This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Same here, hon. In fact I was probably right behind you in line when they first arrived at the stores. (I know I got one of the first batch to hit Richmond, and was probably among the first three or four. And you guessed it… no half-bright HERE! 😉 Rick
Well, Rick, one thing I do have is a VERY old Amiga. Betty
You can use a WEDGE to hook up a hard drive to the Ami. They have 1000 and 500 models. You can contact RSI at: Alexandra Road Richmond B.C. Canada V6X 1C6 (604)-278-6694 — Colin —
Mind you, I'm not saying it definitely WON'T work. There are plenty of people with that combination, I am told, who are very happy. But an occasional difficulty does crop up. It seems to be related to very old Amigas, if I recall correctly. Rick
Rick, Thanks. I had not heard about that one. In fact, it is the first time I'd heard of the Insider conflicting with anything at all. Of course, I have neither of those products. Betty
Heehee! Yes indeed! -larry
Heehee! Happy New Year to you too Bill!
Warning: the ONLY conflict that anyone has seen with the Insider is — you guessed it — the Wedge. It only showed up in a random sampling of machines and was fixable in most cases, but there is a potential for problems (you are, after all, breaking the rules by…
There is a gadget called the "Wedge" that fits on the side of your Amiga 1000. Plug in an IBM HD controler and IBM hd and you are ready to fly! Cost of the wedge alone was (I think) 150.00 U.S. A group in Canada makes and sells em. You…
Michael, There is an addon called the Wedge that will let you use IBM hard disks with your 1000. Larry Phillips knows the address, but I don't (sorry). It is probably the least expensive way to go. If you want to put on a hard disk, you would probably be…
Larry: Boy I hope she does not follow these threads or would you be in trouble! 73, bill
#4407-
Radio Recv
Message #4454
Probably closer to 18 going on 50! Happy New Year Larry, bill
#Memory/HD/support
Message #4443
Where can I get a memory expansion for my Amiga 1000? I have 512{_k now and would like to upgrade to 1.5 or 2.5 meg. Also where can I get a hard drive for a reasonable price. Has anyone heard of a device that will allow the Amiga to use…
That was my mother. 🙂
#4407-
#Radio Recv
Message #4427
Larry, if you're only 17, then when we talked in May 86 you'd have been about 15, and already married? Ron
The problem with the drive not spinning up is the RESET line on the SCSI port. That can hold off spin-up until the System unit is powered. You can remove that line with no problems. Well…I should say, you shouldn't have any problems. Yes…that's what's causing the startup-sequence to stall…
Hmmm….good to know. What baffles me is, apparently the res2: partition isn't mounted on startup. If I try to do a mount command on my first partition, it indicates it's already mounted. On the other hand, if I try a mount command on the res2: partition, it apparently mounts. The…
The difference between a RESx: mountlist entry and a working partition entry is that a RESx: entry isn't an AmigaDOS filesystem. The RES entries carry the information you enter during PREP and that's what enables the auto-mount of the first partitions. Simply put…the write pre-comp parameters deal with the fact…
#Bad Docs!
Message #26080
I've decided that Commodore often makes pretty nice hardware, but ALWAYS accompanied by PATHETIC documentation! I'm struggling to understand certain aspects of my A2090 set-up. IE: Do all partitions need to have the same mountlist entries, save for the respective cylinders? If res2: (1st SCSI) is defined as having 5…
#25918-
Q280 Quantum
Message #25975
Funny you should ask that today! I've been looking for those docs fo awhile, and just today found them. OK, Acording to what I see here, the drive has transparent defect mapping, which means there should be sectors reserved for mapping already. The Quantum drive are a bit different from…
#3805-
#Fax software
Message #3839
Yes, it may well work – as long as it has sideband or "BFO" capability. The system is 99.99 + S&H.
#3739-
Fax software
Message #3837
Fax does indeed "include" weather info. 10 minutes spent with your Amiga and a radio can fetch you a 1024 by 1200, 16 grey level satellite image of the earth, as well as many different kinds of weather maps – wind speed and direction, wave heights (for mariners) air pressure,…
#3639-
Fax software
Message #3705
Decent = $250 -> and up to, possibly past, infinity. A "decent" SW receiver, in Video terms, is one that (a) is fairly stable, that is, for the time period of a fax image (approximately 10 minutes) does not drift more than about 25 hz, and has a frequency readout…
Kelly: Yep, those were the ones. That is why DX was such a popular winter sport. After all the shack stayed warm in the winter and who could afford the air conditioning in the summer. 73, bill Also, the tower was just a logical extension of the hardware that comprised…
#3328-
Scheme bug
Message #3361
Bill, good to hear you will finally get to a qth with an HF antenna! Yes, I do know what you mean by user interface. I tried Ben's Scheme a few times, and find the object editor in it unuseable – just can't get the hang of it. 73, Kelly
#3322-
#Fax software
Message #3358
Bill, Didn't hydro just run seperate lines to the house for those "boat anchors"? The lines were only made live in non-peak periods! 73, Kelly
#3223-
Fax software
Message #3279
73 and CQ had Amiga owners somewhere in their immediate staff. No – it's not a contradiction. Numbers scrubbed off the chips is something I can (and will) remedy with a simple list of part numbers to match the IC numbers – AFTER I have made the initial investment back.…
#3202-
Fax software
Message #3278
It turns the Amiga into the front panel (and the inner workings) of a VIDEO transceiver – lot's of different SSTV modes, and not a few FAX modes as well. You WILL need a short wave receiver – a decent one – to do anything, but beyond that, the only…
Does FontSizer require a LaserWriter? What sort of PostScript fonts is it limited to? That is, only Adobe-made fonts, or Fontographer fonts?
Kelly, no matter WHAT the contract says, I made a commitment and I intend to honor it to the letter. That's what makes me better than them. I don't have to mess with hard drive software – I can write lots of other things too. We will see about the…
#3124-
#Fax software
Message #3133
Slow Scan television and facsimile for ham radio operators and short wave listeners. it offers 24 SSTV formats, and 12 fax formats. Almost half of the SSTV formats are color. Just for the record, _every_ sstv format that I am aware of is covered, including some of the more obscure…
#3115-
#Fax software
Message #3129
That's not too bad a price. Be sure to post when you are about to start shipping. Don't forget to post the address for Black Belt Systems! Is Black Belt Systems going to be able to take Visa at that time? The demise of SoftCircuits would also release you of…
The system uses the Amiga's hardware timers; so as long as teh system clo9ck stays the same (and I think it must) there will be no problems. There are no software timing loops. Looks like the SSTV project will be released by another company, forming now. The company will be…
#2944-
SATELLITE DISH ACCESS
Message #2947
Alan, not sure what you mean by satellite databases, but you can receive satellite weather pictures with what Ben has available here. (Before I get any further, how about doing something about all them uppercase letters in your message. Either get rid of your tandy computer if that is what…
#6658-
11-pt screen fonts
Message #6663
FontSizer will build sizes from 12 to 127 pt from a postscript font. It won't handle sizes less than 12. 6-9 and 11 pt sizes would be useful to have. FontSizer is from U.S. Microlabs, 1611 Headway Circle, Building 3, Austin, TX 78754; (512) 339-0001.
Using any point sizes other than 10, 12, 14, 18, & 24 is not a good idea. These are the "standard" sizes that come with all of Adobe's fonts. Odds are that the sizes you're using come from a non-adobe source, or are much older than the current adobe release.…
#Helv 7-9 pt don't work
Message #6646
Help! For some reason, my Helvetica 7 through 9 point fonts give me excess line spacing. I believe this set of Helv was downloaded from this forum; the 7-9 sizes came from somewhere else (Apple maybe?). I presume that's a no-no, using some sizes from one source and some from…
Copyright
Message #6635
Thanks for your welcome. I'm not sure how many people saw my message considering I somehow put it in the announcements sections. The typefaces and Postscript area seem to be where all the action is. Perhaps this isn't a question you are very eager to address, but what effect will…
#2728-
Fax software
Message #2746
Hi Ben, Good to see you back on here. I guess the moving is going to take a little more time! When you do get set up proper, be sure to post SoftCircuits new address. (I am assuming it is moving with you) The Fax program definitely does need a…
Fax software
Message #2623
I know your busy moving so am not expecting a reply very soon. On your FAX program, when doing a re-phase, only the first 380 lines get moved. The bottom 20 stay put. Could you add another key (say F18) to shift by one instead of eight pixels? How about…
#2287-
Your products
Message #2463
Yes, Ben. I would appreciate information (capabilities, resource requirements such as printer, RAM, HD, etc.) INCLUDING PRICES! I have promised my son a CAD program. In lurking on AmigaTech, I've been impressed with what you've had to say and the lack of flack your programs have received. [Do you have…
Donald hi, Does everyone that uses Mac or Apple have hearing problems? B) No need to shout we hear you. If you'd like to get a fairly complete list of commercial software for the Amiga call this BBS in TN and download their catalog of titles. It is ABEL SUPPLY…
#AMIGAVEN
Message #2441
MY NAME IS DON CHARNIN , I DONT HAVE A AMIGA, I HAVE A MAC AND AN APPLE IIGS HOWEVER, MY FATHER IN LAW MARTIN DORFMAN DOES HAVE ONE. I NEED HELP IN GETTING A LIST OF AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND MISC SOFT WARE FOR HIS TERMINAL HE IS FINDING GREAT…
KElly, I honestly don't know if you could tap the 6809's crystal taps; I bet you can, IF you use a cmos buffer… nice idea, if it workes… heh heh. Upload the EPROM? Ech! That means I'll have to connect the eprom programmer to the system…. hmmmm… Or, it means…
Hi Ben, I should have the currently released interface done tomorrow (if not tonight). Now if you could be so kind as to upload the eprom contents to your data library, I could burn the eprom and give it the smoke test – then hook it up to the printer…
Er….. last minute update – it will NOT use an LM311 – it will use a TLO-82. Darned front end just wasn't sensative or accurate enough. A 2 stage limiter/comparitor works well, though. Same thing that's in the terminal unit, actually. You will also need a 2n3904 or equivalent NPN…
Thanks for the info – I'll just direct him over here. As for the mode bus, no – because this interface only handles video modes, and they are ALL 1000-2300hz input frequencies – one filter would handle them all. For the other interface, which supports many operating modes of differing…
Well – the interface design should be ready tonight or tomorrow; It's being build this very second (sat nite). It does NOT use the same parts that the first did, so you might as well build the first one, too; especially since the first one has many modes that this…
In the new interface, will there be a mode bus for optionally switching receive filters, too? It seems like a good idea, especially when you try to do anything on 20 meters! Have you tried to use your FRG-9600 for the wefax satellites at 137.5? I wonder if the bandwith…
Thanks for the reply, Ben. Needles to say, all production on the SSTV interface has come to a stand still! How long do you think it will be before the NEW and IMPROVED interface will be ready? Will it use any of the same parts that were in the original…
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