SHORT: Amiga hypertext online guide UPLOADER: dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu VERSION: 2.215 TITLE Amiga Online Reference Manual v2.2 ©1993 Area52. All Rights Reserved. RELEASE Revision 2.215 AUTHOR David Tiberio (dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu) SHORT Online help for using the Amiga computer. Includes use of Workbench, AmigaDOS, Video Toaster, ARexx, hardware, expansion possibilities, and other software. Soon to be available as standard software on select Amiga computers (by participating dealers). Current software support includes Lightwave 3D and Art Department Professional. DESCRIPTION AORM is an AmigaGuide based online help system for Amiga computers and Video Toaster Workstations. Using a hypertext point and click interface, users have access to over 2,000,000 bytes of information, contained in over 1200 AmigaGuide pages. Using built in virtual memory, modules may be loaded in as needed, often occupying only 150k of memory. Modules may be updated as new features are added. Free maintenance updates are provided to registered users. Modules include: Answers to commonly asked questions (over 500). Hardware specifications on Amiga models (21 total). Explanation and usage of AmigaDOS commands (over 80) and usage of ARexx commands (over 20). List of features that makes the Amiga stand out from other platforms, and explanations of their capabilities. List of people, places, and things created on the Amiga computer. List of publications that carry Amiga related topics, including magazines and newspapers (over 30). Index of frequently used charts and tables, such as the Hayes Command Set and S Registers, list of most Amiga screenmodes, frequently used abbreviations such as RTG, XPK, DIG, etc, list of GURU Meditation Errors, AmigaDOS qualifiers and pattern matching, and more. Glossary of computer and Amiga related terms (over 800). A freely distributable demo version is available by request, and a public domain predecessor is also still available, known as AmigaFAQ v0.84 or AmigaFAQ-3554 (by David Tiberio). Here is a complete summary of AORM v2.2: - Online help for using AmigaGuide or MultiView - 500 Commonly Asked Questions and Answers covering: - Art Department Professional - AmigaDOS - AORM - ARexx - Audio - Custom Chip Set - Emulators - Hardware - Kickstart - Lightwave - Networking - Processors - Programming - RAM - Software - Storage - Video - Video Toaster - Workbench - Amiga Hardware - Amiga Models and Specifications - Custom Chip Set - Comparisons - Expansion Possibilities - Monitors - Motherboards - Networking - Processors - Storage - Video Output - Amiga Operating System - ARexx - Classes - Commands - Commodities - Datatypes - Devices - Handlers - Libraries - Preferences - Scripts - WBStartup - Software (in version 2.2, to be shipping next month) - Art Department Professional - Lightwave 3D Modeler and Layout - Workbench - Menu operations - Top10 Amiga Advantages - Multiple Screens - Custom Chip Set - Hold and Modify Mode (HAM) - Pre-Emptive Multitasking - Custom Expansion Slots - Interlaced Video Modes - PCMCIA Expansion - Shared Libraries - Emulators - Price and Performance - Using the Amiga - Compression - Emulators - Graphics - Networks - Programming - Famous Amiga Uses and People - People - Places - Movies - Kiosks - Television - Publications - Electronic Magazines - Magazines - Newspapers - Text Books - Addresses - Developers and distributors - Glossary - Over 800 computer terms and Amiga related words - Index - Kickstart Revisions - ASCII Conversion Table - Exponential tables - Refraction Index - Color Tables - Measurements - Audio Frequencies - Keymap - Abbreviations - File Types - Postal Codes - Area Codes - Commodore Part Numbers - Hayes Command Set - Hayes S Registers - BAUD Rates - Screenmodes - Aspect Ratios - Templates - Pattern Matching - Qualifiers - Control Codes - Alternate Character Set - Escape Codes - Error Messages - GURU Meditation Errors - Subsystem ID Codes - General Error Codes - CPU Traps - Specific Error Codes Amiga Online Reference Manual is the most complete guide to the Amiga available in a hypertext format. Only a few mouse clicks is all it takes to find out how to use the FORMAT command or how to alphabetize all of your icons on the Workbench. Area52 offers free maintenance updates to the current version of AORM, once registered. Orders and updates may be placed by calling us at (516) 476-1615. Or, send a check for $35 plus $2.90 for 2nd Day Shipping to Area52, 6 Lodge Lane, East Setauket, NY 11733. New York State residents add 7% Sales Tax. Please make all checks payable to Area52. Look for reviews in upcoming issues of Amiga World, Amazing Computing, and other Amiga related magazines. Or see the September 1993 issue of Amazing Computing, page 8, for our initial press release. Also see November Amiga World and November Amazing Computing for other press releases. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AmigaOS 1.3, 2.04, 2.1, or 3.0. AmigaGuide (included), MultiView optional for OS3.0 users. Hard disk strongly recommended, but not required. NEW FEATURES ** version 2.2 includes the first software update module ** - free to all registered owners of any version of AORM - over 50% larger in size - NEW Lightwave 3D section - Layout - Modeler - NEW AdPro section - description of loaders and savers - how to use operators - ARexx commands supported by AdPro - graphical images now included - improvements in all areas, including: - list of area codes and state abbreviations - revised list of monitor types and screen resolutions - CD32 specifications added - updated Workbench information to new format - over 300 new Glossary words - added more information on using AmigaGuide or MultiView to online help system - NEW software section with more modules coming - much more! ** version 2.1 is a major update to version 2.0 ** - free to all registered owners of any version of AORM - over 50% more information (645,000 bytes in v2.071 as compared to 1,004,000 bytes in v2.113). - new ARexx, Programming, and other modules in the commonly asked questions section. - more glossaries in the commonly asked questions section. - new list of company addresses for distributors and major developers. - new modular format. - improved interface. - improved MultiView and OS3.0 compatibility. - new Installer routine, permitting partial installations. PRICE MSRP $35. Special User Group pricing of $20 to qualified Amiga and Video Toaster User Groups. AVAILABILITY Version 2.1 now shipping. Version 2.21 to be released January 20th. Contact Area52 at 516-476-1615, or send a check or money order to: Area52, 6 Lodge Lane, East Setauket, New York 11733. Please make all checks payable to Area52. New York State residents must add 7% sales tax. 2nd-day shipping available for $2.90 by request. DISTRIBUTABILITY Amiga Online Reference Manual may be purchased from your local Amiga dealer. If you wish, you may order direct from us by calling (516) 476-1615. Amiga Online Reference Manual is a commercial product and may not be redistributed freely. A demo however will be available shortly. Amiga Online Reference Manual Copyright 1993 Area52. All Rights Reserved.