CompuServe Messages

Jerry, I am saving buffered pages to a Syquest 105 MB removeable media drive. This drive is really fast (much faster than the older Syquest 44 or 88 MB removeable media drives) and it only takes about a second to pull up one of the buffered pages. The Toaster 4000 certainly could benefit from having some well written tutorials. I use the reference section of the manual frequently, but I gave up on the tutorials. There was just too much left out and too many errors in what was there. I think you are doing all of us a favor who are trying to learn how to use the Toaster to maximum benefit by asking your questions on the forum. I'm not sure I am completely following your problems with the Superimpose function. I use T-Rexx to write a script which sets everything up, then start the VCR from MediaEditor, and use a second script with the AUTO command to trigger the superimpose, and a second auto after a waittime of a few seconds to trigger removal of the superimposed image. With CG pages I don't worry about whether they are loading into DV1 or DV2, I just use a T-Rexx script to pull them up into a buffer as a buffered page, start the VCR again from MediaEditor, and again at the proper time trigger the CG to key over program video with the AUTO command. These methods work fine for what I am doing, but perhaps you are trying something more difficult that what I am doing. I grew up in Florida so I never learned to snow ski, but I did water ski a lot. Always wanted to learn to snow ski, but getting a little old for it now. I sympathize with not having enough time to learn the Toaster. I do this only as a hobby …never for a paying customer. I work for a large pharmaceutical company as a senior research scientist so the Toaster is just fun and relaxation…diverting my mind to areas other than the synthesis of new drugs. Tom