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- AMOS Mailing List FAQ
- Updated August 7, 1995 by Michael Cox (mcox@access.digex.net)
- (Items marked with ^ are new since last submission)
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- Part I RULES OF THE MAILING LIST
-
- 1. To subscribe or unsubscribe send the message to either me or
- amos-request@access.digex.net. DO NOT send them to the amos-list
- address. Put SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message
- so I know what you want.
-
- 2. Do NOT mail files larger than 4kb to the list as some people pay for
- the size of messages. If you want to distribute a file that is larger
- than 4kb:
- a) upload it to Aminet and post an announcement to the
- list
- b) email it to me and I will upload it to Aminet
- c) post a message to the list asking who wants it mailed to them
- and then mail it to those who give permission
-
- 3. Arguments over anything should be done via private email.
-
- 4. If a message to you is returned undeliverable, I will check the reason
- why and then decide if I should delete you from the list. So, if you
- do not get messages for 2 days in a row, email me and I will let you
- know what has happened.
-
- 5. No messages about pirating, removing protection from demos, etc. I
- don't have time to be a policeman, so let's try to be self-policing!
-
-
- Part II COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT AMOS
-
- 1) What is AMOS?
- AMOS is a BASIC language. It has many more commands than AmigaBASIC
- and can let you do more powerful things so it is a Superset of BASIC. If you
- can program in BASIC, you can code in AMOS. I think AMOS stands for AMiga
- Operating System but do not quote me on it!
- AMOS is an interpreted language but you can buy the Compiler for it
- which will let you compile your programs into an AmigaDOS executable. Then
- you can distribute your program without its source. Obviously, compiled
- programs are much faster. If you do not want to pay for the Compiler you can
- still distribute your programs using a runtime version of AMOS called RAMOS.
-
-
- 2) What is AMOS Pro and Easy AMOS?
- Well, first a bit of history. AMOS The Creator (AMOS) came first.
- Then, Easy AMOS was developed. Finally, less than a year ago (Oct 1992)
- AMOS Professional (Pro) was released.
- AMOS The Creator was first designed to be like the Atari's STOS but
- when Lionet saw how the Amiga was more powerful than the Atari he revamped it
- and made it a pure Amiga product. In the beginning AMOS and the manual were
- rough and found it hard to get along with all Amigas. However, due to the
- policy of free updates, AMOS is much more friendly to the AmigaOS. The manual
- has not been updated so do not be surprised to find 'undocumented' commands and
- features.
- Easy AMOS was designed to help introduce beginner programmers to AMOS
- and programming. A few commands were removed from AMOS and a better user
- interface was created to make the environment as friendly as possible. Also,
- the manual was designed with the beginner in mind and is more of a tutorial
- than a reference manual.
- AMOS Professional was designed with the professional coder in mind.
- The environment was revamped and made even better than Easy AMOS. It has a
- cleaner look with a better editor. Also, many new commands were added, making
- it the most complex of the 3. For those who have been with AMOS since its
- Creator days, you will know that Pro is much more friendlier to the AmigaOS
- and to machines with differing configurations.
-
- NOTE: Europress *AND* Francois Lionet have dropped all support for AMOS at this
- ^time. AMOS Pro was on a coverdisk. Source code may be released to a
- small group for updating/fixing. We shall have to wait and see.
-
- 3) What is the latest versions?
- As of August 7, 1995, they are:
-
- AMOS The Creator v1.36
- AMOS Compiler v1.36
- AMOS Professional v2.0
- AMOS Pro Compiler v2.0
-
- 4) Where can I get the updates?
- There are many ways:
- A) If you do not have FTP access, I can uuencode it and
- email it to you
- B) If you live in the USA, you can send me a disk and one
- 32 cent stamp for return postage and I will snail mail
- it to you. Email me for my Snail Mail address.
-
- If anyone knows of any other ways, please let me know so I can add it to the
- list.
-
- To update to AMOS Pro v2.0, you must buy the Pro Compiler. I have not seen or
- heard of any other way, so please correct me if I am wrong.
-
- 5) What extension slots are being used?
-
- AMOS AMOS Pro
- 1+ Music or EME v4.64 Music or EME v4.64
- 2 Compact v1.2 Picture Compactor v2.00
- 3 Request v1.41 Requester v2.00
- 4 3D v1.00 3D v1.02AP
- 5 Compiler v1.36 Pro Compiler v2.00
- 6 Serial v1.2 IO Devices v2.00
- 7 TOME v4.24
- 8 CText v2.5
- 9 Range (AMOS Club Ext.) v2.8
- 10 Dump Lib
- 10 LDos v2.5 LDos v2.5
- 11 LSer v2.1 LSer v2.1
- 12 TURBO PLUS v1.0 TURBO PLUS v1.0
- 14- Intuition v1.3 Intuition v1.3
- 15 DSAM v???? DSAM v????
- 16* EasyLife v1.4b EasyLife v1.4b
- 18 CRAFT v1.00 CRAFT v1.00
- 19 MusiCRAFT v1.00 MusiCRAFT v1.00
- 20-* AMOS OS Interface v3.4 AMOS OS Interface v3.4
- 21* PRT_Extension v1.1 PRT_Extension v1.1
- 22* JD_Extension v4.6 JD_Extension v4.6
-
- (+ = EME is Enhanced Music Extension and is a replacement of the Music.Lib)
- (- = These are 2 Intuition extensions. Extension #14 is by Andrew Church and
- is excellently easy!)
- (* = Not official as far as I know, so the numbers may change)
- (NOTE: Andrew's Intuition extension is now OFFICIAL! Also, v1.3 will be
- released either the week of the Feb 6 or Feb 13.)
-
- Please send me any corrections or additions.
-
-
- 6) What programs on the Internet are written in AMOS?
-
- These files are on Aminet:
- Filename Location Size Description
- ------------------ -------- ---- -----------
- 3DAmosDemo.lha dev/amos 11K 113+AMOS demo source of 3D game
- Amastermind.lha game/board 124K 196+Mastermind type game written in AMOS. V1
- amos-list.lha dev/amos 122K 113+Archive containing AMOS related e-mail d
- AMOS-PD-CD.txt docs/rview 5K 45 Programmer: AMOS PD CD
- Amos.guide02.lha dev/amos 64K 60+A amigaguide help file for amos v0.2
- AMOS.txt docs/rview 13K 169 Programmer: AMOS: The Creator
- AMOS3D.txt docs/rview 8K 169 Programmer: AMOS 3D and Compiler
- AMOSClubUK.lha dev/amos 12K 95+How North American AMOS coders can join
- AMOSList-0195.lzh dev/amos 183K 26+Messages about AMOS during January 1995
- AMOSList-0694.lzh dev/amos 39K 57+Messages about AMOS during June 1994
- AMOSList-0794.lzh dev/amos 112K 52+Messages about AMOS during July 1994
- AMOSList-0894.lzh dev/amos 177K 48+Messages about AMOS during August 1994
- AMOSList-0994.lzh dev/amos 132K 43+Messages about AMOS during September 199
- AMOSList-1094.lzh dev/amos 160K 39+Messages about AMOS during October 1994
- AMOSList-1194.lzh dev/amos 253K 35+Messages about AMOS during November 1994
- AMOSList-1294.lzh dev/amos 97K 30+Messages about AMOS during December 1994
- AMOSList0993.lzh dev/amos 335K 95+Archive of messages in September 93 on t
- AMOSMEDPlayer.lha dev/amos 54K 146 MED player for AMOS
- amosopal.lha gfx/board 12K 97+AMOS Extension to access Opal.library.
- AMOSProfession.txt docs/rview 6K 144 Programmer: Amos Professional
- amosutil.lha dev/amos 2K 174+Small AMOS tools
- amtudemo.lha dev/amos 68K 88+Demo of AMTUITION, allows simulation of
- Am_Mui10.lha dev/amos 65K 50+Use MUI from AMOSPro
- APME13.lha dev/amos 39K 59+Multiple Env's For AMOSPro - Update
- Atoms3a.lha game/misc 68K 43+Binary for AGA machines *sigh*
- atoms3b.lha game/misc 68K 41+Binary for PAL AGA machines *sigh*
- BootController.lha util/boot 63K 29+Password protction for Hard Drives.V1.2
- chaneques_1.lha game/think 416K 45+Great puzzle game,good gfx,Disk 1/2,Amos
- chaneques_2.lha game/think 397K 45+Great puzzle game,good gfx,Disk 2,Amos
- CLR_Licensewar.lha dev/amos 23K 95+How to buy CLR Licenseware in North Amer
- codefinder.lha game/board 90K 43+Mastermind type game
- ColConqII_v11.lha game/think 342K 29+V1.1 of complex space strategy game.
- Exit16v2.lha game/think 103K 34+Simple puzzle game written in AMOS.
- fleetv1.lha game/think 264K 55+Tactical Starship Combat hex map game
- FSelExt.lha dev/amos 1K 53+FSel Extension Procedures for AMOS and A
- Grafik.lha gfx/fract 52K 37+Fractal-Pattern-Generator in AMOS (germa
- gridloc.lha misc/sci 48K 47+(AMOS) Amateur Radio grid square calc
- helpacc.lha dev/amos 65K 104+Add online help to AMOS v1.3x
- HomeAccountant.lha biz/misc 124K 82+AGA Compatible!!! (with Source)
- InterfaceDesgn.lha dev/amos 46K 44+User-interface-designer for amospro. v1.
- jdlib4_6.lha dev/amos 269K 87+Add lots of commands to AMOS Pro! Extens
- Jump.lha game/think 106K 37+A AMOS-Game in german...
- Knights242.lha game/2play 223K 39+Two-player violent dungeon bashing
- laby.lha dev/amos 47K 37+A simply labyrinth-maker in AMOS (German
- ldosv25d.lha dev/amos 75K 146 new AMOS-commands. ARexx and MORE!
- lserv25d.lha dev/amos 37K 146 new serial for AMOS. With XPR-support!
- mapcreator.lha dev/amos 7K 42+Generates 2D overhead view terrain maps
- mazegen.lha dev/amos 60K 126+Generate mazes for use with AMOS
- MegaBlock2.lha game/think 371K 30+Best ever Amiga "Tetris" type game for
- Memory.lha game/think 56K 37+Memory-Game in AMOS (Trimory-Version, ge
- mimic.lha game/wb 101K 43+Simon type game for workbench
- NTSC_PAL.lha dev/amos 5K 56+NTSC<>PAL switcher accessory for AMOSPro
- Othello.lha dev/amos 3K 41+A conversion of the board game OTHELLO
- PH_PROGS.lha dev/amos 11K 113+Five short usefull AMOS source programs
- PongTourney1.0.lha game/misc 118K 57+Pre-release of AMOS Pong game.
- ppAccessory10.lha dev/amos 43K 49+A set of AMOS Professional Accessory pro
- ProcLib3.0.lha dev/amos 64K 67+A library of AMOS procedures
- RainMaker2Demo.lha dev/amos 37K 140 AMOS utility for making rainbows
- SampleBankEdit.lha dev/amos 103K 93+Requires EasyLife Extension
- scrabble.lha game/2play 387K 45+Amiga Scrabble For 2-4 players - Great!!
- SRM-V2_2.lha dev/amos 17K 62+An upgrade to the Resource Bank Maker
- SRMv23.lha dev/amos 45K 35+An upgrade to the Resource Bank Maker
- stars.lha dev/amos 7K 110+AGA Supporting AMOS extension with starf
- strong1.lha dev/amos 94K 126+Demo using TURBO in AMOS
- tamelibs.lha dev/amos 21K 125+Addendum to amos92.dms for TAME
- tetronv14.lha game/misc 123K 134+Tetron 1.4 (Alchemy Software Development
- TTT.lha game/think 48K 37+Tic-Tac-Toe in AMOS (V0.6, german)
- TV125b.lha game/jump 154K 52+TechnoVenture v1.25b (Platform game)
- VarCheck101.lha dev/amos 11K 50+Update to easylife variable checker
- ^AMCAFExt119.lha dev/amos 991K 0+A shareware version of the AMCAF ext
- ^AMCAFUpd120.lha dev/amos 121K 0+Fixes for the installer&misc of AMCAF
- ^AMOSList-0295.lzh dev/amos 197K 22+Messages about AMOS during February 1995
- ^AMOSList-0395.lzh dev/amos 100K 16+Messages about AMOS during March 1995
- ^AMOSList-0495.lzh dev/amos 100K 13+Messages about AMOS during April 1995
- ^AMOSList-0595.lzh dev/amos 122K 8+Messages about AMOS during May 1995
- ^AMOSList-0695.lzh dev/amos 156K 5+Messages about AMOS during June 1995
- ^AMOSList-0795.lzh dev/amos 154K 0+Messages about AMOS during July 1995
- ^anim2bob.lzh dev/amos 29K 5+Convert anim files to amos bob banks
- ^Easylife110pt1.lha dev/amos 92K 14+Upgrade/Bug Fix for Easylife version 1.1
- ^Easylife110_P1.lha dev/amos 269K 18+AMOSPro Extension + Accessories
- ^Easylife110_P2.lha dev/amos 144K 18+AMOSPro Extension + Accessories
- ^Easylife110_P3.lha dev/amos 214K 18+AMOSPro Extension + Accessories
- ^MazeTest.lha gfx/misc 114K 20+Iff map reading program in Amos
- ^MiscExt.lha dev/amos 5K 11+Extension for AMOS Pro
- ^msgportloc.lha dev/amos 6K 15+An AMOSPro application to find message (
- ^NFLStats22.lha biz/dbase 98K 6+V2.2 for if Raiders move to Oakland.
- ^PatgenV11Demo.lha gfx/fract 85K 29+Pattern Generator V1.1 Demo - Written in
- ^ppACC.lha dev/amos 31K 21+An accessory program to crunch and decru
- ^PrgCollection.lha dev/amos 661K 16+Many programs (mostly demos) for AMOS.
- ^tag-w-amos.lha game/2play 303K 4+TAG, with amos.library 2+
- ^UniWaveDemo.lha dev/amos 65K 16+Cool programming demo in AMOS!
- ^ZoneEditor3.lha dev/amos 65K 51+Includes Editor Enhancer.
- Please email me with changes, adds, deletions, etc.
-
- 7) What AMOS clubs are there besides the AMOS UK club run by Aaron Fothergill?
-
- Here is some info, furnished by Ryan Scott (rscott@gate.net):
-
- Klub AMOS France
- DP 133
- 18003 Bourges
- Cedex France
- ++(33) 482 48375 FAX
-
- Contact is Denis Bernard. I don't know what they do exactly.
-
- Australian AMOS Club
- PO Box 168
- Willoughby Australia
- NSW 2068
- +61 2 528 2645 voice/FAX
-
- Publish an excellent newsletter 4 x a year, have large PD library and
- active users. Wayne Johnson is the editor.
-
- The Mr AMOS Club
- 8 Magnolia Park
- Dunmurry
- BT17 ODS
- Northern Ireland
- 0232 626694
-
- Excellent AMOS support in the UK and elsewhere. Provided by Brian Bell,
- Mr AMOS himself. Publish an excellent disk magazine, and has PD.
-
- The AMOS Club USA
- PO Box 11434
- Milwaukee WI 53211
-
- Publish a bi-monthly newsletter. Mark Schultz, editor. Have AMOS PD.
-
- Totally AMOS and the
- Official AMOS PD Library
- 17 Wick Farm Road
- St Lawrence Bay
- Nr Southminster
- Essex CM0 7PF UK
-
- Publish Totally AMOS disk magazine, maintain the only 'official' AMOS PD
- library with APD disks totalling over 600. Run by Anne Tucker, and Len
- Tucker.
-
-
- 8) RUMORS
- Brian Bell's Mr. AMOS Club (listed in section 7) were apparently robbed right
- after they moved into a new building and did not have insurance. They lost
- 5000pounds worth of equipment and have had to sell the rights to Charlie Chimp
- I and II, and Spacefighter to get some minimal equipment. Their PD disk has
- stoppped as of issue 6. No word as to whether or not they will start again.
-
- 9) BOOKS
- AMOS IN ACTION by Len Tucker. Published by KUMA.
- AMIGA GAME MAKER'S MANUAL by Stephen Hill. Published by SIGMA.
- ULTIMATE AMOS by Jason Holborn. Published by Amiga Format (Future)
-
- 10) AmiNet Sites
-
- Country Machine Name IP address Directory
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- USA (MO) ftp.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 pub/aminet/
- USA (TX) ftp.etsu.edu 192.43.199.20 pub/aminet/
- USA (WI) ftp.netnet.net 198.70.64.3 pub/aminet/
- Scandinavia ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2 pub/aminet/
- Switzerland ftp.eunet.ch 146.228.10.16 pub/aminet/
- Switzerland ftp.math.ethz.ch 129.132.104.6 pub/aminet/
- Switzerland litamiga.epfl.ch 128.178.151.32 pub/aminet/ (*)
- Germany ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.uni-erlangen.de 131.188.3.2 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.uni-bielefeld.de 129.70.4.55 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.uni-oldenburg.de 134.106.40.9 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.9.95 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.96.8.13 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.uni-siegen.de 141.99.128.1 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.stud.fh-heilbronn.de 141.7.1.41 pub/aminet/
- Germany ftp.tu-chemnitz.de 192.108.33.193 pub/aminet/
- UK ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1 pub/aminet/
- UK micros.hensa.ac.uk 148.88.8.84 pub/aminet/
-
- (*) closed 6:30am to 4pm weekdays
-
- or try Searching gopherspace with ARCHIE, VERONICA, or JUGHEAD!
- End of FAQ
-