ST / Amiga Format (July 1988)

ST / Amiga Format (July 1988)

ST / Amiga Format was a U.K. based magazine dedicated to the Atari ST and Amiga computers. It would only last for about a year before being split into two separate titles. The first issue of ST / Amiga Format from July 1988 inlcludes:

• News - Hot gossip from both sides of the Atlantic with a Comdex report and news from Atari's dealer product show.
• Futures - Transputers - are they all hot air? We've had a close look at what's really going on, and reveal the shape of tomorrow's computers.
• Letters - How can you have readers' letters in issue 1? Okay, so we're telling porkies - but read it anyway.
• Gold Dust - Steve Gold plugs into the electronic grapevine. 68020, 68030, Unix, ST Laptops, Amiga graphics upgrades... all the best news is leaked here first.
• Questionnaire - Yes, we want your personal details - inside leg measurements, favorite colors... Tell us all and we'll build a better magazine.
• Special Offers - All the best ST and Amiga-ware at rock-bottom prices.
• Escape Sequence - Scraping rock bottom at the rear end of the issue. A caustic cast around the months' worst stories. Also the first episode of our 16 bit cartoon strip.



• Disk Extra - Demos of Oids (ST) and Interceptor (Amiga) plus a host of invaluable utilities for mortals and boffins alike.



• Graphics
• Photon and Spectrum - Reviews of two brand new graphics packages - Photon Paint for the Amiga and Spectrum 512 for the ST.



• Music
• Animal House - Chris Jenkins went along to the Animal House recording studio to see how professional rock stars use the ST's MIDI capabilities.
• Pro-Sound Designer - A look at what promises to be the most exciting music package yet for the Amiga, courtesy of Eidersoft.



• Special
• Word Processors
- It's the single most important serious application for a computer. We check out the full range of WP packages, on both ST and Amiga.
• Competition - An Epson GQ3500 laser printer must be won in this brain-taxing competition, plus a consolation prize of a 24-pin LQ850.

...and more!