No Fragments Archive 10: Diskmags/nf_archive_10.iso/MAGS/ST_NEWS/STN_02_5.MSA/DATA_DOC14

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üDIDךOUיNOWקHAT.... Çbyפichardיarsmakers

...thisΘsβ≤pecial≤ummer'sσdition∩f üSTמEWSÇ?
...IΣecided∈ot⌠o±uit≈orkingΘn⌠he≤ummerΦolidays?
...Iσven≤pentϕore⌠ime∩n üSTמEWSÇ⌠han⌡sual?
...this⇩can⇩be≤eenΓy⌠he∈ew≡icture∩ptionβs⇩well⇩as⇩the
⇨increasedΣocumentπapacity∩f üSTמEWSÇ?
...thisπapacityΘncreaseΘsσstablishedΓyϕeans∩f⌡sing≡acked
⇨textµiles¿-25%)?
...IΦaveΣesigned⌠hisπompressing≥outineϕyself,Γut≈ith≤ome
⇨good⇩suggestions⇩of⌠he⇩master-programmer⇩himself:⇩Stefan
⇨Posthuma?
...the≤ummerΘsβlwaysβ≡eriod∩f≥est∩n⌠heπomputerµront?
...this≥evealsΘtselfΓy⌠he∮ack∩f∈ew≤oftware?
...this⇩canΓe≤eenΓy⌠he≤mall≤ize∩f⌠heóSTצoftware⇩News"
⇨article?
...weΦave±uite≤ome≤oftware⌠o⌠ruly≥eview⌠his⌠ime?
...this⇩isΣue⌠o⌠heµact⌠hat üSTמEWSÇΘs∈owδnown⇩throughout
⇨the≈orld?
...we∈owβlsoΦaveβ⌠ruΣistributorΘnIJustralia?
...weΦave≥ecently∮aunched∩ur≤econd≈orld-wide∩ffensive?
...this≈as≤ent⌠oβbout⌠hirtyβddressesΘnβboutõ0πountries?
...many⇩addresses⇩were⇩those∩fπomputer⇩magazines⇩(like⇩ST
⇨Computer,⇩Antic,זappyבomputer/68000'er,גataתelt,צTתorld
⇨andIJtariצTרser)?
...this≤houldΓeβble⌠oΣouble∩ur∈umber∩f≥eaders?
...that⇩number⇩is⇩nowΓeyondΘmagination⇩for⇩a⇩normal⇩disk
⇨magazine?
...üSTמEWSÇ≤hould∈owΓe≥eadΘnβlmostØ0πountries?
...this⇩isϕore⌠hanחΦadσverσxpected≈henח≈rote⇩down⇩the
⇨first≈ords∩f üSTמEWSÇשolumeõחssueõ,ΓackΘnטulyõ986?
...thanks⇩must⇩go⌠oצTבlubדinhoven⇩(Hubert⇩van⇩Mil),⇩who
⇨sponsored⌠heϕajor≡art∩f⌠his∩ffensive?
...TommyצoftwareΦas∈owµinally∮aunched⌠heir∈ewτame⇩"Dizzy
⇨Wizard",≈hichΘsπalledºa≤econdóMarbleלadness"'?
...it≈illΓeµully≥eviewedΘn⌠he∈extΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ?
...they∈owβlsoΦaveβnotherβddress,⇩whichΘs:קommyצoftware,
⇨Gutzkowstr.ø5,ג-6000הrankfurt/M.Ã0,תestוermany?
...Psygnosis⇨had⇩had⇩a⇩lot⇩of⇩trouble⇩finally⇨launching
⇨"Barbarian"?
...theτame≤tillΦad≤omeΓugs?
...theseβre∈owµinally≤olved?


...people≈ho≤tillΦaveµaulty÷ersions¿thatΓomb∩ut),⇩should
⇨send⇩their⇩disks⇨(without⇩the⇩original⇩packaging)⇨to:
⇨Psygnosis,הREEPOST,כiverpool,כ3øAB,דngland?
...CommodoreβndIJtari≥ecently≈entΘnto≤ome∮egal⇩proceedings
⇨again?
...Commodore≈as≡lanning⌠oϕakeβבommodoreÀ4σmulatorµor⌠he
⇨Amiga?
...Mr.⇩Tramiel,≈ho≤tillΦas⌠he≥ights⌠o⌠heº64,Σidn't≈ant
⇨this⌠oΦappen?
...Commodore,⇩in≥esponse,⇩toldIJtari⌠o≤top≤elling⌠he≈ell-
⇨knownצTΓlitter,⇩of≈hichבommodore⌠urned∩ut⌠oΦave⇩some
⇨rights?
...the⇩guysµromóTEX"¿theτuys⌠hatϕake⌠hose⇩superb⇩music-
⇨'n'-graphix⇩demosµor⌠heצT)⇩nowβlsoΦaveϕade⇩a⇩way⇩to
⇨convert⇩music⇩fromלartinוalway⌠o⌠heצT⇩(also⇩from⇩the
⇨'64)?
...theyΦaveβlreadyϕade⌠heϕusicµromóArkanoid"?
...they⇩were⇩recentlyπontactedΓyβΓig⇩admirer,⇩called⇩Rob
⇨Hubbard?
...he⇩thoughtΘt≈asβ≤hame⌠hatóTEX"∮ivedΘnוermanyβnd⇩he
⇨in⇩England⇩-⇨otherwise⌠heyϕightΦave⇩been⇩able⇩to⇩do
⇨business⌠ogether?
...Mr.⇩Hubbard⇩is⇩still÷ery∩ptimistic≈ith≥egard⇩to⇩sound
⇨quality∩n⌠heצT?
...he⇩thinks⇩itϕight≈ellτet⌠oσqual⌠erms⇩with⇩the⇩Amiga
⇨soon?
...he≈ill≤oonΣo≤ome≈ork∩n⌠hatϕachineβs≈ell,≈orkingµor
⇨ElectronicIJrtsΘn⌠heר.S.?
...he⇩toldϕeΦe≈ould⌠ry⌠oπonvice⌠hose≡eople⇩to⇩continue
⇨writing≤oftwareµor⌠heצT?
...he⇩would⇩also⇩try⌠oµind∩utΦow⌠hingsβre⇩with⇩an⇩ST-
⇨version∩fóMarbleלadness"?
...IΦope⌠heΓest?
...one∩fלr.⇩Hubbard'sπolleagues,לr.גavidתhittaker,Θs÷ery
⇨enthusiasticβbout⌡sing≤ampling⌠echniquesΘnϕusic?
...heΘsπurrentlyπoncentrating∩n≡rogrammingµor⌠heצT?
...thisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇΘfµull-andµool-proof?
...I⌠hink⌠hereΘs∈ot∩ne≤ingleΓug∮eft?
...people≈ho≤tillµind⌠hemβreσncouraged⌠o≈rite⌠oϕe?
...IβmΣesperately≤eekin'µor≤ome≤mallΓugs⌠hatϕight⇩still
⇨be⌠here?
...theϕainΘnspirationµor⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ≈as≤uppliedΓy
⇨a≈onderfulβndΓeautifulτirlπalledתilleke?

...she⇩can⇩actually⇩makeϕe⌠hrowϕy⇩whole⇩ST⇩configuration
⇨outside⇩myβttic≈indowΩust⌠oπatchβτlance∩fΦer⇩heart-
⇨meltingβndσverything-conquering≤mile?
...IΦerebyΣedicate⌠hisΘssue⌠oΦer¿according⌠o∩ur⇩master-
⇨programmerצtefanסosthuma,⇩girls≥eally∮ikeΘt≈hen≤omeone
⇨dedicatesβπomputer≡rogram⌠oΦer)?
...if∙ouΦappen⌠o∮iveΘnצoest,βndΘf∙ouβlsoΦappen⌠oδnow
⇨aτirlπalledתilleke≈ith∮ong,∮ongΓeautifulΓlondΦairβnd
⇨amazing,≤tunning,≤tupefying∮ightΓlueσyes,≡lease⌠ellΦer
⇨thatחΦaveΣecicated⌠hisΘssue⌠oΦer?
...myσternalβnd⌡ndyingτratitude≈ouldΓe∙our≡art,Ωust∮ike
⇨my∮oveΘs∈ow≡art∩f⌠hisϕagnificentτirl?
...,⇩if∙ou∮ive⌠here,∙ou≤hould⌠akeπare∈ot⌠oµall∩verϕy
⇨heart,⌠hatח∮ost⌠hereβπouple∩fΣaysβgo?
...I⇩thinkח≈ill∈owΦave⌠o≤top≈ith⌠his⇩sentimental⇩stuff
⇨that≈ill≡robably∈otΘnterest∙ouβtβll?
...,after⇩all,⇩thisΘsβºdid∙ouδnow⇩that...'⇩column,⇩that
⇨should∩ffer∈ewsβnd⌠itbitsµromβll∩ver⌠heτlobe?
...,⇩asח≈rite⌠his,⇩the⌠emperatureΘnϕy≥oof-roomΘs≥ising
⇨up⌠oβϕassiveœ0Σegreesבelcius?


...this⇩isβnother⌠hing⌠hat≈ill≡robably∈otΘnterest∙ou⇩at
⇨all,Ωust∮ikeϕyΘnterestµorβπertainβforementionedτirl?
...I≈ill⌠herefore⌠ry⌠oπontinue≈ith≤omeϕore≥elevant∈ews?
...Jos⇩Schilders,⇩our⇩formerΦardwareϕanβnd⇩member⇩of⇩the
⇨editorial≤taff∩f üSTמEWSÇ,Θs⌠hrown∩ut∩f⌠heIJCC?
...he⇩thought⇩it⇩not⇩importantσnough⇩to⇩send⇩in⇩articles
⇨anymore,Σue⌠o⌠he≡urchase∩fβ∈ew⌠oyπalledºAmigaŒ00'?
...this⇩takes⇩care⌠hatהrankβndϕyselfβctually⇩have⇩to⇩do
⇨more?
...weΣont'≥eallyϕind?
...we⌠ry⌠o≤erve⌠heצT⌡sersβs∮ongβs≡ossible?
...Frank⇩will⇩have⇩to⇩join⇩the⇩Dutch⇩national⇩service⇩in
⇨December?
...'The⇩Music⇩Corner'βndΦis∩therβrticles≈ill⇩then⇩appear
⇨even∮essµrequent⌠hen⌠heyβlreadyΣo?
...I⇩will⌠henΓe≡ractically≈orking∩nϕy∩wn,⇩in⇩the⇩final
⇨year¿with⌠hose≤trangeσventsπalledºexams')∩fϕy⇩school,
⇨Atheneum?
...IΦope⌠hatח≈ill⌠henΦave≥eceived≤oϕanyΣonation⌠hat⇩I
⇨can⇩start∮iving⌡ponϕy≡rivateϕeans¿inזolland,⇩this⇩is
⇨calledóliving∩n∙ourϕoney'sΘntrest")?

...IΣoΦappen⌠oΓeϕadlyΘn∮ove?⇩(sorry,⇩IΩustΦad⌠o≈rite
⇨this⇩down.⇩Pleaseσxcuseϕe⇩-ΘtΦappensσvery⇩once⇩in⇩a
⇨while,⇩and⇩Iβm≡lanning∩n÷isitingϕy≡sychiatrist⌠o⇩get
⇨rid∩f⌠hisβnnoyingΦabit)
...,⇩all⇩people⇩who⇩ownβnIJmiga∈ext⇩to⇩an⇩ST,⇩can⇩make
⇨themselves⌡seful⌠o⌠heצT≤ociety?
...thisϕay≤ound∮ikeβ≡aradox¿Amiga,βnd≤till⌡seful?)?
...they≤houldϕake⌠heµollowing≡inπonnections∩n⌠heir⇩RS232
⇨interfaces:

❎ST⇦Amiga

❎PinØ-------------Pinø
❎Pinø-------------PinØ
❎PinÃ-------------PinÃ

...theyπan⌠hen≡ort∩ver⌠hingsµrom⌠heIJmiga⌠o⌠heצT,⇩like
⇨.IFF≡ictures?
...they⇩can⇩do⌠hisΓyϕeans∩fβ≤imple⇩modem⇩program⇩(e.g.
⇨"Flash"∩n⌠heצT,βndóOn∮ine!"∩n⌠heIJmiga)?
...all⇩picturesµrom⌠heIJmiga⌠hatσnd∩n«IFFπanΓe⇩read⇩in
⇨"Degasדlite"¿sometimes⌠hisτoes≈rong)∩rΘnóPicswitch"?
...the⇩programsחϕentioned≤hould≤endβnd≥eceive∩n⌠he⇩same
⇨baud-rate?
...thisπanσvenΓeϕore⌠hanõ9000Γaud?
...IΦaveβlreadyΦad≤omeβcquaintances∩fϕineΣo⌠his?
...this≈ill≥esultΘnβóNiceסiccieצhow"⌠hat≈illΓe∮aunched
⇨soonΓy⌠heIJCC?
...the⇩picture⇩in⌠hisΘssue∩f üSTמEWSÇ≈as⇩also⇩beeped⇩over
⇨using⌠hisϕethod?
...FrankΘsβ≤tarβtϕanually∩ptimizingΓeeped∩verIJmiga≡ics?
...he⇩hasΣone⌠his≈ith≤everal≡ictures,⇩thatσ.g.⇩used⇩the
⇨same⇩color≤everal⌠imes,⇩or⌠hatσven⌡sed⇩several⇩colors
⇨several⌠imes?
...the⇩writer⇩ofóPicswitch"≤houldΦaveΣoneβΓetter⇩job⇩in
⇨thisπase?
...,in∩neπase,⇩itπonvertedβø2-colourIJmiga≡icture⌠oβõ1-
⇨colour⇩ST≡icture¿while,⇩afterβll,⇩thereβreΘn⇩fact⇩16
⇨available∩n⌠heצT≤oח≤eem⌠o≥emember)?
...IΦope≤omeone≈ill≤oonϕakeβ≡rogram⌠hatπanΣisplayIJmiga
⇨picturesΘnβllø2πolours⌠hey⌡se¿using⌠echniques⌠hatβre
⇨also⌡sedΘnóTheסawn",óGuild∩fקhieves",óTonicקiles"βnd
⇨ofπourseβll⌠heóTEXגemos")?
...a≡rogram∮ike⌠his≈ouldΓe≈elcomedΓyϕany≡eople?
...it⇩is⌠heoretically≡ossible⌠o⌡seõ6πolors∩nσach⇩raster
⇨line?
...this⇩should⇩makeΘtσasy⌠oπreate≡ictures⌠hat⇩have⇩many
⇨colours?
...everybody⇩is⇩also⇩still≈aitingµorβ⇩drawing⇩program⇩to
⇨appear⌠hat≤upports⌠his≡ossibility?
...the⇩people∩fóStrike-a-Light"¿theϕenµromóPicworks")⇩are
⇨thinkingβboutΘncluding⌠hisΘnβ∈ew≡rogram∩f⌠heirs?
...I⇩surely⇩hope⇩they⇩will≤ucceed,⇩as⇩this⇩might⇩mean⇩a
⇨significantΘmprovement∩n⌠heצTβsβ≈hole?
...aπompanyπalledנmega¿would∙ouΓelieve⌠hatחβlmost⇩wrote
⇨downºAmiga'Θnstead∩fºOmega'?)גatentechnik¿U.אreuerªIJ.
⇨Benninghoff,צonnenstr.Ø4,Œ8זagenÃ,קel.ã2331/406973)Φas
⇨been⌠alkingβboutτraphicσxpansionsµor⌠heצT∮ately?
...specifications⇩use⇩terms⇩like⇩1024x512⇩resolution,⇩65536
⇨colorsβt∩nce¿no,⇩you're∈otΣaydreaming,⇩and∈either⇩was
⇨I!),⇩and⇩4⇩million≡ixel≡er≤econd⇩refresh,⇩as⇩well⇩as
⇨hardware·oomµacilities?
...you≤hould≈rite⌠o⌠hemµorΘnformationª≡rices?
...you≤houldσnclose≤omeחnternationalפeplyבoupons?
...these⇩graphic⇩cards⇩need⇩other⇩monitors,⇨like⇩the⇩NEC
⇨Multisync∩r⌠heדizoהlexscan?
...thisϕight∮et⌠he≈hole⌠hing⌠urn∩ut⌠oΓe±uiteσxpensive,
⇨butΘt∩pens⌠he≈ay⌠o≤uperbτraphics¿andחϕean:צUPERB!)?
...theצTΘs∩ut-selling⌠heIJmiga¿conservativeσstimate:⇩3⇩to
⇨1,IJtariרK'sσstimate:Œ⌠oõ,ϕost≡robable:œ⌠oõ)?
...this⇩happens⌠oΓe≤oΘnβllπountries≈here⌠heyΓoth⇩sell,
⇨exceptµor⌠heIJustralianπontinent?
...theIJmigaΘs∩ut-selling⌠heצT⌠here¿20⌠oõ)?!!?!
...the∈ewקOSΦas≤omeΣefinateΘmprovedπharacteristics?
...Ruud⇩van⇩de⇩Kruisweg≤tumbledβccrossβ∮ist⇩of⇩those⇩in
⇨'Analog'µromטuneõ987?
...the⇩previous⇩VDI≈as⌡nable⌠o≡lotβτraphic⇩arc⇩below⇩a
⇨certain∈umber∩fΣegrees?
...thisΘs≥ectified?
...theפS-232ΦandlerΦasΓeenπompletely≥ewritten?
...the⌡se∩f⌠heσscapeδey⌠o≤endπommands⌠o⌠heש52σmulator
⇨now≈orks?
...the⇩routine⌡sedβtΓoot-up⌠oπlearϕemoryΦasΓeen⇩speeded
⇨upπonsiderably?
...the⇩"saveΣesktop"βnd⌠heóprint≤creen"∩ptions⇩utilize⇩a
⇨dialogΓox∈ow,µorπonfirmation?
...the⇩ROM⇩cartridgeΦandlerΦasΓeen≥ewritten⇩to⇩allow⇩the
⇨execution∩fקOSβndקTP≡rogramsµromπartridge?
...theβrrowsβlong⌠heµrames∩fוEM≈indows,≈hen≤elected≈ith
⇨the⇨left⇩mouse⇩buttonΦeldΣown⇩will⇩scroll⇩the⇩window
⇨contentsπontinously≈ithout≥epetetiveπlicks?
...the⇩DMA¿DirectלemoryIJccess)ΦandlerΦasΓeen≥ewritten⇩so
⇨that∈owϕore⌠han∩neΣeviceπanΓe≥ecognized?
...the⇩use∩f⌡nderscore(_)πharactersΘn⌠heחtemצelector⇩Box
⇨doesn'tπauseβnyπrashesβnymore?
...BlitterϕanagementπanΓeπontrolledµrom⌠heΣesktop?
...documents⇩output⇩to⌠he≤creen≈ill∈ow⇩display⇩characters
⇨going⇩aboveIJSCIIπodeõ27?⇩A∮argerϕemoryΓufferΦas⇩been
⇨appointedµoróshows";βndóSHOW"Θs∈ow⌠heΣefaultΓuttonΘn
⇨theΣialogΓox?
...a∮argerϕemoryΓufferΦasβlsoΓeen≥eservedµorΣisk⇩copies
⇨with≤ingleΣrives?
...theϕouseπlickΦandlerΦasΓeenΘmproved?
...BIOSµunctionø,⇩BCONOUT,≈ill∈ow≈rite≤ingleπharacters⌠o
⇨theΣevicesµaster?
...the⇩disk⇩format⇩routine⇩hasΓeen⇩replaced⇩for⇩a⇩faster
⇨formatter,⇩though⇩still⇩usingÕ0⌠racksβt⇩9⇩sectors⇩per
⇨track?⇩ItΘsΓased∩n⌠he⌠wister≡rogramµirst≡ublished⇩in
⇨STARTú4.
...certain⌡ndocumented≤ystem÷ariablesΦaveΓeenπhanged?
...the⇩disk≥ead-with-verify≥outineΦasΓeenϕodified⇩so⇩that
⇨Cyclicפedundanciesβre∈o∮onger∩verlooked,⇩i.e.⌠he÷erify
⇨actually÷erifies?
...theΓug≈hich≈ouldΘnadvertently≤aveβπharacter⌠oΣisk⇩on
⇨theגESKTOP.INFΦasΓeenµixed?
...large≡ortions∩f⌠heπodeΦaveΓeew≥ewrittenΘnϕachineπode
⇨in∩rder⌠oϕake≥oomµor⌠he∈ewΓlitter≥outines?קhe≥esult
⇨isβµasterΣesktop,σven≈ithoutβΓlitterΘnstalled.
...Atari⇨is⇩facing⇩more⇩difficulties⇩with⇩regard⇩to⇨the
⇨suppliance∩f⌠heאlitterπhip?
...the⇩first≤hipment⌠hat≈asϕadeΘn⌠heהarדast≈as≤aid⇩to
⇨be∩fΓad±ualityµorβ∮arge≡art?
...the⇩new⇩Mega⇩STs≈ill≡robably∈ot⇩be⇩supplied⇩with⇩the
⇨Blitter?
...these⇩problems⇩mightΓe≤olved≈henIJtariΦasΓuilt⇩an⇩own
⇨chipµactory⌠hat≈illΓeσrectedΘnמorthIJmerica?
...the⇩locationπhoiceΘsβlsoΣue⌠o≡ossibleσmbargos⇩of⇩the
⇨Americanπongresβgainstπertainטapanese≡roducts?
...Atari,Θn⌠heΓeginning∩f⌠hisΣecade,⌡sed⌠oΓuy≡artsµrom
⇨Commodore,µorϕillions∩fΣollars?
...ifבommodore≈on'tτetΓrokeΓecause∩f⌠heIJmiga,ΘtϕightΓe
⇨possible⌠hat⌠heirσx-director⌠akesπare∩f⌠hat?
...Thomasפattigan,⇩afterΦisµorced≥esignµromבommodore⇩done
⇨by⇩Irvinוould,⇩is∈ow≤ueing⌠heπompanyµorβπlaim⇩of⇩9
⇨MillionΣollars?
...Commodore≤truckΓack≈ithβπlaim∩fØ4ϕillionΣollars?
...the⇩final≈ordsβre∈ot∙etδnown≈ith≥egard⌠o⇩this⇩case,
⇨but⇩someone⇩willΣefinatelyτetβΦugeπlaim≡inned⇩on⇩his
⇨a..?
...I⌠hinkח'llπallΘtβΣayµor∈ow?
...thereΘsn't≥eallyϕuch⌠o≤ayΘn⌠hisπolumn⌠hisϕonth?
...I≈ill⌠herefore≤top∈ow?

Goodbye!









Is⌠hereβnything∩n⌠he∈ext≡age??!?!?!
...I≤till∮oveתillekeΣesperately!