Compute's_Beginners_Guide_to_the_Amiga.pdf

COMPUTE!'s

Beginner's Guide to the

AMIGA

Dan McNeill

95?eM~~!!Le~blications,lncl.

One of the ABC Publishing Companies

Greensboro, North Carolina

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Contents

Foreword ......................................... v

Preface .......................................... vii

Part One. Getting Started .......................... 1

3. Setting Up .................................... 22

........................... 10

4. The Universal Machine ......................... 35

......................... 33

5. Input: From Thought to Chip .................... 42

6. The CPU: The Headquarters of the Amiga ......... 63

7. Memory: The Amiga as Electronic Storehouse

................. 102

...... 84

8. Output: The Amiga's Showcase

9. The Software Pyramid ......................... 125

............................ 123

10. The Amiga Operating System ................... 138

11. Programming

12. Word Processing .............................. 157

13. Spreadsheets ................................. 165

14. Databases

15. Integration and Emulation ...................... 177

16. Games ...................................... 182

17. Behind the Screen .................. . . . . . . . . . ..

...................... 189

191

............................ 200

18. Graphics Software

19. Music and Voice

.............................. 209

1. Commodore ................................... 3

2. A Tour of the Amiga

Part Two. The Hardware

Part Three. Software

................................ 147

................................... 172

Part Four. Light and Sound

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