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Syndicate ZMAGAZINE
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Issue #146 February 28, 1989
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S.P.C., Box 74, Middlesex, NJ 08846 (201) 968-8148
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THIS WEEK:
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<*> EDITORS DESK......................................Ron Kovacs
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<*> ANALOG APRIL CONTENTS.................................Analog
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<*> OVERSEAS VISIT....................................Ron Kovacs
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<*> GALAXY STARLINK...................................WK Whitton
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<*> ANTIC MAY CONTENTS.....................................Antic
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<*> MICROMISER UPDATE...........................................
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<*> WORLD OF ATARI SHOWS........................................
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<*> ZNET NEWSWIRE...............................................
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<*> EDITORS DESK
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by Ron Kovacs
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I am pleased to announce that we have selected a new Editor. Harold
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Brewer will stand in this place next week. Also, 80 column formatting
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will be suspended while we return to 40 column Atascii editions.
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Harold will bring new life to this publication which has been hurting for
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attention. Due to the present commitments I have, editing two and three
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publications can take it's toll. However, I will still be around with my
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words and commentary.
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Your feedback is important. Harold can only produce material with your
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assistance. Keeing the editor up to date on YOUR ideas can only help this
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electronic magazine. We are comitted to continuing weekly publishing for
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the 8-bit Atari.
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Z*Net has finally been released after a long period of discussion and
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planning. If you missed the official press release, I have included
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within this issue. The first groups that have this issue are:
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A.B.A.C.U.S.
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(Atari Bay Area Computer Users Society)
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San Fransisco, California
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COMPUTAH
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(A.C.E. of Salt Lake City)
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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GREAT LAKES ATARI DIGEST
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CHAOS
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(Capitol Hill Atari Owners Society)
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GENESSE ATARI GROUP
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Lansing and Flint, Michigan
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JACG
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(Jersey Atari Computer Group)
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Pinebrook, New Jersey
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MVACE
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(Miami Valley A.C.E.)
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Dayton, Ohio
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<*> ANALOG APRIL CONTENTS
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FEATURES
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Krazy Mazes........................................Barry Kolbe
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An exciting two-player game of mazes and chases written
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entirely in machine language.
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Pixel Averaging on the Atari....................Stephen Miller
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This graphics technique will allow you to hide those jagged
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edges in your computer art masterpieces.
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Univert..........................William Frasz & Reid Brockway
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How many decimeters are there in a cubit? How many leagues
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in a light year? With Univert you can easily convert
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from any unit of measurement to another.
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Master Memory Map, Part IX........................Robin Sherer
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ANALOG's official memory map continues.
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REVIEWS
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Panak Strikes......................................Steve Panak
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This month Steve looks at Gauntlet (Atari) and Richard
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Petty's Talladega (Cosmi).
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The Converter (No Frills Software).......Matthew J.W. Ratcliff
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Cheat! (Alpha Systems)..........................Clayton Walnum
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COLUMNS
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Game Design Workshop............................Craig Patchett
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Database DELPHI...............................Michael A. Banks
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The End User................................Arthur Leyenberger
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ST Notes...........................................Frank Cohen
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DEPARTMENTS
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Editorial.......................................Clayton Walnum
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Reader Comment................................................
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8-bit News....................................................
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M/L Editor......................................Clayton Walnum
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BASIC Editor II.................................Clayton Walnum
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<*> OVERSEAS VISIT
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by Ron Kovacs
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THe following is an edited capture from the PCACUG BBS in Panama. We have
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reprinted it here for your information. This will also show you that
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there are Atari 8-bitters out there with the common interest.
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Dialing
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PCACUG BBS CLAVES
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Gracias por aplicar para una clave. Solo le pedimos que se comporte con
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decoro, y provea un numero de telefono al cual se le pueda acceder para
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validarle o para informacion adicional. Si usted es miembro del PCACUG,
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por favor deje un [M]ensaje al operador especificandolo. Si usted deja un
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mensaje al sysop, sera validado con mucha mayor prontitud que si no lo
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hace. Si desea unirse al club, la cuota es un balboa mensual, prorateable,
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pero no es obligatorio hacerlo para unirse al BBS. Llame al president J.
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Fagette al (66-4026) o Tesorero Alvey (24-1352). Gracias por su atencion y
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disfrute.
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Thanks for applying. We just ask that you maintain decor in your messages
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and provide a phone number where you can be easily accessed. IF you are
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already a member of PCACUG, then leave a [M]essage to sysop saying so.
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You can join the PCACUG club (atari users group) by paying a $1 monthly
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fee. There is no obligation of payment to use this bbs, but you do get
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more if you join. Call the president or treasurer at the above numbers.
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Thanks and enjoy.
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[Aplicar] Apply for password(y/n)?[SI]Yes
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[Nombre COMPLETO]
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FULL Name:RON KOVACS
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000-0xx-xxxx:201-968-8148
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4 Letter Password:
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** PCACUG BBS **
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** Boletin **
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** Febrero **
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** 1989 **
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Ok, ya se acabaron las fiestas, y es este tiempo del ano nuevamente...
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TIEMPO DE RE-INSCRIBIRSE!!!
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Es hora de pagar tu membresia anual de $12 la cual te da,
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Pan*Atari*News mensual
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Acceso al B.B.S.
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Acceso a las librerias de, Software Documentacion.
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Acceso a las reuniones y seminarios
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Por favor, si utiliza el bbs, aunque no tenga una ATARI, venga a la
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reunion yayude al club con una membresia!
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[Primera vez] First visit(y/n)?[SI]Yes
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////////////////////////////////////PCACUG///////////////////////////////
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An Atari BBS
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A] Atascii/Ascii | | | B] Bulletin
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C] Check E-Mail | | | D] BBS status files
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E] Enter Message | | | F] Atari File Dir
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G] Goodbye | | | H] Help
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I] All computers file Dir| | | L] Leave E-Mail
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M] Message to SysOp | | | O] ADD/SEE other BBS #s
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P] Play online games! | | | Q] Quick Download
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R] Read Messages / | \ S] User Status
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T] Screen Width / | \ U] Upload
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V] Libraries / | \ X] Expert
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Y] Yell for SysOp / | \ Z] Message Bases
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*] Read New Mesg / | \ ?] Print Menu
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/] Check Status 0] MENU ESPANOL
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Time left: 15 :Round Table
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ABCD[E]FGHI[L]M[O]PQ[R]STUVXY[Z][*]?
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PCACUG BBS Libraries
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[Updating occurs every now and then]
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Last update: NO DATE
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[A] PAN*ATARI*NEWS
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Select or [CR] for main menu
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Pan*Atari*News
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*************************************
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* Meeting: February 18th 1989 (SAT) *
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* Panama Canal Training Center *
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*************************************
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*************************************
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* Reunion: Febrero 18, 1989 (Sab) *
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* Panama Canal Training Center *
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*************************************
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Febrero 89
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El club tiene las siguientes vacantes:
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The club has the following vacancies:
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NEWSLETTER EDITOR: El editor del periodico pan*atari*news debe ser
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preferiblemente bilingue, y poseer una impresora tipo EPSON o compatible
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[Teclee] Any key...
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Messages: 56
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[De/A][From/To] or +/-:+
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Mesg:0001
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[Para]To:IVAN JARPA 02/15/89
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[De]From:SAUL ALVARADO
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Subj:TRADEWARS TOP 8 <REPLY>
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Hey Ivan estabas despierto a esa hora ??? Bueno The Blob tiene dias que
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no juega....donde estara su nave??? se movio del 110 supongo???
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Mesg:0002
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[Para]To:ALL/TODOS 02/15/89
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[De]From:SAUL ALVARADO
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Subj:Reunion
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Bueno muchachos no se pierdan la reunion el Viernes!!! Y piensen en
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sugerencias!! Participen por favor... que de uds. depende como marche el
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club. No esperemos siempre a que LOS DEMAS hagan las cosas... Como decia
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un chinito: LO DEMA SON TU MISMO!!
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Mesg:0010
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[Para]To:All 02/19/89
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[De]From:SYSOP
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Subj:SDX
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El B.B.S. esta corriendo bajo el cartucho Spartados de ICD. (SDX), y por
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tanto, estamos a metodo de prueba. El cartucho trae varias utilidades que
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me facilitan el uso de la maquina, pero por momentos me da a pensar que no
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es totalmente compatible con el sistema. Poco a poco ire arreglando los
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'bugs'.
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Los mensajes de Swap Shop y File FActs fueron borrados porque en su gran
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mayoria estaban lejos de la edad de vencimiento y habian tomado 'hilos'
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que no tenian nada que ver con el uso de esas bases. Por favor limiten las
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discusiones generales a Round Table, Ladies' Forum, y TUPLAG, y eso,
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dentro de lo que cabe.
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Por cierto, me gustaria mucho si los usuarios 8bit empezaran a enviar sus
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programas ARC-eados en vez de metodo normal, con un pequeno texto
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explicando su funcion y como utilizarlo. Eso ahorraria mucho espacio en el
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BBS. Desgraciadamente el club no tiene el dinero para aumentar el sistema,
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y por lo tanto no lo preveemos en un futuro cercano. Ahora mismo se le
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esta dando prioridad de recursos a Pan*Atari*News (de la que por el
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momento tambien soy editor) ya que este es un servicio que llega a mas de
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200 familias.
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Si alguno tiene ideas 'innovativas' en como podemos levantar el dinero,
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para digamos, un hard disk para est e bbs (alrededor de $700), estamos
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abiertos al dialogo. Aunque una simple donacion tambien sera aceptada
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(ja).
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SHOW[Ver] #s? [Y/N] [SI]Yes
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|BBS | PCACUG BBS
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|Tel. # | 60-0530
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| Baud | 300/1200 SOON 24!
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|Computer | 130XE 320K
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|Software | OASIS
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|Features | SIX MSG BASES
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|Comments | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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|Comments | $12 MEMBERSHIP
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|By [Por] | SYSOP
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|BBS | SORCERS BBS
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|Tel. # | 52-2429
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| Baud | 300/1200/2400
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|Computer | IBM PC / 60 MEG
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|Software | ...............
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|Features | TRADWARS, 7 MSG BA
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|Comments | 15 D/L SECTIONS AN
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|Comments | LOTS OF GAMES!!!!!
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|By [Por] | JON LAVALLEE
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|BBS | PASTE
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|Tel. # | 252-2875
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| Baud | 300 TO 2400 BAUD
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|Computer | ATARI 1040ST
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|Software | MICHTRON'S
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|Features | LOT'S OF DOWNLOADS
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|Comments | THE BEST
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|Comments | AWESOME
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|By [Por] | DAVID LANTERMAN
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|Computer | 130XE
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|Software | 2 1050 DISK DRIVE
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|Features | ATARI 1030 MODEM
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|Comments | THIS IS GREAT
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|Comments | THANK YOU
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|By [Por] | ARMANDO MOORE
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|BBS | SONITEL
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|Tel. # | 63-5257
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| Baud | 300-2400
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|Computer | IBM PS/2
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|Software | WWIV
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|Features | ONLINE GAMES, MSG
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|Comments | GOOD BBS
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|Comments | MESSAGES BASES
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|By [Por] | MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
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|BBS | PC UG
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|Tel. # | 69-6180
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| Baud | 300-2400
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|Computer | IBM
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|Software | RBBS
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|Features | MSGS.
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|Comments | 300 B REGISTRATION
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|Comments | NOT SUPPORTED
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|By [Por] | MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
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|Tel. # | 63-9724
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| Baud | 300-2400
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|Computer | IBM
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|Software | RBBS
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|Features | MSG BASES
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|Comments | BBS SUX!
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|Comments |
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|By [Por] | MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
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Time left: 06 :Round Table
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ABCD[E]FGHI[L]M[O]PQ[R]STUVXY[Z][*]?
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Leave BBS(y/n)?[SI]Yes
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[Grabar] Save Password(y/n)?[SI]Yes
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Ron Kovacs
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PCACUG
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c* Disconnected, Time Online was 00:09:44 DATE 02/24/89 TIME 06:54p
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##############################
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<*> GALAXY STARLINK
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##############################
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by WK Whitton
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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As you well know, the folk at PC Pursuit have decided to really stick it
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to its faithful users, and has initiated a new policy of a cap on online
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hours while at the same time increasing the rates charged. In a flurry of
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rage, a mass cancellation of user accounts took place, all in protest of
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these unfair tactics.
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I am pleased to announce that someone has seen the monetary potential in
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providing a similiar service, and we are now able to share the details of
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this with you. The very best part of this is that the service is already
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in effect and ready to roll!
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ANNOUNCING: GALAXY STARLINK What is it?
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Galaxy STARLINK is an asynchronous outdial service that permits you to
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make off-peak calls to thousands of Bulletin Board Systems in 91 cities in
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28 states for only $1.50 per hour of connect time.
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When will it be available?
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It is available right now! Users may sign up by modem for the service.
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Who operates it?
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STARLINK is a service of Galaxy Telecomm Division, GTC, Inc., the
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publishers of BBS Telecomputing News, Galaxy Magazine and other electronic
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publications, located in Virginia Beach, VA.
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Why is this service available?
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GTC purchases large blocks of time from Tymnet, the national packet
|
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switching network, for the users of Galaxy Information Network, and makes
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these connect hours available to anyone wishing to avail themselves of the
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service. Galaxy Information Network is GTC's multiuser online information
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and -Chat- system. In addition to connecting with Galaxy, STARLINK
|
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members may use the Tymnet Outdial service to place calls to thousands of
|
||
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other systems and receive one bill each month from GTC for the connect
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charges.
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How much does it cost? What do I get for my money?
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There is a one time sign up charge of $50.00 and a monthly service charge
|
||
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of $10.00 to cover administration and billing services. Each member
|
||
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receives two hours of free system time on Galaxy Information Network each
|
||
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month (exclusive of connect charges). All network connect charges are
|
||
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billed at the end of each month for actual time used at $1.50 per hour.
|
||
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All online system time in excess of two hours per month is billed at $2.00
|
||
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per hour.
|
||
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|
||
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Example:
|
||
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|
||
|
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Member calls Galaxy Information Network for five hours during the month
|
||
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using GTC's STARLINK service through the Tymnet system and makes twenty
|
||
|
|
hours of calls to other systems through Tymnet:
|
||
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|
||
|
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Monthly Service charge $10.00 $10.00
|
||
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||
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First two hours free $ .00
|
||
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Excess hours $ 6.00
|
||
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|
------
|
||
|
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Total system charges 6.00 $ 6.00
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
|
STARLINK charges
|
||
|
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(5 hours calling Galaxy) $ 7.50
|
||
|
|
(20 hours calling elsewhere) $30.00
|
||
|
|
------
|
||
|
|
$37.50 $37.50
|
||
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|
||
|
|
Total Charges $53.50
|
||
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|
||
|
|
(each additional hour of connect time would add $1.50 to this bill)
|
||
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|
||
|
|
There is no requirement to use the Galaxy Information Network. The two
|
||
|
|
free hours are included as this is where billing invoices are left for the
|
||
|
|
members. Galaxy is, however, a fun system to use with on-line live
|
||
|
|
chatting, live interactive games, up-to-the-minute national news and many
|
||
|
|
other services. Members may simply use the STARLINK service to access
|
||
|
|
other systems.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Is there a limit to how much I can use?
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
No, you can use as much time as you wish each month.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Can I get a discount for higher volume usage?
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Sorry, no! Our low rate of $1.50 per hour precludes this.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
What payment methods do you have?
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
You may charge your monthly bill to Visa, Mastercharge, or sign up for
|
||
|
|
checkfree automatic bank debit. You will be notified of charges via
|
||
|
|
e-mail message to you on Galaxy.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
What do I do to sign up?
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Have your computer call 804-495-INFO. Have your credit card number ready
|
||
|
|
if you are charging your account to Visa or Mastercard. If you are
|
||
|
|
planning to use Checkfree, have a check ready to get information from.
|
||
|
|
After you have answered a few questions and your account has been
|
||
|
|
established, you will be mailed a member's agreement with your STARLINK
|
||
|
|
username and password along with your local access telephone number. When
|
||
|
|
STARLINK receives your signed agreement, your Username and password will
|
||
|
|
be activated and you will be able to start making calls.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Can I call by voice?
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
No! They simply cannot handle the volume of calls. All signups must be
|
||
|
|
done by modem.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
What cities can I call out to?
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
The following is a listing of major cities. In addition to these cities,
|
||
|
|
there are many others that are a local call from the ones listed.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
EASTERN TIME ZONE
|
||
|
|
=================
|
||
|
|
CONNECTICUT:
|
||
|
|
Bloomfield, Hartford, Stamford
|
||
|
|
FLORIDA:
|
||
|
|
Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Longwood, Miami, Orlando, Tampa
|
||
|
|
GEORGIA:
|
||
|
|
Atlanta, Doraville, Marietta, Norcross
|
||
|
|
INDIANA:
|
||
|
|
Indianapolis
|
||
|
|
MARYLAND:
|
||
|
|
Baltimore
|
||
|
|
MASSACHUSETTS:
|
||
|
|
Boston, Cambridge
|
||
|
|
NEW JERSEY:
|
||
|
|
Camden, Englewood Cliffs, Newark, Pennsauken, Princeton, South Brunswick
|
||
|
|
NEW YORK:
|
||
|
|
Albany, Buffalo, Melville, New York, Pittsford, Rochester, White Plains
|
||
|
|
NORTH CAROLINA:
|
||
|
|
Charlotte
|
||
|
|
OHIO:
|
||
|
|
Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton
|
||
|
|
PENNSYLVANIA:
|
||
|
|
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
|
||
|
|
RHODE ISLAND:
|
||
|
|
Providence
|
||
|
|
VIRGINIA:
|
||
|
|
Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Midlothian, Norfolk, Portsmouth
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
CENTRAL TIME ZONE
|
||
|
|
=================
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
ALABAMA:
|
||
|
|
Birmingham
|
||
|
|
ILLINOIS:
|
||
|
|
Chicago, Glen Ellyn
|
||
|
|
KANSAS:
|
||
|
|
Wichita
|
||
|
|
MICHIGAN:
|
||
|
|
Detroit
|
||
|
|
MINNESOTA:
|
||
|
|
Minneapolis, St. Paul
|
||
|
|
MISSOURI:
|
||
|
|
Bridgeton, Independence, Kansas City, St. Louis
|
||
|
|
NEBRASKA:
|
||
|
|
Omaha
|
||
|
|
OKLAHOMA:
|
||
|
|
Oklahoma City, Tulsa
|
||
|
|
TENNESSEE:
|
||
|
|
Memphis, Nashville
|
||
|
|
TEXAS:
|
||
|
|
Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio
|
||
|
|
WISCONSIN:
|
||
|
|
Brookfield, Milwaukee
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE
|
||
|
|
==================
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
ARIZONA:
|
||
|
|
Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson
|
||
|
|
COLORADO:
|
||
|
|
Aurora, Boulder, Denver
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
PACIFIC TIME ZONE
|
||
|
|
=================
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
CALIFORNIA:
|
||
|
|
Alhambra, Anaheim, El Segundo, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Oakland,
|
||
|
|
Pasadena, Pleasanton, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Sherman Oaks
|
||
|
|
Vernon, Walnut Creek
|
||
|
|
WASHINGTON STATE:
|
||
|
|
Bellevue, Seattle
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
STARLINK SERVICES UPDATE
|
||
|
|
========================
|
||
|
|
Starlink announces another price schedule for high volume users. If you
|
||
|
|
use alot of hours via Telenet, why not consider our $25 per month account
|
||
|
|
that will let you have your hours for just $1/HR. The 25.00 per/mo is your
|
||
|
|
subscription cost and is exclusive of the hours used.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
##############################
|
||
|
|
<*> ANTIC MAY 1989 CONTENTS
|
||
|
|
##############################
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
The May issue of Antic is our Seventh Anniversary issue, featuring the
|
||
|
|
1989 ANTIC AWARDS For outstanding Atarian achievement. Each year at this
|
||
|
|
time we try to single out the best of the companies who support the 8-bit.
|
||
|
|
With the lack of 8-bit support these days, these companies deserve our
|
||
|
|
thanks more than ever!
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
We also have a review of three NEW 8-BIT POWER TOOLS. Matt Ratcliff, our
|
||
|
|
own hardware maven, reviews Quintopus, XF551 Enhancer, and Atari View 8.
|
||
|
|
Matt also provided this issue's Disk Bonus: COVOX COACH and YAK-SPELL.
|
||
|
|
For use with the COVOX Jr., COVOX COACH is a tutorial that will show
|
||
|
|
intermediate to advanced BASIC programmers how to make their own talking
|
||
|
|
programs that play back without hardware add-ons. Even if you don't have
|
||
|
|
the COVOX Jr., and don't program, you can still run YAK-SPELL, a spelling
|
||
|
|
quiz that talks -- in Matt's own voice!
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
More goodies for programmers:
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
ATARI BASIC ENHANCEMENTS by Paul Alhart is a library of handy high-powered
|
||
|
|
routines that let you do DOS functions from BASIC, without going to DOS --
|
||
|
|
and without losing your program in memory.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Fumble-fingered programmers can now protect themselves from accidentally
|
||
|
|
clearing the screen. BUTTERFINGERS by Kevin Gevatosky is a handy little
|
||
|
|
BASIC program that disables the screen-clearing [SHIFT][CLEAR]
|
||
|
|
combination.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Just for fun, IRRATIONAL COMPUTING is Brian Siano's account of his -Kook
|
||
|
|
Mail- database. He's got them sorted by categories ranging from -Dull and
|
||
|
|
Boring- to -Truly Strange Minds- -- and they're an interesting bunch.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
More seriously, George Lockard tells how he uses his 8-bit on a NASA
|
||
|
|
research project in SPACE-AGE ATARI.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Thomas Simmons tells how to make your own thermal printer ribbons in
|
||
|
|
SIMMONS THERMAL RIBBONS. You can ink your own -- and sometimes get better
|
||
|
|
copies.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Dr. Jeffrey Summers reviews MIDIMAX, an affordable 8-bit MIDI interface,
|
||
|
|
with software. If you're interested in MIDI, this review is definitely
|
||
|
|
worth a look.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
This issue also has two great games. For adventure/maze game fans, THE
|
||
|
|
SECRET OF KYOBU DI by Bernard Taylor is a complex death maze and treasure
|
||
|
|
hunt, set in old Japan. CRIBBAGE ATARI by David Osborn is a fun version
|
||
|
|
of the card game, complete with -pegs- onscreen. The computer makes a
|
||
|
|
wily opponent, and a good instructor, showing you the scoring system even
|
||
|
|
as it adds up the points.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
##############################
|
||
|
|
<*> MICROMISER UPDATE
|
||
|
|
##############################
|
||
|
|
(Editors Note: A few weeks ago we published released material about
|
||
|
|
MicroMiser Software. THe following is another response from the President
|
||
|
|
of the company.)
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
2/13/89
|
||
|
|
Dear Atari user,
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
As president of Micromiser Software I wish to respond to Kenneth Gilbert's
|
||
|
|
letter (irate customer) which appears in Atari8 Roundtable, Category 12,
|
||
|
|
topic 2.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
We charge extra for shipping to Canada because there are several added
|
||
|
|
expenses for us. First, due to the volatile drug situation, the Post
|
||
|
|
Office sometimes enforces the requirement of a customs declaration, even
|
||
|
|
to Canada. Since this seems to vary from day to day and among different
|
||
|
|
package sizes and types, at least at our Post Office, and because we have
|
||
|
|
no shipping department, we go to the Post Office with every foreign
|
||
|
|
shipment to make sure there will not be a problem.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Secondly, mail delivery in Canada is not as reliable as it is in the
|
||
|
|
United States--many Canadians have told us so. The delays and undelivered
|
||
|
|
products increase our average support cost, telephone calls, etc., to
|
||
|
|
Canada. Since we send free update disks, product updates, and support
|
||
|
|
disks to our foreign customers, this multiplies the expense. One of the
|
||
|
|
biggest problems is the Customs inspection. They variously open mail,
|
||
|
|
handle it, bend it, X-ray it, etc., though we stamp it with the -FLOPPY
|
||
|
|
DISK- message.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
On average it costs us more than $5 extra per sale, though we billed
|
||
|
|
Kenneth only $3.80 extra. Due to this some retailers refuse to ship to
|
||
|
|
Canada period, for instance Horizon Computers, who are the largest 8-bit
|
||
|
|
Atari distributors. We usually minimize the value declaration to save our
|
||
|
|
customers import fees, for which Kenneth, in apparent ignorance of this,
|
||
|
|
takes us to task. Other than Kenneth, all 200+ Canadian customers have
|
||
|
|
understood the shipping charge with no explanation required. We think it
|
||
|
|
is obvious to anyone and that it does not require lengthy explanation.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
His rationale about the legal requirements of advertising is irrelevant,
|
||
|
|
not to mention unfair. The entire extent of our media advertising for
|
||
|
|
Turboword to date has been one line in 7 pt. type at the bottom of our
|
||
|
|
(already too wordy) Turbobase ad, -80 Col word processor $49.- and this is
|
||
|
|
in U.S. magazines only. He sent us the price without shipping, and, not to
|
||
|
|
cause a 20 day delay for him, we provided an unusual service, sending the
|
||
|
|
program and billing the shipping. He is right that he is not legally
|
||
|
|
obligated to pay the shipping, and he can legally take advantage of our
|
||
|
|
trust.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
His -error 168- tells us exactly what caused his various -bugs,- since it
|
||
|
|
is a device command error, and in that function the command is contained
|
||
|
|
in the programming--it is not entered by the user. No others, including
|
||
|
|
us, have had this -bug- or his other disk I/O -bug.- So his disk had to be
|
||
|
|
damaged in shipping; most likely by the Customs inspection. The logic: it
|
||
|
|
is the customs inspection that causes the shipping charge, it is the
|
||
|
|
shipping charge Kenneth refuses to pay unless we add new features for him
|
||
|
|
for free, we can't add new features for him for free, therefore we cannot
|
||
|
|
support his application.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Incidentally and unnecessarily, double-spacing is not an -assumed
|
||
|
|
feature- since many word processors don't have it and most printers do.
|
||
|
|
We wrote the first version primarily for our Turbobase customers, who do
|
||
|
|
not need double spacing, and all have good printers. We never implied
|
||
|
|
otherwise in ads or on the package. Kenneth saw our feature list. Double
|
||
|
|
spacing wasn't on it. He never called to ask. Seems strange since it's so
|
||
|
|
important to him. By the way, any word processor can be made to double
|
||
|
|
space on most printers just by setting the dip switch to add a carriage
|
||
|
|
return to the Atari return.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
I received a letter from one customer compaining that Turboword would ONLY
|
||
|
|
double space--she didn't change the dip switch when switching to the
|
||
|
|
parallel port on the XEP-80.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
His suggestion for more -intuitive- printer instructions would destroy the
|
||
|
|
WYSIWYG feature, which is why we wrote the program. Turbobase, grudgingly
|
||
|
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acknowledged even in it's most critical reviews as the most powerful
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productivity product for 8-bits, is written in BASIC. This offends almost
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everyone's OPINION about BASIC, but it is a fact easily verifiable by
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anyone. I wonder if Kenneth also gives his doctor such technical hints.
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Because of Kenneth's diatribe, which is the most illogical we have ever
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received, and that I have ever received in 30 years of successfully
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operating four businesses, I knew that a logical explanation would have
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been useless. I therefore sought a quick reply that would be productive
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to someone--anyone. Since Kenneth's letter had upset my wife, who sorts
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the mail, the -space- letter cheered her up a bit. But mainly, it was
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designed to attract attention and to be entertaining. Obviously many have
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found it so.
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When logic does not apply, one defaults to an alternative method, and
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entertainment is equally as bad as any. I thought it would get good play
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around the dorm, necessarily causing Kenneth to show his letter to other
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students. Hopefully, that would provoke one of his friends to suggest to
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Kenneth that, perhaps, his letter was not a model letter for a support
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request. Well, it worked too well, as you know. Kenneth's letter was
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designed to waste our time, which is now accomplished. There are two
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unopenned packages containing disks in my support file from serious
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customers who will now have to wait another day.
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Some sympathize with Kenneth and this response won't change those minds.
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To those: Why must you write such letters, use the the -legal eagle-
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standard, and the -guilty until proven innocent- standard? What do you
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gain? Who are you punishing? Me? For what? Writing Atari software, being
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imperfect, making mistakes? Or because you can't get someone else's
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hardware/software to work? Who knows in a particular case? Why is my desk
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your philosophical garbage dump? Because I'm accessible, answering the
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phone and responding to mail myself? Please buy products from our
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competition. They have plenty of hold buttons, elevator music, form
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letters and $4/hr -support technicians- to solve problems like Kenneth's.
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It has been proven redundantly that it is not profitable to do business
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with you, and that you ruin a good thing for everybody. Next time you're
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in a disco and a drunk starts a fight, don't ask the -greedy proprietor-
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to throw the guy out--remember, you are on the side of the -customer.-
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We'll continue to serve and support to the best of our ability those who
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consider a business transaction as a constructive enterprise with fair
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responsibilities on both sides, designed to reach a common goal. 98% of
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the market is profitable enough for us. We thank those 98% of our
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customers who have made our endeavors so rewarding. I hope you will
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continue to send suggestions and inform us of any difficulties you are
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having. And, as always, we will do our best to help you.
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##############################
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<*> WORLD OF ATARI SHOWS
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##############################
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ST*ZMAGAZINE will be the Official Online source for the ST WORLD World of
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Atari shows. If you missed last week's announcement, here is an update on
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the Anaheim show.
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April 22,23 1989 at the Disneyland Hotel. Presented by ST-WORLD Magazine.
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*** Show area has been increased to 28,000 SQUARE FEET.
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*** PC DITTO II will be shown for the FIRST TIME at the show. Avant-Garde
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will be revealing the -secrets- of PC Ditto II, a 4.77MHz IBM emulator
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for the ST, there.
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*** GADGETS BY SMALL will introduce SPECTRE GCR - no need for the
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Translator anymore. Use Macintosh software straight from the box.
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*** ATARI, CORP. is behind the show 100% and will be showing their new
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MIDI synthesizer, GENLOCK, and the new ATARI ULTRASCRIPT LASER
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PRINTER.
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*** FLEETWOOD MAC will be entertaining the spectators with a concert.
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(See Z*NET Newswire in this edition for more details!)
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*** WASTECH will be demonstrating their new monitor, which will allow ALL
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THREE RESOLUTIONS to be shown on a single monitor.
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*** INTERLINK will be unveiling MASTERLINK, the new, improved
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telecommunications software package.
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*** MIGRAPH will be demonstrating TOUCHUP, a graphics package to aid in
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Desktop Publishing.
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*** MEGAMAX will be showing LASER C, a very fast C compiler.
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*** GRIBNIF Software will be there with NEODESK 2.0.
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*** ANTIC (START magazine) and ST-LOG will be there. Possibly even MORE
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magazines.
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ALSO, World of Atari will be at Dearborn, Michigan June 24-25, 1989 at the
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Hyatt Regency Dearborn. 18,000 square feet of space. Make your plans
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early to attend this great event for Atari users. (All of the events
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mentioned for the Anaheim, CA show may not necessarily appear at the
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Dearborn, MI show).
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##############################
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<*> ZNET NEWSWIRE
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TOS 1.4 UPDATE
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All developers should take note that the latest release of TOS 1.4 is the
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December upgrade. This will be the version that goes to Eprom.
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Developers should contact Cindy Clavern for more information.
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WORLD OF ATARI
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==============
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The Anahiem World of Atari show has been expanded from 12,000 sq ft to
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28,000 sq ft. At the same show, there will be a live concert after with
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Fleetwood Mac and 2 other name groups. Details on them as it becomes
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available. Free tickets to the Saturday concert will be given out during
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the show. 300-500 tickets are said to be given away!
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MORE BBS SYSTEMS ADDED
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======================
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The following systems have been added to the ZMAGAZINE BBS list.
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CENTURIAN BBS (618) 451-0165
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BUNGALOW BBS (314) 351-2837
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2cd SYSTEM (616) 385-2448
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ARRAKIS (718) 331-2236
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PCACUG BBS (011) 507-600530
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