This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Controller confusion
Message #118261
I've been wanting to upgrade to an auto-booting HD controller and put my trusty old 2090 in retirement. But lately there has been a rash of new and/or improved controllers to hit the market. The 2091, ICD's, GVP's Series II, etc. If anyone has any experience with the latest controllers,…
I remember reading way back that early beta versions of the 1.3 FastFileSystem would trash a hard drive when it got over half way full. Make sure you have the latest version (mine is Version 36.03 dated 5/9/89). Probably not your problem unless you accidently got ahold of an old…
rThanks Clint for the Diskperf results. I've been wanting to upgrade from my 2090 to a 2091 but wanted to make sure those rumors I heard were false. In fact you are getting slightly better results than I'am with my 105S, but we may have things set up differently. John…
#2091 Controller
Message #110352
I've been hearing some rumors that the 2091 controller is slower than either the 2090 or 2090A, in fact about half as fast as those two. I would be interested if anyone else has heard this, or could leave a message with their DiskPerf results using the 2091 and Quantum…
Sam, probably the major problem in not getting your drive to Prep was using a Unit number of 2 in your mountlist. SCSI drives use unit numbers of 3-9 while ST-506 drives use unit numbers of 1 and 2. Also in the AmigaDos 1.3 manual it states that the first…
Sam, you might upload your Mountlist and I will take a look at it for you. When I received my 105S I had a heck of a time getting it to work with my 2090 until I changed the Unit number in my Mountlist entry to 9. Apparently it came…
Yep, the extra space is nice along with the speed boost. See the message I left to Kerry Foster concerning some info I found on Genie about the 105S. Maybe this will help you get set up if you haven't already done so. John
Kerry: Thanks for the info on the 105S. As I mentioned to Don, I was able to get some information on Genie and this is what I used to set up my 105: . .Number of Heads: 2 .Number of Cylinders: 3203 .Blocks per track: 32 . So if you…
Thanks Don for Quantum's phone number. I did find some info on Genie today concerning the 105s so I was able to get the drive up and running. I like the extra storage space and speed compared to my old reliable 8425S. John
Dave: I left a message earlier trying to get some information on the Quantum 105 such as the number of cylinders, number of heads, blocks per track, etc., but nobody answered so I'm still in the dark on getting the drive preped and the mountlist ready. I'm using a 2090…
Quantum Pro Drive 105S
Message #108704
I just ordered a Quantum Pro Drive 105S (105 meg) but I'm not sure if it will come with any technical info. If someone has the info on this drive such as number of heads, number of cylinders, tracks per cyliner, write precompensation cylinder, etc. I would appreciate it! I…
#MiniScribe 3053 Woes
Message #58004
Recently I purchased a MiniScribe 3053 hard drive that I've been having quite a bit of problems with and was wondering if anyone else has this drive. I purchased this drive back in March and about 2 months later it bit the dust. What would happen is when I turned…
Dean: Your question would probably get a better response over in the AmigaArts section. Quite a few of the guys into 3D modeling and animation hang out over there. Just type: go amigaarts from almost any prompt. Good luck! John
Henry: I have used the MathIeee libraries from AmigaBasic, but its not easy! I have some example code around here somewhere and when I find it, I'll upload it for you. As a suggestion, you might consider purchasing the Hisoft Basic compiler. Hisoft basic normally uses the MathIEEE libraries, so…
Great George! I'll have the disks in the mail tomorrow. Thanks again: John Gager
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BASIC Enhancements?
Message #41896
There are some incompatibilities between Absoft and Hisoft Dom, but nothing major. In some cases you might have to make some changes to Sub programs to make them work right. The command LIBRARY must appear before a DECLARE FUNCTION statement when using the system libraries, while in Absoft it doesn't…
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#Drive/bridge problems
Message #34311
Are you doing an "Unlink" when you shut down Brad? If you don't do this before you do a re-boot or turn off the computer, your data is gone! I think there is a cure in which you do not have to worry about "unlink", like completely filling your virtual…
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Diskperfa
Message #33021
No putdown on you Pete, but I wish people would learn how to use the SU (Store unformatted) command. Those diskperfs and mountlist entrys can be quite hard to read sometimes :^) John
I agree with you Jay, the 500 is a nice computer, and when I had mine, was very reliable. But we both needed to expand it beyond what it is really capable of. I'm sure that with the proper buffering and termination, an expansion chassis can be made for the…
Hmmm….you conclusion is that the 2090 has been given a bum rap for supposed DMA interference with 640x400x4 screens…..well ponder this Larry. Before I had my 2090 controller I owned a C-LTD, and had no problems with it loading a HiRes picture with Dpaint, but since I've moved to the…
Larry: I certainly have problems loading a Hi-Res picture in Dpaint II in that it takes a painfully long time to load. I'm using the May 5th 88 (I think) version of hddisk.device downloaded from one of the libraries here, so you may have a newer version. If so, how…
Jay, I found out the hard way that the best way to expand a 500 beyond one board was to get a 2000. I had a SubSystem 500 and when I just had the 2052 memory board plugged in, everything would work fine. But when I added the 2090 controller,…
Thanks for the info on your Autoboot board. It sounds like you will have a nice product when you get all the software bugs taken care of. Although to be honest, I'm not sure I can justify spending the extra $200 just to get my machine up and running 20…
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#Controller
Message #23067
Dean, did you ever come out with that daughterboard that would allow a old 2090 to boot from the hard disk. I know that you were spreading rumors about it a few weeks back, but haven't read that it is available. If it is, how about giving some of the…
As a matter of fact Don, when I was looking over the drive I did notice that one of the chips on the controller board was marked Adaptec. So it looks like the 8425S is not a true embedded SCSI drive, and would explain the similar diskperfs. Oh well, my…
You mean the Fat Agnus chip is not socketed in the 2000 like it is in my 500? So I don't see too much problem with the average user destroying the motherboard unless its soldered in. Of course, I've had people bring their Computers over after they have installed an…
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Harddrive…How?
Message #12538
In your Work Perfect manual, after the "Installation" divider, is all the info that you need to get WP set up on a Hard Disk. It tells you what SubDirectories, files, and Assign statements that need to be set up. So if all else fails, read the manual!
Enhanced Chip Set
Message #12144
Does anyone know if the Enhanced chip set (Fatter Agnus, Denise, etc.) has been released yet and if so, what the package part number and price is? I know that the newer features of Denise won't be useable until 1.4 comes out, but the 1 meg of chip ram capability…
I've thought about a review Rick, but I have some more research to do before I open my big mouth :^). In fact I started writing it about a week ago, but I want to try the DMA controller board before I finish it up. Also, I want to get…
SubSystem 500 notes
Message #6962
Just got my SubSystem 500 and an Amiga 2052 2 meg memory board in the mail the other day. On the SubSystem was a note telling you that even though the A2052 Ram expansion is compatible with the SubSystem, overheating may be a problem. Funny, nobody said anything about that…
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OLDF
Message #6148
Ok Keith, now thats what I call service! Didn't even have to download the upgrade, so I'll wait for your new version. I guess someday I should get out the documentation and read it, but your program is so user friendly, I never bothered :^) Someone keeps telling me, if…
Well you shouldn't have too much trouble checking into the net with a 5 element 20 meter monobander. In fact, you shouldn't have any problem checking into any net you desire :^) I went down to the local Amiga dealer the other day and got to play around with execellence!…
Darron: The 20 meter net meets on Sunday at 2200 UTC on 14.345 + or – QRM. We don't have a whole lot of check ins now that Summer is here, but we would sure love to have you check in when you get the chance. Kathy Wehr WB3KRN or…
I always knew that you were a trend setter Ben. Well it doesn't look like WP corp is serious about supporting the Amiga version, so I guess I had better dump it and get something better. I was kinda hopeing that MSS would offer some kind of special deal that…
Thanks for the info on Excellence Ron. There is a local delear that has a demo version. Think I will run down to the store sometime this week and take a look at it. WordPerfect is getting closer to the trashcan all the time. John
I think I know which wimpy, dumb-text beta level IBM port you are talking about Ben ;^) . I haven't been able to use that program since I got it. First, I had to upgrade from the Beta Version, and then come to find out that the new version can…
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#Amiga Laptops?
Message #133806
I just had to drop into this thread and get something off my chest: WHO CARES!!! If I had wanted to use a Mac, I would have bought one in the first place. Instead, I think I got a better deal. If Dave comes out with a Sac, then fine.…
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Keyboards and Icons
Message #133139
You ought to take the exam for an international drivers license sometime Jim. Its been awhile since I took the exam, but if I remember right, there were 75 road signs that had to be identified, all of them had no words and had to be identified by the shape…
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Keyboards and Icons
Message #133139
You ought to take the exam for an international drivers license sometime Jim. Its been awhile since I took the exam, but if I remember right, there were 75 road signs that had to be identified, all of them had no words and had to be identified by the shape…
Thanks Mike for the reply. Well at least I know I'm not the only one who noticed the INPUT quirk. I think I will call ABsoft tomorrow and see what they say about it. It could be something we are doing wrong, but my first impression is a compiler bug.…
Thanks Mike for the reply. Well at least I know I'm not the only one who noticed the INPUT quirk. I think I will call ABsoft tomorrow and see what they say about it. It could be something we are doing wrong, but my first impression is a compiler bug.…
AC Basic Compiler
Message #123684
I just got the AC Basic compiler in the mail today, and wanted to see if anyone else on the forum has the compiler and can help me with a quirk I've noticed in compiled programs. In the compiled program, whenever text is being printed to the screen, either with…
AC Basic Compiler
Message #123684
I just got the AC Basic compiler in the mail today, and wanted to see if anyone else on the forum has the compiler and can help me with a quirk I've noticed in compiled programs. In the compiled program, whenever text is being printed to the screen, either with…
Greg: I've wanted to ask you about the program Turbo Silver. What kind of enhancements does it have over Silver? I really haven't had a chance to get down to a dealer and take a look at Silver itself, and I don't think I would have the time to sit…
Ben, just another thought. Since the C-LTD drivers do not use BINDRIVERS to install themselves, do you suppose this could be part of the problem. I didn't use BINDDRIVERS when I was trying to set up the FFS on my HD. If I need to use BINDDRIVERS, then can I…
Well, I tried setting GlobVec = -1 but it still didn't work. But I sure appreciate the info Vic! John Gager
#FFS
Message #120143
As you might remember, I have the C-LTD SCSI interface and a Everex 20D HD hooked up to my Amiga 500. I have the FastFileSystem now, but can't seem to get it to work with my system. It doesn't hurt it any, but doesn't help either. I've set up my…
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#C Ltd
Message #118510
Glad to know that the FFS will work with my setup. But will have a hard time waiting for Commodore to officially release it 🙂 I guess I'm going to have to get busy learning C so I can get a developer ' status and get all those neat goodies…
Ben, almost all of the messages that I have read about the FFS is that it is being used with a 2090 controller. Will it be compatible and speed up my C-LTD/Everex combination? I sure hope so! It would be a real drag 🙁 if I can't make use of…
Ben, almost all of the messages that I have read about the FFS is that it is being used with a 2090 controller. Will it be compatible and speed up my C-LTD/Everex combination? I sure hope so! It would be a real drag 🙁 if I can't make use of…
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