EDITORIAL ~ATARI.FIL~ ~DBA_BIG.BLK~ 'Conquer one problem and keep with that a hundred ------------------------- at a distance' A VULGAR DISPLAY OF TEXT ------------------------- Confucius Soft buzzing of a ventilator overshadowed by the sound of clicking keys. There he sits, lonely, under the light of a small bulb, working on another article. He stops, and gazes at the screen, why don't his thoughts match his writing ? Would his readers ever know, will they ever understand? It's said, by those that think they know: they never will make it back to the top... What if they are right ? His finger finds the resetbutton, the Falcon drops silent for 1 second and than starts it's reboot routine. Swiftly the mousepointer clears a path through the folders only to land at an icon. His finger pushes the mouse- button twice... He can't help cracking a smile on his lips as the colorful scene unfolds before his eyes. He knows for sure, yes we will make it again .... -- Welcome to the new D.B.A. diskmagazine, combining human interest with multimedia. Now flying high on the wings of the Falcon..... Before we continue with the editorial article we want to pronounce something important first.... This issue of the D.B.A. magazine has not a fully functional shell. You must see it as a preview version ! We decided not to finish the shell if we don't get enough articles to fill issue 12 with. The response of the Falcon scene has been almost nil and we simply cannot continue with D.B.A. magazine without articles. If we don't receive enough response we will have no other choice than seize all magazine activities. This hard decision was taken by the main coder and the editor of this magazine, we are not motivated anymore to do the next issue entirely on our own, these are not falls threats, this is bloody SERIOUS !!! ======= After these harsh words it is time to give this editorial a more positive direction. Finally you can see for yourself what rumours already foretold for a long time. A smooth and colorful textdisplayer making (almost) full use of the Falcon capabilities. Most of the old features are still present but many new ones are added. We offer besides 16 color pictures between the textlines also background graphics !! Scrolling through the text is done with hardware scrolling (page and line scrolling are both available). Further we added a top and an end document button as extra feature. Beside the new graphical improvements we also provide extensive musical features only found in sophisticated module players. You will have full control over several modules from within the textdisplayer, you never have to leave the document anymore to switch mods or stop them. This new displayer also provides full keyboard support, the key-layout can be found under the new help-function. Again D.B.A. takes the lead in custom magazine shells. At the contents part of things, there are also some changes but they are not as spectacular as the shell. I'm not completely satisfied with the overall quality of the articles. Many of them are written many months ago and were outdated. Some of them were deleted as others got completely rewritten. I can only hope that you will enjoy the new D.B.A. magazine, do drops up a line will ya' ! We established good contacts with 'ST NEWS' and 'Maggie' which I personally see as a giant leap forward. I think there is a need to pull together a bit as the Falcon scene is small and the ST(E) scene is fading away fast ! Competition has to replaced for a much better goal, friendship and collectivity. However a little bit of competition keeps the brain sharp......... Okay enough of the philosophic cackle, lets see what we've got in store for you this time, * We have a report on the visit to ST guru Richard Karsmakers of ST NEWS. * We also have a very important article about the Highspeed 40 MHz and the involvement of the Atari Computerclub Nederland in selling this device. * The usual demo reviews and Falcon games .... * If you are interested in tapedecks and technical details your in the right place as I review the 'Denon DRM-710' ! * A new column is created containing gossip and it carries the appropriate name "Gossip" (original huh) ! * Some of the usual nonsense are still present .... * Compact CD reviews and a special on the American Heavy Rock & Roll band 'Boston'. * A peek behind the curtains of the Hungarian Atari scene ! * ST compatibility list for the Falcon. * Some video reviews. * A couple of interviews with some important people on the scene ! As you will probably notice, we spend considerable amount of time and effort on this particular issue. The purpose is to make you equally enthusiast about the D.B.A. magazine as we are. We need Y O U to help us out with the next issue ! Send your articles to our P.O. Box, the full address can be found in the new 'Colophon' column also present in this submenu.... Enjoy reading D.B.A. magazine and maybe till next time, Slimer (Editor) ~RED.PAL~