Synapse Computers - "Queensland's Amiga Specialist" 190 Riding Road, Hawthorne Old 4171 / P.O
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Phone (03) 9326-0133 Fax (03) 9370-8352 In business and in AMIGA since 1987 • Editorial Dribble 4 • Real 3D Classic Part 2 26 Michael slowly losses his marbles, Geoff continues his tutorial on using then has to go have a nap. Real 3D classic. • Amiga News 6 • Getting Involved 29 OuikPak are in the running for the Amiga Yes the User Groups still exist, we found SmallBiz want programmers in Australia. a few more to help you out with problems. • Review: DraCo 8 • The Best of PD 30 Darren gets his hands on the beast More intersting PD tools to make of Video Processing and Production. Workbench lire easier again. • Cinema 4D 12 • QuikPak 31 The German 3D design program is put QuikPak release an open letter to the through its paces. Amiga community to clarify their interests. • Review: Clarissa 16 • A Spouses PerspeetWe 32 Grant takes Clarissa out for a night or A look at adopting a babyAmipa Into the two, and gives us his impression. family. Sharing the attention. • AM Letters 19 • Amiga & Video 34 Our readers are writing in. Paul shows us how to use the Amiga to spruce up those home videos. • A\BOX The text Amiga ? 22 • Amiga Class 101 36 Phases's plan to project the Amiga Darren gives our new Amiga users some into the year 2001. help on files and where to put them. • Amiga on the NET 24 • AM Information Page 39 Michael Gruber shows us how to get All the facts about AAG and the Amiga on the net In one easy step. how to contact us. o4actaalr.an flaatga ryafette la.e47 3 Editorial Dribble Happy new year! I hope you have computer show for a deadend hardware and software in such a had a restful time over the platform where over 3,000 people way that each complements and Christmas break and took that attended? extends the other and does not long needed holiday because limit nor hinder. 1997 is going to be a exciting year Why bid 40 million American for Amiga owners. dollars for a redundant computer What this means is that I have no system considered by many as sense of constraint in regard to Amiga will finally be owned, and just a toy? what can be achieved on my by a company with the foresight Amiga and in the manner and spirit to project the Amiga into Why develop a new operating comfortable to me. the year 2000. We will see a new system for a product that even Amiga model that will wipe the Cash Converters will not deal An example is called for: grin off any PC owner's face, a with? proliferation of User Groups here I choose not to use the standard in Australia, and a stack of ground Why do people still want games, editor that is built into my email breaking software & hardware mouses etc. for a computer made program - that's fine. My email products to blow your mind. in 1985? program is happy to pass the text to my wordprocessor of choice How can I be so confident that Finally, why can I write this (Finalwriter). But FW's spelling these events will unfold this year? editorial in Finalwriter while checker doesn't meet my needs - Well Amiga owners world wide Pagestream is waiting in the that's fine too. Finalwriter will (millions of them) have decided background with a 40 page conform to my choice of a PD they have waited long enough magazine open at page 4 and spelling check. Wait one moment. and it's time to take action. Don't have my modem connected to the I have changed my mind. I think I forget Amiga owners are a loyal internat which is downloading the will tax this email reply Instead. bunch with rebellious tendencies new demo of a pc emulator No problem. With a click of the verging on fanaticism and will not capable of running Windows95 mouse the fax is on its way. My allow the Amiga to just fade away. and change tracks on my Beatles email program will not complain If at this point you think I have lost CD using the function keys one bit. Come to think of it, I could my marbles and should be without leaving Finalwriter - all on use my email program to send committed to a padded cell a computer with only 16 meg of faxes directly. embossed with Amiga logos ram, crawling along at only 50Mhz evenly spaced 2cm apart, answer - a computer considered by many The above is not possible on an me these questions. as just a toy? IBM compatible without creating a specific program, which in itself Why has the Amiga lasted this The answer to all the above is incurs limitations. long in view that no new model simply that the designers of the has been produced for years? Amiga have managed to do the Well that's the end of my dribble. one thing that no other platform We have some interesting stuff Why waste energy promoting a has. That is, marry together this month. Please enjoy. 4 Meseta-leas Amer ÿafettc fa.c47 `.Mi z g ai WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S ONLY 100% AMIGA DEALER Dedicated to keeping the Amiga on life-support (until a cure is found) Over 600 ! New & Used Amiga, AGA & CD32 Games gve IN STOCK U!! 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Haage and Partner first commercial version of makers of StormC++, have may be contacted at: !Browse, the Amiga's premiere created a new 24-bit painting and +49 - 6007 - 930 050 or at: web-browser. !Browse supports image processing package which [email protected] HTML 3.2 and a number of the sets out to bring the features and A demo version of this program is Netscape extensions. the classic interfaces of packages available on Animet such as PhotoShop and Fractal Both programs require a TCP Painter to the Amiga. stack such as AMUTCP. Termite, SMALL-BIZ SCOUTING or Miami. Contact your favourite AnEffect comes with an interface Australian Software developers Amiga dealer for price and consisting of windows and a Small-Biz Software, the publishers availability. primary toolbar (similar to of DirectoryOpus 5.5, Photogenics). Multiple images EasyLedgers2, and GPFax are AmiTrix may be contacted at: may be worked upon in windows, currently on the look out for new +403-929-8459 even multiple views of the same Australian and New Zealand [email protected] image. programming talent. So if you have a project which you think HiSoft may be contacted at: ArtEffect includes over 30 effects. may have commercial merit, +44-(0)-1525-718181 Each effect is applied to an image contact Tony Carmody at: [email protected] through a large standardized preview window-requester which Small-Biz Software Pty Ltd allows the effect to be P.O. Box 24 Golden Beach QLD QUIKPAK ANNOUNCES OFFER manipulated in real-time. ArtEffect Australia 4551 FORAMIGATECHNOLOGES also includes a comprehensive Phone: (07) 5491 9190 With the cancellation of Viscorp's range of 'natural medium' drawing Fax: (07) 5492 6860 bid in November, Quikpak, the tools allowing the user to North American manufacturer of simulate, crayons, paintbrush, Amigas is now the leading bidder airbrush, chalk, coal, oil and water DRIFT NETTING for the Amiga technology.