This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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I noticed a very small speed increase using Guru ROM. After installing it I got 3 crashes in a row then everything settled out. I find Guru ROM correctly scans the SCSI bus now. Before, it was hit or miss as to whether all my external devices would be recognized…
Thanks very much for the post. Let's hope this is the beginning of good things.
Good. I'm looking foward to getting my scanner!
-> Do you see one for a UMAX scanner, I have the UC300 and would like to use it with the Amiga. Nope. I don't have that scanner loader.
I ordered the MiGraph scanner but Safe Harbor tells me that it works with the parallel port. Plus, I don't see a loader for the MiGraph in ADPro. I have one set of additional loaders that gave me Targa, etc. but no MiGraph.
-> The Migraph scanner connects to a SCSI port. My GVP 030 Combo board will have a stroke if I add another external device . Maybe I'll swap out the tape drive. Thanks. Do you have the OCR software? If so, how well does it work?
#Scanner question
Message #194707
How does the MiGraph scanner connect to the AMiga? Serial port? Thanks.
#our own opinion
Message #194566
Steve, Out of curiosity,why do you dislike the Mac (system 7.5?) OS.
-> I think they knew that they were on their way out for about the last year, and felt that what they did was the most honorable way to leave. That is my impression too. They gave me some help this past year so I'm glad they were around.
One of the local New York TV stations reported that Windows 95 needed 8mb RAM to run and was "corrected" by MicroSoft saying it would run on 4mb. While the news program reported what MS told them on their next broadcast they also pointed out that W95 instructions said you…
-> And towards the end their tech support was just ludicrous. And thereby hangs the tale. I think the meager tech support for those 6 to 8 months before they shut their doors is what soured a lot of people. It seems to me they could have closed up shop…
-> I didn't get the DSS8+ software upgrade to v3, because by that time I'd acquired an Ad516. I don't know anything about Ad516 but the DSS8+ v3 was a great upgrade! I read Erik's story and he has my full sympathy. I also have some sympathy for GVP. Remember,…
Did you get the DSS8+ upgrade? The software improved quite a bit! I assume the "RAM shaft" you're talking about is the fact that GVP accelerators only use GVP's custom RAM simms. GVP said they did this because quality of "standard" simms varied so greatly.
-> …we will probably have to be a bit more flexible about such spellings – won't we? I suppose you are right, Betty. I'm sure I'll get used to it. I'm more concerned about DPaint's non-retargetability than its spelling.
-> their Amiga support was always iffy, and minimal at the end, even before they had real money problems. I found that if you'd keep after them you WOULD get answers. Granted, that's not a glowing review but I'd hardly say they abandoned the Amiga market. As for them using…
-> Actually, developing for other platforms is not something to criticise. People need to eat, and companoes need expanded markets to grow. I agree. -> But abandoning a platform, the one that weaned you, is a horse of a different color … How did GVP "abandon" the Amiga? By making…
NEWS FROM EUROPE
Message #192029
I'd be interested if anything will be done with PhonePak as well!
I double checked DPaint4 to make sure of the spelling of "color" too. To me, that means there was a conscious effort to "correct" the spelling in DPaint5. Anywho, this isn't as important as the other point I was making which was that I wish DPaint5 would re-target to high…
-> You shouldn't HATE that. That HATE sounds a little fascist. But I hope you are not. You just seem a little bit uninformed. And that is easy to fix. Thanks, but I don't need fixing. I don't hate a person or group. I hate the way DPaint5 spells color.…
-> I'm just the opposite, as a Canadian I get pretty annoyed seeing COLOR in all print form nowadays. When making a program for the US market they should conform to that spelling. I wouldn't think of writing a program for an English consumer and use the Americanized spelling of…
#Deluxe Paint 5
Message #46366
DPaint5 DOES look real nice but 24-bit is a pain. I converted a damaged GIF to 24-bit via ADPro and loaded it into DPaint5 for repair. I cut a brush in 24-bit but to line it up properly for pasting was hell! Like you, I'm not using an AGA Amiga.…
I can understand about having a full schedule. I at least hope to see a column with your byline surface in some Amiga publication. The upside of publishing an Amiga newsletter is that if the Amiga technology takes off in a big way after it's sold you could be rich…
The news about Amiga World really broke my heart. You mentioned something about an Amiga news letter you were thinking about publishing if Amazing Computing fell through. Why not publish anyway? I know I would subscribe.
-> trying to mix 150 and 250 Meg cartridges in the same tape drive can cause problems using the lower density tapes. I heard about that a little too late. It seems strange that a tape drive is made to use smaller tapes but screws up if you take advantage…
I'm in the same boat you are in. I have a Newton MessagePad 100 and nothing to connect it to. Some purchased software comes on memory cards but most, over half, comes on floppies (Mac/IBM formats.) You can buy a floppy that connects to the Newton but I don't know…
-> This sounds a lot like SCSI termination problems. Nope. I double checked all terminations. For some reason my tape drive will ONLY work with 250MB tapes.
I was having problems with my backups using AmiBack and I would get a criptic "SCSI Phase" error. I thought the problem might be with the program so I downloaded Diavolo to test it out. Diavolo stopped working in the middle of a backup with no error message. Perhaps something…
I don't suppose you have an AmiBack 2.0a to i patch? Thanks.
#Helmbrowser Upload
Message #102137
I look foward to the maintenance upgrade and especially Helm 2. I hope you do well with Helm for windows (as long as you don't forget we Amiga owners.)
-> Thanks for the info (notice the "I don't think" in there). My pleasure. (BTW, I wasn't correcting you. I was confirming you. Sorry if it was overkill.)
-> No, you can't use standard copper for better than 56k (and I don't think they use it for 56k except with ISDN). As a former Central Office Technician I have installed 56kb circuits on carrier systems connected to copper and ISDN was not implimented at that time.
I'm not sure if Amiga clones are a good idea just yet. Let the new owners (whoever it may be) make back some of their money by making Amigas avalible from one source for a couple years.
-> Now imagine what it would be like to go from an '030 to an '060 or better yet a RISC Amiga. So far, I only use my Amiga for home and hobby stuff. Until I can make money with the Amiga (or hit the lottery ) I really can't…
#An Open Letter to GVP
Message #185173
->The open letter, was posted to see if there were anyother people who wanted to vent their opinions concerning GVP. Okay, here is my opinion: I think GVP is doing the best they can in a failing market. Am I happy about their current form of support? No. Is it…
IBM emulation ques
Message #183674
I never much paid attention to Amiga IBM emulation but now I have reason to be interested. Aside from a bridgeboard what other IBM hardware emulation is out there that will allow me to use IBM CD-ROMs? Thanks.
-> As for my Amiga, I (ahem!) don't actually own one anymore. BLASPHEMY! (Just kidding. We Amiga users have to maintain our cult image. ) What I may do is convince my brother, a clone owner, to get a Newton and connectivity kit. Then I'll leach it off him. Thanks…
Dup files
Message #182595
Many thanks! I'll snag them both.
I am a big fan of Director 2 but since it doesn't do AGA its use is a little limited. I have tinkered with D2 but never jumped in with both feet. One of the things I like is that you can do just about ANYTHING with Director and they…
Voyager CG
Message #45247
Grant, Okay, I give up. Which ship shots are CG. The effects were fantastic! Was the flamming alien ship crashing into the array 100% CG or were only the flames animated? Again, you guys did GREAT WORK!
-> now, when are they going to get out of reruns? That's easy. B5 will show new episodes next month. February is a rating "sweeps" month.
What type of program is Graffitti?
-> It got moved to Thursdays here. Premature panic and overreaction. Perfectly understandable.
MM210 for $150? Hmm. Something to think about. Thanks. I wasn't REALLY expecting you to sell me MM300 for $100 . I tend to agree that a big price tag lends more respectibility to a product for many in the computer world. I can't understand it but there is a…
I have a Newton 100 Message Pad. It's sorta cool. More people I show aren't impressed with it. I think it should come with more built in software.
Dale, If it helps, two stations that carry B5 in my area has moved the show to Friday nights 8pm.
Thanks for the location of ExpertPrep!
#ExpertPrep
Message #181401
Could someone tell me where to find the hard drive program ExpertPrep 2.5? I have done searches in AmigaUser under the key words EXPERT, PREP, EXPERTPREP, and FORMAT. Thanks.
AP: If Scala (who are already undercutting the market) sold Scala300 for $100 and InfoChannel for, say, $300 the market would say "hey, there's something wrong here, JC: Excellent reasoning my friend. John, if you want to sell me a copy of MM300 for $100 or IC for $300 I…
I talked to someone this weekend that said he got WinNT to run with 4 megs of RAM. I didn't question him about it because I know very little about NT but it sounds screwy to me.
I have heard that there would be a Windows version of UNIX, or a UNIX replacement, for several years. Personally, I think a graphic environment would make UNIX more accessable to more people. (I realize that UNIX was never meant to be an "end user" OS.) Do you think a…
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