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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:30:40 EST
From:         Arc Wave <arc@ABBEYROAD.INDSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      AGA - FC II - ANIMS

        Final Copy II does bring in 256 color pictures using the AGA modes.
        It is slow (they need faster routines) on my A4000 (10MB RAM).
        The 256 color grey scale is cool though (well for printing it is).

        ANIMS - Is there a site with AGA Animations?  I have had this machine
        for a little while now, but no animations to speak of.  I need some
        for demonstrations.  I can make my own, but I am waiting on
        Brilliance to come out (end of this month - developer from Digital
        Creations said so, but never know).

        ProWrite 3.3, loads those pictures (AGA) too.  I have had too much
        time to load them on mine.  I will do that real soon, and let you know.


Paul
arc@judy.indstate.edu ( down still :( ).
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 03:45:00 EST
From:         CPTRCLAS <E3344010@APOLLO.MONTCLAIR.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Games and Amiga

        Is there a DEMO version of Street Fighter II available
via FTP?? If so please give me the site and location. I would
definitely purchase this game if it would run correctly on my
system (A3000 with 2.04 and NTSC). If anyone knows how it will run
on my system let me know. I have only seen this game advertized
one place. That is Sideline software in FLA from the latest
issue of Amiga world. Is this a European Game?
Again please give me the site of the demo version if it is
available.

Johnny
E3344010@apollo.montclair.edu
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From:         IQM160@URIACC.URI.EDU
Subject:      Re: happy new year

Happy New Year. LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY AMIGA!!
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From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
Subject: Re: Lottery Program
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 08:16:33 GMT

 pcs$1703@altair.selu.edu writes:
>
>Where can I get a Lottery program for the Amiga ?
> PD or Shareware is fine.
>
   Since lottery numbers are generated randomly, such programs are
 absolutely worthless... Go to a game store that sells AD&D type games
 and buy some dice. Roll them at home on a table, write down the numbers.
 You have just as good a chance to win that way as any other.
 Many lotteries are one in 7 million chances to win, you are more likely
 to get hit by ligtning, but many people play anyway...

    I'm sort of trying to be funny, but such programs are a waste no
  matter what the people selling/giving the program say. DJ.

-- 
         Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM 
             jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu  Disclaimer: Standard.
                   Video. Cher: Love and Understanding.
          'Rush Limbaugh is the 'Chia Pet' of TV talk shows !'
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From:         Jaroslav Mechacek <jara@LION.ICS.MUNI.CS>
Subject:      GIF viewer
              7,

I am searching prog. which can show gif pictures.
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:13:00 LCL
From:         Michael Zacherle <UB3G@DKAUNI2.BITNET>
Subject:      CDTV question

Hello everyone,

I have the possibility to get a CDTV system cheaply (about us$350).
This would be a new system from a dealer and includes keyboard,
floppy disk, mouse and the like.
Is there any possibility to upgrade CDTV
a) to 8 MB fast mem
b) to KS 2.04 (or is the ROM in CDTV a special version with CD-Rom
   support) ?
Is there a clock included?
How good is the quality of the CDTV concerning normal audio disks?

Thanks in advance

Michael Zacherle
  UB3G@DKAUNI2
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Subject: Looking for used '020 accel board...
Date: 7 Jan 93 18:13:00 GMT
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       Greetings all,
        I am yet another poor/starving colledge student looking
    for a cheep way to upgrade my A500 to a faster machine... So,
    I was wondering , since there are going to be a lot of people
    upgrading to the newer machines, if there is anyone out there
    with an old '020 board sitting around on their shelves that
    they would be willing to part with.  I can't pay much, but am
    willing to consider anything..
        Please send info on how much, and what method of delivery
    you prefer direct to me at my E-mail address listed below.
                        Many thanks,
                                Rabid Spinach

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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 08:39:23 +0100
From:         jorrit@UZ.KULEUVEN.AC.BE
Subject:      Re: Fragmented Memory:

>YDEZTJA@IUP.BITNET writes:
>
>>Any ideas on how to unfragment ram? I need to find a tool or commodity
>>which will unfragment/refresh the memory. All ideas welcome!
>
>disk (1.3 anyway).  But as usual it probably won't work worth a darn.
>I think it is called MERGMEM and is in the SYSTEM drawer.

MERGEMEM in the SYSTEM drawer is NOT to defragment memory. I don't know
exactly what it is, but I think it is used to merge the memory lists of two
adjacent memory expansion boards (adjacent in address lines). On the Amiga
it is (almost) impossible to defragment memory since the operating system
does not know the owner of all memory. I'm afraid you'll have to reboot the
system to defragment all your memory.

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From: arc@ABBEYROAD.INDSTATE.EDU
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Subject: Amiga - read
Date: 9 Jan 93 15:51:14 GMT
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 Amiga Fans,

        A4000 will not sell for $1200 in 1993.


        I setup a Commodore Amiga Users Group in Terre Haute, IN called:
                A U T H - Amiga Users of Terre Haute

        The first monthly meeting date has not been set as yet, stay tuned
        for further information.  The meetings will be held at Indiana State
        University, location at the University has not been decided.

        -- Note: my normal Unix account has been down, due to a problem
                 with the Kernel on our main unix machine.  Mailing to it
                 will cause the mail to bounce.

        Systems to be shown at the Meeting:

        Amiga 4000 (mine):
        10MB RAM (2 Chip, 8 Fast)
        120MB HD
        AGA - Show off (mainly Pictures, and a few demo programs)

        Amiga 500 (my old system)
        3MB RAM (1 Chip, 2 Fast)
        80MB HD
        ECS - Show new games, and other stuff.

        Video - not determined which one to show.
        ...more will be happening, this is a real brief draft of events.

Paul
arc@judy.indstate.edu (down :( )
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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:06:33 +0100
From:         Chris Tann <christ%gwelup@ES2FR.UUCP>
Subject:      Re: Looking for personal finance/accounting software.

G'day,

I have used a program called "YourMoney". It is quite easy to use, and
unlike many PD programs, it contains good docs. It gives many useful
features, such as multiple accounts, account transfers, budgets, etc.

(extracted from YourMoney.doc)
>
>                               YourMoney
>                              Version 0.04
>
>   A personal finance program designed to track your money flow and keep month
> to month budgets and records. Reports are available on a month by month or yea
> to date basis. Reports can be generated based on any search criteria or can be
> a complete record of all transactions.
> .....

The author is:

  Donald L. Wahl
  2710 Apple Way
  Dunkirk MD.
          20754

  CIS  76515,1510
  BIX  dwahl
  PLINK ops492

I picked the program up from MRCserv. If you don't know how to access this,
then get the amiga_startup file. The program is located in:

[amiga.applications]yourmony.lzh

ps The program seemed good, but I'm just too damned lazy to keep track of
my accounts. I don't need a program to tell me I spend more than I earn!

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From: sg7017095@v9000 (tomwoof)
Subject: Re:      Re: Games and Amiga
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: Games, StreetFighter 2, SF2, Amiga
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 11:05:00 GMT

In article <I-AMIGA%93010606431621@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU>,         Alp <E63257@TRMETU.BITNET> writes...
>      About Street Fighter II;
> 
>      They could not use 64 colours with the Objects at that size;
>      Or it would be really sloow..
>      IMHO SFII is a very good code. Because of the size and colours of
>      the objects the blitter could not do better; Or may do slightly better..
>      Consider Dhalsim with arms elongated or Sagat jumping with his arm
>      left. I think they are also at least 4 planes.. Also double buffered..
>      You should not expect better..
>      Of course AGA version can be as well as  the coin-ups...
> 
SF2 Amiga is quite good really. I've seen and played the _j]`M
>     Alp
SF2 Amiga is quite good really. Infinitely more playable and enjoyable than
the Korean PC demo version. I agree with Alp that the AGA version can 
potentially rival the coin-ops, but is anyone working on it?

Just think: US Gold comes up with SF2 or SF2CED and C= bundles it with every
A1200 and it'll SELL LIKE HOT CAKES!

-tomwoof-
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From:         "Magnus Wissler... Amiga rules..." <NDB120@NOV.HB.SE>
Subject:      Re: Composite output for A1200

> From:          AUBERT%FRFLU51.BITNET@SEARN.SUNET.SE

> Well, I'm nearly sure that there is a PAL video output (in France) on A1200 as
> well as A600. I don't know for A4000.
> My 2c, Stef.
>

From what I've heard, the 1200/4000 has RGB, composite and RF outputs.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 03:38:00 EDT
From:         GADGET <SHALEY@ALBION.BITNET>
Subject:      DTP & Graphics enhancers

I am currently considering doing some DTP with a new amiga.  Regardless of
which system I choose, I am certainly planning on buying a graphics board
to go along with it.  What I am curious about is who out there has done
something similar.  I specifically need to know
1)  What are the maximum resolutions supported by the DTP software out
        there.
2)  If it supports higher than standard resolutions which graphics boards
        does it support?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

                                        laterdays,
                                        SLH.
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From:         Daniel Joseph Oak <jonin@NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      RE: Re[4]: DeepSpace9 :)
              "CAMACHO@ECSUC.CTSTATEU.EDU" at Jan 11, 93 10:10 pm

>
> Ok, I like to hear about DS9, and B5 just as much as anyone... BUT
> This list is dedicated to Amiga... Let's move firther talk to a Star Trek
> list serve....
>
> Carlos
>

Sure Carlos - tell me the list Server's address and I will go and join it.
 :)


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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:56:00 PST
From:         "26637::BRZWICKY" <BRZWICKY%26637.decnet@CONSRT.ROCKWELL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tape drive

> (If I were to purchase
> some type of "multimedia" soundboard which includes an SCSI port (whick
> which is usually used for CD-ROM))?

I believe most all-in-one multimedia cards Don't use SCSI.  I guess SCSI
is too fast, or sumpin'.  If you do hunt for a mm card, look real hard
at the CD-ROM interface.

> (Correct spelling of any words in the above text costs extra today, so
>  please ignore my mistakes!)

$ spell mail.msg
%SPELL-W-WHATTHEFORK, looks good to me

> This might be the wrong group to ask, but Amiga Users = Smart Users!
> RJ

The PC-thugs at work came up with a new term today -
  Amego: (n.) the superior point of view of an Amiga owner.
         Derived from "Amiga-ego".


|\      / Bill Zwicky                       / I multitask!
|<      / Insight Industries, Inc.          / So does my Amiga!
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 09:42:41 GMT
From:         R.Tait@BNR.CO.UK
Subject:      Re: Killer Cracker.

> In <I-AMIGA%93010509325432@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU> AVERHE@BANRUC60.BITNET writes:
> >Hi,
> > I wanted to know if anyone has a new version of Killer Cracker (kc).
> > I downloaded it once from a bbs  (kc200.lzh).
> > It's a program which finds unix-passwds, I find it very useful ...
>
>         USEFUL FOR >>>WHAT<<<< ????
>
> (this sounds rather ominously like a program that can be used to access the
> accounts of others on the internet...)

Agreed, but before he can get to work on cracking the passwords, he has to have
 a copy
of a particular site's /etc/passwd, and to have that, he needs an account on
 that
site. Unless of course, they don't use a dummy password file in their ftp
 area... Or
they haven't disabled tftp, etc, etc, etc.

'Crack' is a similar suite of programs available by ftp for Unix boxes which
 allows
the system administrator to check for easy-to-crack/duplicated/non-existent
 passwords,
thereby making the system safer, and less easy to hack. It doesn't really give
 the
would-be hacker any more easy access to the system than if he didn't use it -
 any hacker
who is determined (and resourceful) enough is going to get in anyway. There's
 very little
we can do about that, other than to use C2 (or gasp! B1) level security.

How does the old saying go? "The only secure computer system is the one that is
sealed in a metal safe, encased in a metre of concrete, surrounded by armed
 guards with
trained attack dogs and not plugged in to the mains". Sounds good to me...

Cheers,                                                            __o
Rick                                                               \<,
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:50:30 MST
From:         dleland@NMSU.EDU
Subject:      Re: Looking for SpreadSheets
              When the Walls Fell" at Jan 7, 93 9:56 pm

>
> Hello all,
>   I was wondering if any of you know where I can get a good PD, SW,
>   or FW spread sheet.  I need one that will do graphs and the like.
>   Any and all advice will be appreciated
>

The only one I know of is Analyticalc on Fred Fish (don't remember the
number offhand.) It is not for the faint of heart, as it is unlike any
spreadsheet I've ever seen. I believe (though I reserve the right to be wrong)
somebody added a database to it. I don't think it'll do charts. I do have
a spreadsheet of at least passable quality called Advantage, which is written by
Gold Disk and came with every A2000 for a while. You might be able to get it at
a usergroup swapmeet for very little. The program imports 123 files and seems
to work well, though the commands are a little different. Gold Disk had a
set of programs called "the Appetizer" which they sent along with new Amigas,
I believe they still do it at least on A2000s. I don't recall anyone ever
mentioning it in the ads, but it was nice to have at least some mediocre
 software
when you got your Amiga. Actually Advantage is at least OK, the word processor
and paint program weren't great, but they were free, so I can't criticize them.
The only thing about them I could never undertand is why they always open a
 shell
window before launching. I've only seen a few games do that. Oh well, look
around. You'll probably be able to get the Advantage from somewhere, and it
 isn't
really half shabby for basic spreadsheet work.

Hope that helps!


Darrell Leland
dleland@nmsu.edu
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:14:18 CDT
From:         CHUCK@UNK.UNK.EDU

Does anyone on this list use  SQLDB? If you do could I ask you some questions?
Since I do not subscribe to i-amiga please send responses to CHUCK@UNK.UNK.EDU
Thanks

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From:         TDV@BANRUC60.BITNET
Subject:      Wanted : TDUpdate

Hi everybody,

 Just a few weeks ago , I asked for a program which could solve drive problems
 under Kick 2.0 (sectros 880-884).
 Now I found a program called TDUpdate, which might solve the problem. But I
 haven't got the slightest idea where to find it ; I've tried an Archie-search,
 and searched through the last 450 fishes, but it wasn't there.

 Has anybody an idea where to find it ??

 Maybe Lance Tagliapietra could help me (and some other guys) out ; or somebody
 else of course.


   Tom. (tdv@banruc60.bitnet)
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From:         Tom Maes <tmaes@VNET3.VUB.AC.BE>
Subject:      Re: A3000, AGA, 3.0 and beyond

>
>
>I've sort of resigned myself to waiting until RTG is available in an
>Amiga OS release and then buying a third-party 24 bit board to upgrade
>my Amiga 3000.  If I can't get AGA cheap I might as well get a 24 bit
>board instead once the OS supports it directly.  The price of 24 bit
>boards is still a little high right now for me to upgrade without direct
>OS support but by the time RTG is out I'd imagine the price to be more
>reasonable.

Not a bad idea... I think RTG will be one of the best things that ever
happened to Amiga. Oh yes, here in Europe there's a new GFX board about to
be released. Its name is Merlin and it's from X-pert, a German firm that
produced the Visiona and Domino boards (not available in the States yet).
It promises to bring full 24 bit, some very nice resolutions (about 1Kx1K)
_and_ a special on-board blitter. The advertisement promises this blitter
will be 40 times faster than an Amiga with 040 processor. Well, let's wait
and see (the Merlin board will be released in February). Oh, and I almost
forgot: the price will be under $500! Considering the track record of
X-pert, I think this is definitely one to look out for...

More news as soon as I have it.

I _DON'T_ work for this company ;-)

-=  Tom Maes                      "Reality is no obstacle!"
-=  tmaes@vnet3.vub.ac.be
-=  Free University of Brussels
-=  Belgium - Europe
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Date: 7 Jan 93 13:54:24 GMT
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>Other facts:- The consumer price of the A4000 will turn under
>             $1200 in 1993!
>            - Kickstart 4.0 is finished!
>
>The truth of this facts is nearly 100 %.

Wow, 3.0 just came out and Commodore's already finished 4.0, what does it have,
parallel multi-proceesing abilty, along with mind meld control??

                        Chad J Glover
           glovercj@duvm.ocs.drexel.edu      
       Drexel University Software Testing Lab
   If a man hasn't found something he will die for, he
                        isn't fit to live. --MLK
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From:         STST8138@IRUCCVAX.UCC.IE
Subject:      COBOL on the way...?

Dear Cobol users,

        I was shocked to learn a while back that there is no cobol available for
   the Amiga. I have started writing an interpreter. For this I could do with so
   me
Cobol source just to see what sort of form real cobol programs take as I have
only written a few programs myself ever in Cobol. Please ensure that it is "good
   " cobol, i.e. no dodgy stuff, "GO TO" statements etc (although I will probabl
   y
support this soon). If nobody replies then I guess there is no demand for it.

        Hope to finish the damn thing,

                Paul.
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