comp.sys.amiga.introduction FAQ

[Bob Stifter <stifter@mira.cz>]

Prisel mi z I-Amiga emailovyho listu vyse uvedeny FAQ. Je to docela
zajimavy a jestli
to jeste nemate, tak mi napiste a ja Vam to poslu.

Mam pocit, ze mi nechodi vsechny zpravy z konference. Je to jen pocit, nebo
je to
tim, jak je to provazany s cz.comp.amiga?

StB
  -- OBSAH --

1. THE BASICS
 * What are:  Kickstart, Workbench, AmigaDOS, and what's the
   difference?
 * What is this multitasking stuff all about?
 * But I thought Windows95 invented multitasking?

2. THE HARDWARE
 * What models of Amigas are there?
 * What's the difference between CHIP RAM and FAST RAM?
 * How much RAM is in my Amiga?
 * Can I use a VGA monitor on my Amiga?
 * What's this PAL and NTSC stuff all about?
 * Can I get 24-bit graphics displays on my Amiga?

3. THE OPERATING SYSTEM
 * What is the newest version of the Amiga OS?
 * What version of the operating system is my computer running?
 * Should I upgrade to OS 3.1?
 * What is involved in an Operating System upgrade?
 * What versions of the Operating System will work on my computer?

4. BASIC CONCEPTS
 * What is a Device?
 * What is a Volume?
 * What is a Partition?
 * What is an Assign?
 * What are all these files ending in ".info"?
 * What are all these files ending in ".library"?

5. USING THE WORKBENCH
 * When I click on an "install" icon, it says "Can't open
   your tool Installer". Why?
 * How do I change the image used for an icon?
 * I've formatted a Zip/EZ disk, and now I have two icons. What's
   going on?

6. USING THE SHELL
 * How do I open a Shell?
 * General Information.
 * Where are the commands located?
 * What are argument templates?
 * Using Escape characters.
 * I/O redirection.
 * The powerful LFORMAT command.
 * What are some of the most basic AmigaDOS commands I should know?

7. SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
 * How do I make the floppy drive stop all that clicking?
 * How do I keep lame install scripts from overwriting my LIBS: with
   older versions of libraries than I already have?
 * How do I know what version a library is?

8. UPGRADES
 * Can I use an Iomega Zip or SyQuest EZ drive on my Amiga?
 * What's the most cost-effective way to make my unexpanded Amiga
   faster?
 * What kind of hard drives work with the built-in controller in the
   A1200?
 * My accelerator can take 72-pin SIMMs. What kind do I need? What
   about parity & EDO?

9. THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
 * What is MUI?
 * Why is everyone always arguing about MUI?
 * What is Directory Opus?
 * What is Executive?
 * What is ixemul.library?
 * What is ADE?

10. THE INTERNET
 * What kind of modems will work with the Amiga?
 * How fast can I make the serial port go?
 * But the Serial Preferences editor doesn't go up that high!
 * What is LhA? How do I use all these files with .lha extensions?
 * What is Aminet?
 * Where are the Aminet mirror sites?
 * How is Aminet organized?
 * Can I run Netscape Navigator?
 * Netscape is evil. I want an Amiga browser.
 * What are Amiga Report and Amazing Amiga Computing magazine and how
   can I get them?

11. DEALING WITH OTHER PLATFORMS
 * Can I read Amiga disks on a PC?
 * Can my Amiga read PC disks?
 * Can the Amiga read Macintosh disks?
 * Can I transfer files from Amiga to Mac and vice-versa without
   getting special software like CrossMac?
 * When I transfer graphics from the Amiga to the PC/Mac, they end up
   squashed! When I transfer them from a PC/Mac to the Amiga, they end
   up elongated vertically! What do I do?
 * When I transfer a text file from the Amiga to the PC, it comes
   out all messed up, as if it doesn't know where the lines are
   supposed to end. What do I do?
 * What is Shapeshifter?
 * Where do I get a Mac ROM from?


















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