This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Name is Mr.Geoff Lohrere 17 Renwick Road Ferntree Gully Melbourne VIC3156 Australia
>>can supply name and adress of originator which is in Australia to anyone >>wanting it. "May I have the envelope, please? And the name and address is…?" J i m m y W a l l i s %—————————-%
>Even better would be for me to add artificial intelligence and voice recognition to AutoStart.< Where's microphone input in a A3000? Rafa from Berlin, thanks to AP1.80 >…olive oil is the way to go.
#disc copy utility
Message #216915
I have for some time been a user of a disc copying utility for all my game discs called PowerCopyProfessional. It has never failed to make a backup of any game disc no matter what form of encryption protection is placed therein by the software writer. Have you heard of…
>>You could join SPFORUM here in CIS. It's quite good! I have actually. >>Aha!!! Love is the best language teacher. 😉 Yep (and sometimes language ain't needed anyway…) >>Aha!!! That's the idea. Improving Reliability and Ergonomics by Design! Even better would be for me to add artificial intelligence and voice…
>'Tis not impossible. I don't have all the time in the world at the moment, but I may do some fairly impressive things with it in the future… … .. .. >no more text-file crap.< .. ..It would be ideal for AutoStart to intelligently manage the whole thing.< Aha!!! That's…
>>Sure does, guess I should read the docs before opening my mouth Don't worry… I just read a little review of one of my programs in Amiga Shopper (my stuff's all over their coverdisk) and it talked about a feature I forgot was even in there… Somthing about setting the…
Ian, >Does drag-n-drop work on your system? Sure does, guess I should read the docs before opening my mouth :). I don't know why I never tried it. -Marty
AMIGA sim for MAC?
Message #216551
HI! Does any one know — Is there an AMIGA simulator or translator for MAC? please reply to my mail box – Thanks!
>>Sincerely, Ian, I definitely would buy a version for 3.1 only. That would be GREAT! All in one. 'Tis not impossible. I don't have all the time in the world at the moment, but I may do some fairly impressive things with it in the future… I would eventually like…
Charles, >> I never did understand virus programmers.. What is the big "High" in >> making something to cause someone to lose a lot of what they have done it's the same reason for what kids are playing a person a trick. – wkc – … via AP from Hamburg,…
#New Virus
Message #216492
I sure hope that is true.. 🙂 But then the Amiga would be a lot more graceful with it.. It'd be a lot easier to get rid of it that is for sure.. I guess that is why I Like the Amiga a lot more than an IBM.. I had…
>Actually I originally planned on doing that, but it seems a little difficult to deal with the differing startups from 2.0 to 3.1. < Sincerely, Ian, I definitely would buy a version for 3.1 only. That would be GREAT! All in one. A Chief Executive Startup Manager!!! >As for BGUI…<…
Perhaps it's time to try it again….;)
>>I tried it and it locked up my machine (A500, 2.04, 1 meg chip, 3.5 megs fast)…. Probably you did not install the required "systemplus.library" to your libs: directory. Although the program is SUPPOSED to warn you, a bug made this OS specific so a 2.04 user without systemplus installed…
>>The only way I can imagine to improve AutoStart would be to make it able to manage startup-sequence and user-startup files. But I think that's out of the scope of AutoStart. Actually I originally planned on doing that, but it seems a little difficult to deal with the differing startups…
>>Perhaps a sizable preferences window Good idea, consider it done. Not as easy as it sounds, but shouldn't be a problem. >>except maybe for "drag -n- drop" entry of programs. Doesn't it already do that? I sure thought I had that in there from the beginning. Just tested it, and…
Mario, Is there some reason you're not using your Amiga to download these pictures? Seems to me it would be a lot easier. If you have OS 2.04 or higher you can use AutoPilot to automate your online time here. And if you have OS 3.1 you can use datatypes…
Ian, I am pretty much satisfied the way AutoStart is now. I really don't much care if the interface is improved all that much, except maybe for "drag -n- drop" entry of programs. But I don't really add things to it very often to really worry about it that much.…
I tried it and it locked up my machine (A500, 2.04, 1 meg chip, 3.5 megs fast)….I'm still pretty new at this, so maybe I shoud give it another try.
Philippe, Let us hope that the rumour is ill-founded, then. I registered SID2 with Timm right at the beginning and even featured it in an article for a Belgian computer magazine, but since then I have heard nothing from him. If you hear anything positive I'd appreciate it if you'd…
Peter, Thank you for the information which is very saddening. It is a grievous loss for the AMIGA community and for his family of course. What surprises me though, is that I had a discussion on this topic with benchie (benchie@cup.portal.com) who told me he had heard the same rumour…
Philippe, I saw a posting several months ago saying that, sadly, Timm had died. Pete
Mario, The simplest solution would be to connect your modem directly to the Amiga 3000 and use Autopilot to talk to CompuServe. If that is not practical, then you should be able to read the PC disks directly on the Amiga using CrossDOS, which is included with AmigaDOS 2.1 (I…
Stephen, When I was using 1.3, though it was several years ago now, I used SuperView to view GIFs. I think you'll find SuperView in the Graphics Utilities library of AmigaArts – but I don't know if the current version works under 1.3. You really ought to update your operating…
Ian, I guess for my part I'm reluctant to use things like AutoStart or MUI that may tap into the basic workings of the system. In the past I've gone through various tools etc to optimize or whatever my system and it has usually meant hacking around, tweaking and, in…
I've been using an Amiga 3000 for my Video Production Business and recently purchased a used laptop PC-Compatible for Communications purposes via CompuServe. I've only had the PC for a few days but I have experimented in down- loading graphics to a DD disk then using it on the Amiga…
Thanks for the info. I guess there will be an announcement in time. I won't download the demo just for a readme file. Anyway, those of us who purchased it early enough (at the higher price) were promised free upgrades. Cheers, Mike
#Amiga 2000HD graphics
Message #216103
I've tried to download GIF graphics, but to date have been unsuccessful. It was suggested that I use the files VTEK21.LHA and LHA138.run, but when I "processed" those files and attempted to use them, I got a "subliminal" message (only flashed for a fraction of a second) that I need…
#address requested
Message #216083
Would anybody have the email address of Timm MARTIN, the author of SID2-PRO, this better-than-diropus directory utility ? Thanx Motorola 68040 Inside One Planet, One People Please !
Ian I can only tell you that AutoStart is a dream come true. The only way I can imagine to improve AutoStart would be to make it able to manage startup-sequence and user-startup files. But I think that's out of the scope of AutoStart. I cannot comment about BGUI. You've…
#AutoStart Users READ!
Message #216016
re: AutoStart For those people, registered or not, that use my program AutoStart (WBStartup replacement) I am collecting comments to include in a new version. I have quite a few registrations, mostly on C-Serve (isn't SWREG nice) but have heard little feedback good or bad. Just a few bucks come…
Robert, < I think I'll wait until I hear the English manual is available :-)> Me too! 🙂 Asha @}–,–`–
Mike, Martin, appearently, skipped 2.0. At least that's what he says in the readme. In that doc he says he'll upgrade previous owners for like $10 or something. It should be in the Demo version of 3.0 (or 3.1 whatever it is). Robb
Scott, The commands should be entered through the cli/shell. Lets say you want to unpack Gifviewer.arc. You should copy it to ram: and cd to ram:. At that point, in a shell or cli, you would type the command (and any options you may wish to use). So it might…
Diavolo
Message #215750
Asha, >> Thanks… I was very impressed with the speed of Diavolo, but I really think I need the English manuals before I actually buy the program. If you do hear something please post it.
Scott, You don't need to unarchive GIF files. They are naturally archived, but any GIF Viewer can unpack them as they are read in. As for AMIARC – I don't know that program at all. Nearly everything in our libraries is packed with LHA from LHA138.RUN in Library 14 of…
#AMIARC.PROG/HELP
Message #215675
Hello, maybe you can help me? I am trying to figure out how to use the program AMIARC to unarchive GIF viewers. So far I have had no luck. It tells me in the description before I downloaded the program to type AMIARC for detailed instructions, but they are pretty…
I'm in the same situation. I don't think that anything has been released in the interim, despite the fact that the number is jumping from 1.27 to 3.0. Mike Hobart
New Virus
Message #215509
Betty, >…most macros are a sort of 'program' that runs. Not quite the same as plain text< What about formatted text ?? (Even a cr or a lf is a format instruction :-)) The embedded macros in word documents where thought to be nothing more than ,even complex, format instructions.…
John: Maybe we can swing a deal. How much for your Transporter software? Jerry
Thanks for the advice Betty Jon Webb
Thanks Anton Jon Webb
Thanks for your answer. I received Diavolo Pro V3.02 a view days ago. But the problem of making an easy multiple volume backups still exists. Using filters just doesn't make much difference. But I'm not sure. Maybe I missed a feature. But let's describe it: 1. Filters allow a more…
If the Amiga has been updated to OS2.1 or later, it has CrossDOS as part of the operating system. If not, CrossDOS can be purchased and installed. It costs around $25-30. CrossDOS provides a disk system that makes the Amiga drive read and write MSDOS format. It's really neat. Once…
#Diavolo
Message #215422
Werner, I was one of the original registered users through the Compuserve SWR, in fact before he lowered the price from $90 to $60. I was assured three upgrades for next to free. I hear from Werner Kazmierzak talk about 3.0 and I'm at 1.27. Why wasn't I informed at…
Yes, it's possible! You just need the programm `cross-DOS' for the amiga. After starting it, it's possible to format, write and read 720kb disks on the amiga. If you have problems to get this prog., send me a mail and I'l try to help you. greetings from Vienna, Anton
#PC – Amiga …How??
Message #215408
Friends of the family has recently bought their boy an Amiga A500. It's used mainly for games at the moment but I know it could be used for so much more. Can I as a PC owner download Amiga files and pass them over to the A500? If so what…
Thanks for the info Karl Best regards Rafa from Berlin, thanks to AP1.80 >…olive oil is the way to go.
"What if my WP is not the same program that wrote the file? I don't use ProWrite." That shouldn't be a problem. (Unless it's an AREXX macro and better differently than anything I know of on the Amiga. On the PC, there still could be a problem. Bob Comer –…
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