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EMC's CD's magazine reviews
Even when we were in the development stages of producing the Phase 1 CD we
knew that we had a winning formula and that we were going to produce a
series of CDs that were destined to win awards. Two months before Phase 1
was released we had already started an aggressive advertising campaign
making claims that many of you probably thought were impossible to meet.
In our adverts we made many promises including such promises as our CDs would
be aimed directly at Amiga users, would set the standards that all other CDs
on the Amiga would be judged and that our CDs would contain many unique
features.
Here are some Amiga magazine "clippings" regarding our Phase 1 and 2 CDs.
Please bear in mind that at the time of writing some of the magazines haven't
reviewed our Phase 2 CD yet! (not to mention our Phase 3 CD!)
Amiga Computing ------------------------------------------------- Phase1 CD -
"The Phase 1 CD is a joy to use"
"This is an excellent CD. Not only is it full to the brim with quality
fonts and clipart but it is superbly organised."
"At the end of the day this CD is virtually impossible to find fault
with, if you need clipart, fonts or images you need this CD."
Overall Rating 9/10
Issue 93, December 1995, page 37
Amiga User International ---------------------------------------- Phase1 CD -
"This is a DTP and DTV disc, or Desktop Publishing and Desktop Video to
the un-initiated. EMC, famous for their font collections on floppy disk,
have added this CD to their range that should be considered "essential
for your CD-ROM library"
Rating 94%
December 1995, page 36
Amiga Shopper --------------------------------------------------- Phase1 CD -
"Phase 1 is a professionally compiled CD."
"This CD is ideal for DTP/DTV users."
"This is a very useful CD."
"We've seen others like it before, but few have been as well polished and
presented!"
Rated 90% and received the Amiga Shopper "Star Buy" award
Christmas 1995, page 48
Amiga Format ---------------------------------------------------- Phase1 CD -
"This is a dream CD for DTP fans."
"This is a damned fine CD and a must for DTP/DTV enthusiasts"
Rated 90% and received the Amiga Format "Gold" award
Issue 79, Christmas 1995, page 106
DTP expert Larry Hickmott's EM magazine ------------------------- Phase1 CD -
"My personal opinion is that the CD is well worth the asking price and
considering the alternative shovelware CDs available...it's a real
bargain!"
"If you are remotely interested in either Desktop Publishing of Desktop
Video, this CD should be thought of as an invaluable addition to your
CD-Rom collection"
"If you only ever buy one Amiga fonts and clipart CD, E.M.C's Phase 1 is
the one to go for!"
"Quite simply, this is one of the best CDs you can get when it comes to
fonts and clipart!"
EM magazine don't rate products
EM's review also stated that they have never reviewed a CD before, basically
because they have never found a CD worth reviewing!
Amiga Computing ------------------------------------------------- Phase2 CD -
"Our collection of CDs has grown immensely over the past few months
and the best so far has been Phase 2 by E.M.Computergraphic!"
"The CD's Index system is excellently implemented, making it nice and
easy to use, and with a thumbnails file you can, again, view all the
pictures from a directory in a second."
"Phase 2 is one of the best complete packages I have seen for a long
time"
"It's the most user-friendly and efficient image/font package on the
market!"
Overall Rating 9/10
Issue 94, January 1996, page 20
Amiga User International ---------------------------------------- Phase2 CD -
"There's no rubbish here, it's all quality stuff!"
Rating 94%
December 1995, page 36
Larry Hickmott - CU Amiga and Amiga Shopper's DTP expert -------- Phase2 CD -
"Phase 2 is another excellent CD from EMC that proves to be an
excellent companion to their Phase 1 CD. EMC have a long standing and
solid reputation for supplying high quality products and their Phase 2
CD only goes to reinforce the reasons why they have gained this
reputation and goes to prove that they can consistently create hig
quality products."
"Phase 2 doesn't exhibit any of the quality loss normally inherent with
follow up disks."
"This CD is definitely recommended if you have even a passing interest in
desktop publishing or desktop video. If you already have the Phase 1 CD
you shouldn't miss this one, if you don't have EMC Phase 1, I would
wholeheartedly recommend that you add the Phase 1 and 2 CDs to your
collection. For those of you that read the conclusion of a review before
the actual content"
"...add Phase 2 to your CD Rom collection now and roll on Phase 3...
Amiga Format ---------------------------------------------------- Phase2 CD -
"Once again This is a great CD... Roll on Phase 3!"
Rated 90% and received the Amiga Format "Gold" award
Issue 82, March 1996, page 82
CU Amiga -------------------------------------------------------- Phase3 CD -
"This disc is worth the price for the fonts alone!"
"This is one of the best DTP/DTV CD-Roms on the market!"
"Recommended to anyone in need of some quality ready made graphics
and fonts."
Overall Rating 86%, March '96
Amiga Computing ------------------------------------------------- Phase3 CD -
"The third CD (Phase3) in the series has now arrived and I can tell
you that this one doesn't falter EMC's superbly consisent record!"
"The pictures are of the highest quality, which is nothing short of
what we expect from E.M.Computergraphic"
"This is certainly a CD you wouldn't be forgiven for missing!"
A true essential!"
Overall Rating 91%, April '96
Amiga Shopper --------------------------------------------------- Phase3 CD -
"One of the most useful directories is Backdrops, which offers a
whole range of quality backdrops that can be used for either video
or multimedia work."
"The CD is easy to navigate, not least because of the time that has
been taken producing the thumbnail indexes for each and every
directory, including the fonts, so you can browse through before
deciding what you want to use."
"It's an Amiga specific CD too, so all the files are in a format that
can be used on the Amiga - no need to convert images."
"This is another fine offering!"
Rated 90% and received Amiga Shopper "STAR BUY" Issue 61, April '96, p47
Amiga User International --------------------------------------- Phase3 CD -
"What can I say that I haven't already said before? Another issue
from E.M.Computergraphic in their absolutely superb series of discs
for the desktop publisher and the desktop videographer."
"Look you lot, get your cash out of that dusty wallet and send it
off for this disc and it's previous relations. You won't be
disappointed!"
Overall Rating 94%, April '96
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| Sorry, due to this CD's production deadlines, the EMC Phase 3 CD |
| had not yet received a review in Amiga Format. |
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| ... Stay tuned! |
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File: EMC Phase 1/2/3 magazine feedback
Date: 29th February 1996
Status: End of file