This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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As far as I know the only current offline Compuserve reader is Autopilot, and this needs WB 2 or higher and a hard disc and 1meg chip RAM. NComm has an ASCII Send function that sends a text file as if you were typing it at the keyboard. You could…
I've got a shareware version of PKAmigaZIP from PKWARE which I got from a bulletin board system. There are a few ZIP compatible programs in the crunchers/uncrunchers library of this forum. If none of these suit your purposes I'd be happy to send you a copy of the shareware PKAmigaZIP…
My Autopilot 1.061 registered version is 344864 bytes long. Registration applies some clever machine code patch to the program so I don't know if the demo version is the same length.
#CD32 Magazine
Message #130885
I've seen messages in this forum and an article in the press saying that the CD32 Magazine from the publishers of Amiga User International had been dropped. Well I've just received a letter from them saying they are going to publish the magazine, and the first issue will be out…
If you mean the original Amiga Basic, as supplied with all machines before Workbench 2, you are in for quite a struggle doing anything user friendly with it. Good Luck !
There is a standard AmigaDOS command "Search". This might be DOS 2 or higher, I'm not sure. If you have got this you can try : search include:dos Open but be ready to pause the output because it will show everywhere it finds the text Open anywhere in a line.…
The way they do it in the include files is a bit complicated. If you look in exec/memory.i you will find a line that says : BITDEF MEM,CLEAR,16 This is using a macro "BITDEF" which is defined in exec/types.i and if you look at the comments it says this should…
Yes, AllocMem is what you want. Its in the Exec Library. Size and Mode are both long. If you have the Amiga include files (they come with Devpac) you can use the names as follows : MEMF_PUBLIC 1 Public Memory MEMF_CHIP 2 Chip Memory MEMF_FAST 4 Fast Memory MEMF_CLEAR $0100…
When it comes to multitasking, the Amiga looks like one of the nicest systems I've come across, although I haven't got very far into programming it yet. At work I have worked on multitasking applications in C, Pascal and even Z-80 assembler in the distant past. I'm certainly glad that…
I think I can help you with the demo.s program. This is supposed to have bugs in it, the first one is to demonstrate fixing assembly errors, the second one is to demonstrate use of the debugger. If you look at the section of the manual called "A Quick Tutorial"…
> Yes, you need to purchase a C compiler. The current best choice is > SAS/C v7 (I think it's up to version 7). They've only reached 6.5 as far as I know, then again we are usually a bit behind the times here. I was a bit surprised to…
> OK, 5000 pounds, huh? That's 7500 dollars. Sounds INCREDIBLY > expensive to me. Ordinary exchange rates don't seem to apply to computer equipment. They usually just change the dollar sign to a pound sign. Peter Wade Autopiloting from London, England
I didn't get a warranty card with my CD32 either, is a trend emerging here ? I kept thinking I ought to write to Commodore about it but I never got around to it. I can't remeber what the styrofoam looked like though.
Hi Stephen, You'll probably get lots of answers to this one, but I'll add my bit anyway. You will need to obtain a C compiler because you do not get one with the Amiga. If you don't mind spending quite a bit of money, SAS C is a good compiler.…
I have not tried this myself, but according to the AmigaDOS manual there is a function called SetComment which will set the comment on a file or directory. To read the comment I believe you have to either Open the file (using the AmigaDOS "Open", not SAS "open") and use…
If I remember rightly, this is not the publisher who had their advert put into the CD32 box. Presumably this means that I have lost the money I sent to them for a subscription. Peter Wade Autopiloting from London, England
I've got Demo II as well. It is certainly worth it for the stuff you can run on a CD32, and if you can get hold of the expansion board and keyboard you should be able to use almost all of it. That ought to keep me busy for a…
What programming language are you using ?
Are you asking "could I use this MIDI interface on an IBM computer ?", or "Could I use the MIDI interface to connect my Amiga to an IBM computer ?" The answer to the first question is, probably not. Most Amiga MIDI interfaces connect to the serial port. If the…
Paravision & MicroBotics
Message #72821
Hope you don't mind me asking, but if Microbotics is shelved, will this affect the CD32 expansion card I keep hearing rumours about which will convert the CD32 into a computer ?
Not exactly. I am a spare time Amiga programmer. So far I have only got as far as getting the necessary tools and documentation and playing around with the usual first programs (opening screens and windows, drawing with the mouse, minesweeper game etc). I am starting on my first proper…
"For things like intersecting rectangles, you probably want to look at some of the graphics books such as the Foley VanDam [sic?] one" If you mean the big book "Computer Graphics Principles and Practice", the second edition is by James D Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K Feiner and John…
There are shops selling CD32 Keyboards now, Indi are charging 45.99 English pounds. One shop suggested trying Commodore's spare parts department to buy a 4000 keyboard. I'm definitly going for the Expansion card because I intend to try and link the CD32 to my A500+ with Parnet. If this works…
I've seen a CD32 in a shop being used with an A4000 keyboard. There is a mail order company in England taking orders for an expansion card that allows you to add floppy drives and memory, and has a printer port.
Volatile a HINT ???? If Borland really beleive that then PC users could be in for a crop of unreliable programs. Register is a hint, but Volatile most definitley is not. Regards Peter
"Is there anyway to get PowerSnap to stop adding the "??" it adds to each line of snapped text at various points when I use it with AutoPilot?" I snapped that quote by using "Frame Snap" instead of "Char Snap" mode and didn't get any extra ??s Peter
> Are there any fellow Assembler hacks out there? Well I've got Devpac lurking on my Hard disc, does that count ? The problem is that my Amiga programming is all spare time work, and has to compete with other things. I haven't actually got around to writing any real…
I don't know anything about PC sound boards. Does anyone else here ?
The Amiga uses sampled sounds. It is like a digital sound recorder and it creates different pitches by effectively changing the playback speed. There are programs avaialable for the Amiga which can synthesise sounds and store the results as a sample. There are plenty of sampled sounds in the public…
Ahh, I opened my mouth too soon. I got out my MED discs and found that they don't actually describe the MOD format. What they do include is assembler source for a MED player, but there aren't many comments and I certainly wouldn't like to try reverse engineering that code.…
Choice of Joystick is a very personal thing. I use the Konix Navigator which is an unusual design. Its a sort of pistol grip with a trigger as the fire button and a very short throw but positive action jostick on the top. Its got an autofire switch as well.…
I can tell you how to get them in England, is this any use to you ? You send a cheque for 25 pounds written to Commodore Business Machines UK Ltd and ask for the Amiga Native Developer Update Kit. The address is : Developer Support Group Commodore House The…
The easiest way to do this is to buy one of the existing Amiga 500 IBM emulators. The KCS Power board is a full 8086 based PC that plugs into the trapdoor expansion slot of the 500 and uses the Amiga's I/O devices. The Vortex ATonce or ATonce plus are…
Med is a music editor for the Amiga written by Teijo Kinnunen, and is based on the Soundtracker style of program with extensions. I don't know if anyone has written a Med player for the IBM. Would a description of the format be any use to you ? (I'm sure…
Hi Andre, Are you using the Lattice fopen function to open your file ? If so, you should specify mode B translation which does not expand linefeeds to linefeed+return. You do this by making the second character of the mode parameter a b. For example : file = fopen (…
Video CD
Message #124186
Video CD has one advantage for a video rental chain. Unless the CD is really badly handled it won't deteriorate in quality, even if it gets used in players that have never seen a head cleaner or demagnetiser. This will only work if people are willing to get a video…
I don't think there is any connection between Protext and Wordstar. The version of Protext I used (some time ago) didn't look at all like Wordstar.
I spent some time fiddling about trying to get Downloads to work. I found that 8-N-1 produces rubbish during normal use but was essential during the download. I managed to download into NComm by switching to 8-N-1 immediatly after starting the download, then back to 7-E-1 when it finished. X-Modem…
Don't start me on PCs ! I use a PC at work, 386 (which has hardware memory management) and windows 3.1, and I get more lockups and crashes from this than my A500+ which has to rely on software memory management. And as for the amount of memory they need…
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Amiga clock
Message #123334
First make sure that you do a "setclock save" after setting the clock, and that there is a "setclock load" in your startup-sequence. N.B I think the Workbench 1.3 version of setclock needs the word "opt" before save or load. If this doesn't help, try "setclock reset". The clock in…
I'm glad to hear the the Amiga is being used in these trendy VR systems. On a slightly lower tech level, there is a photo booth near where I work which has the option to put a range of well known people next to you on the photograph. One morning…
Sometimes I wonder if the Amiga computer magazines in this country are talking to C= or if they make it all up. The general impression they all gave was, the CD32 is really an A1200 without the I/O ports and the floppy drive and these will be available soon as…
The main threat to the CD32 in England is that the software which the magazines were all claiming was ready and about to be released has not appeared. The computer press were prediciting about 20 titles by October, so far I have found about 6 on sale, and most of…
I had similar problems when I first tried to download from Compuserve. This is how I download using NComm. I log on using 7 data bits, even parity. I tell Compuserve to start the download and then I change these settings to 8 data bits, no parity before selecting "Download"…
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