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#What's a "patch"?
Message #151580
This is probably a stupid question, but here goes…….. I recently downloaded catalogs via AP and noticed that there were some items listed as "a patch to update . . ." What exactly is that? If I own a program is this this something that will update it to its…
Hi! Saw your message and thought I'd answer you in case no one else has already. KJ Computers 10815 Zelzah Granada Hills, CA 91344 Phone: 818/366-9120 and 818/366-5305
Tom — Thanks for the "how to" on upgrading SBase. I recently upgraded to 2.1 and since doing so it made me think about the necessity of upgrading my SBase Personal (version 1.0), too. Yup, I'm sure there have been a few changes, hunh? I'm sure it must be VERY…
Tom — Hi! Excuse me for butting in……. I left a message a few days ago to Oxxi/Precision (in this forum) and still have not received a reply back from them. Maybe you would help me if you don't mind??? I, too, have SBase Personal, version 1.0. I am curious…
Chris — Thanks for the advice on using a text editor or word processor to read the docs. Duh……! Seems like the simpliest solutions are the hardest to remember. It just gets frustrating when one knows that something should work — but that one is doing something wrong. I will…
Richard — Thanks for the advice regarding directory utilities. I "think" I have one already (???) It's called DiskMaster. Is that what you are talking about? What is SID? I have never heard of it before. (Sorry, I am a little computer illiterate.) Is it better than DiskMaster? Something I…
Chris — Hi! Thanks for the tip on locating commands/programs. Didn't know about it. Still learning so much. It's amazing and wonderful! Alan
Hi, Betty! Just posted a message to you saying that I did what you said and was able to read the docs. Again, thanks so-o much for your help!!! Alan
Betty — Hi! I just tried the JAPAN.LHA program after erasing the ':c/' portion and even found the docs that you mentioned! Thanks so much for taking the time and effort (downloading the program to help me! Wow! Thanks!) to solve the problem for me. When I finally did upgrade…
Betty — Thanks for your help. I will try deleting the ':c/' part, leaivng only 'More'. Hopefully, it will work. Docs? What docs? Hmmm, I will have to investigate this. Is that in the "README.fnf" file? (That is what I have been trying to access (via icon) and kept getting…
Betty — Thanks so much for your quick reply. I tried doing what you suggested "…change MuchMore to 'More' — but then a requester (?) comes up saying that it cannot find ':c/More'. Can this be because I have the program in my Work: partition of my HD and the…
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I thought that that was the case, but since the manual never really said……I thought that I was overlooking something. Time to play around now with the icons.
Thanks for the information. That's what I thought — but I also thought that I might me missing something. Thanks again for taking the time to answer.
Superbase Personal 1.0
Message #59447
I am a user of Precision Software Superbase Personal (Version 1.0). Yes, it's an old program. I realize that Precision no longer supports Superbase and that Oxxi now covers Superbase. Is it possible to upgrade to the latest version of Superbase? Will my data from version 1.0 be compatible/transer to…
#A minor, stupid question
Message #104927
WOW! I just recently upgraded my 2000 from 1.3 to 2.1 and it sure is great. Had been putting it off because I was afraid of "losing" a lot of my programs, but I am amazed that most of them work. Whew. Didn't need to make a major investment in…
#Need help with JAPAN.LHA
Message #104926
Help! I recently downloaded the file JAPAN.LHA from the User library and have run into two messages which prevent me from accessing the program. What I get is: Unable to open your tool ':c/MuchMore' Unable to open your tool ':c/XIcon' Just in the last few days I (finally!) upgraded my…
Thanks for the info regarding the ROM switcher. I'm looking forward to upgrading real soon! – via Whap!
Thanks for the advice about upgrading from 1.3 WB. I think that I will be making that upgrade in the near future. – via Whap!
Thanks much for the info about upgrading from 1.3. Something I will most likely do in the very near future. – via Whap!
#1.3WB-Should I upgrade?
Message #86859
Hi! I'm new to CompuServe and just recently (tonight) installed Whap! on my 2000/1.3 WB. Don't laugh. It's a major achievement for me. Been reading some messages on the Forums. I've been thinking about finally replacing my 1.3 WB and updating to 2.x — but one store asked me if…
Michael, Thanks so much for the help regarding doc file reading. I'm sure it must've been a stupid question for you. But — I am learning! Thanks to this forum! Alan – via Whap!
#86615 – THANKS!!
Message #86795
Thanks so much! Spent the better part of the day (Thankfully, I had today off!) working on getting BPLUS and LHA138.RUN so that I could try our WHAP!. After a few frustrating attempts I was finally able to get everything and am now using WHAP! It's great! Thanks so much…
##86615-xprbplus
Message #86745
Michael, After some more persistence (and I'm not sure how I did it!) I seem to have b ave been able to get it all to work and to finally get the bplus.library into my libs: directory. Man — this is all so new to me. I love being able…
Help! I did what you suggested, Michael: I downloaded LHA138.RUN to RAM:, opened a shell, CD to RAM: and then entered-> LHA138.RUN. However, after I did that, I did NOT see the doc files or a program file called LHA. Looking at RAM: with DiskMaster I can see a number…
#xprbplus & Whap!
Message #86581
Help, Betty! I took your advice regarding the xpr protocols. Seeing that I didn't have any showing….I went back to my A-Talk III disk and installed the xpr. However, all that was installed was "kermit." Using Disk Master I could see that "bplus" was not in my libs: directory. So…
#Reply to #86425
Message #86569
Hi, Betty! Thank you so much for your helpful reply. I will try out your suggestions as soon as possible. (My work schedule keeps me from my computer and now that I have CompuServe — which has opened up this whole world to me — I feel so frustrated that…
New CompuServe User
Message #86347
Help. I am new to CompuServe and modems in general. I recently received my modem (SupraModem 2400) as a birthday present and have spent some time exploring Compuserve. I have A-Talk III and think that I have it all set up correctly since I am able to access CompuServe. However,…