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I N T R I N S I C A N N O U N C E S L I C E N S E F R O M A I
I T A L I A N A M I G A S H O W
O F F I C I A L A A G R E P O R T
A M I G A I N F O R M E R W E B S I T E F E A T U R E S
V I D E O E S C O R T P R O M O T I O N
A M I N E T S E T 5 I S O U T
N E W S R E A D E R " N E W Y O R K "
I N D E X H A S A I L I C E N S E
C Y G N U S E D R E T U R N S
I B R O W S E S S L F O R I N T E R N A T I O N A L U S E R S
Editor's Thoughts and Introduction:
We have a fairly large issue for you today - there's been a lot of
news in the Amiga community of late, which can only be a good sign.
There are two stories on Amiga clones to bring your way. First is an
announcement from Intrinsic Computer Systems (ICS) of an "interim"
license from Amiga International to produce A1200 based towers. We're
not sure exactly what sort of license that is, or its status, but you
can read what they have to say below.
Later in the issue we bring you an announcement from Index about
their license. We've reported extensively on Index in recent issues,
but thought you'd like to know they now have official licensed status.
There are two stories on Amiga computer shows this time. First, a
story about an upcoming show to be held in Italy. Then we bring you
another report on the Australian show recently completed. Last issue,
we had an unofficial report. This longer report is the official one.
There are several product announcements in this issue which we think
will interest many of you. We're especially pleased to see the
venerable name of CygnusED back in the news. That program has been
missing from the Amiga community for too long.
We also bring you a press release from "Amiga Informer" announcing
various interesting new features at the magazine's web site. Fletcher
didn't mention it in the article, but rumor has it there may be
biographies and even photos of the writers in the future. That
includes me of course, so consider this a warning as you're prowling
the site - you never know what you might see!
We hope you enjoy this issue - and don't forget to pass copies on to
your computing friends!
Brad Webb,
Editor
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I N T R I N S I C A N N O U N C E S L I C E N S E F R O M A I
Amiga International licenses Intrinsic to build Amiga clones
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
9th July 1997
Since 1995 ICS have been at the forefront in developing expansion
systems that enable A1200 and A4000 users to make the best use of Hard
Drive and CD Rom technology. Their MMS tm Technology has made it
possible for the Amiga to utilise up to four EIDE devices.
In a not surprising announcement ICS have been awarded a license to
produce A1200 based tower systems. Micronik and Index Information Ltd
have already been granted licenses and it was only a matter of time
that the leaders in multimedia technology for the Amiga would follow
suit. The new A1200 tower system will be called the Amigo PC range.
"We know that the Amiga is the best machine available for the home
and professional user. Its operating system is far superior to that of
Wintel and Mac based machines and that's the reason why we don't
develop for any other platform. Amiga OS is far more efficient in the
areas of memory, resources and hard disk storage than any other
operating system. The future of the Amiga has now become very exciting
and we were very pleased when we heard the announcement that Micronik,
Index Information Ltd and then ourselves had been awarded licenses to
produce Amiga based systems" - Barry Turner of Intrinsic Computer
Systems.
In Amigo PC will be supplied in various configurations:
* StormA1200 based tower system
* CycloneA1200 based tower system, 68030 50Mhz CPU with 16 or 32Mb
* TornadoA1200 based tower system, 68060 50Mhz CPU with 16 or 32Mb
* HurricaneA1200 based tower system, PPC603e 200Mhz with 16 or 32Mb
* They will all have the option of Hard Drive and CD Rom Drive.
An example of a "Fully Loaded" system would be:
Hurricane HC A1200, tower with 2Gb Hard Drive,£1699.95 16x CD Rom
Drive, PPC603e 200Mhz, 34Mb ram, expansion bus, graphics card and
monitor.
Every Amigo PC will be bundled with either three new professional
software packages or three new games never seen before on the Amiga,
these have been supplied by Alive Media Soft who have now transfered
several games from the Macintosh and PC to the Amiga platform.
"Although the license is only an interim one that does not allow ICS
to use the Amiga name on its products for the next 12 months, the best
personal computer there is has just got better" - Barry Turner,
Intrinsic Computer Systems.
For further information contact ICS:
Tel: +44 (0)1474 335294
Fax: +44 (0)1474 533500
or visit their web site:
http://www.centrenet.co.uk/~ics/index.html
or write to:
Intrinsic Computer Systems
38 Kings Drive
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 5BJ
England
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I T A L I A N A M I G A S H O W
AMIGA PLANET (PIANETA AMIGA) SHOW IN EMPOLI (ITALY)
14 July, 1997
We (Enigma Amiga Run) are pleased to present a new Amiga-Only
oriented show in Italy: It's called "PIANETA AMIGA" and we very happy
to support it.
About Enigma Amiga Run
Our monthly magazine is not only the leader on the Italian market
with a circulation of 15,000 copies, but actually it is one of the
oldest at international level - it was launched in 1987!!
Nowadays we have reached the n°88 issue, because we didn't suspend
our publications during the "long dark night" that AMIGA suffered.
How to contact with us:
Enigma Amiga Run Calle Salamanca, 27 46005 Valencia (Spain) Email.
yuri@skylink.it URL: [http://www.skylink.it/ear]
http://www.skylink.it/ear
Enigma Amiga Run it's very happy to introduce:
PIANETA AMIGA (PLANET AMIGA)
JASA COMMUNICATIONS S.R.L., enthusiastic about the results achieved
with the platform AMIGA and availing itself of its own experience in
organizing exhibitions and fairs, in cooperation with PIANETA AMIGA
committee (chairman Dott. Luciano Cutrini), has decided to set in
motion, with the first Exhibition-Trade dedicated to PIANETA AMIGA.
Who are we
We are a company who is concerned with the organization of local
exhibitions, fairs and telematics informations for public and private
institutions (last piece of work done: video computerization
(Videoinform 2000) to the University of Pisa).
Exhibition Program
The exhibition will be held to PALAESPOSIZIONI of EMPOLI on the 20th
and 21st of September 1997(Open from 9am to 11pm).
Are invited:
* Trade Operators Hardware and Software AMIGA
* Developers and Programmers Shareware
* User Group
* Collectors
* Repairers
* AMIGA's fans in general eager to show their (Hardware\Software)
works.
For who is not a Trade-operator there will be "Demo-Tables"located in
special places.
Additional informations
During the exhibition there will be a conference with an open
discussion attended by the more representative member of PIANETA
AMIGA.(Mr. Michele Iurillo ( Enigma Amiga Run Magazine) has already
confirmed his presence at the conference).
It will be also held a "mostra-confronto" (Display-Discussion) of
graphic and video works, to which will take part User Group Amiga as
against with Different Systems User. (On Internet will be available
more details about the enrollment)
Useful Informations about EMPOLI (FLORENCE)
Empoli is located 5 km far from Vinci and 20 from Florence. It is
also a cross point of a crossroads 45 km far from Pisa and 70 from
Siena.
There are Railways and motorways that enable you to reach these
places in a maximum of 30\40 minutes. You can also arrive by plane at
the airport of Pisa or Florence. (Florence city center is far 15
minutes by car)
In the near of the big cities there are many farms, where Visitors
and Exhibitors can find board and lodging in very attractive resorts
in the beautiful landscape of the Tuscany countryside.
(In July will be available a detailed list of all Restaurants, Hotels
and Farm holidays operating within the PIANETA AMIGA committee. Since
now we can assure a Bar\Restaurant service with local dishes).
We also are delighted to point out that there is in Vinci a display
of Leonardo's works called "L'immagine di Leonardo".
For further informations
write to:
Jasa Communications S. R. L. Via Ponzano, 135/a Empoli (FI)
or dial:
Tel/Fax 0039-571-922742 Tel. 0039-337-682848
or E-MAIL to:
jasa@pn.itnet.it
Dott. L.Cutrini E-Mail:
mcutrini@dedalo.com
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O F F I C I A L A A G R E P O R T
The Australian Amiga Gathering '97
AI's AAG '97 Show Representative's Official Report
including Petro Tyschtschenko's Statement
Release date: 8 July, 1997
PERMISSION TO COPY, WITHOUT ALTERATION, IS GRANTED
The Australian Amiga Gathering '97 (AAG '97) was held on the weekend
of 28 and 29 June, 1997 at the Kensington Exhibition Centre of The
Sydney Showground.
AAG '97 was the brainchild of Michael Burak, editor of the magazine
Australian Amiga Gazette (hence the AAG title for the show), "a
grassroots publication created for the purpose of keeping the Amiga
dream alive in Australia and beyond."
Despite the cold and wet conditions of a Sydney winter's day, and the
limited exposure the show was able to receive, nearly 1000 people
(that is, paying customers) attended the show, a very creditable
result. One which Michael, and his hard-working team, must surely be
proud of.
Although it was small in size, I believe AAG '97 will provide the
needed kickstart that the Australian Amiga community has been waiting
for. It is only a pity, according to many with whom I spoke, that the
show organisers did not receive any support from Megatron, currently
AI's only officially recognised Australian distributor. Those
exhibitors who did support the show had nothing but praise for the
weekend, and took full advantage of the special enclosure (`The Tent')
which was provided for the purpose of presentations, seminars, group
discussions, prize contests, etc.
AAG '97 was also used as the vehicle for the official relaunch of the
Amiga in Australia and, as such, a statement by AI's President, Petro
Tyschtschenko (the correct version of which is given below, and which
I had the privilege to present) was read at the show on both days to
an appreciative audience. My personal reaction to the statement was
the importance of two things. First, that it is time to stop being
negative about the Amiga and AI's efforts, and start being positive -
not only here in Australia, but everywhere. And second, we must all
(and this means the whole Amiga community; the users as well as the
industry) change our attitude from one of "What can Gateway 2000/AI do
for me?" to one of "What can I do for the Amiga?"
Because AAG '97 did represent the official relaunch of the Amiga in
Australia, and because of the enthusiasm generated by the show, I
believe an appropriate slogan for Australia would be: "The comeback
has started. Keep the momentum going!"
Who Was There and What Did They Do?
The following is a brief description of the exhibitors, presented in
alphabetical order:
# Amadeus Computers -
One of the few dedicated Amiga dealers still around, Amadeus
Computers is situated just outside Sydney. Included in its stand were
a range of products from Digita and Cloanto, for both of whom Amadeus
is official distributor in Australia.
# Amiga Genius -
This Amiga dealer came from Newcastle, considered by Australians to
be fairly close, as it is only about 145km (90 miles) north of Sydney.
It was the only stand offering the Graffiti card (which can be used on
any Amiga), but it was also demonstrating the Siamese System and
Shapeshifter.
# Australian Amiga Gazette (AAG) -
As organisers of the show, the AA Gazette's stand (manned mainly by
Michael and Dianna Burak, Michael Gruber, and Paul and Ann Graham)
provided all the administrative support that was needed during the
show, promoted the Gazette, ran a very successful Shareware
Registration Booth, offered a range of useful (though now aging)
product, including Greg Wall's very successful A1200 tutorial videos,
and donated space to the ICOA, various members of which (notably Guy
Nathan and Paul Morabito) could be seen there at different times
during the show.
# Computa Magic -
Another mainstay of the Australian dealers still committed to the
Amiga, Melbourne-based Computa Magic's owners, Vince and Kerrie
Morton, travelled a few hundred kilometres to support the show. It was
commitment like this (and that shown by others who travelled great
distances to be present) that, I believe, will make all the difference
to the Amiga's revival in Australia.
Distributors represented by Computa Magic include DKB, Golden Image
and ProDAD. It also distributes the Bio-Con flicker fixer, and was
holding talks with UK-based Power Computing with a view to
representing them here.
# GP Software -
Publishers of that great Amiga utility, Directory Opus, GP Software's
stand was manned by Greg Perry (GP himself) and Jonathon Potter, both
of whom had travelled all the way from Brisbane, Queensland, some
800km (or 500 miles) to the north.
Focussing on Opus 5.5 and Opus Magellan (Opus 5.6), they soon
dispelled any suggestion (voiced in some magazines) that Directory
Opus has become too complex. Their enthusiasm for this great product
was contagious, and clearly appreciated by the constant stream of
people who came to talk to them, many of whom (myself included) walked
away wearing their very smart Directory Opus T-shirts.
# GSoft -
Another long distance exhibitor (approximately 1200km, or 750 miles,
as the crow flies), long time supporter of the Australian Amiga
community and one-time President of the now defunct Australian Amiga
Developers Association (AADA), Steve Wemyss and his family showed
their continuing commitment by travelling all the way from Adelaide,
capital of the State of South Australia.
Specialising in custom multimedia solutions, especially for Amiga
computer systems, GSoft is the exclusive Australian distributor for
Micronik Infinity Towers, ELSAT (ProGrab) digitisers, Phase 5
products, MIAMI and, for improved printer output, Studio II.
Helping out on the stand was Arnie Robbins (Software Buyers Service)
from Melbourne, who was representing AWeb. Covered with AWeb stickers,
and wearing a large black hat of the `Mad Hatter' type, Arnie was
probably the most colourful character at the show.
# Power Computing -
Winner of the travel stakes, "by a country mile", was Tony Ianiri,
Director of UK-based Power Computing. Tony felt he should support the
many Australian users who have been buying from him but, faced with
the problem of customs, only brought in small items (mainly A1200
accelerators and CD-ROM games) which he felt he could either sell at
the show or leave with local dealers who, deprived of new product for
so long, were more than happy to take them. The Australian Amiga scene
needs people like Tony. I hope he enjoyed his planned short holiday in
Australia after the show.
# RMF -
Resource Management Force, a Sydney-based company and makers of the
QuickNet `peer to peer' network system designed specifically for the
Amiga (all models including the A500 and CD32), was represented by
Norman Pakes.
QuickNet will allow an unlimited number of Amigas to be connected
together, as it utilises standard EtherNet cabling that may have
repeaters and boosters as required, although a network of 20-30
computers is possible without any repeaters or boosters. Because of
the software in a ROM on the card, a particularly useful feature of
QuickNet is that it allows a computer that is `diskless' to boot
from another computer's hard disk drive somewhere on the network. This
could make for great economy in the classroom situation.
# St Johns Park High School -
Led by their Visual Arts Head Teacher, Mrs Lyn Thomas, a number of
students from this school had willingly given up their weekend (and
part of their school holidays) to demonstrate, on half dozen or so
Amigas, various aspects of their school's Film and Video Course.
At a time when most schools in Australia are disposing of their
Amigas, it was gratifying to learn that St Johns Park was intending to
increase the number of Amigas they have. The hard work and enthusiasm
shown by the students and their teachers at the show did earn the
school a new piece of equipment - an HP colour printer - presented to
them at the end of the show by UniTech Electronics.
St Johns Park High School, and their sponsors, were kind enough to
allow me, as Convenor of The Amiga Education Network (TAEN), to use
their stand as a point of contact with those attending the show. As
TAEN is a non-profit organization which I run on a voluntary basis,
this gesture was greatly appreciated by me.
# TechMedia -
Represented by its principal, Norman Cantrell, and ably assisted by
Guy, TechMedia describes its business as "Digital Media Products and
Productions", building Amiga-based and Draco-based DTV systems for a
variety of organisations, including schools and motels.
Demonstrations of the high-end Draco-based systems, and the lower
priced Casablanca DVE machine (a sleek single unit design which
resembles the CDTV and effectively says: "This is really easy to use,
you don't need to know there's an Amiga inside") seemed to make a
strong impression on the few multimedia professionals who attended the
show.
# Unicorn Solutions -
Situated just outside Sydney, this graphics, video and networking
specialist was represented by its Managing Director, Darren Robertson.
Concentrating primarily on networking solutions, Unicorn was mainly
demonstrating its Unix-based CNet card.
# UniTech Electronics -
Proudly declaring its long association with the Amiga, as both dealer
and service centre (it started serving the Commodore community in
1983, and is now well established at St Andrews, some 60km south of
Sydney) UniTech's dynamic duo, Jeff and Vickie Rose, didn't disappoint
the crowds who visited their stand, offering a range of keenly sought
after products.
Well known for its generosity and its total commitment to the Amiga
(including the education sector), UniTech sponsored St Johns Park High
School and donated an HP colour printer as a door prize.
# User Groups -
A meeting of representatives from a number of Amiga User Groups
within Australia was held on Sunday afternoon, the main aim being to
see how the User Groups could be rejuvenated, how they could be used
to help in the Amiga's revival in Australia and, in view of
Australia's size, to determine the desirability and practicality of a
different organisational structure.
A pro-tem committee, headed by Michael Gruber, was set the task of
coming up with a suitable proposal.
Two User Groups who had stands at the show were the Sydney-based
Commodore Hornsby User Group (CHUG) and the Victorian-based North West
Amiga Users Group (NWAUG). Both stands were kept busy answering
questions, giving technical advice, and running demonstrations of PD
and Shareware software, as well as a variety of games.
Those wishing to contact anyone in this report can do so either
through me or through Michael Burak (mother@pnc.com.au).
Finally, it was very nice to meet up again with so many old faces,
and to realise that the spirit of the Amiga in Australia is not dead.
Incidentally, I only had to travel about 560km (350 miles) to be
there, and it was well worth it!
Basil Flinter
AI Representative for AAG '97
P.O. Box 353
ARMIDALE NSW, 2350
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 67 72-2100
Email: flinter@tpgi.com.au
THE STATMENT -
RELAUNCH OF THE AMIGA - AUSTRALIAN AMIGA GATHERING '97
A MESSAGE TO THE AUSTRALIAN AMIGA COMMUNITY
PRESS RELEASE
FROM: Petro Tyschtschenko
President
Amiga International, Inc.
DATE: 28 June 1997
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to the Australian Amiga Gathering '97, which represents the
official relaunch of the Amiga in Australia.
Unfortunately, due to other commitments, I am not able to be here
today, as I would have liked to have been, especially as I always like
to talk to fellow Amiga enthusiasts. I hope I can be present at the
next Amiga Convention that takes place in Australia.
Many thanks to you, my friends, for your support, your understanding
and your patience.
It makes me very happy to know that our AMIGA community in Australia
is excited about the new turn in the Amiga's fortunes, and looking
forward to its future with interest.
As you are already aware, Gateway 2000 is a great home for our AMIGA,
and with Gateway`s spirit and financial resources, we can expect to
have a bright future.
Although AMIGA International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Gateway 2000,
and Gateway 2000 will provide resources to reinvigorate the AMIGA
market place and keep AMIGA International a profitable subsidiary, it
is not Gateway 2000's policy to mix AMIGA activities with those of
Gateway 2000. So we have to be active on our own behalf.
As I have already mentioned, in my London speech, three elements form
the basis of my strategy. These are:
(1) Supporting the existing AMIGA community.
(2) Leveraging the existing AMIGA technology through broad licensing.
(3) Assisting in developing new products based on open standards
to the home computer and video/graphics market.
AMIGA International is exploring all possible products for the
marketplace, including both hardware and software. We face a great
challenge because it is not easy to make new products available in a
short timeframe.
We are interested in working with companies such as Phase 5 to
develop one unified AMIGA standard.
We need potential partners here in Australia, and we are looking for
such partners.
We will open up the marketplace to cloning through licensing.
In Europe, I have just finalised a license contract with Micronik, to
build A1200 Towers, with a wide range of options, including a 68060
processor.
I believe there is still a strong following for the AMIGA system.
Through licensing and new product development, there should be a
strong future for the AMIGA.
AMIGA International's intention is to support the development
community through concepts such as the "Open AMIGA INITIATIVE", and it
will explore other concepts to bring developers over to the platform.
We will explore the development of an OS upgrade, and will address
the features and functions that are necessary.
I BELIEVE THAT THE BASIS OF SUCCESS IS TO WORK TOGETHER, WITH
PARTNERS.
The AMIGA market cannot afford a split!
WE MUST ALL MOVE TOGETHER IN ONE DIRECTION.
The Amiga's revival in Australia is important to me.
Please support AMIGA International, just as you supported the AMIGA
in the past. Do not give up this wonderful computer's technology.
AMIGA is back for the Future.
Thank you very much for your attendance at the Australian Amiga
Gathering '97. Enjoy the show, and the Amiga's return.
Petro Tyschtschenko
President
AMIGA International, Inc.
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A M I G A I N F O R M E R W E B S I T E F E A T U R E S
Amiga Informer Announces New Web Site Features, Special Subscription
Offer
Greetings all. I'd like to take a brief moment to let you know about
the latest additions to The Amiga Informer's web site. You can now
visit our site and read articles that were printed in issue 8, our
most recent release. New articles includecommentary and insights to
the Gateway 2000 purchase of Amiga, a piece on the efforts of the Jay
Minor Society to organize future Amiga de- velopment, an inside report
on the recent World of Amiga show in London, and a look at the new
BlizzardPPC cards. Along with a good selection of News Bytes and
product Announcements, is Brad Webb's regular Workbench Extras column,
which looks at IconToolBox. Likewise, Davis Sprague's Site Seeing
column looks at Multi-User Domains and guides you through getting your
Amiga completely connected for internet use.
A new feature you will notice on our site is The Informer
Archives.Here you can find ready-to-browse articles and columns from
past issues. These articles cover a wide range of topics and will help
you stay connected, informed and up to date.
You will also notice that we added two new web site attractions.First
is Ask Dr. Amiga. Here you can email The Dr. with an Amiga related
problem or question and get an answer that might help you out. Dr.
Amiga will host a new column in upcoming print is- sues of The
Informer and your questions may be selected and used in this column.
Next, you will find the Graphics Class email link where you can send
in your Amiga graphics related ques- tions. Cecilia, the host of
Graphics Class, will use your questions to help formulate the content
of her upcoming Graphics Class col- umn that will appear in future
print issues.
Something else added to our site is the "Specials" section. Here you
will find specials offered to Amiga Informer readers by our
advertisers . These savings and special deals are quite appeal- ing.
Check them out often because some are offered for a limited time only.
To top this all off, The Informer is offering a special subscription
deal. If you subscribe to The Amiga Informer (either by phone, or
on-line form) by August 3, 1997, you will get seven issues for the
price of six. That's one extra issue free. This offer is valid only
for new subscriptions placed by phone (credit card) or by on-line form
between now and August 3, 1997. If subscribing by credit card, call
toll free 1-888-88-AMIGA. You must state you want the "7 for 6 offer."
If using the on-line form found on our web site
(http://www.amigainformer.com/subscribe.cgi), you will automatically
receive the "7 for 6 offer" if you subscribe by August 3, 1997.
Don't delay, visit our web site today!
http://www.amigainformer.com
Thanks,
Fletcher Haug, Editor
The Amiga Informer Zine
PO Box 21
Newburgh, NY 12551-0021
eldritch@mhv.net
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V I D E O E S C O R T P R O M O T I O N
Central Islip, NY - Friday, July 11th 1997 Mr. Hardware Computers
announced today that they are having a very special promotional sale
on their Video Escort business management program for videographers.
"We are out to prove that the Amiga is better at running business
software," said Joe Rothman, Co-Owner of Mr. Hardware Computers. "Our
Video Escort product has been called the best videographers management
program on any platform by many of our users. Yet sales have not been
what they should be. We have concluded that only Video Escort's high
price was holding it back. In an effort to test the waters, and
increase our user base, we have decided to have a sale."
Our vision of what business management software should do is simple.
The management tools you use should be as intuitive and easy to use as
possible. Software should make your life as the owner/manager easy.
You make the decisions, but the software should do the work. Knowing
where your business stands should be just a report or two away. With
these thoughts in mind we present you with Video Escort v2.5.
From now until August 31st 1997, the price for Video Escort is
$100.00 US.
This price includes a registered copy of SBase4Pro-RT. This is a
significant savings over the cost of either SBase4Pro or Video Escort
which each have a $300.00 US list price. Our regular bundled price for
both products combined is $400.00 US.
This is a particularly attractive offer because the Video Escort and
SBase4Pro-RT registrations entitle the buyer to participate in all
future upgrade offers for both SBase4Pro and Video Escort.
The Video Escort v2.5 demo is available for download on our web site
at http://www.li.net/~hardware/ or from Aminet under the name
biz/dbase/ve25demo.lha.Search for ve25demo.lha to locate it.
Video Escort is Mr. Hardware's complete business management software
for any videography business with:
Accounts Receivable, Tons of Business Reports, Customer Memos, Easy
Contracts, Appointment Tracking, Mailing List Importing, Videotape and
Mailing Label Printing, Directions Database, Videotape, Music, and
Graphics Libraries, Job Price Quotes, Unlimited Customizable Packages
and Option Sets, plus a whole lot more.
Mr. Hardware Computers is 100% Amiga and 100% committed to the
further development of SBase4, SBase4Pro, The Escort Series, and other
fine Amiga software. We have worked long and hard to bring the Amiga
professional business management software. We invite you to help prove
the Amiga is better at running business software, and therefore better
for running a business, than any other computer.
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A M I N E T S E T 5 I S O U T
10 Jul 1997
Arizona, USA - Cronus is pleased to announce that Aminet Set 5,
produced by Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe will be available in the
U.S. by July 25, 1997. Aminet Set 5 offers Amiga users everything
since the release of Aminet Set 4, plus the latest and unrestricted
version of Octamed Sound Studio. Aminet Set 5 also features nearly 1
GB of data which will NOT appear on the regular Aminet CD-ROM series.
Dated June 1997, the set consists of approximately 4 gigabytes of
software in 7400 archives. Tons of stuff for only $ 35.95 (plus S&H).
This CD is available through Cronus at http://www.ninemoons.com or
via snail mail, phone or FAX at:
Cronus
2176 McCulloch Blvd., Ste. 8A
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
520 680 6300 (voice)
520 680 6477 (FAX)
info@ninemoons.com
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N E W S R E A D E R " N E W Y O R K "
GamaSoft is pleased to announce the immediate availability of New
York, the fantastic newsreader by Finale Development. As North
American distributor for Finale, GamaSoft is aggressively pricing
direct sales of New York at $32.95 (USD), for customers in North
America ONLY. This a limited offer for direct sales, so act quickly!
Special pricing for direct sales ends August 15, 1997.
Dealers are also invited to take advantage of Dealer-Direct Network
pricing during this exciting release. If you're a dealer and you
aren't selling New York, then you're just missing out!
Each New York package comes in an attractive vinyl package with a
Quick Start Guide, serial number, and New York floppy disk. To use New
York, your Amiga will need at least 2 MB of RAM, a supported TCP/IP
stack (Miami, AmiTCP, I-Net 225), and OS3.0 or higher.
New York incorporates the fastest parsing routines and most intuitive
interface available. New York also offers encoding, decoding, and
hierarchal subscription management.
For more information, see:
http://www.mich.com/~twalling/gamasoft/products.html
GamaSoft is the North American distributor of Finale Development
software products for the Amiga and pOS, and is actively seeking new,
high-quality products for publishing and distribution on the Amiga.
Services include packaging, graphic design, and advertising in major
Amiga magazines.
GamaSoft LLC
2644 Botsford St.
Hamtramck, MI 48212
(313) 365-8414
Contact: Ted Wallingford, Production Director
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I N D E X H A S A I L I C E N S E
Hampshire, England, July 1st, 1997- Following on from AMIGA
International's recent announcements about an open licensing policy
for the Amiga, an agreement has been reach which licenses Amiga
developer Index Information Ltd to manufacture and distribute its own
range of Amiga motherboards and computers.
Index Information work exclusively with the Amiga product range to
develop hardware and software solutions for corporate applications.
Index have developed the "Access" Computer, based on the Amiga Chip
Set and Operating System. The agreement with AMIGA International
allows the use of the AmigaOS, supply agreements on Amiga proprietary
chips and the use of the "powered by Amiga" logo on all its products.
"We declared an open policy for licensing the technology of the Amiga
and this is one of the first examples of that policy being placed in
action. The excellence of the Amiga technology combined with the
technical skills and market knowledge of companies such as Index will
allow the Amiga to be used in a wider range of applications,
broadening the market for software developers and integrators.", said
Petro Tyschyschenko, President of AMIGA International, Inc.
Mick Tinker, Managing Director of Index Information Ltd; "We believe
that the Amiga is superior to any other computer product for a range
of applications, particularly in multimedia and applications that
require television output. The machine has exceptionally low resource
requirements combined with high performance, enabling the computer to
substantially undercut competitive systems on cost, performance or
both. The technology has the potential to be substantially
miniaturised and cost-reduced to fulfil a wide range of new current
and future applications."
"We aim to satisfy the growing need for economical multimedia
computer devices targeted to fulfil diverse and unique needs, while
delivering the ease of use, performance and cost savings that have
only been promised by competitive platforms."
"By focusing on the key advantages of the Amiga technology we can
ensure that the customer receives the best solution at the best price.
Our products high performance at low cost gives us significant
advantages over our competitors and we must use this to ensure that we
supply the volume demand in current and new markets."
About Index Information Ltd
Index Information Ltd., Hampshire, formed in 1991 has worked
exclusively with the Amiga product range to develop hardware and
software solutions for corporate applications. Notable achievements
include software for the first 24 bit graphics card, BBC Scotland's
Catchword Game Show, all computers and software for London Transport
Museum interactive displays, HMS Belfast interactive displays, 7,000
Amiga expansion units for a world-wide training company.
The future expansion of the company will be based around a range of
standard products that we are currently designing and will
manufacture, along with the ability to rapidly customise the designs
to meet the individual requirements of volume purchasers. Available in
Q3 1997 will be the first implementations of a product line called
"Access", with additional key strategic products to be completed over
the next 6 months.
Early production Access motherboards are currently shipping to key
customers for testing and development.
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C Y G N U S E D R E T U R N S
Essen, July 9 1997 - CygnusED, the popular Amiga text editor, will
soon be re-released by Stefan Ossowskis Schatztruhe, Gesellschaft für
Software mbH. In cooperation with Bruce Dawson and Olaf Barthel the
editor will be revised and updated for release, fixing long-standing
bugs and problems.
To ensure that CygnusEd will once again take up its leading position
among the Amiga text editors, we want to give the Amiga community the
opportunity to influence development of the product. Please let us
know about your ideas and wishes regarding the editor, what features
do you want to see implemented and which problems need attention. Send
your requests and suggestions to the following address:
<schatztruhe@cww.de>; every contribution takes part in a lottery, the
price being one of ten copies of the editor.
The new CygnusEd version will be published on CD-ROM before the end
of this year. Attractive update offers and cross-updates for users of
other text editors are in planning.
Stefan Ossowski
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Stefan Ossowskis Schatztruhe Gesellschaft für Software mbH
Veronikastr. 33 - 45131 Essen - Germany
Phone: ++49-201-788778 Fax ++49-201-798447
EMail: stefano@schatztruhe.de WWW: http://www.schatztruhe.de/
Visit our Web site and join our mailing-list.
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I B R O W S E S S L F O R I N T E R N A T I O N A L U S E R S
3 Jul 1997
As part of our continued commitment to IBrowse and the Amiga market
we are pleased to make available for immediate use the International
IBrowse SSL component.
Using this component SSL transactions are supported using any
supported TCP/IP stack (AmiTCP, IN225, Miami, MLink or TermiteTCP)
together with IBrowse 1.12.
The installer is available for download from:
http://www.hisoft.co.uk/ibrowse/support.html
Please note that this installer is ONLY for use outside the US -- if
you are a US resident, please send us email (sslus@hisoft.co.uk), with
your name, mailing address and serial number so that we may contact
you as soon as we have arranged distribution of a US domestic version.
--
Alex Kiernan - alex@hisoft.co.uk
HiSoft Systems, The Old School, Greenfield, Bedford, MK45 5DE, UK
http://www.hisoft.co.uk Tel: +44 1525 718181 Fax: +44 1525 713716
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