This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Alan, C and loading it into my P.C> For that you need the disk drivers that come with CrossDos. They're put in one's Devs:Dosdrivers. From then on, you can format disks in PC format (720K for DD/DS more for HD) and copy files to and from your Amiga to those…
Bruce,
Bruce, < What happened to Centaur and Opalvision? Their bulletin board shut down several weeks ago and now that same number is being auto-answered by some other computer company.> I'm not completely sure what's going on with Centaur. I doubt the BBS will go back up, but obviously if it…
Boyd,
Carl, If you use ImageFX frequently, I strongly suggest upgrading! The differences between 1.5 and 2.1 are amazing! I found 1.5 a good program but it didn't have some very lovely features that I would have liked to see. With 2.0 and then 2.1, they've put some glorious things in…
Deiter,
Daniel, I've never used the one here, so I don't know about the requestors. Darn… sorry it didn't work…
Phillip, > Picasso board This should work fine.> "Should" being the operative word here…:( I've got the sound playing (which is better than before) but still no picture….. Maybe I'll d/load DosTrace…. Asha Another day, another million colors
Alexander, I've read the docs for both Tapavi and Xanim and they (especially Xanim) just confuse me mightily! I've got Tapavi giving me the sound for my AVI but I've yet to get more than a black screen for video…. Asha Another day, another million colors
Dieter, I'm beginning to wonder whether not having AGA is the problem here. I tried Tapavi last night (thanks to Phillip) and I did get the sound to play but no picture. I may d/load Xamin again and try what you suggest, but I'm really beginning to get discouraged here…..…
Carl, I don't know about DigiPaint as I didn't get along with it too well and so didn't use it much. Photon Paint does it, and possibly SpectraColor (OXXI) as well. Asha Another day, another million colors
Phillip,
Jose,
Jose, I only have one AVI, so I don't think going the commercial route is really appropriate at this point; I can always go play it on my husband's clone. But there were two players in CIS's libraries and I was rather surprised that I couldn't get either of them…
Daniel, Try the Amiga Tech libraries (11) System Utilites as Reboot.lha. Skimming through the Redwoods on AutoPilot Asha
Alan, Great! Glad you had some success! Asha Another day, another million colors
Rafael, I've tried reading the docs but they are extrememly confusing to me< I have the very same problem. I'm human too! ;-)> There must be SOMEBODY's that gotten this (or another) program to view AVIs on the Amiga to work! ….doesn't there? ;/ Asha Another day, another million colors
#Displaying AVIs
Message #48211
I've got an AVI file and would like to view it on my Amiga. I d/loaded Xianim but can't figure out how to get it to work. It does bring up a screen (blank) but it "displays" only the text of the AVI on my shell (nothing on the screen).…
Alan, With OS 3.1 you will get Multi-view and will be able to use datatypes. There are several good GIF ones. Your only limitation will be colors. Your A500 is only capable of 16 colors in hi-res and GIFs are normally 256 colors, so the displayed pictures will probably not…
Brad, Not true, Amazing Computing is still alive and publishing! Asha Another day, another million colors
Alan,
Steve, Correct, that file was in JPEG format. To view it in DPaintV you'll need to convert it first. There are many programs that will do that for you, both commercial, PD, and shareware. There are even some viewers (ViewTek, for example) that will display and then save it in…
Christian, I did check out NewIcons and didn't really like the look of them. Thanks for the endorsement though. One of the beauties of the Amiga is that each of us can have our system look and act according to what pleases us; we don't have to accept whatever someone…
Wayne, I understand that point of view. However, if you want some nice new icons that won't replace system functions, but simply give you a nice set of icons, give Iconographics a try. They've just come out with version 2.0 (I have an earlier version on my system now) and…
Wayne, Ah! So it wasn't just MY system that displayed them that way! I must admit I was a bit surprised to see them looking like that! Since I like the icons I've got now for AP, I just deleted them, wondering whether they really were supposed to look like…
Gregory,
My A1200's gone. 🙁
Message #210321
Denny,
John, Not 100% sure about the Toaster, but I suspect your system will work better with the Picasso than it does now; my A2000/040 28megs memory with the Opalboard (which also goes into the video slot like the Toaster) works like a dream! I don't know how much power the…
John, There are several paint programs that will work with the Picasso. There's TV Paint, Photogenics, Personal Paint, and XIPaint, at least and there may be a few more that I'm unaware of. There is also image processing (and some painting) with ImageFX and Adpro, both of which support the…
Richard, If you have OS 2.04, at least 3 megs of memory (1 chip) and around 3-5 megs of space on your harddrive you can use AutoPilot. It is a commercial program, but you can download (and use) the demo from the Amiga Vendor library 9 as AP.LHA. You should…
John,
Kenton,
Bill, There should be an upgrade coming out (2.3c) within a month or two (depending on bugs found and how long it takes to fix them). I spoke with John Seivers (sp?) at Centaur and got this information a week or so ago. Centaur is not in a healthy condition…
Dave, If you're looking for one for CIS and have at least OS 2.04, 3 megs of memory (1 chip) and 3-5 megs free on your hardrive, AutoPilot is the program for you. Although it is a commercial program, the demo will work in the Amiga forums while you decide…
Dan,
Alan, Can't help you with the sit files (don't know what they are), but zip is another archiver like LHA, ARC, etc. To unpack them you need Unzip, to make them you need ZIP. Both are in the AmigaUser library (archivers/crunchers) as Unzip.lha, and Zip.lha. If you don't have it,…
Mike, If you're having trouble decrunching on the Mac, you may try doing it on the Amiga with LHA. You can download this from the AmigaUser library (Archivers/Crunchers) as LHA138.run. It is a self extracting file. Copy it to ram: type: lha138.run on a cli/shell line (be sure you've cd'd…
Rob,
Kenton, Should be in your libs:. It comes with the OS and is thus copyrighted. If you don't have it on your installation disks it may not be supported with the OS version you have. I know it's supported in OS 3.1 but am not sure where it made its…
Al, For what it's worth, I did live (with computer on) switching between my modem and drawing tablet for years with an A/B switch with absolutely no problems (first on an A1000, later on the A2000). But I understand your reluctance. You're very welcome! Asha @}–`–,-
Hank,
Hank, You may be right, but I have personal doubts about CEI and their recent actions. The press release (1st one) that said that they'd signed an agreement was not true. I don't know enough about who set what price and who knew what etc. to comment on the price…
Doug,
Al, Switch boxes are interesting things. To be absolutelyy certain that you don't blow anything, it is advised to turn off the system before switching. I had an A/B switch box on my serial port for years and live switched it with no problems, but it seems I was quite…
Wayne,
Jim, If all else fails, try Expert Services at: > Scott Bennett Voice: 606-371-9690 < < Expert Services/ECO Development FAX: 606-282-5942 > > scottbe@iac.net BBS: 606-282-5943 < Scott is there late in the day, like 4:00 or 5:00pm EDT. If nothing else they can tell you where to buy one.…
Bob,
Jim, >Hmmm…I see… No I don't….Nevermind, I'm now totally befuddled! 🙂 So you're the one who did my taxes last year! > Nope! Wasn't me, I didn't do it, nobody saw me, you can't prove a thing!!! 🙂 Asha @}–`–,-
Barry, Possibly… You see, the company that USED to make Amigas, Commodore, went into liquidation and was sold to Escom of Germany. Escom has created a subsidiary called Amiga Technologies GmbH that is about to make, or may currently be making their first run of new machines. They are schedualed…
John, You can still use Brilliance, just not in 256 color or HAM8 modes, just as you did before you installed the Picasso. In theory, DPaintV is supposed to work with the Picasso, but it doesn't on my machine at all. As a matter of fact, on my system (A2000/040,…
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