This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#Whap DL
Message #105
I don't notice a Whap! download library anymore. Is this an oversight? John
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Cancel Call-Waiting
Message #97
Tom, I just changed the "Initialize modem" string from just "ATDT" to "ATDT*70W" or "ATDT*70,". That prefixes each number with a cancel call-waiting (at least for my phone company). John
#AmigaVendors forum
Message #57
I take it that the AmigaVendor forum has not changed, and it is not necessary to delete its .SEC file? John
Thanks Don, I appreciate the reply…all is well but don't really know how I got into this mess in the first place. John
Mike, Would you like me to upload the Microsoft assembly listing somewhere where you could look at it? I also have a Microport Unix assembly listing, this is nowhere near as optimized as Microsoft, and yet runs twice as fast…I could upload that also. If so, where would the best…
No Tom, the Microsoft C code I have is for the Intel chip, not the M68000 chip. I was discussing with Mike why a particular program I run on both machines seems to run much faster on the Intel… John
Thanks Mike. But on further examination of the assembler output, it appears that Manx looses big in a few areas. For example, the following C line: p[j] -= t[j] – 10 Manx C (optimized): move.w d2,a0 add.l _p,a0 move.b (a0),d0 ext.w d0 move.l _t,a1 move.b (a1,d2.w),d1 ext.w d1 add.w d1,d0…
#C Benchmark
Message #114594
Does anyone know if there is something in an 80286 that makes it inherently faster than a M68000 (assuming the same clock cycle). I have a program (the infamous pi program, remember that one Mike?) that takes 6-7 seconds to run on the Amiga 2000, while the same program runs…
pi problem with 5.0b
Message #113024
Mike, I have discovered the problem with the pi problem. It is not a code generation problem. Rather, the program assumes that the following construct will initialize both a and b to 0: int a, b = 0; The compiler, however, only sets b to zero while a has a…
Mike, Thanks very much for the info…if you have time, please keep me informed on what you find out about the pi program, I am avidly interested in this. Thanks, John
#5.0b questions
Message #112253
Mike, Just wondering if you have heard anything on the availability of library source for 5.0b for us users who have that…Also wondered if you have had a chance to look at the pi program… John
I understand. However, isn't it strange that I can aread/awrite a file from the PC hard disk to jh0: with no problem? Now, I would have thought that would have been a problem, not the floppy!! John
No, I have not added any buffers to JH0: It is indeed puzzling to me…
All I'm saying is that our local dealer appeared to have no idea that this product existed. He offered to let me come in and copy the Janus2.0 software from the 286 bridgeboard for free, but I was interested in the documentation that comes with the Enhancer. I don't believe…
What does the new ROM get you? Any idea of the cost?
#Janus 2.0
Message #105413
Thanks to all who replied. Suprisingly, I have tried many places including our local dealer here in Northern Virginia and numerous mail order places. No one has heard of this release except one mail order place who said that they didn't have it in stock ($49.00) and wouldn't know when…
#Janus 2.0
Message #104464
Does anybody know if the Janus 2.0 software has been released yet for use by XT Bridgeboard owners? If yes, where can one purchase it and how much does it cost? Thanks,
That's it Andy, irks greate when set to b&w or grey scale. I should have realized this, and apoligize for taking everyones time. I really appreciate all the help I received from everyone. (That's why it worked on the old WB, it was set to grey scale). Thanks again everyone….
That's it Andy, irks greate when set to b&w or grey scale. I should have realized this, and apoligize for taking everyones time. I really appreciate all the help I received from everyone. (That's why it worked on the old WB, it was set to grey scale). Thanks again everyone….
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#A2000 and Oki20 printer
Message #101902
Andy, I checked and I am using a standard IBM cable, which the dealer insists Commodore told him was ok to use. The Okimate 20 doesn't use pin 14 for anything special anyways. Anyways, what I found out was that if one uses the generic printer type on the A500/2000…
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#A2000 and Oki20 printer
Message #101902
Andy, I checked and I am using a standard IBM cable, which the dealer insists Commodore told him was ok to use. The Okimate 20 doesn't use pin 14 for anything special anyways. Anyways, what I found out was that if one uses the generic printer type on the A500/2000…
Don, copying the old parallel.device has no effect either. Like you said, it would seem that if the cable was the problem, it wouldn't work on the old WB disk either. But then we have one person who says that if works for him… I'm confused… John G. Ata
Don, copying the old parallel.device has no effect either. Like you said, it would seem that if the cable was the problem, it wouldn't work on the old WB disk either. But then we have one person who says that if works for him… I'm confused… John G. Ata
Copying the old printer.device and Okimate_20 device driver has no effect when booting with the new Workbench. I don't know how they've managed to do this, but it appears that we have a change of behaviour on how the printer works outside the realm of the printer device/device driver. Just…
Copying the old printer.device and Okimate_20 device driver has no effect when booting with the new Workbench. I don't know how they've managed to do this, but it appears that we have a change of behaviour on how the printer works outside the realm of the printer device/device driver. Just…
#A2000 and Oki20 printer
Message #101448
Anybody successful in running the A500/A2000 version of Workbench with a Okimate 20 printer? It appears that with this version of Workbench on my A2000, it sends a printer initialization sequence before and after every line it prints. This drives the Okimate 20 crazy and makes it unusable. The problem…
#A2000 and Oki20 printer
Message #101448
Anybody successful in running the A500/A2000 version of Workbench with a Okimate 20 printer? It appears that with this version of Workbench on my A2000, it sends a printer initialization sequence before and after every line it prints. This drives the Okimate 20 crazy and makes it unusable. The problem…
#A2000 sound problem
Message #101445
I'm sorry, I think I'm the one who originally asked about the sound problem on the A2000, but didn't log onto Amigaforum in time to get the answer. Is it that you think that certain programs are turning off the filter? Thanks again and sorry for the delay. John G.…
#A2000 sound problem
Message #101445
I'm sorry, I think I'm the one who originally asked about the sound problem on the A2000, but didn't log onto Amigaforum in time to get the answer. Is it that you think that certain programs are turning off the filter? Thanks again and sorry for the delay. John G.…
#A2000 sound problem
Message #100311
Has anyone noticed anything peculiar with the sound coming out of the A2000? Mine seems to have annoying background high frequence sounds with the music. Once you notice it, it is easy to pick up. Is this normal, or should I have the Amiga serviced? Thanks, John G. Ata \ex
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Amiga 2000 & Serial Port
Message #87977
Point well taken, I just thought it was silly to have to get another modem for the IBM side. How about the parallel port, can I use the Amiga parallel port and hence not worry about moving printer connections? Thanks, John
##49766 HLL vs. Assembler
Message #50534
Chris, What does a HLL buy you? The 2 main advantages are productivity and ease of maintainance. The productivity issue is seen generally since each line of a HLL produces multiple lines of Assembly. I have gone over C listings for example, and it averages about 5 or 6 assembly…
Yes, it is Dip Switch #4 (IBM Character set #2). It works fine on my Okimate… John G. Ata
There is a dip switch setting on the Okimate 20 that changes the character set. Switch it from the default, and you will get a true # sign. I could not get the Okimate 20 to switch to the other character set using software control codes however…
#Opening Screens Quietly
Message #46281
I keep hearing these references that assembly is somehow magically better than a higher level language; I must take exception to that. If one has a good optimized compiler, than studies have shown that it will produce as good or better code than the average assembler. Given the productivity of…
#WB1.2
Message #46278
I was under the impression that a random trashing of the track buffer would immediately cause a guru or equivalent. Is it that easy to randomly trash the the disk buffer. After all, it is considered to be encoded already, are all patterns legal? Hopfully, there is some identifying characteristic…
#WB1.2
Message #46278
I was under the impression that a random trashing of the track buffer would immediately cause a guru or equivalent. Is it that easy to randomly trash the the disk buffer. After all, it is considered to be encoded already, are all patterns legal? Hopfully, there is some identifying characteristic…
Thanks very much for the reply, I really appreciated it. Yes, I knew that there was a patch, but didn't know the address. In case anyone is interested, the following programs should be patched an "AC" to an "A8": CC — D51F MAKE- 1D37 DB – 67A9 The patch can…
Thanks very much for the reply, I really appreciated it. Yes, I knew that there was a patch, but didn't know the address. In case anyone is interested, the following programs should be patched an "AC" to an "A8": CC — D51F MAKE- 1D37 DB – 67A9 The patch can…
#Aztec C (3.20a)
Message #45586
Anyone know how to get Aztec C 3.20a to automatically call the assembler under 1.2. For some reason, it just seems to stop leaving the intermediate files intact. Although, one can call the assembler manually, it would be nice to have it done automatically. It works fine under 1.1. Thanks…
#Aztec C (3.20a)
Message #45586
Anyone know how to get Aztec C 3.20a to automatically call the assembler under 1.2. For some reason, it just seems to stop leaving the intermediate files intact. Although, one can call the assembler manually, it would be nice to have it done automatically. It works fine under 1.1. Thanks…
After talking to Commodore about the Transformer, they have assured me that a new release will soon come out that will work on 1.2. When questioned about any other new features, the reply was that there would be other enhancements, but were left unspecified. They took my number, and told…
After talking to Commodore about the Transformer, they have assured me that a new release will soon come out that will work on 1.2. When questioned about any other new features, the reply was that there would be other enhancements, but were left unspecified. They took my number, and told…
Artic Fox on 1.2
Message #43566
Arctic Fox does not work on 1.2 at all…are there plans to release a version that does? Thanks, John G. Ata
Yes, that has happened to me, except I didn't know what error 216 was. The AMIGADOS Error Message section (Appendix B) of the Intro to the AMIGA skips over 216. I then went into the directory under CLI and manually deleted the contents of the directory, and still could not…
1.2 problems
Message #42651
It appears that in 1.2, you can get into a state where if you call AmigaBasic, it will start printing all control characters such as a O. This makes it unusable. The only way to get out of it is to reload Kickstart (that's right, resetting Workbench doesn't help). Has…
1.2 problems
Message #42651
It appears that in 1.2, you can get into a state where if you call AmigaBasic, it will start printing all control characters such as a O. This makes it unusable. The only way to get out of it is to reload Kickstart (that's right, resetting Workbench doesn't help). Has…
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