The Editorial Page
THE EDITORIAL PAGE
Finally, the wait is over and good old Amiga is purchased. Since
there are already TONS of text files floating around about the C= buyout I
have no intentions of carrying on in there about it. Instead I am including
the very well written Amiga Report Special Edition to catch everyone up on
the C= situation. I have much more important things to discuss other than
rehashing old news.
This issue is a special one. We are now located on the Internet. It
may not sound like much, but a lot of people have put a lot of time and
effort into making this transition, and I want to thank everyone for their
personal contributions to the move. You are not forgotten. More about the
internet in the net WELCOME TO THE INTERNET column. Die hard Dispatch
readers will notice the absence of the HARDWARE REVIEWS column. The
reasoning is quite good, I cannot afford the latest hardware and we are
still not yet big enough to warrant major companies sending the stuff to us
for review, sooooo.... Until that time comes, we will keep you hot on the
Internet instead.
So, you are wondering what DUP thinks about the new buyout? Well,
here is what I think. ESCOM has the power to bring the Amiga back, or to
finish her off. The worst part is that I feel for some reason that the
descision has already been made and we will have to just wait and see what
it is. ESCOM seems to have a good future and with any luck, the Amiga will
be part of it. Regardless of the descision, the Amiga will live on for at
least a few more years and DUP along with her. With any luck, the Amiga
will be back with a vengence and a slick new process- or and the hottest OS
on the planet. Already rumors of a new FMV card are on the horizon. Be
sure to check out the rest of the newsletter to learn more about it!
Finally, the last thing on the list. One more plead (then I will
leave you all alone) for you all to start supporting the developers. It is
going to be a trying time for developers for awhile until ESCOM shifts into
high gear and gets products out the door. Remember, good shareware
developers go on to become good commercial developers so don't forget them
when you spend the cash to pick up Image FX 2.0 or plop down the mucho
denaro for Final Writer. If you want more CD development, get a CD32
compatible drive and start buying the stuff. Money talks. Write to or send
E*Mail to some of these big guys and TELL them how much you want to get good
stuff like a Wordsworth CD chock full of fonts and clip art. Developers
listen. In the new column for the Internet we will try and provide you with
E*mail addresses that you can use to get heard. I was talking to a guy from
VISION software (yes, one more chance to plug ROADKILL - C'mon go buy the
thing) and he said they actually LOST money on Roadkill and that to me is
totally amazing. For a change a great game finally poked its nose up and
everyone is either pirating it or missing it. They are already making
tracks (no pun intended) to the PC realm with Super Skidmarks II and other
product. Let's not give them the TIME to write for other platforms. Give
them the incentive to ONLY make Amiga products. Don't let these talented
companies get away!
Enjoy the newsletter and you all have my best wishes for the
future!
- Shane R. Monroe
Dark Unicorn Productions