This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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John, I believe there's an AmigaDOS function to do it in 2.0, but I assume you're trying to maintain pre-2.0 compatibility. The following function works reliably for me: —————————– CHAR pbuf[MAX_PATH]; CHAR * lock_to_pathstr(BPTR lok) { char buf0[MAX_PATH]; BPTR plok; int i; struct FileInfoBlock *fib; pbuf[0] = '\0'; fib =…
Rodger, All of the files related to our C class are found in Library 15 of this forum. Hope this helps…. …BobR
The windows analogy is an interesting one. Look at the costs involved for the developer there. The SDK costs about $300, if I remember right. In order to use the SDK, you MUST also purchase Microsoft's C Compiler package, which is another $250 – $400 (street prices). I'm not sure…
Gary, You are erroneously equating a perceived cause-and-effect here. The memory manager looks at two of the MEMF_ bits to determine which memory pool(s) to use to satisfy the allocation request. These two bits are MEMF_CHIP and MEMF_FAST. If _neither_ of these flags are set, then the memory manager's actions…
Philippe, I'm not aware of any such program for the PeeCee. It would be a major "hack" if it's at all possible, because the PC disk controller is sector oriented, while the Amiga disk format contains a single physical sector per track, divided by the software driver into 11 logical…
Martin, The point is more that _commercial_ software hasn't necessarily followed the rules, which has caused problems when upgrading the OS, and there's really no excuse for that. Anyone who's developing commerial software for the Amiga has the responsibility to be a registered developer with Commodore (IMHO) and Commodore has…
Jay, You have such a program already, as it's part of the standard Amiga… command set. Just use the CLI command "type" with the hex option, as follows: 1> type file-name opt h This will give you a hex dump of the file. Hope this helps…. …BobR
The class is for beginners, but it is not for idiots. They're the ones that don't need a class! It's probably not too late to start the class – last week's class was primarily an organizational meeting. You should download the transcript and lectures (from Library 15) and show up…
Apparently either the docs _were_ unclear to some developers or some developers never read the docs. Be that as it may, it is unfortunate but it would also be very unfortunate for all of us if a significant amount of software were to break. Our market is to small to…
Kirk, Sorry, but I've never used dnet, so can't really help you. Hopefully, one of our members will "butt in" here (this is an encouraged practice here ) and offer some assistance. You may want to leave questions of this nature addressed to "ALL" instead of "sysop", as our members…
Vic, Commodore engineering has _unofficially_ declared MEMF_PUBLIC to mean nothing. It seems that too many programs misused it, to the point that if-and-when an implementation change would enforce the (possible) intended meaning, too much software would break. Consequently, if-and-when the need arises to enforce a MEMF_PUBLIC-like differentiation, a new type-bit…
Rick, One thing for you to check: make sure the modem is configured with "AT&K3" to use RTS/CTS (hardware) flow control. Also, make sure you have the 7-wire button selected in Whap. Also, change your serial preferences to enable Hardware-handshaking. These changes can make a difference, although I suspect there…
Mike, Because your variable name (dirname) is enclosed in the quotes, ARexx won't process it as a variable reference, but will simply pass it as part of the literal string. What you'd need to do is as follows: 'dl' dirname '| execio stem D.' This way, the dirname is not…
Michael, Problem with your short term memory, eh? Actually, the ARexx script to which you refer (to delete .info files) was just uploaded here, and "announced" in the Message base yesterday. …BobR
Robert, There's a file in Library 5 of this forum called ARCHLP.EXE – it is a tutorial program that will teach you how to use the various archive programs that we use here, including LHARC. This program can be run as is, after downloading. Highly recommended. Hope this helps…. …BobR
Jeff, You are really close. Assuming that the disk you want to download to is named "JBT1:", you should use the filename "JBT1:CHEMES.LZH" — note that there is no slash ('/') character there. That's what caused your first problem. Do you know about 'archived' files? Most of the files we…
I think CompuServe will be well represented at DevCon. I know I'll be there.
Jeff, The documentation for the AmigaTerm software package is wrong. In order to be able to download successfully, you need to configure your system to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. (8N1). Compuserve has a Practice area that allows you to "play around" with the system software without…
Mike, I think the gun is the right approach. Trying to parse lines that contain file names is sure a mess when the names can include spaces. I seem to remember Bill adding a paramter to some of the functions that return lists of names so that you can specify…
Bob, I was willing to help you until the last line in your message, concerning CICS COBOL. Now you really have my sympathies! The problem you're running into with your printer is that the Amiga uses a "device driver" to communicate with the printer. This driver knows a "standard" set…
Kevin, I'm not sure I totally understand your problem. The HAME pictures are segregated into their own library (Lib 10). All pictures that require the HAME are clearly labeled as such in the file descriptions. Now its true that the HAME pics are also "mixed in" with other files in…
Greg, I trust your memory on this much more than mine. You even know which end of a soldering iron to use! I know I had the mod done to my Amiga, but I left the details to my service tech. Brought my machine in and told him to apply…
Glad you got things working. …BobR
Jason, If you could supply a little more information for us, we'd be glad to try to help you out. What terminal program are you using? How many disk drives do you have? What have you tried up to now, and what types of errors are you seeing? Your original…
At least I was stiffed for a small amount of money.
Allan, The order of the drives (in terms of SCSI ID) doesn't matter. It does matter significantly that the two drives are configured for _different_ ID's, though. Also, it is important that the last drive on the cable (physically last) have the terminator resistors installed and that the other drive…
Randy, I don't have an answer for you, as I don't have Hero's Quest. I would suggest that you ask your question in the Amiga Arts forum (GO AMIGAARTS), as most of our game players are members there. That's where all of our Games topics are. Hope this helps… …BobR
Richard, A couple of thoughts. You don't mention what rev motherboard you have in your 2000. There was a slight problem in some earlier 4.x motherboards that had a slight DMA conflict with accellerator boards. I don't remember the exact details, other than there is a tech service bulletin about…
Don, You mean you actually got paid by Transactor/UK? That's the one area in which I think at least some of the authors were mis-treated. I know I never received any payment from them for the article of mine that they published. Never even got an "author's copy" either. …BobR
David, 2.0 has not yet been released to the public, except for the 3000. The reason for this is that is has not been ready to burn into ROMS (until recently). CBM did not want to burn the ROMs prematurely, as that would have caused more problems than it was…
Jim, I think you're a bit confused – there's no such beastie as a "raw IFF". If the file is an IFF sampled sound, then it _is_ 8SVX. However, it may be a "stereo" sample, which may or may not work with AmigaVision (I really don't know). What you are…
Douglas, I don't know of a program that will save all of your preferences for you, but there is a way to save the individual pref's sets from each preferences editor. Use the menu command "Save As…". The file saved will have an icon that can simply be double-clicked to…
The boot priority is one of the data elements stored in the rigid disk block (and is set via the HDToolBox for the 3000). If a drive doesn't have a valid RDB, it's not a boot candidate. If more than one drive have the same boot priority, I believe that…
Tim, Another alternative (although still not particularly desirable) is to simply let the system complete its first boot sequence and then do the Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga dance of fire. Since the Seagate is already spun up, it should be recognized during this second "warm" boot. I am in a similar situation with…
Bill, It really depends on what is being remapped. In the case of the KS ROM being remapped by the MMU, then you are correct that the "speed hit" is offset by the gain achieved by the speed difference between 32-bit RAM access and ROM access. Other uses of the…
Bill, ZKick uses a specially compiled/assembled version of kickstart to do its magic. It will not work with a "standard" kickstart image. As far as I know, SETCPU (or the equivalent) is the only way one could run a "standard" kickstart image from a file, and that requires the use…
Daniel, You're right, of course. Unfortunately, it is not possible to take that approach in C directly. However, using the appropriate CBM "math….library" is almost the same, as it is doing the same thing you're doing (and is written in assembler). I haven't done any benchmarks personally – I _never_…
Betty, Actually, Doug has been working on the C compiler at SAS ever since parts of the compiler were developed there. So you have seen the product of his work already! He just got promoted to the leadership role. …BobR
Bruce, Until Commodore releases 2.0 ROMs for the 2000, you cannot run the 2.0 from your 3000 on your 2000. Commodore has made available to developers a special form of the kickstart that can be used on 2000's, but it is not a particularly stable way to run the OS…
Jim, If your son is legitimately using WorkBench 2.0 on his 2000, then he has access to the proper channels to report any problems encountered. 2.0 for the 2000 is ONLY available to developers registered with Commodore, and there are specific methods available for developers to work with CBM. From…
[ continuation ] instructions. As to why the sky is blue – you'll have to ask that in one of the IBM forums. That's a marketing question! Hope this helps….. …BobR
Keir, There is no simple answer to your questions, as different programmers have dealt with this issue in different ways. For example, Impulse chose to go the "direct" route as you've discovered. This means that their FP version has been created with in-line floating-point instructions that go straight to the…
Norvel, There were a total of 3 archives that were part of that UUCP distribution – the sources (which you downloaded), and two archives of executables and documentation. I believe the executable files ended up in Library 5 of AmigaUser – look for the files "UUCP1.LZH" and "UUCP2.LZH". Hope this…
Jim, You can connect practically any multisync monitor into the standard Amiga RGB output port (no flicker-fixer type device required). I have at times connected both a Nec 3D and an Imtec multisync to my 2000's RGB port. The trick is making sure you have a proper cable. What you…
[ continuation ] to allow it to remap bad blocks. Hope this helps…. …BobR
Tim, Unfortunately, the only way to correct your problem with the incorrect high cylinder is to respecify the high cylinder (via the "rdprep" program that comes with your HardFrame.). NOTE that by doing this, ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE will be lost, so BE SURE TO TAKE A BACKUP OF…
Chris, In Library 5 of this forum is a file called "LHARC.EXE" – this is not an archived file and may be run exactly as downloaded (although you may want to rename the file "lharc" on your system). We also have the executable, non-archived version of Zoo in the same…
Mike, If I remember correctly, the J4 connector is the same thing as the J5, except that it's an LED connector for the SCSI drives, rather than the ST506 drives. It's been a while since I've mucked about with my 2090, so I don't remember for sure (nor do I…
Mike, I think you are going to continue to have trouble as long as you have the DH0: partition on your SCSI drive. What I suggest you try is to change the partition information for the drive connected to your 2091 (BE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD BACKUP FIRST). Using…
Darrell, They should "theoretically" work just fine. While I do not have a GVP controller, I am currently running with both a 2090 and a Microbotics HardFrame. In my case, both controllers are currently driving SCSI devices, although I previously had an ST506 drive connected to the 2090 with no…
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