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FORAM r
NEWS
The blockbusters and bozos of 1988, and a
look forward to the promises of the New Year.
ISSUE 8
FEBRUARY 1989
PUBLISHED BY
FUTURE PUBLISHING LIO
4 OUEEN STREET BATH
AVON BAI I EJ
Phone: 0225 445034
Fax: 0225 446019
NETWORK
POWER
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Death to mainframes - how micros are clubbing
together to outgun the big boys.
CO-EDITORS
Ben Taylor
Simon Williams
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STATESIDE
How well are the ST and Amiga really doing in
Me USA? Our Spec Ia. _orrest:iorictor!t reports.
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DEPUTY EDITOR
Richard Monleiro
DISK
CO-ORDINATOR
Jason Holborn
GAMES EDITOR
Mark Higham
ART E D I TO R
Gordon Dnice
DESIGN
A S S I S TA N T
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MANAGERS
Margaret Clarke
Nora Lawton
(061-474 7333)
The dawn o f budget price graphics and text
scanning on the ST and Amiga. Read our in-
depth review of Cameron's Handy Scanners.
5.
PUBLISHER
Greg Ingham
DISK
EXTRA
Day, but two! Both ST and
Amiga d e m o s o f t h i s
Format Gold game. Also
Amiga fractal landscape
generator a n d a n S T
database c o n s t r u c t o r
set... aren't w e good t o
you!
I N o t o n e Purple Saturn
Lthen go and win one in the competition!
GAMES
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
Chris Anderson
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Ashton James
Saludose Bath
A gaggle of great gifts, gathered together and
garrulously garlanded for you t o grab a t a
gallop.
White heat for a cold new year! Purple
Saturn Day and Baal lead the way, hotly
pursued by Cosmic Pirate and Roger Rabbit,
and news of next month's mind-melters.
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PRINTERS
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DISTRIBUTORS
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Steve Gold uncovers inside stones and board-
room bravado at Atari and Commodore.
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LETTERS
Future Publishing Ltd
1989
ST Amiga Fermat is an
independent publication and has
no Omits whatsoever with Atari or
Commodore.
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GAME
BUSTERS
As many wizard wangles as
,ve can squeeze in - take any
mission in Interceptor, create
indestructible M a n t a s i n
Carrier Command and cheat
like mad in Flight Sim 2.
More pearls of wisdom from the most literate
among you. A good few answers t o your
problems, too.
ESC
We welcome unsolicited
contributions trom readers. Please
enclose an SAE with material tor
return Payment tor accepted items
is made 4 weeks atter publication.
No pan of this magazine may be
reproduced in any form without
permtssion
ESCAPE
SEQUENCE
Here's what hckled us.
Anything funny happen to you over Christmas?
4 • FORMAT
REVIEWS
TOUCH
SCREEN
Why meddle with a mouse when you can triumph
with a touch screen? See what we mean.
TA L E S P I N
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1989: 16-BIT YEAR
ach of the last three or four years
has been heralded as 'The Year of
16 Bit Micros'. In truth, there are still
10 times as many 8 bit machines on
the laps of fervent games players as
16 bitters, so why should anyone be
tupid enough t o make the same
laim again?
Well the runes have been cast
and they all point to the fact that we
are close to reaching a point of no
return in 16 bit sales. Not only are
ST and Amiga games increasingly
released before their 8 bit brethren.
but t h e r e a r e plenty designed
exclusively for 16 bit machines, as
the superior graphics and sound are
ssential.
Look a t this month's master
games i f you want further proof.
Purple Saturn Day and Baal are just
too good graphically and sonically to
be converted down to 8 bits. Other
versions may follow, but they will
only b e p o o r imitations o f t h e
originals. As software houses have
seen their 16 bit sales explode, they
are keen to give programmers full
rein to produce new, fast, exciting
games for the best machines.
It's n o t just games programs
hich a r e taking o f f o n S T and
Amiga. The number of graphics and
music utilities, w o r d processors,
databases and typewriter simulators
(?) which pester t o b e reviewed
increases by the month. And best of
all, t h e volume o f UK-originated
products is on the u p and up. I t
seems our beloved machines are at
last being taken seriously.
Now t h e 16-bit snowball h a s
gathered sufficient m o m e n t u m .
there will be no stopping it. Don't
stand in the way unless you want to
end up with very cold feet.
for details.
Brand new adventure creator put through its
furry-footed paces by our very own elf warrior.
PROTEXT
At last a power-user's word processor for the
Amiga. We process many words in a full review.
WE ACCEPT
I S VOUCHERS
A V E E17!!!
Starting this month you could
save u p t o £ 1 7 o n your mail
order s h o p p i n g t h r o u g h t h e
SCULPT 4D
The best ever modelling
e p a c k a g e on a commercial
micro' Here's the opinion
of a top animator,
DELUXE
P R I N T II
Just too late for Christmas cards-, but great for
Aquarian birthdays, we output on its output.
AUTOROUTE
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pages of Format. At the back of
this issue you'll find four discount
vouchers g o o d w i t h a n y
advertiser displaying the Format
Voucher logo - ideal f o r t h e
January sales! Turn to page 103
TECHNOPHILE
ST SPEECH
SYNTHESIZER
SCREEN
SECRETS
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Don't let Amiga users get one over on you -
build our easy to use speech synth,
Next Base's new ST-based road atlas could
save pounds for you hardened drivers.
GRAPHICS
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Win one o f two fabulous
Cameron Handy Scanner
systems i n o u r easy t o
enter (hard to win) comp.
How to make you screen disappear, turn green
or come out in spots. A programmer's insight
to graphics on ST and Amiga.
DESKTOP
Another truckload of tips and tricks for trendy
ST owners.
WORKBENCH
Mother hunk of hints and help for happy Amiga
amigos.
OAK T O T H E
FUTURE
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WIN A HANDY
SCANNER!
Steve Bak, ace programmer o f Fright Night,
StarRay and Goldrunner offers his thoughts on
STs, Amigas, software houses and the universe.

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