This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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QB SCSI problem
Message #72374
New Horizon – I was wondering if you could help me with a problem I'm having with Quarterback. I have a 44meg Syquest drive and a viper Archive 150 tape drive in an external box. I am currently unable to successfully back up the Syquest cartridges to tape — it…
QB SCSI problems
Message #72021
CCS- Can you help me with a problem I'm having with Quarterback? I have an Amiga 3000, with two partitions on the internal drive, and an external tower with a 40meg SyQuest, and an Archive Viper 150 tape drive. I also have a NEC CD-ROM attatched to the tower. It…
What are you asking? – Derek >
Frank- I didn't see the original message here. What do you have, and how much are you asking? – Derek >
Thanks Barbara! – Derek >
#Pro Write users?
Message #61820
Anyone – I got a special offer from New Horizons, and I'm interested in Pro Write. I was wondering if anyone would be able to answer some questions concerning the product. 1). is the screen display fast, or does it lag behind the typing? 2). does it always print as…
#Fonts
Message #61754
Mark: Thanks a LOT!!! Now I can start looking at all those fonts you have on your BBS. I had tried putting the Type1 files in a drawer that was already in the path, but it didn't seem to work. I guess a directory can only contain one format of…
Bill; You seem to be a thorough PgS user, and I was wondering if I could pick your brain for a second about fonts. I'm interested in downloading some fonts from the Soft-Logik BBS, and it seems they are all the Type 1. Are these usable by PgS as-is, or…
Jack, Will you be contacting registered JRComm users, or should we download the Terminus file here on CIS? – Derek >
Dan – There is an Oberon development system on Fred Fish #380. I'll dig through my computer literature/product info in the next day or two, and see what I still have on that European company. Later! – Derek >
Dan – There is an Oberon version on a Fred Fish disk, and (I believe) the company that put that together markets a complete system in Europe. I sent for some literature last summer, and got a bunch of stuff that said they had an Oberon, Modula-2, and some other…
Vic – See my reply to Chris about an Ada compiler. – Derek >
Chris – I found a reference to an Ada compiler for the Amiga last summer on FidoNet. I sent in $25, and got a three disk package that had a lot of stuff on it. The first time I went to play around with it, it kept asking for some…
Bill – I have also been following this "flame", and haven't bothered to voice my opinion. You just did it for me — I couldn't have said it any better myself. – Derek >
Ric – The fact remains that I spent hard-earned money on WordPerfect, and it has and does fill my word processing needs. There are many people in the Amiga community who continue to use this program for various reasons, and I feel the decision for them to explore _current_ Amiga…
I must admit, I think your "statement" is made at the expense of some users/customers. I just bought PGII, and it's virtually worthless to me since all my files are in Amiga Word Perfect format. Now I basically just blew $80, because a company I heard was great to their…
Roy – I think your problem is with OS 3.0. A friend of mine (also a college prof) asked to borrow my QB5 to see if it worked with his tape drive, so he knew whether or not to upgrade, and had the same problem. We were wondering if it…
#HP LJ4 question
Message #81025
I was wondering if any of you out there are using the new H.P. LaserJet IV with your Amiga? I have a friend considering buying one, and he isn't sure about how the thing determines whether or not to print in postscript mode. Any insight into this would be GREATLY…
After suffering through two editions of "Tax Break" that were supposed to be vast improvements over previous editions, I'm going to just write a spreadsheet to do the grinding. I used Tax Break for doing the math on returns I prepare, and I found many quirks. They had the incorrect…
Randy – I'm glad you're continuously improving QB, and listening to user input — that makes for a great product! The thing I think would help would be to have Quarterback write a Logical End-Of-Tape when a backup session is finished, so that it can be searched for when appending…
#Tape drive
Message #74391
Brian – That's wierd about your inability to run both devices. I have the same tape drive and a 44 meg Syquest, and I've backed up all my cartridges.
Jonathan – I know Bob (from Mindware) because my company did the duplication and packaging for PFX (and other products – Page Render, Charon 5, Aunt Arctic Adventure). His story is a prime example of someone trying to do a good, quality, and fair job, and getting screwed. Mindware produced…
You're right about the empty directories??? I had some problems a while back, and now that you mention it, that is exactly what was happening. – db —–> via Whap!
Pat, If you are supporting and intend to update Superplan, are you also SELLING it? I would be willing to buy the current incarnation and work with it if you will be updating it. 🙂 – db —–> via Whap!
Rod, Are you currently using Superplan? If so, please give me a run-down on your use of it, and your opinions. Thanks! – db —–> via Whap!
Paul, I hear you! I did the same with my calculator. I've come to the conclusion that there is nothing professional about that product — from its appearance to its functionality. – db —–> via Whap!
Pat- Thanks for replying. I have taken a class on using Lotus, and it is definitely the standard, so I'm looking for something that has similar features. I'm not sure about my uses (I'm sure I'll find more and more as I use the program), but I do know I…
With no real established spreadsheet for the Amiga, a good product with EXPOSURE (good advertising) would appeal to many Amiga users. – db —–> via Whap!
Mark- I'm glad I'm not just overly pickey on software. I hadn't really heard anyone else with the same complaints I had, but I guess I'm not alone. I didn't read that part about scrapping the 2.0 interface — I'll have to go look. You're right about stuff like the…
Clint – Thanks for the price data. Unfortunately it's a bit out of my range right now. I'll start playing the lottery 🙂 Take care! – db —–> via Whap!
Vic; Thanx for the info! Is NazCron the backup software, or is some scheduling program that runs your backup software? Take care! – db —–> via Whap!
Clint: Thanx for the info! One thing — what was the cost? Thanks again! – db —–> via Whap!
Could you also describe your DAT tape setup? I'm interested in getting one, and would like to know how you use it. Thanks!
Could you please describe your setup? I am looking for a good tape system, and I haven't given much consideration to DAT drives, but you sound satisfied. Is this specifically a computer peripheral, or is it a regular DAT deck? Thanks in advnace for the info!!!!!
I hope so, but I doubt it. The Tech Journal was a very professional and polished publication, whereas AC TECH is more like a magazine with a technical theme. I have to wonder if they can continue to publish where a large magazine company failed. I agree 110% with you…
new dataTAX version
Message #48057
Anyone who cares to comment….. I just got my 1991 copy of dataTAX, and I must say I feel let down. The screen shot in the magazine ad looked very 2.0-ish, but everything I looked at looks exactly like last years version. When they said that most of the code…
Now that you mention IDG, when the Tech Journal was first announced, there was an editorial in Jumpdisk saying exactly what IDG had done with an IBM technical magazine would happen to the Amiga one — and it did. – db —–> via Whap!
You know, I tried the exact same amount (-.5), and I didn't think it did anything at all, but now that you mention it, it did seem to help a little. Anyway, I'll mess around some more, and find an acceptible (and hopefully constant) offset to use. – db —–>…
I think it totally sucks! That mag had great material — even though much of it is over my head for now. I thought it was a very thorough and professional publication. My guess is that the price and/or the lack of a diskless version is the cause of their…
Yes, it will. I got an information flyer from Supra, and the FAX ability is an ADDITION to a full-fleged data transferring modem. Everything you chould want in a modem is there, plus the FAX ability. – db —–> via Whap!
Larry, What program does that come with? Also, is the tape drive accessible only from the supplied program, or is it a device that can be used by any backup utility? Do you have to start from the front of the tape, or can you go to the end of…
I have ProPage, and it has it's own set of fonts which I keep in a directory in my ProPage directory. I add this directory to the FONTS: assign during my startup-sequence, and when I go to the font requestor, it shows stuff in the added directory as well as…
$30, and you pick up the shipping and COD fee? – db —–> via Whap!
The price is a little steep, but hopefully (like most computer stuff) you can find it at a better price from a local dealer. That's good news about them admitting that they've been late — maybe they'll come close this time. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!!!1 – db —–> via Whap!
How does $50 sound? – db —–> via Whap!
I think I still have my VIC over at my folks house. If you do locate the cartridge and just need the computer, drop me E-mail. – db —–> via Whap!
I've been calling them about every couple of months or so for the past YEAR, and every time I get some flimsey excuse (occasionally I don't get one at all). It seems they still want to keep the appearance of working on the product alive, but as to whether or…
I know Bob who runs Mindware, and it is sometimes difficult to get ahold of him. If there is an Amiga show somewhere, that is probably why you don't get an answer because he is at the show. Keep trying. – db —–> via Whap!
I have had an A3000 since about April or May. I borrowed a HD floppy disk from my dealer today, tried to format it, and it came out as 880K. If this is true about getting nearly 2 megs from a floppy, it must be the drives, or something in…
I've had the same problem, but it seems to come and go, and has been gone for quite a while. – db —–> via Whap!
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