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Review: POWER Disk magazine
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It's not often that you see one diskmag reviewing another -
unless of course you happen to be reading this issue of
Atari Update! Power is a diskmag written and edited by James
Mathews of Salisbury. It's on issue #19, now, and nearing
its second birthday. But is it a good read? We shall dig
deep into the realms of darkness and find out (what? - Ed).
Power is written by normal ST users like you and me, and all
the articles are displayed by a very easy-to-use shell. It
doesn't use GEM, so I doubt that the shell is Falcon
compatible, but it's still very friendly. The latest issues
have been introduced by some very nice intros; my favourite
was issue #16 where the drive light blinked (we won't use
flashed for those of you with dirty minds) to the tune.
After you've seen the intro, the main shell is loaded. From
then on, music is played constantly (like on this diskmag),
although if you don't want to hear it, you just turn down
the volume! So, the shell's nice. But what about the
articles? After all, they're the most important thing in a
diskmag aren't they?
The majority of articles are good, although they do contain
the odd swear word now and again. Some articles are pretty
pointless, although you may find them funny. Having said
that, most of the diskmag is well written and although there
are quite a few grammar and spelling mistakes, it's a good
read. And because it's Shareware, if you don't like it, you
don't pay for it. A nice, well-written and produced magazine
on disk. Well done, James!
From: Dynamic PDL
Contact: 0983 867377
Price: FREE with own disk and SAE/£1.00
The Uppers
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* Good shell
* Packed to the brim with articles
* Easy to use
* A very good read indeed (that rhymes!)
* Nice intro screens
and the Downers
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* Spelling and grammar let's it down
Overall: 90% * Silver Star Award *