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From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
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Subject: Re: database program
Date: 4 Oct 92 23:03:30 GMT
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QCZUSEA@IUP.BITNET wrote:
> >*** Resending note of 10/02/92 11:50
> >I'm interested in finding any non-commercial database programs for the Amiga.
> >I've done some looking around, but nothing has jumped out at me.  I'm looking
> >for something a bit more complex than a phone directory, but any sort of
> >database program is better than what I've got now (nothing).

Try 'sqldb.lzh', an SQL database.  It has an ARexx port.

I've downloaded, but haven't checked it out yet.

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From:         MOOREL@CWU.BITNET
Subject:      How to get to plu

I am trying to get ahold of a friend of mine at Pacific Luthern University
(Western Washingtion state). Does anyone have the bitnet address of the school?
I have been using in%"friend@PLU0.bitnet" and in%friend@PLU1.bitnet" neither
of these are considered valid, and the system operator here does not seem to
be able to help. Any new clues would be greatly appreciated.

                                        Thanks
                                        -Lloyd-
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From:         "John B. Beck" <0005192416@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      RE: BridgeBoard

Can I run DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0 or 3.1 on my 286AT bridgeboard? Or
should I get the newest version Janus?

John B. Beck
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Subject: RE: A1200
Date: 6 Oct 92 16:22:31 GMT
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>        A mention of an A1200 model was in the initial messages about the A400
0
> but nothing else. Does anyone know anything about it? Release date? price? cp
u?
>   other specs? thank you

According to an article in the German Amiga Magazine it COULD be out before
january 1993. The article says it will have a 68020 at 14Mhz, Kick/WB 3.0,
AA chipset, also a controller + harddrive. That is about the only thing I know.

Oh, and while we are speaking of new Amigas:
The Commodore guys at the Amiga World in Vienna said that the A4000 will be
available at the end of October.

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| Blaz Zupan, University of Maribor, Slovenia |   //  Commodore    |
| E-mail: uel111r2a%tferi4@uni-lj.si          | \X/     Amiga      |
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From: warda@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.i-amiga
Subject: Re: New AMIGA user
Date: 2 Oct 92 20:30:28 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

>>
>>  I can ftp amiga files to my IBM PC clone both at work and at home.
>>
>>  I can then copy them to a floppy 3.5"/720k or 1.44M.
>>
>>  What is the best way to get these files onto my nephews AMIGA.
>>
>>  He does not have a modem or a comms program on his machine at the moment.
> 
> Have your nephew purchase CrossDos, since he does not have IBM disk
> capability already, he cannot have you get one of the PD alteratives,
> which costs about $25 mail order last time I checked.  He will then
> be able to read 720K format disks as if they were AmigaDos disks.
> 

It would work out cheaper to buy a current Amiga magazine such as Amiga 
Shopper (1.50 pounds sterling) and check the adverts for PD disk libraries 
for either "MessyDOS" (shareware) or "MultiDOS" (freeware).  Purchasing one of 
these programs will cost you 1-2 pounds and will do the job just as 
effectively as CrossDOS (25 quid).  Alternatively, e-mail me and I'll send you 
a copy of MultiDOS by post.  

Cheers,

   Bill Bennett                           JANET: warda@uk.ac.oxford.vax    
   CRC Growth Factors Research Group   Internet: warda%vax.oxford.ac.uk  
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From:         CHUCK@UNK.UNK.EDU
Subject:      Startup Sequences

Has anyone used the execute command in their startup sequence and gotten the
error    Execute: No K directive    execute failed returncode 20   ????
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 09:52:49 -0400
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From:         uel111r2a.x.tferi4@UNI-LJ.SI
Subject:      High density drives on Amiga

Hi!
I would like to get a high density (1.76Mb) drive for my A2000. But I don't
want to buy one from C= (I don't even know if they make HD drives for 2000's).
I would like to buy a PC drive and use it for my A2000. Is it possible?
Or do the Amiga drives have any additional controller hardware?

Thanx in advance,
		Blaz

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From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
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Subject: Re: Bitftp and large files
Date: 29 Sep 92 23:23:38 GMT
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rcorns@husky1.stmarys.ca wrote:
> In article <01GORRI7MPIOA0VMDX@TAYLORU>,
>          Owen <91016@TAYLORU.BITNET> writes:
> Be certain to strip away all the mail header info. The syntax of the command 
> is something like
> 
> JOIN foobar#? as foobar

This will not work.  The standard Join command does not sort the files
that match the wildcard before joining.

Under V2.04 you could do join `dir foobar.#[0-9]` as foobar`.

Before WB 1.3 I suggest you list the filenames to a file.  Sort the file.
Then edit the file into a script to do a join foobar.01 foobar.02 ...  as
foobar and execute the script.

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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 09:37:07 -0400
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From:         uel111r2a.x.tferi4@UNI-LJ.SI
Subject:      RE: Term Help (env question)

>okay - here is my question:  I have been setting up my amiga with the new 2.0
>types and convereting my old 1.3 setup accordingly. (yeah I am slow - the day
I
>purchase 2.04 was the day 2.10 was anounced. :)  anywho - my problem is I
>used new-list before 2.04, and actually created a directory called ENV on my
>hard drive to accomidate it. (with the assign of ENV: to it)
>while fixing up my stuff, I noted that C= set up Env: to ram:env.  why are
>they shoving it into ram?  also - when you update your stuff - wouldent it
>get lost if you have to reboot?  I mean, why didnt they just create a new
>folder?

The ENV: directory is used to store the environment variables. There is a copy
of them in ENVARC: (usually SYS:PREFS/ENVARC/#?) and the original WB2.04
startup-sequence does a COPY ENVARC: ENV: ALL, so all variables that are stored
in ENVARC: are static, all ENV: variables are lost after rebooting. This way
you can choose which variables are only temporary (ENV) and which are present
all the time (ENVARC).

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| E-mail: uel111r2a%tferi4@uni-lj.si          | \X/     Amiga      |
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From: x90townsen12@gw.wmich.edu
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Subject: More FTP help
Date: 27 Sep 92 01:35:04 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University
Summary: More FTP help
Reply-To: stownsen@cs.wmich.edu

I'm having a problem running files downloaded from an FTP site.  The files
are .run files but they don't self-run like they are supposed to.  I can't
figure out what is wrong with them.  Also, last year I downloaded some .lha
files and they worked fine.  But this year every time I try to un-arc them,
about half of the files are "corrupt" and will not work.  I'm using a UNIX
account istead of a VAX account.  Would that make any difference?  Please
give me some advice if you think you know what the problem is.  (Yes, I
did change the type to binary! :) )

As long as I'm posting, one more question:  I used to be able to get on
some kind of internet thing where I could join a different conversations
from all over the world.  Anyone have internet addresses for any of those
places?  Thanks for your help.


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Steve "Pete" Townsend      e-mail to stownsen@cs.wmich.edu
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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:28:00 CST
From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Printing in NLQ mode.

>Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:32:02 CET
>From: Wim=Lockefeer%BIB%LW@CC3.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
>Subject: RE: Printing in NLQ mode.
>
>Lance,
>I think my computer uses the printer's built in emphasised mode.  It's an
>Epson 500 (24 pins), and when my amiga emulates letter quality by double
>striking in draft, it looks quite different from the NLQ fonts the printer
>otherwise uses.
>

More to the point then, is what does your printer give on a text file
you copy to PRT: when the preferences printer setting is DRAFT and
how does that differ from LETTER.  Do you get different output.  I
am not talking about what a word processor does, just on what the
printer driver does for a simple ascii text file.

>Hope this helps,
>
>Wim
>
>ps, Do you know whether the printer drivers on the workbench disks are
> copyrighted ?  If not, I could send my EpsonQ to you.

Seems to me that they are. Thanks anyway.

-Lance
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From: silveira@INF.UFRGS.BR ((Fernando da Silveira Montenegro))
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Subject: SCSI x IDE -> I need help!
Date: 28 Sep 92 15:45:02 GMT
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Hi everyone!
I have a question:
I have an old GVP 33Mhz accelerator,with an IDE controller. Can
I just add a SCSI controller on one of the slots and use it
normally??
Also, I have 4 Mb of memory on this board plus 4Mb on an 8UP
board. Have I reached my memory limit or can I go to 16Mb?
Thanks!
-

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From:         Allen Wittenauer <CA2096@SIUCVMB.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: Windows on a BB

In actuality, you can run Windows on an 8088 in Standard mode.  Of
course, you could watch the pixels being redrawn but....
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From:         Jim Loomis <LOOMIS@ITHACA.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Zen and the art of internet

Lance, are you certain?  I think I saw an ASCII version on GEnie.  I'll check
this evening ATA.

-Jim Loomis
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From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: New AMIGA user

>Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:15:03 BST
>From: Tom.Turnbull@DURHAM.AC.UK
>Subject: New AMIGA user
>
>  I can ftp amiga files to my IBM PC clone both at work and at home.
>
>  I can then copy them to a floppy 3.5"/720k or 1.44M.
>
>  What is the best way to get these files onto my nephews AMIGA.
>
>  He does not have a modem or a comms program on his machine at the moment.

Have your nephew purchase CrossDos, since he does not have IBM disk
capability already, he cannot have you get one of the PD alteratives,
which costs about $25 mail order last time I checked.  He will then
be able to read 720K format disks as if they were AmigaDos disks.

>
>  To save a lot of bandwidth on this one, can anyone point me at a
>  list of frequently asked questions ( with answers ) for new ( naive )
>  amiga users?
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  Tom.T.

The FAQ file for this list was just updated and posted.  Someone might
still have it on line to forward to you.

-Lance
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From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
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Subject: Re: Bitftp and large files
Date: 29 Sep 92 23:23:43 GMT
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John Verhoeven (johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au) wrote:
> Under V2.04 you could do join `dir foobar.#[0-9]` as foobar`.
                                                             ^
don't add the last "`" after the "as foobar".

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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 22:31:00 EST
From:         Barghest <WAREP@WABASH.BITNET>
Subject:      Mac booboos, and disgruntled users.

Howdy all.  I was just reading through the Info_Mac digest we have, and
noticed a lot of things that apple users are really hot about.
    The first being the aesthetics of the performas and how they are not
as pretty as one might desire, and second the price for performance debate.
 From what I can tell, the users there aren't happy with what they see
coming from apple these days.
    The biggest gripe I saw was the fact that apple is no longer allowing
the user to FTP the later system upgrades for their wonderful System 7.  It
seems that 7.1 will be available only through apple dealers.  Finally apple
is not babying their users.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but one could NEVER
download the latest releast of amigados from an FTP or any other BBS for
that matter.  The folks were complaining about having to shell out $100 for
system 7 to begin with.  Awwwwwwwww.  2.04 was what? $90?  Yeah, and it
came with what?  ROM, software(4 disks) and a manual with HOW many pages(
1200)...oh well...
    Just a though....why are they whining?  I guess when the silver platter
tarnishes, the pompus begin to fade...oh well...

Later,

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From:         d lamptey msc <lamptey@ACSE.SHEFFIELD.AC.UK>
Subject:      Switcher and 2.04

> the way to get AmigaDos to detect which version it was booting under.

I have successfully used "version":

if version .gt. 35    /* as is in the wb2 case, */
 execute s:wb2.04startup
endif

execute s:wb1.3startup.

Two points: Be clear about which "execute" invoke. I use my WB2 execute, and
            the syntax (typed above) is not exactly as I had it......
          : I think I used something like (VAL) in the version construct. I
 cannot
            remember exactly.

Good luck.
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 09:42:00 CST
From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      Anyone Get DNET to work?

Hello,

I killed the greater part of Sunday with a friend trying to get DNet (and
the SerNet) to work between our systems.  We were using Dnet-2_20 and DNET
-Mis as downloaded from (I think) AB20.  SerNet version was 2.4 also gotten
from AB20 (before it went out).  We were using a simple 3 wire cable with
pins 2 and 3 swapped. I am running 1.3 and my friend is running 2.04.  We
also tried the 1.3 serial.device, as somewhere in the docs it was mentioned
but it did not make a change.

The docs tell how to get Dnet running when the system you are connecting
with already has it installed (such as dialing into a unix system), but
does not say much about setting it up for between two Amigas.

Anyway, we can get the small Dnet windows up on both machines, and type
on either machine with the text apprearing in the other machines dnet
window.  When attempting to start dnet, the Fterm window comes up on
one machine, but nothing happens on the other.  The title bar on the
fterm window never comes out of a "waitning..." state.

I am planning on downloading an earlier version of  Dnet from Fish 294,
as perhaps there is some unknown problem with 2.20.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

-Lance
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From:         Jaroslav Mechacek <jara@LION.ICS.MUNI.CS>
Subject:      Subs

 I wanted to subsctibe to the next newsgroups (adresses was posted a few
  months ago )

 amiga-relay-request@udel.edu
 comp-sys-amiga-reviews-request@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
 comp.sys.amiga.reviews.request@ucbvax.berkeley.edu

but the reply was : user unknown

Can you tel me what I did wrong !
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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 1992 11:31:00 PDT
From:         Jamie Dunford <J.Dunford@LEEDS-POLY.AC.UK>

Is it my imagination or is there a Pinball Dreams 2 on the market? I have seen
adverts in mags, but alas no details. It hasn't surfaced over here yet
(Britain), so I wondered if any one else knows anything about it.

Someone said it was called Pinball Fairlight (sounds a bit crappy), but he had
a beard so I don't trust him.

Ta.

Jamie Dunford

PS. If this sort of query shouldn't appear on I-AMIGA, please forgive me as
this is my maiden message.
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From: dmwick@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Dale Wick)
Subject: Re: problem with my harddrive
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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 17:56:52 GMT

In article <1992Oct3.4787.9139@dosgate> "roger bouchard" <roger.bouchard@canrem.com> writes:
>DW>seem.  Here's what I did:
>DW>   Block 666 used twice
>DW>
>
>was that REALLY the bad block # ?
>
>if so , better get that thing EXORCISED !!
>
>
>;-)
>
>
	Okay, okay, artisitic liberty. ;-)  It is how I felt, though.
			Dale


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