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1 337 MAR 83 D H 1 -- MAIN MENU -- D N 1 1 = NAME & ZIP D N 1 2 = SOFTGAB D N 1 3 = HARVEST D N 1 4 = SUGGESTION BOX D N 1 5 = POLL RESULTS D N 1 6 = SOFT REWARD D N 1 7 = MORE R 0 0 7 10 20 29 39 47 54 66 D H 1 -- NAME & ZIP -- D N 1 IF YOU KEY IN COMMENTS FOR SOFTY, D N 1 PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND ZIP HERE AS D N 1 A MAGNETIC ID. D N 1 NAME AND ZIP ARE NOT NEEDED IF YOU DO D N 2 NOT KEY IN ANY FEEDBACK. D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION TO ENTER YOUR NAME D N 2 AND ZIP. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFTGAB R 0 0 2 1 20 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS SOFTY WILL D N 1 BE OFF TO THE WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE D N 1 IN SAN FRANCISCO. SOFTY WILL ALSO BE D N 1 AT THE APPLEFESTS IN ANAHEIM (APR 15), D N 1 BOSTON (MAY 13) AND SAN FRANCISCO D N 1 (OCT 28). LOOK FOR HIM AT THE SOFTALK D N 2 BOOTH. R 0 0 1 75 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 SOFTDISK HAS INFORMATION ON BOTH SIDES D N 1 OF THE DISKETTE. D N 1 PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY D N 1 SUBSCRIBERS APPEAR ON THE BACK. D N 1 SOFTDISK IS NOT PROTECTED. YOU MAY COPY D N 1 BOTH SIDES IF YOU WISH. D N 1 THE COPYA PROGRAM ON YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 1 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY AN ENTIRE SIDE. R 0 0 1 87 D H 1 -- SUGGESTION BOX -- D N 1 THIS IS WHERE YOU TALK BACK TO SOFTY. D N 1 PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MATTERS REQUIRING D N 1 IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON D N 1 A PAPER NOTE. (BACK ISSUES, ADDRESS D N 1 CHANGES, BAD DISK COPIES AND STUFF LIKE D N 2 THAT) R 0 0 1 95 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N 1 HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE D N 1 JANUARY 83 SOFTWARE POLL. THE SOFT- D N 1 WARE CAME FROM THE SOFTALK BEST SELLER D N 1 LIST. SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS GAVE D N 2 RATINGS ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10. R 0 0 1 103 D H 1 -- SOFT REWARD -- D N 1 SOFTY HOPES THAT EVERY SOFT PERSON D N 1 FEELS THAT HE OR SHE IS A PART OF AN D N 1 EXTENDED SOFT FAMILY. THE MORE SOFT D N 1 PERSONS IN THE SOFT FAMILY THE LESS D N 1 SOFTDISK MUST MAKE OFF OF EACH ONE. D N 1 DO YOUR PART. GIVE A COPY OF D N 1 SOFTDISK TO AN APPLE FRIEND. FOR EACH D N 1 NEW SUBSCRIBER THAT GIVES US YOUR NAME D N 1 AND ZIP, SOFTY WILL SEND YOU A COUPON D N 1 GOOD FOR A FREE ISSUE OF SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 66 D H 1 -- MORE -- D N 1 1 = OPUS DISKETTES D N 1 2 = CAPTAIN MARVEL WORDS D N 1 3 = A PEELED EYE D N 1 4 = SOFT PROFILE D N 1 5 = WHACKOS D N 1 6 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 7 = MORE YET R 0 0 7 118 127 133 143 156 1 167 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 SOFTDISK HAS TWO APPLES AND SIX DISK D N 1 DRIVES. SOFTY AND WIFE DO ALL THE D N 1 COPYING ON THAT EQUIPMENT WITH THE HELP D N 1 OF THE ALF COPY SYSTEM SOFTWARE. D N 1 WITH THE ADVENT OF TWO DISKETTES PER D N 1 MONTH WE WILL BE COPYING 5000 SIDES D N 1 EACH MONTH. CAN YOU HELP US? DO YOU D N 1 KNOW ANY POOP ON AN AUTOMATED COPY D N 1 SYSTEM? (ONE THAT FEEDS DISKETTES D N 1 MECHANICALLY) R 0 0 1 174 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 THE FID PROGRAM FROM YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 2 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY SELECTED FILES. D N 1 YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE D N 1 PROGRAMS. WE AWARD COUPONS GOOD FOR D N 1 FREE ISSUES OF SOFTDISK IF WE USE YOUR D N 1 CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. R 0 0 1 182 D H 1 -- SUGGESTION BOX -- D N 1 SOFTY WANTS YOU TO TALK TO OTHER SOFT D N 1 PEOPLE THROUGH SOFT PALS BUT THIS IS D N 2 WHERE YOU LET SOFTY HAVE THE BUSINESS. D N 1 TO MAKE A SUGGESTION, D N 2 TAKE THE V OPTION AND START KEYING. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = POLL RESULTS R 0 0 2 1 47 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N N VOTES AVG SOFTWARE D N N ----- --- -------- D N N 46 7.8 DATA CAPTURE 4.0 D N N 32 7.7 ASCII EXPRESS D N N 74 7.6 ELECTRIC DUET D N N 97 6.8 HOME ACCOUNTANT D N N 28 6.6 VISITERM D N N 23 6.5 TRANSEND I D N N 31 6.5 HAYES TERM PROG D N N 43 6.2 PER FIN MANAGER D N N 9 6.0 DOW J MKT ANALYZER D N 2 21 5.8 TRANSEND II D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFT REWARD R 0 0 2 1 54 D H 1 -- OPUS DISKETTES -- D N 1 THE PURCHASING POWER OF SOFT PEOPLE D N 1 CONTINUES TO AMAZE SOFTY. BEFORE THE D N 1 FEBRUARY ISSUE WAS MAILED SOFTDISK HAD D N 1 FOUR THOUSAND DISKETTES ON HAND. THREE D N 1 DAYS OF RETURN MAIL DEPLETED THOSE. D N 1 SOFTDISK HAS 10,000 MORE ON ORDER AND D N 1 DUE TO ARRIVE AT THE END OF MARCH. R 0 0 1 191 D H 2 -- CAPTAIN MARVEL WORDS -- D N N SMITHEREENS D N 1 ----------- D N 1 THE TOP OF MT. ST. HELENS WAS BLOWN D N 2 TO SMITHEREENS. R 0 0 1 202 D H 1 -- A PEELED EYE -- D N 1 ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT D N 1 SOFTDISK IS THAT IT CAN BRING YOU D N 1 PROGRAMS THAT WOULD NEVER BE SOLD D N 1 COMMERCIALLY. FOR EXAMPLE, QUIZ D N 1 PROGRAMS ARE FUN BUT YOU USUALLY ONLY D N 1 WANT TO RUN THEM ONCE. KEEP YOUR EYE D N 1 PEELED FOR QUIZES THAT YOU CAN MAKE D N 2 INTO A HARVEST PROGRAM. R 0 0 1 209 D H 1 -- SOFT PROFILE -- D N N ERIC MARKS D N N SAXTON COMMUNICATION GROUP D N N 605 THIRD AVENUE D N 1 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10158 D N 1 IS A HIGH FALUTING ADVERTISING MAN AND D N 1 SOFT PERSON. ERIC HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH D N 1 TO FURNISH SOFTY WITH A SOFTDISK D N 1 SUBSCRIBER SURVEY. SOFTY IS GOING TO D N 1 WORK THE SURVEY INTO A POLL LIKE THE D N 1 SOFTWARE POLL. ERIC SAYS THE INFO WILL D N 1 HELP ATTRACT ADVERTISERS TO SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 217 D H 1 -- WHACKOS -- D N 1 THERE IS A CRAZY GROUP IN ATLANTA, D N 1 GEORGIA CALLED THE WHACKOS. THEIR D N 1 ACTIVITIES CENTER AROUND RADIO STATION D N 1 WSB (950 AM). THERE IS EARLINE D N 1 BONNTIFUL, THE WORLD'S ONLY COUNTRY AND D N 1 WESTERN EXOTIC DANCER. THERE IS D N 1 LITHONIA THE CHICKEN LADY AND KITTY D N 1 LITTER WHO SELLS REAL ESTATE IN REAL D N 1 LIFE. R 0 0 1 227 D H 1 -- MORE YET -- D N 1 1 = SOFT PAL HINT D N 1 2 = SPICE OF LIFE D N 1 3 = PREVIEW D N 1 4 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 5 = MAIN MENU R 0 0 5 236 248 261 66 1 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 BECAUSE OF THE WAY SOFTDISK HANDLES D N 1 DISKETTES YOU NEVER RECEIVE THE SAME D N 1 DISKETTE TWICE. SOFTY THINKS IT WOULD D N 1 BE INTERESTING IF YOU WROTE YOUR NAME, D N 1 CITY AND DATE ON YOUR DISKETTE D N 2 ENVELOPE. R 0 0 1 272 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 1. MAKE A COPY OF THE BACK OF D N 1 SOFTDISK FOR YOUR KEEPING. D N 1 2. INITIALIZE THE BACK SIDE OF SOFTDISK D N 1 SO YOU CAN BE SURE THERE IS ROOM D N 1 FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. D N 1 3. SAVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO HARVEST ON D N 1 THE BACK OF SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 284 D H 1 -- OPUS DISKETTES -- D N 1 SOMEONE TOLD SOFTY IT IS BETTER FOR D N 1 BUSINESS TO BE TOO GOOD THAN NOT GOOD D N 1 ENOUGH. SOFTDISK WILL CONTINUE TO SELL D N 1 OPUS DISKETTES FOR 1.60 EACH AND MAKE D N 1 EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP THEM IN STOCK. D N 1 MINIMUM ORDER OF 50 OR A MULTIPLE D N 2 OF 50. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = CAPTAIN MARVEL WORDS R 0 0 2 66 127 D H 2 -- CAPTAIN MARVEL WORDS -- D N N SKEDOODLE D N 1 --------- D N 1 I WOULD LIKE TO STAY AND CHAT BUT I D N 1 MUST SKEDOODLE, GOT A MILLION THINGS TO D N 2 DO. R 0 0 1 292 D H 1 -- A PEELED EYE -- D N 1 DON'T ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE OTHER GUY D N 1 TO DO IT. THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF D N 2 SOFTDISK (AND THE FUN). D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SOFT PROFILE D N N R 0 0 2 66 143 D H 1 -- SOFT PROFILE -- D N 1 SOFTY HOPES TO HAVE THE SOFT PROFILE D N 1 POLL PROGRAM READY FOR THE APRIL ISSUE. D N 1 IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT JUST D N 1 WHAT KIND OF ANIMALS READ SOFTDISK. D N 1 SOFTY WILL PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF THE D N 2 POLL. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = WHACKOS R 0 0 2 66 156 D H 1 -- WHACKOS -- D N 1 THE WHACKOS CALL IN TO THE RADIO D N 1 STATION WITH PUT ONS AND THROW WHACKO D N 1 PARTIES. SOUNDS LIKE FUN. D N 1 WHY DON'T YOU SOFT PEOPLE START D N 3 WHACKO CHAPTERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY? D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 2 2 = SOFT PAL HINT R 0 0 2 66 236 D H 1 -- SOFT PAL HINT -- D N 1 KEEP THOSE SOFT PAL PROGRAMS COMING. D N 1 IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT JUST RIGHT YOU D N 1 CAN PRETEND THAT SOFT PALS IS THE SAME D N 1 AS A PSEUDO-MODEM. STRIKE A BLOW FOR D N 1 LIBERTY AND WRITE ONE. D N 1 HERE IS A HINT....PICK ONE YOU LIKE, D N 1 LIST IT AND THEN CHANGE THE WORDS TO D N 1 SAY WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO SAY. D N 1 OH YEAH, CHANGE THE NAME ALSO! D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SPICE OF LIFE R 0 0 2 167 248 D H 1 -- SPICE OF LIFE -- D N 1 VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE. THERE D N 1 IS A NEW MAGAZETTE ON THE MARKET BY THE D N 1 NAME OF DISKAZINE. SOFTY HAD A NICE D N 1 PHONE CHAT WITH THE EDITOR, CHRISTINE D N 1 MULLHOLAND. THEY WILL SEND YOU A D N 1 SAMPLE FOR SIX BUCKS. THE ADDRESS IS D N N DISKAZINE D N N P.O. BOX 1537 D N 1 COLUMBUS, INDIANA 47201 D N 1 TELL'EM SOFTDISK SENT YOU. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = PREVIEW R 0 0 2 167 261 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 REMEMBER, NEXT MONTH YOU WILL D N 1 RECEIVE TWO DISKETTES (YOU KEEP ONE AND D N 1 SEND ONE BACK). NOW YOU CAN'T AFFORD D N 1 TO DROP OUT. IT IS ABOUT TIME YOU GOT D N 1 SOMETHING BESIDES AIR FOR YOUR FIVE D N 1 BUCKS. LARGE CIRCULATION HAS MADE D N 1 THIS POSSIBLE. D N 1 HELP SOFTDISK GROW, D N 1 AND WE'LL GIVE YOU MO. R 0 0 1 301 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 SOME OF YOU CONTINUE TO MISS ISSUES D N 1 BY RETURNING YOUR MAILER LATE. PLEASE D N 1 MAKE AN EFFORT TO RETURN YOUR MAILER D N 1 THE SAME DAY YOU RECEIVE IT. THAT WAY D N 1 YOU WILL NOT FORGET IT. YOU SHOULD D N 1 HAVE AN OLD DISKETTE READY TO GO WHEN D N 1 THE NEW ONE ARRIVES. D N 1 HOPE YOU LIKE THIS ISSUE. WE FEEL D N 1 IT IS ONE OF OUR BEST. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = HARVEST R 0 0 2 1 29 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 4. COME BACK TO THIS SCREEN AND TAKE D N 1 THE V OPTION. THEN DESCRIBE D N 1 YOUR CONTRIBUTION, WHAT IT DOES, D N 1 HOW TO RUN IT...ETC. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SUGGESTION BOX R 0 0 2 1 39 D H 2 -- CAPTAIN MARVEL WORDS -- D N N CAHOOTS D N 1 ------- D N 1 SOFTALK AND SOFTDISK ARE IN CAHOOTS. D N 1 THEY HAVE A SINISTER PLOT TO MAKE YOU D N 3 ENJOY YOUR APPLE. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = A PEELED EYE R 0 0 2 66 133 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 MANY HAVE REQUESTED A DESCRIPTION OF D N 1 THE CONTENT OF BACK ISSUES. THE SECOND D N 1 DISKETTE WILL GIVE US ROOM TO DO JUST D N 1 THAT. R 0 0 1 307 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 ONE OF OUR OWN HAS BECOME FAMOUS. DID D N 1 YOU SEE THE PROGRAM AND ARTICLE BY JIM D N 1 GANZ IN CALL A.P.P.L.E.? JIM TELLS ME D N 1 HE HAS SEVERAL OTHER MAGAZINE PROGRAMS D N 1 IN THE WORKS. ANCIENT SOFT PEOPLE ARE D N 1 WELL AWARE OF JIM'S TALENT. SOFTY HAS D N 1 ASKED JIM TO PRODUCE A SPECIAL JIM GANZ D N 1 DISK FOR SOFTDISK. IF JIM CAN SQUEEZE D N 1 IT INTO HIS BUSY COLLEGE SCHEDULE WE D N 1 WILL ALL BE IN FOR A TREAT. R 0 0 1 319 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 JIM GANZ IS THE GUY THAT DID THE D N 1 APPLE COOKBOOK. GENE FINNELL OF D N 1 TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA HAS IMPROVED JIM'S D N 1 COOKBOOK PROGRAM SO THAT YOU CAN EDIT D N 1 OLD FILES. THE NEW VERSION WILL WORK D N 1 WITH YOUR OLD RECIPES. SOFTDISK WILL D N 1 CARRY THE IMPROVED COOKBOOK NEXT MONTH. R 0 0 1 328 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 LAST MONTH SOFTY SAID JIM WEILER'S D N 1 MUSIC MAKER PROGRAM WOULD BE ON THIS D N 1 ISSUE. SOFTY LIED AGAIN. THERE WAS D N 1 ONLY ROOM FOR CARL BOWDEN'S MUSIC. D N 1 MUSIC LOVERS TAKE HEART. THE MUSIC D N 2 MAKER WILL BE ON THE APRIL ISSUE. D N 2 HAVE A SOFT MONTH... D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = MAIN MENU R 0 0 2 167 1