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From: sum@aslan.uk.sun.com (Sum Mah - Sun UK - Bristol Systems Engineer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: UK: Monitor Wanted
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:27:35 GMT
Reply-To: sum@aslan.uk.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems

For UK readers only:

I've just bought a second hand A500 and considering buying a monitor if
you have one to sell.

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Rgds,
 Sum Mah.                               Sun Microsystems Ltd.
 Systems Engineer                       Bristol, United Kingdom  
 Tel: 0272 232 555, email: sum.mah@UK.sun.com,  UK-JNT: sum.mah@uk.co.sun
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: karl-j@hsr.no (Karl Jansen)
Subject: Help! Virus on HD
Organization: Rogaland University Centre
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 10:43:50 GMT

My harddisk is gotten infected with a virus. I've tried several viruskillers
(Zerovirus, Seek&destroy, Nolinks, Vscan!) but none of them can find the virus on
any files. Still Zerovirus and Nolinks tells me that the ColdCapture, CoolCapture
and KickMemPtr vectors are not correct. I also get readerrors on my harddisk but
never on the same block. Now and then I also get the message : gvpscsi.device:
unit 000	unexpected status $49/$36

Does anyone now which virus that causes this and which viruskiller should I use
to get rid of it?

Please help if you know!!!


Regards karl-j@hsr.no
From: roger@kih.no (roger aas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Execution Path?
Date: 5 Nov 92 18:12:32 GMT
Organization: Kongsberg Ingeniorhogskole

In article <1992Nov4.153445.26032@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>, johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (John J Humpal) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov4.122037.28458@gserv1.dl.ac.uk> g.coulter@daresbury.ac.uk writes:
|> >Hi sorry to bither all you Amiga experts out there but I wounder if one of you
|> >can answer a question for me? I have some of my own commands in the C directory
|> >on WorkBench and I want to move them so that I just have CBM's commands in there
|> >to do this I have been told by another kind amiga user that I should create a 
|> >new directory put the commands in and then add the directory to WorkBenches
|> >execution path.
|> >
|> 	Two pieces of advice:
|> 
|> 	(1) Don't cross-post.  Please don't take offense, but your question
|> belonged in comp.sys.amiga.introduction because it had nothing to do with
|> graphics, hardware, or even advocacy.  I have directed my follow-ups to
|> c.s.a.intro.
|> 
|> 	(2) Add the following line to your startup-sequence:
|> 
|> 		Path dh0:My_C add
|> 
|> 	    if dh0:My_C is where your set of extra commands lives.  Also
|> add the same line to the shell-startup scripts if you are using the Amiga,
|> Arp, or any other shell.
|> -- 
|> -John
|> 
|> John J. Humpal -- johnh@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu -- short .sig, std. disclaimer
|> 

If using WB 2.04 add the following to your s:user-startup file:
      Assign C: DH0:MY_C add

Roger
E-Mail roger.aas@kih.no
From: bradshaw@robots.ox.ac.uk (Kevin Bradshaw)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Monitors
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:37:15 GMT
Organization: Robotics Research Group, Engineering Science Dept, Oxford, UK.
Originator: bradshaw@percy.robots

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use any standard monitor (e.g. 
one which can handle VGA or SVGA etc. ) with an Amiga 600, and what
leads do I require.

Thanks in advance.

Kevin Bradshaw
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Serial Port problem-HELP!
From: MWEAVER@VITRO.COM (Mike Weaver)
Date: 12 Nov 92 06:22:55 -0500
Organization: Vitro Corporation
Nntp-Posting-User: mbwatch

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From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: New Chips - Just Wonder
Date: Thu,  5 Nov 92 00:16:03 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>Will the new AGA chips work in a 3000/25? Have they released such chips? If so
>where can you get them?

[16! lines of useless sig deleted]

>Dave Mays   -  WDMAYS01@ULKYVX.CT.LOUISVILLE.EDU - DAVE@NIKE.CT.LOUISVILLE.EDU

No.

BTW- Think about cuting back on the rediculous sig.  Your one line above
makes me think kindly of you...  the other 17 lines get in the way and make
me feel otherwise.  Netiquet says 4 or 5 lines is nominal for best signal to
noise ratio.

-Joel
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu)
Subject: Adding 2.0 ROMS to A500, how difficult?
Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 92 14:46:13 GMT

  Thanks everyone for the clock suggestion.  Setclock reset
  did indeed solve the problem.

  Now that I'm thinking of getting a GVP 530 hd/accelerator
  I want to get the 2.0 Rom first, since the GVP will automatically
  detect which rom you have and load the correct version of
  the OS onto the hd (at least that's what the ad says).

  I'm confused about all the different designations, such
  as 2.0, 2.04 and 2.1.  The dealer has a 2.04 kit but I
  heard taht 2.1 was just around the corner.  Should I
  buy the 2.04 kit and plug that one in, or wait for
  the 2.1 to come out?  Also, how hard is it to pry off
  the 1.3 ROM and insert the 2.0 ROM?  I want to try
  it myself, as my warranty is expired anyway!  

  Thanks, Clare
  clare@nynexst.com
From: fgd3@nifty.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe, III)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re:  Beginner's Guide to Amiga?
Distribution: world
Date: 5 Nov 92 01:13:06 EST
Organization: Fabbian G. Dufoe, III

In article <1992Nov4.085640.1175@galaxy.gov.bc.ca> ewilts@galaxy.gov.bc.ca (Ed Wilts) writes:
>In article <1992Nov3.214744.29840@mips2.ma30.bull.com>, mgelman@cyclades.ma30.bull.com (Michael A. Gelman) writes:
>> I said:
>> 
>> I'm kicking around the idea of getting a (probably used) computer, and
>> I thought that I'd look into an Amiga (I cut my teeth on the C64, so I
>> have fond Commodore memories).  Unfortunately, after scanning the
>> groups for a couple of days, it seems that I have absolutely no idea
>> how to evaluate the machines.
>> 
>> So, I'm trying to find out if there is a reference that can answer
>> such questions as:
>> 
>> What's a decent minimum system?
>
>This might consist of an A500 with 1 MB chip ram and 1 MB (or more) of Fast
>ram.  Hard drives are optional.

   But if you don't get a hard drive you really need an additional floppy
drive.  It'll save a tremendous amount of disk swapping.


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From: stuart@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: FTP help again
Date: 10 Nov 92 10:52:12 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England

pcs$1610@altair.selu.edu wrote:
: Can anyone tell me the name of the .lhX decompression utilities

Its a self-extracting archive - just execute it on your Amiga.

Stuart
(stuart@minster.york.ac.uk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: arnew@ifi.uio.no (Arne Olsen Watnelie)
Subject: Re: Help! Virus on HD
Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:13:02 GMT
Originator: arnew@bil.ifi.uio.no


In article <1992Nov9.104350.2660@hsr.no>, karl-j@hsr.no (Karl Jansen) writes:
> My harddisk is gotten infected with a virus. I've tried several viruskillers
> (Zerovirus, Seek&destroy, Nolinks, Vscan!) but none of them can find the virus on
> any files. Still Zerovirus and Nolinks tells me that the ColdCapture, CoolCapture
> and KickMemPtr vectors are not correct. I also get readerrors on my harddisk but
> never on the same block. Now and then I also get the message : gvpscsi.device:
> unit 000	unexpected status $49/$36
> 
> Does anyone now which virus that causes this and which viruskiller should I use
> to get rid of it?
> 
> Please help if you know!!!
> 
> 
> Regards karl-j@hsr.no

Try BootX, VirusChecker or some of the other virus programs on the Safe Hex
disk. If you don't know any way to get BootX, you can send me two blank disks,
and I will return one of them with the Safe Hex disk. BootX manages to get rid
of most viruses...

You may FTP informations/programs about Amiga Virus from the following sites:

eugene.utmb.edu
	John Perry <perry@phil.utmb.edu>
	This site can be reached through anonymous ftp.
	The Amiga anti-viral archives can be found in the
	directory /pub/virus-software/amiga.  The IP address is 129.109.1.21.
	A backup site is maintained at beach.utmb.edu,
	IP address 129.109.1.207.  Look in [ANONYMOUS.PUB.VIRUS.AMIGA].

ms.uky.edu
        Sean Casey <sean@ms.uky.edu>
        Access is through anonymous ftp.
        The Amiga anti-viral archives can be found in /pub/amiga/Antivirus.
        The IP address is 128.163.128.6.

uk.ac.hensa.micros
	HENSA/micros Managers <hensa@uk.ac.hensa.micros>
	Terminals: host uk.ac.hensa.micros, user "hensa", password "hensa"
	NIFTP: host uk.ac.hensa.micros, user "hensa", password "hensa"
	FTP: host micros.hensa.ac.uk, user "hensa", password "hensa"
	Software archive for UK higher education sector. Anti-Viral stuff
	is not collected into a distinct area. Hostname is in UK format.
	(This site previously known as uk.ac.lancs.pdsoft.)



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From: pcs$1610@altair.selu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: FTP help again
Date: 6 Nov 92 14:34:10 -0600
Organization: Southeastern Louisiana University

Hi, 

This is my second post on this subject, but I've amended my request a
little.

Can anyone tell me the name of the .lhX decompression utilities, and
where they might be found? Or any other non-compressed file I should
be able to just download and run?

I'm having some trouble getting my FTP'd files to work, but I'm not
sure I'm getting object files to begin with. 

Or if anyone wants to give me an example of how to do this using PCs
and MessyDOS, that would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Scott
From: pcs$1610@altair.selu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: FTP site for Workbench (or fonts)?
Date: 10 Nov 92 13:30:26 -0600
Organization: Southeastern Louisiana University

Is there an FTP site where a copy of the Workbench lives? Is this legal?
As far as I know, it should be, but who knows...

Anyway, I ask because a number of the font files on my workbench disk
are corrupted, and it's causing very messy screens with a few of my
programs...

Scott
From: Opal_Sullen@republik.fidonet.org (Opal Sullen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Need help with FTP'ing/downloading
Distribution: world
Date: 7 Nov 92 23:40:06 PST
Organization: Eiffel Media of Orange County

In a message dated Fri  6 Nov 92  6:14, Rossd@teleinfo.adsp.sub.org wrote:

 RD> (1) Open the FTP link, then type BIN.
 RD> (2) Find and GET the file I want.
 RD> (3) Bye the link, and then enter Kermit locally
 RD> (4) Set Kermit with SET FILE TYPE BIN
 RD> (5) Download the file, using MSEND.

 RD> Any information here or via EMail gratefully appreciated!

instead of using kermit, try downloading from your host using a zmodem
transfer util such at sz.  it works great for me, am getting 990 cps avg on
a v.32 connection.

ftps are fun... can get some good stuff quickly and easily,

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From: johnv@tower.actrix.gen.nz (John Veldthuis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Help! Virus on HD
Distribution: World
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:34:36 +1200
Organization: Amiga Virus Extermination Services, TAUG

Quoted from <1992Nov9.104350.2660@hsr.no> by karl-j@hsr.no (Karl Jansen):
> My harddisk is gotten infected with a virus. I've tried several viruskillers
> (Zerovirus, Seek&destroy, Nolinks, Vscan!) but none of them can find the virus on
> any files. Still Zerovirus and Nolinks tells me that the ColdCapture, CoolCapture
> and KickMemPtr vectors are not correct. I also get readerrors on my harddisk but
> never on the same block. Now and then I also get the message : gvpscsi.device:
> unit 000	unexpected status $49/$36
> 
> Does anyone now which virus that causes this and which viruskiller should I use
> to get rid of it?

Try Virus_Checker 6.19.

The problem with the gvpscsi.device is definately not a virus. It usually
has to do with the SCSI termination resistors. As the errors are random
then this is most certainly your problem. I had the same sort of thing when
I added a Tape Streamer to my gvp controller as well as the 2 drives
already there. When I did this I got random errors as above and changing
the termination resistors fixed the problem.
---
*** John Veldthuis, Taranaki Amiga Users Group, johnv@tower.actrix.gen.nz ***
From: shogun@tension.UUCP (Jay Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Help! Virus on HD
Date: 11 Nov 92 10:45:59 EST
Organization: High Tension BBS

try VirusX
        Shogun
From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
Subject: Re: Upgrade options?
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 13:58:09 GMT

"Jon C. Slenk" <angst+@CMU.EDU> writes:

>I have an ancient A500 with 1.3 ROMS and original chips, ie: no Fat or
>Super anything. I am trying to decide if I should put money into brining
>my machine up to par (ie: get all the latest chips my machine can handle
>and the latest OS), or if I should just save up for an A4000. Any comments
>or suggestions would be appreciated (eg: what sort of price should I
>expect to pay for upgrading the chips and OS?).

Alternatively, you can wait a month or two until the A1200 is released in the 
US.  Comes with an 020, AGA chipset, 2 megs chip, hard drive (option I think).
Sounds like a nice machine.

>Sincerely,
>-Jon.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Execution Path?
Organization: Foxes 'R' Us - Seven locations to serve you
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 06:20:23 GMT

Someone asked if there is a way to move commands out of the C: directory
and have AmigaDOS still find them to execute them.  The answers posted
so far are:  (1) use the PATH command or (2) use multiple ASSIGN to
extend C: to more than one directory.

My questions is, are either of these features actually available on
OS1.2?  I believe the original poster stated that this is the system he
is using.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: reaper@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Jason Butler)
Subject: Re: Adding 2.0 ROMS to A500, how difficult?
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:40:56 GMT

clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu) writes:

>  Thanks everyone for the clock suggestion.  Setclock reset
>  did indeed solve the problem.

>  Now that I'm thinking of getting a GVP 530 hd/accelerator
>  I want to get the 2.0 Rom first, since the GVP will automatically
>  detect which rom you have and load the correct version of
>  the OS onto the hd (at least that's what the ad says).

>  I'm confused about all the different designations, such
>  as 2.0, 2.04 and 2.1.  The dealer has a 2.04 kit but I
>  heard taht 2.1 was just around the corner.  Should I
>  buy the 2.04 kit and plug that one in, or wait for
>  the 2.1 to come out?  Also, how hard is it to pry off
>  the 1.3 ROM and insert the 2.0 ROM?  I want to try
>  it myself, as my warranty is expired anyway!  

>  Thanks, Clare
>  clare@nynexst.com

2.1 may be around the corner, but it looks like you will use the 2.04 ROM
eg: KICKSTART, and 2.1 will be a WB update.  It is not hard at all.  Tear
that baby apart, find the ROM(it's very close to the 68000 if I remember
right.  Hadn't seen the 500 internals since I bought my 3000).  Take a
screwdriver and gently pry the chip a little from both ends until it comes
out.  There is a jumper wire on top of the 2.04 ROM that you may or may
not need to cut according to the revision of your motherboard.  A paper
that comes with the kit will tell you which revisions need it and which
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From: Michael.Davis@f117.n207.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Buying a tape drive: i ne
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov  5 1992
Date: 06 Nov 92  22:57:00

Organization: Smith College                                                

From: jfieber@sophia.smith.edu (John Fieber)                               


Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction                                    

                                                                           

I am pondering the purchase of a tape drive for my 2000 with a 2091        

SCSI controller and AmiBack backup software.  I'm basically ignorant       


Hi John,
I have a tape drive setup on my 3K and I am using AmiBack.  I purchase a VIPER
drive, this drive is of course SCSI and will use either 6150 (150 megs) or
6250 (250 megs) tapes.  That makes it easy if you upgrade you drive.
Installation was easy, I had a external case and installed it in that.  The
hardest part was decideing what unit number to set it at.  The controller is
unit 7 (normally all are),  I had installed hard drives as units 6, 5, and 4.
I decided to have the tape be unit 0.  The next hard part was removing the
termation resistors.  Only the last item on a daisy chain should have them
installed.  On my 3K the internal drive has them and the external box as a
termation plug installed on the daisy chain.
How does it work?  Great!  There are no software to install as Ami-Back will
use the drive direct.  Setting up Ami-Back is very straight forward, just
follow the prompts.  I now backup my data a lot more often, once a month I
backup each entire drive on a tape, and I keep two monthes of backups on
hand.  Each week I backup all new data from all the drives onto one tape and
I make multiple backups to that tape.  And when I feel the need I will backup
all new data.  It is so quick and easy, that I can not face the idea of having
to do it to disks ever again.


  Michael    //Amiga
  Davis     // Power
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From: mjt@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Malc Treby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction,comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: FTP files and UNPACKING
Date: 10 Nov 92 12:58:26 GMT
Distribution: eunet
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England


	I've just discovered FTP for the first time and have successfully 
downloaded a couple of files which I have found, but have one major problem.
How do I get these programs to work? Do .dms and .lha files need unpacking?
If so how do I unpack them? These are probably very trivial questions but
I've only had an Amiga for a couple of months, so I haven't found much out
yet.
		Please mail me,
				Malc(mjt@dcs.warwick.ac.uk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
From: thesingm@soadc.enet.dec.com (Running in the Shadows)
Subject: Re: Need help with FTP'ing/downloading
Reply-To: thesingm@soadc.enet.dec.com (Running in the Shadows)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:58:24 GMT



In article <rossd.02qw@teleinfo.adsp.sub.org>, rossd@teleinfo.adsp.sub.org (Ross Delaforce) writes:

|>Basicly I -:
|>
|>(1) Open the FTP link, then type BIN.
|>
|>(2) Find and GET the file I want.
|>
|>(3) Bye the link, and then enter Kermit locally
|>
|>(4) Set Kermit with SET FILE TYPE BIN
|>
|>(5) Download the file, using MSEND.
|>
|>The files I end up seem to send up coorrupt!  8-(
|>
|>Can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong, before I I loose all of my hair
|>from 'pulling my hair out'...  8-)
|>

Avoid Kermit whenever possible.  I have rarely gotten Kermit to either
send or receive a file with corrupting the hell out of it.  If you have
Zmodem or something else, use it.

|>Regards,
|>
|>Ross Delaforce

Be Excellent!
 Matt Thesing
From: rick@emma.panam.wimsey.bc.ca (Rick Younie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: find utility
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 23:40:14 GMT
Distribution: world
Bcc: rick
X-Newsreader: Arn V1.00 beta rel2

I'm looking for a quick, barebones 'find' that will print the lines of a file
that contain a target word..  something quicker than the 2.04 'search'
command.  It doesn't have to do pattern matching or line numbering.

Thanks,

Rick
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