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#19564-
X Window
Message #19746
I use John's (Syndesis') TSSnet to run X windows. Works great. Chris -)—–
Some of your speed problem may be the screen update. The Amiga has to do a lot of work to get the video up on the screen. If you have a fast (68030) Amiga this should not be a problem. If you have an A2000, you should have enough expansion…
Will they ever learn?
Message #37822
They just don't get it, do they?! If anyone has a chance, please take a look at the column by William Zachmann in the September 90 issue of PC Magazine. His whole article is devoted to the idea that Multimedia is expensive, complex, and far away. He talks about PCs…
Ok Tom, I'll look forward to the new version, and hold off on any more comments until I see it. Thanks for your help! Chris -)—–
Here is another list of items that I would like to have added to Gold Disks "ProPage Improvement Wish List". 1) FLUSH and CENTER do not work if there is a carriage return at the end of a line. This can be a BIG problem. 2) I need more control…
Don, I'm looking at Mortimore's "Amiga Programmers Handbook". It covers AmigaDOS 1.2 &c., so it's a bit out of date. However, according to what it says here, there are no signal bits in the SignalSemaphore structure. There is a node substructure, a nestcount, a MinList queue of tasks waiting to…
Ok, sounds good. I'm working on learning about semephores. I like the idea of semiphores better than message ports, because there is an upper limit to the number of message ports a task may have. I don't want my code to interfere with the code that another programmer may want…
Yes, you are correct. My indexing system is the good old AVL tree. As many searches as you like can be done at the same time, and you can even add index entries (one at a time) while searching is going on. (Because the addition of the index entry always…
In fact, what I'm doing is setting up an internal queue mechanism, using an EXEC list (or something similar of my own). Essentially, search (and read), add, delete and restructure (rebuild the index) operations will be queued. Add and delete operations will have the highest priority, followed by search and…
#CPU Sharing question.
Message #117328
Hello folks, here's a techie question for you… I'm working on building a .library that will allow multiple processes to access a RAM resident database. Any one of these process may add, delete, or search for a record. Because of potential conflicts between these activities, I will be spawning off…
Tom… GD (I like the acronym!) really needs to keep supporting users over CIS *and* by phone. CIS is a very good place to provide support for non-emergency questions. I hope that they a) hire you on as a part-time support person (good luck in college!) and b) hire on…
"… the sighs of envy drifting upon the sultry, scented air that hung wistfully above the camels. Gertrude wept in her tent…" — from "The Book of Modern Obscurity" Yes, well, let me know if you see any other such bargains lying around, Hmm? Chris -)—–
Oh, yes… Forgot one! 8) Now that you have Compugraphic Fonts (supported by the HP III, as well) and ProPage can produce HP output that is as good as the 300DPI PostScript output I get, you need to have an HP PCL Level 4 driver built into ProPage and ProDraw.…
7) ProPage still Gurus on me from time to time. I have not yet discovered a pattern, but it does seem to happen when the system is "stressed". For example, yesterday we accidentally pulled up the same DTP file twice (quadruple clicked the icon–two copies of ProPage in RAM at…
#Hello Gold Disk!
Message #37353
Tom: Good to see Gold Disk on line again! I have couple of comments that you may or may not have heard, but it's been a while since I've looked around the Arts Forum (most of my time over on AmigaTech), so I don't know the up-to-date topics. Anyway, here…
#18195-
NFS compatibility?
Message #18334
You don't need to run Unix on your Amiga to put the Amiga onto the Sun network. TCP/IP and NFS work under the regular Amiga OS. Chris -)—–
A DEC Pro 350?! I think that that's a PDP on the inside (PDP-8, PDP-11… not sure). Chris -)—–
Nelson – Well, I had a friend whos father was a Commander at the SAC base just outside of Omaha. One night, one of the network TV stations did a documentary in which they depicted the total nuclear destruction of my friends home town. It was real fun to watch!…
No, not blatently "wrong", it just makes it hard–in SOME fonts–to figure out what the characters are. I suppose it's a matter of "the eye of the beholder". Discount Flying Omniscient Neotrophic Clockwinder… Chris -)—–
#Bigger Windows Wanted
Message #115638
Well? Do you see what I mean? Try some different fonts–it makes a difference! Chris -)—–
#WSHell vs Shampoo
Message #115637
Excuse me, Bill and Nelson, but your conversation caught my attention. Bill, I too am interested in maintaining the appropriate activity level in your mailing list. You should still have my name and address around. If not, Email me a message and I'll respond with the necessary information. Nelson, I…
Thanks! Somewhere I know I saw a form to fill out… Chris -)—–
Wasn't the really *really* early work done on a Sage? I used to sell Sage systems. (Well, I never actually got anyone to buy one! 😉 ) Chris -)—–
I should look around. I probably have some such forms. I was hoping that there would be something electronic… Chris -)—–
Bigger Windows Wanted
Message #115092
By the way, it looks to me as though there should be one more pixel at the top of the window title bar on the regular workbench windows. Ie.: the titles run right to the tops of the title bars. (Am I making any sense?) Chris -)—–
#2.0 Bug Reports
Message #115091
While we're talking about 2.0 bugs… My wife has discovered the following bugs under 2.0: 1) If the filenames of redirected input and output (ie. < and >) are too long (ie. dev:directory/directory/directory/long_file_name.ext), then the system give a "too many < or >" type error. 2) The GLOBAL and REMOVE…
Ethan — Still, AmigaVision is not "promised" to work under 2.0. That may forgive (if not explain) the problems that were reported. Chris -)—–
Mark, To my knowledge, neither DeluxePaint III nor AmigaVision "officially" run under 2.0. As a matter of fact, CBM did not ship AV with my A3000 because "It isn't ready yet". My guess is that both products are trying to use the old dos.library and they are getting some flakey…
I don't know what version I have (I'll check, if anyone wants to know), but I have gotten some VERY strange results. I put in an MS-DOS disk, open the CLI and do a DIR DI0:. The directory comes up fine. *Then* I get a "Workbench Message" (not a "System…
#113308-
Quick Exec Query
Message #113540
Tom: Thanks for the information. Is the source for Comm in the libraries? If so, where should I look? Chris -)—–
Ok! Makes sense! Thanks for the info! Chris -)—–
#Quick Exec Query
Message #113089
Quick question… I understand that exec.library is always open while the other libraries must be open with an explicit OpenLibrary() call and then closed with a CloseLibrary() call. Is there any case in which one would use OpenLibrary() to open exec.library? For instance, would one use OpenLibrary() to make sure…
#Interactive Video
Message #112607
Talk about a space case! I managed to DELETE that last message you sent me! (What planet am I on?!) Anyway, my wife does interactive video programming for a large consulting firm with well-known clients. She is trying to get Amigas into the office, but folks are scared away by…
PC video vs. Amiga video
Message #112012
Thanks for the information! My wife has already decided that I will be purchasing TAD. Chris -)—–
Right, I think I'll try the USE method that you mentioned. Chris -)—–
I don't do an INIT PRINTER, and I generally start CMD before I even load ProDraw. No, I think that Preferences makes some assumptions about the setup of the printer that WP 5.0 doesn't make. I'll try doing an INIT PRINTER to CMD and tacking that file to the top…
Ok, everyone… Here's the scoop. I used CMD to capture the HP PCL output from ProDraw, then copied CMD_file to a PC via Zmodem. I then copied that file to a floppy disk and moved to another PC that had an HP printer attached. Finally, I copied the file to…
John, Yes, familiar with ClipMap. I thought it should be part of the product too. I will have to look into InterFont… No, I don't need to be a beta tester. I am doing enough work writing up comments on released products as it is. The last thing I need…
From the PC to the LaserJet… Well, the PC's U: drive is actually the VAXes DUA2:[PCSA.SCRATCH_ZEUS]. So I just copy the file to U:/CHEDPL01.PRT and a program on the VAX does a PRINT/QUEUE=CHEDPL01 DUA2:[PCSA.SCRATCH_ZEUS]CHEDPL01.PRT/DELETE for me. The queue is set for /PASSALL, and we use this method to do all…
Ok, I think I got your point. I'll have to check. I was using AZCOMM on the Amiga and CrossTalk Mk.4 on the PC, and a regular serial cable to connect the two. Chris -)—–
A good question, but no–no filters. We use the /PASSALL switch on the print command. This is also how we print files created by WordPerfect 5.0 on the PC. WP5.0 spits its output, via an HP LaserJet printer driver, to a file. That file is available on the network, so…
Sounds like a reasonable test. I'll give it a try. Does Zmodem HAVE a 7-bit mode??!
Thanks John! Sounds great! By the way: Check your Email. By the way #2: I sent a letter to Bob Tolly outlining some of the things that we have been talking about here RE: TSSnet, plus some other ideas. By the way #3: Is there any difference in the strucured…
Yes, I set preferences for HP_LaserJet and used the "Dot Matrix" output mode from ProPage. The HP that I was using is an HP LJ II, which is PCL Level 4, I believe. (The HP III is Level 5.) I took a look at the file size on the Amiga…
#107214-
#Problems with CMD
Message #107268
Yup, did that. The file size stays the same, and I had HP LaserJet selected in preferences. Bilge city.
Just another idea… I would like to have the ability to convert files from several design packages (like the ones you listed) into ProDraw structured clip art. In fact, I would like to see GD (expand that abbreviation as you like) publish the specs for the structured drawings. That way…
Oh, John… Just a little note. It would be nice if VTTSS would either quit or go back to the "select a node" screen when I log off of the VAX. I *believe* that you can detect a log off (doesn't it lose the network link?). Anyway, that and the…
Would be nice! Chris -)—–
You know, I should know better than to give partial information. Sorry! I think that I will write the author and see if he will work with you folks to make HandShake work with TSSnet. I will also try Meshugena, but it has no file transfer capability, so it won't…
I guess I'll have to run TSSnet out of one serial port and DNET out of another! As for the device patch program, I ran it on Handshake. Handshake is a shareware VT220 emulator that I have just started to use. It seems to work well and has more features…
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