backstro@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (05/14/88)
Okay everyone two questions:
One: I've heard that by replacing the Paula chip in an old 1000 you can gain
Extra HalfBrite capabilities. My question is how much for a new Paula
and where do I get it?
Two: Can anyone send me a nice short piece of C code for reading the Time
Of Day clock? (Oh hell three questions...)
Three: This may sound dumb, but I'm new to programming the AMIGA and 'C' both.
Where can I find the random number routine for use with C?
Thanx in advance.
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+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (Hedley Davis) (05/16/88)
In article <97800008@silver> backstro@silver.bacs.indiana.edu writes: > >Okay everyone two questions: > >One: I've heard that by replacing the Paula chip in an old 1000 you can gain > Extra HalfBrite capabilities. My question is how much for a new Paula > and where do I get it? > Well, Paula won't do much for your video. However, replacing Denise will get you EHB. As for where to get it, you might try ordering it through a dealer or repair center. As for the other one ( oh hell, two ) questions, you'll have to wait for some software type to respond. Hedley
carolyn@cbmvax.UUCP (Carolyn Scheppner CATS) (05/16/88)
In article <97800008@silver> backstro@silver.bacs.indiana.edu writes: > >Okay everyone two questions: > >One: I've heard that by replacing the Paula chip in an old 1000 you can gain > Extra HalfBrite capabilities. My question is how much for a new Paula > and where do I get it? Hedley answered this - Denise, at a service center >Two: Can anyone send me a nice short piece of C code for reading the Time > Of Day clock? (Oh hell three questions...) I assume you mean the system time. AmigaDOS function DateStamp(). Thene use a datestamp to date routine to convert datestamp to date and time. (I believe one was posted here recently) >Three: This may sound dumb, but I'm new to programming the AMIGA and 'C' both. > Where can I find the random number routine for use with C? It's in amiga.lib and it is called RangeRand() and it is documented in the amiga.lib.doc in the A-W RKM Exec manual. Usage is RangeRand(n) where n is a number from 1 to 65535 and represents the high limit for your random number. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Carolyn Scheppner -- CATS >>Commodore Amiga Technical Support<< UUCP ...{allegra,ihnp4,rutgers}!cbmvax!carolyn PHONE 215-431-9180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
carolyn@cbmvax.UUCP (Carolyn Scheppner CATS) (05/18/88)
In article <702@applix.UUCP> scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) writes: >In article <3779@cbmvax.UUCP> carolyn@cbmvax.UUCP (Carolyn Scheppner CATS) writes: >>> Where can I find the random number routine for use with C? >> >>It's in amiga.lib and it is called RangeRand() and it is documented in the >>amiga.lib.doc in the A-W RKM Exec manual. Usage is RangeRand(n) where n >>is a number from 1 to 65535 and represents the high limit for your random > >Is it true there is no way to seed RangeRand()? Also, what the heck >is the use of FastRand()?? Currently, Amiga.lib has an xdef'd variable called _RangeSeed (in C that would be extern ULONG RangeSeed). It starts out initialized to 0. I think each call to RangeRand updates it. You could set it yourself. There is an _FastRand routine which is commented as a quick way to generate a random number. It wants a 32-bit seed passed on stack, and returns a new 32-bit seed in d0. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Carolyn Scheppner -- CATS >>Commodore Amiga Technical Support<< UUCP ...{allegra,ihnp4,rutgers}!cbmvax!carolyn PHONE 215-431-9180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
henning@agnes.uucp (Mark D. Henning) (07/02/89)
dear amiga tecks, A couple of questions reposted from comp.sys.amiga because I got no responce. 1 has anyone written a light pen driver to use it in leau of a mouse? 2 does anyone know where I can get ahold of the include file for arp 1.3 arp.library. I want to recompile the shell found on the net (i believe the author is dillon?) anyway, Please email me an anonymous ftp site to get it from or mail me a uuencoded version. Thanks in advance. thanks, Mark Henning --------------------------------------------- All opinions are my own, as are the spellings any deviation from the norm is just an effect of my deviance.