This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Hi Jim: I wasn't referring to our having a MS-DOS type of OS for the Amiga. I meant that had AmigaDos been written by the right people, and marketed as well as MS-DOS has been, I think that AmigaDos (or whatever name it would be called-even MS-DOS) would be the…
Ben: It's just not that complicated to change the FILES= entry in your CONFIG.SYS file. FILES=4 is low. For the most part, I don't find tweaking MS-DOS any more complicated than tweaking AmigaDos. AmigaDos doesn't have an AUTOEXEC.BAT or a CONFIG.SYS but it does have a STARTUP-SEQUENCE and then of…
If Bill Gates had written Amigados and happened to be in the right place at the right time (like he was with MS-DOS), I think the industry would be better off today. Actually, we might have been better off if Gary Kildall hadn't been asleep at the wheel. Interesting story,…
Bill: Clones have their problems (as do Amigas, Macs, et. al), but you are being a little hard on them. At work, I have a mouse on COM 1, a modem/fax on COM 2, and my printer on LPT1. I NEVER have to change them and this configuration works with…
Gerard: E-mail me with your address and I'll send you a disk with a couple of Amiga term programs. With these, you can at least get rolling. George
Robert: "Talking IBM only" is not a valid comparison. Many of the clones surpass "true" IBM's in speed and quality, and they do it for a third of the price. Everyone uses the same components. IBM was able to ride it's name for years. Remember the cliche, "No one ever…
Joe: A quick look in Computer Shopper shows an average price of $1900 for a 386-33 with 4 megs, 200 meg harddrive, and SuperVGA monitor(1024 x 768 non interlaced), Windows, DOS 5.0, and a good quality mouse. Add $500 for the CD-ROM drive and you're closer to $2400. If you…
Alan: Will the new Supra V.32bis faxmodem be chip upgradable to the new 19.2K standard when adopted? There is talk of going to this faster protocol in the latter part of '92 or early '93. I'm just curious. I got impatient and bought the Zyxel modem which is chip upgradable…
Gary: Have your friend call Xetec tech support. There is a problem with one of the Xetec drivers, but Xetec will give him a patch for free. There are two very small files that they will either send to him, or allow him to download from their BBS. After he…
Jim: I would highly recommend investing in a modem with V.32bis capabilities. More and more BBS's are going to that standard, and there is a world of difference between 14.4 with error correction and 9600. Personally, I wouldn't go for the Dual Standard unless it also conforms to the V.32bis…
Don: If you're expecting your new Supra V.32bis in another week or so, then maybe I jumped the gun. I finally got discouraged with the postponements. I ordered the new Supra the first week of December with a promised ship date of the 2nd week of January. The 2nd week…
Wayne: It'll be interesting to see what CBM's stock does in the near future. If what you say is correct, then it is sure to nosedive, and I mean bigtime. Hmmmm, just when I was thinking about buying some shares too. Looks like I'll miss out on another investment opportunity.…
Hi Lorenz: You should see the sun in a couple of weeks. Seems to me it pops up on Jan. 15th or therabouts. When it does show itself, you'll see just the top of it for about 5 minutes – overcast notwithstanding. Definitely cause for a major celebration. Here in…
Wayne: Is CBM really performing badly? If so; why have they been around so long and why is their stock price going up? Maybe, just maybe their board is satisfied with the way things are going. Maybe they see no reason to spend a lot of R&D and marketing money…
Lorenz: How's your winter been so far? Are you keeping warm? We've had a real mild one here in Delta Junction so far. We've had some spotty 40-45 below but very spotty. We've had a lot of zero to 10 below which is balmy. I'm waiting for the other shoe…
Paul: Datatax IS still being supported for the Amiga. Oxxi never actually wrote Datatax. It's always been written by Datamax Research. Oxxi just handled the distribution. Datamax was not happy with the marketing and support from Oxxi, so they took over the distribution. IMHO, this was a good move as…
John: If you buy a modem with V.32, V.32bis, and MNP 1-5, you should be current for some time. V.32 is the current standard for 9600 with V.32bis the up and coming standard for I believe 14,400. BTW, if you can wait until the first part of January for your…
Denny: I haven't heard whether the ATonce works with 2.04 or not. Probably won't hear much until more people with A500's install the upgrade. Wouldn't surprise me if me if it didn't work, as the ATonce was released long before 2.04. It might be something that Vortex will rectify via…
I agree. If you have an an Amiga, then why buy an ATonce for games. There are some people who might want to try some of the IBM only games and the ATonce just isn't up to graphics of any kind IMHO. I also have a clone at home, and…
Michael: I've heard but haven't seen personally that the ATonce works fine with an A2000. It does require an adapter that costs in the neighborhood of $75.00. A lot of people have problems getting ATonce setup but most are able to do so without too much trouble. Understanding MS-DOS and…
Michael: I have the Atonce on my A500. The Atonce will run a good majority of the software available for PC compatables. An exception would be any software requiring a 386 or higher machine since Atonce emulates a 286. Unfortunately it is limited to CGA graphics in color which is…
Pat: The scuttlebut over in the HPPER forum is that HP is waiting for drivers to be written before they release the Deskjet-C. This makes sense to me, as they've already released the Mac version (Deskwriter-C) and they are essentially the same printer (interface notwithstanding). Of course, this pertains to…
Laurie: I knew I probably shouldn't have written a message that appeared to be an Amiga-flame, because I didn't intend for it to be. Witness the fact that I am sitting here in front of my Amiga typing this note to you. I AM concerned with Commodore because what happens…
Michael: I wish I could go to a dealer and sit in front of a 3000 and play with 2.0. Unfortunately, the closest dealer WAS 100 miles away in Fairbanks, and he had his distributor status revoked for non-support 2 years before 2.0 or a 3000 was ever announced. Makes…
Mike: My wife is a teacher here in Delta Junction and we've explored the educational discount. Unfortunately, the closest Amiga dealer is 400 miles away in Anchorage. Nobody will do the ed plan via mail. I still think that $2200 is about the right price for the A3000-25/50 including the…
Nick: Personally, I wouldn't worry about buying in the next 10 days, but that is just my opinion. The Power-Up has done nothing more than bring the price of the machine down to where it should be. All one has to do is look at HD, ram, CPU, and monitor…
Betty: You're absolutely right about all platforms having their problems. My question is: What happened to our Price/Performance edge? I just can't see it anymore. We are paying as much or MORE for comparable performance. The PC world is just too big. New innovations seem to appear almost daily. How…
Denny: You're right about 4 megs and a 16Mhz machine being below the Windows optimum threshold. But believe me; it flies on a '486-33 with 8 megs. And guess what; that combo is under $3000 with good monitor. Why, why, why can't the Amiga advance? All of our arguments about…
Denny: I don't want to be confused with being an Amiga basher, but we really need to be aware of the advances on the other platforms. When I first bought my Amiga, I dazzled all my IBM type friends with the color and the multitasking. They just couldn't believe that…
Steve: I have to agree with your sentiments. I've got an A500 that I've upgraded and expanded about as far as is practical. I've wanted to purchase the A3000 for months, but just can't make the decision. The money is there, and has been. I just don't know where the…
Carl: You might try over in the Hewlett-Packard forum (Go HP). I've seen lots of discussions about refilling Deskjet carts but don't remember anything about Paintjet carts. They are real friendly and very helpful. Ted Dickens is the SYSOP. George – via Whap!
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Favorite utilities
Message #29559
Denny: I haven't received your latest issue in quite a while. Are you still in existence? George – via Whap!
Don: How do you like the 1302's display. I've heard it's one of the best. George – via Whap!
Andre: I don't know what version you downloaded, but in the last few versions, no icon was included with the files. It is available as a separate download. Whap! runs fine from the shell or cli. If you don't have at least version 1.9D, then try downloading it again. The…
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Got My HD Controller!!!
Message #26785
Craig: When I got my Xetec, I had to change the Operating System jumper for ROM version 1.3. They were shipping with the default set for 1.2. I would assume they've changed that, but you might check. Also, did you run the Make Auto-Boot utility in the Xetec utilities drawer?…
Don: I tried using the AT&C1 and AT&S1 commands. I unplugged the modem and replugged it before issuing the commands. Still no good. In your message, you mentioned I should be using a 7 wire interface instead of a 3 wire interface. What is involved in changing the interface. I'm…
Modem games no-go
Message #17589
Hi Here's hoping that someone more familiar with modems can help me out. I'm trying to play a PC version of "688 Attack Sub" via modem with a friend of mine using my ATonce emulator. The game runs fine, albeit CGA graphics are the pits. I can't get the modem…
Rick: I searched my Amigauser.kpt files for Craig's message to me but I guess I didn't keep it. I don't think that he tried adapting the ATonce to the Addspeed but he did say that it would work. If memory serves me, I think he said that it would require…
Davey: That's correct. The ATonce is a printed circuit board that plugs into the A500's CPU socket. Physically, the board is smaller than a 3.5 inch floppy and contains no slots. Maybe a creative hacker could figure something out, but that is way above me. George – via Whap!
Davey: That's correct. The ATonce is a printed circuit board that plugs into the A500's CPU socket. Physically, the board is smaller than a 3.5 inch floppy and contains no slots. Maybe a creative hacker could figure something out, but that is way above me. George
Davey: The ATonce plugs into the CPU socket. There is no card cage or the like for expansion boards. Craig from ICD said that the Adspeed accelerator could be used with the ATonce, but it required desoldering the 68000 from the ATonce. Also, there isn't much clearance between the ATonce…
Christopher: Now that I've got the ATonce up and running, I can see for myself what an antiquated and clunky dos MSDOS is. I'm sure that more advanced machines with their Windows environments and Mega-meg memory banks are a different cup of tea, but look what we can do with…
Rick: P.S. The first time that I ran the Fixatcfg program that Xetec sent me, it trashed my harddisk. I got a bad header and disk not validated message. I had to reformat and reinstall my entire harddrive. Lucky for me, I had a recent backup and nothing was lost.…
Rick: As it happens, there was nothing seriously wrong. The only problem was with me. For one thing, I had the GARY adapter installed. Worked fine after I removed the adapter. The other problem (now don't laugh) was that I had named the MSDOS partition "c" with Amigados instead of…
#Atonce
Message #16987
To all: I need your help. I just installed an Atonce board in my A500. I have an A501 and a Xetec harddrive with 2 megs. I followed the instructions to the letter including using a grounded antistatic mat and grounded wrist band. The computer booted just fine. Next I…
Daniel: Sad to say, but it's true. I called them to place an order, and they told me that they had sold their inventory and accounts to Creative Computers. With the demise of Amiga+ magazine and Go Amigo, I hope that a trend is not starting. I've got practically no…
Craig: As anyone tried using the Adspeed with the Atonce by Vortex. Since they both plug into the CPU slot, I was wondering. I believe the Atonce has a 68000 CPU built into its board so how would a guy do it. -George
#Atonce and Xetec?
Message #15745
Reinhardt: Have you come up with a solution regarding the Atonce and Xetec harddrive controllers. I'd like to buy an Atonce; but not if I can't utilize my harddrive. George
Leslie: Maybe they made a mistake with your copy. My March issue showed up today with the Amiga section. George
#A500 HD & CD
Message #14704
I've got a Xetec hd hooked up to my A500. It appears that there is room for another drive inside the external case. I'm interested in the Xetec CD Rom. Will my SCSI controller handle both the harddrive and the CD Rom or do I need to do something else.…
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