This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Michael: Nope. This "major dealer" was in Boston (actually the outskirts thereof). I had been to this dealer before, and he (the same guy we spoke to) dissuaded me from buying the A3000/16 which was on sale for $1800 at the time. He said I would regret it, and that…
Richard: I hope so, because if most dealers are like that, I might just give up and get a Performa MAC tomorrow. I hope he'll come around. — Dave
Arnie: Problem is, as far as I know, this dealer sells Amigas and only Amigas. Amazing that they stay in business without actually 'selling' their product. Their clientele must KNOW what they want before they get there! — Dave
Dom: Well, you gotta draw the line somewhere…. If it weren't for me, he would have said "I have seen the TWO major platforms". Getting him to seriously consider the Amiga was difficult enough… getting him to consider an Atari is downright impossible, IMHO. Not that Atari is bad, but…
Mark: There were at least 4 sales people that I know of. One was busy with the woman who was picking up her A1200. The others were milling about. Did they come over and help us run the 4000? No. Did they offer to demonstrate what it could do? No.…
Dave: I have shown him around the forum (although he currently doesn't use a computer at home), so has has seen the wonders of AutoPilot, and many a thread on Dos/Windoze, OS-2, Amiga, etc. It has been one of the things which got him seriously interested in buying the Ami…
Bill: Which paper do you find gives the best quality output on the DeskJet? — Dave
Thanks, Don! I have been playing around with my new printer and FC-II every spare moment lately, and without too much fuss, I've been able to come out with some NICE looking documents! I STUNNED nearly everybody who saw what this combo can do! (I kinda like that). BTW, I…
Jay: Thanks for the info! To my surprize, I got Final Copy the same day I posted the question, (got it from SmartSoft – got it 24 hours later!) so I naturally tried it out, and it works fine with the printer as-is. I was worried because I thought FC…
John, I just bought the 500C the other day, and have run some tests with it using the C= "beta test" 500C driver that is in the Data Libraries here. For what I have done with it, I have been rather impressed by its output, although I think that the…
FC-II fonts & HP 500-C
Message #50445
Hi! I just ordered Final Copy II to go with my new HP DeskJet 500-C printer on my A3000. I was wondering whether I need to purchase a RAM cartridge for the printer in order to use the outline fonts that come with Final Copy. If anyone could help, it…
HP DeskJet & Final Copy?
Message #86518
Hi, Folks! I have recently taken the plunge and bought an HP DeskJet 500-C inkjet printer to go with my Amiga (it's about time!) to replace my Daisy Wheel. I have also ordered Final Copy II to take advantage of the printer's graphic capabilities. My question is: Since Final Copy…
Bill: At least I got the latest version of AIBB up and running…. perhaps I had not given SYSINFO enough time to calculate the MFLOPS. At any rate, I'm no longer as worried about my system as I used to be! — Dave
Erik: I'm not sure why you are running slower on the graphics operations, but my version of AIBB (5.5) does NOT include an A3000 module running 3.0. It says in the docs that the "reference" A3000 is running 2.x. If you look up the machine info, it confirms this. About…
Erik: I just ran the TGTest again… with everything optimized (68020+ code, FPU, etc) on all machines, my machine rated .82 of the A4000, and 1.49 vs the "reference" A3000. Removing CPUBlit made the results roughly equal to the reference A3000. On the BeachBall test, I placed 1.02 vs the…
Bill: Thanks for getting in touch with LaMonte for me. Although 5.5 runs without a hitch, it is odd that it requires me to tell it whether I am running a 68030 or 68EC030. I thought perhaps (as you mentioned) the MMU in the 68030 was flaky, but I created…
Brian: CPUBlit is a program that is avaiable either here or on the AmigaTech Forum. Basically what it does is patch an OS function to transfer certain screen functions (such as scrolling) normally performed by the Blitter to the CPU. This allows for fast, smooth scrolling. You may have noticed…
Erik: The 68040 is notorious for running very hot; usually the accelerator boards have a small muffin fan or huge heat sink mounted right on the chip. You may consider adding another fan for better ventilation! BTW, there is one test where my machine excels, and almost matches the A4000…
Dean: I'm certainly glad it is not a hardware problem. Thanks for taking the time to help me out, and may you have a joyous Holiday season! All the best for the New Year— — via AutoPilot — Dave
Erik: AIBB 5.0 is not here on CIS. Bill just uploaded 5.5, though, and that worked fine on my system! It asked me on startup what CPU I have (68030 or 68EC030), but after that ran beautifully. My machine held its own against the A3000-25 (but darn that A4000 just…
Bill: Just downloaded your AIBB 5.5 and…. It Works! It came up with a requester saying it could not firmly determine if I had a 68030 or 68EC030 CPU. I clicked on the 68030 button, and all the tests worked fine. I placed rather favorably vs the A3000-25 w/ SCRAM.…
Dean: Good News! I just downloaded AIBB 5.5 this morning, and it works! It came up with a requester saying that it could not firmly determine whether I was using a 68030 or 68EC030 CPU. I clicked on the correct button, and all the tests performed flawlessly. I was right…
Erik, yes I have the A3000. I must have missed the two socketed ROMS when I was peaking through the side. At least that's good news! I wouldn't want to try to install a 40-pin surface mount chip (never mind 2!) if my life depended on it. I will do…
Dean: I haven't tried L-Amiga M, but I CAN tell you that the mouse freezes, and the machine seems to become a doorstop. I had been running AIBB (Ver. 4.1, BTW) out of RAM, but I tried running it off of a floppy as well. Same thing. I even re-booted…
Bill: Yes, I get a "Loading Kickstart 2.x" and "Rebooting System" message very quickly when I power up. Perhaps I misled you about the ROMs: The ROM spaces I mentioned have no chips in them. They are instead blank areas on the motherboard, with an outline of a chip, and…
Scott: What, then, is the difference between the 500C and 550C? -Via AutoPilot — Dave
Ah HAH! OK, that's fine. Now that I know what I need in the way of paper, I'll definitely look into the 550C. Thanks! — Dave
Hmmm… The version of AIBB I've been using is 4.1. Maybe I need to find a new version somewhere….. I got it from either here or in the AmigaTech forum. Interesting about the ROMs. The empty places I saw (no sockets) were under the equipment platform, on the left and…
Bill: I just took the cover off of my A3000, and I may have some more news for you. The system has 2Meg Chip ram, and 4 Meg Fast Ram. Fast Ram is 1 x 4 Page mode. Also: I do not have Kickstart in ROM (ROM 0 and ROM…
Bill: I did not have Req.Library, but that did not make a difference after I downloaded it from AmigaTech. I admit I did not read every word of the Docs, but I did read the section on system requirements and usage carefully. Here is a snap from the AIBB docs:…
Thanks for looking into this for me… I really appreciate it. Merry Christmas to you and yours! — Dave
Dean: Nope, that's not it. Here's a Snap from the docs: AIBB uses a shared library for its file requester functions. For this reason AIBB requires that one of the following shared libraries be within the system LIBS: directory: 1. kd_freq.library ( library version 3.0 or greater ) 2. req.library…
— Dave
Bill: Yes, I'm very puzzled about this… I'll list all the info on my machine, and perhaps you can identify somthing out of the ordinary. I have to stress that my machine works fine (even with programs specifically written for FPU use) other than SYSINFO and AIBB. Here goes: A3000…
Erik: Yes, I know it is weird. I would suspect the FPU, except I have DISTANT SUNS 4.1 in the OS2.0 FPU only version, and FracBlank_881, both run smoothly without a hitch. I'm puzzled. — Dave
Steve: Yes, my machine is stable otherwise. I had thought that since SYSINFO hangs up on the MFLOPS calculations, maybe something was amiss with my FPU, but I have DISTANT SUNS 4.1 in the OS 2.0 – FPU only version, and it works fine, plus I have FRACBLANK_881 that works…
Bill: So, using the high quality typewriter paper that I've been using (well, cheap stuff too) would not work with a DeskJet. That's not too big of a problem, but it is something I need to consider. Thanks! — Dave
#AIBB & SYSINFO on A3000?
Message #81969
Steve: I just downloaded AIBB here on the forum, and found that on my A3000, the machine freezes once the message "Testing system.. Please wait" or something like that, comes up. I tried removing all my extra tasks (screen blanker, commodities, etc) to no avail. I was wondering if this…
Karl: Does the HP550C require a special type of paper, or can you use say, ordinary or thick typewriter paper with it (in B&W mode)? I have been hesitiating for years on replacing my Daisy Wheel printer… I would like to have one that allow me to use the graphic…
There you have it. The most amazing thing I found about this computer (A3000) is that you CAN download files (Via AutoPilot), and while that is going on, I can pop off and do some financial work, prepare reports on the word processor, browse DISTANT SUNS, or whatever, and I…
Dave: Yes, I'm sure 2.1 contains improvements to 2.04, but there are many more improvements in 3.0, beyond support for the AGA chip modes, that can benefit all Amiga users. The 'datatypes' concept (which I don't fully understand myself) is just one example. Since I would have to buy the…
Gee, whatever happened to the "glasnost" CBM promised for future products? g> Well, the way I look at things is, I have NickPrefs for the WB picture, busy pointer, and "clickless" drive, along with the sound preferences which is available here in the Libraries. I have no real need for…
Steve: Are you running the 3.0 on an A3000? Or, are you using the 4000 now? If you still have the 3000, can A3000 users upgrade from 2.04 to 3.0? — Dave
Thanks again, Jay…. I'll check out the file! —AutoPilot Engaged and NOT deflating! — Dave
Jay: Thanks for your input… I finally decided, after reading the review and talking to a few people, that $15 is really a good deal for the package. I was worried that the product was a very simple one, based strictly on the introductory price, but apparently, it is a…
I keep forgetting about Iconx. I used it once, as a platform to launch an ARexx script I wrote, that enabled me to format a floppy disk using the fast file system (FFS). I stumbled around trying to get the script to execute, then came across Iconx. Wrote an Iconx…
Michael: Thanks for the info…. I have only had the Amy since February, and I have heard a lot about CANDO… what exactly is it (I think it is something like AmigaVision, no?), and is it as versitile as a structured language? Thanks! — Dave
#True BASIC Worth $15?!?
Message #28894
Hi, I'm looking for opinions on TRUE BASIC, which was advertized and reviewed in AMAZING COMPUTING this past month. Apparently, the company is offering the language system for just $15 for a limited time, and I was wondering if anyone has experience with TRUE BASIC, and whether it is actually…
OH, OK that explains it…. I didn't know "Hitchhiker's Guide" names were so popular on networks…. didn't recognize the line as a shell prompt. I take it then, on HEARTOFGOLD.TRILLIAN you have a utility ("guru") that tells you the meaning of those guru meditation numbers… is that something that comes…
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