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From: s37732v@snakemail.hut.fi (Markus Juhani Aalto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: amiga 1200
Date: 15 Dec 92 19:35:46 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Distribution: inet
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In-reply-to: cs4gp6au@maccs.mcmaster.ca's message of Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:04:17 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.000417.15165@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> cs4gp6au@maccs.mcmaster.ca (Lockie      RJ) writes:


	   I was just looking at an Amiga 1200 today. Unfortunately
   I couldn't change the WB screen to 800 x 600 mode. I couldn't
   find it in the preferences. The salesman (an idiot) tried to tell
   me that only the A4000 supports this mode because it's 'high end'.
   Anyone care to comment on this? Since I only have one dealer in
   my area I will be travelling 1/2 hour to a (hopefully) more
   informed salesman.

Hmm. I don't have A4000 or A1200, but I think that this particular machine
didn't have correct monitor files installed. You should have installed
those Euro mode files from monitorstore to monitor directory.

	   I'd also like to know if the PCMCIA card ram expansion
   is 16 or 32 bit ram? That's what they're selling but I have heard
   of a 'local bus' fast ram expansion from Microbotics that is
   definitely 32 bit. I'd want 32 bit, so comments?

No comment. :)

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Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.misc:18390 comp.sys.amiga.applications:9402
From: plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Program that logs ALL reads/writes on a HD??
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 20:00:02 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

ccocstt@prism.gatech.EDU (Dr.Love) writes:

>Is there a program that can log HD access information?
>
>Like, when a certain file was written to or read from, and whether it
>was deleted or updated.

Doesn't SnoopDOS do this?

    SnoopDos            Fish:  725
       A utility for monitoring AmigaDOS calls.  In particular,
       it allows you to see what libraries, devices, fonts,
       environment variables or startup files a program is
       looking for.  Very useful when you're trying to install
       a new application.  Version 1.5, an update to version 1.2
       on disk 451.  Includes source in C.
       Author:  Eddy Carroll


/* Rick Plavnicky   plav@cup.portal.com */
From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: BTNTape, tar, reading sun tar format tapes.
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 14:48:39 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

In article <1992Dec10.165341.74@bra.isnet.inmos.co.uk>
tscarpenter@bra.isnet.inmos.co.uk writes:

|  Does anyone know how to setup BTNTape on a Amiga to read and write tapes
|  to a exabyte tape drive in tar format,  I have tar on the amiga and
|  I can read and write tapes written using tar on the amiga.  
|  But if I write tapes on a sun using tar I cannot read them on the amiga.

Please pardon my incredulity at your statement, for I've used an EXB-8200 per:

	HP-UX  <==>  Amiga

	Sun    <==>  Amiga

with BTNtape.

What version of AmigaOS, BTNtape, {scsi, harddisk, etc.}.device, etc are
you using?

I've had no problems between the Amiga and a Sun with any of QIC-24, QIC-150,
Exabyte EXB-8200 and Archive DAT (4mm) tapes using tar on both the AMiga and
the Sun; tar tapes are the ONLY method of file exchange I have between these
systems since my Amigas don't have Ethernet cards.

Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com, thad@cup.portal.com ]
Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.misc:18679 comp.sys.amiga.introduction:1691
From: c1a192@rick.cs.ubc.ca (Oliver Erik Seiler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Clipping text...
Date: 16 Dec 1992 15:11:21 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: bowen.rick.cs.ubc.ca


I'm curious... I know I can point and drag and block a section of text using
2.0+, but how do I cut and paste? What key combinations allow me to do this?


-Oliver

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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Disk validating in 2.0 ??
Date: 18 Dec 92 06:35:47 GMT
Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <Byv3DE.IGy@NeoSoft.com> peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <00964AFA.F74E9480@vms.csd.mu.edu> 2575brooksr@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>> Or what about buying the rights to DiskSalv from DaveH?  It certainly
>> works very well (saved my disks/HD quite a few times) and looks very
>> professional.   Just my $.02

>Well, it's a start. It doesn't fix things in place like FSCK does, but it's
>a good start.

He may be talking about DiskSalv V2.10, which does fix in place, among other
things.  It's far better looking than V1.42 as well.  Its also not released
yet, but the Developers and, apparently, the Pirates, have an old beta 
version (it's a little risky to use, versions currently in test have some
five months or so worth of bug fixes and enhancements).  I hope to get a 
shareware version out some time in January (eg, before DevCon).



-- 
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		RELIGION:	"I'll see it when I believe it"
From: dcr3567@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.C. Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Amiga 4000 Rebooting Troubles
Date: 14 Dec 92 15:46:01 GMT
Reply-To: dcr3567@ultb.rit.edu ()
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Originator: dcr3567@ultb


  I got my 4000 in the mail on Wednesday (Yeah!), but have noticed a few
quirks you folks could help me out with.

  Whenever I reboot using the C-A-A method, it appears that the hard drive
gets a jolt - it stops spinning for a sec (like it loses power), then it
does a re-spin, almost like a cold start.
  Now, this drive seems fine to be.. no errors or anything.. but I'm worried
that all this spin-up/spin-down will kill it over time.  It also increases
boot time dramatically.

  The other problem is that my 1960 isn't really converged in the lower-left
quadrant, and is real blurry with white text (VLT).  Is this fixable under
CommodoreExpress? (My paperwork is in the mail)

  Lastly, is there a new driver out for A-Max II+?  It seems to insist
that I have a SCSI drive, and crashes bluely when attempted.  Do I HAVE to
get a 2091 & SCSI drive (will it work??)?  Also, is there any alternative
to rebooting everytime under the ECS compatibility mode? 

Thanks,
-Dan
From: st1gs@jane.uh.edu (Spice, Darrell G.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Babylon 5
Date: 17 Dec 1992 23:19 CST
Organization: University of Houston
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: jane.uh.edu
Keywords: babylon 5 video toaster
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

The February 1993 issue of CINEFANTASTIQUE has 24 pages of information on the
soon to be seen television movie Babylon 5 (in February 93) with some excellent
photos of the toaster generated space ships and such which are being used 
instead of the traditional miniatures and models!

If Babylon 5 gets high enough ratings, the show will begin with 22 episodes
slated for early 94.  A bit away, but rather nice for the Amiga/Toaster!

Darrell
ST1GS@Rosie.Uh.Edu

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: olson@dstl86.gsfc.nasa.gov (Paul Olson)
Subject: Re:X-Specs 3d
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Mission Operations and Data Systems
Date: 14 Dec 1992 14:06 EST  

In article <1C176F10MK@tron.gun.de>, m_krok@tron.gun.de (Matthias Krok) writes...
>[stuff deleted]
> 
>I`ve seen some programms, games and demos in a few BBS`s for the X-Specs, but
>I don`t know if there are any of them on a ftp-site...
>[stuff deleted] 
> 
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Yes, there is an ftp site for x-specs files.  It's a umich.edu system.  I think
it's zug.csmil.umich.edu, or something like that.  Does anyone know for sure? 
I have the reference at home, unfortunately.  I'm also sure doing an archie
search would turn it up. If anyone has trouble finding the address, let me know
and I'll dig it out.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
Subject: Re: Minimum Room Temperature for an Amiga
Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
Disclaimer: This posting does not necessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 17:48:21 GMT

Quoth eachus@oddjob.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus):
]> 
]>     If you leave your Amiga on all the time, the internal floppy drive
]> and any hard drives should be okay as long as you keep the snow out.
]> :-)  (Seriously, from an electronics standpoint the worst problem
]> would be condensation, so leaving the machine cold when warming up the
]> room is doing things backwards.  Keep the machine on (monitor
]> optional) and you should be okay.

I'd keep the monitor on too, and run FractalBlanker2 (looks lovely agains
the background of a Christmas tree) or just disable the video input.  The
chance of killing off the monitor is actually higher than the computer --
higher voltage potential and operating temperature, donchaknow.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: cobra@coyote.datalog.com (Ken Thompson)
Subject: Re: Minimum Room Temperature for an Amiga
Organization: Datalog Consulting, Tucson, AZ
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 17:51:41 GMT

crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal) writes:

> 
> 
> I just talked to a Commodore technician.  I was told that the minimum 
> recommended room temperature for operating an Amiga is 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
> (at least according to a manual he checked)
> 
> I thought I would pass that info along in case someone has the same problem
> I do at the moment, which is no heat in my house.
> 
> So, I won't be online much this winter, it looks like...especially if
> Seattle has another *cold* winter like 2 years ago...
> 
> Later!
> Crystal
> (hibernating til the spring thaws??? :>)
> . 

 
Gee, just keep it on non-stop...at least let the machine *GENERATE* a 
little heat for ya...  :)


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From: ja2z+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jonathan Robert Avrach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Where's My RAM?
Date: 13 Dec 92 06:08:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.kf_pzU_00YUnI3h2cj
Organization: Sophomore, Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

About two years ago, I installed a Fatter Agnus chip into my A500
(kickstart v1.2).  Before installing it, I had 512k chip and 512k fast
ram (that is, I had a 512k ram expansion inside).  Whenever I would load
up workbench or someother utility, it would say that I have 1 meg RAM
(in particular, half fast, half chip).  After installing the Fatter
Agnus chip, here's what happened.  I could now use my PAL emulator
(which is the main reason I installed the chip)!  I still had 1 meg RAM,
but now it is 1 meg chip ram.  I no longer have fast ram, and no longer
have a working battery backed up clock!  Thus, I have the annoying
syndrome that everything I save is done coincidentally at the same time
(some time in 1978!!).  It seems as if my ram expansion has been left in
the dark by the allmight Fatter Agnus.  Is anyone else familiar with
this problem?  Perhaps, I made an error in the installion.  I find this
unlikely, though.  My computer has been working fine ever since I
installed the new chip.

-_-Jon
From: bheinz@tbag.tscs.com (Bill Heinz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: 2090 controller
Date: 16 Dec 92 17:53:30 EST
Organization: Tampa Bay Amiga Group

I need some help with a commodore 2090 controller...I am attempting to help my roomate install one in his 2000...We have a 52 meg 3 1/2 inch quantum drive we are trying to install...there are 2X10 pin slots on the 2090 as well as a 20 pin and a 34 pin I believe..then the external scsi and the onboard 50 pin...Any help would be GREATLY appreciated..

--- Via UCI v1.02 (C-Net Amiga)
From: Jayson_Hahn@hq-bbs.wisdom.bubble.org (Jayson Hahn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Bodega Bay
Date: 16 Dec 92 20:25:36 GMT
Organization: Headquarters BBS


   I am about to purchase a Bodega Bay for my 500 and I was wondering if
anyone out there has one and if so what they think of it and have they had
any compatibility problems?


Thanks,

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

Jayson Hahn
Amiga SySop HeadQuarters BBS
1-201-539-4306

Jayson_Hahn@hq-bbs.wisdom.bubble.org

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From: bn@mndcrme.uoknor.edu (Bo Najdrovsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: amiga 1200
Date: 17 Dec 92 03:02:38 GMT
Organization: Operation Mindcrime
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Lockie	    RJ (cs4gp6au@maccs.mcmaster.ca) wrote:
:
: find it in the preferences. The salesman (an idiot) tried to tell
: me that only the A4000 supports this mode because it's 'high end'.
: Anyone care to comment on this? Since I only have one dealer in
: my area I will be travelling 1/2 hour to a (hopefully) more
: informed salesman.

    The salesman (NOT!) didn't know what he  was  talking  about.  All  you
need to do is make sure that you have the correct monitor  files  installed
in the Monitors drawer. The super72 driver will get you an 800x600 mode.

:
:	I'd also like to know if the PCMCIA card ram expansion
: is 16 or 32 bit ram? That's what they're selling but I have heard
: of a 'local bus' fast ram expansion from Microbotics that is
: definitely 32 bit. I'd want 32 bit, so comments?

    PCMCIA is 16 bit. As I'm typing this, I'm looking at the  December  '92
issue of Byte mag which  has  a  pretty  indepth  article  on  PCMCIA.	One
thing that is pretty weird is that it has  26  bit  addressing	(???)  from
looking at the pin assignments in the chart  they  provide.  What  kind  of
funky number is that!

    For 32 memory, you would have to get an aftermarket card for the 32 bit
expansion slot on the bottom of the computer.

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From: Aric.Caley@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re:  Amiga now kicks PC
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
Date: 11 Dec 92  12:11:10

> Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
> From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Patrick Taylor)
> Message-ID: <exuptr.324.723919845@exu.ericsson.se>
> Newsgroups:
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.amiga.misc
>
> Oops, wrong again, honey.  PC's can do sound through the built-in speaker.
> Ok, quality is not better than a pocket radio, but you can definitely give
> an impression beyond a 'beep'.  I have a golf game that has applause and
> announcers and ball-in-cup sounds that are pretty realistic.  No, it's not
> 8 bit sound, it resembles delta modulation or PWM more closely.  But it's
> a lot better than some of these digitized sound games that Radio  Shack
> sells.

Yeah,  I've  been pretty impressed with the sounds that come out of my best
freind's  286's  speaker.   It  sounds  lousy,  but for such a simple sound
system, its quite a feat.  Its below the quality of a phone line with heavy
static..  but its still impressive.

> Anyway, if I want good sound, I'll buy multimedia.  Can't beat that, can
> you?

Well, actualy, we can.

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
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 --- Still limping along with AmigaOS 1.3  :(  ---like a toasted  tea  cake?-


--- Maximus 2.00
From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: ENHANCEMENTS: C= Please consider this
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:20:57 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Sam Hulick (shulick@navajo.ucs.indiana.edu) wrote:

: 1) Snapshotting.  It would be much better if the DOS would remember
: where you put things, like the rest of the icon-based DOS's do.  To
: quote a friend of mine, "Snapshot my ass."

Only when it comes to icons, please. I hate the MAC-thing, which
promptly has to open the windows which were active last time.

: you had to do was click on windowA's titlebar to activate it and bring
: it to the very front.

Look up "click to front" in your manual...

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From: Bish@xanodria.UUCP (Doug Bischoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: FTPing using a Mail server.  How?
Distribution: world
Date: 12 Dec 92 21:00:32 EST
Organization: Xanodria

    Okay, this is pissing me off.  After 4 years of enjoying FTP access from
anywhere I could get my little virtual hands on, I'm now on a UUCP account
and can't real-time FTP anymore.
    I remember someone sometime saying something about an FTP "server" at
Princeton (?) that one could send mail to and it'd FTP "for" you and send
you the file back.

    Izzis true?  Could someone give me the address and instructions on how
to get started or get a help file?  Thanks!  (Oh, please EMail: I don't get
this newsgroup very often.  Thanks!)

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From: lawrence@ucdavis.edu (Patrick J. Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga now kicks PC butt - no way.
Date: 8 Dec 92 17:05:54 GMT
Reply-To: pjlawrence@ucdavis.edu
Organization: UC Davis Department of Mathematics

In article Bs9@unccsun.uncc.edu, jagrizza@uncc.edu (James A Grizzard) writes:
>
>I'm sitting in front of a SparcStation2 right now, and it -does- suck compared to my
>amiga!

Here's a suggestion, quit running OpenDork and pick up Motif.  Then build X11R5 and give 'er a try.  Makes the machine much more useable.  BTW, I don't think that the Suns or Amiga suck...  Each has their merits.

Cheers,

Pat
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Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.misc:18725 comp.sys.amiga.multimedia:1605 comp.sys.amiga.applications:9512 comp.dcom.fax:2305
From: aldi@phantm.UUCP (Christopher Aldi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.multimedia,comp.sys.amiga.applications,comp.dcom.fax
Subject: Re:  GVP PhonePak VFX voicemail
Date: 16 Dec 92 09:46:13 GMT
Organization: Phantom Development

In article <1992Dec11.144435.9654@exu.ericsson.se> exukev@exu.ericsson.se (Kevin Autrey) writes:
[Blazemongerized]
>>   "Welcome to Tony's Tantalizing Telephone Talk"
>>
[Blazemongerized]
>
>Oh - I see - you're setting up for one of those sleazy 976 services
>that all the fundamentalists are up in arms about... I understand.  What'd
>you say the number would be to TTTT?...

That should be "Tony's Incredible Talk Service" aka 1-900-FOR-TITS.

;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) For the humor impaired.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: john@abode.ttank.com (John Gibbons)
Subject: Info on ECS/AGA/2.1 upgrade wanted.
Reply-To: john@iotm.ttank.com
Organization: Abode Computer Systems
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 12:04:06 GMT



 Howdy,


   I have finally decided to fully upgrade my Amiga to 2.0 (now 2.1) but since
I have been really out of touch with the Amiga world recently I need to get
some clarification on a few things..

   First, do I NEED the fat agnes and/or ECS to run 2.1 with the new roms
properly? And if I don't what will I be losing?

   Secondly what's the deal with the new AGA chips (or is that AA)? Will
they work in my Amiga 2000 or are they just for the 4000/1200?

   Third, is the 2.1 upgrade just software or are the ROMS different too?

   Fourth, what's AmigaDOS 3.0??

   Finally, how much will all this cost to upgrade? And is 2.1 available
to buy right now? If not when? Is there anything I forgot to ask or that
you can add?

I prefer email, please note the Reply-to: header (john@iotm.ttank.com)

Thanks,
John