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Atari Computing website changes!

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http://www.ataricomputing.com/

We've taken the plunge and registered our own easy to remember domain name. The new site mirrors our zetnet pages and offers easy email access to the editorial team:

Email:
editor@ataricomputing.com
admin@ataricomputing.com
advertising@ataricomputing.com
letters@ataricomputing.com
usergroups@ataricomputing.com
web@ataricomputing.com


Jinnee

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Jinnee is yet another replacement desktop, programmed by Manfred Lippert, and marketed by ASH. Jinnee runs on any TOS compatible machine from 640x200 (ST medium) resolution upwards and looks set to challenge the established alternatives - check out Jinnee's tree style display in text windows. No details of an English release date as yet.



Calamus offers

IMAGE Applications have released their first home grown CD, Calamus Ultima 1. This CD contains over 450Mb of Calamus goodies including:
  • Over 3000 colour CVG images
  • Over 6000 mono CVG images
  • Over 500 in-house CFN fonts
  • Over 600 PD CFN fonts
  • Volume's 1,2,3 User to User SL hints, both 1.09 & SL Productivity Packs include Control lines, Raster settings, CDK templates, Colour curves, Vectors, Fonts and much more!
  • Large number of Calamus related Demos including Calamus SL96, modules from Adequate System and Invers Media.
  • Calamus related PD/Shareware software £40 including VAT and P&P
IMAGE Applications also have a limited supply of the original mono Calamus 1.09n packages available for £35 including VAT and P&P. These are supplied complete with 1.09 Productivity Pack and an Easy To Use Guide.

[] Contact: IMAGE Applications, Unit 3, Wellesley House, Walmer Castle Road, Deal, Kent, CT14 7NG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1304 369364
Email: caluser@cix.compulink.co.uk


[Electronic Cow logo]

The cow has been busy producing her summer collection:

MIDI Arpeggiator v2.11

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New features include 64 step tracks, an improved MIDI mixer section, with a channel for the duophonic part, and now runs as a program or desktop accessory.

Snippit Synth v1.21

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Since its review in Atari Computing the new features are:
  • Ability to load any AIFF/AVR/SPL or raw 8-bit data and use them as complex waveform grains
  • Akai S900/S950 driver for the MIDI sample dump option
  • sample crop, distortion limiter and optimise tools
  • Improved interface with easier to edit numeric fields.

Sound Chip Synth v3.0

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This latest release is really a completely new program masquerading as an upgrade! The software now looks and operates more like an old analogue mono-synth. Real-time performance attributes have been added and improved, MIDI triggering of notes, and portamento (note gliding) are featured. And there's a wealth of new synthesis controls too - LFO, AM, and a pitch/amplitude envelope generator for starters. Sounds can still be saved as samples, and the routines for generating these is much faster than previous versions! Here's a feature list:
  • Square wave oscillator (30Hz to 125KHz) with two sub-oscillators
  • Noise generator (4KHz - 125KHz) mappable to any oscillator
  • Oscillator volume, detuning, and octave shift controls
  • Amplitude modulator with depth, rate, and four waveforms
  • LFO with depth, rate, and four waveforms, and pulse effector
  • Four-pole envelope shaper mappable to amplitude and/or pitch
  • Real-time MIDI control, with portamento and omni-mode support
  • Export sounds as AVR/AIFF/SPL format samples (8 or 16-bit)
  • Variable sampling rates: 16, 22, 33, 44, 48KHz and user-definable, with digital audio playback on the STe/TT/Falcon
  • Load and save patch data from and to disk using SYN format file
  • On-line ST-Guide hypertext help and an eight-page printed manual
  • Free user support and upgrades

Upgrades

Registered users can upgrade free of charge, by email, or by sending their original disk(s) in a suitable stamped addressed envelope. Prices:
  • £15 MIDI Arpeggiator
  • £10 Sound Chip Synth
  • £16 Snippit Synth
  • £1.50 Post and packing
[] Contact: Electronic Cow, 350 Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 8EZ, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1426 281347
Email: electronic_cow@dial.pipex.com
Web pages: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/abi91/cownet.htm


[System Solutions logo]

Attention Cubase Users!

Would you like:
  • A bigger monitor so you can display and open more edit windows
  • Much faster editing
  • The cursor to follow the score and other editors in time
  • Faster printed output
Take a look at the supercharged HADES Atari/TOS compatible computer. Hades comes with standard Atari MIDI ports, offering precise, rock solid, MIDI timing.

This supercharged computer allows you to use your existing Cubase software to load, display and edit large arrangements faster than you ever thought possible. For more details contact:

[] Contact: Sales office: 119 Arthur Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1RU
Tel: +44 (0)1753 832212
Fax: +44 (0)1753 830433
Email: Sales@System-Solutions.co.uk
Web pages: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/abi91/cownet.htm

[] Contact: Head office: 17-19 Blackwater Street, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8RS
Tel: +44 (0)181 693 3355
Fax: +44 (0)181 693 6936
Email: Mike@System-Solutions.co.uk
Web pages: http://www.system-solutions.co.uk/cafe



[Floppyshop logo]

Floppyshop have announced a "Trans-Atlantic cooperation" with Suzy B Software, a leading supplier of PD/Shareware software in the States. As a result three CD-ROM compilations of the best PD/Shareware/Freeware software ever produced for Atari computers will soon all be available. The first two titles already available with the third title due before the end of this year. All three CDs have been compiled by Michael Burkley - "The Unabashed Atariophile" of Z*Net, ST Report and Atari Explorer On-Line. Floppyshop will handle the manufacture, packaging and distribution of these titles within the UK, Suzy B Software will do the same for North America and other European distributors may be appointed.

Suzy B's Software Treasury #1

When originally released this double CD set was hailed as the best compilation of English language Atari software to date. The downside was the price tag of over £50. This re-release includes the complete contents of the original two CD set archived to fit onto a single CD.

Suzy B's Software Treasury #2

This follow-up CD-ROM contains more of the same. There's almost one Gigabyte (when uncompressed) of Atari software - equivalent to over 1400 floppies!

Much of the software on these CD-ROMs is American in origin and has never made its way onto the Internet, BBSs or PDLs. They cost £25 each plus P&P (UK £2, Europe £3, ROW £4).

Double-sided drives

Floppyshop have managed to obtain a small consignment of DS/DD floppy drives which are fully compatible with the all ST models (but NOT STe models). These are brand new but old models which work better on STs!

New PC floppy drives are all HD these days, some do not support DS/DD formats and others have their ID hardwired to 1 instead of 0 rendering them useless for STs.

These drives cost £25 each plus P&P (UK £2, Europe £3, ROW £4), while stocks last.

[] Contact: Floppyshop, PO Box 273, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB15 8GJ
Tel: +44 (0)1224 312756
Email: sdelaney@zetnet.co.uk
Web pages: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sdelaney/floppyshop/

[] Contact: Suzy B's Software, 3712 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14305 USA
Tel: +1 716 2981986
Email: MRBURKLEY@delphi.com



[Titan/DA logo]

Titan Designs have been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for Digital Art's LAYOUT. DA's Layout v6.1 integrates tools for practically any publishing job. Here's the key features:
  • Object oriented page layout with direct placement of objects in real-time.
  • Unlimited document wide layers.
  • Integrated vector editing with true Bézier curves and a complete range of editing tools.
  • Integrated image editing functions for on-line correction of images.
  • Extensive typographical control including powerful vertical justification options.
  • Expandable with plugIn modules offering powerful solutions for complex designs.
  • Powerful output control with FM Stochastic screening, Reference.K, hand optimised screens and more.
Introductory price is £199 including VAT.

There are four different versions available:

  • DA's Layout: £222.06 including VAT. This incorporates full DTP page layout combined with vector editing features
  • DA's Layout Pro: £363.08 including VAT. As Layout, but with font editing, barcode generation and vector autotracing.
  • DA's Layout EPS: £468.83 including VAT. As Layout, but bundled with clipping extensions and EPS-AI3-Import modules.
  • DA's Layout Pro Designer Bundle: £739.08 including VAT. As Layout Pro, but bundled with archive, extruder, compose, calibration, clipping extensions and EPS-AI3-import.
A range of modules is also available, prices include VAT and P&P:
  • £79 DA's Archive
  • £79 DA's 3D Extrude
  • £109 DA's Compose
  • £109 DA's Calibration
  • £109 DA's Clipping Extensions
  • £199 DA's EPS-AI3-Import
  • £159 REFERENCE.K
  • £159 DA's Photoscreen 720dpi
  • £249 DA's Photoscreen 3600dpi
[] Contact: Titan Designs/Black Scorpion Software 6 Witherford Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 4AX, England
Tel: +44 (0)121 693 6669
Fax: +44 (0)121 414 1630
Email: 100345.2350@compuserve.com
Web pages: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TITANWEB/
A demo version is available for download from: http://www.compdirect.com/digital-arts/atari/


42BBS closes

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After a spell of ill-health and financial pressure Colin Fisher-McAllum, SysOp, closed 42BBS on 26th September 1997 bringing to an end a successful run of over two years. Existing points and nodes have been offered the same NeST addresses at the Meon Valley BBS hosted by SysOp Si Gardner. We'd like o thank Colin for his support for Atari Computing and wish Si Gardner every success.

[] The NeST contact point for Atari Computing remains unchanged at: 90:100/315.0@nest.ftn


1997 Atari Times Awards

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The Atari Times disk magazine launched these awards to pay tribute to people who have supported the Atari scene over the last year. Voting closes on 1st December 1997 and the December issue of the Atari Times (UK) and the Atari Times web pages will publish the results.

Voting Categories:

  • Best Programmer of 1997
  • Best commercial release of 1997
  • Best Shareware release of 1997
  • Best PD/Freeware release of 1997
  • Best TOS game of 1997
  • Best Jaguar game of 1997
  • Best Demo of 1997
  • Best hardware add-on of 1997
  • Best Atari supporting company of 1997
  • Best non-profit making Atari organisation of 1997
  • Best Disk Magazine of 1997
  • Best paper based magazine of 1997
  • Best Atari supporting web page
  • Best Internet Service Provider for the Atari range
  • Most exciting announcement for Atari owners in 1997
  • Best thing to happen in 1997
  • Worst thing to happen in 1997
  • Special award for long standing services to the Atari community
You can vote as follows:

[] Contact: Atari Times, The Croft, Hope Road, Nibley, Bristol, BS17 5JH
Email: polonowski@zetnet.co.uk
Web pages: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/polonowski/atimes/


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