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     Thanks to Denny Atkin, Editor, COMPUTE's Amiga Resource, for his
     generous input.



                         DateLine: January 8, 1993
           This 5-MINUTE Newscast presents the following stories:
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 1. Commodore Announces "Power Up" Savings Program for the A4000 and A1200
 2. CORRECTION: Commodore Announces Availability of AmigaDOS Release 2.1
 3. Commodore Announces Special Pricing on A3000T-040
 4. Next Week's *StarShip* Amiga Conferences [DELETED]
 5. ICD's Trifecta 2000: A new standard in hard cards for A2000 and 2500
    ICD's Trifecta  500: An exciting new product for Amiga 500 computers
 6. Deluxe Music II Programmer Speaks Out
 7. Yet Another Upgrade! SuperJAM! 1.1 from Blue Ribbon SoundWorks
 8. OpalVision Featured on Computer Chronicles
 9. Mach Ten Releases The Switch Man
10. Commodore Announces Availability of AmigaVision Professional




                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               1st of 10 Stories



                   Commodore Announces "Power Up" Savings
                     Program for the Amiga 4000 and 1200
    ____             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / ___)           West Chester, PA -- December 14, 1992
  / /
 / (__
(_____)ommodore Business Machines, Inc. today announced that the
company's newest and most technologically advanced systems, the
Amiga(R) 4000 and the Amiga 1200, will be available at major
cost-savings through its "Power Up" program. This offer begins January
1, 1993 and runs through March 31, 1993.

The Amiga 4000-25/120 plus ASDG Art Department Professional(tm) and
Electronic Arts DeluxePaint IV AGA will be available for a
Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price of $2693, a savings of $1500 (if
these items are sold separately). The A4000 was introduced in
September 1992 as Commodore's premier multimedia computer.

The Amiga 1200 plus SoftWood Inc.'s Final Copy 1.3 (TM) and Electronic
Arts DeluxePaint IV AGA will be available at a MSRP of $599, a savings
of $600. Both the A4000 and the A1200 feature Commodore's new Advanced
Graphics Architecture (AGA) chip set that enables users to display and
animate graphics in multiple resolutions at up to 256,000 colors from
a palette of 16.8 million colors.

Important to note is that the "Power Up" software programs listed with
the A4000 and the A1200 are not packaged with the systems. Customers
will receive these software packages within 30 days, at no additional
cost, directly from Commodore after receipt of proof of purchase and a
completed CPU Warranty Card. All "Power Up" software offers are
designed to support the AGA chip set design.

The A4000 comes standard with a 120MB hard drive, 6MB of memory, a
dual speed high-density floppy drive, and CrossDOS software which
enables users to read and write to MS-DOS formatted floppy and hard
drives. The A1200, the lower cost, entry level member of the AGA based
family, is the company's newest 32-bit personal computer. Other
features include a low-profile design, CrossDOS and PCMCIA
expandability.

"Since their introduction, both the A4000 and the A1200 have been
widely publicized as the newest standard setters for video and
multimedia users. Now, through the "Power Up" program, these Amiga
systems are being offered at substantial savings. This program is an
excellent opportunity for multimedia users to purchase outstanding
Amiga equipment at competitive prices," commented David Archambault,
director of business marketing.

Commodore Business Machines, Inc., based in West Chester, PA, is the
U.S. subsidiary of Commodore International. The company manufactures
and markets a complete line of Amiga computers and peripherals for the
business, consumer, education and government markets.

Commodore is a trademark of Commodore Electronics Limited. Amiga and
Advanced Graphics Architecture are trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Art Department
Professional is a trademark of ASDG. DeluxePaint IV is a trademark of
Electronic Arts. Final Copy 1.3 is a trademark of SoftWood Inc.

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                          *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                             2nd of 10 Stories



CORRECTION TO:

       Commodore Announces the Availability of AmigaDOS Release 2.1
 ______~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(__  __)       West Chester, PA --- December 17, 1992
  / /
 / /
(_/he AmigaDOS Release 2.1 Upgrade Kit (AS216) includes _five_ disks
-- not six --  as was erroneously mentioned in the Commodore press
release dated 12/14/92.

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                          *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                             3rd of 10 Stories



             Commodore Announces Special Pricing on A3000T-040
    ____     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / ___)          West Chester, PA --- December 17, 1992
  / /
 / (__
(_____)ommodore's A3000T-040 with a 200 MB hard disk and 5 MB of RAM
is being offered at the special price of $2875.00. (U.S.)

All Amiga 3000T and Amiga 3000T-040 CPUs currently shipping in the
U.S. are configured to accept the MC68040 processor.

To locate the authorized Commodore dealer near you call (800)
66-AMIGA.

Commodore (R) and CommodoreExpress are trademarks of Commodore
Electronics Limited. Amiga (R) is a trademark of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.

                                 -*-



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                       *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
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                 Trifecta 2000: A new standard in hard cards
    ____                  for Amiga 2000 and 2500 computers
   (_  _)                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    / /             Rockfold, IL -- November 10, 1992
   / /
 _/ /
(____)CD, Incorporated, a leading designer and manufacturer of
hardware enhancements for Amiga computers, today began shipping the
new Trifecta(TM) 2000, a new standard for Amiga 2000 and 2500 computer
hard cards.

Trifecta offers the top three computer peripherals in your choice of
packages and options to fit your budget.

Trifecta is absolutely the quickest SCSI hard drive controller
available for an Amiga computer, bar none. This SCSI-2 controller
offers 10 Megabytes per second synchronous and 5 Megabytes per second
asynchronous transfers. Data flow is full DMA on the bus and hidden
DMA to Trifecta RAM. This keeps sustained transfer rates extremely
high while using very little CPU time, which makes the Trifecta 2000
ideal for Video Toaster machines or applications that take advantage
of the Amiga s multi-tasking capabilities. Whether your Amiga uses a
68000, 68020, 68030 or 68040 you won't find a faster hard card.

Trifecta is a high performance 16-bit IDE (AT) hard card for
connecting low-cost IDE hard drives to an Amiga computer. Quick block
transfers combined with intelligent caching make IDE drives on this
card as fast or faster than most 16-bit SCSI cards. The hard card
configuration has ample physical space and mounting holes to attach a
2.5 or 3.5 inch hard drive on the board. One or two drives are
supported on this IDE interface while up to seven drives are supported
by Trifecta's SCSI interface.

Trifecta is a high performance fast RAM card which supports up to 8
Megabytes of 0 wait-state RAM using low-power 4 Megabit ZIP DRAM ICs.
Hidden DMA from the SCSI-2 section in to this RAM takes almost no CPU
time which keeps a multi-tasking computer zipping along.

Amiga 2000 and 2500 owners can choose from Trifecta 2000 LX with all
of these features on a single hard card or the low cost Trifecta 2000
EC without the SCSI-2 feature. A simple, plug-in upgrade kit is
available to add the LX option at a later date.

For the past few years ICD has enjoyed an enviable reputation as an
innovator in the development of interfaces and peripherals for Amiga
computers. Products like Flicker Free Video, AdSpeed, AdRAM 540, and
Novia, have defined new paths in Amiga architecture. Not willing to
rest on its laurels, ICD is always looking for ways to push the
envelope for data transfer rates, to use the latest in hardware and
software technology in order to continually redefine state-of-the-art
in the Amiga market. This path will give ICD customers the fastest
possible hard drives, with uncompromising compatibility and speed at
competitive prices.

Trifecta 2000 includes ICD's all new version 4 software package.
Version 4 provides a new AmigaDOS 2 friendly front-end with
user-friendly features to help beginners get going without replacing
the features that advanced users expect.

Thomas Harker, president of ICD, explained, "We simply asked our
customers what they would like to see ICD develop. Trifecta is the
answer. We offer an upgradeable entry level solution with the EC
package or the full blown deluxe LX package for those who want the
best. The SCSI-2 controller with direct memory access is guaranteed to
be unbeatable. ICD engineers have figured out how to tame DMA, how to
benefit from the performance but avoid the drawbacks that other
companies have had so far such as losing data over the serial port."

All Trifecta packages are competitively priced. Suggested retail
prices for the Trifecta products are: Trifecta 2000 EC at $199.95, the
Trifecta 2000 LX at $249.95 and the Trifecta EC to LX upgrade kit at
$79.95.

Trifecta comes with a full one year warranty.

For further information, contact Thomas Harker at ICD in the United
States by phone (815) 968-2228 extension 220 or fax (815) 968-6888.

Trifecta is a trademark of ICD, Incorporated. Other trademarks are
those of their respective holders.




          Trifecta 500: An exciting new product for Amiga 500 computers
    ____  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   (_  _)
    / /             Rockfold, IL -- December 30, 1992
   / /
 _/ /
(____)CD, Incorporated, a leading designer and manufacturer of
hardware enhancements for Amiga computers, today announced Trifecta
500, a new standard for Amiga 500 computer peripherals.

Trifecta offers the top three computer peripherals in your choice of
several packages and options to fit your computer and your budget.

Trifecta is absolutely the quickest hard drive controller available
for an Amiga computer, bar none. This SCSI-2 controller offers 10
Megabytes per second synchronous and 5 Megabytes per second
asynchronous transfers. Data flow is full DMA on the bus and hidden
DMA to Trifecta RAM which keeps sustained transfer rates extremely
high while using very little CPU time. This is ideal for applications
that take advantage of the Amiga's multi-tasking capabilities. Whether
your Amiga uses a 68000, 68020, 68030 or 68040 you won't find a faster
hard card.

Trifecta is a high performance 16-bit IDE (AT) hard card for
connecting low-cost IDE hard drives to an Amiga computer. Quick block
transfers combined with intelligent caching make IDE drives on this
card as fast or faster than most 16-bit SCSI cards. The hard card
configuration has ample physical space and mounting holes to attach a
2.5 or 3.5 inch hard drive on the board. One or two drives are
supported on this IDE interface while up to seven drives are supported
by Trifecta s SCSI interface.

Trifecta is a high performance fast RAM card which supports up to 8
Megabytes of 0 wait-state RAM using low-power 4 Megabit ZIP DRAM ICs.
Hidden DMA from the SCSI-2 section in to this RAM takes almost no CPU
time which keeps a multi-tasking computer zipping along.

Amiga 500 owners can choose from Trifecta 500 LX and Trifecta 500 EC.
Trifecta 500 comes in a side-car type case with styling to match the
Amiga 500 perfectly. External "game" switches disable RAM and/or hard
drives as desired. A "Mini-Slot" expansion connector allows access to
all A500 expansion bus signals. A universal switching power supply
insures full compliance with Commodore's A500 power limitations in all
countries. Generous cooling vents in the attractive plastic case top
keep Trifecta 500 running cool without the unnecessary noise of a fan.
The sturdy metal base provides strong support for hard drive mounting
and connection to the Amiga 500 expansion bus. As with the Amiga 2000
versions, SCSI is an option on the EC version.

For the past few years ICD has enjoyed an enviable reputation as an
innovator in the development of interfaces and peripherals for Amiga
computers. Products like Flicker Free Video, AdSpeed, AdRAM 540, and
Novia, have defined new paths in Amiga architecture. Not willing to
rest on its laurels, ICD is always looking for ways to push the
envelope for data transfer rates, to use the latest in hardware and
software technology in order to continually redefine state-of-the-art
in the Amiga market. This path will give ICD customers the fastest
possible hard drives, with uncompromising compatibility and speed at
competitive prices.

Trifecta includes ICD's all new version 4 software package. Version 4
provides a new AmigaDOS 2 friendly front-end with user-friendly
features to help beginners get going without replacing the features
that advanced users expect.

Thomas Harker, president of ICD, explained, "We simply asked our
customers what they would like to see ICD develop. Trifecta is the
answer. We offer an upgradeable entry level solution with the EC
package or the full blown deluxe LX package for those who want the
best. The SCSI-2 controller with direct memory access is guaranteed to
be unbeatable. ICD engineers have figured out how to tame DMA, how to
benefit from the performance but avoid the drawbacks that other
companies have had so far such as losing data over the serial port."

All Trifecta packages are competitively priced and include a heavy
duty universal switching power supply. Suggested retail prices for the
Trifecta products are: Trifecta 500 EC at $299.95, the Trifecta 500 LX
at $349.95 and the Trifecta EC to LX upgrade kit at $79.95.

Trifecta comes with a full one year warranty.

For further information, contact Thomas Harker at ICD in the United
States by phone (815) 968-2228 extension 220 or fax (815) 968-6888.

Trifecta is a trademark of ICD, Incorporated.  Other trademarks are
those of their respective holders.


Trifecta 2000 versions are now shipping in quantities and should be
available from your dealer. We expect to be shipping Trifecta 500
models in quantity by the end of this month (January 1992).

                                   -*-





                          *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                             6th of 10 Stories



                   Deluxe Music II Programmer Speaks Out
     ____          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    / ___)            by David Joiner, December 1992
   / (_          Author of Music-X and Faery Tale Adventure
  / ___)
 / /
(_/or over a year now, I've been working on an exciting project which,
unfortunately, I could not tell you about.

Last October, my company (The Dreamers Guild) was hired by Electronic
Arts to update Deluxe Music Construction Set for the Amiga. After some
review, it was decided that nothing less than a complete rewrite would
suffice. (None of the existing Amiga code was used -- instead, I used
the current Mac version, written in Pascal, as a reference).

The project is now in testing, and is expected to be released in March
of next year. (BTW, the beta-testers have already been selected and
approved by EA, so please don't send me mail asking if you can be a
beta-tester).

    Here just a few of the features of the new version:

    o   Complete new user interface design, in accordance with the Amiga
        User Interface Style Guide. All aspects of the user interface
        are now font-aware and resolution-aware.

    o   Complete ARexx implementation. Not only can you control almost
        every facet of the program via ARexx, but you can also write
        scripts that scan through the score, adding notes and making
        changes. This allows you to create filtering scripts, or write
        algorithmic composition programs. Also, an ARexx console, similar
        to the one in TurboText, is provided, as well as the ability
        to assign ARexx scripts to the Amiga function keys.

    o   Supports multiple display modes and public screens. (Should run
        fine on a Moniterm-type monitor, where you'll be able to see
        a full page of music at once!).

    o   Runs under both 2.0 and 1.3 (1.3 compatibility provided by
        emulation libraries).

    o   Vastly improved print quality. (From about 18 inches away, I
        can't tell that it didn't come out of a music book!)

    o   Multiple documents (limited only by available memory).

    o   Many limitations removed or expanded.

    o   Improved memory use. Deluxe Music only takes what memory it needs
        for the current music in memory, and uses a memory-block management
        system to avoid fragmentation.

    o   Deluxe Music will come with a freely-distributable, stand-alone
        player utility that can be used either from the CLI, or can be
        used as a default tool for Workbench icons. (Now you can upload
        your songs, and upload the player as well!)

    o   Fully localizable using locale.library (emulated under 1.3).

    o   Supports the new "camd.library" and "realtime.library". Now Deluxe
        Music can coexist with other MIDI programs, and use 3rd-party
        serial cards. In addition, Deluxe Music will be able to synchronize
        with animation players that use realtime.library for interactive
        multimedia presentations.

    o   Uses a new file format, "FORM CMUS" (Common Musical Score) which
        replaces the old SMUS score. CMUS will be a public file format,
        unlike the old DMCS file format. (And I bet you all thought that
        my big CMUS discussion in amiga.dev/standards had something to do
        with Music-X, didn't you?)

    o   In addition to the new CMUS format, Deluxe Music also imports the
        following file types:

            -- Old DMCS (FORM DMCS)
            -- Simple Musical Score (FORM SMUS)
            -- Standard MIDI (SMF)
            -- Music-X (FORM MSCX)

        File type is automatically detected at load time -- no need for
        a seperate "import" command.

    o   Deluxe Music can save out CMUS, SMUS or Standard MIDI Files.

    o   Deluxe Music will use the Commodore Installer utility.

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                           *StarShip* Amiga *Flash*
                               7th of 10 Stories



                     Yet Another Upgrade! SuperJAM! 1.1
    _                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / \                 Atlanta, GA -- December, 1992
  / - \
 / ___ \
(_/   \_)lthough SuperJAM! has met with rave reviews, here at Blue
Ribbon SoundWorks we've been busily improving and expanding its
features. To do so, we asembled a high-level team of musicians,
engineers and SuperJAM! users to find out what was important in making
SuperJAM! useful, exciting, entertaining and innovative. We then
listened intently to the feedback we received from SuperJAM! users
worldwide. Taking all of this into account, we created SuperJAM! 1.1!

SuperJAM! 1.1 provides you with even more composing power. To begin
with, we've created Stereo TurboSounds. Now you can assign each
TurboSound to either the left or right speaker. We then added a
Graphical Mixing grid that lets you drag your instruments up and down
or slide to easily adjust your panning and volume settings.

For those who design chords, SuperJAM! now includes two-octave Chord
creation. You can creath 11th and 13th chords and split your chords,
so that the Bass sounds on the "bottom" of the keyboard and the other
Band Members sound "on top!"

Composing is even easier with our new Eas-o-matic MusicMaker. Using a
few simple keystrokes, you can compose full-fledged melodies and chord
progressions in real-time. The Eas-o-matic MusicMaker helps you make
musical choices. Plus, you can now access intros, breaks and ends, as
well as fills, from the Keyboard window.

Even SuperJAM!'s styles are more sophisticated. Now each and every
Style contains four Grooves. Each Groove provides a subtle musical
variation, which gives you greater control over the shape of your
composition. We even updated every Style included with SuperJAM! with
these Grooves.

Finally, we've improved SuperJAM!'s look and feel, including Workbench
2.0 added feature support such as ASL file requester, public screen
and virtual screen size.

SuperJAM! 1.1 ($149) works splendidly with The One-Stop Music Shop,
too!

For more information, contact Blue Ribbon SoundWorks at their NEW
offices at Venture Center, 1605 Chantilly Drive NE, Suite 200,
Atlanta, GA 30324, or call 404/315-0212.

                                   -*-




                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                                8th of 10 Stories



                  OpalVision Featured on Computer Chronicles
    ____          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / ___)             Los Angeles, CA -- December 28,1992
  / /
 / (__
(_____)entaur Development's powerful OpalVision hardware and software
for the Amiga computer will be demonstrated on a new edition of the
popular PBS television program "Computer Chronicles." "Computer Art"
is the show title being aired between January 12th and the 18th.
OpalPaint, OpalVision's professional paint program, is demonstrated by
John Sievers, Centaur's General Manager. OpalPaint's image processing
modes, "artist-friendly" interface and other features are shown, as
well as real-time 24-Bit OpalVision animation capabilities.

In addition to its appearance on "Computer Chronicles," OpalVision has
been widely hailed throughout the Amiga community since its release
last August. OpalPaint in particular has received virtually unanimous
rave reviews. For example, Amiga Format, Britain's largest Amiga
publication, called it "Undoubtedly the finest, most professional
paint program to arrive on the Amiga." The Amiga Video Journal (AVID)
said "OpalPaint is in my opinion the best paint program currently
available in the United States for the Amiga." Camcorder magazine
proclaimed "OpalVision is awesome!"

The OpalVision system is a combination of several modular boards which
occupy the video slot of Amiga series 2000, 3000 and 4000 machines.
The OpalVision main board is a true 24-Bit RGB display device which
includes OpalPaint, OpalPresents and OpalAniMATE software. Additional
plug-in modules are under development which add a framegrabber,
genlocker, production switcher, Digital Video Effects and scan-rate
conversion. The OpalVision main board has a suggested list price of
$995.00.

"Computer Chronicles" can be seen on over 250 PBS stations throughout
the United States and is carried on USA Net in Europe and other
territories.

                                   -*-





                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               9th of 10 Stories



 ______                Mach Ten Releases The Switch Man
(__  __)               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  / /                   Baltimore, MD -- December 1992
 / /
(_/he Switch Man(tm) allows users of any bridgeboard - VGA, SVGA card
to share the same monitor as your Amiga Video Output. This manual
switch makes connecting two 15 pin (VGA) outputs to one 15 pin
monitor. With the flick of a switch you can view either your Amiga
display or your PC display. The Switch Man comes with all necessary
cables to hook up both video outputs to your monitor. So stop
unplugging and plugging in your monitor and start switching screens
with The Switch Man!

The Switch Man is available now from Mach Ten Computer Products for a
retail price of $46.95. The Switch Man will also be available at most
Commodore-Amiga dealers.

This device is intended for users who have a bridgeboard-Amiga system
setup with either VGA or SVGA display capabilities. It may also used
to hook up two monitors to one display.

For more information contact Mach Ten Computer Products, 28 Heathrow
Manor Court, Baltimore, Maryland 21236, or call 800/925-3587 or
410/529-5361 in Maryland.

Amiga is a Registered Trademark of Commodore Amiga, Inc.

                                    -*-




                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               10th of 10 Stories



         Commodore Announces Availability of AmigaVision Professional
    ____ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / ___)           West Chester, PA -- December 12, 1992
  / /
 / (__
(_____)ommodore Business Machines, Inc. today announced it is now
shipping AmivaVision(TM) Professional, a new implementation of the
Commodore icon-based authoring tool.

AmigaVision Professional builds and expands on the visual programming
environment used in earlier versions of AmigaVision. One of the many
new product features is the ability to display Advanced Graphics
Architecture(TM) (AGA) based screens, which is key to users of the new
Amiga 4000 and Amiga 1200 AGA computers.

Among other new features are full support for the CDTV player,
including playback of CD-ROM based CD-XL motion video files; speed and
memory improvements; and enhancements to the authoring environment. In
addition, a freely redistributable Runtime Module has been included,
enabling flows created in AmigaVision to be played back without
loading AmigaVision.

                              ~~~~~~~~

  *StarShip* News Note:  The AmigaVision Runtime Module mentioned
  here is available in Library File 18120 AVPLAY24.LZH.

  Interested in a classy AmigaVision flow to use it on? This is a
  big download (two disks) but well worth it: W.MEYERS4's Virtual
  Reality Tour of William Shakespeare's Globe Playhouse from the
  1600s!  Illustrated according to historically accurate sources
  and complete with Elizabethan music. Available in Library Files
  18071 GLOBE.1.LHA and 18070 GLOBE.2.LHA.

                              ~~~~~~~~

AmigaVision Professional has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
of $399.00. The product is an attractive option as an authoring and
presentation package for interactive courseware designers and
developers; educators for classroom, administrative and interactive
learning applications; kiosk and point-of-information displays; user
friendly front-end interfaces to complex data processing networks; as
well as business, government and educational presentations.

Current users of AmigaVision can upgrade to AmigaVision Professional
for only $99.00 plus shipping, by contacting CommodoreExpress(TM) at
1-800-448-9987. Users will be required to return their original
AmigaVision disks to CommodoreExpress within ten days to receive the
$99.00 upgrade price.

Commodore Business Machines, Inc., based in West Chester, PA, is the
U.S. subsidiary of Commodore International Limited. The company
manufacturers and markets a complete line of Amiga computers and
peripherals for the business, consumer, education and government
markets. The company's worldwide installed Amiga user base exceeds
three million.

                                   -*-

Permission is hereby  granted to quote ALL or PART of this Newscast on
a privately owned BBS or in a user group news letter provided you
include the following credit:

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        News Network, a *StarShip*(tm) Production on GEnie(R).


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Disclaimer:  I have no other relationship with GEnie than as a
subscriber.  This document is presented without compensation of any
kind.

                Jim Loomis      LOOMIS@ITHACA.BITNET
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU