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From: detert@lognet2.hq.aflc.af.mil (CMS David K. Detert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A3000 and OnLine! and ATalkIII
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Date: 28 Sep 90 23:29:30 GMT
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Well, (Marco)
I just got my A3000 and am finally ready to give up on OnLine!.  I still
like many of its features and never found anyone with ATalkIII to try out,
so I've been sticking with it.  Anyway, in 2.0 mode the screen that OnLine!
opens is about 4 times as long as workbench.  This has the effect that everyth
scrolls down off the screen and I have to keep clearing the screen so I can
see what is happening.  I suppose this is caused by the new display modes, etc.,
but it is annoying and I DON'T like having to reboot into 1.3.  BTW.  Thanks
to whomever wrote that reboot utility that lets you do that WITHOUT having
to power down/up.  Anyway, what I'd like to know is:
1.  Does anyone KNOW what is specifically wrong with OnLine! (Platinum)
that causes this behavior?  And, is there a fix?
2.  Does anyone know if ATalkIII has ANY flakiness with 2.0 and the A3000?
Also, what is the most current version I should get?  I plan to order from
Safe Harbor.  I'd use the Oxxi tradein, but I think I come out just about
even cost-wise using mailorder.
BTW.  That is a real pet peeve of mine.  Upgrades cost almost as much as
buying something mailorder for many products.  A lot of time, its just a
waste of time to upgrade, easier and cheaper to order through the mail.
Cheers, Dave

CMSgt David K Detert, USAF     MILNet:  detert@lognet2.af.mil

PS.  Nice job on the A3000.  I may be TOO easy to please, but all the little
built-ins, etc, are really neat.  Tommorow I start learning AmigaVision,
which by the way was NOT shipped WITH my machine, nor was there any coupon.
So, it looks like that is still some kind of problem for Commodore.  My
unit is the latest A3000-16/50, so it wasn't sitting around up there.