A new edition of Amiga Addict is currently available, which looks at HiSoft Systems, a publisher of programming packages for the 16-bit system.
I don’t know about you, but I while I don’t know the name HiSoft Systems, I do recognize some of their products, such as Cinema 4D, and Highspeed Pascal.
The current issue of Amiga Addict (#38) features several pages dedicated to HiSoft Systems, which produced other software like HiSoft BASIC, HiSoft C++, Cinema 4D, iBrowse and Promidi on the Amiga, along with various hardware peripherals. The famous Squirrel CD-ROM drives for the Amiga, along with SCSI interfaces were products from HiSoft Systems, too. Phil South chats with HiSoft founder Andy Pennell to learn about the company’s beginnings.
Meanwhile, if you ever bought Amiga hardware, you would probably have checked Amiga Shopper for ads and reviews. But while that title is long gone, many of its former staff are still around, and they shed light on what it was like working on Amiga Shopper, which ran from 1991 to 1997 under Future Publishing.
What else is in Amiga Addict?
Also in Amiga Addict 38:
- Classic games reviewed from the Amiga’s heyday: Exile and Bump ‘N’ Burn CD32.
- Free coverdisk download: Top Hat Willy.
- RPG games special feature. AA remember iconic Amiga role-playing games that helped define the genre, including The Bard’s Tale series and Ultima.
- Discover the joy Amiga multi-tasking and virtual desktops using GoVD.
- The history of Hyperion’s SiN release and other next generation Amiga game ports.
- A look back at the annual AMIGApril live stream gaming event.
- Amiga Addict’s Creative Revolution series delves into vector art, using the capable Fantavision application.
- Latest game reviews including Aminer, Pjusk and LightTheLEDs.
- Frank Gasking of Games That Weren’t puts on his red and black stripy jumper – as well as a cheeky face – to reveal the story of Dennis And Gnasher, a title which unfortunately didn’t see the light of day despite the promising-looking screenshots and magazine coverage.
- Our regulars including former-Sensible Software’s Stoo Cambridge, Classic Coverdisk Of The Month, AMOS coding tutorial, Keyboard Warriors letters section, Amiga news and User Groups.
- Plus lots lots more..!
You can order your copy now from Addict Media, and enjoy a free digital download with it!
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.