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From: clldomps@cs.ruu.nl (Louis van Dompselaar)
Subject: CIA max. load
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:41:49 GMT
Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science
Keywords: ParNet, CIA, 8520

I've been using ParNet for a couple of days now and
I made the mistake of soldering one end of the cable
while the other was still in one of the machines.
Of course, this destroyed the CIA.
However, I replaced this CIA, and ParNet worked
fine, but now it seems to have killed another CIA
just by being there. Is it possible that the
cable's too long for the CIAs (it's 5 metres),
i.e. is it possible that the load's too high and
blows all the output ports of the 8520?

Please help, as I don't like feeding an endless
stream of CIAs to my computer (nor do I have the
money to do so)

Louis
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From: vmkiili@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Ville-Matti Kiili)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Slow Internal Hard Drive Performance on 3000/25 (40Meg) ?
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:20:26 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Stan Robert Hodge (stb@cup.portal.com) wrote:
> I have a 3000/25 with 2Meg chip 4Meg SC ram.  This is one of the very early
> 3000's (40Meg HD [Q P40]).  It is running 2.04.
> Last week I was using my friends (new) 3000/16 (50Meg [LP52]) and I ran
> 'SYSINFO 3.01' and did a speed test of his drive.  
> 
> This 3000/16 showed 1.1 MegBytes/sec!
> Running this same test on my 3000/25 shows only 770 KBytes/sec ???

Your friend's hard disk is faster than yours. Buy faster hard disk drive
if you need more speed. :) 

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From: mueller@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Carl Mueller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga 1200
Date: 6 Nov 92 05:40:10 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Paula_Lieberman@amicol.UUCP (Paula Lieberman) writes:
>How about Commodore calling some more chips by -male- or sex-neutral names,
>or better still, leave out the anthropomorphisms........ 

Hey, in fact "amiga" means female friend, so that's also offensive;
they should change that too!!!  In fact, "commodore" might offend
people in the navy; better change that too!!!  Why are connectors
called "male" and "female"??  I find that graphically offensive; it
ought to be changed!!  I think it's offensive that America is named
after a man!!  It ought to be changed to something gender neutral...

In fact, all I am really offended by is people who push their own
views of "offense" onto the whole society.  If a little creativity
bothers you, deal with it!!  (as long as no harm is done....)

-Carl (mueller@cs.unc.edu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: iank@microsoft.com (Ian Kennedy)
Subject: Re: Amiga 1200
Date: 06 Nov 92 00:48:53 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In article <Paula_Lieberman.0702@amicol.UUCP> Paula_Lieberman@amicol.UUCP (Paula Lieberman) writes:
>How about Commodore calling some more chips by -male- or sex-neutral names,

Male	Female
Gary	Paula
Buster	Denise (new name in AGA) 
Ramsy	Agnus  (new name in AGA)
	Amber  (On A3000 display enhancer and C= display enhancer)

Seems pretty eqitable to me, considering it's the chips with the female
names that do all the real cool stuff. Seriously, I really
don't mind the anthropormorphic names as to me they add a little
flair to the Amiga.

>or better still, leave out the anthropomorphisms........ 

Yes, they could have some really cool names...like... uh... "Pentium"!
yeah, that's it! Hey...stop...put down that flame thrower!
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From: mcramm@dct.ac.uk (McRamm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A3kT power switch / HP-Laserjet
Date: 11 Nov 92 11:13:35 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

Thanks to everyone who replied to my query about the A3000T power switch.
It turned out that there was a bit of flash left on the button, and it was
catching on the inside of the front panel so it didn't always pop out far
enough to disconnect.

Thanks also for the lacer info - it should have been obvious shouldn't it?
8-)

Now, a seriously urgent question - apologies if it's a FAQ I haven't seen the
list for here yet.

Is there a driver for a HP-LJ that allows graphics to be printed on the bottom
half-inch of an A4 page? One of my supervisors is desparate to get hold of such
a driver so he can finish his documentation for a new course and get back to
something Amy is really good at. 8-)

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 Angus M. Marshall, MCRAMM@UK.AC.DCT,amarshal@uk.ac.dund.mcs, (+44 382) 308600
"Flightless Birds - What's the point of a flightless bird? 
Ah, so you're a  flightless  bird  then?  Have  you  met  the  incredible
drowning trout? " Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis (The Milky Milky Tour 1992)
From: ja51359@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (axelrod)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga and 64sx hack
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:49:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.BxGpLt.3pE
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

toma@db.TC.Cornell.EDU (Rory Toma) writes:

>Is it possible to hack an AMiga 500 into a C= 64sx case, and use the 5"
>monitor? Has anyone done this?
>Thanks
>--
>toma@tc.cornell.edu - Rory Toma

>Opinionated and tunnel-visioned? Darn right. But then, my employer really
>doesn't know what I'm talking about anyway...

That's a composite monitor.  Try and read 80 column Amiga text on a 5" 
composite monitor.  iccchhhh
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: williabv@cs.aston.ac.uk (A really great guy,,,5070148,universe(att))
Subject: Help! Networking an Amiga and a Mac
Reply-To: williabv@cs.aston.ac.uk
Organization: Aston University (Comp Sci)
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 11:38:14 GMT

I have recently come by a basic Mac, and I'd like to network it to my Amiga,
so that the Mac could mount the Amiga's hard drive as a file server via 
Appleshare.  Is this possible, and has anyone done it?

Cheers,

Bryn

williabv@cs.aston.ac.uk
From: tope@enea.se (Tommy Petersson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: AGA and a 3000 ? possibility
Date: 11 Nov 92 08:09:48 GMT
Organization: Enea Data AB
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian) writes:
: 
: 	 I've been told "NO!" a few times but I was thinking about it again
: 	 and I thought of something.  Now, I'm not the Engineering type,
: 	 just a software guys.  What if you were to take an 040 and put the
: 	 AGA chip set on a card and plug it into the accelerator slot on the
: 	 3000???  Is this possible or would a faster video port also be
: 	 neccesary that might be able to be rigged through the video slot?
: 
: 	 Am I way off base and a complete idiot or is this way too expensive
: 	 or should I enrole in some electrical and computer engineering classes.
 
Fortunately it's the "way too expensive" that's the right choice, the
other doesn't apply. You would have to stick most of an A4000 on that
card. What would be more practical is to make a graphics card that's
much better than AGA (there are several expensive out there) but that is
also compatible with AGA. You would have to pay a lot for it, but it
would also give you a lot.

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From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: re: A600 Portable
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 01:02:30 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

>
>on 2-Nov-92 04:04:06 GMT barrett@iastate.edu (Marc Clueless Barrett) writes:
>
>>In article 1992Nov1  dmacphee@nyx.cs.du.edu (Don mac phee) writes:

[Nearly 80!!!! lines of political CRAP deleted.  Not ONE line of
 comp.sys.amiga.* material.]

Please take it to alt.politics.nil, PLEASE! 

> Jay Phillips * Tampa Florida  | Who started two wars in one term? |
> Amiga 3000 25Mhz/105HD/10MB   | Bush IS the answer, Panama & Iraq |
> USENET: tbag!jayson@tscs.com  | (thousands died in Panama too...) |
>
>--- Via UCI v1.02 (C-Net Amiga)

-Joel
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: epang@fraser.sfu.ca (Eugene Pang)
Subject: 2.04 ROM jumper needed?
Keywords: Kwikstart, Kickstart, ROM
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:24:26 GMT

Does anyone know if the DKB Kwikstart II requires that the jumper on the 2.04
ROM be removed?  The installation manual doesn't mention it...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
Subject: Re: A1200 specs and HD floppy infor wanted
Organization: Clemson University
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 14:09:12 GMT

DennyA@cup.portal.com (Denny Lee Atkin) writes:

>I've been trying to convince the marketing folks that an external
>hi-density drive would be a Good Thing that they could sell lots of.
>(Works with any Amiga, plug and go, assuming you're running 2.1+).

>Perhaps the user groups should band together and let CBM know there's
>a demand for this. 

Yes Yes Yes!  I second that.  An external HD floppy would be a *very* good
seller, to any of us who ever have to use PCs at work/school.  Using CrossDos
is a real pain in the rear without an HD floppy.  

Please, C=  ... Make an external HD floppy drive part of the product line!!!

>Denny Atkin                | dennya@cup.portal.com          | "No matter where

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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A4000 Hardware questions
Date: 7 Nov 92 18:31:01 GMT
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <PpYUr*Ed1@caleb.UUCP> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
> In article <36134@cbmvax.commodore.com>, George Robbins writes:
> > Basically, the interface circuitry is not "bullet-proofed" to support
> > "hot insertion".  You subject little itty-bitty IC's with microns thick
> > insulating and conductive material to thousands of volts of static
> > discharge (low current) or 50-250 volts of ground potential difference
> > (2 wire plugs or reversed grounds, short - high current pulses), when
> > a signal pin makes contact before a properly grounded cable / connector
> > shell.
> 
> Stupid question:
> 
> Would the risk be reduced significantly if the cable shell had a ground wire
> connected to the Amiga shell BEFORE cable insertion?  (e.g. attach a ground
> wire to the cable shell and to the Amiga case before attaching the cable
> to the connector.)

It would be reduced somewhat, assuming that the shell made contact first,
instead of touching the shell to one of the signal pins.  "Good" shielded
cables do have the shells grounded, but neither you nor I have any control
over what cables the customer ends up with.

-- 
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but no way officially representing:   uucp:   {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
Commodore, Engineering Department     domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com
From: dcc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (David Crooke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A1200 Keyboard, A4000 prices
Date: 6 Nov 92 11:22:26 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh

Since no-one else seems to be clearing this up... a note enclosed with my
500 Plus indicated that all future machines would have a standard keyboard,
with different markings (mine has UK but I use the usa0 keymap). If there are
< > brackets on the key between Z and Shift the machine pictured is probably
the UK or USA version.

I suspect the keyboard may have a serial link as it looks identical to a 500+
one (which has an A500 serial+LEDs connection). (I take this from a picture 
in Dixons' (a UK electronics boxshifter) flyer). BTW, nice one Commodore.
The "home computers" page had one Acorn, one ST (NO Falcon), and 4 Amigas
(A600, A600HD, A1200, and CDTV).

What is the street price of an A4000 states-side? Best I have seen here is
L2099.00 (US$3250.00) for a machine with 4MB Fast, 2MB chip and a ~100MB HD
(no monitor). I really fancy an AGA machine but it's not worth trading down
from 030 to 020 for, although I think the 1200 is just the job to replace the
500+ here. 

Dave.
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From: boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000,1.3,2.0 HELP!!!
Date: 12 Nov 92 03:38:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: mcl.boing.721539496


	Thanx for all the replies to my article about 1.3,2.04 and the A3000.
	Now I might not have to purchase a 500 just to play games and run
	cool demos.  But I really think this is something commodore should 
	donate to an Amiga 3000 user because of the incompatability 
	problems that they know exist.  This isn't a power
	struggle between the hackers and commodore guys saying, "Use
	system calls".  Well just my two cents.


	boing
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From: wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Art Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: PEOPLE!  Why do you have to leave every FREAKIN' line in a FOLLOWUP?
Date: 7 Nov 92 18:42:48 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

I have had it up to "HERE!" with all of the (F)ollow-ups that I've seen lately,
that use every *FREAKING* line from the previous post (80 or 90 lines long), 
just to make a comment on the previous poster's .sig or something!

If you've got one particular point/argument to make, please delete all of the
unnecessary lines.  If you don't know what I'm referring to, then look at some
of the recent "stop me from buying a PC" posts.  It seem like everyone and
their brother decided to not only include the original post, but his damn .sig
as well!  I get tired of scrolling through pages of those:
>>>>> (original post, 80 lines)
>>>   (3 line followup, now 86 lines incl. .sig)
>>    (1 line comment on last guy's sig, now 90 lines incl. his .sig too)
>     (etc.,etc.........)

Get the picture?
I end up seeing the original post as many times as someone follows-up!
That's not only ridiculous, but also a waste of BW/storage space, and my time.

I do understand the case where the new argument involves the context in which
something said previously is pertinent.  
So please, no flame wars.
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From: plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: added 2nd hd - lockup on boot!
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 20:20:42 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: world

commike@lgc.com (Alan Commike) writes:

>A2000, 2091 controller. 
>
>I added a second hd to the my machine. I was able to format and partition
>it just fine. When i rebooted, the machine now locks up in the middle of
>the boot sequence. 
>
>Anyone seen anything similar to this? The 2091 is 2 - 3 years old. 

Lemme guess.  Is your new drive, by any chance, one of the older Maxtor
units, like an LXT200S or something?  There's some trouble with the ROMs
on those drives that won't allow the machine to cold boot, hanging the
SCSI bus with the symptoms you described.  I'm told there's no fix.

You can warm boot the system just fine once it's locked, right?


/* Rick Plavnicky   plav@cup.portal.com */
From: fheitkamp@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A4000 and CDrom (aka IDE blows) (was Re: IDE : Possible
Date: 13 Nov 92 07:40:35 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

In article <1992Nov11.140203.23825@zds-oem.zds.com>, benjamin@zds-oem.zds.com (Adam Benjamin) writes:
> In article <69293@cup.portal.com> joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan) writes:
>>>In article <1992Nov2.180640.23160@Rapnet.Sanders.Lockheed.Com> msnider@Rapnet.
>>S
>>>anders.Lockheed.Com (Marc A. Snider x0193) writes:
>>>> In article <1992Nov2.150434.775@cranel.com> watters@cranel.com (David Watter
>>s
>>>) writes:
>>>> >
>>>> >FOR COMMODORE-AMIGA MARKETING:  HEY BRAINIACS,  I sware on my A3000, that
>>>> >if the A4000 had shipped with a SCSI-II controller,  or even a SCSI-I
>>>> >controller,  I would have one on my desk right now!!!!!!!!!
>>>> >--
>>>> >David R. Watters (watters@cranel.com)    Cranel Inc. Development & Engineer
>>i
>>>> If it was dma, me too.  sigh... :^|
>>>> M. Snider
>>>Me too!
>>>                    Jan Holler - Bern, Switzerland
>>Me too.  I suspect there are many people like mysekf who simply can't jump
>>-Joel
> 
> 
> GET A LIFE!  
> You all act like you can't stick your SCSI controllers in the 4000.
> If you have a scsi drive, keep it and upgrade to the 4000 and you will
> have two drives! I don't know why CBM went with IDE but it does NOT
> rule out scsi drives you know!
> 
> Besides NONE of you would have a 4000 on your desk right now because
> CBM can't keep up with the orders.  The 4000 is backordered because it
> is selling so well.  (I know, since I am stuck waiting for a replacement
> for my dead one) 
> 
	I think the real problem here is price/feature ratio.  The A4000
	comes with IDE.  e.g.  no tapes drives, cdroms, etc.  To upgrade
	to scsi you will need to by a Commodore or (GVP???) ZorroIII
	scsi card.  Cost will probably be at least in the $200-300 range 
	( being optimistic even ).  Most people bying the A4000 are long
	time Amiga users, having a A2000 or A3000 and have a sizeable 
	investment in scsi peripherials.  Also the A4000 is a workstation
	class machine with a workstation price.  In the face of these facts,
	it is clear that Commodore made a fairly major blunder by not
	including scsi on the A4000.  End-of-Story.  We will now just have
	to get on with our lives. :-)

	One additional note:  I hope the new scsi card will coexist
	peacefully with the internal IDE drive already on-board, else I
	will REALLY be pissed!

> I say, Let the eat cake!
> 
> Adam Benjamin
> A.Benjamin@mi04.zds.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: easton@zds-oem.zds.com (Jeff Easton)
Subject: Re: Amiga Networking?
Organization: Zenith Data Systems, OEM Systems Engineering
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:57:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.183712.11344@wicat.com> gsarff@wicat.com (Gary Sarff) writes:
>easton@zds-oem.zds.com (Jeff Easton) writes:

>>  I guess I should admit that I drew up the schematic for the parallel
>>port Arcnet adapter.  Funny how that thing gets around.  I'm glad I 
>>marked it preliminary, since last week a little birdie visited my...
>
>There are arcnet cards that fit on the expansion port on an amiga 500
>I have some of them.  I also have some that fit in a slot in the 2000.  This
>is at work, but we have had the cards since at least mid 1988, when I was
>hired, and a bit before that.  Part of a discontinued project to use amiga
>500's as low cost color graphics terminals to run our educational courseware.
>I have been trying to find out who made these cards and if they are 
>compatible with any software, but have not had any success.  I have a simple
>upload and download program written so I can transfer files from the internet
>to my amiga 2000'S floppy to take home to my amiga 4000. 

  I would guess that the Zorro II Arcnet card is the original version from
a company called Ameristar.  I think thats the company, my mind is a little
fuzzy on the exact name.  Anyway, rumor has it that C= bought the card 
from them and renamed it the A2060.  I have a A2060 in my A3000.  Works 
great with the Oxxi Novell client software.

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From: terry@helios.UCSC.EDU (Terry Ricketts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga -> X-10 or IR control
Date: 6 Nov 1992 23:37:35 GMT
Organization: UCO/Lick Observatory
NNTP-Posting-Host: helios.ucsc.edu

In article <OAHVENLA.92Nov6203926@lk-hp-7.hut.fi> oahvenla@snakemail.hut.fi (Osma Ahvenlampi) writes:

>A stupid question: What's X-10? From 'Home Automation' I'd guess it's some kind
>of turn-on-the-lights-automatically-and-make-coffee-in-the-morning system, but
>how advanced? How does it work, what can I plug into it and what does it
>require? Sounds pretty interesting... Where can I hear more about it?

   The X10 system uses the house wiring to transmit codes to various remote
controllers. These remote controllers can turn on appliances or lights. The
remote light controllers can dim them to any level. Each remote has a code set
in a pair of switches. 

   There are a number of controllers for these remotes that can be used. The
simplest just have push buttons for specific remotes. There is a more
sophisticated unit called the Power House Controller that has the switches,
but also has an internal CPU with ram that can be programmed via an rs232
cable and some software. This is the unit being referred to in these posts.
It became very popular about 6 years ago when DAK was selling them very
cheaply. There are also other controllers that can connect to the phone so you
can call the house and controll lights and appliances, or listen to what is
happening at home. 

   The controllers and remotes are sold at lots of electronics stores. Radio
Shack has their own version of the system that is compatible with the normal
units.

						Terry


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