| ROVAC ZMAGAZINE | | Issue #175 | | September 19, 1989 | | Copyright 1989, RII| |This week in ZMagazine| The Atari User Group Station (c) The Breakfast Club BBS (c) CompuServe New 8-bit Uploads Atari Talk GEnie New 8-bit Uploads Alive and Thriving |THE ATARI USER GROUP STATION(c)| |The Breakfast Club BBS (c)| The Breakfast Club BBS (TBC) is pleased to announce the opening of the AUGS Network. The Atari User Group Station is THE place for ALL Atari User Groups to get the information that they need to better serve their members. This includes all of the -online- magazines, individual articles on a wide range of topics, files for club disks, industry information, and much more. All of this information is presented in an easy to find manner and is provided FREE to all Atari User Groups!! (Except, of course, the cost of your phone call! TBC and AUGS are PC Pursuit-able to help reduce the cost of your calls.) All you need do is call and get the information that you need. All registered Atari User Groups are allowed one account with UG access level. This means that, as an official User Group, you will have up to 90 minutes per call with NO total daily time limit and UNLIMITED access to download files! That's right! No upload:download ratio, unlimited time, and all for FREE!! Individuals may use the AUGS area, but there is a 60 minute per day time limit and an upload:download ratio of 1:7. The AUGS Network is a special area within TBC BBS with its own message bases (8 of them), E-Mail area, and File Bench so there is no need for you to wade through all the -routine- BBS activities to get what you need. This will save you and your User Group $$$ in phone bills! AUGS supports ALL Atari computers from the -old reliable- 400 to the state of the art ST/Mega and the soon to arrive TT, STACY, and beyond. As the machines arrive and the need crops up, AUGS will be there with the latest information for you and your User Group. The main service that AUGS provides is to supply Atari User Groups with an easy and fast way to get articles for their newsletters. If other services should be needed in the future, AUGS will add them in a timely and useful manner. AUGS calls several of the -online services- every day, is in close contact with Atari Corp. and a number of third party developers for both Atari 8-bits and STs, and makes frequent checks of other sources of information so that the information provided is up to date, concise, and, above all, accurate. This frees your User Group newsletter editor from the hassles, time expense, and monitary expense of having to call all over to get the needed information. One source, one call. AUGS will even handle -special requests- for information for you! Just drop the AUGS SysOps a note with the details of what it is that you need, and we will be happy to make a complete search for it and get back to you. Sort of an -online encyclopedia- for User Groups! To reach AUGS, just call The Breakfast Club BBS at: (916) 331-4722 300/1200bps 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week ATASCII, ASCII, ST-VT52, ANSI, CCG At the prompt, press RETURN/ENTER. Then select your graphics mode from the list. When asked to select a Network, press -7- for the AUGS Network. If you are a new caller to AUGS, when asked for your password, type -NEW- and hit RETURN/ENTER. >From there on, just follow the prompts! We look forward to serving you and your Atari User Group at AUGS soon! Gayle Albert GE-Mail = GAYLE.A Marty Albert GE-Mail = MARTY.A -Atari-, -400-, -ST-, -Mega-, -STACY-, and -TT- are copyright Atari Corp. -AUGS-, -A.U.G.S.-, -TBC-, -The Breakfast Club BBS-, and -The Atari User Group Station- are copyright 1989 by The Breakfast Club BBS, Gayle & Marty Albert. All rights reserved. |COMPUSERVE NEW 8-BIT UPLOADS| Courtesy of CompuServe's Atari8 Library Uploader address Filename/type Date Size Downloads [70426,101] CHRCHG.ARC 16-Sep-89 11136 Accesses: 4 A Dungeon bug causes possession items to get garbled or disappear. Then an old character must be updated. This Dungeon utility changes what's already on that disk. [74730,405] LBPLUS.ARC 16-Sep-89 25472 Accesses: 8 This is for all of you who need something other than Lebreak Ten to create your animated ATASCII files. LeBreak Plus will let you both edit and add pi-zaz to your BBS welcome screens. [76703,4061] SDOS.ACT 16-Sep-89 3617 Accesses: 11 This file contains source code for Action! routines that allow you to access SpartaDOS's command line. These routines will let you pull parameters from the command line one by one, or you can get the entire line at once if you wish. [71777,2140] Z174R.ARC 15-Sep-89 13696 Accesses: 17 ZMagazine #174 re-release for 12 September 1989. This ARCed news/reviews issue contains: Editor's monitor, Computer Talk, Jersey Atari Computer Group, The Mouse Loses its Tail, and Crazy Eights. [75176,1205] WOFDAT.BAS 15-Sep-89 18176 Accesses: 8 Now the best Wheel of Fortune is even better. If 900 puzzles weren't enough or if you just wanted to be able to write your own puzzles, here's a puzzle file maker for WOF.DCM. [75176,1205] WOFDAT.DOC 15-Sep-89 7164 Accesses: 8 Documentation for WOFDAT.BAS -- puzzle maker for Wheel Of Fortune file [73377,1757] ZREAD.BAS 14-Sep-89 3456 Accesses: 10 Read ZMAGS (8-Bit) by entering only the three numbers; as long as the Z is on the disk as ZMAGxxx.TXT. Enjoy. [75176,1205] WOF.DCM 13-Sep-89 69632 Accesses: 20 This is the Best Ever WHEEL OF FORTUNE game. It has 900 puzzles and plays just like the original TV version. [75176,1205] WOFDCM.DOC 13-Sep-89 19300 Accesses: 17 Documentation for WOF.DCM -- Wheel of Fortune simulation in Atari Basic [75176,1205] WOFPUZ.DCM 13-Sep-89 40448 Accesses: 14 A Disc full of 900 more puzzles for the Best WHEEL OF FORTUNE. For use with WOF.DCM (previously WOFSCR.XMO). [71450,1050] AND1.TXT 11-Sep-89 11689 Accesses: 19 This is Atari NewsDesk Volume 1, Number 1. Atari NewsDesk is a new monthly newsletter supplement published by the Atari Exchange Of Louisville, Ky. [71450,1050] BBSREP.TXT 11-Sep-89 3819 Accesses: 8 This is the Atari Scene! BBS Report 09/15/89 edition. [72327,3606] CLRDSK.ARC 08-Sep-89 4224 Accesses: 19 This program will clear (write zeros) to any SpartaDos Disk device, i.e. MIO RamDisks, Hard Drives, Disk Drives, that will return their configuration. [72327,3606] MIOLCK.ARC 08-Sep-89 2048 Accesses: 17 This file will toggle the Lock status on your MIO Ramdisks and Hard Disks from the SpartaDos 3.2 or SDX command line. [76703,4061] WHATIS.ARC 07-Sep-89 8448 Accesses: 46 WHATIS 2.4 now recognizes 37 types of files - AlfCrunch, ARC, DiskCom, ML, pictures, and many other file types for various computers. Load from any DOS (DOS-XE too!) and enter the name of the file(s) or directory to check. [71777,2140] Z173.ARC 06-Sep-89 15360 Accesses: 41 ZMagazine #173 for 5 September 1989. This ARCed news issue contains: User group news--New Jersey, Surge Protector, Analog October table of contents, 130XE upgrade, Black Box information, Washington DC Atarifest update, and more. [72327,3606] XMOVE2.ARC 05-Sep-89 11392 Accesses: 45 Version 2.1 of the utility to move a file from one SpartaDos Sub-Dir to another on the same disk. Allows multi-file tagging like XCOPY.COM. [72327,3606] MIOFMT.ARC 04-Sep-89 4901 Accesses: 30 Use to format your MIO ramdisks from SpartaDos 3.2 and X. Also loads and saves the MIO configuration. [72327,3606] PATH.ARC 04-Sep-89 3081 Accesses: 35 Adds MS-DOS/SDX style path command to SpartaDos 3.2. Gives a search path to check for .COM files. Good for MIOs Hard drives, and High capacity drives. [72327,3606] WEDGE1.ARC 04-Sep-89 9488 Accesses: 12 Version 1.2 of the SpartaDos wedge adds commands to Sparta 3.2, but uses a lot of memory. Includes READ text file, VIEW Arc file, and more. [72327,3606] WEDGE2.ARC 04-Sep-89 25736 Accesses: 31 This is a wedge for SpartaDos 3.2 and XL/XE computers with 128K or more. It adds an Arc viewer, File reader, What file type, Cold (and turn on SDX), Dec/Hex conversion, Peek/Poke, Find, Move between SpartaDos SubDirs, Rename Dir, AutoBatch, Dswap and Mlock for MIO users and more, all memory resident, while taking only 256 bytes (actually less!) of your -regular memory-. [72327,3606] XRUN.ARC 04-Sep-89 3644 Accesses: 35 Adds the RUN command to SDX. Functions like the RUN command in version 3.2 [73217,2321] CLIMBR.BAS 02-Sep-89 9216 Accesses: 17 CLIMBER, from the October 1984 issue of ANALOG Computing. You must touch the keys on each level while avoiding the gremlins, and try to climb to the top level. [73217,2321] CLUES.BAS 02-Sep-89 3456 Accesses: 11 CLUES, from the July 1984 issue of ANALOG Computing, is a game wherein you must follow the clues in order to locate the hidden treasures. [73217,2321] DOGGIE.BAS 02-Sep-89 7040 Accesses: 14 DOGGIES, a graphics puzzle wherein your objective is to exchange places between the three white and three brown doggies in only 15 moves if you can. [73217,2321] DRGTRV.BAS 02-Sep-89 13696 Accesses: 11 DRAGON BREATH Trivia Quiz version from the September 1985 issue of ANALOG Computing. An educational game for children (and those of us who are in our second childhood) with a choice between trivia questions and the -What Doesn't Belong- game. [73217,2321] ELBALL.BAS 02-Sep-89 14976 Accesses: 21 ELECTRABALL, a two-player competition from ANALOG Computing, March 1989, in which you must try to deflect the ball into your opponent's net. [73217,2321] HARVEY.OBJ 02-Sep-89 1536 Accesses: 17 HARVEY WALLBANGER, by Charles Bachand, is a classic machine language game from the early days of Analog (1983). [73217,2321] HOMEST.BAS 02-Sep-89 4480 Accesses: 45 HOME STATUS, a comical program from a 1982 Dell Books publication. This program monitors all items in your home and keeps you informed of their status. [73217,2321] HOTEL.BAS 02-Sep-89 8192 Accesses: 20 HOTEL is a BASIC program from a 1982 issue of SoftSide Magazine. Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate the terrorist bomb planted in the hotel before it explodes and kills you. [73217,2321] JAKDIG.BAS 02-Sep-89 18304 Accesses: 28 Jack the Digger is a German import in ML with a BASIC loader. The object is to drill and eat dots and beasties underground. [76004,1764] HWSALE.TXT 02-Sep-89 2353 Accesses: 122 Read this ASCII file for a listing of current Hardware items we have on SALE! [71777,2140] Z172.ARC 01-Sep-89 14464 Accesses: 37 ZMagazine #172 for 29 August, 1989. This ARCed news issue contains: Kentuckiana Atari Fest Cancelled, Null-modem cable, GEnie new uploads, World of Atari--Dallas, CIS new uploads, and more! [72377,2045] BLKBOX.TXT 01-Sep-89 8064 Accesses: 84 Here's a more detailed look at the Black Box from Computer Software Services. The Black Box is a hardware add-on for XL and 130XE computers that gives you a SASI/SCSI bus for hard disks, printer port, modem port, and more. [72377,2045] SALE.TXT 01-Sep-89 1408 Accesses: 94 Sale on Atari 850 interfaces and Avatex 1200 baud modems!! Check this file out.. You can REAd it online. [76702,375] DOSXE.ARC 29-Aug-89 32839 Accesses: 73 This ARChive contains the disk image of Atari's latest DOS, DOS XE in DISCOM format. You must re-construct DOSXE.DCM using DISCOM from lib 3. [76704,41] NEWXE.TXT 29-Aug-89 1381 Accesses: 124 Captured message detailing '89 modifications to the XE |ATARI TALK| This text file is a reproduction of excerpts from the Fall 1989 issue of ATARI TALK. Atari Talk is published quarterly by F.A.C.E., the Federation of Atari Computer Enthusiasts. Membership in this organization is free. Details on how to join F.A.C.E. are included in this isssue. This file only contains excerpts. Only members of F.A.C.E. receive the entire newsletter. *************************************** ATARI TALK Vol. 2, Num. 3 3rd Quarter 1989 *************************************** SysOps Needed! We faced a problem. Not all literature and important programs could be distributed to all F.A.C.E. members through the mails. It was simply too expensive. It is possible to upload these files to GEnie, but not all F.A.C.E. members have GEnie accounts. In addition, only club members should receive these files. So, we have come up with a plan. We need distribution center BBSes across the U.S. and Europe, where F.A.C.E. members are concentrated. Files will be sent directly to the operators of distribution BBSes. The numbers of BBSes in each region will be listed in Atari Talk. Members will be able to call a BBS near their home, minimizing or eliminating long distance charges. If you are interested in becoming a SysOp of a distribution center, please write to the address listed at the end of this text file! XE Game System: Review I have sold my trusy 800XL for an XE Game System. This great little computer features a detatchable keyboard, a light gun, and comes with three games: Flight Simulator II Bug Hunt Missile Command The keyboard is rather mushy, which makes typing-in articles (like this one) very precarious. Programmers should stick with their 800s or 800XLs, and even the 130XE keyboard is better than this. As a game machine with occasional use as a computer, the XE GS is a fantastic device. Many mail order firms have been selling the GS for only $99.99, which means that if you bought a light gun, light gun game, and Flight Simulator II, you would have spent just as much as you would for a whole system! Recommendation: Great buy for novices & gamers. New Newsletter? For a long time, the F.A.C.E. newsletter has been overcrowded. Finally, something is being done about it. Although we cannot go into more details at this time, we have developed a way to quadruple newsletter space without increasing costs! Watch this space for more hot news! Membership Policy Restructured!!!!! F.A.C.E. is free to all atari 8-bit users. To join, simply send a blank disk to the address listed at the end of this file. The disk will be filled with information on F.A.C.E. activities, software reviews, and a complete listing of F.A.C.E. library files. You may send as many disks as you wish after the initial trade. Each disk must contain files not in the F.A.C.E. library. You may request to have files already in the library placed on the disk. The disk will then be mailed back to you with the new files. All members receive quarterly newsletters, access on distribution center BBSes, and much more. Although F.A.C.E. is a free program, donations to pay for operating expenses are greatly appreciated. All checks should be made payable to Eric Lambeth. F.A.C.E. is for PD/Shareware only! FREE DEMO DISK! Want more info about F.A.C.E.? Have any questions? Simply send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to us, and you will receive a free demo disk! (Please specify 8 bit or ST.) ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: F.A.C.E. Eric Lambeth 1000 W. Westview Drive Springfield, MO 65807 GEnie: E.LAMBETH1 PLEASE REPRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE THIS FILE!!!!!!!!! |GENIE NEW 8-BIT UPLOADS| Courtesy of GEnie's 8-bit Atari Library No. File Name YYMMDD Bytes Access Lib 4608 SEPT89.TXT 890918 5040 5 12 Desc: Fall 1989 issue of Atari Talk 4607 AUGSPR.TXT 890918 7560 9 12 Desc: Press Release for AUGS! 4605 PASDOC.ARC 890917 34020 10 2 Desc: Draper Pascal 2.1 documentation 4604 PASCAL.ARC 890917 32760 10 2 Desc: Draper Pascal 2.1 software 4603 SEABAT.ARC 890916 7560 21 10 Desc: BASIC game similar to 'Battle Ship' 4602 LQUEST.BAS 890916 8820 13 10 Desc: Guess the phrase or word - like WOF 4601 SOFTSALE.TXT 890914 1260 42 11 Desc: Good software and graphic interface 4600 Z174R.ARC 890914 15120 58 13 Desc: ZMagazine #174 rerelease for 12 Sep 4598 TICTACTOE3D.ARC 890912 6300 68 10 Desc: THREE DIMENTIONAL TIC TAC TOE 4597 MAXEDIT.ARC 890910 12600 8 27 Desc: A Complete Oasis BBS PW Editor 4596 CLRHLPR.ARC 890910 5040 6 27 Desc: Sets Screen Colors for Oasis MBEs 4595 PC_MYDOS.ARC 890910 26460 30 2 Desc: USE ATARI SSDD DISKETTES ON AN MSDOS 4594 ILBMRD14.ARC 890910 12600 43 4 Desc: Version 1.4 of ILBM picture viewer 4592 VIEW9.ARC 890908 1260 41 4 Desc: Viewer for graphics 9 files 4591 Z173.ARC 890906 16380 93 13 Desc: ZMagazine #173 for 5 September 1989 4590 CRAZY8.TXT 890906 8820 25 12 Desc: POTPOURRI! 4589 DOS2DOS3CONV.ARC 890903 2520 8 2 Desc: Copy true dbl density files to DOS 3 4588 DOS3DOS2CONV.ARC 890903 2520 11 2 Desc: Use this to copy from DOS 3 to DOS 2 4587 DOSCONVDOC.ARC 890903 5040 14 2 Desc: The docs for the two convert utls. 4586 VCTEMPS.ARC 890902 28980 26 9 Desc: A Collection of VisiCalc Templates 4585 Z172.ARC 890901 15120 109 13 Desc: ZMagazine #172 for 29 August, 1989 4584 AMIGA_7.ARC 890901 27720 83 19 Desc: Adult Amiga graphics conversions 4583 AMIGA_6.ARC 890901 35280 63 19 Desc: Adult Amiga picture conversions 4582 AMIGA_5.ARC 890901 36540 56 19 Desc: Adult Amiga graphics conversions. 4581 BLACKBOX.TXT 890831 8820 101 11 Desc: News release for the Black Box 4580 EPCODES.ARC 890830 3780 35 15 Desc: EPSON FX & MX TEXT PRINT CODE LIST 4579 RATEDIT.BAS 890830 17640 94 2 Desc: The best sysop's 40 column editor. 4578 RATLIST.BAS 890830 7560 59 2 Desc: Print your program listings right! 4577 CONTENTS77.TXT 890830 2520 35 23 Desc: October '89 ANALOG Preview 4576 AIMPRESS.TXT 890828 5040 16 12 Desc: User Group Offer! 4575 FORSALE.TXT 890828 2520 41 11 Desc: 850 interfaces and modems for sale! 4574 XON2.ARC 890825 2520 39 22 Desc: Turns SpartaDOS X on after disable. 4573 DEAD.ARC 890825 98280 31 5 Desc: 21 DEAD SONGS ON AMP2 WITH LYRICS 4572 PUBCHAT4.ARC 890824 8820 8 24 Desc: Replacement PRO BBS Chat Module 4571 OASISTD11.ARC 890822 22680 14 27 Desc: Update 1.1 of Oasis Test Drive 4570 Z171.ARC 890821 17640 104 13 Desc: ZMagazine issue #171 for 22 Aug '89 4565 MANUADDR.TXT 890820 3780 8 12 Desc: Company Addresses, CES exhibitors 4564 SCES89.TXT 890820 25200 22 12 Desc: Summer CES show report! 4563 TURBO1.TXT 890820 8820 51 12 Desc: Intro to the Turbo-816 4562 AIMJUL89.ARC 890820 32760 17 12 Desc: Archive of July '89 AIM articles 4561 MACEEXPO.TXT 890820 10080 9 12 Desc: MACE Expo Show Report 4560 OASISPRESSRELEASE.TXT 890819 7560 39 27 Desc: Oasis BBS Press Release!!!!! 4559 LFTOGGLE.ARC 890816 1260 18 22 Desc: MIO printer line feed selector. 4558 PUBCHAT2.ARC 890815 7560 14 24 Desc: CMD Mdoule for BBS Express! PRO 4557 Z170.ARC 890815 21420 112 13 Desc: ZMagazine #170 for 15 August 1989 4556 TBC.TXT 890814 13860 24 11 Desc: Info about TBC BBS 4555 DOCEQU02.ARC 890811 6300 11 27 Desc: Part 2 of documented MAC65 equates 4554 Z169.ARC 890811 23940 114 13 Desc: ZMagazine #169 for 8 August 1989 4553 PROPAQ.ARC 890810 15120 15 14 Desc: Online file compression for Pro BBS 4552 DIABASIC.ARC 890809 5040 26 26 Desc: Program DIAMOND GOS via Basic |ALIVE AND THRIVING| WAACE AtariFest 89 - Infogram 89/09/16 For those of you who *may* have gotten the wrong impression from ST Informer we would like to report that WAACE AtariFest '89 is well on its way to becoming the Atari event of the year on the East Coast. Here are a few of the Features: (exact names or titles subject to change) Vendors/Developers/Publications in attendance: ASDE Inc./ST Plug Accusoft Accustar Alpha Systems Atari Corp (& GENie) Best Electronics Cal Com Codehead Software Current Notes Debonair Software Diskcovery Diverse Data Double Click Soft. Electronic Clinic First Stop Gribnif I.C.D. Z*Mag/ZNet Johnsware Joppa Computer L & Y Electronics Lantech Magnetic Images Michtron Orion Microsystems Rock Digital ST Informer ST Log Seymor Radix Softrek Strata Software Toad Computers Unicorn Publications Wintertech Wizztronics Xlent Software ST Report Online Also, reps from ISD Marketing, FAST Tech, Gadgets by Small, and ST Report Online will be on hand helping out in User Group Demo Rooms and/or giving Seminars. Demonstrations (Saturday Only) See printed schedule available at Fest Telecommunications Art and Graphics Mac Emulation Desktop Publishing MIDI MS-DOS Emulation Business Appls. Games Hardware Add-ons Programming Languages Door Prizes: Saturday: Grand Prize--Atari ST Computer Dozens of others--Announced every few minutes Sunday: Grand Prize--Hard Drive from ABCO Seminars: Saturday. 7 October Sunday, 8 October 1100 1300 Computers and Kids To Be Announced D. A. Brumleve 1200 1400 Ask ST Report Atari In Science Ralph Mariano A. Wrotniak Debonair 1300 1500 Alternative Desktops Atari Hardware Futures Rick Flashman Panel:D.Small Gribnif James Allen David Troy 1400 Hard Disk Systems 1600 Tom Harker - ICD Atari Corp Speaks Sig Hartman-Atari 1500 Speeding up the ST All Day: Wayne Buckholdt Musicians and Softrek MIDI 1600 Desktop Publishing Gordon Monnier Michtron Hospitality: 1800 - Hospitality Suites Fairfax Quality Inn 1930 - Cocktail Hour Hunan Lion Rest 2000 - AtariFest Banquet Hunan Lion Restaurant Current Notes Author of the Year Atari's World - Sig Hartmann User Group Leadership Workshop--0900 Sunday--Bob Brodie (UG Representatives by Invitation) Vendors should contact Johnna Ogden at 703-450-3991 for information. Program advertisers should send camera-ready copy in 6 3/4 x 10 format to Steve Rudolph, 11914 Galaxy Lane, Bowie, MD, 20715 before 22 September. Payment of $60 (check payable to WAACE) must accompany copy. Banquet ticket requests to Russell Brown, 13715 Mapledale Ave, Dale City, VA, 22193. Payment of $20 per ticket (check payable to WAACE) must accompany order. Other Information: John D. Barnes, WAACE Chairman, 7710 Chatham Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. GENie: J.D.BARNES. Phone: 301-652-0667 (return calls collect). Lodging: Quality Inn of Fairfax $49.50 per night. Be sure to mention AtariFest when reserving (before 25 September). WAACE wishes to express its appreciation for the support we have received from the Atari world. This Fest is truly an expression of -Power without the Price-. Please capture this file and spread the word around. Megabytes For the Masses | Rovac Industries, Incorporated | | P.O. Box 59, Middlesex, NJ 08846 | | (201) 968-8148 | |Copyright 1989 All Rights Reserved| Comments and opinions expressed in this edition are those of the individual authors. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ZMagazine, Rovac Industries, or ST-ZMagazine/ZNet. Opposing commentary is accepted and appreciated and will be printed subject to the editor's descretion. 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