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From: sjm@well.sf.ca.us (Stephen Moehle)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: WorkBench 2.0, Help!!
Keywords: WorkBench 2.0
Message-ID: <18881@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 6 Jul 90 03:33:36 GMT
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I very recently purchased an Amiga 3000.  It has, I believe, Beta 2.0 ROMs.
The versions are "Kickstart version 36.141. Workbench version 36.68" (Could
someone please tell me what Beta release this is?).  I am having a few
problems/questions with 2.0.  If anyone can help I would be most grateful.

1. When 2.0 first boots up, the machine is in Interlaced mode.  I used the
Screen Mode editor to set it to Non-Interlaced because it is easier on my
eyes.  When iprefs is run from the Startup-Sequence, I get a requester
titled "Intuition Preferences", and the message is "To reset Workbench
screen, please close ...."  I suspect that I need to update my
devs:system-configuration file, but I cannot figure out how.  I have RTFM,
but to no avail.  Why is it all windows must be closed any how?

2. I am loosing buffers like mad.  If I set ff0:, my main hard disk
partition, to 100 buffers using "addbuffers ff0: 100" then immediately
do "addbuffers ff0:", it tells 100 buffers.  After a moderate amount of
disk activity, however, "addbuffers ff0:" tells me either 1 buffer or
"Error 18".  I can add more buffers and things work ok for a while, but
soon I am out of buffers again.  My hard disk is rather slow with only 1
buffer.  Help!

3. Where can I get programming documentation.  Is there a new version of the
AmigaDOS reference manual?  Includes and Autodocs?  Anything?

Thanks for all and any help.

Stephe
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