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* Z M A G A Z I N E *
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Issue #107 May 23, 1988
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Publisher/Editor: Ron Kovacs
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Managing Editor : Ralph Mariano
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APEInc
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PO Box 74
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Middlesex, New Jersey 08846-0074
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BBS: (201) 968-8148 300/1200 24hrs
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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|*| Publishers Desk
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|*| Atari News Update
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|*| More News
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|*| Atari Desktop Publishing News
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|*| Latest Developments and Update
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|*| New CompuServe Forum Software
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|*| Hardware Review NX1000
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|*| Information Watch
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|*| ZMag Classified Advertising Rates
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|*| Modifying 850 Express
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|*| Avatex 1200 Modification(Re-print)
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Publishers Desk
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by Ron Kovacs
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As many may or may not know, we are
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currently under re-organization. The
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ST-Report magazine staff has been
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shuffled around and Ralph Mariano has
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taken on the task of Managing Editor.
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In an effort to keep the 8-bit readers
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up to date on Atari News and info, we
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will be publishing short news articles
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that may not be specific to 8 bitters.
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As with this weeks edition, ST news is
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rampant, but we will still cover 8 bit
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news first. For more ST news, reviews,
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and commentary, read ST-Report!!
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Here are a few additions to your ZMAG
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BBS listing. The next update will be
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released June 1, 1988.
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S105-203 ST BBS (Name??) 203-873-8518
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X106-805 Home Bace BBS 805-831-7037
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X107-612 Flight Line BBS 612-544-5118
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Z108-502 StormBringer 502-955-6955
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X132-615 STarbase BBS 615-528-7153
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Z102-201 Mideval Castle 201-752-2818
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X103-307 Prairie Chip 307-635-0148
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Thanks for reading ZMagazine.
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Atari News Update
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The following text was captured from
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the comp.sys.atari.st section of the
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Rutgers FidoNet (201-932-3887) on
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5/18/88. The text has been slightly
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edited for clarity and typos.
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Article Edited by Steve Godun for ZMag
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#36 18 May 88 14:37:33 [1]
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From: Usenet News
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To: All
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Subj: Shiraz Shivji Reveals Future
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Atari Plans
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From: <a href="mailto:steven@cwi.nl?subject=Re:%20Z*Magazine:%2023-May-88%20#107">steven@cwi.nl</a> (Steven Pemberton)
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Date: 10 May 88 12:56:11 GMT
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Organization: CWI, Amsterdam
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Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:311@piring.cwi.nl?subject=Re:%20Z*Magazine:%2023-May-88%20#107">311@piring.cwi.nl</a>>
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>Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
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Shiraz Shivji was interviewed at the
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Hannover Fair by the Dutch monthly
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Atari ST News, and I thought net
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readers might be interested by some of
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the things he said. What follows has
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been translated to Dutch by the paper,
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and then back into English by me, so
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it might not reflect *exactly* what he
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said.
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-The ST will remain the most important
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product for Atari. For instance,
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(there is a worldwide shortage of
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memory chips) all memory chips that we
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can get go first to the ST range. Only
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then do we use them for the PC range.
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We will offer a path to connect ST
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computers to the TT.
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-In contrast to the past, when Atari
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was known for its Vaporware, we are
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going to be much more careful with
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announcements of new products. We want
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to get rid of that bad image that we
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announce all sorts of things that are
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only years later available, or even
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are never produced.-
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He then went on to talk about new
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Atari products:
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* The EST (Enhanced ST) will be the
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next item in the ST range, featuring
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a 68000 processor at 8MHz, but with
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higher resolution in both mono and
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color, more colors, improved VDI,
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and is upwardly compatible with the
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current ST computers, with the
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addition, for example, of horizontal
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and vertical scrolling.
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Expected availability: 4th Quarter,
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1988
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* A removable hard disk, the SR244.
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The disks have the size and form of
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a compact disk box, and will cost
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$120 each. Cost of the unit itself
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will be little above the current
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hard disk price, and will have a
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capacity of about 44-Megs per disk
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with an access time of 25Ms. (The
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SH205 has an access time of 65Ms, as
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a comparison). It shouldn't be long
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before there are 60- and 80-Meg
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disks with 15Ms access times.
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Expected availability: 3rd or 4th
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Quarter, 1988
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* A number of new, non-exchangeable
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hard disks, with a much larger
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capacity than the SH205.
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Expected availability: 3rd Quarter,
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1988
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* The CD-ROM drive is expected to be
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available everywhere for around
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$600, including (?) interface cable
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and software driver.
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Expected availability: 3rd Quarter,
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1988
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* The TT computer, featuring a 68030
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processor, 68882 floating-point
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co-processor, VME bus, Unix V system
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3.1, and the possibility to connect
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an ST to the DMA port. The ST will
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then run X-windows. It may be
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possible that GEM will then run in
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one of the windows. All this for
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only $5000. Expected availability:
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4th Quarter, 1988
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* They have found a new manufacturer
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for the BLITTER chips and now expect
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to catch up on back-orders -in a few
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months-.
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* Atari has just been having high-
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level talks with Digital Research.
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No further information is available
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about what the discussions were
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about.
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* A portable ST is being developed. No
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dates for availability.
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On this last point, in the May
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Personal Computer World, a British
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magazine, a reporter tells that Sam
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Tramiel assured him that the portable
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ST should be available by Christmas at
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around $1000. The machine, called the
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STacey, is being prototyped by
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Perihelion in Cambridge, England (who
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are also doing the Abaq, by the way).
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Planned features include 1-Meg RAM,
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20-Meg hard disk, 3.5- floppy disk,
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full LCD screen, and a track ball
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instead of a mouse. Memory shortages
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may mean that the first versions will
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have 512K of RAM, and pricing
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considerations may mean that the hard
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disk will go.
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Steven Pemberton, CWI, Amsterdam;
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<a href="mailto:steven@cwi.nl?subject=Re:%20Z*Magazine:%2023-May-88%20#107">steven@cwi.nl</a> or mcvax!steven.uucp
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More News
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by Steve Godun
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Hi guys...Remember me? -Hey, he's the
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guy that wrote all those reviews for
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the Atari and Nintendo, and did all
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that other stuff for Zmag!-
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Yeah, that's me. A few of you have
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asked me why I don't write for Zmag
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any more (thank you for noticing), and
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the answer is that I *DO* write, but
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I've been pretty busy lately and
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haven't had the time to get some
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material together.
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Now that I've got some free time, I'M
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BACK!!! OK, here we go...
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Atari 8-bit news...Over 350,000 Apple,
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IBM, and Commodore owners have had a
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big advantage over XL/XE owners. Until
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now, that is. Springboard software
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has just released -The Newsroom,- a
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desktop publishing program that has
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been a favorite among the above
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mentioned computers for quite some
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time. The Newsroom includes everything
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you need to create great looking
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newsletters in just a few minutes.
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Choose from over 600 pieces of clip
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art with the option to edit and modify
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those pieces for custom results, or
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create your own with the drawing
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tools. A built-in mini word processor
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allows you to write and print in any
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of five fonts with built-in -picture
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wrap,- where the text automatically
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(and smoothly) wraps around your clip
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art. And with the addition of three
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Clip Art Volumes, the possibilities
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are endless.
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***SPECIAL OFFER***
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Until July 31, Springboard is offering
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a special discount offer for the Atari
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version of The Newsroom. Order now and
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receive up to 50% in discounts! Buy
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The Newsroom for $39.95 (list $49.95),
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NR+1 clip art volume for $49.90 (list
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$79.90), NR+2 clip art volumes for
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$59.85 (list $109.85), or the whole
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package -- NR+3 clip art volumes --
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for $69.80 (list $139.80) -- a savings
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OVER 50% To order, call 800-654-6301,
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extension 3011 (ask for -Newsroom
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Atari Offer-) and have your Visa or
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MasterCard ready. (There is a 30 day
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money-back guarantee.) Enjoy!
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Now for some ST news...The Multiline
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Nite Lite BBS is now available for the
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Atari ST! This is a TRUE multiline
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BBS that is already in operation in
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Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, and many
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other places around the world.
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Features of the Multiline Nite Lite
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BBS include up to 7 callers at once
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plus a local logon, up to 27 message
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bases, 87 built-in commands including
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an interpreter allowing you to add
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your own custom functions and
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commands, support for interactive and
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/or single user on-line games, an
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unlimited number of file transfer
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sections, support for baud rates up to
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2400 baud in any mix on all lines, two
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chat -rooms- for caller conferences,
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total sysop control even from remote
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logon, built-in terminal mode for
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outgoing calls...Too much more to
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list! Multiline Nite Lite BBS
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operates in a standard GEM environment
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on all Atari ST computers. Multiline
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BBS also requires an SP408 ($199) for
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up to three lines or an SP808 ($349)
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for up to 7 lines. The software itself
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is $99 from Nite Lite Systems, or
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*FREE* with the purchase of the SP408
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or SP808 Programmable Serial
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Interface.
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One more catch...The order has to be
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postmarked before July 1, 1988 from a
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user group registered with Atari Corp.
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Contact Nite Lite Systems
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PO Box R
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Billerica, MA 01821.
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You can also experience Nite Lite BBS
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at 617-663-4221 (3/1200), or
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617-663-2885 (3/12/2400) 24 hours a
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day, 7 days a week, or by voice at
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617-663-4463.
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General computer news...MEI/Micro
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Center is still offering great deals
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on computer disks (among other
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things). Now you can get 5.25- black
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disks for .25 each in lots of 200, or
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5.25- colored disks for .39 each in
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lots of 10.
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3.5- disks are now .89 and .99 each
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(SS and DS, respectively) in lots of
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50, while color 3.5--ers are $1.19
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each in lots of 10.
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More good deals include 2500 sheets of
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laser cut printer paper for $15.95
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(white w/tractor feed) for two or more
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boxes, labels at $9.95 per box ($8.95
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for two or more boxes), and $4.95 per
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unit for 5.25- diskette cases (holds
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70 disks; $3.95 per unit for two or
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more). Contact MEI at 1-800-634-3478
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for more deals and for orders. After
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all, you can't have too many disks!
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Gee, sure sounds like I've been taking
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a few pesos for advertising, eh?
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Anyway, that about wraps it up for
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this article. I wish I had a little
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more news to spread around, but I've
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been kicked off a few mailing lists
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recently. Well, I do have a little
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personal news to announce. I've been
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made the Atari sub-sysop of The
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Graphics Dump BBS (201-469-0049;
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3/12/2400), a BBS supported by HAL
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Systems, makers of ComputerEyes, etc.
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Anyway, maybe next time I'll have
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enough to make you say -Hey, this
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guy's good.- Because after all, I
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am. Seeya later...
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Atari DeskTop Publishing News
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Compiled by Steve Godun
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Atari Shows Variety of Desktop
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Publishing Solutions at CEPS.
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At the Corporate Electronic Publishing
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Show (CEPS) in Chicago last month,
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Atari displayed new third-party
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software support for the Atari Desktop
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Publishing (DTP) system, based on the
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Atari Mega line of business computers
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and the Atari SML804 laser printer.
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Atari has issued a challenge to DTP
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systems with Apple of IBM hardware and
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software platforms, demonstrating
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complete systems at a lower price with
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superior performance in most real-
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world applications.
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Said Chuck Babbitt, president of Atari
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Computer, -The press really thought we
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had something. We were showing a
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$5,000 desktop publishing solution,
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and Apple was showing $18,000 to
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$20,000 systems. We are a real player
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in this market.-
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The newest software offering, Desktop
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Publisher ST from Timeworks in
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Deerfield, IL arrived in stores late
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last month. Suggested retail is
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$129.95. Publisher uses a true GEM-
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based interface and offers word
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processing, page layout, graphics, and
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typesetting, including WYSIWYG
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display. The program allows users to
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import text from Word Writer ST, 1st
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Word, and WordPerfect, as well as
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ASCII files from any other word
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processor. It fully supports the Atari
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SLM804 laser printer, taking less that
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one minute to produce a full page of
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text and graphics.
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A family of Accessory Packs of ready
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-to-use graphics especially designed
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for a variety of applications will be
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available later this summer at $39.95
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retail. Timeworks offers free
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technical support to all registered
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users, a money-back guarantee, and an
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exclusive exchange policy. Timeworks
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Desktop Publisher ST runs on the Atari
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520ST, 1040ST, and Mega computers.
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Soft-Logik Publishing Corporation of
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St. Louis, MO has announced Publishing
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Partner Professional, an advanced
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version of its popular Publishing
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Partner, to start shipping in early
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June. Publishing Partner Professional
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supports auto-text flow around
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graphics, auto hyphenation, auto
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kearning, a spelling dictionary, and
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grouping of multiple objects. It
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offers the ability to rotate, slant,
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or twist text and objects, and special
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functions for color printing.
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Publishing Partner Professional also
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allows users to import text from Word
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Writer ST, 1st Word, Word Perfect, and
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ASCII files. According to Shawn Fogle,
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president, Soft-Logik has dramatically
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improved the printing speed when used
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with the Atari SLM804 laser printer --
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now about 55 seconds to produce a full
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page of text and graphics.
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Publishing Partner Professional
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includes a driver for the Atari SLM804
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laser printer, and support for a
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number of dot matrix and laser
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printers, including PostScript for
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devices like the Linotronic
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phototypesetter.
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Publishing Partner and Publishing
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Partner Professional offers a unique
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font scaling technique to allow
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characters at any point size between
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2 and 216, and many other features.
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Both programs function with Atari's
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520ST, 1040ST, and Mega computers.
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According to one of Publish!
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magazine's staff, upon viewing
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Publishing Partner Professional at the
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CEPS show, -This program has features
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that no other desktop publishing
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package has, like kearning tables and
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color separations! I'm really
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impressed.- Look for a full review of
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the Atari DTP system in upcoming
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issues of Publish! and Personal
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Publishing.
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Publishing Partner Professional will
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sell at $199.95 retail. Registered
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Publishing Partner owners may receive
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an upgrade for only $50 in a program
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just extended to June 1. The suggested
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retail price of the original
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Publishing Partner has been lowered
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from $149.95 to $89.95.
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Mirrorsoft's Fleet Street Publisher is
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a desktop publishing program out of
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Great Britian. Marketed here by
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Spectrum Holobyte of Oakland, CA,
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Fleet Street will fully support the
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Atari SLM804 laser printer with a
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release due soon. Additional graphics
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libraries also will become available.
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The current version works on the 520ST
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amd 1040ST and retails for $149.95.
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Fleet Street runs under GEM so it's
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friendly and easy to use. It includes
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a library of ready-to-use graphic
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images, a pixel editor for creating
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and adapting graphics, six fonts, and
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box and rule drawing in multiple
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weights and shades. International
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character sets are available.
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Another package from Europe is
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Calamus, being sold in the US by ISD
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Marketing in Canada. It is currently
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anticipated that Calamus will appear
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in stores in June. It offers many
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high-level features, including a full
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GEM interface, scalable fonts from
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Monotype, polygon functions, an
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integrated diagram graphics program
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with functions including vector
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graphics, and support for a number of
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printers, including the Atari SLM804.
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Calamus for the Mega will retail at
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$449.95, and a fully compatible scaled
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down version will be available fot the
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1040ST at $199.95.
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At the higher end of the marketplace,
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Atari is producing the G.O. Graphics'
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Deskset, a high-quality desktop
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typesetting program designed for use
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with the Atari Mega and SLM804 laser
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printer. Deskset is a professional
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level typesetting package which uses
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genuine CompuGraphic scalable fonts
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and WYSIWYG preview. It includes
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automatic hyphenation and
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justification, character pair kerning,
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automatic character compensation, and
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multiple exception hyphenation
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dictionaries. Deskset uses a GEM
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interface and typesetting commands
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identical to those found in
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CompuGraphic typesetting systems.
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Deskset is soon to be released -- it's
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currently in beta testing -- and will
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retail for around $500.
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All of these packages allow users to
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import text from ASCII files from any
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word processor. Graphics can be picked
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up directly from either Degas,
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NeoChrome, GEM Draw, or Easy-Draw
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formats.
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Supercharged Easy-Draw from Migraph,
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|
in Federal Way, WA offers the
|
|
combination of the popular graphics
|
|
program with a graphics file
|
|
converter. The Supercharger allows
|
|
Easy-Draw to load bit images from
|
|
NeoChrome or Degas, as well as scanned
|
|
images of portions of any screen
|
|
display.
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|
|
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Excellent for use as a low-end desktop
|
|
publisher for the production of forms
|
|
and flyers, Easy-Draw 2.3 also offers
|
|
use of fonts, and takes full advantage
|
|
of the speed and versitility of the
|
|
Atari SML804 laser printer, composing
|
|
a full page of text and graphics in
|
|
only 30-40 seconds. Easy-Draw without
|
|
the Supercharger is often used as a
|
|
drawing tool for the creation of
|
|
scalable images, which are then
|
|
imported into the DTP packages
|
|
mentioned earlier.
|
|
|
|
Supercharged Easy-Draw retails for
|
|
$149.95. Easy-Draw end-users can
|
|
upgrade by purchasing the Supercharger
|
|
directly from Migraph.
|
|
|
|
In another corner of the desktop
|
|
publishing marketplace is a
|
|
sophisticated word processor,
|
|
Microsoft Write ($129.95). Write
|
|
offers a number of different fonts and
|
|
simple page layout commands to produce
|
|
professional-looking reports and
|
|
documentation quickly.
|
|
|
|
Another key component of the Atari
|
|
Desktop Publishing system is the ST
|
|
Scan package from Navarone Industries
|
|
in Campbell, CA. Consisting of a high-
|
|
speed interface and a Canon Image
|
|
Scanner, the package allows you to
|
|
digitize photographs, line art, or
|
|
other types of images, for use with
|
|
your Atari computer. The single-sheet
|
|
scanner retails for $1239. The flat-
|
|
bed scanner, which can accept any type
|
|
of bound material to a maximum of
|
|
8.5-x12-, retails for $1779. The ST
|
|
Scan package supports Degas, .IMG, and
|
|
PostScript image formats, in
|
|
resolutions of 75 to 300 dots per
|
|
inch.
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|
|
|
(Whew! Well, that's it for desktop
|
|
publishing. I hope ya got some info
|
|
out of this that you didn't know
|
|
before because I'd hate to think that
|
|
almost a 1/2 hour of solid typing went
|
|
to waste!)
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* Read ST-Report Magazine for the *
|
|
* latest news and reviews from Atari *
|
|
* and the ST community. *
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**************************************
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|
______________________________________
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|
Latest Developments and Update
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______________________________________
|
|
by Ron Kovacs
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|
ZMagazine and ST-Report Magazine have
|
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exclusive areas on all the services.
|
|
To assist you with locating our areas,
|
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here is an Online Map.
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CompuServe
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ZMag |Go Atari8 |Library 11
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ST-Rpt |Go Atari16|Library 14
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Address: 71777,2140
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GEnie Services
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ZMag | Atari8 |Library 14
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ST-Rpt | M 475;1 |Cat #22
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Address: ST-REPORT
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R.KOVACS
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REX.READE
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Delphi
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|
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ZMag |Atari |Database
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ST-Rpt |ST |ST-Report
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|
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Address: RONKOVACS
|
|
REXREADE
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|
|
|
Update:
|
|
-------
|
|
Mr. Goodprobe is no longer affiliated
|
|
with the magazines. However, we will
|
|
still be covering technical and
|
|
modification topics in the future.
|
|
These tasks have been reassigned.
|
|
|
|
Steve Godun has been named assistant
|
|
editor for ZMagazine. Welcome aboard
|
|
Steve.
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
New CompuServe Forum Software
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
Compiled by Ron Kovacs
|
|
|
|
During the next few weeks, ZMagazine
|
|
and later ST-Report, will be updating
|
|
you on the new Forum software that
|
|
CompuServe put into system full
|
|
access May 17th.
|
|
|
|
This week an overview on the changes.
|
|
======================================
|
|
SIG Software Version 4D(7)
|
|
======================================
|
|
The result of the Forum Product
|
|
redesign is improved menus and
|
|
navigational commands, yet the overall
|
|
functionality of the forums remains
|
|
the same. The new Forum Product will
|
|
highlight the message board,
|
|
conferencing and libraries. Ambiguous
|
|
commands have been eliminated and
|
|
global commands with consistent
|
|
meanings have been implemented. User
|
|
attention is now focused on the
|
|
information content and less on the
|
|
software product.
|
|
|
|
Terminology Changes
|
|
===================
|
|
* Leaving a message has been changed
|
|
to COMPOSING a message.
|
|
|
|
* Storing a message has been changed
|
|
to POSTING a message.
|
|
|
|
* Message Subtopics have been changed
|
|
to Message Sections.
|
|
|
|
* Data Library has been changed to
|
|
Library.
|
|
|
|
* Bulletin has been changed to
|
|
Announcement
|
|
|
|
* The Short Bulletin has been renamed
|
|
to the News Flash Announcement.
|
|
|
|
* The Regular Bulletin as been
|
|
renamed to the General
|
|
Announcement.
|
|
|
|
* Read Marked has been changed to
|
|
Read Waiting. The number of waiting
|
|
messages will be displayed in
|
|
paranthesis next to the menu
|
|
option.
|
|
|
|
Function Menu Changes
|
|
=====================
|
|
* This menu has been reorganized.
|
|
Now, Instructions is the first item
|
|
on the menu. When instructions is
|
|
selected, you can now get a summary
|
|
of the various options in a Forum
|
|
by selecting the item from the
|
|
Instructions Menu.
|
|
|
|
Help and Instruction Changes
|
|
============================
|
|
* A member can also obtain the
|
|
complete HELP facility, a Forum
|
|
Reference Card and the Forum Users
|
|
Guide from the Instructions Menu.
|
|
|
|
Message Changes
|
|
===============
|
|
* Leaving and Reading Messages has
|
|
been combined into one option,
|
|
MESSAGES, off the Functions Menu.
|
|
|
|
* The CHANGE age selection menu has
|
|
been added to the MESSAGES menu.
|
|
This allows a member to change the
|
|
way they read messages.
|
|
|
|
* A member now has the ability to
|
|
read messages starting from a
|
|
particular date, which they
|
|
specify.
|
|
|
|
* A member can now read messages by
|
|
SELECTing a message section and
|
|
then by selecting the subjects
|
|
which they want to read in that
|
|
particular message section. The
|
|
number of subjects and messages
|
|
available in each section are
|
|
displayed next to each section
|
|
name.
|
|
|
|
Library Changes
|
|
===============
|
|
* DEScription has been removed from
|
|
the Library menu, but is still
|
|
available.
|
|
|
|
Conferencing Changes
|
|
====================
|
|
* The number of forum members
|
|
participating in a Conference is
|
|
now displayed next to the menu
|
|
option.
|
|
|
|
Options Changes
|
|
===============
|
|
* The OPTIONS menu has been divided
|
|
into 2 different sections, the
|
|
Forum Options and the Messages
|
|
Options.
|
|
|
|
* Under the OPTIONS menu, a choice of
|
|
INITIAL menu/prompt has been added.
|
|
This option will give a member the
|
|
ability to choose which area of the
|
|
Forum they would like to access
|
|
when they first enter the Forum.
|
|
You have the option of choosing
|
|
Functions, Messages, Libraries, or
|
|
Conferencing.
|
|
|
|
Announcement Changes
|
|
====================
|
|
* The Messages Announcement has been
|
|
added to the Announcements Menu.
|
|
The Announcement should contain Hot
|
|
Topics being discussed on the
|
|
Message Board.
|
|
|
|
Description Changes
|
|
===================
|
|
* A descriptions menu will now be
|
|
available form the Functions,
|
|
Messages, Conferencing, and
|
|
Libraries Menu. This will give a
|
|
member the ability to obtain a
|
|
description of each of the
|
|
available sections of messages,
|
|
libraries, and conference rooms.
|
|
|
|
Miscellaneous Changes
|
|
=====================
|
|
* All capitalized menu options can be
|
|
abbreviated to the first 3 letters.
|
|
|
|
* The miscellaneous commands of WHO,
|
|
UST, and SEND can be entered at any
|
|
menu prompt in the forum.
|
|
|
|
CBX Version 4D(40)
|
|
==================
|
|
* A member is now required to enter
|
|
the Conference room number they
|
|
wish to enter to conference. Public
|
|
and special access to the
|
|
Conference rooms will be determined
|
|
by the Sysop.
|
|
======================================
|
|
FORUM PRODUCT REDESIGN INTRODUCTION
|
|
======================================
|
|
The forum product has been one of the
|
|
most successful products we have, yet
|
|
it receives a lot of criticism. It
|
|
has been considered hard to learn,
|
|
filled with confusing commands, and
|
|
overall one of the most intimidating
|
|
products available for subscribers.
|
|
The forum software product contains a
|
|
great deal of power and functionality,
|
|
attainable by cryptic and less than
|
|
intuitive commands.
|
|
|
|
The success of forums is largely
|
|
attributed to the information content.
|
|
Subscribers and Sysops are responsible
|
|
for adding valuable content. Thus it
|
|
is our intent to highlight the content
|
|
of the forums and push the software
|
|
and its interface into the background.
|
|
|
|
This will require change and change is
|
|
never easy. We have not, nor will we,
|
|
take a cavalier attitude toward the
|
|
experienced user. However we must also
|
|
consider the next generation of users
|
|
and cannot risk the growth and future
|
|
of the Service on an intimidating,
|
|
puzzling, and hard-to-learn product.
|
|
We cannot hold on to the current
|
|
interface just for some who have
|
|
fought and struggled to gain expertise
|
|
while we turn away large numbers of
|
|
subscribers due to confusion and
|
|
intimidation. It neither benefits us
|
|
nor you. With these thoughts in mind,
|
|
we established the goals.
|
|
|
|
CIS Goals
|
|
=========
|
|
1. To reduce ambiguity and confusing
|
|
command syntax.
|
|
|
|
2. To reduce repetitious menus and
|
|
focus on content, not commands.
|
|
|
|
3. To reduce the number of characters
|
|
transmitted.
|
|
|
|
4. To become more consistent with
|
|
other CIS product command
|
|
structures.
|
|
|
|
BASIS FOR CHANGE
|
|
================
|
|
We base our changes on a year of
|
|
research. This research is ongoing and
|
|
will continue to shape the Forum
|
|
product in years to come. The research
|
|
includes feedback from subscriber and
|
|
non-subscriber focus groups,
|
|
subscriber comments to customer
|
|
service, comments from forum sysops
|
|
and others.
|
|
|
|
THE IMPROVED PRODUCT
|
|
====================
|
|
The new Forum Product will highlight
|
|
the message board, conferencing and
|
|
data libraries. Ambiguous commands
|
|
will be eliminated and global commands
|
|
with consistant meanings will be
|
|
implemented. User attention will
|
|
focus on the information content and
|
|
less on the software product.
|
|
|
|
ONGOING SUPPORT
|
|
===============
|
|
The new Forum product will be
|
|
available automatically, but the old
|
|
Forum product can be called up by
|
|
appending an account id of -OLDF- when
|
|
logging in,
|
|
(ie., Userid: 70006,256;OLDF), or by
|
|
issuing the command -OF- from within
|
|
the forum. The old forum product will
|
|
be available for approximately one
|
|
year to aid experienced subscribers in
|
|
learning new commands.
|
|
======================================
|
|
Command Conversion Table
|
|
Updated: 04/07/88
|
|
======================================
|
|
by Mike Schoenbach [76703,4363]
|
|
|
|
Following text in 80 Column
|
|
|
|
======================================
|
|
Old Forum New Forum
|
|
Commands Commands Full Command Command Explanation
|
|
==========================================================================
|
|
RF REA FOR READ FORWARD Read msgs in forward numerical order
|
|
RR REA REV READ REVERSE Read messages in reverse order
|
|
RI REA NUM READ NUMBER Read individual message number only
|
|
RTN REA NEW READ NEW Read new msgs in thread order
|
|
RN REA FOR NEW Read new msgs in forward numerical order
|
|
RS;F REA FRO: READ FROM: Read msgs from name/User ID
|
|
RS;T REA TO: READ TO: Read msgs to name/User ID
|
|
RS;S REA SUB: READ SUBJECT: Read msgs with specified subj
|
|
RM REA WAI READ WAITING Read -waiting- messages
|
|
RE;### REP ### REPLY ### Reply to message ####.
|
|
L COM COMPOSE Compose new message
|
|
B ANN ANNOUNCEMENT Announcement Files
|
|
CO CON CONFERENCE Enter Conference area
|
|
DL LIB LIBRARY Enter Library area
|
|
R MES MESSAGE Enter Message area
|
|
MD or V MEM MEMBER Enter Member Directory area
|
|
IN INS INSTRUCTION Enter Instructions area
|
|
OP OPT OPTION Enter Options area
|
|
SB NAM NAME View message section names
|
|
LN NAM NAME View library section names
|
|
============================
|
|
At -Messages !- prompt/menu:
|
|
============================
|
|
SF SCA FOR SCAN FORWARD Scan msgs in numerical order
|
|
SR SCA REV SCAN REVERSE Scan msgs in reverse order
|
|
ST DIS SCA THR PRO SCAN THREAD PROMPT
|
|
Scan msgs and prompt for disposition
|
|
QS SCA QUI SCAN QUICK Scan message subjects only
|
|
QSN SCA QUI NEW SCAN QUICK NEW Scan new msg subjects only
|
|
==============================
|
|
At -User Options- prompt/menu:
|
|
==============================
|
|
UM MOD MODE Forum mode (command, menu)
|
|
SM PAU PAUSE Pause after reading msgs (always, never, to you)
|
|
CN NAM NAME Change name in Forum
|
|
PC CHA CHARACTER Specify prompt character
|
|
ED EDI EDITOR Default message editor (EDIT, LINEDIT)
|
|
SU SEC SECTION Default message sections to read
|
|
RE REP REPLIES Reply info (list, count, none)
|
|
===============================
|
|
After reading a message:
|
|
===============================
|
|
UA COM COMPOSE Compose new message to current msg author
|
|
RA RER REREAD Re-read current message
|
|
RE REP REPLY Reply to current message
|
|
MA MAR MARK Mark current msg for later retrieval
|
|
RP PAR PARENT Read -Parent- (previous) message
|
|
RR REA REP READ REPLY Read replies to current msg
|
|
SK NEX NEXT Read next branch of thread
|
|
SKALL NEX SUB NEXT SUBJECT Read next thread (skip current)
|
|
NS SCR SCROLL Do not prompt for read action
|
|
==========================
|
|
After composing a message:
|
|
==========================
|
|
S POS POST Post message on message board
|
|
S# POS SEC:# POST SECTION: Post message in specified section
|
|
SU POS UNF POST UNFORMATTED Post msg the way it currently
|
|
appears -- do not reformat
|
|
SU# POS UNF SEC:# Post unformatted in specified section
|
|
SP POS PRI POST PRIVATE Post message privately
|
|
C EDI EDIT Edit message
|
|
MA MAI MAIL Mail message via EasyPlex
|
|
MU MAI UNF MAIL UNFORMATTED Mail msg via EasyPlex unformatted
|
|
P PRE PREVIEW Preview current message.
|
|
P# PRE WID:# PREVIEW WIDTH:# Preview message with specified
|
|
line width.
|
|
A CAN CANCEL Cancel current message
|
|
RA RER REREAD Reread message you are replying to
|
|
===============================
|
|
(*) Posts reply as part of same thread.
|
|
Note: CompuServe will continue to support many of the commands that appear in
|
|
the left column.
|
|
|
|
Following is a list of the old
|
|
commands not supported (Grandfathered)
|
|
in the new menus version:
|
|
|
|
A. Functions Menu
|
|
B, R, S, STONLY, STDISONL,
|
|
STONLDIS, QSALL, QSONLY
|
|
|
|
Note: RM = READ WAITING
|
|
L = COMPOSE
|
|
|
|
B. Read Actions Prompt
|
|
UA, SM, C
|
|
|
|
Note: N = NEXT reply
|
|
|
|
C. Post Menu
|
|
C, P, L, R, I, D, RA
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
Hardware Review
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
BY BRETT TALBOT 1988
|
|
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION
|
|
|
|
STAR NX-1000 COLOR PRINTER EVALUATION
|
|
|
|
FEATURES:
|
|
---------
|
|
SPEED: 144cps draft/33cps NLQ.
|
|
|
|
COMPATIBILITY: EPSON LX-800/FX/MX or
|
|
IBM Proprinter II.
|
|
|
|
FONTS: 8 NLQ - Courier, Sanserif,
|
|
Orator(2) + italic fonts.
|
|
5cpi to 20cpi in NLQ.
|
|
Double and Quad width & height.
|
|
|
|
COLOR: 7 in text/ over 400 in graphics
|
|
dump.
|
|
|
|
PAPER FEED: Rear push tractor with
|
|
paper park for
|
|
semiautomatic single sheet
|
|
loading.
|
|
|
|
CONTROLS: Full controls on front for
|
|
16 functions.
|
|
|
|
PRICE: $319.
|
|
list/$230 to $280 discount.
|
|
|
|
MANUFACTURER: Star Micronics America
|
|
|
|
The NX-1000 is the next step in the
|
|
ongoing evolution of the Star
|
|
printers. Like its Gemini/SG-10
|
|
cousins the NX-1000 retains full Epson
|
|
compatibility with innumerable
|
|
features and an attractive price.
|
|
|
|
The NX interfaces with the ST without
|
|
necessity to reset any DIP switches.
|
|
Most Epson, Star, or Gemini print
|
|
drivers already function with the NX.
|
|
The front LED lit controls for font
|
|
pitch and typestyles are indeed
|
|
welcome. The four buttons have 14
|
|
other functions when two or three
|
|
buttons are pressed at once.
|
|
|
|
This is my third Star printer, and
|
|
seems even studier that my other
|
|
reliable Star printers. The push type
|
|
tractor feed is very welcome now that
|
|
I don't have to waste a sheet of paper
|
|
everytime I print! Single sheet paper
|
|
can be inserted into the printer with
|
|
the tractor paper still in the machine
|
|
with the paper park function. Line
|
|
spacing is very accurate; There are no
|
|
gaps between lines when printing
|
|
graphics.
|
|
|
|
The NLQ typestyles are terrific. My
|
|
old Star SG-10 had one NLQ font, and
|
|
the only special effect available was
|
|
underlining. Any text feature that can
|
|
be implemented in any one of the four
|
|
NLQ fonts. Courier is the fanciest
|
|
font, and is similar to a nice
|
|
typewriter. The Sanserif font looks
|
|
very similar to the font used on draft
|
|
text. Orator is larger than the
|
|
others, and has two styles: In the
|
|
first, lower case letters are shown as
|
|
small upper case. This is very
|
|
readable, as is the Orator with true
|
|
lower case. Orator with true lower
|
|
case looks funny because it does not
|
|
have true descenders. There are seven
|
|
colors that may be used in text mode
|
|
at any time. If your word processor
|
|
does not support some or all of your
|
|
printer's codes, some are available
|
|
using a text command imbedded in
|
|
double parenthesis; this is a good way
|
|
to activate color in a word processor
|
|
such as STWriter or Word Writer ST.
|
|
|
|
In graphics, over 400 colors may be
|
|
printed using an Epson JX-80c printer
|
|
driver. Colors come out clean and
|
|
sharp, except that users must avoid
|
|
making dark color printouts. This will
|
|
wear out the ribbon and the colors
|
|
come out uneven. I find myself
|
|
modifying pictures in DEGAS before
|
|
printing. I lighten the colors and
|
|
change black backgrounds to white.
|
|
Graphics print quickly in Black, and
|
|
speed seems reasonable in Color. Color
|
|
mode requires that the printhead
|
|
changes color three times, and passes
|
|
over the picture three times as well.
|
|
The NX-1000 now has logic seeking
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|
graphic printing, where the printhead
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|
passes only over parts of the picture
|
|
to be printed.
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|
|
|
The 8k RAM buffer holds two to four
|
|
pages of text, and is great if using a
|
|
modem. The buffer may be turned off
|
|
and transformed into a storage space
|
|
for downloadable draft and NLQ
|
|
characters.
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|
|
|
Aethsetically the NX-1000's
|
|
streamlined appearance is much
|
|
different from the older models, being
|
|
a brownish grey instead of that white,
|
|
the smaller size is perfect for a
|
|
tight space situation such as a dorm.
|
|
The printer weights only about 10
|
|
pounds, compared to the traditional
|
|
25, and ahs the Centronics port on the
|
|
side! (Yea!) Current printer owners
|
|
will concede that a rear port can
|
|
cause many paper jams. Comparing the
|
|
NX-1000 to an older model is like
|
|
comparing a Ford Taurus to a Chrysler
|
|
K-car! The sticker on the front of
|
|
the color NX-1000 has red, blue and
|
|
yellow stripes that I think look
|
|
junky. I understand that they needed
|
|
to make it look different from the
|
|
non-color NX-1000, but they chose the
|
|
worst colors.
|
|
|
|
One reason why I started buying Star
|
|
printers in the first place was
|
|
because they took underwood style
|
|
ribbons. They cost about two dollars
|
|
and you can flip them to use the
|
|
second side. Star has switched to
|
|
cartridges that cost about $7 for
|
|
black and $11 for color. Another
|
|
change is the manual, it is much
|
|
clearer and comes with several color
|
|
reference cards and command summaries.
|
|
The manual no longer suffers from
|
|
translated-from-Japanese-idis
|
|
either!!!
|
|
|
|
When compared to other models, such as
|
|
Panasonic, Okidata, Epson, and others,
|
|
I found the NX-1000 to stack up well
|
|
with the competition. It has the most
|
|
NLQ fonts (that are REALLY different),
|
|
the most overall features, and is less
|
|
expensive. The monochrome NX-1000 can
|
|
be had for about 70 or 80 dollars
|
|
less, but I find color more attractive
|
|
for the small difference in price.
|
|
Some printers like the Panasonic
|
|
1092i-II are about 50cps faster, but
|
|
the NX-1000 is fast enough for me and
|
|
does everything I want without hassle.
|
|
I can whole heartedly recommend the
|
|
NX-1000 over other printer in the $300
|
|
and under price range.
|
|
______________________________________
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|
Information Watch
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|
______________________________________
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|
Captured from Atari8 on CompuServe
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|
#: 209430 S7/HOT News/Rumors
|
|
20-May-88 01:06:53
|
|
Sb: #209417-WHAT NEXT?
|
|
Fm: SYSOP*Don LeBow 76704,41
|
|
To: GIL KELEMEN 73217,2335
|
|
|
|
Gil...
|
|
Atari Corp. is up against the numbers
|
|
game ... if there isn't what THEY
|
|
PERCIEVE as a market sufficient to
|
|
pay back their R&D and marketing
|
|
costs, they aren't gonna take the
|
|
plunge. Note I said it's on their
|
|
perception of what the market is.
|
|
That may be a bit different than
|
|
yours and mine! <grin>
|
|
|
|
Nevertheless, I like the way you
|
|
think! I've heard of Atari's used
|
|
in the ways you mentioned .. you have
|
|
this little 'box', available for low
|
|
price, that can function as a 'dumb
|
|
terminal', (or a smart terminal!) and
|
|
the possibilities would seem to be
|
|
endless, given the software. But
|
|
like a good deal of the software
|
|
being written for the 8-bits these
|
|
days, it's probably gonna have to be
|
|
user written. Or from small dedicated
|
|
companies.
|
|
|
|
Wonder if anybody has any Verified
|
|
Sightings of 'Ataris at Work?' out
|
|
there?
|
|
|
|
>>don
|
|
|
|
#: 209456 S5/Application pgms
|
|
20-May-88 10:57:51
|
|
Sb: NEWSROOM
|
|
Fm: RICHARD POPCHOCK 72247,2127
|
|
To: ALL
|
|
|
|
If you are considering buying Newsroom
|
|
from Springboard Publishing - -BE
|
|
CAREFUL- If you have a 850 interface
|
|
it will not work. After much
|
|
aggravation, I called Springboard for
|
|
assistance. They confirmed that their
|
|
software is not compatible with the
|
|
atari 850. They have a 850 on order
|
|
but do not know when they will receive
|
|
it or when (if) the problem will be
|
|
solved. The only option they had to
|
|
offer me was to return the program
|
|
which I am doing today. So, after
|
|
writing letters to Springboard,
|
|
waiting several months, I still have
|
|
nothing. Thanks Springboard. It is
|
|
surprising that you would ignore the
|
|
standard Atari interface when
|
|
developing your Software!
|
|
|
|
#: 209459 S7/HOT News/Rumors
|
|
20-May-88 17:22:01
|
|
Sb: Atari Advertising
|
|
Fm: Chris Sorensen 73310,761
|
|
To: All
|
|
|
|
All:
|
|
|
|
The overwhelming wish of respondants
|
|
the first Question of the Week was for
|
|
Atari Corp. to advertise national,
|
|
especially in non-Atari magazines.
|
|
|
|
You will find that your wish has been
|
|
answered in the June 1988 issue of
|
|
Keyboard magazine, a national music
|
|
monthly. Atari Corp. has placed a
|
|
two page ad in this issue explaining
|
|
the advantages of the ST and Mega
|
|
computers in the field of music, as
|
|
well as other features that these
|
|
systems offer. This issue of Keyboard
|
|
should be available in music stores
|
|
and at book sellers within a week.
|
|
|
|
Anyone interested in learning more
|
|
about the Atari advantage in music
|
|
should write to:
|
|
|
|
Atari Corp.
|
|
Attn: Music
|
|
1196 Borregas Ave
|
|
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
ZMAG Classified Ads
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
Classified advertising will be
|
|
accepted starting June 1988. The
|
|
following is the rate table for ZMag
|
|
issues only.
|
|
|
|
All advertising rates are subject to
|
|
change are in effect until Sept 1988.
|
|
|
|
All ads will be charged on a per-line
|
|
basis. Min ad is 3 lines. All ads
|
|
run for 4 weeks.
|
|
|
|
Advertising set-up examples shown
|
|
below.
|
|
|
|
[Ex.1] Line Length
|
|
|
|
[.....................................][.....................................][.....................................]
|
|
[Ex.2] Flagged Ads
|
|
|
|
**************************************
|
|
* Info contained within box *
|
|
* Any information you prefer *
|
|
* Only standard ascii *
|
|
* text permitted *
|
|
* and a max of 10 ten lines *
|
|
* *<--included in ad *
|
|
**************************************
|
|
|
|
Cost:
|
|
=====
|
|
3 line ads not flagged run for 4 weeks
|
|
and cost $5.00 per issue x 4= $20.00
|
|
|
|
Flagged advertising:
|
|
--------------------
|
|
3 lines min, 10 lines max. $5.00 per
|
|
line. 2 week min.
|
|
|
|
Two week cost for a five line flagged
|
|
ad: 5 x $5.00 = $25.00 x 2 = $50.00
|
|
|
|
All ads must be pre-paid and received
|
|
atleast one week before publication.
|
|
For more information on Classified
|
|
advertising call via modem: (201) 968-
|
|
8148 300/1200 baud, 24 hours.
|
|
|
|
Special non-classified advertising
|
|
rates vary, call today for more
|
|
information.
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
Modifying 850 BBS EXPRESS!
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
Written By Hackers SYSOP
|
|
|
|
The Ol' Hackers BBS (516)-884-4140
|
|
1Meg MIO and 10Megs HD Online
|
|
24hrs a day 7 days a week.
|
|
|
|
The Ol' Hackers ATARI Users Group INC.
|
|
|
|
If you have an AVATEX 1200 or the
|
|
AVATEX 1200hc this modification may
|
|
help your log-ons.
|
|
|
|
I made these mods because I didn't
|
|
like the fact that the users had to
|
|
hit Control-M or S to log-on the 850
|
|
version of BBS EXPRESS, so I modified
|
|
a few bytes to allow the users to
|
|
log-on by just hitting the Return.
|
|
|
|
The mods are split-up into to Two
|
|
Parts, Part(A) is for the non-hc
|
|
version of the AVATEX, and Part(B)
|
|
is the mod changes for the AVATEX
|
|
1200hc.
|
|
|
|
The two area's which you are going to
|
|
change effect the baud step rates and
|
|
the defaults of the the EXPRESS BBS
|
|
program for your modem to pick the
|
|
phone by starting the baud rate at 300
|
|
baud.
|
|
|
|
When BBS EXPRESS 850 hangs up the
|
|
modem, it initializes the modem to
|
|
default configurations, and set the
|
|
port and modem back to 300 baud.
|
|
|
|
We are going to modify part of the
|
|
code in EXPRESS BBS. So don't use your
|
|
original disk, and get your favorite
|
|
disk sector scanner. I suggest that
|
|
you use DISKWIZ II, if you have it.
|
|
|
|
First format a disk in ATARI DOS 2.0
|
|
S/D and don't write any Dos files to
|
|
the disk. Now copy BBS.COM to your
|
|
formatted disk.
|
|
|
|
PART -A- AVATEX 1200 Non hc
|
|
---------------------------
|
|
Starting at sector 68;
|
|
|
|
with byte $38
|
|
$00 $0A $0C change this to
|
|
$0A $00 $0A. $00=300 Baud
|
|
0A=1200 Baud
|
|
0C=2400 Baud
|
|
|
|
Since you only have the AVATEX 1200
|
|
byte # $32 should be change to $0A
|
|
for 1200, now write sector 68 back to
|
|
the disk.
|
|
|
|
Starting at sector 271
|
|
|
|
With byte $39
|
|
Your changing the text, which tells
|
|
the printer log and the user at what
|
|
Baud rate he or she logged on with.
|
|
$33 $30 $30 $04 $31 $32 $30 $30
|
|
$04 $32 $34 $30 $30
|
|
|
|
$33 $30 $30=text 300
|
|
$31 $32 $30 $30=text 1200
|
|
$32 $34 $30 $30=text 2400
|
|
|
|
I made the following changes;
|
|
$33 $30 $30 to $48 $2F $53=H/S for
|
|
1200 Baud.
|
|
$31 $32 $30 $30 to $53 $6C $6F $77=
|
|
Slow for 300 users. (hint to get them
|
|
to change over to 1200.
|
|
$32 $34 $30 $30 to $20 $48 $2F $53=
|
|
Blank Space then H/S, 1200 again.
|
|
|
|
Now write that sector back to your
|
|
disk. Thats it for the non-hc AVATEX
|
|
1200.
|
|
|
|
PART -B- AVATEX 1200 hc Mods
|
|
|
|
Use the changes above with the
|
|
following additional change.
|
|
|
|
Starting at sector # 274
|
|
|
|
At byte $58
|
|
$A0 $00 $8C $7B $30
|
|
Change the $00 at byte $59 to $01
|
|
$00=300 Baud
|
|
$01=1200 Baud
|
|
$02=2400 Baud
|
|
|
|
Now write this sector back to your
|
|
disk and BOOT up.
|
|
|
|
Things that will change with your
|
|
log-ons.
|
|
|
|
1) Non hc AVATEX, after the first line
|
|
of garbage the 1200 user only hits
|
|
the Return key once and bang the
|
|
HIT RETURN prompt. No more hitting
|
|
the Control-M or S keys or having
|
|
the user log-on first in ASCII then
|
|
changing over to ATASCII.
|
|
|
|
2) The AVATEX hc, will at the connect
|
|
automatically prompt the 1200 users
|
|
to HIT RETURN without any key
|
|
strikes at all.
|
|
|
|
Note: I'm sure that the -hc- changes
|
|
will work with and modem that is a
|
|
Hayes compat or the the real Hayes
|
|
1200. Also PARTS -A and B- will work
|
|
with both versions of the AVATEX,
|
|
however the non hc version will show
|
|
the user the ATA command them prompt
|
|
them to HIT RETURN.
|
|
|
|
Special thanks to Keith Ledbetter for
|
|
writing the NEVER crashing BBS EXPRESS
|
|
and to Chris King for the Hard Drive
|
|
back-up program (HARDBACK). Both
|
|
authors are ORION Micro Systems. Get
|
|
your copies today.
|
|
|
|
ORION Micro Systems
|
|
2211 Planters Row Drive
|
|
Midlothian, Virginia 23113
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
AVATEX 1200 MODIFICATION
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
#1:
|
|
|
|
PURPOSE: Add Hi-speed carrier detect
|
|
to become 100% Hayes
|
|
compatible.
|
|
|
|
NOTICE:
|
|
*********DISCLAIMER**********
|
|
COLOR-NET TAKE NO-RESPONSIBILITY
|
|
FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS
|
|
MODIFICATION! IF DONE CORRECTLY
|
|
THIS MOD WILL WORK!
|
|
******************************
|
|
|
|
PARTS NEEDED:
|
|
-------------
|
|
1- MC1488 chip Radio Shack #276-2520
|
|
(rs-232 driver)
|
|
|
|
2 feet of 20 gauge hook-up wire
|
|
|
|
GETTING STARTED:
|
|
----------------
|
|
After opening up the modem...locate
|
|
ic# u30 (located by the rs-232
|
|
connector). Take the new IC and fold
|
|
up all pins EXCEPT--#1,7, and 14!!!
|
|
Now piggy-back the new ic on to ic
|
|
#u30. Using a light wattage soldering
|
|
gun, solder pins...#1, 7 and 14 of the
|
|
new IC to pins...#1, 7 and 14 of IC
|
|
#u30. Now take a light wattage
|
|
soldering gun, solder pins...#1, 7 and
|
|
14 of the new IC to pins...#1, 7 and
|
|
14 of IC #u30. Now take a wire from
|
|
pin#2 of the new ic to pin#12 of IC
|
|
#u23 (located just behind led's).
|
|
|
|
Now take a wire from pin#3 of the
|
|
new IC to pin#12 of the rs-232
|
|
connector. Now take your wire to pins#
|
|
4,5,9,10, and 12 and solder all these
|
|
pins together. (we're making a
|
|
heat-sink to keep the new chip from
|
|
over heating).
|
|
|
|
After you have soldered all these
|
|
pins together, solder a wire from
|
|
board ground (of the modem) to these
|
|
pins!
|
|
|
|
Thats it!!
|
|
|
|
To test what you have just completed..
|
|
take a piece of wire and ground the
|
|
cathode end (banded side) of the HS
|
|
led,if all was done corectly..the HS
|
|
led should light, and with a VOM
|
|
connected to pin #12 on the rs-232
|
|
connector, you should read about +8
|
|
volts or so.
|
|
|
|
If you're not sure how to do this...
|
|
you can mail me your modem along
|
|
with a money-order for $25.00 to:
|
|
|
|
SYSOP (COLOR-NET)
|
|
P.O. BOX 2192
|
|
PETERSBURG, VA 23804
|
|
|
|
Be sure to send it by US-MAIL!!! UPS
|
|
will NOT deliver to a PO BOX!!!
|
|
|
|
We will make the mods, test it and
|
|
send it back.
|
|
______________________________________
|
|
ZMagazine Issue #107 May 23, 1988
|
|
Copyright (c) 1988 APEInc.
|
|
American Publishing Enterprises, Inc.
|
|
______________________________________
|