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From: phil@rice.edu (William LeFebvre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AmigaWorld: More ARexx compatible programs
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Date: 4 Oct 88 19:12:40 GMT
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I just got the November issue of AmigaWorld in my mailbox yesterday
(that's strange...didn't we just start October?) and I saw a few things
that were relevant to recent discussions in this group.

There is a rather nice article about ARexx.  Anyone that is still
wondering what it is and what it does for you might do well to read it.
It lists some programs that support ARexx (including AmigaTEX [sic], the
first time I've ever seen AmigaWorld make a reference to that fine
product).

I also saw an advertisement for Superbase and Superplan that says
"Superbase Professional and Superplan now support ARexx".  So add those to
the list.  And didn't someone recent comment that it would be nice if
there was a spreadsheet with an ARexx port?  Well, that's Superplan (if
you can afford it....although I guess $150 is reasonable for a
spreadsheet).

There's also a short article in the Notepad about the Sony Jumbotron
scoreboard at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium.  Seems that it's programmed and
driven by three Amigas!  A 500, 1000, and 2000.  Guess where Super Bowl
XXIII is being held?  Miami!  Wouldn't it be just absolutely great if the
network covering the game decided to do a short feature on the scoreboard?
Can't someone convince them to do that?  P-p-p-p-p-p-p-please?  If
Commodore could afford Super Bowl advertising time, it would be ideal to
advertise during that game and make sure that the ads pointed out what was
driving the scoreboard.  The Amiga is not just programming it, folks.  The
board is hooked up directly to an Amiga and it is running it directly
(well, at least according to the article).

Finally, does anyone know who won the AmigaWorld contest?  My copy of the
mag says (pg. 76) that it was won by none other than "That lucky person's
name" from a place called "and home town".  Sounds like someone forgot to
make a few important changes before shipping data to the typesetter!
Sigh.  We weren't called, so I guess we should unpack our bags, huh?

			William LeFebvre
			Department of Computer Science
			Rice University
			<phil@Rice.edu>