Musings from a Notebook
the realms of impossibility. Until that point, AmigaForever is most definitely the way to go, though it's unfortunate that Win98 will have to remain on the laptop. Any plans for a Linux, Amie or Neutrino port Cloanto?
What this provides me with is a complete Amiga I can take with me anywhere - work, home, abroad. The A4000 in its hulkingly cool PowerTower just doesn't slip nicely into a rucksack. Instead, the laptop and AmigaForever will allow me to take my Amiga, plus applications and data, with me when I take a 4 week tour of the western pacific region during late June and July. More importantly, AmigaForever's TCP/IP support will allow me to keep in contact via e-mail and even write and submit an article on my experiences for a future Suite101.com article. All without leaving my favourite OS and applications behind - which is just as well considering I have two years' worth of e-mails tucked away on my copy of Microdot-II. I'm very much a wired person these days, since it provides contact with friends, family and acquaintances across the globe - four weeks without it would be almost isolation ;-)
It might also encourage me to upgrade my copy of Scala and use it for those irregular presentations in the office I have to make from time to time. But I digress...
The other thing I've been meaning to mention is the distinct apathy when it comes to showing off what the Amiga still has in terms of developments. Okay, the hardware and software scene isn't exactly at its peak, but there's still a lot of excellent stuff being done out there. Yet very few actually get publicised, it's almost like most developers are embarrassed to show their work to potential customers. The remaining Amiga print magazines seem to receive barely a fraction of the work out there, and the websites and fanzines are just as bad. Developers wonder why they can't sell as much as they used to, users wonder why there isn't as much out there - and no it's not entirely the fault of the small user base or piracy, though those are certain factors that cannot be ignored at all.
If you've developed something I urge you to submit your press releases and products to whatever resources are currently available - print and web magazines, related newsgroups and mailing lists (always check the regulations for a list before posting - if in doubt ask), websites and user groups. Software and hardware need review copies, with coverdisks and Aminet being two potential goldmines for demos and shareware. If you
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