The World of Amiga show was certainly the best in years, and if you haven’t heard about what was said and done there, I suggest you go and read our news pages and special show report now. Don’t worry about me, I’ll still be here when you get back. Right. What did you make of that? One thing I have to get off my chest is my annoyance at some of the people who have sent us messages or posted pages on Websites complaining about the new Amiga. “It’s outrageous,” they say, “In two year’s time I’ll have to throw my Amiga away and buy a new one.” Well that’s rubbish. Nobody is going to make you throw it away, you’ll just have the option to upgrade to a newer, faster machine. If you don’t want to buy a new machine then fine, keep the old one, but stop complaining - we’ve waited long enough for a new computer. Okay, now that I’ve finished my rant (although I’m sure we’ll get more letters), I can tell you about some of the other excellent stuff we have for you. I feel obliged to mention the PIC project which I spent hours on, but I shan’t explain it here so turn to page 18 for all the details. You should also examine the Genetic Species review in some depth. Perhaps it can’t hope to match up to Quake on some levels but, believe it or not, it is superior in other respects - see for yourself on page 32. All that and our continuing tutorials and timely update on Java for the Amiga should keep you going for another month! Nick Veitch Editor WORLD OF AMIGA SHOW '98 PAGE 11 The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd - everyone loves a show, and what a show we had. Read all about it here. GENETIC SPECIES PAGE 32 Having seen the review of Quake, you might be wondering how Genetic Species could be any better. It's horses for courses... PIC PROGRAMMER PAGE 18 All you'll ever need to know about programming the PIC. You don’t know what a PIC is? Don't worry, we explain that too... MASTER ISO 2 PAGE 62 Once the only viable software for CD authoring on the Amiga, MasterlSO now has some stiff competition. Can this new version put it back on top? AMIGA FORMAT JULY 1998 ISSUE 112 JULY 1998 THE FUTURE'S BRIGHT Details of Amiga Inc.'s plans for the Amiga.