AmigaShopper57-Xmas95.pdf

The essential magazine for Amiga enthusiasts

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Find out why

multimedia on the

Amiga is the key

to its success.

Virus We give

you all the

software and

advice you

Complete

package

Plus much

more - see

back cover

ShopperReviews

• FinalCalc: We review the powerful and versatile new

spreadsheet from Softwood.

• G2 GeneSys genlock: If you are serious about video

you need this new genlock.

• Disk Magic: We put this brand new file manager

through its paces. Can it match Opus 5?

• Dinoverse: A brand new collection of dinosaur

skeletal objects for Imagine.

• Blizzard 1230-IV: Check out the hot new accelerator

card from Gordon Harwoods.

• Demo Mania: Make your own demo extravaganzas

with this demo kit from Kompart.

• Two new CD-ROMs for your Christmas stocking.

Comms

E-mail has revolutionised person-to-person

communication. Find out how to talk to people over

the Internet with your Amiga.

AMOS

In the second of our AMOS programming tutorials, we

explain how to display AGA pictures using AMOS.

Plus! See our news pages for more info on AMOS.

DTP

Our step-by-step guide to successful desktop

publishing continues with a look at how to plan and

prepare your work.

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which have until now, only been available on the

NEW THIS MONTH

Books - Connect your Amiga

A Guide to the internet, Lans & BBS & online Services

by Dale L.Larsen - This is by an ex C= member of the Amiga

Networking Group. Well written comprehensive, this is a must

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O ptions -.External add £ 45.00+VAT = £ 52.87

Oktapon Card

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G et protected now with AFS.

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New LOW Prices

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rives shipped with AFJ

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This enhanced version is a result of the

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Who’s Who

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The essential magazine for Amiga enthusiasts

Editor: Sue Grant

E-mail sgrant@futurenet.co.uk

Consultant Editor: Nick Veitch

Art Editor: Nick Aspell

Coverdisk Editor/Technical Writer: David Taylor

Contributors:

Steve Bye, Larry Hickmott, Gary Whiteley, Darren Irvine,

John Kennedy, Paul Overaa, Barry McCarthy, Steve McGill,

Graeme Sandiford and Anna Grenstam

Photography: Pete Canning

Cover image: Paul Kidby

With Amigas back in the High Street and

walking off the shelves, the New Year will also

be a new beginning for our favourite machine...

W ith the festive season

Advertisement Manager: Tony Hickman

Senior Sales Executive: Diane Clarke

Production Manager: Richard Gingell

Production Co-ordinators: Charlotte Brock, Colette Varga

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is definitely on the

cards for next year.

Then we have the

excellent IntOS for

AMOS on our

Coverdisk - the full

program - plus a

whole host of

other

programs -

over 5Mb

in total.

And if you have ever worried about

your Amiga picking up a virus, then

David's advice on how to prevent them

having access to your Amiga in the first

place, and how to cure them if they do get in is

on page 22. Read this and all your worries of

infection will be over.

We’ve always maintained that the Amiga

was a multimedia machine, even before the term

was first coined. Find out how and why the

Amiga is the best multimedia machine around in

our feature on page 28.

And then we have loads of reviews,

tutorials, PD, Answers, letters - plenty to keep

you going till next month!

It just remains for me to wish you all a hearty

Merry Christmas from the Amiga Shopper team.

Raise your glasses to the New Year! ■

upon us (or fast

approaching, anyway), I

would like to welcome our

new readers to the world’s

best serious Amiga magazine (hey, we’re not

modest!). I would also like to thank all of our

regular readers and subscribers who

have stuck loyally with us and the

Amiga throughout the past year or so of

troubles. We look forward to the

Amiga (and Amiga Shopper) going

from strength to strength again next year.

Meanwhile, we have plenty of stuff in

this issue to keep you interested while

everyone else is watching

the Bond movie for the

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Christmas 1995

Issue 57

Christmas 1995

Issue 57

ShopperContents

The essential magazine for Amiga enthusiasts

Shoppe r Tutor ials

Comms 62

Person to person communication has become

even easier with the introduction of the Internet.

Darren Irvine explains how to send your

messages over the Web.

A M O S ______ 64

The second installment of our new AMOS

tutorial explains how to display AGA pictures

using AMOS. Steve Bye of F1 Licenceware

also divulges a few programming tricks .

ShopperReviews

DTP __________

Preparation is the key to successful desktop

publishing. Larry Hickmott explains why it is

so important to get yourself organised before

you start your project.

Virus killer 22

The people who program viruses think that it’s

all a huge joke. But it's no fun if all your work is

erased before your very eyes! David Taylor

explains how to prevent a virus from entering

your Amiga in the first place and how to cure

any that get through.

Multi Amiga!. ____ 28

Multimedia is the potential saviour of the Amiga

according to John Kennedy. He explains why

the Amiga's unique features mean that it’s

simply the best platform around for multimedia.

Win Wordworth 5!__45

Digita are giving away five copies of the

upgrade to their powerful word processing

program. You could win a copy for yourself!

Interview 74

Licenceware has helped keep the Amiga alive

over recent months. Dave Taylor interviews

Steve Bye of F1 Licenceware, a popular

provider of this type of software.

DiskMAGIC_______38

Can this new program from HiSoft knock

Directory Opus 5 off its throne as the king of the

file managers? Or does it rival InfoNEXUS?

Michael Thomas puts the brand new

DiskMAGIC to the test.

Dinoverse 40

This collection of dinosaur objects for Imagine 3

is all animated using bones. Barry McCarthy

explains how the skeletal technique works and

then reviews the objects themselves.

Blizzard 1230-IV __ 44

Blizzard boards have always been

one of the most popular bunch of

accelerators on the market.

Graeme Sandiford takes a look

at the newest addition to. the range,

the Blizzard 1 230-IV.

Demo Mania

ShopperRegulars

Coverdisks_________ 6

There's another 5Mb and more of programs and

utilities on our two Coverdisks. Turn to page 6

and you'll find out all about them.

News

RISC is just around the corner, as we

discovered when we visited the factory that

makes our Amigas!

Amiga Answers. 52

Don't panic! If you’re all in a tangle with your

Amiga, tell us about it. Just fill in the form and

send it off to us. Expert help is at hand.

Public Domain_____ 78

One of the most popular sections of Amiga

Shopper just gets better and better.

Producing your own demos couldn't be

simpler. All you need is this accessible and

easy to use new program from Black Legend.

Steve McGill gives it a thorough road test

over on page 47.

CD-ROMs 48

There are loads of new CD-ROMs

around at the moment, but David

Taylor concentrates on two of the

best: The Global Amiga Experience

from PD Soft and EMC

Computergraphics' Phase 1.

ShopperReviews

Letters_________

If you don’t talk to us, then we can’t talk to you.

Or something. You could win 25 quid for the

letter of the month.

Next month_______

January 1996 Amiga Shopper, on sale

Tuesday, 12th December. Buy it!

FinalCalc 34

Softwood are well-known for Final Writer and

Final Data. Now they have produced a new and

powerful spreadsheet. Larry Hickmott takes a

close look FinalCalc.

G2 GeneSys 37

It may be beyond some people's

means, but it sure is cool. Steve

McGill positively drools over this

new genlock from G2.

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Back Issues

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Market Place

Ad Index___

Check out the speedy new Blizzard 1230-IV from

Gordon Harwoods on page 44.

The new genlock from G2 has the potential to

earn you money and prestige.

4 A M IG A S H O P P E R

Christmas 1995

Issue 57

Issue 57

Christmas 1995

ShopperContents

Virus killer

ShopperDisks

Amiga Shopper's Coverdisks are not just

any old two disks. There are seven

specially-selected disks packed on to

these two beauties. Here're the contents:

IntOS for AMOS___6

This is the complete IntOS extension for

AMOS users from OTM. Adding many

commands, it does require AMOS.

Virus ProtectionZonelO

This special zone gives you the programs

you need to protect your computer from

viruses. Read our exclusive feature,

starting on page 22 for more information.

LicenceWare_____ 10

This month, to compliment IntOS, we have

a specially-compiled edition of AMOSzine.

ApplicationZone__11

MusicLine Editor impressed us so much

last month that we gave it a stonking 96

per cent in the PD section. We chased

down the programmers and got you an

exclusive version. Plus PDBase.

TechnicalZone____11

A full, uncompressed disk of excellent

programs. As promised, there's XDM 2,

the disk packer, and Audcomp, an

incredible sample cruncher, as well as

loads more essential commands.

UtilityZone______ 12

Three utilities to help you out. Extractor for

de-archiving with ease. Menukeys for a

better Workbench and NewEdit for some

useful additions to your system.

I nf ormationZone__12

The PD Directory and User Group listing.

3DZone________12

A demo object from the brand new

collection of skeletal Imagine objects

reviewed this issue on page 40.

Viruses can be a complete disaster if

you let them get into your Amiga. Certain

types of virus have the potential to destroy

everything on your Amiga. Others are just an

annoyance. But how can we prevent these nasty little

programs getting anywhere near our machines? And

how do we cure them if we're unlucky enough to be

infected? David Taylor has all the answers in

our feature over on page 22. You'll also find

some virus checker programs in

the Virus Protection Zone

on our Coverdisks.

THE VIRUS-PROTECTOR V I .8

<C> 1987 BY THE MEGA-MIGHTY

SWISS CRACKING ASSOCIATION

Comple'

AMOS I

AMOSi

; AMOS).

Instructions

Destroy viruses

before they destroy

your work. We give

you the pow er!

P r e s s E , K , P , I o r Q !

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