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#BB boot glitch
Message #112425
Yesterday when I booted up, my BB did not kick in – nothing. An attempted warm reboot on the PC side did not help. However, when I turned the machine off and then on again, everything worked fine. Does anyone know what could have been the cause of this problem?…
HP4M Toner Problem
Message #112077
CIS to the rescue again! Thanks for the message you left to John Faust re my toner problem. As you suggested, I opened up the back of the machine and discovered that the fuser arms, indeed, had not been pushed down. Obviously the fellow who installed it overlooked that step!…
I've saved your message, Roy, and am going to check this tomorrow. If that is, indeed, what happened, I'm going to complain to the store. They had their salesman come out to my home office and set me up. I wondered at the time if he was qualified. If that's…
It isn't like any examples in the manual. Rather, the print is so unstable it will often smear with just a touch. This was not the case with my former laser – an Alps HP clone. I'm wonder if something is amiss in my toner cartridge – perhaps it is…
Philip, How much is the upgrade to registered 4.0 users? Is it free? How do I get it? Can you just put my name in? Thanks in advance. …..Nancy
Help printing troff!
Message #111767
John, I'm jumping in with off-topic with a question of real concern – and you seem to be the resident HP4M guru, so here goes: I've been having a lot of trouble with print smearing. Could something be out of adjustment? is this a characteristic of the printer? I have…
…And once you get all that neat Windows software, you have to (want to) upgrade it. I bought Corel Draw 3.0 in February, and just got an upgrade notice for 4.0. (750 fonts, 1800 clip art images, a mere $219 Canadian). It never ends. But for all that, I'd much…
I paid $500 Canadian for my 386/25 in January in Edmonton, AB. (No sales tax, either.) At the time, that was, even on a dollar-for-dollar basis, much cheaper than they were selling for in the States. Now, of course, they're cheaper in the States – but not by very much.…
Is Studio available in retail stores? I haven't seen it locally. …..Nancy In Edmonton, AB, Canada
Ben… Jumping in here (so I don't have to exit to write this message)… I received my update and just finished installing it – or attempting to install it. I think the trouble is in Disks 3 and 4. The install program was reluctant to read Disk 3, so rather…
It's in several of them. (Maybe you've seen it right now.) Neat ad. …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
I haven't got a clue. There was some talk on another network that IM is actually more powerful, although not so slick. I haven't tried Photoshop, and am just an IM novice, but I'm toying with outlining an article on Amiga DTP – Seriously, and am just gathering info. …..Nancy…
Egads. You people have all the great stuff over there. Wish it were on the stands here. (I pick up all the British mags I can.) …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hi, Gracia, Jumping in here… I share your predicament, and even have the same printer. Back in the days when I had my old Laserjet clone, I created a lot of CG files from Type 1 files, then zapped the Type 1 files. "Why duplicate them?" I thought. "I don't…
Jumping in off-topic: What is "Just Amiga Monthly" and how can I obtain a copy? …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
Is that what was causing the black fills on some of the clips I was bringing in from Illustrator? …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
Ben, How would you compare your product w/Adobe Photoshop? Could you duplicate their "Hope Comes to Washington, D.C." ad with ImageMaster? …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
For my own info, I'll try it again to see if I can nail down what went wrong. The process works like this: 1) convert to Amiga format; 2) place in AE; 3) save as .ai. I've used objects exported from AE in .ai format with no problem in both…
How much RAM can I add to the 486? How fast is it? Actually, I've been looking at a nifty package now offered by Gateway: $3000 for a 486/66 w/8 meg and a CD ROM. By Xmas, it should be down to $2500. I might just wait and go for…
#PDraw-AI Conversion
Message #97887
Barb, I converted the clip, loaded it into AE, then saved as an AI file. It seems to work fine in AE, but I'm pressed for time today and was not able to load it into Illustrator to see if it worked there. Good luck. …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada…
Sure, I'll do it as long as the file isn't so big it costs me a fortune in EMail. It will just take a minute to do. Come to think of it, I haven't gotten any binary EMail since I've been using AP. It is possible to download it, isn't…
How much is a 486 BB? …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
Could you E-mail me the specs of the super I/O card? I do better working w/black and white. I should make it clear here that I'm interested in a good, fast VGA card – as good as or better than the one I have now (the ATI wonder X/L). I…
#Questions
Message #97441
Some questions: 1. Re the VGA/multi-I/O card that has been discussed on this forum: What are the specs? How fast is it? What is the screen refresh like in Windows? If this card is slow, are there any FAST, POWERFUL cards of this type? 2. Is there any way to…
I'm not having problems – and I don't think any of the people up here who have installed DOS 6 are, either. I checked GEnie a few days ago, and didn't find any reports there. I'm just not sure that's an accurate report. The Phoenix BIOS is pretty widely used.…
Yes – D000; Janus shadowed. Don't know what the score is. Maybe it's something to do with my GVP 68030. …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
#Enforcer Quiet
Message #96735
Re: ENFORCER QUIET It's definitely not for me and my system. I put that command in before BINDDRIVERS and rebooted. What happened? The Amiga booted in lo res, with 3 or 4 error screens, and the PC side registered a CMOS error. Any idea why? …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
A silly question…. What do you mean about not being able to add a full 8 megs of autoconfig RAM if you have a BB? I did. Or is 32 bit RAM not autoconfig RAM? I just ordered the card from the States with 4 meg, then decided on the…
I think there is — especially with all the people taking advantage of the BB special. There seems to be quite a few little odds and ends of information specific to the BB that just aren't covered anywhere else. You could include a disk with helpful cross-platform software like Graphics…
WordPerfect or excellence! will, and I think Wordsworth does, too. (I assume you're talking about an 8.5 x 11 manual with no DTP process.) I'd check out Wordsworth. The new version has gotten some good reviews in the American publications and the Brits are crazy about it. It certainly sounded…
Is Re-Org save enough to use without doing a full backup first? (She asks hopefully.) …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
I've "kept" your response, and I'll try it tomorrow. My guess is that it will work. (Makes sense.) But the only time I altered the startup-sequence was when I was trying to get the new Janus to work w/2.04 – and that only amounted to scattering BINDDRIVERS around. (I deleted…
What font does he want you to convert? If it's a shareware or public domain font, you could EMail it to me, and I could do it for you. …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
If you have a Bridgeboard, you should definitely check out some of the PC forums. You'll go crazy. Good ones are WINADV, PICS, DTP, WINWORD, WP, COREL, ADOBE – and there are some others. There are some super programs posted. BTW, one of the best source for graphics anywhere is…
I have the Windows version and am running it on a 386 Bridgeboard. I would assume the DOS version will run on just about any configuration. The program itself is quite small. …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
If you have a PC or BB, you can get a working demo of Quark for $10. Just call the company. (It's quite something, but their "introductory special" of $595 is pretty steep.) …..Nancy From Edmonton, AB, Canada
I'm sure glad you're a whiz. Here's another puzzle: Suddenly my BB has started booting up w/o installing AMouse. It will install, though, on a reboot – although sometimes I get the SETUP program first. (I just press END to reboot.) It could be related to something on the Amiga…
Oh, thank you. I'll d/l it as soon as I see it. I'm not 100 % sure my hard drive is "in need," but I suspect it is, as my access time just isn't what it should be. I have done a lot of adding and deleting lately, so it's…
Dave, I don't think there's anything in the PD that can convert from True Type to Adobe 1 reliably. Plus – there's LOTS you can do with that program. You can redesign fonts (This is especially neat, because you can doctor up fonts for your special purposes);; you can convert…
FontMonger is published by Ares Software Corporation, P>(. Box 4667, Foster City, CA 94404-4667. Sorry, I don't have their 800 order number, but they do have one and you can get it from 800 information. There are a lot of coupons out now for a half-price special. ($75) (I think…
What you do, using a PC or Bridgeboard, is convert them from TT to Type 1 using Font Monger (or a similar program), then run the Type 1 fonts through FontManager. This works fine. …..Nancy From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Font Monger will do it. There are some special $75 deals on it now, if you call the company direct. (Sorry, I can't find the number, but it is an 800 number, and they do run ads.) I got the coupon in Corel Draw. …..Nancy From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
I upgraded to Corel Draw from Pro Draw, for use on my Bridgeboard. To heck with Pro Draw for Windows – long live Corel! (Another Canadian company.) …..Nancy From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
I am not an expert at all. Everything you have done sounds fine to me. Just about everything I know about the BB, I have learned from the true experts on this board, especially Don Curtis. I am sure one of them will respond to your message, though, so have…
1. I would get at least a 1 meg VGA card, which are about $100 up here. 2. I don't know how much a switchbox would cost in the states. A tech here made me one for about $50. 3. I got a combo IDE and multi-function card for about…
Yes, but what can you run with 32 meg? Why get a PC at all if you can't run anything on it? (Well, to be perfectly frank, my "anything" expanded from Windows and WP5.2 to include practically everything in the computer store. I just went nuts when I discovered all…
Don, I tried it, and, you were right. It works fine. There was one additional glitch – AMOUSE refused to load on boot up. However, when I looked at my AUTOEXEC.BAT file, I discovered that MEMMAKER was loading AMOUSE into high memory. I just took out the LH command, and…
Mark, I'm calling S-L TODAY to place my upgrade order. Good luck. But, ummm…. All these "wish-list" requests make me a bit nervous. In my opinion, the reason x.0 software (for ALL platforms) often arrives at the market a little goofy is that the programmers keep tinkering around with it.…
(You'll get lots of answers to your question. Here are mine.) 1. You should have a separate VGA card and you'll probably want to get a switch box in order to switch back and forth from your PC and Amiga display modes. Under no circumstances should you attempt to run…
It seems to work fine, except for the problem w/C='s startup program. Mind you, I had had a previous very poor experience with SuperStor Pro – caused by my usual casual "know-it-all" reading of the dox – so before I installed it I read the instructions very carefully. Mind you,…
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