CONTENTS CONTENTS Contents Letter The Chairman Speaks According to the non amiga clan the the Amiga group, my faith in the amiga from the amiga is dead! Well read on. Back in 92 community was restored. After the first when I was researching which computer phone call I had a steady stream of NEWS to buy, the amiga scene was well and Amiga fanatics phoning me to find out SEAL Update.................. 4 Editor truly alive and kicking (sic), just about more about my venture, and to join the everyone had an Amiga or owned one, amiga user group. Today we are still New releases and Hello and welcome to the first issue of and newsagent shelves were brimming recruiting new members. Announcements.............. 5 CLUBBED. With this magazine we hope with Amiga magazines. My mind was to make sure that the Amiga knowledge made up, I bought my first Amiga and to My wife Sharon usually speaks to Amiga OS 3.5 ................. 8 and experience within SEAL is brought this day I have never looked back. people phoning during the day, Sharon together in a useful resource for all tells them all about the user group and Piracy.............................. 10 Amiga users. Another major aim of the Now let me take you forward to 1998, with a “why don’t you join” dropped into magazine is to keep readers up to date and well the Amiga scene is not quite the conversation they are usually CU Amiga Closure.......... 12 on happenings in the Amiga community. what it was six years ago. Many of the members by the time they put down the Amiga Inc. Update .......... 12 Particularly if you don’t have access to Amiga magazines have now dis- phone! Some people just phone for the internet you can feel very remote closure and an interview with Neil appeared which include Amiga Shopper, some advice, saying that they have when he emerges gives valuable advice Gary Peake Interview ..... 14 from the wider community. We try to Bothwick the CUCD compiler on page AUI, Amiga Power and Amiga seen our flyers (which are displayed in to our members, and last but by no report all the important happenings and 13. Computing to name but a few, and the various computer shops), or it might be means least Robert who is our vice make you aware of the latest releases magazines that do remain are now but a the case that someone has heard of our chairman. Robert is a constant source of and upgrades. On a more positive note we have loads mere shadow of their former selves. user group and has put them in touch inspiration and enthusiasm and without of news and announcements of new with us. There is always someone to him we would not be publishing this The magazine is produced entirely on products and upgrades. Hardware, soft- In March of this year, I had a brainwave help, if not myself, then I will put them in magazine (after a little nurturing from REVIEWS Amigas. The layout is done in (occasionally these do happen!) was I touch with another member who has the ware and games reviews by people who myself to start up our own magazine Review Scoring............... 21 PageStream 3.3, the images are have really used the products and loads the only mortal in South Essex still using same set-up or specialist knowledge of after seeing his outstanding demonstra- prepared in ImageFX and Photogenics. of hints and tips to help you get the most an amiga? Surely there were others to that particular problem. This is one of tion on DTP at one of our hall meetings , CyberStorm PPC ............ 16 The covers are printed on my HP from the stuff you’ve already got. uncover, people like myself who some- our aims of the user group, to try and and after lots of positive feedback). Deskjet 1120C as is the camera ready times needed advice, or someone to talk help and support the amiga community. Internal ZIP Drive............ 19 artwork for the rest of the magazine. we In this issue there is only one tutorial, to about the amiga scene. The scene The point I am trying to make, is that Intrinsic Tower................. 20 hope to show just what you can achieve we hope to develop this side of the mag- was set, my mind was made up, I was The committee members of South Essex without a user group people have no with your Amiga and some of the top azine much more in the next issue. Also going to advertise in Amiga Format, my Amiga Link are Spencer who is our one to talk to about their Amiga ImageFX 3.2 ................... 22 quality software available. if you have any questions you’d like aim was to see if anyone was interested secretary/treasurer, as well as coming problems, the Amiga scene, or just to answered please send them in and we’ll in helping to start up a local user group. up with the missing “link” in (South socialise with other Amigans. So if you Lightwave ....................... 26 In this first issue we have the very sad do a Q + A section. My advert was printed in the April Essex Amiga Link), Gary the think you are the only one using an duty to report on the demise of CU Edition of Amiga Format, now all I had “Australian” who is our assistant Genetic Species ............. 28 Amiga, think again there maybe just Amiga magazine. The last issue is As this is the first issue we need your to do was to wait for all the Amiga en- secretary/promotions officer. Gary has another South Essex Amiga Link just Sensible Soccer.............. 30 October which is out now. The closure input, what do you think of the mag, thusiasts to start dialling! The first the gift of the gab, and he also likes his around the corner! was announced on the 13th of August have we missed anything, what could be person to respond was a guy called “KFC”. Mick Smithson is our technical PD Paradise ................... 32 and came as a great shock to all done better? Don’t be shy, send in your Tony who was very keen to be part of Adviser, who goes into hibernation but Mick Sutton, Chairman Amigans and, as I understand it, to the comments and questions and we will staff of CU Amiga. Everyone at SEAL consider them all. would like to thank the CU staff for their About SEAL efforts and wish them well for the future. Enjoy the mag, You can find a detailed article on CU’s Basically, we`re a bunch of Amiga rowdy:) able to escape the evil clutches of Borg SUPPORT freaks, who got together due to the in- Gates. Robert Williams, Editor Photogenics Tutorial ....... 34 spiration of Mick Sutton (”sicky”) We SEAL commandos are diverse in our Blurb formed SEAL for a few reasons, and Amiga interests: In the meantime, we’re still going pretty SEAL Membership.......... 34 guess what ? Here they are:) To party well. We have the best graphics soft- on down with other Amiga users in our • Photograghy ware of all platforms, the best internet Clubbed is published quarterly by South Essex Amiga Telephone: +44 (0) 1268 565128 Subscription Info............. 35 Link. For subscription details see the back page. (19:00 - 22:00 GMT only please). area. To help each other out as much • 3D gfx & animation efficient computer, the largest share- Editor: Robert Williams The views expressed in this magazine are those of the Design: Robert Williams author of each piece, they do not nessecarily reflect the as possible with our different areas of • Graphics ware site (by far) of all platforms, the Gallery ............................ 36 Contributors: views of the editor, other contributors or SEAL as a knowledge and expertise with the • Programming most loyal users, and are playing Gary Storm group. Mick Sutton Please Note: Clubbed is produced by SEAL members in Amiga. To help out (and be helped), • DTP Quake, Myst, Descent etc. Amiga is Spencer Jarvis their spare time, while we will always strive to produce Amigans worldwide, and generally • Internet definitely the most efficient and the mag on time and include all the advertised contents Roy Burton this is not always possible if other commitments get in the keep in touch. To educate, inform, en- • Gaming friendliest computer ever. Still. Not bad Cover Art: Robert Williams way. The price you pay for Clubbed covers our costs and Throughout the If you have any queries suggestions or want to contact us nothing more, we don’t make a profit from it. tertain, and promote the Amiga ethos. • Music for a platform that got kicked in the mag you’ll find for any reason please use one of the following: If you wish to contact a contributor please send your head by Commodore (spit!) over 4 EMail: [email protected] message to one of the addresses above and we will pass these Tip boxes, WWW: http://seal.amiga.tm/ it on. SEAL meets monthly on a Friday eve- Gateway have the miggy now, and are years ago, eh? each one has a Post: Clubbed Amiga is a registered trademark and the Amiga logo, ning at our venue, we also have weekly developing a new Amiga, to be AmigaDOS, Amiga Kickstart, Amiga Workbench, handy hint or idea 450 High Road, ? BENFLEET, Autoconfig, Bridgeboard, and Powered by Amiga are get-togethers at member’s houses, released late next year (’99). It’s gonna Find out more on what we’ve been get- to help you use your Essex, trademarks of AMIGA International, Inc.