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> 03/16/90: CPU Newswire¿ #411 The Original 16/32 bit Online Magazine!
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- The Editor's Podium - CPU REPORT - CPU STATUS REPORT
- TURBO ST 1.80 - Atari Shows - DynaCADD p VI
- STOCK REPORT - HOTZBOX ON TV - WOA UPDATES
- PCD2 Ah-Ha! - NEW ST WARES - CPU CONFIDENTIAL
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> The Editor's Podium¿
This has been a week for stories and individuals running around with
their hands on their hips being defiant and generally mean to each other.
Is the moon full? Sure would seem so with all the rumors flying about.
Perhaps its the expectancy of the userbase in seeing Atari hang another
one in their (the users) ear. CeBIT is right around the corner and most
folks have already heard about the new hardware scheduled to be shown at
this show in Germany. (TT?) Read about it elsewhere in this issue.
The most reoccurring thing these days is the bumpy roads leading to
the Atari oriented shows this year, with a number of fine shows scheduled
to take place this year, the watchword is now co-operation between all
parties concerned. In this issue we take a look at how two shows are
moving right along smoothly.
The bottom line, as always, is to keep the faith as difficult as it
may become at times.....
Thanks for your support,
Ralph......
HAPPY ST. PAT'S DAY!
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THE GENIE ATARI ST ROUNDTABLE - AN OVERVIEW
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The Roundtable is an area of GEnie specifically set aside for owners and
users of Atari ST computers, although all are welcome to participate.
There are three main sections to the Roundtable: the Bulletin Board, the
Software Library and the Real Time Conference area.
The Bulletin Board contains messages from Roundtable members on a variety
of Topics, organized under several Categories. These messages are all
Open and available for all to read (GEnie Mail should be used for private
messages).
If you have a question, comment, hot rumor or an answer to someone else's
question, the Bulletin Board is the place to share it.
The Software Library is where we keep the Public Domain software files
that are available to all Roundtable members. You can 'download' any of
these files to your own computer system by using a Terminal Program which
uses the 'XMODEM' file-transfer method. You can also share your favorite
Public Domain programs and files with other Roundtable members by
'uploading' them to the Software Library. Uploading on GEnie is FREE, so
you are encouraged to participate and help your Roundtable grow.
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posting messages or Mail for other members to read at some later time,
everyone in the Conference area can see what you type immediately, and can
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> CPU REPORT¿
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Issue # 58
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by Michael Arthur
Remember When....
In 1985, a company called Mimic Systems Inc. introduced a hardware
Apple II+ Emulator for the Commodore 64 called the Spartan, which had 64K
of RAM, several C-64 cartridge slots, and an 8-bit parallel port in one
external unit (read: box), and featured "complete" Apple II compatibility
for $600.00?
> CPU Systems Roundup¿ XXV
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Apple II Push: New IIgs, Mac IIfx, and SCSI/DMA
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In an effort to revitalize the Apple II market, Apple has recently
instituted many new programs, including a new, extended marketing strategy
for the Apple IIgs. As part of these efforts, Apple is reportedly close
to introducing a new version of the Apple IIgs. Called the ROM 04 GS (as
opposed to the current IIgs, which uses Version 03 of the GS ROMs), it
will feature:
- An extended 640*480 resolution, with 4 - 16 colors out of a
4096 color palette. Also, Apple has added a Graphics Coprocessor
to the IIgs, resulting in vastly increased graphics speed....
- Apple reportedly plans to use a 7 MHZ 65816 in the IIgs, as
compared to the IIgs's previous chip, a 2.8 MHZ 65816
microprocessor.
- Increased 8-Bit Expansion Slot speed, and reportedly even a new
16-Bit Expansion Slot standard for the IIgs.
- GS/OS 6.0. Version 6.0 of GS/OS, the IIgs's Operating System, is
rumored to have an SCSI Manager, as well as drivers for the Apple
Scanner, Laserwriter 2SC, and support for Microsoft's TrueImage
standard....
Apple has recently introduced a High Speed SCSI Card, which provides
both compatibility with SCSI peripherals (like Apple's CD-ROM Drive) for
both the Apple II and Apple IIgs, but uses DMA (Direct Memory Access)
capabilties to achieve data transfer rates of up to 1 Megabit per second
on the IIgs, and .5 Mbits/Sec on the Apple IIe. Cost: $200.00.
Apple has also introduced a new set of utilities, as well as other
hardware items for the Apple II line. Apple has stepped up plans to
finish development of a version of HyperCard for the IIgs. However, while
it is completely compatible with the Mac version, it seems that Hypercard
GS now requires 2 Megs of RAM and 4 Megs of Hard Disk space. Given that
this version also does an inordinate amount of disk accessing, and runs
VERY slowly, Apple has decided to delay its introduction until it can take
up 2 Double Sided disks (or 1.6 Megs of storage), and requires only 1.25
Megs of RAM, like Appleworks GS.
An interesting product recently introduced by Apple is MIDI Synth, a
new MIDI Sequencing Toolkit for the Iigs which supports up to 16 tracks
and 16 instruments at a time in stereo. It also uses up only 25K of RAM,
but takes up 30 percent of the IIgs's CPU time. In addition, a MIDISynth-
capable application called SynthLAB has been introduced. SynthLAB is a
MIDI Sequencer which utilizes the abilities of the MIDIsynth Toolkit using
the IIgs's Graphical User Interface. Given the amount of support Apple
is preparing for the IIgs, it seems that Apple is acknowledging that the
Apple II Line, which provides $1 billion dollars a year for them, may be
becoming dangerously neglected....
Apple is also readying to introduce its new Macintosh IIfx, a new
version of the Mac IIx with a 40 MHZ 68030 chip, 6 NuBus Expansion slots,
and two I/O (Input/Output) coprocessors, at the NCGA (National Computer
Graphics Association) Trade Show. As part of the Mac IIfx introduction,
Apple will introduce a new line of Graphics boards for the Mac II, which
will use AMD's 29000 RISC chip to greatly accelerate color graphics
displaying. The new Graphics Boards are expected to support the full
24-Bit (16 million colors) display capabilities of 32-Bit Quickdraw....
But ponder, if you will, these questions:
1) If Apple begins to actively market the Apple IIgs towards the US
home/small business market, how well will it fare against the Amiga
and Atari ST, in terms of both software/hardware capabilities, and
general support?
2) Given both Adobe Type Manager's rising sales (and IBM's endorsement of
Display Postscript), and the enormous amount of revenue that Adobe may
lose in terms of licensing Postscript, was Adobe's decision to put
Postscript in the Public Domain wise?
> CPU STATUS REPORT¿ >>>>> LATE BREAKING, INDUSTRY - WIDE NEWS <<<<<
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- Redmond, WA MICROSOFT DOUBLES SHARES OF AVAILABLE STOCK
Microsoft Corp. recently announced a 100 percent stock dividend for
its shareholders, in order to double the number of shares of stock
presently in circulation. Microsoft will issue one additional share for
each piece of stock held by its shareholders, resulting in that its
outstanding nubmer of shares will increase from 56 million to 112 million
shares. Two interesting things about this episode are that this type of
action (more commonly known as "stock splitting") is VERY rare among
computer software companies, and that it shows Microsoft's prosperous
condition as a computer company. Curiously, it will also drastically
increase the number of shares held by Bill Gates, one of the largest
owners of Microsoft stock....
- Austin, TX BUSINESSLAND REAUTHORIZED TO SELL COMPAQ COMPUTERS
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Compaq Corp. and Businessland have reached an agreement allowing
Businessland to sell Compaq's products. In February 1989, Compaq had
stopped selling computers via Businessland because of allegations that it
started favoring IBM's PS/2 computers after Compaq rejected Businessland's
request for a deep discount on hardware. Compaq products had previously
accounted for 15% of Businessland's revenue. Oddly enough, while Compaq
was able to foind other ways to sell its products, Businessland had
experienced great financial troubles in 1989. Given that one of the
results of this was Businessland's trying to make up for lost sales by
selling the NeXT Computer, and that the new Compaq/Businessland contract
has no mention of additional discounts for Businessland....
- Cupertino, CA APPLE ANNOUNCES ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ON PRODUCTS
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In a move which has brought it great industry acclaim, Apple Corp.
has decided to extend its warranties on hardware products from 90 days to
an entire year for U.S. customers, who can get service from all Apple
authorized dealers worldwide. Interestingly enough, Apple has also
announced AppleCare, an extended service plan for "out-of-warranty"
hardware products where one can purchase an AppleCare 6-Month Contract,
so as to get a Half-Year Extended Warranty on all Apple products purchased
after 1978....
- Frankfurt, W. GERMANY * CHIP MAG. READERS VOTE ZENITH Z-248 # 1 *
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Readers of Chip Magazine, West Germany's prestigious computer
magazine, have voted the Zenith Z248 as the number one business machine of
the month. Following the Z248 in second place is the IBM PS/2 model 30,
closely tracked by the Compaq/Deskpro 286. Fourth position is taken by the
IBM XT-286 (an old favourite), followed by Commodore PC-20 and PC-30, and
the Tandon PCA. Ninth position is taken by the Apple Macintosh II, which
was number one in January of this year. On the home computer front, the
Commodore Amiga 500 and C64 continue to hold the top two spots, whilst
Atari's 1040ST and the Schneider PC1 are, respectively, in third and
fourth spots.
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> MVP AWARDS CPU/STR Spotlight¿ Saying "Thanks" to the "GOOD GUYS"
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MOST VALUABLE PERFORMER
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CATEGORY ONE
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ATARI CORP.
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MVP CANDIDATES
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E. Shook G. Johnson
J. Townsend D. McNamee
K. Badertscher R. Brodie
D. Brown A. Pratt
C. Cherry A. Salerno
DECISIVE FACTORS
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Helpful-> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is the candidate willing to go the "extra mile" to help the user
achieve an equitable solution...
B) Is the candidate willing to question certain policies when they appear
to not be in the best interests of both the company and the user....
C) Is the candidate straight forward and "obviously committed" to helping
the user...
--===--
Courteous -> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is the candidate capable of "keeping their cool" when facing a hostile
or irritated user...
B) Is the candidate willing to continue to try to help the user by
telling themselves "the customer is always right"....
--===--
KNOWLEDGABLE -> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is the candidate willing to share his knowlege in the true principle
of sharing knowlege...
B) Is the candidate always "ready willing and able" to offer explanations
and help regardless of his/her candidateal attitudes...
C) Is the candidate able to reach a "higher authority" easily to obtain
information not readily accessable..
--===--
SINCERITY -> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is this candidate treating all users equally, offering help to all the
users to the best of their ability...
B) Is this candidate held in high regard by the users for keeping his/her
word and does this candidate take pride in keeping promises...
C) Is this candidate willing to speak their mind instead of feeding the
users the "company line" of usual pablum..
D) Is this candidate using the priciples of fair play and honest dealings
as a guideline...
E) Is this candidate always "up front and on the line" with the users...
F) Is this candidate willing to bring user suggestions to the higher ups
in hopes of having the suggestions considered..
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AND THE WINNERS ARE:
First Place : BOB BRODIE
Second Place : D. MCNAMEE
Third Place : E. SHOOK
Fourth Place : CHAS. CHERRY
Actually, all the candidates are winners. As a result of the
extraordinary efforts of Bob, Elizabeth and Dan, everyone at Atari may
enjoy basking in the lights of the winner's circle.
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MOST VALUABLE PERFORMER
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CATEGORY TWO
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DEVELOPERS
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MVP CANDIDATES
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Fast Technology Blue Chip Software
Gribnif Software Spectrum Holobyte
Strata Software Maxwell
Practical Solutions Regent Software
ISD Marketing Timeworks
MichTron Intersect
Talon Technologies MegaMax
Soft-Logik Avant Garde
Migraph Codehead Software
Word Perfect Gadgets by Small
Image Systems Imagen
Little Green Footballs Soft-Trek
Branch Always Neocept
DECISIVE FACTORS
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Helpful-> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is the candidate willing to go the "extra mile" to help the caller
achieve an equitable solution...
B) Is the candidate willing to question certain policies when they appear
to not be in the best interests of both the company and the user....
C) Is the candidate straight forward and "obviously committed" to helping
the user...
--===--
Courteous -> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is the candidate capable of "keeping their cool" when facing a hostile
or irritated user...
B) Is the candidate willing to continue to try to help the user by
telling themselves "the customer is always right"....
--===--
KNOWLEDGABLE -> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is the candidate willing to share his knowlege in the true principle
of sharing knowlege...
B) Is the candidate always "ready willing and able" to offer explanations
and help regardless of his/her candidateal attitudes...
C) Is the candidate able to reach a "higher authority" easily to obtain
information not readily accessable..
--===--
SINCERITY -> Factors deciding this category are;
A) Is this candidate treating all users equally, offering help to all the
users to the best of their ability...
B) Is this candidate held in high regard by the users for keeping his/her
word and does this candidate take pride in keeping promises...
C) Is this candidate willing to speak with the users and maintain a
positive presence in the marketplace in support of the products they
provide....
D) Is this candidate using the priciples of fair play and honest dealings
as a guideline...
E) Is this candidate always "up front and on the line" with the users...
F) Is this candidate willing to accept user suggestions in providing
updates for future releases.
And the winners are:
Commercial Group
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General Use
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First Place : CODEHEAD SOFTWARE
Second Place : A&D SOFTWARE
Third Place : PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
Fourth Place : MICHTRON
Creativity
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First Place : ISD MARKETING
Second Place : SOFT-LOGIK
Third Place : MICHTRON
Fourth Place : MIGRAPH
Special Use
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First Place : FAST TECHNOLOGY
Second Place : GADGETS BY SMALL
Third Place : SOFT-TREK
Fourth Place : BRANCH ALWAYS
Shareware Group:
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General Use
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First Place : LITTLE GREEN FOOTBALLS
Second Place : G.A. Szekely ARCIT
Third Place : M. Street FILESPY
Fourth Place : G. Steffens GEMINI
Creativity
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First Place : SaraWare DISKCAT
Second Place : C. Lung SHEET
Third Place : J. Brochu SLIDESHOW
Fourth Place : C. Daymon CONVERT
Special Use
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First Place : G. Sothan AUTOSORT
Second Place : H. Hugh SCODESAV
Third Place : L.E. Pulley MEGAMATIC
Fourth Place : S. Guber CDK FONTS
Public Domain Group
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General Use
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First Place : D. Waynren ARC 6.02
Second Place : J. Webb LHARC-ST
Third Place : G. Woodside VKILLER
Fourth Place : J. Eidsvoog TOPDOWN
Creativity
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First Place : C. Walters IMAGE CAT
Second Place : J. Corey 2COLUMNS.LZH
Third Place : C. Daymon Manual Maker
Fourth Place : L. Novak DCOPY
Special Use
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First Place : J. Ness QUICK CIS
Second Place : M. Vedermann DC SHOW-IT
Third Place : G. Meyer AREACODE
Fourth Place : A. Hamilton XYZ143.TTP
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> TURBO ST 180 CPU/STR InfoFile¿ An overview of the new goodie!
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This is a brief description of some of the enhancements that have been
made to the 1.8 release of Turbo ST. More details along with complete
application benchmarks will be available shortly. We expect to process
all back orders and updates this coming week.
I. FASTER SPEED
A. Many existing Turbo ST VDI, GEMDOS, and BIOS replacement routines
have been updated or completely rewritten for additional speed.
B. To further speed applications, many other routines such as the
VDI inquire and attribute functions and Line A routines have now
been replaced.
C. For example, the time to page and scroll through a 9012 byte docu-
ment using Word Writer ST 2.0 on an Atari ST with TOS 1.2 and a
color monitor was as follows:
stock stock 1040 ST with 1040 ST with
1040 ST Mega ST Turbo ST 1.6 Turbo ST 1.8
page 11.5 sec 9.2 sec 8.0 sec 6.7 sec
scroll 67.2 sec 48.5 sec 43.0 sec 34.1 sec
II. MORE GRAPHICS SUPPORT
A. Polygon and diagonal line drawing in all screen resolutions.
B. Polygon fills in all screen resolutions.
C. Icon and pixel drawing in all screen resolutions.
D. High speed circle drawing on monochrome and Moniterm monitors.
III. ADDITIONAL TEXT SUPPORT
A. The tiny 6x6 font is now drawn in all screen resolutions.
B. Colored GEM text is now speeded up in medium resolution.
C. Custom GEM fonts as used by Font Tricks are now speeded up.
D. Bold face text on monochrome and Moniterm monitors is speeded up.
IV. ADDITIONAL FEATURES
A. Versions for large screen Moniterm monitors have been added.
B. Both auto folder and desk accessory versions are included.
C. Turbo ST's use of the blitter will always match the Desktop's
state.
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> WOA ANAHEIM STR FOCUS¿ The show must and will go on!
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WORLD OF ATARI SHOW -> ANAHEIM, CA.
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WORLD OF ATARI
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APRIL 7 & 8 1990
WORLD OF ATARI will be held at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim
California, on April 7th and 8th. For Reservations, Car Rentals and
Airline tickets, call: 1-800-842-9034. The hours of the show are 10 am
till 6pm on Saturday, the 7th and on Sunday; 10am till 5pm. Admission is
$5.00 per day or $7.00 for both days.
Atari Corporation will feature their full line of products. And of
course, many of the companies we are all familiar with will be displaying
their latest products.
Exhibitor Listing;
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Atari Computer Best Electronics
Beckemeyer Development Brumeleve Software
Carter Graphics Blue Chip Software
Computer Games + Codehead Software
Double Click Software BRE Software
Gribnif Software Soft-Logik
Gadgets by Small DataFree Industries
FAST TECHNOLOGY ICD INC.
JRI Inc. ASDE Software
Imagen Corporation LucasFilms Software
Maverick Creations Migraph Inc.
Megamax Inc. MichTron Inc.
Mid-City Compu-Soft Micro Creations
Prospero Software Sierra Online
Seymor/Radix Slicc Software
Softrek Marketing San Jose Computer
Talon Technology Word Perfect Corp.
Wuztech Inc. Sprokits Computer
Strata Software STV
Zubair Interfaces
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> DynaCADD 1.7 CPU/STR Review¿ When only the Best will do........
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DynaCadd Vs AutoCad
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by Myles Goddard
This installment will go into the comparison of DynaCadd and
AutoCad using a simple drawing of a double sided box. The setup of each
program is somewhat different from each other even though they both
achieve the same results. Remember that AutoCad version 10 needs a math
co-processor to run at all. DynaCadd runs just fine without one but for
more complex drawings, it wouldn't hurt to have one. AutoCad's display
needs to be configured to your system type and set up. Since most people
do not have math co-processors or super high resolution monitors, I will
not be going too much into detail about AutoCad's Drop Down Menu System.
Your monitor and video card must be capable of supporting the Version 10
enhancements otherwise no matter how many times you hit the top of the
screen, the menus will not drop down for you. Since most users of IBM's
have a minimum of EGA (640 x 350) or enhanced EGA (640 x 480) we will
stick to those resolutions. I am running Super VGA with screen
resolution of 1024 x 768 although I prefer using 800 x 600 most of the
time. Let's get started with our new drawing- The BOX.
At the Main AutoCad Menu, we need to select #1, to start a new
drawing. It will prompt you for the drawing name so in our case we will
select, The BOX. It will draw the work area for you and display the side
menus and the command line area at the bottom of the screen. Here's what
we do first -
Select Setup - Loads setup options
Select UNITS from screen menu
Select ARCHITECTURAL
Select SCALE
Select 1/8" = 1'
Select PAPER SIZE
Select A 8.5" x 11"
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Select Settings -
Drop Down Menus | Side Menus
|
Select Drawing Aids | Loads Settings menu
Can select SNAP, GRID | Select GRID, SPACING & SNAP
AXIS, VIEWS, etc by | Select 1" GRID
clicking mouse over | Select Linetype
desired option. | Submenu appears-
Modify Layers | ?/create/load/set
Lets you name layers | Load CONTINOUS linetype
assign linetypes, styles | Select Limits (borders, etc)
colors & sets current |
layer attributes |
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Before we finally begin, we need to make a couple of more key
adjustments to make our drawing easier to work with. We access
these by using the function keys.
They are-
F6 - This is the COORDINATE on & off toggle
F7 - This is the GRID on & off toggle
F8 - This is the ORTHO on & off toggle
F9 - This is the SNAP on & off toggle
Now we are ready to begin our doghouse. We have selected the color
red for our drawing color. Remember that with AutoCad, you can have up to
255 colors and DynaCadd for the ST is monochrome
only. Here we go.....
Step 1. LINE - from point - 7'0", 12'0"
to point - @4'<0
to point - @3'<270
to point - @4'<180
to point - C
* Hitting C will close the
rectangular shape.
Step 2. ZOOM - Window
1st corner - 6'0",13'0"
other corner - 12'0",8'0"
* This zooms in so we have a
better view of our working
area.
Step 3. DRAW - To make our outside walls we need
to offset the inner walls to a
specified distance.
Select DRAW from side menu, go
down the column to OFFSET, select.
OFFSET - Offset distance - input 3"
Select object to offset.
Select each line of your inner
walls. Choose side to offset.
Repeat for each side of doghouse.
Step 4. FILLET - To connect your outer walls to each
other. Exit DRAW menu, return to
main side menu, select EDIT. Move
down to FILLET. Select FILLET
radius 0. Hit return to repeat
fillet command. Select top line
and right vertical line. Hit
return and they will connect.
Repeat sequence to connect the
remaining walls.
Step 5. REDRAW - Drawing is full of Blip marks so
we need to redraw the screen to
remove them. Type REDRAW clean up
the screen.
Step 6. CHANGE - We want to change the thickness of our
walls so they will be 2'5" tall. Go to
the Main Side Menu and select EDIT. A
submenu appears will appear. Select
CHANGE. A list of options will appear.
The Command Menu at the bottom of the
screen will prompt you to select objects
you want to change. Move the cursor to
every "wall" on the screen and click the
mouse button. Hit return. Then select
the option THICKNESS. The Command menu
will display the old thickness, which
is in our case is 0'0". Input 2'5". Hit
return again and even though you can't
see a difference yet, the change was
indeed made.
Step 7. VPOINT - This step is an option but gives
pleasing results to view your drawing
from an angle other than from above.
Go to Autocad side menu again and this
time go to DISPLAY. A submenu appears
with the option VPOINT showing. Select
VPOINT and hit the return key. The
screen will change and show a rotating
figure with X,Y & Z axes. Move the
mouse and the figure will rotate. By
doing this you can view from any angle,
above or below the horizontal plane.
Step 8. HIDE - After completing step 7, you are
presented with your box viewed
from above and to the right of your
drawing origin. It appears that you
have X-ray vision because you can see
through the walls! If you want to see
what your BOX will look like in a
more realistic way, select the HIDE
command. This will redraw your drawing
and show only the lines that would be
visible in real life.
This is a small demo to show what it takes to draw a small box with
Autocad. The next installment will cover the procedures needed to draw
the same box drawing, except using DynaCadd 1.7. Both programs are
extremely powerful and accomplish any task assigned to them, therefore we
will not go into the advanced features, such as the 3D and Autoshade, in
this series of reviews.
Until next time......
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> Stock Market ~ CPU NewsWire¿ Watchin' those Schekles grow!
===========================
THE TICKERTAPE
==============
by Michael Arthur
Concept by Glenn Gorman
On Monday, Atari stock went up 1/8 of a point, and up 1/8 of a point
on Tuesday. It stayed even on Wednesday, and went up 3/8 of a point on
Thursday. Atari stock dropped down by 7/8 of a point on Friday. Finishing
up the week at 6 3/4 points, Atari stock has stayed even since the last
report.
Apple Stock was up 3 1/8 points from Friday, March 5, 1990.
Commodore Stock was up 1/4 of a point from 3/02/90.
IBM Stock was up 1 5/8 points from 3/02/90.
Stock Report for Week of 3/05/90 to 3/09/90
_________________________________________________________________________
STock| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Reprt|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg. |
-----|------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
Atari|6 7/8 + 1/8| 7 + 1/8| 7 ---- |7 5/8 + 5/8|6 3/4 - 7/8|
| | | | | 303,300 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------|
CBM | 9 + 1/2| 9 ----- |8 7/8 - 1/8|8 7/8 ---- |8 3/4 - 1/8|
| | | | | 40,200 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------|
Apple|34 1/2 +3/4|35 1/4 +3/4|35 3/8 +1/8|36 3/4 |36 7/8 - 1/4|
| | | | +1 3/8|2,057,800 Sls|
-----|------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------|
IBM | 105 + 1/8|105 3/4 +3/4|105 1/2 -1/4| 107 +1 1/2|106 1/2 -1/2|
| | | | |1,750,800 Sls|
-----'-------------------------------------------------------------------'
'Sls' refers to the # of stock shares that were traded that day.
'CBM' refers to Commodore Corporation.
'----' means that the stock's price did not change for the day.
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> ATARI SHOWS CPU/STR SHOW NEWS¿ Organized or Disorganized?
=============================
ARE THERE NO LESSONS LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE?
============================================
by R.F. Mariano
Why must the attractions that please the Atari community always wind
up involved in one controversy or another? Is the feeding of egos the
singular most important activity centered around these shows? Must they
seemingly all have scheduled THEIR dates first? Are the organizers or
promoters all required to have their own little following of groupies who
seem to do their bidding.. good, bad or indifferent? Must we be
subjected to this sort of thing year in and year out? I know, all
questions and no answers. Isn't that always the case? This year is
exceptional in the amount of garbage flowing through the rumor pipeline.
This is the main reason for this article. To try and kill these rumors
before thay do any damage.
Below, we present the initial notice (official) of this year's
upcoming WAACE (OCT 6-7) show, this notice was circulated last December.
Certainly, these folks gave enough advance notice to make sure that
another show would not be planned right on top of this one.
We find that the Glendale show (SEPT 15-16) is "kind of close" but
perhaps not too close (commented by a few observers).. even though most
folks with experience in the show circuit seem to think a month apart is
still too close. When John K. Tarpinian (co-ordinator of the Glendale
Show) was interviewed, he pointed out that there had never been an adverse
effect to any of the shows on the east coast by the close proximity of
dates and expressed that he felt that would be the case this year too.
The dates for this show were given to Atari last year when we cancelled
our '89 show and we are scheduled for SEPT 14-15 1991, he said. When we
called and spoke to the folks at WAACE they felt that they would rather
not say anything negative. We congratulate them for being gallant.
While we feel the spirit and intent in scheduling the Glendale dates
was wholesome and above reproach, it would appear that true co-ordination
between the two groups was definately lacking. We tried to find explicit
date information posted by the west coast group that preceeded the east
coast group to no avail. While the old adage of "who announced the dates
first" means little or nothing, the bottom line remains, the two landmark
shows are scheduled far to close to each other. It is quite clear that
Atari is committed to supporting both of these great shows because of
their popularity and of course, the timing and locations of both shows.
If the two main shows (in our humble opinion) had been scheduled
further apart, the users would not be torn between attending either one or
the other, they may very well have attended both. As an aside, we have
heard from a number of developers, big and small, who have mentioned the
sheer expense and problems of operating their business' and attempting to
attend both shows with them scheduled so close together. Hopefully, this
year these two shows will be the lone exception to the "unwritten rule" of
thirty days or more between shows. It really is a shame, seeing these two
fine shows scheduled so close together. Oh well, such is life... Besides
which the bottom line here is to support the efforts of these fine
Usergroups in making these shows first class successes.
WAACE/Fall'90 CPU/STR SHOW NEWS WAACE, Showcase of the East
===============================
Reprint from STReport 119 (12/22/89)
WAACE AtariFest/Fall '90
The AtariFest planning team of the Washington Area Atari
Computer Enthusiasts is busy working to make the 1990 event the best ever.
THE DATES AND SITE FOR 1990 HAVE BEEN SET:
6 AND 7 OCTOBER, 1990 AT:
THE SHERATON RESTON IN RESTON, VA.
This modern, attractive conference facility offers plenty of
nicely arranged space for exhibits, demonstrations, seminars, and
hospitality. Pricing for vendor space is being determined, and
arrangements for setup are being made with a professional exhibit firm.
Conducting the show in a hotel will allow longer show hours on the
two days and increased opportunities for demonstrations and seminars.
Exhibitors and out of town visitors will find the in-hotel location far
more comfortable and convenient.
The decision to use commercial space was partly determined by the end
of our partnership with Fairfax County Public Schools Office of Adult and
Community Education and partly by our own desire to afford vendors and
visitors a better show.
Potential exhibitors should expect to receive information packets
during February. We will need financial commitments from participants
soon thereafter in order to conduct a suitable promotional campaign.
This change of approach will bring the cost of the WAACE show more
into line with similar Atari shows. In order to keep costs within reason
we will need strong support from the entire Atari community.
We are making this announcement at such an early date in order to
give everyone a chance to organize their schedules. We hope that all of
you will help us to make this event an enjoyable experience for all East
Coast Atarians.
Further information on this subject can be obtained by contacting
the WAACE Chairman;
Mr. John D. Barnes
301-652-0667
GEMail to J.D.BARNES.
Watch for new contact names in mid January.
Note the above bracketed notice is a
Reprint from STReport 119 (12/22/89)
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> PCD2 AH-HA! CPU/STR FOCUS¿ Limited success but getting better...
=========================
ctsy GEnie Atari ST RT
R.AMBLER posts;
I received my PALS on Friday the 9th, installed them, and after doing
the continuity check on the connector, I was able to bring up PC ditto II
on the first try. Its everything Avant-Garde claimed it would be, and
after I use it a while, I'll probably find that it's even better. This is
a great product, and is well worth the wait.
I have an Atari 1040 rev D, and although it was a tight fit, I was
able to install the board internally. After removing the center post for
the keyboard and the rf shield, I installed the board between the power
supply and the disk drive with the connectors toward the back. The board
should located just in front of the case mounting hole which is next to
the power supply. The small metal box in the center of the motherboard
has little metal tabs which should be bent down so that they do not cut
through the insulating pad. The connector cables required three bends
each (two 45 degree and one 30 degree) and actually end up helping support
the keyboard.
If I can be of any help, let me know.
Bob Ambler
J.DEDAY posts;
I received my MEGA back from the service center today with PC-D II
installed, the clip is solidered to the 68000. Th dealer is telling me
that it is a good connection! The problem is it locks up at the starting
DOS prompt! I removed the two PAL chips and I'm sending them back today.
Has any one with a rev. 4 MEGA 2 ST got PC-D II running?
Jeff DeDay
(J.DEDAY)
D.DEBENEDICT posts;
Another failure!!! Got my new pals and tried it out. After several
attempts to install PC DITTO II I got it to boot!!! Great, I thought To
bad it does not run any programs correctly except one--PREP. It even
failed to run XTREE and LOTUS 123. I am going to leave a message to AG,
and if I do not get a response, look for one more person asking for his
money back.
L.LOE posts;
For those of you who got the new PALs in and still lock up at the DOS
prompt. I repositioned my PCDII and got locked out. I then tweeked
everything and put the connector back on the 68000...no go! Finally in
frustration I pressed real hard down on the connector and it popped down
firmly on the 68000. Hooray it works again. Maybe that is all that is
wrong with yours.
Good Luck!
Larry Loe
BOOJIBOY posts;
JEFF.W, I am sorry to hear that A-G won't be attending the WOA show,
but I would prefer them straightening everyone's problems so that when the
next show comes around they can proudly display their wares. In the
meantime, I am enjoying PCD2. I don't know if it was the PALs or the IMP
GLUE chip that I replaced. All I know is that when I replaced them and it
still didn't boot it became obvious that it was the connection with the
clip. I bet 90% of the problems are connection related. I cannot stress
enough to use lots of TWEEK.
Without soldering, my clip is on rock solid. For those interested, I
have a Mega ST2 with 2 megs, Rev. 5 board, and it came with the infamous
daughterboard on top of the 68000 processor. I desoldered the
daughterboard and soldered it to the top of the clip. Everything works
fine. Now if A-G will upload their software blitter fix, I can at least
get most of the programs that use the blitter up and running. Also, since
the connection was perfected, my Spectrum pictures look fine.
J.DERRICK posts;
To AVANTEGARDE It's great to hear all these success stories. I'm still
waiting for my PCD II to arrive. SN is 024351. Called you about a month
ago and I was told it'd be another week. My patience is wearing thin.
Please ship it.
Charlie
J.KARP posts;
hello again... Well I still haven't been able to get my PC DITTO II
board to work correctly. I had Curtis Rubel come over today with his
board, which is known to work, and still a no go. I have checked
continuity on the 68000 more times than I care to remember, and
desoldering the clip at this point would be a nightmare.... I have 1040
ST. The 68000 is under the keyboard, but I have left left the keyboard
to one side, but still no go! Could anyone tell me if there would
necessarily be any signs, other than PC D2 failing to boot which would
visualize if the driver chips needed to be replaced? My 1040ST has two
LS373's, which the manual says should be switched, but I know that Dave
Small said that only the SGS versions were trouble for SPECTRE GCR. My
chips appear to be MOTOROLA LS373's. If these chips did need to be
replaced, would there be any other signs? My computer works fine in every
way, except for running PC DITTO, which locks up while reading my DOS 3.3
disk. DOS 2.1 reads in fine, but programs act a bit flaky... I will
replace these chips if it will help, but since everything else is working,
I'd only want to swap them out as a last resort as my soldering skills
aren't the greatest. ADVICE PLEASE !!!
John Karp
R.LOWREY at 00:35 CST
Well, I got my PALS today and it is a no go...I have a 1040 with 4M New
Technologies upgrade...get to the "insert DOS disk" and it dies like
before...I have TWEEKed the S**T out of EVERYTHING and screwed around
with the "clip" for about 2 hours with the same results... Not completely
giving up...my friend & I will go and try to install it on 2 other
machines this weekend (stock 520 and modified 1M 520) and see if it works
on either one...no IMP chips in my machine... Hope it does work, but it
is looking pretty dim right now...
Robert L.
GWULRICH posts;
The following is a list of programs I have successfully run using PCD2,
with no problems. LOTUS 123 - HARVARD GRAPHICS - MAGIC PC (data base
language) - MATH CAD - PK, PKX, AND ZIP ARC - PRODESIGN 2 - QUICK BASIC
4.5 - QUICKEN (home acct'g) - DIRECTORY MAGIC - PCTOOLS 5.5 - XTREE PRO -
688 SUBMARINE GAME - TETRIS - C SHOW - and several PD programs. PCD2 is
more than AG said that it would be, and I am quite pleased. (I just wish
they would have said something early on about the RF shield being
unneccesary as the sharp edges of the RF shield did penetrate and damage
the flat cables).
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> NEW SOFTWARE CPU/STR OnLine¿ Europe entertains the world...
===========================
Conf : Atari ST/Mega
Msg# : 4758 Lines: Extended Read: 1
Sent : Mar 10, 1990 at 8:14 AM
To : ALL
From : THE WANDERER at *Share Wares California*
Subj : Updated Gamers list
This is a list of games EXPECTED to be released soon for the Atari ST
according to the European ST magazines. Yet more proof that the European
market is keeping us alive. Without it, the ST would be as obsolete as a
TI 99.
Editor Note:
While agreeing the new software raises the awareness level for the ST,
we certianly do not agree that the ST is obsolete without "games" from
Europe. The important thing to take notice of is that the European
programmers see the ST and an excellent vehicle through which to sell
their software. Why is easy, you see, they have a larger installed user
base at this time. Now once Atari US begins its sales through the mass
marketers and provides the US market with the STE units and of course,
Stacy, we shall see the "grand transformation" in the states also.
TITLE OF SOFTWARE PUBLISHER/DISTRIBUTOR
================= =====================
ACE Artronic
Abrams Tank Simulator Microprose
Adidas' Golden Shoe (soccer) Ocean
Alien Legion Gainstar
Ancient Art of War Broderbund
Anti-terrorist Mission Artronic
Aquaventura Psygnosis
Atomic Robokid Activision
Attack Football Software Studios
Back to the Future II Imageworks
Barbarian II Psygnosis
Basketball Mindscape
Battle Command (Carrier Command 2) Ocean
Battle of Britain (Finest Hour) Lucasfilm
Betrayal Rainbird
Blade Warrior Image
Blue Angels Accolade
Bruce Lee Lives Mindscape
Cabal Ocean
Cadaver Imageworks
Carthage Psygnosis
Castle Master Domark
Centiblast Gremlin
Champion Boxing Alternative
Cloud Kingdoms Logotron
Code Name: Ice Man Sierra
Combo Racer Gremlin
Conflict Mastertronic
Conquest of Camelot Sierra
Conspiracy Accolade
Crackdown US Gold
Crazy Bikes Titus
Creepy Crawly Audiogenic
Cyberball Tengen
Cycles Accolade
Damocles Novagen
Debut Pandora
Defender of the Ground Logotron
Delta Armalyte Thalamus
Deuteros Electric Dreams
Dominion Mission Software
Don't Go Alone Accolade
Dragon Breed Activision
Dragon Flight Grandslam
Dragon's Breath Palace
Driftlands Electric Dreams
Drivin' Force Digital Magic
Dynamic Bebugger Mirrorsoft
Dynasty Wars US Gold
ED Infogrames
East vs. West Berlin Rainbow Arts
Elite II Rainbird
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Horrorsoft
Epoch Microprose
Escape from Planet/Robot Monsters Tengen
Exodus Electric Dreams
F-15 Strike Eagle II Microprose
F-19 Stealth Fighter (F-117) Microprose
F-29 Retaliator Ocean
Fallen Angel Screen 7
Firestone Psygnosis
Flash Dragon Psygnosis
Flight of the Intruder Spectrum Holobyte
Freeway Rider Audiogenic
Fright Night Microdeal
Ghosts'n'Goblins (the original) Elite
Gold Runner III Microdeal
Gore Psygnosis
Grand Prix Curcuit Accolade
Gravity Imageworks
Grimblood Mastertronic
Guardian Moons Microdeal
Guns and Butter Mindscape
Harley Davidson Mindscape
Hawk EA
Heatwave Accolade
Herakles Gainstar
Heroes Quest Sierra
Horse Racing Mindscape
Hot Rod Activision
Hoyles Book of Games Sierra
Hunter Killer Mastertronic
Hyperforce Addictive
Imperium EA
Infestation Psy
gnosis
Interceptor SSI
It Came from the Desert Cinemaware
Ivanhoe Ocean
John Elway's Quarterback Mastertronic
Judge Dredd US Gold
Kid Gloves Logotron
Killing Game Show Psygnosis
Knights of Legend Origin
Last Star Ship Impressions
Leisure Suit Larry III Sierra
Life and Death Mindscape
Liverpool Grandslam
Loom Lucasfilm
Lord of Chaos Blade
Lords of the Rising Sun Cinemaware
Lost Patrol Ocean
M1 Tank Platoon Microprose
Matrix Marauder Psygnosis
Midwinter Microprose
Mind Power Gremlin
Mirror of Death Audiogenic
Monopoly Mastertronic
Monty Python Firebird
Myth System 3
Nightbreed Ocean
Ninja Spirit Software Studios
Ninja Warriors Mastertronic
No Second Prize Thalion
Oanic Stations Gremlin
Oriental Games Microprose
Pinball Magic US Gold
Plexu Newline
Pool of Radiance SSI
Project Stealth Microprose
Ramrod Gremlin
Rat Pack Microprose
Resolution 101 Logotron
Rick Dangerous II Microprose
Rotox US Gold
S.T.U.N. Runner Domark
Saint Dragon US Gold
Shadow of the Beast Psygnosis
Sim City Maxis/Infogrames
Skidz Gremlin
Sleepheed Sierra
Soldier 2000 Artronic
Sphericule US Gold
Spindizzy II Electric Dreams
Star Trek V Mindscape
Starflight EA
Starlord Microprose
Stryx Psygnosis
Survivor Microprose
Sword of Aragon SSI
Sword of the Samurai Microprose
Take-em-Out Artronic
Tank Spectrum Holobyte
Team Yankee Empire
Terramis Thalion
Test Drive II + 3 scenery disks Accolade
The Colonels Bequest Sierra
The Last Ninja II System 3
The Last Ninja III System 3
The Punisher The Edge
Theme Park Mystery Imageworks
Third Courier Accolade
Track Attack US Gold
Transmuter Infogrames
Tusker System 3
UMS II Microprose
UN Squadron US Gold
Uncanny X-men The Edge
Vendetta System 3
Vette Spectrum Holobyte
Vigilante US Gold
Warhead Electric Dreams
Warp Thalion
Whizz! Logotron
Wings of Fury Broderbund
Researched and compiled by
The Wanderer
Columbus, Ohio
March 10, 1990
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> CPU NEWSWIRE CONFIDENTIAL¿ Sayin' it like it is.....
=========================
Sunnyvale, CA. *** ATARI FINANCES RECOVERING, NEW LYNX, PORTFOLIO DUE ***
-------------
Atari's future appears brighter now than they a year ago at this time
as it prepares to offer new versions of its laptop and hand-held game
units, and says supplies of the units are increasing. Net income was
$5.7 million in the fourth quarter. Compare this to the loss of $97
million during the same quarter last year. The company says income from
continuing operations was $5.8 million or 10 cents per share on sales of
$170.6 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1989. This compares with
income of $9.3 million on sales of $152.6 million for the fourth quarter
ended Dec. 31, 1988. During the year as a whole, sales amounted to
$423.6 million, slightly down from 1988's $452.2 million. Net income was
$4 million for the year as compared to a loss of $84.8 million or $1.46
per share for the year ended Dec. 31, 1988. The company says the results
reflect growth in Atari ST and Atari PC4 MS-DOS-compatible product lines,
and in initial shipments of the new hand-held Portfolio computer and Lynx
hand-held color video game machine. The company attributes the total
sales decline to slower sales of the traditional video game line, not the
Lynx. And European markets were said to outperform all other markets in
both computers and video game sales.
Sam Tramiel, president and chief executive officer, said this in the
press announcement, "For Atari, 1989 was a transition year. It witnessed
the introduction of a new generation of hand-held machines -- the Lynx and
Portfolio and, the disposition of an extraneous business segment. For
1990, Atari is fully committed to regaining market share in the video game
sector with products like the Lynx, increasing our market share in the
personal computer sector with products like the Atari STE, and maximizing
our opportunity in the hand-held or palmtop computer business with
Portfolio."
One obstacle in the way of maximizing opportunity in the video game
arena is the slow production of Atari Lynx hand-held video game units.
Greg Pratt, Atari spokesman, tells Newsbytes that supply is improving. "At
this point we no longer have the same manufacturing constraints we had
previously. We are confident that we will be able to have sufficient
productive capacity in place to accommodate next fall's selling season,"
says Greg Pratt, Atari's chief financial officer, to Newsbytes.
Atari won't disclose exact figures on the numbers shipped versus
numbers ordered, but Pratt says the company is expected to sell every Lynx
it gets by the end of the quarter, March 31.
The problem is the screens, which come from Japan's Citizen. While
the unit was designed in the U.S., the Lynx screen is manufactured by the
giant Citizen company in Japan. The complete Lynx units are then assembled
in Japan and sold both there and in the U.S. The sluggish supply of the
Lynx's unique screens are the reason for the trickling supply of the
popular hand-held game units. Atari expects supply to increase
sufficiently by the second quarter of this year and plans to announce that
the Lynx will be shipped to Europe, as well as the U.S. and Japan.
- Sunnyvale, CA. *** ATARI TO BLOW MINDS AT CEBIT! ***
--------------
Atari will exhibit at the CeBit computer show in Hannover, West
Germany this month. The company is expected to introduce a NEW VERSION of
the PORTFOLIO COMPUTER which will have A BIGGER SCREEN and LARGER MEMORY
and a better compatibility curve in more than one area. Additionally, it
is strongly indicated that there will be a MEGA STE 1 on display at this
show. Also mentioned was the strong possiblity of a REVAMPED LYNX
appearing. Atari is planning to disclose a great deal more at their press
conference on the 21st of March.
- Sunnyvale, CA. ***** HOTZBOX IS NATIONAL TV CELEBRITY *****
--------------
Featured last week on NATIONAL TV was the all too familiar, HotzBox we
have been reading and about. (NAMM '89) Well, congrats to Interlink Inc.
the folks who make the HotzBox! They have gotten National coverage of
both Jimmy Hotz, the HotzBox. And thankfully the ATARI ST COMPUTERS were
well represented on national tv.
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> AUA NEWS CPU/STR Feature¿ Atari Users Association News
========================
AUA IS GAINING MOMENTUM
=======================
by Derek C. Signorini
During the last several weeks, word of the Atari User's Association
has been spreading throughout the Atari Userbase. User groups are just
now beginning to gain interest of the AUA, and manufacturers are curious
as well. As more information about the AUA hits the streets, more and
more people begin to ask questions. The AUA is gaining momentum.
Both Tony Parry and myself are in the process of contacting as many
vendors as we can concerning the AUA drive and goals. We have been
briefing them on the AUA movement, and to date, the response has been
encouraging. This is important for two reasons: First, if the
manufacturers begin to see that there is genuine unity in the ST
marketplace, they are going to be more willing to devote more time and
money for the ST market. Second, when the manufacturers become involved,
then the entire userbase begins to prosper.
As you know from my last article, Tony Parry was appointed to Public
Relations Director for the AUA. I can honestly say that his appointment
to this position was by far a very good decision. In the next few weeks,
Tony will begin to focus on the vendors and distributors. He will also
begin to show his face a little more here in CPU Online and on the online
services. He is a very valuable asset, and I am confident that Tony will
provide the punch that the AUA needs to be launched as the premiere user
support group in the Atari Community.
News from down-under. Jon Clarke, the AUA's International Public
Relations Director has been busy spreading the news of the AUA in New
Zealand and Australia as well as in Western Europe. The AUA will be a
phenomenal success there if the response we have had continues. Atari
Australia ha recognized our efforts and is supporting the AUA and its
cause.
Thank you, Alistair Campion, Atari Australia Representative, for your
encouragement. I also want to mention that Jon was busy moving the past
few weeks, and I hope that he is now settled and ready to get moving!!
User group shows. Tony and I will be attending the Pittsburgh Atari
Computer Enthusiasts AtariFest 1990 in Pittsburgh on April 27-28. We hope
that if you can make the show, to stop in to see us. More information on
the P.A.C.E. show will follow in a few weeks. Also, we have not made any
confirmations yet, but we hope that the W.A.A.C.E. show in Washington DC
will be one of our stops. Other plans are currently in the making, and I
will keep you posted on those plans.
This week I bring to you the AUA Charter which is more or less the
commandments of the Atari User's Associations. The Charter will be a
guideline of AUA involvement and activities in the Atari Community.
Hopefully the Charter will help to paint a better picture of what the AUA
means to Atari users, vendors, manufacturers, and developers. Because the
AUA is still very young, I will be adding and constantly changing the
Charter. Also, if anyone has any more suggestions on how the AUA can help
you, then please contact me at the e-mail addresses listed below. I am
still in the process of getting a phone number where I can be reached, so
please be patient on that...(my wife can't see us having 3 telephone lines
coming into the house...and I keep saying, "but honey, it will be nice for
the kids." Then she reminds me that we do not have any children...)
Thank you all for your support. Remember that news of the AUA can be
found first here in CPU Online. Keep the letters rolling in!
Derek C. Signorini
AUA Coordinator
GEnie: DC.SIGNORINI
CIS : 72327,1060
FNET : node #19, DC Signorini
FIDO : 1:129/96.2, DC Signorini
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The Official Charter of the Atari User's Association
Amended 03/01/90
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PURPOSE
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The Atari User's Association, or AUA, is an organization formed
to unite the Atari ST community under one common name thus
giving the Atari community collective bargaining power and a
central source of information and support. It is my belief
that the Atari Community is in need of a central organization
and that an organization of this type will help to better
promote the Atari line of computers.
GOALS
-----
1) To promote the Atari ST computer and every aspect of its
use.
2) To unite the entire community as one world wide user group
comprising individual users, user groups, and user group
members. In no way shall the AUA attempt to take over any
said group but shall only help to strengthen user group
participation by encouraging Atari Users to join local user
organizations. Each individual Atari user will be granted
membership in the AUA provided he/she fills out the AUA
application at least once per year and must provide the AUA
council any change of address at the user's earliest
convenience. Each user group that wishes to be recognized
by the AUA must file a completed membership application with
the AUA initially and once per year. In addition, as a user
group, you must provide a complete membership list to
including mailing addresses so that the AUA can contact as
many people in the community as possible. This information
will also allow the AUA to better provide the user base with
statistical information and will allow open communication
between members of the AUA.
3) To encourage software and hardware development for the Atari
ST by supporting developers and their efforts. The AUA will
inspire manufacturers to continue marketing products for the
ST user and will attempt to convince these manufacturers that
there exists a very receptive population of potential
customers in the ST community who are very eager for new
and innovative products.
4) To support and promote shareware software development and to
encourage independent software developers to continue in their
efforts. The AUA will encourage all of it's members and the
entire ST community to register the shareware that they use and
to help support the shareware authors.
5) To combat software piracy. In no way shall the AUA tolerate the
practice of software theft, or piracy. Software piracy hurts
you, me, and the life of the Atari ST. Software piracy destroys
the software industry. Without the software industry, the Atari
ST will die. Period.
6) To become a vast source of information for the Atari ST community
including user group listings, BBS listings, shareware library
listings, and product listings. The AUA will also conduct
software demo distributions for a fee which covers the cost of
the disk and postage. This practice will allow the user to
confidently purchase more software and thus spur more software
development for the Atari ST. User group listings will provide
an ST user with information of user groups in his/her area and
will encourage users to join these support groups. BBS listings
will also help the user to locate other sources of information
for his/her computer. A shareware library will be started so
that authors may deposit their shareware in the library for
others to use. Shareware will also be registered and a complete
list of all titles in the library will be provided to the ST
users. The AUA will thus help promote the use of shareware and
will hopefully encourage users to send in their registration
fees.
7) To become a leader in the Atari ST community by encouraging its
members and other users to support all of the items listed above
as an individual ST user, an individual as a member of a user
organization, a user organization, a software/hardware developer,
a dealer, and lastly a publisher. Our goal is to have everyone
participate in the AUA no matter what type of Atari enthusiast
you are. What ever walk of life you fall into, the AUA will
provide something for you.
The information in this charter is amended almost every day.
Something new develops... I'll add it here. This is due in part
to all of the positive feedback that I am receiving. Thank you
all for your support!!
Microtyme is an Official AUA Supplier at 1-800-255-5835
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THE ATARI USER'S ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING THE REVOLUTION
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Thank you for your interest in the Atari User's Association.
Please take the time to complete this application and mail it
to the address below.
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First Name:_____________________ LastName:______________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________
City:________________________________ ST:____ Zipcode:__________________
Country:_____________________________ Age:(optional)____________________
Telephone: __________________________ Work: ____________________________
[ ] Check here to place name in the AUA Public Membership Directory
(This will allow you to be placed on national mailing lists for Atari
ST products and information)
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HARDWARE: [ ]520ST [ ]1040ST [ ]MEGA 2 [ ]MEGA 4 [ ]STacy [ ]Other
MONITOR : [ ]COLOR [ ]MONO [ ]OTHER:___________________________________
DRIVES : [ ]DSDD [ ]SSDD [ ]HARD DRIVE Model/Size:___________________
PRINTER : [ ]9 Pin Dot Matrix [ ]24 Pin Dot Matrix [ ]Laser [ ]DeskJet
Printer Model:______________________________________________________
MODEM : Max Speed [ ]300 [ ]1200 [ ]2400 [ ]4800 [ ]9600 [ ]14,400
Modem Model:________________________________________________________
OTHER PERIPHERALS_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
EMULATORS IN USE:_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Primary Use of your Atari
Computer:_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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If you are a member of a User Group, Please fill in:
UG Name: _______________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
City _________________________________State _____ ZIP _______Country____
BBS # ______________________________________No. of Members______________
President's Name:________________________________Phone:_________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Comments:_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I can be reached at FNET node:___________ and/or FIDO
node:_________________GEnie_________________CIS______________other______
________________________________________________________________________
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MEMBERSHIP FEES: [ ] Non-Active AUA Membership -- $ FREE $
[ ] Active AUA w/NewsLetter -- $ 5.00/year
Please Select ONE [ ] Active AUA W/Newsletter & Disk -- $ 15.00/year
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Mail application to:
The Atari User's Association
Attn: D.C. Signorini
P.O. Box 18293
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
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MicroTyme Computers is an official supplier of the AUA at: 1-800-255-5835
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