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From: mjp@spice.cs.cmu.edu.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Applications checklist/disk drive woes
Message-ID: <1147@spice.cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, 25-Feb-87 17:34:27 EST
Article-I.D.: spice.1147
Posted: Wed Feb 25 17:34:27 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Feb-87 21:42:14 EST
Reply-To: mjp@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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Some things to be added to the "applications checklist" for Amiga
software:

	* Does the program guru the machine in normal use?  Does the
	program guru the machine under under extreme circumstances
	(such as memory full, disk full, other type of exception
	condition)

	* Does the program allocate memory for itself in a sensible
	manner (i.e. in blocks at a time and not all free memory in
	the machine)

	* Does the program use Intuition in a "standard" manner?  i.e.
	left button for selecting/grabbing/dragging, right button for
	menus/global control, use of scroll bars, follows style
	outlines in the intuition manual for layout of menus and
	requesters, etc.

Secondly, I have the wackiest problem with my amiga regarding the
kickstart disk.  If I place the kickstart disk in the drive BEFORE the
Amiga makes its test-tone sounds and places the kickstart picture on
the screen, all is well.  If I wait until the kickstart picture
appears before inserting the disk, however, it refuses to accept the
disk as a Kickstart disk.  Is it possible my drive is out of alignment
and needs to be fixed?  BTW, my amiga is turned on its side next to my
desk, if the orientation of the machine has any effect on disk drive
performance.


				--M
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