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> 03/09/90: CPU Newswire¿ #410 The Original 16/32 bit Online Magazine!
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- The Editor's Podium - CPU REPORT - CPU STATUS REPORT
- MVP Finalist Lists - PCD2 - Whew! - NEW Diabetes Forum
- VT 52/ANSI Codes - MAXWELL Releases - DynaCADD p VI
- LYNX is HOT! - WOA Anaheim Info - CPU CONFIDENTIAL
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> The Editor's Podium¿
Well, another week gone by and now we find that Atari is supporting
the Anaheim World of Atari Show with great vigor. Its good to see such
active, outgoing participation on the part of Atari Corp.
As ardent supporters of Atari computers, most users and ourselves find
that at times like this we are facing a rather puzzling situation. Is
Atari moving forward in the computing community or are they simply
treading water while the creek rises? We like to think that they are
moving forward but in reality the only things on the positive side in the
USA are the Portfolio and Lynx. All other promised major products are
atrociously late and some are now in doubt altogether. The furor started
on usenet about SIMMS and SIPPS has cast great dark clouds over the STE.
Although members of Atari Corp. had posted that Atari was using SIMMS
(socketed) and heralded the advent of an upgradable Atari computer, the
bottom line is "this information did not come as a direct announcement
from Atari Corp. and therefore, must be regarded as heresay even though it
came from an Atari employee. Also, the ONLY computer specifically
designed to be upgradable is the TT.
Judging from the above, it becomes very easy to see why certain of
Atari's online people should not be taken seriously unless they emphasize
that what they are posting is the "official Atari line". In fact, it
would probably make good sense if they did just that, prefaced and
suffixed such posts with such a declaration. Then if the declaration was
not present, the information could be taken for casual conversation and
not an official line.
Don't miss next week's STReport MVP winners in the first two
categories...
Thanks again for your strong support!
Ralph.....
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The system will now prompt you for your information.
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.
The Real Time Conference is an area where two or more Roundtable members
may get together and 'talk' in 'real-time'. You can participate in
organized conferences with special guests, drop in on our weekly Open
COnference, or simply join in on an impromptu chat session. Unlike
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
respond to you right away, in an 'electronic conversation'.
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> CPU REPORT¿
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Issue # 57
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by Michael Arthur
Remember When....
In September 1970, a computer hacker (as opposed to a "cracker", or
a malicious hacker) called John Draper discovered that a toy whistle which
used to come with "Captain Crunch" cereal perfectly simulated the sound
that AT&T USED to use to specify a call as being toll-free, and when John
Draper later became known as "Captain Crunch" after demonstrating this
discovery?
CPU Systems Roundup¿ XXIV
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IBM's RISC System/6000: Industry Standard, or Last Stand?
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Part II
Recently, IBM introduced the RISC System/6000, their second entry
into both the lucrative workstation market, and the already-crowded field
of RISC-based computers. While the workstation industry is quickly
growing, with an estimated worth of $10 billion dollars a year by 1992,
the many players in the "RISC Wars" (the struggle in the industry to
establish a dominant RISC chip standard) is only intensifying. In Part I
of this Essay, the RISC System/6000's main abilities and operating system
features were explored. Now let us take a look at the hardware
capabilities of the RISC System/6000, so as to gain a fuller understanding
of its impact on the computer industry...
The IBM RISC System/6000 uses a new RISC chip architecture, called the
"Performance Optimization with Enhanced RISC", or POWER chip. It is
capable of processing from 27 - 41 million instructions per second (MIPS),
and comes with a built-in Floating Point Unit capable of 7.5 - 13 million
floating point math instructions per second (MFLOPS). Meaning that the
POWER chip will be 2-4 times as fast as the Intel 80486 chip, Motorola's
68040 chip, or any other microprocessor currently available.
However, a large part of a computer's performance is based more on the
data transfer speed of its bus architecture than its MIPS or MFLOPS
rating. When IBM introduced the MicroChannel bus in 1987, it indicated
that its use wouldn't be restricted to the microcomputer arena. So with
the RS/6000, IBM is using an improved version of the MicroChannel Bus
Architecture.
This version features:
- 64-bit data/address bus width. Formerly, the MicroChannel was a
32-bit bus architecture, but IBM has introduced a 64-bit version for
the low-end PowerStation line. Interestingly enough, high-end
models of the RISC System/6000 even use a 128-bit version of the
MicroChannel Architecture....
- Vastly improved Data Transfer rates. Previously, the MicroChannel
was only capable of transmitting 20 Megabytes of data per second.
However, this version utilizes a Streaming DMA Burst Mode to achieve
data transfer rates of 40 Megabytes per second, with sustained
transfer rates of 25 - 30 Mbps (Megabytes Per Second).
Most computer bus architectures (like NuBus or certain implementations
of VME) are only capable of 10 - 20 Mbps. Also, the EISA Bus, which is
quickly becoming standard on high-end IBM Clones, currently has a data
transfer rate of 33 Mbps. However, Sun's new S-Bus (which will become
standard fare in its future workstations) has a data transfer rate of over
60 Megs Per Second, and it seems that faster implementations of the EISA
Bus are possible....
ECC RAM, Silicon Graphics, and POWERstations
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In addition, IBM has licensed Silicon Graphics' Geometry Engine chip,
which can generate 91,000 3-D Vectors/second, and an optional graphics
adapter board (called the SuperGraphics Processor Subsystem) that can
generate almost a million 3D Vectors a Second. Both feature a 24-bit
color palette.
The RS/6000 also uses Silicon Graphics' GL Graphics Library. Meaning
that 3-D animation, CAD and other workstation graphics programs can easily
be ported from SG's Personal Iris graphics workstations to the RS/6000,
and that IBM's new workstations will be VERY competitive in the field of
Engineering Workstations. And given that this is one of the fastest
growing segments of the workstation market....
The IBM RISC System/6000 has a 1280*1024 graphics resolution, and
comes with SCSI and Ethernet LAN Ports, as well as 8 Megabytes of ECC RAM
(which can automatically find and correct memory parity errors) as
standard. IBM will be selling several models of the RISC System/6000,
including these systems:
PowerStation 320
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The low-end model of IBM's RISC System/6000 line, it uses a 20 MHZ
POWER chip to achieve speeds of 27 MIPS and 7.5 MFLOPS. It comes with 8
Megs of RAM standard, 6 Expansion Slots (2 of which are Memory Slots), a
120 Meg Hard Drive, and a monochrome display w/256 levels of gray shades.
Cost: $13,000, which is FAR below the cost of similarly-powerful
workstations.
PowerServer 540
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Meant for the upper-end of the traditional workstation market, the
PowerServer 540 uses a 30 MHZ POWER chip, enabling it to achieve 41.5 MIPS
and 13.0 MFLOPS. Coming with 16 MicroChannel Slots (8 of which are for
expansion memory), it has 64 Megs of RAM standard, a 640 Meg Hard Drive,
and a 128-Bit MicroChannel Bus. Cost: Don't even THINK about it....
PowerStation 730
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The High-end Model of the POWERStation line, it uses a 25 MHZ POWER
chip to achieve 35 MIPS and 11 MFLOPS. It comes with 16 Megs of RAM, and
is the ONLY model to use the SuperGraphics Processor Subsystem, for over
16 million displayable colors. Cost: $74,000. Of course, such a thing
from IBM wouldn't exactly be cheap, so....
In general, the hardware capabilities of the RISC System/6000 are just
as spectacular as its operating system versatility. With this workstation
line, it seems that IBM has a product which is truly capable of quickly
dominating the Workstation Industry. With over 175 software companies
already developing for it, and 1500 Third-Party software programs expected
to ship by the middle of 1991, and IBM's still powerful industry clout, it
seems as if IBM's chances are great. But interestingly enough, several
workstation vendors are reportedly gearing up for introductions of their
new workstations....
CPU INSIGHTS¿
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C-Cube, Digital Data Compression, and Fancy Graphics/Sound Demos
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C-Cube Microsystems has recently introduced the C-Cube CL550, the
first VLSI Chip to use the new CCITT standard for digital image
compression. Two versions of this chip will be available: The 10 MHZ
model, which can compress/decompress a "still" color image in less than 1
second, and the 27 MHZ model, which is capable of handling "live" motion
video in real-time, at a rate of 30 frames per second. Cost: $90 for the
10 MHZ model, and $160 for the 27 MHZ model....
The CL500 uses the proposed JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
image compression standard, which can produce an image compression ratio
of 20 to 1, but is capable of compressing an image up to 1/200th its
original size. Using this protocol, several minutes of motion film (which
would otherwise take up gigabytes of digital data) can now fit in the
space of a CD-ROM. Meaning that large multimedia applications (or
demonstrations which simultaneously use graphics, video, and sound in
computers) will be more feasible.
Also, the JPEG standard holds extreme potential for 24-bit Color Image
Processing, HDTV Television, as well as other aspects of the graphics
arena. In this way, the CL-500 could become the first example of an
"enabling technology" for the field of computing now known as the
multimedia industry....
Microsoft, TrueType (Royal) Fonts, Windows, and OS/2 PM
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Microsoft has recently announced that Apple's TrueType Outline Font
Technology (previously known as the Royal Font Format) will be
incorporated into both the upcoming Microsoft Windows 3.0, and in OS/2
Presentation Manager Version 2.0. Also, as part of the cross-licensing
agreement between Apple and Microsoft, TrueImage (the Postscript Clone
recently bought by Microsoft) will also be made available by Microsoft.
Microsoft is also making a TrueType Rasterizer (or font generator)
available for licensing by Third-Party Software Vendors, in order to
enable TrueType font support on other systems (like normal DOS and old
versions of Windows) where TrueType isn't parts of the operating
environment. WordPerfect and Aldus will be licensing TrueType (primarily,
it seems) to support TrueType fonts in the OS/2 1.1 and Windows 2.0
versions of PageMaker and WordPerfect.
Interestingly enough, while IBM has said that its OS/2 Font "Engine"
will support Apple/Microsoft's TrueType fonts, IBM has also said that it
intends to use Adobe's Display Postscript across its entire line of
computers. Therefore, it seems that (contrary to opinions of a few), IBM
may support both TrueType and Display Postscript as Font Standards for
OS/2....
But ponder, if you will, these questions:
1) Given the recent controversy over OSF Motif, AT&T's Open Look, and
several other GUI's for Unix, what will it take for any given
Graphical User Interface to become THE industry standard Unix GUI?
2) Is the Trade Deficit as dire an economic issue for the US as the lack
of "capitalistic innovation" in American businesses?
> CPU STATUS REPORT¿
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- London, England IDRIS OS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE TRANSPUTER
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Quintek has recently introduced a version of IDRIS, a multiuser,
multitasking Unix-based operating system, for transputer-based systems,
called transIDRIS. To be used with Transputer systems using the IBM PC as
I/O processors (like the ATW uses the Mega ST motherboard as its host
machine), transIDRIS allows both DOS and IDRIS sessions to be accessible
concurrently, with extensive support for communications links between
them. transIDRIS is capable of supporting parallel processing between 32
Transputers. Given that the ATW's introduction has been stalled by
problems in developing and debugging Helios, another OS being developed
for the Transputer chip....
Available for the PDP-11, Intel 80x86, and Motorola 68x00 chips, IDRIS
is an IEEE POSIX-based operating system with sophisticated IPC
(interprocess communications facilities), multiuser utilities, and
X/Windows support. Interestingly enough, IDRIS was available for the
Atari ST from 1987 - 1989, and helped the Atari ST to become widespread in
Control Data Corporation for designing new supercomputers. However, now
IDRIS is available for the Macintosh due to several factors, including
problems with "Developer Support" from Atari.
- Cambridge, England X.DESKTOP GUI AVAILABLE FOR 88000, 68030 TT
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Motorola Corp., and Opus Systems (a workstation/minicomputer
company) have announced that they will be using X.desktop 2.0, a GEM-like
Graphical User Interface for Unix based on X/Windows, in current
88000-based RISC Workstations. Ixi Ltd., Motorola, and Opus Systems are
all members of the 88open Software Consortium (a group of companies which
are establishing a Unix standard for the Motorola 88000 RISC chip). Opus
intends to use both X.desktop and 88open's Binary Compatibility Standard
in their Personal Mainframe line of workstations, while Motorola is
bundling it with their newly introduced line of 88000-based systems....
Interestingly enough, several major Unix companies have also licensed
X.desktop 2.0. IBM has licensed it, and recently the Santa Cruz
Operation (the makers of SCO Xenix, which dominates the 80386-based Unix
market) introduced the Open Desktop GUI, which uses X.desktop. Also, it
seems that X.desktop 2.0 will also be used as the GUI for the 68030 TT's
version of AT&T Unix....
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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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Finalist List
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..
MOST VALUABLE PERFORMER
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CATEGORY TWO
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DEVELOPERS
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MVP CANDIDATES
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Finalist List
Fast Technology Blue Chip Software
Gribnif Software Spectrum Holobyte
Strata Software Maxwell
ISD Marketing Timeworks
MichTron Intersect
Soft-Logik Avant Garde
Migraph Codehead Software
Word Perfect Gadgets by Small
Image Systems Imagen
FTL Regent Software
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 straight forward and "obviously committed" to helping
the user...
C) Is the candidate willing to help until a user's problem is fully
resolved even if the problem is not a direct result of their
program...
D) Is the candidate willing to make serious but helpful revisions and
changes to their program without insistant urging..
--===--
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 spend the time familiarizing a user in the
use of their program in the true spirit of sharing knowlege...
B) Is the candidate always "ready willing and able" to offer explanations
and help user...
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 using the priciples of fair play and honest dealings
as a guideline...
D) Is this candidate always "up front and on the line" with the users...
E) Is this candidate willing to bring user suggestions to the higher ups
in hopes of having the suggestions considered..
The winners from the two above categories WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK.
Next week, we will present the MVP selections from the userbase in
general, that being folks who have gone out of their way to help others in
the use of their computers - software - hardware etc... Additionally,
those also being considered in this category will be the shareware and PD
developers along with new, lesser known, commercial developers who are
supporting the Atari ST computer. Lastly, and certainly not the least
thought of are the unsung heros of our userbase, the sysops who make it
all happen. You will get to meet all of them here, in STReport.
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> NEW DIABETES FORUM CPU/STR Spotlight¿ CIS opens NEW Diabetic Forum
====================================
New Diabetes Support & Info Forum on CIS
Headed by Dave Groves
After a full year in preparation, Atari SYSOP Dave Groves has
fulfilled a dream. On March 14, 1990 at about 4:00am a new CompuServe
forum will be opened to the public. The data libraries contain over 3.3
megabytes of up to the minute information on diabetes and hypoglycemia,
and the membership is raring to expand it. Topics range from funny places
to take insulin and how to use used syringes for darts and missles, to how
to manage diabetes during pregnancy and recently noted concerns about
"human" insulin. The forum itself is not just another place to hear a
lecture on diabetes and control, but rather an interactive, online self-
help group of diabetics, hypoglycemics, their families, friends, and
health care professionals. It is a warm and friendly online community in
which we share anecdotes and experiences with diabetes instead of just
enumerating food exchanges, though there is always a user around who can
help with the math and calculations. Basic forum layout is as follows.
It will be accessible with GO DIABETES and one or more other quick words
to be determined.
WELCOME TO THE DIABETES & HYPOGLYCEMIA FORUM
GRAND OPENING Targeted 3/14/90.
Please, take a moment to use the ANN command for all 7 of the
available ANNouncements and the DES command to review all 3 of the
DEScription sets for the 13 Message Sections, 12 Library sections, and 5
Conference Sections and let us know your thoughts! Libraries will be
installed later this week.
Of Special Note:
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Upload time to the Diabetes Forum is Free of CompuServe connect charges so
please add to our Libraries of Diabetes information whenever you can!
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: Diabetes and hypoglycemia are serious conditions
requiring professional medical attention that cannot be given through
telecommunications. Although we take reasonable efforts to ensure
accuracy and timeliness, readers must not consider opinions expressed here
as medical advice.
Sorry, the Lawyers made us say that!
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OVERVIEW OF THE DIABETES FORUM
WELCOME TO THE FORUM.
MESSAGES
This is an overview of the "Bulletin Board" area of the Forum.
Messages posted in the Message area will generally survive for about 7
days, and individuals addressed by User ID (UID) are advised of the
waiting messages when they enter the forum. Since the messages are long
lived and do not require you to be online at the same time as the person
you are communicating with, you can log on at any time and read new or
waiting messages and respond when it is convenient for you. This is the
best method for meeting new people worldwide who share your interests.
Type (Enter) MES at any Forum ! prompt or select Menu Item # 2 MESSAGES.
Message Sections Available:
1 General Information
- How to use this Forum and CompuServe most effectively, and General
Forum Business.
2 Beginners' Topics
- Matters of interest to newcomers to diabetes and Hypoglycemia.
Ages 6 to 106.
3 Friends & Family
- Matters of interest to family, friends, neighbors, & coworkers of
diabetics and hypoglycemics.
4 Hypoglycemia
- Low Blood Sugar (Glucose) as a result of either medications for
diabetes or other endocrine problems.
5 Insulin
- Anything relating to the medication Insulin in all of its possible
permutations.
6 Oral Meds
- Oral medications without Insulin, but stimulating its production
or use or activity in type II diabetes.
7 Diet & Exercise
- Exchange lists, recipes, tips and techniques for balancing the
diabetes tripod.
8 Complications
- Footcare, Hygiene, and side-effects of diabetes.
9 Paraphernalia
- BG Meters, test techniques, infusers, pumps and the newest
mechanical, electronic and software items.
10 Hot Topics
- News of political, fund raising, or general interest.
11 Tech & Theoretical
- Tech data, lit surveys, computer models, simulation & programming
for clinical & research needs relevant to diabetes.
12 Pregnancy
- Messages regarding pregnancy for diabetics and gestational
diabetes as a complication of pregnancy as well as sexual matters as
affected by diabetes.
13 NOT Diabetes!
- This is a section for anything but diabetes and hypoglycemia.
Obviously there are other things in life, and this is where we can
discuss them, without disrupting the trains of thought in the other
sections.
DIABETES FORUM SYSOP ROSTER
===========================
The Forum Manager/SYSOP and Contract Holder for the Diabetes Forum on
CompuServe is:
Dave Groves 76703,4223
Dave has been an insulin dependent, type I diabetic since 1954 at the
age of 9. Over the years, he has seen and been treated under several
opposing theories of diabetes (DM) management.
Assisting the Manager in maintaining the Diabetes Forum are:
Joanna Ermilio 73517,3042
Joanna has had "Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus" since 1986 and has had
a classic family history with type II Diabetes. She has worked as an
insurance claims examiner and is on oral meds, working towards a diet
only regimen. She knows the ups and downs of diabetes (DM) and how
important support, understanding and encouragement is every day in living
with diabetes. Jo is pledged to help other DM's in any way she can.
E. Bruce MacDougall 71545,1520
Bruce has had diabetes since May, 1986, when he was 46 years old. He
has been on insulin since the fall of 1986. Bruce is a professor at the
University of Massachusetts, and former Dean of the College of Food and
Natural Resources at that institution.
Martin Wehlou 72047,2444
Martin is a General Pratice Medical Doctor accessing from Ghent,
Belgium. He has identical twin daughters, one of whom has type I
diabetes. His interest in Diabetes Practice and theory.
Joel D. Wilk 73747,3144
Joel is a general and vascular surgeon practicing in the Dallas-Ft.
Worth area. His expertise is in the surgical complications of diabetes
and the special problems of wound care.
Robert S. Pataki 71257,1441
Robert is a Family Practice Resident recently moved from New York City
to Wheeling, WV. He is interested in diabetes, hypoglycemia, and diabetic
education. In addition to years of CompuServe expertise, he answers
questions and provides medical literature on topics from
genetic/autoimmune diseases and allergies to diabetes and hypoglycemia.
STReport and all its affiliates offer their warmest well wishes for a
successfull and rewarding Forum for these folks. Another fine example of
good ST people helping people.
__________________________________________________________
> DynaCadd 1.7 CPU/STR Review¿ Part Six in our ongoing presentation...
============================
DynaCadd Vs AutoCad
=====================
by Myles Goddard
The next selection on the Drop Down Menus is the SET UP MENU. This
lets you configure your drawing or change a previously saved drawing scale
or other parameters.
<Alt N> Displays the System level dialog box.
<Alt D> Displays the dimension parameter box.
Note: Each of the above entries was discussed in an earlier
installment.
The next option on the menu is Track/Grid/Axis selection. This lets
you set up your dynamic tracking, grid and axis drawing aids. The next
selection is your Pen Indexes. It will let you choose your pen number,
style, width and color. It can be accessed by <Alt P>. The next
selection is your Hatch patterns. Finally, we come to Define Pen Style.
This lets you create or edit line types for the pens you will be using on
your drawings.
The Tracking option merely lets you know where the cursor is at any
given point on the screen. Autocad's equivalent is Coordinates On and
Coordinates Off. When Tracking is selected, you are presented with the
Tool Parameter Dialog Box. This lets you use Absolute Cartesian, Relative
Cartesian, Absolute Polar or Relative Polar coordinates and also permits
the size of your grid and axis points.
The Grid Values are defined by selecting your Major and Minor marks
from the Tool Parameter Dialog Box. For example, let's set our screen to
have 1" grid spacing between major points with 1/4" spacing between minor
points. It would look like the following -
|<---- 1" ---->|
o . . . o
o = Major points
. = Minor points . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
o . . . o
While the Grid is on, the cursor will " Snap " to the closest grid
point on the screen. When the Axis option is activated, it will make
your screen look like a piece of graph paper with large and small dotted
squares.
By hitting <Alt P>, you can determine the pen number, color, line type
and thickness. This corresponds with each pen on your plotter. There are
16 pens, ranging from 1 to 9 and A through E.
The hatch patterns are probably familiar to most of you. Even though
the phrase " Hatch patterns " sounds a bit complicated, just think of them
as fill patterns, you know, like in DEGAS or other ST drawing programs.
There are numerous patterns in DynaCadd but there is also an editor in
DynaCadd that lets you be creative.
Next, we come to the TOOLS MENU. Here we may edit the display to our
liking.
For instance;
Hit <Alt Z> and you can toggle between and white background and black
lines or black background and white lines.
Hit <Alt F> and you can display the frame on or off. You can have up
to 5 frames visible at one time.
Hit <Alt J> and you get to turn the GCP view on or off.
<Alt O> and your drawing origin is displayed in the lower left hand
corner of the frame.
<Alt G> will toggle between Grid On or Off.
<Alt A> does the same as <Alt G> except it affects the axis lines and
reference points.
<Alt Y> displays the control points and direction of your b-splines
and Bezier curves.
<Alt T> displays the coordinate readout at the top right of the
screen.
<Alt H> turns on or off the display of command names and help messages
at the top of the screen. To get HELP from any highlighted icon, just
hit the HELP key and help is on the way.
<Alt B> will " Box " your text so when your drawing is displayed the
text will be blank and represented by a skinny bowtie symbol. This
saves screen memory but when printed out to your printer or plotter,
the text will be where it is supposed to be.
One of the most desirable features in DynaCadd is the Printer Echo
option, which is brought about by hitting <Alt E>. This sends the command
history directly to the printer port and is therefore printed out as you
work.
We have covered the basic segments of the Command Menus in the last
four installments of DynaCadd Vs Autocad. The next part in our series
will be an actual drawing, using DynaCadd and Autocad. We will be
comparing the differences between setting up both programs and the final
drawing. We will compare the command history of each program and see what
the drawbacks and advantages are to each product. It should be very
interesting.
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> CPU/STR Tech Notes¿ ANSI and VT 52 Color codes....
==================
Here, we present the most popular Ansi Color Codes.
Ps represents a selective parameter. This is a decimal number which
identifies a subfunction. You may select multiple subfunctions by
separating the parameters with semicolons.
You should know all about the [ (very necessary for Ansi esc codes).
Set Graphics Rendition (SGR)
Esc[Ps;...;Psm
This sequence invokes the graphic functions specified by the SGR
Parameters (Ps;...;Ps) The graphic functions remain in effect until the
next occurance of an SGR escape sequence.
SGR Parmeters
0 All attributes off
1 Bold on
4 Underscore on (Monochrome displays only)
5 Blink on
7 Reverse Video on
8 Concealed on
30 Black Foreground
31 Red Foreground
32 Green Foreground
33 Yellow foreground
34 Blue Foreground
35 Magenta foreground
36 Cyan foreground
37 White foreground
40 Black Background
41 Red Background
42 Green Background
43 Yellow Background
44 Blue Background
45 Magenta Background
46 Cyan Background
47 White Background
Example Esc[1;31;44m will set Bold, Red Foreground, Blue Background
You change colors with each new escape sequence, and the last colour code
in each sequence for background or foreground will be the one used. Again
this is for ANSI graphics, Interlink's Ansi emulator will hack in color
codes, but it is not as nice as EGA (or better) on the PC.
VT-52 ESCAPE CODE GUIDE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A. Screen positions
The following functions control a cursor's position on
screen.
<ESC>A Cursor Up, the horizontal position stays same.
<ESC>B Cursor Down.
<ESC>C Cursor Right.
<ESC>D Cursor Left.
<ESC>H Cursor Home, move cursor to the upper left
corner of the screen.
<ESC>I Reverse Line Feed, same as <ESC>A except if the
cursor is in the top line, a blank line is
inserted and the remainder of the text is
scrolled down.
<ESC>L Insert Line, insert a blank line and the
remainder of the text is scrolled down and the
lowest line is lost.
<ESC>Y rowcolumn, move cursor to any place of the
screen. The row and column are calculated in
this way, take the row or column number and add
32, then find the character in ASCII decimal.
For example, <ESC>Y+A moves cursor to 11th row
33th column since '+' in ASCII is decimal 43 and
'A' is 65. Note that the upper left corner(home
position) is 0,0 and the other corner is 23,
79 in the meduim resolution.
<ESC>j Save cursor, to be restored by the next function
<ESC>k Restore cursor, move cursor to the position the
last <ESC>j is called.
B. Erase functions
The following functions perform erasing screen functions.
<ESC>E Clear whole screen, and move cursor home (0, 0).
<ESC>J Clear below cursor, from the cursor to the end
of the screen and the cursor position unchanged.
<ESC>K Clear to end of line, including the character at
the current position but cursor position is not
changed.
<ESC>M Delete line, and move the remainder of text up
one line.
<ESC>d Clear screen to the cursor, from home position
to current position, a complementary of <ESC>J.
<ESC>l Clear line, same as <ESC>M except the remainder
is not scrolled up.
<ESC>o Clear line from start, from the beginning of the
line to current position, a complementary of
<ESC>K.
C. Display attributes
The following fuctions change display attributes.
<ESC>e Cursor on, turn on the flashing cursor.
<ESC>f Cursor off, turn off the flashing cursor.
<ESC>p Reverse on, the foreground and background colors
are changed. For example, the status line on the
bottom of Flash! is in reversed video.
<ESC>q Reverse off, return back to normal video.
<ESC>v Wrap on, output beyond the edge of screen will
be wrapped.
<ESC>w Wrap off.
<ESC>bColor_number Foreground color, color for character
display. In medium resolution, 0-white, 1-red,
2-green, and 3-black.
<ESC>cColor_number Background color. Be careful not to
set the foreground color the same as background.
Code Function DEC's VT52 Vidtex
-----------------------------------------------------------
<ESC>A Cursor Up * *
<ESC>B Cursor Down * *
<ESC>C Cursor Right * *
<ESC>D Cursor Left * *
<ESC>H Cursor Home * *
<ESC>I Reverse Line Feed *
<ESC>L Insert Line
<ESC>Y row column * *
<ESC>j Save cursor *
<ESC>k Restore cursor *
<ESC>E Clear screen *
<ESC>J Clear below cursor * *
<ESC>K Clear end of line * *
<ESC>M Delete line
<ESC>d Clear screen to the cursor
<ESC>l Clear line
<ESC>o Clear line from start
<ESC>e Cursor on * *
<ESC>f Cursor off * *
<ESC>p Reverse on *
<ESC>q Reverse off *
<ESC>v Wrap on
<ESC>w Wrap off.
<ESC>b color_number Foreground color
<ESC>c color_number Background color
ctsy of Turbo Board Support BBS....
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> Stock Market ~ CPU NewsWire¿ Watchin' the scheckles grow...
===========================
THE TICKERTAPE
==============
by Michael Arthur
Concept by Glenn Gorman
On Monday, Atari stock went down 1/4 of a point, and stayed even on
Tuesday. It went down 1/8 of a point on Wednesday, and went down another
1/8 of a point on Thursday. On Friday Atari stock stayed even. Finishing
up the week at 6 3/4 points, Atari stock is down 1/2 of a point from the
last report.
Apple Stock was up 1/2 of a point from Friday, February 23, 1990.
Commodore Stock was up 1/2 of a point from 2/23/90.
IBM Stock was up 2 1/4 points from 2/23/90.
Stock Report for Week of 2/26/90 to 3/02/90
_________________________________________________________________________
STock| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Reprt|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg. |
-----|------------|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
Atari| 7 - 1/4| 7 ---- |6 7/8 - 1/8|6 3/4 -1/8|6 3/4 ---- |
| | | | | 41,300 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------|
CBM |8 1/8 + 1/8| 8 - 1/8|8 1/4 + 1/4|8 1/4 ---- |8 1/2 + 1/4|
| | | | | 147,300 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------|
Apple| 34 + 3/4|33 1/2 -1/2| 34 + 1/2|34 1/4 +1/8|33 3/4 -1/2|
| | | | | 936,600 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------|
IBM | 104 +1 3/8|103 3/4 -1/4|103 7/8 +1/8| 104 +1/8|104 7/8 +7/8|
| | | | |1,422,500 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.
_________________________________________________________
> PCD2 - WHEW! CPU/STR OnLine¿ The PALS are shipping...
============================
J.PIERCE5 posts;
Jeff.W if it isn't clear to them what I want by now (all these E-mail
letters later) than they aren't as on the ball as I thought. All I want
is a direct response to the questions I've posed. My e-mail requested
Avant Garde to send the product with the new PALS as I have tried a
friends pc-ditto II and it doe sn't work (no, not a bad connection).
blic....perhaps I can get a response that way.
J.NAVARY at 23:07 EST
After reading the last few messages in this topic I find that I am not
alone in my wait for the UPS man. I ordered PC-DITTO II back in the fall
and nary a word since receiving the post card. I also do not really want
a refund...just the product. What's up? I've tried calling about 25-30
times during the past 2 weeks and the phone at Avant Garde is constantly
busy...hmmmmm? Would certainly appreciate some action.
Jim Navary, 914 Conjurers Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Message 145 Fri Mar 09, 1990
J.ALLEN27 at 01:37 EST
Jim....The 68000 can suck down UP TO 1.5 Amps!!!! But that is dynamic
power usage and will not result in 7.5 watts of heat. The CMOS 68000 won't
go over 100 mA. That is one mighty big difference...and if you use your
index finger to check the operating temperatures....you'll feel the
difference. All the 68000 needs to do is blast over the power supplies
capacity for longer than the caps hold a reserve for and...BANG!!!! Try it
you'll like it. Rod, no sweat we'll fix you right up!!! Old 520s have
really weak power supplies, you may need to beef it up to support a bunch
of enhancements like memory, T16, TOS 1.4 and PCDII. Just measure the %
Volts and make sure it reads above 4.9 Volts. Anything below that and you
can have problems....nothing fatal, just crashes.
Category 19, Topic 2
Message 148 Fri Mar 09, 1990
RHINOBREATH at 04:48 PST
AvantGarde...We are looking forward to receiving the new PALs and
getting this thing on the road. Thanks for hanging in there. I knew you
would! To all those complaining about being Beta testers..remember you
got this thing for half price. I doubt that they have made anything off
it yet. Try a little patience. Actually, its gotten fairly quiet. There
was real ranting and raving going on for a while.
John...Transierra Technology
Editor Note:
While finding it very easy to agree with John's (from Transierra)
note. We have in front of us a form letter that asks for the ols PAL
chips to be returned to AG at the user's expense. Again, not such a big
thing. We then read on and found that if one wanted the software to
correct the blitter problem, one had to include a disk and return postage
to obtain this program(s). This, to us and in our opinion, could be the
straw that will push most right over the edge.... This software should
and must be made readily available to the users without their incurring
any additional expense.
While we fully realize that, in the hardware arena, things happen and
usually do! And that most unexpected things can cause seriously
aggravating problems. AG must supply this software through every
conceivable channel of distribution to alleviate the cost of its
acquisition by the users. We fully expect to see this happen in the near
future. Also we have verification that the PALS are in shipment and are
being received by the users. Hopefully, those who have not received their
boards yet will ..with the new PALS already installed.
_____________________________________________________________________
> MAXWELL NEWS! CPU/STR InfoFile¿ Maxwell's NEWEST offerings!
==============================
MAXWELL COMPUTER PRODUCTS UNLIMITED
PRODUCT NEWS RELEASE: FRACTAL FANTASY
Maxwell is proud to release Fractal Fantasy, a new Atari ST program
producing countless designs from the Mandelbrot Set - complex artistic
shapes produced from the chaotic behavior of special mathematical
equations. Fractal Fantasy will peak your interest in the mathematical
discipline called Chaos and present intricate designs for use in desktop
publishing.
Its GEM based options, its manual and help function will guide you to
developing fractal designs without the need for an advanced degree in
mathematics. Develop fractals in two and three dimensional perspectives,
save your images as DEGAS high or low resolution format. Contouring of the
images can be defined by creating and saving your own color palette or
defining the type of fill patterns. One can also cycle 512 colors through
the image for pschedelic effects reminiscent of the safe and sane 60s.
Stop and resume fractal development at will.
There are several options for developing a fractal: Set Zoom,
Texturing, Tightening, Projection, Monitoring, Distance Estimation, Level
Set Method, Traditional Method, Revert, Maximum Iterations, Overflow,
Pixel Precision, Stretch Factor, Color Spread, Color palette.
Fractal Fantasy suggested retail is $23.95 with future upgrades just
$4.00. Future upgrade plans include Spectrum format and color printout.
MAXWELL PRODUCT UPDATE:
GOGO-ST:
GoGo-ST is a GEM based program that relieves ST users from the
drudgery of searching through desktop windows and folders for every
program to execute. GoGo presents a single menu from which the user can
click on a program name installed in any one of 50 selector buttons and
instantly run the program. After completion the ST returns to the GoGo-ST
menu. GoGo also presents a editable digital clock and date and full access
to desktop accessories. Select the log function and GoGo will maintain a
log of the time and files used while in each of your programs.
Presently, GoGo-ST is at version 1.3. If you have a earlier version
please send $4.00 and your registration card and we will be glad to
upgrade your system.
MEGSTENDER:
If you would like to give your Mega ST keyboard more freedom to move,
then MegSTender is what you need. MegSTender Mega keyboard extension
cords come in lengths of 6, 8, 12 and 25 feet and we have LOWERED OUR
PRICES!
Prices are now only $11.95, $12.95, $14.95 and and $16.95,
respectively. MegSTender is great for MIDI oriented Mega systems or for
Megas with peripheral RF modulator connections for TV gaming ... just move
your keyboard to your TV/ST game activities.
++++++++++++++++
SILOUETTE, LASERPR & SMOKEOUT! :
Look in the next issue of CPU Newswire for information on the new
MaxWell products, LaserPR, Silouette and Smokeout!
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> CPU NEWSWIRE CONFIDENTIAL¿ Sayin it like it is..
=========================
- Sunnyvale, CA. ****** SAM TRAMIEL LAYS DOWN THE LAW! ******
--------------
According to our "inside" sources, Sam Tramiel had to initiate a
conference call to a number of folks within Atari to ensure their co-
operation in getting this year's Anaheim WOA off to a good start.
Apparently there were a few who were "dragging their feet". At this time
however, it is expected that things will be "moving right along".
- Anaheim, CA. ***** RUMORS OF HEADACHES AT DISNEYLAND REAL! *****
------------
The actual story has been around for almost a year, yet it lay dormant
until now. A inquiry was made concerning these rumors and this is
basically what we found; it appears that there is an outstanding balance
from last year's show stemming from the saturday night show. When we dug
further, it seems the man in charge that night was Frank Foster. When
attempts were made to reach Mr. Foster for further information, he was
unavailable and has not returned our calls.
- San Diego, CA. ***** FTL TO ENHANCE QUALITY EVEN FURTHER *****
--------------
Currently at FTL, they are finishing up a new revsion of the game
engine which will make many new features possible for future games. Such
as, much more varied settings (i.e. exterior settings such as forests,
cities, etc.) however, they are still trying to complete their sweep of
getting the basic system onto more CPUs such as the IBM PC and Macintosh.
As they increase the revenue base it will help make better games
possible for all computers since their game designs are independent of the
CPU type once the basic game engine is running on a particular CPU.
Regarding rebooting inside the game. This is popular request and FTL
fully plans on adding it to future games. As for double sided disks this
is still undecided, but probably they will make the switch to DS disks at
some point in the future. Also, they are developing a way to make better
endings without sacrificing disk space so desparately needed to make the
game scenarios as good as possible.
- Philadelphia, PA. **** ATARI SHOPPING FOR US FACILITY ****
-----------------
There was an interesting first page in the business section of the
Philadelphia 'Inquirer' this past week. ATARI HAD THE TOP STORY!
Apparently, they are looking to buy an old COMMODORE factory in the area
for the manufacture of LCDs for LAPTOPS and VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS.
Hopefully, this means a stronger east coast represenmtation by Atari.
There was a big picture of 'UNCLE JACK' also.
________________________________________________________________
> THE LYNX IS HOT! CPU/STR OnLine¿ The Lynx and its wares...
===============================
From the STReport support BBS, The Bounty
Conf : Atari 16/32 Bit
Msg# : 6766 Lines: Extended Read: 1
From : SILVERTHORN at <- C.F.B. Atari -> Node 68
Subj : Re: THE LYNX
I also have BLUE LIGHTNING and GATES OF ZENDOCON for the LYNX. BLUE
LIGHTNING is a jet fighter shoot-em-up, sort of like Sega's Afterburner,
with fantastic 3-D graphics. You can see all sorts of objects on the
ground as you fly over them. Things like trees, fields, rivers, roads,
cars, trucks, mountains, etc. You also see clouds that move in perfect
3-D. The graphics are very smooth and fast. The graphics chip in the
LYNX is an abolute wonder, one of it's many features is automatic 3-D
scaling. The scrolling is also very smooth and fast.
GATES OF ZENDOCON is a super shoot-em-up. A great stress reliever.
Each level has a password so you can skip levels that you have mastered
and go directly to the one you are interested in.
The speed of the LYNX is astounding and the sound is fantastic. I
love this machine, I'm having a lot of fun with it. A read in the latest
ST WORLD magazine that Atari has signed up 15 quality dealers to develop
games for the LYNX. There is going to be a lot of games for this baby
throughout this year.
The one thing that impresses me the most about the LYNX is it's built
in networking. You can hook up many LYNX's together for some great
head-to-head play with other LYNX owners. I think you can hook up a
maximum of 16 LYNX's. The only software that I am aware of that uses this
networking feature is California Games. When you are in the surfing
section you can land on the other guys head and put him out of action,
plus in the footbag game you can trip the other player. The networking
definitely increases the FUN factor of the LYNX. Coming in March is
GAUNTLET III which will allow 4 LYNX's to be hooked up. I got my LYNX at
a local Atari dealer right here in Toronto, Canada. They got them in
about 2 weeks ago. All of the Atari dealers around town have them. The
availability of the LYNX will be as follows according to ST WORLD
magazine.
Phase I: began last month with shipments to retailers in Chicago and Los
Angeles.
This month consumers in Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco
will begin seeing the LYNX on shelves of retailers.
Phase II: (Second Week of April) markets are Detroit,Dallas, Houston,
Washington,D.C., Cleveland, Atlanta, Denver, Miami,
Minneapolis, Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Salt Lale City,
Phoenix, Indianapolis and San Diego.
If you don't live in one of the marketing areas slated for the Lynx
and would like to buy one now, B.N. Genius, (800) 468-4410 has it listed
in their mail order catalog for $199.95. This price is about $20 more
then the suggested
retail price (179.95).
Silverthorn
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> WOA ANAHEIM STR FOCUS¿ The show must go on!
=====================
WORLD OF ATARI SHOW -> ANAHEIM, CA.
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WORLD OF ATARI
==============
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. Of course,
many of the companies we are all familiar with will be displaying their
latest products.
Exhibitor Listing;
-----------------
Atari Computer Avant Garde
Best Electronics Beckemeyer Development
Brumeleve Software Computer Games +
Codehead Software Double Click Software
Gadgets by Small DataFree Industries
FAST TECHNOLOGY ICD INC.
Imagen Corporation LucasFilms Software
Maverick Creations Migraph Inc.
Megamax Inc. MichTron Inc.
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Seymor/Radix Slicc Software
Softrek Marketing San Jose Computer
Talon Technology Word Perfect Corp.
Wuztech Inc.
plus many more...
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