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StarShip 5 MINUTE Weekend Newscast (1993 03 19)
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Featuring late-breaking stories from the Amiga community, these dynamic,
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Thanks to Denny Atkin, Editor,
COMPUTE's Amiga Resource,
for his generous input.
Here we go!...
DateLine: March 19, 1993
This 5-MINUTE Newscast presents the following stories:
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1. GVP Announces IV24 Version 2.0
2. New ADPro Joins Amiga's Most Important Applications
3. Black Belt Systems Releases Major Imagemaster Upgrade
4. Next Week's *StarShip* Amiga Conferences
5. British Video Backup System Available
6. SunRize Brings Time Code Generation to Amiga with SMPTE Output
7. Adspec Programming Announces Version 2.1 of Aladdin 4D
8. Recycle Computer Books
9. Online Magazine Debuts for the Amiga
10. New Lavandiss Role Playing Game System
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
1st of 10 Stories
GVP Announces IV24 Version 2.0
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/ /___ King of Prussia, PA -- March 14, 1993
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(______/reat Valley Products announced today that it is set to release
Version 2.0 of its IV24 multifuntional video board.
At the heart of Version 2.0 is enhanced software which greatly increases the
capabilities of the IV24. Especially impressive is the new MacroPaint 2.0
software. This real time, 16 million color paint package features high
performance painting, and features a full color, floating toolbox-style
interface that gives the user the ability to move the toolbox to a more
convenient location. Also new is the ability to load and save JPEG compressed
files. Painting can be done on a 24-bit image, while viewing the work in 12,
15, 18 or 21 bits for faster screen updates and lower Amiga graphics memory
requirements. MacroPaint contains so many new features and enhancements that
it comes with a brand new manual.
A newly designed custom version of Caligari24 gives the user many more
features than the original. Rendering directly to the IV24, Caligari24 now
features an unlimited number of light sources, hierarchial animation which
coordinates the movements of complex objects with their primitive
sub-objects, and free form defamation for more realistic rendering of organic
objects like plants and flowers. Broadcast rendering capabilities ensure
photo realistic representation of scenes. Like MacroPaint, Caligari24 also
comes with a new manual.
MyLad and Desktop Darkroom are also included in this upgrade. MyLad, a
switching package, enables users to enhance their video productions by
utilizing a number of simple, yet creative transitions between video sources,
while Desktop Darkroom offers image capture and complete photo retouching
capabilities, as well as a full range of special effects for image
manupulation and image processing.
According to Bill Prescott, GVP Product Manager, Version 2.0 represents a
major advance in the professional capabilities of the IV24.
"The IV24 with its built-in real time frame grabber, 24-bit frame buffer,
genlock, flicker eliminator, picture-in-picture and highly versatile VIU
(video interface unit) that provides inputs for all video formats and full
transcoding capabilities, has always been a valuable tool for the video
professional, photographer and educator," he notes. "And now with the
addition of this impressive software upgrade, the system represents a
dramatic opportunity for these professionals to optimize their creative
potential and productivity."
A separate IV24 upgrade kit for existing users will begin shipping at the end
of March. It will list in the U.S. for $149.
This major upgrade, which as been eagerly awaited by IV24 owners, consists of
a ROM, several enhanced software packages and new manuals. The version 3.10
ROM allows for A4000 compatibility and also allows the new software to run on
existing IV24 boards.
GVP is a privately held company that was founded in 1988. Today it is the
world's largest third party developer of products for the Commodore Amiga.
For more information contact Great Valley Products, 600 Clarke Ave., King of
Prussia, PA 19406, phone 215/337-8770, fax 215/337-9922.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
2nd of 10 Stories
New ADPro Joins Amiga's Most Important Applications
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Madison, WI -- March 8, 1993
In an exclusive first, ADPro now reads and writes images
in the NewTek Video Toaster Framestore format with full
broadcast color and fidelity. Taken together with a direct
memory link to Deluxe Paint 4.6, ASDG's recent ADPro
upgrade ties together several of the Amiga's most important
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(_/ \_)SDG Incorporated, the leading innovator in color processing
technology for the Commodore Amiga, announce a major upgrade to their award
winning product, Art Department Professional. The new release contains
several exclusive firsts which increase the level of integration of the
Amiga's most popular imaging tools.
ADPro 2.3 is the first third party product to offer complete support of the
Video Toaster Framestore file format. The new release provides a loader and
saver which can read and write Framestores in full broadcast color and
fidelity.
ADPro's Framestore support does not require a Video Toaster, which
dramatically increases the processing options available to those using
Toaster images. For example, Framestores can be directly manipulated by all
machines on a network including non-Toaster equipped machines. Batch
processing using any of ADPro's extensive manipulation and conversion
capabilities is now quick and easy.
Videographers now have a direct Framestore-to-D1 digital video connection
using ADPro's ABEKAS digital video driver. This is today's most effective
means of moving video data to and from the Amiga and has been used in such
high profile productions as Quantum Leap, Babylon 5 and The American Music
Awards.
ADPro 2.3 also provides an exclusive direct memory link to the newest version
of Deluxe Paint from Electronic Arts, as well as OpalVision's 24 bit-plane
paint program.
These links effectively fuse ADPro with the best painting programs available
today. Said Perry Kivolowitz, President of ASDG, "Our customers didn't want
yet another image processor with mediocre painting capabilities. They want
great image processing and great painting. We've delivered exactly that."
ADPro has direct access to DPaint's memory including its primary, secondary,
and animation buffers. A similar capability is provided for Centaur
Development's OpalPaint.
Users of either paint system can directly load and save images in any file
format which ADPro supports. The same is true for any of ADPro's image
processing capabilities. For example, a Toaster Framestore can be loaded into
OpalPaint, touched up with both programs, and saved to a film recorder.
Said Mr. Kivolowitz, "We call ADPro, Image Processing's Common Ground. That
title is more true now than ever. We've provided our users a way of joining
their best tools together, making them more productive."
ADPro 2.3 adds many other new capabilities as well. To learn more about the
2.3 upgrade or any of ASDG's other image processing tools, contact Ms. Gina
Cerniglia at 925 Stewart Street, Madison WI, 53713 or call her at (608)
273-6585.
Brief Summary Of ADPro 2.3 Upgrade
o Direct reading and writing of Video Toaster(1) Framestore files
without requiring that a Video Toaster be present or running.
o Direct connection of ADPro to paint programs.
o Undo capability.
o ANIM support including the high speed ANIM format, ANIM-8 (with
viewer).
o New loaders, savers, and operators.
o Additional ARexx commands making canned applications easier to
write.
o More powerful FRED with over 50 pre-written ARexx programs.
o A new digital image compositor allowing multi-layer animations to
be created easily and quickly.
o A totally new utility, SENTRY, which allows you to automatically
process images as they are generated.
Art Department Professional is a registered trademark of ASDG Incorporated.
Video Toaster is a trademark of NewTek, Incoporated. Amiga is a registered
trademark of Commodore-Amiga, Inc. Other trademarks or registered trademarks
are the property of their respective holders.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
3rd of 10 Stories
Black Belt Systems Releases Major Imagemaster Upgrade
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/ _ ) Glasgow, Montana -- March 16, 1993
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(____/lack Belt Systems is in the process of releasing a major new upgrade to
our Imagemaster product, designated v9.50. We expect to have shipped all
pending orders by Tuesday, March 23rd - we have already begun.
If you are one of the many people who have ordered Imagemaster under our
"Power-Up" program, but have not yet received your copy of Imagemaster, this
list should give you an idea of the benefits to you of your wait; almost 90%
of these features have been added since the Power-Up offer was made public,
and you're going to get all of them at no extra charge. Thank you for your
patience!
Some new features of Imagemaster v9.50:
- Now includes support for selected EPSON flatbed scanner models,
standard with the upgrade or release. Includes ES300, ES600 and ES800.
(We can provide prewired cables, also). This scanner support is
based on the Metadigm "Metascan" product, an integrated version of
which is now supplied with Imagemaster. (If you own the ASDG scanner
driver, you can upgrade to our driver and still use that cable. Or, we
have optional cables available for purchase).
- Aspect sense; determines the exact aspect of your monitor/mode combo
simply, easily and in a foolproof manner. Even takes into account
any distortions introduced by monitor width/height settings.
- Exact Aspect display mode; aspect ratio correct display capability.
This, in combination with Aspect Sense, allows you to see and work
on images exactly as they are intended to appear.
- Supports AGA 800x600 for work and render output.
- New image and ANIM file format support:
o Reads IFF images from the Amiga ClipBoard device
o Writes IFF images to the Amiga ClipBoard device
o Reads ALL kinds of TIFF image files (in both IBM and Mac formats)
o Writes 24-bit TIFF files
o Reads Windows BMP image files
o Writes Windows BMP image files
o Reads AGA mode ANIM frames
o Generates AGA mode ANIMS
o Reads frames from Autodesk FLI/FLC Animation files (IBM PC format)
o Writes AutoDesk FLI/FLC animation files
o Reads MacPaint files
o Reads NoteBook files
o Reads Amiga .info files
o Reads 12-bit General Electric MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) files
o Reads PCX files
o Reads WinImages:morph 24-bit filmstrip files
- Many file formats that were previously only available via the F1 key
route are now able to be automatically loaded thru the simple File I/O
method, automatically.
- Completely revamped CMY+(K) color sep capabilities for more accurate
color prepress operations.
- New, faster 256 preset color AGA display method for good looking
preview mode that does not require new palette computation when
changes are made to an image.
- Completely new palette control area for AGA machines
o Attractive new look display
o 256 visible, modifiable colors, with individual render tags
o Full 18-bit colorspace color cube onscreen at all times
o Color Cube preset, prescan, FG set and BG set
o "Painter's Palette" feathering and mixing area
o 24-bit accurate color palette displays
o On-screen range manipulation tools
o Copy, Exg, Hue-Spread, RGB-Spread, Mirror-Spread, Insert Range
o Hue-sort, Value Sort, Undo changes
o 640x400 or 800x600 resolutions for palette, fully promotable
o RGB, HSV, HSL, CMY and CMYK adjustment modes
o Selected colors have live marques - quick & easy to spot
o Load and Save palettes WITH palette control information
o Ability to absolutely control palette for rendering images:
* Any color or combination of colors: "NOT TO BE USED AT ALL"
* Any color or combination of colors: "USE AS IS"
* Any color or combination of colors: "AUTOPICK BEST COLOR"
- Single key "insta-swap" of primary and secondary images.
- Complete reworked buffer-generating Perspective operation.
- Brand new compose-level Perspective option.
- Support for Centaur's Opalvision display board.
- New scientific functions:
o Add a constant
o Sub a constant
o Div by constant
o Mult by constant
o Mult by secondary
o Div by secondary
o Logarithm base N of X For our scientific users!
o N raised to X
o Raise to power
o Root
o Arbitrary Profiles
o Arbitrary Spectrums (1-D Fast Fourier Transforms)
o Variance Conversions
- New higher power sharpening function.
- Sends images directly to GVP's ImageFX software.
- Includes high quality "Poster Printer" capability.
- New ARexx commands:
o userload ----- loads new images via the familiar user interface options
o simpload ----- loads new images to a non-specific buffer
o forcewbfront - Brings WB to front no matter the autoactivate state
o forcefront --- Brings IM to front no matter the autoactivate state
o help --------- Takes IM error numbers and reports error in english
o perspect ----- generates perspective operations
- Small panel re-organizations in Render & Morph for ease of use.
- Control panels smooth scroll & autorepair AmigaDOS screen
positioning bugs.
- Radial wave now utilizes image's aspect ratio
- All I/O requesters now open on Imagemaster screens; this reduces
screen flipping and prevents monitor re-syncing stress when running
800x600 in either Imagemaster or another application (including the
WorkBench).
- Other Imagemaster News as of v9.50
Syndesis introduces Mac PICT-format reader & writer (3rd party).
You can order from Syndesis at (414) 674-5200.
For more information, contact Black Belt Systems by calling (800) 852-6442
Toll-free, or outside the USA and Canada, call (406) 367-5513. You can FAX
orders at (406) 367-2329. Their multi-line, 9600 (HST & v32) open user BBS is
reachable at (406) 367-2227.
Imagemaster is Copyright 1992-1993 Black Belt Systems ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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4th of 10 Stories
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
5th of 10 Stories
British Video Backup System Available
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(_ _) Tip from *StarShip* Member Gerald R. Everett
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(____) thought I'd alert you to a new product you might not have heard about
yet. It is a British product called Video Backup System from a company called
Power Computing Ltd. This is software and a cable (which connects the serial
port to inputs on VCR) which allows you to use a VCR as a tape backup. A 4
hour VHS tape will hold 175 megabytes of data, and you can backup an Amiga
floppy in under a minute. It also allows you to use your monitor as a TV.
[*StarShip* News Network Note: Remember that televisions in the U.S. differ
from those in Europe.]
You can call the company at phone# 01144234841882, or write them at Unit 8
Railton Road, Woburn Road Ind. Estate, Kempton Bedford, England, MK42 7PN.
The price of Video Backup System is 59.95 pounds plus 8 pounds shipping to
U.S. I called, and they said that these units are selling very well there.
They don't have a U.S. distributer, and I told them they were missing a
large market by not getting one and selling it here. We have no such product,
and it is just what a lot of users need -- really cheap mass storage. We use
our Amigas for animation and art, and that means boxes and boxes of floppies,
or some unjustifiably expensive removable hard disk, or floptical, or stringy
tape thingamajig.
Gerald Everett has earned a FREE Hour on the *StarShip* for this tip to the
5-MINUTE Weekend News! Send your tip via Feedback to the SysOps on page 555.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
6th of 10 Stories
SunRize Brings Time Code Generation to Amiga with SMPTE Output (TM)
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(____/unRize Industries adds to its professional line of audio products for
the Commodore Amiga with SMPTE Output. SMPTE Output is a stand-alone software
product that is used to stripe LTC time code onto audio and video tape. This
unique new software product generates and sends the SMPTE time code out of
the Amiga's audio jack. Time code generators are used in the video, film, and
music industries at the professional through amateur levels and typically
range in price from $350 to $3,000. The list price for SMPTE Output is $249.
SMPTE Output allows your Amiga to be the sync master. An additional and very
important feature is that SMPTE Output locks to the video sync pulse of each
frame of video when used in conjuncion with a genlock or Video Toaster. This
feature, not found on any other product at this price, makes for very
accurate time code generation.
Both NTSC and PAL compatible, SMPTE Output works with any Commodore Amiga
(models A500 and up) containing at least 1 MB of RAM. SMPTE Output wil run
stand alone, or as an expansion module for SunRize's Stuido 16, non-linear,
audio editing systems. Features include: 24, 25, 29.97, and 30 frames per
second time code generation, drop frame and non-drop frame time code,
multiple reset points, fast forward, rewind, play and pause buttons.
Typcal uses for SMPTE Output are: stripe time code onto tape, post-stripe
video tapes that are shot in the field with a camera that does not generate
time code, slave the audio from an audio tape recorder to a video tape
recorder (sync the two decks together), slave high-end video tape recorders
(that can lock to an external time code source) to the Amiga, synchronize
multiple audio tape recorders using a synchronizer box, sync a PC, Mac or
Atari to your Amiga.
SunRize Industries has been developing digital audio solutions for the
Commodore Amiga since 1986. Other SunRize products include Perfect Sound,
Audition 4, and the popular Studio 16 family of hard disk recording and
editing systems for the professional sound and video markets.
For more information, contact SunRize Industries, 2959 S. Winchester Blvd.,
Suite 204, Campbell, CA 95008, telephone 408/374-4962, fax 408/374-4963.
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*StarShip* Amiga *Flash*
7th of 10 Stories
Adspec Programming Announces Version 2.1 of Aladdin 4D
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(_/ \_)dspec Programming is announcing the latest upgrade to its Aladdin 4D
product: Version 2.1. Version 2.1 of Aladdin 4D was released as a FREE
upgrade to all registered users. Registered users should have already
received their upgrade in the mail. Those users who did not yet receive their
upgrade should contact us or send in their registration card. All new
packages are now being sent out with version 2.1 in them. If a customer
puchases a package that contains version 2.0, then s/he will receive version
2.1 auotmatically when they send in their registration card. In addition to
correcting some bugs in the initial release, Aladdin 4D version 2.1 includes
some new features. Here is a list of new features in 2.1:
o Speed - the new version of Aladdin 4D renders much faster. The amount of
speed up depends on the drawing, but users can see up to seven times
speed up in rendering times.
o Group Levels - Polygons can now belong to up to five different groups.
The groups are selected by setting the current level. This feature allows
the grouping of large complex objects while retaining the ability to
select the individual components parts in a separate group level.
o Line Types - A new line types attribute has been added to the polygons.
With the addition of four new types, plus the normal default, polygons
can be represented in five different ways:
Normal: the polygon will render in its normal state
Edges: the polygon will render only along its edges
Centers: the ploygon will render without edges
Points: the polygon will render only at its point
PntCnt: (point center) the polygon will render without its points
The user can specify both and entry and exit value for the width of the
edges of points. This feature makes builiding "girdered" objects quick
and easy.
o AGA Support - Version 2.1 of Aladdin 4D now includes support for the AGA
machines. The program will recognize and allow the user to render the
drawing in the new HAM8 mode. These modes can be quite effective and
compare favorably to 24-bit displays. Aladdin 4D wil also use the HAM8
IFF files as textures and can save out Opcode 5 HAM8 animations.
o Art Expression Support - Aladdin 4D will now read in the encapsulated
PostScript files from Soft Logik's Art Expressions program.
Product Information:
Aladdin 4D Version 2.1
Retail Price: $499.00
Requires a minimum of 2MB of RAM
AmigaDOS 1.3/2.0 compatible
Regular and Math Coprocessor version included
Available now.
For more information contact Adspec Programming, 467 Arch Street, P.O. Box
13, Salem, Ohio 44460, telephone 216/337-1329 or 216/337-3325, fax
216/337-1158.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
8th of 10 Stories
Recycle Computer Books
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( \/ \/ ) Bellevue, WA -- 1993 MAR 5 (from Newsbytes)
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\_/\_/ant that book on Filemaker Pro but hate to spend the big bucks? A
start-up company has an idea for you -- buy it used from their used computer
book library.
Oscar Steele, manager for Purple Mountain Computers, says the firm has
existed for some time specializing in the Atari ST, and publishing ST News, a
small newspaper that has a listing of software for sale, as well as current
ST news. With the success of that venture, the company is now expanding into
the sale of used books and software for various platforms.
He claims there are no copyright problems in reselling software, in
particular. "The documentation, the disks, must be 100% original, so
everything is on the up and up."
Purple Mountain Computers actually calls its operation a "recycling program"
for computer books, magazines, and software in which users can buy, sell and
trade their unwanted items for ones they do want. Trial testing of the
so-called CompuCycle program has been a success, according to the company,
which adds that all computers are supported, including PC, Mac, Amiga, Atari
ST and 8-bit, Apple, Commodore 64, and CP/M.
The company's inventory, from programming to how-to's with software, number
10,500 computer books/magazines and the firm also claims to have 1,100
programs. "We have tons of books, literally," Steele tells Newsbytes. But he
says the company is buying books and software too. "If somebody wants to
trade for something we have, we are more than happy to do that." In fact, he
says, that is his preferred way of doing business.
"We believe that everyone can benefit from this program. Users will pay less
for software and can turn unused programs and books into cash or wanted
items. And society will benefit from the utilization of our current
resources, instead of wasting new ones."
PMC publishes CompuNews which includes the list of available recycled
software. CompuNews is free to anyone who requests it. But if you really want
to help the environment, the firm's thousands of books are listed on disk to
conserve paper -- this disk catalog is available for $1.
Purple Mountain Computers describes itself as "an environmentally conscious
company made up of a programmer, a college student, office manager,
housewife, engineer, and a receptionist. (206) 399-8700 is the firm's phone
number, online you can reach them via Genie at PMC.INC, or on Compuserve at
72567,302.
Copyright (c) 1993 by Newsbytes News Network. Published by permission. Reach
Newsbytes by typing NEWSBYTES or MOVE 316 at any numbered GEnie page prompt.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
9th of 10 Stories
Online Magazine Debuts for the Amiga
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/ \ STR Publications -- March 11, 1993
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(_/ \_) new online magazine for the Amiga line of personal computers will
debut on Friday, March 19.
The magazine will contain much of which you would find in a real, paper based
magazine reviews, columns, editorials, letters, etc. We will also publish
highlights of the major topics of discussion from the online services, and
cover the newest uploads.
Amiga Report will be a weekly publication, released each Friday evening. It
will be available on most of the major online services, (GEnie, CompuServe,
Delphi, NVN). Additionally, Amiga Report can be obtained from The Bounty BBS,
Home of STR Publications, 904-786-4176 USR DS 16.8 and on the Amiga Report
headquarters BBS, Nova, FidoNet node 1:362/508, 615-472-9748, HST.
Amiga Report is the sister publication of STReport, a long running online
magazine for the Atari ST computers. Both magazines will be published by
Ralph F. Mariano of STR Publications, who is also the founder of STR
Publications and senior editor of STReport. The staff of Amiga Report
includes Robert Glover (Editor), Micah Thompson (Technical Editor), Mike
Troxell (Graphics/Animation Editor), and Tom Mulcahy (Contributing Editor).
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
10th of 10 Stories
New Lavandiss Role Playing Game System
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(__ __) Saskatchewan, Canada -- March 1993
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(_/he Lavandiss Role Playing Game System is a versatile new product for your
Amiga home computer.
Lavandiss includes a Module Generator which allows you to create your own
fantasy play worlds. Game play is from two perspectives, a top view of the
entire region represented on a hex-grid map as well as an eye-point 3-D
window of your character's perspective. You may create dungeons and towers of
up to 75 levels each.
Placement of monsters, treasures, NPCs and other factors as well as a variety
of plots make adventuring virutally unlimited.
The Lavandiss Role Playing Game System comes complete with two ready-to-play
modules on disk, the player's handbook, the Lavandiss game disk, module
generator disk and the complete module designer's manual, for $29.95 from:
The Software Studio
#3-3829 Regina Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4S OH7 Canada
Telephone: 306/586-1727
Lavandiss runs on any model Amiga with at least 1 megabyte of memory.
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