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From: warren@ssc-vax.UUCP (Warren Kring)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Help with AbasiC
Message-ID: <376@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 11:08:46 EST
Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.376
Posted: Tue Nov 19 11:08:46 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 24-Nov-85 04:51:58 EST
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Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA
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Hello world!
	Please excuse me, but this is my first posting to the net.
I, like many of you, have been reading the net for some time now
looking for some inside info on the Amiga before buying one.  Well,
I'm somewhat happy to say that I have finally made the purchase.
	After an annoying problem with my external drive (the one
I received with my system didn't have warranty registration card or
one of the protective cards in the drive... I suspect it was a 
faulty return.... Grrrrrr), I have found myself being amused with
the capabilities of my machine.
	My main gripe, besides the fact that there's literally no
software available, is that I can't get the AbasiC to operate in
other than a 40 column mode.  Is it possible to get an 80 column
mode out of it, or must I junk it and replace it with a "Real" 
language when one comes out (is the assembler available yet???).
If anyone knows (Commodore, are you listening???), could you please
post a response?  I'm sure if there is a way to do it, it must be
in the mysterious "Amiga User Manual", which of course no Joe User
has access to.
	I also have a pre-release of Textcraft.  I realize that 
what I have isn't the final product, but will the final version
allow you to continue with other jobs while one is printing???  It
seems rather useless to have a Multitasking machine if one can't do
multiple jobs (even if one is a print job).  Perhaps Mr. Commodore
could answer this one to?
	Well, Thanks for listening!


		Warren Kring
		Boeing Aerospace Co.
		Seattle, Wa


<<<<<The above comments are in no way to be confused with any
     thought of mine (I have none) nor to be connected in any way to
     my employer.... my cat made me do it>>>>