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ZMAGAZINE 71 ////////////////////////
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September 18, 1987 (c)1987 Ron Kovacs
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Published/Edited by: Ron Kovacs
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Assistants: Ken Kirchner, Sue Perry,
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Rich Decowski of ST-Xpress
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ZMAG BBS (201) 968-8148 PCP Access
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Xx ZMAG INDEX 71
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<*> Atari News Update...SX212 Release
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<*> Zmag Newswire.......Commodore News
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<*> User Group Focus....By Mike Brown
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<*> Pay Services........Special Report
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<*> Compute 10/87.......Chicago Zmag
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Xx ATARI NEWS UPDATE
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From GEnie ST RT
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The Atari SX212 modem is currently
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shipping to Atari dealers in the USA.
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The first shipment arrived at the
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Sunnyvale warehouse during this past
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week.
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The SX212 is a Hayes-compatible modem
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which operates at 1200 baud (and also
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at 0-300 baud). Its Hayes-
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compatibility extends to the
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S-registers.
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The SX212 modem includes both the
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standard RS232 port and the Atari
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8-bit SIO port. However, 8-bit users
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should be aware that the software to
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support this modem through the SIO is
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not yet released -- in the meantime,
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the modem can still be used through
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an 850 or equivalent interface.
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The modem package includes a power
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supply (identical to the 2600's), a
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detailed manual, and special offers
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from the GEnie (General Electric) and
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BIX (Byte Magazine) online services.
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To connect the SX212 to an ST or to
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any other RS232-equipped computer, a
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full RS232 cable is needed -- a
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3-wire cable does not work with smart
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modems.
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When the software is ready, Atari
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will market an add-on package for
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8-bit users. This will contain an SIO
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cable and a disk which includes the
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modem driver and the SX Express
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terminal program by Keith Ledbetter.
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The suggested list price of the SX212
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modem is $99.95.
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Xx ZMAG NEWSWIRE
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Commodore is about to announce a
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special upgrade program for owners of
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its Amiga 1000 computer system. A
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Commodore sales executive says that
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the firm has just recently completed
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dealer notification of the plan's
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details. Participating dealers are
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authorized to accept an Amiga 1000 in
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trade, along with $1000, for a new
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Amiga 2000 computer. Except for a RAM
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expansion device, all A1000 peripheral
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devices will work with the new
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computer. --James Moran Online Today
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Xx ADVERTISING
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Want to leave an ad in this space??
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If so, Contact the ZMAG BBS at:
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(201) 968-8148 and leave a message to
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me for more information!
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Xx________User Group Focus___________
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___________by M. G. Brown____________
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As I said in my last report, The Atari
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MAGIC show was a wealth of information
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about what has been happening with the
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Atari User groups here in the upper
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Midwest. If any one group can lay
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claim to the title of -host- for the
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show, it would have to be the Michigan
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Atari General Information Conference
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(MAGIC). Now, before I get a bunch
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more -hate E-Mail-, let me remind
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readers that there were MANY user
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groups that worked hard to produce the
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successful show held in Detroit. Last
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issue I mentioned the efforts of the
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major players in the Detroit 'Fest.
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Anyway, back to MAGIC, they are a
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relative newcomer to the southeast
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Michigan area, somewhat overshadowed
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by longer established clubs such as
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MACE. Unfortunately, I was not able to
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speak much with any of the officers of
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MAGIC, due to the fact that they were
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somewhat short-handed at the show, and
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were very busy! I did pick up a copy
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of their newsletter -The Sorcerers
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Apprentice- and will base all of my
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comments on the information contained
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in it.
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First of all, MAGIC is following the
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trend of other Michigan user groups
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and the Michigan Atari Magazine of
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format more like a magazine as opposed
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to a standard newsletter. I found the
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printing quality to be first rate,
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although the various type styles, etc.
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detracted a bit from the finished
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product. It appeared as if they are in
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the process of converting to an ST
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based typesetting program, but this is
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purely speculation. One of the most
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impressive things about the MAGIC
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newsletter is the fact that it is
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almost 90% original material. This is
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almost unheard of when so many groups
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have problems getting members to
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submit articles.
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Something new for MAGIC, is the -disk
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of the month-, available for a nominal
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extra cost with the newsletter. I
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found several useful utilities on the
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-A- side and a neat PD slide show
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utility with micro painter files
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filling up the -B- side. The
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newsletter was also unusual as they do
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have commercial advertising. This may
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become a trend as more and more clubs
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strain under the burden of printing
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costs for their newsletters.
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The MAGIC meetings are held the first
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Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM at the
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Italian Community Cultural Center,
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Warren Michigan, Located near Hoover
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and 12 Mile Road. The annual dues are
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$15. They operate two BBS systems that
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can be accessed by the public:
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-MAGIC Express- at
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313-978-1685
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and -MAGIC Clipboard- at
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313-368-6882.
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The current officers of MAGIC as of
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August 1987 are as follows:
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President- Mike Simpson
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Vice President- Chuck Macek
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Treasurer- Henry Malavolti
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Membership- Paul Attard
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Secretary- Norm Browne
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Mem. At Large- Mike Lechkun
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Newsletter Ed.- Norm Browne
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Mike Lechkun
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Disk Librarian- Chuck Cobb
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MAGIC welcomes membership applications
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from individuals and would like to
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swap newsletters with other groups.
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Please send inquiries to their mailing
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address at 28111 Imperial Drive,
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Warren, MI 48093.
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One more time I will ask for
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contributions for this column. Due to
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the recent snafu with CVACC, I will
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not do any further profiles of user
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groups unless the information about
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the group is supplied directly by the
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club itself, and I have the permission
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of the club (via written approval of
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the club president) to publish a
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story. This will probably mean the end
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of this column as a regular feature
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because of the lack of submissions. If
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I am to report accurate and up to date
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information on group activities, I
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feel that it is the responsibility of
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the club itself to provide it so they
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cannot come back and say that what was
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reported is out of date or incorrect.
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Thanks to everyone who is a regular
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reader of this column for your
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support. Take Care!
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[Ed. Mike is referring to an article
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preview he wrote on the CVACC a few
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weeks back. We made a few errors in
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the text and printed a retraction and
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a correction notice. If your local
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user group would like to supply info
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to Zmag for publication, Please send
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to:
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ZMAGAZINE USER GROUP FOCUS
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Post Office Box 74
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Middlesex, NJ 08846-0074
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or call:
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Zmagazine Information Network
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(201) 968-8148 300/1200 24 Hrs.
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Xx PAY SERVICES
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This column will contain information
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about the Pay Services and the
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services provided and of interest to
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Atari computer owners.
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For the next few weeks: COMPUSERVE
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and in the weeks ahead: GEnie, Delphi,
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The Source, Plink and others.
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Text in this column is:
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Copyright (C) 1987
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The ATARI Forums on CompuServe
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(GO ATARINET)
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and
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CompuServe Incorporated
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All Rights Reserved
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Here are the Atari Users Network menu
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to SIGs (Special Interest Groups) for
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Atari]
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GO ATARINET
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CompuServe ATARINET
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Atari Users Network
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1 What's New in the Atari Forums
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2 Atari 8-Bit Forum
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3 Atari 16-Bit Forum
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4 Atari Developers Forum
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5 ANTIC ONLINE (W)
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We will span the menus and show you
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whats in each:
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Enter choice !1
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One moment please...
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CompuServe ATA-1
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THE ATARI USERS NETWORK (SIG*ATARI)
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1 ATARI Forum News Highlights
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(Updated 09-07-1987)
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2 SYSOP Names and User IDs
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Enter choice !1
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CompuServe ATA-4
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WHAT'S NEW IN SIG*ATARI
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(September 7, 1987)
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FIGHT THE FCC!
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As previously reported, the Federal
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Communications Commission has issued a
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proposal that if adopted could
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increase your CompuServe connect fees
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by as much as $5 per hour. Unless you
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take action now, this interstate
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access fee could be in effect by
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January 1. CompuServe strongly
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opposes the proposal and urges all
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subscribers to join us in protesting
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the measure by writing directly to
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Congress and the FCC by September 24,
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the extended deadline for filing
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comments.
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To help subscribers understand the
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proposal and the issues surrounding
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it, CompuServe has established an FCC
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Information Database. The database
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contains a summary of the proposal,
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CompuServe's position, a list of
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important points to include in your
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letter to Congress and the FCC, and a
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sample opposition letter.
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Enter a GO WRITE or GO FCC command at
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any system prompt to reach the FCC
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Information Database. Educate yourself
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on this most important issue and write
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a letter today.
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HAVE A QUESTION?
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Don't forget that the message board in
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all of the ATARI Forums is the best
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place to ask any questions concerning
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your Atari system or CompuServe. In
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addition to the very friendly and
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knowledgeable Forum members who want
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to help you out, each Forum is staffed
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with several Sysops who want to help
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you get the most out of CompuServe and
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your Atari system!
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Leave a message TO: ALL, SYSOP, or to
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a specific person. A listing of the
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SIG*ATARI Sysop's User ID's is
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available by reading the Sysop Roster
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Bulletin in any of the Atari Forums or
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by typing GO ATA-13.
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We are looking forward to hearing from
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you!
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** The Atari 8-Bit Forum **
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(GO ATARI8)
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NEW SYSOP
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Please join the ATARI 8-Bit Forum in
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welcoming Keith Ledbetter back to the
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Sysop staff of ATARI8. Keith needs
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little introduction to the Atari
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community, having written some of the
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best and most popular programs
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available for the Atari 8-bit
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computers as well as being an active
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member of the Atari Forums.
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Keith will be available to help you
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with his programs, your Atari
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computer, and CompuServe. SYSOP*Keith
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Ledbetter's new PPN is 76701,124. Feel
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free to drop him a line in any of the
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Atari Forums!
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** The ATARI 16-Bit Forum **
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(GO ATARI16)
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8-BIT EMULATOR CO
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The transcript for the ATARI16
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conference with Darek Mihocka, author
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of the ST Transformer (ATARI 8-Bit
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Emulator) is now available in DL 8
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under the filename DAREK.CO!
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The Atari 16-Bit Forum is pleased to
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announce an upcoming conference with
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Gordon Monnier of Michtron. The
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conference is currently scheduled for
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October 4th. Watch the Short Bulletin
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for further information!
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** ATARI Developers Forum **
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(GO ATARIDEV)
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The ATARI Developers Forum is where
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programmers can talk to others in the
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field and exchange tips and ideas as
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well as seek programming help!
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The Forum has two closed sections for
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Developers only. Please see the
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Membership Information file in the
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Forum by typing MI at any ENTER
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CHOICE! or FUNCTION: prompt for
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information on how to gain access to
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these closed sections.
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In addition, two well known Atari
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Developers provide online support in
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their own section of the Forum:
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MAGIC SAC support is available from
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Data Pacific's Dave Small [76606,666]
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and Dan Moore [74035,243]. If you have
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a question about your MAGIC SAC be
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sure to drop either of them a line in
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message subtopic 5 in ATARIDEV!
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SUPRA provides online support in
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message subtopic 12. You can write to
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them in the Forum at 76004,565.
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Last page !
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CompuServe ATA-1
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THE ATARI USERS NETWORK
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(SIG*ATARI)
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1 ATARI Forum News Highlights
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(Updated 09-07-1987)
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2 SYSOP Names and User IDs
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Enter choice !2
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CompuServe ATA-13
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The overall Manager/SYSOP and contract
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holder for SIG*ATARI (The ATARI Forums
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on CompuServe)is: Ron Luks [76703,254]
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Assistant Sysops:
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Mike Schoenbach [76703,4363]
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Dick Brudzynski [76703,2011]
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Dave Groves [76703,4223]
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Tom Hudson [76703,4224]
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Dan Rhea [76703,4364]
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Bill Aycock [76703,4061]
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Charles McGuinness [76701,11]
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Keith Ledbetter [76701,124]
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We start the tour with the ATARI8 SIG.
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GO ATARI8
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CompuServe ATARI8
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Welcome to ATARI 8-Bit Forum,
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V.4B(154)
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Hello, Ron Kovacs [Zmag]
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Last visit: 16-Sep-87 20:15:10
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Forum messages: 195698 to 196335
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Last message you've read: 196323
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Subtopic(s) Selected: All Accessible
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No members are in conference.
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ATARI 8-Bit Forum FUNCTIONS
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1 (L) Leave a Message
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2 (R) Read Messages
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3 (CO) Conference Mode
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4 (DL) Data Libraries
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5 (B) Bulletins
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6 (MD) Member Directory
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7 (OP) User Options
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8 (IN) Instructions
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Enter choice !1
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To: ?
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MESSAGE_TO
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If you wish to leave your message to a
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particular person, enter the
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recipient's name and User ID on one
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line at the To: prompt. If you want to
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address the entire membership, simply
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type -All-. Messages left to SYSOP
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will be automatically stored for the
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Sysop and the sysop will be notified
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of the message upon entry.
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READ MESSAGES
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1 (RF) Forward
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2 (RR) Reverse
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3 (RT) Threads
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4 (RS) Search
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5 (RM) Marked
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6 (RI) Individual
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7 (QS) Quick Scan
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8 (BR) Browse
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Enter choice !
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ATARI 8-Bit Forum
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FUNCTIONS
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1 (L) Leave a Message
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2 (R) Read Messages
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3 (CO) Conference Mode
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4 (DL) Data Libraries
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5 (B) Bulletins
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6 (MD) Member Directory
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7 (OP) User Options
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8 (IN) Instructions
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Enter choice !3
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Welcome to room 18, Ron Kovacs [Zmag]
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Entering conference room...
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Key /HELP for assistance
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/help
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Prefix commands with a -/-
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/ROOM # Enter room #
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/CHANNEL # Same as /ROOM
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/MONIT # # Listen to conversation
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in rooms # #
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/UNMON # # Cease listening to
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conversation in rooms
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/TALK # Private talk w/ user #
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/BREAK Exit private talk
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/NOTALK Suppress /TALK's from
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others
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/PAGE # Page user #
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/NOPAGE Suppress /PAGE's from others
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/DISPL inf Control info shown w/
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msgs UID or NOUID for
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User ID
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JOB or NOJOB for user
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/STATUS Display room status
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/USERS List on-line users
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/USERS CO List CO users only
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/USERS SIG List SIG users only
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/USERS # List users in room #
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/USERS TLK List users in /TALK
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/WHO Show info about last
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sender
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/WHO # Show info about job
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/WHO #,# Show info about jobs
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with specified User ID
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/WHO xxx Show info about users
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with specified name
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-xxx-
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/DAY Display time, day and
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date
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/JOB Displays your user #
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/NAME xxx Change name to -xxx-
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/HANDLE xxx Same as /NAME xxx
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/SCR xyz Scramble on -xyz-
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/SMC xyz Scr & Monitor Clear on
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-xyz-
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/XCL xyz Xmt CLear & monitor
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scr
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/UNS Unscramble (xmt & rcv
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clear)
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/SQU xxx Squelch by name -xxx-
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/SQU uid Squelch by User ID
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/SEND # msg Send -msg- to
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specified job # and
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restore receiving
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/SEND's
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/SEND Restore receiving
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/SEND's
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/NOSEND Suppress receiving
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/SEND's
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/NOECHO Turn off input echoing
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/ECHO Restore input echoing
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/EXIT Exit
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/MENU Exit
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/TOP Go to your TOP page
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/MAIN Go to page CIS-1
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/GO mm-n Go to Page -mm-n-
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/FIND xxx Find topic -xxx-
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/OFF or /BYE Log off CompuServe
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/VERSION Displays CO version
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number
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/users
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User User ID Nod Rm Name /Area
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Xx COMPUTE OCTOBER 1987
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..From Chicago Zmag 9/9/87
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Compute October 1987
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Back when videogame magazines were all
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the rage, I always used to get a kick
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out of the -can I use an Atari disk
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drive with my Colecovision- letters.
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This month's Compute has a letter that
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ranks right up at the top. A guy asked
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if he could expand his Vic to run
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64, 128, Amiga, or ST programs. A 64
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or a 128 I might understand, but an
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Amiga or an ST? Give me a break.
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This month's Compute has a an indepth
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look at the Amiga 500. The so called
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low end of the Amiga line carries a
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price tag of $595 without a monitor.
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Oh one other minor detail, it doesn't
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have a port to allow the use of a
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composite monitor or a TV so you have
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to buy the Amiga monitor which runs
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for $300.
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ZMAGAZINE 71 September 18, 1987
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(c)1987 Ron Kovacs/Syndicate Services
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