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Amiga package for sale.
Message #17603
Ok folks…. Amiga 3000 25/100 with 6 meg of RAM and Amiga 1950 monitor for sale. Asking $3500 for the whole set. Includes SAS C 5.10, AmigaVision, a few games. Also for sale is a Quantum 210 Prodrive for $750. External SCSI case complete with powersupply and 50-25 SCSI cable,…
I believe my problem was having Reflect set to a value other than zero. It works great now, and pretty! Andrew
It's great to have a fast machine! 8). I'm about ready to strip out the 4 meg of fast I now have and replace it with ZIP SCRAMs. I'm going all the way, a full 16 meg of fast and 2 meg of chip. Maybe I'll be able to do…
24 bit graphics
Message #10054
Yes! Get a teething ring as you'll probably be biting things waiting for them! No, seriously… Good luck! Hmmm… what were we talking about? 8) Andrew
Thanks for the response! I'll have to give it a shot. Later, Andrew
I hope not! Thanks for the reply… Andrew
Aloha?! 8) Yeah, the manuals do have a bit to be desired, but the overall ease of use of the software is out of this world and more than makes up for it. I thought I'd bring up something interesting…. I've had the opertunity (sic) to beta a bench mark…
Yep…. I'm gonna be using it for animations. My system config is an Amiga 3000 25 mhz with 100 meg quantum, 6 meg of memory, a 1950 monitor, and warp drives! 8) Just kidding about the memory…. 8) But seriously, I think that HAM-E may be just the ticket, especially…
Ah! To have my HAM-E! But they blew it. Didn't ship in time for me to get it so now I have to wait til after Christmas. Later, Andrew
Imagine Anims
Message #20441
Anybody and everybody…. What's the deal? I can not get the EDIT button in Imagine's Movie menu on the project screen to do anything. It always comes up with "Movie Script not needed for ANIM" And spits me out. Also, when I attemp to play my animation anywhere other than…
Speaking of which… I tried rendering several pics in ILBM24 using Imagine. Attempting to load them into Toaster paint resulted in a reset every time. Any clues? I'd like to trade images back and forth with the Toaster at work. Later, Andrew
Yes, as a matter of fact, VistaPro is worth the money. If only to export the landscapes as Turbo Silver objects for rendering in Imagine. I've been doing some playing with it and it is a truely incredible program. I had Vista and wasn't too pleased with the triangular shapes,…
Speaking of registering… I was one of the people who got 1.0 in a padded mail envelope. I had two manuals, the texture (2 pages) addendum, the read-me-first sheet and the disk…. But no registration card. Since I ordered direct, does that mean that I'm already registered? Or did someone…
HAM-E it is!
Message #20413
Ben, Just thought I'd let you know. Thanks to your perseverence over in AmigaUser in the face of my gross ignorance….. I placed my order for Ham-E today. I look forward to using it. And the minute the upgrade becomes available? Mine will be on the way back for it!…
Suggestion
Message #20410
I was thinking about this this weekend…. How about an option allowing you, when adding lines, or points, to use two views to place it. It would be much easier than the current add line, drag point in another window, routine. Could this be done? I Imagine (pun intended) it…
#FC and Imagine
Message #20409
After reading the quick little review posted by someone who has a FC, am I to assume that Imagine's switch , use FC24 is not implemented yet? If not, when? I thought that with a FC and that switch used, you could view the full res, 24 bit colors without…
Alas, the latest version of Turbo I own has been 3.0. I can wait. Thanks though…. That's a possibility. Thanks, Andrew
Please let me know if and when it is available! Is there a proposed date? How long does creation take? When!?!? Sorry for the impatience there… Kinda got sidetracked! 8). Andrew
I _beleive_ it can accept S-VHS input. I do know that the Hi-8 standard has a higher resolution and better sound than even S-VHS. Could someone out there give me specifics? Andrew
Hmmm. Well, for 1 I'm going financing. And 2 I really don't need 24 bit anims but 24 bit stills. So much for the (1) money, and (2) speed! 8) Thanks for everything! Andrew
Thanks Ben. I need to know this stuff for future reference. Later, Andrew
You made it that far? 8) After the second tutorial, I threw out the book and started playing. I love it! I'm actually learning by playing with Imagine. Something I could never do with Imagine. Latest trick is using VistaPro to create landscapes, then importing them into Imagine. It produces…
Alas and alack I'm stuck here in Norfolk! Yech! I would like to take a look at your HAM-E though. It looks like I'll be going with Firecracker24 though. I'm trying to arrange to get the FC and 8 meg for a total of 10 by January. Fingers crossed. I…
L3D to IMAGINE
Message #20348
Here's a thought for somebody out there. I was wondering if anyone out there has considered doing a converter to convert Lightwave 3d objects over to Imagine objects? We have a Toaster at work and I'd like to convert the objects to take home and work with in Imagine. Later,…
You could always do what I do… Lay out a mess of frames and let 'em render overnight. Wake up, show 'em and keep the ones you like. So far I managed to make a roundish spaceship and put it with a starfield and a camera flyby. 60 frames rendered…
Thanks! It seems my problem was the Reflect and Shiny values. I put them to zero, and now they work. Thanks! Later, Andrew
Fortunately no need! I got the beast to work! YAAAA! Finally on my way… Later, Andrew
Thanks! I finally got it to work. Also fixed my glass problem. My fault, not Imagines! Thanks for a great piece of software! Later, Andrew
Just my two cents…. But I have a 3000 with 2 MB of chip and Imagine loves it. Flies right along. You may have something else different though… Ever run a RAM test on your system? Sometimes a single bad chip can cause a lot of trouble. Later, Andrew
24 bit animations
Message #8338
Ok… Now that my questions about 24 bit graphic cards has been settled.. Here's what I wish to do. How can I go about implementing it? I wish to create 24 bit graphics using Imagine and either HAM-E or Impulse's Firecracker 24. Then single step the graphics out to a…
I just went through and read the furor my simple request for info set off! 8) My data was incorrect, and you and the others set me to rights. I appreciate that! It looks like I will have to go with a RGB output system then. I will have to…
WHOA….. From everything I've read, HAM-E is a 18 bit graphic board. Also I wish to output to composite….I also want to be able to digitize. Now I'll admit that since you've put out HAM-E that you could probably tell me why I've read it is a 18 bit system.…
Thanks for the response, but I'm looking at 24 bit for use with Imagine. Later! Andrew eixt
Thanks Ben! I hope to get some good results here. I had DCTV on order, but then saw a non favorable review in a mag. Now I'm kicking myself! I'll probably reorder it. I have seen HAM-E, and I'm impressed, but I'm looking for something that'll let me do 24…
Ugh! I have! I still can't get a single transparent object! Andrew
Well, I'll give it a shot. Thanks! Andrew – via JrComm! 8)
Thanks! I was starting to wonder if Impulse delivered Imagine then packed it in! 8) Thanks again, Andrew
#24 bit graphics
Message #8074
To anybody out there who has used a 24 bit framebuffer/graphics board. I need to find out what's available and how good it performs. None of the Amiga mags have covered these yet, except in passing, and none have made a price/performance comparison yet. Anybody have some feedback? Thanks, Andrew…
#Impulse Tech Support
Message #20263
Hello? Is anyone at Impulse alive? All I get is the answering machine when I call tech support. What's the deal? The only options are, are you calling on the 800 number or locally. I have yet to be able to talk voice to somebody. Help! Andrew Hobbs
Hi Tim! I too had that problem. It seems like most normal people, we both glanced over a very important line about 3 words long. You must move the plane to be in the middle of the extruded cookie cutter. Both from the top front and right. That'll fix your…
#Glass problems
Message #20233
I've got a small problem… I'm using Imagine v1.0. And I can't get any object to be transparent at all. I have attributes filter set all the way up, reflect at zero. Etc. And color set as black. The index of refraction is set at 1.82. My scene has 3…
#Ground w text
Message #20221
This question is posed to anyone at all. Very simple. I created a simple scene with Imagine V1.0. It was a mirrored sphere set slightly above a ground. The ground was assigned the Check texture. I placed the camera and four different colored lights. Now the problem. When the scene…
#PKAZIP
Message #7435
Whatever happened to PKAZIP? Has that project assumed room temperator? If so, what was the last version created? Was a CLI version ever made? If it's still alive, where can I get the latest version? Anyone? Andrew Living proof of absolutely nothing.
Thanks for the info! I'll sail on over there and pick it up. Later, Andrew
Compression stuff
Message #3755
Hello…. Now that the lead in is finished, let me get to the meat of my problem. I am looking for any and all source or indepth writing on compression routines. Be they a version of arc or whatever. Specifically, I wish to be able to implement a kind of…
Ok…. Some background info. The disk I got, came complete with the manual for 1.2, a 1.3 addendum sheet. The version number 1.32 is on the front of the disk, and in the ReadMe! file contained on the disk. It appears that I may have just gotten the upgrade instead…
#Skyline BBS-HELP!
Message #115227
Hello. I have a question of anyone out there who runs a Skyline BBS. I just got v1.32 in the mail today, and I cannot get it to run. I have followed all of the installation instructions in the manual and on the addendum. It all works fine up to…
The price is $799. It's effectivly a multisync. Later, Andrew Hobbs Lost Cause BBS — (???) ???-???? Somewhere, somehow. There it is.
#101873-
AmigaDOS 2.0 Certificat
Message #101914
Yes…. I would like to see CBM release the RKMs post haste. I want to program under 2.0, but I'm no where near a developer…. I would like to see 2.0 be the only standard…. It does seem that CBM now has a case of DOS 3.3 or DOS 4.01.…
#101868-
Amigados 2 is great!
Message #101913
Larry, I believe that I said I expected it for DMCS. I didn't say that I expected DP III to work, though. Under 1.3 and 2500, it is an excellent program…. But I also never said anything one way or t'other about the upgrade policies…. I really think that EA…
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