{"id":5164,"date":"2013-12-02T14:55:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T14:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megalextoria.wordpress.com\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2022-01-11T16:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T21:31:58","slug":"amiga-plus-junejuly-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/12\/02\/amiga-plus-junejuly-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Amiga Plus (June\/July 1989)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FAmiga_Plus%2FAmiga_Plus_1989-06&amp;twg_show=Amiga_Plus_Vol_01_02_1989_Jun_Jul-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Amiga Plus, June\/July 1989<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FAmiga_Plus%2FAmiga_Plus_1989-06&amp;twg_show=Amiga_Plus_Vol_01_02_1989_Jun_Jul-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/amiga_plus_vol_01_02_1989_jun_jul-0011.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/ebay\/Amiga.html\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Antic was originally an Atari 8-bit magazine. However, for a while they also published an Amiga magazine titled Amiga Plus (or Amiga +). The June\/July 1989 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Artificial Reality<\/b> &#8211; This article discusses breakthrough&#8217;s in ray tracing and ray tracing techniques on the Amiga. An idea that has finally reached the mainstream with new GPUs like the RTX 3080. If you can find one&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>3-D Modeling Comes of Age<\/b> &#8211; An overview of 3-D modeling design and the software available to do it on the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Understanding Amiga Fonts<\/b> &#8211; An overview of the common fonts used on the Amiga and how to use them. Also included on the cover disk were some 3-D fonts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Arts<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fun with FunPaint<\/b> &#8211; FunPaint was a small graphics program included on the cover disk. This article gives an overview of its capabilities and how to use it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amiga Graphics Software Universe<\/b> &#8211; The first in a four part series about graphics software on the Amiga. This first part covers paint programs and image generators (basically any other graphics creation programs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. T&#8217;s Keyboard Controlled Sequencer<\/b> &#8211; The Atari ST may have been better regarded in the music world but the Amiga was capable to. This sequencing software is one example of what could be done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Deluxe PhotoLab Workshop<\/b> &#8211; Another program that is on the cover disk. This one allows you to create and edit large images that can be printed out, up to 10 x 10 feet. The author of the article talks about how his 16 screen image would not fit on one disk. Each screen is 320&#215;400 so the entire image would have been 5120&#215;6400.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Photon Paint II<\/b> &#8211; Review of this paint program for the Amiga. It is a paint program that works in HAM mode (4,096 onscreen colors).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>MovieSetter<\/b> &#8211; Review for this animation program that allowed the user to create animated sequences &#8220;professional enough for a Saturday morning TV cartoon show.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1050\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents-88x120.jpg 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><sub>Table of Contents from the June\/July 1989 issue of Amiga Plus<\/sub><\/p>\n<h1>Productivity<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Moniterm Viking 1<\/b> &#8211; A hardware review of what was a very large monitor for the time, a 19-inch monochrome monitor with a resolution of 1008&#215;1008 from a company called Moniterm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Magellan<\/b> &#8211; Interesting sounding software that lets you develop expert systems using artificial intelligence techniques. Apparently the Amiga was a good candidate for this software because of its multitasking capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amiga Spreadsheet round-Up<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of various spreadsheet software for the Amiga, including Haicalc, Superplan, Unicalc, Analyze!, Plan\/IT (MaxiPlan) and VIP Professional.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Programming<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amiga Floating Point Math<\/b> &#8211; Part 1 of a series of articles on programming with floating point math on the Amiga. Some examples are included on the cover disk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Clearing Your Workbench<\/b> &#8211; Some tips on managing disk space when working from floppies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>AmigaDOS Inside &amp; Out<\/b> &#8211; Review of a book covering AmigaDOS from basic usage, to scripting and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>HiSoft BASIC Professional<\/b> &#8211; Review of this compiled BASIC package for the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1058\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents2-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents2-743x1024.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/AmigaPlus_contents2-87x120.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\n<sub>Table of Contents from the June\/July 1989 issue of Amiga Plus (continued)<\/sub><\/center><\/p>\n<h1>Entertainment<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Falcon<\/b> &#8211; Review of this F-16 flight simulator for the Amiga, one of the best flight sims around at the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wayne Gretzky Hockey<\/b> &#8211; Review of this famous hockey game for the Amiga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>BackGammon<\/b> &#8211; This game is included on the cover disk. Apparently it was a commercial game in the U.K. but was being provided by Amiga Plus for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>TrianGo<\/b> &#8211; Review of a strategy game played on a board that looks somewhat like a Chinese Checkers board. However, the game play is different.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Games Galaxy<\/b> &#8211; Mini-reviews of:\n<ul>\n<li>Sword of Sodan<\/li>\n<li>Final Mission<\/li>\n<li>Solitaire Royale<\/li>\n<li>Menace<\/li>\n<li>Western Games<\/li>\n<li>Zak McKracken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Masthead, Editorial<\/b> &#8211; This editorial discusses the success of the premiere issue of Amiga Plus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Alert Box<\/b> &#8211; Brief Amiga related news bits. The main topic this month includes the NYC AmiExpo and various hardware and software introduced there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Guru Bashers<\/b> &#8211; Reader questions answered about Deluxe Music Construction Set, icons, and upgrading RAM on the Amiga 500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reader Input<\/b> &#8211; Comments from readers on the premiere issue of Amiga Plus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Using Your Amiga Plus Disk<\/b> &#8211; Instructions for using the cover disk including a description of the directories and contents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New Amiga Products<\/b> &#8211; 50 New products are mentioned including a bunch of graphics and animation software, a new Canon scanner interface, a bunch of productivity software including a new word processor, various utilities, language software and more. A number of games are mentioned as well including Gold of the Realm, Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition, Willow, Combat Course, Out Run, Thunder Blade, Space Harrier, War in Middle Earth, Batman, the Caped Crusader, Manhunter: New York, and many more. New hardware mentions include Gen\/One, Scanlock VSL-1, SupraModem 2400 and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Reader Art Gallery<\/b> &#8211; Artwork done on the Amiga and submitted by readers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amiga Plus, June\/July 1989 Antic was originally an Atari 8-bit magazine. However, for a while they also published an Amiga magazine titled Amiga Plus (or Amiga +). The June\/July 1989 issue includes: Features Artificial Reality &#8211; This article discusses breakthrough&#8217;s in ray tracing and ray tracing techniques on the Amiga. An idea that has finally reached the mainstream with new GPUs like the RTX 3080. If you can find one&#8230; 3-D Modeling Comes of Age &#8211; An overview of 3-D modeling design and the software available to do it on the Amiga. Understanding Amiga Fonts &#8211; An overview of the common fonts used on the Amiga and how to use them. Also included on the cover disk were some 3-D fonts. Arts Fun with FunPaint &#8211; FunPaint was a small graphics program included on the cover disk. This article gives an overview of its capabilities and how to use it. Amiga Graphics Software Universe &#8211; The first in a four part series about graphics software on the Amiga. This first part covers paint programs and image generators (basically any other graphics creation programs). 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