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  1. Posted

    For tonights chat, I have installed a java based system. This should solve the problems some people have been experiencing. It's not an ideal solution, and it is only temporary.

     

    Slight change in logging in procedure:

    When you go to the chatrrom page and the java applet has loaded, click on the login button and then enter your user name. Unfortunately, this software does not support smilies, nor any fancy features.

     

    As usual, I recommend the latest version of your browser (note: Safari users may have some minor problems)

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    Thanks for the link to the CIO libraries Cybernoid.

     

    I have created a format routine based on the open function, and it works.

     

    I am also in the process of creating a Get_Dir function and a File_Exists function. With these libraries, my program should be a lot more professional and robust.

     

    And thanks to Carsten for writing them :)

  10. Posted

    Just wanted to say a big Thank You to Deathtrappomegranate for sending me a copy of AdventureWriter. It arrived this morning (my postie actually braved the snow on my mountain) and is fantastic. the manual is better than the one supplied with the Spectrum version of The Quill!!

  11. Posted

    Hey I actually made it to chat but once again I was having problems with the chatroom and my thinking is that if you get rid of the "Latency Box" that is if you don't actually need it then the problems will be solved.

     

    If not I may have to stop going to chat as it is almost impossible to type or enter any text, I have to use both the embedded and full screen versions of the chatroom at the same time.

     

    I'll have a look before next Wednesday. I may just replace the chat software with something else, this one seems to cause intermittent problems.

  14. Posted · Edited by Pengwin

    Thanks for the support guys, I have nearly had 1,000 unique visitors to the site since I set it up!!!! :D

     

    I have also now got the final seven issues of Atari User, so I will be adding cover scans for them, and I will soon be completing the contents listings for all the magazines.

     

    Oh, and I changed the title of this thread as it's not really a new site anymore.

  16. Posted

    Just thought I'd give a quick update here.

     

    I have added some new books and a couple of new software packages.

    I have also updated the project log for the Finance project. I will be posting useful functions in this section as I write them, hopefully they might be of use to some people.

     

    I'll certainly be following your progress and nicking some ideas ;) . I'm writing a similar db app in Quick to store my Atari collection and learn about coding for the Atari.

    I've just written some DOS routines (NOTE, POINT etc.) and some user input routines.

     

    Keep up the good work on your site :thumbsup:

     

    I also have Quick, but I haven't had much of a look at it yet. Been concentrating on Kyan for A8 and Forth for other 8bit platforms.

  17. Posted

    Just thought I'd give a quick update here.

     

    I have added some new books and a couple of new software packages.

    I have also updated the project log for the Finance project. I will be posting useful functions in this section as I write them, hopefully they might be of use to some people.

  19. Posted

    Btw: What is the "modern" Mac anyway?

    It's nothing but a slow PC, that runs a bit faster when using Vista instead of OsX.

     

    :roll:

     

    But what is Vista anyway?

    It's nothing but an imitation of MacOSX Tiger.

     

    :roll:

     

    :P

     

    Seriously, I have a G5 iMac, so no Vista on here for me, and it's faster than my wife's Core Duo PC.

  21. Posted

    SuperArchiver is a hardware upgrade to the 1050 disk driver.

     

    SuperArchiver software v1 can copy Single Sided protected disk while software v2 can copy enhanced density protected disks.

    The BitWrite is an additional hardware addon to the Super Archiver hardware to allow copy Synapse special tracks..

     

    What software you are tying to copy?

     

    I'm trying to copy Cut & Paste so that I can share it with the community and also use backup disks rather than the originals.

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    They're all like that.

     

    That's why the 8-bitter has the LMARGIN feature, with 2 characters left blank for the text editor.

     

    Older TVs typically weren't very accurate with what area they displayed, so it was almost always a case of the first and/or second column being offscreen. Modern TVs tend to be a lot better and often you'll get a full display.

     

    Back in the 80's, my tv displayed the atari screen dead centre. I only seem to have the problem now with modern tv's

  25. Posted

    Thanks to jdh, I've now got a scart lead which has improved the picture greatly :D there's still some very slight ghosting and some very faint lines going down the screen but it's not really that noticable.

     

    Now, the screen isn't centered and seems to be over to the left (it was like this with the ariel) and I'm just wondering if it's supposed to be like that or not.

     

    Thanks.

     

    I think it's something to do with modern PAL tv's. All my 8 bits display to the left of the screen these days. If it was just one, I'd blame the computer, but as it's all 4, I'd have to conclude its the tv. I tried it out on another tv and I got the same result.

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