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The A m ig a is still for sale T h e fo llo w in g p re s s re le a s e w a s receiv ed at p r e s s tim e: V I S c o rp , D e c e m b e r 9 , 1996 A fe d e ra l d is tr ic t c o u r t in S an Jose, C a lifo rn ia is s u e d a p r e lim in a r y in ju n c tio n o n D e c e m b e r 4 ,1 9 9 6 , a g a in s t th e s o u r c e o f D a lla s -b a s e d C u r tis M a th e s H o ld in g C o r p .'s (C u rtis M a th e s ) U n iv ie w in te ra c tiv e te le v is io n d e v ic e p ro h ib itin g f u rth e r u s e o f p r o p r ie ta r y te c h n o lo g y d e v e lo p e d b y V isu a l In fo rm a tio n S e n d e e C o r p . (V IS co rp ) o f C h ic a g o , Illin o is. In te ra c tiv e V id e o P u b lis h in g , Inc, (IV P), D a v id S e rlin , S te v e O w e n s , a n d K aori K u w a ta a n d " a ll th o s e in a c tiv e c o n c e rt o r p a r tic ip a tio n w ith th e m " w e r e e n jo in e d fro m u s in g a n y o f V IS c o rp 's tr a d e se c re ts o r te c h n o lo g y a n d " fro m m a n u f a c tu rin g , s h ip p in g , d is tr ib u tin g , p r o m o tin g , lic e n s in g o r s e llin g a n y of th a t te c h n o lo g y o r a n y p r o d u c t in c o r p o ra tin g th a t te c h n o lo g y ." V IS c o rp filed a c o m p la in t in th e N o r th e r n D is tric t C o u r t o f C a lifo rn ia a g a in s t tire d e f e n d a n ts a lle g in g th a t th e y m is a p p r o p r i a te d its tr a d e se c re ts a n d te c h n o lo g y a n d lic e n s e d the m is a p p r o p r ia te d te c h n o lo g y to C u r tis M a th e s fo r its U n i v ie w p r o d u c t. T h e c o u r t r e c o g n iz e d th a t "IV P 's d e a l w ith C u r tis (M a th e s ) w ill lik e ly b e a ffe c te d " b y its o rd e r. T h e c o u r t fo u n d th a t V IS corp " w ill p r o b a b ly s u c c e e d o n th e m e r its o f its cla im th a t d e f e n d a n ts u s e d im p r o p e r m e a n s to a c q u ir e V IS co rp s o ftw a re tr a d e se c re ts , a n d , th e re fo re h a v e m is a p p r o p r ia te d V IS corp t r a d e se c re ts ." N o tr ia l d a te h a s b e e n set.
tu b e s w h e n E sco m w e n t in to b a n k r u p tc y . W e th e n b e g a n to r e c o n fig u re th e d e a l w ith th e tru s te e s . T h e re w o u ld n o t b e a n A m ig a to d a y , if V IS co rp h a d n o t c o m e f o r w a r d a n d k e p t A m ig a T e c h n o lo g ie s o p e n . V IS corp p a id th e sa la rie s o f A m ig a T e c h n o lo g y p e r s o n n e l fro m m id -Ju ly u n til th e e n d of O c to b e r. I c o n tin u e d to w o r k in a n d o u t o f A m ig a T e c h n o lo g ie s u n til m id N o v e m b e r — lo n g a f te r V IS co rp c o u ld h o p e to see a n y d ir e c t b e n e f its f ro m o u r w o r k ." W h e n a s k e d a b o u t th e s ta te o f th e A m ig a , M r. B uck r e s p o n d e d , " i w is h I c o u ld p u t m y a r m s a r o u n d e v e r y o n e of th e A m ig a u se rs, v e n d o r s , a n d d e a le rs , i re a lly w a n t to th a n k th e m . W e h a v e re c e iv e d a flo o d o f le tte rs o f s u p p o r t. I w a n t th e m to k n o w th a t w e h a v e n o t g iv e n u p o n u s in g th e A m ig a — w e ju st c o u ld n o t p a y th e p ric e th e tru s te e s d e m a n d e d fo r w h a t th e y e v e n tu a lly w e re a b le to sell." V IS c o rp 's d e te r m in a tio n to s ta y in the m a rk e t s e e m s a p p a r e n t w it h th e n o tic e a b o v e . Y ou d o n 't p r o te c t y o u r p a te n ts a n d fig h t la rg e , e n tr e n c h e d m a n u f a c tu re rs for y o u r r ig h ts u n le s s y o u a r e in te n d in g to Stay.
W h e re a re w e Now? M r. B u c k 's a s s e r tio n s a re w e ll in te n d e d a n d , fro m h is to n e , w ell m e a n t. U n f o rtu n a te ly , th e A m ig a m a rk e t h a s s u ffe re d a g r e a t d e a l o f c o n tin u e d d i s a p p o in tm e n t o v e r th e s e a n d sim ila r e p is o d e s fo r th e p a s t s e v e ra l y e a rs, P e tro T y s c h ts c h e n k o still h o ld s th e c h ie f p o s itio n a t A m ig a T e c h n o lo g ie s in G e rm a n y . In a re c e n t c o n v e r s a tio n , h e to ld m e th a t h e w a s a n s w e r in g p h o n e s , h a n d lin g d e p o s its , a n d b a s ic a lly k e e p in g th e office m o v in g . H e is w o r k in g d ir e c tly f o r th e tr u s te e w h o , a c c o rd in g to P e tro , h a s se v e ra l b id d e r s c u r r e n tly f o r A m ig a T e c h n o lo g ie s. U n f o rtu n a te ly , th e tr u s te e h a s n o t
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Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM G e ttin g A G rip W ith V IS c o rp 's a n n o u n c e m e n t (see p a g e 9 o f th is is s u e ) th a t th e y h a v e a llo w e d th e ir b id o p tio n to p a s s , m o st A m ig a u se rs a r e a n g ry . T h is c o m e s b e c a u s e V IS co rp h a d m a d e se v e ra l s tr o n g a s s e r tio n s t h a t th e y w e re in n e a r p o s s e s s io n o f th e A m ig a a n d th e y w e r e o n ly e x p e rie n c in g m in o r d e la y s . U n f o rtu n a te ly , th o s e d e ta ils w e r e in s u r m o u n ta b le d iffe re n c e s b e tw e e n w h a t V IS c o rp b e lie v e d th e e x is tin g v a lu e of th e p r o p e r ty w a s a n d w h a t th e tr u s te e s b e lie v e d th e y c o u ld g et. In a r e c e n t p h o n e c o n v e r s a tio n Bill B uck o f V IS corp s ta te d th a t th e re w e r e still se v e ra l th in g s th a t h e w a s n o t a llo w e d to d is c u s s . T he p o s s ib le litig a tio n a b o v e w a s c e rta in ly o n e o f th e m . H o w e v e r , M r. Buck d id w a n t to m a k e s o m e th in g s clear. A c c o rd in g to M r. B uck, V IS co rp w ill c o n tin u e w ith th e ir d e s ig n s fo r s e tto p b o x e s b a s e d o n A m ig a te c h n o lo g y . A lth o u g h th ey a re n o t p a r t o f th e b id d in g , th e y a r e c o n f id e n t t h a t th e y c a n e s ta b lis h a n e w lic e n s in g a g r e e m e n t w ith a n y c o m p a n y th a t p u r c h a s e s th e A m ig a . M r, B uck a s s e r ts th a t th e p r o b le m s w ith th e b id w e r e n o t o f V IS c o rp 's m a k in g . "VVe h a d a d e a l w ith E sco rn w h ic h w e n t d o w n th e
re s p o n d e d to o u r in q u irie s a n d w e are u n a b le to v e rify th e n u m b e r o f b id d e r s n o w in c o n te n tio n . H o w e v e r , it is s a fe to sa y th a t m o re th a n o n e c o u ld c a u s e f u r th e r p r o b le m s a n d d e la y s if th e y a re p la y e d o n e a g a in s t th e O th e r a s w e h a v e se e n in e a rlie r e p is o d e s . O n e tr u th d o e s r e m a in , th e tr u s te e is u n d e r p r e s s u r e to sell off th e A m ig a. A c c o rd in g to o n e e x e c u tiv e w h o d id n o t w a n t to b e id e n tifie d , A m ig a T e c h n o lo g ie s is th e last of th e E sco m a s se ts to b e s o ld . T h e re s h o u ld b e a b n o r m a l p r e s s u r e o n th e tru s te e to se ttle th is m a tte r q u ic k ly so th e c re d ito rs c a n b e p a id . W ith th is p r e s s u r e a n d th e k n o w le d g e th a t th e A m ig a 's a s s e ts w ill c o n tin u e to d e c lin e , th e tr u s te e m u s t m o v e n o w . A s A m ig a u s e rs , w e o n c e a g a in m u s t r e lv o n o u rse lv e s .
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W e w itn e ss e v e ry th in g in the w o rld as h av in g a p o te n tia l for b ein g alive, n o d iffe ren tly th a n o u r an cien t an c esto rs d id . M ore th an th at, an d so m e th in g D isney c a p ita l ized u p o n , w e also au to m atica lly assign em o tio n s a n d p erso n a lity to ev ery object w e en c o u n te r. T he p e rso n a lity of an object is v ested in b o th its sh a p e a n d its color an d tex tu re. If w e a re ra p t an d atten tiv e
Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM stu d e n ts of F re u d , w e m ay also assign g e n d e r to the objects w e perceive.
T he g re a t th in g a b o u t c o m p u te r g ra p h ic s is th a t w e h a v e freedom to ex p lo re 3D objects geo m etrically en h a n c e d o v er a n y th in g w e can d o in th e real w o rld . This is b ecause it is possib le to p la y w ith sh a p es a n d a lte rn a te tex tu res for sh a p e s at a d iz z y in g sp e ed in th e digital e n v iro n m e n t. W e can even an im ate sh a p es a n d te x tu res as th ey m o rp h an d slid e in tim e. A ll th a t y o u n e e d to accom plish y o u r o w n ex p e rim en ts a n d to g ra n t 3D objects any d esire d p e rso n a lity is to learn an d use one of th e p o w erfu l 3D p ro g ra m s a v a ila b le for y o u r A m iga. It m ig h t b e A la d d in 4D , L ightW ave, Real 3D, C in em a 4D, Im agine, o r o n e of the o thers d ev e lo p e d o v er th e y ea rs to m oti
Figure 1 (top). Using multiples of simple primitive shapes in your 3D graphics program, you can create very intricate columnar objects. Notice that the bottom row of columns is constructed by gluing other columns together. Figure 2 (bottom). Just as we surmise that we know something about others by the way they dress, so we assign a “personality” to an object because of its perceived texture.
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Colum ns S econd only to th e u b iq u ito u s w in e g lass (w hich ev e ry b o d y le arn s to m o d el as their first real 3D challenge), th e co lu m n a ttra c ts the in q u isitiv en ess of the 3D d esig n er. C o lu m n s, afte r all,
it o n a vertical axis, typically one of its
tra d itio n w h ich o n ly allo w ed cy lin d ers
vertical sides. O n ce you h a v e the
a n d cubic v o lu m e s to se rv e as a rc h e
cy lin d rical co lu m n , y o u can use the
ty p e s for co lu m n s.
tools in y o u r 3D a p p lic a tio n to ap p ly a
T he T o ru s is an in te restin g case in
te x tu re to it, d istin g u ish in g its p e rso n ality ev e n further.
p o in t. T he T o ru s, or d o n u t, is n o t th e
O bvio u sly , a cubic su rface can also suffice as a colum n, o r b e tte r y et a
w e th in k of a co lu m n for a stru c tu re ,
first th in g th a t com es to m in d w h en except p e rh a p s as a co lu m n a r base. But
rh o m b o id (a cubic v o lu m e w h o se end
if w e u se th e T o ru s as a m u ltip le
h av e b ee n u se d from a n tiq u ity to
cap s differ in size). A s a co m p u te r
e lem en t, w e can co n stru c t v e ry
sy m b o lize u n iv e rsa l law , th a t w hich
artist, it is y o u r cosm ic d u ty n o t to just
in tric ate co lu m n s, co lu m n s th a t
rep licate n a tu re , b u t to create objects th a t stretch the law s o f h u m a n
su g g e st an eth n icticiiy (p e rh a p s an
" h o ld s u p " the ro o f of the u n iverse. T he sim p lest co lu m n y ou can
u n w o rld Ii ness) n ev e r p erceiv ed before. To m ake m a tte rs m o re in te restin g ,
p ro d u c e in a 3D g rap h ic s p ro g ra m is the cylinder. C y lin d e rs are u su a lly
a c co m p lish m e n t. W hen d o n e effec tively, the sc reen can ac tu a lly se rv e as
the c o m p u te r g ra p h ic a rtist alw ays
listed as "object p rim itiv e s" in a 3D
th e p a re n t of an object b u ilt in th e real
sto res e v e ry 3D object d e sig n in a
g rap h ic s applicatio n . S im ply select the
w o rld , one w h ich h as n e v e r before
library, w h e re it can alw a y s be called
co lu m n p rim itiv e, an d d o w h a t is
been d rea m ed .
n ecessary to b rin g it to the screen.
All of th e co lu m n s th a t y ou see in
u p again. O bjects in a lib rary can be resized , co m b in ed w ith o th e r objects,
the acco m p an y in g figures in this
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article w e re d e sig n e d by ta k in g sim p le
intricate shapes.
d irectio n p e rp e n d ic u la r to its p la n e . A th ird w ay to g e n e ra te a cylindrical
to g e th e r in in te restin g w ays. To
m o re m e m o ry (RAM ) in y o u r A m iga,
accom plish so m e of these d esig n s, it
so if you feel th e u rg e to explore
c o lu m n is to d ra w a rec tan g le a n d spin
w a s n ec essary to b rea k the voices of
co m plexity, realize th a t it w ill h av e to
A n o th e r w a y to achieve the sam e
p rim itiv e sh a p e s an d g lu in g them
C o m p lex 3D sh a p e s d o req u ire
Figure 4 (top). The advantage of computer paintings over traditional methods is that you can turn your subject in space to achieve interesting renderings. Figure 5 (bottom). The digital cam era’s eye allows for interesting close-ups. Figure 6 (top right). The central golden icon on the temple roof was lathed froma basic polygonal shape. Figure 7 (bottom right). This is one of my favorite views, adding drama by the angles of the perspective. It's what you would see if you looked up just as you were entering.
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b e ac co m p an ie d by an in v e stm e n t in RAM . C om plex sh a p es also req u ire m o re tim e to re n d e r, so faster m a chines d o b etter a t com p lex tasks (either th at, o r fre q u e n t trip s to the kitch en in th e in te rim m ay suffice). O n e m e th o d th a t I fin d in te re stin g is to freely cre ate c o lu m n a r sh a p es, a n d sto re th e m aw ay . K eep creating th em u n til yo u ru n o u t of ideas. T hen re a ssem b le a selection of y o u r 3D co lu m n a r objects by clo n in g them , resizing, a n d p e rh a p s u sin g th e m at d iffe ren t ro tatio n s. You m ay be s u rp rise d at th e outco m e. ! a lw a y s am . W hile p re p a ra tio n is th e w a tc h w o rd a n d ca u tio n o f g o o d d esig n , "th in k in g on y o u r feet" is a n e v e n b e tte r w ay to d e v e lo p a u n iq u e ap p ro a ch . O n ce you g et u se d to b ein g joyfully e x te m p o ra n eo u s, you w ill n ev er look back! Enjoy! A nd... w h a t else... see y o u in R O M ulan space.
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Figure 8. Another structure that admits columns is the stone circle. The Illustration at the top was the initial cam era view, which is far too regular to be interesting. In the center is a rendering in which the central sphere object has been resized much smaller. This adds interest, because there are different heights involved. The lights, however, are too bright for the scene. The bottom view shows a more interesting perspective, and the lights have been adjusted as well. A new ground texture pops the structures away from the background more effectively.
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n e a t an d clean, w hich
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h av e sta rte d ex p e ri m e n tin g w ith la y o u ts in c o rp o ra tin g ug ly , m isfit type. A d o b e 's "Im ag e C lub" co m p an y has p ic k ed u p on th e tre n d a n d sells so m e p u rp o se fu lly m e ssy fonts; for exam ple, "S ch m u tz C lo g g ed " p ro d u c e s charac ters w h ich seem to b e from an old, o v er-in k ed ty p e w riter. H o w ev er, there
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this exam ple. T his effect w o rk s best w ith la rg e ty p e, since it m akes sm all text essentially u n re a d able.
Step By Step STE P O N E: L ayout the text in a p a in t p ro g ra m (F igure 1). T w o th in g s
to keep in m in d , th o u g h . R em em b er th a t a rt p ro g ra m s g en e rally m e a su re in pixels, n o t p o in ts o r inches, a n d th e re is n 't a o n e-to -o n e re la tio n sh ip a m o n g th e m e a su re m e n ts. A 640 b y 400 hi res screen, for ex am p le, b ecom es a p p ro x i m a tely 2 1 / 2 by 7 1 / 2 inches in a d esk to p p u b lish in g p ro g ra m . You also sh o u ld re a rra n g e th e p alette. M ost p a in t p ro g ra m s allo cate "b lack " to color 0, th e tra n s p a re n t color, w h e re a s d e sk to p p u b lis h in g p ro g ra m s u su a lly use "w h ite ". S etting th e p a in t p ro g ra m 's color 0 to w h ite can sp a re y o u from so m e u n p le a sa n t su rp rise s la ter on in the process. S T E P T W O : Pick u p th e text area as a b ru s h a n d sav e
it. E xit the p a in t p ro g ra m a n d fire u p y o u r im ag e p ro ce ss in g p ac k ag e (Ad P ro in this case). S T E P T H R E E : Im p o rt the im age, an d ev o k e the "D isplace Pixel" o p era to r. E n te r a ra d iu s of "1" a n d a p ro b a b ility o f "90". Y ou d o n 't n ee d to c h a n g e th e se ttin g of "se e d " . E xecute th e o p erato r. W hile th e re su lts (F igure 2) a re in te restin g , th ey rese m b le so m e th in g th a t sp la tte re d a g a in st y o u r w in d sh ie ld , w h ic h is n o t q u ite th e effect w e 're after. S T E P F O U R : R un th e "R em ove Isolated Pixel"
o p e ra to r to ciean th in g s u p a bit. S T E P F I V E : U se th e " M e d ia n F ilter" o p e ra to r set a t
"5" o r so (F igure 3). You m ay w a n t to im p o rt th e re su lt into th e p a in t p ro g ra m ag ain , o r in to P ag eS trea m 's Bit M ap E d ito r (BME) to p erfo rm so m e a d ju stm e n ts by h an d .
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an d o p e ra to rs can create fresh, in n o v ativ e, a n d fun h ea d lin e s. G o a h e a d a n d ex p e rim en t,
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b u t d o n 't g et c a rrie d aw ay. R e m em b er to follow th e basic p rin cip les of la y o u t, w h e th e r y o u are u s in g p ro ce ssed type su ch as this ex am p le, o n e o f th e new " u g ly " typefaces, o r just a p la in old fancy font. O n ly o n e d esig n elem en t p e r p a g e sh o u ld d ra w th e re a d e r's focus. If tw o o r m o re elem e n ts are b a ttlin g it o u t, th e p ag e w ill a p p e a r to th e re a d e r as m essy , a t best. Select a sim p le b o d y text font w h ic h w ill c o n tra st w ith the focus type. Finally, r e p e a t th e focus ty p e th ro u g h o u t y o u r p u b licatio n . For ex a m p le , if a " w o rn "-lo o k in g ty p e a p p e a rs on the fro n t p a g e of a n ew slet ter, p ick it u p on th e in sid e p ag e s as a d r o p ca p for lead p a ra g ra p h s of stories. But ab o v e all, h av e fun an d be b o ld !
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file atta c h m e n ts is d efin ed by a special text file called a m ailcap. A sa m p le file
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for b u g re p o rts or en h a n ce m e n t re q u e sts as the on ly p ay m en t. A E M ail.lha is a 302k b yte file, available from any of th e A m in et m irro rs in th e c o m m /m ail su b d irec to ry .
YAM Yet A n o th er M ailer, from M arcel Beck, is sim ila r in a lo t of resp ects to
Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM A EM ail. It h a s an in staller sc rip t to
h a n d le the d irty w o rk of co p y in g files
to their p ro p e r places, A m ig a G u id e d o c u m e n ta tio n , a n d it is easy to set u p an d use. Both h a n d le M IM E as w ell as th e m o re m u n d a n e ASCII m ail, and both h a v e flexible config u ratio n s.
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w in d o w looks like F igure 5. T he left m ost co lu m n co n tain s sm all icons to Cancel
Figured (top). Reading e-m ail the YAM-way! Figure7 (middle). Total configuration is just a few mouse-clicks away. Figures (bottom). Filter out your junk e-m ail.
d en o te the sta tu s of each m essage. D ouble-clicking on a m e ssag e w ill o p en th e m essag e re a d e r w in d o w (F igure 6), T his w in d o w also gives you the ch ance to save or d isp la y a n y M IM E atta c h m e n ts this e-m ail m ay
have. C o n fig u ratio n o p tio n s also
***WANTED***
a b o u n d for YAM (F igure 7), in c lu d in g th e Filters o p tio n m e n tio n e d ab o v e (F igure 8). M essage m a n a g e m e n t is
A2000 Com puters
sim plified by the availability of u p to 48 se p a ra te fo ld ers w ith in the A rchive folder.
N ew or Used (NTSC o r PAL)
YAM d o es in c lu d e its o w n internal ed ito r, b u t y ou can also
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co n fig u re it to u se an o th e r if you prefer. T he context-sensitive A m ig a G u id e h elp is also a nice feature,
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an d sa v es h u n tin g for in fo rm atio n on specific features. YAM uses M agic U ser Interface, a n d so gives th e u se r alm o st u n lim ite d w ay s to co n fig u re the
C ir c le 135 on R e a d e r S e r v ic e card .
w in d o w s, g ad g e ts, fonts, a n d o th e r asp ects o f the p ro g ra m s ' ap p e a ra n c e (F igure 9). YAM is cu rre n tly at v ersio n 1.33a, an d is c o p y rig h ted freely d istrib u tab le so ftw are. The 503k b y te file YAM 133_3a.!ha is available from y o u r n e a re st A m in et m irro r, in the c o m m / m a il su b d irec to ry . R eq u irem e n ts are a T C P /IP stack (M iam i, etc.), OS2.04 or ab o v e (OS2.1+ if yo u w ish to have L ocalization c h a n g e th e E nglish to one
If y o u ru n a n A m iga specific BBS,
SPEEDS:
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C O N TA C T:
C arl Skala S ecretary /T r e a s u re r C A A U G
send m e th e in fo rm atio n callers w ill n eed to access y o u r system . P h o n e n u m b e r(s), m o d em sp e ed s, so ftw are
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se ttin g s, etc. A s a service to the A m iga c o m m u n ity 1 w ill in c lu d e th e in fo rm a
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o f th e 14 la n g u ag e s in c lu d ed ), a n d
M UI 3.3+. T he archive also includes v ersio n s o p tim iz e d for 68020 an d 68040 processors.
in te re st to th e A m iga co m m u n ity , pass
For U.S.M ail:
Rob H ay s P.O.Box 194
them alo n g for inclusion in th e H otlist of the M o n th . Send the info to a n y of
B loom ington, IN 47402
m y ad d re sse s above. T h a t's all for now . See y o u o n line!
Please in c lu d e a SASE if y o u n eed
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H ere are so m e m ore A m iga BBS n u m b e rs as s u p p lie d by read ers. T he first is a n u p d a te d listing. If o n e is in
Workbench Screen
y o u r area, g iv e th em a call a n d check it o u t. Tell th em Rob se n t you! NAM E:
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Figure 9. YAM uses Magic User Interface, and so gives the user almost unlimited ways to configure the windows, gadgets, fonts, and other aspects of the programs’ appearance (Figure 9)
Universal Amiga Emulator UAE, Ultimate Amiga Emulator, emulates an Amiga 500’s hardware on a variety of platforms, including Unix, Linux, (Power)Mac, DOS, and even the BeBox. by D a ve M a tth e w s & M a rc H o ffm a n
UAE v e r s io n
ULTIHATE ahiga
EMULATOR
A cco rd in g to co n v en tio n al
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w isd o m , y o u c a n 't ta k e it w ith you.
UAE b y B e rn d S h c r o i d t , DOS p o r t by G u s t a v o G o e d e r t A d d i t i o n a l DOS n o d e b y T i n Gunn ft P e t e r R e n n e r s
» - Disk s e t t i n g s . I - U ideo s e t t i n g s . I - Me nory s e t t i n g s . I - H ard D i s k s e t t i n g s : - Sound s e t t i n g s . I - O ther s e t t i n g s . . - L oad/Save C o n fig s ESC t o E x i t
D rive D rive D rive D rive
DF0 DFi DF2 DF3
c o n tain s c o n tain s c o n tain s c o n tain s
d isk d isk d isk d isk
W ell, th e A m iga h a s n e v e r been a slav e to co n v e n tio n , so if y ou h av e h a d to
file file file file
m o v e to a n o th e r c o m p u te r p latfo rm , m a y b e y o u can take it (the A m iga that
UIDEO: 8 0 0 x6 00 65536 c o l o r s A spect c o r re c te d draw ing e v e ry fra m e.
is) w ith yo u . U A E, v a rio u sly k n o w n as Un*x or
Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM MEMORY: 2048KB c h i p ft 819ZKB f a s t . ROM IMAGE: k i c k . r o n SOUND: Off JOYSIICH: Keypad Off HARDDISK: C u r r e n t H a r d d i s k f i l e - 40960KB i s M ounting u o lu n e S e n s a i a t C :\ a n i g a X s h i u a
MEM: P h y s i c a l 220KB U i r t u a l 34884KB
IT ENTER TO RUN UAE: AmigaOS 3.0 ECS
C ; 1701918 (81%) F:1884904 (44%)
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U ltim ate A m iga E m u la to r, d oes just
w h a t it says. It e m u la te s th e A m ig a 's
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h a rd w a re on a v arie ty of platform s, in c lu d in g U nix, Linux, (Pow er)M ac, DOS, a n d even th e BeBox. In fact I h av e even h ea rd of p eo p le com piling the so u rce code to ru n on the A m iga.
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For years, th e idea of an A m iga
98% fu ll, eSBK free, 15M in use
e m u la to r h as been b a n d ie d ab o u t, b u t frankly, u n til recently, o th e r p e rso n a l Prof*
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U tilities
c o m p u te rs w e re just n o t p o w e rfu l e n o u g h to d o it. W ith th e a d v e n t o f the P en tiu m s, P ow erM acs, B eB oxesand o th e r su c h system s, th e ta lk has finally b ecom e reality. U A E em u lates an A m iga 500 w ith the ECS (E nhanced C h ip Set) a n d a
c la s s e s
HTDS
68000 or 68020 pro cesso r. T he e m u la
Libs
tor d o e s n o t h a n d le th e m o re ad v a n c e d A G A chips fo u n d in m o d e rn -d a y
Locala
Tools
A m igas. T herefore, th e system is lim ited to th e sta n d a rd 16, 32, an d H A M -6 d isp la y m o d e s co n tain e d in the ECS, as w ell as a base color p alette
S h iv a
Figure 1 (top): UAE Configuration Screen. Figure 2 (bottom): Amiga Workbench ala UAE
of 4096 total colors. M o st of the fu n ctio n s of th e A m igaO S ch ip s are e m u la te d w ith the exception of sp rite collision detection. S o u n d is also s u p p o rte d via e m u la tio n o f P aula.
In o rd e r to g et the system ru n n in g correctly, an A m iga K ickstart ROM im ag e m u s t b e u se d w ith th e em u lato r. T he ROM im age is c a p tu re d u sin g the in c lu d ed p ro g ra m T ransR O M , w hich, w h e n ru n on a real A m iga, w ill c a p tu re an d sa v e the in fo rm atio n sav ed in the ROM to a file on disk. U A E u se s this file to aid in its e m u la tio n processes. Please n o te th a t A m iga R O M s a re c o p y rig h te d m aterial, and th a t o b ta in in g an im age w ith o u t th e p u rc h a se of a real A m iga ROM is in v io latio n of c o p y rig h t law s. F loppy d isk s are c a p tu re d in th e sam e w a y w ith a p ro g ra m called T ransD isk, w ith the d isk 's im a g e sto red in a file on the h o st c o m p u te r's h a rd drive.
Amiga on DOS by Dave Matthews T he v ersio n of U A E I'm rev iew in g is th e MSDOS version. T his com es in b o th 68000 an d 68020 flavors. U A E for DOS s u p p o rts th e O CS a n d so m e ECS c h ip se t featu res, in c lu d in g u p to 2MB ch ip ram , a n d th e ECS su p e rh ire s vid eo m o d e, u p to SMB o f fast ram , a n d so u n d s u p p o rt via th e P C 's S ound
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Blaster. N o te th a t m y co m m en ts p erta in
to the M SDOS v e rsio n of U A E, a n d that v ersio n s of UAE for o th e r p la tfo rm s
m ay h av e slig h tly d ifferen t fea tu re s a n d abilities. G ettin g UAE set u p a n d ru n n in g can be fairly com plicated on a PC, th o u g h ce rtain ly no m o re th a n m an y DOS p ro g ra m s. T here are se v eral possib le pitfalls. The first is D PM I. B ecause of this, you c a n n o t ru n U A E u n d e r W in d o w s, n o r will it ru n if y ou use a p ro d u c t like Q E M M w h ic h p ro v id e s DPM I u n d e r DOS. F o rtu n a te ly , M SD O S n o w p ro v id e s m u ltip le s ta rtu p co n fig u ra tions, so y o u can b o o t u p w ith Q EM M DPM I d isabled. T he second p ro b lem is v id e o rela ted . T he v e rsio n of U A E for DOS re q u ire s a VESA v id e o driv er. Som e vid e o ca rd s m ay h a v e this in th e ir BIOS. O n m y m achine, I h a v e to ru n a p ro g ra m called VVESA to en ab le this, w h ic h is easy e n o u g h to in c lu d e in the s ta rtu p batch file. Y ou m ay n o t h av e access to all o f U A E 's v id eo m o d e s d e p e n d in g o n y o u r v id e o c a rd an d driver.
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PAL H ires Laced a n d p ro v id e s e n o u g h
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colors to correctly d isp la y H A M . N ote, Laced m o d e th a n k fu lly d o es not e m u la te th a t m o d e 's flicker. Since UAE
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setup. You can use u p to fo u r floppies,
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p a rtitio n o n th e A m iga. O nce y ou h av e the se ttin g s you
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w an t, p re ssin g the EN TER key w ill ru n
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se tu p . B ooting from a h ard file is m u ch faster a n d m o re p le asa n t.
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finally tu rn e d (See F ig u re 2). H o w p ractical UAE w o u ld be in ru n n in g A m iga p ro g ra m s d e p e n d s on
Figure 5: Windows, under PC-TASK and UAE.
several issues. C o m p atib ility is
Figure 6: UAE on the Macintosh,
excellent. I w as su rp rise d at h o w m a n y p ro g ra m s r u n u n d e r UAE. Even sy stem h ack s like M agic M en u an d
I also h ad n o success g e ttin g th e
W h en y o u ru n th e p ro g ra m , UAE
N ew Icons ru n . M ore im p o rta n tly ,
so u n d to w o rk . UAE for DOS s u p p o rts th e S o u n d Blaster, b u t failed to
p re se n ts a co n fig u ratio n screen (See F igure 1). H ere y o u can set th e
ap p lica tio n s like Brilliance, P ersonal P aint, D irectory O p u s, W o rd W o rth ,
rec o g n ize m y S ound B laster co m p at
m e m o ry , v id e o a n d d riv e specifica
V isage (im age view er), an d C y g n u s
ible P ro A u d io S pectrum .
tions. UAE s u p p o rts u p to four
ED w o rk e d . L uckily for th is review ,
floppies, a sim u la te d h a rd d riv e (using w h a t's called a h ardfile), an d even lets
even Q u ick G rab, a screen g rab b er,
d riv e r so ftw are for the PC. I use a M icrosoft serial m o u se a n d M icrosoft
you access an MSDOS d irecto ry .
Brilliance w ith a H A M p ic tu re lo ad ed , an d F igure 4 for a sh o t of D irectory
Y ou w ill also need a m o u se a n d
m o u se d riv er.
You can also select w h ic h vid eo
w o rk ed . See F igure 3 for a sh o t of T ru e
O p u s 4.
A s p rev io u sly sta te d , to ru n UAE y o u w ill need a K ickstart ROM im age,
m o d e in w h ic h to ru n th e A m iga
an d since PC d riv e s c a n n o t read
800x600 w / 65000 colors a n d aspect
w orked! PC-Task w ill ev en ru n
A m iga disk s, y o u w ill also n e e d a
correction is a g o o d m o d e to use. T his
W indow s. I h a d a PC e m u la tin g an
W o rk b en ch D isk im age.
allow s th e A m iga to r u n in N TSC or
A m iga e m u la tin g a P C ru n n in g
em u latio n . If y o u r card s u p p o rts it,
For a lark, I tried PC-Task. It
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this little ex p erien ce, as it took W in d o w s one h o u r a n d fo rty m in u te s to boot. H m m m m - if C hris H ain es c o m es o u t w ith th e 486 v e rsio n of PCT ask, y ou m ig h t e v e n be able to ru n
iT r« h l ir f c lir i Sjorb ikber.ch
U A E u n d e r PC -Task. See F igure 5 fo r a sh o t o f W in d o w s ru n n in g u n d e r tw o la y ers of e m u latio n . (You d o n 't w a n t to :c)or StgWYrrt*-
k n o w h o w p a in fu l it w as g ettin g this screen shot!) I also tried ru n n in g C h ristian B auer's S h ap esh ifter, b u t could n o t get it to ru n b ecause U A E co u ld n o t h a n d le the P re p areE m u l p ro g ra m . O n th e o th e r h a n d , a p p a re n tly y ou can ru n th e s ta n d a rd M ac v ersio n of UAE D
u n d e r S h apeshifter. A fter a g re a t deal
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m o u se h a s a te n d en c y to jerk h alfw a y
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across th e screen, ju st w h e n y ou sta rt to d ic k on a b u tto n . I tried v a rio u s se ttin g s in the M icrosoft m o u se
(90M hz o r above) I h a v e h e a rd this is
d riv es (file disks), u p to a 640 x 480
m a n a g e r, a n d se ttin g th e sp e ed m e d iu m h ig h w ith lo w acceleration
n o t a problem .
d isp lay , a n d s u p p o r t for h a rd d riv es.
se e m e d to achieve the least a g g ra v a t
A m iga On M acO S
in g results. A lso, disab le a n y A m iga
In te rm s o f h a rd d riv e su p p o rt, th e
by Marc R. Hoffman
M acintosh U A E com es th ro u g h w ith tw o choices: a h a rd file a n d a sh a re d
sid e m o u se acceleration, as th is only
The M acO S v e rsio n of U A E com es
m ak es it w o rse. T he m o re p ro g ra m s, c o m m o d itie s a n d h acks y o u h av e
p ac k ed in o n e file called a "fat b in a ry ." T his file co n tain s the co d e for b o th the
ru n n in g , th e w o rse it gets. T his is one tim e the A m ig a 's m u ltita sk in g ca n get
680x0 an d P o w erP C -b ased M acintoshes. T he basic sy stem can
th a t acts like a real A m iga h a rd d riv e p a rtitio n . It is the h a rd d riv e e q u iv a
o u t of h a n d . O n a fast P en tiu m ,
s u p p o rt u p to 3MB of RAM , 3 floppy
len t o f the d isk im ag es u se d for flo p p y
folder. T he first o p tio n , the hard file, is a file on th e h o st c o m p u te r's h a rd d riv e
Oriues
u ser in n u m b e rs ran g in g from o n e to seven. S etting the sy stem to u p d a te a t n u m b e r o n e forces th e system to u p d a te the screen m o re freq u en tly
M emory
than a se ttin g of seven. But a p e n a lty is
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th e sy stem to u p d a te at n u m b e r seven allow s th e e m u latio n to sk ip fram es. This saves C PU cycles, b u t co m p ro m ises th e sm o o tlm ess of th e screen u p d ates. T he sp e ed , of co u rse, d e p e n d s on w h ich p ro ce sso r UAE is ru n n in g .
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so m e com m ercial so ftw are as w ell. 1 w as able to ru n Brilliance, PC -Task 3.1, Real S p o rts Football, S tarG lider, V iew tek im ag e view er, M U I, a n d sev eral an im atio n s. For screen sh o ts of so m e o f these p ro g ra m s, see F igures 810.
H o w ev er, it is o n e th in g to say th a t a p ro g ra m ru n s. It is q u ite an o th e r th in g to say th a t the p ro g ra m s ru n at full speed. A s stated earlier, the
Figure 9 (top): PC-Task, under UAE on the M ac Figure 10 (bottom): Real Sports Football under UAE on the Mac
p ro ce sso rs o n these v a rio u s M acs are em u latin g n o t only the m ain 68000, b u t also th e c o d e c o n tain e d w ith in th e cu sto m A m iga chips. T he faster the
d riv e su p p o rt. T he actual physical size
The a m o u n t of m e m o ry available
o f th e h ard file is lim ited to 8MB on the M ac version. The second o p tio n , the
u n d e r A m iga em u latio n is, rig h t now , lim ited to 3MB o n the M ac version.
sy stem , the b e tte r the p erfo rm an ce of UAE. I tested th e e m u latio n on three
s h a re d folder, allow s th e e m u la tio n to
T his is b ro k e n d o w n in to 2MB of C h ip RA M an d 1MB o f S low -F ast RAM.
d iffe ren t processors: a 68040 @40 M H z,
sh a re a d irec to ry w ith th e h o st co m p u ter. T his m ak es tran sfe rrin g of
Real Fast m e m o ry is n o t c u rren tly
P ow erP C 604 @150MHz. N ee d less to
data b etw e en the e m u latio n a n d the
available on the Mac version.
say, th e results w ere m o re im p ressiv e
h o st c o m p u te r v ery easy a n d co n v e n ien t. A n d w h a t's b est of all, the
In term s of v id e o /d is p la y , UAE
a P ow erP C 603 @75 M H z, a n d a
the farth er u p the "M IPS la d d e r" I w ent.
sto ra g e space is lim ite d only by th e
uses d isp la y te ch n iq u e s sim ila r to th o se fo u n d in S hapeS hifter a n d PC-
size o f th e c u rre n t h o st c o m p u te r's h a rd d riv e o r h a rd d riv e p a rtitio n that
Task. Since th e em u latio n is u n ab le to u p d a te th e screen in real tim e, the
contains th e sh a re d folder.
screen m u st be refresh ed at reg u la r
q u ite a chore for the system . P erfo r
in terv als. T hese in te rv als are se t b y th e
m a n ce on the 603 ch ip w a s su b stan -
O n th e 68040, th e sp e e d w as extrem ely d isa p p o in tin g . Ju st m o v in g the p o in te r a ro u n d th e screen w as
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tially better, b u t still q u ite d is a p p o in t
h alf of th e g ra p h ic w o u ld m o v e at one
screen o n y o u r PC is an indescribable,
ing. T he p o in te r w a s still q u ite slo w in
tim e. T his is best illu stra te d in F igure 6.
so m e w h a t su rre al experience. A n d
m o \ ing across the screen, jerking as it m oved. O n th e 604 chip, h o w ev e r, 1
in te rm s o f so u n d o u tp u t, UAE
b eg an to see so m e u se fu ln e ss in UAE.
seem s to h a v e its w o rk c u t o u t for it,
B ut still, th e sy stem w a s n o t as clean as
even on th e 150 M H z 604 chip. W hen
a real A m iga. 1 d id notice th a t r e d u c
try in g to p la y so u n d s, U A E seem s to
ing the n u m b e r of colors on th e Mac
go th ro u g h cycles of p la y in g a p o rtio n
D esktop to 256 d ram a tic ally increased p erform ance. In this m ode, I w as able
o f th e so u n d , follow ed by a p au se,
to p la y the e n tire g am e of Real S ports
a p a u s e , a n d so on a n d so forth.
F ootball (F igure 10). The a n im atio n
O bvio u sly , this p a u se is m u c h lo n g er
an d p la y a b ility w e re both very usable.
on the slo w e r m achines th a n on the
T he only p ro b lem w a s w ith th e s o u n d ,
P ow erP C units.
follo w ed by m o re so u n d , follo w ed by
a n d this is ex p lain e d later. The W orkbench p o in te r a p p e a re d sim ilar to the m ild je rk in ess of the p o in te r in M icrosoft W in d o w s, O n all the co m p u te rs 1 u se d , I
In Conclusion
to ex p erien ce ’treal* m u ltita sk in g is like com ing hom e.
Universal Amiga Emulator Original Unix version by Bernd Schmidt MSDOS version by Gustavo Goedert Macintosh version by Ernesto Corvi Macintosh review by Marc R. Hoffman MSDOS version review by Dave Matthews
A m a n w alk s u p to h is friend, w h o is p la y in g chess w ith a chicken. "Incredible! T hat m u s t be the sm a rtest
n oticed that th ey h a d a p ro b lem w ith
chicken in th e w o rld!"
A m iga in te rlac ed g rap h ics m o d e s. For
"N a h , h e 's only w o n 3 of the last ten g am es."
instance, w h en try in g to d ra g a screen
after u sin g W in d o w s o r the M acintosh,
o r m ove th e p o in te r, h a lf of the scan
W h at is so am az in g a b o u t UAE is
lines w o u ld m ove first an d th e n the
n o t the sp e ed at w h ich it ru n s, b u t th a t
o th e r scan lines w o u ld m ove. So only
it r u n s at all. To see th e frien d ly A m iga
Available for download from http://www-users.informatik.rwthaachen.de/~crux/uae.html •A C* Please Write to: M arc R. Hoffman a n d Dave Matthews c / o A m azing C om puting P.O. Box 2140 Fall River, MA 02722-2140
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V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 3; M arch 1996 N e w P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t s tu ff, T e le v E y e s / P lu s fro m CeV D esign, a n e w A m ig a SX, a C D R O M ju st for A 1200/A 400Q o w n e rs, a CD* ROM o f co m m ercial titles, all K ara F onts on o n e C D ROM , p lu s a n e w W eb site from M egageM . P C -T A S K , A so ftw a re u tility to ru n PC s o ftw a re on a n A m ig a . T he A m ig a OS is still s u p e rio r in n u m e r o u s w a y s b u t w e a re still re q u ire d to d e a l w ith th e M SD O S c o m p u tin g c o m m u n ity , re v ie w e d by M arc H o ffm an . S c a p e M a k e r 4.0, C o m b in e th e p o w e r of D ig ital E le v atio n M o d e ls from V ista P ro w ith th e ab ilities of o th e r p ro g ra m s to cre a te y o u r o w n 3D v irtu a l w o rld s, re v ie w e d by S h am m s M o rtier. O n -L in e , P u ttin g A M o saic to w o rk o n the W o rld W id e W eb, le a rn in g p ro to co ls, se a rc h in g the h o t n e w w e b sites, h in ts a n d tips, a n d m o re in th is m o n th 's co lu m n , by Rob H ays. C re a tin g C a n d le F la m e s w ith Im a g e m a s te i a n d A la d d in 4 D , Im a g e m a ste r is a p ro g ra m th a t h a s a d u ra b le h isto ry of in n o v a tiv e im ag e p ro cessin g tech n iq u es. A m ig a in B u sin ess: E asy L ed g ers, T h e d e b u t o f th is n ew c o lu m n featu re s a re v ie w of an a c c o u n tin g p ack a g e th a t w o u ld m a k e an y b ean c o u n te r look tw ice. N o rth A m e ric a n A m ig a D e a fe r L ist, C heck th e c u rre n t list of A m ig a specialists a n d d e a le rs in th is issue. P e rso n a l C o m m e n ta ry : W h a t T re e s d o th ey P la n t? S h a m m s M o rtier asks u s to d o m o re th a n u se o u r c o m p u te rs— m a k e a d ifferen ce.
L a te s t w ith A C !
h o w th ey w o rk , a n d th e u n iq u e objects th at th e y can p ro v id e , re v ie w e d b y S h am m s M ortier. W eb T y p e s e ttin g P art 1: In tro d u c tio n , D isc o v er th e to o ls av ailab le o n o th e r p la tfo rm s a n d w h a t y o u can do w ith y o u r A m ig a to b e g in c re a tin g W eb p ag es o n th e In tern et, b y R a n d y Finch. T e rm ite 1.1, H a s O reg o n R esearch created th e u ltim a te A m ig a tele c o m m u n ic a tio n s p ro g ra m o r h a v e th e y ju st com e close? b y Rob H ay s. O n -L in e, C o m p a ra tiv e s h o p p in g fo r th e b est o n -lin e s e n d e e s w ith c a u tio n s, b y R ob H ays. P etro T y s c h ts c h e n k o , ESCOM a n n o u n c e s reco rd losses. A m ig a T ech n o lo g ies ch a n g e s d is trib u tio n stru c tu re . O n e m an is in the c e n te r of all th is activity to k e e p A m ig a stro n g , s p e n d a n d a fte rn o o n w ith A T 's top exec. H o t A m ig a W eb S ites, F rom Eric S h w a rtz 's a n im a tio n s a n d g ra p h ic s to w eb in fo rm a tio n g u id e s , check o u t w h a t o th e r A m ig a u se rs are d o in g o n the in tern et.
V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 5; M a y 1996 N ew P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t stu ff, N ova D esig n a c q u ire s A la d d in 4D , SofT alk P ro g ra m m e r kit av a ila b le , 'P ro fe ssio n a l' 3D glasses, a n d m u c h m ore. D P a in t T ile d B a c k d ro p s, C re a tin g 3D sp a c e in a 2D env iro n m e n t. A m o n g its specialized featu re s, D P a in t h a s in tu itiv e tools fo r cre a tin g p e rsp e c tiv e tiles. L earn h o w to u tiliz e o n e of th e h id d e n ta le n ts of th e A m ig a 's w ell k n o w n p a in t p ro g ra m , by R. S h a m m s M o rtier. A T ru ly B rillia n t Idea! T ru eB rillian ce's capacity to a d d r e s s a n d in c o rp o ra te A N IM b ru sh e s g iv es it a n o th e r p lu s a s a tool for th e creatio n of dig ital a rtw o rk on the A m ig a, by R. S h a m m s M ortier. O n -L in e , A m ig a m u ltita sk in g a d v a n ta g e s an d th re e n ew W eb p ro g ra m s: A m iT C P /IP , IB row se, a n d A W eb, L earn h o w to m ax im ize th e b est fe a tu re o f th e A m ig a w h ile y o u a re w o rk in g on-line, b y Rob H ays. T h is O ld W o rk b e n c h E p iso d e O n e , T ired of a la c k lu ste r p e rfo rm a n c e fro m y o u r c u rre n t A m ig a W orkB ench? T ry the tech n iq u es an d p ro g ra m s in D a v e 's n e w series, b v D ave M a tth e w s. W eb T y p e s e ttin g P a rt 2: B asics, C re a tin g a H o m e P age w ith y o u r A m ig a re q u ire s a little k n o w le d g e o f th e in tricacies o f H T M L , b y R a n d y Finch, A n In te rv ie w w ith Q u ik P a k 's D a v id Z ie m b ic k i, A m ig a T ech n o lo g ies h a s selected a n e w sales o rg a n iz a tio n for th e A in ig a in N o rth A m erica. M e et th e p e rs o n chiefly re sp o n sib le for m a rk e tin g th e A m ig a as w ell as d e v e lo p in g fu tu re A m ig a m a rk e ts o n th ese sh o re s in this A C E xclusive. W eb W arn in g ! T h e sa m e H o m e P ag e can yield d e c id e d ly d iffe re n t resu lts. S tart c re a tin g a W eb p a g e w ith th e A m ig a th a t e v e ry o n e will be able to read.
V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 6; J u n e 1996 N ew P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t s tu f f , A in ig a In te rn e t S tarte r P ack ag e for C a n a d a , P e rso n a l P aint for th e In te rn e t, n e w S am p le W rench S o u n d E ditor, fiv e n ew C D 's fro m GTI G m b H , a n d m ore. NAB '96, T h e N a tio n a l A sso ciatio n of B ro ad casters h eld th eir a n n u a l e v e n t in Las V egas, b u t th e A m ig a is slo w ly d is a p p e a rin g from th e sh o w floor, b y D o n H icks. T ra v e l T h ro u g h the D ig ita l U n iv e rse , L earn a b o u t p e o p le , a stro n o m y , spacecraft, a s tro n o m ic a l term s, c o n s te lla tio n s a n d sta rs th ro u g h this C A L (C o m p u te r A ssisted L earning) p ro g ra m from SYZYGY R esearch an d T ech n o lo g y , L td., b y R. S h a m m s M ortier. D P a in t M o rp h in g , A lth o u g h n o t as a d v a n c e d o r co n tro lla b le a s th e h ig h -p ric e d m o rp h in g p ro g ra m s , D P ain t offers A m ig a u se rs u n iq u e a n d ex citin g a lte rn a tiv e s in th eir m o rp h s, by R. S h a m m s M ortier. O n -L in e , U se client p ro g ra m s to b y p ass o b stru c tio n s a n d ease y o u r w a y on th e In te rn e t, as tw o s h a re w a re p ro g ra m s , G ui-FT P a n d W cb M ak er, are d isc u sse d , b y Rob H ays. T h is O ld W o rk b e n c h E p iso d e T w o , T he W o rk b en ch as art: p e rso n a liz e y o u r w o rk area w ith b a c k d ro p s, icons, a n d m en tis. In th is e p iso d e is c o v e re d th e G U I a s p e c ts of W o rk b en ch re n o v a tio n , b y D ave M a tth e w s. V IS co rp B uys A m ig a T e c h n o lo g ie s, V IScorp is p u rc h a s in g A m iga T ech n o lo g ies a n d w ill be w o rk in g w ith A m ig a in te re sts all o v er the w o rld . R ead w h a t the e x ecu tiv es of th is C h icag o firm h a v e h a d to sa y so far to the A m ig a com m unity'. W eb T y p e s e ttin g P art 3: M o re B asics, Y our h o m e p a g e is o n ly a few k e y stro k e s a w a y w ith th ese H T M L co d e sa m p le s in y o u r d o c u m e n ts , b v R andv Finch.
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V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 4; A p ril 1996 N e w P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t s tu f f . N ew P ro d u c tiv ity C D s, S pecialized S p eech U tilities, A N e w A m ig a G a m e C o m p a n y , a n d m ore. A m ig a A tla n ta Inc., A m ig a A tlan ta Inc. c e le b ra te d its 10th a n n iv e rs a ry w ith a celebrity b a n q u e t. D iscover h o w this A m ig a u se rs g r o u p attra c te d a tte n tio n from A m ig a n o tab les, te le v isio n celebrities, a n d the G o v ern o r. C re a tin g A rtw o rk w ith Im ageF X , A lte r y o u r p h o to g ra p h ic im a g e s so th e y a p p e a r as if th e y w e re cre a te d b y th e h a n d of a m a s te r a rtist an d n o t th e cam e ra , re v ie w e d by S h a m m s M ortier. C in e m a 4D O b je c t S c u lp tin g T e c h n iq u e s , E x p lo re object s c u lp tin g a n d c re a tio n o p tio n s,
V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 7; Ju ly 1996 N e w P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t s tu ff, G V P h a s a n ew h o m e , A m ico m in tro d u c e s a n ew w e b in staller. B litz Basic is back, P ax tro n h as A m ig a p a rts, S h am m s M o rtier in tro d u c e s G rafx T id b its, a n d m ore. N o ri-lin e a r V id e o on a B u d g e t: V -L ab M o tio n & M o v ie s h o p 3.2, C a n 't a ffo rd th e h ig h p ric e d v id e o sy s te m s for n o n -lin e a r ed itin g ? T he a n s w e r m a y b e the V -Lab M o tio n a n d its n e w M o v ie sh o p 3.2 so ftw are, by John P. Jackm an.
F u n w ith L y a p u n o v s, C re a te 3D e n v iro n m e n ta l te rra in m o d e ls from th e ch ao tic g ra p h ic s of L y a p u n o v space. T hey are a class of fractal a sso c ia te d a lg o rith m s u se d to v isu a liz e a specific c o n d itio n o f fractal sp a ce, h v R. S h a m m s M ortier, A m a z in g S y m m e try , T ex tu red tiles are ex trem ely e asy to cre a te a n d o ffer th e d igital a rtist a few v e ry in terestin g o p p o rtu n itie s . T h is tool, e m b e d d e d in D P ain t, w ill h e lp in y o u r o b se ssio n to find n e w e r a n d u n iq u e tex tu res, b y R. S h a m m s M ortier. O n L in e , T rav el th e in te rn e t w ith the n e w e st A m ig a b ro w se r, V o y ag er i.O, an d d isc o v er m o re excellent A m ig a w eb sites, b y Rob Hays, JA Z Z .B IT 96, W h y is a m ajor c o m p u te r art c o m p etitio n h e ld in F in lan d ? A n in te rv ie w w ith M a rtin K eitel, th e arts m a n a g e r of JA ZZ.BIT 96, in te rv ie w e d bv M a rc R. H o ffm an . A m ig a W ars, T h e re is a b a ttle for th e A m iga u se r rag in g o n th e in te rn e t b e tw e e n o ld an d n e w A m iga firm s a n d a few o th ers. F or a sy stem m a n y h a v e tried to w rite off, th e A m ig a is a ttra c tin g a lot o f in terest. W eb T y p e s e ttin g P art 4: P u b lis h in g & T a b le s , H o w to g e t y o u r b e a u tifu l H o m e P age o n th e W eb for th e w o rld to see. A lso, d e lv e into o n e o f th e m o st p o p u la r a d d itio n s to the H T M L 3.0 s ta n d a rd k n o w n as tables w h ic h a llo w d a ta o n a W eb p a g e to be s tru c tu re d in a ro w a n d co lu m n form at.
the n a tio n 's p a s tim e p a s sin g y o u by? P eter h a s co m p o sed al list of so m e o f A m i's tim es at the p la te th a t y o u ca n find from d e a le rs, A m ig a sw a p m eets, a n d m a y b e in y o u r o w n lib rary . W eb T y p e s e ttin g P art 5: F o rm s, C re a tin g fo rm s o n y o u r w eb p a g e is in c re d ib ly e asy an d th e in fo rm a tio n g a in e d ca n h e lp y o u b u ild a b e tte r p a g e , by R a n d y Finch.
V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 9; S e p te m b e r 1996 N e w P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t s tu ff. N ew A m ig a b u sin e ss so ftw are, a n e w A m in et collection, a n d th e A m ig a is se en w o rk in g a t th e O lym pics! T h e N o t A t A ll C o m p le te G r a p h ic s C D -R O M C o m p ila tio n D ig e st, T h ere is a w o rld of p o ssib ilities in ev ery g ra p h ic C D -R O M , b y R. S h am m s M ortier. C in e m a 4 D A n im a tio n T u to ria l: P a rt 1, A lth o u g h A C w ill stick to the basics, d o n 't th in k th a t C in em a4 D is cap a b le o f a n y th in g less th a n a p ro fe ssio n a l a p p lic a tio n . C in em a4 D is cap a b le o f K ey fram e, p a th , hierad-iial, in v e rse kin em atic, a n d special FX (explosions, m elts, a n d m o re), by R. S h am m s M o rtier. O n L ine, F ru s tra te d w ith y o u r a tte m p t to co n n e c t to th e W eb? Try' a trip to M ia m i, by Rob H ays. W eb T y p e s e ttin g , P art 6: R e a d in g Form D ata, C a tc h in g u s e r in fo rm a tio n from y o u r w e b site, b y R an d y Finch. T h is O ld W o rk b e n c h , P art 3 C o m p re s sio n on th e A m ig a , C re a te n e e d e d sp a c e on y o u r A m ig a o n-the-fly, b y D ave M a tth e w s. M a k e D o W ith W h a t You G o t, in a r t or in life, it is n o t a lw a y s h o w m u ch y o u h av e, b u t w h a t y o u d o w ith it, by R. S h am m s M ortier, E S C O M D ie s T h e A m ig a Lives! H ear the b e h in d th e scene sto ry fro m th e tw o m a in ch aracters, P e tro T y sch tsch en k o o f A m iga T ech n o lo g ies a n d Bill Buck of V IScorp. G o ld F rom 1990? W h a t d o e s th is a rra y of e q u ip m e n t fro m 1990 h a v e to d o w ith c u rre n t ev en ts? T h e A m ig a 's in flu e n c e is co n tin u ally b e in g felt.
ex p la in in g th e p ro cess of m o d e lin g in a 3D se ttin g th a t e v o k e s th e p a s t, by C h a rles F. C avanaugh. F in a lW rite r 5, Each release o f F in alW riter h a s a d d e d n e w to o ls a n d te c h n iq u e s to its a b u n d a n t re se rv o ir o f o p tio n s, a n d release 5 is a v ery m ajo r u p g ra d e th a t a d d s a w h o le list of e n h a n c e m e n ts , by R- S h a m m s M ortier. O n L ine, Jo in T e a m A m ig a, fix o ld g a m e s to p lay a g a in o n y o u r u p g r a d e d A m ig a, find old frien d s o r classm ates, a n d m o re , by Rob H ays. T h is O ld W o rk b e n c h , E p is o d e 4; J u s t w h e n y o u th o u g h t it w a s safe! O u r in tre p id a d v e n tu r e r h a s d isc o v ered ev e n m o re w a y s to im p ro v e (or a t least co n fu se) y o u r W orkB ench sc ree n , b y D ave M a tth e w s. W eb T y p e s e ttin g , P a rt 7: U s in g Form D ata, G ettin g y o u r d a ta from y o u r w e b site. P lus, a look a t se v e ra l r e a d e r 's sites fro m th e w e b , by R a n d y F inch. A m ig a C o n v e n tio n '9G M o n tre a l, C a n ad a w as h o m e to th e A m ig a o n ce a g a in as D ealers an d D ev elo p ers m e t w ith h u n d r e d s o f A m iga users. A S IM w a re h a s re le a se d P h o to C D M a n a g e r fo r th e A m ig a , See w h a t o u r re sid e n t a rtist h a s to s a y a b o u t th is a n d o th e r a p p lic a tio n s to h e lp A m ig a w o rk w ith M ac & W in reso u rces.
Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM V o lu m e 11, N u m b e r 8; A u g u s t 199G N e w P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t stu ff, V IS corp reach es A m ig a T ech n o lo g ies ag re e m e n t, C ro n u s d istrib u te s n e w C D s for D ev elo p ers a n d m o re , Sony E lectronics releases DKC-ID1 D igital C a m e ra , W o rld C o n stru c tio n Set V ersion 2, a n d m orel Im ageF X 2.6, T h e A m ig a 's p re m ie re g rap h ics m a n ip u la tio n tool h a s ju st tak en a q u a n tu m le a p in ab ilities, re v ie w e d b y R. S h a m m s M o rtier, A n I n te rv ie w w ith th e N ova T eam , A m a z in g 's G ra p h ic s re p o rte r a n d ad m itte d Im ageF X a n d A la d d in 4D a d d ic t d isc u sse d N o v a 's c u rre n t p la n s w ith th e N o v a team , by R. S h a m m s M ortier. A m ig a H a n d s h a k in g , T h e A m ig a 's IFF s ta n d a rd a llo w s u se rs to u tiliz e th e b e s t of sev eral d iffe re n t p ro g ra m s to c re a te a u n iq u e im a g e o r a n im a tio n , by R. S h am m s M ortier. O n L in e , T h ere is a m o u n ta in of p o w e rfu l so ftw a re in th e A m in et collection. P ro tectio n for y o u r SCSI a n d IDE h a rd d riv e s as w ell as a b e tte r C D -R O M OS u tility w h ich in c lu d e s u n iq u e a u d io C D ROM capab ilities are just a few , b y Rob H ays. P O V R ay T ra c e r 3.0 S n e a k P eak, P ersistence O f V ision 3.0 is n o w in beta testing. D iscover th e n e w tools a n d fe a tu re s as w ell as le a m w h e r e y o u ca n try it o u t fo r y o u rse lf, b y D ave M a tth e w s. A m ig a W ars P a rt 2, A m ig a T ech n o lo g ies is so ld to V IS corp a s p io s a n d p h a s e s c o n tin u e to jo ck ey ea c h o th e r fo r m a rk e t a n d n e g o tia tin g p o sitio n s. O la f s o n 's G u id e to A m ig a B a seb all, T ired of
V o lu m e 11.10; O c to b e r 1996 N e w P ro d u c ts & O th e r n e a t stu ff. N ew G am e collections, p r in tin g so lu tio n s, A m ig a so ftw a re re p a ir, b a c k u p so ftw a re , d e s ig n e r so ftw are, a n d m ore. T h e G o th ic C h u rc h : P art 1 A T u to r ia l in A la d d in 4D , T ire d of the p ro m in e n c e of fu tu ristic th e m e s in 3D d e sig n , th en tak e a look a t th is firs t p a r t in a series o f tu to ria ls
V o lu m e 11 N u m b e r 11; N o v e m b e r 1996 N ew P ro d u c ts & O th e r N eat S tu ff, S oftL ogik a n n o u n c e s b o th P a g e S tre a m 3.1 a n d 3.2, A m ig a F est '96 p la n n e d for T oronto, C h e ck b o o k A m ig a, an d m ore. C in e m a 4D: T u to ria l #3 Basic K ey fra m e E d itin g , S h a m m s u se s so m e o f C in e m a 4 D ’s object d e s ig n a n d te x tu rin g to o ls to b e g in a d e d ic a te d look a t its a n im a tio n o p tio n s. T h e G o th ic C h u rc h : P art 2 A T u to ria l in A la d d in 4D , In th is in sta llm e n t, M r. C a v a n a u g h sh o w s the A m ig a u se r h o w to p r o d u c e sta in e d glass w in d o w s to riv al th e m asters. R eal C h a o s a n d th e C o m p u te r A rtist, M u s in g s o n a M u s e , In c o m p u te r art, a p in ch o f ch ao s in the recip e is th e sp ic e o f a cre a tiv e a n d w o rth w h ile a d v e n tu re . O n L in e , A q u ic k c o m p a riso n o f so m e of the W e b a u th o r in g to o ls av ailab le th ro u g h s h a re w a re . W eb T y p e s e ttin g , P art 8: Im ag e M a p s, C reate im ag es th a t, w ith a few d ic k s o f a v isito r's m o u se , m a k e y o u r h o m e p a g e tru ly in te ra c tive. P C 2A m iga: C o n n e c t Y our A m ig a a n d PC, F inally a w a y to u se th o se c lu n k y old M S DOS m ach in es. P C 2A m iga a llo w s y o u to m o u n t y o u r PC as a n A m ig a device.
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VTU’s Last Show A WINNER! Just w eeks after Miller Freeman Inc. announced that they w ould cease publication of their Video Toaster User m agazine, VTU held its iast exposition at the U niversal Citv FLilton H otel and Towers in N orth H ollyw ood. Literally in the shadow s of Universal Studios, thousands of videophiles gathered to see w h at was new for video and NewTek. The exposition, N ovem ber 5-8, w as a proving g round for developers to m eet w ith users and discuss needs and expectations for their creations. Prom ised for this event w as aiso the first unveiling of N ew T ek's LighiW ave 3D for the M acintosh. This follows N ew T ek's release of sim ilar products for SGI and W indow s. Also prom ised, w as a new release for the Amiga. Below arc just som e of the products th at w ere offered at this event to the A m iga videophile. H igh D esert D igital w as show ing their product M ovie Models©. Included in the program are 21 high resolution 3-D m odels designed for high quality
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Oxygen™ 102 w as D ynam ic P ictures' offering. This OpenGL accelerator card allow s you to create LightW ave anim ations fast. Siam ese System s from UK's HiQ Limited allow s the user to integrate the Amiga, PC an d M ac systems. It allow s a single m onitor to autom atically sw itch to display PC as if an A m iga screen, the single keyboard and m ouse operates across all platform s, it has serial net w orking w ith all PC drives m ounted on the Amiga, full ARexx support is built in, shares printers and m uch more. The Siamese pack includes an ISA Electronic Video Switcher, cables, and Siamese M anual, plus P C /A m iga software. O Z w are show ed 4 products at the show. The Co-Pilot A udio 1.0 is a video editing tool designed for N ew T ek's Flyer used to help w ith m usic mixing. It allow s the user to autom ate music levels around narrations, prepare a project for foreign translation, reveal tricky split audio edits in detail and m ore. Co-Pilot Video 1.0 is useful in speeding up your editing. It can be used to rem ove w aste footage, find unused clips, group CG render and more. Co-Pilot AVSync expands your CoPilot controls by adding this pow erful collection of tools designed for: locking m atched audio & video clips sim ple handling of visual cut-a-w ays, auto cutting for split audio edits and more.
NewTek (bottom) used Star Trek’s Borg Cube as a backdrop to their booth.
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Finally, A ussie's Fast Fram es can com bine sequences of effects, fram estores and CG Pages w ith zero loading time. It is perfect for CG "page builds" w here a title screen appears to build quickly line by line. You can play fram estores as fast as 15 p er second, and also have one effect im m ediately after another. Fast Frame records your sequence into a video clip in "realtim e". A fterw ards, place the finished video clip into your project and even add a second layer of CG and effects on top. D im en sio n T echnologies offered year tw o of their C lub Toaster. D uring the first year m em bers have received over 170 backdrops, 120 textures, 36 full m otion backgrounds, 120 w ipes, 17 full resolution anim ations, 80 sound effects, 60 fully textured LightW ave objects 2 full length royalty free music scores, and over 100 24-bit brushes. Year 2 prom ises expanded catego ries. V i s u a l In s p i r a t i o n s show ed tw o products called C orporate Video Backgrounds and Surface Pro for LightW ave 3D. C orporate Video Backgrounds is a collection of 250
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(co n tin u e d from p a g e 44) N ewTek also announced a partner ship agreem ent w ith A dvanstar C om m u nications to create a n ew publication to show case N ew Tek products, NewTekniques, The first issue of NewTekniques will be available at NAB '97. A dvanstar Expositions also in concert w ith NewTek w ill host the N ewTek International U ser and Devel o per Conference in Fall of 1997.
(continued from p a g e 48) professional CD-ROM authoring station first quarter of 1997. NevvTek was also present at the A m igaFest '97, and Don Balance dem onstrated LightW ave 5.0 for the Amiga, w hich w ill be shipping soon. Also they w ere show ing off the ToasterFlyer non-linear editing suite w hich can play back real-time, real color full m otion video right off the hard drive, G PSoftware from A ustralia w as present w ith the new D opus 5.5 which can now act as a com plete W orkbench replacem ent and GPFax, the only available fax softw are for the Amiga platform . H olger Kruse w as at the Q uikPak booth show ing M iami, the TCP/EP stack for the A m iga that features easy configu ration for any ISP. It is available from Robinson C onsulting I.S. in C anada or Q uikPak in the US as a com plete registered internet suite for the Amiga w ith either A w ebll or Ibrowse. Also Dale C urrie from AmiTrix w as at the Q uikPak booth dem onstrating the new ly released A w eb 2.1 w ith the latest in N etscape features including tables, colored fonts, e-mail, ftp, and alm ost anything else you can think of.
ClickBoom w as letting people come o u t and try the long aw aited final release of Capital Punishm ent, the first rate beat—em —up for AGA com puters. They even held a contest w here the w inner received a copy of the game. Also present w ere a num ber of Amiga dealers, w ho w ere selling an im pressive amount: of A m iga m erchan dise. M any A miga users were ecstatic to discover hard-to-find products at great prices. All in all the C om puter/A m igaF est w as quite a success, a rum ored 35,000+ people attended the show , 7,000 estim ated to be A m iga users. Also Dan Robinson (the D irector of Business D evelopm ent for A m iga C om puters, QuikPak) announced that "Q uikPak is currently negotiating w ith the liquidators for the purchase of A m iga Technologies." lie suggested that everyone watch the Q uikPak hom epage (w w w .annigasupport.com /quikpak) for any further developm ents. Q uikPak has adopted a n ew saying, "N ow Things A re H appening" w hich appears to be quite appropriate. •AC*
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Am igaFest '96 w as held recently at the Toronto International Center on A irport Road, N ovem ber 30 and Decem ber 1. The show w as presented as a joint effort by A m azing Softw are and Accessories, Robinson C onsulting I.S. and Random ize. A m azing Softw are is the C anadian D istributor for NewTek, O regon Research, Phase 5, DKB, and several other Amiga related hard w are/so ftw a re m anufacturers. Random ize is a Canadian Value A dded Reseller of m any Amiga related products and services. Robinson C onsulting I.S. is a C anadian com pany specializing in A m iga Internet softw are and support, and web developer and content provider for several C anadian and US com panies. Show officials stated that A m igaFest 96 w as w ell attended by m anufacturers, developers, end users an d m edia from around the w orld. This w as the first tim e in several years that the A m iga com m u nity was represented at C om puterfest, arguably the largest consum er com puter show in C anada. The A m igaFest section of C om puterfest w as a good cross section of the very m uch alive A miga m arketplace. As well as the com panies m entioned below, there w ere several retailers p resent w ho specialize in Amiga related products and services. The C om puter and You booth (an Etobicoke O ntario, based A m iga dealer) directly across from the Q uikPak booth, w as constantly jam m ed w ith Amiga users purchasing the latest hardw are and softw are...m any products sold at the show w ere available for the first time in C anada. Stephen Jones (President of Hi-Q) dem onstrated the A5050T at the Q uikPak booth. His partner Paul Nolan, of Photogenics fame, dem onstrated the
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RTG feature of the Siam ese system he created, on a DEC A lpha station a t the A nti G ravity booth. The Siamese system allow s a user to use both an MS DOS and A m iga system sim ultaneously. A pplied Magic show ed their brilliant Broadcaster Elite, non Linear editing system . Nova D esign w as there dem onstrating Image FX2.6. W izard D evelopm ents w as over from the UK displaying several new Amiga products. Silent Paw s (whose display technology w as utilized in the A4060L) w as on hand w ith all their products available for sale, including their 1200 portable, the G ekko display enhancer and the Silent P aw 's Trackball.
w as a com plete Toaster-Flyer.w orksta tion an d w as show ing Lightw ave 5.0 dem os as well as Flyer clips. Tire projected MSRP For this m odel is S4995.00 US or S9995.00 com plete w ith Toaster and Flyer. Q uikPak says both m odels w ill be shipping first q uarter of 1997 w ith the first production run com m encing in January. Q uikPak also held a free draw for a com plete A4000T system.
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Quikpak Q uikpak, an A m erican based com pany that has been m anufacturing Amiga com puters for 2 years, was displaying tw o new prototype m odels at their booth w hich happened to be one of the largest in the show . The A 50/50T is com prised of an Amiga 4000/060 w ith a Pentium 150MHz (upgradable to 200MHz), PCI slots and Z orro III slots, built in. The A miga OS and IBM W indow s 95 both run sim ultaneously w ith each other using the Siamese system m entioned above w hich allow s clipboard and hard drive sharing. You can sw itch betw een com puters w ith a click of a button. Soon planned for this model is Rc-tnrgetable G raphics softw are that will allow you to run W orkbench right on the W indow s screen. Also introduced w as the A4060L, a fully functional Amiga 4000/060 w ith an LCD display, one video slot and 4 Zorrolii slots. Tire one on display at the show
More from the Show Floor Phase 5 w as dem onstrating their Pow er PC /'060 board, they played an MPEG m ovie in one w indow w hile another w indow displayed a fractal generating program . The fractal w as handled by tire Pow er PC chip and it w as able to recalculate and redraw the fractal real time. The MPEG m ovie was being ru n to show the co-processing betw een the 060 and Power PC. U nfortunately there w asn't any p ro d u ct from Phase 5 available, including their long aw aited CyberVision 6 4 /3D. A ntiG ravity products (as stated above) w as dem onstrating Siamese System from Hi-Q, w ith a 200MHz DEC A lpha m achine running W orkbench in a w indow off of W indow s NT. They are the N orth A merican distributor for the Siamese package. A sim w are displayed their new A udio T hunder audio editing and conversion program along with M astertSO the easy to use CD-ROM recording softw are. Of course they w ere also displaying AsimCDFS the drivers that let you connect m ost CD-ROM's to your Amiga. Rum or has it that A sim w are will be releasing an A m iga based
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A500/A2000........................................ $1095 A1203INTSC) LmtM Quantty 3 OOS ad memcry MewS289.95 A12001PAL>Lm-ted quantity 30 OS ail memory Ne*, .$279,95 Oen.se (8362) A500/A2000 $10.95 A2000 LATE Rev. 8372/2.05....................................$399.95 Super Denise 8373 w/'diagnostic disk.....................S19.95 Gary 5719 A500/A2000................................ $10A3000 95 (16MHz). .................... $299.95 Buster 5721 (A2000)................... S16.95 A3000 (25MHz!............................................................. $359.95 A3000T (Tower) 25MHz........................................ $369.95 68Q00-8MHZ CPU (DIP)............................................. ..$11.50 63000- 16MHz CPU (DIP) ...........................$22 50 A4000 (limited quantity).................................................. CALL C64 (refurbished, tested all chips) ...S29.95 68030-RC50 P G A ..........................................................$84.50 68882-25 PGA.................................... . $2495C64 untested, all chips clearance ...................2525 00 C65 =nc. ail chips latest ROM (PAL only) S69.95 Western Digital SCSI chip BA ....................................$27.50 Vdeo Hybrid - (A500 390229-03)____________ $995 C t 28......................................................................................$49.95 GVP Upgrade Chip Series II ................................ $34 95 C128D..................................................................................$69.95 1541 I I ............................................................... S17.95 6570-01 (71) (315107-01) Keyboard 1C...............S14.95 1541 Alps (15000401)...................................................$17.95 S U R F A C E M O U N TED D E V IC E S 1571 Newtronics (310420-01)................ $17.95 (For A1200 A3000, A4GG0. CD32) AMIGA FLO P P Y DRIVES (Factory New) 8520 PLCC (391078-02}........................... $19.50 High Dens External floppy for all Amigas $114.95 Amber (390533-03) . $24.50 DMAC 4 (390537-04).............. $99.00 A570 CD ROM drive (for A500) ............... ..S34.50 Lisa (391227-01).......................... ..$24.50 High Density Infernal Floppy Drive Ramsey (rev.4) 390544-04..... A3000/A4000 (specify).................... $104.95 $19.95 A2000............... $109.50 Ramsey (rev. 7) 390541-07 $36 50 A5C0 Internal 860k . ....... $33.95 Alice 8374 (391010-01)............. $25.50 A600/1200 Internal ..................... $47.50 Gal (XU9) (390123 0 1 ))........ $21 95 Gayle (315107-02) . A60Q1200 new Amiga Tech. special release buttoo.$t .95 $19.95 Budgie (391425-01)....................................................... S33.95 A2000 Internal 880k.......................................................S39.95
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A3000 Internal 880k.....................................................$49 95 A4000 Internal 880k............... .................................. $49 95 CD32 Replacement CD mechanism $39 95 1541 (refurbished)....................................................... ,$39.95 1571 (limited quantity) $49 95 P O W E R S U P P L IE S (F a c to ry New) A 50C........................ $38.95 A500 A600'A1200 Big Ft. (200 Watt) Micro A D $79.95 A500 power supply fused) 220 volts ..$19.95 A 59 Q .......................................... $19.95 A 1200 110 volts original factory ............... 533.95 C032 Ongmal / Factory (HO volts)....................... $21.95 CD32 Original / Factory (220 volts).......................$14 95 CD32 Big Fool (200 Watt) Micro A D . ...... $74.50 A2000 110220V internal original.............................$83.95 A2000 Big Foot (3C0 Wall) Micro A D .$144,50 A30O0 mlemal (110020 volts) ......................$110.00 A3000 Big Foot (250 watts) Micro R 'D ................S144.50 ........ $124.00 A3000 Tower A4000 interna) (11C volts) ......................$119.00 A4000 ml. 300 Wall Big Fool (exchange).......... $169.95 1084S Phillrps Flyback Transformer only.............. S34.95 1084-Di Phrllips'Daewoo Flyback only ....... $34.50 1084-02 Daewoo Flyback Transformer only $34.50 1Q84S new Motherboard Flyback.................... see below 10B4S power supply board (refurbished).............. $29.95 C64 nonrepairabie ....................................... SI 4.95 C64 repairable ............... $19.95 C64 5.2 amp Heavy Duty (also 1750 R E U ) $39 95 C65 220 Volts $12 50 C65 110 Volt.....................................................................$21.95 C128D Internal................................................................. $24.95 C i 28 external 5 2 amps........................................ $39.95 1541 11/1581 ............ $7.50 K E Y B O A R D S (F a c to ry New) C64 . $17 95 C65 (Special Keyboard)............................................... $19.95 A500 (limited quantity)................................................. .S39.95 A600 .................................................................................... $25.50 C128D (limited quantity) ........................................ $24.95 A 1200.......................................... A2GOO US version..........................................................$74.50 A3000 US version..........................................................$74.50 A4000 US version,...................... .,...$74,50 Amiga compatible ‘IBM keyboards” ..................see below A2000 keyboard adapter to A40O0 $8 95 A4QOO keyboard adapter to A20O0 $6 95 6570-01 (71) (315107-01) Keyboard. IC .............. $14,95
A D D ON B O A R D S (F a c to ry New) 68020-030 (A4000) $67 95 A386 (2CMHZ) Bridgeboard /SW 4n$tr $259 95 A2088XT/AT Bridgeboard Kit/drive. maruals (A2000)............................... $29.50 A2058 (OK) (A2000) Expansion beard S K ............$69.95 A501 original Ram Exp. -5 1 2 K (A5Q0).................$17.95 Microway Fltckerfixer ............... ..............,............... $224.00 Slingshot Pro/pass thru (Micro R 'D ) ......... $37-50 A 1050 RAM Expander (A1000) 256K.....................$10.95 M O U SE C O N T R O L L E R S (F a c to ry New) Amiga 1352....................................................................... $22.50 ................$22.95 Wizard 3-button (for all Amigas) A4000....................................................... $26*85 Amiga CDTV..................................................................... $15.95 Amiga A1200 mouse port replacement kit...............$7.95 CD32 controller................................................................ S11.75 D IA G N O S T IC S Advanced Amiga Analyzer (see beow) ......... $59.95 Fmai Test diagnostic disk by Amiga........................... $7.95 Amiga Troubleshooting Guide ......... ...$7,95 Commodore Diagnostician I I ........................................$6.95 C64 128 Dead Test cartridge/manual.....................$19.95 Service Manuals.......................................... S E E BELOW CLEA RA N C E SA LE ICD Ad RAM 2060 ..........................................................$49.95 ICD Ad SCSI 2000..........................................................$49.95 ICD AdSCSI 2030 ......................................................... $59.95 A520 (New) Video Modulator Adapter kit/cables-inst ructions ...............$12.50 2.04/3.1 ROM Switch - (Switch III) with speaker ..$17.50 256X4 RAM for A2058 expander, ele.........................$4.50 15-23 pin adapter cable.............................................. $19,95 Monitor Cables - 30 Different types. ......................CALL C64 untested motherboard'aJJ chips............. 2 for $25.00 C128 unlested motherboards/all chips...................$19.95 .............$34.95 Monitors ’ 084$. 1950, 1802. etc...............SE E BELOW CDTV modulator *............... $2.95 CDTV unit (No Cabinet)........................................ $89.00 Laser printer memory board OK (All HP units)...,524 95 Sony QD6I50 data cartndge $7.50 A1200 top bottom case .............. $19.50 Joystick - Captain Grant (for all Amigas)................. S2.99
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The Amiga Technologies "Q-Drive" 1241 is a PCMCIA interface for the Amiga 1200 (CD32 emulalorj. It is a super fast CD-ROM drive equipped with o PCMCIA connector. Plug in your Amiga A 1200 and discover the world of CD-ROM. The 1241 operates at quad speed with data transfer rates up to 600 KB per second guarantee optimal access times. The system supports multi-session and multi-tasking mode. It is able to manage several jobs at a time and is easy to operate. View your favourite photos on your PC screen: the Amiga Q-Drive 1241 is Kodak PhotoCD compatible. Enjoy audio CDs in hi-fi quality or mix the music with sound gen erated by your Amiga. Features: • Open Architecture; PCMCIA Interface • Compatible with 1509660, Amiga OS, PC-DOSand Mac HFS • Portable System • Extremely User Friendly • Quad Speed: Data transfer rates up to 600KBs • Supports multi-session and multi-tasking • Reads audio CDs and Kodak PhotoCDs • Mixes audio CD sound and sound from the Amiga stereo audio port • Runs most CD32 games and programs. Price: $ 1 7 9 .9 5
A com plele diagnostic hard w are and software an alyzer (uses point and click software interface.) The an alyzer cab le plugs into all A m ig a ports simultaneously and through sophisticated software, d isplays 8 screens to w ork from. Shew s status of data ports, memory (buffer) checker, system configuration and auto test. Reads diagnostic status of ony re ad /w rite errors from track 0 to track 7 9 , Softw are autom atically tells what errors are found and the chips/com ponents responsible. 8 5 to 9 0 % of the problems presented to service centers are found with this an alyzer. Saves you lots of money on repairs and no end user or repair shop can afford to be without one. Don't be fooled by its low cost. Sim ply plug in cables from the an alyze r box. This diagnostic toot is used by end users and A m ig a repair centers w orldw ide and is the only one of its kind. O v e r 1 5 ,0 0 0 sold,
(Quantity pricing available) A500 C O M PU TER with power supply and latest chips (eg 0372 Agnus. 2.04 O/S). Includes your choice of the following soltware/books: Starter Kit, Discover Kit (inc Kind Words, Deluxe Parnf II) or Deluxe Kit Also includes free A m ga Troubleshooting Guide ($7 95 value). 90 cay warranty, lested & ready 1o go Fantastic price ........... $119.95
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A1200 M O THERBO ARD - Paxtron has purchased a limited supply of new A120Q motherboards, both N T S C and PAL. They come with 3.0 O/S, all chips, 30 day warranty, Specify N TSC or PAL Very limited quantity, very rare find...................................................................... $289.95 (Optional - 3.1 O/S and diskettes, installed add $56.95.)
Options: A501 1/2 meg expansion memory board installed add $10.00. $48 50. • PAL unit with 220V power supply add $29,00 •
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S U P E R G E N (Internal Genlock) for A2000 - By Progressive Image Tech/Digital Creations. Most flexible Genlock and video overlay device for all Amigas. Supergen provides a flexible broadcast quality Genlock af a very, very affordable price. Comes with external control box and cable. Includes a 90 day warranty instruction book, This is a factory relirb unit selling for a fantastic low price o f............................................................. $179.95 (Internal Supergen sold initially for $650.)
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A501 original CBM 512KB Memory Expansion Card with clock, calendarvbattery for A5O0. In original box instructions and warranty............................ S17.50 A520 Video Modulator Adapter Kit with cables and instructions (N TSC ). Run any Amiga on your televisio n ., ........ .512-50 AMIGA COM PATIBLE K E Y B O A R D S - (Just loleased from Germany,) KB100 is a sophisticated in-line adapter box for use with IBM keyboards, Use the KB 100 on your A500/A2000/A3000' A4000. (A600/A1200 require soldering) .....................................................................................................................................S49.95 Complete service manuals. Some manuals may be phoiocopied. 5 day delivery on some manuals. A500. A500+, 590, A1000, 1230 printer. 1802, 1902. 1902A, 1934. 2002, 2 0 91.2300. 2630. CDTV. 1581. C 6 5 ..................................... 519.95 A500 schematics. A60Q. 1QS4S. 1084S-O1. 1084ST. 1936A, 1960. A2000..................................... 524.00 A 1200. A3000. A3000T. A4000. C D 3 2 ........................................................................................................................ 539.95 10Q4S MONITOR M OTH ERBO ARD WITH BUILT IN FLYB A C K TR A N SFO R M ER - This new board will cure 90 percent ol 1084S monitor problems Simply switch the motherboard and your monitor problems are solved1 This motherboard with the liyback factory mounted is the exact replacement and works with 1084S models only. It s easy to in stall.............................................................................., $69.95 AMIGA M ONITORS - We have a large supply of refurbished 10B4(S). 1902. 1930. 1802. 1702 monitors, etc For example, the 1084(5) is $169.95 with cable. 90 day warranty.............................. C A L L
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