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From: U3364521@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Lou Cavallo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Coupon Book -- input needed...(LONG)
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Date: 8 Dec 90 14:48:46 GMT
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G'day,

Ethan Solomita (es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu ) writes:

>    Commodore is looking for input/discussion as to ideas for products
> to be included in a "coupon book" directed towards college/university
> students and faculty (including K-12). 

I hope commentary from non US sources (such as myself) can be helpful.

>    Please try not to suggest every product on the face of the earth,
> as will probably happen. Try to think of what the BEST and most USEFUL
> products would be to college students and faculty members.

A temptation almost impossibly difficult to resist. ;-)

                                    . . .

I assume a basic divide and conquer strategy would be applied if the end goal
would be to try to cater for most academic disciplines. { Perhaps not each of
the disciplines that could be a too ambitious/fragmentary approach.}

Perhaps a suggested list of disciplines (or groups of them) should be sugges-
ted.  I'm not sure what to suggest here as I'm not in/from the US.

                                    . . .

I reiterate previous suggestions of AmigaTeX and for Amiga related books (the
suggestion would probably be best if it entitled one to discounts from a book
publisher rather than for specific books such as the RKM's).

I've waited (I'm still waiting) a long time to be able to afford AmigaTeX and
I would be jealous of my American Amiga counterparts if they could get it for
cheaper. :-)

                                    . . .

Suggestions:

Deluxe Paint III for creative arts programs.
some form of Ray Tracing package
Deluxe Video {multimedia needs? is AmigaVision all one needs? :-)}
Distant Suns
the successor for Doug's Maths Aquarium.
Amiga Maple (it is probably too expensive even with discount but ...)
the Video Toaster {yeah! :-)}

I'll quit here. I am suggesting every product on earth! :-)

Disclaimer: I do *not* own these programs.  I'm suggesting those that the net
Amiga community seem to have recommended (as per my recollections). Of course
anyone should feel free to object and perhaps a consensus will emerge as to
the most suitable product for various academic disciplines.

                                    . . .

Ah Question please (apologies to Charlie Chan fans): how many coupons will be
available in the booklet??  Suggestions may be limited if people are thinking
that only a small number of coupons (and hence a small number of suggestions)
are in the works.

yours truly,
Lou Cavallo.