This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Peter, Since you seem to know about monitors, what would you think a fair value of this monitor is? Specs again: Mitsubishi 19" (Yes, I just noticed it says 19 " on the manual!!) High resolution Color Display Monitor Connectors: 5 BNC for R-G-B plus comp/hor sync and v/sync 75…
Don, The funny part is that I don't have an external load on the sync line. I just flick the switch to the "high" impedance setting and there is nothing connected to the loop-through BNC connector. If I set it to 75 ohms, I lose the entire picture on the…
David, Actually, I am using it in interlace mode for WB and View! It has _very_ long persistence phosphors, so I see _no_ flicker at all. However, animations leave a trail on the screen. This is not a big problem since the only animation I normally see is from games,…
#I've Got 17 Inches Now!!
Message #67749
I have just acquired a 17 inch Mitsubishi C-3920 monitor for evaluation. This is an old 1986 model, but has been in storage for the last 4 years. The manual claims that it is a "multi frequency use" high resolution color display monitor. The spec page claims the following:6 Scanning…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25290
[ continuation ] won't run on it, as will no other programs that render to the chipram bitplanes directly or with ownblitter(). But we are going to lose those kinds of programs the very day DIG of any kind hits 🙁 Another interesting thing to note is that all this…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25289
[ continuation ] * Several EGS demos * Macropaint, 2D, 24-bit paint program * Demo version of TVPaint by TecSoft (full-blown version of TVPaint/EGS available at an extra charge of $995). [ note: this hardware clearly outdoes $100,000 quantel paintbox systems used in the broadcast TV industry. I have not…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25288
[ continuation ] 16,777,216 colors (24-bits per pixel). Video outputs: 15-pin high-density DSUB "BGA-like connector for connecting standard monitors. Red: 0.7V p-p Green: 0.7V p-p or with active (programmable) Composite Sync 5V p-p. Blue: 0.7V p-p H-Sync: Low/High Active 5Vp-p. Can also be programmed to output composite sync on this…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25287
[ continuation ] [ 1600×1280 would look pretty nifty on a 19" monitor! ] NOTE: all above resolutions can be in any color depth up to 24 bit. Special applications (256 colors max, limied only by VRAM memory size): 3200×2560 [ this is an astonishing 168 DPI on a 19"…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25286
[ continuation ] compliant, AmigaDOS applications is of course the bundled software provided with the EGS-110/24. Firstly there is the EGS workbench driver, which traps all V2.0 Workbench library calls (requires V2.0 or later kickstart ROM) and reroutes these to the hardware independent EGS graphics library. The EGS graphics library…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25285
[ continuation ] board will be agressively marketed worldwide and will be sold in good volume (GVP has sold well over 15,000 A2000 Accelerator boards to date!). However, to ensure that the board is immediately compatible with existing Amiga (Workbench compliant) applications, GVP has developed a special AmigaDOS workbench driver,…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25284
[ continuation ] OUTLINE. THIS MUST BE SEEN TO BELIEVED (AND APPRECIATED) AND CAN OFTEN NOT BE DONE BY MANY HIGH-END WORKSTATIONS. [ note: sounds to me like the board/software allows you to drag around windows – and when you do, it doesn't draw lines, it draws the ENTIRE window…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25283
[ continuation ] directly writes to the Amiga's "chip memory" or uses the Amiga's (slower!) blitter to perform operations on the screen, once it is opened. However, as long as an application uses the Amiga's standard library functions to access and manipulate its custom screen it should work perfectly! Some…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25282
[ continuation ] Mbytes/second (with a 50MHz 68030) and linedraw rates averaging 3 million pixels/second (with a 33MHz 68040) to be achieved. This incredible performance allows the EGS-110/24 to perform flat shaded graphics faster than on any "TIGA" based graphics co-processor board. These amazing performance numbers are also a direct…
GVP Compo + EGS 110/24
Message #25281
[ continuation ] accelerator boards with an unprecedented upgrade path. Of course the mere existence of the EGS-110/24 also obsoletes all other (non-GVP) A2000 CPU accelerator boards, which do not have this (GVP-compatible) 32-bit expansion bus! The EGS-110/24 is available with either 4MB or 8MB of high performance Video RAM…
Hard Disk Info Needed
Message #22700
Hi all, I have just found a 3 1/2 inch Fuji Electric Hard-Disk inside an old XT that was given to me for parts. It was connected to a Western Digital controller, so I assume it is an MFM disk. I need to know the tech data on it though,…
Greg, I don,t know if you remember, but a while ago I Emailed ypu my address for some info on Comeau C++, but I never recieved it. I would like to ammend my request as I am now on 5 different computers with four different operating systems. I need info…
Larry, There is a BIG diff in the OS from MS-DOS to AmigaDOS. I use both, have for 6 years, but I can't see _anyone_ liking MS_DOS better. Just look at your CD example. How do you cd from C:\Utilities to D:\Tools on MS_DOS???? You have to use TWO cd's.…
Greg, I would also like to know how portable across platforms your product is. I know you have a package for MS-DOS, are there other platforms you support? I have C compilers for both Amiga and MS-DOS ( SAS/C and Turbo C 2.0). Thanx for the info. David McCabe WHAP!ping…
Pat, In case you missed it, I sent you a request asking for the address of your dealer in Quebec City. I live near Montreal and am up there a few times during the year. I would like to take a look at the 2M drive myself, and if your…
Mike, Thanx a lot for that info!! I don't intend to be a "I know a lot" type of guy. I am actually pretty shy! 🙂 Except when it comes to defending my choice of Amiga over MS-DOS or Mac, then I can be a real bull!!! 🙂 David McCabe…
Greg, Thanx for all that info. I am glad that you answered me, because I did want to get in touch with you anyway about your C++ package. How can I get info about your Amiga version, and are you planning on continuing your support for this platform? I have…
Steve, I have NO intention of runing any games on the clone. I already do some development on that machine with Turbo C under DOS but no Windows stuff. The mother board has a SCSI controller on board so I guess I can just add another (bigger) SCSI hard drive…
John, Thanx!! 🙂 I just went to the best Computer bookstore 8888888here in Montreal, and they have only one book on Xenix, even tho the have a BIG sticker in their window saying they are an authorized XCO Xenix dealer!! 🙂 They told me that Xenix is a "clone" of…
Betty, Thanx for that!! I also will be going to McGill at night in their Computer Science program starting in January as well!! The first course is an intensive study of Pascal, so I will surely be learning a lot of varios computer stuff in the next year!!! I am…
Darin, I already have a brand new 386sx with 2M ram and a 40M hard-disk. My future employer has stated he would be willing to buy a copy of Xenix to install on my machine at home and since my modem on the Amiga is external and the system at…
Betty, Yea I know about teacher's habits. The lovely lady I happen to live with has been a fifth grade teacher for 17 years here in the French school system of Quebec. My French has certainly improved since I met her!!!! Well, if you taught your students the way you…
Pat, Since I live just down the road from you, (Montreal) I would like to know the address of your dealersip that has these 3000's with the HD floppy so I can pay you a visit to see it myself!! I am also in the market for a 3000, so…
#Xenix and Progress
Message #17974
Happy Holidays Everyone!!!!! I just recieved the best XMas gift I could get this year. A JOB!!! Since July 1990 I have been without full-time employment, and now I have managed to convince a company to hire me as their chief programmer for in-house software development. However, I am primarily…
Betty, I want to thank you for being so helpfull. Even tho the message I just read was not directed to me and I already knew everything you described to "Chuck", I was very impressed with the way you took the time to take him thru the process step by…
Jim, Try adding the PURE keyword at the end of your "resident …" lines. You could also set the pure bit for every one of those commands you make resident. David McCabe -via WHAP! from Montreal! :^)
Ed, I will let you know by the weekend. BTW< I know my way around NH quite well, both I-89 and I-93. I usally come down I-89, but I know the Rock Island way as well. We do usally go to the White Mountain area, so getting to Littleton would…
Ed, I am sorry but I forgot to keep your offer around. How much would you like for the 1084s? And where in "Nawth" NH are you? I live in Montreal, but I lived in the Lake Sunapee area for seven years (New London & Warner) in the late sixties…
Frank, I don't know why you thought I might need a 1000 system, I already have one!!! I might be interested in the Kronos + 32M Drive. Would you sell seperately? Where does the Kronos connect? If on the bus, does it have a pass-thru? Can it support more than…
Pat, I have a script file that uses the augjpe programs and a PD utility called wasp. If you would like, I can EMAIL it to you before I post it here. The only problem is it is very slow and requires about 2M free space on a hard disk…
Mark, Instead of an alias, try an assign like this: Assign NewCon: CON:. I don't know if this would work, but I think it might. I don't have 2.04 yet, so I can't try it, but would be interested to know if it does, as I really like SID and…
Chris, Just tell me roughly how you would compare it to the 1084. And could you also repeat price, and perhaps let me know costs of shipping etc.? David McCabe -via WHAP! from Montreal! :^)
Chris, I am interested in your monitor. Could you tell me more about it? i.e. brand, size, year, etc? David McCabe -via WHAP! from Montreal! :^)
I have heard a lot about WShell and am planning on buying it. Will the new version run under Wb 1.3? I would like to use it right away, but haven't yet decided whether I am going to upgrade the hardware on my 1000 to use 2.04 or just go…
John, It appears to me (I could be wrong!!) that you are hitting the COMMENT button in View! instead of the REPLY. COMMENT sends to the To: field of the msg. and REPLY sends to the Fm: field of the msg. Sorry if I got that wrong!! 🙂 And yes…
When I bought one of the first Amiga's sold in Canada – a LONG time ago – I was working in the video production business and my employer wanted me to translate an Edit Decision List program I had written in BASIC on a Sony CP/M computer to C on…
RE: "SetPatch not StPath" Right Don, sorry about the bad typing!! 🙂
Re: SETPATH with the "r" option What is this option for exactly? David McCabe -via WHAP! from Montreal! :^)
1.5M Spirit For Sale!!!
Message #39749
For Sale: Fully populated Spirit Board for Amiga 1000. 1.5M for a total of at least 2.0M on your 1000. Best offer. Leave EMAIL. Thanx 🙂 David McCabe -via WHAP! from Montreal! :^)
John, I have a freind that is very interested in the Bodega Bay, but he is in Vancouver for awhile and won't be back here in Montreal for a week or two. Please let me know if you sell it, and if he comes back before then I will let…
Betty, I hope I was not misunderstood about this. It's not a player I am looking for, but a program you run from CLI inputing the DMCS score and it tells you what instuments you need to play it. I guess if the format was never mad public tho, it…
Betty, Does CrossDos let programs like SID (the dir. utility) "see" the IBM (Invented By Murphy) disk so you could use that instead of the CLI like Dos-2-Dos. Also, does it do a "translation" of the EOL char. that is different on the two platforms? Thanx, David McCabe – via…
Denny, Since I have not used 2.x yet this question might seem dumb, but here goes!!! When you do a multiple assign of a directory, like the FONTS example you gave, which one does the cli go to if you type cd FONTS: and how do you get to the…
Denny, Thanx for the info!!! How can I find about both of these boards – the DKB and Rejuvenator? Also, do they have any problems with expansion devices outside the 1000? Can you put a 68020 or 68030 into either? I am currently running an Amiga 1000 with the Spirit…
Betty, Thanx again!!!! I was sure that I saw the program for DMusic on CIS last year but I may be mistaken. I will check on the other service I am on and if I find it I will upload it here. Thanx, David McCabe – via WHAP!
#Looking For Files
Message #39082
Help?? I am looking for two files. One is the program that reads DMusic song files and tells you what instruments you need, and the other was mentioned in the Nov Amazing/Amiga in the PD Serendipity column and is called Landscape. It is on FF#521. Does anyone know where I…
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