HELP!!!
Ken, I was just like you about a year and a half ago, with a stock Amiga 1000.
Without an upgrade it will be difficult to run anything current on your
computer, but an old program called Scribble works as a good processor if you
can find it. For GIF files you'll need either a PD program that will run it, or
something like Art Department Pro which probably wouldn't run on a stock 1000
anyway. If you're into beefing up the 1000, you can still do that too but it's
getting very difficult to find these upgrades since they quit making the 1000
some years ago. There are some GIF viewers I think here on the forum somewhere
for the Amiga but you'll have to decompress the file with an archiver type
thing. I've only managed this a few times myself so you may want to check with
a Sysop. If you aren't familiar with the Amiga, you'll need to check out
Amazing Com- puting, (an Amiga mag), or AmigaWorld. Both are generally avail-
able in larger newstands. I've upgraded my 1000 and like it a lot. It can be
upgraded to the point you can run a lot of great software, everything up to the
AGA stuff. It's a good machine.