Little Bits
By Andrew Roughan
Copyright (c) 1996 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
o The Apple II is reborn! Tiger Electronics, a toy company in the US, has announced a new computer based on Apple II technology for release in November. The Tiger Learning Computer is a miniturised Apple IIe which reads programs from cartridges and uses the TV as the display device. The computer was on display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo during June in Los Angeles. The computer will retail for around US$150 and is aimed at the young teen market as a first computer. The release rights to 50 programs have already been secured, including titles from Optimum, MECC, and Scholastic.
Tiger Electronics, Inc.
980 Woodlands Pkwy
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-913-8100
o Brutal Deluxe, who produced The Tinies and Cogito, are close to finishing a new game for the Apple IIgs. However, while their previous games have been made available as Freeware, the next release will be a "Limited Edition" only available to those who purchased their Convert 3200 product. Joe Kohn, of Shareware Solutions II and distributor of Convert 3200, stated that Brutal Deluxe want to thank those who supported them by buying Convert 3200. The game will be sold for US$5.
o Ninjaforce have also announced that they are close to completing a new game. A screen shot from the game was distributed over the internet and is available for downloading from the Apple II BBS. The screen shot is of a similar layout to The Tinies. Not to be outdone, another European development group, formerly known as BrainStorm Software, have announced their Apple IIgs emulator for the Power Macintosh line. Read all about it elsewhere in this magazine!
o The Rumourmatic(tm) has been working overtime on the Comp.Sys.Apple2 newsgroup. What do you make out of these two recent messages?
From: wily@svpal.svpal.org (Paul Creager)
Subject: Re: GUS for trade
Date: 18 Jun 1996 20:37:35 GMT
Charles A. Plater (cplater@rattlehead.pass.wayne.edu.) wrote:
: In article <4q5jb1$q8n@star.epix.net>
: David F. Bills <dfbills@syr.edu> writes:
: > I would be willing to trade my copy of GUS for a fresh copy of
: > AppleWorksGS and any good game. Please respond to me personally for
: > information.
: GUS is NOT something that can be traded. No one outside of Apple and
: their BETA testers should have a copy.
I'll bite: what is GUS?
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From: Darren J. CEO <rocketusa@delphi.com>
Subject: Re: GUS for trade
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 96 22:47:40 -0500
Gus is fun to play with, but I'd still rather have my IIgs (home) separate from my Power Mac (work) - not that I am admitting that I have a copy of Gus...
o Digisoft Innovations will still be accepting software for inclusion on the sequel to the Golden Orchard CD ROM until late August. Jim Maricondo is aiming for a Christmas release.
o The Shareware Solutions II Home Page now includes a complete mini-index of all 30 issues of Stack Central/Studio City. http://www.crl.com/~joko
o There is a new web site for Eamon adventure games which includes reviews from the EAG newsletter. Your favorite game can even be downloaded. http://www.ecnet.net/users/mumbv/pages/eamon/index.shtml
o GS/TCP author Derek Taubert, is busily finishing his thesis and is about to relocate to start a new job. Once he settles down (late August) he intends to finish the documentation and decide how to package everything for distribution. The latest Juiced.GS issue has an indepth interview with Derek.
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