Conference 7.286::atarist

    I too have SHEET V2.0 and OPUS V2.2, and have not come across more
    recent versions.
    
    I beleive OPUS is better, but needs 1MB. SHEET is nice, but (IMHO) has
    an appauling method of cut and paste.
    
    I think that OPUS may require GDOS. No I don't know what GDOS is
    exactly, but everybody seems to think that it should be already build
    into GEM, and it's used for fonts and stuff, and it's not PD (better
    explainations greatfully recieved).
    
    Myself, I use VIP, though with only �MB in my 520, I soon fill it up.
    Yes, it's a "real" (i.e. pay money) program, but it's got more features
    than enything else I've seen and can be picked up very cheap these days
    (It was quite an early product for the ST).
    
    		Stuart P.

There is a decent explanation of GDOS in a recent (Aug?) issue of STart, with
pointers to more information if you are interested. Basically, as I understood 
it, it is a part of GEM which for some reason is disk based and must be loaded
from your auto file. It is used to load external fonts and such. It was printed
along with an article about one of their on disk programs called CARDMASTER. If
you can't get a copy of that issue I would be glad to copy the article and send
it on.

Where did you get your copies of SHEET and OPUS? I got SHEET through BRE
as a PD program (shareware actually) but I was never able to get it to work at
all. If you have workable programs would it be possible to put them somewhere on
the net so that I can download them?

Steve

    Steve,

    I got my copies from an archive server. Send a VMS mail message saying
    'HELP' to either:

       NM%10390::"[email protected]"

       or

       NM%10390::"[email protected]"

    Commands don't go on the subject-line, which can read anything (because
    they're ignored?) The 'Help' command will prompt the archive-server at
    the other end to send a list of commands, usually quite quickly.
    'Index', another command (for the second address), will produce a hefty
    list of atari files for down-loading. Panarthea's syntax is  `index
    binaries'

    The files the archive servers mail will need to have their headers
    edited, and then run first through UUDECODE.EXE and then CVTARC.EXE.
    They'll then be ready for downloading.

    If you need any of the above programs, mail me at MRJINX::RAYER.

    Regards,

    �Carl 

      

Some GDOS programs expect certain device number assignments in ASSIGN.SYS.
Check your manual and see if they specify what your ASSIGN.SYS should look
like.  META.SYS should be the driver for producing GEM meta files.  Also,
check to see what version of GDOS you are running.  When it boots, write
down everything it says (case IS important).

Note there is GPLUS+ which is an improved version of GDOS (faster).

Its been a while since I messed with GDOS, there have been several
articals on setting it up, the STart reference is one, there are
probably others, including PD descriptions.

						-Dave

    I'm actually using GDOS+. I understand about setting up the ASSIGN.SYS
    file, and I believe OPUS knows about the fonts, if only because the
    charting facility would be inaccessible without them - the fancy screen
    fonts, etc.

    My ASSIGN.SYS includes a line like 31 META.SYS, and there is a file
    called META.SYS in the correct directory. OPUS happily outputs META
    files to *.GEM files. It announces that it can't print to my 24-pin
    printer because I've got the wrong meta printer driver. As I said, I
    can print the charts through TIMEWORKS easily, but I'm still slightly
    mystified as to how I should go about getting the correct META file.

    Are they available in the PD; is there anything in the PD that builds
    them? 

    Regards,

    �Carl

     

	I use OPUS for all my spreadsheet work..I found it on the net and
I run it on my IMb STE. It is really all I want in a spreadsheet. I use Version
2.2 but I seem to remember that if you send a nominal sum to the writer he will
send you Version 2.3 which writes Lotus 1-2-3 compatible files, plus some
additional documentation. It is very reliable and a very attractive screen
layout.

    Hi,
    the final questions is to me:
    
    	Where can i copy OPUS 2.3, GDOS and the *.SYS Files for it.
    
    Rolf....
    

    I've made available BOTH Opus2.2 and Sheet. They're on:

    STRIKR::DISK$USERS:[rayer.atari]*.*

    As mentioned, to get Opus 2.3 you need to contact the author. 

    Regards,

    Carl