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If you think MegaDisc is a good thing, please buy it
Print the Subscription Form in MD_Info and send it in!
Commodore's woes
Ah yes, Commodore. Many of you will know that Commodore Australia went
into receivership in mid-February, which is not as bad as it sounds. It
means that the local distributor of Commodore products owed too much money
to the bank and to Commodore International and had to go out backwards.
This means that a new entity will soon take over the functions of importing
and distribution and it is to be hoped that there is no large delay in
doing so, since the local dealers will be choked for supply of stock for a
while, and the end users will suffer a bit as well.
Gareth Powell, in a customarily over-written piece in the Computer section
of the Sydney Morning Herald, went into deep error mode in presuming that
the whole of Commodore globally was being shovelled into a small grave on a
back lot somewhere. Commodore generally are not doing too badly, with the
brisk sales of the A1200 and CD32 elsewhere. Check out more details of
these and other matters in the MegaBites file.
What does this mean for the end user?
Well, it comes down to why do you have a computer at home (and this is
where most of you have your Amigas)? There are many reasons, but they
centre on fun and a bit of productivity. Can your Amiga deliver the
goods? Well yes, and in a more interesting way than the alternatives, even
if the gap has closed somewhat in terms of price and performance. The
Amiga is just more fun to use, has a more integrated system, much more
flexibility due to its real multi-tasking, and anyway you've really come to
know the machine well. There is a certain conditioning in our culture
which says, "Buy the newest or the latest, just because it's there". If
you consider the pros and cons of that, you might decide that sticking with
the Amiga is a much better solution for your computing needs, now and for a
good while into the future.
There is a market and an established base out there, and it's not going to
be neglected while it exists. So let's keep things going strong by
supporting each other.
Update on alien disk-mags!
The idea of Megadisc doing a PC disk-mag has transformed into doing a
CD-ROM disk-magazine, ie, a magazine about ROMs on a ROM. Elegant in its
simplicity and appropriateness, I feel, and closer to the Amiga - indeed,
it would cover Amiga ROMs amongst others, and also aspects of the future
of computing and technology. So if you'd like any kind of involvement,
please get in touch.
New $59 price for subscribing
Yes, super value at rock-bottom prices, as they say in the ads. This is
as low as a subscription can go, in the spirit of us supporting you so that
you'll do likewise in return, so why not make the most of it? That's for a
6-issue sub, and you get a choice of 4 free PD disks, or our Hints_&_Tips
disk as a freebie.
Wanted! Tele-marketer for Megadisc
If you live in Sydney, you know the Amiga somewhat, and like Megadisc's
various products, and have tele-marketing experience then get in touch
with me (Tim). I plan to do some tele-marketing from the database for
both Megadisc products and other commercial products, and the work would
be mostly after hours (evening and weekend) since most users seem to have
given us their home numbers. Retainer plus commission basis, so make
money and support your local disk-mag.
Finding that obscure program or product
We'll find it for you! Let us know what you're after and we'll track it
down from local or overseas sources.
Fish on ROM
If you're interested in getting the Fish Disks on CD-ROM, get in touch
with us as we're getting them in - price is $55 if we get pre-orders.
There are monthly and quarterly and Fish_1-1000 ROMs on the way.
Rush Software - More titles of no-frills educational software
You'll see all these listed on the insert which comes with Megadisc
and also many of them reviewed this issue. At $29 each they're
excellent value and very professionally done. Remember this is why
you bought your Amiga in the first place (some of you)! They're all
locally written, so let's support local entrepreneurs.
We have other educational software as well such as the Lascelles'
series, and our Education packs (see our Education listing in the
Catalogue) and the various Theme lists you'll find in the PD drawer
this issue.
Giveaways for re-subscriptions
Congratulations go to the winners of the prizes for having
subscribed by MD38's release, and they are:
The first prize of all our compilation disks, and Extras disks
goes to
Ken Woodward
The second prize of 30 PD disks of your choice goes to
Graham Purnell
Third prize of 15 PD of your choice goes to
Michael O'Sullivan
Thanks to those subscribers for demonstrating the good taste of
continuing to subscribe to Megadisc!
If you re-subscribe by next issue
There is a first prize for re-subscribing, which is all our
compilation disks - Articles, Hints&Tips, and Basic, along with a
free subscription to the Extras disk - $80 worth. There may even be
an added mystery prize!
2nd prize will be 30 PD disks of your choice, 3rd prize 15 PD disks
of your choice. Be in it!
There's a re-subscription form to print out on each MD as well as the
printed sub form you get with Megadisc.
Don't forget our Mail Order Service
Make sure you print out the "MD_Mail_Order" file on MD38 - we have
many new products, improved prices and a pretty exhaustive list. We
give after sales service, and we do our best to give you the best
possible service, as many know who already use us. If it's not on
the list, ask and that includes CD-ROMs, Licenceware and public
domain.
FACT SECTION
Megadisc was produced on an Amiga A3000 with a Seagate Hard disk
and ASDG's Dual Serial Board & Syquest, and a couple of older Amigas
using a 8-Megabyte Ram expansion board from Phoenix
MicroTechnologies, 3.5" and 5.25" disk drives by Paul Chatfield,
Acudat disk-drives, Maestro Modem, AST TurboLaser and Epson 500.
Software used included "Professional Text Engine" by Zirkonics,
TxEd, SuperBase Professional by Precision Software, PowerPacker 4.0,
Deluxe Paint of course, and a great many excellent public domain
utilities by numerous talented authors, including local talent such
as Nic Wilson, Jon Potter, Robert Lang, Mike Fuller, Peter Thompson
and others.
Thanks also to sub-editors Andrew Wong and Steve Bolton for their
various useful contributions to the process of putting Megadisc
together, including the proof-reading, a big job which they have
both done with speed and accuracy.
DISCLAIMER
All Megadiscs are produced with as much care as possible and with
the aim of spreading useful information through the Amiga community
at low cost. All contents of Megadisc are checked thoroughly, but
we hold no responsibility for use of programs or implementation of
advice or modifications contained in Megadisc, which are the
responsibility of the user. (This legalese can be countered by the
fact that to date there has been no report of any mishap from use of
Megadisc - on the contrary, all the feedback has been very
supportive and positive, and thanks to all you users for that.)
What's more, Megadisc is totally independent - and we don't take
any ads so we can stay that way. Nor are we connected with
Commodore Business Machines except as third-party producers.
COPYRIGHT
Commodore, Amiga and Commodore-Amiga are trademarks of Commodore
Business Machines.
Note that Megadisc is not public domain, nor is any part of it
unless expressly stated. If you want to use anything from a
Megadisc for either commercial or non-commercial use, both copyright
laws and courtesy require that you call and ask permission, and
having got it, mention the source of the piece where it's used.
Megadisc may not be copied except for the back-up purposes of a
particular buyer of the disk. Giving a copy of Megadisc to anyone
is illegal, and constitutes theft.
DUD DISKS
Should anyone receive a disk from us at any time which does not
perform as it should, please send it straight back and it will be
immediately replaced - there are always a few dud disks in every
bunch, which you'll recognise by "Read/Write Errors" or the disk
icon showing as "DFx:BAD" or "DFx:NDOS". Sometimes a disk may
appear to be bad, but isn't - the round metal hub in the middle of
the disk can sometimes get jammed against the edge of the plastic
surround. Simply work it loose with your fingernail and you'll
often find it'll come good. And finally, some disks work fine on
some drives but not others - try it on more than one drive.
Tim Strachan
(Editor)
February '94