BCI NET 2

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ BCI NET 2 / BCI NET 2.iso / archives / textfiles / amigafaq.lha / AmigaFAQ / AmigaFAQ.doc.diffs next >

Wrap

Text File | 1994-12-05 | 52.2 KB | 1,097 lines

67a68 > 6 Font Concepts 76,78d76 < 6 How to deal with Non-Latin texts? < 1 Japanese editors and viewers < 2 Chinese text viewers 91a90,92 > 6 How to deal with Non-Latin texts? > 1 Japanese editors and viewers > 2 Chinese text viewers 202,219d202 < If you are going to install an IDE-harddisk, regardless if 2.5" or < 3.5", you should always consider that the it may not work flawlessly, < if the drive and ROM-version have not been tested and approved by < Commodore. Regarding the A1200, one should also remember that this < Amiga has not been designed to hold 3.5" harddisk drives. The 2.5" < drives, which are mainly thought for portable computers, may have some < advantages (for example in power consumption, heat emission or shock < resistance) that could pay off because of the small keyboard case of < the A1200 and the limited power supply. With the larger 3.5" drives, < ventilation inside the computer might also be disturbed. If it is < necessary to remove some shielding inside the A1200 to make the drive < fit inside, even radio interference may occur. < < To sum it up: if 3.5" harddisk drives could really be used in the < A1200 without any problems, you could be sure Commodore themselves < wouldn't have used the slightly more expensive 2.5" drives in the < A1200-HD. < 1922,1923c1905,1906 < Font Concepts < ============= --- > 5.6 Font Concepts > ================= 1936c1919 < 5.5.1 Amiga Font Formats --- > 5.6.1 Amiga Font Formats 1939,1942c1922,1925 < 1. Agfa IntelliFont (suffix: .type or .lib) is the native font format < on the Amiga. You can use it in any application and it can be < converted to the standard bitmap format using the system < utilities `IntelliFont' (OS 3.x) or `Fountain' (OS 2.x). --- > 1. Agfa IntelliFont is the native font format on the Amiga. You can > use it in any application and it can be converted to the > standard bitmap format using the system utilities `IntelliFont' > (OS 3.x) or `Fountain' (OS 2.x). 1946,1982c1929,1956 < two versions of the Type 1 format: Binary and ASCII (suffix: < .pfb & .pfa). The Amiga software uses the Binary format, but you < can easily convert them with TypeSmith or some PD software < products (z.B. PFB2PFA) . In Addition to the files mentioned < above, there are the metrics files with the suffixes .afm or < .pfm. They contain information about the size (width) of the < letters and most programs expect this file to be in the same < directory as the font file. < < 3. Postscript Type 3 fonts (suffix: .ps or nothing) are not often < used on the Amiga, but some applications do support this font < format (e.g. PageStream). There are also some download < utilities from PD sources available. < < 4. Truetype fonts (suffix: .ttf) are not very common on the Amiga, < there is one word processor supporting this format (Wordworth < 3.0). Due to the lower quality of the format, Amiga users tend < to use higher quality for their DTP, DTV and word processing... < There are also two formats: Mac & Windows available. The Amiga < software is able to use the Windows format. < < 5. DMF fonts is the privat format of PageStream (suffix: .dmf), since < PageStream is the market leader in DTP programs on the Amiga, so < this format is very common! < < 6. Bitmap fonts (suffix: .font and numbers in a directory by the name < of the font, sometimes .otag when converted from IntelliFont) < were used in the OS 1.x, but have been replaced by the superior < IntelliFont Format in OS 2.0. Under 2.0 or higher you still are < able to use the bitmap fonts for small sizes, but for printouts < you should use the IntelliFont format or any other vector font < format mentioned above. < < 7. Colour Bitmap fonts (same suffixes as Bitmap Fonts, but the < numbers have in addition a C, e.g. 35C) are also very common on < the Amiga, they are mainly used for DTV applications, like the < Video Toaster and Scala. --- > two versions of the Type 1 format: Binary and ASCII (.pfb & > .pfa). The Amiga software uses the Binary format, but you can > easily convert them with TypeSmith or some PD software products. > > 3. Postscript Type 3 fonts are not often used on the Amiga, but some > applications do support this font format (e.g. PageStream). There > are also some download utilities from PD sources available. > > 4. Truetype fonts are not very common on the Amiga, there is one word > processor supporting this format (Wordworth 3.0). Due to the > lower quality of the format, Amiga users tend to use higher > quality for their DTP, DTV and word processing... There are also > two formats: Mac & Windows available. The Amiga software is able > to use the Windows format. > > 5. DMF fonts is the privat format of PageStream, since PageStream is > the market leader in DTP programs on the Amiga, so this format > is very common! > > 6. Bitmap fonts were used in the OS 1.x, but have been replaced by the > superior IntelliFont Format in OS 2.0. Under 2.0 or higher you > still are able to use the bitmap fonts for small sizes, but for > printouts you should use the IntelliFont format or any other > vector font format mentioned above. > > 7. Colour Bitmap fonts are also very common on the Amiga, they are > mainly used for DTV applications, like the Video Toaster and > Scala. 1985c1959 < 5.5.2 Frequently Requested Amiga Fonts --- > 5.6.2 Frequently Requested Amiga Fonts 1993,1999c1967,1971 < 1. ftp.wustl.edu, < < 2. ftp.luth.se, < < 3. ftp.eunet.ch, < < 4. ftp.uni-paderborn.de, --- > ftp.wustl.edu, > ftp.luth.se, > ftp.eunet.ch, > ftp.uni-paderborn.de, > ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk. 2001,2002d1972 < 5. ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk. < 2005c1975 < /pub/aminet/text/font. --- > `/pub/aminet/text/font'. 2009,2010c1979 < 1. ftp.cica.indiana.edu < --- > ftp.cica.indiana.edu 2016,2017c1985 < 1. http://jasper.ora.com/Internet-Font-Archive.html < --- > http://jasper.ora.com/Internet-Font-Archive.html 2022c1990,1991 < 1. Fred Fish / Amiga Library Services (orders@amigalib.com) --- > Fred Fish / Amiga Library Services (orders@amigalib.com) > Stefan Ossowski / Schatztruhe GmbH 2024,2026d1992 < 2. Stefan Ossowski / Schatztruhe GmbH < < 2032,2033c1998 < 1. http://macke.gris.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de:4711/~damor/ < --- > http://macke.gris.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de:4711/~damor/ 2036c2001 < 5.5.3 Commercial Font Sources --- > 5.6.3 Commercial Font Sources 2051c2016 < 5.5.4 Non-Latin fonts on the Amiga --- > 5.6.4 Non-Latin fonts on the Amiga 2076c2041 < 5.5.5 Amiga Font Installation --- > 5.6.5 Amiga Font Installation 2096c2061 < 5.5.6 Amiga Font Utilities --- > 5.6.6 Amiga Font Utilities 2130c2095,2099 < 1. Truetype --- > Truetype > DMF > Adobe (Type 1 & 3) > IntelliFont > Bitmap (Amiga, Adobe, DMF) 2132,2140c2101 < 2. DMF < < 3. Adobe (Type 1 & 3) < < 4. IntelliFont < < 5. Bitmap (Amiga, Adobe, DMF) < < 5.5.7 Making Outline Fonts --- > 5.6.7 Making Outline Fonts 2175c2136 < 5.5.8 Problems and Possible Solutions --- > 5.6.8 Problems and Possible Solutions 2201,2298d2161 < < 5.6 How to deal with Non-Latin texts? < ===================================== < < Currently I know only programs for read japanese and chinese texts. < < Siepieau Pang (siepiau@gbamail.mincom.oz.au) < < 5.6.1 Japanese editors and viewers < ---------------------------------- < < ANS (Amiga Nihongo System) version 1.0, produced by < SoftHouse Tecnode < 102 Coupo Izumi < 1-4-5 Houya-shi < Izumi-machi < Tokyo 202 < JAPAN < < and distributed in Japan by MIQ Japan, Ltd. has been released in Japan. < It offers a Japanese environment for Commodore Amiga users, is < compatible with Amiga DOS 2.0 (works fine with version 1.3, too), and < requires at least 1MB RAM (more recommended). ANS features Japanese < windows/menus (these replace the English menus), 12 and 24 dot-matrix < Japanese fonts, Jinput/Joutput (both constitute a Japanese front-end < processor), XEDmini (a simple Japanese text editor with built-in font < editor, and can be used as a Japanese terminal), a kana-to-kanji < conversion dictionary for XEDmini and Jinput, Jfilter (for viewing < Japanese files while connected to an MS-DOS console), and utilities for < Japanese code conversion and communication. Note that XEDmini uses pcj < (Japanese version of pcd) for communications, and that one can do binary < uploads/downloads while working on files). I hear that it is reasonably < priced, and very easy to use. < < JemTeX is a preprocessor that turns a Japanese text file (i.e., a < TeX file with Japanese text) into a standard (La/Mu)TeX file. The < archive (zipped) comes with the jis2mf utility along with a 24-dot < bitmapped kanji font and a program for generating kanji tables. With < jis2mf you can make metafont files out of the bitmapped font. JemTeX < v2.0 will compile on an Amiga using SAS/C, or on a UNIX machine using < gcc. This program is available at the FTP site utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp < (133.11.11.11). JemTeX v2.0 was written by Francois Jalbert < (jalbert@iro.umontreal.ca or jalbert@cs.ubc.ca). < < The following are PD viewers on Aminet (text/show directory) < < JIStoJi by Bart Mathias automatically identifies electronic texts < written in Old-JIS, New-JIS, Shift-JIS, or EUC-JIS (as well as ASCII) < and displays them on screen, or prints them to dot-matrix printers. < Will run on Kickstart 1.3 and up. < < jmore (Japanese more) is basically a more clone that also reads < ns-kanji (Shift-JIS) text. It opens its own hires interlaced screen and < requires a font handler called jFontSys to be running. The archive < includes jmore, jFontsys and the wlook/16 bitmap font. However, you < will also need the kanji fonts. (Aminet, `text/font/amknj16.lzh') All < the documentation comes as Japanese text, so you need a JIS viewer to < read the installation instructions. For your convenience, I have < summarized the installation procedure below: < 1. Place the `wlook/16' font in your `FONTS:' directory < < 2. Assign `JFONTS:' to where you unarchive the amknj16 fonts. This < need not be the same as your `FONTS:' directory < < 3. Place the file `jFont-startup' in the `S:' directory < < 4. Insert the following line into your `startup-sequence': < run >nil: jFontSys < < 5. To use execute the following command < jmore <japanese.txt> < < JISconvert by Dwight Hubbard is a japanese text conversion utility for < Amiga computers. It supports conversion between EUC, New JIS, Old JIS, < NEC JIS and Shift JIS. It also has options to convert half-size < katakana to full size and repair files with ESC characters stripped. No < installation required. Requires AmigaDOS 2.04 or newer. < < 5.6.2 Chinese text viewers < -------------------------- < < HZview (by Ji Ma) shows 8-bit Guo Biao encoded chinese text < documents. Requires AmigaDOS v2.1 and above, and cclib.16 bitmap < library (included). < < *NOTE*: This is a pre-release version. What the doc file does not < tell you is that you need to do the following: < 1. Open a default public hires interlaced 1 or 2-bit deep screen < < 2. The size of the file to be read is restricted to about 30K (on my < machine, A1200, WB3.0) < < 3. An FPU is required if you want to scroll the text without crashing < < 4. The cclib.16 should be in the same directory as the file to be read < < Other small bugs still exist which may crash the machine. < 2302,2303c2165,2166 < What? The Amiga isn't good enough? You really want it to be another < machine? Well, look here... --- > What? The Amiga isn't good enough? You really want it to be > another machine? Well, look here... 2308,2330c2171,2194 < Actually there are three Unix versions on the Amiga. All of them < need at least 68030 (see 68EC0xx), probably a 68040 in the near future < and seem to have problems with many hard-drive-controllers. You should < have a good look into the documentation before installing it. Unix < needs much resources, say at least 10Mb RAM and a 150Mb Unix-partition < on the hard-drive. < < 1. Commodore offered a System V Unix in the past. It contained TCP/IP, < X11 and other software and seemed to make a good job, but it was < expensive and after all Commodore has dropped developing it. < Commodore-Unix needs a streamer because it is distributed on tapes. < < 2. A Linux port is prepared. But actually there is not very much than < the kernel. Specialists might like to use it, but it cannot be < recommended for now. Linux is freely distributable. Sources: < `ftp.tsx-11.mit.edu' or `ftp.uni-erlangen.de', both directory < `/pub/Linux/MIRROR.tsx-11/680x0'. Or `ftp.leo.org', directory < `/pub/comp/os/linux/680x0'. < < 3. NetBSD is freely distributable too. Like Linux it isn't ready for < now, but it seems to make big steps. Most GNU software is said to < run, especially emacs and gcc. I think it's worth to have a look < on it. Sources: `ftp.uni-erlangen.de', Directory --- > Actually there are three Unix versions on the Amiga. All of > them need at least 68030 (see 68EC0xx), probably a 68040 in the near > future and seem to have problems with many hard-drive-controllers. You > should have a good look into the documentation before installing it. > Unix needs much resources, say at least 10Mb RAM and a 150Mb > Unix-partition on the hard-drive. > > 1. Commodore offered a System V Unix in the past. It contained > TCP/IP, X11 and other software and seemed to make a good job, > but it was expensive and after all Commodore has dropped > developing it. Commodore-Unix needs a streamer because it is > distributed on tapes. > > 2. A Linux port is prepared. But actually there is not very much > than the kernel. Specialists might like to use it, but it > cannot be recommended for now. Linux is freely distributable. > Sources: `ftp.tsx-11.mit.edu' or `ftp.uni-erlangen.de', both > directory `/pub/Linux/MIRROR.tsx-11/680x0'. Or > `ftp.tu-muenchen.de', directory `/pub/comp/os/linux/680x0'. > > 3. NetBSD is freely distributable too. Like Linux it isn't ready > for now, but it seems to make big steps. Most GNU software is > said to run, especially emacs and gcc. I think it's worth to > have a look on it. Sources: `ftp.uni-erlangen.de', Directory 2333d2196 < 2339,2341c2202,2204 < GfxBase offers a commercial version which is said to be excellent, < but expensive. The distribution includes different window managers < andclients. A demo version is on Aminet. --- > GfxBase offers a commercial version which is said to be > excellent, but expensive. The distribution includes different window > managers andclients. A demo version is on Aminet. 2344,2346c2207,2209 < DaggeX is freely distributable and probably not finished yet. (It < calls itself version 0.91.) Source: Aminet, `gfx/x11/DaggeX-0.91.lha' < and `gfx/x11/twm_930531.lha'. --- > DaggeX is freely distributable and probably not finished yet. > (It calls itself version 0.91.) Source: Aminet, > `gfx/x11/DaggeX-0.91.lha' and `gfx/x11/twm_930531.lha'. 2351,2356c2214,2219 < PC-Task is a software only IBM-PC emulator for all Amiga computers. < The current release is 2.03 which includes emulation of 8086 with < MDA/CGA/EGA/VGA, serial and parallel ports, mouse, two harddrives and < two floppies. A demonstration version can be obtained from aminet < sites: `/pub/aminet/misc/emu/PCTaskDemo203a.lzh'. Chris Hames < (bytey@melbourne.dialix.oz.au) (pctask@quasar.dialix.au) --- > PC-Task is a software only IBM-PC emulator for all Amiga > computers. The current release is 2.03 which includes emulation of > 8086 with MDA/CGA/EGA/VGA, serial and parallel ports, mouse, two > harddrives and two floppies. A demonstration version can be obtained > from aminet sites: `/pub/aminet/misc/emu/PCTaskDemo203a.lzh'. Chris > Hames (bytey@melbourne.dialix.oz.au) (pctask@quasar.dialix.au) 2361,2362c2224,2226 < To mount a MSDos-formatted Syquest on Amiga, you need with an (DOSen) < Adaptec-Controller the following Mount-entry in `DEVS:Mountlist': --- > To mount a MSDos-formatted Syquest on Amiga, you need with an > (DOSen) Adaptec-Controller the following Mount-entry in > `DEVS:Mountlist': 2382,2385c2246,2249 < For different (DOSen) controllers this entry should work, too, but < maybe you have to adjust it. When inserted, the Syquest-88MB medium is < (in this case) automatically mounted (as drive D:) and can be used with < help of the CrossDOS-Filesystem as usual. --- > For different (DOSen) controllers this entry should work, too, > but maybe you have to adjust it. When inserted, the Syquest-88MB medium > is (in this case) automatically mounted (as drive D:) and can be used > with help of the CrossDOS-Filesystem as usual. 2403,2404c2267,2268 < Most endings on FTP sites or Fish disks tell you that the file is < compressed and/or is an archive containing more than one file. Some --- > Most endings on FTP sites or Fish disks tell you that the file > is compressed and/or is an archive containing more than one file. Some 2408,2410c2272,2274 < Compressed archives which are included in an executable program: < Just call the program and it will extract itself (sfx = self < extract) --- > Compressed archives which are included in an executable > program: Just call the program and it will extract itself > (sfx = self extract) 2414,2416c2278,2281 < Compressed archives; recommended: LhA (`util/arc/LhA_e138.run' on < Aminet or Fish disk 715) or Lx (`util/arc/lx100.lha' on Aminet), < Unix version available (`misc/unix/lha-1.00.tar.Z') --- > Compressed archives; recommended: LhA > (`util/arc/LhA_e138.run' on Aminet or Fish disk 715) or Lx > (`util/arc/lx100.lha' on Aminet), Unix version available > (`misc/unix/lha-1.00.tar.Z') 2423,2425c2288,2290 < Disks compressed using Zoom (`util/arc/Zoom_5.4.lha' on Aminet, < Fish disk 682); an older version which you probably need for < uncompressing PasTeX is found on Fish disk 459. --- > Disks compressed using Zoom (`util/arc/Zoom_5.4.lha' on > Aminet, Fish disk 682); an older version which you probably > need for uncompressing PasTeX is found on Fish disk 459. 2428,2429c2293,2294 < Compressed archive; recommended: Zoo (`util/arc/zpp2-10.lzh' on < Aminet or Fish disk 527) --- > Compressed archive; recommended: Zoo (`util/arc/zpp2-10.lzh' > on Aminet or Fish disk 527) 2434,2435c2299,2300 < Compressed files; recommended gzip (`util/pack/gzip124x.lha' on < Aminet), note that this are Unix files in most cases --- > Compressed files; recommended gzip (`util/pack/gzip124x.lha' > on Aminet), note that this are Unix files in most cases 2439,2440c2304,2306 < `util/arc/gtar10.lha' on Aminet or Fish disk 445), note that tar is < a Unix archiver and you often find soething like `.tar.Z'. --- > `util/arc/gtar10.lha' on Aminet or Fish disk 445), note that > tar is a Unix archiver and you often find soething like > `.tar.Z'. 2443,2444c2309,2310 < Compressed archive; recommended unarj (`util/arc/unarj-0.5.lha' on < Aminet) --- > Compressed archive; recommended unarj > (`util/arc/unarj-0.5.lha' on Aminet) 2447,2448c2313,2315 < Compressed archive; recommended UnZip (`util/arc/unzip-5.1.lha' on < Aminet), note that this are MS-Dos archives in most cases --- > Compressed archive; recommended UnZip > (`util/arc/unzip-5.1.lha' on Aminet), note that this are > MS-Dos archives in most cases 2459,2462c2326,2329 < XPKDisk by Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert is another stacker program that < takes advantage of the variety of XPK libraries available. Unlike other < harddisk compressors it does not compress the files, but creates a < pseudo partition and stores the whole tracks as compressed files on --- > XPKDisk by Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert is another stacker program > that takes advantage of the variety of XPK libraries available. Unlike > other harddisk compressors it does not compress the files, but creates > a pseudo partition and stores the whole tracks as compressed files on 2467,2471c2334,2338 < But be careful if you want to use ReOrg on a comprimized partition: < ReOrg should be set to leave enough memory for the xpkdisk buffers. < And because of ReOrgs buffering, you can use few buffers for xpkdisk < (perhaps as few as 2 or 3). Don't use ReOrg if you don't know the < memory needs of XFH or XPKDisk. --- > But be careful if you want to use ReOrg on a comprimized > partition: ReOrg should be set to leave enough memory for the xpkdisk > buffers. And because of ReOrgs buffering, you can use few buffers for > xpkdisk (perhaps as few as 2 or 3). Don't use ReOrg if you don't know > the memory needs of XFH or XPKDisk. 2473,2474c2340,2341 < Another possibility is EPU. It's shareware and should offer the same < as XFH, but without limiting the file size. --- > Another possibility is EPU. It's shareware and should offer the > same as XFH, but without limiting the file size. 2476,2477c2343,2344 < Sources: Aminet, directory `util/pack', Fish disks 754 (XFH) and 858 < (EPU) --- > Sources: Aminet, directory `util/pack', Fish disks 754 (XFH) and > 858 (EPU) 2482,2483c2349,2350 < Those FTP servers have that much space (or a CD-Rom) to have all < fish disks available online: --- > Those FTP servers have that much space (or a CD-Rom) to have > all fish disks available online: 2504,2505c2371,2472 < MUI is found in two archives, one for developers only and one for < users. Source: Aminet, `dev/misc'. --- > MUI is found in two archives, one for developers only and one > for users. Source: Aminet, `dev/misc'. > > 7.6 How to deal with Non-Latin texts? > ===================================== > > Currently I know only programs for read japanese and chinese > texts. > > Siepieau Pang (siepiau@gbamail.mincom.oz.au) > > 7.6.1 Japanese editors and viewers > ---------------------------------- > > ANS (Amiga Nihongo System) version 1.0, produced by > SoftHouse Tecnode > 102 Coupo Izumi > 1-4-5 Houya-shi > Izumi-machi > Tokyo 202 > JAPAN > > and distributed in Japan by MIQ Japan, Ltd. has been released in > Japan. It offers a Japanese environment for Commodore Amiga users, is > compatible with Amiga DOS 2.0 (works fine with version 1.3, too), and > requires at least 1MB RAM (more recommended). ANS features Japanese > windows/menus (these replace the English menus), 12 and 24 dot-matrix > Japanese fonts, Jinput/Joutput (both constitute a Japanese front-end > processor), XEDmini (a simple Japanese text editor with built-in font > editor, and can be used as a Japanese terminal), a kana-to-kanji > conversion dictionary for XEDmini and Jinput, Jfilter (for viewing > Japanese files while connected to an MS-DOS console), and utilities for > Japanese code conversion and communication. Note that XEDmini uses pcj > (Japanese version of pcd) for communications, and that one can do binary > uploads/downloads while working on files). I hear that it is reasonably > priced, and very easy to use. > > JemTeX is a preprocessor that turns a Japanese text file (i.e., > a TeX file with Japanese text) into a standard (La/Mu)TeX file. The > archive (zipped) comes with the jis2mf utility along with a 24-dot > bitmapped kanji font and a program for generating kanji tables. With > jis2mf you can make metafont files out of the bitmapped font. JemTeX > v2.0 will compile on an Amiga using SAS/C, or on a UNIX machine using > gcc. This program is available at the FTP site utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp > (133.11.11.11). JemTeX v2.0 was written by Francois Jalbert > (jalbert@iro.umontreal.ca or jalbert@cs.ubc.ca). > > The following are PD viewers on Aminet (text/show directory) > > JIStoJi by Bart Mathias automatically identifies electronic > texts written in Old-JIS, New-JIS, Shift-JIS, or EUC-JIS (as well as > ASCII) and displays them on screen, or prints them to dot-matrix > printers. Will run on Kickstart 1.3 and up. > > jmore (Japanese more) is basically a more clone that also reads > ns-kanji (Shift-JIS) text. It opens its own hires interlaced screen and > requires a font handler called jFontSys to be running. The archive > includes jmore, jFontsys and the wlook/16 bitmap font. However, you > will also need the kanji fonts. (Aminet, `text/font/amknj16.lzh') All > the documentation comes as Japanese text, so you need a JIS viewer to > read the installation instructions. For your convenience, I have > summarized the installation procedure below: > 1. Place the `wlook/16' font in your `FONTS:' directory > > 2. Assign `JFONTS:' to where you unarchive the amknj16 fonts. > This need not be the same as your `FONTS:' directory > > 3. Place the file `jFont-startup' in the `S:' directory > > 4. Insert the following line into your `startup-sequence': > run >nil: jFontSys > > 5. To use execute the following command > jmore <japanese.txt> > > JISconvert by Dwight Hubbard is a japanese text conversion utility > for Amiga computers. It supports conversion between EUC, New JIS, Old > JIS, NEC JIS and Shift JIS. It also has options to convert half-size > katakana to full size and repair files with ESC characters stripped. No > installation required. Requires AmigaDOS 2.04 or newer. > > 7.6.2 Chinese text viewers > -------------------------- > > HZview (by Ji Ma) shows 8-bit Guo Biao encoded chinese text > documents. Requires AmigaDOS v2.1 and above, and cclib.16 bitmap > library (included). > > *NOTE*: This is a pre-release version. What the doc file does > not tell you is that you need to do the following: > 1. Open a default public hires interlaced 1 or 2-bit deep screen > > 2. The size of the file to be read is restricted to about 30K > (on my machine, A1200, WB3.0) > > 3. An FPU is required if you want to scroll the text without > crashing > > 4. The cclib.16 should be in the same directory as the file to > be read > > Other small bugs still exist which may crash the machine. 2510,2511c2477,2478 < Three questions arise in this context: Which programs can be found, < where are they and how to get them and transfer them home? --- > Three questions arise in this context: Which programs can be > found, where are they and how to get them and transfer them home? 2516,2517c2483,2484 < Of course you need to know where you find things. Many good choices < are listed in this paper, as I hope. Other sources are: --- > Of course you need to know where you find things. Many good > choices are listed in this paper, as I hope. Other sources are: 2520,2526c2487,2494 < is a list of software and where you find it in Ascii format. It is < posted monthly to the newsgroups `comp.sys.amiga.applications', < `comp.unix.amiga', and `news.answers'. Additionally you will find < it on Aminet sites (`text/doc/AmigaSciSchool-4.01'). It handles < everything listed here and many more, for example GNU software, < libraries (linked and shared), shells, Unix commands, educational < and scientific software and much more. --- > is a list of software and where you find it in Ascii format. > It is posted monthly to the newsgroups > `comp.sys.amiga.applications', `comp.unix.amiga', and > `news.answers'. Additionally you will find it on Aminet sites > (`text/doc/AmigaSciSchool-4.01'). It handles everything > listed here and many more, for example GNU software, libraries > (linked and shared), shells, Unix commands, educational and > scientific software and much more. 2529,2530c2497,2498 < are lists of the Fish disk contents. (`fish/doc/fishcon-???.lzh' on < Aminet) --- > are lists of the Fish disk contents. > (`fish/doc/fishcon-???.lzh' on Aminet) 2534,2535c2502,2503 < (`fish/doc/fishxref-???.lzh' on Aminet) FishXref and Fishcon are in < Ascii format. --- > (`fish/doc/fishxref-???.lzh' on Aminet) FishXref and Fishcon > are in Ascii format. 2538,2541c2506,2509 < A Fish disk database, (`fish/doc/Kingfisher1_30.lha', which is the < program and `fish/doc/KFData850.lha' ,which contains the data, on < Aminet or Fish disk 863) allows search by name and context. See < Fish. --- > A Fish disk database, (`fish/doc/Kingfisher1_30.lha', which > is the program and `fish/doc/KFData850.lha' ,which contains > the data, on Aminet or Fish disk 863) allows search by name > and context. See Fish. 2546,2552c2514,2520 < `Comp.sys.amiga.reviews' is a moderated newsgroup where tests of < soft- and hardware, books and anything else relevant to the Amiga are < posted. Its always a good idea to check this newsgroup for a review, if < you are interested in something special. Of course you always find only < the latest reviews, but the older postings are available per FTP from < `math.uh.edu', Directory `/pub/Amiga/comp.sys.amiga.reviews' or on the < Fish CDs. --- > `Comp.sys.amiga.reviews' is a moderated newsgroup where tests > of soft- and hardware, books and anything else relevant to the Amiga > are posted. Its always a good idea to check this newsgroup for a > review, if you are interested in something special. Of course you > always find only the latest reviews, but the older postings are > available per FTP from `math.uh.edu', Directory > `/pub/Amiga/comp.sys.amiga.reviews' or on the Fish CDs. 2561,2567c2529,2536 < FTP allows you to gain access to some other machines and store and/or < retrieve files. Normally one needs an acoount on the remote machine to < use it, bat a number of machines have a setup that allows everybody to < log in as the user `ftp' or `anonymous', so anybody may get files from < them. The most important of this servers are the Aminet servers, which < mirror each other and hence should have the same files. They are the < best choice if you are looking for Amiga software. Aminet hosts are --- > FTP allows you to gain access to some other machines and store > and/or retrieve files. Normally one needs an acoount on the remote > machine to use it, bat a number of machines have a setup that allows > everybody to log in as the user `ftp' or `anonymous', so anybody may > get files from them. The most important of this servers are the Aminet > servers, which mirror each other and hence should have the same files. > They are the best choice if you are looking for Amiga software. Aminet > hosts are 2581,2583c2550,2552 < All these mirrors have a directory `/pub/aminet', where you will find < much stuff. Please use a mirror close to you! Some other important hosts < are --- > All these mirrors have a directory `/pub/aminet', where you > will find much stuff. Please use a mirror close to you! Some other > important hosts are 2589,2590c2558,2559 < Note that grind, aachen and erlangen have the full collection of Fish < disks available! See Fish disk xxx. --- > Note that grind, aachen and erlangen have the full collection > of Fish disks available! See Fish disk xxx. 2592,2593c2561,2562 < To connect to a special host (ftp.uni-erlangen.de for example), you < should type --- > To connect to a special host (ftp.uni-erlangen.de for example), > you should type 2599,2600c2568,2569 < No you are asked for a password. Please type your Email address here, if < you have one. If not, use the password ftp. --- > No you are asked for a password. Please type your Email address > here, if you have one. If not, use the password ftp. 2602,2603c2571,2572 < Now you're inside the host. There is a number of commands you may < execute here. The most important are: --- > Now you're inside the host. There is a number of commands you > may execute here. The most important are: 2605,2606c2574,2575 < Prints the help text of the FTP command. Additionally you may type < *? command* to get information on a special command. --- > Prints the help text of the FTP command. Additionally you may > type *? command* to get information on a special command. 2609,2611c2578,2581 < Tells the FTP program that you whish to transfer binary files. It < is always a good choice to type bin as the very first command! < Files you load without the bin command can be corrupt. --- > Tells the FTP program that you whish to transfer binary > files. It is always a good choice to type bin as the very > first command! Files you load without the bin command can be > corrupt. 2614,2617c2584,2587 < Loads the given file from the host. On most Unix machines you can < type something like `get file.txt -' or `get file.txt |more' to < show a text on the screen. Note that there *must not* be any blank < between the | and the word more! --- > Loads the given file from the host. On most Unix machines you > can type something like `get file.txt -' or `get file.txt > |more' to show a text on the screen. Note that there *must > not* be any blank between the | and the word more! 2620c2590,2591 < Loads the given files. pat may contain Unix style like wildcards. --- > Loads the given files. pat may contain Unix style like > wildcards. 2624,2627c2595,2598 < Like get and mget, but transfer files from you to the remote host. < This is in most cases not allowed, except for a special directory < called `incoming'. You can place files here which you want to make < public. --- > Like get and mget, but transfer files from you to the remote > host. This is in most cases not allowed, except for a special > directory called `incoming'. You can place files here which > you want to make public. 2630,2631c2601,2602 < Like the usual cd command. The commands get, mget, put, mput, dir < and ls refer to the current working directory. --- > Like the usual cd command. The commands get, mget, put, mput, > dir and ls refer to the current working directory. 2641,2642c2612,2613 < When you have used FTP for the first times you will notice, that you < always begin with executing the same steps: --- > When you have used FTP for the first times you will notice, > that you always begin with executing the same steps: 2649,2651c2620,2623 < 4. Change the current working directory (`/pub/aminet' for example) < This may get executed automatically. What you need is a file < called `.netrc' in your home directory. Note that it needs to be --- > 4. Change the current working directory (`/pub/aminet' for > example) > This may get executed automatically. What you need is a > file called `.netrc' in your home directory. Note that it needs to be 2663,2664c2635,2636 < Note that on some machines it is possible to use the machine name < `default' which meets all machines not listed in .netrc. --- > Note that on some machines it is possible to use the machine > name `default' which meets all machines not listed in .netrc. 2669,2670c2641,2642 < Another way to get files is to use a mail server. This assumes that < you can send mail to Internet addresses and get mail from Internet --- > Another way to get files is to use a mail server. This assumes > that you can send mail to Internet addresses and get mail from Internet 2676c2648 < mailserver@leo.org --- > ftp-mailer@ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de 2683,2684c2655,2656 < Tells the server that you wish to get an Ascii file containing < detailed explanation how to use the server. --- > Tells the server that you wish to get an Ascii file > containing detailed explanation how to use the server. 2687,2690c2659,2662 < Specifys that you wish to get not more than <number> Kbytes per < mail. Larger files get splitted into small pieces of at most < <number> Kbytes which are sent as separate mails each. Note that < the mails may get larger because of overhead. --- > Specifys that you wish to get not more than <number> Kbytes > per mail. Larger files get splitted into small pieces of at > most <number> Kbytes which are sent as separate mails each. > Note that the mails may get larger because of overhead. 2693,2694c2665,2666 < Sets the current working directory to <dir>. This directory is < used by the commands send and dir. --- > Sets the current working directory to <dir>. This directory > is used by the commands send and dir. 2697,2698c2669,2670 < will return a list of files and/or directories that the server < offers. Note that this may be *very* large! --- > will return a list of files and/or directories that the > server offers. Note that this may be *very* large! 2704c2676,2677 < returns a list of the files and directories in the given directory. --- > returns a list of the files and directories in the given > directory. 2713,2715c2686,2688 < Like Begin, but specifies to ignore the lines below. (A signature < for example!) A typical session would be to send the following < mail to the mail server: --- > Like Begin, but specifies to ignore the lines below. (A > signature for example!) A typical session would be to send > the following mail to the mail server: 2724,2725c2697,2698 < You also can get files from one of the many BBS's (`Bulletin Board < System'). Most of these are driven by private users, so there is --- > You also can get files from one of the many BBS's (`Bulletin > Board System'). Most of these are driven by private users, so there is 2729,2734c2702,2707 < I want to publish a list of all Amiga mailboxes here. So please < send to me a list of all mailboxes which are related to the Amiga - in < any way. I need all telephone numbers of the boxes and their name. < Tell me the nation where the box resides and - if possible - some more < info (Does the box have Aminet or the Fish PD or FRAS? Is the box < especially for Amiga users?) --- > I want to publish a list of all Amiga mailboxes here. So > please send to me a list of all mailboxes which are related to the > Amiga - in any way. I need all telephone numbers of the boxes and > their name. Tell me the nation where the box resides and - if possible > - some more info (Does the box have Aminet or the Fish PD or FRAS? Is > the box especially for Amiga users?) 2741,2742c2714,2715 < A very good source is the Fish PD series. One distinguishes between < the floppy disks and the CD-Roms. --- > A very good source is the Fish PD series. One distinguishes > between the floppy disks and the CD-Roms. 2755,2756c2728,2729 < There are some things which can be found on the Fish disks, but not < on Aminet. However, you can get them with FTP. See Fish disk xxx. --- > There are some things which can be found on the Fish disks, but > not on Aminet. However, you can get them with FTP. See Fish disk xxx. 2761,2763c2734,2738 < Fred Fish is going on to offer freely distributable software. But < now he collects it on CD-Rom's. He releases two different kinds of CD's: < 1. Monthly released disks are divided into roughly three sections: --- > Fred Fish is going on to offer freely distributable software. > But now he collects it on CD-Rom's. He releases two different kinds of > CD's: > 1. Monthly released disks are divided into roughly three > sections: 2765,2774c2740,2750 < unreleased floppy disks as well as material which does not < appear in the floppy distribution, about 84Mb on the first < disk. < < 2. Useful utilities that can be used directly off the CD-ROM if < desired, thus freeing up the corresponding amount of hard < disk space (GNU Emacs, Gnu C, GNU C++, Amiga E, PasTeX, < AmigaGuide, Installer, 2.0 and 3.0-Includes, different < archivers, tape drivers, the AmiCDROM filesystem and many < other GNU and BSD tools, ...), about 150Mb on the first disk. --- > unreleased floppy disks as well as material which does > not appear in the floppy distribution, about 84Mb on the > first disk. > > 2. Useful utilities that can be used directly off the > CD-ROM if desired, thus freeing up the corresponding > amount of hard disk space (GNU Emacs, Gnu C, GNU C++, > Amiga E, PasTeX, AmigaGuide, Installer, 2.0 and > 3.0-Includes, different archivers, tape drivers, the > AmiCDROM filesystem and many other GNU and BSD tools, > ...), about 150Mb on the first disk. 2777c2753,2754 < CD-ROM's, about 404 Mb on the first disk. (Fish disk 600-910) --- > CD-ROM's, about 404 Mb on the first disk. (Fish disk > 600-910) 2779,2784c2756,2761 < 2. Disks containing the latest software as well as recent software in < packed format only. (These are intended to be used for example in < BBS's.) < I recommend especially the first kind of Fish CD's. They cost < about 20$ plus 3$ for shipping (5$ outside USA/Canada/Mexico) and are < available from --- > 2. Disks containing the latest software as well as recent > software in packed format only. (These are intended to be > used for example in BBS's.) > I recommend especially the first kind of Fish CD's. They > cost about 20$ plus 3$ for shipping (5$ outside USA/Canada/Mexico) and > are available from 2804,2808c2781,2786 < People still running Workbench 2.0 or lower need a program called < `MSH'. You will find this on the Aminet (directory misc/emu) and on < Fish disk 382. See Sources. After editing the file `devs:MountList' as < described in the documentation you have to say Mount msh: in the CLI < and can now do the same as above replacing the word `pc0:' with `msh:'. --- > People still running Workbench 2.0 or lower need a program > called `MSH'. You will find this on the Aminet (directory misc/emu) > and on Fish disk 382. See Sources. After editing the file > `devs:MountList' as described in the documentation you have to say > Mount msh: in the CLI and can now do the same as above replacing the > word `pc0:' with `msh:'. 2813,2818c2791,2796 < There are some archives which are too large to fit on one disk. To < transfer them on disks you need to split them into smaller pieces and < transfer each part on a separate disk. I recommend Martin Schlodder's < `Splitter'. (Aminet, `util/misc/splitter_121.lha'. The archive < contains binaries for MS-DOS and should be compilable without problems < on any Unix system. --- > There are some archives which are too large to fit on one disk. > To transfer them on disks you need to split them into smaller pieces > and transfer each part on a separate disk. I recommend Martin > Schlodder's `Splitter'. (Aminet, `util/misc/splitter_121.lha'. The > archive contains binaries for MS-DOS and should be compilable without > problems on any Unix system. 2823,2827c2801,2805 < A mailing list is a server that allows to discuss special things via < Email. The server holds a list of people that are interested in the < respective topic. For example, the gcc mailing list will discuss bugs, < new features and other problems of gcc. (see Compilers) If a mail is < sent to the server from someone he will forward this mail to all the --- > A mailing list is a server that allows to discuss special > things via Email. The server holds a list of people that are interested > in the respective topic. For example, the gcc mailing list will discuss > bugs, new features and other problems of gcc. (see Compilers) If a mail > is sent to the server from someone he will forward this mail to all the 2830,2837c2808,2815 < You will be added to the list by sending a mail to the server which < will usually contain the word `Subscribe' or something similar. Once you < are no more interested in the mailing list you can unsubscribe. < < Unforunately the servers have a different syntax of subscribing and < unsubscribing. The best way to find how to subscribe is to send a mail < with the word `Help' to the server. He will reply a mail which should < explain how to handle this special server. --- > You will be added to the list by sending a mail to the server > which will usually contain the word `Subscribe' or something similar. > Once you are no more interested in the mailing list you can unsubscribe. > > Unforunately the servers have a different syntax of subscribing > and unsubscribing. The best way to find how to subscribe is to send a > mail with the word `Help' to the server. He will reply a mail which > should explain how to handle this special server. 2857,2861c2835,2840 < This is a list of books for the Amiga, including short discussions, < prices and sources. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc, < comp.sys.amiga.introduction, comp.sys.amiga.programmer (monthly) < Ftp: rtfm.mit.edu, pub/usenet/comp.sys.amiga.misc. Maintainer: < Marc Atkins, atkin@cs.umass.edu --- > This is a list of books for the Amiga, including short > discussions, prices and sources. Newsgroups: > comp.sys.amiga.misc, comp.sys.amiga.introduction, > comp.sys.amiga.programmer (monthly) Ftp: rtfm.mit.edu, > pub/usenet/comp.sys.amiga.misc. Maintainer: Marc Atkins, > atkin@cs.umass.edu 2864,2869c2843,2849 < This is for users of AmiTCP/IP, a set of programs which allows to < include an Amiga into a TCP/IP network. (Most well known nets, < Internet for example use TCP/IP.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc, < comp.sys.amiga.datacomm, comp.sys.amiga.networking (biweekly) Ftp: < rtfm.mit.edu, pub/usenet/comp.sys.amiga.networking Maintainer: < Neil J. McRae (atcpfaq@domino.demon.co.uk) --- > This is for users of AmiTCP/IP, a set of programs which > allows to include an Amiga into a TCP/IP network. (Most well > known nets, Internet for example use TCP/IP.) Newsgroups: > comp.sys.amiga.misc, comp.sys.amiga.datacomm, > comp.sys.amiga.networking (biweekly) Ftp: rtfm.mit.edu, > pub/usenet/comp.sys.amiga.networking Maintainer: Neil J. > McRae (atcpfaq@domino.demon.co.uk) 2872,2873c2852,2853 < Unlike the AmiTCP/IP FAQ this one wants to cover all aspects of < networking, including TCP/IP and Envoy. Newsgroups: --- > Unlike the AmiTCP/IP FAQ this one wants to cover all aspects > of networking, including TCP/IP and Envoy. Newsgroups: 2875,2876c2855,2856 < rtfm.mit.edu, pub/usenet/comp.sys.amiga.networking Maintainer: < Richard Norman (norman@afas.msfc.nasa.gov) --- > rtfm.mit.edu, pub/usenet/comp.sys.amiga.networking > Maintainer: Richard Norman (norman@afas.msfc.nasa.gov) 2887,2888c2867,2869 < Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc (monthly) Ftp: Aminet, info/start < Betreuer: Urban Dominik Mueller (umueller@amiga.icu.net.ch) --- > Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc (monthly) Ftp: Aminet, > info/start Betreuer: Urban Dominik Mueller > (umueller@amiga.icu.net.ch) 2893,2897c2874,2878 < The Amiga-FAQ is available in different formats: Ascii format (which < is posted to the nets) AmigaGuide format (which is the adequate format < on the Amiga) and in dvi format (to be printed). Additionally there is < some stuff, that might be useful or interesting, but could not be < included into the Amiga-FAQ: --- > The Amiga-FAQ is available in different formats: Ascii format > (which is posted to the nets) AmigaGuide format (which is the adequate > format on the Amiga) and in dvi format (to be printed). Additionally > there is some stuff, that might be useful or interesting, but could not > be included into the Amiga-FAQ: 2914,2915c2895,2896 < I decided to collect these in the Amiga-FAQ archive. It is called < AmigaFAQ.lha and can be found on Aminet, directory `docs/misc'. --- > I decided to collect these in the Amiga-FAQ archive. It is > called AmigaFAQ.lha and can be found on Aminet, directory `docs/misc'. 2920,2926c2901,2907 < This FAQ can neither get useful nor hit further development without < your help. Suggestions, contributions, new answers, critics, anything < is rather welcome. < < Please note, that very major subjects are absolutely missing yet: < Nothing about sound, nothing on graphic cards, no Animation. These are < some of the Amiga's best points! But I don't know them ... :-( --- > This FAQ can neither get useful nor hit further development > without your help. Suggestions, contributions, new answers, critics, > anything is rather welcome. > > Please note, that very major subjects are absolutely missing > yet: Nothing about sound, nothing on graphic cards, no Animation. These > are some of the Amiga's best points! But I don't know them ... :-( 2928,2929c2909,2910 < So grab your keyboard (Your pencil? Well, if there's no other way...) < and send mail to: --- > So grab your keyboard (Your pencil? Well, if there's no other > way...) and send mail to: 2950,2951c2931,2932 < for contributing the sections on Editors, Word Processors, DTP and < Postscript and some wording fixes. --- > for contributing the sections on Editors, Word Processors, > DTP and Postscript and some wording fixes. 2954,2955c2935,2936 < for help in the section on chunky/planar, double buffering and < PAL/NTSC --- > for help in the section on chunky/planar, double buffering > and PAL/NTSC 2965c2946,2947 < for the composition and posting of the Amiga FAQ until July 1994. --- > for the composition and posting of the Amiga FAQ until July > 1994.