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- THE PENNINE AMIGA CLUB (GB) International User Group
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- The Club was formed in 1989 by three friends Who had been interested in all
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- kinds of Computers for quite some time.Since then,one of the Founder Members
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- has found other interests and has left the Club,but the other two are still
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- as keen as ever.
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- The original idea was to form a User Group to give help,advice and if
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- needed,moral support,and of course,to promote interest in all models of the
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- Amiga range.for a few months,things were very slow,in the first 10 months
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- We only got 53 Members,and most of these were from the Keighley Area,then
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- things really started to happen,We had enquiries from all over the place,
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- not just to join but also for help with this problem or that problem so We
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- decide that We had better sort out Who was going to do What.
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- Over the next 2+ years,the Club has gone from strength to strength,the
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- Membership has now reached over 800,and is still growing.We have Members in
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- Japan,Bahrain,Malaysia,all over Europe,all over the British Isles,and on to
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- Canada and America,We will in fact be opening a branch in Texas in july or
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- august this year.The Club is affiliated to B.A.C.C.and is regarded as one
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- of the more serious User Groups,and this gives Us some "Clout" with various
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- Suppliers Etc.
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- Because of the size and the area covered,We can not have meetings of
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- Members in one place so it was decided that the Club should be run locally
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- by Area Co-ordinators,these A/Cords could be the Area's contact with "Head
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- Office" and could also run Their local Pennine Group in any way that the
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- Local Members wanted.This system has been working now for over two years,
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- and seems to be O.K.but,of course,We are always open to ideas from anyone
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- for anything new which would improve the Club or the services We offer.
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- WHAT DOES IT COST TO JOIN THIS WONDERFUL GROUP???
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- Would You believe,it costs You NOTHING AT ALL to become a Member!!!!!
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- All You have to do is get in touch with ME by letter or phone (Please send
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- S.A.E.with Your enquiry for Membership form return). My address is at the
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- end of the file.
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- WHAT YOU GET FREE
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- MEMBERSHIP : A LIST OF SUPPLIERS WHO GIVE DISCOUNT TO MEMBERS : MEMBERSHIP
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- CARD TO IDENTIFY YOU TO THESE SUPPLIERS IF YOU GO THERE IN PERSON : A COPY
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- OF THE CLUB's P.D.LIST : ACCESS TO OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CLUB (IE.
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- Computer repairs,printer ribbon re-inking,The Club's We'll Find It For You
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- Service,this is to help You find a second hand item,or a new item either) :
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- TECHNICAL HELP WITH YOUR PROBLEMS : And Much,Much more......
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- WHAT YOU PAY FOR
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- YOU ONLY PAY FOR WHAT YOU BUY,THAT IS,IF YOU WANT DISKS IN BULK YOU CAN BUY
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- THEM WITH THE CLUB.ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE YOU NEED CAN USUALLY BE FOUND
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- AT ONE OF THE SUPPLIERS ON THE LIST,THESE YOU BUY YOURSELF DIRECT.SECOND
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- HAND EQUIPMENT,IF LOCATED BY THE CLUB MAY BE BOUGHT BY YOU DIRECT,OR MAY BE
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- BOUGHT BY THE CLUB ON YOUR BEHALF,IF THIS IS THE CASE,THE PRICE WILL BE THE
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- COST PRICE PLUS ANY EXPENCES INCURRED IN SECURING THE PURCHASE ie POSTAGE,
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- PHONE CALLS,AND OF COURSE,CARRIAGE TO YOU FOR THE ITEM(S) PURCHASED...
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- THE CLUB HAS AN UNDERSTANDING WITH TWO COMMERCIAL P.D.HOUSES,ONE IS CALLED
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- "BLITTERCHIPS" OF KEIGHLEY,AND THE OTHER IS "DISKOVERY" OF BRADFORD,BOTH
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- THESE GIVE MEMBERS 10% DISCOUNT OFF CURRENT PRICES.ALSO,DISKOVERY AND THE
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- CLUB DO A JOINT EFFORT CALLED CAT-A-MAG,THIS IS DISKOVERY'S CATALOGUE DISK,
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- BUT IT ALSO CONTAINS ITEMS FROM THE CLUB SUCH AS REVIEWS,COMPLAINTS,ITEMS
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- FOR SALE,OR WANTED ETC. THIS YOU GET A COPY OF FROM YOUR AREA CO-ORDINATOR
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- EACH TIME IT IS UP-DATED...
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- The Club is trying to get together a team of Members Who are good at
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- coding,graphics,music etc.with a view to making demos which would carry the
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- Club name,if there is Anyone out there who would be interested in joining a
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- team of this kind,You would be very,very welcome.please get in touch with
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- Me. also,while We are dealing with software,I must point out clearly!!!!!!
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- * THE CLUB DOES NOT CONDONE OR ENCOURAGE SOFTWARE PIRACY *
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- But should You have any P.D.Disks which are not on the Club's P.D.List,I
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- would be very much obliged for a copy...
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- Now for that address:- Mr.N.Armstrong.
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- 26,Spencer Street.
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- Keighley.
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- West Yorkshire. BD21-2BU
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- Phone (0535) 609263
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- And Finally,,,
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- My next rendition will be a review on the Amiga Plus (2.04).I have been in
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- the process of collecting info.on this machine for quite some time now but
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- I would still like to hear from Owners of this machine as to Their views on
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- what it can/will or can't/wont do,so why not put pen to paper and let Me
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- know what YOU think.I would also like to invite both Commodore and all the
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- Software Houses to send Me Their comments regarding this machine.Also,if I
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- can get enough support with this review,I intend to do another one on the
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- new A600 at a later date with Your help.
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- Bye For Now,
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- Keep On Truckin',
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- Nev. (RADAR)
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- The Pennine Amiga Club (GB)
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