This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Vic, thanks for the info on the guru number… someone also suggested an IconX script for the program… tried it and it worked perfectly! BTW, what is that HEARTOFGOLD.TRILLIAN etc that seemed to give you the guru definition…. Did you ask Marvin to tell you what the guru was meditiating,…
Ray: Thanks for your advice on the software failure! I had thought of the stack overflow, and tried different stack numbers ( I think I tried up to 100000), but I still got the requester. I usually get a specific "stack overflow" message, if I remember correctly, when there is…
#Software Failure Help!
Message #72339
Hi — Perhaps someone could give me some help with a program I downloaded form the forum recently…. The program is called Morse3 (Morse Code Tutor), and the odd thing is, it works fine if launched from the Shell, but if I click on the Icon (I made the Icon…
John: Well, it looks like I figured out a way to format the floppies using FFS without having to go into the shell and type out the commands each time (wouldn't want to do THAT! ). I began by writing a simple IconX script, which did the job, but didn't…
Bob: Eeeeew, I was afraid you might say that. OK, that'll provide me with my first progamming project for my Amiga. It can't be too hard… then I can choose FFS or OFS formats, depending on which Format to use. I can even put it in the "tools" menu using…
Thanks, John. I do have a friend who has a 2000HD, and uses 1.3. We do trade disks on occaision, so as long as I send him OFS disks, there should be no problems, right? — Dave
Bob: Thanks for the info. OK, the OFS offers better recovery in the event of a disk error/failure, in exchange for less disk space and slower access. However, since my main data is on the hard disk, and I use floppies for backup, I might be inclined to forgo the…
#FFS on Floppies??
Message #57562
Hi, folks! I have a question that seems perfect for the Amiga veterans here on the forum. A few months ago, I bought my first Amiga, an A-3000/25. I have been reading up on the details of AmigaDOS, and have come across a strange item: I noticed that the Amiga…
New WB2.0 Ram Disk Icon
Message #56407
Newly Uploaded: A new 8-color WB 2.0 Ram Disk Icon with a circuit board theme, complete with chips, resistors, and even a capacitor. It was derived from the WB 2.0 ShowConfig icon. It has an alternate image, and looks really good. It gives the Ram Disk a distinct icon of…
Michael: Just a stupid question: What is SID? Thanks! —Dave
Heck, Alan, at least you got a NEW 3000…. I bought a 3000 USED (it's over a year and a half old) with a used 1950 monitor, just a month and a half ago… all for $2300. Now a new one can be had for a couple hundies more. Oh,…
Pardon me for butting in here, but as a new Amiga-3000 user, I was wondering how the folks on the Forum think of the HDBackup utility that came with the 3000. It seems more people use other commercial backup programs.. why is that? —-Dave
Alan: I belive there are quite a few VGA monitors that can work fine with an Amiga equipped with a flicker fixer, but the monitor must be capable of at least a 60Hz vertical scan rate. There are many "cheap" (around $250-300) VGA monitors that are designed to work with…
Mike: That depends whether you would like to use System 2.0 or the standard 1.3 on your new 500. I do not have the 1084s, but I do have a Sony KV-1311CR RGB analog monitor, and it has been fabulous. If you're going to use System 2.0 you MUST have…
Alan: I am interested in the modems that Supra produces. Specifically, I was thinking about the 2400+ zi, the internal modem for the A-3000. The question I have for you is: Does it auto-dial, and is it compatible with other terminal programs besides the A-Talk III that is packaged with…
John: The boneheads at C= seem to have struck again. Maybe we should cart these olks away in a padded wagon. It seems like I'll just hang out and wait un il someone admits that these drives exist (or, more likely, correct the "error" nd STOP using them :-)) In…
Jim: It figures C= would go through a non-standard route of introducing HD flopp es to the Amiga. The fact that they don't even admit they exist proves that they ve got a collective screw loose. I'm in no hurry to install the df1: drive, so I'll just hang on…
Darin: Commodore is one *stupid* company. If their pricing was anywhere near log cal, I would have bought the 3000 *new*. Putting HD drives into their machines, nd then refusing to admit they're doing it is unbelievably obtuse. I will borrow an HD disk from a friend and I'll try…
John, as I told Darin, I bought the 3000 used, so it is over a year old. Is the DOS configured so that it can recognize the HD drives if I install one in df1:'s position, or do I have to order the drive and drivers from Commodore? —-Dave
Darin: I dbout that it would have the 1.7MB floppy, as I bought the 3000 used, and it is over a year old. Can I install a 1.7MB floppy in the df1: position, and would it work with no problems (extra drivers, and the like)? —Dave
1.5Meg Drives?
Message #50119
Hi, folks! I just recently became the proud owner of an Amiga 3000! It's a wonderful machine. My question is: Since the 3000 comes with one floppy drive, is it possible to install a high density (1.5Meg) 3.5" drive in the second drive bay, and have AmigaDOS recognize the drive…
Lou: If you haven't sold it already, I'd be very interested in taking the A3000. Perhaps with the monitor as well. Let me know if it's sold or not. Thanks! —-Dave
Then again… maybe the bank the CEO is stashing all his bonus checks in should fail…… No, the taxpayers will end up paying off his account anyway. You're right; they DO laugh all the way to the bank! —-Dave
It's easy to see what makes them think the Amiga is a "game machine". They simply don't know about the capabilities of the machine, and if you try to tell them, they don't care. Plus, if you go into any big software store (Software Etc., Walden Software, and so on..)…
Michael: I haven't found an A3000/25/50 at anywhere close to $2249 yet. Every dealer I've talked to quotes me either the $3090 list, or says it is "about $2800". Even Creative Computers (ail-order) sells it for $2499. I called C= the other day, and they said their POWER-UP on the…
This is getting ridiculous. Two of my bosses just recently joined the "486 revolution". I found out when I told them I was interested in getting a new computer. "A 486, eh?" they both chorused. "No, I was thinking about an Amiga 3000…" "A GAME machine!!" they scoffed. Then I…
Steve: any word on the pricing of the A3000 systems, 16 and 25 versions? I have been debating about buying the A3000-16 for the promotion price of $1849, thinking that perhaps the A3000-25 may come *down* in price after the holidays. Are they planning to raise the 3000s, lower them,…
Mark: What the heck are they DOING? They finally get decent prices on their products, and then they go ahead and *raise* the prices higher than they were originally? In these economic times?! I was thinking seriously about buying an Amiga, but it looks pretty bleak now. BTW, have you…
Jim: $2527 for an A3000-25/50 is still too much, IMHO. In today's computer market, it should be more like $1527. A grand is still a lot of moo-la, and when we're talking 3 of em…. Seriously, if C= wants to keep selling those Amigas they've got to come down to…
#A3000 / 16Mhz — Junk?!?
Message #43259
Jay: You got it. I use a CoCo-3, and I also have a grey CoCo-1 which I did a LOT of modifications on…keyboard, composite video display, a whoppping 64K, etc. I have OS-9 Level-II with Multi-Vue, (For those non-CoConuts out there, Multi-Vue is a multitasking windowing GUI for OS-9 Level-II…
#A3000 / 16Mhz — Junk?!?
Message #43258
Whap! sounds pretty nice. I have to do my CIS stuff the old fashioned way, and I use 300 baud to keep the costs down. Still, when I browse all the message titles in all the forums I check into, I end up sitting here for, oh, almost an hour…
#A3000 / 16Mhz — Junk?!?
Message #43257
Jim: Hmmmm…. I thought the 3000 came with 512K of ROM built-in. Are you using the upgraded (2.04) OS from disk? I didn't think the OS came with the machine on disk! I think I'll adopt the "wait-and-see" stance for now. —Dave
David: I may be interested in your system. Am I correct that you have an A3000 UX (UNIX based, not AmigaDOS based)? Does it have AmigaDOS, or does it run UNIX exclusively? Finally, are you willing to sell the CPU & speakers separately from the software, or would you rather…
Darin: It's not that he's not friendly, it was more that a) He was in a rush, as I went into the store near closing time, and b) He tried to explain what everyone here on the Forum mentioned about the A3000/16 using over-simplified terms, as if I knew little…
Michael: Thanks for the help… You and all the others on the Forum, not to mention the dealer, who really brought this up and gave me dbouts, although he could have sold me a 3000/16 right then and there, have convinved me that the best thing to do is hold…
Alan: Thanks for the advice. Running the Toaster is not a concern for me, at least not for quite a while. I may never get it. I will probably want to get some type of IBM compatibility before that (I was planning to try IBeM). I agree on the advantages…
Jay: Thanks for the advice. I realize that the A3000/16 would be a better buy than the A2000s, but due to the expandability questions brought up here, and without the Forum's help I might have given up on all this, I'll hold off for now and wait for the A3000/25s…
Greg: Thank you for confirming (and explaining) what the dealer was trying to tell me. His message was the same, except he was using a lot of simple analogies (like filling pails) that really made it more difficult for me to understand him. He sounded like he knew what to…
Mark: Thanks for the info! I read today in a computer buyer's guide which rated the A3000/25 tied for best buy in a computer over $3000, that the A3000/16 will be discontinued. I'm glad that at least the dealer was not just trying to sell me a more expensive computer.…
Steve: Thanks for your advice… What do I want to do with the Amiga? "Home hobby" I think would be the best description. At first, I'd probably just do word processing, telecom and financial analysis. That's what I do on my CoCo-3 now. I would like to add on some…
#A3000 / 16Mhz — Junk?!?
Message #42132
Hi, folks. If anyone is using an Amiga 3000 16 MHZ computer, please reply; I would like to know how you like the unit and how you would rate its performance. I was just at an Amiga dealer today, to look at an A3000 / 16 (it would be my…
Oh, one more thing: The dealer said the A3000 / 16 was such a bad choice, he didn't know why Commodore even came out with it. He said he'd rather sell me an A2000 or A2000HD, or even one of the A2500s (again we're talking nearly 3 grand for those)…
Darin: Thanks for the info, and I agree with you that the prices really need to come down further. I went to a dealer today, and he tried to convince me NOT to consider the A3000 / 16. He said he wouldn't even take it if I bought it for…
#Amiga Holiday Pricing!!
Message #42065
Hi folks. I've been monitoring the Forum for a few months now, as I have contemplated purchasing an Amiga, but found the A2000 & A3000 prices a bit too high, especially vis a vis the 386 IBMs dropping like rocks. Now, however, this might change. I dropped into a local…
Future New Amiga User
Message #15742
Mike: Thanks for the advice & help!! It certainly made me smile ! I've decided that I WILL get an Amiga, but I will save up for higher-level model, such as the 2500 or 3000. As I mentioned elsewhere, a friend of mine who had the occasion to talk to…
Future New Amiga User
Message #15741
Steve (and everyone who replied): Thanks for your help. I've decided to upgrade an Amiga, but I've also decided not to cut corners and go with a full-blown system (A2500 or A3000), rather than start low. Thus, I will get my finances in order and within, oh, 6 months or…
Thanks for the reply, Steve. That's great news about the monitor. I found an upload in the DL about the Sony monitor also — and it gives pin numbers to build your own cable, so I may even be able to do that. The interlace doesn't bother me unless you…
Betty: I should have mentioned that the Sony is an NTSC monitor, so apparently it will work fine with the Amiga. I'm still worried about the flickering problem, though — I really don't want to look at flickering lines all the time! I've read a bit about Workbench 2.0, and…
Don: Thanks for the reply. The KV-1311 is an NTSC monitor, so it will work with the Amiga. That's good news. As for the cable, I was browsing around the DLs here, and came across an upload that explained how to make a cable for Sony XBR-type monitors, and it…
Potential New Amiga User
Message #14616
Hi, Everyone! I'm not yet a new Amiga user, but I'm seriously thinking about taking the plunge and buying an Amiga. I have a few questions & concerns, and I hope some of you here on the Forum can help me out. 1. I currently have a Sony KV-1311CR Analog…
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