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A4000 for sale
Message #193112
For Sale: A4000 with 6 megs, 120 Meg HD, ADOS 3.0 1960 Monitor 105 Meg Syquest IDE removable drive with 3 cartridges 25 MHZ 68040 processor Offers?
Thanks for the number. It finally occurred to me to just look in the front cover of the magazine, and loo & behold, there were all the numbers 🙂
The only stumbling block was the fact that I had to use FRED to first create the seq files for my source & dest images. Once I did that, everything else went o The manual should tell us that we have to create the seq files first with FRED. If…
Moving Morphs
Message #84626
I've just started making my first moving morph. I figgered out that I have to use FRED to create .seq files for my source & destination images, so I got past the first hurdle. Is there a tutorial somewhere that describes the process of creating a moving morph? Thanks.
Is that sarcasm? I find Adpro's/Morph's manuals poor. The manual I have has 2 updates to it, one on printed pages that I have to file at the back, and one readme type file. You have to refer to all 3, at the same time, to make sure you are…
Moving Morphs
Message #84384
Please see message 84129 about a question on Moving Morphs. Thanks.
I have read my manuals, thanks. The New Project Requestor.. for a Moving Morph does not accept picture files as for source & destination sequences. Nonetheless, you have given me a clue. Perhaps I need to create the sequences in FRED first, and then use those sequence names in the…
#Moving Morphs
Message #84129
Ok, I give up. I'm trying to create a moving morph for the first time. I have successfully created a still morph, but I have decided the effect would look better if it was a moving morph. I get stuck right at the beginning, where I try to create a…
Good idea, I have used them before. Thanks. s
Framegrabber & A4000
Message #141115
I have an A4000, and I am looking at buying a used Framegrabber. Does anyone know if the company that made it is still around? The product is designed to go inbetween the CPU and the monitor, but unfortunately the connections are not right for a 1960 type monitor. Does…
That's basically what I tried, but when I called the RS/6000, I got a carrier, and then it just hung up. Could be a problem at the RS/6K end, I'll investigate that further. Thanks for the confirmation that I was on the right track. If I have more questions/problems, I'll…
SLIP connections
Message #40446
I'm trying to set up a SLIP connection to our RS/6000 at work, and I'm having some trouble. I have both the AmigaNOS s/w and the AmiTCP sofware. With the AmigaNOS stuff, I configured everything as best as I could figger out from the documentation, but nowhere in there does…
Ok, I'll start checking around, IF I can get the thing to work. I shou;ld hear from Syquest on Monday.
It probably is the same cable, but the problem is that I need the second drive connector to be about 4" (or more) away from the first drive connector to reach the drive. Do you think this is a common cable configuration?
Yeah, I tried all this, and all variations I could think of. Tried entering by hand, no luck. Tried reading the drive, sort of worked in that it got the parameters, but then gave me an error message "not a disk type 1", or words to that effect. Did I…
Yes, I can do this, and it does get the correct parameters, but then I get another message that sez "Not a disk, type 1". Interestingly enought, if I tell the HDTOOLBOX to verify the drive, it does read the disk. I can see the light blinking, and the sector…
#Syquest drive trouble
Message #106465
Well, I've got my 105Meg Syquest drive. That's the good news. The bad news is it doens't fit/work. At least, not yet. First, the fit: This is a half height 3.5" unit, and it would almost fit beautifully just under the internal diskette drive on my A4000, except the IDE…
Thanks. I hope to post a full report here once I get it & try it out.
Well, that makes me feel better.. :-). Still haven't got it yet, I'll have to call the supplier & see whats happening.
Well, I guess I'll find out if it will fit this week. I have ordered the IDE 105 Meg SyQuest setup. I see a lot of people have had their problems with the Syquest drives, wish I had known that before I ordered the 105. Maybe I'll be one of…
Yeah, I thought of that, but I've already had to have my machine in the shop. Blew the CPU board, and it tooks >3weeks to get it fixed. I'm not in any hurry to send my machine back to CBM again. The way I see it, if CBM comes out…
Thanks for the info on the 2091. I have an early 4000, and I noticed that somone else here had a problem in getting the 4091 to work (new motherboard , new Buster). I know my Buster is soldered, so I'd probably need major upgrades to get the 4091 to…
Ok, thanks. I'll call SyQuest and check with them. I would be nice if it would fit in the 3.5" bay!
Where did you get your external case? What sort of performance do you get from the drive? Are 2091's still available, or has CBM stopped production on them already? Sooo many questions… but who else could I ask… :-).
I hadn't heard about the new SyQuest. How large is the unit? Would it go i the 5.25" drive bay? If so, then I have a problem since my 5.25 diskette drive is in there already. I suppose I could move it out, I'd rather have the 128Meg cartridge than…
#Syquest drives on 4000?
Message #104662
I've been thinking about getting some extra disk for my 4000, but it seems like no matter what size I look at, I have this feeling it won't be enough. Plus, there's the issue of how to back up all that storage. This leads me to the Syquest removable drives,…
Ok, thanks for the info. I think we'll pass on this package.
Thanks for the info, but someone else advises me that this product is not fully supported by Oxxi. Might give them a call, anyway, just to see what they have.
Thanks, we'll give them a call.
Datapac Trouble
Message #91284
I recently got a 9600 baud modem and a A4000. Now when I access CIS, the system periodically and randomly dumps me out to the DATAPAC prompt. It happens when I read messages, browse libraries, or download files. I don't know if this is related to my new modem, new…
#Looking for Accounting
Message #91283
I'm looking for some accounting software for a small business. The only packages I've seen are Phasar, Best, Desktop budget and Service Industry Accounting. Unfortunately, all I have for these is the package name, I don't know who makes them, or where they are. Does anybody out there have any…
Ok, well, whatever happens, happens, I guess. Thanks for the reply.
Steve, I tried that and SB worked fine, but my Workbench display was trashed, as were some of my other custom screens that were open at the time. Resizing the window in the other screens and using RESET WB in workbench fixes the displays, but I'm concerned it's trashed something…
Ok, thanks for letting me know where to look.
Not so fast Patricia. I tried what Steve suggested and SBP2 works ok,but it has trashed my Workbench screen. Using the RESET WB option of WB fixed up the display, but I'm concerned that it's trashed something in the OS and I'm going to go down in flames later. How…
#SB Personal 2
Message #32513
I have Superbase Personal 2, version 3.01. I just installed the version 2.04 roms for my 2500. I am using the feature of WB that allows a bigger WB screen than the physical screen, currently set to 1200 x 400. When I run SB2 it comes up in interlaced mode…
Yeah, I gave up on it too. I have better things to do than debug some one else's faulty software (or installation instructions or whatever..). I have my own faulty software (or installation or…) to debug first. 🙂 Too bad, tho', it sounded like it might have been fun, I…
Steve, I have a 2500HD ('020), 5 megs ram, 1 meg chip, running 1.3 as well. It doesn't run at all. The program appears to load, and then the system crashes completely. I have to reboot to get it back. I tried it under the 68000, but that didn't work…
#Defender.lzh
Message #12381
Denny, I tried it under the 68000, still no go. Any other ideas, or is it just a waste of disk space? Gene
#DEFEND.LZH
Message #12173
I downloaded the DEFEND.LZH file that you uploaded, and it doesn't run on my system. I have a 2500HD with 5 megs of ram. When I double click the icon, there is a pause while the program loads, and then *boom*, the system crashes hard (ie, I must reboot, everthing…
#Strange things do happen
Message #13642
A few weeks ago I left a message describing some bizzare problems I was having after I installed a new hard disk in my 2500. After much diagnostic work and a few hints from here, I found out that I had an apparantly bad ram chip on my A2620 board.…
I tried one called MEMTEST, which was in an archive with some other diagnostics. This one ran, but didn't report any errors. The other one called MD, which also came with a program called MQ, which would supposedly "quarantine" the bad memory (by allocating it, not releasing it and then…
#Problem Solved
Message #13134
Never mind Andy, I found the problem. I have a bad ram chip on my accelerator card. I ran the A2058test program, and it caught the error. Damn shame none of the other memory test programs couldn'g find the problem, would have saved me some time & grief. Gene
Ok, Andy, I removed all the cards except the 2090A controller and the 2620 accellerator. Same problem, same symptoms. I removed the controller, and booted from diskette. I couldn't try copying the empty drawer on the hard disk obviously, and copying the empty drawer on diskette works anyway, so that…
Ok, Bill, thanks. I'll take a look on the weekend. Gene
I only have one scsi device. I don't think it has anything to do with the scsi controller, as I completly removed the scsi drive and reinstalled the old drive (ST506 type), and I still had the same problems. I also tried booting up in 68000 mode, and I didn't…
#A2000 Trouble
Message #12704
Hi Andy, I'm having some strange problems that maybe you can help me with. I have a 2500/20 with a 2090A controller, XT bridgeboard and 5 megs of memory (4 of them 32 bit memory). I just installed a 105 meg SCSI drive in my system, and now some funny…
Amiga help
Message #12615
Don, Where are these chips located? I'm also having strange problems that could e these chips. Someone here had the suggestion of swapping the chips to see if the symptoms change, and I would like to try that.
Ok, thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
#Help!
Message #12506
I'm having some strange problems that maybe you can help me with. I have a 2500/20 with a 2090A controller, XT bridgeboard and 5 megs of memory (4 of them 32 bit memory). I just installed a 105 meg SCSI drive in my system, and now some funny things are…
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