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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:29:54 MET
From:         Marcin Dudar <DUDDIE@PLSZUS11.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Cool demos
              13 Nov 1992 10:35:48 GMT from <u920659@DAIMI.AAU.DK>

TRY TO GET W.F.M.H. PRODUCTION "Software" placed 1st on party in warsaw '92!
There you will see: Twister, Vector Scroll whole screen sized in one frame!,
more than 77.000 lightsourced cubes in one frame on the screen !!!!
cool 13.000 pixels morphing and lot of other hot and cool effects !!!

If you wanna see best TV-Box ever try to get last W.F.M.H.'s production
"Faster Than Hell" with lot of cool amazing efects in it !!!

Try to contact W.F.M.H.'s member (coder) Mr.Soft at :

           ORLOWSPS at PLSZUS11.BITNET
From: ewilts@galaxy.gov.bc.ca (Ed Wilts)
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Subject: Re: Running programs outside their directory
Date: 15 Dec 92 21:16:46 -0800
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In article <01GSAVO87668001QDJ@WHITMAN.BITNET>, SARGEANT@WHITMAN.BITNET writes:
> 
> I would like to run some programs, using the supplied icon, from a parent
> or root directory.  I understand somewhat the difference between the icon
> types and know that I can have an icon in one drawer run a program from a
> different drawer using a script file, but there must be a better way.
> 
> Anyone out there doing what I'm describing?  Specifically, I want to open
> my games drawer and have all of the different game icons show up but
> still keep each game in it's own directory.

My approach to this is to use ToolManager.  By having all my major games in a
pull-down menu from my Workbench, I can quickly access any game at a moment's
notice.  ToolManager allows you to specify the work directory which is usually
the same directory as where the icon (however it doesn't have to be - for
example, my entry for my picture viewer has the work directory pointing to
where the pictures area, not where the viewer is).

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From:         "Magnus Wissler... Amiga rules..." <NDB120@NOV.HB.SE>
Subject:      Re: Silly Questions

> In article 10213 Phil M. Ware writes:
>
> >Programs will run, it is just that they will be accessing CHIP RAM, aka
> >SLOW RAM, so they will not be as fast.  I do have many programs that eat
> >fast RAM first, but subsequently, if there is no fast RAM left(like
> >Term2.2b leaves me with 32bytes free fast RAM), the programs will turn to
> >chip ram.  So, with 2MB chip, programs should run, but for optimal
> >performance, it would be wise to get some fast RAM in there too.
>
> >hope this helps, and please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
>
> Could anybody tell me why Commodore asked the f***ing stupid
> games-developers what to put in the A1200 (HD-floppy/2 Mb chip) ?
>
> As it is now we'll have two f***ing disk-formats when a low-end HD-Amiga
> comes along, and as stated by someone who's name I've forgotten
> "The games-developers will p***ed of by having two diff. formats"
>
> Why on earth not a HD-drive instead ?

Because the HD floppy wouldn't fit in the 1200's case, or so I heard
recently...

> And what's the point with 2 Mb chip when the machine get's
> so f***ing slow without FAST-ram ?
>
> Games would benefit more from SPEED than 2 MB slick graphics/sound,
> and it's easier to get more chip-ram than to replace the internal drive,
> besides I don't think all games-developers will make their games Hard-Drive
> installable.

I don't entirely agree with you. I think it's smarter to have the machines
fitted with the max capacity of CHIP ram from the beginning, since that gives
you more room for graphics/sound than if you had a lousy 1M chip (Ok, not
*that* lousy, but...:-). Ok, so FAST RAM gives you approx. a 75% speedup, but
let's face it, the 68020, combined with 32-bit chip access to memory gives
you enough speed increase for most games except perhaps *REAL* CPU-intensive
games like Civilization and flight sims/3D games. Besides, RAM expansions
probably won't be very expensive for the 1200.

> Now, how do I put this 1.2 Meg traced-animation on a disk to take home
> and run on my A1200 ?  Easy, I don't...(assume splitting files isn't possible)

See first comment (I agree totally :-)

> Mattias Myrberg         Uppsala Univ.

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Date:         Sun, 13 Dec 1992 13:21:12 EST
From:         Etop Udoh <eudoh@ST6000.SCT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 2.05 problems...
              10, 92 5:55 pm

>
> Hi! I bought 2.05 a month or so ago and I STILL haven't been able to use
> it!  First, let me describe my system:
>                         Amiga2000
>                         SupraRam with 3M
>                         2088 PC brideboard
>                         2090 hd controller (not a2090 or 2090a)
>                         Miniscribe 8235(?) 20M hd (ST-506)
>                         presently wb 1.2
>         I bought my system as describe above from a bbs add and it has
> served me very well for about 9 months.  However all the software is
> REALLY ancient and I think the hardware is a little outdated as well.  I
> decided to upgrade the system, so first I bought 2.05  But, once installed
> (and I know it is correctly installed) I can't access my harddrive, much
> less boot off of it.  I think it's the controller (being old.)  But when I
> looked into buying a new controller for my MiniScribe drive my Amiga
> dealer informed me that I would have to buy a whole new hd. ARGHHH! I am
> NOT made of money... Something about that type drive not being supported
> or something.
>         Has anyone else had this type problem... Did you fix it or buy new
> equiptment?... Any suggestions?... Help?...
>
>         BTW, everything else works great under either 1.2 or 2.05.
>
> Please either post to i-amiga or e-mail me direct w/any suggestions.
>
>                                                 Chris Arrowood
>                                                 carrowoo@st6000.sct.edu
>
>                                                 Southern Tech
>                                                 Marietta, GA
>
let me know what kind of harddrive your controller supports and I may have
one to swap for your miniscribe ........

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Date:         Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:21:47 EDT
From:         MiguelFA@LCAEE.FEE.UNICAMP.BR
Subject:      Re: A500 TOWER OF POWER

> From I-AMIGA@RUTVM1.BITNET Fri Dec 11 10:03:21 1992
>
> I have recently become the proud papa of an empty midsize tower case.  My
> current system includes: A500, FLICKER FREE VIDEO 2, PRIMA 52 HD KIT, 1960 MUL
   TI
>    SYNCH MONITOR, AND AMIGADOS 2.04.  I would like to transplant the component
   s
> out of my A500 and put them in the tower.  Everything should fit fine,
> including my BIGFOOT 200 WATT POWER SUPPLY that I forgot to mention.  My
> problem lies in the keyboard.  Does anyone know where I could get an adapter t
   o
>    hook up a 101 key PC keyboard to a 500's motherboard.  If this is not possi
   bl
>    e, how could I hook up a 2000 keyboard to the 500?  Could I just build a cu
   st
>    om
> cable that goes pin for pin between the 8 pin connection on the A500 motherboa
   rd
>    and the 5 pin DIN on the 2000 keyboard?  If anyone has ideas please reply S
   OO
>    N!
> I'd like to complete the project over my Christmas break, which begins on Dec.
> 18, 1992.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Know Logik (Murry)
> MSG0642@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
>

        Take a look at wuarchive.wustl.edu in the directory /systems/amiga/info/
hardware and you will find the file "IBM-KeyboardInterface.lha" that could be
usefull to you.

        See you later.

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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:57:45 EST
From:         "P. Larkin" <IQM259@URIACC.URI.EDU>
Subject: RE: Problems with G++ (Sorry,
              I lost the original Subject)
              17 Dec 1992 14:40:27 PST from <EBRUC@CATGSG.DNET.HAC.COM>

  Speaking of C compilers... I am looking for an FTPable SMALL C
Compiler,  something much smaller than GCC.  Any ideas?  Of course I need
all of the include.h files and everything..

P.Larkin
IQM259@URIACC.URI.EDU
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From:         EBRUC@CATGSG.DNET.HAC.COM
Subject: Re: DCTV

Not all s/w is copyrighted such that it can't be uploaded to some ftp site.  I
just downloaded a patch to my GPFax software.

Ed Bruce
edward@hac2arpa.hac.com
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Date:         Mon, 14 Dec 1992 09:48:25 EST
From:         Daniel Roman <roman@TIX.TIMEPLEX.COM>
Subject:      Re: A500 and interference
              13, 92 7:19 pm

> >        I've had this prob. ever since I got my amiga (500) and I've found
> >        it is somehow connected with just about every chip on the motherboard
> >        (a hard-drive interface and printer makes it worse!)  Some
[stuff deleted]

The 500 has been tested to and passed Class B EMI standards including
peripherals.  Make sure your printer cable is properly constructed with
adequate shielding and that your hard drive and interface are also Class
B approved.  Also remember that just because it's passed Class B
standards does not mean it's completely silent.  A TV set with rabbit
ears in close proximity to the computer is about the worst situation you
can have.  It could also be the the TV set in use is poorly designed and
suseptable to EMI.  If you have cable TV and you have interference this
would be the case.

As with the comment about cutting corners with a plastic case, that's
complete nonsense.  A properly designed circuit board does not require
a metal enclosure so if a manufacturer does a good job with the design
of let's say a motherboard, there is no reason it could not be
installed in a plastic case, which would indicate a superior quality
product to one that required a metal case.

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Date:         Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:36:00 EST
From:         Owen <91016@TAYLORU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: hard drive parking

I hear a clicking when I turn the drive off.  Is that the sound of the heads
parking?
                                                        Kevin
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Date:         Tue, 8 Dec 1992 15:58:00 EDT
From:         "The Large Guy with Buckwheat's Hair." <LANDAS88@SNYPOTVA.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: WB2.0 and 2.1 Questions

Date sent:

>I want to buy Workbench V2.1 for my Amiga 500.  I realize that I'll need both
>the ROM chips and the software.  However, does 2.1 come with the ROM or is
>it just upgraded software.  I have the chance to get 2.0 for 79.99 at my local
>vendor.  Should I get 2.0 and upgrade later (how much would it be for 2.1)?
>Or, should I wait for 2.1 and buy the disks and ROMs together (if they come
>packeaged that way)?
>
>--Jeff--

I'm pretty sure that the ROM that comes with 2.05 is the same one that is fpor
2.1 in fact I'm almost 100% sure......  So, you could purchase 2.05 and then
later upgrade to 2.1 if you wanted to.  OR just wait a bit and buy 2.1.....
-Nyle

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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 09:36:52 UT
From:         Terry Jeffery International Product Support Group
              <TGJ@UKHOUO.PRIME.COM>
Subject:      Re: HELP FOR KERMIT ON A 1000..URGENT!!!!!!!

> does anyone have a program with kermit that lets you take files from a
> vax system or does anyone know a program that would work.
> email me directly for an answer.
> i need to empty out my system really fast before the university does it.
> thank you
> MMKRUSE@cc.owu.edu
> MMKRUSE@owucomcn
 I believe if you look hard enough to the Startup file, there is some info
regarding file transfer on VAX's. I'll mail a copy to you.

Regards

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Date:         Sun, 13 Dec 1992 15:23:22 MET
From:         "Pyrrhos T. Stathis" <pyrrhos@EINSTEIN.ET.TUDELFT.NL>
Subject:      Commodore64
              Zacherle

 Hello everybody,

 Maybe this isn't the best place to post this message but I am
 convinced that many of you amiga users have once been (and are still?)
 C=64 owners so I have the following question:

 How can I transfer files from the commodore to a common ibm or amiga
 format?. The original files are written with the 1541 disk drive.

 Thanx in advance

 Pyrrhos

 internet:   pyrrhos@einstein.et.tudelft.nl
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From:         Alex <ALEX@PLTUMK11.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Where to get SW for amiga via FTP
              17 Dec 1992 18:18:18 +0200 from <PRIOLO@IPACRES.CRES.IT>

On Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:18:18 +0200 <PRIOLO@IPACRES.CRES.IT> said:
>
>Hi to All,
>
>Well, I bought an amiga 600 and I'd like to get SW for it.
>I have the connetion to the ftp world, I'd like to know something about nodes
>where are Amiga's SW.
>
>Can you tell me where is a pak compressor??
>
>
>        Merry Chistmas, Max
*.PAK are self extracting archives. Just copy it to a empty directory, then
run.
Hope this helps.

Alex

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              68060 : the legend live on!)
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Subject: Re: Amiga ads ( Babylon V )
Date: 17 Dec 92 16:13:00 GMT
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  I saw a piece on Babylon V on the SCI/FI BUZZ on the sci- fi channel
sunday night.  They were talking about how other sci-fi shows (star trek)
use model ship and that they wanted to do this cheaply and still have
flexability so thay whan with computer graphics. They showed a scene with
100 ship moving in and around in all direction around and towards the space
station ( all computer graphics). They didn't mention that they sre using
Amiga to generate the fantastic 24 bit graphics , but the space station l
looked familar so I checked back issues of Amiga world as i watched. I found
the station in a new tech toater od on the back in a lightwave screen shot.
in the same issue in the front (AW sept 92 , Overscan first article) i found
article in it. I was impressed, no other computer can do it like that.
They said that it was to start airing in the spring same as deep space 9,
both of which i will watch.


katday1
katday1fraser50@snypotva
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Date:         Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:11:25 EST
From:         mckeehan@MATH.UTK.EDU
Subject:      Re: nroff?
              17 Dec 92 15:35:45 +0200."
              <9212171337.AA00760@MATHSUN1.MATH.UTK.EDU>

One simple suggestion that I have is to look at groff...

consult archie for availibity.  (groff, GNU's version of nroff)

William McKeehan
mckeehan@math.utk.edu
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Date:         Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:22:56 TUR
From:         EYUP OZTURK <C50777@TRMETU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: split it
              7 Dec 1992 13:01:00 GMT from
              <CSHD92IB@VAXA.ANGLIA-POLYTECHNIC.AC.UK>

HELLO IAN,
I DO NOT KNOW FOR THE TIME BEING WHETHER I CAN SPLIT IT FOR YOU BUT
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY IT. I GOT ABOUT 2MBYTES OF ZIPPED IBM PC STUFF
ON MY ACCOUNT NOW AND STILL HAVE 34% EMPTY SPACE. IF YOU SEND IT
TO ME WITH ALL THE REQUIRED STUFF( I GUESS IT USED A COMPRESSION UTILITY)
I WILL TRY IT.
YOU CAN REACH ME AS C50777 AT TRMETU THROUGH E-MAIL.
EYUP OZTURK
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From:         "Magnus Wissler... Amiga rules..." <NDB120@NOV.HB.SE>
Subject:      Re: Commodore64

> From:          "The Large Guy with Buckwheat's Hair." <LANDAS88%SNYPOTVA.BITNE
T@SEARN.SUNET.SE>

> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sun, 13 Dec 1992 15:23:22 MET
>
> > Hello everybody,
> >
[stuff deleted]
> >
> > How can I transfer files from the commodore to a common ibm or amiga
> > format?. The original files are written with the 1541 disk drive.
> >
> > Thanx in advance
> >
> > Pyrrhos
> >
> > internet:   pyrrhos@einstein.et.tudelft.nl
>
> Check out Questronix's $25 C=64 emulator on the Amiga.  I'm pretty sure it has
> a feature like this.  It's inexpensive and nearly 100% compatible.  It is
> phenominal from what I have seen and read, much unlike it's other older
> counterparts which did not really emulate a C=64.
>
> -Nyle

Disclaimer: If someone already sent a similar mail, delete this :-)

Check out "The A64 Package "available on Fish (sorry, forgot the number,
but it's not that hard to find). Besides being a great C64 emulator (it can
even emulate raster-sync interrupts :-O), for a few $ you can buy a small
gadget that allows the Amiga access to at least the 1541 if not more C64
stuff.

                                        Hope that helped ya,
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From:         Owen <91016@TAYLORU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: About Modems

Could someone explain .32bis, .42bis?  Also, I saw an ad for a 2400 baud zoom
modom that said the ms-dos software would allow it to use data compression for
speeds up to 9600.  Can you still get this compressioon using the modem on an
amiga?
                                                                Kevin
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