HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: trat@amiganet.chi.il.us (Thomas Reamer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: DCTV - RGB converter?
Date: 4 Sep 92 09:38:47 GMT
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems

Hey hey!  

     Any news on this handy piece of hardware?  The DCTV to RGB converter is
supposed to allow DCTV to be used as any standard and 24 Bit display would
be--Genlocking, etc.  But there is one problem with this great asset to DCTV
users...The price!  Why is it selling for $225!  Can it be found for cheaper? 
I think that is outragious!  Two Hundred and Twenty Five dollars!  I am sure it
did not cost anywhere near that to make.

I love DCTV except for the sloppy composite gadgets, color bleeding in the
paint program etc.  I would like nothing more than to own the DCTV to RGB
converter.....Can I get one used?  Is there someone out there that knows where
they sre selling for a cheap price?

Thanx!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: alexr@capella.EETECH.McGill.CA (Alex Rousseau)
Subject: Re: CanDo Jr....AARGH!!!
Keywords: nn
Organization: McGill University - Montreal, CANADA.
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 20:33:59 GMT

SSurprised I am at your affirmation, for I have used the PAL and its NTSC
counterpart (to return to NTSC mode, you guessed it). My config is
A2000 20Mb memory (including 16Mb on 32-bit data path), RCS 68040 28MHz
accelerator, WB2.1 and no problems, crashes, gurus, etc...

I have also tried the programs (PAL and NTSC) in 68000 mode and no sweat
either. Try it again, or check your config, or download it from somewhere;
it has to work!

As a side note, I run my A2000 99% of the time (save for some older games) and
do so at the tune of 6 hours/day (my friends say I look tired) doing mostly
renderings in Real3D, Imagine, Draw4DPro, POV, ADPro pic conversions and a bit
of JForth programming and have only gurued once in the past month. Gosh I
love the speed. Yet I want more, always more, and I wonder why...

Alex.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Mark Rickan)
Subject: Re: AA chipset in the A3000 -> I expect it!
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 16:32:56 GMT

In article <1992Aug29.234923.12096@microsoft.com> iank@microsoft.com
(Ian Kennedy) writes:

>>> <AA chips will fit in A3000 stuff removed>
>>Thanks for encouraging my Faith!  :->

>Yes indeed! My A3000 feels much happier now!

Since there seems to be quite a bit of concern regarding the possibility of
using the fabled AA chipset with the A3000, I thought that I would add my
$0.02 worth. In June, while applying for Certified Developer Status, I
inquired as to how plausible it would be to purchase an A3000 system in order
to begin developing software. While I was made aware of the fact that new
machines would be appearing in ~6 months, I took the opportunity to ask
about the A3000/AA chipset situation. The response I was given was basically
"no problem." I can't confirm the accuracy of this information (developer
support is often far removed from engineering), but I would take it at face
value.

Mark

-- 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 = Mark Rickan                         ...!uunet!utai!utgpu!maccs!rickan = 
 = DCSS, McMaster University               rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca = 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: bob@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (robert s. richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Speculation about A3000T-040 and AA Chipset
Date: 23 Aug 92 20:52:07 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University

Of course, we'll all find out soon enough, but here's an interesting idea:

Dave Haynie has said that the 040 card for the 3000T will not fit into
an A3000 because of form factor considerations primarily caused by a
heat sink.  We know that other manufacturers have made 040 cards for
regular A3000s that do not violate form factor, so perhaps there is more
that has to be fit onto this card?  Would Commodore really throw away
the A3000 upgrade market--lots of A3000 owners have expressed the desire
to upgrade to a Commodore 040 when it becomes available.  Perhaps an AA
chipset has been designed into this card as well, taking up more space?
This would probably mean the card has other things such as a new 23-pin
video connector on the backplane (do processor cards come out to the
back on the 3000T?), and perhaps some sort of video bus connector on
the card itself.

Does this make sense to anyone?  Is it possible?  Dave, have I once
again read far too much into a tangential technical comment of yours?

Bob Richardson
bob@atlantis.cs.orst.edu
From: Roger_Martensson@p3.f607.n901.z92.badnet.bad.se (Roger Martensson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: WB 2.04 advice ???
Date: 3 Sep 92 19:15:09 GMT
Reply-To: Roger_Martensson@p3.f607.n901.z92.badnet.bad.se (Roger Martensson)
Organization: The Third Point, Mellansel, Sweden
OD-Comment-To: Richard_Kowicki

In a message (written  2-Sep-92, 7:21:00) to Richard Kowicki you wrote:




 RK> Well, I finally got enough money together to get upgraded to WB 2.04.
 RK> Now I hear that WB 2.1 is coming out soon (how soon?).

I don't know. C= haven't said anything about that. Perhaps in the end of
this year. Who know.

 RK> What kind of update is 2.1 going to be (ROM chip?  Software?)  How
 RK> much $$$?

Disks not ROM . Some new libraries like locale.library.
Just go out and buy the 2.04, you wont regret it.

 RK> Is it still suggested to by one of those co-ROM boards for WB 1.3
 RK> compatibility for some games?  If so, which board is good?

No, I don't think so. If you're are using some 1.3 version software then
I think you will buy co-ROM board. I run 2.04 with -010, and every program who
doesn't like this setup is deleted.

/Rm - InterNet: Roger_Martensson@p3.f607.n901.z92.badnet.bad.se
---
From: billw+@pitt.edu (William R Wilkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: FTP SITE w/ FISH DISKS??? <-----------
Date: 30 Aug 92 16:08:51 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


  Okay, the sites are (US,  those are the ones I know! :-) ):
                     ux1.cso.uiuc.edu   This is a 24 hour 7-day site with disks 
from about number 91 or so up to current.
                      grind.isca.uiowa.edu  I'm not sure about the hours of
availability of this one, so it's probably better to wait for evenings and
weekends.  This also has an amiga/Read.These directory with aquarium and fishcat
entries.
           Hope that's useful! :-)
                Bill
"Who knows where the road may lead us?
Only a fool would say"--Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson  "La Sagrada Familia"
                         From "The Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi"
From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga Function Plotter?!?
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 20:14:54 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

In article <BttAM3.H42@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, Heath Doerr writes:

> Is there a public domain amiga function plotter?
> As in I enter "f(x)=x^2" and it gives me the graph?
> I am in desperate need of such a program.  Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.

I think that GNUPlot will do what you want.


                                                Jim Pritchett


UUCP:  rwsys.lonestar.org!caleb!jdp
 or    utacfd.uta.edu!rwsys!caleb!jdp
From: mjbrown@lonestar.utsa.edu (Marc J. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Tulsa area Amiga users...?
Date: 26 Aug 92 02:36:51 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

I was wondering if there was anyone in the Tulsa (Oklahoma) area who uses
an Amiga (this is seriously a serious question; it's altogether likely that
there is not).  If so, would he/she know of any Amiga BBSs there, or better
yet, a user group?  Any info would be appreciated.  BTW, please respond
quickly; tonight's probably my last day on the net for a long while.

 _ __ ___ ____ _____ _____________ __ _ ___ ___ _ _  _  _  _  _  _
///_//__//___//____//_______  _   \\// \\ //   \V/ )/ )/ )/ )/ )/ )  //  //  //
mjbrown@lonestar.utsa.edu  / // /) )/ _ \V/ _  // (/ // _  // (/ / \X/ \X/ \X/
"You fat, bloated BAKA!!" (_/(_/(_/(_/ \_)\_)\_)\___/(_/ \_)\___/ of Megawatts
From: monster@mbear.apana.org.au (Martin Ozolins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Reqtools V38 ??
Date: 4 Sep 92 05:51:01 GMT
Organization: Bears Incorporated
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Sep02.020319.25367@DIALix.oz.au> paulh@DIALix.oz.au (Paul Huxham) writes:
> Hi,
>   Anybody know ehere I can FTP or if someone can send me REQTOOLS V38.
> 
>   Ive some UUCP programs that require version 38 of reqtools.library
> 
>   If you feel like mailing it to me, send it to paulh@DIALix.oz.au.
> 

HHmm, I have tried a few versions of 38 and none of them work.
Anything that uses it crashes, evem PPMore V2. Even the library from 
the latest reqtools20c.lha package does not work for me.
I have sent a msg to the author with more details but have not heard
anything as yet

-- 

Martin Ozolins :Internet   monster@mbear.apana.org.au
Victoria       :FIDO       3:633/359.6
Australia      :AMIGANET   41:300/359.6
               :TRINET     42:8699/8.6
From: "carl bannenberg" <carl.bannenberg@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: backup miracle
Date: 25 Aug 92 22:51:04 EST
Reply-To: "carl bannenberg" <carl.bannenberg@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Gary L Weideman writes...

-> This may be a stupid question but I cannot make backup copies of the
-> disks that came with my Miracle Keyboard. They are not copy protected

Have you tried copying the files on the disk using 'copy' or using
another copier like 'SuperDuper' or 'DiskMaster'.

Carl.Bannenberg@canrem.com
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario/Detroit, MI
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
From: Furr@cup.portal.com (George Dalton Madison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Re: high density floppies on A3000T?
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 16:56:44 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <1992Aug19.151525.21868@enea.se>
  <1992Aug21.044831.27211@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
  <1992Aug21.201302.42498@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
  <1992Aug23.194527.14813@regina.cs.uregina.ca> <64541@cup.portal.com>
  <1992Aug24.152116.20598@regina.cs.uregina.ca>

The latest rumor that I have heard about the HD floppies is that
C= is backing off from the idea -- none of the Amiga shops around
here seem to be able to order the drives as replacement parts,
which is making an acquaintance of mine who got a bum HD drive in
his new A3000T *very* pissed off....

Is it just a shortage for the moment, or what?  I'd love to
replace the standard 880k floppy in my A3000 with a HD unit.

-----
[> George D. Madison | NBCS: B8f+t+w-e+s+k+a!cv | Just say NO to razors! <]
[> It's a BEAR thing -- you wouldn't understand. <|> furr@cup.portal.com <]
From: steve@dcdwest.uucp (Steve Meloche)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Help!: File system problem
Date: 25 Aug 92 16:25:27 GMT
Organization: ITT Aerospace/Communications Division - West

In article <1992Aug24.221806.233@wuecl.wustl.edu> usenet@wuecl.wustl.edu (Usenet Administrator) writes:
>Hello.  I am having terrible trouble with a file system error under 
>	Amigados 2.04.  When overwriting a file with new contents,
>	instead of deleting the old and overwriting the new, I get two
>	identical file names and the whole file system is then hosed.
>	Quarterback Tools won't fix the problem (comes up as a checksum
>	error).  The fix is to back up to tape and reformat the disk.  
>	Is there a fix for this bug, Commodore?  I sure would like to 
>	have it.  I have reformatted my 105 meg twice now,  and my
>	Syquest 88 twice (well, once but I just got another error a few
>	minutes ago).  Come on, I've had enough of this.  Hasn't anyone
>	else come up against this?  What have you done?  I am not proud,
>	HELP!!!!!!!  
>
>	Thanks for any advice,help,etc in advance. Sorry if I'm bitching
>	too much, but to have this simple operation cause so much trouble
>	is ridiculous.
>
>Chris Davis   cld@wucs1.wustl.edu

That sounds very similar to a problem I have had on my HD.  What kind of
controller are you using?  Mine was an A2090 and the problem manifested
itself as files all over the disk being randomly corrupted (they were still the
same length as the original files, but they contained garbage).  I switched to
a new disk, but it has thermal problems (it starts going bad after a period
from 1 hour to several days) and I will have to switch back to my old
controller and drive.  I heard rumors on the net that 2.04 was not compatible
with the old A2090.  I heard this rumor denied once, but never officially.  It
would be strange if C='s own board was not compatible with their own operating
system!  (I was once in EMAIL correspondence with a C= engineer (Dave H), who
suddenly stopped answering my letters when I asked him about this. Hmmmm....
:-) )  Anyway, I know that several HD interface cards require upgrades for use
with 2.0 (at least of their driver software).  If you have a 3rd party
controller board, try calling the manufacturer about an upgrade - you probably
need it.  If you have a C= board... well, try a local dealer and enjoy the
runaround as every person from every store gives you a different "official"
answer to your problem.

Good luck.  I have been without a reliable HD since April, and for the first
time in my life I am getting sick of dealing with computers (the horror! :-) )
   			   
    _____ _____ _____	   Steven Meloche
      |   ` | ' ` | '      ITT Aerospace/Communications Division
      |     |     |        San Diego, CA
    __|__   |     |        ...ucsd!dcdwest!steve
From: aj755@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Kowicki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: WB 2.04 advice ???
Date: 2 Sep 1992 07:21:41 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aj755@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Kowicki)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu



Well, I finally got enough money together to get upgraded to WB 2.04.

Now I hear that WB 2.1 is coming out soon (how soon?).

So, before I spend my hard earned money, I have a few questions...

What kind of update is 2.1 going to be (ROM chip?  Software?)  How
much $$$?

Is it still suggested to by one of those co-ROM boards for WB 1.3
compatibility for some games?  If so, which board is good?

While I'm still satisfied with WB 1.3, it is beginning to become
a problem with software, especially some of the newer PD software...

I currently own a stock AMIGA 2000 HD, with 2 MGS of fast ram added.

So any decent advice on this is appreciated...

 
-- 
             Rick Kowicki - aj755@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu
     GO TRIBE, CAVS, BROWNS, LUMBERJACKS, THUNDERBOLTS, CRUNCH...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: hoover@math22.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de (Uwe Schuerkamp)
Subject: emacs in AUX: mode?
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 11:59:31 GMT
Organization: Universitaet Bielefeld

Hi folks,

I recently ripped off and old genuine VT100 terminal and want to use
it to make my Amiga a bit of a multiuser system. :-) I need to know if
there's an editor available which can be used over the AUX: device.

Please reply by email as I'll be on vacation for a week.

Thanks in advance for any comments,

hoover

-- 
"All this traffic choking our towns freaking me out bringing me down 
Knocking down houses  build more  lanes--once was a problem now it's
insane"                       ---Luka Bloom, 'The acoustic motorbike'
Uwe 'Hoover' Schuerkamp           hoover@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.tech
From: gcasa@wam.umd.edu (Gregory John Casamento)
Subject: Program like "STACKER" for the Amiga
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: Amiga, Stacker, Compression
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 06:17:21 GMT

Does anyone know if there is a software package for the Amiga which is similar
to a program called "The Stacker" for the IBM-PC and compatibles?

Basically what Stacker does is use a huge file on the PCs HD to emulate a disk.
However, the data in this file is compressed so that the Stacker program
effectively doubles your HD space!  For instance I have a PC at home with a
20MB hard drive.  Using stacker I can sqeeze about 40M worth of data onto
the drive.

If there is not such a program I am interested in writing one.  In that case
could someone send me some good compression routines to use, or perhaps     
suggest a good compression algorithm?  I can write such a routine, but I am
really not in the mood to do so.

Thanks!!

-- 
Gregory John Casamento  --  gcasa@wam.umd.edu
**** The opinions expressed in this article are the of Greg's Amiga ****
**** And not of Greg himself.  He is currently being forced by his  ****
**** Amiga (at gunpoint) to write this article.  :) :P B) BP ;) :O  ****
From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Subprocesses in Emacs
Date: 27 Aug 92 08:52:53 PST
Organization: TAP, NZAmigaUG

Quoted from <2283@csisles.Bristol.AC.UK> by carter@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK (David Carter):

>    Having finally upgraded to Workbench 2.0 on my trusty old Amiga, I
> installed GNUEmacs 18.58 [Amiga version 1.25]. This works well, apart from
> the (amiga-set-geometry) bug, and the fact that I cannot convince

    ...

>    Any ideas?

    I've got MicroEMACS 3.11 working (with NO amiga-set-geometry bug),
    and it starts subprograms fine.

> Dave
--
*** John Bickers, TAP, NZAmigaUG.        jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
***    "Radioactivity - It's in the air, for you and me" - Kraftwerk    ***
From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: xpkmaster.library -- where do I find it?
Date: 24 Aug 92 01:45:04 GMT
Article-I.D.: glia.crystal.714620704
Organization: University of Washington

In <1992Aug22.191911.3130@athena.mit.edu> tarquin@athena.mit.edu (Robert P Poole) writes:


>The title pretty much says it all... I have a piece of software which,
>unfortunately, insists that the xpkmaster.library be present EVEN IF you don't
>intend to use any of its compression capabilities.  Ack.  I have no clue where
>to begin looking for xpkmaster.library, and the author of the software in
>question didn't think to provide it (!!!), so I am S.O.L. until I DO find it.
>Since most of these libraries are archived as something besides what their
>normal filename is, what file should I look for, and what FTP sites should I
>try?  Archie is not helpful at ALL.
>--
>Robert P. Poole                       tarquin@athena.mit.edu
>46 Massachusetts Avenue               MIT Course VIII
>311C Bexley Hall                      "I feel like a lost sock in the
>Cambridge, MA  02139                   laundromat of oblivion."

If you are looking for it for multiplayer - it doesn't work. :<

I found it through an email tip in a program called Fantasy_Program3.lha 
(or lzh?)   I forget where now, only that it is 500+ K long in a games
directory.  Hit archie again...?

Crystal
  ;>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.applications
From: rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Mark Rickan)
Subject: Re: Converting Structured Graphics Formats
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 23:55:17 GMT

In article <64591@cup.portal.com>soft-logik@cup.portal.com (Kevin W Davidson)
writes:
>>>I guess that makes two votes for structured graphics support in Amiga image
>>>processing packages :).
>>>Any others who would find a conversion facility for structured graphics
>>>(clipart/DTP, CAD) useful?

>You could use PageStream to convert IFF.DR2D and Adobe Illustrator (both
>structured formats) to IFF ILBM.

Actually, the format support which we are proposing is for converting
structured graphics found on other platforms to their Amiga equivalents.
Perhaps you could add Corel Draw (CDR), Micrographx Designer (DRW),
WordPerfect Graphic (WPG), Computer Graphic Metafiles (CGM) and Lotus (PIC)
file support to the PageStream/Art Expression wish list.

CGM support alone would be a *major* boon to PageStream, as I'm sure many
Amiga users would welcome structured clipart packages like Presentation
Task Force 4.0 (with 3500 pictures @ ~$150, you can't go wrong).

Mark

-- 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 = Mark Rickan                         ...!uunet!utai!utgpu!maccs!rickan = 
 = DCSS, McMaster University               rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca = 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
From: jyoung@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jeff Young)
Subject: Re: World of CBM, Pasadena
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 19:36:50 GMT

In article <64692@cup.portal.com> Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser) writes:
>>> 
>>>Saturday, Sept 12, 1992 10 am - 5 pm
>>> 3:45 PM  *Commodore New Product Overview
>>> 4:00 PM  *AmigaDos 2.1
>
>You presume that all the seminars will take place in the same room.
>

Many people mailed me and said two seminar at almost SAME TIME not
making sense if 100% of people wanting to see new Amigas!

Most crowded time is 10am-2pm so putting on show at 4pm not making
any sense too!!  Better time is BEFORE noon.
From: dac@prolix.apana.org.au (David Andrew Clayton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: ARn100B2
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 12:27:29 GMT
Organization: More like Dis~, really.
X-Newsreader: Arn V1.00 beta rel2

In article <ianm.02st@laghey.UUCP>, Ian Moran writes:

> Hello Folks
> 
> Has anyone managed to get ARn working with Matts UUCP 1.16D and WB2.04.

Yep.

> I find that although I can post articles I cannot read any. ARn returns
> by simply telling me that the newsgroup is empty (which it is not).

I had a hell of a time making ARN realise that I had news in the
directories.

It turns out that there is one huge hurdle, and two minor ones.

First, the biggie: If you are running >1.15D, then .arnmasterrc
INSISTS that you use the DOTDIRS parameter

Here is my .arnmasterrc file

ACTIVEFILE   UULIB:active
UPDATEACTIVE Yes
ARNMASTERLOG T:logfile
COUNTLINES   NO
#Uncomment DOTDIRS for Dillons AmigaUUCP <=V1.15 (obsolete!)
DOTDIRS   Yes
NEWSDIR UUNEWS:
#Set DBASEDIR if you want to store databases not in NEWSDIR
#DBASEDIR T:NewsDBASE

> Both .arnrc and .arnmasterrc have the DOTDIRS command removed so ARn

Which is most likely your problem.

The other problems I had was that I wasn't able to read news
because of the .grouplist file [GROUPLIST in .arnrc] wasn't
recognised.

Fiddling with the DOTDIRS parameter made things work better.

I'm just getting used to this new ARN, and it is somewhat of an
improvement on the 0.64 version I was running for two years, but
it has some very annoying quirks. I'll tell Roland about it.

Dac
--
Running AmigaUUCP v1.16D +ARN1.00    Last modified -         4th September 1992
dac@prolix.apana.org.au              David Andrew Clayton.           // _| _  _
dac@prolix.sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au      Canberra, Australia           \X/ (_](_](_
munnari!labtam!eyrie!prolix!dac        I post .
"I'm not a pheasant plucker ..."             . . I am.           +61 6 290 2215