1.3 General Reference
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This article is from the Amiga Books FAQ, by Marc Atkin with numerous contributions by others.
1.3 General Reference
o Denny Atkin: Denny Atkin's Best Amiga Tips and Secrets Compute Books, 1993. ISBN 0-87455-275-3 $19.95
"Dale L. Larson" dale@iam.iam.com: "From the back of the book: `Whether you're a beginner or expert you'll find hundreds of handy tips for harnessing the power of your Amiga in this extensive guide.' I agree and wholeheartedly recommend this book. (Actually, I probably only found a dozen tips that were new to me, but I am a former Commodore Software Engineer.) It includes info on machines from the A1000 to the A1200 and A4000 and software for all of the above."
o Paul Overaa: First Steps Amiga Bookmark Publishing Ltd , 1996, ISBN 1-85550-008-6 6.99 UKP
Bookmark Publishing, 10 May 1996: "Written and designed with the out-and-out newcomer in mind [...] No previous experience required, of the Amiga or of any computer! [...] It explains in clear, everyday terms how to operate your Amiga and the valuable Workbench programs that come with it."
o David Tiberio: Amiga/Toaster Reference Manual Area52 , 1994. (published by Area52, no ISBN) $34.95
dtiberio@libserv1.ic.sunysb.ed (David Tiberio), 25 Mar 1994: "[The book] contains over 1000 pages and 80 pictures, all about the Amiga and computers. It covers AmigaDOS, Workbench, Lightwave, AdPro, hardware compatibility, some ARexx, and over 500 FAQ style questions. Also included are hundreds of charts and tables, and Index of things such as Light Refraction (3d users), GURU errors, screenmodes, color RGB values for over 300 colors, Hayes commands, and more. The dictionary included with it contains over 800 words, although the next revision will have over 3000 words in the dictionary. [...] also included is a 40 page list of people, movies, etc that use Amigas for various purposes."
A demo is available from Aminet ( biz/demo/AORM_2.2.lha ).
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