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From: phil@s3sun.ARPA (Phil Cohen)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: save your money
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Date: Thu, 26-Dec-85 02:11:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 26 02:11:16 1985
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Summary: Be smart when you spend your money.


Dear Fellow Amiga Pioneers,

Besides not getting ripped off by Tekmar, be careful not to get less 
than you pay for when purchasing software.

A lot of titles are starting to appear in the stores now and many of 
them are bunk.  

Make sure the program is written especially for the Amiga.
If it is a quick port of Mac or other software, it may not
correctly support multi-tasking or make good use of the Amiga
hardware.

For example, Textcraft is a total pile.  I would not pay $10
for it.  It not only hangs your system while printing, but there is no
way to get back to the workbench without exiting the application.
As far as I can tell, this is a sign of shoddy workmanship.  NO EXCUSE!

Likewise, Graphicraft is dog doo when compared to Deluxe Paint and they are
about the same price.

I bought Deluxe Paint and it is a bargain at $80.  

Also, I saw a "Terminal Emulator" that did not emulate ANYTHING for
$60.  The 1.1 Basic disk has a "demo" program that does this for free,
and you get source.  I am using it now to read news and it works well
at 1200 baud.

Please don't get ripped off...it just encourages the slime 
that are trying to pass off this early, bunk software.

Enjoy!
Phil Cohen