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#67831 Deluxe Video 1.2 Message #68254
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Hot News & Rumors May 18, 1987 3:38 AM
What is the difference of Dvideo 1.1 & 1.2 ?
#68002- AmigaBasic Message #68253
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Programming May 18, 1987 3:17 AM
If you mean on how to Dump a Screen to a printer (That is a bitmat not TEXT..) check your AmigaBASIC 1.2 if not look in the libraries for a program called ScreenDump ,this program will do the job and/or can be modified to do so…if that is your problem…if…
#68203 #NetWorking… Message #68251
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade May 18, 1987 2:59 AM
Well…thank you very much i will dig on my father's IEEE collection and see if ican get more info Ed Silva
#67805 Animation comments? Message #68012
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Videophile May 16, 1987 8:03 PM
Hi, I am very interested in doing 3D with the Amiga, not MTV videos but Animations of office buildings. We use AutoCAD but… we need a computer that is capable of doing animation for a modest price (the Amiga..) now WILL your 3D program (VideoScape?) be able to translate DXF…
#67805 Animation comments? Message #68012
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Videophile May 16, 1987 8:03 PM
Hi, I am very interested in doing 3D with the Amiga, not MTV videos but Animations of office buildings. We use AutoCAD but… we need a computer that is capable of doing animation for a modest price (the Amiga..) now WILL your 3D program (VideoScape?) be able to translate DXF…
#67366- Animation comments? Message #67961
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Videophile May 16, 1987 3:57 PM
Rich, I am on the same boat as you are please let me know what you find out! Ed Silva
#67902 NetWorking… Message #67959
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade May 16, 1987 3:33 PM
Well,thanks a lot for this info, e of INFO is also i wanted like you said to let others with similar needs have a sample and information of what is out know for networking… Thanks again Ed
#NetWorking… Message #67891
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade May 16, 1987 1:26 AM
I am trying to network the Amiga with IBM AT. in the folowing manner: 1) Amiga wiil be the HOST computer doing all HardDisk,And controlling a Hewlett Packard plotter ,Epson printer. 2} also a modem will be hooked to the Amiga to handle messages from other AMiga and/or remote computers.…
#AreaEllipse()… Message #63705
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade April 15, 1987 3:18 AM
Hello… I am playing with this graphics function using 1.2,and for some reasons when i execute this routine it takes about 5-15 seconds to execute! where as a RecFill() is executed on the fly..! i know that an ellipse takes lots of time to calculate and draw (1-2 sec) but…
#62883 #Lattice C 3.10 Message #63026
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Talk to the Trade April 9, 1987 9:05 PM
What does the assembler does…? will it generate clean machine code or is it for compiling SEPARATE 68000 source and the Link it (or BLink it) to your run time modules. what do you mean that it does support FFP,IEEE ,do you mean mean that when i load #include or…
#62883 #Lattice C 3.10 Message #63026
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Talk to the Trade April 9, 1987 9:05 PM
What does the assembler does…? will it generate clean machine code or is it for compiling SEPARATE 68000 source and the Link it (or BLink it) to your run time modules. what do you mean that it does support FFP,IEEE ,do you mean mean that when i load #include or…
#Lattice C 3.10 Message #62875
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Talk to the Trade April 8, 1987 10:38 PM
Hello: I am trying to get an update of the newer Lattice 3.10 version. what are the pluses and minuses of getting, also does it really suupport FFP and/or IEEE math routines directly without having to kludge? how big is the linked code? how about compiler/nker speed any improvements. also…
#Lattice C 3.10 Message #62875
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Talk to the Trade April 8, 1987 10:38 PM
Hello: I am trying to get an update of the newer Lattice 3.10 version. what are the pluses and minuses of getting, also does it really suupport FFP and/or IEEE math routines directly without having to kludge? how big is the linked code? how about compiler/nker speed any improvements. also…
#Index Message #59029
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade March 15, 1987 2:49 PM
How can i get the directory(index) of a particular DL without having to expend several minutes(hours) for a particular file. Ed
#SetDrMd() Message #58857
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Programming March 14, 1987 6:05 AM
I am trying to do a "rubberband" similar to what a paint,cad program does. i tried to use the COMPLEMENT mode and then the JAM1 mode,here is a sample Line() { line=TRUE; SetDrMd(RastPort,COMPLEMENT); SetAPen(RastPort,red); while(line) { getintuimessage…..; ReplyMsg(message); if(mycode==SELECTUP)line=FALSE; Drawline(); Drawline(); } SetDrMd(RastPort,JAM1); Drawline(); } the function does draw a…
#43812 #ArticFox Message #44025
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Games December 16, 1986 2:07 AM
Nevin, You are talking about a blue cube, I am talking about a Humanoid No i did not dreamed this little guys he/she/it has a grey color and little antenas. Ed
#43787 #ArticFox Message #43808
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Games December 14, 1986 9:34 PM
Marc, Did you ever finish the whole game (wiithout being kill that is…) I finish it in beginners mode and in the tournament Mode (F4 for thge scenario and F4 for trhe enemy configuration) takes about one to one and a half hour(s) to do it. You must not only…
Sound Digitizers Message #43718
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Talk to the Trade December 14, 1986 2:41 AM
Rich, Hi Bela referred you as the guy that knows all about Sound Digitizers I would like to get one. Question can you tell me which is the best one that i can get this is for personnal use but i do want it to be IFF format so i…
#43544 #ArticFox Message #43590
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Games December 13, 1986 3:55 AM
Bob, Wire frame type animation is much,much easier than solid animation even on the Amiga it takes a lot of computing power. if the firebird game is so fast on wire frame graphics,why they did not try to do a solid animation instead? Because you CAN'T beat the blitter speed…
#42184 SG10.DRI Driver… Message #42190
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Hardware December 5, 1986 2:59 AM
Don, I tried both and they did not work. Now do i have to DeArc this files And/Or do something else to it before i copy it to Pref (Besides changing its name?) Thanks Ed P.S. This was a FAST reply Don, Talk about a good BBS…!
#42079 C-64??? Message #42185
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Forum Business December 5, 1986 2:11 AM
Ken, you mean that GO-64! will make the c-64 run Amiga programs (I want to see this one…!) OR is this to make the Amiga RUN c-64 stuff? Ed
#41682- #a1000 upgrade??? Message #42181
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Hardware December 5, 1986 1:59 AM
Don, Do this mean that the A2500 is a fact? also how about the A500 is that also a fact?
#SG10.DRI Driver… Message #42180
From: Ed Silva The Amiga Forum · Hardware December 5, 1986 1:48 AM
Don, I downloaded this printer driver for the StartMicronics SG10 printer i have OnLine! and used Xmodem. I do have Gamma1 KS/WB,but i dont seem to get it to work. to copy this driver to my preferences i did : COPY Df1:SG10.DRI to df0:Devs/Printers/Custom then i selected the Custom printer,save…
#36956- #Profit again Message #37007
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Help/Announcements October 23, 1986 12:17 AM
There is a magazine (Popular Computing I think?) that has a report of computer sales,top/worse software,computers,executives and companies. According to this magazine the ST will one of the top 10 best sellers in 1987, the Amiga is not on this list. Why is this and why is there such contradictions…
#36956- #Profit again Message #37007
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Help/Announcements October 23, 1986 12:17 AM
There is a magazine (Popular Computing I think?) that has a report of computer sales,top/worse software,computers,executives and companies. According to this magazine the ST will one of the top 10 best sellers in 1987, the Amiga is not on this list. Why is this and why is there such contradictions…
#36885 #Lattice C3.10 Message #37004
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming October 22, 1986 11:56 PM
Bri, you mean that software developers WON'T have the full blown version (What's a full blown version?) but that WILL have a strip-down version? What's is the difference? and should developers have the more powerful version ,that is if the strip-down version is less that the full blown? i dont…
#36885 #Lattice C3.10 Message #37004
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming October 22, 1986 11:56 PM
Bri, you mean that software developers WON'T have the full blown version (What's a full blown version?) but that WILL have a strip-down version? What's is the difference? and should developers have the more powerful version ,that is if the strip-down version is less that the full blown? i dont…
#36763 #Lattice C3.10 Message #36873
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming October 21, 1986 2:15 AM
Bri, Is this am update from a previous purchase or just a NEW purchase, reason is that i have 3.03 that came with my DEV KIT and if i can get this update let me know how
#36763 #Lattice C3.10 Message #36873
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming October 21, 1986 2:15 AM
Bri, Is this am update from a previous purchase or just a NEW purchase, reason is that i have 3.03 that came with my DEV KIT and if i can get this update let me know how
#36321- AmigaBasic question Message #36395
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming October 15, 1986 10:40 PM
CALL SetWindowTitles& (WINDOW(7),SADD(PlyNam$+CHR$(0)),-1) you misspelled the CALL and DON'T leave intuition the choice of what to do with your title -1 specifies to change this ACTIVE Window ONLY not ALL screen and windows.
#36321- AmigaBasic question Message #36395
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming October 15, 1986 10:40 PM
CALL SetWindowTitles& (WINDOW(7),SADD(PlyNam$+CHR$(0)),-1) you misspelled the CALL and DON'T leave intuition the choice of what to do with your title -1 specifies to change this ACTIVE Window ONLY not ALL screen and windows.
#31161- 1.2 & AmigaBasic Message #31236
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming August 27, 1986 1:08 AM
Bela,is this the "last" Beta before finalso if you do any graphics with AmigaBASIC you might help. Do you know why the PATTERN command caake more than 8 variables in an array, the following sample returns a Illegal function call message : DIM Block%(10) FOR x = 0 to 10…
#31161- 1.2 & AmigaBasic Message #31236
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming August 27, 1986 1:08 AM
Bela,is this the "last" Beta before finalso if you do any graphics with AmigaBASIC you might help. Do you know why the PATTERN command caake more than 8 variables in an array, the following sample returns a Illegal function call message : DIM Block%(10) FOR x = 0 to 10…
#FFP & IEEP math Message #29959
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming August 15, 1986 1:02 AM
Does anybody knows how to use and/or access the FastFloatingPoint & IEEP routines from C, I tried using the samples in the ROM Kernel but tey did not work. also i did a loop in C as follows: for (a=0.0;a
#FFP & IEEP math Message #29959
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming August 15, 1986 1:02 AM
Does anybody knows how to use and/or access the FastFloatingPoint & IEEP routines from C, I tried using the samples in the ROM Kernel but tey did not work. also i did a loop in C as follows: for (a=0.0;a
#16350 #C Compilers Message #16369
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming April 26, 1986 11:20 PM
Rick…Does Aztec has all of the libraries Intuition,Graphics that are in the Lattice compiler and if I have Lattice source files can Aztec compile them and viceversa. I wrote a loop from 0 to 125000 and it takes a second for Lattice to do it I know is a simple…
#16350 #C Compilers Message #16369
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming April 26, 1986 11:20 PM
Rick…Does Aztec has all of the libraries Intuition,Graphics that are in the Lattice compiler and if I have Lattice source files can Aztec compile them and viceversa. I wrote a loop from 0 to 125000 and it takes a second for Lattice to do it I know is a simple…
#16219- Graphics/C-lang HELP Message #16367
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming April 26, 1986 11:05 PM
Greg…first of all you need to define whre you are going to render(DRAW()) you line ,you need a RastPort for a Screen or a Window . the Screen could be CUSTOMSCREEN or the WBSCREEN after you decide where to render the pass the following : SetAPen(&Screen->RastPort,1); SetDrMd(&Screen->Rastport,JAM1); Move(&Screen->RastPort,0,0); for (x=0;xRastPort,x,199);…
#16219- Graphics/C-lang HELP Message #16367
From: Ed Silva Forum unknown · Programming April 26, 1986 11:05 PM
Greg…first of all you need to define whre you are going to render(DRAW()) you line ,you need a RastPort for a Screen or a Window . the Screen could be CUSTOMSCREEN or the WBSCREEN after you decide where to render the pass the following : SetAPen(&Screen->RastPort,1); SetDrMd(&Screen->Rastport,JAM1); Move(&Screen->RastPort,0,0); for (x=0;xRastPort,x,199);…

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