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StarShip 5 MINUTE Weekend Newscast (1993 08 20)
Welcome to the
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/ (__ very weekend the *StarShip* on GEnie presents a new 5-MINUTE Weekend
(_____) Newscast in Communications Room 10 in the Real-Time Conference Area.
Featuring late-breaking stories from the Amiga community, these dynamic,
scrolling newscasts cycle every 5 minutes, so you can stop by between 6PM and
3AM Eastern time on Friday, or 3PM and 3AM Eastern time on Saturday or Sunday
and learn everything that happened during the preceding week. Industry news,
product announcements, upgrades, rumors, special *StarShip* activities, trade
show reports, GEnie usage tips, humor, recommended files to download...
... the works -- and it ONLY takes 5 minutes!
Each 5-MINUTE Weekend Newscast is available on *StarShip* Menu #10 during the
following week. Periodically, newscasts are combined and made available for
downloading from the *StarShip* Library.
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Thanks to Denny Atkin
for his generous input
Here we go!...
DateLine: August 20, 1993
This 5-MINUTE Newscast presents the following stories:
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1. September World of Commodore Amiga Show in Pasadena, CA
2. Digital Creations Releases Brilliance!
3. SPECIAL OFFER: Mapping the Amiga, 2nd Edition, From COMPUTE Books
4. Next Week's Hot Summer Nights on the *StarShip*
5. Central New York Amiga Festival this Sunday!
*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
1st of 5 Stories
September World of Commodore Amiga Show in Pasadena, CA
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/ _ ) Toronto, Ontario -- August 20, 1993
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(_/ \_)amage Management Group is sponsoring the upcoming World of Commodore
Amiga Show in Pasadena, California, September 10, 11 & 12, 1993.
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The Pasadena Center / \
300 East Green Street | Admission |
Pasadena, California | $15 per day, $30 for three-day pass |
Friday & Saturday 10AM to 5PM | Admission Price INCLUDES Seminars! |
Sunday Noon to 5PM \____________________________________/
America's Greatest Exhibition and Sale of Amiga hardware, software and
accessories! See, try and buy it all!
Commodore Business Machines will hold the North American Premier of the
World's first 32-bit CD console, the Amiga CD32! At This Show!
Seminars -- Free with Show Admission!
Animation, Videographics, Multimedia, Toaster 4000, Full-Motion Video,
Morphing, and many more! Details below.
Pasadena Show Exhibitors
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Amazing Computing Microbotics, Inc.
Ambitious Technologies Migraph
Amiga Video Graphics Moonlighter Software
AmigaWorld Myriad Visual Adventures
Centaur Software NorthWest Public Domain
Century Computers Oxxi, Inc.
Commodore Business Machines PowerStor Systems
Computer System Associates Premier Software
Creative Computers Pride, Inc.
DevWare Rave Video
Digital Creations Reflex Point
DKB Software Inc. RGB
Euphonics Scala, Inc.
Expert Services SoftLogik
Great Valley Products Bruce Smith Books
Heifner Communications, Inc. SunRize Industries
L.A. Video Toaster User Group Terra Nova Developments
MacroSystem US Utilities Unlimited
MegageM Video Toaster User Magazine
Memory World
Pasadena Show Seminar Schedule
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Friday, September 10, 1993
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11:00 Scala's Sneak Preview: Multimedia MM300 and InfoChannel IC500
For the first time, Scala Inc. will demonstrate some of the new features, new
utilities, new libraries and new uses for MM300 and for InfoChannel IC500
(both to be released later this fall). Controllers for products like
genlocks, VCRs, 24-bit boards, switchers, audio cars, Toasters and Mac and PC
formats will be demonstrated and discussed. Multimedia on an Amiga has never
been so easy and so powerful.
12:00 Centaur Presents OpalVision
Centaur Development wil be demonstrating their award-winning and critically
acclaimed OpalVision 24-bit video and graphics system. You'll see the
software included with every OpalVision Main Board including the powerful
painting and image manipulation features included in OpalPaint and the 24-bit
animation capabilities of OpalAniMATE. The seminar will also include a sneak
preview of some of the features of the upcoming OpalVision Video Modules,
including the Digital Video Effects made possible by the OpalVision Roaster
Chip, framegrabbing and retouching of live video, the Opal Character
Generator, and more!
12:45 Axiom Demos New Software
Tony Stutterheim, animator on seaQuest, will demonstrate WaveMaker, the new
animation creation software for LightWave 3D. Tony has designed WaveMaker to
make it easy to create beautiful flying-logo animations. Axiom programmers
Scott Thede and Brian Wagner will demonstrate new AGA versions of Pixel 3D
Professional and Anim Workshop.
1:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Commodore Business Machines
Lew Eggebrecht, Vice President of Engineering, Commodore International, and
Jim Dionne, President of Commodore U.S.A., will discuss future directions of
Commodore.
2:30 AmiLink CIP - The Gateway to Professional Performance Editing
Introducing the most impotant new desktop video editing product since the
advent of the original AmiLink, the AmiLink CIP Personal Video Editor.
AmiLink CIP can be used by anyone, from the small independent producer to the
seasoned post-production veteran.
AmiLink CIP represents an opportunity for videographers on all levels to
experience professional style video production using industrial grade video
decks. CIP provides flawless control of a wide variety of affordable
equipment with the feel of much more expensive professional gear. CIP bridges
the gap betweeen consumer-industrial and professional equipment by allowing
you to add pro-level devices to your existing CIP system. Simply add a
pro-level control module and hook a BNC cable to CIP system and you've made
the jump to a whole new realm of video production.
AmiLink CIP is the entry-level professional version of the highly successful
AmiLink professional series.
3:15 Jim Sachs Presents Brilliance - Pro Paint/Animation Software
Jim Sachs will give an indepth look at Digital Creations' new paint and
animation software, Brilliance. Jim is the Amiga artist that created "Amiga
Lagoon," the cover art for the Brilliance package and poster. He will share
some of his techniques in using this powerful new paint and animation
package.
4:00 Full Motion Video
Commodore will present current and future projects for incorporating MPEG
Full Motion Video into the CD32 console. Movies and TV-like backgrounds for
game and personal applications will be demonstrated.
Saturday, September 11, 1993
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10:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Commodore Business Machines
Lew Eggebrecht, Vice President of Engineering, Commodore International, and
Jim Dionne, President of Commodore U.S.A., will discuss future directions of
Commodore.
11:30 GVP's ImageFX
Meet Warner Bros. animator, Rusty Mills, and see how GVP's ImageFX is used
extensively in an upcoming animated TV series. Rusty will introduce you to
dazzling effects and tips from a professional for using this dynamic and
powerful software in a real-life application... and maybe some surprises too!
12:15 Centaur Presents OpalVision
Centaur Development wil be demonstrating their award-winning and critically
acclaimed OpalVision 24-bit video and graphics system. You'll see the
software included with every OpalVision Main Board including the powerful
painting and image manipulation features included in OpalPaint and the 24-bit
animation capabilities of OpalAniMATE. The seminar will also include a sneak
preview of some of the features of the upcoming OpalVision Video Modules,
including the Digital Video Effects made possible by the OpalVision Roaster
Chip, framegrabbing and retouching of live video, the Opal Character
Generator, and more!
1:00 Axiom Demos New Software
Tony Stutterheim, animator on seaQuest, will demonstrate WaveMaker, the new
animation creation software for LightWave 3D. Tony has designed WaveMaker to
make it easy to create beautiful flying-logo animations. Axiom programmers
Scott Thede and Brian Wagner will demonstrate new AGA versions of Pixel 3D
Professional and Anim Workshop.
1:45 AmiLink CIP - The Gateway to Professional Performance Editing
Introducing the most impotant new desktop video editing product since the
advent of the original AmiLink, the AmiLink CIP Personal Video Editor.
AmiLink CIP can be used by anyone, from the small independent producer to the
seasoned post-production veteran.
AmiLink CIP represents an opportunity for videographers on all levels to
experience professional style video production using industrial grade video
decks. CIP provides flawless control of a wide variety of affordable
equipment with the feel of much more expensive professional gear. CIP bridges
the gap betweeen consumer-industrial and professional equipment by allowing
you to add pro-level devices to your existing CIP system. Simply add a
pro-level control module and hook a BNC cable to CIP system and you've made
the jump to a whole new realm of video production.
AmiLink CIP is the entry-level professional version of the highly successful
AmiLink professional series.
2:30 Full Motion Video
Commodore will present current and future projects for incorporating MPEG
Full Motion Video into the CD32 console. Movies and TV-like backgrounds for
game and personal applications will be demonstrated.
3:15 Toaster 4000 & LightWave 3D
Video Toaster User columnist and seaQuest animator, John Gross, will
demonstrate the features of NewTek's recently released Video Toaster 4000.
Highlights include a completely upgraded Switcher, Character Generator and
LightWave 3D. John will also talk about his experiences using the Video
Toaster for the new NBC series seaQuest.
Sunday, September 12, 1993
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12:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Commodore Business Machines
Jeff Porter, Director of Engineering, Commodore International, and John
DiLullo, Director of Marketing, Commodore U.S., will discuss future
directions of Commodore.
1:30 Audio-For-Video using Studio 16
Experts from SunRize Industries will show you how easy it is to add voice
overs (off-camera narration), music, and sound effects to your videos.
Producing professional sounding videos is easy and costs very little. This
seminar takes you through the audio production of a short video segment and
outlines the equipment you need.
2:15 Jim Sachs Presents Brilliance - Pro Paint and Animation Software
Jim Sachs will give an indepth look at Digital Creations' new paint and
animation software, Brilliance. Jim is the Amiga artist that created "Amiga
Lagoon," the cover art for the Brilliance package and poster. He will share
some of his techniques in using this powerful new paint and animation
package.
3:00 Centaur Presents OpalVision
Centaur Development wil be demonstrating their award-winning and critically
acclaimed OpalVision 24-bit video and graphics system. You'll see the
software included with every OpalVision Main Board including the powerful
painting and imate manipulation features included in OpalPaint and the 24-bit
animation capabilities of OpalAniMATE. The seminar will also include a sneak
preview of some of the features of the upcoming OpalVision Video Modules,
including the Digital Video Effects made possible by the OpalVision Roaster
Chip, framegrabbing and retouching of live video, the Opal Character
Generator, and more!
3:45 Morphing for the Common Man
A seminar about morphing, the exciting special effect in use throughout film
and video. The use of GVP's amazing CineMorph for creating exciting and easy
warps and morphs will be highlighted in this fascinating discussion and
demonstration that will focus on techniques everyone can use.
Pasadena, California Travel Information
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The Pasadena Center
300 East Green Street
Pasadena, Calfornia 91101
Pasadena is served by three airports:
Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, Los Angeles International, and Ontario
International. Shuttle services are offered between all airports and Pasadena
hotels. For fare and schedule information, phone 800/772-5299.
Doubletree Hotel
191 North Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
Show Rate of $85 Single or Double is available until "World of Commodore
Amiga" room block is full. Phone 818/792-2727 for reservations. The hotel is
within walking distance of the Pasadena Center.
Directions to the Pasadena Center by Car
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From the East & North:
210 Freeway, exit Fair Oaks/Marengo. South on Marengo to Green Street,
Parking 3/4 block past Green on left. Parking sign says: Holiday Inn/Pasadena
Center/Public Parking.
From the West:
134 Freeway to 210 Freeway. Same directions as above.
From the South:
110 Freeway (Harbor/Pasadena Freeway) North to the end. It ends on Arroyo
Parkway. Continue going north (straight) to Green Street. Make a right, come
over one block to Marengo. Make a right, and parking is on the left.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
2nd of 5 Stories
Digital Creations Releases Brilliance!
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/ __ ) Folsom, CA -- August 18, 1993
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(______/igital Creations' Brilliance Professional Paint and Animation package
actually contains two complete programs: Brilliance and TrueBrilliance.
Brilliance is the register-based version that supports 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,
128, and 256 colors. TrueBrilliance is the HAM/True Color version supporting
millions of colors.
Brilliance was written to provide for optinmal performance and speed no
matter what Amiga model you use. Brilliance performs many graphic operations
faster on a standard 68000 based Amiga than other programs running on a
68030. You want speed? You got it!
With Brilliance you can paint and animate in every graphics mode on the Amiga
including the new modes of the Amiga 1200 and 4000. The all-new, exclusive
Brilliance "True Color" mode allows you to create and modify full fidelity
24-bit pictures in HAM-6 or the new AGA HAM-8 mode. Because Brilliance
retains a full 24-bit buffer, it can pick the best colors for the HAM image;
this removes almost all HAM fringing.
Ease of Use and Productivity
Multiple levels of undo and redo are limited only by the memory in your
machine. Multiple paint and animation buffers, each with their own palette,
are limited only by the memory in your machine. Full palette control with
Load, Save and Remap options. Full preferences printing support.
The Dynamic new stackable menuing system allows greater speed in accessing
all the features of Brilliance. Brilliance has three button mouse support for
even faster access to full screen painting. The third button is used to
remove the stackable menu; if you have a 2-button mouse, removing the menu is
still very easy by using the space bar.
Split screen magnify with advanced options like segment pixels. Brilliance
also includes standard features like zoom in and out functions with
super-fast scrolling.
Animation
Brilliace supports OpCode5 anims as well as the new OpCode8 formats.
Brilliance's powerful tweening system allows you to start and end your brush
at any position and any angle. Ease in and ease out for every parameter,
x,y,z position, x,y,z rotation, and transparency. Trasparency allows brushes
to fade in or out as they progress through the frames of an animation.
The unique mouse interface allows easy positioning of brush start and end
positoins in 3D space. This elegant yet simple interface allows beginners to
create very complex animations while sophisticated users will be delighted
with the full set of animation tools. You can even control which frames the
brush is drawn upon. Brilliance also has full brush morphing and color
cycling with up to 128 colors.
Brush Support
The brush interface has eight brush wells for real-time storage, switch
between brushes or anim brushes by clicking on that well. Full brush handling
controls including Rotate, Size, Flip, Bend, Shear, Outline and Trim, Box Cut
or Freehand cut. Text is handled as brushes so that the full set of brush
tools are at your fingertips. Brilliance supports scalable fonts and
colorfonts under Workbench 2.0 or above.
Fills
Brilliance has a full compliment of fills including color gradient fills
Horizontal, Vertical, Linear, Highlight, Spherical, and Radial. All fills
have conform to shape and auto center options. Also included is our very
powerful 3D perspective fill with selectable levels of Anti-Aliasing.
Easy to use Stencil
The Brilliance Stencil function is very powerful, with tools like lasso for
selecting colors. Setting up a stencil is much quicker than ever before. Of
course, you can still pick the colors by hand.
Drawing Tools
Brilliance has a full set of drawing tools such as Connected Draw, Free form
Draw, Filled Shape, Line, Connected Line, Filled Line, Elliptical Curve, 4
Point Bezier Curve, Rectangle, Filled Rectangle, Ellipse, Filled Ellipse.
Fine Spray Airbrush, Splatter Airbrush, and Shape Airbrush. Brilliance
provides real life air brush controls like pen tip, custom brushes, air brush
through brush mask.
Other basic tools such as snap to grid, miror and cyclic symmetry, lockable
background or foreground, line segmenting tool with # of points and distance
options, quick draw option -- fast feedback and anti-aliasing with selectable
levels -- round out your painting tools.
WORKS IN EVERY GRAPHIC MODE available on the Amiga! Brilliance supports all
Amiga graphic modes including the new modes supported on the new AGA Amigas.
Fantastic images can be created and manipulated in the 24-bit true color
mode, the new 256 color mode, or the new 8-bit HAM mode.
MULTIPLE PICTURE AND ANIMATION BUFFERS. Brilliance is designed to be
productive! You can instantly switch between multiple picture or animations.
Each buffer (picture or animation) can have its own palette and file name.
Work on large picutres limited only by the amount of memory in your Amiga.
A RICH AND COMPLETE SET OF PAINTING MODES. Much more sophisticated than any
other Amiga paint program. All modes have the option of variable transparency
while mixing in RGB or HSV color spaces. Powerful, intuitive, easy to use
point and click user interface.
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF UNDO AND REDO. You can set aside memory for multiple
levels of undo and redo. You can even undo across frames of an animation! The
number of levels of undo is limited only by the amount of memory in your
Amiga.
MULTIPLE BRUSHES. Even multiple Anim Brushes!
HAM AND 24-BIT TRUE COLOR PAINT SUPPORT.
FULL OVERSCAN SUPPORT FOR VIDEO APPLICATIONS.
TRANSLUCENCY CONTROL.
POWERFUL, USABLE TRUE COLOR GRADIENT SYSTEM.
FULL FEATURED STENCIL SYSTEM.
AIRBRUSH with 'real world' controls like size, flow and focus.
EASY TO USE 3D TWEENING SYSTEM.
BRUSH MORPHING SYSTEM.
ANIMATED BRUSHES WITH ANIMATED PAINTING MODES.
EASY TO USE VCR STYLE CONTROL PANEL.
Briliance is complatible with all Amiga models. Requires 2 floppy drives, or
1 floppy with hard disk. 1 MB RAM required, 4 MB recommended.
Suggested Retail Price: $249.00.
For more information contact your Amiga reseller or Digital Creations, 160
Blue Ravine Road Suite B, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone 916/344-4825, fax
916/635-0475.
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
3rd of 5 Stories
Mapping the Amiga, 2nd Edition, From COMPUTE Books
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/ /_/ / Greensboro, NC -- August 18, 1993
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(___)(__)eads up, 5-MINUTE Newshounds!
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* Special pre-publication offer for all serious Amiga programmers *
* Mapping the Amiga, Second Edition *
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The Ultimate Commodore-Amiga reference, Mapping the Amiga, Second Edition, is
now available from COMPUTE Books. No longer will Amiga programmers need to
keep five or six reference books open on their desks as they write code for
the powerful Amiga computer.
Mapping the Amiga, Second Edition
by Randy Thompson and Rhett Anderson
592 pages
Regular cover price $27.95
Pre-publication price $23.00
-* Special Offer for *StarShip* 5-MINUTE News readers!
COMPUTE Books has just released the latest edition of its best-selling
Mapping the Amiga programmer's reference. COMPUTE's Mapping the Amiga is more
than just another programming book for the Amiga. Nowhere else will you find
a complete alphabetical listing of library functions--including new Revision
2.0 and 3.0 functions--with syntax given in both C and machine language. This
indispensable reference guide is the only source that includes full
descriptions of every Amiga hardware register and an element-by-element
breakdown of each Amiga system structure.
Authors Randy Thompson and Rhett Anderson are the founding editors of
COMPUTE's Amiga Resource magazine ad currently work as professional game
programmers. Together they wrote the hot Amiga arcade game Nova 9 and aided
in the development of other Amiga titles, including A-10 Tank Killer 1.5.
Thompson is also the author of PC SpeedScript and the popular Amiga programs
X-Ray and HotKey! Anderson is the author of the revolutionary Sliced HAM
Amiga video mode.
In order to receive this special offer orders must be received by October 15,
1993. Send your name, complete mailing address, and check for $23 (payable to
COMPUTE) or Mastercard or VISA number and expiration date to COMPUTE Books,
324 West Wendover Ave., Greensboro, NC 27408.
Orders must be received by October 15, 1993. Good only U.S. and Canadian
addresses.
(NOTE: The authors of the book can be contacted on GEnie as RHETT and RANDYT;
however, they can't answer questions about orders, as they're in Oregon and
COMPUTE's not. Please feel free to reprint this notice in user group
newsletters!)
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
4th of 5 Stories
_ Hot Summer Nights on the *StarShip*
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(_/ \_)ll Conferences start at 10PM Eastern Time in the *StarShip*
Real-Time Conference Rooms (Menu Option #2 on Page 555) unless otherwise
noted! Amiga programmers meet each Wednesday at 10PM EDT in the Pro/Am
RoundTable Conference Rooms on Page 670.
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| August 1993 *StarShip* Hot Summer Games Schedule |
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| Monday | Tuesday |Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Telecomm | Music | AmiGames |Multimedia| Graphics| Party! | Surprise |
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| 23 AIR WAR 24 WEEK | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| ~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~| | | . . 5-MINUTE Weekend News . . |
|Internet |Dennis | Fighter | INOVA- | PEGGER |Current | Blonde |
| Answers | Brisson | Duel | tronics| |Amiga | Bombshell|
|with ANDY |AmigaWorld|w/Jaeger's| | All New |Events | in |
| | Editor |Matt Shaw | CanDo It | For You |Trivia |AIR WARRIOR
|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|__________|__________|
Two HelpDesks EVERY Night!
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East HelpDesk at 9PM Eastern Time in Conference Room 4
West HelpDesk at 9PM Pacific Time in Conference Room 4
Monday, Aug 23
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GEnie's Internet RoundTable SysOp, Andy Finkenstadt, ANDY, will be our guest
tonight as he answers your questions about the Internet, sending mail to
someone else over GEnie's Internet mail, and whatever other questions and
information you need from him.
Tuesday, Aug 24
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Meet Dennis Brisson, Editor-in-Chief of AmigaWorld
That's right, tonight you'll get a chance to talk with the editor of the
leading Amiga magazine, Dennis Brisson himself.
Wednesday, Aug 25
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Fighter Duel from Jaeger Soft
Duel your way across the Amiga Air Space with Fighter Duel from Jaeger.
Peteroo and Zach bring you a night of dog fights, top guns and aces as Jaeger
comes to conference to answer your questions. Meet some of the pilots, learn
about the Fighter Duel Tournaments. Who knows, you might find a weak spot!
Thursday, Aug 26
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INOVAtronics CanDo It!
INOVAtronics is back -- in LIVE Conference tonight!
Makers of CanDo, one of the first multimedia authoring systems available for
the Amiga, and Directory Opus, probably the best-selling system file and
directory utility ever created, INOVAtronics folks are in the know.
Friday, Aug 27
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PEGGER
Come meet the people from Heifner Communications and Express-Way Software who
make PEGGER for Amiga and Video Toaster workstations. PEGGER is a fully
integrated JPEG utility based on the compression algorithm from the Joint
Photographers Experts Group. It allows programs which don't support JPEG
images to work automatically with them.
Saturday, Aug 28
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Trivial Revenge!
Trivia Returns with Current Amiga Events
Play a rousing game of Trivia again in conference with the theme of Current
Amiga Events. You thought that the FIRST Trivia was hard? Wait until you
try this one!
No special software required, just come prepared to have fun and win GEnie
online time if you can score the highest!
Sunday, Aug 29
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Meet the Blonde BombShell!
The Blonde BombShell Challenges All Comers in Air Warrior!
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| You Won't BELIEVE Your Eyes! \________________________________/
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| A super *special* AmigaGuide version of the *StarShip* |
| Hot Summer Games August calendar is available in the |
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| Point-and-click access to oodles of wondrous games/people |
| info and stories in slick hypertext format! Grab it! |
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*StarShip* NEWS *Flash*
5th of 5 Stories
Central New York Amiga Festival this Sunday!
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/ / New York -- August 14, 1993
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(_____)ome to the Festival!
The Central New York Amiga Aggregate and the State University of New York at
Cortland are co-sponsoring the "Central New York Amiga Festival" at SUNY
Cortland on Sunday, August 22, 1993.
It will be held at the Sperry Learing Resource Center on the main campus from
10 AM until 6 PM. Admission is free and there will be plenty of free parking.
It is easy to reach by existing Route 81 at exit 11 and following the signs
to the campus. Dealers will not be selling, but a number of vendors,
including Commodore, have been invited to show off their products.
In addition, many Amigans will be able to demonstrate their capabilities and
offer help to others from novices to experts. The facility is especially
suited to multimedia and includes a TV studio!
Some of the many topics that will be covered include Desktop Publishing,
Desktop Video (including the Video Toaster), Digital Sound, Multi-Media,
Shareware, AmigaDOS, etc. Other user groups are showing enthusiasm for the
festival, and everybody should have a pleasant experience!
For more information, call Andy Rush (before Sunday) at 607/756-4410.
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Over a GIGABYTE of Amiga files in our Library!
Catch your limit of Fred FISH Disks from the *StarFish* Library.
If you are after a SINGLE PROGRAM on a Fish Disk, SEARCH for it
before downloading the disk. Most are available separately!
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August 1993 ViewPort Table of Contents
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Film at Eleven ........................................ Jim Meyer
Musings on the news from Apple and elsewhere
SIGGRAPH 93 ..................................... Dennis Schaefer
In-depth Show Report!
Same Time, Same Channel ........................... Bill Camarota
Behind the Scenes with Amiga at WMGM TV
Spotlight: Amiga Artists ........................ deb Christensen
Deb Takes Another Look at some Great Amiga Art
TypeSmith ........................................ Peter Jacobsen
The Professional Outline Font Editor
Helm ................................................. John Evers
The New Authoring System from Eagle Tree
Address-It! ........................................... Nick Cook
Address Database from Legendary Design
ImageMaster 9.23 ............................ Les and Clive Watts
A British View of ImageMaster
Microbotics 1230XA Accelerator .......................... Joe Luk
The Amiga 1200 goes fast Fast FAST!
Fast IDE on the Amiga 4000? ................ Chris Papademetrious
Chris Checks Out the Conner CP30544 540-Meg Hard Drive
Nick's Picks: The Files of July ....................... Nick Cook
Nick Plays Dr. Download and Gives Us his Diagnoses
July's *StarCharts*..............................................
The Top 30 Amiga Downloads in July
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August ViewPort - Biggest and Best issue Ever!- is available from
*StarShip* Main Menu Option #9, or from the *StarShip* Library.
Search on the term VIEWPORT to locate current and back issues!
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