This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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The problem is reconciling any assets CEI might obtain with their loss of the remaining engineer base. Particularly in light of the fact that even their reduced bid with that in mind might take >30 days to see approval. –JFW
Jim, This is inaccurate. Please read the Reuters report. The liquidation is of Commodore Electronics Ltd. with Commodore International as the next step (which CIL mgmt has already announced). It is no longer an issue of CBM US vs CBM UK, etc. CBM UK and the other "nationals" were simply…
Yes, and if you check on ENS Reuters is carrying a "qwikie" which reads "Commodore International says to liquidate". This may mean that the liquidation has been filed as of today. John
#CBM Australia near death
Message #131744
The following is an abstract of an article posted via the Newsbytes online news service, which caters to industry news and trends. — In an article dated 11 Feb 1994, by Paul Zucker of Computer Daily News, it was reported that Commodore Australia is precipitously close to failure and is…
Heck, if you're really intrepid, I believe there's even an Amiga version of the old aged PILOT language floating around on one of the earlier Fish disks.
Actually, it may not be quite that simple. On the PC side, the CD needs generally to be MSCDEX-compatible, which means it needs PC-side drivers which can produce a PC-side interface which MSCDEX can talk to the drive with, and so on. Just having a filesystem for the drive on…
> The major players seem to be slowly closing down the platform wars, Mac > and IBM will have more common ground next year and next year's new top of > the range RISC based Amigas will have built-in IBM PC's as standard as > well. While the rest of…
Bill's right. Modern SCSI drives are all capable of delivering data fast enough that interleave isn't the issue it used to be on old ST-506 drives. Also, since SCSI drives have rather extensive firmware control and elaborate "on-disk" formatting, they tend not to make control over things like hard formatting…
Yes, whatever the latest version of Amiga GNU Indent is would be a decent addition. Someday, somewhere, everyone wants to be able to automate their source formatting for printing or whatever. Indent is both highly customizable, and quite reliable for that (IME). John
Thanks Betty, I'm really glad to be here. John
Don, Thanks. I only hope I can be as useful here as the rest of you guys. I certainly plan to try… John
For starters, you're trying to assert relationships on data where there might not be any. 1. C= ceased production of the 500 and 2000 and 3000 for the same reason IBM stopped making XTs. There just weren't buyers for the technology given the advent of the A4000 and A1200. No…
Don, OK…thanks for the followup. Will see what I can find out about this. Dave Commodore Online Relations
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Return of drive lockup
Message #2260
Don, Quick question: Did you happen to do a complete, or even partial, restore of the hard drives from a backup in the last 3 days? (the backup having been made before you reset the select flags) If so, you may have overwritten the revised HDToolBox parameters. I'll check with…
Eet, He probably would, but I don't have it. 😀 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Don, You're welcome! Good luck! Dave Commodore Online Relations
Rick, Believe me, I can understand your feelings. However, I have no information on future announcements until they get into my hands. Dave Commodore Online Relations
Ray, As soon as I get the reasoning behind the announcement, I will post it here. I had no intention of just sending it to Greg, as it is something of interest to all, not just him. Dave Commodore Online Relations
#A1000 Contest winners
Message #670
Announcing the winners of the Oldest A1000 on Compuserve Contest!!! In category 1, "oldest A1000 on Compuserve" the winner is Charlie Heath!!! In category 2, "random selection from entries" the winner is John E. Borg!! The prize for category 1 is Distant Suns, generously donated by Clint Woeltgen and VRLI.…
Greg, Happy to help when I can. 🙂 Dave Commodore Online Relations
#RE:#717 A2091 2dr lock
Message #1157
Don, Got a solution to your hard drive problem. 🙂 This is gonna take some time, but this is what you'll have to do: Backup both of your hard drives. You may not need it, but it would be better to back them up just in case. Next, use HDToolbox…
Don, There's been so much confusion about this that it became necessary to post it. Dave Commodore Online Relations
Greg, I don't know what the reasoning behind it is, but I will find out for you. Dave Commodore Online Relations
THol, The only difference between the A500C and the A500P is the included peripherals. In my earlier statement that the A500P was to have 1 Meg on the motherboard, I was wrong. It will remain an A500/A501 bundle. BTW….I KNOW you exist!! And don't call me "Sir"!! 😀 Dave Commodore…
#A500 & 1 MB Agnus
Message #966
September 14, 1990 One Megabyte Agnus use in Commodore A500 Computers. Commodore Business Machines does not support the One Megabyte addressing feature of the Fat Agnus 8372 IC in A500 computers. Regardless of the version of Fat Agnus, all A500's have been factory jumper set to be functionally identical. 8370…
#A500 & 1 MB Agnus
Message #591
September 14, 1990 One Megabyte Agnus use in Commodore A500 Computers. Commodore Business Machines does not support the One Megabyte addressing feature of the Fat Agnus 8372 IC in A500 computers. Regardless of the version of Fat Agnus, all A500's have been factory jumper set to be functionally identical. 8370…
Don, I'll check with the technical people and see if there's a way to prevent this. Dave Commodore Online Relations
Vicky, You're quite welcome! Dave Commodore Online Relations
Michael, Take the machine down to bare minimum configuration. (ie. just the A500 and boot from a fresh, unmodified, Workbench disk) If that works, start adding things like JRBeep, the A501, etc, one at a time, then in pairs, then all together. By using process of elimination, you can find…
Vicky, If you are paid by the local Board of Education, and are either a teacher or administrator, you qualify for the Education Purchase Plan. Dave Commodore Online Relations
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Anyone out there?
Message #62
WHOA!!!!! Like the new decorations!!!! 😀 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Steve, GREAT!!!! I didn't know about the front page article. I was just pointing out that there is a copy of the press release online. ;> Dave Commodore Online Relations
A letter from CATS
Message #116955
LETTER TO DEVELOPERS FROM JEFF SCHERB, COMMODORE'S VICE PRESIDENT-COMMODORE APPLICATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (CATS) The following is a letter to developers from Jeff Scherb in response to an erroneous report regarding the company's support for CDTV — the company's CD-ROM product — currently in development. August 9, 1990 Dear Developer:…
Jerry, I'm afraid that I have no further information for you at this time. Sorry, Dave Commodore Online Relations
Richard, Thanks for bringing this solution to light. I'm sure someone else here may find it useful and I will keep a record of it for future reference. Dave Commodore Online Relations
Mike, Great!! That's much better than having to wait for a coupon, then send that in and waiti again for it to be sent out to you. 🙂 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Contest contestants
Message #113554
Hi, all! Just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten about the infamous Oldest A1000 On Compuserve Contest The following people have sent me their serial numbers. If your name does not appear on this list and you have sent me your number, please send it again. I…
Mike, You're quite welcome! Dave Commodore Online Relations
Mark, Send a copy of your invoice to: Commodore Business Machines, Inc. Attn: Dave Minnich 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, Pa. 19380 I will see to it that you get a coupon. Dave Commodore Online Relations
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No local Amiga dealer
Message #113176
Tom, There is a difference between an unauthorized dealer and an authorized dealer that closes. If you purchase an Amiga from an authorized dealer, your machine is covered by the warranty whether that dealer stays in business or not. At the time of purchase, that dealer was authorized to sell…
#112874-
Amiga Repair Centers
Message #113175
Ron, Save the 35 extra miles for a good vacation. 🙂 Mr Computer IS an authorized service center for Amiga. One of these days, I'll get enough time to update that service center database. It's quite old. Dave Commodore Online Relations
Mike, When did you buy the machine? (what date) If you don't find the coupon, send me a photocopy of the reciept and I'll send you the coupon. Commodore Business Machines, Inc. Attn: Dave Minnich 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, Pa. 19380 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Lowell, The only mail order house that is an authorized Amiga dealer is Computability. I don't know if Software Etc can special order A2000s. I'm not familiar with how our deal with them is set up. Your best bet would be to try Computability. Dave Commodore Online Relations
Ron (and everyone), I read this rumor recently on Q-Link and felt I just HAD to share it with you. "The next IBM machine will be Nintendo compatible" Now, I'm not as up on what IBM is doing as most of you folks are, but this had me rolling for…
#109955-
Amiga Commercials again
Message #110091
Ron, I like that! 🙂 Dave Commodore Online Relations
David, Consider it passed on. 🙂 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Eet, You don't have it saved to disk?? 😀 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Eet, I'm all ears (eyes??)! Let me have them! 😀 Dave Commodore Online Relations
Eet, Send in a resume! ;> Dave Commodore Online Relations
#109649-
Amiga Commercials again
Message #109699
Robert, I listened. I passed it on. 🙂 Dave Commodore Online Relations
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