HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: niko@artcom.de (Niko Luckow )
Subject: Re: How to transfer a file larger than a diskette from IBM to AMIGA
Organization: ART+COM e.V., Berlin, Germany
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 11:10:27 GMT

matt@gbrmpa.gov.au (Matt) writes:

>In article <1992Nov5.050805.9341@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au> ajft@csadfa.cs.adfa.oz.au writes:
>>--
>>OK, you have an enormous file, and a number of 720k MS-DOS disks, and an Amiga.
>>The maximum available space on a 720k disk is 730112 bytes (713 * 1024)
>>
>>There are several ways to split data files, it all depends on where (and how)
>>you wish to do it:
>>
>>if the large file "huge.lzh" is on a PC already, I'd recommend the utility
>>bsplit

>I wouldn't recommend it. Just use backup on the PC (part of msdos),
>and restore the disks with the PD Program "PC Restore", amiga.physik.unizh.ch
>has this utility.

Another possibility is to use Splitz&Joinz. These come with the ADPro-package
as executables for Amiga, MS-DOS, Windows and Mac. You can split large files/
archives on any of these computers and join them together on any other.
Works quite well and you can easily transfer the executables via MS-DOS
formatted disks using CrossDOS or MessyDOS or whatever on the Amiga and
Access-PC or something similar on the Mac (no need for those utilities on
MS-DOS/Windows). I only tested Amiga to Mac and vice versa and had no problems
at all.
But ... you need to buy ADPro.

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Hope this helps.
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From: bohlman@plains.NoDak.edu (Daemon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: PowerSnap 2.1
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:01:53 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <jbickers.0if9@templar.actrix.gen.nz> jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes:
>
>    I recently replaced 2.0a with 2.1, which fixed the backtick/hotkey
>    bug I experienced using 2.0a. Now, however, the PASTEKEY keyword
>    doesn't seem to work. Is anyone else having this problem?

No, but I am having a problem with it's interaction with conclip.  2.1 is 
automatically echoing everything I snap to the nearest active cursor, even
if it's on another window.  If anyone knows what is causing this, I would love
to hear it.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: Ronny G. Nordvik <edorn@alf.uib.no>
Subject: Demo Scene
Organization: Edb-senteret, UiB
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 12:06:19 GMT
From: lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
Date: 5 Nov 92 15:25:11 GMT
Organization: City University, London

I suppose this really only applies in the UK, as laws differ
around the world.

In the London classifed ads paper, LOOT, there is an advert
from a private advertiser which is repeated every day and
has been for several months. He claims to supply any Amiga
program, one pound for games, five pounds for applications.
A few times he mentioned ProPage, PageStream, WordWorth etc.
When I phoned him and questioned him, he became abusive and
said `report me'.

What shall I do? Would FAST be either interested or effective?
Would the police be interested? I could `buy' some stuff from
him as evidence. LOOT reaches millions of Londoners every
day and is a very widespread paper. Private ads are free. I
would hate to estimate how much Amiga software is being stolen
and distributed in London in this way.

I am leaving off my .sig as I am not keen on letter bombs or
what not.

--
Lionel Tun   (lionel@cs.city.ac.uk)
Vision Group, City University, London, EC1V 0HB. 071-477 8000 x 3889
From: 890530m@dragon.acadiau.ca (Darren MacKenzie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: AMIGA STINKS
Date: 13 Nov 92 03:19:45 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: Acadia University

infinity@iesd.auc.dk (Thomas Hedemann) writes:


>I FUCKING HATE AMIGAS!!!
>ALL AMIGA OWNERS SHOULD BE KILLED

Ahhh...blow it out your ass, you STUPID Idiotic_Breakdown_Machine user!
-Doc

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: jsm1@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Jason S. MacDonald)
Subject: Re: Looking for a few good mice
Organization: Cornell Information Technologies
Date: 10 Nov 92 21:49:45 GMT

d1wizo@dtek.chalmers.se (Ola Lundkvist) writes:
>jfriesne@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Jeremy Friesner!) writes:
>>Can anyone recommend a high-quality three button and/or
>>optical mouse for the Amiga?  I'd like to have one with
>>at least one of the above features, preferable both but
>I have a DATIC three button optical mouse. I'm very pleased with it;
>it was not that expensive, it works well and it looks nice both on the
>outside and on the inside. I'm sure other manufacturers than DATIC
>make 3-button optical mouse as well, take a look in a computer shop or
>look in some ads in a computer magazine. However if you do buy a mouse
>make sure it has three buttons and that it's true optical, because
>IMHO they really are that much better.

I have a GoldenImage 3-button optical mouse that I have been using for
about a year.  Previous to this, I had gone through about three
mechanical mice, but I have had absolutely no problems with the GI mouse,
and it's wonderful.  Highest recommendations.

Jason
From: clldomps@cs.ruu.nl (Louis van Dompselaar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: ParNet use
Date: 9 Nov 92 09:40:38 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science

My friend, who lives one floor below me, has bought himself an
Amiga too so we drilled a hole through my floor (and his ceiling)
and installed ParNet. Works GREAT!

The question is, are there any people out there who have done
anything other than filesystem access with ParNet? We were thinking
of some kind of message system (this depends on it being possible
to have a program detect the creation of a file without it testing
for it all the time, so it's not really a ParNet question), but
also stuff like flight simulators and other multi-user games.

Louis

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From: eyvind@Lise.Unit.NO (Eyvind Bernhardsen)
Subject: Kicking back to 1.3/1.2
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 12:38:50 GMT

Is there any way I can use a program similar to zkick to use 1.2 or 1.3 on my 2.04
A500Plus?  There are a few programs that don't work any more & that I'd really
miss...  (BTW, I AM registering as a developer, so if that's required, it's no
problem)

Thanks in advance!

-Eyvind

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: Manjit_Bedi@mindlink.bc.ca (Manjit Bedi)
Subject: Re: Have Nintendo bought Commodore Amiga ???
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:55:50 GMT

I cannot remember where I read it but Nitendo and Microsoft have been having
private meetings.  Nitdendo apparently is looking at making the NES's into
more of a personal computer somehow.
--
        Manjit Bedi
                ( Manjit_Bedi@mindlink.bc.ca or manjit@inde.bc.ca )
From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: The Death of the Juggler
Date: 11 Nov 92 22:28:16 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

bjst@sth.frontec.se (Bjorn Stenberg) writes:

>koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren) writes:
>> Our esteemed Juggler has finally passed away.

>Sob...


I seem to recall Cube-O-matic will run on the A4000.  I also know that
Cube-O has lots of "Jugglers."  well.. which means... :)

>       ///  Bjorn Stenberg, Stockholm, Sweden         bjst@sth.frontec.se
>      ///  main() { printf(&unix["\021%six\012\0"],(unix)["have"]+"fun"-0x60);}
> \\\ ///  "- Your documentation no longer confuses me, old version!"

Long Live the Juggler!

yours Sincerely,
Kelvin
e-mail: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu
From: slhmz@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Question Concerning....  PIRACY!
Date: 13 Nov 92 14:54:58 GMT
Organization: Utah State University


Hello all...

  I recently purchased the "Zool" game all the way from the UK.
  This is the most awsome game for the Amiga that I have ever
  seen except for the SotB games.

  Anayways, after playing this game for some time now, load times
  have become horendous.  Waiting minutes sucks.

  So, I seem to have come accross a "hacked" and "pirated" version
  of Zool.  This version of Zool is much better.  Installs an a
  Hard Drive for extrememly fast loading.

  Now, I play the "pirated" version.  Does this make me a pirate?
  I do own the originals which are safely stored away.  So, am I
  a pirate, or just reserving my rights?

--
Faith
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: iank@microsoft.com (Ian Kennedy)
Subject: Re: Amiga 1200-Commodore U.S. Statement
Date: 06 Nov 92 00:54:56 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In article <Paula_Lieberman.070e@amicol.UUCP> Paula_Lieberman@amicol.UUCP (Paula Lieberman) writes:
>How can a machine without virtual memory compete on an even keel against
>machines that do have virtual memory?

Because it cost about $500-$600? Virtual memory isn't all it's cracked up
to be, it's no holy grail. It's usefull but if you're running an intense
mission critical application that keeps swapping out to disk. You might as
well buy more ram because the time saved by running in real ram will be worth
more than the money saved by not adding more ram. This is especially tru
in the graphics industry where the per-hour fee is quite high.
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From: gromyko@sputnik.rhein-main.de (Michael Grom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: A1000 serial port
Distribution: world
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 10 Nov 92 23:29:33 MED
Organization: private Amiga Site

In article <1992Nov8.215445.8751@Armstrong.EDU> prall968@Armstrong.EDU writes:
>
> I have an Avatex 2400 external modem that works for all intensive purposes. I
> cann hook it to my 1000 with a cable, and send it the AT commands with no
> trouble. But when I tell it to dial.. It will pick up the phone (no dialtone)
> can be heard.. and then it hangs up... Someone told me this could be due
> to the odd serial port in the 1000.. Can somone send me the pinouts on the
> A1000's serial port.. or an answer as to why my modem isn't working...
>
> Gene Prall   prall968@pirates.armstrong.edu  |Look ma I is in college!|
> -Standard Disclaimer - 90 Day warranty - Parts and Labor not included - Tags,
> Taxes, and Titles may cost extra - Batteries not included - Allow 6-8 weeks
> for delivery | A1000 Owner and damn proud of it!
>
>

Dear Gene,

I suppose the problem is with the telephone line. As soon as the
modem and the computer are able to communicate via the serial port,
wich is proven by the react of AT commands, all is well. Are you sure
your wiring from the modem to the telephone wall outlet ist set up
correctly?

Regards,
	Michael

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From: Eric_J_Rainbolt@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: DISCLAIMER FOR JUGLERDEMO POSTING ABOVE
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 23:14:40 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)


In a previous posting a few above this one, I asked if somebody would
put up a copy of JugglerDemo for me on the Archives.

Why?  I forgot that I belong to PORTAL.  This INCREDIBLE Amiga archive,
for the Amiga.  I am becoming seriuosly addicted, and talking to
the Pro's at PORTAL really adds to my knowledge and interest in
the Amiga.
Ever since, Harv, the sysop at the AmigaZone at PORTAL took his
time to interest me in his fantastic system, I have spent countless
hours eagerly scanning over all the ShareWare.  My interest grows
day to day.  Not only do I have a mailbox in California now, with neat
features that let me adjust my login id as a pseudoname, and countless
other PORTAL extras.  I also get immediate answers to my questions,
online chats with other Amiga users, and best of all:  unlimited
access time 24-hours a day.
 
I have a connection right now that keeps me logged into PORTAL
continuosly through my University computer system, and the
splendors of the Internet save me all dial-in charges.  I am
not billed for the local call.
 
I usually sit down, scan through any of the Fish Disks ( All 750 !!! ),
or the well updated, and organized File Databases, and set up Z-Modem
batch downloads so when I wake up the next morning I have many many
Megabytes of cool software waiting for me.
 
Portal only charges me $13.95 + $5.00 Internet option for UNLIMITED
access all month long.  I feel like I am not paying enough ( don't
tell the accountants at PORTAL that! ).
 
I used to belong to Plink, which has moved to PORTAL.  All the
files, no matter how old they are will be permanently stored at PORTAL.
It was at Plink that I first downloaded Jugglerdemo, and was
awestruck by the Amiga's capabilities.  Therefore, naturally,
I could have easily got it direct from the Fred Fish Archives on
PORTAL.  I still have a hard time remebering the PORTAL is all I need
to satisfy any Amiga interest.
 
Over the last two months, PORTAL has given me nothing but pleasure and
interest.  I felt like I owed this to the great guys who brought
us the system, escpecially Harv Laser, the AmigaZone sysop who
has dedicated alot of his time with stupid questions that I
always bug him with.  I just want to let him know how much I, and
speaking for other PORTAL users, appreciate his fine work.
 
Join Portal - the more you use it, the more you appreciate it!
 
Eric J Rainbolt
 
 
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.misc:16354 comp.sys.amiga.introduction:1460
From: alb@ais.org (Alan Brushaber)
Subject: Looking for print utility that pauses for single sheet feed
Organization: UMCC
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:43:31 GMT


Greetings,

  Two print utilities I've used don't seem to honor the fact that I've
selected single-sheet feed in my preferences. The two utilities are
PrintFiles and Print (a public domain program?).

  Can anyone recommend a print utility that will pause between sheets
so that they can be changed before the printing continues?

Al - alb@ais.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: mashton@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (M.S. Ashton)
Subject: Nintendo buying CBM
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:27:35 GMT


This was an April fool joke....
You're a little behind?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: colindse@nmsu.EDU (LINDSEY)
Subject: AXsh USERS PLEASE HELP
Organization: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 06:03:06 GMT

I recently tried to use AXsh (demo version) 1.26 but cannot get the remote
server to work.  When someone calls the banner and login prompt appears and 
then it immediately hangs up.  Please respond by email with your setting and
experiences.  Im running it on an A3000 with a Supra v32bis modem.

Thanks,
Coy Lindsey
From: scuster@cascabel.gac.edu (Stephen R Custer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: FTP Sites
Date: 8 Nov 92 22:28:08 GMT

I know this has been posted before, but could someone please post a list  
of Amiga sites?

Steve
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: jamie@cdevil.unx.sas.com (James Cooper)
Subject: Re: IF YOU UNDERSTAND $C00000 AND $800000, READ THIS
Originator: jamie@cdevil.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:17:14 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords: MEMORY, ram, addmem


In article <1992Nov5.170733.20207@afit.af.mil>, ssovaiko@afit.af.mil (Stephen F Sovaiko) writes:
>I am trying to get zkick to work on a 2MB A1000.  The kickfile loads into
>$C00000 ram just fine, but only after running noC0ram, which takes all
>1.5MB of my autoconfiguring expansion board away from the system.  When
>zkick is done and reboots in 2.0, I have a system with no fastram, anly
>about 100K of chipram, and no room for WB2.0.
>
>Question - how can I find out where the kickfile resides above $C00000,
>so that I can run ADDMEM and get the remaining fastram back into the
>system?
>
>I do have another (non-autoconfig) mode for my ram board, and it will
>require running addmem beginning at $800000.  But I will still need to
>know where the kkickfile begins and the kickfile ends so I don't take back ram from the kickfile.

Hmm... I, personally, know that the U.S. Military is probably one of the
biggest computer pirate organizations in the world, but do you have to
advertise this fact to everyone?

If you are a registered developer, you can get all the help you need
with problems like this directly from Commodore.

If you are not a registered developer, you have a pirated copy of the
Kickstart image, and don't deserve help!

Please.  Keep your piracy to yourself.  If you're a registered Dev,
contact me through the developer program, and I'll apologise...

-- 
---------------
Jim Cooper
(jamie@unx.sas.com)                             bix: jcooper

Any opinions expressed herein are mine (Mine, all mine!  Ha, ha, ha!),
and not necessarily those of my employer.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: oahvenla@snakemail.hut.fi (Osma Ahvenlampi)
Subject: Re: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
	<1992Nov5.213932.10692@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>
	<Bx9nw2.A1D@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: 06 Nov 92 19:54:23 GMT

In article <Bx9nw2.A1D@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> shulick@yankton.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick) writes:
   In article <1992Nov5.213932.10692@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> benw@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (bennett.weber) writes:
   >In article <Bx93tw.62C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> shulick@acoma.ucs.indiana.edu (Sam Hulick) writes:
   >>And if there is so
   >>much piracy going on these days, I don't see the side-effects.
   >
   >OK, then go buy all the hottest PC and Mac software conversions for your
   >Amiga.  Hmmm?  Having trouble?

   Yeah, my conscience keeps saying "PC sucks, PC sucks."  Clue in.
   Companies that write progs for PC & Mac don't write it for Amiga either
   because they don't KNOW about the Amiga (not too likely) or they feel
   that PC and Mac are THE business computers and don't want to take the
   time to write an Amiga port.

(I can't believe I'm taking part in this, but anyway...)
Every serious software company know about every possible platform. That's their
business, selling software. Software companies do not evaluate platforms, they
consider whether it would give them more money to sell their product on a given
platform than it would take to develop, support and advertise it for that
platform. Believe me, Word Perfect Corporation would make a Sega Genesis port
of their well known word processing software, if the Sega Genesis had a proper
keyboard and mass media, and they'd think it would be sold.
--
Osma Ahvenlampi  -  oahvenla@snakemail.hut.fi
This article does not necessarily represent anyone's opinions, not even mine.
If you are offended by this article, be so in silence. I am not interested.
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:07:26 EST
From: <DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Need a program to verify trackdisk writes...

In article <Bx8EEw.CsI@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, miller@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Geoffrey
M. Miller) says:

>Is there a freely-redistributable program that will run in the background
>and verify all of my disk writes under 2.0... just a simple program that
>would intercept trackdisk calls and verify them...

There is no simple method of patching trackdisk to do verify. This is due
trackdisk's track buffer. However, there is an entire _replacement_
trackdisk (called Hackdisk) in the PD. Works GREAT, but is recommended for
experienced users only.
From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: I found a pirate - what shall I do?
Date: 9 Nov 92 10:28:03 GMT
Organization: The DSV institute of Stockholm, Sweden
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Sam Hulick (shulick@acoma.ucs.indiana.edu) wrote:

: Boo!  Evil pirate!  Throw him away!  In my little terminology, there are
: good pirates, and bad pirates. :)  Bad pirates are the ones who buy/copy
: major products and SELL them to others.  Eeevil!  Good pirates are the
: ones who just distribute the stuff free. :)

I just answer with my new signature below. (I'm not a programmer myself.)

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu)
Subject: Re: The Amiga 1200 Specs - From CBM
Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 17:13:29 GMT


All right, enough about detachable keyboards...
What I want to know is if you have to buy a new
monitor for the A1200 to use the new graphics
modes, whatever they are...

I've a choice of spending $1100 to upgrade
my A500 with the GVP 530 Turbo with 120 MB HD
or waiting to see what the A1200 comes out with
(hd, ram, price).  If I have to buy a new monitor
it'll definitely swing me towards the GVP.
I'm also not into rendering or 3D graphics and all
that fancy smancy morphing.  So graphic resolution
is not an issue with me.  I'm into word processing,
databases, spreadsheets, and maybe scenery (after
I get the accelerator) and maybe cheap video editing
like using Video Director and video clip art of the
DPaint resolution.  So is it really important to
get the AGA chip set for what I want to do?  My
husband says to get the GVP, but my coworker said
to wait for the A1200.
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