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>O.K., it's done. There may be a speedup on the Mac side, but it's no more >than 10% or so, at least with what I tried. The new resolutions in >ImageFX are nice, though. i put in my extra meg today and MacCIM is the only program that seems faster…
thanks for the info. i did not know that it would run faster when in ram. i have had some problems trying to get kick1.3 programs to work, and i thought having a physical 2.04 rom chip might help (plus clear up any gremlins in my system). so i guess…
>Bob, I'm just about to install the 1 Meg upgrade to my picasso, so I'll >let you know. Expert services *said* that things would work better and >faster, so we'll see. that's pretty much the same thing that i was told on their bbs. my extra memory should be arriving…
old computer hardware
Message #132316
It's me again. 🙂 i'm also looking for old computer hardware that might be cluttering up your basement. i will take almost anything, but again i can only pay for the shipping. if you have any of the following lying around let me know: PET VIC 20's Atari XL's Apple…
old commodore mags
Message #132314
I'm looking for old issues of the following magazines: Byte Compute's Gazette Commodore (i think it was called commodore, it covered both 64/128 & Amiga) Family Computing (pre-HomeOffice Computing) RUN i consider old to be pre 1990, though i'll take anything you can spare. i can not afford to pay…
#kickstart 2.04 for 3000
Message #132303
I'm looking for a 2.04 kickstart rom chip for an amiga 3000. unfortunately nobody seems to have them in stock since commodore has not bothered to send them any. if you have one available, send me your price via email. i will also pay for shipping. bob 73710,1366 1:226/600.3@fidonet
amax4 shutdown probs
Message #132274
After about 90 minutes of back & forth with readysoft's tech support, they told me that upgrading to v4.007 of the amax4 software might clear up the problem i'm having with PC0: causing the system to lock up when i shutdown/reboot. they didn't tell me what the problem was (i…
or you could get an clone system then use a switch box to allow the amiga & clone to share the same monitor & keyboard (though you'd need an adaptor to use an ibm keyboard with an amiga). you could also share a printer & modem if you wanted/needed to.…
#amax4 & picasso2 speed?
Message #132252
here's my setup: Amiga 3000 – 25 MHz, AmigaDOS 2.1 2 megs chip, 8 megs fast Picasso II – 1 meg v2.57 village.library Amax IV – 900k init part, 2100k system part System 7.1 default settings for multitasking system7.1 hasn't really slowed down that much when i started using a…
i had a problem with my amax4 & maccim too. it would log me onto compuserve, and then disconnect me. i used the Apple Modem Tool from the communications tool box (bascon.sit in the macdev forum) and now MacCIM works as it should. if there were any spaces in the…
prowrite beep
Message #74260
i'm using prowrite v3.2.1 (sending in my 3.3 upgrade money in the morning) and i can not get the beep to shut off. even when i select "flash screen" in the preferences, i still receive an audible beep. i am using AmigaDOS 2.1 and i was wondering if my sound…
#prowrite wish list
Message #74259
i'm sending off my upgrade money for prowrite 3.3 (i finally got around to it :D) in the morning and i hope to see future developement of prowrite. one feature that i would like to see is the ability to import/export MS-DOS/Windows & Macintosh word processing formats such as Write,…
well, i checked out the board and all the connections. the PAL chip was in the right spot and all the pins were intact (nothing hanging out or bent) and all the cables were properly connected (though i think if they were not, i'd get problems on the amiga end).…
ok, i figured i could not get below 256 colors on a picasso screen. the video speed is sometimes a bit chunky (slows down for a little bit, then snaps back normal speed) and i thought 16 colors might speed it up. i guess i'll have to wait for a…
I am running AmigaDOS 2.1. though if i try using the format command in the systems folder, it shows DF0: as an 880k drive. i am running setpatch v40.14 which has "150RPM HD Floppies" in the patch list. i will check all my libs to make sure that they are…
yes i know that is in the manual. i read that section a few times and was not certain what it was refering to (village.lib? monitor file, what?). it would be nice if readysoft took the time to write a trouble shooting section for those of us who are not…
yo wouldn't happen to know how to get it to use a 16 color picasso screen? when i picked my screens from the amax4 setup program, the min color choice i get is 256 and the others are 32,000 & 16,000,000. in the monitor cdev the color choices for the…
ok, i'll remove the changescreen commodity and see if that helps. i have the amax4 config setup for a picasso screen and the larger monitor does show up next to the first in the monitor cdev. i have the monitor setup for the picasso monitor, and that is when nothing…
#more amax4 troubles
Message #130873
After I put PC0: into my wbstartup drawer, my amax4 will now mount mac hd disks under mac emulation. i do not know why it works, but if i do not mount PC0:, amax4 will not mount any mac hd disks. however, this has created another problem during restart &…
ugh, i'm talking to myself again. 🙂 when i try to format a macintosh hd floppy under amax4's mac emulation, the machine will guru with this error: 8000 0004 Task: 07932540. and again, anytime a macintosh hd disk is inserted into my hd drive it will say that it is…
#amax4 & floppy problems
Message #130712
Not knowing what else to do, i removed the case to make sure that the cables were properly connected and everything was fine. however, my amax4 will not recognize *ANY* macintosh hd floppy under mac emulation. like i ke i have mentioned before, it would recognize mac hd & dd…
you can run windows on a 286, though it will be rather slow and you will only be able to run one major program (such as Word, and that was version 2.0, i do not know about the latest one) at a time unless you are willing to sit through…
i know, though it still seems like a dumb setup to me. again i'm really tempted just to put the old chip back in, but i like being able to run amiga/mac programs at the same time. i still think readysoft shot themselves in the foot by dropping the ability…
after a little experimenting (and trying to figure out why my 486 would always get a keyboard error when i powered up), i found that my switch box acts like a power switch to the keyboard & monitor even if both machines are on. so i all i have to…
#AMAX II vs IV
Message #130294
amax4's diskfile kludge will only work with 800k's according to the manual and when i tried it (just in case that was a typo, :D) it said that my 1.44 mb disk was not a HFS disk. sure it may work just like an 800k floppy but it is still…
ok, i figured out that the 800k was representing the default value of a newly created disk file. 🙂 it helps to re-read the manual a 3rd or 4th time. 🙂 though it would be nice if they labeled the screen shots in the manual and then had descriptions of…
#amax4 hd floppy probs
Message #130264
i just put in my Amax IV upgrade and have spent 2 hrs trying to fight with it so that i will read a 1.44 mac disk. for some reason the config program keeps saying my DF0 is an 800k drive when it is a 1.76 mb drive. everything seems…
thanks. right now i am using a keytronics keyboard with a ka-ii keyboard adaptor for the amiga end. unfortunately the adaptor requires a XT keyboard while my 486 needs an AT keyboard. so to switch systems, i have to shut one down, flip the switch box to change the monitor…
kb-talker
Message #130146
I'm looking for a kb-talker that will allow an amiga to use an IBM AT keyboard and that will allow on the fly switching between an ibm and amiga. if you have one, name your price and send email to me at 73710,1366. thank you. bob
#amiga/ibm same keyboard?
Message #130144
thanks. do you happen to know if you need to shut one computer off and then turn the other on to switch modes? i would prefer to keep both machines running at all times. bob
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amiga/ibm same keyboard?
Message #130048
>On the switchbox, I also noted fuzziness on the display from the >Retina. The IBM side, which uses the Reveal VC500, was perfect. I >isolated the problem down to cable length and currently have on >order some three-foot lengths vice the ten-foot that I was using. >Try shortening your cables…
I suppose, it works with my NEC MultiSync 3FGe. 🙂 bob
i'm using a qvc switch box that will allow me to switch a vga monitor using DB15 pin setup between two computers (my ibm & amiga). it also has ports for a keyboard so that a keyboard could be shared between two computers. i'm curious if i could use it…
#amiga/ibm same keyboard?
Message #128803
I've gone for the ultimate bridgeboard, a 486DX tower that i have sitting next to me that shares my monitor. 🙂 now, the swtich box that i have for the monitor also has a keyboard port so i could switch keyboards. the problem is, when it try to use my…
thanks. i'll check it out. bob
disk catalog program?
Message #127706
I'm looking for a disk catalog program with features similiar to MacLibrarian that works with AmigaDOS 2.1. can anyone recommend a few that are available on CompuServe? thanks bob
#prowrite 3.2 & picasso2
Message #127636
has anybody had a problem with ProWrite v3.2's screen updating on a 640×480 Picasso II screen? whenever ProWrite moves text either up or down the screen, it leaves a copy of it behind. is there a way to "fool" ProWrite into correctly updating the screen or is this problem fixed…
i checked that out before i put the zips it. they are all SC zips. what i would like to know is why will "C:Setpatch nocache quiet" run, but "C:setpatch quiet" will cause the machine to guru. bob
yes, I figured that i would need the 486 bb since i want to run falcon3. 🙂 i've seen the golden gate's available at amigaman and i have seen their ads in amigaworld. since i already have a spare hard drive, all i need is that super card with vga,…
i can run AmigaDOS 2.1 if I have the "C:SetPatch Nocache" in my startup-sequence file. AmigaDOS 2.1 will crash if I use the standard "C:SetPatch QUIET" command which is found on the install and workbench disks. bob
the first time i tried setpatch v40 out, it crashed the machine as usual. then i boot from a 2.04 disk and ran setpatch from the cli to see what it was doing correctly that the 2.1 version could not do. it said that it saw my 030 and enabled…
a 386SX 25MHz would probably not be the best system for OS/2. one of the things that makes my setup seem sluggish is because i have a unaccelerated video card and a plane jane ISA bus. so it take a little while for it to draw all the windows and…
there are two outlines of sockets that say ROM 0 and ROM 1. both have places to solder rom sockets onto and that's it. 🙂 this is a rev5 motherboard. i can not give you a date on it, because if i saw one, i forgot it. 🙂 as long…
my own experience with the little CMS Jumbo 120 is that the tapes for it get expensive after a while. 🙂 $15-$30 a piece in most parts. what i think is funny is that they call it a 120mb tape drive, when it's only a 60mb that will maybe do…
no, i know the difference between RAD: and RAM:. i only wish to have everything assume that rad: is ram:. i have 2 megs of chip, so i have Q-Blue set to use ram: as the location of the messages i write and it would be nice to have them…
I suppose, if they knew what microsoft meant, and with the bill gates press of late it would be hard not to know. personally, i've seen the microsoft world and ran screaming. 🙂 i feel that their current attitude is that we should buy their products because they are microsoft…
yes, but i'd have to solder the chip sockets onto my mother board just to put the roms in. 🙂 now you know how much i hate taking apart my 3000….. 🙂 needless to saying having to remove the mother board is something i would not want to do. :)…
#RAD:/trashcan
Message #123148
How would I: 1.) mount the RamDisk using RAD: instead of the normal ram disk. 2.) leave a trashcan file out on the desktop. since it seems that is not possible (it says that icon type can not be left out), is there a utility that will let me have…
the only set patch i could find here was for AmigaDOS 2.04 only. do you know where the one i should get is? bob
now that's an interesting experience. 🙂 my first experience with word was on the macintosh, and there i thought it was overloaded and slow (funny thing seeing it scroll very slowly on a IIci). when i saw the windows version, i thought the same thing except that the keyboard commands…
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