Welcome to the Creative Software Applications Information file.                                                                                         Contents of this file:                                                                                                                                  1. Contents Page                                                                                                                                        2. About CSA in general                                                                                                                                 3. About Michael (The technical engineer and adviser)                                                                                                   4. About Charlie (Head of arcade entertainment)                                                                                                         5. About Adam (Head of tactical games and utilities)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Creative Software Applications                                              3 Bellmans Close                                                            Whittlesey                                                                  Peterborough                                                                Pe7 1TU                                                                                                                                                 0733 208681                                                                                              USE THIS FILE TO LEAVE CSA MESSAGES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PAGE 2:            About C.S.A in general                                                                                                               CSA started off back in the Spectrum days. They were called ABsoftware in   those days. They wrote small routines and occasionally commercial programs  that involved memory functions and facilities. They were renound towards theend of their time to hack memory parts like ROM, and also parts from games. When they got an Amiga, they changed their name to Empire. These guys made  a scheme in which a person could develop a decent sized amount of PD softwa-re by sending in text files. The text files were discussions about a weekly topic that Empire designed. The best discussions were sent as letters to    magazines such as AmigaFormat and Amiga Computing. The scheme didn't go too well and had be scrapped.                                                   In October 1990, Creative Software Applications was formed. The release datefor the official group was meant for January 1st, giving time to get used   to the AMOS programming system. Before that, they were used to AmigaBasic. After seeing what AMOS could do, they decided that was going to be the       language for them to write PD software.                                     Now their software is always found in the AMOS PD library run by Sandra     Sharkey. Their first game was called Pair Crazy. Charlie did the coding and Adam appended it and did the titles. New releases are the Hacker Simulator  and the childs game, the Shooting Gallery.                                                                                                              Creative Software Applications                                              3 Bellmans Close                                                            Whittlesey                                                                  Peterborough                                                                Pe7 1TU                     0733 208681                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           PAGE 3:  Michael Flanz. Technical Engineer and Adviser.                                                                                                 Here, Michaels description is a little exaggerated. He basically gets asked to fix Amiga's in his spare time. However, he is able to offer his knowledgeand experience to the public. If you have a small problem concerning your   Amiga, you can write to him.                                                Please however, make sure its an actual hardware problem and not software   problems.                                                                                                                                               MICHAEL FLANZ, CREATIVE SOFTWARE APPS., 3 BELLMANS CLOSE,WHITTLESEY,        PETERBOROUGH, PE7 1TU                                                                                                                                   Michaels background in computers is quite complex. He has had two main      machines, an Amiga and a Spectrum. He is interested in the internals of    computers more than software etc. He works for the computer shop in whittlesey some days, and often gets asked to fix computers for other people.        His knowledge of hardware etc is quite amazing, and he seems to have an     answer to all problems whether small or very serious.                       Write to him with the above address, using SAE's, and he will send you a    description of what he thinks is the damage, and maybe a quote to getting itfixed.                                                                                                                                                  Ring Michael directly on 0733 208446.                                       Quotes etc only cost the price of the SAE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PAGE 4:     Charles Mead. The Arcade games entertainment coder.                                                                                         Charles has had the most experience of AMOS than the others. He was one of  the first people to get the language. He has had all the updaters and now   is hoping for the compiler. Charlie is head of the arcade games dept, and   is responsible for the shoot em ups and arcade games etc.                                                                                               PARTICULAR SOFTWARE:                                                        This type of software is something you request for yourself. If you want    a game specifically writing for your own purpose, write to him giving two   blank disks and a very detailed description of the game. Use a SAE so we    can send the finished game back.                                            This type of software cost absolutely nothing except cost of postage.       Providing you include a detailed description and two disks, we can write thegame within 6 months. It will be as best as we can make it, and will have   all effects etc that you want.                                              Please include (if you wish) your own personal preferences. e.g. A favouritesoundtracker song or sound effects etc.                                                                                                                 Particular games can be a good idea for Christmas presents or birthday      presents. But please,please be realistic about the amount of time it takes  to write the game. Give plenty of time (minimum 6 months) for us to do the  coding. It's better to be early than late with this sort of software.                                                                                   PAGE 5: ABOUT THE UTILITY CODER AND TACTICAL WARGAMES!!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PAGE 5: About Mr. Adam Barker (Tactical Games and Utilities)                                                                                            His first computer was a Spectrum 48K rubber keyed job. He had always       wanted to program as opposed to playing games. He designed the EMPIRE       scheme which unfortunately didn't run very well. He was the bulk man of     AB software and his ideas were the ones converted into programs.                                                                                        He first thought of the idea of Creative Software Applications and asked a  couple of mates to help him out, Charlie and Michael.                       They decided that Michael wasn't a good enough programmer and was to devote his hardware experience and problem solving skills as a our technical man.                                                                              Thus, you can get in touch with him and get your problems solved at no extracharge.                                                                                                                                                 Adams first game with CSA was the Hacker Simulator, but he's done hundreds of routines and odds and ends for the team. These routines have been hitched into programs and some of the coming creations will feature this.                                                                                       An Open University program gave him the idea to work on ComputerFAX. He gabve it his best shot considering the system can't be updated, and passed the  program onto friends. If everyone did this, you could pass on messages and  form groups- or just about anything you liked. Instead of using the phone   lines as with a modem, you used the post or by hand.                                                                                                    He's had Amos since Xmas 90 and we all think he's made a pretty good job    with Creative Software Applications in the mean time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             PAGE 6: Coming CSA software                                                                                                                             The Hacker Simulator is on it's way to the library. The idea is to hack and hack money from clients accounts, and then put it into the share market in  order to gain extra amounts.                                                                                                                            BasherMoose is going to be a hit, if it ever gets complete. Chances are thatit won't be completed because it's getting a little too complecated and it  isn't likely to get pushed into half meg machines. Keep looking out though, we may find the energy to finish it.                                                                                                                    ComputerFAX is the program that designs these pages. It's so simple it should be free and put on all library PD disks. It allows you to create your own pages like these, and view other peoples pages as well.                                                                                                 It's ideal to make up your own section and have it own particular pages in aparticular pages.                                                                                                                                       There was a 3D program that allowed you to animate 3d vector graphics. It   turned at pretty rubbish, so we scrapped it!                                                                                                            Other pages: file AMOSMESSAGES - the library list!                                            ABOUTCSA     - this file at the moment                    These files are all in the Greets directory!