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- About Mushroom PD
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- Mushroom PD is an AMOS Public Domain library that I decided to set
- up just over a year ago, as I found it hard to get hold of bulk AMOS
- PD without having to pay huge prices either to recive the products, or
- just to register to the group who supplies them.
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- After viewing the price lists of several AMOS PD libraries, I
- began trying to collect as much AMOS Source and programs as I possibly
- could get my hands on. A couple of months later, I opened the library
- to the public, and allowed the users of AMOS to get out of it just
- what they really need.
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- The library operates in 2 main parts, the source code section, and
- the Mushroom disk sections. Everybody is always needing source code
- for their AMOS projects, as they are bound to get stuck on something
- at some point, and require an already-written routine to look at to
- see where they had gone wrong. All the source code in the library is
- categorized, so that when it comes to buying source, you know just
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- what type of source it is that you are looking for. Each issue of
- Extreme AMOS see's all the source code listed in the library, with the
- total size of the section underneath to help you work out how much
- space on the disk you will need. As the long long lists begin to grow,
- I will probably just list the sizes. Plus, on the EA disks, I include
- some of the latest source code to be entered into the library for you
- at home to use straight away. New sections are always trying to be
- added to the source section, to make the selection of source code you
- want even easier. If you have a disk full of source code that you
- would like to include, then why not send it in to me at the end of
- this document. You can exchange this source for more source code out
- of the library, or you can opt to receive a Mushroom disk.
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- Another major section in the library is the section on the
- Mushroom disks. These are special PD disks which can be filled with
- absolutely any AMOS related programs, ranging from games, utilities,
- right through to music demo's, which seem to be very popular. Each
- mushroom disk costs the standard prices listed in the PRICES section,
- and if you have a new game that you want to include in this section,
- either in full or a playable demo, then you can send it in and
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- exchange it for another Mushroom disk title. Alternatively, you can
- exchange it for a disk of source code, or not to exchange for
- anything. Mushroom disks come "As-Is" and are fully tested before they
- are entered into the library. The PROGRAMS LIST lists all the programs
- that I currently have, and the Mushroom disk they appear on. Remember
- that some disks may only contain the one program, and others can
- contain up to 5 or 6 different programs. No information can be added
- to these disks, and if you accidentally damage them after you receive
- them, then it is your own fault. If the disk however is genuinely
- faulty when you received it, you can use the returns section in the
- FAULTY DISKS section to claim a fresh copy, only if you have bought it
- from my library.
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- Entering your own Mushroom disks do require some parameters before
- they can be entered. Firstly, something on the disk must be written in
- AMOS, such as a small driver to play the music files at the minimum.
- If it is a game or utility, then the game or utility must have been
- coded in AMOS. I am also trying to get the library to appeal to A500
- users, so if your program only needs a maximum of 1Mb RAM, and does
- not require anything over WB2.04, then the disk must be OFS
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- filesystem, so that it can be read and played on an upgraded A500. The
- disk you send must contain all librarys and necessary doc files, and
- the whole thing must autoboot, so that even the most unfamiliar
- Workbench users can get it to work easily. Your name and adress, as
- well as any other advertisements for any of your games are freely
- acceptable, including adverts for other PD librarys etc., as I am not
- really fussed. I would be gratefull if you did include an MPD advert
- in somewhere if you use a lot of adverts. When you send your disk(s)
- to me, you must tell me exactly what programs are on the disk, and
- what amount of memory it will need to run, as well as any special
- equipment that is needed to run it. Multidisk programs are welcome.
- Well, that just about covers it.
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- The library is also looking for new kinds of AMOS sections in
- which to add, and any sections which you the AMOS coders would find
- usefull. If you have any comments or suggestions, then you get in
- touch with me in the following manner :
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- Andrew "Mushroom" Kellett
- Mushroom PD
- 32 Castleton Crescent
- Gamesley
- Glossop
- Derbyshire
- SK13 9TH
- ENGLAND
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- E-Mail: mush@sneech.demon.co.uk
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- Telephone (01457) 857502 at anytime after 7pm
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- [Andrew "Mushroom" Kellett
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