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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
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From: [e-mail] (Sean FT)
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:58:57 +0200
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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!)




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time to reform.
-- Mark Twain




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From: "Gerald Mellor" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:00:52 +0000
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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


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From: Ken Walsh <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:32:57 +0000
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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








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From: "Gerald Mellor" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:02:20 +0000
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> 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


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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 14:31:37 -0800
From: "Will" <[e-mail]>
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"ben vost" <[e-mail]> 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.



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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 15:05:40 -0800
From: "Nick Darley-Jones" <[e-mail]>
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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.

---------
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       http://www.free0052804.free4all.co.uk
       Virtual online games?  (almost) See website.
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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 15:08:35 -0800
From: "Will" <[e-mail]>
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"gerald mellor" <[e-mail]> 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.




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From: "Alex Furmanski" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:54:06 -0000
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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 - [e-mail]
http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk
http://www.afb-ot.co.uk
Also, *another* new site coming soon (!)
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This week's lie: It is possible to transmute marzipan into gold merely by
folding it correctly



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From: "The Yeti" <[e-mail]>
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Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:46:03 -0000
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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) - [e-mail]
http://www.afb-ot.co.uk



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From: "Bruce Ruff" <[e-mail]>
Date: 3 Mar 2000 23:51:23 +0000
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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


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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 16:01:12 -0800
From: "steve wright" <[e-mail]>
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From: "Tom Underwood" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:01:47 -0000
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From: Ben Vost <[e-mail]>

>> 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 :)





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From: steve wright <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:07:36 +0000
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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


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most evenings



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From: Jarmo Laakkonen <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 01:41:25 +0200
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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.

--
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  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



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From: roger buckley <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:45:15 +0000
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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
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:42:06 GMT
From: Mark Wilson <[e-mail]>
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On Fri, 03 Mar 2000 roger buckley <[e-mail]> 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
</FLAME>

:)
--
Mark 'tecno' Wilson : Team Member of AmiBench

Web: http://www.AmiBench.org
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From: "Gerald Mellor" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 00:44:22 +0000
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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


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From: Jani =??Q?M=E4kitalo?= <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 22:49:59 +0300
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: Several JavaScript questions
MIME-Version: 1.0
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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"



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From: Ken Walsh <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 02:08:31 +0000
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
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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








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From: Dauber <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 21:38:47 -0500
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
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...

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From: Sean Courtney <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 23:12:23 -0500
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?!
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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....

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From: Dauber <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:52:59 -0500
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Window bar pictures....
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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?

--
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------------------------------ message 49947 ------------------------------
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From:  "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 08:26:01 +0000
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: Window bar pictures....
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On Sat, 04 Mar 2000 00:52:59 -0500, Dauber ([e-mail]) 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



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From: "Jason Murray" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 19:51:03 +1000
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] MSN Messenger?
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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.



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From: Ken Walsh <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:00:35 +0000
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] 135
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    issue 135 arrived this morning
-
                 Cheers all the best

                       Ken








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From: Ken Walsh <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:03:12 +0000
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver
MIME-Version: 1.0
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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








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From: Jon Barker <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:13:46 +0000
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: POLL: Free UK Internet ISDN?
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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
--
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-----------------------------------------------



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From: "Anthony Prime" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 09:31:39 +0000
In-Reply-To: <89p7rq$[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: WOA 2000 Shopping-list
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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
[e-mail]


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From: "Gerald Mellor" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 09:50:38 +0000
In-reply-to: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: Window bar pictures....
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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


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From: Bert Volders <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 11:37:32 +0100
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: Voyager 3 -- what the fleeick!?!
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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

[e-mail]
<sb>
Tag of the day:
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat
us as equals.
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From: "Eyetech tech assistance" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:06:17 -0000
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dauber <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
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


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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 03:32:18 -0800
From: "Ross Whiteford" <[e-mail]>
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"anthony prime" <[e-mail]> 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




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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 03:38:58 -0800
From: "Ross Whiteford" <[e-mail]>
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Subject: [afb] AF "News" Deadline - AF136
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Hi all!

Is the AF136 News deadline March 10th 2000? (Date AF135 goes on sale)

Ross Whiteford

[e-mail]

"Imagine a world without hypothetical situations..."



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Date: 4 Mar 2000 11:0:9 +0000
From: "Tom Miles" <[e-mail]>
In-Reply-To: <89p7rq$[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
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Hiya Ross

On 03-Mar-00 20:38:18, you said:
>"tom miles" <[e-mail]> 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

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From: [e-mail] (Sean FT)
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:01:05 +0200
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: umax S-6E driver
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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.


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OS3.5
Opus Magellan II etc

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From: [e-mail] (Sean FT)
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:30:32 +0200
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
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Subject: [afb] Re: German ISDN?
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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.            =

                        =




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OS3.5 =

Opus Magellan II etc

*=3DStill looking for a sound daughter board DB50XG from Yamaha to fit on=
to
it!
(Any offers!)




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From: Peter Gordon <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:36:07 +0000
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] A meagre floormat, issue 135
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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!


-- =

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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
so long and thanks for all the fish
      http://fly.to/Mr_Tickle
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From: Peter Gordon <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 13:43:59 +0000
In-Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
Subject: [afb] Re: SongPlayer
MIME-Version: 1.0
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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."




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From: "Alex Furmanski" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:01:37 -0000
X-Mailing-List: [e-mail]
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"
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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

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From:  "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 14:09:37 +0000
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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 <censored> lucky to not lost, let alone
draw!!



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



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Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 06:41:30 -0800 (PST)
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mirrorball?= <[e-mail]>
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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



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From: "Alex Furmanski" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:54:31 -0000
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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 - [e-mail]
http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk
http://www.afb-ot.co.uk
Also, *another* new site coming soon (!)
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From: "Neil Bullock" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <000901bf85e9$901c2120$998bbcd4@innit>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:57:53 -0000
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[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: [e-mail]
ICQ: 27873010                   IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft
--




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From: Sandy Brownlee <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 14:52:53 +0000
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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

--
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OS3.5 & PPC Powered!
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From:  "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 14:58:43 +0000
In-Reply-To: <008b01bf85ea$0590a430$95ff31d4@server>
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On Sat, 4 Mar 2000 14:57:53 -0000, Neil Bullock ([e-mail]) 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



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From: "Neil Bullock" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:03:02 -0000
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> > 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: [e-mail]
ICQ: 27873010                   IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft
--




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From:  "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 15:02:21 +0000
In-Reply-To: <009501bf85ea$bd73fd40$95ff31d4@server>
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On Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:03:02 -0000, Neil Bullock ([e-mail]) 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

--
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From: "Alex Furmanski" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <000901bf85e9$901c2120$998bbcd4@innit> <008b01bf85ea$0590a430$95ff31d4@server>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:05:05 -0000
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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 - [e-mail]
http://www.furmanskinet.connectfree.co.uk
http://www.afb-ot.co.uk
Also, *another* new site coming soon (!)
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From: "Neil Bullock" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:07:26 -0000
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> > > > 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: [e-mail]
ICQ: 27873010                   IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft
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From: "Neil Bullock" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]> <000901bf85e9$901c2120$998bbcd4@innit> <008b01bf85ea$0590a430$95ff31d4@server> <001d01bf85eb$0a3334c0$998bbcd4@innit>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:08:24 -0000
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> > 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: [e-mail]
ICQ: 27873010                   IRC: frodo.afternet.org/#trogsoft
--




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From: "Daniel Thornton" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 15:22:15 +0000
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On 4 Mar 2000 14:58:43 +0000, [e-mail] 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.

--
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    New game, Gran Tourettes Syndome is advertised on the front page...
   exclusive Television Spoilers...and the usual old gubbins as well...
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From:  "Kevin Fairhurst" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 15:21:44 +0000
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On 4 Mar 2000 15:22:15 +0000, Daniel Thornton ([e-mail]) wrote:
> On 4 Mar 2000 14:58:43 +0000, [e-mail] 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



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From: "Gareth Knight" <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:47:10 -0000
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Subject: [afb] Re: BT ISP thingies
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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





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From: "Eddie Maddock" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 100 15:41:47 -0500
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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


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From: Sandy Brownlee <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:20:58 +0000
In-Reply-To: <1AF46531C3DCD3119F6500D0B723B4B2BA9F39@THE_EXCHANGE>
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Subject: [afb] Re: Great Work For Charity, Mate! (Was: AFB Adverts - Whats the cost/subber?)
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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

-- =

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From: Sandy Brownlee <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:35:18 +0000
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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

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From: Sandy Brownlee <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:39:54 +0000
In-Reply-To: <89p7ki$[e-mail]>
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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

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From: Sandy Brownlee <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 15:42:02 +0000
In-Reply-To: <89peg9$[e-mail]>
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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

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From: "Stephen Morley" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:35:04 -0000
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Subject: [afb] Error in javascript tutorial
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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:

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.1">
<!-- hide script from non-JavaScript browsers
// Preload button images
function PreloadImages()
{
    ImageNames = new
Array('home','aboutme','myamiga','mydog','links','software');
    ImagePath = 'images/';    // the path to the images must end with a "/"
    StdExt = '0.gif';
    SelExt = '1.gif';
    TempImage = new Image;
    for (var i = 0; i < ImageNames.length;i++)
    {
        TempImage.src = ImagePath + ImageNames[i] + StdExt;
        TempImage.src = ImagePath + ImageNames[i] + SelExt;
    }
}
// -->
</script>

The new, working version reads:

<script language=javascript>
    function preloadimages()
    {
        imagenames=new
Array('home','about','myamiga','mydog','links','software');
        imagepath='images/';
        stdext='0.gif';
        selext='1.gif';
        normalimages=new Array(imagenames.length);
        selectedimages=new Array(imagenames.length);
        for(var i=0;i<imagenames.length;i++)
        {
            normalimages[i]=new Image();
            normalimages[i].src=imagepath+imagenames[i]+stdext;
            selectedimages[i]=new Image();
            selectedimages[i].src=imagepath+imagenames[i]+selext;
        }
    }
</script>

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 <area> 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)



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From: "Stephen Morley" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 13:18:52 -0000
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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)



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From: "Stephen Morley" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 15:50:40 -0000
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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?




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From: "Eddie Maddock" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 100 16:14:23 -0500
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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  :))


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Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 17:08:17 +0000
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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 | [e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (Sean FT)
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:17:06 +0200
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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.
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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:40:24 -0800
From: "Ross Whiteford" <[e-mail]>
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sandy brownlee <[e-mail]> 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 ;) )



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From: "Peter Hutchison" <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:40:02 -0000
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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/




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From: "Peter Hutchison" <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:52:22 -0000
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>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/




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From: "Peter Hutchison" <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:01:15 -0000
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>> 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/




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From: "Peter Hutchison" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:45:42 -0000
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>> 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/




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From: "Peter Hutchison" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:49:24 -0000
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>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/




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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:44:17 -0800
From: "Ross Whiteford" <[e-mail]>
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"tom miles" <[e-mail]> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49958
> Hiya Ross
>
> On 03-Mar-00 20:38:18, you said:
> >"tom miles" <[e-mail]> 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



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From: Dauber <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 12:46:42 -0500
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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"....

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From: Dauber <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 12:47:58 -0500
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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....

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Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 09:52:04 -0800
From: "Ross Whiteford" <[e-mail]>
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mark wilson <[e-mail]> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/afb/?start=49940
>
> On Fri, 03 Mar 2000 roger buckley <[e-mail]> 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
> </FLAME>
>

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



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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:14:44 +0100
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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

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:29:15 +0100
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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 :)

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:18:35 +0100
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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 :))

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:19:59 +0100
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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?

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:31:01 +0100
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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

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:39:42 +0100
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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.

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:42:00 +0100
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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...

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:47:45 +0100
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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

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:44:05 +0100
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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!!!

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From: Gareth Griffiths <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:19:44 +0100
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...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.
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From: "Duncan Gow" <[e-mail]>
Date: 4 Mar 2000 18:20:33 +0000
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> 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
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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:53:59 +0100
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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

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From: Steve Eaborn <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:29:31 +0100
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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.

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:57:43 +0100
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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!

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:51:48 +0100
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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 :/

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From: Matthew O'Neill <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 13:49:16 +0100
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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?

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From: Chris Millar <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 18:31:45 +0000
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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
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From: Peter Gordon <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:03:03 +0000
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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



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Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 19:14:02 +0000
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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 :)

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From: Peter Gordon <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 19:10:05 +0000
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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.


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