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From: star@fluke.UUCP (David Whitlock)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Amiga in Michigan - Needs sAmiga questions Answered
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 09:23:06 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 09:23:06 1985
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Michigan is on line with AMIGA - Source STROM Computer in Plymouth, Michigan...
They are getting a shipment of 20 every other week and only require a $25
deposit.

I have not received my development kit yet so I am just playing around with
Workbench and ABASIC.  However, I do have a few questions to ask of any other
Amiga owner out their with respect to the editor and ABASIC itself.

	1.  Can someone post a listing of all the Commands used with ED and
		or EDIT.  The manuals are far from being complete and since
		these programs are the only interface to real world programming
		a command listing would be most helpfull.

	2.  How do you exit ABASIC and return to Workbench... I've used
		the 'system' command, which exits ABASIC, but the ICONs for
		the disketts loaded in my drives do not appear back on the
		screen... Only solution so far is to reboot.

	3.  How can one set the date and time from CLx.

	4.  In ABASIC, is their a way to change the screen width so that
	 	more than 40 characters appear on a line for editing.

	5.  Since the DOS manual is not shipped with the units yet (really
		make life frustrating), can someone tell me how to get an
		selection ICON to appear in a DRAWER for a program that
		I just created.  I hate to look at all thoes empty Drawers!

	6.  What would I have to do to modify the startup command file in
		directory 's' to load an ABASIC program, run it, exit it,
		then return to the Workbench Menu.

	7.  I notice that when I move the drawer ICONS around, that they
		loose their orientation on the screen and I am always forced
		to use the Workbench pulldown 'CLEAN UP' to get them back
		in a readable position.  Is there any way to get around this
		(what does snapshot do?).

All in all after 3 Days, I'm impressed, except for the manuals,  being a
software developer for ATE (Automated Test Equipment) the Amiga Challange
is on.

As far for the Amiga Discussion Group, I've been a subscriber since inception
and now that I am an owner, I would like to say, keep posting tips....
believe me, this data bank will come in handy when you get yours.

David Whitlock
Senior Systems Engineer - Detroit
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.