From: djg0@aber.ac.uk (Dean John Garraghty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: News-Disk 7 Editorial
Date: 4 Oct 92 13:30:27 GMT
Organization: University of Wales, Aberystwyth

News-Disk issue 7 Editorial.
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By Dean Garraghty.

Welcome to issue 7 of the News-Disk. I'm very pleased to be able to get this 
issue ready so soon after issue 6.

I have recently received a booking form for the All Micro Show 6. I have 
already booked an 18ft stand. This year it's on November 14th, at Bingley 
Hall, Stafford. I have put more details in a separate file on this disk called 
SHOW.DOC. I don't have any leaflets for the show yet. I will probably be in a 
position to send them out with issue 8 of the News-Disk.

Yet again, all articles on this issue have been written by me or taken from 
Z*MAG. I would still like to see your articles. I know that a few people are 
in the process of writing some. Let's hope we get to see these on issue 8.

Some people need to re-subscribe. If your subscription number ends in /7 then 
you will need to part with some cash! A subscription form will be enclosed if 
you need to re-subscribe.

On this issue we have:

PD100REV.DOC - a review of the Digital Editor PD DTP.

PD134REV.DOC - a review of DMS.

MAGREV.DOC - an article by me about an old Atari magazine I bought.

ADVERTS.DOC - the adverts!

AT2PCDOC.DOC - how to transfer Atari W/P files to work with PC W/P packages.

HAPPY701.DOC - a long article on how to read/write PC disks using the Happy 
7.01 hard/software, and how to use Lotus 1-2-3 files on the Atari.

COLPRNT.DOC - a good article about colour printing programs for the Atari.

BOOTDIR.BAS - a good program which modifies DOS and re-writes sector 3 of the 
disk so that a list of programs on the disk are displayed on screen during 
boot-up.

Development has started on package 2 of Digi-Studio. I hope to have this ready 
in a few months. For those who haven't yet bought packages 1 and 1.5, the 
music during boot up of this disk was an extract from View to a Kill played in 
Pan Pipes.

There should be some new PD disks in the library. Check side 2 of your disk. 
PD orders have slumped again. Come on folks! Don't forget that any money made 
from PD sales goes into improving the News-Disk. It usually helps to keep the 
News-Disk account out of the red! Don't forget I will also exchange your 
unwanted tapes/disk/carts for PD. Also, if you prefer, I will buy your 
unwanted software from you. All software offered must be originals with 
manuals/boxes etc. Send me a list of what you want rid of, and I'll give you 
offers for it in terms of number of PD disks and cash offered. Also, I 
exchange PD for PD. If you have any new PD disks which aren't available from 
Page 6 or BaPAUG, then send them to me!

And now a quick note for non-UK readers, who have downloaded this issue from 
the archive or other BBSs. I would be very grateful if every reader who falls 
into this category could send me a card with their name and address on, along 
with any comments you have about the News-Disk. It is hard for me to get 
accurate reader numbers. This way I will have a better idea just how many 
people read the News-Disk. Thanks. The address is:

Dean Garraghty
62 Thomson Ave
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 0NU
ENGLAND

This is also the address for PD enquiries, and Digi-Studio orders. Articles 
for the News-Disk can also be submitted to this address, Or email to:
djg0@aber.ac.uk.

Since the last issue of the PD catalogue, I have had to change PD126 
(Fred/M.Shark/Ruberball). Due to problems with the first 2 games, I have had 
to replace side 1 of this disk with "Mario's Desert World". Side 2 
(Rubberball) remains the same. Any customers who bought PD126 may send their 
disk back to me for a new replacement.

Dean Garraghty.
26 July 1992.
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