This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#Amy UNIX forsale
Message #145578
I'm interested, but ignorant. I have an A3000/25mhz with 6M fast RAM. I know that I would probably have to upgrade my RAM, but what else would be required? What about graphics? Will a standard CBM 1950 do the job? Does this flavor of UNIX come with X-windows, et.al.? Do…
Well, I ran into the same problems. It seemed to me that the tars that I was attempting to use didn't like the OS that I had, so I took the docs and wrote a un-tar program. It will break out the files in a tar archive into the individual…
Paul, It depends on how you are compiling. If you have written a makefile then you need to add the appropriate compiler flag to include one of the math libraries. From the nature of the question though, I'll bet that you are either pressing F4 within the editor or double…
Except for one big difference… ZModem is widely used, B+ exists only on compuserve. Bill
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#Copy Protection
Message #91123
At work whenever we install software we generally make a duplicate of the install disk and then use it to install the software. We do this to prevent the computer from writing to one of the original disks (and we started doing this at the suggestion of some of the…
TERM guru
Message #90444
Just out of curiosity, why haven't you shared this new release with the rest of us here on compuserver? Bill
I guess I should point out that at this point I am attempting to setup a small partition (about 5 meg) as my DOS hard drive, so a large drive size is not a problem. I'll have to see if I can get MSDOS 3.3 to work. Bill
Yeah, the installation program is nice, and I have used CrossDOS for several years now without any trouble what-so-ever so I feel reasonably sure that it something I am doing wrong, but what? The install program doesn't leave alot of room for me to mess things up (not that I…
No, I haven't called Consultron yet, the manual gives their tech hours as 10-5 eastern (9-4 my time), and I manage to stay busy enough at work as it is. I guess I'll just have to try them next week. The only problem is the amiga is my home machine…
Thanks for all of your help and suggestions. I am using an A3000 with the built in SCSI controller. I am using MSDOS v.5.0, maybe that is the problem. The C: drive works great for everything except booting, so I am kindof stumped also. I guess I can try another…
It seem like I did a patch before… Looking at my readme says I have version 5.04, guess I'll d/l that file and see what happens. Thanks Bill
Icon or no, still no C: boot… :< Bill
I'll take CED professional Ver 2. I'll follow up via e-mail. Bill
Thanks for the suggestions, but it didn't seem to solve my problem. I followed your directions exactly, even to the point of removing all references to CrossPC and CrossDOS before trying to reinstall. One thing that did catch my eye though was that I did not get asked if I…
S:User-StartUp has the mount commands and Devs:DosDrivers has an item called PCC that is similar to yours (the size of my drive is different from yours so blocks per track, high & low cylinder etc are different). Thanks though, I'll try a couple of other suggestions and see what happens.…
Thanks, I'll drop the disk in the mail tomorrow. Bill
#CrossPC HD Boot
Message #86551
I was wondering if someone could shed some light on a problem with CrossPC. I recently decided to make a small HD partition into an MSDOS partition for use with CrossPC. I followed the instructions given in the manual and readme file and still cannot get CrossPC to boot from…
Bad Program Disk
Message #50400
I recently purchased ProWrite and ran immediately into a problem. The disk that contains the ProWrite executable has a read error. It initially refused to install. I was able to use DiskSalv to produce a disk that installed successfully, but DiskSalv reported errors and that it was not sure if…
Well, that rules out that theory! If you want, make a copy of your configuration files and send them to me and I will see if they cause the same problems for me. To do this, pull up your phonebook, delete all entries except the one that you are using…
I was able to use DiskSalv to get the program to install, but you never know if everything was correctly completely. I still think that they should send a replacement disk ASAP! BTW how long have you been waiting? Do you know of the user ID of anyone who actually…
Sounds nice… HEY CBM! WHEN CAN I HAVE WB3.x TOO!!! That's as loud as I can shout, think they'll hear me 😎 Bill PS while I'm at it… HEY INDEPENDANT DEVELOPERS, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME AN AGA ADDIN CARD FOR MY A3000! but then again, maybe I'm…
Thanks Jim, I live in Birmingham, Alabama. It should be large enough to have several sites hopefully one that I can take advantage of. Bill
If my understanding is correct, datatypes are a feature of WB3.0 only. Since CBM has decided that they do not (at this time) want to provide WB3.0 to owners of its earlier machines, that is not an option for me 🙁 I am curious though, do you have the same…
One other thing to check, under settings/miscellaneous there is an item called Enable XPR server, see if that is checked. One last thing to remember is that TERM will save the entire configuration for each phone book entry so if you make a change to the default, you still need…
How does one go about finding an access point for internet? Bill
Doug, Just out of curiosity, how much memory do you have? Bill
Thanks, I'll take a look Bill
First of all, try to complete the login even though you can't make out the words (eg. when you first connect press enter, after the first string of garbage type CIS enter, next string of garbage – login, then password). If you are able to get to the password portion…
Doug, What exactly is the error that you get? Bill
#Bad Program Disk
Message #50051
Hello, I just purchased version 3.3 of ProWrite. One small problem: the program disk has a read error (several actually) and it is sitting right smack in the middle of the ProWrite main program executable. Is this a problem that I should solve directly through you or should I go…
WB Wallpaper images
Message #85280
I just installed NickPrefs and it works great (it's on Fred Fish 780 if you don't have it)! Anyway, I am using one of the cartoon character pics also on that FF disk as my WB wallpaper, which is nice, but not really what I want. I was wondering if…
I guess I'll just have to wait. Being able to put the output into a window on the WB is, to me, the only real benefit of a BB. Maybe a better (certainly more cost effective) solution for my own needs is to buy an MSDOS box, minus monitor, and…
Dennis, You may want to check to be sure, but if you purchased Final Copy 2 as an upgrade to your copy of Final Copy, you may not be able to legally sell the old version separately from the new version. Of course if you paid full price for both…
I used the CrossDOS patch file without any problem. The only difference between my setup and yours is that I do not have an MSDOS partition on my HD (still floppy only), so if there is a problem, it seems that would be the place to start your search. Will…
First of all, have you copied the XPR libraries for B+ & Quick B to your LIBS: directory? If so, you should be able to bring them up in a requester by selecting Transfer Protocol, from the Settings menu. What I would do is bring up the phone book and…
CheckBook accountant fits my needs and the price is right! Bill
But even with a BB and a VGA card from another vendor, don't you end up with two separate video outputs? So there goes putting the IBM output into a window on the WB screen. Bill
At various times in the past I have considered purchasing a bridge board, but have always backed off. One question that I always had was whether or not there was any way to get VGA output into a window on the WB screen. It seems like output to a window…
No, I agree, why not one for the UK and one for Germany, Spain and France, (although the distance between all of these is not very great). My point being, it would be very simple for them to set up a registrating point in the areas that they distribute their…
It looks like no. I picked up ver2.x for the IBM and in reading the DOCS it states that it (PKZIP) is available for MSDOS and IBM OS2, but that the ZIP format is in the public domain so there are many PKZIP compatible readers out there for other platforms.…
Greg, Can you send me some info? Bill
Well, I guess the next question I would have to ask is, is it just me or do all of you think that GPFax should have a US address (FAX #) that we could use to register our software! Bill
Yeah, ToolManager is PD (or more accurately FD). It should be here on CIS. It is really more like a desktop manager. What it will do is allow you to add items to the Tools menu on the WorkBench, assign hot-keys for programs and put programs into a "dock." You…
Is it just me or do the rest of you feel that GPFax should have included a way to FAX your registration card? That would allow you to test your fax modem/software and register at the same time. Bill
Wayne, Just wanted to jump in here. I am using SID 2.0 and do not have the persistant window problem you speak of. I know that the icons that he ships with the product are set to use IconX as the tool running a script so it could be that…
James, The best books are probably the ROM Kernal Reference (RKM) Manuals from Commodore published by Addison Wesley. These are the technical reference manuals put out by Commodore, and as such, are not the most reader friendly of books, but one in particular should help you: AMIGA ROM Kernal Reference…
Have you used the FD program Aware yet? What it does is open a small appwindow on your workbench screen and all you do is drop your archived files into it and they decompress. You can where you want the decompressed files to go. I used always use the CLI…
First things first, skip the A2000. Unless you can find a fantastic deal it really doesn't offer you much. Instead make your choice between the A3000 and the A1200/4000. What it really comes down to at this point is how important the new graphics are to you. If they are…
#AIBB & SYSINFO on A3000?
Message #83282
Sounds wierd, I have the exact configuration that you do and I haven't run into any problems with either AIBB or SYSINFO. Bill
Sure, just look at an Amiga World magazine for mail order houses (if AW Mag is sold in the UK, if not let me know I can give you some names, numbers, and addresses). Of these a company called Creative Computers tends to have all things Amigan and I feel…
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