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Issue 16, Autumn 2003 £4.00 8.00Euro Find out all about this feature-packed Zorro card inside. AmigaOne-XE G4 We preview the fastest PowerPC motherboard in Eyetech’s range. Improve your digital photos and scans with our image enhancement tutorial. Contents News PageStream Issue 16 EditorialChandler’s Amiga OS 4 Update for Amiga OS 4 Autumn 2003 elcome to another on page 10. This time he Grasshopper LLC has display. Hopefully this feature Wbumper 52-page edition reports some interesting announced that they will may be added to the new of Total Amiga! As I write this developments relating to support AmigaOS 4 with a new Amiga version too. The Contents the production of this issue has developing programs for OS 4 version of their professional standard retail price of the full gone very smoothly and it and some changes in priority DTP package, PageStream 4. version of PageStream has looks like it will be out on time. that should mean the As regular readers will know, been reduced to just $99 News This has largely been made AmigaOne version is available Editorial ..............................2 PageStream is a powerful (approximately £65) making it possible by all the people who earlier than would otherwise finding software currently in program and, I think most much more affordable. There is News Items ........................3 contributed to this issue, as have been possible. This development so we thought it people will agree, one of best also a new professional edition Amiga OS 4 Update........ 10 you will see there are several should please Mick and would be worth reviewing. Find Amiga applications currently in which costs $149 (£97), this different authors and a wide AmigaOne owners everywhere! out what Mick Sutton thought development. Apparently edition is based on the same The Linux version of PageStream sports this slick anti-aliased Features variety of subject matter. After our review in issue 15 of the latest version in his PageStream is running on a program but includes the display; hopefully Grasshopper will implement it for Amiga OS 4. Alan Redhouse Column.....8 Dave Pitcher’s “C” article on Genesi released a major review on page 22. beta version of OS 4 already TextFX, Gary’s Effects and Fleecy Moss Column .........9 page 46 is the first upgrade to their MorphOS and the developers will Borders1 & 2 plug-ins plus An upgrade from Amiga supplied immediately with a AmigaOne XE G4 Preview programming tutorial we’ve operating system (which We have a winner continue to update it to take Paper Direct and Home & PageStream 4.1 to the OS 4.0 free upgrade when the new OS ........................................ 12 had in the magazine. Dave has features wide compatibility with advantage of new OS features. Office templates which were version costs $40 (£26) and is available. In issue 15 we gave you the chosen to start with the basics 68k and PPC Amiga previously available as extras. the full AmigaOS 4.0 package Divided Loyalties, Historical chance to win a copy of Other recent PageStream For more information and to and plans to build up to more programs). Version 1.4 fixes An upgrade to the pro version costs $99 (£65) as mentioned Similarities....................... 16 Hyperion’s Quake 2 for the news has included the release order on-line visit the complex topics in future many of the issues pointed out is available for $50 (£33). above. If you buy PageStream Amiga by answering three of a Linux version that sports a Grasshopper site at: instalments. Thanks to Dave in our earlier review and for OS 4 before it is released Reviews simple questions. The beautiful anti-aliased text www.grasshopperllc.com for having the courage to start incorporates “Trance”, the new the 68k Amiga version will be MorphOS 1.4................... 18 competition has now been work on such a big subject. JIT 68k emulator so we set AmiAtlas 6....................... 22 drawn from all the correct Sam Byford to work on an Hollywood 1.5 ................. 26 AmigaOne-XE G4 entries and the lucky winner is update. The result is a motherboards started to arrive Paul Mellor of Northumberland Algor USB ....................... 29 detailed, and to my mind very Perfect Paint 2.93 ........... 30 earlier in the year but it took in the UK who will have his AWeb and KHTML balanced, look at the new Little visible progress has been they are considering the the Document Eyetech a while to clear the prize by the time you read this. MAS-Player..................... 33 version on page 18. made on AWeb since the KHTML engine developed for Object Model. By backlog of orders. Mick Sutton Our thanks go to Hyperion and PD Paradise.................... 34 original developer, Yvon Rozijn, KDE’s Konqurer browser on using just the received his board just after Another program that has Forematt Home Computing released the source code in Linux. KHTML was recently HTML rendering Mediator and SuperTV.... 36 issue 15 went to press and recently received a big upgrade who donated the prize. 2002. Plans are afoot, selected by Apple to form the engine it should be ScummVM ...................... 38 now brings us a preview of the is Hollywood. Vversion 1.5 however, to kick-start the core of their Safari browser for possible to retain board. Although it currently adds even more flexibility, but As usual I’m looking forward to development by adopting an MacOS X so the AWeb team an Amiga look and Support only runs Linux, Mick has been not a content creation GUI, to reading your comments on this alternative HTML rendering are keeping good company feel without porting Tales of Tamar................. 39 able to talk about his choice of an already impressive issue and any suggestions you engine. This approach should with their choice. a complex user Image Enhancement the board itself and application. I summarise the might have for the future. Don’t help overcome the problems interface from Tutorial............................. 42 components with an eye enhancements and give my hesitate to email me at the Unlike the current version of small development teams tend another platform. “C” Programming Tutorial 46 toward future OS 4 verdict on the new version in address below. AWeb, and indeed the other to have in keeping up with the compatibility. the review on page 26. Amiga browsers, KHTML is To read more and Enjoy the magazine, latest web technologies. In a fully HTML 4 and XML to find out how to Mailing Lists .................... 51 On that note, our Amiga OS 4 While AmiAtlas is not a new Robert Williams recent announcement the KDE’s Konqueror browser compliant and supports contribute to the development Next Issue ....................... 51 coverage continues with John application it is the only route [email protected] AWeb open source team say uses the KHTML engine. Cascading Style Sheets and effort visit: aweb.sunsite.dk Colour Screenshots etc. 52 About Total Amiga Legalese Total Amiga is published quarterly Contact Us Only Amiga Software Photogenics 5 by Paul Nolan Fonts The views expressed in this If you wish to contact a contributor by South Essex Amiga Link. 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Amigaworld.net ............... 37 David Pitcher BENFLEET, Software: and all the other great Amiga the magazine on time and include “Amigan” is copyright by Bob Eyetech ............... 24 and 25 Alan Redhouse Essex, SS7 5AH, Amithlon by Bernie Meyer et. al. software out there. all the advertised contents this is Scharp and used with his Kelvin Shirley UK. not always possible due to other Fore-matt Home Computing Amiga OS 3.9 by Amiga Total Amiga is entirely created permission. Mick Sutton commitments. The price you pay Telephone: +44 (0) 1268 569937 PageStream 4.1 by Softlogik using Amiga software, no other All other trademarks mentioned ........................................ 17 for Total Amiga covers our costs Proofreading: Sean Courtney (19:00 - 22:00 ImageFX 4.5 by Nova Design platforms are used at any stage of are the property of their Kicksoft ............... 14 and 41 and nothing more, we don’t make Sam Byford UK time only please) Perfect Paint 2.93 the design or layout process.