This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Jerry, Some games require 1.3 but the biggest incapability isn't the operating system. It's the 030 cpu that causes the problems. Many games have custom bootblocks so they show up as NDOS on the Workbench. Several things you might try: From the shell type CPU NOCACHE NOBURST, insert your game…
#Workbench 2.0
Message #166190
I have a new Amiga 3000 with WB 2.0, but a lot of my games that worked on my old 1000 with Kickstart 1.3 and WB 1.3, won't run. Some of them load halfway and crash. Others show NODOS by the icon. Falcon is one example. Is there anything I…
Robert, With 1.3, we cannot offer you an automated program for CompuServe. We have a great one, but it requires at least 2.04 of the OS, 2M of memory, and a hard drive. We do have quite a few good terminal programs in Library 5. Backtalk seems to work well…
Yes, you can use any modem with the Amiga as long as you know which is the serial port on the Amiga and have a normal serial cable for the modem. The best shareware/pd terminal program is called Term, and the latest version, 4.1, is available in the Communications library.…
Edgar, The endlessly spinning drives is normally caused by MS-DOS attemting to read not FAT formatted disks (MS-DOS formatted disks). I suspect that your brother gave you an Amiga formatted disk (1.7mb instead of 1.4mb) and the PC chokes big time with them. Also, the if your brother is trying…
Help New User
Message #166135
Bob, Yes, your modem will work with the Amiga…you can even use the same modem cable if it has 25 pin connectors on both ends. Getting the communications software is a bit harder since your system only has 1.3. You'd need to do one of several things: 1. Upgrade your…
#Help New User
Message #166127
Greetings everyone, I just bought a Amiga 500p and the only software I have for it is workbench 1.3. I do not know anything about the Amiga other than I have always wanted one. (i am calling with an ibm) I would like to be able to call compuserve with…
One thing you should _definately_ do is when you write a file to a disk for your brother, is use copy with the "/v" switch. PC's don't error check the files when they write them (unless you use this switch), and we've seen a lot of files that work fine…
Thanks. I don't have a 4000, so I don't know much about what is available on it. Too bad that being a sysop does not automatically make one able to get the latest and greatest…..but that's the way it is. —Betty
Andres: Thanks for your long-distance help! Two problems with your theory, though: 1) I do not have an accellerated A3000. Mine is out-of-the-box, with only RAM added. 2) I do not have Cross-PC mounted. The only driver in DosDrivers is Pipe:. I'm sure SetPatch crashes because I can get no…
Harry… Thanks for the reply & advice. I have tried your suggestion about entering the 'CPU Cache' command. That works. I have since put it in my User-Startup file, due to the increased performance I get in that mode. The SetPatch is commented-out. The only thing I can think of…
Betty, Actually he must have at least 3.0, and can read hi-density disks. That is, unless there's something wrong with his floppy drive. So he normally should have no problem at a system level reading 1.4MB disks. DJ On AP from Queens, the thrill and excitement of the Big Apple…
Mark, DMS201.SFX, a self-extracting archive, is in library 14, if you don't already have it. One caution with using it. When you have written the disk that DMS produces, make sure that you either execute a Diskchange or pop the diskette and reinsert it. If you do not, the system…
Edgar, your brother should be able to read and write IBM 720K formatted diskettes at least. That should be built-in, although he made need to drag a few files around to get it working. Check the Amiga manuals that came with the system for system specific information. As for reading…
You need a special unpacker for the .DMS files. I think there is one here called DMS.LHA. Anyway, you can locate it if you go to any library prompt and type: BRO LIB:ALL KEY:DMS It will create an exact copy of the disk that was compressed in the file -…
Edgar, With a 68040 and a model 4000, your brother should have at LEAST version 2.1 of the system software. If so, he has CrossDOS built into the system. By calling his df0: by its MSDOS name, PC0", he can read MSDOS disks directly. Now, he probably can read only…
#.DMS suffix
Message #165963
Betty, I downloaded a program with a .DMS suffix and I can't remember how to unpack it. Can you help? Thanks! Mark… autopilot engaged!
Version reports 37.30 for my 68040.library, is this the latest? If not where can I get it? Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
If you work with 040 and OS 3.1 then look to replace the 68040.lib from your 040 install disk. OS 3.1 contents a old version of this lib. NAVCIS from Switzerland Andres Staubli
When you have an A3000 with GFORCE 040, then the problems is the old version of 68040.library. OS 3.1 contents a old version of this lib. Replace the lib with the version from your GFORCE install disk. The position on Startup-Sequence with the Cross PC mounts are the guru. When…
#help/file transfers
Message #165934
I am a PC user; my brother is the Amiga user. Sometimes I need to give him graphics files. He supposedly can open some bit mapped files, right from my PC formatted diskettes. However, the operation has succeded rarely. Mostly the disk drive goes on spinning forever and nothing happens.…
Dave, allow me to drop in: For a couple of weeks I try to find different opinions and experiences with OS 3.1, and so I followed this thread … Two years ago I had a similar problem with a 68030-board; some programs did crash when they should run, and I…
You need a SCSI controller in your A500. I have a friend that I help to do this but his controller was in an expansion box he purchased. Otherwise the standard SCSI controller software (at least the ones I used) will see the drive. Under 1.3 I notice that you…
At least until the next release of WB. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
#Amiga 500 & SyQuest
Message #165824
Does anyone knows how to connect (and what's required) a removable SyQuest (44MB) drive to an Amiga 500 w/ WB 1.3? The Syquest has the typical SCSII cable connected to an old IIci Mac. Presently, I have a Supra Ram 500RX w/ 2MB or RAM connected to the Amiga expansion…
> I just wonder what is it about my computer that makes SetPatches crash? So do I! I've never encountered this kind of problem before. Perhaps there is simply something wrong with your hardware. Oh well… If it's working the way it is, I wouldn't lose too much sleep over…
Steve: I followed instructions on putting in the ROMS (Rom0 in U181, Rom1 in U180), and it would seem to me that if the ROMS were not properly installed, the machine would not boot at all. However, I am now running 3.1 successfully, just no SetPatch. — Dave
OK, I'll try that, but I probably won't be able to get to it for a couple days… no time to tear apart the computer again. Actually, so far the computer is working fine without SetPatch… things seem to run quicker too… I might just leave it as is! BTW,…
You're welcome! *8^) -= Vance =- Image Master Flying high on Imagine and Imagemaster R/t!
Vance: Thanks for your speedy and helpful reply. Just what I needed to know. I use tapcis myself (I'd be lost on CIS without it) and it looks like autopilot is much the same… Thanks again for your help Rob.
Dave, This may sound dumb, but do you have the ROMs installed in the right sockets?
Dave: Very interesting. Do you still have your 2.04 ROM's around? If so, try putting them back in and booting with a 2.x floppy that's equipped with SetPatch v40.16. I was using v40.16 when I still had Kickstart/Workbench 2.x, so it should work (it did quite a few patches). This…
Don: The old 2.04 SetPatch (V37.10 … V37.38 crashes) works fine. The only patch it lists is that it enables the Data Cache mode on the CPU. Any SetPatch higher than 37.10 crashes. I'm at a loss to figure out why! — Dave
Dave, No on the old v2.04 SetPatch. Don
Dave, No…by original, I mean recopy from your floppy to your HD. I see you've done that though. Don
Hi, Wayne… thanks for replying & trying to help, looks like I'm going to need some! I tried a few things, and here's what I found: 1) Booted with WB 1.3 floppy. WB V34.34, SetPatch V1.38 Installed; no patch list. Booted Fine. 2) Booted with WB 2.04 floppy, WB V37.67,…
Wayne: >>Does it crash if you disable your hard drive and boot from the original 3.1 floppies? Yes. Disabling the HD partitions makes no difference. — Dave
You can download AP.LHA from AmigaVendor forum, the file section is labelled AutoPilot. Most Amiga callers on CompuServe use this program called AutoPilot to save time and money. It allows her to gather mail and file catalogs to read off-line. It also has an ARexx port, so she can add…
#Novice help (proxy!)
Message #165637
Good Amiga folk all: This message is on behalf of my cousin, another loyal Amiga-user whom I am trying to lure online. I myself am a dreaded pc/msdos/windows type and know nothing about amiga software or hardware so the usual forgive-my-ignorance applies here… What communications software is available commercially for…
Dave: Does it crash if you disable your hard drive and boot from the original 3.1 floppies? If it doesn't, you might try using HDTools to low-level format and repartition your hard drive. I'm reaching, but you may have corrupt Rigid Disk Blocks that are causing the problem. Anyway, use…
Dave: That's a very interesting problem. I do know that the 3.1 SetPatch (v40.16) is compatible with the A3000. It works fine on my souped-up 3000T and a friend's stock 3000. Here's the output from my system: Amiga Operating System Copyright C 1985-1993 Commodore-Amiga, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SetPatch (V40.16)…
Dave, I've got no idea. If it were me, I'd backup, format the harddrive(s), install 3.1 from scratch, then restore the applications.
#SetPatch 3.1 Woes
Message #165577
Steve: I just tried the SetPatch in the library here (40.14) and got the same hang-up at boot-time. Looks like I'll have to live without the SetPatch. I just can't figure out why. Do you think I should try to use the old 37.10 SetPatch from 2.04, rather than do…
Don: I just tried the SetPatch in the library here, V40.14 (I have V40.16), and got the exact same thing. Looks like I might have to live without a SetPatch. Do you think I should try the old 2.04 one? (V37.10)? — Dave
Jim: I just tried booting with the SetPatch here in the Library, Version 40.14 (mine is 40.16), and got the same thing. Looks like I'll have to live without a SetPatch. — Dave
James: That is interesting. If I let it be, or if I cancel it, the computer cycles through the same thing, always ending in a software failure unless I boot w/ a ss that does not have SetPatch. I think I let it try 3 times before I stopped it.…
I have a 4000/040 and get a software failure on bootup, however, if I either cancel it or just let it be, the computer continues to boot. Jim R. Ollick Using AP from Bergenfield, NJ
Dick, Please reread my message. Once connected if you hit ^C you will be prompted for your user it (it says User ID:). If you hit return you'll get the Host: prompt for which you reply CIS then you'll get the User ID: prompt. If you get anything else, you…
#connect to compuserve
Message #165479
Steve, Another dumb question. After the cics the prompt read UIC: which I interpret as the ID Prompt. I enter 74220,322 and get an error message which tells me the first character must be alphabetic. As far as I know I don't use letters when logging on with CIM. Can…
Don: What do you mean by 'the original'? Both copies of SetPatch (on the Install disk and WB3.1 disk) will not work. They are Version 40.16. At least, the computer hangs when booting. The SetPatch line in my 2.04 installation worked, though… it was Version 37.10. I remember trying the…
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