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Crawly Crypt Vol 2: Books and Reference Files

A1MIDI    MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Specification 1.0  The
          ASCII text file in this archive contains the COMPLETE MIDI standard
          hardware and data format. If you want to write MIDI programs, you
          NEED this file!


CHANNEL   An ASCII text file which describes MIDI Channel Voice Messages in
          detail.  Details Note ON/OFF, Poly Key Pressure, Control Change,
          Program change, Channel Pressure, and Pitch Wheel. This document was
          written by Michel Poirier.


CHIPS175  Information about ALL the chips in ALL Atari TOS computers from the
          original 520 ST up through the Falcon030.  Includes info on the STacy
          and ST Book.  Text is a mix of English and German - but the diagrams,
          etc should be equally usuable by either German speaking people or
          English speaking people.


CODE1     A complete description of MIDI Status Bytes written by Michel
          Poirier.  Includes info on Channel Mode Messages (Mono, Poly, Omni),
          System Messages (System Exclusive, System Common, System Real Time),
          and Channel Voice Messages


CODE3     An ASCII file written by Michel Poirier that details MIDI Channel
          Mode Messages.  Includes information about Local Control On/Off, All
          Notes OFF, Omni Mode OFF, Omni Mode ON, Mono Mode ON, Poly Mode ON.


FAXCLASS  Class 1 and Class 2 Fax Commands.  This information has been taken
          from Rockwell's RC144AC manual.  It has not been taken from the CCITT
          Class 1 documentation, which is copyrighted by the CCITT. It includes
          a short history of Class 1 and Class 2 Fax, the differences between
          the classes, and programming information.


GDOS23E   More Joy of GDOS version 2.3 by Gerd Castan (English translation by
          Stefan Damerau) is a collection of the author's experiences with
          various GDOS printer drivers.  This document provides the following
          information: What GDOS drivers are available, How to distinguish
          between them, What (if any) are the problem(s) with them, Which
          drivers can be used for certain printers.


JOY_GDOS  More Joy of GDOS version 2.2 Gerd Castan [English translation by
          Stefan Damerau].  This is an ASCII document that describes the many
          different versions of GDOS and the many different drivers.  Great
          reference.


MFF       Standard MIDI Files Specification 0.06 [March 1, 1988]. This document
          is Dave Oppenheim's (3/1/88) version of the MIDI file specification,
          as sent to those who participated in its development.  Complete info
          on MIDI *FILE* format.


MIDISPEC  The USENET MIDI Primer by Bob McQueer. This ASCII document is an
          expanded MIDI definition (sort of in-between IMA MIDI 1.0 and the new
          $35 booklet) entered into the public domain on USENET net.musi.synth.
          VERY COMPLETE!


NVDIGUID  NVDI 3 Programmer's Guide by Wilfried Behne.  This document will aid
          anyone wanting to write software that takes advantage of NVDI's GDOS.
          The text is in German but there are plenty of C source code examples
          that will aid ANYONE in developing new programs.


QWKLAY10  QWK File Layout 1.0 [23 Feb 92] by Patrick Lee. This is one of the
          most comprehensive files on the QWK-format. It covers everything from
          the format itself, implementation notes, to known mail doors,
          readers, & utilities that support the QWK format.  It also includes
          contact information for many QWK authors.


RS232_2   This directory contains thorough instructions by Kari Alakuijala
          detailing how to install a COMPLETE SECOND RS-232 PORT into your ST.
          And it is made cheap; all parts you need cost LESS THAN $3.00!  Use
          at your own risk.


RSVE_E1   RSVE is a hardware project that makes it possible to use baud rates
          higher than 19200 on Modem 1 (standard modem port on unmodified STs).
          The supported baud rates are 38400, 57600, and 115200.  Includes
          complete documentation in English and German.  Use at your own risk.


SYSTEM    MIDI System Messages.  This ASCII text file written by Michel Poirier
          gives extensive details on MIDI System Exclusive (also known as
          SysEx) commands.  All information is organized into an easy to read
          chart.


TRANSFER  Information about the X and YMODEM transfer protocols including some
          information written by Ward Christensen.  Also includes information
          on CRC error checking.


YMODEM    Complete documentation of the X and YMODEM transfer protocol written
          by Chuck Forsberg.  Dated 3-11-88, it details the protocols and how
          to implement them.


ZMODEM    Complete documentation of the ZMODEM transfer protocol written by
          Chuck Forsberg of Omen Technologies.  Dated 3-11-88, it describes the
          protocol and how to implement it in DETAIL.  Since Chuck Forsberg is
          the person who invented ZMODEM, these docs should be considered to be
          the official standard.