1 231 FEB 83 D H 1 -- MAIN MENU -- D N 1 1 = NAME & ZIP D N 1 2 = SOFTGAB D N 1 3 = HARVEST D N 1 4 = SUGGESTION BOX D N 1 5 = POLL RESULTS D N 1 6 = SOFT DEAL REPORT D N 1 7 = MORE R 0 0 7 10 20 32 42 50 57 67 D H 1 -- NAME & ZIP -- D N 1 IF YOU KEY IN COMMENTS FOR SOFTY, D N 1 PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND ZIP HERE AS D N 1 A MAGNETIC ID. D N 1 NAME AND ZIP ARE NOT NEEDED IF YOU DO D N 2 NOT KEY IN ANY FEEDBACK. D N 1 TAKE THE V OPTION TO ENTER YOUR NAME D N 2 AND ZIP. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFTGAB R 0 0 2 1 20 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 BE SURE TO RUN SOFT ADS. BIG NEWS. D N 1 IN APRIL SOFTDISK IS GOING TO TWO D N 1 DISKETTES. (YOU KEEP ONE) AND ALL FOR D N 1 THE SAME LOW PRICE OF $5. D N 1 SOFTY RECEIVED LOTS OF FEEDBACK TO D N 1 'MYSTIFIED' FROM LAST MONTH. IT SEEMS D N 1 THOSE THAT COMPARE SOFTDISK TO D N 1 MAGAZINES THINK SOFTDISK IS OVERPRICED. D N 1 THOSE THAT COMPARE SOFTDISK TO SOFTWARE D N 1 THINK SOFTDISK IS A BARGAIN. R 0 0 1 73 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 SOFTDISK HAS INFORMATION ON BOTH SIDES D N 1 OF THE DISKETTE. D N 1 PROGRAMS WHICH HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY D N 1 SUBSCRIBERS APPEAR ON THE BACK. D N 1 SOFTDISK IS NOT PROTECTED. YOU MAY COPY D N 1 BOTH SIDES IF YOU WISH. D N 1 THE COPYA PROGRAM ON YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 1 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY AN ENTIRE SIDE. R 0 0 1 86 D H 1 -- SUGGESTION BOX -- D N 1 THIS IS WHERE YOU TALK BACK TO SOFTY. D N 1 PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MATTERS REQUIRING D N 1 IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD BE WRITTEN ON D N 1 A PAPER NOTE. (BACK ISSUES, ADDRESS D N 1 CHANGES, BAD DISK COPIES AND STUFF LIKE D N 2 THAT) R 0 0 1 94 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N 1 HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE D N 1 DECEMBER 82 SOFTWARE POLL. THE SOFT- D N 1 WARE CAME FROM THE SOFTALK BEST SELLER D N 1 LIST. SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS GAVE D N 2 RATINGS ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 10. R 0 0 1 102 D H 1 -- SOFTDEAL REPORT -- D N 1 SOFTY SHIPPED ALL SOFTDEAL DISKETTES D N 1 THE WEEK OF 7 TO 11 FEB 83. HE IS D N 1 EMBARRASSED AT THE DELAY. SOFTDISK DID D N 1 NOT RECEIVE DISKETTES FROM OPUS UNTIL D N 1 4 FEB 83. (ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATE) D N 1 Q. WHAT DID SOFTY LEARN? D N 1 A. DON'T DO ANOTHER SOFTDEAL UNLESS D N 2 SOFTDISK HAS THE GOODS IN STOCK. R 0 0 1 117 D H 1 -- MORE -- D N 1 1 = AFTER SOFTY'S HEART D N 1 2 = SOFT REWARD D N 1 3 = PREVIEW D N 2 4 = PREV MENU R 0 0 4 129 141 153 1 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 SOFTY WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK ON ANOTHER D N 1 ISSUE....CLUB MEMBERSHIPS.... D N 1 IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR TO OTHERS FOR D N 1 A BIG CLUB TO PAY ONLY $5 FOR AN D N 1 UNPROTECTED COPY OF SOFTDISK. HOW MUCH D N 1 OF THAT IS GOING ON? HOW DO YOU FEEL D N 1 ABOUT IT? D N 1 SOFTY WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT IT IS D N 1 PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT FOR A SCHOOL TO D N 1 MAKE A SOFTDISK COPY FOR EVERY APPLE AT D N N THE SCHOOL. R 0 0 1 164 D H 1 -- ABOUT HARVEST -- D N 1 THE FID PROGRAM FROM YOUR DOS 3.3 D N 2 SYSTEM MASTER WILL COPY SELECTED FILES. D N 1 YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE D N 1 PROGRAMS. WE AWARD COUPONS GOOD FOR D N 1 FREE ISSUES OF SOFTDISK IF WE USE YOUR D N 1 CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. R 0 0 1 175 D H 1 -- SUGGESTION BOX -- D N 1 SOFTY WANTS YOU TO TALK TO OTHER SOFT D N 1 PEOPLE THROUGH SOFT PALS BUT THIS IS D N 2 WHERE YOU LET SOFTY HAVE THE BUSINESS. D N 1 TO MAKE A SUGGESTION, D N 2 TAKE THE V OPTION AND START KEYING. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = POLL RESULTS R 0 0 2 1 50 D H 1 -- POLL RESULTS -- D N N VOTES AVG SOFTWARE D N N ----- --- -------- D N N 42 8.5 COMPLETE GRAPHICS D N N 46 8.5 ZOOM GRAFIX D N N 89 8.4 GRAPHICS MAGICIAN D N N 70 8.3 BAG OF TRICKS D N N 69 8.2 APPLE MECHANIC D N N 45 7.9 TASC D N N 132 7.7 DOS BOSS D N N 39 7.6 APPLE-CILLIN II D N N 28 7.3 APPLE SPICE D N 3 35 7.2 LISA 2.5 D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFT DEAL REPORT R 0 0 2 1 57 D H 1 -- SOFTDEAL REPORT -- D N 1 FOR NEWCOMERS, SOFTDEAL WAS A D N 1 GIGANTIC DISKETTE SALE WHEREBY SOFTDISK D N 1 BUYING POWER WAS POOLED TO OBTAIN A D N 1 VERY GOOD PRICE. SOFTDISK SOLD 15,000 D N 1 DISKETTES AND ORDERED AN EXTRA 4000 FOR D N 1 FUTURE USE AND SALE. D N 1 AS A SERVICE TO SUBSCRIBERS SOFTDISK D N 1 WILL CONTINUE TO SELL OPUS DISKETTES D N 1 FOR 1.60 EACH. MINIMUM ORDER OF 50 OR D N 1 A MULTIPLE OF 50. R 0 0 1 184 D H 1 -- AFTER SOFTY'S HEART -- D N 1 GEOFFREY BISHOP OF DANVILLE, CALIF. D N 1 IS AFTER SOFTY'S HEART. HE SAYS.... D N 1 YOU ARE NOT MAKING FULL USE OF THE D N 1 DISK MEDIA. THE ONLY FEEDBACK IS THE D N 1 POLLS OR THIS VERBAL LETTER THING. D N 1 A GAME THAT INVOLVES ALL 1000 D N 1 SUBSCRIBERS WOULD BE GREAT. THIS D N 1 WOULD BE PLAYED AGAINST ALL THE OTHERS. D N 1 YOU COULD COLLECT ALL THE PLAYERS MOVES D N 1 AND NEXT MONTH DISTRIBUTE THE RESULTS R 0 0 1 192 D H 1 -- SOFT REWARD -- D N 1 SOFTY HOPES THAT EVERY SOFT PERSON D N 1 FEELS THAT HE OR SHE IS A PART OF AN D N 1 EXTENDED SOFT FAMILY. THE MORE SOFT D N 1 PERSONS IN THE SOFT FAMILY THE LESS D N 1 SOFTDISK MUST MAKE OFF OF EACH ONE. D N 1 DO YOUR PART. GIVE A COPY OF D N 1 SOFTDISK TO AN APPLE FRIEND. FOR EACH D N 1 NEW SUBSCRIBER THAT GIVES US YOUR NAME D N 1 AND ZIP, SOFTY WILL SEND YOU A COUPON D N 1 GOOD FOR A FREE ISSUE OF SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 67 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 LAST MONTH SOFTY PROMISED ANOTHER D N 1 HI-RES ADVENTURE. CARL BOWDEN OF D N 1 HEBBRONVILLE, TEXAS HAS SENT ONE IN. D N 1 THERE WAS JUST NOT ENOUGH ROOM THIS D N 1 MONTH. NEXT TIME. D N 1 JAMES WEILER OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA D N 1 HAS SENT IN A SET OF PROGRAMS THAT D N 1 ALLOWS YOU TO COMPOSE MUSIC LIKE THAT D N 1 FOUND ON THIS ISSUE. R 0 0 1 204 D H 1 -- SOFTGAB -- D N 1 WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. HELP ME D N 3 OUT ON THE ISSUE OF CLUB MEMBERSHIPS. D N 1 AL TOMMERVIK AT SOFTALK HAS SOME D N 1 VERY BIG PLANS FOR SOFTDISK IN THE D N 1 MONTHS TO COME. SOFTY CAN'T LET THE D N 1 CAT OUT OF THE BAG YET. JUST HANG IN D N 1 THERE WITH US. D N 1 ENJOY.... D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = HARVEST R 0 0 2 1 32 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 1. MAKE A COPY OF THE BACK OF D N 1 SOFTDISK FOR YOUR KEEPING. D N 1 2. INITIALIZE THE BACK SIDE OF SOFTDISK D N 1 SO YOU CAN BE SURE THERE IS ROOM D N 1 FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTED PROGRAM. D N 1 3. SAVE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO HARVEST ON D N 1 THE BACK OF SOFTDISK. R 0 0 1 212 D H 1 -- SOFTDEAL REPORT -- D N 1 THE PRICE IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE D N 1 SOFTDEAL PRICE BUT WE WILL PROMISE SAME D N 1 WEEK SHIPMENT. OFFER IS GOOD TO D N 1 SOFTDISK SUBSCRIBERS ONLY AND SOFTDISK D N 3 PAYS SHIPPING COSTS. D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = NEXT MENU R 0 0 2 1 67 D H 1 -- AFTER SOFTY'S HEART -- D N 1 OF THE MOVES AGAINST THE OTHERS. D N 1 SOFTDISK IS A LIVING ORGANISM WITH D N 1 1000 CELLS. RIGHT NOW ONLY ABOUT TEN D N 1 TO TWENTY OF THE CELLS ARE WORKING. D N 1 THE OTHERS ARE JUST LOOKING AND SEEING D N 1 THIS LITTLE MICRO-MAGAZINE MOVE THRU D N 1 THE PLASMA OF LIFE. D N 1 WHY NOT A SIMPLE INPUT PROGRAM THAT D N 1 IN THE END PRODUCES A NOVEL. EVERYBODY D N 1 HAS A PART IN WRITING IT. THE NOVEL R 0 0 1 220 D H 1 -- PREVIEW -- D N 1 KEEP THOSE SOFT PALS COMING. SOFTY D N 2 HAS TO FILL UP A SECOND DISK IN APRIL. D N 1 AND SOFTDISK KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND D N 2 BETTER. THANKS TO YOU. D N 2 MAY THE BUMPS IN YOUR ROAD ALL BE SOFT. D N 2 1 = PREV MENU 2 = MAIN MENU R 0 0 2 67 1 D H 1 -- HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO HARVEST -- D N 1 4. COME BACK TO THIS SCREEN AND TAKE D N 1 THE V OPTION. THEN DESCRIBE D N 1 YOUR CONTRIBUTION, WHAT IT DOES, D N 1 HOW TO RUN IT...ETC. D N 1 1 = PREVIOUS MENU D N 1 2 = SUGGESTION BOX R 0 0 2 1 42 D H 1 -- AFTER SOFTY'S HEART -- D N 1 WOULD EVOLVE WITH MAZES, GAMES AND D N 2 TWISTS. IT WOULD HAVE 1000 AUTHORS. D N N SOFTY'S REPLY D N 1 ------- ----- D N 1 AMEN. GOTO IT. ZAPPO. THIS IS WHAT D N 1 SOFTY HAD IN MIND WAY BACK IN THE FALL D N 1 OF 1981. JIM GANZ IS BUSY WITH COLLEGE D N 1 AND COVERS. WHO WILL RUN WITH THE D N 1 BALL? D N 1 1 = PREV MENU 2 = SOFT REWARD R 0 0 2 67 141