General Notes
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The lead feature is down as 9 pages, organised as:

DPS DPS RH DPS RH LH


I have provisionally divided them up as follows:

(1-2)
Main introduction, including  large into pic.

(3-4)
An example of how to create a multimedia system.
This spread will consists of example screens for an
application. Pictures will radiate from a central image, and
there will be lengthy captions. Text will run around the
edges.

(5-6)
Reviews of graphics related equipment

(7-8)
Reviews of sound related equipment

(9)
General jargon, contact numbers, comparison charts.


There are four file archives, each sent separately:


intro			- the introduction
author.lha		- the example application
reviews1.lha 	- the graphics and sound kit
review2.lha		- software reviews, comparisons and details


The main point of this lead feature is how to go about
writing a multimedia application. Unlike last months Scala
advert, this is about actually and practically using
existing products to make something useful. The 'something'
could be a game or it could be commerical project. The focus
is actually *doing it*.


Although current state-of-the-art hardware is reviewed,
emphasis is also given to cheaper (or free) alternatives via
the 'Bargain boxouts'.


                       Design Notes 
                   (to be freely ignored)
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If possible, I would like the design to reflect a consistant
approach across all the 9 pages. I know this isn't easy..
The subect is multimedia, and a common occurance in these
hypermedia type thingies are control buttons on the screen,
rather like video-tape controllers. How about placing these
buttons at the bottom of each page, almost as though the
article itself where a hypermedia application which the
reader was viewing?