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[MadAngus]

This is the re-working project of the AMOS manuals into pdf, odt and HTML formats. The table below shows the manuals to be re-worked/converted and the status of the work in progress.
Documents are copyright François Lionet and respective contributors, manuals from this project may not be printed/sold commercially.

[Schedule Last Updated 16/04/12]
- Still working on it


Summary of the AMOS Manuals project goals:
[Phase 1 - In Progress] Get all manuals into PDF, ODT formats
[Phase 2] Work through each manual in Phase 1 and check for errors in the text and code, then release a corrected Rev2
[Phase 3] Release a HTML version of Rev2 manuals
The above phases should be exact duplicates of the original manuals + corrections.
[Phase 4 - Structure Review] Build the AMOS Pro resource kit, Easy AMOS becomes the AMOS Pro Beginners guide etc. These will be a completely recompiled set of documents. Collate all other relevant documentation work into the AMOS Pro resource kit.
[Phase 5] Port the AMOS Pro resource kit to jAMOS and Deimos (details TBD).
[Phase 6] Database driven AMOS PD library with extended documentation for each PD entry.

Classic Manuals	Source	Status	Notes	Release Date
AMOS The Creator	Original.	-	Rev1 Released.	-
AMOS Compiler	Original.	-	Rev1 Released.	-
AMOS 3D	Original.	-	Rev1 Released.	-
AMOS 3D QuickCard	Original.	-	Rev1 Released.	-
AMOS Pro	Original + asymetix.	Typesetting.	On Hold for document style consolidation	-
AMOS Pro Compiler	Original.	-	Rev1 Released.	-
AMOS Pro Application Supplement	Original.	-	Rev1 Released.	-
EASY AMOS	Original + Echo.	Typesetting.	Started document style consolidation	-
AMOS CLUB Newsletters	Original.	Typesetting. Vol 2 Issue 1-4	Vol 1 Issue 0-6 released	Vol 2 -

*2nd Revisions (where applicable) will incorporate Corrections, linked indexes, "What's New" update supplements (Covering all updates.), Companion Disks, etc.
HTML Versions will be released -.

Amos Pro Resource Kit (Ref. Post)	Source	Status	Notes	Release Date -
Getting Started Guide	-	-	-	1st Rev -
Easy AMOS Pro	Easy AMOS User's Guide	wip	-	1st Rev -
Introduction to 3D	3D User's Guide	-	-	1st Rev -
User guide	Pro User's Guide	-	Restructured version	1st Rev -
Programmers Guide	Pro User's Guide	-	-	1st Rev -
Language reference**	AMOS Help	wip	Assigned to MadAngus	1st Rev -
AMOS HTML Help**	AMOS Help	wip.	-	-
Quick Reference**	AMOS Help	wip.	Assigned to bruceuncle/MadAngus	-
Quick Reference Cards**	AMOS Help	wip.	Interface Language (v1.00 released) Assigned to bruceuncle	-
jAMOS User's Guide	Mequa's jAMOS	wip	Detailed source code and application review	wip Draft -

**Pro User's Guide is the base source for this documentation.
Other Sources : AMOS The Creator User's Guide, AMOS Compiler User's Guide, AMOS Pro Compiler User's Guide, AmigaCoding

Other Projects	Source	Status	Notes	Release Date
Amos Manuals Project Typesetting Guide	MadAngus.	wip.	Explains the styles and methods used for laying out the manuals	-
Online Manuals Database (dbODF)	MadAngus	ODF Spec analysis	Web db/php	Test Database -
Manuals Wiki Markup system	MadAngus	-	Web db/php	-
AMOS Developer Network (ADN) Library	AMOS PD Library, Other	-	Expanded and documented, Web db/php	Database to be in place by -
AMOS Magazine article collection	Various	Volunteers Wanted	(Ref. Post).	-
AMOS Developer Newsletter	Various	-	Covering AMOS Pro, jAMOS. In the style of the AMOS Club newsletters	1st Issue -
Developer Technique Guides	Author MadAngus	-	Fx, Motion, Games styles etc.	-
Game Design process	Author MadAngus	-	Management, Premise, plot, storyboarding, architechture etc.	-

Addendum:
Any errors in current revisions will be noted here.

Notes:
Permission has been received for the Mandarin/Europress manuals.
The code snippets in the manuals have not been checked in AMOS itself. This work will be carried out over the next several months to be completed by the end of the 3rd Qtr 2012.
The page numbers do not match the original manuals, this is partly due to the restructuring and typesetting and partly by design, this will be corrected in the 2nd Revisions.

Acknowledgements:
François Lionet of clickteam.com for giving permission for the Mandarin/Europress AMOS manuals.
FOL and Hungry Horace for their encouragement, support and a place to stay "Ultimate Amiga".
asymetrix for doing the AMOS pro manual and the inspiration to start this project.
bruceuncle for his contributions and his work on the UI docs.
spellcoder for giving permission to use his site content (AmigaCoding) in the Resource Kit.
robinsonb5 over at the EAB for donating his "AMOS Pro Application Supplement" to the project.
Lonewolf10 for his contribution (AMOS Club newsletters issues 0 and 1 Scans).
skateblind for his contribution (All About AMOS newsletters issues 1 and 2 Scans).
prowler for his contribution (AMOS 3D scans) and his motivational work over at the EAB.
echo of the English Amiga Board for the Easy AMOS PDF (saving me hours of work).
DonAmiga, BooBoo and all those who have offered their encouragement.

[BooBoo]

I think there is already a PDF of  the Easy Amos manual
but to have a look at the CRAFT manual would be great

[FOL]

I think there is already a PDF of  the Easy Amos manual
but to have a look at the CRAFT manual would be great

I think they are on the Amos Factory landing page.
http://amos.ultimateamiga.com/

Seems I still need to fix urls for Amos Factory as they are pointing to wrong section.

[MadAngus]

BooBoo:

All the manuals listed as 'PDF Download' where downloaded from another site. As I said the project is to rework the manuals. Basically to improve page layout, add bookmarks and create Links from the contents and the index to their target content. Then to release them as pdf, odt and HTML on this site.

I have original copies of all listed manuals except the AMOS-Pro Compiler manual. Downloading these only saves me the time it would take to scan and OCR.

FOL:
If you are talking about the AMOS Pro, AMCAF and TOME IV manuals, the links work fine for me.

The only rework I am doing to those manuals is linked contents and index. At the moment asymetrix is currently checking/reviewing the updated AMOS Pro manual.

Although the AMOS software was placed in the public domain, would it be possible to confirm if the manuals are the same and for Craft by BlackLegend.
The Amiga Game Maker's Manual by Stephen Hill and Ultimate AMOS by Jason Holburn, as far as I am aware, have not been given permission to re-distribution. Is anyone in contact with these authors to ask for permission.

[MadAngus]

I have decided to put a few things together before I request permission to re-distribute from the copyright holders. This will take a few days, hence the changes to the release dates.

Can someone provide a scan of Page 77 from the AMOS 3D manual as I can't find my copy. If you can, could you please scan the image at a resolution of 300dpi.

I have decided to put the books on hold as I want to use the time to work on other projects.
Amiga Game Maker's Manual, Stephen Hill - OnHold
Ultimate AMOS, Jason Holburn - OnHold

[MadAngus]

Update:

Got AMOS 3D page 77 from prowler on eab, big thank you. Also awaiting a shiny new copy of the AMOS 3D manual from flip on amibay.

AMOS 3D odt and pdf now complete. Release pending permission.

Release permission has been requested. Fingers crossed.

[MadAngus]

Thunderbirds are Go. Written permission has been given  to re-distribute the manuals by François Lionet of clickteam.com on this site and on my own site, many thanks to the main man.

FOL: Hope you don't mind the link above, François is after all giving legal permission to distribute these. If I've earned a warning for bending the rules, then fair cop.

Requested and Granted for:
AMOS The Creator
AMOS Compiler
AMOS 3D
AMOS Professional
AMOS Professional Compiler

AMOS 3D odt and pdf are in the download section.

[FOL]

Thunderbirds are Go. Written permission has been given  to re-distribute the manuals by François Lionet of clickteam.com on this site and on my own site, many thanks to the main man.

FOL: Hope you don't mind the link above, François is after all giving legal permission to distribute these. If I've earned a warning for bending the rules, then fair cop.

Requested and Granted for:
AMOS The Creator
AMOS Compiler
AMOS 3D
AMOS Professional
AMOS Professional Compiler

AMOS 3D odt and pdf attached.

I have no problems at all.
I can speak with Horace about giving upload rights to downloads section if you want?

[MadAngus]

Thanks FOL

Uploading to the download section makes sense.

The 'AMOS The Creator' manual should be done by the deadline.
I only need to find the copyright holders for Craft and Tomb, I'd like the same permission for these as was given by François. It would be good to have these for Project Deimos .

[MadAngus]

Status Update:

It was my mum's birthday at the weekend so I didn't get the rest of the AMOS Creator manual finished. I've also decided to incorporate the AMOS Creator Extras manual into the release. The release will therefore be delayed.

I'm not completely happy with the AMOS 3D manual as I didn't include a linked index in the release. I will be working on a second revision of the AMOS 3D manual. For this I will need to create a concordance file to create the index.

See first post for schedule changes.

[DonAmiga]

Great job your doing there MadAngus well done 

[MadAngus]

DonAmiga:

Cheers  .
I was only doing 25 pages a night, but after reading prowler's work on alien breed data recovery over at eab I got the finger out and upped the anty to 50 pages a night.

[MadAngus]

Schedule changes:

I had to step away from this for a few days as OpenOffice's AutoCorrect feature was driving me mad (madder ). This and implementing new typesetting styles to the entire manual means another delay .

The new typesetting styles are required to automate the conversion of these manuals to HTML format.

The new schedules listed above account for the actual time it takes to complete the manuals and the possibility that I might go mad again.

[Hungry Horace]

In your own time MadAngus

This is valuable work, and much appreciated - we will be happy to host when it's all ready!

[MadAngus]

Cheers, only got 840 bookmarks and 840 links to do for the index's.

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Even though they're awaitin',
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Count 'em out, ride 'em in,
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Count 'em out, ride 'em in
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