World of . Commodore AMIGA HEW YORK CITY • APRIL 24-26,1992 Consumers Circle 170 on Reader Service card ? 0 to 8MB of onboard, 40ns, non-multiplexed, DRAM. Fully auto-configured, user-installable SIMM modules lets you expand your A3000 to 24MB! DRAM controller design fully supports the 68040 CPU's burst memory access mode. ? Full DMA |Direct Memory Access) to from the on-board DRAM by any A3000 peripheral (e.g: the A3000's built- in hard disk controller). Asynchronous design allows the 68040 to run at clock speeds independent of the A3000 motherboard speed. Allows easy upgrade to 33Mhz 68040 (over 25.3 MIPS!) When available from Motorola. Hardware support for allowing V2.0 Kickstart ROM to be copied into and mirrored by the high performance onboard DRAM. Its like caching the entire operating system! Software switchable 68030 "fallback" mode for full backward compatibility with the A3000's native 68030 CPU. ? Incorporates GVP's proven quality, experience and leadership in Amiga accelerator products. TRY A RAM DISK PERFORMANCE TEST AND SE FOR YOURSELF HOW THE G-FORCE 040 OUT PERFORMS THE COMPETITION Ask your dealer to run any "RAM disk" performance test and see the G-FORCE 040's amazing powers in action. So now that you know the facts, order your G-FORCE 040 today. After all, the only reason why you need an '040 accelerator is SPEED'. A3000 "CPU slot" connector GREAT VALLEY PRODUCTS INC. 600 Clark Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406 For more information or your nearest GVP dealer, call today. Dealer inquiries welcome. Tel. (215) 337-8770* FAX (215) 337-9922 G-Force 040 is a registered trademark of Groat Valley Products Inc. Amiga is a registered trademark ot Commodore-Amlga. Inc. © 1991 Great Valley Products Inc FEATURES Amiga Output as Art By Joel Hagen ....28 How you translate your computer images into finished artwork can he the crucial difference between mundane reproductions and gallery-quality works. Here are several creative techniques to help make your physical output suitable for exhibition. Dusting for “Prints” By Dave Johnson ..33 Don't let your search for the right printer wind up in the “unsolved mysteries’* file. Use this guide to take the investigative legwork out of finding what different kinds of printer technologies have to offer in terms of capability, performance, and value. DTP-ing with the Enemy? By Eyo Sama ...37 Relax: Neither you nor Julia Roberts will suffer murder or mayhem by engaging in a little cross-platform cooperation in the area of DTP. Learn to incorporate the best elements of Amigas, Macs and Pcs, and you may just wind up with a competitive, full-service publishing operation. ARTICLES A Brand-New Bench: Part II By Sheldon Leemon ...42 New features of the 2.0 operating system are making some applications programs more powerful, flexible, and easy to use as you will see in Part 11 of our series on “Getting the Most from Workbench 2.0.” COLUMNS Chief Concerns By Doug Barney ... 6 Using a computer to monitor Wall St. trading from a cell may not be good rehab for Michael Milken, but the editor shows that some “insiders” arc putting Amigas to constructive use all the same.