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A few weeks ago.. I asked in the cartoon area, why is it so many of
the little people must pay the ultimate price for the mistakes and acts of
the powerful people in this world? Is there an answer I don't know, but
the Delberti's (locked up in Iraq) and the Oklahomans who were killed this
past week would probably like to know also. It senseless for these people
to suffer for the acts of others especially the children of Oklahoma. The
big picture of all this must be examined very closely. If whacko's around
the globe from Hussein to whomever, are going use the helpless little guys
to get at the "big guys" then the "big guys" ought to re-examine this
picture and correct what is obviously wrong.
Removal of opportunity is of course the ideal correction. But not
withstanding that factor, there are indeed alternatives. For example, a
truthful consideration of the immediate effects and fallout from the
decision making process must be made. In Iraq, why wasn't Stormin' Norman
allowed to complete the job?? Because the powers that be in the States
were concerned of adverse public opinion? Yes, there's a very strong
possibility there was a great deal of negative talk over the carnage along
the roads back to Baghdad. Now, of course, its an entirely different
tune. We should've gone straight to Baghdad and taken Hussein down
thoroughly and completely.
The same things apply in this country. Our intelligence gathering
agencies in this country are among the world's very best. Nobody can get
away with trying to tell this reporter or any other informed observer of
the elite US Law Enforcement agencies that they were and are unaware of
potentially deadly "action groups" within the borders of this country.
They are and can really do nothing until the law is broken. Of course if
the obvious pointers are there, (stockpiles of munitions, explosive
ingredients etc.), especially members or suspected participants with known
records of either violence or politically subversive activities. This
government's highest law enforcement agencies should and must be permitted
to act to prevent such incidents rather be forced to simply pursue
perpetrators of henious acts such as we have seen in the Trade Center in
NYC and the Federal Building in Oklahoma. These investigations should and
must have the highest of priorities. Else, no one in this fair land is
safe. We are all fair game.
Say or think what you wish, J. Edgar Hoover may have been a lot of
things. But ..one thing he was not! He and HIS FBI were not ineffective
in the business of preventing of this sort terrorism in the USA. He and
his methods got the job done. From Nazis to Klansmen his ways struck fear
and respect for the FBI in their terrorist hearts. Actually, there is no
doubt, we need the iron hand of prevention and enforcement at that level
once again. More so now than ever before. We now must deal with the
"Enemy from Within". Seeing those kids so badly mutilated said it all.
God, in his infinite mercy, will have to help us all if we don't act now
to adamantly demand the procedures of true prevention and enforcement be
put in place again.. J. Edgar's way.
Ralph F. Mariano
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Weekly Happenings in the Computer World
Issue #16
Compiled by: Lloyd E. Pulley, Sr.
******* General Computer News *******
>> Laptop Pointer Patented <<
InControl Solutions Inc. says it has been awarded a U.S. patent for
the layout of stick pointing devices used in laptops.
Company officials said the patent award is for technology similar to
that used by IBM in its Trackpoint II keyboard pointing devices and
which IBM has sought patents to protect.
The new patent will allow InControl to license keyboard and notebook
computer makers that now are offering or want to offer a pointing stick
in the middle of the keyboard.
>> Motorola Makes New Modem <<
A new advanced modem designed to provide high-speed data communi-
cations over interactive hybrid fiber and coax networks has been
announced by Motorola Inc.'s multimedia group.
Reports say the new CyberSURFR modem is an extension of Motorola's
CableComm product line, adding, "It delivers data communications at 20
to 100 times the speed of conventional modems currently on the market."
The new modem is to be available at the end the year.
>> Video CD Technology Improved <<
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. says it has improved the design of
a video compact disc format created by Toshiba Corp., boosting Toshiba
in its battle with Sony Corp. to create an industry standard.
Matsushita officials are quoted as saying the firm figured out a way
to place two layers of data on one side of the disc, allowing it to
contain twice as much data, up to nine gigabytes. (A typical compact
disc used in today's computers and stereos holds .6 gigabytes of data.)
Also, Pioneer Electronic Corp. says it has developed a version of the
Toshiba disc that computer companies can use to put software on, though
its capacity is limited to 3.2 gigabytes.
Sony's format, which uses layering technology developed by 3M Corp.,
is backed by Philips Electronics, which co-developed the format.
Toshiba's effort has received support from Time Warner, Samsung,
Matsushita, Thomson, Hitachi, Pioneer, Mitsubishi and Zenith.
>> Digital Cuts PC Prices <<
Digital Equipment Corp. has announced price reductions in its Prioris
family of PC servers and its HiNote notebooks.
The new prices are up to 26% lower for certain Prioris servers and up
to 24% lower for HiNote models. The changes take effect immediately.
Five Digital HiNote models have also been reduced in price. They in-
clude monochrome and color 486-based notebook computers. The reductions
range from $90 to $650.
>> HP Announces New Scanner <<
Hewlett-Packard Co. says it has created its highest-image- quality
scanner to date: the HP ScanJet 3c color/grayscale scanner.
According to the company, the $1,179 unit offers double the speed
performance of the ScanJet IIcx, which it replaces. HP says the ScanJet
3c color scanner is twice as fast as the ScanJet IIcx for text and image
capture when scanning at resolutions of 300 dpi or less, the typical
scanning resolution for most text- and image-scanning applications. The
scanner is compatible with PC and Macintosh systems.
HP notes that the unit's 600-dpi optical resolution and 30-bit
color internal capabilities provide increased control in maintaining
original-image quality when scanning and enlarging images.
The PC versions of the ScanJet 3c come bundled with a full-featured
version of Corel's PhotoPaint 5 image- editing software.
>> Dell Cuts Dimension Price <<
The prices of Dell Computer Corp.'s 120 MHz Dimension XPS models has
been cut by $400, bringing the cost of its most popular, full-featured
system configurations to under $3,000.
Dell officials said the firm has begun U.S. shipments of its
Dimension XPS and OptiPlex systems based on Intel's new 120-MHz pentium
processor.
Dell said it believes it is the first company to deliver 120 MHz
pentium-processor-based systems to customers in volume.
>> IBM Posts Big Profit Gain <<
IBM Corp. says it nearly quadrupled its net profit in the first
quarter of 1995 to $1.29 billion, up from $336 million a year earlier.
The computer giant's sales rose 18% for the quarter to $15.74
billion, up from $13.37 billion in the first quarter of 1994.
>> CD-ROM Yellow Pages Announced <<
BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corp., the directory publishing
unit of BellSouth Corp., says it will develop the first interactive,
multimedia version of Yellow Pages directories on CD-ROM for general
consumers.
The first CD-ROM version of The Real Yellow Pages will be available
for Southern Bell's Raleigh, North Carolina, directory by this summer.
The Real Yellow Pages CD-ROM will allow computer users to search,
display and print Yellow Pages business information. Users can search
for information by name of business, type of business, zip code or by
location. The product will also feature community interest information,
audio consumer tips and detailed maps to some business locations.
The Raleigh CD-ROM will be available free to consumers. Order forms
for the disc were included in the initial delivery of Southern Bell's
1995-96 Raleigh directory. Customers who request the CD- ROM version
will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire on the product so that
BellSouth can gauge customer likes, dislikes and usage.
>> Microsoft Licenses Web Catalog <<
Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University says it has signed an agreement
with Microsoft Corp., giving the software giant a non-exclusive, renewable
license to use The Lycos Catalog of the Internet, developed by Carnegie
Mellon.
Since its inception last July, the Lycos software has cataloged more
than three million of the estimated four million documents on the World
Wide Web and has serviced more than nine million search requests. CMU
estimates that The Lycos Catalog is used by more than 175,000 people each
week.
The catalog is developed by a software system that includes a robot
that searches the Web and catalogs the documents it finds. The Lycos
software also includes an "information pursuit engine" that helps people
with varying computer skills access information quickly and easily when
they type in keywords or topics.
>> Microsoft Offers '500 Nations' <<
Microsoft Corp. has announced 500 Nations, a multimedia exploration
on CD-ROM of the history of North American Indians.
The 500 Nations CD-ROM is an interactive companion to the film 500
Nations, hosted by Kevin Costner and scheduled to air on this week and
during late May on CBS.
The product is the first title from the software publisher's
Microsoft Home to support the AutoPlay and AutoSetup features in the
forthcoming Windows 95 operating system.
500 Nations looks back at life in North America before the arrival of
Europeans, then follows the struggles of Indian nations as the continent
is reshaped by European-Indian contact.
500 Nations is shipping to distributors now and will be available in
stores for approximately $39.95. A special Academic Edition of 500
Nations is scheduled to become available in May at a discount to public
and private schools.
>> CD-ROM Sales Up 229 Percent <<
Sales of CD-ROMs jumped 229% in 1994 to $648 million, according to
the latest figures from the Software Publishers Association, which
tracked 52 leading CD-ROM publishers.
SPA's sales report for the fourth quarter reflects sales of major
players such as titan Microsoft Corp., but does not cover all CD-ROM
sales. Other companies surveyed include Broderbund, Compton's New Media,
Knowledge Adventure, MindScape and World Library.
>> Intruder Hits Australian System <<
From Sydney, Australia, comes word a vandal has invaded a major
Internet service provider and has stolen up to 1,400 credit card
numbers.
Reports say the intruder, known as Optik Surfer, gained access to the
AUSnet World Wide Web server last week and accessed the information
after cracking the password of a system operator.
The Optik Surfer is believed to be an American operating from
Melbourne, copied AUSnet subscriber information, including credit card
details, and claims to have distributed it on the Internet.
The Australian Federal Police Computer Crime Section has confirmed it
is investigating the theft, after being informed of the breach by AUSnet
last week.
>> Hayes Reports Operating Profits <<
Operating profits of $1.5 million have been reported by modem maker
Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. for the second quarter, resulting, it
says, from the company's reorganization. Hayes has been under Chapter XI
federal bankruptcy protection since Nov. 15.
>> TI Unveils Personal Organizers <<
Texas Instruments Inc. has introduced two new personal organizers and
an optional personal computer connectivity kit that links the units to a
PC.
Identical in styling and functionality, the PS-6700 and PS-6800
differ only in their memory specifications. The PS-6700 has 64KB of
storage; the PS-6800 offers 128KB of memory.
Each organizer offers data managment software that can store
reminders, addresses and notes. Also provided are a calculator, a clock
and an LCD screen that shows six lines of information with 24 characters
per line. A scan feature is designed to provide fast access to a
telephone directory and daily planning calendar.
TI plans to begin shipments of all three products later this spring.
The PS-6700 will cost between $69 and $79. The PS-6800 will sell in the
$89 to $99 range. The PS-6155 PC Connectivity Kit will be priced at $75,
but will be available directly from TI for $49.95.
>> Info Tech Industry Up 7 Percent <<
A trade group says the U.S. information technology industry -- made
up of computers, related equipment, software, services and telecommuni-
cations equipment -- grew 7% in 1994 to $645.9 billion, exceeding
expectations by $5 billion.
>>HP Now a Top 3 PC Vendor <<
New research from Computer Intelligence InfoCorp indicates that, for
the first time, Hewlett-Packard ranks among the top three PC vendors
selling to the U.S. market through the dealer channel and is the fastest
growing PC vendor overall.
In February, CII's research showed that HP's market share had climbed
to 13%, representing a 242% increase in unit sales since September,
catapulting HP into the Top Three for the first time.
>> Apple Cuts PowerBook 150 Price <<
Apple Computer Inc. has cut the price of its low-end PowerBook 150
and added a new version of the notebook computer.
Effective immediately, the price of the PowerBook 150 has been
reduced by 27% to $1,069. The company is also offering a new $1,229
configuration of the PowerBook 150 with twice the hard disk capacity --
250MB -- as the original version.
>> Power Unveils Mac Clones <<
Power Computing Corp., the first company to receive and announce a
license for Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS, has introduced its first three
Mac- compatible systems: the Power 80, Power 100 and Power 110.
The systems, available in desktop and tower configurations, are based
on 80MHz, 100MHz and 110MHz versions of the PowerPC 601 microprocessor
and are comparable to Apple Computer's Power Macintosh 7100 and 8100
class of computers.
First customer shipments are set to start on May 1, with volume ship-
ments due to begin in July. Pricing for the desktop systems will range
from $1,995 to $2,899. Prices haven't yet been announced for the tower
models.
Power Computing says the systems have received Apple's Mac-compatible
certification after undergoing product compatibility testing in Apple's
own labs.
>> Gateway Unveils Pentium PCs <<
Direct market PC specialist Gateway 2000 has introduced the P5-120XL
and P5-120 Best Buy, a pair of PCs based on Intel's 120MHz Pentium
microprocessor.
Both models come standard with 16MB of EDO (extended- data-out)
memory with 256K pipelined burst cache.
The P5-120XL's standard features include a quad-speed three-CD
changer and a 1.6GB enhanced IDE hard drive. The $3,999 system also
includes a 17-inch Trinitron-type monitor and a video card with 2MB of
VRAM. The tower-style system's built-in Telepath IIv Communication
Center features a 14.4K bps fax/modem with a telephone answering device.
The $2,999 P5-120 Best Buy comes with 1GB enhanced IDE hard drive, a
quad-speed CD-ROM drive, a video card with 2MB of DRAM and a 15-inch
monitor. The P5-120 Best Buy comes in a desktop case.
>> Apple Updates Digital Camera <<
Apple Computer Inc. has announced immediate availability of the
QuickTake 150 digital color camera for Macintosh, Power Macintosh and
Windows computers.
The company notes that the QuickTake 150 is an enhanced version of
its QuickTake 100 digital color camera. The new lightweight, portable
device is designed for use in business, home offices, education,
publishing and online services. Apple adds that the QuickTake 150 offers
several new features that aim to enhance performance, quality and
convenience without an increase in price.
Significant enhancements include improved image quality and resolu-
tion, twice the storage capacity and a "What- You-See-Is-What-You-Get"
(WYSIWYG) close-up capability.
The QuickTake 150 for Macintosh and the QuickTake 150 for Windows are
each priced at $739 and include software, cables, batteries and a
charger.
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I wanted to install a dual boot with Win95 & WFWG 3.11 so I could try out
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1. Copy (duplicate) the whole Windows directory and all it's sub
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[Options]
BootGUI=1
Network=0
BootMulti=1
BootMenu=1
BootMenuDefault=7 (original DOS as default. Use 1 for Win95 default)
BootMenuDelay=5 (number of seconds to select something else)
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7. Now, exit Win95 and re-boot. You should now see the boot menu and
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Remember, any programs you install after this will only appear in the
system you were running at install time. For example, if you install MS
Word under Win95 you will have to install it again under old DOS/Windows
if you want to run it both ways. You can install the program to the same
directory both times and you'll simply overwrite the files and avoid
having two sets of the new program on your hard drive.
Let me know how it works for you!
Bob Schaffer - 76516,2047
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OS: DOS OS: System 6.0.7
CD-rom: Double-speed CD-rom: Double-speed
Sound: MPC compatible sound card
Misc.: a microphone is recommended
by Frank Sereno
In volume 10, issue 51 of STReport, I reviewed the floppy diskette version
of "Thinkin' Things Collection 2." I still consider it one of the finer
and more exciting educational programs that I have reviewed. "Thinkin'
Things 2" doesn't teach children by forcing them to memorize facts. It
instead teaches them how to learn and think by allowing the children to
explore fascinating musical and spatial environments.
TT2 has five activities. The Oranga Banga Band is an exploration of
three-part rhythm. The child can play a game in which he identifies the
band member doing a part in a song by the Oranga Band. The difficulty
level gradually grows with the child's abilities or can be set manually.
The child can also compose original music. These exercises will teach
children rhythm, to read and write rhythm patterns and also enhancing
auditory discrimination.
Toony's Tunes allows children to compose and save original songs on unique
xylophones. Toony also offers a memory game in which the child must
repeat the notes that Toony plays. Difficulty will again increase as the
child gains more skill. Toony's Tunes will aid the development of
auditory memory, listening skills and recognition of musical pitch.
Frippletration is concentration with a twist. Players can choose to play
with audio or visual clues to build auditory or visual memory and
discrimination. The game is for one or two players. The game will
progress from sixteen cards to thirty-six to sixty-four.
2-3D BLOX encourages three-dimensional visualization by having
children work with a variety of rotating 3-D objects. The child can use
the rudimentary painting tools to create artwork which will be instantly
mapped to the rotating shapes, create his own backdrops or he can use the
stock items. Children can make customized shapes by using a lathe tool.
Background music and text can be added to the 3-D masterpiece, which can
be saved for later viewing. The program even provides suggestions to aid
creative thought.
The final activity is Snake BLOX. This activity allows children to layer
background and foreground layers. This creates a perception of depth when
snakes are run under and over the various features. Many tools are
available to create background art. Numerous background music tracks can
be used to create a music video. The Ideas section includes many designs
that will fascinate and inspire the creativity in anyone. Masterpieces
can be saved for later viewing and editing. This activity will enhance
visual analysis and synthesis skills.
TT2 features wonderful graphics and excellent sound. The interface has
full audible help and verbal encouragement in the first three activities.
In the BLOX activities, the child will use the intuitive point-and-click
interface to the explore the many possibilities of creativity. TT2 will
entertain children (and adults) for many hours. The educational value is
excellent. Priced at approximately $40, TT2 offers an outstanding
combination of fun learning activities at a moderate price.
Thinkin' Things 2 CD-ROM has one enhancement over the diskette version of
the program. Edmark Vice President Donna Stanger, an award-winning
software designer, gives a video presentation to parents. The
presentation includes information on learning theories, the learning
objectives of each Thinkin' Things activity, and offers suggestions for
proper parental involvement in computer learning. The information is very
interesting and is beneficial to parent and child.
The diskette and CD-ROM versions have the same retail price. If your
system has a CD-ROM drive, I recommend getting the CD-ROM version. If you
already have the diskette version, contact Edmark for details on costs to
upgrade to the CD-ROM version.
Ratings
Graphics ........... 9.0
Sound .............. 9.5
Interface .......... 9.0
Play Value ......... 9.5
Educational Value ..10.0
Bang for the Buck .. 9.5
Average ............ 9.41
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A MOMENT OR TWO FOR THOUGHT
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I would like to express my condolences to the victims of the Oklahoma City
terrorist attack.
To a small extent, all Americans are victims. The image of the United
States as a free, friendly and safe country has again been tarnished.
Over the past few years we have lost the freedom to walk the streets of
many neighborhoods after dark. In some cities, it is unsafe to sit on a
front stoop or to frolic in a playground in broad daylight. Children can
longer trust a stranger to be friendly. This attack makes it clear that
no one is totally safe anywhere.
An attack of this sort shows the evil and capriciousness of man. But let
us not give in to the fear and the evil. Keep in mind that most likely
only a handful of cowardly individuals were involved in this act of
terror. Instead, remember the hundreds of individuals who risked their
safety to rescue the injured at the site. That bravery and self-sacrifice
is much more typical of the nature of man. The good deeds of many do
outweigh the evil deeds of a few.
I would like remind everyone that there is one small sacrifice that most
of us can make that can be of great importance to others. If you are a
healthy adult, please consider becoming a blood donor. Donating blood
takes about one-half hour, but that contribution can aid several lives.
Most hospitals and trauma units constantly face blood shortages. Your
donation can mean the difference between life and death.
Thank you for reading.
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DOOM on 32X
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Okay here is a walkthru for DOOM on 32X. Be advised that NOT ALL levels
will be 100% complete. So go with the flow!
Remember to also try to follow the Sequences in most cases.
LEVEL 1:
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Courtyard:From Starting position, Head NORTH to small corridor. The
corridor goes East to a door. open door and enter large dark room.
Continue EAST down a winding corridor and it will soon head south. you'll
be at a room with a zig-zag path with Toxic slime at it's sides.Continue
SOuth and you'll see a gray patch of wall. Open and it go west in the
courtyard with a lake of Toxic slime and BLUE COMBAT ARMOR in the middle.
RUN through it to get the armor. No go to step 2
Step 2:Hidden Corridor:, From courtyard head back to the corridor South,
then East. Now head south to exit door. Enter this door but DO NOT pull
the switch. Head back to zig zag path, and you'll see a new path. RUN thru
the Toxic slime and into the new area to get the shotgun.
Step 3. ZigZag Running:,From north entrance of Zig ZAG path, RUN in the
new corridor to the SOuth east. Be quick and you enter a elevator to a
secret area that has ammo and armor power ups.
LEVEL 2:
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From the Start position head EAST to Door. Go thru and continue EAST, and
UP the stairs. At the Top go into the hallway, and on the west side of hte
hall is the RED KEY CARD.
Step 2: Once you have the Card, fro mthe start position, head North then
WEst to red locked door. Open it
Step 3 Fake Wall: After this door, Proceed West/North to Toxic filled Room
with a column. RUN to column. and flip switch. A wall by the RED doro has
opened. It contains a maze.
Step 4: the Maze: Head south west in Maze to a fork. Head WEST. Continue
until you reach the corridor. Shoot at the wall until a new corridor
appears. Go into this and head up the stairs. At the top is a room with a
chainsaw on a column. Find Switch to lower the column.
Step 5 Court Yard: From the start go north tehn look east for a brown
false wall. Enter this room and pull the switch. Head northeast from here
to a door. Open it and continue until you see the opening to the
courtyard. There is a SOUL SPHERE and a CHAINGUN with ammo here!
Step 6: An Elevator: From the LOCKED DOOR position, head west to the
stairs. Then to the top, just at the top and west is a small opening go
into it and ride the elevator to a small supply area.
Step 7:Before you entered the locked door, look left of it too see and
elevator ride it up to find health and ammo
Step 8:2nd Elevator: from the First elevator, Head east to a winding path.
then North to next Elevator. before stepping on it to your left is a fake
wall. Enter it for some supplies then go back to elevator and ride it
down. you'll enter a room with a switch. Flip it then enter EITHER openin
that appears. Follow the path to another door that leads to exit switch.
LEVEL 3:
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Step 1 Switch/New Corridor: From the Start go NorthWEST to a door, open it
and go NORTH until you see a West entracnce go into it and find the
switch. Then Check for a new cooridor by the door you entered. Go into it.
Go up the stairs. the path forks left and right RUN left to an open
wall(if you heard a wall open, if not then walk until you hear it) Go into
the new hallway and down to a column Flip the switch, to get a SOUL
SPHERE. Now go back up the stairs and you shouls hear another wall open up
QUICKLY RUN into it and you find a room with armor and rocket launcher.
and a secret hole in the south east wall SWIM the toxic junk to a switch
with a back pack. Flip it. Now go open the secret wall beside you get all
powerups and go thru the elevator to find yourself back in the first room
with the switch you flipped to begin that merry little escapade. NOW
return to that new Corridor AGAIN and find the YELLOW KEY CARD.
Step 2: Blue Keycard:from the start, go North west and continue to a door.
Go thru it and then the path curves EAST to an open area with a LOT of
monsters<G> Go thru the area, enter the corridor and go EAST until you
find the BLUE CARD.
Step 3: Blue DOOR:From the Start go to the Right until you find the BLUE
DOOR OPen it and go east.ENter the Corridor and if you hear a door open up
RUN into it then go up stairs to find the ChainSAW. Keep going to the
Yellow DOOR. OPen and it and retrieve the Health Kit, Armor ups, the SOUL
SPHERE and the COMBAT ARMOR. Now return to that corridor
Step 4: Exit to level 4:
From the BLUE DOOR go in the corridor and proceed to three Corridors. Go
into the Center one, go up stairs to the exit Door and find the switch to
level 4. BAH! There is more though!!!
Step 5 Exit to 17!!!:
From the Start point there sould now be a bridge above the acid pit IF you
found the secret room with rocket launcher that led to another room with a
switch. if you havent GO DO IT!!<G> Now cross this path and EXTERMINATE
whatever you find. You'll enter a rounded room. Go to the north side of
room to find a corridor that goes EAST. You'll see a door that leads to a
switch to level 17. BUT be sure to check the wall OPPOSITE the switch, and
before going to level 17, make sure you go thru all the areas of this
level and get all the AMMO you can!!!
Thats it for now. More to come, but before I wrap this up I am going to
repeat some advice I stated in another file. To win at DOOM tyou Do NOT
cheat and you MUST start from level 1 and go thru 17, which then leads
back to 4 and then on thru the game. There is NO other way!
Also Some tactical advice: If you play Like Arnold Schwarzenegger or
Sylvester Stallone YOU WILL DIE!! You do NOT charge in to the enemy as if
you were unbeatable. You might last 5 seconds if that. To win you think
like a sniper, and you ACT like a sniper. Make them come to you as you
hide around corners, and make them shoot each other too. Also Barrels are
your friend. THINK or you sink!
EMPEROR CYBERSURFER/Ass't SysOp
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XMEN2 HINTS
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FROM THE "DEAN" OF HINT FILES...
EMPEROR CYBERSURFER/Ass't SysOp
Well, well, well,.....Some people are asking for Xmen 2 Clone Wars
character recommendations for the various levels. So......
The First level: Well can't recommend anyone for this one!<G>
Sentinel Factory: Use Cyclops. Keep his health maxed out and blast away.
Use him through the ENTIRE level, even through the interior of the
Sentinel.
Avalon: The first two areas require a special touch,...So use WOLVERINE.
He can slice through the opponents quickly and can climb to reach the
various power ups. For the first boss, with the rocket pack just use his
super slice and it will take about 5 hits. For the next stage in which
you are in free-fall, use GAMBIT. Charge his attack up on the way down and
always throw his cards at the switches that open the trap doors. Not at
the enemy just the switches Trust me.
For the Next boss:Exodus, just use CYCLOPS. Dodge his attacks, and just
charge up that ole' optic beam!<G>
For Magneto himself: Use Wolverine, you must slice through one wall then
another while ducking Magneto's attacks. The third wall, Magneto must
blast through, so trick him into blasting the wall. Once its down, run
into the area, grab any health ups you need, then use your super slice to
knock Magneto into the Swirling energy field being generated in the Far
right Corner. Magneto will be trapped and surrender. Now, you can USE HIM!
For the Next Stage: Apocalypse's temple. The First two areas are for
Psylocke. Her Katana slices can hit enemies on all sides, and for the
first boss just stand underneath him and slice upwards with the Katana.
The Next area use her again and navigate thru the maze.
After the maze:you get to choose a new character, be smart Choose MAGNETO
because its time for the APOCALYPSE. Just Hover in the air and blast the
BLUE mines to damage the computer systems, and then just open fire on
Apocalypse himself when he attacks. Just hover in the far right upper
corner and just open fire!<G>
The next area is the Savage Land. Use Wolverine for the first two areas.
Just stay at the bottom and go to the right. For the next two areas, the
green water is rising fast so you need a good jumper and a strong punch.
So use the Beast. One punch wrecks the enemies whereas all the other
characters have to blast repeatedly at the Phalanx monsters. ICK! Just use
Beast and keep moving UP to find the exit.
The last boss is a Phalanx clone of BrainChild. He's a WIMP!
Oh Cyclops??<G>
The next area is the Phalanx ship. Use Magneto for the first area. His
energy ball can explode and take out all enemies on screen, plus with all
the moving platforms, if you miss a jump, controlled use of his hovering
will keep you from falling too far so that the frustration level wont get
too high<G>
The next area is a rising platform. Use Cyclops and fire diagonally
upwards in both directions repeatedly. The last boss is deathbird Just
blast her to pieces.
No real recommendation for the next area, but after this third area is the
brood queen. Use Wolverine, and slice at her brain when its exposed. Then
use Wolverine for the final level.
Part II
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Well, well, well........I've been sitting back today looking at all my
files and asking myself "How can I top all that I have done?" "What is
next?" Then I stumbled across a source of mine who slipped me some very
interesting codes on a game. Oh, and YES I tested them out!
Now I bet you are wondering what I could possibly be talking about......
What could it be? Which game? Well here it is!
Polish those adamantium claws, get the trench coat, and the ruby-quartz
visor to handle those killer eyes! Its time for X-men 2:Clone Wars
How about the ability to skip levels AND change characters? Really? You'd
like that? Okay!
At ANY TIME during the game PAUSE and press Left+C, Up, Up, Left, Down,
Down, Right, C and you'll hear a noise. Now unpause the game. Now Pause
it AGAIN and press Right+C to SKIP levels, or even Left+C to change
characters!
Unfortunately the character change code does NOT make Magneto available.
You still must rescue him in stage 3.
Now then how about another code? One that everyone loves yet hates. What
is that you ask? Well...how about INVINCIBILITY???????
Pause the game and type: Up+B, Up, Right, Down, Up, Right, Down, Do
wn, Up,
B and you'll hear a noise. Now unpause then pause again and type Up+B to
activate the code!
BTW the codes can be combined.
Plus as an added treat How about some Genie codes:
RFMA-N60W: Play as Magneto on any stage
AB7B-WWDN Wolverine regenerates up to nine health bars.
6F7B-WAD6: Wolverine regenerates 4 times as fast
Now there are other codes for 9 lives, infinite life, invincible, but with
the preprogrammed codes and these genie codes, You are ready!
EMPEROR CYBERSURFER/Ass't SysOp
BTW:Anyone remember this quote: "Cyke's got his problems, but he don't
smell like a Morlock!"
have fun!
have fun.
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Subject: #89328-#Apple Infomercial????? - Msg Number: 89330
From: fred krughoff 75540,1730
To: Norman Powell 75562,331
Forum: MACCLUB Sec: 02-About Apple
Date: 20-Apr-95 11:30:21
Apple is never going to get it ....they have had the power PC now for
over a year, a machine which, I as a DOS WIREHEAD and MAC 8100 owner,
think is the best computer ever built. And what has Apple chosen to focus
on ??? The outright LIE... the very very big LIE ...that you can run
Windows on your Power PC using soft windows. Talk about your DOZE ..that
was a doze.. Does anyone at Apple think that anyone wants to run ancient
windows apps at a crawl on a $3000 Mac? When you are at this level of
stupidity and mistruth there is ..simply no hope.
By the way, all Mac people should put that PLUG and PLAY bull to
rest. I spent last night fighting with a Mac Scanner and many crashes
..a usual problem ..even dispite the fact that my 8100 has three busses.
I have never found high end Macs any easier to set up than PCs, Macs are
only easy on very simple systems.. if anything, they are much harder to
keep stable with many SCSI devices connected .
Keeping tcp/ip going on a Mac server is also no easy task.. I find Win NT
or SOlARIS much, much more Plug and Play in this area.
And long filenames are great if you are only on a Mac.. even in windows NT
where we can use long names we are careful not to.. if the file is going
out of house.
Mac strengths no longer lie in plug and play and other hardware problems.
but the Apple OS had a beauty which is hard to describe in a commercial.
The fact it was so simple and easy.. there is nothing I can't do on a PC
that I can do on a Mac...but its the doing that is different. The Mac
leaves one less wired when you are done working.
The Mac has a quiet simplicity to its interface which just plain makes
sense to most new users and old users alike. This productivity issue can
be addressed in ads. But saying a PC is so hard to use just makes all the
windows people feel smug ..knowing they are so smart to have figured it
out. They only react to the ads by thinking that macs are for dummies,
and PCs for the clever.
Apple is not going to wake up.. but if they do the following they might
survive.. and not become part of IBM
Give some developer support for multimedia products ..and stop selling
those two speed CD drives
Run ads for the new user showing the Mac as fun and easy to use ..with no
lies.
Make the ads for the common man not the ivy league bookstores ..think
midwest forget Boston and California. Forget slick and grey ..think funny
..get some goof ball like Letterman behind Apple.
lower the prices (the Mac clones should do this ..there must be a power PC
for $1000 with a 500 meg hard drive and 8 megs of ram ..there are many
486s out there at that price.
Lower the prices ..2600 for a performa with claris works and quicken? For
2600 I can buy a pentium 100 with a quad speed drive and 1.2 gigs of HD
from any Staples office supply here in N.Y.C., and.. will give me 200
bucks back which I can buy software I want
lower the prices ...remember why there are no BETA recorders
lower the prices ...this is not a bookstore at harvard....this is Comp USA
lower the prices
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> ETHER! STR FOCUS! The Future.. is here TODAY!
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Mosaic, Netscape, Trumpet
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Super Growth Factors
by Ralph F. Mariano
There is much to learn and so little time to learn in. Or, so I
thought. Internet, the Sleeping Giant of Telecommunications, is awakening
with an aggressive but friendly demeanor. First, a little history
lesson... (grin) I know, "just what you needed". Well, its not as much a
lesson as it is a small dose of nostalgia.
I am certain there are quite a few readers who remember stuffing the
telephone receiver into that goofy looking, two hole device called an
acoustic modem. We all thought what an amazing device.. dial the number,
wait for a ring etc... then stuff it into the modem. Modern technology at
three hundred baud. That's right young man, 300bps!! We all thought we
had it made. Until the ever, memorable "Volksmodem" hit the marketplace.
You know, for a modem that "everyone" owned, one can only wonder what
became of it or the people behind it but that's another story. The
Volksmodem was a super, blazingly fast 2400bps (bits per second)!! There
I was, the "hot shot" calling CompuServe way back then during the
"heydays" of the Atari and Commodore 64 and Amiga Computers. It was a
time when Ron Luks of CIS was the "Top Banana" in a computing world that
simply amazed me everyday with something new and hypnotizing. During
those times, Ron Luks was pictured in every Antic Magazine illustrating
the wonders of the highly popular, original Flash Telcom program for the
Atari. But that's all an aside. The real story is about Telcom and its
growth.
From the "ever so innocent" times of modeming about using an eight
bit computer, 850 interface and a 2400 baud Volksmodem, till now, a great
deal of water has passed under the bridge of technology. Now, the world
of telecommunications is rife with hustlers trying to sell you everything
from the colors and construction of a Web page to the promise of
unbelievable fame and fortune. The "menu" of telecommunications offerings
is vast. The popularity of the "ether" is such that its attracted the
most predatory of creatures.. the politicians. Politicians, salivating
over the possibilities of increasing their reach, are scratching about in
the nets trying to makes names for themselves by introducing populist
movements, action groups and regulatory legislation (YUCK!) because some
moralist "willy nillies" decided it was time to tell people what is or is
not good for them. Again that's another story.
The major networks, CompuServe, America OnLine, Delphi, Prodigy and
GEnie and others have truly paved the way for the phenomenally explosive
telecommunications growth we've all seen in the last few years. Just a
scant four years ago, STReport did a study and offered that in a given
userbase, at the time Atari Computers, of that userbase an easy twenty
five percent of the users had and were using modems. Of course the
"industry leaders" scoffed at those figures because they had their ultra
expensive demographic studies that "clearly stated otherwise". How sadly
mis-informed they were. STReport had interviewed well over two hundred
and fifty officers of Usergroups, users at computer shows and spot
interviews at computer stores nationwide gathering information. The
figures didn't lie... there was, at least, twenty five percent of the
users active in telecommunications. Now, its a much larger figure. Its
been arrived at in much the same way. The figure is approximately sixty
eight percent of those who own a computer also own a modem.
Another interesting figure pertains to those who already own a
computer, at least twenty eight percent own two or more computers. Now,
the hefty figure... recently, we were told by a "highly respected" source
that of all American homes thirty three percent had at least one computer.
Nice figure but... way off the mark. STReport did its own study and found
that in the USA, the figure at this time is more like forty seven percent
and its climbing rapidly. People are turned on to computers and
computing. They have the "wants" for a computer. We can at this time,
predict (comfortably) that by the year two thousand, eighty five percent
of the homes in the USA will have at least one computer if not more.
During the last election, we heard about the Cyberspace, the
Information Highway and the Ether Zone... Many folks thought they were
phrases used to make the candidates look like they were "in the know".
Those folks were right. Now, here we are nearing re-election time and
what has happened? The current administration used the Internet "catch
phrases" to their advantage in giving people the impression they'd be
readily accessible via a modem and a Telcom network. As it turns out,
with dumb intra-party rivalry... the funding for the Internet is now in
serious doubt. Another notch "on Newt's gun butt". Another shot "in the
butt" for Clinton's Democrats. Hey! Al Gore!! Where are you now??
It seems that no matter which way an election goes these days, the
people wind up on the short end of the stick. One thing is for sure,
barring a ferocious natural disaster, the Internet, regardless of all the
political finagling, is here to stay.
This past week, I took the effort to install Spry Mosaic and Net
launcher both free Inet access software packages from CIS into Win'95.
The install went without a hitch after seeing the elaborate "eye candy"
one can encounter on the Web... I was hooked! This stuff is great!
Once I was cruising the Ether.. I began to hear about a couple of
"super hot" programs for use in the areas I was in and then some. They
were talking about Trumpet Winsock and Netscape. With little trouble, all
I did was hit the search button and bang! There was Netscape right in
front of me as was Trumpet using the same features. I downloaded both
programs and proceeded to install them. Again, no problems. The trick
with the various Winsock.DLL files is to place the .DLL for each program
in each respective directory. Forget having it in the system directory.
Netscape is a powerhouse! Trumpet seems far more efficient that
Netlauncher. In fact, the Netscape - Trumpet combo seemed quite a bit
faster in overall performance than Netlauncher and Spry Mosaic. But don't
take my word for it... try it for yourself. Its all out there for the
asking. A few D/L's later and you'll be able to compare them for
yourself.
The bottom line in all this is the Internet. It the way to go. Its
the future in your grasp today. Most of all, its accessible to most
everyone worldwide. Just think, for the time being... its the only mass
communications media that is NOT Censored or manipulated to give the
impressions others wish you to have. No propaganda, censorship or head
games. Sure, there are flame wars, free-for-alls and controversy but then
that's what gives the Internet its uniqueness. Its individuality and its
enviable freedoms. So far, CompuServe is the only service offering Free
Internet Access including Web, PPP, FTP etc., that's at 28.8bps as the
nodes come OnLine. And that is with no rate increase for using the 28.8
bps. I am certain the other Nets will follow suit. How soon and with what
kind of overall performance and speed will be the big question.
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ATARI/JAG SECTION (III)
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Dana Jacobson, Editor
> From the Atari Editor's Desk "Saying it like it is!"
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Please forgive me if I sound less than my usual enthusiastic self
this week. The tragedy in Oklahoma City is simply overwhelming. And
Boston (where I am) has been saturated with all kinds of bomb threats
and other mindless acts of mental terrorism over the past two days.
Our thoughts go out to those who have had this tragedy thrust at them;
the families and friends that were lost or hurt senselessly.
*****
Missionware Software has just recently announced the latest update
to the ever-popular telecommunications software, Flash II. As a former
"die-hard" Interlink user until Flash II came on the scene; as well as
being a current beta tester of Flash II, the program keeps getting
better (and continues to do so, but an NDA prevents me from saying
more!). You'll find the details of this upgrade later on. And the
best part is that it's free for the downloading on your favorite BBS or
online service! Be sure to check it out.
Over the past month or so, there have been numerous inquiries
about our weekly Internet distribution process. If you're unaware of
this, we have been providing a weekly mailing of each issue of STReport
via the Internet to those people who don't have access to local
bulletin boards or online services to download the issues directly.
What we do is compress each issue using some form of a ZIP compression
routine (either STZIP or a PC version (g)), then uuencode it, and then
e-mail it, via Delphi's mail system to those who have subscribed. The
usual question that arises is "how do I view the file?" Well, the
process is fairly simple, if you're unsure. All that you need to do is
utilize a "uudecoder" program to convert the coded file to the original
ZIP'ed file, and then uncompress that file to readable text. Since the
uudecoded file comes through the mail, you'll likely have to remove the
e-mail header before trying to decode the file. This is where most
people run into a problem - they're not removing this header. Once you
do so, the rest should be easy. Need a uudecoder program? It's been
suggested that PC users try WinCode. I'm sure that there are others
out there, including DOS versions. For Atari users, I can personally
attest to ESS-Code, from Michel Forget. If you still have problems,
let us know and we'll try to make sure that you get the necessary help
to make things easy for you. If you want to subscribe, and haven't
yet, drop us a line at either of the two Internet addresses listed near
the beginning of this issue.
Until next time...
_______________________________________
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ATARI EXPLORER ONLINE (Current issue: AEO: VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4)
Look for the above files in the RECENT ARRIVALS database.
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> FLASH II Version 2.22 STR Spotlight
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FLASH II
========
Version 2.22!
FROM: MISSIONWARE SOFTWARE
354 N. Winston Drive
Palatine, Illinois 60067-4132
United States of America
phone 708-359-9565
Missionware Software is pleased to announce the release of version 2.22
of Flash II. This is our fifth update. Flash II originally went up for
sale in April of 1992. Version 2.22 fixes a number of problems
discovered by our customers and beta testers over the past few months.
We've added a number of enhancements as well! If you already own a
version of Flash II just download the file F222UP.LZH and use it to
patch your current version.
Flash II is the update to the most popular Atari ST telecommunications
program ever! It's available exclusively from Missionware Software and
at an affordable price! Flash II is completely rewritten by Paul
Nicholls of Clayfield, Australia. But don't let that fool you!
Flash II has the same look and feel as previous versions of Flash...plus
a slew of new features to boot! And it's just as easy and fast to use
for the telecommunications beginner or pro!
The new features of Version 2.22 include:
----------------------------------------
* Fully Falcon030 compatible!
* Enhanced DEC VT Terminal emulations including the ability to swap
the functions of the Delete and Backspace keys for conformance to
standard DEC terminals.
* Enhanced ANSI terminal and graphics.
* History buffer is now included for Type Ahead editor.
* Full support for all Atari serial ports on TT030 and MegaSTe as well
as baud rates up to 153600.
* Terminal mode now displays either the real time clock or a timer.
When the timer is displayed, it now runs all the time.
* Search-Next mode added in editor. Control-F9 keystrokes can be used
for this new function.
* Enhanced DO scripting language, including:
PORT: Selects the port to be used.
CLOCK: Selects Clock display in terminal mode.
TIMER: Selects Timer display in terminal mode.
DBPATH: Sets path for Block file operations.
KERMIT: Selects various Kermit transfer options.
BREAK: Sends a BREAK during script operations
Naturally, all of your old favorite Flash II features are still available:
* DO script files compatible with older versions of Flash!
* All macros use the familiar Flash DO script format!
* Easily setup the parameters for each BBS you call...this includes
everything from ASCII upload/download options to baud rate!
* You can program up to 20 individual and separate macros for each
BBS plus an additional 10 global macros !
* Displays RLE & GIF pictures either on or off line! You can also
save or load these pictures for later review!
* Supports the following terminal types: TTY, VIDTEX, VT52, ANSI,
VT100, VT101, VT102, VT200, VT300 & PRESTEL.
* Includes full support for RTS/CTS. This mode can now be turned
on and off by the user.
* Includes Automatic Answer mode!
* Includes Auto Boards mode - Preselect the board(s) you wish to dial
and when Flash II is launched either manually from the desktop by
you, or automatically by some other program launcher, Flash II will
wake up and dial the board(s) you've got selected. It will also wait
for the proper time to dial these boards.
* Includes full featured GEM text editor with: merge, block
commands, cut & paste, search & replace, paragraph reformating; user
tab settings, page width, full keyboard cursor and delete control
and more!
* Supports the ST, IBM and DEC character sets, including IBM/ANSI
graphics characters!
* Includes Silent Line for background file transfers!
* Supports the following upload/download protocols: ASCII, Xmodem,
Ymodem, Ymodem-G, Zmodem, Modem7, WXmodem, CIS B, Kermit and SEAlink!
And all of these protocols are built into the program...no external
modules required!!!
* Zmodem supports the selection of AutoStart and Streaming options.
If you prefer to use an external Zmodem protocol with Flash II, you
can now force Flash II's Zmodem autostart mode to off. For BBS' that
don't support "streaming", this too can now be turned off.
* Logs all on line time and calculates your approximate costs for you!
* New version written in assembler! Fast!
* Runs on all ST, STe, TT030 and Falcon computers!
* Supports "Install Application". You can create a DO script that
can be used to launch Flash II from the desktop and force it to dial
up and go online for you, all automatically!
* Both the Terminal and Editor have been enhanced significantly for
both speed and ease of use. You'll be amazed at how fast the new
Flash II is!
Missionware Software's upgrade policy remains the same for the new
Version 2.22! We will continue to upgrade any old version of Flash!
(copyright Antic Software) for just $30 US, plus $4 shipping and handling
(US and Canada), $8 worldwide. Or, you can purchase Flash II, version
2.22 outright, for only $49.95 US plus the shipping and handling charges
applicable to your area.
To order, or for more information, contact:
Missionware Software
354 N. Winston Drive
Palatine, IL 60067-4132
United States of America
phone: 1-708-359-9565
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> SozobonX! STR InfoFile! - New SozobonX Distribution
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From: Jerry Gerald Geiger <jerry@fub46.zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 1995
New SozobonX release available at new SozobonX home-site
SozobonX is the eXtended Version of Sozobon C, currently supported and
maintained by some people.
SozobonX is a freeware C-Compiler system, based on the original
Sozobon 2.00 release, to run under Atari TOS (+-MiNT) or compatible
systems. It includes GEM libraries and ST-Guide hyper-text library docs.
The adapted MiNT-lib (mntsox<PL>.lzh) is somewhat out of date but
will be updated soon. :-)
There is an alternative compiler included (c68: sozc68<PL>.lzh).
HOMESITE: ftp.fu-berlin.de
PATH: pub/atari/programming/Sozobon
FILES: sozbin10.lzh, sozlib13.lzh, sozuti07.lzh, sozc6844.lzh,
mntsox44.lzh
-- jerry
Greetings from another Okami Newsreader user.
-/- CD-ROM Sales Up 229 Percent -/-
Sales of CD-ROMs jumped 229 percent in 1994 to $648 million,
according to the latest figures from the Software Publishers
Association, which tracked 52 leading CD-ROM publishers.
Reporting from Washington, United Press International says the
report "shows signs that computer drives that read the discs have become
less of a new fangled gadget and more a standard hardware format for
consumer products, home CD-ROM titles."
Some specifics from the report are:
-:- Sales reached $647.5 million on 22.8 million units, or $28.42
per CD on average, up from $202.8 million in 1993 for 8 million units,
or $25.25 a CD.
-:- In the fourth-quarter Christmas season of 1994 alone, sales
reached $298 million on 10.2 million CDs, up from $102 million on
4 million units for the fourth quarter of 1993.
-:- Consumer-oriented market segments led sales. Content products
such as encyclopedias and games and other home products each accounted
for about one-quarter of CD software sales in 1994, half of all sales.
-:- Home-education software accounted for about one-sixth of sales,
growing 222 percent.
-:- "Content" software, such as guide books and reference volumes,
remains a substantial part of the CD software market, but it has been
losing ground to other categories. Still, sales in that category were
up 143 percent in 1994.
UPI notes SPA's sales report for the fourth quarter reflects sales
of major players such as titan Microsoft Corp., but does not cover all
CD-ROM sales. Other companies surveyed include Broderbund, Compton's
New Media, Knowledge Adventure, MindScape and World Library.
SPA said another sign of the consumer market for CD-ROMs is that
fewer CD-ROMs are being sold bundled with drives and computer systems
as original equipment.
David Tremblay, the association's research director, told the wire
service, "For CD software publishers, OEM (original equipment
manufacturer) sales represent an important part of the business, but as
the number of installed CD drives increases, retail, direct and other
channels will become an increasingly important part of the distribution
mix."
SPA reports that for all of 1993, unbundled sales accounted for
49 percent of units sold and 74 percent of CD software revenues. For
1994, unbundled channels grew to account for 61 percent of units and
89 percent of revenues. Bundled channel revenues grew 37 percent in
1994, but unbundled channel sales grew 296 percent.
-/- Hayes Reports Operating Profits -/-
Operating profits of $1.5 million have been reported by modem
maker Hayes Microcomputer Products Inc. for the second quarter,
resulting, it says, from the company's reorganization.
The Reuter News Service reports from Atlanta that privately held
Hayes said profits were up, but did not provide previous quarterly
figures. The firm said it had record sales the past two quarters, with
about $65 million in the second quarter.
As reported earlier, Hayes has been under Chapter XI federal
bankruptcy protection since Nov. 15.
Company officials told Reuters its merger with Practical Peripherals
Inc. has helped reduce inventory and manufacturing costs.
-/- Intruder Hits Australian System -/-
From Sydney, Australia, comes word a vandal has invaded a major
Internet service provider and has stolen up to 1,400 credit card numbers.
Writing for the Australian Associated Press, reporter David Killick
says the intruder, known as Optik Surfer, "gained access to the AUSnet
World Wide Web server last week and accessed the information after
cracking the password of a system operator."
Killick says Optik Surfer, "believed to be an American operating from
Melbourne," then "copied AUSnet subscriber information, including credit
card details, and claims to have distributed it on the Internet."
AAP say the Australian Federal Police Computer Crime Section has
confirmed it is investigating the theft, after being informed of the
breach by AUSnet last week.
"Internet users have known of the security breach since Thursday
when the hacker's message -- "Remember, too many secrets" -- appeared on
the AUSnet home page. The quote comes from the 1993 hacker cult movie
Sneakers, starring Robert Redford."
AAP quotes PC Week columnist Thomas Liddle as saying copies of
credit card numbers, and a message claiming responsibility for the
attack also were sent to several Sydney computer journalists."
Says Killick, "The electronic graffiti left by the hacker first
drew attention to the security breach on the AUSnet site. 'Did you know
that Ausnet clients credit card details are all sitting readable on
their system?!?!?!,' the message read. 'We have the credit card numbers,
and it has already been distributed to many other hackers and carders
around the world.'"
-/- Poulsen Sentenced to Prison -/-
Renegade computerist Kevin Lee Poulsen has been sentenced to
51 months in federal prison after admitting he rigged radio call-in
contests to win luxury cars, Hawaiian vacations and thousands in cash.
The 29-year-old Poulsen also has been ordered by U.S. District Judge
Manuel Real to pay $58,000 in restitution and serve three years
supervised probation upon his release.
In Los Angeles, prosecutors told The Associated Press this is the
harshest sentence ever given a computer vandal. U.S. Attorney
Nora M. Manella commented, "The Department of Justice rejects the notion
that hackers such as Poulsen are simply harmless computer wonks,
frolicking in cyberspace."
Poulsen faces additional charges of stealing classified Air Force
communications listing the names and locations of structures that would
be attacked during a war.
As reported earlier, Poulsen, who was a computer security consultant
to the Pentagon in the 1980s, was indicted on 19 counts of computer
intrusion and pleaded guilty to seven.
Court documents allege Poulsen blocked incoming phone lines of radio
stations KRTH-FM, KPWR-FM and KIIS-FM, then he, a friend or relative
called at the right moment to win a prize.
Prosecutors say Poulsen fraudulently won two Porsches from KIIS-FM,
$20,000 from KPWR-FM and at least two trips to Hawaii and $2,000 from
KRTH-FM.
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JAGUAR SECTION
==============
Defender 2000 Update!
Lap-Cat!
Hover Strike Released! Opinions!
VidGrid and ? And Much More!!
> From the Editor's Controller - Playin' it like it is!
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Well, Hover Strike is in Atari's warehouse and will be shipping to
dealers immediately! Expect to see it on the shelf Monday or Tuesday.
Word has it that this one is impressive; we're looking forward to
seeing and providing an extensive review as soon as we can. We also
have some other reviews in the works, for which I apologize for the
delay. Time constraints have been limiting reviews as late, but we're
working to overcome this.
The staff at STReport warmly welcomes Dean Fox, Atari's new
marketing guy, to the fold. Fox comes to Atari from Sega; and Dean was
responsible for the campaign surrounding the release of the 32X CD.
One of Fox's first responsibilities will be to head up the JaguarCD
campaign - something we're all looking forward to learning more about.
In a few of our recent past issues, there had been some growing
concern by our readers, as well as many of the online community,
pertaining to the rumored JaguarCD pack-in. The rumor was that
VidGrid, a music/puzzle game, was to be the pack-in. There had been,
and continues to be, a lot of negativity surrounding this possibility.
The concern is that people just don't want this game; they want
something better. Well, it's pretty much a "done deal" that VidGrid
WILL be the pack-in for the CD. However, it's also known that there
will be a second title included! There hasn't been a confirmation on
what that second title might be. Word has it that Jaguar users'
voices have been heard and partly responsible for this added title!
The likely reason as to why VidGrid is being included is probably that
an agreement was reached early on and there's no way to change that
commitment. Adding a second game (or making VidGrid the second game)
won't affect the agreement. Expect to see an official announcement,
likely at the E3 show. So, if you think your opinions don't matter,
think about it again. Keep those comments/opinions coming. They may
not always have the effect you want, but they might make a difference!
Jeff Minter continues to keep us abreast of the status of
Defender 2000. Look for more "Minter Classics" further on in this
issue.
Want an affordable joystick for your Jaguar? Well, read about the
latest addition to the market, the LapCat!!
Check out the latest comments from the online community. The
Internet is always buzzing with opinions and items of interest. Jeff
Kovach brings us a few of them, included in this issue.
Well, deadlines come by a lot faster these days, or so it seems!
Let me wrap up this week's issue so you'll be able to have it on time.
Until next time...
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> Jaguar Catalog STR InfoFile - What's currently available.
""""""""""""""""""""""""""" What's coming out.
Current Available Titles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAT # TITLE MSRP DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER
J9000 Cybermorph $59.99 Atari Corp.
J9006 Evolution:Dino Dudes $49.99 Atari Corp.
J9005 Raiden $49.99 FABTEK, Inc/Atari Corp.
J9001 Trevor McFur/
Crescent Galaxy $49.99 Atari Corp.
J9010 Tempest 2000 $59.95 Llamasoft/Atari Corp.
J9028 Wolfenstein 3D $69.95 id/Atari Corp.
JA100 Brutal Sports FtBall $69.95 Telegames
J9008 Alien vs. Predator $69.99 Rebellion/Atari Corp.
J9029 Doom $69.99 id/Atari Corp.
J9036 Dragon: Bruce Lee $59.99 Atari Corp.
J9003 Club Drive $59.99 Atari Corp.
J9007 Checkered Flag $69.99 Atari Corp.
J9012 Kasumi Ninja $69.99 Atari Corp.
J9042 Zool 2 $59.99 Atari Corp
J9020 Bubsy $49.99 Atari Corp
J9026 Iron Soldier $59.99 Atari Corp
J9060 Val D'Isere Skiing $59.99 Atari Corp.
Cannon Fodder $69.99 Virgin
Syndicate $69.99 Ocean
Troy Aikman Ftball $69.99 Williams
Theme Park $69.99 Ocean
Sensible Soccer Telegames
Double Dragon V $59.99 Williams
Hover Strike $59.99 Atari Corp.
Available Soon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAT # TITLE MSRP DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER
CatBox $69.95 ICD
Hover Strike $59.99 Atari
Jaguar CD-ROM $149.99 Atari
Hardware and Peripherals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAT # TITLE MSRP MANUFACTURER
J8001 Jaguar (complete) $189.99 Atari Corp.
J8001 Jaguar (no cart) $159.99 Atari Corp.
J8904 Composite Cable $19.95
J8901 Controller/Joypad $24.95 Atari Corp.
J8905 S-Video Cable $19.95
> Industry News STR Game Console NewsFile - The Latest Gaming News!
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From CompuServe's AtariGaming Forum:
Sb: 6-Button LapCat Released
Fm: Dale & Karen Dobson 73637,3457
To: ALL
Found this on Christian Svensson's Jaguar WWW Page (using CIS' new Mosaic
feature - cool!) Excuse the formatting - I kind of fudged it from the
Unix world and may have lost some special characters, etc. I also
deleted some pricing information since I wasn't sure about ad
restrictions here. According to the preceding Jaguar News WWW pages,
this stick is AVAILABLE from Formula-1 as of 4/10/95. It apparently
conforms to Atari's 6-button specs with the absence of the "Shift" keys
that will be present on Controller II. Here's the info:
Lap Cat
Atari Jaguar Joystick upgrade
From Formula-1 Systems
If you have been waiting for an affordable joystick for your Atari
Jaguar, your day has come! Welcome to the innovative style of the Lap
Cat. Lap Cat is an ergonomic Six button joystick made from real arcade
parts. The front upward slope has a beautiful feel and very stress free
on the wrists. The fire buttons are arranged in two rows of three. The
Keypad is just above the fire buttons for easy selecting. The pause and
option buttons are to the right of the fire buttons so you can instantly
pause the system. The extra three buttons are used to control the 7,8,9
keys on the keypad, as per Atari's new 6 button joypad. If you suffer
from Nintendo Thumb, this is the only cure for extended playing periods.
No more yelling at the TV and stumping on your joypad because You Were
moving at a diagonal, but that poor joypad had a mind of its own and
said that you weren't! Unlike other Joysticks that require that you
have a second joypad to access the keypad, Lap Cat has the keypad built
in above the Six fire buttons. This means instant control at all times.
Games like Iron Soldier become a breeze when you can instantly pick the
weapon you want without having to divert your eyes to look down at the
joypad. Lap Cat is a Joystick conversion from your original joypad.
Lap Cat measures L 11.5 in W 11.5 in Front 3 in Back 5 in
To find out more or to order a Lap Cat: EMail B.Aein@genie.geis.com or
phone 301-251-0997 (ask for Ben, Formula-1 Systems).
> Jaguar Developers STR InfoFile - Current Developer Lists & Titles
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Game Title Date Game Type MSRP Publisher
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Air Cars 2Q/95 Racing $59.99 Midnight Ent.
Alien vs Predator NOW Role Play/Adventure $69.99 Atari
Arena Football 2Q/95 Sports TBD V Reel
Assault 2Q/95 Action/Combat $59.99 Midnight Ent.
Barkley Basketball 2Q/95 Sports TBD Atari
Battlemorph 2Q/95 Flying/Action $59.99 Atari
Battle Wheels 2Q/95 Racing/Combat TBD Beyond Games
Blue Lightning (CD) 2Q/95 Flying/Action $59.99 Atari
Brett Hull Hockey (CD) 2Q/95 Sports TBD Atari
Brutal Sports Football NOW Sports/Combat $69.99 Telegames
Bubsy NOW Action/Adventure $49.99 Atari
Burnout 2Q/95 Sports TBD Atari
Cannon Fodder NOW Action/Adventure $69.99 Virgin
Checkered Flag NOW Racing $69.99 Atari
Club Drive NOW Racing $59.99 Atari
Creature Shock (CD) 2Q/95 Adventure/Sci-Fi TBD Atari/Virgin
Cybermorph NOW Flying/Action $59.99 Atari
Dactyl Joust 2Q/95 Action TBD Atari
Demolition Man 2Q/95 Action/Combat $59.99 Atari
Doom NOW Action/Combat $69.99 Atari
Double Dragon V NOW Action/Adventure $59.99 Williams
Dragon:Bruce Lee Story NOW Combat $59.99 Atari
Dragon Lair (CD) 2Q/95 Adventure TBD Ready Soft
Dreadnought (CD) 2Q/95 Adventure TBD Atari
Dungeon Depths 2Q/95 Action/Adventure $59.99 Midnight Ent.
Evolution: Dino Dudes NOW Puzzle/Adventure $49.99 Atari
Flashback 2Q/95 Action/Adventure TBD US Gold
Fight For Life 2Q/95 Combat TBD Atari
Hardball Baseball 2Q/95 Sports TBD Atari
Highlander (CD) 2Q/95 Action/Adventure $59.99 Atari
Horrorscope 2Q/95 Combat TBD V Reel
Hover Strike NOW Action/Combat $59.99 Atari
Iron Soldier NOW Action/Strategy $59.99 Atari
Jack Nicklaus Golf(CD) 2Q/95 Sports TBD Atari
Kasumi Ninja NOW Combat $69.99 Atari
Rage Rally 2Q/95 Racing TBD Atari
Raiden NOW Action/Adventure $49.99 Atari
Rayman 2Q/95 Action/Adventure TBD UBI Soft
Robinson Requiem 2Q/95 Adventure TBD Atari
Sensible Soccer NOW Sports Telegames
Soccer Kid 2Q/95 Sports TBD Ocean
Space War 2Q/95 Action/Adventure $59.99 Atari
Star Raiders 2Q/95 Space Simulation TBD Atari
Syndicate NOW Simulation $69.99 Ocean
Tempest 2000 NOW Action/Adventure $59.99 Atari
Theme Park NOW Simulation $69.99 Ocean
Tiny Toon Adventures 2Q/95 Action/Adventure $59.99 Atari
Trevor McFur NOW Action/Adventure $49.99 Atari
Troy Aikman NFL Ftball NOW Sports $69.99 Williams
Ultimate Brain Games 2Q/95 Puzzle TBD Telegames
Ultra Vortex 2Q/95 Action/Adventure $69.99 Beyond Games
Val D'Isere Skiing... NOW Sports $59.99 Atari
White Men Can't Jump 2Q/95 Sports TBD TriMark
Wolfenstein 3D NOW Combat/Action $59.99 Atari
Zool2 NOW Action/Adventure $59.99 Atari
[Editor's note: Titles, scheduled release dates, and prices are
verified from Atari and Edelman Public Relations - all subject to
change]
> Jaguar Online STR InfoFile Online Users Growl & Purr!
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From the Internet...
From: spew@j51.com (Senor Bongles)
Newsgroups: alt.atari-jaguar.discussion,rec.games.video.atari
Subject: plan to save the jaguar from death
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 95 16:36:01 GMT
In the latest issue of a magazine (Wizard the guide to comics),
there is a contest to decide the best game system out there.
The winner gets a free system of their choice. What you have to do is
go to your local comic store or newsstand, open Wizard #45, rip out page
69 and return it filled in with gushing praise for the Jaguar.
If Jaguar wins this contest-thingy, it gets free advertising to millions
of comic/video game fans. All of the info is on page 69.
Remember, this is over on June 30, so get your entries in FAST.
~*~ ======================== ~*~
Relay note: I do not advise ripping pages out of publications that belong
to someone else. This does sound like a great idea otherwise and I'm
going to vote for my favorite! (Jag Rules!). "Wizard" magazine can be
found at comic and trading card shops everywhere. --D.Thomas@Atari
From CIS SysOp and STReport staffer, Jeff Kovach:
Sb: D2K Update 4/15/95
Fm: SYSOP*Jeff Kovach 74777,3071
To: All
From Jeff Minter's WWW page, the latest Defender 2000 update:
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D2K Thangs for April
April 15: The ASAD Object Handler
Well, the perspective tile thang came off nicely. Finished off the
background generator for 2K, and my graphic artist has the task of
creating a test set of 2K graphics on the top of his stack. Replaced
the graphics of Pods and Swarmers in Plus mode; now there are none of
the original Defender graphics in Plus mode.
I've been working on an all-singing, all-dancing object list handler for
2K, and planning out the data structures for objects in that game. The
OL handler's just about finished now, and very useful indeed. It handles
creation of Object List entries for sprites, and deals correctly with
clipping of both scaled and unscaled sprites; performs mapping of
objects from 'planet' space to 'screen' space; handles animation and
effects (such as spin around a vertical axis, or throb by frobbing the
scale fields of a sprite); does X/Y and optionally Z motion and
behaviour at boundaries (reflect, wrap or cease). In conjunction with
the tiling generator it makes any kind of sprite game easy to get
running, as well as being perfect for 2K levels. It's a most useful
little GPU overlay. So llook out for little hidden Llamasoft easter eggs
in the final game...
Next thing is to begin to beweapon the player ship, put in some prey and
predators, and get collision detect and real game stuff happening. I
should be getting the final anim of my Iron Camel this coming week, so
it'll befun to make a kinda AMC-level as I get everything running. I'm
really looking forward to having some real stuff in my background
generator too. At the moment there's some psychedelic stuff and lots
of Pythonesque Flossies layered back there, which is all well and good,
but I want to see what a real level is gonna look like...
Oh yeah, and we've got the first cut of several of the D2K tunes! More
than the three I was expecting... they sound promising, particular
standouts at the moment being the Main Theme, which is very funky with
FX from original Defender dropped into the mix; Level Tunes 2 and 5;
the Bonus Round medley and the Hiscore theme. I'm pretty pleased; very
promising for a first cut.
So... next week, more 2K, possibly some Llamatron...
\
(:-) - and I can run Netscape at last on top of Netcruiser! Excellent!
/
Fm: SYSOP*Jeff Kovach 74777,3071
To: All
A fellow Jaguar enthusiast (Tony Belding) requested that I post the
following here. I hope you find it interesting!
Jeff
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Atari Jaguar Classic Games Report
11 April 1995
INTRODUCTION
When the Jaguar was first announced, Atari gave the impression that
updated versions of classic games would be a big attraction. At that
time Tempest 2000 and Battlezone 2000 were announced, and not long
afterward Star Raiders 2000 was also announced.
After only a few months, Tempest 2000 was delivered and surpassed
everyone's expectations. Many still consider it the best game available
for the Jaguar, and it propelled its programmer, Jeff Minter, to the
status of cult hero in the Atari community. However, Star Raiders 2000
and Battlezone 2000 never appeared.
Now the Jaguar has been on the market for well over a year, and Tempest
2000 is still the ONLY classic arcade port for it. That is not what we
were led to expect. In failing to bring these kinds of games to the
Jaguar, Atari is missing a great opportunity. Trying to compete against
3DO, Nintendo, Sega and Sony on the basis of generic fighting, racing or
platformer games is a losing strategy. Games are what sell systems. To
sell the Jaguar, it needs distinctive games that are not available
elsewhere. Games like Tempest 2000 could be the lever that raise Jaguar
to true popularity. So, where are they?
2000-SERIES GAMES -- A STATUS REPORT
Battle Sphere -- This space combat game is not a port from anywhere else,
but it looks good and the programmers at 4Play have indicated Battle
Sphere may have a play mode similar to Star Raiders (see below).
Battlezone 2000 -- This game, being done in-house by Atari, mutated into
something different during development, to the point that Atari felt it
should be renamed. It is now known as Hover Strike, and is not being
billed as any kind of relation to Battlezone. It's unclear now whether
Atari has any desire to revive the Battlezone 2000 name or concept in
the future. See also Iron Soldier.
Dactyl Joust -- This is supposed to be a 3D version of Joust, the classic
Williams game. It is being developed by High Voltage Software. Although
it's been in the works for a while, very little information has leaked
out about it, and it remains a rather mysterious project. There is also
no word on whether a Joust Traditional version will be included, though
it's a reasonable assumption since one has been programmed for the Jaguar
as a demo.
Defender 2000 -- One of the most highly anticipated games being worked
on for Jaguar, Defender 2000 is being coded by Jeff Minter. Latest word
is that it will be a Jaguar CD game, including direct CD music from the
team that gave us the excellent Tempest 2000 soundtrack. Like Tempest
2000, it will include Traditional, Plus and 2000 modes. The Defender
Traditional mode is supposed to be a virtually perfect recreation of the
original Defender arcade game. The information posted by Jeff Minter
about Defender 2000 has generated a great deal of enthusiasm for it.
Iron Soldier -- Here's another game that's not a port of anything else,
but which is available now, is a fine game, and has distinct
similarities to Battlezone. Iron Soldier puts the player in a giant
mecha robot instead of a battle tank, but otherwise this could almost be
thought of as Battlezone 2000.
Major Havok 2000 -- Atari wanted Jeff Minter to program Major Havok 2000
after he finished Tempest 2000 and his Virtual Light Machine. However,
Jeff begged off and took up the Defender 2000 project instead. Thus,
the idea of Major Havok 2000 remains in limbo.
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure -- For the SNES and Genesis, Activision did
this overhaul of their Atari VCS/2600 classic including a perfect
translation of the original game hidden as an easter egg. It is
reportedly in development for Jaguar as well, expected late this year.
I have no other information about it right now.
Space War 2000 -- See Star Raiders 2000 below.
Stardust -- Done by Bloodhouse Ltd. for the Amiga computers and Amiga
CD^32 game machine, Stardust is basically Asteroids given the same kind
of overhaul as Tempest 2000. It is Asteroids 2000 in all but name. The
catch is that there doesn't seem to be any Jaguar version in the works.
Surely there must be some way to bring this kind of game to Jaguar?
Star Raiders 2000 -- This game, another Atari in-house project, also
mutated during development into something much different and is now being
developed under the name Space War 2000. Exactly what relation it may
have to the original Space War game is unclear. On the face of it,
Space War 2000 appears to be a first-person perspective piloting game
quite unlike the original Space War. It's unclear whether Atari ever
intends to do a Star Raiders 2000 game as such. See also Battle Sphere.
Tempest 2000 -- It's the only 2000 series game actually available, and it
proves that the concept is viable. The cartridge has several game
versions including a Tempest Traditional that mimics the old Tempest
arcade game, though not precisely since Jeff Minter did it from memory.
By contrast, the Tempest 2000 game mode goes over the top with fantastic
graphics, new enemies and powerups, and exotic bonus rounds. The music
soundtrack has also garnered much praise all around. This is what we
want and need more of!
A NOTE ABOUT EASTER EGGS
A perfect translation of Joust was reportedly programmed some time back
for the Jaguar. There was some talk of putting it into another game as
an easter egg, though nothing ever came of that. Now it seems more
likely that it will come with Dactyl Joust whenever that game finally
sees the light of day.
The Atari Lynx had some quite neat easter eggs, such as the Mandelbrot
generator in Chip's Challenge or the Game of Life in Zarlor Mercenary.
There haven't been any easter eggs (as far as I know) for Jaguar games
yet, perhaps because of limited ROM cartridge space. When more Jaguar
game development moves onto CDROM, it will be easier to put in easter
eggs. I think it would be cool if some of the very old and simple games
found their way onto Jaguar in this manner, such as Astro Invaders, Pong
or Night Driver.
WHY WE NEED THESE GAMES
The Atari Jaguar is facing some tough competition. 3DO is already on the
market with a powerful (albeit expensive) system and a bigger game
library. The new Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation, 3DO M2 and Nintendo
Ultra-64 will all have a technological edge over Jaguar. How can Jaguar
fight back? For a clue, here is a quote from Tom Kalinske, president of
Sega of America:
"The battle really comes down to software. No one cares about hardware."
Everyone in the videogame business should frame that quote to serve as a
constant reminder. That's not to say software is the only factor of
success, but there is evidence that it is the most important. Just
consider how one game, Donkey Kong Country, has extended the life of
Nintendo's aging SNES machine.
Today the majority of home console games fall into three categories:
run-and-jump platformers, fighting games, and racing games. Each of
these categories has been around long enough to become stagnant and show
little innovation. Furthermore, they appeal only to a narrow segment of
potential game players. The first generation of Saturn and Playstation
games have been heavy on these types of games. This is a weakness Atari
can exploit by providing an alternative. By offering unique games that
are only available for Jaguar, Atari can differentiate their product and
attract consumers who have been alienated by the lack of diversity on
other platforms. Let people understand, if they want to play Defender
2000 or Dactyl Joust, Star Raiders, Breakout, Asteroids, etc., they
aren't going to do it on Playstation.
Bringing back old arcade games is a tactic with special strength because
it plays to two different audiences. As we saw with Tempest 2000, old
timers are attracted to these old games by nostalgia. However, because
the game was so dramatically updated to take advantage of Jaguar's power,
it also made inroads with the younger game players who did not remember
the original Tempest. To them it seemed like something fresh and
different.
Some have been calling for a VCS/2600 emulator for the Jaguar, or for
direct ports of the old arcade games without enhancement (as in
Microsoft Arcade, for example). Either of these approaches would be a
mistake since the games would have little appeal outside of nostalgia.
That is not sufficient by itself. Furthermore, there is no reason to
limit ourselves in that way. As Tempest 2000 demonstrated, the old
games can be very soundly improved by an infusion of Jaguar power while
still providing the "Traditional" game mode for those who want it.
WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT?
For some reason Atari has not put much effort into this idea. They have
fooled around and given us lackluster games like Checkered Flag and
Dragon when we could have had Star Raiders 2000 or Asteroids 2000
instead. This is a sadly missed opportunity. However, there is
something we can do to turn this situation around.
Write Atari. Yes, it really is that simple. I've noticed plenty of
people complaining to each other on the net about the lack of classic
games for Jaguar, but that doesn't help any. We must go to the source
and tell the people at Atari about our concerns. Let them know we
expected more and we want more!
Here's how you can contact Atari:
Atari Corporation
PO Box 61657
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1657
Also email:
Ron Beltramo: 75300.2110@compuserve.com
Loic Duval: 74431.
1703@compuserve.com
Lynn Latz: 75300.2630@compuserve.com
John Mathieson: 74431.1702@compuserve.com
Bill Rehbock: 75300.1606@compuserve.com
Laury Scott: 75300.2631@compuserve.com
Darryl Still: 75300.2632@compuserve.com
Don Thomas: 75300.1267@compuserve.com
?: jaguar$@genie.geis.com
Please do not call Atari about this by voice telephone, as you will
only end up hassling some already overworked people to little avail.
Writing letters is probably the best way if you have time, because they
can be easily stacked up and taken to show the boss. It makes an
impression. When writing letters, here are some guidelines:
* Be polite, not strident. Flaming is not helpful.
* Be brief. You don't' need to drag it out by pages or make any
convoluted arguments. Just explain that you like Tempest 2000
and want more classic games like that.
* Handwritten notes may make a better impression, as long as they
are easily readable. It shows you cared enough to expend some
time and effort.
You may wonder whether our letters are taken seriously at Atari. Just
consider this excerpt from a recent Atari press release:
> "Mortal Kombat" is one of the most frequently requested video
> game titles from Jaguar enthusiasts.
>
> "Letters have been pouring in daily telling us that gamers want
> 'Mortal Kombat' for the Atari Jaguar," indicated Mr. Sam Tramiel,
> president of Atari Corporation.
If the Mortal Kombat fans can get their message across that way, maybe
we can too. Although I'm sure it's a fine thing that MK3 will be
available for Jaguar, it's going to be on plenty of other systems as
well. We need something else to set the Jaguar apart from the crowd.
The "2000" series games can do it.
/ end of listing
Tony Belding (tony.belding@starlinx.damar.com)
Sb: #76879-#Further validation
Fm: Bob McCauley 73160,3542
To: Daniel Skelton 73742,464 (X)
More trivia from Prodigy.
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From: GENE BOUDREAU
Time: 04/10 7:55 PM
<><>AKLM<><>Hope this doesn't "bum you out". My broker spoke with DAWN
Barry today(APR 10) and as I and others have speculated, the recent
announcement was "too good to be true". First, for those that make AKLM
contacts, own shares and speak with the IR folks, they've moved the IR
(and perhaps other corporate offices), I'll post the new phone # if
anyone cares. Here's what I think is not so favorable; Ms Barry (who does
not appear enthusiastic about ATC, what so ever, by my previous
conversations with her and many by my broker) states, AKLM IS NOT
[READ...NO
WAY RENE'] publishing any of the 3 games recently announced. In fact she
said AKLM "gave" the 3 titles to ATC. I guess ATC officials wore AKLM
officials out on this issue. She then went on to say ATC people "will do
all the work". Again she said, we are not a publisher for ATC. Let me
also say, (and I know my head was ripped off by a few who visit us from
the Games BB when I made this statement over a year ago), AKLM is NOT
and has my broker understood from her nothing you could develop/publish
with. RE: PSX/Saturn, AKLM is developing/publishing for them or working
towards that end. She essentially said AKLM is working with those that
will, "We want sales" was the bottom line my broker understood clearly,
quite clear.
Hope the deal with ERTS is better than this nonsense. ATC's current
s/w licensee's, VIRTUALITY and any 3rd party immersive VR developers is
looking better and better. GO VIRGIN, OCEAN, ID, WILLIAMS, ATARI VGRPY
etc.and the other 130(?). No wonder the stock didn't move with the AKLM
announcement...Geezzz! >>> This note is not to suggest AKLM is not going
to work with NTD, in fact they plan to, they're just waiting for
something to work with. No matter, ATC is going to make it on their own,
Williams, ID, Ocean, Virgin, Atari and now VGRPY are "major" enough.
SINK or SWIM! SAM T & Co, show us what your made of, Show us your stuff,
Bring on the JAG VR(and get the price down too
From: PETER RAUCH
You've probably been told about a million times by now that the
long-predicted '95 system wars are underway. I'm not going to bother
telling you that, since it just ain't true...having two encrypted
Japanese machines on the market at about $700 a piece (DieHard prices)
does not, IMHO, constitute a war. I am here to state the present and
future situation of the Jaguar.
No, I have not been kind to the Jag in past postings; for obvious
reasons...the early releases were horrible as expected, followed by the
mid-1st gen releases that were even worse...then the games came in by
the truckload, with>> about half of them being Genesis quality. Yet,
the more I play, the more I like the Jag...when I first played AvP, I
was literally angry at how bad it was...then I began to understand what
the programmers were trying to do, and I loved it. I gave DOOM a horrible
review for it's repetitive gameplay and missing music, but when I play
it through the [text missing]
Let's be honest with ourselves, the Jag CD's first few titles look less
than stellar, but the future releases are what concern me: specifically
those of Atari Games/Time Warner Interactive (a company composed of
Atari Games, Atari Corp, and Tengen). Besides the obvious Primal Rage
release (history shows that a system needs either a great platformer
or a popular fighter to get off the ground), there is the other, possibly
more potentially popular title, lurking in the shadows...T-MEK, and its
brethren. Remember the $5-for-3-minutes VR machines you played during
Virtuality's 1992 road tour? Imagine owning one...for $500 (the price of
the Jag, Jag CD, and HMD). Then picture T-MEK, the bastard>> son of
CyberSled and DOOM, played over a modem through an HMD. THIS, not AvP,
not DOOM, is going to be the Jag's flagship...coupled with the
ever-looming possibility of enhanced ports of Virtuality's own Dactyl
Nightmare and Kill Or Be Killed, it presents the closest thing to home
VR you can currently get, and that is something even the almighty
PlayStation isn't going to do in the near future. Who knows...maybe
Atari will make the modem network compatible, allowing for some psycho
8+ player T-MEK tournaments... whatever does happen, Atari has assured
themselves a market niche that will keep the Jag alive until at least
1997. Watch out for that damn bird...
Sb: #ECTS Video Report
Fm: SYSOP*Jeff Kovach 74777,3071
To: All
From the Jaguar mailing list on the Internet, a message detailing games
shown on an ECTS promo video:
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From: jw4@basil.acs.bolton.ac.uk (Deeply in love with Dot)
I just (last night) received a copy of the promo video made for the
ECTS in London last month. It was made *for*, not about, so there is no
footage of the show, but it does have some more up to date looks at
games, some new stuff etc..
So I thought I'd put a summary up.. DISCLAIMER: I have not played ANY
of the games not already published. The opinion I am passing is based
on what is shown, and in the case of conversions what I know from the
games on other platforms.
1. AVP commercial
Nothing new there
2. AVP
Same as dealer video but it has the T2K soundtrack over it instead?
3. Checkered Flag
As dealer (why bother??)
4. Iron Soldier ad
Hadn't seen this, as Atari don't advertise in the UK. Not bad..
5. Iron Soldier
Again, same footage as dealer video with T2K soundtrack
6. Doom ad
As above for IS
7. Doom
As above for IS
8. KN advert
Not as good as the other too
9. KN
Once again, dealer footage with T2K sound.
(feeling bored? I was..)
10 Val D'Isere Skiing
Is what it is. You know it, you bought it or didn't..
11. Power Drive Rally
Actually looks very impressive. Nice animation, nice speed, several
cars, good scrolling, I think this could be fun. There's a great effect
in the night stages where you can see the headlight beam illuminating
the road ahead. Looks like it could be cool, if not killer..
12 Rayman
Same as dealer video (AAAARRRRRGGGHHHH).
13 Ultra Vortex
New front / title screen (much better). New character selection
screen - but still the 'demon weighing' thing which is good. The game
looks about the same speed & smoothness as it was, but there are more
special moves in evidence. Each new game has an 'available :<MONTH>'
across it. UV's said 'September'. Oh no, what's the delay *this time*.
14 White men can't jump.
Looks pretty good. I have to admit I know NOTHING about basketball,
and it all looked very confusing to me. However, the court looks great,
and the players animate quite well. Plus there is speech in there, and
I'm sure one of the players said a rude word very similar to 'spit'. How
very odd..
15. Hover Strike.
Much improved from the dealer tape. The t-mapping is much improved,
and the landscape is much more rugged than the dealer tapes was. Plus
the bad guys are now fully t-mapped too. It could be a lot better than
people were setting it up to be, this one..
16. Super kart
This is a new one on me, a super mario kart clone (bitmap gokarts
over a mode 7 track). Personally, I don't think much of this sort of
game, and this one seemed pretty early on - they hadn't got any
collision detection, for example. Unless it improves a lot, I don't
think I'll be buying this one.
17 Fight for Life.
Yes, the controversial one returns. The figures are much better than
the dealer video, and the small screen in the corner has gone. They also
have more T-mapping (e.g. the guy in the camo pants is now almost 100%
T-mapped.). There still weren't many moves in evidence, just basic
kicks & punches. It was every smooth though. The ninja has this great
stance where his arms swirl that looks really cool. Right now, it looks
generally better than Saturn VF (although it doesn't have any of the
neat touches like Sarah's pontyail). I would really like to know what
stage of development this was at - I can't see any gouraud shading, for
example.
18 Konan
A Streets of Rage / Golden axe clone. The graphics for this game are
gorgeous. The figures are about 1/3 the screen in height and beautifully
drawn. Semi-transparent mist (or maybe it's a parallax glitch?) covers
part of the scene. Big heroes, big swords, big game? I dunno, but I'm
keeping an eye on this one from now on.
Then we go onto the CD games..
1. Creature Shock.
I'll say this now. I know people dislike this sort of game because
it's not really that much of a game, but this one blew me away. I saw
this at 320*240*256 on a PC with a 2X CD rom and it struggled and it
looked awful. This version looks to be in 24 bit, and it was smooth as
glass. They had the introductory animation going with the Mars movement
of Holt's Planet suite as the music (with great narrator voice too) and
it was stunning. They could show this as an ad and people would buy this
game. As I know, this game is somewhat simplistic (gulp) but it looks
like it could be great fun, but only for a short term, and that's the
killer. If you're a fan of computer generated animation (like I am) then
this might well be good value. If not, consider deeply whether you think
you will get bored before finishing it.
2. Primal Rage
This looks just about done, actually. Some of the backdrops are a
bit iffy, but the game itself seems solid. Lots of special moves are
shown, plus most of the characters. This looks about as advanced as UV
does. The odd thing was the sound. The effects sounded hollow, like they
had been recorded from the other side of a large empty room from the
thing generating them. I think this could be good too.
3. Super Burn Out
'It's Alive! Alive!'. The game everyone thought had been lost is
apparently still on (on CD now). It hasn't changed much from the dealer
tape, although it too now has a night driving mode with cute headlight
transparency effects. Plus it now has a split screen mode too. But it
still looks drab. Spruce up the graphics someone!!
4 Blue Lightning.
This one has a stunning intro too. A 3D rendered F-18 does various
cool things to a thumping rock backbeat complete with radio chatter
(pity the controller sounds so much like an English person pretending
to be american). The actual game looks a bit disappointing. The terrain
is a flat area, which skyscrapers scale at you with tanks neatly lined
up for you to shoot. This looks not much better than 32X afterburner,
and look what hammering that got. And this is on *CD*..
5 Soulstar.
This too has an into-the-screen section, which actually looks better
than BL. Plus it has a mode 7 style drive around in this weird vehicle
shooting things game. Of the two (SS / BL) this has less flash but is
a better game, IMO. The sprites do look nice, too..
6. Highlander
Is a game similar to Alone in the Dark. However, the scenes showed
were all outdoors, so it has a less enclosed, claustrophobic feel.
Beyond your figure walking around a few scenes, not much happens here.
There is a nice cartoonstylee intro though. If you know the cartoon
'Prince Valiant', it's very similar in style and quality to that.
7 Defender (plus).
The one we've all been waiting to so, so I'll go into some detail.
Starting from the bottom, the are under the traditional defender
mountains is filled with a weird video effect. The best way I can
describe it is this. There is a certain form of hologram (usually in
a badge) that, whatever direction you look at it from, always appears
to be a honeycomb heading away from you as you go left - right across
it. It looks like that, except it colour cycles. Behind and above that
you have a colour cycling interference pattern that looks like something
from a 70's Earth, Wind & Fire video (God, I'm showin' me age here).
Above that you have a vertically rising starfield. The objects / sprites
are quite detailed, and there is so much going on and they move so fast
I didn't get a real good look at any of them. The sound effects are SPOT
ON. 100% the coin op. God, the feeling of nostalgia they bring on...
And this isn't even the 2000 variant folks... Ohhhh boy..
Oh, and I did see flossy in there somewhere too..
8. Demolition Man.
Nice movie sequence intro (bits from the actual movie, bits not)
followed by a game much like the 'Lethal Enforcers' coin op. Um, I liked
the movie, but the hype over it has gone (bring on Judge Dredd) and it
may be too little too late..
9. F1 Racer
The game checkered flag should have been. The cars are shaded, so
the wheels actually look round. The cars are also much larger and more
detailed. The tracks are proper F1 tracks (bridges, but no tunnels).
There is actually a pit stop but only bitmapped pit crew :-(. You
actually feel like you are in a race. Plus it's much smoother. To press
the point, the split screen mode (yes it has one) is as fast as CF (to
my eye) and the one player is MUCH better. Oh goody.. The only thing I
WOULD prefer is a bit more t-mapping on the cars, indeed maybe they can
borrow 4play's decal mapping routines..
10 Varuna's forces.
THis one was ALL FMV. A nice intro, a talk with a briefing officer,
a chat with one of your squad, then a dropship sequence that was a
direct ripoff of the one in 'Aliens' (no bad thing). Here the FMV had
real problems, a couple of frames 'stuck' on the screen for about a
second. Then a flight over a fractal terrain (like one thie flyovers
you can do with Vista Pro) and that's it. No game there AT ALL. I hear
it's an FV Strategy game, a bit like controlling the squad in 'Aliens'
when they go into the reactor core. I would want to see a lot more of
this before I decide about it.
CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE
Battlemorph
Flashback
Phear
Thea Realm Fighters
Tiny Toons (God, If this isn't the best thing since sliced bread
when it comes out, it's going to get SLAUGHTERED)
MK3 (:-) )
Star Battle
Space War 2000
What would I buy, having seen them..
Rayman
Power Drive Rally
Ultra Vortex
Hover Strike
FFL
Konan
Creature Shock
Primal Rage
Soulstar
Defender
F1 Racer
Which have I reserved judgement on
Highlander
Super Kart
Blue lightning
Varuna's Forces
which won't I be buying
Demolition man.
White Men Can't jump
Overall, not bad..
TTFN
JOn
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CIS ID: 73637,2262
Hidi ho friends and neighbors. It's time to take a look at all of
the great hints, tips, and news that's available on CompuServe every week,
but first I'd like to tell you about how I've spent my idle moments this
past week(all two of 'em).
I dusted off an old copy of ST Xformer (pronounced TRANSFORMER), the
8-bit Atari computer emulator. I had a blast! I never had an 8-bit
Atari, but a friend of mine did, and he made the mistake of getting
nostalgic in front of me. We played several games for a while and
lo-and-behold, the nostalgia went away. I knew that what my friend was
really looking for was not those old 8-bit games, but rather a time when
using a computer made you different than anyone else around (even if he
had no idea of how to do anything other than putting a self-booting disk
in the drive and turning the machine on).
He's now moved on to the DOS world and hasn't much more of a idea of
what's going on now than he did back then. But he can proudly tell
people that he's got a computer. Of course, if they ask him what he
does with it, he's in trouble.
It's just too bad that he doesn't have a CompuServe account. That's
the place to find help, companionship, and serenity... you know, a real
digital nirvana.
Well, let's take a look at what's come up this week...
From the Atari Computing Forums
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Last week Sysop Bob Retelle mentioned that he didn't have enough time to
read all of the information that is generated every day both on
CompuServe and on the Internet. He finished up his post by saying:
"...What we need is an Artificial Intelligence that can read all this
stuff for us, and that knows what interests us.. then once a week or
so it can tell us all the neat stuff it's read...
Sort of like a well informed friend who calls us up and lets us know
the latest gossip."
This week, Peter Joseph tells him:
"I heard that Atari was developing a new computer that will do just
that. They're gonna call it the Cerebral Navigator.
Huh? What? Oh, sorry, I must have dozed off. What were we talking
about? Oh yeah, artificial intelligence. Think that's what I have. :)
Reality bites. <g>"
Gee, I guess that that phrase has become a lot more acceptable since the
movie of the same name. Jon Sanford tells Bob:
"I just got something like that from a guy I never saw before on our
local BBS. He is trying to provide a service " just ask me".
People who are without a good job right now may build a occupation, by
converting internet info to local BBSes.
I haven't read the data dump he sent me except to scann it at it came
in ( it atually amaizes me that I can get the gist of something at
14.4.) I gather it was where to get more info on the internet. I was
impressed by seeing local sources."
Sysop Bob tells Jon:
"That sounds interesting...
There's just so much available now that it takes a lot of time wading
through it all to find the little of real interest. Anything that
could help would be pretty welcome..!"
Grant Shaw asks a question about his trusty Mega:
"I have been making music on a set up centered on an Atari Mega4 st
with an Atari hard drive. Both of these boxes have rather noisy cooling
fans which tend to intrude on quiet music.
I have tried cleaning the fans blades but that did not help. Has any
one a solution to the problem? I live in UK so if I need to buy some
thing a UK supplier would be easier."
Sysop Bob Retelle tells Grant:
"I've heard of people just unplugging the fans in their computers to
kill the noise... I don't know if that would cause a problem in the
computer itself, but hard drives tend to put out a lot of heat, and if
the mechanism gets too hot it could lead to read and write problems.
Perhaps if the room the equipment is in is fairly cool to begin with
it would be safer, if you were to give that a try.
There may also be quieter fans available from electronics supply
houses near you... you'd need to match the size and voltage to
replace them.
Another thought I just had, depending on how much room you have, would
be to remove the small fans in the equipment housings and run a
flexible hose out the back where the fan was mounted, down to a small,
quieter fan in a housing under the table.
(Just rambling on here...) another thought is that if the fans are AC
voltage (not sure of that in the case of Atari equipment), you might be
able to insert a 200v. 1/2 amp diode in series with the power leads,
which would make the fan run slower and cut down on the noise. Of
course, it would blow less air that way, but it would be better than
turning it completely off. Unfortunately this wouldn't work if the
Atari uses a DC fan."
Peter Joseph tells Grant:
"I have a setup like yours and I understand how you feel. It is noisy.
Be thankful you don't have an SLM804. I do, and I can tell you it's
more noisy than both of the others. With all three of them on at once,
it's like being in a turbine room. In fact, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO SHOUT
TO BE HEARD OVER IT. :-) SORRY I CAN'T OFFER A SOLUTION."
For those of you who don't know it, online etiquette tells us that
typing in all capital letters denotes shouting or yelling. Now you know
<grin>. Frank Heller tells Grant:
"I have a Falcon and the fan AND the internal HD noise drove me nuts.
I removed the HD and the fan. Been using it for a year and a half this
way with no problem. I use an external 1.2gig drive as my boot drive.
It's MUCH quieter than the original stuff. I don't know if you have an
internal HD...but if you do, you may not be able to remove or turn off
the fan because of the heat the HD makes. Call Systems Solutions in
London for further advice. I hear they are pretty big on Atari
modifications."
John Amsler tells us:
"The other day I upgraded from STalker 3.02 to 3.03. (Thanks,
Gribnif!!) (I'm using STeno version 2.00 along with it.)
Now, however, the "Paste to STeno" utility doesn't work. Is this
"normal," or do I need to do something else besides copy the upgraded
files (STALKER.PRG and STALKER.RSC) to my D:\COMM\STALKER directory?
(The "Copy to clipboard" utility still works as it did with version
3.02.)"
Brian Gockley of ST Informer Magazine tells John:
"I think the install docs said to replace all yur files, not just the
PRG and RSC ones. Also, once you have done this, Stalker will lose it's
old preference setup. You'll need to "Open Configuration File" select
your old STALKER.INF file and then "Save Configuration."
My problem has been STeno jumping top the bottom of the desk accessory
list after starting out in the middle. Otherwise, I have been delighted
with the two new upgrades."
Corey Klemow asks:
"Is there any software for the ST here that would allow World Wide Web
access via CompuServe? (There's nothing Atari-related over in the
Internet Forum; I was told to look here...)"
Sysop Bob Retelle gives Corey the bad news:
"Unfortunately there's nothing available at the moment that's easily
implemented on the Atari platform for WWW browsing.
We've heard of a number of ongoing projects to create the needed
software, but at the moment there's really nothing to compare with what
you've been seeing for other platforms."
Chris Roth tells us:
"I have downloaded the KA9Q internet package for the Aari and am now
wondering how I have to setup the domains, addresses etc. for use with
CompuServe's PPP internet access.
Has anybody tried something?
Futhermore, the KA9Q port to the Atari seems not to include the
bootp(d) commands which would automate the configuration. Since
CompuServe gives you a new internet id each time you log on, wouldn't
that be essential? However, I don't know which domains to configure for
my own address..."
Sysop Jim Ness tells Chris:
"The domain would be compuserve.com and your own address would be:
100321.1763@compuserve.com (note the dot in your User ID, instead of
comma)
If the program supports PPP, you GO PPPCONNECT (that CIS address tries
to initiate the PPP protocol, so your program needs to be ready to go).
If it only supports TELNET, you can get there via GO TELNET."
Chris tells Jim:
"Thank you for your information, it sounds logical. Futher, I'd like
to know the decimal host id's. Actually it was these numbers that
troubled me...
For a dial-up sequence, it's easier to send "100321,1763/GO:PPPCONNECT"
that takes you directly to the PPP session. Is there any noticeable
difference from logging on an then "GO PPPCONNECT"?"
Jim replies:
"Yes, you skip some of the CIS intro info and menus."
Chris Miles tells us:
"I'm new to this forum (and compuserve), and I hope some nice person
can help with setting up QuickCIS?
I can get it to log on OK but it doesn't download any mail due to me,
and seems to stop at the end of a menu with the message,
Unrecognized sub Command!
Any ideas?
Also, why did it take 30 mins to download the zip file, My modem is
set to 2400 and used x- modem protocol.(i am trying out Vanterm 3.8)
Does Compuserve support data compression yet. My modem returns a
message " connect 2400 LIne 9600, what does this all mean?"
Sysop Jim Ness tells Chris to:
"Try this: manually GO MAIL and when there type: SET MODE COMMAND.
Then, when leaving, and asked whether you want this to be permannt,
respond YES. See if that clears up the problem.
On your download question, Xmodem is probably the second slowest
download protocol supported by CIS. Kermit may be slower. Use CIS B
or Ymodem, instead."
Richard Lawson tells us:
"I'm new to this forum. Does anybody have a copy of Pretty Good Privacy
TTP, or know where one is? Also, anyone who loves MultiTOS, please
write to me with hints/tips."
Albert Dayes of Atari Explorer Online Magazine tells Richard:
"Pretty Good Privacy (PGP.TTP) is not on Compuserve because of legal
issues on the export of encryption technology from the US. You should
be able to find it on an internet or local BBS somewhere."
Carl Barron adds:
"I have pgp, but the security of this country is at stake. <grin> It is
strange that a program available world wide, can not be exported from
the USA. <poliicians are 'smart'>.
As far as Multitos goes, I have it, have used it and prefer geneva, it
is more stable. Mint is fine, but atari's multitos aes leaves a lot to
be desired. I have some place a mint routine to detaz files, as I
have a hard time configuring those unix shells, from total scrach.
<grin> On PGP, O'reilly has a good book on that program, check your
booksellers."
Paul Peeraerts tells Carl:
"I've tried to find an Atari version of PGP using Archie on the
Internet. I've found twenty sites who have PGP - of which a few in the
United States ;-) - but none of them has the word Atari in a directory
path, so I suppose it's all Unix stuff..."
Bernie Lagarge asks for help with 1ST Word:
"I'm running 1st Word on my 1040ST. When I type, everything looks fine
on the screen, but when I print the .doc file, the words are joined
together without spaces. I'm using an Epson FX-80 compatible printer.
Any suggestions would be appreciated."
Sysop Bob Retelle asks Bernie:
"Are you printing your document directly from within 1st Word, or are
you printing the saved file from the desktop..?
1st Word, like most wordprocessors, uses a special format for its
saved files which isn't directly readable (or printable). As you
noticed, the effect in the case of 1st Word is that there ar no spaces
in the file.
There should be an option inside 1st Word to print the document, which
will print correctly.
If you do want to print the text from the desktop instead, there
should also be an option in 1st Word to sae the file in ASCII format (I
believe in 1st Word there is a menu selection to turn off
"Wordprocessor Mode" that will do this). That way the saved file will
be normal, printable text."
Bernie tells Bob:
"Thanks for your speedy reply. Actually, it's my sister who has the
1040, and I'm going to her place for Easter, so I'll try your
suggestions. I used to be a 1040 owner, so I'm familiar with its
workings. I think she's printing from within 1st Word. If I still can't
get her file printed I'll let you know. Otherwise, thanks again..."
Mike Mortilla tells us:
"In the FWIW (for what it's worth) dept, I downloaded and ran the
Atari emulator for the MAC. It seems very fast (at least the desktop
did) but since I don't have my Syquest connected to my MAC yet I didn't
attempt to run any programs. The floppies wouldn't read directly on
the MAC.
I'll be attempting to copy some ST progs to PC floppies and test this
prog a little more in the coming weeks.
Also, you can't quit the prog! So if you're running it on a MAC be
sure you don't have an application running that has info you need. I
guess you could wait for the demo to time out (30 min?) but I choose to
re-boot.
Lastly, the entire deal is still in German and I failed German in Jr
High. But the look and feel of the program is great and very fast on
my lowly 030 MAC.
ps- I'm keeping my STs for a few more years! <g>"
Chris Roth tells Mike:
"There is definately a way to quit the demo as well, was an
eye-witness at my brother's. For I'm no Mackie I unfortunately didn't
memorize how. But there is.."
Mike tells Chris:
"Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that I can't read any screen
directions? I suppose there is a way to quit, I just wasn't able to
find it!"
Thomas Tempelmann tells Mike:
"MagiCMac (not MacMagiC! - remember "Magic Sack"?) is as fast as your
CPU of your Macintosh is. There is no real emulation, because Atari
programs were written for 680x0 CPUs. And, of course, MagiCMac is fast
compared to the old Atari models, especially if you take a Mac with a
68040.
In general, Atari floppy disks can be read, but only if they were
formatted with 80 tracks, 9 sectors per track (spt) and 2 sides (or the
HD equivalent). One-sided floppies and 10 or 11 spt are not supported
by the Apple driver. Of course, if you copy your programs onto a double
sided DOS disk, it should work.
You can quit MagiCMac - like any other Mac program: Command-Q! You
also can type Command-W to switch to the Mac application~s side
whenever you like.
Compatibility: In general, all Atari programs tht do only use
operating systems functions instead of accessing the hardware i/o
registers directly, should run on MagiCMac. Most arcade games will not
work for this reason.
Currently, every 2-3 weeks we have a new demo version that makes more
atari programs work."
Mike tells Thomas:
"I did use the Command-Q but the program would not leave my screen. I
am using system 7.5 so maybe that's it...?
Thanks for the info. At the moment the best place to load the program
would be the Atari forums, IMO (in my opinion...)"
Kai Irle tells us:
"Not having used my 1024ST for 3 years, I tried to start it up again
(want to use my Roland MT32 again). But I cannot read any disk anymore.
Mostly I got an error msg like "defect data, check your disk or cable",
sometimes I got 3 bombs, seldom TOS#35 and sometimes something happens
then it reboots again. But I always can read the disk directories.
What's the problem???"
Sysop Bob Retelle tells Kai:
"Hmm.. it sounds like there might be a number of possibilities
causing your disk problems...
The heads on the disk drive might be dirty, although being able to
read the directories would tend to discount that one...
The disks themselves may have deteriorated over time, or been exposed
to stray magnetic fields.
Another strong possibility is that the socketed chips in the ST have
formed oxidation on their connections, and are causing intermittant
problems.
The way to check on that would be to open up the ST and carefully, but
firmly, press all the large socketed IC chips back down into their
sockets. A lot of times this will clear up mysterious problems like you
described.
Be sure the power is completely disconnected before you open the
computer if you decide to give it a try..!"
Tim Blythe asks for help:
"My ST will not recognize my hard drive at all no matter what I run
AHDI does not work. What could possibly be wrong?"
Albert Dayes of Atari Explorer Online Magazine asks Tim:
"Did you check your cables? Also did you check for loose chips
(MMU,SHIFTERand DMA)? Or it might be software corruption. Have you
tried re-installing your hard disk boot software?"
Tim replies:
"All my cable are hooked up ok. Runing AHDI does nothing Running
HINSTALL say "No available logical drive for installation of driver" I
dont' think my chips are loose, but I haven't opened to check(no a
techie) How do I reinstall the HD boot software, when I can't access
the HD?
When I turn on the HD, the fan comes on, the light comes on, but there
is no familiar blurb or chirp. The light stays on longer than normal,
then shuts off. I then turn on my computer and it goes to the floppy
drive and there is only A & B drive icons."
Albert tells Tim:
"It almost sounds like your hard drive is dead. This is assuming that
it is not spinning up (the normal "chirp" sounds) when turned on."
Karl Ward asks:
"Is there any such program that I can get to run my old ST Programs on
my pentium pc?"
Albert Dayes of... well, you know... tells Karl:
"There is a product called Gemulator that will run ST programs on your
PC. I have not used it myself but other users in this forum have."
Benjamin Voiles tells Albert and Karl:
"I have a gemulator for my Pentum. I have not worked all the bugs out
but it does allow you to run most atari software on an IBM. It also
has better video than an ST."
Well folks, that's about all the space we have for this time around.
I'll see you again next week... same time, same channel, so be ready to
listen to what they are saying when...
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