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Zmag/A\zine Hot Atari News
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March 19, 1986 and Reviews
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Publisher Bruce Kennedy
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Asst. Editor Clinton Smith
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Downloads by Radio
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ANTIC ONLINE ANT-2180
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Presently, computer-to-computer
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communication is confined to the
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telephone network. Millions of
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computer owners find that it is
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increasingly expensive to utilize this
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network to satisfy their
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communication needs.
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I am advocating the establishment
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of a Public Digital Radio
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Service, permitting computer owners to
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communicate by radio. An
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infinite number of local area radio
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networks would be interconnected
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into a national packet radio network.
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This would allow computer
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owners to exchange messages, bulletins
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and other information by radio
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at no cost.
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The FCC feels the petition might
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have merit, but if they do not
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receive a significant response from
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computer owners, they will
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conclude that the public isn't
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interested in this service. If you
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feel that computer owners should have
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a communicatons alternative,
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please show your support. by writing
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to the Federal Communications
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Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.
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Don Stoner, W6TNS 6014 E. Mercer
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Way Mercer Island, WA 98040
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Trak Drive Problem?
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ANTIC ONLINE ANT-2181
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November, 1985 issue of Antic.--ANTIC
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ED
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ON WRONG TRAK?
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A few weeks ago, a
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not-so-briliant friend of mine jammed
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two
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diskettes into my once-great, Trak
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AT-D2 disk drive. Obviously, the
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drive no longer works. It acts as
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though there is no disk in the
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drive, except for when it reads the
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first sector after about five
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minutes. None of the local shops know
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how to fix it and American TV
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says it can't be done. I would really
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appreciate any help to trak (ha
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ha) down someone who can fix it. I
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don't want to throw away a $400
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drive.
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Jason Knapp Fresno, A 746,1331
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@(According to Computer Support, an
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official Atari repair center,
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even before Trak went out of business
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over one year ago the company
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did not furnish necessary schematics
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and parts to independent repair
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outlets. If your drive requires a
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proprietary part, such as a chip,
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no repair shop will be able to fix it.
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You may be in luck, however.
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Computer Support says it sounds as if
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you simply have an alignment
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problem which can be fixed.-- ANTIC ED
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New BBS List
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ANTIC ONLINE ANT-1061
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Temple, Texas ACE says it
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is trying to maintain a
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complete and updated list of
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Atari BBS numbers nationwide.
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The # is (817) 778-2505.
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Sysop James Wesolowski is on
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CIS at 74206,1464.
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CHROMA, XL/XE, and 1702
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8/19 - Here's suggestions
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about accessing chrominance
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monitors (Commodore 1702) on
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the Atari XL/XE. Matthew
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Ratcliff (75756,2710) says,
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-I send the composite video
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to the composite chroma input
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at the back of the 1702. It
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even gives you a sharper
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picture than that of just the
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video at the front of the
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monitor. No problem.- Ray
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McGoldrick (76556,710)
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observes similiar results.
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MORE CHROMA
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As reported p.6 Feb Antic with diagram:
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Regarding Antic'S December, 1985 I/O board: Lthere is a solution for the lack of chroma output on the 800 XL. The chroma output is at the e
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e at the junction of R67 and R68. The other side goes to pin 5 on the monitor connector. YOu will have to extend the 200 ohm resistor by
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m
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ans of an insulated wire. The Chicagoland Atair Users Group get credit for this solution.
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Johnny Borden
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Oak Lawn, IL
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R67 R68
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> 200 OHM RESISTOR
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Atari JACKINTOSH
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The Macintosh look-alike
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from January 28 Inforworld
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downloaded from Windy City BBS
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Let'S step back a little more than a year and see what Jack had in mind for us then:
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Atari announces (6) new computers and a long list of peripheral hardware, and all a rock bottom prices.
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Two Machines in the ST line of (Jackintosh).
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The 130ST with 128k at a cost of less than 399.
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The 520ST with 512k at 599.
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They are both 16-bit computers, which differ only in memory size,boast of graphics capacibilities rivaling those of the $2,195 Apple Ma
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ntos,
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thanks to a version of Digital Research Inc.'S (GEM (Graphics Environment Manager) operating environment,which works with the TOS(Tramiel
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erati
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ng System.)
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Like the Macintosh, Atari's ST line,which is driven by a two-button Mouse(the Macintosh has a one-button mouse),features windows that
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e enlarged
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or contracted, pull-down memus, and icons.
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The display even shows a trash can to dispose of unneeded files,another feature of the Lisa and Macintos.
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As with the Macintosh,the Motorola 68000 microporcessor provides computing power to the Atari .The Atari ST line offers a built in MID
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I
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(M
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usical Insturment Digital Interface)port,which will enable users to connect up to 16 instruments serially;a hard disk interface with a 1
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5
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M
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eg dr
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ive $399.(by June); RS-232 seial and Centronics parallel ports; and a 3 1/2- disk drive($99.00);a 5 1/2- drive($100.)
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The ST machines will be sold with either Basic or Logo according to Craig Suko,Atari software design engineer.
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Sig Hartmann, head of Atari's software efforst, vowed that there would be at least 25 to 30 software titles on the shelves when to com
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rs are s
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hipped in early April. Tramiel said that be the second half of the year ,Atari will be producing 200,000 ST units a month.
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The 8-bit Computers are:
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65XE (6502c cpu)64k memory,4 indipendent sound voices,built-in Basic,22 Graphics modes,256 colors,full-stroke keyboard w/graphic pri
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d on the keys and a ROM Cartridge slot..Although more advanced,it will be offered at the same price as the 800XL less than $120.
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130XE Exactly the same as 65XE except twice the memory for less than $200.
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XEP is a Portable version with 64k memory that includes a 5-inch monochrome monitor,a 3 1/2- drive,and a ROM slot..
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65XEM (Music Micro) which is the same as the 65XE except for its Amy chip...
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This chip is so highly advanced that if you close your eyes,you can't tell if the music is coming from a piano or the computer,..the
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should
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retail for less than $150.00
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Tramiel said tha typical Atari user is 16 to 26 years old. To saturate that customer base, the firm will begin a national school compu
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program March 1. -Every educational instiution that is eligible under our program will receive computers at no charge to the school.
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(Ed.) Well, not much happening at the school level, but keep an eye on those other promises......
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...
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Chicago Atarian Gordon Reiher has built his own portable Atari...we hope he will soon give us the details!
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Now here's what's happening with promises today, courtesy of Remote Atari BBS. (Jeff Williams)
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NEIL HARRIS' TALK
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AT SAN LEANDRO CA COMPUTER CLUB
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2/4/86 By George
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Langworthy
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Neil Harris discussed a wide range of subjects covering 8 bit new
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products, 16 bit products out or nearly out and future
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products and
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nonproducts. They are divided up into three groups below. The reporter's
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comments and interpretation are in b
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rackets[ ]. Otherwise the statements
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are Neil's or a paraphrase.
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Atari 8-Bit Product
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s: 130XE
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A $399 list package is being delivered through computer dealers and mass
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merchandisers which include: 130XE, 1050 drive
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, 1027 printer, cables, 5
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software packages. Announced to Dealers at CES Las Vegas, January 1986.
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[A real buy.] --- 3 1/2- disk drive prototype is floating around for
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130XE and is likely to get out the door late this year. --- There is a
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box for the 130XE with a parallel printer port and 80 columns in some
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stage of development. No release date. --- No word about a 260XE but may
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come out sometime. --- STAR RAIDERS game may be available in mid March.
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--- PLANETARIUM by DELTRON coming out for 130XE around March 1. This has
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won several best educational software awards for Commodore version. ST
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version out mid-April to early May. --- Only new printer for 130XE will
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be the dot matrix XM801. No release date. --- No hard disk for the 8 bit
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line is planned.
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ST Products; 520 AND 1040
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Next revision of TOS in ROM will be out in summer 1986 or later. ---
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There will be a patch in the hard disk boot program to take care of this
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problem in TOS: after too many openings and closings of GEM windows, TOS
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quits taking any more. --- 20 megabyte hard disk has been delivered to
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developers; hardware fine. Cleaning up software as in #2. Should be
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available late February or early March. --- JOUST in process for ST. No
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release date. --- Unauthorized version of CP/M software emulator for ST
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done in Germany that showed up in USA didn't work with TOS in ROM.
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Running fine with Wordstar and Microsoft BASIC faster than Z-80. To be
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released by ATARI probably in March. --- MS-DOS Emulator is a hardware
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and software black box with an 8088 chip and 512K of memory. Plugs into
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DMA port. Will list for about $200 without 5 1/4- drive and run faster
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than a standard IBM PC. Because of hardware development needed, release
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date not firm now. --- No tape drive backup for hard disk planned at
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present. --- H & D Base clone of DBase II is a Forth language program
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with DBase-like commands. Runs faster on ST than DBase II on IBM PC.
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Out now. --- The DRI GEM vs APPLE controversy has no effect on ATARI, as
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ATARI is a licensee of DRI. If there is a future problem, ATARI will
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deal with it at that time. --- GEM PAINT, WRITE, CALCULATOR and DESKTOP
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ACCESSORIES are still under development. No release date. --- BORLAND
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has announced they will have TURBO PASCAL for the ST. [BORLAND San Jose
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Mercury News display ad, Sunday, February 2, 1986 was for programmer and
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engineer for CD ROM product development. Turbo Lightning improvement
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could be retrieval -engine- for information placed on CD ROM disc.] ---
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RISING STAR's MIDI program coming along. ATARI has first refusal on
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VALDOCS software it might want. --- ACTIVISION's MUSIC STUDIO 16 channel
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MIDI software to ship in February. With electronic keyboard and drums,
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sounds like a full band. Other MIDI software due from HYBRID ARTS. ---
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No SCSI adapator in works for ST line. --- OS-9 operating system in
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development for ST. No release date.
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Other Products Talked About But Not Officially Announced
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AMY music chip proved to be too complex and expensive to develop for the
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potential ATARI market. Turned over to SIGHT AND SOUND to develop for
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synthesizer market, with ATARI retaining rights to computer market. No
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release date. --- 1200 baud modem for ST under study but not under
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development at present. --- In response to question about EXCALIBUR,
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response was that ATARI was in advanced stages of negotiation with major
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telecommunications network to revive APX for both public domain and low
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cost commercial software. This will be ATARI's own SIG system. --- Bit
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blitter chip for improved graphics and other information about rumored
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products covered in BYTE March 1986 article, out in late February. Will
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talk about products to be introduced at March Hanover Trade Fair, West
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Germany. [Atari 520 ST reported by Atari and others to be best selling
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microcomputer in Germany.] --- TT 32-it add on computer box to contain
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memory management chip. It is designed to be a high-compute processor
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system, a -VAX on a desk,- running some version of UNIX with
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foreground/background processing. [32 bit internal and external processor
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chip selection not made or not known by outsiders. Amount of memory not
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known.] Release date not known. Very much guess as to price is $1,000.
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[Reprinted from the March, 1986 issue of CURRENT NOTES: The Newsletter
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for Atari Owners. CURRENT NOTES is published by the Washington Area
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Atari Computer Enthusiasts, 122 N. Johnson Rd., Sterling, VA 22170
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($15/yr). This article may be reprinted by any Atari user group
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newsletter provided CURRENT NOTES and the author are cited.]
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ZBANNER
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PD Utility offered by Clinton Smith
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THE ZMAG FILES ON THE DISK
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MUST HAVE 8 CHARACTER FILENAMES
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WITH THE FIRST 4 BEING ZMAG AND
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THE TXT EXTENDER.THE PROGRAM ASKS
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WHAT DRIVE TO USE.THE PROGRAM
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WILL LOAD IN THE ENTIRE ISSUE IF
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IT IS 160 SECTORS(SINGLE DENSITY)
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OR LESS.IF IT IS OVER 160,AFTER
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IT HAS FINISHED SHOWING THE FIRST
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PART,IT WILL LOAD IN THE REST.IT
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TAKES 6 MINUTES FOR A 160 SECTOR
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ISSUE TO LOAD BUT IT WILL SHOW
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FOR 54 MINUTES.
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(Ed.)
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THE TEXT OF THE MAGAZINE WILL SCROLL ACROSS THE SCREEN ONE LINE AT A TIME TIMES SQUARE MARQUEE STYLE IN GR. 2+16 PRINT #6.
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THIS PROGRAM IS RUNNING AT SOFTWARE PLUS, AND IS USED FOR SENDING ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER THE TVs TO CUSTOMERS AT PEPPER PLUM'S PUB NEAR GOLF
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MILL ON MILWAUKEE AT SANDERS RD.
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Ring Detector
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Downloaded from Windy City BBS
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DESIGN FROM SYSOP OF SKIDROW BBS
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REPORTED BY BILL PRYOR
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There are only four parts required to
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build a ring detector:
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1) A phone wire to connect to your phone line. Plug in type is the best.
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2) A joystick r
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eplacement cable.
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3) A 125 Volt AC relay. Radio Shack # 275-217B or equivalent.
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4) A 22 MF or greater Capacitor of at l
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east 100 volts.
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5) Optional plastic box. DO NOT USE METAL.
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Diagram
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PHONE Relay >
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LINE Coil >
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= 20 MF
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N.C. 0
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JOYSTICK 2
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Black
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1) Connect the Green Phone Wire to pin 7 of the relay coil.
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2) Connect the + end of the 20MF capacitor to Pin 8 of the relay coil.
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3) Connect the Red Phone wire to the (-) end of the capacitor.
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4) Connect the unit to the phone line and test to see that it responds.
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5) REMOVE IT FROM THE PHONE LINE!!!
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6) Connect the Orange Joystick wire to the Common Relay Contact Pin 4.
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7) Connect the Black Joystick Wire to the N.O. Relay Contact Pin 6.
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8) With a meter or circuit tester, check that no connection between the phone wires and the joystick wires. Cross Check all four wires.
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9) Package up, to protect the unit and install in Joystick port 2.
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10) Plug the Unit into the phone jack. You may need a Y-connector.
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11) You are now ready to run your software.
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Date & Time :03/03/86 05:18:51
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Subject :RING DETECTOR
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To :BOB JASKI
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Sent by :WILLIAM PRYOR
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NO THANKS TO ME IS NESSESARY.I WOULD NOT HAVE THAT PROGRAM IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SYSOP OF
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SKIDROW BBS(439-5873).
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CALL 11PM TO 7AM
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THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
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THE SYSOPS I MEAN THAT DESERVE ALL OF OUR THANKS.THEY ARE THE ONES THAT TAKE THE TIME,TR
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OUBLE,AND EXPENSE TO PROVIDE A GREAT SERVICE
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TO US ALL.
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Date & Time :03/03/86 04:59:02
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Subject :RING DETECTOR
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To :ALL
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Sent by :BOB JASKI
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I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE WILLIAM PRYOR'S AND OUR SYSOP'S HELP IN FINDING THE INFO FOR
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BUILDING A RING DETECTOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
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THANKS ALOT
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BOB JASKI
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A GUIDE TO MAGAZINES COVERING
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ATARI COMPUTERS
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BY TOM BARTELT
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Board :Windy City
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Message # :63
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Date & Time :03/03/86 03:26:
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As a voracious reader and being
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deeply interested in the ATARI
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computer I have kept my eye open for
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reading material on my favorite
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computer. Over time I have compiled
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the following list which I hope will be of use to anyone interested in
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Atari
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ATARI SPECIFIC MAGAZINES
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A.N.A.L.O.G. COMPUTING
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subscriptions:
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P.O. Box 615
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Holmes, PA 19043
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mag. disk casset
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1/2 Yr $72 $48
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1 Yr $28 $130 $90
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2 Yr $52
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3 Yr $79
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contents: programs and news
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ANTIC The ATARI Resource
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subscriptions:
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P.O. Box 1919
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Marion, OH 43306
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1 Yr mag. $28 disk $99.95
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contents: programs and news
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ATARI EXPLORER / ATARI CONNECTION
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subscriptions:
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P.O. Box 3427
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Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3427
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6 issues $15 18 issues $39.95
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contents:ATARI Corp.house magazine
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ATARI USER
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New magazine from Great Britain
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No information so far
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Hi-Res
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Short lived , No information
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ROM
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Subscriptions:
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ROM MAGAZINE
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Box 160
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Maple Ridge, B.C.
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Canada V2X 7G1
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10 issues produced (at least)
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Extinct?
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MULTI-MACHINE MAGAZINES ATARI
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BYTE
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subscription:
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P.O. Box 597
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Martinsville, NJ 08836-0597
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1 Yr.$21 2 Yr.$38 3 Yr.$55
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Industry wide information
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COMPUTER SHOPPER
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subscription:
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407 S. Washington Ave.
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P.O. Box F
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Titusville, FL 32781
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1 Yr. $18
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Lots of adds information
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good short programs
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COMPUTE!
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subscription:
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P.O. Box 10954
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Des Moines, IA 50340
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1 Yr. $24 2 Yr. $45
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disk subscriptions coming
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News and programs
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CREATIVE COMPUTING
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subscription:
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ceased publication Dec 85
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News and programs
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FAMILY COMPUTING
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subscription:
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P.O. Box 2508
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Boulder, CO 80321
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1 Yr. $15.97 2 Yr. $26.97
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programs program reviews
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general information
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HOME COMPUTER MAGAZINE
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subscription: (10 issues/yr)
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P.O. Box 70288
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Eugene, OR 97401
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magazine disk or tape
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1 issue $3.50 $4.95
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1 Yr.(10 is.)$25.00 $49.95
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2 Yr. $45.00
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programs programming tips
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reviews
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SOFTSIDE
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subscription: extinct
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programs information
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disk version had special progs.
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THE 256K 1200 XE
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Compuserve Download Files
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This file will contain any useful information that pertains
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to the 256K memory upgrade in DL3 - FREDD.XMO. Anyone with
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something to add, leave me a message and I'll put it in.
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BOB WOOLLEY [DAD] [75126.3446]
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A. 2/04/86 The new 256K ram chips can retain their data for
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an amazing length of time after power is shut off. If you
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don't wait long enough before you power on again, the OS does
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a half-hearted warm start and you hang in limbo. Ten full
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seconds is usually long enough.... Be patient!
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B. 2/04/86 On a 1200XL - If you replaced the OS ROMS with 28
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pin devices, you can choose between two different OS's with
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the TV CHAN 3/4 select switch. Solder a wire between the top
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of W6 (just to the right of U12 - remove the W6 jumper),
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through a 1000 ohm resistor to the bottom of the black bodied
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inductor, L14 (between cartridge slot and modulator). Use
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27128 EPROMS - Burn $C000-$DFFF of OS #1 into $0000-$1FFF and
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$C000-$DFFF of OS #2 into $2000-$3FFF. This EPROM goes into
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U12. Burn $E000-$FFFFof OS #1 into $0000-$1FFF and
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$C000-$DFFF of OS #2 into $2000-$3FFF. This EPROM goes into
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U13. Now you can select which OS boots on power up with the
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channel select switch!! Sort of a Junior RAMROD.
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C. 2/4/86 The 1200XL modification runs BASICXE just like the
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130XE - without the DOS 2.5 RAMDISK. If you boot ATARI BASIC
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under DOS 2.5 without the ramdisk, POKE 4838,163, go to DOS,
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and write DOS to the disk, you will be able to run BASICXE
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and the DOS 2.5 RAMDISK at the same time.
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HAPPY HACKING - DOWN WITH PIRATES
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ZMAGAZINE MARCH 19, 1986
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CHICAGO EDITION (C)BRUCE KENNEDY 1986
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