ST Report: 26-Mar-93 #913
From: Bruce D. Nelson (aa789@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 03/30/93-11:28:22 PM Z
From: aa789@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bruce D. Nelson)
Subject: ST Report: 26-Mar-93 #913
Date: Tue Mar 30 23:28:22 1993
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CeBiT is on right now, its over this coming wednesday. Reports are
slowly trickling in about the public response to the "biggest" computer show
in Europe. But little is coming across about Atari. Other than a few
reports of some irate overseas calls coming into the states about rumors of
further delays. Atari needs to come away from this show clearly "strutting
its stuff". If this is not the case they had no business being there trying
to woo the european market while busily neglecting the best market there is
in their own backyard.
But first, we need to see the "promised products" shipping in the USA,
in quantity, with proper promotion and advertisement. Else, the only dealer
types they'll attract are the loyalist types. Atari needs them but they
also need the full spectre dealers that'll provide the gateway for them to
break into the computer marketing mainstream and be taken seriously.
'Til now and still, Atari computers are not, in the USA, looked upon as
a serious, powerful productivity computer. This is Atari's fault and no
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effort to make this known to the overall US marketplace. They never have
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their lack of advertizing, for whatever reason, they never will.
Advertizing doesn't only mean promoting a particular product, it also
means promoting the COMPANY. Have they ever? Nope. It a key to the
gaining of real marketshare. Tell people about themselves, their goals,
ideals, and then.... the product lines. Atari needs to be known about.
They are not.
They are in Germany now, at CeBiT.. "the biggest computer show in the
world" will anyone in the USA know?? Its doubtful. Only those who care to
know because they care about Atari will take the effort to know. Atari
should be allocating the type of funding being spent to indulge in Germany
toward a "Get to know Atari" campaign in the USA instead.
The US marketplace is still the biggest in the world and the market is
always ready for a new, innovative product that'll save time, money and
produce solid results. Can Atari provide that product? I think so, but
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"There is no comparison! The Atari Falcon
is far superior to the PC platform."
Sam Tramiel, 08/92
About the scathing Forbes Magazine Critique of Atari;
"My new office, which has a better view than my old one, is so far
quite satisfactory. And Richard Miller is in my old office. The
Forbes article was a mish-mash and misconstrued article full of half
truths. We are anxiously awaiting the release of the Atari Falcon to
bring us back to the forefront. The article has given us some
laughs, but otherwise has not affected us."
Sam Tramiel, 08/92
About marketing plans and the future....
"As I said before, all marketing announcements will be made at
Duesseldorf. I will not comment on future models of the Falcon.
WE ARE TALKING TODAY ABOUT A MACHINE.....
WHICH WILL BE SHIPPING NEXT WEEK."
Sam Tramiel, 08/92
A fantastic observation, considering the date it was made...
"I've just returned from Asia, where I saw the first Atari Falcon
production coming off the lines. Let's hope this new offering will
make it in North America. I know that the specs are great."
Sam Tramiel, 08/92
Again, the dates of the statement conflict with the facts now known....
"We have not yet even given the machine to the FCC. And we are only
applying for Class B approval. According to our "experts", it should
pass Class B."
Sam Tramiel, 08/92
"...... We are not working for Wall Street but to
make money for our shareholders and only think long term."
Sam Tramiel, 11/92
psssst.
FYI.... The Shareholder's equity is fine.... NOT!
The Stock is hovering around $1.12
CHRISTMAS '92 has COME and GONE...
AS HAS...
JANUARY 1993, FEBRUARY 1993...
FALCONS ....anyone?
By the Way.... Does the Falcon work well
with
any... of the SLM Laser Printers?? NOPE! NOT YET!
Better yet...
Which _MAJOR_ US Software Developers & Publishers
are
producing NEW Software for Atari's FALCON???
Besides, who _needs_ a CARTRIDGE PORT anyhow!
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Weekly Happenings in the Computer World
Issue #13
By: John Deegan
NINTENDO LOSES AT SUPREME COURT - Nintendo of America lost this week
when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its claim that add-on
hardware letting players experiment with video cartridges to essentially
invent new games violates federal copyright laws.
This means a win for Lewis Galoob Toys, because the company can
continue selling its "Game Genie," an add-on that plugs into the
Nintendo Entertainment System and cartridges, allowing use of a code
to change up to three elements of a given video game at a time.
TI OFFERS NEW PRINTERS - Texas Instruments Inc. has introduced a new
family of printers for IBM PC/compatible and Apple Macintosh users.
The new line of microWriter LED page printers consist of three
models: microWriter PS23, microWriter PS65 and the microWriter, which
offers LaserJet compatibility. TI says the printers now are available
through its global network of distributors and dealers.
INTEL SHIPS PENTIUM - Intel Corp. this week began shipping its much-
awaited Pentium microprocessor, the next generation computer chip that
provides improved processing speed and performance.
The fifth-generation chip performs 112 million instructions per
second, making it five times more powerful than the original Intel '486
chip.
"The Pentium processor will run all the current software without mod-
ification and with a substantial performance improvement," said Paul
Otellini, senior vice president with Intel.
DELL CUTS PRICES, STOCK TUMBLES - Dell Computer Corp. this week an-
nounced it was cutting prices by as much as $300 on selected 486-based
systems, causing the company's stock to tumble.
The firm cut prices from $50 to $300 on six Dimension systems, affec-
ting more than 60 hardware configurations. Dell said the price cuts were
made possible through savings in component and manufacturing costs.
NEC GOES WORLDWIDE WITH NEW CHIP - NEC Corp. says that next month it
will begin selling worldwide its next-generation chip, offering a memory
16 times that of widely sold 4-megabit chips currently on the market.
NEC Vice President Yuichi Haneta as saying it will be the first
company to sell the 64-megabit DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chip,
targeted for use in supercomputers, high-definition television sets,
multi-media products and office workstations.
Recently, NEC joined other companies in announcing the development of
an experimental 256-megabit DRAM and said it had applied for about 100
different kinds of patents on the new chip.
APPLE INTRODUCES MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM PRODUCT - Apple Computer Inc. this
week introduced PowerCD, its first CD-ROM-based multimedia product.
PowerCD is a three-in-one player for CD-ROM, photo CD and audio
compact discs. Available as an external device, the portable PowerCD
drive will offer users access to Macintosh CD-ROM titles on their
computer, as well as full support for Kodak Photo CD formats and the
ability to play audio CDs when connected to a television or Macintosh
computer.
Applications include business presentations, reference databases,
photo archives, learning programs and entertainment.
The unit is lightweight, battery-operated and completely portable. It
has a built-in SCSI port to enable users to connect their Macintosh
desktop or PowerBook computer and use it as a CD-ROM drive.
HAYES CUTTING PRICES 17% - Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. says it
has taken action within its distribution channel that is expected to
lower the street prices by up to 17% on its Optima products.
"The price reductions are intended to make the fastest CCITT standard
modem of 14,000 bit/s more affordable," Hayes said in a statement from
Atlanta, "and to encourage more business users to take advantage of the
benefits of fax capabilities in a modem."
The Optima line includes data and fax modems ranging from 2400 bps to
14,000 bps.
SONY DEVELOPS 1.5-GIGABYTE 2.5" DISK TECHNOLOGY - Sony says it has
developed a technology capable of creating a 2.5-inch hard disk, which
can hold 1.5 gigabyte of data. The firm has already produced a prototype
version of the disk. It is reported that the technology is the combina-
tion of a Mini-Disks and a compact disk (CD).
Sony's latest 2.5-inch original hard disk technology is called the
Pre-Embossed Rigid Magnetic, or the PERM. The disk has embossed tracks
or grooves on both sides of the disk. Basically, it uses the same
mastering and stamping process as that of a music CD.
Sony claims that it is a totally new technology. A prototype 2.5-inch
hard disk prototype has already been developed, which has 5,000 tracks
per inch and can store 200 megabytes (MB) of data. The disk measures 10
by 7 by one centimeter in size.
The grooves on the disk prevents noise, which is usually created by
the friction between the tracks. With narrower grooves, Sony is
preparing to produce a disk with 15,000 tracks per inch in the near
future. This disk will hold 1.5 gigabyte of data.
ELECTRONIC MONITORING LEADING CAUSE OF JOB STRESS WORLDWIDE - Job
stress, some of which is caused by computers, is a worldwide phenomenon
affecting tens of millions of workers, according to a report issued by a
United Nations agency.
Electronic monitoring by employers is a leading cause of job stress.
According to the findings of the U.N.'s International Labor Organization
(ILO) job stress is also rampant in developing countries where companies
are doing little to help employees cope with the strain of modern
industrialization.
Vittorio G. Di Martino, a job stress specialist for the ILO, said
major factors in the stressful nature of a job are not only the demands
of the work, but also the lack of control many workers have over their
jobs.
For instance, repetitive work is not necessarily stressful, but when
a worker is required to keep up with a machine, anxiety levels increase.
Workers in many countries are being subjected to new pressures,
including electronic eavesdropping by superiors, as the use of computers
spreads throughout the world. Employees in airline offices, government
agencies, insurance companies, mail-order houses and telephone
companies, often find their work quality, quantity and length and
frequency of breaks being electronically monitored by their bosses.
"This may be reassuring for the employer, but not for the worker,"
said the report, "Job Stress: The 20th Century Disease."
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Hey there, folks! It's been another busy week on Compuserve. The
questions just keep coming (luckily, so do the answers). Y'know, it always
amazes me when, after all the years that the ST has been on the market,
someone comes up with a new "twist". Sure, it's not a common occurrence,
but it does happen. Well, I guess that's one of the things that keep us
computer folks young, huh?
Let's see what kind of new stuff we can learn this week...
From the Atari Productivity Forum
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Ted Broussard asks about a popular word processor from "that other"
platform:
"I have noticed various files dealing with WordPerfect. Is this word
processor available for the ST? If so, how can I purchase it?"
Albert Dayes of Atari Explorer Magazine, being the helpful guy that he is,
tells Ted:
"Yes there is Word Perfect for the ST. Its only 4.1 and its not being
upgraded any longer by Word Perfect. You should be able to find a
used one for a good price."
One of the many nice things about a "stock" ST/STe/Falcon is the ability to
utilize fairly high quality sound right out of the box. On the DOS
platform, to get anything more than a squeaky beep, you must go out and buy
a sound board. Of course, where there is hardware, there must be software
to make the most of it. Michael Smith tells us:
"I'm looking for a startup sound program for the auto folder (of
course) that's small, simple, and to the point.
I've installed Superboot 8.0 for only it's capabilities of playing a
startup Digisound but that's a bit overkill and Superboot slows down
the boot process considerably.
Does anyone know of a startup up sound program that isn't extremely
difficult to configure, ie: renaming the sound file 20 times and
rebooting to get it right, and works on a Mega STe, preferably
supporting the DMA sound."
Geoff Larsen tells Michael:
"Gooday mate. I am a registered user of Superboot and till recently
found it very useful, but it does slow down the boot!!!!!!
Try MOUSEBOOT it is great, easily reconfigured and mouse driven as the
name suggests. It has sound capabilities but i don't know how good
they are as I don't use them. (slows down the boot).....<g>
It was on a disk off Atari ST Review (the one with 1st Track and
Striker in bold letters on the front. If this does not mean a thing
to you or if you do not get that mag. were ever you live and it is not
on CIS then let me know and I will upload it for you."
Gee, was I the only one that noticed Geoff's accent? I'd place him as
being from New Zealand. The fact that people can communicate via a service
like CompuServe from all around the globe so quickly, and at such a small
price, still amazes me.
Last week, Michael Smith mentioned that:
"QCMsg is working VERY nice. No complaints and even on a Mega STe:
the fussiest of the ST family..."
That led Haj Baxter to post:
"I'm curious what you mean by the Mega being the fussiest ST. I'm
interested in moving up from my Ste 4meg To a Mega (because I wanted a
place to install a hard drive and I thought the higher Tos would give
me _less_ glitches than I usually run into[I already switched from an
St Fm]) not more. I _attract_ glitches, bombs, Tos error alerts, etc."
Michael explains the situation to Haj:
"The Mega STe is a GREAT machine, don't let me lead you astray. The
operating system, however, has some incompatibilities with current
software that I believe 1.62 and below didn't have.
I think it's mainly on account that some developers may have taken
short cuts in programming (I'm not a programmer so this is probably an
incorrect statement).
I found that one program from the old days (actually two now that I'm
thinking about it) won't work. The one is BaseTWO (didn't like it
anyway!) and STRaider (a game).
I didn't have any incompatibilities with my 520STFM with TOS 1.04. It
worked very well but didn't have the horsepower or the hard drive when
I needed it most.
Now the software I use has to have a "passed the 2.05 or 2.06" test
before I purchase or download.
I've heard STalker works great so I just ordered that today.
If I had to do it today, tho, I'd upgrade to a TT. It makes sense to
go with an 030 machine (esp with MTOS coming) and the ability to
expand above 4 meg of ram (which is seriously becoming a limitation!).
I've heard the TT has better compatibility than the MSTE."
Geoff Larsen adds:
"I have a MEGA STe and I have to agree it is fussy, but I have not
purchased a program in the last twelve months ( game or application)
that has not worked first up. Some P.D. (a lot of these people don't
have developer packs from Atari) and older software (whose programmers
chose to ignore Atari's warnings about do not use memory areas) do not
work. All in all I have only had problems with ten or so programs
and I found plenty of replacements...
Allan Higgins asks for some help:
"Greetings. I need some advice. The sound went on my 1040ST. I am not
sure whether the problem is my computer or my monitor (an SM124
monochrome). Any suggestions on how to locate the problem?"
Geoff Larsen offers a suggestion:
"Take your 1040 over to one of your mate's house and plug it into his
monitor. If it does not work then it is the 1040."
Mike Mortilla pops in and bursts that little bubble with a dose of reality
and offers a suggestion of his own:
"Here in the States, not all of our mates houses have STs. They are
far and few between! As for the problem, I can help much, but the
SM124 is easy to disassemble (remove the case from). You might want to
download the MONO MOD file from the libraries here as it explains
opening the case. You don't have to expand the screen (which is what
the file is intended to do) but once opened, you can check to see if
the slip on connector to the speaker has come loose.
I've been tempted to add an earphone jack to mine, but never have the
time. You could plug in a comparable speaker to the connector and see
if it works (careful running with the cover open, but it can be done
and is explained in the file too.) Hope this helps.
To find the file, search the libraries for keyword mono, screen,
expand and/or mod and you should be able to find MONO MOD. Good luck."
Jonnie Santos posts the thought that went through my mind:
"Please warn him about the flyback transformer... Ouch!!!"
Mike tells Jonnie:
"I've opened my SM124 plenty of times and never got zapped, but I
tend not to touch anything that even looks like it's made of metal! I
did, however, learn a very good lesson at my father in laws house a
few years ago...
He's a research chemist and inventor and invented a device with very
high voltage, which he was showing me. He turned away for about 3
seconds and I decided to touch the shiny thing to see if its warm.
It was, with about 17,000 volts! Fortunately it had very low amps or
I'd be part of his compost heap!
But a friend of mine took the full load at a major theater here. He
was not himself for about a year, and now is *the* most careful
technician you'll *ever* see."
Jonnie adds:
"Yeah, I just mentioned it because I was taking a class on repairing
PC's and the instructor mentioned some astronomical high voltage from
the transformer (and about double that for a color unit). Also I
remember years ago when I used to do sub-ass'y work for Elgar Corp you
could get even a little bite from those liquid filled capacitors we
installed. These were the same caps that in the polarity was backward
they'd pop the little red rubber plug and blow a fog cloud into the
shop - the tech doing the testing (when the wrong polarity was
discovered) was a bit punchy for the remainder of the day..."
And what good is a potentially dangerous piece of electrical equipment if
you can't use it for things that it was never intended for? Michael Smith
adds:
"you know what's really cool?
An old, cracked fly back with the lights in the room turned off. You
can see the arcing inside the flyback! A nice light show.. just don't
try to touch it with your tongue!!"
While these guys are watching the pretty lights (I'm just mad cuz they
wouldn't let me watch too), Ron Luks and Jeff at Intersect Software discuss
whether or not the Falcon's SuperVGA and TrueColor modes are what people
expect them to be. Jeff posts:
"One of the modes for SVGA is 640 X 480 X 256 colors, VGA is only 16
colors in that mode. The VGA standard we are used to (in the PC)
contains several other resolutions and color combinations. So we can
say that the Falcon has a SVGA mode (one of them). <grin>
I just got the literature for a Falcon dealer and my eyes widened when
I read the SVGA support claim on the Flyer."
Sysop Boss, Ron Luks tells Jeff:
"If this rather obscure SVGA mode is enabled, I still do not think it
is reasonable or proper for Atari to claim SVGA support. Most people
using computers have a distinct understanding of what SVGA is (a
higher resolution than the Falcon030 is capable of) and using this in
their advertising would be very very wrong.
I would certainly hope that Atari Corp does not use this "almost a
loophole" to generate more FAlcon sales at the expense of a misled
public.
The only word I can think of for such a tactic would be 'sleazy."
Sysop Bob Retelle tells Ron:
"There's been considerable discussion on UseNet about this very
thing...
Atari uses the terms SVGA, "True Color" and VME rather loosely, in my
opinion... but any mention of the idea that those are more for
"marketing" than completely truthful is an open invitation to be
flamed most severely..."
Jonnie Santos tells Ron:
"If it says SVGA then I better be able to plug in an NEC3FGx and get
terrific res... It will be interesting to keep up on this detail."
Charles Smeton posts:
"There has never been an exact definition of SVGA as many different
vendors support what they call SVGA. There is an IBM standard called
XGA, but this is not the same as the various SVGA graphic cards.
Standard VGA supports 640 x 480 x 16 colors and 320 x 200 x 256
colors. Most SVGA cards have 640 x 480 x 256 color modes, 800 x 600 x
256 color modes and even 1024 x 768 x 16 color modes. Some VGA cards
support more than 256 colors at one time. There are 32768, 65536 and
even 16+ million (24 bit) cards.
Atari's use of the term "True Color" refers to the fact that there is
no color pallet in these graphic modes. The colors of each pixel are
defined by the RGB values in screen memory. In pallet based modes,
the color of pixels is defined by the RGB values in a color register,
the index of the color register is what is stored in screen memory.
"True Color" means that the color of the pixel is what is in the
screen memory. It does not mean that there are any specific number of
colors available at one time."
Bob Retelle tells Charles:
"The problem is, there is also an "industry definition" of True Color
which defines it as being indistinguishable from the original
object... which occurs with the human eye at approximately 16 Million
colors. Anything which displays fewer distinct colors (as the Falcon
does), cannot display a True Color image.
Of course, Leonard Tramiel SAID the Falcon has True Color, so I guess
the rest of the industry is wrong..."
Larry Green jumps in and posts:
"Surely this Truecolour/16 million colours is going a bit far. I
think that I am right in saying that 16 million is *the* number
because that is all humans can see (so why have more). The sound
spectrum is the same, musicians don't have to use every freq to make
decent music, neither does the Falcon to produce decent graphics. The
Palette of colours are smaller but the screen can only show a
percentage of these to produce *Truecolour* images.."
Bob Retelle puts the issue in its proper perspective:
"The Falcon might have "decent" graphics, but they are NOT "TrueColor"
graphics.
A telephone might deliver "decent" sound, but who would misuse the
term and say it has "Hi Fi" sound...?
Likewise, do you think it would be acceptable for a cheap tape
recorder to be advertised as having "CD quality sound"..?
Same thing...
"True Color" is, as you suggested, the point where the human eye
cannot tell the difference between the computer generated image and
the "real" object.
The colors are the "true" colors as seen in nature. They're not
"close", or "decent", they're "true".
If a computer can't deliver 16M colors, then it cannot deliver "True
Color" images. They might be "Nice Color", or "Decent Color", but
they're not "True Color" images.
What the Falcon has is "palletteless color".. that does not equate to
"true color". It could, if the hardware was capable of 16M separate
shades...
Actually TrueColor IS well defined.. better than most people's ideas
of what SuperVGA means.
Images created with 16M colors or more are TrueColor, those created
with fewer are not.
I agree that 32K colors is pretty good... the problem I have is with
advertising a computer has a feature, when it really doesn't...
It would be like advertising the ST comes with "High Density" disk
drives because 720K is higher density than say, a 360K drive...
while the industry accepted definition of High Density is 1.44 Megs or
higher.
The problem is misuse of terms... heck.. we could claim the GTIA
modes on the 8bit Atari 800 were "True Color" otherwise..."
Jim Ness posts:
"I remember a long discussion, when the Falcon was first announced,
about what the term True Color really meant.
Atari's claim was that it was when you could not tell a screen from a
photo, based on color only. People like yourself said it was 16.7
million colors. And, nobody really could point to a written spec.
I agree with you - the market has come to expect 16.7 million colors,
when the term True Color is stated. Probably because that's the way
PC video cards are marketed these days.
Atari (and Lexicor) are probably right, to the extent that True Color
was first intended to mean photo-quality, without reference to 16-bit
or 32-bit capability. But, like a lot of other things in this
industry, the definitions have changed over time."
From the Atari ST Arts Forum
============================
Steve Holt asks about the availability of utility programs for the ST:
"I'm looking for utilities for the Atari, similar to PC Tools for the
PC. PC Tools does lots of things, but in particular it undeletes
files, checks and repairs disk problems, prunes and grafts whole
directories, does HD backup with various compression options, etc,
etc. Is there anything like this or like Norton for the Atari?"
Myles Cohen tells Steve:
"Part of what you want to accomplish can be achieved with a program
called DLII...You can find it in ATARIPRO..."
Geoff Larsen adds:
"If you have the money "Knife ST" and "Diamond Edge" are probably your
best bet. They will do most of what you want. "Knife ST" is available
from Atari in a pack with seven other useful programs and accessories.
The Pack is called "An Introduction to Programming Utilities".
Contents are:
WERCS
FONTKIT PLUS 2
KNIFE ST
SAVED
ATARI ARCHIVE
STREE
DESKTOP CALCULATOR
DESKTOP CLOCK
The Pack is priced at about $45.00 Australian (can't find my
calculator so you will have to convert it to US$ or whatever.){$0.71A
to $1.00 US approx.}"
Brian Gockley of ST Informer fame tells Steve:
"There is a program called ST TOOLS that does what you ask.
Indeed it is (available for downloading), I think that's where I got
it. If it's not there, let me know and I'll put it up."
Jamie Sacadura posts:
"Thanks to Sysop, Bob Retelle, I've been able to test WINREC, a german
direct-to-disk recording program, by Andreas Biner. It works fine and
its very easy to use although German (once you`ve selected the number
of seconds to record, otherwise it does nothing). But the size of the
Samples !!! - 10 sec of MONO sampling at 50 Khz results in 1 Mb file!!
As for FRACTAL, a french assembler program/CPX to benchmark fractile
generation, it seams to indicate that programs that use the DSP
processor are going to be very fast on Falcon.
The predefined fractile takes 42 to 36 sec in different True Color
resolutions to be generated and using the DSP it only takes 10 to 6
sec , although the final fractile results weren`t quite the same. I
didn`t like also, not being able to see the fractile being generated,
somehow one gets a "cheat" feeling of that.
On my "old" MegaST2 it takes 86s to generate the same fractile, in
color or monochrome (strange, exactly the same time on different
resolutions and color modes).
I`m still waiting to see my first TRUE COLOR image on my Falcon
(something with more than 256 colors on screen) although using GEMVIEW
(nice program) i`ve been able to see PC 256 color Gifs and quite nice
they where.
I would appreciate if someone (Bob?) could locate and upload on
Compuserve, the program "Mandelbrot Fractile" by R.J. Ridder that Ron
Robinson mentioned in AEO205. It seems the program can generate TRUE
COLOR Fractals and animate them!
Finally a word of disappointment. - don`t use it as another nail in
ATARI`s coffin, Ralph :). ATARI doesn`t still seem to have a clue on
how to impress new (and future) owners of Falcon. The two games -
LANDMINE and BREAKOUT would have shamed my Spectrum 48K and show
nothing of Falcon`s capabilities. Breakout doesn`t even work correctly
in True color and only the sound is fair. As for Landmines, it doesn`t
even have sprites (only squares and numbers 1,2,3), so much for
showoff. They seem like two programs some kid has put together in a
couple of days using Basic. What am i saying! The kid would no doubt
came out with something better. Oh well, thank God for shareware
developers!!"
Bob Retelle tells Jaime:
"Thanks for that detailed report on the Falcon programs..!
I'll see if I can locate that Fractile program you mentioned.. (I may
have to wait until I can fix my ST's keyboard.. the "C" key stopped
working this week.. it's over 6 years old, so I guess that's not
bad...! I logged into the atari archives and discovered I couldn't
"Change directories..! argh.! And my PC isn't set up to do UseNet
stuff yet... :(
I had wondered about the choice of those two games to include with the
Falcon.. thanks for the descriptions of them.. you're right that it
would be nice to give something that truly did demonstrate the
features of the Falcon though.
It's been so long since the Falcon was announced, it would have been
nice if something else had been developed in the meantime to be
included..
Breakout was probably done because Atari owns the trademark and
wouldn't have to pay anything for it, but why Landmines..? I think
you're right.. isn't that right out of the 1980 edition of "101 BASIC
Games"..?"
From the Atari Vendors Forum
============================
Clive Parker gives us a bit of information about Dave Small, the creator of
Spectre GCR, the Mac emulator for ST computers:
"According to UK sources Dave is hard at work on Falcon GCR, a totally
internal GCR board for the Falcon. Rumor has it that it will be
faster than a Quadra(!) although I'll believe it when I see it. BTW
Dave, if you read this then any chance of a Falcon GCR for review?"
Tim Myers joins in and posts:
"I doubt that the Falcon GCR would be that fast. The Falcon itself
would have a job keeping up with say a Quadra 800. !"
Dan Rhea posts:
"I don't know Tim, Dave seems to have a talent for getting more out of
Atari hardware anyone I know of. He's truly one gifted individual
(with a top notch team working with him too)."
Sysopmeister Ron Luks tells us:
"After reading that message, I picked up the phone and gave Dave Small
a call.
He confirms that he is working both on ver 3.1 and a Spectre GCR board
for the new Falcon. Talking with Dave is one of the nicer little
pleasure I have in this job and if the Atari market disappeared
tomorrow, I'd like to keep his phone number around. He's one of the
most interesting personalities I've run across in this business and I
anxiously await his first novel. [grin]"
From the Atari Portfolio Forum
==============================
Robert Rice posts:
"I need to convert my Portfolio phone book into a format which I can
import into a PC based application. Is there an program in the
library which will do this? Basically, I need to convert into a
database type format."
Sysop Marty Mankins tells Robert:
"I am not aware of a program to convert the phone book. But, if it's
not that big, you can do it by hand by making it into a comma
separated format.
Commas separate each field of data. Now the record looks like this:
Perfection Applied
222-0120
454 West 1010 North
Orem, UT 84057
After converting it to comma separated, it should look like this:
"Perfection Applied", "222-0120", "454 West 1010 North", "Orem, UT
84057"
It's a little time consuming, but it works."
BJ Gleason, sysop and programming maniac, tells Marty:
"I just wrote a program to convert the .ADR file, and have uploaded it
to LIB 3 under the name ADR2CD.ZIP...."
Marty Replies to BJ:
"What a pal. That's perfect. How long's the program been out there?
I hope it was recently, so I don't get egg on my face."
Knowing BJ, the "electronic ink" wasn't even dry on Robert's first
message when BJ finished writing the program.... Now, if I could only talk
him into writing a program that prints up nice crisp 20 dollar bills...
Well folks, that's it for this week. I hope you found something
worthwhile in this week's column. If not, go back and read through it
again. Yeah, that means you, fella. That's right, you. Go on, the rest
of us haven't got all day.
Okay, he's gone back up to the top of this column so the rest of us
can finish up. Ya see how just one guy can gum up the works?
Well, at any rate, I'll be back (said in my best Arnold
Schwartsenegger voice) next week. So tune in again to listen to what they
are saying when...
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> BLUE RIDGE ATARIFEST'93 STR SHOW NEWS "The Summertime Atari Event!"
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1993 Blue Ridge ATARIFEST
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BLUE RIDGE ATARIFEST '93
Press Release - March 25, 1993
FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
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The Blue Ridge Atari Computer Enthusiasts (BRACE) and Computer STudio
invite you to participate in the Fourth Annual Blue Ridge AtariFest in
beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. Show dates and times are:
Saturday July 24, 1993 10am - 6pm
Sunday July 25, 1993 Noon - 5pm
Just as in previous years, we have arranged for FREE Booth space for Atari
developers!! (We're only requesting the donation of a door prize).
We can promise both developers and show-goers an energetic and exciting
show with as enthusiastic a crowd of Atarians as you'll find anywhere, plus
the support of Computer STudio in the mall.
We're once again taking over the Courtyard Shop (mall) area at Westgate
Shopping Center for the show (location of Computer STudio), plus the use of
vacant store spaces for seminar sessions. Seminar sessions will be 45
minutes in length, and developers are welcome to conduct a seminar on their
product line or approved topic of their choice (seminar sessions are
limited, so first come, first served).
This year's show dates also coincide with Asheville's annual Bele Chere
street festival, when downtown Asheville is closed to vehicular traffic and
becomes what must be one of the largest street fairs in the country.
Westgate Shopping Center is one of the primary Park-and-Ride shuttle
centers for transporting people to and from downtown, and we've arranged to
have the shuttle service pick up at the front entrance of the mall and drop
off at the rear entrance, so everyone taking the service from Westgate WILL
walk through the AtariFest exhibition area sometime during the day. This
will be a great opportunity to showcase Atari and Atari related software
and peripherals, and introduce them to people who aren't already Atari
owners. Bringing in NEW blood is the key to the growth of this platform,
and this will be our opportunity to begin that process with a captive
audience.
Additional discussions of the show, as well as confirmations of your
participation, are welcome in GEnieMail and in the Blue Ridge
AtariFest topic 13 in Category 11 here on GEnie.
Hoping to hear from you soon. Happy Atari Computing. It's happening in
A s h e v i l l e !
Where: Westgate Shopping Center - Asheville, N.C.
Take any major highway into Asheville (US 19-23, US 26 or I-40) to the
I-240 loop, then take the "Westgate/Hilton Inn Drive exit" into the
Westgate Shopping Center parking lot.
When: 24-25, July 1993
Time: 10:am to 6:pm SAT
12 Noon 'til 5pm SUN
Points of contact:
Sheldon Winick Cliff Allen, Show Coord.
GEnie: S.WINICK GEnie: C.ALLEN17
Computer STudio Internet: CALLEN@UNCA.EDU
Westgate Shopping Center phone: (704) 258-3758
40 Westgate Parkway - Suite D
Asheville, NC 28806
(704) 251-0201
or the Blue Ridge AtariFest topic on GEnie (Atari Roundtable, Category 11,
Topic 13).
"COME FOR A DAY OR COME FOR THE WEEKEND,
BUT DO COME AND ENJOY YOURSELF!"
Great Smokies Hilton Resort Hilton Inn Drive (704)254-3211
Toll-free reservation phone number 1-800-733-3211
Radisson One Thomas Wolf Plaza (704)252-8211
Rate: $62.00 per room (1-4 people)
====== Additional Hotel / Motel Information ===========
Days Inn I-26 and Airport Road (704)684-2281
I-40 Exit 55 (704)298-5140
Econo Lodge US 70 East, I-40 Exit 55 (704)298-5519
Holiday Inn 275 Smoky Park Hwy (704)667-4501
Toll-free reservation phone number1-800-HOLIDAY
Red Roof Inn I-40 and US 19-23 Exit 44 (704)667-9803
Toll-free reservation phone number1-800-843-7663
Budget Motel I-40 Exit 44 (Enka-Chandler)
West Asheville Exit (704)665-2100 Best
Western Asheville Central 22 Woodfin St (704)253-1851
========= Local Bed & Breakfast lodging Information =========
Aberdeen Inn 64 Linden Ave (704)254-9336
Albemarle Inn 86 Edgemont Road (704)255-0027
Applewood Manor 62 Cumberland Circle (704)254-2244
The Bridle Path Inn Lockout Road (704)252-0035
Cairn Brae B & B 217 Patton Mountain Rd (704)252-9219
Carolina B & B 177 Cumberland Ave (704)254-3608
Cedar Crest Victorian Inn 674 Biltmore Ave (704)252-1289
Corner Oak Manor 53 St. Dunstan (704)253-3525
Cornerstone Inn 230 Pearson Dr (704)253-5644
Flint Street Inn 100 & 116 Flint Street (704)253-6723
The Lion and The Rose 276 Montford Ave (704)255-7673
The Ray House B & B 83 Hillside St (704)252-0106
Reed House 119 Dodge St (704)274-1604
The Wright Inn 235 Pearson Drive (704)251-0789]
(1-800-552-5724)
A more complete listing of Bed & Breakfasts can be obtained through the
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Reservations should be made immediately, as July is the height of our
tourist season.
=========== CAMP GROUNDS ================
(reservations are a must during this time of season):
Mount Pisgah:
About 20 miles southwest of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway at
mile post 408.6 (National Park Service). 690 acres. Elevation 5000'. One of
the nicest campgrounds in Western North Carolina. 67 tent sites, 70 RV
sites. For reservations: P.O.Box 749, Watnesville, N.C. 28786; phone (704)
235-9109. No showers. Groceries and restaurant. Nature program. 14 day
stay limit.
Lake Powhatan:
4 miles south of Asheville on State road 191, 3.5 miles west on FR
806. 30 acres. 98 tent/rv sites. Reservation available thru Mistix
1-800-283-CAMP. Disposal station. No showers. Swimming; lifeguard; fishing;
nature trails; bicycles. 14-day stay limit.
While in the area, you might want to consider a little sightseeing,
and include a visit to the Biltmore House here in Asheville (the largest
single family residence ever built in the U.S.--its a "castle"). A visit to
the Biltmore can be a full-day's activity as you will want to view the
house, visit the winery, and walk some of the grounds and gardens.
Hours:
The House 9 am to 6pm The Gardens 9am to 7pm
Conservatory 9am to 5:30pm
The Winery Monday-Saturday 11am to 7pm Sunday 1pm to 7pm
Other areas of interest include; the Thomas Wolf home (adjacent to the
Raddison), the Blue Ridge Parkway and Folk Art Center. A drive up the Blue
ridge Parkway to enjoy the higher elevations and incredible views of our
mountains. Perhaps a hike up to Mount Pisgah and look back down to
Asheville(you can see Mt. Pisgah from most anywhere in Asheville). A short
drive from Mt. Pisgah will take you to Sliding Rock (for those of you
travelling with kids who are still kids at heart), the Cradle of Forestry
(first forest school in the country), waterfalls, trout hatchery, etc. For
the adventurous, white water rafting on the Natahala River near Bryson
City (approx one and a half hours from here).
There's obviously loads more to see and do around Asheville (in
addition to the Blue Ridge AtariFest and a visit to Computer STudio :-). If
any of y'all would like maps and additional tourist info of the area I
might suggest contacting the Chamber of Commerce:
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
151 Haywood Street
P.O. Box 1010
Asheville, NC 28802
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> FLASH 2.1 SHIPS! STR InfoFile The Cream of the Crop is on its way!
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FLASH II
==============================
Now shipping version 2.1!
FROM:
MISSIONWARE SOFTWARE
354 N. Winston Drive
Palatine, Illinois 60067-4132
United States of America
phone 708-359-9565
Missionware Software is pleased to announce the release of version 2.1 of
Flash II. This is our second update in the past year. Flash II
originally went up for sale in April of 1992. Version 2.0 was our first
release, followed a few months later by version 2.01. Version 2.1 fixes a
number of problems discovered by our customers and beta testers over the
past few months. It's also our first full upgrade, and as promised, it is
being sent out to all currently registered customers *for free* on a brand
new disk. We'll be sending these disks out during the next couple of weeks
in order of serial number. Those with low numbers will get their upgrades
first. If you haven't received your upgrade by the middle of April, please
contact us to make sure you are properly registered. In addition to the
enhancements listed below, this upgrade is being sent out with our new
installation program. You'll need to reregister (on your disk only!) this
version of Flash II. Future maintenance upgrades will be handled online
(you'll be able to download a patch file) so it's imperative that you
properly register your new version.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Flash II is the update to the most popular Atari ST telecommunications
program ever! It's available exclusively from Missionware Software and at
an affordable price! Flash II is completely rewritten by Paul Nicholls of
Clayfield, Australia. But don't let that fool you! Flash II has the same
look and feel as previous versions of Flash...plus a slew of new features
to boot! And it's just as easy and fast to use for the telecommunications
beginner or pro! Take a look below for just some of what Flash II can
offer you now...
All macros use the familiar Flash DO script format!
You can program up to 20 individual and separate macros for each BBS plus
an additional 10 global macros!
Supports the following terminal types:
TTY, VIDTEX, VT52, ANSI, VT100, VT101, VT102, VT200, VT300 & PRESTEL.
Includes Automatic Answer mode!
Includes full featured GEM text editor with:
merge, block commands, cut & paste, search & replace, paragraph
reformatting; user tab settings, page width, full keyboard cursor and
delete control and more!
Includes Silent Line for background file transfers! Zmodem now supports
the selection of AutoStart and Streaming options. If you prefer to use an
external Zmodem protocol with Flash II, you can now force Flash II's Zmodem
autostart mode to off. For BBS' that don't support "streaming", this too
can now be turned off.
New version written in assembler! Fast! Now supports "Install
Application". You can create a DO script that can be used to launch Flash
II from the desktop and force it to dial up and go online for you, all
automatically! A new "BReak" script command is added which permits the
sending of a terminal break to the host computer while a script is running.
Missionware Software's upgrade policy remains the same for the new
Version 2.1! We will continue to upgrade any old version of Flash!
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To order, or for more information, contact:
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> CT FEST'93 STR SHOW NEWS
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THE CT ATARIFEST '93!
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JUNE 12 & 13, AT THE WINDSOR COURT HOTEL
WINDSOR, CT. (JUST ABOVE HARTFORD)
Free Parking!
Low Room Rates!
More Vendors!
More Floor Space!
Yep, that ACT Atari Group is running another major NorthEast computer
event. Last year's successful CT Fest had over 700 attendees, which
merited a larger location, so we've moved a mile away (exit 42 on I-91)
into bigger and better quarters. We're just as convenient to reach as
ever, and only two hours from Boston or New York! The new hotel has
excellent room rates ($35.00 per room), free and plentiful parking, easy
access from Interstate 91, I-95, I-90, I-84, I-80, an in house Sports Bar,
a bigger ballroom and is located just 1 mile from Bradley International
Airport (free shuttle service for hotel guests).
We expect that an even greater number of vendors this year, surpassing
the excellent turnout of the past shows. We already have tentative
commitments from A&D Software, Gribnif Software, Barefoot Software, Toad
Computers, Computer Studio, Baggetaware, Derric Electronics, E.Hartford
Computer Repair, MegaType Software, Wizztronics and GFA Software
Technology. Last year we had FOURTEEN user groups, this year we should
have even more (We also expect an exciting 8 Bit contingent)!
We'll have our annual New England Lynx Competition, with multiple
Comlynxed competitions underway at all times. Last year's winners took
home prizes ranging from games to accessories to complete Lynx Systems!
Bring your best player and join the fun.
We'll have the Portfolio Corner, staffed with industry pundits and
filled with every imaginable palmtop peripheral! Last year we had a few
Portfolios disassembled at the booth, a real insight into surface mount
technology!
For those of you with an eye towards seminars, we'll have them in
abundance, last year's question and answer session with Bob Brodie drew
standing only crowds! In addition, we had John Eidsvoog's walk through the
Codehead graphic tools, Jeff Naideau of Barefoot Software showing off
EdiTrack Platinum, Dave Troy of (Guess[ribbet]) Computers and many, many
others.
And to top things off, come out and see the Falcon 030 in all its
glory. By then we expect to see some rad new programs out and some really
excitement! All in all, we hope to have the best Northeast show yet, and
we look forward to your participation. Make your plans now for the most
exciting Atari Weekend this spring!
For further information, call Brian Gockley at 203-332-1721 or Doug
Finch at 203-637-1034. We can also be found on GEnie in Category 11 or on
Compuserve in the Atari arenas. E-mail can be directed to B.GOCKLEY or
D.FINCH7 on GEnie or to 75300,2514 or 76337,1067 on CIS.
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> COMPUNEWS STR InfoFile "Informing the Community"
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PMC'S COMPUNEWS
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Please help us in saving our planet's resources by spreading this news
release anywhere and everywhere. It is our goal to educate and assist the
growing computing community. Thank you for assisting us.
CompuNews (TM): Informing the Community
CompuCycle (TM): Saving the Environment
March 22, 1993
Bellevue, WA
Purple Mountain Computers (PMC) has released CompuNews, a free newspaper to
all Amiga, Atari ST, Mac, and PC users. CompuNews currently has a 31%
newshole and features an interview with Insite Peripheral's Bill Sousa and
the Floptical Technology Association's Jim Milligan, PageMaker 5 news, info
on Connect (a new online magazine), a piece on Microsoft, and a beginner's
tutorial on MIDI.
PMC's is also spearheading a massive campaign to educate and assist users
in recycling in the computing environment. CompuNews (TM) is helping
spread the word about this program dubbed CompuCycle (TM). The CompuCycle
(TM) program encompasses computer books, software, and magazines.
CompuCycle (TM) lets users buy, sell and trade their unwanted items for
ones they do want. Trial testing of the CompuCycle (TM) program has been a
success. All computers are supported including PC, Mac, Amiga, Atari ST
and 8 bit, Apple, Commodore 64, CP/M, and others.
Book topics include a wide range of subjects including programming and
tutorials. CompuCycle (TM) has an inventory that includes over 10,500
computer books/magazines and 1,100 programs. Warehouses are located in
Washington and California for quick delivery.
We believe that everyone can benefit from this program. Users will pay
less for software and can turn unused programs and books into cash or
wanted items. And society will benefit from the utilization of our current
resources, instead of wasting new ones.
Thousands of books are listed on disk to conserve paper; this disk catalog
is available for just $1. Users can receive CompuNews (TM) for free by
contacting us and giving pertinent information:
(name, address, computer type):
Purple Mountain Computers, Inc. (PMC)
15600 NE 8th St. Ste. A3-412
Bellevue, WA 98008
(206) 399-8700
GEnie E-mail: PMC.INC
CompuServe: 72567,302
Looking for News
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We welcome any press releases or news information that any individuals or
organizations would like to supply to us (put us on your mailing list). We
will include such information in upcoming issues.
Company Backgrounder
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Purple Mountain Computers, Inc. is an environmentally conscious company.
Our group includes a college student, office manager, housewife, engineer,
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make a change for the better. We want to make sure that there will be new
resources for everyone's children in the years ahead.
Thank you for helping us save our planet!
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> CURRENT NOTES DEALERS STR InfoFile Where to find it...
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ATARI STORES CARRYING CURRENT NOTES
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(March, 1993)
A number of people have asked where they can obtain CURRENT NOTES.
This Atari-focused magazine is available by direct subscription.
Subscription prices are $27/year ($48/2 years) and can be obtained by
sending your check or money order to CN Subscriptions, 122 N Johnson Rd,
Sterling, VA 20164. Subscriptions can be started by using your VISA or MC;
call (703) 450-4761.
CURRENT NOTES can also be purchased directly from stores that sell
Atari computers ($3.95/issue). Below are 50 dealerships, listed by state,
where you can obtain CURRENT NOTES. The list of available retail outlets is
smaller than in previous years because of the decline in the number of
Atari dealerships. If your local dealer is not listed here, ask them to
carry CN.
CANADA:
MICRO-DEL, 3090 DES FORGES, TROIS RIVIERES, QUE G8O 1V5
QUAY COMPUTERS, 615 8TH STREET, UNIT #205, NEW WESTMINSTER, BC V3M 3S3
ALASKA:
FAR NORTH ATARI COMPUTER, 59 COLLEGE RD, #217, FAIRBANKS AK 99701
ALABAMA:
FAR COMPUTER CO., 2134 WARRIOR ROAD, BIRMINGHAM AL 35208
ARIZONA:
COMPUTERS PLUS, 9A CRESTVIEW PLAZA, JACKSONVILLE AR 72076
CALIFORNIA:
B & C COMPUTERVISION, 2730 SCOTT BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95050
COMPUTER LITERACY BOOKSHOP, 520 LAWRENCE EPXY, #310, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
COMPUTER LITERACY BOOKSHOP, 2590 N. FIRST ST, #100, SAN JOSE CA 95131
COMPUTER LOGIC, 973 FOOTHILL BLVD, #4, SAN LUIS OBISPO CA 93401
COMPUTER ZONE, 60 E. HERNDON, FRESNO CA 93710
COMPUTERTIME, 8040-D GREENBACK LN, CITRUS HEIGHTS CA 95610
MICROWORLD (ZEPHYR), 1514 UNIVERSITY AVE, BERKELEY CA 94703
MID-CITIES COMP/SOFT, 9406 FLOWER ST, BELLFLOWER CA 90706
SAN JOSE COMPUTER, 1278 ALMA CT., SAN JOSE CA 95112
THE COMPUTER NETWORK, 1605 WEST GLENOAKS BLVD., GLENDALE CA 91201
WINNERS CIRCLE, 2618 TELEGRAPH AVE, BERKELEY CA 94704
COLORADO:
RUN PC, 524 W. LAUREL #2, FORT COLLINS CO 80521
DELAWARE:
NEWARK NEWS STAND, 70 EAST MAIN ST, NEWARK DE 19711
FLORIDA:
ABCO COMPUTING (ST REPORT), 1209 SKYE DR. W, JACKSONVILLE FL 32205
COMPUTER ROOM, 981 W. COMMERCIAL BLVD, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309
ILLINOIS:
COMPU-SELLER WEST, 220 1/2 W. MAIN ST, ST. CHARLES IL 60174
MARS MERCHANDISING, 1041-B E. ST. CHARLES RD, LOMBARD IL 60148
SOFTWARE PLUS, 731 W. DUNDEE RD., WHEELING IL 60090
SOFTWARE PLUS CHICAGO, 6212 N. WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO IL 60659
MASSACHUSETTS:
COMPUTER ZONE, 28 E. WASHINGTON ST, N. ATTLEBORO MA 02760
MARYLAND:
ADVANCED TECH. NETWORKS, 16220 FREDERICK RD, GAITHERSBURG MD 20877
TOAD COMPUTERS, 556 BALTIMORE ANNAPOLIS BLVD, SEVERNA PARK MD 21146
MICHIGAN:
POWER COMPUTERS, 41811 GARFIELD, CLINTON TOWNSHIP MI 48038
MINNESOTA:
LR DATA, 2676 E. COUNTY RD E., WHITE BEAR LAKE MN 55110
MISSOURI:
COMPUTERS PLUS, 3453 SOUTH CAMPBELL, SPRINGFIELD MO 65807
SYSTEMS FOR TOMORROW, 1316 S. NOLAND, INDEPENDENCE MO 64055
NEW JERSEY:
SOFTWARE SPECTRUM, 386 SOMERSET ST, NORTH PLAINFIELD NJ 07060
NEW MEXICO:
PAGE ONE, 11200 MONTGOMERY NE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87111
NEW YORK:
LITTLE COMPUTER SHOP, 59 CENTEREACH MALL, CENTEREACH NY 11720
SOFTWARE HOUSE, 6720 PITTSFORD-PALMYRA RD, FAIRPORT NY 14450
VILLAGE COMPUTER, INC., 687 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10012
OHIO:
B & G ELECTRONICS, INC., 15729 MADISON AVE, LAKEWOOD OH 44107
PENNSYLVANIA:
COMPUTER GARDEN, WEST SIDE MALL, EDWARDSVILLE PA 18704
HOME COMPUTER STORE, 12008 BUSTLETON AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19116
SOFTWARE ETC, 2870 DEKALB PIKE, NORRISTOWN PA 19401
RHODE ISLAND:
SOFTWARE CONNECTIONS, 101 W. NATICK RD, WARWICK RI 02886
TENNESSEE:
SOFTWARE CITY, 6940 LEE HIGHWAY #106, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
TEXAS:
ALL SYSTEMS GO, 7271 WURZBACH, #108, SAN ANTONIO TX 78240
COMPUTER DISCOVERIES, 12801 MIDWAY RD, #109, DALLAS TX 75244
MEGABYTE, 909 MELBOURNE, HURST TX 76053
UTAH:
J & J COMPUTERS, 2150 EAST 6400 S., MURRAY UT 84107
VIRGINIA:
L & Y ELECTRONICS, 13670 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, WOODBRIDGE VA 22191
WASHINGTON:
XANTH CORP., 14100 NE 20TH ST. #105, BELLEVUE WA 98007
WISCONSIN:
KAMTECH COMPUTER CENTER, 1004 S. ONEIDA ST, APPLETON WI 54915
NEW DIMENSIONS COMPUTER CNTR, 9026 W NATIONAL AVE, WEST ALLIS WI 53227
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> DMC NEWS! STR InfoFile "Berthold Fonts made available!"
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DMC ANNOUNCES BERTHOLD FONT SERIES
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Press Release
Toronto, Ontario March 20, 1993
DMC Publishing is pleased to announce the availability of 341 Berthold
fonts for use with all versions of Calamus and the newly upgraded Outline
Art 3.0. These original, copyrighted fonts are packaged in 45 families
containing the indicated number of typefaces:
AG Book Rounded (8) AG Old Face (6) AG School Book (4)
Augustea (5) AK Grotesk (21) Ariston (3)
Arkona (2) Barmeno (4) Baskerville (13)
Bellevue (1) Berliner (2) Block (6)
Boulevard (1) Bodoni Antiqua (11) Bodoni Italic (11)
Bodoni Old (12) Boton (8) Caslon (8)
Catull (4) Christiana (7) City (6)
Colossalis (4) Comenius (4) Cosmos (4)
Concorde (18) Cremona 8) Daily News (8)
Delta (9) English Script (6) Formata (25)
Garamond (14) Gerstner (8) Imago (8)
Jaeger Antiqua (8) Lo-Type (5) Nofret (16)
Normande (3) Poppl Laudatio (12) Poppl Pontifex (10)
Poppl Residenz (2) Post Antiqua (2) Post Mediaeval (3)
Script (2) Walbaum Book (12) Walbaum Standard (6)
PRICING
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The fonts are sold by title as indicated above. Pricing is based on the
number of typefaces in the font family.
1 typeface $ 39.95 US 49.95 CDN
2 typefaces 79.95 US 99.95 CDN
3 typefaces 119.95 US 139.95 CDN
4 typefaces 149.95 US 179.95 CDN
5-7 typefaces 179.95 US 209.95 CDN
ORDERING
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For further information or to order by telephone using your VISA or
Mastercard please call DMC Publishing at VOICE 416-479-1880 or FAX
416-479-1882.
If you have a modem, you may order by email in any of the following
services:
GEnie email to: ISD
Compuserve email to: 76004,2246
Delphi email to: ISDMARKETING
Payment may also be made by check or money order and mailed to the
following address:
DMC Publishing,
2800 John Street, Suite 10
Markham, Ontario,
Canada L3R 0E2
Thank you for your interest in our Calamus products and please do not
hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.
Nathan Potechin
DMC Publishing
Note: Sample previews of all of the above original typefaces are available
for downloading in our library 30 in CVG file format.
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> WILGA TO GIVE TALK STR FOCUS! Dan Wilga to give talk on Desktops to come.
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GRIBNIF'S WILGA TO DISCUSS 'DESKTOPS OF FUTURE'
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WATERBURY, Conn. (March 24) -- A leading designer of software for the
Atari will presents his views about the "Desktops of the Future" in a
seminar Monday, March 29 at the Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street,
Waterbury.
The session, featuring Dan Wilga of Gribnif Software of Northampton,
Mass., maker of NeoDesk, CardFile, Convector and other best-selling
programs for the ST platform, will begin at 7 p.m. in the library meeting
room. The program, open to the public, is sponsored by ACT Atari Group, a
network of seven computer clubs in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
There is no admission charge.
Mr. Wilga will examine the evolution of Graphical User Interfaces
(GUI) and their role in making personal computers more accessible to the
average user. Wilga will explain how the Atari GUI differs from IBM's and
Apple's, and what computer users can expect from the likes of Falcon's 3D
Newdesk, voice activation, MultiTOS, and more.
The educational seminar is part of a new series sponsored by ACT Atari
Group. The Bridgeport, Conn.-based organization, which is the host of
Connecticut AtariFest '93 (June 12-13) and a winter "swap meet" program,
plans to hold quarterly sessions throughout the state.
The Bronson Library is located in downtown Waterbury, just blocks from
the junction of Route 8 and Interstate 84. For more information about
"Desktops of the Future," contact:
Brian Gockley
18 Elmwood Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
[Phone (203) 332-1721
E-Mail B.GOCKLEY (GEnie)
or
75300,2514 (Compuserve)]
Doug Finch
46 Park Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
[Phone (203) 637-1034
E-Mail D.FINCH7 (GEnie)
or
76337,1067 (Compuserve)].
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> NVN WANTS YOU! STR InfoFile Another Network Supports Atari!
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> STReport CONFIDENTIAL "Rumors Tidbits Predictions Observations Tips"
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- Sunnyvale, CA FALCON DUE IN APRIL NOW?
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Our snoop is hard at work. Seems the cadre of Atari guys are in
Germany trying to drum up business for Atari. Meanwhile, back in Sunnyvale
the passing of the third week in March went meekly by with nary a whimper.
Now, according to our sources, the delay may reach into mid or late April.
- Orem, Utah WORDPERFECT SHIPS V5.2 FOR WINDOWS!
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> STR Mail Call "...a place for the readers to be heard"
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STReport's MailBag
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Messages * NOT EDITED * for content
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From Delphi's Atari areas...
51041 24-MAR 20:31 General Information
RE: Enough is enough... (Re: Msg 51011)
From: WAYNEDUNHAM To: SCARPAD
Scarpad,
Unfortunately running a 386-40 is not as fast as a 16mhz Atari. I've
seen plenty of them and they are painfully slow compared to the ST. IMHO!
Wayne
51045 24-MAR 20:42 General Information
RE: Enough! (Re: Msg 51042)
From: ABARBIERO To: ETAT
There is a difference here, you now stated your purpose for a new computer
is based on the installed userbase, and acceptance. If that is what you
require for a computer, then you are making the right choice. To me, a
computer is a tool. The best tool to fit the job is the right one. Wether
or not a brand of tool is popular means little to me.
I am not raving on (I am not sure what that term means) about anything,
just facilitating the information flow around here. Atari has some
interesting news ahead, and I firmly believe that they will be able to
maintain a higher profile in the industry and produce useful hardware and
software for their users.
Atari has managed to produce or get produced some high visibility software
for the Falcon030, and some games that may actually produce some
merchandising... as we all know... that is what sells product and makes
money!
Andreas@AEO
51046 24-MAR 20:43 General Information
RE: Enough! (Re: Msg 51025)
From: ETAT To: ABARBIERO
Why does anyone have to lie about Atari? When they are their own worst
enemy. My next computer will be one like my friends and neighbors own, a
PC.
Why, because I don't want to invest in the Titanic or Atari which are both
gone. Only Atari users who are dogmatic refuse to acknowledge it. Wouldn't
it be nice to own a computer that you could get local support and service
on?
My old ST will hang around for two reasons. Now and then I may want to
drag it out and play with it. The second reason is because I couldn't get
anything out of it if I decided to sell it. Sorry Atari, I'm not going to
be a buyer anymore....and you are the reason.
51047 24-MAR 20:44 General Information
RE: Enough! (Re: Msg 51035)
From: ABARBIERO To: SMHALLACK
What chip is that? Lemme know what the problem is and I will try to
rectify it for you. Bob Brodie has swapped jobs a few times, and has had
several other huge projects dropped on his lap... I am sure it was an
oversight.
Andreas@AEO
51049 24-MAR 20:50 General Information
RE: Enough! (Re: Msg 51046)
From: ABARBIERO To: ETAT
support is a phone call away... software, hardware, and the rest are
available the same way most PC people buy things... via mail order.
Cilivization just came into stock over here in the US, STeve's software has
it in stock, he is sending me a review copy. Street Fighter II should be
around also, and I have a review ready for the next AEO.
Andreas@AEO
51055 24-MAR 21:02 General Information
RE: Enough is enough... (Re: Msg 51015)
From: LMCCLURE To: DAVIDNIELD
The section in STR that was talking about no cart port or DSP was referring
(evidently) to a 'cut-down' entry-level Falcon. I sincerely doubt it would
be clocked at a faster speed than the current Falcon030.
If they had been talking about a '040-based or faster '030-based version of
the Falcon, I might have bought that the cart port might have been
eliminated due to emission problems. Although, supposedly the TT had
finally been certified for Class B, was clocked at 32Mhz, and had a clock
port (but never having seen or heard of a Class B TT for sale, I cannot say
that supplies very convincing evidence). <grin>
Not to mention that emissions would be of little concern when it comes to
machines sold in the UK. From what I understand there is no regulation of
computer emissions there (and if there is, it is *certainly* less stringent
than in the US).
51056 24-MAR 21:13 Applications
RE: GCR (Re: Msg 51016)
From: LMCCLURE To: DAVIDNIELD
Given that typically a Spectre GCR with ROMs can be purchased used for
around $300-$350, it would almost certainly be less expensive than an
equivalent Mac, especially equipped as your ST is.
I am not certain if System 7.0 is supported by the Spectre software yet, so
you may wish to consider that.
Frankly, if you go with a real Mac, I would choose the LCIII over the Color
Classic, and use a basic VGA monitor for the video if cost is an issue. The
prices are the same, but a monitor for the LCIII is extra...but for that
difference, you get a much faster machine, the option of a larger screen,
and higher video resolution.
Frankly, you may want to go with the Spectre for now. Try it, see if you
like it, and if you do, but you decide you need a 'real' Mac, resell it for
perhaps $50 less, and consider it 'rent' on a trial Mac. <grin>
51058 24-MAR 21:29 General Information
RE: Enough! (Re: Msg 51049)
From: ETAT To: ABARBIERO
Who are you kidding with this "support is a phone call away" flak? I don't
see any Atari Dealers in this state and I sure don't see any software or
magazines in the bookstores at the mall. Get real fellow, that story is as
old as my aunt Martha... I don't go for all the garbage put out on here. If
you want to keep spouting the same ole garbage please sprinkle some sauce
on something on it to make it more palatable. Only the wild eyed fanatics
believe Atari will survive the computer wars. Too bad it had to die, but it
was a self inflicted wound that got them.
From CIS' Atari Fora..
#: 83304 S1/Forum Business
19-Mar-93 13:52:35
Sb: #83256-Is Atari an Orphan??
Fm: Dan McNamee (Atari) 70007,5166
To: Peter J. Joseph 71540,3347
Peter,
At first the only Falcon030s to ship will be 4/65 units. When we
increase production there will be other configurations available, one of
which, I am told, will be a 4meg no hard drive. I do not know when this
will happen, though.
Dan
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> A "Quotable Quote" "More Smoke & Mirrors!"
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"68030 @ 16Mhz?? IS IT _STILL_ 1990?"
"AND NOW, FOR AN ENCORE....
WITH THE FUTURE IN MIND....
WE SHALL ABOLISH THE CARTRIDGE PORT!!"
Alfred B. Neuman Esq.
Orphan Registrar
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> ABCO SPECIALS! STR InfoFile * 1992 SPRING Prices! MORE Products! *
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