£4.00 Issue 17, Winter 2003/4 8.00Euro Also in this Issue Features Timber Tower Reviews PhotoFolio 2.4 StarAm Plan ArakAttack AmigaArena CD Tutorials Mac: Reloaded Image Enhancement C Programming AmigaOS 4: Hands On We get to try a development version of the OS everyone’s been waiting for! Plus: News of an OS 4 pre-release for AmigaOne owners. Contents News Issue 17 Editorial Amiga OS 4.0 to be Welcome to another issue of page). As I write this Mick has Spring 2004 Total Amiga. It’s been a while just received a test version of since we’ve been this late with the CD which is very an edition so my apologies for impressive, especially the Contents keeping you waiting. Several simple installation procedure, other tasks were competing for so hopefully many more people Pre-released my time during the production will be enjoying OS 4 soon. As you’ll have read in this documentation. Take a look at be booted from the OS4 CD- posted we will include an News of this issue which meant I just It’s been a quiet few months for magazine and elsewhere, Mick Sutton’s OS 4 Hands on ROM which leads you through update sheet. Editorial..............................2 couldn’t spare the amount of their on-line shop (see the software releases so we’ve AmigaOS 4 on the AmigaOne Feature in this issue to get a a guided installation process News Items........................3 time each week I normally do. news section for details). For more information on taken the opportunity to catch is progressing well and has feel for what the OS 4 pre- including partitioning your hard AmigaOS 4 On Tour & UK These included pressures at AmigaOS 4 visit the Amiga up with a few existing To complete this issue we’ve now been in active use by release will be like, however disk with the new Media Show Reports................. 10 work and also completing work website: programs that have never been got a solid set of tutorials for developers and testers for bear in mind that the version Toolbox utility if required. for an English A-Level I’m http://os.amiga.com reviewed in Total Amiga. you to get your teeth into. Dave several months. As this news that is supplied with have many Features taking at evening classes. The pre-release CD distribution Sometimes programs really Pitcher is back with the second spread, and OS 4 was enhancements in reliability, The official announcement is currently being tested and is Fleecy Moss Column.........9 The other reason for the delay surprise you and that was part of his “C” programming demonstrated in many parts of speed and features over the from Hyperion is available on: expected to be available soon, Buzz Word..........................9 was that before Christmas, definitely the case with StarAm tutorial and Michael Carrillo the world lots of AmigaOne version Mick looked at. The http://www.hyperion- perhaps even by the time you AmigaOS 4: Hands On... 12 Mick Sutton, several other Plan which I review on page has some suggestions for owners posted to mailing lists pre-release will also include entertainment.com read this. If we hear that the Timber Tower.................. 16 SEAL members and myself 26. At first it seemed rather software to run on your Mac and web forums saying they development material such as CD is ready before this issue is attended several OS 4 simple and quirky. However as Emulator. In my Image would like to try a version on source code, an initial version Reviews demonstrations with Mick’s I used it more I found it processing tutorial you can their machines even if it wasn’t of the OS 4 SDK (software PhotoFolio 2.4................. 19 AmigaOne running OS 4. We surprisingly powerful... find out learn how to re-touch images the final release. developer kit) and native were in the happy position of what it can do in my review. using the “clone” tool and a bit compilers to allow Arak Attack...................... 22 At the end of November, in an giving the first ever such demo Another excellent product we about image sharpening. programmers with an StarAmPlan..................... 26 interview with AmigaWorld.net, in the UK on the 9th of hadn’t covered is PhotoFolio, a AmigaOne to start developing Amiga Arena Games Before I go, I’m sure you’ll Alan Redhouse revealed that a November. You can find some powerful picture cataloguer. If for the new OS. pre-release version of OS 4 will Edition............................. 30 short reports and pictures from you got a digital camera for notice that Eyetech’s normal be made available to early bird We understand that OS 4 pre- PD Paradise.................... 32 the various events on the Christmas this is the review to advertising is missing this customers before the final release will be supplied to each SEAL website: read first! issue. There is nothing sinister release. This was confirmed by AmigaOne early bird owner on Support http://www.seal-amiga.co.uk. about this, they are just so Mac: Reloaded, part 2.... 36 I think many Amithlon owners busy that they could not Hyperion in an announcement CD. Installation will require an Image Enhancement Having a development version will be pleased to read about prepare a new advert in time to posted to their website on update to the AmigaOne’s U- of OS 4 on his AmigaOne has ArakAttack (reviewed on page Christmas day! Since the Boot BIOS, which, on most Tutorial, part 2................. 38 meet even our delayed allowed Mick to write a very 22), this strangely named deadline and, unfortunately, announcement we have heard boards, is achieved by booting C Programming Tutorial, interesting feature on the new driver enables you to use the the existing adverts were too that the OS 4 development from a CD and issuing a simple part 2............................... 42 OS which you can find on page USB ports on your PC within out of date to run again. team is working hard in getting command. A few very early 12 of this issue. Also of interest the emulation. Another piece of the OS ready for the pre- AmigaOnes have their BIOS I hope you enjoy the issue and Next Issue....................... 46 to current and potential Amiga good news is that the Poseidon release. This includes flash-ROM locked and will we’ll try to make the next one One owners is the news that a USB stack (used by completing developments, need to be sent to a dealer for more timely! Colour screen-shots etc.. 48 pre-release CD version of the ArakAttack) can now be fixing bugs and working on a reprogramming. With the BIOS Early Bird AmigaOne owners will soon have the pleasure of new OS will soon be available registered again and IOSpirit Robert Williams slick installation procedure and updated the machine can then (see the news item over the have a good value bundle in booting Amiga OS 4.0 on their systems for the first time! [email protected] About Total Amiga Legalese Total Amiga is published quarterly Contact Us Only Amiga Software Photogenics 5 by Paul Nolan Fonts The views expressed in this If you wish to contact a contributor by South Essex Amiga Link. 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