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Frequently Asked Questions (well sort of)
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You lot don't actually ask these questions yet, because as I am typing this
the CD is still being compiled! So why is it called FAQ? I know that at an
educated guess people will probably ask these questions:-
Q. Can I use the 17 BIT LEVEL 6 CDROM on Win 95?
A. RIGHT CD WRONG COMPUTER! Go buy an Amiga it's OS is way better!
Q. I can't play this game on my CD32 or play station or what ever?
A. YOU NEED AN AMIGA WITH A FLOPPY DRIVE.
Q. Durrrr? Like? What's an Amiga, dur?
A. A cool computer with loads of really good, cheap/free software available
for it. Ho please, don't start talking about the TV thing on top of that
big box thing that says A4000 on the front!
Q. Ok so I have An Amiga (C00L)! How do I use this CD on my Amiga?
A. Get a few blank disks, leave them write enabled and play about a bit
with the menu system. You do know how to load the menu system? Ho
please, look just move the mouse pointer over disk icon and double click
the left mouse button, now move the pointer over the "Start" icon and
double click with the left mouse button again!
Q. I can't use blra blar blar .com//www.poo on toast PPC604e etc.
A. Always read the documentation that comes with the program, note that
some programs are very specialised and require a certain high level
of skill and knowledge to use.
Q. Why do some programs fail to run from my workbench when I have copied
the disk from the menu to a floppy disk?
A1.Almost definitely because the disk needs to auto-boot. Just insert the
disk in your internal floppy drive, and hold down those large keys
either side of the space bar (yes, the ones with a big A on them) and
while holding down those keys with the large A on them (they are called
Amiga keys by the way), hold down the control key. Let go - and Woowar,
you have re-booted your Amiga and the disk will start to boot.
A2.Some programs also need to be installed from the floppy disk to the hard
disk there is generally always an "installer" icon for you to double
click or there is documentation to tell you how to install the program
manually.
Q. I boot a disk and nothing happens?
A. Durrr, Load Workbench 1st.
Q. Why do you swear in the reviews and why do some disks have odd names
like "SAMMY THE DOG UTILS #1"?
A. Because it is supposed to make ya laugh a bit (although with some of the
sad gits who ring us I don't think it always works!). If you ever read
the catalogues of some other 25p a disk PD libraries you'd know why I do
it. The other catalogues are CrAp! And Sammy the dog is a cute little
dog I get to baby sit for now and then!
Q. Why are the files in DMS and not in LHA format?
A. This CD is designed to give you a PD library on a CD! Use LHA, Naaa,
that would make the CD too much like Aminet. A lot of stuff on here is
not on Aminet and that makes the CD unique!
Q. Can I upload the files to Aminet?
A. No Aminet don't take DMS of LZX files, that's why Aminet is crap, no
Ndos loaders on Aminet is there now? Oh no we could never have that,
that would mean that people would be able to create C00L disks with NDos
track loaders and things. Oh no that would never do, crap software only
for Aminet please! PS:A lot of disks on here are not on Aminet the
authors want it to stay that way so don't re-archive them.
Q. Why no more demos on floppy disk when most of them could easily fit on
2 - 3 disks with NDOS loaders.
A. AMINET DOES NOT ACCEPT .DMS FILES. So you can't have any NDOS multi disk
loaders any more. The result is demos with 10gb file sizes and crappy
slow routines - that the Amiga could other wise bang out at full speed
if we used NDOS!!! ARGhhhhh its annoying? NOT EVERYBODY HAS A MODEM, YOU
ARE KILLING THE AMIGA!
Q. Why do you advertise the Digital Candy BBS?
A. Not sure any more! We originally had an informal agrement with the
BBS. We where going to advertise the BBS and they where going to give
complete unlimited ratio on the system. All was going fine until a
certain user decided he did not like PD companies. So he hacked our
account on the BBS. It is believed that this guy may be a co-sysop.
But we are not to sure?!?!?! Well, despite all this, I am going to
continue to help out the BBS (it's a bllody good one thats why!)
you will see what I mean soon! So keep your eyes open. By the way,
as we are on the subject of BBS systems and such like, can anyone
out there think of a name for our: semi comercial online
FTP mirror / BBS sytem? That we are setting up on: A4000 & A3000UX
coputers on a ++ network thingy with lots of SCSI towers n stuff?
Q. What happened to grapevine, will we see it back in the library again?
A. I'd like to think so but I am yet to see the thing!!
COMPLETE IDIOT / PC INSTALLATION SECTION:-
Q. MY CD ROM DON'T LOAD ON MY C64?
A. ERR, GO AWAY.
Q. I LIKE PCs NOT THE AMIGA AND THIS CD HAS FUNNY 8 & 3 TYPE NAMES TO ALL
THE FILES?
A. JUST GO AND PUT YOUR FEET IN CONCRETE YOU SAD To$$£r!
Q. IF I WEAR MY FAVOURITE "I LOVE MY IBM PC CLONE" T-SHIRT, ALONG WITH MY
PENTIEUM PC ON A CHAIN ROUND MY NECK AT THE NEXT WOA SHOW, WILL I DIE?
A. YES I WILL PROBABLY PLUG YOU INTO MY AMIGAS PSU AND PERSONALLY SEE TO IT
THAT YOU DIE HORRIBLY!
Q. IS AMINET REALLY GOOD FOR NDOS LOADERS.
A. ERR ONLY IF YOUR NDOS LOADER IS DOS! YOU CAN'T UPLOAD NDOS DMS ANYMORE!
Q. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE STILL CRACK GAMES ON THE AMIGA!
A. 1.BECAUSE THEY ARE MAD.
2.BECAUSE THEY ARE C00L GUYS OR SO THEY TELL ME.
3.BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALISE THAT THEY HAVE STOPPED A LOT OF COMMERCIAL
PUBLICATIONS, AND HELPED KILL OF THE AMIGA SOFTWARE SUPPORT IN THIS
COUNTRY. PEOPLE DON'T BUY THE MAGAZINES BECAUSE THERE IS NO SOFTWARE FOR
THEIR MACHINE. KILL THE MACHINE YOU LIKE TO PROGRAM, MAKES SENSE HMM?
Q. DO YOU HAVE A 17 BIT CPU?
A. GOD HELP ME!
Q. IS DIGITAL CANDY BBS ANY GOOD?
A. IS SEX, DRUGS `N' ROCK `N' ROLL ANY GOOD?
Q. OHHHHHHH, ARR, YESS YES YES, ARGGGGGYYYEYESSSSS?
A. NO THE PHONE NUMBER YOU REQUIRE STARTS WITH 0891 I BELIEVE!
Q. WHY ARE 98% OF PC GAMES CRAP?
A. BECAUSE THEY ALL LOOK REAL COOL, BUT HAVE NO GAME PLAY AND VERY BAD
GAME DESIGN?!?!?!?!! (THEY ARE ALL LIKE DOOM BUT A BIT MORE FANCY).