{"id":25887,"date":"2020-12-07T17:16:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T22:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=25887"},"modified":"2020-12-14T10:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:47:38","slug":"amiga-computingjune-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/07\/amiga-computingjune-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Amiga Computing (June 1988)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FAmiga_Computing%2FAmiga_Computing_01_1988-06&amp;twg_show=Amiga_Computing_Issue_001_Vol_01_01_1988_Jun-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Amiga_Computing_Issue_001_Vol_01_01_1988_Jun-01-751x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FAmiga_Computing%2FAmiga_Computing_01_1988-06&amp;twg_show=Amiga_Computing_Issue_001_Vol_01_01_1988_Jun-01.jpg\">Amiga Computing &#8211; Issue Number 1 &#8211; June 1988<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ebay\/Amiga.html\" width=\"320\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Amiga Computing was one of a number of Amiga specific magazines published in the U.K. the first issue from June 1988 includes:<\/p>\n<p>Amiga Scene<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Latest News<\/b> &#8211; Commodore announces details of new machines. Better graphics for 2000s. New games on the way. And all the Amiga gossip from around the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Symposium<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New Amigas Revealed<\/b> &#8211; Commodore took part in a conference to make sure that developers keep on the programming straight and narrow &#8211; and unveiled its exciting plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Games<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amiga Adventures<\/b> &#8211; Let David Ericsson take you into the land of the Bard&#8217;s Tale with great advice to newcomers for the role-playing game from Electronic Arts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Competition<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Win An Amiga And Software<\/b> &#8211; Scour the magazine for the missing lines to qualify for one of over 170 prizes ranging from a game to an Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Business<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Word Perfect<\/b> &#8211; The word processor which toppled WordStar as the world&#8217;s best selling program is even better now it has been made available for the Amiga.<\/li>\n<li><b>Superbase Professional<\/b> &#8211; A database program which is as easy to use as a video recorder and flexible enough to store text, graphics and sounds without breaking the bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>House Call<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>J. San and the Argonauts<\/b> &#8211; Argonaut Software is famous for Starglider. Now the Egrons strike back. Simon Rackman finds out the company&#8217;s plans for the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Music<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Musical Machinations<\/b> &#8211; The Amiga makes far better sounds than any other micro. Christopher Humphries explains how it works without straining the processor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hardware<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Camera Comrade<\/b> &#8211; High speed frame grabbing, cut in price by clever hardware design and made easy with well written software. Well worth taking a close look at.<\/li>\n<li><b>Epson LQ-500<\/b> &#8211; The people who set the standards for electronic printers win back their crown with a 24 pin printer that is solid and very reasonably priced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discourse<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Max Toy Speaks<\/b> &#8211; Max Toy left IBM to become the President of Commodore. His aim: To make the Amiga number one. Him Groneke listened and took notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feature<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Test Drive<\/b> &#8211; Lamborghini or Ferrari? Lotus or Porsche? Corvette &#8211; are you joking? David Vivian has driven the real machines. Now he tests the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reviews<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amiga Arcade<\/b> &#8211; Our fearless reviewers put seven games under the microscope: Xenon, Tetris, Sidewinder, Gee Bee Air Rally, Arkanoid, Star Wars and Bonecrusher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supplement<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Free 12 Page Buyers&#8217; Guide<\/b> &#8211; The most comprehensive list of Amiga products yet published. What they do, how much they cost, and full details of all relevant manufacturers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interface<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Using The CLI<\/b> &#8211; Real programmers don&#8217;t use icons. Faster control of your Amiga is possible through the keyboard. Phil South decodes the technicalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Utility<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Digital Director<\/b> &#8211; A program which offers you the chance to be the next Stephen Spielberg? Not quite &#8211; it&#8217;s more a language for very special effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Software<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Work Bench 1.3<\/b> &#8211; Faster hard disks, better printer drivers, better math routines, bells and whistles. Workbench 1.3 will be here soon. We look at what it offers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Survey<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Help Us to Help You<\/b> &#8211; Right from the start &#8211; your chance to shape the future of Amiga Computing. By telling us what you want we&#8217;ll strive to fulfill all your wishes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advice<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Questions and Answers<\/b> &#8211; This is your direct line to our panel of Amiga experts. Whatever you use your Amiga for, our team will try to help you make the most of it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Amiga Computing &#8211; Issue Number 1 &#8211; June 1988 Amiga Computing was one of a number of Amiga specific magazines published in the U.K. the first issue from June 1988 includes: Amiga Scene Latest News &#8211; Commodore announces details of new machines. Better graphics for 2000s. New games on the way. And all the Amiga gossip from around the world. Symposium New Amigas Revealed &#8211; Commodore took part in a conference to make sure that developers keep on the programming straight and narrow &#8211; and unveiled its exciting plans. Games Amiga Adventures &#8211; Let David Ericsson take you into the land of the Bard&#8217;s Tale with great advice to newcomers for the role-playing game from Electronic Arts. Competition Win An Amiga And Software &#8211; Scour the magazine for the missing lines to qualify for one of over 170 prizes ranging from a game to an Amiga. Business Word Perfect &#8211; The word processor which toppled WordStar as the world&#8217;s best selling program is even better now it has been made available for the Amiga. Superbase Professional &#8211; A database program which is as easy to use as a video recorder and flexible enough to store text, graphics and sounds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,4],"tags":[169,471,2362],"class_list":["post-25887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amiga","category-computer-arcana","tag-amiga","tag-commodore","tag-retrocomputing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}