{"id":36124,"date":"2025-10-28T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=36124"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:49:56","slug":"acs-tech-for-the-commodore-amiga-volume-1-number-2-march-may-1991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/acs-tech-for-the-commodore-amiga-volume-1-number-2-march-may-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"AC&#8217;s Tech for the Commodore Amiga &#8211; Volume 1 Number 2 &#8211; March-May 1991"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FACs_Tech%2FVol_01_02&amp;twg_show=Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-795x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-1192x1536.jpg 1192w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-1589x2048.jpg 1589w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001-93x120.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-001.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>AC&#8217;s Tech for the Commodore Amiga was technically oriented quarterly publication for the Commodore Amiga, This issue is from March to May 1991 and includes the following:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CAD Application Design: Part I &#8211; World and View Transforms<\/b> &#8211; The first of a two part series covering the basic procedures used in vector-based two-dimensional CAD systems. Topics covered include cartesian coordinates and vectors, CAD system mathematics, transforming world coordinates, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Interfacing Assembly Language Applications to ARexx<\/b> &#8211; A tutorial for adding ARexx calls to assembly language programs. ARexx is the Amiga&#8217;s native scripting language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Adding Help to Applications Easily<\/b> &#8211; A guide to adding &#8216;on-line&#8217; help to your own programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Programming the Amiga GUI in C &#8211; Part I<\/b> &#8211; The first article in a tutorial for developing GUI applications in C on the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36126\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-1532x2048.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-005.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Intuition and Graphics in ARexx Scripts<\/b> &#8211; A guide to using graphics library calls in ARexx.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>UNIX and the Amiga<\/b> &#8211; An introduction to UNIX and a look at Minix, various UNIX shells, and an upcoming version of UNIX for the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Mega and a Half on a Budget<\/b> &#8211; Adding an additional 512K of RAM to your 1MB Amiga 500 for $30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Accessing Amiga Intuition Gadgets from a FORTRAN Program<\/b> &#8211; Accessing graphics Amiga ROM Kernel routines from your FORTRAN programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Toolbox Part I: An Introduction to 3-D Programming<\/b> &#8211; The first part in a series on creating 3-D graphics on the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Editorial<\/b> &#8211; The influence of the Video Toaster and the opportunities that the CDTV provides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Source and Executables ON DISK!<\/b> &#8211; The cover disk generally included all of the sample programs used in the various articles in the magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-768x1004.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-1566x2048.jpg 1566w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108-92x120.jpg 92w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Amazing_Computing_Tech_Amiga_Vol_01_02-108.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AC&#8217;s Tech for the Commodore Amiga was technically oriented quarterly publication for the Commodore Amiga, This issue is from March to May 1991 and includes the following: Features CAD Application Design: Part I &#8211; World and View Transforms &#8211; The first of a two part series covering the basic procedures used in vector-based two-dimensional CAD systems. Topics covered include cartesian coordinates and vectors, CAD system mathematics, transforming world coordinates, and more. Interfacing Assembly Language Applications to ARexx &#8211; A tutorial for adding ARexx calls to assembly language programs. ARexx is the Amiga&#8217;s native scripting language. Adding Help to Applications Easily &#8211; A guide to adding &#8216;on-line&#8217; help to your own programs. Programming the Amiga GUI in C &#8211; Part I &#8211; The first article in a tutorial for developing GUI applications in C on the Amiga. Intuition and Graphics in ARexx Scripts &#8211; A guide to using graphics library calls in ARexx. UNIX and the Amiga &#8211; An introduction to UNIX and a look at Minix, various UNIX shells, and an upcoming version of UNIX for the Amiga. A Mega and a Half on a Budget &#8211; Adding an additional 512K of RAM to your 1MB Amiga 500 for $30. 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