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Oliver, Don't worry about your English. Spend the time downloading IINST151.LHA and the software you need for it. The description tells you exactly which files to download. Then, unpack them all and have InterInstall install and set them up for you. —Betty
There are two ways to capture everything that happens in an AutoPilot session. You can set the Log On on the SETUP screen, but there is a way to send it all to a file – an even more complete record. Have you read APDOCS? There are three versions in…
Trakball From Amiga to P
Message #48570
I am attempting to use a Microspeed Trakball that I used on my Amiga on my PC. It has the same 9 pin female plug and plugs in fine but doesn't work. What do I need to do to get it working? Someone has said there needs to be some…
Malcolm, I'm not sure I can be of much help 'cos I don't know Supra modems, but just in case it applies I can tell you about how my USR does it ! There is a DIP switch for auto answer on the modem. If Autoanswer is disabled this could…
Carlo, I had same problems with GameSmith examples and DICE v.3. The main problem is that GameSmith.lib is compiled to be SAS C compatible (and it works fine with SAS C 6.5 🙂 ). GameSmith_ni.lib is considered DICE friendly but it doesn't work either. Tecnical support told me that thay…
#Internet with Amiga???
Message #48565
Hello to all! ============= I have following trouble: i am new here – and i need an internet-gateway for my Amiga. Ive got Amosaic and Alynx – but now – how can I get startet through Compsuerve (I am Sorry for my teerrible-English!) Please, when you can – help me…
Might I ask why your Unix platform has to be amiga. If it is a question of running unix on any available platform, there sure are a lot more PC's readily available.
Ingvar, >> Is there anyone who can tell me how to open/use the serial-device in >> Amgia OS1.3? yes, I probably can. As this is the ASM section, you are interested in some Assembler example code, no? BTW, there is no difference between OS 1.3 and OS 2.0 in programming…
< I just checked mine, both with LHAdir (which isn't supposed to unpack it only show you what's in there and let you read the readme's or whatever) and actually unpacking it. Worked fine here… < Asha, how come I thought you'd say that! 🙂 I thought that LHAdir would…
> I don't have the exact names for them, but they will be in either Library 4 or Library 5 of AmigaUser. I believe AMosaic requires MUI, and you'll find that in AmigaTech. < Betty, thanks, I'll get a catalog of those areas, and search for them. > On your…
Werner, > even with 4 Bytes, math will not be sufficiant for commercial programs, as accuracy is only granted for ? 21,474,836 $ plus 48 c. Unfortunately, when it comes to "exact" math calculations in c, I'm not the one to ask. The 4 Bytes I was discussing were for…
Dan, even with 4 Bytes, math will not be sufficiant for commercial programs, as accuracy is only granted for ? 21,474,836 $ plus 48 c. The summarized cash movements will exceed this value even with small companies. So you have to write your own at least 8 Byte math routines…
#serial-device
Message #48556
Is there anyone who can tell me how to open/use the serial-device in Amgia OS1.3? Thank you, Ingvar Lange
Jim, yes, those files are here, too. I don't have the exact names for them, but they will be in either Library 4 or Library 5 of AmigaUser. I believe AMosaic requires MUI, and you'll find that in AmigaTech. On your download – did it take an unusually long time,…
Jim,
> James, that is known to be a good file (IINST151.LHA)… Were you using LHA 1.38? < Betty yes I was, it's all I use for unpacking .lha files. That's the second file I had trouble with… can't remember the other one. If I have problems, and can't get it…
Bart, >If I were to translate a text from english to flemish, I wouldn't think of translating it into russian and then into flemish. Same thing goes for programming.>Same thing goes for programming.>I took over the responsibility for the department I am working for
> He can also get a few more ounces out of the number (if it's positive) by, as Jim recommends, having it as an unsigned as well. Nonetheless, I think we need to see what the actual problem is, before presenting these solutions (though they _are_ good food for thought…
>Instead of using "int" as your declaration, use "long". That will give you >4 Bytes which allows from -2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,648. He can also get a few more ounces out of the number (if it's positive) by, as Jim recommends, having it as an unsigned as well. Nonetheless, I think…
>i tryed printf("%7.000000\n, number);…It dident work. BTW, all few posts, including mine earlier today, are assuming that you're still trying to output floats, and that the above was a typo somehow, and hence didn't comment on this, but actually, is it a typo when you posted your problem, or do…
>…finite universe divide 10 by 3, in decimal, perfectly? >Even with 24 megabytes of memory, the "3" digits >would march on and there would be a loss of "perfection" somewhere. Exactly. (Though some number can be represented, it's still a matter of what we're talking about, and what `conversions' need…
.. did you try UNSIGNED? –Jim
>> CAN the Amiga do perfect addition, subtraction … with decimal .. ? It's a matter of definition. Can any entity in the finite universe divide 10 by 3, in decimal, perfectly? Even with 24 megabytes of memory, the "3" digits would march on and there would be a loss…
a400 or a4000? There is no reason why you couldn't buy an a4000 with built in pc emulation if it was bundled with a bridgeboard. Phill
Dan, Instead of using "int" as your declaration, use "long". That will give you 4 Bytes which allows from -2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,648. Aztec's "int" uses 2 bytes. It's "long" uses 4. Lattice/SAS uses 4 for both. Look at page 68 and 69 of you book. It explains it a little…
> I'll try that. On a side note, CAN the amiga do perfact addition, subtraction, * and / with decimal without errors? BTW, i tryed printf("%7.000000\n, number);…It dident work. oh well. Thanks for the pointer! 🙂 -Daniel (useing my dads account) Dan, Try: printf (%7.6f\n", variable); The "7" is the…
>I'll try that. On a side note, CAN the amiga do perfact addition, subtraction, >* and / with decimal without errors? Yes, but everything is of course finite. > BTW, i tryed printf("%7.000000\n, >number);…It dident work. oh well. Thanks for the pointer! Remember that printf needs to _convert_ the float…
I'll try that. On a side note, CAN the amiga do perfact addition, subtraction, * and / with decimal without errors? BTW, i tryed printf("%7.000000\n, number);…It dident work. oh well. Thanks for the pointer! 🙂 -Daniel (useing my dads account)
I tred to do this, but with the aztek C compilar, int only goes +32,xxx to -32,xxx (I forget exactly how high and low) , but I'll try a diffrent datatype. -Daniel (useing my dads account.
James, that is known to be a good file (IINST151.LHA), so something must have gone wrong in your machine, or else you got a bad download. Many people have used it, and you're the first to report problems with unpacking. Were you using LHA 1.38? —Betty
Randy, There are several ways you can do this. If your Amiga at home is running OS 2.1 or higher you have Crossdos, you can format a disk in PC format on your Amiga (or your PC) and sneaker-net the files that way. Or, you can send them to yourself…
Thanks again, Betty. You're a life-saver…
> You might want to download IINST151.LHA from the AmigaUser < Asha, speaking of which, I downloaded it and tried to unpack it. When I did, it crashed my 3000! The second time I tried using the LHAdir(?) in Opus 5.12. It would show the files/directories in there, but wouldn't…
Well I don't know Gamesmith or DICE but here are a few ideas to be going on with. If the compiler is reporting errors in Gamesmith structures, are you including all the #includes that Gamesmith needs? If the Gamesmith .h files are in their own directory you may need to…
I have never actually tried to write a compiler but I read about the tiny BASIC interpreters that used to be popular on old 8 bit machines. They sound quite simple but IMHO C sounds like a more difficuly language to compile. You have to keep track of nested structures…
Randy, The easiest way to transfer from your Pentium to you Amiga would be with CrossDOS. If you have OS 2.1 or later, it is already a part of your system and you just have to activate it. If your OS is older, you can purchase CrossDOS for less than…
Look in AmigaUser, Library 14 = Archivers, for LHA138.RUN. This is self-dissolving. Put it in RAM:, CD to ram: and type LHA138.RUN. It will unpack itself into RAM:. copy LHA to your c: directory, and put the docs on a floppy or something. —Betty
Randy,
I have one question about downloading software. I have no way to get it to my amiga. I am using a penitium at work, and have never been able to exchange info from either machine. Thanks again, Randy
rumours about a400 with built in pc emulation flying about from mit in usa
Dear Steve, yes I checked-on the autoanswer box. I can receive manually just fine but not in autoanswer mode, which makes it a bit difficult. I also wonder how one is supposed to specify the number of rings before the machine picks up. I have queried Supra about this but…
#LHA?
Message #48514
Thanks, Betty. I will try that. I do need a copy of LHA, though, if you could tell me how to get a copy? Thasnks again… 🙂
#48490-
#Software For Amiga 2000
Message #48512
Malcolm, about GPFax. I assume you have checked the autoanswer box on the options screen ? Also do not try and set autoanswer on the modem throught the init string (found in tooltypes in the GPFax icon), let GPFax do it for you. Also don't try and edit the init…
Randy, Just about any external modem can be hooked up to the Amiga. The cables we user are the same as on the clones, so that's not a problem either. The most recommended brands of modems are USR and Practical Peripherals. There are others that will work well also, but…
Randy, I don't know of any internal modems for the Amiga that are currently available, but you can use almost any external one. Just attach it to the serial port, get some software, and away you go. I use the Practical Peripherals modems with mine. We have lots of term…
That's easy, Randy A PC/Mac modem should work just fine. Check the cable. For CompuServe, download Autopilot. (AP.LHA) For Internet, download IINST151.LHA Hope this helps Rafa …via AutoPilot 1.80 from Berlin
Rolf, Can I just ask why do you want to connect a PC keyboard to a 4000? I've got a couple of spare 4000 keyboards if that's the problem Regards, Stuart Studio Digital Media
#Amiga & Internet
Message #48496
I have an Amiga 3000 and was wondering what it would take to get a decent modem at a good price that worked in the Amiga, and what software could be used to get to Compuserve/Internet. Thanks for the information, Randy Martin
#48490-
Software For Amiga 2000
Message #48495
Malcolm, Let's work on the AP.LHA. I think that would solve your other problems, and it is VERY easy to solve. First, look in AmigaUser forum, Library 14, for LHA138.RUN, and download it. Then, do these: 1. Copy LHA138.RUN to RAM: 2. open a shell and type: LHA138.RUN 3. Copy…
>>and I think I could create an assembler or a compiler for a simple langauge like Basic, but I would not know how to start desinging a C compiler.>And how do you create your own debugger without using someone else's debugger? It is possible, but it would be a difficult…
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