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  • Amiga World (March/April 1986)

    Source: Amiga World – Volume 2, Number 2 – March/April 1986



    Amiga World was probably the most popular Amiga magazine in the U.S. The March/April 1986 issue was the second publicly available issue and includes:

    Features

    • Interactive Videodisc Technology – The laser disc and the Amiga are about to join forces and a new world of interactive video computing will be upon us.
    • VIVA from Knowledge – Creating interactive video software on the Amiga with the VIVA authoring program.
    • Success Story: A-Squared Systems and the Amiga Digitizer – How a small group of people with an idea developed Live!, the Amiga video digitizer.
    • Optical Revolution – There is more than music going on in the world of the compact disk.
    • Amiga Software Market – The flood of software for the Amiga is just starting. We put together a list of over 100 titles to whet your appetite.

    Articles

    • Basic Graphics – Show off a little with these ABasiC graphics teasers.
    • Programming on the Amiga: MCC Pascal – Here we take a look at one of the most popular programming languages – MCC Pascal for the Amiga.
    • CD-ROM: The Future of Memory? – Megabytes and gigabytes…CD-ROM is going to change the way we think about memory.
    • Amiga Music Studio – Mimetics Inc. is working on a series of music modules for assembling Amiga arias.
    • Using Your Intuition – Relating to the Amiga should be almost intuitive, and with a few pointers, it is.
    • Enabling Amiga – We talked with people from The Software Group about their Enable/Write word processor for the Amiga.

    Columns

    • Avision – Bringing all the pieces together.
    • Zeitgeist – How much is a gigabyte anyway?
    • Reviews – Deluxe Paint from Electronic Arts, The Video RoomMate Powered Speaker System from Bose and MaxiComm from MaxiSoft.
    • The Best of Public Domain – A new series featuring reviews of “freeware” and “shareware” available to the public.

    Departments

    • Repartee – More letters from readers.
    • Digital Canvas – Selected Amiga art from selected Amiga artists.
    • What’s New? – Flashes from the front lines in the Amiga product wars.
    • Help Key – Questions about the Amiga, answered by the expers.
    • Coming Next Issue

    …and more!