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'
'
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VOLUME 5,
NUMBER 8
AUGUST 1989
FEA
TURES
TAKE
IT
FROM THE TOP:
A
G
UIDE
TO THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE
By
Sheldon Leemon
. .
.
. . . . . . .
.
.
.
. . . .
T
h
is
clear
, con
cise guid e
to
the ,\m
iga's
la
ye1·e ,
pyramid-st
ru
ctur ed
operati
ng
d
system
will
p
rove
an invaluab
le
a
id
1
0
novice and ex
p
ert
programmer
s
al
ike.
DEPARTME~'l'S
18
REPARTEE
............
Keep
1ho
sc
le11ers
coming.
.
........
..
8
10
X-SHELL
(GrafX
)
.
............
....
A
convenie
nt
mou
se-d
riven
inte
rface to
help
user
s
of X-CAD
(fa
uru
s
/
Haitex
)
get a beuer
grip on a
power
ful,
bu
t
cliffi-
cuh-10-use
program.
80
NOTEPAD
..
.
......
.
..
.
...
..
....
Am
iga
developments at L.\'s
World
of
Co
mm
odore
sho
w
and a
touch
of Amiga
We ir
d
in
Texas
top
the
Amiga new
sline
1his mon
th.
WHAT'S
NEW?
..................
:-.Josummer
slowdown
in 1he Amiga
new
product
s
market.
HORS D'O
EUVRES ................
Cho
ice tips
and tech
n
ique
s
from
yo
ur
fellow reader
s.
HELP KEY .........
.
...
....
..
..
Don
n
ing
h
is art
ist
smoc
k
and
be
ret
this
month,
\\"allace
plays Tou-Lou Lautrcc
IO
reade
rs
with grap
h
ics/anima1ion
1roubl
es.
GAMES
THE GAME
PRESERVE
A.R.EXX:
THE MISSING LINK
By
Gene
Brawn
.
. . . .
. .
. . . .
. .
.
.
.
. .
.
.
Find
Olli
how this revo
lutionary
new
command
lang
uage
can
integrate
and
simp
lify
eve
ryday
co
mput ing
cho
res
while also
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ov
iding
the
basis
for
a
tru
e
Amiga hypermed
ia
system-an
d
why
leadi
ng
develo
p
er s
arc begi
nn
ing
IO
in-
clude
ARexx int e
rfaces
in
th
eir
soliwar e.
30
86
By
B
.G.
Hu11ter.
.
. .
.
.
. . . .
.
. .
.
.
. .
.
.
.
B.G.
set
out
in
th
e
Land Rover
this
mont
h
to
bring back
the
best free ga
me
s
roam
ing
wild
in
the
Amiga
public
do-
main.
Game
reviews follow
his
column:
64
90
92
ALIEN
SYNDROME
(M
illdscap
e) .
.....
A
sci-fi
shoo1-'e
m-
up
on
a
hosti
le
space
staLion .
STAR WARS
(Bro
der
bund
) .
.
.....
..
..
A
fast-pace
d
3-D
nigh
t simul ation as
much
fun
as
the
a
rcade
orig
inal.
BALLISTIX
(Psyclap se)
.
. .
.
.
. . .
.
.
.
.
.
Apocalyp
tical
arcade
a
th
letics
with
1op-
no1ch
gra
p
hics
and
so
und
.
COMBJIT COURSE
(Mi11dscap e)
.
...
...
All
the
gruel
ing, masoc histic
fun
of
Spe-
cia
l Forces train
ing wi1huu1.
ha
ving
to go
LO
Paris
Isla
nd
.
HERO
ES
O
F
THE
LANCE
(S
t
rat egic
Simulation
s)
.
. . .
.
.
.
. .
. . .
.
. . .
. .
. .
. .
An action/arcade
variation of
Ad
'"ance d
Dun geo
ns-and-Dragons
adve
nturin
g.
67
67
68
ARTICLES
INF
ORMED
CHOICES:
A
G
UIDE
TO
EVALUATING
AND
SELECTING
AM
IGA
EDU
CATIONAL
SOFTWARE
By Margaret Morabito
..
..
Tu
kn
ow which edu cational
p
rog
ra ms
a
rc
best fur
your
kids
you
n
ee
d
tu
kn
ow
what qual
i1ies
a
nd fea
tu
res make
for
good ed
uca1ional
software.
A
co
mp u1
r
-
c
lcarni
ng
expert
gives yo
u
he
r
cri1eria
an
d
her
selections
for the top 15 Amiga
program
s.
38
HISOFT
RE\"IE\\'S
BASIC
PROFESSIONAL
(MichTron)
and
GFA
BASIC
3.0
(Anti c)
..
.....................
T
he
la1est
compi
ler
from
MichTron
and
a
brand-new interp
rete1
from Am
ie
in
a
·
hea
d-to-head compari
son
1hat
also
fea-
1ures
benchma
r
k tests aga
inst
other
pop
-
u
lar
BASI
Cs
for the Amig
a.
69
12
70
COLUMNS
ZEITGEIST
.............
.
......
.
..
Th
e
ed
itor
di
scove
rs
tha
t
a
li11.lc
crea1ive
ag
ility
in
p
rogra
mming
startup-
seque
nces
ca
n
count ernc
t
a lot
o
f
chaos
and
confusion
.
ACCENT ON GRAPH
ICS
By Jo
el
Ha
gen
.
..
.
.........
.
......
Our popular
ser
ies
on gra
phi
cs
tip
s
and
technique
s
becomes a regu
lar
mo
nthl
y
colu mn with
thi
s
issu
e.
Thi
s
month:
"'Tricks with
Tex1."'
.
6
SUPERPLAN
(Precision)
....
..
..
...
.
Anoth
e
r powerful
produ
ctivity
LOO
fro
m
I
Prec
ision
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shee
t
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tabase,
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l-cha
r
Ling, and
proje
ct-manage
me lll
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s.
DISK
MAGIC
(DMH )
..............
A
co
mpn
:hen sive
DOS
utilit
y
for
co
n-
firmed rode111-philes
lookin
g
to
b
ypa ss
the
CLI
.
3
-D
DESIGN
DISKS
(Anti c)
........
.
Fou
r
sep
ara
1e
3-D
clip-an
librar
ies
ava
il-
ab
le in
ve
rsions
fur
use
with VideoScape
3-
D,
Scu
lpt
-Anim ate
40,
o
r
T
ur
bo
Silver.
1
6
FIRE-B
RI
GADE
(Pa
nth
er)
.
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.
. . . .
.
. .
Rep
lay
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WW
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the
Soviets and Ger
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I
NFO.PHI LE
By Mark
L.
Van
N
am
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and
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Catch ings
.
.....
..
.............
Team info.phi
lc
beg
ins
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1wo-pa
rt
sur vC}
'
of
Amiga
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58
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