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Dear GVP: Thanks! I'll try your suggestions. -john
Thanks for the response. No, my problem is not that the system will cold boot with a cartridge in but not warm boot. If I cold or warm boot WITHOUT a cartridge, then put a cartridge (disk) in after the booting sequence is over, everything' s fine (sorry for the…
Larry, "A shot in the dark foot"? I hope that was intentional because I like it! I don't know…I unplugged my Starboard and my programs worked fine…plugged it back in and :::boom:::. I think I may have gotten a bum download of the Manx patch, though. But if anybody wants…
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#'C' memory problems
Message #59331
Thanks, Larry… I dl'd fixhunk last night and tried it… Oh, woe is me…my system still crashes whenever I run one of my own programs! I called Manx – they told me to patch my Workbench 1.1 version of Aztec 'C' (3.20a) with 'patchall' from their b.b. I did that.…
Thanks, Dan… I'll do it! (that is, as soon as I figure out what FixHunk is! ). John
Thanks, Dan… I'll do it! (that is, as soon as I figure out what FixHunk is! ). John
'C' memory problems
Message #59072
Hi all! Please help me! I recently got 2 megs of memory expansion. It works fine. My problem is that all of the programs that I've written using Manx 'C' (don't have the upgrade yet) crash the system now. What gives?????? ANXIOUSLY awaiting a response, Thanks, John
printer codes
Message #46305
As Bill Buckner [should've] said, "'lil help, please"… I'm trying to send printer codes to my printer in a 'C' program. Before you ask, the printer codes work fine when I send them via " copy * to prt: " And I'm able to use my printer in my program…
Thanks, Don… I was a little frustrated when I wrote that posting last night… Mainly 'cause I can't cram as much onto a WorkBench disk as I used to. (Isn't that kind of like saying that I don't like "rich" food because I can't eat as much as once???) -John
#workbench 1.2
Message #41931
Hey, all… Just got my 1.2 stuff today (official). Can any of you pros recommend: 1. Fastest way to convert a disk full of stuff from 1.1 to 1.2? 2. Same as above with a "workbench" disk (i.e. what are the critical files?) And, while we're at it, what's the…
##35214-AreaFill
Message #35350
Hi Ray, I tried your suggestion – didn't do any harm but I still can't make FreeRaster() work for me! Is it relevant that I'm using Intuition? Things work ok if I don't even FreeRaster() on my way out of the program but then, of course, my available memory is…
##35214-AreaFill
Message #35350
Hi Ray, I tried your suggestion – didn't do any harm but I still can't make FreeRaster() work for me! Is it relevant that I'm using Intuition? Things work ok if I don't even FreeRaster() on my way out of the program but then, of course, my available memory is…
Ray, Thanks for your response… I am trying to FreeRaster() before I close ANYTHING else down. It's the last thing I'm "opening" and so it's the first thing I try to close. Any other suggestions??? John
Ray, Thanks for your response… I am trying to FreeRaster() before I close ANYTHING else down. It's the last thing I'm "opening" and so it's the first thing I try to close. Any other suggestions??? John
#AreaFill
Message #35152
Help! Help! I'm trying to use the AreaMove, AreaDraw, AreaFill stuff as described in the ROM KERNAL MANUAL using Aztec C with 512K. Everything goes well 'til I close my window. The RKM says to FreeRaster so I have this as the first line of my clean-up routine: FreeRaster(myplane,320L,200L); (where…
#AreaFill
Message #35152
Help! Help! I'm trying to use the AreaMove, AreaDraw, AreaFill stuff as described in the ROM KERNAL MANUAL using Aztec C with 512K. Everything goes well 'til I close my window. The RKM says to FreeRaster so I have this as the first line of my clean-up routine: FreeRaster(myplane,320L,200L); (where…
#AreaFill in C
Message #22140
HELP HELP HELP! (Is that emphatic enough?) I'm using Manx C and just got a copy of the RKM (had to buy the pre-Addison version up in Toronto, eh!) I'm just learning C so bear with me… I'm experimenting with AreaMove, AreaDraw, etc. Everything's working great but when I close…
#AreaFill in C
Message #22140
HELP HELP HELP! (Is that emphatic enough?) I'm using Manx C and just got a copy of the RKM (had to buy the pre-Addison version up in Toronto, eh!) I'm just learning C so bear with me… I'm experimenting with AreaMove, AreaDraw, etc. Everything's working great but when I close…
#C
Message #18704
Can anyone tell me (without making me look like an idiot) how to read a single character from the keyboard without having to hit Return in 'C' (I'm using Manx). Just learning this stuff, y' see.
#C
Message #18704
Can anyone tell me (without making me look like an idiot) how to read a single character from the keyboard without having to hit Return in 'C' (I'm using Manx). Just learning this stuff, y' see.
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#Aztec C
Message #11486
Giving you the benefit of the doubt (i.e. assuming that your posting reads alot NASTIER than you intended)… There exists a large group of unfortunates like me who have no documentation and no information on the Amiga. Before shelling out $200 for Manx, I'm attempting to make an educated purchasing…
#11450-
#Aztec C
Message #11486
Giving you the benefit of the doubt (i.e. assuming that your posting reads alot NASTIER than you intended)… There exists a large group of unfortunates like me who have no documentation and no information on the Amiga. Before shelling out $200 for Manx, I'm attempting to make an educated purchasing…
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#Aztec C
Message #11486
Giving you the benefit of the doubt (i.e. assuming that your posting reads alot NASTIER than you intended)… There exists a large group of unfortunates like me who have no documentation and no information on the Amiga. Before shelling out $200 for Manx, I'm attempting to make an educated purchasing…
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#Aztec C
Message #11486
Giving you the benefit of the doubt (i.e. assuming that your posting reads alot NASTIER than you intended)… There exists a large group of unfortunates like me who have no documentation and no information on the Amiga. Before shelling out $200 for Manx, I'm attempting to make an educated purchasing…
#Amiga Basic
Message #4730
Don, I still haven't made it downstairs but I looked up a listing of mine…try this in the beginning of your program: CLS SCREEN 1,320,200,5,1 WINDOW 2,"Don's Program",,31,1 The '5' in the Screen statement is the operative code because it tells AmigaBasic you want to use 5 bit planes which…
#Amiga Basic
Message #4730
Don, I still haven't made it downstairs but I looked up a listing of mine…try this in the beginning of your program: CLS SCREEN 1,320,200,5,1 WINDOW 2,"Don's Program",,31,1 The '5' in the Screen statement is the operative code because it tells AmigaBasic you want to use 5 bit planes which…
#Amiga Basic
Message #4729
Hi Don: It's not that difficult to access more than (actually 4) colors in MS Basic although that's the default. It all has to do with how many "bit planes" you choose to define in your program. The default is 2 which gives you 2^2 colors. I'm not sure that…
#Amiga Basic
Message #4729
Hi Don: It's not that difficult to access more than (actually 4) colors in MS Basic although that's the default. It all has to do with how many "bit planes" you choose to define in your program. The default is 2 which gives you 2^2 colors. I'm not sure that…
#low cost diskettes
Message #4523
Hi everyone! Yesterday I ordered a box of 10 Maxell Double Sided Double Density 3.5" disks. Today they arrived… $29.95 including shipping! Delaware…1-800-451-1849 Oklahoma…1-800-654-4058 Nevada…..1-800-621-6221 See page 407 of January's Byte. The place is called the Diskette Connection and I do not work for them. Anyone know of a mail…
#low cost diskettes
Message #4523
Hi everyone! Yesterday I ordered a box of 10 Maxell Double Sided Double Density 3.5" disks. Today they arrived… $29.95 including shipping! Delaware…1-800-451-1849 Oklahoma…1-800-654-4058 Nevada…..1-800-621-6221 See page 407 of January's Byte. The place is called the Diskette Connection and I do not work for them. Anyone know of a mail…
Online!
Message #4446
Anybody using "ONLINE!" have any suggestions as to how to prepare a text file OFFLINE and then upload it either to this sig or Email? Nothing I try seems to work well (ED, NotePad). I wrote a quick 'n dirty in AmigaBasic to do this but everything gets delimited by…
Online!
Message #4446
Anybody using "ONLINE!" have any suggestions as to how to prepare a text file OFFLINE and then upload it either to this sig or Email? Nothing I try seems to work well (ED, NotePad). I wrote a quick 'n dirty in AmigaBasic to do this but everything gets delimited by…
Michael: No problem! I thought you were in a big hurry or something… I really appreciate that herculean effort! I 've got it formatted on disk, so if anyone wants, I'll upload it as soon as I can figure out how to get Online! to send stuff out of the…
Michael: No problem! I thought you were in a big hurry or something… I really appreciate that herculean effort! I 've got it formatted on disk, so if anyone wants, I'll upload it as soon as I can figure out how to get Online! to send stuff out of the…
Online!
Message #4357
Dear MSS, Online! is great. Did I miss it in the manual or is it true that you can't SEND stuff through "Script"? If you can't, that sure would be a nice feature. Signed, A satisfied customer.
Online!
Message #4357
Dear MSS, Online! is great. Did I miss it in the manual or is it true that you can't SEND stuff through "Script"? If you can't, that sure would be a nice feature. Signed, A satisfied customer.
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MICROSOFTBASIC
Message #4259
Hi. MicroSoft basic (AmigaBasic) is vastly superior to ABasiC (in my humble opinion). I don't know about "lameware"…there are probably some on this BB who think that any Basic is "lameware". MS Basic will allow you to position the cursor prior to printing or inputting with the command LOCATE. You…
#4222-
MICROSOFTBASIC
Message #4259
Hi. MicroSoft basic (AmigaBasic) is vastly superior to ABasiC (in my humble opinion). I don't know about "lameware"…there are probably some on this BB who think that any Basic is "lameware". MS Basic will allow you to position the cursor prior to printing or inputting with the command LOCATE. You…
#a public service
Message #4051
Hi all! Someone could do a great PUBLIC SERVICE to all manual-less Amigoes: Does anyone know how to work the 'ED' (the built-in editor on the workbench)??? I've discovered two key commands: 1. escape-x-escape will write the current contents of the editor to disk 2. escape-q-escpae will 'quit' the editor.…
#a public service
Message #4051
Hi all! Someone could do a great PUBLIC SERVICE to all manual-less Amigoes: Does anyone know how to work the 'ED' (the built-in editor on the workbench)??? I've discovered two key commands: 1. escape-x-escape will write the current contents of the editor to disk 2. escape-q-escpae will 'quit' the editor.…
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out on a limb
Message #4039
LaL2e, Thanks for your concern…I got it today!!!! My dealer (Allentown, PA…50 miles north of Commodore) received a grand total of five (5) upgrade kits. By the way, I'm using ONLINE for the first time (a virgin run) and it looks great so far! Your amigo, John
#3994-
out on a limb
Message #4039
LaL2e, Thanks for your concern…I got it today!!!! My dealer (Allentown, PA…50 miles north of Commodore) received a grand total of five (5) upgrade kits. By the way, I'm using ONLINE for the first time (a virgin run) and it looks great so far! Your amigo, John