CompuServe Thread

#Downloading Objects

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#74371From: Lance AtiyehFeb 11, 1994 12:31 PM
I understand there is a large collection of Lightwave 3D 0bjects in the library. I'd love to try some of them out. One thing I still don't understand is how to transfer them from an MS DOS disk to my Amiga 4000? Somebody out there answered this question recently but I had a computer virus called Stoned 4 infect my hard drive and I had to wipe everything (on my IBM). I still don't know how it got on. It couldn't have been Compuserve could it?
#74383From: Jacek ArtymiakFeb 11, 1994 2:56 PM
Use CrossDos to read/write MS-DOS disks
#74417From: Lance AtiyehFeb 12, 1994 1:57 AM
I've never used it. Is that in the Toaster 4000 manual? Thanks, Lance
#74502From: Jacek ArtymiakFeb 13, 1994 5:53 AM
You should have got it with your Workbench disks. All commercial versions of Workbench 2.1 and upwards should have Cross Dos bundled. Check your WB/Amiga Dos manuals for more information. All you`ll need to do is drag a PC0 icon from System:Storage/DOSDrivers to System:Devs/DOSDrivers. Reboot your system and you should be able to read/write MS-DOS disks.
#74450From: Fred BerneyFeb 12, 1994 11:52 AM
Lance, Which library in which forum are the objects? BTW, the Stone virus also got into my computer. Got it off a disk my computer dealer used when he was trying to find a problem with my computer. However, a simple virus program located it and removed it with no lasting effects to the rest of my system. It was a mess for a while thought, because it infected a large number of floppy disks and kept getting back on the computer. Finally, we had to run the virus removal program on each and every floppy disk we had. That took the good part of a day, but we finally got all of the disk cleaned up. Out of hundreds of disks checked, I think only one or two actually lost any information. Fred
#74455From: Lance AtiyehFeb 12, 1994 12:34 PM
The objects are in the Amiga Arts Forum. Do a FIND "Amiga" and you will get several listings including the Amiga File Finder. You'll find this useful as all you have to do is type in a number of keywords such as "LIGHTWAVE" and "3D" and "OBJECTS", it will do a serach and tell you exactly what forums to look in, and a breif description of the file. I don't know how the virus got in. It was called STONED 4. The anti-virus program I used didn't work very well so I had to wipe my whole hard drive and start from scratch. "Keep on Toastin'" >>>>>>>>>>>Lance