@database AEM201.guide @$ver AEM 2.01 @node main "Amiga Entertainment Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1 - February 4, 1996" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ # ######## #### #### ## ## # ### #### ### ## #### #### #### ## #### # ### AMIGA # ## ## # # ### # ### ENTERTAINMENT # ### ##### # ### # ### MONTHLY # ## ## # #### ### ######## ## # #### ### # ### ## # # ### ### ## ### ## # # ## ### ### ##### ######## ### ## #### ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vol. 2, Issue 1 - February 4, 1996 Table of Contents: @{" The Front Page " link front} @{" Amiga News/Stuff " link anews} @{" New Game Reviews " link reviews} @{" The Back Page " link back} ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This issue: We're BAAAAAACK!!!!! Team AMIGA: How to Join Shareware Game Review: CyberGames v1.2 Roadside Rests Along the Information Superhighway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (c) 1996 Sean Caszatt All Rights Reserved Although freely distributable, no part of this electronic publication may be reproduced without the written consent of the copyright holder. @ENDNODE @NODE FRONT "Welcome!" The Front Page @{" Editorial Column " link edit} - We're BAAAACK!!! @{" The Serial Port " link mail} - Mail from the Readers! @{" The Bulletin Board " link corr} - Corrections/Comments @{" How to Reach Us " link addr} - How to contact us @ENDNODE @NODE edit "Editorial Page" Well, hello there! If this is a shock to you, just think about how I feel! It's been a long time, old friends. A long time. But AEM is back in business and has no plans on disappearing this time. In our last episode (the last issue of AEM, which was in December, 1994), I left you with the promise of continuing the tradition of reviews aplenty in the pages of Amiga Game Zone magazine and Jason Compton's Amiga Report. I did manage to write a few reviews for Amiga Report. However, considering the year I had in 1995, getting even that done was a miracle. (I don't think Amiga Game Zone even published an issue in 1995, did they? Anyone have any information on the status of the magazine?) What happened last year? Well, let's just say A LOT! I went through a lot of personal stuff and it was not a lot of fun. But, it's a new year and things are really looking good now! So, after a bumpy 1995...AEM's back! I have to admit that it's not going to be the same old AEM though. The focus of the magazine will be a little bit different. Although only a year has passed, times have changed. While we're still going to do game reviews, I will be doing all kinds of different things with a focus on the Amiga and the Internet. "Entertainment" is a broad term and, thankfully, it allows me to continue this magazine under it's original banner. The Internet is full of a lot of entertaining things. So, as we find them, we will share them with you. The World Wide Web, IRC and USENET have the ability to bring people together in a way that has never been possible before. However, for it to be of any use, someone has to point the way. We're, obviously, not the first to think of that, but wouldn't it be nice to have someone looking for things that may be of interest to an Amiga owner like yourself? Having an Amiga doesn't mean you have to settle for less. While all the other (cough) "real computer" (hack) owners are tinkering with their AUTOEXEC.BAT files, trying to squeeze out another 5K of RAM so the latest whiz-bang game will finally work, we'll be cruising the 'net for topics that Amiga users can relate to, use and benefit from. I hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as I have enjoyed putting it together for you. It's good to be back! We're also looking for contributions that you might feel are of interest to our readers. To contact us, simply send off an e-mail to one of our electronic addresses. Sean Caszatt, editor and founder of Amiga Entertainment Monthly Click here for @{"electronic addresses." link ADDR} @ENDNODE @NODE MAIL "The Serial Port - Mail from our readers!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The serial port is NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!! Please, please, please send your comments, ancedotes and whatever else you can think of via e-mail!!! I want to know what you did over the last year. Did you miss AEM? Is an online Amiga games magazine relevant anymore? Thanks to our advance announcement on THE AMIGA WEB DIRECTORY, we received some e-mail even before this issue's release: -----From Jason Compton, Amiga Report: Hey, congratulations. I hope you don't term writing for AR as being "tumultuous", though. Good luck with the magazine! While I realize you'll have your own gig again, I would still be interested in working together... -- Jason Compton jcompton@xnet.com Editor-in-Chief, Amiga Report Magazine (708) 741-0689 FAX The warming sun... ...the cooling rain. AR on Aminet - docs/mags/ar???.lha AR Mailing list - Mail me AR on WWW - http://www.omnipresence.com/Amiga/News/AR -----From Terence Davis: I have noticed that all mags (on and off line) do not cover or even understand ppc technology. One sugested the 1st Power Amiga should be 601 based mid level insted of 604 high end. The 601 will probably not be still in production in 97. T sugested that the DEC Alpha would have been a better choice. Byte magazine ran tests using the same softwere (including Operating System ie NT) and set up ie ram hard disk etc. A 604 at 100 Mhz was eqel to pentium pro at 150 Mhz Though the P6 costs 60% more than a same clock 604. Another computer with 2 604's at 133 Mhz each was a match for one with a modern dec Alpha at 300 Mhz BUT the Alpha system cost 50% more. These tests were on machines available at the time. With the new 166 Mhz 604e almost here , the eqivelent low power 603 and uprated 620 there will some real power available to the Power Amiga by fist quater of 97 even if there next generation replacments the 613 and 614 at 266 Mhz have not arived yet.By the way all speeds are base. ie a 166 and 266 Mhz will evetully run at 200 and 300 Mhz respectivly. I know this seem a long way of but 1 year is not long in computers so it is time we started to tell A.T. what we want so plese inform people of what there is. By the way we should also be asking about the new propriotary chip set which will NOT be AAA. It will have 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480 8bit 16 bit stereo sound at 44.1 and 22.05 but these are only the minimum specifications alawed by the Power PC Platform. Sorry about my spelling but I am dislexic. I realize most of this you probably know but no one is telling the Amiga public any thing so please do so. Yours , Terry. [Ed. note -- I confess my ignorance of not understanding PPC technology at all. However, I include this letter in the magazine to get the word out, which is what Terry wanted me to do. If someone wishes to contribute an article to explain this to someone like me, please contact me via e-mail!] -----From Jeff White, Visual Inspirations: Hi, Just wanted to let you know that our company has just put up a WEB site. We are an Amiga company that STILL supports this wonderful machine. If you get a chance check out our site and let us know what ya think. Sincerely Yours, Jeff White Visual Inspirations http://www.portal.com/~visual @{"WHERE DO I SEND MY E-MAIL" link ADDR}? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- @ENDNODE @NODE ADDR "How to Contact Us" Amiga Entertainment Monthly can be reached via the following electronic methods: FIDONet Netmail: 1:2601/512 (Sean Caszatt) BBS Number: +1-412-962-1590 Internet: downstat@nauticom.net Web Pages: http://www.nauticom.net/www/downstat/aem.htm http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~gowdy/Amiga/AmigaEnt/ (Online archive) Or, if you distrust the 'net, good old Snail Mail will reach us at: 2978 Ford Avenue Sharpsville, PA 16150 USA @ENDNODE @NODE CORR "The Bulletin Board" The Bulletin Board ------------------ @{" Whoops!!! " link errors} - The board of corrections. @{" Credits " link credits} - Informational stuff @ENDNODE @NODE ERRORS "Whoops! We goofed." In our last issue, we awarded, via random drawing, a CD32 game to Brian Serl for sending in our reader survey. Unfortunately, we were unable to obtain the ARCADE POOL CD32 game he requested. Our sincere apologies to Mr. Serl, and, if anyone knows an e-mail address where we could contact him, we'd like to make it up to him. @ENDNODE @NODE CREDITS "Credits" Amiga Entertainment Monthly Staff --------------------------------- Founder & Editor: Sean Caszatt This issues's contributors: -------------------------- Rick Lembree Dave Putzier This newsletter is created and written on an Amiga 1200 with: MEmacs, the editor supplied with every Amiga. It's SIMPLY the best. I've tried others, but only MEmacs works for me. Hey, at least I don't use ED! BadLinks, by Roger Nedel, is used to test the links in the Amigaguide version of the newsletter. Thanks, Roger! The HTML version is created using GUIDE2HTML by Christian Scholz. @ENDNODE @NODE REVIEWS "GAME REVIEWS" GAME REVIEWS @{" Cybergames v1.2 " link GAME1} - Remember BARBARIAN on the C64? @{" Quick Capsule Reviews " link GAME5} - Stuff worth a glance @{" Ratings Explanation " link RATINGS} - How we rate the games. @ENDNODE @NODE GAME1 "Cyber Games v1.2 Review by Sean Caszatt" TITLE: CYBER GAMES v1.2 METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION: SHAREWARE OBTAINED FROM: AMINET'S GAMES/MISC DIRECTORY If you can remember the heyday of the Commodore 64, you might remember a game called BARBARIAN. If not, let me briefly explain the object of the game. In a nutshell: seperate your opponent's head from its body. BARBARIAN preceded the infamous MORTAL KOMBAT by about seven years and, if you can remember how popular MK was with kids, you can probably imagine how kids reacted to it in the '80's. They loved it. I believe an Amiga version was released at around the same time but, since I couldn't afford an Amiga back then, I never played it. Looking back, it seems kind of simplistic, but most of the games we know remember as "classics" were simple as well as very addicting. Well, some European programmers have taken the BARBARIAN concept and given it an update to a cyberpunkish theme and added a few bits of their own. The game itself is basically a 2D swordfighting game that pits two players, either a human vs computer or human vs human, against each other. Using the joystick, a number of different "moves" are available, like thrusting the sword at your opponent's chest, spin moves, ducking and jumping. An added feature not available in BARBARIAN is a scaffolding that can be climbed, and dangled from, which gives you the ability to get on the other side of your opponent. Another new feature is the ability to buy powerups, like bionic arms and bigger weapons. The graphics are mostly well done. The movement of the fighters is a bit on the jerky side, but, as a whole, the visuals are pleasing to the eye. Some of the intro sections of the game feature digitized pictures of the programmer's relatives that have been altered into some rather fearsome looking fighters. The sound and music during the intro is top-notch, but it falters slightly during the actual game. Still, it's not bad. The main problem, and the reason I can't recommend the game, is the control of the fighters. There are a lot of moves to make and the computer doesn't have to fumble with the joystick to make them. Too many times I found myself struggling to make a move of any kind, only to look up and find my warrior on his knees, his neck severed and his head lying beside him. Playing against a friend improves the game considerably, but you'll both be struggling with your controllers instead of making planned moves and feeling like you know what's really going on. There's a lot of potential here, but the lack of effectively selecting and performing the moves hampers the fun too much. All in all, it's a noble effort that falls short of the mark. There's a lot of charming (and delightfully disgusting) ideas, but the execution leaves a bit to be desired. With some work, this can be great game. @{" Ratings: " link RATINGS} Graphics: 80% Cyberpunk Developments Sound: 70% Sockerbruksgatan 9A Gameplay: 45% 26263 Engelholm Control: 30% SWEDEN Overall Rating: 57% Video Mode: PAL/NTSC (Autodetect) @ENDNODE @NODE GAME5 "Quick Capsule Reviews" Here are some reviews of things that don't really need an in-depth review done, like demos, disk-mags, etc. ROCKO - (Amiga) - FREEWARE This is a hilarious boxing "game" that features some digitized pictures from a well-known boxing movie. It's not much to play, but it does illustrate that the Amiga is quite capable of lowering itself to play FMV type games. To me, I think this game sums up what most FMV type games really end up being: move the joystick and see what happens. As a serious game, and I don't think it was intended to be, it's pretty lame. As a bit of fun, it's pretty humorous. The author says this is his first project in AMOS. For a first effort, it's not bad. OVERALL RATING: 70% Video Mode: PAL @ENDNODE @NODE RATINGS "The Ratings - Explained" We judge the games we review in four different categories: Graphics -------- This is pretty self explanatory. The higher the percentile, the better the graphics are. Sound ----- Another no-brainer. The higher the percentile, the better the sound. Although, this also relates to it's coordination with the gameplay. If the sound seems inappropriate for the type of game it is, the game will score lower in the Sound category even if the sounds are technically well done. Gameplay -------- The gameplay refers to the addictive quality of the game as well as the way the game plays. If you find your self sitting and watching rather than interacting with the game, the game will score lower than one that actually involves you. Control ------- This refers to how easy the game is to control given the control method specified by the manufacturer. A game requiring a special controller that is not specified or not included will be penalized. A game that comes with a special controller or one that recommends that, say, an Amiga mouse might work better than the standard CD남 controller will not be penalized. A game that is programmed to use a mouse when a joystick would be much more appropriate would also be penalized. Of course, a game that's just plain hard to control with any control method will also feel the sting of the rating. @ENDNODE @NODE LGTM "Lame Game of the Month" This is an award presented to one game per month for being the worst of that month's issue. It's mainly to warn you, the consumer, about a game that's REALLY bad. If we have an issue with no really bad games...there'll be no award given. A game that wins this award DESERVES to win! @ENDNODE @NODE ANEWS "Amiga/CD남 News & Stuff" Amiga & CD남 News @{" TEAM AMIGA Explained " link NEWS1} - By Rick Lembree @{" Amiga 1200 Internet Bundle" link NEWS2} - Here's the scoop from AT! Columns @{" Roadside Rests " link COL1} - Some out of the way places on the I-Way! @{" Amiga Wordsearch " link COL2} - Dave Putzier's Amiga Wordsearch @ENDNODE @NODE NEWS1 "TEAM AMIGA Explained" PRESS RELEASE *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** PRESS RELEASE Team AMIGA - JOIN TODAY! What is Team AMIGA? Team AMIGA started life as a tongue-in-cheek joke in the FidoNet AMIGA (international) echo conference, by my signing my messages as: Ricardo.Amiga Charter Member, Team AMIGA It was just a fun poke in the ribs at the "other" team we all know and love for our rival platform, the PC. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to get a boot out of it. Instead, all I got was inquiries like "Hey, this sounds like a great idea! What _is_ Team AMIGA and how can I join?" After getting tired of explaining that it was just a joke, I stepped back and took a look at the concept. I talked it over with a few of the more well known denizens of the AMIGA echo, and decided maybe it was a good idea after all and not just a joke. With almost three hundred members as of today, from Russia to Australia, Spain to the United States and Canada, Team AMIGA is growing daily, so fast that I have a hard time keeping up with entries to the database in my free time. There are no dues, there are no real "rules" (of course, it goes without saying that software pirates and known crackers/phreakers, etc. are not members...). There are no officers (well maybe except myself, but all I am doing is trying to co-ordinate efforts and communicate with Amiga Technologies, GmbH. ATG is reportedly looking very seriously at the activities of Team AMIGA and we hope to attain a good working relationship with them. Until these negotiations are final, we are holding off on doing some things we really want to get busy on, like having a contest to design a team logo, T-shirts, bumperstickers and other paraphernalia with the logo, membership cards that we would be working with vendors to give discounts to Team AMIGA members, etc. Basically, Team AMIGA exists to show _our_ committment to the Amiga, as ATGmbH has shown us. We want both to continue and thrive. Team AMIGA is also very much _un_like another "union" that (I'm not sure even still exists), is very demanding and makes threats to ATG saying essentially, "You do what we want or else." Team AMIGA exists solely to _support_ the efforts of Amiga Technologies in whatever way we can, not bite the hand that feeds by making demands. Below is the template that is posted in the AMIGA FidoNet echo conference, as well as cross posted in many other networks, as well as many Internet NewsGroups. We hope _you_ will take the time to fill out the application and get it to Team AMIGA! [BEGINNING OF TEXT INSERT] Modified: January 21, 1996 This is a regular posting in the international AMIGA echo for prospective Team AMIGA members. Please use the template below to send in your request to join. Feel free to cross-post the below to other networks and services liberally! 8<---cross post beginning--cut here---8<--- In the FidoNet AMIGA echo, we've started our own "kick in the pants" response to the PC's TEAM OS/2. It's taking off like wildfire! We'd like to extend the invite to every Amiga devotee, everywhere! We have hundreds of members from several countries and from Fido, Internet and on-line services. It's free. There are no dues. There are no rules. There are no officers. There are no idiots with a sense of pretentiousness (like CCISU or whatever the name of that "club" for Amiga Sysops was... ;). To join, all you have to do is: 1) Swear that you are an Amiga enthusiast who extols the virtues of the Amiga to anyone and everyone you meet who is interested in computers (ESPECIALLY the PC crowd! ;) and now that the Amiga's future is looking up, you'll continue to do so even more fervently than before. 2) If you decide to join, fill out the application below and send it to me to be added to the list, so if there are any billion dollar sweepstakes prizes or warehouses of Amigas to be awarded (WINK WINK, GRIN GRIN ;) , we'll know how to contact you. Seriously, a database is being kept and will be forwarded to AT/Escom, should they decide to pick up the ball and run. (Footnote: Since this all started, we do know that Amiga Technologies is observing Team AMIGA activities closely and has expressed interest in the near future of "officially recognizing" us. One objective of Team AMIGA of course, was to get as many Amiga enthusiasts worldwide to make a statement of support, but another objective, is to show AT/Escom how much of a mistake it would be to not adequately support other continents, like North America and Australia) 3) Always acknowledge that I am the one who started all this (hey, I want SOME credit! (It's a JOKE, people, a JOKE! ;) 4) Know and understand that your stats will be in a database kept by me (Rick Lembree) and _not_ released to _anyone_. If it comes to the point that AT/Escom wants to take the ball on this, they are the _only_ ones I will release the database to, and I will at that time ask that if they release the database to other companies, that they be released only to AMIGA oriented ones. The only other thing we ask of you, is if you use the name in your on-line signature, that you type it exactly as shown below: Team AMIGA The reason is for consistency, and for recognition. If everyone types it a different way, it appears that we don't "have our act together". If you agree to all the above, just send in the following information: (Important! Please use this template as is and with ALL necessary info requested to facilitate database entry, ok? If replying from a Fido node, don't assume that I will have your Fido address when doing the database! INCLUDE IT in the template! Thanks. :) 8<---cut here---8<--- SEND ONLY THE BELOW PORTION OF THE TEMPLATE! Name:____________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Postal or ZIP code: _____________________________________________ City & State/Province: __________________________________________ Country:_________________________________________________________ Birthdate (optional):____________________________________________ Phone Number (optional):_________________________________________ Email addresses (Fido, Internet, etc):___________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Computers owned: (A1000, A2000, A2000/030, A3000/16mHz CDTV, CD32, etc.) No need for a lot of details, just the model number & CPU is needed: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 8<---cut here---8<--- SEND ONLY THE ABOVE PORTION OF THE TEMPLATE! To: FidoNet: Rick Lembree, 1:326/209.0 Internet: Rick.Lembree@f209.n326.z1.fidonet.org Home of Team AMIGA: Harbour Lights BBS (207) 967-3719 US Mail: Harbour Lights Computer Services Attention: Team AMIGA P.O. Box 207 Kennebunkport, Maine USA 04046-0207 Team AMIGA fax/voice mail: (207) 967-0988, ext. 3 Please note that the sheer volume of mail I am receiving on this does not allow me to answer _every_ application submission personally, although as time permits, I make every attempt to do so. Depending on my workload at the time I receive your application, you _may_ get an Email reply, if you have an address available. Postal mail will _not_ be replied to, unless you provide SASE. EVERYONE will receive a postcard at a later date, advising what the latest news is. Feel free to take this template (in its entirety and unedited, please!) and cross post this to other networks and on-line services! Welcome to the team! 8<---cross post end--cut here---8<--- [END OF INSERTED TEXT] @ENDNODE @NODE NEWS2 "Amiga 1200 Internet Bundle Details" Here's a press release from Amiga Technologies about the Amiga 1200 Internet bundle: Bensheim 22.01.96 The "AMIGA Surfer" pack will hit the shelves at the end of January 1996. The "AMIGA Surfer" consists of an Amiga A1200HD multimedia system fitted with 260MB hard drive and two megabytes of RAM, together with a complete suite of Internet software and a 14,400bps modem. The package will be priced at approximately USD 720 (exclusive of VAT). This complete solution from Amiga Technologies is the cheapest available plug & play Internet bundle. The Amiga A1200 is video-compatible and can be easily connected to a Television set, saving the additional cost of a monitor. Other Internet options soon to be available from Amiga Technologies include: the "Surfkit", a package consisting of the Internet software suite and modem, at an approximate price of USD 190 (excluding VAT). A package call "Surfware" is also being planned which will provide the Internet software alone. All packs will include an option to connect to the IBM Internet Link and get 100 hours free connection. About the Internet Software: MUI3.2: Magic User Interface is an Amiga-OS extension that makes dedicated applications more ergonomic with a friendlier user interface. With MUI, the user can also customise and configure their applications individually. AS 225 R2: A new and completely reworked version of the original AMIGA TCP/IP software is provided. This software handles the connection between the Amiga and the network. Mindwalker: The WWW Browser with MUI-support: A full featured graphical World Wide Web Browser that can handle forms, bookmarks, search functions, hotlinks and many more. AMIRC: The IRC Client with elegant MUI interface, gives access to the "Internet Relay Chat", where one can participate on-line and in real-time to discussion forums. Several thousands of users meet here daily to discuss various topics. Binary files can also be sent among users using AMIRC. AMFTP: The FTP Client also uses the MUI-extension. The graphical interface of AMFTP makes the handling of files and directories from distant servers very effective and comfortable. The program works as a file-manager and gives access to tremendous amounts of Amiga software available on the Internet. Voodoo: The included E-mail manager is a fully new development and supports the "Mime-standard" to send, receive and view graphics and other binary files easily. UU-Encoded binary files are also supported. The advanced user interface of Voodoo helps to handle electronic mail quickly and easily. The Surfer pack also includes the popular Amiga Magic Bundle's productivity software of a wordprocessor, spreadsheet, database, organiser and graphic tools. PRESS CONTACT : Gilles Bourdin Tel +49 6252 709 195 AMIGA Technologies GmbH Fax +49 6252 709 520 Berliner Ring 89 E-Mail : gbo@amiga.de D-64625 Bensheim http://www.amiga.de/ Germany Regards, Gilles Bourdin -- Gilles Bourdin / Amiga Technologies GmbH Public Relations Manager gbo@ramses.fdn.org gbo@worldnet.net @ENDNODE @NODE COL1 "Roadside Rests: An Internet Guidebook" Roadside Rests - A "Places to Visit" Listing The World Wide Web is one of the most interesting and exciting things to come along in computer history. All of a sudden, telecommunications is not something that is divided into sysops and users. Anyone with access to the Internet can have a web page, as long as their Internet provider makes that option available to them. You don't need to be a computer technician to have a web page. All you need to be is yourself. A web page can be as fancy or plain as you'd like to make it. This makes each web page as interesting and different as the people who've created them. The sheer variety of the types of pages available is what makes the World Wide Web so exciting and addicting. Personal web pages are a lot of fun to look at. They can make you laugh, reflect, and realize that there are a lot of people out there sharing similar experiences with you even though they may actually be located somewhere that's supposedly "different." Someone said that personal homepages are similar to the pet rocks that were popular in the 1970's. Everyone's got one and they're all interesting, but we're all going to be embarassed about them in the future or something like that. If so, then I think we'd only being embarrassed about showing ourselves. This month, to inaugurate this column, we visit the home of the SLOB-CAM. Rob Hudson's Home Page - http://www.whytel.com/users/rhudson/index.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I stumbled upon this page while looking for web sites connected to "spy cameras," which are, basically, cameras that are pointed at something interesting and are connected to the Internet for all to see. Being something of a slob myself, a SLOB-CAM sounded interesting. The SLOB-CAM was supposed to be a camera that was updated every 10 minutes. What it was aimed at wasn't clear, but I figured it would be interesting on the name alone. Upon connecting to the site, I was greeted with a large picture of a tombstone and the message "Yes, I killed it (...and I don't even know how!)" The last picture that the SLOB-CAM transmitted was of the obviously disgruntled operator of the site, Rob Hudson. The self-deprecating humor found in the account of the death of the SLOB-CAM struck me as quite similar to my own. A link to Rob's personal page at the Why? Network took my to one of the most entertaining pages I've seen in my short time on the Web. You can read all about Rob, visit a tribute to his hometown of Odessa, Texas, take a look at his Shostakovich Resource Directory, read one of his English papers and a lot more. I won't spoil it for you, but point your browser at Rob's page for a sarcastic look at life as he knows it. It's one of the best homepages on the web, in my opinion. @ENDNODE @NODE COL2 "Dave Putzier's Amiga Wordsearch" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puzzle 1 IWLBRILLIANCEBLXPUBL NXFMNTNRLSOKHMXOWZOU AQWUTENIMAIFFEDIUGFZ FMPRUHEROHTBRXCTFGEW WXOEBNOASSIAMAMKGTPB VMFTBWQJAGURUUGKMKSE MVRROMDGIATNLFBFLARH VIERMRKMCJNTGYILNRRC QEDRHWOTAEITTAAQIZQK DLFIODOLGTYROBHEBONV FYIPSDERAWERAHSUPOKG GSSQAZOSKWJGJCSBYLTB JNHPZCKMQBECOIUPRMGG AEOETERSMMEMNHPQAVJX TWZALWINDOWNOERNRNWO STMYCLSTCTCVCBACBESR FEKFPFXGJKAUIHARIFRS DKRGAKGTYNBPMGROLSOR CNWVNHHKDEIQTHGTARXC NAJCMSUPEJDLMOHUJASH AGA COMMODORE IFF MULTITASK SNAPSHOT AGNUS ESCOM INTUITION NEWTEK SUPRA ALIENBREED FREDFISH LIBRARY OCTAMED WINDOW AMINET GUIDE MEGABALL OPUS WORKBENCH AREXX GURU MODS QWERTY WORMS BRILLIANCE HTML MOSIAC SHAREWARE ZOOL CHECKMARK ICON MOTOROLA SHELL The solution will appear in next month's issue! [Ed. note: A separate file is included in the archive which makes it possible to import the puzzle into a text editor or word processor for easy printing.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- @ENDNODE @NODE back "The Back Page" AEM's The Back Page @{" Amiga/CD남 Dealers " link deallist} @{" What's coming next month? " link next} @{" AEM Distribution Sites " link sites} @ENDNODE @NODE DEALLIST "The Current SMG Amiga Dealer Listing" Since this is the first issue after a long absence, we've decided to print the most recent SMG Amiga dealer list. I realize that this is mostly a list of dealers in North America. If you'd like to list your favorite international dealer, or spotlight a local Amiga dealer, please @{" C L I C K H E R E ! ! " link HOWTO} Date: January 19, 1996 From: Service Management Group This is the latest list of Authorized Dealers for Amiga products. We are signing up dealers and processing orders daily. Please check frequently for new dealers. Dealer Name City State/Prov Phone New Computer Shop of Calgary, Ltd. Calgary AB CAN 403-243-4356 Wonder Computers, Inc. Calgary AB CAN 403-253-0009 A 1 Computers Edmonton AB CAN 403-448-0632 Software Supermart Edmonton AB CAN 403-425-0691 Desktop Computing Red Deer AB CAN 403-342-4444 TVI Interactive Systems, Inc. Burnaby BC CAN 604-298-5657 * VFX Video, Inc. Richmond BC CAN 604-244-3000 Wonder Computers, Inc. Richmond BC CAN 604-279-4240 J.L. Fotovideo Camera Ctrs. Winnipeg MB CAN 204-475-8730 Corey's Computing Winnipeg MB CAN 204-654-3194 Interactive Computer Sys., Ltd. Fredericton NB CAN 506-458-8858 * Young Monkey Studio Fredericton NB CAN 506-459-7088 Animax Multimedia, Inc. Dartmouth NS CAN 902-468-2629 Atlantis Kobetek, Inc. Halifax NS CAN 902-422-6556 Legendary Design Technologies Brantford ON CAN 919-753-6120 The Computer & You Etobicoke ON CAN 416-231-0205 Forest Diskasaurus Forest ON CAN 519-786-2454 Visual Vision Georgetown ON CAN 905-873-4959 J.L. Fotovideo Camera Ctrs. Hamilton ON CAN 905-575-3000 Altair Electronics, Ltd. Kingston ON CAN 613-384-3876 Zen Computing Leamington ON CAN 519-322-5893 D.F. Technologies London ON CAN 519-439-3181 Wonder Computers, Inc. London ON CAN 519-681-0004 Cancom Audio Visual Inc. Markham ON CAN 905-470-0466 Computer Express, Inc. Mississauga ON CAN 905-672-5595 Amiga North North Bay ON CAN 705-495-3605 APIX Systems North York ON CAN 416-750-9909 National Amiga Canada Oakville ON CAN 905-845-1949 Media Direct Orillia ON CAN 705-327-7583 Wonder Computers, Inc. Ottawa ON CAN 613-596-2542 Valley Soft Pembroke ON CAN 613-732-7700 Wonder Computers, Inc. Scarborough ON CAN 416-286-0001 Atlas Computers & Consulting Sudbury ON CAN 705-522-1923 OBY's Amigo Computing Shop Sudbury ON CAN 705-524-5826 Electronics 2000 Thunder Bay ON CAN 807-577-1759 Comspec Communications Toronto ON CAN 416-785-3553 Randomize Computers Tottenham ON CAN 905-939-8391 Centre Maxi-Mini Amos QU CAN 819-732-6464 Informatique Richard Lamond Lac Des 16 Iles QU CAN 514-226-7506 Gfx Base Electronics LaSalle QU CAN 514-367-2575 Wonder Computers, Inc. Montreal QU CAN 514-279-0002 Electromike, Inc. Quebec QU CAN 418-681-4138 Info Plus Trois-Rivieres QU CAN 819-373-0894 System Compbac, Inc. Tokyo JPN 81-3-3837-868 The Computer Image Birmingham AL USA 205-933-8970 Pro Music, Inc. Fairbanks AK USA 907-456-1994 SoftWood, Inc. Phoenix AZ USA 800-247-8314 Troxell Communications, Inc. Phoenix AZ USA 602-437-7240 Wentek Scottsdale AZ USA 602-483-7200 Transdata Systems Co., Ltd. Anaheim CA USA 714-630-8711 Connecting Point Calabasas CA USA 818-222-3822 * Visionsoft Carmel CA USA 408-626-2633 Century Systems La Habra CA USA 310-697-6977 * The Lively Computer La Mesa CA USA 619-589-9455 Applied Computer Systems North Highlands CA USA 916-338-2000 * TS Computers North Hollywood CA USA 818-760-4445 Alex Electronics Paradise CA USA 916-872-0896 La Bine Productions Rialto CA USA 909-355-9756 Wave Systems San Diego CA USA 619-495-9238 Sur-Tech Santa Clara CA USA 408-496-6664 Megagem Santa Maria CA USA 805-349-1104 Anti Gravity Products Santa Monica CA USA 310-393-9747 Amiga Exchange Torrance CA USA 310-534-3187 Compuhelp Computers Van Nuys CA USA 818-901-0280 The Computer Room Aurora CO USA 303-696-8973 Davis Audio-Visual, Inc. Denver CO USA 303-455-1122 Softown, Inc. Danbury CT USA 203-797-8080 Computer Source Fairfield CT USA 203-336-3100 Derrick Electronics Hamden CT USA 203-248-7227 Videology Newtown CT USA 203-270-9000 * Infotronics Woodbury CT USA 203-263-5350 DeVine Computer Sales Newark DE USA 302-738-9046 Eagle Computers & Video Melbourne FL USA 407-951-9732 Harddrivers Co. Merrit Island FL USA 407-453-5805 Centennial Video Systems Miami FL USA 305-633-2200 * Creative Equipment, Intl. Miami FL USA 305-266-2800 Miami Picture & Sound company Miami FL USA 305-666-4055 * Computer Video Associates Pinellas Park FL USA 813-576-5242 Apogee Technologies Sarasota FL USA 813-355-6121 * Showcase Video Atlanta GA USA 404-325-7676 * ACS Computer & Video Norcross GA USA 404-263-9190 Hawkeye Communications Coralville IA USA 319-354-3354 Computer Advantage Des Moines IA USA 515-252-6167 Commodore Computer Center Boise ID USA 208-342-3401 Maxximum Video Creations Boise ID USA 208-322-3091 Blackrock Computers Plus Pocatello ID USA 208-232-0012 Trend Port U.S. Algonquin IL USA 708-854-9671 MicroTech Solutions Aurora IL USA 708-851-3033 * Micro-PACE, Inc. Champaign IL USA 217-356-1884 Select Solutions Champaign IL USA 800-322-1261 Ring Video Systems Riverside IL USA 708-442-0009 Keyboard Studio Urbana IL USA 217-328-3975 Digital Arts Bloomington IN USA 812-330-0124 R.C. Instruments Cicero IN USA 317-984-9400 CPU Inc. Indianapolis IN USA 317-577-3677 Desktop Video Systems Lenexa KS USA 913-782-8888 Mission Electronics, Inc. Lenexa KS USA 913-894-8480 Video Lab Shawnee KS USA 913-631-0045 Smith Audio Visual, Inc. Topeka KS USA 913-235-3481 Icon Computers & Software Bridgewater MA USA 508-697-6060 Crimson Tech Cambridge MA USA 617-868-5150 The Camera Company Norwood MA USA 617-769-7810 Kipp Visual Systems Gaithersburg MD USA 301-670-7906 EMH Systems Auburn ME USA 207-784-2048 Amiga Crossing Cumberland ME USA 207-829-3959 Thalner Electronic Labs Ann Arbor MI USA 313-761-4506 Computer Link, Inc. Garden City MI USA 313-522-6005 Slipped Disk Madison Heights MI USA 810-546-3475 Spectrum Computer Product Prudenville MI USA 517-366-8569 Alpha Video Edina MN USA 800-388-0008 A/V Solutions St. Paul MN USA 612-698-1175 Raymond Commodore Amiga St. Paul MN USA 612-642-9890 Data Grafix Sprintfield MO USA 417-882-1899 VIP Systems, Inc. Chapel Hill NC USA 919-968-9477 Magic Page Products Winston-Salem NC USA 910-785-3695 Amicom Computer Technology Omaha NE USA 402-556-6160 Sir Render A/V Mays Landing NJ USA 609-625-0472 KBI Systems Mountainside NJ USA 908-654-3600 Amiga Lynx Network Co. Saddle Brook NJ USA 201-368-0153 * Electro-Tech Las Vegas NV USA 702-435-3201 The Microworks Buffalo NY USA 716-873-1856 Mr. Hardware Central Islip NY USA 516-234-8110 Microbyte Computers & Video Churchville NY USA 716-293-3365 Area 52, Inc. Coram NY USA 516-476-1615 Amigo Business Computers East Northport NY USA 516-757-7334 Better Concepts, Inc. Garnerville NY USA 914-786-1711 Armato's Pro Video Glendale NY USA 718-628-6800 Revels-Bey Music Hempstead NY USA 516-565-9404 CTL Electronics New York NY USA 212-233-0754 Tri-State Camera, Inc. New York NY USA 212-633-2290 Seismic Business Systems Poughkeepsie NY USA 914-462-4518 T.J.'s Unlimited Rochester NY USA 716-225-5810 Copperhead Technologies Schenectady NY USA 518-346-3894 Tronix Micro Systems Sloan NY USA 716-668-8176 Paxtron Corporation Spring Valley NY USA 914-578-6522 Software Link, Inc. White Plains NY USA 914-683-2512 Compuquick Media Center Columbus OH USA 614-235-1180 Neather Realm Software Cuyahoga Falls OH USA 216-928-1738 B&J Video Systems Findlay OH USA 419-424-0903 Industrial Video, Inc. Lorain OH USA 216-233-4000 Penguin Music Store #3 Toledo OH USA 419-882-0961 * Clackamas Computers Clackamas OR USA 503-650-0379 Magic Box, Inc. Corvallis OR USA 541-752-5654 Computer Users Springfield OR USA 541-726-8500 Computer Discount Center Erie PA USA 814-899-6437 New York Camera & Video Feasterville PA USA 215-322-9743 British Magazine Dist., Inc. Hermitage PA USA 412-962-1218 The Lerro Corporation Norristown PA USA 610-650-4100 CDR Systems Pittsburgh PA USA 412-351-1700 Mega Bytes Pittsburgh PA USA 412-653-9050 J&C Repair Rockton PA USA 814-583-5838 Electronic Connection West Reading PA USA 610-372-1010 Kasara Microsystems Hilton Head SC USA 803-842-5058 Via Video Interaction Knoxville TN USA 423-687-4328 Opus 2 Audio & Video Memphis TN USA 901-684-5467 * Computer Ease Corpus Christi TX USA 512-882-2275 * Metropolitan Computer Products Dallas TX USA 214-702-9119 On Video, Inc. Dallas TX USA 214-406-9292 Microsearch Houston TX USA 713-988-2818 Computer Wise, Inc. Logan UT USA 801-752-2500 Digitechnix Blue Ridge VA USA 540-982-1672 * Dewberry's Computers & Supplies Danville VA USA 804-799-0502 Whitlock Group, The Richmond VA USA 804-273-9100 Spectral Multimedia, Inc. Bellevue WA USA 206-451-4075 Amiga Northwest Studio Bothell WA USA 206-488-5664 Computer Concepts Bothell WA USA 206-481-3666 MS Digital Edmonds WA USA 206-742-7051 Envision PC Consulting Lynnwood WA USA 206-469-6775 Omni International Trading Seattle WA USA 206-217-0607 Zipperware Seattle WA USA 206-223-1107 Camera Corner, Inc. Green Bay WI USA 414-435-5353 Images in Motion, Inc. Waukesha WI USA 414-798-9400 * Safe Harbor Waukesha WI USA 800-544-6599 Taylor Pro Audio / Video Wauwatosa WI USA 414-778-0944 Computer & Supply Co., Inc. Charleston WV USA 304-345-3490 Any of these dealers can process your Amiga order. If your local dealer does not appear on the list, encourage them to sign up. Dealer Sign-up: Dealers can request an application by faxing their request to the SMG at (410) 992-9979 or (410) 715-6859. Make your request on company letterhead. Be sure to include your name, address, telephone and fax numbers. Dealers can contact us via phone at (410) 715-6850, via Fax at (410) 992-9979 or (410) 715-6850, via Internet email at pbielski@interramp.com, or via CompuServe mail at 72060,3271. [Ed note: The next issue of AEM will hopefully have detailed information on selected dealers. Or, we could continue to run the SMG list. Your thoughts are welcome. Let us know what you'd rather see.] @ENDNODE @NODE HOWTO "How to get listed in the AEM Dealer Listing" If you're an Amiga dealer or CD남 dealer, big or small, please send us your business' name, address, telephone number and fax number to be listed here. We'd like to provide our readership with a list of places where accessories and software can be found. Readers are also encouraged to submit dealer information. With the Amiga community in danger of losing dealers, we need to know where to find one when we need one. Support your local Amiga dealer! (The prices may not always be as low as mail order, but the service is face-to-face and they'll really appreciate it!) We can be reached via the Internet, FIDONet Netmail or US Mail. Internet: downstat@nauticom.net http://www.nauticom.net/www/downstat/aem.htm FIDONet Netmail: Sean Caszatt at 1:2601/512.0 US Mail: Sean Caszatt 2978 Ford Avenue Sharpsville, PA 16150 @ENDNODE @NODE NEXT "What's coming in the next issue?" This issue is a bit on the thin side, admittedly. We need your help, Amiga fans! If you've got some game reviews, news or an article you feel would be of interest to Amiga owners, send it to us for publication! I'm not quite sure what will specifically be in the next issue, yet. It all depends on the reaction to this issue. For sure, there will a continuation of the Roadside Rests column. And, of course, more game reviews. (Which shouldn't be too hard, since there was only one full review in this issue!) Look for the next issue on, or about, March 1, 1996! @ENDNODE @NODE SITES "AEM Distribution Sites" Amiga Entertainment Monthly Distribution Sites ---------------------------------------------- United States Distribution BBS Sites: Project Aurora Harbour Lights Sharpsville, PA Kennebunkport, ME (412)962-1590 (207)967-3719 FIDONet 1:2601/512 FIDONet 1:326/209 Sysop: Sean Caszatt Sysop: Rick Lembree Mike's Video House Glenn's World Glendale, CA Salem, OR (818)240-1593 (503)581-6524 FIDONet 1:102/852 FIDONet: 1:3406/32 Sysop: Mike Moon Sysop: Glenn Schworak The Gateway BBS Fileworks BBS Biloxi, MS Fairport, NY (601)374-2697 (716)377-0719 FIDONet 1:3604/60 FIDONet 1:2613/278 Sysop: Stace Cunningham Sysop: Tom Waterstraat We are looking for other distribution sites. (Especially international sites!) If you've got an Internet address, and wish to be an AEM distribution BBS, please let us know! @ENDNODE