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Subject: WARNING! LONG POST. GEnie Weekend News - 17 July 92. JL

WARNING!!!  Long post -- nearly 600 lines...  Contains product releases,
including suggested pricing and other promotional information which may be
objectionable.  Articles of interest only to GEnie subscribers have been
deleted and so labeled.  JL

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                               Welcome to the

                     *StarShip* 5-MINUTE Weekend News!

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                         DateLine:  July 17, 1992

           This 5-MINUTE Newscast presents the following stories:


     1.  Commodore's TENTATIVE Fall 1992 Magazine Advertising Schedule

     2.  Earn Free Time with the GEnie Buddy Bonus [DELETED]

     3.  Do-It-Yourself Amiga Rumor Kit

     4.  Next Week's *StarShip* Amiga Conferences [DELETED]

     5.  Dan Gutman's "Power of the Press"

     6.  ALERT - Major Computer Viruses on the Loose!

     7.  New Mouse Yoke Harnesses Amiga

     8.  ReadySoft Presents Guy Spy



                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               1st of 8 Stories


                       Commodore's TENTATIVE Fall 1992
     ____               Magazine Advertising Schedule
    / ___)              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / (_                    *StarShip* News Network
  / ___)
 / /
(_/ollowing is Commodore's TENTATIVE magazine advertising schedule for the
months of July through December, 1992.  PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT EVERYTHING
SHOWN HERE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Commodore has at least one new print ad for the Amiga which we understand will
appear in at least some of the publications listed below.  It's a full page,
showing a colorful cartoon director-type with a megaphone in the upper left
quarter.  A black-background box opposite with white letters reads:

                        ______________________________
                       |                              |
                       |    With One Amiga You Can    |
                       |    Make Corporate Videos.    |
                       | Presentations. And a Profit. |
                       |______________________________|

Copy in the body of the ad (set in two columns) reads:

     Before you spend a dime on another piece of dedicated video equipment,
     spend a few minutes with an Amiga. The powerful computer that lets you
     create high quality video-graphics and video production for a fraction
     of what you may be paying now.

     With the Amiga, video production isn't just easier, it's more creative.

     Produce 2-D and 3-D animations with Deluxe Paint IV or Caligari. Or
     use the Amiga as a switcher, a tele-prompter, or a digital effects
     system that handles character generation, featuring hundreds of fonts
     and dozens of graphics effects.*

     Add the IMPACT VISION 24 card for high resolution 16 million color
     displays. Or Studio 16 software and the Sunrize AD1012 audio digitizer
     for CD quality digital sound.

     With Show Maker, you can create riveting productions with synchronized
     music, sound effects and scanned images from video or printed material.
     And because the Amiga can run several programs simultaneously, you can
     produce animation, transfer images over the phone, and edit scripts all
     at once.

     And every Amiga 2000 and 3000 series computer comes with Commodore
     Express Gold Service options.**  And convenient leasing terms are
     available.

     For information and a free video, call 1-800-66-AMIGA.  In Canada, call
     1-800-661-AMIGA.

A small illustration in the bottom left corner features this copy:

     Check out the Video-Ready A2000HDA/100!

     Motorola 68030 CPU, 100MB HD, & More.  Just $2,699 (MSRP)

Ultra-tiny print along the bottom of the ad reads:

     (C) 1992 Commodore Business Machines Inc.  Commodore and the Commodore
     logo are registered trademarks of Commodore Electronics Ltd.  Amiga is a
     registered trademark of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.  Products available on GSA
     schedule GS-00K-91-AGS-5069.  Deluxe Paint IV is a registered trademark
     of Electronic Arts.  Caligari is a trademark of Octree Software Inc.
     Impact Vision 24 is a registered trademark of Great Valley Products Inc.
     Show Maker is a trademark of Gold Disk Inc.  Studio 16 and AD1012 are
     registered trademarks of Sunrize Industries.  *With available optional
     hardware and software.  **Available only on systems purchased in the
     U.S. through an authorized Commodore-Amiga dealer. Customer activation
     required.  Some optional programs include a charge.

Magazines -- THIS INFORMATION IS TENTATIVE!
~~~~~~~~~

Enthusiasts

 Amazing Computing       Sep, Oct, Nov
 AmigaWorld              Sep, Oct, Nov
 COMPUTE                 Sep, Oct, Dec
 Run                     Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

Video                                         ________________________
                                             /                        \
 Video Systems           July               | Note:  Publications are  |
 AV Video                Aug, Oct           | sometimes listed in more |
 Videography             Dec                | than one category.       |
 AV Communications       Oct                 \________________________/
 Govt & Military Video   Aug

Education

 Chronicle Higher Educ   Jul, Sep, Oct, Dec
 T.H.E. Journal          Sep,Oct
 Tech & Learning         Sep, Nov, Dec
 Electronic Learning     Sep

Training

 HR Magazine             Jul, Sep, Nov
 HR Executive            Aug, Oct
 Training                Aug, Sep
 CBT Directions          Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

Multimedia

 InfoWorld               Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
 PC Week (AD Edition)    Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
 Byte                    Oct
 Video Systems           Sep
 AV Communications       Nov
 Computer Pictures       Sep, Oct
 Presentation Products   Nov
 New Media               Sep

Presentation

 AV Communications and
 Presentations Prods     Jul, Sep
 Sales & Mkting Mgmt.    Aug, Oct
 Business Marketing      Sep, Nov
 Training                Nov
 CBT Directions          Jul, Aug
 AV Video                Nov
 PC World                Nov
 Byte                    Nov
 InfoWorld               Aug, Dec
 PC Week (AD Edition)    Aug
 Computer Pictures       Nov, Dec
 Comp. Graphics World    Aug, Oct

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                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               2nd of 8 Stories

               [DELETED - ONLY OF INTEREST TO SUBSCRIBERS]

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                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               3rd of 8 Stories


    ____                Do-It-Yourself Amiga Rumor Kit
   / _  )               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  /   _/                   *StarShip* News Network
 / /\ \
(_/  \_)umors abound, and here's a handy way to automate your contribution.
Simply Cut, Paste and Post!

1.  Hey, everybody!  I just talked to my buddy the...
     a. developer.
     b. Amiga dealer.
     c. Commodore tecky.
     d. user group prez.
     e. psychic.

2. S/he filled me in on the specs for the new...
     a. A1000+!                  f. A4000!
     b. Amiga Classic!           g. A1!
     c. A2200!                   h. A4000T!
     d. A700!                    i. NeXT AmiGA!
     e. A3500!

3. It has a new chip set called...
     a. SECS                     e. AAA
     b. RSECS                    f. AAAA
     c. SDSECS                   g. TIGA
     d. AA

4. which will give us...
     a. 128 colors
     b. 256 colors
     c. 4096 colors
     d. 32,000 colors
     e. 64,000 colors
     f. 256,000 colors
     g. 16 million colors

5. out of a palette of...
     a. 16 million
     b. 32 million
     c. a number equal to the current national debt

6. with a resolution of...
     a. 640x480.
     b. 640x960.
     c. 800x600.
     d. 1280x800.
     e. 2048x1600.

7. Chip RAM on the new Agnus will be...
     a. 4 megs.
     b. 8 megs.
     c. 16 megs.
     d. Uses HD as Virtual Memory.

8. The Paula chip has been enhanced to support...
     a. 1.76 meg disks,
     b. 1.44 meg disks,
     c. 400k mac disks,

9. and sound capabilities include...
     a. 16 bit, 8 voice.
     b. 32 bit, 16 voice.
     c. 2 bit squeaky voice like Mickey Mouse.

10. There are new chips as well, called... (pick two or more)
     a. Lisa.
     b. Pauline.
     c. Gould.
     d. Dionne.
     e. Fat Albert.

11. This new chipset is plug-compatible with...
     a. all current Amigas!
     b. A3000 only!
     c. no current Amigas!
     d. A600 only!
     e. Mac pluses!
 12. All this will be powered by a...
     a. 68000 @ 14.2Mhz.
     b. 68030 @ 16Mhz.
     c. 68040 @ 33Mhz.
     d. 486 @ 50Mhz.
     e. 88100 @ 100Mhz.

13. The new Workbench shipped with all this new model will be...
     a. WB2.1                    e. Windows NT
     b. WB3.0                    f. Xwindows
     c. WB3.04                   g. NeXstep
     d. OS/2                     h. TOS

14. and it features
     a. virtual memory.
     b. MMU-protection.
     c. display Postscript.
     d. sound bite at startup saying "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't
        do that."

15. Expect this model to hit the stores...
     a. in August.
     b. in September.
     c. this Xmas.
     d. just before Christ returns.
     e. when hell freezes over.

16. Commodore's tradeup policy will be...
     a. give them your serial # and you get $500 back!
     b. give them your computer and you get $500 back!
     c. give them a polaroid of you driving over your computer and you get
        $500 back!
     d. give them your firstborn and get $500 back!

                       Sample Do-It-Yourself Rumor
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Hey, everybody! I just talked to my buddy the Amiga dealer. He filled me
  in on the specs for the new A4000!  It has a new chip set called SDSECS
  which will give us 256,000 colors out of a palette of a number equal to
  the current national debt, with a resolution of 2048x1600.  Chip RAM on the
  new Agnus will be 16 megs.  The Paula chip has been enhanced to support
  1.76 meg disks and sound capabilities include 32 bit, 16 voice. There are
  new chips as well, called Gould and Fat Albert. This new chipset is plug-
  compatible with Mac pluses!  All this will be powered by a 486 @ 50Mhz.
  The new Workbench shipped with this new model will be Windows NT and it
  features display Postscript.  Expect this model to hit the stores this
  Xmas.  Commodore's tradeup policy will be give them a polaroid of you
  driving over your computer and you get $500 back!

           [Kudos to Roger Van Eysinga and Grimmy for this idea]

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                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               4th of 8 Stories

               [DELETED - ONLY OF INTEREST TO SUBSCRIBERS]



                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               5th of 8 Stories

Dan Gutman on GEnie

   ____                     "Power of the Press"
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   / /
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(____)n his July 13th issue of "I Didn't Know You Could Do THAT with a
Computer" series on GEnie, Dan Gutman reviews what looks to be a GREAT new
book for desktop publishers.

He says, "Face it, what do YOU know about layout and design?  Owning a
powerful personal computer and a laser printer doesn't make anybody an art
director. KNOWLEDGE does. You have to know what to do with that power of the
press."

Gutman then recommends a new book by Roger C. Parker called "Looking Good In
Print" (Ventana Press, $24) and points to one section in it called Twenty Five
Common Design Pitfalls, saying it details "mistakes that ignorant beginners
like you and I are likely to make because we never took a course in graphic
design."  Things like...

  Tombstoning
  Claustrophobic Pages
  Whispering Headlines
  Excessive Spacing After Punctuation
  Floating Heads
  Box-itis and Rule-itis
  Irregularly Shaped Blocks of Copy
  Underlining
  Widows and Orphans
  Cramped Logos and Addresses
  Too Many Typefaces

Gutman's weekly stories are always informative and often amusing. This is one
you shouldn't miss if you're interested in desktop publishing.  To read it,
enter GUTMAN at any numbered GEnie page prompt.

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                            *StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
                               6th of 8 Stories


 ______          ALERT - Major Computer Viruses on the Loose!
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  / /
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(_/his bulletin from the MN Libertarian, May-June 1992 newsletter:

George Bush virus   - Doesn't do anything, but you can't get rid of it
                      until November.

Ted Kennedy virus   - Crashes your computer, but denies it ever happened.

Warren Commission virus - Won't allow you to open your files for 75 years.

Jerry Brown virus   - Blanks your screen and begins flashing an 800 number.

David Duke virus    - Makes your screen go completely white.

Congress virus      - Overdraws your disk space.

Pat Buchanan virus  - Shifts all output to the extreme right of the screen
                      and prohibits importation of any new files.

Dan Quayle virus    - Forces your computer to play "PGA Tour" from 10:00 AM
                      to 4:00 PM six days a week.

Bill Clinton virus  - Mutates from region to region; we're not exactly
                      sure what it does.

Richard Nixon virus - A.K.A. "Tricky Dicky virus" - you can kick it out,
                      but it always makes a comeback.

H. Ross Perot virus - Same as the Jerry Brown virus, but with nicer fonts
                      and it appears to have had a lot more money put into
                      its development.

Andre' Marrou virus - Erases unnecessary programs, disconnects your network
                      and makes yours a stand-alone machine, abolishes shared
                      resources and improves productivity by eliminating
                      limits on resource allocation.

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                            *StarShip* Amiga *Flash*
                                7th of 8 Stories


    ____                New Mouse Yoke Harnesses Amiga
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  / /
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(_____)olorado Spectrum has unveiled the Mouse Yoke, an innovative device that
transforms a PC, Macintosh or Amiga mouse into a realistic and affordable
aircraft-style yoke.  Since it does not require a game port, the Mouse Yoke is
the first realistic flying and driving interface that works equally well with
notebook, laptop, portable and desktop computers or, in fact, any PC with a
mechanical (ball-type) mouse.

Priced less than leading analog joysticks, the Mouse Yoke provides digital
precision, a realistic yoke feel, and hassle-free installation.  A user simply
clamps the Mouse Yoke to a table or desk and slips their mouse under an
elastic "seat belt" on top of the device.  The yoke's shaft then drives the
mouse ball, translating yoke movements into corresponding mouse signals.
Pushing forward on the yoke is equivalent to moving the mouse forward on the
desk, and "turning right" with the yoke is the same as moving the mouse to the
right.

In addition to its obvious appeal to arm-chair pilots, the Mouse Yoke also
brings a new level of realism to many auto driving and submarine simulation
packages, including Microsoft's "Flight Simulator," Sublogics "Flight
Assignment A.T.P.," Lucasfilm's "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe" and
Broderbund's "Stunts."

Colorado Spectrum is preparing to expand the Mouse Yoke family with product
introductions planned for later this year.  Additions to the product line will
include mouse-driven devices with wheel and joystick handles.  Support for
optical mice via an optical grid overlay for the yoke shaft is under
investigation.  List price for the Mouse Yoke is $34.95, and it is now
currently in stock on many shelves.  Colorado Spectrum may be reached at
800/238-5983 or fax at 303/225-1663.  The company's address is 748 Whaler's
Way, Suite E-201, Fort Collins, CA 80525.

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


     _____               ReadySoft Presents Guy Spy
    / ____)              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   / /___
  / /(   )
 / (__) /
(______/uy Spy is a break-through in adventure gaming featuring classical
cartoon animation with full control over the animated characters.

Being the world's greatest counter-espionage agent, you, Guy Spy, have been
chosen to carry out your government's most important orders -- destroy the
doomsday machine of the evil Von Max.  You have very little to go on other
than it is known that Von Max is currently located in Berlin and if you don't
get there quickly he will surely be on his way to collect the fabled crystals
that he needs to tap into an immense power source.  Intelligence reports have
linked Von Max to a terrorist group that would love to hold the world for
ransom with the power locked into the crystals.  Your orders are to stop Von
Max at any cost... before it's too late.

Available NOW for IBM PC and compatibles, Amiga, CDTV and Commodore 64. CD-ROM
available in August.  Suggested retail price $49.95.

For more information contact your dealer or ReadySoft Inc. at 30 Werthein
Court, Suite 2, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4B 1B9, or call 416/731-4175.

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  "Ariba, Amiga!"
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Disclaimer:  My only relationship with General Electric is as a subscriber
to the GEnie service.  No compensation is received by me, other than the
satisfaction of sharing information.


Jim Loomis   LOOMIS@ITHACA.BITNET   GEnie: J.LOOMIS   607-274-3913
        Director, Telecommunications Facilities
        Roy H. Park School of Communications
        Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
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