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From: higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom SALES)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Many subjects...
Message-ID: <2752@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Nov-87 08:49:47 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2752
Posted: Fri Nov 13 08:49:47 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 09:06:09 EST
References: <6463@sunybcs.UUCP>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <6463@sunybcs.UUCP>, ugpete@cs.buffalo.EDU (Peter Theobald) says:
> I have a lot of questions for this letter:

That's what we're here for.

> 1)	Does anyone know where I can get a copy of FixObj or Chop or
> 	any of the programs that will fix an executable file to the
> 	right file size. I have a disk full of executables that I
> 	downloaded and I can't run any of them.

Check fish disks, or local user group.

> 2)	When I run two programs (specifically VT100 and DirMaster) that
> 	each open their own screens, once I look at VT100, I can't get
> 	back to the DirMaster screen! The VT100 window takes up the full
> 	screen and cannot be re-sized, so I cannot reach the Front/Back
> 	gadgets. The A-N A-M will only switch me from Workbench to VT100.

VT100 can be depth arranged, it's just a little odd.  The VT100 window
cannot be sized, but it can be moved up and down a little, so just move it
to its lowest position, revealing the screen title bar, and then push
the VT100 screen to back.

> 		In general, is there any way to flip through the layers
> 	of screens. It seems impossible to me that this hasn't been thought
> 	of.

No, and I'd like to see it too.

> 4)	My favorite editor is EDT from the VMS operating system. Does
> 	anyone know of one for the Amiga? I don't like vi's states (insert/
> 	edit) and Emacs has too many control meta whatever characters.
> 	Amiga ED is just loopy (no, 'loopy' doesnt mean anything).

Have not seen an EDT lookalike on Amiga.  I used to use a microemacs
port - I now use z (vi) from Manx for everything since I use vi on
our VAX, and it's confusing switching between editors.  Yes, modes are
sometimes a pain, but using vi is so automatic for me it doesn't matter.
Plus, the symmetry and flexibility of vi commands makes it worth it.
But, PLEASE, no editor wars - they all have pros and cons.

> 5)	Is there a way to read MS-Dos 3 1/2" disks on a standard Amiga
> 	drive? Maybe with the PCtools, or Dos-to-Dos, Disk-to-disk etc...
> 	These are the disks used on a Data General, or IBM convertable.
> 	I don't care if I can run anything from MSDOS, I just want to
> 	transfer data files. (A NULL modem is impractical for my purposes)

Yes, use PCCopy on the Extras disk in the PCTools drawer.

> 6)	Last, and least.....
> 	Why don't more programs support the clipboard? I think it is a
> 	good idea, and it works well on the Mac. With most Amy programs
> 	you have to write a file to RAM: to read it back with another
> 	program.
> 		Just curious....

Good question - software developers generally just don't seem to use it.

> 	-Pete

		Paul.