AmigaComputing017-Oct89.pdf

Volume 2

I Number 5

October 1989

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A GABYTE OF SUPER SOFTWARE

• Chariots of Wrath

• The Motion Maker

• Globes Quickstart

• Mucking wnh Macros

• DiskOptimiser

• PowerPacker

• Picture This Demo

• Workbench Mandiebrot

• KilifastMem • iconMaster

• DiskView • IFF Convener

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Games, hacks, tools,

music, utilities

and much more

Fu;1 instructions are ,h the October issue of Amiga Computing

THE AMAZING AMIGA I

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A500 CPU, Mouse, P.S.U., T.V. Modulator, Wt

First Tutorial, Workbench 13, Basic, Extras and

Manuals.

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WORTH OVER £250 which includes 10 Blank

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Mouse Bracket (Mouse Holder) Deluxe Paint

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Instruction Manuals, Extra Disk, Workbench 1-3,

The Very First Tutorial, TN. Modulator, Photon

Paint, Mouse PLUS additional Amiga Compatible

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1084S STEREO/COLOUR

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Compatible with PC,

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£229.99

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is capable of all the printing functions you would expect, as well as some additional features you may not expect.

MPS 1200P

AMIGA 1010 DISK DRIVE

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MPS 1500C COLOUR PRINTER E199

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TABULATION SPEED .......... chark

- PRINTING DIRECTION bi-directional with optimised head movement

PRINT MBES 10 charfm to 24/charﬁn programmable from line, and in SET-UP mode

LINE FEED I / 6i n (4.23 mm t, 118(3.17 mm)and 72 in (2.4 mm). —n/216 in and nrt2 in.

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PRLNT LINE LENGTH 40 top 192 characters. according to print pitch selected.

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10 BLANK DISKS

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LATEST

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George Lucas to produce an Amiga

telly ad. Hypercard look-alike from

the producers of Maxiplan. Loads of

shows and gossip from the front.

Quick, quid.

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Assistant Editor

Jeff Walker

Staff writer

Nic Veitch

AMR, \ 1(111M/F,

14 THE VERY LATEST

Production Editor

Peter Glover

Art Editors

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PICTURE

THIS

Flitting the hardware direct is the way

ahead for easy performance

programming. Jolyon Ralph looks at

bitmaps and scrolling registers.

FUN OUT

OF SCHOOL

There is precious little educational

software available. Alex Aird and his

family look to see if quality in one

program justiﬁes lack of quantity.

GAMES NEWS

Ocean ﬂies to keep up with Batman,

Electronic Arts put the mark of the

Hound of the Shadow on you, and

more on the coming games.

News Editor

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A collection of all the programs you

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than the price of a word processor.

Rupert Goodwins takes a look.

UNDER THE

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Do you know why the prices of blank

discs vary so much? Is a more

expensive one better? Henning

Sorensen looks at storage.

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CRAMMED INTO

MEGABYTE

Fourteen of the latest and greatest

programs squeezed, compressed and

cajoled on to one disc. Sample the

superb Chariots of Wrath. How to get

something for nothing with

Powerpacker Make your own

animations with Movie Maker. See

the world, meet the Mandlehrot and

kill fast ram. Half Brite and other

programming secrets revealed with

the Amiga Computing Demo. Covert

III to raw data. Reduce the time it

takes to boot with Quickstart. Faster

ﬂoppies with DiskOpt. Plus loads of

other hints and programs.

• Chariots at Wrath

• The Motion Maker

• Globe • Guitintart

• Mocking with Piaaes

• DiskOptimiser

• Powerfacker

• Picture This Demo

• Workbench Mandlebrot

• KdFastMem I IconMatter

• DrairViewI IFF Convener

To load! Switch on and insert disc

Ful l Instructions are m the Sentarona, —•

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4 AMIGA COMPUTING October 1989

•CONTENTS•

EXPANSION

\IL

ti A \I ES REVIEWS

MIDGET

RACER

Who needs a 32 bit processor? Unless

you want to tackle some really

specialist applications it might not

save you time and cost a fortune.

SMASH AND

GRAB

Celebrity author Dean Friedman casts

a critical ear over the available

samplers and software to compare the

Amiga with musical instruments.

103

USING

PROTECT

You can have hours of fun with a

really good word processor. There is

a lot to learn about setting up the

system, Peter Ceresole explains.

GAME

KILLER

Max TermanL joystick king and

generally nice guy offers help and

hints with the greatest games from

Interceptor to Leonardo.

Xenon Page 20 and 21

LIFE IN THE

FAST LANE

Enter Artronic's racing compo and

add some high speed spice to your

lift Plus the chance to drive at

Silverstone.

ank

Populous Page le

;

11.1

Populous data adds classic sparkle

Fiendish Freddy is lots of fun

Barbarian IL Thud and blunder

Chariots of Wrath: Impressive?

Gemini Wing — double trouble

Wake Sleeping Gods for action

Delphine's Castle Warrior ﬁghts on

Wander in Hewson's Astaroth

Linel wipes out in Skate of the Art

and more

LOW COST

RAY TRACE

At an eighth of the price of some ray

tracing programs, Glight proves to be

a powerful way to produce

mathematical marvels, Alastair Scott

checks it out.

YOUR RIGHT

TO WRITE

Tiniescanner problems. Which

sampler gives the best value? What

happened to the save in

Archipelagos? Yes it is there. And

more of your views.

• Xenon 1E100% perfect for Bitmaps •

• New Zealand Story looks too 8 hit

IllNightdawn, puzzle with a blast •

October 1989 AMIGA COMPUTING 3

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