This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Chris, Welcome and thanks. Think I'll print a copy of your msg. and give to a friend of mine who can't stop talking the Amiga down… hehehehehe Kevin
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Deskjet+ & Pagestream
Message #28198
John, A friend of mine has a DJ+ and has indicated that the drivers in 1.8 eliminate the problem of chopped tops with small text. Kevin
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#ST157N Params/Reviews
Message #81361
Larry, Ah, more and more enlightening ! OK, on the subject of bad block mapping. I think I recall that SCSI devices can do this dynamically, and your information and the fact that there was not a list of bad blocks included with the drive reinforces this impression. True ???…
Well I might agree on the install scripts and non-CBM, PD utilities if I hadn't just used WordPerfect's install procedure without a hitch. Another reasonable option is an executable file like that used to install ARP in the first place. (hmmmmm maybe WP's was this sort of thing rather than…
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PageStream enthusiast
Message #23891
Richard, Warning: PageScream enthusiast here… WELL WELL, we're going to talk customer service are we ???!!! Let ME tell YOU about the company you appear to be so fond of (i.e. Gold Disk). I purchased ProPage version 1.0 (the one without the dot matrix printer drivers) at the time that…
Whoa there Chirs… Please don't get me wrong, I LOVE my amy, but compete with a VAXstation ??? Hmmm… if I can believe our hardware guru at work, a 3100 is about 1/2 of an 8650 or 3X an 11/780. I don't think that an Amiga can really approach that…
Thanks Lynn, I know some of my suggestions are kind of trivial (first letter commands), but I appreciate anything that makes my life even a little bit easier (and I'm a keyboard kind of guy ;). Hope everything is going well on the update. (Speaking of which, I REALLY need…
Lynn, Unfortunately, I've pulled the Power Supply/Drive bay so many times I can do it in my sleep 😉 Thanks for the luck though. I may need it. Kevin
Paul, Thanks much for the #. I'll call right away 😉 Kevin
Hi Don, Say, I just remembered something I heard from a friend of mine who works at a dealer down the road a bit. They apparently got an accelerator board from Tallgrass Technologies to work with the Bridge. There was a trick to it however. Something about it not being…
Paul, Thanks for the suggestion, but one small point, WHERE in Ohio. I don't think I can call directory info. and ask for "Merical Computers and Software in Ohio". Further information will be greeted with profuse thanks. Thanks. Kevin
Lynn, Thanks for your view. I'm beginning to think, after reading yours and other messges here, that I could handle the installation afterall IF I could get my hands on a chip. AAARRGGGHHHH!!!! Wish me luck… Kevin
Andre, Oh, I know and I agree (risks through the mail). This is really the only problem I've ever had through the mail and I've mail ordered A LOT (as has a friend of mine recently with no problems). As you pointed out, the important thing is to know your…
So Andre, If the 100 are spares and the thousands are going into new machines, is there some kind of estimate as to when the average Joe off the street who hasn't dropped lots of bucks at his dealer or (as is my case) lost the dealer where he dropped…
Andre', The US *isn't* the center of the universe ????? ;^7 OK, granted, but come on (time out, I know you're not the person to complain to but I *have* to kvetch at someone, please be patient) guy, ***100 CHIPS*** !!! They HAVE to be kidding. What, did they think…
Dean, OK, thanks for the advice. I guess I'll wimp out even if it does mean waiting what will probably be MONTHS before I get it. .sigh. Well, I was palnning a vacation in August so maybe the timing WILL work out… Kevin
Bob, Gee, I'm jealous. Now all I need is for the place I'm dealing with now to get enough so'z I can get one. Being a new customer with this dealer, I'm sure I'm WAY down on the list. I am SOOOOOO bummed my local dealer closed down. I gave…
Nelson, Uh, chips ? Did I get it right? Thanks for the view "from the inside". I'll sleep better tonight knowing that there IS an Agnus out there for me somewhere…. Kevin
Dean, Ah, I see ! Strange how information gets corrupted if you tell enough people. Also didn't mean to imply that developers shouldn't have "special deals" or first access. It's nice that the rest of us get to take advantage of their debugging efforts and it is appreciated. Kevin
Bob, Congrats on your rotund one. So tell me, is it *really* great ??? As I've asked elsewhere here, is this really and truly a dealer or hardware wizard installation ??? I'd rather not wait for my nearest authorized service center to get their next shipment and I don't fancy…
Gerry, Quite reasonable. The understanding I got from the tech was that that was the real run. From the rest of this run I guess that's not the case (thank heavens). It did seem almost dumb enough to be true though. Thanks for the thoughts… Kevin
Don, Those were my thoughts also, but it sounded just dumb enough to be true of beloved CBM. This was also tempered with my well developed sense of paranoia (defined as "a well developed understanding of the basic nature of the universe") and rapid desire for a 1M Agnus (along…
Ethan, Only one small correction. The CMI accelerator CAN be slowed to 7.14 MHz. There is a software program supplied that will do this or you can permanently set it to either speed via jumpers on the board. Also, Ron, if you're reading this, there is a socket for a…
#1M Agnus Availability
Message #49561
Now here's an interesting rumor… I was at an Amiga dealer in Pittsburgh, PA today and they told me that their CBM rep. told them that the first run of the 1M Agnus chip consisted of, get this, *100* chips !!!!!! Has anyone else heard this or something to the…
Hi again… RE: Monitor Connections The pin-outs for the RGB out connector *are* indeed in the "Book-of-Words" that comes with the 2000. At least it was in mine. If it isn't in yours when you get it, let me (or probably others here) know. Oh, and it IS a DB*23*…
Hilary, Re: FlickerFixer etc. Well, that kind of depends. I'm getting very rapidly out of my depth here, but here goes. The primary reason (in my mind) for purchasing the FF is to save your eyes. The "stock" Amiga is not capable of generating a non-interlaced display at the highest…
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#A2000 Bible
Message #48218
Funny you should ask. I just started using C. Ltd's C-Key replacement keyboard. In my case, I HATED the 2000 kbd. A friend of mine describes it as like typing in sand 😉 Anyway, C's got one for $139. It comes with an adapter for the A1000. My only real…
WPCorp Backs Off
Message #46739
I'm from the Government and I'm here to help all of us… Following are some interesting quotes from an article entitled "Amiga Finds Friends in Federal Offices" in the May 1 issue of Government Computer News (GCN)… "Following in the footsteps of the Macintosh, but with substantially more PC compatibility…
1.2 is SHIPPING ???!!!
Message #7651
ProPage 1.2 is SHIPPING ???!!!! I haven't even seen an upgrade card yet !!! I HOPE that I'm not going to have the same trouble getting *this* upgrade as I did getting 1.1 (A letter, about eight phone calls, a FAX and 6 months of time). Is there an upgrade…
HD Validation Problem
Message #41977
HELP !!! Twice in the last two or three weeks, I've gotten a requester during my startup-sequence indicating "Volume FastHD not Validated". FastHD is the FFS partition on my 20 Mb Miniscribe HD (A2090 controller). Clicking on "Retry" allows things to proceed normally, and I encounter not further problems. I've…
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#Why Amiga, not IBM ?
Message #41341
Don, Sounds nice. I assume you're getting the Orchid 286e board??? I'll be interested in your impressions. I think I read here somewhere that the Orchid board was the cheapest way to move up to 286 + mem. if one already has the 2088 (unless one has a retail price…
Ah ! I wondered much the same thing myself. A kludgey but easy answer is to have the CLI-Startup file in you SYS:s directory perform the e desired ASSIGNments and then RUN NewShell. Voila ! The ,major drawback is that this does take longer than the usual POPCli, but it…