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| (((((((( | Z*Net International Atari Online Magazine
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| (( | December 6, 1991 Issue #91-51
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| (((((((( | Copyright (c)1991, Rovac Industries, Inc.
| | Post Office Box 59, Middlesex, NJ 08846
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| (((((( | CONTENTS
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| | * The Editors Desk............................Ron Kovacs
| ((( (( | * Z*Net Newswire........................................
| (((( (( | * Chicago ComputerFest By Atari/LCACE...........Len Stys
| (( (( (( | * Greg Pratt Speaks At Chicago.................John Nagy
| (( (((( | * Lynx Update...........................................
| (( ((( | * Codehead Announces Midi-Spy..............Press Release
| | * Year In Review: Education................D.A. Brumleve
| ((((((( | * Year In Review: Great Lakes Region..........Mike Brown
| (( | * Year In Review: Atari in 1991.............Gordon Meyer
| ((((( | * Year In Review: GEnie Utilities.............Ron Kovacs
| (( | * Perusing GEnie...............................Ed Krimen
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| (((((((( | ~ Z*Net Newswire Ltd..........................Jon Clarke
| (( | ~ Contributing Editor.....................Bruce Hansford
| (( | ~ PD Software Reviews.....................Ron Berinstein
| (( | ~ Reporter....................................Mike Brown
| (( | ~ Assistant News Editor.......................Mike Davis
| | ~ Publisher/Editor............................Ron Kovacs
| | ~ Columnist....................................Ed Krimen
| | ~ Editor.......................................John Nagy
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* THE EDITORS DESK by Ron Kovacs
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Happy Holidays!
This week's release begins our annual series of articles "Year In Review
- 1991". There are a number of guests contributing to this effort and
the first to accept was Dorothy Brumleve. Her contribution begins the
series. If you have any feedback you would like to share with us,
please send email. You may also pass along your thoughts to our guest
contributors, you may send them to Z*Net and we will forward them.
Last week we ran an article written by our resident reporter at large,
Mike Brown. To those that read ST-Report Online Magazine, may have
noticed that a similar article appeared there. The article was written
by Mike and sent along to ST-Report for publication to complete an
arrangement made between the two parties. We were not part of that
arrangement, and glad to see that a good article was shared with more
Atarians!
This week we continue coverage of the recent Chicago ComputerFest. We
have included Greg Pratt's speech he gave at the event, Len Stys has
also contributed his thoughts and interviews at the event.
Next week we will continue our 1991 Year In Review.....
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* Z*NET NEWSWIRE
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NO 1 MEG ST-BOOK
THe ST Book will not be built in a one megabyte configuration.
Although the first production of developer machines may have one meg,
all production built for sale will be 4 megabytes of ram. This is
because the design of the machine makes later upgrades impossible so all
of the production units will be alike. This will make the base price of
the ST Book just over $2000.00 in the basic configuration. Production
is still slated for January 1992.
PHONE RATES THREATEN BULLETIN BOARDS
C&P Telephone of Virginia recently stated that the bulletin board
services, commonly called BBS's are a business use, not residential, and
should pay higher rates. The new rates will raise phone bills $50 to
$100 a month and take effect this week. BBS operators who are opposed
to these rates meet Thursday, 12/5/91 in the Virginia Beach Library to
discuss strategy. C&P officials have refused commentary on the matter.
This matter has come up in other states resulting in a compromise. A
BBS operator with two or three lines pays a residential fee, anything
over pays the business rates.
CODEHEAD ANNOUNCES SCANNER SUPPORT FOR MEGAPAINT PROFESSIONAL!
Recently, CodeHead Software became the exclusive representative in the
USA and Canada for MegaPaint Professional, an extraordinarily fast and
feature-packed painting/drawing program developed by Germany's
TommySoftware. Now, CodeHead has added support for several popular
scanners to MegaPaint Professional, through communication with Dr.
Bobware's new low-priced ScanLite desk accessory. ScanLite supports the
Migraph, Geniscan, Golden Image and Daatascan scanners -- and now, so
does MegaPaint Professional! Charles F. Johnson, co-owner of CodeHead
Software, said, "When I spoke to Dr. Bob at the Chicago Computerfest, I
was excited to discover that he had built into ScanLite the ability to
communicate with outside applications. As soon as we returned from the
show, I wrote a small external module for MegaPaint Professional that
calls ScanLite and tells it to scan straight into the MegaPaint picture
area." Once you've scanned an image, you can then use MegaPaint's
impressive array of drawing and painting tools to retouch it, enhance
it, transform it, or anything else you can imagine -- all at incredible
speeds! In operations such as loading an IMG file, or rotating a block,
MegaPaint Professional has been benchmarked at speeds almost 200 times
faster than its closest competitor, Migraph's Touch-Up. According to
Mr. Johnson, "MegaPaint's ability to use 'external modules' means that
it is the only ST/TT graphics package that will never go out of date."
Programmers interested in writing MegaPaint modules should contact
CodeHead Software for more details.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
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MegaPaint Professional, $175 Retail, Available from: CodeHead Software,
P.O. Box 74090, Los Angeles, CA 90004, Tel 213-386-5735, Fax 213-386-
5789. ScanLite, $20 Retail, Available from: Dr. Bobware, 180 N.
Hazeltine Ave, Campbell, OH 44405-1024, Tel 216-743-4712.
ATM SAFETY TIPS
People who use automatic teller machines to withdraw cash are becoming
targets for thieves, particularly during the rush of holiday shopping.
But a manufacturer of ATMs recently said the risk can be lessened by
taking several precautions.
o Be aware of your surroundings when you approach an ATM. If you
notice anything out of the ordinary, visit the ATM later or use
another ATM.
o Always look inside an enclosed site before entering.
o Ask a friend to come along with you if you need to visit an ATM at
night.
o Have your card ready and in hand, along with other transaction
materials, before you approach an ATM.
o Stand close to the ATM when entering your personal identification
number. Do not allow anyone to watch.
o Wait until you leave the vicinity of the ATM to count your money.
For people who use a drive-up ATM machine...
o Pull up close to the ATM.
o Remain in the car while conducting your transaction. For added
security, keep car doors locked and windows rolled up before and
after making the transaction.
o Keep the car running while operating the ATM.
o Drive around the machine first if it is in a kiosk, or drive by it,
checking between parked cars, if it is a wall-mounted unit.
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* CHICAGO COMPUTERFEST BY ATARI-LCACE by Len Stys
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By: Len Stys, Cleveland Free-Net Atari SIG telnet 129.22.8.75
On Friday, November 23rd, I sat in my room at college and flipped coins
to decide if I should go to the Chicago Atari show or study for finals
the upcoming week. Well, I guess you know what I decided to do since
you're reading this article. I'm glad I went because it was a great
event and I found out a lot of information.
At the Atari Entertainment seminar, Robert J. Schuricht, the National
Sales Director answered questions about the Lynx, new games, and the
Jaguar (future tabletop video game system). Robert stated that there
were over 1 million Lynx systems sold world-wide and that half of those
systems have been sold in the United States. He went on to say that the
"Lynx Deluxe" package is being test marketed in California at a price of
$129.95. This package consists of the NEW Lynx, AC Adaptor, ComLynx
cable, California Games, and a Lynx pouch. Robert made clear that this
is a Christmas Special and may not be offered in 1992. The peculiar
thing about this is that I have received many reports through Internet
about it being sold nationwide--not just in California. I found the
Lynx package to be so impressive that I picked one up at the show for
$125.00. If you think you may want one, you better find one quick since
Robert stated there are no more Lynx systems left for Atari to ship.
The Lynx has done so well that Atari cannot manufacture them fast enough
to meet demand. When Robert was asked about the Lynx distribution
problem, he said there wasn't a distribution problem. He said the
problem isn't getting places to sell the Lynx, he said the problem is
getting enough Lynx systems to these stores to sell. Robert was then
asked why Atari is having production problems with the Lynx. He said
Atari doesn't have enough factories to make them and this is because of
their sales quota for the Lynx. To sum it all up, Atari didn't expect
the Lynx to sell as well as it has. If the store near you has sold out
of Lynx systems and you are wondering when to expect more, the next
shipment comes in December 15. Since many Lynx game players complained
about the game instructions on the back of posters, Atari decided to go
back to the booklet form and include a poster.
Do you ever wonder why the Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear are
advertised weekly in Sunday toy store advertisements and the Lynx is
not? Robert says it is because Atari has to pay for these toy stores to
advertise the Lynx. They do not advertise it themselves. Nintendo and
Sega are both making a lot of money on their home video game systems and
since Atari isn't really that big of a company, they do not have the
funds to advertise as Nintendo and Sega does. If you remember the
Toys'R'Us advertisement of NFL Football that never was released, you may
wonder what happened. Atari spent $30,000 to advertise the game and it
was actually planned to be out by then. The reason it wasn't is because
Atari reviewed the game and even though it was good, the Lynx developers
thought they could make it better. Robert Schuricht emphasized the fact
that only quality games will be released for the Lynx. NFL Football and
other sporting games will not be released this year but instead Atari
plans to release them all in February in a major promotion.
Many wonder why Lynx titles look so darn close to the arcade while
conversions for NES and Sega aren't nearly as good. This is because
Atari gets the original arcade machines and compares the Lynx game with
the arcade game during development.
Most of the titles that Robert listed will not be out until 1992.
Tournament Cyberball, however, will be out this year. In case you are
wondering what new games will be released for the Lynx in the next few
months, you can pick up the new Lynx 32-page catalog. The catalog has
some impressive screen shots with a Lynx contest offering over $2500 in
prizes.
Many rumors have been spreading around the Atari world about the Jaguar.
Robert made clear that plans will not be finalized as to what the Jaguar
will have until early next year. The decision of what microprocessor
hasn't even been finalized and the operating system has not been
written. I asked if there was any chance that the Jaguar will be ST
compatible and he said, "Sure!" and quickly turned his head and took
another question. There have been rumors that the Jaguar may allow a
disk drive, a CD-ROM, and a keyboard to be added to it. If this is
true, the world of Atari should be very interesting next year. But one
thing is for sure, the Jaguar will have great graphics and sound with an
affordable price tag (under $200).
Since the Jaguar will be using a much higher CPU than the Lynx, chances
are that you will not be able to play Lynx games on the Jaguar. Atari
didn't release the Panther this year because they felt it would be
another "me too" machine. They wanted a machine that would be unique
and last a long time. The Jaguar may be this machine. In any case, the
Jaguar is just a rumor and has not been officially announced. Expect
for it to be released at the Summer CES.
At the What is New at Atari seminar, Bob Brodie along with another
person from Atari answered questions. I am not sure who the person with
Bob was because I came in a little late and his name wasn't listed in
the directory. It may have been Bill Rehbock. One of the questions
that were asked was the date that the STNotebook and Stylus Pad will be
available in the U.S. Bob stated that the STNotebook should would be
available very soon with a price tag of under $2000. The most
impressive thing about the STNotebook that no other notebook has is its
battery-life. The battery-life of the STNotebook is 10 hours. This is
because the Atari engineers worked hard on making a portable that didn't
have the same problems as the Stacy and it doesn't.
The STylus Pad may not be released until later next year due to the cost
of the storage cards. Atari predicted the cards would go down in price
by the time the Stylus was ready for production but they haven't. Atari
may need to work on finding another storage media for the Stylus or wait
until the cards come down in price. If Atari was to release the Stylus
now, you would be paying more for the storage cards than for the
machine. The one unique feature about the Stylus is its handwriting
recognition. The Stylus has the highest rating for recognizing
handwriting. Bob joked around and said that it can even recognize Sam
Tramiel's signature which is amazing.
I asked Bob what Atari had planned for 1992 specifically if Atari was
planning to release any new ST computers and a multi-tasking operating
system. He responded by saying that 1992 would be a very exciting year.
Atari is indeed planning to release new ST computers at the CeBit show
in Germany this coming March. All he would say about the machines is
that they would leap-frog any other machines on the market. The TT
computers will have a multi-tasking operating system but the new ST
computers will not.
I also asked Bob why Atari is having a hard time distributing the Lynx
to retail stores and the Portfolio in stores like Office Max or Best.
He confirmed that there is a shortage of Lynx systems and that is the
reason the Lynx isn't being sold everywhere yet. Atari seems to be
having the same problem with the Lynx as it had with the ST. Every
nation in the world wants the Lynx but Atari cannot manufacture enough
to meet demand. Atari says the Portfolio is slowly working its way into
more stores. The majority of Portfolio sales have been directly to
large companies. Recently, Sherwin Williams purchased many Portfolios
for their sales people so they can find the right color combination to
make paint. How has the new HP palmtop been affecting the sales of the
Portfolio? Quite nicely. Bob stated that when the HP palmtop was
released, the Portfolio sales went up 100%.
I talked with Greg Pratt at the show and he stated that 1992 will be a
good year and things are turning around at Atari. I talked to him about
how the Lynx could have taken the handheld video game market already and
he said that Atari made a lot of mistakes with the Lynx in the past. He
said that resources were also a problem. By "resources" I got the
feeling he meant that Atari is still a small company and doesn't have a
lot of money to manufacture quantities at once and really push them.
I spoke with John Jainschigg from Atari Explorer and he gave the
Cleveland Free-Net permission to post articles from his publication. He
is a nice guy but if you ever submit a letter to Atari Explorer, don't
let him edit it. :) I also spoke with Bob Brodie, Director of
Communications and Donald Thomas, Jr., Director of Marketing. Bob knew
me from my concerning letters I send Atari every so often. Don knew me
by the Portfolio SIG on the Cleveland Free-Net. The show was well done
and I wish Atari the best of luck in 1992. I just hope they find enough
factories to produce all of the fantastic products they have planned.
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* GREG PRATT SPEAKS AT CHICAGO Transcribed by John Nagy
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Copyright (c)1991, Atari Corporation
Greg Pratt, President of Atari Corporation
Banquet Address at the Chicago Computerfest by Atari
Painstakingly transcribed from videotape by John Nagy for Z*Net
Opening comments by Bob Brodie, Director of Communications for Atari
Corporation.
Bob:
I'm very pleased to be here tonight and to see so many of you here.
This show concept is one that we have enjoyed on the West coast for a
number of years, and on the East coast as well, and I know that you all
join me in really being happy that our friends at Lake County have put
together this festival for all of us in the Midwest.
This could not be possible without the support of the leadership at
Atari, and I'm very pleased tonight to be able to introduce to you one
of the primary supporters of this show at our company... the President
of Atari U.S., Mr. Greg Pratt.
[Greg rose to resounding applause, bowed, and sat down again. With
laughter around, Bob took Greg by the arm and assisted him to the
podium. There, he paused, looking as though he hadn't expected to
speak, then pulled out a thick stack of notes from his breast pocket.
More laughter.]
Greg:
Nothing up my sleeve... no, it's actually a great pleasure and an honor
to have an opportunity to come out and talk to all of you. I want to
thank Bob [Brodie], I know that when we talked about this event six or
seven months ago, it seemed as though it would be very difficult to pull
off, and there were a lot of hurdles that had to be overcome. But
because of all the effort... I came out to visit Larry [Grauzas] and
Mike [Brown] and saw the enthusiasm, it was something we just had to
support, it made sense. It was something we had wanted to do, and
tonight is evidence that the show in every respect has been a tremendous
success. I've had a lot of sampling and discussions with people, just
getting feedback, and I'm very, very pleased, and pleased that Atari
could support this event.
I'm going to spend a few minutes talking about Atari and the year 1991,
and then talk a little about 1992. I'm going to try to share with you
where Atari has been, and where we would like to see Atari in the near
future.
This is an especially important group, comprised of dealers, developers,
and most important, you loyal Atari users who have been loyal to Atari
even in times when it seemed as though Atari was ignoring you. I think
you are owed some insight as to the dynamics of what has been happening
at the company.
I have characterized 1991 as a year of transition. This is the
beginning of my second year as President of Atari Computer Corporation.
I took over from a gentleman who was named Elie Kenan, some of you may
remember him, who had come to America from France. He was here for only
a few months, and I stepped into a situation that was, quite frankly,
very confused, with no particular direction. We had a situation where
many developers were abandoning the platform, we had products that we
had promised that had not been delivered. The overall position at Atari
a year ago was very weak.
I took a look at this situation and tried to figure out what we could
do. All of the guys got together, and we decided what we needed to do
was to focus on a couple areas that were key, a couple of areas which
would address each significant group. That is, we had to have a dealer
program, we had to have a developer program, we had to have a user
program.
We put together something called the Aegis Partnership Program, coined
by Don Mandell. The concept of the Aegis Partnership Program was a
situation whereby we would recognize that Atari, together with a strong
developer group, together with a strong dealer group, would be able to
offer end users a superior solution.
We identified those particular solutions where we excelled over everyone
else, then pushed them to our maximum. We went forward with our Aegis
program and had our first Aegis meeting, our summit, in Sunnyvale. Many
of you were there, and it became the launching platform, if you will,
for what today has become a resurgence for Atari.
We've done other things that we needed to do to make the Atari a viable
platform on the professional level. Things like going out and getting
General Electric support for our products, so that we now can offer on-
site support for business applications. Things like adding to the
financial repertoire, to not only have a flooring plan but to install a
leasing program such that businesses who want to lease Atari product
will be able to do so.
We added certain key staff members, people like Bill Rehbock who came on
about the same time, Bob [Brodie] who has been around for a long time
but who has really come into his own in the last year, Don Mandell,
James Grunke, Mike Groh, Art Brysinsky, Don Thomas, and John Jainschigg
with the Atari Explorer magazine who has done a fantastic job. A lot of
these guys and some of the people who have been there -- all they needed
was a little bit of room in which to operate. One of the things that I
saw that we needed to do was to give people the flexibility that they
needed in order to get the job done. We have had the support, wonderful
support of the Tramiels. Sam, in particular, backed it most especially,
and I think the crew has performed very, very well.
We did things with developers -- to try to hold developers over, the
ones who were weak for whatever reason, or needed assistance, and tried
to figure out ways to help them. We came up with developer co-op plans,
and today when you see Atari ads in magazines, in music magazines, in
DTP magazines, it's not just a glamour ad of Atari products, it's Atari
products doing something. Its one of the keys, and one of the things
we've focused on is to try to show environments where we have actual
superior solutions. And we are making sure developers are able to get
their word out about our machine.
We did things in the dealer area to strengthen it. We have the samples
program that allows dealers to get samples, new samples each quarter at
reduced prices. We have a co-op program, floor planning, the lease
program. We did things like extending the warranty -- all Atari
computer products now bear a one year warranty. Things that should have
been done in the past, that for whatever reasons weren't done, with this
new group, with this new commitment, with this new enthusiasm, we took a
look at to see what needed to be done, and proceeded on it.
We even shipped new products in 1991. [Laughter, then applause.] The
Mega STe, the TT030, the SLM605, products that we had been talking about
for a long, long time, we finally got out the door. We pushed and
screamed and prodded, and finally made it happen.
1992 will be even more interesting. We'll have new products that we'll
focus on to take us to the next level. One of the particular products
that is a most pressing need, we certainly need to have networking
solutions. In order for us to get to the next level, we need to have
viable network solutions, and we have several. Rather than sitting and
waiting for one company to come up with a solution, we have several
alternative solutions. We'll see which one comes first and we will get
behind that one and move it, so that the end users will be the ultimate
beneficiaries as soon as we can possibly make it happen.
If you stopped over at the booth, you saw some very excellent color
boards, those are American solutions, the Leonardo card. We also have
some German solutions, like the Matrix card. We are talking true color,
24 bit color boards -- this is going to get us into a whole new level, a
new positioning such that we are now talking about being able to use
Atari equipment in the presentations graphics segment of the market,
which is the hottest market segment. And we will be there in real time,
not coming in a year after the fact, but rather on time, and in fact
leading the way.
There will be other new products. You've seen some of us walking around
with our "040" pens. I'm not going to talk a lot about it, but you know
we are working on 040 products. Those products will see their initial
introductions at Hannover [in April 1992]. Those products will, at that
point, begin going to developers. You'll see probably a nine to
eighteen month gestation period, depending on how quickly the Codeheads
can get their act in gear... [Laughter] and certain other people. This
time there are some wonderful development tools that will go along with
the product that will reduce time to market, and that should help
tremendously.
So you will see this year where the company will be going after the
TT030, but I caution you that the TT030 will have to be the machine that
we will have to rely on for the next two years. It should be the
backbone. There will be certain higher end solutions that will make
sense and will be used on the new machines.
In terms of our marketing direction, a year ago we decided that we would
focus on music and direct-to-press. This year we were at CEPS, which
was very successful for us. We were at SEYBOLD. The Seybold report is
to come out Monday, with a seven or eight page writeup by Johnathon
Seybold's company which very definitely gave us headlines: "Atari Makes
Bold Entry into US DTP Market". It's been years that people have been
waiting for that to happen, and his review is fair. We are a serious
contender. But at the same time that we are talking about these high
end solutions, we are also not ignoring the broad base.
Today, we have the 520 Discovery pack and the 1040 Family Curriculum
pack. These are packages that we put together with the other English
speaking countries of the Atari world, driven by the UK market, but
including Canada, the US, and Australia. These particular packages are
very viable, and we hope to sell just thousands of them. I know that it
makes developers feel good to think about that head count of users.
In 1992, we will focus on presentation graphics packages. A lot of that
will depend on how successful we are and how quickly we can get the
color boards out, and software that actually uses that hardware, though
I'm sure that will happen very quickly. You'll see us announce new
programs in education. And we will focus on CAD applications. The key
element is having the video boards that will take us past the ST and TT
resolutions all the way up to the professional pre-press type of stuff.
There's one area I am particularly proud of, and that's the work John
Jainschigg has done on Atari Explorer. When we came into Atari Explorer
a year ago, we were, I think, four deliveries behind, there was all kind
of turmoil. But John has taken that bull by the horns and has done an
excellent job. [Applause]. Within the next six week you're going to
see two more issues. One issue is dedicated totally to Atari music and
there is a cover over there showing Star Parodi. Craig Anderton is the
new music editor. NAMM is going to be an excellent showcase for us, and
we are really going to push very hard in this direction. The second
issue will be Atari in the Movies, and will particularly focus on the
Terminator 2 movie. If you saw the movie T2, you know that the
Portfolio is the computer that saves the world. When T2 goes to video
this winter, Atari will have a huge tie-in. We'll be there giving away
units, there will be all kinds of cross-promotion all over the United
States. Dealers, make certain you take an additional stock on the
Portfolio, because you'll be having lots of people coming in,
interested.
Very briefly, about our distribution strategy. You hear me talking
about high end products, although we talked a bit about low end
products. Just so it's clear who we are and where the company is going,
because we have such a wide product diversity, because we have product
on one hand, a palmtop, on the other side, our implementation of UNIX V
System 4 (which you should take the time to look at, its very good), we
find ourselves in the situation where there is no one particular channel
that we can use exclusively to get these product to market. So we find
ourselves using basically three segments. At the very top of the
pyramid, we have VARS, OEMs, independent hardware and software
resellers. Then we have a middle section that is comprised principally
of computer dealers. Then at the base of the pyramid, we have mass
merchants and the consumer end.
It is Jack's desire for this company -- Jack [Tramiel] is still very
much involved in setting the strategic direction of this company, and he
is committed to having a consumer products oriented company. We are the
"Volks Computer Company". We are the people's computer company. Our
principles remain unchanged, we believe in offering the most power at
the best price. We want to try to have the best value relationship that
we can possible have. Another quote from Jack is that he believes in
"selling to the masses, not the classes." So anything that we do today
that's at the top of the pyramid, our objective is that within three
years, or whatever the development cycle, to have it at the base of the
pyramid... so that we can offer it to the most people we possibly can,
just as soon as we possibly can. And that overriding concern reflects
the fact that the end user is ultimately our boss.
In conclusion, I would like to again personally thank each and every one
of you for making this event a success -- thank you.
[Applause]
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* LYNX UPDATE
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November 1, 1991 by Bob Schuricht, National Sales Director for Atari
Corp. List of current and future Lynx releases as of that date.
Bob admits that a few of these titles - particularly in the "New
Projects" category - may never see the light of day, but most of them
are in some early stage of development.
- Chris Bieniek, Contributing Editor
Video Games & Computer Entertainment
Available Now
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California Games Robo-squash Blue Lightning
Shanghai Paperboy Rampage
Chip's Challenge Gates of Zendocon Gauntlet
Rygar Electrocop Slime World
Xenophobe Ms. Pac-Man Roadblasters
Warbirds Klax Zarlor Mercenary
Ninja Gaiden Blockout Pac-Land
A.P.B. Turbo Sub Checkered Flag
Scrapyard Dog Ishido: The Way of Stones Viking Child
S.T.U.N. Runner Hard Drivin' Robotron 2084
Bill & Ted's Excel. Adven.
1991 To Come
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Awesome Golf
Tournament Cyberball
1991 In Test
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Xybots
Toki
Baseball Heroes
Hockey
Super Squeek
Crystal Mines II
Strider II
1991 In Process
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Lynx Casino Pit Fighter 720
World Class Soccer Hydra Rolling Thunder
NFL Football Vindicators Pinball Jam
Hyper Drome Raiden Space War
Basketbrawl Dirty Larry Cabal
Geo Duel (note - shown as "Cancelled" on Atari's list)
New 1991/92 Projects
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Lemmings Shadow of the Beast Bad Boy Tennis
Malibu Bikini Volleyball Dracula Battlezone 2000
Dino Quest Daemonsgate Ninja Nerd
Ninja Gaiden III Asteroids/Missile Command Switchblade II
Eye of the Beholder Blood & Guts Hockey Full Court Press
Heavyweight Contender Gordo 106 Road Riot
Rampart Batman/Penguin-Packout Deal Steel Talons
Operation Desert Storm
This list does not include third-party titles from Telegames, which has
released or announced the following games:
The Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge---now available
Qix-------------------------------------now available
Krazy Ace Miniature Golf
R.C. Destruction Derby
The Guardians: Storm Over Doria Role-Playing Game
Other third-party titles may not appear in the above listing,
particularly if the games are not scheduled to be released by Atari
under their own name.
//////////////// Softcase Game Card Wallet ///////////////////
//////////////// for the Atari Lynx ///////////////////
NOW $5.95!!
Greetings from Realm...
A couple years ago Realm introduced the Softcase System. It was
comprised of 3 pieces that acted individually or together. One of those
pieces was the Game Card Wallet. Do to the overwhelming cost of the
system and cheaper cases being released we had to discontinue the other
two pieces. The Wallet is and will be supported for a long time to
come.
The Wallet was created to overcome some of the limitations of
permanently attached pockets. The largest being no expansion room once
full. Plus the inconvenience of having to drag the case along, even if
your moving one chair over for the big Comlynx match.
The Wallet itself is basically the size of a sheet of paper and folds
similar to a letter. It has an outer lining of Black DuPont Cordura and
an inner lining of 1/8" foam backed headliner. Sewn to the headliner is
3 rows of 3 Clear vinyl pockets topped with black edging. The Wallet
folds compactly so that all games are held securely in place. It holds
9 (over $250 worth) of games or you can double stack and get up to 18.
Now for the good news! As of this message the Wallets will be $5.95 ea
plus shipping (thats down from $12.95!). Shipping will be $3.00 up to
3 then $.50 for each additional 3. For Example: If you order 1-3
Wallets shipping will be $3.00. If you order 4-6 Wallets shipping will
be $3.50 and so on... Full Money Back Guarantee!
In order to accomplish such a great price I had to go direct only. You
can send a Check or Money Order to REALM, 10504 Easum Rd., Louisville KY
40299, Call 502-267-7024 for info or leave E-Mail on GEnie to REALM (it
will be answered the same day). All orders are shipped in 1 Day or less
(10 minutes being the record). Please send a UPS'ble address (No PO's)
if possible.
Further information can be found in the Lynx Accessory topic in the
Atari RT on GEnie. It's Page 475;1, Category 36, Topic 18
Thanks for the support!
Joey Sherman
Owner
ATARI PORTABLE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Christmas is almost upon us and the best gift you can give to your
favorite Lynx owner (next to a couple of games and maybe a second Lynx)
is a year's subscription to A.P.E. (Atari Portable Entertainment)
Newsletter.
Each issue of APE is full of the news, information, and game tips a Lynx
fan needs.
Find out what new games are coming up (usually months before you read
about it in the full color glossy magazines you'll find at the
newsstands).
Get the tips you need to help you conquer those tough games. Hear
what's going on with third party developers and what they have in store
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Check out what rumors are circulating on the grapevine. Find out what
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APE is written 5 times a year (Winter,Spring,Summer,Fall,Christmas) by
Clinton Smith. Clint has been playing Atari games since the late 70s
and makes it his business to find out everything that's going on with
the Lynx. He has written game reviews for Atari Explorer, STart, and is
currently the Lynx columnist for AtariUser.
A year's subscription to APE costs only $6.
The following back issues are available for $1 each.
APE #1 (Summer 90):
Summer CES news, Game tips for California Games, Chip's Challenge,
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Third Party Report, Lynx Accesories, Game tips for Slime World and Klax.
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If you want to receive your first issue (or any back issues) in time for
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If you have any questions you can leave a message to Clint on Genie at
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* CODEHEAD ANNOUNCES MIDI SPY Press Release
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: :
: CodeHead Software announces MIDI Spy! :
: :
: A Unique MIDI Sequencer That Records :
: :
: And Plays In The Background! :
:.............................................:
With MIDI Spy installed, you'll never lose another valuable musical idea
because your sequencer wasn't ready to record -- MIDI Spy is always
listening. You can call it background operation or you can call it MIDI
multi-tasking, but what it gives you is freedom and power!
Whether you're a professional musician or a music hobbyist, MIDI Spy is
the recorder you've been waiting for. As a musician, it's never easy to
remember to push that button BEFORE you start recording. Many times
you'll just start playing without realizing you're about to create
something you should capture. Plus, there's always that stigma attached
to the "red light" that tends to inhibit your talent.
With MIDI Spy, you can forget about these things. You don't have to be
a recording engineer. You don't have to anticipate your moments of
inspiration. And you won't feel the pressure of the red light. In
fact, you'll even forget MIDI Spy is installed, until you're ready to
replay your creations.
Even if you aren't in a creative mood, MIDI Spy can make your day. You
can tell it to play a list of MIDI files in the background while you
continue to use your computer for other tasks like word processing,
desktop publishing, telecommunications, or file maintenance. Now you
don't need to waste time while waiting for an upload or download through
your modem...you can be working (playing) with your MIDI equipment!
Feature List
------------
o Runs as a program or a desk accessory in all resolutions on all Atari
ST, STe, and TT machines.
o MIDI data can be recorded or played back at any time -- from the
desktop or from within GEM or TOS programs, whether the MIDI Spy
dialog box is open or not.
o Up to 999 songs can be recorded, played back, loaded, or saved.
o GEM dialog box provides control with the mouse or keyboard.
o Load and save single songs or sets of songs in MIDI Spy format.
o Load and save single songs, sets of songs, or multitrack recordings in
ALL of the current MIDI standard formats, allowing you to exchange
recordings with any other sequencer supporting MIDI standard files.
o Definable "record gap" automatically divides your recordings into
individual songs for easy retrieval.
o Recordings may be layered through overdubbing and merging of songs.
o Timing resolution is equivalent to 96 ticks per quarter note at 120
beats per minute and background operation is not affected by the
current foreground task -- MIDI Spy is rock-solid!
o Hot keys are always active, allowing control of MIDI Spy from your
computer keyboard at any time.
o MIDI Spy functions can be assigned to MIDI commands to control
operations directly from your MIDI keyboard -- without even touching
your computer.
o Autoload a song or set of songs and even have MIDI Spy start playing
automatically when you boot up.
o Song information, including copyright notice, can be entered and saved
with your songs. Song and track names from MIDI files will appear in
the song information box.
o Chain songs together for continuous "juke box" type of playback --
unaffected by the current operation of your computer.
o Uses only about 30K of memory plus as much or as little memory as you
wish to use for recording.
o Thermometer bar display of memory usage shows memory available and
memory used, by the current song as well as the whole set of songs.
o Tempo can be adjusted from 10% to 300% of the original tempo.
o Fine tuned for non-interference with your other programs. Special
hooks provide communication with the included program, Captain Hook,
which helps eliminate MIDI overflow.
o Software selectable THRU option.
o Customize your MIDI Spy configuration by saving it directly into MIDI
Spy.
o Special MIDIMAX mode allows you to actually record your MIDIMAX
output. (MIDIMAX is CodeHead's real-time MIDI performance tool
featuring chord maps and MIDI macros).
o 100% assembly language, complete with all of the quality you've come
to expect from CodeHead Software.
Try the free MIDI Spy demo for yourself to get a taste of this amazing
new concept. Don't let your computer tell YOU when to be creative...
with MIDI Spy you're always ready.
Availability
------------
Projected release date for MIDI Spy is December 16, 1991. A demo
version is available now on all the major on-line services as well as
the CodeHead BBS. Suggested retail price is $79.95.
For more information, contact your local dealer, or:
CodeHead Software
PO Box 74090
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Tel (213) 386-5735
Fax (213) 386-5789
BBS (213) 461-2095
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YEAR IN REVIEW: 1991
EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS
Copyright (c)1991, D.A. Brumleve
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Copyright 1991 by D.A. Brumleve for publication in Z-Net
Please note: All filenumbers and user addresses refer to GEnie; the
files mentioned may also be available through other national and local
services.
In the UK, they call it "edsoft", and they have plenty of it. In the
US, it's "educational software", and, in a good year, it represents
approximately 3% of ST software sales. This market includes programs as
diverse as an onscreen coloring book for 2-year-olds and a program that
simulates physical phenomena for the aspiring scientist. It includes
productivity programs whose users just happen to be children. It
encompasses Bible search programs, databases of Shakespearian
quotations, electronic worksheets, Morse Code generators, and a variety
of games with a definite instructional purpose.
Tom Nielsen of eSTeem, inc. (205-941-4910), developer of the PILOT
authoring language, made his show debut at the WAACE AtariFest '91 and
offered a seminar to demonstrate this powerful program. Teachers (and
others) can use the program to develop their own tailor-made software
curriculum. The price was lowered late this year to $79.95. To
encourage the use of the program in schools, eSTeem announced a free
site license to be granted to early purchasers of the product. A most
unique feature of PILOT is its ability to work in concert with external
devices such as a videodisc player or CD-ROM. This kind of support will
help make ST family of computers competitive with the latest technology
in computer-assisted education. eSTeem has also made available a
shareware version of the PILOT runtime program, COPILOT, so that those
who don't own PILOT itself can still make use of PILOT applications.
Back in 1990, shareware programmer Ken Kressin (K.KRESSIN) of the
Knowledge Vine released seven educational programs for children (and
adults) which have become staples of user group and "PD" libraries
across the nation. Ken's programs are unique in their effective use of
delightful animations for both entertainment and instruction.
Unfortunately for ST users, Ken's life this year was disrupted by a
move. He assures me, however, that he is working on additional programs
in the Knowledge Vine series, so look for more releases soon. His older
shareware files all note his previous address. Please update your
address book, and keep those shareware contributions pouring in! Ken's
current address:
The Knowledge Vine
440 Adams Street
Plattville, WI 53818
Albert Bagetta (BAGET) has continued to come out with an eclectic array
of shareware programs for children and adults, many of which have an
academic or instructional purpose. Want to analyse Browning's poetry?
Yep, there's a Bagetta program to handle that (file #19164).
G. Wren (G.WREN) has updated his shareware teacher's database, CLASS, to
version 3.1 (file #20591). Andzrej Wrotniak (J.WROTNIAK) has improved
his commercial El_Cal and StarBase so much that I wonder how far they
can go from here. Minimalist versions of these programs are available
without cost. (STAR2000.LZH is file #21570 and SUBCAL20.LZH is file
#21565). Although WizWorks! (C.WALTERS1) isn't usually mentioned in
discussions of edsoft, I believe their MugShot belongs here. 1991 has
seen several improvements and extensions of this kidfriendly program.
Artisan Software has long offered the only commercial crossword creator
for the ST in the US, Word Search 2. Now ST users have a choice: John
Hutchinson (JOHN-HUTCH) of Fair Dinkham Technologies (505-662-7236) has
just announced the commercial release of Crossword Creator and Word
Search Creator. At $24.95 and $19.95 respectively, these programs are
priced to fit school budgets. A demo version of Crossword Creator is
available on GEnie (file #21595).
I spent most of my development time this year translating some of my
commercial programs to foreign tongues. Kidpublisher Professional,
Kidpainter, and Super Kidgrid are now available in German, Icelandic,
and Dutch as well as English, and additional translations are underway.
We also developed a "Creative Discovery Packet" which we market to early
childhood teachers through education conferences. The packet includes a
1040STe, 11 preschool-level programs specially-designed for classroom
use, a users manual, disk box, and mouse pad. We've seen a lot of
interest at the conferences we've attended, and we intend to show the
package at more conferences next year. Because of his role in the
development of this Packet, my educational consultant has been invited
to speak at a regional conference in February.
We have several new programs under development. Closest to release (1st
Quarter of 1992) is Multiplay, a program that provides a variety of
activities related to multiplication and addition. A miniature version
of this program, Mini-Multiplay, has already become part of our
"Learning Games Packet", a diskbox with 10 programs drawn from a variety
of sources in the PD/shareware and commercial markets.
We are not the only ones who have thought of bundling STs with software
for the educational market. Computer Curriculum Corporation has placed
many STs in computer labs across the country over the past five years.
Atari UK and Atari Canada have offered an educational package to
consumers. Now Atari US has announced at Comdex the availability of a
"Family Curriculum" bundled with a 1040STe computer. The package
contains programs that should interest nearly everyone in the family.
The Educators' Atari Club has long supported teachers using 8-bit Ataris
in their classrooms. This year, the group has begun to add ST support,
and I feel certain that this will extend their effectiveness in helping
teachers get the most out of a classroom ST. If you know a teacher who
is using an ST (or an 8-bit) in the classroom, please let them know
about this club and its informative newsletters! Applications for
membership are available from:
Peter Loeser
P.O. Box 1024
Laytonville, CA 95454
Membership is only $25 and includes a subscription to AIM as well.
There have been many new products released in the UK this year. As far
as I know, none of them have made their way over the Ocean except in
isolated purchases by dealers. Many of the new UK programs are specific
to the National Curriculum in England.
Others would require Americanization to be useful in the US; a spelling
program that claims "realize" is misspelled isn't that helpful to
American third-grader. I am watching for programs that are genuinely
different from the many edsoft products already available in the US.
There aren't many developers in North America currently offering
educational products. For a long time, I was the only one who was a
member of the IAAD, so, while that group was useful to me in regard to
concerns common to all developers, it was not so beneficial in
addressing concerns that were specific to the edsoft market. Now edsoft
developers are working to communicate more regularly. This should
benefit both the individual developers and the teachers and students who
use their products.
I'm hearing from a lot of teachers throughout the world who are using STs
in their classrooms, and I hope this trend continues. Schoolchildren
from New Zealand are penning their first stories with Kidpublisher
Professional, Icelandic 3rd-graders are making color-by-number pictures
for each other with Super Kidgrid, New Yorkers are singing along with
Telegram, handicapped elementary pupils in Holland are experimenting
with Kidpainter's mirror-imaging function. I've noticed a trend among
the parents I meet at shows also. It used to be that many parents kept
the home computer to themselves. Over and over, I would hear the
remark, "If I let them use it, I'll never get a chance to use the
computer myself!" Now I see parents passing the old 520 on to their
children when they purchase a more advanced ST/TT.
There are signs, such as the "Family Curriculum" bundle, that Atari is
taking the family/school market seriously. I've had discussions with
both Atari Canada and Atari US this year that have shown that Atari does
indeed have an interest in this market and a willingness to address its
needs. With the hoped-for changes in marketing by Atari, more
developers will have the incentive to release programs for the
educational market. The software we already have is varied and
powerful. Edsoft developers are working together to improve their
products and to market them more effectively. I expect 1992 to bring
new offerings to strengthen this market and make the ST a more
attractive purchase for the schoolroom and home.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: 1991
ATARI GREAT LAKES REGION IN REVIEW
by Mike Brown (LCACE)
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The past year has been very active for Atarians in the Great Lakes
Region. This year, we have been especially blessed with a great wealth
of special events and activities to keep the interest level of faithful
Atarians at a fever pitch.
Some highlights:
- Atari debuted their "Professional Systems Group" with many and varied
solutions for "Direct to Press" applications. Atari established
themselves as a serious player in the DTP market with an outstanding
showing at the Corporate Electronic Publishing Show (CEPS) held at
Chicago's McCormick Place. Atari invited a number of European and
Domestic business partners to exhibit at CEPS in the Atari booth. Among
those showing products were: 3K, ISD Marketing, Goldleaf Publishing, and
SoftLogik Publishing.
- Milwaukee Atari ST user group held their first annual spring
AtariFest. The one-day event drew developers from across the country
for a great festival of Atari enthusiasm.
- Indiana user groups MIST, BLAST and ASCII co-produced AtariFest III
held in Indianapolis. A great showing of developers and user groups
played to a fine Midwestern crowd. There was an organizational meeting
held at the show to solidify ties within the newly-established Midwest
Atari Regional Council (MARC) member user groups, and to provide
information to potential MARC members.
- Washtenaw and Windsor Atari user groups co-produced the Detroit-
Windsor International AtariFest held on Windsor's St. Clair College
campus. The show produced good crowds despite poor weather and fears
about customs difficulty. Many new products debuted at this show, such
as Gadgets by Small's 68030 "SST", JMG's HyperLink, etc.
- Milwaukee's MilAtari User Group again did a fine job of handling the
computer gaming area for Atari Corp. at TSR, Inc's "GenCon" general
gaming fair. Over 50 Atari ST systems were dedicated for open gaming
and for MIDI-maze competitions. Many thousands of attendees were
exposed to Atari computer systems and LYNX machines for the first time.
- Lake County Area Computer Enthusiasts expanded their previously
regional shows into a partnership show sponsored by Atari called
"Chicago ComputerFest by Atari. Emphasis was placed on attracting the
existing Atari userbase as well as the potential Atari buyer. A number
of unique ideas were tried, such as teaching seminars, extensive 8-bit
support, and a gaming area run by MilAtari (patterned after their area
at GenCon). The show marked a new era of cooperation between Atari
Corp. and Atari User Groups to produce professional-level shows. The
first annual MARC Excellence awards were presented (for outstanding
service to the Atari community) at the show banquet.
As always, the enthusiasm of the userbase itself has fueled these
significant milestones of 1991. We hope that the Atari community will
"keep the faith" and continue to give their enthusiastic support to
their local user groups and to special projects sponsored by them. If
you are not currently a user group member, please consider visiting your
local users group and giving them a much needed show of support.
Although the past year was a banner one for the Great Lakes Region, we
are already planning for the future. In 1992, the collective user
groups of the Great Lakes Region plan to establish stronger ties under
the MARC umbrella. This cooperation will better coordinate special
events held in the Great Lakes Region, and establish a stronger and
clearer united voice speaking to issues affecting the Atari community.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: 1991
ATARI IN 1991 AND BEYOND
by Gordon R. Meyer
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CIS: 72307,1502 GEnie and Delphi: GRMEYER
In thinking about the current (and future) state of Atari, I find my
thoughts drawn back to the year 1986. Not in sad reflection on what
"could have been if only Atari Corp had...[fill in the blank]", but
rather on my original motivation to purchase my first 520ST. To make a
long story short, it was the speed, flash, and sexiness of the machine
of the ST that led me to it. It met the basic requirements of having an
80 column display, a decent word processor, and it could play Joust.
And it did all these things in a way that was, and still is, unlike any
other computer on the market. I plunked down my money ($800.00) and
never really looked back.
That 520ST is long gone, having been replaced by a series of four
machines, each more sophisticated then the last. My sophistication has
grown too, and although First Word doesn't seem like the marvel it once
did, Joust still gets a healthy work out on a regular basis. While I'm
no longer in awe of the machine, I now have an appreciation of what it
has done for me, and the things it enables me to accomplish on a daily
basis.
This last year, 1991, was a good one. It brought me some wonderful new
software that has radically changed and improved my computer investment;
an updated WordPerfect, CodeKeys, GramSlam and Grammar Expert,
WordFlair, an updated MVG, MultiDesk Deluxe, MaxiFile III, Stalker3, and
CardFile3 just to name a few. There's freeware and shareware too;
QuickCIS, Two Column Printer, BDB, On_Schedule and others are tools I
use often and with much appreciation.
Okay, maybe not all of these were introduced in 1991, but they were all
added to my collection this year. What counts is that they were new to
me, undiscovered gems (no pun intended) in the Atari universe that have
brought me much benefit and usefulness. My assessment of whether 1991
was a good year for this Atari user is this: When I look back at what I
was accomplishing with my ST at this time 1990, and compare it with
today, the difference is amazing. And this happened during a year that
looked pretty darn bleak when it first started out.
Somehow, the Atari future doesn't look as dim today as it did in
December of 1990. The exciting new hardware, a seemingly new attitude
at Atari Corp, and a loyal and vocal user base all contribute to make it
better. One of the things I'm most excited about is the increase in
software power and professionalism I've noticed in the last several
months. When I see packages like MultiDesk Deluxe and Stalker3 still
coming down the pipeline I can't help but feel excited about what 1992
might hold. And I can't wait to find out what undiscovered gems I'll
uncover along the way.
I think we're seeing a new level of maturity and acceptance coming to
the Atari market and user base. As the Atari computers find may be
their inevitable place in the market hierarchy, we users can stop
wringing our hands and start enjoying our unique and oh-so endearing
computers.
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YEAR IN REVIEW: 1991
GENIE TOP 100 UTILITY DOWNLOADS OF 1991
Compiled by Ron Kovacs
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The following list has been compiled from the GEnie ST Roundtable
library. The period used starts from December 1, 1990 to November 30,
1991. The files were ranked by downloads accesses.
File# Filename Rank Uploader Date Bytes Accs Lb
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19837 CPX.ARC 1 X ATARIDEV 910620 100096 1020 2
19472 VKILL384.LZH 2 X V.PATRICELL1 910525 65152 872 2
20271 ARCSHL26.ARC 3 X C.F.JOHNSON 910724 47232 854 40
18942 LZH11318.LZH 4 X J.ROY18 910407 51660 779 40
19476 LHA130.ARC 5 X R.BURROWS1 910525 61184 757 40
18494 SPBT70.ARC 6 X G.W.MOORE 910303 182700 696 2
18820 ARCSH24.ARC 7 X C.F.JOHNSON 910330 46620 696 2
18561 DISKFIX2.LZH 8 X R.GLOVER3
910309 10080 661 2
19233 DCPOPBAR.ARC 9 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910503 8960 628 2
19959 TOS14FX2.LZH 10 X K.BAD 910629 1920 599 2
21432 LZH_201H.LZH 11 X T.QUINN1 911101 111104 566 40
18073 GERM2ENG.LZH 12 X D.HELMS 910126 51660 565 2
19133 DCBOOTIT.ARC 13 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910426 5120 549 2
18757 LHZ11316.LZH 14 X LEPULLEY 910324 21420 547 40
18183 UNERASE.ARC 15 X GREG.B 910206 13860 535 2
17999 DCMAXTRK.ARC 16 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910118 6300 526 2
19844 DCSALVAG.ARC 17 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910621 5760 491 2
18118 MEMFIL30.ARC 18 X R.FLASHMAN 910131 46620 490 2
20124 GER_CPXS.LZH 19 X ST-REPORT 910710 29696 469 2
20514 ZOO21.ARC 20 X S.YELVINGTO2 910815 62080 469 40
20698 DCRUNREZ.ARC 21 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910830 4864 461 2
20145 DISKSTAT.ARC 22 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910712 11136 449 2
19193 PATCH302.ARC 23 X GRIBNIF 910430 184448 444 2
18041 LOUDFORM.ARC 24 X GHUNGERFORD 910123 25200 443 2
19417 ST_HDCB.ARC 25 X M.HILL13 910520 2816 442 2
18493 SB_OTHER.ARC 26 X G.W.MOORE 910303 78120 422 2
19620 STZIP08.LZH 27 X G.FORD5 910606 54656 420 40
19451 DCR_TMAG.ARC 28 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910524 5376 419 2
20529 DCMOMETR.ARC 29 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910816 6528 417 2
21020 DCPOPBR2.ARC 30 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910920 11520 414 2
19191 FIXQUEUE.ARC 31 X GRIBNIF 910430 8064 409 2
20599 DCLITOFF.ARC 32 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910823 3840 407 2
18985 DCTOPPER.ARC 33 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910412 4992 399 2
17629 UNSIT.ARC 34 X STARFALL 901217 36540 392 40
20472 FPPRNT.LZH 35 X F.PAWLOWSKI 910811 1920 390 2
20705 EXTRACTR.LZH 36 X H.SARBER 910831 17152 384 40
19299 DCRTCALL.ARC 37 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910510 4864 384 2
19390 DCADUMP.ARC 38 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910518 5376 382 2
17910 2COLUMNS.LZH 39 X JWC-OEO 910108 56700 381 2
18060 MAGICBRW.LZH 40 X G.THERREAULT 910125 32760 372 2
18038 MADFORMT.LZH 41 X TMP 910123 15120 368 2
19610 GVIEW105.LZH 42 X JVAN 910605 72704 367 2
19548 DC_MWRAP.ARC 43 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910531 5504 360 2
18150 15_ICONS.LZH 44 X B.ROBINSON5 910203 6300 359 2
19628 DCTOPER2.ARC 45 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910607 6144 359 2
20009 MDATE.LZH 46 X J.H.CARROLL 910703 49536 358 2
18612 APROCALC.ARC 47 X JAKOB 910313 60480 356 2
20295 DCNOSTIC.ARC 48 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910726 7168 352 2
20340 LZH11321.LZH 49 X M.CULVER3 910730 33536 351 40
18276 DCDIRDMP.ARC 50 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910215 6300 350 2
20636 SCSIWAIT.LZH 51 X L.HILL 910826 2944 342 2
17852 HDFREE21.ARC 52 X P.VERMEULEN 910102 17640 333 2
18197 DC_FKEYS.ARC 53 X DOUBLE-CLICK 910208 6300 331 2
20619 EDI_UTI1.LZH 54 X E.KRIMEN 910824 23296 331 2
21270 CPX_MDLS.LZH 55 X E.KRIMEN 911016 30336 328 2
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 3
Message 154 Sun Dec 01, 1991
S.COLLER [Steve] at 13:08 EST
The December issue of KEYBOARD Magazine has an official ATARI Christmas
ad on page 50. It is nice to see!
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 3
Message 158 Tue Dec 03, 1991
B.REHBOCK [Bill@Atari] at 02:37 EST
I am not sure of the market coverage, but I am sure that we currently
have Christmas season Lynx ads on MTV and NBC and its affiliates. The
Music marketing ads have hit, and we are working on the DTP/Professional
Systems Group ads right now.
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 3
Message 159 Wed Dec 04, 1991
BOB-BRODIE [Atari Corp.] at 17:28 EST
Steve,
The Lynx ads are being run primarily in Los Angeles right now. Why, you
ask? Well, there are close to 20 Million people in the Southern
California area, served by the big networks there. The signals get
picked up by cable tv, and taken as far north as Santa Barbara and south
to San Diego. That's an area bigger than a lot of states, both in
population, and geography.
Re Walter Koenig. Your mistaken on this. The plans for an effort with
Walter Koenig are for the Science Fiction cable channel. Which, to the
best of my knowledge, isn't on the air yet. But will be soon. Look for
an interview with Walter in an issue of Atari Explorer. We sent Mike
Fulton, our resident Trekker, to visit Walter and help him get set up
with his Mega STE system.
J.Saint1,
At the present time, we're sold out on Lynxes. Our entire inventory is
committed. The LA area promotion is going to be the biggie for now.
Things are going just GREAT for the Lynx right now!!!!
Nevin,
Don't forget to get a look at the current issue of Seybold Reports, too!
They have an extensive story on Atari, and our developers that
participate in the professional systems group.
regards,
Bob Brodie
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Developers' Kit
===============
Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 17
Message 20 Mon Dec 02, 1991
B.REHBOCK [Bill@Atari] at 00:46 EST
The number for developer kit ordering/information is 408-745-2022. Gail
Bacani is the person you will speak to. If you have any detailed
questions you need answered, feel free to e-mail myself, or Mike Fulton
(B.REHBOCK, MIKE-FULTON) here on GEnie.
If you are interested in developing peripheral or enhancement hardware,
there are hardware specs, schematics, etc. available on request to
commercial level developers.
-Bill Rehbock, Director of Technical Services, Atari Corp.
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Satisfied Atari Users
=====================
Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 18, Topic 22
Message 137 Fri Nov 29, 1991
M.CAWTHON3 [Mike] at 02:21 EST
Welcome Aboard!
The TT is one hell of a bargan! And don't forget, the TT comes with a
very nice Keyboard and mouse which are extra bucks on the Mac. I have
compared the TT to my friends IIsi and I find the TT to be much faster
and an all around better machine. I use the Spectre for Macintosh
software and the TT runs circles around the MAC. If you do a lot of DTP
and you can afford it, buy the 19" monitor, man what a pleasure it is
working with this monitor. I am looking forward to the next upgrade
from Dave Small, I here the spectre software will work with the internal
SCSI HD. I recently did a graphics handling demonstration for the Front
Range Desktop Publishers Association, I can tell you that all were very
impressed with the machine. This group included many hard core Mac and
PC users, when they saw the TT in action, well these are some quotes
"Did you see that!, that sure was fast, what a crisp monitor display,
what program is that? PageStream, wow, pagemaker won't do that, I have
to switch to another program, do the work, and then load it into page
maker!, nice looking machine" and a lot of other comments about the
machine, all good!! I really felt good about my decision to purchase a
TT over a Mac or PC. One PC Page Maker user asked how much PageStream
was going for and when I told her-her jaw about hit the floor and many
ooooos and aaahhs came from the audience.
Count me in on the Satisfied Atari Customer List!
Talk to ya l8ter... Mike
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 18, Topic 2
Message 74 Sun Dec 01, 1991
D.DAVIS42 at 22:36 EST
I have been following this message base for a while, listening to both
sides of these arguments. And I must admit, I have been seriously
thinking of buying a non-Atari computer, because I felt like I 'should'.
At work I use an AT&T micro-mini under UNIX sys 5, and a 386SX PC.
I thought that the reason I have stayed with Atari is because I have had
an Atari since the 600XL and have since owned about 4 8-bits and 2 ST's.
But after my experiences in my professional life, I believe that the
reason I have stayed with the Atari computers is because they do the
best job FOR WHAT I DO, and I can afford them. And I might add, after
listening to some of the disussions pro versus con here, I have decided
that investing in a new Atari computer is the right thing to do for me.
The arguments about clockspeed and resolution are, in alot of cases,
just number chasing (IMHO) with regard to the tasks they will be used
for. I can get routine tasks done much quicker on my ST than the same
tasks on the 386SX at work. I'm sure there are alot people that can do
it faster on the PC, but I'll stick with the ST.
Finally, I really do believe things will get better for the ST/TT line.
(No.. I haven't been drinking) <grin>. And, yes.. a big factor in my
staying Atari is the people who use and support it. So it looks like my
next decision is whether to get a MSTE or a TT.
Later
Darrel
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 18, Topic 2
Message 75 Mon Dec 02, 1991
N.WEINRESS [IAAD Member] at 00:00 EST
Nicely said, Darrel. I never owned an Atari before getting an ST, but I
did own other 8-bit systems. I like the ST and stick with it because of
the GEM operating system...the full version we have in contrast to the
emasculated one on the PC's. I've had to buy PC's for certain technical
programs that just aren't available on the ST, but that's all I use them
for. For everything else, I use the Atari's. They're comfortable, I
guess.
Norm
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Megafile Help
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 22
Message 39 Tue Dec 03, 1991
M.EVERHART2 [MIDIMIKE] at 04:04 EST
Perhaps someone in this category can offer advise. I wish to use a
Megafile 30 with a Mega STE, and need to change the device #. How do I
do this? I opened the case but there are no DIP switches visible.
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 22
Message 40 Tue Dec 03, 1991
M.DRYSDALE [Drys] at 07:52 EST
Take the metal shielding off and you'll be able to see the DIP switches
on a MEGAFILE 30.
Mike Drysdale, TEAM COMPUTERS
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STE SIMMs and Monitor Info
==========================
Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 6
Message 62 Mon Dec 02, 1991
G.HAUER [GHauer] at 23:07 EST
I went out shopping for a 4-meg 1040 STe today and found only one dealer
that will have them in stock later this week. I was told the machine I
ordered "will be a 520 STe with 4 megabytes of memory. They're all the
same - the 1040's and the 520's - except for the label on the case and
the amount of memory."
Is this true, or will I be getting a machine with reduced capability and
expanded memory?
I'll ===> VERY MUCH <=== appreciate responses to this question by
December 4 so I can cancel the order if I need to.
Thanks!... Gary Hauer
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 6
Message 63 Mon Dec 02, 1991
D.A.BRUMLEVE [kidprgs] at 23:41 EST
Gary, the dealer is giving you the real scoop. My nephew bought a
520STe last year and upgraded it to 4meg. It's every bit an STe.
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 6
Message 64 Tue Dec 03, 1991
S.WINICK at 07:11 EST
Gary,
To the best of my knowledge, all 520STe distributed in this country so
far have had all 4 SIMM sockets in place for easy upgrading. That rumor
about the crippled 520STe's has been floating around for some time now;
but so far its only been a rumor. All 520STe's we've seen have had all
4 SIMM sockets in place.
As long as you're having your dealer upgrade your system memory before
delivery, you'll know for sure about whether or not all 4 SIMM sockets
are in place in your machine anyway.
Atari is shipping 1040STe's and the 1040STe Family Curriculum special
bundles. We received a shipment of them yesterday, as a matter of fact.
The bundle includes 5 boxes of software, with a total of 12 disks full
of useful software for everyone in the family from early learning
through home business applications.
I don't think Atari has begun shipping the 520STe bundles yet; I believe
they're still waiting for the next shipment to arrive. The're supposed
to be available BEFORE Christmas, but if that date is critical to you,
you might want to make alternative plans with your dealer for a 1040STe
--- just in case!
There are also specials available on the SC1224 color monitors. The
difference in price between that and the newer 14" SC1435 may be very
appealing to anyone on a limited budget. And while the 1435 offers a
larger picture and stereo sound, the 1224 is definitely superior for
text display because it offers a tighter dot per inch display to go
along with its lower price.
Regards,
Sheldon Winick (Computer STudio - Asheville, NC)
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ST Book Durability
==================
Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 7
Message 152 Mon Dec 02, 1991
B.REHBOCK [Bill@Atari] at 00:26 EST
I have one thing to add to Tracy's comments. (Being one of the two
people that have actually been beating up STBOOKs 'on the road' [Sam
Tramiel is the other:-) ])
1) My personal record is over 11 hours on a charge
2) The latest (but not final) revision of the latch is very solid.
3) The rest of the machine is quite solid and reliable; so far mine has
been: dropped in a duffle bag from waist-high (Tracy was carrying it
and the strap on the bag broke) and the lid was closed on my thumb,
enough to bruise my fingernail (by Leonard Tramiel, accidentally :-)
and it has not skipped a beat!
-Bill Rehbock, Atari Corp.
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STylus Development
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 7
Message 154 Tue Dec 03, 1991
B.REHBOCK [Bill@Atari] at 02:53 EST
Anthony, (and everyone)
The situation with the STylus is not quite as bleak as reported. We
have the burner turned way up on shipping STBOOKs and TT's and FSMGDOS
more than we have the burner turned 'down' on the STylus. As I stated
at the Chicago show, we are carefully looking at the Pen-Based market.
We spoke at great depth with people at Comdex that looked at the
Momenta, and the offerings that were at the Microsoft Pen-Windows booth.
End-users demand well less than 1% error rate in the handwriting
recognition software; nobody can offer that in software yet. We are
standing ready to launch it if the market should be able to bear the
product, but right now, there are a lot of companies spending a lot of
money on the Pen-Based market and getting absolutely _nowhere_ with
them. The GridPad has been on the market for over three years and it
along with the other dozen or so Pen-Based units that have been on the
market have had less than 10,000 total sales WORLD-WIDE. The Pen-Based
market is still for the Vertical/Industrial OEM-types, not the consumer-
oriented. We are monitoring the market very carefully and assure you
that the ball won't be dropped, but we're not going to waste our time
chasing windmills when our time and resources are better spent on much
more important things.
-Bill
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 7
Message 155 Tue Dec 03, 1991
S.WINICK at 07:14 EST
I have to agree with Atari's position regarding STylus development, as
stated in Bill Rehbock's previous post. While everyone is always
interested in state-of-the-art systems, the "real" market for such
technology is often limited for very expensive systems. And new
technology invariably IS very expensive when it first appears.
For a relatively small company like Atari, what is most needed are
solid, dependable, and affordable systems that are readily available.
Atari will definitely benefit from giving priority to increasing its
production and distribution capabilities of saleable, affordable systems
such as the STBook and class B TT030 to round out its product offerings.
Add in a well-designed advertising and dealer recruitment program along
with improved dealer support (which will translate to improved customer
support as well!) and we'll see an Atari on the move --- for real!
Sheldon Winick (IADA/Computer STudio - Asheville, NC)
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Atari-ST RoundTable
Category 14, Topic 7
Message 156 Tue Dec 03, 1991
J.SPANDE [John Spande] at 19:56 EST
While I agree with everything that Bill and Sheldon said, I think there
is one other important consideration. I understand that Atari's Stylus
acheived better handwriting accuracy than others. If this is the case
there might be the opporunity to achieve some favorable recognition
among professional users. The Atari name can use all the respect it can
get. Even if the Stylus were not a money maker in and of itself, it
might result in a net gain by improving STbook and TT/MSTE sales.
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TOP 25 Z*NET DOWNLOADS OF 1991 ON GENIE/COMPUSERVE
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November 30, 1991.
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