HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: caw@miroc.Chi.IL.US (Christopher A. Wichura)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: About MAPLE V...
Distribution: world
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (9/26/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 14 Oct 92 14:50:20 CDT

In article <1beo49INNmtc@uwm.edu> bloc1469@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Gregory R. Block) writes:
> In article <CASEY.92Oct12212217@morale.lexmark.lex.usa.na> pacasey@lexmark.com writes:
> >How much did you pay for your copy of Maple?  Just curious.  Thanks.
>
> I paid full price.  :)  It was before I knew that our university had a
> site license... which is okay, because I'm going to be using Maple for
> a LONG time after I graduate.  When it comes to programs I recommend
> to other EE students, Maple is WAY up there.

I got my Maple V for $437 Canadian (just looked at the invoice for the exact
figure -- that's including the shipping).  That's between $350-$385 US, as I
recall (or it was whan I got it).  I purchased it on a special deal they were
offering just before Maple V was released for the Amiga (faxed my order in on
the last day, for that matter, as I had sent mail to wmsi and they responded
that they were offering this deal).  I, too, knew that UIC had a site
liscense, but I wanted to be able to use it after I graduate (which isn't
long now).

> Personally, I think it walks all over mathematica.

The symbolics in Maple V trounce all over Mathematica.  But Mathematcia is a
generation ahead in it's graphics abilities.  It depends on how much you need
to be able to do when visualizing your data, I suppose.  I'd really like to
see Maple VI have the graphics power of Mathematica.  (Disclaimer:  I know
nothing about Waterloo's plans for Maple VI.  Don't even know if they're
working on it, though I would expect they are.)

--

Christopher A. Wichura                Multitasking.  Just DO it.
caw@miroc.chi.il.us  (my amiga)                          ...the Amiga way...
u12401@uicvm.uic.edu (school account)
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.applications:7710 comp.sys.amiga.misc:14793
From: wbennett@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William F Bennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: PD C compiler
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:09:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: magnus.1992Oct7.150925.21702
Organization: The Ohio State University


     Well, I decided to take the plunge and learn C. I have manuals and some 
background in other languages.

     Can someone recommend a pd compiler, and if possible a ftp site.

     Thanx in advance.
-- 
*******************************************************************************
Bill Bennett              Dept of Radiology           The Ohio State University

*********************  wbennett@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu  ********************
From: mtpins@icaen.uiowa.edu (Michael T Pins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Copy/Paste utility for VLT and 2.0
Date: 15 Oct 92 05:27:08 GMT
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

tim@lenti.med.umn.edu (Tim Leonard) writes:

>I have just switched from 1.3 to 2.04 and I am looking for
>a Copy/Paste utility to use with VLT.  I used to use
>"Snipit" with 1.3 but when I tried to use it under 2.0
>I got a major crash.  Is there an update for Snipit
>or another routine available or does 2.0 have its' own
>and I just haven't found it in the manual yet?

I'm still using snap version 1.61.
It runs great under 2.04 on my A3000.
It's available on grind.isca.uiowa.edu in the utils area.

-- 
*****************************************************************************
* Michael Pins                |   Internet: amigapd@isca.uiowa.edu          *
* ISCA's Amiga Librarian      |         #include <std.disclaimer>           *
*****************************************************************************
From: ewilts@galaxy.gov.bc.ca (Ed Wilts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Poscript on screen?
Date: 11 Oct 92 16:22:10 -0700
Reply-To: EWILTS@GALAXY.GOV.BC.CA
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

In article <1992Oct11.150944.43754@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, cuadrasola@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
> I am looking for a PD program that would load poscript files and didplay them
> on screen.  Something like GhostView on Unix and the PC.  Is there such a thing
> for the Amiga?

Post 1.7 from Fish 669.  Get your fonts from the commercial Adobe Type Manager
product or learn to live with lower quality fonts.

-- 

Ed Wilts, BC Systems Corp., 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8X 4S8
EWilts@Galaxy.Gov.BC.CA   |   Ed.Wilts@BCSystems.Gov.BC.CA   |   (604) 389-3430
From: Ron_Reynolds@amsbbs.wimsey.bc.ca (Ron Reynolds)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: GVP030 & Gigamem?
Distribution: world
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:59:15 PST
Organization: Amiga Mail System BBS

In a message dated Wed  7 Oct 92 19:28, Kennethm@cc.gatech.edu (kenneth Moo
wrote:

 KM> General Gigamem question --- is it a PD, shareware, etc package or
 KM> is it commercial?   If the first, where can it be found, if the
 KM> second, who is the makers/distributers.   Thanks.

Its a commercial product and is being distributed by INOVAtronics Dallas
TX, phone number 214-340-4991..



Ron...

-- Via DLG Pro v0.992

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: flui@fraser.sfu.ca (Francis Wai Gee Lui)
Subject: Re: Adobe Type 1 conversion/kludging
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 20:35:10 GMT

In article <1992Oct12.162123.18427@ifi.unizh.ch> blatter@ifi.unizh.ch (Martin A. Blatter) writes:
>FontDesigner, an outline font editor/converter for the Amiga extracts the 
>metric information out of a Adobe Type 1 (PFB) file and can save the metrics
>in AFM format. Of course it is also able generate Intellifont files directly.

But, is FontDesigner available in North America?  I think not, unfortunately!
Please, you ingenious Europeans, distribute your wares in North America!  Yes,
there IS an Amiga market here that will pay GOOD MONEY for good software!


  __   __
 / /\ /_/\__   Francis Lui
/_/ /\\ \ \/\  e-mail: flui@sfu.ca
\ \  / \ \  /
 \ \ \  \_\/   You know you're a techno-dweeb when
  \_\/         floppy drive applies more to your love life,
               and hard drive to your machines.
From: kentd@FtCollins.NCR.com (Kent Dalton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: How do I stop ISpell's REXX server?
Date: 6 Oct 92 14:46:49 GMT
Reply-To: Kent.Dalton@FtCollinsCO.NCR.com
Distribution: world
Organization: NCR Microelectronics, Ft. Collins, CO


The ISpell man page does not discuss how to stop the ISpell arexx server
once it has been started using "run ispell -r <NIL: >NIL:". ISpell seems
to take up a ton of memory when not in use (I have a pretty large
dictionary file :^) so I want to shut it down without rebooting when
it's not in use. The docs imply that it can be done but never say
explicitly how to go about doing it.
--
/**************************************************************************/
/* Kent Dalton                   * EMail: Kent.Dalton@FtCollinsCO.NCR.COM */
/* NCR Microelectronics          * Phone: (303) 223-5100 X-319            */  
/* 2001 Danfield Ct. MS470A      *   FAX: (303) 226-9556                  */
/* Fort Collins, Colorado 80525  *                                        */
/**************************************************************************/
All of life is a blur of Republicans and meat!
From: drchip@cup.portal.com (MYRON A LIEBERMAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Project D and Fuller Computer -> RIP?
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 09:33:43 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>Early this year, I sent Fuller Computer (authors of Project D) smething like
>$40 to get quarterly updates to Project D, the disk archiving and cataloging
>program.  After reading "Bug Bytes" in the new "Amazing Computing" I realized
>that I have not heard from those guys in a long, long time.  Has anyone had
>any correspondence or sign of life from them?
>
>--Randy--

I saw Ben Fuller of Fuller Computer last night at a user group meeting. If
you want to reach him you can probably write to him in care of the Arizona
Amiga User Group, PO Box 907, Tempe, AZ 85281. He usually attends their 
meetings. He was also at WOCA in Pasadena wearing a Fuller Computer badge,
so there would appear to be some signs of life.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: tron@uni-paderborn.de (Matthias Scheler)
Subject: Re: Multi-Level Docks in TM2.0
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 08:52:45 GMT

mbuc1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Matthew Richard     Buchanan       ) writes:

[stuff deleted]

>Stefan,

>TM2_0 Kicks! Keep up the good work. Any thoughts of adding submenus?? I can't
>remember whether this was mentioned inthe docs or not.

Submenus are not possible without an ugly hack. Read the documentation of
ToolsDaemon which supports submenues: The author warns users that this
feature can cause lots of problems and will probably not work with OS 3.0.

[stuff deleted]
-- 
Matthias Scheler                                         tron@uni-paderborn.de
University of Paderborn (Germany)
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.applications:7898 comp.sys.amiga.programmer:14533
From: levi@cs.utk.edu (David Levi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Is there a successor to Power Windows ?
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:47:29 GMT
Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - CS Department
NNTP-Posting-Host: case.cs.utk.edu

In article <kehlet.06qs@kehlet.adsp.sub.org> kehlet@kehlet.adsp.sub.org (Jesper Kehlet) writes:
>You might want to take a look at GadToolsBox -- it's ftp'able...


I posted a short while ago asking about the version of reqtools.library
that comes with the new version of GadToolsBox -- it is version 37.xxx, and
GadToolsBox requires version 38+

I got no info before, so I'll try again.  Anybody know where/how to get v38+
of reqtools.library?  Thanks for any info.

p.s.  I did get replies to my previous post by other people wanting the same
      info, so I guess this is a problem with GadToolsBox.  I guess I'm
      not the only one who'd like to try it out, either.
-- 
-Dave Levi     levi@cs.utk.edu
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'd be really pleased to meet you, if only I could remember your name,
But I've got a problem with my memory ever since I got a winner in the fame game
From: t9014135@phillip.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: HELP WITH TOOLMANAGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 9 Oct 92 18:30:04 GMT
Organization: RMIT (Bundoora Campus)

Boy am I lost!!!, how do you get Toolmanager working. I have installed it but I
am lost when it comes to configuring the thing.

Can someone write a step by step tutorial to show how me ( and others that are
lost ) how to use the program. I would like to know how to configure the EXEC,
DOCK, ICON, SOUND, etc object ( or what ever they may be).

Configure something out of WB, so I know I have it....

I hope all this makes sense, but since I am lost I am not sure on the correct
terminology :):)

Please Help, as I want try Tool Manager out.

Thanks in advance

Tef

T9014135@phillip.edu.au
tevfik@arcadia.mc.phillip.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: cs_b152@ceres (Kalicun W)
Subject: Re: NULL:
Organization: Kingston University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:20:44 GMT

boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian) writes:
: 
: 	I'm about to try to use getty and auxsupport and it asked me 
: 	for NULL:  so I tried to make my own mountlist entry for it and
: 	it had a guru.  I sortof expected that but I was wondering 
: 	if someone had a mountlist entry for NULL: that they could 
: 	PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, with an A4000 w/16bit sound on top,
: 	mail me the entry.
: 
: 				thanx so much..
: 
: 				boing@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu
: --
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: |  Nakamichi, Precision Power, AVI SOUND, and Monster Cable Speaker Wire.  |
: |    boing@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu     University of California, Santa Barbara    |
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

NULL: is on the fish disks, and is written by the same guy who wrote amigauucp
I think his name is Matt Dillion.

Vlod
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: cschneid@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Schneider Christian)
Subject: Re: GVP030 & Gigamem?
Organization: Informatik Club d. Universitaet, Zuerich
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 09:35:10 GMT

In article <Bvs6w4.EKA@comp.vuw.ac.nz> tribble@gphs.vuw.ac.nz (John Matthews) writes:
>I have a Ronin Hurricane accelerator, which has no hardware protection against caching chip memory, custom chip addresses etc, so I have to have an MMU table in place before I turn the data cache on.
>
>Can GigaMem work when there is already an MMU table in place, or can it be set up to do the same thing (ie cache inhibit chip memory etc.)
>
>John Matthews

a) GigaMem works even if there is already an MMU table in place, taken the
   table is not 'too complex' (like Enforcer's table..)
b) If not table was active, the newly generated table _does_ cache inhibit
   for chip ram.

- Chris
-- 
-- 
Chris Schneider - cschneid@amiga.physik.unizh.ch BIX: hschneider IRC: cschneid
It's impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do
From: Roger_Martensson@nola.bbs.bad.se (Roger Martensson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Upgrade 2000 or to 4000
Date: Mon,  5 Oct 92 13:01:58 +0000
Reply-To: Roger_Martensson@nola.bbs.bad.se (Roger Martensson)
Distribution: world
Organization: Nolaskolans TCL, Ornskoldsvik, Sweden 
OD-Comment-To: Jeff_R_Lindstrom

 JRL>   Also, the Chip RAM in the A4000 can be expanded to 4 Megs, as I 
 JRL> recall, 
 
no, you can't. Only 2 megs of chipram. 
 
/Rm  
  
---
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen)
Subject: *** WEIRD PRINTER.DEVICE PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ***
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Keywords: putz, semprini, spam, shrubbery
Reply-To: dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen)
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:24:19 GMT


Problem:
	The first time I send anyuthing to the printer, it prints garbage.
	Subsequent printing is fine UNTIL the driver is re-loaded into 
	memory.
	
Details:
	1. The problem occurs the first printing after the printer driver
	   is loaded into memory.
	2. It is not the printer. It was checked out independently.
	3. It is not the driver. The same problem occurs on other CBM
	    supplied drivers.
	4. The input to the prt: device is valid each time. It doesn't
	   change.
	5. The output of the par: device is almost twice as big the
	   first time printing as the second time.

	   I'll try to explain the contents with an example:

	   First time file (dummy example, the real file has much more data):
	   IN HEX:
	   1b 20 3b 1b 50 1b 20 3b 1b 50 07 0a

	   Note that the first 5 bytes in this example are repeated twice
	   with an extra two bytes at the end of the file

	   Second time file example:
	   IN HEX
	   1b 20 3b 1b 50 07 0a

	   Note that this file is the same as the last 7 bytes in the 
	   first time file.

	   The real files follow this same pattern only they are larger.

My system:
	A3000/16
	8 Mbytes 32 bit Fast Ram
	2 Mbytes 16 bit Fast Ram (on A2091 controller)
	2 Mbytes Chip
	A2088D bridgeboard

I took everything out of my WBSTARTUP drawer and got rid of my user-startup
and went back to the supplied startup-sequence. The same problem.

I re-intstalled the printer.device, parallel.device; same problem.

IT DIDN'T USE TO DO THIS. It doesn't matter if the first print is done with
copy, or printfiles, or from within an application.

Does anyone have any ideas?

-- 
	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.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: mahman@lesti.hut.fi (Markku A ]hman)
Subject: Re: Hex Editor
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date:  8 Oct 92 09:40:48 GMT

In <1992Oct8.131423.13115@phillip.edu.au> t9014135@phillip.edu.au writes:

>Where can I find a Hex editor, any ftp sites ?

On a Fish-disk 517 there is a program called Hex. You could like that.

- Markku ]hman / mahman@niksula.cs.hut.fi -
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: Winfried.Krueger@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Winfried Krueger)
Subject: Re: Does the post.library support Colors ?
Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 08:13:15 GMT

fillg1@uni-paderborn.de (Michael Illgner) writes:

>Hi folks,
>Is it possible to use the famous post.library with color-postscript files ?
>This would make the printing of included colored images in TeX-files
>using dvips very easy. 
>					Thanks in advance
>					Michael

I you had ever tried 'post' , which is based upon the post.library, you
should know that it does support color postscript. Amiga + post +
HP DJ 500/550C = ultra cheap & ultra fast (depends on the Amiga) color
postscript processing!

 winnie.
From: dsears@cie.uoregon.edu (Douglas Sears)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Origins genealogy demo ftp'able
Date: 11 Oct 92 19:26:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: nntp.1992Oct11.192613.15593
Organization: University of Oregon Campus Information Exchange


  A demo version of Origins is available for anonymous ftp at
wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4):
/systems/amiga/incoming/demos/commercial/Origins.lha
  Origins is a new full-featured commercial genealogy program.
The demo version is nearly the same, but has a limit on the number of
records, has some print-outs disabled, and is missing the GEDCOM
utilities.
  For more information, look at Origins.readme, in the same directory
on wuarchive, and ads by the publisher, The Puzzle Factory, in
the Oct. and Dec. issues of Amazing, and the Fall/Winter AC's Guide.
-- 
Doug Sears      dsears@cie.uoregon.edu      (503)343-8943
From: whodges@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (William Hodges)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Adobe Type 1 conversion/kludging
Date: 12 Oct 92 22:01:56 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA

blatter@ifi.unizh.ch (Martin A. Blatter) writes:
> In article <1992Oct10.225253.13766@sfu.ca> flui@fraser.sfu.ca (Francis Wai Gee Lui) writes:
> >I managed to use dl2pfb from amiga.physik.unizh.ch to convert a SoftFaces


> 
> FontDesigner, an outline font editor/converter for the Amiga extracts the 
> metric information out of a Adobe Type 1 (PFB) file and can save the metrics
> in AFM format. Of course it is also able generate Intellifont files directly.
> 

Where Can I find the program FontDesigner, because I have a lot of .pfb fonts I
would like to convert to either compugraphic , or to use with Final Copy.  
  


> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Martin A. Blatter                           blatter@amiga.physik.unizh.ch
> Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.
>                                                          -- Rich Kulawiec
From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Best PD music composition program?
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 23:27:57 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>I'm looking for a PD/Shareware music composition program for the amiga to let
>my roommate, a masters student in music composition, who uses macs, that the
>Amiga is a cost effective alternative to a $3000 + mac setup.  Is MED the best
>availible for someone like this? or are there better/more professional ones
>out there?

As a fellow "amigavangelist" I wish that you could do this.... however, NO
Amiga _PD_ music software can compare with the current MAC music software.
Though the Amiga hardware is cheaper and more powerful, the SOFTWARE is what
makes and application truly useful.

Now, if you could get the demo of Bars & Pipes Pro, you would have a chance.
Still, great as it is, the Amiga Software has lots of catching up to do in
the area of audio.  Unfortunately, even Atari (with Notator and Creator) on
a 68000 Mega smokes any Amiga software :-(   (So sad, but true.)

>-Scott, the amigavangelist

-Joel
-------
   ========================================================================
  / Joel E. Swan....Pres./...Media Specialties, Ltd., Oak Forest, IL.USA  /
 / & Senior Producer..../...Moody Broadcasting Network, Chicago, IL. USA /
/ Portal ID: joeles..../...joeles@cup.portal.com                        /
========================================================================
From: aites@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jim Aites)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:39:52 GMT
Subject: Re: WANT: Program to Play/Convert Mac sound sample.
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications

Masc or SoundZap work well in converting .snd to .iff.
Both PD/Share.  Let me know if you can't find them.

Jim 8's
aites@hpsmpa.lvld.hp.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: mpue2@syma.sussex.ac.uk (James E. Talbut)
Subject: ISpell
Organization: University of Sussex, five miles away from Brighton
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 12:20:44 GMT

There has been a lot of talk recently about ISpell.
What is it?
And where can I get it?

	J.T.
	
-- 
Fine beer may be judged with just one sip,
	but it's better to be thoroughly sure.  -  Czech proverb

James Talbut            mpue2@syma.susx.ac.uk
From: bloc1469@ee.ee.uwm.edu (Gregory R. Block)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Process KILL/LIST Program???
Date: 13 Oct 1992 15:01:21 GMT
Organization: Electrical Engineering Dept. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.2.33

In article <1bdk5nINN2lc@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aq722@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (John Gregor) writes:
>Gregory, I think you are seeing something else.  I run have been using Term
>2.something for ages, and I've been using JM 1.1b ever since it was out and
>first appeared on a fish disk, and Term has not crashed for me with or
>without JM.  In fact, I've never seen JM cause *anything* to crash.  I
>couldn't live without it, because there is nothing else which provides
>the same level of control of how your CPU cycles get allocated.  Maybe
>Term is crashing for some other reason, or because of some other program
>you run?  I also know other people runing JM and TERM and who haven't
>had any problems at all.

Well, I plan on testing out JM again when Term 2.4 is available.  This
time, I think I'll try and figure out exactly what's causing the
problems.  However, all I know is that I experienced intermittent
gurus while running JM.  I don't run any other "process" type stuff,
and I don't run anything really unusual on this Amiga...  Now my other
amiga is of course another story. :)

Greg
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