Amiga questions you've always been too embarrassed to ask - Page 140

Jope · 03 May 2021, 11:21

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Originally Posted by Retro1234

Thanks
could it of worked on PAL? was it just a genlock or was it more? some of the effects look quite powerful like the manipulation of a single image.

The video in and out functionality was NTSC. It was more than a genlock. In PAL world, you would have had to convert to NTSC before feeding anything in to the Toaster and then convert back to PAL after the video comes out.

This was totally doable at reasonable quality back then with external converters, but would have added tens of thousands of dollars to the Toaster's price in PAL world.

I never found out why NewTek did not release the PAL toaster they were promising. My guesses are either it was not worth the investment or they ran into some kind of technical hurdle with regards to the components they were using.

Retro1234 · 03 May 2021, 12:26

Thanks, ill probably have some more toaster questions in the future.

Akiko · 30 May 2021, 20:17

Would a A500/A600 ROM boot in a CD32?

MrClump · 30 May 2021, 20:18

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Originally Posted by Akiko

Would a A500/A600 ROM boot in a CD32?

No

NLS · 30 May 2021, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrClump

No

For the same reasons as a 500/600 ROM would not boot in a 1200.

On the other hand, I suspect it would boot on a CDTV, but would ignore some of the hardware?

Same if we tried 1200 ROM on CD32?

Damn... I need to try these on WinUAE now.

dreadnought · 10 June 2021, 20:15

I use a hdf with WB 3.1 as my main desktop hard drive. I also have another bootable hdf with games/demos/stuff (MegaAGS), which I use as a secondary HDD sometimes. When I do, the icons from that second hdf's desktop invade my current desktop (even though they do not really work when clicked on).

Is it possible to somehow stop these icons appearing on my desktop? I just want to use this second hdf as a repository, and not see any extra stuff.

This is on MiSTer, but I suppose it's the same in emulation (maybe even on real Amigas?)

Nobby_UK · 10 June 2021, 20:23

Make the Secondary Non-Bootable

dreadnought · 10 June 2021, 20:33

Hmm...good idea but I don't think it's possible on MiSTer, the options there aren't as fine-grained as in WinUAE. Thanks for the tip thou.

I suppose I could try and force it via HDToolkit, but I actually do boot from it as a standalone as well, so would like to keep this option on. Ah, well, guess I will have to just make another non-bootable hdf...

Ulysses13 · 10 June 2021, 22:15

Why can't I get my Workbench to have square pixels?

Daedalus · 11 June 2021, 09:50

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Originally Posted by Ulysses13

Why can't I get my Workbench to have square pixels?

You need to use a screenmode that has (roughly) square pixels. If you're using a 15kHz display, that means either low resolution (320x256) or interlaced (640x512). A 15kHz video signal simply doesn't have the bandwidth to include 512 lines of the display in a single frame, so the default Workbench screenmode is 640x256, resulting in tall, narrow pixels.

Viceroy · 11 June 2021, 19:09

Hi Could someone please tell me how to turn this blue border off in 3.1.4 like this example in 3.9, I'm tearing my hair out!

crazyc · 11 June 2021, 19:11

Workbench menu and click backdrop.

Viceroy · 11 June 2021, 19:27

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Originally Posted by crazyc

Workbench menu and click backdrop.

Thank you so much! I was trying to turn the border off in Workbench Prefs, I'm a bit rusty these days on Amiga settings ;-) Well Done.

thomas · 11 June 2021, 19:31

After you've done that you should also select Window -> Snapshot -> Window from the menu, otherwise the border will be back after a reboot.

thomas · 11 June 2021, 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadnought

Is it possible to somehow stop these icons appearing on my desktop? I just want to use this second hdf as a repository, and not see any extra stuff.

It is possible, but the change also affects the other hdf's desktop. On each partition there is a file called .backdrop which holds a list of all icons from that partition which have been left out. If you delete or rename that file, the icons won't appear on the desktop any more. On both desktops.

Viceroy · 11 June 2021, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

After you've done that you should also select Window -> Snapshot -> Window from the menu, otherwise the border will be back after a reboot.

Many thanks ;-)

Viceroy · 11 June 2021, 21:29

Thanks to all for my last problem!
This is my new problem that has me baffled?
I have my 3.1 setup looking like this, Full screen with no problems (see example)
I'm trying to get this Classic WB HDF to look the same full screen, it just won't have it?
Even if I use the 3.1 config for the display setting and the ClassicWB HDF it just won't go full screen?

crazyc · 12 June 2021, 02:54

Are younrunning the same screen modes etc within workbench?
Also it could be completely false but I have a vague memory of cwb running some tv mode type thing, check the startup folder etc.

Viceroy · 12 June 2021, 08:17

Workbench prefs the same, nothing like that in Start Up folder?

dreadnought · 12 June 2021, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

It is possible, but the change also affects the other hdf's desktop. On each partition there is a file called .backdrop which holds a list of all icons from that partition which have been left out. If you delete or rename that file, the icons won't appear on the desktop any more. On both desktops.

Thanks, this has worked! Well, at least partially. The volume icons are still there...

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11 June 2021, 21:29	#2797
Viceroy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunderland Posts: 946	Thanks to all for my last problem! This is my new problem that has me baffled? I have my 3.1 setup looking like this, Full screen with no problems (see example) I'm trying to get this Classic WB HDF to look the same full screen, it just won't have it? Even if I use the 3.1 config for the display setting and the ClassicWB HDF it just won't go full screen? Attached Thumbnails

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dreadnought Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ur, Atlantis Posts: 1,899	I use a hdf with WB 3.1 as my main desktop hard drive. I also have another bootable hdf with games/demos/stuff (MegaAGS), which I use as a secondary HDD sometimes. When I do, the icons from that second hdf's desktop invade my current desktop (even though they do not really work when clicked on). Is it possible to somehow stop these icons appearing on my desktop? I just want to use this second hdf as a repository, and not see any extra stuff. This is on MiSTer, but I suppose it's the same in emulation (maybe even on real Amigas?)

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10 June 2021, 20:33	#2788
dreadnought Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ur, Atlantis Posts: 1,899	Hmm...good idea but I don't think it's possible on MiSTer, the options there aren't as fine-grained as in WinUAE. Thanks for the tip thou. I suppose I could try and force it via HDToolkit, but I actually do boot from it as a standalone as well, so would like to keep this option on. Ah, well, guess I will have to just make another non-bootable hdf...

10 June 2021, 22:15	#2789
Ulysses13 Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Surrey / UK Posts: 111	Why can't I get my Workbench to have square pixels?

11 June 2021, 19:11	#2792
crazyc Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gravesend - UK Posts: 927	Workbench menu and click backdrop.

11 June 2021, 19:31	#2794
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	After you've done that you should also select Window -> Snapshot -> Window from the menu, otherwise the border will be back after a reboot.

12 June 2021, 02:54	#2798
crazyc Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gravesend - UK Posts: 927	Are younrunning the same screen modes etc within workbench? Also it could be completely false but I have a vague memory of cwb running some tv mode type thing, check the startup folder etc.

12 June 2021, 08:17	#2799
Viceroy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunderland Posts: 946	Workbench prefs the same, nothing like that in Start Up folder?

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