This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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There is a secret to installing Janus 2.0 software using the provided on disk. Simply boot from the floppy. Enjoy the unique look your 2.04 kickstart roms give the Workbench 1.3 Janus software. – via Whap!
Dave Keyes of ATOP sold me both the accelerator, a special 80287 math-coprocessor that is compatible with the 80386SX, and his VGA combo card. I stuck 'em all in my 3000 and have been very happy with their performance. Right now, I use a MSDOS psuedo-harddrive partition under AmigaDOS. (Noticed…
We can get a barebones 386SX for $495 now! Hal Grigdesby Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University – via Whap!
Yes, the UXG = UXD + ULowell Card – via Whap!
It's Version 1.1. According to C='s Chicago office, no real plan to upgrade to 2.04 (Unix, not WB) decided upon yet. Dealers get a straight 15% margin + 3% CO-OP. Undoubtedly, this is a response to the UnixWorld Review. Hal Grigdesby Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University -…
Steve, If "Amix" as a cutesy name is out, then perhaps my new Unix manuals will be showing up soon. 8
Steve, Let me rephrase the question: What do you know about high density drives for the UX (or the lack of them)? Hal Grigdesby, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Ron, I am using Amax-II Version 2.03. This upgrade was sent to me by Readsoft through the mail earlier this year. I think it makes the difference in running 6.05. You might call their tech support line in Canada. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Don, One of my school accounts, the JAC-CEN-DEL School Corporation in Indiana, was a Beta test site for Unix last year. The manuals (draft) refer to AMIX. I set-up a UXG for the Purdue University computing fair two weeks ago (Revision 2). Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue…
Mark, Apparently, Commodore has technology it needs to figure out what to do with. … A non-Amiga compatible was/is a consideration. I would like to see an even higher tiered Amiga, rather than a non-compatible myself. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Steve, What do you know about HD drives for the UX (or the lack of them)? Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Vic, I am not saying that Macs are exciting. I do my Mac stuff under A-MAX-II. The software, however, is much more mature (useful, polished, etc) for the stuff I need to do in business. For example, I would never use Platinum_Works! (Analyze!) to prepare a price quotation for a…
[ continuation ] their use. I don't use Works either… I use Excel and Word. I know the market is there because my customers want the product. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Jeff, To give you an idea of how Microsoft looks at Microsoft Works, I have provided a table (Exhibit 6) of Harvard Business School Case 9-588-028, Rev. 10/17/89, entitled: Microsoft Corporation: The Introduction of Microsoft Works. All Figures are in Thousands. 1986 1986 1987 1988 Population Estimated Forecast Forecast Country…
Ron, Insignia Software has Soft PC available for the MAC and the NeXT. Maybe the Amiga product manager at CBM-Int'l ought to give Insignia a ring. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Keith, Can't wait to give her my hand-me-down 3000. (Read that as, "I can't wait to buy another Amiga toy from C=.") After all, learning computing is terribly important for a young lady who's four days old. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Don, Care to theorize why C= wrote AMIX the way they did (ABI compliant, but not optimized for the hardware)? Again, I enjoy using the UXG version. Got to find some X-window stuff to run on it other than XV, a GIF viewer and some other provided demos. Hal Grigdesby,…
Ben, It's so special when two people agree to disagree :
Mark, I admire Steve Jobs, the entrepreneur, yet he does have a reputation for being irrascible. If an information manager determines he needs Lotus Improv, he can't get it on any other machine (yet). Like you, I appreciate Commodore's ability to offer powerful machines at affordable prices to end users.…
Vic, Then why isn't "Thou _SHALT_ write clips in IFF" enough to make the Amiga clipboard as useful as the MAC's? Your thoughts, please. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
John, I have a 3000. I run System 6.05. The MMU in the 3000 is supposed to offer better compatibility with AMAX-II. Are you sure you installed CD-Control properly as a DA? The Nautilus Disk works for me. I also have Sherlock Holmes Disc Passage by CMC ReSearch, Inc. It's…
John, I thought about cigars, but who smokes anymore? How 'bout this? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x x x It's a Girl!!! x x x x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx She's a sweetheart, but what baby isn't? About Microsoft, my principle "warm-fuzzy" is over Excel and Word for the MAC. I have used Microsoft's…
Andy, About Steve Job's and advertising the NeXT… He is evangelizing the existing MAC channel. He seems to be deliberately not growing too fast. He's got major software. Then there's AmigaWorld's sister publicaion, NextWorld. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Andy, Can I give you my thoughts about CDTV marketing… 1. A wonderful product. Yeah C=! Now, let's get the product positioning right. 2. Critical error not to bring the CD-ROM extensions to market for the 500/2000/3000 at CDTV launch. With 3 million Amiga owners and an affordable CD-ROM player…
Wayne, Now let's see if we can get Ben to understand that as well. The marketplace's right course of action is determined by the success or failure of various marketing departments. Their positioning strategies are key to gaining marketshare. Ben finds that hard to believe. He is a developer, so…
John, About software standards and the Amiga clipboard… Does CATS provide developers a list of "Thou shalt nots" and "Thou shalts" for obeying the clipboard standards. Maybe Apple's heavy-handedness has worked. The MAC Clipboard is very useful. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Ben, Let me try once more to convey to you why MS Works is important for Amiga. 1. Microsoft Works is a solid, integrated product. Are there better stand alone products already for the Amiga? Perhaps. However, MS Works has a distinct price advantage. 2. Microsoft brand name recognition has…
Mark, About being "unwashed"… The NeXT appealled to me because it had very powerful business software to run. Yes, so does the Sun. The question is how well NeXT marketing can educate potential buyers to choose their platform. The NeXT has built in features that Sun doesn't. I'm thinking of…
Bill, The decree about ADA went something like this: If you're a software developer for DOD and you want a contract, you must write in ADA. Now, the kinds of things that they are talking about are mostly for weapons systems. My understanding is that the control software in modern…
Don, If the NeXT in your stats had an 040/882, then dare to postulate why the Amiga would still not be as fast. Inherent differences between Mach and AT&T System V Release 4? Swap space? Ram? Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
John, Soft-PC (AT/EGA Option) is supposed to let you mount a MAC CD (HFS or ISO 9660) as a network drive (a/k/a MAC device) as MS-DOS drive E:. I have not been able to get this to work because Soft-PC wants to be able to write to E:. XETEC sent…
John, About Amiga BASIC… what exactly was Microsoft's great sin? that it wasn't 020/030/040 compatible? Geez, it was written before those processors existed. The Amiga product manager was responsible for specs. C= probably paid a flat fee plus royalties to Microsoft for the product. C= probably could have paid to…
John, Mehdi isn't really a strategist… he's a finance wiz. I think this interchange of ideas is far better than I could hope to recreate in a one page letter. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Don, Given your info on the 040, the UX and the marketplace… what should C= do with the UX or UNIX? Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Don, About Jack Appleman: I like him. I've done business with him via phone and fax. I've not met him in person. He's a man of his word. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Steve, About MS Works, my customers must come from a different world than you, Steve. Oops, there goes my sense of humor again. Sorry. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Ron, Have you found the Amiga clipboard device to be well-utilized by contemporary software? What good are programs that multitask well together if cut and paste operations are difficult. ARexx is a wonderful addition to the OS, but clipboard standards ala MAC would be better. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School…
Steve, In your reply to Charles Hill, you agreed with him that Amiga doesn't truly need an integrated software package like MS-Works because our Amy multitasks. Here's the problem: 1. Customers want MS Works. What customers? Customers with million dollar budgets, i.e. the Indiana Department of Education amongst others. Is…
Ron, My solution for IBM compatibility for the 3000 was: 1) Get AMAX-II 2) Under System 6.05, run SOFT-PC with the AT/EGA Option 3) According to ReadySoft, you will obtain an (80286/80287) machine running at 16 Mhz with upto 2 mb RAM. True enough, you have to do messy things…
Bill, You sound like a Department of Defense type when you write about ADA. Understand ADA is neat. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Ben, When I boot up the UXG that sits in my store, it informs me that the version present is optimized for the 68020. Commodore's draft manuals state that this is indeed the case. My educated guess is that an 040 might not work with Unix. To be honest, I…
John, Remember you're talking to a businessman. Perceptions of quality are as important as quality in fact. The customer's sophistication (or lack ofit) are critical in product selection. Those who are new to computing are fearful of large capital outlays without informed criteria for selection. They either solicit help from…
Andy, I don't know if I follow your comparison of NeXT and Amiga. I'll try to clarify my point: NeXT has a user-friendly UNIX implementation called Mach. It's object oriented programming design is called NeXT Step. Those that use NeXT Step at Purdue tell me it's wonderful; I'm not a…
Don, Was the NeXT cited an 040? If so, looks like The UX would be more competitive with an 040 processor. The most telling thing in your data was that Commodore's truly has the wrong price for the UX. A slower UX is okay if the price is a bargain.…
Don, There needs to be an 040 Amiga platform. Time will tell. Hal Grigdesby, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University – via Whap!
Don, Have you ever heard the expression, "The customer is always right."? Inspite of being an MSM candidate and a Desert Storm vet, I've sold over $500,000 worth of Amigas to K-12 and collegiate markets over the past two years. (It would have been higher except for Desert Storm). My…
Mark, I'm really not on Steve Job's payroll, but the latest iteration of the NeXT is user-friendly and very powerful. It's hard for normal human beings to find dealerships that carry NeXT, but look for one. I have mixed feeling about proprietary UNIX (Mach), but Steve Jobs has certainly made…
[ continuation ] to the BB and a 386SX processor w/2 mb ram. Let's have Commodore provide as standard equipment a VGA switch cable with every CBM VGA or Multisync monitor sold. A certain segment of 2000 purchasers want a plain vanilla machine. More often then not, it's for one…
Ben, We are definitely talking about two different markets right now. The market which you are most comfortable with is the personal computer market. The market which I'm describing is the personal workstation market. The hardware and software needs today definitely diverge one from the other. A few years ago,…
Dear Rob, I hadn't heard that. I was a bit dismayed at the state of packaging of the ULowell Board. The one which arrived for the Purdue University Computing Fair was sans instructions and was shipped in a plain white carton. The UXD which arrived was shipped with draft manuals…
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