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From: hgm@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Transformer
Message-ID: <2840@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 15 Apr 89 13:30:15 GMT
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Reply-To: hgm@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
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In article <5177@garfield.MUN.EDU> jay@garfield.UUCP (Jay Kumarasingam) writes:
>In article <12841@louie.udel.EDU> OHA101%URIACC.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (F. Michael Theilig) writes:
>>
>>     What is the current status of the Transformer?  I would be
>> Interested in emulating Messy-DOS, but have no intention on purchacing
>> the Bridgeboard.  I have heard of all sorts of patches to let it run
>> under 1.2 and possibly ever use the Amiga 3.5 as a 720k IBM drive.
>> Is it still available and where?
>
>I too would be interested in finding out the current status of the Transformer.
>I have the Amiga 1000 and use the Transformer with Kickstart 1.1.

There is a patch program called "pstransformer" that will allow transformer
to deal with expanded memory and more current versions of kickstart. It
doesn't do anything about the speed, though. I have used it on an A500 with
no problems. However, it doesn't work with my 2000, as it seems to lock out
the keyboard. I have one of the "old" keyboards, with small Fkeys, and have
never had it modified. This is the only program it has problems with.
 
Transformer is unfortunately a dead issue as far as CBM is concerned. I
understand the economics, with the current emphasis on the Bridgecard as the
MSD*S compatability solution. Unfortunately, there are many like me who
aren't thrilled at the opportunity to use MSD*S on their Amigas, but
occasionaly have to. A bridgecard is simply too expensive a solution for
such a small amount of usage. On the other hand, the Bridgecard is by far a
more elegant solution. 

PStransformer is available on one of the Fish disks, as well your local BBS.
The last version I saw was 1.2, and it appeared stable. 

--hal

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