From: Aric.Caley@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Some Amiga questions
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
Date: 23 Dec 92  07:49:02

> Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
> From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
> Message-ID: <1992Dec23.064455.14012@usl.edu>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
>
> I found where to change the point... I made something a lot better...
> but now when I click on the desktop, or something, it changes into
> the number '1016' with a red band on the top and bottom if it...
> and THAT acts as the '
> pointer!
>
> What gives?

I don't know.

> Also, the way it recognizes when there is a floppy in the drive is neat,
> just
> like the Mac.

Aint it.

> Hey, I figured out the 'screens' trick!  Granted, I'd rather just iconize
> something, perhaps...  hey, how DO I iconize something?!  Anyway,
> I 'dragged' the Dpain II screen down and saw the workbench!

Awesome.   I  remember having an iconize utility once, forgot the name.  It
put  a  little  gadget on all windows; clicking on it would make an icon in
the  ram  disk  and  the window vanished.  Kinda nifty.  But I dont seem to
really need it, so it kinda got shuffled away, I don't have it no more.

> Also, did you guys know that if you fold down the feet on the keyboard it
> can fit snugly *under* the Amiga 1000?   Nice to get it out

Yup. :)  This is the "infamous"  Keyboard Garage.

> ofthe way sometimes.
> I cannot imagine why C= would make the A500..well, AT ALL with the nice
> looks and detached keyboard ofthe Amiga1000.  The A1000 looks a lot
> 'better' than the A500, IMO.

The  A500  is  cheaper.   Though  I  can't really see how the built in A500
keyboard  is really much cheaper than an external.  I'd gladly pay $50 more
for  the  simple  addition of a molded plastic box thing with a keyboard in
it,  which  is  ALL  thats  required.  Oh well.  Wish they'd make an "A1000
classic".

> What's this 'F -> E' scrollbar thing on the left of my windows?  What is it?

Full,  Empty.   This is a graphical representation of how full the disk is.
Its not in new versions of Workbench.

> Hmm... ohm regarding the usefulness of screens, since windows do not
> seem to move off the screen edge, you sorta need them.  In my OS/2,
> for example, I can drag down a full screen app by the title
> bar.  Drag it down,
> to the side, any where, and it is still 'full screen'.  Now, it can't
> be some weird resolution or color difference like on the Amiga, but real
> close
> and better in some respects.  And the 640X400-type mode (
> 640X480) on my my PC doesn't flicker so bad.  Wow!

Easily solved by getting an Amiga circa this decade...

> Well, lemme go try to find Lemmings in this box..... 8)
> -Dan

You'll probably regret that... :)

Gosh,  I remember the joys of discovering the ins and outs of my Amiga over
4  years  ago.  Man, that was neat.  It was all so new.  Nostalgia.  Sounds
like a gruesome Nasal infection...

> .
>
> --
> Dan Stephenson                                         das9674@usl.edu
> "Yes Dan, I have heard of Ultima Underworld.  From my point of view it
> appears to be a rather large stick which you seem to be using to beat
> everbody in this group with." -Mark Steyn, comp.sys.amiga.advocacy

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