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From: tscarpenter@bra.isnet.inmos.co.uk
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Subject: Possible performance problem (A2000)
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:13:31 GMT
Organization: Inmos Limited

   I wonder if anyone can help me ?

   I have a Amiga B2000 (rev 6.2 ?) with ECS, Workbench 2.04, ROMSwitcher with
   1.3 and 2.0 roms (I don't know why I bothered I have only used the 1.3 one 
   about 4 times in 8 months :-( ),  It also has 2 floppies,  a dataflyer 8 meg
   ram board fully populated  :-),  and also a Trumpcard professional with a
   15ms SCSI drive on it :-).

   Now enough about the configuration,  I have a PERCEIVED problem (it may 
   just be a case of that's life)  But any hard drive access appears to be quite 
   slow so does memory usage,  In fact my brother gets better drive performance
   with his A500 and A590 (2 meg ram, Normal 8 bit IDE 20meg drive),  Is there
   any tweaking I can do to improve performance like changing the mask or 
   moving the boards around (like ram card in slot 1, Trumpcard in slot 2,
   I know its a long shot but what the hell).  I also have 32 buffers setup 
   on each drive partition (DH0-DH4).  
   (Maybe it is using Chipmem for buffering ????)

  Thanks in advance.

Darren.

  (Oh and by the way buying a 68040 accelerator is not a viable option ;-( 

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From: KYL113@URIACC.URI.EDU (Lord Flashheart)
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Subject: Re: NEC 3FGX monitor
Date: 14 Oct 92 18:13:17 GMT
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The de-interlace port?  Is this the RGB port on the 3000?  Or is this something
special I don't know about?

                                                      -CARL
                                              KYL113@URIACC.URI.EDU

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From:         Barghest <WAREP@WABASH.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: upgrade: Final Copy to FC II

Just thouht I'd say what porblems I found with ProWrite, of which I have
version 3.2.1.
        First, the phrase 'speed kills' can be used in reverse, lack of
speed kills, and that is the main problem I found with it when importing
graphics and such.  Albeit, I was running the standard '000, and it would
probably be much better at a higher rated machine, but I felt that the
other features were okay, since you could load in ANY font, which the only
major fault with that WP I use, Final Copy, since FC can't, but the printing
left a LOT to be desired when compared with FC.  I don't know what the
improvements in the upgrade do for printing, but if it brought PWs printing
up to the level of FCs I would definitely look into it.
        BTW, for mixing graphics and text, I love FCs versatility for scaling
graphics, but it is very easy to stretch said graphics into really hideous
unproportianal smears very quickly.
        Well, whatetver, hope my $.02 was of some use.

Phil Ware
WAREP@WABASH
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Subject: Also on Updates.
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:48:00 GMT
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Also, Dan they I didn't mean to dtate that they should have built it right into
the new 2.0 chip.  Some kind of fall back switch would be a better idea.  Like
a ROM switcher only not kludged on top of the mother board.  Either in
software, or built into a switch on the case.  Sorta like the PC's turbo
switch. :)

later,
Nyle

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From: LANDAS88@SNYPOTVA.BITNET (The Large Guy with Buckwheat's Hair.)
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Subject: Hey you guys!!!!!! :)
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:32:00 GMT
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Hi everybody,
  I realize the guy that go the file out with all the specs had a lot of
mis-information in it, and he should have noted better that this was a file
still under opoeration, but his general idea was phenominal.  I'd like to get
his fully revised and updated list.  IT would be a great asset.  Since I am
constantly asked about the Amiga market, and constantly have to answer
questions from my head.  A hard copy of a reliable document such as his would
be great.  I am also, very tired of close minded ignorant ppl.  That constantly
slam the Amiga without using it.  I have used Macs quite a bit, and I have also
used IBM even more.  The Amiga architecture , in my opinion, is currently the
best out there.  The only thing I see that makes a MAC or IBM any better is the
software written for them, not the actual hardware.  I realize this is a biased
opinion, but I think it's pretty acurate. :)  If Bordland would get into the
compiler market on the Amiga, or Microsoft for that matter.  I think you'd see
a lot more purchases of Amigas as student based machines.  Also, if some of the
awesome publishing and wordprocessing programs were available on the Amiga.  I
also believe a lot of DP people would switch to our platform.

-Nyle

P.S. Well I suppose I'm gonna get slammed for this letter, but hey, what the
heck. :) It's just an opinion anyways.
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Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 20:44:00 CST
From:         Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@UCS.UWPLATT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: UUENCODER

>Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 14:54:22 CET
>From: Waldemar Zurowski <WALDEK%PLEARN.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>
>Subject: UUENCODER
>
>   Hi,
>I'm looking for UUENCODER for Amiga. I have UUDECODER (from Amiga Startup File)
> but I would like to send something, not only receive. Can someone help me?
>
> Bilbo.
>
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There is a very nice uuencoded/decoder pair on Fish disk 92.  It can
be FTPd from GRIND.ISCA.UIOWA.EDU.

-Lance
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From: malvarad@CONICIT.VE ((Mario Alvarado UCV))
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Subject: Re: 2.0 rom
Date: 11 Oct 92 19:38:31 GMT
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>
> Does anyone remember which 2 pins of the 2.0 kick rom have to be
> soldered together to work in an A500 (rev. 5)?
>

	Hi, You must conecct the pin #1 whith pin #31. This conect A17
(pin 1 on the RO M  chip) to A17 Pin 31 from PCB.

Enjoy  this help.

malvarad@dino.conicit.ve
Caracas-Venezuela
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Date:         Fri, 9 Oct 1992 09:37:03 EDT
From:         "Me)" <JCOX@UTCVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: upgrade: Final Copy to FC II

Jim,
   Just curious, but what problems do you have with ProWrite?  I always
thought it was pretty awesome.  Since I've been using my Mac I haven't
upgraded my version (2.2?),but I really like the program.  The major
complaints I have about that version is the lack of compugraphic support,
and of course the printing leaves something to be desired.  Otherwise,
Prowrite is as good as (IMHO) or in some cases (such as graphics handling)
better than MacWrite II (which is my WP of choice for the mac at the moment).
The only thing I didn't really like about ProWrite was it's lack of a
page or print preview.  When you're mixing graphics and text, not to mention
many other cases, it's really essential....but supposedly 3.3 has it.

Anyway, Just curious,
Jason Cox
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From: dmwick@cantor.math.uwaterloo.ca (Dale Wick)
Subject: Re: ADPro internal communication protocol wanted
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 22:22:42 GMT

In article <D643D6CBA002074D@HEARNVAX.nic.SURFnet.nl> Gremlin@AMIGA.HSE.NL writes:
>Does anybody know in which format ADPro (version 2.1.3) communicates with its
>operators, savers and loaders. I need the exact protocal and/or message
>structure definition.

	I suggest that you contact ASDG.   In my ADPro manual it is on page 20:
		ASDG Incorporated
		925 Stewart Street
		Madison Wisconsin, 53713
		(608) 273-6585 (voice)
dispite what you may think, most companies are quite helpful when it comes
to helping others use their products.  I suggest that you call them first,
and try and make arrangements.

>
>I'm asking this because I want to implement a driver of my own (e.g. a
>loader for Koala pictures, or a driver for a 24-bit fractal generator).

	For the 24-bit fractal generator, I would suggest that you generate and
save it in one of the accepted ADPro formats.  The easiest is the sculpt
format files.  There should be 3 files fract.red, fract.grn, fract.blu
which contain no header, and contain 1 8-bit byte per file per pixel, with
the files organized in rows from  left to right, arranged from top to
bottom (just like an English paragraph).  If the image is 640x400 then the
first byte corresponds to pixel (0,0); the second byte corresponds to pixel
(1,0); the 640th byte corresponds to pixel (639,0) and the 641th byte
corresponds to pixel (1,0).
	When you load the files you have to tell the loader what the dimensions
of the file are.
	If my explaination still isn't clear, then email me, and I'll try
again.
	I'm not sure what Koala pictures are, but if there is a general markt
for such a loader, then ASDG might be willing to market your loader for you
when you've finished it.
		Dale "I do image processing in my sleep, or at least my ARexx
			scripts do ;-)"
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From:         Jose Angel Calvo Fuentes <siocafuj@SI.EHU.ES>
Subject:      Re: dead mice

> Hello all,
>     I have a small problem with my new mouse.  It's fairly new at any rate,
> purchased in late August. It is a Golden Image mous, and now refuses to
> track to the right.  It will move up, down and to the left on the screen,
> but not the right.  :(
>     Any ideas as to what might be causing this utter foolishness?  It had
> occurred to me that it MIGHT be the CIAs, but I might be off base.  Any
> help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated.(That right-amiga-
> shift-arrow-key business gets old REALLY fast :-)
>     Thanks in advance.
>
> Philip Ware
> WAREP@WABASH

   Philip:

   Have you tried to clean the mouse?  I had this problem a few times, but
it finish when I clean the mouse. If you don't know how to clean the mouse,
see at the your computer manuals. All the manuals, at least until 1.3,
show how to clean it.

   I say this because the same mechanisme provide the signals that 'move' the
pointer to the left and to the right. If it goes to the left, some garbage
can be over the mechanisme.

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From:         Gelson Dias Santos <GELSON@VORTEX.UFRGS.BR>
Subject:      Re: High density drives on Amiga

>
>         First, sorry for the delay. I was very busy and only today I could fin
   d
> a time to answer to your message. I am very interested in this files (Ok, some
   -
> body tells that it does'nt work, but I wish to start a new "hack" from this).
> Could you send the files to the list, please?
>
>         Thanks in advance. See you later.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Miguel Francisco Augusto                        MiguelFA@lcaee.fee.unicamp.br

   Please don't send it to the list! This is a waste of bandwitdh. As I said
early, it doen't work. I will contact Miguel directly and send him the files.
We are next each other (network speaking).
   Miguel: Eu ja tentei, mas os arquivos contem apenas um device.driver. Nao ha
nada com relacao a hardware, e, como o problema do amiga e' com relacao a taxa
de transferencia de dados, seria necessario o uso de um hardware engenhoso.
Voce pode, naturalmente, desenvolver tal hardwaree e,neste caso eu gostaria
muito de receber o projeto.

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Date:         Fri, 9 Oct 1992 08:55:55 EDT
From:         "(Daniel Roman)" <roman@TIX.TIMEPLEX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Links in AmigaDOS
              Oct 8, 92 7:05 pm

Daniel S. Riley writes:
> >Is there any particular advantage to using a soft link, as compared to
> >using an IconX script?
>
[stuff deleted]
> I haven't actually had much call for either kind of link on the Amiga,
> but I use them constantly managing our Unix boxes...
>
I use them mostly to take care of all those little programs like more,
muchmore, etc. to handle all those icons which look for these programs
in different places all the time.  Setting up a bunch of hard links is
alot easier then editing the .info's every time I get one.  You all must
have run across the problem, the ADOS release puts a program in a System
or Utilities drawer and icons you get for text files look in c:, drove
me crazy until hard links.  I have not messed with soft links or links
to directories, seems too dangerous to be worthwhile.  As a matter of
fact, the only place I have hard links are on my wb2_x partition.
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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 1992 14:20:16 PDT
From:         EBRUC@CATGSG.DNET.HAC.COM
Subject: RE: Keyboards

>I want to know where I can get my hands on a weighted, if possible full sized,
>keyboard, (not a synth), that will plug into our amiga, with the relevant
>software.And also how much it would cost.

It sounds like you are asking for a MIDI keyboard.  Check out a local musical
instruments retailer (actually check out several).  You might find a good
keyboard for $800US+.  But if you want a full size with lots of options, think
higher, much higher or think used.

I don't know the s/w very well, but really couldn't answer your question, as you
haven't stated what you want to do with the keyboard and Amiga setup.  Do you
want to turn your amiga into a synth using the keyboard? Do you plan on adding a
multi-voice, timber, etc., synth sans keyboard to use with the Amiga and midi
keyboard?

Another solution is the Miracle, a cheap keyboard (synth) and s/w system for the
Amiga (there are also versions for the Nintendo, MS/DOS, etc).  I believe it
retails about $350US - $395US.  The keys are velocity sensitive, a cheap pedal
(just a on/off switch you step on) and it has MIDI OUT (maybe also IN).  I plan
on buying this setup to teach my son basic music and keyboard skills.  If he
likes it and wants to continue, I would then add a high quality 8-voice synth
for $400US - $800US (low-end would be for a used one) and the MIDI s/w and h/w
to support MIDI IN/OUT/THRU, patching, recording, etc. And if he really enjoyed
it and was doing well, then I would purchase a quality MIDI keyboard.

Also, if all you want to do is have a cheap piano, there is at least one synths
out there for $400US to $500US that does a decent job.  I believe it is put out
by Yamaha and supports MIDI out, velocity sensitive keys, a damper and sustain
pedal, etc.

Ed Bruce
edward@hac2arpa.hac.com
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Date: 16 Oct 92 20:49:41 GMT
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Nyle F. Landas writes
>   I've been seeing a lot of people extoll the virtues or pre-emptive
>multitasking over cooperative multitasking.  Could someone summerize the
>differences quickly for me.

Pre-emptive means that no matter (generally speaking) what a task is doing it
can be interupted by the OS to let another task run for awhile.  Whereas
non-pre-emptive (i.e. cooperative) multitasking suspends a task only when it
requests a system service (therefore blocking the task) or the task must
periodically suspend itself.

So with non-pre-emptive a task can run forever if it never uses the system or
suspends itself.  While with pre-emptive the OS can implement a true
time-sliced, prioritized multi-tasking environment.

Ed
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From: fehse@INF.UFRGS.BR ((Jose Roberto Landell Fehse))
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Subject: 1.3 Switch
Date: 14 Oct 92 19:04:17 GMT
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Hi guys,


        I've heard about some disks that emulate the 2.0 ROM. So, it's nice,
but I have bought the 2.0 already. I would like to know if there are any disks t
   hat emulate 1.3.
        If anybody knows anything about it, E-mail me.


                                        Thanks.



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From:         "(Marco Antonio Goncalves Lovatto)" <lovatto@INF.UFRGS.BR>
Subject:      Somebody needs HELP!

Hello everyone,

        A friend of mine recently upgrated his AMIGA to ROM 2.04, but like alway
   s, there is a problem!!

        He can't turn his AMIGA to 50hz with the same programs he was using
on OS1.3.
        If somebody has any clue, please tell me where I can get this
useful program.

        Thanks in advance,

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