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Over that last six months, more and more people
have been connected to the Information
Super Highway or World Wide Web either to
send electronic messages to people from
around the world or to view pages of information
about millions of different subject areas
However, anyone who is connected will
realise ifs not exactly free. firstly there is the
expense of the actual computer itself, then a
modem, then sometimes a connection fee,
monthly charges, and finally the dreaded
telephone bill.
Now you can happily browse a section of
the Internet without a massive telephone bill
landing smugly on the doormat at the end of
the month.
The On-line library CD contains many different
topics of information which you can view
via a Web browser', and for the Amiga you will
probably need AMosaic or the brand new
IBrowse Now, the problem is this software.
Usually, when you are first connected to the
Internet, your server will automatically post
you the software needed to use it, and this
includes the browser. Consequently, unless
Workbench Add-on is also the first in a
series, but this time features hundreds of
Workbench hacks to make it quicker and far
more efficient.
Workbench is the main user base where
copying, running, viewing files has to be
done. If you use your Amiga you will need to
use workbench - it's a simple as that - and
if you use it as much as us here at Amigo
Computing then the programs on this CD are
absolutely essential, especially if you're not
connected to the Internet
The CD is split into various directories for
music, utilities, emulators and more. You will
find most of them in a ready-to-run format
where you can test them out without the
annoying process of de-archiving them into
your destination.
There are programs for all Amiga users
including musicians, artists, programmers
and even gamesplayers. Unfortunately, not
all the programs are public domain. Most of
them are shareware and contain unregistered
versions so if you pay for them you will
receive a fully registered version.
This is always worth doing if you use the
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you're already connected you will have a tough
job getting your own browser as you can't really
go out and buy one from the shops. It's just
not as easy as that. So if you are going to invest
in this CD you'll have to be
connected to the Internet.
The CD contains topics that
don't really appeal to me
such as classical music, the
words to every National
Anthem, the Bible in seven
different languages, and sections
including economy,
humour, laws, maths, poetly,
politics and recipes.
Although all these subjects
may do a good job of advertising the Internet
to a certain spectre of the public, it doesn't
really give you an idea of what really is on the
Internet. If the CD included excerpts of the top
program frequently because
it lets the programmer know
you use it, therefore they
may possibly develop some
additions or updates. Also as
a bonus, some of programs
on the CD have been
reduced to a special price.
There are many Internet
utilities available as well to
make your connection more
efficient and help you reduce
that dreaded phone bill by
making the access software
quicker.
Inside the booklet you get with the CD
there are various registration forms for
products such as Amiga E, AmiWin, DFA,
PowerPlayer, ShapeShifter and SuperView. All
you have to do is fill in the form and send it
away. You will then receive the latest version
as well as the all important key file.
A lot of effort has gone into this CD to
make it as simple as possible and while it
contains programs for the novice, there are
also many advanced programs to keep any
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ten sites, including the Playboy site, humo
rtasteless, and sport sites and, at a pinch,
daily newspaper, then that would probab
give the public a realistic idea of wha
they'd find
I can safely say that I have never ever se
anything like these documents on the Intern
and this is probably because I never look
anything like it. The Internet is all about
own choice and you are given the chance
search anything you are interested in, be
naked women or your local football team.
CD defeats the entire object of the Intern
and restricts what you can see.
If you haven't got access to the Internet,
On-line Library will present a nice posit
angle on the content of the Internet. To sum
up - its one to show your mother.
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avid Amiga user happy, All in all, Workbench
Add-on contains some excellent programs
which will undoubtedly come in use. It's
certainly a worthy purchase.
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