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Don, thanks for the information. However, my logic board doesn't have any jumpers on it that I can see. It is a Rev. 5 logic board. I didn't even see any pads marked J101. Where are the pads for J101 and J500 located?
#Fatter Agnus and A500
Message #63440
I have just received a Fatter Agnus chip for my Amiga 500, but I don't know what needs to be done to the logic board to let the computer access 1meg of chip RAM. If someone could tell me what modifications need to be made, I would appreciate it. The…
Larry, I am an AT&T reseller, minis only, so am very familiar with Unix. Other than the file name length, I don't see much advantage to Berkely over SVr3. AT&T is supposedly planning on adding many of the features of Berkely to future releases of Unix, so the file name…
#105507-
Mail Order
Message #105766
I did have a little trouble installing it, but eventually got it done. The important thing to make sure of is that you seat the board in the 6800 socket FIRMLY! If you don't, it will come out while reinstalling the RF shielding and keyboard. All in all, it has…
#105507-
Mail Order
Message #105766
I did have a little trouble installing it, but eventually got it done. The important thing to make sure of is that you seat the board in the 6800 socket FIRMLY! If you don't, it will come out while reinstalling the RF shielding and keyboard. All in all, it has…
I am using an Inboard with 1.5 megs onboard with no problem. I couldn't get it to auto-config, but a simple addmem command in my startup sequence takes care of that with no problem. I now have 2.5 megs total on my A500. I did take the precaution of adding…
Perry, If I can't make a completely useable copy when I get the game, it amounts to almost the same thing as copy protection. If you are so intent on purchase verification for a game, do you intend to prosecute when you find someone with an illegal copy? If not,…
#Hard Disk Backup
Message #99711
Is there any good software for backing up a hard drive on the Amiga? I will hopefully have my CMS 20 meg SCSI drive running on my A500 tomorrow when the interface card arrives from C-Ltd (I have only been waiting two months!). Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
#99530-
#Market Survey
Message #99710
Perry, I understand your desire to copy protect the game. Though I deplore copy protection, if a program is good, I will still buy it. I wouldn't buy a program that I couldn't use for at least a week. Sorry that I don't have any better suggestion, but I feel…
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#AIRBRU.ARC
Message #99708
Mike, I am one of the five accesses of your Airbrush picture. It's great! Upload some more as you paint them. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
In Lotus' case, though, they bought the company that produced Visicalc, so they have every right to prosecute on look and feel. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Ena, Phoenix Electronics sells a replacement power supply for the A500 for $99.95. It has 4 outlets on the back, so that it can be used as a power strip. I don't remember the specs, but it added a couple of thingamajigs over what the CBM supply put out (amps,…
Thanks for the reply, even though it was way over my head. I have purchased a new power supply from Phoenix Electronics that will (hopefully) take care of the problem. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Perry, so my A500 is going to melt one day? Anything I can do, short of getting rid of the Spirit board? Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Phoenix Electronics sells a power supply for the A500 for $99.95. I have one plugged into my Amiga, and it works well. It also has 3 outlets in the back, which will enable periperals to be turned on/off with the Amiga. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
I have the 501 memory expansion board from CBM. I don't think there is any particular advantage to using any other brand than price. As far as cables go, the reason that I am having trouble with the printer cable is I am trying to use it from the Amiga…
I agree that Spirit should take the blame. But, I feel even more strongly that CBM should have packaged the A500 with a stronger power supply. Surely they realize that people are going to add memory to the computer. They should have taken this into account in their design of…
I agree that Spirit should have specified in their ad, "Autoconfiguring up to 1mb". But since I am stuck with this memory board, I am making the best of it. Now that I know what to do, it works perfectly and the ADDMEM command doesn't really take much more time…
Oops! You are right. I am doing an ADDMEM 80000 8FFFFF. I guess I put C80000 as if I were doing a low-level format of a hard drive on an IBM. The command for that is C800:5 from the DEBUG command. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Rex, all you need is a null-modem cable. This is a modem cable with pins 2 and 3 crossed. You will be able to transfer then with no problem. I have taken the lazy way out. I upload to a local BBS from the Amiga, then download from the BBS…
I didn't have any problems with the power supply or computer, but as I kept seeing messages about the power supplies, I called and asked. Spirit said that the problem was that the A500 power supply doesn't supply enough power. Many of the early power supplies were evidently bad, also,…
The 1.5 meg autoconfig limit is exactly what they are blaming on AmigaDOS. Spirit tech support claims that v1.3 of Amigados will fix this problem. The tech also said that they are beta testing v1.21 which will allow booting off of a hard disk. Sorry about the digression. As I…
Don, I have a suggestion about the new uploads list. Update this bulletin daily! It would make the list much more useful, and would only take a couple of minutes a day to do. The Apple forums do this, and it makes for much easier scanning of the DL's on…
I have an Inboard by Spirit Technologies with 1.5mb on the board. The board works fine, but is not fully autoconfig, as they claim. I have to use an ADDMEM command in order to get more than about 1.7mb of total system memory available (I also have a 501 expansion…
#A500 Hard Drives
Message #91698
Thanks for the information, Stephen. I already ordered a SCSI controller from C Ltd. They told me that they are just waiting for cases for the cards to get back from the manufacturer, and that it will ship by next Friday. It seems to me, that by placing the expansion…
#A500 Hard Drives
Message #91038
Is there any way to hook up a hard drive to an A500? I am looking for something along the lines of the C-Limited controller for the 1000. I would like to be able to hook up a Mac hard drive. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Is there any chance of an A500 version of the de-interlacer? Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Could you please post info on how to subscribe to the Amigan? Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Could you please post info on how to subscribe to the Amigan? Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Larry, I managed to produce a decent looking sphere with no problem. If you are having any specific problem, try calling tech support at Impulse. They were very helpful even though they didn't have my registration card yet. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Larry, I managed to produce a decent looking sphere with no problem. If you are having any specific problem, try calling tech support at Impulse. They were very helpful even though they didn't have my registration card yet. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Jack of Eagles. Hmm… not one I ever heard of. I will have to look for it. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
No wonder none of the small electronic suppliers have DB-23's. The systems you mentioned are primarily business systems. Most business don't make their own cables, QED Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
That's exactly the way I feel about it. If you don't believe enough in yourself to not need an external "Force", then there are professionals that can help you with the problem. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Certain drugs, such as tobacco, which effect the quality of life of others besides the user, should be outlawed. Just because someone wants to smoke, I shouldn't have to put up with the smoke and damage to my health. As far as prostitution goes, the only prohibitions should be where…
Stoning is relatively cheap. You could just pick up rocks off of the roadside and no unions need be involved . Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
I personally tend to agree with your categories of who should be eliminated, I just wanted to play devil's advocate and point out the fact that things could get out of hand. Especially since you obviously couldn't handle the job without others' help. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
The Engines of Creation just came out in trade paperback, so if you don't like buying hardbacks, you can save a few dollars. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Don, I believe that due to self-preservation instincts, people tend to choose what is best, or good, for them in the long run. While both good and bad ideas are spread through better communication, bad ideas are more often exposed as such through widespread discussion and can be curtailed more…
Exactly. The point is, that on a molecular level, things can be done mechanically that are just plain impossible with electronics. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
But with the distances that the molecules are moving being so small, it would not require that much energy or time to travel the appropriate distance. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
I don't know if you are eligible for the the coupon offer, but I am interested also. Do I just join a local user's group to get the coupon? Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
#88914-
#A500 –> Apple analog
Message #89017
A standard connector on WHAT!!!??? I haven't ever seen one except for the Amiga, and I certainly have looked. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
#88831-
#Time-Dilation Prove
Message #89016
What book are you referring to? I have read a couple of your father's books (A Case of Conscience is the only one that comes to mind) and enjoyed them. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
Of course, in a few years, you would probably be the biggest mass murder in history, topping even Hitler. Where would the average person be then as regards there legal rights? If I get a speeding ticket, do you shoot me? Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
#88912-
#Cops, Courts, Crooks
Message #89014
Why can't mankind's good intentions be enough to change the state of the world? The world has changed alot in the last thousand years or so, and with increased communication world-wide, those changes have only accelerated. Rodney Somerstein 73167,2165
David, You are one of the few Jews that I have found to have similar beliefs to my own. I am very Jewish, but in heritage, rather than a religious sense. I don't understand why people can't accept their problems as their own, rather than blaming them on a god,…
Ben, This is a little off the subject, but if you are interested in genetic engineering and other types of nanotechnology, you would probably enjoy the book, "The Engines of Creation", by K. Eric Drexler. It is well written, easy to understand (I don't come from a strong science background,…
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#A500 –> Apple analog
Message #88811
REX! Good to see another IIgs owner here. I recently bought an Amiga 500 myself and had all the same problems you are about to go through hooking it up to my IIgs peripherals. I have 3 switchboxes, one for the monitor, one for the printer (ImageWriterII), and one for…
#88637-
#A500 –> Apple analog
Message #88811
REX! Good to see another IIgs owner here. I recently bought an Amiga 500 myself and had all the same problems you are about to go through hooking it up to my IIgs peripherals. I have 3 switchboxes, one for the monitor, one for the printer (ImageWriterII), and one for…
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