This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Message #134333
Hello Don! Thank you for responding to my message. I just got this Excuse the unwanted characters, I need to figure out how to edit (how do I delete the L?). Oh well, I will be going over to AMIGATECH and AMIGAVENDOR to see where to hang out. So if…
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Message #134314
Ok, what the hell gives. All over this country I am seeing messages that have to do with WB1.3. I'm seeing startup-sequences that call commands like resident, pure (small example)and the like that Amiga developers are getting to use. Now I don't mind so much that they are getting the…
Paul, Try them at 1-416-537-7222. (I hope that's not the number you've been trying as it's the only one I have). I too have been trying to get through to them as they say I owe them money, but I can't get them to call me back (you will get…
#Very Vivid Inc.
Message #134306
Does anybody know where Very Vivid Inc., the makers of the Mandala software have gone to? When I phone I get a message saying that the number is disconnected. I ordered it from them at the end of may. They have cashed my cheque, but no product has shown up.…
PICTUREFILES
Message #134279
Joel, that was just what i needed to know, a million thanx! GREG V. FRANDSEN
IMPORT FILES
Message #134227
Greg, it is a well-established practice that Amiga picture files are highly standardized, so that they can be traded very easily among different programs. The name of the "standard" for these bitmap picture files is called ILBM (InterLeaved Bit Map), or IFF (Interchange File Format, which really includes more than…
I don't believe it. I'm not saying I've got the answer here, but… Do most software warranty / contracts say that you can modify the executable in any way? On one hand, if they say "no", then you're really violating a point of contract if you hot patch, regardless of…
Same here… Octal is a torture scheme…. invented specifically because the ONLY word it fits into is a 24-bit one. Which no one uses anymore. :^) –Ben–
I'll check that out. Mine is pretty well filled up.
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Message #134148
My thoughts exactly. I called the manufacturer of my RAM board and he's checking into the problem. My fingers are crossed.
IMPORT FILES
Message #134147
HELP! ARE THERE ANY GRAPHICS PACKAGES AVAILABLE THAT CAN IMPORT PIC.FILES FROM ALL OTHER PROGRAMS? I.E. DELUXE PAINT CAN IMPORT FILES FROM DELUXE VIDEO AND DRAW PLUS? THANX.
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Message #134142
Greg, Yes, Perry has made that comment, but he clarified it by saying that he had _heard_ that the startup routines _might_ trash vd0: by doing destructive testing every 64K on the expansion RAM located at c00000. He did not know that for sure at the time he left the…
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#Code Wheel CP
Message #134133
I have yet to use octal numbers in any of my C programs. Rob
No, but it was strongly implied by several people last night that Amy Report had a mistake in it about Interceptor. I checked it out, and it doesn't. The best I can do to rectify my error in the message base is to print some information on how to destroy…
So, are you saying that a statement of fact made in a forum message has less validity than in Amy Report? It's ok to stretch the truth in one context but not the other? I don't think so.
Nowhere within Amy Report was the statement made that the shadow sub was unsinkable – neither by me nor my reporters. Messages are a different story – they are a whole lot more quick and casual, and many people (myself included) believed the shadow sub to be unsinkable until very…
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#Amy Report-Interceptor
Message #134123
Would you like me to upload some of your AmigaForum messages where you did make that statement (several times) ?
I agree that FastMemFirst shouldn't be needed on a 1000, but it will work on a A2000 if it is the first command in the startup-sequence. Will ASDG's RRD handle memory from more than one memory board if they are not sequentially configured? Probably not. Thus for A2000s and A500s…
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#VD0:
Message #134107
Kurt, FastmemFirst shouldn't be necessary with an A1000, I think. BTW how full is your vd0: when you attempt the warm-boot? I've noticed that if it's to 'full' it won't recover. Say you've got 1.6 meg set for the vd0: and you've got maybe 1.5 or so filled you may…
Kurt, It's possible that the Jumboram board does it's own clearing. I've seen a few boards that held off RAM refresh during a reset…so unless you were real quick…you'd lose everything. Try this, use Larry's ADD program, but when you do a warm-start ( nothing will survive a cold start)…do…
Kurt, I think it's in the system drawer on your 1.2WB diskette. -John
BTW, where do I find FastMemFirst? I looked in the libraries here, but could not find it.
I haven't, but at this point I'll try anything.
Ever try Fastmemfirst after adding your memory but before mounting your VD0:? I have had similar problems with the A2000 & expansion memory, in particular the A2052. -Greg
ENd of year at the earliest, according to most sources..
Yes, it would be nice!…Dave
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#Amiga Laptops?
Message #133862
Any news on the new chip set? It would be nice to own both machines-get the best of both worlds (get a bridgecard for the 2500 or 2000 and get the best of all worlds).
Alot of people care – there are tremendous gaping holes in Amiga software that Mac software would fill nicely, without the cost of the Mac, yet with near the performane of one.
I'm using a 1 meg board called Jumboram. It does not autoconfigure. I am trying to use that "ADD" program of Larry's to add the RAM without clearing the VD0: upon rebooting the system. Somehow it keeps clearing all my ram: everytime I reboot though, including the VD0:
Thank you. I'm glad somebody besides ME said that. I sincerely hope the Amiga gets NO Mac Sack of problems. The only thing useful would be to read and write Mac disks with an Amiga, just for convenience in porting files hither and yon. The later wouldn't be a problem…
Kurt, vd0: won't recover if the memory is cleared. See Larry's reply to you about using ADDMEM. Out of curiosity, which memory board are you using? Most of them will auto-config under v1.2 of the Amiga Operating System and don't need to be ADDMEM'ed and that would clear up your…
#VD0:
Message #133844
I spoke too soon. My VD0: is still being wiped out whenever I reboot. I am using the "ADD" to add my additional RAM. I have tried putting a "DIR" statement in my Startup-sequence right after the "ADD" and "Mount VD0:" and "CD VD0:" to see if it would give…
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#Amiga Laptops?
Message #133838
C. D., That's what I'm getting at, wouldn't be nice NOT to have to switch between different programs and use the ONE you would like to use on both machines and not have to bother with 'transfers' from one format to another? Thanks for the info about how you do…
For an original base zero nit pick, your statement is true. However, you were picking my picking of a nit. Recursive nit picking has a totally different set of rules, including keeping everything on the stack and accepting the implication data type. 8) Rick
That did it! I don't know what I would do without you guys! Thanks a lot!
Discovery Soft TERRIBLE!
Message #133818
I called Discovery Software yesterday at my expense to question two bad Arkanoid copies. "Technical Support" answered and said it was a virus on my machine. I told them that it was also tested on another machine with two other copies. He said they also had the virus then proceeded…
I agree. I wouldn't buy one. It would have to take over the system, have to use interlace, could not directly read and write Mac disks (only about 50% of them). I think it'd be about as successful as the C-64 emulators. My point was (is), I don't think he'll…
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#Amiga Laptops?
Message #133806
I just had to drop into this thread and get something off my chest: WHO CARES!!! If I had wanted to use a Mac, I would have bought one in the first place. Instead, I think I got a better deal. If Dave comes out with a Sac, then fine.…
Kurt, It depends on the 'addmem' you are running. The original version cleared memory when it added it. This was fine, because at that time we had no recoverable ram disk. I patched AddMem to stop it from clearing the memory, and uploaded it to (I think) DL 9. Try…
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#Code Wheel CP
Message #133788
When picking nits, implications are not good enough. 🙂 -larry
#VD0:
Message #133787
Doug, I've got vd0 working ok, except that it does not survive a warm boot. The very first line of my startup-sequence is the addmem to add my extra ram. Then I have the "mount vd0:" etc statement If I do not put the addmem first, then there won't be…
Thanks for the reply. I'll re-check the startup-sequence agin. I'll let you know how I make out.
0 to 177777. –Ben–
That is quite correct – you have ecery right to patch it, imho. What you don't have is the right to give the patch out, and that's what I was discussing with Larry. Sorry if I wasn't being clear. –Ben–
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Code Wheel CP
Message #133756
um. Well, it's like having sex with your best lady… compared to mugging somebody. In both cases you're using a blunt object, but the goal is different, as is the effect. . There is a difference, and I guess I'll just leave it at that. As for our stance, I…
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#VD0:
Message #133749
Kurt, If you warm boot, be sure that the disk that you're booting with at the time has the device and mountlist files for VD0: on it, as well as the s:s-s command MOUNT VD0: in it. It must be re-Mounted and validated during re-boot. The good part is, you…
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Code Wheel CP
Message #133622
Yes, what I wrote and what I ment where two different things. 0 to 65535 is the correct number. Now what is it in octal? Rob
I agree. As a legal owner of the software you can whatever you want with it including removing the code wheel protection. If I owned Interceptor I'd stick it on HD and get rid of the code wheel. The problem I see with the mass distribution of the technique itself…
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#Code Wheel CP
Message #133617
I don't think it's a rationalization. I think once at the beginning would have done the trick. I bought the software. I'm not giving it to anyone else. It just became a pain to use that wheel each time you started anything. I've patched my version and I'm much happier…
Yes. That's Dave's 'standard optimistic line'. He's not an authorized developer, does not have new chip set, and is spending his time over the next several months readying a new Atari related product. Which means that, should the 1 meg chip ram be available later this afternoon, you would not…
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