Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Re: .0

>    I've just bought an Amiga500 in France and have used it in France
>    connected to my parents TV set via a simple connector cable called
>    Peritel -Peritelevision-. I'm now in England and i wanted to do
>    the same. Here in the UK the only tv that have that kind of plug-
>    something like spark connector are 21 inches large and expensive.
>    Is there an easy way to connect the machine to an ordinary color
>    tv that would work in England. I could then sell the tv when i leave
>    the U.K. or give it away....
>    

Humm, I'm sure someone will correct me, but isn't the Peritelevision connector
one and the same thing as a 'SCART' connector (ie a 21ish pin connector about
4cms long). If so, then you can get TV's here with the same connector - I have a
Ferguson TV with a Peritelevision connector which I am currently assuming is a
SCART anyway:-)

On the same subject, I am also trying to get hold of a portable TV (here in the
UK) with a suitable RGB connector to use with my A500. Now, there are plenty of
portable with DIN RGB connectors, but I was told by a dealer at the weekend that
these are normally not suitable 'cos they are TTL RGB; can anyone confirm or
deny this? This dealer also said that a TV with a SCART connector is the only
way to do it properly (other than buying an analog monitor of course!)

>    Finally it's not really an amiga issue but it will help me using
>    the conference more efficiently. Once i've read some topics and
>    replies it still comes out on as unseen.The numbers don't seem to
>    decrease. Someone sugested to put set seen, seems to work but it is 
>    then the whole conference which appears to be seen. The other thing 
>    is once i've set seen if there is something new i don't know where to 
>    look for it.

Well now, if you just type 'set seen', then you will mark every entry in the
conference as seen. You might try 'set seen/before=1-dec-1989' instead, which
will just leave the past month's entries unseen.

Once you have seen (or 'set seen') all the current entries, then when new
entries are added, you will see them the next time you enter the conference
(dont forget to use 'next unseen', or the KP-comma key to see just the new
entries).

Hope this helps,

Simon

    
    Simon, 
    Thanks for your tips, it seems indeed that the peritelevision
    is a scart connector and i will try the set seen before command
    latter this week. 
    
    
    As you are trying to by an other tv set is it of a better resolution
    or can you do other things with it i might then be interested in
    buying the same kind of tv set.
    
    And again a non amiga issue how do you manage to select some part of
    one's reply and reply to it underneath.              

Re: .2

>    As you are trying to by an other tv set is it of a better resolution
>    or can you do other things with it i might then be interested in
>    buying the same kind of tv set.
>    

Not really - I just want to stop my kids taking over our main (and currently
only) TV when I'm trying to watch the news or whatever:-)

>    And again a non amiga issue how do you manage to select some part of
>    one's reply and reply to it underneath.
>

Well, I dont actually use NOTES itself to write replies, however, I believe the
current version of notes automatically includes the text of the note you were
reading when you type 'reply'. If this is not so, then try 'reply/extract'

Simon

    As far as replying while copying part of another reply, I make the one
    to be copied current (on-screen) and type REPLY.  Since TPU is invoked
    in a two-window format, I can just change windows, cut my text (no
    mouse work involved; HEY, this ain't an AMIGA :^), and paste it into my
    reply window with appropriate additions (>, >>, etc.)
    f

    It's even easier than that !! 
    Make the topic you want to reply to the current one, type reply
    and get to the two window tpu session as in .-1
    Then press DO and enter the command 'other' (or just 'ot'), this
    will place your cursor in the top window, move the cursor about
    till you find the part you want to quote, then press KP, (the ','
    key and the numeric keypad, this will 
    a) move the selected line from the top window to your reply window,
    b) prefix it with '�' to show it was quoted
    c) move your cursor to the net line in the top window.
    
    like this;
�< Note 3311.4 by YUPPIE::WILSON "Tony, the HOSS TRUMPET" >
�                         -< Use your editor features >-
�
�    As far as replying while copying part of another reply, I make the one
�    to be copied current (on-screen) and type REPLY.  Since TPU is invoked
�    in a two-window format, I can just change windows, cut my text (no
�    mouse work involved; HEY, this ain't an AMIGA :^), and paste it into my
�    reply window with appropriate additions (>, >>, etc.)
�    f
�
�

    Just to put .-1 into practice:

    �    key and the numeric keypad, this will 
    That should be "on the numeric keypad"
    
    �    c) move your cursor to the net line in the top window.
    And that should be "next line"
    
    I guess I shouldn't try to do 2 things at the same time. (After
    all I'm not an Amiga)
    
    					Alan T.
    
    P.S. re .-1 Use the "DO ot" command to get back to your reply window
    again.