ATARI ST REVIEW Copyright 1994 EUROpress ENTERPRISE Ltd. COVER FEATURE: """""""""""""" TWIN TITANS ..................................................... Page 16 The worth of a computer is all too often rated by the quality of its Graphics and DTP programs. In the case of the ST, this has just improved dramatically with the release of 'Calamus Sv2' and "DA's Picture". After many years of developement, 'Calamus has finally come of age, modular in design, integrated word processor and other useful tools, colour separations -- the features list is highly impressive and you can see the result of a true 'Calamus SL' layout within this issue, on page 19! Our feature starts on page 16... "DA'S Picture" offers powerful bitmap and vector graphics options, making it a truly worthwile image creation and retouching tool. How good? Find out by reading our full review starting on page 22... ON THIS MONTH'S COVERDISK: """""""""""""""""""""""""" GEMVIEW 3 ...one of the best image conversion and manipulation programs ever available for the ST! ST Review's cover disk version won't timeout after 30 days (the PD version does) and, of course, is coupled with two pages of superb tutorial starting on page 12! XCONTROL ...Atari's control panel software. We've included 22 CPS modules including all the latest ones from Atari along with our Top Ten. Turn to page 31 for installation and details, and to page 70 for a 'Beat The System' tutorial... TABLE OF CONTENTS """"""""""""""""" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEATURES ST REVIEW NEWSDESK .............................................. Page 6 All the latest news, including a 16-track direct-to-disk recorder for the Falcon and a CeBit report. UPDATE .......................................................... Page 10 Information on the latest changes to your programs. COVER DISK ...................................................... Page 12 Nial Grime introduces you to 'GEMView', the best image manipulator and converter in the business! NEXT MONTH ...................................................... Page 15 A splendid commercial program and everything you ever wanted to know about multi-tasking... WHAT NEXT? ...................................................... Page 28 Vic Lennard interviews Bob Gleadow, General Mangager of Atari Europe, and finds out what's 'really' happening in the Atari World... CONTROLLING INTEREST ............................................ Page 31 With XControl and 22 CPX modules on our cover disk, Mike Robinson gives you a guided tour through the cream of the crop. GRABS GALORE .................................................... Page 34 Rombo's Vidi ST (12) gets the once over from Maurice Collins... FASTER FALCON ................................................... Page 36 Get your big bird into the clouds with Systems Solutions' 32MHz accelerator board, including a detailed, photographic step-by-step... IN PRINT ........................................................ Page 40 Andrew Wright and David Nilson review a thermal colour printer and a budget 300dpi laser. PORTABLE PARADISE ............................................... Page 42 Nial Grime gets a feel for three budget portable word processors... IN THE SYSTEM ................................................... Page 44 What's happening with Atari system software? Leave it to us to find out! MIDI MONTHLY .................................................... Page 46 Four interesting budget disks from Kevin Pawsey including one that thinks it's a Latin guitarist... READERS' OFFERS ................................................. Page 54 Upgrade your membory through ST Review and get all the goodies you need - at the right prices! SUBSCRIPTIONS ................................................... Page 57 Subscribe to your favourite ST magazine - just 8.99 pounds for a quarter! PD ZONE ......................................................... Page 60 Nial Grimes looks at the latest in the public domain for education, DTP, utilities and the Falcon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST SOURCE "...the source of all information! This is where you'll find our short reviews, the best tutorials, your opinions and our answers to your questions..." SHORT CUTS ...................................................... Page 68 A brand new trackball and 'DevpacDSP' go under the microscope this month... BEAT THE SYSTEM ................................................. Page 70 Working in tandem with our cover disk, Andrew Wright guides you around 'XControl'. FINE ART ........................................................ Page 72 Is HiSoft's 'TruePaint' the new standard for paint packages on the ST? Keith Berry has an art attack... TOP NOTCH ....................................................... Page 74 RAMdisks really can make life easier as Ofir Gal shows in detail this month. CALLIGRAPHER TUTORIAL ........................................... Page 76 Need a little extra advice in using issue 24's cover disk program, 'Calligrapher'? No problem -- just leave it to Mike Robinson... BASIC PROGRAMMING ............................................... Page 80 Ofir Gal continues to build his GEM toolkit as he works with constructing dialogue boxes in 'Hisoft Basic'... C PROGRAMMING ................................................... Page 82 ST Review's Propero C tutorial this month finds Jon Ellis working with 'K-Resource' and dialogue boxes. COMMS COACHING .................................................. Page 85 Graeme Rutt dials into Blackwatter BBS, a rather unique bulletin board. ASK THE EXPERTS ................................................. Page 86 You ask the questions -- ST Review's panel of experts provide the answers. LETTERS ......................................................... Page 88 Speak out and see your opinions in print on our Letters pages. BACK ISSUES ..................................................... Page 90 Missed any of our issues? Order them from here... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMAL 'Be Informed!' EDITORIAL: 'Changes, changes' ................................... Page 6 TOP MARK: 'Cebit report' ........................................ Page 8 AMERICAN PIE: 'New products' .................................... Page 10 WRIGHT ISSUES: 'Shareware trouble' .............................. Page 20 TECH TALK: 'Internet' ........................................... Page 26 IN PUBLIC: 'Cover disks' ........................................ Page 38 EXCLUSIVE! CLASSIC ATARI GAMES OFFER -- SEE PAGE 50 SCREEN SCENE 'On your marks, get set...play!' CANNON FODDER ................................................... Page 48 ANOTHER WORLD ................................................... Page 51 LETHAL WEAPON ................................................... Page 51 JEWEL BUGGY ..................................................... Page 52 PEGASUS ......................................................... Page 52 COUNTER ATAK .................................................... Page 52 MUNCHKIN ........................................................ Page 53 WORLD CUP ....................................................... Page 53 QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE ............................................. Page 53