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This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.

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#9184- #File protocols Message #9213
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications February 24, 1986 3:29 AM
Actually, Compuserve's about ready to go into beta testing of a new 1K Xmodem protocol. The main communications program I use already has 1K Xmodem and I'm anxious to see it implemented here. This program's pretty nice and will automatically sense if the other end has the 1K capability, so…
#9184- #File protocols Message #9213
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications February 24, 1986 3:29 AM
Actually, Compuserve's about ready to go into beta testing of a new 1K Xmodem protocol. The main communications program I use already has 1K Xmodem and I'm anxious to see it implemented here. This program's pretty nice and will automatically sense if the other end has the 1K capability, so…
#4707 Micro Forge Products Message #4869
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 11, 1986 4:07 AM
I've never heard of the company. 40 Megs is something I'd remember.
#4707 Micro Forge Products Message #4869
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 11, 1986 4:07 AM
I've never heard of the company. 40 Megs is something I'd remember.
#4795 AMY-VMCO Message #4829
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 10, 1986 6:55 PM
Mac VMCO allows you to diddle voice as much as possible. Unfortunately the author of the MacinTalk speech driver never finished it to include the female and foreign voices. The Amiga equivalents are all done, so I'm hopeful that all those tricks can be done with Amiga VMCO. I just…
#4795 AMY-VMCO Message #4829
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 10, 1986 6:55 PM
Mac VMCO allows you to diddle voice as much as possible. Unfortunately the author of the MacinTalk speech driver never finished it to include the female and foreign voices. The Amiga equivalents are all done, so I'm hopeful that all those tricks can be done with Amiga VMCO. I just…
#4693 C Message #4704
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 9, 1986 3:27 AM
Wow..what a question. Best bet is to pick up a book like Jack Purdum's "C Programming Guide" (Que Publishing) and learn the fundamentals of the language there. If you think the language suits you then there are a number of other references noted therein. C is a small, elegant language…
#4693 C Message #4704
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 9, 1986 3:27 AM
Wow..what a question. Best bet is to pick up a book like Jack Purdum's "C Programming Guide" (Que Publishing) and learn the fundamentals of the language there. If you think the language suits you then there are a number of other references noted therein. C is a small, elegant language…
#4538 Howdy Message #4688
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Forum Business January 9, 1986 1:30 AM
Frank: I might be interested in doing some columns. I recently came close to closing a deal with a publisher to create a new, 68K-based micro magazine, but the publisher opted out at the last minute. Presently, I'm writing freelance with a monthly column on C in MacUser (the first…
#4538 Howdy Message #4688
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Forum Business January 9, 1986 1:30 AM
Frank: I might be interested in doing some columns. I recently came close to closing a deal with a publisher to create a new, 68K-based micro magazine, but the publisher opted out at the last minute. Presently, I'm writing freelance with a monthly column on C in MacUser (the first…
#4638 Intuition help Message #4686
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 9, 1986 1:10 AM
I just haven't got the TIME to upload something that exhaustive. Besides, you really should get the manuals when they become available. Actually, Joe's pretty good at just that sort of thing. Bug him and maybe he'll do it. Bill Goodnow is furiously working on the Aztec stuff and each…
#4638 Intuition help Message #4686
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 9, 1986 1:10 AM
I just haven't got the TIME to upload something that exhaustive. Besides, you really should get the manuals when they become available. Actually, Joe's pretty good at just that sort of thing. Bug him and maybe he'll do it. Bill Goodnow is furiously working on the Aztec stuff and each…
#4600 BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4684
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 9, 1986 1:03 AM
Bela: I'm making the table as big as I can and will wind up with a bigger one than the Mac version, since the need for a text hole won't be there. I plan to have a separate pull down window for text, so the table and icons can fill…
#4600 BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4684
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 9, 1986 1:03 AM
Bela: I'm making the table as big as I can and will wind up with a bigger one than the Mac version, since the need for a text hole won't be there. I plan to have a separate pull down window for text, so the table and icons can fill…
#4478 68020 Message #4524
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 7, 1986 7:21 PM
Well, VMCO animates your face as you talk. You could always have one face with the beard, the other without. That'll freak 'em out. If you haven't heard, there's a bulletin over in MAUG to the effect that Apple's Official New Product Announcement will be held in New York Thursday,…
#4478 68020 Message #4524
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 7, 1986 7:21 PM
Well, VMCO animates your face as you talk. You could always have one face with the beard, the other without. That'll freak 'em out. If you haven't heard, there's a bulletin over in MAUG to the effect that Apple's Official New Product Announcement will be held in New York Thursday,…
#4395 Lattice C Message #4503
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 7, 1986 3:42 AM
Actually, you can do most things *faster* in pc-relative mode. There is no speed penalty (as there shouldn't be) for writing code that's both relocatable and non-self-modifying This is in keeping with modern programming theory, too.
#4395 Lattice C Message #4503
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 7, 1986 3:42 AM
Actually, you can do most things *faster* in pc-relative mode. There is no speed penalty (as there shouldn't be) for writing code that's both relocatable and non-self-modifying This is in keeping with modern programming theory, too.
#4313 BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4501
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 7, 1986 3:36 AM
Conferees appearing after the 19th chair take turns as they speak sharing seat 20. This can get hairy in big conferences (40 or 50), so I'll be looking for a new approach with the Amiga VMCO. I'll probably use some sort of LRU routine.
#4313 BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4501
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 7, 1986 3:36 AM
Conferees appearing after the 19th chair take turns as they speak sharing seat 20. This can get hairy in big conferences (40 or 50), so I'll be looking for a new approach with the Amiga VMCO. I'll probably use some sort of LRU routine.
#4179- Which "C" to buy?? Message #4304
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 5, 1986 6:42 AM
Aztec C's not yet available, although Manx is getting ready to ship it and will accept your order now at 800-221-0440.
#4179- Which "C" to buy?? Message #4304
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 5, 1986 6:42 AM
Aztec C's not yet available, although Manx is getting ready to ship it and will accept your order now at 800-221-0440.
#4204 Icon Interface Message #4303
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 5, 1986 6:27 AM
Projects sounds ok to me, though it's too early to say what direction this Sig's sections are all gonna take. VMCO is coming along at a slow but sure pace. Time is truly our biggest enemy…sigh.
#4204 Icon Interface Message #4303
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 5, 1986 6:27 AM
Projects sounds ok to me, though it's too early to say what direction this Sig's sections are all gonna take. VMCO is coming along at a slow but sure pace. Time is truly our biggest enemy…sigh.
#4154 #BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4301
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 5, 1986 6:21 AM
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy icons were ones I drew up as defaults for people who haven't created face files yet. Thus, anyone coming into CO can still be seen and heard by others. The icons are made up with some of the Mac utilities used for creating and editing…
#4154 #BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4301
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 5, 1986 6:21 AM
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy icons were ones I drew up as defaults for people who haven't created face files yet. Thus, anyone coming into CO can still be seen and heard by others. The icons are made up with some of the Mac utilities used for creating and editing…
#4064- AmigaBinary Message #4149
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 4, 1986 3:57 AM
Please get in touch with Bill Bond 74435,160 before you do this. He's quite knowledgable regarding MacBinary and is about to propose a standard for Amiga Binary. No sense in having competing standards. If you guys can work out a standard, we'll all benefit.
#4064- AmigaBinary Message #4149
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 4, 1986 3:57 AM
Please get in touch with Bill Bond 74435,160 before you do this. He's quite knowledgable regarding MacBinary and is about to propose a standard for Amiga Binary. No sense in having competing standards. If you guys can work out a standard, we'll all benefit.
#4078- 68020 Message #4141
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 4, 1986 3:45 AM
If you want to read a text file describing VMCO, go into the Mac Sig (GO MACUS) and read the file in DL8 entitled VMCO.TXT. There's also an article in the January COMPUTE! and December MacUser about VMCO. Gregg Williams has been on, so he tell you what it's like.…
#4078- 68020 Message #4141
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Hardware January 4, 1986 3:45 AM
If you want to read a text file describing VMCO, go into the Mac Sig (GO MACUS) and read the file in DL8 entitled VMCO.TXT. There's also an article in the January COMPUTE! and December MacUser about VMCO. Gregg Williams has been on, so he tell you what it's like.…
#4074- #C Language Message #4139
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 4, 1986 3:41 AM
According to Steve Ahlstrom there _is_ a Greenhills C now on the Amiga.
#4074- #C Language Message #4139
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 4, 1986 3:41 AM
According to Steve Ahlstrom there _is_ a Greenhills C now on the Amiga.
#4073- #BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4138
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 4, 1986 3:40 AM
Jez, thanks for the offer. Let me see how the shell shapes up and I'll holler if I think it needs a machine code terminal routine. I've got most of the terminal routine written already, but I'd really like to optimize this version so I may yet take you up…
#4073- #BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4138
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 4, 1986 3:40 AM
Jez, thanks for the offer. Let me see how the shell shapes up and I'll holler if I think it needs a machine code terminal routine. I've got most of the terminal routine written already, but I'd really like to optimize this version so I may yet take you up…
#4071- Mac and Amiga Message #4137
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 4, 1986 3:37 AM
Bob: I really think you're going to want to get all of the developer's manuals even if you do get Aztec. The only one that I'd call truly dispensible would then be the Lattice manual, although even that manual contains some useful technical information on how the Amiga loads and…
#4071- Mac and Amiga Message #4137
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 4, 1986 3:37 AM
Bob: I really think you're going to want to get all of the developer's manuals even if you do get Aztec. The only one that I'd call truly dispensible would then be the Lattice manual, although even that manual contains some useful technical information on how the Amiga loads and…
#4054 Lattice C Message #4131
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 4, 1986 3:25 AM
You've got the same situation here with data, text, etc. (the 68000 is particularly well suited for such distinctions..in fact, it won't let you do a pc-relative write to a destination operand since that's a step in the direction of self-modifying code). Frankly, I don't know whether the loader handles…
#4054 Lattice C Message #4131
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 4, 1986 3:25 AM
You've got the same situation here with data, text, etc. (the 68000 is particularly well suited for such distinctions..in fact, it won't let you do a pc-relative write to a destination operand since that's a step in the direction of self-modifying code). Frankly, I don't know whether the loader handles…
#4044- #scrolling Message #4048
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 3, 1986 8:23 PM
1) From the function prompt enter "OP" to go into the Options area of AMIGAFORUM. Once there, you'll see several options which you can set to control your environment here. One of those options allows you to read messages non-stop..that's the one you want. 2) There are 2 editors you…
#4044- #scrolling Message #4048
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Software January 3, 1986 8:23 PM
1) From the function prompt enter "OP" to go into the Options area of AMIGAFORUM. Once there, you'll see several options which you can set to control your environment here. One of those options allows you to read messages non-stop..that's the one you want. 2) There are 2 editors you…
#4014 BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4018
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 3, 1986 5:06 PM
Hadn't thought about dividing up the tasks as you mention, but it does sound like a good idea upon reflection. One of the problems with VMCO was always the rapidly scrolling text window that was too small to begin with. I was going to include a scroll bar, but on…
#4014 BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4018
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 3, 1986 5:06 PM
Hadn't thought about dividing up the tasks as you mention, but it does sound like a good idea upon reflection. One of the problems with VMCO was always the rapidly scrolling text window that was too small to begin with. I was going to include a scroll bar, but on…
#3989- #BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4012
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 3, 1986 4:48 PM
The Amiga version is in progress. If all goes as expected, it will be everything that the Mac version _should_ have been. Right now, I'm still trying to work out the face file format, having learned what did and didn't work well on the Mac. Should be fun. — Bob…
#3989- #BOB PEREZ/COMPUTE Message #4012
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 3, 1986 4:48 PM
The Amiga version is in progress. If all goes as expected, it will be everything that the Mac version _should_ have been. Right now, I'm still trying to work out the face file format, having learned what did and didn't work well on the Mac. Should be fun. — Bob…
#3986- Icon Interface Message #4010
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 3, 1986 4:41 PM
John: I've not seen a good implementation of the more useful command line tools or filters on any of the icon-based systems. Aztec C comes with a good set of tools like make, grep, diff, etc., but they all operate from the Aztec SHELL, a–you guessed it–command line interface. One…
#3986- Icon Interface Message #4010
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 3, 1986 4:41 PM
John: I've not seen a good implementation of the more useful command line tools or filters on any of the icon-based systems. Aztec C comes with a good set of tools like make, grep, diff, etc., but they all operate from the Aztec SHELL, a–you guessed it–command line interface. One…
#3580- #comparisons Message #3614
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment December 31, 1985 6:07 PM
Michael: Good attitude. I gave up long ago worrying about the press. I, too, have a generally high regard for InfoWorld but the problem of taking a comment out of context often has the result of making you look like you've said something you wish you hadn't. In my other…
#3580- #comparisons Message #3614
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment December 31, 1985 6:07 PM
Michael: Good attitude. I gave up long ago worrying about the press. I, too, have a generally high regard for InfoWorld but the problem of taking a comment out of context often has the result of making you look like you've said something you wish you hadn't. In my other…
#2495- New to this. Message #2533
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment December 21, 1985 1:23 PM
Carl: Welcome to AmigaForum. As you may or may not be aware, the Sig just came up a few weeks ago and is still undergoing development direction. At this point, we're still groping with this new magical machine and trying to learn how to make it fly. I'm a former…
#2495- New to this. Message #2533
From: Bob Perez Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment December 21, 1985 1:23 PM
Carl: Welcome to AmigaForum. As you may or may not be aware, the Sig just came up a few weeks ago and is still undergoing development direction. At this point, we're still groping with this new magical machine and trying to learn how to make it fly. I'm a former…

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