Amiga questions you've always been too embarrassed to ask

[nogginthenog]

ReadArgs() from dos.library does the command line parsing:

http://amigadev.elowar.com/read/ADCD.../node01A1.html

It's actually one of the cool things about AmigaOS.

[idrougge]

/S means "switch". If you supply the keyword marked /S, it will be "switched on", and otherwise not.

And I agree that the /S, /K, /M flag signifiers are obscure, but it's still miles better than what Linux or Windows users have to deal with.

[Locutus]

Originally Posted by idrougge

but it's still miles better than what Linux or Windows users have to deal with.

No sorry, the world improved in the last 30 years.

[Gordon]

Can recapping resurrect a non working Amiga? Or does it only help prevent future issues?

[thomas]

It depends on why it is not working. If it does no work because of bad caps, then yes, recapping will resurrect it. If however one or more caps have leaked and the acid has destroyed the board, much more work than just recapping will be necessary. And if it does not work for another reason, then recapping will not help at all.

[E-Penguin]

Thanks all, that's nice and clear now. I shall continue mostly ignoring them then

[Irl]

Originally Posted by powrslave

Whenever I type wirelessmanager prism2.device my wireless card connects but then it seems like Roadshow auto connects (demo)

I don't understand how this is happening. I've commented out everything in the user-startup, there is nothing in wb startup. I don't know how to stop this thing because I want to use another stack. It seems like it started doing it on it's own.

After a reboot I immediatle attempt to launch Miami and it tells me another stack is running!

I used to just addnetinterface. It's taken over my Amiga help!

Months old, I know.. I had an issue with Roadshow and face-palmed when I realized that the install application for the demo will detect that it is already installed and offer to uninstall it.

[Gordon]

Originally Posted by thomas

It depends on why it is not working. If it does no work because of bad caps, then yes, recapping will resurrect it. If however one or more caps have leaked and the acid has destroyed the board, much more work than just recapping will be necessary. And if it does not work for another reason, then recapping will not help at all.

Reassuring, thank you.

[idrougge]

Locutus, what .bashrc do you use? That's not what Linux or Windows (or OSX) users have to deal with.

[idrougge]

Originally Posted by Gordon

Can recapping resurrect a non working Amiga? Or does it only help prevent future issues?

In some rare cases it can, such as when the reset line doesn't work due to a failed capacitor.

But what usually reanimates the Amiga is that you repair capacitor damage while replacing capacitors.

[Locutus]

Originally Posted by idrougge

Locutus, what .bashrc do you use? That's not what Linux or Windows (or OSX) users have to deal with.

https://fishshell.com/

IIRC zsh can do the same thing.

[bebek]

Originally Posted by Gordon

Can recapping resurrect a non working Amiga? Or does it only help prevent future issues?

It helps with resurrecting a600 and cd32 as when they leak they damage crucial circuits. Others are slightly more lucky

[jolly11]

at the time of the amiga 2000 there was a lot of pc's hardware emulation, like at once..did exist something for pc (to emulate amiga hardware) ?

[Anakirob]

Originally Posted by jolly11

at the time of the amiga 2000 there was a lot of pc's hardware emulation, like at once..did exist something for pc (to emulate amiga hardware) ?

I seem to recall reading in the Amiga magazines of the day that there was some vague talk of an Amiga on a card so PC users could have an Amiga in their PC, but I do not believe that such a thing ever existed but rather that it was something that board members of Commodore talked about but never actually bothered investing in the development of.

Also these Amiga-PC bridgeboards actually had Intel CPU's on them so they were not really "emulating" anything.

[ptyerman]

Originally Posted by Anakirob

I seem to recall reading in the Amiga magazines of the day that there was some vague talk of an Amiga on a card so PC users could have an Amiga in their PC, but I do not believe that such a thing ever existed but rather that it was something that board members of Commodore talked about but never actually bothered investing in the development of.

Also these Amiga-PC bridgeboards actually had Intel CPU's on them so they were not really "emulating" anything.

I remember something like that myself, it would have been around 1996/97 when I got my first PC. It was a complete Amiga 500+ on a PCI card, I was hoping to get one but I never heard anything else about it. I can't remember the company involved but I do remember it was a well known name.
I didn't know about the planned Commodore one, I wonder if the one I mentioned was taken from the Commodore design?

[Locutus]

That would have been this card:

http://www.amigahistory.plus.com/inside.html

Amusingly enough, something very similiar *did* exist for the Sinclair QL of all things: http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wik...tle=QXL%20Card

[ptyerman]

Originally Posted by Locutus

That would have been this card:

http://www.amigahistory.plus.com/inside.html

I don't think it was, I seem to remember it being a more or less complete A500+ with a standard 68000, it was been touted as a card for playing Amiga games on a PC. I could be wrong though, memory is a bit fuzzy from back then.
Thinking about it, its not really surprising it didn't get anywhere, emulation was coming to the forefront about then and would have outperformed any hardware solution anyway with a fast PC.

[Anakirob]

Originally Posted by ptyerman

I don't think it was, I seem to remember it being a more or less complete A500+ with a standard 68000, it was been touted as a card for playing Amiga games on a PC. I could be wrong though, memory is a bit fuzzy from back then.
Thinking about it, its not really surprising it didn't get anywhere, emulation was coming to the forefront about then and would have outperformed any hardware solution anyway with a fast PC.

This rings a bell also, but I could not recall which company was developing it so I left it out. But now that it's come up in conversation anyway I will add that I seem to recall a drawn-out negotiation to license the Amiga chipset and Kickstart which was ultimately fruitless (for obvious reasons:) and the hardware developer (whoever they were:) ran out of funds and or patience before the completed project could go to market.

And I also recall Amiga emulation was very much a thing by the time that CU Amiga died.

[ptyerman]

Originally Posted by Anakirob

This rings a bell also, but I could not recall which company was developing it so I left it out. But now that it's come up in conversation anyway I will add that I seem to recall a drawn-out negotiation to license the Amiga chipset and Kickstart which was ultimately fruitless (for obvious reasons and the hardware developer (whoever they were ran out of funds and or patience before the completed project could go to market.

And I also recall Amiga emulation was very much a thing by the time that CU Amiga died.

Yeah, I remember it but not the company or details. I started running the DOS version of Fellow about then, it did pretty much all I wanted of it except AGA but it did run a bit slow with some games on the system I had back then.
Within a year I had upgraded substantially and emulation at full speed wasn't a problem so that PCI card got pushed out of memory and forgotten about. Would have been nice to tinker with now though.

[spudje]

Question: Can I use a RS232 (9 pin) serial cable as Joystick/mouse extension cable for Amiga?