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                     PORTFOLIO USERS UPDATE

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                        by B.J. Gleason

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The following article is reprinted in the APORTFOLIO Forum by

permission of AtariUser magazine and Quill Publishing.  It MAY

NOT be further reprinted without specific permission of Quill.

AtariUser is a monthly Atari magazine, available by subscription

for $20 a year.  For more information on AtariUser, call

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Artisan Software (209) 239-1552

PO Box 849, Manteca, CA  95336

Software

     TransporT File Transfer   24.95

          File exchange software for the Atari ST, STE or MEGA. 

          Serial Port and cable required.



Atari Direct Order (408)745-2367, (800)443-8020

1196 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Hardware

     Portfolio                299.95

     Parallel Port             49.95

     Serial Port               79.95

     Leather Case              39.95

     32k RAM Card              79.95

     64k RAM Card             129.95

     128k RAM Card            199.95

     PC Card Drive             99.95

     AC Adapter                 9.95

     Parallel Cable            19.95

     Serial MAC Cable          19.95

Software

     File Manager              20.00

     DOS Utilities             89.95

     Finance                   89.95

     Hyperlist                 Soon

          Outliner designed for the Portfolio.

     Power BASIC Compiler      Soon

          Full featured BASIC compiler from Robert Zale, author

          of PowerBASIC and Turbo BASIC.

     U.S. Traveller's Guide    Soon

          A travel guide on ROM.  Restaurants, shopping and more

          are listed for most major cities.

     Spell Checker             Soon

          100,000 words and word variations on a ROM Card.

     Chess                     Soon

     Bridge Baron              Soon

     Wine Companion            Soon

     Diet/Cholesterol Counter  Soon

     Astrologer                Soon

     Stock Tracker             Soon

          Keep track of Stock Investments.

     Lotus Worksheets I & II   Soon

     Math Library I & II  Soon

     Statistics Library I & II Soon

          These six volumes are collections of new public domain

          and shareware.  Each card will contain between 9 and 15

          programs.



Compuserve (800) 848-8199 x198

Software, Services

     APORTFOLIO Forum and Software Library.  This is an official

     on-line Atari Support site.



Computer Friends (503) 626-2291

14250 North West Science Park Drive, Portland, OR  97229

Software

     Message Mover-PC         189.00

     Message Mover-MAC        189.00

          These programs allows for file transfer between your

          desktop machine and the Portfolio via the Serial Port.



Computerbooks  (714) 966-2023

20351 Irvine Ave, Suite 9, PO Box 9167, Newport Beach, CA  92658

Software

     Pharmaceutical Database 129.95

          Instant access to commonly prescribed drugs and

          dosages, instructions, warning, trade names and more.

     Physicians' Reference     89.95

          Instant access to common questions and issues.



DIP Systems  (0483) 301555

32 Frederick Sanger Road, Surrey Research Park

Guildford, Great Britain, GU2 5XN

Fax: (0483) 301434

Software

     Scientific Calculator    œ60.83

     PF Applications on PC    œ43.43

          A version of the Portfolio's built-in software that can

          run on a PC.

     Pocket Mac               œ60.83

          File transfer software for the Macintosh.

     Pocket Communications    œ43.43

Hardware

     Pocket PC Modem (1200)   œ174.87

          A 1200 baud modem that attaches to the Portfolio's

          expansion bus.

     Memory Expander (512k)   œ156.48

          Increase the Portfolio's memory to 636k, and add an

          extra card drive unit.  Attaches to the expansion port.



Extech Instruments (617) 890-7440

335 Bearhill Road, Waltham, MA  02154

Hardware

     Mini Serial Printer      249.00

          24 or 40 column mini-printer.  Connects to the serial

          port.  Runs on batteries or AC.





Interloop (408) 922-0520

706 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA  95131

Hardware

     HPIL Interface Adapter    Call

          Interface the Portfolio to Hewlett-Packard peripheral

          devices.  Connects to the expansion bus, and can

          control up to 23 devices.



Megabyte Computers   (817) 589-2950

909 Melbourne, Hurst, TX  76053

Hardware

     Internal 512k Upgrade    350.00

          Internal memory upgrade to the Portfolio.  Increase

          memory to 512k.  Memory can be used for RAM disk or

          regular memory.



Monterey Bay Whaling Company (408) 475-4290

2681 N. Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel, California, 95073

Software

     Driver for PDD2

          on MS/DOS disk       40.00

          on ROM Card          70.00

          Software driver for Radio Shacks' Disk Drive Unit.



ONline Technology  (216) 831-6160

23715 Mercantile Road, Suite 203, Beachwood, OH  44122

Software

     TIMEPAC-5                 Call

          Record billable hours and expenses.



Paragon Technology  (800) 255-9411

P.O. Box 273511, Boca Raton, FL  33427

Software

     FX-3 DUAT Flight Program  79.95

          Link to FAA certified weather briefings and flight plan

          filing.

     FX-4 Flight Planner       79.95

          Full U.S. navigational database and provides detailed

          trip planning.



Pulse Metric  (800) 835-7815

10225 Barnes Canyon Road, Suite A100, San Diego, CA  92121

Hardware

     Dynapulse Monitor        299.00

          Computerized blood pressure and pulse rate measuring

          system.



Radio Shack (Local Stores)

Hardware

     Portable Disk Drive 2    199.95

          This serial disk drive, designed for the Model 100, can

          be used to provide 200k or disk storage for the

          Portfolio.  Software Driver is required for usage: See

          the listing for Monterey Bay Whaling Company.



TekNow!  (800) 899-7276

1500 South Priest, Suite 101, Tempe, AZ 85281

Software

     SAMpage Pager Messenger   89.00

          Interface the Portfolio to alphanumeric display pagers.



XoteriX (818)888-7390

23106 Baltar St,West Hills,CA 91304

Hardware

     512k RAM Expansion       299.00 (call)

          Expands RAM to 636k.  Connects to the expansion bus.

     20 Megabyte Hard Disk    899.00 (call)

          Includes 512k of memory and optional serial and

          parallel ports.  Connects to the expansion bus, and

          adds about 3/4" to the thickness of the Portfolio.

Software

     PBASE                     99.99

          General purpose rational database.

     Terminal+                 79.99

          Serial communications package.

     Checkwriter              149.99

          Keep track of your finances, credit cards, and

          checkbook.

     Timekeeper                99.99

          Management for time based activities.

     Stocks Games              79.99

          Simulate the stock market.



