Ed/L-Orlal Orlblale sif tIai@md@rsI P~~ga Expo ~ * AG* Australian Amiga Gazette ..~• ri, ✓ ~a •ti F ~ r/ g *F =_.. 0 * See you at • qop0 The Show ) 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 Joysticks 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. Qty Item New price Current Price 4 Viper 520 68020 8Mb + IDE for A500 $ 375.00 8 340.00 4 A600 I Mb chip ram $ 110.00 S 95.00 10 Viper Mk V 42 Mhz 68030+4Mb A1200 $235.00 S 165.00 5 Apollo 25 Mhz 68040 A1200 $ 470.00 S 350.00 2 Apollo 50 Mhz 68060 A1200 $ 1075.00 S 90.00 5 Power Digital Camera $ 410.00 5 36000 4 1.76 Mb External floppy $ 255.00 $ 225.00 2 Blizzard 68030 50 Mhz for A1200 $ 365.00 S 280.00 10 GVP Digital Sound Studio $ 150.00 S 115.00 5 Monument designer V3 Pro (Amiga & Movieshop) $ 520.00 $ 35000 10 Clarissa Pro V3.0 $ 280.00 S 20000 6 Animage $ 145.00 $ 115.00 6 Adorage V2.5 $ 195.00 5 13000 New products and stock Foundation CD - $ 77.00. Quake CD - $ 105.00 Genetic Species CD - $ 77.00 Image F/X - FD - $ 450.00 A1200 PC Kbd I/F - $ 85.00 A1200 Buff mE Bd - $ 75.00 A1200 Buff IDE + IDE fix 97 (Registered) - $ 125.00 Aminet 25 - $ 27.00 Oxy patcher $ 50.00 Don't forget our catalog, 10 pages with over 500 available items, Only $ 3.00 or free with any purchase over $ 50.00. We will mail order, with payment by Amex, Visa, M/card, B/card, Cheque, or direct deposit. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, E&OE. • N \ \ k ~ \ ~ ~~ \\\ \\~ l tirc~tnaé efa* 98 Editorial Dribble 4 " Changing the Clock 15 Our editor invites readers to More speed for your Blizzard help with organising the show. 1260 powerplant. Amiga News 5 • Amiwest 98 Report 20 All the latest Amiga happenings Jeffrey fills us in on all the details here and over-seas. from Amiwest 98 expo floor. 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. Amiga Games News 9 " Accelerators for beginners... 26 A full page about new games Part 2 of Peter's look at being released for yotir Amiga. speeding up your Amiga. Making a PC mouse work .. 10 AAG Subscriptions 30 Stephan shows us how to convert Why not have MG delivered a PC mouse for the Amiga". to your door each month ? • Cloanto Speaks Out 12 Best of PD 31 Cloanto answers some important Now you don't have to leave the Question regarding the Amiga. house to be stuck in the rushhour. The AAG Contest Page ... 13 Readers Classifieds 34 This month you could win the Let your fingers do the walking "Amiga Forever Cd" for your PC. in your free Amiga sales section. Edit~vria! L?ribble 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" (personal Computer) 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 modem will automatically switch into fax PCMCIA Ethernet Card mode and receive the fax transmission. These voice and fax The Amiga 600 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'.