Surf's up for demon websurfer Denesh Bhabuta...
http://www5.tripnet.se/~mille/ This site is the proverbial one-stop shop for all your Atari internet needs. Whether you want to set up your system, create web pages or simply use the various services offered on the net. Although the site is primarily English, parts of it have been duplicated in Swedish, German and Croatian, selectable from the home page. Each language uses a different highlight colour which is a neat touch. I have been a fan of this site for a while now and this latest incarnation is the best yet, a worthy winner of the website of the month award.
http://www.cix.co.uk/~sta/ Wow! Now that's what I call a revamped site. We mentioned the overhaul last issue so I couldn't resist taking a peek at the preview pages. The front page to the FaST Club site looks the same, but enter the ST Applications Online section and you are immediately transported to a mine of easily accessible Atari news, links and contact details. A welcome addition is the inclusion of the Forum, a regular feature in the printed magazine. The Forum is similar to the Q&A section of Atari Computing, except the responses are generally from readers and printed in subsequent issues of the magazine - the original question could start a discussion which spans several issues. Readers can send their news snippets, queries and replies from the web page to be included on the site. The idea being for the web version to form the basis of the printed magazine. Navigating around is easy and looking at the source code for the pages, good use has been made of html tables to produce an uncluttered and pleasing presentation - definitely one for the hotlist.
http://www.ataricomputing.com/ As an ACG member myself I'm aware of the crucial role being online is to the magazine. The ACG has always encouraged readers to get involved online and the re-birth of the web site with its new easy to remember address demonstrates our intention to remain net savvy. In conjunction with new email addresses for all the ACG members this should help raise the profile of the magazine. The pages have recently sprouted extra news pages, files to download and other information - the idea being to make the website worth visiting regularly. There's a comprehensive Atari links section (one of the largest I've seen) with hundreds of links listed alphabetically which makes the site an excellent jumping off point to other sites. If there's anything you would like to see on the site email: Bob Paton: web@ataricomputing.com If you have problems accessing the site email: Denesh Bhabuta: hostmaster@ataricomputing.com
http://www.jetman.demon.co.uk/st/ From the popularity of freeware Atari ST emulators including STonX (Unix), Nostalgia (Mac), PaCifiST and TOSBOX (PC) it's obvious even ex Atarians retain a soft spot for our favourite machines. Even colleagues who haven't used their old STs for years suddenly started smiling and talking enthusiastically about the fun they are having with their reborn Ataris! Happily, there's no shortage of information on PaCifiST and Damien Burke's site is one of the best in this theme. The download page offers all the latest versions of programs needed and the FAQs should help anyone get PaCifiST up and running in next to no time. The links to other emulator sites offer several hours of happy browsing! I particularly liked the "Free Games" area where Damien has contacted authors of now defunct commercial programs and obtained permission to distribute them - an excellent idea! So far there's a few Budgie titles in PaCifiST format - although it's also possible to use these on a real ST - read the FAQ.
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