AssignPrefs V1.0: Assigns Preferences ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the first public release of my new Assigns preferences program. It belongs in your Preferences drawer, along with all your other Prefs programs, and allows you to add, delete, or modify assigns in your system at any time. Operation is pretty straightforward: just click on "Add" on the Assign side to add an assign, and "Add" on the destination side to point the new assign where it belongs. Also, dragging a disk or drawer icon into the window will cause a new destination to be added, if you wish. When saved, AssignPrefs will not only save the assigns to ENVARC:, but will also place an icon in your WBStartup drawer to enable the system to automatically perform your assigns upon a reboot. Multiple assigns are supported, although deferred and path assigns are not. If you need that stuff, break down and use the Shell. :-) The Shell template for AssignPrefs ("USE/S,PUBSCREEN/K") allows you to load and use the default assigns and specify the public screen upon which to open, respectively. Likewise, the PUBSCREEN tooltype also allows you to specify any public screen you wish the program to open on. About AssignPrefs (easier to say!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AssignPrefs is CollegeWare! As much as I hate to grovel like this, I will soon be unable to continue writing software if my present financial condition remains as it has. I really, really want to continue writing great and useful software for the Amiga, and I've begun to set my sights higher than mere small utilities. But I definitely do not have enough time to balance an engineering curriculum, a part-time job, and programming into any remotely realistic schedule. I'd much rather stay home and program than work at a convenience store in Philadelphia. :) With your support, I'll be able to continue writing great Amiga software. I have some GREAT ideas for the future (almost all of them AGA-related in some way), but I need you to make it happen! A small donation (heck, if ten people send $10, I may break even with Bell of PA!) would be very much appreciated. Also, any bug reports should be sent to the below address. Mail: GEnie: Chris Papademetrious CHRIS.P [Chrispy] 306 Summit Drive Ephrata, PA 17522 About Amiga Resource ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's a special magazine out there which many people may not be aware of. Personally, it's my favorite magazine because it covers all the bases that the average Amiga user needs. I've asked Denny Atkin, the editor, for some information on it so I could pass it on to you. But trust me on this: take the plunge! -*- We're a special edition of COMPUTE Magazine includes everything you find in the newsstand edition of COMPUTE (which is mostly PC-oriented, although there are a number of things of interest to Amiga users such as monitor and printer reviews, as well as industry articles), and a special 32-page all-Amiga section. Among our regular monthly columnists are such well-known Amiga names as Sheldon Leemon, Jim Butterfield, Mark R. Brown, Oran J. Sands, Mike Nelson, Peggy Herrington, Steven Worley, Nick Sullivan, and Chris Zamara. Other writers who've recently done features for the Amiga section of COMPUTE include Mike Sinz, Dave Haynie, Mort Kevelson, David Sears, and Denny Atkin. Amiga Resource is only available in special editions of COMPUTE at select newsstand outlets, including Software Etc., CompUSA, and BizMart, as well as some Amiga dealers such as Creative Computers. But there's a better deal--for just over the price of three issues on the newsstand, you can get a year's subscription (12 issues) of COMPUTE with Amiga Resource. Just call 800-727-6937 and ask for the Amiga edition of COMPUTE. (Make sure they confirm they have you down for the Amiga edition.) Tell them the subscription offer you have is for $9.97/year, and if they ask for a number from the bottom corner of the subscription card, give them the code K9CT0. It takes 4-6 weeks to get your first issue. If you have any problems receiving the correct edition of the magazine, please call the the 800 number listed above and they'll straighten it out. Also, though, feel free to contact me if they're not resolved to your satisfaction,