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                       International Online Magazine

                "Your Weekly Source for Amiga Information."

                   Copyright  1994 Skynet Publications
                            All Rights Reserved

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@{"    Columns and Features    " link P1} News, Reviews, and More!
@{"     About AMIGA REPORT     " link P2} Staff, Copyright information
@{"      Dealer Directory      " link P3} Amiga Dealer Addresses and Numbers
@{" Commercial Online Services " link P4} Sign-Up Information
@{"     FTP Announcements      " link P5} New Files Available for FTP
@{"   AR Distribution Sites    " link P2-1} Where to get AMIGA REPORT

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    The Editor's Desk      Amiga News               Dealer Directory       
    Distribution BBS's     Product Announcements    Emulation Editor
    Reader Mail            AR Contest!              Motorola 060 specs
 
                            SPECIAL FEATURES 

  compt.sys.amiga ..........................................Jason Compton
  Positive Thinking ........................................Dennis Julien
  The Futurist ...............................................Brad Hansen
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@node P1-1 "The Editor's Desk"
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%% The Editor's Desk                                     By Robert Niles %%
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Commodore is still in business. The employees there working away, even
working on the future AAA machine. They are still getting their paychecks.
Commodore is still producing A4000s, A1200s, CD32s, and other devices.

That's what I >>do<< know. What I don't know is how C= is taking care
of their financial difficulties. Supposedly they have been meeting with
their creditors. We just don't have any news on what exactly is going
to happen.

Alot of rumors have been spread around, mentioning take-overs, buy-outs,
and all sorts of speculative things. The best I can tell you from the
information I am getting is that C= will continue...maybe a bit slower,
until they get some sort of financial help.

I doubt there will be a buy-out. Most likely another company will help
with C= 's finances. I'm thinking Hewlitt Packard here. Commodore has
been working with them in the past, and it looks like they will be
working with them for some time yet. 

So hang in there...and PLEASE don't believe everything you read!
Heck! Discount my comments if you wish. But the best bet would be
to just stick with what Commodore puts out officially.

In the MAY issue of Internet World, Amiga Report was mentioned.
If you haven't seen it, I suggest you un out now and get yourself
a copy. Aaron Weiss (mw12@crux2.cit.cornell.edu) did a fantastic 
job placing the Amiga among the members of the Internet.
Aaron went through and described just about everything of interest
to Amiga users in the article, from Networking to the World-Wide-Web.

I would personally like to thank Aaron, and Internet World as well.

P.S. Aaron said to look for jokes on some of the screen shots.

OK.....I'll shut up...you just enjoy!

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%%       Delphi Internet Services -- Your Connection to the World!       %%
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 Amiga Report International Online Magazine is available every week in the
 Amiga SIG on DELPHI.  Amiga Report readers are invited to join  DELPHI and
 become a part of the friendly community of Amiga enthusiasts there.


                          SIGNING UP WITH DELPHI
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                              JOIN -- DELPHI
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                  DELPHI - It's getting better all the time!



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%%                        The Amiga Report Staff                         %%
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                                 Editor
                                 ======

                               Robert Niles

 Portal:                         RNiles
 FidoNet:                      1:3407/103
 Internet:             rniles@hebron.connected.com
 Fax:                         509-248-5645
 US Mail:                     P.O. Box 8041
                            Yakima, Wa 98908

  

                            Emulation Editor
                            ================

                             Jason Compton
 Internet:                 jcompton@tcity.com


                            European Editor
                            ===============

                              Jesper Juul
 Internet:               norjj@stud.hum.aau.dk

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@node P4-5 "Amiga Report Mailing List"
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AR Mailing List
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No Official Amiga Report Distribution Site in your local calling area? Are
you tired of waiting for your local BBS or online service to get Amiga
Report each week?  If so, have we got a deal for you!

If you have an internet mailing address, you can receive Amiga Report
in UUENCODED form each week as soon as the issue is released.  To be put
on the list, send Email to rniles@hebron.connected.com.  Your
account must be able to handle mail of any size to ensure an intact copy.
For example, many systems have a 100K limit on incoming messages.

Many thanks to PORTAL Communications for setting this service up for us!

P.S.:  Please be sure to include your Email address in the text of your
request message, it makes adding it to the list much easier.  Thanks!

** IMPORTANT NOTICE:  PLEASE be certain your host can accept mail over
** 100K!  We have had a lot of bouncebacks recently from systems with a
** 100K size limit for incoming mail.  If we get a bounceback with your
** address in it, it will be removed from the list.  Thanks!

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World Wide Web
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AR can also be read with Mosaic (in either AmigaGuide or html form).
Reading AmigaReport with Mosaic removes the necessity to download it.
It can also be read using programs found in UNIX sites such as LYNX.

Simply tell Mosaic to open the following URL:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/Web/People/mjw/Computer/Amiga/AR/MainPage.html

Mosaic for the Amiga can be found on Aminet in directory comm/net, or
(using anonymous ftp) on max.physics.sunysb.edu

Mosaic for X, Macintosh(tm) and Microsoft Windows(tm) can be found on
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu


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Aminet
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To get Amiga Report from Aminet, simply FTP to any Aminet site, CD
to docs/mags. All the back issues are located there as well.
(ftp.cdrom.com or ftp.wustl.edu are two sites)

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@node P1-2 "Amiga News"
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F U T U R E ^ S H O C K          
-------  <<2>> --------          
               
PRESENTING THE FIRST CD BY SIDEWINDER      
                          
* 71 minutes * 15 tracks * %100 Amiga produced * STEREO
* 'MOD' based hi-fi base thumping hard hitting sound    
* Digital Mastered  * TECHNO+RAVE+TRIBAL+SYNTH+JAZZ=FS2
* Cool rendered 3-D 24-bit color album Gfx by Zak Jarvis
* Not available in any stores
* Limited edition of 1000 CDs each numbered and signed

Future Shock 2 is a totally new MOD based TECHNO Music CD 
produced,recorded and remixed by SIDEWINDER of 'MOD' music 
scene around the world,in 1994..Taking 1 year to complete,
Using the best in audio sampling technology and digital sound
processing,for pure hi-fi stereo sound from Amiga based MODs..
Remixed and recorded at Rock House Studios USA.
          
* Taking digital MOD Tracker SOUND to the MAX
           
* Killer Amiga made 3-D Cover Graphics Rendered at 2000 x 1366 
           
* Includes title track to the Game 'Scorched Tanks' for Amiga.. 
           
* PRICE: $12.95 + $2.50 S&H USA
  Outside USA/CANADA $12.95 + $5.00 S&H Airmail
               
* Future Shock 2 CD available now! 
  call toll free (1-800-550-8808) VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVERY     
 
 
* Check or MOs write to:
  SIDEWINDER PRODUCTIONS
  8611 Cape Valley
  San Antonio TX 78227  
  USA
 
Additional info call : (210)675-7592
eric_h_gieseke@fcircus.sat.tx.us

=============================

April 14 1994 - Amiga Report - Supra ships SupraFAXModem 288
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Supra has started shipping the SupraFAX Modem 288 for the MacIntosh
computers and will begin shipping the new high speed modem for
other computers next week. 

The SupraFAXModem is based on V.Fast, which can provide transfer rates
of up to 115,200 bps. The external model has a suggested retail price of
US$399.00.

A special Sysop deal will most likely be provided.

Supra Corporation
7101 Supra Drive SW
Albany, OR 97321

503-967-2493 (Amiga Tech Support)
503-967-2401 (fax)

=============================

Amiga/Toaster Reference Manual v2.2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
RELEASE

        Revision 2.221

AUTHOR

        David Tiberio (dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu)

DESCRIPTION

            AORM is an AmigaGuide based online help system for Amiga
        computers and Video Toaster Workstations. Using a hypertext
        point and click interface, users have access to over 2,200,000
        bytes of information, contained in over 1000 pages.
                Using built in virtual memory, modules may be loaded
        in as needed, often occupying only 150k of memory. Modules
        may be updated as new features are added.

                Modules include:

                Lightwave 3D and Art Department Professional help

                Answers to commonly asked questions (over 500).

                Explanation and usage of AmigaDOS commands (over 80)
                and usage of ARexx commands (over 20).

                List of people, places, and things created on the
                Amiga computer.

                Index of frequently used charts and tables, such as
                the Hayes Command Set and S Registers, list of most
                Amiga screenmodes, frequently used abbreviations such
                as RTG, XPK, DIG, etc, list of GURU Meditation Errors,
                AmigaDOS qualifiers and pattern matching, and more.
                New 3D section includes a list of refraction indexes
                and color RGB registers for hundreds of common colors.

                Dictionary of computer and Amiga related terms (over 800).

        Amiga Online Reference Manual is the most complete guide to the
    Amiga available in a hypertext format. Only a few mouse clicks is
    all it takes to find out how to use the FORMAT command or how to
    alphabetize all of your icons on the Workbench.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

        AmigaOS 1.3, 2.04, 2.1, or 3.0.

NEW FEATURES

    ** version 2.2 includes the first software update module **

        - over 50% larger in size

        - NEW Lightwave 3D section
            - Layout & Modeler

        - NEW AdPro 2.2 section
            - how to use operators

        - graphical images now included

        - improvements in all areas, including:
            - list of area codes and state abbreviations
            - revised list of monitor types and screen resolutions

        - CD32 specifications added

        - updated Workbench information to new format

        - 800 word Dictionary

        - added more information on using AmigaGuide or MultiView to
          online help system

PRICE

        MSRP $35. Special User Group pricing of $20 to qualified
        Amiga and Video Toaster User Groups.

AVAILABILITY

        Contact Area52 at 516-476-1615, or send a check or money order
        to: Area52, 6 Lodge Lane, East Setauket, New York 11733. Please
        make all checks payable to Area52. New York State residents
        must add 7% sales tax. Add $2 for shipping and handling.

DISTRIBUTABILITY

        Amiga Online Reference Manual may be purchased from your
        local Amiga dealer. If you wish, you may order direct from
        us by calling (516) 476-1615.

        Amiga Online Reference Manual is a commercial product and
        may not be redistributed freely. A demo is available on
        Aminet in /biz/demo/AORM_2.2.lha
 
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%% compt.sys.amiga                                    by Jason Compton %%
%%                                                  jcompton@tcity.com %%
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Hello.  I've decided to change the title of my editorial column to this,
compt.sys.amiga, since it was more clever.

To start, the CD32.  Ahh, what a nice machine.  A group of friends were
kind enough to buy me one for my birthday.  Luckily, they were kind
enough to buy Liberation as well, otherwise I'd have a $400 CD player.
Inside was the notorious coupon, good for Microcosm and Chaos Engine,
in "6-12 weeks for processing".  Grrr.  Ok, well, I'll give CEI a call to
see if the situation is better than that (the coupon was from CEI).  Ring,
ring. I ask the question, and eventually get the answer that it's 6-12 
weeks and they're backordered.  Actually, what it boils down to is that 
it's 6-12 weeks, backordered because Commodore hasn't sent them ANY yet.
They reserved the right to change the titles, too...lucky them, since they
have no titles to give away at all.

I had a point in the middle of all this.  Actually, a question.  I'm 
trying to get in touch with MicroBotics about their SX-1 expansion that 
gives a CD32 a serial, parallel, disk drive, etc. port along with a couple
of IDE controllers, RGB port, a SIMM slot, and the all-important audio in 
for karaoke enthusiasts.  Unfortunately, the Texas automated operator 
tells me that the number which Amazing Computing, my local dealer, and
Amigaman claim belongs to MB: 214-437-5330, is not a working number.
Same goes for their fax line.  Now, neither I nor anyone else I've 
talked to thinks they're suddenly out of business, but I would like to
get a hold of them soon, so if anyone can guide me, please do so.

To answer a few rumors, namely that no Commodore stocks were 
available for sale Friday because of a change of corporate ownership...
C= traded as usual this past Monday morning.  So much for that
report.

I've gotten a few more answers back about 24-bit boards...but no
boards yet.  GVP and DKB have told me "Not right now"-GVP 
because all of their review Spectrums are out, DKB because they
don't have any Talons available for review in the first place.
MacroSystems US and Expert Services have both told me yes,
but have been rather slow in furnishing any dates, let alone
hardware.  No answer from Centaur about the OpalVision.

That does it for random thinking this week.  Keep someone warm.

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%% The Power of Positive Thinking!                    by Dennis Julien %% 
%%                              Dennis.Julien@f303.n249.z1.fidonet.org %%
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Remember the days of old  when  you  could log  on to most  any  bulletin
board system and engage in a hands down, one on twenty battle  with MSDOS
users and emerge victorious?  I do.  There  was  nothing more  satisfying
that pounding away at the keyboard, on a mission to educate; a calling to
elevate the Amiga to the level of admiration it deserved,  and  a  worthy
system it was!   I remember the resulting awe once  information  such  as
'4096 colors' and 'multitasking' had been divulged.   EGA, and  even  VGA
seemed pale in  comparison.   4-channel stereo sound,  a  graphical  user
interface, and a special chipset for processing duties were all qualities
that could be proclaimed endlessly...

    Of course, that was several years ago.   A  new leaf has been turned.
The Amiga, once known as a  'games machine'  is now  a  video  production
machine.   The IBM,  once known as a stiff,  business-executive  tool  of
slavery, is  now  a  platform  yeilding some of the best games, graphics,
and sound tools around.  Slowly but surely,  the  archaic  Intel  systems
of days gone by have evolved into a very powerful and formidable opponent
for the beloved Amiga.

    "Bah!  Untrue...", some of the remaining Amiga die-hards can be heard
shouting.  I am one of them.  Unfortunately,  the  reality begins to sink
in.  Of course, despite the leaps and  bounds  the  Intel-based  machines
have achieved, I still prefer my old Amiga 500.  However, I have  had  to
reorganize my relentless attack of the IBM...   Doom?   Who cares.   I've
got MegaBallAGA,  so take that!   Such comments are familiar to the loyal
Amiga owners unwilling to let go.   Commodore isn't in financial trouble!
They've been selling CD32 units at over 20,000 per month in Europe!   The
fact is  that  Commodore does appear  to  be  facing  some  very  serious
troubles, and because of it I've had to fight  off  more  arguments  than
Howard Stern will likely have to face to become governor.  Here is a good
template for all those still insistent on arguing the cause of the Amiga:

1) Price:  Mention price at every turn.   Around here, the A1200 is  $499
           without tax.  Neglect to mention that  this doesn't  come with
           a monitor or HD.  Tell them 2 megs of CHIP  RAM  is  equal  to
           at least 4 on the IBM.  They'll never know!

2) Professional Use:  Always include  things  like,  "Hey,  it  was  good
                      enough  for  Wayne's  World!"  in   the   argument.
                      Quickly  change  the subject  if it  comes up  that
                      IBM systems are used everywhere, for everything.

3) WorkBench:  WorkBench is still the best operating system around.   Use
               tidbits like the funtions available  using  icons,  screen
               flipping, commodities, etc.   Utilitize the  senselessness
               of Windows in your attempts to assimilate.

4) Compatibility:  Emulation is a key factor.  Mention  that both IBM and
                   Macintosh disks can be read  by  the  Amiga.   Mention
                   that both systems can be  emulated.   Mention  nothing
                   about price or glitches with emulation.

5) Lie:  Finally, lying is of the utmost  importance.   "I can run  15-20
         programs in the background, download  a  file, print  a  report,
         copying files from harddrive to disk,  and  play  a sound module
         without *any* slowdown..."  (Demonstrate only a module and maybe
         a directory listing on a 68000 for best results...)

    Inevitably the next little while will be a new beginning or beginning
of the end for Commodore.   It  would  be a  terrible shame to see such a
great computer fall to a tragic end, and more notably, it would be tragic
for  me  to  have  to spend my days using MSDOS.  You can do your part by
plugging the Amiga  here  and  there.   I  read somewhere about calling a
number for Electronics Boutique to annoy  them  into  carrying  the CD32.
Ironically enough, I went into newly opened store  in  my  hometown,  and
there was no Amiga software to be found.  Asking if there would be any in
the future, I was met with a "Probably.   About  20  people  have been in
during the last few days asking for it and the CD32."  Really?

    With this article coming to a close, you may still be wondering where
the point to all of it is.  To tell you the  truth,  I'm  not  sure.   "A
Clockwork Orange" is playing in the background,  and  I'm bored.  I think
the moral however, is this:  While Commodore may  be  buckling, the Amiga
community is still willing to support their computer.   It  is  important
that the Amiga continues to thrive with the help of hardware and software
developers, along with the help of a quite-large userbase...

"Ticking [typing] away, the moments that make up the dull day [on the
 Amiga...]"

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@node P1-5 "AR Contest!"
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%% Amiga Report Contest!                              by David Tiberio %%
%%                                     dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu %%
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The Amiga Report contest is still going on, and it is not too
late to enter. This ongoing monthly contest allows Amiga Report
readers a chance to win software by either solving a puzzle or by
entering a random drawing. The prize this month is the Amiga/Toaster
Reference Manual v2.221, from Area52. This is a 1,000 page help
system for the Amiga and Video Toaster, covering the Workbench,
AmigaDOS, Lightwave, and more ($34.95 value). Also, as a second
prize, we are offering Merrill Callaway's ARexx Guide, a disk based
hypertext manual about using ARexx ($24 value). All monthly contests
end on the morning of the first of the following month. Any entries
beyond this date will be entered into the next contest.

To enter the random drawing, select a number from 1 to 262,144
and send it to me at one of my addresses listed below, either by
the postal service or email through the Internet.

Also, you may enter by solving the following puzzle. The winner
of this puzzle will be decided within the same time frame as the
random prize, to allow the contest information to filter through the
networks, and to allow your letters and postcards to come in.

         The ASCII table contains the alphabetic characters from A
     to Z, in sorted order. This character set is the basis for many
     languages, and should be common knowledge to anyone reading this.
     However, there exists a commonly used set of 26 characters, using
     these letters, in non-sorted order. Each character appears once
     and only once. In this non-sorted set, some of the characters do
     appear in alphabetic order, however there exist two characters
     which appear in reverse-sorted order. Where is this set found,
     and what are the two characters?


To enter, simply let your fingers do the talking and type up an
email and send it to dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu, or send a post
card or letter to:

        Amiga Report Contest
        c/o David Tiberio
        6 Lodge Lane
        East Setauket, NY 11733

In your letter or email, please provide the following:

Your full name and address. Please keep in mind that many of
you may have addresses that I am not accustomed to, so please include
your country or any other information that I would need in case to
win. An email address should also be included, if possible.

You must also include a one sentence or "short answer" explanation
of the editorial content from the editor, Rob Niles, or any stand-in
editor, in the issue in which you read about this contest. You must
also include the issue number. For example, if you read this in
AR213, then include that in your correspondance. Also, the prize winner
will be determined by a random number generator. Choose a number from
1 to 262,144. The closest winner or winners to the randomly generated
number will receive the prize in the mail. Anyone who does not provide
a number will have one assigned to him randomly.


     DISCLAIMER: This contest is being provided as a service to the
     Amiga community and all persons involved in running this contest
     cannot be held liable for anything that costs you money or
     lifetime pain and anguish. Rules are subject to change. All entries
     must be received by April 30th, 1994. Any entries beyond this date
     will be entered into the next contest, if any.


Odds of winning are approximately 1:40 for the random drawing and
1:15 for the correct answer to the puzzle, based upon current entries.

SPECIAL THANKS to Merrill Callaway for donating a copy of his ARexx
Guide for inclusion in our contest!


dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu

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%% Reader Mail                                                         %%
%% The Readers Speak!                                                  %%
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Dear Robert,

I'd like to say how annoyed I get when I download some neat sounding file 
from AMINET only to find that when I unarc it, out comes an IFF image which 
is to say the least:-

           H    H U    U  GGGG  EEEEEE  !!
           H    H U    U G    G E       !!
           H    H U    U G      E       !!
           HHHHHH U    U G      EEEE    !!
           H    H U    U G  GGG E       !!
           H    H U    U G    G E
           H    H  UUUU   GGGGG EEEEEE  !!


Recently I downloaded some info on how to rig up IBM floppys to Amigas.  When 
I unarced it out popped this picture. A 2408 x 3196 pixel 2-colour IFF image.  
Unfortunately my poor A2000 with 1Mbyte of Chip ram (4meg fast) spat the 
dummy at this and refused to show it because there was not enough CHIP RAM.  
I took the picture to work and loaded it into Graphics Workshop on my 486 PC 
and displayed it.  Believe it or not, it was nothing more than a scanned 
picture of a hand drawn diagram showing pin connections between the AMIGA 
drive port and the pins on the header of the PC drive!  It could easily have 
been done in ASCII and saved me some agro but the guy had to show everyone 
how cleaver he was and SCANNED it in with his scanner.

This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened but I hope it will 
be the last.  Through Amiga Report I would like to send a plea to all those 
happy little Vegemites out there who own a scanner.  If you must scan a 
picture then PLEASE use a realistic resolution.  Scanning an A4 page 
at 300 dpi is not realistic because you'll end up with an image that is 2480 
pixel wide!  The screen is only 640 wide! If you scan at 50dpi, then an image 
of an A4 page will be around 413 pixels wide which I will be able to display.

It really is a bit rich having to admit that my PC was able to display the 
images when my AMIGA couldn't.

Philip Orr

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%% European Outlook                                     by Jesper Juul %%
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%% Emulation Rambler                                    By Jason Compton %%
%% All the emulation I can find                     (jcompton@tcity.com) %%
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I'll start this week with what has unfortunately become a rare visit to the 
realm of IBM Bridgeboarding.

Rock around the doubled clock...
------------------------------

GMR Productions/Vortex Worldwide is (I hope) proud to announce that they
make a 486SLC2 50mhz bridgeboard for the Amiga now.  It sports the
usual Vortex BB equipment (IDE HD controller, software screen emulation
to 16 col VGA [I have no idea if they've gone AGA], serial/parallel/mouse/
keyboard support, SIMM slots, and the ever-important onboard PC
speaker), 2.5 megs of RAM and a rather fast SLC2/50 chip.  The price?  
Well, until May, it's $999.  Not exactly a drop in the bucket, but not an
entirely bad price for a bridgeboard.  Call them at 718-967-1509 for more
particulars.  

I should have a review of this board for you very soon, since a friend
has decided to chuck her 486/66 for a 4000/040 and this board.
But for now, the MacWars are calling.

A-Max IV and the art of running it
--------------------------------

As promised, here's an up-close look at A-Max IV's control window, all
11 buttons of it..
Video:  Allows you to configure your various video devices (standard Amiga
video and whatever display cards you may have) and their screenmodes
for A-Max use.  Here is also where the screen refresh options lie:  
instead of Emplant's frames-per-second selections, you get two "radio 
buttons" and a gadget.  The "Accurate" radio selection is the recommended 
one, presumably for authenticity, and the "Optimised" button can speed
operation but distort display.  The option gadget "paranoid" is for use
for Mac programs that do not display at all-it will fix the problem but
slow the overall performance.  "Optimised" and "paranoid" allow you to
change the rate at which the screen is refreshed.

Memory:  A-Max allows for Amiga memory to be shared between the
emulation and Amiga-at least, the emulation gets it on demand.  It
doesn't have to, however-the "Use External Memory" option decides it.
If you choose to lock in a memory size, be it for a program which reads
free memory in an odd way or just because you've never liked to share,
you can allocate specific amounts of memory to the INIT sequence and
to the booted system.  The last option, "Best Fit" is described as making
as much free memory available as possible at the expense of using
slow chip memory.  I haven't noticed much either way.

Multitasking:  Here, the priority may be set.  ReadySoft recommends you
not go above 15: I keep it at 8 for most things.  Wait in Foreground, in
essence, makes sure that if the Mac is selected but not doing anything,
the Amiga gets the unused system time.  It has a box for input of the
timeout delay.  The option Wait in Background makes sure that if the
Amiga is selected and the Mac is idle, the Amiga gets the system time.

Simple enough.

General:  Just an option to select whether or not unrecognized double
density floppies should be formatted IBM by the Mac and whether a right
mouse button click should be interpreted like a left or like a 
double-click.

Device:  This is where the Amiga devices desired for A-Max are assigned.
In addition to the hard drive and DF0, by default the "file device" A-Max
Utilities is listed.  File devices are AmigaDOS files which by default
reside in a DEVS: directory which the MacOS thinks are 800k disks.
A-MaxUtilities has the File Transfer IV program in it.  The file devices
are created by A-Max's double density floppy conversion program.  The
menu also allows selection of mounted and booted devices and the
ability to delete old file devices and the like.

SCSI:  Pretty much a run of the mill "pick the SCSI IDs in use and give
us the driver" menu.  It also allows you to select the type of memory the
emulation will use to communicate with the SCSI device.

Networking:  The option to configure the driver for your Ethernet card
or the like for A-Max's benefit.

Serial/Parallel:  Configures A-Max's port emulation.  Since A-Max comes
with a Mac Printer and Modem/MIDI port, you can choose that the Modem
and Printer support come from either the Amiga ports, the A-Max ports,
or file, in which case all the port's output is directed to an AmigaDOS 
file.

Can someone explain the practicality of this to me?

Save:  Save your configuration
Start A-Max IV:  No-brainer.
Quit:  See "Start A-Max IV"

Dueling Filetransfers...
-------------------
Both A-Max and Emplant provide for transferring files back and forth
between the Amiga and Mac sides.  Interestingly enough, the process
is started on the Mac side with A-Max and the Amiga side with Emplant.
For Emplant, there are two buttons: one from the Mac to the Amiga,
one from the Amiga to the Mac.  Selecting Amiga to Mac brings up the
usual Emplant file requester, at which point a file is selected to 
transfer. Once this is done, the action switches to the Mac side, where 
the user finds somewhere to put it.  If the Mac to Amiga option is picked,
the process is much the same, except that the action immediately switches
to the Mac to choose the file, then back to the Amiga for a path 
destination.

A-Max's process is launched from the Mac, using the aforementioned
File Transfer program in the file device.  The interface allows for more
choices:

Optional translations in text, MacPaint, MacBinary, or PostScript and 
allows you to manipulate the all-important data and resource forks.  The
requesters work much the same way on A-Max as they do for Emplant.

What do I think?  I think the A-Max program works slightly better: I have
run into a few executables which Emplant's transfer turns into plain 
documents. A-Max hasn't done that.  Both are restricted to one file at a 
time, which is not something many people are happy about.

Dueling BENCHMARKS!
-----------------------
I know, I know, you've probably had more Speedometer benchmarks than
you care to think about printed in this magazine, right?  Well, how about
I spare you from the print.  How about I include them as screen shots?
That's right, for your "multimedia" enjoyment, I've included a couple
of screen grabs of the Speedometer comparisons done with Slurp.
The shots are of the Emplant because, interestingly enough, Slurp doesn't
recognize the A-Max screen.  Here are the conditions of the test:

All benchmarks, save video, are done 5 times.  Video are done 3.
No other Amiga programs are running in the background, save WB.
Emplant is running at 0 priority (if you remember, its maximum)
A-Max is running at 0 and 10 priority (indicated in the test)
Benchmarks are conducted with the screenmode black and white.

@{" Show Benchmarks " system "display pic.000"} 

Now...there are a few things you'll notice.  Actually, four.  The Math
composite score for Emplant is much, much larger than A-Max's, and
three math benchmarks come out looking hugely in favor of the
Emplant.  I am not a benchmark expert, nor am I a real programmer.
I can say this, though, with a large degree of confidence.  One of two
things is happening.  Either Emplant's emulation has some incredibly
efficient routines for these tests, or Speedometer is getting reports 
which, by accident or by design, are horribly erroneous.

Next time around, I'll run tests of the Amiga's free time while the 
emulations do something or another Mac-like.

Despair and Graphical Analysis: The Bad Boys of Mac Emulation
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Remember them?  They're the programs that wouldn't run under Emplant.
Well, they don't under A-Max either.  Actually, when I tried to extract
Despair under A-Max, I got errors, leading me to believe that it was 
really corrupted after all.  But Graphical Analysis shows the same 
problems as Emplant:  corrupted text that makes it worthless.  (It DID 
work under A-Max II)

Sound-Trecker:  Now why would I want to play MODs on a Mac emulator?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
I can now confidently report that Sound Trecker works on both Emplant
and A-Max.  A-Max, just as Emplant does, loses so much Mac time to
the job of playing the music that just moving the Mac pointer fast throws
it off.  The problem is slightly more noticable with the Emplant, however.
The A-Max also allows more time to the Amiga user than Emplant does.
Remember, of course, the A-Max was at Priority 8 (my usual).

Emplant and A-Max IV and honesty
--------------------------------
One of the interesting things about Emplant is that in the "About
This Macintosh" screen, the emulation refers to itself as a Mac
roughly equivelant to its processor.  To my 3000 030/25, that
means calling itself a Mac IIci.  Not far off, I'd say.  On the other
hand, however, ReadySoft figured they'd go right to the throat and
seemingly identify everything as a Mac Quadra 950.  So much for
subtlety.

Putting the Mac out of its misery
---------------------------------
Every now and then, for whatever reason, one of these fine products
is going to crash pretty bad, to the point where the emulation is locked
up and doesn't want to shut down normally.  Emplant provides a 
"TURN POWER OFF" Amiga-side option, which will basically yank
the plug on the emulator as though it were suddenly turned off.  Not
a great idea, but better than a lockup using up tons of memory.  A-Max
IV supports the use of control-alt-esc to quit programs (including
Finder) on the Mac side.  I'd have to say the Emplant wins through sheer
brute force and effectiveness, but the option to selectively do it is 
nice.

A PowerPC sandwich, anyone?
-----------------------
I've been picking up some rather interesting pieces of news about the
PowerPC.  Ronny G. Nordvik (nordvik@edb.uib.no) has this to say:
"An Amiga 4000/040 with Emplant (Without X-calibur accelerator) is by 12
of 18 tests results better than an Power Macintosh (PowerPC 8100/80).

SoftWindows sucks, Ok you can run small programs, but with 1.2 MB free
RAM you cannot run bigger ones. Total memory for the PowerPC was 16MB.

My suggestion is WAIT WAIT WAIT, do not buy PowerMacintosh............"

How does he back it up?  (can anybody feel the benchmark coming on?)

Speedometer Report for Ronny. Prepared March 2, 1994.

Machine Record Version #: 4
User Comment:
A4000/040 18MB RAM
Emplant V4.0
System Information:
Computer: Macintosh Quadra 900
CPU: MC68040
FPU: Integral FPU
MMU: Mac II AMU
Bit Depth: 4
Horizontal DPI: 64
Vertical DPI: 64
Primary Screen Size: 640 x 480
Physical RAM: 13568K
Logical RAM: 13568K

P.R. Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
CPU: 14.016
Graphics: 8.050
Disk: 1.510     Name of Hard Disk tested: Tassen
Math: 223.071
Performance Rating (PR): 30.630

Benchmark Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
KWhetstones: 1578.947     218.872
Dhrystones: 15000.000     16.375
Towers: 17.081
QuickSort: 13.025
Bubble Sort: 16.360
Queens: 17.925
Puzzle: 14.952
Permutations: 19.310
Fast Fourier: 153.311
F.P. Matrix Multiply: 106.901
Integer Matrix Multiply: 13.019
Sieve: 12.147
Benchmark Average: 51.606
-----------------------------------
Speedometer Report for PowerPC 8100/80. Prepared March 22, 1994.
Machine Record Version #: 4
User Comment:
PowerPC Macintosh 8100/80
System Information:
Computer: Power Macintosh 8100/80
CPU: MC68020
FPU: No FPU
MMU: Integral MMU
Physical RAM: 16384K
Logical RAM: 16384K

P.R. Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
CPU: 11.018
Graphics: 9.029
Disk: 3.348     Name of Hard Disk tested: Tassen
Math: 247.692
Performance Rating (PR): 32.555

Benchmark Results (Uses Mac Classic as 1.0):
KWhetstones: 1666.666     231.032
Dhrystones: 12295.081     13.422
Towers: 15.048 (0.700)
QuickSort: 11.326 (0.767)
Bubble Sort: 9.402 (1.450)
Queens: 12.410 (0.650)
Puzzle: 11.418 (0.917)
Permutations: 18.065 (1.033)
Fast Fourier: 124.263 (1.583)
F.P. Matrix Multiply: 127.863 (0.850)
Integer Matrix Multiply: 13.833 (0.800)
Sieve: 10.355 (3.050)
Benchmark Average: 49.869
-------------------------------
[Sorry, no screenmarks were given for the PPC, as well as no FPU
routines, but that's because the PPC doesn't HAVE one.]

So where does the end-all be-all in emulation computing, the
PowerPC, lose?  Right off the bat, it loses in CPU rating, 14 to
11.  It loses Towers, Queens, etc.  I count 10 of 16 ratings (I
don't believe in the Speedometer average benchmarks) the
Emplant wins in.  Which computer is offering the cross-
platforming here again?

Another interesting PPC comment:  the theory behind "Will
my software be compatible, and do I HAVE to get a new
machine or upgrade?" is, "Oh, well, we'll package both a PowerPC
and a 680x0 version in every piece of software for the next
x years!"  Are these the same software companies that
sell separate DOS and Windows programs?  Not to mention
paying for extra re-compilings and disks along the line, PowerPC
could easy out-maneuver itself into being unwieldly and
distracting, making running an Emplant or A-Max IV look easy.
One can only hope.

One last thing:  I don't have enough new material for a
continuation of my Apple2000 review this week, but I
will re-print the author's net address.  Contact him with
any questions or comments, particularly if you have hardware
specs for old computer peripherals (like 64s, Apple IIs, etc).
He's Kevin_Kralian@sacbbx.com.  64 information is of particular
interest, as the popular demand is leading him to that emulator
next.  Anything you could provide him would be useful.  He's
also always on the lookout for Atari 400/800, TI, or Atari
VCS specs and information (I, personally, am pulling for
the VCS emulator, but that's just me.)

I thought that, in all fairness, I would clear a few things up.
Apple2000 does NOT, at present, support parallel or serial.
It does not support 80-column mode.  Kralian has told me he will
put these things in if people can send him the specifications
for the hardware used to obtain these things on the Apple.
No Apple floppy support, either.

That does it for this week.  Enjoy the picture and keep the
emulators warm.
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[ED's NOTE: This article needs to extend beyond the right portion of   ]
the screen. I don't like doing this as a ruile, but it is needed here. ]

MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCT INFORMATION on the MC68060

Product Brief

Forth-Generation 32-Bit Microprocessor

The  MC 68060 is a  superscalar,  high-performance,  32-bit microprocessor
providing a  low-power mode of operation.  The MC68060 is fully compatible
with all previous members of the M68000 family.  The MC68060 features dual
on-chip caches,  fully independent  demand-paged  memory  management units
(MMUs) for  both instructions and data,  dual integer execution pipelines,
on-chip floating-point unit (FPU),  and branch target cache. A high degree
of instruction execution parallelism is achieved through the use of a full
internal Havard architecture,  multiple internal buses, independent execu-
tion units,  and dual instruction  issue within  the instruction execution
controller.  Power management is also a  key part of the MC68060 architec-
ture.  The MC68060 offers a low-power mode  of operation that  is accessed
through the LPSTOP instruction,  allowing for  full power-down capability.
The MC68060  design is fully static so  that when circuits are not in use,
they do not draw power.  Each unit  can be disabled  so that the  power is
used only when the unit  is enabled and executing an instruction. Figure 1
illustrates a block diagram of the MC68060.

+------------------------------------------++-+
|Integer unit                              |                                  ||
|           +----------------------------+ |                                  ||
|           |Instruction fetch controller| |                                  ||
|           | +------+  +--------+       | |  +----------------------------+  ||
|           | |Branch|<-|   IA   |----------->| +----------+  +----------+ |  ||
|           | |Cache |  |Generate|       | |  | |Intruction|->|Intruction| |  ||
|           | |      |  +--------+       | |  | |   ATC    |  |   Cache  | |  ||
|           | |      |->|Intruct.|<-----------| +----------+  +----------+ |  || Intruct.
|           | |      |  | Fetch  |       | |  |      ^              ^      |<-|| Address
|           | +------+  +--------+       | |  |      |              |      |  ||<------->
|           |           | Early  |       | |  |    +------------------+    |  ||
|           |           | Decode |       | |  |    |    Instruction   |    |  ||
|           |           +--------+       | |  |    |       Cache      |    |  ||
|           |               |            | |  |    |     Controller   |    |  ||
|           |               V            | |  |    +------------------+    |  ||
|           | +------------------------+ | |  +----------------------------+  ||
|           | |       Instruction      | | |                                 |B|
|           | |          Buffer        | | |                                 |U|
|           | +------------------------+ | |  Diagram scribbled by           |S|
|           |        |         |         | |  Christian von Toerne           |||
|           +--------|---------|---------+ |  toerne@rhein.iam.uni-bonn.de   |C|
|                    |         |           |                                 |O|  Data
| +------------------|---------|---------+ |                                 |N| Address
| |                  V         V         | |                                 |T|<------->
| |              +--------+--------+     | |                                 |R|
| | +----------+ + Decode | Decode |     | |                                 |O|
| | | Floating | +--------+--------+     | |  +----------------------------+ |L|
| | |   Point  | |   EA   |   EA   |     | |<-|    +------------------+    | |L|
| | |   Unit   | |Generate|Generate|     | |  |    |       Data       |    | |E|
| | | +------+ | +--------+--------+     | |  |    |       Cache      |    | |R|
| | | |  EA  | | |   EA   |   EA   |     | |  |    |    Controller    |    |  ||
| | | | Fetch| | |  Fetch |  Fetch |     | |  |    +------------------+    |  ||
| | | +------+ | +--------+--------+     | |  |      |              |      |<>||
| | | |  FP  | | |   INT  |   INT  |     | |->|      V              V      |  ||
| | | | Exec | | | Execute| Execute|     | |  | +----------+  +----------+ |  ||
| | | +------+ | +--------+--------+     | |  | |   Data   |->|   Data   | |  ||
| | +----|-----+   Instruction           | |  | |    ATC   |  |   Cache  | |  ||
| |      |    Execution Controller       | |  | +----------+  +----------+ |  ||
| +------|------------|--------|---------+ |  +----------------------------+  || Control
|        V            V        V           |                ^                 ||<------->
| +--------------------------------------+ |                |                 ||
| |            Data available            | |                |                 ||
| +--------------------------------------+ |                |                 ||
| |              Write-Back              | |                |                 ||
| +--------------------------------------+ |                |                 ||
+------------------------------------------+                |+-+
                     |           Operand data bus           |
                     +--------------------------------------+

                    Figure 1. MC68060 Simplified Block Diagram


(This document contains information on a product under develoment. Motoro-
la  reserves the right to  change or discontinue  this product without no-
tice.)

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Complete code compatibility with the M68000 family allows the designer to
draw on existing code and past experience to bring products to market
quickly. There is also a broad base of established development tools, in-
cluding real-time kernels, operating systems, languages, and applications,
to assist in product design. The functionality provided by the MC68060
makes is the ideal choice for a range of high-performance computing appli-
cations as well as many portable application that require low power and
high performance. The MC68060's high level of integration results in high
performance while reducing overall system power consumption.

The following is a list of primary features for the MC68060:

- 100% User-Mode Compatible with MC68040

- Three Times the Performance of a 25-MHz MC68040

- Superscalar Implementation of M68000 Architecture

- Dual Integer Instruction Execution Improves Performance

- IEEE-Compatible On-Chip FPU

- Branch Target Cache Minimizes Branch Latency

- Independent Instruction and Data MMUs

- Dual 8-Kbyte On-Chip Caches

  -- Seperate Data and Instruction Caches

  -- Simultaneous Access

- Bus Snooping

- Full 32-Bit Nonmultiplexed Address and Data Bus

  -- 32-Bit Bus Maximizes Data Throughput

  -- Nonmultiplexed Bus Simplifies Design

  -- Four-Deep Write Buffer to Maximize Write Bandwidth

  -- MC68040-Compatible Bus Provides Simple Hardware Migration Path

- Concurrent  Operation of  Integer Unit,  MMUs,  Caches,  Bus Controller,
  Integer Pipelines, an FPU Provides High Performance

- Power Consumption Control

  -- Static HCMOS Technology Reduces Power in Normal Operation

  -- Low-Voltage Operation at 3.3 V

  -- LPSTOP Provides an Idle State for Lowest Standby Current

- 50 MHz and 66 MHz

- Packaging

  -- Ceramic Pin Grid Array (PGA)

  -- Ceramic Quad Flat Pack (CQFP)

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                           MC68060 Signals

                           +-------------+
Processor   ---- _CDIS --> |             | ---- _BR ---->
Control     ---- _MDIS --> |             | <--- _BG -----  Bus Arbitration
                           |             | <--- _BB ---->  Control
Snoop                      |             | <--- _BGR ----
Control     ---- SNOOP --> |             | <--- _BTT --->
                           |             |
            <--- TT0 ----> |             | ---- PST0 --->
            <--- TT1 ----> |             | ---- PST1 --->  Processor
            <--- TM0 ----- |             | ---- PST2 --->  Status
            <--- TM1 ----- |             | ---- PST3 --->
            <--- TM2 ----- |             | ---- PST4 --->
            <--- TLN0 ---- |             |
            <--- TLN1 ---- |             | <--- _IPL0 ---
            <--- UPA0 ---- |             | <--- IPL1 ----
            <--- UPA1 ---- |             | <--- _IPL2 ---  Interrupt
Transfer    <--- R/_W ---- |   MC68060   | ---- _IPEND ->  Control
Attributes  <--- SIZ0 ---- |             | <--- _AVEC ---
            <--- SIZ1 ---- |             |
            <--- _LOCK --- |             | <--- CLK -----  Clock and
            <--- _LOCKE -- |             | <--- _CLKEN --  Control
            <--- _CIOUT -- |             |
            <--- _BS0 ---- |             | ---- _RSTO -->  Reset
            <--- _BS1 ---- |             | <--- _RSTI ---
            <--- _BS2 ---- |             |
            <--- _BS3 ---- |             | // A31      \\  Address Port
                           |             | \\     - A0 //  and Control
Master      <--- _TS ----> |             | <--- _CLA ----
Transfer    <--- _TIP ---- |             |
Control     <--- _SAS ---- |             | // D31      \\  Data Port
                           |             | \\     - D0 //
Slave       ---- _TA ----> |             |
Transfer    ---- _TEA ---> |             | <-/- TEST ----  Test Interface
Control     ---- _TCI ---> |             |
            ---- _TRA ---> |             | <-/- Vcc -----  Power and
                           |             | <-/- GND -----  Ground
                           +-------------+

                   Figure 2. Funtional Signal Groups


                            INTEGER UNIT

The MC68060's integer unit carries out logical  and arithmetic operations.
The integer unit  contains an instruction  fetch controller,  an execution
controller,  and  a branch  target cache.  The superscalar  design  of the
MC68060  provides  dual execution  pipelines in  the intruction  execution
controller, providing simultaneous execution.

The superscalar operation of the integer unit can be disabled in software,
turning off the second executionpipeline for debugging. Disabling the
superscalar operation also lowers power consumption.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
INSTRUCTION FETCH CONTROLLER

The intruction fetch controller contains an instruction fetch pipeline and
the logic that  interfaces to  the branch  target cache.  The  instruction
fetch pipeline consists  of four stages, providing the ability to prefetch
instructions in advance of their actual use  in the instruction cache con-
troller. The continous fetching of  instructions kepps the instruction ex-
excution controller busy for the greatest possible performance.  Every in-
struction  passes through each of the four  stages before entering the in-
struction execution controller.  The four stages in the  instruction fetch
pipeline are:

1.  Instruction Address Calculation -- The virtual address of the instruc-
    tion is determined.

2.  Instruction Fetch -- The instruction is fetched from memory.

3.  Early Decode -- The instruction  is pre-decoded  for pipeline  control
    information.

4.  Instruction Buffer -- The instruction and  its pipeline control infor-
    mation are buffered until the  integer execution pipeline is  ready to
    process the instruction.


BRANCH TARGET CACHE

The branch target cache plays the major role  in achieving the performance
levels of the MC68060.  The concept of  the branch target cache is to pro-
vide a mechanism that allows the instruction  fetch pipeline to detect and
change the instruction stream  before the change of flow  affects the  in-
struction execution controller.

The branch target  cache is examined for a valid  branch entry  after each
instruction fetch address is  generated in the intruction  fetch pipeline.
If a hit does not occur  in the branch target cache, the instruction fetch
pipeline continues to fetch instructions sequentially.  If a hit occurs in
the branch target cache,  indicating a branch taken instruction,  the cur-
rent  instruction  stream is  discarded  and a new  instruction stream  is
fetched starting at the location indicated by the branch target cache.


INSTRUCTION EXECUTION CONTROLLER

The instruction execution controller contains dual integer execution pipe-
lines,  interface logic to the FPU,  and control logic for data written to
the data cache and MMU.  The superscalar design of the dual integer execu-
tion pipeline provide for simultaneous instruction execution, which allows
the processing more than one  instruction during each machine clock cycle.
The net effect of this  is a software  invisible pipeline capable  of sus-
tained execution rates of less than on machine clock cycle per instruction
for the MC68060 instruction set.

The instruction execution  controller's control logic  pulls an intruction
pair from the instruction buffer every machine clock cycle,  stopping only
if the instruction information is not available or if an integer execution
hold condition exists.  The six stages in the dual integer execution pipe-
lines are:

1.  Instruction decode -- The instruction is fully decoded.

2.  Effective address calculation -- If  the  instruction  calls for  data
    from memory, the location of the data is calculated.

3.  Effective address fetch -- Data is fetched from the memory location.

4.  Integer execution -- The data is manipulated during the execution.

5.  Data available -- The result is available.

6.  Write-Back -- The resulting data  is written back to on-chip caches or
    external memory.

The MC68060 if optimized for most  integer instructions  to execute in one
machine clock cycle.  If during the instruction decode stage, the instruc-
tion  is determined to  be a floating-point instruction, it will be passed
to the  FPU after  the  effective address  fetch stage.  If data  is to be
written to either the on-chip caches or external  memory after instruction

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
execution,  the write-back  stage holds the data  until memory is ready to
receive it. Temporarily holding data  in the write-back  stage adds to the
overall  performance of  the  MC68060 by not slowing  down pipeline opera-
tions.


                            FLOATING-POINT UNIT

Floating-point is  distinguished from  integer math, which deals only with
whole  numbers  and fixed  decimal  point locations.  The  IEEE-compatible
MC68060's FPU computes numeric  calculations with a variable decimal point
locationThe MC68060 features a built-in FPU that is MC68040 and MC68881/82
compatible. Consolidating this  important function on-chip speeds up over-
all processing and eliminates interfacing overhead  associated with exter-
nal accelerators.  The MC68060's FPU operates in parallel with the integer
unit.  The FPU performs numeric calculations while the integer unit conti-
nues integer processing.

The FPU has been optimized  for the most frequently  used instructions and
data types to  provide the highest possible performance.  The FPU can also
be disabled in software to reduce system power consumption.


FLOATING POINT EMULATION

The  MC68060 implements the most  frequently  M68000 family floating-point
instructions,  data-types, and  data formats  in hardware  for the highest
performance. T he remaining instructions are emulated in software with the
M68060FPSP  to provide  complete IEEE  compatibility. The MC68060FPSP pro-
vides the following features:

- Arithmetic and Transcendental Instructions

- IEEE-Compliant Exception Handlers

- Unimplemented Data Type and Data Format Handlers


                          MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNITS

The MC68060 contains independent instruction and data MMUs.  Each MMU con-
tains a cache memory called the address translation cache (ATC).  The full
addressing range  of the MC68060 is  4 Gbytes (4,294,967,296 bytes).  Even
though most  MC68060 systems  implement a much smaller physical memory, by
using virtual  memory techniques,  the system can  appear to have a full 4
Gbytes of physical memory  available to each user program.  Each MMU fully
supports demand-paged  virtual-memory  systems  with  either 4- or 8-Kbyte
page sizes.  Each MMU protects supervisor areas from accesses by user pro-
grams and provides write-protection  on a page-by-page basis.  For maximum
efficiency, each MMU operates in parallel with other processor activities.
The MMUs can be disabled for emulator and debugging support.

ADDRESS TRANSLATION

The 64-entry, four-way,  set-associative ATCs store recently used logical-
to-physical  address translation  information as  page descriptors for in-
struction and data accesses.  Each MMU  initiates address  translation  by
searching for a descriptor containing the  address translation information
in the ATC. If the descriptor does not reside in the ATC, the MMU performs
external bus cycles through  the bus controller to  search the translation
tables in  physical memory.  After being located,  the page  descriptor is
loaded  into the ATC,  and the address is correctly translated for the ac-
cess.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                       INSTRUCTION AND DATA CACHES

Studies have  shown that  typical programs  spend much of their  execution
time in a few main routines of tight loops.  Earlier members of the M68000
family took advantage of  this locality-of-reference phenomenon to varying
degrees.  The MC68060 takes further advantage of cache technology with its
two, independent,  on-chip  physical chaches,  one for instruction and one
for data.  The caches reduce the processor's external bus activity and in-
crease CPU throughput by lowering the effective memory access time.  For a
typical system designm  the large  caches of the MC68060 yield a hery high
hit rate, providing a substantial increase in system performance.

The  autonomous nature  of the  caches allows  intruction-stream  fetches,
data-stream fetches,  and external  accesses to occur  simultaneously with
instruction execution.  For example,  if the MC68060 requires  both an in-
struction access  and an external peripheral access and if the instruction
is resident in the in-chip cache,  the periphal access  proceeds umimpeded
rather than being queued behind the  instruction fetch.  If a data operand
is also  required and it is resident in the data cache, it can be accessed
without hindering  either the instruction  access or the external periphal
access.  The parallelism inherent  on the MC68060 also allows multiple in-
structions  that do not  require any  external accesses to execute concur-
rently while the processor is performing an external access for a previous
instruction.

Each MC68060 cache is 8 Kbytes,  accessed by physical addresses.  The data
can be configured as  write-through or deferred  copyback on a page-basis.
This choice  allows for optimizing the system  design for the high perfor-
mance if deferred copyback is used.

Cachability of data  in each memory page is  controlled by two bits in the
page descriptor.  Cachable pages  can be either write-through or copyback,
with no write-allocate for misses to write-through pages.

The MC68060  implements a  four-entry write buffer  that maximizes  system
performance by  decoupling the  integer pipeline from the  external system
bus.  When needed, the write buffer allows the pipeline to generate writes
every clock cycle,  even if the system bus runs at a slower speed than the
processor.

CACHE ORGANIZATION

The instruction and  data caches are each organized  as 4-way set associa-
tive, with 16-bite lines.  Each line of data has associated with it an ad-
dress tag and  state information  that shows the  line's validity.  In the
data cache,  the state  information indicates  wheter the line is invalid,
valid, or dirty.

CACHE COHERENCY

The MC68060 has the ability to watch or  snoop the external bus during ac-
cesses by other bus masters,  maintaining coherency  between the MC68060's
caches and external memory systems.  External bus cycles can be flagged on
the bus as snoopable or nonsnoopable.  When an external cycle is marked as
snopable,  the bus snooper checks the caches  and invalidates the matching
data.  Although the  integer execution  units and the  bus snooper circuit
have access to the on-chip caches, the snooper has priority over the exec-
ution units.


                              BUS CONTROLLER

The bus  is implemented as  a nonmultiplexed,  fully synchronous  protocol
that is clocked off the rising edge of the input clock. The bus controller
operates  concurrently with  all other functional  units of the MC68060 to
maximize system throughput. The timing of the bus is fully configurable to
match external memory requirements.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                            IEEE 1149.1 TEST

To aid the system diagnostics, the MC68060 includes dedicated user-access-
ible test logic  that is fully compliant with the IEEE 1149.1 standard for
boundary scan testablility,  ofter referred to as Joint Test  Action Group
(JTAG).


                      POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT


The  MC68060 is  very power  efficient due to  the static logic  and power
management designed into the basic architecture. Each stage of the integer
unit pipelines and the  FPU pipeline  draws power only when an instruction
is executing, and the cache arrays draw power only when an access is made.
The FPU,  secondary integer execution pipeline,  branch target cache,  and
instruction  and data  caches can  be disabled to reduce overall power us-
age.  The 3.3-V power  supply reduces  current consumption  by 40-60% over
that of microprocessors using a 5-V power supply.

The MC68060 has additional methods for  dynamically controlling power con-
sumption during operation. Running a special LPSTOP instruction shuts down
the active circuits in the processor,  halting intruction execution. Power
consumption in this standby mode is greatly reduced.  Processing and power
consumption can be resumed by  resetting the processor or by generating an
interrupt.  The frequency of operation  can  be lowered to reduce  current
consumtion while the device is in LPSTOP mode.


                                PHYSICAL

The MC68060  will be available  as 50 MHz and 66 MHz versions,  with 3.3-V
supply voltage, an in ceramic PGA and CQFP packaging configurations.

The documents listed  in the following table  contain detailed information
on the MC68060.  These documents  may be obtained  from the Literature Di-
stribution Centers at the addresses listed on the back page.

Documentation
+----------------------------+---------------+---------------------------+
| Document title             | Order Number  | Contents                  |
+============================+===============+===========================+
| MC68060 User's manual      | MC68060UM/AD* | Detailed information for  |
|                            |               | Design                    |
+----------------------------+---------------+---------------------------+
| M68000 Damily Programmer's | M68000PM/AD   | M68000 Family Instruction |
| Reference Manual           |               | Set                       |
+----------------------------+---------------+---------------------------+
| The 68K source             | BR729/D       | Independent Vendor Listing|
|                            |               | Supporting Software and   |
|                            |               | Development Tools         |
+----------------------------+---------------+---------------------------+
  * Estimated availability is 3Q93.

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Motorola reserves the  right to make changes  without furter notice to |
| any  products herein.  Motorola  makes no warranty,  representation or |
| guarantee regarding the suitability if its products for any particular |
| purpose, nor does Motorola assume any liability arising out of the ap- |
| plication or  use of any product  or circuit,  and specially disclaims |
| any and all liability,  including without  limitation consequential or |
| incidential damages. "Typical" parameters can and do vary in different |
| applications.  All operating parameters,  including "Typicals" must be |
| validated  for each customer  application by customer's  technical ex- |
| perts.  Motorola does  not convey any  license under its patent rights |
| nor  the rights of others.  Motorola  products are  not designed,  in- |
| tended,  or authorized  for use as components  in systems intended for |
| surgical implant into the body, or other applications intended to sup- |
| port or sustain life,  or for any other application in which the fail- |
| ure of the  Motorola product  could create a situation  where personal |
| injury or death may occur.  Should Buyer purchase or use Motorola pro- |
| ducts for any such unintended or unauthorized application, buyer shall |
| indemnify and hold Motorola and its officers, employees, subsidiaries, |
| affilates, and distributers  harmless against all claims,  costs, dam- |
| ages,  and expenses,  and reasonable attorney fees arising out of, di- |
| rectly or indirectly, any claim of personal injury or death assosiated |
| with such  unintended or unauthorized use,  even if such claim alleges |
| the Motorola  was neglient regarding  the design or manufacture of the |
| part.  Motorola and ____ are registered  trademarks of  Motorola, Inc. |
| Motorola, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Literature Distribution Centers:

USA: Motorola Literature Distribution; P.O. Box 20912, Arizona 85036.

EUROPE: Motorola LTD.;  European  Literature  Center;  88  Tanners  Drive,
        Blakelands, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BP, England.

JAPAN: Nippon Motorola Ltd.; 4-32-1,  Nishi-Gotanda,  Shinagawa-ku,  Tokyo
       141 Japan.

ASIA-PACIFIC: Motorola Semiconductors H.K. Ltd.;  Silicon Harbour  Center,
              No. 2  Dai King Street,  Tai Po  Industrial Estate,  Tai Po,
              N.T., Hong Kong.

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@node P1-9 "The Futurist"
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%% The Futurist                                         by Brad Hansen %%
%%                                          100024.3556@compuserve.com %%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

The other night my wife and I were watching TV in our living room, we 
live in a little village outside of Zurich Switzerland, we were watching
the American news program "Dateline" on NBC SuperChannel, a Pan European
station that was recently bought by NBC the American Network.  At the 
close of the program the presenters asked that the viewers to Phone in 
their opinion, voting yes or no on a certain story.  They gave out the 
phone numbers to call and then they gave an Internet address.  This was
a phenomenal thing,

The program was inviting us sitting halfway around the world to 
participate. In that instant the program went Global. The world became a
little smaller, a little more alike, a little less different.

Now I know that for more than a few years a lot of you have been using
Internet E-mail much like your regular mail and not giving it a second 
thought.

The reality is a little different though.  For you Internet E-mailers are 
experiencing the future.  You are living on the edge of the technology.
You are pushing the envelope.  Just the like the person from "Dateline" 
who had the idea to include an Internet address.

It is often said on the Internet nobody is any color or sex or 
nationality.

The Internet life is truly an singular experience.  Seeing that Internet
address on that TV show made me think of a line in a song which goes  
"Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do." Because in an instant
there weren't any.  Maybe because we all sit alone at our Keyboards we 
don't always see.   In a way we are living the dream of our Utopian 
futures?

You could think of it like this.  It's 1840 in the Old West and your
mud hut of a town just happens to be one that is part of the Pony Express
route, so you get mail delivered to you once every three days but all the 
towns that lay to the east and to the south have to wait weeks for any 
mail.  You know there's a beacon of light hanging on your porch because 
your house is on the river bank and that's where all the boats come by.

Because you went to a University or worked for a company which offered
a service, the Internet, you thought was Unique and now is common place.
But I'm here to tell you, it's still Unique.  The beacon on your porch 
might be bright, bright bright. But the rest of the world is still dark.
Most of the people aren't on the route.  You can sit there and say," 
Someday everybody will get there mail like this."  The rest of the world
hardly even knows it exists. 

But it's only a matter of time.  So when you send E-mail, for every
important reason or trivial little thing you can think of, consider 
yourself "a futurist." 

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%%                Portal:  A Great Place For Amiga Users                %%
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                   Portal Communications' Amiga Zone

         The AFFORDABLE alternative for online Amiga information
         -------------------------------------------------------

The Portal Online System is the home of acclaimed Amiga Zone, which was
formerly on the People/Link System.  Plink went out of business in May,
1991 and The Amiga Zone's staff moved to Portal the next day. The Zone has
just celebrated its second anniversary on Portal. The Amiga press raves
about The Amiga Zone, when compared to its competition.

If you live in the San Jose, CA area, then you can dial Portal directly. If
you live elsewhere, you can reach Portal through any SprintNet (formerly
Telenet) indial anywhere in the USA.  If you have an account on another 
Internet-connected system, you can connect to Portal using the UNIX Telnet 
programs, from anywhere in the industrialized world.  Delphi and BIX users 
can now Telnet into Portal for a flat $19.95 a month, with *unlimited* use.

Some of Portal/Amiga Zone's amazing features include:

  Over 1.5 GIGabytes of Amiga-specific files

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  Twenty Amiga vendor areas with participants like AmigaWorld, ASDG,
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  35 "regular" Amiga libraries with thousands of files.  Hot new
   stuff arrives daily.

  No upload/download "ratios" EVER. Download as much as you want, as
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  Live, interactive nightly chats with Amiga folks whose names you
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   Read months worth of postings.  They don't scroll off, ever!
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  FREE unlimited Internet Email.  Your Portal account gets you a
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  Other Portal SIGs (Special Interest Groups) online for Mac, IBM, Sun,
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   SIG with thousands of GIF files to name just a few.  ALL Portal SIGs
   are accessible to ALL Portal customers with NO surcharges ever.

  The entire UPI/Clarinet/Newsbytes news hierarchy ($4/month extra)
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  Portal featues an exciting package of Internet features: IRC, FTP,
   TELNET, MUDS, LIBS.  Free to all Portal customers with your account.
   Internet Services is a menu driven version of the same kinds of 
   utilities you can also use from your Portal UNIX shell account.
 
  All the files you can FTP. All the chatting you can stand on the IRC.  
   And on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) you can talk live, in real time 
   with Amiga users in the U.K., Europe, Australia, the Far East, 
   24 hours a day. 

  Our exclusive PortalX by Steve Tibbett, the graphical "front end"
   for Portal which will let you automatically click'n'download your
   waiting email, messages, Usenet groups and binary files!  Reply to mail
   and messages offline using your favorite editor and your replies are
   sent automatically the next time you log into Portal.
   (PortalX requires Workbench 2.04 or higher)

  And Portal does NOT stick it to high speed modem users. Whether
   you log in at 1200 or 2400 or 9600 or 14.4K you pay the same low 
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How does all that sound?  Probably too good to be true. Well, it IS true.

Portal Signup or for more information:

   408-973-9111 (voice) 9a.m.-5p.m. Mon-Fri, Pacific Time
   408-725-0561 (modem 3/12/2400) 24 hours every day
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   or enter "C PORTAL" from any Sprintnet dial-in in the USA,
   or telnet to "portal.com" from anywhere.

PORTAL'S CURRENT RATES:

All prices shown are in U.S. Dollars
                                                Total Total  Total  Total
                                                Cost  Cost   Cost   Cost
                                          Fee   1 hr. 5 hrs. 10 hrs.30 hrs.
                          Startup Monthly Per   Per   per    per    per
                          Fee     Fee     Hour  month month  month  month
                          $       $       $     $     $      $      $

Portal                    19.95   19.95         
 2400/9600/14.4Kbps, *direct 24 hrs        0.00 19.95  19.95  19.95  19.95
 2400/9600bps nonprime Sprint              2.50 22.95  32.45  44.95  94.95
 2400/9600bps prime Sprint +%           5.50-10 29.95  69.95 119.95  varies
 2400/9600bps non prime # PCPursuit        1.00 20.95  24.95  29.95  49.95

* plus cost of phone call if out of Portal's local dialing area
  Direct rates also apply to connections made to Portal using the
  UNIX "telnet" program from an account you may already
  have on an Internet-connected system. 
% 9600 bps Sprintnet in over 300 cities areas
+ $10 rate prevails at smaller US Cities
# PCPursuit is a service of US Sprint. Portal is a PCPursuit
 "Direct Access Facility" thus connection to Portal with a PCP account
 is simply a matter of entering C PORTAL,PCP-ID,PCP-PASSWORD  at the
 SprintNet login prompt instead of C PORTAL. 

Note: 

   Portal Direct 9600/14400 bps service is availble for both USR HST
   modems, and any V32/V32.bis modems. There are dozens of direct-dial
   high speed lines into Portal.  No busy signals!

   SprintNet 9600bps service is V.32 modem protocol only.
   Again, Portal does NOT surcharge high speed modem users!

   Portal subscribers who already have an account on an Internet-capable
   system elsewhere, can use that system's "telnet" program
   to connect to Portal for $0.00 an hour. That's right ZERO. From anywhere
   in the world.  If you're in this category, be sure to ask the Portal 
   reps, when you signup, how to login to Portal from your existing
   Internet account.  

Call and join today.  Tell the friendly Portal Customer Service
representative, "The Amiga Zone and Amiga Report sent me!"

[Editor's Note:  Be sure to tell them that you are an Amiga user, so
they can notify the AmigaZone sysops to send their Welcome Letter and
other information!]

That number again:  408-973-9111.

Portal Communications accepts MasterCard, Visa, or you can pre-pay any
amount by personal check or money order.  The Portal Online System is
a trademark of Portal Communications. 


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%%                           Dealer Directory                            %%
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                           Almathera Systems Ltd
                             Southerton House
                          Boundary Business Court
                             92-94 Church Road
                              Mitcham, Surrey
                             CR4 3TD  England
                         VOICE: (UK) 081 687 0040
                         FAX:   (UK) 081 687 0490
              Internet: (Sales) almathera@cix.compulink.co.uk
                  (Technical) jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk


                           Amigability Computers
                               P.O. Box 572
                          Plantsville, CT  06479
                            VOICE: 203-276-8175
                        Internet:  amiga@phantm.UUCP
                             BIX:  jbasile
              (Send E-mail to subscribe to our mailing list)


                            Apogee Technologies
                          1851 University Parkway
                            Sarasota, FL  34243
                           VOICE:  813-355-6121
                              Portal:  Apogee
                     Internet:  Apogee@cup.portal.com


                            Armadillo Brothers
                            753 East 3300 South
                           Salt Lake City, Utah
                           VOICE:  801-484-2791
                     Internet:  B.GRAY@genie.geis.com


                           Atlantis Kobetek Inc.
                           1496 Lower Water St.
                       Halifax, NS, Canada, B3J 1R9
                          Phone:  (902)-422-6556
                          Fax:    (902)-423-9339
                          BBS:    (902)-492-1544
                    Internet:  aperusse@fox.nstn.ns.ca


                        Brian Fowler Computers Ltd
                                11 North St
                                  Exeter
                                   Devon
                                  EX4 3QS
                              United Kingdom
                           Voice: (0392) 499 755
                           Fax:   (0392) 423 480
                Internet:  brian_fowler@cix.compulink.co.uk


                       CLICK! Amiga Specialists N.V.
                            Boomsesteenweg 468
                        B-2610 Wilrijk - Antwerpen
                             Belgium - Europe
                         VOICE:  03 / 828.18.15
                           FAX:  03 / 828.67.36
                     USENET:  vanhoutv@click.augfl.be
                             FIDO:  2:292/603.9
                         AmigaNet:  39:120/102.9


                        Comspec Communications Inc
                  Serving your computing needs since 1976
                              74 Wingold Ave
                             Toronto, Ontario
                             Canada   M6B 1P5
                     Computer Centre:   (416) 785-8348
          Service, Corporate & Educational Sales: (416) 785-3553
                            Fax:  416-785-3668
                   Internet:  bryanf@comcorp.comspec.com
                              bryanf@accesspt.north.net


                       Computers International, Inc.
                             5415 Hixson Pike
                          Chattanooga, TN  37343
                           VOICE:  615-843-0630


                             DataKompaniet ANS
                             Pb 3187  Munkvoll
                             N-7002  Trondheim
                              Norway - Europe
                          VOICE/FAX:  72 555 149
                      Internet:  torrunes@idt.unit.no


                               Digital Arts 
                           122 West 6th Street
                          Bloomington, IN  47404 
                           VOICE: (812)330-0124 
                           FAX:   (812)330-0126 
                               BIX:  msears 


                           Finetastic Computers
                           721 Washington Street
                            Norwood, MA  02062
                           VOICE:  617-762-4166
                             BBS:  617-769-3172
                            Fido:  1:101/322
                       Portal:  FinetasticComputers
               Internet:  FinetasticComputers@cup.portal.com


                               HT Electronics
                         275 North Mathilda Avenue
                           Sunnyvale, CA  94086
                           VOICE:  408-737-0900
                           FAX:    408-245-3109
                          Portal:  HT Electronics
                 Internet:  HT Electronics@cup.portal.com


                          Industrial Video, Inc.
                           1601 North Ridge Rd.
                             Lorain, OH  44055
                           VOICE:  800-362-6150
                                   216-233-4000
                  Internet:  af741@cleveland.freenet.edu
                            Contact:  John Gray


                                MicroSearch
                        9000 US 59 South, Suite 330
                              Houston, Texas
                           VOICE:  713-988-2818
                           FAX:    713-995-4994


                          Mr. Hardware Computers
                               P.O. Box 148
                              59 Storey Ave.
                          Central Islip, NY 11722
                           VOICE:  516-234-8110
                             FAX:  516-234-8110
                         A.M.U.G. BBS:  516-234-6046


                     MusicMart:  Media Sound & Vision
                            71 Wellington Road
                          London, Ontario, Canada
                           VOICE:  519-434-4162
                             FAX:  519-663-8074
                             BBS:  519-457-2986
                            FIDO:  1:221/125
                        AmigaNet:  40:550/1
                          MaxNet:  90:204/1
                        iNET: koops@gaul.csd.uwo.ca


                              PSI Animations
                         17924 SW Pilkington Road
                          Lake Oswego, OR  97035
                           VOICE:  503-624-8185
                     Internet:  PSIANIM@agora.rain.com


                           Software Plus Chicago
                          3100 W Peterson Avenue
                             Chicago, Illinois
                           VOICE:  312-338-6100


                           Wonder Computers Inc.
                             1315 Richmond Rd.
                      Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 8J7
                           Voice:  613-596-2542
                           Fax:    613-596-9349
                           BBS:    613-829-0909


                                CYNOSTIC
                               Office O1,
                     Little Heath Industrial Estate,
                            Old Church Road,
                                Coventry.
                                 CV6 7NB
                             UNITED KINGDOM
                        Tel: +44 (0)203 681687
                        Fax: +44 (0)203 638508
              David Cassidy email: bsupa@csv.warwick.ac.uk


                             DataService Oy
                               P.O. Box 50
                           Kuurinniityntie 30
                               02771 ESPOO
                            Findland, Europe
                      Voice: +358 (9) 400 438 301
                      Fax:   +358 (9) 0505 0037

                  
                             PROTONIC INC.
                             Amiga RuleZ!
                           4-3-11 Shinbashi
                            Yanagi Bldg 4F
                         Minato-ku,Tokyo 105
                                Japan
                       Tel:+81 (0)3 5402-7425  
                       Fax:+81 (0)3 5402-7427
               and of course the BEST Amiga BBS in Japan
       BBS:Grey Matter BBS +81 (0)3 5709-1907 (8N1 V32bis 24H )
                   Email: nighty@gmatter.twics.com


                         Amiga Video Solutions
                         1568 Randolph Avenue
                          St. Paul, MN  55105
                         Voice:  612-698-1175
                         BBS:    612-698-1918
                         Fax:    612-224-3823
                  Net:  wohno001@maroon.tc.umn.edu

                              Magic Page
                          3043 Luther Street
                       Winston-Salem, NC 27127
                        910-785-3695 voice/fax 
                         Spiff@cup.portal.com

                             Keizer Tech
                           3881 River Rd N
                          Keizer, OR 97303
                                USA
                           Voice: 393-5472

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services, schools, and research sites, and send Internet mail to millions 
of people at services like DELPHI, CompuServe, America Online, MCI Mail, 
and other sites and services.  Services like "WHOIS" and "Finger" are 
also available, with more features on the way (like USENET newsgroups; 
our newsreader is currently being tested and should be available very 
soon!)  There are no usage fees or special charges for Internet access - 
it's all part of your BIX subscription. 


                      ==============================
                      Rates and Connect Information:
                      ==============================


BIX membership costs $13 per month, plus connect time.  There are several 
different ways to connect:

SprintNet*              $3/hour evenings/weekends   $9/hour weekdays
Tymnet:**               $3/hour evenings/weekends   $9/hour weekdays
(SprintNet and Tyment rates shown are for 48 contiguous US states only.)
                                                        
Tymnet Canada:          $4/hr eves/wkends           $9/hour weekdays
Tymnet Hawaii:          $10/hr eves/wkends          $20/hour weekdays   
Telnet(via Internet):   $1/hour, round the clock
Direct dial (Boston):   $2/hour, round the clock (up to 9600 bps)
 
 * SprintNet daytime hours are from 6am to 7pm, M-F, ET.
** Tymnet daytime hours are from 7am to 6pm, M-F, ET.

                20/20 PLAN OPTION (for USA-48 users only):

Volume users can choose the 20/20 Advantage Plan, which is $20 per month
and includes the first 20 hours of access by any combination of methods 
from the contiguous United States.  Additional use is $1.80 per hour 
(additional use for telnet access is $1 an hour).  The 20/20 Plan's cost is 
in addition to the $13 monthly fee.  


                           INTERNATIONAL USERS:

If you wish to connect internationally through Tymnet or SprintNet, 
please contact your local PTT.  BIX accepts prepaid international calls,
direct dial, or telnet connections.  In order to make a "collect" (not 
prepaid) call to BIX, your account must be verified before the charges 
are accepted.  When you complete the registration, we'll mail you a BIX
Membership Agreement by regular US Mail.  Whe you receive it, sign it 
and return it to us by mail.  When we receive it here, we'll authorize
your account to make reverse charged calls.

If you want to access BIX right away, contact your local PTT to set up a 
prepaid account.  You'll pay your local carrier for your calls to BIX in
advance, so there's no waiting period or verfication needed. Or, connect 
at BIX via telnet to x25.bix.com.

SprintNet international calls from most locations are $24 an hour.
Tymnet international charges vary, but are generally between $20-$30 an hour.


                           ====================
                           Billing Information: 
                           ====================

You can charge your monthly BIX membership fees to your Visa, 
Mastercard, Discover, or American Express card.

You may have your company invoiced for one or more BIX memberships with 
a BIX Corporate Account.

                            ===================
                            To Sign Up For BIX:
                            ===================

   Dial by modem 1-800-695-4882 or 617-491-5410 * 
   (use 8 data bits, no parity, full duplex)

   Press a few carriage returns until you see the Login:(enter "bix") 
   prompt, then type  bix

   At the Name? prompt, type bix.amrpt

* Users already on the internet can telnet to x25.bix.com instead.
  At the USERNAME: prompt enter bix, then bix.net at the Name? prompt.
  Once your account is registered, you can connect the same way, except
  at the Name? prompt you'll enter your BIXname and then your password.


Using the above procedure will allow users in the 48 contiguous United 
States to take advantage of our special "5 for $5" offer.  This offer 
lets you use up to 5 hours of evening/weekend time on BIX during the 
current calender month (whatever month you sign up in), for $5.  
Additional time is $1.80 per hour ($1 per hour for telnet).  At the end 
of the calender month, you will be placed into our standard rate plan, 
at $13 monthly plus connect charges.  You may also join the 20/20 Plan 
at this time.

If you have other questions, please contact BIX Member Services 
at (800) 695-4775; send a fax to BIX at (617) 491-6642; or send Internet
mail to info@bix.com.

BIX Member Services hours are 12pm - 11pm, Monday through Friday, ET.  
@endnode

@node P5-1 "HWGRCS v5.6.0.1pl8"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

    HWGRCS

VERSION

    HWGRCS 5.6.0.1 at Amiga Patch Level _8_

AUTHOR

    Ported, enhanced, and maintained by

    Heinz Wrobel
    Karlstr. 16
    82131 Gauting
    Germany

    <heinz@hwg.muc.de>
    <heinz@edohwg.adsp.sub.org>

    FAX +49 89 850 51 25, I prefer email.


DESCRIPTION

    HWGRCS is a port of GNU RCS 5.6.0.1 done with SAS/C 6.51.

    The Revision Control System (RCS) manages multiple revisions
    of  files.   RCS  automates the storing, retrieval, logging,
    identification, and merging of revisions.  RCS is useful for
    text that is revised frequently, for example programs, docu-
    mentation, graphics, papers, and form letters.

    For upgraders from the old RCS 4.x on Fish 281/282:

        - HWGRCS supports the RCS_link feature
        - No problems with non-ASCII characters

    Special features:

        - File pattern and response file expansion in all RCS commands.
        - Support for .a,.ag,.asm,.fd,.guide,.i,.ps extensions.
        - GNU DIFF 2.6, GNU patch 2.1 and a N*rton like LP utility.
        - AmigaGuide. docs.
        - I try to _support_ HWGRCS.


NEW FEATURES

    New since patch level 7:

    - DIFF/PATCH AmigaGuide. docs.
    - Reference directory support.
    - New Amiga keywords.
    - Local environment variables are checked.
    - Directory/Process specific configuration options.
    - Filename patterns to ignore are configurable.
    - .ag AmigaGuide. extension recognized.

    Bugs fixed since level 7:

    - RCS_link is always ignored as filename now with pattern expansion.


SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

    >=V37, >1MB suggested, HD required.


HOST NAME

    Any Aminet site, e.g. ftp.uni-paderborn.de   (131.234.2.32) for users
    in germany. Please use the site that is closest to you.


DIRECTORY

    /pub/aminet/dev/misc

FILE NAMES

    HWGRCSp8f.lha       Binaries and full AmigaGuide. docs
    HWGRCSsrcp8f.lha    The sources
    HWGRCSmanp7f.lha    The ASCII unix man pages for RCS (Note: _7_!)


PRICE

    I don't declare it shareware as it is Gnu SW, but donations/gifts for
    my support are quite welcome! Donations in physical form preferred.
    Support ~ Gifts, especially for commercial users.


DISTRIBUTABILITY

    RCS is distributable under the Gnu Public License.

    For my support of HWGRCS I won't bill you, but I ask for donations (Hear
    me, commercial users? :-).
@endnode

@node P5-2 "C-Shell v5.37"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

     C-Shell (csh)

VERSION

     5.37

AUTHOR

     Andreas M. Kirchwitz (csh 5.20+),
     based on csh 5.19 by Urban D. Mueller

     E-Mail: csh-fan@zikzak.in-berlin.de

DESCRIPTION

     C-Shell is a replacement for the AmigaDOS command line interface.
     Many builtin Unix-like commands, very fast script language, file-
     name completion, command-name completion, comfortable command line
     editing, pattern matching, AUX: mode, object oriented file classes,
     abbreviation of internal and external commands.  Supports multiple
     users.

     C-Shell is easy to install and to use.  Online help for all
     commands, functions and various subjects.  ARP-free!

NEW FEATURES

     Changes since version 5.35 (summary):

      - Supports MultiUser (shows current user in titlebar).
      - Builtin command "chmod" (protect) allows setting of
         user/group/others bits in a UNIX-like fashion.
      - New builtin commands "chgrp" and "chown".
      - Fixed bugs in builtin commands "path", "rm", "rehash".
      - Builtin command "diskchange" allows multiple drive names.
      - New builtin function @age_mins(), modifications to @age().
      - Now requesters appear on same screen as CSH's window.
      - New meaning for builtin variable "_abbrev", now ALL commands
         (even those in the DOS search path) can be abbreviated --
         not only builltin commands.
      - Fixed layout bug in "dir -k" and "dir -i" (classes).
      - Builtin command "dir" supports UID/GID and group/others bits.
      - No requester "please insert volume ..." when you press return
         and your current directory is on an "unmounted" volume
         (eg, a removed floppy disk).
      - New meaning for "dir -z" and builtin variable "_dirformat".
      - Source code now "indent" clean.
         (some warnings on first run, but no errors)
      - Builtin command "qsort" allows case-sensitive sorting.
      - Various changes/enhancements to existing commands.
      - Miscellaneous bug fixes.

     See file "HISTORY" in archive csh537.lha for complete listing
     of changes and new features.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

     AmigaOS 2.0 (or higher)

HOST NAME

     FTP/Internet: AmiNet and mirrors

       For example, ftp.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4].

     UUCP/E-Mail : mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de

       Send mail to the address above and put the
       line "send /pub/aminet/util/shell/csh537.lha"
       in the body.

DIRECTORY

     /pub/aminet/util/shell

FILE NAMES

     csh537.lha      (binary and documentation)
     csh537src.lha   (source code for SAS/C 6)

DISTRIBUTABILITY

     Freely distributable, Copyright by the individual authors.
@endnode

@node P5-3 "IconPack v1.0"
@toc "menu"
TITLE
 
     IconPack
 
VERSION
 
     1.0
 
AUTHOR
 
     Tom Ekstr|m (litoek@kielo.uta.fi)
 
DESCRIPTION
 
     IconPack is a complete collection of replacement icons
     for Workbench 2 and 3. They are designed to look good
     on a standard four-colour, high resolution, non-
     interlaced screen. They are of the same shape and size
     and use the same colour scheme of gray, black, white
     and blue as the original icons.
     IconPack contains icons for all standard Workbench files,
     plus icons for some popular PD/shareware programs, hard-disk
     related tools, and all usual datafiles (such as pictures,
     textfiles, music etc.)

     IconPack also includes the Iconizer utility to make the
     installation of images from one icon to another as effortless
     as possible. Iconizer changes only the imagery of icons, not
     affecting the tool types, position, etc.
     Source and destination icons can be selected either according to
     a script, or manually with appwindow/file requester support.
     Sporting a font-sensitive, graphical user-interface, Iconizer
     lets you see the new image and the original image side-by-side,
     before the installation, and lets you install or reject icons on
     an icon-by-icon basis.
     A script for Iconizer is provided that installs the icons from
     IconPack to you workbench.
 
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
 
     AmigaDOS version 2 or later. The installer requires at least
     version 2.04.
 
HOST NAME
 
     Aminet - (wuarchive.wustl.edu, ftp.luth.se etc.)
     
DIRECTORY
 
     util/wb
 
FILE NAMES
 
     IconPack1_0.lha
 
PRICE
 
     IconPack is FreeWare. See the documentation for more details.
 
DITRIBUTABILITY
 
     IconPack is freely distributable as long as all files are
     included in the distribution, without deletions, additions
     or modifications of any kind.
@endnode

@node P5-4 "CLIExchange v1.4"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

        CLIExchange -- a CLI replacement for Exchange

VERSION

        1.4

AUTHORS

        Gael Marziou and Reza Elghazi

        E-mail address: gael@gnlab030.grenoble.hp.com 


DESCRIPTION

        CLIExchange is a CLI replacement for standard CBM utility called 
        Exchange which is used to manage commodities. The only difference 
        is that Exchange has a graphical user interface while CLIExchange 
        has been designed to be called from scripts, ToolManager menus or 
        docks, hotkeys, BrowserII and whatever you want.
        Due to this, CLIExchange code is ten times smaller than Exchange 
        one, it is currently 592 bytes.
        C Source is included.

FEATURES

        All Exchange features.
        

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

        OS release 2.04 or newer is required.
        Distribution is archived with lha so program to un-archive them
        is needed.

HOST NAME

        Software has been uploaded to the Aminet Site:

        ftp.wustl.edu      128.252.135.4   pub/aminet/

        and will be readily available on other Aminet sites.

DIRECTORY

        /pub/aminet/os20/cli


FILE NAME

        CLIExchange_1.4.lha    : main archive.


PRICE
        There is no charge for use of this software.


DISTRIBUTABILITY

        Totally freeware (no copyright), I just want the contents of the 
        archive to be kept intact. 

OTHER
        E-mail address for bug reports and fixes:
        gael@gnlab030.grenoble.hp.com 
@endnode

@node P5-5 "Tagline Ripper v.1.3"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

     TTR - The Tagline Ripper v.1.3 (release 1)

AUTHOR

     James W Savage
     Internet: bryce@gothic.demon.co.uk
     Fidonet: 2:2501/307.13 @ Centronics BBS

DESCRIPTION

     You're into email, you've seen those amusing little lines tagged onto 
     the end of messages. Isn't it tedious editing by hand and putting 
     them into a file line by line? Well, now you don't need to. TTR rips 
     taglines from every message in your message base, removes the lines 
     that looked like tags but weren't, and leaves you with a file purely 
     of amusing quotes. All you need to do is remove the boring ones.

     TTR is fully GUI driven and uses the 2.xx+ ASL file requester. Even 
     my cat can do it.

NEW FEATURES

     They're all new, it hasn't been released before!

HARD- AND SOFTWARE-REQUIREMENTS

     Kickstart/Workbench 2.0+
     asl.library
     A Ram Disk device called RAM:
     The CLI command Search

DOWNLOAD

    Any Aminet site, e.g.

    Switzerland
        litamiga.epfl.ch 128.178.151.32 pub/aminet/
    Scandinavia
        ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2 pub/aminet/
    Germany
        ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7 pub/aminet/
    USA
        ftp.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 pub/aminet/
    UK 
        sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk aminet/

DIRECTORY

    comm/fido

FILE NAMES

    TTR_v1-3.lha

FURTHER SOURCES

    FIDO:
        Centronics BBS +44 (0)473 273246 [2400 - 21.1k] 2:2501/307

        File area: Amiga Comms    Filename: TTR_v1-3.lha

PRICE

    Gothware. Send me something black and gothic.

DISTRIBUTABILITY

    Freely distributable but copyrighted.
@endnode

@node P5-6 "April v1.0"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

  April V1.0

AUTHOR

   Nick de Jong
   FidoNet 2:285/404.31

DESCRIPTION

        April is a new FidoNet-compatible tosser and editor for the
   Commodore Amiga line of personal computers, specifically aimed at
   points.  Alot of time was used to make April as user-friendly as
   possible, without making her too slow or too inflexible.  Together with
   a mailer like Trapdoor or Welmat it's now simple to set up a good
   working pointsystem...

        Some of the features of April are a new format of the messagebase,
   a well thought-out userinterface, the speed and the enormous amount of
   options to configure April the way YOU want.  There are quite some
   alternatives for April at the moment like GCCHost, Pointmanager, Foozle
   and Chameleon combined with TrapToss, Confmail or another tosser.  But
   April beats them all in speed, features and ease of use.  You can use
   the newest FidoNet-technology like 4d addressing, multibossing, linking
   of messages based on the MSGID and REPLY kludges.  4D-filenames like
   those that are supported by TrapDoor can be used, and the configuration
   can be done completely with a very comprehensive GUI.  There is a very
   complete and easy to use random system available.  The memory that
   April is allowed to use and the diskspace the messagebase is allowed to
   use is fully configurable, and April works in all kinds of display 
   formats like Interlace, Pal, NTSC, Overscan and 4 or 8 colors.


NEW FEATURES

     - Finally no longer beta
     - Some graphics enhancements
     - Some new archive options
     - BrowseFlags are showed in title
     - A re-export added
     - Import info added
     - New tree graphics
     - Tree is configurable
     - About 70 ARexx commands added
     - Option 'go to lastread at start'
     - Event commands
     - ClipBoard for messages (eg for multiquotes)
     - Archive flag added for messages that are archived
     - External cli now is of type 'AUTO/WAIT'
     - To next Subject chain when at the end of current chain
     - Aprils install option now adds some example external menu items
     - Receipt flag added
     - 'del = del + next' option added
     - Pulldown menus now ghosted when not selectable
     - YEmpty for some space at the bottom of the April screen for a
       dock or something similar.
     - Numerous bug fixes

HARD- AND SOFTWARE-REQUIREMENTS

        April runs on all members of the Commodore-Amiga family,
   independant of the Kickstart version they use.  She supports PAL as 
   well as NTSC and has been tested on all processors, from 68000 to 
   68040.

   She works as well in interlace as in non-interlace.  1MB is necessary,
   more is recommended to make proper use of April.  1 diskdrive is
   necessary, a hard-disk is recommended.

   To get a working pointsystem, you need the following programs:

       Program                         Example

    1) Tosser                   April
    2) Editor                   April
    3) Mailer                   Trapdoor, Welmat
    4) Arcer                    LHA, LZ, Zoo, Lharc, ARJ, ARC, Zip
    5) Texteditor               DME, Qed, CygnusEDPro, TurboText

DOWNLOAD

    Any Aminet site, e.g. 

     ftp.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4

DIRECTORY

    comm/fido

FILE NAMES

   April_1-0.lha
   April_1-0.readme

FURTHER SOURCES

    FIDO:
       Digital Desert       2:285/404      01184-63843    HST/V32
                                           01184-72217    V32Bis
       Focus  BBS           2:282/706      05157-6209     V32Bis
       Enigma BBS           2:282/307      05107-1403     V32Bis
       Centronics BBS       2:2501/307  +44 473-273246    V32Ter

       File Area: Amiga Comms     Filename : April_1-0.lha
       FREQ name: APRIL

PRICE

      30 Dutch Guilders               N. de Jong
      30 Deutsch Marks                Aggemastate 109
      20 US $                 to      8926 PB  Leeuwarden
      25 Swiss Francs                 The Netherlands
      15 English Pounds

   You may use April for an evalution period of up to 4 weeks.  After
   that, you have to register.

   NOTE TO UK USERS:
   You can register April for 15 pounds through James Savage.

   FIDO: 2:2501/307.13
   UUCP: bryce@gothic.demon.co.uk

DISTRIBUTABILITY

   You may only copy and distribute the complete April package, without
   removing or adding files to the archive.  You may not charge any more
   than the cost of a diskette plus a small fee for copying the April
   package.

   With the "April Package" we mean the executables and the documentation.
@endnode

@node P5-7 "DVI & DVILW v3.62"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

     DVI & DVILW

RELEASE

     3.62

AUTHORS

     Ingo Eichenseher  -  Ieichens@Appl-Math.TU-Muenchen.DE
     Gerhard Wilhelms  -  Wilhelms@Uni-Augsburg.DE
     Markus Zahn       -  Zahn@Uni-Augsburg.DE

SHORT

     Previewer / Printer Driver / PostScript Driver for TeX

DESCRIPTION

     DVI is a TeX previewer with integrated printer drivers.
     Supported printers are
     HP PCL compatible printers ( HP Laser- / Deskjets etc. ),
     NEC P6 compatible printers ( NEC P6, EPSON LQ, etc. )
     FX-80 compatible printers ( Epson FX-80, Star LC-10, etc. ) and
     Canon BJ-300 compatible printers.

     DVILW is a PostScript converter for dvi files.

     Both programs support

     o virtual fonts

     o 2D and 3D graphics based on \special commands.

     The driver source codes are included. There are existing 
     implementations for Amiga computers, Atari ST computers, 
     Apollo workstations, workstations with X11/Motif and 
     IBM PC compatibles.

NEW FEATURES

     o This is the first public Amiga release.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

     AmigaOS Release 2.04 (V37+) or higher.
     Best: 2MB Memory or more, ECS Agnus.

HOST NAME

     wuarchive.wustl.edu     (128.252.135.4)   [AmiNet]
     ftp.rz.Uni-Augsburg.DE  (137.250.113.20)

DIRECTORY

     /pub/aminet/text/tex          [AmiNet]
     /pub/amiga/tex/uniaug_driver

FILENAME

     dvi362.lha

PRICE

     Your fee is to report all occuring errors to the authors!

DISTRIBUTABILITY

     (C) Ingo Eichenseher, Gerhard Wilhelms, Markus Zahn

     DVI & DVILW must not be included in a commercial public domain
     distribution without the written permission of the authors.
@endnode

@node P5-8 "JForth Professional 3.x Demo"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

     JForth Professional 3.x Demo

VERSION

     3.1

COMPANY

     Delta Research
     P.O. Box 151051
     San Rafael, CA 94915-1051
     
     (415) 453-4320

AUTHOR

     Mike Haas (mikeh@starnine.com)
     - Also author of Textra and LCD Calculator
     
     Phil Burk (phil@ntg.com)
     - Also author of HMSL, FindWindow and HeadClean

DESCRIPTION

     Forth is an interactive software development environment,
     normally tailored for embedded controller and machine
     control applications.  With JForth's comprehensive Amiga
     system interface, Forth now excels at platform software
     development.   Originally created to provide precise control
     of observatory telescopes, Forth contains both an interpreter
     AND a compiler, combining the best features of both systems.
     The interpreter affords interactive access to all language
     features; programs are compiled into native 68K code.  JForth
     programs are compatible with all AMiga models and OS
     versions.  AGA support (3.1) is currently in beta test.

     This is a demo version of the JForth Professional 3.x
     software development system.  It includes a complete
     JForth interpreter/compiler which is fully-functional
     but limited in the size of executable code it will
     produce.  Also, the demo will NOT create standalone
     programs (the commercial package will).  This demo
     version also offers an "Introduction" which can be
     optionally viewed at startup.
     
     The demo interpreter/compiler includes a disassembler,
     assembler, as well as a source-level debugger.  While
     the demo package does not provide the JForth "include"
     files (similar to C's ",h" files, JForth calls them
     ".j"), MANY are pre-compiled and accessible in the demo
     program.  Similarly, the demo can also call many Amiga
     shared-library functions, as they have been pre-compiled
     for you (the demo package does NOT support adding more...
     the commercial package can call any Amiga library func-,
     tion, even custom libraries).
     
     Additionally, there is a compiled example program which
     demonstrates the JForth interface into graphics, menus,
     HAM mode, gadgets, etc.
     
     There are several source files provided, including an
     IFF file viewer, word/line counter and others (all will
     compile within the working space limitations imposed by
     the demo).  Additionally, several tutorials are provided
     for users new to Forth and/or JForth.
     
     Also provided is V1.11 of Textra, the user-friendly
     Amiga GUI-based text editor.  This is the same editor
     which accompanies the JForth package and can be
     integrated with JForth (even the demo) via ARexx.
     (Later versions of Textra are available and are
     completely backward-compatible with JForth).
     
     Finally, as an example of a JForth standalone,
     graphics-based productivity application, Mike Haas'
     1993 "LCD Calculator II" is included.

NEW FEATURES OF JFORTH PROFESSIONAL 3.x

    - Amiga DOS 2.0 includes and library support, 68040-compatible
    - ASL file requester
    - ANIM and ANIMBRUSH IFF extensions to the Picture system
    - ARexx support toolbox simplifies writing command driven
        host applications
    - Mike Haas' Textra editor (v1.11) integrated with JForth
        via ARexx
    - Faster and smarter Clone
    - Profile - code performance analyser
    - ARP and Requester library support
    - New error handling tools,
    - Optional global register-based optimizing compiler
    - Index for manual
    - Improved local variables
    - Tools for Double Buffered graphic displays
    - Numerous other improvements and (gasp) bug fixes
    - Now comes on 3 disks
    - Improved manual with Index
    
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

     1 Meg required

PRICE

     JForth Professional 3.x MSRP is $179.95

DISTRIBUTABILITY

     The J4thDemo.lha package is freely-distributable as long
     as it is unmodified.

FILE NAME/LOCATION

     Uploaded to aminet, specifically...
    
     wuarchive.wustl.edu:/pub/aminet/dev/lang/J4thDemo.lha
     (IP address of wuarchive.wustl.edu: 128.252.135.4)
     
     Also uploaded to Genie, Amiga, Pro/Ami Library, file #1204

OTHER

     Later shareware versions of Textra are available on the net,
     and are compatible with JForth professional. (The enclosed
     v1.11 was the last Freeware version)
@endnode

@node P5-9 "TauIcons v1.6"
@toc "menu"
TITLE

     TauIcons

VERSION

     1.6

AUTHOR

     Osma Ahvenlampi
     email: oahvenla@snakemail.hut.fi

DESCRIPTION

     TauIcons is a collection of additional icons designed in MagicWB
     style, to enhance the look of the Workbench.

NEW FEATURES

     New icons, as could be expected :)

     As a major new feature, TauIcons now includes Dockicons for use
     with ToolManager 2.1 or similar tools.
     
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

     Workbench 2.0 or later.

     While TauIcons does not require an installed MagicWB, it is
     highly recommended, as that's what it is designed for.

AVAILABILITY

     TauIcons has been uploaded to ftp.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4), and
     will be on all Aminet sites shortly, with the directory and
     filename:
     /pub/aminet/util/wb/TauIcons16.lha

PRICE

     TauIcons is freely distributable and Giftware. If you like it,
     send a small gift (like a copy of your own program) to the author.
@endnode

@node P2-3 "In Closing"
@toc "menu"

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%%                    April 15, 1994  ~ Issue No. 2.14                   %%
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the editors  and staff of Amiga Report International Online  Magazine or of
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@endnode


@node P1 "Columns and Features"
@toc "menu"

@{" From the Editor's Desk " link P1-1} Saying it like it is!
@{"       Amiga News       " link P1-2} News and Announcements
@{"    compt.sys.amiga     " link P1-3} Where's my games!!???
@{"   Positive Thinking    " link P1-4} Educate those about the Amiga
@{"      AR Contest!       " link P1-5} Enter and WIN!
@{"      Reader Mail       " link P1-6} The readers speak!
@{"   Emulation Rambler    " link P1-7} All the emulation I can find
@{"    Motorola MC68060    " link P1-8} 060 specs and information
@{"      The Futurist      " link P1-9} Looking at now...thinking about the future
@endnode

@node P2 "About Amiga Report"
@toc "menu"

@{" For Starters " link P2-1} Where to get AMIGA REPORT
@{"   AR Staff   " link P2-2} The Editors, and Contributers
@{"  In Closing  " link P2-3} Copyright Information

@endnode

@node P4 "Commercial Online Services"
@toc "menu"

@{"   Delphi   " link P4-1}  Getting better all the time!
@{"   Portal   " link P4-2}  A great place for Amiga users...
@{"  InterNet  " link P4-5}  Subscribe to the AR Mailing List
@{"    BIX     " link P4-6}  For Serious Programmers and Developers
@endnode

@node P5 "Files Available for FTP"
@toc "menu"

@{"  HWGRCS v5.6.0.1pl8 " link P5-1} Revision Control System
@{"    C-Shell v5.37    " link P5-2} Replacement for the AmigaDOS CLI
@{"    IconPack v1.0    " link P5-3} Package of icons for OS2.x, OS3.x
@{"  CLIExchange v1.4   " link P5-4} A CLI replacement for Exchange
@{"      TTR v.1.3      " link P5-5}  Remove email tag lines
@{"     April v1.0      " link P5-6} Fidonet compatable tosser and editor
@{" DVI and DVILW v3.62 " link P5-7} TeX previewer w/ printer drivers
@{" JForth Pro 3.x Demo " link P5-8} Forth programming for the Amiga
@{"    TauIcons v1.6    " link P5-9} Collection of icons FUW MagicWB

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The most downloaded files from wustl.edu during the week until 11-Apr-94
Updated weekly. Most popular file on top.

File                 Dir        Size Description
-------------------  ---        ---- -----------
MaxonMAGIC.lha       util/misc  406K+Animated Screen Blanker/Sample Player
wolf3d.lha           dev/misc    50K+My Wolf3D
ViewTEK21.lha        gfx/show   425K+ViewTEK v2.1
ar212.lha            docs/mags   52K+Amiga Report 2.12, 01-Apr-94
GBlanker3.0.020.lha  util/blank 143K+Modular screen blanker. (020+ version)
Imperial.lha         game/think 149K+Board game like Shanghai
gzip124x1.lha        util/pack   61K+gzip-1.2.4 RESPIN 1, GNU archiving util
PowerPlayer.lha      mus/play   156K+User/System friendly module player
woman-cards.lha      game/think 563K+New card set for Klondike AGA
AOA.Sequential.dms   demo/mega  832K+#1 demo at The Gathering 94.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@endnode



                 -----------------------------------------
@node P2-1-1 "NOVA"
@toc "menu"

                               * NOVA BBS *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
              Support BBS of The Chattanooga Amiga Users Group
                         * Running MEBBSNet BBS *
                         Wayne Stonecipher, Sysop
                AmigaNet 40:210/10.0  40:210/1.0  40:210/0.0
                            FidoNet  1:362/508.0
                 An Amiga Software Distribution Site (ADS)
                 615-472-9748  USR DS 16.8  24hrs - 7 days
                           Cleveland, Tennessee
 
 
                     All AR back issues are kept online.
          All new users receive access to the AR on the first call. 
             Any AR issue may be file requested with proper name.
                 To obtain the current issue you may FReq
                     Proper name, AR.LHA or simply AR

@endnode           
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@node P2-1-2 "In The MeanTime"
@toc "menu"


        
                          * IN THE MEANTIME BBS *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                            * Running AXShell *
                            Robert Niles, Sysop
                            rniles@imtired.itm.com
                509-248-5645  Supra V.32bis  24hrs - 7 days
                            Yakima, Washington


                          ******* Notice *******

After 13 September 1993, In The MeanTime will no longer be on FidoNet, thus
we will no longer be accepting File REQuests (FREQs). We WILL be still 
accepting calls and will have the latest edition of Amiga Report online.
Downloads to first time callers are still accepted. 

Those who call for the latest edition of Amiga Report, and who do not with
to establish an account, at the first login: prompt type "bbs", at the
second login: prompt type "guest".

Once in type "ARMAG" (without the quotes) at any prompt.

@endnode           
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@node P2-1-3 "PIONEERS BBS"
@toc "menu"


                              * PIONEERS BBS *
                        ** A PREMIER GENEALOGY BBS **
              ** WEST COAST - Amiga Virus Busters Support BBS  **
                        ** CD32 REVIEW Support BBS **
                                   AND NOW 
                    Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                         * Running EXCELSIOR! BBS *
                       Michael & Marthe Arends, Sysops
                            FidoNet:  1:343/54.0
             206-775-7983 Supra 14.4k v32.bis  24hrs - 7 days
                             EDMONDS, Washington

  New users can call and get ANY copy of Amiga Report. Just call using
  the Name "Long Distance" and the password "Longdistance"(without the
  quotes of course).  Users using this account will have full access to
  ALL past and present issues of AMIGA REPORT starting with the premier
  issue. The latest issue of Amiga Report can be Freq'ed (FileREQusted)
  from here as "AR.LHA", Freq's are valid at ANY time.


@endnode
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@node P2-1-4 "Biosmatica"
@toc "menu"


         
                            * BIOSMATICA BBS *
            Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Portugal
                    * Running Excelsior/Trapdoor/UUCP *
                           Celso Martinho, Sysop
                             FidoNet  2:361/9
                  +351-34-382320  V.32bis  24hrs - 7 days
@endnode
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@node P2-1-5 "Amiga Junction 9"
@toc "menu"


                           * AMIGA JUNCTION 9 *
         Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- United Kingdom
                       * Running DLG Professional *
                          Stephen Anderson, Sysop
                  Sysop Email:  sysadmin@junct9.royle.org

      Line 1  +44 (0)372 271000  14400  V.32bis/HST   FidoNet 2:440/20
      Line 2  +44 (0)372 278000  14400  V.32bis only  FidoNet 2:440/21
      Line 3  +44 (0)372 279000  2400   V.42bis/MNP

                   Internet:  user_name@junct9.royle.org

@endnode
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@node P2-1-6 "BitStream BBS"
@toc "menu"



                             * BITSTREAM BBS *
               The BBS of the Nelson (NZ) Amiga Users Group
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                       * Running Xenolink 1.0 Z.3 *
                            Glen Roberts, Sysop
                             FidoNet 3:771/850
               +64 3 5485321  Supra V.32bis  24hrs - 7 days
                            Nelson, New Zealand

@endnode
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@node P2-1-7 "Realm of Twilight"
@toc "menu"


                         * REALM OF TWILIGHT BBS *
             Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Canada
                        * Running Excelsior! BBS *
                         Thorsten Schiller, Sysop
                    Usenet: realm.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca
                    UUCP:   ...!uunet.ca!tdkcs!realm
                             FIDO: 1:221/302
                             Fish: 33:33/8
                              24hrs - 7 days
                         519-748-9365  (2400 baud)
                         519-748-9026  (v.32bis)
                              Ontario, Canada


     Hardware: Amiga 3000, 105 Meg Quantum, 213 Meg Maxtor, 5 megs RAM


@endnode
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@node P2-1-8 "Metnet Triangle"
@toc "menu"


                          METNET TRIANGLE SYSTEM
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                          UK Support for Mebbsnet
                  * Running Mebbsnet and Starnet 1.02a *
                             Jon Witty, Sysop
                            FIDO:  2:252/129.0
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                     Line  1:   44-482-473871  16.8 DS HST 
                     Lines 2-7: 44-482-442251  2400 (6 lines)
                     Line  8:   44-482-491744  2400 
                     Line  9:   44-482-449028  2400 
                Voice helpline  44-482-491752  (anytime)

                 Fully animated menus + normal menu sets. 
                  500 megs HD - Usual software/messages 
           Most doors online - Many Sigs - AMIGA AND PC SUPPORT 
                Very active userbase and busy conference  
             Precious days and MUD online. AMUL support site. 

@endnode
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@node P2-1-9 "Omaha Amiganet"
@toc "menu"

                            * OMAHA AMIGANET *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                       * Running DLG Professional *
                           Andy Wasserman, Sysop
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                            FidoNet:  1:285/11
                           AmigaNet:  40:200/10
                      Line 1:  402-333-5110  V.32bis
                      Line 2:  402-691-0104  USR DS
                              Omaha, Nebraska

@endnode
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@node P2-1-10 "Amiga-Night-System"
@toc "menu"


                          * AMIGA-NIGHT-SYSTEM *
             Official Amiga Report Distribution Site - Finland
                       * Running DLG Professional *
                            Janne Saarme, Sysop
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                     InterNet: luumu@fenix.fipnet.fi 
                           FidoNet:  2:220/550.0
                          +358-0-675840  V.32bis
                             Helsinki, Finland

@endnode
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@node P2-1-11 "Ramses Amiga Flying"
@toc "menu"


                        * RAMSES THE AMIGA FLYING *
             Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- France
                       * Running DLG Professional *
                            Eric Delord, Sysop
                         Philippe Brand, Co-Sysop
                        Stephane Legrand, Co-Sysop
                    Internet: user.name@ramses.gna.org
                            Fidonet: 2:320/104
                        +33-1-60037015 USR DS 16.8
                        +33-1-60037713 V.32bis
                        +33-1-60037716 1200-2400
  

Ramses The Amiga Flying BBS is an Amiga-dedicated BBS running DLG-Pro
on a Amiga 3000, 16MB RAM, 2GB Disk space, 3 lines.

We keep a dayly Aminet site mirroring, NetBSD-Amiga complete mirror site
from ftp.eunet.ch (main site), Amiga Report, GNU Amiga, Ramses is the
SAN/ADS/Amiganet French coordinator.



@endnode
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@node P2-1-12 "Gateway BBS"
@toc "menu"


                            * THE GATEWAY BBS *
                 Official Amiga Report Distribution Site 
                        * Running Excelsior! BBS *
                          Stace Cunningham, Sysop
                            Dan Butler, CoSysop
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                   InterNet: stace@tecnet1.jcte.jcs.mil
                           FidoNet:  1:3604/60.0
                    601-374-2697 Hayes Optina 28.8 V.FC
                            Biloxi, Mississippi


@endnode
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@node P2-1-13 "Talk City"
@toc "menu"


                               * TALK CITY *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                           708-372-0190 - 2400bps   
                           708-372-0268 - V32 14.4K  
                           708-372-0283 USR DS 14.4K
     Fido Net 1:115/372,0  Phantom Net 11:2115/2.0  Clink Net 911:6080/4.0 
                            UUCP tcity.com

        Over 3 Gig of Files Online  |  More and More things everyday.

With Three IBM CD-ROMs online, 10 lines, support for all platforms, 
and a REALLY dedicated sysop (The Mayor).


@endnode
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@node P2-1-14 "Amiga BBS"
@toc "menu"


                               * Amiga BBS *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                        * Running Excelsior! BBS *
                         Alejandro Kurczyn, Sysop
                             FidoNet  4:975/7
                         First Amiga BBS in Mexico
                        (5) 887-3080   9600 V32,MNP
                         Estado de Mexico,  Mexico


@endnode
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@node P2-1-15 "The Stygian Abyss"
@toc "menu"



                         * THE STYGIAN ABYSS BBS *
                    312-384-0616  14.4 USR Courier HST
                    312-384-6250  14.4 Supra V.32 bis (FREQ line)
                    312-384-0716  2400 USR Courier

  FIDONet-1:115/384.0    CLink-911:6200/2.0  NWNet-206:310/0.0--206:310/1.0
      PhantomNet Central States Cooridinator-11:2115/0.0--11:2115/1.0
      FaithNet Central States Cooridinator-700:6000/0.0--700:6000/1.0
                     AMINet Chicagoland HUB-559:2/5.0
                             Chicago, Illinois

     Over 4 GIGS of files  I  Over 3700 MODS  I  Over 120 On-Line Games
              Tons of digitized sounds  I  Over 15,000 GIFS
           Supporting:  Amiga  I  IBM  I  Macintosh  I C=64/128
              SIR SAMMY-SysOp     Enter.......If you dare!!

@endnode
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@node P2-1-16 "Amiga Do PC BBS"
@toc "menu"


                            * AMIGA DO PC BBS *
             Official Amiga Report Distribuition Site - Brazil
                       * Running Excelsior! v 1.18 *

                              +55-192-33-2260
                         Weekdays: 19-07 (-3 GMT)
                            Weekends: 24 hours
                            Fidonet:  4:801/44
                            RBT:      12:1212/1
                            Virinet:  70:101/17

                    Internet:  fimoraes@dcc.unicamp.br
                          Francisco Moraes, sysop
                               Campinas, SP

                Freq AREPORT for the newest issue avaiable.

@endnode
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@node P2-1-17 "Comm-Link BBS"
@toc "menu"


                             * COMM-LINK BBS *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                         * Running Excelsior Pro *
                         604-945-6192  USR DS 16.8
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                         Fido:        1:153/210.0
                        AmigaNet     40:800/9100.0
                        InterSports: 102:540/305.0
                        PussNet:     169:1000/305.0
               InterNet:  steve_hooper@comm.tfbbs.wimsey.com
                            Steve Hooper, Sysop
                        Port Coquitlam, B.C. Canada


@endnode
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@node P2-1-18 "Phantom's Lair"
@toc "menu"


                            * PHANTOM'S LAIR *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                           * Running CNET 3.0 *
                           FidoNet:  1:115/469.0
            Phantom Net Cooridinator:  11:1115/0.0-11:1115/1.0
                               708-469-9510
                               708-469-9520
                CD ROMS, Over 15511 Files Online @ 2586 meg
                            Peter Gawron, Sysop
                        Glendale Heights, Illinois


@endnode

@node P2-1-19 "Tierra-Miga BBS"
@toc "menu"

                             Tierra-Miga  BBS
                              Software: CNet
                              Gib Gilbertson
                            24 hours -  7 days
                        FidoNet:       1:202/638.0
                        AmigaNet:      40:406/3.0
                        Internet:      torment.cts.com
                        Line #1:       619.292.0754 V32.bis
                        City:          San Diego, CA.
@endnode 

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@node P2-1-50 "Freeland Mainframe"
@toc "menu"



                          * FREELAND MAINFRAME *
                   Offical Amiga Report Distribution Site
                       * Running DLG Progessional *
                           John Freeland, SysOp
                 206-438-1670  Supra 2400zi
                 206-438-2273  Telebit WorldBlazer(v.32bis)
                 206-456-6013  Supra v.32bis
                              24hrs - 7 days
                       Internet - freemf.eskimo.com
                            Olympia, Washington
@endnode
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@node P2-1-51 "LAHO"
@toc "menu"



                               * LAHO BBS *
             Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Finland
                             * Running MBBS *
                            Lenni Uitti, SysOp
                     Juha Mäkinen, SysOp (Amiga-areas)
                      Tero Manninen, SysOp (PC-areas)
                        +358-64-414 1516, V.32bis/HST
                        +358-64-414 0400, V.32bis/HST
                        +358-64-414 6800, V.32/HST
                        +358-64-423 1300, V.32bis
                            Seinäjoki, Finland

Our host machine is a 386/33 with 20MB of memory, 1GB harddisk and
a CD-ROM drive running in a Novell network. The BBS software is a
Norwegian origin MBBS running in a DesqView windows.

We have now (26th March 1994) over 10000 files online (mostly for
the Commodore Amiga line of the personal computers.)

Every user has an access to download filelist (LAHOFIL.ZIP), list of the
Finnish 24-hour BBS's (BBSLIST.ZIP or BBSLIST.LHA) and every issue of
the Amiga Report Magazine (AR101.LHA-AR???.LHA) even on their first call.

The system has been running since 1989 and is sponsored by the local
telephone company, Vaasan Läänin Puhelin Oy.

BTW, LAHO stands for "LAtomeren Höyrylaiva Oy" = "Barnsea Steamship Co."

Welcome on board!

@endnode
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@node P2-1-52 "Falling BBS"
@toc "menu"



                              * FALLING BBS *
             Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Norway
                             * Running ABBS *
                          Christopher Naas, Sysop
                  +47 69 256117  V.32bis  24hrs - 7 days
                    EMail:    naasc@cnaas.adsp.sub.org
@endnode
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@node P2-1-53 "Command Line BBS"
@toc "menu"



                           * COMMAND LINE BBS * 
            Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Canada 
                Canada's Amiga Graphics & Animation Source 
                        * Running AmiExpress BBS * 
                           Nick Poliwko, Sysop 
                    416-533-8321  V.32  24hrs - 7 days 
                             Toronto, Canada 
@endnode  
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@node P2-1-55 "Leguans Byte Channel"
@toc "menu"


                         * LEGUANS BYTE CHANNEL *
            Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Germany
                         * Running EazyBBS V2.11 *
                           Andreas Geist, Sysop
                    Usenet: andreas@lbcmbx.in-berlin.de
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                    Line 1:  49-30-8110060  USR DS 16.8 
                    Line 2:  49-30-8122442  USR DS 16.8

                 Login as User: "amiga", Passwd: "report" 

@endnode
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@node P2-1-56 "Stingray Database BBS"
@toc "menu"


                          * STINGRAY  DATABASE *
            Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Germany
                           * Running FastCall *
                           Bernd Mienert, Sysop
                 EMail: sysop@sting-db.zer.sub.org.dbp.de
                  +49 208 496807 HST-Dual 24hrs - 7 days
                          Muelheim/Ruhr, Germany


@endnode
                 --------------------------------------------
@node P2-1-57 "T.B.P. Video Slate"
@toc "menu"


                          * T.B.P. VIDEO SLATE *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                      An Amiga dedicated BBS for All
                         * Running Skyline 1.3.2 *
                          Mark E Davidson, Sysop
                              24 hrs - 7 days
                        201-586-3623  USR 14.4 HST
                           Rockaway, New Jersey
                                                                          
              Full Skypix  menus + normal and ansi menu sets.             
             Instant Access to all.  Download on the first call.          
                                                                          
       Hardware:  Amiga 500 Tower custom at 14 MHz, 350 Meg maxtor,        
           125 Meg SCSI Maxtor, 125 Meg IDE Maxtor, Double Speed CD rom,  
                                  9 meg RAM                               


@endnode
                 --------------------------------------------
@node P2-1-58 "Amiga Central"
@toc "menu"


                            * AMIGA CENTRAL! *
                  Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
                          CNet Amiga Support Site
                        * Running CNet Amiga BBS *
                            Carl Tashian, Sysop
                  Internet mail:  root@amicent.raider.net
                   615-383-9679  1200-14.4Kbps V.32bis
                             24 hours - 7 days
                           Nashville, Tennessee


Hardware: Amiga 3000 Tower 68030+882@25MHz, 105 meg Quantum, 225 meg Seagate,
Zoom 14.4k modem

@endnode
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@node P2-1-59 "Continental Drift"
@toc "menu"

 +---------------------------------------------------------------+        
      /\
      /  \____          C O N T I N E N T A L  D R I F T  B B S
     /   /    \         
  ::/   /      \::::    Official Amiga Report Distribution Site
  ::\   \  /\   \:::    Running *DLG Pro* BB/OS Software
  :::\   \/  \   \::    Supporting the Amiga 100% Only!
  ::::\      /   /::                                   
       \    /   /       Sysops: Murray Chaffer & Andre Lackmann
        \  /\  /        FIDO: 3:714/911       PH: +612 949 4256
         \/  \/                               (Sydney, Aust.)
 +---------------------------------------------------------------+

@endnode

@node P2-1-60 "Guru Meditation"
@toc "menu"



                            * GURU MEDITATION *
             Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Spain
                         * Running Remote Access *
                            Javier Frias, SysOp
                              +34-1-383-1317  V.32bis
                             24 hours - 7days
                                   Spain

@endnode
@node P2-1-20 "Moonlight Sonata DLG"
@toc "menu"

                  M O O N L I G H T   S O N A T A   D L G

                * Amiga Report Official Distribution Site *
                         * DAS ModPlayer Support *

                      2 Nodes *FREE PUBLIC* Amiga BBS
               MIDI-tunes, MIDI-utils, Modules, Amiga-files
                       Messages, Door-games, MUD...
                     Also patches for several synths!  
                   (About 100MB of ProTracker Modules!)

              Node #1 - +358-18-161763 - ZyXEL V32b 19200
              Node #2 - +358-18-161862 - HST DS V32 14400
                           Fidonet: 2:221/112.0

                         Keyboards: Erno Tuomainen

                       Amiga3000 25MHz - 1.3Gigs HD
                      BBS Software: Dialog Pro BB/OS

@endnode
@node P2-1-61 "LINKSystem LINK-CH1"
@toc "menu"


                        LINKSystem LINK-CH1
       Official Amiga Report Distribution Site - Switzerland
            in local newsgroup link-ch1.ml.amiga-report

                   Mails and News from/to UseNet

                contact: rleemann@link-ch1.aworld.de

                +41 61 3215643       V32bis/Zyx16800
                +41 61 3832007         ISDN X75/V110
                +41 61 3832008         ISDN X75/V110

@endnode

@node P2-1-62 "Doom of Darkness"
@toc "menu"


                        * Doom of Darkness *
                          * Home of AmBoS *
         Official Amiga Report Distribution Site -- Germany

     Marc Doerre (Marc_Doerre), Sysop (BBS-Owner/AmBoS-Support)
        Bernd Petersen (TGM), Sysop (Amiga-Software-Support)
         Gerhard Luehning (Klaro), Co-Sysop (Aminet-Support)
      Kai Szymanski (Kai), Co-Sysop (AR-Support/AmBoS-Support)

             Usenet:  user_name@doom.platinum.werries.de
            Line 1  +49 (0)4223 8355  19200  V.42bis/Zyx
            Line 2  +49 (0)4223 3256  16800  V.42bis/Zyx
            Line 3  +49 (0)4223 3313  16800  V.42bis/Zyx
         Sysop Email:  marc_doerre@doom.platinum.werries.de

@endnode

@node P2-1-63 "RedEye BBS"
@toc "menu"

                               REDEYE BBS
                    * Running EXCELSIOR/UUCP/AFAX *
       "Official Amiga Report Distribution Site Germany/Europe"
                         Sysop: Thorsten Meyer
                Internet: sysop@redeye.greenie.muc.de
                Line 1: +49-89-5460535 (V.32b, Zyxel EG +)
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                            * Virtual Palace BBS *
 
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                        Tibor G. Balogh (Tibor), Sysop
                     Sysop Email: tibor@ecst.csuchico.edu
 
                      Leland Whitlock (Leland), Co-Sysop

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@{"    METNET TRIANGLE      " link P2-1-8} ......................Kingston Upon Hull, England
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@{"   CONTINENTAL DRIFT     " link P2-1-59} ................................Sydney, Australia
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