stan Simmons April 4, 1991

vcbackup.txt

How to Back-up your PC VisiCalc disk

vendlist.txt

The Vendor Phone List and Other Miscellaneous Info by Dan Kyburz (July 18, 1996)

vendors

VENDORS: Mapping of the First Three Bytes of an IEEE Mac Address Into Venfor's Name

vguide.txt

A Disk Vendor's Guide, by the Association of Shareware Professionals (March 15, 1993)

vidtrix.txt

Tricks You Can Do With Your Video Camera

viewers.txt

Information on Different Picture Viewing Programs (October 5, 1991)

visio.txt

Visiophones: French High Tech Security by Pierre Marie Bourniquel

vrthea.art

Bringing Theatre into Virtual Worlds

wacky

Introduction File for the FidoNet WackyNet Network

weird2_1.txt

The high weirdness by email v2.1

weirdstf.ans

The Weird Stuff Source List, 08/01/1993

weiskamp.lst

An Icon Editor by Keith Weiskamp and Loren Heiny

wellman.hac

The Complete Guide to the WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link)

whatis.txt

What Is a Modem? (Introduction File)

win31.txt

General Compatibility Issues with Windows 3.1

winthere.asc

Winthere, a Program to Test for the Presence of Windows 3.0 by Ben Meyers (1990)

xdi.tec

XDI Specification for DESQview: Quarterdeck Technical Note by Daniel Travison

xga.doc

How the XGA Graphics Settings are Achieved

xmodem.txt

The Xmodem Protocol in General, by Lightning House Software

xt-640k.upd

Upgrading an Old IBM PC/XT to 640k, by Tony Movshon (March 2, 1988)

xt286.txt

Some Highlights of the New PC XT Model 286

xtformat.txt

Modifying the FORMAT Utility on an IBM-XT running Dos 2.0

yapnet

Overview of the Yapnet Echomail

youth

Introduction to YouthNet: A Communications Network for the Young and Young-At-heart

zoom

Overview of the Hayes AT Command Set for the Zoom Modem

zork3.txt

How to Backup and Unprotect Infocom's Zork III Game for IBM PC

T E X T F I L E S

General Computer Textfiles

ASTRESEARCH

CYBERSPACE

DOCUMENTATION

HARDDRIVES

PRESSRELEASE

1003v-mm

1006v-sr

1080mods

1105.txt

144_ctrl.txt

144disk.txt

144meg.txt

1541.tri

154xb

16550a_n

1991-12

1pt4mb.inf

2310-12

2496

24to96x.txt

25mgupgd.txt

286

286-2

28_8khst.txt

2ndrs232.txt

2w93358a.txt

386486.txt

400top.txt

401bugs.txt

450baud.txt

486vs040.txt

4chan8bi.asc

4dostips.txt

500hacks.txt

500mm.txt

68040.txt

86bugs.lst

87.set

8bitcomp.txt

8chan12b.asc

8meg_exp.txt

9600.inf

9600data.txt

9600info.inf

a4000

a5000.txt

a500_1mb

aboutems.txt

abrash.lst

accel.txt

act-13.txt

adapter.txt

add5.25drive.txt

add512kb

addcard.txt

addictio.txt

addrive.txt

aids.txt

all-help.tec

alsnutt1

alt-bin.txt

ami-chts.txt

ami-init.txt

amihist.txt

amiport.txt

amscsi.txt

anderson.asc

anderson.lst

andrson2.asc

anetwork.txt

anonymit

antiarq.txt

anywhere.txt

appendix.txt

apple.txt

arcsuit.txt

arthayes.txt

ascii