Issue 10, Spring 2002 £3.50 Also in this issue: News: WoASE Show Report AmigaOS 4 Update Features: AmiMPC Reviews: Mediator 4000 EZKey XS and Multimedia Keyboard Support: B2B: Mode Promotion Directory Opus Tutorial Contents Contents The Chairman Speaks the show in November, to announced we intended to put Issue 10 Editorial n these frugal times it is hopefully coincide with the on an Amiga show I was as with the old one I expect it Idifficult to gauge just how estimated release of OS4 and quietly concerned after elcome to the first issue will be refined over time, many active Amiga users there AmigaOne (about October). witnessing the Kickstart K4 are, while on a daily basis I show. But we (SEAL, ANT, Spring 2002 Wof Total Amiga! If you’re please let us know if you have The more we thought about view on Amibench whole Kickstart and ASA) decided to an existing Clubbed subscriber any comments or suggestions. putting on a show the more you may just not have heard systems being sold complete go ahead with it and hope for If you’ve read our enthusiasm we built up, and that Total Amiga is the new with high quality original the best. announcements about Total after a meeting between the Contents name for the magazine. We software. That of course Amiga you will know that we two user groups it was decided The main issue was to put on a think it better reflects the range means they are leaving the are aiming to move from we were going to put on a show that was commercially of Amiga subjects we cover behind the scenes section, Amiga for good, not keeping News quarterly to bi-monthly show. As we intended to put a attractive to the dealers, Oh well once again lets make and at least now you have a here you can read about how their software means they don’t WoASE Show Report..... 4 publication soon, to do this we show on in the South East of interesting (new products the best of it was our attitude chance of guessing what the the magazine is made and we even intend to use a PC AmigaOS 4 Update........ 10 need to find more contributors England it would be best if all maybe) and affordable to the and I must say that I’m glad we magazine’s about from the title! will post sneak previews of running Amiga OS XL or to spread the work of writing the active user groups in the community and had a large did. Although the AmigaOne Fleecy Moss................... 11 For new readers the fact that future issues. Amithlon which saddens me. the magazine. Anyone can South East were involved. So user group influence. Well the and OS 4 wasn’t available to Finding a Printer ............ 12 Total Amiga the new name for Based on these indications it write for the magazine and we Kickstart and ASA were invited last bit was easy enough as either see running or purchase an existing magazine explains There are lots of exciting things made the decision even more are interested in any article to join forces but as Kickstart’s there were four user groups there was plenty to see such Features why this is issue 10, we had 9 going on in the Amiga world at difficult as to whether or not to which involves the Amiga, it K4 was imminent, we were not organising and managing it, to as the excellent Mediator team AmiMPC......................... 14 previous issues of Clubbed the moment, the news on the put on a show in 2001. could be a tutorial, review, too sure if they would be make it commercially attractive showing various hardware and wanted to make it clear OS 4 front is looking sounding opinion or even just a letter. If After the fairly successful interested (but I was sure I to the dealers all we had to do configurations, the Reviews that we have a track record good now Hyperion have taken you’d like to try your hand SEAL-O-RAMA in 2000, it was would be able to twist their was get large numbers to demonstration of Amiga OS Mediator 4000................ 16 and are committed to the helm and it sounds like we please contact me at one of the could have something concrete hard to know how to approach arm). attend (gulp!) and make the XL/Amithlon and Cloanto’s ImageFX 4.5 .................. 20 publishing the magazine. putting on a show for 2001 tables affordable, and last but addresses below or visit the to report in the next issue. SEAL attended K4 show in Amiga forever 5. EZKeyXS ....................... 22 (way back in April when I not least for the community, the Regular readers will notice that contribution section of our Prototypes of both the bplan May helping out in the games EZTower Z4.................... 24 started to consider it). There show had to be well priced I will not go into lots of detail along with the new name and website. Pegasos motherboard and the arena (we ran the Shogo seemed to be less active (less than the cost of a packet about the show as that is Perfect Paint 2.8 ............ 26 logo we’ve completely Elbox Shark PPC accelerator tournament), and had a user Speaking of the website we Amigans about and little of fags) and something new covered in our show report, but Olympus Camedia 3000Z redesigned the magazine. were shown at the Koln show group table where we sold have completely redesigned it prospect of being able to have (OS 4 and AmigaOne) to drool I think that the vast majority ....................................... 29 There’s a new four column last November (although only subscriptions to this very for Total Amiga and added lot’s two shows in the South East over and purchase. who attended the show were Descent: Freespace....... 30 layout which gives us much the Pegasos was actually magazine (at the time called more information. You can (Kickstart and SEAL-O-RAMA). happy, there was a great AMP 2 ............................ 34 more flexibility in how we running) so along with the “Clubbed”) and enjoyed Just before the show it was quickly find out what the A few weeks later I was atmosphere about the place organise pages and a new font AmigaOne it looks like we’ll chatting to the community. announced that OS 4 and the PD Paradise................... 36 current issue is, which back approached by a good friend of and I can tell you it was busy, used for headings. This also have a choice of hardware There was one concept of the AmigaOne wouldn’t be issues we have available and mine Mike Carrillo who so busy that myself and a few change is far from skin deep, when OS4 arrives. You can find show that shocked us, this released until early next year Support how to order single issues and founded and helps run ANT others running the show didn’t as we’ve tried to incorporate more detail on OS 4 in out was the poor attendance after (2002), just our luck I thought, Top Tips.......................... 35 subscriptions. You can’t yet (Amiga North Thames) about get to look round! I will make more information into the new update on page 10. We’re also three shows that had been but it was too late to cancel or Back to Basics: Mode download download back the prospect of joining forces to sure I have a good nose layout. The biggest change are lucky enough to have a column packed to the rafters, but we re-schedule the show for Promotion....................... 38 issues in PDF format as I put on a show in the South around at Alt WoA 2002 that’s the new “.Info” boxes which go from Amiga’s own Fleecy Moss put this down to the fact that it another date as the venue had mentioned in the last issue, East of England. It was for sure! Will there be a World Directory Opus Tutorial .. 40 with each review and give you in this issue so you can get the was a very hot sunny bank been paid for now and it wasn’t this is due to an incompatibility intended to be a marginally of Amiga South East 2002, Mailing List ..................... 43 much more information on the news straight from the horse’s holiday, and thought that many cheap (try finding a venue with between Ghostscript and larger show than SEAL-O- answers on a postcard to Total Next Issue ...................... 43 reviewed product including its mouth (so to say), don’t miss people had probably headed to excellent rail links to London, APDF, but we hope to make RAMA and therefore attract a Amiga! Gallery and colour screen system requirements and the that on page 11. the beaches for sun, sea and close to the M25, with a bar this option available soon. A larger audience. We thought it shots .............................. 44 Amiga(s) we used to test it. I sex (well sun and sea for sure)! and capable of holding 400 Mick Sutton new feature of the site is the Robert Williams would be a good idea to hold hope you like the new look but I must say that when we finally people to see what it costs)! Write On! About Total Amiga Legalese We’d like to make Total Amiga Total Amiga is published quarterly Contact Us Only Amiga Made it Ghostscript 6.50 from Aladdin The views expressed in this If you wish to contact a contributor more “interactive” so we need by South Essex Amiga Link.