This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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PathMan
Message #118440
Oh dear, a limit on Pathman's string length? I haven't hit it yet, but I was just beginning to implement BobR's "spread the ARexx" strategy. THol() { cout
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File Requestor
Message #117657
Khalid: Greg got it backwards. First you gotta worry about keeping your head *on*. *Then*, and only then, you worry about keeping it down. 😎 The trick is to come out of this without someone handing it to you. Regards Tom
The autocad is running on various stations including Sun and IBM. I'll check on that Gif over in the Autodesk forum. Thanks for your help.
They are 'autocad' drawn screens or the file created by telling autocad to print the file. Afraid I don't know more than that. I'll try to find out more.
Assume you are running AutoCad on the Bridgeboard? (assuming with a VGA card?) If so (I think) you will need to get a screen capture utility for the IBM side, that will capture the VGA screen. Then maybe another utility to covert that image into GIF? Then finally another utility…
Greg, I've been working on release 3 of my file requester… among the many new features is the following: The File List display is now updated when the FR is done reading the directory. However, if the user clicks on any file before that, the FR will _not_ update the…
#File Requestor
Message #117030
Khalid, I recently downloaded the latest version of File Requestor and I'm really enjoying it with CED and ARP. Not to be an ingrate, but I do have one small request for an added feature. I would like an option or toggle (like the ones for size and icons) so…
Do you know what format these screens are in? Are they bitmaps, or AutoShade .RND files?
If you can get Autocad to any other MS-DOS format (such as PCX, etc) then you are likely to be able to convert it to GIF and thence to IFF. Alternately, you could petition ASDG (for 2D) or Syndesis (for 3D) to release Autocad modules for The Art Department and/or…
#Utilities
Message #116926
Anyone know of a utility to convert autocad screens to iff? I have an autocad file I can get into my Amiga but I need to get it into iff so I can use it in a paint program. I checked briefly in the autodesk forum but no soap. Btw…
Since the patch directions are intended to be done to a floppy, I copied my original and patched that one, but have not installed the update on my hd. I don't want to give up noclick, and I don't have setcpu (having a stock 2000) to use its noclick feature…
Ron, quite a few people reported problems. I haven't patched my own version yet, since I was having no problems with it, and since I read about the new patches having caused trouble for a few. I guess you'd just have to try it out to know whether it was…
#use X Dos 4 or not?
Message #115315
Betty, any suggestions on whether I should use the newer (using the patch files here) version of Cross Dos or stick to the old? I use Noclick and I understand it might not work with the new version. Thanks, Ron
Steve, there are several better ways. 1. DOS-2-DOS from Central Coast Software. It has worked very well, and for a long time. 2. CROSSDOS, from Consultron, costs about $20 mailorder. It has a device driver for MS-DOS disks and lets you use your drive interchangeably as an MS-DOS disk or…
#PCPatch 3.5/MS-DOS
Message #115282
Can Anyone tell me about the PCPatch program in the toolbox? I dl'd it and tried it, but it won't format disks. It starts, but before it finishes the first track it says !error -4!. The doc gave no explanation. Any ideas or better ways to read/write/transfer amigados & MSDOS?…
SupraModemZI
Message #115086
My current hardware consists of an Amiga1000 with a Microbotics Starboard 2 (including the 2meg RAM upgrade, and SCSI controller), a Seagate ST251-1, and a SupraModem 2400. I'm also running the Paragon 2.07 BBS Software. Several users also running Paragon have the same general hardware setup. And several of us…
A3000
Message #115068
One quick note, the Kickrebotot.LZH program I uploaded is excelllent (all 3000 users should have it), but I did not write it, . I did not want to imply this at all. Please check the docs for the name of the author and all credits. I hope it helps you…
I didn't get any notice either, despite being a registered user. Makes me wonder why I waste my time filling in those cards. daniel
Keeping a floppy in the drives is not an acceptable alternative. Ron
A simple way to keep the drives from clicking is to just put a disk in them. Simpler and safer than "noclick". -tc
> But you say > that the noclick flag in SETCPU 1.5 _is_ compatible with CrossDos 4.0? That is correct. Cheers, Paul (WA1OMM)
I never got any sort of notice for CD 4, but when I need to use CD the old one works well enough for me. Ron
>You cannot use any "noclick" utilities with CROSSDOS V4 except for that >which is part of SETCPU V1.5. It works fine for me now. That may be my problem. I am using a no-click. Since I have four floppies and neighbors who like to sleep at night, it is a…
>whats new in CrossDOS 4.0? Well, according to the supplied READ.ME file in the update… The major feature enhancements for Version 4.00a of CrossDOS are: – faster floppy data access; improvements to "mfm.device" – AmigaDOS V2.0 compatible – better error reporting However, I was unsuccessful in getting my 4.0 upgrade…
You cannot use any "noclick" utilities with CROSSDOS V4 except for that whicjh is part of SETCPU V1.5. It works fine for me now. Cheers, Paul (WA1OMM)
whats new in CrossDOS 4.0? Nick Murray
I don't know what version I have (I'll check, if anyone wants to know), but I have gotten some VERY strange results. I put in an MS-DOS disk, open the CLI and do a DIR DI0:. The directory comes up fine. *Then* I get a "Workbench Message" (not a "System…
>Is anyone having problems with V4.0 of CrossDOS? Yes. The script SEEMED to update my CrossDos disk, but when I tried to use the resultant mfm.device and MSDOSFileSystem files (manually copied to my hard drive) I got nothing but errors and "Not a Dos disk in unit X", etc. I've…
CrossDOS V4.00
Message #113953
Is anyone having problems with V4.0 of CrossDOS? The V3.07 patch appears to work okay, but not the V4.0 patch. Cheers, Paul (WA1OMM)
Hmmmm, is it PD, Shareware or commercial? If you can, please upload it here. Thanks for the reply. -Chas
I have some BASIC Code. I think it is 39 and is for Epson printers. Bob Naffziger – Vivid Copy
#Bar Code Reader Wanted
Message #110323
I am looking for bar code software for the Amiga. Specifically software to print bar codes on a dot matrix printer; software to utilize an RS-232 bar code reader and input information, etc. Does this exist for Amiga? I've seen them for IBM but would prefer to use Amiga. This…
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Diskoptimizers
Message #109670
Khalid: Did you forget me again?? -Mike Schiller In sunny Fort Lauderdale
#Diskoptimizers
Message #109575
I bought Dunlap Utilities because the box promised it could get rid of Read/write errors without having to reformat the drive. It couldn't do it. It also claimed to be able to undelete files. This also never worked for me. It got a good review in the last Amiga World.…
Leave them a message: GO ADOBE to get there I have left them messages… everyone here could just type GO AADOBE and try it…
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Diskoptimizers
Message #109189
The first IBM PC's used CPM/86. MS-Dos came along later. For awhile it was uncertain what OS would be the standard. I remember this because my dept kept evaluating the if we should by PC's periodically. The issue was not settled until MS-Dos turned out to be standard OS for…
SetCPU V1.6
Message #109187
SetCPU V1.6 appears to have had the NoClick patch removed. I found it necessary to run a separate utility to stop the clicking after running V1.6 SetCPU. Also, I had to revert back to my unZAPed version of HandyIcons, since Fastbench has been removed from SetCPU V1.6. Other than those…
Have someone else do the conversion for you, or get more memory! Ben Amateur Radio Callsign is A A 7 A S
If you desire to operate on gray scale TIFs, then one meg might be enough. As for TAD requiring lots of ram…when your picture data alone takes up multiple megabytes…which pixels do you suggest we leave out to make it take up less space? 🙂 pk
Adolfo: I think there is a utility in Amiga Arts forum's graphics utilities library that converts at least one MAC file format to Amiga IFF. There are some commercial programs which convert a number of IBM and MAC graphics formats to Amiga IFF, as well. At least one of them…
Thanks Ben, But I only have 1 Meg at this time.. And I've been told TAD runs with more than 3 Megs only! Thanks, Adolfo. PS: The question remains: How do I see a TIFF on my Amiga?
Call ASDG – they Art Department may do what you need. Ben Amateur Radio Callsign is A A 7 A S
#TIFF Viewer
Message #108942
Hello All! A friend of mine wanted to send me some pictures over Compuserve Mail. Since she has no GIF support, and uses a Mac, I need a TIFF viewer or converter for the Amiga.. Any suggestion? Thank for you attention, Adolfo.
The only fly in the ointment with an undelete is that on a floppy, using OFS, the BitMap block moves around every time it is rewritten. It often lands right on the header of the file that you just deleted. In this case, DiskSalv is the answer (and it doesn't…
It sounds like you're on the right track but UNTRASH.DAT sounds too much like a MS-DOS file :-; —Mike
Of course, buying insurance doesn't do much good *after* your house has been ripped off, either. 🙂
Yeah, you are. I guess I just have a spot in my heart that doesn't want my Amiga to be slower than the PC at work, where UNdeleting is a breeze. Different file systems, I know. Oh well…. –jp–
John, if we're looking for an immediate undelete, then the logical solution would be something that scans thru the device to find the file you just deleted. You don't need the overhead of SetFunction()ing the delete call and storing info. I wouldn't trust this info anyway since it might have…
John, that isn't a bad idea at all. However, you would still need to scan thru the drive to make sure that there are no other copies of that file lying around. My experience would suggest that first-time use of such a program would be in an emergency situation where…
Don: There's already a program that does all this, in the libs! Lib 14 I believe, it's called RM.LZH -Mike Schiller
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