AmigaShopper08-Dec91.pdf

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ISSUE 8 • DECEMBER 1991 • STILL ONLY 99 p • 172 PAGES!

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Instant real-time effects from Invision, plus

the key to smoother fonts............... page 72

DR T'S KCS

Is version 3.5 of this classic sequencer

a real improvement?...................... page 109

MIDI NOTES

Discover the principles of music which lie

behind every MIDI system............. page 114

ON SHOW

We preview Britain’s biggest ever Amiga

show, the World of Commodore...... page 10

PD WORLD

The best shareware and public domain

programs revealed.......................... page 154

• Essential information for all Amiga buyers

• The Amiga range reviewed

• Hardware add-ons explained

• History of the Amiga revealed

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New to the Amiga? Turn to page 69

HAM-E:

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the most exacting tests - page 32

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W E L C O M E

WELCOME

A T A G L A N C E

G U I D E

To help you find what you want

quickly and easily, this is a cross

referenced list of all the products

and subjects covered in this

month’s Am; sr. The

subjects covered in Amiga Answers

are detailed on page 49; the many

PD programs covered on page 140

are listed there. The page numbers

given are for the first page of the

article in which the product is

mentioned.

B ig or what! Regular readers will have

noticed already that Amiga Shopper is

thicker than ever - no less than 172

pages for a piddling 99p. That's good

value, even if I do say so myself; is a cover disk

really worth the extra two quid? Anyway, that's

enough trumpet blowing, what’s in store this

month...

Our main feature this month takes a thorough

look at the Amiga range and all the hardware add

ons you can buy for it. If you're considering buying

an Amiga, this is the place to start. If you already

have one then look on it as a number of

suggestions for where you might want to take your

computing. And next month we’ll cap it off with a

round up of the software that’s available.

Our main review is of the amazing HAM-E

system. This remarkable box gives you instant

access to 300,000 colours from a range of 16.7

million. It makes a 32-colour screen look a bit

sick. Our graphics experts Gary Whiteley and Phil

South have put the device through its paces and

we are proud to present the most exacting review

of HAM-E ever published.

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Amiga 3000

Amiga Answers

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Beginners’ Answers

Business

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I P U B U

There are thousands of Amiga programs which are

available for little more than the price of a disk. And

many more which allow you to try the software free

before you buy. Each month in Public Domain World

we examine the best of these programs and explain

how to get hold of them.

This month PD expert Phil South reviews a batch

of utilities disks. There a dozens of PD utilities which

no Amiga owner can afford to be without. Virus

killers, disk utilities, programming aids, file archivers

and many others. Find out which disk offers the best

selection. Plus graphics, music, demos...

Buying advice

169

Competition

170

Desktop publishing

Drop caps

DrT’sKCS

109

DTP

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SIXTEEN PAGES DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY

TO ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS

Education

127

For sale

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We answer questions every month on

Hardware

Invision Plus

109

Languages

147

Languages Tutor

127

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learning

127

Letters

Magic Story Book

127

MIDI

114,120

ENTER THE PD WORLD ON PAGE 154

Music

109,113

News

: Peripherals

Professional Page

Programming

82,147

Your guarantee of value

Prolog

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154

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Reasoning with Trolls

127

RocGen

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Sequencer

109.113

B ette r advice. Our title s are packed with tips,

suggestions and explanatory fe a tu res, w ritte n by

th e b e s t in the business.

Shareware

154

Spreadsheet

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NSIDE THIS ISSU

News

Starting out with MIDI 114

Our series on learning MIDI takes a look at setting up

synths via MIDI, and examines some of the musical

theory behind it.

AMIGA SHOPPER

Issue 8 December 1991

Editor: Stuart Anderton

Deputy Editor: Cliff Ramshaw

Art Editor: Jacquie Spanton

Production Editor: Ian Wrigley

Sub-editor: Diana Taylor

Consultant Editors: Jeff Walker,

Mark Smiddy, Phil South

Contributors: Pat Winstanley, Paul

Andreas Overaa, Gary Whiteley,

Jolyon Ralph, Stewart Russell,

Mick Draycott, Dean Cracknell,

Jon Bates

Ad Manager: Margaret Clarke

Senior Ad Sales Executive:

Shaun Lancaster

Ad Sales Executive: Fran Clark

Production: Deborah Cook

Illustrations: Kev Sutherland,

Jolyon Webb

Photography: Ashton James

Production Technicians:

Simon Windsor, Chris Stocker,

Jerome Clough

Publishers’ Assistant:

Tamara Ward

Circulation Director: Sue Hartley

Promotions Manager:

Michele Harris

Group Publishing Director:

Greg Ingham

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Commodore launch new Amiga - without telling anyone!

Plus a preview of the year's biggest show and more...

Talking Shop 13

The collected wisdom of Amiga Shopper’s readers makes

it into print

Subscriptions offer 124

Take advantage of this unbeatable offer to have Amiga

Shopper delivered directly to your home.

Education 127

The latest news and reviews of educational software,

including Magic Story Book.

Using a spreadsheet 139

Using a spreadsheet to analyse data and produce graphs

and charts.

Reader ads 145

The best way to buy and sell used Amiga equipment.

Buying an Amiga?

Language of the month 147

Prolog: what is it and what kind of programs can you write

with it?

The Amiga range with its dozens of add-ons and

hardware possibilities is a confusing arena for

beginners and initiates alike. Our guide leads you

through the pitfalls of Amiga buying.

User Groups list 150

Get in touch with other Amiga owners in your area by

joining a club. We list dozens across the country.

Amiga Answers

Sixteen pages of expert advice on real-life difficulties

encountered by you, the readers, from our unrivalled

panel of experts. More details, on page 49.

Beginners' Answers

If you are new to the Amiga, this is the place to start.

Video 72

Get smoother fonts with AntiA, plus reviews of Invision

Plus and a new genlock from Roctec.

Desktop publishing

Learn some professional tips for Professional Page,

including drop shadows and wob headlines.

The HAM-E colour system 32

A thorough look at a hardware device which promises

to: deliver superb graphics with hundreds of thousands

of colours at an

Basic programming 82

Part two of our series of tutorials on the advanced use of

the Basic language.

.......

The AMOS column

Public Domain World

154

Our regular monthly rag-bag of AMOS news, tips and

advice.

We put the latest in public domain and shareware

software on test.

AmigaDOS

Buying advice

Follow our simple rules for hassle-free buying.

169

Hints and tips for using the Amiga's multi-tasking

operating system.

DrT'sKCS 109

One of the oldest and best thought of sequencers gets an

upgrade - how does it make out?

Win GFA Basic

170

Six copies of GFA’s programming language must be won

in this month’s competition.

AMIGA SHOPPER • ISSUE 8 • DECEMBER 1991

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