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- From: Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk (Mike)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Looking for a `nice' AGA demo...
- Date: 25 Feb 96 21:55:16 +0000
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- Hi, Andrew George Elia , on 22-Feb-96 11:46:08 you scribbled....
- >Mike (Mike@Redrobe.demon.co.uk) wrote:
- >: Hi, Andy , on 15-Feb-96 17:46:02 you scribbled....
- >: >In an attempt to help boost the Durham Amiga market (;-)) I decided to try
- >: >and find a demo for their demonstration machine, which was all set up with
-
-
- >: please post the site/filenames only ( !!) any suitable demos, as I have a
- >: frined who works in an escom shop, who can also do this...
-
-
- >OK. I think we should work together. I too work in an Escom shop (in case
- >you haven't heard!).
-
- Erm, well I hadn't actually ;) You didnt shout loud enough!
-
- > I'm producing what can be classed as a rather crap
- >demo (by Amiga standards) that I plan to stick on an A1200.
-
- > If possible,
- >some I'd like to enlist the help of some decent demo coders to show off
- >the Amiga in errmm... 2 megs.
-
- The problem is the lack of HD..... if its going to be a "good" demo and last a
- while/loop it needs to a) swap disks b) have HD
-
- since it needs to be unattended HD is the only way....
- This was one of the reasons I posted that my friend was "less able" to sell
- A1200s than he would be able to sell surfers (A1200 + all important HD)
-
- He's in the Crawley (W. Sussex) branch BTW
-
- > I've written a program which is designed
- >for a hard drive-based A1200 which is basically a simple password system
- >(experienced Amiga people can crack it in minutes, but I'm counting on
- >the fact that they're as honest as the ones that read these newsgroups).
- >It gives you the chance to run THE demo, or load up Workbench once the
- >password is entered correctly
-
- If you're running WB it might be best to remove the format command just to be
- sure...
-
- > Basically, Workbench will contain Personal Paint, Wordworth,
- >etc along with any WB-runnable animations (I'd like to get something from
- >Eric Schwarz -is he still with us ? If so, how do I contact him ?).
- His best ones reuired 3Meg+.... but yes, they really would show off ;)
-
- >Trouble is getting this to multiple Escom stores. My idea is to either
- >order a limited number of A1200HDs, which is quite unlikely given the
- >lack of co-operation I get from purchasing on these matters. Secondly,
- >get the techie manager to install a 2.5" drive from a notebook.
-
- 3.5 ones also fit...just
- bear in mind there is no loose cable inside...you have to buy a 2.5 (for 2.5 HD)
- or 2.5->3.5 IDE cable yourself (I had to pay 15 quid for one!!)
-
- >means giving them some instructions. Now we could pull that bit off,
- >Escom Technical must have a CDR machine somewhere because they send out
- >CDs from time to time.
- Yeah I noticed that too...
-
- > I'm currently using my highly-cool Syquest
- >EZ-drive to do the job (although I'll need to borrow a Squirrel in order
- >to get it into our A1200 -can someone help out ? I live in Enfield, North
- >London - E-Mail me!).
- Can't help you there I'm an A4000 man....
-
- >Assuming we get it on CD-ROM, using PC2Am, and a
- >Boeder serial cable (which all Escom stores carry), use the CD-ROM from
- >the PeeCee to read an archived file, which can then be dearchived
- >directly onto the hard drive of the A1200. All you need is a single
- >floppy for each machine (for the relavent files for PC2Am) and it should
- >be OK.
-
- PC2Am is strictly one to one though... i.e. one PC to one amiga
- Its also slow 5k/sec max = slower than floppy :(
-
-
- Thats all for now...
-
-
- <Posted as well as Emailed>
-
- Mike
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