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From: mike@ames.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: aztec 3.4 bugs! ARGGGHH!
Message-ID: <1218@ames.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Apr-87 12:04:28 EST
Article-I.D.: ames.1218
Posted: Wed Apr  8 12:04:28 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 11-Apr-87 09:17:39 EST
Reply-To: mike@ames.UUCP (Mike Smithwick)
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Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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Keywords: oil-of-olay, cheez-whiz, Max Headroom

<eat this line dammit!! I dare ya!>

I created the following cortex numbing piece of code, and tried to 
compile it under Aztec 3.4:

     main()
     {
       int snickers[10];
       int i=0;

       snickers[i]=0;
     }

After the compile, Aztec launched itself unrestrained into the assembler,
and promptly called up Mr. Guru (can you spell "crash"?). Replacing
the "i" with an actual integer such as 0 or 1 would work ok. 

I changed the array to other types, but it would still behave just as
rudely. 

Anybody have the same problem?? I know that using arrays is not a terribly
exotic technique, but I'm surprised nobody else has reported this.  

I did install the two patches with no improvement, and did hand a printout
to Jim the II at last BAADG meeting.

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And now for something completely different. . .

Tim Jennison (sp ?) of DigiView fame showed off DigiPaint at last night's
FAUG meeting. WOW!!

And to think, Jay felt that Hold-and-Modify was a useless gimmick that he 
almost removed from his chips.

*****************

And for all those complaining about the A500's one piece box, Jay Miner told me
that one of his last acts as Amiga Prez was to try to talk C= out of the new
package, particularly since the A1000 box cost only about 10 bucks more.

****************

There was some discussion regarding enhanced graphics boards for the A2000
using the new chips, and super-hi-rez color, etc (the usual dreams) and
one voice from the back (couldn't identify who it was) said that we should
be patient for a little while, but he wasn't at liberty to say why. 

****************

It was also announced last night that at the next meeting, A-squared would
be making an announcement that we would all like. Roomer time!

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da-da-da-dadada-dada-dat's all ffffolks!


-- 
				   *** mike (powered by M&Ms) smithwick ***

"every felt like life was a game, and 
 someone gave you the wrong instruction book?"