This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Kelly: there is a DOS function called ParentDir() that gets the FileInfoBlock for (what else?) the parent directory. What I haven;t determined is if the file is in a drawer which is in a drawer (etc.), how does one get the intermediate pathnames. Thanx! —Mike
I wouldn't buy an Intel Aboveboard myself; far too expensive. I paid, as I recall, about $150 for a 512K expansion board by a "clone" company whose name I forget. Works flawlessly so far (about six months or more.) One should recall that expanding a PC above 640K involves additional…
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#ProMIDI: Amiga vs. MAC
Message #46673
Rick, For a refresher on the early days of the MAC, dig up a copy of the Aug 84 issue of BYTE and read what Larry Pournelle had to say about it (starting on p. 314). His comments put the problems of we early Ami owners in perspective, particularly his…
Hi Mike, What calling Lock with a null string gives is the FileInfoBlock pointer (or a pointer to the block is what I mean), and this block will give the info for the current directory. The name will be that of the current VOLUME if the CD is to a…
Thanks for the info. Go ATARI16 and read msg.#47797 if you want to read some more about Cybermate for the ST. (p.s. I don't want to get into that computer wars thing. I think Amiga's are lovely…just a bit out of my pocket). -=Gavin=(BTW that's what I meant re: video…
#MODULA-2
Message #46667
I can't figure out why this won't compile. Am I doing something wrong or is there a bug in the compiler? The books on MODULA-2 that I have read say that this should work. MODULE Test (* Test the open array as a parameter *) VAR testone : ARRAY [0..9]…
I didn't really disassemble it, just used Wack to go exploring. I used a combination of that and a list of equates I got from assembling all the include files to fill in the many gaps that aren't really called out in the include files. The problem comes when you…
Thanx, Kelly. I'm not certain what send a null string to Lock() gives you back. I did "bro /key dir*" in DL10 on DL'ed a few listings, including LD.C. Thanx again, and HNY. —Mike
Hehe… Yeah, wore them poor little suckers right down to the nubbins. HNY yerself, Mom!
#PageSetter
Message #46617
Regarding use with the HP or perhaps with a Toshiba 24-pin printer, do you build a larger bitmap for printers that support a higher resoloution? The output on the Epson is nice, but it's not good enough for me to use it for advertising. I'd love to be able to…
Gee Pop – had I known I would have logged on at 3:45AM to join in the festivities…GUAM!!!! Your little fingers must be exhaued from typing – not to mention your eyes from looking at 48 line 48 line~r~rK~r~/g i_ Please excuse the messed up message as I was experiencing…
BCPL is yet another language. (It is one of the ancestors of C.) I've never used it so I can't tell you anything else about it. A file lock is a pointer to a data structure that AmigaDOS uses to locate the file. But from the program side it normally…
SCSI to ST-506
Message #46599
Larry: Here are the Sources I've found for SCSI to ST-506 interface boards. ******************************** * * * Adaptec, Inc. * We have tested several drives with * Milpitas, CA * Adaptec SCSI interfaces and are * * quite satisfied with them. * (408) 432-8600 * * * ******************************** * *…
Jeric, my point is that if you want to use DVideo to create videotape videos then you do need a VCR that has super-slow single frame. It's true that it's tedious to press an arrow key on the amiga and a button on the VCR for every single frame of…
I believe that you want to use the (new to 1.2) function AddClipRect (not 100% sure about name).
#46488-
amiga screens
Message #46587
It's not a matter of re-writing intuition. It should only be about 50 bytes of code, and can be done without violating any OS conventions. All you have to do is a tiny amount of pre-processing in the OpenWindow and CloseWindow calls, which can be re-vectored using SetFunction. The code…
format 1.2
Message #46585
I finally received a copy of workbench 1.2 but whenever I format a disk I get an error message telling me that the format failed. (Return code # 20) The disks seem to work fine, but does anyone know what this error is?
#ParentDIR from CLI
Message #46584
Mike, have you looked at the program called LD or LD4? This is a program for for getting a directory. This program works without being given a directory to start with. In this case, for the Lock() command, it uses a name that is a null string. Here is a…
#ONLINE TODAY
Message #46580
*** AmigaForum Sysop rings in the New Year… Again and Again and Again… Richmond, VA — In a marathon CO session which began late last year, AmigaForum Sysop Richard Rae rang in the New Year for the entire United States. Richard entered the conference area at about 11:45 PM ET…
aMEGA BOX
Message #46564
Our aMEGA Box was ready to go to market on Dec. 1st, but in Nov. Commodore completely changed the Zorro (Zorro is Amiga's acronym for the expansion box standardized architecture) specifications. I'm talking major, major changes here! We will not sell you a product that will be obsolete before you…
#SCSI Interface
Message #46563
You don't really need to undrestand what Auto-config is, because it is built into your Amiga and nothing you can do can affect it in any way. (That is, as long as you buy add-ons that comply with the Amiga's published Auto-config specifications, everything will work as designed and there…
#Techni-Soft delivery?
Message #46561
As for pricing, remember the following: 1. There are about 150,000 Amigas vs. about 5,000,000 I.B.M.s 2. Market penetration for a hardware product ranges from 3% (fair) to 9% (outstanding) 3. A manufacturer should expect to sell about 7,500 Amiga add-ons vs. 250,000 for an I.B.M. 4. The leading 1…
You disasmed the execbase structure! What a task that must of been!
Mike, SYS: is always there, as is C: (probably L: DEVS: and LIBS: too). I have finally documented the entire Execbase structure, complete with all offsets, and it is quite large. Highest offset is $24B. Next comes some branching out to other lists and such to see what can be…
Todd, I have the Cardinal schematics, and have noticed at least one innaccuracy, though others have said things that make me think that I have a slightly earlier version. I have heard others say that there are more innaccuracies. All in all though, they doo look pretty darn close, and…
Why don't you use the console? What's a "high performance productivity tool" anyway? When an intuition function doesn't do exactly what I want, I just code it myself. I've come up with a file requester scheme that looks like each filename is in it's own gadget, but I don't use…
Yeah, the oscillating LC shutter would work real nice. BTW "ordinary " video is 60 fields per second, or 30 frames per second (NTSC), a field being half a frame in interlace mode (but you probably knew that). $90 would be steal, I think Caligari is way above that. I…
Larry, RAM: isn't there (in 1.1) until you ask for it. I'd rather not create something that will show up as "lost memory" to the uninitiated. I do think that SYS: is always assigned, at least, that is what Scribble! uses as it's default. The current directory entry would be…
#video software/hardware
Message #46540
Marlene, your comment about DVIDEO needing a single-framing VTR is misleading—you only NEED a single-framer if you are going to use Super-Slow mode….and since there is no way to automate the process, it would be very tedious to sit there and push the frame advance. It is quite possible to…
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#WB1.2
Message #46536
Well, I do have the Commodore Docs and I must admit that they are anything from being easy to read! Others, please jump in at this point and let me know what's in Cardinal's docs. I can't believe that they could be better than C-A's, since I've never seen a…
I'm not using the console, I'm working on a high performance productivity tool, and I'm using Intuition. I'm really looking for a few un-resolved areas where documentation fails to completly describe how to use it.
#46361-
#Caligari vs CAD-3D
Message #46519
I am a filmmaker a year out of USC, and my last project was a low-budget music video. The 60fps I mentioned is Cybermate, which uses some sort of file-compacting scheme to do page-flipping animations at 60 fps (one frame on each scan, as per ordinary video). It's supposed to…
Well, RAM: is always there, and of course any of the standard "necessary ones". Earlier tonight I was building a documentation file on Execbase. It's quite a structure! I'm sure that I will run across the current directory entry somewhere along the line, or at least find a pointer to…
Cap'n: If you attach a console to the window, you can then send commands that set the LEFT OFFSET, TOP OFFSET, LINE LENGTH and PAGE LENGTH for any text sent to the window thru the console. LINE LENGTH is given in # of characters rather than pixels, based on the…
Easy … when you open a capture file, the second requester asks for file name. Prefix the file name with "df1:". For downloading, I'm not sure about Xmodem, but with CIS-B protocol, a requester window appears once again. Same procedure.
#help!
Message #46484
Help!!!! I am a new Amiga user. I had a 64 and a 128 for a long time and I ran a bbs for over 2 years. I got my amiga about 3 weeks agao and I am having problems downloading. I am using Online! and it keeps on telling…
#amiga screens
Message #46476
I've got 2 questions/thoughts about intuition screens: a) does anyone know how to get a DOS CON: device open on another screen? what exactly is the relationship between the console.device, which you use Exec to do i/o to, and which can be in any window, and the DOS console device…
Dan, Thanks for the reply; I now understand how to convert from a BPTR to a "real" pointer and what the difference is. However, what is a BCPL? Also is a filelock, or filehandle a pointer to a file? And how does a filelock for a RAW: (opened with DOSfiles.Open)…
Someone left a message a while ago where they said that Cardnial actually took an Amiga apart and traced every line on it and then put the whole package into a CAD program and verified the result with the Amiga schematic package and used that to label the lines.
#46430-
#the cover
Message #46450
Be aware that opening the cover will void the warranty. But if you really want to do it, turn the Amiga over and remove the 5 screw that are inset deeply into the support holes…not the 2 small screw up by the front panel that are flush with the back…
Don, Thanks for the info. The way I hear it, Cardinal translated the boards into a CAD package. I don't know about how well they documented them and I admit, C-A's package is far from perfect (they tell you so), but it is "from the horse's mouth". If anyone has…
#46422-
#Amigas on TV!
Message #46441
I don't know. The CBM rep said that four Amigas were used, and that they were prominent;y displayed (although, like Amazing Stories, I'm sure the logo will be painted over). BTW, Pacific Bell in NJ used one in a recent commercial (anyone over there see it yet?), and Pacific Bell…
Hmmmm, so I use CurrentDir to get the old lock, then use it again to make it current again. The only problem is what I should set currentdir to the first time. It has to be an existing directory cause I don't want a requester to pop up. I suppose…
#46402-
#WB1.2
Message #46433
Todd, The Cardinal schematics are reportedly more complete and better documented. I say reportedly 'cuz I haven't seen either but am going on what I have seen here.
Layer part 2
Message #46411
Naturally, the entry was too long…… Here's the 2nd part…. #3. Do the Coordinates reference to the ULC of the new Layer area, or are they referenced from the ULC of the Intuition Window? (ULC = Upper Left Corner). NOTE: Naturally, I didn't mention above, but I assume that I…
#Layers Anyone??
Message #46410
I'm trying to set a smaller area in an Intuition window to render text to. I want the text to remain "clipped" into a specified rectangle. I looked in the documentation and see no function that can set up a clipped region. I assume that I must use the Layers…
Pagesetter (Kudos)
Message #46407
My congrats on Pagesetter. I had (with some nervousness) reccomended an Amiga to an associcate who wanted to do Tech Documenattion and Page layout. He bought his amiga before your product was out and last weekend bought Pagesetter. He came over to show it to me and was now very…
Charlie.. Something sticks in my mind about disk drivers.. I think they work out to 23K each, but of course this includes the a copy of the driver and the buffer for each drive attached.
Mike, it may sem a bit of a kludge, but Currentdir() will return the OLD Currentdir lock, while making the new lock Current, and Examine() will fill in the info in the FileInfoBlock. As I say, kludgey, but it may work.
#ParentDir from CLI
Message #46397
Well, not really ParentDir. Is there away to get the name (ascii string) of the current directory when a program is run from CLI? I am adding a load file menu to EDLP, and the current directory is diplayed in the "drawer" gadget. I can get the parent+current directory name…
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