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From: markus@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Markus Illenseer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: How to make horizontals docks w/ TM 2.0
Date: 6 Oct 92 10:32:34 GMT
Organization: Universitaet Bielefeld, Technische Fakultaet.

In article <Bvow4s.pz3@icsbelf.co.uk>, ianm@icsbelf.co.uk (Ian Moran) writes:
|> Sam Hulick (shulick@navajo.ucs.indiana.edu) wrote:
|> : 
|> : With ToolManager 2.0, how do I make a dock lay horizontally?  Or is it
|> : possible?
|> 
|> Easy, turn your monitor on its side :-)

 hehe :-) Well,no, let's have a look at the manual: (RTFM, eh?)

[...]
|> 
|> Regards
|> 
|>  Ian
|> --

`Columns' (1)
     This parameter sets the the number of tool columns. Tools are
     always sorted row-wise, starting at the leftmost column and
     filling up to the rightmost column.

So, all we have to do is to insert the value for the colums to achive
horizontal docks. Well, for example you have 5 itmes in the dock, insert 5
for the column. If you insert e.g. 3 for the columns, you will have a
dock with 3 columns, the 5 itmes will be splitted into two parts.

Have fun, Markus

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From: cbenson@cs.strath.ac.uk (Calum F Benson CS90)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Wanted - Supplier of BROTHER printers
Date: 5 Oct 92 12:10:16 GMT
Distribution: uk
Organization: Comp. Sci. Dept., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, Scotland.



        Does anybody know of a supplier in the UK (other than Brother
themselves) who supply Brother printers, in particular the HJ100i bubble
jet (BJ10ex clone)? So far I have found only one, AXE Direct in London,
who sell it for #250, which is still a bit pricey when you can get the
BJ10ex for #205.

        Incidentally, the reason I'd prefer an HJ100i to a BJ10ex is that
the internal fonts are a bit nicer and it seems to print slightly quicker.
And it's a nice cream colour to suit my Amiga better ..

        Thanxx in advance

                Calum


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: evermic@prism.cs.orst.edu (M.BiSON)
Subject: Re: ASDG VD0: device (or similar) under ADOS RELEASE 2.05
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept
Distribution: orst
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 07:03:55 GMT

In <1992Oct5.003916.21291@trl.oz.au> aduncan@rhea.trl.OZ.AU (Allan Duncan) writes:

>From article <1992Oct4.164331.679@sarah.albany.edu>, by hibrown@vidar.albany.edu (Herb Brown):
>> In article <67130@cup.portal.com> pk-asdg@cup.portal.com (Perry S Kivolowitz) writes:
>>>You just reminded me of something.
>>>
>>>September 1992 means that ASDG VD0 is 5 (FIVE) years old. And someone
>>>reports that works under 2.05? Well, that's quite gratifying. I wrote
>>                     ^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>it for version 1.2. And it worked on 1.1. 
>>>
>>>I haven;'t used it in years...but it's nice to know it is still being
>>>of help to the community.
>>>
>>>Perry Kivolowitz
>>>(author of VD0)
>> 
>> Actually, the report was that it works under 2.04 and appears not to
>> work under 2.05.
>> 
>> Sorry for the apparently 'bad' news.

Regardless of 2.05 and all that, VD0 still works almost 100 percent
on my 2500 with 0s20.  And WB 38.35 (2.1).  My only problem
is this.  Everything is great until you attempt
to test the limits of the max size you have set.  I get gurus and
also, when it does, all data in vd0 is gone after rebooting (vd0
normally survives gurus').  I would love for somebody
to rewrite this great program, and get it up to date and 100 percent
for everybody.

-MIC

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: Re: An Amiga Christmas
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 19:12:19 GMT

In <BvCJKH.IE8@news.udel.edu> don@chopin.udel.edu (Donald R Lloyd) writes:

>pejanes@descartes.uwaterloo.ca (Peter Janes) writes:
>>
>   [.....]
>>
>>   A single- or multi-drive user could play each one separately, or swap disks
>>   when appropriate.  A hard-drive user could just copy each disk to a
>>   directory, make the assigns and run forever.  If enough were available,
>>   press a CDTV disc with all of them.

>     Actually, Commodore should announce a 'Power Up Or Else' program
>to get rid of those floppy-only users once and for all.  Then we wouldn't
>have to deal with huge numbers of assigns to put something on a hard drive.
>Maybe contract BLAZEMONGER, Inc's customer service department for, er, 
>'support' those floppy users who haven't upgraded yet...

 Perhaps if Commodore sold a harddrive setup for less than $300, people might
bite on this one.  Until then I guess the above person is volunteering
to subsidize harddrive purchases.
-- 
Steve Sheldon         sheldon@iastate.edu
Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey Resource Unit
2142 Agronomy, Iowa State University  (515) 294-5429

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: miarmijo@nmsu.edu (Michael Albert Armijo)
Subject: mouse problems
Organization: NMSU Computer Science
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 19:43:26 GMT

I have a little problem with my mouse.  It seems to lock-up time to
time and will only roll side-to-side.  I have taken it apart and
cleaned it, but it still does not work.  I was wondering if any one
else has had this problem before and it so how to solve it.
If possible, would you please send your replies to my email address:

miarmijo@NMSU.edu

Thank you.
			Michael Armijo
From: Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: I Need some help to reclaim a file fast!
Date: Fri,  2 Oct 92 08:31:57 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

1) Disksalv - use it to recover the file, there are alot of 
   options, one is a file pattern option, I use that to recover
   files.
2) Quarterback Tools(Commercial program) - does a pretty good job
   on most problems.
3) Ami-Back 2.0 - Use the 911-Backup option, it works great!  I
   had a crash that killed my HD and it did a great job(plus I had
   the warm fuzzies of a backup) getting some files back.
4) FixDisk - a PD tool that seems to work almost as good as DiskSalv.
 
Important:  Do not do ANY kind of writes to the disk or you may lose
the file totally or even worse yet corrupt the database.
From: 2rs9acevedom@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga World -- problems anyone?
Date: 7 Oct 1992 03:30:47 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 2rs9acevedom@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsd.csd.mu.edu

In article <sheldon.718317728@pv1417.vincent.iastate.edu>, sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
>
>In article <BvJ4uL.GK7@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Jason
>Balicki (KodaK)) writes:
>>
>>Last year I tried to get a subscription to Amiga World (henceforth refered
>>to as: AW) and marked "bill me" on one of the myriad dead trees that they
>>fill the magazine with.  Well anyway, I got one magazine and NO bill.
I haven't had any problems, but I keep getting offers from Amigaworld for free
issues, free disks, and all kinds of promotional advertising to get me to
subscribe, the funny thing is, that I am already subscribed.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: thumper@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Chris Mojica)
Subject: Re: I Need some help to reclaim a file fast!
Organization: North Carolina State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 08:36:28 GMT

dardiswa@cda.mrs.umn.edu (Wayne A. Dardis 1500099) writes:

>Hi, to make a long story short i did a really stupid thing and
>accidentally erased my database file which has taken me over
>a year to compile off of my hard drive.  I haven't written
>anything to it since this happened and i am hoping that someone
>out there knows a pd salvage program so that i can reclaim
>this file.  Please if you do know drop me a line telling me
>where i can find it.  Thanks!


I have a program called Recover II which is public domain or shareware, I can't
remember offhand, but it recovers erased files off of disk drives but I don't 
know if it would work for hard drives.  You could always try it though.
-Chris

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Organization: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Date: Fri,  2 Oct 1992 15:22:31 -0400 
From: "Edward D. Berger" <eb15+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Pittsburgh Commodore Group meeting Monday Oct. 5, 1992

...Sorry to not limit the distribution, but my news software is braindead.


The Pittsburgh Commodore Group will hold its first Monday evening meeting,
at the Carnegie Library in Oakland on October 5th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
You enter at the main Library entrance faceing the parking lot. Make a left
down the corridor towards the bath rooms and the post office.  At the end of
the corridor make a right and go past the guards desk and enter the door on
the right.  We will be signing up new members at the meeting.  There will
also be PD disks for sale but as usual the will be no copying of and disks
permitted at the meeting.

Topics: Amiga OS 2.04 Overview
        CrossDOS 5.0

-Ed Berger
eb15@andrew.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: kaarts@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Kenneth John Aarts)
Subject: Re: ASDG VD0: device (or similar) under ADOS RELEASE 2.05
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 15:46:44 GMT

In <1992Oct03.003218.569100@zeus.calpoly.edu> jgodfrey@zeus.calpoly.edu (Jon David "JET" Godfrey) writes:

>I have recently upgraded to DOS 2.05 and have had no luck installing ASDG's
>VD0: recoverable ram device into the system.  Although the software is fairly
>old, I have seen no updates on any PD/Share/Commercial lists anywhere. 

>I once used the VD0: on my 1.3 machine and found it much more stable and 
>usable than any other including C='s own.

>Is there a new version, patch, or anything that I can do to get ASDG's 
>functioning on my A2500/030 Release 2.05 machine?

I have had no problem using vd0: on 2.05 machines (a500, and a special version
for the 3000).  I think there are two or three different versions on the fish,
as well as the 3000 version that is archived elsewhere.

	To whoever else, VD0: is a recoverable ram disk.  It allocates memory
dynamically.  In my startup-sequence I replace the commodore RAM: with VD0:.
This means that everything in ram: is preserved through a reboot.  It is
definitely software that belongs on every amiga.

Ken
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: ins314l@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Justin Keene)
Subject: Need info on a virus!
Organization: Monash University
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 14:55:46 GMT


Could someone post me details about the 'euromail bomb' virus??
I recently found several files infected with this virus, and all of my
virus progs delete the whole file!! Is there anyway to just disable this
virus?? 
Also, is there a ftp-site that keeps details of viruses, such as symptoms,
ways to disable, and what the virus does when it activates?
Please E-mail directly to me,
	Thanks
		Justin
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications,bit.listserv.i-amiga
From: jmo50888@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Josephine M. Otter)
Subject: Re: Annoucement: ToolManager 2.0
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 00:29:27 GMT

markus@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Markus Illenseer) writes:

>In article <stefanb.717522187@messua>, stefanb@messua.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Stefan Becker) writes:
>|> 
>|> Hi folks!
>|> A new version of my utility ToolManager is ready. I hope you'll like it!

Okay.  Were's it at?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: dfs5716@usl.edu (Seidel Daniel F)
Subject: Power-Up
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Distribution: y
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 20:25:24 GMT




    I'm still waiting for some sort of reply
that will eventually make its way back to me
... Well does anyone out in the terribly
interconnected world of net-land know if C=
will be offering a "power - up" deal going
from an A3000-A4000.  Any yeas or nays or blahs
or boos would be appreciated... But the most 
appreciated answere of all would of course be 
the correct one!
From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Fan noises are subtly changing.  Need I be concerned?
Date: 4 Oct 92 20:10:37 GMT
Organization: University of Washington



Hello....

Should I be concerned about the following scenario?  I'm getting bugged...`

1) I'm sitting at my A2000, connected to my unix host.  

2) I'm doing some work on the unix machine and am not accessing anything on the
Amiga at the moment.  (Except the serial port through VLT)

3) I have 2 floppies sitting in the drives to stop that infernal clicking.

4) My Amiga is usually on for several days at a time, 24 hours a day. (Should
I turn it off?  I like to use it to wake me up in the morning...)

5) I have not moved my machine since I had the 2.04 and Agnus upgrade  done
over two months ago.

As I am sitting here, I notice that the normally loud (IMO) fan has changed
from a high pitch to a lower pitch.  At frequent intervals there is a 
higher pitched, almost "vibrating" type sound that pops up for a few seconds
and then disappears.  I can detect no regular pattern to this.  Sometimes
the vibrating is quite brief, other times it lasts for nearly a minute.
And there will be LONG periods of normal fan sounds before this vibrating
sound starts to occillate between SHORT periods of normalcy.

Is my fan starting to go?  Could something be loose that may be rubbing on
something nearby for brief intervals?  (I would think the sound would be
regular in that event) I have never seen the inside of my machine so I don't
know what to expect.

Could this sound be a signal that my power supply is thinking about committing
suicide?

Or, is it related to my floppy drives (one or both) wanting to click and not
being allowed to because I keep floppies IN them to shut them up?

Possible fault of the HD controller? It is a GVP if that makes a difference.
(there is no disk activity or lights when this noise occurs).

This noise has occurred several times while I typed this message to the net.
The fan has also gone BACK to its normal high pitch again, and I wonder when
the next time will be that the frequency will drop and the vibrating noise
will start again.

Thank you for helping me decipher this.  I'd like to know if I am looking at
an expensive repair down the road, or if can I prevent something nasty from 
happening?

Crystal
  ;>
   
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From: dale@ntg.com (Dale Luck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,comp.sys.amiga.unix
Subject: Re: An X-Windows Question !!!!!!!!!
Keywords: X-Windows
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:28:37 GMT
Organization: New Technologies Group, Inc.  Palo Alto CA

In alexm@leland.Stanford.EDU (alex matthews) writes:
>>
>>You will need AS225 with GfxBase support including beta slip/cslip.
>>You will need GfxBase's X11 for the Amiga.
>>You have enough ram and hard disk space already. You will need 
>>a term package for dialing. You will need slip/cslip on the
>>remote host.
>Just how much would those things cost, and would they be affected by bus noise
>(the AS225 I mean)  The reason I ask is that I have an a1000 also, with 
>4.5 meg (2 starboards), and an AdIDE under the 68000, which is the absolute
>max that this system can drive out the bus in the hardware dept.  I had
>to solder absolutely EVERYTHING to motherboard ground in order to work,
>and it still gurus itself to pieces unless it has warmed up for two or
>three minuites.  After the warmup it's fine though.  If the AS225 goes
>on the parallel port or something, I could use it.  What is an AS225 
>anyway?

AS225 is Commodore tcp/ip software. We are beta testing a newer version
that works with the serial.device. edu prices for as225 is $199.00
list price is $275.00 This includes support from GfxBase. EDU price for
X11 is $316.00 list = $395.00

Dale Luck
GfxBase, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: don@chopin.udel.edu (Donald R Lloyd)
Subject: Re: An Amiga Christmas
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:02:20 GMT

 td06@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (THOMAS EDWARD DEFLAVEES) writes:
>
>hey, I'm a proud (albeit not so incredibly happy) user of an Amiga 500 with 1
>meg and a SINGLE Floppy drive.  I think I have been able to do some really
>good work with my machine, and it has served me faithfully for almost 5 years.
>However, I haven't had the money to sink into a really good system.  For those
>of us on limited budgets, at least speaking for myself, there is nothing
>inherently wrong or bad with a single floppy system.  Should you decide to fund
>my purchase of a "better" system, then so be it.  Otherwise, I'm doing just
>fine.  Really, I am......really....sob sob whimper.
>


     That's where the folks at BLAZEMONGER, Inc. come in!  They'll get you 
a hard drive even if they have to sell your blood and/or body parts to do it!
If you think you're sobbing and whimpering now, just wait till the 
BLAZEMONGER Customer Service folks 'upgrade' you!


-- 
Don Lloyd                / "No, I just think that a computer grafted on top of \
don@chopin.udel.edu      | another computer is a kludge.  It has nothing to do |
GeNIE: D.LLOYD7          \ with the Intel CPU"  - Jerry Shekhel                /
BIX: DRL  
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From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: .PCX files -> PageStream  SOLVED!
Date: 29 Sep 92 04:39:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: glia.crystal.717741563
Organization: University of Washington


Check your 2.2 update disk (drivers directory) against your HD installation
(drivers directory).  There were 3 files that didn't get automatically
installed.  One of them was the pcx.import that I needed.

Thanks, Edith!
Crystal
  ;>
From: CXK129@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga on TV
Date: 6 Oct 92 13:54:43 GMT
 <1992Oct1.212005.16181@sbcs.sunysb.edu> <BvI81w.zw@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
 <1992Oct6.054523.28071@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au>
Organization: Penn State University

I've also notice an Amiga 2000 in the commercial for Britanica Encyclopedia.
It was shown with a young guy wearing glasses.

C.K.
From: Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Commodore Business Machines Timeline Request
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 09:01:39 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>Subject line kinda says it all...if anyone has a brief, yet accurate 
>timeline of when Commodore released their various incarnations of computing 
>equipment, going back as far as...well, it started with a PET...  :)
> 
>Seriously, if there's something out there, would some kind soul mail it tom 
>me?
> 
>          Thanks!
>
>
>Ken Thompson - cobra@coyote.datalog.com  - GEnie: K.THOMPSON23  
>Alternate address: cobra@jab.tucson.az.us

This is paraphrased from a CBM press release included with their 
WOC/Pasadena show press kit......

Quote
The following are key historial events in Commodore's history:

-1958 Commodore Business Machines Inc. is established in Toronto,
 Ontario Canada, as a typewriter repair and sales company.
-1960 By the early 1960s, Commodore is selling adding machines and a
 wide range of office equipment
-1969 CBM produces one of the first hand-held calculators
-1977 The PET is introduced as the first personal computer. It features
 a 6502 microprocessor and 8K RAM for less than $1000
-1980 The VIC 20, the first home computer, is introduced for 
 less than $300
-1983 The C64, the most popular home computer ever sold, is introduced
-1984 In search of a new personal computer technology for 
 professionals and consumers, Commodore acquires Amiga Computer Inc.
-1985 The Amiga 1000 is introduced (and is) the first multitasking
 multimedia computer with a mouse-driven color graphic user interface.
 Business Week calls it "The Porsche of personal computers."
-1987 Commodore introduces the Amiga 500, 2000 and a Bridgeboard
 which enables 2000 seris machines to run MS_DOS compatible software.
-1990 The next generation Amiga, the Amiga 3000 featuring Motorola's
 68030, is introduced. 
 The company unveils the CDTV player - the first home information/
 education entertainment system able to play interactive multimedia
 applications on compact disc.
-1991 Commodore's worldwide installed user base exceeds three million
-1992 CBM introduces the Amiga 4000 in September, the revolutionary
 new member of the Amiga family. The A4000 is powered by a Motorola
 68040 and features high-resolution graphics simultaneously displayed
 in up to 256,000 colors from a palette of over 16.8 million hues
 Other new products introduced include the Amiga 600, the A570,
 AmigaVision Professional, and AmigaDOS 3.0.

--End of (paraphrased) Quote--
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