Aaaahhhhhh What The Hell Do I Do. - Page 2

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:30

this is what i need to know, how can it burn disks i have a writer on it but there is no facility to do it, how can it play avi files there is no media player that i can find,
this is the sort of thing i need to know, !

Yoto · 31 January 2009, 20:34

Do you expect a 15 year old OS will play avi´s when it was released even before someone even know what a avi was? All of that on a 14 Mhz CPU???

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:38

i dont expect it to i asked can it play them, if so HOW, because i cant find a media player,
theses are the things i need to know if it can play the avi files what do i need to do this,
if it can burn cds and dvds , what do i need to do this, if it can conect to the internet and use a printer, what do i need to do this, get my drift, !

TCD · 31 January 2009, 20:41

Let's put it the other way around : When you want all that stuff, why don't you simply get an PC? It will take a lot of effort to make all these things possible on your Amiga and you will need to buy some more stuff... Do you really think it's worth the hassle?

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 20:42

To burn cd's you need a program called MAKECD

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:43

i already have a pc , and yes it cost a fortune to build, and yes i think the amiga is worth the hastle,
if i could just get a straight answer,

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 20:46

No the amiga is not capable of playing avi's.

If you want to use it for anything slightly near as a serious machine you will have to go the upgrade route which is quite expensive.

At least an 040 accelerator idealy an 060 one.

You could then play mp3's and surf the net.

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:48

so what about os3.9
would that allow me to do some of these things or os3.5.

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 20:51

Yes both will bring better functions to the table, but both require you to upgrade the amigas CPU.

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:52

so they wont work on an 020 cpc like the 1200 has in it

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:53

amiga 1200, apollo1200 8meg, 3.1 roms. os3.1. 80 gig hard drive. and now a liteon dvd cd rom, 17" lcd tv.

r0jaws · 31 January 2009, 20:55

Yes, in conjunction with a decent accelerator.

Have a look for Apollo or Blizzard 1230's, 1240's or 1260's.
They are all good cards with slightly different properties and greatly differing speeds and capabilities.

WB 3.0 and 3.1 with upgraded software and drivers can do most of the things you require, however 3.5 and 3.9 will certainly do them all.

I would suggest that you have a look around by searching Google and the various forums for info on what the Amiga CAN do, then follow the upgrade path that best suits what you want to achieve.

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 20:56

os3.5 will run on a 020 with 4mb fast ram but it will be painfuly slow, ideal is 030 and over with 8 mb fast ram.
os3.9 will run on an 020 with 6mb fast ram, but will be even worse.

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 20:59

Have a look at Bloodwych's ClassicWB leyton...this would run very well on your current setup and provide you with lots more functionality than your current 3.1 setup.

http://classicwb.abime.net/

leytond · 31 January 2009, 20:59

amiga 1200, apollo1200 8meg, 3.1 roms. os3.1. 80 gig hard drive
looking at indivision flickerfixer so i can run my pc lcd monitor
how the hell this works god only knows. i already bought the adapter to convert the video out on the amiga to standard pc fitting but it dont work, more money wasted i supose, but hey,
i will sort this out , looks like os 3.5 or 3.9 will win.
many thanks.

leytond · 31 January 2009, 21:03

i have seen this http://classicwb.abime.net/
but i will have to connect amiga hdd to my pc under emulation,
i have seen these emulators , what is the point i have a real amiga why do i want to pretend my pc is one.
if you could set it up on a real amiga it would be cool, but i have been told how hard it is to do so,

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 21:05

You only have to connect it to the pc to prepare the hard drive for installation on the real amiga...it doesn't just run on the emulator...it is for real amiga's too.

leytond · 31 January 2009, 21:05

it took me nearly 2 weaks to setup the cd rom do ya realy think i could dot that ??

leytond · 31 January 2009, 21:06

so what do i doo to connect it to my pc.

DoogUK · 31 January 2009, 21:07

Instructions are on the website

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31 January 2009, 20:30	#21
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	this is what i need to know, how can it burn disks i have a writer on it but there is no facility to do it, how can it play avi files there is no media player that i can find, this is the sort of thing i need to know, !

31 January 2009, 20:34	#22
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	Do you expect a 15 year old OS will play avi´s when it was released even before someone even know what a avi was? All of that on a 14 Mhz CPU???

31 January 2009, 20:38	#23
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	i dont expect it to i asked can it play them, if so HOW, because i cant find a media player, theses are the things i need to know if it can play the avi files what do i need to do this, if it can burn cds and dvds , what do i need to do this, if it can conect to the internet and use a printer, what do i need to do this, get my drift, !

31 January 2009, 20:41	#24
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,733	Let's put it the other way around : When you want all that stuff, why don't you simply get an PC? It will take a lot of effort to make all these things possible on your Amiga and you will need to buy some more stuff... Do you really think it's worth the hassle?

31 January 2009, 20:42	#25
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	To burn cd's you need a program called MAKECD

31 January 2009, 20:43	#26
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	i already have a pc , and yes it cost a fortune to build, and yes i think the amiga is worth the hastle, if i could just get a straight answer,

31 January 2009, 20:46	#27
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	No the amiga is not capable of playing avi's. If you want to use it for anything slightly near as a serious machine you will have to go the upgrade route which is quite expensive. At least an 040 accelerator idealy an 060 one. You could then play mp3's and surf the net.

31 January 2009, 20:48	#28
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	so what about os3.9 would that allow me to do some of these things or os3.5.

31 January 2009, 20:51	#29
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	Yes both will bring better functions to the table, but both require you to upgrade the amigas CPU.

31 January 2009, 20:52	#30
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	so they wont work on an 020 cpc like the 1200 has in it

31 January 2009, 20:53	#31
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	amiga 1200, apollo1200 8meg, 3.1 roms. os3.1. 80 gig hard drive. and now a liteon dvd cd rom, 17" lcd tv.

31 January 2009, 20:55	#32
r0jaws Amibay fanboi Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, Lincolnshire Age: 49 Posts: 154	Yes, in conjunction with a decent accelerator. Have a look for Apollo or Blizzard 1230's, 1240's or 1260's. They are all good cards with slightly different properties and greatly differing speeds and capabilities. WB 3.0 and 3.1 with upgraded software and drivers can do most of the things you require, however 3.5 and 3.9 will certainly do them all. I would suggest that you have a look around by searching Google and the various forums for info on what the Amiga CAN do, then follow the upgrade path that best suits what you want to achieve.

31 January 2009, 20:56	#33
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	os3.5 will run on a 020 with 4mb fast ram but it will be painfuly slow, ideal is 030 and over with 8 mb fast ram. os3.9 will run on an 020 with 6mb fast ram, but will be even worse.

31 January 2009, 20:59	#34
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	Have a look at Bloodwych's ClassicWB leyton...this would run very well on your current setup and provide you with lots more functionality than your current 3.1 setup. http://classicwb.abime.net/

31 January 2009, 21:03	#36
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	i have seen this http://classicwb.abime.net/ but i will have to connect amiga hdd to my pc under emulation, i have seen these emulators , what is the point i have a real amiga why do i want to pretend my pc is one. if you could set it up on a real amiga it would be cool, but i have been told how hard it is to do so,

31 January 2009, 21:05	#37
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	You only have to connect it to the pc to prepare the hard drive for installation on the real amiga...it doesn't just run on the emulator...it is for real amiga's too.

31 January 2009, 21:06	#39
leytond MY 1200 IS AWSOME Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: doncaster england Age: 55 Posts: 700	so what do i doo to connect it to my pc.

31 January 2009, 21:07	#40
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	Instructions are on the website

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