This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#35544-
Fonts for Animator
Message #35743
Greg, Interesting that you were told that we do not support Animator any more. We support the product technically, but perhaps can't help when it comes to replacing disks. You got that information from 800/228-3601? Did you get the bonus fonts when you sent in your registration card? You should…
#35593-
Tokyo Calling
Message #35742
Don, I am glad the CHAOS problem got fixed. I have not seen any activity on our Science Series products. We have two. The first one released was CA Lab (Cellular Automata), then CHAOS. As far as your requests for higher res, or a Windows version, they are just about…
#35587-
Rendering Accelerator?!
Message #35741
Nice to see how many (and who) 3DS SF User Group folk are on CompuServe! Nik
#35568-
#book model
Message #35740
Sherwood On an earlier CompuServe message,I mentioned that someone had purchased an IPAS Toolkit from Autodesk, but I may have gotten the name wrong. Were you the person I was thinking of? Someone was asking some questions about the toolkit… Sorry if it was you and I got your name…
#35321-
Cant play flics
Message #35731
Did your problem with the FLIC files created in 3D Studio that wouldn't play in the Windows player get resolved? I would like to check further into this if not. Nik
Twice as much memory — so twice as long, right? Actually, Roger's comment would be mine. Try a bland configuration, NO memory manager, not even HIMEM.SYS. Any chance that the speed of your upgraded memory is slow? Check 3DS to see if it's recognizing the extra memory. Nik
I don't think the driver is bad, unless it's become corrupted on your disk. My guess is that you probably have a proper driver, and that some setup adjustments will make things work. Make sure you don't have a PostScript or HPGL/2 cartridge in the printer. Also, make sure all…
Jack, VUE (and ASC) documentation would be great! We get callers on the phone who are thirsty for more info in these areas. Nik
I'm sorry that you are having troubles with the Fahrenheit card and your AAPro 1.3 upgrade. I have heard other reports about problems that AAPro 1.3 encounters that weren't problems with AAPro 1.0. We'd appreciate customer/dealer comments about which cards fall into this category. I spoke to a dealer about…
I believe the Toolkit can be ordered over the phone. It's $250, and you can call 800/879-9422×945 (I think!). I'll have to look this up when I get to work. At $250, I can see that you'd like to get some information about it. One of the forum members (Richard…
This Summasketch problem you are having is tantalizing. Could you let us know what files cause the problem you're having running AAPro 1.3? I note that you said that a special bootup disk will allow you to run AAPro 1.3 properly with your setup. I would be interested in the…
David, Thanks for your reference to the earlier Summasketch message on AAPro 1.0 vs AAPro 1.3. I couldn't see any follow up messages — I'll see if I can continue the thread. Nik
Where is F16DEMO.ZIP
Message #32576
Files are scrutinized for viruses, and if they're executables they're run in order to see if they work. Animations get played, etc. I think 3 days is an average turnaround for all this. I have been disappointed by the lack of immediacy from this procedure, but I'm pleased to know…
Chaos won't exit!!!
Message #32575
Wow, Glad you could figure out that "METASHEL NOT LAST TSR" nessage! I don't think we could have figured that out long distance, without getting NDOS loaded and reading the manual and trying different things. Thanks for letting us know your solution. We'll file it away for other folks who…
Jolly Old
Message #32573
Did you mean Aberdeen, Scotland? (I have relatives lurking in woods out there.) Nik
#Summasketch problems
Message #32572
You could be doomed, re: your "is there a fix for the Summa problem or am I doomed?" question. I have not heard this before, except with AutoSketch. The situation there referred to an MSC Technologies mouse that needed a later revision of the software that enabled it to emulate…
Multimedia Explorer
Message #32571
You have made good sense with your message. I'm going to forward it to the Product Manager and perhaps something definitive will come out of it.
You might ask in the GO ACAD forum — Jeffrey Pike, the SYSOP there, told me that there was a shareware utility that could play FLI files. Good luck!
Hmmm. I had a Genoa 7900 (not local bus) card which ran fine with Animator Pro 1.3 on a COMPAQ 386/25. Is it fair to say that you were able to run 1.0 correctly, and can still run 1.0 correctly after 1.3 failed? If that's the case, can you let…
Disk Doubler: so far, Stacker is okay, although I don't know how it affects performance. (One person mentioned that it sped things up! It could be that they were not configured optimally prior to installing Stacker, or they could be right I suppose.) QEMM is in fairly common use around…
Awww… We can't jump on you for your personal opinion? (Re: copying the dealer's 2.01a). I can't help feeling there's going to be a problem with the serial number issue. When it surfaces that more than one person has the same serial number software you might have to "explain". So,…
#2.01a Availability
Message #31926
Regarding the "Secret Handshake" for knowledgeable clients — we've been doing that for years! Didn't anyone tell you???! Nik
MEMORY MANAGERS
Message #31925
Billy, One thing about your client's DOS 5.0's memory question which I didn't see mentioned — PharLap 2.x will use XMS or EMS. Since 3D Studio and AutoCAD and Animator Pro use PharLap code sewn into them, this will affect our products. If the system has both it will use…
Good paint program?
Message #31924
Ah those were the days. I remember your mom — she made a great impression on me. Thanks for the memories! Nik P.S. Your Boffo shirt has practically turned into a very nice white Nordstrom's t-shirt, after lo these many launderings.
#Multimedia Explorer
Message #31923
You have made me stand, corrected. There is some ambiguity still, about how long the offer lasts. For AAPro 1.0 customers, the Jan 31 cutoff seems to refer to a cutoff of the Bonus Offer, that of a 6 month subscription to one of 2 mags. I don't think the…
Animation and MS-Windows
Message #31922
For developing Animations under Windows, you'll find some help in the FLILIB.ZIP and FLCSPC.ZIP files. These are informative about the FLI and FLC specs, and you will see some info about Visual Basic and C in there as well. FLILIB includes some header and .c files to get you going.…
Looking for POCO Manual
Message #31921
I just received a POCO manual — did you get yours yet? Let me know and we can check out the situation. I don't know of any shortages, but something might have caused your delay. Since I just got mine, you may be soon getting your manual. Nik
#Chaos won't exit!!!
Message #31919
We don't know why you are running into the message that says Metashel can't be unloaded, not last TSR. However, from time to time we hear folks with that problem. We have tried NDOS here and can only duplicate the Errorlevel issue (apparently, up to 99 errorlevels in NDOS). I…
Thanks for the kind words re Animator Pro support! Kudos to everyone! I've left your competitive upgrade message with the Product Manager for Animator Pro. Although there is no policy in place for that, I think it's good that she know that folks out there are interested. Nik
It would be easier if I could recreate your dilemma here. I'll check around and get back. In the meantime, yes, go ahead and call product support. (I'm one of the techs there) Best of luck, Nik
Logitech Mouse
Message #31630
Hi Art, The Logitech mouse should be recognized by Animator if it looks like a Microsoft mouse. Try booting clean, initialize the mouse with the file which you have determined will emulate a Microsoft mouse (might be mouse.com) and then delete the aa.cfg file in the Animator directory and start…
Animator Demo, SDK
Message #31629
The Multimedia Explorer is a great package! It's $199 List, and probably around $139 at Egghead.
#Multimedia Explorer
Message #31628
Martin neglected to say that the offer to upgrade was good from October to Dec 1992, alas. Other than that his answer was quite accurate. (And thanks for answering, Martin!) You can call 800/879-4233×133 for AniPro and 3DS dealers nearest you. Nik
I'm curious to know if you can type METASHEL /I (which installs metashel) and then after it's installed, METASHEL /K (which should be the very next TSR and should uninstall). If you can't do that, it may be necessary to REM the NDOS line in the config, and try again.…
#31314-
Chaos Packed File
Message #31626
Also, You might try DOS 5.0's LOADFIX /? to find out a bit more about the Packed File Corrupt message. An alternative fix would be to modify the CHAOS.BAT file. Instead of having it load "…metashel /i" have it load "… loadfix metashel /i" and I'll be surprised if that…
Yes, that's a good suggestion. I'll pass it on. Thanks, Angelo.
Martin, thanks. I'll pass on these replies to our QA. Thanks for taking the time, everyone! Nik
Thanks Ken — Evan has given me a response too on this. Nik P.S. Hi!
Thanks Evan — got it. Nik
#Clone recommendations
Message #26360
Can anyone suggest a 486 clone that Autodesk should buy to QA our multimedia products? We're hoping to find a reliable clone that is indicative of the machines that customers are using. Thanks.
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