Z*Net: 16-Apr-93 #9313
From: Bruce D. Nelson (aa789@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 04/17/93-09:41:17 PM Z
From: aa789@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bruce D. Nelson)
Subject: Z*Net: 16-Apr-93 #9313
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Z*NET: ATARI ONLINE MAGAZINE * Copyright (c)1993, Syndicate Publishing
Volume 8, Number 13 Issue #497 April 16, 1993 File:93-13
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* Publisher/Editor..........................................Ron Kovacs
* Writer............................................Michael R. Burkley
* CompuServe Online Editor............................Michael Mortilla
* Contributing Writer.........................................Len Stys
* Contributing Writer........................................Bob Smith
* AtariNet Coordinator\Telecommunications...................Bill Scull
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CONTENTS
|#| The Editors Desk............................Ron Kovacs
|#| Z*Net Newswire........................................
|#| James Grunke In Conference..................Ron Kovacs
|#| Connecticut Atarifest....................Press Release
|#| Perusing CompuServe......................Mike Mortilla
|#| GEnie ST RT News..........................John Hartman
|#| Z*Net Calender..............................Ron Kovacs
|#| AtariNet Nodelist...........................Bill Scull
|#| Astronomy BBS...............................Ron Kovacs
|#| The Unabashed Atariophile..............Michael Burkley
|#| Guest Commentary..............................Len Stys
###### THE EDITORS DESK
###### By Ron Kovacs
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
It has been a VERY busy week. Atari Corp held TWO online conferences on
GEnie and TWO issues of Z*Net are released in the same week. However,
part of the reason for the quick Z*Net releases is the fact that we have
returned to Friday night release.
Some of the doom and gloom being presented by another almost popular
online magazine is getting past entertainment to the same old thing
week after week. No matter HOW little the light shines from Atari, it
is worth presenting the better side of things when they are there. We
all know that Atari doesn't have the best track record, but we all have
the choice of staying or leaving the community. If you choose to stick
around like many of us are, then you have to take the disappointments
as the come.
Some of the gloom changed this week as the Falcon demo units finally
arrived. They should be shipping as you read this and in a few short
weeks, real available units will be around. I know that we have heard
alot of this in the past, but things have to change sooner or later.
The "doom and gloom" presented by the OTHER publication cannot go on
forever, no matter how much they want it to. I hope the editorial
slant over there will change as the attitudes of the community change
over the next few months. But, I have reservations saying that, as I am
sure no matter what good comes out of Atari, there will always be those
that decide to highlight the negative.
There are rumors of all kinds circulating all over the place. I would
like to address all of them, but I haven't had a chance to complete my
list yet. However, next week, providing there are still these rumors
floating around, I will share my findings with you.
Thanks for downloading Z*Net!
###### Z*NET NEWSWIRE
###### Latest Atari and Industry News
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
ATARI HIRES NEW VP
Atari Corporation has promoted Gabriel S. Baum to vice president of the
entertainment/games division. In addition, Jaguar development will
bring new faces to Atari. Artists, programmers and more, are being
hired to assist the completion of this long awaited product.
ATARI EXPLORER RELOCATES
Atari Explorer Magazine, just a short 9 months ago was brought in house
from it's offices in New York City and placed in the hands of Mike
Lindsey and Darren Mears. Now, the publication will relocated to Oregon
and placed under the control of Lindsey\Mears. Atari Explorer Online
Magazine will continue without interruption at the present time with
Editor Travis Guy. No word at the present time on release of the next
edition, but there are changes on the horizon. Explorer will lose the
glossy cover and go to a newspaper format.
TWO WORLDS PROCESSOR DIRECT - Press Release
Two Worlds Publishing (TWP) is currently developing the magazine
"Processor Direct". This new magazine is targeted for new and
intermediate users of the Atari Falcon030 computer, though ST/STe/TT
information will also be presented. Currently planned to begin
publishing in July or August, Processor Direct will feature 50 to 60
pages of news, reviews, and interviews all printed on 60 pound
"semigloss" paper. Our working subscription rates are as follows (all
rates in US dollars): Newsstand - $3.00; 12 issues - $20.00; 6 issues -
$12.00; 3 issues - $7.50. For more information contact: Two Worlds
Publishing, 3837 Northdale Blvd. #225, Tampa, FL 36624. On GEnie at
P-DIRECT or P-DIRECT2.
PRODIGY ANNOUNCES NEW PRICING
Prodigy, an online computer network announced this week that it will
introduce two new flexible pricing plans, enhance its content, and offer
high-speed service in most of its features at no extra charge. The
pricing plans, which will replace Prodigy's current fee structure,
include a combination of flat-fee and hourly pricing options. Starting
in July, it will begin charging for some connect time to newly
designated "Plus" features -- most bulletin boards, airline schedules
and certain financial information. Prodigy will continue to offer its
$14.95-a-month subscription fee. A second pricing option, at $7.95-a-
month, will provide two hours use of Core and Plus features combined,
after which timed charges begin. At the lower price, no private
messages are included, but may be sent for 25 cents each.
JUDGE CUTS ISSUES IN MICROSOFT-APPLE SUIT
The presiding judge in Apple Computer's long-running patent infringement
case has sharply cut the number of issues still to be considered. US
District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, of San Francisco, has issued an order
reducing to three the number of individual items to be examined for
infringing Apple's visual displays for its Apple Macintosh personal
computer. Apple initially claimed that more than 200 items in
Microsoft's Windows versions 2.03 and 3.0 infringed on its copyrights
and filed a claim last year seeking $5.55 billion in damages from
Microsoft. Walker has established a schedule for resolution of the
three remaining copyright infringement issues, setting a May 5 hearing
date on summary judgment motions.
COURT UPHOLDS COMPUTER ASSOCIATES SUIT
Software developers rights have been strengthened by a US Court of
Appeals decision. The court upheld Computer Associate's(CA) rights to
pursue its claim against National Car Rental for violating its software
license agreements with CA. The court ruled that suit for copyright
infringement does not pre-empt additional claims for breach of contract
against National Car, and found that National Car is subject to claims
by CA for both copyright infringement, and breach of contract because
the copyright claim neither pre-empts nor subsumes all claims for breach
of contract.
SYQUEST BROADENS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
SyQuest announced this week that it is commencing additional legal
proceedings in the United States, and has already begun lawsuits in
Germany and the United Kingdom, to stop the sale of 5.25" Winchester
disk cartridges manufactured and marketed by Nomai S.A., a French start-
up, for use with SyQuest drives. The complaints in the various suits
state in the aggregate that Nomai wrongfully misappropriated SyQuest's
intellectual property, that defects in Nomai cartridges may cause damage
to SyQuest products and loss of data, that Nomai products and packaging
are deceptively similar to SyQuest's, and other matters. SyQuest asks
that Nomai cartridges be excluded from the United States and be ordered
to cease and desist distributing, marketing and selling in the United
States.
###### JAMES GRUNKE IN CONFERENCE
###### Captured and Edited by Ron Kovacs
###### Copyright (c)1993, Atari Corporation and the GEnie ST RT
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
<[Host] ST.LOU> Before my opening comments, I want to let everyone know
that Bob is typing for James, just to keep things moving quickly.
Welcome to the second half of this week's Double Dateline! Real Time
Conferences. Tonight Music Expert James Grunke joins Bob Brodie to
discuss the Falcon030's music capabilities. James has been here before
so no need to be too gentle :-) You can ask him any technical questions
you may have about the Falcon or the music software it will run. You
are also welcomed to ask any questions regarding the Falcon in general.
Without further ado, here are our guests. Bob, please introduce James
and make the opening comments.
<BOB-BRODIE> Thank you, Lou. I'm pleased to welcome our members to
another edition of Dateline: Atari! Thanks for all of the encouraging
words that were sent when I had to cancel the last one due to illness,
we appreciate your understanding.
We had a wonderful time on GEnie on Monday night with Pradip to discuss
Atari Works!!! It's great to be back online again so quickly for
another GEnie Real Time Conference on our official on-line resource.
James Grunke is alongside me tonight. This is his third year as the
Director of Atari Musics. He is in charge of sales and marketing in the
US for the music channel. He is also responsible for international
music developer marketing support. James has recently brought on board
over sixteen manufacturer rep firms specializing in Music and Pro Audio
channel. This effectively provides James a staff of over 50 people on
the street carrying the Atari flag, and supporting Atari dealers!!
Simply put, these guys are the best in the business!!!
James brings to Atari a business background in digital music sales with
companies such as Mission Bay Investments, and Delian Music Systems.
He's spent many hours on retail sales floors, and knows the mindset of
the Atari Music customer.
His music background includes time spent as a staff synthesist and
digital sound engineer with the Beach Boys/Brother Records, specifically
contributing to the Still Crusin' album. He has also played keyboards
for the Beach Boys while on tour. Other bands that James has
contributed his musical and technical expertise to include Crosby,
Stills & Nash, The Band, and Michael W. Smith, as well as a number of
video soundtracks.
James earned a Bachelor of Science in Keyboard Performance from the
University of Wisconsin and also holds a degree in synthesizer
programming from the Grove School in Los Angeles. He is a member of the
National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). Recently, James was
elected to the Executive Board of Directors of the MIDI manufacturers
Association. (MMA)
Tonight, we want to talk with you about Atari Music, and the Atari
Falcon030 specifically. The Atari Falcon030 is more than a computer, it
is a musical instrument. EQ Magazine recently awarded the Atari
Falcon030 it's coveted "Blue Ribbon" Award -- the only personal computer
recognized by the award winning magazine as an important new contender
in the pro music and recording industries. By blending CD quality
audio, digital signal processing, video genlock, video overlay and MIDI,
the Atari Falcon030 puts recording and video studio capabilities
directly in the hands of pro and amateur musicians. You can't find
these capabilities for this price anywhere else, proving that sometimes
you have to spend a little less to get a lot more.
Music is about self-expression. Music video and computer assistance are
tools that allow for greater expressiveness, and the Atari Falcon030 is
the one computer that can help today's musician master both these media
to create revolutionary artistic statements. The Atari Falcon030 offers
users "Quad Processing Power"!!! The Falcon030's exceptional
performance comes from the smooth integration of four processors:
Motorola 68030 microprocessor running at 16Mhz Motorola 56001 DSP chip
running at 32 MHz SDMA sound coprocessor BLiTTER(tm) co-processor for
extraordinary graphics capabilities. These function in a Direct Memory
Access (DMA) environment using a multi-tasking operating system, which
results in hardware so powerful that even inexperienced users can mix
audio, video, animation, text, and graphics right out of the box.
Atari has a long-standing relationship with the music industry. In the
mid-80s, Atari was the first computer company to market directly to
musicians at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
convention and to distribute through music stores. Part of Atari's
rapid acceptance was due the inclusion of MIDI ports (another Atari
first), and part was Atari's "Power without the Price" philosophy. This
same philosophy has culminated in the Atari Falcon030, which delivers
exceptional audio and video as well as music performance.
The Atari Falcon030 ships with stereo CD quality digital audio out of
the box. The system is capable of eight independent sixteen bit audio
tracks. At this point in development, there are four track systems
available from third party developers, such as D2D Systems Ltd. 4T/FX.
Innovative products are also on the way from Barefoot Software, EMAGIC,
Steinberg, Dr. T's, and many other developers. If you would like to
have a complete software listing of Atari Music developers, send James
email here on GEnie at JAMES-GRUNKE.
Although James hasn't been publically active on GEnie, he's been lurking
for quite sometime now! <grin> He follows of course, the Atari RTC
Bulletin Board, and also keeps up with the MIDI RT. When James picks up
a magazine, he reads the Letters to the Editor section first. When he
logs on to GEnie, he goes to the MIDI RT and reads the messages in the
OLD ATARI USERS LAUGHING AT FALCON (Cat 49, Topic10/MIDI RT). His
acronym for this is OAULAF. We're told that in Swedish that means,
"Thick men crashing through the woods". Appropriate, isn't it?? <GRIN>
James really appreciates those folks who support the positive postings
in that topic as well as the other areas on GEnie!
And with that, we're ready to take any questions that are ready for us
tonight, Lou! Let's rock 'n roll!!!
<J.BRENNER1> Well, I had other questions in mind but since James is here
for music.....I have heard the output of the Falcon is heavily Bass
boosted to use with headphones, much like a Discman. Is this
equalization a hard wired circuit or is it done with the DSp and
therefore can be cancelled to get flat sound for pro use.
<JAMES GRUNKE> The bass boost section was killed at the request of the
music developers so that audio would run flat. So it's no longer a
concern, John.
<J.BRENNER1> Will there be a listing of Canadian pricing soon?
<BOB-BRODIE> Yes, we will be doing a mailing to our Canadian dealers
this week.
<E.NIKOLAISE2> Bob, I'm the Pres. of Stun (A ST Users Club in Utah), our
next meeting will be April 21. Will I be able to "demo" a Falcon 030 to
the club by this date?
<BOB-BRODIE> It's not out of the realm of possiblity, Erik. It depends
on the relationship you have with the dealers in Utah. Be sure to check
with them, as we have several new prospects as well as the existing
ones, like J & J for example.
<R.ANISKO> I am curious as to how I would go about interfacing an
electric guitar with the Falcon - would it be treated specially, or
could it be used with a typical MIDI application transparently?
<JAMES GRUNKE> The audio input to Falcon is a stereo mini jack. You
could for example using Barefoot SMPTE Track Audio, or D2D or soon to be
released Cubase Audio, use MIDI tracks and combine them with your
digital audio guitar tracks.
<R.ANISKO> Also, how would MIDI be affected by accelerators such as the
32mhz accelerator mentioned in one of the RTC's about Cebit?
<JAMES GRUNKE> We haven't been able to test one yet specifically with
MIDI.
<M.RIVMAN1> My local Sam Ash guru is pro Mac. Mark of the Unicorn stuff
does more than Atari software. How do we get him back? Any port of M
of U stuff in the works?
<BOB-BRODIE> Although we are working with Mark of the Unicorn, we can't
comment specifically on their software direction. However, it is
convient that their MIDI expansion hardware shares the same port
connectors as on the Falcon. No promises, but we are looking into that
relationship. As far as getting your local Sam Ash guru back with us,
we're confident that when customers begin to come into their stores
requesting Falcons, many Americans will re-think their perception of
Atari Computers, and what they really can do. While Mark of the Unicorn
software is excellent, I'd be hard pressed to find something that we
cannot do on an Atari Falcon030.
<M.RIVMAN1> He specifically mententioned the many different sync-ups
allowed, SMPTE,etc.etc.etc. I hope the available software for Atari is
VERY flexible! He was impressed with the specs I showed him, but still
was hesitant! I'll keep trying! Thanks.
<O-ZONE> I am especially interested in the capabilities of the D2D
software. The opportunity to do real time sequencing and direct to disk
digital audio has me enthralled. How soon can we expect availible
software to offer us the use of 8 channels of digital audio?
<JAMES GRUNKE> Currently the shrink wrapped D2D software uses four
tracks. They are working directly with Barefoot Software to integrate
MIDI into Digital Audio. We expect that it will take some time to get 8
independent channels, however we understand that four stereo channels is
on the way. This is really an issue for the individual music developer
companies to make their own delivery date announcements.
<J.TORRES17> I keep defending Atari at work (staples) they don't think
Atari exists! Are there any plans for some mainstream ads for Atari and
Atari Music (like Time, newsweek, etc.?
<BOB-BRODIE> Over the past year, we did six ads with Digital F/X, 6 with
EMAGIC, formerly C-Lab, and over a dozen ads with the Fostex campaign.
These were all placed in publications like Mix, EM, Keyboard. You can
look for aggressive vertical marketing into the music channel in the
very near future.
<P.FORISTER> I've heard that the sound level on the Falcon is maxed out
when the computer is first turned on. Is this something that can be
configured in NV-RAM? Or has the sound level been turned down?
<JAMES GRUNKE> Pat, let me double check with a couple of the tech guys
here. The sound system at boot up reacts just like the TT and Mega STE
there is a program you can run from your auto folder that will configure
the audio level called SNDXX that will be available.
<J.BRUNKEN> I am interested in the video and genlock capabilities
mentioned in the introduction. What low cost genlocks are under
development and how soon do you think that they will be avialable?
Also, I hear that some high powered NeXT apps are being converted to the
falcon, any truth to this?
<BOB-BRODIE> Bill Rehbock tells us that there are no less than three
under development, including the John Russell Innovations one from here
in the US, OverScan which will be distributed by Compo, as well as the
un named one from France, all of which cost less than $500. One of them
should come in around $249. They will be available before June,
according to the representatives from the respective companies. They
all run in True Color modes.
Re the NeXT apps, there are a number of different ones. They are
excited about the availability of the DSP Chip...for example Singular
Solutions, and DOA. Some of the other NeXT developers are still in the
TOS learning curve.
<J.BRENNER1> I keep forgetting Bob is typing for James, so for the audio
out answer, thanks James. Bob, have any Montreal dealers signed the new
Atari Dealer Agreement and in if you can tell me who, I'll be the first
Montrealer to buy a Falcon. Will Atari Works ship with the first
shipment?
<BOB-BRODIE> We are just sending out the dealer agreements to Canada
this week, James. I'll be sure to put a note on all the ones for
Montreal all and tell those dealers to call you. <grin> We just got
back the manual for Atari Works, maybe it will make the first shipment,
but I'm not 100% sure yet.
<C.FLUEGEL> ok, so I buy a Falcon. What Recording software will be
available that day? I know of many in the works, but are any finished
and shipping in the USA? Also, I here that D2D is quite crippled and
unusable in any seriopus work (no editting!?) is this true?
<JAMES GRUNKE> The D2D software that is bundled with the machine is
designed for consumer use. It has very limited editing. Available
shrink wrapped products from D2D include 2 and 4 track systems with the
four track system having DSP audio effects. I believe the release date
for Cubase Audio is sometime this spring, early summer. Please contact
Steinberg/Jones for confirmation. At CeBIT, there was a program from a
company called TradeiT, reportedly using SIX tracks. We will look into
obtaining a US distributor for this product in order to ensure it's
availability.
<J.WHITE99> James, of particular interest to dealers seems to be the
broadbase marketing plan. How will we attract new users. Can that be
addressed here?
<JAMES GRUNKE> Certainly, Jeff. The machine has natural appeal to
musicians and we feel that one of the firmest ways to get footholds in
this market is by reaching out to the music educators. Not only is the
hardware exactly what musicians want, the price point makes it reachable
for educators. We know how the recession has affected education budgets
in general, look for us to support music educators as a base for our
music launch.
<S.EAKINS> Hi Bob, just got here, so I hope that I am not re-asking a
question. Will modems become obsolete with the new DSP chip? Are there
any special adapters needed to connect up to the Falcon, I won't simply
plug in my phone line, right?
<BOB-BRODIE> There is no problem in using existing modems with the Atari
Falcon030. The serial port works just fine. I've used STalker 3 at
speeds of up to 19.2K baud, and the Supra FAX Modem as well. There is a
DSP modem that is under development. It will be about the size of a
pack of cards, and you will plug your phone line in there. This product
is projected to be available late this summer.
<P.FORISTER> Bob, can you give us any _firm_ dates on availability of
Falcons, and in what quantity? Hopefully the initial quantities will be
enough to supply all of the starving Atarians out there. When will your
warehouse be restocked?
<BOB-BRODIE> Pat, as I indicated on Monday night, the Falcons are here.
We have them in the warehouse (I personally went over to check....I
didn't want to take anyone's word on this!!!) They will be going thru a
Quality Assurance process that will take a couple of days (one of which
is elapsed already), so I think we will be sending them out the door on
Friday. These are the demo units for our dealers, and the next shipment
will be in about 2-3 weeks.
These dates are VERY firm, Pat. I'm very pleased that the units are in
stock FINALLY, and the dealer agreements have been just POURING in since
we made a little announcement in AEO, got the reps on the phone, and of
course, used GEnie on Monday night to tell the world that the Falcons
are truly here!
<ST.LOU> Gee Bob... and AEO doesn't even get out to 10,000 BBS's, does
it?
<BOB-BRODIE> Hard to say, Lou.
<B.SUSLOVIC> Hi Bob I understand that the new dealer agreement has put
some mail order limitations on dealers, under what circumstances will
consumers be able to purchase Falcons via mail order?
<BOB-BRODIE> Brad, we're trying to build a dealer network up again. In
order to do that, we need to have storefront locations selling our
product. We recognize that in some rural, or remote areas there is a
likelihood that there will not be a local dealer. In these cases, we
will make arrangements with the closest dealer to you to handle the
customer.
<J.BRENNER1> This is not a technical questions. On a personnal note.
Bob, what is the first thing that came to mind when you recieved the
phone call confirming the arrival of Flacons ar customs?
<BOB-BRODIE> It was not a phone call, I was told personally by Garry
Tramiel. And I told him "You better not be kidding around with me!"
<MIKE-ALLEN> Most of the talk about the dsp chip has been music related.
I wonder if there are other apps that have been explored? I have
particular interest in Ham Radio apps and also in using the technology
to clean up some vintage recordings. My dad was in radio and tv since
1937 and I have some very interesting recordings that really need help.
One in particular of my dad with Bob Hope, Jerry Colona and Frances
Langford on Guadalcanal in 1944.
<JAMES GRUNKE> There certainly are, Mike. Modems, Data compression,
decompression, voice mail, fractal generation, and other things are very
possible. Regarding using the DSP to clean up the recordings, you can
use the DSP as a audio equalizer to "surgically" clean up recordings
using digital audio recording to transfer these recordings into the
computer and do the editing on screen there.
<P.FORISTER> San Antonio has lost both of its Atari dealers, do you know
if we will be left in the dark for long? How can I find my closest
dealer? Also, and news in IBM processor direct cards, have any
benchmarks?
<BOB-BRODIE> Pat, I am personally working with one of the prospects for
San Antonio, he has assured me that he is very interested in signing on.
We also have a new rep firm for the area, called Highway Marketing.
They are charged with signing up new dealers in that area. I believe
they are actually based in Dallas, and are primarily aimed at Music and
Pro Audio dealers. Re the PC benchmarks, I believe that Bill Rehbock
reported a Norton SI rating of 12.1 in his CeBIT Report CO that was held
here last week. Be sure to get the transcript out of the library here
to get the exact numbers. Bill also described the other emualtors that
are under development for the Atari Falcon030 for the PC side of
things...there is a 486SX version coming out as well!
<J.BRUNKEN> Bob, How many comercial software packages for the Falcon do
you estimate will be available by Christmas 93? And is that 2-3 weeks
on the 4/65's a 'worst case' estimate? I've already paid for mine!!!
<BOB-BRODIE> Jason, 2-3 weeks is worst case to get the units in here to
us from the factory. I'd add another week for it to get to your dealer
in order to be safe...the boat probably doesn't dock near him! :) Re
the Falcon apps, that's hard for me to say. I'd prefer again to refer
you to the transcript from Bill's CO. I've been swamped and really
haven't had much of a chance to speak to him about this yet, and I know
that he is really, really excited about a number of applications that he
saw at CeBIT. I will say that I envision two issues for the US: 1) How
many apps, and 2) Who will sell them? We must take steps to ensure that
the products have distribution in North America.
<ST.LOU> Bob, can you tell us WHO is working on a DSP modem at this
time? And what baud could be expected?
<BOB-BRODIE> Non-disclosure prevents me from naming the developer, Lou.
<AEO.8> Whats the latest on the Jaguar and the Lynx? I'd also like to
know what the RISC chip in the Jaguar does - graphics or the main
brain?
<BOB-BRODIE> Hi Tim, on the LYNX side of things, we're running a full
color eight page insert in the gaming magazines (like Game Pro) which is
hitting the stores now...it really looks terrific! We have added an 800
number for people to call and order products for the LYNX directly from
Atari...it's 1-800-221-EDGE. We're really excited, as not only do the
ads look great, but they have an offer to buy two games, and get one for
free. Be sure to look in your favorite game magazines for the ad! Re
the Jaguar, I'm afraid that I can't tell you anything about the
technical end of the Jaguar at this time, Tim. Sorry. We're very
pleased with the number of developers that we've signed up, and the
machine is coming along VERY nicely.
We have added about the staff in all of the appropriate areas, like a
new VP to head up the Entertainment Software, Gabriel Baum, and a host
of new artists, programmers, testers, etc have been hired to help with
Jaguar.
<[Host] ST.LOU> Bob and James, thank you for spending the evening with
us. We are all really excited about the imminent availability of the
Falcon and sincerely wish it provides great successes for Atari and its
loyal users!
<BOB-BRODIE> Thank you Lou, it is always a great pleasure to be online
on our offical on-line resource: GEnie. It's easy to see why GEnie is
the number one online network for Atarians around the world. Thank you
all for attending, and good night.
###### CONNECTICUT ATARIFEST
###### Press Release
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
CONNECTICUT SHOW TO FEATURE ATARI'S LATEST ENTRY
HARTFORD, Conn. (April 12) -- More than 1,000 Atari computer enthusiasts
are expected to converge here June 12 and 13 at Connecticut AtariFest
'93, and are certain to debate whether the star of the show -- the long-
awaited Falcon030 computer -- lives up to its advance billing.
The Falcon030 is a perfect low cost tool for the professional artist,
with 8 track, 16 bit musical capabilities, true color graphics and a 32
bit DSP chip. The Falcon will be bundled with several music programs,
including a 4 track 'Direct to Disk' editing and recording program, a
sound sampler and an all purpose productivity package called AtariWorks.
The Hartford show will likely be one of the first encounters the general
public has with the new machine and software leading designers have
produced for it. Atari was performing quality control tests on the
latest production models shipped to the Sunnyvale headquarters in mid-
April.
The two-day event will feature more than 40 exhibitors, including
several of the top names in music software development and MIDI
equipment. Tentative music exhibitors include Barefoot Software
(formerly Hybrid Arts), Digital F/X, Steinberg/Jones, Pro Musica, Compo
Software and others. The show, sponsored by ACT Atari Group, will be
held at the Windsor Court Hotel, just off Interstate 91 at exit 42.
Connecticut AtariFest '93 promises to showcase the work of several
musicians and will include some live music sessions.
Other vendors will demonstrate new equipment and software that will be
of interest to musicians whether they're on or off the job. Among them,
organizers have received tentative nods from A&D Software, ABC
Solutions, Baggetaware, Barefoot Software, Compo Software, Computer
Studio, Derric Electronics, East Hartford Computer Repair, Gribnif
Software, ICD Inc., MegaType Software, Soft-Logik Publishing, Toad
Computers, Wizztronics. Last year 14 user groups participated, and that
number is expected to grow by June.
A Home Business and Entertainment Expo that will focus on high-tech
gadgetry designed for home use is also planned. Central activities will
include a New England Lynx Tournament for the gamester in the family, a
Portfolio corner for the on-the-go palmtop computer user, and other
technology such as VCRs, lap/palmtops, voice messaging systems,
satellite receivers, CD-ROM, fax-modems, large screen TV, printers,
audio-video components, cellular phones, office supplies, video games or
add-on units and accessories.
For further information, contact organizers Brian Gockley at (203) 332-
1721 or Doug Finch at 203-637-1034. Subscribers to GEnie and Compuserve
on-line services can send E-mail to them, respectively, at B.GOCKLEY or
D.FINCH7 on GEnie and 75300,2514 or 76337,1067 on CIS.
###### PERUSING COMPUSERVE
###### By Michael D. Mortilla
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
ODE TO A MODEM JUNKIE
It's 6 AM and I just can't sleep,
Birds and worms are plain' hide and seek,
The dog won't budge and the cat won't move,
And it's much too early to let the CD groove,
So I jump out of bed and hit the hard drive switch,
Fan spins, lights blink, not a single glitch,
Boot up the 'puter, wait for a "bit",
Memory's free so the programs fit,
A double click here and a little patch there,
Eeeeek! I'm still in my underwear!
But the dog don't mind and the cat don't care,
I won't brush my teeth or comb my hair,
Now I'm logged into CompuServe, Atariarts,
MIDI files, PIC files, ZIP (that hurts!),
GIF files, CyberArts, D-T-P,
Oh! That reminds me, I've lost the bathroom key!
Hit that Macro and I jump to "Pro,"
Ron's left a message 'bout his monitors' blo',
John and Dana do the Stacy jive,
I check out the libraries and take the dive,
Upload, download, A-R-C,
Accessory, utility, That's for me,
No more space on the old hard drive,
So I slip to a conference and do it live,
There's a knock on the door, and what do you know?
My boss is standin' in a foot of snow!
The office wonders where I've been all week,
Tell them I'm just a computer geek,
So I log off, park the drive, close it down,
My boss is lookin' at me with a frown,
I can't see the top of his balding head,
In a minute or two I might be dead!
So I kick him out, in the snow he sits,
I regain my composure in little "bits,"
Only live once...I'll do what I deserve,
I log on again to CompuServe.
Lyrics c1993 - MIDI-Life Crisis
###### GENIE ST RT NEWS
###### By John Hartman
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
= ATARI INTERNET IN THE ATARI ROUNDTABLE =
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regular basis. We will be posting the messages regularly and opening up
a topic for messages you wish to have sent to the Internet. We will be
mailing out messages posted at a minimum of every other day. If you do
not wish to have your messages forwarded, please do NOT post in this
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= DARLAH'S TREAT =
NEW DARLAH'S TREAT F2_DEMO.LZH Option 9 on PAGE 475!
FLASH II DEMO - version 2.1
You'll be able to test as many of Flash II's features as possible in
this demo version. Naturally, many features of the program are either
disabled or limited. Product support is available in the Atari RT
Bulletin Board Category 8, Topic 2. Uploaded by Missionware Software.
= REALTIME CONFERENCES =
REAL TIME CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - All RTC's begin at 10:00 p.m.
---------------------------------------------------------------
April 19 - Nathan Potechin - Outline Art 3.0
Win a FREE COPY of OL3 or equal value fonts!
April 21 - Purple Mountain Computers (PMC) RTC- Oscar, Darek, Don
April 28 - ABC Solution RTC
May 5 - Missionware RTC with John R. Trautschold
DOOR PRIZE FLASH II 2.1
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Nathan Potechin of DMC Publishing visits the DTP Conference
to discuss Outline Art 3.0 - the Color Vector Graphics program.
Join us on Monday, April 19 @ 10:00 p.m. EST and you may
WIN Outline Art 3.0 or the equivalent value in Calamus fonts.
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###### THE 1993 Z*NET COMPUTER CALENDAR
###### Schedule of Shows, Events and Online Conferences
###### ----------------------------------------------------------------
### April 19, 1993
GEnie Conference. Nathan Potechin of DMC Publishing visits the DTP
Conference to discuss Outline Art 3.0 - the Color Vector Graphics
program. Join him on Monday, April 19 @ 10:00 p.m. EST and you may WIN
Outline Art 3.0 or the equivalent value in Calamus fonts.
### April 21, 1993
GEnie Conference. Purple Mountain Computers (PMC) RTC- Oscar, Darek,
Don.
### April 28, 1993
GEnie Conference. ABC Solution
### May 3-5, 1993
Digital Video New York/MultiMedia Exposition at the New York Sheraton
in New York City.
### May 4-5, 1993
The 3rd Annual Networks and Communications Show returns to the Hartford
Civic Center. Companies such as Intel, Microsoft, DEC, DCA, IBM, and
MICOM will be exhibiting. For more information, contact: Marc Sherer
at Daniels Productions, 203-561-3250; fax: 203-561-2473.
### May 5, 1993
GEnie Conference. Missionware RTC with John R. Trautschold. DOOR PRIZE
FLASH II 2.1
### May 7, 1993
Dateline Atari! with Bob Brodie on GEnie. This online conference begins
promptly at 10pm EST.
### May 11-13, 1993
SunWorld '93 exposition and conference, held in San Francisco at the
Moscone Center. The second annual event is the largest trade show in
North America dedicated to the Sun, SPARC and Solaris industry.
SunWorld '93 will feature a full day of in-depth tutorials, which are
being developed in association with Sun Educational Services, to be
followed by three days of conference sessions and an exposition. The
three-day exposition will feature more than 175 leading vendors in the
industry including Adobe Systems, AT&T, Computer Associates, Hewlett-
Packard, Informix Software, Insoft, SAS Institute, Solbourne, SPARC
International, Sun Microsystems, SunPro, SunSoft and WordPerfect. For
more information about attending SunWorld '93 call Lynn Fullerton at
(800) 225-4698 or to receive information about exhibiting contact David
Ferrante at (800) 545-EXPO.
### May 24-27, 1993
Spring Comex in Atlanta Georgia.
### June 3-6, 1993
Summer Comsumer Electronics Show, (CES), in Chicago, Illinois.
### June 12-13, 1993
CT Atarifest '93 at the Windsor Court Hotel in Windsor Connecticut.
This year the Atarifest has relocated to a new hotel with 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). 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. For further
information, call Brian Gockley at 203-332-1721 or Doug Finch at 203-637
-1034. E-mail can be directed to B.GOCKLEY or D.FINCH7 on GEnie or to
75300,2514 or 76337,1067 on CIS.
### June 22-23, 1993
Lap & Palmtop Mobile Computing Expo at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim,
California. Exhibitors will show the latest in mobile computing,
software, pen, peripherals and communications from the industry's
leading manufacturers. In conjunction with the exhibits is the Mobile
Systems Solutions Conference series. Featuring over 80 leading industry
experts speakers, the conference provides vital information needed to
build or improve your world of mobile computing.
### June 26-27, 1993
The Kansas City AtariFest '93. The location for the show is Stadium
Inn, 7901 E 40 Hwy. Ticket prices at the door will be 5.00 dollars each
day. Advance tickets will be 4.00 dollars each, for advance tickets,
please send 4.00 dollars per ticket to: Kansas City AtariFest, P.O. Box
1653, Lee Summit, MO 64063 or if you belong to a user group please mail
a request for a user group information pack. To make room reservations
please call 1-800-325-7901, we are also working with a local travel
agent to get special airfares for the show. You may call 1-800-874-7691
to take advantage of the special fares. For more information please
leave Email as follows; GEnie, B.welsch, J.krzysztow, for CompuServe,
Leave for Jeff Krzysztow at 74027,707, or you can call (816)224-9021, or
mail to the address listed above.
### July 24-25, 1993
The Blue Ridge Atari Computer Enthusiasts (BRACE) and Computer STudio
host the Fourth Annual Blue Ridge AtariFest in Asheville, North
Carolina. Saturday show time is from 10am - 6pm and Sunday show times
are from Noon to 5pm. Free booth space is available for Atari
developers. This Atarifest will be taking over the Courtyard Shop
(mall) area at the Westgate Shopping Center (location of Computer
STudio), and also plan on using vacant store spaces for seminar
sessions. Seminars will be 45 minutes in length, and developers are
welcome to conduct a seminar on their product line or approved topic of
their choice (seminars are limited, so first come, first served). For
additional information, please contact: Sheldon Winick on GEnie -
S.WINICK or at the Computer STudio at (704) 251-0201 or contact the show
coordinator Cliff Allen on GEnie - C.ALLEN17 or call (704) 258-3758.
### August 3-6, 1993
MacWorld Expo at the Boston World Trade Center, Bayside Exposition
Center and sponsored by MacWorld Magazine. This event is titled Boston
'93.
### August 23-27, 1993
Interop '93 (#2) at the Moscone Center in San Fransisco, California.
### August 25-29, 1993
ONE BBSCON '93 at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado. This
is a four day exposition presented by BoardWatch Magazine. There will
be three days of educational services, a trade show exhibit area with
over one-hundred vendors on hand. For further information on this event
and for registration information contact: Peg Coniglio at ONE Inc.,
4255 South Buckley Road, Suite 308, Aurora, Colorado 80013. Voice: (303)
693-5253; Fax: (303) 693-5518; BBS: (303) 693-5432.
### September 18-19, 1993
The Glendale Show returns with the Southern California Atari Computer
Faire, V.7.0, in suburban Los Angeles, California. This has been the
year's largest domestic Atari event, year after year. Contact John King
Tarpinian at the user group HACKS at 818-246-7286 for information.
### September 20-22, 1993
The third MacWorld Expo, titled Canada '93 at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre, sponsored by MacWorld Magazine.
### September 21-23, 1993
Unix Expo '93 in New York City, New York.
### October 7-8, 1993
Lap & Palmtop Mobile Computing Expo at the Chicago Mart/Expo Center in
Chicago, Illinois. Exhibitors will show the latest in mobile computing,
software, pen, peripherals and communications from the industry's
leading manufacturers. In conjunction with the exhibits is the Mobile
Systems Solutions Conference series. Featuring over 80 leading industry
experts speakers, the conference provides vital information needed to
build or improve your world of mobile computing.
### October 27-29, 1993
CDROM Exposition at the World Trade Center, Boston MA.
### October 27-29, 1993
EDA&T Asia '93. The Electronic Design and Test Conference Exhibition
at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taiwan. Exhibit space
is still available. For more information contact: Betsy Donahue,
Chicago, fax: 708-475-2794.
### November 7-10, 1993
GeoCon/93, an international conference and showcase for software
products developed outside the U.S. at the Royal Sonesta Hotel,
Cambridge, Mass. The conference program will include three days of
workshops on topics of interest to overseas developers entering the
U.S. market. Workshop presenters will discuss such issues as how to
negotiate distribution and licensing contracts, setting up a business in
the U.S., manufacturing and fulfillment, technical support, packaging,
research sources, and how to market through direct, retail, and catalog
channels. For additional information, contact Tom Stitt, associate
publisher, Soft letter, 17 Main St., Watertown, Mass. 02272-9154;
telephone 617-924-3944; fax 617-924-7288, or Colleen O'Shea, director,
Soft letter Europe, 2 um Bierg, 7641 Chirstnach, Luxembourg, telephone
35.2.87119; fax 35.2.87048.
### November 15-19, 1993
COMDEX Fall '93. Las Vegas Nevada.
If you have an event you would like to include on the Z*Net Calender,
please send email via GEnie to Z-NET, CompuServe 75300,1642, or via
FNET to node 593 or AtariNet node 51:1/13.0.
###### ATARINET NODELIST
###### April 16, 1993
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
Type Node # BBS Name BBS Sysop
BBS Location BBS Phone Number
BBS Speed
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Zone 51 AtariNet Headquarters I Zonite
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Region 100 AtariNet Headquarters I Bill Scull
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Host 51:1/0 Twilight Zone Bill Scull
51:1/2 Twilight Zone Bill Scull
Longwood FL 1-407-831-1613
9600
51:1/4 Steal Your Face Ed Lynch
Brick NJ 1-908-920-7981
9600
51:1/6 MySTery BBS David Blanchard
Goose Creek SC 1-803-556-9730
9600
51:1/8 Alien BBS Mark Cline
Burlington NC 1-919-229-4334
9600
51:1/10 Atari Base Robert Brodie
Sunnyvale CA 1-408-745-2196
9600
51:1/13 Znet News Service Ron Kovacs
Middlesex NJ 1-908-968-8148
9600
51:1/14 Information Overload Ed June
Riverdale GA 1-404-471-1549
9600
51:1/15 FlightLine BBS Craig Peterson
Minneapolis MN 1-612-544-5118
9600
51:1/17 The Dugout BBS Brient Leslie
Independence MO 1-816-795-0774
9600
51:1/18 The Round Table Darren Trutzenbach
Vincetown NJ 1-609-268-7524
9600
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Host 51:102/0 Triangle Area Tarheels Host Erik Williams
51:102/1 SunFox's Realm Erik Williams
Raleigh NC 1-919-859-9469
9600
Pvt 51:102/2 SunFox's Mail Realm Erik Williams
Raleigh NC -Unpublished-
9600
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Host 51:4/0 Hologram Computing Dean Lodzinski
51:4/2 Hologram Computing Dean Lodzinski
Old Bridge NJ 1-908-727-1914
9600
51:4/3 Assasins Grove Jeff Mitchell
Oshawa Canada 1-416-571-6965
9600
51:4/4 Aces High BBS Richard Guadagno
Matawan NJ 1-908-290-1133
9600
51:4/5 StormShadow Robert Lovelace
Pasadena MD 1-410-437-0243
9600
51:4/6 Hologram Computing Dean Lodzinski
Old Bridge NJ 1-908-727-1914
9600
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Region 200 AtariNet Headquarters II Terry May
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Host 51:2/0 AtariNet Nevada Terry May
51:2/2 The Rebel BBS Terry May
Las Vegas NV 1-702-435-0786
9600
51:2/4 Sports Line BBS Nick Hard
Henderson NV 1-702-565-5271
9600
51:2/11 The Choice BBS Mark Woolworth
Las Vegas NV 1-702-253-6527
9600
51:2/13 The Conqueror Connection John Curtis
Fort Hood TX 1-817-539-8228
9600
51:2/25 Acme BBS Eric Nikolaisen
Salt Lake City UT 1-801-272-4243
9600
51:2/137 The "VORTEX" BBS Jim Jackson
Fort Towson OK 1-405-873-9361
9600
Hub 51:2/10 STarship Rich Tietjens
Lake Charles LA 1-318-439-6963
9600
51:2/42 Level 42 Glen Kelly
Lake Charles LA 1-318-478-3960
9600
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Host 51:201/0 The DarkSTar BBS Randy Rodrock
51:201/1 The DarkSTar BBS Randy Rodrock
Salt Lake City UT 1-801-269-8780
9600
51:201/4 The Halls Of Asguard BBS Gerald Homeyer
Orem UT 1-801-221-1150
9600
51:201/6 Thunder Hold Todd Harrington
American Fork UT 1-801-756-2901
9600
51:201/7 The City Of Nimrod Dave Marquardt
Salt Lake City UT 1-801-969-5485
2400
51:201/8 The Other BBS Justin Novak
West Bountiful UT 1-801-298-9179
9600
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Host 51:202/0 Wylie Connection Wes Newell
51:202/7 Aaron's Beard Troy Wade
Dallas TX 1-214-557-2642
9600
51:202/13 Wylie Connection Wes Newell
Wylie TX 1-214-442-2584
9600
51:202/20 Outland Station John Stiborek
Southlake TX 1-817-329-1125
9600
51:202/21 Psychlo Empire Mark Corona
Irving TX 1-214-251-1175
9600
51:202/30 The Foundation BBS CR Hamilton
Azle TX 1-817-444-0155
9600
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Host 51:203/0 AtariNet Midwest Bill Jones
51:203/1 The Zoo BBS Bill Jones
Indianapolis IN 1-317-356-5519
9600
51:203/2 The Music Station Chris Richards
Webb City MO 1-417-673-4926
2400
51:203/3 The Maligned ST Mike O'Malley
Urbandale IA 1-515-265-6711
9600
51:203/4 The Crawly Crypt Jim Collins
Joplin MO 1-417-624-1887
9600
51:203/5 BLAST BBS Steve Johnson
Bloomington IN 1-812-332-0573
9600
51:203/6 Bear Swamp BBS Mark Antolik
Marysville OH 1-513-644-0714
9600
51:203/8 Crossroads Broadcast Charlie Sears
Trafalgar IN 1-317-878-4069
2400
51:203/9 AmigaSource Andrew Gray
Nineveh IN 1-317-933-2408
9600
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Host 51:3/0 The Space Station Tony Castorino
51:3/2 The Space Station Tony Castorino
Canyon Country CA 1-805-252-0450
9600
51:3/3 Atari ST Connection Brian Watters
Fresno CA 1-209-436-8156
9600
51:3/4 Autoboss Atari Elite John Graham
Bunola PA 1-412-384-5608
9600
51:3/5 The Yakima Atari ST BBS Pat Moffitt
Yakima WA 1-509-965-2345
9600
51:3/6 FIDOdoor Support BBS Bryan Hall
Vandenberg AFB CA 1-805-734-4742
9600
51:3/7 cyberSecT BBS Chuck Aude
Cheney WA 1-509-235-4875
2400
51:3/9 The Mosh Bit Mark Wallaert
Vancouver WA 1-206-574-1531
9600
51:3/10 Target Range Alan Dietrich
Paramount CA 1-310-634-8993
9600
51:3/11 Sanctuary From The Law Sean Price
Inyokern CA 1-619-377-3611
9600
51:3/12 MASATEK Valeriano Meneses
Torrance CA USA 1-310-518-9524
9600
51:3/13 The Mind Keep Jeff Fehlman
Citrus Heights CA 1-916-723-1657
9600
51:3/15 ST-Keep Andrew Studer
Citrus Heights CA 1-916-729-2968
9600
51:3/16 H.B. SMOG Jim Thingwold
Huntington Beach CA 1-714-969-5486
9600
51:3/17 Acey BBS Dick Grable
Yakima Wa 1-509-966-8555
9600
51:3/18 Dusty Atcic Rodney Bennett
Riverside CA 1-909-656-3707
9600
51:3/19 Dateline: Atari Al Petersen
New York 1-718-833-0828
9600
51:3/20 The Monster's Lair Kevin MacFarland
Port Hueneme CA 1-805-987-7641
9600
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Region 400 AtariNet Headquarters IV Don Liscombe
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51:5/2 The Brewery Don Liscombe
Ajax On Canada 1-416-683-3089
9600
Pvt 51:5/4 CFB Atari Shawn Smith
Ajax On Canada -unpublished-
9600
51:5/5 Gateway BBS Ron Gillespie
Windsor On Canada 1-519-255-7834
9600
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Region 500 AtariNet UK Daron Brewood
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Host 51:6/0 AtariNet NW England Daron Brewood
51:6/2 NeST ZC Support Node Daron Brewood
Stockport Cheshire UK 44-61-429-9803
9600
51:6/4 System ST BBS Mark Matts
Leicester UK 44-533-413443
9600
51:6/5 TGM Paul Simmonds
Bradford 44-274-606670
9600
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Host 51:501/0 AtariNet South West Mark Butler
51:501/1 Black Cat BBS Mark Butler
Penarth Wales UK 44-222-707359
9600
51:501/2 I'll Try That Once! Mark Taylor
Stroud UK 44-453-765378
9600
Pvt 51:501/3 BC Atari Support Robert Dickson
Penarth Uk -Unpublished-
2400
51:501/4 The Holodeck Dave Meaker
Bristol Uk 44-454-317047
2400
Hub 51:501/100 Folkestone QBBS Robert Darling
Folkestone Kent UK 44-303-249306
9600
Pvt 51:501/101 JayCee's Novelty Emporium... John Charles
Lincolnshire UK -Unpublished-
9600
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Host 51:502/0 AtariNet London England Kevin Osborne
51:502/2 <Fortress> Kevin Osborne
Plumstead London UK 44-81-317-3158
9600
51:502/3 -Atlantis-(Uk) Laurence Mcdonald
Mitchum Surrey UK 44-81-715-6477
2400
Pvt 51:502/4 Keith's Point Keith Jackson
Derby -Unpublished-
9600
51:502/5 The Hobbit's Burrow Andy Styles
Chelmsford Essex UK 44-245-358667
9600
Hub 51:502/100 The Tavern Paul Baker
London 44-81-445-6514
9600
51:502/101 Lynx BBS Terry Gregory
Dagenham 44-81-599-0869
9600
Pvt 51:502/102 Paul's Point Paul Civati
Carshalton London UK -Unpublished-
2400
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Host 51:503/0 ANET Danish Flemming Nielsen
51:503/1 DigiBBS Flemming Nielsen
Nykobing Denmark 45-54-828383
9600
51:503/2 Dk Soft Kim Andersen
Taastrup Denmark 45-43-717-075
9600
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51:601/2 SPACER Frank Brodmuehler
Koeln Germany 49-221-248-285
9600
51:601/7 HeadQuarter BBS Guenther Paczia
Duisburg 49-2066-7634
9600
51:601/8 Apolonia Peter Kaszanics
Essen 49-201-237509
9600
51:601/9 BusyBox Michel Burens
Dudelange Luxembourg 352-52-3004
9600
Hub 51:601/100 Hub AC Benedikt Heinen
Aachen 49-241-408593
9600
51:601/101 Firemark.BBS Benedikt Heinen
Aachen 49-241-408593
9600
51:601/102 Dao-Lin-H'ay Joerg Spilker
Luegde 49-5281-79372
9600
51:601/103 ST-WorkShop #1 Magic.Alex Badalic
Milano MI Italy 39-2-33105241
9600
Pvt 51:601/104 Atari AT Tratti Fabio Palmieri
Roma RM Italy -Unpublished-
9600
Pvt 51:601/105 Eccomi! Alessandro Fasola
Milano MI Italy -Unpublished-
9600
Pvt 51:601/106 INVERNOMUTO Simone Cappelli
Borgo San Lorenzo FI Italy -Unpublished-
2400
51:601/110 Scary MonSTer Rolf Thieme
Koblenz 49-261-54953
9600
Pvt 51:601/111 JetMail Development HW Daniel Rosen
Urbar -Unpublished-
2400
51:601/200 Headline Rayko Balun
Stuttgart 49-711-606956
9600
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Region 700 Peace Country Computers Bryan Webster
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51:701/1 Peace Country Computers Bryan Webster
Fort ST John BC Canada 1-604-785-9512
9600
51:701/2 Prime BBS Bill Marsh
Fort St John BC 1-604-785-7098
9600
51:701/3 DJ'S PLACE Dan Webster
Vancouver BC 1-604-739-7840
2400
51:701/4 Capoeira Circle ST BBS Morgan Stewart
Victoria BC 1-604-598-9953
2400
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###### ASTRONOMY BBS
###### By Ron Kovacs
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
In the last edition of Z*Net, Mike Burkley (The Unabashed Atariophile),
highlighted a number of Astronomy files in his column. In between
issues, I received a call from the SysOp of the Star Scan BBS in Long
Island, New York, inviting me to take a look around his system which
runs on Atari equipment and uses Michtron 3.0 software, heavily
modified. His focus is Astronomy and thought our readers would be
interested in locating MORE information on this topic.
You can access the system at (516) 399-4252 at 2400 baud. I was
unsuccessful in getting around too much because of the line noise
problems generated at my end, however, I managed to capture a few things
that I will share with you now.
If you are a SPACE or ASTRONOMY enthusiast, this is the place to check
out.
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The lyrid meteor shower peaks on the night of April 21 and the morning
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sky conditions (weather permitting) to view the Lyrid meteors. Expect
15 meteors per hour and half that number one day either side of the peak
date.
NOTE : There is a system notice posted in the 'ANNOUNCEMENTS', please
read.
My apologies for not being able to access more of the system. However,
before I had time to forget, I called. Please take a few minutes out
and give the BBS a call.
###### THE UNABASHED ATARIOPHILE
###### By Michael R. Burkley
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
This week's column is going to be very brief. That's not because there
isn't much to review but because I am so busy. Right now it's the day
before Easter. I've been busy this week. Have you ever tried writing
five sermons/talks in one week? It doesn't leave a whole bunch of free
time! That kept me busy, but it didn't keep me from downloading nearly
140 files this past week (Ah, the joys of Z-Modem downloading in the
background!). What it did keep me from doing is testing and writing
descriptions for all of those files (actually, nearly 100 of them are
.MOD files that I can't do much describing of anyway, but...).
So, here's what I've done so far. I'll have the rest of the
descriptions, and the new files for you next week.
BATTLSHP is Battle at SEA by Larry Berman, et. al. of Soft-House
Software, Inc.. This is another version of the game Battleship for the
ST (TOS 1.0--TT). One very nice thing about this version is that you
can play it over a modem with a friend or just with the computer. When
playing with a friend you can send messages back and forth. Color only.
SHAREWARE.
BOWLSEC1 is the Bowling League Secretary v.1.0 by Mark M. Siuniak (no
date, but I downloaded it April 5, 1993 and it has to be fairly new with
its references to the Falcon). This program will allow you to set up a
database of from 50 teams with seven members per team (on an unexpanded
520ST) to MANY more on your TT or 14 meg Falcon. It allows you to
create, save, and load data on your league(s), update your files, enter
team matchups, compute league standings, print weekly leagues stat
sheets, and print your end of year stats. Menu based with keyboard
controls. TOS 1.0--Falcon (supposedly, and it does work on a TT).
Color or mono. Docs included. SHAREWARE.
CRANESHIP by Barry Summer is a .SEQ animation of spacegoing tanker-ship
(it looks a dual warp nacele space repair and docking facility--how's
that for a description!). The ship flys towards you, does several
rotations, and then accepts a smaller ship on its upper surface,
refueling it and then releasing it. Finally, it blasts away in the
distance. Color only. Includes ANIMATE4.PRG for viewing. Requires at
least one meg of RAM (499K uncompressed)
GETFILE is GetFile v,.0.1 by Peter Kienle & B'Brox Productions (dated
April 2, 1993). This .ACC allows you to use your file selector and
mouse to select any file. It will then write the full paths/names to an
ASCII file. This can have numerous uses (print lists of just where your
files are, for one) but the one the author uses most is passing multiple
PostScript files for printing to Ghostscript, the PD PostScript
emulator. Docs included.
HENDYMAN is a wonderful Fractal Generator by Hendy, The Mad
Mathemagician. It's fast (one of the fastest I've seen)" it's full of
options; it beautiful, and it's more! It has _excellent_ docs on just
what fractals are (Mandelbrot and Julia sets and all). Mouse
controlled. Color only. This is a "must get" program. SHAREWARE.
LYNX_FAQ is the ATARI Lynx "Frequently Asked Questions" File updated as
of March 29, 1993. This file, created by Darius Vaskelis and updated
monthly by Robert Jung is full of interesting facts about the Lynx, its
creation, capabilities, and repairability. I especially like the
article on how to disassemble your Lynx. The joypad on my Lynx was
dirty and causing all sorts of jiggles in the screen display. This FAQ
told me how to fix that problem.
MACROWAR is Macro War v.1.01 Arne Standnes (dated 1991). This mono-
only game is a battle between two tank squadrons. The tanks are
controlled either by two human players with joysticks or one human
against the ST. Using an interactive graphics editor, you command your
tank forces telling them how to move and where to fire. With 20 levels,
this game provides lots of opportunities for learning and continued game
play. Some ready made tactics are included to get you off and running.
And now for the bad part...While this works on my STe, it just barely
works. It renders the mouse useless until a reboot, the editor doesn't
work at all, and other various lacks make this fairly useless to me. So
unless you have TOS 1.0 (I assume that TOS incompatiblity is the
problem, though it was created using GFA basic 3.0) I recommend that you
stay away from this one.
For all of you .MOD fans out there AtariPower7 on Delphi has uploaded
nearly 100 .MOD files for your to listen to to your hearts content. He
says he has another three or four hundred to go!
And if I mention Delphi and should mention GEnie, too (and glad am I
to do so)...
CHUTIL_3 is the complete transcript of the CodeHead Technologies
Utilities topic on GEnie and the Atari Roundtables. It begins on Nov.
7, 1992 and runs through March 27, 1993. CodeHead Utilities is an
excellent package that could benefit anyone who has an ST. Get this
file to find out what you're missing if you don't have this package and
find out how to use it even better if you do. GEnie is full of Round-
Table topics on important and facinating issues related to your ST.
MSA_II is the Magic Shadow Archiver v.2.2 by Philipp Lang (dated Feb. 6,
1993). MSA_II is a new version of the MSA. MSA is a program that
creates, stores, and re-creates a complete disk of however many files
and folders into one file. Many ST graphic and sound demos use this
format so it's a handy program to have around (for that and for other
reasons). This version offers some very nice advantages over older
versions of MSA in that it requires only one disk drive, is machine-
coded for much higher speed, has improved memory usage, includes
optional data compression (between 30-60% disk savings), and runs in all
resolutions and TOS versions. Note: the previous version I have
(v.1.41) is by Steve Feinstein of NY, and is shareware--something I just
found out today by clicking all over the program screen until a note
popped up. I tried to contact Steve, but he is no longer at the address
mentioned in his note. Steve! Are you out there! I've used your
program enough that I owe you some money!
PARI1_35 is Pari v.1.35.01 by C. Batut, D. Bernardi, H. Cohen, and M.
Olivier (dated February 25, 1991). The PARI system is a package which is
capable of doing formal computations on recursive types at high speed;
it is primarily aimed at number theorists, but can be used by people
whose primary need is speed. Although quite an amount of symbolic
manipulation is possible in PARI, this system does very badly compared
to much more sophisticated systems like REDUCE, Macsyma, Maple,
Mathematica or SCRATCHPAD on such manipulations (e.g. multivariate
polynomials, formal integration, etc\dots). On the other hand, the two
main advantages of the system is its speed (which can be between 5 and
100 times better on many computations than the above mentioned systems),
and the possibility of using directly data types which are familiar to
mathematicians. It is possible to use PARI in two different ways: 1)
as a library, which can be called from any upper-level language
application (for instance written in C, C$++$, Pascal or Fortran), or 2)
as a sophisticated programmable calculator, named {\bf GP}, which
contains most of the standard control instructions of a standard
language like C. There are tons of docs in TeX format (readable, though
TeX is a pain when you don't have a TeX reader program!). The above
text comes from the docs and I make no pretense that I understand it at
all! This program works on my 4 meg STe, color or mono. The program
itself came named as "GP" with no extension. You must rename it (.TTP,
.TOS or .PRG, your choice) in order to run it.
RAPSHEET is Rap Sheet v.1.42 by Ron V. Webber (dated Feb. 26, 1993).
Rap Sheet is a program that helps you keep track of how much time you
spend doing various tasks (not necessarily on your computer). It can be
used to determine a breakdown of your time spent doing various types of
things on your computer, which is useful (and required) for those who
plan on deducting some of their computer expense from their taxes. It
can also be used to keep track of any other time based activities.
Rapsheet DOES NOT constantly monitor your work on your computer, logging
how much time you spend on each program. If you need this, the author
suggests that you buy Hotwire from the CodeHeads. This version fixes
some bugs and expands some features from his previous work. Color or
mono. Docs included. SHAREWARE. TOS 1.0--TT compatible (I think TT
because the author mentions TOS 2.06 "or newer").
REPLICA is REPLICA v.1.30 by Dan Panke, the founder of ST PLUG (see the
OTHRCATL folder in our catalog disk for more information). REPLICA is a
very simple file copier/mover that works with all versions of TOS with
any memory configuration. Copy/Move as large or as small a file (up to
18 at a time from any single or multiple location) you wish. Mouse
controlled and uses the built-in fileselector. I especially like this
because you can copy multiple files from multiple folders all at one
time. This can save you multiple steps! Docs included. Color or mono.
STF_45 is a detailed review of the April issue of ST Format magazine.
I've never subscribed to ST Format (only AtariUser, ST Informer, Current
Notes, and AIM), but after reading this review, I'm certainly tempted.
Excellent! It also includes a text file telling about STeve's Software
and a text and picture file telling how to create origami (folded paper)
cranes. Recommended.
STKW0404 is the game "Star Trek: The Klingon War" v.04.04.93 (i.e.,
April 4, 1993) by James S. Sellers. This is a detailed and entertaining
Star Trek battle simulation. As Captain of the USS Enterprise your
mission is to utilize all your starship and starbase assets to destroy
a Klingon invasion fleet. You command a top rated crew that will carry
out your orders in controlling weapons, shields, sensors, displays, warp
and impulse drives, probes, and navigation. Unfortunately, the odds are
against you (normally 3 to one) and so you have to be really sharp to
survive, and to save the Federation. This keyboard controlled game for
one player demands concentration and skill. You have to constantly keep
the status of the whole ship before you, gathering data from the systems
you visit, watching energy consumption, defending your starbase, and
much more. I especially like the training mode! Very well done. It
has very nice graphics and digitized sounds and voices. Requires at
least one meg of RAM, a DS or hard drive, and a color monitor.
STSAVE23 is the Soft-Sci Screen Saver, v.2.3 by Michael Crisafulli
(copyrighted 1993). Now fully compatible with CodeHead Technologies
Warp 9 Screen accelerator program (and more!), Soft-Sci is an excellent
screen saver. Why do you need a screen saver? The phosphors on the
screen of any video device are susceptible to damage if they are left
with the same image for a long period of time. The image can actually
be burned into the screen. The function of a screen saver is very
simple: if the computer is inactive for a period of time, darken the
screen to prevent damage. This screen saver doesn't only save your
screen--it lets you have a fun time doing it! When it is active it
displays a black screen with a small picture bubble or balloon which
moves continuously, bouncing off the edges of your screen. That bubble
can be different every time you boot your computer (and now you can
select the "bubbles" you wish to display by using the Warp 9 control
panel). Color or mono. Docs included. SHAREWARE. With your shareware
payment you get a program that allows you to edit the pictures bouncing
around on your screen (and more). TOS 1.0--1.62 compatible (at least).
STY_DEMO is a demo of STyle from Zocra Technologies (dated April, 1993).
STyle is a program for viewing, manipulating, translating and saving
graphic images on the Atari ST, STE and TT series computers. STyle
supports a wide variety of graphic image file formats ranging from
computer dependant formats such as NEO, Degas and MacPaint to hardware
independent formats such as GIF, TIFF, EPSF and CP8 (and more). STyle
allows your ST to manipulate graphics created on a PC, an Amiga, or
whatever, even if the original image has more colors or pixels than the
ST can display. For example a 256 color image can be loaded, clipped,
rotated and saved without any loss of color information even on a
monochrome ST. Likewise STyle will load and manipulate any ST graphic
in any resolution. It also allows you to convert your Atari ST images
into other formats such as GIF, PCX and TIFF for exchange with other
systems. GEM-based, it operates in all ST, STe, and TT resolutions.
This demo is limited in that it can't save files, you can only load
Degas, Neochrome and Fast Load (.FL) work, and the "Render" command
places a grid on the resulting image. This looks like one excellent
program! Limited docs and much information about STyle and STipple (a
related image viewing program) are included.
That's it for now. I have to get to work!
Take care,
Michael
All of these files can be found on one or more of the following on-line
services: GEnie (M.BURKLEY1), Delphi (MRBURKLEY), The CodeHead BBS
(213-461-2095), Toad Hall (617-567-8642), and The Boston Computer
Society's Atari BBS (617-396-4607) (Michael R. Burkley). Drop me a
line (and thanks to all of you who have done so)!
###### GUEST COMMENTARY
###### By Len Stys
###### ---------------------------------------------------------------
The Falcon030 is now in production and will be selling in the U.S.
shortly. Will this be the time that Atari really pushes its computers
in the United States? Don't be surprised if it is not. I am not being
a pessimist, but a realist. Atari does not have enough money to
successfully concentrate on both, the personal computer industry and the
video game industry. You can bet that Atari's management has already
weighed their options and if they are smart, they have chosen the video
game industry.
The PC clones dominate the U.S. personal computer industry with little
room for non-PC clone manufacturers to compete. The PC clones are
cheap, well supported, and widely available. The manufacturers of these
computers also have the ability to undercut any non-PC clone
manufacturer because they do not have the added cost of advertising and
supporting the computers that they sell.
Atari not only has to compete with the PC clones, but also with well-
known non-PC clone manufacturers like Apple. Commodore is a concern
because the company is competing for the same market share that Atari is
competing for.
Atari is also an unknown in the U.S. personal computer industry. The
company will need to convince the nation that just because clones are
the seemingly standard computer, they are not necessarily better. Atari
will then need to convince the nation that even though Apple has offered
the only known alternative to PC clones for the last seven years and has
built a good reputation for themselves, Atari is better. And finally,
Atari will need to convince the nation that Atari is not just a game
company. Atari will need to spend much more money than the company has
or can acquire in order to accomplish these things.
The video game industry is being led by Nintendo with Sega close behind.
Last year, Nintendo had overall sales of $4.28 billion. Sega had
overall sales of $1.6 billion. This year, the U.S. video game industry
is estimated to be worth some place between $5 and $6 billion.
In the U.S., Atari has a better chance of succeeding in the video game
industry. The company has many opportunities in the video game industry
that it will not have next year. The first opportunity is to grab 32-
bit/64-bit video game market share. If the company waits until 1994 to
really market the Jaguar, Nintendo and Sega will have an opportunity to
stick a $70 million advertising campaign behind their 32-bit systems.
The second opportunity that Atari has is to grab retailer shelf space.
If you think shelf space for video games are already tight, wait until
next year. Atari must find space this year because there will not be
any left in 1994.
Atari's third opportunity is to grab market share before a standard in
video games is created. "3DO" is not only looking at the home multi-
media market. The company would not sign so many companies to produce
games for their system unless they had their eyes on the video game
industry as well.
The last opportunity that Atari has is to become so successful in the
video game industry that it has plenty of capital to release and
advertise new personal computers in the United States the way that they
should be.
Nintendo and Sega both announced in January how many systems and
software they plan to sell in the U.S. in 1993:
1993
Nintendo Entertainment System, 2.5 million.
NES Software, 25 million.
GameBoy, 4.5 million.
GameBoy Software, 27 million.
Super Nintendo, 8.5 million.
SNES Software, 40 million.
Sega Genesis, 6 million.
Genesis Software, 25 million.
Game Gear, 1.5 million.
Game Gear Software, 6.6 million
Sega CD, 1 million
(Source: HFD-The Weekly Home Furnishing Newspaper Jan.4, 93, p.134)
This may give you an idea of the numbers of systems and software sold
each year by Nintendo and Sega. Of course, Atari would not sell nearly
this amount in 1993, but the company might set itself up to be a billion
dollar company in 1994.
Don't get me wrong though. Atari will most likely advertise heavily in
music magazines such as KEYBOARD, but a major national advertising
campaign for the Falcon030 is doubtful.
Should the lack of a strong Falcon030 advertising campaign in 1993
effect your decision to purchase the computer? No. The people at Atari
have done a real good job in getting developers interested in the
Falcon030. There will be a lot of software and hardware available.
There will also be plenty excitement when the computer hits the U.S.
And, if Atari is successful in the video game industry this year, you
can bet that Atari will have some nice surprises for the personal
computer industry next year.
(Editors Note: As with ALL commentary\guest editorials that appear in
Z*Net, the comments are those of the author. We do not necessarily
agree or disagree with it's content but provide it as a service to our
readers. Opposing points of view are welcome and encouraged and will
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