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AMOSZINE ISSUE 0
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Welcome to the first ever issue of Amoszine, the first of many I hope.
This issue is Public Domain and available freely as a sampler of issues
to come. Please feel free to spread this disk, in fact you will be helping
us if you do.
Amoszine (as if you didn`t know already) uses the F1 Licenceware disk mag
creator MAGNUM PRO which costs 3.99 and comes complete with Amos Source
so you can configure it to your needs. I haven`t had much time to make
many changes myself, maybe next issue if I get time.
* READ THE STOP PRESS NOTE AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE *
QUICK INSTRUCTIONS:
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Just in case you have never used a similar mag (where have you living? in a
cave?) below tells you all the secrets of being a disk mag professional:
At the bottom far right of the screen you will see four arrows, pointing
UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT, forget the UP and DOWN arrows.
Click with the left mouse button over the arrow pointing right to see the
second menu of articles. Now click on the left arrow to go back to the
first menu page.
Move the mouse pointer over any of the article names in the centre of the
screen and highlight your choosen article. Now click on it with the left
mouse button. Thearticle will now load/decrunch and display page one of that
article. At the top right hand corner it will say 1/7 or similar this shows
you are on page 1 of a 7 page article. Click on the left and right arrows
to move about the article. Clicking on the icons 1st page and last page are
quiet obvious as is EXIT and MUSIC so I won`t insult you by explaining them.
To get back to the menu from whence you came just click on INDEX.
YOU ARE NOW A PRO.
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Yuk! I hate writing instructions for anything, did you guess that?
Right back to reality.
Just like all magazines, to be able to continue publishing we need
contributions from you, the reader.
Whether there is going to be a next issue of Amoszine is entirely up to you.
If we don`t get enough articles/programs/letters etc. then it will be
pointless continuing.
Here are some ideas/suggetions:
Your reviews of anything written in Amos
Amos projects you are working on
Amos programming hints/tips/tutorials
Amos programming problems that you have
Any of your source code (preferably documented, but not essential)
We can consider putting small demo versions of your products on the disk(s)
if there is enough room and we think it`s good enough.
Adverts for anything Amos related that you are selling.
This applies to companies as well as individuals. This service is free but
we would appreciate it if you could accompy any ASCII or 16 colour NTSC IFF
file with an article for the mag or at least some source code.
Adverts/articles cannot be accepted on paper, sorry.
Adverts for Amos contacts or buying/selling/swapping are all ok and free.
Any comments for improvements etc. are welcome, let us know what you want!
Is it more source? less articles? more compos? We can`t know unless you
tell us.
To get the next issue of AMOSZINE send just 2.00 and a stamp to:
Steve Bye,
31 Wellington Rd,
Exeter, Devon.
EX2-9DU
*Important* Make cheques payable only to S.BYE please.
At £2.00 we are the cheapest Amos mag around so no complaints, ok.
and when you consider most of the files on this disk are crunched then
really you are getting value for money, so there.
If you would like to join the Amoszine team then send me a few articles,
some source and a bit about yourself and I am sure we can do something.
Let me know what you could do for Amoszine.
As a part of the team you will recieve many benefits, but of course you
won`t get paid any cash.
As Amoszine is new, now is your chance to join in and make a name for
yourself. If you are a competent coder with time to spare why not offer your
services as the Amoszine problem page editor? There`s plenty of vacancies at
the moment, so if you want to be a part of Amoszine,
"There`s never been a better time." (C) Margret Thatcher 1984.
The music you are listening to (if you haven`t switched it off) is a small
mod from one of F1`s music disks by Steve Gane. These mods are for people
like me, who have more chance of growing a third nipple than writing a decent
piece of music. See F1 PRODUCTS for more details.
Don`t forget that on this disk there is a drawer called SOURCE_CODE that is
full of (you guessed it) Source. The source is a selection from F1 Source
disks and is some of the finest source around, but then again I would say
that wouldn`t I! See F1 SOURCE DISKS article.
Amoszine is sponsored by F1 Licenceware, that is why you will see a lot of
articles to do with F1`s products and services.
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!!!STOP PRESS!!!!
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On the very day of release of this issue, Andrew Cambell, one of the best
Amos coders around, (BLACK DAWN, BRAINSHAVE, WHITE RABBITS, POLYMORPH etc.)
has contacted me and sent a disk of source that will knock your sox off!!
I have put a few of his routines on this issue but I have saved the BEST
for next issue. And when I say the best I mean the source to one or maybe
(if I feel generous) two of the games listed above. If you are into source
then you will absloutley BONKING MAD if you don`t get ISSUE 1, which will be
ready as soon as possible, dependant on you lot sending articles and source
in. Thanks Andrew.
Also special thanks to the indomitable Lee "2meg chip required" Bamber and
of course Alan "I`m working on 17 projects at the mo" Carter and everyone
else who has contributed and helped on this production and with the F1 Source
disks.
P.S This disk has been optimised for fast loading,can you tell the differnce?