This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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The losing candidate plans a party, too. In this case, though, I won't mind as long as SOMEBODY wins! I don't know what anybody would do with a truckload of CD-32's, though. They'd be awfully hard to sell without a rock-bottom price and a couple of CD's to go with…
I'm with you, Jim. 8 bit sound stinks. I'd like to do something more than run sequencers with my Amiga. Perhaps if pleasance is truly guided by the market (and if, and if…) we might see something like a DSP. That sounds like a much more reasonable project than RISCing…
Dan, I never would have called Ali, even as a journalistic duty. I keep thinking that if I had wanted his opinion I would have tried to read his entrails. Just a thought (revisited). -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
Dale, They could send you one if they REALLY wanted to. It's just that you're a guaranteed sale either way, so why bother? -John M. Vreeland in Virginia jmvree@infi.net
Steve, I was in the UK the week CBM's arteries clogged up for the last time and I took advantage of some of their local mags. One article (I forget which of the several titles it came from) gave the impression of a coordinated and guardedly optimistic UK staff struggling…
Hans, It definitely sounds like a vertical deflection problem. I can't get more specific than that. It would take some signal tracing to find the bad component. -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
Richard, I called CBM years ago when mine went and they acted like it couldn't happen. "Your battery failed? No way!" I opened up the shield and there it was, soldered in place, a fat dead cylindrical bug. I found a replacement that matched it volt for volt and soldered…
Nathan, The Pentium is MUCH better at heating up u-wave dinners. -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
>I'd heard that Ali was out of the picture as for as being an officer of the company >but had been hired back as a consultant. Steve, if I were in charge of hiring consultants for the Amiga there is something that I would love to say to Ali. "If…
#AmyDOS 2.1 manuals
Message #149679
ALL, Can anyone tell me what the 2.1 manuals are like? I'm looking to buy a set but I'm not sure what to offer. How many are volumes are there? Are they stand-alone or do the require the 2.0 manual? -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
2.1 Manuals needed
Message #147867
ALL, I know there's lot's of 2.0 manuals out there, but I'm looking for 2.1. Do I have to send away to Europe to get them? Come on, I'm sure you haven't looked at them in ages. This is your chance to turn them into cash! I'm also interested in…
Alex, Do you know anyone at Phillips? I have a new design for a CD game machine I'm building but they can have it for $300, er, $300,000 dollars. Do you think I'm asking for enough? -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
Jonathan, That news on the 486 board is amazing. I assumed that they'd actually have a 486 on-board. Well done to UUI. "Is it significant that my spell-checker does know the word '@Compuserve.com'? -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
Paul Somebody got me E-mail, sorry. If it doesn't work out I'll get back to you, but I need the 2.1 supplement as well. -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
#2.0 Manuals
Message #147157
Anybody have any manuals for 2.0/2.1? Anybody heard any rumors of manuals? -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
The story exists but the author jumped the gun. He's definitely been reading too many rumours: Samsung's not a definite. -John M. Vreeland in Virginia
Which mag was it? I the computer graphic trade mage you can occasionally find some work done on Amigas but NEVER a mention other than: "…with an Amiga 4000" or such. -John M. Vreeland in South Carolina
Perhaps the Amiga is extremely fortunate that Newtek has had such incredible difficulties porting their product. -John M. Vreeland in South Carolina
#2.1 instilation woes
Message #40968
I followed the same route you did for DOS 2.1, except that I had 2.0 installed. I have several megs of RAM but only one of chip RAM, and in any event I don't think memory is your problem as the loader probably just makes maximum use of what you…
"Shelly v1.3 is a little tool that generates 3D-Objects of various shells (Ammonites, Slug-houses etc.) for: POV-V2.0, Real3DV2 and T3Dlib (the last means Imagine,DXF,Rayshade,Vort,PostScript etc. support! ). It uses an algorithm found in: Computer&Graphics Vol. 17,No. 1,pp. 79-84, 1993 ("DIGITAL SEASHELLS" by M.B. Cortie.)" – from the 3D library So…
Amiga Format is UK. I picked one up when I was there two weeks ago. "NTSC-Not Terribly Sophisticated Circuitry" -Vree in South Carolina
Read the threads for the full range of speculation so far. It gives you a mixture of thoughtful contemplation and wild accusation: informative and entertaining. "NTSC-Not Terribly Sophisticated Circuitry" -Vree in South Carolina
What's a rice cooker? Does it run Windows? "NTSC-Not Terribly Sophisticated Circuitry" -Vree in South Carolina
There's been a lot of talk everywhere out there on the phone lines about …"I can't say who but somebody's trying to get the rights to make the 1200" … that sort of thing. That some entity might buy the Amiga to bury out of reach of other ambitous hands…
T3d.lin
Message #41103
I'm looking for that elusive converter utility used to convert T3D output from programs such as Shelly to Imagine format. I've found lots of references to it but not it. "NTSC-Not Terribly Sophisticated Circuitry" -Vree in South Carolina
Why WOULDN'T a particular brand not work with a 1200? -Vree in South Carolina
To recommend my own solution to this problem, I keep a bootable floppy disk with Disksalv2 and BackUP (which I just downloaded from this library) handy. If you do the same ensure that your floppy copies actually work, i.e., ensure that you have the necessary libraries on the floppy and…
For Rev 6 you should not have a jumPer wire on the ROM. -Vree in Virginia
NoPe, that was an oPtion that was never imPlemented. Sorry. -Vree in Virginia
Of course, if you can get the ROM routines and softkick them you should be all set. -Vree in Virginia
I'd say Gus Hall was a protest vote. Too bad Al Haig didn't offer one at C=. -Vree in VA
Ou est T3Dlib?
Message #40994
Does anyone know where I can find a T3D converter? I've been through the library without any luck. -Vree in VA
Is that the same Alexander Haig whom my father voted for in the Repub. primary a half-dozen years ago? (He also said that he voted for Gus Hall, by-the-by, so go figure.) It must charitably consider it to be a further demonstration of directors failing to represent the interests of…
However, as you know, disassembly is legal for fair-use purposes (in the USA), something that was not recognized at the time of your project. Software secrets, then, are not as safe as they were, and software companies may be more likely to comply with a reasonable request. Maybe. -Vree in…
>From what you say, it's a different series. C= apparently then have never considered it. Although C= wasn't planning on using the PowerPC chip they did have plans for their own RISC chip that they were working on with … I forget now, but does it matter? Vree in VA
>Put a NASA shuttle engine in a Pinto and it will scream too. Having to wory about O-ring failure AND rear-end collision I think I'd scream too. -Vree in VA
I didn't think ANYBODY sold Amiga stuff in Norfolk. Hole-in-the-wall or otherwise. -Vree in VA
Funny you should mention Atari (the incredible shrinking company). They seem to have outlasted C= -Vree in VA. o
>100% of the people I know who had 500s either sold them or tossed them in >the grabage long ago. Some got better Amiga's, most got Macs, some got >clones. So, I was guessing there may be 20% who still have and use them. >I don't know of any, however.…
Tennesee Williams? Try Slim Pickens (slightly deader than C=). He got the part because Peter Sellers (even deader) hurt his leg and couldn't ride the bomb. -Vree in VA
My Corona got warm while I was reading all the bad news. But I think I will drink it after all. -Vree in Vigina.
Conjunction Injuction?
Message #142358
All software patent laws are lame. There's even one for indenting paragraphs in a wp. The whole thing needs to be thrown out. I'd stick to copywrite enforcement. -Vree in Herefordshire
I've noticed that Toaster User is easer to find than Amiga World. -Vree in VA
10,000 Emplant boards in ninety days. Very impressive, you should all be congratulated. I guess that sort of success carries its own rewards, eh? -Vree in VA
Supra SCSI 2-MEG Board
Message #139159
I have a Supra SCSI controller with a 2-meg ram card installed, which Supra discontinued long ago. I'll take an offer for one or both. Unfortuntely, the controller only works with DOS 1.3, which is why I'm getting rid of it, but the RAM card works fine with DOS 2.…
Did you check the Newtek area in AmigaVendor? -Vree in Virginia Beach
The problem with 2.05 isn't the MMR it's just that it doesn't work with 500's. I've heard it works so-so with late revision 6 motherboards. -Vree in Virginia
I understood that it would be the 3.0 ROM, I was merely referring to the idea of a 3.1 DOS version for everyone. My only worry now is that the 3.0 ROM won't work in my machine (the 2.05 ROM doesn't). -Vree in Virginia.
But just before he took over the CIA had overlooked the fact that Fidel was a communist. Fidel was a bit too radical for the college communists and so didn't join their organizations. Besides, he told the reporters he wasn't red. Then one day he came out of the closet.…
sIf the 3.1 ROM is only a half meg then it's the same size as 2.04, yes? I should be all set since I have that much SRAM installed. It's just a jumper switch from 1.3 to 2.0. -Vree in Virginia.
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