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AP#4 - Contents:

Features...

Desktops - In this, the first joint AtariPhile/Atari Computing feature article, Kev Beardsworth and Joe Connor take a close look at the most popular replacement desktops.
"Unlike some system enhancements it's easy to replace the Desktop."
As an AtariPhile extra, Domhnall Dods and Colin Fisher-McAllum join Joe and Kev to give there personal comments. This section is not in Atari Computing.

Multitasking - Martyn Tidd takes an in-depth look at multitasking on the Atari.
"It's a bit like a hard drive, once you have it you wonder how you ever managed to do without it."

Preview...

Videlity - Colin Fisher-McAllum takes a pre release look at the new screen enhancer for the Falcon from Black Scorpion Software.
"Those of you who have seen APEX Media will know that nobody can squeeze and tease the best performance from the Falcon chips like the boys from Black Scorpion Software."
There is a sneak pre-preview of APEX Alpha on this page too!

Reviews...

Atari CD Master/Infopedia - Kev Beardsworth boosts his knowledge using this new package from System Solutions.
"Encyclopedia's on Cd Rom are very popular on the PC but for Atari's there are - as far as I know - none."

Papyrus 4 - Domhnall Dods looks at the what's changes since Papyrus 3.
"Papyrus 4 has to be one of the most eagerly awaited upgrades on the Atari scene since MagiC 4."

Destruction Imminent - Ken Clayton plays Destruction Immenient and lives!
"The creatures themselves come in the guises of Spiders, Bats, Zombies, and Rock monsters that look like gingerbread men."

Positive Image - part 2 - Colin Fisher-McAllum concludes his look at this excellent image processing/retouching package from Floppyshop.
"All in all, Positive Image is a very powerful tool that anyone who needs to process and touch up images [or those who just like to play with images] would be delighted to use."

SyQuest EZFlyer 230 - Domhnall Dods makes a 'flying' visit to Colin's home.
"The SyQuest EZFlyer 230 is in shape, size and looks, very like the Iomega Zip, but a little sturdier in construction."

Articles...

POV Raytracing - Adam Foster continues his of POV raytracing tutorials
"In this tutorial, I will demonstrate the basics of a very powerful part of POV-Ray, the Construtive Solid Geometry (CSG), and how to use the supplied textures and colours."

Artificial Intelligence - Mark Wherry asks the question - Will AI ever surpass our own?
"The term artificial intelligence was coined in 1956 by John McCarthy of MIT. He defined it as "the science of making computers do things which if done by men would require intelligence.""

Star.Accessories - Alasdair Goold, chairman of Scotland's TOS/Atari Group - STAG, takes his place on the roll of honour of those asked to discuss their favourite accessories. Kobold and Freedom
"My approach in this article is not to attempt to give a tutorial, or even an in-depth review, but to explain why and how I use them, and how they increase my productivity."

Scoring on Cubase - Keith Turner-Cairns brings us up to scratch on scoring.
"Producing scores is really a state of mind! Ok, there are some rules, but the purpose of the score is to get a player to play what you want."

Music in MIDI - David J. Williams starts a new series of articles to help you to get the best Music In MIDI.
"I hope to show you over the next few issues of AtariPhile how to write in your own songs using the knowledge of written music and it's rules that you will acquire here."

Frontier Elite Pilots Course - Robert Coare gives us some hints and tips on getting the best from Frontier Elite II.
"I am your chief instructor Lieutenant Robert Coare and I will be guiding you through all aspects of life in todays galaxy."

And there's more...

NewsPhile - Latest Atari related news items
MidiPhile - The new regular MIDI page from Owen Philp
OnlinePhile - Comms news with Jonathan Nott
AdsPhile - Classified Advertisements
CreditPhile - List of Contributors
X-Phile - The truth is in here...

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