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- From: Aric.Caley@ofa123.fidonet.org
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Some Amiga questions
- X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov 17 1992
- Message-ID: <n12dct@ofa123.fidonet.org>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 07:49:02
- Lines: 87
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- > Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
- > From: das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A)
- > Message-ID: <1992Dec23.064455.14012@usl.edu>
- > Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- >
- > I found where to change the point... I made something a lot better...
- > but now when I click on the desktop, or something, it changes into
- > the number '1016' with a red band on the top and bottom if it...
- > and THAT acts as the '
- > pointer!
- >
- > What gives?
-
- I don't know.
-
- > Also, the way it recognizes when there is a floppy in the drive is neat,
- > just
- > like the Mac.
-
- Aint it.
-
- > Hey, I figured out the 'screens' trick! Granted, I'd rather just iconize
- > something, perhaps... hey, how DO I iconize something?! Anyway,
- > I 'dragged' the Dpain II screen down and saw the workbench!
-
- Awesome. I remember having an iconize utility once, forgot the name. It
- put a little gadget on all windows; clicking on it would make an icon in
- the ram disk and the window vanished. Kinda nifty. But I dont seem to
- really need it, so it kinda got shuffled away, I don't have it no more.
-
- > Also, did you guys know that if you fold down the feet on the keyboard it
- > can fit snugly *under* the Amiga 1000? Nice to get it out
-
- Yup. :) This is the "infamous" Keyboard Garage.
-
- > ofthe way sometimes.
- > I cannot imagine why C= would make the A500..well, AT ALL with the nice
- > looks and detached keyboard ofthe Amiga1000. The A1000 looks a lot
- > 'better' than the A500, IMO.
-
- The A500 is cheaper. Though I can't really see how the built in A500
- keyboard is really much cheaper than an external. I'd gladly pay $50 more
- for the simple addition of a molded plastic box thing with a keyboard in
- it, which is ALL thats required. Oh well. Wish they'd make an "A1000
- classic".
-
- > What's this 'F -> E' scrollbar thing on the left of my windows? What is it?
-
- Full, Empty. This is a graphical representation of how full the disk is.
- Its not in new versions of Workbench.
-
- > Hmm... ohm regarding the usefulness of screens, since windows do not
- > seem to move off the screen edge, you sorta need them. In my OS/2,
- > for example, I can drag down a full screen app by the title
- > bar. Drag it down,
- > to the side, any where, and it is still 'full screen'. Now, it can't
- > be some weird resolution or color difference like on the Amiga, but real
- > close
- > and better in some respects. And the 640X400-type mode (
- > 640X480) on my my PC doesn't flicker so bad. Wow!
-
- Easily solved by getting an Amiga circa this decade...
-
- > Well, lemme go try to find Lemmings in this box..... 8)
- > -Dan
-
- You'll probably regret that... :)
-
- Gosh, I remember the joys of discovering the ins and outs of my Amiga over
- 4 years ago. Man, that was neat. It was all so new. Nostalgia. Sounds
- like a gruesome Nasal infection...
-
- > .
- >
- > --
- > Dan Stephenson das9674@usl.edu
- > "Yes Dan, I have heard of Ultima Underworld. From my point of view it
- > appears to be a rather large stick which you seem to be using to beat
- > everbody in this group with." -Mark Steyn, comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
-
- -Dances With Coyotes - World's slowest programer-Given that God is infinate-
- -AKA Dances V2.0, Coyote, Critter, Magnet, Major-and that the universe is-
- -- Former Net-Lurker - YES, an AMIGA godammit! --also infinate, would you-
- --- Still limping along with AmigaOS 1.3 :( ---like a toasted tea cake?-
-
-
- --- Maximus 2.01wb
-