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47232. Ben Vost                  Re: momentary lapse of Amiga...
47233. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: What is going on ?
47234. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: Last years` (?) reader surveys
47235. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: CD writer problems
47236. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47237. Paul Laycock              Re: mftpII from vapor.
47238. Ben Vost                  Re: AF134 is good!
47239. Paul Laycock              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47240. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47241. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47242. Nick Lamburn              I told you so... :)
47243. Ben Vost                  Re: Polls - was: New ABC
47244. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: AF134 is good!
47245. Ben Vost                  Re: PS4
47246. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: More silly ideas from a newbie
47247. Neil Bothwick             Re: Last years` (?) reader surveys
47248. Ben Vost                  Re: Last year's (?) reader surveys
47249. jeremy spring             Re: O/T Stop The Piracy was re:PIRACY-SUCKS
47250. Ben Vost                  Re: Stop The Piracy was re:PIRACY-SUCKS
47251. Ben Vost                  Re: What is going on ?
47252. Ben Vost                  Re: Sound cards
47253. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: Sound cards
47254. Matthew O'Neill           Re: Amiga Yellow Pages Closes.
47255. Matthew J Fletcher        Amiga Inc. and Haage & Partner announce a path
47256. Ben Vost                  Re: More silly ideas from a newbie
47257. Ben Vost                  Re: AF134 is good!
47258. adam james                Cd-rom prob
47259. adam james                Re: Worms DC
47260. adam james                Re: Stop The Piracy was re:PIRACY-SUCKS
47261. adam james                Re: Stop The Piracy was re:PIRACY-SUCKS
47262. Nick Lamburn              Re: More silly ideas from a newbie
47263. adam james                Re: Stop The Piracy
47264. adam james                Re: What is going on ?
47265. Nick Lamburn              Re: Amiga Inc. and Haage & Partner announce a pat
47266. Nick Lamburn              Re: Cd-rom prob
47267. Matthew O'Neill           this lecks ick
47268. Rick Hodger               Re: momentary lapse of Amiga...
47269. Rick Hodger               Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47270. Rick Hodger               Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47271. Matthew O'Neill           Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47272. Ben Vost                  Re: iSpell probs
47273. Malcolm Campbell          Re: FreesiteUK
47274. Nick Lamburn              Re: momentary lapse of Amiga...
47275. Nick Lamburn              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47276. Nick Lamburn              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47277. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47278. Nick Lamburn              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47279. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47280. Nick Lamburn              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47281. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: AF134 is good!
47282. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: More silly ideas from a newbie
47283. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: Amiga Yellow Pages Closes.
47284. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47285. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47286. Ben Vost                  afb page
47287. Nick Lamburn              Re: afb page
47288. Ben Vost                  Re: afb page
47289. Nick Lamburn              Re: afb page
47290. Ben Vost                  Re: afb page
47291. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: afb page
47292. [e-mail]    Re: PS4
47293. Nick Lamburn              Re: afb page
47294. Paul Laycock              Re: afb page
47295. Nick Lamburn              Re: afb page
47296. Kevin Fairhurst           Re: afb page
47297. Phil Allen                AmigaGuide - I've nearly got it!
47298. Paul Laycock              Re: afb page
47299. Paul Laycock              Re: afb page
47300. Ben Vost                  Re: afb page
47301. Robert Johnston           Re: AmigaGuide - I've nearly got it!
47302. Chris Millar              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47303. Matthew J Fletcher        Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47304. Robert Johnston           Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47305. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47306. Matthew J Fletcher        Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47307. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47308. Chris Green               Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47309. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47310. Robert Johnston           Getting old...
47311. Armin                     Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47312. Robert Johnston           Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47313. xatiminey                 Re: Amiga & Realaudio
47314. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47315. Richard Lane              Re: AmigaGuide - I've nearly got it!
47316. Richard Lane              Re: FreesiteUK
47317. Robert Johnston           Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47318. Nick Lamburn              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47319. Paul Laycock              Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47320. Paul Laycock              Re: AFB addiction
47321. Ben Vost                  Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47322. Armin                     Re: Guess what's on AF135?
47323. Chris Millar              Re: STRICQ - Help!
47324. Stephen Thwaites          Where's Colin gone?
47325. Ben Vost                  Re: Where's Colin gone?
47326. Stephen Thwaites          Re: Where's Colin gone?
47327. Ben Vost                  Re: Where's Colin gone?
47328. Stephen Thwaites          Re: Where's Colin gone?
47329. Mikey C                   Re: Where's Colin gone?
47330. Gerald Mellor             Re: Last years` (?) reader surveys
47331. Mark Wilson               Re: afb page
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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:51:20 +0000
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Hi Rick,

>> I know it's off-topic, and I don't want any follow-ups, but I just saw
>> this in trade mag MCV:

>> "With Sony predicting two million sales in as many days..."

>> So, the PS2 isn't going to be very popular immediately then?

> Hmm...last I checked they said it was going to be 3 million in the first
> week, in Japan.  It's just a shame so many people have been sucked in by
> the hype...

I thought I said I don't want any follow-ups? Besides which, re-read what I
quoted, aloud if necessary.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Doctors lash out at backlash against whiplash




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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 08:41:51 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:41:37 +0000, adam james ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hello Simon
>
> On 14-Feb-00, you wrote something worth answering
>
> > I don't think it matters what the size of the mag is. It's the most
> > dedicated Amiga mag around (IMHO).
>
> so if it was 50 pages would you stil subscribe to it ?

I would ... I subscribe to the "other" magazine which IIRC is around 64
pages ...

> > If you subscribed to AF it would cost you a lot less - look at the
> > subscription offers in your 'thin tv guide'.
>
> if it works out a lot cheaper then i will subscribe

It works out about half price I think - is that cheaper enough?

> Af is a good mag , why dont neil bothwick have his own page :-)

Cos he now works for the "other" magazine exclusively I think ... unless
he's finishing articles off for AF before leaving ...

Kev

--
Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM



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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 08:45:20 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:42:09 -0000, Jonathan Day ([e-mail]) wrote:

> Jon, wandering whether it was ever settled whether as being D`oh or
> Doh...

It's actually D'oh, not D`oh ....

And (while I'm at it) you were "wondering" that, not "wandering" ...

And you used "whether" twice in the same sentance.

Kev, strangely picky this morning ...

--
Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM



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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 08:48:28 +0000
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:32:50 -0500, Dauber (dauber@wallnet=2Ecom) wrote:
> KF> Well I now have the writer on my CS-PPC card, and it's written out a
> KF> partition back up from image file at 4x fine=2E  However, I couldn't =
(as I
> KF> thought at first) create an audio CD from mp3 files directly - I got =
a
> KF> buffer under-run, although I'm not sure if I've got the PPC mpega lib=
s
> KF> correctly set up=2E
>=20
> Yeah, I know, you have a PPC so you should be able to burn MP3s on the
> fly=2E=2E=2Ebut take my advice: use MakeCD to convert 'em to AIFF or CDDA=
 or
> something, then burn the converted files=2E Never fails=2E

Some rogue install script had dumped an 0x0 version of mpega=2Elibrary into
libs: overwriting the one which directs everything to the =2Eelf to use the
PPC=2E  A quick copy of the right mpega lib back, et voil=E0, on the fly mp=
3
decoding and creation of an audio CD at 4x  :-D

Kev, a very happy chappy about that  :)


--=20
Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:53:48 +0000
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Hi Errol,

> I know what it's going to be! (says Errol with a big grin on his face!)

Oi! You're only supposed to lurk!

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:56:07 -0800
From: "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
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Hi Alexander,

> > If you'd read the thread, you'd see that he gave up AmFTP when he
upgraded
> > to NetConnect 3 (It gets replaced by mFTP II).  Not to mention that
AmFTP
> > has problems with some servers, for example, on U-Net it will
upload a
> > single file and then stop

> I found that with Amftp if you tried to upload mre than one file it
> would do as you say

I used to find that a pain too. Then I discovered the holiness that is
DOpus FTP... ;)

Paul Laycock



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:55:11 +0000
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Hi Jonathan,

> Well done the AF team for the latest issue to hit the shops, I thought
> it was excellently written and full of great articles. Well worth buying,
> even if you own Fusion already.

Thanks.

> I think the new aesthetic (so called) limitations suit AF more than
> these days as well, it was looking a bit odd with the jewel box weighing
> down the front.

Well, I have wanted to ditch the jewel case for some time now anyway, but I
agree, it does work better (and makes the bundles of AF much easier for our
postie to carry! :)

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:57:56 -0800
From: "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
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Hi Andrew,

> > There wasn't time to announce it in last issue (the one you're
> > reading now), but we'll have a stonking giveaway on our next issue.
> > I know I've previously said that I don't like putting full software
> > on the cover, but since so few people bought this software, he's
> > pretty much left anyway and we've got the very last version of his
> > stuff on our next CD... stay tuned!
>
> This doesn't involve Petro doing a runner or anything?

Hopefully not! Anyway, it could apply to any software out there, since
no one makes excellent sales these days :(

Paul Laycock



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:56:06 +0000
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Hi Gerald,

> If we guess correctly will you tell us? :) Since you're gushing over

Even if you guess correctly, I'll probably say "no, not that one"... >:>

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:56:48 +0000
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Hi Kevin,

> Whatever it is, I don't think we should over-hype it too much.  Which
> authors have left the Amiga recently after dissappointing sales?  Besides
> Newsrog and the packages you mentioned, I don't know ...

Oh come on, I'm not exactly cutting down the field dramatically with that
one...

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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Good Science: 'Tri' variants of compounds previously only available
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:59:11 -0800
From: "Nick Lamburn" <[e-mail]>
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Hi,

What did I say yesterday?  Something along the lines of "I'm looking
forward to playing with Fusion tonight, though going by my past it'll
be a saga..."

Well to start with all was great, and my Mac OS 7.6.1 hard disk
partition I had been using with ShapeShifter worked great; first time,
and I was beggining to enjoy using Fusion; but I will still conscious
that ShapeShifter was still my favourite.  (Fusion's new so it'll take
time to get used to it :)

However, I was fedup with 640x480 in 256 colours, I wanted to use
1,024x768 in 256 colours like I had been doing with ShapeShifter.
Disaster strikes (no surprises because everything goes wrong for me...)
when I go to Monitors control panel and select 1024x768 and guess what;
the display buggers up! :)  Everything goes white and sonly certain
colours on the screen are shown up making it impossible to see anything.

Now, I did get this mode running, once.  And I did fiddle with the
Gamma settings which did actually give the same thing (this awful white
mess...), but since restoring the display settings in SShifter I have
made sure the Gamma is set on the normal one; or is that the normal one
i selected....

Hmmm. :)

Oh and I need to find out why when I set Virtual Memory on, the Mac's
Finder crashes... :)  Dum diddly f'ing dumm... :)))

Guess I will get time to read the docs better tonight! :)  Please don't
tell me to RTFM regarding my display problem because it's not in the
manual! :)

I am running Picasso `96 2.0 on a Pixel 64 on a XC68040RC40 BTW... :)

I want to use Fusion in the hope of being able to print on my Epson
Stylus Colour 400 which was not possible on SShifter.. :)

/me goes back to ShapeShifter for the time being... :)

All the best,

Nick.



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:00:09 +0000
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Hi Tom,

> To be honest I don't do the polls not out of apathy but for two reasons:

> 1. Financial - I try to spend an absolute minimum of time online these
> days.  I.e. connect once to collect mail.  Write replies offline and
> connect again to send them.  I do all the web browsing I need whilst my
> mail downloads.  I.e. a quick check on amiga.org for the main news.

There is a minimum charge of 5p anyway, and you can certainly get to afb and
vote on several polls in that time - I do so from home!

> 2. The times I have seen a poll that I thought I would enter, I've gone to
> the page and then found afterwards that someone has updated it and wants
> votes for the updated version as well. I've done this several times and I
> finally decided to give up.

It doesn't happen *that* often.

> If there's ever a time that you want proper polls that you're actually
> going to take notice of then please say so in the email.  And make sure
> it's the final version!

If I did that, don't you think that everyone would also do that, thus
rendering it a bit unimportant? Besides which, you can see for yourself
that the polls get used - they are on the afb page every issue.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 09:09:02 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:55:11 +0000, Ben Vost ([e-mail]) wrote:

> > I think the new aesthetic (so called) limitations suit AF more than
> > these days as well, it was looking a bit odd with the jewel box weighing
> > down the front.
>
> Well, I have wanted to ditch the jewel case for some time now anyway

I think it looks better with a cardboard case too, but having seen another
one at the user group at the weekend, I don't see how cutting along that
red line would make the whole case fit into a jewel one ...  ;-)

Kev

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Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:18:04 +0000
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Hi Vincenzo,

> I did not understand from the review of Pagestream4 if a full
> printed manual comes with it.

Sorry, no it doesn't yet. Nor up-to-date online docs.

All the best,
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Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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Sony unveils matt-black box of red and green lights




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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 09:06:50 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:46:42 -0800, Nick Lamburn ([e-mail]) wrote:

> b) Piracy.  Nuff Said; stamp this out or crush it soon, or everything
> will be in vain..

The only way they will do this is if they give every machine a unique
serial number, which you tell to the vendor when you buy the software.
They lock it so that it will only run on that machine.  It's a bit
controversial, cos what if you want to play your game on your mayes house?
You have to take the whole shebang with you.  And what if your machine
breaks and you get a new one?  Do you have to buy it all again, or pay a
"renumber" fee?

Kev

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Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM



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Date: 15 Feb 2000 9:5:17 +0000
From: "Neil Bothwick" <[e-mail]>
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Jonathan Day said,

> First off, please don`t slam me for the apostraphy,

That's not an apostraphy, it's not even an apostrophe. It's a backtick :)


Neil
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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:39:42 +0000
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Hi Jonathan,

> First off, please don`t slam me for the apostraphy, don`t want to start
> that thread again  :-)

> Secondly, what`s happening with the surveys?  Have you organised it with
> someone else?

Sorry, I dropped the ball on it, I still have them here.

All the best,
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Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
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From: jeremy spring <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 12:38:02 +1200
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Hello adam

On 15-Feb-00, you wrote:

> Hello all
>
> On the subject Piracy
> Taping a film from Cable , Sky , TV is piracy (if we dont own the
> original)
>
AMIGA PIRACY SUCKS :-(
>
Regards
--

Whilest I agree with your sentiments on Amiga piracy, I have to
disagree with your statement regarding video tapes.  As far as I know, as
long as the programme was aired on free a TV channel, it is legal to tape
it.
Jeremy Spring Powered by an 040 4000 with a stuffed internal clock but
potloads of memory
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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:45:31 +0000
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Hi adam,

>> I don't see how you can call that "grassing" - you were the one
>> who posted a message on a public message forum (anybody could have
>> read your message), admitting that you owned illegal/pirate PSX
>> games.

> Are you sure you have got the right person i do not own a psx and i
> certainly don't pirate psx games

>> I really don't know why I'm wasting my time writing this message - I
>> suppose I just don't like being accused for things I haven't done

> You have got the wrong person here and thanks a lot for branding me a
> pirate :-(

Okay. Entertaining as this thread may be, take it off the list please. Don't
air dirty linen in public.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Calm down.  It's only ones and zeros.




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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:47:06 +0000
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Hi adam,

>> If you subscribed to AF it would cost you a lot less - look at the
>> subscription offers in your 'thin tv guide'.

> if it works out a lot cheaper then i will subscribe

About half-price. If you subscribe through a usergroup (this is being set up
right now), then it's 49% off. See the sig.

> Af is a good mag , why dont neil bothwick have his own page :-)

Because he has had two pages of his own.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Got an AF subscription? If not, why not ring *01458 271102* and save
yourself 44% on the cover price? (more for overseas readers!)




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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:54:00 +0000
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Hi Dauber,

>>> It's not that good... KF>
>> So? It's better than nothing, and coupled with my forthcoming PalomaIV
>> can add sound to any AVIs I make ...

> Heh....I remember a long time ago on this list I asked what the best sound
> card was. Ben said Prelude, but for those with a PIV, the Concierto would
> be the best option. :)

That's right. I stand by what I said, but the Concierto really isn't that
good.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Stuff happens to thing due to whatever




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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 09:57:11 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:54:00 +0000, Ben Vost ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hi Dauber,
>
> >>> It's not that good... KF>
> >> So? It's better than nothing, and coupled with my forthcoming PalomaIV
> >> can add sound to any AVIs I make ...
>
> > Heh....I remember a long time ago on this list I asked what the best sound
> > card was. Ben said Prelude, but for those with a PIV, the Concierto would
> > be the best option. :)
>
> That's right. I stand by what I said, but the Concierto really isn't that
> good.

I can't get hold of either a Prelude or a Concierto.  So what do I do?
;-)

Kev

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From: "Matthew O'Neill" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:06:05 GMT
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>So you didn't send him derogatory remarks about his bloated PC and >how you
>hoped it'd crash and burn?   ;-)

The free amiga guy or the man from BT?... ;) nah, Mr.BT might not be too
happy though... =)
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:06:02 -0800
From: "Matthew J Fletcher" <[e-mail]>
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Hi all.

Well this is great news, now p5 (god rest there souls), have given up
on any nasty QNX ideas, and H&P, have been converted over to ElateRTOS,
instead of wasteing there time with a PPC OS3.x, we dont face the
prospect of any nastly little splinters in Amiga Corp`s side.

-matthew



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:08:15 +0000
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Hi Kevin,

> The only way they will do this is if they give every machine a unique
> serial number, which you tell to the vendor when you buy the software.
> They lock it so that it will only run on that machine. It's a bit
> controversial, cos what if you want to play your game on your mayes hou=
se?
> You have to take the whole shebang with you. And what if your machine
> breaks and you get a new one? Do you have to buy it all again, or pay a=

> "renumber" fee?

That's what they do with SGIs. Not only that, but you have to re-apply fo=
r a
keyfile for your registered (at =A320,000) software every three months, t=
o
limit the use of it by pirates...

All the best,
-- =

Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:09:02 +0000
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Hi Kevin,

>> Well, I have wanted to ditch the jewel case for some time now anyway

> I think it looks better with a cardboard case too, but having seen another
> one at the user group at the weekend, I don't see how cutting along that
> red line would make the whole case fit into a jewel one ...  ;-)

I bleedin' did it here, din't I? </Alf Garnett>

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
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Q:  How much does a cockney pay for his shampoo?
A:  Pantene




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From: adam james <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:57:49 +0000
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Hello, all

i have a 32x IDE cd-rom drive and it does something quite wierd , it
scratches the cd"s with a perfectly straight line inner to outer and it
looks like someone has slashed it with a knife

is anyone else getting this prob ? anyone now whats causing it?

--
Adam james









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From: adam james <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:05:45 +0000
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Hello

> Hi Rick,
> =

>>>> When I asked for the patch I send them all the nessassery details
>>>> and it came in the post the next day.
> =

>>> Is there any chance you could just forward it to me, please? I
>>> don't suppose they'll  particularly want the hassle of finding it.
> =

>> Any chance you could CC it to me too?
> =

> Why oh why do people insist on using this list for this, rather than
> simply sending mail to the person that will be able to do it for
> them?!
> =

> All the best,

to the original poster I have the patch for WormsDC on Floppy just give m=
e your email address and i will send it

make a back up of worms executable file =


-- =

Adam james









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From: adam james <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:04:37 +0000
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Hello Matthew

On 15-Feb-00, you wrote something worth answering
> =

> Well, this was posted to the psxamiga list in January:
> =

>> Hello Stephen
>> =

>> On 04-Jan-00, you wrote something worth answering
>> =

>> =

>>> BTW -  if anyone wants Le Mans, my copy is available for swapping
>>> as I'm sick of it.. I haven't got the dosh to swap it yet at the
>>> local shop, but if any one of you want to swap me something for
>>> it, then fine :)
>> =

>> is Le Mans a copy or a original , i have a lot of games if you want
>> to trade
>> =

>> =

>> ps: my games are copies not originals all UK PAL versions =

>> =

>> i have enclosed all my psx games in a list attached to this email =

>> =

>> -- =

>> Adam james

Now thats wierd =



> The style is identical to yours. If it wasn't you, I'd recommend that
> you get in touch with EGroups so you can find out who did post it and
> get their ISP to take action against them =


I have sent a email to Eidosnet telling them of forged documents posted =

But as soon as i find who the f**ker is he/she wish they was never connec=
ted =


>I haven't got the original copy with headers to hand, but the post is >a=
rchived at http://www.egroups.com/group/psxamiga/39.html? .
> =


i will have a good look at this =


>> If its a set up then Labour is involved =

> =

> Argh. Can we please leave politics out of it?
:-)
-- =

Adam james









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From: adam james <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:13:36 +0000
In-Reply-To: <03c601bf768b$f7c7ee70$e9fe31d4@trogsoft>
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Hello Neil

On 14-Feb-00, you wrote something worth answering

> From what I've seen, Oliver wouldn't go around accusing people of that
> sort of thing if he didn't have some sort of basis for his claims.

Yep Point taken

> Perhaps someone called adam james did say those psx things, but it was
> a different one, or something.

Someone who is a good forger

>
> If it wasn't you, say so. No need to get in a bad mood about it.

i am in no bad mood :-)

I will find out who did it and they will be reported

End of subject , now i can carry on and talk about my favorite mag

--
Adam james









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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:17:46 -0800
From: "Nick Lamburn" <[e-mail]>
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Hi

> > b) Piracy.  Nuff Said; stamp this out or crush it soon, or
everything
> > will be in vain..
>
> The only way they will do this is if they give every machine a unique
> serial number, which you tell to the vendor when you buy the
software.
> They lock it so that it will only run on that machine.  It's a bit
> controversial, cos what if you want to play your game on your mayes
house?
> You have to take the whole shebang with you.  And what if your machine
> breaks and you get a new one?  Do you have to buy it all again, or
pay a
> "renumber" fee?

That's a very good idea! :)  In my opinion the user should be able to
pay at a very small cost an extra license for other machines, like you
do on things such as (urrrgh) MS Office, you buy the main package and
extra licenses to use it on other machines, say on a LAN.  This could
be the basis for a very good idea imo.

Well done!

All the best,

Nick.



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From: adam james <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:21:15 +0000
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Hello Ben

On 15-Feb-00, you wrote something worth answering


> Okay. Entertaining as this thread may be, take it off the list please.
> Don't air dirty linen in public.
>
> All the best,

ok THREAD ENDED :-)

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From: adam james <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:22:07 +0000
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Hello Ben

On 15-Feb-00, you wrote something worth answering

> Hi adam,
>
>>> If you subscribed to AF it would cost you a lot less - look at the
>>> subscription offers in your 'thin tv guide'.
>
>> if it works out a lot cheaper then i will subscribe
>
> About half-price. If you subscribe through a usergroup (this is being
> set up right now), then it's 49% off. See the sig.
>

49% of that sounds great i will subscribe


--
Adam james









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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:23:16 -0800
From: "Nick Lamburn" <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To:  <88b8ea$[e-mail]>
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Hi,

> Well this is great news, now p5 (god rest there souls), have given up
> on any nasty QNX ideas, and H&P, have been converted over to
ElateRTOS,
> instead of wasteing there time with a PPC OS3.x, we dont face the
> prospect of any nastly little splinters in Amiga Corp`s side.

I think it's great that H&P; one of the most respected IMO developers
on the Amiga has been persuaded by the goods of Amiga Inc. and Tao
Corp.  It's great that a split will not occur; I was seriously worried
that H&P would want to use Amiga OS on PPC and Amiga Inc. Elate etc.;
causing a rift like the QNX Vs. Linux episode last year.

I'm also very happy that the WOA 2000 show is going ahead; great News
IMO.... :)  Just what I need after my A-Level exams this year... :))

Shame my cheque, HD floppy drive haven't arrived and fusion is being
moody... :)

All the best,

Nick.



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:26:47 -0800
From: "Nick Lamburn" <[e-mail]>
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Hi,

> i have a 32x IDE cd-rom drive and it does something quite wierd , it
> scratches the cd"s with a perfectly straight line inner to outer and
it
> looks like someone has slashed it with a knife
>
> is anyone else getting this prob ? anyone now whats causing it?

Sounds like something has got inside the drive and is scratching it,
this is rather strange and isn't doing much good to your CDs by the
sounds of it!  Open the drive's tray and give a good hard blow; that
may dislodge the offending scratcher :) and solve your problem.

Plan B is not give it a hard bang (it is normally for me, I admit! :)
but perhaps to try a friend's CD mechanism of a cheap new one; that
will almost certainly cure it.

All the best,

Nick.



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From: "Matthew O'Neill" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:30:31 GMT
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>Not everyone spells badly because they are lazy, it could be other >reasons
>as well, eg, been dyslexic, or english not been a first language.

Must...resist the urge... mustn't make..... dyslexic joke.....uggggh!

;)

Can people like me still just have bad spelling then?

Mush - mmmm
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From: Rick Hodger <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:33:15 +0000
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I watched as Alan Anthony hammered "[afb] Re: momentary lapse of Amiga..."
out on their keyboard...


> Hi Ben,

>> I know it's off-topic, and I don't want any follow-ups, but I just saw
>> this in trade mag MCV:

> Did you also know that the DVD will be cut down, ( no DTS and poss no AC3)

Um...for the uninitiated in DVD terminology, a breif explanation please?

> and they are having trouble with the graphics performance.

*snigger* Everytime I've heard anything about that damn thing in the last
3-4 months, it's been bad.  Another thing is that having seen a scale (1:1)
model of one in the local GAME store, it's bloody massive for a games
console! Easily larger than the original one...

--
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From: Rick Hodger <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:44:19 +0000
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I watched as Daniel Thornton hammered "[afb] Re: Guess what's on AF135?" out
on their keyboard...

> On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:12:08 +0000, [e-mail] was largin'
> it with these words...

>> There wasn't time to announce it in last issue (the one you're reading
>> now), but we'll have a stonking giveaway on our next issue.

> I meant to ask this the other day; can one of the Fusion hardfiles
> you're doing have a Netscape installation on it? It's too big to
> download, y'see.

There's a problem with that, when I set up SS, the only decent PPP system
available was FreePPP, and it is completely incompatible with Netscape,
plus Netscape are pretty much PPC only now, IE4 (argh! no! getitaway!
getitaway!) comes in both 68k and PPC flavours, but IE5 is PPC only. It's
possible they might not be able to get a 68k version of Netscape anymore...

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From: Rick Hodger <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:48:07 +0000
In-Reply-To: <889huv$[e-mail]>
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I watched as David McMinn hammered "[afb] Re: Guess what's on AF135?" out on
their keyboard...

>> Whatever it is, I don't think we should over-hype it too much.  Which
>> authors have left the Amiga recently after dissappointing sales?
> Besides
>> Newsrog and the packages you mentioned, I don't know ...

> Ben said "he's pretty much left" so it sounds like a not officially
> left, just not producing updates very often kind of thing. MiamiDx?
> Holger K's away playing Carl S and Rebol now...

Ben, you're a complete bastard ;)

It would be, seeing as I just ordered the normal Miami from Weird
Science...but I wouldn't think so as afaik Miami and MiamiDx haven't had
what you'd call disapointing sales.  More likely it's some big fancy
graphics package, or something that lots of people use, but won't register
(hmmm....MUI? ;)

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From: "Matthew O'Neill" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:41:32 GMT
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>Any clues as to what this software is, or to the identity of the >author?

At least tell us what type of software it is! text, graphic, DTP, 3d...?

os3.5? ;)
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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:42:03 +0000
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
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Hi Nyk,

>>> Can't remember how I installed it (in August 97...) but the user
>>> dictionary is ispell:lib/.ispell_english and it's one word per line
>>> sort of thing..

>> Yep, got that, but iSpell doesn't respond to it...

> <checks> Ah...
> -->--
> ispell:bin/ispell -dispell:lib/english.hash -p/ispell/lib/.ispell_english
> --<--

> Any better?

Yes, I can now add words manually to the dictionary, but I can't simply add
them in YAM... thanks!

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
try this: http://www.channel4.com/mark_thomas/




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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:44:43 -0800
From: "Malcolm Campbell" <[e-mail]>
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Hi Richard,

>> Thanks, I've been working on it for ages.
> Out of curiosity how long did it take you, the typing alone must have
taken
> ages.

I started work on it in July (which was the last time I mentioned it
on afb). It takes about two to three hours to update but thanks to
the newsletter it now takes longer. You may notice the consistent
design throughout - this is the result of a program I wrote in ACE
Basic and is the main reason I still use my Amiga.

>> It's been listed for months.
> Sorry I should have said which section. I saw the entry in Free ISP's
but you
> might also like to also include them in the Web Hosting section.

They are only added to the web hosting section if they don't require
a dial-up connection regularly - if Free4all doesn't then let me know.

I got my .co.uk for =A35 and .com for =A330, and transfered them to Mersinet
because they installed REBOL when I asked them - a good company.

All the best,
--
Malcolm Campbell
[e-mail]
FreesiteUK - http://www.freesiteuk.com



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:46:02 -0800
From: "Nick Lamburn" <[e-mail]>
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Hi All,

Now I have said what i think of consoles before, but this is my
opinion, here goes :)

> >> I know it's off-topic, and I don't want any follow-ups, but I just
saw
> >> this in trade mag MCV:
>
> > Did you also know that the DVD will be cut down, ( no DTS and poss
no AC3)
>
> Um...for the uninitiated in DVD terminology, a breif explanation
please?

Wow that's some DVD implementation Sony! ;)  Consoles are pants, and
will forever be pants.  Take the Amiga - a decent computer, which we
all know and love. :)  Take the CD32; a bog standard 14MHz 020 2Mb
jobby :), do you regard the CD32 as high as the same spec A1200.  I
don't.  Consoles are things that are consigned to the cupboard under
the stairs.  They provide a laff and then are chucked into oblivion
only to be found when your family moves house... :)

> > and they are having trouble with the graphics performance.
>
> *snigger* Everytime I've heard anything about that damn thing in the
last
> 3-4 months, it's been bad.  Another thing is that having seen a scale
(1:1)
> model of one in the local GAME store, it's bloody massive for a games
> console! Easily larger than the original one...

Pah!  All they ever want is Graphics! :)  And another thing, the 'MCC'
(or was it MMC, I don't care :) was pretty nasty looking IMO, the
Playstation II (sorry :) is even worse.  If my dog had yakked up his
dinner he would have come up with a more asethetical design! :)

Consoles are a waste of time; get a computer and do something useful..
:)

All the best,

Nick.





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Hi,

> > I meant to ask this the other day; can one of the Fusion hardfiles
> > you're doing have a Netscape installation on it? It's too big to
> > download, y'see.
>
> There's a problem with that, when I set up SS, the only decent PPP
system
> available was FreePPP, and it is completely incompatible with
Netscape,
> plus Netscape are pretty much PPC only now, IE4 (argh! no! getitaway!
> getitaway!) comes in both 68k and PPC flavours, but IE5 is PPC only.
It's
> possible they might not be able to get a 68k version of Netscape
anymore...

I have sucessfully ran, FreePPP using ShapeShifter using my Free4All
account which I usually use on my Amiga side of things.  I also use IE
3.01, sorry, but I can tell you this much:

IE3, 4 and Netscape is sooooo slow on a 68K CPU compared to any Amiga
browser, though IE is useful for pages that V3 mashes... :)  IIRC, CU
Amiga had Netscape 3 i think on an old CUCD, #11 i think...

All the best,

Nick.



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Hi,

> At least tell us what type of software it is! text, graphic, DTP,
3d...?
>
> os3.5? ;)

Oooooh so close, actually it's Workbench 1.2 in its full crowing blue
and orange glory... ;)

Or could easily be Lightwave 5, (yeah right) perhaps Draw Studio 2 (I
reckon that's what it is...), or even Final Writer '97 (ooooh that'd be
good!).

Or we may even get Ben's favourite; TurboText, that'd be good... :)

For all we know it could even be...  :)

All the best,

Nick.




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Hi Nick,

> Oooooh so close, actually it's Workbench 1.2 in its full crowing blue
> and orange glory... ;)

You do know that we now have WB3.0 on our CD every issue now, right?

> Or could easily be Lightwave 5, (yeah right) perhaps Draw Studio 2 (I
> reckon that's what it is...), or even Final Writer '97 (ooooh that'd be
> good!).

> Or we may even get Ben's favourite; TurboText, that'd be good... :)

> For all we know it could even be...  :)

Don't even bother. You'll all work yourselves into complete tizzies and then
be ever-so disappointed when it's revealed.

All the best,
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:04:25 -0800
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Hi,

> Don't even bother. You'll all work yourselves into complete tizzies
and then
> be ever-so disappointed when it's revealed.

Awww it's not as big as it was made out then, all this euphoria! :)  Or
is Ben playing it down? :)  No I didn't know WBench 3.0 was on the AFCD
each month, but I already have that so it's not that much of a free
goody! :))

I reckon it's a MacOS 7.5.5 hard file; which would be nice I
suppose.... :)

All the best,

Nick.



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Hi Nick,

> is Ben playing it down? :)  No I didn't know WBench 3.0 was on the AFCD
> each month, but I already have that so it's not that much of a free
> goody! :))

No, but it's handy if you corrupt a disk, or can't find them. That was the
point. I couldn't get 3.1 because Petro wanted a licence fee for it.

> I reckon it's a MacOS 7.5.5 hard file; which would be nice I
> suppose.... :)

There's one of those already on the CD.

All the best,
--
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:12:43 -0800
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Hi,

> > is Ben playing it down? :)  No I didn't know WBench 3.0 was on the
AFCD
> > each month, but I already have that so it's not that much of a free
> > goody! :))
>
> No, but it's handy if you corrupt a disk, or can't find them. That
was the
> point. I couldn't get 3.1 because Petro wanted a licence fee for it.

That's a good point, in fact Neil Bullock was looking for a Workbench
Disk the other day because his A1200's hard disk is up the creek, shame
the Amiga (well exc. CD32) doesn't boot from the cd drive... :)  That's
a good thing to do Ben, I think you should have made it clearer in the
mag that it exists.  If you have, please pardon me! :)

> > I reckon it's a MacOS 7.5.5 hard file; which would be nice I
> > suppose.... :)
>
> There's one of those already on the CD.

What this CD, AFCD50?  Where abouts? :)  I looked in the MacOS 7.5.3
drawer in the -Serious-/Commercial path but I couldn't see anything
there; where abouts is it?? :)

All the best,

Nick.



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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 11:09:26 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:09:02 +0000, Ben Vost ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hi Kevin,

'lo

> >> Well, I have wanted to ditch the jewel case for some time now anyway
>
> > I think it looks better with a cardboard case too, but having seen another
> > one at the user group at the weekend, I don't see how cutting along that
> > red line would make the whole case fit into a jewel one ...  ;-)
>
> I bleedin' did it here, din't I? </Alf Garnett>

You must have exceptionally large jewels then.     ;-)

Kev

PS  I obviously meant jewel cases, you perverts!

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:08:15 +0000, Ben Vost (ben=2Evost@futurenet=2Eco=2Eu=
k) wrote:
> Hi Kevin,

Hi,

> > The only way they will do this is if they give every machine a unique
> > serial number, which you tell to the vendor when you buy the software=
=2E
> > They lock it so that it will only run on that machine=2E It's a bit
> > controversial, cos what if you want to play your game on your mayes hou=
se?
> > You have to take the whole shebang with you=2E And what if your machine
> > breaks and you get a new one? Do you have to buy it all again, or pay a
> > "renumber" fee?
>=20
> That's what they do with SGIs=2E Not only that, but you have to re-apply =
for a
> keyfile for your registered (at =A320,000) software every three months, t=
o
> limit the use of it by pirates=2E=2E=2E

I knew they did it with some high-end systems but I didn't know which to be
honest=2E  I kne wit wasn't an original idea though - they'd actually
considered doing it in the very first PCs and if they had there'd be very
little piracy today, but they decided against it and the rest is history =
=2E=2E=2E

The best thing about it though is that you can distribute software that'll
run on any machine, with certain modules restricted to certain ones, so you
can have a WP package licensed for a LAN with only certain people able to
use certain parts of it=2E  It adds great security to documents - you can s=
et
one up so that it'll only load on your machine  :-)

This is in theory btw, I've no idea if SGIs do this already  ;)

Kev

--=20
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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:06:05 GMT, Matthew O'Neill ([e-mail]) wrote:
> >So you didn't send him derogatory remarks about his bloated PC and >how you
> >hoped it'd crash and burn?   ;-)
>
> The free amiga guy or the man from BT?... ;) nah, Mr.BT might not be too
> happy though... =)

The free amiga stuff guy - Chesh.

Kev


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Hi Nick,

>>> I reckon it's a MacOS 7.5.5 hard file; which would be nice I
>>> suppose.... :)
>>
>> There's one of those already on the CD.

> What this CD, AFCD50?  Where abouts? :)  I looked in the MacOS 7.5.3
> drawer in the -Serious-/Commercial path but I couldn't see anything
> there; where abouts is it?? :)

No, on AFCD51, along with FreeDOS for the PCx side of things...

All the best,
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:12:43 -0800, Nick Lamburn ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > > I reckon it's a MacOS 7.5.5 hard file; which would be nice I
> > > suppose.... :)
> >
> > There's one of those already on the CD.
>
> What this CD, AFCD50?  Where abouts? :)  I looked in the MacOS 7.5.3
> drawer in the -Serious-/Commercial path but I couldn't see anything
> there; where abouts is it?? :)

Nah, there's one of them already on AFCD51.  Personally I think it is
DrawStudio & ImageStudio ....

... or NewsRog ...

... or ...


Kev

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Hi all,

Going back to our solo thought for the month for this issue. Who wants to be
immortalised as afb-page-writer for this issue? You'll have to hurry, I'll
need it by Thursday morning...

Oh yes, and I've decided to do a "tip for the month" on that page as well.
ATM, I'm thinking of using Chris Dallimore's useful hint on how to hide
non-DOS disks from Installer and the like, but if any of you have a more
helpful suggestion, fire away.

All the best,
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:34:36 -0800
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Hi,

I would love to do it Ben!  Please!  I need something for my media
portfolio, I'm a good writer! :)  See my PCx stuff in AF125.
Pleeeeeease! :)

All the best,

Nick.



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Hi Nick,

> I would love to do it Ben!  Please!  I need something for my media
> portfolio, I'm a good writer! :)  See my PCx stuff in AF125.
> Pleeeeeease! :)

Go ahead. You know the rules. Send me 650 words on the afb, make it
entertaining and you'll get on the page...

All the best,
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:38:31 -0800
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Hi Ben,

> > I would love to do it Ben!  Please!  I need something for my media
> > portfolio, I'm a good writer! :)  See my PCx stuff in AF125.
> > Pleeeeeease! :)
>
> Go ahead. You know the rules. Send me 650 words on the afb, make it
> entertaining and you'll get on the page...

Okay, I'm doing it now! :)

All the best,

Nick.



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Hi Nick,

>>> I would love to do it Ben!  Please!  I need something for my media
>>> portfolio, I'm a good writer! :)  See my PCx stuff in AF125.
>>> Pleeeeeease! :)
>>
>> Go ahead. You know the rules. Send me 650 words on the afb, make it
>> entertaining and you'll get on the page...

> Okay, I'm doing it now! :)

Don't forget, that's "send *me*", not the list.

All the best,
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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:18:03 +0000, Ben Vost ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hi all,

'lo

> Oh yes, and I've decided to do a "tip for the month" on that page as well.
> ATM, I'm thinking of using Chris Dallimore's useful hint on how to hide
> non-DOS disks from Installer and the like, but if any of you have a more
> helpful suggestion, fire away.

What about the hiding a dedicated Mac partition by creating a mountfile for
it, and only having it mounted when you're about to run Fusion or SS?  Is
this the same thing?

Kev, with his thinking cap on

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:52:08 -0800, "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
wrote:
> Hi Vincenzo,
>
> > I did not understand from the review of Pagestream4 if a full
> > printed manual comes with it.
>
> I don't think it does. I think it only comes with the online help (ju
> st
> don't quote me on that!).
>
The current release does *only* have online help. . .

BUT you might as well call it a pre-release really, as there will be a
full printed manual, and it will be sent to those who order/upgrade ps4
now, and PDF export will work. . . and stuff

> Paul Laycock
>
>

Andy Kinsella.



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:46:51 -0800
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Hi,

> What about the hiding a dedicated Mac partition by creating a
mountfile for
> it, and only having it mounted when you're about to run Fusion or SS?
 Is
> this the same thing?

That's what I do for PCx, PC-Task and now Fusion since it takes the
devices name such as PCHD:, MAC0: etc., ShapeShifter just reads the
device (scsi.device) the id, and the cylinders it takes up, which is
why the volume doesn't need to be mounted.  A simple mountlist as Kevin
says gets around this where you mount and dismount the partition when
necessary.

Good one Kevin! :)  A worthy idea IMO. :)

Another tip, add buffers to an invalidated hard disk partition to speed
up re-validation! :)

All the best,

Nick.





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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 04:20:38 -0800
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Hi Nick,

> Another tip, add buffers to an invalidated hard disk partition to
speed
> up re-validation! :)

Or go and make a cup of tea. Should be finished by the time th kettles
boiled! ;)

Another tip is to never let anyone else use your Amiga, as they can
screw up *so* easily, even though they "know what [they're] doing".

Paul Laycock



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 04:27:18 -0800
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Hi Paul,

> > Another tip, add buffers to an invalidated hard disk partition to
> speed
> > up re-validation! :)
>
> Or go and make a cup of tea. Should be finished by the time th kettles
> boiled! ;)

No no no no no nooooo Tea, Coffee, lovely sweeeeeet caffine enriched
coffeeeeee... :))

> Another tip is to never let anyone else use your Amiga, as they can
> screw up *so* easily, even though they "know what [they're] doing".

Which is why they have the A600, they go no where near my A1200T! :)
(I've already screwed it up enough times myself... :)

All the best,

Nick.




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From: "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 12:28:17 +0000
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:46:51 -0800, Nick Lamburn ([e-mail]) wrote:
> Hi,

'lo

> > What about the hiding a dedicated Mac partition by creating a mountfile for
> > it, and only having it mounted when you're about to run Fusion or SS?  Is
> > this the same thing?
>
> That's what I do for PCx, PC-Task and now Fusion since it takes the
> devices name such as PCHD:, MAC0: etc., ShapeShifter just reads the
> device (scsi.device) the id, and the cylinders it takes up, which is
> why the volume doesn't need to be mounted.  A simple mountlist as Kevin
> says gets around this where you mount and dismount the partition when
> necessary.

I also did the same thing when I used to use VMM - my VMEM: partition would
be mounted as part of the script that actually ran VMM.  I'd better delete
that mountfile tbh as I don't have it set up any more, and if I accidently
run it I might cause severe data loss ...

> Good one Kevin! :)  A worthy idea IMO. :)

Ta, I'm full of it at the moment.  Ideas that is  ;-)

> Another tip, add buffers to an invalidated hard disk partition to speed
> up re-validation! :)

You'd have to boot with no startup sequence and do a addbuffers dh4: 500
for that to be effective ...

Kev

--
Kevin "Redvers" Fairhurst - ICQ 56332267, redver5 on AIM



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 04:43:47 -0800
From: "Phil Allen" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: [afb] AmigaGuide - I've nearly got it!
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Okay, following the almost overwhelming deluge of advice I got on how
to create an AmigaGuide, I have created my first such document. Thanks
all!

Problem. When I set the default tool for the Guide to *multiview*, I am
told that an icon needs to be created to hold the information. I click
*yes* but when I try to run the guide by double-clicking on it I am
told there is no program icon and the blasted machine hangs the next
time I try to do something. Any ideas? I'm fresh out.

Cheers, Phil



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 05:22:03 -0800
From: "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
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Hi Nick,

> > Another tip is to never let anyone else use your Amiga, as they can
> > screw up *so* easily, even though they "know what [they're] doing".
>
> Which is why they have the A600, they go no where near my A1200T! :)
> (I've already screwed it up enough times myself... :)

Yeh, I know what you mean. After getting back from a hard days work, it
is so nice to find that your cousins came round to visit, promptly
deciding that they wanted to "play on the computer". Anger doesn't
begin to describe it. Luckily, nothing wrong, but ot could have
happened!

Paul Laycock



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 05:24:17 -0800
From: "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
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Hi Kevin,

> > Another tip, add buffers to an invalidated hard disk partition to
speed
> > up re-validation! :)
>
> You'd have to boot with no startup sequence and do a addbuffers dh4:
500
> for that to be effective ...

Only 500?! I have a good 1000 on my games partition - always. Speeds
loading of Quake and DooM no end...

Paul Laycock

PS. Validation is a lot quicker on a PowerFlyer, plus it actuallt tells
you it is validating rather than give you a black screen. ;)



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:24:11 +0000
In-Reply-To: <88bk21$[e-mail]>
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Hi Paul,

>> You'd have to boot with no startup sequence and do a addbuffers dh4:
> 500
>> for that to be effective ...

> Only 500?! I have a good 1000 on my games partition - always. Speeds
> loading of Quake and DooM no end...

> Paul Laycock

> PS. Validation is a lot quicker on a PowerFlyer, plus it actuallt tells
> you it is validating rather than give you a black screen. ;)

I don't mind you carrying on this thread, but please take not of the subject
and change it if appropriate. I've left it as it is on purpose this time!

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Loose Lips Drop Chips




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From: Robert Johnston <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:32:43 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Allen [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: 15 February 2000 12:44
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [afb] AmigaGuide - I've nearly got it!
>
> Problem. When I set the default tool for the Guide to
> *multiview*, I am
> told that an icon needs to be created to hold the information. I click
> *yes* but when I try to run the guide by double-clicking on it I am
> told there is no program icon and the blasted machine hangs the next
> time I try to do something. Any ideas? I'm fresh out.

Make sure the type of the file is set to "Project" (Not Executable)
--
Robert Johnston (A.C.P.)
Customer Response Operative, Simply Computers
0870 727 4020 x657
Free delivery on the Web @ http://www.simply.co.uk
Project X?


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From: Chris Millar <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:40:49 +0000
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Hello Kevin

On 15-Feb-00, you wrote:
> Nah, there's one of them already on AFCD51.  Personally I think it is
> DrawStudio & ImageStudio ....
>
> ... or NewsRog ...
>
> ... or ...
>
My vote goes for.....

DiskSalv 4

Regards

chris
--
 Arse Biscuits!
-- Father Jack, Father Ted

Powered by PowerPC Amiga in Dumfries & Galloway

A1200 Power Tower, 200Mhz PPC/060 50Mhz, BVision, 74Mb Ram, OS3.5, CGX V4.1

Panasonic 36" Wiiiiddeessccrreeennn TV, Pioneer 717 MultiRegion DVD, Denon
AC3 Decoder, Mordaunt-Short Speakers, Marantz SubWoofer.....



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 05:56:33 -0800
From: "Matthew J Fletcher" <[e-mail]>
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The AmigaOS4.0 devkit ??



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From: Robert Johnston <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:00:42 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew J Fletcher [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: 15 February 2000 13:57
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [afb] Re: Guess what's on AF135?
>
> The AmigaOS4.0 devkit ??

First of all, we need OS4.0...
--
Robert Johnston (A.C.P.)
Customer Response Operative, Simply Computers
0870 727 4020 x657
Free delivery on the Web @ http://www.simply.co.uk
I'm the King of Wishful Thinking...


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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:02:02 +0000
In-Reply-To: <1AF46531C3DCD3119F6500D0B723B4B24EFC8C@THE_EXCHANGE>
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Hi Robert,

>> Subject: [afb] Re: Guess what's on AF135?
>>
>> The AmigaOS4.0 devkit ??

> First of all, we need OS4.0...

We also have just secured something brilliant for AF136, however, we
probably won't continue to offer these things after that issue...

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Excuse for the day: bad ether in the cables




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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 06:04:14 -0800
From: "Matthew J Fletcher" <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To:  <1AF46531C3DCD3119F6500D0B723B4B24EFC8C@THE_EXCHANGE>
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robert johnston <[e-mail]> wrote:

> > The AmigaOS4.0 devkit ??
>
> First of all, we need OS4.0...

I was thinking allong the lines of the pre-release beta devkit..

-matthew



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:05:54 +0000
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Hi Matthew,

>>> The AmigaOS4.0 devkit ??
>>
>> First of all, we need OS4.0...

> I was thinking allong the lines of the pre-release beta devkit..

...first we need a pre-release beta... :)

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Try this: http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html




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From: "Chris Green" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:12:16 -0000
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Hi Ben

> We also have just secured something brilliant for AF136, however, we
> probably won't continue to offer these things after that issue...

That sounds a bit ominous?

Chris Green
Technical Editor - Computing
VNU Business Publications, 32-34 Broadwick Street, London, W1A 2HG
..................................................................
Fax: [phone]      Email: [e-mail]
ICQ: 10921400                 URL:   http://computing.vnunet.com
..................................................................


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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:11:55 +0000
In-Reply-To: <011f01bf77be$a97d0e60$[e-mail]>
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Hi Chris,

>> We also have just secured something brilliant for AF136, however, we
>> probably won't continue to offer these things after that issue...

> That sounds a bit ominous?

No, we'll just run out of cash to offer software.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
A good death: Taking a bullet for the Science Nun




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From: Robert Johnston <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:16:37 -0000
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I'm getting old... Oficially.
You can now (As of Today) calculate my age by doing the following...

------8<---------
Public Age int
Age = (Val(left$(Year,2))) + (Val(Right$(Year,2)))
------8<---------

And Year has to be in the Four-Digit Form (2000, 2010, 2996 Etc)
It also only works for the next Hundred years, although it is rumoured there
is a Government taskforce looking into it...
--
Robert Johnston (A.C.P.)
Customer Response Operative, Simply Computers
0870 727 4020 x657
Free delivery on the Web @ http://www.simply.co.uk
Aaaaa Very merry unbirthday, to you, to you!


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Date: 15 Feb 2000 15:16:14 +0100
From: Armin <[e-mail]>
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On 15. Feb 2000 Chris Millar wrote:

<snip>

> My vote goes for.....

> DiskSalv 4

Yes, that would have been nice.

However, it will probably be something like DrawStudio.

It is with a bittersweet taste in my mouth, though,
knowing that whatever program, it probably never will
be bugfixed/upgraded anymore.


Regards,

Armin



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From: Robert Johnston <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:19:56 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Lamburn [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: 15 February 2000 11:04
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [afb] Re: Guess what's on AF135?
>
> I reckon it's a MacOS 7.5.5 hard file; which would be nice I
> suppose.... :)

S'aldredy on the latest AFCD...
--
Robert Johnston (A.C.P.)
Customer Response Operative, Simply Computers
0870 727 4020 x657
Free delivery on the Web @ http://www.simply.co.uk
Think Different? Just Think, Dammit!


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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:21:52 -0800
From: "xatiminey" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
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David Porter wrote:
> Is it possible to listen to radio stations (or anything else) that
> broadcast using the format audio/x-pn-realaudio? I'm using V3 at the
> moment (warts n'all)

There is a real audio thingie for amiga, but I couldn't get anywhere
with it (not sure if its even supposed to work yet, but I couldn't work
out how to get it to go)
there are two related files on aminet;
comm/tcp/unrealaudio.lha and
comm/www/streamRA.lha

I think the latter is an Arexx script which browsers can call to use
unrealaudio. The unrealaudio archive is of version 0.3, it is 197 weeks
old and the readme doesn't give a webpage for it, which doesn't bode
well for it's current status....

-curator
--
Keyboard Error!
Press F1 to resume.

VGA error; Monitor not connected!
Press F1 to resume.

(actual PC errors, though obviously I'm not sure how the second one
goes....)


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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:19:33 +0000
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Hi Armin,

> It is with a bittersweet taste in my mouth, though,
> knowing that whatever program, it probably never will
> be bugfixed/upgraded anymore.

Bingo! The only I'm keen to do this right now is that a) I know these
programs will never be developed further anyway, thus removing the argument
that full coverdisk software is killing the Amiga market and b) that I'm
probably paying the authors more money than they've received in the last
year for their software. :(

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
If at first you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment.




------------------------------ message 47315 ------------------------------
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From: Richard Lane <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:04:29 +0000
In-Reply-To: <88bhm3$[e-mail]>
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Hello Phil

On 15-Feb-00, Phil Allen wrote:

> Problem. When I set the default tool for the Guide to *multiview*, I am
> told that an icon needs to be created to hold the information. I click
> *yes* but when I try to run the guide by double-clicking on it I am
> told there is no program icon and the blasted machine hangs the next
> time I try to do something. Any ideas? I'm fresh out.

What happens from the shell? f.e..

Multiview path/filename

One other thought is that you're using something like DOpus or deficons and
the icon you're changing is not a real icon attached to the file. Go into
IconEdit make an icon or load one you already have, making sure that the icon
is set to a project type, select the guide file and save it.

There's two tooltypes you can also adjust in the guide's icon that you might
like to have a look at..

FONTNAME=Helvetica
FONTSIZE=13

Just select which font and size you want to use instead of the default one.


--
Best Regards, Richard Lane -
<tsb> [e-mail]
<tsb> [e-mail]

Author: AmiNET - biz/dopus/Magnum_Opus31a.lha
Web site  - http://www.magnumopus.co.uk
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From: Richard Lane <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:36:05 +0000
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Hello Malcolm

On 15-Feb-00, Malcolm Campbell wrote:

>>> It's been listed for months.
>> Sorry I should have said which section. I saw the entry in Free ISP's
> but you
>> might also like to also include them in the Web Hosting section.
>
> They are only added to the web hosting section if they don't require
> a dial-up connection regularly - if Free4all doesn't then let me know.

The only real limitation is that you have to be connected to Free4all to
upload your web pages. Apart from that you don't need to log into you account
at all. I normally download any mail sent to my free4all address's via
Prestel.

Also in the last day or so, Free4all have updated their web site, and very
nice it is too. Worth checking out as they've just added SSI and will be
including some new services very soon.


--
Best Regards, Richard Lane -
<tsb> [e-mail]
<tsb> [e-mail]

Author: AmiNET - biz/dopus/Magnum_Opus31a.lha
Web site  - http://www.magnumopus.co.uk
--

Yo mama so poor, she married young just to get the rice.





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From: Robert Johnston <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:24:41 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Vost [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: 15 February 2000 14:20
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [afb] Re: Guess what's on AF135?
>
> > It is with a bittersweet taste in my mouth, though,
> > knowing that whatever program, it probably never will
> > be bugfixed/upgraded anymore.
>
> Bingo! The only I'm keen to do this right now is that a) I know these
> programs will never be developed further anyway, thus
> removing the argument
> that full coverdisk software is killing the Amiga market and
> b) that I'm
> probably paying the authors more money than they've received
> in the last
> year for their software. :(

It's MUI, Isn't it. You've got a FULL version of MUI.

Or Maybe not...
--
Robert Johnston (A.C.P.)
Customer Response Operative, Simply Computers
0870 727 4020 x657
Free delivery on the Web @ http://www.simply.co.uk
No-one would've believed, in the last years of the ninteenth century, that
human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space...


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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 06:37:00 -0800
From: "Nick Lamburn" <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To:  <[e-mail]>
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Hi Ben,

Wooo Hooo, christmas has come early, three scorchers in a row! :)

> No, we'll just run out of cash to offer software.

Yeah, don't you be going bankrupt just for us! :))

/me quickly quits IE, whilst in Media (A Level), I'm adicted to AFB! :)

All the best

Nick.



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 06:45:54 -0800
From: "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To:  <[e-mail]>
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Hi Ben,

> Bingo! The only I'm keen to do this right now is that a) I know these
> programs will never be developed further anyway, thus removing the
argument
> that full coverdisk software is killing the Amiga market and b) that
I'm
> probably paying the authors more money than they've received in the
last
> year for their software. :(

But what about the fact that the software may act as competition
against other pieces of software in the market?

Paul Laycock



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 06:48:16 -0800
From: "Paul Laycock" <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To:  <88boac$[e-mail]>
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Hi Nick,

> /me quickly quits IE, whilst in Media (A Level), I'm adicted to AFB!
:)

Your not the only one. I've had to cut down on my AFB usage beacuse of
an astronomically high phone bill  at work! ;)

Paul Laycock



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:46:47 +0000
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Hi Paul,

> But what about the fact that the software may act as competition
> against other pieces of software in the market?

Not much chance of that for any of the three(/four) titles that we have had,
or will have...

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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community for raising three healthy, well-adjusted children, as well
as eight deranged, killer-cannibal children.




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Date: 15 Feb 2000 15:54:4 +0100
From: Armin <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
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Hi Ben,

>> It is with a bittersweet taste in my mouth, though,
>> knowing that whatever program, it probably never will
>> be bugfixed/upgraded anymore.

> Bingo! The only I'm keen to do this right now is that
> a) I know these programs will never be developed
> further anyway, thus removing the argument that full
> coverdisk software is killing the Amiga market and
> b) that I'm probably paying the authors more money
> than they've received in the last year for their
> software. :(

I think AF has improved a lot this last year.
All the same it is natural that fewer issues are sold:

 a/ the future of the Amiga has been uncertain for a
    long time, so people are leaving,
 b/ you recently got a competitor,
    and
 c/ AF is rarely seen on display anywhere,
    thus people cannot often buy the mag on impulse.

Our AF sub is up for renewal.  When I return to
Twickenham tomorrow, I'll make sure Future gets their
money, and I feel even better knowing that some of it
hopefully will go to Amiga software authors.

Thanks, Ben.


Regards,

Armin



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From: Chris Millar <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:08:19 +0000
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Hello Kevin

On 14-Feb-00, you wrote:
>>> The docs don't seem to mention it, but it appears to need
>>> vapor_toolkit.library.
>>
>> That won't solve it....I've got that library but I'm suffering the same
>> problems.
>>
>> Gotta be summit else.
>
> I think you need at least v14 of it ...
That's what I've got, I think.... :)

vapor_toolkit.library   30640   26-Dec-99  15:35:15  -----rwed

...I'll run SnoopDos, when I get time.
Regards

chris
--
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 the insect prayer.
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:34:15 -0800
From: "Stephen Thwaites" <[e-mail]>
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Hi

Maybe I've missed something that has already been said, but where has
Colin the art editor gone? His name is no more. His design skills were
very effective I thought.

A miss to the magazine.

Regards
Stephen Thwaites



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:35:32 +0000
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Hi Stephen,

> Maybe I've missed something that has already been said, but where has
> Colin the art editor gone? His name is no more. His design skills were
> very effective I thought.

Yep, we lost Col and Clare at Christmas... :(

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Behaviourist psychology: pulling habits out of rats




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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:44:12 -0800
From: "Stephen Thwaites" <[e-mail]>
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Hi Ben

A big shame that is. I hope the new one is as good as Colin, because I
wouldnt want to see the magazines design drop in standard.

Don't want you to flame me, and I know you have loads of other things
to do on the mag, but please, please could you change that orange
colour scheme you use. Would it take that much? Please.

Please?

By the way, a cracking issue 134, and looking forward to the free gift
next issue.

All the best
Stephen Thwaites



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From: "Ben Vost" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:46:21 +0000
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Hi Stephen,

> A big shame that is. I hope the new one is as good as Colin, because I
> wouldnt want to see the magazines design drop in standard.

We currently have Mark Nottley, one of Future's senior art editors working
on AF (he did AF134 and most of AF133) and Jon Palmer, a longtime Future
freelancer doing production editing (subbing and so on - the heart of the
machine).

> Don't want you to flame me, and I know you have loads of other things
> to do on the mag, but please, please could you change that orange
> colour scheme you use. Would it take that much? Please.

Which orange colour scheme? Our regulars section? I don't really like it
either, but it'll stay to the bitter end because of the fact that it's
Amiga Format through and through, much like our logo...

> Please?

Uh-uh, not even if you say "pretty please with sugar on top".

> By the way, a cracking issue 134, and looking forward to the free gift
> next issue.

Ta muchly.

All the best,
--
Ben Vost (x2337)        /PGP key available/        T: ([phone]
Editor, Amiga Format                             F: ([phone]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I'd like to change the world, but they won't give me
the source code. (Even if /they/ did I don't program...)




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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:58:31 -0800
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Hi Ben

Ah go on Ben, you said yourself that you dont like the orange colour
scheme (regulars). It just makes the magazine seem washed out at times.
It used to be purple.

Don't you think slight changes keeps the magazine fresh? I hope you
don't mind me giving you this grief :-)

I know the magazine has been losing readers (damn and blast), so I just
thought slight changes would make a difference.

Anyways, keep up the good work.

Regards
Stephen Thwaites



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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 08:12:49 -0800
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Ben,

> Which orange colour scheme? Our regulars section? I don't really like
it
> either, but it'll stay to the bitter end because of the fact that it's
> Amiga Format through and through, much like our logo...

I too hate that poxy orange colour. Please, get rid of it. Sometimes
you have to throw away the book and start again.  You know new
millenium, new start etc.

Although the magazine is better than before, I really do want to see
the back of the orange colour.

Perhaps it's just me and Steven, Perhaps we should start a poll?

Regards

Mikey C

Looking forward to the ug discounts.....




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From: "Gerald Mellor" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:18:15 +0000
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On 15 Feb 00, at 8:45, Kevin Fairhurst wrote:

> And (while I'm at it) you were "wondering" that, not "wandering" ...
>
> And you used "whether" twice in the same sentance.
>
> Kev, strangely picky this morning ...

This could go on forever... it's "sentence" :)

Bauglir
PS. I just finished reading 'Complicity' by Iain Banks, nice to see the
Amiga getting a mention :)


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From: Mark Wilson <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:29:20 +0000
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On 15-Feb-00, Ben wrote this:

> Oh yes, and I've decided to do a "tip for the month" on that page as well.
> ATM, I'm thinking of using Chris Dallimore's useful hint on how to hide
> non-DOS disks from Installer and the like, but if any of you have a more
> helpful suggestion, fire away.

Yes, hit delete on most of the treads on the AFB Mail list, :o)

--
Mark 'tecno' Wilson

Team Member of AmiBench
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