eGroups Daily Digest: afb has 94 new messages. Click here http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49925 to read them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 49925. Sean FT Re: POLL: Free UK Internet ISDN? 49926. Gerald Mellor Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49927. Ken Walsh Re: Help with mFTP 49928. Gerald Mellor Re: Voting Results: Another Floppy Drive Poll, Mk 49929. Will Re: Am I missing the point ? 49930. Nick Darley-Jones Re: ioblix 49931. Will Re: Am I missing the point ? 49932. Alex Furmanski Re: OT But Need PC Help! 49933. The Yeti Re: hosts 49934. Bruce Ruff Re: Doing the Business on the Amiga 49935. steve wright scsi scanners 49936. Tom Underwood Re: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber? 49937. steve wright umax S-6E driver 49938. Jarmo Laakkonen Re: SongPlayer 49939. roger buckley Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49940. Mark Wilson Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49941. Gerald Mellor Re: Am I missing the point ? 49942. Jani =??Q?M=E4kitalo?= Re: Several JavaScript questions 49943. Ken Walsh Re: Am I missing the point ? 49944. Dauber Re: umax S-6E driver 49945. Sean Courtney Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?! 49946. Dauber Window bar pictures.... 49947. Kevin Fairhurst Re: Window bar pictures.... 49948. Jason Murray MSN Messenger? 49949. Ken Walsh 135 49950. Ken Walsh Re: umax S-6E driver 49951. Jon Barker Re: POLL: Free UK Internet ISDN? 49952. Anthony Prime Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49953. Gerald Mellor Re: Window bar pictures.... 49954. Bert Volders Re: Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?! 49955. Eyetech tech assistance Re: umax S-6E driver 49956. Ross Whiteford Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49957. Ross Whiteford AF "News" Deadline - AF136 49958. Tom Miles Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49959. Sean FT Re: umax S-6E driver 49960. Sean FT Re: German ISDN? 49961. Peter Gordon A meagre floormat, issue 135 49962. Peter Gordon Re: SongPlayer 49963. Alex Furmanski It's no use - I can't think of anything witty or 49964. Kevin Fairhurst *phew* 49965. =?iso-8859-1?q?Mirrorball?= Re: OT But Need PC Help! 49966. Alex Furmanski Re: *phew* 49967. Neil Bullock Re: *phew* 49968. Sandy Brownlee AF135 49969. Kevin Fairhurst Re: *phew* 49970. Neil Bullock Re: *phew* 49971. Kevin Fairhurst Re: *phew* 49972. Alex Furmanski Re: *phew* 49973. Neil Bullock Re: *phew* 49974. Neil Bullock Re: *phew* 49975. Daniel Thornton Re: *phew* 49976. Kevin Fairhurst Re: *phew* 49977. Gareth Knight Re: BT ISP thingies 49978. Eddie Maddock Re: *phew* 49979. Sandy Brownlee Re: Great Work For Charity, Mate! (Was: AFB Adver 49980. Sandy Brownlee Re: Am I missing the point ? 49981. Sandy Brownlee Re: POLL: Flat rate internet access 49982. Sandy Brownlee Re: Am I missing the point ? 49983. Stephen Morley Error in javascript tutorial 49984. Stephen Morley What is Amiga? 49985. Stephen Morley Amiga Quiz 49986. Eddie Maddock Re: Great Work For Charity, Mate! (Was: AFB Adver 49987. Matthew Garrett Re: Amiga Quiz 49988. Sean FT Re: *phew*blimey thats cheap! 49989. Ross Whiteford Re: POLL: Flat rate internet access 49990. Peter Hutchison Re: File copying problem 49991. Peter Hutchison Re: Fusion 49992. Peter Hutchison Re: Fusion 49993. Peter Hutchison Re: OS3.5 Emergency disk 49994. Peter Hutchison Re: hardfiles 49995. Ross Whiteford Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49996. Dauber Re: umax S-6E driver 49997. Dauber Re: Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?! 49998. Ross Whiteford Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 49999. Matthew O'Neill gallery 50000. Matthew O'Neill Re: Doing the Business on the Amiga 50001. Matthew O'Neill Re: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber? 50002. Matthew O'Neill Re: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber? 50003. Matthew O'Neill Re: Fillums (was: More A1200 Qs) 50004. Matthew O'Neill Re: intuition on macs? 50005. Matthew O'Neill Re: intuition on macs? 50006. Matthew O'Neill Re: POLL: Free UK Internet 50007. Matthew O'Neill Re: JavaScript speed: I'm just passed by a snail 50008. Gareth Griffiths I'm back... 50009. Duncan Gow Re: File copying problem 50010. Matthew O'Neill Re: type of mag? 50011. Steve Eaborn Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list 50012. Matthew O'Neill D vs P 50013. Matthew O'Neill Re: tag 50014. Matthew O'Neill Re: POLL: Free UK Internet 50015. Chris Millar Re: Amiga Quiz 50016. Peter Gordon Re: Amiga Quiz 50017. Matthew Garrett Re: Amiga Quiz 50018. Peter Gordon Re: Amiga Quiz ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ message 49925 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49925 From: BloodStain@t-online.de (Sean FT) Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:58:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20000303125226.B9531@high5.net> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Free UK Internet ISDN? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Tudor On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: > > Even if BT charge =A370 for 256k/64K - that's still a hell of a lot fas= ter > and cheaper than current incl. ISDN!! Just a quick question how much does ISDN cost in England? Cheers, Sean. POWERED BY: = A4000(T) 040 25+PPC233 144Mb CVPPC PreludeZII+Rombler* IOBlixZII UltraPlex32X RicohMP6200SCDRW Nomai750.c Mustek1200SP Tiptel506 ISDN Modem EpsonSC500 OS3.5 = Opus Magellan II etc *=3DStill looking for a sound daughter board DB50XG from Yamaha to fit on= to it! (Any offers!) Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. -- Mark Twain ------------------------------ message 49926 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49926 From: "Gerald Mellor" <9745589@tiree.sms.ed.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:00:52 +0000 In-reply-to: <89p7rq$fmg7@eGroups.com> References: <1124.96T1944T9224816tom@teknogrebo.freeserve.co.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 3 Mar 00, at 12:38, Ross Whiteford wrote: > Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > Camp site!) > in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! You want to go camping in central Birmingham?? Bauglir ------------------------------ message 49927 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49927 From: Ken Walsh Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:32:57 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Help with mFTP MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Bill > I have asked this question on the mFTP support ml and directly to > Vaporware. As yet I have received NO responses. Can anyone tell me if > the upload feature on the shareware version of mFTP2 is disabled. I > keep trying to upload to my new website and the program locks up every > time! Well I have NC3 with this on and its crap, gone back to using AmFTP from NC2. From what I have heard from the NC mailing list its bugged to hell so don't bother with it (yet) Cheers all the best Ken ------------------------------ message 49928 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49928 From: "Gerald Mellor" <9745589@tiree.sms.ed.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:02:20 +0000 In-reply-to: <89o61r+ee55@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Voting Results: Another Floppy Drive Poll, Mk. II :) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Here are the results of the vote: > > 3. Once in a while 7 > 4. Occasionally 11 > 6. Sometimes 16 Don't all of these mean the same thing? Bauglir ------------------------------ message 49929 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49929 Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 14:31:37 -0800 From: "Will" In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Am I missing the point ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "ben vost" wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49813 Hi Ben, > >The infra red controller made interesting > > reading but wasn`t particularly practical. One of the things I bought > > Not practical? Surely it was one of the most practical hardware hacks going, > or are you Amiga and IR-responding equipment that far apart> (I know they > are for me). Well, not practical for me - a good project though. > > CU for was its bias towards hardware hacks, from the editorial in the > > last issue this had nothing to do with its close which came from high > > command. > > It *wasn't* anything to do with their closure, but it didn't add to copy > sales in the way they'd hoped. The problem is that the people who are into electronics (for me it is a living as well as hobby,) would not know that this sort of project or magazine exists. My suggestion was for a team up with another mag for projects using Amigas. Not only would AF be able to tap into the expertise, and possible lab testing facilities, of another mag but just one project published simultaneously in both mags would instantly reach ten of thousands of potential new readers of AF. I once read that I million Amigas were sold in the UK, this means that one person in 50 has still got one. Cheers Will. ------------------------------ message 49930 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49930 Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 15:05:40 -0800 From: "Nick Darley-Jones" In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: ioblix MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Matthew, > > What are the Ioblix speeds like (the one that connects to the 1200 > clockport) theres one on amibench for =A315 that I've got my eye on.... It's pretty good actually. I haven't compared it against any other card although it probably isn't the fastest. For an example, if I open the 'Network status' window in AWeb I can reload this page at about 2000cps. Typical downloading from Aminet (using Aweb) I can get up to 2800cps average. For =A315 it is worth the money. They cost about =A350 new although the 'Twister' is about =A325 new but you still have to pay the carriage. Note: If you are using a Powerflyer you *will* have problems getting it to fit. You can do either of the following. Use about 5 or 6 Rom socket raisers or use an 'clock port' extension lead. I opted to get a 'clock up' (4 clock ports) and extension lead because it can be fed its own power supply (tower) and avoid any nasty power problems. Where you then put the thing is a different question (mine just hangs there!!). Anyway, get it as it saves loads of money and time if you download stuff. Regards, Nick. --------- G.A.G (Gloucestershire Amiga Group) http://www.free0052804.free4all.co.uk Virtual online games? (almost) See website. --------- ------------------------------ message 49931 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49931 Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 15:08:35 -0800 From: "Will" In-Reply-To: <200003030116.BAA01058@renko.ucs.ed.ac.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Am I missing the point ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "gerald mellor" <974558-@tiree.sms.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > I'm *not* happy with the alternatives. I like AmigaOS, which is why I > buy software like IBrowse and Voyager. Although I'm not entirely > happy with their current performance, I'm hoping that some day soon > either one will become stable enough and compatible enough for me > to use on the majority of websites. The only way they will be > developed is if people spend money on them now (I'm just using > browsers as an example here, the same goes for other software too). Good example, I bought Ibrowse and recieved various updates, including the one which wouldn`t print (don`t they beta test?) I was then invited to purchase their new manual and spent seven quid on a book virtually identical to the standard instruction book. I was recently invited to purchase the new version which would mean I would have spent a total of seventy odd quid for a browser which doesn`t hold a candle to either of the two PC free ones. Why should I? Hisoft are not a charity. > > I do too and when this new hardwear and softwear comes out I will be > > interested in it. Until that time (if it ever comes,) I am interested > > in practical uses for my current equipment - is that such a bad thing? > > Not at all, I just don't think you should expect AF to give up their > News section and replace it with practical electronics projects, which > is what you seemed to be suggesting. I have read countless articles about "The New Amiga" - there was even one several pages long devoted to the shape of the box. There have been spreads about "The faces behind The Amiga" etc. All of these have come to nothing and I would like to see some practical hardware hacks for what is ,after all, a piece of electronic equipment. Many people have a desperate longing for something positive and real to happen in the Amiga and this IHMO is reflected in a disproportionate level of reporting of "Start up" events and meetings etc. I would like to see the news section reduced to a small editorial and more space devoted to the above. OK, if I am in such a minority that it won`t happen then the mag contains nothing for me to read. Cheers Will. ------------------------------ message 49932 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49932 From: "Alex Furmanski" References: <20000303145037.8159.qmail@web210.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:54:06 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: OT But Need PC Help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Mirrorball > I'll keep it short, I know buying a PC I was asking > for trouble. Well I was trying to optisimise the > machine by fiddling with the BIOS set-up and I seem to > have buggered the computer, it won't boot up anymore > and I don't know how to access the set-up to fix it, > hmmn. Any one who can help me please email me off the > list. Sorry for the OT post but you guys are > generally clued up on most things! There's most likely a jumper on the mobo that'll reset that BIOS to its factory defaults, but be warned: this will delete all your current BIOS settings so you might need to re-configure your hard-disks (or something). In other words, RTFM ;-) Lovely job -- Alex Furmanski - a.furmanski@virgin.net http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk http://www.afb-ot.co.uk Also, *another* new site coming soon (!) ICQ: 51206302 This week's lie: It is possible to transmute marzipan into gold merely by folding it correctly ------------------------------ message 49933 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49933 From: "The Yeti" References: <904.96T340T12923382ajmills@wharne.u-net.com> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:46:03 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: hosts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Andy > >> Someone pointed me at a lovely place: http://www.gradwell.com > > >They do look pretty good. So could I get a domain registered with them > >and host it on, say Free4All? Would it be a full host or just forwarding? > > /me slaps the Yeti around the head with the wet end of Barry the sheep. > > Who do you think the afb-ot domain was regged with and where do you > think it's hosted... ;) (after checking WHOIS) Lawks! Hmmm, a .co.uk domain & full hosting & email for 2 years for a tenner - almost too good to be true! Bunter, get me my (parent's) credit card! -- The Yeti (the Earl of Swirl) - theyeti@afb-ot.co.uk http://www.afb-ot.co.uk ------------------------------ message 49934 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49934 From: "Bruce Ruff" Date: 3 Mar 2000 23:51:23 +0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Doing the Business on the Amiga MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: Robert Johnston Subject: [afb] Re: Doing the Business on the Amiga Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:21:10 -0000 Hi > > > Anybody know if it's possible to start a business website using the > > > amiga? If it is, how about a tutorial, Ben? > > > I'd like people to be able to click on items that go in a > > basket, then > > > they pay by credit card. As far as I've found out so far, > > it looks as > > > though I'd have to have a PC with 200 of software at the cheapest. > > > Any ideas anyone? > > > > Simple Solution: Learn Perl, it's free. Find a webserver > > which allows you > > to use perl, then create a shopping basket script, and I'm pretty sure > > you can get credit card validation perl scripts from various > > script archives > > around the net. Being able to use people's credit card > > details is a different > > matter of course. > > The credit-card check's easy, and it can even be done (with ease) in > Javascript. It's just a Base-10 check. However actually validating the cards > requires access to the "NETCARD" merchant banking system, and that costs a > fair bit. Yeh I just read about that, but I also read that a PC of PC software called "shop@assistant"-200, solves the shopping basket problem and links it back to your database, but I'd still need the merchant banking system. Looks like it's not that easy then. I was really looking for some software that would do the job using the Amiga. I don't want to have to learn a language (HTML's gives me headaches), and lashing out lolly for credit card validation is a no no at the moment. Looks like I'll have to make a site with the goods and an email address. Would still be nice to see some info about this is Amiga Format : ) -- Bruce ------------------------------ message 49935 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49935 Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 16:01:12 -0800 From: "steve wright" X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] scsi scanners MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ------------------------------ message 49936 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49936 From: "Tom Underwood" Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:01:47 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Ben Vost >> grateful. Seriously, Ben where do you want me to send the money? afb >> Charity Appeal, Amiga Format, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath, Somerset. BA1 >> 2BW? I'll pop it in the post tonight if poss or Monday, let me know, >> I want to help! :) >That's fine. Thanks Nick. Count me in too, It was my 18th on Wednesday and I'd feel guilty as hell if I didn't do anything to help those people in Mozambique(sp?), oh yeah and get rid of the ads :-) Tom U >Stuff happens to thing due to whatever Nice :) ------------------------------ message 49937 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49937 From: steve wright Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:07:36 +0000 In-Reply-To: <89pjo8$bg8c@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] umax S-6E driver MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi steve ooopps and sorry for the first 1 wrong button can anyone help me i have a scsi scanner a umax S-6E i have scanquix5 and a surf squirrel interface but i need a driver for the above scanner can anyone help thx steve -- AKA Fryer uk2.arcnet.vapor.com #gas most evenings ------------------------------ message 49938 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49938 From: Jarmo Laakkonen Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 01:41:25 +0200 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: SongPlayer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Simon wrote something like this: > Right ho you amigan "pop pickers", any of you that reguarly > use Songplayer - please explain this for me? I play my CDs,MP3s and my own > encoded MP2s with this great program. My audio leads are from the Amiga > itself. How am I getting excellant play back thro my Amiga? Surelly its > not Paula doing all the work! The CD audio is just as good a quality as if > I use my CD audio out ports. That's because it uses a little trick to play in 14bit instead of 8bit. Sounds actually better than my friends SoundBlaster. -- http://www.kolumbus.fi/jami.laakkonen/ppc/index.html http://www.freespeech.org/cliffbarnes/index.html A1200 040-25MHz & PPC 603e-240MHz 2+48Mb "After all we've said and done. We're still in it for the fun." -- Venerea: Scratch ------------------------------ message 49939 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49939 From: roger buckley Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:45:15 +0000 In-Reply-To: <89p7rq$fmg7@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Ross On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: > Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > Camp site!) > in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! > Always thought the centre of Birmingham WAS a camp site....or was it building site.. Regards -- Roger Amiga 1200, Viper 68030 Mk V Accel with 50Mhz FPU and 8 MBFast, Seagate 410MB 2.5" internal HD and 800MB SCSI HD in a midi tower with 4xCDRom. 56k Modem, Power Port Junr Serial IF G.Image Hand Scanner & Citizen Swift Printer. Website:-http://callnetuk.com/home/rogerbu ICQ-62990780 Robuck2 What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone? -- Bertolt Brecht ------------------------------ message 49940 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49940 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:42:06 GMT From: Mark Wilson In-Reply-To: References: <89p7rq$fmg7@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 03 Mar 2000 roger buckley wrote: > > Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > > Camp site!) > > in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! > Always thought the centre of Birmingham WAS a camp site....or was it building > site.. Best thing about Birmingham is the entry and exit roads to the moterway :) -- Mark 'tecno' Wilson : Team Member of AmiBench Web: http://www.AmiBench.org Email: mark@amibench.org ICQ Number: 39814816 ------------------------------ message 49941 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49941 From: "Gerald Mellor" <9745589@tiree.sms.ed.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 00:44:22 +0000 In-reply-to: <89pgli$t8v2@eGroups.com> References: <200003030116.BAA01058@renko.ucs.ed.ac.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Am I missing the point ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 3 Mar 00, at 15:08, Will wrote: > Good example, I bought Ibrowse and recieved various updates, including > the one which wouldn`t print (don`t they beta test?) I was then invited > to purchase their new manual and spent seven quid on a book virtually > identical to the standard instruction book. I was recently invited to > purchase the new version which would mean I would have spent a total of > seventy odd quid for a browser which doesn`t hold a candle to either of > the two PC free ones. Why should I? Hisoft are not a charity. That's true. I've not spent quite as much as you on IBrowse. I bought IB1.2, then last year I bought the upgrade to 2.1. So, what's that? =A330 altogether? I'm not sure. I don't think there's any way you can expect any of the main Amiga browsers to compare with Netscape or IE. These are developed by huge companies with a lot of money to spend, and they lead the way in the development of the web. So any other browser will always be playing catch-up. Having said that, V3 has impressed me... I was never a fan of Voyager in the past, but I quite like the current version. > I have read countless articles about "The New Amiga" - there was even > one several pages long devoted to the shape of the box. There have been > spreads about "The faces behind The Amiga" etc. All of these have come > to nothing and I would like to see some practical hardware hacks for > what is ,after all, a piece of electronic equipment. But it's not the fault of the magazine that none of these new Amigas have actually appeared. At least we can see things are happening, news that only reports products once they're ready isn't really news anymore, iyswim. > Many people have a desperate longing for something positive and real to > happen in the Amiga and this IHMO is reflected in a disproportionate > level of reporting of "Start up" events and meetings etc. "In Her Majesty's Opinion"? Gerry ------------------------------ message 49942 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49942 From: Jani =??Q?M=E4kitalo?= Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:49:59 +0300 In-Reply-To: <1701.97T2379T10475045neil@wire.net.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Several JavaScript questions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 03-Mar-00 Neil Bothwick wrote: > Use a " instead. JavaScript accepts single and double quotes. It treat > them the same, but each quote must be paired with one of the same > type. Ok. I wasnt sure if I can nest several of these without confusing the JS parser. > IBroswse regularly gives errors on perfectly valid (and fairly basic) > JavaScript. Yeah, Ive noticed. :( Hopefully the 2.2 will iron these bugs out (someone on this listmentioned it is on betatesting stage). > AWeb has had JavaScript for more than two years. It's what all the > scripts for the tutorial were developed with. Whoops! Check before you talk and stuff like that... I guess my assumption was because I couldnt get the rollover images to wrok with it. - Jani -- "The capacity of technology to modify the definition of humanity" ------------------------------ message 49943 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49943 From: Ken Walsh Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 02:08:31 +0000 In-Reply-To: <200003040044.AAA23896@renko.ucs.ed.ac.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Am I missing the point ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Gerald > I don't think there's any way you can expect any of the main Amiga > browsers to compare with Netscape or IE. These are developed by > huge companies with a lot of money to spend, and they lead the way > in the development of the web. So any other browser will always be > playing catch-up. Having said that, V3 has impressed me... I was > never a fan of Voyager in the past, but I quite like the current version. Yes I'm with you on that I was always an IBrowse fan but since NC3 use it all the time Cheers all the best Ken ------------------------------ message 49944 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49944 From: Dauber Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:38:47 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit sw> ooopps and sorry for the first 1 wrong button can anyone help me i have sw> a scsi scanner a umax S-6E i have scanquix5 and a surf squirrel sw> interface but i need a driver for the above scanner can anyone help My wife and I are getting the UMAX S12...does ScanQuix 5 support that, or am I just gonna have to use my wife's awful PC? I asked Software Hut...they said they THINK ScanQuix supports it, but they're not sure... -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dauber * ICQ: 28677921 | "Van Dyke Parks is the biggest butthole... dauber@wallnet.com | the biggest butthole in the world!" Ocean Grove, New Jersey | -- Brian Wilson Dauber IS Possible! | www.wallnet.com/~dauber -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ message 49945 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49945 From: Sean Courtney Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 23:12:23 -0500 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well...after all this updating on Voyager and adding Javascript and plugins and stuff, here's what I've found...but please, correct me if I'm wrong... I downloaded the latest demo to check it out... -- SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW IMAGE LOADING!!!! -- They STILL haven't put in support for simple ORDERED LISTS!!!! When I want ordered lists, I want NUMBERS, not bullets!!!! Oh well.... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dauber * ICQ: 28677921 | "Van Dyke Parks is the biggest butthole... dauber@wallnet.com | the biggest butthole in the world!" Ocean Grove, New Jersey | -- Brian Wilson Dauber IS Possible! | www.wallnet.com/~dauber -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ message 49946 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49946 From: Dauber Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:52:59 -0500 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Window bar pictures.... MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey... What's the name of the program that allows you to put backdrops in window title bars? I did a search for everything I could think of on Aminet, but I'm drawing a blank... Also...how come in all the pictures of Voyager I see in AF there are little backdrops in the areas by the button bar, etc., that are plain-ol-gray on mine? -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dauber * ICQ: 28677921 | "Van Dyke Parks is the biggest butthole... dauber@wallnet.com | the biggest butthole in the world!" Ocean Grove, New Jersey | -- Brian Wilson Dauber IS Possible! | www.wallnet.com/~dauber -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ message 49947 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49947 From: "Kevin Fairhurst" Date: 4 Mar 2000 08:26:01 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Window bar pictures.... MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:52:59 -0500, Dauber (dauber@wallnet.com) wrote: > Hey... Bee > What's the name of the program that allows you to put backdrops in window > title bars? I did a search for everything I could think of on Aminet, but > I'm drawing a blank... Birdie Kev -- Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM ------------------------------ message 49948 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49948 From: "Jason Murray" Date: 4 Mar 2000 19:51:03 +1000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] MSN Messenger? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone, Just curious whether anyone's heard of an MSN Messenger client for the Ami? I have a few friends who use it now, evil as it is... :) I thought I heard a bit about an Amiga client a couple of months ago, but haven't really tried to dig it up until now. Thanx :) Jason -- Words fade, prayers vanish - but what is built, endures. Faith manages. ------------------------------ message 49949 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49949 From: Ken Walsh Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:00:35 +0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] 135 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit issue 135 arrived this morning - Cheers all the best Ken ------------------------------ message 49950 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49950 From: Ken Walsh Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:03:12 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Dauber >> ooopps and sorry for the first 1 wrong button can anyone help me i have >> a scsi scanner a umax S-6E i have scanquix5 and a surf squirrel >> interface but i need a driver for the above scanner can anyone help > > My wife and I are getting the UMAX S12...does ScanQuix 5 support that, or am > I just gonna have to use my wife's awful PC? I asked Software Hut...they > said they THINK ScanQuix supports it, but they're not sure... The Golden Rule which has been said countless times unless the software supports a scanner don't get it. Ask before you buy thats why if 'possible' buy from an Amiga dealer Cheers all the best Ken ------------------------------ message 49951 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49951 From: Jon Barker Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:13:46 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Free UK Internet ISDN? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello Sean On 03-Mar-00, Sean FT wrote: > Hello Tudor > On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: >> >> Even if BT charge 70 for 256k/64K - that's still a hell of a lot faster >> and cheaper than current incl. ISDN!! > Just a quick question how much does ISDN cost in England? > Cheers, > Sean. With BT Together and Home Highway it's 49.50 for conversion from analogue to ISDN. Rental is 39.99 a month, which includes BT Together 11.99 and 13 call allowance, which works out at 26-99 if all the call allowance is used. You can use Best Friend for 20% discount on your ISP number, plus you get two lines :-) Cheers -- ----------------------------------------------- Jon Barker ICQ:20786000 ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ message 49952 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49952 From: "Anthony Prime" Date: 4 Mar 2000 09:31:39 +0000 In-Reply-To: <89p7rq$fmg7@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ross "Mr Cheap" Whiteford said something about [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list > Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > Camp site!) > in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! http://www.theaa.co.uk/region7/27301.html Charges by the room, so with a bit of sneaking around with sleeping bags, the price comes right down ;) Also the breakfasts are lovely :) -- Anthony Prime >>Powered by Amiga in Crewe anthony@prime.clara.co.uk ------------------------------ message 49953 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49953 From: "Gerald Mellor" <9745589@tiree.sms.ed.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 09:50:38 +0000 In-reply-to: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Window bar pictures.... MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 4 Mar 00, at 0:52, Dauber wrote: > Also...how come in all the pictures of Voyager I see in AF there are little > backdrops in the areas by the button bar, etc., that are plain-ol-gray on > mine? You can change all that kind of stuff if you go look in the MUI settings :) Gerry ------------------------------ message 49954 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49954 From: Bert Volders Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 11:37:32 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Sean On 04-maa-00, you wrote: On the V subject: > I downloaded the latest demo to check=B8 it out... > = > -- SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW IMAGE LOADING!!!! Odd. I've choosen V on its raw speed of imageloading/decoding. So I'm sur= prised. What hardware do you use to display your graphics? I'm using a PI= V in a 800x600 24-bit screen and it flies. > -- They STILL haven't put in support for simple ORDERED LISTS!!!! When = I > want ordered lists, I want NUMBERS, not bullets!!!! I suppose you're right here. However I did not think it was a problem. > = Regards -- = Bert Volders bert@volders.demon.nl Tag of the day: I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. -- Winston Churchill ------------------------------ message 49955 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49955 From: "Eyetech tech assistance" Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:06:17 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: Dauber To: afb@eGroups.com Date: 04 March 2000 02:41 Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver >sw> ooopps and sorry for the first 1 wrong button can anyone help me i have >sw> a scsi scanner a umax S-6E i have scanquix5 and a surf squirrel >sw> interface but i need a driver for the above scanner can anyone help > >My wife and I are getting the UMAX S12...does ScanQuix 5 support that, or am >I just gonna have to use my wife's awful PC? I asked Software Hut...they >said they THINK ScanQuix supports it, but they're not sure... SQ5 does , but not via the surf squirrel (which has a chipset bug). It will work fine via the classic squirrel & all other SCSI interfaces we have tested >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Dauber * ICQ: 28677921 | "Van Dyke Parks is the biggest butthole... > dauber@wallnet.com | the biggest butthole in the world!" > Ocean Grove, New Jersey | -- Brian Wilson > Dauber IS Possible! | www.wallnet.com/~dauber >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >AFB: All polls MUST have dates, and if you have something to >sell use AmiBench! http://www.amibench.org/ Read previously posted >messages before you add to a thread! > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/afb >http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications > > > > > ------------------------------ message 49956 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49956 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 03:32:18 -0800 From: "Ross Whiteford" In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "anthony prime" wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49952 > Ross "Mr Cheap" Whiteford said something about [afb] Re: WOA 2000 > Shopping-list > > > Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > > Camp site!) > > in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! > > http://www.theaa.co.uk/region7/27301.html > > Charges by the room, so with a bit of sneaking around with sleeping > bags, the price comes right down ;) > > Also the breakfasts are lovely :) > -- I'll take a look at that! Any more suggestions anyone? Ross "Cheapskate" Whiteford ------------------------------ message 49957 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49957 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 03:38:58 -0800 From: "Ross Whiteford" X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] AF "News" Deadline - AF136 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all! Is the AF136 News deadline March 10th 2000? (Date AF135 goes on sale) Ross Whiteford rosswhiteford@yahoo.com "Imagine a world without hypothetical situations..." ------------------------------ message 49958 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49958 Date: 4 Mar 2000 11:0:9 +0000 From: "Tom Miles" In-Reply-To: <89p7rq$fmg7@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hiya Ross On 03-Mar-00 20:38:18, you said: >"tom miles" wrote: >original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49916 >> Hiya Chris >> >> On 01-Mar-00 15:12:33, you said: >> >Hello fellow afb'ers >> >> >Sometime in late June/early July, I intend to lose my WOA virginity. >:) >> >> >I live in Birmingham >> too. This sounds like an ideal way to spend my first months wages >> > >> I just hope that it is early July and not late June as I may be away >:/ >> >> >Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in >Camp site!) >in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! If I'm around at the time you can stay at my house. It's about 3 miles outside the city center. I think I'll be going, but it really does depend on when it is. Toodle pip, Tom -- Project Omega Completion: 70%+ Forced Landing Date: April 2000 Project Webpage: __ Http://www.teknogrebo.freeserve.co.uk : /// Amiga 1200T/040 25Mhz UIN: 15835139 : __ /// 603e+ 160Mhz 50Mb RAM Techno Grebo Skater Geek : \\\/// BlizzardVisionPPC Gfx Tatooed Vegan Piercing Freak : \XX/ 4620Mb HDs 24x CDROM ------------------------------ message 49959 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49959 From: BloodStain@t-online.de (Sean FT) Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:01:05 +0200 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Dauber On 04-Mar-00, you wrote: > My wife and I are getting the UMAX S12...does ScanQuix 5 support that, or > am I just gonna have to use my wife's awful PC? I asked Software > Hut...they said they THINK ScanQuix supports it, but they're not sure... By ScanQuix 5 under ScannerDrivers are the following UMAX Scanners:- UMAX_Astra_1200s UMAX_Astra_1220s UMAX_Astra_2400s UMAX_Astra_610s UMAX_PowerLook_II Cheers, Sean. POWERED BY: A4000(T) 040 25+PPC233 144Mb CVPPC PreludeZII+Rombler* IOBlixZII UltraPlex32X RicohMP6200SCDRW Nomai750.c Mustek1200SP Tiptel506 ISDN Modem EpsonSC500 OS3.5 Opus Magellan II etc *=Still looking for a sound daughter board DB50XG from Yamaha to fit onto it! (Any offers!) Software suppliers are trying to make their software packages more 'user-friendly'.... Their best approach, so far, has been to take all the old brochures, and stamp the words, 'user-friendly' on the cover. -- Bill Gates ------------------------------ message 49960 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49960 From: BloodStain@t-online.de (Sean FT) Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:30:32 +0200 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: German ISDN? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Jon On 04-Mar-00, you wrote: > With BT Together and Home Highway it's =A349.50 for conversion from > analogue to ISDN. > = German Telekom: I finaly decided to get a telephone line installed in October,so i chose ISDN mainly because in theory it is cheaper?This cost me ca.=A333 for a = line to be installed and the NTBA(i think thats what it is called) i fitt= ed myself(2 Raw plugs & screws wow! saved another =A333) If you already have a analogue line it costs ca.=A317,which is not bad re= aly. You get 3 telephone numbers,two telephone lines and only one cable to lay= =2E > Rental is =A339.99 a month, which includes BT Together =A311.99 and =A3= 13 > call allowance, which works out at =A326-99 if all the call allowance i= s > used. > = > You can use Best Friend for 20% discount on your ISP number, plus you= > get two lines :-) My line rental is ca.=A319 a month but this includes special tariffs and = times when it is cheaper.Like phoning England(which i do often?)only cost= s ca.6 pence a minute after 6pm.But slowly the competition is get better so= Deutsche Telekom are having to drop their prices,but im not complaining.= Cheers, Sean. = = POWERED BY: = A4000(T) 040 25+PPC233 144Mb CVPPC PreludeZII+Rombler* IOBlixZII UltraPlex32X RicohMP6200SCDRW Nomai750.c Mustek1200SP Tiptel506 ISDN Modem EpsonSC500 OS3.5 = Opus Magellan II etc *=3DStill looking for a sound daughter board DB50XG from Yamaha to fit on= to it! (Any offers!) Anyone can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error. -- Cicero ------------------------------ message 49961 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49961 From: Peter Gordon Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:36:07 +0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] A meagre floormat, issue 135 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Just got the new issue, and it is indeed frab and goovy. So, pop-pickers,= heres the rundown: 1) Page 6, Phase 5. Thats right, rub it in :-/ 2) Page 7, gomi. Nice to be a world beater again, but, errmmm.... who the= hell would buy one!? 3) Page 15, comment under big picture. ROTFLMAO :)) 4) Page 34, CreateOutline. Well, I typed "web address here please" into v= oyager, but it didn't get me to the CreateOutline website :) 5) Page 38. I love anything to do with emulation, me. I am an emulation n= utcase. So this article is much appreciated, thanks :) 6) Page 56. Urmm... For how many months do we have to learn about '??????= ??' before we get onto the good stuff? :) 7) Page 81. I'll take these BoXeR claims with a pinch of salt. Although I= don't like salt. Can I take them with a pinch of Hundreds and Thousands = please? I think the word that sums up this issue best is: "Plinth". Stay tuned fo= r next issues descriptive word! -- = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D so long and thanks for all the fish http://fly.to/Mr_Tickle =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Real meanings #7: COBOL: Come On, Bloody 'Orrible Language ------------------------------ message 49962 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49962 From: Peter Gordon Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:43:59 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: SongPlayer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, > That's because it uses a little trick to play in 14bit instead of 8bit.= > Sounds actually better than my friends SoundBlaster. Also, as has been said lumpy-zillion times (so please just take this as r= ead in future ;), Paula has an excellent signal to noise ratio and freque= ncy response. Had Paula been 16bit when AGA was introduced, she would sti= ll be happily pissing over all but the most extremely-expensive PC soundc= ards. Which would be nice. -- = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D so long and thanks for all the fish http://fly.to/Mr_Tickle =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =2E.. Actual quote from ITV daytime news, Jan 6th 2000: "Thousands of patients will flood NHS waiting rooms with flu symptoms." ------------------------------ message 49963 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49963 From: "Alex Furmanski" Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:01:37 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] It's no use - I can't think of anything witty or a tenuous link so I'm just going to have to say "Latest issue", "AF135" or "George Formby" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey there Got my AF135 today in the post and I liked it. Plenty of silly captions in the TAO feature (who won the game of pool BTW?) and elsewhere, Heretic II looks gorge, Reader Games at last (!) I had to laugh at "Stonkin' Toons", simply because it reminded me of all the, er, twits /(this is the PG version. Ed)/ in my electronics class who think the best measure of a stereo is how many decibels of bass it'll blurt out or the diameters of their subs. But I digress (yibble). Tch! You couldn't've got that Epson 1160 review in earlier could ya? My dad bought a nice (but not as big) 740 a fortnight ago. I like the snooker table render in the Gallery. I tried to do on once, but I'm crap. PPaint 7.1B - enough said. And an excellent picture of Airwolf (well, the pilot at least) to top it all off. One gripe - Neil's Javascripts didn't work in IE5 :-( Lovely job -- Alex Furmanski - Nurse, hand me my sedatives! http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk http://www.afb-ot.co.uk Also, *another* new site coming soon (!) ICQ: 51206302 This week's lie: It is possible to transmute marzipan into gold merely by folding it correctly ------------------------------ message 49964 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49964 From: "Kevin Fairhurst" Date: 4 Mar 2000 14:09:37 +0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There I was, almost at the end of issue 135 and I hadn't seen my name mentioned once! Suddenly I happen upon page 79, the afb page, and Alex Furmanski drops me into the conversation! Cheers mate, had me worried for a minute ;-) Kev, a bit worse for wear at 2 in the afternoon. I blame the Liverpool vs Man Utd game. And Man Utd were lucky to not lost, let alone draw!! -- Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM ------------------------------ message 49965 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49965 Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 06:41:30 -0800 (PST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mirrorball?= X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: OT But Need PC Help! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Alex! [SNIP PC Prob] > There's most likely a jumper on the mobo that'll > reset that BIOS to its > factory defaults, but be warned: this will delete > all your current BIOS > settings so you might need to re-configure your > hard-disks (or something). > In other words, RTFM ;-) Ah but the manual is back at home 250 miles away! But I did eventually solve my problem by opening the computer up (quite a task as it has no screws! Held together with metal tabs which I had to pull quite harshly!) I just removed the battery then.... > Lovely job yes, resetting everything, lovely job, only took a full hour to get it running like it used to :( Cheers for the help, now back to Amiga t'ings! DAN ===== ----------------------------------------------------------- DAN WOOD - dan@mirrorball.8m.com Editor of Mirrorball on-line - http://mirrorball.8m.com Mirrorball-Garage http://www.clubradio.net/garage/index.htm Producer/Presenter of Mirrorball Garage Sessions Radio Show The DEFINITIVE Soulful Garage Sound! ----------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ message 49966 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49966 From: "Alex Furmanski" References: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:54:31 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Kevin > There I was, almost at the end of issue 135 and I hadn't seen my name > mentioned once! Suddenly I happen upon page 79, the afb page, and Alex > Furmanski drops me into the conversation! > > Cheers mate, had me worried for a minute ;-) That's alright, so long as I get my Curly Wurly. And that goes for the other two as well. Lovely job -- Alex Furmanski - a.furmanski@virgin.net http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk http://www.afb-ot.co.uk Also, *another* new site coming soon (!) ICQ: 51206302 This week's lie: Ice Cream makes machines work better. Spoon it right in. ------------------------------ message 49967 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49967 From: "Neil Bullock" References: <000901bf85e9$901c2120$998bbcd4@innit> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:57:53 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [names mentioned] > That's alright, so long as I get my Curly Wurly. And that goes for the > other two as well. How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) -- Neil Bullock URL: http://www.trogsoft.co.uk Email: tsoft@tsoft.screaming.net ICQ: 27873010 IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft -- ------------------------------ message 49968 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49968 From: Sandy Brownlee Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 14:52:53 +0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] AF135 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, Well, the new ish dropped through the letterbox this morning, and though it is still sad to see the desperate thinness, there are some very pleasing features. Heretic II- finally another decent game for the PPC (excellent), but I'm not sure from the review if I need a sound card or not? Interview with Tao, I'll read this soon, looks quite interesting. A mixed bag of good and bad in the news section. An interview with Hyperion, who are still being positive about things, maybe I didn't waste my money on the PPC. (Did I just say that?) I get a mention in the afb bit (yippee! I'm famous, thanks Alex) And there's the promise of a BoXeR review next month. Again. Well, optimism is not a bad thing. (You can probably tell that I read the mag in a rather random pattern) So AF is still keeping the quality up, even if the industry makes it hard to do so. Well done Ben etc., there's not long to wait before the new dawn now. Oh, yeah. The CD installer still crashes when it opens up the multview window halfway through. Regards, Sandy -- Sandy Brownlee, connected from rural Aberdeenshire in Scotland OS3.5 & PPC Powered! Email: sandy_brownlee@bigfoot.com Website: http://www.brownlee99.freeserve.co.uk Sent using YAM 2.0 ---------------------------------- All generalizations are false, including this one. ------------------------------ message 49969 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49969 From: "Kevin Fairhurst" Date: 4 Mar 2000 14:58:43 +0000 In-Reply-To: <008b01bf85ea$0590a430$95ff31d4@server> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:57:53 -0000, Neil Bullock (tsoft@tsoft.screaming.net) wrote: > [names mentioned] > > > That's alright, so long as I get my Curly Wurly. And that goes for the > > other two as well. > > How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) You can't afford 12p? Cheapskate! Kev, not sending Alex any money cos he sent it all to Ben for the Mozambique fund ... -- Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM ------------------------------ message 49970 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49970 From: "Neil Bullock" References: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:03:02 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) > You can't afford 12p? Cheapskate! 12p! 12P!? They're 20p here :) -- Neil Bullock URL: http://www.trogsoft.co.uk Email: tsoft@tsoft.screaming.net ICQ: 27873010 IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft -- ------------------------------ message 49971 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49971 From: "Kevin Fairhurst" Date: 4 Mar 2000 15:02:21 +0000 In-Reply-To: <009501bf85ea$bd73fd40$95ff31d4@server> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:03:02 -0000, Neil Bullock (tsoft@tsoft.screaming.net) wrote: > > > How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) > > You can't afford 12p? Cheapskate! > > 12p! 12P!? They're 20p here :) They *were* 12p, the last time I bought one. So you can't afford 20p? ;-) Kev -- Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM ------------------------------ message 49972 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49972 From: "Alex Furmanski" References: <000901bf85e9$901c2120$998bbcd4@innit> <008b01bf85ea$0590a430$95ff31d4@server> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:05:05 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Neil > > That's alright, so long as I get my Curly Wurly. And that goes for the > > other two as well. > > How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) Only if it's one of the old Chomps with the monkey on it. Lovely job -- Alex Furmanski - a.furmanski@virgin.net http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk http://www.afb-ot.co.uk Also, *another* new site coming soon (!) ICQ: 51206302 This week's lie: Ice Cream makes machines work better. Spoon it right in. ------------------------------ message 49973 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49973 From: "Neil Bullock" References: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:07:26 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) > > > You can't afford 12p? Cheapskate! > > 12p! 12P!? They're 20p here :) > They *were* 12p, the last time I bought one. So you can't afford 20p? ;-) 15p the last time I bought one, then I noticed they said 20p when I last went to the shop. No, I can't afford 20p at the moment :) -- Neil Bullock URL: http://www.trogsoft.co.uk Email: tsoft@tsoft.screaming.net ICQ: 27873010 IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft -- ------------------------------ message 49974 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49974 From: "Neil Bullock" References: <000901bf85e9$901c2120$998bbcd4@innit> <008b01bf85ea$0590a430$95ff31d4@server> <001d01bf85eb$0a3334c0$998bbcd4@innit> Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:08:24 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > How about a chomp? Curly Wurly's cost too much :) > Only if it's one of the old Chomps with the monkey on it. How old are they? :) I think I'd better save up and buy you a curly wurly after all :) -- Neil Bullock URL: http://www.trogsoft.co.uk Email: tsoft@tsoft.screaming.net ICQ: 27873010 IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft -- ------------------------------ message 49975 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49975 From: "Daniel Thornton" Date: 4 Mar 2000 15:22:15 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 4 Mar 2000 14:58:43 +0000, redver5@cableinet.co.uk wibbled... > You can't afford 12p? Cheapskate! Curly Wurly's are 20p now. It's a bigger bar, y'see and it has the Cadbury Land branding. Hence the higher price. -- The Wibble -- http://www.thewibble.co.uk --------------------------------- New game, Gran Tourettes Syndome is advertised on the front page... exclusive Television Spoilers...and the usual old gubbins as well... -- Updated: 17 February, 2000 -- http://www.the-wibble.co.uk -- The Wibble ------------------------------ message 49976 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49976 From: "Kevin Fairhurst" Date: 4 Mar 2000 15:21:44 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 4 Mar 2000 15:22:15 +0000, Daniel Thornton (thewibble@cwcom.net) wrote: > On 4 Mar 2000 14:58:43 +0000, redver5@cableinet.co.uk wibbled... > > > You can't afford 12p? Cheapskate! > > Curly Wurly's are 20p now. It's a bigger bar, y'see and it has the > Cadbury Land branding. Hence the higher price. yeah right, i bet it isn't a bigger bar, they just say "bigger packaging" or something to make you think it is! Bigger wagon wheels aren't. QED. Kev -- Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM ------------------------------ message 49977 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49977 From: "Gareth Knight" References: Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:47:10 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: BT ISP thingies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hugo Wilkinson > When my U-net account was working, I use to be able to access my FREESERVE > e-mail account by dialing my U-Net ISP and vice-versa.. > does anyone know if this is possible with the BT ISP?? I don't want to > change my e-mail address because its not practical... but I would also like > to take up the free calls offer and pay 9.99 to access that free line.. You can receive mail but need to dial in Freeserve to send. The only account I have had a problem with is ContactBox which requires you to dial into their server to send & receive mail. -- Gareth Knight Amiga Interactive Guide http://aig.amiga.tm ------------------------------ message 49978 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49978 From: "Eddie Maddock" Date: 4 Mar 100 15:41:47 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew* MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Daniel, > Curly Wurly's are 20p now. It's a bigger bar, y'see and it has the > Cadbury Land branding. Hence the higher price. Right. That's it. I'm going out this very second to buy one. Maybe more than one. When you next hear from me I will be chomping down hard on a Curly Wurly... Cheers, Eddie ------------------------------ message 49979 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49979 From: Sandy Brownlee Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:20:58 +0000 In-Reply-To: <1AF46531C3DCD3119F6500D0B723B4B2BA9F39@THE_EXCHANGE> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Great Work For Charity, Mate! (Was: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber?) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Robert On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: > Nah. I don't have any =A350's... it is(was) 2 =A320's instead. Flamin' eck! I'm afraid I'll have to be a lot tighter than that, as I am skint in the true meaning of the word. I'll support as best as I can though. Regards Sandy -- = Sandy Brownlee, connected from rural Aberdeenshire in Scotland OS3.5 & PPC Powered! Email: sandy_brownlee@bigfoot.com Website: http://www.brownlee99.freeserve.co.uk Sent using YAM 2.0 ---------------------------------- For sale: Parachute, used once, never opened, small stain. ------------------------------ message 49980 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49980 From: Sandy Brownlee Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:35:18 +0000 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Am I missing the point ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello M. On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: > I think the main thing stopping *ME* from doing any hardware projects > is that it's a complete bitch to get stuff from Maplins. They're right out > of the way behind the train station, next to Office World, and you don't > even know what they have until yo either buy a catalogue or walk in. There's always the website, with an apparently full catalogue listing for free now. > And half the staff wouldn't know the difference between their arse and > elbow, let alone two different ICs. So far, I have known exactly what it was I wanted, so I have never had to ask the staff. But isn't that what mailing lists like afb were invented for (as long as it's miggy related) Regards Sandy -- Sandy Brownlee, connected from rural Aberdeenshire in Scotland OS3.5 & PPC Powered! Email: sandy_brownlee@bigfoot.com Website: http://www.brownlee99.freeserve.co.uk Sent using YAM 2.0 ---------------------------------- From the people who brought you poor taglines. ------------------------------ message 49981 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49981 From: Sandy Brownlee Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:39:54 +0000 In-Reply-To: <89p7ki$o9ve@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Flat rate internet access MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Ross On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: >> Neither, yet. ntl: wanted to buy C&W, but it's currently in the hands >> of the MMC. >> > > Don't want to sound stoopid! but what is the MMC? (just out of > curiosity?) Monopolies & Mergers Commission (IIRC), they make sure that Micro$oft type situations don't occur in the UK. Regards Sandy -- Sandy Brownlee, connected from rural Aberdeenshire in Scotland OS3.5 & PPC Powered! Email: sandy_brownlee@bigfoot.com Website: http://www.brownlee99.freeserve.co.uk Sent using YAM 2.0 ---------------------------------- Why should I bother typing out a tagline? ------------------------------ message 49982 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49982 From: Sandy Brownlee Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:42:02 +0000 In-Reply-To: <89peg9$451q@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Am I missing the point ? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Will On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: > I once read that I > million Amigas were sold in the UK, this means that one person in 50 > has still got one. Remember there are lots of ppl like me with >1 Amiga. Regards Sandy -- Sandy Brownlee, connected from rural Aberdeenshire in Scotland OS3.5 & PPC Powered! Email: sandy_brownlee@bigfoot.com Website: http://www.brownlee99.freeserve.co.uk Sent using YAM 2.0 ---------------------------------- From the people who brought you poor taglines. ------------------------------ message 49983 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49983 From: "Stephen Morley" Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:35:04 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Error in javascript tutorial MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was trying to use the preloadimages() function on the Rollover Images section of the javascript tutorial and found an error. The original code would not work (at least not with Netscape 4 and Internet Explorer 5) because each successive image that is loaded into TempImage will stop the browser downloaded the last one (as it would probably still be downloading it at the time). The fix for this is slightly more complicated. Whereas the old script read: The new, working version reads: The new script is called in the same way. The other thing I want to point out probably won't worry most of you, as it only affects Internet Explorer, but as 30% of visitors to my site (mainly those visiting the Psion section) use Internet Explorer, it is quite important. Basically Internet Explorer won't recognise onMouseOver, onMouseOut and onClick within an tag, although Netscape will. One other thing - although putting comment lines around a javascript script should make it invisible to non-javascript browsers, some (such as Mosaic) don't understand multi-line comments, so it won't work. - Stephen Morley (http://www.morleysoft.co.uk) ------------------------------ message 49984 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49984 From: "Stephen Morley" Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 13:18:52 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] What is Amiga? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The subject line probably got your attention, and no, I haven't accidentally found this mailing list by accident with a typo while looking for Arsenal Football Club. I first got an Amiga in 1993 and I thought it was brilliant. However, at secondary school I was exposed to PCs and was amazed - I thought "you'd never see an Amiga with CDs playing in the background while doing DTP and 3D rendering'. And so, like the bloke from PC World said, the Amiga slowly gathered dust. However, as I started to use the PC more I realised there was a price to pay - and I don't mean the 1500 plus about 100 for any kind of software - I mean the inability to get work done without an invalid page fault every twenty minutes, or the complete crashes requiring a (very long) reboot. At the time, however, I thought the Amiga, while virtually uncrashable, didn't have to draw me to it then my old VIC20. A few weeks later, while looking at computer magazines in WHSmiths, I picked up a copy of Amiga format and started reading. A few hours later I was sitting at home transferring files from the CD to my Amiga via the PC. With the news of OS3.5 and the new Banging The Metal tutorials, I decided to subscribe. Since then, I have been trying to answer the question 'What is Amiga?', and have come up with a few suggestions. 1) The seamless integration of custom hardware and graphics chip sets I hadn't previously realised how brilliant the Amiga hardware was. When I read about the workings of the Copper and the Blitter, I was amazed that the Amiga had not managed to succeed. While talking to my friends Mark (who is an Acorn fan, so didn't really care) and Matt (who is a Psion fan, but still owns an Amiga) about the hardware, Ben Dunbobbin walked past and said "I remember the Amiga - the Blitter was brilliant" (he loves anything to do with computer graphics, although he is now programming his own rival to Windows, which he wants me to think of a name for - perhaps SuenOS, Spanish for dreams) and then he said "It's a shame the technology's now lost". I felt rather angry that this brilliant technology was going to disappear - how could the PC win? 2) The operating system The Amiga operating system is hardly good looking, but when I started using Windows I realised how much more reliable (and smaller) it is. It would have to be kept alive. 3) The idea From the new AF : "Tao have a system which fulfils the Amiga principles of elegance, simplicity and efficiency." How many times have I heard a phrase like this, about Tao, Linux, QNX etc? Too many. In every 'new Amiga' that's been planned, we seem intent (is that some kind of Tao based pun?) on losing two of these. With the ability to run on any processors, or just one new processor, we lose the advantages of the custom hardware and will and up with hundreds on incompatible standards and hardware drivers. If we adopt Neutrino or Elate, what happens to the AmigaOS? I used to think there was not much point developing any new Amiga software - it would no doubt be incompatible with the new Amigas, and why should I rest my hope on a dying platform? Matt introduced me to Psion one day, and a little later we formed Morleysoft (my idea, so I got to mirror my surname in the company name). We will continue to programming for the classic Amiga, but. looking at the way the Amiga is heading, not for the new ones. I have discovered an operating system that, like Workbench, is elegant, simple and efficient, but also has major companies supporting it. When the Amiga community dies and is reincarnated as the New Amiga community, there will be one less button at the top of my Website, for EPOC has everything I want in an operating system, and a new community will start to form. Sorry about all that, but as Rich says, 'it's hard to work in the Amiga market without getting jaded, cynical, depressed...'. I'm still here for now though, and programming a new program(s), called 'Fractal Suite'. Soon after the Amiga release, we will port it to the Psion, and I don't doubt which will sell better. - Stephen Morley (http://www.morleysoft.co.uk) ------------------------------ message 49985 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49985 From: "Stephen Morley" Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:50:40 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Amiga Quiz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I was looking through my old Amiga Format and came across an issue of CU Amiga, which I probably have because it came with Imagine 4.0 on the coverdisks. Anyway, while looking through it I came across 'The Ultimate Amiga Trainspotter Quiz'. I can answer some of the questions, but others have been really bothering me. As afb holds the entire collective knowledge of the Amiga community, I'm sure you lot can come up with the answers: 1. Which classic Amiga game from Cinemaware features battles between the Saxons and Normans? 2. Name the main programmer responsible for Kick Off, Kick Off 2 and Goal! 3. Which martial arts game featured a secret hot key which caused the combatants pants to fall down? 4. What form of light refreshment is being sold by a bloke in the audience of Speedball 2? 5. Which cute Amiga platform game shares its name with a food consisting of fried potato, onion and cabbage? 6. What is unusual about the inside of the original Amiga 1000 casing? 7. In what year was the first Amiga put on sale to the public? 8. Which major software developer supplied the original Amiga BASIC for 1.3 Amigas? 9. Commodore took over the development and manufacturing of the A1000 from which company? 10. Name the man widely regarded as the "Father of the Amiga" due to his development input. 11. List all of the custom chips in the A1200 with female names. 12. What is the clock speed of Fat Agnus on an A500? 13. Which B52s song titles are written on the motherboards of the A500 and A1200? 14. How large (in Kilobytes) is the Kickstart of a CD32? 15. In which chip is the RS232 Serial UART housed? 16. If when listing a file you saw the flags '--p-rw-d' what would this tell you about that particular file? 17. What type of multitasking does the Amiga use? 18. What is the maximum length of a Fast Filing System filename? 19. The 'Right Amiga' key of certain A500s is marked with a different symbol. What is the symbol? 20. Name the man behind the original Rexx language upon which ARexx is based. 21. Name the 3D rendered CD32 game inspired by the film Fantastic Voyage. 22. What do the letters AGA stand for? 23. How many grooves are there along the back of an A500? 24. How many colours can be displayed simultaneously on a HAM-8 screen? 25. What does the 'CU' in CU Amiga Magazine stand for? ------------------------------ message 49986 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49986 From: "Eddie Maddock" Date: 4 Mar 100 16:14:23 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Great Work For Charity, Mate! (Was: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber?) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Sandy, > > Nah=2E I don't have any =A350's=2E=2E=2E it is(was) 2 =A320's instead= =2E >=20 > Flamin' eck! >=20 > I'm afraid I'll have to be a lot tighter than that, as I am skint in the > true meaning of the word=2E I'll support as best as I can though=2E I don't think anyone could ask for any more than that=2E Personally, =A340 is too much for me as well, but if I cut back on the pints this weekend I reckon I can just about hit =A320=2E The only reason I'm saying that on here is so that, once I've posted the message, I'll have to make the effort to do it (I got off to a good start by buying a cheap botle of cider for the Liverpool/Man Utd=2E game - saved me a good fiver on pub prices) Cheers, Eddie (=2E=2E=2Enot forgetting he's got to buy something for Carls spendathon as well :)) ------------------------------ message 49987 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49987 Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 17:08:17 +0000 References: <000401bf85f2$4b706460$8920893e@pavilion> In-Reply-To: <000401bf85f2$4b706460$8920893e@pavilion>; from Stephen Morley on Sat, Mar 04, 2000 at 03:50:40PM -0000 From: Matthew Garrett X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Amiga Quiz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sat, Mar 04, 2000 at 03:50:40PM -0000, Stephen Morley wrote: > 1. Which classic Amiga game from Cinemaware features battles between the > Saxons and Normans? Defender of the Crown? > 2. Name the main programmer responsible for Kick Off, Kick Off 2 and Goal! Dino Dini > 3. Which martial arts game featured a secret hot key which caused the > combatants pants to fall down? IK+ > 4. What form of light refreshment is being sold by a bloke in the audience > of Speedball 2? Ice cream > 5. Which cute Amiga platform game shares its name with a food consisting of > fried potato, onion and cabbage? Bubble and Squeak? > 6. What is unusual about the inside of the original Amiga 1000 casing? It includes moulded signatures of the designers and Jay Miner's dog > 7. In what year was the first Amiga put on sale to the public? 1985, I believe, though widespread availability was probably 1986 > 8. Which major software developer supplied the original Amiga BASIC for 1.3 > Amigas? Microsoft > 9. Commodore took over the development and manufacturing of the A1000 from > which company? Amiga, oddly enough :) > 10. Name the man widely regarded as the "Father of the Amiga" due to his > development input. Jay Miner > 11. List all of the custom chips in the A1200 with female names. Lisa, Alica, Paula, Gayle > 12. What is the clock speed of Fat Agnus on an A500? 14.28MHz? > 13. Which B52s song titles are written on the motherboards of the A500 and > A1200? Rock Lobster, Channel Z > 14. How large (in Kilobytes) is the Kickstart of a CD32? 1024 > 15. In which chip is the RS232 Serial UART housed? Paula > 16. If when listing a file you saw the flags '--p-rw-d' what would this tell > you about that particular file? It's fully reentrant, readable, writable and deletable > 17. What type of multitasking does the Amiga use? Pre-emptive > 18. What is the maximum length of a Fast Filing System filename? 31, I believe > 19. The 'Right Amiga' key of certain A500s is marked with a different > symbol. What is the symbol? The Commodore logo > 20. Name the man behind the original Rexx language upon which ARexx is > based. Michael Cowlishaw > 21. Name the 3D rendered CD32 game inspired by the film Fantastic Voyage. Microcosm > 22. What do the letters AGA stand for? Advanced Graphics Architecture > 23. How many grooves are there along the back of an A500? 9 grooves along the full width and more than I can remember small ones (though I think somewhere in the region of 50 or so) > 24. How many colours can be displayed simultaneously on a HAM-8 screen? Nominally 262,144 but limited by your screen resolution. > 25. What does the 'CU' in CU Amiga Magazine stand for? Commodore User -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@cam.ac.uk ------------------------------ message 49988 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49988 From: BloodStain@t-online.de (Sean FT) Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:17:06 +0200 In-Reply-To: <009501bf85ea$bd73fd40$95ff31d4@server> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: *phew*blimey thats cheap! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Neil On 04-Mar-00, you wrote: > 12p! 12P!? They're 20p here :) What id do for a Curly Wurly for 20p,the damm things cost 30p here! POWERED BY: A4000(T) 040 25+PPC233 144Mb CVPPC PreludeZII+Rombler* IOBlixZII UltraPlex32X RicohMP6200SCDRW Nomai750.c Mustek1200SP Tiptel506 ISDN Modem EpsonSC500 OS3.5 Opus Magellan II etc *=Still looking for a sound daughter board DB50XG from Yamaha to fit onto it! (Any offers!) I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. -- Winston Churchill ------------------------------ message 49989 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49989 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:40:24 -0800 From: "Ross Whiteford" In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Flat rate internet access MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit sandy brownlee wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49981 > Hello Ross > > On 03-Mar-00, you wrote: > > >> Neither, yet. ntl: wanted to buy C&W, but it's currently in the hands > >> of the MMC. > >> > > > > Don't want to sound stoopid! but what is the MMC? (just out of > > curiosity?) > > Monopolies & Mergers Commission (IIRC), they make sure that Micro$oft type > situations don't occur in the UK. > > Regards > > Sandy > Aha! Thanks for that one! Never was much of a Monopoly player myself :)... Ross Whiteford "My family say I'm a psychopath, the voices in my head disagree..." (stole that line, sorry ;) ) ------------------------------ message 49990 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49990 From: "Peter Hutchison" Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:40:02 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] re: File copying problem MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, > I have a problem copying large files (ie 1 meg +). >When using DOpus IV (I know its dated but I can't afford the latest) >whilst copying a large file it freezes and I have to reset. >Does anyone know why this is? >I'm using OS3.5. Could it be a max transfer thing? Currently the >max transfer is set to 0x0001FE00 with a fileblock size of 512. >If this is the problem can I change this without losing the data on my >hard drive? Your MaxTransfer is correct for IDE drives. It could be a problem with Dopus as it should not freeze, the files get corruped for large files with a too large a Max Transfer. Try using WB and see if the same thing happens or not... Peter Hutchison http://www.blizzard.u-net.com/ ------------------------------ message 49991 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49991 From: "Peter Hutchison" Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:52:22 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] re: Fusion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Has anybody been able to get the latest version of fusion68k. I have >been trying to download it from many amiga news sites with no luck. >If you have been lucky, would you mind e-mailing it to me please? Fusion 3.1 for 68k is NOT free, nor PD nor shareware. Its a commercial product. Get the current Amiga Format as its on this month`s CD!!!! It would be illegal to email to you. Peter Hutchison http://www.blizzard.u-net.com/ ------------------------------ message 49992 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49992 From: "Peter Hutchison" Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:01:15 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: re: Fusion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> There some new CGFXdrivers via my Fusion FAQ page! >Um..where? I looked on the Fusion bit, and the only linkl was to >J.Fentons page... and he's removed the Fusion stuff. I got v3.2 and >3.3 from there originally, but the cgx homepage contains a spatch type >patch that only works on 3.1 drivers, so I can't get it to work. Ah! Hum, I don`t know where else to try unless you try the Fusion mailing list and ask for the patch there... BTW, If someone could email the patch, I could include for download direct from my web page... > I have a Fusion Hardfile you could use! >Downloaded it last week too, but haven't tried it yet. I'll see if I >can get Fusion to boot my SS Hardfile - it crashed before, but I was >using a link from the SS hardfilenanme to fusions MSHardfile00 name in >its HardFile dir. Renaming and moving could certainly work. My HardFile is known to work in Fusion and includes the progs needed to start up new Fusion owners. Peter Hutchison http://www.blizzard.u-net.com/ ------------------------------ message 49993 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49993 From: "Peter Hutchison" Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:45:42 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] re: OS3.5 Emergency disk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >> I'm sure it's the poxy new HDTOOLBOX. :( >I'm sure it could be, there are things I miss from the OLD >HDToolbox... >> Everything worked fine until I tried to add a new partition by making >> an existing one smaller. Bummer Drive crashed again kept asking for >> ramlib which is in the OS31 rom. >Huh?? "asking for ramlib"? Were you using the nsdpatches for your hard disk. What size and make of hard disk was it. What Amiga were you using? Did you do a full install of 3.1 before installing 3.5? >> Fortunately I had got round to backing up my OS3.5 workbench partition >> on an old 2.5 inch 500mb drive. I lost all my apps, but It hasn't taken >> too long to get back up this time. This time I have made my Workbench >> partition fastfile system rather than PFS2. So next time if it goes, I >> can try using rdbsalv. >You're using PFS2? Why? It's buggy, obseleted, causes no end of >problems ANYWAY.. and you expect it to work nicely with OS3.5? >PFS3 doesn't even work with it properly!! Utter rubbish, PFS worked flawlessly with OS3.5 and I did have to remove the nsdpatches from the startup it worked fine since. Peter Hutchison http://www.blizzard.u-net.com/ ------------------------------ message 49994 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49994 From: "Peter Hutchison" Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:49:24 -0000 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] re: hardfiles MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Hi everyone, >Anyone any ideas how to mount a hardfile with the suffix .hdf?. Yes, it is for Winuae, load Winuae, goto Hard Drives section, select Add Hardfile, select ... where is says Path and select the .HDF file, OK it to add it and then OK to start the Emulator. Peter Hutchison http://www.blizzard.u-net.com/ ------------------------------ message 49995 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49995 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:44:17 -0800 From: "Ross Whiteford" In-Reply-To: <1273.98T494T6603962tom@teknogrebo.freeserve.co.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit "tom miles" wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49958 > Hiya Ross > > On 03-Mar-00 20:38:18, you said: > >"tom miles" wrote: > >original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49916 > >> Hiya Chris > >> > >> On 01-Mar-00 15:12:33, you said: > >> >Hello fellow afb'ers > >> > >> >Sometime in late June/early July, I intend to lose my WOA virginity. > >:) > >> > >> >I live in Birmingham > >> too. This sounds like an ideal way to spend my first months wages > >> > > >> I just hope that it is early July and not late June as I may be away > >:/ > >> > >> > > >Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > >Camp site!) > >in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! > > If I'm around at the time you can stay at my house. It's about 3 miles > outside the city center. I think I'll be going, but it really does depend > on when it is. > > Toodle pip, > > > Tom > > -- > Cheers Mate! Don't want to impose or anything but I may get in touch with you closer to the show! Ross Whiteford ------------------------------ message 49996 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49996 From: Dauber Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 12:46:42 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit KW> The Golden Rule which has been said countless times unless the software KW> supports a scanner don't get it. Ask before you buy thats why if KW> 'possible' buy from an Amiga dealer I wasn't really planning on using on the Amiga, basically because I don't have room. I was going to use it with my wife's PC...I was only thinking of using it on my Amiga in case of "emergency".... -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dauber * ICQ: 28677921 | "Van Dyke Parks is the biggest butthole... dauber@wallnet.com | the biggest butthole in the world!" Ocean Grove, New Jersey | -- Brian Wilson Dauber IS Possible! | www.wallnet.com/~dauber -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ message 49997 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49997 From: Dauber Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 12:47:58 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BV> On the V subject: BV>> I downloaded the latest demo to check=B8 it out... BV>> = BV>> -- SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW IMAGE LOADING!!!! BV> = BV> Odd. I've choosen V on its raw speed of imageloading/decoding. So I'm= BV> surprised. What hardware do you use to display your graphics? I'm usi= ng BV> a PIV in a 800x600 24-bit screen and it flies. Me too, and I'm using a GVP 4060 accelerator board fully-loaded with 128M= B RAM...Even pages I made that have just TWO GRAPHICS that total 30k took forever to decode...IBrowse 1.22 handles it beautifully.... -- = -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Dauber * ICQ: 28677921 | "Van Dyke Parks is the biggest butthole.= =2E. dauber@wallnet.com | the biggest butthole in the world!" Ocean Grove, New Jersey | -- Brian Wilson Dauber IS Possible! | www.wallnet.com/~dauber -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- ------------------------------ message 49998 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49998 Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:52:04 -0800 From: "Ross Whiteford" In-Reply-To: <38C05BDE82.8080TECNOBAB@smtp.stayfree.co.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit mark wilson wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49940 > > On Fri, 03 Mar 2000 roger buckley wrote: > > > > Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in > > > Camp site!) > > > in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! > > > Always thought the centre of Birmingham WAS a camp site....or was it building > > site.. > > Best thing about Birmingham is the entry and exit roads to the moterway > > Have to admit I don't know F.A about Birmingham, except that they speak funny ;), mind you, so do us Scots! If you think Birmingham's bad, come to Dundee! (Tayside, Scotland) everyone I know thinks it's, well, have a guess... Ross Whiteford ------------------------------ message 49999 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=49999 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:14:44 +0100 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] gallery MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Oh, and one more thing (Mr. Johnson!) dont send me a URL with your picture on. No matter how much I'd like to, I dont have time to nudge up 800+ hit counters to get your pic. And jpg is fine as long as its not too bad in quality Mash -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk A fool and his money are soon elected. ------------------------------ message 50000 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50000 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:29:15 +0100 In-Reply-To: <1AF46531C3DCD3119F6500D0B723B4B2BA9F21@THE_EXCHANGE> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Doing the Business on the Amiga MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Robert > The credit-card check's easy, and it can even be done (with ease) in > Javascript. It's just a Base-10 check. However actually validating the > cards requires access to the "NETCARD" merchant banking system, and that > costs a fair bit. You might want to check out powerC's site, they use a third party company who give them scripts and access to all the credit card checking services. Although personally its doubtful that I'll use Power in the near future after the way they showed how much of a cheapskate company they could be :/ (no offense to Vince or errrm, thingy, Allesandro?..... they're great guys :) Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk Yo mama so dumb, she took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept. ------------------------------ message 50001 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50001 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:18:35 +0100 In-Reply-To: <89od0l$ntjg@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 03-Mar-00, Nick Lamburn wrote: > All of 1 eh! :) In fact, all of 4p! :)) Hee Hee, if you want the ads > removed, and you need some cash; let me know where to send a couple of > quid... :) And this time, maybe everyone can donate! :) Of course the > overflow could be donated to a worthy charity like me :), Amiga Inc. > :)) or seriously a good cause which matters, anyone got ideas who we > could donate to? With about 900 subscribers, that's 900 if we all > I'm all for it, what about the RSPCA.. :) I think I'll pass on the scruffy dogs. How about putting something reeeeeally good on a cover CD with it? or have a bumper giveaway in the gallery and pd select. or maybe even (gasp!) a compy?..... (as in competition, although it could be a computer :)) Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk You NAMED the Borg? - Guinan. ------------------------------ message 50002 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50002 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:19:59 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 03-Mar-00, Ben Vost wrote: > I'd like to think we could raise double that original 50 this year. Weren't you moaning that you couldn't get enough money last time and that you had to pay alot of it yourself? Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk "If I could reach you, I would hurt you, Pinky" -- The Brain ------------------------------ message 50003 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50003 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:31:01 +0100 In-Reply-To: <001101bf8489$ee4a5ca0$d78fbcd4@innit> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Fillums (was: More A1200 Qs) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 02-Mar-00, Alex Furmanski wrote: >> 25 times per second. Though sometimes you'll see that happen on >> somebodies finely patterned jacket, on TV, if the studio has really good >> definition in their cameras. > [snip the rest of your useful, informative mail - thanks] > I thought that jacket-pattern flicker was caused by the TV set getting the > luminance and chrominance signals confused. Did anyone ever player the great escape on the C=64 Hollywood classic pack? in case you're wondering what we're on about with the stripey suits, just cast your mind back to playing that and you'll (hopefully) see what I mean Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk A true friend is the best possession. ------------------------------ message 50004 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50004 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:39:42 +0100 In-Reply-To: <89o51h$apa4@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: intuition on macs? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 03-Mar-00, Nick Lamburn wrote: > Fair dos, but what else is there to represent the saving function in a > program? WW7 has the best one, and arrow going into a folder (or drawer) for saving and vica-versa for loading (and arrow point out of a folder, not a folder comming out of an arrow!!! ;)) > Unfortunately floppy disks are indeed antiquated and out-of-date but > seriously there is not a major cheap alternative. Not everyone has a > Zip drive, and there is no equivilent 15 fast storage medium. Even a > concept which increased capacity to just 40Mb would be excellent... Because nothing to replace it has been made. People want cheapo disposible media. floppy = 20p zip disk = pounds. People dont want to worry about breaking them during transit. Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk To be Honest: Frank Lee(a) ------------------------------ message 50005 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50005 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:42:00 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: intuition on macs? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi M. > removable media. And if they don't, and they're dumb enough NOT to > know what a floppy looks like (I find that hard to beleive, you see disks > on TV every day) then there's always Help, Tooltips, the menus, the text > NEXT to the icon that says "Save As.." The imac is an all in one, like the miggy was/is and is aimed at the complete novice, who's never touched one before. I'm sure thousands of computer users, if not millions wont know what a floppy is. Oh, and the floppy icon looks nothing like a zip or jaz, ls120 maybe... Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk Spaghetti code = job security. ------------------------------ message 50006 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50006 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:47:45 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Free UK Internet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi M. > and as it stands, ADSL access looks to be roughly 50 a month for > unlimited access, and a 512Kbit downstream (I think they say 64Kbit > upstream). LAst I looked (few days ago) NTL had 128Kbit up... > Well blow me if I don't get a connection 12 times faster, infinitely more > reliable, and leave-connected-all-day-able for roughly the same price!!! I~d just like to point out that we're not all internet junkies like you ;) given the chance sure!, but not just yet Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk Computers are unreliable, but humans are even more unreliable. ------------------------------ message 50007 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50007 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:44:05 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: JavaScript speed: I'm just passed by a snail :-( MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 02-Mar-00, Bert Volders wrote: > build by M$-ware with all the basic errors everyone makes (like \-slashes > instead of /-slahes as directory seperators. And that's only one. Also you I'm dreading the day M$ imposes that as a standard onto us all :/ hurry up Amiga!!! Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk APEXers DO IT in fancy boxes.. ------------------------------ message 50008 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50008 From: Gareth Griffiths Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:19:44 +0100 X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] I'm back... MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ...but not yet subbed to the AFB! A while back (Dec 12 to be exact) I was disconnected from the .net by my folks for running up a huge phone bill (300+ :(() but now I'm back! I have built time restrictions into GENESiS and I am ready to roll! :o) I'll get around to subbing to the AFB again at some point in the near future. In the mean time, could someone reply to me in private telling me exactly how much mail the AFB receives in a day, in terms of kilo (mega?) bytes? The reason I ask is that I am going to use a yahoo account for my mail, and that has a limit of 3Mb on it. Catch ya later, GazChap. -- __/__/__/ __/__/__/ Gareth 'GazChap' Griffiths __/ __/ E.Mail: gazchap@yahoo.com __/ __/ __/ URL: www.gazchap.co.uk __/ __/ __/ Mobile: +44 (0)7788 602270 __/__/__/ __/__/__/ Text Message Me Today! Instant human -- just add coffee. ------------------------------ message 50009 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50009 From: "Duncan Gow" Date: 4 Mar 2000 18:20:33 +0000 In-Reply-To: <000001bf8601$0a5fc100$0100000a@peterspc> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: re: File copying problem MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Hi, > > I have a problem copying large files (ie 1 meg +). > >When using DOpus IV (I know its dated but I can't afford the latest) > >whilst copying a large file it freezes and I have to reset. > >Does anyone know why this is? > >I'm using OS3.5. Could it be a max transfer thing? Currently the > >max transfer is set to 0x0001FE00 with a fileblock size of 512. > >If this is the problem can I change this without losing the data on my > >hard drive? > > Your MaxTransfer is correct for IDE drives. It could be a problem with > Dopus as it should not freeze, the files get corruped for large files with > a too large a Max Transfer. Try using WB and see if the same thing > happens or not... > Narrowed it down to transferring files to/from my zip drive via a classic squirrel. Think I've solved the problem I was running Poolmem removed it and so far everythings OK. Thanks anyway -- DUNX *Amiga1200T*PPC/603e-160/040-25/40MegFast*CDRom*ZipDrive* *Connected via NetConnect3*-*Email duncan@gow2.u-net.com* *http://www.gow2.u-net.com*UIN:16716106* ------------------------------ message 50010 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50010 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:53:59 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: type of mag? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi M. >> Its a pity they dont sell 2.5" IDE connectors :/ > They do.. I bought one not long back for a laptop.. They didn't a month ago, I went in there, they thought they did, but absolutely nothing, not in the mag, not on the shelves and the computer found nothing either Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk "140,000 rehydratable chickens?" * Rimmer "Check." * Lister ------------------------------ message 50011 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50011 From: Steve Eaborn Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:29:31 +0100 In-Reply-To: <89qs82$okme@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 04-Mar-00, Ross Whiteford wrote: >>> Does anyone know of cheap accomodation (I mean REALLY cheap - as in >>> Camp site!) >>> in Birmingham? Somewhere central would be good! >> >> http://www.theaa.co.uk/region7/27301.html >> >> Charges by the room, so with a bit of sneaking around with sleeping >> bags, the price comes right down ;) >> >> Also the breakfasts are lovely :) >> -- > > I'll take a look at that! > Any more suggestions anyone? > You might want to check out the Chamberlain Hotels http://www.chamberlain.co.uk/ Their site's broken in Voyager tho - lots of javascript errors. 35 for a single/night including all the breakfast you can eat IIRC. Regards -- Steve Eaborn eaborn@powernet.co.uk ------------------------------ message 50012 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50012 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:57:43 +0100 In-Reply-To: <89nulc$746o@eGroups.com> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] D vs P MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 03-Mar-00, Nick Lamburn wrote: > Oh yes, I forgot all about that! Oh those were the days with your new > A500+, with a whole meg of memory, squeezing about 30 frames of > animation in using the wonderfully fun move requester. What do you mean those _were_ the days? I just used it on a 500 for my A-level media project! Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk There's my request... Thanks for helping me fatten my tagline collection... ------------------------------ message 50013 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50013 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:51:48 +0100 In-Reply-To: X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: tag MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 03-Mar-00, Ben Vost wrote: >>>>> *Quiz tag:* continue this sequence 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, ? >>>> 13112221, I think. >> Go on then, whats the formula? > Read each number out loud to yourself, you'll soon work it out... as "one, two, one, one" or "one thousand, two hundered and eleven" ? either way, no :/ Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk Freefall Sex: The collected memoirs of Skylab Astronauts,On Sale Now! ------------------------------ message 50014 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50014 From: Matthew O'Neill Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:49:16 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20000303125226.B9531@high5.net> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Free UK Internet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 03-Mar-00, Tudor Davies wrote: > Even if BT charge 70 for 256k/64K - that's still a hell of a lot faster > and cheaper than current incl. ISDN!! But how many people would that be split up by? Mash - -- Matthew O'Neill - MashMan HTTP://www.mashman.co.uk Spock, I though you were dead!" "I rebooted, Captain." ------------------------------ message 50015 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50015 From: Chris Millar Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:31:45 +0000 In-Reply-To: <20000304170817.A3939@cam.ac.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Amiga Quiz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Matthew On 04-Mar-00, you wrote: [snip] > >> 9. Commodore took over the development and manufacturing of the A1000 >> from which company? > > Amiga, oddly enough :) Nope, it was Hi-Torro. Agree with all the rest of your answers tho....:) Regards chris -- GO-O-O-D MORN-ING VIE-ET-NAAMMMM!!! -- Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning Vietnam Powered by PowerPC Amiga in Dumfries & Galloway A1200 Power Tower, 200Mhz PPC/060 50Mhz, BVision, 74Mb Ram, OS3.5, CGX V4.2 Panasonic 36" W-i-d-e-s-c-r-e-e-n TV, Pioneer 717 MultiRegion DVD, Denon AC3 Decoder, Mordaunt-Short Speakers, Marantz SubWoofer..... ------------------------------ message 50016 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50016 From: Peter Gordon Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:03:03 +0000 In-Reply-To: <000401bf85f2$4b706460$8920893e@pavilion> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Amiga Quiz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I havent looked at the other replies, because I want to see how well I ca= n do... > 1. Which classic Amiga game from Cinemaware features battles between th= e > Saxons and Normans? Errm... Defender of the Crown? (no idea.. :) > 2. Name the main programmer responsible for Kick Off, Kick Off 2 and Go= al! Dino Dini? (I think anyway..) > 3. Which martial arts game featured a secret hot key which caused the > combatants pants to fall down? IK+ :) > 4. What form of light refreshment is being sold by a bloke in the audie= nce > of Speedball 2? Ice Cream > 5. Which cute Amiga platform game shares its name with a food consistin= g of > fried potato, onion and cabbage? Bubble & Squeak > 6. What is unusual about the inside of the original Amiga 1000 casing? It is signed by all the engineers and has Jay Minors dogs paw pring. (Mit= chie?) > 7. In what year was the first Amiga put on sale to the public? Rough guess, 85. Though it may be 84. > 8. Which major software developer supplied the original Amiga BASIC for= 1.3 > Amigas? Microsoft > 9. Commodore took over the development and manufacturing of the A1000 f= rom > which company? Well, Hi Toro were developing it although they had changed their name to = Amiga. They stole it from under Atari's nose, but Amiga were actually dev= eloping it. > 10. Name the man widely regarded as the "Father of the Amiga" due to hi= s > development input. Jay Minor. > 11. List all of the custom chips in the A1200 with female names. Gayle, Paula, Alice, Denise. > 12. What is the clock speed of Fat Agnus on an A500? urh.. afaik its twice the CPU speed, so 14.something. > 13. Which B52s song titles are written on the motherboards of the A500 = and > A1200? Rock Lobster, Channel Z respectively. > 14. How large (in Kilobytes) is the Kickstart of a CD32? At a guess 2048 but its probably 1024. > 15. In which chip is the RS232 Serial UART housed? Eek.. Gary?!? > 16. If when listing a file you saw the flags '--p-rw-d' what would this= tell > you about that particular file? pure, readable, writeable, deleteable. > 17. What type of multitasking does the Amiga use? Pre-emptive, round robin. > 18. What is the maximum length of a Fast Filing System filename? 30, even though AmigaDOS specifies a maximum of 107. > 19. The 'Right Amiga' key of certain A500s is marked with a different > symbol. What is the symbol? Commodore? > 20. Name the man behind the original Rexx language upon which ARexx is > based. Pass > 21. Name the 3D rendered CD32 game inspired by the film Fantastic Voyag= e. Microcosm > 22. What do the letters AGA stand for? Advanced Graphics Architecture > 23. How many grooves are there along the back of an A500? 9 vent grooves and 74 enclosed grooves at the back. > 24. How many colours can be displayed simultaneously on a HAM-8 screen?= 262,144 > 25. What does the 'CU' in CU Amiga Magazine stand for? Commodore User -- = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D so long and thanks for all the fish http://fly.to/Mr_Tickle =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Real meanings #9: FTP: Find The Porn ------------------------------ message 50017 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50017 Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 19:14:02 +0000 References: <20000304170817.A3939@cam.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: ; from Chris Millar on Sat, Mar 04, 2000 at 06:31:45PM +0000 From: Matthew Garrett X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Amiga Quiz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sat, Mar 04, 2000 at 06:31:45PM +0000, Chris Millar wrote: > Nope, it was Hi-Torro. All the patants are in the name of Amiga corp - I'm pretty sure that that was what they were called before being bought out, though they were Hi-Torro before that. I think :) -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@cam.ac.uk ------------------------------ message 50018 ------------------------------ http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb/?start=50018 From: Peter Gordon Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:10:05 +0000 In-Reply-To: <20000304170817.A3939@cam.ac.uk> X-Mailing-List: afb@egroups.com Subject: [afb] Re: Amiga Quiz MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Matthew, >> 11. List all of the custom chips in the A1200 with female names. > Lisa, Alica, Paula, Gayle I forgot Lisa. Is Denise part of AGA? Can't remember. My brain hurts :)) >> 15. In which chip is the RS232 Serial UART housed? > Paula D'Oh! I knew this as well. I must be Captain Slack of the stupids :) [FFS filenames] > 31, I believe I thought it was 30... oh well. -- =================================== so long and thanks for all the fish http://fly.to/Mr_Tickle =================================== Real meanings #11: HTML: Hate This Microsoft Lameness ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- View the full archives, subscribe/unsubscribe, use the group calendar at http://www.eGroups.com/list/afb Manage your subscriptions at http://eGroups.com Free e-mail groups by eGroups.com.