Archive-name: atari-8-bit/welcome
Posting-Frequency: 10 days
Last-modified: August 27, 1996

Welcome to comp.sys.atari.8bit, the Usenet newsgroup for discussion about the
Atari 8-bit family of computers.  These include the 400, 800, 1200XL, 600XL,
800XL, 65XE, 130XE, and the XE Game System.

Users of comp.sys.atari.8bit actively maintain the following four Periodic
Informational Postings:

Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions / Michael Current
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This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers)
about Atari 8-bit computers.
Regularly posted to comp.sys.atari.8bit comp.answers and news.answers
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/atari-8-bit/faq
http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/atari-8-bit/faq.html
Or request from mailto:mcurrent@carleton.edu


Atari 8-Bit Computers: Vendors and Developers / Michael Current
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This posting contains a comprehensive list of vendors, developers, publishers,
and repair shops for Atari 8-bit computers and their users.
Regularly posted to comp.sys.atari.8bit comp.answers and news.answers
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/atari-8-bit/vendev
http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/atari-8-bit/vendev.html
Or request from mailto:mcurrent@carleton.edu


The Unofficial Atari 8-bit New User, Emulator Help FAQ / Bill Kendrick
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Bill and his FAQ are excellent sources for information on basic usage of the
8-bit Atari, and for information on the 8-bit Atari emulators which run on
other computing platforms.
Posted to comp.sys.atari.8bit irregularly.
http://zippy.sonoma.edu/~kendrick/nbs/new_and_emu.html
Or request from mailto:kendrick@zippy.sonoma.edu

Atari 8bit Support BBS's / Oscar Fowler
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The list of 8-bit Atari supporting BBS's around the world.
Posted to comp.sys.atari.8bit irregularly.
Request from oscar@primenet.com
