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#CROSS PLATFORM transfers
Message #44621
Well, you CAN use low density if you gotta… There are two progams out thar sumwhare cannl "Split" and "Join". The Amiga side uses "Split" to break up a large file into low-desity FD size chuncks, the "Join.EXE" on the MessyDos side puts them back together on the PC. Now…
#Toaster 4.0
Message #44620
>Yeah, some guy in the middle of a December snowstorm, on Friday night, >gets to disk 59, and receives the message: >"Error reading from track 37. Installation aborted. Please contact NewTek >tech support between the following hours….." >'AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!' "Been there." "Done that." (Including the 'AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!') ;->
Jim, It's a long shot, but I just resolve 8 months of frustration with my GVP 040 — turns out I was pulling to much on the power supply after I added memory and a PAR… Just $0.02 worth..
> #: 86382 S10/GVP [AMIGAV] > 16-Jul-94 03:08:20 > Sb: #86311-68040.library Fix? > Fm: Wayne Cole 76370,621 > To: Trent K. Johnson 71020,1052 > >BTW, in case you get 37.30 working properly, Innovatronics seems to have a >GigaMem fix – at least they sent me a new disk for free…
Hey Grant… You're going to do the Orlando LW Pro class, right? Are you gonna get there a little earlier for SIGGRAPH? Regards, Luke Montgomery CompVid Graphics Services
Errm, PMFJI: RE: the surgon general Raptor warnings, how about: This product may case domestic tensions due to the time it can suck up…. Luke CompVid Graphic Servies
PMFJI… >I figured out the image transfer problem! I had to become a DOS head to do >it, but I got it working! You know how the Amiga allows you to save a file >name with 30 plus characters? Well, WindowsNT, based on DOS, doesn't! It >will throw the file…
PMFJI, Yeah, 230 is about the best I've been able to do on my Micro 2210A…. Luke
Hi Rick! Being the scavenger/packrat I am, I'd LOVE to a copy of the AREXX script. BTW, ANYTHING you spend time on (even a short time) qualifys for Shareware. Ya know? Regards, Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas City Voice: (913)…
RAPTOR RENDERING SVC LST
Message #151546
Greetings fellow Lightwavers! Our company , in cooperation with Deskstation Technologies, Inc., is in the process of establishing our "Rapid Raptor Rendering Service for Lightwave (SM)". If you have a need for high-end rendering services (legthy or complex scenes, raytracing, etc) based on the Raptor platform and would like further…
>YOU SAID: >Super Special 2gig DAT June '94 special – just the thing for backing up the >new crop of large hard drives. DAT tape is fast, cheap, and convenient. For >more info on the MegageM June DAT special, leave EMail reply. Errmmm… OK, I'll bite… email me pricing info…
#SPARKS for Lightwave
Message #83534
Errmmm… how much is Sparks gonna sell for now…?? I've REALLY been thinking about getting it…
#2.1 SW NEEDED!!!!!!
Message #82842
I am informed that I NEED to get Workbench 2.1, SetPatch 40.16, and 68040.library 37.30 so that I can get my damn GVP GVP GForce 040 running properly in my A2000 (using FASTROM, etc, etc). I already have 2.04 ROMs in the thing. I called my "dealer" and was told…
#2.1 SW NEEDED!!!!!!
Message #82841
I am informed that I NEED to get Workbench 2.1, SetPatch 40.16, and 68040.library 37.30 so that I can get my damn GVP GVP GForce 040 running properly in my A2000 (using FASTROM, etc, etc). I already have 2.04 ROMs in the thing. I called my "dealer" and was told…
MELTING??
Message #102057
Hi! Ummm… I'm looking for a "MELT" deformation IPAS… Preferably PD, but any info (including prices) welcomed! Reply via CIS Mail appreciated…
Ummm… does this mean I'll be rendering on a Hundai?????
#CRASH! NOW WHAT?
Message #81113
Arrgh! I just added a 4th 4mb sim to my Gforce 040 board. Amiga A2000HD motherboard VERSION 4.5 Now when I use GVPCPUCTRL FASTROM the screen goes solid RED and the thing seems to go into an endless loop untill I and I get a "software failure" message with Error:…
WANTED: A2000 HD floppy
Message #142976
Hi! I am looking for a high-density floppy for my A2000HD. External OR internal if it can replace my existing stock (LD) drive. Respond here via Email or to >INTERNET:compvid@tyrell.net THANKS!! Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas City Voice: (913) 780-0222…
Hmm… I shoulda know you'd be in on this! :-> Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas City Voice: (913) 780-0222 —————————————————————————– There's no place like home… There's no place like home… There's no…
#GVP RAM NEEDED
Message #140612
I am in definate need of a GVP SIMM32 for my G-force 040. ('course who DOESN'T need more mem?) If you'd like to sell me one, reply via CIS or Internet EMail with a price… Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas…
Hi! You might try contacting Syndesis in the AmigaVendor forum about conversions.
Hmm, ahh-soo dxf is on one of those @#$% "non-standard-standards", huh? Kinda like the RS-232 "standard" (what pin is that on?).. Now that I think about it, it sounds like what you described migh just be happening. What might Interchange (?) to for the "dxf to 3DS" conversion if the…
> #: 78096 S7/Syndesis [AMIGAV] > 30-Mar-94 22:13:49 > Sb: #78048-IBM PC 3DS to DXF > Fm: Syndesis Corp/J. Foust 76004,1763 > To: Mateen Greenway 100016,602 > >Almost all of our conversions are bi-directional, meaning you can both read >and write a given format, as well as transfer between any…
If you get any answers to GVP 040 hangs such as you describe, I love to get a copy… I have been facing multiple random hangs while running Lightwave/Toaster 3.1… Thanks, Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas City Voice: (913) 780-0222…
THANKS TRENT! Gotta go play with my new "toy" and dazzle my customers. :-> Luke Montgomery CompVid Computer Graphics Services Kansas City
#PAR INSTALLATION
Message #75011
Ooooohhhhh happy happy joy joy – my latest "neat stuff" just arrived: A DPS PAR, TBC IV, and Micropolis 2210A… (For my A2000 HD+GVP 68040 w/Toaster 3.1 SW) Now, all I gotta do is RTFM and EVERYTHING will be WONDERFUL, right??? :-> Ok, ok, I've spent enough years with desktop…
> #: 38338 S16/Ramblings [AMIGAA] > 05-Feb-94 15:00:39 > Sb: #38272-Ancestors > Fm: Betty Clay/SYSOP 76702,337 > To: Luke H Montgomery 70274,2177 > >Was Montgomery County named after him? > > > >—Betty Hmm… Dunno??? Is that Montgomery county Tennessee, or Pennsylvania, or Alabama, or…. Apparently my clan was a…
> #: 73874 S3/NewTek [AMIGAV] > 05-Feb-94 01:58:35 > Sb: #73459-LW vs GVP…BS part II > Fm: Trent K. Johnson 71020,1052 > To: Luke (Pat) Montgomery 70274,2177 > >Hmmm. I've been running two GVP 040-33 combo boards in my 2000's (one w, (one >with Toaster 2000 card, the other with…
NEWTEK VP LEAVING??
Message #73847
___RUMOR___ has it that Mr. Montgomery is leaving NewTek… Any comments or additions?
Wow… Small world time… My father's ancestors included one John Montgomery (great-great-grandfather??), who was a signer/instigator of the "Cumberland Compact" which eventually led to the founding of Nashville area (if I remember correctly)… Jeez… those 4th grade history lessons were a LONG time ago… 🙂 Regards, Luke Montgomery (now of…
GVP040 HELP????
Message #73750
Hello, GVP: A few months ago I purchased a GVP 33MHz 040 accellerator (a "GFORCE", I think it is called). It was one of the 040's that had "perfect with the Video Toaster" on the box. Well, not quite perfect so far in my case. With 12MB memory on board…
REPLAY from Wayne Cole: >There is a specific sequence to enabling the full '040 on the gvp board: > >;BEGIN 68040_FastROM >cpu nocache noburst nocopyback ; suggested by Mike GVP 5/10/93 >SYS:Utilities/GVPCpuCtrl MoveSSP FASTROM >cpu cache burst copyback ; suggested by Mike GVP 5/10/93 >;END 68040_FastROM >Arp040fix ; patch to…
> Fm: Anthony Ramirez 70275,1027 > To: Trent Hawkins 73614,533 (X) > >>I heard that not only does just California get quakes, but so does the >>rest of the continent (ie North America). > >This is VERY true but thanks to the Fault lines California is more prone >to have…
> Fm: marc reinig 72410,77 > To: Trent Hawkins 73614,533 (X) > >PMJI, > >Since I live in Calif. I have always heard that it was the rest of the >continent that was going to drop into the Atlantic. I bought some property on >the East slope of the Sierra's…
> Fm: marc reinig 72410,77 > To: Trent Hawkins 73614,533 (X) > >PMJI, > >Since I live in Calif. I have always heard that it was the rest of the >continent that was going to drop into the Atlantic. I bought some property on >the East slope of the Sierra's…
#: 37942 S9/Animation [AMIGAA] 25-Jan-94 19:28:13 Sb: #37887-More PAR Updates! Fm: Terry L. Tabor 71170,1170 To: Luke H Montgomery 70274,2177 Yep! Learned that the hard way at Tenn. Tech. Univ. . . . Terry Tabor Well, I came back from 5 years at U of KS., and found that U.T.…
#LW vs GVP BULL****,again
Message #73523
AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! Yes, yet another NEWTEK flame! Last November (3 MONTHS ago) I bought a GVP 040 "Impact Series II" accellerator card for my A2000 HD. I installed it per spec and SUPRISE! The toaster (3.0 software/1.0 board) wouldn't come up. Well, actually, the switcher screen appeared, but moments later, the…
#LW vs GVP…BS part II
Message #73459
AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!!! Yes, yet another NEWTEK flame! Last November (3 MONTHS ago) I bought a GVP 040 "Impact Series II" accellerator card for my A2000 HD. I installed it per spec and SUPRISE! The toaster (3.0 software/1.0 board) wouldn't come up. Well, actually, the switcher screen appeared, but moments later, the…
You said: > > #: 72913 S3/NewTek [AMIGAV] > 24-Jan-94 01:38:46 > Sb: #72882-DTV COnference > Fm: Michael Gerard 76702,1071 > To: Luke (Pat) Montgomery 70274,2177 (X) > >The DTV CO sheculed for Jan 17th was postponed due to the earthqueake in >Los Angeles and will be rescheduled just as…
Terry, Rick, In sunny Florida I would agree that the proper phrase is "Y'all". But in areas of the states closer to the Great White North (such as Ohio where I grew up), the proper phrase is "You Guys". My brother who currently lives in Minnesota claims that the phrase…
RE: Tonys requests for stuff on line re: the CO's. I second the vote for getting the conference transcriptions on line ASAP. I'm REALLY pissed at myself for missing the last CO…. ;-
On 13-Jan-94 Rick Thornquist wrote: >I'm envious of you all (can a Canadian say 'you all'?) with the Micropolis >drives. I'm an early convert so I have the Seagate – best quality I can [remainder deleted] P.S. If you wanna sound authentic, it's pronounced "y'all" ;->
Thanks Rick… I know what you mean about those loooong anims… Who's got the time without a Screamer? Regards, Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas City Voice: (913) 780-0222 —————————————————————————– There's no place like home… There's no place like home… There's…
Hi Rick! I'm gettin ready to get a PAR/TBC IV, so I appreciate the alert on the software update… Have you heard of any plans for support of the new "A/V Drives" from Maxtor, I think. Or was it Micropolis? They are 1GB drives with hot access & I/O times……
Good info on Pixel 3-D! Have you considered writing an article for VTU based on your experiences?? I've seen a couple of articles on Pixel Pro in some mags, but they were virtually (no pun intended) worthless for the most part. My main complaint with the new Pixel Pro that…
#37157-
Video Toaster advice
Message #37523
Vance: Nice list. I'd love to se your letter to Santa… :> BTW how 'bout a "Screamer Farm"??? How's that for planning a takeover???? Regards, Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177 Greater Kansas City Voice: (913) 780-0222 —————————————————————————– There's no place like home……
LWPRO!!
Message #71131
Yo, John! Looks like you managed to get another issue of LWPRO out! (Unfortunately, my wife has a bone to pick with you about "MORE TOASTER STUFF??!! and the fact that LWPRO sucks up all my time when it comes in…) Hmmm…. I wonder if there is any significance to…
Hi Nate. Great idea you have for the COnference… A suggested question: on projects like Seaquest, is rendering done on a Screamer of networked Toasters? What are their comments and evaluations of the method being used? Regards, Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177…
Erik: Glad to see some folks like you are still hanging out here… But I AM convinced that you're almost as warped as I am having taken the time (late at night, I'd bet) to come up with a valid (????) response. Glad you see you're still "toastin"! Regards, Luke…
Stephen: Even though mine hasn't come in yet, in theory, I'd have to say "ditto" on the PAR… What hard disk are you using on yours? BTW, I have to ask if maybe you're a relative of mine… My mom's maiden name was Bailey — out of Boston way… My…
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