This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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The Rom Kernal Manuals have docs on the joystick ports. The example code from the RKMs is a good place to start. andy
I did some work on Execute for 2.1 which make it a lot more likely to make the correct decision over whether it needed .bra/.ket. I'm pretty sure that got in there. andy
Your script is using redirection, and the version of Execute you are using is seeing that, and expecting variables. You can add .bra { .ket } to the script, or swap your redirection (use >out
I think Alex Amor got that one, actually. andy
Microbotics was also heavily involved in coming up with the RDB spec, btw. andy
There is no new X-Press software for the Amiga. I've got it running on a 2.0 equipped CDTV; aside from making sure I wasn't using overscan, I don't remember having to do anything special to get it to run. It sounds like something is corrupting ram; you might try using…
#Final Issue Contents
Message #189773
I believe Dale Luck has wirewrap Amiga chipset prototypes. andy
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Final Issue Contents
Message #189771
There were around 50 of those black boxes as I recall. I still have one of them (and mine still works). A few were probably sold off (or thrown out, depending on who bought the palette) at the auction of the West Chester Commodore facility. andy
A clarification…the reason a task can't call an AmigaDOS function is that a task doesn't have the additional Process structure filled in, and doesn't have a stack for the dos functions and/or coroutines to use. AmigaDOS was written in BCPL up until 2.0; and is now in C, and is…
#87321-
Gone til Aug 3
Message #87378
Ah, good. Time to send you that mail. Welcome back 🙂 andy
#86809-
Gone til Aug 3
Message #87303
And, boy, did your mailbox fill up fast! So I'll resend that email once you clear it out a bit so the mail stops bouncing 🙂 andy
The latest version of the whole DICE package is still DICE 3.0, which is the number of the first commercial release. andy
You're welcome andy
This works: echo ${EdV/ENVOY} andy
typing vmake in a cli should bring up the vmake window. Possibly your dcc:config/Vmake.config file is corrupt, or improperly installed ? (also make sure dcc:config/vopts.config is ok). What OS version are you using, BTW ? andy
Shared Library Question
Message #84083
I don't think there is a way currently; I'll have to think about the problem a bit more. andy
It means you have to get one of these, too, or you won't have then entire set. 🙂 andy
Deathbed Party T-Shirts
Message #143209
First Annual Commodore Deathbed Vigil Party T-Shirts Available We're writing to you from the site of the Commodore Deathbed Vigil party, April 30, 1994. People are driving in from all over the east coast, some are flying in, AmigaWorld is sending a reporter, Dave Haynie, Gail Wellington, Intuition Guru Peter…
Let me qualify the multisession thing…you probably won't be able to take advantage of it for your development, except to verify that your setup to burn the CDROM is working. (which is what I was working on) There are image creation issues and filesystem issues that will probably prevent you…
You can also get them by getting the Fred Fish monthly CDs, or (if you're using the shareware DICE) by registering DICE. andy
It's not that bad to use; the BuildCD software supports multisession discs, which basically allows you to practice again and again on a disc until you get your procedure down right. (That feature saved me lots of gold discs during development of the software 🙂 ) And on the Amiga,…
You're welcome. The software works pretty well. I used it for awhile to back up my hard drives. (and I wrote some of the pieces 🙂 ) andy
CATS has CDROM mastering software available to CD32 licensees. You might try that as well. andy
Also, Calagari is a 3D modelling and animation program. It's not a ray tracer at all. (at the time Calagari first was shown, there was one ray tracer for the Amiga. Not that it matters, of course) andy
Really ? I didn't know that; aside from answering technical questions I wasn't aware of any special support for Caligari. The first multimedia programs were not MSDOS, btw. Computing did not begin in 1983, contrary to what Microsoft wants people to think. AmigaVision, IMHO, was an attempt to take the…
I didn't think Calagari was a Commodore product; it seemed like 3rd party to me… And the AmigaVision concept is the kind of thing which is multimedia…still one of the hot buzzwords in the field 🙂 andy
Dale also has a Picasso version. andy
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#Writers Aware
Message #38600
I still am. Does that count ? 🙂 andy
I've been watching for verification of actual units received. From what I've heard, some dealers have been told they are getting fewer units than they ordered…but I've not heard of anyone saying 'I've got one' yet.
rexxarp.library is incorrect; its called rexxarplib.library. And I believe having a non-existant library on the list _will_ cause problems accessing libraries that are after it on the list. andy
Steve: it might not be; I've been following it in the Atari support area and there's no confirmed reports of anyone being able to actually purchase a Jaguar yet; However, Atari did announce Jaguar officially in the US, while C32 has not been launched in the US yet; only in…
Did you remember to addlib the rexxarplib.library ? andy
The CDTV system rom included with the standard CDTV does not work with the version 2.04 kickstart ROM. However, there does exist a CDTV rom which will work with both 1.3 and 2.04; I've heard a company in the UK is planning to sell that rom. You might start checking…
That's one of the responses I expected. I wish they'd register Toaster serial numbers, instead. Sending the board back sounds like a hassle. andy
Interesting. I can't say I mind that it doesn't work well 🙂 andy
#Lightrave factoid
Message #119201
I heard something interesting the other day. Lightrave has already been cracked. You no longer need the Lightrave dongle which replaces the Toaster dongle to run Lightwave. So basically, you can run normal Lightwave with cracked Lightrave and get the benefits of both. I've not seen this myself, but there's…
Interesting. All I can go on is the tech docs produced by HP. Maybe HP didn't do the Mac driver; maybe it was done by someone who decided that mixing the inks is OK if you're careful to not let the colored dots touch the black dots.
As I understand it, HP doesn't recommend using the black ink at the same time as the colored ink. On a color picture, the printer driver is forced to 'make' a black using mixtures of YMC. Which is why the black isn't as black. One of the 3rd party 550C…
Correct, Paul. andy
Strings ? I assume you mean Version ? The short answer is no. It generally works with modern libraries. Basically, a library can set up its own version number at time of first open programatically, or it can include a RomTag which contains a version number. For user convenience, most…
Well, you probably should pick up one of the books that describe the AmigaDOS commands more fully, such as the Bantam AmigaDOS manual. Basically, the FILE option is a switch keyword that tells the version command to inspect the binary itself, rather than attempting to find out the version number…
Are you using the FILE option of the version command ? Otherwise you'll get the version number of the library that a program that opened that library will get. (If you've powerpacked your libraries, the file option naturally won't work; otherwise it should) andy
I believe you; does it make it good, though ? 🙁 andy
Sounds good, then. andy
Are you calling FreeMem from a Disable or a Forbid ? That might have an effect. andy
#37138-
STANDALONE LIGHTWAVE?
Message #37144
I don't remember the decision as talking much about disassembly; Galoob was just selling a tool. andy
Shiraz later left, and went on to become one of the founders of Momenta (which used to be a company doing a pen-based computer) andy
Thanks. I'll see if I can find a reference; since last time I checked I got the usual 'Philips does not release that information' answer. andy
Hi Kevin. Where did you see sales figures for CD-I ? Previously, it was a policy of Philips to not announce sales figures for their products; so I'm wondering if your number is from Philips itself, or an industry 'experts' estimation. andy
Well, you probably haven't upgraded to a Pentium yet. 🙂 andy
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