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~ ' sfrat ~ -.~~~~~ titiva August 97 Issue No 9 aZ-It n/ rip $3.50 bo1n It in X'~ ords ~' ~ poi9a EVo 1' 41/45-d Australian « AMIGA t 41 Gathering 97 jr MK II » « 44 %Slew, e drA , Amiga Products Price Crash Limited to on shelf stock Only, No Rainchecks, No other discounts. HARDWARE GRAPHICS GREEN MOUSE $ 25.00 PICASSO 4 $ 795.00 HYPER MOUSE II $ 35.00 CYBERVISION $ 410.00 ROCFIRE JOYSTICK $ 24.00 OTHER SPECIALS PEN MOUSE $ 24.00 LASER POINTER PEN $ 49.00 HAND SCANNER 64 GIS $150.00 80 W PMPO SPEAKERS $ 55.00 WITH OCR & TOUCHUP 4 PC OPTICAL MOUSE $ 39.00 SECUREKEY $ 64.95 SOFTWARE 880K EXTERNAL DRIVE $ 99.00 $180.00 AMINET CD $ 29.95 ROCGEN AGA $64.95 ROCGEN A600/500/2000 $ 145.00 AMINET SETS EURO CD $ 24.95 DSS8+ SOUND SMPLER $130.00 FLATBED AMIGA SCANNER CALL MONUMENT PRO V3 $ 460.00 ADORAGE $ 160.00 A2000 A600/1200 INT DVE $ 90.00 $ 400.00 ANIMAGE $ 150.00 COLOUR H/SCANNER $ 265.00 GVP SIMMS MODULES $ 165.00 CLARISSA MON CREATIVE SET $ 60.00 RAM & ACCELERATORS LOADER PACK GIF & JPEG $ 50.00 A500 ADORAGE PREMIUM F/X $ 40.00 512K RAM + CLOCK $ 60.00 TOUCHUP 4 WITH MERGE $ 60.00 2MB RAM T.B.A. IMAGE MASTER V1.5 $ 55.00 68020+ 1 MB RAM T.B.A. XETEC CDFS $ 39.95 MEGACHIP 2MB CHIP $ 320.00 BLITZ BASIC $ 54.95 A2000 BLITZ SUPPORT SUITE T.B.A. RAPIDFIRE SCSI + RAM $ 265.00 AWEB III $ 69.95 WILDFIRE 060 + SCSI $ 1799.00 (BROWSE $ 69.95 A3000/A4000 MODEMS 33.6 FROM $ 185.00 SPITFIRE SCSI $ 145.00 INTERNET 1 YR UNLIMITED $ 299.00 A600 PRINT STUDIO $ 99.00 2 MB PCMCIA $135.00 3.1 KITS ALL MODELS CALL 68030 40 MHZ + 4 MB $ 300.00 PLUS LOTS MORE TITLES 68030 40MHZ + 8 MB $ 360.00 CALL FOR AVAILABILITY A1200 COBRA 28+FPU $ 250.00 GAMES COBRA 33 $ 260.00 LOTS OF NEW AND RERELEASES FROM COBRA 33+FPU $ 300.00 $ 15.00 UPWARD COBRA 33+FERRET $ 360.00 BIG RED ADVENTURE $ 39.95 COBRA33+FPU+FERRET $ 400.00 AKIRA CD32 $ 5.00 COBRA 40 $ 270.00 GULP CD32 $ 5.00 COBRA 40+FPU 33 Mhz $ 320.00 SENSIBLE SOCCER CD32 $ 5.00 COBRA 40+FERRET $ 370.00 COBRA 40+FERRET+FPU 33 $ 420.00 SPECIAL OFFERS II FERRET SCSI FOR COBRA $150.00 DKB1202 RAM EXPANSION, AND REAL VIPER 42Mhz - 68030 + 4 MB $170.00 TIME CLOCK FOR A1200 $ 120.00 BLI77ARD 50 -68 030 $ 280.00 OR $ 140.00 WIITH 68882 16 MHZ Bt,JZZARD 50 - 030+FPU50 $ 380.00 A 1200 4MB RAM CARD WITH CLOCK APOLLO 25Mhz - 68040 $ 355.00 AND FPU SOCKET $ 105.00 APOLLO 33Mhz -68 040 $ 405.00 BLIZZARD 50Mhz - 68060 $ 895.00 OVER 300 AMIGA ITEMS IN STOCK, AND NEW STOCK ARRIVES ALL THE TIME FULL RANGE OF PHASE 5 COMING FROM OVERSEAS. SOON AT LOW PRICES E&OE PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Computa Magic Pty. Ltd. 44 Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, Vic. 3039. Phone (03) 9326-0133 Fax (03) 9370-8352 email wmmaglc®magnal7eld.com.au Bankcard, Mastercard,Visa,Amex,Diners, Eftpos, direct Deposit, COD, even Cash • Editorial Dribble 4 • The Best of Public Domain ... 24 Michael tells us the news regarding Daniel Hajduk reviews Unsquish, up-and-coming MG events. Disksalv V2 and Baratter Daywatch. • Amiga News 6 • "The Jay Miner Society" 26 Michael Gruber hosts the Amiga News Michael Gruber provides us with the Pages with the latest Amiga action. second part in the JMS series. • QuikPak Press release 10 • Doing it in C David Ziembicki, CEO of Ouikpak 28 brings us upto date. Stewart Menday joins the team with the first of his C programming tutorials. • Sneak Peek at pOS 13 • Amy-X-Words 31 Darren peels back the covers on Just for a bit of fun this month we the new OS on the block. have chucked in a cross word. • A600 Muscle 18 • Amiga + Video + Sound 32 Vince Morton of Computa Magic Paul Graham tells us not to drown looks at the A600 on steroids. out actors when working with video. • The AM tee-Shirt offer 19 • Dear Dianna 38 Be at the height of fashion in the new Dianna asks if the Amiga needs to AAG Tee-Shirt. become a fierce creature. • Amiga HardDrive Guide Part 1 ..22 • AAG Information Page 39 Peter Hutchison is back with part one Where to find us (if you need to) of the °A-Z" on Hard Drives. and how you can be involved in MG. dwttust6a.rc Amin ÿagette flugaa.t9 7 3 Editorial Dribble The Australis Amiga Cette My apologies to all for the late- permission". Phase 5 developed is a grassroots publication, ness of the August issue. PPC for the Amiga but didn't ask acted for the purpose of Between my self getting the flu Gateway if it's OK. Another Raging the Amiga dean alive and a number of our writers not Overseas Amiga magazine n Austral. and beyond being able to submit the articles closed its doors after some 115 this month this issue matured on issues. Lightwave for the Amiga The opinions expresed the computer before It could be will not be developed after the in alitcrials artlde, reviets opened. We have already current version. But there is light and Cs are solely the started the September Issue so at the end of the tunnel, so responsibility of the authors look in your letter boxes mid everyone tells me- bloody small and do not necessarily reflect September. Also back Issues of light if you ask me. But time will the position' of AAE AAG which have been pre-paid tell. will be posted shortly. Lettes to tria edtor are The date and place has been set hvited lettes may: be edted.. You may notice that this issue is for the "Australian Amiga to meet &terrai refrenerts thinner by 4 pages, we currently Gathering 97 MK II" Saturday need more Amigans to get in- 11th October at Albert Park in volved with AAG as writers. If "Pit Lane". This will be a one day Publications CoffflllltKs you are interested please con- event starting at 9am and going tact me. You don't have to be a through to 10pm. The rights to &hors professional columnist, Just have the Melbourne show have been Michael. Busk a specific area of interest and be handed over to three of AAG able to type it up on your Amiga. finest writers Michael Gruber, Writes Darren Robertson, Paul Daniel FEfjckik The current situation with Amiga Graham. This will allow me more Darren Robertson could only be described as a time to develop the magazine chook with its head cut off. It is and for the guys to organize a Grad: Regan pretty obvious that Amiga bigger and better Melbourne Mldrael Giber International is not going to show proving that we are eternal Pal Gshem release a new wiz bang Amiga optimists. Hope to see you there. Igor Mers for us to play with or we would have been told something by Next month we will be running a Advelishge now, but are relying on third reader survey to get a better parties to develop product for the idea what to put in AAG so that Advertising rata avaiable on Amiga market. Companies are everyones' Interests are covered appt atbn At copy may be . bringing out Amiga clone type in the mag. Please take the time sited, caxlesed or refused boxes without any real promo- to fill it out and send it in. The for migration tion. Gateway is running around survey will be also on our web saying "they did not ask us for page for net users. 4 t9uatmat6aK /QateLga tittle-tee tFagrcmt97 It's Back and heading South ~1. Pte° 4k* ;# Australian AMIGA Gathering 97 MK 11 The Pit - Albert Park - Melbourne Saturday 11th October 1997 09:00 am - 10:00 pm Prepare for a BIGGER and BETTER show! More Dealers, More Events, More FUN! A day you won't forget For more details contact:: [email protected] or www.unicorn.com.au/aag.html I'm your host Michael Gruber and here is the news There is now so much happening called the Amigo PC range. with the Amiga. Even with the short break between this issue Barry Turner of Intrinsic Computer and the last, there Is still much to Systems made this statement, report. 'We know that the Amiga is the best machine available for the Phone: +44 (0)1474 335294 Now to International news with home and professional user. Its Fax: +44 (0)1474 533500 Mike... operating system Is far superior to Intrinsic Computer Systems, 38 that of Wintel and Mac based Kings Drive, Gravesend, Kent Thanks Michael. Hi, I'm Mike, machines and that's the reason DA12 5BJEngland. you're roving (not raving) reporter. why we don't develop for any Ill bring you the latest on Amiga other platform. Amiga OS is far pOS Prerelease Offer from around the world. more efficient in the areas of memory, resources and hard disk pOS is a replacement operating CvgnusEd Re-released storage than any other operating system for AmigaOS being system. The future of the Amiga developed by ProDAD. We've just confirmed that has now become very exciting Schatztruhe Software, in co- and we were very pleased when Now Schatztruhe Software will be operation with Bruce Dawson and we heard the announcement that distributing a PreRelease CD- Olaf Barthe, are revising and Micronik, Index Information Ltd ROM or disk on August, 6th 1997.