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Zmagazine HOT Atari
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August 2, 1986 News Plus++
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Editor-Ron Kovacs
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Assistant-Walt Drummond
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Xx Contents
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<*> Zmag Notes
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<*> Computer News
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<*> Basic Help
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<*> ST Product News
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<*> Zmag Systems
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<*> Zmag Contest
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<*> Zmag Newsletter
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<*> BBS News
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<*> ST Tommorror
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<*> BBCS Surveys
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Xx BBS News
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This past week Atari Connection BBS
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was closed down.
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Monday evening the Sayerville
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Police Department closed down the
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Atari Connection BBS here in New
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Jersey. They called and notified
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the SysOp five minutes before
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arriving with a search warrant.
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The Police took his back-up copy
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of BBCS and a few old game disks.
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The reason as I understand it at
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this time was that there were
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pirated games and files on his
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system. Evidently a disatisfied
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user called and reported him.
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A court date has been set for later
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in the month. I will keep you
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informed as details come in. Next
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week I hope to have an interview
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with the SysOp of this BBS.
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Xx Zmag Notes
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Walt Drummond is on vacation for
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the month of August. So there wont
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be any BBS reviews until his
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return.
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Zmag has made it to another
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system. GEnie is carrying Zmag.
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Xx Zmag Newsletter
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The Zmagazine Newsletter is
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complete and ready for distribution,
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anyone interested in getting a copy
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please leave me a message on CIS,
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or send a self-addressed stamped
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8 1/2 x 11 envelope to:
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Zmagazine New Jersey
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Post Office Box 74
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Middlesex, New Jersey 08846-0074
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or call:
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The Syndicate BBS (201)968-8148
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300/1200 Baud 24 Hours
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Xx Zmag Contest
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Here are the details for the Zmag
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contest. I am looking for a Koala,
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or equiv picture for the Zmag
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newsletter. I will compact and or
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put the winning picture on a T-
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Shirt. Contest begins August 2,
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1986 and closes Sept 6, 1986.
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All artwork submitted becomes
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property of the Syndicate BBS and
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will not be returned. You can send
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your picture to The Syndicate BBS
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or upload to your local Zmag
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system, please leave me a message
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so I know your file is there.
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At the close of the contest, we
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will pick a winner.
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Awards:
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The best picture will win $100.00
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Second place will win 1 Box of
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Memorex 2s/2d floppie disks.
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Winners will be announced in the
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September 13th edition of Zmag.
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Prizes will be awarded with 4 weeks
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after close of contest.
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Rules:
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Anyone can enter this contest.
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Zmag editors, publishers, BBS
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systems are void from entering.
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CompuServe SIG*Atari and other
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CompuServe employees are void
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from entering. All submissions must
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be entered and received by 12 MID
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EDT September 6, 1986. You can
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enter as many times as you wish.
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Judges for this contest are:
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Ron Kovacs,Rum-Runner,Larry Mihalik,
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Catwoman, all of the Syndicate BBS.
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If you have any questions please
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let me know.
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Judges decisions are final.
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Good Luck.!!
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Xx Basic Help
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We continue our list of Error Codes
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ERROR 11 BASIC Floating Point
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The program encountered a number
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with an absolute value less than
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1E-99 or greater than 1E+98. This
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error also occurs when an attempt
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is made to divide by zero.
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ERROR 12 BASIC Line not found
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An IF-THEN, ON-GOSUB, ON-GOTO,
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GOSUB, or GOTO statement refrenced
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a line number that does not exist.
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ERROR 13 BASIC No matching FOR
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A NEXT statement was encountered
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that did not have a corresponding
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FOR statement.
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ERROR 14 BASIC Line too long
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The entered is greater than the
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length of the BASIC line
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processing buffer length.
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ERROR 15 BASIC GOSUB or FOR deleted
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A NEXT statement was emcountered
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for which the corresponding FOR or
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GOSUB statement had been deleted.
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ERROR 16 BASIC Return error
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A Return statement was encountered
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without a corresponding GOSUB
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statement.
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ERROR 17 BASIC Garbage error
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This error is caused by faulty
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RAM or the incorrect use of a POKE
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statement.
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ERROR 18 BASIC Invalid String Charc.
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A string does not begin with a
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valid character or the argument of
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a VAL statement is not a numeric
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string.
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ERROR 19 BASIC Load program too long
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The program being loaded will not
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fit in the available RAM.
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ERROR 20 BASIC Device number error
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A device number outside the range
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of 0 to 7 was entered.
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ERROR 21 BASIC Load file error
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The LOAD statement was incorrectly
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used to load a program that was not
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stored using the save format.
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ERROR 128 Break abort
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The break key was pressed during
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am I/O operation causing execution
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to stop.
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ERROR 129 IOCB already open
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(IOCB-Input/Output control block)
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This error occurs when an attempt
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is made to use a filenumber
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currently in use. Often, the file-
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number causing the error is
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automatically closed.
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ERROR 130 Nonexistant device
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This error occurs when a program
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attempts to access a device which
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is undefined. This error can occur
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when a filename is given without a
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required device name.
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ERROR 131 IOCB write only
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An Attempt was made to read from a
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file already opened only for
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writing operations. The file must
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be re-opened for a read or read/
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write operation.
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ERROR 132 Invalid command
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This error generally occurs when
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an illegal command code is being
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used with an XIO or IOCB command.
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ERROR 133 Device/file not open
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A filenumber was referenced before
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it was opened.
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ERROR 134 Bad IOCB number
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An attempt was made to use an
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illegal IOCB index. A BASIC program
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can only use filenumbers 1-7.
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ERROR 135 IOCB read only error
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An attempt was made to write to a
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device or file that is opened only
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for read operations.
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ERROR 136 End of file
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The end-of-a-file record was
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reached.
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ERROR 137 Truncated record
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This error occurs when an attempt
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is made to read a record whose
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record size is larger than the
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allowed maximum. This error also
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occurs when an INPUT statement is
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used to read from a file created
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with a PUT command.
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Next week part 3!!!
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Xx ST Products News
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ANTIC PUBLISHING, INC. COPYRIGHT
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1986, REPRINTED BY PERMISSION FROM
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ANTIC ONLINE ON COMPUSERVE.
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By Gigi Bisson
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LINK 255 STS!
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ST NET ($149.95) a local area
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network software package, allows
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several ST computers share floppy
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disks, hard disks and printers --
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even exchange messages and
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conversations. Two ST computers can
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be linked with two standard 5-pin
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DIN cables (not included). Up to
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255 STs can be linked using RJ-11
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cables (the same kind used to
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connect modular telephones) and the
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ST Net interface boxes ($49.95
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each.)
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Quantum Microsystems
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PO Box 179,
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Liverpool, NY 13088.
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(315)451-7747. PRESS.
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ST AS SMART EDUCATION TERMINAL
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With the CCC MICROHOST
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minicomputer, up to 128 Atari ST
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computers can function as smart
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terminals with 512 colors, high
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resolution graphics, and mouse,
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accessing 2,500 hours worth of
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courseware teachng math skills,
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reading, spelling and computer
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science to grades 1-8.
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Computer Ciriculum Corp.
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1070 Arastradeo Road
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PO Box 10080
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Palo Alto, CA 94304.
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(800)227-8324. FINAL.
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SIDEKICK CLONES INVADE ST DESKTOP
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We interrupt this game to
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announce -- you have a lunch
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meeting! Helpmate, yet another
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SideKick-style desk accessory for
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the ST, has a neat gimick -- an
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alarm appointment calendar. At the
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date and time of the appointment,
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any GEM based application will be
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interrupted and an alarm will sound
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before a message announces the
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appointment.
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STCALC, ($49.95) a friendly
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GEM-based spreadsheet, features
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pull-down calculator and notepad
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desk accessories and the ability to
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-drag- the contents of one
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spreadsheet cell to a new location.
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HELPCALC ST ($24.95)
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is a set of 11 spreadsheet
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templates that can be used with ST
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Calc or Shanner International VIP
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Professional. Includes templates
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for loan amortization, depreciation
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schedules, investment analysis, and
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checkbook register with automatic
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expense account allocation
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schedules.
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Royal Software
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2160 West 11th
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Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402
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(503) 683-5361. FINAL.
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SIDECAR, yet another -SideClone-
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desk top organizer, includes
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calculator, calendar, notepad,
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address book, ASCII table to
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calculate the hex and decimal
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values of any recalled character
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and -Mini ST DOS- -- a program that
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lets you perform DOS commands such
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as copy, delete, rename without
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returning to the ST desktop. Works
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in all ST graphic resolutions.
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Migraph
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720 s. 333rd. Federal Way,
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WA 98003 (206)838-4677. PRESS.
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More from the desktop:
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MACRODESK, ($29.95) a GEM desktop
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accessory offers an algebraic
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calculator, alarm clock/calendar
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and card file database with phone
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autodial functions.
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MACROMANAGER ($39.95) includes
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MacroDesk along with a time
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managment and analysis tool,
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project scheduling worksheet and
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loan analysis functions.
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The MACROMATH ($34.95)scientific
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and algebraic calculator includes a
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statistical analysis package.
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Blue Moon Software
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13322 W. 105th,
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Lenexa, Kansas 66215
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(913)492-8219. FINAL.
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HI RES DIGITIZER
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We first saw the PRINT-TECHNIK
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VIDEO DIGITZER at the Atari show
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in London, now this hardware
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digitizer and software package from
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Germany is making the rounds at
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American trade shows. The digitizer
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boasts a resolution of 256 x 256
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pixels and 16 levels of gray. To
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create color graphics, each gray
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level can be assigned one of 512 ST
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colors. Or, in the monochrome
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version, a different black and
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white pattern or texture can be
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assigned to each gray level. The
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digitized images can be modified
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with ST Doodle, DEGAS or NEOchrome
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graphics programs. Antic VP Jon
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Loveless (usually a pretty jaded
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guy when it comes to computers) was
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so blown away by the Print Technik
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digitizer when he first saw one at
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COMDEX, he actually bought it for
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his own use. Expected price is
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around $300.
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Print-Technik
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Nikolaistr 2
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8000 Munchen 40
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089/368197. DEMO.
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1200 BAUD UNDER $200
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The VOLKSMODEM VM520 ($199)
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1200/300 variable baud rate
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direct-connect ST modem features
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autodial, autoanswer, built-in
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speaker and a five-year limited
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waranty. The fully Hayes-
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compatible modem includes the
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popular ST Talk telecommunications
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program.
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Anchor Automation
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6913 Valjean Avenue
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Van Nuys, CA 91406.
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(818) 997-7758. PRESS.
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BOOKS
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ST 3-D GRAPHICS ($24.95) may be
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the only book available that
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teaches three dimensional computer-
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aided-design in C language for the
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ST, describing such techniques as
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rotation and shading.
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Abacus Software
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2201 Kalamazoo SE,
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PO Box 7211, (616)241-5510. PRESS.
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CINEMATIC SOFTWARE
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Billed as bringing the
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sociological predictions of media
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analyst Marshall McLuhan to life,
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the first interactive movie
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software, CINEMAWARE was unveiled
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at the Spring CES in Chicago.
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Mindscape's Cinemaware software
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line is really a collection of
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interactive graphic computer games
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with cinematic themes. They employ
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cinematic techniques such as tilts,
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pans, closeups, reverse angles and
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360 degree turns and are
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accompanied by original
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soundtracks. One game will have
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over a megabyte of graphics
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information alone. Mindscape goes
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so far as saying Cinemaware -will
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interest ordinary people in
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computers.- Now this we have to
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see.
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Mindscape
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3444 Dundee Rd.
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Northbrook, IL 60062
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(312)480-7667. DEMO.
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WILL LITTLE PEOPLE FIT IN THE ST
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MARKET?
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Little people have been
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discovered living inside the ST.
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These endearing computer critters
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play games like blackjack,
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entertain you on the piano and
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organ in stereo, and who knows what
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else in Activision's Little
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Computer People Project ($49.95.)
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This ST version of the Commodore 64
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program has been completely
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redesigned to take advantage of the
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ST graphics.
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Activison
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2350 Bayshore Frontage Rd.
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Mountain View, CA 94043.
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(415)960-0410. FINAL.
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BURN YOUR OWN
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Make Atari ST cartridges to save
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RAM, disk space and start-up time.
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The HIPPO EPROM BURNER reads,
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burns, verifies, copies and edits
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memory devices such as ROMs,EPROMS,
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EEPROMS and electrically erasable
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RAMs. The $139.95 price includes
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power supply, hardware and software
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compatible with both color and
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monochrome models.
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Hippopotamus Software
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985 University Avenue
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Suite 12
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Los Gatos, CA 95030.
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(408) 395-3190. PRESS.
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Make your artwork come to life
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with MAKE IT MOVE. This $49.95
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graphic presentation program is
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compatible with all popular ST
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paint programs, creates titles and
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animation sequences for video
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recordings, and busiess
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presentation graphics utilizing
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zooms, fades, rotations and moving
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fonts.
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Avila Associates
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3646 Baker Lane,
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Lafayette, CA 95459
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(415) 284-5982. PRESS.
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NEW PRINTER FROM STAR
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No more fumbling with dip
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switches. You can access everything
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from the front pannel of the STAR
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NX-10 printer ($349) -- even set
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margins and align forms. Quick 120
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cps draft mode, 30 cps near letter
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quality, seven graphics modes and a
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wide variety of fonts -- even
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headlines and fine print.
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Star Micronics
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New York, NY
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(212) 986-6770.
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DATABASE USES GEM TALISMAN, a
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relational database management
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system for the ST, can process and
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link data from several files and
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generate reports. It works within
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GEM with icons, drop-down menus and
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mouse control. Frequent help
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windows and prompts aid the novice.
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The price in english pounds, is
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89.95.
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Talent Computer Systems
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Curran Building
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101 St. James Rd.
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Glasgow G4 0NS, Scotland. PRESS.
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DISK COMPACTOR
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The ST SCRUNTCH disk compactor
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($14.95) can scruntch down a disk
|
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of separate files into a single,
|
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compact file. It comes in versions
|
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utilizing either GEM or standard
|
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Atari command line interface and
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includes a collection of
|
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programmer's disk utilities.
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Cherry Software
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3415 East 5th,
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Dayton, OH 45403. FINAL.
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DISASSEMBLE BINARY CODE
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According to the manufacturer,
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the 68000 Dissassembler ($35)
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-allows you to disassemble 68000
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binary code into human readable
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form- and then write the
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disassembled code into files that
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can be rerun through an assembler.
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SCI Software Development
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PO Box 391807
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Mountain View, CA 94039
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(415) 967-3288. PRESS.
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IBM WORDPROCESSOR PORT
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BONNIE BLUE is a sophisticated
|
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wordprocessor for the sophisticated
|
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user originally released for the
|
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IBM PC. Access 50 different editing
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commands from the function keys,
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display two documents on screen at
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once. A built-in database merges
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data into documents, or stores
|
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phone numbers. Frequently used
|
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command strings can be programmed
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in single-keystroke macros.
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Paperlogic Ltd
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Glengate House
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12 Nottingham Place
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London W1
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Xx Zmag Messages from Chicago
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Board :ZMAG MESG BASE
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Message # :389
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Date & Time :07/27/86 04:45:39
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Replies :1
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Subject :ZMAG EVERYWHERE?
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To :CLINTON SMITH (REC)
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Sent by :JEFF WILLIAMS
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Clinton,
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I have uploaded a couple of issues
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of ZMAG to GEnie this past week and
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Bob Retelle will be letting me know
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whether to send more for use in the
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Atari Round Table. I will post a
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message to you here when I find out
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if GEnie subscribers will soon have
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access to ZMAG.
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In the meantime, I have set up a
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ZMAG SIG on The Software Plus BBS
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at 520-1780. To get to it, callers
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can use the [S]IG command from the
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main menu to switch from the
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general SIG to the ZMAG SIG. It
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will ask for which SIG to move to.
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Callers should just hit RETURN to
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get a list of which SIGS are
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available and select the number for
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ZMAG. Once in the ZMAG SIG,
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registered callers can download any
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issues on file. ALL callers,
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registered or not, can read or
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capture the most current issue by
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selecting the [N]ews function from
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the main menu in the ZMAG SIG. The
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Software Plus BBS is up only during
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non-store hours.The BBS hours would
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then be:
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Mon, Thu, Fri: 9pm-11am
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Tue, Wed : 6pm-11am
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Sat : 6pm-11am (Monday)
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Sun : All day
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Jeff Williams
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Board :ZMAG MESG BASE
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Message # :394
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Date & Time :07/29/86 22:50:24
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Replies :0
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Subject :ZMAG ON GENIE!
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To :ALL
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Sent by :JEFF WILLIAMS
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ZMAG is now being posted on GEnie,
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the subscription computer online
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service that ties into countries
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all over the world! ZMAG will be
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found in catagory 11 of the
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download section in the Atari Round
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Table. Bob Retelle, the sysop of
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the Atari RT on GEnie, is very
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impressed with ZMAG and is willing
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to pass along any articles that
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GEnie subscribers would like to
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contribute to ZMAG. How about
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that? Hey, I'm impressed!
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Jeff Williams
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Jeff,thanks for passing the issues
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to Genie and for setting up the
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Zmag Sig on the Software Plus
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Board. Let's hope that Zmag does as
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well on Genie as it's doing on
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Compuserve.
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Board :BBCS-GENERAL
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Message # :403
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Date & Time :07/30/86 18:48:10
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Replies :0
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Subject :NJ EDITIONS
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To :RON KOVACS
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Sent by :JEFF WILLIAMS
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Ron,
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I would love to carry the NJ
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ZMAG edition! I haven't checked,
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but is it carried on this BBS? If
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not, is it on any other Chicago
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area BBS? If yes, I will get it
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from there.If not, you can upload
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it to the Software Plus BBS at
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(312)520-1780...nights and Sundays
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only.You won't be able to upload
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the first time you call... leave me
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a message that you called when you
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log off...I will have you validated
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in 24-48 hours.
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BTW...since charges are suspended
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while uploading to GEnie, I will
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upload your magazine when I upload
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the Chicago ZMAG.
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Jeff Williams
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Ron,if you're interested in getting
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your issues on a good board,give
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the Software Plus BBS a call.
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Board :ZMAG MESG BASE
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Message # :404
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Date & Time :07/30/86 10:53:58
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Replies :0
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Subject :NEWSLETTER
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To :CLINTON SMITH (REC)
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Sent by :RON KOVACS
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Clinton, I have finished compiling
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and printing out your Zmag issues
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for the Zmag newsletter.If you have
|
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anything to add before I issue
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please let me know.I have over 100
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|
pages so far and will be ready to
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distribute soon.So far I have 18
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people on the list for
|
|
distribution, I will include any
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you have to add. This first edition
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|
is free,But future editions will be
|
|
charged shipping and copy cost
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only. Let me know your thoughts.
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Take care,
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Ron Zmag New Jersey
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I seem to remember that some local
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readers were interested in the Zmag
|
|
newsletter idea.Well,Ron has went
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ahead with it and it sounds quite
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|
good.If you want to be put on the
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|
list,leave a message for me or
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|
Ron on Windy City.If you don't
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want everybody to know your address
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|
,just leave the mailing info in
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|
private E-Mail.
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Letter : 621 [O] 07/22/86 06:50:22
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From : Sysop Jeff
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To : All
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Subject: What is ZMAG?
|
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|
|
ZMAG is a weekly online magazine
|
|
originally published by Bruce
|
|
Kennedy,currently published by
|
|
Clinton Smith.
|
|
It is made up of user-written
|
|
articles and news items of interest
|
|
to Atari computer owners.Each issue
|
|
contains several articles, reviews,
|
|
question & answers, and a guide to
|
|
Chicago area user groups and
|
|
bulletin board systems.
|
|
ZMAG started as a local effort to
|
|
help fill the gap between the
|
|
monthly issues of such mainstream
|
|
Atari magazines like Antic and
|
|
Analog, and to educate local users
|
|
to the resources available to them
|
|
right here in the MidWest. Well,
|
|
the concept of ZMAG has spread to
|
|
other parts of the country now.
|
|
Issues are available now on
|
|
CompuServe and GEnie.
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|
______________________________________
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Redited Edition August 2, 1986
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