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@4
Firstly, Happy New Year to all our readers. Secondly, here at Amoszine
I think we are telepathic. Why is this? Firstly, we said that Amos
Professional would be included on an Amiga Format coverdisk, we were
right. Secondly, we said that Mary Poppins would be on over Christmas,
we were right again! Well, it's not hard to guess that Mary Poppins
would be on! So if you watched that 'classic', you are now sentenced
to death (honest!), you should have been reading Amoszine instead!!
I think all you lot should make a New Years resolution. This resolution
is to send me some programs to review. How many programs did I get sent?
One, Un, Uno, one measly program. If I don't get anything sent you won't
get any reviews, simple. End of moan.
@5
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@4
If you would like to comment on a review then please send all
your letters to the letters page of the magazine, so everyone
can read what you've got to say.
@5
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@6
How are the reviews structured??
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@4
First off I will say what the program is, what it does and give
a brief background to the program. The following paragraphs say
what I actually think of the program. The last paragraph
contains a summary of what I think of the program as a whole.
Below this are 7 sub-sections detailing the programs strengths
and weaknesses. Each section has a mark out of ten. Guess which
mark is the best! Here is what each sub-section means:
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DOCUMENTATION
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This is where I praise or moan about a program's instructions.
If they are poorly written, then expect a poor mark. Of course
if the program has excellent on-line help with helpful
instructions in AmigaGuide format then expect a good mark here.
@6
USER INTERFACE
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Programs that have well laid-out interfaces with drop-down menus
and are extremely easy to use will be rewarded well. However if
a program uses AMOS' default screen and is heavily reliant on
the keyboard then I'll say so.
@6
EASE OF USE
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I think this section is obvious really but it could contain
anything, such how easy it was to install to hard disk, how easy
it was to set-up or how easy it was to loose your temper. The
latter will NOT be rewarded well!
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SPEED
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The speed of the program will be considered along with programs
of a similar type. If it is fast for this sort of program then
I'll mention it. If the program's a ray-tracer then don't
expect it to be fast, it will be compared with another
ray-tracing program.
@6
RELIABILITY
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Programs which don't work most of the time, crash, corrupt disks,
throw a tantrum will get a zero rating. So there!
@6
VALUE FOR MONEY
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If the program is a serious rival to LightWave for example and
the author has released it as Freeware then:
1) The author is extremely stupid
2) and you've got to get it!
(Slight exaggeration there methinks! Who would release LightWave
as P.D.?)
@6
OVERALL
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@4
This is an average of all the marks and one last comment about
the program.
All the marks are out of 10, no prizes for guessing which is the
best mark to have.
@5
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@4 If you have programmed something special, then don't be shy,
please send it in! Amoszine's reviews can only continue if there is
enough programs sent in. Of course, it gives your program free
publicity as well which can't be bad!
Please send all submissions to:
@3
Andrew Smith
Amoszine Reviews
2 Fairway,
Hockley,
Tamworth,
STAFFS.
B77 5HA.@4
But please remember, if your program's not very good, I'll say so!
If you think it is good, then chances are I'll think so as well.@5
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@4
Happy coding.
@7 Andy.