Amiga Computing - Commodore Is Awesome
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I am a subscriber to your magazine and was reading the article entitled 'Straw<br />
pole in January '955 ESP (issue 821. I was interested to read the first line which<br />
says that <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong> is already available via the Internet. I would like to<br />
know in what way is it available. What services are currently accessible via the<br />
Internet and is it possible for me to access software, reviews etc? If so, how? Thanks for a<br />
great mag.<br />
Gary Harris<br />
garyhePion.apana org au<br />
Now this is what I'd call a timely letter. Although <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong> has long been<br />
accessible on the Internet via our long-standing CIX account -<br />
amigacomputingOcix.compulink.co.uk. - we can also be accessed via our<br />
CompuServe account on 70007, 4734.<br />
However, as you're obviously well aware, having full Internet access to <strong>Amiga</strong><br />
<strong>Computing</strong> is what's really called for. And as luck would have it. that's exactly what<br />
will be available by the time you read this. <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong> is proud to announce<br />
what we consider to be the best and most Interactive <strong>Amiga</strong> magazine on the Internet.<br />
Via our new <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong> Homepage, anyone running a Web browser can fully<br />
interact with the magazine by mailing directly to ACAS, ESP, System and so on.<br />
In addition, we'll be providing tasters and even full reviews of the latest hardware<br />
and software, plus highlights of the forthcoming issue and special Internet subscription<br />
offers. The only element that won't be available - yet - will be an <strong>Amiga</strong><br />
<strong>Computing</strong>-specific FTP site. Watch this space.<br />
To access our URI/Homepage. search for <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong> from any main index.<br />
Next month we will publish our URL/Homepage address for you so you can access<br />
the information directly.<br />
Price breaker?<br />
I have just bought your January '95 issue<br />
and was intrigued by the CanDo CoverDisk.<br />
However, the upgrade schemes are overpriced<br />
and do not cater for the low-end<br />
market, I am a student and unable to pay<br />
the high price, but I would like to team the<br />
package. <strong>Is</strong> there any way the manuals<br />
could be sold separately?<br />
This will probably generate more profit for<br />
INOVAtronics, as I doubt the majority of<br />
users can, or will, upgrade through your<br />
magazine. Surely this will then apply to the<br />
Pareto effect of economics - that 80 per cent<br />
of the potential market will buy 20 per cent of<br />
their products. If more people wrote into you<br />
this might happen - you made a similar mistake<br />
with the Publisher CoverDisk by not<br />
Catering for the mass market.<br />
Ryan Morse<br />
Milton Keynes<br />
if only it was that simple. Unfortunately.<br />
you have a rather naive idea of how<br />
commercial CoverDisk give-aways actually<br />
operate. Although we can persuade<br />
a supplier to allow <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong> to<br />
Cover mount a particular product, we<br />
have no control whatsoever over the<br />
price for subsequent upgrades. Neither<br />
do we take a percentage if readers do<br />
indeed decide to upgrade.<br />
In fact, the only part we play In the<br />
upgrade process is the provision of free<br />
pagination and design for the actual<br />
upgrade offer - which again is paid for<br />
by <strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong>. In reality, we<br />
invariably make a substantial loss on<br />
the deal, as a supplier will often demand<br />
payment for the product Itself before<br />
they'll consider being a part of the initial<br />
promotion.<br />
To be honest you're probably right -<br />
lower cost equals higher profits. But<br />
alas that's something which is out of<br />
our hands_ Although we may distribute<br />
a product as a one-on, copyright and<br />
commercial decisions remain firmly in<br />
the hands of the supplier.<br />
Fitsing the forth<br />
We have an A500 with a 512k upgrade<br />
which is connected to an Intagrex Coloriet<br />
Series 2 printer, If I type anything into the<br />
15 angboclq there?<br />
I am writing to you in reference to B A Mills' letter in<br />
the February '95 issue about a Helm user group. I am<br />
a Helm user and purchased the program when it was<br />
released on the strength of two magazine reviews. I<br />
have had two disk-books reviewed in your magazine<br />
(History of the World Cup, and First-Aid Essentials)<br />
which I created with Helm and am currently working<br />
on a project to do with my job.<br />
I have tried to get in contact with Eagle Tree<br />
Software about upgrades as I have found a couple of<br />
bugs in the version I have (1.44), but with no success.<br />
I am not even sure If they are still in business. I<br />
would be grateful if you would include my name on<br />
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<strong>Amiga</strong> <strong>Computing</strong><br />
MAY 1995<br />
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