                             Opening Format

                             by Tony Curro


    This month we have two announcements. First, we have a new monthly
    column in CTM, CTM News, Updates and Upgrades. This column will
    present information we have received over the last month of new
    releases or upgrades. Many readers do not see my conference, which
    is updated daily with this product information. So to keep everyone
    better informed we have decided to add it to CTM. Another reason
    also has to do with the second announcement.

    Starting October 1, 1993, CTM will also be distributed by First
    Prince Marketing. Ron Janorkar, who heads FPM, is an ASP author. He
    is also the author of CTMViewer. Complete information about FPM can
    be found is this month's News column. Ron will be mailing disks,
    which will contain a copy of CTM each month to his list of
    distribution sites. With the addition of Ron's boards, CTM is now
    reaching almost 200 BBS each month. But, the great news is that we
    have finally crossed the water. We have been in Hawaii, which is
    across the ocean. However, now we will be reaching: England, The
    Netherlands, and Israel for openers. As the months pass, we hope to
    reach many other countries. This has been a dream of mine since I
    saw the interest in CTM. To reach ALL the BBS world, not just the
    U.S. We also have nine sites in Canada. Sixteen months ago I was
    pleased that several local boards were interested. As time passed,
    we just kept growing. It makes the time and effort that I put in
    worth it. It is a wonderful feeling. As we went to press, we also
    picked up a BBS in Portugal.

    This month we have the following reviews:

    Hardware - Sigma Legend VESA graphics card, Logitech MouseMan
    Cordless, and Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16 sound card.

    Software - Crosstalk v2.0 for Windows, Sherlock for Windows, Stacker
    3.1, More Fonts and True Effects for Windows.

    CD-ROM -- MPC Wizard 2.0, and The Animals!

    The two CD-ROM's were very interesting packages. MPC is also a very
    useful utility.

    I will step aside now. But, I will be back next month with more
    interesting reviews and news. Until next month...
    
    Tony Curro
