1997 UK Atari Shows

Atari Computing Press Release


Mike Goodman, the organiser of the successful Atari Shows last September,
has confirmed two Spring Atari Shows will be taking place in April at the
same venues as last time:

- Saturday 26th April: National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham - probably in
  the Compton Suite.

- Sunday 27th April: Osterley Four Pillars Hotel, London.

- May? Possible Glasgow show although details still have to be confirmed.
 
Both shows will be open from 10am to 5pm, and most of the exhibitors from
the last shows plan to attend. Mike confidently expects some new
exhibitors, of which more news to follow.

Atari Computing have a stand at both shows, so make a note in your diary
to show support for the Atari scene and tell us face to face what you'd
like to see in the magazine. Even better bring along some articles or
software we can use in the magazine!
 
Full details will be included in Atari Computing issue 4 but if you'd like
to exhibit or require more details contact:

Tel: +44 (0)1782 335650
Fax: +44 (0)1782 316132
Goodmans, 16 Conrad Close, Meir Hay Estate, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3
1SW (enclose SAE for reply).

Browser rumours

No sooner has the dust settled on the release of CAB v1.5 and the
appearance of the French WebSpace browser than we hear reports of another
new browser capable of running on all Atari computers. The unmamed
browser is under development by Oregon Research Associates in the US.

This is overshadowed by the imminent release of CAB v2 which has undergone
a rewrite of the HTML Parser routines to offer improved performance and
an unrivalled level of features including:

  •  Frame support - yippee!
  •  Faster display of both text and images
  •  Support for many new tags
  •  Enhanced table support
  •  Sound support via external GEMjing utility
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    Atari Ethernet at last?

    Norbert Wieczorek, the German developer of the Link 96 SCSI interface has
    announced work is underway to produce an ethernet interface for the Atari
    platform which could be of enormous benefit to owners of several machines.
    The proposed specification is as follows:
     
     
  •  Connect via ACSI/SCSI bus to all Atari computers using one ID address
  •  TCP/IP protocol to connect Atari to PC (Windows, Linux, UNIX computer)
  •  Usable under MINT and LINUX for Atari
  •  Drivers for CAB, MINTnet
  •  Interface should cost around 300,- DM
  •  10MHz Thin ethernet (BNC) cable
  •  Network protocols include MIDICOM (Atari specific), TCP/IP and Windows network
    •  
    For more details contact:

    Norbert Wieczorek
    Tel: +49 2305 962030
    FAX: +49 2305 962031
    URL: http://members.aol.com/norwiecz/
    Norbert Wieczorek, Habichtseck 43, 44575 Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
     


     

    Our mistakes

    Last issue our printers said we can either have detail in some dark grabs
    or lose the grey tints down the edges of the page and product boxes. We
    decided to keep the detail in the grabs - we figured there wasn't much
    point having them otherwise. We didn't realise this would render the
    scores in the product boxes illegible on most pages so here's the scores.
    Get your pens out:
     

    p13 Papyrus Gold 4.0  95%
    p15 Positive Image    84%
    p16 Positive Image    85%
    p18 Lottery companion 90%
    p20 Sound Chip Synth  85%
    p29 Jaguar CD-ROM     65%
    p31 Atari Karts       84%
    p35 Photoline         90%
     

    We also published the wrong telephone number for HiSoft. The correct
    number is: +44 (0)1525 718181

    Nordic Atari Show '97

    This is the third annual get together held in Gothenburg and has
    established itself as a must for all Atari enthusiasts. The show will take
    place from Friday June 13th until Sunday June 15th. The doors will open at
    1 pm Friday and close at 6pm on Sunday.
    The exhibition hall will be for dealers, distributors and shareware
    programmers. There will be a swap meet area where you trade items and a
    soldering corner to install those upgrades and make repairs.
    The hacker hall will be hosted by the Swedish NoCrew who will look after
    other demo crews and programmers.
    Seminars on a variety of subjects will be held throughout the weekend
    along with more light hearted events such as the 'A-Z on the Keyboard'
    and 'hard disk throwing' challenge, with prizes for the winners.
    A three day pass costs SEK 100 (around œ8.50) with day passes at SEK 50
    and include access to all activities. For more information contact:

    URL:www.tripnet.se/sak/nas
    STraight BBS +46 31 336 39 73
    Email: Rolf Johansson at rojo@tripnet.se
     

    Afterburner040


     

    After the extra speed injection added by a Nemesis upgrade has worn off
    you may also like to add an Afterburner040 accelerator to your TOS 4.04
    Falcon. An AfterBurner040 board equipped with an 68040 RC processor costs
    œ499.00 including VAT (œ424.68 export). Features include:

  •  Motorola 68040 producing 16.5/33/66MHz (Bus/CPU/Pipeline)
  •  Nemesis support further boosts performance to 20/40/80MHz
  •  Two 72-pin SIMM sockets for optional memory expansion up to 64Mb Fast-RAM
  •  Falcon Bus through port for Expose, Screeneye, FalconSpeed, etc.
  •  MC68040 Toolkit, produced by BSS to control Afterburner settings
  •  Compatibility with Atari software
    • The Afterburner doesn't fit inside the Falcon case but Titan can offer the
    new C-Lab MK X case for œ199 including VAT (œ169.36 export) which are
    ideal for this purpose.
    The addition of Fast-RAM increases the performance further with figures
    showing a 9.5 times speed increase over a standard Falcon with Fast-RAM
    and Nemesis incorporated!

    Prices mentioned do not include carraige and Afterburner orders are batch
    produced so for more details contact Titan:

    Tel: +44 (0)121 693 6669
    Fax: +44 (0)121 414 1630
    URL: ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TITANWEB/
    Email: 100345.2350@@compuserve.com
    6 Witherford Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 4AX, UK


     

    Music Maestros?

    If you'd like to learn how to use your Atari to create music there are
    specialised courses being run at Glasshouse Studios in Coventry. Training
    is given on Atari ST's using Cubase, CLab Creator and Steinberg Pro 24
    along with state of the art 16 track digital equipment.
    The course are accredited by CAN (Central Access Network) and on
    successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate
    detailing their acheivements.
    The studio itself can also be hired by musicans to record their
    own music. So you can work your tracks up at home then bring them into
    the studio to polish them up before being recorded and mastered. For more
    details contact Glasshouse:

    Tel: 01203 223892
    Email: Glasshouse@dial.pipex.com
    Glasshouse Productions, Upper York St, Earlsdon, Coventry, CV1 3GQ
     


     

    Protext bounces back


     
    Following the closure of Arnor and Compo the distribution rights for
    Protext have returned to the programmers who are continuing to develop
    Protext across a range of platforms. When asked recently about the
    re-release of Protext for the Atari platform, Protext co-author Mark
    Tilley, replied:
    After a period during which Protext was not available for purchase, the
    Atari version of Protext v6.6 is now available again.
    Protext Software is a partnership of four people including the original
    developers, Mark Tilley and Gavin Every.
    The latest release is a consolidation rather than a major update (and is
    not significantly different from the earlier v6.6) , but we have
    thoroughly revised the documentation for the first time since v6.0. We are
    working (albeit part-time) on v7 - more details in due course.
    The relaunch price is œ40, please make cheques payable to 'Protext
    Software'. Because this is a new venture we cannot, at this time, offer
    discounts or upgrades from earlier versions. However when v7 is released
    upgrades from earlier versions will be available. Retail sales are by mail
    order only. To place and order or for more details contact:
     

    Tel: + 44 (0)1353 777006 (Contact: Brian Watson)
    Fax: + 44 (0)1353 777471
    Email: mtilley@cix.co.uk
    Protext Software, 39 High Street, Sutton, Ely, Cambs, CB6 2RA
     


     

    Snippets

    Atari Music Fair/Gig
    This show is planned for 31st May 1997 at the Crown Court Hotel in
    Inverness. All artists using Atari hardware/software are invited to attend
    and play from 12am till 12pm. If you're interested in attending or playing
    contact Donald McColl on +44 (0)1463 221895

    WebSpinner, The HTML creator, under development by Simon Coward now has
    competition from the 'Home Page Penguin', an HTML creator currently at
    v1.6 by German author Matthias Jaap who got the inspiration for the
    program from HomePage Wizard on the PC. Matthias has also programmed
    several other useful looking internet utilities. For more information
    point your browsers at:

    URL: http://www.hh.schule.de/hhs/mjaap/programe.htm
     

    Croft Soft changes

    Croft Soft Software has launched its new web pages, which includes details
    of its games including Mole Mayhem and the latest news about the Atari
    Times disk magazine. For more details:
     

    Tel: 01454 313352
    URL: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/polonowski/index.htm
    Email: polonowski@zetnet.co.uk
    The Croft, Hope Rd, Nibley, Nr Yate, Bristol, BS17 5JH
     

    SCSI CD-ROM
    Titan can now supply the Panasonic 8x speed SCSI CD-ROM for œ179.00, or as
    an external device cased for œ249.00, both inclusive of VAT.

     
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