8547289@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz (Steven Sweeting) (05/01/86)
Just wondering if anybody has had these problems, or could anybody point our where I might be at fault? I had a printer cable made up to CBM's (aust) specifications. Everything works, Polyscope, Notepad routing to PRT: etc except LLIST. LPRINT works fine. Characters are missed in a random way, about 1 every 5 on my printer (Epson compatible) and also on other prnters I tried at the local dealers. The Okimate-20 (which there was a specific reference for in Preferences) also lost characters. As well is there anyway I can type to the printer in a RAW mode. There is no documentation in Australia about anything (as yet) so as regards to the CLI, so I am trying to get the BASIC figured out first. An empty window crashes the system, fair enough that's illegal(:-)) but when I tick a menu element using mode 2 , I can't untivck it with mode 1 or 0? Is it possible to get 1200/75 from BASIC, or even from outside BASIC, what about 75/1200. Also keyboard character input is a bit fudgy when you type too fast in a terminal mode. (I can't wait for a C compier). When in psuedo-edit mode in a LIST window, if I select the OUTPUT window with the mouse, then start typing, the first character goes to the LIST window before the cursor swithes over to the OUTPUT one. Is it supposed to do this? Those O/sS complaining about prices might be interested to know that DPaint first came into the shops at $115. It seems CBM Aust bought the copyright from Electronic Arts. It now sells for $250!!!. The Amiga sells for $2495 with RGB monitor and 512K RAM. It was released about 2/3 weeks ago, the inavailabilty of sodftware %& documentation due to June being the exepected date. The Atari 520ST came in the stores a week before at $2999, it is now $2495, hopefully the price war will continue here... - Steven Sweeting [ The above is true to the best of my knowledge and I reserve the right to ] [ change anything without telling you (and probably will). ]
ewhac@well.UUCP (05/03/86)
[ If the line eating bug chokes, do I perform the Heimlich maneuver on it? ] In article <2285@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz> 8547289@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz (Steven Sweeting) writes: >Those O/sS complaining about prices might be interested to know that DPaint >first came into the shops at $115. It seems CBM Aust bought the copyright >from Electronic Arts. It now sells for $250!!!. The Amiga sells for $2495 with >RGB monitor and 512K RAM. It was released about 2/3 weeks ago, the >inavailabilty of sodftware %& documentation due to June being the exepected >date. The Atari 520ST came in the stores a week before at $2999, it is now >$2495, hopefully the price war will continue here... > > - Steven Sweeting Does anyone know what the current exchange rate is between Australian and American dollars? I nearly fell over when I saw those prices! Then I realized they weren't talking American bucks. Don't frighten me like that :-). _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Leo L. Schwab ihnp4!ptsfa!well!ewhac ..or.. I don't work for anybody, well ---\ so I don't need disclaimers! dual ----> !unicom!ewhac hplabs -/ ("AE-wack")
randy@cbmvax.UUCP (05/05/86)
In article <2285@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz> 8547289@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz (Steven Sweeting) writes: >I had a printer cable made up to CBM's (aust) specifications. Everything works, >Polyscope, Notepad routing to PRT: etc except LLIST. LPRINT works fine. >Characters are missed in a random way, about 1 every 5 on my printer If your program contains printer specific outputs, you cannot use LLIST. All output is routined through PRT:, your printer codes are all translated according to the selected driver. Instead, open the printer as a file (the Open command) and direct output to this 'file'. >As well is there anyway I can type to the printer in a RAW mode. There are two methods. First, get into CLI by opening the SYSTEM drawer and clicking on the CLI icon. (If no icon is present, activate Preferences and enable CLI, now return to Workbench, close and reopen the SYSTEM drawer.) The two methods of type to the printer are: copy * to prt: (or par:). Now, just type to your hearts content. To break out, type ^C (thats Control-C). To take advantage of the Amiga multi-tasking OS, first type NEWCLI, this will open a second CLI window. Use this for typing to the printer. Your original CLI is still available for other things. To get an idea of supported commands, type: dir df0:c this will list the contents of the DOS command directory. You can get a template for inputs to most DOS commands by following the command with a '?', e.g.: dir ?. > >An empty window crashes the system, fair enough that's illegal(:-)) but Empty windows should be okay -- its an empty menu-strip thats not allowed. > >When in psuedo-edit mode in a LIST window, if I select the OUTPUT window >with the mouse, then start typing, the first character goes to the LIST >window before the cursor swithes over to the OUTPUT one. Is it supposed >to do this? > When using the LIST window, everything is slow. I suspect that a few characters make it into the input buffer before the OS redirects output to the OUTPUT window. If this always happens, regardless of how much time you allow for things to settle, than you have probably uncovered a bug. -- Randy Weiner -- Commodore Business Machines <<Amiga Technical Support>> uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!randy arpa: cbmvax!randy@seismo.css.GOV TEL: 215-431-9180
dean@hyper.UUCP (Dean Gahlon) (05/08/86)
> [ If the line eating bug chokes, do I perform the Heimlich maneuver on it? ] > > In article <2285@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz> 8547289@elecvax.eecs.unsw.oz (Steven Sweeting) writes: > >Those O/sS complaining about prices might be interested to know that DPaint > >first came into the shops at $115. It seems CBM Aust bought the copyright > >from Electronic Arts. It now sells for $250!!!. The Amiga sells for $2495 with > >RGB monitor and 512K RAM. It was released about 2/3 weeks ago, the > >inavailabilty of sodftware %& documentation due to June being the exepected > >date. The Atari 520ST came in the stores a week before at $2999, it is now > >$2495, hopefully the price war will continue here... > > > > - Steven Sweeting > > Does anyone know what the current exchange rate is between Australian > and American dollars? I nearly fell over when I saw those prices! Then > I realized they weren't talking American bucks. > > Don't frighten me like that :-). > > _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ > Leo L. Schwab ihnp4!ptsfa!well!ewhac > ..or.. > I don't work for anybody, well ---\ > so I don't need disclaimers! dual ----> !unicom!ewhac > hplabs -/ ("AE-wack") *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** The current exchange rate is something like $.75US = $1Aus. Therefore, the price listed above for the Amiga isn't terribly out of range ($1871 or so). The price for the Atari 520ST is, um, somewhat excessive (Aus$2999 = US$2249!).