HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: c_feck@informatik.uni-kl.de (Christop Feck)
Subject: Re: WB Font?
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:14:59 GMT

In <1jo7ggINNosm@vttux1.vtt.fi> Jan.Lucenius@tel.vtt.fi (Jan Lucenius) wrote:
>In article <1993Jan20.195913@informatik.uni-kl.de> c_feck@informatik.uni-kl.de
>(Christop Feck) writes:
>
>>PS: Support WB font! Don't use this f*****g topaz8! (no flames on this please :)
>
>I have a problem with the font preferences in WB. Could someone please help?
>
>Although I have a lot of fonts copied to my fonts: directory (assigned to
>DH0:fonts), all of them are not recognized or cannot be opened when I click
>the font icon in preferences - for example I do not managed to set the
>system font to times. I think that the only readable is topaz 8, the rest
>are either too big to fit 80 characters on a line or too small to be displayed
>clearly in a non-interlaced monitor. And I think even the WB 1.3 system font
>looks nicer than topaz 8. How can I get preferences recognize also other
>fonts? The IBM fonts (do not remember where I have got them, possibly from
>Term) looks nice - and are even recognized, but they follow the MS-DOS enc-
>oding, thus making them unusuable in scandinavia.
>Observe that my monitor flickers with interlacing, it is the cheapest possible
>Philips, so I generally use it in non-interlace mode.

First a note on the line you quoted from my posting above: This should apply
to *programmers* and not users, so using topaz8 ist not bad/wrong. But writing a
program, which *restricts* the user to use topaz8 is really horrible!

On to your question: After changing anything in the FONTS: directory, you must
run FixFonts (from System drawer). I also agree that the fonts supplied on
the Workbench are either awful or are designed for use with hires interlaced
screens (such as Helvetica). Anyway, most fonts are proportional. System font
(for Shell windows etc.) can only be monospaced.

If you really like the old 1.3 topaz8, you can simple start FED (FontED, from
your 1.3 WB), "load" the topaz8 font, and save it to disk under a different name.
Of course, you must running Kickstart 1.3 for this to work.

Hope this helps.
-- 
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From: bdraschk@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Bernd Raschke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: WB Font?
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 19:09:25 GMT
Organization: CSD., University of Erlangen
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matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg) writes:

>What fonts are you guys using with a 640x400 (640x512) workbench?

>The default, topaz 8, looks good using 640x200 (640x256) but rather
>silly at the resolutions mentioned above. I've found that all fonts
>coming with the WB-disk look streched and tiny...
Yeah, it's rather ugly in interlace. I use Helvetica 11 for Workbench
Windows and Screen and Courier 11 as System font.

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From: db562s445@sycom.mi.org (Dave Birdsong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: 1200 and 1200HD hits America...]
Distribution: world
X-BBS-Software: EXCELSIOR! V0.976
Date: 24 Jan 93 16:01:52 EST
Organization: Michigan Information eXchange

In an article, iank@microsoft.com (Ian Kennedy) writes:

>In article <9301198713@genesis.nred.ma.us> nugget@genesis.nred.ma.us (Ralph
>Barbagallo) writes:
>>HEY!  Just called Tenex...they have both the Amiga 1200 and Amiga 1200HD
>>with a 40 meg IDE installed for low prices...  $849 for the HD version and
>>$599  for the non HD version... !!!!!!!!  Comes with Workbench 2.1, mouse,
>>blah blah blah...
Heck at Computer Link in Garden City Mi. (313 522 6005)  Dan is selling the 
A1200 with a 80 Meg Maxtor for $899.00 with the Software that Comodore is 
offering as a Bonis!
Dave Birdsong
From: mark@visionware.co.uk (Mark Ripley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: .IFF -> .WAV convertor ?
Date: 21 Jan 93 09:16:02 GMT
Organization: VisionWare Ltd., Leeds, UK
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5


Does anyone have or know of a program that will convert .IFF sound              
files to Windows .WAV format ?

Thanks,
Mark

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From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: 3D-software anywhere ? (Prgs, pics, rout
Date: 28 Jan 93 16:41:25 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Matthias Krok (m_krok@tron.gun.de) wrote:

: I`m looking for any kind of software (not only programs, also pictures, or
: anything) usable with one of these red/green-3D-glasses. (Maybe red/blue).

Exit ones did a mega demo, with that kind of 3D effects. Hmm, I think I saw
it at a BBS here in Sweden. If you have a fast modem you can do a FReq at
2:205/302 (exit.dms) or call +46-23-26436.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: mortene@Lise.Unit.NO (Morten Eriksen)
Subject: Re: Need details on programming AGA chipset
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 12:09:20 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.083807.14461@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, eas3714@ultb.isc.rit.edu (E.A. Story) writes:
 > In article  barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N. Barrett) writes:
 > >In article  cs64wag@sdcc8.ucsd.edu (Jeremy Friesner) writes:
 > >>
 > >>Come on man, surely you know the reason--if they did that,
 > >>everything would break again with every chipset upgrade,
 > >>and it would take another 8 years for the next (post AGA)
 > >>chipset!
 > >
 > >   Bull.  "Everything" would not break.  Only the few demos and games written
 > >to the AGA registers would break.  And such software would not have a very
 > >long time to accumulate if Commodore releases the next chipsets soon enough.
 > 
 > Well, apparently, there are more than compatibility issues involved.  On
 > csa.games, Chris Green mentioned that getting 2x or 4x bandwidth out of
 > AGA is not "easy".  ie.  The only way to get fast screens for most
 > hardware programmers is to use the OS.  I *love* it, all these Kewl
 > D00ds talking about how fast hardware hacking is... guess what, it turns
 > out it's SLOWER if you use those reverse engineered AGA hardware refs,
 > since most of them don't mention anything about alignment restrictions
 > and enhanced fetch modes.  I gotta laugh. 
 > 

Then what happens when hackers start to disassemble to ROM-code to see how it's
done, and bangs the hardware directly for even _more_ speed?  *snigger*

Morten
From: ovep@kih.no (Ove Tro)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: DELUXE PAIN soon released !!
Date: 27 Jan 93 13:08:43 GMT
Organization: Perv-O-Media Productions
Keywords: PAIN, MANGLE, TORTURE

Do you like to have your nails pulled out one by one by a fat, grinning nazi?
Do you enjoy having your back whipped to shreds by scantily clad valkyries?
Is your favourite way to spend an evening to chop your toes off, slice
by slice, with a less-than-sharp axe?

Then THIS program is for YOU !!
Introducing : DELUXE PAIN 1.0001 !!!

By connecting your Amiga (all models) directly to your brain (via the 
included neuro-interface), this amazing product will enable you to 
experience levels of pain you have never before encountered, and live to 
tell (or rather SCREAM) about it afterwards.

The software has an interface which is easy to use, yet gives total
flexibility over pain induced.  Operating on an on-screen graphical
representation of your body, a simple point-'n-click menu lets you 
easily change the shape and size of your "tools", from small needles 
to twin-turbo chainsaws!

But this is not all!!  Additional features include:
	SPLINES: Bend limbs using splines (unlimited # of controlpoints).
	CUT AND PASTE: Cut off pieces of your body and paste them elsewhere.
		(Warning: Never cut off the hand controlling the mouse, as this
		may lead to a certain lack of control.)
	GRID: Simulates a red-hot iron grid (variable size).
	MORPH: Metamorph parts of your body into lamps or Michael Jackson.
		(Update will include interface to MORPHMORPHMONGER, for that
		final touch of ABSOLUTE PAIN.)

	And MUCH MORE !!!

Forthcoming releases will include datadisks (with complete and authentic
torture-toolkits from ancient civilizations up to the present day),
and also SCPI (Scream Command Pain Interface).
With this device, screams from the user will only result in intensified pain.

So cut your finger, and write your order in blood NOW.
Buy DELUXE PAIN (only $501.01) and you WILL regret it!

(Note: A1200- and A4000-owners can soon order DELUXE PAIN AAAGH, with 
additional features and increased price.)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: damiel@netcom.com (Paul Theodoropoulos)
Subject: odd HD diskcache prob after 2.1 upgrade
X-Spook-Fodder: hero heroin tree shrub bush birth life death FBI CIA NSA
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 01:57:44 GMT

i dunno if i've missed some stupid little detail, or if i'm imagining
things, or if something has genuinely changed.

i recently upgraded my A3000 from 2.04 to 2.1. the same day, i decided
to be done with the stupid partitioning of my main harddrive, and just
went with one large sys: partition, rather than having the dumb
"work:" partition also (as well as an unused pseudoPC partition).

everything went great, system runs like a top etc...EXCEPT for this
little problem: disk caching appears to be different. *every* time i
double click on the harddrive icon, the disk seeks for each of the
icons in the main window. same for drawers. if i close the
window/drawer, then reopen it, the disk seeks out each icon again. it
used to be that, once i had opened the window the first time,
subsequent reopening of the window was refreshed from the cache - no
disk seeks at all. *however*, if the main harddrive window has just one
single subdir/drawer open, then if i close and reopen the main window,
it is from cache, but only as long as that drawer is open!

yes, i've made sure i have plenty of buffers. when i used Harddrive
Toolbox, i gave the full disk 256 buffers. previously, i had 256
buffers for each of the three partitions on it. just now (while i'm
writing this), i addbuffer-ed it so it now has 512 buffers. still
seeks.

was 2.1 changed in some way, or am i forgetting something, or what?
-- 
paul theodoropoulos     damiel@netcom.com     (hooools@well.sf.ca.us)

"Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it."
      -Albert Camus
From: kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga Guide: where can i get it???
Date: 26 Jan 93 11:18:59 GMT
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Distribution: world
Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO
In-reply-to: Thomas.Noerregaard@p6.syntax.bbs.bad.se's message of 24 Jan 93 14:27:49 GMT

>>>>> On 24 Jan 93 14:27:49 GMT, (Thomas Noerregaard) said:

Thomas> (21-Jan-93  8:34:00) Stefan Le Breton wrote:

 SLB> the number of *.guide documentation grows, but no reader is included
 SLB> with the workbench. Yes, there's i.e. Hyper but it isn't fully 
Thomas> compatible SLB> or i might buy SAS/C, but I'm not a C-programmer!
 SLB> So: where can i get this reader without buying a bunch of progs i don't
 SLB> need?? (hey Commodore!)

Thomas> I really don't think you can get it without buying SAS/C. :-(

It's also packaged with the 'Visionary' Programming Language from Oxxi. The
documentation for the VIE editor is written in AmigaGuide.
Unfortunately, that's the best thing about the entire package. :-/

Thomas> But There is another one called "ShowHyp V1.2" written by Nick
Thomas> de.Jong and it' s freeware.

Thomas> It's a nice utility and IMHO better than the one that comes with
Thomas> the SAS/C package.

Hmmm, sounds cool, I'll have to check it out.
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Were these parsnips CORRECTLY MARINATED in TACO SAUCE?
From: stinerkt@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Kevin T Stiner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Is it possible to put WB 3.0 > 8 Colors ?
Date: 21 Jan 93 18:29:50 GMT
Reply-To: stinerkt@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Kevin T Stiner)
Organization: Computer Science Department at Rose-Hulman
NNTP-Posting-Host: l130a4.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu

In article <1993Jan21.115829.16783@ugle.unit.no> eyvind@Lise.Unit.NO  
(Eyvind Bernhardsen) writes:
> 
> Uh, excuse me for bein' a mere mortal with 2.0 an' all, but if you want  
to change
> the # of coloUrs, you go into the Screenmode prefs...  Just a thought...
> 
> 
> -Eyvind
> 
> -- 
>      //|                             | DISCLAIMER: I don't HAVE  
opinions.
>     // |                             | I just repeat what everyone else  
says!
> \\ //--|miga: There can be only one. |
>  \X/   |         eyvind@lise.unit.no | Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!   
Ackpth!


Correct, however, the icons use the colors set on the palette requester  
and in order to get more colors than 8 from that, I use the palette from  
2.0 and set 3.0 screenmode pref to 12 colors.  If I set the screenmode  
pref to 256 colors, the 2.0 palette gives me a choice of 256 colors to  
pick from (instead of still 8 from 3.0) and from which the icons still use  
the first 12 colors displayed on the palette (and I can put a nifty  
picture in the background).

--
Kevin T. Stiner                    |"..because happiness is not
stinerkt@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu  |an ideal of reason but of
AMIGA 4000      Serial No. 000403  |imagination."
NeXT mail encouraged!!             |   --IMMANUEL KANT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: mashton@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Zaphod Beeblebrox)
Subject: Re: A1200 Harddisk problems
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 17:54:44 GMT

In article <1jsdkkINNege@uwm.edu> karl@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (J Karl Meinhardt) writes:
>I am on my second Maxtor 120Meg disk and am still having difficulity.  The
>disk still doesn't work properly.  I am using WB2.1 HD Toolbox to set drive
>parameters which are read from the drive.  I am leaving the parameters at the
>defaults but, the drive still behaves eratically.  The 1200 does not come with 
>software to install the harddisk hence the use of 2.1 HDtools.  I am aware
>of the maxtransfer bug, but changing this value makes no difference.
>Does anyone have any sugestions?
>
>Thanx,
>Karl
>
>


Try pressing the "read drive parameters" button..It may still be using some 
nos. of tracks/sectors which are incorrect.
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The opinions expressed are entirely those of myself and the little purple 
people that visit me from time to time.They are not those of my employer,
basically,because I haven't got one.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: geir-s@hsr.no (Geir Haakon Strand)
Subject: Re: New machine sales
Organization: Rogaland University Centre
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:39:28 GMT

In article <1jkbmqINNhot@rave.larc.nasa.gov>, jrb@jrb.larc.nasa.gov (James R. Burley II) writes:
> Does anyone know how well the new AGA machines are selling? Commodore
> had a terrible last quarter and their stock has been sliding ever since.
> I'm hoping for a turn around with the next quarterly earnings due out at 
> the end of Jan '93.
> -- 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  James R. Burley II                         NASA Langley Research Center
>  VOICE: 804-864-2008  FAX: 804-864-8294   MS 152E, Hampton, Va. 23665-5225     
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

In Norway, where I live, the A4000 is selling good. I've been waiting for my A4000
2 weeks now. This is because C= are unable to deliver enough A4000.
I've heard rumors that this also happend back when the A500 was released even
though C= had large stocks of A500. If so, and if this is the case now, what the 
h*ll is wrong with C= ?

Geir Strand
Rogaland University Center
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: jamie@cdevil.unx.sas.com (James Cooper)
Subject: Re: Amiga Guide: where can i get it???
Originator: jamie@cdevil.unx.sas.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:34:32 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <slbrbbbh.727608879@w250zrz>, slbrbbbh@w250zrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de (Stefan Le Breton) writes:
>Hi,
>the number of *.guide documentation grows, but no reader is included
>with the workbench. Yes, there's i.e. Hyper but it isn't fully compatible
>or i might buy SAS/C, but I'm not a C-programmer!
>So: where can i get this reader without buying a bunch of progs i don't
>need?? (hey Commodore!)

AmigaGuide support is standard with AmigaOS V3.0.  Commodore has also promised
there should be something shortly for those who don't have V3.0.

Until then, you can either:

        1) Be patient.  It shouldn't be much longer.

        2) Buy a copy of CDROM-FS.  Retails for about $50.00 U.S., and includes
           the AmigaGuide reader as part of the package.

        3) Now might be a good time to start learning C, after all!  :-) :-)

-- 
---------------
Jim Cooper
(jamie@unx.sas.com)                             bix: jcooper

Any opinions expressed herein are mine (Mine, all mine!  Ha, ha, ha!),
and not necessarily those of my employer.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: schwager@mike.cs.uiuc.edu (Mike Schwager)
Subject: ux1.cso.uiuc.edu name is being changed!
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:44:10 GMT


Ladees and Germs,
The ux1.cso.uiuc.edu hostname is being (actually, has been) changed to
ftp.cso.uiuc.edu .  Do not use ux1 anymore; soon it will not work!  Thank
you.

BTW, the latest disks are ready to upload over there, the problem is that
they are doing some disk reorganization and the disk is mounted Read-Only
right now.  Expect them in 24 hours.
-Mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren)
Subject: Re: Backup software needed for Exabyte 8200
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:49:34 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1.3 PL5

Jamie H. Clark (jclark@access.digex.com) wrote:
> I tried Matt Dillion's TAPE handler and GNUtar to backup my Amiga 3000
> hard disk to Exabyte 8200 (2.3GB 8mm) tape drive.  The tape drive light will
[rest of problem description deleted ]

I think there are at least two possible problems you might be seeing:

  1.  You have something physically set up incorrectly, such as improper
      bus termination, etc.  In this case, a software update won't help.

  2.  Your tar or tape handler is broken.  I have never had much luck
      with GNU-tar, especially when dealing with multi-part tape
      archives.

I use the BTN-tape handler (by Bob Rethemeyer) and tar with good
results, but I don't use GNU-tar.  I'm not sure how to describe the tar
I use because it doesn't have a version string.  The binary is 33552
bytes.  It has worked flawlessly for me, and i use it very extensively.

With this tar I could reference multiple tar archives on one physical
tape (ie, tar -tvf tape:35), and append to the tape (tar -cf tape:app
blah).  But with GNU-tar, attempting to append to the tape overwrote the
1st archive on the tape.  I think this is because GNU tar, if you gave
it "tape:app" as a file name, tried to somehow reference "tape:" first,
which caused the handler to rewind the tape.  That's just my theory, but
anyway, GNU-tar was big and seemed to have enough problems that this
other tar works much better for me.  (I use it with an Archive DAT
unit).

  - steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Simulate keypad on A600?
From: jennen@eeyore.stcloud.msus.edu (Steve Jennen)
Date: 23 Jan 93 21:40:55 -0600
Organization: St. Cloud State Univ., MN

Is there a program available that will simulate the keypad on my Amiga
600?  I have a program that requires the use of the keypad, and I don't
have a keypad on my Amiga!  :)

-=steve, jennen@eeyore.stcloud.msus.edu
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:28:30 EST
From: <TEW105@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Latest Fish

Are there any FTP sites with disks beyond 790?
Thanks!
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From: bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: A4000 or SGI for video
Date: 28 Jan 93 11:56:58 GMT
Organization: IDK/Frontec - System Design Group

wjbaird@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Warren Baird) writes:
> I'd really like to see similar data for the 4000.  Does anyone know
> how many flat shaded polys per second you can get?

  How do you define a 'flat shaded polygon' in terms of actual techietalk?
I guess I could hack up a pretty quick thing to draw some thousand three-dot
(flat?), two-color (shaded?) polygons per second. But I guess that's not what
the SGI guys really mean.
  Please specify the question and someone might actually be able to supply
an answer.

		-- Bjorn

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