@4 AMOSZINE ISSUE 0 ----------------@3 Welcome to the first ever issue of Amoszine, the first of many I hope. This issue is Public Domain and available freely as a sampler of issues to come. Please feel free to spread this disk, in fact you will be helping us if you do. *NOTE* YOU HAVE V1.2 OF ISSUE 0. EARLY ISSUES DID NOT WORK ON THE A500. I HAVEN'T SORTED A PPPATCH THAT WILL WORK PROPERLY ON BOTH THE A1200 AND A500 SO NO FILES ARE CRUNCHED EXCEPT THE MAIN FILE. THIS MEANS I HAD TO LOSE SOME MATERIAL. SO THIS ISSUE HAS NO MUSIC AND HAS A BIT LESS SOURCE CODE, SORRY. I HOPE TO RESOLVE ALL THIS BY ISSUE 1. THERE IS A POSSIBILTY WE MAY GO ON TWO DISKS ON ISSUE 2, BUT THE NEXT ISSUE (1) WILL BE ON ONE DISK. Amoszine (as if you didn`t know already) uses the F1 Licenceware disk mag creator MAGNUM PRO which costs 3.99 and comes complete with Amos Source. So you can configure it to your needs. Like I have here, hope you like it? @2* READ THE STOP PRESS NOTE AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE * @4 QUICK INSTRUCTIONS: ------------------@3 Just in case you have never used a similar mag (where have you been living? in a cave?) Below tells you all the secrets of being a disk mag professional: At the bottom far right of the screen you will see four arrows, pointing UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT, forget the UP and DOWN arrows. Click with the left mouse button over the arrow pointing right to see the second menu of articles. Now click on the left arrow to go back to the first menu page. Move the mouse pointer over any of the article names in the centre of the screen and highlight your choosen article. Now click on it with the left mouse button. The article will now load and display page one of that article. At the top right hand corner it will say 1 of 7 or similar this shows you are on page 1 of a 7 page article. Click on the left and right arrows to move about the article. Clicking on the icons 1st page and last page are quiet obvious as is EXIT and MUSIC so I won`t insult you by explaining them. To get back to the menu from whence you came just click on INDEX. YOU ARE NOW A PRO. ---------------------- @4 Yuk! I hate writing instructions for anything, did you guess that? Right back to reality. Just like all magazines, to be able to continue publishing we need contributions from you, the reader. Whether there is going to be a next issue of Amoszine is entirely up to you. If we don`t get enough articles/programs/letters etc. then it will be pointless continuing. Here are some ideas/suggetions: Your reviews of anything written in Amos Amos projects you are working on Amos programming hints/tips/tutorials Amos programming problems that you have Any of your source code (preferably documented, but not essential) We can consider putting small demo versions of your products on the disk(s) if there is enough room and we think it`s good enough. Adverts for anything Amos related that you are selling. This applies to companies as well as individuals. This service is free but we would appreciate it if you could accompy any ASCII or 16 colour NTSC IFF file with an article for the mag or at least some source code. Adverts/articles cannot be accepted on paper, sorry. Adverts for Amos contacts or buying/selling/swapping are all ok and free. Any comments for improvements etc. are welcome, let us know what you want! Is it more source? less articles? more compos? We can`t know unless you tell us. Also send any completed Amos program you have written for a review, if it's crap I will have to say so, so don't expect a good review if you know it's rubbish. To get the next issue of AMOSZINE send just 2.00 and a stamp to: @1 Steve Bye, 31 Wellington Rd, Exeter, Devon. EX2-9DU @3 *Important* Make cheques payable only to S.BYE please. @4 I will send it as soon as it's ready. At £2.00 we are the cheapest Amos mag around so no complaints, ok. and when you consider most of the files on this disk are crunched then really you are getting value for money, so there. If you would like to join the Amoszine team then send me a few articles, some source and a bit about yourself and I am sure we can do something. Let me know what you could do for Amoszine. As a part of the team you will recieve many benefits, but of course you won`t get paid any cash. As Amoszine is new, now is your chance to join in and make a name for yourself. If you are a competent coder with time to spare why not offer your services as the Amoszine problem page editor? There`s plenty of vacancies at the moment, so if you want to be a part of Amoszine, "There`s never been a better time." (C) Margret Thatcher 1984. Don`t forget that on this disk there is a drawer called SOURCE_CODE that is full of er, Source. The source is a selection from F1 Source code disks and is some of the finest source around, but then again I would say that wouldn`t I! See F1 SOURCE DISKS article. Amoszine is sponsored by F1 Licenceware, that is why you will see a lot of articles to do with F1`s products and services. @2 ***************** !!!STOP PRESS!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @3 On the very day of release of this issue, Andrew Cambell, one of the best Amos coders around, (BLACK DAWN, BRAINSHAVE, WHITE RABBITS, POLYMORPH etc.) has contacted me and sent a disk of source that will knock your sox off!! I have put a few of his routines on this issue but I have saved the BEST for next issue. And when I say the best I mean the source to one or maybe (if I feel generous) two of the games listed above. If you are into source then you will be absloutley BONKING MAD if you don`t get ISSUE 1, which will be ready as soon as possible, dependant on you lot sending articles and source in. Thanks Andrew. Also special thanks to the indomitable Lee "2meg chip required" Bamber and of course Alan "I`m working on 17 projects at the mo" Carter and everyone else who has contributed and helped on this production and with the F1 Source disks. @5 P.S This disk has been optimised for fast loading, can you tell the difference?