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>WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET A IOMEGA PARALLEL ZIPDRIVE WORKING ON MY AMIGA You won't. The parallel port on the Amiga is slightly different than the parallel port on the PC. There are some signals on the PC that are not on the Amiga. There are many…
> Do you know if the owners will be notified… No. But keep an eye on the various nets. Also, try contacting Micro R&D and check with them on a regular basis. > Does it replace WBstartup too? Yes. See also my reply to Paul Idol. As far as being…
> What do you mean a complete replacement for WB? Just that. There is nothing in Workbench that is not also in Opus 5.0, but better. > It still does file management and such, right? Yes. But it has a better system for defining file types and for setting up…
#Opus Upgrade
Message #196971
Micro R&D 721 O (letter Oh) st Loup City, NE 68853 Phone 308-745-1243 (voice) 308-745-1246 (fax) 800-527-8797 (voice) I looked up Loup City on the map, and find it hard to believe that a city that size could go up to O street (maybe they start at N?). They got…
PC Task
Message #189479
I have PC Task 3.0 running on my stock 25 meg 3000. It run about as well as the 7 meg 286's we used to have in our office (maybe a little slower when doing memory intensive claculations. I use it mainly for a class I teach which uses Microsoft…
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#Best Word Proc. 4 Ami???
Message #180873
Dispite my critisism of it over in the AmigaVend section, I like Final Writer (or Final Copy for a smaller machine). Even though it is missing a few things I consider useful, it is an excellent word processor. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
Kermit on Termite
Message #180872
I have a problem with Termite. It is not able to download binary files from my office computer using kermit. I use termite to connect to the office computer, start kermit at that end, set file type binary, send a file, click on download, and proceed to get a series…
Kermit on termite
Message #177434
I have a problem with termite using the kermit protocol. I am unable to download binary files. The program works fine with text. I set the server using set file binary. But when the file starts to download, I get a string of errors, and eventually, the download ceases for…
Actually, I don't use my Amiga for vidio, I got the VGA to do away with the flicker at high resulution on my word processor. So the loss of genlock is no problem to me. Actually, I use my Amiga more like most people would use a PC. But I…
I currently have an Amiga 3000 hooked up to a Magnavox Enhanced VGA monitor, and have no complaints about it (except for the sound. It has none). I had originally bought the monitor for my son to use on his 1200, but he prefered my original Cmdr 1084 S. So…
GNU (which stands for GNU's Not UNIX, really) is a broad collection of public domain software controled by the Free Software Foundation at MIT. Almost everything they have done is available on a wide range of machines. EMACS (IMHO the best editor available) is their baby. Bison is GNU's version…
>> Would this be a valid subroutine? >> iff >> { >> command >> etc >> } You need a set of parens after iff to hold the parameters (even if you don't have any parameters. Good form if you have no parameters is iff( void ) Then someone reading…
Subroutines are not only possible in C, they are encouraged. Sample subroutine to calculate the hypotinuse of a right triangle: float hypot( float a, float b) { return sqrt(a*a + b*b); } This sample conforms to the ANSI C standard, and may not be familure to those who know only…
Thanx for the info on SAS and Comeau. I have both on my system, but would like to just use SAS. It has a better (not good, just better) inteface than Comeau. I like using the window interface to compile. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
#Continued support for C+
Message #41990
Does anyone know the status of SAS's support for the C and C++ compiler? Will they still be supporting the Amiga, and will support for Templets and exceptions be available? What is the latest released version? Actually, the same questions apply for Comeau C++. Thanks for any help. Bill Roberts…
>> SCSI streamers aren't THAT much more expensive these days… Cost for one of the floppy streamers is about $180 at HH Greg. Cost for the cheapest SCSI QIC tapes are around $400. (In both cases, that is as an internal unit.) Add about $50 for the case on a…
Thanks for the information about not being able to use the tapes. It is not what I wanted to hear, but it is what I expected to hear. Just out of idle curiosity, why is a SCSI drive so much more expensive than the parallel drive (other than that is…
#Use PC Tape systems
Message #157283
Has anyone out there tried to use Quarterback with one of the tape drives that are available for the PC's (such as the Conner 250's) which attach to either the floppy controllers or attach to the parallel port? External drives for the PC are cheap, and the ones for the…
VGA monitor on 1200
Message #41047
I recently purchase a Magnavox SVGA monitor for my son to use on his 1200. However, it is not at all obvious how to set the various preferences. We are now to the point where we can run most programs, and load games which use NTSC. However, most of the…
Amiga Dealer List
Message #146041
I am posting this for the dealer. ********************************************************************* ——————————————————————— Company Name: Digiatal Arts Contact Person: US Mail Addr:122 W. 6th St CITY, ST, ZIP: Bloomington, IN 47404 Country:USA Voice phone: 812-330-0123 800-692-6442 (800-my-amiga) Fax: 812-330-6442 ——————————————————————— Forms of Payment accepted: VISA, DISCOVER, MasterCharge, Cash Shipping Policy: ——————————————————————— Description of products…
Hi Soft Pascal, mentioned earlier in this thread is compatable with Borland 5.0 Pascal. I have it, and it is a useful Pascal (no, that is not an oximoron). Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
I don't know of any COBOL compiler for the Amiga. This includes both commercial and pd (shareware, giftware, etc). Kind of a shame too. While often maligned, COBOL is still the most widely used computer language.
>> Did Metacomco go under? I have heard of them, but that is about all. I know nothing about them. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
I would like to add my vote to Hisoft Pascal. We bought it for a course my son is taking. He needed a Pascal compiler, and it was the only commercial one easialy available here. I have since used it for several short tasks where I needed a quick utility…
>> You might look at MUI, it's available here in Amigatech. I did a search for MUI through the Amigatech catalogs. I couldn't find anything. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
Tax Software
Message #131848
I have tried the Pha$ar Tax program. The problem with it is that the tax forms must, of necessity be little more than general templets of the tax forms. This is necessary because the writers of the forms don't know your accounting scheme. What did you call dividends payed on…
As a general rule, commercial products are more reliable, if for no other reason that the implied merchantablity requirement that allows you to demand your money back if you buy something and it is not as advertised. Also, in general, commercial products come with at least some usuable documentation (Microsoft…
I have used Data Tax from OXXI for several years now. It would be so much better if they used the Commadore suggested Amiga standards. But as far as I know, it is the only tax preperation software available for the Amiga. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
How do you get the tax stuff for PHA$AR? From the instructions in my copy, it is up to you to design your own forms. Do they have anything available beyond the simple 1040 that came with it, and is it updated? Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
>> there are no current plans to update PowerWindows. Too bad. While pd programs are handy, and sometimes quite handy, commercial products are almost always more reliable. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
Power Windows
Message #73453
Many moons ago, there was a product called Power Windows, which made it a snap to design screens and windows for Amiga programs. Is this program ever going to be updated? Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
>> Ahhh.. for something like Paradox or even the dreaded Dbase for the >> Amiga…… We have debase on the computers as work. To the best of my knowledge, no one uses it. When I need data base processing for something at work, I transfer the files to a floppy,…
#Personal Financial S/W
Message #112501
>> Is Phasar suitable for a small business? I use it for my wife's business, which is a one person landscape design business. It is intended for cash accounting systems, not cost accounting that most businesses use. It requires some kludey operations to keep accounts payable and accounts receivable. Don't…
Phasar is now published by Psygnosis (the game people, version 5.0 will include invading expenses from Mars). I have seen it in several of the mail order lists. It is mainly designed for Personal accounting and cash basis accounting. I have used it for years for our family's tax accounting…
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#Pro Calc 2.0
Message #110794
I have spent years looking for a reasonable spreadsheet (not good, just reasonable) for the Amiga. I have purchased Superbase (terriable), Analyze! (almost reasonable, actually, pretty good for first generation stuff on a floppy), Maxiplan (so near and yet so far), and finaly Pro Calc 2.0 (at last!). Except for…
I don't think my original message could be considered a childish outburst. My main complaint is not the graphic display. It only seems to affect the graphics that you supplied with your demo. It seems to work with other graphics that I have with my system. I was curious if…
#SB 4 Documents & Graphic
Message #61826
I have recently upgraded to SB Pro 4 ver 1.03 and ordered new manuals. So far, I have found what I would consider a major bug if I used graphics (I don't, so it is not a problem with me). I load the sample data file pictures. When I display…
COMPUTE Drops Out…
Message #109260
>> Compute dropping their Amiga Resource section. You can cancle your subscription and ask for a refund of your unused payment. That would frost them some. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
I recently went from Maxiplan to ProCalc, and have not had too much problem importing the Maxiplan sheets. However, I do have the latest version of MP (version 5?). Procalc doesn't support the Maxiplan macros. Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
>> I haven't seen SuperPlan for a while,… That's because it has received no support for about three years, and didn't deserve any back then. >> … what advantages does it have over maxiplan 4? None. It also dosen't have any advantages over Analyze! (the first spreadsheet available for the…
I used to use SuperPlan, and gave up on it for the reason you gave in your note. I just could not get it to print properly. Also, it did not use file requesters. When you wanted to load a file, you were given a list of the files in…
I also had SuperPlan, and as a spreadsheet, I thought it was about the best I had ever used. It was a lot like Supercalc, originally for CP/M and later MS/DOS. However, I had all kinds of printing troubles with SP, and the file system never did work right. It…
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DataBase/Spreadsheet?
Message #103552
A database stores records. Your MicroFiche Filer stores records, each record telling about a customer, video tape in your library, or whatever. You are correct that MicroFiche is not a terribly powerful data base. It is what is called a "flat" data base. You can have only one file open…
Keystrok Finder bug
Message #58668
I just got my upgrade to Quarterback Tools, and ran into a problem with the Keystroke Finder program. When I click on any key, the system crashes. At least the crash is kind enough to display the crash requester, but I really don't think the program is supposed to work…
Vidio Tape Backup
Message #103504
I recently saw an add from Manta for a vidio tape backup system for amigas. The data goes out from the vidio port (on a 500), and into the VCR. It comes back out the VCR vidio out, through a special hardware device and into the serial port of the…
#SB4 program querry
Message #55891
Is there a way to use an existing querry file (xx.sbq) from within an SB4 program? Everything I can find pretty much says write a Report program, but I already have an existing queery. I can load it from the program and bring it up for edit. But all the…
#Report with Index
Message #55890
I am having a problem doing a report as a part of a SBASE4 program. I have two files, Company and transactions. Company has an indexed field, ID, which is the sequence number of the Company in the file, and therefore unique. The second file records transactions made for the…
Opus print lockup
Message #54853
I also have been having a problem with DOpus locking up. I lock if I print a file while I am running another program. For example, if I am using Phasar, and I go back to my Opus screen and start a file printing, then go back to Phasar while…
Power Windows ++
Message #54852
Some time ago, I asked about a possible upgrade to Power Windows for Amiga DOS 2.x. There was a message here about a new product to be released at some undetermined time. What is happening in this area? Any word, projections, rummors? Bill Roberts — Autopilot from Ellettsville, Indiana
Amiga Computing Mag
Message #95752
The March issue of Amiga Computing (a magazine with a disk from Jolly Old England) included Maxiplan 4 on the disk. Does this mean a) The Disc Company is comming out with a new improved version? b) The Disc Company is droping out of existance and this was a last…
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