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Bernoulli 150 Mountlist?
Message #195409
Hi All, Does anyone have a mountlist for a Bernoulli 150 so it can be accessed by CrossDOS? I have some PC Bernoulli carts I need my Amiga to read but cannot for the life of me get it to work. TIA, Rick
DEMOREEL.LHA
Message #95401
Hi All, I've just uploaded a file which may be of interest to you all… It's an example ARexx script showing how to control both the Toaster Switcher and the DPS Personal Animation Recorder. I use a script like this to put together my demo reel – I have all…
Bernoulli from AmiDOS?
Message #163494
Hi All, I have a 150MB Bernoulli Box (SCSI) connected to my A3000. I also use it with my PC and need to be able to write to a MS-DOS formatted cart from the Amiga. It would seem you should be able to do it from CrossDOS but I don't…
Laurie, There is a PC versioin of the PAR. If it is the same as the Amiga version (except for the bus) it supports output in NTSC, S-VHS, Betacam and MII. You could use an Amiga/PAR setup to take targa output from a PC and transfer it to tape. I'd…
Quinten, Thanks for your help. I'll take 5 copies. Will this just be charged to my account? Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
> Have to you tried contacting the publisher directly? Erik, Good idea. I'll give them a call. BTW, the picture on the middle monitor should be very familiar to you. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
#I'm in CIS Magazine!
Message #42180
Guess who's on page 14 in the July issue of Compuserve Magazine? Yes, indeed, my 15 minutes of fame has arrived. Hmmm… Maybe I should have shaved the day of the photo session… I have a favour to ask – I only have my 1 copy of this magazine and…
Pete, I have a PAR, and there are a few others around here that have one. I think everyone has nothing but praise for it – it's really a fantastic piece of hardware. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Larry, I also have a Bernoulli 150. The spinning down of the hard disk is a 'feature' that, as far as I know, can't be disabled. There is a solution – the is a program in library 13 of this forum called WAKEUP.LZH. It simply runs in the background and…
Tony, The script creates my demo reel by controlling both the Toaster and the PAR. It triggers a sequence of stills and animations that are interspersed with Toaster transitions. All I have to do is connect the output of the PAR to one of the Toaster inputs and connect the…
Luke, I'll CMail the script to you. Trust me, this thing is really freebie material. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Jeff, I'll CMail the Arexx script to ya. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Jeff, The arexx program I wrote is pretty simple – hardly shareware material, much less commercial. 🙂 If anybody wants it, I'll CMail it to ya! If you want to sync sound to the PAR you can do this with the Sunrize sound board. I don't have one – it…
Jeff, You won't regret getting the PAR – it really is a great piece of hardware. Arexx support is excellent. I've written a few Arexx programs controlling the PAR – including one that creates my demo reel. I ran the output from the PAR through my Toaster and the program…
Jeff, I've heard about this. My source – let's call him Deep Toast – told me about this awhile ago. All I heard was that Lightwave was going to be unbundled and it was going to happen soon. Sometime around Siggraph, I understood. Rick
Larry, I didn't realize you were also an ex-Winnipeger. I wonder if there is anyone left there or did they all move to Vancouver? Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver (but originally from Winnipeg) P.S. To everyone else, this message does not contain any rumors about Commodore's demise.
Re:Jenison's letter to dealers I love this kind of stuff. Can anyone point out somewhere in this letter where there is any actual information? Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Karen, I've got this book – it's been sitting around my bookshelf for years. You want it? It's yours. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Kapryan, I've got this book. I'll sell it to you or perhaps trade it for something. Give me a call at (604) 681-1443. I'm in Vancouver, Canada in the Pacific Time Zone. It's Saturday, April 30 – I should be home most of the day. Or Email me at 76137,462.…
Orville, There are two toaster dealers in Vancouver, as far as I know. They are… VFX Video Inc. 2808A Ingleton Avenue Burnaby Phone 436-5566 Castle Computer Systems Still Creek Business Park 5279 Still Creek Avenue, Unit A10 Burnaby, BC Phone 298-9866 I bought my toaster from VFX – they are…
John, Thanks for all the info. By the way, when are we going to be seeing 3D-ROM #2? Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
John, Any questions? You have got to be kidding. Screamernet – Is it indeed $1995 for 8 machines? When is it available? Will all platforms be available at the same time? What kind of rendering speed are we talking about on different platforms? Raptor – Can this machine be used…
Here's another!
Jay, After you have downloaded RDPrep, remember to read the compatibility notes file. You have to add the line DEVICE=scsi.device to the Tool Types section of the RDPrep icon to work with your 3000's SCSI port. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Jay, I have a Bernoulli Transportable 150 on my 3000. My advice to you is junk HDToolbox – it's totally useless. Download RDPrep from AmigaVendor – the filename is RDP391.LHA in Library 16. It's about 100K. Decompress it, run it and follow it's instructions. It's not too hard to work…
Finally, some Screamer news! I read what you said about using dealers – I would go for buying from a dealer if, and only if, it doesn't increase the price. 99% of the dealers I've seen are almost useless both before and after the sale (but especially after). If I…
Wayne, I agree with you. One clarification – taking lightwave off the host machine and running it on a Lightrave equipped machine is legal ONLY if you are using 3.0. With 3.1 it's not. Like I said, I'm not a lawyer, but this is my interpretation. Rick – On Autopilot…
Jerry, My contention is that if you are running 3.1 with Lightrave you are stealing because of the new license. With 3.0 things are a little more cloudy because you could buy an upgrade to use with Lightrave and the license didn't (I believe) say you couldn't. > Anyone who…
Frank, You have a good point, Newtek should be looking at site licensing – combined with an unbundling of Lightwave. I know if this was the case and the price was reasonable I'd probably buy another copy of Lightwave – I have no need for another Toaster board. Not at…
Frank, PMFJI, and I usually don't on these types of discussions, but in this case… If you use Lightrave with Toaster 3.1 software you are stealing. End of story. All of the reasons you have outlined for the using Lightrave are the same reasons I've heard time and time again…
John, Thanks for uploading the thumbnails of the 3D-ROM models. They will join the thumbnails for the textures on my PAR – perfect for quick reference. Make sure you include this type of thing on the next 3D-ROM. BTW, what is the timing on the release of the next 3D-ROM?…
Claude, One way I can this of doing this is using a PC with Visual Basic. There is a custom control called Visual Voice that allows you to control a VB program with a touch-tone phone. Visual Basic is definately more trouble to program than one of the multimedia authoring…
Dave, Yes, RGB is the same as a 24 bitplane IFF file. You would think they would have called it 'Save IFF'. No, the Toaster/Amiga won't automatically put an IFF extension on the filename. You have to do it. The default directory is the name displayed just to the left…
They are yours. They will be in the mail tommorow.
#Free Stuff!!!
Message #74639
Hey All! Here's the story – I ordered some back issues of Video Toaster User and Lightwave Pro about a month and a half ago. A few weeks later I got them. Not a very interesting story so far, is it? But today, I got them again! I called Avid…
Robb, Join the NEC Multisync 3D Border Club. It's not just you – everyone with the 3D has this problem. I haven't solved it, but there is a program called MonEd (I think) in the libraries. I seem to remember that it claimed to do away with the borders. I…
Steve, I called your dealer but they only have the ROMs for the 2000 – the 3000 ROMS are different and he doesn't have any. Unfortunately, I can find lots of 2000 ROMs but the 3000 ROMs seem to have dissapeared off the face of the earth. Nevertheless, thanks for…
#Mercury Blues
Message #130246
Hi All, Guess what – I finally got my hands on a Mercury accelerator (68040) for my A3000 and the manual tells me I need 2.04 ROMS. I called all over the place and nobody has any. 2 questions. 1. To I HAVE to have the new ROMs to run…
Andrew, I'll take this baby! Post or Email me your phone number and we'll settle this thing. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Paul, We are the same as the States 110V and 60Hz. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Jeff, I noticed when you posted your phone number for something or other that the area code was 604. As you might know, I'm lucky enough to have a PAR. I downloaded and rendered your Outpost 7 to the PAR. Looks pretty cool. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Tony, All of what you say is right on. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Gracia, The Bernoulli Box does indeed have a SCSI pass through. I have it chained with a NEC CD-ROM to may A3000. Works like a charm. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Rick, Some SCSI devices (like my CD-ROM) have a DIP switch to determine whether they will work with the SCSI or SCSI-2 command set. I've never tried using a SCSI-2 device on a SCSI controller. > What is the difference in size between a half height and full height >…
Lowell, I don't have answers to all of your questions, but I may be able to at least partially answer some of them. I have a Bernoulli with an A3000. 1) The disk light flashing, you assumed, is when the machine is checking for a disk change. That is also…
Terry, This reminds me of friends of mine from Nova Scotia who refer to any male stranger as 'Buddy'- as in "Look at Buddy with the goofy hat". When I first met them I thought that they knew all of these people and that all of thier names were Buddy.…
Luke, I knew I'd get it wrong! That's what a Canadian gets for trying to talk American. I'll just stick to my fractured French. Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Wesley, As far as removable hard drives are concerned, you really have a choice between the Syquest and the Bernoulli. The Syquest is available with a 105MB cartridge (though I understand a larger one is in the offing) and the Bernoulli with a 150MB cartridge. They are both about the…
Hey Jeff! Are you going to the Stranahan Lightwave seminar at the Bayshore next Tuesday? Rick – On Autopilot from Vancouver
Erik, PMFJI. Just downloaded some of your objects. Thanks! Don't know what could have happened to your VTU, LWPro and Toaster 3.1. I'm in Canada and got all three a week or two ago – we usually get things a few weeks later. Now I got to make time to…
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