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ST INFORMER ARCHIVE COPY INDEX
ATTENTION READERS: The following comprehensive index has been
compiled by Frank Lawrence on behalf of ST Informer Magazine and
is a reflection of the indexes published in the magazine on a
monthly basis. This file is structured from MOST RECENT edition
to MOST DISTANT. A search will find an article on the MOST
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with a format of m/y (8/94).
~ STIinformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
9/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
English Atari Shows............................................5
Dave Howell visits two shows in England, we get a peek.
Letters.......................................................10
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
HYPER PAINT II - REVIEW.......................................17
Lawrence Armstrong gives the once over to this seasoned
product.
MIDI Music lessons- MIDI REVIEW Part 2........................20
David Holmes completes his look at A&D's MIDI Music Lessons
HEARMASTER - MIDI REVIEW......................................26
Fred Clark looks at this sophisticated MIDI learning tool
Euro-News.....................................................32
David Howell gives us a peek at developments going on overseas
Die Hard - Commentary.........................................37
Donavan Vicha comments on recent MicroSoft settlement
HiSoft Basic - Tutorial.......................................42
John Kosiorek starts us out with small tutorial on HiSoft
Basic
My Dream Came True - Success Story............................46
Tim Dwelle writes of his success thru Atari Computers
------ Departments ------
Jaguar Corner.................................................47
Portable Report...............................................50
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Dave Howell, Donavan Vicha, Dave Brown, Rod MacDonald, Lawrence
Armstrong, David Holmes, Fred Clark, , John Kosiorek, and Joe
Mirando
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
8/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Summer Consumer Electronics Show...............................5
Donavan Vicha gives us the inside info from Summer CES
Letters.......................................................13
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
New Developments..............................................21
Snippets of information about developments in the Atari market
OMEGA 2 - MIDI REVIEW Part 1.................................25
Ken Kittredge wrings out the new Omega 2 from Dr. T's
PAPA'S GRAFIK GUIDE - REVIEW .................................31
Brian Gockley gives you his evaluation of this AtariWorks
guide.
MAH JONGG & STARBALL - REVIEW ................................36
Charles Saggau looks at these two recently released ST games
MIDI DRUMMER - REVIEW.........................................40
Peter Follert shows us this program from Zobozian Software
ExtendDOS v1.1 - review ......................................44
David Guay evaluates Extendos 1.1 and rates it a winner
Euro-News.....................................................18
Dave Howell gives us a peek at developments going on overseas
------ Departments ------
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Show Calendar.................................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Dave Howell, David Guay, Peter Follert, Ken Kittredge, Brian
Gockley, Charles Saggau, Donavan Vicha, Dave Brown And Rod
MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
7/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Letters........................................................5
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
New Developments..............................................12
Snippets of information about developments in the Atari market
Euro-News.....................................................18
Dave Howell gives us a look at all things Atari, European
style
Vince Valenti - Interview ...................... ............22
Donavan Vicha interviews the JV Enterprises developer.
REPLAY 16 - REVIEW ...........................................25
Ken Kittredge looks at this fine MIDI product from Oregon
Research
X/OR EDITOR Librarian - REVIEW ...............................34
Fred Clark shows us the ins and out of this MIDI editor-
Librarian.
CANNON FODDER - REVIEW .......................................39
Charles Saggau looks at one of the best in recent game
offerings
JAGUAR DEN ...................................................40
David/Brian Gockley look at Battle Wheels, Car Wars and other
Jag games
A Taste of FORTH..............................................44
Harry Goldman gives you a taste of programming in FORTH
------ Departments ------
Die Hard .....................................................48
Portable Report ..............................................50
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Dave Howell, Ken Kittredge, David & Brian Gockley, Joe Mirando,
Charles Saggau, Fred Clark, Donavan Vicha, Harry L. Goldman,
Dave Brown, Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
5-6/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Letters........................................................5
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
New Developments..............................................13
Snippets of information about developments in the Atari market
DATALITE 2 - REVIEW ..........................................21
John Kosiorek looks at this system file compression program
RECIPE BOX - REVIEW ..........................................25
Scott Dowdle reviews this very useful recipe filing program
USING GFA (TOS to MS-DOS) - REVIEW ...........................29
Ron Schaffer writes about his experience in porting a program
to MS DOS
Euro-News.....................................................34
Dave Howell reports on activity in England and Europe
RHYTHM TIME - MIDI REVIEW ....................................39
C. David Holmes looks at this learning MIDI program from A & D
Software
KEYBOARD RIFFS - MIDI REVIEW .................................43
Ken Kittredge looks at this keyboard styling MIDI program
------ Departments ------
Portable Report ..............................................45
Jaguar Den ...................................................47
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
C. David Holmes, Dave Howell, Dr. Ron Schaffer, Scott Dowdle,
Ken Kittredge, David & Brian Gockley, Joe Mirando, John Kosiorek,
Dave Brown, Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
4/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Letters........................................................5
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
NOVA GRAPHICS CARD - REVIEW ..................................10
Bill cafarelli looks at the Nova Card and how it installs.
PAPER PLATES - REVIEW ........................................15
Donavan Vicha reports on this Calamus Template system
GENEVA Part II - REVIEW ......................................16
Donavan Vicha continues his look at this newest multi-tasking
tool
Tribute to the Bit Brothers...................................20
Charles Saggau shows us an overview of the Bit Brothers work
Euro-News.....................................................24
Dave Howell reports on activity in England and Europe
BREAKTHRU MIDI - REVIEW ......................................29
Ken Kittredge looks at this powerful MIDI tool.
SPIRITWARE - REVIEW ..........................................32
Ralph Forbes looks at this much discussed Bible program
MOUNTAIN QWK - REVIEW ........................................42
Scott Dowdle looks at this powerful use management program
------ Departments ------
Die hard - Commentary.........................................34
Lynx Lair.....................................................35
GamesMeister..................................................38
Jaguar Den ...................................................46
PD Watch......................................................52
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Brian Gockley, Dave Brown, ken Kittredge, Charles Saggau, Joe
Mirando, Dave Howell, Bill Cafarelli, Robert T. Katz, Donavan
Vicha, Scott Dowdle, David Gockley, and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
3/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
SACRAMENTO ATARI EXPO..........................................5
Rod MacDonald reports on the happenings at the latest Atari
Show
Letters........................................................8
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
ALBERT TT GRAPHICS CARD - REVIEW .............................16
Gerald Nelson looks at the Albert TT Card for compatibility
Gemini CD ROM - REVIEW .......................................22
Greg Kopchak explores the contents of the new CD ROM for Atari
SOLUTIONS - REVIEW ...........................................25
Bill Waggener looks at this aid to using the HP Calculator +
other stuff
BREAKTHRU - REVIEW ...........................................34
Ken Kittredge looks at this new MIDI product
Falcon030 - Commentary........................................40
Nicolas Steele gives us a look at the Falcon after some use
WALZ & MASON - REVIEW ........................................42
Trent Barry looks at Walz Blockout game and Mason game builder
SHOCKER2 & TOWERS Games - REVIEW .............................44
Charles Saggau looks at these high powered game releases for
Atari
Productivity Report...........................................48
PD Watch......................................................52
New Developments..............................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Brian Gockley, Dave Brown, Gerald Nelson, Ken Kittredge, Charles
Saggau, Joe Mirando, Greg Kopchak, Bill Waggener, Nickolas Steele,
Trent Barry and Rod Macdonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
2/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Letters........................................................5
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
GENEVA Multi-tasking - REVIEW ................................18
Donavan Vicha takes a Part I look at Gribnif's Geneva
Die Hard - Commentary ........................................21
Donavan Vicha looks at the multi platform aspect of computer
life
CRICIT Point of Purchase - REVIEW ............................22
Brian Gockley reviews this P of P system from Nice & Software
Atari COMPENDIUM - REVIEW ....................................27
Jay Craswell investigates and comments on this new SDS info
source
SEQUENCER ONE - REVIEW .......................................31
Ken Kittredge looks at this new MIDI package from Oregon
Research
PRO-FLIGHT - REVIEW ..........................................35
Donavan Vicha takes a spin in this flight simulator from
Oregon Research
ELITE II Game - REVIEW .......................................36
Charles Saggau looks at this high powered game release for
Atari
Surf's Up - A look at Internet................................41
Donavan Vicha comments on the Internet "Super Highway" Network
JAGUAR DEN....................................................47
PD Watch......................................................52
New Developments..............................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Donavan Vicha, Brian gockley, Dave Brown, Jay Crawell, Ken
Kittredge, Dan Simpson, Charles Saggau, and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
1/94
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
EURO SHOW......................................................5
Dave Howell covers a recent United Kingdom Applications Show
Letters........................................................9
Readers ask questions and offer advice to other readers
IMAGE COPY - REVIEW ..........................................18
Brian Gockley raves about this new clip art program from
Codehead
ICD LINK - REVIEW.............................................23
Peter Bair explains how this new adapter allows use of SCSI
stuff
CHESS CHAMPION - REVIEW ......................................25
Donavan Vicha looks this program over inside and outside
EURO NEWS.....................................................29
Dave Howell reports on the Atari happenings in Europe
STORM - REVIEW ...............................................32
Jack Kosiorek reviews this shareware telecommunications PRG
JAGUAR DEN....................................................35
Brian Gockley takes a hands on look at Cybermorph
Hand Made Software - INTERVIEW ...............................36
Scott Tirrell interviews the crew
TT030 MID TERM REPORT.........................................42
Donavan Vicha gives us a look at the TT030 after some serious
use
LYNX LAIR.....................................................48
PORTABLE REPORT...............................................49
PD Watch......................................................52
New Developments..............................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Joe Mirando, Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Brian Gockley, Dave
Brown, Dave Howell, Scott Tirrell, Peter Bair, Jack Kosiorek,
and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
12/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Letters........................................................5
More reader reaction and questions
DIE HARD TOP 10 LIST..........................................13
Donavan Vicha tells you HIS top ten pics and gripes and the
HolidayFest
Toad Computer HOLIDAYFest '93.................................21
All the happenings and list of exhibitors at the recent
HOLIDAYFest
PHOTO SHOW - REVIEW...........................................23
Pete Potos gives us a look at this new Falcon CD Display PRG
MIDISpy - REVIEW..............................................25
Mike Silverstein investigates this CodeHead MIDI product
EditTrack Platinum - REVIEW Part II...........................31
Ken Kittredge takes look at Barefoot Softwares MIDI program
EURO NEWS.....................................................37
Dave Howell reports on happenings from Europe
JAGUAR DEN....................................................43
Brian Gockley takes a hands on look at Jaguar, present and
future
Portable Report...............................................49
Joe Mirando and Brian Gockley point out programs available
for Portfolio
PD Watch......................................................52
Dave Brown offers the best and latest of PD software
New Developments..............................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Joe Mirando, Donavan Vicha, Pete Potos, Robert Katz, Brian
Gockley, Dave Brown, Mike Silverstein, Ken Kittredge, Dave Howell
and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
11/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A look at the Atari Market by Publisher Rod MacDonald
Jaguar launched at New York....................................5
Brian Gockley attends the launch of Jaguar game machine
Atari Stock Market Activity....................................8
A look at the swift price rise in Atari stock over the past
few months
Letters ......................................................10
More reader reaction and questions
TRUE PAINT - REVIEW...........................................13
Nickolas Steele looks at this True Color paint program
New Developments .............................................14
The latest in software and hardware innovations and changes
NOVA Graphics Card............................................24
A preview look at this new innovative graphics card from
Lexicor
THAT'S WRITE 3 - REVIEW.......................................25
Frans Keylard looks at what's new since That's Write 2 from
Compo
CALAMUS SL Part III - REVIEW..................................30
Donavan Vicha continues his look at Calamus SL from DMC
Die Hard - Commentary........................................37
With a unique look at the ST and PC market, Donavan Vicha
comments
EDITTRAK PLATINUM Part 1 - REVIEW.............................38
Ken Kittredge looks at this MIDI product from Barefoot Software
ANCIENT ART OF WAR - REVIEW...................................44
Charles Saggau takes a look at this top notch war game
Lynx Lair.....................................................47
PD Watch......................................................52
Show Report...................................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Donavan Vicha, Nicholas Steele, Robert Katz, Brian Gockley, Dave
Brown, Charles Saggau , Ken Kittredge, Frans Keylard and Rod
MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
10/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Glendale Show Coverage.........................................5
A look at what was NEW at the Glendale show by Rod MacDonald
Letters From Readers...........................................7
Readers react to past articles and letters with staff answers
New Developments of Atari Products............................17
What's new in the world of Atari. News gathered from many
sources.
XTRA RAM +8...................................................22
REVIEW Bernie Paist looks at this board allowing 12 Meg of
ST RAM
Common Sense Checkbook........................................24
REVIEW A look at this checkbook program by Joe Mirando
INVISION Art Program Part II..................................30
REVIEW Peter Baer continues his look at the new paint program
Buttonz Basic GFA Menu tool...................................32
REVIEW Tom Main looks at this GFA programmers tool
Die Hard......................................................38
Donavan Vicha takes a cross over look at PC and ST
environments
ST Magazine History...........................................39
Donavan Vicha chronicles his work with ST magazines over the
years.
ISHAR II GAME.................................................44
REVIEW - Charles saggau works thru this game
EURO NEWS.....................................................46
Dave Howell gives us a look at Atari activity in Europe
JAGUAR NEWS and Lynx Lair.....................................48
Some questions about Jaguar answered, with explanation
Portable Report...............................................50
REVIEW Joe montalvo comments on the BSE serial interface
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Dave Brown offers the best and latest of PD software
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Bernie Paist, Charles Saggau, Tom Main, Peter Bair, Joe Mirando,
Joe Montalvo, Donavan Vicha, Dave Howell, Robert Katz, Dave Brown
and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
9/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Letters From Readers...........................................5
Readers react to past articles and letters with staff answers
New Developments of Atari Products............................13
What's new in the world of Atari. News gathered from many
sources.
SEURAT Drawing Program........................................21
REVIEW - Linda Davidson looks at this Falcon compatible PRG
DIE HARD......................................................25
COMMENTARY By Donavan Vicha, and his view of the Marketplace
PRINTER COMPARISON - QMS410 and Star Laser 4..................26
REVIEW Walter Hellman submitted this comparisons of his tests
CYBERDOME Reality Game........................................28
REVIEW By Mark Jones,review and explanation of game objective
SPINE SURGERY MADE EASY - ATARI STYLE.........................34
REVIEW Erik Jensen describes the Atari use in spinal Surgery
INVISION Art Program Part 1...................................33
REVIEW Peter Baer looks at this comprehensive art program
ST Magazine History...........................................38
Donavan Vicha chronicles his work with ST magazines over the
years.
HELP KEY......................................................42
Dave Davis explains the desktop to new users
SOLUTIONS.....................................................43
Preview - A quick once over of this mathematical program
CIVILIZATION GAME.............................................44
REVIEW - Charles saggau works his falcon thru this god game
BEAST BUSTERS vs. SPACE GUN...................................46
REVIEW David Maddox provides a comparison of these shoot
'em ups
Lynx Lair.....................................................48
Robert Katz delves into the many offerings for Lynx game
machines
Portable Report...............................................50
Allen Gockley give you some insights on use of Portfolio
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Dave Brown offers the best and latest of PD software
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Erik Jensen, Charles Saggau, Walter Hellman, David Maddox, Linda
Davidson, Dave Davis, Mark Jones, Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz,
Dave Brown, and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
8/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Letters........................................................5
Readers react to past articles and letters with staff answers
New Developments of Atari Products............................12
What's new in the world of Atari. News gathered from many
sources.
CARTMASTER Cartridge Expander.................................20
* REVIEW - Peter Baer tries out this new cartridge port
expander
REDACTEUR 3 - Part III New Development Tidbits................22
* REVIEW - Part 3 of this comprehensive look at Redacteur 3
by Doug Finch
DIE HARD......................................................27
* COMMENTARY - Donavan Vicha looks at Jaguar
CALAMUS SL Part II............................................28
* REVIEW - A continuing review by Donavan Vicha
DIAMOND BACK II...............................................34
* REVIEW - Robert Goff revisits this much improved program
CUBASE Lite...................................................38
* REVIEW - Ken Kittredge looks at this lite version of Cubase
BUTTONZ AWARI.................................................44
* REVIEW - Erik Werner looks at this Egyptian computerized
game
St Magazine History...........................................48
Donavan Vicha chronicles his work with ST magazines over the
years.
Lynx Lair.....................................................50
This monthly feature by Robert Katz investigates what's new
with Lynx
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Dave Brown offers his PD monthly selection for PD Club members
Show Calendar.................................................54
A capsule version of the latest show information
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Find out the inside location of your favorite advertiser
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Dave Brown, Robert Goff, Doug Finch
Ken Kittredge, Eric Werner, Peter Baer, and Rod MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
7/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Connecticut AtariFest Coverage.................................5
Robert Katz works his coverage magic in connecticut
CeBit Coverage of Atari Products..............................10
With the help of Bill Rehbock, we give you a look at CeBit
Atari
Letters.......................................................13
Letters and reactions from readers, with a little help offered
as well
New Development Tidbits.......................................21
The latest and greatest announcement about new Atari products
CALAMUS SL Part 1.............................................26
* REVIEW - Donavan vicha looks at this premier DTP package
MARCEL Word Processor.........................................33
* REVIEW - William Travillian looks at the new low cost WP
FAMILY CURRICULUM Part IV.....................................37
* REVIEW Angela J. Green takes a further look at this package
DIE HARD......................................................40
* Commentary - Donavan Vicha opinionates in print
DATA DIET 2...................................................44
* REVIEW - Robert Goff takes a look at the upgraded version
Portable Report...............................................48
Allen & Gockley look at the offerings available for Portfolio
Public Domain Watch...........................................52
Dave Brown offers his PD monthly selection for PD Club members
Show Calendar.................................................54
A capsule version of the latest show information
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Find out the inside location of your favorite advertiser
Dracula (Lynx Lair)...........................................55
* REVIEW - Scott Tirrel reviews the Dracula offering for Lynx
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Brian Gockley, Dave Brown, Angela J.
Green, Bill Rehbock, Robert Goff, William Travillian, and Rod
MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
6/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Letters........................................................5
The St Informer Staff answers letters and invites reader
solutions.
New Developments..............................................12
Press releases from developers on the latest items to be
introduced.
CASTLES CONSTRUCTION GAME.....................................20
* PREVIEW - Trent Barry investigates this game furnished by
Toad Computers
REDACTEUR 3 Part II...........................................22
* REVIEW - Doug Finch continues his review of this new WP
WAND - Full Page Scanner......................................29
* REVIEW - Bernie Paste looks at the Wand by Migraph.
STYLE and STIPPLE Art Programs................................34
* REVIEW - Donavan vicha looks at these two new programs.
GEMULATOR (ST for the PC).....................................38
* REVIEW Max Moser looks at Gemulator
CUBASE LITE...................................................40
* PREVIEW - A quick look at the new Cubase Lite MIDI program
MAC SEE Cross platform file reader............................42
* REVIEW - Brian Gockley takes a look at this file reader
for some of us
Pagestream Tutorial...........................................44
Donavan Vicha guides users thru the area of Macros
OUTBURST Print speeder........................................48
* REVIEW - Bill Cafarelli looks at the newest speed print PRG
Lynx Lair.....................................................45
* Column Robert Katz looks at the latest and greatest for
the Lynx
PD Watch......................................................52
Read this months Public Domain Disk as prepared by Dave Brown
Show Calendar.................................................54
A capsule version of the latest show information
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Find out the inside location of your favorite advertiser
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Donavan Vicha, Trent Barry, Max Moser, Bernie Paist, Doug Finch,
Bill Cafarelli, Robert Katz, Brian Gockley, Dave Brown and Rod
MacDonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
---------------
5/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Letters........................................................6
The St Informer Staff answers letters and invites reader
solutions.
New Developments..............................................14
Press releases from developers on the latest items to be
introduced.
K-SPREAD......................................................22
* PREVIEW - Joe Mirando looks over this spreadsheet offered
by ABC Solutions
Die Hard Commentary...........................................27
Donovan Vicha gives you his personal slant on the Atari World
FALCON, MAC, PC, MegaSTe, and TT..............................28
* Comparison Graphs The STInformer tech staff compares systems
MTS TRAK-BALL Conversions.....................................30
* REVIEW of the 8 bit conversion track ball by Rod Macdonald
Power of Pagestream...........................................31
Part One: Basics of Layout by Donavan Vicha
THAT'S WRITE II...............................................35
* REVIEW of this second generation WP by Dennis Sellers
Portable Report...............................................38
* MAJOR ARTICLE Allen & Gockley list the Portfolio files
on CIS
Lynx Lair.....................................................45
* Column Robert Katz looks at the latest and greatest for
the Lynx
PD Watch......................................................52
Read this months Public Domain Disk as prepared by Dave Brown
Show Calendar.................................................54
A capsule version of the latest show information
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Find out the inside location of your favorite advertiser
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Dennis Sellers, Steve Danuser, Joe Mirando, Angela Green, Donavan
Vicha, Robert Katz, Brian Gockley, Dave Brown and Rod Macdonald
================================================================
~ STInformer CONTENTS
News & Review Overview
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4/93
---------------
Potpourri......................................................4
A personal glimpse at the Atari Market from Publisher
Rod MacDonald.
Letters........................................................6
The St Informer Staff answers letters and invites reader
solutions.
New Developments..............................................14
Press releases from developers on the latest items to be
introduced.
CALAMUS SL....................................................20
* PREVIEW - Donavan Vicha gives a Preview look at Calamus SL
Interview of Pradip Fatehpuria................................22
Donovan Vicha interviews the creator of AtariWorks.
SACRAMENTO ATARI EXPO.........................................26
* Show Coverage - Rod MacDonald writes about the recent
AtariExpo.
ATARI WORKS...................................................30
* REVIEW - By Donovan Vicha of this integrated Program.
Die Hard Commentary...........................................33
Donovan Vicha gives his slant on Atari strong points and
PC weakness.
REDACTEUR 3...................................................38
* REVIEW Doug Finch looks at this new import in a part 1
review
FAMILY CURRICULUM.............................................45
* REVIEW Angela Green looks at this new import in a part 1
review
Lynx Lair.....................................................50
PD Watch......................................................52
Show Calendar.................................................54
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
================================================================
Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Angela Green, Brian Gockley, Doug
Finch, Dave Brown, and Rod MacDonald
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News & Review Overview
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3/93
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Potpourri......................................................4
Market conditions and Atari....."
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................13
The latest in software and hardware
WARP 9........................................................20
* REVIEW - System and screen accelerator
Die Hard Commentary...........................................24
A look at PC systems and their many quirks
SPELLING ENTRY................................................26
* REVIEW - A look at this new accessory spell checker
ATARI WORKS...................................................31
* PREVIEW - Integrated Atari Co. Program
MULTI-WRITER..................................................33
* PREVIEW New word processor from ST Writer Folks
COMPO-SCRIPT..................................................35
* REVIEW Postscript preview and laser print program
EZ SCORE......................................................54
* REVIEW Music notation program from Barefoot Software
DATA RESCUE...................................................44
* REVIEW Disk fix program from Oregon Research
Portable Report...............................................47
Lynx Lair.....................................................50
PD Watch......................................................52
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Joe Spiegel, Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Joseph Allen, Richard
Koerner,Brian Gockley, Robert Goff, Dave Brown and Rod MacDonald
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2/93
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Potpourri......................................................4
Market conditions and Atari....."
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................12
The latest in software and hardware
RETOUCHE'.....................................................18
* REVIEW of this graphic enhancement program
HARLEKIN Part III.............................................24
* REVIEW Part 3 of this amazing program now available in
the U.S.
Elie Mouse....................................................32
* REVIEW of this childrens drawing and education program
Redacteur 3...................................................36
* PREVIEW of the many features of this french Word Processor
Die Hard Column...............................................38
In depth personal interview
FAMILY CURRICULUM Part II.....................................34
* REVIEW Part II - 5 packages of beginning software
Multi-TOS Interviews..........................................45
* INTERVIEWS with those in the know for Multi-TOS
Lynx Lair.....................................................49
PD Watch......................................................52
Advertiser Index..............................................54
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Doug Finch, Joe Spiegel, Peter Baer, Brian Gockley, Donavan Vicha
Robert Katz, Dave Brown, Angela Green
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1/93
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Potpourri......................................................4
Market conditions and Atari....."
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................13
The latest in software and hardware
MULTI-TOS operating system....................................21
* Commentary and investigation of the new Multi-TOS for Atari
SPEEDO-GDOS...................................................26
* REVIEW A look at this newest of graphic type systems for
Atari
Die Hard......................................................30
Column In depth personal interview
FAMILY CURRICULUM.............................................34
* REVIEW - 5 packages of beginning software
Serial Mouse Driver...........................................40
* REVIEW of this new innovation
SPELLING SENTRY...............................................41
* REVIEW of this new ACCessory spelling checker
DIAMOND EDGE..................................................44
* REVIEW by Robert Goff on this new Hard Drive Utility
HISOFT BASIC V2.0.............................................49
Learn to use this scrip Language
Portable Report...............................................51
Lynx Lair.....................................................54
PD Watch......................................................60
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Doug Finch, Brian Gockley, Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Joseph
Allen, Robert Goff, Dave Brown, Angela Green, and John kosiorek
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News and Review Index
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12/92
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Potpourri......................................................4
"That's a good question..answer to user with biz software
query!
COMDEX Coverage................................................6
Letters.......................................................10
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................18
TIMEWORKS PUBLISHER 2.........................................26
* REVIEW - Good selection of new features makes this program
better
DIDOT LINE ART................................................30
* REVIEW - A review of this vector graphics art program
Die Hard......................................................34
Column - comparing the DOS world with Atari and loving it!
Help Key......................................................35
Column - Help for the novice, and reminders for others
CARDFILE 4....................................................38
* REVIEW - Appointment, calendar management and more
MINT (MultiTOS)...............................................47
* REVIEW -A look at this newest multi-tasking system for Atari
TBX CAD.......................................................53
* REVIEW - New CAD program from ABC Solutions
STalker BackTALK tutorial.....................................57
* REVIEW - Part 5 of this interesting tutorial for BackTALK
scripting
Portable Report...............................................61
Lynx Lair.....................................................64
WordFlair Update..............................................67
PD Watch......................................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Donavan Vicha, Robert Goff, Robert Katz, Richard Bush, Brian
Gockley, Doug Finch, Tony Montalvo, Joseph Allen, Dave Brown,
and Ralph Turner
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11/92
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Potpourri......................................................4
Market conditions and Atari...."
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................14
The latest in software and hardware
Die Hard......................................................22
Column by Donavan Vicha
BITMAKER & MEGAKERN...........................................23
* REVIEW - of this font manipulator
WAACE show coverage...........................................27
CARDFILE 4 (Preview)..........................................34
COMPOSCRIPT (Preview).........................................35
ALADDIN for GEnie.............................................38
* REVIEW
SUPRA FAX MODEM...............................................42
* REVIEW
HARLEKIN Part 2...............................................45
* REVIEW
PUBLISH 2 (Preview)...........................................51
SNO CRASH.....................................................53
* BOOK REVIEW
STUDIO PAK (Preview)..........................................55
Help Key......................................................57
Dusseldorf 92.................................................58
Lynx Lair.....................................................63
Portable Report...............................................66
PD Watch......................................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Donavan Vicha, Robert Katz, Joseph Allen, Angela Green, Steve
Danuser, Brian Gockley, Brian Davis, and Ralph Turner
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10/92
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Potpourri......................................................4
"Establish a vendor Link......"
Glendale Atari Fest V6.0.......................................6
Biggest West Coast show revealed.....
Letters.......................................................13
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................22
News and Updates
Falcon Boston Debut...........................................30
Atari takes the Falcon on the road....
Your Favorite Utilities.......................................34
* REVIEW - 277 Utilities that users find useful.....
MULTIPLAY.....................................................52
* REVIEW - Great learning tool from KidPrgs....
HARLEKIN......................................................56
* REVIEW - Multiple ACCessory Tools....
New Ram Cards for Portfolio...................................63
A look at the newest for Portfolio
Lynx Lair.....................................................66
* REVIEWS - A look at new game offerings........
PD Watch......................................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Robert Katz, Joseph Allen, Brian Gockley, Dave Brown, Tom
Brantmeier, Peter Blair, and a major article by Robert Goff
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Potpourri......................................................4
From the top of my head......."
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................14
The latest developments for Atari
FIRST GRAPH...................................................22
* REVIEW - Professional Graph Program
PAGESTREAM 2.2................................................27
* REVIEW - A good program got better
QUICK FORMS...................................................30
* REVIEW - for use with Pagestream
CONNECTICUT ATARIFEST.........................................32
* Show coverage
STalker BackTALK Tutorial.....................................38
Learn to use this script language
FALCON OVERVIEW...............................................44
* FIRST PERSON LOOK
OUTLINE ART WINNERS...........................................48
ISD Announces winners
NOTATOR 3.1...................................................50
* REVIEW
Help Key......................................................53
CRICIT Point of Purchase..................................... 55
* PREVIEW
K-SPREAD Spreadsheet..........................................56
* PREVIEW
Portable Report...............................................57
Lynx Lair.....................................................59
PD Catalog....................................................60
Public Domain Watch...........................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Tom Brantmeier, James Parker, Donavan Vicha, Doug Mathewson,
Robert Katz, Joseph Allen, Angela Green, Brian Gockley, Robert
Goff, Ed Otey, and Ralph Turner
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Potpourri......................................................5
Market conditions and Atari..."
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................14
The latest in software and hardware
CONVECTOR Professional........................................22
* REVIEW - Image process program
MegaType Fonts offer..........................................28
A preview of MegaType offerings
Bill Rehbock "A friend at Atari...............................30
In depth personal interview
HOME ACCOUNTS 2...............................................34
* REVIEW - Accounting program
CALAMUS SL....................................................42
* REVIEW - Desktop Publishing
STRAIGHT FAX..................................................48
* REVIEW - Fax-Modem Software
CALLIGRAPHER Word Processor...................... ............54
* REVIEW - Part 4, by CodeHead
STalker BackTALK Tutorial.....................................60
Learn to use this script language
Portable Report...............................................63
Lynx Lair.....................................................64
Help Key......................................................67
PD Watch......................................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Donavan Vicha, Doug Mathewson, Robert Katz, Joseph Allen, Angela
Green, Mel Motogawa, Brian Gockley, Robert Goff, Edward Otey,
and Ralph turner
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7/92
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Potpourri......................................................5
The "Rest of the story"
Letters........................................................6
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..............................................14
The latest in software and hardware
3D CALC Spreadsheet...........................................22
* REVIEW - 3 dimension spreadsheet
COMPUTE YOUR ROOTS............................................28
* REVIEW - Genealogy Program
MEGA-CHECK....................................................33
* REVIEW - Checkbook program
ST GOLD GENLOCK...............................................38
* REVIEW - Genlock from Rio
DEVELOPER PICTORIAL...........................................42
Know your developers on sight
CALLIGRAPHER Word Processor...................................43
* REVIEW - Part 3, by CodeHead
The Scan Tray.................................................50
From Migraph, for use w/scanner
STalker BackTALK Tutorial.....................................51
Learn to use this script language
EASY TEXT PLUS................................................55
Beginners DTP program
Portable Report...............................................60
ST ASSEMBLY BOOK..............................................61
* REVIEW - Assembly language book
Lynx Lair.....................................................63
Gamer.........................................................65
PD Watch......................................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Carl Lund, Doug Mathewson, Robert Katz, Bernd Paist, Joseph
Allen, Tim Reyes, Angela Green, Dan Simpson, Dave Roman, Bill
Cafarelli, Mel Motogawa, Brian Gockley, Robert Goff, Edward Otey
and Ralph Turner
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6/92
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Potpourri......................................................5
Starting our 6th year
ARABESQUE Professional.........................................6
* REVIEW - Art program from Gribnif
Letters.......................................................12
More reader reaction and questions
EDHAK Text Editor.............................................19
* REVIEW - Text editor, extra features
HAYAI' Backup & Defragger.....................................23
* REVIEW - For Hard Drive users
STalker BackTALK Tutorial.....................................27
Learn to use this script language
CALLIGRAPHER Word Processor...................................31
* REVIEW - Part 2, by CodeHead
New Developments..............................................30
The latest in software and hardware
MIGRAPH OCR...................................................45
* REVIEW - Character Recognition
TOS 2.06 EXTENSION CARD.......................................50
* REVIEW - CodeHead TOS 2.06 Card
BAND IN A BOX.................................................55
* REVIEW - MIDI Program
Help Key......................................................61
Ralph turner discusses Re-inking
Portable Report...............................................63
ST Book and portfolio serial port
PD Watch......................................................68
The latest in PD on Double Sided disk
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Tom Brantmeir, Joseph Allen, Sam VanWyck, Mel Motogawa, Bernd
Paist, Peter Bair, Donavan Vicha, Brian Gockley, Robert Goff,
Edward Otey and Ralph Turner
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News and Review Index
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5/92
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Potpourri......................................................5
More transitions in this issue
Toronto atari Show.............................................6
Brian Gockley reports
Letters.......................................................12
More reader reaction and questions
New Developments..................................19, 29, 34, 63
The latest in software and hardware
eSTeem Pilot..................................................24
Part 3 of 3 explores control of CD Roms
Avant Vector..................................................31
New Codehead vector graphics program
HyperLINK stage 1.............................................39
A hard look at HyperLINK
Mailing Manager ST............................................43
Robert Goff reviews this mail list PRG
Gen Edit 2.0..................................................48
A major upgrade from Hybrid arts
MMC:MIDI Machine Control......................................53
Atari ST is used for complete control
Help Key......................................................57
Ralph turner discusses TeleBase
The Care & Feeding- C Compilers...............................58
Robert Goff looks at C compilers
Gamer.........................................................64
OHNO More L... & Shadow of Beast
Portable Report...............................................66
Lynx Lair.....................................................67
PD Watch......................................................68
The latest in PD on DualFormat disk
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Donavan Vicha, Brian Gockley, Robert Katz, Edward Otey, Ralph
Turner, Carl Lund, Tom Nielson
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4/92
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Potpourri......................................................5
Transition not without glitches
Letters........................................................6
Readers Feedback
New Developments..............................................13
Superbase Support, Sudden View Text Editor now shipping
Calamus v 1.09N (Overview)....................................21
A powerful program that is getting better
Deskjet Utilities (Review)....................................27
A look at the tools necessary to use your Deskjet printer
ST NTSC Genlocking (Review)...................................26
Genlocking for video with the ST
Calligrapher Part I (Review)..................................39
Mel Motogawa reviews this multi faceted document processor
Help Key......................................................47
Ralph turner discusses losing data
Silhouette Part II (Review)...................................50
Donavan vicha takes a look at Silhouette with upgrades
NAMM, a report................................................55
Learning program for MIDI users
eSTeem Pilot Part II (Review).................................59
New authoring language
The Gamer (Reviews)...........................................65
Carl Lund reviews Prehistorik and swap
Lynx Lair.....................................................67
More Lynxz game information
PD Watch......................................................68
The latest in PD on DualFormat disk
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Mel Motogawa, Doug Mathewson, Bill Cafarelli, Angela Green,
Donavan Vicha, Brian Gockley, Robert Katz, Edward Otey, Ralph
Turner, Carl Lund, Tom Nielson
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3/92
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New Developments...............................................5
Publisher 2ST soon to debut, Migraph OCR shipping
Potpourri.....................................................11
Third time is charm
Letters.......................................................12
Readers Feedback.
Silhouette Art Program (Review)...............................16
New vector program
Clip Art (Review).............................................22
A selection for two different companies
Arabesque Now shipping........................................26
New art program from Gribnif.
Grammar Expert (Review).......................................27
Mel Motogawa takes a look at this
Page Assistant.(Review).......................................30
Program gives Pagestream hints
Another look at Lexicor.......................................33
Cliff Willard takes a second look
MegaPaint update (Review).....................................39
Donavan vicha looks at another module
Universal Item Selector III (Review)..........................41
Joe Speigel looks at the 3.32 version
Help Key......................................................46
Ralph Turner discusses losing data
Atari ST Topics...............................................47
Tom Brantmeier looks at Turner's Book 3
Pianistics MIDI program (Review)..............................48
Learning program for MIDI users
eSTeem Pilot (Review).........................................55
New authoring language
Lynx Lair.....................................................63
More Linxz game reviews
The Gamer (Reviews)...........................................66
Carl Lund reviews infestation and others
PD Watch......................................................68
The latest in PD
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Tom Nielsen, Peter Bair, Tom Brantmeier, Cliff Willard, Bill
Caferelli, Joe spiegel, Mel Motogawa, Donavan Vicha, Brian
Gockley, Robert Katz, Edward Otey, Ralph Turner, Carl Lund
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2/92
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New Developments...............................................5
Announcements from ISD with Calamus SL ready for release.
Potpourri......................................................8
How do we look.
Letters........................................................9
Readers Feedback.
MegaPaint Review..............................................15
New from the CodeHeads.
Personal Finance Manager......................................23
Good financial Program.
Help Key......................................................29
The latest from Ralph Turner.
X-Boot........................................................30
New from Gribnif.
Portable Report...............................................33
More on the Portfolio.
Lynx Lair.....................................................38
A good look at Lynx.
TT030, after a year...........................................42
A users eye view.
Data Diet.....................................................51
Data file compression from DC.
Terminator 2..................................................59
Good Press or Bad.
PD Watch......................................................65
The Latest in PD
British Games Review..........................................68
Contributing Writers for this Issue:
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Donavan Vicha, Brian Gockley, Robert Katz, Edward Otey, Ralph
Turner, Marshal Rosenthal
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Story Line-UP for January 1992
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1/92
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Reviews Features and columns
Font Designer.........Pg 17 Potpourri...............Pg 4
The Megatype system By Rod MacDonald
By Donavan Vicha
Chicago Computerfest. ..Pg 7
British Games.........Pg 33 By Donavan Vicha
Pitfighter and others
By Marshall Rosenthal Letters to the Editor..Pg 24
By staff
Portables........... .Pg 43
Portfolio variety Between the Sheets.....Pg 35
by Brian Gockley By Dave Roman
Wordflair II..........Pg 44 Public Domain Watch...Pg 41
By Brian Gockley By Ed Otey
MCI Hard Drive........Pg 60 Help Key..............Pg 58
a review By Ralph Turner
By Robert Goff
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FEATURE STORIES
Macintosh Emulation on the Atari...............................8
Part Six: MFS and HFS Spectre disk formats.
My Favorite Desk Accessories..................................24
130 popular ST enhancements covered.
Atari Safari '91..............................................34
Quenching Atari thirst out in the desert.
Telecomputing for the beginner................................36
Part Five: So you want to be a SysOp.
NEW PRODUCTS
Migraph announces intelligent OCR package for ST, STe, TT......1
Zephyr ships HyperText based retrieval system..................1
COLUMNS
European Update............1 The Help Key................6
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City..................7
Letters from Readers.......4 Public Domain Watch........38
REVIEWS
That's Write! - Power word processing for the Atari: Part 2...10
G.I.M.E. Terminal - Atari Modem communication gets graphic....14
QuickST 3.0 - A software turbocharger to pep up your ST.......16
GAMES
Gamer's 1991 Christmas buyers Guide...........................18
29 ways to please almost any gamer on your list.
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FEATURE STORIES
Atari at Fall COMDEX '91.......................................l
STBook and PC clones make splash.
'91 WAACE Show.................................................3
Another East-coast Bonanza for Atarians.
Macintosh Emulation on the Atari..............................10
Part Five: Telecomputing with Spectre.
Telecomputing for the beginner................................36
Part Four: A comparison of On-Line services.
NEW PRODUCTS
Goldleaf to offer Compo Software...............................1
D.C. now shipping Data Diet - realtime data compression........1
CodeHeads announce MegaPaint Professional......................1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Between the Sheets..........8
Letters from Readers.......4 Public Domain Watch........38
The Help Key...............6 New Developments...........30
European Update............7
REVIEWS
Cleanup ST!-A maintenance Utility for ICD Host adapter owners.12
That's Write! - Power word processing for the Atari: Part 1...14
Stalker 3.0 - GEM based telecommunications software...........18
MultiDesk Deluxe 3.3 - blasting past the RAM limit............22
GAMES
Flight of the intruder - Navy Air blast into the past.........32
Home Casino - Draw Poker, Stud Poker, and Twenty One..........34
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FEATURE STORIES
SoCal Atari Computer Faire......................................l
Version 5.0 Bigger and better than ever.
Connecticut Atarifest '91.......................................3
A lot of news from a little show.
Macintosh Emulation on the Atari................................8
Part four: Color vs. Monochrome.
Telecomputing for the beginner.................................36
Part Three: Terminal emulators: VT100 and VT52.
NEW PRODUCTS
PageAssistant - PageStream help right at your finger tips.......1
Tracker/ST - Version 3.0 offers significant new features........1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from Readers.......4 Public Domain Watch.........38
The Help Key...............6 New Developments............39
REVIEWS
PageStream 2.1 - The right stuff for serious DTP...............10
MultiGEM - The latest multitasking solution....................14
Making the Score - Five scoring packages for the ST compared...16
The Copyist by Dr. T
Encore by Passport Design
EZ-Score by Hybrid Arts
Creator/Notator by C-Lab
Masterscore by Steinberg-Jones
Finale by Coda
Calamus Font Resource Guide-A guide to finding the right font..23
GAMES
Secret of Monkey Island-Pirates and Humor all in one adventure.34
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FEATURE STORIES
AEGIS Symposium.................................................l
Atari's Key Dealer off to a good start.
Macintosh Emulation on the Atari...............................10
Part three: Moving between the ST and Spectre.
Telecomputing for the beginner.................................32
Part two: Downloading and uploading files.
NEW PRODUCTS
Ralph C. Turners third book of Atari ST Topics..................1
Avant Vector and Repro Studio available from CodeHead...........1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from Readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
Between the Sheets.........6 Public Domain Watch.........34
New Developments...........7
REVIEWS
BBS Express ST - New company offers latest upgrade.............12
G_Man - Creating a more manageable GDOS........................14
Chronos/Prism Paint - Animation on the ST gets serious.........18
GEM C ToolBox - The feature packed resource for programmers....24
GAMES
Night Shift - The action/strategy game that seems like a job...26
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FEATURE STORIES
The Blue Ridge AtariFest........................................l
Ashville, NC, Atari users get a chance to meet the developers.
Macintosh Emulation on the Atari...............................10
Part two: Spectre 128/GCR work arounds.
Telecomputing for the beginner.................................36
Part one: How and where to get on-line.
NEW PRODUCTS
Make*A*Date personal information manager by Artistik Design.....1
HyperLINK from JMG Software international now shipping..........1
Quidnunc Software has begun shipping Stalk the Market 2.0.......3
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 The Help Key.................8
Letters from Readers.......4 New Developments............20
Unusual Applications.......6 Public Domain Watch.........38
Rumor City.................7
REVIEWS
HotWire- an updated organizer/desktop replacement..............12
GramSlam and TreeSaver-Improve your grammar or conserve paper..14
EditTrack and SMPTE/Track Gold - Hybrid Arts latest updates....16
Sound Off - A solid sound digitizer that's affordable..........18
Zoom V.42bis Modem - Low price + High speed = Great Buy........22
Telegram - The silly song player for kids......................24
Phantom of the Laser - Make the SLM-804 seen but rarely heard..25
GAMES
Lemmings - Psygnosis scores with rodents.......................28
Team Yankee - Tactical tank warfare simulation.................30
Shadow of the Beast - Wrath of the shadowy demon-beast.........32
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FEATURE STORIES
Pacific Northwest AtariFest.....................................l
Vancouver, B.C. users see latest from Atari and developers.
Want to help Atari?.............................................3
Make yourself more visible to people in your community.
Macintosh Emulation on the Atari...............................10
Part one: The Spectre 128/GCR Survival Kit
NEW PRODUCTS
Rimik Enterprises announces MultiGEM availability...............1
New supra Modems and upgrades offered...........................1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 The Help Key.................8
Letters from Readers.......4 Between the Sheets...........9
New Developments...........6 Public Domain Watch.........34
Rumor City.................7
REVIEWS
Diamond Back II v2.22- Best hard drive protection you can buy..12
Mug Shot! Plus 1.5-Mr. Potato head done one (or two) better....16
MaxiFile III - File maintenance to the MAX!....................20
Blackjack Plus 3 - Practice for Vegas in your own home.........24
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................28
The Untouchables, Test Drive II: The Duel, Awsome, and the
Killing Game Show.
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FEATURE STORIES
International Atari Show held in Windsor Canada.................l
U.S. and Canadian user groups collaborate on AtariFest
Punching out the Atari 1040ST - Part 4: Major surgery on an ST.10
installing a 4-megabyte upgrade board in your ST. continued
NEW PRODUCTS
DeskJet Utilities Pak-Offers relief for frustrated HP owners....1
SliccWare Update - Ver. 1.05 of replacement desktop released....1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
New Developments...........3 The Help Key.................8
Letters from Readers.......4 Public Domain Watch.........34
Unusual Applications.......6
REVIEWS
DeskCalc - Full function scientific calculator as an accessory..9
Longevity & Diet - Software that offers better health..........12
Abbreviator ST-Save valuable work time through abbreviations...15
MVG 2.00w-Dr. Bobs latest ver. of this popular graphics editor.16
G-Print - G-DOS power comes to your favorite word processor....18
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................28
Nightbreed, The Lost Patrol, Wrath of the Demon, Xenon 2,
Bombuzal, and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
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FEATURE STORIES
Atari goes direct to press at CEPS..............................l
Strong showing by the "Professional Systems Group"
CeBIT '91 in Hannover, Germany..................................1
Atari displays its clout at world's largest electronics show
Punching out the Atari 1040ST-Part 3: Maxing out the RAM.... ..10
Installing a 4-megabyte upgrade board in your ST, continued
NEW PRODUCTS
CalAssistant - Spar Systems announce online help for Calamus....1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
New Developments...........3 The Help Key.................8
Letters from Readers.......4 Between the Sheets...........9
Unusual Applications.......6 Public Domain Watch.........38
REVIEWS
SlicTop - Is it... or isn't it Multitasking....................12
Texas Instruments MicroLaser - Postscript quality on a budget..14
DAATAscan Professional A4 Scanner-Sheet fed/hand held scanner..17
TCB Tracker - Turn your ST into a 4-track studio...............19
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................32
Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer, Curse of the Azure Bonds,
Dragon's Lair II, Time Warp, Phophecy 1: The viking Child,
Codename: Iceman, and Breach 2.
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FEATURE STORIES
Report from Sunnyvale...........................................l
New products from Atari show great promise for future
Punching out the Atari 1040ST - Part 2: Maxing out the RAM.....10
installing a 4-megabyte upgrade board in your ST.
Protecting your ST from ESD....................................11
Some proper techniques you should follow any time you open
your ST.
NEW PRODUCTS
Tracker/ST - Version 2.5 released by Step Ahead Software........1
NeoDesk - Gribnif releases update and new accessories...........1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Unusual Applications.......3 The Help Key.................8
Letters from Readers.......4 Public Domain Watch.........38
New Developments...........6
REVIEWS
Expose' 1.0 - A desk accessory for Desktop Publishers..........12
NeoDesk 3.01 - Popular desktop replacement gets an upgrade.....14
Construction Estimator 2.0-For the small contractor with an ST.16
Proteus Editor/Librarian-Opcode enters Atari market with splash18
Pizzazz Plus 2.06-Powerful multi-media display program.........20
Informer II 2.03 - New features and power added to database....24
GAMES
Loom...........................................................32
ST Gamer.......................................................33
Powermonger, Blockout, The legend of William Tell, Matrix
Marauders, and the Legend of Faerghail.
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Introducing Bill Rehbock........................................l
Atari's new director of technical services.
Graphics and Cartooning on the Atari ST........................18
An interview with graphic artist, Illustrator and animator
Rick Keene.
Punching out the Atari 1040ST - Part 1: A drive too large......24
Building and running a 1.2 gigabyte hard-drive for your ST.
NEW PRODUCTS
Dover Research offers discount on ISAC High Rez color Card......1
Expose' and Fractal Fantasy - Two new products from Maxwell CPU.1
LDW Power gets update - version 2.0 now available...............5
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from Readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 Public Domain Watch.........34
New Developments...........7
REVIEWS
Lotto File-A comprehensive lottery database for serious players10
DC Utilities 2.0a - Updated package now even more powerful.....13
Gram Slam - Grammar and style checking software................22
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Spherical, Black Gold, East vs. west: Berlin 1948, Dragonlord,
and STIK-GRIPPER Total Control Stand
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FEATURE STORY
NAMM Expo in Anahiem............................................1
A look at what's new in the world of MIDI
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Menu Plus-Desktop enhancement from Rimick Enterprises...........1
Atari Entertainment Division relocates-Siegel named president...1
Tracy Portable-Australian company offers STacy alternative......3
WordUP 3.0-E.Arthur Brown sells and supports word processor.....3
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from Readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 Public Domain Watch.........34
New Developments...........7
REVIEWS
Clip Art Round-Up - Packages from 12 vendors compared..........10
Magnetic Images, I.B. Computers, Migraph, ISD Marketing,
MicrOtyme, Timeworks, Computer Safari, Eykon Computer
Graphics, Stephens and Associates, Dream Maker Software,
T/Maker Software Company, and PCS Software.
IBM AT Emulator Comparison-ATonce and AT-Speed.................18
HagTerm Elite-Powerful, easy to use telecommunication software.23
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Night Hunter, Storm Lord & Onslaught, Treasure Trap, Tennis
Cup, and Just Another War in Space.
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Preparing a Mechanical Paste-Up.................................3
A tutorial on how to prepare your document for professional
printing.
NEW PRODUCTS AND STORIES OF INTEREST
eSTeem PILOT offer-Special offer to site license for schools....1
Atari demo contest-Make up a TT or Mega STe demo, win a prize...1
Gadgets by Small 68030 SST-The next generation of accelerators..9
New owners at MichTron-New products and attitude look good......9
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from Readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 Public Domain Watch.........34
New Developments...........7
REVIEWS
JoppaFAX-Send only FAX system for the ST........................1
Informer II 2.02-Updated text and graphics database............10
SuperCharger 1.4 update-PC emulator gets new features..........13
Tracker/ST-Powerful mailing list manager for the Atari.........15
Omniswitch and Acer Monitor-Multisync goodies from Talon.......18
Deluxe Paint-New paint and animation package...................21
Rio Drive-5.25" floppy with 360K or 720K storage...............24
GAMES
Conquest of Camelot-Another gem from Sierra....................28
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Nitro, Magic Fly, Colonel's Bequest, Operation Fireflight, and
Checkmate.
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FEATURE STORIES
COMDEX Fall '90: Atari makes a good showing
Atari's effort considered promising by developers...............1
A developer-by-developer tour of ATARI'S COMDEX booth
Greg Pratt: Can he help Atari?..................................3
An exclusive ST informer interview with Atari's new General
Manager
NEW PRODUCTS AND STORIES OF INTEREST
MVG scanner support - Modules allow scanning directly into MVG..1
Troops get Lynx Systems - Atari donates games to desert shield..1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City....................7
Letters from readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 Between the sheets...........9
SoapBox....................7 Public Domain Watch.........34
REVIEWS
Accelerator comparo test - Turbo 16 vs. ADSpeed................10
CodeKeys - The new macro recorder and editor from Codehead.....14
C-Manship Complete - for all you aspiring " C " programmers....16
Keep on Trackin' - The best Track Ball from Best Electronics...17
GEnie Star Services - Now get more for your online buck........18
Alladin ST - Automate your GEnie experience - free to members..20
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................28
The Immortal, Turbo Out Run, The Fool's Errand, Shadow of the
Beast, The King's Quest Companion, Their Finest Hour: The
Battle of Britain, and The Ten Best Games of 1990.
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RECENT SHOWS SPARK NEW HOPE FOR ATARI'S FUTURE
Southern California AtariFaire in Glendale......................1
Show promoter/organizer John King Tarpinian makes it look easy
WAACE hosts AtariFest in Renton, Virginia.......................1
East Coast gets to see one of the best shows ever.
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Migraph News - Pirate amnesty program and price cuts............1
Hewlett Packard Deskjet 500-More performance at a lower price...3
JoppaFaxSF01 - Full featured modem and send/FAX.................3
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 New Developments............24
SoapBox....................7 Public Domain Watch.........34
REVIEWS
OmniMon Rainbow-Display all three resolution on one monitor....10
LookIt! and PopIt-The Codeheads strike again with these two....12
BEST Power Supply - A better-than-stock ST power supply........15
Atari STacy 4-John Davis puts Atari's portable thru its paces..26
CardFile - An electronic 'Rolodex' (and more) as an accessory..18
ST/ime - Zubair interfaces' internal clock card................19
Arrakis Advantage - The education series from Atari............26
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................29
SimCity, Pipe Dream, Day of the Viper, The Third Courier,and
Blue Angels.
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Report on the 1990 Atari Fair...................................1
German enthusiasm for our favorite machine still running high.
Atari Corporate Involvement in the Fair.........................1
Large booth and presentations make Atari Corp's presence
known.
New TT-TOS Released at Dusseldorf..............................38
Atari Demonstrates the new feature loaded TT-TOS desktop.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Font Designer/FontVerter - Create & convert Calamus or PS Fonts.1
Calamus Hints & Tips-How to produce a newsletter with Calamus..12
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 The Help Key.................8
Letters from readers.......4 Between the sheets...........9
BITS Corner................6 New Developments............24
SoapBox....................7 Public Domain Watch.........34
REVIEWS
Outline Art-Just add creativity for high impact ..............16
vector graphics.
Script - A document processor along the lines of WriteNow......18
CUBASE - The midi workstation packaged as a sequencer..........20
Quick tools - A wide variety of memory efficient Utilities.....26
GAMES
Harmony - Adventures in the land of Metaphysics................28
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Hero's Quest, Imperium, Hoyle's Book of Games, Jack Nicklaus
Golf, Space Ace, and Flood.
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World of Atari show in San Jose.................................9
Visitors and exhibitors both found something to like about
this show despite developer turn-out and a minor-grade
scandal.
1990 Summer NAMM report.........................................3
John Davis gives us an in depth look at the latest gathering
of music industry folks and the role Atari played there.
Desk Top Video on the ST.......................................18
An introduction to the art of producing animation and other
video pieces on your Atari, professionally or as a hobby.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
ICD Host Adapter Upgrade - A new adapter and daughter board.....1
Atari Software - New marketing idea getting a slow start........1
Z-Keys - Connect an IBM AT compatible keyboard to your ST.......1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters from Readers.......4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 Public Domain Watch.........34
SoapBox....................7
REVIEWS
Megafile44 - The removable cartridge hard drive from Atari.....10
NeoDesk CLI - Command line interface that compliments NeoDesk..12
MultiDesk - Desk accessory expander gets an update.............14
PowerDrive - DreamPak's 1.44 megabyte floppy disk drive........16
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Aquanaut, Shark Attack, Leisure Suit Larry III, Cartographer,
Rings of Medusa.
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STe problems continue...........................................1
A problem with the DMA circuitry is now befuddling some
buyers of this new Atari machine.
When the bough breaks. .........................................3
Ken Ballweg's sometimes hair-raising, sometimes funny tale
of a major overhaul on his ST.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
HyperText - A soon to release HyperMedia database generator.....1
Forecaster III - Software that allows you to manipulate.........1
weather data.
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters to the editors.....4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 New Developments............20
SoapBox....................7 Public Domain Watch.........30
REVIEWS
Athena II - an excellent entry level CAD program...............10
Explorer M1 - Making music with the Korg M1 just got better....13
HotWire - A jump beyond the plain ol' GEM desktop..............21
GAMES
Future Wars: Adventure in time-A brilliant graphic adventure...24
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Dragon's Lair, North & South, Drakklhen, Infestation, stryx
and Gold of the Americas.
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Optimism at Atari...............................................1
Changes bring new hope of a bright future.
NeoDesk 3 in the works..........................................1
New version said to take the desktop a quantum leap forward.
Vancouver Atari Show............................................1
Canadians see Atari's present and future.
Spotlight on an Atari Dealer....................................3
Adept Computer's Bob Burns tells us how to do it well.
Warp 16, Scotty!................................................9
LeRoy Valley's guided tour of ST acceleration
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters to the editors.....4 The Help Key.................8
BITS Corner................6 Computer Tutor..............22
SoapBox....................7 Public Domain Watch.........35
REVIEWS
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PRODUCTIVITY & UTILITIES
Image Cat - Wiz Works graphic image cataloging software........10
Phasar 4.0 - Home accounting software from Antic...............12
Canvas - A new drawing program from MichTron...................16
HARDWARE
Gravis MouseStick - A solution to joystick/mouse switching.....18
RF302R and RF302I Disk Drives..................................23
EDUCATION AND MUSIC
Tiger Cub - Dr. T's powerful entry level sequencer.............14
Kidpainter and Kidgrid-D.A. Brumleve scores again (and again)..20
FM Melody Maker Update - Docs for programming available........22
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................29
Federation, Altered Beast, Chronquest II, Batman, Pro Soccer,
and Clown-O-Mania.
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AtariFest 1990..................................................1
PACE hosts an eventful show in Pittsburgh
Upgrading your 520ST .........................................10
Part two in a two part how-to series.
NEW PRODUCTS
Stalk the Market version 2.0-Stock Charting/Analysis software...1
Touch-Up Accessory - Allows Touch-Up to drive canon scanners....1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 The Help Key.................8
Letters to the editors.....4 BITS Corner..................9
Between the sheets.........6 Computer Tutor..............20
SoapBox....................7 New Developments............21
Rumor City.................7 Public Domain Watch.........35
REVIEWS
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PRODUCTIVITY & UTILITIES
Advanced ST Subjects - Ralph Turner's latest hint book..........3
Quick ST II-the latest QuickST update comes in quite a package.12
Video Text - Video titling and presentation software...........16
Textual Users Interface - A command-line interface in a window.18
EDUCATION & MUSIC
FM Melody Maker - Stereo music with your ST....................14
Math Blaster - Learning math made fun..........................19
GAMES
Iron Lord - A great arcade adventure from UBI soft.............29
ST Gamer.......................................................30
Bermuda Project, Superman, Stunt Track Racer, 3-D Pool, Risk
and Puzzle Mania.
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World of Atari..................................................1
ST Informer goes to Anaheim - here's the report.
Upgrading your 520ST...........................................11
New guys go... and live to tell about it!
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Rumor City...................7
Letters to the editors.....4 The Help Key.................8
Investment Views...........6 New Developments............19
SoapBox....................7 Public Domain Watch.........35
REVIEWS
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PRODUCTIVITY & HARDWARE
SuperCharger - The external PC Emulator device from Talon.......1
Stalker/Steno - A pair of very useful accessories..............10
WordPerfect - The final chapter in our multi-part re-review....12
Quartet - An entry level music/sound editor....................18
Calamus Font Editor - now even more flexibility with Calamus...20
PageStream Fonts - Chet looks at 12 font packages..............22
GAMES
Red Storm Rising - Clancy's book now a MicroProse simulation...25
ST Gamer.......................................................26
Never Mind, Dr. Doom, Miami Vice, Trump Castle, Rick Dangerous
and Knight Force
UTILITIES
LaserBrain - An Epson emulator for the Atari SLM804............31
Virus Killer - Search out and destroy nasties in your system...34
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FEATURE STORIES & ARTICLES OF INTEREST
CompuFest 1990 in Oklahoma City.................................1
Mike and John: We came, we saw, we took some notes."
Waldensoftware stocking ST products.............................1
Missouri store bows under Atari user pressure.
MichTron moves..................................................1
Leading Atari developer gets new digs.
The Big "Atari Users" Quiz......................................7
See how much you really know about the Atari world
PageStream Hints & Tips: part III..............................15
We "tag" along with Chet Walters in this installment
The Atari STe: part III........................................27
This month we take a closer look at the new Atari.
NEW PRODUCTS
Lantech LAN - Promising Local Area Network now shipping.........1
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 The Help Key.................8
Letters to the editors.....4 Dr. MIDI....................21
Investment Views...........6 Public Domain Watch.........30
Rumor City.................7
REVIEWS
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PRODUCTIVITY & HARDWARE
DC Desktop - An alternative to the old "boring" desktop.........9
WordPerfect - Part two of a three part review..................12
GOOD Backup Utility - Fast dependable hard drive backups.......16
GenieScan - Datel's affordable hand-held scanner reviewed......17
D.A.S.H. - Duplication and security handler from MichTron......21
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................22
Weird Dreams, World Trophy soccer, The Promised Lands, Clue
Master Detective, Breach 2 and Double Dragon II
UTILITIES
Prospero Developers Toolkit....................................28
Utilities for Pascal, Fortran or C.
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FEATURE STORIES
PC Emulators....................................................1
Still more news from the world of IBM emulation
The Atari STe...................................................1
Derek Mihocka takes a test drive in the new machine from Atari
PageStream Hints & Tips.........................................9
Some more pointers about using PageStream, from Uncle Chet
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
RONSAT's Stonehenge II - External RAM disk for your ST..........1
Templicty 2.0 - Template for business & personal spreadsheets...3
MicroVision Hard Drives - 325 and 650meg. SCSI kits.............3
Critical Path 1.1 - Recent update offers many enhancements......3
Quick ST II - The software screen accelerator gets an update....6
Word Quest Utilities - Artisan releases complimentary package..36
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 The Help key.................8
Letters to the editors.....4 Dr. MIDI ...................23
Investment Views...........6 Computer Tutor..............25
ST Informer SoapBox........7 dbMAN.......................34
Rumor City.................7 Public Domain Watch.........35
REVIEWS
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PRODUCTIVITY & HARDWARE
WordPerfect - The "professional" word processor revisited......12
MegaClick - Give your Mega keyboard a better feel..............15
Wordflair - An integrated document processor for the ST........16
DVT backup system - use a VCR to back-up hard & floppy drives..19
MUSIC & MIDI
Roland Pad 5 - A MIDI rhythm controller reviewed...............21
The TX-81Z/DX11 VDS - Voice Development for Yamaha Synths......22
EDUCATION
True Basic Math Series - Algebra and Discrete Math.............24
GAMES
ST Gamer.......................................................26
Balance of Power, Renegade, Bubble Bobble, Table Tennis
Simulation, Artura, and Chaos Strikes Back.
UTILITIES
Universal Item Selector III....................................31
Cheetah - A file back-up program seen for the first time.......33
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FEATURE STORIES
PC Ditto II by Avante Garde.....................................1
Whats Happening and why.
Winter CES 1990 in Las Vegas....................................3
New guys go... and live to tell about it!
Interfacing PageStream and Ultrascript.........................12
A how-to by Chet Walters
Winter Namm 1990...............................................18
Special show coverage by the staff of STI and MIDI Resource Mags
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
SupraModem 2400 Plus high speed Modem...........................1
Tracker/ST - The mail merge/person tracker......................9
KX - The remote keyboard adapter...............................32
COLUMNS
Potpourri..................2 Dr. MIDI....................19
Letters to the editors.....4 Between the sheets..........20
Investment Views...........6 Computer Tutor..............24
Rumor City.................7 SQL Users Corner............33
The Help Key...............8 Public Domain Watch.........34
REVIEWS
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PRODUCTIVITY & HARDWARE
J.K. Lassers Tax Advantage.....................................10
The cordless Mouse.............................................15
Critical Path..................................................16
EDUCATION
Note Wizard/Scale Master/Chord Magic...........................21
Kid Publisher Professional.....................................23
GAMES
Pirates........................................................25
ST Gamer.......................................................26
Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun, Universe 3, Super Hang-on,
Dragons of Flame, Pro Tennis Tour, and Stik-Gripper.
UTILITIES
D.C. Utilities.................................................31
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FEATURE STORY
PC Ditto II.....................................................1
The long awaited PC Emulation card from Avante-Garde arrives
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
FTL releases Chaos the Dungeon Master upgrade...................1
Double Clicks desktop replacement, D.C Desktop..................1
Fast Fax from MichTron now available............................1
MouseStick the mouse alternative by Advanced Gravis.............3
UIS III from Application and Design Software....................3
Add text and effects to vidtapes and vidtext....................3
Phasor 4.0 the personal finance manager.........................7
SGSnet MIDI based LAN system...................................14
Sound manipulation with the Digitizer Machine..................35
Get the arcade feel with Stik-Gripper..........................35
COLUMNS
Potpourri.......................................................2
Investment views................................................6
Rumor City......................................................7
The Help Key....................................................8
Dr. MIDI.......................................................20
Computer Tutor.................................................24
ST Gamer.......................................................26
dbMAN PowerLine................................................33
Public Domain Watch............................................34
REVIEW
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PRODUCTIVITY & HARDWARE
MFD1080 Disk Drive..............................................9
Pagestream 1.8.................................................10
Becker CAD.....................................................15
Word Up 2.0....................................................18
MUSIC & MIDI
BIG BAND.......................................................21
EDUCATION
Word Quest II..................................................23
GAMES
Omega..........................................................25
ST Gamer......................................................26
PowerDrone, Star Command, Manhunter: San Francisco, Maniac
Mansion, Shufflepuck Cafe, Dark Side, Hawaiian Odyssey/scenery
disk #9
PROGRAMMING
Hi Soft C Interpreter..........................................30
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COMDEX'FALL'89 special show coverage
Atari says, "We want to be partners"...........................1
Atari announced several new plans to help stimulate ST
development
ISD ups the ante with DynaCADD 1.7.............................1
DynaCADD now offers even more professional features.
JRI introduces new Genlock system..............................1
JRI unveiled a new STe external Genlock system
Fleet Street 3.0 nears completion..............................3
MichTron demonstrated their soon to be released DTP package.
Dr. T's introduces T.I.G.E.R. Cub..............................3
New powerful music software package aimed at the beginner.
Blue Chip International releases Wordflair.....................3
Integrated document processor combines many functions
The complete Guide to the Atari Portfolio......................7
Abacus releases instructional hand book for the Atari PC
Portfolio
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................6
Rumor City.....................................................7
The Help Key...................................................8
Between the Sheets.............................................9
Dr. MIDI......................................................18
Computer Tutor................................................23
ST Gamer......................................................26
Getting the most from SQL.....................................34
Public Domain Watch...........................................35
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Beta-CAD......................................................10
Protest.......................................................12
DeskSet II....................................................16
PC Portfolio..................................................18
Music & MIDI
KCS Level II..................................................19
Education
Geography Tutor...............................................22
Games
Tailspin......................................................24
ST Gamer......................................................26
Targhan, Hillsfar, Paperboy, Tank Attack, Operation
Counter-Strike, F/16 Combat Pilot and Pobulus.
Programming
STOS Compiler.................................................31
C-Compiler Comparison.........................................32
Mark Williams C vs. Laser C
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Feature Stories & Articles of Interest
Developers form 'self defense' group...........................1
Software developers put together Atari ST Developers
Association
WAACE AtariFest '89............................................3
A full report on the only full scale east coast AtariFest this
year.
Now hear this..................................................7
Darren "the new guy" speaks
New Products & Services
Navarone releases STSCAN version 1.5...........................1
STix plans head-to-head computer show..........................9
Computer Publications publishes sharware and PD newsletter.....9
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................6
Rumor City.....................................................7
The Help Key...................................................8
Dr. MIDI......................................................21
Computer Tutor................................................24
ST Gamer......................................................26
dBMAN PowerLine...............................................32
Public Domain Watch...........................................33
Reviews
Utilities & Productivity
Hard drive back-up showdown...................................10
We test-drive six hard drive back-up software packages
Migraph Hand Scanner..........................................14
ToadFile 44...................................................16
ICD Host Adapter software 4.X.................................16
GoGo-ST.......................................................31
Music & MIDI
T.I.G.E.R.....................................................18
Guitaristics..................................................20
Education
Link Word Spanish.............................................22
Trigonometry..................................................24
Games
ST Gamer......................................................26
Project Neptune, F40 Pursuit simulator, Lombard Rac Rally,
Blood Money, World Snooker, Colossus Chess X and Indiana Jones
and The Last Crusade.
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Feature Stories
MichTron releases PC emulator..................................1
In a surprising announcement, MichTron has begun shipping PC
Speed. This new PC emulator board is said to have a Norton
rating of 4
New marketing campaign to use ST's in video production.........1
Computer Visual Marketing is creating a network of video
advertising. ST's are used for creating the ads.
The Dallas Texas World of Atari show..........................10
Developer turnout for WOA shows continues to be favorable.
Products sold were discounted as heavy as 90% by end of show.
New Products & Services
Turbo16 accelerator board now shipping.........................1
MichTron releases ProText......................................3
New "cordless mouse" from Practical Solutions..................3
Neocept announces WordUp version 2.0...........................7
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................6
Rumor City.....................................................7
The Help Key...................................................8
Between the Sheets.............................................9
Dr. MIDI......................................................21
ST Gamer......................................................24
Getting the most from SQL.....................................32
Public Domain Watch...........................................33
Reviews
Utilities & Productivity
Touch-Up......................................................12
FunctionZ and KEY mark........................................14
Hard Drive Turbo Kit..........................................16
Music & MIDI
MidiMax.......................................................18
T-BASIC.......................................................20
Education
Probability...................................................22
Games
ST Gamer......................................................24
Combat Course, Tower Toppler, Makin' whoopee!, Jug, Rambo III,
Demon's Winter, Red Lightning and Gauntlet II
Programming & Utilities
GFA BASIC 3.07 (Compiler).....................................29
Tempus II.....................................................30
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Feature Stories
The future of AtariFest?.......................................1
With two AtariFests already canceled, show promoters have much
to work out as charges are made of interference and failure
to coordinate.
Atari's profit declines 94%....................................3
While Atari's profits are down for the second quarter, Atari's
stock continues to rise.
Tricks & Tips..................................................7
John Davis reveals an undocumented feature of NeoChrome
Using X-Press and the ST in education.........................E1
Middle school students learn to tap into the vast amounts of
information that X-Press has to offer
Using the ST for tutoring at home.............................E8
New Products & Services
WordPerfect Corp updates word processing software..............1
Abacus releases professional CAD package.......................3
Conner Peripherals announce hard drives for Stacy..............3
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................6
Rumor City.....................................................7
The Help Key...................................................8
Dr. MIDI......................................................20
ST Gamer......................................................21
Public Domain Watch...........................................29
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
FA-ST Tape Backup..............................................9
First Word Plus 3.14..........................................11
El Cal........................................................14
Music & MIDI
Beat Box......................................................16
RealTime 1.1..................................................18
Education
Third Annual Educational Software Guide.......................E2
More than 100 educational titles categorized and described.
Games
ST Gamer......................................................21
Battle Chess, Swiftar, Batman, Titan, Devon Aire, Ballistix,
Captain Fizz, Baal, and Zak McCracken.
Programming & Utilities
CODEHEAD Utilities............................................26
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Feature Stories
Atari may sell cash-drain......................................1
Retail chain interested in the Federated Group
Michigan World of Atari........................................3
The Dearborn, Michagan World of Atari show produces excellent
turnout. Many products were sold out before the close of the
show.
The 1989 Summer NAMM - Part II................................16
NAMM exhibitors question the value of two shows a year. Most
products shown were based on refinement of existing products
New Products & Services
Imagen ships 1-Meg version of UltraScript......................1
Maxwell CPU ships GoGoST & MegSTender.........................30
Regent announces function key labeling system.................30
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................8
Rumor City.....................................................9
The Help Key..................................................10
Dr. MIDI......................................................15
Computer Tutor................................................22
ST Gamer......................................................23
Getting the most from SQL.....................................28
Public Domain Watch...........................................29
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Carter Graphics SQ44 removable hard disk.......................1
Personal Finance Manager......................................11
Two replacement mice for the ST...............................13
Music & MIDI
UltraMIDI.....................................................19
Education
Bentley Bear's General Store..................................21
Games
ST Gamer......................................................23
Space Quest III, Double Dragon, World Karate Championship,
Action Fighter and Thunder Blade
Programming & Utilities
Turbo ST l.6...................................................9
HotWire.......................................................26
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Feature Stories
The 1989 Summer NAMM Show......................................1
A grief report on the National Association of Music
Merchandisers show held in Chicago. Look for more in-depth
coverage next month
A question of semantics........................................3
Just how do you measure speed improvement anyway?
A lightweight looks at PageStream..............................8
Some observations on whether Pagestream is a good package for
users with limited equipment
Summer Consumer Electronics Show..............................23
Atari introduces the world's first portable color game system.
New Products & Services
European developer now shipping accelerator board..............1
Antic ships Cyber Print and STOS BASIC compiler................1
Schaefer SuperGraphics revises software titles.................3
WordPerfect lowers retail price on word processor..............3
Lantech systems announces low coast LAN........................6
FTL Games now publishing Adventurer's Handbook.................6
Future Systems enters hard drive market........................9
MIDImouse Music releases MIDI Music Lessons...................16
Regent announces low cost word Processor......................34
Bill Skurski Enterprises releases instructional videos........34
Monthly Columns
Potpourri.....................2 Investment Views.............7
Rumor City....................9 The Help Key................10
Dr. MIDI.....................16 Computer Tutor..............20
ST Gamer.....................25 Getting the most from dBNAN.32
Public Domain Watch..........33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
RC Aerochopper................................................12
MegaDrive.....................................................14
Music & MIDI
MuScript I....................................................17
Mouseterpiece.................................................19
Education
The Computer Guide to the Solar System........................21
Games
Space Station Oblivion........................................24
ST Gamer 25
Dej'a Vu II, Off Shore Warrior, Fire and Forget, Galactic
Conqueror, Hole in One Miniature Golf, King's Quest IV, Road
Runner, Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom, Lost Dutchman Mine,
and Superstar Ice Hockey
Programming & Utilities
XPRO..........................................................30
Turbo ST......................................................31
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Feature Stories
Anaheim World of Atari Show....................................1
Large developer and spectator turnout made the first World of
Atari Show a big success.
WordPerfect continues development on the ST....................1
Despite sluggish sales, WordPerfect Corp. is going ahead with
new software enhancements for WordPerfect 4.1
Atari announces 1989 first quarter earnings....................1
Although sales on Atari's ST and PC computers are up income
earnings for the first quarter of '89 are down compared to
last year
Michigan Atari Computer Expo...................................3
LeRoy Valley reports on the latest AtariFest held early May in
Detroit
Building a hard drive is easier than you think.................6
Rev. Satterlee shares his experience of putting together a low
cost hard drive
School kids find Atari easy to use............................21
ST in the classroom provides for more freedom and creativity
New Products & Services
IT'S ALL RELATIVE - Genealogical data base.....................8
MichTron releases Personal Finance Manager.....................9
Migraph announces 400 DPI hand scanner.........................9
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................7
Rumor City.....................................................9
The Help Key..................................................10
Dr. MIDI......................................................19
Computer Tutor................................................20
ST Gamer......................................................27
Getting the most from SQL.....................................28
Public Domain Watch...........................................32
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
B.E.S.T. Business Management..................................11
UltraScript...................................................14
VideoKey......................................................16
Music & MIDI
EditTrak......................................................18
Education
KidPublisher..................................................21
Games
Hostage Rescue Mission........................................22
ST Gamer......................................................23
All Aboard!, Star Quake, Arkanoid, A.L.C.O.N., Tetris,Typhoon
Thompson, Star Wars, Spaceracer, Downhill Challenge, A Day at
the races and Simcity.
Programming
DevpacST......................................................30
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Feature Stories
Spring COMDEX '89..............................................1
Atari makes strong showing at the 9th annual Spring COMDEX
held this year in Chicago
Developers share views concerning Atari's new direction........1
Views expressed ranged from outright optimism to utter
pessimism
Two new Atari executives have already made strong impressions..6
An interview with Antonio Salerno, director of software
marketing and Joe Mendolia, vice president of marking
At last! A 16MHz accelerator board............................12
Jim Allen of Andover Massachusetts has succeded in creating
the first working accelerator board for the ST
New Products & Services
Avant-Garde announces pc-ditto II..............................1
Practical Solutions start ACE support club.....................3
CodeHead announces HotWire.....................................3
Artisan software releases GEM based graphing software..........3
E. Arthur Brown Co. claims Findex V is a unique data system....9
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................7
Rumor City.....................................................9
The Help Key..................................................10
Dr. MIDI......................................................20
Computer Tutor................................................23
ST Gamer......................................................27
Getting the most from dBMAN...................................31
Public Domain Watch...........................................32
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Replay 4......................................................14
PHASAR - PHTAX 3.0............................................16
FIRSTCADD 2.0.................................................18
Music & MIDI
TWEAK It!.....................................................20
MIDI Thru/Out Cable...........................................21
Education
CroSTword.....................................................23
Word Quest....................................................24
Games
Leisure Suit Larry II.........................................26
ST Gamer......................................................27
Operation: Clean Streets, Techno Cop, Dungeon Master
Adventuer's Handbook, Orbiter, Alien Syndrome, Zany Golf,Tetra
Quest, Battleship and Time & Magik
Programming & Utilities
Concepts in Programming.......................................29
STOS - the game creator.......................................30
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Feature Stories
CeBIT '89......................................................1
Atari made several hardware announcements at CeBIT held in
West Germany. Leonard Tramiel stated that Atari will launch an
enormous marketing campaign in the U.S. which will be kicked
off at Spring COMDEX in chicago
Atari dumps Federated Group....................................3
Atari has announced that the Federated Group retail
subsidiary has been discontinued and is looking for ways to
dispose of it.
Going head to head.............................................6
The Atari ST and Mac compete for Desktop publishing contract
Electronic Artistry...........................................18
Gregg Kernes speaks with recording arts syntheist Michael
Charles.
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................7
Rumor City.....................................................9
The Help Key..................................................10
Between the Sheets............................................11
Dr. MIDI......................................................19
Computer Tutor................................................22
ST Gamer......................................................26
Getting the most from SQL.....................................32
Public Domain Watch...........................................33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Drafix 1/ST...................................................12
Synapse multipurpose switch box...............................16
Superbase Professional v3.01..................................14
Music & MIDI
Ludwig........................................................20
Education
First Math....................................................22
Kid's Stuff...................................................24
Games
Manhunter.....................................................25
ST Gamer......................................................26
Dream Zone, Full Count Baseball, UMS American Civil War &
Viettnam scenario disks, Space Harrier and Out Run
Programming & Utilities
Concepts in Programming.......................................29
STOS - the game creator.......................................30
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Feature Stories
PostScript emulator now shipping...............................1
UltraScript now gives Atari's SLM804 laser printer PostScript
capabilities. other printers will be supported in the future
Enthusiasm continues...........................................3
An interview with Sig Hartmann followed by some news
concerning Atari's US marketing and MIDI developments
One day while riding the subway................................6
A heated discussion between a PageStream and Calamus Owner.
A BASIC little war............................................31
A comparison of GFA, Hisoft and LDW BASICs
New Products & Services
UltraScript now available for Atari's SLM804 laser printer.....1
ISD announces May 1989 release of DynaCADD2,0..................1
Hisoft Professional and GFA 3.05 BASICs now shipping...........1
Templicity 1.5 offers 60 spreadsheet templates.................9
MichTron' HyperFont generates GDOS fonts in unlimited sizes....9
Gribnif Software announces enhanced NeoDesk 2.02..............17
Dr. T's announces two upgrades for copyist 1.6 owners.........20
Practical Solutions ships MIDI Thru/Out cable.................20
Monthly Columns
Potpourri.....................2 Investment Views.............7
Rumor City....................9 The Help Key................10
Between the Sheets...........16 Dr. MIDI....................20
Computer Tutor...............22 ST Gamer....................24
Getting the most from dBman..32 Public Domain Watch.........33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
PC Tax software (Investment views).............................7
The Tax Advantage.............................................11
Tweety Board..................................................12
Thunder 1.4...................................................13
ADE - Atari Hard Drive Enhancement............................15
Graphic Design for the Electronic Age.........................18
Music & MIDI
ESQ-I/M/SQ-80 Capture.........................................21
Education
Spelling Bee..................................................22
AIDS: A program about Health..................................23
Games
ST Gamer......................................................24
Crash Garrett, Annals of Rome, Sorcerer Lord, Firezone and
Stir Crazy
Final Assault.................................................27
Programming & Utilities
Hissoft BASIC.................................................29
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Feature Stories
GFA and Antic sign long term agreement.........................3
Antic Software will now be the exclusive marketing and support
source for the GFA product line in the U.S. and Canada
CIS............................................................6
Going on-line with CIS, the CompuServe information Service.
A look at one of the original national information services.
How to insure that your ST is really insured...................7
How to get paid as much as possible should you have a casualty
loss
New Products & Services
Moniterm Corp. introduces 19-inch high resolution monitor......1
Avant-Garde systems announces hardware version of pc-ditto.....1
R/C Aerochopper simulates radio controlled flying..............1
Atari Corp. to open consumer products division.................3
PCM Industries announces 720k disk drive under $200............3
Data inovations offers cooperative venture with programmers....9
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................7
Rumor City.....................................................9
The Help Key..................................................10
Between the Sheets............................................15
Dr. MIDI......................................................19
Computer Tutor................................................22
Getting the most from SQL.....................................32
Public Domain Watch...........................................33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Hewlett-Packard DeskJet.......................................11
Migraph HP DeskJet driver.....................................13
TurboJet HP DeskJet driver....................................13
NeoDesk 2.0...................................................14
DynaCADD......................................................16
G+Plus........................................................18
Music & MIDI
The Phantom...................................................21
Education
Magical Math I................................................22
Magical Math II...............................................22
Games
Falcon........................................................24
Steller Crusade...............................................26
Jet...........................................................28
Bismarck......................................................29
Programming
Prospero C for GEM............................................30
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Feature Stories
GFA severs ties with MichTron..................................1
GFA systemtechnik of Germany has cut ties with MichTron and is
currently looking for a new U.S. distributor. A report on the
events that led to the break up
BIX............................................................6
Going on-line with BIX, the Byte information eXchange. A
national information service that you can access with your
modem
New Products & Services
Tweety Board provides true stereo output from an ST............1
Touch-Up is a comprehensive image design tool..................3
Drive Master allows switching between two drives...............3
Drive B Switch Box allows switching between three drives.......3
New Mega dealership opens in midwest..........................24
Beat Box allows manipulation of digitized sound files.........33
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................7
Rumor City.....................................................8
The Help Key...................................................9
Between the Sheets............................................16
Dr. MIDI......................................................21
Computer Tutor................................................23
Getting the most from dBMAN...................................32
Public Domain Watch...........................................33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Star NX-2400 Multi-Font.......................................10
Stalk The Market..............................................12
Word Up 1.30..................................................14
Digispec......................................................17
Unispec.......................................................17
EZ-Grade......................................................18
Music & MIDI
Tunesmith.....................................................21
Education
Atari Planetarium.............................................23
Games
A question of Scruples........................................25
Lost Scrolls of Mount Anaias..................................26
Elite.........................................................27
Sky Chase.....................................................28
Programming
Utilities Plus................................................30
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Enthusiasm.....................................................1
A report on Atari Corporation at COMDEX/Fall'88
UltraScript....................................................1
Postscript interpreter allows Atari SLM804 laser printers to
Print PostScript files.
Foreign products in abundance..................................6
A report on new developments from foreign developers
World wide user group in the making............................8
Disabled veteran proposes the formation of a world wide users
group
COMDEX/FALL'88 HIGHLIGHTS
DeskSet nears completion.......................................3
Hand scanner ready for U.S.....................................3
Instructional system uses 1040's...............................3
Lantech announces multi-line BBS & LAN........................29
Intersect Software demonstrates MasterLink....................29
190ST used in industrial applications.........................30
Seymore-Radix introduces HP DeskJet scanner...................30
ICD displays 155MB tape backup system.........................30
Monthly Columns
Potpourri...................2 Investment Views...............7
Rumor City..................8 The Help Key...................9
Between the Sheets.........15 Dr. MIDI......................21
Computer Tutor.............25 Getting the most from SQL.....32
Public Domain Watch........33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Megatouch..................10 Fontz......................11
STAccounts 1.0.............13 Macro Mouse................14
ST Clip Art................16 Revolver...................18
Accounts 2.0 update........20
Music & MIDI
Midi Draw..................21 Keys!......................22
Education
Flash Cards................24 The Magical Playground.....25
Games
Warship....................26 Gold of the Realm..........27
Paladin....................28 Roadwars...................29
Programming
The GFA BASIC Programmers Reference Guide, Vol. 1.............31
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Sig Hartmann speaks to ST enthusiasts at Glendale..............1
A verbatim account of Mr. Hartmann's speech at Glendale
Changes made at Federated......................................1
Federated is introducing Compu-Centers which will provide
better product knowledge and support
WAACE Atarifest '88............................................8
Atarifest show in Fairfax. VA offers lots to see and do
Find the Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow................10
LeRoy Valley offers NC_100 Rainbow owners tips on
compatibility and color printing capabilities
GLENDALE HIGHLIGHTS
Practical Solutions introduces stereo sound for the ST.........3
Neocept's WordUp word processor mixes text and graphics........3
Slow US sales have stopped product development at WordPerfect..3
Offspring allows you to breed new sounds for Roland's D-50.....6
Gadgets by Small is shipping Spectre 128.......................9
Mega ST Genlock System awaits FCC approval....................11
Future Systems introduces new disk drive......................18
Video Tape from Skurski Ent. aids new users...................18
Seymore-Radix shows enhanced IMG Scan.........................18
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investment Views...............................................7
Rumor City.....................................................9
The Help Key..................................................10
Between the Sheets............................................19
Dr. MIDI......................................................20
Computer Tutor................................................25
Getting the most from dBMAN...................................29
Public Domain Watch...........................................33
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
Flexcessory!..................................................12
MultiDesk.....................................................12
Superbase Professional part II................................14
Longevity.....................................................15
Master CAD....................................................16
Music & MIDI
Take Note Software............................................21
Education
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing...................................22
Skyplot.......................................................24
Games
Heroes of the Lance...........................................26
Twilight's Ransom.............................................27
Courtside Collage Basketball..................................28
Programming
Prospero PASCAL...............................................30
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Federated......................................................1
Atari sues the Federated Group and others, claiming they
misrepresented the chain's worth
MultiDesk......................................................1
New software breaks the 6 accessory barrier, allows
accessories to be dynamically loaded and unloaded
Spectre 128....................................................1
New Mac emulation cartridge uses Apple Macintosh 128k ROMS
allows ST owners to run more sophisticated Mac software
GEnie..........................................................6
Getting on-line with General Electric Network for information
Exchange
Is there a hard drive in your future? - Part II...............26
An alternative look at traditional hard drive purchasing. This
month Marc finishes up with a head to head comparison of two
host adapter kits marketed by ICD, Inc. and Berkeley systems
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
The Help Key...................................................3
Investment Views...............................................7
Between the Sheets............................................11
Computer Tutor................................................16
Dr. MIDI......................................................18
Getting the most from dBMAN...................................28
Public Domain Watch...........................................29
Reviews
Productivity & Hardware
IMG Scan vs. ST-Pictscan.......................................8
Superbase Professional........................................12
Accounts 2.0..................................................14
BMS-100 host adapter vs. ICD host adapter.....................26
Education
Educational Reference Guide - Part II.........................16
MIDI
Midisoft Studio Advanced Edition..............................19
Games
Goldrunner II and scenery disks...............................22
International Soccer..........................................13
Programming & Utilities
Hard disk Sentry..............................................21
GFA BASIC 3.0 Part II.........................................25
dBMAN 5.0 preview.............................................28
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ST Accelerator & Spectre 128...................................1
Hardware enhancements promise more power and versatility for
ST owners in the future
Seymor Radix's IMG Scan........................................1
Software version 1.82 significantly improves IMG Scan
No more GDOS?..................................................1
G+Plus is said to be a complete replacement for GDOS and adds
many new features with increased speed
Hard drive in your future? Part II.............................8
An alternate look at traditional hard drive purchasing
Why module coding can help you
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Computer Tutor................................................12
Public Domain Watch...........................................21
Reviews
Productivity
Templicity.....................................................4
Teachers Pet Drive.............................................7
Education
Educational Reference Guide -Part I...........................12
MIDI
Easy Score+...................................................16
Games
Scrabble......................................................18
Rockford......................................................19
Programming & Utilities
Shadow.........................................................8
GFA BASIC 3.0.................................................10
Laser C.......................................................14
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Publishing Partner Professional shipped in beta form...........1
Soflogik is shipping beta version only to customers that have
paid to upgrade up to professional
Houston Atari plant update.....................................1
Atari is in negotiations for 400,000 square foot facility
Spectre 128 to emulate Mac.....................................1
David Small is at it again. Mac 128k emulation is on the way
GFA III soon to be released....................................4
Travis Guy takes a look at a preliminary copy
Is there a hard drive in your future?..........................8
An alterative look at traditional hard drive purchasing
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
DR. MIDI......................................................18
Public Domain Watch...........................................22
Reviews
Productivity
Switch Back....................................................6
Quantum Paint..................................................9
Wholly Macro!.................................................11
GFA Draft Plus................................................12
LDW Power.....................................................14
MIDI
SMPTE Track - Part II.........................................16
Games
Leatherneck...................................................19
Lords of Conquest.............................................20
Programming & Utilities
GFA BASIC Reference Card......................................10
GFA BASIC Training Reboot Camp................................10
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Feature Stories
X*Press Information Service....................................1
An information service that you can take advantage of without
additional long distance phone costs.
Atari vs Micron................................................1
Hi-Tech companies form lobby because of chip shortages and
high prices
Houston Plant..................................................1
New Manufacturing facility is expected to provide 2,000 jobs
Virus Upgrade..................................................3
New developments on the ST virus front
Changes at Atari...............................................3
Chuck Babbit is no longer at Atari. Atari wants to work with
its dealers
Everything you wanted to know about pc-ditto - part II.........9
Making MS-DOS user friendly by using Batch files.
Getting the most out of DBman.................................16
Why module coding can help you
New Product News
Intersect Software expects to release its new software switcher6
Hi-Tech Advisors releases new accounting serices...............8
New drive cable allows you to switch between drives............8
Software package for health care professionals................15
New keyboard macro desk accessory ............................27
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investors Views................................................7
DR. MIDI......................................................18
Public Domain Watch...........................................26
Reviews Productivity
ML Write multi-Lingual Word Processor..........................6
MFD 720 Disk Drive.............................................8
NX 1000/Rainbow multi-font printers...........................10
2+2 Home Management Ststem....................................12
NeoDesk.......................................................13
Publish ST....................................................14
In the beginning..............................................17
A comparitive look at two beginners books.
MIDI
SMPTE-Track sequencer.........................................19
Games
Jinxter.......................................................21
Blockbuster...................................................22
Gunship.......................................................23
Carrier Command...............................................24
Programming & Utilities
True BASIC and pc-ditto.......................................25
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Feature Stories
Atari at COMDEX................................................1
Atari stresses the need for improved marketing for the current
computer line of STs and Megas
16 MHz accelerator board is almost ready.......................3
A story on the board and its creator
Future growth of Atari looks promising.........................6
A report on May 17th shareholders meeting
Amiga/Atari World Class Expo '88...............................8
This show was held in a shopping mall
Everything you wanted to know about pc-ditto..................15
Some time saving tips and advice.
Seattle AtariTrek.............................................16
Show highlights and products announced
COMDEX HIGHLIGHTS
ISD Marketing unveils 19" monitor for CAD and DTP..............1
Publishing Partner Professional nears completion...............1
Hybrid Arts conveys the need for overseas marketing............6
Revolver,the new environment switcher from Intersect Software.14
Migraph introduces 200 DPI scanner and new Easy-Draw add-ons..15
WordPerfect Corp. looks to lower the price of its WP..........19
Touch screen Technology for restaurants.......................28
MichTron announces new versions of Juggler and GFA Basic......29
Superbase Professional is now here............................29
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investors Views................................................7
DR. MIDI......................................................19
Computer Tutor................................................21
Public Domain Watch...........................................30
Reviews Productivity
Award Maker....................................................9
Base II.......................................................10
1st Word Plus.................................................12
Publish ST....................................................13
Computer Order Plus...........................................14
DigiSound.....................................................18
MIDI
SST Super Sequencer...........................................20
Educational
Three quiz programs for teachers and students.................21
Quiz Plus - Quiz Master construction Set - Quiz Wizard Elite
Games
Hunt for Red October..........................................23
Universal Military Simulator (UMS)............................25
Alien Fires...................................................26
Programming
OmniRes.......................................................11
K-Resource....................................................26
Two Disk cache programs.......................................27
New products..................................................28
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Feature Stories
Atari ST computers educate visitors at energy center...........1
Two engineers tell how STs are used to control an interactive
learning system and a talking robot that takes visitors on
a guided tour of Tennesee Valley Authority's energy center
European computer virus reported in U.S........................1
An ST virus is on the loose that mainly attacks floppy disks.
Is there a cure?
WordPerfect has no plans of withdrawing from ST Market.........3
WordPerfect executives explains corporate Philosophy and the
Atari market
Virus Primer..................................................31
What every user should know about "Commputer Viruses" and how
to stop them from spreading
New Product News
New C programmers association forms...........................14
GFA Draft Plus, new version offers more features..............18
Bible program, New Testament now on disk......................18
Omni/Res,run programs on any monitor regardless of resolution.27
Hard Disk Sentry, hard disk repair utility and optimizer......28
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investors Views................................................7
Computer Tutor................................................19
Public Domain Watch...........................................30
Reviews
Productivity
Juggler II.....................................................3
Book Reviews...................................................6
Analyze........................................................8
Phaser........................................................10
Mouse Master..................................................11
GFA Artist....................................................12
Super Directory...............................................15
Power Print ST................................................18
Music and MIDI
Music Construction Set........................................14
Oasis ST......................................................16
Educational
PreSchool KidProgs............................................19
First Letters & Words.........................................20
Games
Bomber Command................................................21
Gone Fish'n...................................................22
F-15 Strike Eagle.............................................23
Police Quest..................................................25
Programming
GFA BASIC quick program reference guide.......................13
GFA Companion 2.0.............................................26
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Feature Stories
16 MHz Accelerator board for ST................................1
New 68000 replacement will allow current ST owners to run
software at 16 or 8 Mhz
Software Blitter for the ST....................................1
Turbo ST offers immediate blitter upgrade for 520 and 1040
computer owners
Atari in the headlines.........................................3
Atari sues chip manufacturer for breach of contract and
antitrust laws violation
Atari receives approval to sell ST computers in East Germany
New Product News
Quantum Paint Box, promises 4,096 colors.......................1
Red October, game based on the best selling book...............3
KIS, new terminal package boasts ease of use..................13
Easy Tools, new accessory for Easy-Draw.......................13
Diet, Longevity & Code Blue, health & life style..............15
STarlight, educational program for programmers................15
Slaygon, newest game release from Microdeal...................15
HP Deskjet Drivers, GDOS drivers from Migraph.................15
Alien Fires - 2100 A.D.,new game for ST.......................17
Bomber Command, new game from Mars Software...................25
Digisound, two new sound digitizers...........................26
Monthly Columns
Potpourri......................................................2
Investors Views................................................7
Making money with your ST......................................9
Computer Tutor................................................18
Public Domain Watch...........................................24
Reviews Productivity
Spectrum 512...................................................1
Astra SW2 monitor switch box...................................6
Word Perfect...................................................8
Juggler.......................................................10
The Informer..................................................11
Educational
Calculas......................................................18
Mixed Up Mother Goose.........................................19
Games
Deja Vu.......................................................20
Programming
Tempus........................................................21
MT C-Shell....................................................23
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Feature Stories
NAMM Show held in Anaheim, Calif..............................14
The AtariST was the machine of choice with software vendors
at this prestigious west coast MIDI show.
Sierra On Line waits and sees..................................1
Company is monitoring support versus sales to determine future
in the ST marketplace
Letter Campaign by User urges action...........................3
You could make a difference with your effort
Atari plots course for increased sales.........................3
Monthly Columns
"Potpourri"....................................................2
"The Help Key".................................................6
"Investors Views"..............................................7
"Making money with your ST"....................................9
"Computer Tutor"..............................................19
"Public Domain Watch".........................................21
Reviews
Productivity
"DataManager ST"...............................................8
"GTS 100 Disk Drive"..........................................10
"CYBER Paint".................................................12
"Flash 1.52"..................................................16
"Word Perfect"................................................18
Music
"Music Studio"................................................17
Educational
"Invasion"....................................................19
"ABZOO".......................................................20
Games
"Defender of the Crown".......................................22
"President Elect".............................................23
Programming
"OSS Personal Pascal 2.0".....................................24
"Tackle Box"..................................................28
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Feature Stories
Atari shows bright future......................................1
The third quarter 1987 Atari financial statement was good
economic news for many
WordUp promises flexibility....................................3
Fully GEM operational, WordUp promises creative graphic/text
flexibility. To release Late January 88
New Product News
"Juggler", MichTron's answer to multi-tasking..................3
"AB ZOO", new educatinal program MichTron......................6
"Invasion", new educational game released......................6
"Universal Item Selector", creates sensation...................6
"CCL Real Basic" released as version 1.3.......................8
"GFA Artist", animation probram from MichTron.................11
"2+2 HMS" Home Financial Management System....................13
"Companion 2.0" release in GFA series by MichTron.............17
"Switch Back" from Alpha Systems..............................27
Monthly Columns
"Potpourri"....................................................2
"The Help Key".................................................6
"Investors Views"..............................................7
"Making money with your ST"....................................9
"Computer Tutor"..............................................20
"Public Domain Watch".........................................26
Reviews
Productivity
"Micro Lawyer".................................................8
"Word Perfect"................................................10
"Supra 2400 Baud Modem".......................................11
"High-Tech Church Manager"....................................12
"BBS Express ST"..............................................14
"Cardiac Arrest"..............................................16
Games
"Space Quest II"..............................................23
"Dungeon Master"..............................................24
Educational
"Kid Talk"....................................................20
"Kinderrama"..................................................22
Programming
"True Basic"..................................................18
"GFA Basic Book...............................................25
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Feature Stories
Atari to build new plant.......................................1
Atari tries to increase their production share for the US
market from 20% of product to more with the opening of Silicon
Valley California.
pc-ditto out with update.......................................1
With mouse control, ST Writer moves into the ST age. Free
version 2.0 on this months PD Disk
What does Idris offer ST users.................................3
An interview with Gary Fredericks of Jefferson Software on the
future potential of the Idris system for ST users
My Favorite Programs...........................................8
A walk down memory lane, as Associate Editor Ken Balweg thumbs
through his disk bank for the most enduring programs
New Product News
ST Solderless 512K to 2.5 Meg upgrade for ST..................15
Vohaul's Revenge, Roger Wilco, Ace Janitor....................17
New prospero Fortran Compiler.................................20
GFA Basic book now available from MichTron....................24
PowerPrint ST now shipping....................................27
Monthly Columns
"Potpourri" by Rod MacDonald...................................2
"The Help Key" by Rod Macdonald................................6
"Investors Views" by Martha Yungk..............................7
"Making money with your ST" by Patricia McConnel...............9
"Computer Tutor" by Joy Bushnell..............................18
"Public Domain Watch" by Chris Latham.........................24
Reviews
Productivity
"Cyber Studio"................................................10
"Athena II", Computer Aided Design............................11
"Easy Draw SuperCharger" with bit image graphics..............14
"The Tax Advantage", an early bird look.......................16
"Avatex 2400" baud modem......................................17
"sprite Factory", for serious programmers.....................23
"The Chameleon", a companion to Sprite Factory................26
Games
"Star Trek", the Rebel Universe...............................21
"Test Drive", puts you behind the wheel.......................22
Educational
"Aesop's Fables", reading and spelling........................16
"Algebra I" entry level math programs.........................19
"Geometry I" entry level math programs........................19
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12/87 (vol.6)
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Feature Stories
Atari shows future of computing................................1
The future of computing is an openly structured concept of
limitless potential
ST Writer Elite Now uses GEM..................................13
With mouse control, ST Writer moves into the ST age. Free
version 2.0 on this months PD Disk
New Product News
ST Desktop publishing market heats up..........................3
New Oak Disk Safe Adds Beauty..................................4
Modula-2 Version 1.1 for TOS and IDRIS.........................6
More Professional Dealers Hoped for by Atari...................8
New Oak Monitor Stand.........................................13
Mad Scientist Software "QuizPlus".............................18
LaserType makes forms work easy...............................20
Digital Visions low coast video digitizer.....................25
"Sales-Pro" and "Sales Pro Plus"..............................27
Icon Simulations announces "TMON ST"..........................28
Monthly Columns
"Potpourri" by Rod MacDonald...................................2
"Investors Views" by Martha Yungk..............................7
"Making money with your ST" by Patricia McConnel...............9
"Computer Tutor" by Joy Bushnell..............................16
"Public Domain Watch" by Chris Latham.........................23
Reviews
Productivity
"Multi-Manager" Point of Sale Program.........................10
"OCP Art Studio"..............................................11
"Interlink ST" Telecommunications.............................12
"LDW Basic Compiler" Version 2.0..............................14
"STuff" by MichTron is Bag of Utilities.......................24
MIDI
"Mikey Traxx" Top 40 Music Player.............................25
Games
"Marble Madness"..............................................19
"Gridiron" the football simulator.............................21
"Midi-Maze" Multi Machine game................................22
Educational
"SpaceMath" Lunar Lander......................................16
"WordMaster"..................................................17
"Math Talk" Fractions.........................................17
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10/87 (vol.5)
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WordPerfect now shipping.......................................1
Glendale Atari Show Bigger and Better..........................1
Guitaristics promises composing help...........................2
ST Host Controller Kit for do it yourself hard drives..........2
Potpourri......................................................2
OSS Personal Pascal version 2.0 now shipping...................3
Mickey Traxx Top 40 Music player is ready......................3
Letters from Readers...........................................4
Investment Views...............................................6
Between the Sheets - Spreadsheet comparison Reviews.*..........7
A-Calc Prime - Review.*........................................8
EZ-Calc - Review.*.............................................9
Logistik - Review.*...........................................10
Poweredge ST - Review.*.......................................11
SwiftCalc - Review.*..........................................12
VIPTEXT - Review.*............................................13
VIP Proffessional and MasterPlan - Review.*...................13
New Book from Compute! covers VDI in Atari ST.................15
Making Money with your ST.....................................16
Public Domain Watch...........................................17
Retail Business Package Now Available BDT.....................17
GEM! Let's keep it a standard for the ST......................18
GFA Companion - Review........................................19
Tune Up! A hard Disk optimizer - Review.......................20
Product Previews - Payroll Master and Inventory Master........20
Computer Tutor - ST Alpha Bytes, Mad Libs Reviews.............21
Breach - The futuristic tactical combat game - Review.........23
Hegor The Barbarian - Review..................................24
M/CADD and SuperCharger.......................................25
ST Sprite Factory.............................................26
Celebrity Cookbook............................................26
The Informer..................................................26
The Tax Advantage.............................................26
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Atari Canada hosts show in Toronto.............................1
Potpourri......................................................2
Michigan Show brings new developments..........................2
Jack Tramiel sez Go Federated..................................3
A Mini Review of Function Aid Shows usefulness.................3
Letters from Readers...........................................4
Investment views...............................................6
Logistiks..A useful tool - Review..............................7
EZ Ran..is real easy to install................................8
Making money with your ST......................................9
DesPac Desktop Accessory - Review.............................10
An Interview with Bill Teal....PC Ditto.......................11
Translator....Read MAC disks with your floppy drive...........12
QMI readies the release of the RS-232 Multiplexer.............12
110 Volt Polydisk retains your information with style.........12
More RAM or a Hard Disk?......................................13
ICD Introduces New Hard Drive system..........................13
AssemPro..Programmers tool - Review...........................14
Public Domain Watch...........................................15
Computer Tutor...The Educational Software Column..............16
Auto Duel....and other game reviews...........................17
Utility closet................................................18
The Toy box..A forum for for gamers to share tips, traps etc..25
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Neil Harris: Current Events of Atari...........................1
What Atari Sez.................................................1
Seattle Atari Trek.............................................1
Welcome to STInformer by Rod MacDonald.........................2
Atari ST Talks to VAX..........................................3
Atari to change Merchandising..................................3
Letters from Readers...........................................4
ATARI STOCK TO SPLIT...........................................6
Navarone Introduces New Scanner................................6
Word Writer 2.0 Review.........................................7
KDS Printer driver.............................................8
DO IT - WITH MS-DOS............................................8
Who are ST Owners..............................................9
Astra Hard Drive with a built-in 720K floppy - Review.........10
TRIMBASE...A Relational Database.- Review.....................11
SART; an ST Art Program.......................................14
Game Reviews: Championship Baseball, Vegas Gambler etc........15
New Products..................................................17
Preschooler can have Fun Too! (Karen's Korner)................18
Utility Closet................................................20
Public Domain Watch...........................................22
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Multi-Tasking almost Ready for Release (OS-9)...............1, 7
Navarone Says NO to Hippo......................................1
WordPerfect signs on for ST....................................2
Computer Stocks led by Atari...................................3
Easy Draw..................................................4, 17
Publishing Partner.............................................5
User Groups Unite in Southern California.......................7
Education Software can be fun (Kiddie Korner)..................8
Games Review ala Mark Weaver, etc..............................9
STinformer Attends West Coast Computer Fair...................12
Many Things Wrong.............................................14
Oscar Back Up Program for Hard Disk...........................15
Certificate Maker.............................................16
MAXPAX........................................................16
New Products Previews.........................................18
Utility Closet................................................19
EZ - Track....................................................21
Games Reviews.................................................23