This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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James – COBOL was designed at a time when programming alternatives, and 20/20 hindsight, where not as abundant as they might seem to be today. In the Darwinian computer universe, COBOL has proven to be an admirable cockroach at survival. Would that you and I could prove so able at…
Vic – Having never had the pleasure of using "original C", except for the standard K&R, I can not, apparently comment about a comparison of the two. However, Pascal's short comings are, IMHO, manifest… today and yesterday. – Nelson …
#28490-
14400 modem
Message #28743
[ continuation ] I hope that this information helps. My recommendation is to get a 14400 modem… and I _HIGHLY_ recommend the SupraFAXmodem v.32bis. I have serial number 15 and it works just fine. – Nelson Ingersoll CIS: 73230,2116 Internet: nei@atmel.com
#28490-
14400 modem
Message #28742
Alberto – The following information was given to me last Spring by a friend who works at Supra. The text is his, not mine. ——————————— AmigaDOS version and CPU (68000 or accelerated 68000/020/030/040) – vs – Amiga to modem baud rate (not modem to modem baud rate) 1.3 1.3 2.0…
#28339-
Programming Discipline
Message #28706
John – I believe that "Pascal" and "real programming" are mutually exclusive. Pascal was designed, after all, to help teach software engineering. It was never intended to be used by the "real" community as a productive language. – Nelson …
Programming Discipline
Message #28705
James – I hope some day, years from now, when someone comes across something you did (something perhaps even pioneering?) that they don't think of your work the same as you feel about COBOL. Each of us stands upon the shoulders of those who have gone before. You, I, we…
Barbara – I want to see AWTJ… Frankly could care less what's in AW. You couldn't make it tecnical, and less glitzy, enough to catch my attention without making it AWTJ. – Nelson Ingersoll
CIS connection at 9600 works just fine. I am currently having some difficulty getting the modem to work at 14400. That may be my own fault (and yes I _know_ about using a modem cable that supports RTS/CTS 9-) or it may be a flaw/fault of the modem. I have…
The Supras, depending on where you are, are already here. I have serial number 000015. – Nelson …
Al – Since the MRP question has been ably answered, I'll answer the other… ASQC stands for American Society of/for Quality Control. Obviously, if one is certified by them …
Ben – I called Supra last Wednesday morning and the kind, probably only a lackey, lacy who answered said that they will be shipping in "two to three weeks". I got the impression that the units are made and being boxed up, but that was only an impression. Gawd I'm…
Michael – 1) Look in AMIGAUSER Communications LIB for a file MODEM.LZH (?) which describes (as of March 1991) the meaning of the ne-various modem fl-acronyms specifically 9600+ modems IMHO well worth the DL cost. 2) SUPRA has announced, and claims they will be shipping in 2-to3 weeks a new…
Assumming that you are using AmigaDOS v2.04… here goes: Copy the CLOCK into the WBStartup drawer. WBStartup should be a top level drawer/directory on you boot partition (ahem, you are running a hard disk too, aren't you?) After copying the CLOCK, open up the WBStartup drawer and click once on…
Vic – I wasn't aware of that… he burped that too then. The 'H' vs 'h' was a quickie we did over the phone when I pointed out that the corrected version had the same rev as the problem version. Gack! – Nelson …
Vic – I received, and posted with Rick's permission, the bug fixed version of UES. He bone-headed the version number, calling the fixed version 2.6h. I spoke with him about this and he said, as an expedient, to zap the version number from lowercase 'h' to an uppercase 'H'. Not…
It is my understanding that Rick Stiles has located the problem. Although I am not the normal path that Rick takes to get his UEDIT files uploaded to CIS, I expect to be receiving an update RSN (real soon now). If it has not been uploaded by then I will…
I have purchased every copy of AWTJ that came out. I wanted to subscribe, but didn't. I was quite depressed when I heard that it is soon to be no more. I will miss it. – Nelson …
Len – How good a programmer are you? I have source for a version of ZIP that you can compile under UNIX and VMS, among others. You can get the file QED from the UNIXFORUM where I got it. It compiles slick as a whistle on my Sun and VAX/VMS…
Betty – Because I use and generally like UEdit, I have contacted the author. He will be looking into it. He's puzzled because he does not have the problem on his A3000. – Nelson … – via Whap!
FYI – All users having trouble getting UES v2.6h to run under AmigaDOS 2.04. I contacted the author, Rick Stiles, today and mentioned the problem. It is the first that he has heard of it and he seemed quite baffled. I confirmed that my version of UES (v2.6h) also crashes…
Jeff – Do you know why the booting HD should have the lower SCSI ID number? I have a 3M MCD tape drive at ID 3 and my 40MB Quantum at its original ID 6. I have been having trouble getting the tape drive to work properly; but, I have…
Yeah. I suspect that you are right. I have an A2000HD. The A2091 now has a Quantum 40S hard drive and a 3M MCD tape drive. I changed reselection last evening and putz around with the tape drive for several hours. My original problem was that often, not always, the…
BobR – I'll buy that, because it is always the same number and what Steve said would lead me to expect the number to increase. Ain't WShell wonderful!? – Nelson … – via Whap!
Michael – Thanks! I'll give it a try and let you know if it helps. I hope it does. – Nelson … – via Whap!
#BackTalk/WShell Exit Err
Message #45629
Steve – I periodically use BackTalk v1.50. On my A2000HD running AmigaDOS 2.04 in ROM and WShell 2.0 I get the error message "*** Unfreed signals 04000000!" when I exit the program. There are no other problems, that I notice anyway, associated with the error. Just thought you should know,…
Ben – One extremely important use ^C "writing", IMHO. If this does NOT happen, it'll be a Control-C Intercepted Menu 1 Continue 2 Return to menu/prompt 3 Return to forum top 4 Exit this forum 5 Log off Enter choice: 23
Michael – I have an A2000HD with an A2091 and a Quantum 40MB SCSI drive. How do I toggle RESELECTION? I have a 3m MDC SCSI tape drive that causes the A2091 to hang periodically. Probably about 50% of the time. I have heard that RESELECTION will cause the problem…
John – RE: Old age… The first two things to go with age are sex drive… I forget the other one. 9-) – Nelson … – via Whap!
John – Oops! You're right of course. Poor choice of words on my part. Sorry. BLINK is copyright Software Distillery as I recall but is freely distributable. But you'd know that better than I, no? 9-) – Nelson … – via Whap!
Ben – Here's another report for you. Load a notebook, or create one. Trash the last page so that you are now sitting at "End Of Book". Click NoteBook into Tiny Window. Click it back to active. Viola'! Where are the trash can gadgets? There is a darkened square. And…
Ben – I actually enjoy banging on programs. If the little effort I expend enhances your ability to improve the product, it still isn't enough to repay the Amiga community for the wonderful things that it has made possible for me. Talk to BobR about my beta testing. Hell, I…
Ben – You are absolutely correct. Quality isn't a synonym for professional or complex… anything. However, quality, at least in software, implies that the program will not fail in the face of adverse input. That is all that I ever wanted to imply. I am really enjoying NoteBook so far.…
Ben – I just uploaded a 709 byte binary file via E-Mail to you. The file, using LZ, will expand into NELSON.PG. It is the single page that currently exhibits the problem. I did test that the page still exhibited the problem after being uncrunched. Be interested to know what…
Ben – Actually, your right … and wrong… Quality software very often doesn't need the manual to be read for the user to get going. OTOH> I do not complain when I can't get something to work and I haven't read the manual. What I often do is read the…
Troubled NoteBook…
Message #32096
Ben – I'm having another problem with NoteBook (v1.01). I typed in some notes yesterday. This morning when I opened the notebook file again one line is about 2/3rd's occluded by what looks to be boxes with X's. I did not put these there. I selected the page and started…
Larry – I like the tiny window too! My only complaint is that I spend so much time clicking around to activate it sometimes. Your suggestion may well be the solution that satisfies everybody. – Nelson … – via Whap!
Ben – Really! I was just kidding. And you did set yourself up for it too! (Victim as perpatrator theory! 9-) But, NOW that I know the RIGHT thing to do I will… until the next version. 8) Reading manuals *first* is for dweebs. I read the manual(s) only when…
Quinten – Look in the LIBS for several assemblers that won't cost you more than the CIS time. Also pick up a copy of BLINK. BLINK was originally a PD linker that blew the original Amiga linker ALINK out of the water. It should also be available. – Nelson ……
Ben – Er, um, 'correct use'. Uh, Ben… have you been taking, um, Politically Correct Thought classes recently? 9-) The first time I clicked on the button, I presumed (BM, before manual 9-) that it activated the CUT function. Generally I _expect_ a iconified program, such as NoteBook, to be…
NoteBook – The Program!
Message #31928
[ continuation ] Things that make you say, "Hmmmmm." 9-) Third problem: When using the EDIT text function the cursor gets put on the next line instead of where the mouse click was and one has to up arrow and down arrow to get to the right place. When inserting…
NoteBook – The Program!
Message #31927
Ben – I bought NoteBook yesterday and I have been 'playing' with it most of this afternoon. It helps to at least browse through the manual. 9-) Overall I like the program. I am interested in using to help make notes. Hmmmm, could this be what it is intended for?…
Julius – I am using a full blown UEdit v2.6h and am not having any problems. I will try to work the Demo version this afternoon or evening and let you know how it goes. BTW – I am running UE 2.6h on my A2000HD with AmigaDOS v2.04 with 3MB…
Ron – I've used AtomClock v1.2a under AmigaDOS 2.04 on my A2000HD with no trouble. I just tried it again, and although the phone number was busy it worked fine. – Nelson … – via Whap!
John – Welcome John, as a SYSOP. You are quite correct in your assesment that RUN has become an internal command… a la MS-DOS. It is, however, documented as a C: command in the AmigaDOS 2.0 manual that came with the 2.0 Enhancer kit. I have, at least temporarily, solved…
Andy – Like Ben, I think that the 2.04 software is excellent. I had no, and I really mean NO problems installing the ROM and the software. All problems with the S/W have been adjustment problems mostly with other applications. I miss the GURU a little. My only complaint, and…
Bob – Jeesh! Ya'd think I coulda thunkt that myself! Thanks for the idea… I'll try it and let you know how it goes. – Nelson … – via Whap!
#AREXX/WSHELL/CONMAN/A2.0
Message #16140
Bill – I have just recently upgraded from AmigaDOS 1.3 to 2.04. I would like very much to continue to use your excellent programs AREXX, WSHELL, and CONMAN. Some questions. 1) Is CONMAN/NEWCON still valid and useful under 2.04? 2) Which version of AREXX should I use? I upgraded to…
I don't keep score. Don't know (or care) if I am first in Denver. But I do have the 2.04 ROMS installed. Bought them Friday afternoon, the 1st of November, and installed today. Interesting effort, leaving lots of things in place and moving the 2.04 OS into place. Went pretty…
Ron – In my 2.0 Upgrade kit there was a booklet titled, "Amiga Release 2 Getting Started" Was this booklet missing from your kit, or had you simply suffered momentary aphasia and forgotten how to READ? The booklet described adequately and reassuringly the behavior of copying certain files into the…
The VAX is most certainly, absolutely, completely, unequivocally NOT based on the Motorola 68000. It is based on a proprietary CPU architecture. If anything the M68K may owe something to the VAX… not the other way around. – Nelson … (VMS butters my bread…)
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