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Page 3: ...A500 User s Manual English C Commodore...

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Page 5: ...OSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LlABLITIES FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT AP...

Page 6: ...mages from the following trademarked programs Aegis Animator and Aegis Images are trademarks of Aegis Development Inc Amigaterm Graphicraft Amiga Macro Assembler and MindWalker are trademarks of Commo...

Page 7: ...iga s built in clock calculator notepad icon editor speech synthesizer graphic dump and international keymap selector Chapter 6 Using Preferences explains how to customize your Amiga by changing the s...

Page 8: ...Schematics contains detailed technical diagrams of the inner workings of the Amiga The Glossary defines important special terms Terms from the glossary are shown in italics when they first appear in...

Page 9: ...ouse 3 1 Us ing Disks 3 2 Mov ing the Pointer 3 6 Selecting cons 3 8 Dragg ing 3 10 Us ing Menus 3 10 Commands and Options 3 13 Duplicating Your Disks Using a Menu 3 14 Resetting the Amiga 3 16 Chapte...

Page 10: ...ng and Saving Preferences 6 14 Chapter 7 AmigaDOS and the CLI 7 1 Accessing CLl 7 1 Commonly Used CLl Commands 7 3 Closing Comments 7 26 Chapter 8 Adding to the Amiga 8 1 Precautions for Peripherals...

Page 11: ...igaDOS Reference B 1 AmigaDOS User s Commands 8 1 Screen Editor Commands 8 3 AmigaDOS error Messages 8 S Appendix C Using the Amiga Keyboard C l Layout of the Keyboard Col Using the Amiga Without a Mo...

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Page 13: ...erest to programmers developers etc However you can set up and run application software without understanding or even without reading this material The third part of the chapter shows how the varied f...

Page 14: ...ccessing expansion RAM e g by using a RAM disk scheme This gives the Amiga a considerable advantage in processing speed Later in this chapter there is a section describing the major features of the Am...

Page 15: ...n you insert the software disks into the disk drive the computer can read information from them and write information to them The Mouse is a small hard ball enclosed in a palm sized housing You use th...

Page 16: ...item The display and selection process may also involve one or more windows i e discrete areas of the display that can accept or display information In working with the Amiga you will often be using...

Page 17: ...rsatile two channel four voice stereo sound capa bility with the four voices being output as two voices per channel Various options such as a MIDI interface can be added to take advantage of the Amiga...

Page 18: ...is format provides a standard structure for all Amiga files regardless of what kind of data a file contains e g program code graphic data or sound data With the IFF format the Amiga 500 can interchang...

Page 19: ...consuming indirect methods of accessing expanded RAM such as the RAM disk schemes used by almost every other microcomputer Addition of External Disk Drives You can attach up to two external disk drive...

Page 20: ...miga s excellent graphics can enhance business reports and presentations Sophisticated spreadsheets let you analyze numerical data and financial budgets and even include what if capabilities You can k...

Page 21: ...variety of graphics programs available for the Amiga You can control all the 4 096 colors the Amiga uses to create your own art masterpieces Some programs allow you to animate your images or produce v...

Page 22: ...interesting learning experiences Learning on the Amiga is not just for kids there are programs to teach you to type to prepare for the SAT to learn French even to develop and master business skills F...

Page 23: ...s processing speed and graphic and sound capabilities give game designers the tools to create breathtaking games and the available memory allows the game play to match the appearance Whether you enjoy...

Page 24: ...edit record play listen the potential of sound on the Amiga is incredible Telecommunications Computer Languages And More There are many other types of useful programs available for the Amiga Tele com...

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Page 27: ...available from your Amiga dealer A501 memory expansion unit optional Where to Find the Connectors On the back of the main unit you ll find a number of connectors These are places where you attach cabl...

Page 28: ...ng the cardboard piece protecting the disk drive This sleeve sits inside the disk drive opening and was designed to protect the drive during shipping Make sure you press the drive button before you re...

Page 29: ...o when connecting cables to the Amiga make sure you re plugging the correct cable into the proper connector The picture below should help you with these connections Remember don t try to force a cable...

Page 30: ...ching the Video Monitor The video monitor displays visual information There are three kinds of video monitors you can use with the Amiga an analog RGB color monitor The Amiga Monitor available from Am...

Page 31: ...hose without video input connectors can also be used as monitors for the Amiga with an optional modulator that plugs into the RGB port When choosing a monitor note that televisions and PAL monitors ca...

Page 32: ...ructions Attaching a Monochrome Monitor To attach a monochrome composite video monitor to the Amiga use a shielded cable with an RCA phono plug at each end You can get this cable from your Amiga deale...

Page 33: ...them Connecting Audio Equipment The Amiga produces digitized sound There are two connectors on the back of the Amiga for connecting the Amiga to audio equipment Unless you ve attached a conventional t...

Page 34: ...attach one end of each cable On the back of the Amiga are two audio connectors one for the left audio signal and one for the right audio signal Insert the other end of each cable into the appropriate...

Page 35: ...onitor insert the two phono plugs at the top of the Y into the audio connectors on the back of the Amiga Now insert the single end of the Y adapter cable into the connector on the monitor Setting Up t...

Page 36: ...e sure there s nothing covering the ventilation slots on the main unit 11111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111 I Remember to turn the power off before hooking up t...

Page 37: ...Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded outlet and you re ready to start using your Amiga You 1 find the on off switch on the power supply unit Setting Up the Amiga 500 2 1 1...

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Page 39: ...art using the tools included on your Workbench disk that let you work with the Amiga A Note About the Mouse The descriptions in this chapter and throughout the rest of this manual assume you re using...

Page 40: ...n your microdisk remains safe observe the following precautions Store your disks in a clean dust free container Do not place disks on top of your monitor power supply telephone or any other device wit...

Page 41: ...on the disks from being changed while they re in the Amiga On each of the two blank disks make sure that the protect tab is toward the middle of the disk so that it covers the hole With the tab in th...

Page 42: ...ways wait AT LEAST 5 seconds before turning it on again If you don t observe this precaution you may damage the Amiga Next turn on the monitor or television attached to your Amiga In a few moments you...

Page 43: ...e help of the disk drive Notice that while the disk drive is working the disk drive light above the keyboard is on Disk Drive Light A word of warning NEVER remove a disk when the disk drive light is o...

Page 44: ...icture that represents the Workbench disk You ll learn more about icons later in this chapter Moving the Pointer You use the Pointer the small arrow on the display to point to the things you want to w...

Page 45: ...is very quick and convenient If you run out of room for your mouse before you get the Pointer where you want it just lift the mouse and put it down where there s more room Lifting the mouse doesn t m...

Page 46: ...ojects drawers or disks When you want to use the item represented by the icon you must select that item with the pointer Try selecting the icon for the Workbench disk Point to the Workbench disk icon...

Page 47: ...the Workbench to finish an activity before you can continue When this happens the Pointer changes shape and becomes a Wait Pointer Wait Pointer When the Pointer returns to its original shape you can...

Page 48: ...e A copy of the icon moves and is repositioned at the point where you release the Selection button Using Menus For most tools including the Workbench there are menus that list choices you can make To...

Page 49: ...e mouse button only once Hold down the Menu button the right button on the mouse When you do the Menu Bar appears In the Menu Bar are titles of menus Without releasing the Menu button point to the tit...

Page 50: ...u button while Open is highlighted By choosing the Open item from the Workbench menu you open a window for the Workbench disk In the window you see icons that represent the contents of the Workbench d...

Page 51: ...ing an item you ll get to look at the menu items that are available In some tools not all menu items are available at all times Menu items that you cannot choose appear as ghost items Ghost Menu Items...

Page 52: ...of the menu items Duplicating Your Disks Using a Menu It s important to make duplicates of your original disks and keep the originals in a safe place You can use these duplicates called working disks...

Page 53: ...of requesters asking you to exchange disks In these requesters volume is another term for disk Insert the disk each requester asks for then select Continue When you ve finished copying the disk remove...

Page 54: ...Amiga key at the same time for at least half a second then release the keys When you reset the Workbench you clear the Amiga s memory the electronic circuits the Amiga uses to store information then...

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Page 57: ...he Workbench and the tasks you perform with it What Is the Workbench The Workbench is a tool you use to control the Amiga You open the Workbench by inserting a disk called a Workbench disk that contai...

Page 58: ...ces where you keep tools projects and other drawers the Trashcan which you use to discard tools projects and drawers Windows Windows let you see the contents of projects drawers disks and the Trashcan...

Page 59: ...r in the screen interlace which doubles the number of horizontal lines that appear in the screen Screens are areas of the display with the same video attributes They are always as wide as the display...

Page 60: ...roughly following this example but let s try creating a project just to get you started really using Workbench Here s how to write a note Select the Utilities drawer on the Workbench then choose Open...

Page 61: ...In a few moments a window for the Notepad appears Using the keyboard type in your note Using the Workbench 4 5...

Page 62: ...on the keyboard then select the OK gadget If you make a mistake in typing don t worry Just use the cursor keys to reposition the cursor next to the error Then press the Backspace key to delete the cha...

Page 63: ...the project or lets you communicate with the tool To review there are two ways to open a tool or project Select the icon for the tool or project then choose Open from the Workbench menu Point to the i...

Page 64: ...the tool or project that was copied For example duplicating the Clock gives you a new tool named copy of Clock Renaming Tools and Projects To rename a tool or project select its icon then choose Rena...

Page 65: ...cursor You can erase what appears in the gadget by pressing the Amiga key and the X key at the same time You can get back what was in the gadget before you made any changes by pressing the Amiga key a...

Page 66: ...mptied the trash since you last put something in the Trashcan you can retrieve what you discarded by opening the Trashcan in the same way you open a project then dragging its icon to an open drawer so...

Page 67: ...awers Drawers are places where you can keep tools projects and other drawers You can use drawers to keep order on the Workbench and to keep related items together Opening Drawers You open a drawer in...

Page 68: ...r open the drawer into which you want to put the tool project or drawer then drag the icon into the drawer s window Another way to move a tool project or another drawer into a drawer is to drag the ic...

Page 69: ...er then choose Rename from the Workbench menu A message then appears asking you for a new name Select the window that appears type in a name then press the Return key Discarding Drawers To discard a d...

Page 70: ...and drawers in the Trashcan by selecting the Trashcan icon then choosing Empty Trash from the Disk menu Operations Involving Windows When you open a tool project drawer disk or the Trashcan a window...

Page 71: ...ls Here are some common gadgets found in windows Drag Bar Back Gadget Close Gadget Front Gadget Scroll Bar Sizing Gadget Windows can contain all some or none of these gadgets In addition windows can c...

Page 72: ...s Title Bar that is not occupied by other gadgets the Drag Bar holding down the Selection button and moving the mouse l l O l lit oJ1 Noi Pld Cal au I tor Workb noh 1 D ol EIIPMslon ill I1 lI i1I 1 2...

Page 73: ...change the size of a window you drag its Sizing Gadget Note that some windows have a maximum size that is smaller than the screen in which they reside like the window for the calculator tool Using th...

Page 74: ...Moving Windows in Front of Other Windows When windows overlap one window appears in front of the others To move a window in front of other windows select the Front Gadget 4 18 Using the Workbench...

Page 75: ...which it overlaps select the Back Gadget Scrolling the Contents of a Window For many windows you can t display everything that can appear within the window at once Because of this windows often have S...

Page 76: ...You can move half a window at a time by selecting a Scroll Arrow at either end of the Scrol1 Bar 4 20 Using the Workbench...

Page 77: ...ide as what can appear the Scroll Box in the horizontal Scroll Bar fills the entire space between the Scroll Arrows Scroll Arrow Scroll Box Scroll Bar If for example only half of what can appear is wi...

Page 78: ...To move what appears in a window you can drag the Scroll Box Selecting the space to either side of the Scroll Box causes the box and the window to move in that direction 4 22 Using the Workbench...

Page 79: ...ose Gadget You can also close a window for a drawer by selecting its icon then choosing Close from the Workbench menu Disk Gauges When you open a disk the window that appears has a disk gauge along it...

Page 80: ...nvolving Screens As noted earlier screens are areas of the display with different video attributes When a window is opened for a tool it appears in a screen whose video attributes are appropriate for...

Page 81: ...is off the bottom of the display Note that you cannot drag a screen up so that the bottom of the screen is above the bottom of the display If a screen occupies less than the entire display area when...

Page 82: ...a screen in front of other overlapping screens select the screen s Front Gadget For the Workbench screen there is a selection shortcut you can use to move it to the front while holding down the Commod...

Page 83: ...e a screen behind other overlapping screens select the screen s Back Gadget For the Workbench screen there is a selection shortcut you can use to push it to the back while holding down the Commodore k...

Page 84: ...ponse from you An example is a requester that asks you to insert a disk A system requester can appear in any screen If the screen containing a system requester is obscured by another screen the screen...

Page 85: ...still down press the B key Some requesters use string gadgets that accept text For example the gadget that appears when you choose Rename from the Workbench menu is a string gadget String gadgets con...

Page 86: ...re two or more drives Copying Disks In the last chapter you saw how to copy disks using menus The quick way to copy a disk is to drag its icon over the icon for a disk that will receive the copy If yo...

Page 87: ...ch The advantage in using a RAM disk is that programs stored in the RAM disk are accessed much faster than when loaded from a disk drive Once an icon for a RAM disk appears on the Workbench it remains...

Page 88: ...NING Always make sure the disk drive light is off before resetting the Workbench Other Workbench Operations There are five other tasks you perform on the Workbench You choose each task straightening u...

Page 89: ...Snapshot saves on disk the positions of currently selected icons It also saves the sizes and the positions of windows that appear when you open any of the disk or drawer icons that are selected Note...

Page 90: ...ons you wish to select and press the Selection button When you select the final icon to be moved do not release the Selection button Instead release the Shift key Now while still holding down the Sele...

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Page 93: ...trations that show the graphics abilities of the Amiga You can find these graphic demonstration tools in the Demos drawer on the Workbench To start a demonstration select one of the icons in the Demos...

Page 94: ...see Chapter 6 Opening the Clock To open the Clock double click on the Clock icon in the Workbench disk drawer When you do an analog clock with a second hand appears in a window To choose from the men...

Page 95: ...Changing the Clock from Analog to Digital Choose the type of clock you want either analog or digital from the Type menu The type currently chosen is indicated by a check mark Workbench Tools 5 3...

Page 96: ...he window You cannot change the size of a digital clock s window To move the Clock to a new location drag the window by its Drag Bar Changing from a 12 to a 24 Hour Clock You can display either a 12 h...

Page 97: ...cting the Seconds gadget again restores the second hand or the seconds digits Setting the Alarm The items in the Alarm menu let you use the Clock as an alarm clock The alarm is a brief flash on the di...

Page 98: ...ahead or the down arrow to move the time back To change the setting for minutes point to the digits for the minutes click the Selection button then select either the up or down arrow Selecting AM or...

Page 99: ...keep notes or create short documents You can find the Notepad in the Utilities drawer on the Workbench disk Opening the Notepad You can open the Notepad by double clicking on its icon When you do a wi...

Page 100: ...e left of the Text Cursor the vertical bar that appears in the window As you add characters any characters to the right of the Text Cursor move to the right or if they re at the right edge of the wind...

Page 101: ...move to the top or bottom of the current Notepad page by holding down the Shift key while pressing the Up cursor key to go to the top of the current page or the Down cursor key to go to the bottom of...

Page 102: ...jU Moving through the text You can move through the text of a note a line at a time using the Scroll Gadgets at the right of the Notepad window The Up Scroll Gadget is the arrow shaped gadget immedia...

Page 103: ...the previous page of your note When a note is displayed the page number of the current page appears in the Page Gadget The Notepad Menus The Notepad has five menus Project Edit Font Style and Format...

Page 104: ...y pressing the Amiga key and the X key at the same time You can get back what was in the gadget before you started by pressing the Amiga key and the Qkey at the same time When you re done press the Re...

Page 105: ...eys to move the cursor You can erase what you ve typed in the gadget by pressing the Amiga key and the X key at the same time You can get back what was in the gadget before you started by pressing the...

Page 106: ...on you print an image whose width is the full width of the printer paper If the Graphic option in the Print As submenu is chosen see below you print for each page a picture of what appears in the Note...

Page 107: ...r replace see below Cut This is used to select text and put it on the Clipboard a special holding area for text you want to manipulate so that you can delete it cut or remove it from one location and...

Page 108: ...in your note where you want the text to appear click the Selection button to reposition the Text Cursor then choose Paste from the Edit menu Your text is inserted at the new location Copy Copy is used...

Page 109: ...e Find This is used to search for the occurrence of a character or group of characters in the note Choose Find from the menu and in the requester that appears type in the text you want to search for f...

Page 110: ...in the new text and press the Return key before selecting Next or Prev Then select the Replace option fro the menu Find Next When you have located an occurence of the selected characters using the Fi...

Page 111: ...ind Prev from the menu Replace When an occurrence of selected characters has been found to change it to a new character or group of characters select Replace Whatever was typed into the Replace gadget...

Page 112: ...l Emerald Garnet and Sapphire are shown when you open the menu The available type sizes for each typeface are shown in submenus To choose from the Font menu point to a name of a typeface with the Menu...

Page 113: ...ize for the currently chosen typeface Note that the currently chosen typeface and type size apply to the entire note When you choose a new typeface and type size a previous type size you chose for a d...

Page 114: ...e your choice stays in effect until you choose Plain There are command key shortcuts for each of the items in this menu press the Amiga key and the P key at the same time to choose Plain the Amiga key...

Page 115: ...ch line of text at the end of a word A check to the left of the Word wrap menu item indicates that the option is chosen To turn off the Word wrap feature choose the Word wrap item and to turn it back...

Page 116: ...of keystrokes rather than using the pointer These are shown to the right of the menu items To use these short cuts hold down the Amiga key then with the key still held down press the other key shown F...

Page 117: ...Notepad window will appear whenever you open it Select the icon for the Notepad choose Info from the Workbench menu and select the Add gadget Type WINDOW followed by a three digit number specifying th...

Page 118: ...g the icon for that note and then following the procedure described above Changing the Notepad Default Font When the Notepad is selected so that the fonts are automatically loaded the normal default f...

Page 119: ...epad s submenu for Print As the graphic option is the default To have the Draft option chosen automatically whenever you open Notepad select the Notepad icon choose Info from the Workbench menu and se...

Page 120: ...t Turning off the Word Wrap Default To change the default from Word Wrap on select the Notepad icon choose Info from the Workbench menu and select the Add gadget Type FLAGS nowrap press the Return key...

Page 121: ...there are two ways you can press a button Select the gadget by pointing within it then clicking the Selection button on the mouse For all but the and buttons type the character or characters shown in...

Page 122: ...he sign of the current entry If the current entry is a positive number it is changed to the negative number that corresponds to it If the entry is negative it becomes positive When you re entering a n...

Page 123: ...Books If you are a software developer you can also use the Icon Editor to create icons for new tools projects and drawers To learn how to create new icons see the Amiga ROM Kernel Manual available fr...

Page 124: ...t choose Load Data from the Disk menu In the requester that appears select the gadget immediately below the words Enter Icon Name info Will Be Added then enter the AmigaDOS description for the file or...

Page 125: ...gadget characters you type appear to the left of the Text Cursor the marker that appears in the gadget when you select it To move the cursor use the left and right cursor keys There may already be tex...

Page 126: ...the rightmost character in the gadget When you ve finished entering the file description select Load Icon Image If you decide not to select an icon select Cancel The Load Selecting Additional Icons Wi...

Page 127: ...ton while you slowly move the mouse you can add color to larger areas Filling Areas With the Icon Editor s Flood Fill feature you can fill a contiguous area that is all the same color with another col...

Page 128: ...r that appears select the gadget immediately below the words Icon Text then enter up to eight characters that you want to add to the icon The characters you type appear to the left of the Text Cursor...

Page 129: ...Shift key and the left cursor key at the same time to move the Text Cursor to the leftmost character in the gadget Press the Shift key and the right cursor key at the same time to move the Text Curso...

Page 130: ...low INVERSVID ground color When you addlNVERSVID text to an icon the background for the text replaces existing pixels in the icon while the text itself does not To change the display mode point within...

Page 131: ...e currently selected frame If things go wrong you can get back what you had before by choosing Undo Frame from the Copy menu NOTE When you choose Undo Frame the frame that was saved when you last chos...

Page 132: ...age within a Frame To move the image within a frame choose In Frame from the Move menu In the requester that appears select the arrows to move the image up down left or right Select the Single gadget...

Page 133: ...e image is where you want it select OK If you change your mind select Cancel to get back what you had before you chose In Frame Exchanging Frames To switch the positions of two frames first select one...

Page 134: ...n this frame Next choose the other frame from the submenu that appears when you point to Merge With Frame in the Copy menu When pixels in the two frames overlap the color that appears is determined as...

Page 135: ...Color O It can be backfilled A backfilled icon is the same as an icon shown in inverse video with one exception contiguous areas of an icon normally shown in color 0 that adjoin any of the borders of...

Page 136: ...rawer that cannot be Trashcan icon moved to another drawer When you open the Icon Editor the Icon Editor icon is loaded into all nine frames Because the Icon Editor icon represents a tool you must loa...

Page 137: ...t and to the right of the Text Cursor by pressing the DEL key Press the Backspace key to delete charac ters to the left of the Text Cursor There are shortcuts you can use to change what appears in the...

Page 138: ...gle then click the Selection button Move the mouse to change the size of the rectangle When you ve framed within the rec tangle the part the image you want click the Selection button a second time to...

Page 139: ...ndow by moving the pointer into it and clicking with the mouse Now type the words or sentences you want the Amiga to speak and press the Return key You will hear the Amiga repeat those words If you ty...

Page 140: ...ral voice When you change the voice you must also change the pitch for it to have an effect To change the pitch of the voice in the phoneme window type p followed by a number from 65 through 320 and p...

Page 141: ...m drawer on the Workbench To use SetMap open the system drawer and do the following 1 Select the SetMap icon choose Info from the Workbench menu and select the Add gadget 2 Select the String Gadget be...

Page 142: ...owing are currently manufactured It is also possible that other key maps may become available Consult your Amiga dealer for information about availability Each keymap has a set of alternate characters...

Page 143: ...e basic built in Amiga memory allowing those programs to run properly Most programs will work fi ne without using oFastMem Select the NoFastMem icon and watch the memory meter When the amount of avail...

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Page 145: ...and mouse speeds editing and designing the Workbench pointer Preferences Preferences is a tool that lets you see and change many of the settings of your Amiga These are the settings you can change wit...

Page 146: ...formation from you The Preferences window shows you the current settings for Preferences and lets you change them At the left of the Preferences window you set the number of characters letters numbers...

Page 147: ...own using a 24 hour clock Note that if any of the numbers is as large as it can be increasing it increases the value for the next larger interval of time For example if the value for the hours is II a...

Page 148: ...cross the display The larger the number the more room you need for the mouse Double Click Delay You use the Double Click Slider to set the maximum length of time between the two clicks of a double cli...

Page 149: ...enter the image on a video display move the Pointer into the corner of the r symbol that appears in the Display Centering Gadget hold down the Selection button then move the mouse to change the positi...

Page 150: ...top bits are bits added to the end of a character that mark where it ends You can select either I or 2 This is the number of bits added to each character sent through the serial connector and the numb...

Page 151: ...inal Workbench disk that came with the Amiga select the Reset All gadget described below Interlace To change the display to interlace mode change this setting which is in the upper right comer of the...

Page 152: ...the Pointer ap pears at the upper left It is this magnified image that you modify to change the Pointer To the right of the magnified view are copies of the Pointer that appear against each of the fou...

Page 153: ...sparent parts of the Pointer show through If you modify the Pointer colors then want to get back the last colors that were saved select the ResetColor Gadget Changing the Pointer To modify the Pointer...

Page 154: ...by a smaller square within one of the pixels To change the Pointer s point select Set Point point to the pixel in the magnified view you want as the point then click the Selection button When you re...

Page 155: ...ame of your printer is highlighted Makers of other printers may provide a file on disk that allows you to use their printers with the Amiga If the instructions for your printer state that you are to i...

Page 156: ...rintout Select ing Custom for paper size may eliminate this Left and Right Margins You indicate the width of these margins by specifying numbers of characters from the left hand edge of the paper To s...

Page 157: ...images Shade lets you select color printing gray scale pnntmg where colors are represented by different shades of gray or black and white printing where some colors are printed as pure black and other...

Page 158: ...one quality of printing To find out what selections apply to your printer see the documentation provided with the printer When you re done making selections for your printer select OK to confirm your...

Page 159: ...ge the settings then decide you don t want them to take effect select Cancel Because each Workbench disk keeps its own Preferences settings different people can save their own settings on separate Wor...

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Page 161: ...ons and file manipulations using the AmigaOOS by typing commands at the keyboard which appear in the eLi window The mo se is not used with eLi Accessing eLI To access eLi the gadget for eLi in Prefere...

Page 162: ...n the Preferences screen go to the CLl window and click the pointer in the ON gadget Save the Preferences settings and return to the Workbench screen Reset the computer press the CTRL Commodore and Am...

Page 163: ...System drawer without having to reset Preferences again Commonly Used CLI Commands Since this manual serves merely as an introduction to the Amiga rather than present CLl as a volume in this chapter w...

Page 164: ...LI window ENDCLI We suggest you read and try each of these items in sequence Each command leaves the Amiga in a known state so the command which immediately follows will work exactly as shown Before y...

Page 165: ...DISKCOPY FROM dfO TO df1 Follow the instructions as they appear For a single drive system you are prompted to insert the master disk the disk you are copying information from the FROM disk Then as th...

Page 166: ...y of Workbench you ve just created This way any difficulties will only alter a back up disk while your master Workbench disk is safe and available to make more copies should that be necessary Formatti...

Page 167: ...atting a disk you want to change the volume name use the RELABEL command for example to change the name of the disk we just formatted from AnyName to MyOisk type RELABEL AnyName MyDisk In this example...

Page 168: ...an contain files or additional directories This will be explained further a little later on A pathname identifies the path for AmigaDOS to find a certain directory or file according to the structure o...

Page 169: ...of the files in your directory The LIST command takes it one step further providing additional information about those files Type the command LIST or LIST dfO AmigaDOS provides information about all t...

Page 170: ...en set to Now if you try DELETE myfile AmigaOOS responds Not Deleted file is protected from deletion To re enable deletion of the file type PROTECT myfile d or PROTECT myfile rwed Getting Information...

Page 171: ...irectories sub directories Each directory may contain files further directories or both Any filename is unique within its own directory meaning that a filename can be repeated in different directories...

Page 172: ...me make sure you leave a space before the colon or CD dfO to go to the root volume on the built in disk drive To move up one level in the directory structure to go from a subdirectory toward the root...

Page 173: ...sing the redirect command We ve already used this command to redirect the date ouput into a file to demonstrate the PROTECT command The symbol tells AmigaOOS to send the output toward the output file...

Page 174: ...remove MyDisk and reinsert your Workbench disk Now issue the command DIR MyDisk You re again prompted to insert this other disk into any drive AmigaDOS lists the directory of this disk which now cont...

Page 175: ...to see what s contained in the file we just created type the following TYPE datefile which displays whatever you have in the file If you wish to verify that your other diskette also has the datefile c...

Page 176: ...check that the new name refers to the same file contents as you had seen previously TYPE today dattrile TJ li hcan in 0 I TVPE dahfll Tu sday OI S p 8 12 88 28 1 RENIME dat fll toda 1 TYPE today I id...

Page 177: ...sequence which creates a file using the redirection command types it to the screen to see that the file is really there then deletes the file DIR stuff TYPE stuff DELETE stuff TYPE stuff To the final...

Page 178: ...UTE Remove the source disk and insert the destination disk into the drive Issue the command COPY RAM EXECUTE dfO EXECUTE Remove the destination disk and insert your Workbench disk into the drive again...

Page 179: ...directory drawer to another on the same disk MAKEOIR newdrawer RENAME FROM today TO newdrawer today moves the file from the current directory into the newdrawer you have created To see that it s real...

Page 180: ...OPT A Notice that the redirect the output character came before the list of options for the DlR command Now if you wish you could TYPE the file MyDiskDir Touch the space bar to pause the listing and p...

Page 181: ...just like a disk in a disk drive you can load things from and save things to the RAM disk The advantage of a RAM disk is speed it s much faster than accessing a disk from the disk drive One way to ac...

Page 182: ...ga s operation Basically the larger the RAM disk the less memory there is for running things To delete anything from the RAM disk use the eLI command DELETE For example DELETE RAM Notepad and DELETE R...

Page 183: ...y re enter the screen editor for the Startup Sequence and delete the DIR RAM line and any other changes that refer to the RAM disk you added to the Startup Sequence Setting the A501 Real Time Clock Th...

Page 184: ...lled this command will have no effect Creating a New CLI Window AmigaDOS is multitasking meaning it can do more tham one thing at a time You can have multiple windows open at once each having its own...

Page 185: ...ntly clicked the selection button in Try the following Click in window I and type DIR dfO c Quickly click in window 2 and type INFO Both CLI s will work at the same time to fulfill your requests This...

Page 186: ...ow to use the CLI It is by no means a complete tutorial on either AmigaDOS or CLI There are many eLi commands which haven t been covered here at all Appendix B lists the available CLI commands as well...

Page 187: ...ial in thi chapter i adapted from THE AMIGAOOS MANUAL 2nd edition Commodore Capital Inc used hy permission of Bantam Books Inc 666 Fifth Avenue New York NY IOIO All rights reserved Al11igaDOS and the...

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Page 189: ...and using these add ons are included with the peripherals For more information and for many peripherals not described here see your Amiga dealer Precautions for Peripherals When attaching any peripher...

Page 190: ...additional Si2K of random access memory to your Amiga along with a battery backed up real time clock that keeps track of hours minutes seconds day of the week month date and year even while your Amiga...

Page 191: ...e device Utilities that allow you to use this drive are included on the Amiga Extras disk It can also be used with the Amiga V 1 2 Transformer software Ask your Amiga dealer for more information about...

Page 192: ...20 letter quality printers These print text of comparable quality to that produced by high quality typewriters However they are slower than most dot matrix printers and cannot print graphics Color Dot...

Page 193: ...used with two different personality cards one that makes it compatible with IBM printers and another that when used with a different ribbon lets you print in color To use the Microline 292 as an IBM...

Page 194: ...rm data transfers and access information networks A modem also gives your Amiga access to public domain software on electronic bulletin boards BB s and information services The Amiga 1680 Modem 1200 R...

Page 195: ...connectors are available from many sources _ The Amiga can display on RGB monitors composite monitors monochrome monitors and even television sets The monitor you use should depend on your needs for...

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Page 197: ...ctors and the ends of cables clean Food especially sticky food is the worst offender Any substance that adheres to connectors or the ends of cables can prevent a good electrical connection or worse da...

Page 198: ...dition to more obvious magnets beware of magnets in telephones loudspeakers and electric motors Keep disks dry and away from extreme heat or cold Microdisks are comfort able at about the same temperat...

Page 199: ...lint free cloth alcohol or head cleaning fluid for tape recorders cotton swabs Cleaning the mouse takes just a couple of minutes Here s how you do it Turn the mouse upside down with its cable toward...

Page 200: ...ning you ll see three small metal rollers Moisten a cotton swab with alcohol or head cleaning fluid and gently swab the surface of each roller Turn each roller as you swab to clean it all the way arou...

Page 201: ...ision Plug either the Amiga or the radio or television into a different outlet so that the Amiga and the radio or television are on different circuits Use only shield grounded cables when connecting p...

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Page 203: ...this section you ll find technical information on the following specifications for the Amiga input output connectors block diagrams Amiga theory of operations custom chip diagrams and features Amiga m...

Page 204: ...ame controller interface Additional game controller interface Keyboard interface Two audio outputs for stereo sound Memory cartridge interface Expansion interface Supported Monitors Analog RGB digital...

Page 205: ...bed in this section see the Amiga Hardware Manual If you attach peripherals with cables other than those designed for use with the Amiga note some pins on Amiga connectors provide power outputs and no...

Page 206: ...em is required by the external device The table lists the power provided by each of these pins Pin I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Amiga 500 GND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR G...

Page 207: ...a shield ground Pin Name Description I STROBE STROBE 2 DO DATA BIT 0 Least sign bit 3 01 DATA BIT 1 4 02 DATA BIT 2 5 0 3 DATA BIT 3 6 04 DATA BIT 4 7 05 DATA BIT 5 8 06 DATA BIT 6 9 07 DATA BIT 7 10...

Page 208: ...L CLOCK 2 XCLKEN EXTERNAL CLOCK ENABLE 3 RED ANALOG RED 4 GREEN ANALOG GREEN 5 BLUE ANALOG BLUE 6 DI DIGITAL INTENSITY 7 DB DIGITAL BLUE 8 DG DIGITAL GREEN 9 DR DIGITAL RED 10 CSYNC COMPOSITE SYNC 11...

Page 209: ...e mouse game controller and light pen connections h 7 1 x 4 WARNING Pin 7 on each of these connectors supplies 5 volts of power Connect this pin ONLY if power from it is required by the external devic...

Page 210: ...LLER RIGHT 5 POT X HORIZONTAL POTENTIOMETER 6 FIRE CONTROLLER FIRE 7 5Y 5 VOLTS POWER 100 rnA 8 GND GROUND 9 POT Y VERTICAL POTENTIOMETER Connector 2 Light Pen Connection Pin I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Name LI...

Page 211: ...isk Motor Control Active Low Select Drive 2 Active Low Disk RESET Active Low Disk has been Removed from Latched Low 5 VDC Supply Drive Select Disk Side O Upper I Lower Disk is Write Protected Active L...

Page 212: ...8 A21 16 CI 59 A23 17 OVR 60 BR 18 XRDY 61 gnd 19 INT2 62 BGACK 20 PALOPE 63 PDI5 21 A5 64 BG 22 INT6 65 PDI4 23 A6 66 DTACK 24 A4 67 PDI3 25 gnd 68 PRW 26 A3 69 PDI2 27 A2 70 LDS 28 A7 71 PDII 29 AI...

Page 213: ...p to 8M Byte l 8520 CHIPS 2 Disk Control CLOCK RS232 Control l I I RGA Register Address 8 J 28 Mhz 1 Clock 1 I AS AS IRNI ANI I DTACK GARY Control FAT Clocks Clock AGNUS DENISE PAULA uBR In l il DMARe...

Page 214: ...Notice that in the block diagram the 3 custom chips do not reside directly on the 68000 buses When the 68000 starts a bus cycle that is intended for the custom chips or the display RAM the bus contro...

Page 215: ...t panel LED Internal control lines Keyboard control lines clock and data Serial port control lines Floppy disk interface control lines Internal timers These 2 chips reside on the 68000 buses and are r...

Page 216: ...circuits and they move data to and from the floppy disks and serial port Note that the display RAM buses can be completely isolated from the 68000 buses by Fat Agnus and Data Bus drivers Thus Fat Agn...

Page 217: ...nning a memory cycle the addresses are routed to the multiplexed address lines from internal address register Display RAM The display RAM is a 5I2K read write memory that resides on the RAM address an...

Page 218: ...aaaa UUWJ C C C C C C C C C OO U I J A15 A14 A13 A12 All A10 A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 Al A19 VSS RAS0 RAS1 CASUlIE CASUII Bit Blitter Uses hardware to move display data Allows high speed anima tion Fre...

Page 219: ...ond L 19t Pen 51 11 V rtlc l POll lion a nd Control BIt 01 II I 1 0 Rudlo Bll DIsk e nd BliTlEA OHR Pl o ne Rerresh OI1R Control OHR OHR Control logic Control Control logIc I BLiTTER _ I LogIc Logic o...

Page 220: ...S VOC RO 3 Video Red Bit 0 3 BO 3 Video Blue Bit 0 3 GO 3 Video Green Bit 0 3 N C No Connection ZD Background Indicator N C No Connection 7M 7 IS909 MHz Clock CCK Color Clock Vss Ground MOV Mouse 0 V...

Page 221: ...ol Oacoda Logic 8x2 A l J o Bit Plana r Sprita vJ Bit Plane 32 Sarial Serialize Priority Color 7Sprita Poaition Cont Bit Plana Sprite Compara Logic Ragiata Ragiatera Data Regiate Data 6 Regiate 16 0 I...

Page 222: ...us Lines 2 8 Vss Ground DO DJ Data Bus Lines 0 1 IRES System Reset DMAL DMA Request Line IIPLO 2 Interrupt Line 0 2 IINT2 3 6 Interrupt Level 2 3 6 RGAI 8 Register Address 1 8 Vcc 5 VDC CCK Color Cloc...

Page 223: ...otOY I O 34 VSSANA Analog Ground I 35 POTlX Pot IX I O 36 POTlY Pot 1Y I O 37 IDKRD Disk Read Data I 38 IDKWD Disk Write Data 0 39 DKWE Disk Write Enable 0 40 TXD Serial Transmit Data 0 41 RXD Serial...

Page 224: ...0 1 Audio Cont ol Counte Data Ragi ta s I Right Audio Output r o to A Cony 2 3 Audio Cont ol Counte Data Ragiste s A r Data Bus I Di k Out In r Data P a Sap Comp Di k Cont ol Logic Data Registe 16 Ra...

Page 225: ...vides all bus control signals Provides all address decoding Generates the 68000 VPA signal Handles some of the floppy circuitry Provides keyboard reset interface For pin diagram see US in schematic in...

Page 226: ...t EXPEN DBA XAoy Override OVA KAeset Keyboard Aesel Gary Block Diagram Address decode 1 lIus Cnnt 1 Flopp Control Logic t Reset Control A 24 Technical Reference AAM Enable AAME RGA Enable RGAE AOM Ena...

Page 227: ...01 EXPANSION 20 01 EXPANSION 40 8MEG 100 EXPANSION 80 AO 2MEG 8520 BFEOOO BFDOOO 512K l CO EXPANSION I COOOO RAM C7FFFF 2MEG REAL DO TIME CLOCK DCOOOO OPTIONAL DEFFFF EO 1 2 MEG CONFIG E8 1 2 MEG CART...

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Page 229: ...information beyond the explanations in Chapter 7 see the AmigaDOS User s Manual COpy DELETE DIR ED EDIT FILENOTE File Utilities is the comment character directs command input directs command output co...

Page 230: ...ges the prompt in the current CLl executes commands as background processes displays or sets the stack size for commands displays information about the CLl processes currently in existence explains wh...

Page 231: ...s the ESC key to enter extended command mode In the editor the direction al cursor keys function normally Special Key Mappings Command Backspace DEL ESC Return Tab Immediate Commands Command CTRL A CT...

Page 232: ...r to start of line Delete current line Delete block Delete character at cursor Exchange s into t Exchange but query first Extend right margin Find string s Insert line before current Insert copy of bl...

Page 233: ...e Amiga needs more memory to perform an operation Close one or more windows then try the operation again In rare cases you may have to reset the Amiga to reclaim sufficient memory to con tinue This er...

Page 234: ...ject drawer or disk you have used an invalid character disk not validated If a disk light was on when you removed a disk or reset the Workbench the information on the disk that was in that drive may b...

Page 235: ...menu then change its status to DELETEABLE not a DOS disk Either the disk has not been formatted or it is a Kickstart disk Use a different disk or if you wish to erase all information currently on the...

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Page 237: ...ed Then the techniques for using the Amiga without a mouse are outlined Finally the keyboard maps keymaps for different countries are given Layout of the Keyboard The Amiga 500 keyboard is divided int...

Page 238: ...You cannot interchange the numeral 0 and the upper case letter 0 or the numeral I and the lower case letter I In some cases several keys may be used together either simulta neously or in a special seq...

Page 239: ...The RETURN key is the oversize key located on the right side of the typewriter area in the middle two rows You use this key to transmit a command or information to the computer BACKSPACE The BACKSPAC...

Page 240: ...through are not affected by the Caps Lock key To type these characters you must simultaneously depress one of the Shift keys and the key for the desired character To release the Caps Lock key press th...

Page 241: ...the keyboard between the typewriter area and the numeric keypad These keys control the movement of the cursor up down left right on the screen display The direction in which each key moves the cursor...

Page 242: ...the direction of the cursor key you press The longer you hold down the keys the faster the Pointer moves To make the Pointer move even faster hold down both the SHIFf key along with the other two key...

Page 243: ...d down the Amiga key and right ALT key while you move the Pointer with the cursor keys When the menu item you want is highlighted release the Amiga key and right ALT key International Key Maps The fol...

Page 244: ...o00 c 5 JQ ErC1 J 3 dQ po C1 g a STANDARD u S KEYBOARD usa EJ 1 F1 1 1 F3 I 1 FS I I 6 1 F7 1 0 I 9 I I D 1 H I 0 elrl 0 daJ 11 I 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 E t 0...

Page 245: ...cr D Xl C J t 0 BC 0 o l 0 a I O 0 0 0 J Z I CD t 5 a u Xl 0 u J 1 t 3 CfJ N 0 A V 0 n 0 u _ u Using the Amiga Keyboard C 9...

Page 246: ...oo c l Q 1 I 3 QQ po 1 CT o po a GERMAN KEYBOARD d B I f1 I I fJ I f4 I I R I J J I 0 I Hoi_ I ell o cfbA 1 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 I 0...

Page 247: ...c en i JQ 9 o 3 ciCi o Pl 0 o 3 GERMAN KEYBOARD d CHARACTERS ON THE FRONTSIDE OF KEYTOPS o I I I I I I I I I IPr t Sc I Pg Up db r t h D...

Page 248: ...m to co 0 ffi C un 0 0 I I Z Cl 0 z I CD 0 CJ f U a u t 0 I w x 2 j N I 0 0 1 V u 0 u _ 0 i 1 u C 12 Using the Amiga Keyboard...

Page 249: ...Q z fI BC Q 0 0 Ool Q fI Z 0 r Ool i5 OZ i z u n fl U D Using the Amiga Keyboard C 13...

Page 250: ...C en 5 O l S CI 3 QQ r CI 0 o a FRENCH KEYBOARD f EJ I I I J I I f5 I I 6 I f7 I I flO I 10 I H O I CIII cfbA A 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 E n 0...

Page 251: ...c OIl s JQ r I 3 6Q po 0 o a o V I FRENCH KEYBOARD t CHARACTERS ON THE FRONTSIDE OF KEYfOPS 01111 III11 I db Nu l Scr l t Sc Home t PgUp EnO PgOft In 0...

Page 252: ...en cD CO N q 0 ffi c c 1 C 1 I I a 1 0 v Q 0 J Z I I t9 u ex u c 0 LU r I M X 3 C l N l 0 0 A U 0 u 0 f u C 16 Using the Amiga Keyboard...

Page 253: ...OJ D C co N T 0 rn c i c 0 c _ 0 ll 2 0 Cl I 0 0 J Il l Z I 5 co J U u a J I 0 w x fl l N U t 0 A V no 0 u_ 0 1 1 u Using the Amiga Keyboard C 17...

Page 254: ...en to M co If N I t a ffi c l to co Q Q I I g I 0 0 c 0 J J Z I aJ I 5 u cr a UJ x CIl N 0 A V u 0 u_ f u C 18 Using the Amiga Keyboard...

Page 255: ...c C J J c Z BC D Using the Amiga Keyboard C 19...

Page 256: ...OJ C 0 III N 0 ffi C i c I I 2 a 0 0 J 5 J Z I N ClJ a f 5 u a u u 0 uJ r I x r I 3 a A V ou 0 u 0 u C 20 Using the Amiga Keyboard...

Page 257: ...SWEDISH FINNISH KEYBOARD s EJ I I I I I f5 I I 1 I I I flO I c en 001 I Hoi_ U I 7 8 9 s JQ r 11 2 JQ db 4 5 6 2 3 I 7 I All 11 A 0 L 0 Q nI tv...

Page 258: ...2N cVl j JQ r ll 3ciCi O ll 0 o a NORWEGIAN KEYBOARD n J I I I I 4 I I I I I I I 0 I e d I I H UTI I I 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 I 0...

Page 259: ...Chapter 6 Printer Escape Sequences The Amiga printer device accepts standard escape sequences that are translated into escape sequences specific to the printer selected in Preferences When using the p...

Page 260: ...NLQon in ram To tum on NLQ copy ram NLQon to prt ANSI X3 64 Style Commands Note ESC is the Escape key if you are typing a sequence from the keyboard In BASIC it is CHR 27 In C 033 can be used LABEL ES...

Page 261: ...K German character set aFNT3 ESC A UK character set aFNT4 ESC E Danish I character set aFNTS ESC H Swedish character set aFNT6 ESC Y Italian character set aFNT7 ESC Z Spanish character set aFNT8 ESC J...

Page 262: ...horizontal tab aVTS ESC set vertical tabs aTBCO ESC Og clear horizontal tab aTBC3 ESC 3g clear all horizontal tabs aTBCI ESC lg clear vertical tab aTBC4 ESC 4g clear all vertical tabs aTBCALL ESC 4 c...

Page 263: ...constantly growing as new books come out Also books not specifically about the Amiga may be universal and thus applicable for the Amiga The Amiga books are listed in three cateogries Introductory Lev...

Page 264: ...rosoft BASIC Programmer s Guide Sanders Scott Foresman and Co Amiga Programmer s Handbook Mortimore Sybex Books Amiga Programming Guide Knight Que Corporation Amiga Programming Guide Levy Compute Book...

Page 265: ...Appendix F Amiga 500 Schematics Amiga 500 Schematics F I...

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Page 268: ...x z w t L r r4 r r w I I L _ F 4 Amiga 500 Schematics o...

Page 269: ...l I tTl t itL1 l i 1 z o tt rr rr co 0000 IT w 3 o D 0 Amiga SOO Schematics F S...

Page 270: ...I F 6 Amiga 500 Schematics...

Page 271: ...CI o IJ W u z o CI Z W o z u l J Z 0 u w Cl J T 1 if IT ij i j if 1 I HK J H f f j J h o Ln D I J I h J t I dJ i i U 1 11T n i_J 1 z CD Y J r _ _ _ _ JJ _0 CL Ir O _ _a 1 1 1 111 11 10 I I rf a 1 Ami...

Page 272: ...LO P Y r o _ _OK E6 EXTERNRL FLOPPY 08 235 eN 5 _Aoro 1 11 I ll n _O KRO MTAX SEL IDAESET HNG Illfl 1 IO IIH IO l i l l n I ll II I 101 I l I l l I c 1 1 l I 15 l I U IMl 12 W t 111 1 V 1 INTERNRL FLO...

Page 273: ...I D o x W L U 0 J U CC W f en IT L t o w x x UUQ Z uu K i I r1l1 I i j _ U a ooz u I L f H r1 ri I a Il ll a ClU J OOVl CO CO II C J l a T i i i I I I I I I a I a 0 X L Z 0 f U IT r T f W j w CC Amiga...

Page 274: ...POWER INPUT SPRRES jI1 0 eNS FLOPPY POWER 11 V 3 CN12 OQ lJl 8 CIl r I 3 S NOTE HERVY LINES INOICRTE R SINGLE POINT CONNECTION DECOUPLINC...

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Page 277: ...attached to an Amiga The key on an Amiga keyboard to the right of the Space B ar You use the Amiga key for menu shortcuts or when operating the Amiga without a mouse A cartridge you plug into the bott...

Page 278: ...t of a project that has been cut or copied and put on the Clipboard A tool that lets you display the time on the Workbench 1 To remove a window requester or screen from the display 2 To put away a too...

Page 279: ...the Workbench disk in which demonstration tools are kept When copying disks the disk that receives the copy Compare source disk To dispose of a project tool or drawer by putting it in the Trashcan A...

Page 280: ...To remove from the Trashcan any projects tools or drawers you ve discarded When you empty the Trashcan you can no longer get back any of the projects tools or drawers that were in it To remove part of...

Page 281: ...ishes it Normally something is highlighted to indicate that it is selected To press a mouse button or a key on the keyboard without releasing it A visual representation of a tool project drawer or dis...

Page 282: ...osing a menu item by pressing a key on the keyboard while holding down the Commodore or Amiga key menu title The name that for a menu that appears in the Menu Bar microdisk A 3 II2 inch flexible disk...

Page 283: ...ch you select a project you want to open A feature of a tool that once you choose it persists until you choose another mutually exclusive feature A connector on the back of the Amiga that you use to a...

Page 284: ...er settings A place where information created or used by a tool is kept An example of a project is a note you write with the Notepad A disk used to store projects The list of projects you can open fro...

Page 285: ...the number of pixels that can be displayed in the horizontal and vertical directions Displayed using colors opposite those normally used For example if letters are norm lly black on a white backgroun...

Page 286: ...Workbench program that allows you to select an international version of the Amiga keyboard An additional menu that appearsto the side of a menu An item in a menu that when you place the Pointer over...

Page 287: ...r or modify strings In projects containing text a marker that indicates your position in the project Any technique provided by a tool to save you time A shortcut is one kind of timesaver another is do...

Page 288: ...use to connect an RGB monitor to an Amiga video equipment A video monitor or television video monitor A device for displaying visual information from an Amiga Wait Pointer A special shape for the Poi...

Page 289: ...V adapter An adapter that lets you combine both of the audio signals from an Amiga into a single audio signal You use this adapter to connect the Amiga Monitor to an Amiga Glossary G 13...

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Page 291: ...19 for screens 4 27 baud rate setting 6 6 cables 2 3 2 5 2 6 2 8 warning about 9 1 Calculator 5 28 care of disks 3 2 9 2 caring for the Amiga 9 1 cautions See warnings CD AmigaDOS command 7 11 centeri...

Page 292: ...24 removing 3 5 renaming 4 31 7 7 using 3 2 working disks 3 14 display changing size of text on 6 4 centering 6 5 1 2 Index Display Centering Gadget 6 5 double click changing the delay for 6 4 double...

Page 293: ...2 light pen connector for A 8 List AmigaDOS command 7 9 magnets precautions about 9 1 9 2 main unit 1 2 Makedir AmigaDOS command 7 i9 margins for printing specifying 6 12 memory map A 25 memory meter...

Page 294: ...4 plugging in the Amiga 2 10 point ofihe Pointer 6 10 Pointer changing 6 8 changing Pointer color 6 8 changing Pointer speed 6 4 1 4 Index editing 6 8 moving 3 6 moving without a mouse C 6 point of 6...

Page 295: ...Scroll Arrow 4 20 Scroll Bar 4 19 for windows 4 19 Scroll Box 4 21 scrolling windows 4 19 selected window 4 14 selecting Extended Selection 4 34 icons 3 8 selecting more than one icon 4 34 with the mo...

Page 296: ...cable attaching RGB monitor with 2 7 video monitor See monitor 1 6 Index Wait Pointer 3 9 warnings about add ons 8 1 about assembling the Amiga 2 2 about cables 9 1 about cardboard disk drive sleeve...

Page 297: ...und die Berechtigung zur Uberpriifung eingeraumt COMMODORE BUROMASCHINEN GMBH CERTIFICATE OF THE MANUFACfURER Herewith we certify that our device Personal Computer COMMODORE AMIGA 500 corresponds to...

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