rodb@tektronix.UUCP (Rod Belshee ) (10/24/85)
1. How do you get your monitor into HIGH RES MODE 680x400. From what I can tell you have to write an assembly module to do it. if this is the case could someone post it? 2. Can you run CLI in the HIGH RES MODE. Do the text characters crunch? Is it readable? ANSWERS TO MY PREVIOUS QUESTIONS: I got my amiga last night and have been playing around. There is a file called 's:Startup-Sequence' which controles the startup of the system. Much like PC's autoexec.bat. This gets executed on reboot, so you can configure your environment this way. The C compiler Bug list buggs me. You cant compare a pointer with NIL because sometimes it does a WORD compare NOT A LONG (32bit) compare. WOW looks to me like 'long NIL = 0' is going to be on the top of all my C programs. I also had problem with the 'static' feature. The compiler rejected it for some reason. I am currently writing a SHELL which has all the commands in it (loaded into memory in compact form ..not 256K), and a SEARCH PATH. Without a SEARCH_PATH programming a computer on two floppy disks (ie no hard disk) is one of the most tedious opertunities. If any one else is in the process of doing this please tell me when you finish. I'd be happy to send you a blank disk. It would save me the trouble. OPINION: one quick opinion. I feel that the 200x600 resolution is real tough on the eyes. Buy the problem does not occure because of the resolution itself. It is mainly because of the gap between the monitor's scan lines, AND THE FONT. The font is ment for an EXTA HIGH RESOLUTION screen. If you could drive that monitor at 300 int the vertical the font would look continious. So If anyone figures out how to write new fonts into the roms write me a note.. I'm interested Curt Jutzi tektronix!gpp1!golem!jutz tektronix!rodb (503) 685-3722 Del Stat. 63-356 P.0. Box 1000 Wilsonville OR 97034