This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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yes, you would probably like Windows if you have never used any type of GUI system before and if you really hated dos. most folks giggle and say "just like a mac!" when they try windows. i do not know of many people who still liked windows after trying an…
well, considering that 2.1 did install itself, i doubt that anything is out of date. the install log showed that it copied everything over, but i will check just to make sure. all that i know for sure is that everything returned to normal after i rem'd the setpatch command…
straight off the AmigaDOS 2.1 disks. they have been write protected since they arrived back in may. i do not know how anything could have happened to them. 2.1 started to crash only after i put in the 4 megs of zips, and the setpatch was causing the problem. go…
i think i have found the AmigaDOS 2.1 problem. for some reason it is the SETPATCH command that causes the system to crash. once i rem'ed it out of any startup-sequence file it was in, the machine booted and installed 2.1 without any problems. do you happen to know why…
yes, wait until the average user finds out how much find windows is when it crashes. how difficult it can be to configure (i'm a tech, and i hate messing around with those config files), how much all that "powerful" software costs, and how much they have to spend on…
when in november? it's 25 Nov now, did they start shipping already? or did you mean december? bob
If you have ever gotten used to the way the Amiga or Macintosh works, then after a while windows becomes very annoying. after a day or two of use, dos shows it's ugly face as you try to navigate through the program manager. i threw up my hands with disgust…
Yes, 15MB is the min you can get if you really strip OS/2 down. I managed to get mine down to 24.2MB after eliminating everything I did not need (most the little "applets"). I run my bbs under OS/2 (and save my amiga for real work) and even on my…
i just ran my install 2.1 disk (backup copy) through DiskSalv2. i used the salvage mode and restored the files that it thought was bad (i disagree, but i'm just the user). i rebooted and bang, the same error popped up. i'll trying doing it again, but i think the…
i'll give it a try, but i'm pretty sure it is bootable. thanks for the tip. bob
I tried disconnecting the hd and running off of the floppy, but it still crashed when i kicked off of the superks disk and tried to boot from the install 2.1 disk. i'll try fiddling around with the ks disk again just to see if anything will work. bob
My kickstart is version 37.175 and when it kicks the superkickstart file says "2.x" and not 2.04 like i though (though i suspect it is 2.04 since it came with those disks). i tried deleting my system config file from my 2.1 install backup, and it did not work. i…
my super kickstart file is of a 2.04 rom (at least that is what it says when it kicks). ok, i'll try deleting my system configuration file from my 2.1 disk. thanks. i'm willing to try anything at this point. 🙂 bob
thanks for clearing up the matter about that dip bank sitting next to the zip that acts as fast ram. i did not know about the wiring of the memory bank and i am not sure how the 3000 manual covered the subject. i remember one of the upgrades they…
Ok, I tried putting the enforcer in, but it just re-kick my machine (a Super KickStart 3000) and it crashed after it kicked and tried to boot off the 2.1 disk. i added the option "noreloadkick" to the enforcer command, but it still re-kicked. i will check my command setup…
Yep, i am also more than willing to squeeze the software onto my hard drive. 🙂 i was impressed with the way the Amax ][+ software only took two 880k floopies and i hope they do not go the way of the ibm heads with disk after disk after disk….…
wow! thanks for the info! 🙂 does crossings also cover amax/emplant info? bob
Yes, at $20 for a ZIP chip, adding ram is something i will not be doing very often too. 🙂 though i did wish that i ordered another meg of dips since they were only $5 a piece. i could have filled that dip section of fast ram. i figured…
What's the "chip replacement" supposed to be? i just had the case off this afternoon, but i can not remember if i saw an socketed chips on the amax ii+ board or not. i suppose i could get out the old soldering iron again if i had to. how big…
well, i guess i'm lucky i never down graded to a 2000. 🙂 i seriously considered it when i fought with my 3000 to get it to accept the amax ][+ card. 🙂 it would be nice if C= would come out with an aga version of the 2000 with…
i guess i'll have to start saving up for that 4000 then. 🙂 maybe then they will have it fixed and have added builtin scsi & flicker fixer. 🙂 i just hope it is easier for the average user (me) to maintain. it seems that every time i add something…
you were right. I had some chips out of place. interesting way of laying out a pcb. i must admit they do have a pretty good design as far as efficiency goes, but i still feel they should have done more to make it easier to maintain. one should not…
I checked and I had two out of place. now the memory works, but when i turn my machine on i get a software failure "8000 0003" task "0780DA78". it gives me that even when i boot off of my original amigados 2.1 floppies! argh…. bob
ah, ok…. 🙂 dang, i thought only ms-dos programmers were that bad. 🙂 bob
do you happen to know why the operating system does not warn me that one of the banks is bad? i would think that function would be pretty important. i also wonder why the amiga itself does not tell me. even the lowly ibm pc could warn you about that,…
well, i'm happy to hear that i am probably wrong about something. 🙂 i'm glad that the british programmers do not do follow the philosphy of the american/ibm crowd of using the hardware whenever possible. 🙂 it will be nice whenever dos 3.1 arrives, so i can possibly try out…
hehe….sorry, but i have finally managed to get it working correctly! 🙂 bob
#bad zip chips?
Message #122159
I just installed 1 meg of chip ram and 4 megs of fast ram into my 3000. when i booted my 3000, the extra meg of chip ram showed up, but the fast ram was the same as before i installed the new chips. to be sure i checked with…
Yep, I found have to manaully set the screen mode pref to NTSC for the Amax a few sierra games. i had to put it in my tools menu because i was tired of digging through the draws all the time. 🙂 i'll have to get around to writing a…
those aga programs that ask for the hardware are 90% of the games out there, right? 🙂 bob
sigh, i guess i have to wait until the mysterious WB3.1 makes it's appearance "real soon now". 🙂 hmmmm…. i wonder what picasso means by "aga friendly software" if they do not really do aga emulation. oh well, so far i'm pretty happy with it anyway. my display is now…
I'd love to. 🙂 do you have one that you could give me? 🙂 i could also use 8 more megs of fast ram if you have any spare. 🙂 bob
#amax/picasso problems
Message #122000
I've finally gotten Picasso II to work to my satisfaction with my Amiga 3000. now however, my Amax II+ screen will not show up at all. 🙁 all that appears is a tiny bar (about 1cm) near the bottom of the screen, that is (i guess) my Amax II+ screen…
I went back to the 38kHz setting and now it does work. I had CPUBlit in my startup folder, which i guess i put back after i had so much problems getting picasso to work the first time (i did take it out, i guess i forgot that i put…
>The PicassoII does in fact need WB3.0 or above to use more than 16 colors >on the WB. However if you DO use 16 colors on the WB using the PicassoII is it possible to aquire a copy of wb3.0 then? i still use the NTSC monitor, since the picasso's…
picasso ii/aga
Message #36007
I have an Amiga 3000 and I've decided to upgrade my system instead of getting a 4000 (for now ). To get better graphics and AGA, I decided to get a Picasso II card. It works, but I read that I had to have AmigaDOS 3.0 before I could emulate…
#picasso ii
Message #121919
ok, i've just added a Picasso II to my Amiga 3000. now i need to figure out what to do with it (i'm in the process of trying to figure out what the heck the manual says). 🙂 the picasso manual says that i have to use AmigaDOS 3.0 in…
i managed to track down the arexx problem. i had my script in what should have been the right directory, but i forgot that my startup script change prowrite's path to a different dir. so i moved the script to that dir and it worked. how much would it cost…
i know and i already did before asking over here. 🙂 the softwood sysops seem to be dead at the moment…. 🙂 i did not see very many posts and they have not answered an AREXX/PW question i posted two days ago. so i wandered over here thinking somebody might…
>I just talked to Softwood this morning, and the competitive upgrade >is $100.00 plus shipping. ouch, that's a little steep for me. i do use a word processor daily, but i do not know if i could justify the cost of upgrading since prowrite does work for me. i guess…
prowrite's future?
Message #67964
are there any further plans for ProWrite? if so….what? 🙂 bob
arexx & ascii files
Message #67963
is there a way to write an ARexx script that automatically opens and saves an ASCII file without having the requesters pop up? i'd also like to have a way to automatically overwrite a file, so i do not have the requesters poping up asking me if i want to…
whoops. i see the 's did not come out. well, i managed to figure out the problem. i had my default path in my startup script set to a different directory. moving my scripts over there solved the prob.
i do have the comment /* */ at the top of my script. i do not know why it did not come out when i uploaded it. bob
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#prowrite/arexx prob
Message #67919
Can anybody tell me why this arexx macro (will be uploaded to a reply of this msg) will not work within ProWrite, but if prowrite is active it runs via a "rx " command from the cli. when i run it within prowrite, it says that the macro failed. also…
wow…. 🙂 now how much does it retail for? and what can you find it on the street for? do they offer a trade up for ProWrite users? how much hd space does it take up? does it have any import/export options? [not really a dire need, since i use…
That's what i've been doing. 🙂 i was just wondering if there was a more "elegant" way of doing it. 🙂 hehe. bob
#amax/clicking drive
Message #118913
I'm using an Amax II+, with v2.5 of the software, on my Amiga 3000 and my only complaint is that when I use the Amax, the drive clicks. 🙂 It's not much of a problem, but it is very annoying. Is there a noclick util available for the Amax? if…
they seemed surprised when i reported problems with the 3000 and low density floppies. 🙂 i guess that should not come as a great shock… 🙂 ok, i will try to remember the rule about pin 1. it does face the power connector, so i got that right. 🙂 it…
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