peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter DaSilva) (07/02/87)
Now I'd like intuition-blessed and DOS-blessed ways of doing the following things: * adding a bitplane to an already opened screen. * removing a bitplane from an already opened screen. DMCS does this to get extra memory. * determining the volumes available to the user. I have figured out a method, but I'm sure it would die under a protected mode version of AmigaDos. * moving an opened screen sideways. I use morerows, and all screens opened by other programs are jammed right at the left edge. Alternatively, having new screens opened *centered* on workbench instead of left-justified would help. Programs should look at the intuition prefs structure to figure out how big their screens should be. * Telling WorkBench that it's got a new icon to examine. Opening & closing the folder is a kludge. The icon should just pop up. -- -- Peter da Silva `-_-' ...!seismo!soma!uhnix1!sugar!peter (I said, NO PHOTOS!)
NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET (07/09/87)
Um, I want my c-64 to do a full cray emulation for less than $35.00, and be able to support a 132-column screen with 1024 colors, and
klm@munsell.UUCP (Kevin McBride) (07/14/87)
In article <123NETOPRHM@NCSUVM> NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET writes: >Um, I want my c-64 to do a full cray emulation for less than $35.00, >and be able to support a 132-column screen with 1024 colors, and Well, you're in luck... I've just completed the design for a Cray-1 emulator on a single chip. Why, just last night I was in my darkroom carving up the first batch of silicon with an X-acto knife. The chip is a 1024 pin ceramic dip package that measues 6" x 2.5" Required power for the chip is slightly non-standard: 450 Volts 3 phase, 200 Amps., but you should be able to whip something up real quick. The chip will sell for $34.99. The installation kit (required) is a modest $350,000. This includes the Heathkit LSI-11/04 front end processor (or optional Timex/Sinclair) If you believe that one, I've got some nice copy protected software I'd like to sell you. :-) :-) -- Kevin McBride |Disclaimer: These | harvard -\ Eikonix - A Kodak Co. | opinions are mine, | ll-xn ---adelie-----> munsell!klm 23 Crosby Dr. | not my employer's, | decvax -v talcott -v | Bedford, MA 01730 | So There! | allegra ------------encore
hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (Hedley Davis) (07/15/87)
In article <123NETOPRHM@NCSUVM> NETOPRHM@NCSUVM.BITNET writes: >Um, I want my c-64 to do a full cray emulation for less than $35.00, >and be able to support a 132-column screen with 1024 colors, and We started work on this a while back, but it had to be shelfed due to the new 64 bit virtual memory amiga. The custom ships are all done, but the vitrual memory system seems to be having performance problems. See, the page fault handler has to rewind the tape, and then... Never mind.... DISCLAIMER: For those of you without a sense of humor, its a joke.