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Subject: Z*NET 9222 INTERNATIONAL ASCII Magazine Part ONE
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Date: 14 Dec 92 20:31:36 GMT
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                       Z*NET: ATARI ONLINE MAGAZINE
                       ----------------------------
 
    December 13, 1992          Issue #22          Volume 7, Number 22
 
             Copyright (c)1992, Syndicate Publishing Company

          ~ Publisher/Editor..........................Ron Kovacs
          ~ Senior Editor..............................John Nagy
          ~ Assistant Editor...........................Ed Krimen
          ~ Writer............................Michael R. Burkley
          ~ Writer.....................................Bob Smith
          ~ Z*Net News Service NZ.....................Jon Clarke
 
          $ GEnie Address..................................Z-NET
          $ CompuServe Address........................75300,1642
          $ Delphi Address..................................ZNET
          $ Internet/Usenet Address................status.gen.nz
          $ America Online Address......................ZNET1991
          $ AtariNet Address...........................51:1/13.0

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                             **--CONTENTS--**
 
 
 
           ## The Editors Desk......................Ron Kovacs
           ## Z*Net Newswire........................Ron Kovacs
           ## 1992: Year In Review - Part 1.........Ron Kovacs
           ## Join A Music Coalition..........................
           ## AtariNet, Network Overview......................
           ## Perusing GEnie.........................Ed Krimen
           ## Open Letter To Atari Users.......Nathan Potechin
           ## Z*Net Calendar........................Ron Kovacs
           ## The Unabashed Atariophile........Michael Burkley
 
 
 ######  THE EDITORS DESK
 ######  By Ron Kovacs
 ######  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 Due to the horrible storm that hit our area this week, we have not been
 able to produce a regular edition.  However, since our phone lines have
 cleared up, downed trees have been removed and communications links are
 beginning to open up, we will release this issue on Sunday.
 
 The Noreaster that hit this area was "The Storm of The Century" as 
 called by local newscasters and weathermen.  There were wind gusts of
 over 60 miles and hour, heavy rain which turned to snow.  In northern
 areas here, snow was the only product of the storm which piled to over
 30 inches.
 
 The storm began last Thursday and still effects our area today, Sunday.
 However, many lucked out while others, especially those in New York, 
 Long Island and coastal New Jersey have lost homes and property.  Not a
 very nice Chirstmas is being offered to these people this year.
 
 This week we will being the Year in Review 1992 along with our regular
 columns.

  
 
 ######  Z*NET NEWSWIRE
 ######  Edited by Ron Kovacs
 ######  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 Headlines:
                         Falcon bundled with D2D
                       Injunction Against Microsoft
                  Massive layoffs being considerd by IBM
                     Syquest Technology files lawsuit
                    Fujitsu develops first 256MB DRAM
                 Free upgrade available from WordPerfect
 
 
 FALCON BUNDLED WITH D2D
 D2D Software is being bundled with the Falcon.  This product is a basic
 direct-to-disk recorder and simple cut-and-paste editor.  D2D Edit,
 another product, is a fully-professional version with SMPTE drive and a
 cue sheet-type editor.  Also, 4T/FX is a multi-track program that
 provides mixing of the four channels and two effects (reverb, echo,
 flange, or distortion, etc., in any combination of two).  It is going to
 range $500-$600.
 
 
 NEWSLETTER REPORTS INJUNCTION
 The "FTC: Watch" newsletter has reported that attorneys sent an informal
 250-page report to commissioners last week, suggesting they consider
 seeking a court-imposed injunction against practices related to the sale
 of Microsoft's DOS operating system using Intel Corp.'s microprocessors.
 Rivals of Microsoft, have been complaining that the company uses
 predatory practices in selling its operating systems, which give the
 basic commands to personal computers.  Microsoft offers discounts to
 makers of personal computers that agree to pay for a copy of DOS
 software for every personal computer they sell.  Some rivals, such as
 Quarterdeck, have decided to stop marketing operating system software to
 PC makers because of Microsoft's dominance.
 
 
 MASSIVE LAYOFFS BEING CONSIDERED BY IBM
 Directors of IBM are being summoned to a special meeting next week amid
 reports the computer-maker is considering a downsizing initiative,
 including massive layoffs, that could cost up to $3 billion.  A
 spokesman at IBM headquarters refused to comment on the meeting.  The
 IBM board does not normally meet in December.  This year, IBM has
 already taken restructuring charges of $5.4 billion - before taxes - to
 cover costs associated with the planned elimination of 40,000 jobs.  The
 company has been downsizing for six years.  By the end of the year, the
 IBM staff will have been reduced by more than 85,000 from its 1986 peak
 of 407,000.
 
 
 SYQUEST FILES LAWSUIT
 SyQuest has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court against Nomai
 S.A., a French start-up company, and Srinivasan "Ravi" Chari, a former
 technical consultant to SyQuest, for theft of trade secrets, unfair
 competition and other wrongful acts.  The court has issued a temporary
 restraining order enjoining Chari and anyone acting with him from
 developing, manufacturing, marketing, distributing and selling removable
 5.25 inch Winchester disk cartridges for use in SyQuest drives.  SyQuest
 is currently the only manufacturer of cartridges for use with SyQuest
 disk drives.
 
 
 FUJITSU FIRST 256MB DRAM
 Fujitsu has developed the world's first 256-megabit-DRAM chip.  The new
 chip, measuring two by two centimetres, can store 64 times the amount of
 data as current DRAM (Direct Random Access Memory) chips.  The new chip
 will be ready for serial production in 1996.
 
 
 FREE UPGRADE AVAILABLE FOR WORDPERFECT
 Users who purchase WordPerfect Office version 3.1 for DOS and Windows,
 or WordPerfect Office 3.03 for the Macintosh between October 13, 1992,
 and the initial release of WordPerfect Office 4.0 will receive a free
 upgrade.  WordPerfect Office 4.0, scheduled for release at the end of
 first quarter 1993, is an electronic mail, personal calendaring and
 group scheduling program.  A trade-up platform administration package
 will also be available for $220 with additional licenses ranging from
 $25 to $30.

  

 ######  Z*NET NEWS YEAR IN REVIEW (Part 1)
 ######  By Ron Kovacs
 ######  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 Once again it is that time of the year where we present the year in
 review.  There are going to be columns addressing the topic during the
 next few weeks that detail different aspects of this year.  What I am
 going to do is focus on the news we covered in Z*Net and AEO (issues
 that we produced), from the Z*Net Newswire and feature articles.
 
 To begin 1992, we must go back to December 1991.
 
 December 1991
 
 Antic Publishing, Inc. is said to be planning to dissolve the
 corporation at year's end, 1991, taking its debts with it.  PC HOME
 JOURNAL, Antic's other publication, is expected to be spun off to a
 legally new and unrelated corporation as of January 1, 1992.
 
 The announced and expected CDAR505 will NOT be produced at any time
 soon.  Intended for a fall 1991 release, the unit would be identical to
 cheaper drives already on the market, making it a loss proposition for
 Atari.  They will now promote the use of the 500+meg devices by
 releasing METADOS into the community as freeware.  User can roll their
 own players just as they do hard drive now.
 
 The STylus pad-based ST that was said to be the future of computing and
 was at one time expected to be the "WOW" unit at COMDEX is tabled by
 Atari after market studies show that buyers are curious, but not willing
 to buy one.
 
 Darek Mihocka searches for a buyer of Quick ST as he prepares to leave
 the ST market and finish development of his Gemulator, to allow ST
 software users to follow him into the PC marketplace.  Now working for
 Microsoft, Darek has become an advocate of MS-DOS.
 
 The Lynx is finally a major hit, with demand outstripping production
 ability.  New dealer penetration will have to wait until after
 Christmas, as all current production is already pre-sold.
 
 FSM GDOS is about ready to go to market, as soon as the packaging is
 ready for dealer sale.  It is expected in early January at about $50.
 
 The Portfolio is selling well, at double the rate it was before the
 double-priced and well promoted competition arrived from Hewlett
 Packard.
 
 The winners of Atari's STe/TT demo contest are announced.  Noel Saw and
 Arvin Castillo win an Atari TT030 for their massive entry.
 
 Calamus S is scheduled to be released by ISD on December 15.
 
 Atari stock is down to $ 1 3/4 at the close of 1991.
 
 CodeHead Software announced the TEC -- the TOS Extension Card!  This
 circuit board, developed by Germany's Artifex, allows you to use the
 very latest version of Atari TOS (2.06) in your existing 520ST, 1040ST,
 or Mega ST!
 
 Codehead also announced that effective January 1992, they will be taking
 over development and distribution for Quick ST Version 3.0.  Darek
 Mihocka, the original creator of Quick ST, sold the product to spend 
 more time developing a PC based Atari ST emulator.
 
 Gribnif Software announces the release of "XBoot - The Boot Manager"
 program for the Atari ST, TT and compatible personal computers.
 
 John Townsend from Atari Corp. states that with HDX 3.0x and above,
 "you can create partitions that are a maximum of 256 Megabytes.  That
 means that the whole SyQuest cart could be one partition, but I would
 recommend at least two."  He adds, "Remember, the smaller the
 partition... the fast[er] the read/write access will be.  With big
 partitions, you will have a slower drive as the drive get[s] full."
 
 January 1992
 
 WordPerfect offered a special First Quarter 1992 Competitive Trade-Up
 for customers who currently own any version of WordPerfect for Amiga,
 Apple IIe/c or IIGS, or Atari.  Customers could trade-up to WordPerfect
 5.1 for DOS, WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows, or WordPerfect 2.1 for
 Macintosh for $150.US/$179.CN, or they can trade up to LetterPerfect for
 $89.US/$110.CN.
 
 Lexicor Software offered it's Virtual Cinematography and Graphics Arts
 Class.  The classes covered; Tweening, 3D Objects and Motion, Finishing
 Animations and many others.  These were online classes, being held on
 CompuServe and GEnie.
 
 The editorial staff of ST-INFORMER, a popular monthly Atari tabloid-
 format publication, walked off the job on January 6, and plan to create
 their own rival Atari magazine.  According to Mike Lindsay, Oregon-based
 editor for ST-INFORMER since its inception nearly four years ago, the
 breakup is the result of a long-standing disagreement over ownership of
 the magazine.  Brian Gockley is the new editor-in-chief.
 
 Greg Pratt leaves Atari as President for a new position with Creative
 Labs, Inc., makers of the "Sound Blaster" series of sound cards for
 MS-DOS computers.
 
 Atari Canada released details on new package purchase plans.  The
 packages which include an educational institute, registered company
 employee purchase programs and non-profit agencies.  The pricing
 structure, options and flexible payment plan ensures that a computer is
 within the budget of anyone even in these economically troubled times.
 
 The backstreets of the Atari community were abuzz with the word that
 Atari Corp was being, in fact had already been sold by the Tramiel
 family.  However, official comment from Sunnyvale (after the Pratt
 announcement) was "Absolutely not."
 
 Taylor Ridge Books announces the release of The ST Assembly Language
 Workshop, Volume 1, a novice's guide to assembly language programming on
 the Atari ST.
 
 Atari announces that the one millionth game cartridge was sold for the
 Lynx video game system.
 
 Shadowsoft which brought out the classic Robotron with Williams/Bally,
 will put Joust on store shelves in April or May and will introduce two
 original titles; a puzzle game and a superhero title for the Lynx.
 
 The new Atari SM147 premiered at the National Association of Music
 Merchandisers show.  The SM147 is a 14" paperwhite monitor with a flat
 screen.
 
 Atari announces the inception of a new business division named Atari
 Music.  James Grunke will lead this new division and commented, "Atari
 has always done a good job making computers with a lot of power and
 benefits for the money."
 
 Computer Chronicles, the PBS program with over 700,000 viewers was on
 hand filming at the NAMM show.  They focused on Atari in the MIDI field
 and Atari Music.
 
 Atari announces at NAMM that it's products will be serviced by the 250
 strong General Electric Service Center network though the United States
 and Canada.
 
 Dr. T's announced a new Audio/Video production kit for the Atari ST.
 The package includes the Omega music sequencing and editing environment,
 Hitman cue sheet production tools, and Phantom SMPTE syncronizer.
 
 Gribnif Software has announced the release of the "Crazy Dots" video
 display adapter.  The adapter allows the Atari computer to drive a
 variety of VGA, Multi-Sync, and other high end color and gray scale
 displays.
 
 Bill Rehbock announces that Atari will make all of the released TOS
 development information available to the general public.  An order form
 is included in the annoucement for purchasing the Atari TOS Developer's
 Kit.
 
 Atari was virtually the only computer being seriously shown at the
 National Association of Music Merchants show.  The Atari area was the
 largest yet at any NAMM, apropos of Atari's new commitment to its
 official new Music Division headed up by James Grunke.  An open area
 accommodated as many as 25 work stations manned in COMDEX fashion with
 a host of third party developers.  They included music specialty
 developers Hybrid Arts, Thinkware, Roland, Steinberg-Jones, Dr.T's,
 C-LAB, Fostex, JLCooper, Interval, Pixel, Korg, Hotz, and many more,
 each showing off their latest products for the Atari platform.
 
 Atari Advantage Magazine, from the creators of ST Informer Magazine is
 announced.
 
 ISD announces Calamus SL.  SL marks the transformation of Calamus from
 a desktop publishing program to an expansive DTP environment.
 
 The Boston Computer Society announces that a meeting in April will
 feature a special presentation and announcement of new hardware from
 Atari Corporation.  (The Falcon)
 
 ST-Informer returns in a newsprint-with-color book format similar to
 AtariUser magazine, publisher and now editor Rod Macdonald has enlisted
 the aid of Brian Gockley on the East coast, Donovan Vicha covering the
 central USA, and Robert Goff in the West, as principal contributors.
 
 Atari Explorer Magazine releases copies of their February 1992 issues
 BEFORE the January 1992 issue.  The February issue was a special MIDI
 issue, including a mini-magazine inside called ATARI ARTIST.
 
 Ericsson GE released the Mobidem, the first mass market portable
 wireless modem.

 Next week we continue through our tour of 1992...
 
 
 
 ######  JOIN COMPUTER MUSICIAN COALITION!
 ######  A World of Electronic Music Excitement Awaits You!
 ######  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 WHAT IS CMC?  Computer Musician Coalition
 CMC is a worldwide coalition of individuals and institutions dedicated
 to the advancement of electronics and computers used in music
 applications.  CMC encourages the creation and appreciation of music
 created using high technology.  CMC brings together people of many
 perspectives and careers with the common goal of excellence in music
 through the effective use of electronic and computer technology.
 
 WHO JOINS CMC?
 Everyone With A Taste For Fresh, Excellent, And Entertaining New
 Experiences in Music!
 
 The CMC membership includes individuals and institutions with diverse
 musical appreciations.  Members come from all walks of life, but all
 have the same desire to experience and participate in the advancement of
 electronics in musical composition, production, arrangement, and
 performance.
 
 YOU SHOULD JOIN TOO!  CMC Member Categories
 CMC memberships are open to anyone who supports the purposes of CMC and
 wishes to receive CMC publications and services.  There are four
 membership categories -- Connoisseur, Artist, Dealer and Vendor.  Each
 category is specifically designed to benefit and encourage participation
 by each membership group.
 
 CMC MEMBER CATEGORY BENEFITS:  CONNOISSEUR MEMBERSHIP
 Open to any individual who supports the purposes of CMC and wishes to
 receive CMC publications and services.
 
 AFTERTOUCH CATALOG SUBSCRIPTION
 CMC members receive a six-issue subscrition to AFTERTOUCH, CMC's
 bimonthly catalog of New Electronic Music Discoveries.
 
 AFTERTOUCH SAMPLER TAPES
 CMC members receive six AFTERTOUCH Sampler tapes.  Samplers include
 compositions from associated AFTERTOUCH catalogs.
 
 AFTERTOUCH CATALOG BINDER
 CMC members receive a handsome binder used to store AFTERTOUCH catalogs
 and materials.
 
 AFTERTOUCH SAMPLER STORAGE CASE
 CMC members receive a storage case which organizes the AFTERTOUCH
 sampler tape library.
 
 AFTERTOUCH PURCHASE DISCOUNTS
 CMC members receive a special price list of reduced member prices for
 AFTERTOUCH tapes, CDs and videos.
 
 AFTERTOUCH VOTING RIGHTS
 With each sampler tape, CMC members receive an AFTERTOUCH voters'
 ballot.  Members are invited to vote for their favorite artists and
 compositions on the sampler.  These votes are used to help decide
 AFTERTOUCH artist awards.
 
 Returned ballots are collected and, at season's end, twenty are chosen
 randomly.  The CMC members whose names appear on the selected ballots
 will take part in the process to decide the final awards.  These twenty
 members will receive the complete library of nominated albums, utilize
 them to make their final selections, and keep the albums for their
 personal pleasure.
 
 AFTERTOUCH AWARDS SAMPLER
 CMC members receive an annual AFTERTOUCH Awards Collection sampler tape.
 This tape includes sample compositions from the winning artists' albums.
 
 AFTERTOUCH SURVEY CREDITS
 CMC members who complete and return the rating surveys supplied with
 each and every album purchased will receive one 25 cent coupon per
 survey.  These coupons may be applied toward the future purchase of
 tapes and CD's from AFTERTOUCH catalogs.
 
 AFTERTOUCH GROWTH INCENTIVE
 Any CMC member who brings in additional new members may pick free one
 AFTERTOUCH album per new member.
 
 AFTERTOUCH UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE
 CMC members receive an unconditional guarantee that every album
 purchased must be pleasing.  If for any reason an album is not
 appreciated, it may be returned for credit toward a future purchase.

 ARTIST MEMBERSHIP
 Open to any individual or record label who wishes to have their music
 marketed by CMC, supports the purposes of CMC and wishes to receive CMC
 publications and services.  ARTIST MEMBERS RECIEVE ALL CONNOISSEUR
 MEMBER BENEFITS AND THE FOLLOWING:
 
 CMC/PAN CONNECTION
 Artist members receive a free membership in PAN -- the Performing
 Artists' Network -- usually $225.  With a modem and computer, artist
 members have access to a wealth of professional musician information and
 immediate communication with CMC headquarters.
 
 AFTERTOUCH VIP SUPPORT
 Artist Members receive priority handling for music submissions.  Members
 option to appear on sampler tapes and entry in the awards program.
 Artist Members are exclusively chosen to appear in the PERSONAL TOUCH
 profile column.  Artist Members receive fifteen copies of the AFTERTOUCH
 volume in which their music appears.
 
 EXTENDED PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT
 Artist Members receive the opportunity to have their music promoted in
 various international AFTERTOUCH advertising campaigns and appear on
 additional promotional projects.  Artist Members' music is promoted to
 radio stations and magazines for potential review and airplay.  Artist
 Members receive follow-up promotion in all AFTERTOUCH volumes.
 
 DEALER MEMBERSHIP
 Open to any company that retails products or services which benefit CMC
 members, supports the purposes of CMC and wishes to receive CMC
 publications and services.  CMC DEALER MEMBERS RECEIVE ALL CONNOISSEUR
 MEMBER BENEFITS AND THE FOLLOWING:
 
 DEALER VIP BENEFITS
 Dealer Members receive a free membership in PAN, twenty-five copies of
 AFTERTOUCH catalogs per volume, a listing in the AFTERTOUCH Dealer
 Directory, dicounts on AFTERTOUCH Samplers and selected albums purchased
 for resale, one free 2" ad in AFTERTOUCH, discounts on AFTERTOUCH
 advertising rates, and an invitation to participate in various
 cooperative promotional campaigns.
 
 VENDOR MEMBERSHIP
 Open to any company that makes products of offers services which benefit
 CMC members, support the purposes of CMC and wishes to receive CMC
 publications and services.  CMC VENDOR MEMBERS RECEIVE ALL CONNOISSEUR
 MEMBER BENEFITS AND THE FOLLOWING:
 
 VENDOR VIP BENEFITS
 Vendor Members receive a free membership in PAN, a listing in the
 AFTERTOUCH Vendor Directory, a company profile write-up in AFTERTOUCH,
 regular informational write-ups in AFTERTOUCH which help CMC members to
 better understand the company and its products, twenty-five copies of
 AFTERTOUCH per volume, discounts on AFTERTOUCH advertising rates, and an
 invitation to participate in various cooperative promotional campaigns.
 
 CMC MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
 In addition to the benefits stated above, CMC members receive a
 membership certificate worth framing, a CMC "MIDI Doesn't Byte" button,
 a CMC T-shirt, a survey response program wherein listeners communicate
 with artists and vice versa, a toll free phone number for placing orders
 and asking questions, the joy of participating in the musical wave of
 the future and, finally, unannounced program benefits which we are not
 at liberty to discuss currently, but will amaze and surprise.
 
 So there you have it folks!  If your involved in electronic music at
 all, be it as a listener, artist, dealer, or vendor, you owe it to
 yourself to checkout CMC!  If your interested, just Email me your name,
 address, and what membership type your interested in and I'll have CMC
 mail you an info.  Packet and a free issue of the AFTERTOUCH catalog.
 My Email address is: S.GARRIGUS.  (On GEnie)
 
 

 ######  ATARINET
 ######  Network Overview
 ######  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 So, you've heard about AtariNet.  This is a network for any BBS that
 supports the Atari platform of home computer.  There are already several
 bulletin board systems worldwide participating and more are joining.  A
 listing of the current BBS's that are participating and the echos that
 are available follow:
 
 Zone 51 AtariNet Headquarters
 Region 100
 Host 1 - Twilight Zone, Longwood FL, Bill Scull
          1-407-831-1613
 
 4  - Steal Your Face, Brick NJ, Ed Lynch              1-908-920-7981
 6  - MySTery BBS, Goose Creek, SC, David Blanchard    1-803-556-9730
 8  - Alien BBS, Burlington NC, Mark Cline             1-919-229-4334
 9  - Z*Net Golden Gate, Sunnyvale CA, Bob Brodie      1-510-373-6792
 10 - Atari Base, Sunnyvale CA, Robert Brodie          1-408-745-2196
 11 - Sunfox's Realm, Orlando Fl, Erik Williams        1-407-384-8138
 13 - Z*Net News Service, Middlesex NJ, Ron Kovacs     1-908-968-8148
 
 Host 4 - Hologram Inc, Old Bridge NJ, Dean Lodzinski
          1-908-727-1914
 
 3  - Assasins Grove, Oshawa Canada, Jeff Mitchell     1-416-571-6965
 4  - Aces High BBS, Matawan NJ, Richard Guadagno      1-908-290-1133
 5  - StormShadow, Pasadena MD, Robert Lovelace        1-410-437-0243
 
 Region 200 - AtariNet Headquarters II
 
 Host 2 - AtariNet Nevada, Las Vegas NV, Terry May
          1-702-435-0786
 
 4  - Sports Line BBS, Henderson NV, Nick Hard         1-702-565-5271
 5  - Left Over Hippies, Toronto Canada, Lesley Dylan  1-416-466-8931
 10 - STarship, Lake Charles LA, Rich Tietjens         1-318-474-9432
 11 - The Choice BBS, Las Vegas NV, Mark Woolworth     1-702-253-6527
 12 - Thunder Hold, American Fork UT, Todd Harrington  1-801-756-2901
 13 - Conqueror Connection, Fort Hood TX, John Curtis  1-817-539-1469
 
 Host 201 - The DarkSTar BBS, Salt Lake City UT, Randy Rodrock
            1-801-269-8780
 
 5  - Acme BBS, Salt Lake City UT, Eric Nikolaisen     1-801-272-4243
 
 Host 202 - The Wylie Connection, Wylie TX, Wes Newell
            1-214-442-6612
 
 7  - Aaron's Beard, Dallas TX, Troy Wade              1-214-557-2642
 13 - The Wylie Connection, Wylie TX, Wes Newell       1-214-442-6612
 20 - Outland Station, Ft Worth TX, John Stiborek      1-817-329-1125
 21 - Psychlo Empire, Irving TX, Mark Corona           1-214-251-1175
 
 Host 203 - AtariNet Midwest, Indianapolis IN, Bill Jones
            1-317-356-5519
 
 1  - The Zoo BBS, Indianapolis IN, Bill Jones         1-317-356-5519
 2  - The Music Station, Webb City MO, Chris Richards  1-417-673-4926
 3  - The Maligned ST, Urbandale IA, Mike O'Malley     1-515-253-9530
 4  - The Crawly Crypt, Joplin MO, Jim Collins         1-417-624-1887
 
 Region 300 - AtariNet Headquarters_III
 Host 3 - The Space Station, Canyon Country CA, Tony Castorino
          1-805-252-0450
 
 3  - Atari ST Connection, Fresno CA, Brian Watters    1-209-436-8156
 4  - Autoboss Atari Elite, Bunola PA, John Graham     1-412-384-5608
 5  - The Yakima Atari ST BBS, Yakima WA, Pat Moffitt  1-509-965-2345
 6  - FIDOdoor Support BBS, Vandenberg AFB, Bryan Hall 1-805-734-4742
 7  - cyberSecT BBS, Cheney WA, Chuck Aude             1-509-235-4875
 9  - The Mosh Bit, Vancouver WA, Mark Wallaert        1-206-574-1531
 10 - Target Range, Paramount CA, Alan Dietrich        1-310-634-8993
 11 - Sanctuary From The Law, Inyokern CA, Sean Price  1-619-377-3611
 12 - MASATEK, Torrance CA, Valeriano Meneses          1-310-518-9524
 13 - The Mind Keep, Citrus Heights CA, Jeff Fehlman   1-916-723-1657
 14 - Callahan's Place, Ashford WA, Brian Lane         1-206-569-2911
 15 - ST-Keep, Citrus Heights CA, Andrew Studer        1-916-729-2968
 16 - H.B. SMOG, Huntington Beach CA, Jim Thingwold    1-714-969-5486
 17 - Acey BBS, Yakima WA, Dick Grable                 1-509-966-8555
 
 Region 400 - AtariNet Headquarters IV
 Host 5 - The Brewery, Ajax ON Canada, Don Liscombe
          1-416-683-3089
 
 3  - Rather Digital, Sudbury ON Canada, Steve Barnes  1-705-560-3115
 
 Region 500 - AtariNet UK
 Host 6 - AtariNet NW England, Stockport Cheshire UK, Daron Brewood
          44-61-429-9803
 
 2  - STun NeST Central, Stockport Cheshire UK         44-61-429-9803
 3  - DigiBBS, Nykobing F Denmark, Flemming Nielsen    45-54-858385
 
 Region 600 - AtariNet Headquarters VI
 Host 501 - AtariNet Germany, Koeln Germany, Frank Brodmuehler
            49-221-248285
 
 8  - Apolonia, Essen, Peter Kaszanics                 49-201-237509
 
 Hub 100 - Hub AC, Aachen, Benedikt Heinen             49-241-408593
     101 - Firemark BBS, Aachen, Benedikt Heinen       49-241-408593
     102 - Dao-Lin-H'ay, Luegde, Joerg Spilker         49-5281-79372
     103 - AtariNET, Milano Italy, Magic.Alex Badalic  39-382-488-515
 
 
               |||   AtariNet EchoList -- 31-Oct-92   |||
              / | \  Compiled by Terry May @ 51:2/0  / | \
 
 -> The following echo is _required_ for ALL AtariNet sysops.
 -> ONLY AtariNet sysops may have access to this echo.
 
 Echo Name        Description                      Moderator
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_SYSOP          AtariNet SysOps                  51:1/0  - Bill Scull
 
 -> The following echoes are _required_ for AtariNet moderators
 -> and hosts, but may be picked up by ANY AtariNet sysop.
 -> ONLY AtariNet sysops may have access to this echo.
 
 Echo Name        Description                      Moderator
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_ECHO           AtariNet echoes discussion       51:2/0  - Terry May
 A_TEST           AtariNet test echo               51:1/0  - Bill Scull
 
 -> The following echoes are available to all interested AtariNet sysops.
 -> These echoes can and should be accessible to all users and points.
 
 Echo Name        Description                      Moderator
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 A_4SALE          Atari products for sale/wanted   51:1/11  - E Williams
 A_ATARI          Atari general discussion         51:2/4   - Nick Hard
 A_BBS_ADS        Atari supported BBSes            51:2/0   - Terry May
 A_BBS_DOORS      Atari BBS doors (externals)      51:1/6   - D Blanchard
 A_COMMERCIAL_ADS Atari Commercial Ads             51:1/11  - E Williams
 A_DTP            Atari DeskTop Publishing         51:1/11  - E Williams
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 ######  PERUSING GENIE
 ######  Compiled by Ed Krimen
 ######  ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 SUPPORT: WHERE TO FIND IT
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 -=> In the "Hardware" category (4)
 -=> from the "Straight FAX! and Joppa FAX/Modems!" topic (24)
 
 Message 93        Sun Dec 06, 1992
 C.S.SMETON [Charles S.]      at 21:37 EST
 
 The price of FAX Modems changes very frequently due to the rapidly
 changing marketplace.  Atari users have benefitted from the fact that
 there is a lot of competition from many modem vendors; this results in
 lower prices and a quicker pace of technological advancement.  The
 result is that it is possible to buy a 14,400 bps V.32bis FAX/Data Modem
 for less than the price of a 9600 bps data-only modem was just a year
 ago.
 
 Many users feel that they have been ripped off or are now stuck with
 obsolete equipment when this happens.  Unfortunately, this is the way
 the computer world operates.  There is little anyone in the Atari market
 can do to change this.  There are several things an consumer can do to
 minimize being "stuck" with a product that is about to become obsolete
 or have its invested value be sharply reduced.
 
 1.  Stay informed.  GEnie and the other online services and BBS networks
     are a good place to start.  I am sure other GEnie users can point
     you in the proper direction.
 
 2.  Read the various magazines (print and on-line) and stay aware of the
     changing marketplace, product reviews, product announcements, and
     ads.  I would suggest reading non-Atari specific magazines such as
     Byte or Computer Shopper, as they keep up on the trends for non-
     platform specific items such as printers, modems, disk drives,
     memory, monitors, etc.
 
 3.  Join a user group if one is available in your area.
 
 4.  Call the manufacturers of products and request information.  For
     instance, all GEnie subscribers receive the GEnie magazine in the
     mail.  Supra has been running ads for several months that have
     stated that their modems will be upgradable to support new features
     such as Caller ID, Silent Answer and Voice Mail.  The first two are
     now available options. This is one way to avoid buying an obsolete
     product, i.e. buy one that advertizes upgradability. This is the
     primary theme that Intel has been advertizing with their "Vacancy
     Inside" ads that indicate that a PC can be upgraded with their new
     clock doubler processors.
 
 Joppa Software Development
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 REPAIRS: WHERE TO GET 'EM
 -------------------------
 -=> In the "Atari Corporation Online" category (14)
 -=> from the "Mega STE" topic (14)
 
 Message 115       Fri Dec 04, 1992
 J.PIERCE5 [Rob]              at 22:36 EST
 
 Now we have another problem, though.  As I've been posting in the Atari
 Service topic, I can find NO authorized service center that will service
 the machine under warranty.  They say that Atari has stopped reimbursing
 them for repairs, so they no longer do warranty service.  So I'm
 screwed.
 
 Rob
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 Message 119       Sun Dec 06, 1992
 M.DRYSDALE [Drys]            at 07:18 EST
 
 Rob, I have not tried this......I'm not sure it will work.....
 
 Send your dysfuncional ST to either Sheldon (Computer Studio) Winick (I
 just volunteered you) or to me (I volunteered too).  We can try to send
 it back to Atari for warranty exchange.  All you'll be out is the
 shipping and the machine for several weeks.
 
 OR
 
 You might send E-Mail to BOB-BRODIE (yet another volunteer<g>)
 describing _in detail_ your problem and politely requesting a warranty
 exchange direct to Atari or through a dealer.
 
 Important info Atari will need at some point:  Serial number, sales
 receipt (charge card is best) for proof of purchase date, any shipping
 addresses on the original box, and all accessories.
 
 Mike, TEAM COMPUTERS now POWER Computers
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 JUST WHAT -IS- THE KODAK PHOTO CD SYSTEM?
 -----------------------------------------
 -=> In the "Graphics" category (7)
 -=> from the "Kodak Photo CD Access System" topic (9)
 
 Message 86        Sat Dec 05, 1992
 EXPLORER.5 [Robert Goff]     at 17:21 EST
 
 Forgive me if this question has been asked before, but I'm confused.
 
 Just what _is_ the Kodak Photo CD system?  Do you have to buy hardware
 or software, or just the CD?
 
 How do the photos get on the CD? Do you have to buy a special camera and
 hook it to a special CD deck?
 
 How do you display the photos? Can a regular CD deck hook up to a
 television, or do you have to buy some more hardware?
 
 Thanks for any light you can shed.
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 Message 88        Sat Dec 05, 1992
 EXPLORER.1 [ Ron ]           at 23:33 EST
 
 Bob, Stop by most any camera store to see PhotoCD.  Quality and
 resolution is excellent, even in 256 color VGA.
 
 The process involves taking your negatives to your film processor and
 asking to have them transfered to PhotoCD (about $15 for 24 photos).  A
 few days later, you get a CD back with your digitized photographs.  The
 CD can then be played on a video disk player capable of displaying
 PhotoCD format.  Consumer players list in the $500 range but I have
 already seen them advertised for under $350.
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 Message 90        Sun Dec 06, 1992
 GREG                         at 00:52 EST
 
 EXPLORER.5 (Bob): Photo CD is a storage system for negatives or slides
 that are scanned by Kodak onto a CD-ROM disc.  You can take either an
 undeveloped roll of film, loose negatives or slides into any of several
 thousand locations across the country and get them scanned onto a CD-ROM
 disc.  Best Buy and a lot of corner drug stores are also doing the
 scanning now through Kodalux.
 
 After creating the disc, Photo CD can be many things:
 
 1. The disc can be "played" on any Kodak CD rom player using your home
    television for viewing.
 
 2. The disc can be put into any CD-I player and viewed.
 
 3. The disc can be put into an XA-capable CD -ROM player connected to a
    home computer or workstation.
 
 With options 1 and 2, the software for viewing is already in the machine
 or on the disc.
 
 With option 3, you will need software to access the data on the disc and
 convert it to a form viewable on your system.  Software is currently
 available for the Mac and PC Windows environment.  Software will be
 released in the coming months for viewing and editing on the Falcon.
 The photos can also be viewed on the ST and STe, but suffer from the
 color and pixel resolutions of the machines (See FOUNTAIN.LZH in the
 libraries here).  The graphics are still impressive.
 
 If you would like to see what true color looks like using the Photo CD
 process, the new Hot Stuff II CD by Screen Artists has examples of Photo
 CD converted to 16 million color Targa format.  Even at 512 by 768 pixel
 resolution, the Targa or TIF files are still over 1 meg in size, and
 this is still only one-fourth of the available resolution.
 
 If there's interest in a download this size, we can upload an example to
 the libraries here.
 
 A Photo-CD disc can travel across platforms as it uses what is called
 the 9660 standard for file storage.  In fact, there is a series of stock
 photos being released on a "rights-free" use basis that will include
 software for viewing on Photo-CD, CD-I, Mac, Windows 3.1, and Multimedia
 Windows right on the disc.  Atari support for this series in also being
 planned, but was held up due to lack of development hardware and a
 license snag.
 
 The BIG advantage of Photo CD is that your picture data is stored in a
 format better than most systems can currently use.  In other words, the
 next generation of computers will be catching up with Photo CD
 technology rather than passing it up.  The photos are stored at 3072 by
 2048 pixels in 16 million colors.  The actual uncompressed file size is
 over 18 megs per picture.  Your software only chews enough off the disc
 to match the capabilities of your system.
 
 I hope this made Photo CD a little clearer for you.
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 Message 92        Sun Dec 06, 1992
 POTECHIN [Nathan @ DMC]      at 14:21 EST
 
 Atari already has working software for the Kodak Photo CD technology.
 It is done and working and beautiful! ;-) It was shown at Comdex on a
 couple of Falcons AND on a TT.
 
 Greg, before you send Atari people off to view a Mac solution ;-), you
 need to see Calamus SL, using a 24 bit color card, on a decent monitor
 of your choice.  The Kodak Photo CD import driver works beautifully!  By
 the way, if you have Calamus SL, I have a brand new beta driver for the
 HP550C you might want to check out.
 ========================================
 
 
 "YOU'RE A REAL COMPUTER GENIUS, RIGHT?"
 ---------------------------------------
 (Jerry Pournelle RT)
 -=> In the "Computer Science" category (4)
 -=> from the "Atari TT030" topic (15)
 
 Message 109       Thu Dec 03, 1992
 C.WORTON                     at 22:53 EST
 
 Had an interesting phone call the other day.  "Charlie, you're a whiz at
 computers, right?"
 
 "Well, I know some.  What did you need?"
 
 "Here, talk to my friend."  (Friend comes on line.)
 
 "Hi, Charlie!  You're a real computer genius, right?"
 
 "Not really.  What did you need?"
 
 "Well, I just bought this computer, and I need to get into it."
 
 "What do you mean, 'get into' it?"
 
 "You know... make it 'do' something."
 
 (sigh) "What brand of machine is it?"
 
 "Uh... just a moment... oh, here.  It's a Samsung."