This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#ShapeShifter CDroms?
Message #216989
Does anyone know how to get Shapeshifter to read ISO 9660 CDroms? I have tried the apple extension for 9660 disks. Nothing seems to work. I'm using EMPCD. I can't get the Apple CD software to work to read CDs without EMPCD. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#Vista Pro – How to?
Message #47794
Sometime ago VRLI published the instructions for producing the 'Devil's Tower' picture that they used in their ads. I've lost these instructions. Can someone please forward them to me? Thanks David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#Real3D demo?
Message #47722
Does anyone know where to get a demo of Real3D version 2 (if there is one)? David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#Picasso or Picollo?
Message #197638
I'm thinking of buying a graphics card for my A2000. Which should I buy a Picasso or a Picolo? I'm not keen on having to use EGS. Will both of these work without EGS? David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
UNIX setup..HELP!
Message #46786
I'm looking for some help in setting up AmigaUNIX. can someone answer me a few questions please. Why can't I edit /usr/X/lib/xdm/Xservers when I'm logged in as root? How do I start olinit every time I log in? (I'm using a Tiga board) Can I log in on an X…
#A1950 Monitor Help
Message #196222
If you have a Commodore Flicker Fixer there is a disable switch protruding from the metal backplate, just above the Monito socket. No need to switch off; jst flick the switch. My Commodore one works just fine in PAL. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#CD-Write?
Message #196216
Has anyone noticed the ad on page 66 of May's Amiga Shopper, for CDWRITE? It suggests that you can write to a CD with an ordinary CDRom. Does anyone know of this item? I tried contacting the Advertisers GTI here on Compuserve with no sucess. David Kay Flying in from…
#SupraFAX 28.8 help
Message #192535
Can someone tell me what software comes with th SupraFAX 28.8? Thanks David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Tiga Board Help
Message #190042
Does anyone have experience with the C= TIGA board? When I try to run any of the Demos on the installation disk I get an Error message: FATAL ERROR – unable to initialize TIGA … TIGA_Init() failed I've run LoadTiga, but can't get any output. Any help appreciated. David Kay…
SCSI drive Wanted
Message #188516
Wanted: Amiga A3070 tape drive. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#Books Wanted
Message #188515
Wanted "Using Amiga UNIX" book for Amiga UNIX 2.1 or any other Amiga UNIX books David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
SCSI Link
Message #186549
Michael: I use an Amiga A2091 controller…..seems bulletproof David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#SCSI Link
Message #186468
Michael: Yes it is possible, but you must be able to change the unit number of one controller. I have an Amiga controller (ID 7) and a PC controller (ID 5) connected, and they share a hard drive and CDROM. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
2M Agnus in A2000
Message #185201
Bart: have a look in February 1993 Amazing Computing. This is the route that I went. There is also a clone of the DKB board. I beleive that Tom Jones here on Compuserve can get them. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#BridgeBoard Problem
Message #183254
I too have had this problem. I solve it by closing PCWindow and starting it again. Even if you use a VGA card and have the black screen, there is a close gadget at the top left David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Hard Drive lock up
Message #181992
Ever since I bought a Quantum 540 Lightning hard drive I have had trouble with it locking up and the hard disk light staying on (A2091 card). I think I have found a solution. I set reselection to "off" via HDToolbox. Of course as soon as I did this and…
A2091 ROMs?
Message #180410
I have an A2091 HD controller fitted with Quantum 540 Lightning. The drive seems to hang somtimes, leaving the hard disk light on. I pressume tthat I should update the A2091 ROMs from 6.6 to version 7. Are there anyother chips that should be updated at the same time. (I…
#Amiga & BB share CDROM
Message #180280
Marion: A footnote to my last message. I have noticed that when the BB accesses the CDROM (via the SoundBlaster), the Amiga hard disk light shows the access. I wonder why? David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Marion: >Have you run into any problems with the system trying to access the CDROM >and your hard drive simultaneously?< Not yet. Right now I'm listening to a CD using YACDP on the Amiga side, playing across the SCSI lines, and using the Hard Disk for AutoPilot. Earlier today I…
#Amiga & BB share CDROM
Message #179694
Finally, I had the time to install a SoundBlaster16 with SCSI-2 into my A2386 equipped A2000 box. I made up a SCSI cable to go from the A2091, to my harddisk, then to my old Toshiba 3041 CDROM, and finally on to the SoundBlaster. I removed the terminating resistors from…
SoundBlaster + BB?
Message #174025
Kelly: In my A2000 I have an A2091 SCSI controller. Interestingly the version of HDToolBox that came with OS3.1 has an option for changing the controller ID. I can't find any software to check if this works or not, but it is there. I'll order a Sounblaster this weekend, &…
Picasso & Autoconfig
Message #166912
I am going to buy a PicassoII graphics board. I currently have an A2000, with an A2091 HD controller and 2Meg RAM A2630 Accelerator and 4Meg RAM A2386 Bridgeboard I beleive that the Bridgeboard uses 512K of AutoConfig space, and the Picasso will use 2meg. Am I correct? If so…
Chip type on A2630
Message #166907
Can anyone tell me the type of CPU and FPU chips used on the A2630 Accelerator? Are they PGA or PLCC. I want to upgrade to faster chips by changing them and removing the crystal, then soldering in a new one. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Pinball not on 3.1
Message #166894
Has anyone managed to get Pinball fantasies to work with OS3.1 (A2000)? I only get the boot screen. If I boot using OS2.1 everything is OK. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
MagicWB-Demon
Message #165800
Steven, Yes I was refering to the startup screen and music. I too had the hell scared out of me the first time I saw it. I've seen it 4 times in a month (booting probably twice a day). David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#MagicWB-Demon
Message #165617
Brian, I think you are right. Other people are reporting a random appearance. So I guess the screen is supposed to be random. I'll see if I can contact the author through Internet. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#MagicWB-Demon
Message #165194
Brian, my s-s is the WB3.1 standard one with the MagicWB line added after Assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:ENV My u-s is:- run >nil: C:MagicWB-Demon 4,123,123,123 5,175,175,175 6,170,144,124 7,255,169,151 8,0,0,255 C:CPUClr C:KillClick ECHO " Press Left Mouse button for NofastROM" ECHO " ~~~~" WAIT 1 MBPress set ANSWER $RC if $ANSWER…
#WB 3.1 Shipping?
Message #157692
The thread about Workbench 3.1 seems to have died. Did Expert Services manage to ship any copies? or was it all a hoax. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Elite Multi I/O help
Message #156609
>OK, so I guessed wrong. Hmm, maybe you don't have the latest release< >software drivers . When you say "5 MB all reckognized", is this at< >cold boot time where you get the memory count-up?< Yes; when I cold boot the memory countup shows the 5 Meg, but also some…
#Elite Multi I/O help
Message #156510
>David, welcome to the wonderful (?) world of Intel, MS-DOS and< >MS-Windows. You will be saying those words quite often, but in another< >context. The reason you're getting that message is thet the VIDEO< >BOARD, not the BB, has 246KB of video memory, which has nothing to do< >with the…
#Elite Multi I/O help
Message #156450
Marion, I bought the card used. With it came an OAK floppy but no instructions as to what to do. Here's whats on the floppy: ACAD.ZIP CADV.ZIP FWIII.ZIP INSTALL.EXE LOTUS22.ZIP LOTUS30.ZIP OEMOAK.INF ORCAD.ZIP PCAD.ZIP PKUNZIP.EXE README.DOC UTILITY.ZIP V16C768.VGA V4C1024.VGA VCAD386.ZIP VCAD60.ZIP VESA.ZIP VOAK1024.VGA VOAK800.VGA VP20.EXE VP2_0.TXT WIN30.ZIP WP.ZIP Whenever I…
SCSI Unit Nos.
Message #156364
Ron: I read your reply to Dale Larson. Interesting. I raised the question because it didn't seem to matter how many, or which drives were terminated. I just wanted to make sure that I have done it correctly – just in case. My internal CDRom is fine, so long as…
SCSI Unit Nos.
Message #156251
>David: You might check out the manual to see if the CD has electronic< >termination. Some CD drives have either a DIP switch or jumper to< >activate or deactivate the termination.< John: no such luck. All I have is a row of empty holes. Thanks anyway David Kay Flying in…
#Elite Multi I/O help
Message #156249
I have an Elite Micro Multi I/O card to use with a 386 Bridgeboard. Using the setup or install or system check programs, I only find 256k of memory. The install program says I have two DRAMS fitted. I can count eight which should give 1 meg. Does anyone know…
SCSI Unit Nos.
Message #156142
>Just change which device is the last in the chain. Should be easy to< >make the CD second-to-last.< Dale: Just after I posted the last message, I did some rewiring to make a Hard drive (+ terminator) the last in the chain. Thanks again for your help. David Kay Flying…
#SCSI Unit Nos.
Message #156063
>The last drive on the chain (in your case, the CD) and no others should >be terminated. Thanks Dale. The CD came without terminators. I guess I'll have a trip to the Electronic store David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#SCSI Unit Nos.
Message #156030
I'm looking for some help with SCSI drives. I have 2 hard drives and a CDRom in my A2000 attatched to an A2091 card. The cable runs from the card to the boot disk (unit 6) to the next hard drive (unit 3) and on to the CD (unit 2).…
#OS 3.1 Available in UK
Message #155916
Ron, from what I understand 3.1 needs a new ROM for all systems; partly to provide the CDRom support (It can boot from the CD). David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
OS 3.1 Available in UK
Message #155915
>Do you know if the WB3.1 update for the ECS and AGA Amigas is a software< >only update, or is there a new ROM involved?< John Yes, a ROM comes in the kit David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#OS 3.1 Available in UK
Message #155485
I phoned Blittersoft (in the UK) this morning, after reading a small article in Amiga Shopper. They are expecting WB3.1 for ECS and AGA Amigas on the 16 July. The price is around 100 pounds. But they won't ship to North America because Expert Systems have distribution rights there. David…
#OS 3.1 Available!
Message #155102
Does anyone know if Expert Systems distributing OS 3.1 for all Amigas or just the A4000? David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#A2620 ROM Monitor
Message #153068
> John had it close enough for me to get it. Right mouse button to >CPU menu, then right mouse button-SHIFT-M (all at once) to the ROM >monitor. Don Don: I've been wondering for some time myself how to get the boot menu. Do you know where I can get…
#C= developer disks
Message #41425
Can someone please tell me what is on each of the 5 Native Developer Disks from C= (assuming I could find them). Thanks David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Flicker Fixer for sale
Message #151292
The Flicker Fixer has been sold. But it's job is to de-interlace the standard A2000 display and send it to a VGA or Multisynch monitor. These monitors have a higher scan rate than the 1084 from Commodore. If you need one keep looking here as there have ben some for…
Flicker Fixer for sale
Message #151036
FOR SALE: Microway Flicker Fixer (no docs) $100.00 delivered CMail please David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Janus version?
Message #150350
How do I determine which version of Janus I have? The version of Janus.Library in the Expansion drawer is 36.83. If this is not version 2.1 What advantage is there to upgrade? Thanks David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
? on A2091/CD-rom
Message #149237
Robert I had the same problem. My solution was to run HDToolBox with the CD unplugged, switch off, plug in the CD and never run HDToolBox again. Now I can boot with or without a CD in the drive. I use an A2091. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
Janus 2.1
Message #41197
Micheal: Thanks for the info. I'll try to call Leonard Poma. I'll let you now the answer David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#Janus 2.1
Message #41178
Does anyone know where I can get info about writing programs for the BridgeBoard (Janus 2.1)? I have a couple of projects to try out. Thanks David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
#3.1 for A2000
Message #147445
Doesn't anyone else read AmigaWorld. There is a Picasso III (Zorro 3) waiting to be introduced. David Kay Flying in from Montreal.
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