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A.11$trall ~ iga Gazette Computa Magic Pty. Ltd. 44 Pascoe Vale Rd. Moonee Ponds. Vic. 3039. Ph. 03 9326-0933 Fax. 03 9370-8352 Email. commagictamagnafie/d.com.au Giant Moving Sale In September we are moving to new premesis, (see next months issue for details) So we need to clear stocks of ex demo and ex Warranty products (not all are new). All prices are for cash, 3% Credit card and cheque charges will be applied. Warranty varies from 7 days to 90 Days on clearance stock all goods tested and working Qty Item Each Qty Item Each 1 A2000 run Card 2-8 Mb (2Mb) $ 75.00 2 Vidi 12 RT $ 175.00 2 A2000 ram Card 2-8 Mb (4Mb) $ 110.00 2 Vidi 12 5 100.00 1 A2000 ram Card 2-8 Mb (8Mb) $ 175.00 I Vidi 12 Sound & Vision $ 120.00 8 G.I. Hand Scanner 64 G/Scale $ 110.00 5 External 880K floppy drives from $ 45.00 3 A2000 880K internal floppy $ 40.00 10 Assorted Amiga mouse from $ 5.00 3 Axalen optical 2 button mouse $ 40.00 2 5.25" 880K floppy with 100 disks $ 100.00 3 Trackball $ 30.00 8 Assorted Amiga books (each) $ 10.00 6 Cordless UR mouse $ 25.00 2 GI Brush mouse $ 15.00 2 Scantray $ 50.00 6 from $ 5.00 Plus too many other bargains to mention in this abert Last Chance Ever 20 Only Golden Image 3 Button Optical Mouse Brand new $ 90.00 Each Prices must Rise, Get in now !! With the drop of the Australian dollar, Prices must rise, at the time of advert preparation, we have the following stock at pre price rise prices.

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Amigafést 98 7 • CAOS the Original OS .... 23 Melbourne to have Amigafest A trip back in time when Amiga in October (The dates are set). was just the new kid on the block.

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The Atstraian Amiga After my little tizzy last month I here) and I would like to help Gazette is a gass'oots have decided to get back to the organise the best Amiga show in publication, acted for the task at hand, keeping our the history of computerdom" or purpose of keeping the Amiga dream aive in beloveded readers informed and something to that effect. I know AsbaBa and beyond up-to-date with SI things Amiga. your involvement will give you a warm fuizy feeling and prevent The options expressed h Melbourne didn't get to have a me from having a possible edtaies, articles, raviers expo last year so I have started to nervous breakdown on the day of ad lettes aie salai the organise the "AmigaFest 98" to be the show. reporebütg of the authors held on the 24-25 of October at and do rot necessaty Albert Park. The park has some Now for a bit of informing and reflect the position of AAM: excellent venues left over from the updating. Head of Amiga Inc. Jeff leth,s to the edtor Formula One racing. The show is Schindler has again changed his are hvited lettes may be shaping up to be something not to mind about the new super Amiga edted to meet editorial be missed. announced at the "World of recOrenents Amiga" show in London - you may As you can appreciate its not a recall that the new generation of Elton small task to promote a show with Amiga was not going to be Intel M ichad Bunk an expected attendance of around based. In a interview with 1700 Amiga users over the two "Investor's Business Daily" a VVtttes days. For moment if you would business magazine in the US Jeff Amiga leC ff picture In your mind your slightly let slip that the generation 5.0 Michel Bunk eccentric editor (that's me) down Amiga platform will have Andy F11Çd on his knees with hands clasped processors from Intel, but thats Daniel Haidtk and a boyful frown on his face OK because Jeff also said The Pete Huteison saying to you, "please help me end product that users will see will Arta, Mszysk with the show". not be a PC" () Jeffrey D. Waste The mind boggles, A playstation Now clear your mind of that horrid with keyboard that connects to the Advertising picture before it causes intemet 7 Advertising rates avalable on permanent damage to your appletion Al copy may be edted condetsed or rt-fused neurons and get on the phone for pubietion (02) 4736-8055, when it answers say the following sentence "Hi my name is (Insert your own name

4 ffa.etsat6art rlaaGgrs ge+fette gay 98 • Amiga Inc. Head 44~ • Jeff Schindler was Interviewed

National Amiga normal answer machine and, if Announces NIMIQ they are sending a fax, the will automatically switch into fax PCMCIA Ethernet Card mode and receive the fax transmission. These voice and fax The and 1200 have a messages are then stored on the PCMCIA slot on the side of It that modem and, the next time you run has yet been exploited for use your Amiga and STFax with a cheaper ethernet card, until Inc.'s General Manager Jeff Professional (v3.3+), these now. The NIMIQ card from Schindler gave his views on the messages are automatically National Amiga offers ethernet future of the Amiga. downloaded to your machine. You connectivity for the Amiga 600 and are then able to 1200 at a cheap price. The card Mr. Schindler talked about the play/view/print/delete the has been fully tested to work with generation 4.0 developer platform messages. Net, Envoy and Miami, the most and Indicated that while the common networking packages machine will be, "pretty much a NetConnect v2 Release available for the Amiga. It uses the PC; It will only be used to develop standard cnetdevice SANA2 software for the generation 5.0 device driver and later a The long awaited NetConnect v2 platform Amiga. According to is due for release on the 21st of specialized version will become Schindler, "The end products that available for registered users that July 1998. NetConnect v2 is the users will see will not be a PC will add more SANA2 functionality easiest and most comprehensive (although they will have and speed. The card should be Internet compilation designed to processors from Intel)" enable any Amiga user, from available in Australian soon and novice to expert level, to get onto retail for around $129 Dollars When asked about the links and use the Internet. The CD is between parent company based around eleven commercial STFax Professional v3.3 Gateway, Schindler confirmed that programs, debuting AmiTCP- Gateway's original intention was to Supports Independent Genesis, X-Arc, Microdot-II v1 and buy the Amiga patents solely on Operation Mode Vapor's new 'Contact Manager'. the basis of the value of the You are given all you will need to patents. But we've found more The recently released STFax get the most from the Internet. By opportunity here," Schindler said. Professional v3.3 now supporte using the new Genesis Wizard, a About compatibility with legacy the Independent Operation Mode user should be able connect to the and hardware, found within the PACE 'Solo' and Internet in a matter of minutes. Schindler mentioned the "Amiga 3-Com Message Plus . Classic Card" which will Include Independent Operation Mode Amiga Inc. Head the original Amiga chipset that allows you to use the modem as a Jeff Schindler was plugs into the new Amiga models. digital answer and fax machine without the need for your Amiga to Interviewed be switched onl The modem will answer with a greeting, the caller In a interview which appeared in can leave a message as per a the June 30, 1998 edition of The Investor's Business Daily, Amiga

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This hardware device will make November of 1998 and will have a the new generation target price of $1,200 US doillars backward compatible with older according to the article. Amiga programs. Cloanto Releases In terms of who will actually build Personal Paint 6.4 as a the machines, Schindler told Free Gift to the Amiga Personal Paint 7.1 remains the Investor's Business Daily that they latest version, while they are have contacted several PC Community, working on version 8, which makers including current Amiga however is not expected to be developers. Schindler confirmed In the evolution of Personal Paint, ready at least until the second half that Amiga Inc. is in the software which has become the leading title of 1999. Personal Paint 8 requires licensing business, not the for editing palette-based graphics, a major re-write to support computer making field. When version 6.4 represents a milestone features such as true colour, asked If Gateway will make new In new features, reliability, layers, and advanced animation generation Amigas, Schindler's diffusion and new code written. functionality. At the same time, It Is response was, "I hope so." now very important that the new The particular release of Personal code be written in a portable style, Schindler was asked which kinds Paint 6.4 now on Aminet (biz/cloan because it is still unknown what of users Amiga Inc. is targeting directory, PPaint64. archive, the new Amiga OS will look like, with the 5.0 Amiga. Schindler said, easy access from other than It will not be the Amiga "We're looking for the percentage http://www.cloanto.com/amiga/down that we are used to. of the market that says, 'I'm load.html) is little more than 18 intimidated by computers and I months old. With few exceptions, Amiga Survivor Magazine don't want to spend that much.' such as the lack of full documentation and no support for Begins Distributing These are people who say, 'I'm file formats such as GIF (which Is First Issue mainly using my PC in home for included only with the commercial entertainment and for general package„under license of Unisys This brand new, A5 40-page print tasks.' The new Amiga will offer Corporation), this is the full retail magazine dedicated to the world Internet access for people who version of Personal Paint 6.4, of Amiga games was (finally) don't need a full computer and including 20 different user released on the 14th July 1998, don't want to spend much." ' interface languages. Additional after a few teething problems by information on the distribution Is its printers! It retails for 2.95UKP When asked what about the high- contained In the archive, as Is a in the UK, but can also be end graphics-arts users who have special upgrade offer to the latest purchased outside the UK by made up the bulk of the Amiga's version 7.1. The version of credit card. For more information, following Schindler indicated, Personal Paint 6.4 now released e-mail Robert Iveson at: "We'll always have the high end. for free download is not a [email protected]. Or The Amiga design is scalable. But demonstration version, but is fully visit therewebsite at: www.crystal- this market is not the bulk of our functional, and may be used software.com/survindex.html. target? The 4.0 developers without limitations for productive machine is slated to ship in applications. P8

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Eyelight Announces a Amiga Boards In New Age In 3D PokerMachines Computer Graphics Impera GmbH, a leading "'Mage." is a complete, modular manufacturer of pokermachines in 3D graphics package that allows , will be using A1200 Powered-by-Amiga T-Shirt - Feel to easily model, animate and boards in their machines. Cool! Amiga Wares Premium render at blazing speed on Also Baseball Hat - Look Cool! Amiga based computers and Impera already used AMIGA Theme CD - Back for the Future - workstations. Because Risc technology in the past and now Sounds Cool! Amiga Wares Boing architecture is perfectly suited to reactivates business connections Beach Ball - Have Funl Now 3D computer graphics. Both the with AMIGA. As a result, a first here's the extremely cool part .. all PowerPC and Mips R5K order has already been placed. In this for just $99.95 CDN, $69.95 architectures provide the the near future there will be a US! $110 AUS For more Info, visit invaluable MACC (Multiply and special gambling software the Randomize website at Accumulate) all-in-one instructions competition in cooperation with www.randomize.com/ssp.html that easily account for 80% of Impera, AMIGA International, Inc. processor operations during and the AMIGA press. Sunrize Audio preview or rendering. "Mage." Is Card Upgrades tentatively priced at 1299,00 USD Also planned is a demonstration of for first promotional release. This Impera's "Powered by AMIGA" If you are a Studio 16 user with a first release distribution is pokermachines at the Computer Sunrize Audio card and thought scheduled to begin in October '98, the biggest AMIGA exhibition you were left out in the cold when 1998, with a massive marketing In the world (November 13 - 15 in Sunrize folded. Take heart. The campaign to follow in first quarter Koeln, ). Mr. Burgstaller, Studio 16 mailing list has 1999. Manager of Impera GmbH, and , President of managed to make AHI and other utilities a possibility for the Sunrize Amiga International AMIGA International, Inc., have some more plans to be carried out audio cards. The list moderator Press Release in the future. and owner Kenny Nilsen [email protected] , has gained We are very proud to report today Randomize, Inc. valuable information and more that the first shipment of A1200's AHI progress has been made. directly to Bangladesh has been Announce Kenny is an Amiga programmer done. Our goal Is to expand our Summer Super Pak and apparently very good. Armed distribution network worldwide. We with important library information, would like to be prepared for our The "Summer Super Pak" includes he has been able to use the new product range, which, almost everything you need to feel information to write some utilities according to our R&D company cool, look cook and play out doors that access the Sunrize cards and Amiga, Inc., will be available by including: Cloanto Amiga Forever - play samples directly to the card the end of next year. on your Lap Top with out using Studlol6. Available - Really Cool! Amiga Wares from Aminet.

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Australian Games Developers Development of the very Vorlon Software have released promising title is moving alone their first title called "Ultra Violent nicely. A lot has happened to the Worlds". A fast action arcade style engine since any news was last that can deliver 25Fps on a stock reported. Apparently, it has intelligence, Virge support, a script A1200. The CD also contains changed in a massive way since language that allows you to alter bonus audio tracks for your the last public release and there virtually anything in the game, listening pleasure. The CD is also has been a host of new features real-time explosions and more. multi-platform (compatible with 4 that have been added to the There will hopefully be a demo operating systems) for Windows game. these Include:- Preliminary not to far in the future. 95, MSDOS, and Amiga artificial intelligence support AGA, all versions being included including obstacle avoidance, Simon the Sorcerer 2 & 3 on the one CD. A playable demo navigation and combat is available on Aminet or from intelligence, new effects including their WebSite at new weapon, explosion and HUD Recently there has been same www.vorlonsoftware.com You can effects. This is one area in which talk about AdventureSoft buy the game now for only $39.95 the new engine is far improved developing Simon the Sorcerer 3 (includes postage). Vorlon over the original one. Other for the Amiga. Sadly, this is not Software, 133-135 Alexander St. additions includes AHI support for true. AdventureSoft commend the Crows Nest NSW 2065 Email: sound, a squadran of new ships platform In general but say that [email protected] and general coding improvements. userbase Is just too small for them The code has now been compiled to consider developing for it Samba World Cup on a PPC. Initial tests saw the game running at an amazing 7ofps Quake 060 Alive Mediasoft have secured the on a Cyberstorm 200mhz. Patch Released rights to Samba World Cup. This However, it still isn't decided if game is shaping up to be the best PPC support will be continued. ClickBOOM has released the 060 footey game on the Amiga. it will patch that they have been be available in the first week in Enforce promising for a while. According to July and there is a demo available what clickBOOM say the patch on Aminet World Cup fever is There hasn't been much gives an improvement of 0.5-2fps upon us, and you don't just want information on this game for quite depending on the complexity of to be watching the action...you a while now, however, I can bring the scene being rendered. The want to be playing iti AGA-version you a small update on some new update is only available to & ECS version, CD-Rom or Disks. features that have been added to registered users who have a serial Price yet to be anounced. the game. New additions include number. For details on how to TCP support to allow obtain the patch go to the deathmatches over the Internet, clickBOOM website 3D stereo sound, enemy www .clickboom.com.

,Frcatsaltan /ledge layette f/atp 98 9 The following text has been Turning a PC Mouse written by Stephan Rupprecht and explains how to modify a into a Amiga Mouse serial mice to work on the Amiga.

Sick of the "good" old C= mouse small electrolytic (C1) capacitor, IMPORTANT and having a serial mice "flying the trace should end at the cable If this modification causes any around"? I decided to modify this socket (CN1). This is GND. damage to your computer, mouse to work on my Amiga. So I Connect line 8 of your new mouse mice or any other pet;), I am NOT responsible. And don't took a look at several texts found cord to it. Go back to Cl and forget: if you have a new on the Aminet which described the follow the trace that is connected mouse, you'll loose warranty! modification of such a mouse. to the positive lead of Cl, it should Unfortunely this didn't work for my also end at CN1. This VCC (+5V), also connect these lines to the mouse as it is a bit different to connect line 7 of your mouse cord LM339 ICI If you're a lucky one those described. to it. (Alternatively, you can use a because the output lines are voltmeter to find the correct lines, already connected to GND, Just WHAT YOU NEED FOR for this purpose your mouse must remove the old resistor (RP1) and be connected to the ). THE MODIFICATION replace it by the new (2.7k) one (you'll probably need a 4+1 Some experiences in soldering After doing this, take a look at the instead, but don't forget to buy an and the tools to do it ;) switches for the mouse-buttons, additional 2.7k resistor then). and check If they're connected to • Ix LM339 Quad VCC or GND. In case that they're Refer to diagram 1 Voltage Comparator IC connected to VCC, you've to (TDB0139 or LM239) disconnect them from VCC and • lx 150Ohm Resistor Next we've to connect the connect them to GND. Now follow (1/4 or 1/10 Watt) ollowing lines to the LM339: each trace that goes from a switch • 1x 5+1 10k Resistor Network Connect pin 1 of the vertical ir- to one of the holes where we (or 4+1 10k and a single 10k one) detector to pin 5 of the LM339 and removed the IC before and solder • 1x 5+1 2.7k Resistor Network pin 3 to pin 11 of the IC. Pin 1 of (or 4+1 2.7k and a single 2.7k one) in the appropiate line of your the horizontal it-detector must be • and some 9pin cord mouse cord to it: line 6 of the connected to pin 7 and pin 3 to pin with a female db9 plug. mouse cord must be connected to 9 of the LM339 (simply solder a left button, line 5 to the middle one NOTE: Please read the following wire from the IC's holes [the holes and line 9 to the right one. As your text before you buy anything, you that are connected to the might need different resistors! mouse might differ from my one detectors] to the LM339). (BTW: its a Genius EasyMouse), you've to check the following: pin Now connect pin 3 to VCC and pin 1 and 3 of each ir-detector should HOW IT WORKS 12 to GND. Pin 4,6,8 and 10 must be connected to GND via a be connected to +1V: Connect resistor (normally named RPI). If First disassemble the mouse and one (free) line of the 5+1 2.7k not, connect the input line of your disconnect the mouse cord. resistor to one (free) line of the 5+1 (or 4+1) 2.7k resistor (marked Second remove the 16pin 5+1 10k resistor (which must be by a point) to GND and the output integrated circuit and clean out the connected to +5V). This new line, lines of the ir-detectors (pin 1+3) holes as we need them to solder just created, will give you the +1V to the resistor (watch out for a in the new mouse cable. Now needed for the comparator. group of five holes named RPI - follow the trace that is connected this Is the right place for the to the negative terminal of the resistor). Please note that we'll ~

10 vFuatzat6au >Frctga ÿayette foe* 91 Normally, the V and H pulses that Refer to Diagram 2 are produced by the it detectors should be around 0.5V. As this wasn't enough to work with my Finally, pin 1,2,13 and 14 (LM339 mouse (I used a 3300hm resistor must be connected to VCC for R1), I powered up the it-lads by through the 5+1 10K resistor using an 1500hm resistor. Now When you've done this, connec the ir-detectors output up to 2V for 1-3313e 3 pin 1 to line 1 of the mouse cord, a movement, this works for me but pin 2 to line 2, pin 14 to line 3 and it doesn't mean that works for youl pin 13 to line 4. You should also try different resistor combinations, eg. use a That's all, almost;) Replace R1 3300hm resistor for R1 and lower (this should be the limiting resistor the voltage of the comparator aero for it-light emitters) through the circuit from 1V to 0.3V (= used by new 1500hm one. IMPORTANT: the original C= mouse). You could Diagram 1 The lads of your mouse might also try to the ir- differ, so better try a stronger one detectors, so that they output upto before using the 1500hm onel 5V for a movement. This way you won't need the LM339 and the 10k TROUBLE SHOOTING resisitorl

The mouse buttons don't work: You've forgotten to disconnect them from VCC and connect them to GND. Check the lineal!?

The mousepointer is moving Into the wrong direction: Votive swapped the horizontal or vertical lines.

The mousepointer doesn't want to move: 1) Check for around 0.5V at pin 5,7,9,11 of the LM339. 2) Pin 4,6,8,10 of the IC should get +1V. Pin 3 is VCC and must get +5V. 3) The limiting resistor for the lads is too strong, use a smaller one.

The mousepointer moves only up/down or left/right: The resistor for the lads is still too strong, try a smaller one. FINAL NOTE fluatzallaa ;Gan Oagette ft u.ly 98 n rare-11sit Cloanto Answers Some Common Questions

From time to time we become Another issue is that the original the complete Amiga OS and all aware, through direct user emails Personal Paint PowerPC blitting new software are entirely and newsgroup posts, of some library released last year does not compiled for the PowerPC. Before questions related to our Amiga work with newer PowerPC this occurs, and unless it can be products and projects. We always expansion systems. This blitting verified that at least some answer directly to all inquiries, but library was tested both by Cloanto software which can justify the we would also like to publicly try to and by the manufacturers of the overall investment is available for answer and clarify some of the boards (who were aware of our the PowerPC and runs more popular issues. release plans), and originally considerably faster than on a real worked flawlessly. After the or emulated 68K Amiga, we No doubt, a frequent question Is release of the library on the recommend to use 68K Amiga about our plans with respect to Personal Paint 7.1 CD-ROM, the systems such as the 68060, or PowerPC Amiga expansion PowerPC expansion systems emulation. boards. Last year, when we were changed in a way that released a PowerPC version of created incompatibilities with It is no secret that, while the the Personal Paint blitting library, existing PowerPC software, such power of the CPUs used in PCs we were very proud to be among as this library. We changed the doubles about every 18 months, the first to release some PowerPC code twice, and released it on we became aware of the fact that code for the Amiga. Since then, Aminet, in the biz/cloan directory, an Amiga can now be emulated we did not port entire packages to and we also shared our source quite well by other systems. In the PowerPC. This is because code with the developers of the some cases, which can only porting a complex program like expansion systems, but given the increase rapidly over time, Personal Paint, for example, is not continued and repeated emulated Amiga systems are just a matter of simply incompatibilities, we now feel that already cheaper and/or faster than "recompiling" ft, or at least it Is not the maintenance overhead does silicon ones. Whatever the official with the development tools and not justify the performance Amiga of the future will be, the PowerPC libraries available so improvement, and, as explained, whether it will be based on a far. We still plan to do this for we are looking at the whole matter PowerPC, or on a different (non- Personal Paint 8, which is from a broader perspective. To 68K) CPU, it will need emulation designed with more code completely solve this issue, we to run the current Amiga OS and portability in mind, if the PowerPC recommend to use the standard applications (which have now will be accepted and endorsed as 68K blitting libraries, which are officially been defined as "Classic an official Amiga platform, or if used by default by the program. In Amiga"). We plan to continue tools emerge that make it possible our tests with Amiga systems supporting Amiga emulation and to port Personal Paint to a having both a PowerPC and a other means of integrating the PowerPC system by using the 68060 CPU, the 68060 blitting Classic Amiga with different same code as for the 68K version. library was only 10% slower than platforms, as we have In this latter case, we might even the PowerPC library. It is to be successfully done with the Amiga port Personal Paint 7.x. expected that PowerPC Amiga Forever package. We will also systems will only be able to continue to invest in the Amiga, express their full potential when preferably by focusing on

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20 flaattal6a.a fQwwL¢a 9ayette fiulry 98 One of the most interesting He did It for the Amiga, and it's Of course, the event we had all conversations I had was with Bob users. At first we all questioned been waiting for. Hearing Jeff Scharp. A very modest individual his intentions. Like, was he trying Schindler speak about the Amiga. with an extremely kind wife. He to take over what AmITCP had Oops. Something came up, so has reason to brag, however, given us? Certainly, but without Jeff was unable to attend (l'll they've done a great job with the malice. He did it because the elaborate later). Well, at least now St. Louis show over the years. Amiga community needed an easy we have Dr. Allan Havemose... And I look forward to exhibiting way to get on the internat. And, Oops. You know the story. Big there next year. At his display for those of you that criticize Miami disappointment. But they more were the nicest coffee mugs an -- because WinSock is "free" -- than made up for it. Frankly, Amigan could ever see. They had don't knock it until you try it. everyone was pleasantly surprised a black checkmark on one side WinSock Is "FREE" for a reason. by a man that very few know and a big black circle on the other That Is about all it is worth. Miami anything about -- besides his side. Gee, sounds great, doesn't is far more complete a TCP/IP name. Bill McEwen was an it? Well, pour some hot liquid in slack than WinSock. Enjoy what outstanding speaker, great there -- I suggest coffee, myself -- you have. Thank you Holger. motivator, and despite his lack of and the checkmark becomes techno-knowledge, an expert in colored, and the large black circle Now, there were some things I just this field. He should be trusted as becomes a smiling face. Bob told had to see. I wanted to see Carl a marketing director. He spoke me, "This side shows a black Sassenraths seminar on very well, very clearly outlining the check mark because the Amiga (sounds like 'rebel"). This man intentions and the road map for died, and this side shows a black has an excellent sense of humor, the Amiga. Many questions were circle because the Amiga died. and he's very down to earth. answered, without the usual Put a hot liquid in the cup, and the REBOL sounds like a very exciting thousand more that result from the check mark becomes colorful, and language. I can't wait to answers. He covered his speech the circle becomes a smiling face implement a REBOL interface in with good humor, and because the Amiga is alive again' some of our projects. He professionalism. His speech was Cheers, Bob! It was great described, in great detail, how long, but by no means unbearable meeting you. REBOL really works, and what it's (aside from there being no air meant to do, He is so surprisingly conditioner in that room). He One person that is always a joy to Pro-Amiga. Dedicated to his should be commended and listen to because he Is a virtual creation, I suppose. 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The very first issue of Amiga Transactor - spun off from the original Transactor - featured an article by Andy Finkel, then the Software Manager at Commodore-Amiga. Fortunately, the article survived, although Amiga Transactor didnY. It's interesting to contrast the state of AmigaDOS then and now, especially in comparison to the CAOS specs. Thanks to Andy - and an Intrepid Amiga owner who typed In the text and sent It to Andy- WewPort is able to reprint that article in its entirety. So set the WayBack machine for 1988, and read on...

As most of you know, AmigaDOS would the character of the Amiga purpose was (good place to quote was not the first choice for the top- have been? Would life have then from the draft specifications here): level OS/DOS on the Amiga been perfect? There's really no computer. What we now call way of knowing, of course. But if i "It is a small, full-bodied operating AmigaDOS was really the backup stopped here, this would be a system, functioning on a small DOS, based on an already really short article, right? So why (but great) machine bound for the existing OS known as Tripos not take a quick look at the specs, consumer market-place. Its (developed at the University of and maybe do a little comparison primary purpose is not to provide Cambridge Computer Laboratory with AmigaDOS... a sophisticated software by the TRIPOS Research Group, Because these questions greatly development environment - rather and converted with amazing interest developers for some is provides a foundation for speed by Metacomco's Dr. Tim reason, a small mention of CAOS pleasant and useful application King and his band of on USENET brought a flurry of programs. This is not to say that it programmers). When the original, electronic mall, all asking for more neglects the programmers needs. intended, designed-for-the-Amiga detail (all right, they wanted the Externally it is meant for end DOS failed to materialize (in what specifications). So I decided to users; internally, however, It Is would no doubt be an interesting write this - it seemed like more fun designed to support the complex story in itself), the Amiga was than the article I was working on demands of most applications. It launched with AmigaDOS, and the ("A Guide to DOSBase", or "Why provides extra rich functionality for rest is history, so to speak. is this library different from other an of its class. libraries?") so I'll save that for Once in a while, someone another time. Ideally this article The goals of CAOS are: suggests that the original DOS be should have been written by one written according to the original of the Amiga people who spec'd • functionality usability specs. This was even proposed by CAOS (primarily (easy to use at both outer and some members of the Amiga who also wrote ) way back in Inner Interfaces) team, but Amiga management the dim reaches of time (1984). • programabllhy decided that it wouldn't be However, as they've been quiet (interactive batch language, rich possible to complete the DOS and about it all this time, and I have set of programmer functions) still launch the Amiga on time, played with the prototype (do you • extensibility especially since the software guys know what a pain a Sage can be (modular and extensible) had already given up weekends at to set up?) it's time. Anyway, the • reliability performance home. And going home. And specs are from the CAOS draft • size (reasonably compact) sleeping. We're left with a big document. • maintainability question .. what would the Amiga have been like If we could have CAOS stands for the Commodore used the original DOS? What Amiga Operating System. Its rQuatzat6as r?«c6n gatette tfutgr 97 23 In the Beginning was r _4* 1/474 Part One Continued toc loss)

CAOS was always meant to be ones ... multiprocessing and Except for context switches, which built on top of Exec (in much the memory management. You may run in supervisor mode (using the same way that AmigaDOS is built wonder why multiprocessing is supervisor stack) and of course on top of Exec). Exec would one of the simple ones. It's interrupts, everything was going to provide the low level services. It because multiprocessing (at least stick to user mode. OS system would initialize the hardware, bring in general outline) is much the routines are well behaved (they the system software up, handle same as multiprocessing under don't mess with the stack) and use interrupts and exceptions, do the AmigaDOS. CAOS processes are well defined amounts of stack low-level device control (like the built around Exec tasks. CAOS space (they don't allocate large trackdisk.device), provide system depends heavily on the Exec data areas for local variables or error-handling, supply the low- structures and control primitives recurse). Now, that's a big level timing routines and for multiprocessing (sound difference. AmigaDOS makes semaphores, provide some useful familiar?) A CAOS Process extensive use of the stack for its utility functions, and handle the structure is built on top of an Exec operations. Oh well. basic multitasking. This sounds Task structure. Exec handles the familiar, right? Yes, It's true. context switching, inter-task There are three ways to create a AmigaDOS depends on Exec for communication, synchronization, process: create it from scratch, the same functions. queuing, and mutual exclusion. As allocating new data structures and with AmigaDOS, only Processes code; clone it from the parent What would CAOS itself have can talk to the . process, making new data given? How about structures, but sharing the parent's multiprocessing, a file system, The CAOS Process structure code; or chain it from the parent, memory management, and contains (along with the Task and replace it. commands? Basically, the same structure) information about its things that AmigaDOS gives us - stack, the program data, resource The general description of process not surprisingly, as AmigaDOS tracking, and exception code. creation is: had to step into the shoes of (Once again, except for the 1) Allocate the process structure CAOS. Both CAOS and 'resource tracking' area, it sounds 2) Allocate the stack AmigaDOS have their own special much like the AmigaDOS process 3) Open standard in, out, and error strengths, though. For instance, information, right?) 4) Load the code and make it CAOS also did memory ready to execute (relocate it) management to a greater extent The resource tracking is a key 5) Load static data than AmigaDOS, and would have difference. CAOS was intended to 6) Translate the package file (if had resource tracking. keep a linked list containing blocks one exists), and create a package of resources used by the process - control block There are three (well, at least file control blocks, 110 blocks, 7) Pre-load the package file three) general interesting areas to message ports, libraries, memory 8) Initialize exception vectors look at about CAOS: usage, shared data, overlays and 9) Add the task to Exec's task list Multiprocessing, the File System so on. (This part of CAOS lagged (with AddTask), which puts it on and Memory Management. And behind the rest; which may explain the queue to run. then there's also the projected why we don't have even a commands (for fooling around with semblance of it now.) files and similar operations.) We Processes run in user mode, using %a Ve eassel.sued might as well start with the easy a single (user mode style) stack.

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be too slow especially for quality graphics. A good Graphics card is considered to be essential to Choosing an accelerator is based on a number of improve graphics speed. systems are a factors which may affect your choice: rare breed these days and a Hard disk is absolutely essential - the difference is incredible once you've installed one. a) Which model of Amiga you own. The A1200 and A4000 are well supported with new boards. The older Amlgas have a limited choice of e) Quality of the accelerator board. It accelerators. If accelerating your current Amiga is is Important that the accelerator board is well built next to impossible then upgrading your Amiga to an and that it doesn't crash the Amiga every five AGA Amiga would be advisable. It is unadvisable to minutes. Check that your Amiga can handle a fast run an 040 board on a plain A1200 as the heat new processor - you may have to upgrade some produced by the 040 board Is quite high, however if other pans of your Amiga to get the best out of it. you do get an 040 then leaving the trapdoor Ild off and attaching a fan unit will make it more usable though. f) Acceleration isn't everything. An accelerator will Improve the speed of the programs b) What software you are planning to run on it. but won't improve drive speed or graphics speed. Modem games now require much faster processors. Buying a graphics card will substantially Improve A 68030 is considered to be minimum specification graphics performance better than any fast processor. these days and they are very cheap (<$200). High Some programs will benefit more than others such as end Graphics and 3D Rendering work would require a rendering programs which use a lot of processor time. 68060 processor for maximum performance but it is also the most expensive. A 68040 processor would Getting a better accelerator may actually speed up be a cheaper alternative for the best of both worlds your drive, especially if you have an IDE drive, that's (fast but cheap). very dependent on the CPU. After all, the controller used in Amigas can only do PIC (Programmed c) How much money you are willing to spend. Input/Output). Always Include in the price some memory. An accelerator without any Fast RAM would be like running a Ferrari with no petrol. If you don't own a SCSI card then buying the SCSI interface option should also be considered. An accelerator can provide more options and features than your old processor e.g. * Floating Point Unit for d) Other expansions do you Intend to buy. math intense applications like rendering Buying a faster processor is not the only way to get faster speed from your Amiga. AGA is considered to • for Virtual Memory and

26 rlrcoezaetak Amapa ÿasette Rae* 4ff FastROM (copies ROM image into Fast RAM for A lot of programs now can come in different versions - speedy access) and using alternative Kickstarts (Soft- some are optimised to run faster on newer kicking). processors. The installer will allow you to choose the best program to install and in some cases install an Workbench provides three methods to control FPU version. You can achieve big speed ups features of your processor: upgrading from a 16-bit 68000 version to a 32-bit version 020 or better and you will need an 040/060 a) Early Startup Screen. Allows you to turn off/on version for fPU functions. caches for backward compatibility with older software esp. games. PowerPC Accelerattbn b) The CPU command displays your current processor settings and allow you to set them e.g. The latest Accelerator cards now have PowerPC Caches, Burst Mode, Copyback, FastROM, Traps, 603e and 604e Processors as well as 68040/060 MMU etc. You will need a newer version of CPU if processors. Those who are considering buying one of using an 68060 processor. these cards must realise that:

c) 68040.Itbrary. Patches missing CPU instructons Standard 68000 Programs will NOT run faster on the esp. FPU functons that exist on the 68882 but not on PowerPC cards. This is because Amiga programs are the 68040. Enabled with Setpatch program. written in 680x0 code which the PowerPC cannot run because it uses a completely There are loads of third party programs that can make different instruction set. The use of your accelerator, refer to list below. Programs must be written W°'

Processor Based FPU Based SysSpeed. Benchmark program for all processors. TMathTrans. Speeds up FPU mathtrans functions. Syslnfo. System benchmark and information. FFPPatch. MathFFP FPU speed up patch Speedychip. Speeds up chipmem writes for 060. MSBPatch. Mathieeesingbas FPU patch Board216. Recognises 370+ expansion boards. Muit64Patch. 060 patches for UMult64/SMult64 BIIzIOck. Maps ROM into RAM for Blizzard boards MathPatch. Bug fix for 68040 FastExec. Moves exec.library into fastest memory BlizMagic. Softkicker for Blizzard boards MMU Based MCP. Includes some CPU preferences CheckMMU Check if MMU exists System. Preferences program for your CPU. VirtualMEM Virtual memory utility PCM 1 0 Patch Copymem/Quick for 68040 FastROM MMU tool to enhance pert. FastROM Enhance 040 system performance VMM 3_3a Virtual Memory QUIckROM Boost speed on 040/060 MMUList Display MMU tables 68060-V43 68060 librarys MMUX32 Analysis MMU tables and translations Make060 Set AFF 88060 flag in ExecBase CPUBIit Replaces BltBitmap routine commercial software CPUCIr31 Replaces BltClear routine CPU060. Newer version of the CPU command. FBlit Replaces Blitter with CPU routines CyberPatcher. Replaces missing 040/060 CPU112 CPU Control utility instructions with emulated ones. Stepdown 10 CPU Degrader system 68060.1ibrary. replaces missing FPU instructions. CacheControl CPU Cache control utility OxyPatcher. Commercial 68060 instruction CPUControl CPU Preferences patcher. Faster than other patch programs available SystemPrefs CPU Preferences and more compatible with some programs.

/4uaLsadtak sAnc6ga. 9ayeeee PwGy 98 27 specifically for the PowerPC to run on the PowerPC c) The processor is getting too hot and it is shutting otherwise they will run normally on the 680x0 itself down (thus causing a crash). Make sure enough processor on the card like other 68k accelerators. air is getting to the processor. It is advisable to leave the trapdoor lid off. If using a 040 or PPC processor There are two different methods that a fan is fitted to the processor to keep it cool. of running PowerPC programs on the Amiga. Placing the system in a tower unit will allow for more air to get to the processor. Also, lifting the unit off the Phase 5 has a ppc.library which has a range of desk will allow more fresh air to get to the processor. functions written for the PPC including Exec type If you are using_a fan, make sure that it is spinning functions for memory management and 64 bit math fully and that it is the right way up (it has happened I). functions. PPC programs are loaded via ELFLoadSeg d) Other hardware is too old or incompatible with the which resides in memory. new accelerator card. Check custom chip versions and upgrade them if necessary. Check docs for these WarpOS by Haage and Partner Is a different system things. This will occur on older OCS and ECS to access the PPC Amigas. e) Get the right kind of RAM. Most Amiga accelerators will use 32-bit Paged non-parity SIMM memory. Single sided will fit better than double-sided SIMMS (chips on both sides). There are newer types of RAM eg EDO and SDRAM but check with the manufacturer/dealer before buying these kind as they may or may not work on your 1. My machine keeps crashing after Installing my accelerator. accelerator. There are a number of factors that can cause this to 2. My accelerator Isn't as hast as It should be. happen, some are hardware related or software Check that all the caches are enabled and that other related: features am enabled. Some features like Burst modes and Copyback can cause problems with some Software: programs. Make sure that if using a Benchmark a) You may be trying to use software which breaks program, that you are using a more recent version under a new processor. This will especially occur with (AIBB and Syslnfo won't work on 060 processors). WB 1.3 software, demos and games. b) You are using a patch program which no longer works or 3. Icannot get older software to work. trying to patch something which is Incompatible. Disable some of the new features of the board eg c) Make sure that appropiate software is installed Caches and Copyback are the best ones to disable. before attaching the board. Copy the files onto other Disable AGA for really old games or programs bootable disks in case of emergency. KILLAGA2 and Degrader are good programs to get for this. Hardware: a) The accelerator is using too much power. IF using 4. The MMU doesn't work on my machina a standard 23W A1200 PSU, it is advisable to remove The MMU is only used for ROM kicking and Virtual other devices or upgrade the PSU to a higher Memory. The 68030 probably won't have it enabled wattage. on processors slower than 50MHz. The 68040 and b) The accelerator isn't fitted properly. You must 060 has it inbuilt. To check that the MMU works, use a ensure that the accelerator is plugged in correctly. For virtual memory type program to check eg GigaMem, the A1200 it may help to dismantle the casing to allow VMM, VMEM. Anything that says EC or LC do not you to frt in the accelerator. have MMUs.

28 drc4.t¢atlas flawlys gayette fay 92' 5. Can I overcbck my processor to a faster speed. This is possible by replacing the clock ocslllator to a faster clock speed. Whether it works and for how long depends on the processor. Some can work at faster speeds than others upto 10-15% faster in some cases. So it may be possible to speed up a 25MHZ processor to a 28Mhz clock rate, a 33MHZ to 37Mhz and a 50MHz to 55Mhz. Bigger clocks speeds may cause your machine to crash as the processor may fail to run at the higher speed - reduce the clock speed if this occurs.

6. Can I replace my processor with a different one directly. Only if the new processor is pin and volt compatible. For example, It may be possible to replace a 25MHz 68030 with a 50MHz 68030 if the oscillator AND the processor were changed. The chip itself usually indicates the recommended clock speed on the end of the number eg 68EC030-50 for a 50Mhz 030. A 040 and 060 are pin compatible but the 040 runs at 5V and the 060 runs at 3.3V so replacing it is not possible.

The Author

This guide was written by Peter J Hutchison on an A1200 with Blizzard 1230-IV, 16MB RAM, 1.1GB 2.5" HD, Microvitec 1440, 12x CDROM, ZyFI Speakers.

Disclaimer: Information in this guide is accurate as far as I know. Any modifications made to your system is done at your own risk. I cannot claim responsibility for any damage caused directly or indirectly by the advice given in this guide.

To contacting me Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Web site: http://www.blizzard.u-net.com/

Prototype of the "Gemini card" Multi-Proccessor Accellerator.

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Random Pic Mouse Accelerator speed click on the icon and a Being able to place pictures and The Amiga's operating system is small window will appear with patterns as backdrops on your fast, efficient and well designed. two sliders, one for the speed of Amiga's Workbench is a good However one thing is lacking and the mouse and the other for the thing, but at times you can get that is simple features which accelerator. If you like you can tired looking at the same thing. allow us to fine tune the way that make the speed very fast; almost Sure you can change it but what we see and use our own to the point of no control. If you can't be bothered going Workbench. One of the things I can't honestly say that this into WB pattern each time you that I believe is lacking, and that program will make you use your wish to change the background. has most certainty been getting computer faster, but It will ease a under my skin, is the speed of small frustration with one incy If this is you then simply get a the mouse. Not only is it too slow binsy small part of the operating copy of RandomPic which will for my liking, but you can't adjust system. give you a small surprise each the speed. There are numerous time you boot your machine by programs such as MCP which Programmed By: Stephen Sticht randomly selecting a backdrop. have mouse accelerator Requirements: Any Amiga The program is small and comes features, but if that la all you with a series of backdrops. All want you have to run this whole you have to do is copy the program. This wastes resources. MemoMeter program to your harddrive and To overcome this I found a very Yet another small commodity add a line to your user startup small commodity program that program which produces a small sequence. If the selection of does nothing but let you control bar graph of your memory usage. backdrops is not enough you can the speed of the mouse. Although the Amiga already has add your own patterns to the list. something like this in the form of the title bar, this makes it a bit Pc

Imperial Imperial is a game for two players, taken from the ancient Chinese game called tiles. The game presents a series of randomly placed tiles stacked on-top of each other. Each tile has a pattern or number printed on it.

The object of the game is to remove the tiles from either the top or the sides. Sounds easy.

32 ~4aatsatea.a .4 wan ÿayette gay 91 you high scores. The game multitasks and is Workbench friendly, so you can play it while having processes running in the background. The game archive includes a guide file and a selection of Magic Workbench icons.

Overall, I have to say that this little game is quite impressive. I should warn you that the game can be quite addictive, as I found out the hard way. Should keep you busy and off the streets for quite a while.

RushHour through. There are some cars The game ends when there are RusHour is a re-make of the that have bonus points, the too many cars waiting in traffic, classic C-64 game Traffic. The bonus varying on the speed that or you have let all the required object of the game Is simple, you the car passed through the cars already through the have to control a grid of traffic screen. The traffic lights are screens. There are some bonus lights and keep the traffic flowing, controlled easily. Simply click on points awarded for cars that so as to not create a traffic Jam. a traffic light to switch it between carry a number on them. The Sounds easy, but like real life the green and red. This adds to the bonus equalling the number that more traffic thats around the game's good playability. is on the car. harder-it-gets to prevent a traffic If you work your way through the jam. The game consists of levels, levels easily enough, you can By: Andreas Spreen and in order to complete each redo the challenge by playing in Requirements: N/A level you have to let the set the higher skill sets. If this is still number of cars pass through too easy, you could go and before a traffic jam is created. A create your own levels, using the DO YOU HAVE A traffic jam is defined as when the level editor, or add some real PD OR SHAREWARE cars in the queue stretch beyond spice to the game by playing in PROGRAM ON the screen. Once all the cars the two player mode. YOUR SYSTEM pass through OK, you proceed to THAT DESERVES MENTION ? the next level. In all there are fifty The graphics are clean and tidy, three levels to work your way and there is a high res mode if THEN LST IS KNOW through with each level having you want that edge In clear ABOUT IT. more cars to get through, more graphics. The sound is nothing traffic lights to control and less special, but fitting to the games EMAIL AMG AT time to do it in. You get one point needs. There is a high score [email protected] for every car that passes table to save and keep track of WITH ALL THE DETAILS t4aataat[aa Amara gaSette fat* 98 33 miffs

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