Welcome to the inaugural issue of CD남View! You're probably asking yourself, "Why an electronic magazine for the CD남?" Videogamers don't have computers, do they? Well, I'll tell you why. I decided to start CD남View for two reasons. One being the fact that the CD남 add-ons will open the world of the CD남쟴o Amiga owners. To keep them informed of what's going on, CD남View was born. The other reason is the amount of misinformation on the CD남쟴hat was, and still is, being circulated on the electronic networks that criss cross the world. In particular, I am referring to FIDONet, since that's the most accessable network to me. A lot of proponents of the new videogame systems are bashing each other over the head with a lot of technical mumbo-jumbo that truly means little to the type of consumer that the CD남쟧s going to be aimed at. This newsletter will look at the CD남 in a totally objective manner. We will not hesitate to call a bad game a bad game or a bad product a bad product. Supposedly, CD남 proponents are notorious for saying that the CD남쟧s superior to everything, no matter what the truth may be. That won't happen here. The CD남 game system truly is a spectacular piece of equipment. A 32-bit gaming system with a CD-ROM drive and an optional full-motion video module for what some other systems with half the capability cost. That's a given. What's not is the software. The software is what I want to concentrate on most. To truly succeed, the CD남 needs quality software. To get support for quality software, it has to sell in large numbers. If anything and everything sells, then anything and everything (read: SHOVELWARE) will be released. Our aim is to give you an idea of what to buy and what to steer clear of. There are some real stinkers out there and there are some true classics (already!) available for the CD남. The problem is finding out what is what. That's where we come in. We're looking for those who share this same feeling and who want to write for us. You can contact me via FIDONet netmail at 1:2601/512. I'm also available via the Internet (see below for address) and I occasionally frequent Compuserve, and can be reached there. In return, I'll pass along the details on how you can contribute to the magazine as a writer. You can also pass any interesting news tidbits to us at those same addresses. We also welcome your comments, either positive or negative. If we make a mistake, point that out too. We're not perfect and we'll gladly accept corrections. I look forward to seeing this magazine spread as far as possible, so I'm also looking for contacts on the various commercial services as well as the FTP sites. Thanks and see you next issue! Sean Caszatt, editor & founder of CD남View Click here for electronic addresses.