This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Your SndACmd() and GetAVal() functions were most helpful. I think I've got my program to work (download stock quotes from CIS, parse the data, and store it in Superbase) except for one small problem (ha!). At the end of the program, I try to shutdown Superbase by sending it a…
Thanks for the Arexx Example — I'll give it a try. Are you sure about the port name being 'SBase4'? The manual suggests 'SBpro4' (v1.01). David – via Whap!
#Superbase and Arexx
Message #61267
Does anyone have any examples of Arexx programs that they use to control Superbase (as opposed to Arexx programs that Superbase calls). I'm having trouble getting Superbase to answer me (Arexx tells me "host environment not found" at the first DML command I send it). I'm using AmigaDOS 2.1 and…
I've never used it, but the trackmouse on the Powerbook did look good. The best design I've heard of, but never seen, for a mouse would be a design touted by (I believe) the original developer of the mouse. The idea is to use a thumbwheel below the space bar…
ProWrite 3.2 Upgrade
Message #30738
Time to check out New Horizon's efficiency… I believe I sent in my Prowrite 3.1 disk for the upgrade to Prowrite 3.2, but I haven't seen anything yet. Has my upgrade gone out? David Masterson David – via Whap!
I assume by now that you've seen Duke's message stating that Superbase for the Amiga amounted to less than 1/2 of 1% of SPC revenues. That suggests that a letter writing campaign by SB4Amiga owners would only result in 10s of letters — not a lot for a company like…
I can kind of see what John is saying, though — answer the questions for yourself (compare Amiga with PC): 1. How many machines have been sold? 2. Of those, how many are still active? 3. What percentage of those would want SB4? 4. What percentage of those would *buy*…
Wait a sec… RAM is not "persistent", right? I'm talking about memory that CDTV could use to learn about its "owner" over long periods of varying usage. David – via Whap!
No, no, I think I started by suggesting that a "read-only" CDTV system isn't much more than a VCR/game-machine/educainment-machine and, therefore, isn't going to fair-well against those other options. CDTV could grow into being much more than that (ie. have "writable" storage), but, again, the economy is a problem (ie.…
Truthfully, I think we agreed all along (relatively speaking ). I just don't want people assuming because it says CDTV on the outside (or CD-I for that matter) that its going to be a success. There's a long, uphill battle to getting this thing over the top. Sure the thing…
Got a possible dealer to order the SOTA card from? David – via Whap!
Oh no, I'm not trying to belittle entertainment devices. After all, just look at this "game machine" I'm sitting behind (I didn't really mean that … but I couldn't resist :-). In the case of CDTV, though, I just want it to stand up and say "I'm much more than…
But unless you're a company, you probably never had the choice between a "mainframe" and a "desktop". For you (as for me), it was more likely buy this year's desktop (PC) or save your money for next year's (hopefully) more powerful version. True, things change — just look at the…
Naturally they're viewing it this way — the industry's got a lot riding on this "multimedia" thing in one form or another. Questions that they and everyone else have to answer: 1. Define "multimedia" for the lay person. 2. Differentiate it from "using a Nintendo/VCR/Camcorder". 3. Is the difference worth…
Yeah, I was digging for something appropo and couldn't come up with anything at that moment… :-/ David – via Whap!
Ahhh, Keith, the decision of mainframes versus desktop workstations is a *business* decision, not a *personal* one. It's quite the opposite with stereo-like components… Then, again, though, you're making my point for me. For a commodity computer like CDTV to "integrate" with the home market (to handle climate control, security,…
Its not that CDTV and CD-I are entertainment devices — its just that they are *not much more* than entertainment devices. True, they could be grown into computers essentially, but why would you want a computer that looks like a CD stereo component? Actually, I think that CDTV/CD-I technology will…
Short term concerns for 'include'? Arguments it takes and environment variables it falls back on (I think we've covered that to some degree). What type of environment variables it uses (Commodore/Manx – what command do you use to create them?). Why it might fail (for instance, an empty subdirectory seemed…
How does it work for you on the XT BB? For me, it seems to come up and looks like it will run (including recognize Amouse movements/clicks), but the mouse pointer doesn't show up for me. Its almost usable — I just can't figure out what I'm clicking on when…
Don't announce vaporware — especially vapor with such a long lead time… There have been enough "announcements" like yours that didn't come to pass due to changing market conditions and what not. David – via Whap!
Forgive me, Greg, but there is no "suggested" approach to running include in the documentation that I got (I just checked). The 2.1b upgrade makes a reference to changes that have been made in the include program with the assumption that you (the user) knew how to use it before.…
My versions of include (2.1 and 2.1b) replies with the following if I enter it with no arguments (hopefully CIS won't mess it up): WARNING: include path's are missing Usage: include drive:comeau_include_path drive:c_include_path Using CCINCLUDE and INCLUDE instead… Target Comeau C++ directory='(NULL!!!)' C compiler include files location ='(NULL!!!)' Aborting: CCINCLUDE…
Maybe, just maybe, CBM is listening. Here, in the San Jose area, they've been running a fair amount of TV ads ("they'll never call me a boob tube again") which, although very shy on visual information about CDTV, is at least ear catching. The CD-I announcement was splashed around the…
Just the usual for 'FILENOTE'. I believe the Tao: object is set up like a directory with files that have the path definitions in them. Therefore, FILENOTE can be applied to those files if you want an extra comment. This is a guess, though. I got that trick from Bill…
Maybe you have to delete it from Tao? Try 'list'ing Tao: and see if you can delete things from it like any other directory… David – via Whap!
Actually, you don't need to fix the file requester — Bill has included a way of fixing PathMan! The trick is that, after you assign a PATH:, you can give it a filenote as in: assign foo: path:ram:,dh0:,more_very_long_path_definitions filenote foo: "my_short_path_name" PathMan treats the filenote as an alias for the…
I think you can do 'assign lib: remove' to remove lib: from the assign list altogether (I guess assuming it isn't currently locked). David – via Whap!
I'm not sure but I think the 3 connector approach should work. It works for ST-506 A connections, but that's not necessarily the same. The 50-pin to 25-pin cable seems to be a standard Macintosh type cable for external drives (at least mine was), so any Macintosh dealer should have…
Its also great for keeping things like separate directories of product specific fonts or arexx scripts rather than roll them all into the single FONTS: or REXX: directory. Makes product upgrades much more manageable. Indeed — very slick. David – via Whap!
A couple of quick guesses on your questions (I have a WordSync, but I'm not very up on it). I don't believe the WordSync offers more than one internal connector for the SCSI drives — the expectation is that you would chain the drives, but I haven't done this, so…
#ProWrite and DeskJet 500
Message #28073
Haven't seen anything yet. Can you tell if I'm on the list for 3.2? David – via Whap!
Have ProWrite 3.2 upgrade notices been sent out to 3.1 owners? David – via Whap!
The thing to note about the definition of primary keys (which I assume is what you want the SSN to be) is that they must be unique *and* they must not be NULL. Usually, if you want to violate this rule, then you haven't well defined your entities in your…
Really I'm not familiar with DR DOS. I saw it in a box in a store for the first time last month… You say that DR DOS doesn't boot for you (I assume on your bridge) because some file is hidden (I assume you mean missing). Logic suggests (as I…
Of course I'm asking that (but you're right, I should have been more explicit)! I was looking for a way of sharing my papers with the word processor at work since I think it can interpret Postscript (its a Framemaker derivative). That way I could continue my writing at home…
Oooh! That's exactly what I wanted to do with my system! I just wasn't sure whether there was a monitor that would handle it. Could you answer a couple of questions: 1. Would the Diamond Scan work with a VGA card? 2. What type of wiring do you need in…
Ooops, my mistake — that's the problem with second hand info. That's kind of why I said that — I wanted to check what I thought I had seen (at least that's kind of what went through my head). Still its interesting that C64 sales are up more than the…
I don't know about that. Didn't someone just post information from CBM's annual report that said (in effect) that sales for the Amiga have been declining whereas sales for the C-64 and PC line have been rising. CBM may be becoming a clone company! In fact, I just saw that…
Postscript Input
Message #26338
Is there a way to load Postscript files into ProWrite? Will there be? David – via Whap!
A hard disk on the PC side would get better response than a partition on the Amiga side (judging by the reponse I get from my Amiga side partition). Also, I haven't had much luck setting up more than one Amiga side virtual disk file for the XT-BB (good thing…
MS-DOS 5.0 on an XT Bridgeboard seems to have no problems (at least that I've seen so far). Things like the DOS Shell are nicer than using all those dir commands. You'd better recount your wishes for the XT Bridge add-ons. A 386 board, a VGA board, a hardcard, a…
Well, that's good to know (although not quite what I was hoping for). Everything I've seen suggested that it wouldn't be hard to do. I've just resisted doing it because it seemed that it would use up valuable desk real estate (the extra monitor). I'm hoping to find a monitor…
#EGA/VGA and XT Bridge
Message #32716
Has anyone set up an XT Bridgeboard with an EGA/VGA card? If so, can you answer the following questions: 1. What board did you use? Do you think most boards would work? 2. What monitor did you connect to? Did the standard Amiga video connect to it to? How did…
Well, I haven't read the ABI, so I'm certainly no expert. This would suggest that the ABI implies a single operating system so that all the kernal calls will look the same. This makes sense since the ABI is backed by AT&T and they would be pushing for UNIX as…
Check that again, Don… (or am I missing something `:-\ ABI (I forget what that stands for) is a binary standard. That means that a program conforming to the standard will be an executable that can run on any similar hardware. In other words, if some vendor has an executable…
Are there any serious ProWrite example macros? For instance, something to show how to set up a style guide for a document? In the case of ProWrite, what I think of as a style guide would be a (set of) Arexx macros that facilitate the creation of (say) a heavy-duty…
When you wish upon a star… 😉 If you are in the Silicon Valley area, you might call Patrick Bailey @ 408-949-4864 and ask about the Amiga Class. I've never actually called myself, I just live in the area and have seen his advertisements in various papers and at FAUG…
Thanks for the info. I'll keep an eye on Flow. David – via Whap!
I hear that… However, I do find the magazine a much better way of advertising than the Prodigy method (if they've got to advertise, that is… :-\ ). David – via Whap!
Probably true. At least it provides a fairly easy, *off-line* method of trying to keep up with all the stuff that is on CIS. David – via Whap!
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