#Timesaver it ain't
19-Jul-87 13:33:10
Sb: #76820-#Timesaver it ain't
Fm: Bill Atkinson 76317,246
To: Greg White 72105,1616
Greg,
First of all I would like to tell you that this PART 1 OF 36 (just kidding).
Max lines per message are something like 36 or so, so don't waste members money
on headers. I'll try to sum up in two messages.
1) Cheap case is a case with no screws (you must like the smell of melted
plastic), that has no secure way to hold top and bottom together (2 screws = 5
cents).
2) Manual. I read through it also (when it would stay open) and the index does
not correspond to contents or just refers to one section when information is
scattered all over the place. If you call this well written I wouldn't want you
as a technical writer.
3) It always amazes me that everyone likes to play Mr Wizard. Well here it is.
WARNING: this will most definitely be FATAL to your keyboard, so try at your
own risk. Plug a STANDARD telephone handset modular cable between keyboard and
Amiga. Do the same with the Tsaver cable (the one that came with the unit).
Watch the smoke.
4) False Advertising. Yes! that's what is called and Ed has done it before. I
am happy that you agree with me in the interaction with the Amiga. Let me put
it this way. It may take a year and $50 in upgrade fees before you get a clock
with macros. Well you can have it today for 1/4 the price with n times the
performance. Check out Funckeys in DL9 to see how is done. And please do send
in the $5 if you use it.
5) a. I am sorry to break this news to you, but ATime will never and I mean
NEVER block any output to the printer. Even when its on the bus.
Engineering wise there is a simple explanation but then again I am trying to
keep this to 36 lines. I make it my hobby to see how something that I own
works. I am an EE student.