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From: JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET (Jeff McWilliams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Fan Mail From a Flounder
Date: 15 Sep 92 20:00:18 GMT
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.

Hmm, well, in the words of Treebeard, let's not all get hasty!

Perhaps we should call for input from those who depend on the digest,
to tell what they think of all this.  I think there are those, like
Dawn Scotting, who have to really watch how much mail comes their way,
as they pay for it.  I know that when I get really long digests, or AEO
posts, I sometimes have serious problems getting rid of the darn thing.

Why is this so?  Even if I tell my mailer to delete it, it has
to twice as much space as my UNREAD mail file takes up.  Often I've had
to spend hours Kermitting files off of my account, just so there is room
for the mailer to erase large digests and AEO issues.  The Consultants are
fairly helpless about my room shortage, and won't give me more breathing
room in my account to alleviate the problem.

I am wondering, if the program that creates the digest has source code
available, if it would be possible to omit C.S.A.8 posts that have
a zzzz in the subject line.  That way, the binary files would appear in
c.s.a.8., but not in the Digest echo of it.  I think the person responsible
for creating the digests needs to respond to this idea.  If it's not
possible or feasible for one reason or another, that is fine.  At least
we explored the idea.

True, comp.sys.atari.8bit and the Digest aren't perfect, but for most of us,
they are FREE, so let's not get too worked up about all this, and try to get
along.

Jeff McWilliams    ---->  jjmcwill@mtus5.cts.mtu.edu
jjmcwill@mtus5.mtu.edu    jjmcwill@mtus5.mtu.edu.BITNET
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From: Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Falcon graphics.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 14:48:17 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

ARRGGH! Soap Box Attack. From what I've read the Falcon can also do a
true color mode & can overscan to use a 20 or 30% better rez. Just what
do you think the higher rez's of Super VGA get you? It's really not the
way to get a realistic picture. For instance, broadcast tv is only something
like 525X525 interlaced (it may be lower, but I know it's not more!). It's
academic for anything other then looking at nudie GIF(s) anyway since most
software houses only support the 256 color VGA mode anyway. I'm pretty sure
I won't get a Falcon, ST is fine for most stuff, but it should compete
on equal ground with any 386SX & would probably give some straight 386
a run for their money. Certainly for some applications a 16 mHz 68030
should be as fast as a 25 mHz 386SX.
From: ab588@yfn.ysu.edu (joseph sabatino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Hardware 4 sale
Date: 9 Sep 92 20:11:15 GMT
Organization: Youngstown State University/Youngstown Free-Net


Percom RFD Controller Drive DD drive ->$60.00<- good condition

800xl w/256k Rambo ->$75<- not many hours on it

1050 USD ss/dd ultraspeed Drive ->$75<- a work horse

Sparta X 4.20 Dos Cart ->$40<- firm

Star SG-10 Printer ->$70<- compatible w/everything! (firm)

If interested send E-mail replys or  call 216-545-1492
-- 
Joe Sabatino-->ab588@yfn.ysu.edu
From: Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Connecting an RS232 modem to an Atari?
Date: Tue,  8 Sep 92 11:29:13 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <65456@cup.portal.com>

1 REM ******* a simple demo *********
2 REM DO NOT input strings longer then
3 REM 127 BYTES or if you load a file
4 REM directly to buffer, don't send
5 REM the ML more then 127 bytes!
6 REM BTW: the strings once processed
7 REM are no longer intact in memory
8 REM ********************************
10 GRAPHICS 0:FOR N=0 TO 150:READ BYTE
20 POKE 1536+N,BYTE:NEXT N:X=USR(1536)
25 ? CHR$(125);
30 ? "  Joystick #1 serial out"
40 ? "    at 300 baud installed"
50 ? " for ASCII transfers to RS232"
60 ? " devices. See DOC for details"
70 ? " on how to make the cord"
80 CLR :DIM FILE$(255),CR$(2)
90 CR$=CHR$(13):CR$(2)=CHR$(10):?
100 ? "SELECT A BAUD RATE <RETURN>=300"
110 ? "1=50 2=110 3=300 4=1200 5=2400"
120 ? "6=4800 7=9600 8=19200"
130 CLOSE #1:TRAP 150:INPUT X
140 ON X GOSUB 2000,2010,2020,2030,2040,2050,2060,2070
150 TRAP 40000:TRAP 25
160 ? "File to transfer? Include Dx:"
170 INPUT FILE$:OPEN #1,4,0,FILE$
180 TRAP 300
190 INPUT #1,FILE$:FILE$(LEN(FILE$)+1)=CR$
200 X=USR(1558,ADR(FILE$),LEN(FILE$))
210 FOR DELAY=1 TO 10:NEXT DELAY
220 GOTO 190
300 FILE$(LEN(FILE$)+1)=CR$
310 CLOSE #1:GRAPHICS 0:TRAP 40000:GOTO 25
1000 DATA 104, 169, 48, 141, 2
1010 DATA 211, 169, 1, 141, 0
1020 DATA 211, 169, 52, 141, 2
1030 DATA 211, 169, 0, 141, 0
1040 DATA 211, 96, 104, 104, 133
1050 DATA 204, 104, 133, 203, 104
1060 DATA 104, 133, 205, 168, 169
1070 DATA 255, 136, 48, 7, 81
1080 DATA 203, 145, 203, 76, 34
1090 DATA 6, 120, 169, 0, 141
1100 DATA 14, 212, 141, 0, 212
1110 DATA 133, 207, 164, 207, 177
1120 DATA 203, 141, 134, 6, 160
1130 DATA 8, 140, 135, 6, 169
1140 DATA 1, 141, 0, 211, 234
1150 DATA 234, 234, 234, 234, 234
1160 DATA 234, 234, 32, 136, 6
1170 DATA 173, 134, 6, 141, 0
1180 DATA 211, 106, 141, 134, 6
1190 DATA 32, 136, 6, 206, 135
1200 DATA 6, 208, 238, 169, 0
1210 DATA 141, 0, 211, 32, 136
1220 DATA 6, 32, 136, 6, 230
1230 DATA 207, 166, 207, 228, 205
1240 DATA 208, 191, 169, 34, 141
1250 DATA 0, 212, 169, 255, 141
1260 DATA 14, 212, 88, 96, 0
1270 DATA 0, 174, 149, 6, 172
1280 DATA 150, 6, 136, 208, 253
1290 DATA 202, 208, 247, 96, 8
1300 DATA 135
2000 POKE 1685,150:POKE 1686,42:RETURN
2010 POKE 1685,60:POKE 1686,50:RETURN
2020 POKE 1685,8:POKE 1686,135:RETURN
2030 POKE 1685,2:POKE 1686,130:RETURN
2040 POKE 1685,2:POKE 1686,65:RETURN
2050 POKE 1685,2:POKE 1686,30:RETURN
2060 POKE 1685,1:POKE 1686,26:RETURN
2070 POKE 1685,1:POKE 1686,8:RETURN
r that
matter) connected to each other.

Here's a list of standard pin assignments for RS-232 to hel
From: insomnia@carson.u.washington.edu (Ryan Klemmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: sx212 manual?
Date: 12 Sep 92 04:22:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Sep12.042224.15454
Organization: University of Washington

I just picked up one, without a manual, and was curios if anybody had
one for free, sale, loan?

Ryan (insomnia@u.washington.edu)
From: melz@well.sf.ca.us (Melvin L. Zwillenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Atari 8-Bit Book Sale
Date: 7 Sep 92 02:50:44 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link


Atari 8-Bit Stuff for sale:



BOOKS ($3.95 each plus shipping or 5 for $17. postpaid.):



Atari Programming with 35 Programs



Forth on the Atari



The Creative Atari



Atari Roots



Analog, "An Atari 8-Bit Extra"



An Atari in the Classroom



COMPUTE! First Book of Atari



COMPUTE! Second Book of Atari



Mapping The Atari



SAMS Programmers' Reference Guide

for the Atari 400/800 Computers



COMPUTE! "The Atari Basic Source

Book"



Your Atari Computer



If interested, please send list of

items wanted and payment to:



Melvin Zwillenberg

475 Richmond Avenue

Maplewood, NJ 07040



(I will promptly refund any excess

for items which have already been

sold. I usually ship U.P.S., so you

may estimate shipping by estimating

the weight, and asking your friendly

U.P.S. agent. You may also use

Parcel Post rates to estimate, but

they are often higher!) For books or

programs, use $2. for the first, and

$1. for each additional item.(Note that

if you order 5 or more books, I pay

the shipping.



All these proces are negotiable. I am especially receptive to package deals

that move a lot of items!



You may contact me by e-mail at:



CompuServe:  75746,3705



GEnie: MZWILLENBERG



MCI Mail: MZWILLENBERG



The WELL: melz



INTERNET: 75746.3705@compuserve.com



Telephone: (201)763-3295 after 6:30

east coast time. Leave message if

you get the answering machine.
From: jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (John R. Dunning)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Help! Uudecode/Yau.com
Date: 6 Sep 92 17:22:00 GMT


    Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 13:32 EDT
    From: news.mentorg.com!caeco!neb!bbs@uunet.uu.net (BBS System 801-967-8072)

    I've just requested two files (and received them) from the Atari
    archives at umich.edu. Problem is this: One file (raindemo.arc) came to
    me in several parts (about 4, I believe). I had the system send them to
    me, received them to hard drive on my Atari 800xl. Now, how do I turn
    those 4 parts into one functional .arc file? Running Yau.com, it tells
    me, cant read header (or something of that nature). Do I need to /a
    append the 4 files to one another in sequence - thereby creating ONE
    file (out of 4), then run Yau.com on them? 

Essentially, yes.  The uuencoder in use at the archive splits the file
up, to avoid croaking mailers along the way.

However, you need not go through lots of pain hacking text files if you
don't want to.  The uuencoder and companion decoder that treat files
that way are written in C, and run on all kinds of things.  I compiled
them up with CC65 a while ago, mostly as an example of how to port
programs to CC65.  Look in the cc65/ subdirectory of the archives, for a
file called dumasuu.arc.  Save the various pieces of uue file as
foo.uaa, foo.uab etc, then run the Dumas uudecoder on the first one.  It
should pick up the rest.

This decoder and encoder aren't as fast as YAU and YAUE, but they are
more general.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: thester@nyx.cs.du.edu (Uncle Fester)
Subject: Binaries Vote Reminder!
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 01:18:49 GMT



	This is to let everyone know that Friday, September 11
	is the last day that I will accept votes on the subject
	of the creation of a separate binaries group for the
	Atari 8-bit.
	Vote 'yes' if you favor a binaries group.
	Vote 'no' if you oppose the creation of a binaries group.
	I will post the results of the vote on Monday, September
	14.
	
	Uncle Fester
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: "Marek Tomczyk" <UJ1G@DKAUNI2.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Frequently-Asked Questions
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 14:03:17 GMT


Michael Current's FAQ contains:

>      65XEM    65XE plus AMIE sound chip

Hm, never heared of an AMIE sound chip. What is it exactly?
Is it as good as the SID(?) inside the c=64?
Is it possible to get the sound chip from somewhere and add it to
my 130XE? How much does the AMIE costs?

Marek

                                        \         ATARI 8-BIT
----------------------------------------| \           the
Internet: uj1g@ibm3090.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de| \        best
BITNET:   uj1g@dkauni2                    |   /    equipment
CFN:      bn137                           | /
----------------------------------------| /    for the 21st century
                                        /
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
Date: Saturday, 12 Sep 1992 12:23:53 EST
From: Jeff McWilliams <JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Adding a 2nd PIA
Distribution: world

Reading your first post forced me to dig up my schematics and check this out.
Pretty nifty, I concur with you said.
But it seems to me, all you need to do to add the second 74138 is pull up
G2B' and tie it to A7.  Also tie A7 to G1 on the second 74138.
G2A' on the second PIA can be tied to G2A' on the first, G2B' on the second
needs to be tied to ground.

Charles Hughes approached the PIA upgrade a little differently,
taking CS2' from the 74ls138, and running that to the enable line of
a 2 to 4 decoder.  Then the outputs could be run to 4 PIA chips, which
cut $D300 into 4 blocks, one block for each PIA.

The easiest way to make a bulletproof driver for the PIA to printer port
mod would be to modify the P: driver in the OS ROM.  This would require needing
a EPROM burner of course, but then the printer port would even work with
PrintSHOP and stuff.

Another way to approach the modification, if you have lots of different
OS chips you use, like the Ultraspeed OS, and other 800XL operating systems,
is to build a Parallel Bus type card instead.  You need a lot of TLL chips,
and still need to BURN a ROM chip which contains the Printer driver, but
it would work.

I would really be interested in a 6551 upgrade, and someone to write
the R: driver for it.  I managed to get documentation for a 16550,
which is a really fancy RS232 chip.  This chip can buffer up to 16 bytes
of incoming data internally, which means it would make it easier
to push the 8 bit to faster modem speeds.  If anyone is seriously interested
in this, I can provide a copy of the docs upon request.

Regarding Hard Drives, Bob Woolley is currently working on an IDE
hard drive, hooking it up to his 8 bit.  I think implementing IDE
is easier than SCSI or something.


Jeff McWilliams    ---->  jjmcwill@mtus5.cts.mtu.edu
jjmcwill@mtus5.mtu.edu    jjmcwill@mtus5.mtu.edu.BITNET
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From: Michael.Fitzpatrick@f47.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (Michael Fitzpatrick)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Those funny XF551 drives
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 17:29:00 -0600

You might want to contact CSS of Rochester, NY.  They put out a kit that makes
your XF-551 compatible with your 1050.

 * Origin: FlightLine BBS {MSP} MN USRdual 612-544-5118 (1:282/47.0)
From: Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Connecting an RS232 modem to an Atari?
Date: Tue,  8 Sep 92 11:14:24 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <65456@cup.portal.com>


EXAMPLE #2 SIMPLE NULL MODEM FOR 1ST TRANSFER IBM=>8-BIT

This is just a quick and dirty transfer program I wrote.  It uses
a slightly different cable & will work for getting a real
telecommunication program to the 8-bit.  It'll transfer any file,
including binary, BUT ONLY TO THE 8-BIT!

First run this program on your IBM or clone to set the serial port
speed.

 10 OPEN "COM1:300,n,8,1,RS,CS0,DS0" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
 20 CLOSE #1

After running it type SYSTEM & hit RETURN For transferring stuff
you'll just run the Atari program;

 RECIEVE.LST

Then use MS DOS "COPY FILENAME COM1".  After the clone finishes
the transfer, just hit any key on the Atari to wake it up & save
the program.  I had to shut the screen off to keep the timing
right.  The IBM thinks it's just hooked up to a serial printer so
it'll dump the file as is.

 Explodo view for connection to FEMALE
 DB-25

   ____
  :    \____
  :         \____
  :              \
  : 13           :
  :            25:
  :              :
  : 12           :
  :            24:
  :              :
  : 11           :
  :            23:
  :              :
  : 10           :
  :            22:
  :              :
  : 9            :
  :            21:
  :              :
  : 8            :             BLACK
  :            20:               +
  :              :               :
  : 7+---------------------------+
  :            19:       5.1V    :
  :              :      ZENER   \_/
  : 6++          :            /-----/
  :   :        18:               :
  :   :          :               :
  : 5++          :               :
  :   :        17:               :
  :   :          :               :
  : 4++          :               :
  :            16:               :
  :              :               :
  : 3            :               :
  :            15:               :
  :              :   5.6K        :
  : 2+-------------+/\/\/\/+-----+
  :            14:               :
  :              :               +
  : 1        ____:             WHITE
  :     ____/
  :____/

:      +----+20:               +
  :              :               :
  : 7+--
From: AKH104@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Adding a 2nd PIA
Date: 15 Sep 92 00:39:01 GMT
 <92256.141056AKH104@psuvm.psu.edu>
 <1992Sep14.153405.12802@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu>
Organization: Penn State University

>
>     Isn't this what Chuck Steinman of Dataque was going to do, but with
>a 65816? This would be a really neat project, if we could get the
>circuit boards printed up. I have an extra 800xl with all the chips
>socketed, so it would be really easy to transplant the chips. While you
>are at it, might as well use a 65802 (65c02 pin-compatible).
>
   yes..but 1600XL as it was..was not going to be graphics compatible..
the 130XEC card was though....

>     I guess it was economically feasible for Dataque to produce their
>own next generation XE. (But I do see some sort of market for a <$150
>home computer, with diskdrive.)
>
>     Has anybody thought of what could be done if you added a second
>GTIA? (I read that this is what the 7800 uses for graphics.)
>
   I though they used a MARIA chip...

>     What is the cost to have circuit boards made nowadays?
>
>>     ALSO I PRESS FOR EVERYONE OF YOU TO BUG THE heck OUT OF ATARI TO
>> RELEASE THEIR DOCUMENTED SOURCE CODE FOR THE XL ROM's.  ALL 500+ pages of
>it!
>
>     I don't understand why they haven't released a lot of things now
>that they don't support the 8-bits anymore. Interesting note though, in
>the latest Atari Explorer Online, they said they sold the remaining
>8-bits, 2600, and 7800 overseas and in South America.

  They still sell the 130xe as I understand overseas...Why hasnt BEST
 Electronics gotten a hold of the source code..hmmm?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: ichamiel@nyx.cs.du.edu (Itay Chamiel)
Subject: Re: Frequently-Asked Questions
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.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 16:35:24 GMT

In article <92248.164046U39648@uicvm.uic.edu> Darius Vaskelis <U39648@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>[...]

>(Also programmable LEDs above the keyboard!)

And why weren't they used as CAPS-lock or INVERSE indicators??
Like all the big computers..
-Itay Chamiel

Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Subject: Re: Connecting an RS232 modem to an Atari?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 13:48:04 GMT


In article <1992Sep10.035215.5668@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John) writes:
>
>To connect RS-232 devices to the Atari is to use either the Atari
>850 or P:R:Connection interfaces. That would be the simple way.
>There are no other circuits that you could really hack to change
>the SIO output to RS-232.

The R-Verter changes SIO to RS232 using only two chips plus assorted
resistors. The circuit board is so small it fits inside the shell of
the modem's DB25 connector. BTW, I have one for sale, if anyone's
interested... ;-)
From: Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Connecting an RS232 modem to an Atari?
Date: Tue,  8 Sep 92 11:27:50 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <65456@cup.portal.com>

10 ;RS-232 300 BAUD RECIEVE BY
20 ;Rick Cortese 2/21/91
30 ;ASM ,,#D:RECIEVE.OBJ
40  *=$600
50 PTR =   $CB
60 ;SIZE AKA FR0
70 SIZE =  $D4
80 VAR =   $CF
90 PORTA = $D300
0100 NMIEN = $D40E
0110 DMACTL = $D400
0120 BAUD =  300
0130 INIT
0140  PLA
0150  PLA
0160  STA PTR+1
0170  PLA
0180  STA PTR
0190  LDA #00
0200  STA NMIEN
0210  STA DMACTL
0220  STA SIZE
0230  STA SIZE+1
0240  LDA #255
0250  STA 764
0260 ;MAIN LOOP THAT CHECKS EVERYTHING
0270 L1
0280  LDA 764
0290  CMP #255
0300  BNE BYE
0310  JSR CHECKIT
0320  JMP L1
0330 ;YOU GET HERE WHEN YOU PRESS
0340 ;         A KEY
0350 BYE
0360  LDA #$FF
0370  STA NMIEN
0380  STA 764
0390  LDA #34
0400  STA DMACTL
0410  RTS
0420 ;1ST CHECK FOR START BIT
0430 CHECKIT
0440  LDA #$FF
0450  CMP PORTA
0460 ;GET BYTE IF IT'S THERE
0470  BEQ WEREON
0480 ;GO HOME IF IT'S NOT
0490  RTS
0500 WEREON
0510 ;??IF?? CENTER SAMPLING NEEDED
0520 ;WAIT 1/2 OF START BIT
0530 ;REAL STUFF
0540  JSR GET8BITS
0550  JSR CONVERT
0560  JSR STORE
0570  JSR BUMPSIZE
0580  RTS
0590 GET8BITS
0600  LDX #8
0610  STX COUNT
0620  LDA #0
0630  STA BUFF
0640 ;SHOULD PASS START BIT
0650 ;WITH SOME CHANGE 'CAUSE OF
0660 ;THE TIME GETTING HERE
0670  JSR WAIT
0680 L2
0690  LDA PORTA
0700  CLC
0710  LSR A
0720  ROR BUFF
0730  DEC COUNT
0740  BEQ OUT
0750  JSR WAIT
0760  JMP L2
0770 OUT
0780 ;SHOULD PASS ANY STOP BITS
0790  JSR WAIT
0800 ;NO PARITY CHECKS
0810  RTS
0820 CONVERT
0830     LDA #$FF
0840     EOR BUFF
0850     STA BUFF
0860     RTS
0870 STORE
0880     LDY #0
0890     LDA BUFF
0900     STA (PTR),Y
0910     CLC
0920  INC PTR
0930  BNE DONESTORE
0940  INC PTR+1
0950 DONESTORE
0960  RTS
0970 BUMPSIZE
0980  CLC
0990  INC SIZE
1000  BNE DONEBUMP
1010  INC SIZE+1
1020 DONEBUMP
1030  RTS
1040 BUFF
1050     .BYTE 0
1060 COUNT
1070     .BYTE 0
1080 WAIT
1090     LDX DELAYX
1100 D1
1110     LDY DELAYY
1120 D2
1130     DEY
1140     BNE D2
1150     DEX
1160     BNE D1
1170     RTS
1180 DELAYX
1190     .BYTE 45000/BAUD
1200 DELAYY
1210     .BYTE $06
1220     .END
ould connect
just about anything to anything, but why?
From: 2pereira_f@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Searcing for Aztec Warrior...old game
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:19:15 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

Hey all you 8-bit freaks out there!

I am looking for an old..old ..old game
called Aztec Warrior an 8-bit game which i lost .....
I just wanted to know if anyone has it out there
or where can i find it....
I believe there was no cartrige for it ..
is it in the archives....
can anyone help!
-----------
Has anyone heard of it! It ws my favorite game of that type...
let me know..

Thanks,
Felix
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
Date: Monday, 14 Sep 1992 16:05:16 EST
From: Jeff McWilliams <JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Wanted-latest Zmagazine

Does anyone know of a BBS that regularly carries Zmagazine so that
I can get ahold of #210 and upload it here?


Jeff
From: potter@sunny0.dab.ge.com (Jeff Potter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: PC to ATARI File Transfers (CHEAP!)
Keywords: yet more ways
Date: 11 Sep 92 16:42:21 GMT
Organization: General Electric SCSD, Daytona Beach FL

As long as everybody is telling their favorite ways to download from
Internet->PC->Atari, I might as well give mine.

The Internet feed comes into a network of Suns here.  I can either use
ftp or remote login from a PC to get to the Sun network.  I can then
list the file (if text or .uue) and capture that to a 5.25" disk on
the PC.

At home I have CSS's XF551 upgrade (but only a 5.25" disk).  This
includes a program to read IBM or ST files directly (which only works
if you have the upgrade installed).  So I convert them at home to
ATASCII files, which I can uudecode if they were binary to begin with.

The upgrade can be ordered with a 3.5" disk drive, which makes it easier
to find a PC with the right size drive.

-- 
Jeff Potter
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