AmigaOS 3.9 manuals as PDF

[petemaxi]

Thank you very much!

Now, could you consider doing an amigaguide version, so that low end Amigas can display those manuals?

I literally only got my Amiga 1200 four or so days ago and I'm still waiting on bits and pieces to get it fully working.

I haven't used AmigaGuide for about 17 years, and I didn't use it much then!

I will certainly look into an AmigaGuide version, possibly writing a script to change HTML into AmigaGuide, but I can't promise anything, I have very little free time at the moment, but one day I will look into it and if it happens I will post the results on here.

[kolla]

I have converted the manuals to pdf.

Thanks alot!
Procrastination tends to dominate my Amiga activities, so I never got around to it myself :lol:

[Minuous]

That link you gave seems to be dead...

[scuzzb494]

Sorry but which manual are you talking about. If I read from my tiny booklet that came with the CD it says... ' What is in the AmigaOS3.9 box .. In the box you will find this manual and one AmigaOS 3.9 CD-ROM '

OK I am reading from the manual .. Its like six pages long and the other half is in German. It is pretty much the same for OS3.5.

[petemaxi]

I am about to start converting the manuals to Amigaguide, I will let you know when they are complete and put them on my website.

I am converting them manually, so it may take a while.

I looked into writing a script to change HTML to Amigaguide, but decided against it. Converting Amigaguide to HTML wouldn't be too hard, there is a site that does this: http://www.symbolengine.com/amiguide/ but HTML to Amigaguide would take a lot of work, but maybe one day...

[Gulliver]

I have used HTML 2 Guide, some time ago to try to accomplish the same task. It works, but requires some cleanup (the graphic images).

Maybe you could start with that program, as a base, and then continue cleaning the layout of the generated amigaguides.

Get it at:

http://aminet.net/text/hyper/HTML2Guide.lha

[petemaxi]

I have used HTML 2 Guide, some time ago to try to accomplish the same task. It works, but requires some cleanup (the graphic images).

Maybe you could start with that program, as a base, and then continue cleaning the layout of the generated amigaguides.

Get it at:

http://aminet.net/text/hyper/HTML2Guide.lha

Tried that, but the resulting code needed a lot of cleaning up, and the navigation messed up, so I think doing it by hand would be the quicker option.

Just to let you know, I'm half way through the AREXX manual, the others will follow in a while.

I'll post when they're done, just pop back every now and then until they're done to see the progress. It's very tedious and time consuming, that's why progress is a bit slow!

[Gulliver]

Tried that, but the resulting code needed a lot of cleaning up, and the navigation messed up, so I think doing it by hand would be the quicker option.

Just to let you know, I'm half way through the AREXX manual, the others will follow in a while.

I'll post when they're done, just pop back every now and then until they're done to see the progress. It's very tedious and time consuming, that's why progress is a bit slow!

Great! Well done
Keep us updated

[petemaxi]

Hi

I've been converting the OS3.9 manuals from HTML to Amigaguide for a few days now, and didn't have a means of highlighting Amigaguide code in my editor, so I wrote my own for Gedit on Linux.

You can download it from: http://www.maxiwebs.co.uk/gedit-amiga/

I doubt it's perfect, but it's a start. Let me know if anyone can improve on this.

Hope this is of use!

[petemaxi]

Just to let you all know, I've converted the AREXX, hard disk and installation manuals to AmigaGuide and I'm working on the Workbench and AmigaDOS manuals.

Download from:-

http://www.maxiwebs.co.uk/amigaos3.9-manuals/

petemaxi

[Gulliver]

Thank you!!!
Keep them coming.

[petemaxi]

Just to let you know, I have redone the manuals site to make you feel more at home... Hope you like it! The address is http://amiga.maxiwebs.co.uk. Please spread the word! Now I've done this, I can get back to converting the rest of the OS3.9 manuals into AmigaGuide.

[TheBilgeRat]

Is there such a site for the 3.1 manuals as well?

[petemaxi]

Not that I'm aware of, but if you have PDFs, text files or copies of them, I'll have a go at converting them to AmigaGuide.

[amigappc]

People, this idea with PDF manuals is fantastic, I support that absolutely...

I always wanted to get "OS3.9 Das Buch" in english PDF version, but there are no such thing, no?

It is nice to "dig" and configure OS by yourself, but those of you who want "out of the box" solution when things go wrong must try ClassicWB OS39.

That is most fantastic thing which can be prepared on Winuae, additionally configured to suit your needs (for example I added CD ROM drivers and some apps with keys) and than saved as zip archive so your Amiga can be restored in initial state in 10 minutes.

I am thrilled with that pack, I tried other packs too put this one rocks. And after that find, now I see PDF copies of user guide, now that is too good to believe!