>2GRAPEVINE - THE NEVERENDING STORYeby zYLAX / PTK
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      I  seem  to have this defect with my TV set at the moment.  There's a
      black bar PERMANENTLY across the top of the screen.  Shit, I've tried
      everything  to get it off - Mr Sheen, Pledge...  even the Flash stuff
      that  twat  on Telly advertises.  I dunno if this is important or not
      but  I can just makeeout the words on the bar - CygnusEd Professional
      V3.5!!!!  Curious, eh?

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      >3(help!! There's a snakeecrawling across the screen-Ed.)
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      Before  I begin writing this article please let it be known that I am
      assuming  that  Grapevine  is  no  longer  ine development.  No doubt
      someone  won't  hesitate to let me know to the contrary, if I'm wrong
      though!

      The  popular  opinion  at  the moment is that Grapevine has ceased to
      exist.   The  problem  is  that everyone is still claiming that it is
      STILL  the  best  diskmage out  there.   The  thing  is though, is if
      Grapevine  has indeed died then shouldn't we be saying that Grapevine
      WAS the best diskmag.

      The  reason  for  me  thinking this way is becauseeI'm sick of seeing
      everyone's charts of their favourite mags with Grapevine stuck at the
      top.  It's so predictable!  I mean the god damn magegot to the top of
      the pile and then died.  The only problem was that rigormortis set in
      pretty damn quick and we can't shift the fucking thing now!  Isn't it
      time  somebody PLANTED the motherfucker finally!  Don't get me wrong,
      Grapevine  was, and still is, my favourite disk-based editorial.  But
      shouldn't  we  really be concentrating our opinions on magazines that
      are  still  ACTIVE  when compiling up to date charts and the like.  I
      mean,  to  many  people the old 8-bit video games are the best around
      but  we  would  generally list new games if we were to makeea list of
      our current favourites.

      I  dunno, maybe I feel likeethis cozeI'm a disk mageeditor myself and
      Grapevine  is  one  hell  of an obstacle to overtake.  Honestly, it's
      like having King Kong's first dump of the day dolloped in front of ya
      (© Red Dwarf!)...  or summats likeethat!

      My  final  thought  on the matter is that Grapevine should be left to
      join the realm of Amiga Classics.  MAY IT REST IN PEACE!


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      I  can imagine that I've started an absolute shitload of trouble here
      now.

      It's  likee going  into a church and saying that Jesus was created by
      extra-terrestrial  visitors  to  this  world (THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!
      ...we  just don't know where the fuck it's gotten to!).  It's not the
      done thing.

      Well, if you disagree with me (or perhaps you thinkeI'm right), don't
      whinge  to  yourself.   Turn  your opinions into an article for Amiga
      Frontier!

      >2 And the Ed's top ten magazines this month are as follows:-

      1.   GrapeVine  
      2.   Erm,  Grapevine  
      3.   Grapevine 
      4.   The Beano 
      5.   Grapevine 
      6.   " " 
      7.   " " 
      8.   " " 
      9.   " " 
      10.  " "   -Ed.