Editorial

Well, this is an exciting issue of SynTax for me - and I hope for
you too. Firstly, it's the first one which is also being emailed
to subscribers. I contacted as many people by email as I could to
let them know that I was doing it, but if for some reason you got
missed out and you want to change to the emailed version, just let
me know. It is sent out zipped with clear instructions, and costs
50p less per issue than the disk version, so if you want to swap,
I'll credit you for the appropriate amount against your next sub.

Secondly, I decided I'd also like to give SynTax a higher profile
on line, and have paid 'real' money for a proper web site. I
haven't (as yet) had time to put anything up there, but its URL is
http://www.syntax2000.co.uk - all the 'syntax' sites had gone and
I thought the 2000 would be easy to remember! I would like to put
some downloads up on the site eventually, the PD version, and the
SynDex, but I don't want to do anything at the expense of
subscribers. I don't know how possible it is to password-protect
some areas so that only subscribers can reach them ... but I hope
that my plans for the site will eventually bring in more readers
and make SynTax better and more enjoyable for everyone. If anyone
has any suggestions, please let me know. Some that were given when
I was asking about the email version, are printed in this issue's
'Letters' section.

The programs being given with each issue are proving to be very
popular but Jean Childs suggested that the programs on the disk
should be pointed out a bit clearer somewhere in the magazine.  So
from now on, they will be noted in the Index for the paper version
and the menu for the disk version.

I've almost finished Pandora's Box - reviewed this issue - and
can't recommend it highly enough for anyone who enjoys visual
puzzles. Ditto for The Sims ... brilliant programming and
immensely entertaining. I've been twiddling with an Infocom
emulator for the Psion 3a so that I can take it on holiday with me
and will write about that next issue. I am very grateful to
everyone who contributes to SynTax but must say that there is a
particular shortage of reviews so please, please, PLEASE ... if
you're playing ANY game, don't be shy, do write something for me
to print in a future issue.

                                                  Sue















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