#HELP NEEDED
4 messages in this thread
AMIGA FORUM MEMBERS,
I WAS RECENTLY GIVEN AN A2000 AND A GOOD AMOUNT OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE UNIT WAS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN ABOUT SINCE EARLY IN 1992 AND
UP UNTIL THIS WEEK I'VE BEEN FEELING PRETTY ISOLATED.
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO TALK TO ONE OF THE COMPU-SERVE CUSTOMER SERVICE
PEOPLE WHO'S FATHER JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE AN AMIGA AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT
THAT AMIGA WORLD IS STILL BEING PUBLISHED ( I HAVE 30 OLD COPIES ). NOW THAT I
HAVE JOINED COMPU-SERVE, I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL BE KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME
SOME TIPS ON WHAT I CAN DO IN A FEW SPECIFIC AREAS.
I AM SOMEWHAT NEW TO THE AMIGA BUT NOT COMPLETELY IN THE DARK. MY FATHER
PASSED THIS DOWN TO ME AND HE'S STILL AROUND TO HELP OUT BUT -'NT REMEMBER ALOT
OF THE DETAILS.
SO, HERE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I COULD USE SOME HELP WITH .
1. I HAVE THE MAC. DISK DRIVE AND AMAX 2 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE. I HAVE IT
HOOKED UP AND HAVE RUN SOME OLDER MAC STUFF THAT MY BROTHER
( "MR. MAC" ) GAVE MY DAD BACK IN 1991.
WHAT CAN I DO TO UPGRADE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN USE CURRENT MAC. SOFT-
WARE ?
2. IF THERE IS UPGRADES TO THE ABOVE, WILL THEY FACILITATE MY BEING
ABLE TO USE COMPU-SERVE AND AMERICA ON LINE SOFTWARE ?
3. I'VE GOT DIGI-VIEW GOLD, DIGI-PAINT AND TRANSFER 24, THE PANASONIC
CAMERA AND STAND. I HAVE DONE SOME INTERESTING WORK BUT I'M GETTING
MORE AND MORE INTERESTED IN 3-D AND ANIMATION SOFTWARE, WHAT PROGRAMS
ARE OUT THERE IN WHICH I WOULD BE ABLE TO USE DIGITIZED IMAGES
( WITH A 42 MEG. XETEC HARD DRIVE AND 6 MEGS. OF RAM ) ?
WELL THAT'S JUST A FEW OF MY HUNDREDS OF QUESTIONS FOR RIGHT NOW. ANY HELP THAT
ANYONE CAN OFFER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, THANK YOU !
Brian,
Please do not post your messages in all capital letters, it is very hard to
read. Sorry, but I can't help you with your questions, but I am sure someone
can.
._ _ _ INTERNET: mshea@math.arizona.edu
| | |ichael _>hea COMPUSERVE: 76665,3360
BH <<HAVE THE MAC. DISK DRIVE AND AMAX 2 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE. […] WHAT CAN I DO
TO UPGRADE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN USE CURRENT MAC. SOFTWARE ?>>
First, stop using ALL CAPS. In telecomunications that is the way a user
signals that he is SHOUTING.
I assume you have the AMAX-II emulator. I believe these can only use the 128K
ROMs from the MAC Plus series, limiting you to B&W Mac emulation. I believe
you can upgrade the MAC OS to any version that supports the 128K ROMs. A later
version of the emulator (Amax-II Plus) uses a Zorro-II card (instead of
diskdrive adaptor) allows full color.
You might want to consider upgrading the Amiga's OS. Version 3.1 of AmigaDOS
has been released, and can be ordered through the Amiga magazaines (like Amiga
World, and Amazing Amiga).
– Ron. (People who say cats always land on their feet…
just don't know how to throw them right.)
Adding to what Brian said about upgrading your Amiga OS to a current version,
I'll suggest that you get a much larger hard drive (and more memory) if you are
planning on doing graphics work. If you really want to get involved in 3-D
rendering and animation you will also want to seriously consider picking up an
accellerator for your Amiga.
The A-Max II emulator will also run much more quickly. I switched from A-Max
MAC emulation to Emplant (Utilities Unlimited) awhile ago so that I could use
system 7 stuff, have a color MAC and have serial and scsi ports that can make
use of current MAC hardware and software.
What version of the AmigaOS is your 2000 currently running?