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From: bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: For Sale - VXL-30
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:13:19 +1000
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia


        For Sale:   Microbotics VXL-30 A500-A2000 accelerator board.

        25Mhz 68EC030 (you don't really need the MMU unless you use "Enforcer")
        16Mhz 68881   (with a 16Mhz clock. I bought the '881 seperately)

        No 32 bit RAM.

        Price $400.00. Not negotiable.

        Reason for sale. I need the money more than I need the '030.



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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: dazza@arcadia.mc.phillip.edu.au (darren spencer)
Subject: Help with A2286 BB and Trident VGA card
Organization: Dept. Maths and Computing, RMIT (Bundoora) Vic. Aust.
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 04:25:32 GMT

Hi all,

	I have an A2286 BB inside my A3000 and I am having problems
	trying to get the BB to use the 1 mg VGA card i just brought.

	The card is a Trident 8900C with 1 mg giving 1024x768x256..

	I have my BB in the top ibm slot and the VGA card in the lower..
	
	When I try to boot the BB with the card in the slot, the BB 
	does not boot, and when it is removed it boots. I used PCPrefs
	to set color and mono to the OFF position to no avail. The VGA
	has autodetect to determine if the slot is 16 or 8 bit . it is
	permanently jumpered to the disabled position.


	I am using Janus 2.0 ..

	Help!

	Thanks DARREN
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: 10667547@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (JIMMY FANG)
Subject: What is spectrum?  (was Re: ROM switches ...)
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 04:03:16 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.170257.25738@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU () writes:
>From: peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU ()
>Subject: Re: ROM switches ...
>Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:02:57 GMT

[talking about kickstart multi-switchers for amigas]
>I have designed and built a switch myself. Worked great for me and cost less
>than $5 and 15 Minutes of my time. I don't use it anymore because I don't
>think that 1.3 is worth using. If you are interested in building one of
>these beasts I'll make the plans available in ~amiga/public/hardware on
>spectrum.
>
>Anyone else interested? I might even post the stuff here if there is enough
>interest.
>
>Peter Urbanec				  peteru@hydra.maths.unsw.oz.au

As that an ftp site?  Please post it!

Anybody know a public access unix around that supports amiga.  I want to be 
able to dial into a unix machine and ftp stuff and send internet mail.  My 
access is going to be pulled during the holidays. :(

Thanks.



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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au (Trevor Elbourne (Supr. Hell) BE)
Subject: AGA compatible graphics board
Organization: University of New South Wales
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 00:02:26 GMT

[ Article crossposted from comp.sys.amiga.advocacy ]
[ Author was Trevor Elbourne (Supr. Hell) BE (trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au) ]
[ Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:59:57 GMT ]

A group of electrical engineers & computer scientists here at UNSW have begun 
designing a ZorroII, AGA compatible graphics board. The board itself will support
resolutions up to 1280x1024 in 24-bit. It will be totally system call compatible
with AGA and ECS, so that HAM modes etc will be supported, which will mean rewriting 
of certain libraries (definately graphics.library and maybe layers.library and 
intuition.library). When a AGA HAM8 screen is opened, the board will actually open
a true 18-bit screen and the library will handle the details. The aim of
the project is to make it fast and cheap -- affordable by everyone, not just
those who have a spare $3000 lying around. Another aim is to make it forward
compatible with anything else C= release in the future, this will involve
updating libraries and should mean you will never need to replace the board itself
(unless C= decide to support 2Kx2K resolutions, but this does seem unlikely).

The reason for the posting is to get any ideas/suggestions/comments that you
guys have, in order to make the board something that everyone is pleased
with. Please send in email with your ideas/suggestions/comments and I will
post a summary at a later date.

Cheers,
-Trevor

Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Wayne Schuller)
Subject: Re: Struggling computer science student needs a free A4000.
Keywords: give money now!
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:57:54 GMT


>>>Wayne: The Amiga is *not* a games machine - games machines don't need
>>>pre-emptive mutitasking operating systems ...

>>	Werent some of the amigas designers from Williams?  You
>>know Defender and all that.  I seem to recall, that the amiga was partially
>>designed as a killer games machine.  You sure do need a pre-emptive
>>multitasking operating system for good games - makes it easier to run
>>decent enemy routines and all that.

>Nope. If you're looking at only one program you can use co-operative 
>multitasking.

I think if you do your research as I have, ie: look at some really old comp
magazines, you will find that the amiga designers began as designing a console.
Of course in the process of building it it bagan a computer and no console was never released. This was in the early eighties before commodore got hold of the
project.
Oh yeah, as the original struggling student, I still want my A4000 and if you
are going to give money to anyone, give it to me!

################################################################################
#schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.oz.au#Beastie Boys, Living Color, Fishbone, LLCoolJ,  #
#A500 3.5 and 5.25 drives.    #Public Enemy, C+C Music Factory, Prince, Hammer,#
#Fujitsu DL1100 Printer.      #Erik B & Rakim, Bel Biv Devoe, Boys II Men,Kylie#
#Supra 14K modem. 1084S mon.  #Roseanne Barr, Red Dwarf, Twin Peaks, God.      #
################################################################################
#Beastie Boys 1992 Australian Tour: They came, they saw, they conquered!       #
################################################################################
From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
Subject: GVP Series II HD Controller
Newsgroups: dialix.forsale,aus.computers.amiga
Summary: for sale
Keywords: GVP Amiga Hardisk 
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: 2 Oct 92 20:22:15 WST
Organization: ACix - Private UUCP Node, Cloverdale, Western Australia.

Posted for a friend, please call the number listed.

Amiga GVP Series II Hard disk Controller.
With all disks & manuals.
Quantum 40 Megabyte Hard disk.

Price $700.

Call 470 1580 and ask for Carl.

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From: jpotter@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Jonathan Potter)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: Ram Disk Icon
Date: 3 Oct 92 17:31:51 GMT
Organization: Information Technology Division, The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
NNTP-Posting-Host: sirius.itd.adelaide.edu.au

In article <717969552.AA00000@csource.oz.au> Eric.Fillisch@f353.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Eric Fillisch) writes:
>GK> matter of copying the disk icon that you require to ram: before the
>
>Unfortunately when I tried copying the disk.info file to ram: it did exactly
>theat.  Ie copied the disk.info file to the ram.  Great if you want to see the
>icon after opening the ram disk.

Copy the disk.info file to ram: _BEFORE_ you load workbench (ie put the
copy command somewhere in the startup-sequence prior to the loadwb
command).

Jon

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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: rayhann@ee.mu.OZ.AU (rayhann chee)
Subject: Re: Circuit for IBM 720k floppy -> external 880k.
Organization: Electronic and Electrical Engineering - University of Melbourne 
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 01:08:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep21.132312.164587@dstos3.dsto.gov.au> bgq@dstos3.dsto.gov.au writes:
>Does anyone have a schematic of a circuit to make a 720k IBM 5 1/4" floppy
>drive act like an external Amiga drive. I have a drive and had a circuit, which
>was hacked to bits in an attempt to get the thing working again. The circuit
>was designed by Steve McNamee, with whom I have unfortunately lost contact.
>Thanks,
>Barry Quinn

I'm interested as well, please e-mail me if you have any info
Thanks in advance

rayhann@munagin.ee.mu.oz.au
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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: help with ftp files from pc to amiga.
From: keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 10:01:56 GMT
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange

In article <s1070422.717945152@giaeb> s1070422@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (BATMAN (D.Binding)) writes:
> I have been trying to download files from ftp sites, down to pc and then
> across using "Dos-2-Dos", but l am having no luck. They all seem to not work
> when the amiga files finally get to the amiga. Can someone give me a step by
> step blab on how to do it right so l can see what l am doing wrong.


ftp> bin
ftp > get Filename
Copy binary file usually lha or lzh to 720k IBM floopy
Oops Read floppy on above line
Copy binary file to amiga floppy or HD using DOS-2-Dos or MSH
Unpack file on amiga using LHA for lha compressed files and lzh files


>     I am also having trouble with uncompressing these files. (This may be what
> l am doing wrong!) Is there a ftp site where archivers are not archived?
If u are not setting ftp to binary then your archives will not unpack

> 
> Help!!!!

Hope so!!!


Keith
From: phil@iagu.itd.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Amiga Hardware Manual for A1000 wanted.
Date: 25 Sep 92 05:15:51 GMT
Reply-To: phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Psychology Department, University of Adelaide
NNTP-Posting-Host: iagu.itd.adelaide.edu.au


I am looking for the Amiga Hardware Manual that was released before the A500
was released.  The one with the white cover and a (blue?) stripe on the
spine.  I specifically need information about the A1000.

If someone is interested in selling theirs to me, please let me know and we
can negotiate a price.


Thanks,
Phil.

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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: winikoff@muse.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Michael David WINIKOFF)
Subject: Re: Struggling computer science student needs a free A4000.
Keywords: give money now!
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 04:56:34 GMT

s902166@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Michael) writes:

>e91sg@efd.lth.se (Stefan Gimeson) writes:

>>In article <9226916.974@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Wayne Schuller) writes:
>>>I am struggling compsci student and are looking for generous rich people
>>>to send me money to buy an A4000. I would like one because I can play lots
>>>of really good games on it, and then I can say "I own an A4000"!

Can we please kill this stupid thread?

Wayne: The Amiga is *not* a games machine - games machines don't need
pre-emptive mutitasking operating systems ...

Michael
winikoff@muse.cs.mu.oz.au
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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: terjem@stud.cs.uit.no (Terje Normann Marthinussen)
Subject: Re: Struggling computer science student needs a free A4000.
Organization: University of Tromsoe
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 10:10:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.035435.17602@news.unomaha.edu>, marnold@cwis.unomaha.edu (Matthew Eldon Arnold) writes:
>espensk@stud.cs.uit.no  writes:
>> Hey! What about me? I'm freezing to death up here in the northern Norway.
>> Don't you feel sorry for me.
>> 
>> /Espen (EVEN POORER student)
>
>Oh yeah, since we're in a contest here...
>
>I'm struggling so badly that the bluebook value of the car I drive is less
>than the retail value for an A500.
>
>And, on top of that, my A500 (which is now one giant hardware hack) is laying
>on the floor in pieces and I'm accessing Internet news using a borrowed
>Apple II!  Now top that!
>
>-- 
>+--------------+        /\/\                                    ///
>| Will program |       //\/\\                                  ///
>|   for food   |      //    \\arnold@cwis.unomaha.edu      \\\///
>+--------------+      ===============================       \XX/

Soooo... we have a car, and internet access????
hmm.... could have been worse....

The part about Apple is really hard though....
You might have been better off without anything..:)

Terje Marthinussen
terjem@stud.cs.uit.no
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: copes@cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope)
Subject: Re: AGA compatible graphics board
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 04:31:58 GMT

trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au (Trevor Elbourne (Supr. Hell) BE) writes:

>[ Article crossposted from comp.sys.amiga.advocacy ]
>[ Author was Trevor Elbourne (Supr. Hell) BE (trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au) ]
>[ Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:59:57 GMT ]

>A group of electrical engineers & computer scientists here at UNSW have begun 
>designing a ZorroII, AGA compatible graphics board. The board itself will support
>resolutions up to 1280x1024 in 24-bit. It will be totally system call compatible
>with AGA and ECS, so that HAM modes etc will be supported, which will mean rewriting 
>of certain libraries (definately graphics.library and maybe layers.library and 
>intuition.library). When a AGA HAM8 screen is opened, the board will actually open
>a true 18-bit screen and the library will handle the details. The aim of
>the project is to make it fast and cheap -- affordable by everyone, not just
>those who have a spare $3000 lying around. Another aim is to make it forward
>compatible with anything else C= release in the future, this will involve
>updating libraries and should mean you will never need to replace the board itself
>(unless C= decide to support 2Kx2K resolutions, but this does seem unlikely).

>The reason for the posting is to get any ideas/suggestions/comments that you
>guys have, in order to make the board something that everyone is pleased
>with. Please send in email with your ideas/suggestions/comments and I will
>post a summary at a later date.

Talk nicely to C= and get KS 3.0.  Other things such as workbench still use the hardware
in 2.04, they have been cleared up in 3.0.  Also, make it a ZorroIII card, they are
downwards compatible with ZorroII cards so you can still use it in an A2000, they are
much faster and only cost a few dollars more.  In one of the Devcon manuals there is
a complete design for a 32MB ZorroIII ram card, done by Dave Haynie in 2 weeks.
Also put some sort of copro on it, not necessarily one of those expensive TMS chips.
If you haven't already then try to sign up as developers, it would be worth it for what
you are doing.

>Cheers,
>-Trevor

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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: u894776@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (James McCoull)
Subject: Re: Struggling computer science student needs a free A4000.
Keywords: give money now!
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 06:50:29 GMT

winikoff@muse.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Michael David WINIKOFF) writes:

>Wayne: The Amiga is *not* a games machine - games machines don't need
>pre-emptive mutitasking operating systems ...

	Werent some of the amigas designers from Williams?  You
know Defender and all that.  I seem to recall, that the amiga was partially
designed as a killer games machine.  You sure do need a pre-emptive
multitasking operating system for good games - makes it easier to run
decent enemy routines and all that.

Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: u907037@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (Deidre Rushton)
Subject: upgrading summary still coming...
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 14:47:48 GMT

Hi all,

A while ago I requested some info for upgrading a 1.2 Amiga 500 to
release 2.X.  Quite a few people requested a summary, this is just
to let you all know that I _haven't_ forgotten, I'm just VERY busy!!!

Oh, and in case I missed anyone, thanks to all who responded to my original
request.

D. (aaarrgh!)

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From: doiron@starpt.UUCP (Glenn Doiron)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Struggling computer science student needs a free A4000.
Date: 29 Sep 92 21:40:40 GMT
Organization: 68K Software Development
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Sep28.114200.28585@news.uit.no> espensk@stud.cs.uit.no (Espen Skoglund) writes:
> In article <1992Sep25.185157.12184@lth.se>, e91sg@efd.lth.se (Stefan Gimeson) 
> writes:
> >In article <9226916.974@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Wayne Schuller) writes:
> >>I am struggling compsci student and are looking for generous rich people
> >>to send me money to buy an A4000. I would like one because I can play lots
> >>of really good games on it, and then I can say "I own an A4000"!
> >
> >Yeah, that goes for me too. So all you rich people, start sending me money!!!
> >
> >/Stefan (VERY,VERY,VERY poor student...)
> >
> 
> Hey! What about me? I'm freezing to death up here in the northern Norway.
> Don't you feel sorry for me.
> 
> /Espen (EVEN POORER student)

Hey, what about me?  It's getting kind of chilly here in New England, and
I'm so poort that I'm not even a student!  :)
 
Glenn Doiron
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From: jpotter@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Jonathan Potter)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: ROM switches ...
Keywords: A500 /68030
Date: 25 Sep 92 02:36:28 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Information Technology Division, The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
NNTP-Posting-Host: sirius.itd.adelaide.edu.au


 In article <9226718.28409@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Wayne Schuller) writes:
 >matthewl@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au (Matthew Lee) writes:
 >> I am posting this for a friend who would like to upgrade his ROM version from
 >> 1.3 to 2.x.
 >> He would like to keep both types of ROM's, and while he knows that there are
 >>a few ROM switches available, he is not sure which may or may not be the ones
 >>to look at. He has looked at the Alfa Data and the DKB MultiStartII models,
 >>and one salesman suggested that the MultiStartII is unreliable as it does
 >>something very nasty to the memory.
 >>Could anyone who might have upgraded their ROM's and who kept their previous
 >>versions of their KickStart offer any assistance ?
 >
 >I am (and many others most likely!) am very interested in this to, so could
 >repliers please post it to this group.
 >Thanks in anticipation of help.
 >schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.oz.au

Well at the risk of getting comercial, I sell a three position kickstart
switch that can switch electronically (via the mouse or joystick buttons),
or manually using a switch. The advantage of electronic switching is that
you do not have to drill holes in your computer to mount a switch.
Price is $49-00, mail me for more info.

Jon
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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Quantum LPS240 for A3000?
From: hoffmann@nutmeg.ntu.edu.au (Arthur Hoffmann)
Date: 3 Oct 92 21:11:38 +0900
Distribution: world
Organization: Information Technology, Northern Territory University

Hi, I just wonder if anyone is using a Quantum LPS 240 on an A3000.
Does it work properly or are there any problems?
Where can I get one in Australia (cheep)?

Thank's for your help.

Arthur.

					Arthur Hoffmann
					hoffmann@pandanus.ntu.edu.au
					hoffmann@nutmeg.ntu.edu.au
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From: s902166@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Michael)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Struggling computer science student needs a free A4000.
Keywords: give money now!
Date: 1 Oct 92 02:57:46 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au

e91sg@efd.lth.se (Stefan Gimeson) writes:

>In article <9226916.974@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> schuller@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Wayne Schuller) writes:
>>I am struggling compsci student and are looking for generous rich people
>>to send me money to buy an A4000. I would like one because I can play lots
>>of really good games on it, and then I can say "I own an A4000"!

>Yeah, that goes for me too. So all you rich people, start sending me money!!!

>/Stefan (VERY,VERY,VERY poor student...)


  Hear Hear...ME TOOOOO......

All cheques can be made out to Michael Walmsley.....
and posted to : RMB H431, Ballarat 3352.....

   If you are feeling REALLY generous give me a call and make me an offer!!!!


money money money money money money money......me needs more more more


 - Michael
 s902166@yallara.cs.rmit.oz.au
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga