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#Symbolic Math Programs
Message #216643
Michael, any idea on the cost of the upgrade to Maple V Release 3? Brian Been there…. Done that…. Better.
Blaq!, I can't help you with number 2, but wrt number 1, you should be using LHA138.RUN from the Archivers library of AmigaUser. It's a self-extracting archive. Just download it, put it where you want it, and type LHA138.RUN to decompress it. (As if you didn't already know that ;-).…
Phillipe, not necessarily. As Wolf Faust has pointed out, there seems to be a buglet in the FW interface to printer drivers that can cause an extra, blank, sheet to be printed. I only stopped it here by switching HP LaserJet drivers until the problem went away. You might want…
Doug, you have the key repeat speed set too low or you haven't saved your particular "real" preference. Without a real preference, Intuition assumes certain settings these days. Go through each of the items in the Workbench/Preferences drawers and set your favorite settings. Save each. Reboot afterwards. That should do…
Robert, two possibilities come to mind immediately. The internal drive could be, as you say, out of alignment, although I haven't seen that, after years of abuse, here. The second is that you have a blown 8520 chip. If you are a cautious, or courageous, individual, you can open up…
Randy, it might help to post which Bridgeboard this is, what size drive it is connected to, what machine it is installed in, what revision of the AmigaDOS operating system, and what version of Janus he has. Without those, we don't know who has the specialized knowledge to help since…
Ian, sorry, but any program can cause a RAM chip error. All that is required is that the program allocate the memory and actually utilize the memory location. Now, if MUI doesn't allocate any RAM whatsoever, nor does it ever look at RAM to read a value, I could accept…
Stephen, basically, the first thing you need to establish is exactly how much money you want to spend. (I pound this point a lot!) One you have established that, pick up a copy of Amazing and start asking questions both here and of the mail order houses about the characteristics…
Wayne, go in and edit the default tooltype of the particular file that demands MultiView. Since MultiView is default with the 3.1 OS, you are a bit stuck, but with a bit of cadging around, you can do a workaround. However, you need to know exactly what type of file…
Peter, frequently, when my accelerator crashes, it is due to loose chips, so try reseating the chips, firmly. Do make sure you ground yourself by touching a metallic case before touching the chips. The next thing that gets me here, since I've had mine for a while, is dirty contacts.…
Joan, sorry, but I can't. I just tried the various HP-LJ2 drivers here sequentially until the problem went away. My only suggestion is that you try a similiar approach, excepting that you are looking for a different driver entirely. Brian Been there…. Done that…. Better.
Steve, actually, I think it goes beyond that. In any machine that doesn't fully use an MMU, a Hot Java task could, theoretically, search for another task and alter it. Yet another reason to implement the MMU on the Amiga. It does make me wonder though, exactly how tight is…
John, they were cheaper? Given that you have quite a bit less to test on the chip prior to releasing the chip to the retailer/OEM, it saves resources that the manufacturer could spend elsewhere, such as on developing a PPC. Given that savings, and that many users don't seem to…
Lepido, thanks. I've kept this message in case I run across something useful in the recompiled xwindows apps. Brian Been there…. Done that…. Better.
Peter, try reseating the 68000 CPU chip. Come to think of it, almost all all other chips as well. If those don't fix it, do a complete reinstall of the system software, although I don't expect much from that, since your CPU is complaining about problems before the GURU is…
Phillip, well, that _is_ different. If it boots with the startup-sequence, I don't have a clue what is going on. You might try one of the RAM check programs of the off chance one of them is defective. Still strange though. You did try reseating all the chips? Brian Been…
Stephen, no virtual memory program will work for you. All of them require that you have a 68020 chip with a 68551 MMU installed, or 68030 or beyond, which all have the MMU as an integral part of the chip (excepting the EC series chips). Without the MMU (Memory Management…
Lothar, I take it that the lack of pointer arithmetic is for security reasons? Brian Been there…. Done that…. Better.
Peter, that's curious. I wonder what kinds of data structures the programmer has loaded into memory? Or even if he has any. I've seen some just go out and grab a chunk of memory for no good reason at all, even on our machine. Brian Been there…. Done that…. Better.
Lepido, no, NetBSD has no shareware cost, near as I can tell. Of course, you _could_ contribute. However, if you can use Linux, NetBSD is of similiar, if not better, utility, since it follows the BSD Unix standard, which I consider superior to Unix V7. I have no idea of…
Hank, the computer, monitor (!!), modem, CD-ROM, Iomega should all be on the UPS. Add up their power draws and that should be the size of the UPS you should buy. If they don't have straight wattage ratings, you can multiply 120 VAC by the current ratings of the device…
James, that's very strange since I've run those files under OS versions from 1.2 to 2.1. Are you sure that your machine is operating properly? If you are concerned about memory, then try the following: Format a floppy, keep the name Empty: Copy lha138.run to it (CD to wherever you…
#Printing problems
Message #209386
Joan, this is a known problem with FW and some printer drivers. You could try using one of the other printer drivers from the Printer Driver library here in AmigaUser to see if one of them will eliminate it.
help-eps
Message #209385
Blake, you could use GhostScript (GHOSTSC.LHA) from the libraries.
NewsReaders
Message #209384
Tom, that symptom tells me that perhaps there is an ENV: variable problem. Next time you get it working, from a fresh install, try doing the following command from a shell: Copy ENV: ENVARC: ALL CLONE That will copy all the env: environment variables in your RAM: to the Env-Archive…
#Let's Take Action
Message #209383
Lepido, or NetBSD .
#Virus Checkers
Message #209382
Peter, most virus checkers provide "nifty" graphical displays to reassure the novice user as to what is going on during the check. It's all psychological. Personally, I'd prefer a list of all virii checked for, but apparently that isn't what sells VC's.
Jim, actually, in my family, I have a "death do not part" contract. They've commented that the machine is unusuable by _anyone_ else due to the extensive customization, so it gets buried with me .
Owen, as I recall, and this goes back a LONG way, you could use the program AddMem to do the job. You'd need to know where the KS memory is located in order to tell it to add it to the memory pool, but any one of the information programs…
Michael, there are quite a few out there. You could check the Classifieds section of AmigaUser to see if any are up for sale, such as the Commodore A2320. You could also try dropping a message in the DKB section of AmigaVendor. As I recall they have one as well…
#201299-
CrossDOS settings?
Message #201472
John, the settings are saved in the .info file which started CrossDOS. You can either make the changes and then select save from the short menu, or you can delete the tool-types. But you have to do one or the other. It doesn't automagically record the changes for you. Brian…
Rick, yeah, setting up the partitions is great fun . However, I haven't encountered the system prompting me for a filename for a new dostype. That only occurs here if I click on the Add/Update filesystems button itself. What version of HDToolBox are you using? I'm using 2.22 here which…
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#C65
Message #196130
John, I know a young lady that would buy one. I was over looking at the 64C we gave her and it seems to have a blown U19, as near as I can figure out. She loves it, even after I let her fly mi Amiga. Brian J. Bartlett "Build…
Rich, in a word, no. CIM takes advantage of a custom library written by CompuServe which, for mysterious reasons, they will not code for the Amiga. No library, no CIM. However, we have something better, IMHO, AutoPilot. If your machine has AmigaDOS 2.04 or better, 1 MB of Chip RAM,…
Dave, which Northgate do you have, and what is the problem? I have one here and aside from setting the dip switches, I haven't done anything hardware-wise. If you want to activate the extra keys, you need a custom keymap, since AmigaDOS knows nothing about the extra scancodes. Download NRTGAT.LZH…
Peter, for this to work, you'll need to know what directory you put LHA138.RUN in and have some small measure of familiarity with the shell. First, you need to open a shell and then change directory (CD) to the directory where LHA138.RUN is. Then you need to copy the file…
Mark, I just used PPP130 for the point-to-point connection, PPPHLP to have a clue how to set it up, and AmiTCP4 for TCP, obviously, and MOSTCP for Mosaic. Inline seems to be working just fine here and I have the same amount of chip, as well as effectively the same…
Roy, I had the same problem. If you are trying to use WAIT statements, it can be a pain. See if the last couple of letters for each prompt are clear, if so, rely on those. WAIT seems to match from right to left so you can pick off just…
Monty, yeah, I just went through two days of h*** getting mine working, so here's a run down on what I did: – Use the script that you found in the PPPHelp file. It works as is. – Make a directory in ENVARC: called SANA2, if it doesn't already exist.…
One thing you might try is backing up your files and then reformatting the harddrive. I seem to recall having to do that when I upgraded the 500 from 1.3 to 2.1. Brian J. Bartlett "Build a better mousetrap, you'll catch a better mouse."
Henry, if you need the IBM version of LHA, try downloading LHA213.EXE (if I remember the filename correctly) over in IBMNEW (Go IBMNEW).
Steven, I'm tacking this on here, but it is for ALL. I've yanked all of the memory chips and the problem still persists. It is obviously a BB problem well out of the scope of fixing it by hand. Thanks all for the help. I do hope the rest of…
Steven, that is what I'm beginning to suspect. I have a few chips to swap and try, but it is probably dead. Thanks.
Les, nope, it is there and it is a virgin copy, so that isn't it. Thanks though.
Marion, the drive itself blew up and tried to eat the +5VDC power supply. Fortunately, the connector to the motherboard failed before the power supply, else I'd be looking for one of those as well. I'm beginning to think it took out something on the bridgeboard, but I can't be…
Don, I have no idea which chips are the translator chips. All of the square chips on my A2386 are soldered down, so removal would be problematic . I did blow away the Sys:PC directory, so I don't think that is a problem. I'm working from a backup for now,…
Marion, I've pulled and reseated the BB several times. I also cleaned the contacts at the edge of the board. Janus.library is in the expansion drawer and I have both enforcer and CPU nodatacache (a bit of overkill ;-). Any other ideas?
#Bridgeboard Blues
Message #185323
Hello all. I have a problem here that I'd like some help with. A couple of weeks ago, my Quantum 210 failed and ate the connector for the +5 Volts. I have since replaced both the connector and and the hard drive. The power supply seems fine according to voltage…
Joan: To edit your startup-sequence, you can use one of two editors provided with the Amiga. The first is Ed and lives in your C: directory, so you don't have to do anything special to run it, save use the name and the file you want to edit on a…
Mike: He needs to have the CrossDOS package from Consultron, for one. The version included with AmigaDOS does not work with hard drives. Once he has that, he'll need to use the install utility to set up a DOSDrivers entry to talk to the drive. It isn't very difficult, once…
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