  
                  *---== ST REPORT ONLINE MAGAZINE ==---*
                         """""""""""""""""""""""""
                                       
                                       
                     "The Original Online ST Magazine"
                      _______________________________


  September 08, 1989                                      Vol III  No.104
  =======================================================================
  
                         ST Report Online Magazine
                        __________________________
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                          Jacksonville,  Florida
                               32205 ~ 6672
  
                               R.F. Mariano
                            Publisher - Editor
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                                    and
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               carrying STReport for their users  enjoyment
  
    __________________________________________________________________ 
    
 > Issue: #104 STReport       The Online Magazine of Choice! 
   ------------------- 
     - The Editors' Podium                   - CPU REPORT
     - INSIDE THE "TT"                       - IS TOS 1.4 SHIPPING?
     - MEGA AT DEAD END?                     - INSURE YOUR GEAR!
     - EUROPEANS SOUND-OFF!                  - WOA, A Bitter Debate
  
    ----===*** OFFICIAL ATARI BULLETIN RE: TOS 1.4 RELEASE! ***===----
          ---===*** AUGIE LIGOURI NOW V.P. & GEN. MGR.! ***===---
    
  =======================================================================
       AVAILABLE ON:      COMP-U-SERVE  ~  DELPHI  ~  GENIE  ~  BIX
  =======================================================================
    
 > The Editor's Podium

     "The Mega  ST is  the Flagship  computer of the ST lineup and is fully
 upgradable via the internal connector.  The Flagship line of STs will only
 be sold  by those dealers who are considered to be VARs and serious minded
 about their future and that of the ST  market".   The preceding statements
 have been  vocalized countless  times over  the past  few years.   Both of
 these declarations are now nothing more than flatulent effervescence.

     This summer placed a heavy burden on the  majority of  those business'
 whose major  focus is on Atari computer products.  From all corners of the
 country we are receiving  reports that  the smaller  dealers are "dropping
 like flies".   The  slump in sales for Atari related computer products has
 been a horror story so far.  It appears that Atari's attitude has not been
 conducive to  helping the dealers.  Someone in Bunglesvale had better wake
 up to smell of the coffee,  Atari must  court the  market for  dealers and
 bend over  backwards to  keep those  they now have.  Too many dealers have
 already gone through the portal of pain and passed on the story of Atari's
 less than adequate dealer support.  

     Atari has  announced the  new line-up of machines, the next generation
 of Sts.  Of note, they have not formally announced whether or  not the NEW
 GENERATION of  machines will  be UPGRADABLE.   How sad, if we "assumed" by
 all the  posturing and  claims of  lesser individuals  that these machines
 were going  to be  fully upgradable.  At this point in time, upgradability
 of the new machines, to any degree, is very unclear.   Ask  yourself, am I
 going  to  be  facing  the  same  dilemma as those who now own the 2500.00
 Flagship Mega4?

     Atari is indirectly promoting it's new products in the US, and so far,
 the wheels  of high power ads and merchandising have yet to begin rolling,
 we shall see .....we shall  see.    STReport  has  believed  that  this is
 Atari's year and we have openly said so.  And will continue to do so until
 Atari shows us other wise.

     Also contained in this issue  is  the  "Special  Bulletin"  from Atari
 concerning TOS 1.4 and it's release.  It looks like they are finally ready
 to get this TOS to the  users!   If one  were to  look back  for a moment,
 STReport was  first to say that TOS 1.4 was a serious improvement over the
 previous Operating Systems.  We termed it a "quantum leap  forward" over 6
 weeks  ago.    We  strongly  advise  all the users, power or otherwise, to
 obtain and use TOS 1.4.  It is superb.

                                      Thanks again for your support!

                                                Ralph......





                             "ATARI IS BACK!"


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 The Bulletin Board contains messages from Roundtable members  on a variety
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 If you have a question, comment, hot rumor or an answer to  someone else's
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 The Software  Library is  where we  keep the  Public Domain software files
 that are available to all Roundtable members.   You can  'download' any of
 these files  to your own computer system by using a Terminal Program which
 uses the 'XMODEM' file-transfer method.  You can also share  your favorite
 Public Domain  programs and  files   with   other  Roundtable  members  by
 'uploading' them to the Software Library. Uploading on  GEnie is  FREE, so
 you are encouraged to participate and help your Roundtable grow.

 The Real  Time Conference  is an area where two or more Roundtable members
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 > CPU REPORT
   ==========

  
  To All Atari Owners:

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Rainbow TOS
                  The Operating System Upgrade from Atari

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Atari is  proud to  introduce Rainbow  TOS, a  new version  of the ST/MEGA
 operating system. During the  early stages  of the  development of Rainbow
 TOS, we  actively gathered suggestions from our customers and incorporated
 many of these suggestions.

 We have made many enhancements, including an easier  to use  GEM Desktop. 
 Here are a few of the changes:

              - Faster disk access.
              - IBM compatible disk format from Desktop.
              - Compatible with high resolution monitors.
              - Automatically run GEM applications on boot-up!
              - Soft-Reset available from keyboard.
              - Revised File Selector.
              - GEM Desktop supports "moving" of files.
              - Folder renaming ability!
              - Better memory management.
              - Archive bit handling for Hard Drive backup.

 And many  more! We  consider Rainbow  TOS to  be a major enhancement to ST
 and MEGA computers and recommend that every one of our  customers upgrade.
 Rainbow TOS is available now through your local Atari dealer.

                  For additional information on Rainbow TOS
       please call our Technical Support Department at (408) 745-2004.

           Rainbow TOS is available from, and only installable by,
                         your local Atari Dealer!

                  Suggested Retail Price $99.95 (parts only)

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Call (408) 745-2367 to locate an Atari Dealer near you.

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Augie Liguori
  V.P. and General Manager
  Atari Corporation

                           ----====*****====----

  
          Just a few pointers in regards to the current situation:

  1. 
     It appears (from my experiences on the Tech Support lines the last few
     days..) that some dealers  haven't  checked  into  the  Dealer Support
     Bulletin  Board  System  for  new  information  on Rainbow TOS general
     release. So, if your dealer doesn't know about the release, please ask
     him to  call the  Bulletin Board  for ordering  information. He should
     have the number. If  not, give  him my  number!   John Townsend, Atari
     Corp. (408) 745-2004.

  2. 
     If you  don't have a dealer in your area, please call Atari's Customer
     Relations. Have your Phone Area code  or  Zip  Code  ready.  They will
     direct you to the closest dealer who can handle your situation. Before
     I get the on-slaught of questions, the dealer  they will  refer you to
     will be able to assist you regardless of how FAR away you are located.

  3. 
     If anyone  has ANY  questions at all, please ask. I want this to go as
     smoothly as possible.  However,  please  call  Customer  Relations for
     Dealer information. Experience has shown that we can save ALOT of time
     on both sides if you contact Customer Relations direct.

  4. 
     Thank you for your  patience with  Atari regarding  this release.   We
     sincerely hope  that you  will enjoy the upgrade. I believe it is well
     worth the money and makes the ST a much better computer.

     For those that aren't  sure if  they wish  to upgrade,  please ask ANY
     questions you  wish. I  will be happy to answer them. As for someone's
     suggestion about a list of changes, I am attempting to  get permission
     to post such a list. I will keep everyone posted on my progress.

     Well, that about covers it. Any questions? Ask away!

                                                   -- John Townsend
                                                  Atari Corporation



 ==========================================================================
 (C) 1989  by Atari  Corporation, GEnie, and the Atari Roundtables.  May be
 reprinted only with this notice intact.   The  Atari Roundtables  on GEnie
 are    *official*    information    services    of    Atari   Corporation.
 ==========================================================================





                    PSSSST! ---> RAINBOW TOS = TOS 1.4.






  ______________________________________________________________________



 > ST WORLD & ATARIFESTS STR FOCUS         What... is going on here?
   ===============================




                                              LEAVE THE USERGROUPS ALONE!
                                              ==========================



 RE: Usergroups really DO KNOW what they doing!!!



     Jealousy and  envy.    Ego  and  alter  ego.    All  this  sounds very
 impressive, well,  it ain't!  What we have is skullduggery at it's foulest
 best.  How is it possible  that a  staunch and  avid supporter  of WOA can
 turncoat and  backshoot repeatedly  with such  viciousness as  to make the
 intent to destroy Richard  Tsukiji, WOA  and ST  World more  than obvious?
 What causes these surprising events?  Could it be that the shooter(s) were
 not treated fairly?  Is it possible the shooter(s) are  trying to  build a
 crusader type  reputation at the expense of Tsukiji, WOA and Atari?  After
 all, WOA has Atari's enthusiastic support and encouragement.

     Consider this, when ST World was on the crest of  the wave,  it's most
 vengeful critic  now, was,  at that  time, it's loudest Apostle.  With the
 advent of certain events in California,  ie; the  cancellation of  the San
 Jose WOA  show, the  cancellation of  the Glendale  show and the "alleged"
 change of heart about supporting shows  by Atari.   The  "worm has quickly
 turned"!  

     At this time, it becomes somewhat easier to see the story unfold as it
 should be seen.  A constant succession of mistakes, circumstances and very
 poor communications  between all  parties concerned  pushed the inevitable
 along.  It  soon  becomes  increasingly  more  difficult  to  envision any
 malicious  intent perpetrated by any of  the participants.   Additionally,
 these magnanomous rumors that allude to Atari dropping support for the WOA
 shows and usergroup shows is not true.  

     Of MAJOR concern  for  everyone  is  the  nifty  manner  in  which the
 suggestion is  "slipped in" that the Usergroups go from one "magazine" and
 promoter to another magazine and gracious  benefactor!   Usergroups staged
 successful shows  long before  the arrival  of the "Greeks Bearing Gifts".
 And will continue to schedule  and  stage  very  successful  shows  in the
 future.  

     The bottom  line here  is a clear message; Leave the Usergroups alone,
 they are doing ok setting  up  and  running  the  shows  among themselves.
 Atari can  and will  support the  shows with little or no problem, we said
 support not redo.  Why try to fix what is not broken.  The  major problems
 have stemmed from all the opportunistic meddling.
  
     The  Tarpinians,  Barnes,  Rayles,  Tsukiji's  and  whomever  else may
 endeavor to put on  an  Atarifest  show  need  no  "crutches" ..especially
 rubber ones!  We see the entire rehash of the Glendale situation as a very
 sad and exploitive effort that should be put to bed.  Some where along the
 line,  someone  lost  grasp  of  what  the  shows are all about.  The main
 purpose of a show is to promote the Atari product line and it's supportive
 third party  developers.   Competition between  shows is  absurd.  Setting
 dates, on top of  one another  is short  sighted and  does infinitely more
 harm than good.  

     The main point to realize is;  The shows must be aimed at geographical
 regions instead  of each  show trying  to pull  participants and attendees
 from all over the universe.  The co-ordination of Atarifest show dates, in
 which Atari is expected to participate, should be managed through the good
 offices of  Bob Brodie,  Usergroup Coordinator,  Atari Corp.  In so doing,
 the userbase is assured of no further date clashes or ego trips.

     Furthermore, for any future shows (Atarifests) to be  successful or to
 carry any  credibility, Atari  MUST increase  the US userbase.  Also Atari
 must get their act together and  start the  National Advertising campaign.
 Above all else, get the new products to market * before * Christmas.







    __________________________________________________________________



 > INSURED?  STReport InfoFile   Checking computer insurance by Safeware
   ===========================




                                                  IS YOUR COMPUTER INSURED?
                                                  ========================


 by Neil Bradley


      When I  made the  big purchase  of my MEGA II and a 2nd hard drive, I
 decided to call my home owners insurance company.   I  made some inquiries
 as to  the coverage  available to me for my computer equipment.  The agent
 had to get back to me, as the information was not available in the office.
 When the  agent called  back, the coverage available to my computer system
 was subject to depreciation and limited to: "Theft  and natural disaster".
 When I inquired if power spikes/surges (my local electric company is noted
 for their spikes/surges in this  area)  the  answer  was  a  definite "NOT
 covered".   The agent  suggested that if there was a claim, I might try to
 go after the electric company - but she didn't think I would get very far.
 She also  commented that  the computer  equipment applied toward the total
 amount covered for personal property which could limit the claim for other
 property I have in the house.

     After getting  that unwelcome news, I called a few other agents in the
 area.  I got the same  answer from  everyone I  talked to.   The equipment
 (not software) was covered for fire/theft/natural disaster, but subject to
 depreciation. 
  
     I remembered reading something a long time ago  in an  old Atari 8-bit
 box concerning  some company  that specialized  in computer  insurance.  I
 called  the  800  directory  assistance   and   the   operator   was  very
 accommodating, spent  about 5  minutes with  me before finding the listing
 for "Safeware".

     I then called the Safeware number and got the following information:

 - All your computer equipment/software is covered.
 - Loss could be for ANY reason - including accidental damage by myself
   (i.e. I drop the monitor on the floor and break it).
 - You have REPLACEMENT coverage - up to the limit of the policy you 
   purchase.  I.e. I would get sufficient money to purchase a new MEGA II
   computer if the one I have now was stolen.
 - The coverage is blanket - they do NOT require serial numbers.  What
   you have to do is provide proof of purchase: Sales receipts, warranty
   registration, etc.  This part is an absolute.  No proof of purchase,
   no money.  This proof of purchase includes software as well.  
 - Items not covered:  Rented equipment, equipment you have for the purpose
   of selling it for someone else.
 - There is a $50.00 deductible per claim.

     According to the flyer I have here, the costs of the insurance and
     limits are as follows:

          $ COVERED                      ANNUAL PREMIUM
          ---------                      --------------
               0 -  2,000                  $39.00
           2,000 -  5,000                   69.00
           5,000 -  8,000                   89.00
           8,001 - 11,000                  109.00
          11,001 - 14,000                  129.00


                   SAFEWARE - THE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC
                            2929 N. HIGH STREET
                              P.O. BOX 02211
                            COLUMBUS, OH  43202

                    1-800-848-3469      1-614-262-0559




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 > MISSION DISK STReport InfoFile   S-H Latest entry into the ST Arena.
   ==============================



                                                        FALCON MISSION DISK
                                                        ===================
  
 FOR AMIGA & ATARI ST

 Spectrum Holobyte ships OPERATION: COUNTERSTRIKE
 To enhance award-winning FALCON F-16 fighter simulation

 Alameda, California,  AUgust 25,1989  - Spectrum  Holobyte today announced
 the  shipment  of  the  FALCON MISSION DISK, OPERATION: COUNTERSTRIKE, for
 Commodore Amiga and Atari  ST  computers.    The  program  works  with the
 company's award-winning F-16 fighter simulation, FALCON, to expand it to a
 full campaign with all the extras.

 Twelve all new missions, set in a new landscape, comprise the campaign and
 bring to FALCON  a whole new level  of strategy and  non-stop action.  The
 missions are  designed for  successive play  with the overall objective of
 flying the FALCON fighter into enemy territory and  destroying the enemy's
 offensive potential.

 A deadlier enemy now confronts the pilot.  Enemy forces include four types
 of moving vehicles--tanks, trains, amphibious landing craft, and trucks as
 well as  the ever-menacing  MiGs.  More advanced MiG-29s have replaced the
 MiG-21s.

 While defending the airbase and  his  plane  against  assault  from ground
 forces  and  the  threatening  MiGs,  the  fighter  pilot  is asked to fly
 missions to destroy the enemy's  stationary  targets--SAM  sites,  a power
 station, an  oil refinery, a factory and bridges.  Vigilance and speed are
 required.  If a pilot takes too much time, for example, in  his mission to
 stop a  truck convoy,  the home airbase may be captured by enemy tanks and
 the campaign is lost.

 Just as in the original FALCON,  every enemy  target destroyed contributes
 toward  success,  but  points  are awarded for destroying specific targets
 depending on which mission has been selected.  Five levels  of difficulty,
 designated by rank from 1st Lieutenant through Colonel, are the same as in
 the original FALCON.  Also retained is the awards system.  Pilots who earn
 enough points  (merits) mat  be decorated with one of five medals from the
 Purple Heart to the Medal of Honor.  The Medal  of Honor  is achieved only
 by causing total enemy industrial shutdown while flying at a Major rank or
 higher (top three levels).

 Another  outstanding  feature  of  FALCON  also  available  in  OPERATION:
 COUNTERSTRIKE is  the ability  to go  head-to-head in dogfights against an
 opponent on a second computer .  Using either direct connct or a 1200 baud
 or faster modem, players can link ST to ST, Amiga  to Amiga,  ST to Amiga,
 or either ST or Amiga to an Apple Macintosh.

 The original  FALCON has  won numerous awards, including three awards from
 the Software Publishers Association--Best Simulation, Best Action/Strategy
 Game,  and  Best  Technical  Achievement.    Amiga and Atari versions were
 released in December last year and  have since  been on  most best-selling
 software lists.

 The OPERATION:  COUNTERSTRIKE programs  for the Atari ST and the Commodore
 Amiga are available through  regular retail  channels. Each  version has a
 suggested retail  price of  $24.95.  An original Falcon is required to run
 the new programs.  512K RAM is needed for basic features and  one megabyte
 RAM for additional features.

 Spectrum Holobyte,  a division  of Sphere, Inc., Alameda, California, is a
 leading publisher of entertainment software.   The company  specializes in
 developing and marketing simulations for all types of personal computers.

 For more information: 

 Contact....Rita Harrington at:

                             Spectrum Holobyte
                           2061 Challenger Drive
                             Almeda, CA. 94501
                              1-415-522-3584





  _______________________________________________________________________




 > UPGRADE ROUTE STR Spotlight   Upgrade or enhancement, a war of words!
   ===========================



                                                 IS THE MEGA AT A DEAD END?
                                                 =========================



 by R. F. Mariano


     According  to  some  "informed"  sources,  the  Mega expansion slot is
 definately usable.   We respectfully ask ..AS WHAT?  And with what?  It is
 stated; "I have a number of things connected to my expansion slot and have
 done so for some time now".   It is wonderful that he has found a  use for
 this slot  ...the average  user hasn't.  Now, with advent of the 'new' STE
 and TT the  mega  appears  to  be  a  hot  candidate  for  the  'also ran'
 department.  Folks, is all this noise about the STE really a valid step up
 from the ST line?  In all honesty, it appears to be a lateral  step rather
 than a forward and upward step.

     The same  source stated  that at  least Atari  is "taking steps in the
 right direction by making the current  crop of  machines _upgradable_", as
 he puts  it.   Does this mean that they (Atari) are finally admitting that
 the machines prior to the STE  and TT  were not  intended to  be upgraded?
 What is  the message  here?  Are we to fall in step like so many sheep and
 sell our present machines?    And  immediately  buy  the  new "upgradable"
 variety?   It becomes  impossible see where, as stated in the past, a user
 can buy a mega4 within the last 6 months and since the upgrade path is not
 there, have  to sell  his mega4  to buy one of the new upgradables and not
 take a severe loss!  It appears Atari  is forgetting  the loyal  USA users
 who stood  by while  Atari and  it's "executives" danced with the European
 Fat Lady for three years!

 Accordingly, we present this letter:


 Item    2642596                 89/09/05        23:10
 From:   PAUL.LANTZ                      Paul Lantz
 To:     ST.REPORT                       Ralph F. Mariano
 Sub: Atari Pricing

     A popular Atari slogan has been "Power without the price".  Presumably
 this means  that you  can get  a better buy, more power per dollar, if you
 buy Atari.  I understand the slogan has  been retired  and I  think it was
 about time, unfortunately.  

     Today,  I do not believe that the Atari ST line offers  good value for
 money when compared with other computing options.  My figures are based on
 Toronto prices but I  am sure  that similar  comparisons could  be made in
 other centres  and currencies.   Four  years ago,  I bought my first ST, a
 520.  It was priced the  same as  a Commodore  128.   I had  been thinking
 about getting  a 128  and have  always been  grateful to  the salesman who
 suggested I look at the ST instead.  

     At the time, IBM type systems were far out of my price range.   The ST
 had 512K and good graphics.  It certainly was much more powerful, and less
 expensive, than the clones around in 1985. Since  then, I  have moved from
 that 520  to a  1040 and  finally to  a Mega 4.  I have spent thousands on
 software, a hard disk, printers and modems.  I use my Atari  at home every
 day and we use a couple more of them at work.  They are great machines.  I
 picked up an Atari laser a couple of weeks ago, fantastic machine.  I am a
 fan. I  have a  son who is going into his second year at university.  Last
 year, I toyed with the idea of getting him a computer, probably a 1040.  I
 bought him  a typewriter  instead.  This year, he came to me and suggested
 that he wanted to buy a 1040 himself.  It sounded like a good deal, I said
 I would  likely get him a hard disk and a printer to go with it along with
 some software.

     Since that conversation, I have done a little computer shopping.  I am
 not at  all convinced that buying a 1040 is such a great deal anymore.  In
 Toronto today, a 520 with an  internal 720K  drive and  a one  meg upgrade
 goes for $699 (Canadian, adjust for your own currency).  To put together a
 complete system we are looking at close to $1700 including  $799 for  a 30
 meg hard  disk and  $200 for a monitor. What about a clone?   Well, I know
 that an ST is more powerful than a low end clone.  What about an AT clone?
 Lots of  prices around  but I  noticed a few that impressed me.  How about
 $995 for a basic system that  runs at  10 MHz.   Assume  the monitor costs
 about the  same as  the ST  monitor and you are looking at $1200.  One big
 difference, the AT clone comes with a built in 40 meg hard disk with  a 28
 millisecond average  access time.   The Atari hard drive, according to the
 dealer, has a 65 millisecond average access time.  The  AT system includes
 a clock  (add $40  or $50  to the  1040 if you want one) and a rather nice
 keyboard that feels like a typewriter keyboard.  Nastiest thing  about the
 Atari is  the hard  disk, turn  it on, listen for it to get to speed, then
 turn on the computer.  On a PC system, just turn on one switch. 

     I don't know what we will buy, if anything.   I am  rather sentimental
 about the  ST and my son is familiar with the machine.  If we buy Atari it
 will not be because of price.  To  me it  is rather  sad.   A company that
 started  out  offering  fantastic  value  for  money now is overpriced and
 underpowered.  I have read about  the STE  and am  not impressed.   The TT
 sounds nice  and so  does the  ATW but they are both out of my price range
 for the time being.  If I wanted  to buy  a new  machine today  I would be
 very  drawn  to  the  many  386  based systems that are rapidly falling in
 price. I am not sure that everyone in the Atari realizes what has happened
 to pricing.  

     I read an article in one of the hard copy magazines a couple of months
 ago in which the author pointed  out the  advantage of  buying a  $1300 ST
 system instead  of a  $2500 basic  IBM system.  I felt like screaming "Get
 Real".  For $2500 Canadian I can buy a AT system with  a lot  of bells and
 whistles that will outrun and outdisplay my ST. I understand why the ST is
 so expensive:  few are sold, they  cost  more  per  unit  to  produce than
 clones.  That's Atari's problem, not mine and I wish them luck.  

                                Paul Lantz
                             Moosonee, Ontario





      _______________________________________________________________




 > Michtron Reports STReport InfoFile    What they are saying "Over There"
   ==================================


 ctsy Michtron RT


                      ATARI CLOSES THE GENERATION GAP
                      ===============================

  
     Last  week,  in  Dusseldorf,  Atari  Computer  GmbH unveiled two "next
 generation" additions to the ST range:  The enhanced STE  and the Motorola
 68030-based TT.
  
     In this  case, "unveiled"  does not  adequately describe the 90-minute
 extravaganza laid  on for  over 500  German computer  dealers and European
 distributors.    After  a  cabaret  with  magician,  a  singing  group,  a
 human"robot", a laser light show and indoor fireworks, a huge white screen
 burst into flame, burning away to reveal the two new systems on the
 stage.  It cleared"over the top" by a considerable margin.
  
     The two  new models  address the  main problem with the ST: except for
 increases in memory, it has not  enjoyed a  major upgrade  since the first
 512k  model  appeared  in  1985.    During  this  time, other systems have
 advanced, while DOS-compatible micros have also tumbled in price.   The ST
 used to have a big price/performance advantage and now it doesn't.
  
     The TT  and STE could also be seen as a response to the Amiga A500 and
 2000 micros, with which Commodore has had some success in the last year.
   
     The TT  is the  most interesting  new machine.   It  uses the Motorola
 68030  processor,  popular  in  Sun  workstations and the Apple iix.  This
 makes the TT potentially more powerful  than  perhaps  95  percent  of the
 micros currently  on users'desks.   (The Mac II only has a 68020.)  At the
 German price-which converts to $3000, including 30 megabyte  hard disc and
 colour monitor-it  should be  competitive, though not really a mass-market
 machine.
  
     The TT030/2 is the base-level TT with a  16MHz 68030,  Atari "blitter"
 and two  megabytes of  memory.  The operating system is TOS 030 on 512K of
 ROM, an extended version  of the  current 192K  system.   It includes GEM,
 digital Research's mouse-driven, windowing Graphics Enviroment Manager.
  
     The TT has enchanced monochrome and colour graphics, plus stero sound.
 Monochrome graphics resolution jumps from today's 640 by  400 to  1,280 by
 960 pixels.   A  new colour  mode offers 640 by 480 pixels (IBM VGA level)
 with 16 colours from a palette of 4,096, or 320 by 480 with 256
 colours.
  
     Another possible enhancement was not announced,  but hinted  at by the
 provision of an unexpected socket next to the TT's Midi ports.  This looks
 exactly like an AppleTalk network connector.   Atari's  technical director
 Leonard Tramiel would only say Atari was looking at a number of options.
  
     All round,  then the  TT is an advanced addition to the Mega ST range,
 and (as no enhanced Megas have been announced: an eventual replacement for
 them.   It is  not obviously  the expected ultra-cheap Unix box though, as
 with the Apple Macintosh II, Unix is an option.
  
     Unisoft (formerly Root, in the UK) has already ported Unix System V to
 the  TT,  but  this  was  not  shown  at the launch.  Atari has promised X
 Windows and the X Desktop interface from Ixi in Cambridge,  which has also
 been adopted  by Santa  Cruz for  the Open  Desktop system for Intel 80386
 based micros.  Insignia  Solutions software  emulator will  be provided to
 run DOS programs.
  
     However,  the  provision  of  only  one half-length VME expansion slot
 suggests the main Unix market for the TT will be as an Ethernet terminal.
  
     The TT could be turned into a small  multi-user Unix  system, but this
 seems less  likely.   It would require a substantial investment in porting
 applications software to the machine, and Atari doesn't have the  staff or
 experience to  support such an approach.  But the TT could be a useful OEM
 product which Unix specialists could rebadge  and resell,  relieving Atari
 of the need to invest in software or support customers directly.
  
     Whatever else  it may  be, the  TT is clearly a cheap business machine
 which will  be  judged  against  Apple's  Macintosh,  the  Amiga  2000 and
 standard DOS  compatibles.  The STE, by contrast, is aimed squarely at the
 serious home user and the games enthusiast.
  
     The STE is simply an extended version of the one  megabyte 1040ST with
 its 8MHz 16/32-bit Motorola 68000.  It looks the same, except for the tiny
 E which has been inserted next to the T's crossbar.
  
     The main enhancements are new colour and sound  facilities in  256K of
 ROM.   You can  now select  512 colours  from a palette of 4,096 and there
 there is "stereo sound in CD quality" from  an 8  bit PCM  generator.  Two
 female joystick  ports have  been added  to support  four games players as
 standard, or six  with an extension cable.
  
     Also, there  is  now  hardware  support  for  horizontal  and vertical
 scrolling and  for a video "genlock" interface.  All these improve the STE
 as a games machine, and give it a similar specification to the Amiga A500.
 This cant't be accidental.
  
     The problem is, of course, that about 1.5 million of the old style STs
 have been sold, and no STEs.  You can add  enhancements to  a machine, but
 getting software houses to use them is another matter.  Games will have to
 run on STs to sell, so  STE  buyers  are  unlikely  to  get  many enhanced
 versions of  commercial games for some while,  No doubt some feedback will
 eventually come back from the few of UK software houses that have received
 STEs for development purposes.
  
     At the  moment, the  1040ST is  a relatively  slow seller in the price
 driven UK market.    The  1040STE  could  replace  it  relatively quickly,
 perhaps before  Christmas.   An enhanced  version of  the more popular 520
 must also be anticipated.  Given the similarity of the  machines, a 520STE
 might ship  any time.  But showing and shipping are not the same.  We have
 yet to see the 1040STE and TT30/2  in  the  UK,  and  I  would  not expect
 significant  quantities  of  the  TT  to arrive before February 1990.  The
 German market is very important to Atari--it's probably bigger than France
 and the UK combined--and the early supplies will clearly go there.
   
     Anyway,  Atari  is  currently  busy  shipping as many of its Portfolio
 "palmtop" PCs as it  can make,  has just  put the  Stacy portable  ST into
 production,  and  is  trying  to  get  software for the Epyx-designed Lynx
 hand-held colour games machine into development.
  
     But... it will be a shame  if  the  TT  is  delayed.    It's  the only
 reasonably  affordable 68030-based colour machine there is.





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 > ST REPORT CONFIDENTIAL       SAYIN' IT LIKE IT IS....
   ======================


 - Sunnyvale, CA. ***** ATARI SUPPORT FOR ALL ATARIFESTS ROCK SOLID! ******
   --------------

     Despite  the  stories  by  grandstanding  reports, Atari Corp. has not
 suspended, nor will it diminish it's  support for  the show  circuit, in a
 recent  conversation  with  a  highly  placed Executive, it was made quite
 clear that the story (rumor) about Atari dropping  support for  the 'Fests
 was false and that Atari's support for ALL shows would continue as before.




 - Sunnyvale, CA.                  ***** ENTIRE SALES FORCE IS GONE! *****
   --------------

     Although  we  have  grave  reservations,  concerning Atari's immediate
 future at this time, because of the dismissal of the entire sales force we
 must look  even harder to Atari in wanting them to renew our confidence in
 it's plans and future.  Not to mention  that the  "new" Ad  agency is also
 history.  Atari is now putting all it's eggs in an outside company's sales
 team.  Hopefully, this is the  key, after  all, don't  most of  the highly
 successful companies  across this  vast country  all use  mftr's reps?  We
 must remember however, this method is  expensive and  the cost  is usually
 past on  to the  customer.   Here it  is September,  and STILL nothing.   
 ...but talk.  Many of the more experienced industry observers feel the STe
 may  never  be  the  contender  it  was  intended to be in this markeplace
 because of it having too little, too late. 




 - Boston, MA.           **** INDEPENDENT SURVEY SEZ PORTFOLIO AIN'T! ****
   -----------

     According to a US software publisher, who is  polling his  dealers and
 distributors in  Europe, the fabled Portfolio is not yet on the shelves at
 dealers in Europe.   Meanwhile,  we  are  told  they  are  selling  by the
 thousands.  That could be true, but are they shipping?  Time will tell.



 - New York City, N.Y.                **** PARK AVENUE VIDEO HISTORY? ****
   -------------------

     Park Ave  Video, at one time a very strong Atari dealer, is rumored to
 have dropped the line..   This  dealer,  who  participated  in  various ad
 campaigns  in  the  NY  tabloids  said  the  price  cutting  by it's local
 competition and a gross lack of  cooperation by  the company  prompted the
 move.    In  other  related  cases,  many  of  Atari's  dealers are highly
 skeptical of the new products making it to  the shelves  in time  for this
 Christmas  Season.    A  number  of  the dealers have stated that if Atari
 doesn't perform by year's end, they too, will drop them.  At this point we
 add, that  after having heard a large number of opinions from both dealers
 and users, the majority are very leery of  the STE  and most  are ready to
 bet it  NEVER makes  it to the US market.  However, all were in agreement,
 the TT, Portfolio and Stacy will  be Atari's  strong suite,  but they must
 get them on the market for this Christmas.  Again, time will tell...
  



 - Kettering, OH.                   ***** IS TOS 1.4 REALLY SHIPPING? *****
   -------------

     Atari's leadership  must get  in touch  with the everyday goings on in
 the business.  For example, one major dealer made it  quite clear  that he
 felt Sam  had "absolutely  NO idea  about what was going on in the rest of
 the company concerning  TOS  1.4!"    This  gent  was  quite  peeved.   He
 exclaimed; "Don't  believe that  stuff about  TOS 1.4  clearly shipping to
 all the dealers!  He went on to say;  "As usual, Atari tells only the good
 side to  the "It's  shipping" story."   It seems that if a dealer tries to
 order a large quantity of TOS 1.4 chip sets he is told  he can  only order
 an equivalent  amount to the number of MEGA-DTP-MONITERM systems HE HAS IN
 STOCK!!!  One thing is for sure, Atari's expert handling of the release of
 TOS 1.4  is doing  nothing but  encouraging the  sale of  Eproms and Eprom
 burners.


 - Sunnyvale, CA.                  ***** AUGIE LIGOURI NEW VP AND GM! *****
   --------------

     Amidst the latest revolving door epitaphs,  the most  recent occurance
 at our favorite computer company is rumored to be the appointment of Augie
 Ligouri as Atari's new  V.P. and  General Manager.   Lotsa  luck Augie, if
 anyone can  do the job we know it's you.  His appointment couldn't come at
 a better time, 'now, we all shall see who the real movers  and shakers are
 in Sunnyvale'.   Granted,  Atari is  enjoying a phenominal response to the
 announced Portfolio, but if it doesn't  get on  the market  soon, the only
 sales prospects left will be loyal Atari folks. 


 - San Francisco, CA.           ******  PAYBACKS ARE A BITTER PILL!  ******
   ------------------

     A rather  testy rumor  is flitting  about and  it goes like this, "The
 folks who  made certain  chips for  earlier game  machines (2600-7800) are
 inflating the  costs of chips now for the new Lynx in a get even move from
 unhappy delaings in the past".  This is alleged to be one of the causes of
 the delayed  arrival of  the new Lynx.  Also, the LCD screen for the Stacy
 (being made by Citizen) is another horror story rumor that goes back about
 4-6 years when Citizen was very unhappy with CBM.







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 > TT POTENTIALS STReport InfoFile   Alan Pratt reveals more TT secrets..
   ===============================


 ctsy F-NET


 Article 19028 of 19030, Wed 21:19.
 Subject: Re: Duesseldorf: personal impression of the TT(T)
 From: apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt @ Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA)


     Hmmm, the  whole graphics  capability question is really foggy so far.
 Here's some really straight scoop about  the  TT  from  inside  Atari: The
 video palette  has *4* bits per gun for color values.  That is, you have a
 total of 4096 colors: 16 levels each of red, green, and blue.  (The ST has
 a palette  of 512  colors: 8  levels for  each gun.)  Another "color" mode
 provides 256 levels of grey (actually green), for really fine reproduction
 of a  black-and-white image.   This  is independent  of the resolution: if
 you're in a 16-color mode, you can pick any 16 levels from the spectrum of
 256.  (We call this hyper-monochrome: one color, but a lot of it!) 

     There are  *6* video  modes: the  three ST modes (totally compatible),
 plus 640x480 16-color, plus 320x480 *256* color, plus 1280x960 monochrome.
 ALL of these modes except the last can be shown on a single monitor.  That
 monitor need not be multisync.  It can be a slightly modified VGA monitor,
 or (of  course) the  monitor which  Atari will  sell for the TT.  The last
 mode needs a Viking monitor or something similar.  ST high rez  (640 x 400
 x 2  colors) is  not limited  to black  and white:  you can choose any two
 colors.

 Does this mean it has a "DMA" port like the 520/1040/MegaX? Does it have a
 "real" SCSI  port as  well?  What kind of through put can be expected from
 the hard disk interfaces?  Can it do DMA and access 4Meg?  

     Yes, there is a DMA port like on the ST and Mega.  Your hard disk will
 plug right  in.  You can connect a bootable SH204 and it will boot!  There
 is also an external SCSI port.  The SCSI port  can access  the full 32-bit
 address  space;  the  ACSI  port  is  limited  to  24-bit addresses.   The
 internal hard drive is connected to the SCSI bus.

 Is the VME slot the _only_ way to  expand  it,  or  does  it  have  a Mega
 compatible expansion connector as well?  

     (There are  a number  of ways  to expand  the TT:  you can  add 2MB of
 dual-purpose (video and CPU) RAM, or 10MB when 4Mbit chips  are available.
 You can add 4MB of REALLY FAST 32-bit nybble-mode RAM (not video-capable),
 and there's the VME bus.  

 The number 2MHz that's been bandied about needs some explanation: 

     The CPU and memory clock speed is 16MHz.  There  are four  clocks in a
 bus cycle.   For  dual-purpose RAM,  around half  the bus cycles go to the
 video or refresh.  Therefore,  the  CPU  gets  around  two  million MEMORY
 ACCESSES per second, or 2MHz.  There are other architectural details which
 make it a little faster than that.  And remember, each access  gets you 32
 bits, not  16 as on the ST.  Also, since the CPU is allocated half the bus
 cycles, it isn't ALWAYS  postponed by  video or  refresh: it  might try to
 access the  bus just as its turn comes up, and not wait at all.  Therefore
 dual-purpose memory accesses run at MORE THAN 2MHz.

     "Fast" RAM does not have video  taking up  any of  the cycles,  so you
 don't have to wait for that.  It takes 4 or 5 clocks (I think) to set up a
 fast-RAM access, but "nybble mode" means that the  CPU fills  its cache in
 "burst mode" at one cycle per subsequent access.  The VME logic introduces
 one wait state, so a VMEbus access takes 5 clocks. (Your mileage may vary:
 VME cards  vary widely  in response  time.)  But, again, you won't be held
 off the bus by video.  VME in the TT shown in Germany is  A24/D16 (24 bits
 of addess, 16 bits of data).  

 [programs can load in fast RAM or dual-purpose RAM]  

     By a "loader option" the original poster means "load program off disk"
 not "load .o files into a .prg file."  This is correct: there are flags in
 the  PRG  header  which  control  the  behavior of Pexec and Malloc.  Most
 program can run in fast RAM  --  programs  which  change  the  screen base
 pointer and some other things can't, though.

 [RAM on the VME bus]

     You *can*  put memory  on the VME bus.  The performance penalty is not
 bad.  TOS will recognize that memory and use it for programs if you set it
 up right.

 Does it have a Blitter?

     No need for one.  The reason for the Blitter is to remove instruction-
 fetch overhead from memory operations, and  with the  68030 on-chip cache,
 the TT does just fine without it.

 It is the cheapest workstation of that power around (about 1/2 the price
 of comparable competitors here in Germany).  

     You  can  say  that  again.    Please,  people, remember that when you
 compare the TT with  a Next  machine, for  instance, you're  talking about
 roughly 4x the price!  JT's motto is Power Without the Price, and we think
 we're giving you just that.

 Opinions expressed above do not necessarily    -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
 reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.      ...ames!atari!apratt





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 > A GOOD SCORE? TOS 1.4 STReport OnLine   And certain dealers wonder why?
   =====================================



 RE: Why dealers say  ..."DROP THE LINE!"


 EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE POST
  
     Well, I just called  Computers Etc.  in CT,  (203) 336-3100   and they
 told me that they have TOS 1.4 in stock. But they're selling it at a hefty
 price : $120 for the roms and an additional $50.- for the installation. At
 170 dollars  to upgrade  my 1040, I'm seriously thinking of selling it and
 getting a Mega 2 with TOS 1.4, I'll have the  blitter, detachable keyboard
 plus a new computer with warranty for just a few hundred dollars more (not
 to forget the extra 1meg memory, ooppss...).

 QUESTION: 

     Will Atari allow this to continue...   It  is now  quite apparent that
 the  prices  for  TOS  1.4  chips  and  the  installation  thereof must be
 carefully kept within reason.  Besides, there is no guarantee the new Mega
 will have TOS 1.4 installed.

     Folks, please  think about  what this  dealer is  really trying to do,
 certainly it is not to ripoff customers.  We respectfully  submit that the
 dealer was doing * exactly * what was requested of him by Atari.  Keep the
 TOS 1.4 in stock for the customers who buy a  moniterm monitor  by pricing
 them unreasonably high. 
  
     Understandably,  the   young  man  who  priced  the  chips  and  their
 installation is not interested in anything but the  chips and  their total
 cost.    We  must,  however,  consider  the  events  that  lead up to this
 situation.

     A- Atari required that the dealers only sell  TOS 1.4  chip sets  to  
        those customers who bought a Moniterm Monitor.
     B- Atari required from the dealers proof of purchase and verified same
        with the Moniterm people.
     C- Atari advised the dealers of the severe  consequences if  they sold
        the chips to anyone who did not buy a 19" moniterm.

 FYI: The above mentioned dealer, as of today, has announced that since the
 bulletin is out for all to see, he has adjusted his prices  to reflect the
 $99.00 price for the chipset. (Installation NOT included)


        SUMMATION OF DEALER/DEVELOPER UNREST & OF THE TOS 1.4 FIASCO
        ============================================================

     The Causes - The Effects - The Related Problems - The End Results
     -----------------------------------------------------------------

     Dealer  after  dealer  we  contacted  said the same basic thing, "Mike
 Dendo was making good  things happen  we don't  believe the  story that he
 quit so he could be near his family". 

 >>> STReport  agrees, We feel there is much more to Mike Dendo's departure
 than we are being told.  Perhaps, a lackluster executive  within the upper
 reaches of Atari used Mike Dendo's career with Atari as a catalyst for his
 own career advancement.  After all, take a good look  folks, it  is simply
 unbelievable that  all the departures in the past 18 months were voluntary
 and passive.  We submit that most, if not all were given  the old familiar
 choice; Fired or Resign?

 New joke among the computer industry executives:

        "Want a nice California Vacation?    ...Go work for Atari!"

     Both users  and dealers  agree that the leadership factor put forth by
 Atari's top  brass is  confused and  lacks direction.   Additionally, most
 observers  have  vociferously  complained  about the negative aura hanging
 over Atari with all it's "Bright Young Executives never lasting  more than
 180 days!"  One dealer even exclaimed he felt the "used car salesman ought
 to go ...then Atari will be on the right track!"   ..No,  he wouldn't tell
 us who that is.

 >>> STReport  again agrees,  considering that during the past three years,
 Atari's executive offices looked more like the turnstiles in the  New York
 Subway,  the  time  has  come  to  stop  the  internal  executive wars and
 posturing.  The time is at hand to  take care  of Atari's  business not to
 continue to  try and cut each other's throats.  You would think that after
 three years of fun and games these guys  would realize  that *  WE ALL ARE
 WATCHING THEM! *  Actually, it is sad, if the executive corp. at Atari put
 as much effort into getting the new  products  to  market  as  they  do in
 fighting each other there would be plenty of room at the top!  The company
 would be a fantastic success.

     Users, Developers and Dealers are genuinely concerned about the wisdom
 and future of the CD-ROM and STE.

 >>>  STReport,  in  talking  with  developers  finds that many of them are
 simply "not interested" in the STE, we asked why..   This was  one of many
 similar answers;  " Why  should we?   We are here, but are NEVER asked for
 our opinion or even  allowed to  know what  is planned!   For  example, we
 spend our fortunes and our time to develop goodies for the ST what do they
 do? Never tell US that THEY are going to a SQUARE SURFACE MOUNT 68000 CHIP
 in the  STE!"   Folks, that  rules out  the possibility,  at this point in
 time, for any of the newer, fancy goodies to operate properly as  they are
 all designed  with the  conventional 68000 chip configuration in mind.  We
 submit that somebody at  Atari  dropped  that  ball  again,  why  keep the
 developers uninformed?   What  purpose is served?  Who, if not the dealers
 and developers are being punished here?  Now, with the MEGA, STE,  TT, and
 Portfolio, dealers  must invest  quite heavily to accomodate the potential
 market.  Ultimately, the users are punished by all the added costs.  

 IN CLOSING;

     The CD-ROM, now there's a sore subject well ridden into the sunset....
 someone eventually  will pay dearly for that fiasco, rumor has it the same
 person who handled a few other of Atari's  "prize" accomplishments  is 'in
 charge' of  the CD-ROM thingy.  A few of the developers even mentioned the
 AMIGA by name and said, "If Commodore adds  their new  operating system to
 the 300 and up, the STE will have a very rough time of it!".

     Atari users  are among  the most  loyal of users the industry has ever
 known, why then is the company so bent  on trying  their patience?   Above
 all else,  STReport is  not down on Atari products they are among the very
 best ever made.  We are  genuinely concerned  about certain  decisions and
 observable occurances  made by a few of it's executives.  After having had
 the opportunity to interview a number of individuals  who have  "left" the
 Atari  executive  corp.,  all  we  can honestly say is... Sam please, look
 carefully  at  all  the  executives,  do  they  really  have  Atari's best
 interests at  heart?  Better yet, ask a few of your Dad's old friends like
 Shiraz ..(the father of the ST).





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                                      ....VOL II; Loveletters in the Sand

  


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