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First  of  apologies  for  the  lateness of this issue but for the last 2
weeks I've been on jury service and what fun it was.  Anyhow its over now
and so here is the latest issue of the infamous Miggybyte.

So  at  the time of writing there is still no word on the VisCORP buy-out
of  Amiga  Tech,  which is a shame as every day more and more support for
the Amiga is being dropped.

For example Game one of the biggest sellers of Amiga software on the high
street  in  the  UK are now beginning to scale down there Amiga stock and
are  taking  on less and less new titles.  The same is happening with HMV
and Virgin, so soon all we will be left with is mail order companies.  So
if  your out there VisCORP its about time you started talking to stockist
etc  or your find when you eventually buy the Amiga your find no one will
want to stock it!

On  a  more cheerful note there do seem to be many new software titles on
the  near  horizon two that have grabbed my balls are, Jet Pilot and Hell
Pigs.  Both being produced by Vulcan software, Jet Pilot is looking to be
the  new king of flight sims and Hell Pigs seems like its going to be the
first  multi  CD-ROM  game  for the Amiga.  Yes Hell Pigs is to come on 2
CD's!!!!  But you Amiga owners without CD-ROMS won't be left out as there
will  also be a floppy version.  But me thinks if you don't have a CD-ROM
yet it will be worth you while to go and buy one.

Chaos  Engine 2 - Yes its finally going to appear in time for Xmas if all
goes well.  Bitmap Brothers are back for one more mad cap romp, but where
is Speed Ball 3 huh?

Rumours of a new Amiga being sold in Taiwan for around $200!!!!  I'll get
more news on this when I can.

Phase  5 - are selling Mac accelerators?!?!?!  Is this the future for the
Amigas best accelerator manufacturers?

Pios - Have set up a deal to sell the BeBox in Germany.

Demon Internet - Finaly Demon are taking note of the Amiga and are in the
process of setting up a FULL AMINET MIRRROR!!!

MYST  -  Yes  it might realy be converted to the Amiga, after a fake demo
was  uploaded  onto AmiNet the producers of Myst are considering an Amiga
release.

So  it  looks  like  things at the moment have gone from bad to worst and
unless  VisCORP get out their and talk to the Amiga users, developers and
stockists its gonna be too late.

Well that's my rambling over for this issue so see ya in the Xmas issue.

Ben Gaunt (email: ben.gaunt@pickled.demon.co.uk)

                  Official Miggybyte home page is at
                    http://www.pickled.demon.co.uk

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