From: Roger_Martensson@nola.bbs.bad.se (Roger Martensson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Information needed
Date: Thu,  8 Oct 92 16:10:10 +0000
Reply-To: Roger_Martensson@nola.bbs.bad.se (Roger Martensson)
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Organization: Nolaskolans TCL, Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 
OD-Comment-To: Ho_Ling_Cherd

 HLC> 1) How many screen resolution are there? How could I switch res? 
 
Threre is: 
 
320x200 NTSC, 320x256 PAL. x2, x4, x8, x16, x32, x64, x4096(HAM mode) 
320x400 NTSC, 320x512 PAL. colours. 
(Interlaced) 
 
640x200 NTSC, 640x256 PAL. x2, x4, x8, x16 colours. 
640x400 NTSC, 640x512 PAL. 
(Interlaced) 
 
You can set the screen resolution to 640x400/512(Depening where you're located)
in preference.  
 HLC> 2) I have an A520 also and when do I needto use it with the monitor? 
 
You don't need one. Perhaps when you upgrade to a flicker fixer to remove the 
anoying flicker in interlaced mode. 
 
The 2+ does support some more screen modes. But to use them you need the ECS 
chipset. Some of the resolutions need special monitors to work properly. 
 
The 3.0 also support the new AGA chipset. 
 
You can also change the resolution with the OpenScreen command located in the 
intuition.library. But to use that you need some kind of programming language. 
 
 HLC> 3) What is the lastest possible operating system for A500? 
 
Version 3.0. Will be shiped with the A4000 machine. This machine includes more 
screen resolutions and colours. You can run WB3.0 on your A500, but will not 
gain more colours. 
 
 HLC> 4) What exactly is workbrench? 
 
The workbench is the screen that pops up when you boot up your workbench disc. 
It's here you start the programs via icons. (Those nice little pictures. :) 
The 2.0 Workbench is MUCH better than the 1.3 one. 
 
 HLC> 5) what is the cheap ways to upgrade the RAM and add a harddisk? 
 
Buy an second hand HD with some memory. 
But look after a HD that can have memory. Ex. My GVP 52 HD can have up to 8 
Meg of memory on board. Dont look after a memoryboard that has more than .5 
megabyte that you put in the expansion slot under your Amiga. Some Harddrives 
dont work properly with those. (Especially those who put .5 megabyte of extra 
chipram. My GVP hade some problem with one that I had) 
 
 HLC> 6) can i hook up a 1.44m floppy to the system? 
 
Hmm.. The drives in the Amiga doesn't support 1.44M discs. There are some 
external floppydrives that can be attached to the Amiga, but some of those 
doesn't work on OS 2+. The newer A4000 can use 1.44 floppydiscs. When formated 
in HD mode it will be 1.78M. And it can read 1.44 PC discs. 
 
 HLC> 7) I tried to format a new HD disk with the internal drive but it 
 HLC>    tell me disk write error? Why? 
 
Perhaps it is because it wants a DD disc, not a HD one. I think that the HD 
disc don't have the same 'layout' as the HD one. I hope someone else have a 
better technical explanation. 
 
 HLC> 8) I would like to know about some good softwares/pd 
 
There is a lot of good software. Both commercial and SW/PD/FW/Etc. 
Just ask for it and it will pop up. If you cant find it, probably one will 
make it for you. Or prehaps You will make it and release it to the public. :) 
 
 HLC> That's all this time. 
 HLC> I am sure I have a lot more coming up. 
 
Ok, Here's my answers. You didn't tell what OS version you had so I made the 
answers as good as I could. This is the facts I(I repeat I) think you have as 
hardware. 
 
A500, perhaps an external drive and a 0.5M of memory. 
 
My kind regards, 
Rm - InterNet: Roger_Martensson@p3.f607.n901.z92.badnet.bad.se  
  
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