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ZMAGAZINE JUNE 6, 1988 ISSUE #109
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American Publishing Enterprises (APEInc)
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Post Office Box 74
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Middlesex, New Jersey 08846-0074
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Publisher/Editor: Ron Kovacs Assistant Editor: Steve Godun
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=========================Contents>
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<*> Publisher's Desk <*> Recent Happenings
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<*> BBS Update <*> Rex Reade
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<*> My Own Headaches <*> Confidential Report
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<*> Atari Magazine Back Issues <*> GEnie Node Update
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<*> BBS Spotlight
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=========================Publishers Desk>
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by Ron Kovacs
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As you can see we have changed over to a NEW format. No longer will you
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find ZMagazine in 39 column. Due to the rather large task of formatting
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the text to 39 from 80, we have taken an easier route to publishing.
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I know a few of you will be upset with the changes. Since many readers
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are accessing ZMag through the online services and local BBS systems, I
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feel that word wrapping and settings already used on these services, will
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format the text to your liking.
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If you are an Express 850 user, you can capture the text with word-
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wrap enabled. Or if you are interested, you can always convert the text to
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39 column after you have captured or downloaded it.
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Coming soon to these pages, Carina columns written by Larry Mihalik. The
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return of the Basic Programming Series to conclusion, and a new feature
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about the systems carrying ZMagazine weekly. Stay tuned for details!!!
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We welcome Gary Gorski to the staff as Sales Manager. Gary is presently
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part of the Jersey Atari Computer Group (JACG) as BBS SysOp and sales
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director.
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Our newest publication Amiga Report is in final production. Look for the
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debut shortly. Please pass the word to your Amiga friends about this new
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online magazine.
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=========================Recent Happenings>
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ATARI FOUNDER RENEWS TIES WITH FIRM TO HELP CREATE NEW GAMES
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (JUNE 2) UPI -
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Atari Corp. said Wednesday its founder Nolan Bushnell will renew his
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ties to the company he created by helping it develop video games for
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the home entertainment market.
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Under an ''exclusive'' agreement disclosed by Sunnyvale-based Atari, Axlon
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Inc., a maker of toys and coin-operated games, will design and develop ''an
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unspecified number'' of video games for two of Atari's three home entertainment
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systems, called the 2600 and the 7800.
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Bushnell is chairman of Axlon. He founded the Sunnyvale-based company in
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1983 after selling a then-struggling Atari to Warner Communications for
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$28 million in 1976.
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''I'm very excited at the prospect of working again in the video game
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industry, especially with my alma mater, Atari,'' Bushnell said. ''I hope
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my contribution will add to the strong rebound in the industry.''
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Sales of video games, which slumped beginning in 1982, have recently been
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rising on renewed consumer demand and a new focus on games of strategy that
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test wits as well as manual skills. But Atari, which claims 30 percent of
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the video game market, faces strong foreign competition, including Nintendo
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of Japan, which currently dominates the U.S. market.
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Bushnell was one of the pioneers of the video game craze, cofounding Atari in
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1972 with an initial investment of $250 and later introducing the popular
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game ''Pong''.
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''PAC-Man,'' another industry hit, was introduced by Atari in 1981.
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After selling Atari, Bushnell launched a chain of pizza restaurants and a
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venture capital company aimed at Silicon Valley entrepreneurs before
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founding Axlon five years ago.
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Michael Katz, president of Atari's entertainment electronics division, said
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Bushnell's ''experience and expertise will be invaluable.''
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''We're anxious for the first few games to hit the market later this year''
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he added. Atari has previously promised to launch 45 new video games in
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1988.
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IBM EXPANDS LINE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS
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NEW YORK (JUNE 2) AP - International Business Machines Corp. Thursday
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expanded its 14-month-old line of Personal System-2 personal computers
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with a range of new machines, including its fastest PC ever.
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IBM said its new Model 70, available in three configurations, can do jobs
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up to 1 1/2 times as fast as its previous top-of-the-line PC, the Model 80
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which stands on the floor.
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IBM also introduced the Model 50 Z, which offers up to 35 percent better
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performance than its current Model 50.
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Also introduced were a low-priced local area network station, which is used for
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tying clusters of PCs into groups; new storage features for its small low-end
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Model 25 PCs; and new equipment for electronic publishing.
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Prices for the Model 70 range from $5,995 to $11,295, depending on features.
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IBM said two versions of the Model 70 would be available this month, while the
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most expensive version would come out in the third quarter.
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All the other PCs are to be available this month, but some of the add-on
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equipment will not be available until later this year, IBM said.
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The company also reduced prices on some of its older Personal System-2
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computers, including the Model 60 and Model 80.
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=========================BBS Systems Update>
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Please add the following to your BBS Listing of carriers:
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S109-312 The Crooked Dragon Inn (312) 690-2211
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S110-201 Hologram BBS (201) 727-1914
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X111-817 The Genesys I (817) 284-1520
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X132-615 StarBase BBS (615) 528-7153
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S112-403 68000-Mice (403) 242-0706
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Please delete the following from the list:
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X054-502 Bargain Basement
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Z066-502 WAEL
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X011-201 Timelink
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Change status of X009-916 to H009-916 Shadow Haven ST CIS (916) 962-2566
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=========================Thomas Rex Reade>
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ST-Report Editor (Repinted from Issue #38)
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The rumor mill is hard at work these days, seems Chuck Babbitt has left
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Atari...if such is the case it seems to me we have lost another refreshing
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breath of fresh air amid all the hot air and confusion. After having met
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him at Atlanta, I was left with the impression He would truly get things
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on the right track. Perhaps he was too truthful with the Atari userbase
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and third party folks. Not knowing if he is really gone or not, and if he
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has, the real reasons why he left, we are left in the typical abyss of
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non-information Atari is so famous for.
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I certainly want this company to be the number one company because I will
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always feel they have produced a powerhouse of a computer and can only
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see bigger and better things come from it.
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It seems to me though, that attitude of Atari is wild and disorganized..
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they show up where they are not supposed to be, the dep't heads in Atari
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are NOT totally in touch with one another, they have defective and bad
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sounding answering machines in use, they have NO set policy for true
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customer relations. (Everybody gets a different deal) and worst of all,
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their marketing methods are atrocious.
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Atari truly has a fine product in the ST, but for goodness' sake let's
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get the show on the road! Another year is slipping by us and still, the
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US public hardly knows ATARI other than an ARCADE GAME COMPANY.
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Some of the sharpest folks in the business are at ATARI now, and still
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they are hampered by the guy who STILL calls ALL the shots. NEW
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leadership may be the only way to allow Atari to grow in the USA!
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Personally, I am waiting for the day ......For, in my opinion, only then
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will Atari become the power in the computing industry it justly deserves
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to be...
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=========================My Own Headaches>
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by Bob Rosendale
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After reading a newsletter article entitled -Headache #69- in the
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Michigan Atari Magazine, I decided to compile my own list of headaches
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and some possible cures.
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PD is nothing but Junk
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I don't know how many times I have heard this during the last five years
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of operating my Atari computers. Public domain comes in all kinds of
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functions, colors and sounds. There is Freeware, Shareware and of course
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the newest variety, Begware.
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How many have used the term programs done by Keith Ledbetter, Trent
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Dudley or Matt Singer? How many have used the various archiver programs
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such as ARC SHELL, MAGIC SHADOW, SCRUNCH, CRUNCH, the list goes on and on.
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How many have collections of picture files done with Neochrome or Degas
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and view them with a slideshow program? How many have Music Studio,
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Music Construction Set or converted AMS music files and the various
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players?
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There are dozens of other utilities, applications, desk accessories and
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even games too numerous to go into at this point and most keep getting
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worked on and improved.
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Support these programmers and developers with your feedback and financial
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support. Public domain gives us programs, IF NOTHING ELSE, while we try
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and save our pennies for the HIGH-priced stuff.
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My Computer is BETTER than your Computer
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What started out as a friendly rivalry has grown into a battle for
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others. If you have ever seen Commodore Kill and/or Apple Kill demos on
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the 8-bit machines, you can tell they were done with humor instead of
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hatred. Every type of machine, not just computers, have their own
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specific advantages or limitations. Look at the number of styles of
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automobiles, radios, stereos, even toasters.
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My suggestion to anyone that needs to continue this line of thinking and
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can't convince others that computing is a worthwhile hobby, no matter what
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computer they may choose, should find another hobby like sand collecting
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or cistron decoding. I use an IBM clone at work and my Atari ST at home,
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I can not even start to compare the two. The clone does not have a
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graphics card and my ST doesn't have Word Star.
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Piracy will Kill the Atari
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I have added this to my headache list because every article written about
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it, in national publications, reinforces this -idea- to the WHOLE computer
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industry, not just the prospective software developers, that there is a
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-severe- problem with -ALL- Atari users. But yet the same magazines that
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carry the Atari epitaph carry advertisements about who's products
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-back-up- protected programs so -users won't damage their original disk-.
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This problem is industry wide, but during the last several years it is
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the Atari userbase that is getting all the flak. Pick up any computer
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magazine and check out the ads. For example, in the July 1988 issue of
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COMPUTE!'s Gazette for Commodore users there are 4 separate ads (two
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companies even have a mini battle going) for backup -systems-.
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One, in particular, has a full page color ad for a cartridge called the
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-Replay IV-, all someone has to do is -just press a button at any
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point and make a complete backup of any -*- memory resident program to
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tape or disk-. Finding the other -*- on the page proclaims -In our most
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recent test we were unable to find any program that AR4 could not cope
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with-.
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Yet COMPUTE! ST has met its demise because of being -unprofitable-. If
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you still have your copies of the last several issues of COMPUTE! ST, read
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the editorials and see for yourself why it died.
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Complaining about Atari complainers
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DRAM prices, ROM upgrades, Disk drives, Vaporware, Laser printers, user
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group support, retailer support, developer support, and even mail order
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supplies have been some subjects of interest lately. Complainers have
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been targeted in a number of editorials, teleconferencing sessions and
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even messages on the commercial services.
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I, as a CASH paying consumer, have the right to complain or even
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investigate why something is not up to date, doesn't meet my expectations,
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or even throws a whole string of -bombs- across my screen.
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BUT if I do take a course of action and complain, I am handed someone
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else's set of values and am preached at to -just be thankful for what you
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already have-. I have voiced some opinions in some of the online message
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bases and then read several days later about what my opinion really
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SHOULD HAVE BEEN! That really Sux!
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I really do recommend that you get involved in anyway you can with your
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computer, if not in your usergroup then with letter writing or even
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attending some of the online conferences.
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=========================Confidential Report>
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Compiled by the Staff
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LATEST DEPARTURES:
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CHUCK BABBITT RICHARD FRICK
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Are no longer with Atari according to our sources.....
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Atari is SHOWING THE PORTABLE ST AT LAS VEGAS COMDEX AT THIS TIME....
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We know they were not supposed to be there but they are....
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Atari is reconsidering it's posture on (A) Advertising in the USA, co-op
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and national network (B) Mail Order Sales [except flagship products].
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Atari has contracted with a familiar name, N. Bushnell [Axlon Products] he
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is the REAL Mr. Atari, he started the whole shibang and will be producing
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carts for Atari...on a contract basis......interesting?
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Atari, for all intents and purposes was shutdown by a warehouse
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inventory...seems it was in such a mess that they had to reorganize the
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warehouse then take the inventory, during this time NO new units or PARTs
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were shipped at all. tsk tsk...
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By The Way, did you know....If you bought a late model (Blit Ready)
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1040ST ST, 6 weeks ago or so and found it to be defective, you can send it
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in to be exchanged for another and if out of warranty, pay 125.00 for
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another?..That's not bad...HERE IS THE CATCH! You run the risk of getting
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back an ST (working) of early vintage (NOT BLIT READY)..seems they have no
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way of telling which is what in the warehouse or, is it that they dont
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want to be stuck with a bunch of old ST's? Make sense to you? Not me!
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=========================Atari Magazine Back Issues>
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ANALOG
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Accurate back issue information not available at press time. Watch this
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area next month for more information.
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ANTIC
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JULY 1983-MAY 1988 DISKS AND MAGAZINES
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(EXCLUDING SEPTEMBER 1984 ISSUE)
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ANTIC DISKS:$5.95 EACH
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ANTIC MAGAZINES:$4.00 EACH
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6-MONTH BACK PACKS ONLY $20.00 EACH
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DISKS CATALOG
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JULY-DECEMBER 1983 DBP8302
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JULY-DECEMBER 1985 DBP8502
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JANUARY-JUNE 1986 DBP8601
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JANUARY-JUNE 1987 DBP8701
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CALL 1-800-234-7001 (VISA/MC ORDERS)
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OR SEND YOUR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:
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PLEASE INDICATE BY PRODUCT CODE WHICH ISSUES YOU WOULD LIKE. CALIFORNIA
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COPYRIGHT 1988 ATARI SCENE BBS (502) 964-2924 SYSOP:RICH LINK
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EDITOR:WEATHERMAN
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=========================GEnie Node Update>
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88/06/2 -
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Meridian, MS has a new GEnie access number for 300/1200 baud.
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The old number of 601-693-5425 has been changed to new number 601-482-2655
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effective immediately. There will be no $2/hour surcharge on the new number.
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Please make a note of this change as the old number will be removed on
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June 6.
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=========================BBS Spotlight>
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By Ron Kovacs
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Connected To
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The Piscataway Express
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Running BBS Express! Pro Software
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***********************************
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BBS Express! Professional
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(c) 1988 by Orion Micro Systems
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Enter your user number or NEW if a new user: new
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Thanks for calling The Piscataway
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Express. You are welcome to become
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a member if you wish.
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To become a member, answer the following questions honestly, and you
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will be validated in 12 to 24 hours, providing you answer all of the
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questions.
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If you just want to look around, answer -No- when asked if you would
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like a permanent password.
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Unlike the old Express! software you are permitted to choose a pass-
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word of your own choosing. Please, whatever you do, don't forget to
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write it and your user number down.
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Do you want a permanent password? y
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Is your terminal 80 columns?y
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What is your REAL name? -> Ron Kovacs
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What handle would you like to use? (<return> for Ron Kovacs)
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->
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What is your address? -> POB74 Middlesex NJ
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Enter your city, state (or province) -> Middlesex, NJ
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What is your zip/postal code? -> 08846
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What country are you from? (<return> for -USA-)
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->
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What is your phone number? -> 201-968-8148
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What type of computer do you have? -> ST
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What is your age? -> 30
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Enter a password of your choice -> **************
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Here is the information that you have entered. Press a letter to
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change any item.
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[A] Real Name: Ron Kovacs
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[B] Handle: Ron Kovacs
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[C] Address: POB74 Middlesex NJ
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[D] City: Middlesex, NJ
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[E] Zip Code: 08846
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[F] Country: USA
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[G] Phone: 201-968-8148
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[H] Computer: ST
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[I] Age: 30
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[J] Password: ***********
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[K] V. Width: 80
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[L] Auto-read Email at logon: Yes
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[M] Clear screen after msg : Yes
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[N] -Hotkey- 1-key commands : Yes
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[O] Non-stop quickscan mode : No
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[P] Message view page length: 24
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Enter letter to change, OK when done, or <return> to list: ok
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Wait, finding a slot for you...
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Your user number will be: ***
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PLEASE write it down...got it? y
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Online: Ron Kovacs
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Ron Kovacs
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POB74 Middlesex NJ
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Middlesex, NJ 08846
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Welcome to The Piscataway Express!
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The Insane One....Sysop
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Preacher..........Co-Sysop
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Dr. Image.........80 Col. Co-Sysop
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Pegasus...........Adult Subop
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System News
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Last updated: Tue 31-May-88
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Your last logon:
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Read system news (Y/N)? y
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System News
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5-31-88
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The Piscataway Express is proud to announce that it's running with
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one of the latest creations from Orion Micro Systems, BBS Express!
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Pro.
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I won't take up too much of your time telling you about it, rather
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I'll let you see it for yourself.
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Feel free to leave me comments on your visit in feedback, I'd really
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like to know how you like it.
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What can I say? Enjoy!
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The Insane One
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Your parms are as follows:
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Handle: Ron Kovacs
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Name : Ron Kovacs
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Pword : ***********
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Addr : POB74 Middlesex NJ
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City : Middlesex, NJ
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Zip : 08846
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Cntry : USA
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Phone : 201-968-8148
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Age : 30
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CPU : ST
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Last Call:
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TL / Call: 10
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TL / Day : 20
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Min Today: 0
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Last Read: 0
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DL Ratio : 0:1
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Downloads: 0
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Uploads : 0
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Msgs Post: 0
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EM Sent : 0
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Tot Calls: 1
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Video Wid: 80
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Checking for mail...
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Sorry, there is no mail for you.
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[2 Min] Command: ?
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The Piscataway Express
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__ __ __ _____ __ __ __ __ _____ __ __ __ __
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/ : / : / : /_ _/ / : / / / : / : / ___/ / : / / / / / /
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/ :/ : / : / / / :/ / / :/ : / /__ / :/ / / / / /
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/ : / /: : / / / / / : / ___/ / / / / / /
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/ : / :_/ /_ / / / :/ /__ / / / /__/ /
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:__/:__/:__:/__/:__:____//__/:__/ /__/:___/:__:____/ /__/:__/ /______/
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______________________________________________________________________________
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[ A ] ASCII/ATASCII Translation [ B ] Browse Files for Downloads
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[ C ] Call The Insane One [ D ] Download Locator
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[ F ] Feedback to The Insane One [ G ] Goodbye (Log off the System)
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[ I ] System Information [ L ] Library Text Files
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[ N ] System News [ O ] Other BBS's
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[ P ] Parameter Editor [ R ] Read E-MAIL
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[ S ] Send E-MAIL [ U ] Userlog Search
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[ W ] Last 50 Calls to Here [ Y ] Your Statistics
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[ = ] Go to a Sub Board [ * ] Message Base List
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[ Q ] Quickscan New Messages [ @ ] Edit Sub Board Scan List
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[ # ] Ordering Info on Express Pro [ ? ] This Menu
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[T]Title Screen
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______________________________________________________________________
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Please Make a selection for your Total Enjoyment!
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[3 Min] Command:
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The Piscataway Express Sub List
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_____________________________________________________________________
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[1] Express General
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[2] Trading Post
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[3] Mets, Jets, Nets
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[4] Express/Net
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[5] Atari User Sig
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[6] Ask Dr. Image
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[7] Opinion Line
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[8] Live or Memorex
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[9] For Adults Only
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[10] Top Shelf
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BBS Express! Professional
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Message Base Scan List Maintenance
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Please wait, loading base data...
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1. View marked status of each base
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2. Set marked status of each base
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X. Exit
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Selection: 2
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BBS Express! Professional
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Message Base Scan List Maintenance
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1. Express General Mark? y
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The Picataway Message Base Commands
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<Return> reads the next message in the direction you are moving
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<A> Read the current message again <P> Post a new message
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<B> Set read direction to backward <Q> Quit reading current thread
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<-> Set read direction to backward <R> Reply to the current message
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<D> Delete the current message <S> See replies to current message
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<E> Edit the current message <T> See thread of current message
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<F> Set read direction to forward <U> Unlock the current message
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<+> Set read direction to forward <V> Verbose mode toggle (on/off)
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<G> Goto a certain message number <X> Exit back to the main menu
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<J> Goto a certain message number <*> List of active message bases
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<L> Lock the current message <@> Add/remove base from scan list
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<M> Message base statistics <K> Search for a keyword
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<N> Position at first new message <C> Continue keyword search
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(0/12+) Express General: f
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Read direction now FORWARD
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(0/12+) Express General:
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*Locked*
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Message: 1 (#1)
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Title: Welcome!
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Author: The Insane One
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To: All
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Posted: Fri 27-May-88 at 12:23:17pm
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Replies: 0
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Welcome to the -Pro- version of The Piscataway Express. I hope that you
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don't find things too hard on the changeover. If there are any bugs in
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the program, please let me know, and I'll fix them as soon as possible.
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The Insane One
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(1/12+) Express General:
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[9 Min] Command: g
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Leave...Are you Sure? y
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Closing the connection...
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Well, goodbye Ron Kovacs
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I hope that you enjoyed your visit to The Piscataway Express.
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Time now 11:38:29pm on Fri 3-Jun-88
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Hope you visit again real soon...
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Member of EXPRESS/NET
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The express was brought to you by:
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BBS Express! Professional
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(c) 1988 by Orion Micro Systems
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Version 1.0
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Cutting the connection..........Click!
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ZMagazine Issue #109 (c)1988 APEInc June 6, 1988 80 Column Format
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