So now that I have WinUAE up and running...

[B00tDisk]

Here's what I'd like to try out on the "Amiga" side:

Web-browsing.  AWeb will do if I can get it running...anyone got a quick and dirty tutorial for doing so thru WinUAE?

e-mail

.PDF reading - I know there's an "ami-PDF" reader.  What all do I need to get it working?  Sounds odd, I know, but I've got a huge collection of old Dungeons & Dragons books on PDF and as a role-player they're kinda important. :-)

Listening to .MP3s.

Watching video files - divx/mpeg4/avi etc.

I'd also like to use my PC's fonts on the Amiga side of the house, as well.

I'd like to be able to view .JPG and .BMP as well as .TGA and .PNG graphics and use them as WB and Window backgrounds if possible.

What all do I need, folks?

My current configuration uses p96 and I've got 128mb RAM allocated to the Amiga side.  I've got WB&KS 3.1

Thanks in advance!

[blobrana]

Hum,
good to hear that winuae is up.
i would urge you to use ibrowse (even the 30min demo is worth the hassle/speed hit over aweb)

check Pmail.

[JuvUK]

Winuae will surf with some differnet configs i cant send you some if you like, what miggy are you emulating?

[B00tDisk]

JuvUK wrote:
Winuae will surf with some differnet configs i cant send you some if you like, what miggy are you emulating?

An AGA-based fast 040 box.  Although I reckon the AGA doesn't matter as I'm using p96 and have emulated a 32mb video card.

[JuvUK]

sorry i meant i CAN send you some configs and web stuff to use in winaue if you like

[blobrana]

Hum,
i use amigaamp/eagleplayer for mp3
frogger/multiview/visage/ etc for general viewing (using datatypes from aminet),
though i run OS3.9, so things may be different on your set up.

best just to download a selection of programs from aminet and see how you like them...
(most work fine in an emulated setup.)

oh, and you’ve installed MUI?
BEGUI, a nice selection of datatypes, etc...

[B00tDisk]

blobrana wrote:
Hum,
i use amigaamp/eagleplayer for mp3
frogger/multiview/visage/ etc for general viewing (using datatypes from aminet),
though i run OS3.9, so things may be different on your set up.

best just to download a selection of programs from aminet and see how you like them...
(most work fine in an emulated setup.)

oh, and you’ve installed MUI?
BEGUI, a nice selection of datatypes, etc...

I have not installed MUI.  That's for-pay SW, right?  Or is it free these days?  I remember "once upon a time" trying to use an early, early version on a 14mhz A500 I had (via AdSpeed) and it sloooooooooowed things down.  But I reckon now that I've got (according to SysSpeed) a 15ghz 040  :-D MUI will move speedily enough. :-)

[LP]

Amiga Amp and eagleplayer for mp3's... hmm..

Gotta try one of those.. because I can't get AmiNetRadio to run under E-UAE..

[B00tDisk]

So what all do I need to get MUI installed and working on my UAE setup?

[LP]

You could check out the MUI Homepage to start with.. I'm not sure if they still accept registrations.. But I guess it's just a matter of downloading and installing.. nothing special needed.. afaik

[B00tDisk]

LP wrote:
You could check out the MUI Homepage to start with.. I'm not sure if they still accept registrations.. But I guess it's just a matter of downloading and installing.. nothing special needed.. afaik

Yeah, I got it from aminet but can't install it.  Well, rather I can install it but I get an error when I try to run it - "Failed to open multilocale.library (20)." so I don't know what's going on.

[blobrana]

Have you checked that you go the assigns pointing in the right direction?

For example I’ve got this in my user startup

 ;BEGIN MUI
if exists "[color=808080]Workbench3.1[/color]:MUI"
   assign MUI: "[color=808080]Workbench3.1[/color]:MUI"
   if exists MUI:Libs
      assign add LIBS: MUI:Libs
   endif
   if exists MUI:Locale
      assign add LOCALE: MUI:Locale
   endif
   version >nil: exec.library 39
   if not warn
      if exists MUI:Docs
         if exists HELP:dummy ; do not remove
         endif                ; this entry!
         assign add HELP: MUI:Docs
      endif
   endif
endif
;END MUI


You may need to change the `[color=808080]Workbench3.1[/color]` bit to whatever name and path is right for your system

[B00tDisk]

blobrana wrote:
Have you checked that you go the assigns pointing in the right direction?

For example I’ve got this in my user startup

 ;BEGIN MUI
if exists "[color=808080]Workbench3.1[/color]:MUI"
   assign MUI: "[color=808080]Workbench3.1[/color]:MUI"
   if exists MUI:Libs
      assign add LIBS: MUI:Libs
   endif
   if exists MUI:Locale
      assign add LOCALE: MUI:Locale
   endif
   version >nil: exec.library 39
   if not warn
      if exists MUI:Docs
         if exists HELP:dummy ; do not remove
         endif                ; this entry!
         assign add HELP: MUI:Docs
      endif
   endif
endif
;END MUI


You may need to change the `[color=808080]Workbench3.1[/color]` bit to whatever name and path is right for your system

Wow.  No idea what's going on here.  :oops:

I was hoping it would be click-and-go!

Let me see if I can figure out what's going on...

[blobrana]

Whoops,
Sry to scary you...i didn’t realise.

Yeah, it should be just point and click.

Try a reinstall. (The MUI install script could have become corrupt)

[B00tDisk]

blobrana wrote:
Whoops,
Sry to scary you...i didn’t realise.

Yeah, it should be just point and click.

Try a reinstall. (The MUI install script could have become corrupt)

Heh, yeah, understand it's been years since I've done anything beyond noodle with WinUAE for five minutes before moving on.  Oh I had a pretty tricked out A1200 "back in the day" (which I sold an awesome A500 to get the funds for)...