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  2. *                            STatus Disk Magazine                             *
  3. *                             Issue 1, Volume 1                               *
  4. *                                                                             *
  5. * NOTE:  This issue is to be copied freely by Atari ST users.  We at STatus   *
  6. * strictly prohibit anyone selling this issue as part of a Shareware or PD    *
  7. * collection.                                                                 *
  8. *                                                                             *
  9. * This demo contains all of the original articles present in the October issue*
  10. * of STatus Disk Magazine, and one of the PD/Shareware programs, Modem Hunt 2 *
  11. * along with all of the built in features of the reader.                      *
  12. *                                                                             *
  13. * Issue 2 is due out for a December 7th release, and will contain information *
  14. * on the TT030/2, Atari's showing at ComDex, the WAACE '89 AtariFest, an      *
  15. * interview with Jay Craswell of Image Systems (makers of a 1024x768x16 color *
  16. * video board for the MEGA ST computer), and reviews of:                      *
  17. *                                                                             *
  18. * Turbo16 by Fast Technology (pending the release of the next shipment)       *
  19. * Kult by Exxos                                                               *
  20. * Red Storm Rising by MicroProse                                              *
  21. * Bloodwych by MirrorSoft                                                     *
  22. * DungeonMaster ][ (pending release)                                          *
  23. * CodeHead Utilities Disk                                                     *
  24. * STalker v2.03 by STrata Software                                            *
  25. * TOS 1.4 compatibility list (over 100 programs tested)                       *
  26. * Michtron BBS v3.0                                                           *
  27. *                                                                             *
  28. * We will also feature the following tutorials:                               *
  29. *                                                                             *
  30. * Assembly Tutorial:  Line-A graphics routines                                *
  31. * GFA Tutorial #1: Chaos, by Patrick Paul                                     *
  32. * GFA Tutorial #2: Spectrum 512 picture animation                             *
  33. * Cyber Tutorial (by Maryland Computer Animation 1st place winner, Peter Liu) *
  34. *                                                                             *
  35. * ...and also, we will cover the following events:                            *
  36. *                                                                             *
  37. * ComDex (occurring this week)                                                *
  38. * WAACE AtariFest '89 (yes, we know, we premiered there LAST month)           *
  39. *                                                                             *
  40. * We are also working in conjunction now with ST-Plug, and pursuing relations *
  41. * with A.I.M. (hi! to Bill and Pattie Rayl, and thanks for helping us get our *
  42. * start!).                                                                    *
  43. *                                                                             *
  44. * STatus will be offering new features starting with the next issue:          *
  45. *                                                                             *
  46. * 1) pictures and screenshots will now accompany each article and will be     *                                                                      
  47. *    viewable within the STatus text reader.                                  *
  48. * 2) disk space will be optimized further by use of .PC1 compressed pictures  *
  49. *    (really something that would've made it into STatus #1 had we had time!) *
  50. * 3) MORE PD & shareware offerings! (we had 400k last time with VanTerm 3.8,  *
  51. *    Rcopy 3.0, PowerCalc 1.0 and ModemHunt 2!)                               *
  52. *                                                                             *
  53. * Finally, we'd like to mention HOW TO BUY STatus.  You can purchase a single *
  54. * issue (you'll recieve the December 1989 issue NOT the October one) for $7.50*
  55. * or you can subscribe for six (6) months for $20, or one year (12 months) for*
  56. * $30 (a 33% savings, and only $5 and issue!).  You can order by sending a    *
  57. * check or money order payable to STatus Software to the following address:   *
  58. *                                                                             *
  59. *                            STatus Disk Magazine                             *
  60. *                            Suite 299                                        *
  61. *                            4431 Lehigh Road                                 *
  62. *                            College Park, MD  20740                          *
  63. *                                                                             *
  64. * P.S. We also want to let user groups get a great bargain!  Drop us a letter!*
  65. * and we'll help you get STatus at a special bargain rate.  You can even use  *
  66. * STatus to raise funds for your own usergroup, since we can offer it to user *
  67. * groups in bulk for much less than we can individual users.  The usergroup   *
  68. * can then, at its own discretion, sell STatus at a slightly higher price to  *
  69. * raise money.  We acknowledge that without usergroup support we will not be  *
  70. * as accepted as the print magazines, and if you have any questions, contact  *
  71. * us at the address above.                                                    *
  72. *                                                                             *
  73. *                                                                             *
  74. * STatus Disk Magazine (c) 1989, is a COMMERCIAL effort.                      *
  75. * Oh yeah, Hi to Dan Panke at ST-Plug!  He has a great newsletter!            *
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