The Datafile PD-CD 2/DATAFILE_PDCD2.iso/full_cat21/_datafile_/cdata/Magazines

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1Disc Based Magazines
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1LUNCHTIME

1This is a new disc based magazine that has been ported over
1from the Amiga by Dr Doggie Phd.(c. Eng.)!!!
1It’s fun and has nothing to do with computers.  It’s full of
1crazy articles and the odd serious one.  The graphics are very
1good and I can recommend it 100%.

1Details of how to obtain the next issue are included.  It is
1hoped that you will enjoy this fun disc and will want to obtain
1future issues direct from the authors of LUNCHTIME.

1The Datafile wishes you all great success.


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2{DMA001}

3{FLUNCH 2    } ({S487}Kb)
4( Hamsters on the Prowl)
4This is even better than the first issue. The graphics are
4outstanding and the articles are varied and some very funny.
4You will have to de-archive this disc on to two discs before you
4run Lunchtime II.  Full instructions are on the disc.

3{FTipTop1 } ({S258}Kb)
4The Summer issue of Tip Top the interactive PD reveiw guide.
4Tim Willis has reviewed another large batch of PD and as always
4he pulls no punches.  I also get the feeling that at least one PD
4library didn't like what Tim said about them.
4This issue is up to the expected graphical standards and also
4has screen shoots of the reviewed packages.

3{FAdvert     } ({S3}Kb)
4If you want to start a new magazine for fans of cult TV series
4then contact Mark Overton (STAR ARC).

2{DMA002}

3{FLunch 3    } ({S507}Kb)
4(Edward’s Revenge)
4Another great issue.  As with Lunchtime II it is archived.
4You will have to transfer the contents of this disc on to two
4new discs.  The start up screen is both superb and impressive.
4The articles are up to their usual standard with a good mix of
4subjects, humour and excellent graphics.

3{F!CD-01/93  } ({S243}Kb)
4This is the first issue of another magazine called 'Core
4Dump' by Zynx of Arc Empire of Norway.  The articles are
4very interesting and varied.  From 310 8meg upgrades to
4Animal rights.  The front end is easy to use and the text
4scrolls all four ways!!
4Worth a look and read.

{FAdvert     } ({S3}Kb)
4If you want to start a new magazine for fans of cult TV series
4then contact Mark Overton (STAR ARC).

2{DMA003}

3{FLUNCH 1/4  } ({S693}Kb)
4(Yul Brynner’s Memorial Toolshed)
4They have done it again a brilliant mix of sound graphics and
4some very good articles.  Remember none of the articles have
4got a computing theme.  Putting it on disc is just a very
4friendly thing to do.
4This issue is archived and comes with the first issue on the
4same disc.

{FAdvert     } ({S3}Kb)
4If you want to start a new magazine for fans of cult TV series
4then contact Mark Overton (STAR ARC).

2{DMA004}

3{FIllusions  } ({S551}Kb)
4This is a demo version of the latest Archimedes/A3000/A5000
4disc based magazine. It will contain articles of interest to
4all owners and it’s being produced by John Reed.
4The monthly release will include three discs containing Music,
4Demos, articles etc.  This demo version has archived PD and a
4questionnaire for you to send to John so that he can include
4the right mix of articles and software.
4Good Luck John.

3{F!PttP      } ({S215}Kb)
4Power to the Programmers from Coin-Age Ltd.

{FAdvert      } ({S3}Kb)
4If you want to start a new magazine for fans of cult TV series
4then contact Mark Overton (STAR ARC).


2{DMA005}

3{FIllusions2 } ({S461}Kb)
4A great improvement on the original, John has made some very
4good changes to the magazine and it is highly recommended.
4This sample issue is full of interesting articles including:
4Editorial - Games - Misc - Programs and Software.  Eighteen
4articles in all.  The Illusions demo is in a class of its own.

3{FTipTopPlus } ({S333}Kb)

4This is the pilot issue of a very nice looking magazine
4called Tip Top by The Sidewinder alias Tim Willis.
4Its uses to very good effect Musberry Consultants
4'Bookbinder'.  This pilot issue contains some 26 pages of
4editorial and reports on what's new and worth having in
4the ever changing world of PD and Shareware.
4Tim seems to be quite honest in his evaluation and he has
4managed to present this issue with some flare.
4Complete with a few PD items:  !Decor8, !Magglass, !Pootah
4and !Puddytat.
4Give it a try, I'm sure you'll like it.

{FAdvert      } ({S3}Kb)
4If you want to start a new magazine for fans of cult TV series
4then contact Mark Overton (STAR ARC).


2{DMA006}

3{FOpinions   } ({S680}Kb)
4PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FOUR ISSUES OF OPINIONS ARE ARCHIVED
4AND COME ON A SINGLE DD DISC.

4Opinions 1 and 2
4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4Opinions is a disc based magazine for users of the Acorn
4Archimedes, A3000 and A5000.  As far as I am aware, it is the
4only truly Public Domain (ie all issues are PD not just the
4first one) magazine which is all about the Acorn RISC-OS range.
4This is the first and second issue on one disc. It contains
4news, reviews, and Public Domain information and some very good
4graphics screens.
4It is produced by Linton Dawe.  As with all Lintons’ projects
4I am sure this will be another outstanding success.

4Opinions 3
4~~~~~~~~~~
4The third issue of this interesting disc magazine.  This issue
4features the following subjects:
4Sound output on the Archimedes and how to improve it - Games
4and PD reviews - DTP and Fonts and more great graphics.
4If you would like to voice any of your opinions on any aspect
4of the Archimedes scene then send Linton an article.

4Opinions 4
4~~~~~~~~~~
4The fourth issue of this great magazine.  This issue covers
4the following:
4!TheMag! is the main magazine, !Colour! contains some pretty
4graphics screens and !ThePD! contains some of the public domain
4software mentioned in the P.D. pages.  As with other issues it
4is well put together and easy to use.

2{DMA007}

3{FNEWDAWN 1  } ({S761}Kb)
4This is by a very large margin the best PD disc magazine.
4It contains 100K of text files which include an editorial,
4articles on software, hints ‘n’ tips on Amiga to Arc software
4transfer, cheat on Enter the Realm and how to get the best
4from !Paint.
4Info on sound and multimedia with details on how to contribute
4to the magazine.
4Information on graphics, this issue deals with Mandelbrots,
4Quantums MegaDemo and words of wisdom from Narc, Quantum’s
4graphics man.
4The first part of a great sci-fi story called Venera.
4Not only do you get these well written articles with a neat
4front end and with lots of music, four in total, a different
4tune with each major part of the magazine.  But it also has
4a great game called SYLPH.  This was written by Tom Cooper and
4is a up market version of Jet Set Willy, fly around with your
4rocket back pack and blast the nasties and collect the goodies.
4To top all this off the magazine also includes a great flight
4simulator called 1914.  Fly your World War 1 plane and destroy
4the enemies airfields and planes.  Great.
4As I have said above this is the best magazine for the Acorn
4range of super computers.  You will require 2megs or more the
4archived file contains over 1300k of interesting articles and
4top class software designed to give you hours of fun.


2{DMA008}

3{FNEWDAWN 2  } ({S725}Kb)
4The Quantum team have done it yet again.  Another great issue of
4this very popular magazine disc.  Three excellent pieces of music
4from Exel.  Tom Coopers has been hard at it to bring yet another
4fantastically exciting game.  Better and faster than SWIV but
4it’s PD and only costs you £1.35 inclusive.  That’s value.
4Cobra has come up with another flight sim. Just in case you
4haven’t seen the armageddon game on the Amiga, this game is a bit
4of a copy  of it. Basically, you have to fly around the combat
4arena, attacking, well everything in sight really. The enemy has
4constructed vast networks of reactors, bases, combat defences and
4power lines. Your job is to use the latest in fly by Archie
4technology to take out these enemy scum. If you’re one of these
4people who likes games with an environmental theme to it, why not
4pretend that the enemy robot forces have occupied this planet and
4have polluted it to the extent that all the vegetation has died
4off, and you have to put it back to normality.  All good fun.
4The story goes on..................

4The articles as usual cover a wide range of subjects including
4the question, where do Acorn go from here?
4Get this issue, you are bound to get a lot of enjoyment from it.

2{DMA009}

3{FNewDawn 3  } ({S786}Kb)
4The one everyone has been waiting for is now here.  This very
4popular magazine discs now sports a new front called NICE
4(New Dawn Icon Control Environment).  After three very good
4intro screens including a warning about the textual content of
4some of the articles that are 18 plus only, a small bubbeling
4New Dawn icon graces the icon bar.
4From this icon you can get more information on the group who
4produce the magazine, Quantum.  You can open the resources
4directory or go to the magazine.
4Once in the magazine the NICE is a pleasure to use.  You will
4have easy access to the twelve articles / sections that include
4programminf, software, hints & tips, the scene plus much more.
4This issues game is a commercial quality shoot em up from
4MATRIX alias Jack Parkinson called Artemis.  I have played this
4one for hours, it's smooth, colourful and noisey!!  This issue
4is worth getting for the game alone.
4The music must not go unmentioned.  It is superb, three first
4class tracks plus a new player and front end to control them.
4Player by Phoenix and music by Exel
4GET THIS ISSUE NOW IT'S FANTASTIC.

2{DMA010}

3{F!Thumper2  } ({S749}Kb)
4The second issue of Thumper by Robin Jubber.  This issue features
4¤  Three tunes to choose from by pressing Adjust including one
4very bad one with my little sister on lead vocals.
4¤  After Dark. Game news with *screenshots*!
4¤  The ChapterHouse. Loads of cheat modules.
4¤  Games- Nasty2+designer.
4¤  Many pictures accompanying the articles.
4¤  Extra tracker + symphony modules + ray trace file + Jpeg file
4+jpeg reader + speed utility etc.
4¤  Picture gallery. Luverly.


2{DMA011}
3{F!Archive1  } ({S700}Kb)

4Archive’1 is a sort of menu system. It contains a number of
4programs that included a new disc based magazine called
4Spectrum.  When run a window opens that gives you easy access to
4the articles which feature reviews of utilities, games & demos,
4articles on trackers, flight sims, the scene, an interview and
4a short editorial.  All the articles are short and to the point
4so you won't have to spend hours reading them!  The package also
4contains:

4* Frac       - Maths program.
4* Quad       - "   " "     ".
4* ISprites   - Utility.
4* SetDir     - "     ".
4* Useless    - "     ".
4* ISControl  - (Sounds)Tracker Player
4* CombatAd   - A disc filler!
4* SlideShow  - A Mono Akira Slide Show.
4* Constipati - Draw file.
4* Dob        - "  " "  ".
4* Dog        - "  " "  ".
4* Sylvester  - "  " "  ".
4* Ugly       - "  " "  ".

4All the above programs have been written by members of Sounds
4Riscy.  For the first issue this is quite good and I'm sure that
4the contents of future issues will mature and grow.


2{DMA012}

3{F!!Magazine } ({S782}Kb)
4This is a special one-disk sample issue of Kaleidoscope Disk
4Magazine, to judge the demand for such a program. If it proves
4successful (by a high enough rate of survey returns), we shall
4produce a three-disk magazine on a regular basis, containing
4articles and programs.
4I have to admit that a lot of work has gone in to this magazine
4disc.  Its presentation is of the highest quality and the
4graphics are sure to please.
4The following magazine issues are not big enought to require a disc
4of their own so thay are offered as Pic'n'Mix files.


2{DMA013}

3{FLunchtime5 } ({S482}Kb)
4Wardrobe Racing for Forigners
4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4Yet another fun packed issue of this very popular magazine
4disc.  The standards are still very high with a great
4animated cartoon sequence to get you in the mood.

4I can't help feel that some of the team have a few screws
4loose!!  It does mean that you will have a good laugh while
4reading the articles.

4Articles (c) A.J.Bennett, N.Davies, P.Golds,
4N.Harper, Morribund Hedgehog, N.Patel, P.Todd.

3{FTipTop } ({S201}Kb)

4At last someone who is willing to say exactly what they think!!
4Tim Willis runs a review of the current PD libraries, we didn't
4quite make the top, and it spills the beans on cost, catalogues
4and speed of service.  He also gives honest reviews on much of
4the latest releases and some you may have missed.

4This is the Spring issue and I hope he continues to be so honest
4while maintaining such a high class display sequence.


2{DMA014}

3{F!Thumper  } ({S345}Kb)

4A new disc based magazine.   This one is by RAJ, Robin Jubber
4and he is on the look out for anyone who would like to submit
4articles, pictures, tunes, reviews or just your views on what's
4happening at the moment.  The first issue comes complete with
4a game called !Nastie.  You control what looks like a purple
4halloween lantern and as you blast around the maze you have to
4find diamonds and if you are lucky you’ll find the golden crown
4of Fandoria.  Not up to the standards of New Dawn or Lunchtime
4but give RAJ time and I’m sure the magazine will improve.


3{FAAUC       } ({S396}Kb) «

2A very simple Acorn magazine disc the Acorn Archimedes User Club
2contains text files for you to view in Edit or your favourite
2text editor.  It also contains PD in the form of utilities,
2sillies and Protracker and tunes.  No new items though.  Not the
2pick of the bunch.  The full version loads to the icon bar and a
2menu similar to the older version of Archimedes world, without
2the waiter, is then given.  You can load the articles from here
2and it also opens windows that contain the various applications
2that are supplied with each disc.

2It will feature a special series on ‘Video’ and review video
2related hardware and software.  The aim is for you to get the
2best from your machine for the smallest outlay possible.

2Membership will cost you £25 for a years worth of monthly discs.


2{DMA015}


3{F!Hardliner } ({S350}Kb)«

4Quite an interesting magazine disc as long as you can understand
4a little Germany.  This is a BytePool Production by  Tim Juretzky.
4It contains a demo section, mailbox, hint ‘n’ tips, games section
4plus a lot more.  It has a good front end and very smooth text
4scroller.

3{FEntropy   } ({S397}Kb)
4The first issue of Entropy by P. Lurcock & P. Taphouse. It was
4produced using MEditate v.3.31 The Magazine Editor from the crew
4who produce the Lunchtime magazine.
4You are given a choice of music, or none at all and there are
4articles on Nova Paint, the Oak recorder to name but two.
4A good first issue.

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