Need help
George;
For CIS you definately want to consider seriously trying AutoPilot (from the
AmigaVendor forum). There is a demo version there.
If you are using a terminal program that supports any of the "B" protocols then
use them. Xmodem is not only terrible in general but it is especially bad for
an Amiga (reasons related to 'hunk padding' and file system differences between
various machines – xmodem WILL work fine between to Amigas for any type data).
I believe that Atalk has special problems with CIS (but there are work
arounds).
Weather map — A Weather map is a GIF file and therefore binary. You must have
some sort of GIF viewer to look at one. AutoPilot does allow Weather map
viewing on-line (among other things).
I am afraid that I can't help you with GUI ARC as I don't use a GUI with any
archivers/dearchivers.
In the future, it helps those of us reading your messages if you will break up
long paragraphs as well as place different questions in different paragraphs.
As far as ASSIGN goes — This is a command in the "c" directory of your "sys:"
disk. It makes logical assignments. For example:
The "sys:" that I referenced above is actually an assignment. For convenience
(and Operating System use), "sys:" will always reference the disk that was used
to boot the computer regardless of the disk's name or what drive it might be.
Some of the assignments that always exist on a normal Amiga system are:
HELP System3:Locale/Help (probably OS 3.x only) LOCALE
System3:Locale ( " " " ) KEYMAPS System3:Devs/Keymaps
PRINTERS System3:Devs/Printers REXX System3:Rexxc
+ System3:S CLIPS RAM_DISK:Clipboards T
System3:TEMP ENV RAM_DISK:ENV ENVARC
System3:Prefs/Env-Archive SYS System3: C System3:C S
System3:S LIBS System3:Libs
+ System3:Classes DEVS System3:Devs FONTS
System3:Fonts
+ System3:PGS/PageStream3/SoftLogik/Fonts L System3:L
Others can be created by either programs or yourself. For example I have one
called "DOWN:" that always points to where I want downloaded files to go to.
To create this one 'permenantly' I have an entry (essentially) in
S:User-Startup that reads: C:ASSIGN DOWN: WORK:DOWN
Are you familiar with other computers and operating systems such as maybe Unix
or (ugh) DOS?
-bill