AmigaComputing_001_Jun_1988.pdf

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processor tested

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At last! Commodore's secret plans revealed

BUYERS'

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A fully animated realtime tennis simulation.

Play the US Open, Wimbledon etc.

(24•95 Amiga only.

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DI INDOOR SPORTS

Hi ghl y acclaimed sports simulation- received

rave reviews. A must for sports fans. Air

Hoc k ey , Darts, Bowling and Ping Pony.

Not e: C64 version does not include ping pony.

Spectrum/Amstrad CPC/Commodore 6411281

Atari XL/XE cass £9.95

Amstrad CPC/Commodore 64/128/

Atari XL/XE disk £14.95

Amiga124_95 Atari ST £24.95

IBM-PC +Compatibles £24.95

IBM-PC 31/2 inch £24.95

TASK III

"It really has to be played to

be believed. I'm hooked" - Commodore User

Commodore 641128 Cass BIS disk £14.95

ST WARS

if you liked Starglider you'll love this game-

it plays better and its much more fun to

play, overall its a much better game"

Atari ST 124.95

ni SPY VS SPY TRILOGY

What the ribviwor• ra say:

Spy Vs Spy Vol 1 - voted the best

two player game ever designed.

Vol 2 The Island Caper - winner

of several awards including

game of the year.

Vol 3 Arctic Antics - A must for fans

of the original Spy Vs Spy games.

Spectrum 48K/Amstrad CPO

Commodore 64/128 cassette: £9.95

Amstrad CPC/Commodore

64/128 disk: 04.95

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or m a il o rd e r f ro m D a t a b yt e .

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Telephone 01-482 1755

FAX 01-267 1828

LE SUPERSTAR ICE HOCKEY

Voted the best sports simulation

of 1987 - Happy Computer

Commodore 641128 cass f9•95 disk E14,95

Amiga £24.95 Atari ST £24.95

IBM-PC +Compatibles 124.95

IBM-PC 31/2 inch f 24,95

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COMMODORE INTRODUCES

THE ONE STOP OFFICE.

NEW AMIGA S STEM_

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• AMIGA 500 MULTITASKING COMPUTER. 16/32-bit CPU,

4 custom chips, 512K RAM (expandable) power.

• HIGH RESOLUTION COLOUR OR MONO MONITOR for razor

sharp text and graphics displays.

• PROGRAMMABLE PRINTER for high speed draft and near

letter quality text and high resolution graphics.

• WORDPROCESSOR with mailmerge and spelichecker.

• SPREADSHEET with powerful business and ﬁnancial calculation

and forecasting functions.

• DATABASE for multiformat information storage.

• PC TRANSFORMER that lets you run many popular industry

standard MS-DOS packages.t

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Save up to an incredible £414. Walk away with the hi-tech

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The best selling Amiga 500 multitasking computer with

monitor, printer and advanced productivity software. All in

an integrated package you can collect in one stop at any

participating Commodore authorised dealer.

Use with instinctive ease, in both AmigaDOS

and MS-DOSt environments. Expand to

go in any direction you want to grow.

Phone (0628) 770088 now for your

nearest dealer and you're in

business. Or send the coupon!

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HARDWARE

HOUSE CALL

AMIGA SCENE

Managing Editor

Derek Meakin

Gmop Editor

Alan McLachlan

CAMERA

COMRADE

High speed frame grabbing. cut in

price by clever hardware design and

made easy with well written software.

%Nell worth taking a close look at.

I. SAX AND THE

ARGONAUTS

Argonaut Software is famous for

Starglider. Now the Egrons strike

back_ Simon Rockman ﬁnds out the

company's plans for the future.

NEWS

Commodore announces details of new

machines. Better graphics for 2000s.

New games on the way. And all the

Amiga gossip from around the world.

LATEST

Editor

Simon Rodman

Production Editor

Peter Glover

MUSIC

HARDWARE

SYMPOSIUM

Art Editors

Mark Nolan

Doug Steel

EPSON

LQ-500

The people who set the standards for

electronic printers win back their

crown with a 24 pin printer that is

solid and vffs: rPaylriahlv priced.

Editorial Assistant:

Elaine Rawlins

MUSICAL

MACHINATIONS

The Amiga makes far better sounds

than any other micro. Christopher

Humphries explains how it works

without straining the processor.

NEW AMIGAS

REVEALED

Commodore took part in a conference

to make sure that developers keep on

the programming straight and narrow

- and unveiled its exciting plans.

News Editor

Mike Cowley

Advertisement Manager

John Snowden

Advertising Sales

Wend Co!bourne

AMIGA

ADVENTURES

Lei David Ericsson take you into the

land of the Bard's Tale with great

advice to newcomers for the role-

playing game from Electronic Arts,

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BUSINESS

MAX TOY

SPEAKS

Max Toy left IBM to become the

President of Commodore. His aim:

To make the Amiga number one.

urn Groneke listened and took notes.

SCPERBASE

PERSONAL

A database program which is as easy

to use as a video recorder and ﬂexible

enough to store text. graphics and

sounds without breaking the bank.

WORD

PERFECT

The word processor which toppled

%VordStar as the world's best selling

program is even better now it has

been made available for the Amiga_

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•CONTENTS•

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IF1E11,,TURE

WELCOME to Amiga Computing. A magazine

produced by a stall which lives and breathes

the Amiga — from days of careful planning %ciih

Superbase to long nights playing Arkanold.

If you enjoy your Amiga as much as we enioy ours

then this is the magazine for you.

We've assembled a team of top writers to lead the

way. But we need your help too. Amiga Computing is

more than willing to be swayed by your likes and

dislikes.

To ﬁnd out your preferences, and help us tailor

the magazine to meet your needs, please complete

and return to us the survey form on Page 81.

It will help ensure the magazine reﬂects YOUR

interests - and it could result in some unexpected

TEST

DRIVE

Lamborghini or Ferrari? Lotus or

Porsche? Corvette — are you joking?

David Vivian has driven the real

machines. Now he tests the game.

EIMME1111

DIGITAL

DIRECTOR

A program whii:h offers you the

chance to he the next Stephen

Spielberg? Not quite — it's more a

language for very special effects.

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AMIGA

ARCADE

Our fearless reviewers put seven

games under the microscope: Xenon.

Tetris, Sidewinder. Gee Hee Air Rally.

Arkanold, Star Wars and Honecrusher.

WORK

BENCH 1.3

Easier hard discs, better printer

drivers, better maths routines, bells

and whistles. Workbench 1.3 will he

here soon. We look at what it offers.

Simon Rockman

goodies coming your way as well.,

NUMMI=

HELP US TO

HELP YOU

Right from the start - your chance to

shape the future of Amiga Computing.

By telling us 1.vhat you want we'll

strive to fulﬁll all your wishes.

FREE 12 PAGE

BUYERS' GLIDE

The most comprehensive list of

Amiga products yet published. What

they do. how much they cost, and full

details of all relevant manufacturers.

INTERFA,CE

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.!hr. 1 1:401111111.5 P ap.

QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS

This is your direct line to our panel

of Amiga experts. Whatever you usi

, your Amiga for, our team will try

io help you make the most of it.

71 USING

THE CLI

Real programmers don't use icons.

Faster control of vow. Amiga is

possible through the keyboard, Phil

South decodes the technicalities.

111111TMCI IE

GURUS

HAUNT

Joking programmers have left several

messages hidden inside your Amiga.

Our tail•piece shows how to read

them and throws down a gauntlet,

TV ON A

SHOESTRING

The Polytechnic of North London can

now produce training videos to rival

the Open I 'niversity. thanks to an

Amiga A1000 and the right software.

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