{"id":27708,"date":"2021-10-06T18:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=27708"},"modified":"2021-10-14T09:14:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:14:14","slug":"computes-amiga-resource-summer-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/10\/06\/computes-amiga-resource-summer-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Compute!&#8217;s Amiga Resource (Summer 1989)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCompute_Amiga_Resource%2FCompute_Amiga_Resource_1_2_1989-summer&amp;twg_show=Compute_Amiga_Resource_Vol_01_02_1989_Summer-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27709\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Compute_Amiga_Resource_Vol_01_02_1989_Summer-001-754x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FCompute_Amiga_Resource%2FCompute_Amiga_Resource_1_2_1989-summer&amp;twg_show=Compute_Amiga_Resource_Vol_01_02_1989_Summer-001.jpg\">Compute!&#8217;s Amiga Resource &#8211; Volume 1, Number 2 &#8211; Summer 1989<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ebay\/Amiga.html\" width=\"320\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Compute! was among the best multi-format computer magazines of the 1980s. Compute!&#8217;s Gazette was an equally great magazine dedicated to the Commodore 64. Compute! had a number of other machine specific spin-offs but none of them ever did as well or lasted particularly long though there was nothing really wrong with the quality. Compute!&#8217;s Amiga Resource is one of these spin-offs that happens to be dedicated to the Amiga. The Summer 1989 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Ultimate Amiga<\/b> &#8211; Build the perfect system for any job.<\/li>\n<li><b>Multitasking Miner<\/b> &#8211; A conversation with the father of the Amiga.<\/li>\n<li><b>Amiga Zapshots<\/b> &#8211; Using Canon&#8217;s hot new video technology.<\/li>\n<li><b>Expanding the 500<\/b> &#8211; Who says the 500 can&#8217;t be as powerful as the 2000?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Buyer&#8217;s Guides<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Video Hardware and Software<\/b> &#8211; Doing what the Amiga does best.<\/li>\n<li><b>Telecommunications Software<\/b> &#8211; The doorway into the Amiga community.<\/li>\n<li><b>Music Products<\/b> &#8211; Hardware and software that lets you play and compose.<\/li>\n<li><b>Laser Printers<\/b> &#8211; High-quality output for a high-quality computer.<\/li>\n<li><b>Strategy Games<\/b> &#8211; Joystick not required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Window<\/b> &#8211; Meet our staff.<\/li>\n<li><b>Readers Feedback<\/b> &#8211; Commodore in education and Bridgeboards for the 500.<\/li>\n<li><b>Trends<\/b> &#8211; News, new products, and rumors.<\/li>\n<li><b>Ask Rob Peck<\/b> &#8211; Gadgets: rolling your own.<\/li>\n<li><b>CLI Clips<\/b> &#8211; Making a custom CLI disk.<\/li>\n<li><b>Programmer&#8217;s Page<\/b> &#8211; Adding color to the Workbench.<\/li>\n<li><b>Spotlight on Digi-View<\/b> &#8211; Using NewTek&#8217;s popular video digitizer.<\/li>\n<li><b>Best of the Boards<\/b> &#8211; The flexible shareware editor &#8211; Uedit.<\/li>\n<li><b>User Group Update<\/b> &#8211; Where the Amiga community gets together.<\/li>\n<li><b>Amiga Art Gallery<\/b> &#8211; Computer art on display.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Columns<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Abstractions<\/b> &#8211; Life and times of a Dragon&#8217;s Lair junkie.<\/li>\n<li><b>Just for Fun<\/b> &#8211; Human vs. Human, computer referees.<\/li>\n<li><b>Taking Sides<\/b> &#8211; WYSIWYG: Useless of Useful?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Reviews<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Distant Armies<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Fantavision<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Falcon<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Universal Military Simulator<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mini-Reviews<\/b> &#8211; Amiga Resource looks at programming tools and animators, fighting and flight simulators, programs that nag, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>On Disk<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Contents<\/b> &#8211; Advanced Laser Chess, X-Ray, Power Poker, Mr. Gadget, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Compute!&#8217;s Amiga Resource &#8211; Volume 1, Number 2 &#8211; Summer 1989 Compute! was among the best multi-format computer magazines of the 1980s. Compute!&#8217;s Gazette was an equally great magazine dedicated to the Commodore 64. Compute! had a number of other machine specific spin-offs but none of them ever did as well or lasted particularly long though there was nothing really wrong with the quality. Compute!&#8217;s Amiga Resource is one of these spin-offs that happens to be dedicated to the Amiga. The Summer 1989 issue includes: Features The Ultimate Amiga &#8211; Build the perfect system for any job. Multitasking Miner &#8211; A conversation with the father of the Amiga. Amiga Zapshots &#8211; Using Canon&#8217;s hot new video technology. Expanding the 500 &#8211; Who says the 500 can&#8217;t be as powerful as the 2000? Buyer&#8217;s Guides Video Hardware and Software &#8211; Doing what the Amiga does best. Telecommunications Software &#8211; The doorway into the Amiga community. Music Products &#8211; Hardware and software that lets you play and compose. Laser Printers &#8211; High-quality output for a high-quality computer. Strategy Games &#8211; Joystick not required. Departments The Window &#8211; Meet our staff. Readers Feedback &#8211; Commodore in education and Bridgeboards for the 500. 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