CU Amiga Magazine June '96 issue contents

FEATURES

• World of Amiga show report
  The World Of Amiga show was a tremendous success for both exhibitors and visitors and our Killing Grounds competition proved immensely popular. Find out what happened who was there in our show report special.
  
• Publish your music
  So you want to release your own records? Maybe you're looking for a career creating film soundtracks. Find out how you can break into professional music production as we take you through the perils and pitfalls.
  

NEWS

• The VIScorp takeover
  In depth report on Escom's sale of the Amiga to VIScorp.
  

REVIEWS

• SyQuest EZ135
  The new SyQuest 135Mb removable drive.
  
• Iomega Jaz
  A stunning 1Gb on each removable cart!
  
• Modem Round-up
  Which modem is right for you? We sort the sloths from the speedsters
  
• Dbl 4000 Doubler
  Enjoy the luxury of high resolution video modes without the flicker.
  
• Tekmagic 2060
  Now A2000 owners can upgrade to the power of the 68060 processor.
  
• MicroniK PSU
  Give your A1200 the juice it deserves.
  
• Connect your Amiga
  Hook up to the net with this video tutorial.
  
• Book reviews
  Making the Most of MIDI and Total Amiga Workbench: essential bed time reading?

CD-ROMs

• CD-ROM Round Up
  Includes an interactive multimedia guide to making your own home movie.
  

PUBLIC DOMAIN

• PD Scene
  How much fun can you have for the price of a disk? Plenty if this month's selection of entertaining, frivolous and generally jolly public domain is anything to go by. The quality of PD games is definitely on the rise, as you'll discover.
  
• PD Utilities
  A whole bunch of gems have turned up in this month's more serious PD mailbag. There's the menu designer Nucleus, a surprisingly large floppy-based clipart collection, a suite of educational kids' games, graphics tools and some replacement 24-bit datatypes.

READERS SURVEY

• This year's reader survey is inserted in the magazine. Please take the time to read and fill it out. Thank you.

ART

• Art gallery
  This month's delectable selection of Amiga art appears earlier than usual. Check it out.

• WOA & ECTS games
  Find out what's new on the games scene from World Of Amiga and ECTS.
  
• Championship Manager 2
  The footy management sim we've all been waiting for, apparently. Previewed at last.
  
• Total Football
  If you need another soccer game this isometric stormer might just make your day.
  
• Timekeepers expansion disk
  Timekeepers was Vulcan's best game and to celebrate they've brought out 60 more levels.
  

PLAYERS GUIDES

• Vampyra
  Lady luck is going your way. If you need adventure tips then Vampyra is your saviour.
  
• Snip Tips
  Mat Broughton works his way through Syndicate, Colonization, K240 and more with some help from Hit Squad.
  
• Worms Tips
  How to get major league weapons, find, create and save unusual levels and blow up worms.

COVERDISKS

• Alien Breed 3D2
  The ultimate Killing Grounds demo. An exclusive level from the finished game with full lighting effects and a two player link-up option.
  
• Termite Demo
  Get started in comms with this demo of HiSoft's critically acclaimed terminal package.
  
• Launchpad
  Add a simple point and click front-end to your Workbench with this incredibly user friendly front-end creator.
  
• Lottery Syndicate
  Keep track of all your lottery tickets and let your Amiga tell you when you've won that jackpot.
  
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WORKSHOP

• Imagine 3.0
  After last month's introduction to the Action Editor, JohnKennedy continues to more advanced animation matters.
  
• Graphics Masterclass
  A pop art parrot is the star of this graphics walk-through, supported by a nice rocket picture with lens flare (and why not?).
  
• Wired World
  The global Internet is all very well but sometimes the intimacy of Fidonet can be appreciated. Net God is also here as always.
  
• Scala MM300
  The second part of our guide to this powerful video presentation system comes you from the video guru known as Norman Harris.
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  This month's FAQ deals with public domain software: how does it work? ... what about copyright? ... can anyone do it?
  
• Q+A Masterclass
  ARexx needn't be confined to the realms of grey screens and tedious batch file processing. It can be really exciting!
  
• Questions and Answers
  We're back again to tackle more of your technical troubles and hardware hang-ups.
  
• Points of View
  After the VIScorp deal, where does the Amiga go now? The team give their own opinions.
  
• Backchat
  Readers from all walks of life get to broadcast their own views to the masses in the regular letters page.

EDITORIAL

Things never stand still in this world of ours. This time last year we were predicting what would happen if Escom took over the Amiga and now, yet again, we find ourselves in a time of uncertainty as the Amiga changes hands one more time. Much will be said about this over the coming months, good and bad, but I'm afraid that the more cynical among us will just have to wait and see. I have to say that I've reached a point where I'm no longer interested in people's theories and idle gossip, I want hard facts and when I get them you will too. Is the VIScorp takeover good or bad for Amiga? I DON'T KNOW. And anyone who says they do either has the benefit of psychic prediction or is talking through their hat. In our news pages this month we've tried to give you as much factual information as possible: read it and you will be as up to date as anyone apart from Amiga Technologies, Escom, VIScorp and the flies on the walls of their meeting rooms. We've had a lot of comment back about the Amiga Walker (and a lot of entries for the competition: if you think Phoenix is original you're in the majority Ð ie it's not). Some comment has been favourable towards the radical design, a lot has not. But I'm glad of one thing - it's got people talking about Amiga again. Nice one.

Alan Dykes, Editor

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