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|SYNDICATE ZMAGAZINE|
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| March 7, 1989 |
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|Copyright 1989, SPC|
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|This week in ZMagazine|
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Publisher's Desk
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Ron Kovacs
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Editor's Monitor
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Harold Brewer
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Commodore 1350 Controller
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Jay Pierstorff
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New Games for the 8-bit
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Matt Ratcliff
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GEnie's February 8-bit Uploads
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Courtesy of GEnie/Atari 8-bit RT
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Micromiser: Part 3
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Kenneth Gilbert
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Z Innovators Oasis BBS Policy
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Courtesy of Bungalow BBS
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Z*NET Newswire
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Harold Brewer
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|PUBLISHER'S DESK|
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|by Ron Kovacs|
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Welcome to a new, revamped edition of
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ZMAGAZINE. Along with the change in
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format, I am pleased to welcome
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Harold Brewer to the staff as editor.
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Harold, from the St. Louis area and
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supporter of two area Atari Users
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Groups, will insure the best editing
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and content.
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Long time readers of ZMAG will remember
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our old original style, and I hope the
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new readers appreciate the change. If
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you have comments on this change,
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please leave us Email on the services
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at the account names listed below.
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As in the past, the request remains the
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same: if you have any articles you
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would like to submit, please send them
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in. If your BBS system carries our
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publications, let us know so we can add
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them to our list.
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ZNET has been released and is appearing
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in 6 debut groups. If you are
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interested in more information on ZNET,
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look for the entire press release in
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this weeks ST*ZMAGAZINE and in next
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week's edition of ZMAG. If you are a
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User Group Editor, we are sure the
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information released about ZNET will be
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of interest to you. For more info on
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ZNET, leave Email or call
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(201)968-8148. I will get back to you
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as soon as I can!
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My sincere thanks go to Harold Brewer
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for his assistance. Best of luck with
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this and all future releases.
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|Editor's Monitor|
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|by Harold Brewer|
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This issue of ZMagazine reflects three
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changes in its makeup.
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1) Syndicate Publishing is responding
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to ZMagazine's readers' views with a 40
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column ZMagazine. This format should
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make the online viewing of ZMagazine
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more of a pleasure to us 40-column
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users.
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2) Since ZMagazine is once again
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concentrating on Atari 8-bit articles,
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ATASCII control characters will make
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their appearance here. The full
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utilization of the Atari 8-bit
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character set would seem to make sense.
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3) Ron Kovacs, with his editing of
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ST-ZMagazine and Z*NET taking much of
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his time, has felt it necessary to pass
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the editorship of ZMagazine to another.
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The person Ron chose to be the new
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ZMagazine editor is me, Harold Brewer.
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A thumbnail sketch: I'm 32 years old,
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married with two children. I live
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in an Illinois town called Granite City
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which is an IBM's throw from St. Louis
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Missouri. I am involved with two local
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Atari users' groups:
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Atari Computer Enthusiasts St. Louis
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and
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Eastside Atari User Group, and I am a
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co-SysOp on two Atari Bulletin Boards:
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Bungalow BBS--Oasis BBS Software
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Support BBS
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314-351-2837 and
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Centurian BBS--the National ZMagazine
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Headquarters BBS
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618-451-0165 or 314-621-5046.
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(The 314 area code is PC Pursuitable.)
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My computer system consists of a 256K
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800XL (RAMBO XL) with switchable
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Omniview OS, two doubled 1050 disk
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drives, a 256K MIO, a Supra 2400 bps
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modem, a Star NX-10 printer, a
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Commodore 1702 monitor, and a one week
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old 60Meg Seagate hard drive.
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I've had my 800XL since 1984, and have
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been -modeming- since November 1986.
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I am a big fan of ICD and SpartaDOS, so
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if it seems I am a bit biased where
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they are concerned, you know its roots.
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I have edited two newsletters in the
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past, and have excelled at the several
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college-level English classes I have
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taken. These should assist me in
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providing ZMag readers with timeliness
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and clarity.
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I hope to assist in the fine tradition
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of excellence which Ron Kovacs and
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Syndicate Publishing has maintained in
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the production of ZMagazine.
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That's enough -I-s, so in passing,
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ZMag's new editor would like to add
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that ZMagazine gratefully accepts all
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Atari 8-bit articles and commentary.
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|COMMODORE 1350 CONTROLLER|
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|by Jay Pierstorff|
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(Reprinted from July 1986 ZMagazine)
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Courtesy CompuServe SIG*Atari
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There has been much talk of mice and
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mouse controllers lately. The new
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Atari STs come equipped with their own
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mouse...(mice?)...meeces?. Anyway,
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those of us who have an Atari of the
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8-bit persuasion have watched with
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great envy, wishing we too could have
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mice. Even if we could buy an ST
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mouse for our 8-bitters (which we
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can't), it wouldn't work with our
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existing joystuck (sic) programs.
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Sure, we'd all love to have an Atari
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ST, but my 130XE's library is bigger
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than the ST's and more important, it's
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paid for. Atari is rumored to be
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introducing an 8-bit mouse, but it is
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not confirmed at the time this
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article is being written.
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Mouse envy persists. I found myself
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wandering the aisles of the computer
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stores. Suddenly, I noticed a
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Commodore product beaming through the
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glass. -The Commodore 1350 Mouse for
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the C128- was printed on the package.
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The price was less than $50. Those
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lucky 128 owners! Too bad Atari hasn't
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made one for their computers.
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The C128 Commodore is upwardly
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compatible to the C64 computer. That
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means any software which worked on the
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64 will also run on the 128. The C64s
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and the Ataris have always been really
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friendly about using the same joystick
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varieties. Would this...
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could this...might this mouse work
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with a trackball or mouse driver
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program? The plug looked very much
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like a standard joystick connector. I
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bought it and took it home.
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I could tell my Atari 130XE was nervous
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about the whole works, but
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undaunted, I loaded a trackball
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program, plugged in the mouse...but
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wait, the plug would not stay in! Upon
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close examination of the connector, I
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discovered that it was about 1/8 of an
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inch too short to reach the connector
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pins (Commodore computers don't recess
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their joystick ports quite as much as
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Atari). I was puzzled for a moment and
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then I thought about using a joystick
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extension cable! Ha! I quickly found
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my extension cable and plugged one end
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into port 1 and the other end plugged
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perfectly into the mouse's -tail-!
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With trembling fingers I slid the mouse
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across the desk, and then...
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nothing. The cursor was on the screen
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but the mouse yawned. It would not
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control the cursor, not even a little.
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Now what...? I tried to think, maybe
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it would work with a Koala or Touch
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Tablet program! I booted and failed.
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Maybe it was a -joystick emulator!- A
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joystick in mouse clothing! I loaded
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the graphics editor of The Print Shop,
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IT WORKED! IT WAS A JOYSTICK
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EMULATOR ALL ALONG! Suddenly, it
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occurred to me I should probably calm
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down. I got down off the computer
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table and tried a few more programs.
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Everything that would normally run with
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a joystick was working with this
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imitation mouse.
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A comparison of the mouse and the Atari
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port shows the connections are
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mostly compatible with Atari and
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Commodore joysticks. Interesting that
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the brief mouse instructions made no
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mention of joystick emulation or even
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compatibility with the C64! Strange
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thing to keep a secret! Especially for
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companies in business to make money.
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The only non-workable feature of the
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1350 Mouse is the right button. The
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left button is the standard -fire-
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button on a joystick. The right button
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is connected to pin 9. The Atari looks
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to pin 9 for a potentiometer reading
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like a paddle controller would produce.
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But since there is no paddle emulation
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in the mouse, the right button is
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invisible to the Atari OS. Oh well,
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one doesn't miss what one has never
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had. If joysticks were meant to have
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two buttons....well you know what I
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mean.
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The Commodore Mouse is very usable.
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Even though your computer thinks it's
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a joystick, you will think it's a
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mouse! It really does an amazing job
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of convincing you! It feels good in
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your hand and moves smoothly across any
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flat surface. A clean desk or a -mouse
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pad- will give best results. A mouse
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pad is a rubber backed, thin cushion
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that gives more control over mouse
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movements. For mouse maintenance, the
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rubber coated steel ball can be easily
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removed for cleaning.
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The 1350 Mouse is different from a true
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optical driven mouse. A true mouse
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has proportional control. The faster
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you move the mouse, the faster the
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cursor will move. The 1350 mimics this
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action but it can't move the cursor
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any faster than a joystick would.
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Slower cursor movements are imitated by
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the mouse delivering short, stop and go
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pulses to the computer.
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A true mouse will always take the same
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desktop travel to move the cursor
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from one screen edge to the other. The
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1350 will move the cursor at maximum
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speed as long as the 1350 is in any
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motion at any speed. That means a
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fast, long push may not move the cursor
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as far as a short, slow push! That's
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not really a problem though, it's just
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a difference that can be worked with.
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It can even be an advantage for limited
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desktop space.
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The Commodore 1350 Mouse worked with
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all games and programs that require
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a joystick. Some are improved by the
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mouse and some are more suited to
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joystick control. The type of programs
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that are best suited to the mouse are
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those that require precision movements
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of cursor or gunsight centering on the
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screen. The least suited are the
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programs requiring continuous scrolling
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movements. They often require picking
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the mouse up and starting again if you
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run out of counter space. Drawing and
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doodling programs worked fabulous.
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Koronis Rift scores improved markedly.
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Rescue on Fractalus was confusing!
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Donkey Kong was...different! It just
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depends on the type of movement
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involved. Many games took on a whole
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new feel when played with the mouse.
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Many were even more fun with a mouse
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than with a joystick!
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Do you really need a mouse? Yes you
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do! If you own and use a joystick,
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you will definitely enjoy owning a
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1350 Mouse. I wouldn't part with mine.
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Don't throw your joystick away yet, but
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mine is seeing less use since I let the
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mouse in the house! The Commodore
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Mouse is not just for the C128 anymore!
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It's one of the best darn joysticks
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since the old Atari licorice stick!
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(Editor's note: We 8-bitters can
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purchase the ST mouse for $59.95
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retail, and 2 1/2 years after this
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article was written, still no 8-bit
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mouse from Atari.)
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|NEW GAMES FOR THE 8-BIT|
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|by Matt Ratcliff|
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ANTIC PUBLISHING INC., COPYRIGHT 1989
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REPRINTED BY PERMISSION.
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I was just sorting through my cartridge
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collection yesterday. Atari has
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released 15 or MORE new cartridges
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(though not necessarily new programs)
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in the past year. That's a whole LOT
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MORE than anyone else. We have
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complained long and loud about Atari's
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lack of support for the 8-bit Ataris,
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but it seems that times are changing.
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Cartridges which stand out from the
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crowd are:
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Into The Eagle's Nest--This is an
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ORIGINAL game from Atari and PANDORA
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software. It is similar to Gauntlet.
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The scenario places you in a Nazi
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fortress where you must blast your way
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past the enemy soldiers, activate 4
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detonators (one at each level of the
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castle), rescue three of your captured
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allies, and escape with your skin.
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It's VERY difficult to win, but the
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playability is superb. Graphics and
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sound effects are the best I've seen in
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years. This baby gets a four star
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rating from Mat*Rat.
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Crystal Castles--Has Pac-Man gone 3-D?
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Could there be a Bentley Bear cartoon
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show in your future? It's hard to say,
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but this is a very cute game. The
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mazes are now 3 dimensional, played
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from a 2/3 overhead view. You must get
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Bentley Bear to run up and down stairs,
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through tunnels, and navigate elevators
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to collect the jewels and honey pots.
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There's also a super-power magic hat
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that lets Bentley thwart his foes for
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awhile. There are -hidden- escape
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routes from some screens which let you
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jump to higher levels in the games, and
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gain bonus points and lives. This game
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is great for small children, who seem
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fascinated by it all. It is easy to
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master in terms of game play, but
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difficult to beat with about 30
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different mazes. This is a very cool
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game and gets a three star rating from
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Mat*Rat.
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Mario Brothers--Yes, finally, after 6
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years, Mario Brothers comes to the
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Atari home computer. It is old by
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today's standards--Nintendo has Super
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Mario Brothers II out now! However,
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it's a real GAS to play, especially in
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the two player mode. The graphics and
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sound effects mimic the original
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coin-op very nicely. This running,
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jumping, varmint zapping game gets a
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3 1/2 star rating from Mat*Rat.
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Desert Falcon--You control the
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mysterious Desert Falcon. Why is he
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here? What should he do? It seems
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that he's a -pirate- of sorts, looting
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the pyramids of Egypt. Pick up
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hieroglyphics for points and
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-mysterious powers-. Shoot bad guys,
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avoid the obstacles, and eventually
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shoot the -howling sphinx- right
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between the eyes. This is a 2/3
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overhead view of a scrolling playfield,
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similar to Blue Max and Zaxxon. The
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scenario seems all too much like Zaxxon
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to me. It does have more -depth-
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because of the mystical powers some
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hieroglyphs can provide. Graphics are
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fair and sound effects are good.
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Playability is above average, but the
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theme is definitely nothing new. It
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gets a 2 1/2 star rating from Mat*Rat.
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|*** NEW NEW NEW ***|
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Finally, coming to my dealer this week,
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three new cartridges:
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Crime Busters--Jim Zalewski's second
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light gun game (his first was -Barnyard
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Blaster-). he name indicates the
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theme. I'll give you a mini-review in
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an upcoming HOT NEWS.
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Dark Chamber--This is a mystery game.
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It is an ORIGINAL game, supposedly
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similar to Gauntlet--only BETTER and
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more sophisticated.
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Choplifter--This Broderbund game has
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been repackaged in a cartridge, with
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ALL NEW GRAPHICS. No word on whether
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the game play has been changed,
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however. I will keep you posted!
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|GEnie's February 8-bit Uploads|
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Courtesy of GEnie/Atari 8-bit RT
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Edited by Harold Brewer
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4188 LIMOUSINE.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 17640 13 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-limo-
|
|
4187 SHOGUN.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 25200 14 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-shogun-
|
|
4186 MONSTER1.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 16380 16 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-monster-
|
|
4185 BALLOON.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 17640 14 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-balloon-
|
|
4184 FACE3.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 16380 18 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-girl1-
|
|
4183 FACE2.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 16380 21 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-man2-
|
|
4182 FACE1.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 13860 13 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
-Girl-
|
|
4181 JUKEBOX.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 20160 21 7
|
|
Desc: Source files (RGB) for APAC
|
|
4180 SPACE4.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 5040 19 7
|
|
Desc: APAC (PI9) picture file of
|
|
Space 4
|
|
4179 SPACE3.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 5040 15 7
|
|
Desc: APAC (PI9) picture file of
|
|
Space 3
|
|
4178 SPACE2.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 5040 14 7
|
|
Desc: APAC (PI9) picture file of
|
|
Space 2
|
|
4177 SPACE1.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 6300 18 7
|
|
Desc: APAC (PI9) picture file of
|
|
Space
|
|
4176 RAINBOWGIRL.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 5040 26 7
|
|
Desc: APAC (PI9) picture file
|
|
4175 REAGAN.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 10080 14 7
|
|
Desc: APAC (PI9) photo file of
|
|
Reagan
|
|
4174 SUSIE.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890223 6300 36 19
|
|
Desc: APAC file (PI9) of sexy
|
|
woman!
|
|
4173 MT32EDLIB.ARC
|
|
JEFF-S 890222 50400 5 4
|
|
Desc: Roland MT32
|
|
Editor/Librarian
|
|
4172 CZLIBREV.ARC
|
|
JEFF-S 890222 44100 5 4
|
|
Desc: Minor revision to CZ editor
|
|
librarin
|
|
4171 HUNK1.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890222 2520 20 19
|
|
Desc: APAC file (PI9) of nude
|
|
hunk (man)
|
|
4170 MISSMARCH.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890222 6300 52 19
|
|
Desc: APAC file (PI9) of nude
|
|
woman
|
|
4169 ELVIRA.ARC
|
|
S.YAMAGUCHI 890222 5040 50 19
|
|
Desc: APAC picture file of nude
|
|
woman
|
|
4168 CONTENTS71.TXT
|
|
C.WALNUM 890221 2520 22 23
|
|
Desc: April 1989 ANALOG Contents
|
|
4167 DSWAP51.ARC
|
|
E.BACHMAN 890220 8820 38 22
|
|
Desc: an SDX compatable Dswap.
|
|
4165 ZMAG145.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890220 17640 77 13
|
|
Desc: Issue #145, February 21,
|
|
1989
|
|
4164 FACE.TXT
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890219 5040 44 12
|
|
Desc: The international Atari
|
|
User group
|
|
4161 KOALAPIX.ARC
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890218 40320 31 6
|
|
Desc: Several Koala pictures in 1
|
|
file.
|
|
4160 LOTSOFAMS.ARC
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890218 34020 31 5
|
|
Desc: 12 AMS MUSIC FILES IN 1!!!
|
|
4159 ZMAG141A.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890218 21420 46 13
|
|
Desc: The missing ZMAG!
|
|
4158 ELECTROIDS.ARC
|
|
J.BILLIG1 890218 2520 36 23
|
|
Desc: PROTECT YOUR POWER SUPPLY
|
|
FROM THEM.
|
|
4157 AVALANCHE.ARC
|
|
J.BILLIG1 890218 6300 51 23
|
|
Desc: A GREAT Q-BERT TYPE CLONE.
|
|
4155 CLOUDHOPPER.ARC
|
|
J.BILLIG1 890218 8820 32 23
|
|
Desc: TAKE TO THE SKIES ON YOUR
|
|
POGO...
|
|
4154 UPWARD.ARC
|
|
J.BILLIG1 890218 15120 35 23
|
|
Desc: MAKE IT TO THE TOP OR
|
|
ELSE...
|
|
4153 DIAREVIEW.TXT
|
|
M.BEARD 890216 15120 45 21
|
|
Desc: Review of the new Diamond
|
|
cartridge
|
|
4152 LBLMAKER.ARC
|
|
R.BACZEK 890216 27720 67 15
|
|
Desc: DISK/VIDEO/MAIL LABEL MAKER
|
|
IN BASIC
|
|
4151 DEADSET1.ARC
|
|
G.WARMUTH 890216 21420 15 4
|
|
Desc: A set of AMS 'dead songs
|
|
4150 NEWSOFTW.ARC
|
|
M.QUIGG 890215 6300 70 11
|
|
Desc: *Fantastic* way to get new
|
|
software
|
|
4149 AUTOCROSSTICS.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890215 41580 42 10
|
|
Desc: A SUPER Word Game!
|
|
4148 VOICEDOS12.DCM
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890214 50400 11 11
|
|
Desc: Voice-DOS version 1.2
|
|
(Diskcom)
|
|
4147 PORKYPIG.PIC
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890214 3780 14 6
|
|
Desc: PORKY THE PIG!
|
|
4146 WARSONG.AMS
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890214 8820 18 5
|
|
Desc: Hmm, this is a classic
|
|
song i cant
|
|
4145 COKESONG.AMS
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890214 3780 13 5
|
|
Desc: The coca cola christmas
|
|
song
|
|
4143 ZMAG144.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890214 21420 93 13
|
|
Desc: Issue #144, February 14,
|
|
1989
|
|
4142 HARDSOFTWARE.TXT
|
|
S.LIDDICK 890213 2520 87 11
|
|
Desc: EXAMPLE PRICES/AVIALIBILITY
|
|
- MGL
|
|
4141 ILBMREAD.ARC
|
|
JDPOTTER 890212 26460 62 4
|
|
Desc: Converts Amiga ILBM
|
|
pictures to APAC
|
|
4139 BATTLESHIP1_1.ARC
|
|
D.BAILEY4 890212 20160 20 14
|
|
Desc: Carina 2 Battle ship 1.1
|
|
4138 MIDDLE.ALF
|
|
L.WHITWORTH 890212 16380 12 15
|
|
Desc: 10 OKIMATE COLOR PRINTER
|
|
ONLY
|
|
4137 SUNSET.ALF
|
|
L.WHITWORTH 890212 12600 14 15
|
|
Desc: 10 OKIMATE COLOR PRINTER
|
|
ONLY
|
|
4136 EON2.ARC
|
|
F.SMULLIN 890212 50400 41 12
|
|
Desc: Here's the February Issue
|
|
of EON MAG
|
|
4135 EON1.ARC
|
|
F.SMULLIN 890212 46620 35 12
|
|
Desc: A RE-ISSUE OF OUR FIRST
|
|
ISSUE
|
|
4134 EONVIEWER.ARC
|
|
F.SMULLIN 890212 30240 41 12
|
|
Desc: A BASIC program used to
|
|
view EON MAG
|
|
4133 LISA2.ALF
|
|
T.HERSCHBACH 890211 35280 29 24
|
|
Desc: Lisa! Version 2.0 An
|
|
adventure game
|
|
4132 ENJOY.TXT
|
|
M.QUIGG 890211 2520 67 11
|
|
Desc: How good our computer is...
|
|
4131 NYFED88.ARC
|
|
J.WAGNER2 890211 12600 21 9
|
|
Desc: SYNCALC NY & FED1040 1988
|
|
TAX FORMS
|
|
4130 XFCABLE.TXT
|
|
DAREKM 890211 2520 28 9
|
|
Desc: New product from Innovative
|
|
Concepts
|
|
4129 ZMAGSPEC.TXT
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890211 28980 34 13
|
|
Desc: Special Edition
|
|
4128 CZPATCHES.ARC
|
|
JEFF-S 890211 1260 3 4
|
|
Desc: CZ PATCHES FOR CZ
|
|
EDITOR/LIBRARIAN
|
|
4124 ZBREAK.TXT
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890210 2520 103 13
|
|
Desc: URGENT REQUEST FROM SIG
|
|
HARTMAN
|
|
4123 USBLUES.AMS
|
|
NEWDIRECTION 890207 10080 20 4
|
|
Desc: U.S. BLUES BY THE GRATEFUL
|
|
DEAD
|
|
4122 EXPRESSCART.TXT
|
|
ORION.MICRO 890206 11340 131 24
|
|
Desc: Press release for Express!
|
|
Cartridge
|
|
4121 ZMAG143.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890206 21420 100 13
|
|
Desc: ISSUE #143, FEBRUARY 7,
|
|
1989
|
|
4120 SKELETON.M65
|
|
REEVE.SOFT 890205 1260 7 26
|
|
Desc: Skeleton Acc for
|
|
DAMAKER.APP
|
|
4119 TOUCHTB.DRV
|
|
REEVE.SOFT 890205 1260 6 26
|
|
Desc: A fixed Atari Touch Tablet
|
|
driver
|
|
4118 DAMAKER.APP
|
|
REEVE.SOFT 890205 3780 7 26
|
|
Desc: A Desk Accessory Maker
|
|
4115 UNARC.COM
|
|
BOB.PUFF 890203 11340 72 2
|
|
Desc: The new version of Super
|
|
UnArc only
|
|
4114 SUPERARC.ARC
|
|
BOB.PUFF 890203 35280 201 2
|
|
Desc: * Version 2.4 of Super Arc
|
|
& UnArc *
|
|
4113 REPAIRS.TXT
|
|
MR.GOODPROBE 890203 2520 27 11
|
|
Desc: advertisement for 8-bit
|
|
repairs!
|
|
4112 PPFIX.ARC
|
|
C.PEREZ1 890203 2520 23 10
|
|
Desc: GEMINI 10X PRINTING TO
|
|
PP.BAS-3840
|
|
4111 CRAZY1EIGHTS.TXT
|
|
LAKE31 890202 8820 56 12
|
|
Desc: Humor column esp. for
|
|
8-bitters!
|
|
4109 DACNVRT.ARC
|
|
E.BACHMAN 890202 3780 13 26
|
|
Desc: make DA's from object files
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|MICROMISER: PART 3|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|by Kenneth Gilbert|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Many of you may be aware of the recent
|
|
interchange between myself and Steve
|
|
Bolduc of Micromiser Software, the
|
|
company that sells the Turboword word
|
|
processor. My previous comments about
|
|
the program were based on the original
|
|
Turboword disk which I received a few
|
|
months ago. Since then, due mainly to
|
|
the suggestions of many users, the
|
|
program has gone through a major
|
|
updating process. The present review
|
|
therefore reflects these changes and
|
|
pertains to Turboword+ as of February
|
|
28, 1989.
|
|
|
|
To begin with, my major complaint about
|
|
the program was the fact that it could
|
|
not perform double spacing of
|
|
documents. Although not advertised as
|
|
a standard feature, I consider this
|
|
function to be part of the bare minimum
|
|
required of a useful word processor.
|
|
Turboword+ now does both double and
|
|
triple spacing at printout time (you do
|
|
not see the effect of this on the
|
|
screen at all). A minor limitation of
|
|
this feature is that you cannot change
|
|
spacing within a document; the entire
|
|
text must be printed single, double or
|
|
triple spaced. Perhaps in future
|
|
updates spacing could be adjusted with
|
|
control characters embedded within the
|
|
file. In any case, I am very pleased
|
|
that the program can now accomplish
|
|
this.
|
|
|
|
Although the major portion of the
|
|
program is writen in BASIC, this does
|
|
not generally pose a problem. The
|
|
amount of memory available for text is
|
|
approximately seven to eight
|
|
single-spaced pages. Since files can
|
|
easily be linked, there is virtually no
|
|
limitation on the length of document
|
|
that can be produced. Furthermore, it
|
|
is probably a safe practice to keep
|
|
large documents as a number of smaller
|
|
files so that major disaster can be
|
|
limited in the event of a single file
|
|
becoming damaged. Speed is not
|
|
terribly limited by this either, since
|
|
the major limitation of speed is the
|
|
XEP-80 itself.
|
|
|
|
Printer control codes remain as inverse
|
|
character sequences (underlining for
|
|
example). Although this causes a
|
|
problem by not being able to undeline
|
|
part of a word, it does allow the
|
|
WYSIWYG feature of the program to work
|
|
even when control sequences are used.
|
|
Nevertheless, if the user wishes to
|
|
create his own non-spaced control
|
|
sequences, this is possible.
|
|
|
|
A very important change is the ability
|
|
to return to the main menu without
|
|
saving the file, as well as being able
|
|
to change the name of the file that the
|
|
document will be saved to. Some of us
|
|
do change our minds about changes after
|
|
we've made them, and now it is possible
|
|
to recover the original document
|
|
unchanged.
|
|
|
|
In the previous version of the program
|
|
the automatic centering of my address
|
|
was not exactly...er...centered. This
|
|
bug has been corrected and my
|
|
letterheads now look very nice indeed.
|
|
|
|
Other features that have been added to
|
|
the program include double column
|
|
printing, right justification, default
|
|
printer port adjustment, and a file
|
|
sorter program (which I have not yet
|
|
tried).
|
|
|
|
For those of you who are unfamiliar
|
|
with the program, it also has a
|
|
powerful mailmerge facility and
|
|
envelope addressing capability, as well
|
|
as a spelling checker and built-in DOS
|
|
functions.
|
|
|
|
One important limitation that I should
|
|
mention is that this program
|
|
essentially requires a RAMdisk. The
|
|
main program needs to be reloaded from
|
|
disk every time you save a file, and
|
|
the time it takes to perform this
|
|
function is only reasonable if executed
|
|
from a RAMdisk. I am using it on an
|
|
unmodified 130XE, and I find it to be
|
|
sufficient. However, if you wish to
|
|
use the spelling checker at a
|
|
reasonable speed, a much larger
|
|
RAMdisk is recommended.
|
|
|
|
Is this program as good as PaperClip?
|
|
In a word: no. It was not meant to be
|
|
an alternative to what most would
|
|
consider to be the best word processing
|
|
software available for the Atari 8-bit
|
|
computers. What Turboword+ is, is the
|
|
ONLY word processing program available
|
|
for use with the XEP-80. As such, it
|
|
fulfills its role well. Considering
|
|
the difficulty of writing ANY software
|
|
for this little box, I must say that
|
|
Turboword+ is an excellent effort at
|
|
making 80 column word processing a
|
|
reality for Atari 8-bit owners, and
|
|
until AtariWriter-80 is released it is
|
|
your only choice.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|Z INNOVATORS OASIS BBS POLICY|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reprinted from Bungalow BBS
|
|
Edited by Harold Brewer
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 23, 1989
|
|
|
|
-1-
|
|
|
|
When you purchase OASIS BBS software,
|
|
you become a registered owner with the
|
|
rights to use the software.
|
|
|
|
-2-
|
|
|
|
You cannot sell your OASIS for money or
|
|
goods. Only Z Innovators has the right
|
|
to sell OASIS BBS. If you GIVE your
|
|
OASIS to another person as a GIFT, then
|
|
that person is not considered a
|
|
registered owner by Z Innovators. That
|
|
person would not be eligible to
|
|
purchase an OASIS support files account
|
|
on the support boards. Your
|
|
registration is NON-TRANSFERABLE.
|
|
|
|
-3-
|
|
|
|
As a registered owner, you are eligible
|
|
to establish ONE user account on each
|
|
of all OASIS support boards. You must
|
|
purchase access to OASIS support files.
|
|
Starting July 1, 1989, the cost is
|
|
$25.00 for access to OASIS support
|
|
files on all the support boards,
|
|
through June 30, 1990. If you purchase
|
|
OASIS after July 1, 1989 for $55.00,
|
|
then the support privilege is included
|
|
in that $55.00 purchase price. All
|
|
access to support files is subject to
|
|
terms of renewal after July 1, 1990.
|
|
|
|
-4-
|
|
|
|
The purchase price for OASIS BBS and
|
|
for support files access is not
|
|
refundable. There is no guarantee that
|
|
OASIS support boards will be in
|
|
existence through June 30, 1990.
|
|
Z Innovators plans to support and
|
|
continue adding to OASIS BBS, well into
|
|
the 1990's.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|OASIS BBS Support Prices|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective July 1, 1989, no one who has
|
|
not paid for support access will have
|
|
access to OASIS support files on any
|
|
OASIS support BBS. The price for one
|
|
account, on each board, with access to
|
|
Oasis support files through June 30,
|
|
1990, is $25.00.
|
|
|
|
Only people who have purchased Oasis
|
|
BBS are eligible for an account with
|
|
access to support files. Check with
|
|
Z Innovators if you are unsure of your
|
|
eligibility.
|
|
|
|
THREE MONTHS NOTICE!
|
|
|
|
Z Innovators will not accept payments
|
|
for OASIS support until AFTER MAY 1,
|
|
1989. All current OASIS SysOps are
|
|
hereby given a full THREE MONTHS NOTICE
|
|
prior to the date that payments will be
|
|
accepted. Do not send your payment
|
|
before May 1, 1989.
|
|
|
|
FIVE MONTHS NOTICE!
|
|
|
|
With this announcement, the current
|
|
OASIS SysOps have FIVE MONTHS to get
|
|
their boards up to date, and decide
|
|
whether they want to pay for Oasis
|
|
files support. Effective July 1, 1989,
|
|
any OASIS sysop who has not paid for
|
|
access to oasis support files, will
|
|
have his access terminated.
|
|
|
|
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
|
|
|
|
With your payment of $25.00, you are
|
|
eligible for access to OASIS support
|
|
files on any OASIS support BBS with
|
|
files support. This eligibility
|
|
expires on JUNE 30, 1990, no matter
|
|
when it is purchased. Therefore, all
|
|
access to support files is subject to
|
|
renewal for July 1, 1990. Support
|
|
access accounts are NON-TRANSFERABLE
|
|
under any conditions, and cannot be
|
|
used by anyone other than the
|
|
purchaser. Anyone found to be allowing
|
|
their account to be used by any
|
|
other(s) will have their access
|
|
terminated without notice.
|
|
|
|
There is a list of a few OASIS SysOps
|
|
who are exempt from this payment, and
|
|
have been granted free access to Oasis
|
|
support files through June 30, 1990.
|
|
Please see the EXEMPTION list.
|
|
|
|
CURRENT SUPPORT BOARDS
|
|
|
|
The OASIS support boards are:
|
|
|
|
XBN I BBS 508-580-8722
|
|
XBN II BBS 508-559-6844
|
|
The Bungalow 314-351-2837
|
|
|
|
|
|
When you order after May 1, 1989, make
|
|
CHECK or MONEY ORDER payable to:
|
|
|
|
Z INNOVATORS
|
|
1344 Park St. Dept. 187
|
|
Stoughton, MA. 02072
|
|
|
|
(Editor's note: The information
|
|
presented in ZMagazine #142 concerning
|
|
Oasis Software is still valid and can
|
|
be read as an adjunct to the above
|
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policy. Oasis BBS is $30.00 until
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July 1, 1989, and includes support
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board access until that date.)
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|Z*NET NEWSWIRE|
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==>Atari Corporation has stopped
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shipping its 8-bit software
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SXExpress! (for use with the SX-212
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modem). Atari Customer Service was
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not aware of why this action was
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taken. But one possibility could be
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that which a St. Louis user,
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John McGowan, has written about on
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Gateway BBS: the R: handler (for
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use with the SX-212 modem when
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operated -direct connect- on an
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Atari 8-bit) included on the
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SXExpress! disk was not doing its
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job. This scenario may have
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prevented a sucessful bootup.
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Hopefully, a re-release of
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SXExpress! will not take long.
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==>The March issue of Computer Shopper
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has a feature article called
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Buying The Right Printer At The
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Right Price, and has an associated
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printer showcase. Good reading even
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if you are not in the market for a
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printer.
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==>Diamond Paint, application software
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to be used with the new Diamond OS
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cartridge, is said to be shipping
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now. This from Alan Reeve on GEnie.
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==>For SpartaDOS X users: Keith
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Ledbetter's macro program SuperKey!
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may not be compatible with the
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X cartridge when using SuperKey!'s
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SpartaDOS version. Instead, use
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the -normal- SuperKey! program for
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SpartaDOS X compatibility. This
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from the GEnie Atari 8-bit bulletin
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board.
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==>ICD has sent a shipment of their
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8-bit products (SpartaDOS X,
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Action!, and Printer Connection) to
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Atari's Federated Group. ICD's
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president Tom Harker explains on
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GEnie that Diamond OS cartridges
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have also been shipped to Federated.
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-If they sell through, Federated
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will be expanding their purchasing
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to include most of our products as
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well as many other third party
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developers.-
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I second Tom's enthusiasm by hoping
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we 8-bitters will not let such an
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opportunity to increase the base
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of Atari 8-bit products go by.
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| Syndicate Publishing Company |
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| P.O. Box 74, Middlesex, NJ 08846 |
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| (201) 968-8148 |
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|Copyright 1989 All Rights Reserved|
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