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From: BWWL@ibm.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Wolfgang Ley)
Subject: ftp.tu-clausthal.de now on 139.174.2.10
Organization: Rechenzentrum der TU CLAUSTHAL
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:48:43 GMT

  ftp.tu-clausthal.de  now on  139.174.2.10
 
The IP-address of the anonymous-FTP-server 'ftp.tu-clausthal.de' has
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From: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: sports game info wanted
Date: 22 Dec 92 10:37:23 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <1992Dec21.112221.223@janus.arc.ab.ca> erkamp@janus writes:
>I have BattleZone for the Atari and find it to be very similar to the arcade 
>version. I think it is acutually put out by Atari (can't recall).

Andromeda produced Battlezone and in their heyday produced a lot of quality
arcade conversions for the ST. They all worked in monochrome too!
They also did Crystal Castles, an excellent Moon Patrol and Robotron.
Anyone else know of any others?

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From: Peter_Missel@k.maus.de (Peter Missel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon DOES have Super-VGA
Date: 29 Dec 92 23:25:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: K.A49561
Organization: MausNet (Mitglied im IN e.V.)
X-Gateway: MausGate/News 1.14D/hb

k>Thanks for the tip. Can you give some info on how this adaptor works?
k>Will software properly recognize the higher rez? (I guess this means
k>a VDI driver that only well-written GEM programs can use?)

It supplies a higher pixel clock rate into the Falcon030, thus making higher
scan rates possible. The Falcon's VDI will use the higher resolution, and
programs that use AES and VDI also will.
(Programs that do not use AES and VDI very probably won't run on normal Falcons
anyway...)

- Peter -
From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon: Nothing yet...
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 00:31:55 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Peter Missel writes:
 
>I haven't seen them, I sold them...
>I work at an Atari dealer in Augsburg, Germany. We actually got some Falcon
>030 for sale to normal customers. Since there are customers whoplaced their
>orders a long time ago, they were sold out in the second they arrived in the
>shop.

Achim Wilhelm writes:
>B>Has anyone actually purchased one of these..?

>Yes, I bought one.


That's great..!  So what are your first impressions..?
What memory/drive configuration did you get, and what all was
included in the package..?
 
(That is, if you can tear yourself away from your new computer!)
 
BobR
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Scheduler-type program for ST?
From: erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA (Bob Erkamp)
Date: 3 Jan 93 11:23:40 MDT
Reply-To: erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA
Organization: Alberta Research Council

In article <1993Jan1.103849.10186@newstand.syr.edu>, ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) writes:
>Does anybody know of a scheduler/calendar/alarm-type program
>for the ST?  (You know, something with a caldndar that you can
>keep appointments in, with memos and alarms for meetings,
>etc...sort of like the kind of thing that is part of PCTools.)
>Maybe it would have a sort of electronic rolodex as part of
>it?
>Thanks,
>Gerry

Well CAL63.ACC does an excellent job and has most of these features. You need 
HotWire to use the alarm feature though. It doesn't have memos but everything 
else. It's shareware and should be at atari.archive.umich.edu. If you want a 
commercial product NeoDesk has CardFile 4 which has an address book, personal 
notes, phone dialer, mailing labels, daily agenda and appointments and a 
monthly calendar. It costs $29.95US from Gribnif Sofware P.O. Box 779
Northampton, MA 01061, Phone (413)247-5620. I don't have this program but do 
have NeoDesk and it's an excellent product.

Bob
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: ersmith@netcom.com (Eric R. Smith)
Subject: Re: Falcon030, resolutions, TRUE color, and DSP
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 03:26:49 GMT

In article <1hp04rINNo83@life.ai.mit.edu> dmb@case.ai.mit.edu (David Baggett) writes:
>In article <4913@wet.UUCP> ekrimen@wet.UUCP (Ed Krimen) writes:
>>And people wonder why Atari doesn't read/respond to the net.

>For the same reason they don't do everything else that might
>put them in touch with their user base -- they don't give
>a damn about the people who own their computers.

There are many Atari employees who read Usenet. There are some who
post to Usenet (I'm one of them). Those of us who do generally try
to avoid getting involved in threads that are "no win" propositions,
or about which we don't know the details. I understand that David is
upset at Atari; I wasn't around when he was here, and so I can't
comment on what happened during his visit. But I can assure him (and
anyone else reading) that Atari employees do care about the people
who own our computers. Indeed, most Atari employees I know own
an Atari computer.

I am not an Atari spokesperson, nor do I have anything to do with
marketing or manufacturing (so don't bother flaming me about our
problems in those areas... which the appropriate people do know about,
and are taking steps to ameliorate).

Eric Smith	ersmith@netcom.com	ersmith@atari.uucp
From: mppi76@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Harald Schoenfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon
Date: 29 Dec 1992 17:32:17 +0100
Organization: Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen
NNTP-Posting-Host: cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de

wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (steve wells) writes:

>Are the Falcon's modes (3 of them anyway) compatible with TT-low/med/high?

You don't have TT-low and TT-high on the Falcon 030.

>Also, is the 040 a 32Mhz processor?  If so, I'll buy that instead of the
>Falcon 030.

Normally the 68040 runs at 25MHz. But there exists a version for 32MHz.

-- 
Harald Schoenfeld (hs@cnve.rrze.uni-erlangen.dbp.de)
From: aeg03@rrz.uni-koeln.de (Jan T. Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon030, resolutions, TRUE color, and DSP
Date: 22 Dec 1992 14:12:24 +0100
Organization: Regional Computing Center, University of Cologne
NNTP-Posting-Host: rs1.rrz.uni-koeln.de

In <72178@cup.portal.com> Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:

>For $799, you can get a heck of a PC.. *including* RAM and
>a hard disk drive...
> 
>An "entry level" computer should be priced a lot lower, or at
>least include the basics..

Hmmm... the question is, isn't that "heck of a PC"  just  another
instance of an "entry level machine"?

Greetinx, Jan

 +- Jan Kim -- X.400:    S=kim;OU=vax;O=mpiz-koeln;P=mpg;A=dbp;C=de -+
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg)
Subject: Scheduler-type program for ST?
Summary: Is there a good one? 
Keywords: calender, schedule, alarm
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 10:38:49 EST

Does anybody know of a scheduler/calendar/alarm-type program
for the ST?  (You know, something with a caldndar that you can
keep appointments in, with memos and alarms for meetings,
etc...sort of like the kind of thing that is part of PCTools.)
Maybe it would have a sort of electronic rolodex as part of
it?
Thanks,
Gerry
ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu
From: craig@yonder.equinox.gen.nz (Craig Shore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Organization: Equinox Networks (Public access), Node: Yonder
Subject: Re: What makes a computer "exciting"..?
	<4895@wet.UUCP><72180@cup.portal.com>
	<1992Dec22.125539.4044@cc.umontreal.ca> <72251@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: craig@yonder.equinox.gen.nz
X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.04 Rev. Sep  5 1992
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 00:40:12 +1200

In <72251@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:

>So, what is it that makes a computer "exciting"...?

Ability to do things fast enough so I don't have to wait all the time
Nice Graphics (to support a decent image of 2 programs on the screen at
               once)
Nice Sound
A price tag that reads $cheap   .. which I think all the atari owners will
  want.
Available software to do the job.
Available spare parts for servicing (something atari doesn't have here)

 Craig.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: brayl@nyx.cs.du.edu (Bill Rayl)
Subject: Re: In Defense of BobR and the Relevance of these Threads
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 18:51:38 GMT


HOORAY Dave!  I don't think anyone could have said it any better!

         Pattie Rayl *Unicorn Publications*
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon030, resolutions, TRUE color, and DSP
From: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (steve wells)
Date: 23 Dec 1992 00:24:40 GMT
Reply-To: wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
 <1gsmv1INN688@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu><1h0eelINNeqh@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu><1h2r5bINN
  qv5@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>,<1992Dec21.013725.5791@cc.umontreal.ca><1h4ro8INN5cp
 @usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>,<ABADDON.92Dec22094742@suprenum.uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum>
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

In article <ABADDON.92Dec22094742@suprenum.uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum>, abaddon@uk.ac.liverpool.scm.suprenum (Kevin o donovan) writes:
>>And some people have told me, "You want great games?  Get an Amiga 1200!"
>How about someone writing an A500 emulator for the Falcon? Then I could finally
>play a decent version of Battletech (Mech Warrior) on my Atari.
>
>Kev


Wait for the Falcon, and then write an Am*ga 600, (or evern 1200) emulator.

Even with emulation slow-downs, the speed should be pretty close!
(Except if the a1200 has a 32Mhz...  But the ST's disk drive is a LOT
faster than the amiga's so, speed is just about made up there 8-)



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 | O O    If I told you how much I needed this,            |       |||       |
 |  o     I wouldn't have time to eat it.    Zaphod B.     |       ||| TARI  |
 | \_/    Steve Wells - Wellington, New Zealand.           |      / | \      |
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From: Jan_Willekens@p12.f202.n281.z2.fidonet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: RTS/CTS patches for the TT serial ports?
Date: 26 Dec 92 11:13:02 GMT
Reply-To: p12.f202.n281.z2.fidonet!Jan_Willekens@nextjk.wlink.nl
X-FSC-PATH: 4202/12
X-FSC-PID: LED 1.00

In a message of <Thu 17 Dec 92 00:56>, michael smith (3:800/842) writes:

 p>> Are there any patches that fix the flow control bug that would also
 p>> fix the TT's extra modem ports, particulary the one going up to
 p>> 38400 bps? Where can I get this software? Thaks in advance!!
 ms> 
 ms> If anyone mails on this topic, can they pass on to me as well? - I've
 ms> had some _very_weird_ problems with the other 3 ports on my TT -
 ms> mostly a mix of port lockups, and using Serial Fix (tos 3.05), the
 ms> redirection of _all_ serial output to Modem 1...

Serpatch2 (from Atari) ought to fix this problem for all TT serial ports.

Greetings...                                                - Jan -
--- Bermuda v1.00
 * Origin: UseNet Address: jan@nextjk.wlink.nl (2:281/202.12)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: The flaming of BobR (Was Re: Falcon030, resolutions, ...)
From: neubert@cuphub.cup.edu
Date: 2 Jan 93 18:43:58 GMT
Organization: California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

In article <72259@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:
> Gordon Farrell asks:
> 
>>What did Atari ever do to you to get you so rabid?
> 
> Basically, and essentially, Atari Corporation, under the
> management of the Tramiel family took a promising, leading-edge,
> fresh approach, user friendly, and very hopeful computer system,
> and for all intents and purposes, ruined it.
>  
> In the process, they also affected the lives and livelihoods of
> a lot of people who tried very hard to support the Atari computer
> line, a lot of whom were, and are, my friends.
> 
> Perhaps one of the worst things they've done, again and again,
> is to raise false hopes among those who still support them and
> their computers.
> 
> I've been involved with Atari computers since the Warner days,
> and I've supported Atari computer users all that time.  I'll be
> among the last group out the door when they turn out the lights
> whenever that might be, too.
>  
> I like my 520ST best of all the computers I've owned over the
> years and use it daily.  It makes me awfully sad to think of
> what it might have become, if only its parents had cared about
> it.
> 
> BobR


*VERY* well said, Bob.  Though not a developer, I was an early user...
and "believer...yes, I'm using my 1MB 1040STf right now.  But after
watching Atari shaft Shiraz and many other good people, I now only read
this group for a good laugh.  However, I had to give Bob some support.
From: raju@inso.pr.net.ch (Raju Varghese)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Seeking help from UltraScript users
Date: 23 Dec 92 10:31:14 GMT
Organization: IntelliSoft, Inc.

rchan@terapin.com (Ronald Chan) writes:

> ]I bought UltraScript in the hpe that all my PostScript needs will be
> ]satisfied. It works most of the time but occasionally it just crashes
> ]on bits of postscipt like " ... variable 1 sub ..." or it complains...

>I don't know what the specific error means, but one sure fire way to confuse
>UltraScript is to try and send a soft Adobe Type 1 font to it.  UltraScript
>only supports its own disc fonts and PostScript type 3 fonts (ones sent by
>PageStream for non LaserWriter fonts).  If you are... stop!  Send only fonts
>you have on the HD or PageStream fonts... If this is not the case, I have no
>idea what it can be.  I have had no problems beside this one.

I am using it with the UltraScript fonts I bought it with. I have printed
real complicated stuff with it without a hitch but at times simple text
printing causes the screen to go black and out comes a sheet of paper with
a 1 cm. gray band and nothing else.

Does anyone know if QMS/Imagen are still supporing the Atari version?

>Or... if you have deep pockets, get CompoScript.  I heard it's better.

I don't want to spend some more money and run the same risk again; I'd rather
go out and buy a real postscript printer.

Raju  raju@inso.pr.net.ch
From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Apology:  True Colour *IS* great for games.
Date: 21 Dec 1992 16:29:47 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, warwick@cs.uq.oz.au (Warwick Allison) says:

>A while back I said that bit-plane modes are better than the word-per-pixel
>modes, for speed of sprite drawing, and TrueColour (word-per-pixel) would
>be best used just for title screens.  bzzt - I was wrong.
>
>
>I did some calculations and coding on the weekend, and it turns out that
>TrueColour (word-per-pixel) is actually VERY good for games.  I expect
>that a game using the Falcon 320x240 truecolor mode will be around twice
>the speed of the same game written on an ST using Low resolution, simply
>due to the CPU speed.  And a LOT prettier (65536 colours vs. 16).
>
>    ie. drawing sprites in TrueColour is as fast as drawing them
>        in 4 bitplane mode.  
>
>Plus, sound processing will have a MUCH lower cpu overhead on the Falcon,
>so games will gain speed there (and sound a lot better!)
>
>The reason why TrueColour is so good for games is that no shifting is
>required, plus only the area actually drawn on needs to be accessed (and
>hence stored for wiping purposes).
>
>
>--
>Warwick


But STILL, the Falcon030 needs more than 1 Meg for these TRUE COLOR
video or they won't even be used.

So what does all this mean now?  The games will run somewhat faster
than we thought in true color mode.  But, a graphics coprocessor would
still be necessary for rotation, 3-d imaging, scaling, etc.
Because you don't want to have to write these routines into your
game which will not only take up more memory, but also more speed.

>

--
From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon030, resolutions, TRUE color, and DSP
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 23:50:01 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <72178@cup.portal.com> <4898@wet.UUCP>

Hey, Ed.. that was cute..!

Yeah, you're forgiven... just don't let it happen again..
 
BobR
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
From: davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu
Subject: Re: I am NOT making this up, OK?  (was Re: Closed ... <ho hum>)
Reply-To: davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu
Organization: Health Computer Sciences, U of MN, Mpls
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:26:04 GMT

In article <72176@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:

WEll, it was amusing the first fifty times he's said it, but it's getting less
and less amusing.

For the record:

I do not produce software or hardware for the Atari ST.  I *have* several
software projects I'd like to do, but working 70+ hours a week does not leave
me with time to sit down and write the programs.  I *do* support Atari ST users
through our local user group, and have done so consistently for the past six
years.  I maintain an ST-oriented DOM library, and have been an officer in the
local user group for five years.  I was the newsletter editor for the group for
several years as well.  I purchased a 1040ST in September 1986, and a Mega4 ST
in March of 1989.  I wrote a series of articles on programming in OSS Personal
Pascal, back when it was still a viable language.

I've been doing my share to support Atari ST =users= for quite some time now,
even though I don't happen to take money for my services.

I have owned my own computer-software business.  It did well enough to get me
through graduate school.  Over the years, I've had my share of meetings and
interviews with clients.  I feel that experience can be transferred to any sort
of business meetings I might have in the future.  I know how to conduct myself
with troublesome clients, how to set up an agenda for a business meeting, how
to discern when a meeting is not going to be fruitful, and when to walk away.

I don't recommend Atari computers to everyone I meet.  I don't think about the
Tramiel family on a daily basis.  I don't have a reason to hate Atari
Corporation, nor a reason to love Atari Corporation.  I feel comfortable using
their computers.  Once my house is built, I plan on purchasing a Falcon, not
from any loyalty to Atari Corporation, but because I know what to expect from
their computer systems.  I also know what else is available -- currently I have
access to most of the Macintosh line (with the exception of the Quadra), as
well as to standard 486DX-33 Intel machines with $800 monitors.  Not to mention
the minicomputers and workstations we have which run circles around the smaller
micros.  I even have a copy of the book _Build_Your_Own_486/486SX_and_Save_
_a_Bundle_.

It's a pity that Michael Vederman couldn't keep Double-Click together.  Then
again, there is more to the non-release of GW than a single visit to Sunnyvale. 
DC was operated by several folks, and unless one of them wants to speak up
about the turmoils within the business (for which I only have rumors which I
won't repeat), we'll never know the entire story.

-- David Paschall-Zimbel
From: Peter_Missel@k.maus.de (Peter Missel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Falcon: Nothing yet...
Date: 21 Dec 92 21:40:00 GMT
Organization: MausNet (Mitglied im IN e.V.)
X-Gateway: MausGate/News 1.14D/hb

B>>For Germany, they didn't. Yesterday, that is Tue, 15 Dec 1992, the first
B>>shipping arrived at several Atari dealers.
B>
B>You've actually seen Falcons for sale to the general public..?  Not just
B>units for developers..?

I haven't seen them, I sold them...
I work at an Atari dealer in Augsburg, Germany. We actually got some Falcon
030 for sale to normal customers. Since there are customers whoplaced their
orders a long time ago, they were sold out in the second they arrived in the
shop.

- Peter -
From: rchan@terapin.com (Ronald Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Thanks
Date: 28 Dec 92 15:48:48 PST
Organization: BBS

Well, so many people wrote about the .Z compression, I think it would be best
to thank everyone at once.  THANKS.