This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Roger, Memory requirements will be a major culture shock. We are use to the relative compactness of WB OS' ROM, RAM and HD requirements. OS/2, NT, and even Windows seems to emulate UNIX's penchant for the need of MASSIVE amounts of memory. I understand that although NT will operate with…
Gary, I haven't had any problems with the hardware (but again it was refurbished, but bought brand new). I have some backup disks (boot disks and such), but my hard drive is backed up only on tape (with more than 700MB of hard drive space, I would have to hire…
Terry, Thanks for the info. Since posting my message I have an opportunity to see an advertisement for a Super Buster for the A3000 (no rev number, though) selling for $100! Any idea of available sources for the chip? Do you know if some very special IC puller that will…
I wish Commodore A LOT of luck with CD32. They need some kind of profits or else they are going to crash and burn and the Amiga will go with them. I am wary of CD Game consoles, though. I remember predictions about video disc's taking off as a big…
I bought the A3070 from a local retailer when C= first started selling it (primarily for their failed Unix OS). I like it! It's not as fast as a DAT, but it is cheaper. QuarterBack can use the A3070, but I have over 500 MB to back up, so I…
"Unfortunately it is endemic to all A3000's." Ugh! I seem to read that A3000 Buster's go for $100 (if you can get a fixed version)! I ASSUME that Buster is surface mounted, if not do you know if it's something that a guy with a little experience pulling out and…
Gary, Well, it's friday night and no package from UPS, so I guess I'll have something to play with NEXT week! Oh well… // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Paul, Because I already own a GVP graphics board, and have no problem with the company, and assume that the chances are higher that both product will be compatible. I understand that there are features that would mimic my IV24 features with additional hardware on the Picollo, which would be…
Every time I try to think the way C= does, it gives me a headache. For starters, I imagine that C= expects to port everything from the A500 over to the CD32 and shift to new full AGA software later on. I'm real anxious about C= putting all of its…
Gary, That's great! Software supported flipping of multiple "virtual" EGS screens! It looks like I'm going to have not only 24 bits of color, but a larger, roomier WB with AGA 256 colors on my ECS A3000 computer, as well as larger screens for many old and trusty programs. At…
Gary, Great to hear! I hope to get my board before the weekend (I have it on order via mail order with next day delivery shipping). It sounds like it's gonna be REAL fun playing with my new EGS-28/24 SPECTRUM board (a rather long name for a product – I…
I think that the biggest problem is that you can easily spend thousands of pages on the technical aspects with example code, but there just isn't the advertising money available to underwrite such an opus! The technical mags tried to do a balancing act of writing about everything in as…
But Steve, that's how I solved my Atari 800 cassette speed problem. I have my own Atari 810 disk drive, collecting dust in the back of the closet (but I retrofitted it with a "double density" hardware feature – all 176k of capacity) !!! Those were the days, eh…NOT //…
Brian, My Postscript printer driver is C=, as is my Laserjet. I think I have a driver for my HP 4M from the DL here on CIS. Everything else I use seems to work with them, I don't see why GPFax is having such a problem! // I'm gonna wait…
Clint, OK! I'll remember to remind Gary Nush and GVP about what a nice thing it would be to have EGS running on VP! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Interesting! Exactly what problems are you having? Since I have a recent Fish CD from HyperMedia and an AmiNet CDRom, I haven't really taken a good look at ASIM's FishMarket CDROM. One of these days I have to write a not to ASIM, asking when 2.0 will be out of…
Thomas, I promise to keep you (an others notified), although I suspect that Daniel Wolf will know more, earlier, since he is a distributor of tape drives and could be a distributor of TW, IF Moonlighter is able to produce a product that he feels comfortable selling. Since I've also…
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#AGA Dessert
Message #37148
I let my subscription lapse too. I think that they tried to cover a little of everything for everyone, in too few pages. It just never seemed worth the trouble reading… to me. // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
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Image/FX and Photo-CD
Message #65186
Sad to hear regarding PhotoCD. I understand that both ASIM and Opal have such capabilities. Somehow I doubt that they have the reenue to license the technology from Kodak (perhaps I am wrong). I'd love to know what kind of numbers of PhotoCDs are being sold, sometimes I think that…
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Tech Support
Message #65185
You're forgetting me, I asked for an EGS/IV24 library from Gary a month or two ago (as soon as you mentioned it here on CIS). I understand that programmers are working on it. I hope they work hard, quickly and well! (But just to be on the safe side I'm…
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#EGS = RTG???
Message #116141
Gary, BTW, does EGS work just one screen at a time, or can it play around with memory in the background to simulate more than one EGS screen?????? In other words, would it be possible to have an EGS workbench AND have an EGS screen for DirOpus only, and use…
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#VistaPro
Message #116140
Clint, If you're taking votes for 24 bit board support, make mine for EGS or IV24 (I would guess that EGS would be easier and more practical in the long run). Better yet… BOTH ! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
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laptop to Amiga ???'s
Message #116139
Gee… not only do we share the same initials, but the same problems/questions ! I too have decided that a laptop would be useful, and realize that C= is too interested in their CD32 to think about much else! I've been perusing alot of the PC mags to get a…
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#TapeWorm SLOW
Message #116132
Thomas, A thousand apologies for forgetting your name (I'm content that I can quickly remember my own ). The last message you posted, regarding TW were extremely positive (in my possibly faulty memory). I'm glad to read your summation, pluses and minuses. Moonlighter is still working on TW, so I'm…
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#ASIM & Key Fonts Pro CD
Message #116131
Brian, How do you print to your laser? I've found that direct printing single pages from the viewer works fine, it when I try to print multiple pages, that garbage comes out! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
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#EGS = RTG???
Message #116130
Gary, Great to hear!!! In the fine tradition of "being the first guy on the block" I just placed an order for your EGS board (so I would be VERY grateful to hear the day that it ships). I look forward to big and beautiful WB screens! I understand that…
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ASIM & Key Fonts Pro CD
Message #116129
But this is 2.0! What about "Never buy version x.00 of anything"???? // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
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Vendor Apathy!!!
Message #116128
Wayne, I agree that if all the "updates" were new features and no bug fixes, I'd be happier, but this isn't a perfect bug-free world (unfortunately). Now days I seem to give "bonus points" to guys just for staying in the Amiga business! I agree with your "DO" list, I…
Ben, Oh well… At least ImageFX appears to have figured out some kind of "hack" inorder to accomplish this. Hopefully, when IM can use EGS libraries, there will be an EGS library for IV24 (or perhaps I will upgrade to an EGS capable board). // I'm gonna wait for \X/…
Bill, I wonder how good the hyper-hi-res screens would look on the 13 inch 1950's monitor. It sounds REAL nice. The two major concerns are the price and possible interactions with my IV24 board. I like my IV24 board, but it has limited functionality. As long as I already own…
Bill, How big is your monitor (mine is a 1950)? It sounds nice, did you have to have DirOpus in a pseudo-WB screen, or can you get EGS to open other screens without the programmer specifically programming that feature into it (unless you default to the WB)???? I followed GVP's…
I'm sure that all the bugs will be squashed, and appreciate that the first update will be gratis! I'm glad the launch bug was found and fixed. Its very esy to reproduce the gadget-less window: Choose "File I/O" from the main selection window, then the "Multi-Frame Sequence" button, then "Done",…
EGS Spectrum Info?!
Message #64015
Sorry guys, but I seem to have sent a message to myself, instead of Mr.Nush, so I'm re-sending the message to him: Gary, Just saw your little ad for the EGS-28/24 Spectrum board in the latest AmigaWorld – it took a while to stop salivating ! Any chance you can…
I wonder if there's any way to see if Khalid's been on the forum recently? I hope its just that he's so busy making money and having fun, that he hasn't found the time lately ! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Roger, Actually my comment was meant to be humorous. If you look at the end of my message you will see that my Amiga check as well as my initials are similar to yours! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Brian, ScripIt still (kind've) works. I still use it for the odd ToolManager, and NazCron driven script. I'm hoping that Khalid updates it one of these days to work fully with 2.x & 3.x. BTW, where is Khalid these days… // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Roger, Interesting signature you have at the bottom of your message … // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Bill, Don't look now, but instead of sending your message to Ben, you sent it to "(I mention this because someone else has)". You did give me an idea, perhaps the "launch" feature isn't working because ImageMaster isn't in my root directory. If that's the case, it's a real bad…
Paul, It would be NICE to use the QIC tape as a "relatively slow" drive, rather than have to use a specific back up program, batch copy them or remember which back-up append to look for it! If the thru-put was comparable to that of backing up to tape, it…
Tom, I'm glad that it's working for you, but whether or not I erase my tapes, the thru-put is pathetic! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Gary, Just saw your little ad for the EGS-28/24 Spectrum board in the latest AmigaWorld – it took a while to stop salivating ! Any chance you can share some specs? I believe that you mentioned that it can be connected in a machine which already has an IV24 board,…
Multi-Bkups with 2 tapes
Message #63833
Is there any way to have the "Multiple Backup" script sense that the first tape has been filled and request a second tape? All my attempts have been unsuccessful. When the first tape comes to the end, the remaining partition backups are aborted with error messages! // I'm gonna wait…
Ben, I just got IM/rt in the mail and like the change in the interface, but I seem to be having some problems. After using the Multi-Frame Sequence screen/window a few times, it came up without the bottom control buttons and could not be removed without warm-booting! I also find…
Gary, Fully understood, but since I have an A3000 with ECS only, and already have an IV24, better 12 bit at some speed or 24 slow than 4 bit and no chance at anything better (unless I buy a new machine)! // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Gee… 6 MB in 20 seconds! That's great! In my case, it should be called TapeSnail-FS for my A3070. I didn't expect it to be fast, but it seems to be running about MUCH more than a hundred times slower than when I use my A3070 with regular backup programs.…
Thomas, Have your tried to erase the tape completely BEFORE formatting it with the Tapeworm-FS programs? I've found that old data on the tape can easily confuse Moonlighter's file handler! Give it a try, and tell me if it helped. // I'm gonna wait for \X/ the A5000! -RSL-
Michael, I'm afraid for my purposes the product should be re-named TapeSnail-FS. Imagine being able to copy files at the speed of a slow modem! I haven't been able to copy 5 MB of files any faster than 55 minutes. If you want to copy something FROM the tape be…
Give it a try and post your opinion. I've already gotten a "Not a DOS disk Tape_1 in device TAPE" requester. At this point it MIGHT just be my fault (doing something I shouldn't be doing with it). Post your opinion along with what tape drive your using. // I'm…
Daniel, If you think that your DAT was slow using TapeWorm-FS, you wouldn't believe how SLOOOOOOOOOOW my A3070 is! I tried to copy approx. 5.5 MB of files, and had to leave after 70 minutes, and couldn't time it any further! When I got back home I enabled read/write buffers…
Bill, I still remember, as a callow youth walking into a Radio Shack store, and asking a clerk about an LED (it was relatively new, but advertised in their catalog at the time). The guy didn't have the faintest idea what I was talking about. Any RS salesman that knows…
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