u3369429@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Michael Bednarek) (04/30/91)
A few days ago, I asked whether it might be possible to persuade my old trusty NTSC A1000 to run PAL programs, and dear hb136@LEAH.ALBANY.EDU (Herb Brown) hinted at palboot, fastpal, ntsc-pal and BootMenu. I think that ntsc-pal works with the ECS which of course I don't have. I looked at ab20, and they had something called palboot4.wrp. I don't have warp, so I looked further and they also had lhwarp.lzh. I don't have lzh, so I looked further and they had lz091.exe. I proceeded to `get' it (type binary), and Kermit'ed it (binary) to my A1000. It didn't run; error 121. So, could some kind soul please let me know whether she/he is prepared to mail me a uuencoded copy of palboot? Thanks. -- Michael Bednarek, Big River Ski Lodge Caravan Park, Seelands /// Grafton Base Hospital, Grafton 2460, AUS, Phone: +61 66 44 9324 /// u3369429@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au PSI%23343000301::U3369429 \\\/// "POST NO BILLS." \XX/
johnhlee@CS.Cornell.EDU (John H. Lee) (05/01/91)
In article <1991Apr30.111525.1965@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> u3369429@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Michael Bednarek) writes: >A few days ago, I asked whether it might be possible to persuade my old >trusty NTSC A1000 to run PAL programs, and dear hb136@LEAH.ALBANY.EDU (Herb >Brown) hinted at palboot, fastpal, ntsc-pal and BootMenu. I think that >ntsc-pal works with the ECS which of course I don't have. Ooops. All PAL booting programs require the ECS Agnus which your A1000 does not and cannot use (different chip carrier and support circuitry) unless you have a third-party upgrade board like the Rejuvenator. It is my understanding that in order for your stock A1000 to display PAL, you need the PAL-specific (DIP or thin) Agnus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DiskDoctor threatens the crew! Next time on AmigaDos: The Next Generation. John Lee Internet: johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu The above opinions of those of the user, and not of this machine.
mascot@bnr.ca (Scott Mason) (05/01/91)
In article <1991Apr30.173045.11500@cs.cornell.edu> johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu (John H. Lee) writes: >In article <1991Apr30.111525.1965@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> u3369429@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Michael Bednarek) writes: > >Ooops. All PAL booting programs require the ECS Agnus which your >A1000 does not and cannot use (different chip carrier and support >circuitry) unless you have a third-party upgrade board like the >Rejuvenator. It is my understanding that in order for your stock A1000 >to display PAL, you need the PAL-specific (DIP or thin) Agnus. The copy of Tobias Trek that I received (it's a PAL game) included a program to run the game in interlace mode. It doesn't fill the entire screen that way, and of course it's in interlace, but you can play it. --