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From: Michael Bradshaw <mbradsh@ucc.su.OZ.AU>
Subject: New On-Line Magazine
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 1994 00:26:35 +1100 (EST)
Announcing the release of an Australian On-Line Macintosh magazine.
"MIKinations" is an Australian-produced on-line magazine dedicated to
covering alternate viewpoints for the Macintosh enthusiast.
Its articles range from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the prosaic
to the ironic. Put less pompously, there are serious bits and funny
bits.
MIKinations is published in a completely paperless format, and requires
a Macintosh to read.
The on-line format of the magazine is intended to mirror the normal
layout expected in a traditional journal style publication. Layout is
very clear and easy to read. Each page contains two columns, with page
numbering and page headers. No scrolling is required. Some articles
contain illustrations.
For most purposes, the on-line magazine can be thought of as a normal
magazine that is on the screen. A pointer button is used to turn a page,
instead of your fingers (!)
Most articles are of universal application and there is not much content
that is specific to Australian Mac users. What there is of local content
might be of interest to those overseas readers who are used to 99% of
magazine content being wholly US derived. It shows that the Macintosh
flame is kept alive in places as remote and unsophisticated ;-) as down-
under here in Australia.
This first issue is of particular interest to anyone who believes the
Newton can be a great thing to poke fun at. (A feature article for this
issue is "Ten uses for a Newton when you realise it recognises your
handwriting about as well as a dyslexic chemist.")
Or the magazine could be of interest to those who think recent releases
of software that consume several SIMMs just to load could perhaps be
just a little less memory-demanding and a bit more user-friendly.
There are also articles for those... who believe their Mac sometimes gets
too big for its boots... who are often annoyed by games that have manual-
lookup copy protection systems... for those interested in the past &
present of Macintosh models... and for those who would like to read an
interview with the local programmer of SpeedyFinder7, Victor Tan.
All these subjects are covered by entertaining articles in the January
