+-----------------------------+ | +-------------------------+ | | | | | | | Compu-Ads Disk | | | | ============== | | | | | | | | By Paul Etheridge | | | | | | | +-------------------------+ | +-----------------------------+ Disclaimer ========== I take NO responsibility for any litigation arising as a result of the use of any of the submissions on this disk. All the people who have made a submission have declared that they will take full responsibility for any litigation, and therefore any complaints should be made to them and not to me. Compu-Ads ========= This disk is PD and can be distributed freely. But no files may be altered or deleted without the expressed permission of the person who submitted the ad, or me! The disk will be recompiled once every month or when ever I have enough ads to fill one disk. This disk is a noticeboard for anyone who wants to advertise anything or who would like to know if anyone has a certain item for sale. It is just like the `Reader`s Ads` column in many magazines. If you would like to have an ad displayed on this disk, then please write to:- Paul Etheridge (PS) 67 Chaveney Rd Quorn Leicestershire LE12 8AB Please enclose your + name, + address, + evening telephone number, + the declaration (Read on...), + the size of the submission in k (This is the size of the ad PLUS the size of all the needed files!), + the list of files that it needs to run, + what catagory the ad comes under, + and of course the fee. (Read on...) + A 3.5in DDDD disk must contain the Ad, and ALL the files it needs to run. Declaration =========== If you decide to place an ad on the Compu-Ads disks, you must include a copy of the following declaration... `I know what copyright is and I will be responsible for any litigation arising from breech of copyright or for any other reasons, as a result of using my submission. Date: Signed:` The Ad ====== The ad can be any sort of file you like, it can be an IFF picture or an ASCII text file or an IFF animation or a program. It can be anything as long as you supply the files it needs to run. The icon of the ad can be what ever you want, if you do not supply an icon the default `Compu-Ads` icon will be used. To help you, the Compu-Ads disks will always contain:- GoWB - Loads Workbench EndCLI - Closes a CLI/Shell CD - Sets directory Assign - Assigns Directories Echo - Displays text MMPP - to display text files PPshow - to display IFF files PPanim - to play animations PowerPacker.library - needed for the above 3 files. The fee for an ad on one disk is just 5p per 1k! So for example you could have a 47,104 character text file for just £2.50! For a better example, this file would cost just 35p because it is 7k long! (Not including the icon) The 5 catagories for an ad are:- Hareware - Any hardware for sale Software - Any software for sale, games, utils etc Wanted - If a specific item is wanted Misc - Anything else Program - Your own games or utils or demos, PD or shareware. Once the ad has been put on to the Compu-Ads disk, your disk will be returned to you by post. The Compu-Ads disk will be sent to `17-bit Software`, `PD-Soft` and `United PD`, which are all large and reputable PD stockists. Compatibility ============= The disk will be compiled on an A500+ but the ad does not neccessarily need to be compatible with the A500+, but it is more to you advantage that your ad is compatible with as many types of Amiga as possible, so more people will see your ad. If you know your ad will not work on some Amigas e.g. You use 256 coloured pictures, then please tell me. Also if your ad needs some sort of hardware caould you also tell me so I can put a list of what each ad needs and what makes of Amiga it is compatible with. Hints.... ========= - Remember to include your name and addres on the ad, because I will NOT act as your postman if you forget! - Remember that the more eye-catching your icon looks, the more likely poeple are going to double-click on it! - If you want to put a Shareware or PD game, util or demo on this disk, that is fine. A way to work out how many people found out about it from the Compu-Ads disk is to just change the name on the address to send it to, for example:- Paul Etheridge (CA) 67 Chaveney RD..... That way you know that who ever sent you the letter, read your ad on the Compu-Ads disk!! - The bigger, brighter, bolder your ad looks the more likely people are going to remember it! A funny animation ALWAYS sticks in the mind! - Remember most magazine ads are priced at about 30p per word. With the 5p per 1k fee you can have a document this size for just 35p!, so you can afford to be extravagent! - Just be imaginative, a ray-traced picture will gain more replies than an ASCII file! - Try and make your ad compatible with as many makes of Amiga as possible because that way many more people will be able to see you ad. Also try and create it on a machine that alot of people will have, i.e. don`t make it on a 4000-040 with 16mb of Ram, an accelerator, graphics card etc because nobody else will be able to view the ad! - If you do receive any interested people as a result of your ad on this disk please let me know how many because I would like to know what responce this disk is getting. Thank You! Amiga is a registered trademark of Commodore-Amiga Inc. Commodore is a registered trademark of Commodore Electronics Ltd