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- Introducing the Amiga
-
- Freely Redistributable Software Library
-
-
- What's Available
-
- There are "do-nothing-useful" examples of various capabilities of
- the AMIGA, real development tools, editors, languages, games, and
- other odds & ends. Also included are machine readable form of many
- of the examples (received directly from C-A sources) out of the
- official AMIGA manuals, including the ROM Kernel Manual.
-
-
- How To Obtain Disks
-
- First, check with your local dealers and user groups. Most already
- have many of the disks. Since these disks can be copied freely,
- and widespread distribution is encouraged, they propagate out to
- central distribution points fairly quickly.
-
- If you just can't wait, or can't find copies locally, I am willing
- to make these disks available for the cost of media, mailing
- materials, postage, and miscellaneous expenses (like wear and tear
- on my drives). Naturally, you are encouraged to make copies for
- your friends, local user groups, dealers, etc. My goal is to get as
- much software as possible into the hands of people that can use and
- enhance it, and make the AMIGA the success it deserves to be.
-
- Generally, each disk contains all source necessary to recreate the
- executables provided. Programs are compiled with the latest Lattice
- C compiler (and/or Manx C compiler) available at the time of
- release. In a very few cases (usually noted in the description) the
- code will not compile or run for some reason, but was considered
- interesting enough to include anyway.
-
- Disks are typically 85 to 95 percent full.
-
-
- How to Order
-
- To order, send a list of the disks you want, and payment in U.S.
- funds to:
-
- Fred Fish
- Amiga Library Disks
- 1835 East Belmont Drive
- Tempe, Arizona 85284
- USA
-
-
- The per disk fee as of August 1988 is as follows:
-
- 1 to 9 disks $6 per disk
- 10 to 49 disks $5 per disk
- 50 to 99 disks $4 per disk
- 100 or more $3 per disk
-
- The price includes cost of media, mailing materials, and first class
- domestic postage. Overseas orders add $5 per order for air mail.
- Time and other jobs permitting, all disks will be mailed within
- 5 days of receipt of order (most are filled the next day).
-
- The above prices, address, and phone information is current as of
- August 1988. If the per disk charge in effect at the time your order
- is received is less than the amount stated above, you will be charged
- the lower rate, and an appropriate credit for the difference added
- to your account. It is highly unlikely that the per disk charge will
- be higher (it has always decreased, reflecting my decreasing cost
- for disks since beginning distribution of the library).
-
- Feel free to order more than the current number of disks available.
- Excess funds will be placed "in escrow" (refundable at any time)
- and drawn against for automatic mailings of future disks as they
- become available. These disks will be charged against your account
- at the per disk charge in effect at the time they are shipped.
- I hope to add at least four to six disks per month to the library.
-
-
- Notes
-
- Please keep in mind that most of the materials in this library are
- intended for use by experienced programmers, or at least experienced
- Amiga users. Many are runnable only via the CLI user interface, as
- they contain no icon files (particularly the early disks). If you
- are inexperienced with the Amiga CLI interface, you may need the
- assistance of an experienced user to make use of some of these disks.
- I do not provide telephone support for instructions on how to
- run specific programs from the library.
-
- I do not guarantee the performance or usability of any of the
- materials in this library. I will replace or rewrite, at no
- additional charge, any disk ordered from me which turns out to be
- defective or unreadable.
-
-
- Catalog Disk
-
- Because the current library has grown so large, it is no longer cost
- effective to distribute a printed catalog. Therefore, the catalog
- disks replace the printed catalog, and will be updated at each new
- release of disks to reflect the current state of the library. It
- currently takes two disks to hold a complete catalog.
-
- There is no duplication fee for the catalog disks. To receive the
- latest available catalog at any time, simply return the original
- disks, or send two blank disks, to:
-
- Fred Fish
- Catalog Disk Update
- 1835 East Belmont Drive
- Tempe, Arizona 85284
- USA
-
- Please enclose a preaddressed mailing label to affix to my return
- mailing envelope, and sufficient postage for 2 ounces First Class
- mail.
-
- Note that you can always obtain the latest catalog automatically
- by following the above procedure but specifying that you want
- the disks to be held until the next update.
-
-
- CAT FISH Catalog Listing
-
- A complete catalog of the entire library cross-referenced by file
- name and subject area is available from the ASCITEC AMIGA User's
- Group for $15.00. These listings are made using a laser printer
- on double-sided three-hole punched paper for a quality binder
- reference and contain information on disks currently available
- in the library. Some of the contents include:
-
- Complete listings of all disks and file descriptions
- (README and CONTENTS files) with disk numbers and page
- numbers for each file. Currently 100 pages.
-
- An alphabetic sorted file name cross-reference listing
- with disk and page numbers given for each file. Duplicate
- file names are sorted with the most recent listed first.
- Currently 16 pages.
-
- A subject category sorted file name cross-reference listing
- based on a three page 15 point major subject category outline
- with disk and page numbers given for each file. Currently 20
- pages.
-
- CLI notes for accessing any public domain disk file for
- reading, copying, and execution of files on the disks.
-
- The VCHECK documentation from Disk 126 that describes how
- to check disks for the "SCA AMIGA VIRUS" and erase it if
- found.
-
- Future upgrades are easily obtained and incorporated at a very
- low cost.
-
- The complete CAT FISH library listings cost $15.00. Future
- upgrades will cost about $6.00. USA taxes and mailing costs are
- included. Mailing outside of the USA and Canada will cost an
- additional $5.00. Other information will also be included in
- future upgrades based upon prompt user suggestions and feedback.
-
- To order, make checks payable to "ASCITEC" or "THE AMIGA CLASS"
- at the AMIGA Science and Technology User's Group address given
- below. Address all orders and questions regarding CAT FISH to
- this address:
-
- ASCITEC
- CAT FISH Listing
- P. O. Box 201
- Los Altos, CA 94023
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