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; every contribution takes part in a lottery, the prize being one of ten copies of the editor. The new CygnusEd version will be published on CD-ROM before the end of this year. Attractive update offers and cross-updates for users of other text editors are in planning. Stefan Ossowski -- Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe Gesellschaft for Software mbH Veronikastr. 33 - 45131 Essen - Germany Phone: ++49-201-788778 Fax ++49-201-798447 EMail: stefano@schatztruhe.de WWW: http://www.schatztruhe.de/ Visit our Web site and join our mailing-list. @endnode @node NEWS31 "AMarquee v1.41" @toc NEWS AMARQUEE V1.41 (Released 4/17/97) The Problem: You have a great idea for a killer multi-player Internet game or multi-user net app, but it's a total pain in the @)#$* to write all the TCP connection and data synchronization code you'll need to get it going. So you put your idea on the back-burner and go play "MineSweeper" instead. And thus the Amiga is deprived of a fun Internet app. D-oh! :( The Solution: (well, okay, it's *a* solution, anyway) Enter AMarquee. AMarquee is a system that handles all of the icky information distribution details for you, allowing you to concentrate on coding your application, rather than on which data goes into which socket when. AMarquee consists of a shared library and a TCP daemon, which work together to get your data where it needs to be. Your program simply calls amarquee.library functions to broadcast the data, and waits on a provided MsgPort for data from other hosts. Easy! The TCP daemon, AMarqueed runs on a well connected central Amiga (such as isys.ml.org) and acts as a sort of interconnecting switchboard, distributing information to many clients at once. Features of amarquee.library (the shared library/API): - Works with AmiTCP, Miami, or any other stack that is "AmiTCP compatible". - Simple API that requires no knowledge of socket programming to use. - Each AMarquee connection you make automatically and transparently starts a seperate execution thread, so your app will never be forced to wait while data is sent or received. - An arbitrary number of connections may be active at once. - Allows you to "subscribe" to data that interests you, so that when the data is changed you will be automatically notified. You never need to poll for anything! - An easy mechanism for sending messages to one or many other AMarquee clients that are logged into the same server. - Standard Amiga wildcarding is supported in all applicable functions. This allows you to easily and succinctly refer to one host or data item, or many, as appropriate. - Includes and several small example applications included. - Operation is almost totally asynchronous for efficiency, but several easy synchronization methods are available if you need them. - Can also be used for direct client-to-client connections and for making inetd-launched daemons. Features of AMarqueed (the AmiTCP server): - Works with AmiTCP, Miami, or any other stack that is "AmiTCP compatible". - Fully multithreaded design, with one server process per connection. - Re-entrant code, to minimize memory usage. - Data is stored in a filesystem-like tree structure for simplicity, flexibility and efficiency. Each client gets its own "home directory" that it may write to or read from, and each client may also read from the "home directories" of other clients. - Efficient design minimizes CPU usage, net bandwidth, and execution time. - Limits may be put on memory usage, number of connections, and/or which clients or apps may connect. Only serve the hosts and apps you want to serve! - Supports data streaming to one or many clients at once. - Data streaming and synchronization features let you be sure your data was read by all interested hosts before you update it again. - Automatically detects and eliminates "dead" connections (e.g. if the client computer was shut down without quitting politely) The AMarquee package (both amarquee.library and AMarqueed) is available on Aminet in the file comm/net/AMarquee1.41.lha. @endnode @node NEWS32 "QAmiTrack v1.80" @toc NEWS QAmiTrack 1.80 (Released 4/9/97) QAmiTrack is a remake of AmiTrack, that uses amarquee.library and the AMarquee server program to provide several new features over the old version. Like the old AmiTrack, QAmiTrack lets you advertise your Amiga's presence on the 'net, and see who else is on line. Also like AmiTrack, QAmiTrack has an ARexx interface and allows you to automatically connect to other clients using a user-customizable cycle-gadget full of programs. Unlike AmiTrack, QAmiTrack does not require you to wait 5 minutes or click a "refresh" button in order to see updates to the list. Instead, all updates to the list are forwarded to your Amiga as soon as they occur. Furthermore, QAmiTrack adds the ability to track how long it has been since an entry has changed, and which users have their QAmiTrack window open. Each entry in the ListView displays the number of minutes that have elapsed since the last update to that entry, and users whose QAmiTrack windows are currently open have a plus sign next to that number. With this, you always have a good idea of which computer users are actually looking at their QAmiTrack window, and which are off doing something else. QAmiTrack is available on Aminet, in the file comm/net/QAmiTrack1.80.lha NOTE: QAmiTrack requires amarquee.library to be installed in your LIBS: directory. Amarquee.library is available in the AMarquee distribution archive, in the file /comm/net/AMarquee1.41.lha on Aminet. @endnode @node NEWS33 "Totally Amiga" @toc NEWS Contact:Michael Pittaro E-Mail: Blackang@ix.netcom.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1,1997 NEO-MEDIA PUBLICATIONS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF TOTALLY AMIGA Nashua, NH - Neo-Media Publications announced today the release of its new Amiga computer magazine, Totally Amiga. The announcement was made by Michael Pittaro, who is Neo-Media Publications' Director of Advertising and Public Relations. The premier issue of Totally Amiga will feature tutorials, game reviews and up-to-the-minute features. Totally Amiga is scheduled for an August 1st, 1997 release. Neo-Media Publications would like to encourage the Amiga community to support the premier issue of Totally Amiga. Founded in 1996, Neo-Media Publications is a company dedicated to publishing inexpensive, yet competitive game console and computer magazines for the sake of mass consumption. More comprehensive information on Neo-Media Publications and its periodicals are available upon request. Advertising Information Full Page Rates: ---------------- B&W (3 Months) $100 Color (4 months) $200 Additional pages add $25x the num# of pages ($50 color) Half-Page Rates: ---------------- B&W (6 months) $60 Color (6 months) $150 Other: (Smaller Than half-page ads) ------ B&W (4 months) $30 Covers: ------ B&W Inside Cover $150 Color Inside Cover $250 B&W Outside Cover $165 Color Outside Cover $450 BLEED SIZES: ------------ FULL PAGE 8 7/8 X 11 3/8 Live area 7 3/8 x 9 7/8 (1/2-inch safety margin recommended) TWO-PAGE SPREAD 17 1/4 X 11 3/8 Live area 15 x 9 7/8 (Please allow gutter for type) NON-BLEED SIZES --------------- FULL PAGE 8 X 10 1/8 Live area 7 3/4 x 9 7/8 TWO-PAGE SPREAD 6 X 10 1/8 Live area 15 x 9 7/8 2/3 PAGE 4 5/8 x 9 7/8 1/2 PAGE (vertical) 3 11/16 x 9 7/8 (horizontal) 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 1/3 PAGE (vertical) 2 1/4 x 9 7/8 (horizontal) 4 5/8 x 2 1/4 1/4 PAGE 3 1/2 X 4 7/8 1/6 PAGE (vertical) 2 3/4 x 4 7/8 1/12 PAGE (horizontal) 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 (Perfect alignment of type or design across gutter of two facing pages cannot be guaranteed across gutter) 3rd- & 4th-Quarter 1997 Material and On-Sale Dares ISSUE DATE Closing Date Material Due On Sale --------------------------------------------------------- Aug '97 29 Jun. '97 23 Jul. '97 1 Aug.'97 --------------------------------------------------------- Dec '97 25 Oct. '97 12 Nov.'97 12 Dec.'97 --------------------------------------------------------- Mar '98 24 Jan. '98 24 Feb. '98 11 Mar. '98 --------------------------------------------------------- ISSUE INFORMATION ------------------ PRODUCT NAME: Totally Amiga PUBLISHED BY: Neo-Media Publications 4 Roedean Dr Suite 208 Bldg. B Nashua, NH 03063 ISSUED: Trimonthly SINGLE-COPY RATE: $5.95 SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $29.95 Contact Person: Michael Pittaro Phone / Fax: 603/886-7180 Email: Blackang@ix.netcom.com 3rd- & 4th-Quarter 1997 Product Deadline ---------------- ISSUE DATE Material Due On Sale ------------------------------------------ Aug'97 28 Jun '97 1 Aug.'97 ------------------------------------------ Dec '97 24 Nov.'97 12 Dec. '97 ------------------------------------------ Mar '98 24 Feb '98 11 Mar. '97 ------------------------------------------ Comment: We are in the process of finishing up our Media kit. The Media kit will be available on Sept.1st . @endnode @node NEWS34 "Text Adventure Competition" @toc NEWS Announcing the Third Annual Text Adventure Authorship Competition Administered by whizzard@pobox.com When: now! Entries by: September 30, 1997 Send entries to: TBA on rec.arts.int-fiction Games released by: TBA on rec.arts.int-fiction Get Games at: ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/competition97/ Competition Website: http://www.afn.org/~afn55673/contest/ Text adventures still exist and thrive on the Internet. If you enjoyed Zork, Trinity, Corruption, or any of the many other text based games put out in the 70's and 80's, then I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that. You'll be even happier when you find out that there is an annual competition on the Internet to see who can write the best text adventure, and that you can enter it, or judge the entries, for free. The games the authors will create will be solvable in two hours--these are playable short-stories, rather than interactive novels. They will be 100% original works, previously unreleased. For more information, see the Competition Website at http://www.afn.org/~afn55673/contest/ or contact the organizer, G. Kevin Wilson, at whizzard@pobox.com. NOTE: The enforced anonymity aspect of the contest has been done away with, though anonymous entries will be accepted. However, authors must give the administrator a contact address, which can be requested to be held confidential, in the event that there is a problem with the entry or in case the author is eligible for a prize pick. If you have any questions, email G. Kevin Wilson, at whizzard@pobox.com. 4/4/97 @endnode @node NEWS35 "STFax v2.0" @toc NEWS TITLE STFax VERSION 2.0 AUTHOR Simone Tellini E-Mail: wiz@pragmanet.it WWW: http://www.pragmanet.it/~tellini/main.html FidoNet: 2:332/502.18 DESCRIPTION It all began almost an year ago, when for the first time I needed to send a fax... "Well", I said, "I've got a fax modem, I can send it from home...". Unfortunately I had no fax software: the ones provided with the modem were just for MS-Dos and Windows, as usual. So I started looking around for fax programs for my Amiga: there were only two commercial packages, but as I'm almost always out-of-money, I thought it was a good idea to look in the shareware before. I did, but with no luck: I just saw a couple of programs, one worst than the other. Thus, I sat down and began to type... I tried to put in STFax all the functions I thought I would need, like: - Support for all modem classes (1, 2, 2.0) - Nice, handy user interface - Phonebook - Scheduler - Reports - ARexx port - Datatypes support for image conversion - On-line help - Printer driver to redirect all print-outs to a fax file and so on... SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS STFax requires OS 2.04+ (v37+) and "reqtools.library" v38+ (Copyright by Nico Francois & Magnus Holmgren). AVAILABILITY http://www.pragmanet.it/~tellini/STFax/STFax.html Aminet mirrors: comm/misc/STFax.lha FranZ BBS: +39-(0)6-6627667 PRICE Requested shareware fee is $35 US (LIT 45000 for Italy, LIT 50000 for Europe). DISTRIBUTABILITY This piece of software is to be distributed "as is" with no warranty of any kind. The author won't be held responsible for any damage occurred by its [mis]use. @endnode @node FEATURE1 "Austrailian Amiga Show" @toc FEATURE =========================================================================== Australian Amiga Show John Pospisil pospisil@ozemail.com.au =========================================================================== Amiga show in Sydney SYDNEY SHOWGROUNDS, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 28, 1997: The first Australian Amiga show in three years was held at the Sydney showground on the weekend of June 28 and 29. Organised by Australian Amiga Gazette, the event attracted 15 exhibitors -- including a school and two user groups -- and about 1000 visitors. According to one of the show's organisors, Michael Gruber, the show was a great success: "Actually the show was a big hit with all the dealers, Power Computing all the way from the UK was pleased with sales and expressed interest in coming to the next show," says Gruber. Gruber also hinted that a similar show may be held in Melbourne in the near future. Well that's my five paragraph summary of AAG '97, but here's what I actually thought of the show: Amiga users are decadent and depraved The Amiga is dead in Australia -- well as far as 99.9% of the country is concerned. With no real presence in the consumer market -- except for a few dedicated dealers -- it's hardly surprising that the Amiga is seen as something of an antique. But there are true believers left (wild eyed and crazy they may be), as the Australian Amiga Gathering '97 (AAG '97) proved. I wasn't sure whether I really wanted to go. I had planned for my Amiga CD-ROM company, J P Media, to be there to sell Euro CD2, but in one of those quirks of fate, the CD-ROMs got lost on their way from the Netherlands. As a result, I really had nothing to sell that wouldn't already be there. There really was no point in J P Media appearing. But I was still curious -- though I work with PCs and Macs, I only have one computer at home, an Amiga 3000. I am an Amigan at heart, and wild eyed and crazy at that. I parked my van on the street outside the Sydney Showground, just opposite the front gate. There were huge signs for a carpet sale, but nothing about the Amiga. I asked the female security guard if there was a computer show on. She gave me directions to the Kensington Centre. I followed the directions and found a building with an Amiga banner on the outside. Inside were what seemed to be a series of partitioned offices with people walking around. This didn't look like any computer show I'd seen. The woman at the door just waved me in -- I had expected to pay $10. I don't know whether this was because I had arrived so late or what. I did a quick pass through of the show; it took about five minutes. There were over a dozen exhibitors. Most of them were computer shops selling bits and pieces. I decided to do another pass through, and maybe chat to whoever seemed interesting. Unicorn Solutions: I'd met a couple of the blokes at Unicorn Solutions -- sort of computer consultants -- a few weeks earlier at a demo party in Sydney (I'm not really into that scene, but I was interested enough to go just to see what happened). Anyway, the guys at Unicorn Solutions were fiddling with their network while I was speaking to them. They mentioned that they thought there might have been around 600 hundred visitors there on Saturday. They also expressed disappointment that Megatron (the only Australian distributor of Amiga) was not there, and also that Phase 5 had not turned up to demonstrate the PowerPC Power Up cards. They mentioned that they had quite a few enquiries about their networking, graphics and video services. Tech Media: Right next to Unicorn Solutions was Tech Media with a mean-looking sonnaofbitch Amiga, which I later found out was the Draco. The guy at the stand was happy to answer all questions and revealed that Tech Media was the NSW distributor of the $18,000 Draco video editing system. Apparently about 35 Draco systems have been sold in Australia, which according to the Tech Media rep is a large chunk of the market share. Power Computing: Power Computing came all the way from the UK to be at the show. Two guys in suits had a table with a few Amiga peripherals like Apollo and Blizzard accelerators, and a pile of Big Red Adventure CD-ROMs. Two user groups were represented: Victorian-based North West Amiga Group and NSW-based Commodore Hornsby User Group. Both stands were set up with a couple of computers that club members were using -- the CHUG computers had some sort of simple puzzle games running. It would have been more interesting to see some real action happening on the Amigas, but it was nice to see that there were some user groups still operating, and that they could be bothered to turn up. St John's Park High School: One quite bizarre stand was St Johns Park High School, where a number of school kids were mucking around on DPaint and other programs. Wow -- Amigas still being used in Australian schools, what a thought! Could this be a future generation of Amigans? Shareware Booth: Before leaving I stopped in at the Shareware booth, where you could register some well-known shareware on the spot. A very good idea, and a great way of avoiding the hassles of overseas bank cheques etc. I registered Shape Shifter for AUS$50, a fantastic bargain as far as I'm concerned. I was told I was the 11th person to register Shape Shifter by about 4.30 pm -- not a huge number, but at least a bit of extra money for the author. Australian Amiga Gazette was also available from this stand for $3. Amadeus Computers: This well-known Amiga dealer had a range products for sale -- including the Digita and Cloanto products it distributes, Amiga Genius: Showed the Graffiti card and the Siamese System. Computa Magic: Up from Melbourne, these guys are distributors for DKB, Golden Image and ProDAD to name a few. GPSoftware: Surprise, surprise, the makers of Directory Opus, were there selling Directory Opus, plus their funky T-shirt. GSoft: Got to see the often-mentioned Micronik Infinity Tower, with A1200 motherboard and Zorro slots. Software Buyers Service were also represented on this stand. Resource Management Force: Fast and big ethernet networks for the Amiga. Overall impressions: Australian Amiga Gathering '97 was a valiant attempt to stage an Amiga event in Australia. While it did not compare in size to PC shows held in Sydney (not very surprising given the nonexistence of a consumer market for Amiga computers in Australia) it was great that Amiga fans finally had some sort of event to attend to celebrate the Amiga. It should also be mentioned that on the Tuesday before the show, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age, two of Australia's most-respected newspapers, ran sympathetic features about the Amiga that mentioned AAG '97. Congratulations to the organisers if they were responsible for this Most of all, it was great to see that there are still Amiga believers out there. Yes the Amiga is down in Australia, but it's not out quite yet. John Pospisil @endnode @node REVIEW1 "Review: AGA Experience CD-ROM Volume 3" @toc REVIEW =========================================================================== Review: AGA Experience 3 CD-ROM By: @{" Jason Compton " link JASON} =========================================================================== Sadeness may be expanding into game publication (watch for the Settler-like Foundation later this year) but they haven't forgotten what put them on the global Amiga map in the first place--the AGA Experience CD. Volume 3 is here, with a style to match their other recent offerings, and a load of material useful for AGA and CyberGraphX users. Whenever someone puts out a general interest CD, it can't help but bear comparison to an Aminet CD--after all, Aminet CDs are cheap and plentiful and have a wide assortment. But each individual CD is a crapshoot, and just because something isn't released in a 2-month period doesn't mean it's not useful. The role of a compilation CD like AGA Experience 3 is to get together the best and most interesting material over a broader range of time, to refine the content a bit more thoroughly, and present it well. The presentation is done through a straightforward HTML interface (demo AWeb included for the unwashed), with a style very similar (although less severe) to the Hidden Truth CD, a small sample of which is on the AGA Experience 3. There's also a Women of the Web preview section--if AGA Experiences have made Sadeness famous, WotW has made them infamous. But beyond that, you get a healthy assortment of games, demos, and utilities. The curious part of the way the CD is arranged is that, unlike an Aminet CD where all files can be accessed through the AmigaGuide interface, you can't access all of the files through the HTML. Demos can be interactively run from the CD, but the Games and Utilities portions of the HTML menu are just catalogues, and you have to dig through the actual CD to get to them. It's a curious difference in style, and one I find somewhat confusing. For readers who fell behind, there's a licensed batch of Amiga Reports (4.05 to 5.01 for those of you scoring at home) as well as the first 6 Amiga Monitor magazines. The Monitor has been around over a year now and seems to be doing well, my congratulations. If the Women of the Web pictures don't keep you occupied, there is a small assortment of pictures, some from demo conferences, others from game preview screenshots, stored separately. A select quality batch of mods is also sorted, and both can be accessed from the HTML document (although I found that the ClickMe setup program did not properly configure the external viewer for the pictures in CyberGraphX mode.) I wouldn't make a big deal out of it if it wasn't a headline item: One of the people at Sadeness is a big REM fan, and an "REM Guide" is one of the front-page categories, along with "Demos", "Utilities", etc. As another big (albeit disillusioned of late) REM fan, let me just say that I hardly can agree with the assessment "guide". Almost two thirds of REM's works are left out, as the guide only covers REM's Warner label releases. All I have to say to that is that Sadeness is better best to rearrange the guide next time they try to slip it past me. On the other hand, if you want to try to figure out what Michael is talking about in Monster or want to study Losing My Religion until the sun comes up, you'll be happy. There's also a small collection of articles about REM, although I strongly advise against reading any article about REM, particularly if it quotes a band member. Celebrities and artists tend to be inconsistent and flighty people in interviews, and REM, Stipe in particular, has taken it to an art form. There's a negative review of REM's latest album which I pretty heartily agree with, though. (The above is what a lot of people might consider "irrelevant rambling in the middle of the review." But Sadeness made such a point of including the REM guide...) Overall, I'm very impressed by the care in which this compilation was done. Most everything is ready to run so there's not the sheer bulk of material some CDs have, not much is compressed to save space. But what the CD does have (including a well-stocked emulator section! Nice work!) is worth having, and that's the point of the AGA Experience CDs. There's not as much of a focus on pictures and images as there has been in the past, but the large collection of AGA demos makes up for it. I had some trouble getting certain demos to run properly from the HTML document (the link was apparently invalid), but the demos all have indicators of their system requirements and dislikes. Sadeness fulfilled the roles they needed AGA Experience 3 to fill rather well. Sadeness Software 13 Russel Terrace Mundesley Norfolk NR11 8LJ England/UK +44 1263 722169 voice/fax http://www.sadeness.demon.co.uk rich@sadeness.demon.co.uk @endnode @node REVIEW2 "Review: Aminet 19 CD-ROM" @toc REVIEW =========================================================================== Review: Aminet 19 CD By: @{" Jason Compton " link JASON} =========================================================================== Hey! Aminet's almost old enough to drink in the US! The nineteenth installment of the Aminet CD series has arrived. There's some pleasant and not-so-pleasant surprises on the ubiquitous little silvery disc this time around. Just for starters: Urban Mueller declares that Aminet is growing too fast for the bimonthly CDs to keep up. Terrific news, eh? The commercial software is also going to raise some eyebrows--AmiAtlas (German only, for Germany) and, more importantly, CanDo 2.5. Not only was it surprising because I had thought Inovatronics was completely gone--not so, the German branch is apparently still active--but now I know where to point the people who over the past two years have asked me how they can get CanDo. There's also apparently going to be a new Aminet Set coming--Urban alludes to it by saying that some of the new material which couldn't make it onto Aminet 19 will be there, but there are no additional details. The not-so-good part of this is that Aminet's vastly inflated size of late is largely due to a massive influx of mods and pictures. On this CD in particular, content in the mods and pix directories account for 388 of the CD's 927 (compressed) megs, or over 40%. The demo directory is close behind, BTW, and including it makes these three categories most of the CD. I don't have a problem with this in and of itself, since it's what Amiga users are putting on Aminet. But Aminet has come under fire lately for this sort of expansion (pictures and mods) which some people see as "less valid" than the contribution of software to the archives, and unfortunately the makeup of this CD won't serve to deter them much. Personally, I think that asking that anything be restricted from Aminet (other than the real obvious ones, like non-Amiga software except in very special cases and all pirated/commercial software) is asking for trouble. Aminet is supposed to be a great public project, not a high-maintenance filter. We all have our peeves and our "Boy, I don't know why in the world they allow THAT on Aminet", but as I benefit a great deal from Aminet, both as a user and as someone who relies on Aminet to distribute a product, I'm not about to tell someone else how they should run it. As for using the CD: well, let's face it, the familiar AmigaGuide interface is here, it's here to stay, short of a catastrophic worldwide failure of the amigaguide.library, it's not going anywhere soon. (Put that in the "famous last words" column if Aminet 20 or 21 comes out with a totally new interface!) No new surprises, it's the familiar setup. If you think I was a bit hard on the pictures and mods, just keep in mind that the mods section of the Aminet CDs is typically one of my favorites. I find that, in terms of downloading mods, I don't usually get enough enjoyment out of what I download to justify the time and the storage. But getting them all on a CD, with an easy to use menu and shuffle button, makes it worth my time listening to, even if all I have right now IS the tinny little A4000T internal speaker. Unfortunately, and Mueller blames it on the massive amounts of new stuff as well as on what got left out, there's no "new" index to scan through, you have to use the main CD index. Not a total catastrophe, but it's something that's missing. The last two CDs have been sufficiently packed that Aminet CDs no longer are "The newest and all of the " (mods, pictures, games, etc), they are simply the newest. It's still the be-all end-all of Amiga CDs. Published by Schatztruhe Veronikastr. 33 D-45131 Essen Germany +49 201 788778 voice +49 201 798447 fax stefano@tchest.e.eunet.de e-mail http://www.schatztruhe.de @endnode @node REVIEW3 "Review: The Hidden Truth" @toc REVIEW =========================================================================== Review: The Hidden Truth By: @{" Jason Compton " link JASON} =========================================================================== They say that "alien fever" is at an all-time high in the US and around the world, due in large part to the 50th anniversary of the Roswell "UFO Sighting." (When you're talking about something like the Hidden Truth and the contents on it, it's hard to avoid lots of quotation marks, because the whole point is that nobody quite knows what's REALLY going on.) This surprises me to some degree since, after all, with the exception of Babylon 5 there's not much good science fiction on TV, and film's offerings have been poor as well. But that's the fact, so we're hearing, alien fever has gripped the world. Conspiracy theorists are at their wildest. And what better way to spend an afternoon than picking through the archives of the paranormal? The Hidden Truth is a multiplatform compilation from Sadeness Software, who put themselves on the map with the very well received AGA Experience CD series. Sadeness has done the very obvious and intelligent thing in assembling this CD: they've done it in HTML. It makes it very easily cross-platform (all they need to do is give everyone a browser: for Amiga users, a demo version of AWeb is included. PC and Mac users get IE), and allows for an attractive layout if you know what you're doing--and enough work has gone into the CD to make it attractively laid out if nothing else. (One minor complaint is that Sadeness self-consciously used animated GIFs and tell Amiga users they'll need to use their own browser if they want to see them.) The HTML layout uses what I can only call the "non-frame approach to frames". If you've been on the Amiga Web Directory lately, you know what I mean. You can typically go to any major section of the CD (UFOs, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Government Coverups, Human Curiosities, and Space) from any other major section. Discussion of UFOs is the headline feature on the disc, and there's loads of it. From long-winded "proofs" of their existence to galleries of photos and video clips (unfortunately, these are mostly in the poor quality AVI format), there's enough to give you the chills--or set you to laughing, depending on your disposition to the topic. The quality varies wildly--some pages are put together by Sadeness from existing material, others are merely snapshots of WWW pages run by other people. The Science Fiction page is far more dedicated to the "Science Horror" subgenre than to general SF. "Alien" is of course heavily featured, as are other H.R. Giger disturb-out pictures. X-Files fans are catered to as well, but the bottom line is that if you're looking for a catalogue of the aliens in Star Trek or Babylon 5, you've got the wrong CD. I guess those shows aren't as interesting to the hard-core conspiracy theorists... The Paranormal section is the freakier side of the CD, with some information on spontaneous human combustion, voodoo, and witchcraft. I noticed a bit of sloppiness on Sadeness' part here--they included an HTML page from a site which was simply a "We've moved, update your bookmark or wait 10 seconds" page--and the kicker is that the auto-load doesn't reference the page properly! Crop circles, ghosts, the pyramids, and Nostradamus get their day as well. Of some interest is the "Skeptic's Dictionary", which if you've made it this far through the CD and are shaking your head in disbelief is a must-see. Some of the web sites pulled for this CD seem to have been done so in a very casual manner. Others, like the VJ Enterprises page, even have a special Hidden Truth introduction specifically for the CD. (VJ is a sort of UFO/paranormal clearinghouse with a new age/spiritual slant). If you're one of the few people who thinks Noam Chomsky has anything interesting to say, the page which covers his "Secret History of the United States" is of particular interest. While some of the things border on the fantastic-but-probably-true (governments and militaries do terrible things, even in peacetime, and I have no illusions about that), others are simply repetitions of things which are clearly true and happen all around us, every day. It's hardly a "conspiracy" when Ford won't recall the Pinto because it's cheaper to pay lawsuits than fix the cars. Actuaries are all around us. (Hey, now THERE'S an idea for a conspiracy page!) Britain gets the once-over as well. MI5, MI6, and other quasi-official organizations of the UK are explained on a companion page. But for whatever reason, by and large the CD deals with loads of USA coverups. (I guess Doctor Who WAS wrong--alien invasions don't start in London after all.) The Space pages are by and large unchallengably legitimate, with resources and data most sane people accept as factual (data on the nine planets and their moons, footage from official space agencies like NASA, etc.) Too bad Hidden Truth missed the Mars Pathfinder boat...maybe if there's a release 2. Sadeness has done a very good job putting everything together. The original graphical work they did is excellent, and the .WAV files that play on the major pages are very appropriate and atmospheric. The CD isn't real cheap (UKP 30 recommended price), so I couldn't recommend it as a casual purchase over a new Aminet CD or even Sadeness' AGA Experience 3, but if this sort of thing intrigues you at all and you want a one-stop resource, The Hidden Truth is a good buy. Sadeness Software 13 Russel Terrace Mundesley Norfolk NR11 8LJ England/UK +44 1263 722169 voice/fax http://www.sadeness.demon.co.uk rich@sadeness.demon.co.uk @endnode @node REVIEW4 "Review: Nemac IV Director's Cut CD" @toc REVIEW =========================================================================== Review: Nemac IV Director's Cut CD By: @{" Jason Compton " link JASON} =========================================================================== Nemac IV was a Doom-like game whose existence got somewhat drowned out in the midst of the Alien Breed 3D 1 and 2 excitement. The game, from Zentek of Germany, has a lot going for it that AB3D didn't (CyberGraphX support, for starters) and is worth a look even now. Nemac is very tolerant of a wide range of Amigas. ECS, AGA, and CyberGraphX are supported. There's even a Graffiti mode. An 020 is mandatory, an 060 is rewarding. The plot--well, plot, schmot. You do seem to be a large battle-mech sort of thing with a vast arsenal at your disposal. Unlike most other games in this vein where you "find" advanced weapons, in Nemac you come ready to shoot the bad guys with various types of guns. You of course have to keep stocked with ammo along the way, but the advantage to this system is that all of your weapons are available all of the time. Most of your enemies will be mechanical in nature as well--all of Nemac has a very polished, spaceship feel, although you're really sealed in a large bunker with a mad supercomputer that must be stopped. There's even support for the I-Glasses, for those of you who were too compelled by Escom's efforts to sell them to you. The CD comes with a variety of 3D animations, which really give you a sense of mood and location. A lot of these Doom clones have failed to establish atmosphere. The main game of Nemac is not quite enough to generate this sort of atmosphere, so luckily the animations do the trick. (The corridors are just a bit too wide, the ceiling and floor textures just a bit too painted in nature.) Did I say ceiling and floor textures? Yep. The game allows for full texturing, which can be toggled off and on as you play. The game window is also very sizable, and you choose which screenmode you'll be using in the main startup configuration window. The game has a good balance of "shoot your way through enemies to reach the exit" and "find the keys to open doors", without getting too wrapped up in complex maps early on. There's something of a break with tradition--doors open automatically when you touch them, rather than requiring a tap on the space bar. Some, but not all, devices you can activate rely on a space bar hit. (There's an odd but useful twist--if you shoot or blow up something, it activates it, which is how you can get keys from rooms you can't fit into.) Installation to hard drive is easy and relatively painless. The game installs about 4 megs onto a directory, and requires that you play with the Nemac CD in the drive. There's a neat feature built-in to the game--you can take screenshots with the touch of a key, provided you activated the option when you started up. Control in Nemac is easy--shooting is not always so. You may find it difficult to draw a bead on your enemies, and they typically shoot at you with great speed and little warning, so you have to be quick with the strafe key. Grenades are very effective, but also very scarce, so be careful. There are three difficulty levels, and the introductory level should keep you occupied for quite some time. Nemac uses a "heads-up" approach to weapons and health status, which despite its large font is surprisingly unobtrusive. A very good job on Zentek's part. The Draco is even supported, although no audio is available. Nemac was written before AHI, although my gut tells me that had AHI been around the support would have been there. At least CyberGraphX works beautifully, 3D animations and all. Nemac has by far the best presentation of all of the Doom-type games I've played on the Amiga. It doesn't have the brutal charm of Gloom or the well-established environment of Alien Breed, however, and the fact that you're supposed to be controlling your battle pod by remote control does make you feel very detached from the action. In all, I was suitably impressed with Nemac IV. It doesn't have the same excitement of most of the other games in its genre, but its graphical capabilities are second to none on the Amiga, and is worth checking out. Developed and published by Zentek. Provided for review by: ClickBoom (North American distributors) Box 969 31 Adelaide St. East Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 2K3 http://www.clickboom.com @endnode @node REVIEW5 "Emulation Rambler" @toc REVIEW =========================================================================== Emulation Rambler: PC-Task 4.2 and PCx 1.1 Review By: @{" Jason Compton " link JASON} =========================================================================== They're both the results of years of development. PC-Task's Chris Hames has been working to perfect PC emulation on the Amiga since the first shareware release of PC-Task, some five years ago. Back then, he made the other offerings (the very early Transformer, and IBeM, later CrossPC) look silly. PC-Task 1 and 2 were no great shakes, though. When Emplant got PC capability, finally, some people were disappointed that it didn't seem to deliver a whole lot of power. The same went for PC-Task 3, which was an improvement on the old design and had better graphical capabilities than the predecessors, but wasn't outstanding. Now PC-Task 4.2 and Emplant PC's successor, PCx, are out. PC-Task boasts 486 and FPU processor emulation (the FPU support is new to 4.2), while PCx is Pentium/586 compatible, FPU inclusive. Both can support VGA-style modes in addition to the older fallback graphical setups. PC-Task can promote any of its screens to a display database-compliant system (CyberGraphX highly recommended), while PCx can presently only put VGA 320x200x256 on a CyberGraphX screen, the others use ECS/AGA. PC-Task has more expansive graphical options, allowing you to place the emulation on a Workbench window and offering frameskip features (for added speed). The reasons for wanting or needing PC emulation are legion. Everyone can probably come up with something. So here's a quick list of reasons you can eliminate from your list right away. If you want to: - Run Windows 95 - Play Duke/Quake with your buddies, or most any commercial PC game released in the past 18-24 months minimum for that matter You should probably not bother. Because of the limitations in speed we all face, with a functional maximum of an 060 right now, getting the 486DX4 or Pentium performance levels is just not feasible. On the other hand, if you need to run Windows 3.1 and don't mind the sort of performance 386es are getting, and you have a fast Amiga, you could be in business. I personally just spent part of an afternoon helping a friend configure a large Word document table on a 386/20 running Win 3.1. It's slow, but doable. If you're going into PC emulation with that sort of expectation, and have the 060 to back it up, you'll be fine. Personally, what I typically do with PC emulation is play classic PC games. They're very abundant, and are quite often games that never made it to the Amiga. My standby is Wasteland (which if you read my last round of PC emulation reviews you've already heard too much about), but there are a number of game packs out there for the PC. You can pick up a handful of classic titles on CD-ROM for very cheap. (My most recent project has been to get Pizza Tycoon to run on either emulator, but I've been stymied so far.) The SSI AD&D games are another good example of games you might consider picking up for the PC for a song. The emulations of the PC by both PC-Task and PCx are impressively thorough. Both can use the emm386 memory manager (although for speed reasons it's discouraged), both offer the ability to use large amounts of the Amiga's memory (PCx requires that it be from a single contiguous block, PC-Task can mix memory), and both support serial/parallel/hard drive/floppy and CD-ROM access. This brings up an important point. If you're going to be serious about emulating a PC (or a Mac, for that matter), you should really have a CD-ROM drive or a high-density floppy. Preferably both. You're going to have massive headaches if you don't. Hard drives are handled by both emulators in similar ways. Both support "hardfiles", which first became popular with PC-Task and later with Mac emulators. Hardfiles are inefficient but useful-in-a-pinch ways to set up hard drive compatibility--they're large AmigaDOS files which the program treats as a physical device. PC-Task and PCx also support real, dedicated partitions, a much better choice. Unfortunately, they do not share formats, and PCx's is a custom filesystem, as opposed to a CrossDOS filesystem as PC-Task uses. The CD-ROM compatibilities are not equal. PC-Task has a decided edge. Very often, a CD would be recognized perfectly by the AmigaOS and by PC-Task but PCx would refuse to read it. This frustration is compounded by another advantage PC-Task has over PCx: the ability to copy between PC and Amiga drives at the PC prompt using special tools included with the emulator. That means if you can't read a CD on the PCx side, you're stuck using clunky floppies to transfer data across. Both offer sound emulation of the PC speaker. PCx goes further to implement a partial SoundBlaster emulation. It's an improvement, and will be nicer when it's complete. Both also support mice, and the ease of use of the mouse drivers is improving. In terms of compatibility, the major differences in compatibility come in identifying their graphical capabilities to programs. Modern PC programs should have no trouble, but older programs which hit hardware may get confused. The King's Quest games are not fully compatible on either emulator, for example. But on the processor level, both emulators are very well set up for what they're doing. Both rely on "CPU Transcription" or "Dynamic Transcription" to work their magic. The technicalities are beyond my ability to explain them, but in short, rather then simply interpreting each PC instruction into an Amiga instruction and back again as it comes, both emulators can pre-interpret the code for faster performance down the line. In PCx, this involves configuring the transcription cache with up to 1 meg of memory. In PC-Task, you run the PC-Task Dynamic executable instead of PC-Task Interpretive. PC-Task Dynamic lets you select a buffer size, from "Tiny" to "Huge". The buffer is set up relative to the memory the PC side is using, with Huge creating a buffer many times larger than the PC's memory (and thus limiting your emulation options.) Having a lot of memory is also a very good idea for emulation. Benchmarks are never reliable for emulation. I conducted tests that were not used by either company for advertising purposes, using the Bytemark V2 software in 32-bit mode. Unfortunately, the results are more indicative of how you CAN'T rely on statistics alone. The results indicate that PC-Task is far, far faster than PCx, and that's just not the case. In fact, PCx has surprised me in actually being faster than PC-Task, when PCx was running a game on an AGA screen and PC-Task ran the same on either an AGA or CGX screen. These results came using a Large transcription buffer for PC-Task and the full 1 meg buffer in PCx. (The poorly documented Turbo option of PCx was used but to no effect on the performance scores.) A rather crude benchmark program, CI, returned that PCx (in 1 meg transcription mode) resembled a 27.2 Mhz 386 on my system, while PC-Task looked more like a 39.9 Mhz 386. The performance is based on the CyberStorm Mark II 060 card. These numbers should be considered suspect. I tried a more real-world benchmark involving processing and disk I/O (the sorts of things you'd be doing in using a computer) Zipping the DOS 4 GW executable yielded a surprise. PCx, which as I previously mentioned is often faster in the real world, was far slower than PC-Task. PC-Task in Dynamic mode with a Large buffer buttoned up the file in a mere 7.84 seconds. PCx took 33.82 seconds, just slightly faster than the PC-Task Interpretive (no cache) speed of 33.93 seconds. By contrast, a real-world Pentium 100 is more than twice as fast as the PC-Task result. PCx has a nice "hard reboot" option which PC-Task is lacking, and it's come in handy more than once. PCx is somewhat cheaper than PC-Task--about US$20. And you do get a lot of emulator. On the other hand, PC-Task 4.2 has the look and feel of a more complete product. The CyberGraphX support is wholehearted, the CD-ROM driver works better, and the hard drive integration with the Amiga is much better. At present, I still have to recommend PC-Task over PCx, but it's very close, and is not the best solution in ALL situations. For most things, however, I think PC-Task is presently the way to go. PC-Task published worldwide by: Quasar Distribution PO Box 101 Vermont, VIC 3133 Australia + 61 3 9887 2411 voice + 61 3 9887 2511 fax http://www.ozemail.com.au/~pctask pctask@ozemail.com.au e-mail PCx is published worldwide by: Blittersoft 6 Drakes Mews Crownhill Industry Milton Keynes MK8 0ER United Kingdom +44 1908 261466 voice +44 1908 261488 fax http://blittersoft.wildnet.co.uk sales@blittersoft.com @endnode @node CHARTS1 "Aminet Charts: 15-Jun-97" @toc FTP | The most downloaded files from Aminet during the week until 15-Jun-97 | Updated weekly. Most popular file on top. | |File Dir Size Age Description |----------------- --- ---- --- ----------- STFax.lha comm/misc 256K 0+STFax 2.17 - Powerful and user-frien MagicWB21p.lha util/wb 600K 1+The standard Workbench enhancer New8n1.lha comm/misc 91K 1+Replaces serial.device. V37.39 BarNone.lha util/wb 371K 0+The ultimate controller for your Ami SerialPrefs28.lha util/sys 61K 0+V2.8 - Extended Serial Preferences f MiSpeedMeter.lha comm/tcp 17K 1+V1.3 of cps counter for Miami 2.0+ ( YellowsMap.jpg pix/park 368K 84+US-park: Yellowstone NP. Map (1M) Wy FAXX43x.lha util/dtype 176K 0+FAXX-dt V43.2 (IFF-FAXX, 68000-060) BMG.lha mus/play 38K 0+Mpega GUI - v1.03 AminetGuide.lha comm/misc 7K 0+Ult. Tool for your Aminet files. v1. webview21ibeta.lha comm/www 147K 0+Beta 1 of Web Browser/Offline Viewer RainbowSystem.lha gfx/misc 100K 0+24 Bit Graphics Library (ECS,AGA,CGF MWBArchive.lha pix/mwb 869K 0+200+ MWB ImageDrawers and 600+ Icons SysInspector12.lha util/moni 118K 1+SysInspector 1.2 - System monitor (O AMarquee1.44.lha comm/net 138K 0+AmiTCP data broadcast library & serv amitest.lha util/moni 14K 0+Check your cpu speed wzonka-lad.lha misc/emu 143K 1+Wzonka-Lad - Gameboy emulator v0.80 B-Engine.lha gfx/aga 352K 0+3D engine, capable to load DN3D maps AmigaPatchList.lha game/patch 45K 1+V2.5, patches to deprotect software dtypeguide.lha docs/lists 59K 0+Guide of datatypes -R4- | The highest rated programs during the week until 15-Jun-97 | Updated weekly. Best program on top. Please rate all the programs you | download. To do so, send to aminet-server@wuarchive.wustl.edu : | RATE | where is the file you want to judge and is a mark from 0..10 | with 10 being the best. You can rate several programs in one mail, but | don't rate your own programs. Example: RATE dev/gui/mui23usr.lha 8 | |File Dir Size Age Description |----------------- --- ---- --- ----------- AlgoMusic2_1.lha mus/misc 1.2M 3+Creates algor. techno tunes. A must- AlgoMusic2_1Up.lha mus/misc 151K 3+Needs installed AlgoMusic V2.0 AlgoMusic2_1fi.lha mus/misc 20K 2+Patch fixing a bug in AlgoMusic V2.1 BlitzBank230.lha biz/misc 373K 2+Powerfull accounts program (4 langua PeekMail0_8.lha comm/mail 23K 2+Check if there's new e-mail. MiSpeedMeter.lha comm/tcp 17K 1+V1.3 of cps counter for Miami 2.0+ ( Miami21aeval.lha comm/tcp 187K 2+Internet TCP/IP stack (demo binary) Miami21amain.lha comm/tcp 407K 2+Internet TCP/IP stack (main archive) Miami21areg020.lha comm/tcp 206K 2+Internet TCP/IP stack (reg. 020 bina MiamiSSL11.lha comm/tcp 46K 2+SSL (Secure Socket Layer) for Miami CheckHTML.lha comm/www 149K 1+Checks HTML files soliton150.lha game/think 204K 1+Solitaire card game, V1.50 (MUI) Picasso96.lha gfx/board 318K 1+Picasso96 system for Amiga graphics EvenMore037.lha text/show 125K 1+Textviewer - Now has gadgets! (May b SysInspector12.lha util/moni 118K 1+SysInspector 1.2 - System monitor (O Sork.lha gfx/aga 317K 1+Fast, multitasking voxelengine, v0.5 cnet4demo.lha comm/cnet 1.2M 5+CNet/4 Professional BBS DEMO HotStartup.lha disk/misc 15K 7+Runs a script every time you insert ar-gate.lha docs/mags 13K 3+Amiga Report Gateway Issue, May 18 1 AB3DTrainer.lha game/patch 26K 12+Cheat program for Alien Breed 3D Cannon2Cheater.lha game/patch 54K 4+Play every level of CannonFodder2 Faery_Patch.lha game/patch 56K 4+Unofficial Faery Tale Adventure HDpa AmIRCMPEGA.lha comm/tcp 2K 2+Mpega script for AmIRC DemonRobot.lha mods/crash 133K 7+Med module. Blast-beat speed metal Saucer.lha pix/jake 85K 5+The Saucer Is Landing. STFax.lha comm/misc 256K 0+STFax 2.17 - Powerful and user-frien New8n1.lha comm/misc 91K 1+Replaces serial.device. V37.39 hippoplayer.lha mus/play 651K 8+V2.39, module player. Try it! BattleDuel.lha game/2play 1.2M 1+The *ULTIMATE* artillery game V1.6.1 @endnode @node CHARTS2 "Aminet Charts: 22-Jun-97" | The most downloaded files from Aminet during the week until 22-Jun-97 | Updated weekly. Most popular file on top. | |File Dir Size Age Description |----------------- --- ---- --- ----------- akJFIF43x.lha util/dtype 217K 1+AkJFIF-dt V43.80 (JPEG, 68000-060) ffppatch.lha util/boot 7K 0+Mathffp.library FPU speedup patch 1. akPNG43x.lha util/dtype 213K 1+AkPNG-dt V43.80 (PNG, 68000-060) akLJPG43x.lha util/dtype 98K 1+AkLJPG-dt V43.75 (LJPG, 68000-060) New8n1.lha comm/misc 91K 0+Replaces serial.device. V37.40 akSVG43x.lha util/dtype 90K 1+AkSVG-dt V43.80 (SVG, 68000-060) YellowsMap.jpg pix/park 368K 85+US-park: Yellowstone NP. Map (1M) Wy dt2ni.lha util/wb 18K 0+Creates NewIcons of pictures GR_MUI_Images.lha pix/icon 67K 0+New MUI Images/Buttons (Incl. PopXXX VFloppy_v13.lha util/wb 105K 0+Simulates floppys on harddisk PostV2.lha text/print 312K 0+Postscript preview/printing utility. xtruder35.lha util/virus 436K 0+Virus killer with extensive checking PGPwithYAM.lha util/rexx 12K 0+Sign, encrypt & read PGP mails with BMCDDA_Player.lha disk/cdrom 146K 0+V1.4 Audio CD Player with Changer Su VT_Binary.lha util/virus 376K 1+V2.96 *best* virus killer - binary f darkNESs0.12.lha misc/emu 18K 0+Nintendo Entertainment System emulat SCSIPrefsMUI.lha util/misc 13K 0+Configures A3000/A3000T SCSI Control gfxcon.lha gfx/conv 227K 0+Image format converter (V1.8) for mo magPLIP37.9B3.lha comm/net 157K 0+SANA-II parallel port driver for CIA webplug_ib.lha comm/www 2K 0+WebPlug's browserlink for IBrowse 1. | The highest rated programs during the week until 22-Jun-97 | Updated weekly. Best program on top. Please rate all the programs you | download. To do so, send to aminet-server@wuarchive.wustl.edu : | RATE | where is the file you want to judge and is a mark from 0..10 | with 10 being the best. You can rate several programs in one mail, but | don't rate your own programs. Example: RATE dev/gui/mui23usr.lha 8 | |File Dir Size Age Description |----------------- --- ---- --- ----------- AlgoMusic2_1.lha mus/misc 1.2M 4+Creates algor. techno tunes. A must- AlgoMusic2_1Up.lha mus/misc 151K 4+Needs installed AlgoMusic V2.0 AlgoMusic2_1fi.lha mus/misc 20K 3+Patch fixing a bug in AlgoMusic V2.1 BlitzBank230.lha biz/misc 373K 3+Powerfull accounts program (4 langua PeekMail1_0.lha comm/mail 29K 0+Check if there's new e-mail. MiSpeedMeter.lha comm/tcp 17K 2+V1.3 of cps counter for Miami 2.0+ ( Miami21aeval.lha comm/tcp 187K 3+Internet TCP/IP stack (demo binary) Miami21amain.lha comm/tcp 407K 3+Internet TCP/IP stack (main archive) Miami21areg020.lha comm/tcp 206K 3+Internet TCP/IP stack (reg. 020 bina MiamiSSL11.lha comm/tcp 46K 3+SSL (Secure Socket Layer) for Miami CheckHTML.lha comm/www 149K 2+Checks HTML files soliton150.lha game/think 204K 2+Solitaire card game, V1.50 (MUI) Picasso96.lha gfx/board 318K 2+Picasso96 system for Amiga graphics EvenMore037.lha text/show 125K 2+Textviewer - Now has gadgets! (May b SysInspector12.lha util/moni 118K 2+SysInspector 1.2 - System monitor (O Visage.lha gfx/show 193K 6+Picture viewer for OS 3.0+. V39.14 Sork.lha gfx/aga 317K 2+Fast, multitasking voxelengine, v0.5 AmIRCMPEGA.lha comm/tcp 2K 3+Mpega script for AmIRC VirusZ_II138.lha util/virus 189K 2+VirusZ v1.38 by Georg Hoermann New8n1.lha comm/misc 91K 0+Replaces serial.device. V37.40 hippoplayer.lha mus/play 651K 9+V2.39, module player. Try it! BattleDuel.lha game/2play 1.2M 2+The *ULTIMATE* artillery game V1.6.1 ScreenMugShot.lha gfx/misc 180K 2+SAKU-V1.1-Snapshot any window or scr EasyPrint.lha gfx/misc 128K 4+The Powerful Printing Program (2.28) A1200FDfix.lha hard/hack 11K 68+Make new A1200 compatible to old one MacFind.lha util/wb 77K 3+Find files the Macintosh way (v2.1) MagicWB21p.lha util/wb 600K 2+The standard Workbench enhancer STFax.lha comm/misc 256K 1+STFax 2.17 - Powerful and user-frien Quine1_0.lha misc/sci 11K 6+Quine McCluskey function resolver (M @endnode @node CHARTS3 "Aminet Charts: 29-Jun-97" @toc FTP | The most downloaded files from Aminet during the week until 29-Jun-97 | Updated weekly. Most popular file on top. | |File Dir Size Age Description |----------------- --- ---- --- ----------- New8n1.lha comm/misc 92K 0+Replaces serial.device. V43.1 AWeb.lha biz/demo 413K 0+Version 3.0DEMO of this fast WWW bro akJFIF43x.lha util/dtype 221K 0+AkJFIF-dt V43.90 (JPEG, 68000-060) akPNG43x.lha util/dtype 217K 0+AkPNG-dt V43.90 (PNG, 68000-060) akLJPG43x.lha util/dtype 102K 0+AkLJPG-dt V43.90 (LJPG, 68000-060) metalweb.lha comm/www 145K 0+WYSIWYG html EDITOR!!! akSVG43x.lha util/dtype 83K 0+AkSVG-dt V43.90 (SVG, 68000-060) xpk_User.lha util/pack 175K 0+V4.14 Compression package, user's ed Freeciv10.lha comm/tcp 463K 0+Free internet multiplayer Civilizati IFX.lha util/cdity 34K 0+Noisy system enhancer (V2.11) FAXX43x.lha util/dtype 176K 0+FAXX-dt V43.3 (IFF-FAXX, 68000-060) Gir04.lha comm/tcp 71K 0+Gsm internet realtime audio player AmFinger1.3.lha comm/tcp 46K 0+MUI GUI Finger Client (1.3) ffppatch.lha util/boot 7K 0+Mathffp.library FPU speedup patch 1. BMG.lha mus/play 37K 0+Mpega GUI - v1.041 YellowsMap.jpg pix/park 368K 86+US-park: Yellowstone NP. Map (1M) Wy yapy.lha comm/mail 11K 0+(1.0) Integrates PGP with YAM. ShowIP.lha comm/tcp 6K 0+Displays your dynamic IP/Domain STFax.lha comm/misc 268K 0+STFax 2.41 - Powerful and user-frien | The highest rated programs during the week until 29-Jun-97 | Updated weekly. Best program on top. Please rate all the programs you | download. To do so, send to aminet-server@wuarchive.wustl.edu : | RATE | where is the file you want to judge and is a mark from 0..10 | with 10 being the best. You can rate several programs in one mail, but | don't rate your own programs. Example: RATE dev/gui/mui23usr.lha 8 | |File Dir Size Age Description |----------------- --- ---- --- ----------- AlgoMusic2_1.lha mus/misc 1.2M 5+Creates algor. techno tunes. A must- AlgoMusic2_1Up.lha mus/misc 151K 5+Needs installed AlgoMusic V2.0 AlgoMusic2_1fi.lha mus/misc 20K 4+Patch fixing a bug in AlgoMusic V2.1 BlitzBank230.lha biz/misc 373K 4+Powerfull accounts program (4 langua MiSpeedMeter.lha comm/tcp 17K 0+V1.4 of cps counter for Miami 2.0+ ( Miami21aeval.lha comm/tcp 187K 4+Internet TCP/IP stack (demo binary) Miami21amain.lha comm/tcp 407K 4+Internet TCP/IP stack (main archive) Miami21areg020.lha comm/tcp 206K 4+Internet TCP/IP stack (reg. 020 bina MiamiSSL11.lha comm/tcp 46K 4+SSL (Secure Socket Layer) for Miami CheckHTML.lha comm/www 149K 3+Checks HTML files soliton150.lha game/think 204K 3+Solitaire card game, V1.50 (MUI) Picasso96.lha gfx/board 318K 3+Picasso96 system for Amiga graphics EvenMore037.lha text/show 125K 3+Textviewer - Now has gadgets! (May b SysInspector12.lha util/moni 118K 3+SysInspector 1.2 - System monitor (O akJFIF43x.lha util/dtype 221K 0+AkJFIF-dt V43.90 (JPEG, 68000-060) Visage.lha gfx/show 193K 7+Picture viewer for OS 3.0+. 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To be put on the list, send Email to majordomo@ninemoons.com Your subject header will be ignored. In the body of the message, enter subscribe areport The system will automatically pull your e-mail address from the message header. Your account must be able to handle mail of any size to ensure an intact copy. For example, many systems have a 100K limit on incoming messages. ** IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE be certain your host can accept mail over ** ** 100K! We have had a lot of bouncebacks recently from systems with a ** ** 100K size limit for incoming mail. If we get a bounceback with your ** ** address in it, it will be removed from the list. Thanks! ** @endnode @node UUENCODE @toc MAILLIST =========================================================================== UUDecoding Amiga Report =========================================================================== If you receive Amiga Report from the direct mailing list, it will arrive in UUEncoded format. This format allows programs and archive files to be sent through mail by converting the binary into combinations of ASCII characters. In the message, it will basically look like a lot of trash surrounded by begin and end, followed by the size of the file. To UUDecode Amiga Report, you first need to get a UUDecoding program, such as UUxT by Asher Feldman. This program is available on Aminet in pub/aminet/arc/ Then you must download the message that it is contained in. Don't worry about message headers, the UUDecoding program will ignore them. There is a GUI interface for UUxT, which should be explained in the docs. However, the quickest method for UUDecoding the magazine is to type uuxt x ar.uu at the command prompt. You will then have to decompress the archive with lha, and you will then have Amiga Report in all of its AmigaGuide glory. If you have any questions, you can write to @{"Jason Compton" link JASON} @endnode @node AMINET "Aminet" @toc WHERE Aminet ====== To get Amiga Report from Aminet, simply FTP to any Aminet site, CD to docs/mags. All the back issues are located there as well. Sites: ftp.netnet.net, ftp.wustl.edu, ftp.luth.se, ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk @endnode @node WWW "World Wide Web" @toc WHERE World Wide Web ============== AR is also available on the WWW! Some of the mirror sites include a mail form, allowing you to mail to Amiga Report from the web site and some also include a search engine allowing you to search recent issues for specific topics and keywords (if your browser has forms capability). Simply tell your browser to open one of the following URLs (pick a location nearest you for the best performance): Australia http://ArtWorks.apana.org.au/AmigaReport.html http://www.deepwoods.saccii.net.au/ar/menu.html http://www.livewire.com.au/cucug/ar/ar.html (w/search and mail) http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~pec/amiga.html Germany http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/amiga/ar/ Greece http://www.acropolis.net/clubs/amiga/amigareport/ Hungary http://mm.iit.uni-miskolc.hu/Data/AR Italy http://www.vol.it/mirror/amiga/ar/ar.html Poland http://www.pwr.wroc.pl/AMIGA/AR/ Sweden http://www.lysator.liu.se/amiga/ar/ United Kingdom http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~gowdy/Amiga/AmigaReport/ http://www.iprom.com/amigaweb/amiga.html/ar/ar.html (w/search and mail) http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/kcci1 USA http://www.cucug.org/ar/ar.html (w/search and mail) http://www.omnipresence.com/Amiga/News/AR/ Additional Amiga information can also be accessed at this URL: http://www.cucug.org/amiga.html Mosaic for the Amiga can be found on Aminet in directory comm/net, or (using anonymous ftp) on max.physics.sunysb.edu @endnode @node COPYRIGHT "Copyright Information" @toc ABOUT =========================================================================== Amiga Report International Online Magazine July 11, 1997 Issue No. 5.06 Copyright 1997 FS Publications All Rights Reserved =========================================================================== Views, Opinions and Articles presented herein are not necessarily those of the editors and staff of Amiga Report International Online Magazine or of FS Publications. Permission to reprint articles is hereby denied, unless otherwise noted. All reprint requests should be directed to the editor. Amiga Report and/or portions therein may not be edited in any way without prior written permission. However, translation into a language other than English is acceptible, provided the editor is notified beforehand and the original meaning is not altered. Amiga Report may be distributed on privately owned not-for-profit bulletin board systems (fees to cover cost of operation are acceptable), and major online services such as (but not limited to) Delphi and Amiga Zone. Distribution on public domain disks is acceptable provided proceeds are only to cover the cost of the disk (e.g. no more than $5 US). CD-ROM compilers should contact the editor. Distribution on for-profit magazine cover disks requires written permission from the editor. Amiga Report is a not-for-profit publication. Amiga Report, at the time of publication, is believed reasonably accurate. Amiga Report, its staff and contributors are not and cannot be held responsible for the use or misuse of information contained herein or the results obtained there from. Amiga Report is not affiliated with Escom AG. All items quoted in whole or in part are done so under the Fair Use Provision of the Copyright Laws of the United States Penal Code. Any Electronic Mail sent to the editors may be reprinted, in whole or in part, without any previous permission of the author, unless said electronic mail is specifically requested not to be reprinted. =========================================================================== @endnode @node GUIDELINE "Amiga Report Writing Guidelines" @toc ABOUT =========================================================================== Amiga Report Writing Guidelines =========================================================================== The three most important requirements for submissions to Amiga Report are: 1. Please use English. 2. Please use paragraphs. It's hard on the eyes to have solid screens of text. If you don't know where to make a paragraph break, guess. 3. Please put a blank line in between paragraphs. It makes formatting the magazine much much easier. 4. Please send us your article in ASCII format. Note: If you want to check ahead of time to make sure we'll print your article, please write to the @{"Editor" link JASON}. Please stipulate as well if you wish to retain copyright or hand it over to the editor. @endnode @node ZONE "CalWeb" @toc ONLINE =========================================================================== CalWeb: The Home of the Amiga Zone! =========================================================================== AMIGA ZONE MOVES TO CALWEB! THE AMIGA ZONE MOVES FROM PORTAL TO CALWEB INTERNET SERVICES For over ten years the Amiga Zone has been an online resource, home, community, oasis, for Amiga owners. For over ten years I've made my living running the Zone and supporting Amiga users all over the USA, Canada, and the world. Five years ago when American People/Link pulled their own plug, we had to find the Zone a new home and we found a good one on the Portal Online System. Well, it's happened again.. Portal has informed all of its customers that its ten year history as an online service and Internet provider is coming to an end on Sept. 30, 1996. This is very sad, it's short-notice, and the decision is completely out of my control, but it's also irreversible. Portal is changing its entire business plan from being an ISP to selling an accounting system to other online services. So be it. It's sad, but like I said, the Zone went through this before and now we'll go through it again, and come out the other side better and wiser. THE AMIGA ZONE IS MOVING TO CALWEB INTERNET SERVICES. CalWeb (http://www.calweb.com) is a two year old Internet provider located in Sacramento, CA. It has a good sized customer base, and very knowledgeable support staff. It's also run by a long time Amiga owner who has been a friend of mine for many years. The world of modeming has changed much in the last ten years. In 1985 you had very few choices and you had 1200 baud. These days, everyone and his dog has an ISP running and a web page But the vast majority of those providers don't know an Amiga from a hole in the ground, and could care less about Amiga owners. Say "AWeb" or "IBrowse" to them and they'll say "Omega? Amoeba? What? Huh? They still make those things?" CalWeb is different because it's the new home of the Amiga Zone. In October 1996, a new custom front-end menued system will be added to CalWeb to host the Zone. It'll have features for Zone users that neither Plink nor Portal ever had nor were they willing to add. The tradition of a friendly online Amiga community, run by long time Amiga owners, users and lovers will continue. Message bases, huge file libraries (we plan to move over the 20,000+ files we have on the Zone on Portal to CalWeb, MANY of which you'll never see on Aminet or anywhere else), live nightly chats, vendor support and our famous prize contests will continue. We've given away tens of thousands of dollars worth of Amiga prizes in the last ten years. No one else even comes close. I urge any and all of you who were on Plink, or who are now on Portal or who may have left Portal.. or even if you were never on either but used or still use another online service to join CalWeb for the Amiga Zone. I personally promise you the best online Amiga community we can possibly build. You will not be disappointed. CalWeb has arranged a special signup offer for you! Call: 1-800-509-9322 or 1-916-641-9320 or telnet to calweb.com, login as "guest", and follow the prompts. You can join CalWeb for US$19.95 flat, a month. CalWeb takes major credit cards or you can establish a monthly invoiced account if you don't have plastic. The signup is FREE. To get this deal you must say "THE AMIGA ZONE SENT ME" when you call or signup online. I hope to see lots of you join CalWeb. You can telnet into it from anywhere for no hourly charges at all. Your $19.95/mo fee covers everything and also gets you ten meg of storage which includes hosting your own personal web page. Naturally, when the Zone opens there, you'll have unlimited use of all of its features and areas. Never a "money meter" clock to worry about. Your personal or business CalWeb Web pages are maintained by you via FTP. It's pretty slick. You can make a net connection to the server with any Amiga FTP client, put your files onto it, the permissions are automatically set (no "chmod-ing" required!) and flip to your running browser and see the changes instantly. The Amiga Zone's new home is already up at: http://www.amigazone.com running on CalWeb's server. Ckeck it out! Please feel free to write to me at harv@amigazone.com or harv@cup.portal.com if you want more information. Remember to say "THE AMIGA ZONE SENT ME!" when you join. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Please plan to join us in the Amiga Zone on CalWeb! @endnode @node BBS_ASIA "Distribution BBSes - Asia" @toc BBS =========================================================================== Distribution BBSes - Asia =========================================================================== -= IRAN =- * MAVARA BBS * 0098 21 8740815 -=JAPAN=- * GIGA SONIC FACTOR * Email: kfr01002@niftyserve.or.jp +81-(0)564-55-4864 @endnode @node BBS_AUSTRALASIA "Distribution BBSes - Australasia" @toc BBS =========================================================================== Distribution BBSes - Australasia =========================================================================== -=NEW ZEALAND=- * BITSTREAM BBS * FidoNET 3:771/850.0 AmigaNET 41:644/850.0 +64-(0)3-548-5321 -=VICTORIA=- * NORTH WEST AMIGA BBS * mozza@nwamiga.apana.org.au Fido: 3:633/265.0 BBS Phone/Fax: +61 3 9331 2831 @endnode @node BBS_EUROPE "Distribution BBSes - Europe" @toc BBS =========================================================================== Distribution BBSes - Europe =========================================================================== -= BELGUIM =- * VIRTUAL VORTEX BBS * vzpirit@hotmail.com +32-2-3873391 -=DENMARK=- * NEMESIS AMY BBS * boersting@hoa.ping.dk Fido: 2:238/43 +45 75-353726 -=FINLAND=- * HANG UP BBS * (telnettable) helpdesk@hangup.dystopia.fi +358 - 09 - 278 8054 * LAHO BBS * +358-64-414 1516 +358-64-414 0400 +358-64-414 6800 +358-64-423 1300 * KINDERGARTEN * matthias.bartosik@hut.fi +358-0-881 32 36 -=FRANCE=- * DYNAMIX BBS * erlsoft@mcom.mcom.fr +33.1.48.89.96.66 Minitel to Modem * RAMSES THE AMIGA FLYING * Fidonet: 2/320/104-105-106 +33-1-45845623 +33-1-53791200 -=GERMANY=- * DOOM OF DARKNESS * marc_doerre@doom.ping.de +49 (0)4223 8355 19200 AR-Infoservice, kai@doom.gun.de * IMAGINE BBS * Sysop@imagine.commo.mcnet.de +49-69-4304948 Login: GAST (Download area: "Amiga-Report") * LEGUANS BYTE CHANNEL * andreas@lbcmbx.in-berlin.de 49-30-8110060 49-30-8122442 Login as User: "amiga", Passwd: "report" * REDEYE BBS * sysop@coolsurf.de Modem/ISDN: +49-89.54662690 Modem only:+49.89.54662680 * STINGRAY DATABASE * sysop@sting-db.zer.sub.org.dbp.de +49 208 496807 * VISION THING BBS * ++49(0)345 663914 System Password: Amiga -=GREECE=- * HELLAS ON LINE * cocos@prometheus.hol.gr Telnet: hellas.hol.gr ++301/ 620-6001, 620-6604, 620-9500 * LOGIC SYSTEMS BBS * Paddy@hol.gr (301) 983-4645 * ODYSSEY BBS * odyssey@acropolis.net Amiganet: 39:250/1.0 ++301-4123502 23.00-09.00 Local Time WWW: www.acropolis.net/~konem/odygb.html -=IRELAND=- * FWIBBLE! * E-Mail: 9517693@ul.ie Fidonet: 2:263/900.0 Phone: +353-902-36124 Midnight to 8am (GMT) Freq "Readme.txt" for details -=ITALY=- * AMIGA PROFESSIONAL BBS * +(39)-49-604488 * AMIPRO BBS* +39-49604488 * DB-LINE SRL * amiga@dbline.it WWW: www.dbline.it +39-332-767383 * FRANZ BBS * mc3510@mclink.it +39-(0)6-6627667 * IDCMP * Fidonet 2:322/405 +39-542-25983 * SPEED OF LIFE * FidoNet 2:335/533 AmigaNet 39:102/12 +39-931-833773 -=NETHERLANDS=- * AMIGA ONLINE BS HEEMSTEDE * Email: sysop@aobh.xs4all.nl Fidonet: 2:280/464.0, 2:280/412.0 +31-23-5471111 +31-23-5470739 * THE HELL BBS * Email : root@hell.xs4all.nl FidoNet: 2:281/418.0 +31-(0)70-3468783 * MACRON BBS HEILOO * Email: macron@cybercomm.nl FidoNet: 2:280/134.0 +31-(0)72-5340903 * TRACE BBS GRONINGEN * Martin@trace.idn.nl FidoNET 2:282/529.0 +31-(0)-50-410143 * WILD PALMS * radavi@xs4all.nl WWW: www.xs4all.nl/~radavi/wildpalms/wildpalm.html +31-(0)30-6037959 * X-TREME BBS * u055231@vm.uci.kun.nl +31-167064414 -=NORWAY=- * BODŘ BBS * bbsoft@sn.no +47 7552 2008 -=POLAND=- * SILVER DREAM!'S BBS * +48 91 540431 -=PORTUGAL=- * CIUA BBS * denise.ci.ua.pt FidoNet 2:361/9 +351-34-382080/382081 -=RUSSIA=- * NEW ORDER BBS * sysop@neworder.spb.ru FidoNet: 2:5030/221.0 +7-812-3270054 -=SPAIN=- * GURU MEDITATION * +34-1-383-1317 * LA MITAD OSCURA * jovergon@offcampus.es Fido: 2:341/35.19 +34-1-3524613 * MAZAGON - BBS - SYSTEMS * jgomez@maze.mazanet.es FTP: ftp-mail@ftp.mazanet.es +34 59 536267 Login: a-report -=SWEDEN=- * CICERON * a1009@itv.se +46 612 22011 -=SWITZERLAND=- * USE COMMUNICATIONS POP ZUG * wenk@use.ch +41 41 763 17 41 -=TURKIYE=- * NEEDFUL THINGS * Erdinc.Corbaci@beygir.bbs.tr 90-216-3629417 -=UKRAINE=- * AMIGA HOME BBZ * Oleg.Khimich@bbs.te.net.ua FidoNet: 2:467/88.0 +380-482-325043 -=UNITED KINGDOM=- * AMIGA JUNCTION 9 * sysadmin@junct9.demon.co.uk FidoNet: 2:440/20 +44 (0)372 271000 * CREATIONS BBS * mat@darkside.demon.co.uk 2:254/524@Fidonet +44-0181-665-9887 * DEMON FEARS AMIGA BBS * mike@timp8.demon.co.uk FidoNet: 2:250/194.0 +44-161-627-3360 * DRAUGHTFLOW BBS * Ian_Cooper@draught.demon.co.uk +44 (01707) 328484 * METNET CCS * metnet@demon.co.uk FidoNet: 2:2502/129.0 2:2502/130.0 +44-1482-442251 +44-1482-444910 * OCTAMED USER BBS * rbfsoft@cix.compulink.co.uk +44 (01703) 703446 * SCRATCH BBS * kcci1@solx1.susx.ac.uk +44-1273-389267 -=YUGOSLAVIA=- * UNIVERSE BBS * sule@universe.bc.co.ui +381-(0)21-741084 @endnode @node BBS_NAMERICA "Distribution BBSes - North America" @toc BBS =========================================================================== Distribution BBSes - North America =========================================================================== -=ARIZONA=- * MESSENGER OF THE GODS BBS * mercury@primenet.com 602-326-1095 -=BRITISH COLUMBIA=- * COMM-LINK BBS * steve_hooper@comm.tfbbs.wimsey.com Fido: 1:153/210.0 604-945-6192 -=CALIFORNIA=- * TIERRA-MIGA BBS * torment.cts.com FidoNet: 1:202/638.0 619.292.0754 * VIRTUAL PALACE BBS * tibor@ecst.csuchico.edu 916-343-7420 * AMIGA AND IBM ONLY BBS * vonmolk@crash.cts.com AmigaNET: 40:406/7.0 (619)428-4887 -=FLORIDA=- * LAST! AMIGA BBS * (305) 456-0126 -=ILLINOIS=- * PHANTOM'S LAIR * FidoNet: 1:115/469.0 Phantom Net Coordinator: 11:1115/0.0-11:1115/1.0 708-469-9510 708-469-9520 * THE SAGE'S TOWER * johnh@ezl.com FidoNet: 1:2250/7 618-259-1844 * STARSHIP CUCUG * khisel@prairienet.org (217)356-8056 * THE STYGIAN ABYSS BBS * FIDONet-1:115/384.0 312-384-0616 312-384-6250 (FREQ line) -=LOUISIANA=- * The Catacomb * Geoff148@delphi.com 504-882-6576 -=MAINE=- * THE KOBAYASHI ALTERNATIVE BBS * FidoNet: 1:326/404.0 FTP: ftp.tka.com (207)/784-2130 (207)/946-5665 -=MEXICO=- * AMIGA BBS * FidoNet 4:975/7 (5) 887-3080 * AMIGA SERVER BBS * 5158736 * TERCER PLANETA BBS * FX Network 800:525/1 [525]-606-2162 -=MISSISSIPPI=- * THE GATEWAY BBS * stace@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil FidoNet: 1:3604/60.0 601-374-2697 -=MICHIGAN=- * DC PRODUCTIONS * dcpro!chetw@heifetz.msen.com 616-373-0287 -=NEW JERSEY=- * T.B.P. VIDEO SLATE * 201-586-3623 * DLTACOM AMIGA BBS * dltacom.camphq.fidonet.org Fidonet: 1:2606/216.0 (201) 398-8559 -=NEW YORK=- * THE BELFRY(!) * stiggy@belfry.org WWW: www.belfry.org 718.793.4796 718.793.4905 -=ONTARIO=- * COMMAND LINE BBS * 416-533-8321 * CYBERSPACE * joehick@ophielia.waterloo.net (519) 579-0072 (519) 579-0173 * EDGE OF REALITY BBS * murray.smith@er.gryn.org Fido: 1:244/320.0 (905)578-5048 -=QUEBEC=- * CLUB AMIGA DE QUEBEC * Internet: snaclaq@megatoon.com Voice: (418) 666-5969 (418) 666-4146 (418) 666-6960 Nom d'usager: AMREPORT Mot de passe: AMIGA * GfxBase BBS* E-mail: ai257@freenet.hsc.colorado.edu Fidonet: 1:167/192 514-769-0565 -=TENNESSEE=- * AMIGA CENTRAL! * root@amicent.raider.net 615-383-9679 * NOVA BBS * FidoNet 1:362/508.0 615-472-9748 -=VIRGINIA=- * NETWORK XXIII DATA SYSTEM * gottfrie@acca.nmsu.edu 804-266-1763 Login: anon Password: nopass -=WASHINGTON=- * FREELAND MAINFRAME * freemf.wa.com (360)412-0228 * PIONEERS BBS * FidoNet: 1:343/54.0 206-775-7983 Login: Long Distance Password: longdistance Or FREQ: AR.lha @endnode @node BBS_SAMERICA "Distribution BBSes - South America" @toc BBS =========================================================================== Distribution BBSes - South America =========================================================================== -=BRAZIL=- * 68000 BBS * vaclav@centroin.com.br AmigaNET-BR: 120:5521/1 +55-21-393-4390 [16-06h (-3GMT)] * LITHIUM SYSTEMS BBS * pa100137@datacontrol.com.br 051-632-2805 (00:00 - 08:30) * STUFF OVERLOAD BBS * dan_cab@lepus.celepar.br AmigaNET-BR: 120:120/0 +55-41-252-9389 @endnode @node DEAL_ASIA "Dealers - Asia" @toc DEALER =========================================================================== Dealers - Asia =========================================================================== -=JAPAN=- Grey Matter Ltd. 1-22-3,Minami Magome HillTop House 2F suite 201 Ota-ku,Tokyo 143 Tel:+81 (0)3 5709-5549 Fax:+81 (0)3 5709-1907 BBS: +81 (0)3 5709-1907 nighty@gmatter.japan-online.or.jp -= MAYLAYSIA =- Innovations Lights & Magic (M) Sdn Bhd, A1106, University Towers, 28, Jalan Universiti, 46200, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: +6 03 7544544 Fax: +6 03 7544588 skchiew@pc.jaring.my @endnode @node DEAL_AUSTRALASIA "Dealers - Australasia" @toc DEALER =========================================================================== Dealers - Australasia =========================================================================== -=AUSTRALIA=- Amadeus Computers 1/534 Old Northern Rd Round Corner, NSW 2158 Voice: 02 9651 1711 Fax: 02 9651 1710 WWW: www.amadeus.com.au amadeus@ca.com/au Amiga Genius 826 Hunter St. Newcastle West, NSW 2302 Ph: +61 49 623-222 Fax: +61 49 623-583 cdgtb@hunterlink.net.au Amiga 'n PC Centre Pty Ltd 644 South Road Glandore Adelaide, SA 5037 Phone: (08) 8293 8752 Fax: (08) 8293 8814 melbice@cobweb.com.au Amiga Technologies (Not ESCOM related) 17 Thompson Circuit Mill Park, VIC 3082 Phone: (03) 9436 5555 Fax: (03) 9436 9935 WWW: http://lion.cs.latrobe.edu.au/~laburacj/amitech.html laburacj@lion.cs.latrobe.edu.au Amilight Pty Ltd 47A Tate Street South Perth, Western Australia, 6151 Phone: (09) 367 4422 Fax: (09) 3674482 WWW: www.vianet.net.au/~dwark dwark@vianet.net.au Amitar Home Computer Systems Unit 1, 25 Gillim Drive Kelmscott, WA 6111 Phone: (09) 495 4905 Fax: (09) 495 4905 WWW: http://crystal.com.au/~amitar/ amitar@crystal.com.au Byte One 24 Silverton Drive Ferntree Gully, VIC 3156 Phone: (03) 9752 3991 gordon@ozramp.net.au Computa Magic Pty Ltd 44 Pascoe Vale Road Moonee Ponds, VIC 3039 Phone: (03) 9326 0133 Fax: (03) 9370 8352 Computer Affair 337 Penshurst Street Willoughby, NSW 2068 Phone: (02) 9417 5155 Fax: (02) 9417 5542 WWW: www.computeraffair.com.au sales@computeraffair.com.au Computer Man 611 Beaufort Street Mt. Lawley, WA 6050 Phone: (09) 328 9062 Fax: (09) 275 1010 WWW: www.iinet.net.au/~cman cman@iinet.net.au Desktop Utilities PO BOX 3053 Manuka, ACT 2603 Phone: (06) 239 6658 Fax: (06) 239 6619 WWW: ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/~dtu 100026.1706@compuserve.com Don Quixote Software PO BOX 786 Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Phone: (076) 391 578 Fax: (076) 320 145 donq@tmba.design.net.au Exclusive Computer Systems Street: 34 Weston Street Weston, N.S.W. 2326 Postal: P.O. Box 68, Weston, N.S.W. 2326 Phone: (049) 361213 Fax: (049) 36 1213 Email: peter.archer@fastlink.com.au Fonhoff Computer Supplies Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 Phone: (02) 9639 7718 Fax: (02) 9639 5995 WWW: http://godzilla.zeta.org.au/~jfonhof jfonhof@zeta.org.au GSoft Shop 4, 2 Anderson Walk Smithfield, SA 5114 Phone: (08) 8284 1266 Fax: (08) 8284 0922 gsoft@cobweb.com.au Image Domain 92 Bridge St Fortitude Valley, Brisbane Queensland Voice: 617-3216-1240 Fax: 617-3852-2720 imagedomain@msn.com Motherboard Computers Suite 19, 9-11 Abel Street Penrith, NSW 2750 Phone: (047) 222 803 Fax: (047) 215 277 WWW: www.pnc.com.au/~mother mother@pnc.com.au MVB 506-508 Dorset Road Croydon, VIC 3136 Phone: (03) 9725 6255 Fax: (03) 9725 6766 Sigmacom Suite 16, 20-24 Gibbs Street Miranda, NSW 2228 Phone: (02) 9524 9846 Fax: (02) 9549 4554 WWW: www.sigma.com.au Software Buyers Service PO BOX 734 Belmont, VIC 3216 Phone/Fax: (052) 431 445 arne@euphoria.bay.net.au Software Circus 27 Darling Street Kensington, NSW 2033 Phone: (02) 9313 8484 Synapse Computers 190 Riding Road Hawthorne, Brisbane Queensland 4171 Voice/Fax: +61 7-3899-0980 WWW: www.powerup.com.au/~synapse/ synapse@powerup.com.au Unitech Electronics Pty. Ltd. / Maverick Amiga 8B Tummul Place St. Andrews, Sydney 2566 Voice: +61 2 9820 3555 Fax: +61 2 9603 8685 Valhalla: Games and Hobbies 493 Wellington Street Perth, 6000 Phone: (09) 321 2909 Westcomp 96 Bentinck Street Bathurst, NSW 2795 Phone: (063) 322 611 Fax: (063) 322 623 -=NEW ZEALAND=- CompKarori LG/F Karori Shopping Mall Karori, Wellington Tel: +64 4 476-0212 Fax: +64 4 476-9088 WWW: www.compkarori.co.nz sales@compkarori.co.nz Dezigna Systems PO BOX 33-959 Takapuna, Auckland Voice: 0064-9-478-9657 Fax: 0064-9-410-8788 dzign@ihug.co.nz @endnode @node DEAL_EUROPE "Dealers - Europe" @toc DEALER =========================================================================== Dealers - Europe =========================================================================== -=AUSTRIA=- A.R.T. Computeranimation Ges.m.b.H. Feldstrasse 13 3300 Amstetten Tel: +43 7472/63566-0 Fax: +43 7472/63566-6 Solaris Computec Ges.m.b.H. Mariahilfpark 1 A-6020 Innsbruck Tel: ++43-512/272724 Fax: ++43-512/272724-2 solaris@computec.co.at -=BELGIUM=- AVM Technology Rue de Rotheux, 279 B-4100 Seraing Voice: +32 (0)41 38.16.06 Fax: +32 (0)41 38.15.69 defraj@mail.interpac.be CLICK! N.V. Boomsesteenweg 468 B-2610 Wilrijk - Antwerpen Voice: +32 (0)3 828.18.15 Fax: +32 (0)3 828.67.36 vanhoutv@nbre.nfe.be Generation Amiga Rue Hotel des Monnaies, 120-122 B-1060 Bruxelles Voice: +32-2-538.93.60 Fax: +32-2-538.91.35 WWW: www.genamiga.arc.be/genamiga/ Email: genamiga@arcadia.be -=BULGARIA=- KlubVerband ITA Gmbh 1309 Sofia P.F.13, KukushStr. 1-2 Contact: Dr. ING B. Pavlov Tel: +359-2-221471 Fax: +359-2-230062 KVITA@VIRBUS.BG -=DENMARK=- Data Service Att. Soren Petersen Kaerhaven2a 2th 6400 Sonderborg Phone/Fax: +45 74 43 17 36 sorpe-95@sdbg.ih.dk -=FINLAND=- Gentle Eye ky PL 8 33841 Tampere Phone: 358-3-363-0048 Fax: 358-3-363-0058 WWW: www.ge.vip.fi ge@vip.fi Lincware Computers Ltd Lovkullankuja 3 10300 KARJAA Voice: +358-50-5573696 Fax: +358-11-231511 linctech@freenet.hut.fi -=FRANCE=- ASCII Informatique 10 Rue de Lepante 06000 NICE Tel: (33) 93 13 08 66 Fax: (33) 93 13 90 95 Quartz Infomatique 2 bis, avenue de Brogny F-74000 ANNECY Tel./Fax: +33 50.52.83.31 tcp@imaginet.fr -=GERMANY=- AMItech Systems GmbH Ludwigstrasse 4 D-95028 Hof/Saale Voice: +49 9281 142812 Fax: +49 9281 142712 WWW: www.hof.baynet.de/~mediatech mediatech@hof.baynet.de dcp, desing+commercial partner GmbH Alfredstr. 1 D-22087 Hamburg Tel.: + 49 40 251176 Fax: +49 40 2518567 WWW: www.dcp.de info@dcp.de Hartmann & Riedel GdbR Hertzstr. 33 D-76287 Rheinstetten Voice: +49 (7242) 2021 Fax: +49 (7242) 2167 rick@morrison.inka.de Please call before visiting Hirsch & Wolf OHG Mittelstra_e 33 D-56564 Neuwied Voice: +49 (2631) 8399-0 Fax: +49 (2631) 8399-31 Pro Video Electronic Gabelsbergerstr.6 D-63739 Aschaffenburg Voice: +49-(0)6021-15713 Fax: +49-(0)6021-15717 WWW: www.provideo.de provideo@primanet.de -=ITALY=- C.A.T.M.U. snc Casella Postale 63 10023 Chieri (TO) Tel/Fax: +39 11 9415237 fer@inrete.it (Ferruccio Zamuner) Cloanto Italia srl Via G. B. Bison 24 33100 Udine Tel: +39 432 545902 Fax: +39 432 609051 WWW: www.cloanto.com info@cloanto.com -=NETHERLANDS=- Chaos Systems Watermolen 18 NL-1622 LG Hoorn (NH) Voice: +31-(0)229-233922 Fax/Data: +31-(0)229-TBA WWW: gene.fwi.uva.nl/~marioh/ marioh@fwi.uva.nl Computer City Zebrastraat 7-9 3064 LR Rotterdam Voice: +31-10-4517722 Fax: +31-10-4517748 WWW: www.compcity.nl info@compcity.nl Computer + Repair Schoonbrood Rodeput 15 63695N Simpelveld Voice: 0031-455680048 Fax: 0031-455680049 CRS@CUCI.NL -=NORWAY=- Applause Data AS Storgaten 31 Postboks 143 2830 Raufoss Voice: +47 61 19 03 80 Fax: +47 61 19 05 80 WWW: www.applause.no post@applause.no DataKompaniet ANS Trondheim Innovation Centre Prof. Brochs gt. 6 N-7030 Trondheim Tel: +47 7354 0375 Fax: +47 7394 3861 WWW: www.datakompaniet.no post@datakompaniet.no Sezam Software Ulsmĺgveien 11a N-5o5o Nesttun Tel/Fax: +47 55100070 (9-20) ABBS: +47 55101730 (24t) Email: oleksy@telepost.no -=SPAIN=- Amiga Center Argullós, 127 08016 Barcelona Tel: (93) 276 38 06 Fax: (93) 276 30 80 Amiga Center Alicante Segura, 27 03004 Alicante Tel: (96) 514 37 34 Audio Vision San Jose, 53 Gijon (Asturias) Tel: (98) 535 24 79 Centro Informático Boadilla Convento, 6 28660 Boadilla del Monte (Madrid) Tel: (91) 632 27 65 Fax: (91) 632 10 99 Centro Mail Tel: (91) 380 28 92 C.R.E. San Francisco, 85 48003 Bilbao (Vizcaya) Tel: (94) 444 98 84 Fax: (94) 444 98 84 Donosti Frame Avda. de Madrid, 15 20011 San Sebastián (Guipuzcoa) Tel: (943) 42 07 45 Fax: (943) 42 45 88 Eurobit Informatica C/. Gral. Garcia de la Herran, 4 11100 - San Fernando Cadiz Tel/Fax: (956) 896375 GaliFrame Galerías Príncipe, 22 Vigo (Pontevedra) Tel: (986) 22 89 94 Fax: (986) 22 89 94 Invision San Isidro, 12-18 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) Tel: (91) 676 20 56/59 Fax: (91) 656 10 04 Invision Salamanca, 53 46005 Valencia Tel: (96) 395 02 43/44 Fax: (96) 395 02 44 Norsoft Bedoya, 4-6 32003 Orense Tel: (988) 24 90 46 Fax: (988) 23 42 07 PiXeLSOFT Felipe II, 3bis 34004 Palencia Tel: (979) 71 27 00 Fax: (979) 71 28 28 Tu Amiga Ordinadors C/ Progreso, 6 08120 La LLagosta (Barcelona) Tel: +34-3-5603604 Fax: +34-3-5603607 vb soft Provenza, 436 08025 Barcelona Tel: (93) 456 15 45 Fax: (93) 456 15 45 -=SWEDEN=- Orebro Videoreklam Slottsgatan 12 703 61 OREBRO Tel/Fax: +46 (0)19-123807 WWW: www.flevel.co.uk/videoking videoking@mbox200.swipnet.se Tricom Data Vision - Stockholm Birkagatan 17 113 36 Stockholm Voice: +46-(0)8-7360291/92 Fax: +46-(0)8-7460293 support@tricom.se Tricom Data Vision - Uppsala Svartbacksgatan 41 753 32 Uppsala Voice: +46-(0)18-124009 Fax: +46-(0)18-100650 info@tricom.se -=SWITZERLAND=- RELEC Software & Hardware AMIGA Village du Levant 2B CH 1530 PAYERNE Tel: +26 660 02 82 Fax: +26 660 0283 Relec@com.mcnet.ch Studio 4D Deinikonerstrasse 14 6340 Baar Voice: +41 41 763 17 47 Fax: +41 41 763 17 48 studio4d@zug.use.ch -=UNITED KINGDOM=- 5DLicenceware 1 Lower Mill Close Goldthorpe Rotherham South Yorkshire S63 9BY Tel/Fax: 01709 888127 WWW: www.ware5d.demon.co.uk phil@ware5d.demon.co.uk Almathera Systems Ltd Southerton House Boundary Business Court 92-94 Church Road Mitcham, Surrey CR4 3TD Voice: 081 687 0040 Fax: 081 687 0490 Sales: almathera@cix.compulink.co.uk Tech: jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk Brian Fowler Computers Ltd 90 South Street Exeter, Devon EX1 1EN Voice: (01392) 499 755 Fax: (01392) 493 393 brian_fowler@cix.compulink.co.uk Computer Magic Unit 8 Freemans Yard Doncaster Road, Barnsley S71 1QH Tel: 01226 218255 / 0378 425281 Visage Computers 27 Watnall Road Hucknall, Nottingham Tel: +44 (0)115 9642828 Tel/Fax: +44 (0)115 9642898 visage@innotts.co.uk @endnode @node DEAL_NAMERICA "Dealers - North America" @toc DEALER =========================================================================== Dealers - North America =========================================================================== -=CANADA=- Animax Multimedia, Inc. Willow Tree Tower 6009 Quinpool Road, Suite 802 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 5J7 Voice: 902-429-1921 Fax: 902-429-1923 WWW: www.animax.com/ info@animax.com APC Computer Services 402-5 Tangreen Crt Willowdale, Ont. M2M 3Z1 Voice/Fax: 416-733-1434 WWW: www.interlog.com/~shadow/apccomp.html shadow@interlog.com Atlantis Kobetek Inc. 1496 Lower Water St. Halifax, NS / B3J 1R9 Phone: 902-422-6556 Fax: 902-423-9339 atkobetek@ra.isisnet.com Atlas Computers & Consulting - Derek Davlut 400 Telstar Avenue Suite 701 Sudbury, ON / P3E 5V7 Phone: 705-522-1923 Fax: 705-522-1923 s2200147@nickel.laurentian.ca CineReal Pro-Video 272 Avondale Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7G8 Phone/Fax: 613-798-8150 (Call first to fax) cinereal@proton.com Computer Shop of Calgary, Ltd. 3515 - 18th Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2T 4T9 Voice. 403-243-4358 Fax: 403-243-2684 WWW: www.canuck.com/cshop austin@canuck.com Computerology Direct Powell River, BC V8A-4Z3 Voice: 604-483-3679 (24h) Ask for HEAD SALES REP Comspec Communications Inc 74 Wingold Ave Toronto, Ontario M6B 1P5 Computer Centre: 416-785-8348 Sales: 416-785-3553 Fax: 416-785-3668 bryanf@comcorp.comspec.com, bryanf@accesspt.north.net ElectroMike Inc. 1375 Boul. Charest Ouest Quebec, Quebec G1N2E7 Tel: 418-681-4138, (800) 463-1501 Fax: 418-681-5880 Forest Diskasaurus 35 Albert St., P.O.Box 84 Forest, Ontario N0N 1J0 Tel/Fax: 519-786-2454 saurus@xcelco.on.ca FranTek 5-353 McArthur Avenue Vanier, Ontario K1L 6N5 Phone: 613-746-7854 ext 3 Fax/Modem: 613-746-7854 WWW: www.travel-net.com/~frantek frantek@travel-net.com GfxBase Electronique, Inc 1727 Shevchenko Montreal, Quebec Voice: 514-367-2575 Fax: 514-367-5265 BBS: 514-769-0565 Le Groupe PowerLand 630 Champagne Rosemere, Quebec J7A 4K9 Voice: 514-893-6296 Fax/BBS: 514-965-7295 mchabot@nationalnet.com National Amiga London, Ontario Fax: 905-845-3295 WWW: www.interlog.com/~gscott/NationalAmiga.html gscott@interlog.com Oby's Amiga Computing Shop 16 Keziah Crt. Sudbury, Ontario P3B-2T9 Voice: 705-675-3331 Fax: 705-675-1333 WWW: icewall.vianet.on.ca/pages/obys obys@vianet.on.ca Oshawa Amiga Oshawa, ON L1J 5J8 Phone: 905-728-7048 WWW: web.idirect.com/~oshamiga mjacula@idirect.com Randomize Computers R.R. #2 Tottenham, Ont. L0G 1W0 vox: 905-939-8371 fax: 905-939-8745 WWW: www.randomize.com randomize@interlog.com SpectrumTech Electronics Contact: Derek Clarke 412-1205 Fennell Avenue East Hamilton, ON L8T 1T1 Voice: 905-388-9575 BBS: 905-388-2542 ste@spectrum.gryn.org Valley Soft P.O. Box 864 Pembroke, Ontario K8A 7M5 Voice: 613-732-7700 Fax: 613-732-8477 WWW: www.renc.igs.net/~valsoft Vide0link Canada 53 Lucy Ave Toronto, Ontario M1L 1A1 Voice: 416-690-1690 / 800-567-8481 Fax: 416-690-0136 WWW: www.videolink.ca brich@videolink.ca Wonder Computers Ottawa Retail Store 1315 Richmond Road Ottawa, Ontario K2B 8J7 Voice: 613-721-1800 Fax: 613-721-6992 WWW: www.wonder.ca Wonder Computers Vancouver Sales Office 2229 Edinburgh St. New Westminster, BC W3M 2Y2 Voice: 604-524-2151 young monkey studios 797 Mitchell Street Fredericton, NB E3B 3S8 Phone: 506-459-7088 Fax: 506-459-7099 sales@youngmonkey.ca -=UNITED STATES=- A&D Computer 211 South St. Milford, NH 03055-3743 Voice/Fax: 603-672-4700 BBS: 603-673-2788 amiga@mv.mv.com Alex Electronics 597 Circlewood Dr. Paradise, CA 95969 Voice/Fax: 916-872-3722 BBS: 915-872-3711 WWW: www.wordbench.com/ alex@wordbench.com Amigability Computers P.O. Box 572 Plantsville, CT 06479 Voice: 203-276-8175 caldi@pcnet.com Amiga-Crossing PO Box 12A Cumberland Center, ME 04021 Voice: 800-498-3959 (Maine only Voice: 207-829-3959 Fax: 207-829-3522 amiga-x@tka.com Amiga Exchange PO BOX 1381 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Voice/Fax: 310-534-3817 BBS: 310-325-1796 robertwt@ix.netcom.com Amiga Library Services 610 Alma School Rd, #18 Chandler, Az 85224-3687 Voice: 800-804-0833 Fax: 602-491-0048 orders@ninemoons.com Amiga Video Solutions 1568 Randolph Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 Voice: 612-698-1175 Fax: 612-224-3823 BBS: 612-698-1918 wohno001@maroon.tc.umn.edu Applied Multimedia Inc. 89 Northill St. Stamford, CT 06907 Voice: (203) 348-0108 Apogee Technologies 1851 University Parkway Sarasota, FL 34243 Voice: 813-355-6121 Apogee@cup.portal.com Armadillo Brothers 4379 South State Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 Voice: 801-262-4454 Fax: 801-262-4441 WWW: www.armadillobrothers.com brent@armos.com Computer Advantage 7370 Hickman Road Des Moines, IA 50322 Voice/Fax: 515-252-6167 Number1@netins.net Computer Concepts 18001 Bothell-Everett Hwy, Suite "0" Bothell, WA 98012 Voice: (206) 481-3666 Computer Link 6573 middlebelt Garden City MI 48135 Voice: 313-522-6005 Fax: 313-522-3119 clink@m-net.arbornet.org The Computer Room 2760 South Havana Street Aurora, Colorado 80014 Voice: 303-696-8973 WWW: www.computerroom.com Email: sales@computerroom.com The Computer Source 515 Kings Highway East Fairfield, CT 06432 Voice: (203) 336-3100 Fax: (203) 335-3259 Computers International, Inc. 5415 Hixson Pike Chattanooga, TN 37343 Voice: 615-843-0630 Computerwise Computers 3006 North Main Logan, UT 84322 Concord Computer Solutions 2745 Concord Blvd. Suite 5 Concord, CA 94519 Orders: 1-888-80-AMIGA Info/Tech: 510-680-0143 BBS/Fax: 510-680-4987 WWW: www.ccompsol.com/ moxley@value.net CPU Inc. 5168 East 65th St. Indianapolis, IN 46220 Voice: 317-577-3677 Fax: 317-577-1500 cpuken@indy.net CyberTech Labs PO Box 56941 North Pole, Alaska 99705 Vox: (907) 451-3285 BBS1: (907) 488-2547 BBS2 & Fax: (907) 488-2647 71516.600@CompuServe.com DC Productions 218 Stockbridge Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Phone: (616)373-1985 (800)9DC-PROD dcpro!chetw@heifetz.msen.com Digital Arts 1321 North Walnut P.O. Box 5206 Bloomington, IN 47807-5206 Voice: (812)330-0124 Fax: (812)330-0126 BIX: msears Digital Castle 4046 Hubbell Ave. Suite 155 Des Moines, IA 50317-4434 Voice: (515) 266-5098 Sheep@netins.net Digital F/X, Inc. 1930 Maple, Suite 7 North Bend, OR 97459 Voice: (800) 202-3285 / (541) 756-6693 WWW: www.digital-fx.com DFX@Mail.coos.or.us Discount Computer Sales 1100 Sunset Strip #5 Sunrise, FL 33313 Voice: 954-797-9402 Fax: 954-797-2999 DCS@aii.net, DCS@interpoint.net Electronic Connection 635 Penn Ave West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: 610-372-1010 Fax: 610-378-0996 Hawkeye Communication 1324 Fifth Street Coralville, Iowa 52241 Voice: 319-354-3354 Hawkcom@inav.net HHH Enterprises Contact: Tom Harmon PO Box 10 Hartwood, VA 22471 Voice: (540) 752-2100 ko4ox@erols.com HT Electronics 211 Lathrop Way, Ste. A. Sacramento, CA 95815 V: (916) 925-0900 F: (916) 925-2829 BIX: msears HT Electronics 422 S. Hillview Dr. Milipitas, CA 95035 V: (408) 934-7700 F: (408) 934-7717 BIX: msears Industrial Video, Inc. Contact: John Gray 1601 North Ridge Rd. Lorain, OH 44055 Voice: 800-362-6150, 216-233-4000 af741@cleveland.freenet.edu Kipp Visual Systems 360-C Christopher Ave. Gaithersburg Md, 20878 Voice: 301-670-7906 kipp@rasputin.umd.edu Krulewich Enterprises 554 Vega Dr Corpus Christi, TX 78418 Voice: (512) 937-4624 1040.3444@compuserve.com The Lively Computer - Tom Lively 8314 Parkway Dr. La Mesa, CA 91942 Voice: 619-589-9455 Fax: 619-589-5230 tlively@connectnet.com Magic Page Contact: Patrick Smith 3043 Luther Street Winston-Salem, NC 27127 Voice/Fax: 910-785-3695 spiff@ix.netcom.com MicroSearch 9000 US 59 South, Suite 330 Houston, Texas Voice: 713-988-2818 Fax: 713-995-4994 MicroTech Solutions, Inc. 17W745 Butterfield Road, Suite F Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Phone: 630-495-4069 Fax: 630-495-4245 WWW: www.mt-inc.com info@mt-inc.com Mr. Hardware Computers P.O. Box 148 / 59 Storey Ave. Central Islip, NY 11722 Voice: 516-234-8110 Fax: 516-234-8110 A.M.U.G. BBS: 516-234-6046 Multimedia Network Consultants Bellamah N.E. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 Voice: 505-292-3504 WWW: www.netcom.com/~hitscom hitscom@ix.netcom.com Paxtron Corporation 28 Grove Street Spring Valley, NY 10977 Voice: 914-576-6522 Orders: 800-815-3241 Fax: 914-624-3239 PSI Animations 17924 SW Pilkington Road Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Voice: 503-624-8185 PSIANIM@agora.rain.com Raymond Commodore Amiga 795 Raymond Avenue St. Paul, MN 55114-1521 Voice: 612-642-9890 Fax: 612-642-9891 BBS: 612-874-8342 WWW: www.visi.com/~raycomp raycomp@visi.com Safe Harbor Computers W226 N900 Eastmound Dr Waukesha, WI 53186 Orders: 800-544-6599 Fax: 414-548-8130 WWW: www.sharbor.com Slipped Disk 170 E 12 Mile Rd Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 Voice: (810) 546-DISK BBS: (810) 399-1292 Software Plus Chicago 2945 W Peterson Suite 209 Chicago, Illinois Voice: 312-878-7800 System Eyes Computer Store 730M Milford Rd Ste 345 Merrimack, NH 03054-4642 Voice: (603) 4244-1188 Fax: (603) 424-3939 j_sauter@systemeye.ultranet.com TJ's Unlimited P.O. Box #354 North Greece, NY 14515-0354 Voice: 716-225-5810 BBS: 716-225-8631 neil@rochgte.fidonet.org Zipperware 76 South Main St. Seattle, WA 98104 Voice: 206-223-1107 Fax: 206-223-9395 WWW: www.speakeasy.org/zipperware zipware@nwlink.com @endnode @node OPINION "Editorial and Opinion" @toc MENU =========================================================================== Editorial and Opinion =========================================================================== @{" compt.sys.editor.desk " link EDITORIAL} Halfway there... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node NEWS "News & Press Releases" @toc MENU =========================================================================== News & Press Releases =========================================================================== @{" AR's Top 100 Amiga Games " link NEWS1} AR's Ken Anderson wants your vote! @{" IPISA '97 " link NEWS2} The international developer conference @{" MasterISO v1.28 " link NEWS3} Burn CDs, updated @{" Retail Escort v4.1 Demo " link NEWS4} The new retail management system @{" Delfina Lite " link NEWS5} The new DSP audio board for Zorro @{" Aladdin 4D " link NEWS9} Coming very, very soon @{" Argent Ethernet " link NEWS6} The upcoming low-cost Ethernet board @{" BarNone 1.2 " link NEWS8} New system controlling package @{" HexagonII " link NEWS11} PBeM version of Avalon Hill wargame @{" CheckHTML v1.3 " link NEWS12} Confirm HTML 3.2 compliance @{" MCC-Install " link NEWS13} Assist in installing MUI custom classes @{" Built With Amiga Campaign " link NEWS14} Another way to show your colors @{" Maggot v0.99x " link NEWS15} The classic worm game @{" NewYork Newsreader " link NEWS16} Now released from Finale @{" Honorable Mention " link NEWS17} Cataloguing Amiga coverage in non-Amiga journals @{" Timm Martin Is Alive! " link NEWS18} Despite previous reports to the contrary... @{" Amiga Informer Issue 8 " link NEWS19} The latest of North America's growing magazine @{" Amiga Club Madrid " link NEWS20} A new Spanish Amiga organization @{" AmigaZone Expands " link NEWS21} Adds new conferences and more support @{" Amicon Ohio Show " link NEWS22} Coming in November! @{" No Amiga To Waste Site " link NEWS23} Band together with other Amigans @{" Siamese System - Alpha " link NEWS24} Now Siamese to high-power workstations @{" Siamese Mailing List " link NEWS25} Discuss the ins and outs of Siamese @{" Siamese TCP/IP Connection " link NEWS26} Faster bandwidth for Siamese users @{" UltraAccounts v4.1 " link NEWS27} Personal and home accounting software @{" Geek Gadgets Vol 2 " link NEWS28} Now published through Cronus @{" Index Information Ltd " link NEWS29} Licensed by AI @{" CygnusEd Re-Release " link NEWS30} Coming, again, from Schatztruhe @{" AMarquee v1.41 " link NEWS31} TCP traffic cop for programmers @{" QAmiTrack v1.80 " link NEWS32} Works in conjunction with AMarquee @{" Totally Amiga " link NEWS33} An upcoming Amiga magazine @{" Text Adventure Comp. " link NEWS34} The third annual IF contest @{" STFax v2.0 " link NEWS35} The new shareware fax package --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node FEATURE "Featured Articles" @toc MENU =========================================================================== Featured Articles =========================================================================== @{" Australian Amiga Show " link FEATURE1} John Pospisil gives a quick rundown --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node REVIEW "Reviews" @toc MENU =========================================================================== Reviews =========================================================================== @{" AGA Experience 3 CD " link REVIEW1} Sadeness' latest compilation disc @{" Aminet 19 CD " link REVIEW2} It keeps going, and going... @{" The Hidden Truth " link REVIEW3} For card-carrying X-Files believers @{" Nemac IV CD " link REVIEW4} Take charge and blow up robots @{" Emulation Rambler " link REVIEW5} PC-Task and PCx revealed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node FTP "Aminet Charts" @toc MENU =========================================================================== Aminet Charts =========================================================================== @{" 15-Jun-97 " link CHARTS1} @{" 22-Jun-97 " link CHARTS2} @{" 29-Jun-97 " link CHARTS3} --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node ABOUT "About AMIGA REPORT" @toc MENU =========================================================================== About AMIGA REPORT =========================================================================== @{" AR Staff " link STAFF} The Editors and writers @{" Writing Guidelines " link GUIDELINE} What you need to do to write for us @{" Copyright Information " link COPYRIGHT} The legal stuff --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node STAFF "The Staff" @toc ABOUT =========================================================================== The Staff =========================================================================== Editor: @{" Jason Compton " link JASON} Assistant Editor: @{" Katherine Nelson " link KATIE} Games Editor: @{" Ken Anderson " link KEN} Contributing Editor: @{" William Near " link WILLIAM} Contributing Editor: @{" Bohus Blahut " link BOHUS} --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node WHERE "Where to Get AR" @toc MENU =========================================================================== Where to Get AR =========================================================================== @{" The AR Mailing List " link MAILLIST} @{" Aminet " link AMINET} @{" World Wide Web " link WWW} @{" Distribution Sites " link BBS} @{" Commercial Services " link ZONE} --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node BBS "Distribution Sites" @toc WHERE =========================================================================== Distribution BBSes =========================================================================== Arranged by Continent: @{" Asia " link BBS_ASIA} @{" Australasia " link BBS_AUSTRALASIA} @{" Europe " link BBS_EUROPE} @{" North America " link BBS_NAMERICA} @{" South America " link BBS_SAMERICA} Sysops: To have your name added, please send @{"Email", link JASON} with the BBS name, its location (Country, province/state) your name, any internet/fidonet addresses, and the phone number of your BBS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode @node DEALER "Dealer Directory" @toc MENU =========================================================================== Dealer Directory =========================================================================== Arranged by Continent: @{" Asia " link DEAL_ASIA} @{" Australasia " link DEAL_AUSTRALASIA} @{" Europe " link DEAL_EUROPE} @{" North America " link DEAL_NAMERICA} Dealers: To have your name added, please send @{"Email", link JASON} with the BBS name, its location (Country, province/state) your name, any internet/fidonet addresses, and the phone number of your dealership --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @{" News " link NEWS} @{" Opinion " link OPINION} @{" Articles " link FEATURE} @{" Reviews " link REVIEW} @{" Charts " link FTP} @{" Adverts " link COMMERCIAL} @endnode

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