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NEW AMIGAVISION (TM) FEATURES MAKE CREATIVITY EASIER West Chester, PA, October 8, 1991 — AmigaVision (TM), an icon-based authoring language used to create multimedia programs complete with sound, animation, pictures and video, has been enhanced by Commodore Business Machines, Inc. New AmigaVision features facilitate the creation of sophisticated multimedia presentations and innovative interactive applications. According to David J. Archambault, director of business markets, the new features are part of Commodore's ongoing enhancement program for the Amiga computers. A key feature of the new AmigaVision 1.70Z, upgraded from the earlier 1.53G version, is the ability to chain applications together with a simple icon control. John Campbell, director of applications development, says the new chaining feature will allow users to manage applications in smaller, modular programs and to extend memory usage. Additional new features include an upgraded standard music file with improved support for tempo, dynamics and chords, and new video device drivers including ones for the Panasonic OMDR and Pioneer 8000 laserdisc players and the NEC PC VCR. AmigaVision 1.70Z also lets the user drive additional peripherals out of the serial port and offers six new functions in the expression editor. Campbell says that the AmigaVision manual and example disks have been revised to include new application and presentation development sample programs. AmigaVision currently is bundled with the company's Amiga 3000 series computers. In addition, it can be purchased as a standalone unit for $149.95 (MSRP) for use with other Amiga computers. The standalone package includes four diskettes and the user's manual. The AmigaVision 1.70Z upgrade is available to current owners by sending their original program disk and a check for $35.00 to: Commodore Business Machines AmigaVision Upgrade P.O. Box 18370 Memphis, TN 38181 Commodore Business Machines, Inc., based in West Chester, PA,