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** MAGICGAM.GIF here **

This contest has been organised by MagiC Online in conjunction with The Place 2 B and will be judged by MagiC users. The aim of this contest is to create the best possible conversion of a classic Atari game capable of running in a GEM window under MagiC (TOS/MiNT support is naturally not excluded).

The Rules:
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* The contest closes on December 5th 1999.
* NVDI new system calls can be used as enhancements to the game but the game must be fully functional on a standard MagiC configuration.
* Games may utilise freely available system extensions - BubbleGEM. GEMJing etc.
* All games must be released as unrestricted shareware or freeware.
* All games must include documentation - ST-Guide hypertext or ASCII is acceptable.
* Entries must not be officially released until December 5th 1999 (so existing games are not eligible).
* Individuals or crew may submit as many programs as desired.
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All entries will be made available for download on December 5th, 1999. At this time, voting sheets will be made available and the winners will be notified on Christmas Day, December 25th 1999.
All nominations must be received by December 24th 1999.

Current prize list:
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* 3 copies of the forthcoming N.AES 2.0
* 1 copy of Papyrus Office
* 1 Draconis 1.6x full version
* 1 Verthor (Atari ST/e, TT, Falcon)
* 1 World of Puzzle (Falcon only)
* 5 Der Demon from Szaranor (HASCS role playing game, ST high resolution)
* 2 Demo Session CD-ROM
* 2 DTP Graphics CD-ROM
* 2 My Game Disc colourr) CD-ROM
* 2 Mission 1 CD-ROM
* 2 Ultimative Software Pakete CD-ROM
* Radium CD's from JUNE AUDIO includes a CD with tracks from dexter.d and m.pire (produced using Ataris), raytraced grafix, a comic and more.
* 3 registered copies of Aniplayer
* 1 Qwertyx interface to connect PC mouse and keyboard
* All entrants will receive copies of Atari Computing Magazine and CD-ROM
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Sponsors include Atari Computing, ASH, ROM Logicware, Draconis, Aniplayer, Mario Becroft, Woller Systems and June Audio. For more details visit:

http://www.place2be.de/mgc/contest.htm

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Here's a couple of the entries so far...
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** SYSOLS2.GIF here **

System Solutions and Anodyne Software are moving quickly to meet the demand for Atari CD-recording products. After the success of Anodyne's CDWriter audio package, many users' suggestions have been taken aboard for CDWriter 2.

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CDWriter 2 can write contiguously from a mixture of source media within the same compilation, including Jaz drives, and other CD-ROM drives (which means direct CD-to-CD copying, even from multiple CDs). Media change of any source other than the active one during writing is also possible, should files be spread across different cartridges, for example.

The program can auto-detect which hard disk partition has the most free space, and stream all source files into a large write buffer file on this partition. Useful if you're unconfident of the sustained read performance of any source drive.

Last of all, the pause gaps can have individual values as well as the usual global setting. To facilitate compiling, audio files and the gaps between may be auditioned via the popular Aniplayer (for Falcons and TTs upwards), an unregistered copy of which is bundled.

CDWriter 2 is only available as part of the CDWriter Plus v2 package, but users may upgrade from CDWriter v1 (audio-only) or CDWriter Plus v1 (audio and data back-up). Contact System Solutions for ordering.

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Mail order
System Solutions
PO Box 3768, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 7YL
Tel: 01344 890008
Fax: 01344 890009
Email: sales@system-solutions.co.uk
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PMP Results

The results for the PMP competitions were made available on August 23 1999 - late to make our feature on page 28 but early enough for us to include them here:

4-Channel music
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1 D-Force / FUN
2 505 / Checkpoint
3 McLaser / .tSCc.
3 Tinker / Teenage
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Chipmusic
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1 DMA SC / Sector one
2 McLaser / .tSCc.
3 Rhino / Torment
4 Baggio / Wildfire
5 505 / Checkpoint
6 D-Force / FUN
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16 Colour graphics
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1 EDO / Sector One
2 Paranoid / Paranoia
3 Havoc / FUN
4 Spiny / Torment
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Multichannel music
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1 505 / Checkpoint
2 Mr Future / Paranoia
3 D-Force / FUN
4 McLaser / .tSCc.
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Wild competition
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1 Sector One
2 Zigo
3 Mod&505
4 Comp7
5 FUN
6 Zerkman&STGhost
7 Nut
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ST-demos
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1 Teenage
2 Torment
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** MESSE99.GIF here **

The autumn Atari show in Germany will be held at the Mehrzweckhalle am Grožmarkt, in Hannover on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th November 1999 from 11am to 7pm.
This event is organised by ROM Logicware, with the blessing of Falke Verlag, the previous organisers. Falke Verlag are too busy working on their Axro Milan II project which should make its debut at the show.
In an attempt to broaden the show's appeal Apple Mac exhibitors are invited.
A day ticket costs 12 DM (around œ4), a two day ticket costs 20 DM (around œ7) with a family ticket priced at 25 DM (around œ8) with discount for advance ticket sales. For more information visit the official show webpage at:

http://www.rom-logicware.com/atari-messe.htm

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Paul Mex/State Art Competition

Thanks to everyone who took part our Paul Mex competition in AC#14. Congratulations to our winner, Chris Korycinski, in Perth who wins the State Art CD Album and single collection comprising:

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* Informal Music - Ancestors of Sound
* Closer - Lessenberry and the Ancestors of Sound
* Sensual Assasins - Bernadette Carmin and Paul Mex
* Slaves in Heaven - Layla Kaylif and the Ancestor of Sound
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The correct answers to the competition questions are:

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* What does Paul use for his sequencing and audio production work?
 [a] Falcon030
* When was Mex One Recordings established?
 [b] 1989
* In which English southern-coast beach resort town is the studio located?
 [c] Brighton
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Chris has already received his CDs and recently replied: "Thanks for the CDs. As music is a major interest it's always good to hear something new. The local college runs one of the few rock music courses which qualify for grants so Perth unsurprisingly has a healthy amateur music scene."

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The five runners who also receive a copy of Slaves in Heaven by Layla Kaylif and the Ancestors of Sound, are:

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* P Higgs, Durham
* S Davies, Gwent
* K Millan, Cambridge
* G McDermott, Dumfries
* J Roberts, West Sussex
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STNICCC 2000

In December 2000 the 10th anniversary reunion of the ST NEWS International Christmas Coding Convention will take place, appropriately dubbed STNICCC 2000. All attendants of the original event, as well as scene members who have carved their name in the Atari ST/TT/Falcon hall of fame in the past ten years, are invited to check out the official web site at:
 http://stniccc.atari.org
Email: cronos@atari.org

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** MDP/GIF here **

For years programmers have complained about the lack of English MagiC programming documentation. MagiC author, Dr Andreas Kromke, didn't have time to do the translation.

Following a discussion in the comp.sys.atari.st newsgroup John Whalley offered to co-ordinate and host a "community project" where translators could work on bite-sized chunks but this didn't take off. However, prolific TransAction crew member Peter West took up the project and translated the entire archive which is an enormous effort.
Thanks to Peter's efforts the complete programmer's documentation for MagiC 6.10 is now available in English. The documentation will be included on the next evolution of the renegadeCD and are also available for download from:

http://www.whalley.demon.co.uk/atari/mdp/

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Atari Sightings...

Gary Bainbridge reports there's an Atari ST (or Falcon) on the cover of Fat Boy Slim's album inside the CD book.

Stephen Strowes reckons the video of beat combo Bran Van 3000's "Drinking in LA" (the music for the current Rolling Rock Beer TV Ad) features a guy using an Atari ST/Falcon. It only appears briefly and they smash it up towards the end!


Paul Glover spotted a couple of STs spotted on stage at Reading this year, I think it was Elastica and Sebadoh, but I could be wrong - it was a long weekend. Oh, and Atari Teenage Riot, but they don't seem to use Ataris any more!

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