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From: thst@sbustd.rz.uni-sb.de (Thomas Strauss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: What is the default video mode of the A4000?
Date: 11 Oct 92 16:31:55 GMT
Organization: Studenten-Mail, Rechenzentrum Universitaet des Saarlandes


Marc Barret writes:
>    We can end this quickly, just by finding out once and for all what the
> default video mode of the A4000 is, as it comes out-of-the-box.  If it is
> the 640x200 15Khz NTSC mode, and if a user has upgraded to an A4000 from an
> A3000 and only has a monitor that can handle frequencies fron 31Khz on up,
> then the user WILL have to borrow a monitor to boot the computer the first
> time.

Yes, as I experienced, they come out of the box configured to 15kHz, what I 
think is good, because you would fry your 1084 if you connected it to 31kHz...

But as 15kHz is PAL you can take any TV-Set, connect it to the AMIGA (Ok, you
need a scart cable) set the right Screenmode. Then switch of TV with the
Mousepointer over the SAVE Button. You press the Button, switch of your A4000
and connect the 31kHz Monitor.

It is a bit of a workaround but you do not need an 15-38 KHz Monitor just to
set up your system.

bye
  Thomas
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Need Specs for A4000
From: adden@lincoln.ac.nz
Date: 12 Oct 92 16:26:42 NZDT

Hi gang, can anyone give me the specs on the Amiga 4000, as I have heard a lot
of gossip from friends. But with gossip, it is hard to tell what is truth
and what is fantasy!

Cheers

	Andrew Denley
	Computer Technician 
	CCB
	Lincoln University
	New Zealand

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: kevin@modcomp.com (Kevin Smith)
Subject: A4000 screen problems.
Organization: MODCOMP, an AEG company
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 05:49:56 GMT


I was down at a local dealer this weekend gawking over an A4000 
and had the following problems that I would like some answers to
if possible.

The setup:

A4000 hooked up to a 1084 monitor in 640x200 screen mode.

We played with ADPRO and it seemed to behave fine when loading in
various various pictures with various formats.

We tried to use to use GVP's and ASDG morphing programs which worked
until you went to display the results and the screen went to a
scrolling black with scan lines seeming to scroll by.  An application
of my own did the same thing and I know that I try to open up a custom
640x200 screen.  Anyways what's the problem and solution to all this? 

--

Kevin Smith				uunet!modcomp!glsdev!kevin

Author of Math Art for COMPUTE's AMIGA RESOURE DISK April 1992
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga
From: krutten@fraser.sfu.ca (Kevin Rutten)
Subject: Re: Good C Programming book required
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:20:46 GMT

mr_scary@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Chris Hurley) writes:

>I don't know of anything in paper form (except the Rom Kernal Reference 
>Manuals), but the "Amiga C Encyclopedia
>" (sometimes called "Amiga C Manual" in older versions) is an excellent 
>electronic book, which should be available on your favorite large BBS's 
>or perhaps by FTP.  It is by Anders Bjerin and is very helpful in 
>learning C.  Version 3.0 filled 2 binders whith duplexed pages. 

I have seen it on my local Amiga Club board but at 2400b it would take too long, and I don't want to tie up the board d/l.  Can anyone tellme what name and where I can find ACE for FTPing?  I tried archie but couldn't guess what name it would be under.

]<evin  --krutten@sfu.ca---Kevin_Rutten@panam.wimsey.bc.ca--1:153/911----
From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for `OpenDrawer' program
Date: 7 Oct 92 08:25:20 GMT
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Organization: Commodore Germany

In article <d1wizo.718371115@dtek.chalmers.se> d1wizo@dtek.chalmers.se (Ola Lundkvist) writes:
> So when I boot from my
>hard drive one of the first things I do is doubleclicking on the disk
>icon to open the root directory. What I'm missing is a command to
>put in my WBStartup drawer (or alternatively  in the startup-sequence
>after LoadWB), that can automatically open any drawer/disk window on
>the Workbench. 

Don't know such program, but similar ones that can achieve the same.
You find on the Fish disks somewhere a program MovePointer and one
Skripit (or Scripit?). Both allow to generate mouse moves and clicks
by program. The only thing is you have to provide them real screen
coordinates where they shall move the mouse and then issue one or two
clicks. So you perhaps have to play and try a little with these
coordinate values.

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From: udmx@mcl.ucsb.edu (Richard Boyd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: MultiPlot
Keywords: MultiPlot plot plotting
Date: 10 Oct 92 20:29:12 GMT


Does anyone know where I can get a copy of MultiPlot XLNf (or whatever the
latest version is)?  All help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks -
Richard Boyd (udmx@mcl.ucsb.edu)
From: maji@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Ji Ma)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: upgrade AmigaDOS 2.1 cost?
Date: 9 Oct 92 23:49:50 GMT
Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

I just call my local amiga dealer and he tell me WB2.1 is coming next week
and it wouldn't be a free upgrade for A3000 owner.  But he don't know the 
price yet.  Any one has different information on this?

Maji
From: rvmst1+@pitt.edu (Rainer V Mager)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Telnet to my BBS
Summary: How to get on to my BBS through Telnet
Date: 9 Oct 92 16:48:17 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh via AMIGA

In response to the email I got here's how to get on to my bbs via
telnet...


1:  telnet to: gate.cis.pitt.edu
2:  at the first prompt type: lat
3:  you will now be at a local> prompt so type:
    c dialout			(stands for connect dialout)
4:  you should now (after a few messages) have a blank line on the
bottom of the screen.  Type:  Ctrl-E (RETURN)
(You may have to do this a few times)
5:  you should now get a * prompt.  now type:  d 84835   (stands for
							dial 84835)
6:  you should now see some messages on the screen like:
			dialing
			ringing
			connect (hopefully)
7:  afte it says connect, hit return a few time until the system comes
on line.
8:  login
9:  type 'h' or '?' for extensive online help.

If you want to call direct it is... (412)-648-4835

Thanx, hope to hear from you soon.


-- 
Rainer Mager
SysOp Of ---   Right Here-Right Now  (412)-648-4835
From: rdixon@pentagon-ai.army.mil (Roger Dixon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Commodore GSA
Summary: Schedule is online
Date: 9 Oct 92 11:48:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: U.S. Army Artificial Intelligence Center, The Pentagon


    For those of you in the Federal market who use GSA schedules, you can find
Commodore's on-line through a company called Network Marketing Solutions,INC.
The dial-up number is (703) 892-2216.  This service is free to the user's
and contains a number of companies GSA schedules.  Just follow the directions
once you see the login screen.

    I must admit, I was kind of surprised that Commodore would be using 
such high-tech marketing methods.  I have been kind of disappointed in
the Federal group's lack of aggressiveness in the past.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Is Black bad in Europe ?
From: alanb@sdl.mdcbbs.com (Alan Braggins)
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:14:55 GMT
Organization: Shape Data (Division of EDS), Cambridge UK
In-reply-to: oahvenla@lk-hp-10.hut.fi's message of 13 Oct 92 09:55:21 GMT

>>>>> On 13 Oct 92 09:55:21 GMT, oahvenla@lk-hp-10.hut.fi (Osma Ahvenlampi) said:

> Well, I don't know about southern Europe (with some definitions of Europe I
> don't know even about northern.. :), but I would LOVE to see some other
> colours than that awful beige for a change. Black could be just great, in fact
> I'm going to spray my A500-in-PC-case black the moment I can find time for it.
> Red could also be cool...
Manufacturers have to make something that, even if boring, doesn't look bad with
anything. And I guess they think "black == trying to be cool == inappropriate for
mass market business stuff".

I once saw a review of a PC clone where the most interesting thing they could find
to say about it was that it was grey instead of beige.

A while back alt.folklore.computers had a thread on Cray colours - if you pay that
much money, you get to choose what colour you want the panels. Which was great,
apart from the machine shared between two departments that chose two colours
without co-operating, and ended up with something that clashed horribly.

> No, I think at least 80% of stereos are black, and I haven't ever seen a VCR
> in any other colour.
10-15 years ago silver stereos were more common. Same with cameras. I've seen
silver VCRs in second hand shops too. Maybe in another 10 years black will look
really dated.

What would look _really_ cool is anodised titanium. (Actually the way titanium goes
different colours is useful for identifying different types of aircraft rivets, as
well as making nifty jewelry - rather expensive for computer case though).
--
     Alan Braggins, alanb@sdl.mdcbbs.com, abraggins@cix.compulink.co.uk
Shape Data - A division of EDS-Scicon Limited.   Cambridge, UK +44-223-316673
   "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced."
 "My employer does not necessarily share my views - but I'm working on it."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
From: warda@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Track/Sector Editor
Date: 11 Oct 92 15:01:54 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

> In article <39291@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, ktakenak@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Kerry Takenaka) writes:
>> Hey guys, this is may sound kind of ridiculous, but where can I find
>> a track/sector editor?  I used to have deksid and newzap, but I can
>> longer find my copies.  I checked out the various ftp archives but
>> could not find any editors!!  I guess I'm just looking in the wrong
>> places.  Anyway, if you know where one is, please email me the site
>> and FULL PATH as to which directory it's in.  Or, if you have one,
>> please send it to me!  Thanks in advance!
>> 
> 
> I found an EXCELLENT editor on a very recent fish disk (in the 7xx series).
> It is called "DPU" and is written for PAL mode.  However, if it can not
> find a PAL computer, it will open a Hires Interlaced screen.  I like this
> one very much.  Is there anything better out in the PD/FW/SW forum?
> 

I haven't used DPU so I can't make comparisons, but I always use Steve 
Tibbett's DiskX, which I have found to be terrific.  The only one I can find 
for ftp is a somewhat long in the tooth version back on fish disk 158 :

ux1.cso.uiuc.edu

amiga/fish/f1/ff158/DiskX.lzh

However, I have a copy of V2.1 or 2.2 which includes a bootblock save option.  
I'll ftp it over to wuarchive sometime next week and post when I have done 
so.

Cheers,

   Bill Bennett                           JANET: warda@uk.ac.oxford.vax    
   CRC Growth Factors Research Group   Internet: warda%vax.oxford.ac.uk  
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: dlove@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (Dave Love)
Subject: Re: NEW AMIGA OS NEEDS PM, VM, AND JOB CONTROL
Keywords: pm vm job
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:05:54 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.190630.6101@sol.cs.wmich.edu> 22black@sol.cs.wmich.edu (The Bewildered One) writes:
>
>I personally don't like the Next.  I like the amiga, but come on get with the
>90's.  The need is there, and people are looking for in other places.  But
>they could be looking here at the amiga.  And you are probably with a large
>percentage of people not needing amiga's to be a unix.  But there are lots and
>growing numbers of people looking for a unix.  I think amiga could be there.
>Call it a pipe dream, but i want to use my amiga or future amiga as a unix.
>And with the versatility of unix it can be done and sould be done.

And it *has* been done.  C= sells SVR4 UNIX for the Amiga platform.  The
OS you're apparently looking for on the hardware you love.  Why reinvent
the wheel?

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From: CFL@buc.edu.au (Colin Linahan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: wb 2.05?
Keywords: really?
Date: 15 Oct 92 06:54:29 GMT
Organization: Ballarat University College
NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.132.52.10


	I upgraded in May this year from an a500 to an A2000 with according 
to the printing on the disk labels included w.b.2.05:

	I see a600's being advertised in magazines with 2.04 , and a lot of 
people on the net seem to have 2.04 but not 2.05.
  I was just wondering if I do have 2.05 what is the difference between it 
and 2.04.								
								Thanks,
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: umueller@iiic.ethz.ch (Urban Dominik Mueller)
Subject: Re: CSH and mounting RAD:
Organization: Dept. Informatik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, CH
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 22:43:38 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.181147.23264@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umward10@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Derek Ward) writes:
>     What would be the corresponding CSH script to mount a RAD: drive?
>
>IF RAD: EXISTS
>  ECHO "RAD drive installed..."
>ELSE
>  MOUNT RAD:, etc.
>ENDIF

That's one of the things csh was made for...

if @mounted( rad: )
  echo "RAD: already mounted
else
  mount RAD:
endif
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From: barrett@gleep.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A4000 complete or not?
Keywords: I hate this!!!
Date: 8 Oct 92 03:45:59 GMT
Reply-To: barrett@gleep.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Organization: BLAZEMONGER INCORPORATED

In article <1992Oct7.062422.6416@news.iastate.edu> barrett@iastate.edu (Marc N Barrett) writes:
>   Of the three original Amiga custom chips -- the Denise, Agnus, and Paula
>chips -- only the Denise chip has been improved.  It has been renamed to
>"Lisa".  The Paula chip is exactly the same as before, and hasn't even been
>renamed.

	Yup.  Commodore should have renamed a chip that they did not
change.  Excellent idea.

>And even though the Agnus chip has been renamed to "Alice", one
>Commodore engineer has confirmed that it has not been changed very much at
>the core.

	Gee... that's *two* chips that you say have changed.  I thought
it was only one.  Oh well, that was a whole paragraph ago.

>   So, if you consider the lack of improvements to two of the three custom 
>chips to mean that the AGA chipset is "incomplete", then yes the AGA chipset
>is VERY incomplete.

	Personally, I am pissed as HELL that Commodore didn't upgrade the
damn on/off switch.  It still has only TWO positions, and ONLY ONE of them
does anything at all.

>   Some people might prefer that you keep messages such as this to advocacy,
>but I am not one of them.

	Obviously not.  Followups to .advocacy. :-)

                                                        Dan

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From: h_hucke@bdb.bs.open.de (Henning Hucke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: re:Re: Avoid the Amiga 4000
Organization: BDB * The privat Z-NETZ-BBS in Braunschweig (Germany)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 23:42:00 +0100

> ...
> While Marc does seem to be correct that you need a 15khz monitor, he says
> that the C= Monitor is the only one that supports this.  This is also
> wrong, In a recent tour through computer shopper i found dozens of them,
> including names such as Nanao, Sony, Mitsubishi, NEC and others..

While it might be true that one has a real choice of a Monitor to buy
if one buys an Amiga4000 configuration as his/her first computer, someone
who already owens an Amiga with a typical Mutisync might very often be
forced to sell his/her Multisync if changing to the Amiga4000.

I would have to sell an excellent NEC MultiSync 4FG with a pretty good loss
of money if I would change to an Amiga4000 (No good situation. This again
makes me think that Commodore is only looking for first-time-amiga-buyers
and leaving the long-term-amiga-oweners in the desert!!!!)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: rock@lakes.trenton.sc.us (Rockerboy)
Subject: Amiga World Problems
Organization: Lakes Public Access
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 07:58:22 GMT

When I first got my 500, I sent in the card for the free issue, and 
marked bill me, as many others have done.  Several months later, I got a 
bill, but no sample copy.  I waited.  A month later (or something like 
that) my issue shows up.  I thunmb through it.  Hmm, nothing but reviews 
on things I can never afford, no tech info at all.  I throw it in the 
trash and send back their bill makred cancel.  Two days later I get a 
second issue.  Well, I say to myself, these guys really need to get their 
act together.  Of course, I had no idea how true it was.  I, too, 
received a series of progressively more antagonistic letters demanding 
payment.  (I believe the last one mentioned something about 'sending the 
boys around your way').  After sending them a very unpleasant letter, I 
had no more porblems.  Almost makes you think that AW is trying to make 
money simply by intimidating people into paying for something they don't 
want, doesn't it?
From: SBACIR2@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Cygnus Ed & Turbotext
Date: 15 Oct 92 14:22:31 GMT
Organization: University of Florida, NERDC

>ianm@icsbelf.co.uk (Ian Moran) writes:
>
>Has anyone had experience of the above two editors and if so, which
 
  I'm using TurboText.  Some of the commands are obscure. (I.E instead of
'TOP' the TT command is something like 'MOVECT' for move cursor to top.)
Minor.  The only major flaw I've found in TT is with large files.  Now
that I have a CDROM drive, I've got some large text files.  With a text
file over 64K lines TT wraps the line pointer.  MAJOR FLAW.  I don't
remember what version of TT I'm using, and I'm trying to contact Tech
Support at OXXI.  There TS is only open from 9AM-Noon Pacific time.
MAJOR INCONVENIENCE.  The do have FAX, though.  MAJOR CONVENIENCE.
 
d.gap Voice: 904-336-3510|FAX: 904-338-7822
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Subject: animation controllers
Reply-To: "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:45:21 EST


CC> I have posted this article once before but got no responses, so I am
CC>posting it again in the hopes that it receives some this time.  My appologies
CC>to those who have already seen this.

CC>I want to purchase an animation controller to work with Lightwave3D.  I have
CC>a 40mhz 68030 and an Amiga 2000.  I am considering the following controllers:

CC> 1) Personal SFC - Nucleus Electronics
CC> 2) BCD 2000A      - BCD Associates
CC> 3) VAC 120    - United Media

CC>Has anyone had any experience with these controllers?  How good are they?
CC>I have heard a great deal about the Personal SFC, but what makes the other
CC>two controllers (~$995) better that the Personal SFC (~$500)?  Are there
CC>any other controllers I should be looking at?

CC>Thanks in advance.

CC>- Claye Hart

 I can't speak for all those products but I highly recommend the Personal SFC
from Necleus Software. The product is excellent and the software is also 
excellent. The people who design this product really know what they are doing

          robert.buonincontro&canrem.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: rjlov@ecr.mu.oz.au (Richard J. Lovejoy)
Subject: IBM floppy in Amiga drive
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 04:05:07 GMT

	Sorry about this, but a few weeks ago someone posted details of a PD
program which would ascertain the format (IBM or AMIGA) of each floppy, and
provide file conversion if it was IBM format. I accidentally deleted my
reference to this. Could someone please tell me what it was called?
	Thanks
		Richard
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