#got it
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got it! But probably as no revalation to you, will be requesting guidance in
its useage.
big thanks silver 72436,3476
Great!… there are several documentation files on the disk… there is also a
'file-reader' program in the Acc! directory called 'rd'. You should copy that
program to your 'c:' directory. Then you can use the 'READ' gadget in Access!
to read the doc files ("Access!me" is the main one, then there are a few
others… "Update.doc" & "Script.doc" ).
Good luck,
– Keith
oh, Keith. We're talking *very* new here ! How does one copy something to a
"c:"directory (whatever that is).
I d/l'd a couple of simple programs (ending in /ZOO.binary) but can't get them
to run from CLI … oh we are talking *very* new here, Keith.
wonderful looking program…now I need to get smart.
Ken, first you need to download ZOO from LIB 4. You can either download it
directly to your c directory or download it to for eg. ram: and copy it to your
c directory. When prompted by either CIS for a file name of your computer or
prompted by your term program – specify DF0:c/zoo
– or if you want to download to ram: then RAM:zoo – then from CLI type copy
RAM:zoo DF0:c . To unZOO the downloaded files – cd to the disk and/or
directory where the ZOOed files are and type zoo e filename .
Hope this helps – I suggest you buy "The AmigaDOS Manual" published by Bantam
($24.95) 2nd Edition – it is indispensible and should have come with your Amiga
to begin with.
If the above isn't clear or you have more questions let us know.
Marlene
my gosh…thank you very much. I really am so new that the above help was right
up my alley…perfect. Honestly thanks for taking the time to remember back
when you first started, and help me. 72436,3476 silver
Kenneth,
I'm sorry I didn't get back to you… but I see that Betty and Marlene (and
others?) have helped out… they are really much better at helping people get
started than I am. (Thanks Betty, Marlene, et al.) It's easier for me to walk
people through things while 'live' in the conference room than in a message.
If you have further questions about Access!, I'll be glad to try and answer
them. It looks like you've been pointed in the right direction on the CLI and
arc… good luck!
– Keith
thanks…am d/ling like mad…hope to build a more knowledgeable Amigoid
Ken, you're welcome – it's our pleasure to help you and yes we do remember what
it was like to start out new to the Amiga and computers in general.
Takes time, patience, perserverance and a little help from your friends.
Enjoy the forums and let us know if you have more questions.
Marlene
Kenneth,
You might get lots of help from Rob Peck's THE AMIGA COMPANION, a book that
explains how to use the CLI. It gives more examples and better explanations
than anything else I've seen. You can order it from AmigaWorld magazine –
there's a full page ad for it.
Most files here have .ARC on the end. To run those, you must first download
ARC.EXE from Lib4, and then read ARC.HLP from Lib1 (read with your capture open
so you will have it to read again.)
There is a copy of ZOO in LIB4 also, and they are used in the same way except
that with zoo it is better to use "zoo e// filename.zoo"
If you need more help, ask. We will ALL try our best.
Betty
great. More help for the computer illiterate ..ah, er idiot here.
appreciate the help. As usual, a dear. Thanks.
Off to try all the above.
unfortunately, more questions are to be expected.
I read on a local board here that the Amiga couldn't run programs off a hard
drive. IS that really true?
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That's news to me Ken. I bought my Amiga with a harddrive and run everything
from it. Perhaps the person was writing about "protected" programs (mostly
games) which can not be transfered to a hard disk without much "hacking".
<<< Mel >>>
thanks for clearing up that little doubt! Honestly, the locals….(ha)
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Kenneth,
Most programs are now coming with a script to install them on your hard drive.
The only things I know of that WON'T run off a hard drive are games with heavy
protection built in. Some of those just can't be put on the hard disk –
because you can't even make a backup of any sort.
I know that Lattice C, ProfessionalPage, WordPerfect, SuperBasePRO, SuperPLAN,
Pagesetter, and Calligrapher will all work from a hard disk – though I haven't
tried it because I have no hard disk.
Betty
you'd probably want to answer this one (if so inclined) in Email.
are there any good sources still left for memory upgrades for this 1000?
thanks a thousand times 72436,3476 silver
Kenneth,
One source that I KNOW to be available is the Insider from Michigan Software.
It fits inside your 1000 and is far less likely to interfere with other addons
than the SOS kind that I have. I believe it can hold up to 1M, making a total
of 1.5M. Also, I'm pretty sure that Microbotics is still selling their memory
box for a 2M expansion, and it will also hold a hard disk controller. I have
Escort2, which was supposed to have a hard disk controller card, too – but I've
never found one that will fit in it. The slot is there, but it is ZorroI, and
if anything works in there, I can't find out what it is.
Anyway, I think your best bet is either the Insider or the Microbotics.
Betty
Ken,
The "C" directory is one of those things "hidden" by the wimpy workbench.I
would suggest you get a program called Diskmaster (not PD by the way) if you
would like to view your workbench disk(or any other disk for that matter) with
the minimum of hassles.With that program you can Copy/delete/move/rename/ look
at or listen to just about anything.It is not a large program and it won't take
up much room in your "Root" directory<grin>.
Kurt L.
Another possibility is BROWSER. Peter da Silva has sent an update of that to
Bob Page, but it hasn't shown up at my school yet. This is a neat program, and
I'm eager to see 1.6. I'm still using 1.2 – the latest that had come my way.
BROWSER will also let you rename, move, delete, copy, etc. It also has a tools
menu to which you can add any tool with mouse movements, and he says 1.6 will
have multiple tool menus. As soon as I find it, I'll upload and tell you.
Betty
I looked at Browser again just yesterday.It is a nice utility.
Kurt L.