CompuServe Thread

Amiga News needed!

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#132312From: Denny Atkin [COMPUTE/AmiFeb 15, 1994 10:00 PM
Folks, in case you don't know, in addition to being Entertainment Editor for the all-PC COMPUTE magazine by day and a busy freelancer for AmigaWorld by night, I also do a monthly column for the UK Magazine AMIGA COMPUTING called U.S. News. This column features news and previews of North American Amiga products. It's starting to get a bit harder to fill a page with news about American and Canadian Amiga products, so I thought I'd just drop a note to remind all the developers here that you should let me know about your products! I work on about a 7-week lead time, so if you have an upgrade or new program coming out sometime between the last month and the next two months, be sure to get in touch with me via E-Mail. Might just be able to get your product some overseas exposure!
#132860From: Lu BeranekFeb 20, 1994 5:10 AM
Have you heard about Grammas `Order Desk'? It appeared in one of their newsletters and they have always put out good stuff. I've never seen news or reviews about it though, must qualify for one of the great unknowns awards somewhere….
#132887From: Christopher TolmieFeb 20, 1994 9:35 AM
Gramma Software 206-363-6417 ask for Mike Gramma Software TechHelp 206-776-1253 ask for Richard Stockton distributed by Gramma Software. Tech HELP 206-776-1253 4pm-8pm pacific time Lu, I bought FRED and NAG from Gramma. FRED is a Speed Dialer, and NAG is an appointment reminder scheduler. There is also a couple other programs they've written, one of them is a building plans design program. I had a demo of it somewhere.
#133691From: Lu BeranekFeb 25, 1994 5:44 AM
I was thinking in particular of Order Desk from Gramma which seemed like one of the least known and potentially very prrograms around 🙂 I have FRED and NAG too, great programs and I hear that FLO (the floor plan layout program) is good. regards, Lu on AutoPilot downunder
#132912From: Denny Atkin [COMPUTE/AmiFeb 20, 1994 12:46 PM
Thanks for the heads-up. Back when I ran COMPUTE's Amiga Resource, I never was able to get eval copies of Gramma stuff to review. Unfortunately, their wonderful products (I'm a big fan on NAG, one of the first PIMs anywhere) have gotten almost no press because they don't seem to get eval copies to the publications. It's a shame. I'll contact Richard Stockton, though, and check out Order Desk. Thanks!
#133564From: SyndesisFeb 24, 1994 10:57 AM
Yes, but sending products to magazines doesn't guarantee any coverage whatsoever, and then there's companies like Hash Enterprises who had a long-time "no press copies" policy, but managed to survive and prosper…
#133628From: Denny Atkin [COMPUTE/AmiFeb 24, 1994 6:42 PM
Perhaps. But it generally only can help if you have a good product, assuming a responsible publication. I know my book finally started selling in Europe after Amiga Format gave it a 92% in November…
#133660From: Karl F. KugelFeb 24, 1994 10:55 PM
Say, weren't you supposed to be doing a sequel?