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From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Subject: Re: Virtuality, Teradactyl.. was Re: Heart of China (virtuality?)
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 03:25:23 GMT

In article <199211190259.AA14597@wugate.wustl.edu> flasar@WUGCRC.WUSTL.EDU writes:
>   I missed the original post on this, but if you're talking about Virtuality
>and the pterodactyl nightmare virtual reality game, the first one was in
>St. Louis at the Union Station mall.  It's been here over a year now, and is
>still very popular, so much so that another one is going up in Crestwood Plaza,
>about 10 miles away.
>   Dan Flasar
>   Washington U School of Medicine
>   St. Louis, MO

   Yup, thats what I meant. But Dan, to a Texan, you are in the Midwest !
Well, sort of near Ohio...

    Anyway, I have heard various rumors that it will show up in New Orleans,
Lousiana RSN ! 

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From:         "The Large Guy with Buckwheat's Hair." <LANDAS88@SNYPOTVA.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Amigas by mail order

Date sent: 23-NOV-1992

>>Hmmmm....I don't know if anyone has anymore news on this..(I am a little
>>behind in mail)..but they  told me that the 3000 has been discontinued.
>
>Creative Computing sells the A3000/25 in $1,300 dlls. It's pretty much the
>best price I ever saw! (based on a notice sent to a friend from them).
>
>Can anybody confirm or deny the fact of the A3000 and A500 being discontinued?
>
>The UK magazines comment on the A500 "no longer available" :-( (I love my 500)
>
>-Alejandro

According to someone on this list, Commodore is quoted as saying that it can't
be true we still make A3000.  I can't see them stoppping production of the
A3000, or the A2000 as of yet.  The A2000 sells too many units for Toaster
workstations.......

-Nyle

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From:         "MATTHEW" <M.P.Stratfold@OPEN.AC.UK>
Subject:      RE: AMIGA 1200 P/X ?

>I'm quite peeved. It's only been atwo months since I paid #330 for
>my RocHard 85Mb Hard drive with 2meg memory. The least C= could've
>done is put an edge-connector on the A1200 so I wouldn't have to
>sell that too, with corresponding loss in value. Aaaauuuurrrrggghhh.

I'm in the same boat - I wonder what likely it is that someone will produce
a converter for the PCMCIA so that it will take existing harddrives and
expansions?  Something like this would sell very well and would allow existing
users to move onto the new machines without having to loose their expensive
hardware - I would buy the 1200 tomorrow if I had someway to use my GVP HD
on it.

What do you think is it worth waiting for such an add on - or should A500
users start trying to sell their addons while they are still worth something???

Matthew.    M.P.Stratfold@open.ac.uk
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From:         IQM109@URIACC.URI.EDU
Subject:      Emplant???

Ok, curiosity's done me in... what the heck is Emplant??

ANd while I'm on the subject of Utilities Unlimited -- whatever happened
with the A-maxII killer they were working on?  You know, the *color* mac
emulator that (ahem) will multitask with the Amiga side?

Ras
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Date: 18 Nov 92 19:33:16 GMT
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              18 Nov 1992 07:42:00 PST from
              <BRZWICKY%26637.decnet@BEACH.ROCKWELL.COM>


  I guess I need an update then!  It doesn't list ANYTHING when I type
SETPATCH other than what it's actually patching.  And yes,  I'm NOT
redirecting the output to nil:

P. Larkin   Iqm259@uriacc.uri.edu
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From:         Owen <91016@TAYLORU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Cool demos

A while ago someone mentioned a demo called Eniga-something-or-other.  To
whomever has this, please upload to an ftp site or send it to someone who can.
                                                        Kevin Shafer
                                                        91016@tayloru
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From:         Milamber <MLELIAS@MIAVX2.BITNET>
Subject:      Thanx for .sfx info

        To all of you who sent a reply to my .sfx question, thanks!  I ran the
archive, and it self-extracted itself just like you all said. (amazing, noo?)

        much appreciated..


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Date:         Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:15:50 CET
From:         "Magnus Wissler... Amiga rules..." <NDB120@NOV.HB.SE>
Subject:      Re: PD Award?

> Note that there is a HyperText documentation standard from Commodore:
> AmigaGuide.  The reader is a shared library, so it can be called from
> inside a program or out.  3.0 has "help" class events triggered by the
> help key that the user can use to request help on a menu or gadget.
> None of the system software uses it yet, but all the mechanism is there.
>
> AmigaGuide comes as part of the 3.0 system software (it's a "datatype"),
> and there are readers for 1.3/2.0 (you currently need a WorkBench license
> to redistribute Commodore's reader).  SAS/C 6.0, CDROM-FS, and several
> other Commercial products are currently shipping with docs in AmigaGuide
> format (and it is *great* having all the SAS/C library calls online in
> AmigaGuide format!).  There's also a hacked version of GNU makeinfo
> available that converts TeXinfo files into AmigaGuide format.
>
> --
> -Dan Riley                          Internet: dsr@lns598.tn.cornell.edu
> -Wilson Lab, Cornell University     HEPNET/SPAN: lns598::dsr (44630::dsr)
>

Coo, I'm really impressed! Now we're beginning to catch up with the
others in terms of standardization, which I think is a BIG issue in
luring potential buyers to the Amiga section... ;-)

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From:         Owen <91016@TAYLORU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: new virus, or what ?

What do you mean, there is a letter that is corrupted?
                                                        Kevin Shafer
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From:         "Magnus Wissler... Amiga rules..." <NDB120@NOV.HB.SE>
Subject:      Re: 256 color PD Paint Package?

> From:          Arc Wave <arc@JUDY.INDSTATE.EDU>
> Subject:       256 color PD Paint Package?

> Is there currently a 256 (256,000) color paint package for AGA machines?

Yep, from what I've heard (and seen) DeluxePaint IV AGA is out there,
somwhere... ;-)

> Paul
> "1280x512 (256 colors) real sweet"

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From:         SARGEANT@WHITMAN.BITNET
Subject:      RE: Dumb question

Date: MON, NOV 16, 1992,  7:42 AM
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From: JEFF-SARGEANT

Subject:  RE: Dumb question

>
>Ok, call me dim but .... (Ok Dimbut, we are listening)
>
>What do all these abbreviations mean, in partucular
>IMHO and BTW ????
>
>TVM, BBFN
>Matthew
>

IMHO = (I)n (M)y (H)onest (O)pinion
BTW  = (B)y (T)he (W)ay

And I got your (T)hanks (V)ery (M)uch, but what the heck is BBFN; (B)ye
(B)ye (F)or (N)ow?

YWVM, HAND,

Jeff
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From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
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Subject: Re:      Re: Re[2]: Heart of China (list some boards. :)
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:52:41 GMT
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi

In article <9211182203.AA23349@netcom.netcom.com> Daniel Joseph Oak <jonin@NETCOM.COM> writes:
>Very good point.  I think for more of a benifit - it would be nice if somebody
>listed all the available discussion boards around so others can pose questions
>in areas that people would more be able to help with. So does anybody have a
>list genereated?  sombody mentioned theres a board for games - I havent seen
>it so post it. :)

 As I said before. There is only one Amiga Information list on Bitnet. Its
Usenet newsgroups that have multiple Amiga information newsgroups. JimP.
 
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From:         MATTHEW <M.P.Stratfold@OPEN.AC.UK>
Subject:      RE: Virtuality, Teradactyl.. was Re: Heart of China (virtuality?)

>>Interesting - where was this located? and do you remember the company that is
>>marketting this?  I am just wondering if they will be making such a setup in
>>the bay area (calif.) :)

Virtuality is a British product.  The address for those interested of the
company HQ is:-

W Industries Limited
Virtuality House
3 Oswin Road
Leicester
LE3 1HR

The Simulation Director (last time I looked) was T.W.Rowley.

Virtuality has hit many UK arcades, there are a number of games it seems from
racing, aircraft dog-fight, 5 way walker duel type thing, and another multi-
user battle thing which is pretty strange.  These are the ones i've seen.
They all use a headset that let's you look round with real 3d vision and
stereo sound (though the vision update is a little to slow).

Their is definetly an amiga in side, with graphics boards and accelarators
for each eye!  The amiga is used apparently for it's operating system and
flexibility and timing, and works mainly in a supervisory manner for a set
of custom subsystems.  It's definitely an amiga 3000 keyboard that they plug
into the system to set it up too.

BTW if you should want to buy one, they cost, depending on the game, around
17,000 to 25,000 pounds per unit.  (or 2 pounds to have ago in most arcades!)

Matthew    M.P.Stratfold@open.ac.uk

Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the above mentioned company and could be
wrong in all aspects!
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From:         Alex <ALEX@PLTUMK11.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: KERMIT FOR AMIGA

Hi guyz
Once upon a time I had to transfer some files from PC via RS232 - he hadnt
3'5 drive, I hadn't 5'1/4. So I used one of the VT100 emulators from fish disks
that had KERMIT (It was the only protocol held by both machines)
It worked not very fast but it _worked_.
Hope this helps

Alex

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Date:         Sat, 14 Nov 1992 11:37:00 EDT
From:         BARNETTJ@SNYSYRV1.BITNET
Subject:      Pigtailing Harddrives

I have a GVP harddrive attached to my A500.  Considering that there is
already a controller within this unit, If I later wish to add another
harddrive or a syquest drive via the scsi port on the back of the HD,
do I need another controller?  Or can I simply hook a harddrive directly
to this unit?
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From:         BBOWLES <bbowles@IUS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re[2]: Heart of China

          Gee, maybe someone should explain for the benifit of us all
          just what kind of board this is.  I thought (mistakenly I
          guess) that this was an Amiga discussion and help board.
          You talk about hardware here should that be sent over to
          Ami-Hard?  It seems to me like some people treat game player
          like they were IBM owners or something! :-)
                                                JMHO
                                            Brian Bowles
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From:         D Lamptey <co2dll@SUNC.SHEFFIELD.AC.UK>
Subject:      GreenNet APC ???!#@

Has any one heard of greennet APC?

How can it be accessed.?


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From:         Dick Verweij <hpverwei@CS.RUU.NL>
Subject:      Re: C= Netherlands
              No

Do they have an internet or BBS conection??

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From:         flasar@WUGCRC.WUSTL.EDU
Subject:      Re: Virtuality, Teradactyl.. was re.......

>First, Virtuality is going from place to place with a sit-in virtual reality
>game where you and someone else pilots a hugh robot around a maze, and try
>to kill each other, and a couple of other robots in the maze.
>Look for it in you local mall video arcade!
>
>Also, I read somewhere a company(I think Virtuality) is using an A3000,
>or a few A3000's to act as the brain of it's Virtual Reality games!
>
>Captain *CRASH*
>YDEZTJA@IUP.BITNET
>

Cap'n,
   There are two games in a Virtuality arcade.  The first is the aforementioned
Pteridactyl nightmare, in which up to 4 participants fight each other on a
multi-tiered series of platforms.  If you don't watch out, a pterodactyl
comes up behind you, grabs you and takes you up into the sky and drops you.
    This kills you.
    The other game is a sit-down game, again, up to 4 participants in seperate
virtual reality consoles pilot virtual robots.  You try to blow each other
up.  This is a very satisfying thing to do to your friends.  My son enjoyed
very much blowing me up, for example.
    The systems are run by Amigas, though I'm not sure what model. ACtually,
I'm almost sure that they're 2000s.  One of the teenage 'guides' admitted
that they used Amigas, but said that they were underpowered compared to
486 clones.
    Poor devil, he never had a chance.  All of a sudden, he was surrounded
by 5 amiga fans, explaining, in excruciating detail, the error of his ways.
    And him with no blaster.
     Did I say that this was fun?
     Dan Flasar
     Washington U School of Medicine
     St. Louis, Mo
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From:         Rick Johnson <96942392@UWWVAX.UWW.EDU>
Subject:      Emplant Experience

Hello,

I though I would share my experiences with the Emplant board.

I receive it 10 days late.  When I opened it up, the metal bracket on the
end of the card (the part that sticks on the outside of the computer), so
I had to bend it straight.

The documents (all 10 or so pages of it), is poor.  It looks like someone just
photocopied it.

I also ordered syble (SP?).  No documentation came with it.  All I got was on
disk.  So I plugged it in the parallel and disk port.  Turned on my computer,
zap, and then I could smell something burning.  I eventually found out that
I should have plugged it into the parallel and serial ports.  Although
this was my fault, there should have been some sort of warning paper stating
that this device does not go into the disk port.

I ran the emplant software an dc
...                           could not get it to recognize the Amiga 3000's
fast memory.  So I could not get it to work.


BUT

I called the company.  They were very friendly.  A lady said that in order
to replace Syble, I just had to send it in and they will replace it for free.
I talked to someone about emplant not working, and the guy said that they
are working on a major revision, which should fix many bugs.  So in a few
weeks everything should be fine.  So there is still hope.

Currently Emplant does not support hard drives on the Mac side, the floppies
can not be written to, and a couple of minor things.

Interesting note:  On one side of the board, there is a saying that says
something like:  Congratulations on purchasing Emplant.  Your Amiga can
now have the capability of running many other computers.  Now aren't you glad
you bought an Amiga.  This isn't the extact text.

If anyone has any other questions about this product, I might be able to
answer them.  Just ask!!!

RJ

Rick Johnson
96942392@UWWVAX.UWW.EDU
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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From:         Owen <91016@TAYLORU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: GCC 2.2.2

Is this the c or c++ compiler?

                                        Kevin