Editorial & News

Editorial

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Hello, hello to everyone out there in front of your monitors!

Yes, exactly, I mean you — the readers of SCENE+! Welcome to the year 1997. SCENE+ has now existed as a diskmag for exactly one year and continues to enjoy growing popularity, even if I am still missing a few dozen readers to reach at least the subscriber numbers of the SUC club — but that might still come. I don't know yet exactly how many readers I've carried over into the new year, as not all subscription fees have arrived yet, but I nevertheless hope that this year will be even better than the last. As always, I have two open ears for suggestions for improvement, two eyes to read your letters, and a brain to think through their feasibility.

That was the year 1996:

I would like to thank the following people for their help:

• WoMo Team, who still helps wherever possible despite their move and provides me with the latest demos.
• Johan Koning, who gives me a hard time by literally flooding the editorial desk with countless suggestions for improvement, making parts of my code difficult to reuse. Without your help, my mag certainly wouldn't look as good as it does now, so thank you and keep it up, Johan — I look forward to further suggestions if you have any.
• Thomas Eberle, who gave me the opportunity to present the paper magazine SCENE at the meeting in Filderstadt (1995); without that, SCENE+ wouldn't exist at all. Oh yes, thanks again for the trust, as I remember someone back then saying that SCENE wouldn't survive a single year, ha ha! Thomas, many thanks also for the help in the initial phase; it's a pity that it tapered off later!
• Guido Schell, who helped me out with his articles about the +D and placed the ad in CF reporting on my magazine.
• Illusion Team, who welcomed me and sent me all issues of ZX Land.
• Fudgepacker, who took over my UK distribution and always keeps me supplied with fresh PD software.
• Reb of Technium 220, for the help writing Legacy, as well as for the best PD games.
• Cat's Eye, for several game reviews.
• Peter Rennefeld.

...as well as several others who helped me with the diskmag.

NEWS

• FPD Newsletter is improving. Starting with issue 8, several changes are being introduced that can be described as major. I was already able to take a look at the unfinished version and was surprised by the new design. A lot has happened graphics-wise, and there is also a new section where all magazines, including SCENE+, are briefly reviewed. While not as detailed as in SGG Magazine, more magazines are covered. By the way, the FPD Newsletter is now indeed PD, so it can also be obtained via ASC. The quality is roughly on par with Sinclair Classic, meaning excellent.
• Saturn Software is releasing another new SAM Coupé game titled X-Sights (Cross-Sights), featuring 1,370 levels, Quazar Sound support, 6 different spaceships, and a password system. Price: £13.

• GRAFIX WIZARDS is bringing a utility pack for the Spectrum onto the market. The titles included are: AY Soundtracker music utility, Sprite Generator, Picpak (screen compressor), and Protext (text editor), for only £2.99 from:

  GRAFIX WIZARDS
  5 Helmsley Drive
  Eastwood, Notts NG16 3RS
  England

To wrap up, a little joke:

Clara comes home proudly from school:
— "Mom, today I was the only one in biology class who raised their hand!"
— "Really? And what did the teacher want to know?"
— "Who could bring a bug from home!"