============================================================================== "DOUBLE SPEED" CD-ROM by Plextor Suggested Retail ...... $ 599.95 STeve's Price ......... $ 399.95 (New Lower Price) You Save .............. $ 200.00 STeve's Item Number ... # TXL-DM5028 ============================================================================== "The Differences among 'Double-Speed' CD-ROM drives will truly astound you." Choosing the best 'Double-speed' CD-ROM drive is easy if you know what to look for. Fact is, there are significant differences in data transfer rates, access times, interfaces, loading mechanisms, MTBF, and compatibility with industry standards. Any one of these differences can have a major impact on the performance of your multimedia system... "When it comes to CD-ROM Drives, speed is everything..." The most important factor when considering a CD-ROM drive for your Atari system is the data transfer rate. Simply put, you need a drive that can keep up with your Atari system. One that offers the speed, flexibility and performance that lets you clearly see multimedia is all its blazing glory. "The Fastest 'Double-speed' CD-ROM drive you can buy..." As the table shows, Plextor Double-speed PLUS(tm) CD-ROM drives feature the fastest data transfer rate among all 'Double-speed' drives on the market today. And unlike some of the competitors, Plextor CD-ROM's don't sacrifice access time or quality to achieve high data transfer rates. All of which makes Plextor/STeve's your best choice for CD-ROM source... Compare Ordinary 'Double-speed' CD-ROM Drives to Plextor's DoubleSpeed Plus(tm) Configurations Available: """"""""""""""""""""""""" [-->] Internal (Clones Only) [-->] External (Atari ST/TT030 and Falcon030) Data Transfer RATE: """"""""""""""""""" [-->] 335 Kb/Sec Average Access Speed: """"""""""""""""""""" [-->] 240ms Interface: """""""""" [-->] SCSI-2 MTBF """" [-->] 50,000 Hours Compatibility """"""""""""" [-->] MPC-2 [-->] Multisession Kodak Photo CD(tm) [-->] NT & OS/2 [-->] SUN [-->] SGI [-->] Netware/UniWare Warranty """""""" 1-Year Overall Value """"""""""""" "Best Buy" Compute - September 1993 ============================================================================== GENini CD-ROM - 1st Edition by Walnut Creek Suggested Retail ...... $ 39.95 STeve's Price ......... $ 34.95 You Save .............. $ 5.00 STeve's Item Number ... # 23501-F ============================================================================== GEMini CD-ROM 1st Edition """"""""""""""""""""""""" This disk has 2872+ programs and text files in 616 MB. These files are for the Atari ST/TT and Falcon030 computers plus a section for the Portfolio Palmtop computer. You also get text files and graphics for the LYNX and Jaguar video game system. All programs are ready to run directly fromthe CD-ROM. Each directory contains an index and a list of files to make it easier for a user to locate a file. Programs and files in groups such as accessories, archivers, astronomy, database, utilities, fonts, games, gnu, programming, screen savers, virus, text editors. 50 megabytes of games and entertainment software. 15 megabytes of fonts which you can use in desktop publishing programs. A lot of source code! You can install the GEMini CD-ROM on an Atari or MSDOS BBS. All the noncompressed files have a compressed version located in the zip folder. BBS operaters can easily make thousands of Atari files available to their users. You get PC Board, Opus, Wildcat, RBBS, Spitfire and Maximus index files. ============================================================================== Space and Astronomy CD by Walnut Creek Suggested Retail ...... $ 39.95 STeve's Price ......... $ 34.95 You Save .............. $ 5.00 STeve's Item Number ... # 23771-A ============================================================================== Space and Astronomy CD """"""""""""""""""""""" 1080 Images files of the earth, the planets, and the space program will dazzle you eye. Mostly from NASA, the images are of the solar system from deep space probes and of the shuttle crew and hardware that make the exploration possible. 5000 text files fully readable on the CDROM will fill your mind. These files include information on asteroids, astronauts, NASA news bulletins, press releases since 1962, the usenet sci.space archives from the internet, and more. and Much more to come... ============================================================================== Cornucopeia by Walnut Creek Suggested Retail ...... $ 39.95 STeve's Price ......... $ 34.95 You Save .............. $ 5.00 STeve's Item Number ... # 23851-F ============================================================================== This CD-ROM contains 5050 Black and white clipart images, totaling 408 megabytes. Ranging in subject from cartoon animals and wild west caricatures to space crafts and school sceans, these clipart images are perfect for any Desktop publishing use! [-->] Conveniently in both PCX (PC Paintbrush) and .WPG (Word Perfect - Graphics) for maximum portability. [-->] 95 Different categories, including: [-->] Holidays, Christmas, Thanksgiving and ST. Valentine's Day. [-->] Insects, Horses, dogs, cats, bears, dinosaurs and other animals. [-->] Nature items like flowers, trees, clouds, suns, moons and rain. [-->] Scenery of places like beaches, farms, schools and offices. [-->] Items like musical instruments, printing, clothing, inventions, [ ] shells, furniture and computers. [-->] Literary images from Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, myths and [ ] fairy tales [-->] Cultural pictures of Japan, Native Americans, Polynesia and [ ] Persia. [-->] Birthday greetings for almost every name... This disc is thoroughly indexed and includes an easy-to-use file browser so it is simple to locate/view/copy files by name or subject... ============================================================================== Qwikforms CD by STerling Suggested Retail ...... $ 59.95 STeve's Price ......... $ 49.95 You Save .............. $ 10.00 STeve's Item Number ... # 23611-A ============================================================================== Qwikforms contains 125 ready made page layouts for use with your desktop publisher or word processing programs. You will save countless hours and hundreds of dollars in printing cost by creating your own customized personal and business forms. Qwikforms is the key to quick and easy, professional looking documents. Just add any name or logo and print. Make copies to be filled in by hand or on a typewriter (Ugh). Or fill them in directly on your Atari, then file electronically. Produce attractive and effective printed pieces today! Requires PageStream (any version) for form and layouts. SPECIAL CD ROM VERSION Includes: [-->] 5300 Clip art images in both IMG and IFF ILBM format (With Directory) [-->] 550 Type 1 fonts (with AFM files) for use with PageStream 2.2 and [ ] other applications (with Directory) [-->] 110 Spreadsheet templates for business, real estate, and personal [ ] finance; use with LDW, MaxiPlan, VIP, Lotus 123(WKS),Excel, etc. [-->] 190 GIF, 140 PI1 (Degas), 7222 EPS (Postscript) clip art images [-->] 160 GDOS, 140 DMF (PageStream), 230 CFN (Calamus) Fonts. [-->] 700 Business letters in TXT (ASCII) format [-->] Utilities for viewing and printing files [-->] Includes Templicity, LogoLibrary, Cliptomania I and II, and [ ] ClassicWare collections. [-->] 18,281 files; equivalent to 391 disks on one ISO9660 CD-ROM! ============================================================================== Winning Pictures by Its All Relative Suggested Retail ...... $ 29.95 STeve's Price ......... $ 29.95 You Save .............. $ 0.00 STeve's Item Number ... # 23941-F ============================================================================== This CD-ROM contains 100 award winning photographs done by one of the best photographers in Germany. Wolfgang Hawerkamp. Each image is stored in the 5 sizes of the Kodak Photo CD Master format and as 256 color bitmap files. As a bonus, you have 90 digital sound files that are great for use as intro music or background music during narrations.