Copy Link
Add to Bookmark
Report
StarShip 5 MINUTE Weekend Newscast (1993 03 12)
Welcome to the
____
/ ___) *StarShip* 5-MINUTE Weekend Newscast
/ (_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ ___)
/ (__ very weekend the *StarShip* on GEnie presents a new 5-MINUTE Weekend
(_____) Newscast in Communications Room 10 in the Real-Time Conference Area.
Featuring late-breaking stories from the Amiga community, these dynamic,
scrolling newscasts cycle every 5 minutes, so you can stop by between 6PM and
3AM Eastern time on Friday, or 3PM and 3AM Eastern time on Saturday or Sunday
and learn everything that happened during the preceding week. Industry news,
product announcements, upgrades, rumors, special *StarShip* activities, trade
show reports, GEnie usage tips, humor, recommended files to download...
... the works -- and it ONLY takes 5 minutes!
Each 5-MINUTE Weekend Newscast is available on *StarShip* Menu #10 during the
following week. Periodically, newscasts are combined and made available for
downloading from the *StarShip* Library.
____________________________________________________________
// \
|| -*- IMPORTANT! -*- |
|| |
|| As long as individual stories are kept intact and credit |
|| is given, this material may be reproduced in ALL or PART |
|| on a privately owned BBS or in a user group newsletter. |
|| See wording for proper credit at the end of this Newscast. |
\\____________________________________________________________/
|| |
|| |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks to Denny Atkin, Editor,
COMPUTE's Amiga Resource,
for his generous input.
Here we go!...
DateLine: March 12, 1993
This 5-MINUTE Newscast presents the following stories:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. *StarShip* News Network Quickies
Archambeault Leaves Commodore
Professional Page v4.0A Patch Available Online
2. Blue Ribbon Ships Bars&Pipes Professional V2.0
3. SoftWood Shipping FinalCopy II Release 2
4. Next Week's *StarShip* Amiga Conferences
5. Internet Classes Starting
6. Amiga Linux in the Works
7. Mound Records Offers Amiga Music Compact Disk
8. MegageM Releases FractalPro 6.0 with AGA Support
9. Accursed Toys' New and Improved Boppin' Offer
10. ReadySoft Presents The Animation Classics Pack
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
1st of 10 Stories
*StarShip* News Network Quickies
____
(_ _) Archambeault Leaves Commodore
/ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
_/ /
(____)n Commodore news, David Archambeault, formerly Vice President of
Marketing for Commodore U.S., has left the company, reportedly to accept a
better job offer from Time/Warner. "Archy," as he was called, was highly
visible at Amiga trade shows and widely known among Amiga developers and
journalists.
He had been with Commodore since the early days of the Amiga, coming to the
company from Cherry Lane (music) Publishing. His replacement (if any) is not
known at this time.
The *StarShip* wishes Archy well in future endeavors.
_____ Professional Page v4.0A Patch Available Online
/ ____) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ /___
/ /( )
/ (__) /
(______/old Disk has released a patch to fix problems in their latest release
of Professional Page V4.0. This patch repairs several bugs and is available
in the *StarShip* Library File 18707 PP40A_UPDATE.LZH. The README file
included with it (which looks slightly incomplete but came directly from the
company) mentions that it does not address problems with ProPage Genies and
another patch will be available soon.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
2nd of 10 Stories
Blue Ribbon Ships Bars&Pipes Professional V2.0
____ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ _ ) Atlanta, GA -- March 1993
/ __ /
/ _ )
(____/ars&Pipes Professional version 2.0 has arrived! This new and exciting
version of our best-selling MIDI sequencing package includes new features, a
new look and lots of other new ideas. Our software engineers and staff
musicians combined your input with their expertise to design the most
comprehensive music solution the Amiga has to offer.
In addition to all of the features available in Bars&Pipes Professional 1.0,
version 2.0 includes these improvements and enhancements:
Notation
Improved notation display and editing; Guitar tablature editing, Background
display of alternate track; Extra Hi-Res printing; and Saving notation as an
IFF file.
Editing
Program change selected by name; Pattern style loop editor with drum mapping;
SMPTE display in both the graphical and list editors; Event filter display in
List editor; Improved song construction; Improved graphics editing; Hit list
editing.
Recording
Groove quantize; Sequence trigger, Integrated Transport Controls,
Event-specific recording/merging; and Tempo tap & Rubato.
Tools
Tool names under Tools in the ToolBox; Slide show presentation; Video Toaster,
ARexx, Super-Gen, SunRize direct-to-disk, and Triple Play Plus control;
Animation player; SoundCanvas setup; Easy Off Tool; Velocity Splitter; Stop!;
Tool Trays for organizing commonly-used Tool configurations; and over 60
updated and enhanced Tools from the Add-on Series.
Interface
Improved window design including 2.0 style front/back buttons; 2.0 feature
support including ASL file requester, public screen and virtual screen size;
and Preferences saved in an icon.
Interoperablity
Support for The PatchMeister's automatic installation of Patch Lists; Expanded
MIDI File Format support; SMUS Conversion Accessory; and SyncPro, Real 3-D,
and Imagine Accessories.
Multi-Media
In addition, Bars&Pipes Professional 2.0 includes Media Madness, extensive
Multi-Media enhancements which allow Bars&Pipes Professional 2.0 to rival
state-of-the-art multi-media authoring applications. Media Madness includes a
complete set of Multi-Media features designed to integrate control of
non-musical events into Bars&Pipes Professional 2.0.
The Media Madness Tool set can control Toaster and Scala transitions, ANIM
file playback, SunRize sound effects, genlocks, video decks, ARexx, and more.
The Media Madness Window provides complete graphic editing of the multi-media
performance, in SMPTE as well as music time. The Media Madness Recorder saves
the Bars&Pipes performance in the Media Madness multi-media format, while the
freely-distributable Media Madness Player performs Media Madness performances,
including MIDI, internal sounds, Toaster transitions, animations, etc.
As new Multi-Media Tools arrive, the Media Madness Player will inherit their
capabilities. The Media Madness Player can also synchronize to SMPTE, ARexx,
and all of the special Accessories that synchronize Bars&Pipes Professional
2.0 to other products, such as Real3D and Imagine.
Using Media Madness, Bars&Pipes Professional 2.0 users can design multi-media
presentations from within Bars&Pipes Professional, synchronizing video,
animations, music and sound effects.
Bars&Pipes Professional 2.0 is an essential tool for the creative MIDI
musician. Retail price is $429. Upgrades directly from Blue Ribbon, are $168
from Bars&Pipes, and $99 from Bars&Pipes Professional 1.0.
For more information contact Blue Ribbon SoundWorks, Ltd., Venture Center,
1605 Chantilly Drive NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30324, or call 404/315-0212 or
fax 404/315-0213, or post a message in *StarShip* Bulletin Board Category 9 to
reach the company directly online.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
3rd of 10 Stories
SoftWood Shipping FinalCopy II Release 2
____ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ ___)
/ (_ Phoenix, AZ -- March 10, 1993
/ ___)
/ /
(_/inalCopy II Release 2 from SoftWood, Inc. has new features. At a glance,
the only apparent difference is that the words Release 2 appear in the title
bar, but just look what you get!
o Landscape printing
o Type-1 font support
o Compugraphic font support
o Automatic font downloading during PostScript printing
o A3 and A5 page sizes
Landscape Printing
Printing a page sideways is called printing in landscape mode. Release 1 of
FinalCopy could only print in portrait mode. Landscape printing lets you print
a document whose page size is as wide as your paper is tall. FinalCopy II will
automatically decide whether you want to print in portrait or landscape mode
by looking at how you have defined your page size. Any page whose width is
greater than its height, and whose print width is greater than 8 inches will
be printed in landscape mode.
Type-1 Font Support
Release 1 of FinalCopy only supported a font format called NimbusQ. The font
engine now also supports Type-1 format fonts. NimbusQ fonts are every bit as
good as Type-1 fonts. However, Type-1 fonts are recognized as the industry
standard for outline fonts.
This font format is the one most used on Macintosh computers, and is the
format stored in the PostScript laser printers. To use a Type-1 font in
FinalCopy, you simply open it just as you do any other FinalCopy font. Type-1
fonts are displayed on screen as well as printed on graphic and PostScript
printers.
Compugraphic Font Support
Release 2 of FinalCopy now supports the Amiga standard outline font format
called Compugraphic. Although this font format is inferior to both NimbusQ and
Type-1 in speed, flexibility, file size, appearance, and PostScript
compatibility, it nonetheless has been forced upon Amiga users as the
"standard" for the Amiga. If you have Compugraphic fonts, you can now use them
in FinalCopy. To use a Compugraphic font, simply open the fonts ".font" file
just as you do any other FinalCopy font. You will find using Compugraphic
fonts with FinalCopy superior to using Compugraphic fonts on other Amiga word
processors in terms of speed and print quality. However, to use Compugraphic
fonts and FinalCopy, you must have Workbench 2.1 or greater, and you must be
using a hard drive. Finally, if you intend to print a document to a PostScript
printer, do not use Compugraphic fonts. This limitation is due to the poor
PostScript compatibility inherent in the Compugraphic font format.
Automatic Font Downloading During PostScript Printing
If you are using any NimbusQ or Type-1 fonts in your document that are not on
your PostScript printer, FinalCopy II automatically downloads the fonts for
you when the document is printed. Now any of the SoftFaces fonts you use will
automatically be sent to the printer -- you will not need to manually download
these fonts ever again. This new feature only applies if you are printing a
document to a PostScript printer or file.
A3 and A5 Page Sizes
These European page sizes have been added to the Page Setup requester.
For more information and details on the upgrade path from earlier releases of
FinalCopy, contact your local Amiga dealer or SoftWood Inc., P.O. Box 50178,
Phoenix, AZ 85087 or call 800/247-8330, fax 602/431-8361.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
4th of 10 Stories
__________________________________________________________________________
| |
| *StarShip* Amiga Conferences |
| _ |
| _ _ / ) |
| / \/ \ ____ ___ ___ / /__ |
| / \ / _ ) / __)/ __) / _ ) |
| / /\ /\ \ / (/ / / / / (_ / / ) / |
| (_/ \/ \_)(_____)(_/ (____)(_/ (_/ |
| |
| Except where noted, Conferences begin at 10PM Eastern Time in the Amiga |
| Conference Rooms at Page 555;2. Amiga Programmers meet Wednesday nights |
| at Pro/Am on Page 670. Amiga/GEnie HelpDesk EVERY Night at 9PM Eastern. |
|__________________________________________________________________________|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Humpday |Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Help@9EST| Help@9EST|Help@9EST| Help@9EST|Help@9EST| Help@9EST| Help@9EST|
|__________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|__________|
| 14 | 15 | 16 |\ | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|5-MIN News| | _| | | | New |5-MIN News|
| 3PM-3AM | DeskTop | (_) | AmiGames |vv-Video!|*StarShip*| 3PM-3AM |
| -*- |Publishing| Mad | ------ | with | 5-MINUTE |9:Hardware|
|10PM: | Night | Music |Programing| Yury & | Newscast | Clinic |
| Graphics | | Night |at Pro/Am | Guests | 6PM-3AM |10: Party!|
|__________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|__________|
HelpDesk *EVERY* NIGHT @ 9PM Eastern Time!
Got a problem? If you have questions about learning to use your
Amiga, the *StarShip* or GEnie, we have answers! Stop by Conference
Room 4 ANY EVENING from 9 to 10 EST for live, on-the-spot help.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
5th of 10 Stories
____ Internet Classes Starting
(_ _) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ / *StarShip* News Network
/ /
_/ /
(____)nterested in the INTERNET and how to use it? The Unix RoundTable,
GEnie's host for Internet Support, is offering weekly classes in tutorial
format beginning THIS Tuesday night March 16, 1993 at 10:00 PM Eastern Time.
Some topics planned for discussion include:
* What is the Internet?
* What kinds of Internet access are there?
* How many computers are on the Internet?
* How many people are on the Internet?
* How many companies, organizations, etc are on the Internet?
* What kinds of services are on the Internet?
* How do I access them? What do they look like?
* What can I do from GEnie?
* How do I send to my friend on another online service?
* How do I find out their address?
The Unix RoundTable is found on page 160, keyword UNIX. Type MOVE 160 or UNIX
at any numbered GEnie page prompt to get there. Stop by this Tuesday to learn
more details. There will be no charge for these classes beyond your usual
GEnie CONNECT time rates, and you may even discover a delightful surprise when
you get there.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
6th of 10 Stories
Amiga Linux in the Works
_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ ) From Usenet Posting - February 1993
/ /
/ (_
(____)inux is a FREE version of Unix compatible with SysVr4, POSIX, and BSD.
It is available with source code for 386 and better Intel based computers and
soon for Amiga and other 680x0 computers. Here is the FAQ for 680x0 machines.
From: "Linux Activists" <uunet!Niksula.hut.fi!linux-activists>
The Official...
New and Improved...
Environmentally Friendly...
680x0 Linux FAQ (TM)
[Now legal in 40 states]
ABOUT THIS FAQ
This FAQ is intended to provide general information on the 680x0 Linux port
project which is currently underway. Mainly, it's an attempt to cut down on
the flow of email that inevitably comes in every time I post something about
the project. ;)
WHEN WILL 680x0 LINUX BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC?
I don't know. A couple months, maybe. We're working hard on it at this point,
and advancing leaps and bounds (and a few stumbles). There's really no point
to releasing the current system to the public. It's not useful, and only
occasionally even mildly entertaining. ;)
WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PORT?
We're still working on the basic kernel at this point. The scheduler, memory
management code, interrupt code, filesystem code, and handful of drivers have
been implemented. There's not much to see right now. The system comes up and
goes through some of the startup process, then sits there and idles at you. ;)
WHAT PLATFORMS WILL IT RUN ON?
The Amiga port project is the only effort to port Linux to a 680x0 platform
that I'm aware of. However, we are paying attention to portability where
possible. It is our intention to cooperate with other groups willing to work
with us.
I expect that once we make our first public release of the system, several
groups will begin porting our sources to various platforms. Interest has been
shown by Atari programmers, mostly. There are also a few people hoping to
bring Linux up on Sun 3's. I haven't heard from any Macintosh folks. In all
probability only the startup code, interrupt code, and drivers will need
re-writing to get the system running on these systems, or any others with the
necessary basic hardware.
I'm aware that the phrase "necessary basic hardware" begs some explanation.
Simply put, that would be a machine with a 68020+68851, 68030 (non-EC model),
or 68040 processor, at least a couple megs of RAM, a good amount of hard disk
space, and obviously some form of text i/o device (i.e. you technically don't
even need a display and keyboard if you can plug a terminal into it).
There _has_ been talk of a port that could run on non-MMU-equipped machines as
well, though it would lack the obvious features inherent in a memory-managed
operating system (e.g. true virtual memory, memory protection). There is
currently no effort underway to implement such a system that I'm aware of.
HOW COMPATIBLE WILL IT BE WITH OTHER SYSTEMS?
We, of course, hope that 680x0 Linux will be compatible (at the source level)
with 80x86 Linux, as well as many other Unix or Unix-like systems. Linux is
POSIX.1 compliant, which helps quite a bit with porting software to it.
Binary compatibility with _any_ OS other than 680x0 Linux ports is highly
unlikely.
WILL X WINDOWS BE AVAILABLE FOR 680x0 LINUX?
I get this question a lot, so I figured it's worth having its own section. The
answer is yes... probably... eventually. ;)
WILL THE AMIGA PORT RUN UNDER OR EMULATE AMIGADOS?
No. Actually, the latter is a possibility, I guess.
WHAT ABOUT MACH?
[No response]
-*-
*StarShip* Amiga *Flash*
7th of 10 Stories
Mound Records Offers Amiga Music Compact Disk
_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ \ Kailua, HI -- March 1993
/ - \
/ ___ \
(_/ \_)ll Amiga Studio, Mound Records is proud to announce the release "Fire
In My Heart" by Tim Makizuru on compact disk. Mound Records is a small
independent studio and record label, owned and operated by long time Amiga
user Tim Makizuru. Started in 1989 with the release of his first project "Just
A Dream Just The Night" (on cassette).
"Fire In My Heart" is solo album of a original ROCK compositions, and like
"Just A Dream Just The Night," was sequenced entirely with Amigas and Amiga
software. The Amiga is the center of our system from recording to cover design
and layout. We at Mound Records think our fellow Amiga users may be interested
in what we are doing with our Amigas, so we are offering you a chance to order
direct from us.
To order send:
$12.00 for "Fire In My Heart" on compact disk
$5.00 for "Just A Dream Just The Night" on cassette
Add $3.00 for shipping and handling.
Make check payable to:
Mound Records
P.O. Box 816
Kailua, HI. 96734
Thank you for your support.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
8th of 10 Stories
MegageM Releases FractalPro 6.0 with AGA Support
_ _ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ \/ \ Santa Maria, CA -- March 8, 1993
/ \
/ /\ /\ \
(_/ \/ \_)egageM is pleased to announce FractalPro Version 6.0. FractalPro
is the only professional quality tool for creating beautiful fractal art and
animations on the Amiga and Version 6.0 takes FractalPro a giant leap forward
into the future of the Amiga's new Advanced Graphics Architecture systems.
FractalPro 6.0 builds on the existing capabilities of stunning HAM6 and 24-bit
rendering, twelve types of automatic animation sequencing, ARexx and JAH
script control, and optimized assembly language algorithms for blazing speed,
VistaPro DEM output, and post-render script execution capabilities of earlier
versions. We've added the most user-requested new features and some of our
own ideas to create the most advanced fractal art and animation package
available on any platform. FractalPro 6.0 retains compatibility for loading
images and coordinate files from FractalPro 4.0, 5.0 and 5.1.
What really makes FracalPro 6.0 the greatest fractal tool ever is the
extensive set of new features:
Triple User Interface:
o Attractive 'beveled' button control panel for 80 program features
and operations
o Menus with keyboard shortcuts duplicate almost all control panel
functions
o ARexx/JAH script control for fully automated operation of FractalPro 6.0
Extensive support for new Amiga AGA chip set systems:
o Video resolutions from 320x200 to 1536x480 NTSC, and 320x256 to
1536x592 PAL
o Two degrees of overscan for video resolutions
o MultiSync resolutions including 640x480, 1024x768, 640x800, 640x1024
o Dedicated Video Toaster-specific 376x482 (HAM6) and 752x482 24-bit
o Direct Firecracker24 support in both lo-res and hi-res, interlaced and
non-interlaced NTSC
o DCTV compatible 736x480 resolution
o HAM6, HAM8, 256-color, and 24-bit Coloring Modes in any resolution
o Zoom, color cycling, palette controls, and full animation sequencing
in any mode
o Compatible with ESC Amiga systems, too (limited to HAM6 and 24-bit)
Enhanced File Handling:
o Load/Save IFF images, XYW coordinate files, and Color Palette files
o Import a color palette from an existing IFF image file on disk
New Turbo mode for deep Mandelbrot Set zooms speeds rendering up to 30%
Deeper zooms - Magnify up to 100 Quadrillion times; 18 decimal digit
precision math
Direct String Gadget entry of fractal coordinate information
Two new fractal formulae for new explorations of the universe of
fractal art
Up to 999 images in automatic animation sequence
Variable size zoom window for fine control of zooming regions
List Price $199.00 ($5 shipping N. America, $8 abroad) Available NOW!
Upgrades for registered owners: Return original FractalPro disk with payment.
Upgrades shipped free in N. America, $4 abroad. Upgrade prices: FractalPro 3.0
- $150 US, FractalPro 4.0 - $100 US, FractalPro 5.0, 5.1 - $60 US. Outside USA
use international bank draft or international money order, in $US only. All
California orders must include 7.75% tax.
FractalPro 6.0 requires math chip or 68040, minimum 1 meg RAM, and AmigaDOS
2.0, 2.1 or 3.0.
For more information contact MegageM, 1903 Adria, Santa Maria, CA 93454, or
call 805/349-1104.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
9th of 10 Stories
___ ___ Accursed Toys' New and Improved Boppin' Offer
(_ )( _) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ /_/ / Issaquah, WA -- March 9, 1993
/ __ /
_/ / / /
(___)(__)EAR YEA! HEAR YEA! HEAR YEA! We at Accursed Toys are proud to
announce the new and improved Boppin' offer!
Yes, we buckled down and created a truly mesmerizing offer! Now, for an
unlimited time only, you can purchase Boppin' direct from Accursed Toys for
the amazing low price of $24.95! And what's more we will throw in the Doctor
Who game and the Laboratory of Life absolutely free! And best of all, you can
now purchase Boppin' with a personal check! Yes, you heard right! We have
reached an agreement with our Bank so that personal checks will now be
accepted with only the usual 3 business day wait at which time we will
promptly ship you not only Boppin', but Doctor Who and Laboratory of Life.
YES! It's absolutely amazing! Just imagine, you have been thinking of getting
Boppin' (for the kids of course ;-) but you didn't want to go to all that
hassle of going down to the bank, buying a cashier's check or money order made
out to Stephen P. Lepisto, laying down the fee for that check or money order,
dropping it in an envelope with a note requesting Boppin' and the free copy of
Doctor Who and Laboratory of Life, sticking Accursed Toys address on it (470
Mt. Defiance Cir. SW, Issaquah, WA 98027-3629), and dropping it in the post
box. No, no, no! Now all you have to do is make out your personal check for
$24.95, payable to Stephen P. Lepisto, add it to a note requesting Boppin' et
al in an envelope, and sending that to:
Accursed Toys
470 Mt. Defiance Cir. SW
Issaquah, WA 98027-3629
We will almost promptly send out Boppin' (and Doctor Who and Laboratory of
Life) to you! Please be sure to include your mailing address.
For more information contact Stephen Lepisto at S.LEPISTO1 via GE Mail or post
a message in *StarShip* Bulletin Board Category 30.
-*-
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
10th of 10 Stories
ReadySoft Presents The Animation Classics Pack
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp"
"Wrath of the Demon" and "Space Ace"
____
/ _ ) Richmond Hill, Ontario -- March 1993
/ _/
/ /\ \
(_/ \_)eadySoft, Inc. announces the value pack of the year from Don Bluth
Multimedia and ReadySoft. This collection of titles, all selected from the
successes of ReadySoft, will prove to be an excellent selection for all
animation gamers.
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Princess Daphne has been spirited away to a wrinkle in time by the Evil Wizard
Mordroc, who plans to force her into marriage. Only you as Dirk the Daring can
save her.
Transported by a bumbling time machine, you begin your rescue mission. But you
must hurry, for once the Casket of Doom has opened, Mordroc will place the
Death Ring upon Daphne's finger in marriage and she will be lost forever in
the Time Warp.
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp features full-screen animation and digitized sound
with more scenes than any previous animation adventure.
Wrath of the Demon
Wrath of the Demon combines state-of-the-art multi-level parallax scrolling
with spectacular graphics, animation and playability to bring you one of the
hottest graphic adventures ever. Your are on a quest to rid the Kingdom of an
evil Demon and his minions, rescue the princess and restore honour to your
King. Your quest will lead you through Caves, Swamps, Temples and Castles
before Reaching your Ultimate Challenge... The Demon Himself!
Space Ace
Don Bluth's Space Ace is the follow-up to the smash hit Dragon's Lair. Our
hero, Ace, is being attacked by the Evil Commander Borf who has just kidnapped
Ace's girlfriend Kimberley. Borf's plans are to take over the Earth by
changing everyone into babies using his dreaded weapon... the Infanto Ray. As
Ace, it is your mission to save Kimberley, destroy the Infanto Ray and Save
the Earth. Be valiant, Space Warrior, the fate of Earth is in your hands!
Space Ace continues in the tradition of Dragon's Lair with breath-taking
graphics, animation and sound brought to life on your computer.
Retail Value of $169.85
Suggested List $69.95
Available March 10th, 1993
PC-3.5, PC-5.25, Amiga, Atari ST
For more information contact your local Amiga Dealer or ReadySoft Inc. 30
Wertheim Court Suite #2, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4B 1B9, or call
416/731-4175 or fax 416/764-8867.
-*-
Over a GIGABYTE of Amiga files in our Library!
Catch your limit of Fred FISH Disks from the *StarFish* Library.
If you are after a SINGLE PROGRAM on a Fish Disk, SEARCH for it
before downloading the disk. Most are available separately!
_______________________________________________________________
| |
| |
| Permission is hereby granted to quote ALL or PART of this |
| Newscast on a privately owned BBS or in a user group news- |
| letter (*) provided you include the following credit: |
| |
| Reprinted by Permission from the 5-MINUTE Weekend |
| News Network, a *StarShip*(tm) Production on GEnie(R). |
| * /\ / |
|_________________________________________________ ___/ \___ _|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \ oo / ~
. \ \__/ / _
(*) We would like to know about it / \
if you do, and you can tell us \ /\ /
*FREE* by leaving Feedback to / \/ \/ \
the SysOps on GEnie Page 555. *StarFish*
Librarian
*StarShip* V i e w P o r t Online Magazine
_ _ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/ \/ \
/ \
/ /\ /\ \arch Issue available now FREE on Menu Option 9, Page 555.
(_/ \/ \_) Open your capture buffer when you leave here and type 9.
You will NOT be charged because ViewPort is a GEnie*Basic Service!
March Contents
Film at Eleven ........................................ Jim Meyer
VistaPro 3.0 ...................................... Sylvia Lutnes
G-Lock ............................................ Jamie Mueller
Directory Opus 4.0 .................................... Jim Meyer
Lissa 1.2 ........................................... Bill Graham
BFormat 4.0 ........................................... Nick Cook
Laboratory of Life .............................. Joseph A. Grau
PeekABoo .......................................................
Running with ARexx (Part 3) ......................... Robin Evans
Back Issues available in the *StarShip* Software Library.
