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I just got done re-installing SAS and now everything is fine. I wish I knew what happened, or what setting I messed up to cause that to happen.
This is quite bizarre. I think I'll go back to fortran. Trying a series of numbers gave the following: Input Output 0. 0.0 1. 1.875 2. 2.0 3. 2.125 4. 2.25 5. 2.3125 6. 2.375 10. 2.5625 15. 2.71875 20. 2.8125 I have been using lc -Lm. I'll presume my…
#Help with C !
Message #23556
As a second attempt at C programming I tried the following: #include main () { float real; printf("Enter a float number: "); scanf("%f", &real); printf("Float: %f\n", real); } The result is: Enter a float number: 3.1 Float: 2.137500 Why in the world does this happen? This does not occur when…
Thanks for your input …..
Amiga C Books
Message #23398
I am fairly new to the C language (but experienced with fortran) and looking for guidance with using C on the Amiga. I have K&R as well as a tutorial book (by Schildt) but need more Amiga specific information. I saw the books by Abacus(?) "Amiga C for Beginners" and…
I did try it out when I got the Fish disk. It seemed to be well put together and I don't remember it crashing at all. It was about a year ago that I last used it. I should dig it out and see if it works with WB 2.04.
Yes, there is one. It is called "Stichery" and may be found on Fish Disk 350. It will turn any IFF picture into a cross stich pattern.
Ahhh…I discovered the problem. I do have lcompact in my directory but the problem was this. I was running the update from ClickDos II and I discovered that when I start a shell internal to ClickDos, the original path is not used, so as far as the system knew, lc:…
#Laticce C Patch 5.10B
Message #18704
I am trying to patch my Lattice version 5.10a to 5.10b using the patch SAS51B.LZH. The patch gets most of the way through but hangs up with the following: patching lc:/compiler_headers/stddef.h lcompact: unknown command failed return code 10 Looking at the install_hd script, this is the first location where "lcompact"…
My Scientific Software wish list: 1) A function plotter with high quality print outs. Every function plotter I have seen just does a screen dump/iff picture of the plotted function. I would like the kind of quality output that is provided by MultiPlot-xlnc (a public domain data plotter). The hard…
David, ATonce is a hardware solution to MS-DOS emulation, while IBeM is a software solution. The big difference in this respect is speed. Without an accelerator board/A3000, IBeM is painfully slow due to the heavy cpu time it requires. I can't comment much on ATonce since I can't use it…
Don, I have been using the registered version of IBeM for about 3 months now on my A3000 and I am quite happy with it. It is abit slow (1.2 times the speed of an XT) but I am only using it to run WordPerfect 5.1 so I am not…
Jeff, I am not the author of IBeM (the IBM emulator), I only uploaded it to CIS. The real author is in New Zealand. MSH (not WSH) should be in the files here on Compuserve. IBeM also works with CrossDos, if you have that. IBeM works very well on my…
I do not think that MSDOS 5.0 works with IBeM.
Eric, Just type "mount ibma:" or "mount ibmb:", do not use "mountmf". Also make sure that you are using a colon after IBMA (i.e. IBMA:) in the mountlist. As a check to see if IBMA: is mounted correctly, open a shell an "cd IBMA:" to ckeck if the system knows…
Eric, I've been using IBeM for some time now on my A3000. I have an IBM partition set up on the hard drive and IBeM boots up off of that. I run Word Perfect and many other MS-DOS programs without many problems. Here is the mountlist entries I use for…
IBeM Hard Drive Boot
Message #27588
I have managed to get IBeM to boot off my harddrive by not using a mountlist entry. I named the ms-dos partition as IBMC and then rebooted and ran IBeM. I then ran FDISK and SELECT and everything runs fine. Note that by bypassing the mountlist entry I cannot now…
Ahh…I've been using scsi.device because that is what HDTools seems to use. I'll give hddisk a try. Do you by chance know how many surfaces the Quantum 50 meg drive uses ?
#IBeM + Hard Drive
Message #27203
Has anyone set up an MS-DOS partition on their A3000 for use with IBeM ? I have not had much success and I'm sure the problem lies in the mountlist entry. I have a 50 meg hard drive and I am not sure about the number of surfaces to use.…
Fortran + A3000 ?
Message #16898
Does anybody know if the Fortran compiler by Absoft (AC Fortran) works on an A3000 and WB 2.0? Thanks
P.C.P or Starlink ?
Message #7030
Can anybody give me a rundown on the relative advantages and disadvantages of PC Pursuit and Starlink? In particular: 1. Which net has the most local calling nodes. 2. Which net is the most reliable in terms of data loss. 3. What is the cost breakdown. 4. Does either one…
Hear, Hear ! I second that !
I found a demo version of Opus in the LIB here on CIS under DOPUSD.LZH It looks to be shareware ($50 Australian). The demo runs OK with WB2.0
I just downloaded MultiPlot XLNc tonight and played with the demo's and was most impressed. I'd rate it a couple levels above PlotXY after a first glance. This is the latest version of MultiPlot on the Fred Fish disk I mentioned. A very nice user interface with data smoothing, curve…
Is Maple V on any computer now? I have not heard of it. I use MathCad on the PC's at school and would love it if something of that level comes to the Amiga. I've heard of Mathematica but have not seen it work. Do you know who is producing…
An interpolating function along the lines of a Lagrange Polynomial or Cubic Spline will calculate a function that will pass through each data point on a plot. There are numerous techniques like these to be found in any text on Numerical Methods, normally with example programs (typically in Fortran).
Yes, Mathamation is a commercial program. Before you spend your bucks, you should know that Mathamation will not be upgraded in the future. I called Progressive Peripherals a few months back about add on "modules", but they said that the programmer that developed it will not upgrade it. As it…
Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for it.
Chris, I have used a program called PlotXY a few times for data plotting. It will not manipulate data but will "connect the dots" on the plot. I also use Mathamation by Progresive Peripherals for both function plotting and data plotting. Mathamation will give a best fit to the data…
Thanks for the reply Mike. I'll give Opus a shot. It sounds like a nice program.
#WB2.0 + DurUtil
Message #5224
Has anybody with an A3000 found a directory utility that runs under WB2.0? I have tried SID and Utility Master and both crash with 2.0
Bil, I will upload EpsonQ+ to AmigaUser LIB 10 ASAP. It has two drivers in it. One for the stock 68000 and another for the 68020/68030. I have tried the latter on my A3000 and found that the following densities work well: 360 x 360 180 x 360 120 x…
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#WB2.0
Message #2638
Is this the same Jeff Schweiger attending NPS ?
Thanks…I'll keep my eyes and ears open for any CBM announcements.
I bought the A3000 on the student discount for $3039. That gave me the 25 MHz version with a 50 MEG HD and the A1950 multisync monitor. I think that comes in quite abit cheaper than the Mac IICX.
#A3000 and Bridgeboards
Message #2504
Can anybody out there give me a good rundown on the status of the A3000 and the bridgeboards? I've heard that the 286 BB doesn't fit correctly. Will CBM bundle a 5 1/4 " external drive with the BB's since there isn't room in the A3000, or will I need…
#AmigaUser Catalog
Message #218
Is the AmigaUser catalog file (USRCAT.LZH) compatible with Whap!, and if not, is there anything that I can do to make it so? By compatible I mean can it be called on by Whap! to review the individual files.
Oh well. Guess I'll have to catalog it all again. Just gives me another excuse to log on (grin).
#LIB 15
Message #37
It appears that the top part of LIB 15 (General Utilities) of the AmigaUser library is missing. When I logged on earlier today the date was 10 June 90 on the top file and now the most recent file listed is 29 Nov 89. Was I seeing things earlier or…
I had a similar problem in the past with other magazines, but it eventually turned out that a "friend" had decided to pull a practical joke and filled out a subscription card in my name. it would'nt have been too bad if it was Playboy, but it was Parenthood Magazine!
#A3000 reference books?
Message #118659
Do any of the "old" Amiga reference books (i.e Rom Kernal Manual, etc) apply to the A3000 and WB 2.0? I'm a new A3000 owner and would like some good reference books.
Just as an aside, I picked up my A3000 one week ago and have Kickstart version 36.143 and WB 36.68. It also came with a 50 meg HD instead of the 40 meg that I expected (grin).