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Subject: Recovered personal Amiga Workbench AmigaDOS Notes from mid 90s
I was able to recover some Notes from an Amiga Disk of mine I hadn't seen since 1995-1996. I found it at the bottom of a file cabinet I was clearing out. I was able to recover the disk with Greazeweasel MK4. There have been some duplicate commands and also I am not sure if the Eject command ever existed on the AmigaOS. I cannot verify the validity of the commands but the time I was working on these notes I had also been working with Solaris OS/Unix in College.
Here are the notes:
The Amiga Workbench is the graphical user interface (GUI) of the Amiga operating system, which was developed in the 1980s and 1990s. It provides a way for users to interact with the system and access various tools and features. Here is a tutorial on using some of the basic functions of the Amiga Workbench:
Opening and closing programs: To open a program, double-click on its icon in the Workbench window. To close a program, click on the close button (usually a small X) in the top right corner of the program window.
Moving and copying files: To move a file, click and hold on the file's icon and drag it to the desired location. To copy a file, hold down the "Shift" key while clicking and dragging the file.
Deleting files: To delete a file, select it and press the "Delete" key on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can select the file and choose "Delete" from the "Icons" menu in the Workbench window.
Creating folders: To create a new folder, select the "New" option from the "Icons" menu and choose "Folder" from the submenu. Alternatively, you can right-click on the Workbench window and choose "New" > "Folder" from the context menu.
Changing the display of icons: You can change the way icons are displayed in the Workbench window by selecting the "View" option from the "Icons" menu and choosing a display option (e.g., "List," "Detailed," "Tile," etc.). You can also change the size of the icons by selecting "Set Icon Size" from the "Icons" menu and choosing a size.
Accessing the AmigaDOS command line: To access the AmigaDOS command line, double-click on the "Shell" icon in the Workbench window. This will open a terminal window where you can enter AmigaDOS commands.
AmigaDOS is the command-line interface (CLI) of the Amiga operating system. It allows users to enter commands to perform various tasks on the system. Here is a list of some common AmigaDOS commands, along with examples of how they can be used:
CD: Changes the current directory. For example, to change to the "Work" directory located in the root of the system, you would enter CD Work.
COPY: Copies a file. For example, to copy the file "File1" to a new file called "File2," you would enter COPY File1 File2.
DELETE: Deletes a file. For example, to delete the file "File1," you would enter DELETE File1.
DIR: Displays a list of the files and directories in the current directory. For example, to list the contents of the current directory, you would enter DIR.
ECHO: Displays a message on the screen. For example, to display the message "Hello, world!" on the screen, you would enter ECHO Hello, world!.
MKDIR: Creates a new directory. For example, to create a new directory called "Work," you would enter MKDIR Work.
RENAME: Renames a file. For example, to rename the file "File1" to "File2," you would enter RENAME File1 File2.
TYPE: Displays the contents of a text file. For example, to display the contents of the file "File1," you would enter TYPE File1.
ASK: Prompts the user for input and stores the result in a variable. For example, to ask the user for their name and store it in a variable called "name," you would enter ASK name "Enter your name: ".
CDD: Changes the current directory to the parent directory. For example, to change to the parent directory of the current directory, you would enter CDD.
CLONE: Makes a copy of a file or directory. For example, to make a copy of the file "File1" called "File2," you would enter CLONE File1 TO File2.
DATE: Displays the current date and time. For example, to display the current date and time, you would enter DATE.
EJECT: Ejects a removable disk. For example, to eject the disk in drive DF0: (the first floppy disk drive), you would enter EJECT DF0:.
FORMAT: Formats a disk. For example, to format a disk in drive DF0: as an AmigaDOS disk, you would enter FORMAT DF0: NAME "My Disk".
LAB: Displays the labels of disks. For example, to display the label of the disk in drive DF0:, you would enter LAB DF0:.
MORE: Displays the contents of a text file one page at a time. For example, to display the contents of the file "File1" one page at a time, you would enter MORE File1.
PROTECT: Changes the protection status of a file or directory. For example, to make the file "File1" read-only, you would enter PROTECT File1 +r.
SEARCH: Searches for a file or directory. For example, to search for all files with the extension ".txt" in the current directory and its subdirectories, you would enter SEARCH "*.txt" ALL.
SET: Sets a value for a shell variable. For example, to set the value of the "prompt" variable to "MyPrompt> ", you would enter SET prompt "MyPrompt> ".
TIME: Displays the current time. For example, to display the current time, you would enter TIME.
UNALIAS: Removes a previously defined alias. For example, to remove the alias "ls" that was previously defined using the ALIAS command, you would enter UNALIAS ls.
UNSET: Removes a shell variable. For example, to remove the "prompt" variable, you would enter UNSET prompt.
VERSION: Displays the version of AmigaDOS. For example, to display the version of AmigaDOS, you would enter VERSION.
CDD: Changes the current directory to the parent directory. For example, to change to the parent directory of the current directory, you would enter CDD.
CDF: Changes the current directory to the root directory of the current volume. For example, to change to the root directory of the current volume, you would enter CDF.
CDX: Changes the current directory to the root directory of the system. For example, to change to the root directory of the system, you would enter CDX.
DIRS: Displays a list of the directories in the search path. For example, to display a list of the directories in the search path, you would enter DIRS.
ECHO: Displays a message on the screen. For example, to display the message "Hello, world!" on the screen, you would enter ECHO Hello, world!.
EXECUTE: Executes a command. For example, to execute the command DIR, you would enter EXECUTE DIR.
IF: Evaluates a condition and performs an action based on the result. For example, to display the message "The condition is true" if the variable "x" is equal to 1, you would enter IF x=1 THEN ECHO "The condition is true".
PRINT: Displays a message on the screen. For example, to display the message "Hello, world!" on the screen, you would enter PRINT "Hello, world!".
RESIDENT: Loads a program into memory and keeps it resident. For example, to load the program "MyProgram" into memory and keep it resident, you would enter RESIDENT MyProgram.
SETENV: Sets an environment variable. For example, to set the environment variable "editor" to "vi," you would enter SETENV editor "vi".
STACK: Sets the stack size for the shell. For example, to set the stack size to 8192 bytes, you would enter STACK 8192.
UNSETENV: Removes an environment variable. For example, to remove the environment variable "editor," you would enter UNSETENV editor.
WHERE: Searches for a command in the search path. For example, to search for the command "ls," you would enter WHERE ls.
WHO: Displays the current user and their terminal. For example, to display the current user and their terminal, you would enter WHO.
WILD: Expands wildcard characters in a file name. For example, to expand the wildcard characters in the file name "*.txt," you would enter WILD "*.txt".
BREAK: Sets or clears the break handler. For example, to set the break handler to the command "MyCommand," you would enter BREAK MyCommand.
BYE: Exits the shell. For example, to exit the shell, you would enter BYE.
CHANGETASKPRI: Changes the priority of a task. For example, to change the priority of the task "MyTask" to 10, you would enter CHANGETASKPRI MyTask 10.
DATE: Displays the current date and time. For example, to display the current date and time, you would enter DATE.
DEBUG: Displays debugging information. For example, to display debugging information for the task "MyTask," you would enter DEBUG MyTask.
DEL: Deletes a file. For example, to delete the file "File1," you would enter DEL File1.
DIR: Displays a list of the files and directories in the current directory. For example, to list the contents of the current directory, you would enter DIR.
ECHO: Displays a message on the screen. For example, to display the message "Hello, world!" on the screen, you would enter ECHO Hello, world!.
ELSE: Performs an action if the previous IF condition was not met. For example, to display the message "The condition is false" if the variable "x" is not equal to 1, you would enter IF x=1 THEN ECHO "The condition is true" ELSE ECHO "The condition is false".
ENDIF: Terminates an IF statement. For example, to terminate an IF statement, you would enter ENDIF.
ENDSHELL: Terminates a shell. For example, to terminate a shell, you would enter ENDSHELL.
ENVARC: Displays or sets the value of an environment variable in the ENV: directory. For example, to display the value of the environment variable "editor," you would enter ENVARC editor.
ENV: Displays the contents of the ENV: directory. For example, to display the contents of the ENV: directory, you would enter ENV.
ERASE: Deletes a file. For example, to delete the file "File1," you would enter ERASE File1.
EXAMINE: Displays the contents of a file. For example, to display the contents of the file "File1," you would enter EXAMINE File1.
EXIT: Exits a command or program. For example, to exit the command or program you are currently running, you would enter EXIT.
FAULT: Displays information about a fault. For example, to display information about the last fault that occurred, you would enter FAULT.
FILE: Displays information about a file. For example, to display information about the file "File1," you would enter FILE File1.
FREE: Displays the amount of free memory. For example, to display the amount of free memory, you would enter FREE.
GET: Reads a character from the keyboard. For example, to read a character from the keyboard and store it in the variable "x," you would enter GET x.
HELP: Displays help information. For example, to display help information for the command "DIR," you would enter HELP DIR.
IF: Evaluates a condition and performs an action based on the result. For example, to display the message "The condition is true" if the variable "x" is equal to 1, you would enter IF x=1 THEN ECHO "The condition is true".
INCLUDE: Includes a file in a script. For example, to include the file "File1" in a script, you would enter INCLUDE "File1".
INFO: Displays information about the system. For example, to display information about the system, you would enter INFO.
LIST: Lists the contents of a directory. For example, to list the contents of the current directory, you would enter LIST.
LOAD: Loads a program into memory. For example, to load the program "MyProgram" into memory, you would enter LOAD MyProgram.
MAKEDIR: Creates a new directory. For example, to create a new directory called "Work," you would enter MAKEDIR Work.
MAP: Displays a list of the devices and assigns in the system. For example, to display a list of the devices and assigns in the system, you would enter MAP.
MATCH: Matches a pattern against a string. For example, to match the pattern "." against the string "File1.txt," you would enter MATCH "*.*" "File1.txt".
MEMORY: Displays information about memory usage. For example, to display information about memory usage, you would enter MEMORY.
MORE: Displays the contents of a text file one page at a time. For example, to display the contents of the file "File1" one page at a time, you would enter MORE File1.
MOVE: Moves a file. For example, to move the file "File1" to the directory "Work," you would enter MOVE File1 Work.
NEWSHELL: Opens a new shell. For example, to open a new shell, you would enter NEWSHELL.
PATH: Displays or sets the search path. For example, to display the search path, you would enter PATH.
PRINT: Displays a message on the screen. For example, to display the message "Hello, world!" on the screen, you would enter PRINT "Hello, world!".
PROTECT: Changes the protection status of a file or directory. For example, to make the file "File1" read-only, you would enter PROTECT File1 +r.
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Anyone had any experience using this? https://sites.google.com/view/lorentek-rgb2hdmi/home?pli=1
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I hope this question is on-topic here. So, for some reason I can't uncompress any LZH files on FS-UAE 3.0.5 under Linux. I've found a Kickstart 1.3 and an ADF for Workbench 1.3.3 and am trying to emulate an Amiga 500 with them. it basically works, because the Workbench loads, and I managed to start various programs, like a bunch of versions of music trackers like Soundtracker, Noisetracker and Protracker, and also the game King's Bounty.
But I've not found yet any Amiga program that lets me uncompress LZH files, so i'm forced to uncompress them under the host system, which I know is not recommended. I downloaded the latest LHA for Amiga from the Aminet, and also LZX, but the latter apparently requires 68020 to uncompress LZH, while the 68000 version of LHA just moves me to the next line of the CLI, without printing anything else or working in any way (perhaps silently crashing?). Any ideas welcome, thanks.
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Subject: Trying to run Battle Squadron on Amiga Forever
I actually own this game, and have always loved it. But I have no real hardware anymore.
I found some ADFs here:
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/battle-squadron-78t#Amiga
But my initial attempts to run it (PAL mode, since it's a Euro crack) as an A500 with 1MB RAM and the Disk 1 and 2 in DF0 and DF1 result in a Saftware Failure.
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*I know the A500 mini is itself an emulator, but my experience with the C64 Maxi was much smoother than the PC emulator, so I assume they must be doing something different, but do correct me if I'm wrong.
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Probably about 10 Amigas, from 500 to 2000, CDTV, cd32, add-ons, unused keyboards etc...
Just looking for someone who would be willing to take away everything, fix, sell and take a commission..?
I'd do it myself, but just don't have the time available if I'm honest.....
A veritable hoard of treasures, pretty sure if I dig through his workshop there are probably a bunch of Amiganet network cards sitting somewhere too (and pretty sure all the original designs/CAD for them still exist too...)
Please get in touch if you feel like this is something you could do 👍👍
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