This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Let me get this straight, you were trying to back up a file that was open? I'm not sure that this will work. Depends on how PW opens files. Probably locks them though. I'll bet that QB doesn't gracefully handle this. I never could see the purpose in multi-tasking while…
Thanks, it will have to wait though. My close-out 2024 (destined for my 3000) arrived DOA, and now I'm spending scads of $$$ to get a 1942 monitor for my 1200. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
Wouldn't have been CPR CDROMFS, would it? I use it, and it works well enough — it doesn't bomb my system with this Texel CD-RO drive… // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
No, it DOES sound like a printer driver version mismatch. Check to make sure you put the right version of the GPFAX.driver in your devs:printers drawer. Mine is 3680 bytes in size and dated 28-Nov-92. I'm using "GPFax 2.30 Supra 7.4.93" myself on a 2.1 equipped Amiga 3000. // Brian…
Or if you needed a second serial port, network connectivity, etc. My 1200 is still awaiting a monitor of it's own. The flipping switchbox was a non-optimal solution, and besides, it broke. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
Depends on the dealer. I have a dealer that 1) _refused_ to give me a firm quote on a 1200 with 85MB hard drive (one day later Purchased from Computability) and 2) put my MBX-1200z order on eternal backorder (Purchased from DeVine computers, First MO place with it IN STOCK).…
> I'd counter that you could get a perfectly useful Toshiba 3201 (two > models back from the 3401 they sell now) for about $250. It slips into > your A2000's 5 1/4 drive bay. Connect it to your SCSI adapter, buy the > $50 Xetec driver and presto, you've…
Jensen tools — (602) 968-6231. FAX: (800)366-9662 They only sell tools, and I think they have a fascination with MSRP if the tools or test equipment don't have a "Jensen" label. Other than that, they are a fairly good source. There are some discount parts sources out there. I just…
Of the two technologies — SCSI CD-ROMs and Amiga Controllers. Both are bound to come down. The new Macs — to my knowledge — still have SCSI ports as standard equipment. A couple of the IBM sound cards now implement SCSI interfaces for CD-ROM drives because users cursed them for…
> (internally or externally). The quality of the software didn't seem to > be a determinant of sales, neither for us nor for our competitors. This is often the case, where the quality of the _advertising_ determines sales, for a while. Sometimes for quite a while. Just to add insult…
> How much did your "Cable Scanner(TM)" cost? Well, I don't really know how much it cost my office, but it is available from Jensen Tools for $1495. If you fight with LOTS of 10base2 cable, you need something like this… On your printer fun, I can't think of anything.…
I haven't heard of any support for Pocket adapters, not that I could afford to lose my parallel port for one…. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
Now for the $64 question… Do you have an API specification? And How close is it to the "Official" Novell client API? (porting code would be bad enough with the spec, impossible without it.) Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
Well, I have a Syquest 88 myself. Just make sure that the Syquest is terminated INTERNALLY and that the SCSI cable is reasonably short, and it should work just fine. One other thing. Turn it on and feed it a cartridge BEFORE you turn on the computer. You also may…
> Naah, I know C= will do its best to keep vital tools like a system > standard CD-ROM driver from coming to market. Well, they _did_ license ARexx. They _did_ succeed in getting the RDB and SCSI-direct command set adopted. So they do have some good ideas…. // Brian…
> Thanks for your patience and understanding. As someone who designs > games for Sierra, I would only stand to gain from support of a wider > array of systems. I don't think we'll ever be releasing > 800x600x262K-color games on FLOPPY for the Amiga, but who knows…any > low-priced…
#Amiga Game Support?
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> Moreover, you say it's easy to port things to the Amiga from the PC > given AGA. Well, we DID port games to the Amiga from MS-DOS, and got > slapped in the face repeatedly with cries of, "This is an MS-DOS game > that's been PORTED, this isn't…
I'll call Tuesday. What does the XA do again? How does it compare to the Viper? Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
We have a "Cable Scanner(TM)." It works, within limits. Without it, some problems would take DAYS to find. Especially if it's NOT a workstation cable… What I do for a suspected cable problem. – Disconnect ALL workstations from the cable, – Hook Cable Scanner to jack where thinnet hooks into…
Novell Connection ?
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We have one of those cable scanners. The problem is that with "partial" connections, like I've seen on thinnets, the scanner may not pick it up. And if it does, the distance reading can be off. "we don't HAVE 250' of cable here!" Brian // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..…
I can just hear my charge card screaming in mortal agony…. ;^/ Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
I don't think there's any photo-cd software out for the Amiga yet. Something about licensing. Anyone interested in developing Photo-CD support gets to pay Kodak some serious $$$. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
My, probably more limited experience is that C= is less forgiving of these "oddball" scsi devices. If they "had" to use the Mac-B**tardised scsi connection, they could be more forgiving of other device's oddities. Especially given that my CD-ROM drive has some (oddities, that is). Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
It's not. 10baseT can actually become more expensive than thinnet. But in some cases it may be worth the extra cost. The star configuration makes cable troubleshooting much easier. There is no need for cable termination, since the card and hub/concentrator take care of that. On a strict cost comparison,…
Have you considered getting SCSIMounter? (SCSIMT.L?? in the Libs here) It's the workaround for booting the system without a cartridge in removable drives. Run this after the drive is ready, and it will list all devices on the SCSI bus, and allow you to select one for mounting or dismounting…
Lucky you…. Between the Teenage Mutant CD-ROM drive, and C='s finicky as *&^% scsi bus, sometimes I wonder if it was worth it… Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
> A2065 has an AUI port (so I don't know how it is "primarily a 10base2 > card"). Well, is the AUI port it's only port? I remember it being advertised as a "thin net" (aka. 10base2) card when it first came out. Heck, I could be wrong, it certainly…
Yes he can. He will need — Commodore's A2065 Ethernet card. The following Companies advertise it: Software Hut — 1-800-93-AMIGA Computer Shopping Network — 1-615-577-5100 Safe Harbor — 1-800-544-6599 This card is primarily a 10base2 card, but might have an AUI port. If so, you'll need a 10baseT transceiver. If…
Do you have Enforcer? If so, please run it, and see if ASIMCdfs generates any "Hits." Or, if you have SAS/C, just try to debug a program. If CodePRobe guru's the machine, AsimCDFS needs work. I mention this because this is why I can't use AsimCDFS. Brian — Cruising on…
Well, I wouldn't immediately junk the boards. Find out what went wrong with it, record the problem for later analysis, and fix it if practical. (with SMD's, not likely, but you could get lucky) That way you'd know if a supplier sent you a bum run of chips. I think…
You sound like a Deming follower to me, "What in the PROCESS caused the defect? Given that, let's fix IT, vice rolling heads." My biggest worry was that the inspection process sounded like the ONLY QA method. A frightening — and expensive — thought. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..…
Maybe you should talk to Gary Nush about his card test rig. Maybe he'll be able to whack something together for you…. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
Now that's a nice rig. I'm not too sure if it would work for ZIII cards, not surprising given that I'm not fluent in the ZIII spec. I have seen bus extenders mess up timing adjustments, but I expect that you've battled that when designing your card tester. // Brian…
On the 3000, (and 3000T) the scsi.device is in the ROM. That's the easy part. The not-so-easy part, you'll need a CD-ROM "filesystem" to let the Amiga find the files on the disk. (PC equivalent: MSCDEX.EXE) 3 companies (that I'm aware of) make such things: Canadian Prototype Replicas (CPR) Xetec,…
Dave, Art Department Pro, Image Master, and ImageFX all should do what you want…. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
If nothing else, this generated traffic… ;^) Seriously, I don't doubt that every manufacturer uses some sort of automation in testing all cards off the line. But after the number of cards manufactured passes a certain level, your step "2-> An Amiga-based functional test" may not be practical — you'd…
You must eat up a lot of A2000's and 3000's. Those connectors only have so much life in them. After a while, when you get big enough, the effort needed to test EVERY board out of the shop becomes just too time (and possibly computer) consuming to be practical. 100%…
> Why should it die? Its brand new? 1) Card zapped in shipping/installation. 2) No manufacturer can afford to test ALL cards for proper operation. 3) Murphy's law. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
I remember uploading it. Whether or not it made it is another matter. Time to try again…. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
Funny, I've NEVER had any trouble with that line…. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
Try 1-800-448-9987. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
Have you checked with GVP about the serial port driver revision? They may have updated it since the combo card you have was packed. Also, please don't discount that the serial port on the card may be dying… // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
> The slow 040 is due to the library (68040.library) supplied by GVP, '68040.library' is a C= supplied library. I think it actually came with 2.04 on my A3000. Their non-MMU-using GVPCpuCtrl, on the other hand, is of course typical GVP. > Even with the stack moved, the '040 is…
I haven't heard much from multi-port card owners. Too bad, as I'm about to become one. As far as I know, there are 3 "normal" (serial and/or parallel) I/O boards available — The Pre'spect Multiface (2S, 2P), The GVP I/O Extender (2S, 1P), and Commodore's A2232 (7S, no Parallel). I…
Well, I _think_ I uploaded the gnu Sound Exchange (Amiga port) to the Library here. Try "BRO /KEY:SOX /LIB:ALL" The Sound Exchange will easily convert to and from .WAV format…. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
Neither did mine, but a quick call to C= Express fixed that… // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/
Well, one of the rather annoying things about the IOMega drives was that their earlier Bernoulli drives would only operate satisfactorily if you used THEIR "scsi" controller. Of course, this wouldn't work with anyone else's drives. This is one of the reasons Syquest became a "standard" removable drive on Macs,…
Well, the Amiga's Rom Kernal could teach Bill's people a thing or two about STREAMLINING code. Ever look @ NT's memory requirements lately?
Grr., Such a nice tool. I WANT IT! I WANT IT! I WANT IT! Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
You will want to get hold of the "Amiga Rom Kernal Manual: Libraries" manual (ISBN: 0-201-56774-1, Publisher: Addison-Wesley) to start with. Their explanation of the "icon.library" and the involved data structures begins on page 350. This includes an example program listing in C. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
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