[net.micro.amiga] V1.1 s/w is out ... NOW

kim@mips.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) (11/27/85)

[ ... go ahead, eat my bits ... ]

I'm passing on a some of comments from Dale Luck (of CBM-Amiga)
in response to a couple of questions I had:

> We really have not been monitoring CIS for amiga information, we
> are barely able to keep up with BIX,DELPHI,USENET.  I hope those
> who do monitor both can send stuff from CIS to one of the three
> we are trying to keep up on.  BIX is the main publicly accessable
> network that we are posting info as well as reams of documentation.
> I just posted a 100 page documentation set for graphics.

Any chance someone who has a BIX account upload this (or any of the
other "reams") here?  Alot of people would appreciate it!


> The Amiga-Basic by Microsoft is included in the V1.1 upgrade kit.
> V1.1 is free, or maybe just cost of disks.

It sure is!  I happened by my dealer to watch a s/w demo by Electronic
Arts (good stuff is coming from them in Dec and Jan), and just so
happened that Bob Pariseau (CBM) was there.  In addition to answering
a bunch of questions, he brought a "present" for the dealer ... yep,
the V1.1 s/w is OUT.  The dealer kindly let us make copies of the
three disks:  Kickstart, Workbench, and Extras (which has the Tutorial,
Microsoft's MBasic, and several MBasic demo/examples such as ObjEdit,
Terminal, speech, music, etc. ... even a LIST-ME file).  Workbench
now has Calculator (4-function) in the Utilities drawer, and IconEd
in the System drawer.

Thanks, Bob!


> The stuff on the Los Gatos [the Developer's BBS] is being amigized
> so that it will work properly when run native. Much of that stuff is
> support for the Sun cross development.  As that stuff is fixed up it
> is being released for general consumption. :o  :|  :o  (munch-munch)
> 
> There is another CBM network being brought on line for software
> developers. They are loading it up with the registered developers
> to see how she goes. See how many people will be needed to man
> the TTTTT (thats phone lines). As they learn and grow it will be
> made public. Hopeful debut in December.
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I hope so, too!

> If you think this is interesting for general usenet consumption,
> please pass the word.

Thanks alot for the info, Dale ... the support you, Bob, and the rest
of the crew have been giving over USENET is really appreciated!

/kim
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