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From: doiron@starpt.UUCP (Glenn Doiron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: More 4000 compatible software
Date: 13 Nov 92 23:43:52 GMT
Organization: 68K Software Development
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16f (10.17.92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <36761@cbmvax.commodore.com> chrisg@cbmvax.commodore.com (Chris Green) writes:
> In article <David_Corn.0ii2@fcircus.sat.tx.us> David_Corn@fcircus.sat.tx.us (David Corn) writes:
> >
> >In <Bx8yKI.BFE@fc.hp.com>, koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren) writes:
> >> When you scroll the starfield, *wham!*.  You get a new display right
> >> away, instead of having to wait like on a non-AGA machine.
> >> 
> >>  - steve
> >
> >
> >D*mn braggart..grin!  How about some WritePixel and other AIBB4.x
> >statistics?  Can you give us any numbers?
> >
> 	Note that the AIBB WritePixel test is no longer a good benchmark
> _for HARDWARE_. The 3.0 ROM in the A4000 and A1200 contain a new optimized
> WritePixel routine which can run around 3 times faster. Running this
> test on a 25mhz A3000 with a 3.0 kickstart shows it being 3 times faster
> than a 25mhz A3000 in AIBB! There are also other graphics speedups on the
> AGA machines which come from software, not hardware.

The new AIBB (5.00) will give you a much better comparison vs the 3000,
since the 3000 that was being tested was running the release version of
3.0.  So if you want some fairer benchmarks, get the latest version, where
the systems are being tested on equal ground.

Glenn Doiron
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From: mrr@mrsoft.network23.com (Mark Rinfret)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: AREXX question for CED Pro users
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 07:29:32 GMT
Organization: MRsoftware
X-Newsreader: Arn V1.00 beta rel2

In article <1992Oct28.151432.22477@black.ox.ac.uk>, Iftikhar Zaman writes:

> (I don't see anyone speaking about CED, which is, I think, an
> excellent editor...)

Ditto.
> 
> Numerous scripts which I write need at some time or another, to
> know what character is under the cursor at a certain time.  Now,
> on screen one can set the environment so that the ASCII value of
> the character under the cursor shows up in the status line...
> Unfortunately, I don't say any "status" variable which AREXX
> could query to get the ASCII value of the character under the
> cursor...
> 
> Any workarounds?

Use "status 55" and "status 44". The former will give you a copy of
the line buffer (in result) and the latter will give you the horizontal
offset (column -1) of the cursor. Use an ARexx statement to extract
the character from your copy of the line buffer. Does this help?

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From: eyvind@Lise.Unit.NO (Eyvind Bernhardsen)
Subject: Re: Amos!
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 15:57:44 GMT

[CYA employed - nothing included]

I'd be interested in an AMOS newsgroup...  Couldn't admin it either, though :(.

Anyway, AMOS Pro is great, and yes, it does have a debugger (I've not tried it, 
but I'd expect it to run line by line...).  It's also compatible with AMOS1.3 - 
if you don't use any of the specific Pro commands, it'll write an AMOS 1.3 header
to the file.  It also has an option to check through your program and tell you
whether it's compatible; pretty good!

(BTW, I got mine, unseen, the second it came into the shop :)

-Eyvind

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From: Manjit_Bedi@mindlink.bc.ca (Manjit Bedi)
Subject: Re: GPFax and ProWrite 3.2.4 woes!
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:29:47 GMT

I am feeling little sheepish.  I did not realize that I needed to up the
density on the page setup dialog box in ProWrite.  This has improved
things.  Anyway thanks for the advice guys!  I have things working in a
reasonabe manner now.
--
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                ( Manjit_Bedi@mindlink.bc.ca or manjit@inde.bc.ca )
From: Carl-D@cup.portal.com (Carl Thomas Demelo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: XPK 2.4 & XFH 1.12
Date: Sun,  8 Nov 92 18:32:32 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa
  <1992Nov7.054759.22983@netcom.com>

I dont like it when my icons disappear.

	*:^)

Carl
From: itch@cbnews.cb.att.com (richard.m.brack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: ToolManager and WB3.0
Date: 13 Nov 92 02:51:44 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Nov12.083932.17141@aston.ac.uk>, frostmd@uhura.aston.ac.uk (MD FROST) writes:
> itch@cbnews.cb.att.com (richard.m.brack) writes:
> : 
> : on my 4000 something strange started happening.  It seems that
> : TM won't launch any appications that have an 'EXEC TYPE' of 'WB'.
> 
> Hmmmmmm, sounds like a missing WBStart-handler to me. Have a look in your l:
> directory.
> 
> Matthew

This was indeed my problem!  A couple of kind people sent me mail about this
also.  Thanks to all!


Rich...
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From: koren@fc.hp.com (Steve Koren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: More 4000 compatible software
Date: 6 Nov 92 14:43:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: fc.BxAu96.1Cw
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
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More news on Distant Suns and Scenery Animator for the 4000.

I called both companies (VRLI and Natural Graphics) and asked them
whether they planned to produce an AGA version of their programs.  They
both said yes, they were planning on it.  Both said that an AGA version
should be available in Q193.  I urged them to support the display
database also, and not limit themselves to one graphics mode.

    - steve
From: Carl-D@cup.portal.com (Carl Thomas Demelo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: XPK 2.4 & XFH 1.12
Date: Thu,  5 Nov 92 17:32:59 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

You need to assign XH0: or whatever one, to the disk to compress...
ie I used assign xh0: dh0:
It gave very good (~45%) compression factors with nuke.  I did have 
problems with it and directory opus though (it trashed a config file)
also, I kept ending up with my .info files being compressed...not
good.
Oh yeah, you have to be doing your file operations in xh[n]: for
auto compression to take effect.
Hope this helps,

Carl
From: bohlman@plains.NoDak.edu (Daemon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: AUSH command/file name completion
Keywords: AUSH completion
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:06:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: ns1.BxGI21.FuI
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <1992Nov9.151700.8799@mlb.semi.harris.com> mwills@x102a.ess.harris.com (M. Scott Wills) writes:
>
>Now I wonder why a window specification on the NewAUSH command line
>isn't working for me.  "NewAUSH" by itself opens a large AUSH window,
>but "NewAUSH CON:10/10/100/100/AUSH/CLOSE" does nothing.  A disk
>access takes place, but no error messages, and no AUSH window appear.
>
>Scott
>--
Unfortunately, the docs leave out that  the format for NewAUSH is:

	NewAUSH [FROM file] [WINDOW CON:10/10/100/100/AUSH/CLOSE]

The FROM variable is if you have a file as well as .aushrc that you want to
execute.
The WINDOW keyword tells it that a CON: specification follows.
As of 1.55, NewAUSH (for 2.0) spits out it's usage format ala 2.0 if you don't
do it correctly.
Otherwise, I would have never figured this out...

1.55 can be found on amiga.physik.unizh.ch in /amiga/util/shells/, I believe..
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From: amipb@amipb.gna.org (Philippe Berard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: AREXX question for CED Pro users
Date: 5 Nov 92 12:36:51 GMT
Organization: IWANIMA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Oct28.151432.22477@black.ox.ac.uk> ociszam@black.ox.ac.uk (Iftikhar Zaman) writes:
> (I don't see anyone speaking about CED, which is, I think, an
> excellent editor...)
>
> Numerous scripts which I write need at some time or another, to
> know what character is under the cursor at a certain time.  Now,
> on screen one can set the environment so that the ASCII value of
> the character under the cursor shows up in the status line...
> Unfortunately, I don't say any "status" variable which AREXX
> could query to get the ASCII value of the character under the
> cursor...
>
> Any workarounds?

    Here is a little example (quite slow though, but surely better) :
    
/* Display the character the cursor is currently on */
options results

address 'rexx_ced'

status 55
string = result              /* Get the full line at the cursor pos */
status 46
pos = result + 1             /* Get the cursor pos */
say SUBSTR(string,result,1)  /* Show the substring */


> Is there a better way?  Anyone know why ASDG doesn't want to
> make this value (which is sitting there on the status line)
> available to AREXX?

    I haven't heard about ASDG & CygnusSoft Software for a long time.
    I currently have CygnusEd v2.12 and, IMO, it's better than
    TurboText. I've heard about INNOVATRONICS developping a wonderful
    editor, hope it'll be as good as CygnusEd without it's minor bugs.
    I really need a superfast editor, not an unuseable AGA/256 col.
    one.

> BTW CED Pro with AREXX is incredible for my type of work--
> textbases which get moved back and forth across different
> platforms etc...It's (almost) a completely programmable
> text editor...

    I agree. And I laugh on the PC when I have to use Borland's Turbo-C
    editor, or even better, the Q-Ed (Quick Editor).
    
    Sincerely,
                                   -- Philippe

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From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Backup Prog Suggestions
Date: 6 Nov 92 16:52:34 GMT
Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
Disclaimer: This posting does not necessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.

Quoth cmh061@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Richard Batty):

]> >Tell me guys, what is the currently best backup program on the AMIGA ?
]> >
]> >Frank
]> 
]> That all depends on what you are trying to back up !
]> To back up disks either XCopyPro    Latest version is May 92 I think
]> 		     or DCopy 2	    Which is PD
]> 
]> I havnt found anything that they cant back up.
]> 
]> Or for harddrive backup its probably Quaterback current Version 5 I think!

I didn't post to the originator as at the time I was playing with a new toy.
I could highly recommend QuarterBack as long as you get the latest version,
and after playing with it all last night, MRBackup by MRSoft (formerly
distributed by TTR).  MRB isn't as pretty looking as QB, but it does the job
well.  All the usual bells and whistles are supported, and it has a VERY
rich Arexx interface (I haven't done a final talley but I think EVERYthing
available via the control panel is there in the Arexx port, too).

Before last night I was resigned to using the oh so lame TapeStore software
that came with my WangTek tape drive.  After last night, MRB takes the place
of honor on my system.

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From: Randy_Schnedler@fcircus.sat.tx.us (Randy Schnedler)
Subject: Re: XPK 2.4 & XFH 1.12
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications,alt.sys.amiga.uucp
Distribution: usa
X-NewsSoftware: BBX-UMB 0.26b beta (Nov 07 1992)
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:07:36 CST
Organization: The Flying Circus Amiga BBX, San Antonio, Texas


In <1992Nov9.150411.8348@mlb.semi.harris.com>, mwills@su102c.ess.harris.com (Scott Wills) writes:
> I decided to try XPK/XFH (external compressor
> protocol/auto-compressing file system handler) to compress my usenet
> news articles subdirectory (UUNews:) for AmigaUUCP 1.16D and ran into
> a problem that others may be interested in:

	I _just_ did this today so I'm very interested!  ;-)

> 
> The articles auto-compress/uncompress fine, but the ".next" file which
> keeps track of the "next" article number (and file name) was not
> updated properly.  So every new article was written to the same file,
> overwriting the previous one.  I remembered reading that not all 2.04
> file system requests (packets) are implemented by XFH 1.12, including
> "open for appending".  So I tried manually uncompressing all the
> ".next" files (one per newsgroup) with hopes that XFH would leave it
> alone.  It worked!  Now things appear to be working fine.

	Why does XFH leave it alone?  The next time it's written, it
will be compressed, won't it?

>  I get about
> 30% to 50% compression on most articles using the default (NUKE)
> compression mode.

	I'm using NUKE also--it seems to make the most sense for any XFH
use.


> Anyone know of other gotchas waiting to bite me on this one?

	I may in a few days.... ;-)


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From: tomb@hplsla.hp.com (Tom Bruhns)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 23:40:33 GMT
Subject: Re: Looking for opinions on MaxiPlan4 for stocks, budget, misc.
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications

fgd3@nifty.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe, III) writes:

>   I assume MaxiPlan4 has a log function.  You can use that to create a
>column in your spreadsheet that has the logarithm of the data you want to
>plot.  Then plot the log column instead of the raw data.  That should work
>around the charting limitation for you.

Though that will get you around the limitation, it's at best a real
hassle properly labeling the y axis then.

I saw this posting yesterday, and tried it out in Superplan last night.
It worked OK, though unless the log axis covers at least around a
decade, it's not very easy to read.  I assume the reason for doing it
is to cover at least one decade, though, so that should work fine.
Superplan has a bit klunky a user interface, but it really does a
good job graphing, IMHO.  I have an older MaxiPlan, and it's really
poor in this area.  Plus:  it has at least one bug that causes it to
crash the system hard -- if you do an IIR on a column that yields a
negative IIR, say bye-bye.  Double-check this on the MPIV release;
I'd like to know about it.  More Superplan: there are a multitude of
graph commands that let you put labels on things, generally where you
want them, and even some very general purpose labeling commands.  You
can do a high-low chart, with added tics to left and/or right at
certain levels (e.g., 25th, 50th, 75th percentile, given you've 
calculated numbers for those).  Bar, stacked bar, pie, scatter, line
are all accomodated.  Output to any of a number of printers and pen
plotters; I use both LaserJet and large pen plotters just fine with
it.  Several text fonts to choose from.  Output in the resolution of
the output device, not just screen resolution (a very serious limitation
of MPIII, I believe).  Mind you, there are lots of things I'd change
about Superplan, but at least it doesn't crash, and the output graphics
are quite decent (can be presentation quality if you take the time to
put in the right commands to gussy it up).

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From: icarus@lascar.puc.cl (Edo. Jimenez IIC)
Subject: Driver for Touch-screen
Organization: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:14:05 GMT


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From: cpw8034@rigel.tamu.edu (Alan Wen (409) 693-2924)
Subject: Re: Amiga DTP isn't catching up quite fast enough...
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 17:29:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov4.213209.11583@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>, sacke@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Hanna) writes...
>In article <4NOV199211265403@rigel.tamu.edu> cpw8034@rigel.tamu.edu (Alan Wen (409) 693-2924) writes:
>>
>>BTW, my 24-bit graphics card (Diamond Speedstar 24x) only costs $175... I paid
>>$212 (educational discount even) for my A2320 de-interlacer card!!!
>Why don't you tell the whole truth and admit that that card will only do 
>24bit color in 640x480 resolution?
>Here are the 24x supported modes

>Now, which seems to be a better display system?  Commodore is looking 
>forward.  *ANY* machine (Mac, PC, Amiga, NeXT, Sun, ad infinitum...) can do
>DTP, but only the Amiga can do kick-butt, knock you on your ass, 30fps
>multimedia out of the box.
> 
I assumed everyone knows what modes the 24x would support.  Now where did
I mentioned that the Amiga can't do multimedia?  On the contrary, I said
that it's the only thing the Amiga can use to stay in the market.

First off, what kind of refresh rate can you possibly get in a scalable
typeface prg like PageStream2.2 on an '020 based A1200?  Please, even an
A3000/25 is unacceptable.

Please don't say that I'm only telling half the truth...  how slow does
your amiga gets when you have more than 4 colors on a 640x400 workbench
screen?  I even notice the slow down w/ 16 colors on an A3000/25.

Sure the A1200 has the AA chipset, but it's not exactly an A4000...

..and what prg's are you going to use with your amiga?  Why isn't 
MicroSoft (now bigger than IBM) porting over Word or Excel?

Why isn't Aldus porting Adobe PhotoShop or PhotoStyler?  They can't make
money in with them on a poorly supported machine.

Why don't you give the good folks over at IDG Communications and ask them
what they use to layout there AmigaWorld Magazines?  Hmmmmm....

The Amiga is for multimedia.  The Amiga is for Games.  The Amiga is for
some animations.  

The Amiga isn't too hot at DTP. in the same token that IBM's aren't 
multimedia giants. (even though they're making tons of $$$ from it)

Your belief that the Amiga can do any and everything makes you a product of
the early 80's "computer wars" with the "My c64 is better than your atari" or
"My C128 is better than your AppleIIgs"... Please...
THE COMPUTER WARS ARE OVER!  IBM clones have won.  The 90's are now years
for grabbing the niche markets and not for total domination.  85% of ALL
microcomputers in the world are ibm clones. 10% or so are Mac's... the 
remaining 5% are misc micros like Amigas, NeXT's, etc...  

alan
From: dlb@dayvd.dayton.saic.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: SpreadSheets and Pagestream
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:01:30 EST
Organization: Science Applications Intl Corp - Dayton, OH
NNTP-Posting-Host: dayvd.dayton.saic.com

Hello All,

I know this question has been asked before, but what are
the best spreadsheets for the AMIGA 2000. I am intersted in
Public Domain and Comercial products. I am in great need of a good
spreadsheet prog. that can generate IFF, postscript or other
output to disk for inclusion in a PageStream Doc. Any help would be
great. Please post or send to the below return E-Mail address. 

Thanks... DLB
 


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From: hibrown@sarah.albany.edu (Herb Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Whats Final Copy II maths support like
Date: 13 Nov 92 00:22:52 GMT
Article-I.D.: sarah.1992Nov13.002252.11589
Organization: State University of New York at Albany

In article <gromyko.04co@sputnik.rhein-main.de> gromyko@sputnik.rhein-main.de (Michael Grom) writes:
>
>FCII does not provide something like the formula editor coming
>with WWord 2.
>
>Regards,
>	Michael
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WOW! WordWorth will have a formula editor? Now I'm extremely interested
in learning more about this word processor. Who sells it? How much? Are
there any demos of it floating around on some anonymous ftp site?

Thanks,

Herb


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From: ollis@redbck.stl.dec.com (Stephen Ollis)
Subject: Broadcast Titler 2
Reply-To: ollis@redbck.stl.dec.com (Stephen Ollis)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1992 05:41:32 GMT


Does anybody out there run Broadcast Titler under V2 of Amiga DOS?
Does it work successfully?

I currently run it under V1.3, and it is one of the 3 major apps we run on 
this box.. 
			Stevo...

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