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From: esc@mits.mdata.fi (Henri Tamminen)
Subject: AGA chip set
Organization: Microdata Oy
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:43:45 GMT

Err... what's so great about it?

Never understanded a computer with graphic engine or chip that is unable to
go for resolutions 640x480 with 24-bit (true, not only palette) 1024x768 (8-bit) and 1280x1024 at least four colors and all this FLICKER FREE!!!

And never understanded those strange and stupid modes, like 1400x200 where the proportions are absolute idiot for anything useful. I would like to see proportions like the ones i mentioned. 

Also I dont like the GUI of WB's (any of them). I've seen many beter ones, like
OS/2 2.0 and MacOS and note, that i'm talking now about the look of it and to some extent also about using it.

Only thing I DONT LIKE about MacOS GUI is lack of command line interface and lack of true multitasking.

Just my opinions.
From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: GVP crap
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 06:13:13 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: is sometimes desirable

Come on guys, give GVP a break.  I've dealt with them many times.  They try
to help.  I have gotten a free ROM update from them once.

Basicly, you folks need to wake up.  Almost every time I've called tech support
lines (from many different companies), I've gotten little help - even though
most of them try.  The truth is, most tech support lines are barraged with
zillions of dumb user questions like:

User:  "Gee, I put this disk into my computer but nothing happens."

Tech:  "Did you plug in your computer?"

User:  "Why should I do that?"

etc.


Another problem is the fact that anyone with enough expertise to solve all the
problems will probably be working on something new instead of answering phones.


Finally, there is one problem that deserves flaming.  Some companies will try
every trick in the book to avoid admitting to a KNOWN problem with their
product.  (I am NOT accusing GVP of this!)


Please understand that it is very difficult to debug a problem over the phone
when talking to a stranger of unknown technical ability.  I have found that
I always have to solve the problem myself.  Tech Support is usually only good
for answers to specific questions.  Sometimes they can provide helpful
suggestions, but don't count on it.

What I hate most is the stupid automated phone systems that bounce you round
and round, put you on hold for 20 minutes, then somehow drop you off the line.


                                                Jim Pritchett


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From: cluster@fs1.mcc.ac.uk (General Access)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A1200 screen defect
Date: 11 Jan 93 17:15:34 GMT
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre

In article <1993Jan11.102314.27983@utagraph.uta.edu> zurawski@cse.uta.edu (John Charles Zurawski) writes:

>In article <73353@cup.portal.com> BC@cup.portal.com (Robert David Comer) writes:
>>>There is a narrow black horizontal line that extends along the
>>>screen about 1-2 pixels from the bottom.  It is not visible in all
>>>video modes.  It is visible on the insert WB disk screen.  About
>>>half-way across the screen it becomes a lighter shade and then
>>>becomes dark again.  Is this a symptom of a defective chip, design
>>>flaw, or monitor problem?
>>>
>>My 1200 doesn't do that, it sound kindof like a mointor problem or
>>incompability.   What kind of monitor are you using, and what modes?
>>
>>Robert Comer

>It occurs in the NTSC video modes.  I am currently using a 1080
>(from my 1000), until I figure out which monitor is the most
>compatible with most video modes.

>--John C. Zurawski


I always get the problem of screen flicker on a PAL TV..
From: jperkski@kentcomm.UUCP (Jim Perkowski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re:  IDE Cable for A1200
Distribution: world
Date: 9 Jan 93 23:31:01 EST
Organization: Not an Organization

In article <1993Jan9.175218.29224@hubcap.clemson.edu> charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV) writes:
>jperkski@kentcomm.UUCP (Jim Perkowski) writes:
>
>>In article <mkane.0ft0@vsbbs.UUCP> mkane@vsbbs.UUCP (Mark Kane) writes:
>>>Hey anyone know where to order the "special" ide interface cable for those
>>>A1200 owners who wanted more than 40Meg HD. I am having a hard time finding
>>>one. Aren't they standard like laptops use???
>
>>Isn't it the same as the 40 pin IDE cable that the clones use? Ofcoarse leave it
>>to CBM to come up with some non-standard cable.:)
>
>If it's a different cable than the laptops use please correct us now!  I will
>be rather miffed if I have a perfectfly good 2.5" IDE drive here beside
>my sparkling new 1200 (when it finally arrives!) and then I have to wait
>*longer* for a "special" cable so I can use it!!!
>

Wait a minute! That is what we are trying to determine here. I wasn't saying that
the IDE cable was different, just trying to find out if it is standard or what.
When you get your A1200 could you fill us in? Thanks!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: robbel@fwi.uva.nl (Robert Belleman)
Subject: Re: Backup on VCR
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:54:18 GMT

mchandy@miavx3.mid.muohio.edu writes:

>In article <72918@cup.portal.com>, DonH@cup.portal.com (Don - Hirschfeld) writes:
>> If there is anyone out there that has a bridgecard and an open PC
>> slot, I've got a PC card and software that will backup a 40 meg HD
>> to a standard T-120 VHS tape in 2 hrs with full backup/restore features.
>> Just attach the output of the card to the video input on the VCR and
>> run the software. I'll sell it for $50 + shipping. Leave E-mail.

>That seems awful slow for a 40meg backup...especially considering the time to 
>verify the data (a must-do when using videotape with all its dropouts).
>There are PCM systems which can store the equivalent of 2GB of digital music
>(sampled at 48kHz) onto a 2 hr videotape.  

Ah .. but your ear won't mind if you loose a couple of bits in a dropout
(PCM logic won't mind either), but I'm sure you'd hate to loose two bits
from your latest version of ProPage ...

But I concur; two hours is too slow. I do think Stereo VCRs could do a
better job if you could use the full bandwidth of the tape.

-- Rob

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: roctech rochard and 2 drives from 1 psu?
From: coutinho_b@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 4 Jan 1993 12:37:30 GMT
Reply-To: coutinho_b@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

Basically I want to know if it would be okay to run two drives from the
rochard controller form the A500. It has its own psu that has these specs:
 input - 100-250V 50-60Hz  1.2A
output - 5V 3A
        12V 2A

ok, this is the output to the controller where I have 4 x 1meg (9bit) simms
onboard, and a fan running.
If I were to use a splitter from the power connector for the HD to power
a 105-120 IDE drive and a 52 meg IDE drive, can the psu handle this drain?
or do I have to purchase a separte psu . If I do have to purchase a psu, how
do I go about adapting/using one??

heaps of thanks in response!!

heaps of thanks in advance!!

Brian
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Keyboard compatability b/n 2000 & 500
From: PROAMF@LURE.LATROBE.EDU.AU (a cat lover)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 06:47:16 GMT
Organization: <none>, Melbourne, Oz 
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

Subject line says it folks -- I'm wondering if I should pick up a cheap
keyboard from one friend's A2000 to use on another's A500. Anyone done this or
know if it can be? I'm (obviously) not in a position to advise friend 2 whether
or not to fork out the spendoolies.

Direct reply preferred.  ADVthanksANCE
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: keck@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Keck)
Subject: Re: SyQuest on its side?
Organization: University of Georgia
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 05:40:43 GMT

In article <C0Cvpv.Dtu@athena.cs.uga.edu> keck@athena.cs.uga.edu (Paul Keck) writes:
>I just bought a used 44 meg SyQuest drive, in a little external case.
>Trouble is, the case is not little enough.  Does anyone know if it
>would be okay to put it on its side (i.e. the cartridge standing on edge)?
>Keeping an eye on the vents, of course.
>
>Also, the guy didn't give me a manual.  I'll gladly
>pre- or reimburse someone to send me some photocopies of it, plus a buck
>for your trouble.  Any takers, please email.
>
>keck@athena.cs.uga.edu
>
Someone has already emailed me, saying that you can indeed put the drive
on its side, and that the company will send documentation for free.  So,
anyone who was going to reply, you don't need to! ;-)

I tried to cancel my original post, but rn told me it wasn't mine!  Hmm..
I seem to remember writing it.  Our recent system upgrade is causing 
problems already..
From: patl@bodacia.Eng.Sun.COM (Pat Lashley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Power-up for AGA Machines! rumour.
Date: 11 Jan 1993 01:06:56 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: patl@bodacia.Eng.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: bodacia

I missed the beginning of this discussion, and I'll admit to being a bit
predjudiced, but I think that if you want RISK power in an Amiga, the best
solution would be an M-bus adapter board.  That would give you access to
the full range of SPARC chips, with easy upgrades as new ones become availiable.
(No further hardware development required.  Software development required only
to take advantage of new capabilities of new generation chips as the SPARC spec
evolves.)  SMCC may currently be behind on the power curve, but do you really
think they'll stay there?  And they are currently leading the price/performance
curve with the microSPARC (aka Tsunami), which rolls most of an SS2 into a
single chip.  According to SunWorld the quantity price for the microSPARC is
half the price of an equivalent 486...

If I remember the announcement right, the SPARCclassic is a microSPARC based
machine with 8M RAM, 400M hard disk, SCSI-2, ethernet, 8bit audio, 2 sync/async
serial ports, a parallel port, three-button mouse, ~118 key keyboard (exactly
how many keys depends on which contry kit you get), a dumb framebuffer that
can drive either the sun standard 1152x800 or SVGA 1024x7?? monitor; and it's
bundled with Solaris-2 (SVr4 based unix + X11/NeWS, etc.).  With the SVGA
monitor we're retailing it for under $4000 in quantities of 12 or more.  I'll
let you guess how much of that is profit; and how much of the rest is Solaris
licencing, packaging, monitor, ethernet support, etc.

And the SPARC would make it easy to port Solaris-2 for upwards compatability
with the existing Amiga SVr4 unix...


-Pat


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From: Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: No clock in A1200?
Date: Thu,  7 Jan 93 09:11:58 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <73008@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan6.222457.23205@hubcap.clemson.edu>

Sorry, you are right, the MBX1200 doesn't have a clock, just fast memory and
an FPU.
From: mascot@bnr.ca (Scott Mason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 14MHz Amiga Double Speed
Date: 11 Jan 93 21:24:13 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In article <1993Jan11.165036.15012@goya.uu.es> mpg92129@dit.upm.es (OSCAR JOSE MARTINEZ DE LA TORRE) writes:
> I try make my Amiga 2000 faster by increasing the clock input of a new chip
> which can 16 MHz MC68000P16 , as the cristal of Agnus is 28 MHz i divided into
>two with a Flip-Flop which gives 14MHz .
>	It is working faster but there are some problems 
> 
>	You can explain why?
>	
>	-	Don t allow to use fast Memory (4M) 

Your 14MHz 68000 is sampling -DTACK earlier than the original 7MHz
68000. Both processors are running with zero wait-states.  However,
zero wait-states with the faster processor is too quick for valid data
to be generated by the memory.

Also your 14MHz 68000 is sometimes generating -AS and -DS on the wrong
7MHz clock phase.

>	- 	Very frecuently block errors read write in a 100M HD Quantum.

Same as below, probably, where the CIA timing is throwing off the
timing of the device driver. May also include some of the above
problems where the bus is running to fast.

>	- 	Don t allow use floppy disk.

The 6800 bus is generated by the 68000 for compatability with older
peripheral chips. In the Amiga, this means the CIAs.  Your faster 68000
is generating incorrect E-clock timing, throwing off the timing of the
CIAs.

>		Thank you.

There may be other problems, but these are the ones I know. Possibly,
your modifications to the clock distribution are causing signal quality
problems.

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From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Postscript tool on WB3
Date: Fri,  8 Jan 93 18:34:24 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>
>
>Problem
>
>Could somebody tell me if I'm doing something wrong here.
>
>I want to do a graphic dump of the workbench screen to a laser printer. The
>steps I take are
>
>1. Select printer using Printer/PrinterGfx  printer preference editors (ppe).

Halt. Right here. Did you select a Postscript printer in the "PRINTER"
preferences program?

>2. Select postscript output by using PrinterPS <ppe>
>   (...therefore overriding any option made in 1.)

Only if you select a PS printer in step 1.


TomK@cup.portal.com
Tom Krotchko
From: f88tomas@fy.chalmers.se (Tomas Bengtsson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A590
Date: 9 Jan 93 18:39:56 GMT
Organization: Chalmers Univ. of Technology, G|teborg, Sweden

> In article <C0E3uF.8Jy@dcs.ed.ac.uk>, dcc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (David Crooke) writes:
> > In article <1993Jan5.115209@cogs.sussex.ac.uk>, joek@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Joe
>  Karthauser) writes:
> >> Am I right in assuming that the A590 Harddrive has both an IDE (For the
> internal
> >> XT Drive) and a SCSI Interface?
> >> 
> >> Cheers,
> >> 	Joe.
> >
> > Nope. It has ST-506 (PeeCee users call it MFM) and SCSI.
> > 
> > Dave
> > -- 
>
>   Actually I think you will find it has a XT (8 bit IDE) interface and SCSI.

Well, the A590 is almost a A2090a (SCSI & MFM interface) but without the complete
MFM interface. The A590s was delivered with a special MFM drive with parts of the 
MFM interface on the card. I know this since I had plans to connect another MFM
drive I had lying around.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Date: Fri,  8 Jan 1993 15:01:33 -0500 
From: Michael Witbrock <mjw+@cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: WorkBench 2.1?
	<jperkski.02ki@kentcomm.UUCP>
Distribution: world

Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.amiga.misc: 6-Jan-93 Re: WorkBench 2.1?
Jim Perkowski@kentcomm.U (1158)

>  Interesting. I got mine with Ami-Back 2.0 and it is really nothing more than a
 library and *.guide files. Is there a program for making AmigaGuide files?

There is a program (Called makeguide I think) that will turn gnu info
files into amigaguide files. BUT
you don't really need a program at all. 
Take an amigaguide file.
Look at it in a text file.

it's pretty straightforward:


@database "Example.guide"
@node Main "Example"
@endnode
@node "NameOfLink"
    Stuff I want to appear when I hit a button linked to this node
@endnode
@node "AnotherNode"
  This is a node that wants to go to the other one when the button
    @{"Hit this button to go to the other node" link NameOfLink} is pressed
@endnode

I'm not near my amiga, but this, and a real guide file should tell you
what you need to know.
Now, what it needs is something like:
@{datatype  <dimensions in ems and lines> "Filename"}
  to include pictures, sounds, etc!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: MaXtor 310M hard disk
From: davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis)
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 12:26:51 GMT
Reply-To: davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz
Organization: Chem Dept, Uni of Canty, Chch, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

Don - Hirschfeld (DonH@cup.portal.com) wrote:
> The Maxtor XT-4380E is a ESDI drive. I doubt you'll find a way to use
> it on an Amiga. Try selling it and buy a SCSI drive.

you can always use something like the emulex md21 scsi/esdi converter board.
If you can get a decent price for the esdi drive, sure sell it and buy a proper
embedde scsi drive, but if you can't (and esdi seems to be pretty out of
style nowdays, making selling them not all that easy) then a converter
board if the way to go (the emulex gives about 1Mb/sec which isn't too
sabby)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: jmbrantl@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN MICHAEL BRANTLY)
Subject: HELP, Please: The mysterious A1200
Originator: jmbrantl@c00019-118dan.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: jmbrantl@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN MICHAEL BRANTLY)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:53:40 GMT


HeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeelp!!!!!

I have just ordered the following items:

A1200 ($599 w/powerup deal)
130MB 3.5" Seagate IDE HD ($274 from FLEX USA)
NEC 4D Monitor ($499 [closeout] from FLEX USA)
40pin IDE connector (approx 1.5')

OK.  This stuff should all be on my computer desk in 4-5 days.  I did a lot of 
"information hunting" to find out if I could use the 3.5" IDE HD externally
and the NEC 4D to use all the graphics modes. However, I have two things I'd like 
to discuss:

(1) the monitor.  I feel confident that it will work- the 4D syncs down to 15khz
    and has Max. sync rates way up there.  The only thing I am worried about is
    if the connecter is the same as the 1960.  Does anyone know??

(2) the IDE HD.  Frankly, I'm worried and confused about using the 3.5" extern-
    ally.  I have heard an equal number of people say it will DEFINITELY work,
    It SHOULD work, It MIGHT work, and it might NOT work.  No one has told me it
    WILL NOT work, though.  I have the following questions that remain unanswered:

     -do I need a 44pin (2.5" IDE) to 40pin (3.5" IDE) adaptor cable?
     -do 3.5" and 2.5" drives use the same amount of power??
     -can I use a 8" long (or longer) IDE cable??? I have heard noise is a prob.
     -Does HD installation software come with the non-hd A1200??? If not, where
      can I get it???

If what I got all works out, I will have gotten one heck of a deal on a computer
system.  I sold my A2000 w/1084 and 80MB HD for $1000, and this system is only
costing me about $375 more than that.  I don't understand why the 1200 is so
"mysterious" though!  Why do I have to hunt all over for this info.  C= should
get off their duffs and make answers to questions like mine available!!!!
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out!! THANKS
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: cobra@coyote.datalog.com (Ken Thompson)
Subject: Re: 2.0 on A1000??
Organization: Datalog Consulting, Tucson, AZ
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 93 21:26:16 GMT

db562s445@sycom.mi.org (Dave Birdsong) writes:

>  I had a A1000 with a DKB Kick Start Board in it with 2.04 in it and it was 
> really cool!!
>
> [ deletia ]
>
> Oh yea it can have 2 roms in it to,(1.3 and 2.0 or 1.2 and 1.3 but WHY?)
> Dave Birdsong
>

For those brain-dead, non 2.0 compliant programs that have to run under a 
1.x environment (many older games come immediately to mind...) would 
require that 1.x ROM in order to be able to boot-up in 1.x mode, thus the 
two ROM sockets...


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From: antunes@astro.psu.edu (Sandy Antunes)
Subject: Help with IVS Trumpcard and memory
Organization: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State University
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 01:55:00 GMT

Hello!
I recently bought a used HD controller for my A500-- an IVS Trumpcard
(what I assume they call the Classic, now).  Unfortunately, the person
didn't ship it with a manual and I lost their email.

Does anyone know what kind of memory board I can put in this, i.e.
does it just take the IVS Meta-4 board?  It has a spare slot inside
for something, I just don't know what...

Any help or pointers appreciated (but no 1-800 numbers please, I live
in Japan!)

Thank you,

Sandy
alex@astro.isas.ac.jp