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INFO-ATARI16 Digest         Fri,  4 May 90       Volume 90 : Issue  513
 
Today's Topics:
                      2ND DRIVE FOR MEGAFILE 44
                        AMIGA 3000 & ATARI TT
                       Atari ST Games are Sold
          Bob Brodie in Rochester (mini-review), and TT talk
                           C++ for the ST?
                      ICD Host Adapter for sale
                 Looking for harddisk backup software
                       TOS 1.4/1.6 Autobooting
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Date: Sat, 05 May 90 07:58:17 SST
From: "S. Sujarittanonta" <AKISUJAR%NUSVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: 2ND DRIVE FOR MEGAFILE 44
 
Hello from Singapore,
 
I just collected a CONNER CP3500F, 200MB hard disk and tried to install it
inside the MegaFile 44 box. My intention is to use the Conner ddrive as the
main Hard disk and change the re-connect the Syquest drive as 2nd drive so
that I can use Syquest for backing up the data from the 200MB. However, I ran
into 2 problems as follow:
 
1. Atari uses Hard disk with SCSI parity disable but the Conner 200MB drive
   is factory set with SCSI parity enable. The Conner 100MB has a jumper(E4)
   which can be installed to disable SCSI parity. The Conner 200MB PC board
   I found the solder points mark E4 but no pins installed for the jumper.
   My question is: Is it save to install the pins and use jumper on this drive?
 
2. Another problem is: The Mega file 44 has an extra 50 pin connector probably
   for another SCSI drive on the host adapter board, extra power supply plug as
   well as a bracket which pre drilled holes which perfectly match teh mounting
   holes on my Conner hard disk. However, when I connect additional hard disk
   I can't set the SCSI ID of the new drive. Apparently the SCSI ID is to be
    set by the dip switch on host adapter card.The syquest is set at SCSI 0
    from factory and when I try changing Syquest HD to SCSI 1 the hard disk is
    no longer recognise by the computer.
 
I  came across a message here few months ago that one of the 'GURU' in Germany
had succesfully installed 2nd Hard disk to his MegaFile 44. I shall be most
appreciative if any kind soul Guru will help me on the above problems.
 
Suthipuntha     School of Architecture, National University of Singapore
                AKISUJAR@NUSVM.BITNET
 
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Date: Sat, 05 May 90 08:31:55 SST
From: "S. Sujarittanonta" <AKISUJAR%NUSVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: AMIGA 3000 & ATARI TT
 
Hello from Singapore,
 
Below is on of the messages I receive from Info_amiga List.
 
Should I wait for the Atari TT or should I dump my Mega 4 and get Amiga 3000?
The 25Mhz version must be fantastic.
 
Don't get me wrong. I like Atari and I have been using the Atari since 1985.
I still have the first 520ST as well as Mega 4. However, the following new is
so tempting. I prefer to use my Mega4 with Turbo16 chip and Spectre GCR than
the Mac Plus which given to me by the University. I am now waiting for the TT.
But with only 16MHz? I am not so sure now whether I should keep on waiting.
 
I am not intend to start the flame war. My point is that
 
Atari never bother to offer educational discount and now my students can buy
a Mac SE with Hard disk for  lot less than getting Mega 2 + Monochrome Monitor
and no hard disk. They also get free Hypercard with the Mac. Of course we all
know that the Mega is far superior but I can no longer recommend them to by
Atari with 10% discount when they can get 40% discount from Apple.
 
Date:         Fri, 4 May 90 17:44:00 EST
 
Sender:       Info-Amiga List <I-AMIGA@RUTVM1>
From:         D_BLEZARD@UNHH.BITNET
Subject:      RE: A3000 Student Discount
To:           "S. SUJARITTANONTA" <AKISUJAR@NUSVM.BITNET>
 
     Here's the basics once again on the Commodore Student Dicounts:
 
        1.  All certified schools, teachers at such schools, and ONLY
post-secondary students qualify.
        2.  The necessary forms and current price list are available only
through your local dealers.  Contact C= if you need to find one.
        3.  The discounts are from 45% to 50% on packaged systems.  Separate
components are at 40% off and must be purchased with a CPU (unless the
component deal has been extended again.)
        4.  Payment is upfront in cash or certified check, only one purchase
per year, and lots of other assorted legalese.
 
     And now for the rumors:  I heard a few days ago from the local dealer that
the A3000 will be available on the discount plan at the same savings.  A
hypothesized system of an A3000/16 and a multisync monitor should be right
around $2000.  Definitely not bad.
 
BCNU,
 
 / \
(   )
 /_\  Acer
 
David Blezard             //
d_blezard@unhh.bitnet   \X/
z I-AMIGA RUTVM1  5/05/90
' D_BLEZARD@UNHH      S. SUJARITTANONTA    5/04/90*A3000 Student Discount
 
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Date: 4 May 90 17:16:55 GMT
From: zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!sequent!mntgfx!dcooley@uunet.uu.net  (Doug
 Cooley)
Subject: Atari ST Games are Sold
Message-ID: <1990May4.171655.2654@mentor.com>
 
Thanks for all the response.  If I haven't contacted you yet (with the
exception of Marshall Lake - please send a phone #), sorry, but the
games have all been sold.  I have found GEnie to be an excellent source
of pre-owned games, you might try there.
 
Again, thanks for asking.  My wife thanks you.
 
--
Oh yeah, the above is all my fault.
 
Doug Cooley, Mentor Graphics Corp.
E-Mail: dcooley@pdx.MENTOR.COM
 
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Date: 4 May 90 18:56:36 GMT
From: fernwood!portal!cup.portal.com!Bob-Brodie@apple.com  (Robert G Brodie)
Subject: Bob Brodie in Rochester (mini-review), and TT talk
Message-ID: <29591@cup.portal.com>
 
In responding to Stephen Jacobs message of 4/30/90 where he says:
>In the article this is responding to, Bob Brodie is said to have stated that
>the TT passed FCC Approval (That, that would mean the TTp, and class A, but
>still...). I hope someone from Atari will brag a bit more to us if this is
>true.  If it's true, what configuration--memory, video hardware, ect?
 
   Steve, that is not what I stated at the meeting. I said that it is on it's
way to the FCC. To the best of my knowledge, it has not been certified.
Hope that clears that up for you. We'll save the bragging for later, when all
is passed from Uncle Charlie.
 
       Best Regards,
 
 
         Bob Brodie
 
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Date: 4 May 90 13:22:46 GMT
From: mcsun!ukc!newcastle.ac.uk!turing!q1k2c@uunet.uu.net  (R.A.W. McGuigan)
Subject: C++ for the ST?
Message-ID: <1990May4.132246.14142@newcastle.ac.uk>
 
Very simply, is there a C++ compiler available for the ST?
 
Thanks,
Andy
 
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Andy McGuigan    Part III Microelectronics and Software Engineering
                 University of Newcastle upon Tyne
                 England
 
JANET: R.A.W.McGuigan@uk.ac.newcastle
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Date: 4 May 90 17:48:36 GMT
From: mentor.cc.purdue.edu!gwa@purdue.edu  (James D. Yegerlehner)
Subject: ICD Host Adapter for sale
Message-ID: <10497@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
 
Hello Netters,
I have an unused, 1 year old ICD host adapter.  I bought it planning to
put together my own HD system, but was having so much trouble  with the
old hard drive I bought that I bought a Megafile 30.
I'll send it, the original ICD disk and documentation
and a ICD HA to SCSI cable (no Atari DMA cable included) postage paid
to the first offer of $80 OBO.
 
Oh yes, it also comes with the ICD mounting plate.
 
Jim Yegerlehner          yegerleh@en.ecn.purdue.edu
428 N. Grant St. #2
W. Lafayette  IN 47906
 
 
 
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Date: 4 May 90 21:03:52 GMT
From: maytag!water!ljdickey@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu  (L.J.Dickey)
Subject: Looking for harddisk backup software
Message-ID: <1990May4.210352.2986@water.waterloo.edu>
 
In article <3221@milton.acs.washington.edu> ski2@milton.acs.washington.edu
 (Chris Kacoroski) writes:
>
>I am looking for a harddisk backup and restore program that will
>backup large files across multiple floppy disks while keeping the
>folder hierarchy intact.
 
I think that the recently posted "vault" and "key" will help you with
this.  It allows you to set a threshold for the size of file that
will be split.
 
--
Leroy J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo.
        internet:       ljdickey@watmath.waterloo.edu
           :            ljdickey@watdcs.UWaterloo.ca
        BITNET:         ljdickey@watdcs.bitnet
        UUCP:           ljdickey@watmath.UUCP   ..!uunet!watmath!ljdickey
--
Leroy J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo.
        internet:       ljdickey@watmath.waterloo.edu
           :            ljdickey@watdcs.UWaterloo.ca
        BITNET:         ljdickey@watdcs.bitnet
 
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Date: 4 May 90 18:10:53 GMT
From:
 swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!news-server.csri.toront
 o.edu!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!electro!ignac@ucsd.edu  (Ignac Kolenko)
Subject: TOS 1.4/1.6 Autobooting
Message-ID: <1732@electro.UUCP>
 
In article <20451.9005031423@cxa.daresbury.ac.uk> gge@cxa.daresbury.ac.UK ("G.
 J. Baker") writes:
>
>Hi Folks,
>
>I have just unpacked my new 1040 Ste and am having a quick explore. Having
>downloaded the DC Desk Demo I naturally tried the GEM autobooting facility.
>However I can only seem to get one program to autoboot, even if I install
>more than one only the last one installed appears in the DESKTOP.INF file.
>Can anybody shed any light on this problem.
 
 
i believe that this is the limit that TOS 1.4 and onwards has imposed
for GEM autoboot programs. If you try to install more than one
autoboot program, only the last one will be installed.
 
 
Not really a problem, but a limitation of the desktop.
 
 
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=====Ignac A. Kolenko (The Ig)=====watmath!watcgl!electro!brasoft!ignac======
     co-author of QuickST, and the entire line of Quick Software!!!!
  Branch Always Software Box 2624, Station B, Kitchener, Ont. CANADA N2H 6N2
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