ST Report: 02-Nov-90 #644
From: Len Stys (aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 11/24/90-08:45:08 PM Z
From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Subject: ST Report: 02-Nov-90 #644
Date: Sat Nov 24 20:45:08 1990
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> The Editor's Podium?
The speculation runs high about this time of the year, what with all
the highly anticipated announcements supposedly coming from Comdex, to the
super strong hope of the userbase concerning Atari finally dedicating
themselves to cultivating the US market, one can't help but get caught up
in this "high hopes ozone layer". Atari certainly needs to take advantage
of the "sleeping giant" known as the US cottage computer industry or the
"home computer industry."
Word has it that Atari's main emphasis, as far as advertising is con-
cerned, will be on the Portfolio and the Lynx. After all, they are con-
temporary products and in good distribution at this time. Since the
Portfolio is a device that can give Atari a good "computer company"
image, by it capability of bridging the confines of different computer
platforms, it is easy to see why it takes precedence at this time too.
Time is the real ally for Atari now, if they have enough ready to take
advantage of this season and if they can ramp up fast enough for the 'on-
time' delivery of all the new products to be announced at Comdex, there is
no reason not believe they will be "awesome" in the coming year.
thank you again for your support,
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> CPU REPORT?
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Issue # 89
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by Michael Arthur
CPU MacNews?
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APPLE'S MAC SUPPORT, AND THE "CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER"
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Apple Computer is now offering a toll-free customer support number
for all Apple users. Called the "Customer Assistance Center", this
service will answer questions on Apple sales, programs, and policies.
Apple already has an extensive customer support/service network, which
includes Apple Dealers, User Groups, system integrators, and sales
consultants. However, if Apple II/Macintosh users are not obtaining
enough support, this toll-free number will function as a "backup system"
for addressing their needs. The Costumer Assistance Center is available
Monday-Friday, 6 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time, at 1-800-776-2333.
CPU INSIGHTS?
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DELUXE PAINT ST
from
Electronic Arts.
Deluxe Paint ST is now available in England through Electronic Arts.
(Available soon in USA). As the authors of the program, we at ArtisTech
Development will answer questions about the program on-line. Electronic
Arts is handing the "Customer Service", however.
Deluxe Paint ST is a very powerful art, animation, & printing package.
Here are just a few of it's features:
- Works in all 512K color ST systems
- Supports STe extended color palette.
- 999 possible buffers of pics/anims, up to 999 frames per anim.
- Full color, any size, proportionally spaced fonts.
- Palette: 4 color cycle ranges, RGB & HSV controls, Hue spread and more.
- Fast fills: Solid, dithered, outline, gradient (conform & rotated), &
brush pattern (any size).
- Drawing: Freehand, Linedraw, Bezier curves (4 point editable),
Rectangle/Ellipse, True Square/Circle, filled Polygon, Mirror.
- Drawing modes: Cycle, Blend, Smooth, Filter, Smear and more.
- Stencils: Protect colors, Background, Foreground.
- Multi-color sizable airbrush.
- Brush cutting: carving, circle/ellipse/rectangle to brush
- Brush distortions: size, rotate, skew, 3D
- UNDO almost always available.
- Keyboard commands compatible with DPaint III (Amiga).
- Real-time, variable zoom magnify that works with all tools.
- 3D Tweening, with fast preview.
- Adjustable Animation speed.
- Play once, looped or pong.
- Poster printing: 0.1 X 0.1 inch to 99.9 X 99.9 inch posters.
- Full CMYK color correction.
- Support for most popular printers (Epson, HP, IBM, Okimate etc...)
- Only non-game to receive "ST Format Gold" award. See Oct. '90 issue
Deluxe Paint ST supports NEO, PI1, PC1, Amiga IFF, and a new version of
IFF that is smaller and faster.
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SLICCTOP: TOS MULTITASKING AT LAST?
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With the advent of multitasking operating systems like MultiFinder,
Microsoft Windows, OS/2, and AmigaDOS, Atari ST Users have wanted an
efficient and effective way to run more than one ST application at the
same time. While applications like Michtron's Juggler II and Intersect's
Revolver allow ST Users to have more than one ST application in memory,
they only act as "software switchers", stopping the operation of Program A
when one selects Program B. As such, ST Users still had to dream of being
able to multitask ST programs.
Utilities like Beckemeyer Development's MT C-Shell and Eric Smith's
MiNT have been excellent for running Desk Accessories and TOS programs
concurrently. However, these Third-Party solutions cannot multitask GEM
applications, a major criteria for ST Users desiring to run several
programs for the ST concurrently. In Early 1990, Atari itself announced
the MIDI-Tasking system, designed to multitask GEM-compliant ST MIDI
programs. But while MIDI-Tasking has great potential in the MIDI field,
it wasn't designed as a general device for multitasking GEM programs, and
many ST/GEM programs are incompatible with it. This situation has left
the spectre of ST multitasking hanging just out of the reach of the ST
Community.
Recently, a company called SliccWare announced a new program for the
Atari ST called SliccTop, that would provide multitasking to ST users
while using GEM applications. While ST Users had already seen several
programs which only came close to providing complete ST Multitasking, the
ST community began to hope that SliccTop was the long-awaited solution to
this demand. With its release, SliccWare has released information about
SliccTop that answers many questions that the ST community has had
concerning its abilities. Here is their Release:
SLICCTOP IS NOT JUST ANOTHER DESKTOP!
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I
by: Randy Foster,
President of SLICCWARE
SLICCTOP is a very advanced operating system which is capable of
performing multiple functions concurrently -- multitasking. To provide
the user with the greatest possible control over the multitasking
functions, SLICCTOP employs a system of CPU and resource allocation called
priority-tasking.
PRIORITY-TASKING
OK, What is it?
Within the basic architecture of SLICCTOP is probably the most
advanced system of multitasking ever devised for use on a micro-computer.
The system is called priority-tasking. Priority-tasking, unlike other
multitasking systems, is not based primarily upon a simple preemptive time
slicing process originally designed for use on computers which provided
little or no user interaction. Instead, priority-tasking is a complex
combination of processor control, as well as resource, display and memory
management; built upon a system driven primarily by event response and
transaction processing. In other words SLICCTOP employs a system which
from the start has been designed to place the user in the position of
greatest importance, and to respond in the most effective manner to any
user request.
The power of priority-tasking greatly enhances the flexibility and
power given the user. He may now start one task, such as a multiple
folder/file transfer; then, start a second task such as file printout;
then start a third, maybe another file transfer or printout; then a
fourth; etc. Tasks in the same category are automatically queued so that
they are performed in the order of their request. Tasks in differing
categories are initiated immediately, and proceed concurrently, based on
the priority assigned them by the system. And, of course, any task
currently executing may be cancelled by the user by simply selecting the
CANCEL button on the watch box corresponding to that task.
Another product, SLICCDOS, which will be released in 4 to 5 months,
will completely replace the file management system on the Atari. SLICCTOP
does not require SLICCDOS to function. However, with SLICCDOS, the
operating system is complete, and priority-tasking is taken to its full
potential; becoming almost totally transparent to the user. However,
without SLICCDOS, using standard system file management, occasional brief
delays may be encountered in keyboard or mouse response while transferring
files due to the enormous overhead involved in opening the file. The
delays encountered are minimal, and occur only while opening a file; and
should not cause any great inconvenience.
Certain tasks are considered priority-response, and are handled
immediately.
Such tasks include:
1. Responding to user selection;
2. Opening a window;
3. Getting information about a disk, folder or file;
4. Activating a new application, accessory or program.
In general, all file management and disk processing belongs to the
same category, and will be placed into the same queue once all necessary
information has been obtained from the user via a transfer initiation
form. Three notable exceptions do exist for systems in which SLICCDOS has
not been installed.
They are:
1. Erasing an entire floppy disk or hard disk partition;
2. Formatting a floppy disk;
3. Duplicating a floppy disk.
All three of these processes are performed immediately if SLICCDOS
has not been installed onto the system. if SLICCDOS is on the system,
high speed asynchronous floppy disk access is supported, and therefore,
these processes may be placed into the same queue as all other file
management and disk processing requests.
Printer processing, likewise, has its own queue. As a result,
printouts are handled one after another in the order they are requested,
and a page eject is generated any time an individual file is completed or
the printout is cancelled by the user. Because printer processing has its
own queue, printouts may be made at the same time transfers are being
carried out.
NOW COMES THE REAL POWER!
Queued processing does not take over the system! Quite the contrary.
Queued processing is only carried out as decreasing user interaction
makes the system available. When a user-intensive process (such as
dragging a window) is taking place,queued processing may become completely
suspended. On the other hand, while the user is engaged in deep thought
and not using the computer directly, queued processing may proceed at
nearly maximum speed. The usual situation is somewhere in between.
Not only may the user perform normal desktop operations and run
desktop applications while queued processing is taking place, he may also
access desktop accessories and even use his favorite Atari programs.
Programs using a menu bar even allow the user to return to the desktop to
monitor queued processing directly, terminate or initiate additional
queued processes, access desktop applications, or perform other desktop
operations.
"TOS" and "TTP" programs are a special case. Without SLICCDOS
installed, queued processing is suspended while "TOS" and "TTP" programs
are executing. With SLICCDOS installed, "TOS" and "TTP" programs run
directly on the desktop in user sizable windows; and queued processing
continues just as it would for any desktop application.
II
SLICCTOP is a very advanced operating system which is capable of
performing multiple functions concurrently -- multitasking. To provide
the user with the greatest possible control over the multitasking
functions, SLICCTOP employs a system of CPU and resource allocation called
priority-tasking.
Not only may the user perform normal desktop operations and run
desktop applications while queued processing is taking place, he may also
access desktop accessories and even use his favorite Atari programs.
Programs using a menu bar even allow the user to return to the desktop to
monitor queued processing directly, terminate or initiate additional
queued processes, access desktop applications, or perform other desktop
operations.
"TOS" and "TTP" programs are a special case. Without SLICCDOS
installed, queued processing is suspended while "TOS" and "TTP" programs
are executing. With SLICCDOS installed, "TOS" and "TTP" programs run
directly on the desktop in user sizable windows; and queued processing
continues just as it would for any desktop application.
YES, COLUMBUS. THE WORLD IS ROUND!
BUT, NO, THIS IS NOT INDIA.
Yes, now there is true multitasking on ATARI . . . and a system far
superior to any other in the marketplace. But, that does not mean that
your system is now capable of executing multiple Atari programs
concurrently. Many of the developers who designed software for use on the
Atari have designed it in such a way as to prevent efficient multitasking,
and in some cases, even made their software totally incompatible with a
multitasking system by use of what may be termed as system-hacking
technology.
To avoid the disasters of system crashes resulting from attempting
to multitask conflicting hacker software, SLICCWARE has chosen to run the
entire Atari operating system as though it were a single task. To further
avoid problems, the major operating system functions such as disk access
and window control are constantly monitored, even if the major portion of
SLICCTOP has been swapped out at the user's request while an Atari program
is executing. The result, the user may only run one Atari program at a
time. He may, however, run that program while queued processing is taking
place. And if that program contains a menu bar, he may also run concur-
rently any number of SLICCTOP compatible applications as well as perform
desktop functions and monitor any queued processing taking place!
To execute an Atari program, simply "open" the corresponding icon or
select the appropriate entry from the quick access menu as described in
the user's manual. Any necessary clean-up or reorganization will be
performed to allow concurrent processing (queued processes) to be
temporarily suspended. Once the program has been entered, concurrent
processing will be reinstated. At that point the desktop is immediately
accessible by selecting SLICCTOP from the accessory menu.
Although the Atari operating system was not designed with SLICCTOP
in mind, (How could it be?) every effort has been made to simulate a
priority-tasking response within that environment. And, even though
without SLICCDOS installed, there may be a minor delay in keyboard
response just at the instant a transferring file is being opened, the
keyboard priority is such that normal typing speed (even for us "hunt-'n'-
peck" types) should be sufficient to force most queued processing to wait
for the occasional user pause. The result being, that any keyboard
response delay due to queued processing is only likely to occur at the
beginning of any typing sequence, and then, only occasionally. In
addition, once SLICCDOS has been installed, all keyboard delay due to
queued processing will disappear, and queued processing itself will be
many times more efficient.
Certain actions temporarily suspend queued processing. Among these
are:
- Desktop menu processing,
- Alert boxes, and
- Help screens.
Occasionally a queued process may encounter a problem such as a
system error or, in the case of file transfers, a name conflict. In such
a case, the appropriate form is displayed to the screen to inform the user
and to elicit a response. This form will appear on the screen whether the
user is on the desktop or in his favorite Atari program. Once the user
has responded, all processing will continue just as it had before the
problem was encountered.
Because queued processing is intended not to interfere with the
user, queued processing watch boxes are designed to be treated like
windows. Although they may not be resized, they may be moved around the
desktop and placed almost entirely off screen. Also, other windows may be
brought to the foreground for processing while the watch box is displayed.
In addition, watch boxes may be brought to the foreground in the
same way as a standard window, by mouse selection, or by entering the
window number which is located in the upper left corner. (ie: A watch box
with "#02" in the upper left corner may be brought to the foreground by
entering "ESCAPE" "0" "2" from the keyboard.)
Finally, standard data entry forms may also be moved about the desk
so that monitoring of queued processing may continue while the user is
entering data into the forms. However, no other windows or forms may be
accessed while a standard data entry form is present on the screen. This
does not apply to concurrent process forms such as database entry forms
that are treated as ordinary windows. Concurrent process forms may be
easily identified by the window number in the upper left corner.(ie: #03")
A queued processing watch box is a type of concurrent process form.
Also, alert boxes and help screens may not be moved about the screen.
Because transfer operations are defined as queued processes, and may
be carried out concurrently with other operations; the user is able to
initiate a number of transfers in the order desired; clear any windows he
chooses; and then, go about his business on the desktop or in his favorite
Atari program. The operations will be carried out in the order he
initiated them, and any conflict will be reported to him directly, whether
he is on the desktop or in his favorite Atari program. He has, in effect,
much of the same power normally reserved for those who use macros or
command files inside a command line interface. And, he has all this power
with the convenience of a mouse and icon selection process.
Stay tuned. There is more to come!
The entire design and marketing strategy of SLICCWARE assumes a
constant generation of new software. Every three to four months another
major application will be produced to run on the desktop. And its price
is expected to be in a range of the price paid for SLICCTOP. These
products will be available in traditional retail outlets. In addition,
numerous smaller items will be produced at a much faster rate and will be
available to registered owners of the software through mail order only.
They will sell primarily for less than ten dollars (five-'n-dime
software).
The reason this high volume of software production is possible, is
because much of the processing required by any software item is already
coded into the SLICCTOP operating system. And since the software is fully
modular, relocatable, reentrant and swappable; it may be used by any
application running on the desktop. This also results in the size of
major applications being very small indeed. It additionally allows for
upgrades and enhancements to be added to the operating system and
individual applications with a minimum of impact.
Because of the ease and flexibility of system modification, our
upgrade policy is simple. If an upgrade is available for some product,
and it does not define a new functionality or major enhancement it will be
placed automatically (at no charge) on any five-'n-dime software ordered
by the user; or made available on networks or through user groups. New
functionalities and enhancements will appear as five-'n-dime software.
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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: XTX99587,CPUREPT then, hit RETURN.
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The system will now prompt you for your information.
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> NEODESK & ATARI CANADA! STR Spotlight? Canadians get a 'neat' deal!
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Gribnif Software NEWS RELEASE October 1990
Press Contact: Rick Flashman, President
Gribnif Software, P.O. Box 350, Hadley, MA 01035
Tel: (413) 584-7887, Fax: (413) 584-2565
NEODESK 3 NOW BUNDLED WITH ALL
ATARI ST COMPUTERS IN CANADA
HADLEY, MA (October, 1990) -- Gribnif Software has announced that
effective immediately and throughout the current holiday season, all
Atari ST personal computers sold in Canada will ship with their best
selling title, NeoDesk 3 - The Ultimate Desktop.
The easy to use and powerful graphical environment offered by
NeoDesk 3 will bring a fresh new look and higher level of performance to
those units which will assist Atari Canada in their marketing throughout
the holiday season.
The completely graphical approach of NeoDesk 3 brings to the Atari
a more professional, efficient, and user friendly interface which can
effectively compete head on with the new graphical interfaces now being
offered on other platforms.
In making this announcement, Rick Flashman, president of Gribnif
Software stated "We are very excited about this agreement. We believe
that a computer's user interface is an excellent demonstrator of its
power and capability. NeoDesk 3 pushes the Atari to its limit and
demonstrates what many have known all along, that the Atari is as good
or better than anything else available on the market today. We also
thank our Canadian distributor, ISD Marketing, in helping finalize this
agreement."
NeoDesk 3 is also available through normal distribution channels
and has a suggested licensing fee of $69.95 US (about $89.95 Canadian).
NeoDesk is a trademark of Gribnif Software. Atari and ST are trademarks
of Atari Corporation.
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> Stock Market ~ STReport? And the Band Marches On....
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THE TICKERTAPE
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by Michael Arthur
The price of Atari stock stayed the same on Monday, but shot up by
1/2 of a point on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the price of Atari stock went up
1/4 of a point, and went down 1/8 of a point on Thursday. On Friday, the
price of Atari stock went down 1/4 of a point. Finishing up the week at
$2.25 a share, the price of Atari's stock went up 3/8 of a point from
October 19th to October 26th.
As of October 26, 1990, Jack Tramiel's 36 million shares of Atari
stock are now worth approximately 81 Million dollars....
Apple Stock was down 1 3/8 points from Friday, October 19, 1990.
Commodore Stock was up 3/4 of a point from 10/19/90.
IBM Stock was down 1 point from 10/19/90.
Stock Report for Week of 10/22/90 to 10/26/90
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STock| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Reprt|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|
-----|------------|------------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
Atari|1 7/8 ---- |2 3/8 +1/2|2 5/8 + 1/4|2 1/2 -1/8|2 1/4 - 1/4|
| | 51,800 Sls | | | 39,900 Sls |
-----|------------+------------+--------------+-----------+--------------|
CBM |6 1/2 +5/8|6 1/2 ---- |6 3/8 - 1/8|6 3/8 -1/8|6 5/8 + 1/4|
|123,300 Sls | | | | 106,800 Sls |
-----|------------+------------+--------------+-----------+--------------|
Apple|31 1/8 -1/4| 31 -1 1/8|30 1/2 - 1/2| 30 -1/2| 30 ---- |
| | | | |1,198,200 Sls |
-----|------------+------------+--------------+-----------+--------------|
IBM |107 3/4 +1/8|106 3/4 - 1|108 5/8 +1 7/8|108 1/8 |106 5/8 -1 1/2|
| | |1,619,400 Sls | -1/2|1,246,100 Sls |
-----'-------------------------------------------------------------------'
'#' and 'Sls' refer to the # of stock shares that were traded that day.
'CBM' refers to Commodore Corporation.
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> USENET CALLING STR OnLine? Atari Emulator Illegal! -> Pratt
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bdt!unisoft!hoptoad!pacbell!pacbell.com!ucsd!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!
n!ukc!icdoc!syma!grahamt
From: grahamt@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Graham Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Emulated by Amiga & Doug Harrison's Opus
Message-ID: <3629@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Date: 16 Oct 90 11:19:52 GMT
References: <2669@dali>
Organization: SPRU, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Lines: 43
From: article <2669@dali>, by icsu8053@ming.cs.montana.edu (Craig Pratt):
- All in all, I don't think I'd call Atari1 an emulator - not even close
to the level of the Mac emulators. It's just an interesting/illegal
hack job.
- More novelty than utility. Oh well, at least Amiga users can run Opus
now, at half speed. (No, I didn't give him a copy)
Thanks for the info on the Atari1 emulator, Craig. I think I might wait
a while before dumping my ST for an Amiga. :-)
- BTW, George Harrison, are we going to see a new version of Opus soon?
Doug Harrison actually, but don't worry, I make this sort of mistake too.
The last time I was in contact with him, he'd put his plan to write a
completely new spreadsheet on hold. He wasn't sure there'd be a market
for it, and he was waiting to see how successful the TT would be. From
that, I guess we can take it that the new program will be either a long
time coming or won't arrive at all. As far as I know, Doug hasn't done
any more work on Opus since v2.2 (2.3 for shareware contributors). Shame,
as it's a fine program except for a few niggles (having to press the
f9/f10 keys to enter labels/formulae, etc.)
Doug didn't want to do more work on Opus because some of the changes
he wanted to make involved getting very deep into the code. He said that
since he'd learned about the vagaries of GEM through writing Opus, he'd
sooner start again and do the job properly.
Perhaps he could be persuaded to do something if enough people asked
him. He's been writing programs for CodeHead Software recently, so you
could reach him there or (I think) at the address in the Opus info box.
Also, he's on CompuServe: address your queries/requests to 72277.2315 @
compuserve.com
Graham
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Graham Thomas, SPRU, Mantell Building, U of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RF, UK
JANET: grahamt@uk.ac.sussex.syma BITNET: grahamt%syma.sussex.ac.uk
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julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!portal!atari!apratt
From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Atari ST emulator for the Amiga: Atari's position
Message-ID: <2709@atari.UUCP>
Date: 16 Oct 90 21:34:04 GMT
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA
Lines: 35
Some people have expressed confusion over the legality of the "Atari
Emulator" now floating around the net for the Amiga. I understand that
Atari's position is that it is a grave and flagrant violation of Atari's
copyright, and we are asking everybody, especially archive sites and
BBSes, to stop distributing it and remove all copies they have. I don't
know why people think this *could* be legal: it's a derivative work from
Atari's copyrighted material, and Atari intends to protect its copyrights.
Some people have expressed dismay that their favorite archive or BBS
might get in trouble. In my *personal* opinion, the operators of these
sites bring doom upon themselves by making uploads immediately available
for downloading, with no checks on the content of the uploads. I believe
that only a Common Carrier, such as the phone company or an airline, can
legally be blind to the content of the information or goods they transport
and distribute. Everybody else is responsible for exercising due diligence
to ensure that no illegal activity is going on using their equipment or
service. Since this program is prima facie a copyright violation, a duly
diligent sysop would not have made it available for downloads.
Finally, some people have expressed the opinion that Atari should be a
"good guy" and take no action concerning this. That's nonsense. If you
don't vigorously protect your copyrights, you lose them. Ignoring this
could mean relinquishing all rights to protect TOS from copying and
modification.
This message represents my opinions and things I believe to be true,
but it is not to be considered a legal opinion from Atari's legal
department or anybody else but me.
-- Allan Pratt
Systems Software Engineer
Atari Computer Corp.
...ames!atari!apratt
_______________________________________________________
> MichTron Sale STR InfoFile? MichTron sale information
==========================
MICHTRON
3285 Lapeer Rd West
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Phone 313-377-8898 Fax 313-377-2550
October 23, 1990
Greetings:
MichTron is going to have a Going out of Business sale. But we are
not totally going out of business. What is happening is that Creative
Computers in Del is purchasing most of our stock and the name MichTron,
and will continue to sell and support MichTron software.
The building we are now in has been sold and the new tenants are going
to move in shortly. So we have to clear it out. Nine years of Computer
goodies are going on sale!
On Saturday.. Nov 3, 1990, [10AM to 4PM] we are going to have a big
Garage sale! We are going to be selling anything and everything.. There
will be software for the Atari ST, The Commodore Amiga, and IBM PC's. This
will include MIchTron, Microdeal, HiSoft, all the brands we carried and
lots of third party brands that we purchased for our own use, or was sent
to us. Games for $1, word processors for $10 and desk top publishing
packages for $40. The deals of the century.
We will be selling new and used disks. (.30 for 3.5 inch disks) ,
Cables, computers Ataris, Amigas and PC Clones.. New and Used.. Monitors,
hard drives, mice, printers, printer stands, Metal shelves, Pallet Racks,
everything in the building must be sold.
This is a great time to stock up on Christmas Presents for the kids and
that new software to while away the winter.
Directions:
----------
Take I-75 to Lapeer Road Exit (exit 81) Turn RT going SOUTH on Lapeer
Rd (towards Pontiac) First Street turn RT again (just past the used car
lot) Go around the corner and we are the first driveway on the left, the
building on the right. The address is on Lapeer Rd but we are on a private
Industrial sub division 1/2 mile south of the Palace.
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> SOLUTIONS! STR InfoFile? The RPN "Solution"!
=======================
*****************************************
* Solutions v 0.8 (Demo version) *
*****************************************
In order to be able to run Solutions, you will need these files:
- SOLUTION.PRG (main program)
- SOLUTION.RSC (resource file)
- OPER.DAT (date file)
- SOLUTION.FNT (font file)
You will also need GDOS, (or an alternate GDOS, e.g. G+PLUS). You'll
understand that I could not include it with the demo version.
This version of Solutions may be freely copied and distributed, as
long as the code is not modified (this applies to the ".RSC" and ".DAT"
files too).
This software is not the first of this kind, but it is the first that
has gone so far on the ST (You'll have to get Mathematica to get
"better"; but in my point of view, Mathematica is too big and difficult to
use efficiently). So, Solutions is a package that will help you resolve
your mathematical problems. I will teach you some things about Solutions
now, or you will never be able to see how good it is.
You will first have to know that Solutions' logic is based on RPN
(Reverse Polish Notation), which means you have to enter arguments before
executing a function. The arguments stacks up in a stack and results are
returned to the stack (available as arguments to other functions). One
"feature" of RPN is the non-necessity of parenthesis (e.g. if you want to
enter the equation '(A+B)*C', you will first enter A, then B, execute +,
enter C, and finally enter *; just try and watch the intermediate results
in the stack). It takes a while to feel comfortable with RPN, but when
you are, you understand everything you enter, and that eliminates lots of
errors.
In the stack, there are OBJECTS. There are 10 types of object:
- Real numbers - Complex numbers
- Binary integers - Strings
- Vectors - Matrices
- Lists - Names (or variables)
- Programs - Algebraic
There are over 270 functions, and many of them use various combination
of different object types.
One strong point of Solutions is the ability to manipulate symbolic
equations (i.e. you could enter 'A+B' or 'SIN(X/Y)' ). Solutions has
calculus capability (differentiation and integration: not in the demo
version), and graphic capability (the demo version will only show you the
SINE function; you'll have to get the original to make fast plots of your
functions...).
If 270 functions are not enough for you, you may program your funct-
ion. Structured programming (IF ... THEN, DO ... UNTIL, WHILE ... REPEAT,
etc.) allows you to use any function, call other user-defined functions,
etc.
Due to the large number of functions, and the fact that this is only
a demo version, I cannot enumerate all built-in functions, and tell you
what they are doing. You will have to guess, try, and retry... or buy
the original (which will have a good documentation and will allow you to
receive constant upgrades of the software).
Upgrades to come:
- Graphics 3D
- More than 1 stack, multitasking
- Matrices with names and algebraics
Known bugs to July 18th 1990:
- the editor is not fully completed and may sometimes give
unexpected results on screen.
- if you are too short in memory, you may enter the
garbage collect routine (which is not completed yet); so you
could have unexpected results (like the mouse is hidden and
causing some garbage on screen; it should not bombs). I have
not yet fully tested it on a 1 Meg ST, but with 4 Megs, it is
running pretty well. I know that with some memory constraints,
it could not be the same!
Known restrictions:
- Arguments to trigonometric functions will give results when
absolute value is smaller than ~1E20 (about 1000000000000000000-
00). Otherwise result will be 0. This applies to functions
that are using trigonometric functions. It should be fixed
soon.
- Stack size, vector size, matrix size is limited to 32767.
If ever that bugs you (or the program), just tell me.
In order to be able to fully use Solutions, it's worth the investment
of buying the original. Not to mention that for the thousands of hours I
spent writing it (now 30000 lines in C), you will be shown a small price
tag and given full documentation.
If EVER you feel interested, let your heart decide, and go buy the
original (if ever I find a distributor), or write to me:
Paul Dub
Projects Informatiques
C.P. 302
Limoilou P.Q. Canada G1L 4V8
You can also reach me at:
P.DUBE (XTX84636) on GEnie
or
72020,3041 on CompuServe
______________________________________________________________
> STE TROUBLES STR FOCUS? Certain Games have quirks with STe...
======================
STe INCOMPATIBILITIES
=====================
by Ken Newman
The following is a list of games that don't work on the Atari STe (TOS
1.6) as of Summer/Fall 90. The list was originally from the British magaz-
ine ST Action, but I've amended it slightly. Several games they said
didn't work actually do work, such as the Falcon Mission Disk (I tried it
- no problems). They might have used a 520STe, which is only available in
Europe. I used a 1040STe. TOS 1.4/1.6 might use more RAM, so things that
barely fit in an old 520 might not fit in a 520STe.
Most games that don't work with 1.6 also don't work with 1.4; the big
changes happened with 1.4. I only tested a couple games on 1.4. Those
remaining from the original list I have either verified myself or didn't
have the game to test.
3D Pool Beyond the Ice Palace
Captain Blood * + Carrier Command
Conflict Europe Dark Side Defender of the Crown *
F16 Combat Pilot Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
Heroes of the Lance * + Hound of Shadow
Karate Kid 2 Kick Off
License to Kill Menace *
Microprose Soccer Mr. Heli
New Zealand Story Ninja Warriors
Operation Wolf Overlander
Paperboy Populous
Rick Dangerous Star Wars
Time Scanner Times of Lore
Total Eclipse TV Sports Football
Waterloo Winter Games
Weird Dreams
* = verified myself + = doesn't work in 1.4 (verified myself)
_________________________________________________________________
> WIDGETS PHANTOM! STR InfoFile? The SLM804 "sleeps" 'till you need it
=============================
ATARI SLM804 OWNERS!
====================
:announcing:
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======================
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use your computer?!
* Tired of the fan noise, heat, & power consumption?
* Worried about the internal heat buildup when you use the "backdoor"
shutoff "FIX"?!
THE PHANTOM OF THE LASER SOLVES ALL THESE PROBLEMS!!
* The SLM804 remains off 'till you really need it to print!
* The "PHANTOM" is installed inside the SLMC804 interface box
permanently.
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Please note that the quoted phone number in the November issue of
Current Notes is WRONG! The correct number is listed here!
___________________________________________________________
> The Flip Side STR Feature? A different viewpoint!
=========================
A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT
==================================
by Michael Lee
It's been a while since we last visited the Gadgets by Small Round-
table on Genie, so let's stop by and see how their MegaTalk and 68030
boards are coming along. And while we're there, we can check out the
progress on the new GCR 3.0 software.
For you who have forgotten what the MegaTalk board will do, here's
Dave Small's description of it...
"The MegaTalk board similarly configures the ST to talk to one of the,
if not the, largest LAN installed base in the world -- LocalTalk. It
lets the ST mix with IBM and Apple machines using that LAN with a
quick plug-in."
----------------
From Dave Small (Gadgets by Small) on Genie...
...Folks, if it sounds like we're busier than a (insert your metaphor
here), you're right. LOTS is going on, between final MegaTalk board
software tuning for performance, 68030 benchmarking (and fixing the
benchmarker!), the usual European shows that demand our shipment of
GCR's (just had one), Sandy doing the 5.0 newsletter, me helping with
the text on that, getting a little Comdex surprise ready, and so
forth.
...Physically the board extends, if you visualize a Mega from the
front, from the 68000 socket to the front of the machine (with some
clearance but not much), from the side where the battery cable comes
in to next to the floppy drive. Frankly, most of the room is taken up
by the 8 SIMM memory sockets; they take up real estate.
...The board COULD go into a 520/1040, I would guess, if you get
things out of the way of it and put the whole thing into a metal case
for RFI/EMI protection, so it doesn't flip TV's across your town
upside down. However, I have not "fitted" it for a 520/1040 and
1040's come with differing board layouts.
...The key to the speed is fastRAM, folks. Many 68030 "Accelerator"
designs spend their time waiting on memory; it's like trying to
breathe through a straw...incidentally -- it is my honest belief that
our board will beat any other, even in "benchmarks".
...Folks, the 030 board is in its final stages. An analogy would be an
engine that's installed, running, but not putting out top HP on the
top end -- the carb needs adjusting and the timing adjusting. But
everything else is there. This is the most rock and roll board I've
*ever* had something to do with.
----------------
Ken Stevens on Genie asks...
...Will the 030 board be compatible with the MegaTalk board. Will the
32 bit bus be compatible with any products designed for the bus on the
Fast Technologies board?
George Richardson (Gadgets by Small) on Genie replies...
...The '030 and Megatalk will be compatible with each other. In fact
you should be able to use any available expansion card with the '030.
...Boards designed for Jim's board won't fit on ours. On the other
hand, we're already looking at several different types of expansion
cards.
...An adapter to fit VME boards is also possible, so that if anyone
packages a VME board setup for the TT, owners of the Gadgets board
will also be able to use it.
...Well, the design is down solid, but the old FCC gang has to have
it's shot at delaying things yet...
----------------
Tom Dodge on Genie asks...
...What about Multi-tasking?? The 68030 supports this directly....
George Richardson (Gadgets by Small) on Genie replies...
...Despite Atari's claims of multitasking TOS being extremely dif-
ficult, I'd bet that someone will manage to do it for the TT
...If it runs on the TT without making calls on hardware other than
the 68030 & FPU, it'll run on the Gadgets SST (are we still calling it
that?).
John Towns (Atari) on Genie replies...
...Multitasking TOS isn't hard. But it's hard to do it right and to
maintain a high level of compatibility with existing applications
...It's something that we are planning to do, but we are going to take
our time and do it _right_.
----------------
From Mark Stace (Gadgets by Small) on Genie...
...Spectre 3.0 will already provides user-definable keyboard mapping,
to a degree....This ascii file is editable by the end user to assign
and define many of the keyboard's keys.
...Spectre 3.0 hard disk formatter is even easier to use than previous
versions. The 3.0 formatter is more "graphical" in nature. Kind of
like a little bar graph representation of the size of each and every
HD partition.
From Dave Small (Gadgets by Small) on Genie...
...I'm very happy with 3.0. It's easily the most powerful version of
Spectre that ever "wuz".
...A little bird tells me Spectre now works just fine on the TT.
Naturally, I'm just passing that along; would *I* know?
...Anywho, hang in there a bit while we get this cast-in-concrete and
then Gamma tested to sweat out any final bugs.
...Where we are at with 3.0 is Beta version 12. It is extremely
solid, but does have a few very minor quirks left that we are fixing.
...I would be quite surprised if the remaining bug fixes take over a
week, then it's into gamma test.
...We also have a newsletter to send out, announcing the thing;
remember that only a small percentage of our users are online!
----------------
Until next week....
____________________________________________________________
> LCAC V 2.0 STR SHOW NEWS? Chicago AtariFest V2.0
=========================
**** Chicago AtariFest V2.0 ****
Lake County Atari Computer Enthusiasts are proud to present "Chicago
AtariFest" to be held November 11th (Sunday) 1990 at the American Legion
Gurnee Post located at W. Grand and Il. Rt. 21 (just 1 mile east of I-94
and the "Great America" theme park). The show will open to the public at
10:00 AM and will run until 4:00 PM. General admission will be $2.00 in
advance, $3.00 at the door. Children under 6 will be admitted free with a
paying adult.
All paid admissions will have a chance at one of several valuable door
prizes to be awarded at various times during the day. For more
information on advance ticket sales and general show information, please
contact LCACE at P.O. Box 8788, Waukegan, IL 60079-8788. A special show
message base is available on the Python BBS, (708) 680-5105 300/1200/2400
24hrs.
------ Exhibitors/Developers --------
CodeHead Software DataQue Products
P.O. Box 74090 P.O. Box 134
Los Angeles, CA 90004 Ontario, OH 44862
John Eidsvoog Chuck Steinman
Brumleve Software M-S Designs
P.O. Box 4195 611 W. Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801-8820 Urbana, IL
D.A. Brumleve Carl Stanford
Reeve Software Atari Interface Magazine
29 Old Farm Lane 3487 Braeburn Cir.
Warrenville, IL 60555 Ann Arbor, MI
Alan Reeve Bill and Pattie Rayl
Atari Portable Ent. Magazine ICD, Inc.
2104 Kostner 1220 Rock Street
Chicago, IL 60639 Rockford, IL
Clinton Smith Tom Harker
Compuserve Information Service WizWorks!
P.O. Box 20212 P.O. Box 45
Columbus, OH 43220-0212 Girard, OH 44420
R. Retelle Chet Walters
GEnie Information Services
Rockville, Maryland
Jeff Williams
------- Vendors/Dealers ----------
Mars Merchandising Computer Cellar
15 W. 615 Diversey 220 1/2 W. Main Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126 St Charles, IL 60174
Paper Express H and H Computer Supplies
P.O. Box 1036 824 Grafield Ave.
Moline, IL 61265-1036 Aurora, IL 60506
Kolputer Systems CSA Limited
18 Burgess Dr. P.O. Box 567530
Glendale Hgts, IL Harwood Heights, IL 60656
Apple Annie ReCharge It
1005 S. Hamlin 866 Tower Rd.
Park Ridge, IL 60068 Mundelien, IL 60060
-------- User Groups ---------
L.C.A.C.E. S.C.A.T.
Lake County Atari Computer Enthusiasts Suburban Chicago ATari
P.O. Box 8788 8702 Osceola
Waukegan, IL 60079-8788 Niles, IL 60648
MilAtari M.A.S.T.
Milwaukee Atari Users Group Milwaukee Atari ST
P.O. Box 14038 P.O. Box 25679
West Allis, WI 53214 Milwaukee, WI 53225
G.C.A.C.E. R.A.C.C.
Chicago Atari Comp. Enthusiasts Rockford Atari Computer Club
P.O. Box 6706 4658 Black Oak Tr.
Chicago, IL 60614-6706 Rockford, IL 61103
L.A.U.G. T.U.G.
Local Atari Users Group The Users Group
1N361 Ridgeland Av. P.O. Box 66583
W. Chicago, Il 60185 AMF O'Hare. IL 60666
______________________________________________________
> STReport CONFIDENTIAL? "ATARI NEWS... ALWAYS FIRST!"
=====================
- Rockville, MD GEnie announces 96oo Baud Access in 40 Cities!
-------------
GE Information Services (GEIS), owner and operator of one of the
world's largest commercial teleprocessing networks, announced today the
introduction of 9600 bps asynchronous dial-up network access in 40 cities.
This higher speed network access, with V.32 compatibility, will pro-
vide significantly improved response time. GEIS clients using full-
screen interactive applications and file transfer applications will par-
ticularly benefit from this new feature.
When used in conjunction with any of the various async error-free
protocols that GEIS offers, 9600 bps provides a fast and reliable link to
the GEIS teleprocessing network. Additionally, network access at 9600 bps
should result in shorter session times, which will enable GEIS clients to
improve productivity and reduce costs.
Widespread acceptance of the V.32 standard provides GEIS clients with
the freedom to choose from among a multitude of vendors in selecting the
best modems for their own data processing equipment.
This new 9600 bps async dial-up network access augments GEIS' existing
300-2400 bps async dial-up service which is available in 517 U.S. cities.
This is the largest such deployment of any network-based services vendor.
Many of these network node locations provide tri-speed modem service,
offering GEIS clients the convenience of dialing a single telephone number
for 300, 1200 or 2400 bps access to the GEIS network.
With this deployment, GEIS is now one of the two network-based ser-
vices vendors offering the largest number of 9600 bps async access locati-
ons.
GEIS also announced that 9600 bps synchronous (both SNA/SDLC and BSC)
dial-up network access is in field test, with expected commercialization
slated for 1991. This service will augment GEIS' existing 2400-4800 bps
sync dial-up service.
For further information about 9600 bps async dial-up access to the
GEIS network, please call 1-800-433-3683.
GE Information Services, a division of General Electric Company,
U.S.A., has its headquarters in Rockville. It offers a wide range of
value-added services for network-based business applications, systems
integration and software development services, and network management
services.
- Sterling, VA MULTIBYTE CASEY & CASEY PLUS!
------------
Here's some information from Multibyte Inc. Concerning Stacy cases.
The CASEY & CASEY Plus cases. The Plus is 20" x 15" x 3.5" in size. It
is designed to allow unrestricted use of the Stacy's cartridge port wit-
hout removing the Stacy from the case and permits most cartridge devices
to remain installed while in use or transit.
The CASEY is 15" x 15" x 3.5" in size, and is for Stacy users without
the need to use the cartridge port. And the CASEY Jr. (at 15" x 17" x 3")
is for users with a internal Stacy battery pack.
CASEY PLUS Suggested Retail......................................: $368.00
(w/1 external 4.5 hour battery pack) CASEY Suggested retail......: $348.00
(same size battery pack as CASEY PLUS) CASEY Jr. Suggested retail: $135.00
(w/1 internal battery pack kit...................................: $325.00
(2.5** hour average time)
Extra 4.5* hour battery pack $ 188.00
Stacy internal battery pack $ 198.00
Custom case colors additional $ 25.00
Quick charge battery charger $ 135.00
* 4.5 hour pack is the average tested time during normal operations
using a Stacy 4 with a hard drive and floppy. Actual time may vary
depending on usage.
Standard colors for CASEY line are: Stacy Grey, Light Grey and Navy Blue.
Custom colors are: Black Electric blue Woodland Camouflage
Burgundy Bright Red Pink
Forest Green Light Green
Deep purple Yellow Fluorescent Orange.
MULTIBYTE INCORPORATED
213 No.LINCOLN AVE.
STERLING, VA. 22170
- Sunnyvale, CA NEW GOODIES FOR LYNX ENTHUSIASTS!
-------------
Atari announced the following new products today:
Lynx Sun Visor:
A combination screen protector and sun visor which attaches to the
Lynx using those 4 mysterious holes around the screen.
Part #: PAG3400 Price: $4.95
Lynx Carrying Case (Large):
Briefcase-style carrying case for the Lynx which has one large
compartment to hold the Lynx and three smaller ones to hold the
accessories you purchase. The cartridges are held in twelve slots
built into the inside of the case's cover.
Part #: PAG3350 Price: $19.95
Lynx Carrying Case (Small):
Called the "Pouch", this carrying case is similar in design to car-
rying cases for the Gameboy, with a large compartment to hold the
Lynx, and two smaller pouches on the side to hold the cartridges. Down
the side of the pouch is a area designed to hold the Comlynx cable.
Part #: PAG3375 Price: $14.95
These should be appearing in your local dealer's showcase soon, or if you
can't wait, can be purchased directly from Atari by sending a check or
money order for the total order + tax (see state tax chart below) + $3.50
shipping & handling (for orders under $50, for orders above $50, call
408-745-2367 for more information).
Orders from the following states must add the appropriate sales tax:
Illinois: add 5% California: add 7.25% New Jersey: add 6%
Massachusetts: add 5%
Send your order to the following address:
Atari Corporation
P.O. Box 61657
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Attn: Customer Relations
All sales are final, for more information, call (408) 745-2367.
- Sunnyvale, CA INTERNET LYNX NEW GAME RELEASE INFO
-------------
Thanks to John Leo of the Internet, here is a recently-published list
of upcoming games for the Atari Lynx. The list appears in the September
issue of Famicom Tsushin, a mega-big video-gaming magazine. Titles have
been translated from Japanese, and any obvious typos have been corrected
by me. Release months are given, but I wouldn't count on them, since we're
almost in November already. A lot of the titles have been reported by me
before, but there's a bunch of new titles near the end that ought to be
interesting...
=== September ===
Xenophobe Roadblasters Upshot (originally 3D Barrage)
=== October ===
Rampage Paperboy Zarlor Mercenary
Rygar Klax
=== November ===
World Cup Soccer A.P.B. NFL Football
=== December ===
Ninja Gaiden Checkered Flag Vindicators
Warbirds Tournament Cyberball 2072
Grid Runner Turbo Sub Scrapyard Dog
=== Future 1991 ===
Ms. Pac-Man Pinball Shuffle Basketbrawl
Blockout 720 degrees Jungle Ball
Swimsuit Volleyball Masters Golf Steal Home
Time Lord Super Hockey S.T.U.N. Runner
Lynx Casino Xybots Pac-Land
Rolling Thunder Hoop Wars All-Star Basketball
Mario Lemieux Hockey(?) Shanghai
Viking Child
This list, of course, does not include the titles recently announced
by the third-party Lynx development companies.
:ANNOUNCING... A NEW TITLE FOR THE LYNX!:
Xenophobe!!
Retail Price: $34.95 Part No: PA2026
Travel thru space ridding space stations and moonbases of the deadly
aliens (with up to 3 friends) that have infested them. Just like the
arcade version. 9 bases to clean up, with each base having different
floors and levels.
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> Hard Disks STR InfoFile? Affordable Mass Storage....
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- Fan & Clock - Multi-Unit Power Supply
(1) 44 MB Syquest Cart.
COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED AND READY TO RUN!
--->> SPECIAL NOW ONLY __$729.00__ <<---
*** SPECIAL SYQUEST OFFER!! ***
ORDER YOUR CUSTOM SYQUEST UNIT NOW AND GET A SECOND COMPLETE UNIT!
***** for $50.00 LESS! *****
* TWIN SYQUEST 44MB REMOVABLE MEDIA DRIVES ... PROGRAMMER'S DELIGHT *
SPECIALLY PRICED ** $1339.00 **
* SYQUEST 44MB REMOVABLE MEDIA DRIVE AND HARD DRIVE COMBINATIONS *
- Syquest 44 Model [555] and the following hard drives -
50mb SQG51 $1079.00 30mb SQG38 $1039.00
65mb SQG09 $1119.00 85mb SQG96 $1129.00
LOWBOY - STANDARD - DUAL BLOWER CABINETS
CUSTOM CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE
Listed above are a sampling of the systems available.
Prices also reflect various cabinet/power supply configurations
(over sixty configurations are available, flexibility is unlimited)
*** ALL Units: Average Access Time: 24ms - 34ms ***
ALL UNITS COMPATIBLE WITH --> SUPERCHARGER - PC-DITTO/II - SPECTRE/GCR
LARGER units are available - (special order only)
NO REPACKS OR REFURBS USED!
- Custom Walnut WOODEN Cabinets - TOWER - AT - XT Cabinets -
Keyboard Custom Cables Call for Info
ALL POWER SUPPLIES UL APPROVED
-* 12 month FULL Guarantee *-
(A FULL YEAR of COVERAGE)
QUANTITY & USERGROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!
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DEALERS and DISTRIBUTORS WANTED!
please, call for details
Personal and Company Checks are accepted.
ORDER YOUR NEW UNIT TODAY!
CALL: 1-800-562-4037 -=**=- CALL: 1-904-783-3319
Customer Orders ONLY Customer Service
9am - 8pm EDT
Tues thru Sat
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> A "Quotable Quote"?
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"To bear false witness against a neighbor is..
a greater misdeed than murder, for the neighbor
must live a lifetime with your lies!"
"JUDGE NOT..... LEST YE BE JUDGED!!"
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16/32bit Magazine copyright 1990 No.6.44
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