First, I would like to thank you all for your interest in our new online Amiga magazine, "The Amiga Monitor." With this being our first issue, there is a great deal to be said about what our mission is, what we hope to accomplish and how, and what it all means for you, the Amiga community. My intro ductory article (listed below in the Table of Contents) will attempt to explain the format and general philosophy of "The Amiga Monitor."

The Amiga's future is quite uncertain now. It could cease to exist in a technological sense now, or it could go on achieve a certain measure of success in the computer industry. There will probably be very little middle ground in this case. Although much of what will happen to the Amiga depends upon the companies involved with it, much more still is based on the actions, and views, of the Amiga community. Yes, my friends, you and I and the rest of us; we have achieved a greater level of "community spirit" than the proponents of nearly any other product in industrial history. And we should be proud of that, and take advantage of it. These are trying times, and they are crucial times; and we want to make the best of them. So without further ado, we will enter Volume 1, Issue 1 of "The Amiga Monitor."

Michael Webb
Editor-in-Chief

• Part 2 of The Amiga Gaming Retrospective
• Mike Webb's investigation of AmigaDOS...some things may you know, some you may not
• Review: The Plextor 6PleX CD-ROM drive -- fast SCSI CD access that you can use with your Amiga
• Game Reviews: Myst, Breed96, and Scions
• The next edition of The Sam Report
• And more!

The Amiga Monitor: 1996, Excelsior Digital Publishing
The Amiga Monitor's home site is at URL http://ourworld.compuserve.com/HomePages/MikeWebb/