Welcome to AMPLINEX 008

Once again we have found ourselves fighting against the restrictions of disc space thanks to the excellent response from you, the members.

One result of that response is the feature on 'AMPLE by phone' where we have a wide variety of member's views and experiences as well as contributions from some of the people who run the services under discussion.

We also have a feature on how AMPLE programs are stored, another in Roger Cawkwell's excellent 'Music theory in practice' series and a Sideways RAM help utility for AMPLE Nucleus words.

The News and Reviews section has details of three new AMPLE discs and some hands-on experience from users of the Music 2000 MIDI interface.

We will leave you to discover the rest...

In AMPLINEX 007 we gave details of how to get hold of a copy of the index to AMPLINEX issues 001-006, compiled by Patrick Black, which is in an 80-column format, ready to print. Any members who have not yet requested a copy should send a blank, formatted disc to AMPLINEX along with the usual postage and packing. Please mark the disc 'INDEX' and indicate whether your disc is in 40- or 80-track format. If you wish to save on postage, you can include the extra disc with the one you send in for AMPLINEX 009.

Any members who have not got access to a printer can obtain a printed copy of the index from AMPLINEX by sending a stamped, self-addressed A4-sized envelope marked 'INDEX'.

May we take this opportunity to wish all AMPLINEX members an enjoyable Christmas and New Year, and to look forward to your continued support during 1989.

Kevin Doyle, Roy Follett and Jackie Follett