THE WORLD'S BIGGEST-SELLING AMIGA
MAGAZINE
| Issue No: 88 |
Month: September 1996 |
| Release Date: August 1st |
Price: £4.50 (2 disks) £5.50 (CD-ROM) |
| Editor: Nick Veitch |
Page Count: 116 |
MAIN FEATURE
Pure GeniOS
Six-page feature comparing the AmigaOS to other operating systems and
speculates what Workbench 4.0 would look like.
COVER DISK
The AF coverdisk became increasingly unimportant
after the launch of the CD edition.
Serious Disk
X - DVE
AMountains
NTeddy
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Games Disk
Herman
Humquat
Worms - Custom Levels
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CoverCD
Alien Breed 3D demo
Slamtilt demo
XP8 demo
Nemac 4 demo
Testament demo
Storm C compiler demo
Amiga Shopper - Best of PD
PD Select
... and much. much more! |
NEWS ITEMS
Escom? Gone?
Computer 'giants' Escom crash and burn shortly after the Amiga sale
is made official - will this complicate the transfer of ownership?
A1200xl
A1200 expansion finally shipping
Supra launches 33,600 modem
Modem capable of displaying caller ID information.
White Knight drops prices
England's biggest distributor of high-end Amiga video editing solutions
makes it all more affordable.
Active launch NetConnect
Did you find it hard to get on the Internet? So did Active Software,
which is why they've come up with the layman's solution to getting online.
FEATURE
Networking (Part 3)
In the last part of his feature on networking, John Kennedy gives some
final comments on network speed, recommended reading, and alternatives.
Unix for Free
Simon Goodwin explains how to run NetBSD on your Amiga.
REVIEWS
SCREENPLAY
Previews
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The Great Escape
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White Death
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Joker Poker
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Wrath of Gwendor
Reviews
World Golf - 52%
Alien Breed 3D: The Killing Grounds - 96% |
SERIOUSLY AMIGA
Reviews
Monument Designer - 91%
Final Writer 5 - 90%
GVP 68060 - 89%
Apollo 1260 - 85%
CD-ROM Round-up
Aminet 12 - 90%
Magic Publisher - 91%
Amiga Developer - 95%
Mods Anthology - 95%
Amiga CD Sensation - 65% |
AF CREATIVE
(TUTORIALS)
Internet Tutorial
You would soon get bored of the Internet without the ability to send
e-mails. Darren Irvine has some useful advice on choosing the right e-mail
system.
OctaMED Tutorial
Menu options and the basic methods of song construction.
Real 3D2
Create your own landscape, complete with water, ground and a tree.
Graeme Sandiford continues his tutorial looking at the new features of
version 2.
Blitz Basic Tutorial
Now that we can create a window larger than the screen display, John
Kennedy shows how to integrate it into the existing HTML code.
REGULARS
Month in View
Amiga Format News
ScreenPlay
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Previews
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Readers Games
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GameBusters
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PD Select
AF Serious
CD-ROM Round-Up
Workbench
Market Place (adverts)
Amiga.net
Amiga Format web site
Subscriptions
Amiga Format Special Offers
Back Issues
Mailbag & The Gallery
Amiga Format Coverdisks
Amiga Format Coverdisks Extra!
Amiga Format CoverCD
Next Month
COMMENTS
A terrible year for games. After the disappontment of the first 3 CDs,
issue 88 demonstrated that it could be used to highlight a range of Amiga
talent.
The final issue of ST Format was published - issue
86
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