SYSTEMS NEWS...SYSTEMS NEWS...SYSTEMS 
   SYSTEMS NEWS...SYSTEMS NEWS...SYSTEMS 
                                         
                                         
 Would you believe it? The entire issue  
 10 magazine passed by without a mention 
 of 8-bit's very own SYSTEMS programs!   
 Jokes aside though, I did promise to    
 keep members up-to-date with            
 developments, and this is exactly what I
 intend to do. Any new members who joined
 after 10th March will not have the      
 SYSTEMS programs, so for the benefit of 
 those, the SYSTEMS Server is a disc file
 database and management system that     
 stores details of your disc-based       
 software on one single DFS or ADFS disc.
 Unlike previous programs of it's kind,  
 the SYSTEMS Server has been Tailor-made 
 with "file management" in mind. For     
 example, details of all your programs   
 are entered in the Server and stored on*
 -Blank- A     

 program, Server will search, locate     
 and display the entered details, and    
 then offer loading of the program       
 through a loading gateway. ADFS users   
 benefit most from it because it provides
 easy loading through the tangles of     
 directories, thus making loading as easy
 as a normal DFS file. It provides an    
 easy and trouble-free way of creating   
 records, amending, making notes,        
 altering directory paths, classifying   
 filetypes etc. Should any newer member  
 want more information, write to the     
 usual address.                          
                                         
 Version 5 of the SYSTEMS server has now 
 been piloted amongst approximately 12   
 members, and a few bugs have been       
 identified which were mainly due to the 
 program failing to load on Masters.     
 Contrary to publication in Issues 7 and 
 8, it has been decided NOT to launch   *
 -Blank- 

 not significantly improved enough to    
 benefit the time and costs involved. A  
 lot of lessons have been learnt from the
 pilot version, and most of these lessons
 were learnt from the detailed comments  
 and suggestions recieved from members on
 both Version 4 and Version 5(pilot)     
 programs.                               
                                         
 I would like to say a big Thank You at  
 this point to Mr. Frederick Nevin from  
 Crawcrook, Newcastle Upon Tyne. His     
 detailed letters containing his findings
 when using the Server have provided a   
 superb standing for the development of  
 Version 6 software (details below).     
 Thanks for your time, effort and        
 determination which is much appreciated.
                                         
 After much time, I am please to say that
 Version 6 is almost ready. Unlike       
 previous versions, it will be different*
 -Blank- 

 complete "front end" menu bar system.   
 There will be little learning needed as 
 the program itself will guide you       
 through the various steps that need to  
 be taken. ADFS users are paramount in   
 this new version, with many more new    
 features incorporated especially for    
 ADFS users. If you thought previous     
 versions of Server didn't quite meet    
 your needs, hang on for Version 6 and   
 you'll be pleasantly surprised.         
                                         
  NOW HERE COMES THE REAL NEWS...        
 I have been approached by a mail-order  
 software company who has plans to sell  
 this new version of SYSTEMS Server.     
 Therefore, the program will NOT be      
 Public Domain, and will instead be a    
 commercial profit-making piece of       
 software. The full piece of software    
 will not be avaliable on any P.D. or    
 Shareware Libraries.                   *
 -Blank- 

 who joined on or before Issue 4 will be 
 entitled to a free complimentary copy   
 of the program.                         
 All other members and non-members will  
 be charged  5 per copy should they      
 require one. More details will be made  
 avaliable as I get them, but in the     
 meantime I propose the launch date will 
 be April/May 1991. A cut-down version   
 will be made SHAREWARE so non-members   
 can try before you buy.                 
 Watch this space for further            
 developments.                           
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
 -Blank-