Issue 11, Summer 2002 £4.00 8.00Euro Also in this issue: News OS 4 Update AmigaOne News Reviews Charon News Coaster Cordless Mouse Tutorials Scala MM400 PerfectPaint DOpus 5 Three x86 Amiga Emulators Reviewed Plus... PageStream 4.1MIDI on the Amiga Amiga Writer Contents Contents Issue 11 Editorial Amiga One and their plans for Summer 2002 elcome to another issue future versions. We also know Wof Total Amiga. This issue the developers are hard at work is really packed, not only are we readying MorphOS and the Alt.WoA Show Report back to 48 pages thanks to a bit Pegasos for release but they’re since WoA ‘99 we had Amigas systems up and running with Down on the main show floor more advertising but we also keeping pretty quiet about it so fter last year’s successful running on the SEAL stand as TV cards and other interesting many of the UK’s key Amiga Contents have more pages of tutorials maybe we’ll see something on 2002 Alt. WoA show (which was opposed to our machines being add-ons. Once again Matt dealers were represented. than ever before. In fact things that front soon too. A the first in the North of England used in the games arena. Mick Morris and the Blackpool Eyetech had the biggest stand got so tight that we had to drop News Another interesting development for a long time) SEAL were ran Freespace on his A1200 Amiga Group came up trumps and seemed to be doing good our regular Top Tips and PD Alt.WoA Show Report .... 3 since issue 10 is the release of feature we’ve tried to give a looking forward to this years PPC/BVision and through the with loads of Amigas running business, they had a working Paradise features, they will AmigaOne Update ......... 8 the developer version of the first good overview of each emulator show. Unfortunately this year day had many people tried different games, we noticed Amiga One motherboard on return in issue 12. so you can decide for yourself. Fleecy Moss Column ..... 9 USB stack for the Amiga, we could only muster three their hand at this fantastic Napalm and Payback amongst the stand but as it had only When the feature was largely AmigaOS 4 Update........ 14 Regular readers will know that Poseidon. This seems to have members for the trip to the game from Hyperion, the demo several others. Barry Riddiford arrived that morning they only we are aiming to move from really caught the imagination of complete Bernie Meyer, the Amiga, who’s the moron? developer of Amithlon, made a show, never the less we tied in with Mick’s review in ran the ever popular Sensible managed to get it to the “BIOS” quarterly to bimonthly publication developers and drivers for started out bright and early Total Amiga issue 10. Robert Soccer tournament projected screen (more on this later). Opinion piece................. 12 during 2002. This issue has several types of USB peripherals statement about some potential legal problems with the (05:30!) for the show not used his A3000 to demonstrate on to a big screen. Also in the They also had an AmigaXL taken about three months to are already in development, knowing about the severe Pagestream and ImageFX usergroups area were the system for punters to try and Features produce so we’re on time but not other developers are working to AmigaOS XL distribution so weather forecast (due to Mick’s which we use to produce the Scalos team who their usual selection of useful Cable Rounding ............. 13 early as we had hoped. We are make Poseidon work on a variety please bear in mind the news nonfunctional car radio!). magazine. When either Mick or demonstrated their Workbench hardware and software to buy. x86 Amiga Emulators..... 14 gradually getting more writers for of USB hardware. Take a look at item on page 7 when reading the the magazine (I think you’ll find the news item on page 6 for x86 emulation feature. Fortunately apart from a minor Robert were busy or away from replacement system running on Mick bought a cool wireless snow blizzard or two we the stand the machines ran a a rather cool black TFT LCD optical mouse and EZMouse Reviews this issue is already a bit more more information. Well I think it’s about time for me varied than previous ones) so we arrived unscathed, in plenty of slideshow about SEAL and monitor. adaptor which you will find Spacewaker Mini PC ..... 18 One of the biggest happenings in to sign off, so I’ll close with my will try to get the next issue out time and even had time to stop Total Amiga. We sold many the Amiga market last year was customary request for feed back PageStream 4.1............. 20 in 10 weeks. Our aim is to be for a mega breakfast! subscriptions, single issues the release of the AmigaOS XL and contributions. Please let us Charon ........................... 26 publishing bimonthly by the end and back issues of the package of two fast Amiga know what you think of the mag, The venue had been laid out AmigaWriter 2.2 ............. 28 of the year when hopefully there magazine and a large number emulators for the x86 PC. in particular we’d like to hear differently from last year’s will also be some new Amiga of these were due to the hard Cordless Optical Mouse. 31 Because no one in the core Total what tutorials you would like to show, as before the hardware and software to write see in the future and what you work of Elliott Bird who often NewsCoaster ................. 32 Amiga Team owns a PC up to commercial exhibitors were on about too. think of the current ones. If you manned the stand while Robert running the emulators at a the lower level but the fancy writing an article for Total and Mick were away on club Support On the topic of new software and decent speed we weren’t able to usergroups were moved to the Amiga (which can be large or and magazine business... Scala MM400 Tutorial .... 36 hardware it has been a pleasant look at the package in detail. first floor above the bar on the change to have a regular flow of However Eyetech very kindly small and on any Amiga related honest! Introduction to MIDI ....... 38 topic) please get in touch. intermediate level. A new PerfectPaint Tutorial....... 41 information about OS 4’s loaned us a PC system at the feature was a series of Other usergroups represented development coming from Alt.WoA show so we have now Enjoy the mag, presentations which were held were ANT (Amiga North DOpus 5 Tutorial Part 2.. 44 Hyperion and Amiga. The new been able to look at AmigaOS in the attic above the Thames) who were publicising OS is sounding very exciting, XL and Cloanto’s latest Amiga Robert usergroups. the forthcoming WoASE 2002 Mailing List Details......... 47 you can read all about it in our Forever 5 in detail. We found that show which SEAL will be Next Issue ...................... 47 update on page 10. On the each emulator has its pros and On arrival the SEAL team helping to organise. The hardware front we have an cons which one suits you is (Mick, Robert and Elliott) set Subscription Form.......... 47 Mediator support team and exclusive column from Alan really down to your personal up our two tables, one for Gallery............................ 48 GAG (Gloucestershire Amiga Redhouse which will bring you needs, skill and the equipment SEAL and one for Total Amiga. Group) had several Mediator up to date with news of the you have available. 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