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OK, here are some of the things I have worked with on the Amiga: screens, windows, menus, gadgets, simple drawing, screen dumps, serial device gadtools, asl library, new DOS routines (ExAll(), etc.), reading blocks from trackdisk or scsi.device, Screen dump of large invisible bit-map in Fast memory, serching the device/volume…
It's my understanding that the 'C' library for Benchmark is intended for people porting code from C to Modula-2. I think is has emulations of generic things like printf, and other common C functions. I use Benchmark, and bought the compiler plus the IFF libraries. Mike
When I need to mail a disk back, I just stick it in a regular envelope, tape it closed, write "Hand Stamp" on it, and stick a couple of stamps on it. I figure if they only need it for proof of legal ownership who cares if the disk get…
I am doing a CloseDevice. Perhaps it's not really closing somehow. At least I know I'm on the right track. Thanks for the help. Mike
I got my program to read the root block from a floppy. Thanks. Now I have a new problem (always goes that way). After I do the CmdRead the floppy drive light stays on forever. I have tried sending a CmdClear, CmdStop, etc. but no luck so far. Do you…
Thanks a lot. That should get me going. I have played around with disked enough to be fairly familiar with the disk structure. I just needed to know how to read a block. Thanks! Mike
#Get_DiskBlock
Message #1048
Does anyone know roughly how to read an AmigaDOS disk block? The Action_getdiskblock dos packet type is not implemented. I am looking for something like what the disked program must be doing to read in a block by 'key' number and display the pointers to the other blocks, etc. Thanks,…
I think I remember reading that it is a virus. I think the new real version is numbered 4.0.1, or something like that. I would only trust versions I got from National boards like Cserve where you can be sure that the Sysops tested the program before making it available.…
Hi. I believe that I have seen message from Avant-Garde software here on this forum saying that they intend to update the Benchmark compiler to support AmigaDOS 2.0. I have the current Rev. of Benchmark, and it runs OK under 2.0 on the Amiga3000, although I can't write progams that…
#AmigaVision
Message #114328
FYI, I called CATS Orders again, and the person I talked to this time said no coupon would be sent, that they would just send the new version of AmigaVision when it is ready. This makes more sense to me since they know who ordered directly from Commodore anyway. Mike
I received the machine around July 6. I called CATS orders, and they said they would be mailing me the coupon, and that I should get it a week or so after receiving the computer. Thanks for the help. Mike.
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#AmigaVision
Message #112476
I have no dealer. I bought the machine through from CBM through the developer support program. I will search again, but I don't think there was a coupon in the box. Thanks, Mike.
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AmigaVision
Message #112475
I looked pretty close, but I'll look again. Thanks, Mike.
#ProWrite 3.0 graphics
Message #17709
I am having a great deal of difficulty getting prowrite 3.0 to print in draft+ pictures mode. I am running AmigaDOS 1.3 using the standard HP DeskJet printer driver. Sometimes the graphics don't print at all (I Guarantee print pictures IS on!), sometimes the lower half prints, sometimes there are…
Thanks for the prompt reply. I have a document that is about 200 pages that I'll have to correct. Too bad there wasn't a way to tell it that you were loading a 2.5 file so it could load it correctly. I like the back to front printing, this is…
#3.0 problem
Message #16928
I received Prowrite 3.0 today (thanks), but an having trouble loading ProWrite 2.5 files. I sometimes get a line spacing of '6' instead of '12', so the lines overlap. I have a short sample file that demonstrates this problem. I am sending a letter with screen dumps, and can upload…
I mailed my upgrade coupon the day after I received the upgrade notice (for ProWrite 3.0) and haven't heard anything (that was several weeks ago). Am I still on the list, or am I just begin impatient (yes, I admit it, I am). Looking forward to the upgrade: Mike Lawrence.…
I have it working now. I was missing the ending / on my path names. I'm using , to separate the entries, and that seems to work also. I didn't see anything about the / in the manual, but maybe I didn't read enough of that section. Thanks for your…
I set the directories with those commands, but it still isn't finding the mod or .rfm files anywhere but the current directory. I played around with it quite a while, but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Is there some sort of checking of the .obm dates with…
#Debugger
Message #12333
I seem to be having trouble getting the debugger to find .mod and .rfm files anywhere besides the current directory. I can get it to find .sbm files in m2l:. I have the Source Dir list set to fh0:user/benchmark/generic,fh0:user/benchmark/ifflibsrc and Symbol Dir list set to that plus ",m2l:". I have…
I will send the sample printout, but I would like to also mention that I hacked up a program to get rid of all the switching between text and graphics modes, assuming that that was the problem, and the gaps are still there. Like I said, in standard mode the…
ProWrite 2.5 with Oki 92
Message #11363
I received the ProWrite 2.5 upgrade today, and am having trouble with my printer doing the pictures with Draft or NLQ. In Standard mode the picture looks fine, but in Draft or NLQ the pictures have noticably large gaps in them, like the paper is advancing too far. Like I…
Spice Source
Message #23568
George, perhaps it has been asked already, but is the source to AmigaSpice available? Thanks, Mike Lawrence
A tiny IFF bug
Message #127421
After several months of working with Benchmark I have actually found a small bug. ExDepth in ReadPict.mod in the IFF library should be 6 instead of 5 so ReadPict will work with HAM files. This was very easy to fix. Just change the 5 to 6 and recompile ReadPict.mod Mike…
A tiny IFF bug
Message #127421
After several months of working with Benchmark I have actually found a small bug. ExDepth in ReadPict.mod in the IFF library should be 6 instead of 5 so ReadPict will work with HAM files. This was very easy to fix. Just change the 5 to 6 and recompile ReadPict.mod Mike…
Pioneer drive
Message #115799
Steve, do I remember correctly that you ordered a Pioneer hard drive? Has it arrived? Are you happy with it? Since I switched to Benchmark I'm not overflowing my VD0: disk anymore, so my incentive to get a hard drive is less that it was, but I'm still interested to…
Pioneer drive
Message #115799
Steve, do I remember correctly that you ordered a Pioneer hard drive? Has it arrived? Are you happy with it? Since I switched to Benchmark I'm not overflowing my VD0: disk anymore, so my incentive to get a hard drive is less that it was, but I'm still interested to…
I haven't recieved the package yet. My concern is the problem that Richie mentioned in his review of the startup code opening all the Libraries for you, which might make it hard to verify that the correct versions are available. Thanks for the info on the Window. Mike
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Modula2 packages
Message #112685
Richie – I just read your Benchmark review. I thought it was very informative. I have the package on order right now and am anxious to give it a try myself. Is it possible to disable the Benchmark startup code and just use your own startup PROCEDURE? Mike 70030,160
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Addtask in TDI
Message #109515
I agree that TDI has not been very good about fixing bugs, but I use TDI and what I have is very usable. I admit that I got my user support via the uploads of fixed .lnk files from Joergen Thomsen, and not from TDI, but still, what I have…
I sent for their demo disks, and the thing that I noticed (about Interface Technology's M2Amiga) was that their demo programs don't free up memory properly. Mike
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Modula File Requester
Message #109306
I've downloaded the Charles Heath PD C file requester, and hopefully will get that translated to Modula within the next few months. I guess I'll have to {_check with Charles before I upload it to {_make sure it's {_ok with him. (sorry about the line noise "{" ) Mike
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harddisk
Message #109305
I tried a to ALL message and got no response, so I thought it might help if I got in a thread related to hard disks.{_ {_I called Pioneer today to ask for a catalog with more info. Thanks, Mike
Pioneer Hard Drives
Message #107755
Does anyone have one of the Hard drives being advertised by Pioneer Computing? $950 for 65 megs looks pretty good compared to $934 from Abel for a 45 Meg Supra. Are the Pioneer drives reliable? Do they come with decent driver software? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike 70030,160
I found the exact reference. It's on page 52 of the Sept/Oct 1987 AmigaWorld. It basically says that scrolling to the left or right in a SuperBitMap window causes memory loss, and the solution is to allocate you own TmpRas since the one the OS allocates is not de-allocated. Mike…
I found the exact reference. It's on page 52 of the Sept/Oct 1987 AmigaWorld. It basically says that scrolling to the left or right in a SuperBitMap window causes memory loss, and the solution is to allocate you own TmpRas since the one the OS allocates is not de-allocated. Mike…
Are you using ScrollRaster? I recall reading somewhere that on a certain type of screen (I think either superbitmap or dual playfield) that you loose memory with ScrollRaster. As I recall, this is a bug in AmigaDOS 1.2
Are you using ScrollRaster? I recall reading somewhere that on a certain type of screen (I think either superbitmap or dual playfield) that you loose memory with ScrollRaster. As I recall, this is a bug in AmigaDOS 1.2
If you get the "file is not an object module" message, that probably means you need to chop the file. X-modem will always give you a file that is a multiple of 128 characters long, so if the original file is not a multiple of 128 characters long, you will…
I don't think you can trashcan a disk or ramdisk. The way to tell if your Trashcan icon is messed up (DRAWER instead of GARBAGE) is to single click on the Trashcan icon, and select the Info item from the Workbench menu. It should show the type as GARBAGE. Mike…
Thanks. I found that itype utility, and have it fixed. Would it be ok for me to upload it? Mike 70030,160
#Amiga 2000 Trashcan
Message #85569
I was over at a friend's house today to help him set up his Amiga 2000 workbench disk, and I discovered that the Trashcan icon as provided by Commodore was a DRAWER instead of a GARBAGE type, which means that the Empty Trash item will remain ghosted and can't be…
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ASDG Ram
Message #83784
My startup sequence does mount vd0: if not exists vd0:c makedir vd0:c copy sys:c vd0:c all endif I warm boot all the time, and this works fine. (I have the mountlist configured for 2 megs of fast RAM) Mike Lawrence 70030,160
Resident
Message #79601
You mentioned that you've use the resident command in your AC article. I have the 1.2 Beta 4 disks, which have it, but I can't seem to get it to work. (I couldn't find any documentation on it). resident modula modula adds it to the list you get from just…
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Modula-2 Ques.
Message #79520
I've used the ReadString in Streams to read from a CON: window, and it terminates on RETURN just fine. Mike 70030,160
I have 2 meg of RAM, and use ASDG-RAM, and only very occasionally have the read-write error show up. It seems like it shows up when I try to call up a program the compiler is compiling with an editor. Mike 70030,160
Modula and IDCMP
Message #67139
Thanks for your help. I got that list and node pointer stuff to work for me. Now my string requester lets my main loop see the NewSize message just like the AutoRequester does. Thanks again to everyone for their help and suggestions. Mike 70030,160
Modula and IDCMP
Message #67139
Thanks for your help. I got that list and node pointer stuff to work for me. Now my string requester lets my main loop see the NewSize message just like the AutoRequester does. Thanks again to everyone for their help and suggestions. Mike 70030,160
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#Modula and IDCMP
Message #66584
I know that the autorequester does what I want my routine to do because I can call autorequestor, resize while it's still active, cancel it, and my main loop sees the NewSize message. If I only had the source to autorequester. Thanks, Mike.
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#Modula and IDCMP
Message #66584
I know that the autorequester does what I want my routine to do because I can call autorequestor, resize while it's still active, cancel it, and my main loop sees the NewSize message. If I only had the source to autorequester. Thanks, Mike.
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