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Hmmm – Deluxe Print – that sounds vaguely familiar. If it "does" cards and posters, then yes – it is like C64 PrintShop, which was designed to do basically the same thing. Printing via screen dumps isn't very elegant nor controllable, but that doesn't sound too surprising. Thanks for the…
Mosaic1_2beta WILL work with AmigaDOS V2.x – that is true, though it also requires muimaster.library. I just didn't want a general comment about Mosaic to be misconstrued as implying that ANYone could use AMosaic. You mean that the beta V1.2 AMosaic won't allow the use of external graphics viewers that…
#PrintShop Equiv
Message #145316
Was there ever a port to the Ami of the C64 PrintShop program? Or is there some equivalent?? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:jimd@slip106.termserv.siu.edu
But remember that Mosaic requires AmigaDOS V3.x whereas Gopher does not. Also, Graham Walter's AmigaGuide based Gopher can handle some of the WWW (HTML) files, though nothing is really is "pretty" as Mosaic can be (at this point in time). Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:jimd@slip106.termserv.siu.edu
Any of the Internet "Aminet" sites should have Graham Walter's AmigaGuide based Gopher client for AmiTCP, in the comm/net subdirectory. I don't know if it has also been uploaded to CIS. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:jimd@slip106.termserv.siu.edu
Thanks Dale for the "reality check". I wonder, though, if "Mr. Atari" is beginning to lick his chops ? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:jimd@slip106.termserv.siu.edu
CBM A1290 Modem Switches
Message #133819
A new member of our local Amiga user group as the A1290 (or whatever) CBM 1200 baud modem, but does not have the manual(s) for it. Can anyone give me the various values for all of the DIP switch settings ? Thanks.
Jonathan, AmigaNOS IS TCP, as well as IP, UDP, etc; etc; et cetera. I don't know what you are comparing, but I use AmigaNOS (John Heaton's and Graham Walter's with Gopher client) just about every day. What are you trying to compare ? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Michael, FinalCopy has no "command window" for "power keyboard users" like myself, though this was rectified in FinalWriter. For users of FinalCopy it is easy to write a simple ARexx program to open up a small console and accept a command string, and then give that command to FinalCopy to…
Bonjour Dale, Right – for constant access, a permanent connection via NFS is much better, if at all possible. For "as needed" uses, FTP is fine. Just didn't want anyone to think that they HAD to have/get/use NFS. Hopefully "they" will find out how TCP/IP NFS makes IP hosts look…
Ethernet Mac/PC/Amiga
Message #123863
You're welcome Jerry. Hope it helps. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
#Ethernet Mac/PC/Amiga
Message #123862
Dale, I disagree that FTP is useless for "real work". It really depends upon the degree of connectivity one requires versus what one needs or even what one can live with (remember "sneaker nets" ?). Granted, FTP is not as slick or as convenient as NFS, but it IS useful.…
Jerry, There are several "free" TCP/IP implementations for the Amiga: 1) AmiTCP V2.1 – available here on CIS, I believe, and "Aminet" sites on Internet – VERY LARGE FILE – DOES support Ethernet cards via SANA-II driver – also supports serial.device and SLIP connections (eg; dial-up) – has no "native"…
Robert, Hmmm – I don't know that much about the specifics of trying to override H/W design/limitations via S/W, but your "word of caution" via your friend "playing" with the NEC3D's scanning capabilities via a utility, is good to know about. thanks. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
John, If the new monitor drivers DO make a subtantial difference, I (and everyone else here) would SURE like to know. thanks. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
John, OK – note that somebody else mentioned that with an A4000 that you might not be able to fill up the full screen due to some H/W changes somewhere along the line, but even still – you should be able to reduce the unsightly border. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008…
I wonder if the 1942 will do any better than the 1960 on an A1200/A4000, for a "full screen" ? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
John (Robert, et al), I use the A1960 with my A2000 (plus PP&S '040) and get fullscreen with NO borders. There IS a penalty, however. On the 1960, set V-SIZE to MANU(al) and WIDTH to ADD(itional ?). This will force the gun sweep to fill up the ENTIRE viewable screen.…
Mark, Your brother-in-law will need to learn how to use the FTP protocol, and will need to know the names of FTP sites where files are stored. He will also need to understand how to determine when a file is in compressed (binary) format, and when it is not since…
Wayne, I understand on not being sure sometimes about program documentation. It happens to all of us, some time 😉 Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Wayne, The ARP040FIX program needs to be run EVERY TIME you start up your system, since it does an "on the fly patch" to the ARP.LIBRARY, without which, your 68040 WILL choke. Just execute the program in your Setup-Sequence or User-Startup script BEFORE invoking ANY program which uses the ARP.LIBRARY,…
#AV sample uploaded?
Message #106074
A few weeks ago, I uploaded an AmigaVision sample, but I do not see it in any of the libraries? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Hmm – interesting idea (A2630 jumper to map RAM outside base 68K address range). I will pass this information on and see if it helps any. Thanks. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
#A2000+A2630 Help
Message #97679
One of the users in our local Amiga user group is having a problem with his A2000. Any suggestions would be more than welcome: system: A2000 (Rev. 6.2 motherboard), 1MB CHIP RAM, Grandslam HD controller with 4MB 16-bit RAM, Quantum 105MB HD, A2630 accelerator with Rev. 7 ROMs and 4MB…
Dan, If your mainframe is a U*ix host, you might try uudecoding there before transferring the file to your PC at home. You could also take care of any need to "uncompress" any .Z (or .TAR?) files. I have found in the past, that the Amiga based "uudecode" programs don't…
Ronald, Thanks for the expanded differences between 2.04 and 2.05. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Ron, Doesn't Xetec have a CD-ROM drive for Amiga's (eg; a CD-ROM peripheral)? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Lou, An inexpensive one is Sonix, with 8 parts, treble and bass cleffs, and graphic note/rest values down to 1/16th, which isn't very "deep", but it is easy to use. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Patrick, Thanks for the info. It sounds like STNGfanfare is the same thing as Splunge's "In-Stereo!" version (albeit the sample was taken at the END of STNG). Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Michael, OK – I guess that I won't worry about upgrading to Kick 2.05 then. Thanks. Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Michael, No problem with "non-disclosure". I will upgrade anywho, when the time comes 🙂 Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Hmm – I don't know why Excellence! would have a problem with the tooltype that you have specified (under 2.1 or 2.0x?). Does it show up in the Tool Types list for the .info file? Does your manual say anything about using Tool Types for Execellence!? Perhaps you should also…
Michel, Thanks for your thoughts on ISDN. I would expect that the costs for access and usage will drop over time, but still don't think that the "average (American) consumer" is going to use or have direct access to ISDN. That is something that the "local exchanges" in cooperation with…
Ronald, AmigaVison Pro does support MIDI (type 0?) directly, but requires the Execute ICON to "play" a MOD (via a suitable MOD "player" (such as DeliTracker)) or Sonix music file (there IS a "Sonix Player" module which you will need, and should be in one of the libs here). Once…
Michael, Is PS V3.0 going to provide for a print cancel gadget that works in "real time"? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Michael, Is PCMCIA card support all that is different between 2.04 and 2.05? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Patrick, Glad I could be of assistance. The STNGfanfare that you have – is that the same thing as the Splunge Productions', "STNG In-Stereo!"? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
CBM's A2065 brochure (from 1090?) states several FTP versions are available, and that VT100 Terminal Emulation is available. While TELNET is not explicitly named, I would assume that it "is there". It would be very unsmart if it wasn't, n'est-ce pas?
Kickstart V2.05?
Message #34134
I have Kickstart 2.04 and recently saw an ad for Kickstart 2.05. What is the difference? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
#Kickstart V2.05?
Message #28837
Does anyone know what the difference between Kickstart V2.04 and V2.05 is? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Michel, Though I don't see any future for ISDN in the part of the communications world that I am involved in, I and possibly others would be interested in what ISDN offers to you, and why you would be interested in an ISDN capable connection to your Amiga. Real World:southern…
Patrick, Ah – I suspect that what STNGfanfare is, is a "self running program" (or is that, "self loading program"?). At any rate, it is a combination program and data file (hence, the "self running" part). That is to say, it is a sound sample with its own player, wrapped…
Joergen, I have to admit, that your phone rates are better than what I can get, here in the US. Actually, I was just kidding, before, about your rates, but I wouldn't doubt that ISDN will be more of an interest in your area than in mine. OH – ISDN…
If you have a valid path and program name in your Default Tool, and it won't work, is it possible that the program being invoked has a problem or is no longer executable itself, or, that the program requires more parameters than your .info file has in it (for the…
Randy, Good – thanks for the info about QB and Syquest cartridge usage. I assume that if I started out with one cartridge and went through my list of HD partitions, none of which would be greater than a Syquest cartridge by themself, that QB would simply pump out the…
Joergen, WOW – I didn't realize that your phone costs were so HIGH 😉 You are right in that ISDN may fit well within the BBS role. It may or may not ever show up at the local switchboard for general user consumption (like fiber optics). Oh well – time…
Brent, You WILL need a MIDI interface AND a MIDI capable keyboard/"box" to "play" any MIDI files/sequences, and both can be had at various prices (don't forget 'MIDI cables', NOT audio cables). Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
#QB & Syquest
Message #54082
I have QB V5.04 and a HD with 10 partitions. I am contemplating getting a Syquest, and would like to know if QB can save multiple HD partitions to one Syquest cartridge, and, can QB handle backup splits across multiple Syquest cartridges? Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
Tom, Basically, to use PIPE:, just treat it as a file (eg; OPEN it, such as PIPE:MyCommand), and then use the AmigaDOS redirection to 'pipe' the output to PIPE:MyCommand. From there, you just use READLN on your OPENed PIPE:.. device. If ~open(pipe,"PIPE:MyCommand") then Do; say '** Error opening PIPE: **';…
Joergen, Thanks for the info about the German ISDN board on display at the Danish Amiga Expo. It doesn't appear that ISDN will become a big hit with the average consumer in the US, so that board may not have much of a US market, but then – maybe it…
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