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Zmagazine November
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November 1, 1986 Issue 2.5
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Publisher/Cheif Editor: Ron Kovacs
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Coordinator/Assit Editor:L Mihalik
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Assistant Publisher: Ken Kirchner
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Xx COMMODORE BLUES PART 3
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Commodore International got a break from its bankers this week -- an
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agreement to renew the company's credit line for $140 million. Last February,
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Commodore was technically in default of its loans, but banks held off
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calling in their money. Commodore spokesman Alan Penchansky told The
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Associated Press the action is -another step in the turn around... another
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question mark that was there that has been answered.-Zmagazine reported in
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August that Commodore posted its first profitable quarter in seven quarters,
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earning $1.2 million on sales of $209 million for the period ending June 30.
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This was quite a change from a year earlier, when the West Chester,Pa.,
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computer maker recorded quarterly losses of $124 million on $132 million in
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sales. Penchansky said Commodore has had larger profits for the quarter
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ending Sept. 1, but specifics have not been released.To be signed by
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mid-November, the agreement comes eight months after the Commodore announced
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a temporary $135 million credit agreement that removed the banks' threat of
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foreclosure, AP notes.
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Xx MAX HEADROOM
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Well, it really wasn't quite the same thing as having ol' Max Headroom
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popping up on your computer screen, but then again, a conference in the
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Public Relations and Marketing Forum with Max's personal promoters was
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insightful into the man behind the screen (so to speak). Max Headroom is a
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computer-generated personality, born in Great Britain where he is a major
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star. He debuted in the United States last year with his own Cinemax
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series, -The Max Headroom Show,-and has achieved more widespread fame as
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the spokesperson, er..spokescreen, for Atlanta-based Coca-Cola.
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Discussing the mystique of Max in the PR Forum was Joe Donohue, a vice
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president with Coca- Cola's public relations firm, Cohn & Wolfe. He
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described Max as -the latest in high-tech computer-generated video
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graphics, audio wizardry and prosthetics,- but refused to reveal some of
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his secrets, such as whether Max's repartee work is done live. Portrayed by
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the professional, Canadian actor Matt Frewer, Max has captured the
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imaginations of a worldwide audience, something Cokeis zeroing in on in an
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attempt to sell more soft drinks. Irreverent Max hypes Coke in the -Catch
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the Wave- campaign currently airing, although some may wonder if Max is
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selling Coke or Coke is selling Max. No matter to CocaCola officials, who
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are pleased that their advertising campaign has resulted in commercials
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that are among the best retained by consumers.
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Max Headroom is best known for his witty, off-the-wall comments made while
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interviewing rock groups and other pop artists. Newsweek dubbed Max the
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-the TV talk show host of 1986 -- no, make that the year 2000.- And for
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any who might think computer-generated talk show hosts have no personality,
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check out this from Video Life:
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-:-Max's favorite sport: Golf.
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-:-His ideal woman: Grace Jones.
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-:-How much does he get paid: Nothing.
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That's why he's the perfect TV host.
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-:-To what does he credit hispopularity? His high degree of perfection,
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plus a great deal ofmodesty.
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-:-Does he prefer candle-lit dinners?
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Max prefers food cooked the normal way. And that's probably the only thing
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that *is* normal about Max Headroom.
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Although Max did not make a personal appearance at the Oct 30th conference,
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David J. Colmans, another vice president with Cohn & Wolfe, said he remains
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hopeful that an -event on CompuServe- with Max himself as guest host can
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bear ranged with Coca-Cola's permission. -The problems are that Max is a
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computer character with no arms and hands so he can't type,- said Colmans.
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-But we can probably work something out and figure out a way to do some
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computer graphics. If we can do it, we will because it is a natural to
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have a guy like Max onCompuServe.-
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Xx SPA BOUNTY FOR PIRATES EXTENDED
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Earlier this year, the Software
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Publishers Association announced it was offering a $100 reward to anyone
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turning in information about computer bulletin board systems that
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distribute copyrighted software. That deal was scheduled to end tomorrow,
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November 1, 1986, but nowthe SPA has extended it indefinitely. As reported
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earlier in Zmag in order to collect the bounty,tipsters must provide the
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name, telephone number and log-on information of a pirate BBS, as well as
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the street address and name of the sysop, a disk containing copyrighted
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materials downloaded from it and a printout of other copyrighted material
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posted there.
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SPA spokeswoman Catherine Borsecnik told Ric Manning of Bulletin Board
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Systems newsletter that the Washington-based trade group so far has paid
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out about $500 to tipsters, and -we'll keep it up until our money starts
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getting scarce.- She declined to identify the boards in question, and
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added, -The hardest part is getting the mailing address.-
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SPA Director Kenneth A. Wasch has said the group may attempt prosecution of
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offending BBS operators, but would more likely ask them to voluntarily
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remove copyrighted material. Bulletin Board Systems newsletter is a monthly
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feature of NewsNet, which is accessible through CompuServe's IQuest
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gateway.
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Xx ANTIC ONLINE
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As many of you have noticed, we have not recently updated ANTIC ONLINE. Due
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to being unable to reach a mutually acceptable contract with CompuServe, we
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have found it necessary to discontinue ANTIC ONLINE. We have found the
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experience to be informative and have made many friends. We thank you for
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your support and kind words. You can rest assured that we will be regular
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readers of SIG*ATARI, andwhere appropriate we will leave online messages.
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Our commitment to online publishing has not relaxed, and you can expect
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Antic to be a continuing information provider - as to where and when, watch
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ANTIC and START for further information.
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Jim Capparell, Publisher
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Xx Product Review
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PRODUCT: THE FIRST WORD PROCESSOR
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MANUFACTURER: XLent Software
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PO Box 5228
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Springfield, VI 22150
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(703)644-8881
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REVIEWER: Eric Plent I enjoy using my word processor for all kinds of
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things, like shopping lists, or making lists of things to take to M.O.M.
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meetings. The first word processor I had was AtariWriter, and I was not
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impressed with it for a few reasons, mostly the fact that it would notwork
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with my STAR SG-10 printer without a printer driver. I believe XLent has
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solved all those problems with the release of THE FIRST WORD PROCESSOR. I
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have found this package to be very easy to use and full of features and
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options I have not even started to use.
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Many of the commands are much like the Atari BASIC editor, with commands
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like CONTROL+INSERT working the same. This is handy for people who are
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used to using the Atari editor and do not want to remember new commands.
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Some of the many features can be accessed by clicking ICONS in the lower
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right corner of the screen.
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For example: If you want to LOAD a file, simply press ESC, choose the DISK
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ICON with the arrow keys, select LOAD, and type in the filename you
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want.The other ICONS in the lower right allow you to access most of the
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accessory features, such as COPY a block of text, CUT and PASTE ablock of
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text, and SEARCH for a word or string of words in your document. By
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pressing the CONTROL+SHIFT+F combination, you can find out how many bytes
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of memory you have left, and the CONTROL+SHIFT+? combo will tell you how
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many sectors your document will need on a disk.
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The manual that comes with the disk is well written and covers all the
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features and options to great extent. So far, I have found this word
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processor to have many, if not all the features of some of the higher
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priced packages, such as PaperClip and AtariWriter.
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I don't know how well The First Word Processor will work with large text
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files, such as long DOC files from programs like 850 Express!, but I see
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nothing to suggest there would be any problem.The method of print preview
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XLent went with is something I have never seen before. When you use print
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preview, you are prompted for the output device. You can choose from
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Printer, Disk or Screen, with Screen as the default. If you choose Screen,
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a little print head zips across the screen, printing your document on the
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screen as a real printer would. You have the option of turning the print
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head off for greater speed in preview, if youwish.
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Along with the main program, themaster disk has a few utility programs used
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later, such as a Printer Driver Construction Utility to set up a driver for
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your printer's control codes.
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The file HELP is a text help file for the XL/XE version of the main
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program. It can be changed at anytime, so you can have your own helpfile,
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with the commands you usemost.
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PRINTSET.SYS is automaticly loaded by the word processor at boot up, and
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contains specific printer codes for your printer. This is the driver, and
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must be named-PRINTSET.SYS-.
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One section in the manual you might find out of place is the title -HOW TO
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PUT PAPER INTO THE PRINTER-. Don't be insulted...It is there fora reason:
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With this word processor you do not insert the paper with the print head at
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the very top of the page because it does not advance the paper for the top
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margin, as do most. Instead, you line the paper up with the line you want
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it to start at, and not above. To quote the manual: -This title may sound
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a little bit condescending, but it is not meant to be. This word processor
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uses a method a little bit different than most word processors and
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consequently, the paper must be aligned in a different manner.- It goes on
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to explain the process of lining up the paper for the best results. The
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text from The First Word may be used by other XLent software packages, like
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MEGAFONT][+ and TYPESETTER, so you can make whole pages of graphics with
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TYPESETTER, and merge text from The First Word to create full blown pro
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style covers for newsletters or book reports. As you can tell, I am
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impressed with the value and content of this low priced word processor ($19
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is the best price I have seen thought mail order), and would suggest you
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take a hard look at it before plunking down your money on AtariWriter, or
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any other of the higher priced packages.
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Xx Magazine Review
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ATARI EXPLORER
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A Magazine Reborn review by Mike Brown I don't know how the rest of you
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felt, but after not having received an issue of Atari Explorer for MANY
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months, I had written them off as another cost-cutting casualty of the
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Tramiel-ized Atari Corp.
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I am happy to say that a -new- Atari Explorer magazine has finally arrived
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in my mail and some of the details of its Genesis will surprise you! One
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of the biggest surprises and pleasures of this -new- magazine is that Atari
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went out and recruited some of the FINEST in available Atari computer-
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journalists to form this magazine. Most outstanding was the appointment of
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a personal favorite of mine, David H. Ahl, founder of Creative Computing,
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and frequent contributor to Dr. Dobbs Journal as publisher. Dave brings a
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host of talent from the former Creative Computing staff, including; Betsy
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Staples (Editor), Ed Carlson, Bill Jacobson, and Bill Kokoni (contributing
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editors).
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The second most impressive thing about the magazine is that they are not
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just a -house organ- for Atari. They have quite a number of software/
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hardware reviews for third party items, and an impressive array of
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advertisers! It is also not just Atari-specific, Dave Ahl explains things
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to come in his -What's New In Technology?- section. Of course there were
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the usual interviews with Atari developers (that were only interesting to
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those who don't get the latest happenings from online services), and some
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not-so -subtle plugs for Atari products. Another surprise was that there
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was a good balance struck between the 16-bit and 8-bit worlds without
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resorting to segregation. An article on programming financial formulas was
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complemented by both 8-bit and ST example programs. The other two
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programming articles were strictly 8-bit specific, so this implies that
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there is still a considerable -awareness- of the 8-bit user at Atari!
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There is a quite nice article by John Anderson (late of Family Computing)
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on telecommunications and how to better use the popular ST program -FLASH-.
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I hope that John will make this a regular feature as I get a kick out of
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his freewheeling writing style. All things considered, I am impressed by
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this first effort by the -new Atari Explorer- magazine. Another nice thing
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about it is that they have decided to go bimonthly instead of quarterly. I
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also noticed that my subscription had been extended a bit, I assume to
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compensate for the lack of a magazine for such a long time. If you are a
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new user or a seasoned -Nerd- i am sure that you will find something to
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like in the pages of Atari Explorer magazine. Subscriptions can be sent to:
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Atari Explorer 7 Hilltop Road Mendham, NJ 07945 A one year subscription (6
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issues) is a reasonable $14.95, and they do accept major bank cards.
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Xx Compuserve's Iquest
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A few weeks ago I was reading my monthly edition of CompuServes Online
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Today Magazine, They were discussing the IQUEST area of the system so I
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decided to give it a try. I captured the text and let you all see what is
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there. Please note that this area of CompuServe has a surcharge attached.
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You will see the cost off a 3 minute tour. This system is a large
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database, you can select the topic and it will search your selection. I
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entered BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS and this is what happened.
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Searching..............................
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....................................... ...........................
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Enter your specific topic.
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(type H for important examples) or B to back up) -> H
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CONNECTING WORDS Don't use small words like: by, from, in, of, the, at, EX:
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Joan Arc instead of Joan of Arc. WILD LETTERS Use / as a 'wild letter'
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at the end of a word.
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EX: democ/ will retrieve democracy, democratic Democrats Tax/ will
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retrieve tax, taxes taxation LOGIC WORDS (and, or, not) Use AND to find
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items common to two or more subjects.
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EX: dog AND leash, police AND civilian control, debt AND management Use
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OR to find items on either or both subjects.
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EX: Bach OR Handel
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dog OR cat OR pet Use NOT to exclude a subject from another.
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EX: candy NOT taffy
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housing NOT mobile homes Use ( ) around groups.
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EX: (dog OR cat OR pet) AND leash eskimo/ AND (lawyer/ or attorn/)
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Enter your specific topic.
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(type H for important examples)
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or B to back up) -> BBS
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Is: BBS Correct ? (Yes/No) -> Y
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System is now searching the selected newsletter, copyrighted 1986 and
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available through NewsNet, Inc. We have no reason to believe that errors
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exist in the data or services furnished. If there are any such errors the
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parties hereto have no liability for any consequential, incidental or
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punitive damages.
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No warranty, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
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those of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose are made. Any
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liability is limited to the amount paid by the customer to CompuServe.
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Accessing Network........Connected. Accessing Database Vendor...........
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Completed.
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Logging on...............Completed.
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Selecting Database..................Completed.
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Each star equals one line of retrieved data. This may take several
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minutes... *************************************** **************
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Search completed............
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(Time spent 1 1/2 minutes)
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There are 6 item(s) which satisfy your search phrase. You are about to see
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the most recent 6 headings in the database. Afterwards choose which
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article to display. One full text record may be retrieved at no additional
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cost. You may wish to PRINT or CAPTURE this data if possible. Press
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(return) to see your search results...-> Heading # 1
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Searched: Sep 30, 1986 18:26 Use (control S) to stop; (control Q) to
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resume; (control C) to interrupt.
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1) 7/ 1/86 EC38 BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS TAMPA BBS HAS LOADS OF PC
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DOWNLOADS Press (return) to continue...->
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Heading # 2 2) 7/ 1/86 EC38 BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS NORTH DAKOTA
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BBS SERVES HAMS Press (return) to continue...->
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Heading # 3 3) 7/ 1/86 EC38 BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS LUNG
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ASSOCIATION SPONSORS SMOKING BBS Press (return) to continue...->
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Heading # 4 4) 7/ 1/86 EC38 BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS SWAPPERS MEET
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ON BARTER BOARD Press (return) to continue...->
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Heading # 5 5) 7/ 1/86 EC38 BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS PROCOMM
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MATCHES HIGH-PRICE TELCOM SOFTWARE Press (return) to continue...->
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Heading # 6 6) 7/ 1/86 EC38 BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS CALIFORNIA
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LAW FIRM PUTS LEGAL SERVICES ONLINE Press (return) to continue...->
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PRESS TO
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1 Review Headings again
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2 See full text article (need Heading #, no additional
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charge)
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4 Start a new search (or SOS)
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5 Leave System
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Total charges thus far : $7.00 -> 5 Please wait... arges: Database
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Charges: 1 Searches: $7.00 0 Reprints: $0.00 0 Express
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Reprints: $0.00 0 Abstracts $0.00 Surcharges
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$0.00 Total Charges: $7.00 Thank-you for using IQuest!
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Xx Reader Submissions
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The following text came from the MOUSE BBS (219) 674-9288. User: Dave
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Brehm (COPLEY RADIO NETWORK)-If you could peer into the year 1996, you
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might not like what you see and hear. At least, those of you who love to
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hear the thoughtful, charming, warm, truly spontaneous voice of a live
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radio announcer might be a bit peeved to find COMPUTER AUTOMATION has
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replaced on-air human talent. All this couldn't come at a better time, of
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course, for station owners, general managers and other souls plagued by
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rising talent costs. But yours truly may be looking for work, if National
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Association of Broadcasters' executive vice- president John D. Abel has his
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figures straight. Abel says in the next ten years we'll have MAX HEADROOM-
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type synthetic disc jockeys, satellite receivers in each and every car,
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hundreds more radio stations, satellite networks, super-stations and the
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compact disc will practically annihilate the old vinyl record. But the
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biggest change you the listener may notice is when your bill comes in the
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mail. Commerical radio is already facing stiff competition from cable-TV
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outlets offering alternative pay radio. More than half the stations in the
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U.S. are already on cable, so the stage is set for pay-radio invasion.
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(COMPUTERIZED WINE STEWARD) You say you don't know a Cabernet from a
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Zinfandel? A Beaujolais from a vin rose? Well thanks to the Wine Steward
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Company of San Francisco, Just about anyone can become a wine connoisseur.
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That's because Wine Steward sells special computer terminals and software
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to selected supermarkets that can help customers select wines. Say you're
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in the mood for Italian food. The computer monitor will display a selection
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of wines that go best with your meal. The high-tech wine steward also
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describes each bottle of wine and gives the price. What makes the computer
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system so unique is that -wine lists- are tailored to the individual store.
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Wine Steward computer terminals can be found in 13 supermarket chains
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nationwide.
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(COMPUTER-ASSISTED PARENTING)
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Ward Cleaver may have been too hard on the Beaver. At least that seems to
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be the opinion of a computer program that aids parents in understanding and
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dealing with their kids. The program - called Mind Over Minors - provides
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parents with specific advice for handling each child in relation to their
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personality type. After the computer analyzed Ward and the Beav's
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relationship it came up with these tips for dear old dad: Ward should
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steer clear of the perfection standard and focus on realistic goals
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instead. He should show greater patience when Beaver interrupts. And he
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should invest more time in adventures with the Beav and less time on the
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golf course. Credit Dr. James Johnson Human Edge, San Mateo, Ca. - Copely
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Radio Network.
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(EARTH) Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico are
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using a 3-D super-computer to help them solve the world's biggest jigsaw
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puzzle. They're trying to determine if the Earth's six continents were
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once one giant land mass. Dr. John Baumgardner say's explaining the birth
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of a continent is a mojor task. To conquer it, he's feeding thousands of
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bits of information regarding the Earth's core temperature, it's material
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and chemical makeup and all the known math and physic principals of motion
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into the super-computer. In less than one second, the super-computer
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solves more than 100,000 math problems and spews out a 3-D simulation of
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how the land may have seperated. Baumgardner says if the puzzle is still
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perplexing, it could be some pieces are missing.
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ELECTRONIC SHOPPING ZAPS CUSTOMERS
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Get used to communicating with machines. The number of electronic
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banking and shopping machines will double by 1988, accounting for 16
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billion dollars in annual retail sales.
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That's the word from Lili Mahlab of Intermark Corporation. She say's by
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the turn of the century you will use electronic shopping machines for one
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in every five dollars you spend. Take something as simple as purchasing
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hair care products.
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Mahlab says electronic selling gadgets could answer questions even an
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experienced retail salesperson would stumble over.
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Since the number of retail salesmen and saleswomen has declined, Mahlab
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says the machines are a welcome addition to department stores.
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Xx Piracy Survey Results
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Hotline BBS Software Piracy Survey The Hotline Bulletin Board System in an
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Atari ST-oriented system serving the Washington, D.C. metro area. The
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system has been online for nearly four years and has logged over 30,000
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calls. Approximately 40% of the user base are long distance callers. For
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a period of twelve weeks, the Hotline conducted a user survey concerning
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software piracy and received over 350 responses. With the recent crackdown
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on piracy by the software industry, the basic goal of the survey was to get
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some sort of indication of how serious the problem is with Atari users and
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whether or not the piracy crackdown was having any effect on the attitudes
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and actions of consumers as well as BBS Sysops.
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Question #1: ============ Have you ever downloaded copies of copyrighted
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software from a BBS? Yes: 73% No: 27%
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Question #2: ============ Have you ever -traded- such software through the
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mail? Yes: 37% No: 63%
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Question #3: ============ Have you ever obtained copies of software from a
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friend or acquaintance? Yes: 85% No: 15%
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Question #4: ============ Have you ever obtained copies of software from an
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organized Club or User's Group (during/after meetings, etc)? Yes: 20% No:
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80%
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Question #5: ============ If you answered -yes- to any of the above, how
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many copies of such programs do you own? 10 or Less: 30% 11-25: 14% 26-50:
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4% 51-75: 6% 75 or More: 36% None: 10%
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Question #6: ============ If you answered -yes- to any of the above, what
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is your reasoning for not actually purchasing a copy of the program?
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(Enter as many as you like in your response) Software is too expensive:
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23% I wanted to see if it was worth buying first: 22% I -collect-
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software and don't mean any harm to anyone: 13% It was available, so I
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copied/ downloaded it: 22% Other reasons: 15% Does not apply to me: 5%
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Question #7: ============ If more demonstration programs were available, do
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you think that it would influence your decision on copying programs? Yes:
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66% No: 34%
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Question #8: ============ Is the software industry trying to keep the cost
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of programs at its lowest possible price? Yes: 11% No: 89%
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Question #9: ============ Does the fact of whether or not a program is
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copy-protected influence your decision on buying a piece of software? Yes:
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41% No: 59%
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Question #10: ============= How much software, in terms of dollar amount,
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have you purchased? Under $100: 26% $100-$250: 18% $251-$500: 20% $501-
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$750: 16% $751-$1000: 0% $1001-$1500: 2% $1501-$2000: 4% Over $2000: 14%
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Question #11: ============= Have you noticed fewer, the same amount, or
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more BBS's which feature copyrighted software in their download sections?
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Fewer BBS's: 50% Same Amount: 31% More BBS's: 19%
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Question #12: ============= Is the ability to download copyrighted programs
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from a BBS the primary reason for calling the system? Yes: 10% No: 90%
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Question #13: ============= Are Bulletin Board Systems your primary means
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of obtaining copyrighted software? Yes: 25% No: 75%
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Question #14: ============= Has the current crackdown by the software
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industry and the Software Publishers Association had any effect on the
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attitudes of Sysops and Bulletin Board Systems in the trading of
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copyrighted software that you as a user has noticed? No Effect: 30% Some
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Effect: 49% Lot of Effect: 21%
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Question #15: ============= Do you think the crackdown will have any long-
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term effects and will limit the copying of copyrighted software in the
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future? No Effect: 41% Some Effect: 49% Lot of Effect: 10%
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Question #16: ============= Are you male or female? Male: 90% Female: 10%
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Question #17: ============= What age category are you in? 13 or Under: 4%
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14-17: 42% 18-25: 18% 26-35: 25% 36-45: 10% 46 or Over: 1%
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Observations: ============= While not a scientifically conducted survey,
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the answers given by the respondents can give the reader a good indication
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as to the practices and attitudes of the -average- Atari user who is
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involved in telecommunications and frequents Atari Bulletin Board Systems.
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The large majority of the respondents own illegal copies of software, but
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also have purchased large amounts of programs as well. They're mostly
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teenagers with the second largest age group in the 26-35 category. They
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feel that the current crackdown on piracy will have some short and long
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term effects on Sysops who run pirate BBS's but state that these boards are
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not their primary means of obtaining illegal copies of programs. This may
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be somewhat contradictory with an earlier response that 73% obtain such
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programs directly from BBS's.
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The respondents felt that the software industry is not keeping the cost of
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software at its lowest price possible and were split with whether or not
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copy-protection influenced their decision on buying programs. They were
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decidedly in favor of more demonstration programs and said that this would
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effect their decision on getting illegal copies of programs that offered
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demo versions.
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When asked to justify their logic for illegally copying programs, the
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answers were almost evenly split between software being too expensive,
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seeing whether or not the program was worth purchasing, and that the
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program was readily and easily available for copying.
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This latter justification may indicate that illegally copying software is
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almost an -automatic- reaction by many Bulletin Board users -- -it was
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there, so I took it.-
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In examining these answers, I regret that I didn't ask users as to
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whether or not they felt that copying software was -morally- wrong.
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Nevertheless, it is evident that the software industry still suffers from
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the image that they're overpricing their programs and that prospective
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customers have little in the way of finding out if a program is worth
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purchasing or not. More demonstration versions, less copy-protection, and
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an aggressive consumer education campaign may be the best avenue of
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approach by the industry if it ever expects to substantially reduce the
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problem of software piracy.
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-- Tom Zelinski Sysop of The Hotline Bulletin Board System
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Xx Zmag update
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Due to the amount of information being gathered and recieved each week,
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the Zmag Systems List will become a separate file. If your system carries
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Zmag on a weekly basis, Please leave me a message on CompuServe,
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(71777,2140) or on the BBS you got this issue from. After I get a current
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list together I will upload the file to CompuServe and the Zmag BBS
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Systems. As of last count, We are currently issuing to 34 BBS systems. To
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be fair to all, I would like to list them all in the weekly issues, but
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space doesnt allow it at the present time. Thanks to all for your support
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of Zmag. Looking forward to more text donations...
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Next week... Ken White returns with a reply to Jack H. Lee's comment on
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Antic Magazine, More Micro news, and more reader submissions... Happy
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Halloween!
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Zmag New Jersey November 1, 1986 Please Contribute! Next Edition November
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9, 1986
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