_____________________________________ ZMAGAZINE ^^^ SPECIAL EDITION HOT ATARI NEWS BEST OF ZMAGAZINE NEW JERSEY _____________________________________ PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY: RON KOVACS _____________________________________ Xx Zmag Headquarters ZMAG HEADQUARTERS The Syndicate Zmag BBS 300/1200 baud 24 hrs SysOp: Ron Kovacs SysOp: Sixpack SysOp: Henry Finney SysOp: Bruce Pleat SysOp: Alan Kloza CsysOp: Catwoman (201) 968-8148 ------------------------------------- Xx Zmag Index Issues 31-51 ------------------------------------- Zmag Issue 31 _____________________________________ <*> BATTERIES INCLUDED Drops Copy- Protection on Software <*> Star Raiders II and The Last Starfighter--What's Up? <*> ICD's Multi I/O Board--Hands-On- Review <*> New ST Mac-Cartridge and IBM Emulator <*> Enlarging the Screen on the ST Monitor <*> Games Computers Play-- <*> Atari 8-Bit Blues--The Final Chapter <*> Plus Zmag Systems List and More _____________________________________ Zmag Issue 32 _____________________________________ <*> ATARI 3RD QUARTER EARNINGS .....LOOKING GOOD! <*> NEWSROOM FOR THE 8-BITS? .....PLEA FOR HELP <*> CHESS FOR THE ST .....A SUPERIOR SIMULATION <*> COMPUTER PHONE FRAUD .....'PHREAKERS' INDICTED <*> NEW UPDATED ZMAG SYSTEMS LIST .....THE WORLDWIDE NETWORK <*> EDITOR'S NOTES .....AND MORE _____________________________________ Zmag Issue 33 _____________________________________ <*> PC PURSUIT THREATENED BY FCC "RE-REGULATION" <*> ATARI TO MARKET 32-BIT BUSINESS COMPUTER <*> ATARI FAIRS DEBUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY <*> NEW ATARI 8-BIT PRODUCTS <*> ICD--A VISIT WITH THE COMPANY THAT IS SAVING THE 8-BITS <*> TECHNICAL TIPS--THE ATARI XM301 MODEM <*> COMPUTER EXPOS--FLEA MARKETS AND EXPOS <*> PC PURSUIT...A CAPSULE REVIEW <*> GUEST EDITORIAL _____________________________________ Zmag Issue 34 _____________________________________ <*> SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE WINTER CES <*> ATARI MEGA-ST'S TO DEBUT <*> NEW ATARI IBM CLONES <*> ATARI TO MARKET LASER PRINTER <*> OTHER CES HIGHLIGHTS--LASER DISCS AND VIDEO <*> ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY OUTLOOK TROUBLE AHEAD? _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #35 _____________________________________ <*> CES WRAP-UP REPORT MORE ST PRODUCTS <*> ATARI 8-BIT PRODUCTS SHOWN AT CES <*> APPLE COMPUTER UPGRADES THEIR IIE'S <*> VIDEO GAMES MAKING NEW COMEBACK <*> COLECO INDUSTRIES CALLED MOST PROFITABLE COMPANY <*> GOING ONLINE AT COMPUSERVE VISITING THE SIG*ATARI _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #36 _____________________________________ <*> LETTERS TO THE EDITOR-- COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT <*> THE SUPER BOWL FLUSH-NY DROWNS NJ IN TOILET WATER <*> US ROBOTICS OFFERS 9600 BAUD MODEM TO BBS OPERATORS <*> HYUNDAI MAKES A BIG PUSH WITH THEIR NEW COMPUTER <*> CES VIDEO WRAP-UP PART I <*> CAPSULE REVIEWS--AVATEX MODEM, STAR PRINTER _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #37 _____________________________________ <*> EDITOR'S NOTES--USER GROUP OF THE MONTH COLUMN <*> ZMAG SCOOP--ATARI CORP. EXPANDS EUROPEAN NETWORK <*> NEW MEGA ST'S--THE TALK OF THE TRADE MAGAZINES <*> EXPRESS! 1030 VERSION 3.1 PROMISED BY LEDBETTER <*> CES-VIDEO WRAP-UP PART II <*> NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM REVIEW _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #38 _____________________________________ <*> USER GROUP OF THE MONTH MICHIGAN'S C.H.A.O.S. <*> PROFILE: THE CHAOS BBS <*> SEAGATE INTRODUCES NEW 3.5" HARD DRIVES <*> COMMODORE SHOWING PROFITS-- COMING OUT OF THE RED <*> ACTIVISION POSTS LOSSES <*> ATARI WORD PROCESSING PT.I BEST OF THE 8-BIT SOFTWARE <*> ST FORTH--YOU GOTTA BELIEVE _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #39 _____________________________________ <*> SUPRA CORP. GOES ONLINE IN COMPUSERVE CONFERENCE <*> ATARI IBM CLONES--RUMORS ABOUND ON 'NON-RELEASE' <*> COMPUTER SALES SLOWED AS BUYERS PLAY WAITING GAME <*> CHOCOLATE FLOPPY DISKS--ARE THEY COPY-PROTECTED? <*> ATARI WORD PROCESSORS FOR THE 8-BITS--PART II <*> KNOCKING OUT CALL-WAITING WHILE YOU'RE ONLINE _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #40 _____________________________________ <*> ATARI CORP. POSTS EARNINGS--1986 A PROFITABLE YEAR <*> EXPRESS! STATUS REPORT--NEW VERSIONS FORTHCOMING <*> LEDBETTER RESIGNS AS SIG*ATARI SYSOP <*> CHICAGO ZMAG EXCERPTS--WHAT'S NEW IN THE ATARI MAGS <*> GAMES COMPUTERS PLAY NOW PLAYING WITH THE ST'S <*> FIRM ACCUSED OF PIRATING SHAREWARE PROGRAMS <*> ADDING A HARD DRIVE TO YOUR ATARI 8-BIT--STEP BY STEP _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #41 _____________________________________ <*> PUBLISHER'S DESK <*> USER GROUP OF THE MONTH-HAWAII'S OZ BBS <*> USER GROUP UPDATES-- <*> GAMES COMPUTERS PLAY CLOSES ITS DOORS <*> 8-BIT EMULATOR FOR THE ST NEARS COMPLETION--BUT ATARI SEEKING TO BLOCK RELEASE <*> HARD DISK USER'S GROUP MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION <*> MAGIC SAC--THE ST MAC-CLONE ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE? _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #42 _____________________________________ <*> XM301 MODEM FIXES <*> BUILDING A NEW POWER SUPPLY FOR THE ATARI 1030 MODEM <*> ATARI 1050 DISK DRIVE BLUES <*> ZOOMRACKS II FOR THE ATARI ST'S <*> NEW MACINTOSHES UNVEILED BY APPLE COMPUTER <*> SOFTWARE USER'S ASSOCIATION LOOKS FOR NEW MEMBERS _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #43 _____________________________________ <*> Part 2: Atari Emulator Text from the author of the Atari 800 Emulator Demo <*> New Product announcement from Orion Systems <*> Product review of Super Mario Brothers from Nintendo <*> PCP Update. Get more out of your usage <*> Battery Backup your Atari <*> Atari news and more from the CHAOS BBS and John Nagy <*> Note from the Editor _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #44 _____________________________________ <*> EDITORIAL COMMENT <*> ZMAGAZINE ST NEWSWIRE <*> TECHNICAL TIPS <*> 320,576,1088 XE UPGRADES <*> UNITED KINGDOM BBS LIST <*> ZMAGAZINE ATARI REPORT <*> ZMAGAZINE INDEX <*> ZPRINT7.BAS _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #45 _____________________________________ <*> Special Sysop Survey Request <*> Computer Show Schedule <*> Updated 1088XE Documentaion <*> Zmag Newswire <*> Special Zmag/GEnie Sign-on <*> FCC _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #46 _____________________________________ <*> GEM for 8 Bit Atari's <*> New IBM Release <*> 1050 Disk Drive Fix <*> Problems with CIS Bill <*> CompuServe Offers Special Rates <*> Product Review by Dan Rhea _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #47 _____________________________________ <*> Network:Atari User Group Report <*> Scuttlebits Report <*> Humor from Space Newsletter <*> Plent's Page <*> Atari hires new VP/GM <*> FCC decision on Computer III <*> The Source sold _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #48 _____________________________________ <*> Atari vs. Commodore Lawsuit is Settled <*> ST X-press--New Publication For ST Users <*> Electronic Arts Buys Out Batteries Included <*> DataTrieve Review <*> New CoinOps From Atari In The Arcades <*> Plent's Page _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #49 _____________________________________ <*> Apple Mac vs. The ST--The Price You Pay <*> XM 301 Modem Owners Beware! Check Under the 'Hood' <*> Star Raiders to Sundog--Evolution of the Space Games <*> ACTION! Programming Tips <*> Zmag Notes <*> New ST Products--WordPerfect and Monitor Master _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #50 _____________________________________ <*> JACG--Jersey Atari Computer Group User Group of the Month <*> ST Newswire--"Poorman's 1040 ST" Appears in Canada <*> Modifying BBS Express--Easier 850 Logons <*> What Sort of Man Reads PC Clone Magazine? <*> Big Shake-Ups at Commodore-- Rattigan Gets the Axe <*> Wanted: Editors and Writers For: Compute Magazine <*> Zmag Editorial--"Where's the Beef?" _____________________________________ Zmag Issue #51 _____________________________________ <*> Commentary from JACG-Zmag User Group of the Month. <*> JACG Newsletter and BBS info. <*> Zmag Flashback...Warner Sells Atari to Tramiel <*> Zmagazine Library-This week we discuss ARC!! <*> Plent's Page-Review of Koronis Rift <*> Compact Disk Update <*> Computer Predicts Future _____________________________________ Xx Comments This is the current Zmag Index for Issue 31 through 51. 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