This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Malcolm, First I was going to protest – I didn't *think* I dropped your "l". But now that I looked at it again, I see what I did. I "visualized" you name as "MAL COME" (that's phonetic, not a wisecrack), and didn't even *think* about that last "L". Sorry about…
You don't happen to also have the Commodore 2 meg ram card in that machine, do you? If so, that is probably the culprit. If you don't – well, it must be something else.
Malcom, There are "proofs" and then there are "proofs". What Gold Disk was hyping as "improved dot matrix output" looked amateurish, and wasn't usable for anything other than a "proof" – assuming you had access to a PostScript printer or typesetter for final output. The printouts weren't usable for ANYTHING…
Malcom, Both were written by the same person, I believe. I use the Preferences driver. I don't think the other one even worked for me (GURU). The Prefs driver is the newest of the two, I believe. I would wish someone would come up with an update for it, however.…
Malcom, That PostScript Preferencs driver is not without its quirks too! But MUCH better than having NO Preferences driver for our PostScript Printers! Lloyd
[ continuation ] an expensive PostScript printer! Too late for me, however. SOB…… ;^) Lloyd
Malcom, Pagesetter was not much better printing to dot matrix printers. Funny thing is – NOW it is better. A "trickle down" benifit from Pro Page. Version 1.0 was designed only for PostScript. Any other printing was just a "tack on". I knew that. Every magazine reported it in their…
Charles, AWWWWWWWWWWWW……………. Lloyd
Mike, What was this in reference to? Both programs can use the CG "real fonts". PageStream can also now use Adobe Type 1 fonts. I assume you'd also allow them to be classified as "real fonts". I haven't seen all of the 35 CG fonts that Gold Disk is selling,…
Jason, I wasn't talking about "better or worse" comparisons between Pro Page and PageStream. I just wanted to point out that Pro Page's inclusion of CG fonts wasn't the *first* use of scalable fonts. The CG fonts are quite good. I'm glad both programs can use them. The Adobe type…
Ben, Will the 640/768 change be an "easy upgrade" for anybody that currently owns a HAM-E? Lloyd
Jason, PageStream's own fonts (and the 3rd party fonts available for PageStream) are also "structured fonts", similar to the CG fonts. And they have been available for a lot longer than the CG fonts on Professional Page. So the early users of PageStream were using structured fonts for quite some…
George, You might want to ask Ben Williams about HAM-E, since he is "responsible" for it. It is hardware, in an external box, I gather (I don't have one). It comes with some software to make use of its functions. Lloyd
Azeem, The Seagate ST-296N is about the cheapest 80 meg SCSI you can find – and it runs about $375 or so. It is a 1/2 High 5 1/4" drive. Then you'd have to add the cost of a SCSI host adapter ($100-$200). Drop down to 60 Megs and there…
Don, I've just checked my Conner CP-340, Seagate 157N, Seagate 125N and Syquest SCSI drives, and they all have keyed connectors. Maybe it is the term "keyed" that is causing the confusion? These drives have a "slot" in one side that matches up to a "bump" on the cable connector.…
Norm, You don't happen to have an ACCELERATED Amiga, do you? I purchased an AE Ram board for my A2000 & 68020 card, and my computer wouldn't boot at all. AE recalled the boards and installed a jumper that fixed the problem. I got my money back before I knew…
John, No, I wasn't too thrilled. Maybe with a different monitor my results would have been different. Didn't seem worth the effort to me. I don't remember their (Pre'spect's) address/phone number anymore. They are in Canada. They are the same people that sell the ALF HD controller – so maybe…
Norm, Unfortunately, C_Ltd chose to have Disable_IRQ as the default – and thus all the problems people have with serial communications. Fast controller, yes. Too bad the support died. My Kronos still works, but I decided to switch for other reasons. I tried both the TrumpCard Professional and the ICD.…
Bil, 80 Characters (in PICA mode) *is* full printing width on that printer. If you switch to Elite(12) or Condensed (15-17) you will print more characters, but in the very same AREA. So using "wider paper" won't help you at all. You could use a DESKTOP PUBLISHING program and print…
Norm, I think I know your problem. Check your "DEVSETUP" – look in the section called "Initialize Unit" for the drive in question (Unit 1000 was my DH0: when I was running my Kronos). One of your "FLAGS" is probably set to "Disable_IRQ". It *MUST* be set to "NoDisable_IRQ". Once…
Roger, *I'D* have a hard time telling the difference (yeah, right). Lloyd
Kevin, Removable Media – yes. I'm using mine with a Syquest right now. Connection for hard drive activity light – yes. WB 2.0? I don't know. I don't run WB 2.0 yet. There is somebody from ICD that frequents CI$, so you might want to try to search for his…
Michael, I think you did misunderstand Wayne's meaning. Pagestream works fine with PostScript printers (I know, I have a PostScript printer & Pagestream). Pagestream uses its own driver to control the PostScript printer (and its own drivers to control HP lasers, and dot matrix printers too). From within PageStream, these…
Kevin, Well, you have only two options: 1. Sell the Imtronincs and get something that will work with your HardFrame. 2. Sell your HardFrame and get something that will work with your Imtronics (like the ICD). If Imtronics is indeed out of business (and I believe they are), then you…
Kevin, When you want to compare figures, you should make sure you specify the HARD DRIVES tested, the PROGRAMS used to test and HOW FULL the drives are. I have a Seagate 157N and a Syquest hooked up to my ICD now. And yes, you'll do at LEAST as well…
Dean, But if a 16 bit ram card is added to an Amiga with either the 2630 or GVP accelerator, *AND* IF that ram card can be set to NOT autoconfigure (and that's the big IF, I guess), THEN that ram should be able to be ADDMEM'ed and used? I…
Roger, With a serial cable, you could use an Apple LaserWriter on your new A3000. Or you can shop around for someone else's PostScript printer. Just about all of the non-Apple PostScript laser makers include Serial, Parallel and Appletalk (Localtalk) ports, while the Apple LaserWriter just has Appletalk & Serial.…
Kevin, The HardFrame is a DMA host adapter, and you need a non-DMA design host adapter in order to use the Imtronics Hurricane accelerator. ICD's AdSCSI and the Trumpcard Professional will work. The ICD is faster and cheaper, in my opinion. Lloyd
Kevin, I think they went out of business. I don't know if they ever got the SCSI host adapter working. Maybe someone that has the Imtronics unit will see your message and give you a direct answer. But if you get tired of waiting, just remember that the ICD host…
Kevin, Is that the Hurricane with a SCSI host adapter built into it? If so, you may need new drivers (or something). But the company may be out of business (according to recent scuttlebut) so you may be out of luck in that regard. As an alternative, you may want…
Dean, Even if the memory is "ADDMEM'ed"? Is there something in AmigaDOS that wouldn't permit this, given a CPU that could ADDRESS that ram? Lloyd
Michael, I know the the 2052's (older, 2 meg boards) have problems with accelerated Amigas, but I don't think the 2058's do. Lloyd
Mike, He didn't sound interested, so if your friend is, just send me a check with a note about the cable. I'll send it right off. Lloyd
Andre, True. But then again the Syquest cartridges are true hard drive platters, with all the resultant advantages of running a hard drive. And it is much easier and cheaper to pop in a new cartridge than most other alternatives. A cartridge for A-MAX, one for TELECOM, one for Desktop…
Hilary, I don't have the GVP card, but I believe I can answer your questions. 1. The 16 bit ram on the 2058 board will still be available, but will be used *after* the 32 bit ram is all "busy". The 32 bit ram is faster, and has a higher…
Daryl, If you really want to try that Pre'spect cable, I have one I'll sell you *cheap*. It is the $79+ one that allows the use of the standard color monitor, as well as the TTL monochrome monitor. I'll sell it for $40. I decided I really didn't want to…
J.R., Sounds like a good solution – you'll be able to run software in either the HP LaserJet mode, or switch it to PostScript. Either way, the extra RAM will come in handy. And you'll be able to add additional ram for only the cost of the ram chips -…
J.R., Data Pacific has a specific cartridge for the IIP (though I think it will work with the III too). It is about $100 cheaper than the one for the II. It *does* include the fonts in the cartridge. I don't have one (I have a PostScript printer), so you'll…
J.R., I believe the Adobe PostScript cartridge only works with the older LaserJet II series (full size), not the IIP. I don't think Adobe has any other cartridges yet either. So you probably either have to wait for Adobe to come out with a model for the IIP, or get…
John, I don't think I said the CMI wouldn't take a 68881 – on the contrary I think I said that it wouldn't recognize a 68881 as a coprocessor, only as a peripheral device. IF the CMI allows the use of the 68881 through the IEEE libraries, then it would…
And how many FLOPPIES? I assume you *are* backing up that hard drive! Sounds interesting to me.
Christoper, I don't think the CMI accelerator had a 6888x option. My previous message was about the Progressive accelerator. It could *hold* a 6888x chip, but couldn't *use* it "properly". Meaning programs written to *directly* access the 6888x would crash, and those that used the IEEE libraries wouldn't recognize the…
Christopher, But that board (from Progressive Peripherals?) didn't access the 68881 *DIRECTLY* (as a coprocessor), but as a *peripheral chip* – which is completely different. So software written to directly call the 68881 would CRASH, and anything written with the IEEE math libraries (which would use the math processor in…
Chris, The message didn't state whether it was a Kronos controller or not, but I'll assume so. (I never owned one of the pre-Kronos CLtd controllers, so I don't know the differences). The person needs to edit his/her "DEVSETUP" file (in the DEVS: subdirectory. Where the drives are initialized "Initialize…
Scott, No, but there was JAZZ (and Symphony too?). Lloyd
Bill, Someone else asked me about Kronos/Syquest information, so I uploaded what I believe is everything that is needed. Look for my reply to John Kalenkiewicz (71150,2770). Lloyd
[ continuation ] Flags BlockRead /* Block Reads */ Flags BlockWrite /* Block Writes */ Flags NoSectorSize256 /* 256 Byte Sectors */ Flags AdaptiveBuffer /* Adptive Buffering */ Flags NoWriteProtect /* Write Protect */ ExitInit Exit MOUNTLIST ENTRY FOR SYQUEST: —————————- DH1: Device = CLtd.device FileSystem = L:Fastfilesystem DosType =…
[ continuation ] ExitInit Initialize Unit 1000 /* Initialize Unit */ DriverCode HardDisk.driver /* Unit driver code segment */ HandlerNumber 100 /* Uses SCSI From Above */ TaskName Unit_1000 /* Set Up Task Name */ TaskPriority 12 /* Unit's Task Priority */ StackSize 400 /* Stack Size */ AutoRetries 4…
John, The "special" operation comes when you want to format a new cartridge – the Kronos FORMATTER won't allow you to format a MOUNTED drive. So you have to BOOT from the Kronos Utilities floppy (with the LEFT mouse button depressed so the hard drives don't automount) to format the…
James, And speaking of dBase Mac, I read that Ashton-Tate just sold the rights to it to another company. That company is supposed to upgrade it and provide support (good luck!). Anyway, I just picked up ProWrite. It is version 3.0.1 . What is the "latest" version? I think I…
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