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EDITORIAL
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Welcome to our second issue of MEGADISC. We believe some people
have been wondering why it has taken so long, or if we had taken the
money and flown to sunny Spain. Well, as my Mum (and probably yours)
always says "a job worth doing....etc", and it is no easy task laying
the foundations of a venture such as this. Daily, we are getting more
of the business organized, our contacts are spreading, and in future we
plan to release an issue of MEGADISC every six weeks.
An agreement has been reached with Grace Bros., in NSW, to sell
MEGADISC, and our Dealer base is spreading throughout the country. We
have, however, been most encouraged by the response from those of you
who bought our Premiere issue. If this continues we aren't going to
have time to fly anywhere!
A number of significant events have occurred, on the Amiga scene,
since the Premiere issue of MEGADISC, in March. Most important was
Commodore's announcement, at the PC 87 Show in Sydney, of the imminent
release of the Amiga 500 and an Amiga 2000. Just when these machines
will be marketed is uncertain, although we were told that Commodore was
expecting delivery of the Amiga 500 in June/July, with the Amiga 2000
to follow later in the year. It does mean though that Commodore has
made a definite commitment to the Amiga series.
We've decided not to review the machines this issue, as this has
been amply done in many publications - AmigaWorld (March/April),
Compute! (March), Amazing Computing (Vol.2 No.3), A.P.C. (April), but
we shall be pleased to answer any questions you may have about them.
The personal view of one Amiga owner can be found in the I&O
(Input&Output) drawer under UserViews.
UserViews is an open forum where any reader can express private
opinions on any computer-related subject. While we are prepared to
print (almost) anything in this section of MEGADISC, we would like it
clearly understood these are not our views. You'll find those
expressed here!
One reader, who looks like becoming a contributor, has provided a
well informed look at Copy Protection. You will find this, as well as
some other letters, in UserViews. At the end of his article Steve
poses the question - "Who's going to be the first one to jump off the
Protector/Pirates merry-go-round?". Many people were surprised, some
appalled, when they heard that we planned to sell MEGADSIC unprotected.
Our philosophy was simple - if we can provide a valuable resource
of information at a low cost, users will be prepared to support us and
buy an original. Committed, as we are, to the idea of spreading public
domain software as the authors wish, this shall continue to be our
philosophy. Whether it remains a viable proposition, only time will
tell!!
Another important move forward in the evolution of the Amiga 1000
is the official release of the 1.2 Operating System. We have studied
it very carefully, and the results of those explorations is written up
in the Articles drawer. It certainly seems a much smoother System
than 1.1, and we hope you'll all get it real soon so that we can use it
when compiling MEGADISC.
We have also been transmogrifying (look that up!!) and, in
keeping with the rapid changes constantly occurring in the computer
world, shall continue to do so. Readers of MEGADISC 1, will notice
our new colours this issue. Next time we may choose green and pink,
who knows? Conventions are not what we're about, and a change is as
good as the holiday, for which we don't have time. Be assured we shall
continue to keep improving and refining, so you will reap the benefits.
There are many bytes and pieces here to satisfy your varied
tastes. Articles on RAM expansion, by Norm Jackson, and Modems, by Jim
Lynch, both of whom have expertise in these subjects, appear because
they were especially asked for by readers of the Premiere issue of
MEGADISC. If you have any topics you would liked explained, let us
know.
As well as Norm and Jim, we would like to extend our gratitude for
contributions and help provided by Graeme Whittle, Perry Papadopoulos,
Martin Watson, Steve Wright, Dennis Robillard , Jon Benjamin, and
Mark Hosking.
In the pipeline for our next issue are articles on Hard Disks,
Amiga disk structure, Music and some programs using Modula-2. So until
then stay well, and remember there is more to life than wondering if
there is more to life than wondering!
END OF INTRO
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