Robert17 wrote:
firstly I need to unzip files from .zip archives, as I want to download things from back to the roots to play on here
As Spidey already pointed out, the official UnZip port is on Aminet. However, for dearchiving pretty much
anything (LhA, LZX, (G)ZIP, BZip...) I would recommend
XADmaster library system (free keyfile available
here, search the page for "free keyfile").
With XAD, you have just
one CLI tool that extracts lots of different archive formats...
If you like XAD, get
Directory Opus 4, it supports the XAD system. This way, you can extract all of the archive formats supported by XAD with Drag'n Drop (check DOpus4's manual for instructions).
Secondly, Currently I'm browsing in 640x256 64 colours, I know you can turn the resolution up but it scrolls, is there anyway so use say, 640x480 but make it use the whole screen, i.e no scrolling, all on one screen?
Open SYS:Prefs/Screenmode and choose a new screenmode. With a TV set, a 1084 or a similar monitor you're restricted to PAL.#? and NTSC:#? modes. The "Hires Interlace" modes give you 640x400 (NTSC) or 640x512 (PAL) resolutions, but these flicker
a lot. You can use the
MagicTV hack to reduce the flicker, but you're limited to 16 colours if you do.
If you have a spare VGA (i.e. PC) monitor, you can connect your Amiga to this monitor, using the "Multiscan" monitor drivers supplied with Workbench: 640x480, 60 hz. You'll have to buy a (very) cheap adaptor to connect the monitor to your Amiga. Games will not support these screenmodes, so you'll have to keep your current monitor and use this one for games.
