#Software lists
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Andy Nicola has been maintaining an ST software list on the Atari Developer's
Forum, and it is up to 1,100+ entries. I'd like to see a similar list for the
Amiga. Commodore claims "350+" titles. I know that's a severe underestimate,
but I don't have a list to back the feeling up.
(4-hour pause between first and second paragraphs). Just had a long
COnference with a bunch of people. I hear CBM was giving out two
software/hardware lists at CES, one 40 pages and the other 1/2" thick. I'm
going to try to find out how to get those from CBM.
Meanwhile, I think it would be a great idea to have a user-supported list of
all available software. Rick Rae was doing it for a while, but he seems to
have stopped — and his list was never kept very up to date (which isn't a
disparaging comment… just the truth. Software lists are a PITA to maintain).
Would someone like to take it on? I would but A) I don't have time and B) I'm
lousy at organization. And C) I don't have local dealers worth a d***.
Someone take this worthy task on, please… >Bela<
Bela,
Yeah, I was doing it for a while, but for a different reason. Back then we
were all gunshy about Ami, and were desperate to hear of anything available
_anywhere_. The main thrust behind that project was to have available a list
of what programs were available, but more importantly, when they were first
sighted and where. Thus, if you urgently needed a copy of XYZZY, you could
check the list and see that it had been available for two weeks from JK
Computers and give them a call. I dropped it when the situation stabilized to
the point that it just wasn't necessary.
Yes, you are correct, it is a _bear_ to maintain one of these. I was glad to
be rid of it, in all honest. (Hehe… and yes, it never was kept very up to
date; I'll readily grant you that.)
I too would be interested in seeing such a list, but IMHO I don't really see it
as being worth the effort. Unless it's loaded with info like the old Apple
directories, it may be useful for nothing more than a propaganda tool… "Look
at all the software available for the PLUGH ][". On the other hand, if someone
wants to dive in and do it, I won't begrudge them the pleasure! 8)
Nybbles!
Shades of Willie Crowther, you are an adventure fan no?
Bill,
The choices are NO_KEY (just hit the F-key), LEFT_AMIGA, CTRL, RIGHT_AMIGA,
and, yes, the LEFT_ALT key.
73, Kelly
Bill,
But of course! What true hacker ISN'T? I got hooked on an old PDP version,
and was latter selling, through my company, one of the first completely RAM
resident micro versions. It ran on 6800 adn 6809 machines, and fit completely
within about 40K of RAM. Other versions have since surpassed this, but at the
time it was an amazing feat of comression.
Unfortunately, I stumbled across a cheat book and read how to get the final
point before I realized what I was reading, but I did manage to get to 349
points on my own before then. The original Adventure still has a warm spot in
my heart.
Nybbles!
Richard:
You know Don Woods then? And maybe Walt Bilofski (which is probably
misspelled)? 73s,
bill
Bill,
Heck no, not personally. The version of Adventure I used to sell was only
derived from the original C&W program. It played 100% faithful to the
original, but had no connection with the first authors. Sorry if I gave you
that impression!
Rick
No problem Rick. I just thought that I might have made contact with someone
that actually knew those 'immortals!' 73s,
bill
Bela,
Here is a nice cop out.
Why don't we have a file that is supposed to be a list and have it say that
due to the very large abundance of Amiga software that nobody has the time
to implement the list and CIS doesn't have the room to store such a list!!
8) Kelly