Just uploaded PDF format Amiga Hardware Reference Manual

Anding · 06 December 2008, 03:10

Thank's to AlfaRomeo's .doc version I've had a go at improving the formatting and preparing a .pdf version that will be easier to print out. It's in the zone to download. Edits included:

- tired to correct the worst of the OCR errors (hopefully not introducing too many more of my own!)
- paginated the document at the appropriate page breaks
- optimized the margins for printing double-sided in a binder

This is just a draft and I'd still like to include some of the missing figures. Not having the original hardware reference manual myself makes this difficult. I wonder if anyone would have the time or interest to send me cropped scans or even hand drawn versions of any of the following figures?

Figure (page)
1-1 (11)
3-6 (44)
3-8 (50)
3-12 (63)
3-23 (76)
3-24 (78)
4-2 (96)
4-5 (99)
4-9 (113)
4-11 (116)
5-1 (131)
5-3 (139)
5-4 (149)
5-8 (162)
6-2 (167)
6-3 (172)
6-8 (184)
6-9 (190)
6-13 (194)
7-2 (203)
7-3 (206)
8-1 (222)
8-5 (230)
8-7 (236)
8-8 (237)
8-9 (249)
8-10 (249)

Also, does anyone know which edition of the manual I have here? Please give me any comments you have so I can improve the draft

Looking forward to bringing the hardware reference manual back to life

!

Anding

AlfaRomeo · 06 December 2008, 16:38

Hi Anding,
HRM pics that I have are in the zone.
Some are in fault

maybe you can get them from another person..

AmigaFriend · 06 December 2008, 18:29

Anding I think you've made a great job.

I just want to suggest on thing that is justifying the text, for a clearer reading and printout.

Thanks and continue the good work.

Anding · 06 December 2008, 21:12

@AlfaRomeo

- Many thanks for the pictures. Sorry to be a pain, but do you have any other kind of archive available? I can't unpack .rar with the software on my Windows XP machine (handles .zip) nor with the utilities in AmigaKit (handles .lha and a few others). Would be grateful if you could re-zip and re-zone

@xpect

- I'll try a few sample pages justified and upload them perhaps. Basically the courier font is fixed width so and I'm not sure how it will come out. Of course I could change font too (except for the figures). What font would you suggest?

AmigaFriend · 06 December 2008, 21:37

I think for code and ASCII graphics examples you should stick with the current fixed font of course.

If you ask me for a Truetype font any standard one. Verdana is a personal favorite for readability. But you should try other and see the effect. Arial, Tahoma...

EDIT: Pics on the zone in zip format Anding, but you can install WinRAR which is a great tool (Thanks AlfaRomeo for the original upload)

doble07 · 08 February 2009, 13:18

Hi all!

Can anyone upload "Amiga Hardware Reference Manual" in PDF format to "The zone!" again.

I cannot find it using google or p2p ...

Thanks a Lot!

Juan

PS: Thanks to Anding for make the PDF version

prowler · 08 February 2009, 13:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by doble07

Hi all!

Can anyone upload "Amiga Hardware Reference Manual" in PDF format to "The zone!" again.

I cannot find it using google or p2p ...

Thanks a Lot!

Juan

PS: Thanks to Anding for make the PDF version

Hi Juan,

Check "The Zone!" subfolder on Magix's FTP server for the filename AmigaHardRefManual.pdf

prowler

doble07 · 08 February 2009, 13:39

Hi Prowler!

Just downloaded!!!!

Thanks a lot

Juan

PS: If anyone is interested too, check this post to know the FTP address:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=38697

prowler · 08 February 2009, 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by doble07

Hi Prowler!

Just downloaded!!!!

Thanks a lot

Juan

PS: If anyone is interested too, check this post to know the FTP address:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=38697

You're welcome, mate!

PS: It's always worth looking first in "The Zone!" subfolder on Magix's FTP for files which have dropped out of the Zone. If they're not there yet, just wait a while until the folder is updated again.

Anding · 08 February 2009, 13:48

I'm still reformatting the PDF manual in a better font, etc. It's a bit slow work (line by line), but please be patient and I'll be uploading a much prettier version soon.

prowler · 08 February 2009, 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anding

I'm still reformatting the PDF manual in a better font, etc. It's a bit slow work (line by line), but please be patient and I'll be uploading a much prettier version soon.

Thanks, Anding!

I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.

prowler

Photon · 18 February 2009, 20:18

Ooh, that means I should bookmark this thread to nick it from the Zone asap...

I have a couple paper versions and the previous digital version ofc, but a nice version for WinUAE on my laptop is never wrong

Herpes · 19 February 2009, 09:54

Thanks a lot

- it's really handy compared to my paperback so I can read it @ work if I am bored

Anding · 12 April 2009, 15:57

Revised version of the Amiga Hardware Manual in PDF format now in the zone:
- Updated fonts and typesetting
- Inserted figure images
- Optimized for printing double sided on A4

I'm hoping this is just about done but let me know if there are any revisions I need to make.

Enjoy and Happy Easter!

Anding

cosmicfrog · 12 April 2009, 16:43

prowler · 12 April 2009, 16:53

Thanks Anding! Great work!

formater · 12 April 2009, 20:59

Great work Anding, thank you very much

Leffmann · 13 April 2009, 20:16

Thank you Anding.

AmigaFriend · 13 April 2009, 20:57

Excellent job Anding.

Just cruising through pages and detected this:

Page 36

Quote:

In non-interlaced mode, the normal NTSC playfield has a height of 200 video lines. The
normal mal PAL screen has a height of 256 video lines.

Thanks for your effort and dedication to this doc.

AB Positive · 04 September 2009, 13:13

Hate to be a drudge here - but any chance someone could re-up this? I checked the FTP server and the zone... I guess it dropped out of both filelists. I could use the printable pdf version for when I'm stuck at home after the surgery

06 December 2008, 03:10	#1
Anding Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 56	Just uploaded PDF format Amiga Hardware Reference Manual Thank's to AlfaRomeo's .doc version I've had a go at improving the formatting and preparing a .pdf version that will be easier to print out. It's in the zone to download. Edits included: - tired to correct the worst of the OCR errors (hopefully not introducing too many more of my own!) - paginated the document at the appropriate page breaks - optimized the margins for printing double-sided in a binder This is just a draft and I'd still like to include some of the missing figures. Not having the original hardware reference manual myself makes this difficult. I wonder if anyone would have the time or interest to send me cropped scans or even hand drawn versions of any of the following figures? Figure (page) 1-1 (11) 3-6 (44) 3-8 (50) 3-12 (63) 3-23 (76) 3-24 (78) 4-2 (96) 4-5 (99) 4-9 (113) 4-11 (116) 5-1 (131) 5-3 (139) 5-4 (149) 5-8 (162) 6-2 (167) 6-3 (172) 6-8 (184) 6-9 (190) 6-13 (194) 7-2 (203) 7-3 (206) 8-1 (222) 8-5 (230) 8-7 (236) 8-8 (237) 8-9 (249) 8-10 (249) Also, does anyone know which edition of the manual I have here? Please give me any comments you have so I can improve the draft Looking forward to bringing the hardware reference manual back to life ! Anding

06 December 2008, 21:37	#5
AmigaFriend Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sesimbra/Portugal Posts: 1,462	I think for code and ASCII graphics examples you should stick with the current fixed font of course. If you ask me for a Truetype font any standard one. Verdana is a personal favorite for readability. But you should try other and see the effect. Arial, Tahoma... EDIT: Pics on the zone in zip format Anding, but you can install WinRAR which is a great tool (Thanks AlfaRomeo for the original upload) Last edited by AmigaFriend; 06 December 2008 at 21:43.

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06 December 2008, 16:38	#2
AlfaRomeo A1200 040 SAM440EP 667 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lisbon / Portugal Posts: 873	Hi Anding, HRM pics that I have are in the zone. Some are in fault maybe you can get them from another person..

06 December 2008, 18:29	#3
AmigaFriend Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sesimbra/Portugal Posts: 1,462	Anding I think you've made a great job. I just want to suggest on thing that is justifying the text, for a clearer reading and printout. Thanks and continue the good work.

06 December 2008, 21:12	#4
Anding Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 56	@AlfaRomeo - Many thanks for the pictures. Sorry to be a pain, but do you have any other kind of archive available? I can't unpack .rar with the software on my Windows XP machine (handles .zip) nor with the utilities in AmigaKit (handles .lha and a few others). Would be grateful if you could re-zip and re-zone @xpect - I'll try a few sample pages justified and upload them perhaps. Basically the courier font is fixed width so and I'm not sure how it will come out. Of course I could change font too (except for the figures). What font would you suggest?

08 February 2009, 13:18	#6
doble07 AmiEmulators coder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Barcelona / Spain Age: 49 Posts: 40	Hi all! Can anyone upload "Amiga Hardware Reference Manual" in PDF format to "The zone!" again. I cannot find it using google or p2p ... Thanks a Lot! Juan PS: Thanks to Anding for make the PDF version

08 February 2009, 13:39	#8
doble07 AmiEmulators coder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Barcelona / Spain Age: 49 Posts: 40	Hi Prowler! Just downloaded!!!! Thanks a lot Juan PS: If anyone is interested too, check this post to know the FTP address: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=38697

08 February 2009, 13:48	#10
Anding Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 56	I'm still reformatting the PDF manual in a better font, etc. It's a bit slow work (line by line), but please be patient and I'll be uploading a much prettier version soon.

18 February 2009, 20:18	#12
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,647	Ooh, that means I should bookmark this thread to nick it from the Zone asap... I have a couple paper versions and the previous digital version ofc, but a nice version for WinUAE on my laptop is never wrong

19 February 2009, 09:54	#13
Herpes ... aka Amix73 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Austria Posts: 87	Thanks a lot - it's really handy compared to my paperback so I can read it @ work if I am bored

12 April 2009, 15:57	#14
Anding Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 56	Revised version of the Amiga Hardware Manual in PDF format now in the zone: - Updated fonts and typesetting - Inserted figure images - Optimized for printing double sided on A4 I'm hoping this is just about done but let me know if there are any revisions I need to make. Enjoy and Happy Easter! Anding

12 April 2009, 16:43	#15
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557

12 April 2009, 16:53	#16
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Thanks Anding! Great work!

12 April 2009, 20:59	#17
formater Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alicante/Spain Posts: 192	Great work Anding, thank you very much

13 April 2009, 20:16	#18
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Thank you Anding.

04 September 2009, 13:13	#20
AB Positive kachou ON! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Hampshire, US Posts: 192	Hate to be a drudge here - but any chance someone could re-up this? I checked the FTP server and the zone... I guess it dropped out of both filelists. I could use the printable pdf version for when I'm stuck at home after the surgery

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