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> 06/01/90: STReport¿ #6.22 The Original 16/32 bit Online Magazine!
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- The Editor's Podium - CPU REPORT - GADGETS' MEGATALK
- ICD FIXES S-CHARGER - PORTFOLIO TEMPEST - ROSETTA-3D!
- FEAGANS GONE! - CASEWORKS ANGRY! - STR CONFIDENTIAL
--==** TT MAIN ATTRACTION IN CANADA **==-
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---===** STACY BEGINS NEW ATARI ERA **===---
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> The Editor's Podium¿
'Tis summer time, and summer CES is in full swing, they say there are
Lynxes and Portfolios all over the place... One browser was overheard
saying, everywhere you look you can see a Lynx! Oh well, I am solidly
resigned to the fact that my powerhouse computer system will always be
regarded as being from "that game machine company". But so what?, It
still is capable of much more than the majority of machines in place
today.
Atari is stirring out of its apparent hibernation (at last) and soon
will be marketing the STe in the States by August. Added to that the
planned release of the Advantage package where the 520 ST will be bundled
with a gaggle of software products and moved through the mass marketeers.
These actions, coupled with the 'hoped for' advertising, are expected to
revitalize the Atari computing market in the states. And of course, the
TT is to make its debut in Canada this week. The preliminary reports
filtering in are very exciting as far as the TT are concerned. We will
have complete info on the TT as soon as its released.
Sometimes, not often, but sometimes Atari gets a "bad rap" this is one
of those times, last week, a reader made mention of a boondoggle over some
mega equipment that was loaned to a group of international musicians. The
equipment in question came from a "loaner or show pool" Atari maintains
just for such occasions. As is usual, when the loaner period is over, the
recipient is given a choice of purchasing the equipment at an attractive
price or returning it to Atari. It seems a dealer local and privy to the
proceedings wished to purchase this gear. To make a long story short,
the dealer wanted to place the stuff on "floor plan", in other words
"charge it". In reality, most floor plans do not permit the financing of
"used equipment". Atari was not at fault nor was the dealer, in fact
there is no fault here just rules that protect the consumer.
Ralph........
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> CPU REPORT¿
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Issue # 69
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by Michael Arthur
Remember When....
In February 1978, Randy Seuss, and Ward Christensen (the creator of
the MODEM, or XModem file transfer protocol) created the first computer
bulletin board system (called CBBS), as a way for members of their local
User Group to exchange information?
Or how, in August 1979, an "online conferencing" system known as
Micronet was first started, which changed its name to CompuServe a year
later?
CPU Systems Roundup¿ XXIX
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Networking, Commodore Support, and the Amiga 3000
-------------------------------------------------
When Commodore introduced the Amiga 3000, the AmigaVision hypertext
system, and AmigaDOS 2.0 last month, it also introduced a series of new
LAN networking products for the Amiga line. These peripherals were
mainly developed in concert with other 3rd Party Amiga Developers, and
Commodore's marketing of these products supplements its previous
announcements concerning Amiga Unix.
When Commodore first announced Amiga Unix, many had expressed
concerns that few serious Amiga networking products were available for
Amiga Unix to utilize when it is eventually released. And as any serious
Unix computer has networking products available for it, a lack of such
products would be a serious deficiency. Commodore's new line of
networking products are expected to answer the issue of Amiga Networking,
and to preface the upcoming string of Network Peripherals expected to be
announced with the 68030 TT's introduction. Here are excerpts from their
announcement of Amiga Networking Peripherals:
COMMODORE ADDS EXTENSIVE NETWORKING CAPABILITIES
ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND GROWING AMIGA MARKETS
"Commodore Vice President of Marketing C. Lloyd Mahaffey said the
announcements are a key component in Commodore's strategy to significantly
penetrate the business, higher education and government markets. He said
today's introduction marks the first time Commodore has marketed Amiga
networking products. Shipping is expected to begin in June."
"Adding networking capabilities to the Amiga has been a priority
since our team joined Commodore last spring," Mahaffey said. "We're
convinced that this added capability will greatly enhance the appeal of
the Amiga in an office or campus environment and increase our
competitiveness in the U.S. market."
Networking products introduced include the following:
The A2065 -- Ethernet Network Adaptor
-------------------------------------
The A2065 Amiga Ethernet Network Adaptor runs at 10 megabits per
second and provides full ANSI 802.3 type Ethernet protocols over both
"thick" and "thin" Ethernet ports. This product gives the Amiga access
to the widely used Ethernet networking standard. Cost: $350.00.
The A2060 -- Arcnet Network Adaptor
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The A2060 Arcnet Network Adaptor provides full Arcnet bus protocols
over Arcnet bus topology networks. The 2.5 Mbps Arcnet Network Adaptor
supports up to 256 nodes, and features a socket for optional autoboot
ROMs. It also provides buffered memory to enhance inter-system
communications. Cost: $230.00
The AS220 -- Amiga Client for Novell NetWare
--------------------------------------------
"With Commodore's introduction of the Amiga Client for NetWare, the
Amiga now has the capability of utilizing Commodore's A2060 adaptor to
communicate with Novell Networks running Novell NetWare Version 2.15 or
higher. The software features password security and provides the user
with two interfaces: a text-oriented interface or the Amiga mouse-based
interface. Users can utilize the Amiga's multitasking feature to
simultaneously run other programs under AmigaDOS and/or the MS-DOS with
Amiga Bridgeboard (TM) options." Cost: $150.00
TCP/IP and NFS Software:
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"TCP/IP and NFS software provide the Amiga with connectivity to DoD
(Department of Defense) and other networks which support either of these
standard packet-switching protocols. This new software for the Amiga will
provide users with access to the widely installed far-reaching
communications networks employing the TCP/IP standard." Cost: $200.00
Several Amiga Developers support this software, including GfxBase (maker
of a version of X/Windows for the Amiga), Syndesis Corp., (producer of
TSSNet, a version of DECNet (Digital Network Architecture) for the Amiga)
and Hydra Systems (maker of a peer-to-peer network for the Amiga)....
CPU MacNews¿
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University Identifies New Mac Virus, "Garfield"
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Recently, Cornell University discovered that Macs on its campus were
infected by a new virus for the Macintosh. Called "Garfield" (for the
name the virus gives itself in its menu definition), the virus infects a
system by adding its own resource file to that of other software programs
and System Software files, and renumbering the computer's system menu
definition. As an MDEF Virus, its main symptoms include unresponsive Mac
menus (which refuse to pop up when clicked on), and it spreads through
both loading disks in, and launching Mac applications. As such,
investigators say the virus itself is relatively harmless...
The Symantec Antivirus for the Macintosh (SAM) 2.0 utility is
currently capable of detecting and eradicating this virus, while updates
of Disinfectant, VirusDetective, and Virex (three other Mac anti-virus
utilities) will soon become available which can also handle the "Garfield"
virus. Luckily, it seems that the virus has not spread beyond the Cornell
Campus....
But ponder, if you will, this question:
1) Atari intends to sell 520 STEs through the mass market (Sears, etc.)
via a package called the Atari Advantage. Given that the only way to
sell products through such a market is through heavy advertising, will
the Atari Advantage bring good news to the ST market? If it ever
finds its way to the US market??
2) Will the little dealers be able to compete with the mass marketers in
this area as Atari has stated they will make the Advantage available
to both the mass market and the dealers?
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> COPYRIGHT! STR Spotlight¿ STReport "chopped up" by college student
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THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER
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by R.F. Mariano
Copyright violations of all types are, for practical purposes, an
integral part of the computing community. Oddly enough, the most serious
offenders frequently appear to be those who do or, at least should, know
better that to perpetrate such non-sense. From outright theft of software
to the brazen copyright infractions recently brought to our attention, it
would appear that people have little or no respect for the rights of
others regardless of the damage or harm they cause.
STReport finds its issues are, at this time, being sent through
USENET by Greg Lindahl, who apparently is under the misguided impression
that he has been granted some sort of editorial powers beyond the bounds
of the copyright notice contained in each of our issues. It seems this
young man, by his own messages, openly admits having edited and/or deleted
various items from STReport.
A number of well meaning individuals who frequent Usenet have brought
this serious matter to our attention. They have clearly stated that this
is an ongoing situation and have provided STReport with sufficient
materials to substantiate their allegations. Further on, we present an
excerpt from the materials.
STReport formally requests of Mr. Lindahl; Please discontinue your
editorial activities immediately. Additionally, to all parties concerned,
STReport Online Magazine may be retransmitted in any form provided each
issue transmitted is complete and complies fully with the copyright notice
posted in each issue.
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> STR STOCK REPORT¿ Watchin' the Scheckles 'slowly' Grow!
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THE TICKERTAPE
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by Michael Arthur
Concept by Glenn Gorman
The price of Atari Stock stayed the same on Monday and Tuesday. On
Wednesday, Atari Stock went down 1/8 of a point, but recovered by going up
1/8 of a point on Thursday. On Friday, its price shot up by 5/8 of a
point. Finishing up the week at 5 5/8 points, the price of Atari Stock is
up 5/8 of a point since the last report.
Apple Stock was up 1/4 points from Friday, May 19, 1990.
Commodore Stock was down 1/4 of a point from 5/19/90.
IBM Stock was up 7/8 points from 5/19/90.
Stock Report for Week of 5/21/90 to 5/25/90
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STock| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Reprt|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|Last Chg.|
-----|------------|-------------|------------|------------|--------------|
Atari| 5 ----| 5 ----|4 7/8 - 1/8| 5 + 1/8|5 5/8 + 5/8|
| | | | | 169,800 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+------------+------------+--------------|
CBM |7 1/2 ----|7 1/2 ----|7 1/2 ----|7 3/8 - 1/8|7 3/8 ---- |
| | | | | 135,700 Sls |
-----|------------+-------------+------------+------------+--------------|
Apple|39 1/2 -1/4|40 3/8 | 42 + 5/8| 42 ----| 40 - 2 |
| | +1 7/8| | |2,886,800 Sls|
-----|------------+-------------+------------+------------+--------------|
IBM | 117 +1 5/8|117 3/4 +3/4|118 3/4 + 1|118 3/4 ----|116 1/4 -2 1/2|
| | | | |1,148,700 Sls|
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'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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> PGH SPEAKS UP! STR FOCUS¿ ATARI ELITE presents its side....
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STReport MailBag
A letter from J. Karlovich
05/29/90
Greetings to all:
Until this time THE ATARI ELITE has sat back and not said a word, we
have listened and read ALL of the posts that have been printed about the
Pittsburgh situation. Bear with me for awhile and you will begin to see
the TRUTH unfold.
There has been some false allegations being spread about The Atari
Elite Organization that needs clarification, let me introduce myself. My
name is John N. Karlovich and I am one of the founding members of THE
ATARI ELITE and was a past president of PACE (Pittsburgh Atari Computer
Enthusiasts) I resigned from that position officially in November 1985.
Myself and five other 520ST users started ** The ATARI ELITE ** an ST
only organization.
I gave the board of directors of PACE a 6 month notice of my
resignation and explanation which was necessary. The secretary had NEVER
taken the minutes of the meetings. The disk librarian would NOT report
on how many disks were being bought or sold. And many, many other
oddities that I will not bring up...(Leave the skeletons in the closets)
The allegations that I left PACE....to be split up, is totally
ridiculous. The TRUTH is; BEFORE I left I made sure it was listed as a
non-profit organization. The club had grown in size so much that the
income we were making was quite large. If the IRS were to inquire about
our income I am quite sure they would have gone to the president and the
rest of the officers with many questions. Our records at that time were
practically non-existent. We managed to reconstruct the previous three
years and obtain the non-profit status. I instructed the board members if
these conditions were not corrected in 6 months I would resign and get up
in front of the membership and explain WHY.. this I did. (This is public
knowledge and I only mention this as background for NEW members and the
Atarians not in the Pittsburgh area.)
I was to leave in October but stayed on one more month and we had an
ATARI EXTRAVAGANZA. Neil Harris was coming to town and I did not want to
air our dirty laundry to anyone. We passed out shirts, Frisbees, duffel
bags and backpacks with the ATARI LOGO (I went out with a bang so to
speak) I am sorry that there were and still are HARD feelings because of
my resignation, but I guess there will exist personality conflicts. My
energies were dedicated to the betterment of the club, and the promotion
of Atari in the Pittsburgh area and they still are. At that time, not
only myself but the VICE PRESIDENT and the TREASURER resigned the same
time.
The ATARI ELITE was formed out of a void that existed. As time went
on more Atari People wanted to join an ST only group (That is the only
machine we cater to. I am happy to say for the ST user the 8_bit is
dead). We also took extra caution to assure that our meetings were on a
night that would not conflict with the PACE meetings.
In the past THE ATARI ELITE has tried to work with PACE, we have
tried to put our differences behind us to no avail. Instead of welcoming
competition, they are afraid of it. We believe that organizations should
work together for the betterment of Atari and not to another's demise. As
an example, PACE has had other Atari Products Shows. All of the other
user groups were invited to attend BUT the ATARI ELITE was not permitted
to have a space even though we have offered to pay vendors price for the
booth. The reasoning given to us was that we were in the same county as
they are and would be in competition for the same members. This to me
sounds terrible. Apparently PACE felt that we were (are) that much
better. Even if they feel that way, we should have been allowed to attend
because the ATARI ELITE is promoting the ST. The phrase was that we were
"STEALING" their members. Come on now, when was the last time somebody
"STOLE" you? THE ATARI ELITE operates under the philosophy of Lee Iacocca
"if you can find a better deal, BUY IT." The ELITE says, "If you can
find a better group then JOIN IT."
Lets get to the infrastructure of the matter. The question could be
raised as to why we do not have our own show. The answer is that Pace has
an ANNUAL SHOW and we don't want to repeat the same thing. We felt that
this was something that they did well. Judging the effects of their 1990
show, it appears that they have lost their ability to do the one thing
that we felt they were good at. Now they have blown it for the Pittsburgh
area. They have single-handedly destroyed the reputation of Pittsburgh in
the eyes of the Atari community and tried to place the blame elsewhere
instead of admitting the REAL REASONS. (This has been brought out in ST
REPORT).
One major reason the show was a flop was that THE ATARI ELITE did NOT
participate at all, we were not invited as a group and most of our members
would not go (The ones that did go spent plenty of bucks and we have a
committee set up to tally the amount which will be reported at a later
date with receipts to prove it).
Another untruth that has THE ATARI ELITE fired up is the belief that
we are a bunch of PIRATES. This outrageous lie that was generated by a
few people at PACE, has branded THE ATARI ELITE as pirates in the Atari
community. Many allegations have been spread over the networks but NO
PROOF has or will be found. This was started I believe because PACE is a
dying club and they are trying every thing possible to discredit THE ATARI
ELITE in futile hopes that the ST members will leave and join the other
side. One other fact to mention is MANY members belong to both clubs?
This also is untrue, approximately a half a dozen ELITE members belong to
PACE and they have said they will NOT renew their memberships with PACE
because of their childlike antics.
We believe that, UNLIKE PACE, we have taken an AGGRESSIVE stance
against piracy. We have actually bussed our members to shows where they
have purchased thousands of dollars of soft/hardware. (Video tapes are
available to prove this.) We are planning on attending the D.C.show, this
invitation is and has been open to ALL the user groups in the area. We
will provide the transportation and tickets for this function at a
reasonable cost. Another point I would like to mention is most of our
members have the newest in software and hardware because of our aggressive
support with the vendors. One example is our group purchased at least 18
copies of the Universal Item Selector, (again we have the documentation
to prove this).
No one has mentioned the GOOD things THE ATARI ELITE is doing such
as taking 14 systems to a Real Estate and Financial Investors meeting
next month to show the "Power Without the Price", I do not want to blow
our horn but this also needed to be told.
I am disheartened that the developers and vendors have been fed the
WRONG impression of the ATARI ELITE because of some misinformed
individuals. I challenge ALL the vendors and developers to go through
your records and check to see how many people in the Pittsburgh area have
purchased your products. Please, contact the users and ASK them how they
found out about it. My bet is they heard and saw it at one of THE ATARI
ELITE meetings.
Only TIME will tell the TRUTH.....
The information that I have provided you with is to END this pointless
"in-fighting." We are one city, and one user base with one computer. This
fighting serves NO ONE! We feel we have a lot to offer the Atari
community. The only ones to suffer in the end is the users. NO good can
come out of strife...... We at THE ATARI ELITE are not in competition for
anything. We march to the beat of our own drum, we are not followers but
leaders. Our purpose is to acquaint, teach, and inform the community of
the home and business computer. To foster a positive attitude in the
general population regarding computers and to demonstrate the potential
importance of computers to those seeking such information.
Information booths have been set up in shopping malls and other
locations to inform the public of the existence of such an
organization where one can learn.
Available to the public is a 24 hour phone line for use concerning any
computer related problems or questions.
A monthly meeting is held for its members to attend to view and learn
about the newest products available. Technical help is also provided
at these meetings for those having problems with any aspect of their
computer use.
A 24 hour Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is provided to the public and
to the general membership. This system is a source of information and
a 'meeting place' of hundreds of computer users in the Pittsburgh
area, and with the advent of special processing features, the BBS is
online with several hundred other BBS's across the country and around
the world allowing a member or user to contact thousands of other
users.
Included in membership is a bi-monthly electronic newsletter provided
on magnetic media (one of the first on disk). This newsletter
provides the reader with literally hundreds of computer related
articles and editorials plus new public domain software or shareware
for the reader's use.
The overall goal of this organization is to educate the novice
computer user and educated user alike.
We feel the public is smart enough to join a group that will benefit
them the most for their membership dues. If they choose, an individual
can join 10 groups. We at the Elite maintain that the more you know about
your computer the more fun you can have, and the better we ALL will be.
The user will go to the group(s) where they can obtain the most up to date
information from, that have the best speakers, most up to-date technology
and the Atari atmosphere throughout. This is what The ATARI ELITE is all
about.
If anyone has been offended by this message, please accept my apology
as this was not the intent of this letter. The image of THE ATARI ELITE
has been damaged and some will never change their minds by trying to
really search out the FACTS. We will continue to work very hard to bring
out ALL of the TRUTH. For you Atarians that want to learn more about your
machine, we meet the first Monday of each month at the Greentree
Marriott....
*** THE ATARI ELITE ***
P.O. BOX 18293
PITTSBURGH, PA 15236
If you need more information drop us a line..... For all that like to use
their modems call our BBS......
AUTOBOSS/ATARI ELITE
P.O. BOX 281
BUNOLA, PA. 15020
(412) 384-5609
(412) 653-7540
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> ROSETTA-3D STR Tech Notes¿ a powerful animation preview tool
=========================
June 1, 1990
Rosetta-3D
Version 1.0 Product Specifications
Copyright 1990 David Ramsden
Phase-4, Rosetta-3D, Chronos, PRISM, and PRISM-AGE
are trademarks of Lexicor Software, Incorporated.
THE HISTORY BEHIND THE NAME
---------------------------
ROSETTA, roh ZET uh, STONE gave the world the key to the
long-forgotten language of ancient Egypt. In 1799, a French officer of
Napoleon's engineering corps found the stone, half buried in the mud
near the Rosetta mouth of the Nile River. On the stone is carved a
decree of Ptolomy V Epiphanes, king of Egypt from 203 to 181 B.C. The
first inscription is in ancient Egyptian heiroglyphics. The second is
in Demotic, the popular language of Egypt at the time. And at the
bottom of the stone the same message is written again in Greek.
The stone is made of black basalt, 11 inches thick and it is about 3
feet 9 inches high and 2 feet 4 inches across. Part of the top and a
section on the right side of the Rosetta Stone are missing.
The language of ancient Egypt had been a riddle to scholars for many
hundreds of years. The Rosetta Stone solved the riddle. By translating
the Greek portion of the stone and using this text as a guide, a
French scholar named Jean Francios Champollion was able to learn the
meaning of various Egyptian hieroglyphic characters. After much work,
Champollion was able read the entire text, and in 1822, he published a
pamphlet containing the results of his work. This pamphlet now enabled
scholars to read the literature of ancient Egypt.
- The World Book Encyclopedia
THE "ROSETTA STONE" OF 3D ANIMATION
-----------------------------------
Just as the original Rosetta Stone allowed scholars to decypher the
secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics and translate them into other languages,
Rosetta-3D allows you to translate a wide variety of the most popular CAD,
animation, and rendering formats into any of more than a half-dozen
formats supported. Files created by Rosetta-3D can then be transported to
many different computer systems and modeling packages or sent to remote
rendering services capable of creating photorealistic quality images for
commercial use. You are no longer confined to the limits of one machine or
your current animation software.
Rosetta-3D is much more than just a file translator-- it is also a
powerful animation preview tool. While it is not intended to be a
professional-level modeler or rendering package, it does allow you to
quickly create and preview animations with objects from any format that
you select using the fastest wireframe and solid-polygon renderer
available for the Atari ST. Rosetta-3D's simple point-and-click animation
system featuring a unique three-dimensional 'object marker' now enables
you to design animation storyboards for waiting clients in a matter of
seconds rather than minutes or hours.
ROSETTA-3D VERSION 1.0 PRODUCT FEATURES
---------------------------------------
>> Hardware Requirements:
o Atari ST with at least 512K RAM
o Color Monitor
o One Single-Sided 360K Disk Drive
o Optional Hardware Supported
- JRI ST4096C Color Board
- Enhanced Atari STe 4096 color palette
- Image Systems' ISAC Board (1024*768 or 800*600)
>> Animation Capabilities:
o Display Modes
- Amazingly fast depth-cue point cloud mode!
. dynamic motion preview
. used for real-time playback of extremely large objects
. create new and unique animations using "Point Clouds"
- High-speed wireframe and depth-cue wireframe modes
. 2-4 times faster than CAD-3D's (v2.0) "high-speed" wireframe
- Several "real-time" solid-polygon display modes
. uses a revolutionary new polygon drawing algorithm
. transforms and displays objects with 15,000 faces in 5 seconds
o Object Limitations
- Any combination of 65,535 vertices and faces per object
- Total number and size of objects limited only by memory
- Animate objects with over 15,000 vertices and 30,000 faces
on a 1MB system
- Rosetta-3D's universe extends for over 32,000 "coordinates" in
all directions. Nearly 400 times larger than CAD-3D's universe
o Object Marker
- Use Rosetta-3D's "3D cursor" to grab objects and move, zoom,
rotate them in any direction to quickly create animations
o Recording
- VCR mode for "real-time" recording of animations
- Stop-frame mode for manual frame-by-frame recording
>> File Translation:
o Translate objects which are too large to animate on your system
- The size of a file to be translated is limited only by the
capacity of your data storage devices, not by memory
o Translate entire folders of supported formats using wildcards
o Import individual objects from within a file
o Direct translation from one format to another (bypassing the
Rosetta-3D animation system) to provide minimum resolution loss
of geometric data between different formats
o Eight Three-Dimensional Modeling/Rendering Formats Supported
o Import and/or Export:
- AutoCAD Release 10 ASCII (DXF) and Binary (DXB)
for the IBM and Macintosh
- CAD-3D Version 1.0 (3D) and Version 2.0 (3D2)
- Phase-4 Animation Libraries
- Sculpt-3D for the Macintosh and Amiga
- Swivel-3D for the Macintosh
... and output of Pixar's RenderMan RIB files!
>> Disk Management:
o File Management
- Copy, move, and delete files and supported file formats
- Individual files and wildcards allowed
- Easy to use menus displaying each file as it is processed
o Folder Management
- Quickly create and delete folders to store translated files
o Disk and File Information
- View the size, date, and time of creation of unknown file
types and free space remaining on the selected drive
- Display detailed information about any of the modeling or
rendering formats supported including:
. a detailed description of the file type
. the name, vertice and face count, and other attributes
for each object within the file
. a summary of vertice and face data for the entire file
>> Special Features:
o ISAC Board high-resolution rendering (1024*768)
o Phase-4 Application Data Exchange ProTocol (ADEPT)
- This feature allows Phase-4 products to:
. Share common resources such as memory, bitmapped images,
and three-dimensional object data
. Utilize features in other Phase-4 products and control
desk accessories running in the background
. Communicate via serial and MIDI connections and provide
limited parallel processing between applications running
on separate machines
. Communicate with Phase-4 products available for other home
computers
>> Future Features
o Atari TT/68030 Version (supporting new graphics modes)
o Math Coprocessor Support
o Monochrome Monitor Support
o Parsec Graphics 4768 System (including 8768 upgrade)
- Special 50MHz TI34010 version running at 6.25 MIPs with the
standard 8MHz 68000 running in parallel
UPCOMING PRODUCTS FROM LEXICOR SOFTWARE
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o CHRONOS Keyframe Animation Studio
o PRISM (Photorealistic Rendering Interpreter for Solid Models)
Professional Rendering Package
o PRISM-AGE (Advanced Graphics Environment)
On CompuServe, send Easyplex mail regarding these Phase-4 products to:
David Ramsden [76703,4224]
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> QUICKST 2.1 STR Tech Notes¿ "...the latest upgrade to the Quick ST.."
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Quick ST 2.1 and Quick ST 2.1G
==============================
By Darek Mihocka.
Release date: May 25, 1990.
Branch Always Software
Box 2624, Station B \
Kitchener, Ontario - new address this summer!
Canada N2H 6N2 /
Compuserve: 73657,2714
GEnie: DAREKM
Quick ST 2.1 is the latest upgrade to the Quick ST II screen accelerator.
The utility has only one purpose in life, and that is to make your ST
run as fast as possible without requiring any hardware modifications.
This is done by replacing those parts of TOS that draw text and graphics
to the screen with machine language code that is many times faster. The
result is that most text and GEM based programs run noticably faster.
Some screen drawing functions are made so efficient with Quick ST, that
they are even faster than on a hardware accelerated ST, or even a TT!
So after investing $1000 or more in your ST system doesn't it make sense
to invest another $20 to exploit the full power of the 68000 chip?
Features
--------
Quick ST 2.1 is functionally identical to Quick ST 2.0, providing such
features as:
- acceleration of GEM text, window updates, zoom boxes, rectangle
fills,
and other VDI functions of GEM
- acceleration of VT52 text output and scrolling
- support of custom desktop backgrounds and fonts
- built-in Moniterm and Overscan support
It is fully compatible with the Desktop Customizer program (that comes
bundled with Quick ST 2.0) for editing the desktop background.
Quick ST 2.0 has received some great reviews and praise after less than
3 months on the market. Just read through any recent ST magazine. But
Quick ST 2.0 had room for improvement, and so Quick ST 2.1 was developed.
One of the things that was totally rewritten in Quick ST 2.1 was GEM text
support. This is the type of text that appears in desktop windows,
menu bars, dialog boxes, file selectors, and almost any other GEM objects.
This text is drawn using a function in GEM called "v_gtext". Just about
every GEM based application uses v_gtext, usually a lot. Word processors,
spreadsheets, custom file selectors, terminal programs, editors, are just
some GEM applications that use v_gtext.
v_gtext draws not only the standard desktop font, but also the small 6x6
font, and GDOS fonts. (Contrary to popular belief, it is not GDOS itself
that draws GDOS fonts to the screen). Unfortunately, Quick ST 2.0 and all
earlier versions only supported the desktop font and no other. Therefore,
Quick ST 2.0 was not very effective with programs that used other sizes
of fonts. Our users complained about that, so..... (guess what folks!)
Here are new features of Quick ST 2.1:
- faster GEM text support, including 6x6 font, system font, and GDOS
fonts. All calls to v_gtext are now significantly faster. Programs
that use GDOS fonts, such as Microsoft Write or Word Flair, will
have much faster screen updates. Fonts such as 10 point Dutch or
Swiss are drawn up to 5 times faster, so GDOS based word processors
will now run as fast as non-GDOS based word processors such as
First Word or Word Writer. But those weren't forgotten either.
Drawing of the standard font was also sped up, so that non-GDOS
based applications like First Word or Word Writer will also run
quite a bit faster than with Quick ST 2.0, even if your machine
already has a blitter chip. The 6x6 font support is now many times
faster, so programs like Universal Item Selector III or C-Breeze,
which use the 6x6 font, will now have much faster screen updates.
- fast text attributes, such as bold, italic, outline, etc. Not all
software draws plain text. A lot of word processors support text
effects, and GEM usually chokes on these. Quick ST 2.1 makes bold,
underlined, and italic text almost as fast as plain text. Without
Quick ST 2.1, GEM becomes 2 or 3 times slower when doing text
effects.
- faster VT52 text (Bconout and Cconws functions). These are the
plain and simple text routines used by .TOS and .TTP programs.
- faster overall performance, including a smaller speed drop when
using other AUTO folder programs and desk accessories. So pile up
those custom file selectors and RAM disks and mouse accelerators,
because the performance of Quick ST 2.1 will not be affected as
much.
- faster low resolution GEM support.
- improved use of the blitter chip. On the Mega ST and STe, GEM text
and rectangles will be drawn up to twice as fast, on top of the
already fast speed of Quick ST 2.1.
Some minor bugs from version 2.0 are also fixed:
- the Hotwire 2.0 menu was not being redrawn properly
- crossed out objects in resource files were missing the white 'X'
- Pagestream displayed phantom characters on screen when printing
Quick ST 2.1 is still compatible with other AUTO folder programs that
install custom desktop backgrounds. By default, Quick ST 2.1 now uses the
normal desktop background, which can be changed with the Desktop
Customizer.
Quick ST 2.0 came configured with a tiled desktop pattern, and this blew
away many people's minds, which is why we've gone back to the normal
desktop.
Memory requirements
-------------------
All these new features cannot be put in without increasing the memory
requirements of Quick ST. While Quick ST 2.0 required only 20K of RAM
in either color or monochrome, Quick ST 2.1 requires 24K.
That is why a special version of Quick ST was created called Quick ST
2.1G.
The G means that it is primarily meant to speed up GDOS and GEM, and not
VT52 text. The G version is also a "no frills" version, not having support
for the Moniterm or custom backgrounds. As a result, it requires only
16K of RAM. 2.1G still runs faster than Quick ST 2.0 and uses less memory.
Availability
------------
So how does one get a hold of Quick ST 2.1 or 2.1G? Easy. If you already
own Quick ST 2.0, call Compuserve or GEnie and download the patch program
for updating your Quick ST 2.0 disk to a Quick ST 2.1 disk. The files that
are up in the Atari ST download libraries of Compuserve and GEnie are as
follows:
on Compuserve:
QST21.ARC - this file
QST21U.ARC - patch program to convert Quick ST 2.0 to 2.1/2.1G
on GEnie:
QST21NEW.ARC - this file
QST21UPD.ARC - patch program to convert Quick ST 2.0 to 2.1/2.1G
In addition to these two files, other files containing various benchmark
results of Quick ST 2.1 will be posted. The benchmark results were
compiled by several beta testers who tested it with all sorts of hardware
configurations and application programs, and some of the results are
shocking! Standard Quick Index results are also included.
If you do not have access to Compuserve or GEnie, these patch programs
will become available on bulletin boards and will also appear on some
magazine disks (such as Atari Interface Magazine's disk of the month).
If you do not yet own Quick ST 2.0, it is available for $19.95 or less
from almost all Atari ST dealers in the United States. If your dealer
does not have it or is sold out, there are a number of mail order dealers
that advertize in magazines such as START or ST Informer who do carry
Quick ST 2.0. Usually they also have toll free 1-800 order lines and can
have the product to you in a few days. Then simply download the patch
programs. Flipping through the latest Current Notes, I see one dealer
carrying Quick ST 2.0 for $14.
If you live in Canada, Quick ST 2.0 is available at dealers everywhere,
for about $22.95 or less. The first shipments of Quick ST 2.1 have
started going out to dealers in Canada and the U.S. The new packages are
clearly labeled with "2.1" on the front and back.
Whether you buy 2.0 and patch it to 2.1, or if you wait until you can buy
Quick ST 2.1, you will get the exact same files, so don't wait!
As always, I will continue my never ending visits of Atari user groups.
This Monday, May 28, 1990, I will be at one of my favorite user groups,
the Toronto Atari Federation (the guys that put on that amazing show last
month) and Quick ST 2.1 will be on sale at Users Convention prices!
We're moving!
-------------
Summer is approaching, and that means vacation time. It also means moving
time. Please do not attempt to place orders directly with Branch Always
Software during the month of July, because Branch Always Software is
moving. A new business address and telephone number will be posted as soon
as it is available. The old mailing address will be valid until October,
when the lease on the current post office box expires, and mail will be
forwarded to the new address.
More updates
------------
Except in the case of someone discovering a really bad problem with Quick
ST 2.1, there will be no updates of Quick ST during the summer. Some of
the features that will be worked on in that time will be things like
68020/68030 support (for TT compatibility and comptibility with any 68030
accelerator boards that may appear), improved low resolution speed (which
is not quite up to par with the medium resolution speed), and making Quick
ST faster overall. That's right. Quick ST can still be made to run a lot
faster if it were to use more memory. We have tried to limit the size of
Quick ST to below 25K, but many users have indicated that they would be
willing to give up another 20K or 50K or even 100K of memory to get the
maximum possible speed out of Quick ST. With the price of RAM dropping and
more and more people upgrading their ST to 2 meg or 4 meg, this is now
something that is being seriously considered.
When such updates are available, they will be announced on Compuserve and
GEnie. We invite GEnie users to drop by the Quick ST II topic in Category
2 Topic 13, and give us your comments or questions about Quick ST.
Branch Always Software will have a booth at this year's WAACE show, and it
would not be all too surprising if the next Quick ST update was released
at the show. See you all in October!
Price: $19.95 US, $22.95 Cnd, some dealers may sell for less.
Copyright (C) 1990 Branch Always Software.
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> TURBO BBS STR InfoFile¿ "The new kid on the block...."
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///Turbo Board Update May 29, 1990
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To all the people that have bought our board, a BIG THANKS!!! I will be
sending each of you a letter in the mail.
It looks like our board will not be released by the end of May, due to
problems Bill had in moving, and other things.
We are now pushing our Release Date of the board, back one month.
We hope to have the board ready by the End of June.
Our Pre-Release Offer was well received, and we have over 60 orders for
our board at the time of writing this message.
With this in Mind, I will be Extending our Pre-Release Offer to the end of
June, -> June 30th, 1990 to be exact.
We have been allowing Forem ST Sysops who buy our board to download it
from our support boards, if they are currently running a BBS. Our holdup
right now is the SysGen program, so we can't release the complete package,
but the board program is pretty well finished, with just a few final
touches to do for ver 1.0.
If you have not taken us up on our offer, I will repeat it again here:
Limited Time Offer! May 29/90
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our List price for ///Turbo Board is $85 US ($99 CDN)
For a limited time, we will offer ///Turbo Board ST at a reduced price!
Until June 30,1990 you will be able to order ///Turbo Board ST with it's
manual and one Year's free support for only:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $60 US or $75 CDN* <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
*Ont. residents add 8% PST. ($6.00)
If you would like to have ///Turbo Board ST sent to you on Overnight
Delivery, please add $20 to cover costs, otherwise we will ship via the
postal service regular Air Mail. This is OPTIONAL.
///Turbo Board is not yet released, but we hope to have it ready by the
end of JUNE 1990.
You may also download the bbs program before we release it at our
Support Board 416-274-1225.
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> STReport CONFIDENTIAL¿ Sayin' it like it is.....
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- Dusseldorf, Germany ATARI GERMANY TO STAGE NEW 'BIG' SHOW
-------------------
Following the successful Atari-Fair of 1989, (35,000+ visitors), Atari
Germany will hold its next Atari-Fair from August 24 - 26, 1990. Unlike
last year's 12,000 square meters, this year's show is expected to
encompass over 18,000 square meters). In 1989, the world's biggest
Atari-only show featured the products of 155 exhibitors, workshops, and
two users' forums. This year, Atari is expecting at least 200 exhibitors
to actively participate.
- New York City, NY PORTFOLIO HEADED FOR STORMY SEAS
-----------------
DIP has recruited John Feagans, formally of Atari Corp., as their USA
representative. Feagans left Atari quietly at the same time the WOA show
in Anahiem occurred. According to the latest reports there is a dispute
brewing over certain products being made available for the Portfolio here
in the states, one of which is the memory expander, while being made
readily available in Europe, "it will be a long time coming" as far as the
states are concerned, it was reported. Apparently, there are plans in the
works to market the Portfolio under the DIP banner as opposed to Atari who
has been buying the unit from DIP since its introduction.
- Las Vegas, NV ATARI ANGERS FOLIO CARRYING CASE DEVELOPER
-------------
As most folks who own a Portfolio know, Caseworks, a USA firm,
manufactures two styles of carrying cases for the Portfolio. One is a
handsome and rugged Nylon case (24.95), while the alternative is a hand
tooled, 100% leather case (49.95) manufactured from the finest quality of
leather materials available. Atari includes literature about their cases
in each Portfolio shipped. Now enters "the wicked witch of the north"
showing the good folks at Caseworks a cheap ($6.00 wholesale) leatherette
like case requesting that they duplicate the price structure or else. The
"or else" is the reason we picked up on this story, here we have a USA
company supporting the Portfolio market, only to have the future clouded
by some "bimbo" wanting to gouge the biggest buck from the Portfolio
marketplace making ridiculous demands on a developer supporting them.
Caseworks was told that if they don't comply, then the imported mexican
case will be promoted in the literature bundled with the Portfolio.
Another excellent example of full, developer support. Not too hard to
believe when one looks at their overall performance over the past three
years.
- Rockford, IL. ICD FIX FOR SUPERCHARGER BOOTUP
-------------
In response to some recent compatibility issues, ICD is offering a new
hardware and software upgrade kit to our Advantage Plus ST and Advantage
ST SCSI Host Adapters.
This includes a DSDD diskette with our latest software, a new GAL 16V8
IC, and a new daughterboard. The daughterboard will plug into the socket
for the U3 IC on either host adapter. The new GAL IC will replace U4 on
the Advantage Plus ST or U7 on the Advantage ST.
This complete package is available for $15 cash, check, or money order
(payable in US $ drawn on a US bank) in the US and CANADA and $20 for all
other countries. It is easily installed since most boards were shipped
with socketed GALs. If your Advantage host adapter does not have sockets,
it is strongly recommended that you return it for replacement.
This package is required to be fully functional with the Supercharger
PC emulator from Talon.
Only the daughterboard is needed to fix a problem which sometimes
resets the Advantage Plus ST clock giving incorrect times and dates when
powering on and off certain 520ST computers.
The daughterboard is available alone at no cost to "registered"
Advantage Plus ST owners with clock problems. The GAL IC is only
available as part of the upgrade package.
If you have an older ICD ST Host Adapter (STHA), the software alone
will allow the Supercharger to work properly. It is available on a DSDD
diskette for just $10.
Send your name, address, and payment to:
ICD Advantage ST Upgrade Offer
1220 Rock Street
Rockford, IL 61101
Please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping and handling.
We cannot accept telephone orders, charge cards,
or
CODs for this offer.
- Santa Clara, CA. IVAN and ATARI TO WOO EACH OTHER
---------------
It is expected that the new lines of trade will open when leaders of
high-tech Soviet agencies and U.S. electronics companies meet next week
for face-to-face discussions. "It's a marketing tool to allow us to
penetrate a new market," David Harris, who heads Atari Corp's
international division said referring to a potential deal between the
company and the Soviets that the two sides will discuss as the meeting.
U.S. companies scheduled to attend the meetings include semiconductor
makers Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc, Unisys Corp, and Varian
Associates Inc. Atari, for example, wants to trade its computers for
Soviet- manufactured memory chips that are used in computers and many
other electronic products. "It's a very interesting situation, and the
timing appears to be perfect," Harris said. Opening new lines of trade is
exactly the aim of the talks, he added, and "chances look pretty good"
that will happen.
The two-week meeting in one of the centers of the U.S. high-technology
industry begins on June 4, the last day of Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev's summit trip to the U.S. Gorbachev is expected to meet with
leaders of major U.S. corporations during a June 3-4 stay in San
Francisco, but will not attend the Silicon Summit himself.
Certain U.S. companies have forged early ties with the Soviets
especially since the Bush administration lifted restrictions on sales of
certain high-tech products to the Eastern Bloc. Seagate Technology Inc.
reported receiving $3 million worth of sales orders from East Bloc
countries since licensing restrictions were modified in early May.
"We...are in the advanced stages of negotiation with agencies in the
Soviet Union," said Robert Martell, vice president of international sales
and marketing for Seagate.
- Baltimore MD. "CHEETAH" TO BE REVISED
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A new version of Cheetah, ver. 3.0, soon to be released, will be sent
to registered users first. Reportedly, it will fix the updating of
pointers (some users reported HD Sentry uncovering problems caused by
Cheetah not doing this right). It will also include support for BGM
partitions, the option to de-fragment files during copy, switchable file
over-write prompt, and an enhanced menu screen.
- Littleton, CO MEGATALK BOARD FROM GADGETS
-------------
Joyful rumblings concerning the forthcoming MegaTalk board from
Gadgets by Small say that this, the latest in a long line of fine,
innovative products from GBS, will provide two serial ports which will
operate at speeds up to 921,600 baud (yeppers, it will hit 38,400 and
57,600, too). This beaut is due to create quite stir among the 'speed
freaks' in the ST community.... I can't wait... :-)
- Sunnyvale, CA STE EXPERIENCES YET ANOTHER DELAY!
-------------
Old Murphy's law has struck again... seems the one thousand or so
machines that have recently arrived from the Orient have the wrong TOS in
them...1.6 instead of 1.62. Rumor has it that they will be sent back to
be retrofitted with the proper TOS OS before being released to the US
Market. This one time, we congratulate Atari for doing the right thing by
making sure the machine, when released in the States, has as much as
possible going for it.
- Silver Spring, MD STACY ENJOYS WARM WELCOME!
-----------------
As it is beginning to arrive at various dealers throughout the USA,
the Stacy is being enthusiastically welcomed by the entire Atari userbase
and professional musicians. By all indications at this point in time,
the STACY is destined to set some mighty strong sales records in the USA.
The Stacy, only shipped with TOS 1.4, is perhaps the solution to many
laptop dreams in both the Atari ST and the MAC userbase. For detailed and
accurate information, a detailed review will appear i
n STR shortly. It
appears that the Stacy is a stronger performer than the new MAC laptop
when used with the GCR from Gadgets by Small.
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