brianr@tekig1.PEN.TEK.COM (Brian E Rhodefer) (06/15/91)
Though I purchased AmigaVision nearly a year ago, I haven't attempted to actually DO anything with it until last week, when I began working on a problem that AmigaVision ought to be well-suited for. Unfortunately, my copy of AmigaVision is of version 1.3, and is extremely crash-prone. It crashes within a very few operations under Workbench 2.0 on my A3000, or after a moderate number of operations under KS1.3/WB1.3. Gurus are less frequent when I run AV on my A2000, but they're still seriously hampering my progress. Amiga World's "how-to" manual for AmigaVision strongly recommends using only the latest versions of AmigaVision, and that sounds like very good advice to me. I hadn't made much of an issue about my A3000's carton failing to contain a copy of AmigaVision (as the sticker on the side said it should), because I considered myself morally entitled to simply install the version I'd already bought for my 2000. After I saw how buggy AV V1.3 was, though, I went back to the dealer (Clackamas Computers) and asked them to make good on the "AmigaVision Included" promise, hoping to get an up-to-date version that way. Clackamas quite reasonably rectified this omission by giving me another off-the-shelf copy of AmigaVision. Unfortunately, this second copy was *ALSO* of Version 1.3. Oh well, at least it won't fall into the hands of a less understanding customer... I called Commodore's magnanimous $5/call 1-900 number for AmigaVision support. The person I spoke to there said that if I mailed them my original disk, they'd send me a copy of the new version. This is fine, and I am indeed mailing the disk today, but the "...and allow 4 to 6 *weeks* for delivery" clause on Commodore's replacement-disk bingo card has got me a little uneasy. That much delay in producing the application I'm working on would be very inconvenient. Soo.. (finally) to the point: Is there any kind soul out there who'd be willing to give me a copy of a more recent version of AmigaVision? I'd be happy to pick it up in person anywhere in the Portland/Vancouver area, and can supply proof (in the form of sales receipts, manuals, and original disks) of my legitimate ownership of AmigaVision. Pre-gratefully, Brian Rhodefer