HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: thomas@ozcrwl (Hugh Thomas)
Subject: Re: DPaint 4.1
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 04:47:21 GMT

pilgrim@daimi.aau.dk (Jakob G}rdsted) writes:
: Why, in DPaint 4.1, is
:
: [...]
:
: Lastly, my major complaint: DPaint is supposedly used on lots
: of vanilla amigas(=7MHz 68000), so when using high resolutions
: or HAM, feedback can be quite slow(but one can live with it for
: small jobs). Why isnt there at least an OPTION to have ZZZ, when
: the Amiga is working. I know switching the pointer to the clock
: (Working... ZZZ) means, input is not buffered, but ignored; thats
: why I opt for it as an option. But buffering the input, when
: the response time is several seconds(even > 10) gives me more
: problems, than it helps me. For example, when removing the
: border (F10) under stress, takes a very long time - I want the
: pointer to go ZZZ until it is "ready" again, so I have this
: sole indicator to watch(i.e. making my life easier).
:
Yeap, this is a real pain. I have a standard un-accellerated A2000 and
it can get a bit tedious. Doing a gradient fill, or anything to do with
HAM immages, can take an eternity and it's not always obvious when it's
finished. Where I feel it most is when setting up ranges with the "show"
option turned on. One slip of the mouse and everything locks up for 10+
seconds
while it redraws the range with no indication that that's what it's
going. Because there was no ZZZ type indication it took me a while to
figure out why it was "locking up".

: So why do I post this? Because I want other peoples opinions. If
: it is only me, so be it, but if people agree in some of the
: above, the DPaint folks will receive several suggestions for
: it, and might do it(After all, they ask for your opinions/suggestions
: themselves).
:
: Lastly, what other reasonable suggestions do people have for DPaint;
: I cant think of any more at the moment(I think the above are
reasonable
: gripes, complaining DPaint does not have built-in Raytracing/Radiosity
: package is not).
:
My only real gripe is that when you do a "fill" with the toolbox down
the side, then the fill stops at the edge of the toolbox and not at the
edge of the underlying screen as you'd expect.


Hugh.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: kxs5829@ultb.isc.rit.edu (K.X. Saunders )
Subject: FinalCopy screen font quality
Originator: kxs5829@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 13:38:30 GMT

	I recently bought FinalCopy ver 1.3, Revision 2.  The screen fonts
display needs some serious work.  They look like crap at smaller point sizes.
Problems like letter segments are not connected, and letters overwriting each
other.

	Other than that (major) problem, the program looks pretty decent.

	- Kyle

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From: Lloyd_Sumpter@mindlink.bc.ca (Lloyd Sumpter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: amiga->DOS
Date: 22 Aug 92 14:06:03 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

   There's a PD package called MSH that does the job quite nicely, as long as
you don't mind drivers called "messydisk.device". I had some problems running
it under 2.04, however. It's on a local BBS here in Van, but I suspect it's in
"the usual places".

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             "Amiga made it - Commodore screwed it up"
From: evermic@prism.cs.orst.edu (M.BiSON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Lace pointer...etc!
Date: 18 Aug 92 08:00:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Aug18.080051.24676
Distribution: usa
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept

I am looking for the program Lace Pointer....  I am finally
upgrading to a commodore flicker-fixing card and a VGA
monitor.  Anyways, I looked everywhere, used archie, etc....
can't seem to find this program.  Anybody know where to look?
 
Any other programs that people running interlace screens (like
3000 people!) that people find very useful? thanks in advance

-MIC
From: soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W Davidson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Latest version of ps driver for PageStream
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 06:40:24 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>In article <64411@cup.portal.com> soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W Davidson)
>writes:
>>
>>I will e-mail you a later version of the PostScript driver
>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>Kevin Davidson, Asst. Moderator AmigaZone Vendor Support - PORTAL
>>               <soft-logik@cup.portal.com>
>>        SOFT-LOGIK BBS (PCP MOSLO) (314) 894-0057
>
>
>Is this version available via anonymous ftp? If not, would you be kind
>enough to place it on an anonymous ftp site? Many thanks.
>
>Herb
>
>
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>Director,                                          hibrown@math.albany.edu
>Computer Assisted Instruction in Mathematics       hibrown@thor.albany.edu
>

I'll check and if it's not, I'll put it on hubcap.clemson.edu and 
amiga.physik.unizh.ch.

Kevin Davidson, Asst. Moderator AmigaZone Vendor Support - PORTAL
               <soft-logik@cup.portal.com>
        SOFT-LOGIK BBS (PCP MOSLO) (314) 894-0057
From: cunniff@cup.portal.com (Ross Alan Cunniff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Re ProDraw3.0
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 21:31:53 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa
  <1992Aug7.143212.10052@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>


>In article <1992Aug6.212030.14299@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> kzyx@vax5.cit.cornell
>>
>>	One think I was hoping to see in ProDraw 3.0 was
>>pattern fills. Even ProPage does it. Why not ProDraw? :-(
>>
>	How about user definable pattern fills? That would be cool....

ProVector 2.1 has user-definable pattern fills.  Any object, including
text, can be used as a pattern fill.  Up to 32 patterns can be defined.

Ross Cunniff
President, Stylus, Inc.
cunniff@cup.portal.com
From: ping@ping.actrix.gen.nz (Peter Ingham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Software support
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Distribution: world
Reply-To: ping@ping.actrix.gen.nz
Organization: 
Keywords: 
Summary: 
Date: 15 Aug 92 16:49:58 GMT
Organization: Private UUCP Site

In article <Bsytpz.KLw@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk> ccspad@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk (Paul Dale) writes:
> 
> If any companies are reading this, then it's this kind of gesture which
> makes people like me come back to companies and their products. Just because
> we're across the pond doesn't mean we don't expect support.
> 
> Just for interest, what are people's experience of post sales support ? I
> actually find U.S. companies are far more diligent and helpful. I guess
> it's a different culture, maybe British companies don't think they need to
> compete as hard. What about a top ten, best companies for support list ?
> I'd be interested as it certainly influences my choice of serious purchases.
> 

My experiences to date have hardly endeared me towards many software resellers 
and are a sad indictment of the industry.

Some years ago, I made a concious decision that I would pay the requested price 
for any item of software I wished to use.  This includes both commercial and 
shareware.  Prior to that point, I had been able to "acquire" just about anything 
I wanted at significantly less outlay.  

Why the change??  Well,  as a software developer myself,  I expect to be paid for 
my efforts,  so why shouldn't I pay someone else for his or hers ....

I also decided to buy through local retailers rather than directly off Mail-order 
houses 8,000 miles away.

What are my feelings today??  .. becoming somewhat jaded.

To date, for all the registration cards sent back to the Software publishers, I 
have heard back from only two.  Over 50% have ended up returned "Gone no address",

So what have I ended up with for all my expense:

  Genuine manuals, varying in quality from the abysmal to a (few) of good quality.
  Genuine software, varying in quality from the abysmal to the merely buggy 
    through to the moderately well featured.
  A Clear concience.
  Pieces of cardboard that when mailed often come back!!
  NO after sales support.
  Several items that won't run under 2.04.
  Several Items that guru as soon I start to "get serious" with them.
  To date 4 offers of upgrades to later releases, usually these are fairly 
     expensive (the record was $NZ1200 for an upgrade of a package I paid $300 
     for).
     
Who are the culprits??

  Supposedly "respected" names like Oxxi, EA, The Disk Company and others.
  
What is the solution??

  For me, for now, it's in THEIR HANDS.  

Cheers

    Peter S. Ingham              ping@ping.actrix.gen.nz
    Lower Hutt,  New Zealand     3:771/220.5
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.applications:6677 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:14367
From: jfoust@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (James C. Foust)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Laser Printer Recommendations
Keywords: Laser printers amiga
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:59:51 GMT
Organization: Ohio University C.S. Dept, Athens

Hello Again All....

Once again I am thinking of making the jump to a laser printer.
What are your recommendations for a good, low-cost (probably non-
PostScript) one I can use effectively with PageStream and Word
Perfect?  What are the memory considerations?

I know the HP's are supposed to be good, but I'll take comments on those,
as well as the new Epson Action Lasers and the Panasonic 4410 etc.
Let me know what you have, or what you've heard....

THANKS!

Jim

-- 
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      "Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story."
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From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: WordPerfect purchase.
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:00:26 GMT
Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
Disclaimer: This posting does not neccessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.

In article <1992Aug17.101407.8910@bsu-ucs.uucp> 01ksdavis@bsu-ucs.uucp writes:

>	Recently, I bought WordPerfect (yes, I know, after I flamed it 
>intensively, but I thought I would try it out because the box boasted
>"advanced Amiga functions."  I bought it used at a half-price bookstore
>for only $30 U.S.  

Not a bad deal...

>	I know, I know, in the manual there is an 800 number that I can call,
>but I remember reading something in a magazine somewhere about WordPerfect
>dropping support for the Amiga.
>
>	So, a few remaining questions.  What is the current version number?
>Where can I get it?  Will I have to pay a lot of money for the upgrade simply
>because I don't have the user-registration card?
>
>	Also, where can I get the template?

Kyle, last I heard, WPC still supported WP Amiga, but were not putting any
effort into further development.  The 800 number should still be good.

WP's latest version is 4.1.12 and costs 15 to 25 clams US I beleive.  I still
use it occasionally on my 3000 so I don't suppose there will be any
compatability problems.

As for the template, I'm almost tempted to send ya mine, but you never know..
At any rate, I figure WPC will honor your registration on sight of the original
disks.  Most companies will, at least as far as I've experienced.

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NCR -- Torrey Pines Development Center | Jeffrey.Grimmett@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com
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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Excellence! v3.0
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 04:46:48 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

Hello,
       I just upgraded from v2.0 to v3.0 of the above program.  The new version
prints a blank page when I try to print to my PostScript (tm) printer.  It works
fine under v2.0.  Anyone know what is going on?


                                                Jim Pritchett


UUCP:  rwsys.lonestar.org!caleb!jdp
 or    utacfd.uta.edu!rwsys!caleb!jdp
From: dale@ntg.com (Dale Luck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: X-windows for amiga
Date: 16 Aug 92 21:30:12 GMT
Organization: New Technologies Group, Inc.  Palo Alto CA

In article <l8qarlINNbn0@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu> levi@galoob.cs.utk.edu (David Levi) writes:
>>What you'll need is the X Window System and SLIP, both from GFXBase.
>
>So who do we contact to get this software, and how much does it cost?
>-- 
>-Dave Levi     levi@cs.utk.edu

Direct email to boing!dale or ntg!boing!dale, address of GfxBase is:
GfxBase, Inc.		phone=408-262-1469  fax=262-8329
1881 Ellwell Dr.
Milpitas, Ca.  95035

X11R4.1 is $395.00  AS225 with our support is $275.00
10% discount if you buy both at the same time. Send postal address
for literature. We have other X11 related software: XView2.0, Motif, etc.

Dale Luck
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From: hemmer@hemmer.adsp.sub.org (Franz Hemmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: FED-CASE (was:Re: Looking for Flowcharting Programs)
Date: 18 Aug 92 08:38:46 GMT
Reply-To: cbmehq!cbmden!hemmer@cbmvax.commodore.com (Franz Hemmer)
Organization: InterActivsion
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Aug17.085120.25167@ericsson.se> etmrhey@bcrosby7.ericsson.se (Ron Heijmans) writes:

> The FED-CASE(c) code generator generates C-source code according
> to the C source code definition. This is including the
> declaration and prototyping part of the source code.
> The code generator will automatically do the type casting.
> An auto-comment function will take care of commenting the C source
> code with all kind of helpfull information. The source code
> generator will take care of the includes and put all the required
> includes into the source code.

Could you please give more information about the code generation,
like:

1) Does it support KS 2.0, and what this implies.
2) What exactly is the 'C source code definition'. ?
3) Can the source code generator be customized?
4) If the source code produced is ANSI compliant, does this mean
   that there's not support for Amiga'a GUI ?

FED seems to be a highly advanced tool for application design, but it
is of great importance that the code generator works well.

Thanks in advance

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From: hibrown@thor.albany.edu (Herb Brown)
Subject: Latest version of ps driver for PageStream
Organization: State University of New York at Albany
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 13:08:36 GMT

In article <64411@cup.portal.com> soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W Davidson) writes:
>
>I will e-mail you a later version of the PostScript driver 
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Kevin Davidson, Asst. Moderator AmigaZone Vendor Support - PORTAL
>               <soft-logik@cup.portal.com>
>        SOFT-LOGIK BBS (PCP MOSLO) (314) 894-0057


Is this version available via anonymous ftp? If not, would you be kind
enough to place it on an anonymous ftp site? Many thanks.

Herb


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From: etmrhey@ajax.ericsson.se (Ron Heijmans)
Subject: Re: Looking for Flowcharting Programs
Keywords: GNU,CASE
Organization: Heijmans Heijmans & Joosen Software development. 
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:23:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug10.193435.22130@ultb.isc.rit.edu> you write:
>In article <1992Aug6.124829.15096@jet.uk> rmal@jet.uk (Richard Lucock) writes:
>I asked this question before but got no answers, so I'll ask again:
>Are there any programs out there that do flowcharts? It's kinda
>frustrating that the only one's I've been able to find are one's
>for the PC. (..but wha else is new?) If there aren't any, I think I'll write 
>one. I'd even settle for a PD paint program that supports arrowed lines.
>
>Tanks in advance.


Hi,

I thought I had replied to you all but since........ I will try it once more.
We have developed a CASE tool that is based on a flowchart editor. This CASE
tool can generate direct compilable C-source code. The product will do the 
function prototyping declaration of variables and with support of hypertext 
you can select your system functions and use them in the source. 
The flowchart editor will support an ARexx interface.
All Amiga OS variants from 1.2  and upwards are supported. 
The problem is finding a distributor/publisher that will market our product.
If you know some publisher or if one is reading this please contact us and get 
another fine product out into the amiga world. In the mean time you can contact
us directly for more information/sales.

			    With kind regards, Ron Heijmans

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: powlesla@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jim B. Powlesland)
Subject: amiga->DOS
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 20:47:28 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta


I'm new to the world of Amiga-to-DOS file transfers but I'm sure
there are some shareware utility programs to allow Amigas to read
DOS disks. Which one is the best and where do I find it on
Internet?

Thanks in advance,

Jim Powlesland
Academic Computing Services
University of Calgary
From: SBACIR2@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: FinalCopy
Date: 17 Aug 92 08:00:36 GMT
Organization: University of Florida, NERDC

In article <85684@netnews.upenn.edu>
rsheftel@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ryan Sheftel) writes:
 
>
>I am interested in the word processor "FinalCopy". Has anyone used it with a
>DeskJet PLUS printer? How is the output? How about print speed? How good
>are the actual features?
 
Ryan, I've got WordPerfect and Final Copy.  You should get excellent results
with the Deskjet or any Pref printer.  I like Final Copy alot. It has a nice
graphic interface, the speller and thesaurus (with word definition) are nice.
I like the ability to scale graphics.  However, you won't be able to:
    1. Change the headers or footers between pages
    2. Create a table of contents
    3. Create a bibliography
    4. Create an index
    5. Import another file into the middle of your document
Most reviews I've seen for Final Copy or Prowrite cover glitz not fundamental
word processing issues.  The best word processor for the Amiga is still
WordPerfect.  I've wanted to switch my wife, the writer, from WordPerfect to
Final Copy.  I can't because she depends on footnotes.  I've used word
processing programs on IBM mainframes, S100-CP/M, IBM PC's, Macs and the Amiga.
The best is Microsoft Word.  The Amiga doesn't have anything that will touch it
yet.  Final Copy has alot of potential, and if you just write letters or simple
term papers or reports it may work for you. BTW, MSWord is alot more expensive
than Final Copy.  For serious WP use WordPerfect.  For fun stuff use Final Copy
 
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From: neil@root.co.uk (Neil Moses)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Printing using IntroCAD from Amiga Format
Summary: IntroCAD cannot open printer device.
Keywords: IntroCAD
Date: 13 Aug 92 09:53:05 GMT
Organization: UniSoft Ltd., London, England

I recently bought a copy of Amiga Format which had a "give away" application
called "IntroCAD", which was supposed to wet the appetites of those of us
who have not used CAD before. Having recently bought an Olivetti JP 150
inkjet printer, I thought it an ideal chance to test its full graphics
resolution. I selected a suitable printer driver, and selected the PAR:
device to output to. Unfortunetely nothing happened, and a message was given
that it could not open the device. I check all the obvious things, such as
is the printer switched on, is the lead connected, and checking that I could
print using other applications. I also ensured that the printer was switched
on before loading the application, just in case some checks were being done
at boot-time.

Has anyone else tried IntroCAD, and had a similar problems. 

Thanks,

Neil.
From: rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Where is... GnuPlot v3.2 or up?
Date: 14 Aug 92 21:36:43 GMT
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA

I pulled it off AB20 before it closed.  Check the mirror sites....

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen)
Subject: Re: Where is... GnuPlot v3.2 or up?
Reply-To: dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen)
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 23:05:34 GMT

In article <5912@taurus.cs.nps.navy.mil>, rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero) writes:
> I pulled it off AB20 before it closed.  Check the mirror sites....

I have re-uploaded gnuplot3_2.lha to amiga.physik.unizh.ch [130.60.80.80].
It will start in the /amiga/new directory. I don't know exactly where it will
end up. Login to the archive or one of its mirrors and check the RECENT
file in the /amiga directory.

-- 
	David

	Disclaimer: The content of this message in no way reflects the
	            opinions of my employer, nor are my actions
		    encouraged, supported, or acknowledged by my
		    employer.
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