INDEX FOR MEGADISC 1, 2, 3 ,4 AND 5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEGADISC1 INDEX =============== MAIN WINDOW ----------- INTRO - General introductory piece on how to use MegaDisc, conventions used, and recommendations for starting. MD.EDITORIAL - Aims and objectives of MegaDisc. SUBSCRIBING - How to subscribe and submit offerings. Free offer. YABOING - A little ball game. Has explanatory file. BROWSER - A useful utility for browsing and looking at files from the WorkBench. Has explanatory file. SEEALL - Utility for viewing images. PRINTFILES.MD - Utility for printing out all text files. Has explanatory file. DEPARTMENTS ----------- ARTGALLERY Several images set up for instant viewing, with explanatory file GalleryNotes, and an article on making images with the Amiga, called "ImageMaking". CLISTUFF DosHelper - a useful utility for learning about the CLI from the WorkBench, with explanatory file. UsingCLI - article with some useful tips. ExtraCLI.txt - article on use and how to transfer a number of additional DOS commands. Rambatch.txt - a couple of useful Command Sequence Files and how to use them. ARTICLES -------- Glossary - Explanation of essential terms. InfoSources - Listing of sources of information for the Amiga. Use.of.Utes - Explanations of how the various utilities on MegaDisc should be used. UsingIcons - Beginning of a series on how to get more from the WorkBench. PROGRAMS -------- TRUE BASIC - Nearly complete demo system of the TRUE BASIC programming language with only a few capabilities disabled. TB Demo Programs A number of programs illustrating the language and the many possibilities of TRUE BASIC. Includes "Organ" "Lissa Box", "Paint" and others. REVIEWS ------- MiAmigaFile Article on using this program by a professional photographer Games An overview of various games available for the Amiga ANIMATION --------- Landing Made on Aegis Animator by Perry Papadopoulos Player Animator Player utility by Aegis, with explanatory file. ========================END OF MD1.INDEX================================= MEGADISC 2 INDEX ________________ ARTICLES Communications Communicating - Terminology and practical advice Modems - Overview, with BBS and User Group listings 1.2_System - What's new about it as it affects users. ChangeKickstart - Small utility for swapping 1.1 to 1.2 & v.v. Fonts - How to find them and use them. Hardware - Looking after it; about monitors & flicker. PublicDomain - Overview of PD software. RAM - Full explanation of RAM by an expert. SwitchBox - Graphic on how to make one to switch speakers. UsingIcons - More info on how to manipulate them. PROGRAMS Basic.Intro - Using the programs in this drawer. basically - Explaining "TBomber" basicdisk - Making up a disc for Basic programs. Crazy8s - jigsaw5 | jukebox | MemTest | NutHouse | Some AmigaBasic games and utilities PegBoard | reversebits | Saucer | switchbox | tbomber - CONTENTS duIII - Useful Directory Utility DuIII.txt - Explanation of use of DUIII GameReviews - Graphic INTRO - How to use MegaDisc Paint_Programs - Graphic SUBS&EXTRAS FISH1-74.short - Short listing of all of them MD1.INDEX - as it implies MDOffer - Amazing offer! mdservices - All our many services subscribing - To be printed out and sent in. FONTS A couple of fonts to load into your programs: see "Fonts" text. Broadway 16 Astra 16 ANIMATION ani.md4.script - Animation to be viewed with Player below Player - Utility for viewing animations by Aegis Animator UsingPlayer - Explanation ARTGALLERY dpaintx.exe - utility for displaying IFF graphics, cycles colours. Fractals - Article about Fractals/Mandelbrots GalleryNotes - Explanation of the graphics A number of digital masterpieces: Blackhole.pic Lai.pic LavaFlow Synapse! Wild.pic REVIEWS AlegraBoard - the US RAM expansion board arcticfox & skyfox - two games DeepSpace - another game DeskTopPub - About PageSetter and LaserDisk DPaintII - Making the most of the best paint program I&O UserViews LETTERS New_Amigas protection QandA? CLISTUFF CLItips - Explanations of various commands ED.Reference - short handy reference for the CLI editor Gurus - All about the dreaded Gurus onedrive - Ways to get around the problem. WB&CLI - Correspondences and differences. ======================== END OF MD2INDEX ================================ INDEX FOR MEGADISC 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARTICLES ~~~~~~~~ AboutModems - a bit of theory and practice BBS_PC!.rvw - review of a Bulletin Board package DIGA!rvw - review of Aegis' communications package Groups&BBS's - current listing Modem.rvw - review of the Bit Blitzer 12E RS-232.doc - about the RS-232 standard Telecom-1 - about Telecom's proposed charges BardHacking - changing "Bard's Tale" DeskTopVideo - general overview directoryutes - overview of various useful utilities DiskStructure - very complete look at this topic Education - educational software hints&tips - make your Amiga go faster Hunks&Headers - news, etc ONEDRIVE.help - makes using one drive easier ozproducts - listing of some local products ARTGALLERY ~~~~~~~~~~ AntarcticCourier I&O Artscape_AD ~~~ UserViews Bananaman AmigaMIDI DataFlow MandelBrots Display Oki20 Ebb&Flow Math-A-Magician QandA? Treasurer 3Stars PROGRAMS SUBS&EXTRAS ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Colours MD1.Index Compare MD2.Index Compare.doc MDOffer Era mdservices Intro License.readme Lines RectAngles Sparks Trails PUBLICDOMAIN ~~~~~~~~~~~~ FISHDISKUSE : how to explore PD disks through the CLI pdbrowsing : some of the best PD programs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~END OF MEGADICS 3 INDEX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INDEX FOR MEGADISC 4 ____________________ PLAY PLAY - A "sampled sound player" play.doc - Manual for "Play" playme - An icon set up to play the sound samples below. boink.samples A couple of sound samples whistler.samples SUBS&EXTRAS Contributions - How to contribute to Megadisc MD123.Index - Index for Megadisc 1,2, and 3 mdservices - Various services from Megadisc PrintFiles - Utility to print all MD4 text files printsubform - Utility to print the "Subscribing" page subscribing CALCULATOR - by Keith Neighbour Calc - A 92-function calculator CALC.manual - Manual for the Calculator DIY-MIDI - by Steve Wright DIY_Amiga_Midi - How to make your own MIDI interface MIDI - Graphics to illustrate MIDI-1 ARTGALLERY - Graphics by Graeme Whittle, Perry Papadopoulos, Gunther Frick. ArtScape2.rvw - Review of Artscape II art disk Cathy.pic DigiPaint.rvw - Review by Graeme Whittle DigiViewHints.Usenet - Some Digiview hints from the US Display - Utility to display graphics and cycle colours Escher Plainhot Spillsplash FEEDBACK ReadersLtrs - Users write. STARMAP - by Keith Neighbour starmap - Powerful Astronomy program (beats Galileo!) Starmap.text - Manual for Starmap PUBLICDOMAIN - Hints and Tips from USENET (US) 3DSculpt.Usenet BardsTale.Usenet ExpanBlues Groups&BBS's - Listing of Australian BBSs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF MEGADISC 4 INDEX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INDEX FOR MEGADISC 5 ____________________ ARTICLES AA&J.rvw :"Amigan Apprentice & Journeyman" magazine AmigaHistory : Transcript of a talk by Jay Miner BestofPD : Recent good PD stuff CommandsInRam : How to put commonds on the RAM disk ForBeginners : Where beginners can find information Hints&Tips : Culled from all over MegaBites : News and views and bizarre occurrences megadrive.doc : All about hard disks & how to use them OZ_Products : Australian products & services - where & what PubDomComms : Overview of various PD Communications programs UsingRam : More on using RAM (vd0:, etc) SUBS&EXTRAS Contributions : How to contribute to Megadisc, & what you get Groups&BBS's : Roundup of User Groups & BBSs MD1234.Index : Previous version of this index mdservices : Previous version of PDLibrary PrintFiles : Utility to dump all text files to the printer printsubform : Utility to print "Subscribing" form subscribing : Subscribing Form to print out USENET APL.usenet : Messages re APL for the Amiga HandShake.review : About communications programs for the Amiga MultiTask.Usenet : A discussion about multi-tasking on the Amiga ARTGALLERY Contents : What's in here Digi-Paint.rvw : 2nd review about Digi-View (see MD4) DuskyHoppingMouse : Great Graaf graphic Tiger : Another one hi-eyes : Fine eyes PCBpic : Artscape graphic of X1000 printed circuit board Show SIDECAR : Some useful original utilities for Sidecar owners AREAD.EXE sidecar.rvw : review of Sidecar autoexec.bat startup-sequence PCDisk atime.exe SideCar.ReadMe AWRITE.EXE wait-for-pc REVIEWS : The names say it all BeatIt.rvw Bookreview faccII.rvw Garrison.rvw GoldRunner.rvw HardBall.rvw Shapes.rvw Swooper.rvw TestDrive.rvw VIPreview WinterGames.rvw UTILITIES AboutDUTILS : Describes M Hansell's great utility AboutFishUpdate AboutVIRUS : Describes the SCA virus & how to eliminate it Dutils : A do-it-all disk utility FISH128-111.List : Updated list of Fish disks patching.kickstart : For A1000 users what's here? : A utility for use with Xicon FEEDBACK ReadersLetters : All sorts of feedback from Megadisc users EDITORIAL : Your ed. shoots his mouth off Xicon : General purpose disk utility (see MD4 for manual) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF MD12345.INDEX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~