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| ROVAC ZMAGAZINE |
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| Issue #158 |
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| May 23, 1989 |
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|Copyright 1989, RII|
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Entering our 4th year of service to the
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Atari 8-bit Community!
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|This week in ZMagazine|
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A Few Minutes with Randy Mooney
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Frank Walters
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Terminal Emulators for the 8-bit
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Robert Anisko
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WAACE-Current Notes Contest
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Analog July 1989 Contents
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Clayton Walnum
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Turbo-816 Version 1.1M Orders
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Z*NET Newswire 8-bit Version
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Harold Brewer
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|A FEW MINUTES WITH RANDY MOONEY|
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|by Frank Walters|
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T.A.C.O. BELL BBS
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...did'ja ever notice those bulletin
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boards that go wee-wah...wee-wah...
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wee-wah...when you connect? That
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really annoys me. I wish all modems
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went weeeeeh like mine. Half the time
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they don't even connect anyway.
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...did'ja ever notice those bulletin
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boards that don't do anything when you
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connect? They make you hit RETURN a
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bunch of times before anything happens.
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That's a pain in the neck. Nobody
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answers a telephone that way, they
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always say 'Hello?' or something like
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that. Why don't all bulletin boards
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say something like 'Hello' when they
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connect, and not make you hit a bunch
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of keys before they say anything? It
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doesn't seem polite to me. I don't
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like to call them back, I'd rather call
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a friendlier place, one that answers
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the phone and says something.
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...speaking of answer, did'ja ever see
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those bulletin boards that just send
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out a bunch of garbage like a foreign
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language and make you hit RETURN
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before you can understand? We're in
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America and I think bulletin boards
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should speak English and not some
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foreign language. I think it's just
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sloppy programmers who can't figure out
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what language the caller is going to
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use. The modem uses the right
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language, why not ask the modem
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instead of the caller?
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...ya know what really bothers me?
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Did'ja ever see those messages that
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you try to read and at the end of the
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message there are about 33 carriage
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returns and the whole thing scrolls
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off the screen before you can read it?
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I think there ought to be some kind
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of law or something that everybody who
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writes messages would have to read
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their own message and if they don't
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understand it then they would have to
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delete it.
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...did'ja ever see those silly
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twirling cursors on some bulletin
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boards? Did'ja ever capture for a
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long time and see how much extra
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garbage goes into the buffer just from
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those silly cursors? Even worse,
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did'ja ever try printing them?
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Twirling cursors really bug me. There
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oughta be some kind of law that only
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allowed twirling cursors with the
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expressed permission of the caller.
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...did'ja ever notice those cutesy
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menus that give you no idea what
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anything is? I mean, why can't all
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bulletin boards use 'G' for Goodbye?
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I've seen Off, Quit, Land, Terminate,
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and even Bye. Why does every sysop
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complain about dropped carrier and
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then make it so hard to log off?
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There ought to be a law that certain
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commands are sacred and can't be
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touched: Download, Upload, Time,
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Messages and Goodbye! Even those
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Ataris use Yell instead of Chat.
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...did'ja ever notice those people who
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write long messages that are continued
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on the next message? Did'ja ever
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notice after reading all those words
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that you have no idea what they were
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talking about? I never read any
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messages that are continued anymore.
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People who write those messages don't
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have anything important to say, they
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just like to see their words on the
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screen or maybe just like the typing
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practice.
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...did'ja ever download a big long
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file from a long-distance board and
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the file didn't run? I like to have
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my friends call the long-distance
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board and download the long files and
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then give them to me only if they
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work. I wish I had more friends. I
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wish I could be allowed to erase those
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bad files from the sysop's disk so
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other people wouldn't have the same
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problem.
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...doesn't it bother you that some
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bulletin boards change the filenames
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so you don't recognize the download
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list and you download all the same
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files as last week but with different
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names? Maybe the sysop does that
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'cause nobody uploads and it makes
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everybody think he has a lot of
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different files. I always wondered
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about that. Maybe somebody uploads
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them that way so the sysop will think
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he is getting something new and lets
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the caller have 'blackbeard privileges'
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or something.
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...'handles' are a pain in the neck.
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I never could think of a good handle
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and am embarrassed whenever I log-on a
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new bulletin board and the last
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question is 'What is your REAL NAME?'.
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I never know what to say because I
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already used my real name. Should I
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make up a real name different from the
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one I used at the beginning? One
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board I logged on asked for my real
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name first. I thought that would be
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easy so when it asked for my 'Handle'
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I just answered: NONE. I left 2
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messages from NONE and it kept asking
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'NONE, what is your command?' Then
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when I logged off, it said 'Thank you
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for calling NONE'. I felt really
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foolish. I don't like bulletin boards
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that make me feel foolish. I usually
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don't call back. I never could leave
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E-mail on those boards because I never
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could figure out who to send the mail
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to.
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...did'ja ever notice the sysops who
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complain the most about callers
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disconnecting are the ones who have
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boards that disconnect from you for no
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reason? Really! Is it polite to tell
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me after I fill out a long
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questionaire that I have 9 minutes
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remaining and then while I am trying
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to find out where everything is
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located, I see a message that says
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'Time expired, disconnecting...' and
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it hangs up? Then the next time I
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call back I have a nasty note from the
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sysop that says I let my time run out.
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That really bugs me. I didn't set the
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time limit, he did. I didn't
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disconnect, his board did. Why is he
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so mad at me?
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...I could probably run a bulletin
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board better than most of these sysops
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and maybe I will some day. It's
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probably pretty easy. All I need is a
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BBS program and a couple of extra disk
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drives, make up my own rules and post
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messages around that I am open for
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business. What's so hard about that?
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Some of these guys think they are some
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kind of a god or something.
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That's all the time I have for now. I
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wish I had more time, you never seem
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to have enough time for all you want
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to...
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|TERMINAL EMULATORS FOR THE 8-BIT|
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|by Robert Anisko - MVACE|
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In the world of telecommunications, one
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of the most helpful and sought-after
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properties of a modem program is
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terminal emulation. On the standard
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computer bulletin board, this is not a
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great priority. Generally speaking,
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most BBSes are designed in ASCII, which
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every system can view. A few have
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special graphics types, such as ATASCII
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for the Atari 8-bit, or ANSI for the
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IBM-types. But in general most any
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computer can call a BBS without any
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problems.
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But you say you want to call up your
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school mainframe or office system
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which is not set up in plain ol' ASCII?
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When you tried calling, you were
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barraged by an array of meaningless
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screen garbage? What that garbage is,
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most often, are special control codes
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sent by the host computer (the one you
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hooked into) to what it believes are
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terminals. Terminals are not
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technically computers--they are an
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interface connected to a computer,
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where the video screen often can be
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-programmed- for certain functions,
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such as cursor control or inverse
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video, by means of control codes. Yep,
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those creatures that turned your screen
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into the city dump.
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Is there anything you can do? (Hmmm...
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I wonder what he's gonna answer). The
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answer of course is yes. There are
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programs out called Terminal Emulators
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which essentially will accept the
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control codes received, and make the
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appropriate action. In the land of
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Atari 8-bits, I have found only two
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major emulation types--VT52 and VT100
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(I exclude ASCII and ATASCII as
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generally any 8-bit program can access
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those). I will elaborate on this soon.
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In searching for emulation, I have run
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across five modem programs that feature
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some sort of terminal emulation. I
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have found some to be adequate, and
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some not. The programs I have tested
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are: CHAMELEON, AMODEM 7.52, OMNICOM,
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VT10-squared, and KERMIT-65.
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CHAMELEON is a program that was written
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by John Palevich around 1984, and is
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sold through ANTIC publishing. This
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program has some nice features, such as
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the ability to view 40, 80, or 132
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column screens. The only problem in
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that is that they are the
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-pan-and-scan- screens--that is, 40
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columns are shown at any one time. To
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view the others, you must press START
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or SHIFT-START. While this allows for
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you to see screens that the 8-bit can't
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show at one time (the 132-width), it is
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somewhat uncomfortable, having to
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scroll back and forth to read things.
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And when your racing at 2400 baud, this
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is almost impossible. I would recommend
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this to people who perhaps have a
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vision difficulty, as all the screens
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are in large 40-column characters.
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CHAMELEON does feature the largest
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array of emulations--Glass TTY, IBM
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3031, ADM-3A, and VT52 (so you
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stretched the truth before, huh?), but
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as all the screens are pan-and-scan,
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and since VT52 is the only major type
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in the list, I would skip this program.
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The next program featuring emulation is
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AMODEM 7.52 by Trent Dudley, (c)1986.
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This is a public-domain program in that
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it can be shared, but not altered
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without permission. It supports a
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limited set of VT52 functions, but is
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constant at 40-columns. This may not
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be bad for BBSes, but when using a
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mainframe it can really create
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-interesting- things on your screen.
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As a BBS program, I think it is
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excellent, but in the world of
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emulation, is isn't quite up to par.
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The third program I tested was
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VT10-squared v0.7 by Dave Bailey and
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Alex Stevens. This is a VT100 emulator
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with a limited series of functions. It
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is one of the earlier emulators out,
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and does do an adequate job. The
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screen is true 80-columns (3-pixel
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wide characters), and supports cursor
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controlling (which is vital for
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programs like the VI editor on UNIX
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systems). The only drawbacks are that
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you are limited in the menu to 300 or
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1200 baud, and can't change that
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without reloading (at least that's
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what I've found). But it has two
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built-in keyboard configurations--DEC
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and PROFS, and thus is easy to control.
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The DEC setting is perfect for VI, so
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if anyone uses a UNIX system, I would
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look into this program.
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The next step up is OMNICOM by David
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Young (CDY Consulting), which was
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released in 1987. It, like that last
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program, has a true 80-column screen.
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It supports both VT100 and ATASCII,
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making this a good choice for BBSes as
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well as mainframes. And since it also
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supports Xmodem and Kermit protocols,
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it seems designed for those who call
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both BBSes and mainframes a lot
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(college students like me?). OMNICOM
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does more emulation than VT10-squared,
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including inverse-video and many
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graphics characters. Thus I can use
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programs that implement these features
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and see what is actually supposed to
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happen. There are certain graphics
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types it cannot emulate, namely
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double-sized characters, but I have yet
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to see any other that does (short of an
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actual VT100 terminal). I would highly
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recommend this program, in addition to
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the next program tested.
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KERMIT-65 v3.3 is the newest terminal
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emulator for the 8-bit. Written by
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John Dunning, it features VT52 and
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VT100 emulation, in both 40 and
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80-column screens (with two flavors of
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80-column: pan-and-scan or -true-).
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Thus the user has a choice in what he
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wants to see. The 80-column
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pan-and-scan, though, is automatic, and
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can drive you crazy as the screen is
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thrown back and forth like a tennis
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ball. If you need 80-columns, but with
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large letters, go with CHAMELEON. But
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if you want -true- emulation, this is
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the program for you. It supports as
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much emulation as OMNICOM, but has a
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better set of emulated characters, and
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is more flexible in the emulation
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world. As Kermit is the only file
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transfer protocol supported, you may
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wish to use another program for BBSes,
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but for mainframes and places where
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good emulation is a must, KERMIT-65
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can't be beat.
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Any guess how this review was written?
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Right, I'm using KERMIT-65 with my
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school's VAX editor to write the
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review, and VT10-squared to edit it
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(since I am most used to the keyboard
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configuration of VT10-squared).
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Various notes...
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When using programs with the -true-
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80-columns, a large black and white TV
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or monitor is recommended. You can use
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a color TV, but you'll be squinting. I
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am unsure how these programs are
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affected by the XEP80, since I don't
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have one.
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The versions reviewed were: CHAMELEON,
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AMODEM 7.52, OMNICOM (dated 8/15/87),
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VT10-squared 0.7, and KERMIT-65 v3.3.
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The equipment used in testing was:
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800XL, SpartaDOS 3.2, Sparta-X,
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DOS 2.5, Supra 2400 modem
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(Hayes-compatible), SX212 modem (SIO
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port), and the XM301.
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The files were tested on various BBSes,
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a VAX computer, and a UNIX system.
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All files, with the exception of
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VT10-squared, can be easily configured
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from 300-9600 baud.
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All worked with the Hayes-compatible
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and the SX212, as well as all the
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DOSes.
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I had varying results with the XM301.
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CHAMELEON worked, as well as AMODEM.
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OMNICOM has a special version for the
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XM301. VT10-squared worked when
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appended with the THANDLER from AMODEM.
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I was unable to get KERMIT-65 running
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under the XM301.
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These results were done, as mentioned,
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on a 800XL. Thus the XL/XE series
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should have no difficulties. The files
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should also run under Atari 800s
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properly.
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Final remarks...
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If I have left any programs out that
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should be noted, or if you wish to
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leave any comments about this review,
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leave E-mail on either the ACE Info.
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BBS (FoRem-net Node 410), or Blackbird
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BBS (FoRem Node 281).
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|WAACE-CURRENT NOTES CONTEST|
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Reprinted from ST-ZMagazine #21
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|The Best of Atari Desktop Publishing|
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| WAACE - Current Notes DTP Contest |
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All Atari computer users are hereby
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invited to submit entries to a Desktop
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Publishing contest sponsored by
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Washington Area Atari Computer
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Enthusiasts and Current Notes Magazine.
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Entries must be submitted before the
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8th of September 1989. Judging and
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awarding of prizes will take place at
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the WAACE AtariFest on 7-8 October.
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The contest is intended to showcase the
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kinds of business and personal
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communications that are possible with 8
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and 16 bit Atari computers. Personal
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and Commercial categories in both 8 and
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16 bit divisions give everyone a chance
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to win.
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The prizes will consist of valuable
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gift certificates for software and
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hardware as donated by AtariFest
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supporters.
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Copies of the contest rules are
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available from Current Notes Magazine
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at:
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122 N. Johnson Rd, Sterling, VA, 22170,
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from your local Current Notes retail
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sales agent, or by downloading file
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DTPCONTS.ARC from the ST Roundtable on
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GENie.
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CONTEST RULES
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The contest rules listed below provide
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the restrictions and other guidelines
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governing the WAACE - Current Notes DTP
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contest:
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1 Eligibility - developers of DTP
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products or their employees are not
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eligible.
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2 Categories - Submitted works will
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be judged in one of the following four
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categories: 1) 8-bit Personal,
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2) 8-bit Commercial,
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3) 16-bit Personal, and
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4) 16-bit Commercial.
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Entries in the personal category will
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have been prepared for the use of the
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submitter and his/her family.
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Works will be deemed commercial if they
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are intended for wider audiences
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including, but not limited to,
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educational and social organizations,
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business clients, or the general
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public. The judges may elect not to
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award prizes in categories for which
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there are fewer than 4 entries.
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3 Originality - All work must be the
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original work of the submitter.
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Submitter must certify that none of the
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subject matter or graphic images are
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substantially derived from copyrighted
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works.
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4 Ownership - All submitted material
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becomes the property of WAACE and
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Current Notes, Inc. to use as they see
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fit. Material rejected as being
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unsuitable will be returned only if the
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submitter provides return envelopes and
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postage.
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5 Limitation as to number - No more
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than two entries will be accepted from
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any one household in any one division.
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6 Use of Atari Hardware and Software
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- All work must use Atari computers.
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Hardware from other manufacturers may
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be used as peripherals. Hardware or
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software that has not been available at
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retail to the public prior to 1 July
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1989 may not be used.
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7 Submissions - All entries must be
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submitted as hardcopy accompanied by a
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floppy disk containing all components
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needed to produce the document. Floppy
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disks must be readable by standard
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Atari disk drives. Each submission is
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limited to 1 disk. Hardcopy output may
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not amount to more than the equivalent
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of 5 8 1/2 by 11 pages. The submission
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disk must also contain a text file
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providing complete instructions for
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generating the final output. Products
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(hardware and software) used to create
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all graphics and text components of the
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work must be specified.
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Submissions must be accomanied by a
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letter giving the submitter's name,
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address, home telephone number and the
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title of the submission. Submission of
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an entry constitutes affirmation that
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the submitter has read and agrees to
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comply with the contest rules. The
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organizers are not obliged to provide
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opportunity for submitters to remedy
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defects in their submissions.
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All submissions are at the submitter's
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own risk. The organizers will not
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assume any responsibility for wear and
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tear that submitted material is
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subjected to. Submissions shall be
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sent to:
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Current Notes Magazine
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Attn: DTP Contest
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122 N. Johnson Rd
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Sterling, VA 22170.
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8 Deadline - all entries must be in
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the hands of the organizers by
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September 8, 1989.
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9 Taste - The judges reserve the
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right to reject work that is offensive
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or otherwise unsuitable for public
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display at a family event.
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10 Award Criteria - The awards will
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be made on the basis of the
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effectiveness of submissions in
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conveying information. Visual impact
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and related factors such as style,
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arrangement, typography, and text
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content will be considered. The judges
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may elect not to award prizes if none
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of the entries in a category is deemed
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to be prize-worthy.
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ENTRY BLANK
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1989 WAACE - Current Notes DTP Contest
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Complete a separate blank for each
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submission
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Submitter's Name_______________________
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(please print)
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Address: Apt _______________
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Street:________________________________
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City __________________________________
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State ____ ZIP ________
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Home Phone Number: ___ - ___ - ____
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Title of Submission:
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_______________________________________
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_______________________________________
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[ ] 8 Bit [ ] 16 bit
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[ ] Personal [ ] Commercial
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I hereby certify that I have read the
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contest rules and that my entry
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complies with them in all respects. I
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certify that this submission is my own
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original work and that none of the
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material is substantially derived from
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any copyrighted work.
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_________________________ Date _______
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Signed
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Send this form together with your disks
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and hardcopy output to:
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Current Notes
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122 N. Johnson Rd
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Sterling, VA 22170
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before 8 September 1989.
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|ANALOG JULY 1989 TABLE OF CONTENTS|
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|by Clayton Walnum|
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Features
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--------
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Disk Master
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...........Barry Kolbe & Bryan Schappel
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For those of you who want the power to
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|
directly access and manipulate your
|
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disk's data, we present this
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commercial-quality disk editor.
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Character Set Display Utility
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.........................Dave Arlington
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This unique program will let you view
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up to six different font files all at
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the same time. A great way to find out
|
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just what all those fonts you've
|
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accumulated really are.
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AUTORUN.SYS Secrets in BASIC
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...........................David Schoch
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A few months ago we published an
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assembly language AUTORUN.SYS maker.
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Now here's a version for all you BASIC
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programmers.
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Chaos
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......................Alfredo L. Acosta
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They say that the universe tends toward
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chaos. But does it really? Could
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there, perhaps, be some order in all
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that disorder?
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DEGAS View
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..................Matthew J.W. Ratcliff
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ST pictures on your 8-bit computer?
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You bet!
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Mazerunner
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.............................Matt Fruin
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An interesting twist to the arcade maze
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game genre. 100% machine language.
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Reviews
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-------
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Crystal Castles (Atari Corp.)
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..................Matthew J.W. Ratcliff
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Into the Eagle's Nest
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..................Matthew J.W. Ratcliff
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Columns
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-------
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Boot Camp
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.............................Tom Hudson
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ST Notes
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............................Frank Cohen
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The End User
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.....................Arthur Leyenberger
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Departments
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Editorial
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.............................Lee Pappas
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Reader Comment
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8-bit News
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M/L Editor
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.........................Clayton Walnum
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BASIC Editor II
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.........................Clayton Walnum
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Disk Contents
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|TURBO-816 VERSION 1.1M ORDER FORM|
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There are a limited number of Version
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1.1 Turbo-816 Systems Available for the
|
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reduced price of $110+$4 (S&H) within
|
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the US and Canada. COD fees are
|
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additional. 1200XL Version available
|
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(2-28pin PROMS) for $5.00 additional,
|
|
all prices are in US dollars.
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The only difference between the Version
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1.1 boards and the Version 1.2 boards
|
|
is the size of the latter is about
|
|
10-15% smaller. They are functionally
|
|
the same. Both include Version 1.00M
|
|
of the Turbo-OS.
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|
|
The Version 1.2 Boards will be
|
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available in late-June, early July, at
|
|
the full $120 plus P&H.
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Included in the kit is:
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Turbo-816 Adapter Board
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6- Ribbon CPU Cable
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Installation/User Guide
|
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Turbo-OS Prom 1.00M
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The initial units will be best used by
|
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people with experience programming in
|
|
assembly language. While there are
|
|
various degrees of speed improvements
|
|
with the Turbo-816 installed, the main
|
|
application for the unit is the
|
|
increased power that the 16-bit
|
|
processor affords. So if you primarily
|
|
play games on your computer, the
|
|
upgrade is not for you at this
|
|
time...
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//////////////////////////////////////
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Order Form for Version 1.1 and 1.2
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Turbo-816 Kits:
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Your Name _____________________________
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Address _______________________________
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City ________________ State/Prov ______
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Zip ___________ Country ____
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Target Computer (XL/XE) _______________
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Amount of RAM _____________
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Soldering Experience ( ) None ( ) Some
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( ) Much ( ) Pro
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Programming Languages: ( ) None
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( ) BASIC
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( ) MAC/65
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( ) C
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( ) Action
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Programming Proficiency: ( ) None
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( ) Learning
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( ) Good
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( ) Expert
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Installing it yourself (Y/N) ______
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Closest Atari Vendor ____________
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Disk Drives Used: _____________________
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_____________________
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Other Equipment: ______________________
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______________________
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If Version 1.1 Sold Out, place
|
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backorder for Version 1.2 (Y/N) _______
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Backorders will be cancelled after 60
|
|
days, and checks returned, if for any
|
|
reason merchandise cannot be shipped in
|
|
that time (if B/O ok)
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|
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Payment Method: ( ) COD
|
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( ) Personal Check
|
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( ) MO / Cashiers Check
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|
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* Personal Checks Require time to clear
|
|
before merchandise is shipped
|
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|
|
Please indicate where you have seen
|
|
info on the Turbo-816 Adapter
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|
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_______________________________________
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_______________________________________
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//////////////////////////////////////
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Send this form with payment (if
|
|
required) to:
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DataQue Software
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Post Office Box 134
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Ontario, OH 44862
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//////////////////////////////////////
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|Z*NET NEWSWIRE 8-BIT EDITION|
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|by Harold Brewer|
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In order to reprint the following
|
|
two message from the GEnie Atari
|
|
8-bit Bulletin Board I must
|
|
include this statement:
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Copyright 1989 Atari Corporation,
|
|
GEnie, and the Atari Roundtables.
|
|
See signup information in this
|
|
magazine. May be reprinted only
|
|
with this notice and signup
|
|
information included.
|
|
To sign up for GEnie service, call
|
|
(with modem) 800-638-8369. Upon
|
|
connection type HHH (RETURN after
|
|
that). Wait for the U#= prompt.
|
|
Type XJM11877,GEnie and hit
|
|
RETURN. The system will prompt
|
|
you for your information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
==> From Alan Reeve at Reeve Software
|
|
comes this message dated
|
|
19 May, 1989:
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|
|
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-Attention All:
|
|
|
|
-Reeve Software has finally completed,
|
|
and is about to commence shipment of
|
|
Diamond Write, as well as our first
|
|
newsletter! Diamond Write is our
|
|
full-featured word processor that adds
|
|
capabilities such as an 80-column
|
|
display and the ability to use
|
|
different fonts and mix and match
|
|
different styles of text in your
|
|
document. We hope to begin shipping
|
|
our end user orders at the beginning of
|
|
next week, and to start shipping out
|
|
dealer orders at the end of the week.
|
|
|
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-With Diamond Write, I believe we have
|
|
finally completed the package that
|
|
8-bit owners have been longing for for
|
|
the past year...a top quality Graphical
|
|
OS, a Paint Program, and a Word
|
|
Processor. We now will be working on
|
|
an improved set of Programming
|
|
Instructions, adding the Diamond
|
|
environment to News Station, and
|
|
Diamond Publish. Those of you who have
|
|
returned your warranty cards will be
|
|
receiving our first newsletter shortly.
|
|
|
|
-Thanks for your support,
|
|
A. Reeve-
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|
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|
|
==> Dated 17 May, 1989, comes this
|
|
response to a ZMagazine query from
|
|
a P. Sungenis (PAB):
|
|
|
|
-In your last ZMAG (5/9, #156 I
|
|
believe), you asked people for some
|
|
response to Atari developers about the
|
|
8-bit world, be it dead or alive.
|
|
Here's my two cents, and you can quote
|
|
me verbatim.
|
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|
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-The 8-bit market has a huge user base,
|
|
and a lot of dedicated users. We had a
|
|
lot of defections at first to the
|
|
16-bit models, but now the 8-bit market
|
|
is smaller and much more dedicated.
|
|
They want new things and new software
|
|
for their machines--the machines they
|
|
are DEDICATED to!
|
|
|
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-If the developers cut off their
|
|
support, the 8-bit crowd will continue
|
|
on their own and will keep developing.
|
|
People like Bob Puff and the other
|
|
-share-ware- authors out there will
|
|
continue and the machines will thrive.
|
|
Back-yard hardware projects will spring
|
|
up. The machine won't die. Look at
|
|
the TI99. There are STILL dedicated
|
|
users and new software/hardware from
|
|
those users even though support ended
|
|
in 1983!
|
|
|
|
-If you cut off the 8-bit development,
|
|
we won't all go over to the STs. We'll
|
|
stay where we are and be no worse for
|
|
the wear. All you'll lose is money we
|
|
WOULD HAVE spent!
|
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|
|
-Thank you, time to get off my
|
|
soapbox.-
|
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From the National ZMagazine
|
|
Headquarters BBS (Centurion) comes
|
|
this news:
|
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Base nameGeneral
|
|
Message #193
|
|
Sent toANTIC READERS 05/20/89
|
|
Posted byBILL H.
|
|
SubjectNew Antic
|
|
_______________________________________
|
|
Well I see the saga of -what-the-heck-
|
|
are-these-magazines-gonna-do-next-
|
|
continued when I got to my mailbox.
|
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|
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Antic is gonna start being a with-disk
|
|
version only and they are -generously-
|
|
gonna let us subscribers in on the deal
|
|
right away with the next issue, unless
|
|
we take the time to send a card back in
|
|
time. *PLOP!* into the mailbox for me.
|
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|
|
Anybody else have a negative vote for
|
|
this stuff? I cannot say there has
|
|
been a heck of a lot useful lately
|
|
(especially in this issue) and would
|
|
feel really bad to see my subscription
|
|
cut in half just to get some great disk
|
|
of stuff to use the Egyptian calendar
|
|
or something. Oh yeah--if subscribers
|
|
wanna get the disk version, their time
|
|
left on their subscription is cut in
|
|
half. I think that not forgetting to
|
|
send in the enclosed card is important
|
|
as a vote if subscribers out there
|
|
don't like the format change rammed
|
|
down their throat. If I wanted to get
|
|
the disk version, I would have ordered
|
|
it.
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| Rovac Industries, Incorporated |
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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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CompuServe: 71777,2140
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GEnie: ZMAGAZINE
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Source: BDG793
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ZMagazine Headquarters BBSes:
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Centurion BBS--(314)621-5046
|
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(618)451-0165
|
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Chaos BBS--(517)371-1106
|
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Shadow Haven--(916)962-2566
|
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Stairway to Heaven--(216)784-0574
|
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The Pub--(716)826-5733
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