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From: jeh@raster.kodak.com (Ed Hanway)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Amiga <-> Unix
Date: 24 Jul 92 20:44:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: pixel.1992Jul24.204426.2333
Organization: Eastman Kodak Company, Digital Systems Center
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johnf@uhheph.phys.hawaii.edu (John Flanagan) writes:
: In article <4184@equinox.unr.edu> rigby@pyramid.unr.edu (Wayne Rigby) writes:
: >
: >Yes.  Most Unix boxes that have 3.5 inch drives usually read and write IBM
: >formats.  The Sun Sparc IPC's at my university did and Sun 2's probably do
: >too.
: 
: I don't think Sun 2s even have floppy drives available for them.
: Nor do Sun 3s.  The floppies only came out when Sun switched over to
: making SPARCStations.
 
I think he means SparcStation 2's, not Sun 2's.  And floppies were available
in the 3/80 and 386i.

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From: mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
Subject: Re: Virtual Memory for the Amiga?
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut f"ur Radioastronomie
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 10:10:28 GMT

In <1992Jul28.083807.19323@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N Barrett) writes:
>   As a matter of fact I do.  If something is available in Europe but not in
>the U.S., then for me for all practical purposes that product does not exist.
>Like I said, until this virtual memory product is released over here, it will
>remain vaporware to me.

What a pity that you didn't expect that everything is presented directly
at your home. Then you wouldn't have considered the Amiga to be vaporware
and most likely computers in general.

Never heard that you can actually _buy_ something outside of US ?

Regards,

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann)
Subject: Re: DVIPrint problems with PasTeX 1.3 and DeskJet 500.
Organization: University of Passau, Germany
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 11:59:37 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.123054.9501@waikato.ac.nz> dwong@waikato.ac.nz writes:
>I have had problems with FontVols and DVIPrint.fnt configuration files which
>are used by the DVIPrint utility supplied with PasTeX 1.3.  It keeps on putting
>up requesters for 300x300.1 volumes etc...  Has anyone got working, correctly
>configured files for DVIPrint running with a DeskJet 500?  It'd be great to get 
>a full TeX distribution going on my machine now that I have enough disk
>space ;^)...

You need the 300dpi pk-fonts. Look at your nearest TeX-ftp-server to
copy the fonts. Or look at ftp.uni-passau.de /pub/amiga/tex/fonts/300dpi/*
Or use metafont to create the missing fonts.

To remove the 300x300.1 ... volume requestors, edit the file 
TeX:config/FontVols.

>BTW, are English versions of the PasTeX 1.3 docs available?  These would be
>greatly appreciated!  My younger sister is learning German but I'm afraid 
>her German isn't THAT good...

PasTeX1.3 comes with an english version of the docs.
The english docs are not up to date, but nevertheless it should help a lot.

	Georg.

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From: Lloyd_Sumpter@mindlink.bc.ca (Lloyd Sumpter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Any relational DBMSs out there?
Date: 29 Jul 92 01:46:06 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

> SHUK C YIP writes:
> 
> Msg-ID: <1992Jul27.040430.3745@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca>
> Posted: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:04:3
> 
> Org.  : York University, Toronto, Canada
> 
> SuperBase Professional is relational and has SQL server, networking
> supports.


    I have version 1.01, which has neither SQL or network support (SQL stands
for STRUCTURED Query Language, not SUPERBASE Query Language!). Is there an
upgrade that I wasn't informed of? BTW, I noticed that the IBM version had both
SQL and network support.
     As for whether or not it's "relational", you'll have to let the DBMS gurus
argue about what constitutes a "relational" DBMS. Then leave the room...



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From: ranjit@synopsys.com (Ranjit Padmanabhan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Wanted: Suggestions on accounting/inventory s/w for a small business
Keywords: Accounting Inventory Business
Date: 23 Jul 92 00:56:08 GMT
Organization: Synopsys Inc.

I run a small mail-order business from home, and am interested in obtaining the
software necessary to automate the book-keeping, on my Amiga 2000. The following
are my requirements:

1. Storage of customer lists.

   With each customer, I would like to associate various info, such as name,
   address, purchases, etc.

2. Management of transactions with my suppliers.

   As with customers, I would like to associate various fields of info with
   each supplier.

3. Inventory control.

   I should be able to generate reports on available inventory.

   I should be able to get some kind of signal when inventory on a specific
   items falls below a specified limit.

   I should be able to associate product codes and names with each item.

4. Invoice generation.

   I would like to generate invoices for payment.

5. Flexible computation facilities.

   For example, if I wanted to generate the total amount that I paid to my
   suppliers in June 1991, I should be able to get that efficiently.

6. Capability to print out address labels.

7. Fairly decent User Interface, failing which, good documentation.

-----

Please let me know if any commercial or public-domain packages exist that
would satisfy the above requirements, or any limitations thereof. Comments
on commercial software, including pricing info, would also be welcome.

Please e-mail or post responses if you think there is general interest. I will
look for responses in this newsgroup, comp.sys.amiga.applications.

Thanks very much,
Ranjit
ranjit@synopsys.com
From: jh@cadre.com (Joe Hartley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Deluxe Music Construction Set - Upgrade
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:28:40 GMT
Reply-To: jh@cadre.com
Organization: Cadre Technologies Inc.

In article 1322@afterlife.ncsc.mil, bkwilli@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Bryan Williams) writes:
>If you like DMCS-style editing, I suggest OctaMed 3.0 or Octamed Pro ?? as it
>may be called. It has musical notation as well as module editor type....
> 
>and of course, sounds a helluva lot better!


Ah, but can I go from OctaMed 3.0 to Dr.T's KCS?  The ability to go from DMCS
(actually, SMUS with a program called SMUS2T) to Dr.T is *very* important to me.
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From: michaelb@pdrome.UUCP (Michael Bruckheimer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Which is the best  Word Processor
Date: 20 Jul 92 18:11:40 GMT
Organization: The PowerDrome BBS [(716)825-3614 CNet]

>I need to do research papers, not graphics.  Suggestions?
>Mark C. Wallace
>Noonaut
Word Perfect can save to a PostScript file. While it has no graphic or ancy
font support, It does do all the things you asked for plus table of contents,
index, outlining, footnotes (and perhaps, endnotes) and just about all
traditional word processing tasks and can be used on files to be exchanged with
the msdos and mac versions.

          >>>---->  Mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: blatter@ifi.unizh.ch (Martin A. Blatter)
Subject: Re: Virtual Memory for the Amiga?
Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 09:31:08 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.024218.17053@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N Barrett) writes:
>   Rumors about this German-written virtual memory system have been filtering
>around the net for over a year, but nothing solid ever seems to come about 
>from it.  

It's not a German-written program, the authors are Swiss, however
its is being distributed by a German company ;-)
The program is available in Europe since July 20th and will be
available in the U.S. real soon now.

>really does exist and works as advertized, why doesn't the company at least
>develop a crippleware demo of the vmem system that can be freely distributed,
>as proof that it really exists?  

Most limitations of a demo version could be removed by software pirates.
It's not easy to create a usable demo version of a virtual memory
system...

>Until the company behind this product does
>something to show that this thing is not vaporware, I will remain solidly
>skeptical.

Take my word: The program exists and is available in every good computer
shop in Germany, and it *works* (I'm using it right now on my A3000)

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From: blatter@ifi.unizh.ch (Martin A. Blatter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Virtual Memory for the Amiga?
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:28:27 GMT
Organization: University of Zurich, Department of Computer Science

In article <1992Jul27.123455.8577@pixel.kodak.com> jeh@raster.kodak.com (Ed Hanway) writes:
>Would someone with this virtual memory system care to try the following
>program?
[...`buf' has previously been allocated as virtual memory...]
>			Disable();
>			buf[addr]++;
>			Enable();
[...]

There's no need to check that program because it *will* not work with
virtual memory (the reason should be pretty clear, see below). However, 
the program could nevertheless be used on a system with GigaMem, since
the supplied preferences editor allows you to individually remove or add
programs from/to the list of VMem-compatible programs. As my experience
shows, there's almost no commercial application which has problems
with Virtual Memory. By the way: GigaMem will not crash your machine
in such cases but rather pop up a `Software Error' requester...

The following lines are from the documentation of the vmem.library
where the author describes some restrictions which are caused by the
nature of virtual memory (and not this specific implementation):

2) Memory allocated via any call of vmem.library MUST NOT be accessed      
   while Disable(), Forbid() or made available to any task other than      
   the one which did the allocation. This includes message ports,
   semaphores, public lists or list entries, IO requests, interrupt
   structures etc.

...and this one's from the Disable() autodoc:

DO NOT USE THIS CALL WITHOUT GOOD JUSTIFICATION.  THIS CALL IS
VERY DANGEROUS!

Think twice before using Disable(), then think once more.
After all that, think again.

>Ed Hanway --- jeh@raster.kodak.com

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From: u2112539@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Which application for the cutting plotters
Date: 28 Jul 92 15:58:25 +1000
Organization: University of New South Wales

In article <92209.165235PROHVK38@TREARN.BITNET>, PROHVK38@TREARN.BITNET (Cem Turgay) writes:
> My friend ask me to is there a good Amiga software for the
> cutting plotters (eg. Roland 11xx series)
> He wants to use plotter with the Amiga for cutting bigest
> fonts (5 to 50 cm) otherwise he have to use PC clones...
> I think may PageStream can be used for this but I don't sure.
> Please give me some information.
> Thanks,
> 
	There was a major issue in Amazing computing a while ago on cutting
plotters and amigaz. Check it out. Sorry can't recall the mag num.
	George


> Cem Turgay.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP)
Subject: Re: Nag and related applications
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 14:35:01 GMT

In article <jerry.04yh@marin.uucp> jerry@marin.uucp (Jerry C. Hudgins) writes:
>Now that I've finally moved to AmigaDOS 2.0, I've found that the shareware
>appointment calendar facility, Nag 1.7, doesn't work anymore.  I used to
>see an occasional mention of a commercial product called Nag Plus, but I
>haven't been able to locate it now.  Is Nag Plus similar to the shareware
>product, and is it 2.04-compatible?  Or even still available?
>

Nag 1.7 is a demo. Nag plus is commercial.
From: kuch@reed.edu (Jerry Kuch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Amiga Dock Utility
Date: 22 Jul 92 07:56:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Jul22.075636.22678
Organization: Body Snatching Space Goblins Anonymous

I remember seeing about a year ago that somebody had written a utility for the
Amiga similar to the NeXT's dock facility.  I couldn't turn it up by doing an 
archie search for it though.  Does anybody know if it's shareware, and/or
FTP'able from any sites?  Also, does it work happily under 2.0?

Thanks in advance.

					Jerry


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: vjmurphy@carina.unm.edu (Vincent J. Murphy)
Subject: Trying to find DMS 1.11
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 23:56:13 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


     The title says it all: I'm looking for DMS 1.11 or higher. DMS
is a disk achiving program (I need it to unarchive Lemmingoids :)
Please e-mail your response!

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From: kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: LaTeX question: the 1-inch offset
Date: 22 Jul 92 13:42:55 GMT
Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO
In-reply-to: jmrg9881@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu's message of 21 Jul 92 19:18:00 GMT

>>>>> On 21 Jul 92 19:18:00 GMT, jmrg9881@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jon Reid) said:

Jon> Hey folks, help me out.  A fellow on GEnie posted the following question,
Jon> and I don't have a copy of the TeXbook.  I seem to recall a couple
Jon> variables called \hoffset and \voffset.  Am I right?  Here's the post:

Jon> I have another question about LaTeX.  It seems like you can't
Jon> override the margins set up by the \documentstyle command.  I have
Jon> tryed everything to get it to change but it always shoves it down
Jon> and over by about an inch (even in the ShowDVI program, with the
Jon> margin lines on, it don't match).  If anyone has any insight into
Jon> this problem, I would really a appreciate it.....
Jon>  
Jon>            Eric

I don't know about PasTeX in particular, but in general you have
complete control of margins in LaTeX using the following 4 keywords:
\topmargin
\leftmargin
\rightmargin
\textheight

An example: 

%%% 8.5x11 paper with .5inch margins all around
%%% If this doesn't work your LaTeX/DVItools are broken :^).
%
\setlength{\topmargin{0.5in}}
\setlength{\leftmargin{0.5in}}
\setlength{\rightmargin{0.5in}}
\setlength{\textheight{10in}}

See page 113 of "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System" by Leslie Lamport
for further information. If the original poster doesn't have it, tell
him to buy it *immediately*.  LaTeX is unusable without that book IMHO.
(The publisher is Addison-Wesley and ISBN is: 0-201-15790-X)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: pmiller@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Paul Miller)
Subject: Directory Opus - beta leak...
Organization: The Ohio State University Department of Computer and Information Science
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 02:09:55 GMT

> Subject: WARNING!!  Pirated escaped Directory Opus 3.50 BETA damages disks
> From: jpotter@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Jonathan Potter)
> Date: 30 Jul 92 08:35:05 GMT
> Organization: INOVAtronics
>
> Over the past 6 weeks or so a pirated version of Directory Opus 3.50 has
> been spread around the world. This is an "escaped" BETA version that was
> released by an indiscreet beta-tester. The offender has not been pinpointed
> yet but I expect him/her to be identified soon, and legal action may be taken
> against them.
>
> Needless to say I am unhappy about what has occurred. If you can't trust your
> beta testers who can you trust? People who spread pirated software (especially
> unfinished versions) can be totally blamed for the low number of high quality
> programs available for the Amiga. I have become generally disillusioned with
> the whole business, and am myself seriously considering moving to an IBM or
> Unix platform after the next version of Directory Opus is finished.
 
> Jonathan Potter / INOVAtronics
 
Hi Jonathan - It IS a shame that a beta-tester would do this to you (this
is the same thing that happens with new AmigaDOS beta versions, and by
Commercial Developers, no less!), and I sempathize with you!
 
However, I don't see how moving to a PC platform will do you any good. Do
you really think that this kind of thing doesn't go on under other
platforms, especially one with 25 MILLION more users than the Amiga?
Be realistic - and stick with the platform with the superior operating
system and the only one that's truly a dream to program. Anyway, in my
experience, PC users are much more "cheap" than Amiga users (meaning you'll
get more shareware donations from Amiga users, especially overseas...)

-Paul Miller
(author of "Elements")

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: waw5805@ultb.isc.rit.edu (W.A. Willis )
Subject: Screen Blankers
Originator: waw5805@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 22:35:10 GMT

What good screen savers/blankers are out there for the amiga? I've used
dlineart with dmouse for about 3+ years now and I think it's time for a
change. Are there any others that work with dmouse (as dlineart does)?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: flui@fraser.sfu.ca (Francis Wai Gee Lui)
Subject: Re: ProDraw 3.0
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 04:17:05 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.141951.27047@decuac.dec.com> bell@comute.enet.dec.com (Shane L. Bell) writes:
>    Can anyone can me a list of its features?
>    Really what I want is people's opinions on this product.  Is this version
>even out yet?  Do you feel it's worth purchasing.  Email is appreciated and
>thanks for any views and opinions on this matter.  I appreciate your time and
>effort in educating me so I can make the best choice for me.

I can't be the only one out there with a Pro Draw 3.0 upgrade notice, can I?
:)

Oh well, here goes:

New features list:

* radial and linear gradient fills
* type and edit text directly on the page
* Type 1 and AGFA Compugraphic sont support
* new type controls (line spacing, variable X-Y bolding, variable X-Y scaling)
* polygons, rounded rectangles, select by attribute, and other "Tool Genies"
  (i.e. ARexx support)
* display individual objects in wireframe or full colour
* undo
* redo
* Pantone colour matching system built-in
* improved colour separation algorithms
* >100 pieces of professionally drawn clip art
* improved autotrace
* import 24-bit IFF images
* rotate, crop, and scale IFF and EPS images
* auto-tiling
* landscape printing for dot matrix/Laserjets/Deskjets
* special positioning controls for Laserjets and Deskjets

This really sounds like it's worth it.  I noticed that Pro Page 3.0 fixed
several bugs and annoyances, and introduced enough tools to make working with
medium-sized (~20) documents acceptable.  From the look of the features list,
I think Pro Draw 3.0 will also finally live up to its title of "Professional."
It sounds like it'll eclipse ProVector as the most "powerful" Amiga draw
program.  In fact, it just might be something you can proudly show off to
a Mac Illustrator/FreeHand user.  :)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: jscott@ecst.csuchico.edu (John A. Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Math-Amation ever updated?
Summary: Is 1.0 as far as it got?
Keywords: Math, Math-Amation
Date: 31 Jul 92 18:50:19 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Organization: California State University, Chico

A couple of years ago I bought PP&S' Math-Amation v1.0 
 
Since then I've never heard from them, I haven't used it that much, since the
interface seems awkward, and it doesn't seem to graph trig functions as it
is supposed to. (this could be my fault).  I just wondered if this is a bug,
and if there was ever an upgrade release.
 
Thanks in advance for replies or e-mail:
 
John
jscott@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu