This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Gary– This is a bit off of the subject, but since you are such a font head, who better to ask? I'm trying to get fonts working with POST1.6; how do I get the AFM files for fonts off of the Adobe ATM disk for Windows? Do I have to…
Hurray for Black Belt Systems…lets hope that CBM wakes up so we can continue cheering.
Uh, Amigas and Toasters..
I'm not working with the Toaster; the art transfers as 1-bit monochrome, and I finish the art in DPaint or whatever. Photoshop on the Mac might (I'm only vaguely familiar with it) give you deep color abilities, but I'm not sure if it accepts vector files. Post does not support…
John– The vidtech Scanlock worked without any hassle at all. Although I wasn't pleased with some other things about the Scanlock, I have to say it is apparently A3000 compatible. I had to fairly rip the 3000 apart to physically fit the 2000s in it (cut away large chunks of…
Mike– I would literally run the system with top off, and a large fan blowing into the open machine, just to see if heat is really the culprit. Most 32-bit chips ('030, '040, '386, '486) do tend to run hot, especially at higher clock speeds. I have found, in PC's…
John– This replies to both yours and Gary's comments: If there was some sort of CBM-ATM utility, or if it was added to the operating system (I believe that this could be done very quickly, even without Adobe's permission – witness the PD utility POST, or PageStream 2.x), it would…
John– I think that the bottom line is this: it would sell more CD's! I could see Microsoft having some sort of secret agenda, but I would think most publishers would be thrilled to have what amounts to a market opened up for them for FREE…since this is CD-ROM, there…
C. Dave– What is NBC doing with them? Jonathan – via Whap!
John– I agree. Obviously, when the 2000 came out, someone was blowing vapor… Jonathan – via Whap!
Kelly– Sleep, perchance to dream…I wouldn't bank on seeing anything like this, except using '040/'030 combo thang I mentioned earlier. Jonathan – via Whap!
Kelly– This is what Commodore SHOULD be doing. However, it seems that R&D means Retarded and Deficient as applied by C=. Don't hold your breath, like you may have done with the Lowell board. Jonathan – via Whap!
Kelly – Haven't used either, can't comment. Jonathan – via Whap!
John– My routine was something like this: The artist would create art in Illustrator '88 (now 3.0); he/she would save the art in EPS format with no preview (use the '88 compatibility switch when using 3.0). I would transfer that to the PC using the SuperDrive, and load it into…
Mike– Thanks for the info Jonathan – via Whap!
John– Sounds like an itch waiting to be scratched…at one of the NYC shows, I saw several people at the ASDG booth asking for that feature in a future incarnation of ADPro. I was one. Jonathan – via Whap!
Ben– I was talking about claims of "cross processing" that were being bandied about – killer applications that would use the additional horsepower of the Intel processor present, if present. Sort of like hamburger helper, I guess. Jonathan – via Whap!
Ben– I see your point – that is, to use the faxmodem as a dongle, which is legitimate in this case. You do have to concede, however, that it does raise the price over what a software only solution would be. On the third hand, however, your margins would be…
Tony– Got to disagree. Seeing that IBM had almost no success with OS/2 (although that may change with 2.0…) due to resistance from DOS users (as well as other major factors) does not bode well. Add this into the mix: many people have tried the pre-eminent GUI on the PC…
Richard– We had a similiar problem were I work – getting Illustrator files into a usable format for video work. Some possibilities: * If its a vector based package, like Illustrator or Freehand, that outputs postscript, its time for a software postscript interpreter. We used GoScript on the PC, because…
Michael– Its never butting in when you have something to contribute. I guess doing what you are doing, you see your share of dog and pony shows, or at least, slide shows. Out of curiousity, are you seeing any video out there? Presently, thats what I'm doing at my day…
John– My 3000 worked well with both a Vidtech Scanlock and a Supergen 2000S in the video slot (although they recommend against it, officially). I had the video scoped; no problems with it (especially the 2000S – great unit), and only minor problems with the flickfixed video. Seems that the…
John– Do you know of anyway to attatch the bitmap preview? It seems that, with ADPro, Post, or some other collection of tools, this sort of thing should be a viable possibility… Jonathan – via Whap!
Allan– I went the same route as you a couple years back, but with little result. People here are damned conservative; we had troubles hooking up Amigas to studio equipment (afraid of damage…!). Be prepared for all sorts of prejudice about Amigas. If you can simply send a client a…
Kevin– Money from sound work to feed video work…interesting. How is the cash flow from video stuff? Jonathan – via Whap!
Scott– First, let me preface all of this by saying that I do not have a Toaster, so I cannot tell you what abilities it has/has not. However, judging from what you want to do, it looks to be the only game in town. Talk to Rad Moose in the…
Paul– Please see my last message to John Foust. As for the best cable to use for video – I'm told that anything that works well for RF signals/coax connections will work quite well with BNC connectors for composite. Radio Shack, therefore, probably has just what you need. Their raw…
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Minigen or A2300?
Message #9982
John— I went back to my friend with the homebrew patchbay, and had a look at its guts. Its so simple that I can explain it you via this message. First: his patchbay DOES NOT offer normaled connections, nor does it self-terminate any connections (faulty memory on my part). All…
Matthew– Nice to see someone on CIS so close to home.. Jonathan Hirschman – Albany NY – via Whap!
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IBM Emulation on Amiga?
Message #11859
Eric– Thanks again, and looking forward to playing on PBM's cutting edge.. Jonathan – via Whap!
John– Sounds like the two are ready to take over…a joint IBM/Apple hegemony? Could cause a few headaches at CBM.. Jonathan – via Whap!
Roger– As a former Kronos owner, I suggest this with only the best of intentions: the only way to cure your Kronos problems is to replace them! I have heard that GVP, if called and asked nicely, will STILL trade your card in ala their old trade-up offer. I did…
JimDoc– I would probably guess that that the agreement will mean nothing in the end; if either company couldn't get along with Microsoft, without (unless you consider the recent ACE reports) hardware fish to fry, I can't see how they'll deal with each other. However, consider that each company is…
Skip– Quantum had a problem with their original ProDrive 40S (and possibly, other models) that involved their head positioners getting stuck; the firmware on the drive was changed so that the drive would do a "kneebend" periodically to avoid this from happening – it sounds like the drive being accessed.…
Nevin– Look into Panasonic's multisyncs – they are cheap, pretty good, and I believe that they have one that scans down to 15.75, which is the normal Amiga video range… Jonathan – via Whap!
Barry– In addition to the speed/power benefit, I have heard that the '030 in the A3000 remains active when an accelerator is installed – possibly giving rise to multiprocessing on the Amiga. However, they said this about the Bridgeboard when the A2000 was announced, and no one took advantage at…
Steve– Or, you could simply remove your ram (or other questionable add-in) before sending the machine in…which is probably not a bad thing to do anyway. Jonathan – via Whap!
Leslie– I have a very "old" 3000, so this may not be gospel. At any rate, I have power taps for one additional floppy, and one additional HD, while the ribbon that comes with the 3000 will do two SCSI devices. However…power splitters are available, and almost anyone that deals…
SE— I suggest getting both versions (old and new) of FixDisk – I believe v1.0 and v1.2 are circulating. It seems that if one won't fix your disk, the other will….and I've had better luck with the older version!! Jonathan – via Whap!
John– I believe that IBeM does do CGA – at least thats what Checkit 3.0 reported about my virtual PC… Jonathan – via Whap!
John– Is this is a better deal than the Xetec drive? What do you use for a software driver, and what cards is it compatible with? Jonathan – via Whap!
Voicemail, etc for AMI ?
Message #27504
BBS— I think that most Amigans realize that certain things will cost more on the Amiga; but, on the other hand, who is going to spend $750 for the combo that's being discussed ($750 being the price that I would wildly guess would be the going rate for an Amiga…
Kevin– I'm located in Albany, NY, the state's capital. I think that since Albany is at the crossroads of New York (in many ways), it is a great location. We have a lot of finance, some hard industry, and several large architectural/engineering firms here. There is basically a little bit…
Jerry– Thanks for the reply. Jonathan – via Whap!
#Interactive Media
Message #27501
Michael– Thanks for the feedback. What is it exactly that you do? Jonathan – via Whap!
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