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| ROVAC ZMAGAZINE |
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| Issue #155 |
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| May 2, 1989 |
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|Copyright 1989, RII|
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|This week in ZMagazine|
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World of Atari Report John Nagy
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CompuServe 8-bit Uploads
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DeTerm v1.59 Robert Anisko
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April 8-bit Uploads from GEnie
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Z*Net Newswire 8-bit Edition Harold Brewer
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|WORLD OF ATARI REPORT|
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|by John Nagy|
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Reprinted from ST-ZMagazine #18
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Disneyland is known world wide as a fantasy come to life. The WORLD OF
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ATARI show, held in the Disneyland Hotel (Anaheim California) on April 22
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and 23 was just that to the nearly ten thousand attendees.
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On a sales floor of 14,000 square feet, 160 booths of developers and vendors
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moved $512,000.00 of Atari hardware and software to eager Atarians (9,232 by
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the official statement this week). ST WORLD magazine owner and organizer of
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the WORLD OF ATARI Shows says that Atari, vendors, and shoppers were
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ecstatic, and that the success of the tour of shows is now assured. Rich
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will go to the Detroit area next with a WORLD show June 24 and 25 that will
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actually be larger than the Disneyland show. From there, the WORLD TOUR will
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go to Seattle in August, San Jose in the fall, and perhaps back to
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Disneyland just before Christmas.
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The attitude brought to the show by the developers was probably the single most
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important contributor to the success of the show. Many vendors planned to
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introduce new hardware and software at this show, and the list is amazing
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(I'll review them in a moment)!
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The World of Atari show was not without flaws, of course. As a pilot effort
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for what will hopefully become a continuous tour, it succeeded in
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drawing the right people in the right quantity. It was not a glitzy
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-COMDEX of ATARI- that some may have expected from the promotions. The
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booths were small, and while a number of vendors had classy, professionally
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prepared backdrops (Michtron, Migraph, Antic/Start among them), there were as
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many casual and home-made displays. Even Atari had only a few tables, in a
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back corner, shared with both GEnie (with Sandy Wilson Sysoping from the
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floor) and ISD (the Calamus folks). I found there to be more retailers than I
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had expected, but the crowds loved it. The atmosphere was very similar to the
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best of the -normal- Atarifests, but attendance and sales showed the
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difference there.
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Certainly the biggest flaw -a doosey- was not the doing of the World Of
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Atari. The -concert- scheduled for Saturday night, featuring Mike Pender
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(Moody Blues), Mic Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac), and Jimmy Hotz, was, well, a
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flop. And the actual sale/show itself was INCREDIBLY hard to find on the
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sprawling Disneyland Hotel grounds. I walked through buildings and looked at
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-you are here- signs for 20 minutes, asking and being asked for directions
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all the way. More than one visitor expressed disgust with the situation,
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and one said -If I can't even find it, it means this is just another Trameil
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bust!-. But first, the new products and vendors! (NO, this in NOT a
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comprehensive list, but should cover the highlights)
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Atari Corp showed their desktop publishing system, DESKSET II, although
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did not have a firm release date. Also showing was the remarkable hybrid
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word-processor/spreadsheet/database/- publisher package -Wordflair-, which
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will sell at $149 retail when released shortly. The booth also featured the
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STACY laptop ST for part of Sunday. It was shown at the ill-fated concert, but
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when Sam Trameil tried to demonstrate it, nothing happened. Reports are
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split on whether the batteries died or Sam didn't know how to get it going.
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Although the PORTFOLIO was not there at all, ST*ZMAG is including pictures of
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both the STACY and PORTFOLIO with this issue. They are in DEGAS compressed
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.PC1 format, made with the VIDI-ST real time frame grabber, described later in
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this article. We will also make several sets of other pictures from the
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show available on GEnie and CompuServe.
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Analog and Antic were both there, and word is that the START folks signed up
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1,700 subscriptions at the show! START also signed me up to do some reviews
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for them.
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ARTISTECH premiered DA VINCI, billed as the -ultimate graphic tool- for art,
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animation, and printing. It looked quite powerful, certainly rivaling the
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CYBERPAINT package. The developers claim that DA VINCI is more versatile,
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powerful, and yet easier to use. $99.95, to be available July 31st.
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(916) 488-6844.
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ARTWARE had a great selection of GEM file clip-art for the ST and IBM.
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Borders, art, style sheets, labels, and much more are available in a very
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pleasing modern look. (818) 443-0747.
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Astra Systems showed their complete line of hard drives. They also offered
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the -last- of the dual drive 2001 systems for the 8-bit Atari for an
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incredible $100!!! If I didn't already have one of these, I'd have broken my
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arm reaching for the VISA. (714) 549-2141.
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AVANT-GARDE gave us the first look at their new PC DITTO II, a hardware
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addition to be installed INSIDE your ST or MEGA machine. For $299 you can have
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very complete IBM XT compatibility and triple the speed. No, you won't be
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using this on the Stacy--yet anyway. Registered owners of the software
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PC-DITTO can get $150 off. Release is still 6-8 weeks away. (904) 221-2904.
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BECKEMEYER DEVELOPMENT introduced their new TURBO POS (POINT OF SALE) multiuser
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software and hardware. Previously only available as custom packages engineered
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for individual clients, Beckemeyer has taken the best of what they have
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developed and put in in an off-the-shelf package that users can
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adjust themselves. This looked like a really complete package. A free demo
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is available. (415) 452-1129.
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Best Electronics had their usual unusual assortment of unfindable items
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and Atari accessories. If it doesn't exist, get it from BEST--most dealers do.
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2021 The Alameda
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Suite 290
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San Jose, CA 95126.
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CODEHEAD, the G+PLUS and MULTIDESK folks, introduced MIDIMAX, a
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professional real-time music performance aid. It can operate as a
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program or accessory, redirect any MIDI instructions, remap and make macros,
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create modal harmonies from single keys, and lots more that I don't even
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begin to follow. You can for $49.95. HOTWIRE, a desktop alternative for
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speedy access to almost anything was also drawing a lot of attention, new at
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$39.95. (213) 386-5735.
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COMPUTER GAMES PLUS has a national reputation as a great source for import
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games and software. Owner Art Turko wowed the show with his VIDEO IMAGE
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DIGITAL INTERFACE, VIDI-ST, imported on an exclusive marketing agreement from
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Scotland. This is BRAND NEW and HOT folks! I used it to make the pictures
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accompanying this ST*ZMAG, and it is FUN! It can sample video in REAL TIME,
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collecting up to 3 frames a second from any composite source. No need for
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freeze-frame and VCR's! A 1040 can store 25 frames from which to choose,
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while a MEGA 4 can go up to 124! You can select frames from a 16 picture
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display, cut and paste, animate, recolor, and lots more. The software
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with VIDI-ST is a lot like CYBERPAINT, but for real video. I snapped one up,
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and START will have my review in a coming issue. Meantime, all I can say
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for sure is -GET ONE-. This unit beats all other video samplers I have seen
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under $1,200.00. It is $199.95 only from Computer Games Plus. Art should
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sell a million. (714) 639-8189.
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FAST TECHNOLOGIES showed two models of a -TURBO 16- accelerator board for the
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ST. At $399 and $499, they allow 16mhz operation of the ST, double that of
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normal. They include a 32K RAM cache that allows use with slower RAM chips.
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The more more expensive unit will work on all machines including the STACY,
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and will work with PC-DITTO and SPECTRE. And I don't have their number!
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The Federated Group, Atari's lame-duck retail chain, brought a boatload of
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hardware, and featured live MIDI-assisted music at various times
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throughout the show. Federated is expected to continue to sell Atari
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products even after whatever happens or whoever buys it. Expect a serious
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answer to the Federated question by June 30.
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GADGETS BY SMALL had Dave and Sandy Small hopping to show the throngs of
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admirers their new GCR. This still developing device will replace the
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popular SPECTRE 128 MACINTOSH emulator for those who wish a -plug and play-
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MAC in their ST. The GCR does what the Spectre does, PLUS allows real time
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access to MAC disks with no translation needed. Dave expects a summer release
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date with any luck at all. The FCC is type-approving it now, so GADGETS is
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using the interim to GAMMA-TEST and make whatever improvements their
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testers can come up with. It appears that adjustments will be on board that
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will allow users to -touch up- problem disk drives to be reliable under the
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demands of MAC emulation. It will be $299.95, with a healthy rebate for
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those who upgrade from Spectres. Dave's newsletters are entertaining
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enough to be worth the cost alone. (303)791-6098.
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GRIBNIF offered free updates to their terrific NEODESK (V 2.03), but I forgot
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my disk! Oh well, V 2 owners can get it via mail for $3, V 1 can update for
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$17 (I THINK!), or just buy it for $49.95. A super desktop alternative,
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NEODESK is what GEM should have been! (413) 584-7887.
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HAPPY COMPUTERS showed their DISCOVERY CARTRIDGE, a copy making and MAC
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translating device. Also, they announced the Q-VERTER, a more limited
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version of the same technology especially tailored for MAC disk
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conversion only ($179). The -last- of the 1050 8-bit HAPPY ENHANCEMENT boards
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were also for sale. (408) 779-3830.
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ICD INC. brought both 8-bit and ST items for sale. SPARTADOS X is
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reported to be still selling as well as ever and may be an all time best
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seller. The ICD hard drives and kits are well known for quality and
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price. (815) 968-2228.
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IMAGEN introduced ULTRASCRIPT for DOT MATRIX owners at the World of Atari
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show. I was AMAZED at the quality. It requires at least 2 Meg of RAM,
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however. Both 9 and 24 pin printers (Epson compatible) are supported, and
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the output is virtually indistinguishable from that of a laser
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printer after Xeroxing the output. It was on special price at the show for
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under $200 but sells for $229 normally. (408) 986-9400.
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INFINITE STORAGE SYSTEMS offered Bernoulli (removable cart) hard drives
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as well a SYQUEST unit similar to ATARI's announced MEGAFILE 44. These
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seem to be very professional units, although they have an intermediate box
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along the cable, adding some clutter to a desk. Prices are $1200 for a 21 Meg
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Bernoulli, $1350 for a 44 Meg removable. (801) 773-8447.
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JRI, John Russell Innovations, introduced two new innovations at the
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WORLD DISNEYLAND show: the JATO accelerator board at the remarkable
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price of $99.95 and the ST4096C color enhancement system for $49.95. The
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JATO will double the processing speed of most computations inside the ST or
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MEGA machines. Some machines with RAM chips rated slower than 120 NS may not
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tolerate the speed, but these should be a minority. A new 68000 chip in
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included, along with a hardware switch to cut back to normal speed when
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needed (like in games!). The JATO is a solder installation, as the CPU must be
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removed and a socket installed. The ST4096C installs much more readily and
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gives 64 colors at one time, and ups the palette of the ST from 512 to 4,096
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colors. It requires a shifter chip from Atari, and I have no idea of the
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cost of it. These are the folks that gave us GENLOCK, which was demonstrated
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both on the floor and at the MIDI presentation. It is everything a
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chroma-key system should be, plus allows interfacing with professional
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video gear. Pricey at $650, it installs only in the MEGA machines of
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discriminating video movers and shakers. (415) 458-9577.
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MAGNETIC IMAGES introduced LOST DUTCHMAN'S MINE, a sure winner in the
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game marketplace. These are the old FONT FACTORY folks, and they still
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offer the DTP line of products too. (602) 265-7849.
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MEGAMAX had their LASER C and new Compilers on display. (214) 699-7400.
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MICHTRON/MICRODEAL had an outstanding display, and featured the first copies
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of ST TUNE-UP available anywhere. Delayed due to torturous testing, it is
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a top notch hard drive maintenance tool. TALESPIN was also at last
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available, a graphic adventure game creator. George Miller told me he had
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scored a major coup the day of the show--he had secured exclusive rights
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to IMAGEN's Ultrascript. No other DTP package but FLEET STREET will be able
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to be sold bundled with the remarkable Postscript emulator. FLEET STREET v3
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should also do the fancy things that seem to be selling the higher price DTP
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systems, and should be available this Fall. (313) 334-5700.
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MIGRAPH, one of my favorite companies, products, and people, showed their
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soon to be released hand scanner and new TOUCH UP software. Touch UP is
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being revised into a simpler, cheaper package as well as a new more advanced
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system. The scanner will be available with TOUCH UP LITE for $499. Migraph
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is offering an introductory price of $429 on the bundle through July 31.
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Registered Touch-Up owners can purchase the hand scanner direct from Migraph
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for only $299. (800) 223-3729.
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REEVE SOFTWARE had his DIAMOND desktop system for the 8-bit Atari, plus his
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well known NEWS STATION and other software on display. DIAMOND WRITE
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is almost ready, and several applications should be coming soon for
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this very competent -GEM for the 8 Bit- cart.
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SEYMOR/RADIX was taking orders for their brand new DVT device, a cart
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which plugs into a VCR to make hard drive backups. It stores at the rate
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of a megabyte a minute and retails for $249.95. They were supposed to have
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them available for sale, but the story is that the airline lost them in
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transit! (214) 823-5797.
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SIERRA ONLINE surprised us after not only pulling out of the Atari market,
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but responding in print to letters asking for support with comments to the
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effect that we should -Get a real machine-. Here there were at the World
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of Atari showing a full line of new entertainment software. SpaceQuest 3
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looks like must have graphic adventure. It opens with a two minute cartoon with
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wonderful stereo music.
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SUPRA sold lots of their 2400 baud modems and hard drive systems.
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TIMEWORKS didn't show up to use their booth right up front! Odd, considering
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that ATARI offers the Timeworks DTP package in their DTP laser/MEGA bundle!
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TOP TEN SOFTWARE introduced a new race game, LOMBARD/RAC RALLY. This is one
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super simulation! The driver steers, shifts, etc on your command, and the
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realism is outstanding. Look for a review of this soon!
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WUZTEK had their outstanding line of alternative monitors for the ST.
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Although priced to match their high performance, the all-resolution
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monitors in either color or monochrome represent a valuable technology. Color
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$699.95, mono $399.95. You'll only need one for everything. (714) 544-7888.
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YIKES! And, yes, there was more that I didn't get to see!
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Crowds were so thick at some points that people simply waited outside for
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a break. I am glad the sales floor at the Detroit show will be at least 25%
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larger! The size of the Disneyland show was actually reduced to make room
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for the MIDI CONCERT, co-sponsored by START magazine and KEYBOARD magazine in
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cooperation with ATARI and KWAI musical instruments.
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Tickets were given away at some booths, and were also sold for $5 each all
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day Saturday. Billed as -BEYOND THE THRESHOLD, a musical tour of today's
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new technology, hosted by Mike Pender-, it promised music from a variety
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of artists including Mic Fleetwood, Jake Flader of MAZE, Joseph Zawinul of
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WEATHER REPORT, and more. What the way-under capacity crowd in fact got
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was a pep talk from Sam Tramiel who showed the STACY, then a long winded
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series of demos and explanations of how and why musicians are excited about
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ATARI. Don't get me wrong, this was all very encouraging and even
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interesting, but it was NOT A CONCERT. Zawinul never showed up, Mic and Mike
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each played very little, and all in all the two hour (scheduled for three) even
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held less than 20% music. High points were a presentation of a GOLD RECORD,
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Atari's first, for a million dollars sales of the -COLORS- motion picture
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soundtrack. The music was produced on ST equipment. A clip of the film was
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shown, and the record was given to ATARI's FRANK FOSTER, who arranged the
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entire show. One wonders how Frank is doing at ATARI this week after what
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almost all attendees declare an embarrassing show. As a free seminar,
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it would have been outstanding. As a concert, especially for those who paid
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money for it or skipped some other southern California evening activity,
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it was nothing short of a failure.
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Rich Tsukiji's plans for future WORLD OF ATARI SHOWS do NOT include a repeat
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of the concert!
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Seminars throughout the days of the show included a LAW ENFORCEMENT
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session, a special talk by SIG HARTMANN, MIKE DENDO, and JOE MENDOLIA,
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as well as a seminar on TOS 1.4. Reports on those events will be in
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future ST*ZMAGAZINE and Z*NET newsletter supplements. ST*ZMAG will
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attend as many ATARI events and shows as possible, and will keep you abreast
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of ATARI NEWS as it happens, live online, and with complete and original
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reviews. Thanks for making ST*ZMAGAZINE your ATARI news choice!
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|COMPUSERVE 8-BIT UPLOADS|
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Courtesy of CompuServe's Atari8
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|April 24 to May 1|
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LIB 0 (General):
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[72750,2237] Scott Armitage
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VBARR.COM/binary 30-Apr-89 1408
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VBARR.DOC/binary 27-Apr-89 3072
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A MEMORY RESIDENT USELESS DIVERSION FOR USERS OF SPARTADOS.
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[72750,2237] Scott Armitage
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VBIC.COM/binary 30-Apr-89 768
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USELESS DIVERSION FOR SPARTADOS USERS. LATCHES ON TO LOWMEM.
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[72347,1643] Ed Sabo
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FNSPEL.ARC/binary 29-Apr-89 29824
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SUPERFROGS FUNSPELLER: 6 educational games for ages 4 and up.
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[72347,1643] Ed Sabo
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TKMATH.ARC/binary 29-Apr-89 23296
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TANK MATH: (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Times Tables,
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and a Roman Numeral Quiz)
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LIB 1 (Games):
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[72347,1643] Ed Sabo
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SPFROG.ARC/binary 29-Apr-89 30336
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SUPERFROGS: 7 arcade games. 1 and 2 players.
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LIB 3 (System Utilities):
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[72750,2237] Scott Armitage
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JSTC.COM/binary 30-Apr-89 896
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JSTC.DOC/binary 30-Apr-89 2432
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FOR USERS OF SPARTADOS. A RELOCATABLE MEMORY RESIDENT JOYSTICK MOUSE TYPE
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DRIVER.
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[76703,4061] Bill Aycock
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WHATIS.COM/binary 28-Apr-89 8192
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WHATIS.DOC 28-Apr-89 3193
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WHATIS 2.1 recognizes 7 file compression techniques (AlfCrunch, ARC, DiskCom,
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etc.) and many other file types for various computers - 27 types in all!
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[72460,646] Michael S. Hill
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ROMAN2.NLQ/binary 25-Apr-89 1664
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A new Daisy Dots II font from a local Denver Atari BBS.
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|DE-TERM V1.59|
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|Robert Anisko|
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Miami Valley Atari Computer Enthusiasts
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DE-TERM Version 1.59 is one of the most recent telecommunications programs
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released to the Atari 8-bit world. Utilizing -GEM-like- menus, everyone
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from the beginner to the advanced user can run this program with ease,
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controlling a plethora of flexible features.
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DE-TERM is set up in a GEM-like fashion. The top of the screen holds
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different options which can be chosen to reveal numerous other options in a
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window below. Moving through the menus is easy--navigation through the menus
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is made with the arrow keys, and you choose an option either by hitting
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RETURN on your choice, or hitting the first letter of your choice. That's
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all there is to it!
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Two console keys are also used at certain times. You'd hit SELECT to
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return to the menus from Term mode. And you would hit START to begin a file
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transfer.
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DE-TERM supports a wide variety of features, such as copying files,
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viewing and printing files, and SpartaDOS command line access (when
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used with SpartaDOS 3.2).
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It also contains the largest choice of file transfer protocols I've seen in an
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8-bit program. The standard Xmodem and Xmodem CRC are supported, as well as
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Ymodem (Xmodem 1K) and Ymodem Batch. And yes, we're talking both downloads
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AND uploads (so you and a friend could send each other a whole disk of files
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and not take a second look).
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Of course, the standard options such as Dialing , Translation (ASCII/ATASCII),
|
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and others are supported as well.
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|
|
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DE-TERM also features two options that are very unique. The first option lets
|
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you turn off most off the screen during file transfers for a slightly increased
|
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transmission (and at 9600 baud, for those lucky enough to be going that
|
|
fast, this is a must since the screen can't display data that fast).
|
|
|
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The second option is a definite rarity: a user, while transferring files, can
|
|
actually play a simple game of -Breakout- while waiting for the
|
|
transfer to end. And when the transfer is finished, the original screen will
|
|
return. This makes file transfers less tedious, and sometimes even fun!
|
|
|
|
There are versions of DE-TERM Version 1.59 for all the major modem types:
|
|
SX212, XM301/1030, Hayes-compatibles (850), and MPP modems. Each of these
|
|
has a handler built-in, so it is not necessary to append one. All features
|
|
are supported in each version.
|
|
|
|
And yes, it is SHAREWARE!!! So you can make a copy of it, and share it with
|
|
your friends. If you like it, you could always send a donation to the
|
|
author, considering the time it took to develop such a program. This will also
|
|
give him motivation to continue updating DE-TERM, and developing new programs.
|
|
|
|
DE-TERM Version 1.59 has become my favorite telecommunications program. I
|
|
have a number of other programs, but DE-TERM surpasses them all. DE-TERM
|
|
takes over where Express! left off.
|
|
|
|
(Editor's note: Joystick handlers are available for DeTerm's -menu- mode, and
|
|
another file transfer protocol--CIS's -Quick-B---is available.)
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|APRIL 8-BIT UPLOADS FROM GENIE|
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|
================================================================================
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|
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|
Courtesy of GEnie's 8-bit RT
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|
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# File Name
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Address YYMMDD Bytes Access Lib
|
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Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
4321 JESSICA.GIF
|
|
G.P.BURDELL 890430 7560 24 7
|
|
Desc: GIF picture for use with ATVIEW8
|
|
4320 ATVIEW8.ARC
|
|
L.DAVIS13 890430 42840 22 4
|
|
Desc: GIF DECODER VIEWER VERSION 2.0
|
|
4318 JANCOMMENT.TXT
|
|
UNICORNPUB 890428 10080 19 12
|
|
Desc: News from January issue of AIM
|
|
4317 ALTERNATEOS.TXT
|
|
UNICORNPUB 890428 6300 12 12
|
|
Desc: hardware mod from Jan.issue of AIM
|
|
4316 XF551.TXT
|
|
UNICORNPUB 890428 7560 20 12
|
|
Desc: Inside the XF551 -- AIM's Jan Issue
|
|
4315 NEWS_ROOM.TXT
|
|
UNICORNPUB 890428 6300 10 12
|
|
Desc: Review from Jan. issue of AIM
|
|
4314 SPARTA.TXT
|
|
UNICORNPUB 890428 22680 16 12
|
|
Desc: Review of X cart in Jan. AIM
|
|
4313 ZMAG154.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890427 16380 92 13
|
|
Desc: ZMagazine #154 for 25 April 1989
|
|
4312 TRACKSTACK.ARC
|
|
E.SABO 890426 15120 42 2
|
|
Desc: Load ML programs easily.
|
|
4311 TANKMATH.ARC
|
|
E.SABO 890426 25200 29 3
|
|
Desc: Tutored math exercise for all ages.
|
|
4310 SFROGSPELLER.ARC
|
|
E.SABO 890426 31500 33 3
|
|
Desc: Have fun with ABC's and Spelling.
|
|
4309 SUPERFROGS.ARC
|
|
E.SABO 890426 31500 53 10
|
|
Desc: 7 arcade games. 1 and 2 players.
|
|
4307 LIBDIR01.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890423 21420 36 1
|
|
Desc: Part 1 of 4 of the New Lib. Dir.
|
|
4306 LIBDIR02.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890423 23940 35 1
|
|
Desc: Part 2 of 4 of the New Lib. Dir.
|
|
4305 LIBDIR03.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890423 22680 33 1
|
|
Desc: Part 3 of 4 of the New Lib. Dir.
|
|
4304 LIBDIR04.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890423 28980 40 1
|
|
Desc: Part 4 of 4 for the Lib. Dir.
|
|
4303 ALFCR14S.ALF
|
|
ALFRED 890422 32760 18 17
|
|
Desc: Source To AlfCrunch 1.4
|
|
4302 MT32SNDS.ARC
|
|
JEFF-S 890422 1260 3 4
|
|
Desc: Several new sounds for the MT-32
|
|
4301 DRATBEE1.TXT
|
|
BILL-CDACE 890421 6300 30 12
|
|
Desc: NEWSLETTER COLUMN ON ATARI BASIC
|
|
4300 NCAABALL.ARC
|
|
B.S.GREEN 890421 27720 8 10
|
|
Desc: Picks winners in NCAA BBall Tourney
|
|
4299 NCC1701.PGR
|
|
R.REITZ 890420 1260 26 7
|
|
Desc: Printshop icon of the Enterprise
|
|
4298 ZMAG153.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890420 15120 118 13
|
|
Desc: ZMagazine #153 for 18 April 1989
|
|
4296 ST_MONO4SALE.TXT
|
|
C.MICHAUD 890416 1260 24 11
|
|
Desc: st monochrome system for sale
|
|
4295 ATARIXESALE.TXT
|
|
C.MICHAUD 890416 1260 42 11
|
|
Desc: atari xe system for sale
|
|
4294 MAXSYSTEMS.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890416 6300 27 11
|
|
Desc: Information about MAX Systems
|
|
4292 KEYPAD.ARC
|
|
I.RODRIGUEZ 890414 1260 27 2
|
|
Desc: Turn ur KoalaPad to a numeric keypad
|
|
4290 EXPRSCART.TXT
|
|
D.CARVER2 890413 5040 137 12
|
|
Desc: Detailed Outline-Express The Cart!
|
|
4289 ZMAG152.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890412 18900 122 13
|
|
Desc: ZMagazine #152 for April 11, 1989
|
|
4288 SAGECATFIX.ARC
|
|
LAKE31 890411 3780 23 2
|
|
Desc: Updated SCAT.OBJ file for SAGE*CAT
|
|
4287 AUAINFO.TXT
|
|
D.LODZINSKI 890411 8820 59 12
|
|
Desc: Atari User's Association
|
|
4286 XEGSLTR.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 5040 32 12
|
|
Desc: Reupload of a letter on the XE-GS
|
|
4285 WAVES.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 1260 24 20
|
|
Desc: Reupload of a GREAT Virtuoso Show!
|
|
4284 UEDIT22.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 17640 3 24
|
|
Desc: Reupload of an Express! BBS file
|
|
4283 REBOOT.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 11340 7 14
|
|
Desc: Reupload of a fix for BBCS
|
|
4282 COPY32.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 6300 2 16
|
|
Desc: Copy DOS 3.0 to DOS 2.x format
|
|
4281 HAYES.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 6300 10 3
|
|
Desc: BASIC tutorial on R. Hayes
|
|
4280 HAPPYMAZE.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 2520 33 10
|
|
Desc: A maze game chasing Happy Faces!
|
|
4279 HIDEANDSEEK.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 7560 25 10
|
|
Desc: Reupload of an Analog game
|
|
4278 ZMAGARCC.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 40320 4 13
|
|
Desc: Collection of 3 old Zmags!
|
|
4277 ZMAGARCB.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890411 50400 3 13
|
|
Desc: Collection of old Zmags!
|
|
4276 ZMAGARCA.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890410 44100 2 13
|
|
Desc: Collection of 3 old Zmags
|
|
4275 ZMAG60.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890410 16380 4 13
|
|
Desc: Zmag #60 --- Reupload!
|
|
4274 XECOMBO.TXT
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890409 2520 39 11
|
|
Desc: GREAT 130XE PACKAGE DEAL!
|
|
4273 EXPRESSCARTDEMO.TXT
|
|
F.BARGE 890409 5040 72 12
|
|
Desc: Demo of Express Cart at GRASP.
|
|
4272 TYPE.ARC
|
|
I.RODRIGUEZ 890408 1260 44 2
|
|
Desc: Just like the TYPE comm. of MS-DOS
|
|
4271 R2D2.GR9
|
|
E.LAMBETH1 890408 8820 21 7
|
|
Desc: Digitized Picture of R2-D2
|
|
4269 BROCHURE.ARC
|
|
T.MCCOMB 890407 5040 16 24
|
|
Desc: Brochure of CMDs for PRO by Circula
|
|
4268 FINCAL1C.ARC
|
|
G.GRANEC1 890407 11340 53 9
|
|
Desc: LOAN AND INTEREST CALCULATIONS ML
|
|
4267 BINARYCLOCK.BXL
|
|
R.ELY1 890406 3780 29 11
|
|
Desc: DIGITAL AND BINARY R.T. CLOCK
|
|
4266 GR9SCREENDUMP.BXL
|
|
R.ELY1 890406 3780 22 15
|
|
Desc: GRAPHICS 9 PICTURE PRINT PROGRAM
|
|
4265 MIOINIT3.ARC
|
|
E.BACHMAN 890405 6300 52 22
|
|
Desc: mio cnfg lodr/re-initr see desc.
|
|
4264 PIXELAVE.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 10080 49 23
|
|
Desc: Pixel Averaging, from 4-89 Analog
|
|
4263 UNIVERT.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 8820 66 23
|
|
Desc: Univert, a utility from 4-89 Analog
|
|
4262 KRAZYMAZ.OBJ
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 5040 74 23
|
|
Desc: Krazy Mazes, game from 4-89 Analog
|
|
4261 VIDEODSC.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 6300 14 23
|
|
Desc: Video Disc Controler, 3-89 Analog
|
|
4260 ELECTRA.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 16380 58 23
|
|
Desc: Electra Ball, from 3-89 Analog
|
|
4259 DUPBASIC.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 2520 32 23
|
|
Desc: Duping Basic, from 3-89 Analog
|
|
4258 PEBBLES.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 8820 29 23
|
|
Desc: A basic game from 3-89 Analog
|
|
4257 COLORSET.BAS
|
|
J.BLOY 890405 7560 29 23
|
|
Desc: Color Set from 2-89 Analog
|
|
4256 ZMAG151.ARC
|
|
ZMAGAZINE 890405 18900 130 13
|
|
Desc: ZMAGAZINE #151 APRIL 4, 1989
|
|
4254 GETIPS.ARC
|
|
MARTY.A 890402 26460 58 1
|
|
Desc: Help to save time and $$$ on GEnie!
|
|
|
|
|
|
================================================================================
|
|
|Z*NET NEWSWIRE 8-BIT EDITION|
|
|
================================================================================
|
|
|
|
|by Harold Brewer|
|
|
|
|
DataQue's 8-16 Turbos will be available in limited quantities at
|
|
this weekend's Detroit MACE Atari Show. Priority of a sale will be
|
|
given to those Atarians who are (in DataQue's eyes) most able to
|
|
program the 8-16.
|
|
|
|
|
|
While picking up a copy of AIM and Current Notes at my local Atari
|
|
dealer, my attention was drawn to the stock of XF-551 drives which
|
|
now contain DOS-XE. The decal proclaiming the inclusion of DOS-XE
|
|
stated that the full 320K storage capability of the drive can now be
|
|
accessed. 320K? I hope that this typographical error will not go
|
|
unchanged. (The XF-551 can access 360K on a double-sided disk.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Rovac Industries, Incorporated |
|
|
|
|
CompuServe: 71777,2140
|
|
GEnie: ZMAGAZINE
|
|
Source: BDG793
|
|
|
|
ZMagazine Headquarters BBSes:
|
|
Centurian BBS--(314)621-5046
|
|
(618)451-0165
|
|
Chaos BBS--(517)371-1106
|
|
Shadow Haven--(916)962-2566
|
|
Stairway to Heaven--(216)784-0574
|
|
The Pub--(716)826-5733
|
|
|
|
================================================================================
|
|
| Rovac Industries, Incorporated |
|
|
| P.O. Box 74, Middlesex, NJ 08846 |
|
|
| (201) 968-8148 |
|
|
|Copyright 1989 All Rights Reserved|
|
|
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|