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#WOC Toronto Report p3

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#80539From: Don SuhrDec 6, 1992 11:35 PM

– CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Moonlighter software was showing Ami-Back but didn't have a release date set yet for Ami-Tools… Scala was running demos all thru the Con on the use & functions of the Scala software. Soft-Logik was showing Pagestream 2.2 & Art Expression, their structured drawing program, and were demoing typeSMITH "The professional Amiga outline font editor" which can create & load Pagestream fonts, PS fonts and Compugraphic fonts for use with Professional Page, Professional Draw and Workbench 2 and 3, due to be released in January. Extras: ——The Virtuality system was being shown, and Con attendees were given about five minutes to experience this for themselves. The only drawback was the size of the line… Commodore was showing a video of their past advertising campaigns for the C64 & A1000… Some of which were very good, and some which seemed to try and do anything but show the machine… I have to admit I got goosebumps seeing the original A1000 ad (Commodore should try to re-use the idea, but with showing the system more than the scenery)… ——————————————————————-Disclaimer: Iam not affiliated with any companies mentioned, but this file may be subject to my own, and perhaps flawed, perceptions. Don Suhr 73117,1337 ——————————————————————–

#80616From: Betty Clay/SYSOPDec 7, 1992 6:54 PM

Don, Thanks for taking time to write and send up this report on the WOC, Toronto. We were all wondering what was happening there. —Betty

#80628From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPDec 7, 1992 7:28 PM

Thanks for the report Don! Steve

#80828From: Art SteinmetzDec 9, 1992 12:51 PM

Gold Disk is supporting Soft Logik's Hotlinks? Fascinating. — Art

#80830From: Don SuhrDec 9, 1992 1:38 PM

No, Gold Disk also uses a process they call hot-links, that they use in a similar fashion… However it is a different product. Don Suhr 73117,1337

#81130From: Brian CowanDec 12, 1992 12:34 AM

The two should get together. We need a STANDARD way of supporting this kind of data sharing. The clipboard "standard" just doesn't compare very well to Windows' OLE, or the Mac's Publish and Subscribe. // Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot….. \X/

#81330From: Paul GerhardtDec 13, 1992 8:23 PM

Brian We DO have Publish and Subscribe. The system was given to the Amiga community by SoftLogik. Developer kits are fre for the downloading. And SoftLogik will soon release a networkable version! IMHO CBM should jump on this and incorperate in the OS. …AutoPilot Engaged… -Paul-

#81356From: Black Belt SystemsDec 14, 1992 12:16 AM

Imagemaster also supports HotLinks. :^) –Ben …via AutoPilot

#81495From: Paul GerhardtDec 15, 1992 5:43 PM

Ben, Oh yeah, I forgot about that! But I still think CBM should adopt SoftLogik's Hot>>Links the way they did Arexx. They complement each other, and with both Arexx and Hot>>Links no other OS could come close to AmigaDos in terms of flexibility and connectivity. BTW I have just started trying to put together a script for the IM sequence processor that will clip a section of the screen, clear the screen to black, and stamp the clip back down centered vertically. The goal: to create letterbox style anims. This should be simple, but it is also my first attempt at a script, so we'll see. . . …AutoPilot Engaged… -Paul-

#81554From: Black Belt SystemsDec 16, 1992 2:18 AM

Sounds good – let me know if you need a nudge or a hint. –Ben …via AutoPilot

#81645From: Paul GerhardtDec 16, 1992 7:56 PM

Thanks Ben, I will. …AutoPilot Engaged… -Paul-