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re: PCMCIA: it's true, the PCMCIA thing hasn't settled down yet, but I wanted my laptop to have one specifically for things like SCSI interfaces and suchlike, without having to use the (slower) parallel port. This specifically because my Amiga uses SCSI, so I want to get the most use…
If I may jump in here: I'm an Amiga user, and I just recently bought an IBM-compatible laptop for work. BIOS problems: these days, it's rare to find a BIOS that causes any problems. Compatibility issues between various IBM clones were ironed out a few years ago, and the differences…
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#Adios, Commodore-USA?
Message #116749
I don't need a commission. I just want to know that while I'm busy using the machine, they're busy in the back room developing new stuff for it. Just keeping up.
To email to Tom Erbe: use CServe mail, address >Internet:tom@ella.mills. edu. The base software is described in the Proceedings of the Internat- ional Computer Music Conference of 1990 or '91 (author: Phil Burk); my iconic stuff is grafted on to that, and is not documented or published. I'm considering finishing…
I think I'm the guy you wanted. I run a 56001-based system from the parallel port of my A500. The system is the GMP board, containing a 56001 @ 27 Mhz, full static RAM complement, MIDI interface, RS-232 interface, and a custom host port interface that connects to the parallel…
Re: twincom. Works as advertised, and is painless. I used this before I got CrossDos for my 1.3-equipped Amiga, and it's _very_ quick and easy. You need two versions: the IBM one, and the Amiga one. Connect the null-modem cable, run twincom on both machines. Address the "other" machine (the…
So, the upshot of all of this seems to be: don't hold your breath. I agree with the assessment made earlier about color, however, that taking a composite output to an overhead or separate monitor would probably do fine. The LCD screen I need for my work only needs to…
Amiga portables
Message #101189
Second the notion of Amiga portables, though I know it'll never happen. As for color being "required", I've been using a green-and-white Apple /// monitor with my Amiga since I got it. I gig with the damn thing, and for that I use a cute little monochrome 9" Apple //c…
> CPU power and word processors, local databases, etc Don't forget: bigger CPUs/more resources seem to mean bigger executable files, 6 gazillion new features that nobody uses but have to be included anyway, slothful compilers that generate several versions of the same thing to run on the (slightly) different versions…
> Windows users and multitasking with modems or faxes … Tell me about it. I have a 386 for work, running a "background" fax program. Every time the fax wants to work, I have to stop doing anything else for fear of freaking the poor software out. I run telecom…
I second the note about multiple-platform CD-ROM. It just became relevant to me, since I got a shipment from Microsoft for developers, and the software comes on IBM CD-ROM. Time to go out and get one, and I want something that works well on the Amiga, too.
> storage guide One thing I'd find useful is a discussion of mass storage devices and their use with multiple platforms. For example, which combination of removable drives and software drivers can be used with both Amigas and Macs, or SCSI compatibility between Amigas and IBM clones.
If anyone's interested: I've been doing DSP with the Amiga for a while now. I've been using a board available as a kit based around the Motorola 56001 (the "old" chip the Atari and NeXT used). It's more powerful (and more expensive) than the Analog Devices part, but the main…
A quick take on your questions: 1) Performance relative to a Mac: when comparing models with similar CPUs, the Amiga is significantly faster from a user's perspective. I think this is probably attributable to the operating system, and to the fact that the CPU is not responsible for performing all…
Thanks, Dominick. Let me know how you like it.
Thanks for the clarification. I think it's about time to get into these things seriously
Quick question: does the V32bis faxmodem have a modem/fax switch in it? Or do I have to set something manually based on what I think is coming in? –rbt
Smalltalk?
Message #23103
Does anyone know of a Smalltalk for the Amiga? Budd's Little Smalltalk, or the Gnu one? –rbt
YES! My dream machine for my music performances. 500+LCD+attachments. But as I understand LCDs, it's pretty non-trivial to take a video display and convert it back into something the LCD could use.
Yup, as a stand-alone product. Pricing?
Thanks for the response. The Genlock did work on a 1000, last time I checked (which was a few years ago …)
Genlock/500/connection
Message #3102
I couldn't see a hardware section, so I'm entering this here in the hope that someone will be able to deal with it. I want to hook the old C= genlock (A1300) to my A500. A straight-through cable doesn't do it (that is, RGB to RGB) since, I guess, the…
I'm leaving NY for California sometime around then, to pursue studies in computer music. If I can, I'll drop in – be interesting to see this machine being given a workout. — Robert * Reply: 4400
I'm leaving NY for California sometime around then, to pursue studies in computer music. If I can, I'll drop in – be interesting to see this machine being given a workout. — Robert * Reply: 4400