Aminet-CD-04

Short:        Aminet CD 4 index and description
Author:       umueller@wuarchie.wustl.edu (Urban Mueller)
Uploader:     umueller wuarchie wustl edu (Urban Mueller)
Type:         docs/lists
Architecture: generic

Aminet CD 4 contains 1.1 Gigabytes of freely distributable software,
The newest file included is dated Oct 8th. The space is used as follows:
  330M of software that has appeared since Aminet CD 3 (15-Jun-94)
  230M of modules (music)
  100M of top downloads (most frequently accessed files)

Those consist of:
  1700 Modules
  1600 Utilities
   250 Games
   100 Demos
    80 Animations


Access features:
- Amigaguide based user interface, allows easy unpacking and 
  viewing with a single mouse click
- Extensive search facilities. Finds words in descriptions and
  outputs matches as an index that allows direct viewing
- Many guides to the contents of the CD. E.g. top downloads lists,
  new software recommendations, and style sorted module lists


Changes since Aminet CD 3:
- Almost all of the contents. Less than 100M of the Aminet CD 4 
  contents were already found on CD 3, mostly top downloads
- Viewing programs are now configurable, ie you can pick your own
  module players and image viewers
- The search facility now accepts search patterns with wild cards
  (OS 2.0 required for this feature)
- An index of all earlier Aminet CD's exists and can be searched
  using the find tool
- There is now a BBS index files (files.bbs) in every bottom level
  directory
- There is now a module player that works under OS 1.3, ie you 
  can play the mods on CDTV (memory expansion recommended)
- Also included is a random player that plays music from the CD in
  the background


Availability:
- Germany/Europe: stefano@tchest.e.eunet.de    +49-201-788778
  Aminet Gold DM29.80 (includes Aminet donation), Aminet Share DM19.80
- USA/Canada:     fnf@amigalib.com             +1-602-917-0917
  Aminet Gold  $19.95 (includes Aminet donation), Aminet Share  $11.95