This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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A4000/Toaster/NLE FS
Message #216001
A4000/Toaster/NLE For Sale: A4000 Toaster Oven Case Warp Engine 40Mhz 18MB Ram Toaster 4000 w/ 3.1 software Sunrize AD516 Audio Card w/3.0 software Applied Magic Digital Broadcaster NLE board 528MB SCSI Drive Software: Bars & Pipes Pro SuperJam! AD Pro 2.5 Composite Studio Pixel 3D (not Pro) Bunch of other…
Hey Mike, Good to finally hear from you!! Yes, I've already sold the computer, but I'm also trying to sell my 4000, so if you know anyone that's interested, let me know… Talk to you soon, Kevin
Don, I've already sold the machine. Thanks for the reply! Kevin Ragsdale
A4000/Toaster FS
Message #215385
4000/Toaster System: Toaster Oven Case 40Mhz Warp Engine 18MB Ram 528 MB SCSI Drive Toaster 4000 w/ 3.1 software Software: ADPro 2.5 Composite Studio Bars&Pipes Pro SuperJam! AmiTcp4.0 beta Mosaic 1.4 DevPac 3 DPaint IV Final Copy T-Rexx Pro WaveWriter Pro Pixel 3D (not Pro) Other software, P/D and otherwise…
#A3000/Toaster FS
Message #215384
A3000 for sale: 3000, A3640 '040 25Mhz accelerator Toaster 2000 w/ 3.1 software OS 2.1 10 MB Ram DCTV WaveLink render farm software 340MB HD Morph Plus software Latest WD SCSI chip and new CIA $1100 plus shipping Thanks! Kevin Ragsdale
CEI still had them for sale – that's how I got mine. It cost about $100. But, you must have an '030 processor, and it will only work with the SCSI controller on an A3000 or the 2091, I think. Kevin Ragsdale
#Other Unix?
Message #47492
What options for Unix are there for the Amiga besides Amiga Unix? I've seen references to NetBsd and something else, but I don't know what they are. Can someone help me out? I'd like to get UNIX for my Amiga, but since it's an '040, that rules out Amiga Unix.…
Jeff, Thanks for the reply! Kevin
#SVHS for local ads?
Message #5366
I have started to produce some commercials for local businesses, and have a question. Is S-VHS an acceptable format for this? I shoot my footage on a Sony VX-3 camcorder, and then dump the footage to an NLE. After editing, the finished product is sent to an SLVR-1000 VCR. The…
#Recompile Unix?
Message #46184
I have what may be a stupid question, since I know next to nothing about programming. I know that Amiga Unix runs only on an '030 processor. Would it be possible to simply recompile the source code for an '040? Like I said, the only programming experience I have is…
#Production Rates??
Message #44852
Can anyone give me a rough estimate of what to charge for multimedia projects? I realize that costs probably very widely from area to area and from project to project, but how do you go about it? Do you have an hourly rate; if so, what is it? The projects…
#Record Deck?
Message #44739
What would be the best (or most cost-effective) record deck to use for local commericals? I know BetaCam is the best, but that's way out of my price range – even the new "low-cost" UVW's. My cammy is a Sony VX-3; from there the footage is dumped to an Applied…
#Unix on '040?
Message #43537
I just purchased a copy Amiga Unix. I've heard that it won't operate on '040 based machines. I believe that Unix requires an MMU; so my question is, will it work on a full blown '040? The person I heard this from had a stock 4000. I know that many…
#2GB Limit?
Message #155685
I've heard that the Amiga has a 2GB limit for a single hard drive partition. I was thinking about buying one of the new 4.3 GB Barracuda drives (I've got a Broadcaster32), and was wondering if this is correct, and if it is, if there is any way around it…
#Betacam SP question
Message #41464
I just received come information on the UVW series of Sony Betacamn SP decks. It says the Audio frequency response of these decks tops out at 12.5 Khz. Isn't this pretty lousy? I mean Hi-Fi VHS does 20-20,000 Hz, which is supposed to be about CD quality. Is there something…
Try Micro R&D in Nebraska. Sorry, I don't have the number, but they have an ad in the latest Video Toaster User. Kevin Ragsdale
According to VTU, the Flyer does require a time base corrected input for capture. Kevin Ragsdale
I've had two IDE drives in my 4000 for quite a while – the stock 120MB and a 340MB Conner. It recognized them just fine. However, when my Conner died and I replaced it with a Western Digital 420MB, the Amiga wouldn't recognize the 420MB Drive on a cold boot,…
I think they are saying that you can transfer your existing SIMMs from the motherboard to the Warp Engine card, allow a much faster RAM access, while you must use GVP's proprietary RAM with their accelerator. Kevin Ragsdale
I'm have the same problem with my Western Digital 420 MB drive. I checked my manual, but is said nothing about setting a faster spin up time. 340MB Conners work fine, by the way Kevin Ragsdale
Toaster Problem
Message #80655
I'm haveing a strange problem with my Toaster. I've got an A4000 w/ 18MB RAM and a Toaster 4000. When I go into LightWave, everytime I try to select a color button (Surface Color, Light Color, or Background Color) the Program monitor displays a very distorted version of my computer…
Actually, I've heard that the CPU card will work just fine in a 3000 as well. Kevin Ragsdale
CDXL Player?
Message #77865
Now that ADPro can load and save CDXL files, is there a player out there that can display the animations? Thanks, Kevin Ragsdale
#Infochannel Questions
Message #38442
John, Is there a new version of Scala Infochannel? My dealer called me and said he would be sending me "403". That was about 2 weeks ago, and I haven't heard anything since. Also, is it possible to play a low-res anim on a hi-res screen. I would like you…
Actually, I work at a Best Buy, and a lot of the supposedly 70ns RAM we are getting in has "-60" stamped on the chips. Kevin Ragsdale
#Help with Hard Drive
Message #126108
Hel!! I just bought a Maxtor MXT-1240s Drive for my 3000, and the c can't recognize it. I go to HDToolbox and try to read the configuration, and it knows the name of the drive and nothing else. I got the No. of Cylinders and heads from Maxtor's automated line,…
In the back of Video Toaster User there's always an ad from a company called Ambitious Technologies for their Toaster Oven. The ad is for the Oven 3000, but I called them a while back and they said they had a version for the 4000 ready. It's supposed to allow…
We've got one set up where I work. I played Crash and Burn, or whatever the game is that comes with it. It was OK, but I wasn't really impressed with it. The controller is a clone of the SNES controller, by the way. Also, It sure takes a long…
They said the memory access speed was 3 to 5 times faster, not the operation of the CPU. I think the ad said "up to 80% faster" operation. Kevin Ragsdale
The Excalibur is a memory board that plugs in to the '040 socket on the CPU daughtercard. I called Mirco R & D, and they said this allows the CPU to access the memory "three to five times faster" than before. It has room for 128 MB of expansion. Safe…
Check out the Toaster Oven from Ambitious Technologies. There's and ad in the latest VTU Magazine. It supposedly allows 4 PC slots, 4 Amiga Zorro III slots and 1 video slot simultaneously, and has 10 drive bays. It's available for the 3000 and 4000, and the ad says its upgradeable…