Disk Maggie 22 by Reservoir Gods [web] & Maggie Team
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M a g g i e 2 2
Official release date 18th January 1997.
Blummin' heck, better keep this .readme down as I've just about
run out of space on this issue, on the ST version, space is *very*
tight indeed.. Still, a few things to say before I sign off for
Maggie 22..
A strange message from Leon to Arto..
Leon (Mr Pink) in his .readme text which came with his documents,
asked me to send exteneded to Arto for his hospitality on his
recent visit to Paris.. I'm not sure what 'exteneded' is, but I
assume that some sort of thanks are being transmitted to Arto, via
this issue of Maggie, and something went horribly wrong between
Leon's brain, and his keyboard.. I sympathise as it gets me all
teh time.. Anyway, thanks Arto, from Leon, Tash and Tat..
Unrealised and accidental tri-format compatibility..
(A good one, this..)
Yes, it is possible to get the ST Delta Force version of Maggie to
run on something other than a bog standard TOS based ST(e).. In
spite of our assumptions to the contrary, it seems that Maggie, or
the old style ST based New Mode of Delta Force version at least,
runs quite flawlessly under MagiC!!
I've seen it for myself on a MagiC 5 powered Falcon, and have been
told second hand that it works on MagiC Mac too.. A reappraisal of
what it might do on the PC version of MagiC is in order, as we
stupidly tried to run the single issue that we did with an intro
in recent memory (issue 21) which killed everything in sight (see
preview of MagiC PC in this issue for more details).. As MagiC PC
uses 68000 emulation, Maggie running on the PC can't be ruled
out!!
In all cases, Maggie still benefits from running under ST Medium
res (640 x 200, four colours) for you non-ST people out there..
Don't try this one with the Falcon shell, as this has too much
intimacy with the Falcon hardware to try to get it to cosy up to
other platforms..
Rich K. will let us know also how he gets on with running Maggie
under 'GEMulator' on the PC, which has a serious 68k emulation
component as well..
So, Maggie for ST, Falcon, Macintosh, and possibly PC too!!
Shows and stuff..
The next lot of Atari Shows have been confirmed as the last
weekend in April, at the same venues discussed in depth in our
show reports.. Mike Goodman is in charge once more..
Also, there will be a repeat of the popular and fun sounding
Nordic Atari Shows, a summer event for the Scandinavian Atari
scene..
Siliconvention, see the invitation text for more details.. We
might go, but not if Atari is poorly represented..
Some very last minute credits..
Thanks have to go to Shadows of Poland for supplying us with two
interviews they were going to use in their own diskmag, but passed
to us instead.. Keep up the good work on the demos!!
Also to John Summerfield (and his wife) who got the rather
spiffing Dave Encill interview..
And finally, we haven't really stressed enough the lovely original
cover picture, drawn by a 'back on the scene' Kev Dempsey (SH3),
although I hamfistedly grab back a share of that credit for
converting the Falcon based original to sixteen colours on the
ST.. The lovely multichannel music on the Falcon version of the
mag is all his too.. I couldn't convert that to the ST version, so
those readers will have to make do with a nice if already well
known Tao zik instead..
I'm really out of room now, time to go!!
CiH/Maggie Team - Jan '97
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