This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Paul, How do you support audio in your setup? I didn't think that the PAR supported it. Jonathan
Robert, Since OS/2 Warp supports Win32s apps, why not use that? For that matter, you can download the 32-bit libraries for plain old Windows, and use that. Works for me… Jonathan
Ben, Why bother with a 68k version of NT? Run it in "native" mode on the upcoming 615, which will (supposedly) do hardware translation of both x86 and 68k code. Imagine having AmigaDOS running under an NT window 🙂 Jonathan
Susan, Sounds like the Opalvision card. You *should* have your monitor plugged into the 23-pin port on the Opal. The only other user installed port would be the SCSI card. Jonathan
Fidel, I just sold more than comparable acclerated A2000 for less than half that. Good luck… Jonathan
Perry, Its great to see you here! I'd like to say that I recently got Elastic Reality (a couple of days ago), and it works quite well. In fact, I like it a lot better than its "ancestor", ADPro on the Amiga (I'm an ex-Amiga person). However, there are a…
Mr. C… What I wonder is why the Amiga is getting mentioned so much now? I mean, if you don't mention something because it ain't newsworthy, why would the death notice of same become newsworthy? Maybe now that C= is out of biz, Microsoft has relaxed its press censorship of…
#Cringely sez…
Message #156317
Thought that Robert X. Cringely's latest "rumor" might serve as a good recap… "It is also the availability of fast processors that has led to such low bids for bankrupt Commodore [this paragraph follows another talking about how Pentium and work-alike prices are dropping through the floor]. The trustees last…
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Mac 4 Sale 🙂
Message #153512
John, You old curmugeon…it has a street price of over $1200…because I have two offers of $1300! Remember, the machine shipped without keyboard and monitor anyway, and mice are under $75 anywhere. FYI, it has three NuBus slots, and a processor direct slot; it is the same machine as the…
Mac 4 Sale 🙂
Message #153287
I hope that nobody finds this in bad taste, but I happen to have a Mac Centris 650 for sale pretty cheap. If you are having a hard time finding software, but just can't give up that Motorola addiction, this one might be for you 🙂 Here 'tis: Centris 650…
#Cringely Rumors Again…
Message #150020
Here's the latest from Infoword's Robert X. Cringely… " { at comdex } There was a lot of talk, surprisingly, about Commdore and the fate of the Amiga, which I understand Samsung intends to sell chip sets for, so we may acutally see legions of Amiga clones. H-P is also…
Dale, Amazingly cheap, although Arcnet is….Arcnet. What kind of deal do they have for users that want add a third Amiga? How can I hook my PC up to this as well (not being familar with Envoy)? Is there any way? Jonathan
Dale, There was a move out a few years ago (created quite a stir) called Sammy And Rosie Get Laid. There must be a joke here, somewhere… Jonathan
Cool! If Cringely says its so, I very often is. Now, I look forward to hearing what Sammy's intentions are towards our Ami. Jonathan 🙂
Who's Baba Louie? I was talking about Bahbabui…is there another company involved? Jonathan
Steve, Actually got the name wrong. It'll be called Fahfahflui 🙂 Jonathan
Steve, Nothing gullable about me – I just have a Stern interest in rumors 🙂 Jonathan
#New Buyers for C=?
Message #146029
I heard a great rumor off the Internet… It seems that the future owner of Amiga technology is itself just emerging. Strong indications point towards a merger of Sansui and Mitsui; the new company will be called Bahbabui Industries. Evidentally, Bahbabui is the rumored large Asian company. It hasn't hit…
Jim, >>the Zorro III bus is still the fastest 32 bit bus available for any machine (PCI is faster, but 64 bits). Er, what is VL-Bus? Doesn't that clock up to 40mhz? Jonathan
Stephen, I have a TBC II lying around that I could be persuaded to part with…maybe. Make an offer 🙂 Jonathan
Jay, I would think that anything below $3000 would be a good deal. Micropolis is shipping an 8 gig drive for around $4000, mail order. Jonathan
Peter, I played with a PPC demo of Infini D today…nice interface, but the speed seemed to be seriously lacking (considering all the hype about PPC). I modeled a sphere with a Julia Set texture. Turned on all options – shadows, raytracing, reflection, etc. The demo only allowed a maxium…
Isn't John Sculley unemployed right now? How about Iacocca? 🙂 Jonathan
Wesley, We will look into this a bit, but I have no answer now. GroVeR does the job OK, but requires ample disk space for your frames (unless you want to JPEG them, perhaps using the ASDG Sentry program), *and* Toaster 3.0 or better. Jonathan
Kent, You are still on the Beta list; things should start moving *really* soon…I mean it this time 🙂 No need for the BCD directory – BCD finally came through for us. In terms of crashing…why would I bother with sequencing out of LW when I have GroVeR 🙂 Jonathan
Kent, Funny you should mention GroVeR 🙂 We had a lot of problems with Toaster support. We decided to start with the Toaster 2.0 software, which was a mistake. It seems that it just doesn't work the same way that the 3.x revisions do, at least when used with ADPro…despite…
Stephen, Did you try the Aldus forums? After all, Aldus "owns" the format in a way – I believe that they have developer information located there. Jonathan
Jim, Is this question related to the one about how many angel can dance on the head of a pin? Jonathan
John, Sounds good. When do they come out with the Flyer for the Newton? Should be able to store a fair amount of video and audio on your PDA with those compression rates 🙂 Jonathan
Tony, All we've heard is about a new 4000 possibly coming; same features as before, but cheaper to build. Cheaper to the consumer? Don't know. I think some of this was mentioned in the Haynie/Jessup conference. I also think it was mentioned that the '030 version would not have a…
Tony, Albany, NY. Last we heard here in the states is that the '030 based model was kaput…is your '030 the same 4000 as always, or perhaps the "cost-reduced" wonder we've been hearing rumors about? Jonathan
30 minutes per *MEG*!! Perhaps, 30 minutes per GIG, right? 🙂 Jonathan
Robert, Sounds like a great system – now if only CBM was still selling '030 based 4000's. What ever happened to the "cost reduced" line, anyway? Jonathan
John, Has NewTek discussed what kind of capacity the device has for lower quality video? I don't think that most wedding videographers, or "hobby" tapeheads, need D2 quality 🙂 …yet… Jonathan
Its my understanding that DMI's product still has some bugs in it – enough so that it causes production problems. Seems that there is a problem with the hardware they are using, and the that problem is only getting addressed now.
Frank, Thanks for the information! While the Switcher is something that I will probably not use a whole lot, its good to know that I'm probably doing something wrong 🙂 Now to find a good price on the upgrade…any suggestions on who has a good price? What is a good…
#Toaster Q's
Message #77248
Howdy. I just became a new Toaster owner; purchased a Toaster 2000 with 2.0 software from a chap on the Internet. I've been playing and playing with it (really bought it for Lightwave), and I have some Questions… * How much is the upgrade? Can I simply buy 3.1 from…
Hi… I decided to do some more testing, until I get a response… I "killed" off my Startup-Sequence, in the hopes of booting a "clean" system; I also gave ADPro ~6 megs of memory to play with. So far, I still cannot get VT_BUFFER to work. I even reloaded the…
#VT_BUFFER problems
Message #76884
Howdy. I've been trying to use the VT_BUFFER saver with Toaster 2.0 software. It doesn't seem to work. Basically, all it will do is pop up the current contents of the chosen buffer; it will not transfer anything into it. I have tried various memory settings, from 1.5 meg to…
#Toaster w/ Multisync?
Message #76622
Howdy. I just got my Toaster today (please welcome the newest Toaster owner, please :), and found that it does *NOT* work with my Mitsubish Multisync II monitor 🙁 Luckily, I had a 1084S sitting in the closet, for just such an emergency. How can I use the Mitsu as…
My Toaster arrives tomorrow. Consider my hand up 🙂 As for other ideas…I think that you should talk to John Foust from Syndesis. Imagine if the Screamer, through the use of a bundled utility, was able to translate entire "scene" files from other packages…so that you could use it as…
Don, How's this for a really crazy idea? How about a MIPS-based Bridgeboard? I envision something like the Netware Application Engines some networking companies offer for their hubs – which are nothing more than '486s that slide into the hub chassis. If you think about it, there are probably a…
Jim, We talked, but the price was, er, unpalatable to me. Thanks, Jonathan
#!WTB: Toaster!
Message #76091
Sick of that old Toaster? Seriously, I need a Toaster for some software that I am co-producing. If you have an old Toaster, preferably (but not necessarily) with 3.x software, give me a shout here via Email. Jonathan
!WTB: Toaster!
Message #134703
Sick of that old Toaster? Seriously, I need a Toaster for some software that I am co-producing. If you have an old Toaster, preferably (but not necessarily) with 3.x software, give me a shout here via Email. Jonathan
Michael, Well, right now, its just a rumor 🙂 Jonathan
Charles, Are those 1200's that you're getting the old '020 version, or the rumored upcoming '030 version? Jonathan
Allen, Even more fascinating. Where can I get more information about this? Jonathan
Could you elaborate on this, or at least point me where I could find some more info? I haven't heard about this (wonder why not :), and would like some more info.
It was my impression from the thread here that the entire show was cancelled, mostly due to C= pulling out.
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