Press Release on Excelsior! Pro BBS software
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                    IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOLLOWS!!!
  
AmiCom!   (Amiga  Communications!) has purchased Excelsior!  Professional
BBS software from Sycom.
 
This  purchase  relinquishes all connections of Excelsior!  development
and support from Tom Dietz.
 
Amicom!   is  from this day forward the Sole company connected with the
advancement, sales, and support of Excelsior!  Professional BBS software.
 
AmiCom!   has  a Dedicated team of Programmers and Supporters to assist
Sysops  with  problems  and move Excelsior!  BBS Further into the Furture
with new features and fresh Ideas.
 
At this time, We have the Following plans for Excelsior!

      Excelsior! 2.0 :
 
       - Examine and decipher the 2.0 Code.  
       - Put out Beta's to our Beta Team.
       - Fix any Remaining Bugs.
       - Print out Manuals.
          (These will be all new manuals. Completly re-writen in a
          new package design.)
       - RELEASE!!! (Current target date is December)
       - A demo version of 2.0 will be available.
 
      Excelsior! 1.x :
      
       There will be a 1.21k release. This will consist mainly of bug
       fixes. It will be a free update to all registered sysop's.
             
       After that release all NEW development will be focused on 2.0.
       We will however continue to support 1.21 in bug fixes only.    
 
We  are  hopeing  to do this as soon as physicaly possible.  We must look
through  what  Tom  has  done,  and  find  the  few remaining bugs he had
noticed.  At this time, We will put out a Beta for testing.
 
Unlike Tom Dietz, We are NOT releasing 2.0 as a PUBLIC Beta!  We see this
as  More  of  a  Problem than it is worth.  A Public Beta would only make
some  sysops  Mad  when  they  come  across  Major  bugs, and we would be
Overflowed  by  Netmails  concerning  more problems.  So as a Result, our
decision  is  to have a Select group as a "Beta-Team".  These people will
be  choosen  by  us, and will be the Key group in the Final release.  The
Faster  they  can pinpoint the problems, The faster we can get Excelsior!
2.0 out to you.

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Pre-Orders:
 
At  this time, We are accepting Pre-Orders.  Those who Pre-Order now will
receive  their  Excelsior!  2.0 package when the Beta tests are compleat,
BEFORE it is released to the general public.
 
We  are hoping for Final release by December.  if all goes right with our
efforts, We will be releasing it publicly at that time.
 
Pricing:
 
         2.0 Upgrade, With Manual and Disks      - $ 90.00
         2.0 Upgrade, Without Manual and Disks.  - $ 75.00
 
         2.0 Manual ONLY!                        - $ 25.00
 
All funds must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank.  You must include the
following  shipping  charges  if  you choose to get the Manual and Disks.
(Manual  can  be  ordered Seperatly, But MUST be to an already Registered
sysop.)
 
 USA and Canada:              $11
 Europe                       $21
 Australia/NZ/Asia            $25
 
Overnight  and  international express shipping is available.  Please call
AmiCom!  to obtain exact shipping charges.
 
Sorry,  No COD orders at this time.
 
VISA/MASTERCARD gladly welcome.
Personal check (allow up to five (5) working days to process).
Money Orders also accepted.
 
         ***ALL INTERNATIONAL ORDERS MUST BE DRAWN IN US FUNDS***

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AmiCom!   has MANY great Ideas for the Future of Excelsior!  Professional
BBS...   These  Ideas  WILL  be worked on with time.  Our goal is to make
Excelsior!  BBS the "ABSOLUTE BEST BBS package available for the Amiga!",
And KEEP it on Top.

With  this in mind, Your Ideas and Reports of Excelsior!'s performance on
your System will be gladly accepted by us.  And we WILL do our BEST to do
what is Needed to put Excelsior!  on Top.
  
Thank  you for your Patients with this matter.  And we hope you will give
us the time we need to get Excelsior onto your System.

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For  further  information, Please send your Questions to one of the Below
listed  systems.   They  will  try their best to assist you with whatever
your needs will be.

AmiCom!
 
1-918-682-4897  8:00am - 6:00pm, Central US time.  (6 Hours west GMT)
 
      Jay Britton  Fidonet   1:260/346
                   E!Net     312:1200/0
                   Internet  jbritton@dreamscape.com
 
     Larry Bowers  Fidonet   1:3813/308
                   E!Net     312:4100/0
 
        Jeff Fink  Fidonet   1:232/316
                   E!Net     312:2000/0
 
 Stace Cunningham  Fidonet   1:3604/60  1:3604/61
                   E!Net     312:6000/0
                   Internet  stace@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
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