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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 04:51:10 -0400
From:         uel111r2a%tferi4@UNI-LJ.AC.MAIL.YU
Subject:      RE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE
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From: Blaz Zupan <uel111r2a%tferi4@uni-lj.ac.mail.yu>
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Subject: RE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE

> Now that I have installed the new 2.04 ROMs, I find my old
> 'Online Platinum' is not compatible. I could just go down to 1.3OS,
> but I guess it is time to upgrade.
> I need an inexpensive, but versitile Telecommunications package.
> Ideas??????

Use term 2.2. It works only on 2.04, but it's the best you can get. ARexx,
phonebook, shared serial access, external terminal emulation and external
protocols (x,y,z,jmodem, Compuserve, Kermit,...). It has a builtin
ANSI/VT102 emulation and comes with a VT340, IBM, chat and AmigaANSI
external emulation libraries. I don't know any commercial package which
would offer you more that this GiftWare (as called by the author) program.

You can get it on wuarchive.wustl.edu and many other FTP sites.

Hope this helps. Greetings,
				Blaz

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| Blaz Zupan, University of Maribor, Slovenia      |   // Commodore   |
| E-mail: uel111r2a%tferi4@uni-lj.ac.mail.yu       | \X/    Amiga     |
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| Blackadder: "You have absolutely no idea what    | Blaz Zupan       |
|              irony is, have you Baldrick?"       | Ljubljanska 19b  |
| Baldrick: "Yes I have. It's just like steelie    | 62000 Maribor    |
|           and goldie, except it's made of iron." | Slovenia, Europe |
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From:         Gelson Dias Santos <GELSON@VORTEX.UFRGS.BR>
Subject:      Re: Connecting IBM drives ...
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  Ok, I just sent an uuencoded copy of my schemathics to those who asked for
it. Some of you asked for a copy in Netdata format; sorry, but I'm not on
Bitnet, so I can't send binary files over the network.
  I get so many requests that I'm cosidering to translate my original article
from portuguese to english and upload it somewhere. I'll be out of town next
week, so don't expect to find it in the next few days. I'll post an announce
here when done.

* Gelson Dias Santos  *  Internet: Gelson@vortex.ufrgs.br           *
* Porto Alegre - RS   *  Sorry, english is not my native language!  *
*       BRAZIL        *           (Alguem fala portugues?)          *
*********************************************************************
*  Should be working on my taxes but this is more fun... Fred Fish  *
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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 07:29:25 -0400
From:         CAMACHO@ECSUC.CTSTATEU.EDU
Subject:      New Amiga Chip Set display modes
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Hi all, as an extra to my post yesterday about the new chip set,
I have today included the new graphic modes. Please use my dissclaimer
from yesterday for todays post....thanks!

Mode     Plane Colors     Bandwidth
-----------------------------------
Lores      320x200 6  64    1
   7       128     1
   8       256     1
   8       HAM 256,000+ (see note 2) 1

Hires      640x200 5  32    2
   6       EHB 64 (see note 3)  2
   6       HAM 4096 (see note 3)  2
   6       64      2
   7       128     2
   8       256     2
   8       HAM 256,000+ (See note 2) 2

Superhires 1280x200
   1       2 (see note 5)   1
   2       4 (see note 5)   1
   3       8       2
   4       16      2
   5       32      4
   6       EHB 64 (see note 3)  4
   6       HAM 4096 (see note 4) 4
   6       64      4
   7       128     4
   8       256     4
   8       HAM 256,000+ (see note 2)  4

VGA        160,320,640x480 non-int
   1       2 (see note 5) 1
   2       4 (see note 5) 1
   3       8       2
   4       16      2
   5       32      4
   6       EHB 64 (see note 3)  4
   6       HAM 4096 (see note 4)  4
   6       64      4
   7       128     4
   8       256     4
   8       HAM 256,000+ (see note 2)  4

Notes:
1 - The 'Bandwidth' number describes the amount of fetch bandwidth required
by a particular screen mode. For example, a 5 bit deep VGA screen requires
the 4x bandwidth fetch mode while a 1 bit VGA screen requires only the 1x
mode.. This translates to the hardware having to move data 4 times faster.
To be able to move data at these higher rates, the higher bandwidth modes
require data to be properly aligned in CHIP memory that is fast enough to
support the bandwidth. Specifically, bandwidth fetch mode factors of 1
require data to be on 16 bit boundries, factors of 2 require 32 bit
boundries, and factors of 4 require 64 bit boundries. Resctrictions like
these are best reason to use the system allocation functions whenever
data is being prepared for the custom hardware. It is not guaranteed
that all machines that have the new chipset will also have memory
fast enough for the 4x modes. Therefore, the ONLY way to know whether
or not the machine will support the mode you want is to check the Display
Database.

Please see post #2 for more notes.
Carlos
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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 10:05:00 CST
From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Disk alignment software & alignment diskette....
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>Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 21:19:45 EDT
>From: Etop Udoh <eudoh@ST6000.SCT.EDU>
>Subject: Disk alignment software & alignment diskette....
>
>hi,
>
>   I'm looking for disk drive alignment software and the alignment
>diskette specifically for a 5'1/4" quad-density 80 track 96 tpi drive...
>

Jensen Tools shows alignments disks in their catalog, they are a bit
expensive though.


>--
>.....................................................................
>:    Etop Udoh                             Eudoh@sct.edu            :
>:    1112 Hudson Rd.               Southern College of Technology   :
>:    Marietta, Ga 30060                   Marietta, Georgia         :
>:                                                                   :
>:      Abandon all hope ye who have entered  " CYBERSPACE "         :
>:...................................................................:


-Lance
 ---------------- Amiga - The Wild Side of Power Computing -----------------
 Lance Tagliapietra                       Internet: 96720919@ucs.uwplatt.edu
 P.O. Box 26                                BitNet: 96720919@uwplatt
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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 10:54:00 GMT
From:         Karl Wyer <MEC3WYERKS@TRENT.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Can't read ms-dos-disks

	I use an A500 with the upgrade to WB2.04 and have no
	problems with MSH:  The version of the device driver
	is 34.8  If anyone wants this version then mail me
	direct and I'll send you a UUEncoded/lzh file by
	return (not till Wednesday though!)

	Karl.  MEC3WYERKS @ UK.AC.TRENT

	PS I can do multiple copies and CD to the drive.
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From: zytnia@daimi.aau.dk (Christian Vands| Andersen)
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Subject: 2.0 with Vortex?
Date: 12 Aug 92 13:27:34 GMT
Organization: DAIMI: Computer Science Department, Aarhus University, Denmark

A friend of mine has a Vortex harddrive on an A500. He is incapeable of
using the new kickstart. Anyone knows why? Has it something to to with
the fact that both 2.0 and the Vortex drive checks if the mousebutton
os pressed during boot ? Would it help do make a SCSI interface?

Zytnia
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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 19:39:27 CDT
From:         David McGhee <DMCGHEE1@UA1VM.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: Commodore's Reply
              20 Aug 1992 17:30:16 -0500 from <flasar@WUGCRC.WUSTL.EDU>

On Thu, 20 Aug 1992 17:30:16 -0500 <flasar@WUGCRC.WUSTL.EDU> said:
>Mr. McGhee:
>   Thank you for posting Commodore's reply to the Robinson article recently.
>One of the users of our Amiga club would like to send a message in reply, via
>email to commodore.  The note from CBM did not have their email address in-
>cluded.
>   How did you get their reply?  Was it published somewhere, or was it sent
>via email? Can you provide an address?
>

Sorry, I got the post off of GEnie.  Denny Atkin the head of Compute!'s Amiga
Resource section posted it there from Commodore.  Several people have posted
possible E-mail addresses here recently, try them.  I have tried some of those
addresses before and never got a response.  (No surprise.)

>   Thank you for your help,
>        Dan Flasar
>        Washington U School of Medicine
>        St. Louis, MO

disclaimer: standard
-------------------------The University of Alabama--------------------------
                                                                           
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Date: 20 Aug 92 14:18:56 GMT
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WOW! Jerry said that?! And just after I canceled my subscriptions
due to lack on Amiga coverage.... I wonder... How many Amiga
developers send press releases to Byte about new products... from
time to time I see Gold Disk, but that's about it....

Carlos
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Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 1992 11:57:17 UCR
From:         Yang <JWONG@UCRVM2.BITNET>
Subject:      CT_Scan

Hi there,

     Does anybody know where is the program " CT_Scan " placed.
     I've been searching in all directories ( in WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU )
and still being lost for me.
     If you know where is it, please send me a mail.

   Thanks...

(JWONG @ UCRVM2)
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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 10:43:56 EST
From:         Wim=Lockefeer%BIB%LW@CC3.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Subject:      re: ARRRGH! I NEED TO MAKE A DEMO FAST!

Although I know the how-to-use-lists file I received yesterday stated that one
should wait a couple of days before answering, I think this sounds urgent
enough to reply immediately.
What you need, I think, is the Red Sector Demo Maker.  It's pd (I think, at
least mine is), and in Europe, almost every pd dealer has it in his catalogue
(in fact, it has featured on one of the coverdisks of CU-Amiga).  I'll try to
get some more info on where you can find it, and I'll also try to Zoo my disk.
 If you can't it, mail me (_direct_, please, I'm not a pd retailer), and I'll
try and send it to you uuencoded.  Hope this information was of any use to
you.

******************************************************************************
*                                              Wimboy                        *
* Wim=lockefeer%bib%lw@kuleuven.ac.be          always in the mood for        *
*                                              MODern music !                *
******************************************************************************
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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:01:44 CST
From:         "Alejandro J. Kurczyn S." <AKURCZYN@ITESMVF1.BITNET>
Subject:      PCQ Pascal

The PCQ pascal (v1.2b) in wuarchive is corrupt. I can't run the compiler
"pascal", it ends with a "file is not an object module". As far as I know,
it has the proper starting and ending bytes from an normal executable file.

Does anybody know where can I get the compiler file, or better yet, a newer
version of it?

Thanks for your info!

-Alejandro Kurczyn S.
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From:         Bob Hoppin x-5786 A-352 Mail Drop A3-03 <HOPPIN@NIEHS.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Can't read ms-dos-disks -> Amy guru!

"have CrossDOS built-in...."!!!!  Is this for real?  Will that include
the IBM Emulation??!!

bob
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Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1992 21:14:34 +0800
From:         SD7047787@NTUVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Commodore EMAIL address!!!

Date sent:  12-AUG-1992 21:09:57
>
>Hello to all Amiga Users!
>
>Does anyone know the email address of COMMODORE customer support group???
>
>Or anywhere I can complain to COMMODORE so the a particlular local AMIGA
>dealer will not be able to gain COMMODORE's dealership should the former
>release new products for the AMIGA in the years to come???
>
>At least they will be placed at the lowest priority when COMMODORE seeks
>their dealerships!
>
>Hope that justice will be served soon.
>
>Thank you.
>
>George Thia
>Nanyang Tech. U.

George, are u refering to the Nova guys? Or is it those microware champs?
I never buy stuff from them anymore... all that's up in ther mind is $$$ and
nothing else...
V. disappointed with the dealers here...

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if u can imagine it, u can achieve it. | Steven K.B  |  ntu, singapore
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Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1992 12:07:00 EST
From:         TIGNER@MSUPA.BITNET
Subject:      IBM emulation

FOR SALE:     COMMODORE A2286 BRIDGEBOARD
              80286 PROCESSOR AT 8MHZ
              1MEG OF MEMORY
              DOS 3.3
              C= JANUS SOFTWARE
              ALL ORIGINAL DISKS AND MANUALS
              5.25 INCH HD FLOPPY + CABLES

              ASKING $200.00 OR BEST OFFER
              PHONE 517-355-8525 US ASK FOR BARRY TIGNER


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% Barry Tigner                % I want a native 040  %
% Michigan State University   % Amiga with at least  %
% Physics and Astronomy dept. % VGA resolution,DIG,  %
% TIGNER@MSUPA.BITNET         % etc. VM is a kludge. %
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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:19:00 EDT
From:         BARNETTJ@SNYSYRV1.BITNET
Subject:      AREXX ARRAYS - HELP!!!!!

The following is my Prowrite script...The arrays aren't working...please help
if you can!

/* Envprint and Buisness letters */
Options results
RequestText "Please Enter the Sender's Name:"
if rc~=0 then exit
sender=result
RequestText "Please enter the sender's street address"
if rc~=0 then exit
street=result
RequestText "Please enter the sender's city"
if rc~=0 then exit
city=result
requesttext "Please enter the State"
if rc~=0 then exit
state=result
requesttext "Please enter the Zipcode"
if rc~=0 then exit
zip=result
requesttext "How many lines for addressee?"
if rc~=0 then exit
number=result
do y= 1 to number by 1
   v= c2d(y)-48
   requesttext "Enter Line "||v||" of address"
   sent.v =result
   end
tabright
addtab 5.5
Type Sender
NewParagraph
Type Street
NewParagraph
Type City||","|| State||"  "||Zip
NewParagraph
NewParagraph
NewParagraph
NewParagraph
y=0
Do y=1 to x by 1
        v=c2d(y)-48
 type sent.v
NewParagraph
  End



Please mail your responses to Barnettj@snysyrv1.bitnet
Thanks
Jordan
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Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1992 13:10:07 CDT
From:         Dan Szkola <A02DJS1@NOC.NIU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Mailers to comp.sys.amiga.<sig>
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--->Date:       Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:22:15 EST
--->Reply-to:   Info-Amiga List <I-AMIGA@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>
--->From:       Carlos Amezaga <overlord@MEGALITH.MIAMI.FL.US>
--->Subject:    Re: Mailers to comp.sys.amiga.<sig>
--->To:         Multiple recipients of list I-AMIGA
 <I-AMIGA@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>

--->Quoted from <...unknown> by         uel111r2a%tferi4@UNI-LJ.AC.MAIL.YU:
--->> Is there any other way to RECEIVE usenet groups on internet?
--->
--->
--->    Yes, you can always set up your Amiga for UUCP and get a feed
--->from some University or other institution.  My machine is set up as a
--->UUCP site.  I provide News and Mail links mainly to other BBSes in my
--->area.  I use Amiga Elm for mail and Tnews to read news.  Pretty simple.
--->                                    ^^^^^
    Where did you get Tnews. Is it better than Cnews or GRn?
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Network Operations           | passing ruffians can say 'NEE' at will
Northern Illinois University | to old ladies.       -Eric the shrubber
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Date: 20 Aug 92 14:21:39 GMT
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I read that he went to a PC mag.. (Doug B.) That is... Why don't
they get a 'true' Amiga owner as the editor??? At least Guy Wrong
talk more about the Amiga, than B.S. ......
Carlois
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Subject: ARRRGH! I NEED TO MAKE A DEMO FAST!
Date: 21 Aug 1992 00:22:03 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: Lakehead University

Ok, here's the situation:

	I'm putting together a running slideshow graphics demonstration for 
my Political Studies club that will be a graphics kiosk kind of deal; no 
interaction except maybe a mouseclick to start it.

	I have  put together a MOD file for the soundtrack and I just want 
to have the images slightly coordinated with the music.  I would like to 
create some form of CLI sequence to cue up the MOD player and the slide show 
prog (TV*SHOW by Zuma) multitasking the two of them.  If I had a "Demo 
Construction Set" I would be happy- and if I had more time I might sit down, 
learn 'C' and actually do that. In the mean time, does anyone have any 
suggestions as to how I could approach this problem???


				Chris Chapman
				President L.U. Political Studies Forum
				Lakehead University
				Ardent Amiga Advocate

** Stupidest Magazine Article of the Year Award: DISCOVERY for their
   article on the revalation that's taking the computer world by
   storm: Windows 3.0 by Microsoft.  What the HELL have we been doing
   since '84? My GOD! I guess our GUI just doesn't qualify. **

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Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 1992 21:46:00 CST
From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      8 color workbench
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Hi everyone,

I just "found" a program called Icons on Fish 213.  One of the programs
in the archive turns your 4 color workbench into an 8 color workbench.
The file has a script which generates a bootable disk which then allows
you to display all the 8 color icons contained on the disk (quite a few
of them, really neat looking too).

I was thinking that this could be used to convert your workbench to 8
colors on a 1.3 system.  Has anyone else played around with this program?
Are there known problems with doing this?

-Lance
 ---------------- Amiga - The Wild Side of Power Computing -----------------
 Lance Tagliapietra                       Internet: 96720919@ucs.uwplatt.edu
 P.O. Box 26                                BitNet: 96720919@uwplatt
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From: ah739@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Leslie J. Somos)
Subject: Right Out of The Box
Reply-To: ah739@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Leslie J. Somos)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 14:24:10 GMT


In a magazine called EDN, subtitle Electronic Technology for 
Engineers and Engineering Managers Worldwide (I believe it was
originally Electronic Design News),
the issue of August 06, 1992, in their column EDN-Signals & Noise
which is their letters column:

Distinguish between multi-tasking and task switching

In J D Mosley's article, "Multimedia" (EDN, March 16, 1992, pg 100),
she did not distinguish between multitasking and task switching.  A
simple test for distinguishing them is to place a clock with a 
second hand on the screen and go to another task.  If the clock
stops, the operation is task switching.  Many big company programs
that claim to be multitasking fail this test.
 [...more technical stuff...]
In the larger sense, a true multimedia, multitasking machine uses
several different types of processors, each designed for a particular
medium.  Mosley chose to concentrate on attaining this by board
and program additions.  In the process, she ignored the computer
which handles multiple tasks and multiple media right out of the
[                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^]
the box.  I refer, of course, to the Amiga, called by _Byte_ "the
[^^^^^^]
most capable multimedia platform you can get in a single box."
And this is true even for the bottom of the line, at prices below
the median level of the boards she lists.  The top of the line,
expanded, will compete in performance with the top combination
of the computer, board, and program she lists--and be much lower
in price.

R P Haviland, PE, Retired
Daytona Beach, FL

--

EDN is a freebie magazine ('ephemeral', to you library science
folk) which is subsidized by vendors, anybody can pay for a
subscription but you can get one free if you qualify (are in
the business, and have purchasing control/influence).


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