|1-Reply from Telescan...


You gave me the option for the right to reply, so here it is.  This time
though  I  have sent it on disk, so at least it will save you forgetting
to use a spell checker.


1. DECK`S LETTER

OK let`s talk about untruths shall we?

Rang me three times? Total rubbish!

Deck  has  phoned  me only twice in three years.  The last time was as I
stated  in my previous letter about selling the hacked 2 disk version of
Bodyshop  8  (still  being  sold  I see from some PD adverts).  The time
before was two to three years ago to moan (which he seems to do a lot by
the  way)  about  not  receiving 15 to 20 PD disks in return for some he
sent.   We  did  trade  disks  at  that  time.   My disks were sent, but
apparently  to  a  PO  Box  No that had been shut down due to a F.A.S.T.
raid  on NFA when lots of equipment was confiscated.  Remember, Deck?  I
saw him just after at the All Format`s Fair where he was joking about it
(he had a sense of humour then).

I  have  spoken  to  him on the phone over the Bodyshop 8 Saga after his
last call, but I phoned HIM.

I have never, ever said "I'll get round to it" let alone keep saying it.
More rubbish.
^6^^70
                        I  am  NOT  selling NFA disks in my library.  If
                        someone   knows  of  a  title  I  sell  that  is
                        connected  to  NFA  in anyway then please let me
                        know.

Deck  still  received KAO branded disks from me at the All Format`s Fair
in  Birmingham.  He knows it and I know it.  I gave them in appreciation
for  disks in the past.  I remember the look of surprise from him when I
did so.  He will probably deny it now, but it is TRUE.

Now Vince.

Deck  stated  I  had  "a  private  arrangement with a bloke called Vince
nothing  to  do  with  the  group" Now there's an interesting statement.
Vince  was  a  member of NFA at the time I was dealing with him.  He was
producing disks, slideshows etc connected with NFA, Nursery Rhymes 1 & 2
AGA,  Wild Life AGA etc.  These did have NFA on the disks and the PO Box
Campbell  St  address  on  the  scroller.   Was he doing this on his own
without  permission  from  NFA?   I  don't think so.  Yes I did have bad
dealings  with  him  though it`s true over disks and money and as far as
I`m concerned I was dealing with NFA, it`s easy to say it was a "private
arrangement" after the fact.

"Had  similar  problems  with  another group but can`t place who it was"
Very convenient, if he remembers he knows where I am.

As  far as being "a tight old bugger", well that`s his personal opinion,
and by now you should know my view on his opinions.


2. FREAK`S SUMMARY

"If  someone  took  advantage of these "free disks", why were they still
handed out?"
^10^40
                        Why?   Just  because an individual rips you off,
                        do  you  tar  everyone with the same brush?  You
                        might,  but  I don't.  As I have stated before I
                        have  been connected with the Amiga and PD scene
                        for several years and have met many villains and
                        the  like.   I  supplied one PD firm with 200 PD
                        disks  on a friendly agreement and haven't heard
                        from  them  since.   This  happens a lot in this
                        scene  as  many  users  know.   It`s just one of
                        those  things.   But  there  are  many decent PD
                        houses,  groups  and  users  who don`t abuse and
                        these make up for it.

How can I sell something I haven't checked?  I did and have, this is bad
I  agree.   I  don't check all the disks personally as I am not the only
staff,  but  I  am not offering excuses, you are right to criticise this
point and I concede this.  I was wrong.

I  spoke  the  truth about the letter.  Never seen it.  Should have been
followed up by a phone call, from Freak who I presumed sent it.

*  TIP - Don't delegate to minor moronic individuals who have had in the
past a highly successful frontal lobotomy.  As you can see, it can cause
problems.

"Don't  think  he  would junk a whole line as not making economic sense"
Wrong.  I have done.  Don't flatter yourself too much as they don`t sell
all  that  well lately.  In the past yes but not recently.  Best selling
slide  disks  at  the  moment  are  the  "Starkers"  series  of  glamour
slideshows, closely followed by the superb "Calendar Girls" disks, which
are  all  original flatbed scans and not taken from CD's or BBS's as are
the Bodyshop series.

So  there you have it, my response.  No doubt interesting reading as you
say for your readers, as well as mine in Scanner.

Have a nice day.  

|1-Norman/Telescan