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* EDOS - Electronic Distribution of Software *
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* Raymond Mortimer *
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There is now a new way to buy ST software from your local computer shop
- EDOS. It is being introduced by Software on Demand Ltd, based in
Newcastle-under-Lyme. This system was talked about some time ago but has
now only just come into operation. Basically EDOS licensed stores have a
terminal with all the games available on EDOS encryted onto CD-ROM. The
terminal also has 3½", 3" and 5¼" disk drives and a cassette unit, so
that your selected game can be copied to more down-to-earth media.
10 formats are supported from MSX (with a grand total of 9 games -
mostly by Alternative software!) and Spectrum to Amiga, PC and ST.
Because the copy is made in-store, and not volume duplicated, it is
virtually guaranteed to work error free and be virus free too. It also
means, of course that the shop will never run out of stock or be
lumbered with a load of trashy games nobody wants. The shop does keep a
stock of all the packaging materials though, like boxes (the small
glass type ones) and the instructions and inlays, but these are not as
expensive to the shop, as the complete game is.
EDOS is a fully approved and copyrighted system. Every sale is recorded
inside the terminal, and at specific intervals, Software on Demand Ltd
collect all the sales figures from the participating shops via a modem
link, so that royalty payments may be made to the software houses.
A free 32 page catalogue contains details on all the games available
with EDOS. There are currently about 172 titles available, virtually all
budget releases from companies like Codemasters, Titus and Alternative
software. Games include Mercenary, Defender of Crown, Rocket Ranger and
Super Cars. Prices are generally £4.99 or £7.99 with the odd £9.99 as
well. There are a number of old and rather obscure games (ever heard of
No Exit by Coktel Vison, or how about Mad Show by Silmarils?), but if
you happen to be looking for that elusive game, you may find it here.
Only a handful of shops currently take part in EDOS - Computer Visions
in Reading (run by Riverdene PDL) is one, but hopefully as more shops
take part and the system becomes more well known, better and newer games
will become availble.
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