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l hope to keep this editorial short l .
sweet. Why you ask? Because I really
don't have much to say and still can't
think of anything. One thing though, this-
month I still didn't get any articles from
members to run. I guess my little plea for
help at the last meeting didn't really
register, Haven't had time? No ideas???
No ads? ■
Cliff brought me an article from the
Richmond-Times Dispatch on lack of
recognition for Atari, I didn't print it
because. for It to have been really
effective ("would have had to print it word
for word. I wanted to run it, It was an
article by an AP newspaperman in New
York. So ( called the Richmond
Newspapers and talked my way up to the
managing editor. He told me it sounds like
it would be a good idea to print it, but
check with the Associated Press first, I
called the AP wire service here in
Richmond and they thought it could be r " n
in this newsletter, but check with
author of the article first and he gave me
the phone number in New York City, (
called AP, asked for the author and he
told me that piece is copyrighted,
anything he writes and is run in any paper
j§ copyrighted, but if I did run
it, well "! can't track down everybody
that reprints my material and prosecute
them , I'd never get any work done “ So,., I
didn't run it for I don't want to get myself
or the club into any type of legal trouble.
Note to other newsletter editors, watch
what you print, most stuff has a copyright
on it unless "specifically" stated
otherwise.
There, I said more than I thought I
would. The reason the print looks so big
here is because I'm trying to fill the entire
second column.
P.S Just heard Atari bought a chain of
67 software stores out west somewhere,
['ll have more for the next newslette"
P.S.S. The next issue of the G.R.A.L_.
GAZETTE will be about 2 weeks late.
For now - 73
Tom Marvin, Editor,
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July *87 by John Nagy (Taken in part)
OPTIMIZED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (OSS) has a
new TOOLKIT for BASIC XL, adding all the
power of BASIC XE except the EXTENDED
PROGRAM AREA. The new extensions file for
BASIC XL will include those amazing add-ons
like SORTCTP and SQRTDOWN, to name a few. By
the way, OSS also says NO RUNTIME PACKAGE
for BASIC EX will be released, so don't
expect too many "extended" PD gems to
surface ,
Another coup for USER GROUPS:
SPRINGBOARD SOFTWARE, makers of NEWSROOM,
CERTIFICATE MAKER, etc, for almost
everybody but ATARI, has decided to rethink
their position and is propping an 8 -bit
ATARI version of NEWSROOM, slated for fall
release. A letter writing campaign was
initiated by several user groups and
carried forward by ANTIC MAGAZINE. ST
versions of all SPRINGBOARD products are
either already being shipped or are being
developed ,
MINDSCAPE SOFTWARE, makers of some
remarkable software for the ST, has bought
out CBS SOFTWARE and has re-released some
titles from the CBS collection. PLUTOS, a
fabulous MINDSCAPE arcade game for the ST,
Is now legitimately released and features
"lots of" enhancements over the pirate beta
rsion that has been floating around BBS's
a "public domain" Item. Many clubs put
the game in their software libraries, not
knowing it was not PD. First it was
ATARI PLANETARIUM, now, AUTODUEL , a new
game from ORIGIN SYSTEMS, is said not to
run on INDUS or ICD DOUBLER equipped ATARI
1050 disk drives due to a new copy
protection scheme. More and more, these are
turning into USE protection schemes.
Hardware-specific software is a growing
trend- be sure you get a return privilege
from a reputable dealer to protect
YOURSELF.
NATIONAL REVIEW magazine, July 3, 1907:
"Soviet fad for personal computers Is
wearing off. Problems: the machines are
lousy, and the Soviets forgot to make
software. Exception: CHess champ Gary
Kasparov donated 26 ATARI 130's to the
KOMYUTER youth club," Anybody plan to
follow up and see if the Iron Curtain will
pass PD SOFTWARE?
HAPPY for the ST? Yes, but not yet.
Word has It that a CART version of a HAPPY
software package will be released for the
ST that will allow a "photocopy" of any
disk.,, ANY DISK... ANY FORMAT ,. , to be
made in an St. Yes, AMIGA, PC, ANYTHING.
So u n d s interesting! Just more proof that
e ATARI is the machine that can be
,YTH ING if it tries.
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Taken in part from Z MAG 66 for Aug, 1 S 7
2 MAG SOFTWARE REVIEW.,
The NEW Express BBS, .By: Keith
Ledbetter-< BBS Express! Prof es s ional>
-Since everyone seems to be asking me all
the time what the new version of BBS
Express! is going to be like, I thought I'd
throw together a little overview of the new
system. First, let's talk about the
upgrade. This upgrade is for the *850
VERSION* of the BBS first, and is being
called 1 BBS Express! Professional', This
version is targeted at the serious,
big-system Sysop, Also, this upgrade will
ONLY run on Spartados 3.2x or greater.
TDLINE and ZHAND must be installed. This
means that the RTIME 8 is fully supported
(along with SpartaDOS's * internal 1 software
clock if you don't have an RTIme 8
cartridge). What do I mean by 'big-system 1 ?
Well, the MOST important thing with BBS
Express! professional is that you have a
RAMDISK, since every command (and I mean
* E V E R Y * command -- even AS C 1 1 / A T AS C 1 1
toggle!) is an 'external command', and must
be loaded from a disk. Without a RAMdisk or
a Hard Disk to load these commands from,
the BBS is going to be painfully slow (you
might be able to survive with a US
Doubler 'ed 1050 in high speed). With a
ramdisk or Hard Disk, all commands load
almost instantaneously. Now, don't get me
wrong — you don't HAVE to have a large
ramdisk or a Hard Disk to run BBS Express!
Pro, but it is highly recommended because
of slow floppy disk access times. BBS
Express! Pro Is written in 100% machine
language. The main 'shell* of the BBS sits
in memory from $3000 — $6000. This shell
contains common routines that are accessed
a lot by the external, chained programs
(such as the routines to display strings to
the modem, get input from the modem, view
text files, etc) . Also, there are system
vectors that you machine-language-
programming sysops can use to access these
shell commands to easily and quickly write
your own commands ! All of the 'external
commands' (such as the message base
processor, the call-f or-sysop command, the
browse downloads command, etc) are loaded
into memory at $6000 when they are needed.
The beauty in this type of a system is that
we are now no longer limited by the
machine's memory space. Each external
command can be up to 16K In length (larger
than just about any DOS you'll ever
run ! ) , The BBS is currently about 1 month
(maybe) away from going into full BETA
test, (the primary Beta Test site will be
MOUSE BBS 219-674-9288) and hopefully a
long BETA-test period will not be needed., ,
(you haven't really lived until you write a
fully threaded message base processor in
machine language! yuk!). Another nice
feature of the 'modularized layout 1 is that
if there happens to be a bug in one of the
external commands, only THAT command has to
be changed. This sure makes it convenient
for putting updated or modified commands in
the download section of the support BBS.
OK, enough of this garbage, you say? You
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want to know What it CAN DO! ?! 7 Wall,
here's a list of the currently in and
proposed functions. Don't hold me to all of
these; like I said, some are currently in,
and others in this list are pure blue-sky
and may not be out in the INITIAL release.
But, then again, they can easily be written
later as modules, put on the support BBS,
and be downloaded by you. You would then
just add the letter of the command to
invoke the new module to your ‘command
table definition 1 , and you now have a new
command ! *The ones marked below with an **'
will DEFINITELY be in the initial release.
Those marked with an are planned to be
initially released or be available for
download sometime after the initial
release .
* 40 and 80 column support, along with
separate AT AS C 1 1 / AS C 1 1 menu file areas.
* 300/1200/2400/9600 baud support. The 9600
is really sort of a fluke, but it ‘s there
anyway. If ANYONE ever tells you that their
8-bit Atari program can support full 9600
baud, you tell them that I said they are
full of.... well, never mind.
* Fully threaded message bases fsee
replies, reply, follow thread, etc) .
* You can edit messages you previously
posted .
- Certain messages can be 'locked 1 by the
SysOp so that they will not be deleted by
the 'automatic deletion 1 portion of the
message base processor.
* Up to 32 different message bases, each
one having up to 250 4000-byte
messages .
* File browsing by the mask you enter (such
as or 1 * . COM ’ , etc). Identical to
the ST version of the BBS.
* More download files??? How about
516, 128 possible download files? That
should make even Mr. Z happy] The BBS has
32 possible ’file S I G areas', each one
allowing up to 16,129 files]]
* Download files now use the entire 8
character name and 3 char extender,
* Full file descriptions on each download
file. Each file can have a description of
up to 240 characters,
* Standard XModem, CRC XModem, and YMGDEM
support ,
* FOIL on-line user editor that can be
accessed either from on-line or from
the 'waiting for call' screen,
* Each user has 320 ’security flags' that
you can turn on or off to control
virtually every action they can take. These
flags control such things as : J Which message
bases can this user READ ' ‘Which message
bases can this user POST on 4 'Which file
areas can this user access' Incredibly easy
to set up a user to have full sysop levels
on one message base, but absolutely NO
power on any other. Great for assigning
co-sysops to different areas of your BBS.
- Op to 32 trackable surveys, each one
having an unlimited (only by disk space)
number of questions.
* Fully functional 'DOS Command' area that
allows the following commands
(available from on-line or waiting-f or-call
screen) :
DIR - disk directory ERASE - erase file**)
CHAT - turn chat mode on /off
CREDIR - create a subdirectory
DELDIR - delete a subdirectory
CWD - change working directory
LOCK - lock a diskette
UNLOCK - unlock a diskette
PROTECT - protect a file
UNPROTECT - unprotect a file
AINIT - initialize a diskette
CBKDSK - display disk statistics
(free space, etc)
TYPE - view a text file ?
DIR - display current default
subdirect ory
UPLOADS - browse/validate new upload
files
COPY - copy file(s)
RENAME - rename file(s)
TIME * set time
DATE - set date
- The following available from the
’Waiting for Call 1 screen:
* Full user editor
* Enter DOS commands
* Browse / Validate new Upload Files
* Toggle chat mode on/off
* 5 different 'logon' modes
* Exit to DOS
- Display today's call log
- Pri nt / Delete today ' s call log
- Terminal program
- Change SYSDATA file definitions
There are probably tons more things that I
can't remember right now, I'm really
excited about this version of the BBS
because it is EXPANDABLE. Probably the best
comparison I can think of is SpartaDOS;
almost every command there is external. If
you want a new command, you just put a new
.COM file on your disk, right? Well, that's
basically it with BBS Express] Pro, too.
You put the new . CM D file on the drive,
change your Command Table Definition to say
something like 'key 1 2 ' will invoke the
command file ADVENTUR.CMD', and that's all
there is to it (there can be up to 35
different commands invoked from the main
Command: prompt) .
Also, since there is no PROMPT. OBJ file in
BBS Express! Pro, most of the source code
for the external BBS commands will provided
on the disk (in MAC/65 format). Should be
no problem for you (or someone you know) to
customize prompts to your liking.
Have you got some other ideas you'd like to
see included? Well, logon to Midnight
Express] and leave a message In the
'registered owners' section and I'll be
sure to put them on the 'wish-list'.
Now, about the time-tables. . .when??
that's really hard to say. This BBS versron
is a MAJOR undertaking, and you all know
how I feel about letting products out the
door too soon (not to mention that
it's being written only In my 'spare' time,
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whatever that is). There's nothing I hate
more than a program being released with bugs
in it, I think a reasonable date to shoot
r would be around the first of next year,
, those of you who are getting a little
upset with some of the limits of the current
version (especially the limited number of
download files) — stay with us just a
little bit longer.
On a closing note I'd like to say 'thanks'
to all of you who have supported both myself
and Orion Micro Systems in the past by
purchasing our BBS program, You have helped
us prove that there is STILL some money to
be made on the 8 bit Atari if you put out
good products at fair prices. Take
care, Keith Ledbetter
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by Earl Nightingale(Heprinted from the
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Jan- Feb, 1987)
Here's a little story to test how good a
thinker your are: Many years ago when a
person who owed money could be thrown in
jail, a merchant in London had the
misfortune to owe a huge sum to a
money-lender. The money-lender, who was old
and ugly/ fancied the merchant's beautiful
young daughter* He proposed a bargain. He
said he would cancel the merchants debt if
he could have the girl Instead, Both the
merchant and his daughter were horrified at
the proposal. So the cunning money-lender
proposed that they let Providence decide
the matter- He told them that he would put
a black pebble and a white pebble into an
empty money-bag and then the girl would
pick out one of the pebbles. If she chose
the black pebble she would become his wife
and her father's debt would be cancelled.
If she chose the white pebble she would
stay with her father and the debt would
still be cancelled, but if she refused to
pick out a pebble her father would be
thrown Into jail and she would
starve. Reluctantly the merchant agreed.
They were standing on a pebble-strewn path
In the merchants garden as they talked and
the money-lender stooped down to pick up
the two pebbles. As he did, the* girl,
sharp-eyed with fright, noticed that he
pickup up two black pebbles and put them
into the money-bag. He then asked the girl
to pick out the pebble that was to decide
her fate and the fate of her father.
Imagine that you are standing on the path
in the merchant's garden. What would you
have done if you had been the girl? If you
had to advise her what would you have
adviser her to do?What type of thinking
would you use to solve the problem? You may
think that careful logical analysis must
solve the problem If there Is a solution.
This type of thinking is straightforward
vertical thinking. The other type of
thinking is lateral thinking. Vertical
thinkers are usually not much help to a
girl in this situation. The way they
analyze it, there are three
possibilities:!) The girl should refuse to
take a pebble,?) The girl should show that
there are two black pebbles in the bag and
expose the money-lender as a cheat, 3) The
girl should take a black pebble and
sacrifice herself in order to save her
father from prison. None of these
suggestions is very helpful, for if the
girl does take a pebble then she has to
marry the money-lender. If not, her father
goes to prison. The girl in the story put
her hand into the money-bag and drew out a
pebble. Without looking at it she fumbled
and let if fall to the path where it was
immediately lost among all the others, "Oh,
how clumsy of me", she said, "But never
mind — if you look into the bag you will be
able to tell which pebble I took by the
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G. R.A.S.P. GAZETTE SEPT. ’67
Taken in part from Z MAGAZINE 65
August 7, 29fl7 [c)1987 Syndicate
Xx Z HAG HUMOR
Permission is granted to reprint only if
the following copyright and credit is
given, (c) 1987 Leo Newman/EMAG
Hey alii What another article from me in
the same issue of ZMAG7 This one is just
for chuckles, I hope you enjoy it* No doubt
you have figured out by now that I do not
make a living off the Oasis BBS Systeml So
what does Leo Newman do for a living, well
folks I am one of those guys all the TV
shows make fun of* Have you ever wanted to
spend a nice boring evening at home, then
call an insurance agent out to your house.
Well that's how I make my living, I am and
have been an insurance agent for the past
14 years .
The following are actual statements that
have been collected over those many years ,
They are statements found on actual
insurance claim forms where car drivers had
attempted to summarize the details of an
auto accident in the fewest words possible.
The instance of faulty writing serve to
confirm that even incompetent writing may
be highly humorous, I hope you enjoy,
-Coming home, I drove into the wrong house
and collided with a tree I don't have*
-The other car collided with mine without
giving warning of its intentions,
-I thought my window was down, but I found
out it was up when I put my head through
it .
- I collided with a stopped truck coming the
other way,
-A truck backed thru my windshield int. .y
wife's face,
-The guy was all over the road, I had to
swerve a number of times before I hit him.
-I pulled away from the side of the road/
glanced at my mother-in-law and headed
over the embankment,
-In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into
a telephone pole,
-I had been shopping for plants all day and
was on my way home. As I reached an
intersection, a hedge sprang up, obscuring
my vision and I didn't see the car,
-I was on my way to the Doctor with rear
end trouble when my universal joint gave
way, causing me to have an accident ,
-My car was legally parked, as it backed
into the other auto,
** I had been driving for 40 years when I
fell asleep at the wheel and had an
accident . -The pedestrian had no idea which
direction to run, so I ran over him,
-A pedestrian hit me and went under my car,
-I was sure the old fellow would never make
It to the other side of he road when I
struck him,
-I saw a slow moving, sad faced old
gentleman, as he bounced off the roof of
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•An invisible car came out of nowhere,
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~ told the police I was not injured, but
removing my hat, I found that I had a
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•The indirect cause of the accident was a
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-The telephone pole was approaching, I was
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-As 1 approached the intersection, a sign
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< [Mike Ferrara] STX-PRERSS>I have ONE
question* Where's the BLITTER? ? ! ? !
<NHARR I S > Well, they seem to be coming in
the Mega ST's — there's one on Darryl j a
desk & another on Mark's do any of you
folks know when it's coming as an upgrade?
< [ <Jimbo8Atari ] JTITTSLER> I am not certain.
< [Darryl 8 ATARI ] DMAY> My Mega with Blitter
running right now.
Andy Eddy] KIDX> Two quick ones: Has the
rjega pricing been set? And what effect will
the new Tandy PC-comps have on the Atari PC
strategy?
<NHARRI5> Yes, we've set the retail pricing
on the Mega ST computers, the Mega ST2 will
sell for $1699 with Monochrome, $1899 with
RGB. The Mega ST4 is $2399 with mono, $2599
with color. Please keep some things in mind
regarding these prices -- 1, they are
suggested list 2. we're improving dealer
margins, so the numbers may seem a little
high now 3, These are the numbers today, I
really can't comment on the new Tandy
systems until I know more about them. Jim,
have you looked into them?
{Ed. Skipping to the end:)
<ERGABELER> Neil, does your new marketing
plan exclude the small dealers, who have
supported you thus far, from selling the
m e g a s to their established clients? (Ed
Note: Roland Gabarler of NOVATAR I IN D.C.
with L$ Y in mind . )
<NH ARR I S> We don't exclude any current
dealers per s e * , but to go after the
business market, some will have to improve
or be left behind.
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August 22, 1987
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Atari User,
Microdaft is proud to announce that we will
be releasing a couple of very exciting new
software programs for the Atari 8-bit
computers .
Dropzone and Solar Star bring arcade
quality action, graphics, and sound to
your Atari computer like you have never
seen before. These superbly programmed
masterpieces of intense action and dazzling
graphics will make Dropzone and Solar Star
instant Atari favorites.
Dropzone will put you up against some of
the most relentless aliens ever to hit a
computer screen, as you attempt to rescue
your men from the planet's deadly surface,
In Solar Star, the computer that was
designed to protect the solar grids now
guards them with deadly force, and it is up
to you to recover as many crystals from the
lethal grids as possible .
Look for our two page advertisement in the
upcoming October issue of ANALOG Computing,
and ask your favorite Atari dealer about
Dropzone and Solar Star.
Dropzone and Solar Star have a realease
date of October 1, 1987, and will retail
for only $24.95 each.
Sincerely, Eli Tomlinson, President
ATARI RPMORS
{Reprinted from ZMAG Issue #60, July 4th,
1987)
DTACK BASIC is touted to be the fastest
ST BASIC available today. A benchmark test
between DTACK, GFA, Fast, and the newest ST
BASIC showed DTACK BASIC to be the fastest
by a substantial margin. The benchmark used
was in an advertisement that appeared on
page 45 of the May 1987 "ST Applications"
magazine .
EPYX . , . ARE THEY LISTENING?
Rumors abound on reasons why Epyx has
practically refused to support the 8-bit
line of Ataris. However, the folks at Epyx
seem to be waking up to our cries.
Apparently, many Atari users have mailed In
letters to Epyx requesting {or maybe even
demanding?) them to release several of
their most popular titles such as
"Destroyer 11 , "Summer Games II", "Winter
Games", 11 World Games", and "Championship
Wrestling". Keep those letters coming! J
Send all requestes/demands to:
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SPYX, Inc.
600 Galveston Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063
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E.RJ.S.P. BdiaU
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Richmond, (la .
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S. L.C.C,
P.D. Box 1506
San Leandro, Cft.
94577
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