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NO soldering is required and you don't have to open up your machine.It comes complete withW} a printed manual and a disk full of software designed to make use of the extra memory.Price 50pounds + 2pounds p&p.For eX}nquiries and orders please write to:-RICHARD GORE, 79 SPROTBROUGH ROAD, SPROTBROUGH, DONCASTER, DN5 8BWor telephone me (RY}ichard) on (0302) 784642 any weekend between 7pm Friday and 4pm Sunday.NB. I can only guarantee this upgrade to work on PALZ} (UK) systems with a 240V a.c. @ 50Hz power supply.----------------------------------- **** PARALLEL CONNECTION ****[}Are you interested in building your own interface for the 600/800 XL parallel port or 65/130 XE enhanced cartridge port, to d\}rive parallel printer directly, interconnect two machines or whatever? I have PCBs, connecters, components, details and help ]}on offer and would welcome any enquiries. Just ring or write and I am sure we can reach agreement to mutual advantage. Te^}lephone: Dave Richardson on: (0778) 424450 (evenings) or write to: 16 The Green, Thurlby, Bourne, Lin_}cs. PE10 0HB----------------------------------- Dean Garraghty Software For Atari XL/XE software!* Public Doma`}in. We currently stock 171 disks (mostly double sided) of the very best public domain. Prices range from 1.25pounds to 2pounda}s per disk depending on how many you are ordering.* Commercial Software Publishing. We currently publish our own Digi-Studib}o digitized sounds and music system at the new low price of just 6.95pounds (including 2 disks, 44 page manual, and P&P). We c}also sell most PPP products in the UK including: the QUICK programming language at the new price of 12.95pounds, the Screen Ad}ided Management 80col. desktop system at 12.95pounds, the Quick Ed character set editor (with mouse and touch tablet support)e} for just 4.95pounds, and three games: Rubber Ball, Minesweeper, and Glaggs It for 4.95 each, or all 3 for 12.50. All are in f}our catalogue.New: The Quick support disk. Packed with turorials, sources, libraries and more! Get it with Quick for 17.50 tg}he set (4.95 separately). New from Rambit: Print-Filer print utility, and TaskMaster tape-disk utility. 4.95 each in the UK. h}$15 each to the US.* News-Disk. We publish an on-disk newsletter called the News-Disk. A back issues pack of issues 1-14 coi}sts just 6.95. A subscription costs 5pounds for 4 issues.* Used software/hardware. We also buy and sell used hardware and sj}oftware. We also exchange your old hardware and software for P.D. from our library. Give us a ring if you have something to sk}ell.Contact us at:D.G.S., 62 Thomson Ave, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0NU, ENGLAND.Or phone: (0302) 855026International: +44l}-302-855-026Email: djg0@aber.ac.ukIf you want our latest 23 page printed catalogue, then just send an A5 sized stamped addm}ressed envelope (with 36p in stamps on) to the address above!We also ship to any country! We can currently take payment by n}British cheque and Postal Order, as well as International Money Order, cash in UK pounds, and cash in US$. If you are in the o}US then send US$5 in cash to the address above to receive the latest catalogue.All prices are for the UK only. A back issuep}s pack to the US is US$25. A subscription is US$20. PD prices are subject to a 10% shipping charge for foreign countries (minq}imum 2.50pounds).Digi-Studio is available directly in the US for $15 from:Lance Tatman, 844 Kern Street, Richmond, CA 948r}05, USA.-----------------------------------A NOTE ABOUT ADVERTS:---------------------Private individuals wishing to ses}ll old hardware or software (originals ONLY) or wishing to place a wanted advert, may do so free of charge. Just write out yot}ur advert and send it to me at the usual address. Please try to keep them short, as I don't like typing!Companies or profitu}-making enterprises may also advertise for a small fee. This is as follows: 1 full screen for 10 pounds, 1/2 a screen for 5 pv}ounds. Follow the same procedure as given above. You may also send your advert on disk, saved as a standard ASCII file in DOSw} 2.x format. Your disk will be returned.The News-Disk now has a far greater distribution than before. Now is the time to adx}vertise!!t. Your disk will be returned.The News-Disk now has a far greater distribution than before. Now is the time to ad EiͩkΩ͙kCopj`j {j`Hi͝Νh` z}L"SAB.ORTNI:D"NURͩkΩ͙kCopj`j {j`Hi͝Νh` GAMING Part 2By Richard GoreWelcome to the second instalment of my gaming column. As far as I know there have been no re|}quests for reviews, tips, etc. for any specific games, so for this article I will review a very special piece of Atari softwa}}re that has been 'hidden' away from us until recently.Over the years there have been many ROM cartridges, originally we had~} Star Raiders, Pac Man, etc. and we have gradually progressed onto much more sophisticated titles such as Ace of Aces and Fli}ght Simulator II which are 'super cartridges' and use a bank switching technique similar to how you would use the extra memor}y in a 130XE to pack all their code into the 8/16k cartridge area. If the above two named games are super cartridges then wha}t I am about to describe must be a 'mega-cartridge' as it packs FOUR software titles onto ONE cartridge.You may have heard }of it, it's called the XE Demo cartridge, which is a bit of a misnomer as it will work on a XL or XE (I am not sure about the} 400/800 series as I don't own one). It was originally designed for in-shop (or in-store as the Americans would say) demonstr}ational purposes but it has now found its way into a few people's homes. The games on the cartridge are One On One, Joust, Ms} Pac-Man and a demo of Flight Simulator II (just a non-interactive demo and not the full usable game as one advertiser would }have you believe!), but nevertheless, that's three quality games and a good demo.Now comes the really interesting part. To }play the games you just insert the grey cartridge as you would any other, and turn your computer on. Up pops the FS II Demo. }If that's not your cup of tea then just turn your computer off and then after five seconds turn it on again and up pops anoth}er game (Ms Pac-Man). Just repeat the procedure to get the other games. This process is not very healthy for the long term re}liability of your power switch but it certainly is a very unique function and fortunately it is quite reliable with the games} popping up in the correct order most of the time.Well that's got the basics out of the way let's have a look at the indivi}dual titles.Flight Simulator II, renowned as the best flight sim ever for the Atari 8-bits, packed full of features with in}credible depth, however this cartridge only contains a non-interactive demo of the game which is a great shame. One company w}ho shall remain nameless but reside south of London even had the cheek not to mention that it is a demo and not the full game} which I'm sure breaks the trade descriptions act.I won't give this a rating as it is not the full game.Joust, translated} from the arcade game it is one of the most original games I have ever had the pleasure to play. You play a knight who rides }his flying mount who must destroy all the other flying knights and collect the eggs they drop before they hatch into more fly}ing knights. There are several platforms which disappear as the game progresses and there's even a lava pit at the bottom of }the screen with a hand that reaches out and grabs you if you get too close. The graphics are sharp and colourful, with some g}ood animation of the flying and running 'birds'. There is no music but the sound effects are original and well up to standard}. Joust also features true two player action, where two players can each control a flying knight on the same screen. There ar}e also bonuses to be gained by co-operating with the other player on certain levels. It is possible to kill each other which }could easily bring to an end your friendship. There's even a level where you have to fight a nasty pterodactyl, which is very} hard to kill.My tip for this game is to drop on top of the other flying knights to destroy them which means you also colle}ct the eggs before they touch a platform which gains you extra points, also don't attack the pterodactyl unless you feel suic}idal! Richard's rating: ****Ms Pac-Man, following in the footsteps of the massive success of Pac Man, comes Ms Pac Ma}n with more of the same action. Surely I don't have to describe the game play do I? Anyway, the game play is very much the sa}me as the original but this time the mazes are different (and change during the game) and Ms PM has a cute red bow adorning h}er head (and body!). The ghosts, power pills and bonus fruits are all present, but now there are graphical interludes after e}very two levels. The game play is a little slower than the original but the action soon hots up, also it seems to be more dif}ficult, getting past level three is pretty challenging. For a game that has been cloned countless times this version is still} remarkably playable. Richard's rating: ****One On One, one of the very few and perhaps the best Basketball simulatio}ns available for the Atari 8-bit computers. This game was originally released in the UK by Electronic Arts. Since most Americ}ans are born with a basketball in their hand [Not my quote! - Ed.] I assume this game is more popular over there than it is o}ver here but if you're into basketball then this is the game you need. The title suggest the style of play, its one on one ra}ther than a full team game, several one player v computer and two player options are available, with the player controlling e}ither Larry Bird or Dr J., both of whom are top stars in the world of basketball (or at least they were a few years ago when }this game was first released). All the features seem to be there including lay ups and even a backboard that shatters. The gr}aphics are quite good and the animation of the players is of top quality, not up to the standard of that dancing woman in The} Top 3 Demo but still very good. Richard's rating: ***All in all the games on the XE Demo cartridge are of top qualit}y, it's such a shame the authors copped out and only put a demo of FS 2 in. The cartridge is very innocuous, being coloured i}n XE grey with a silver label and blue title letters, the only visible sign of it being something special is a slight bulge a}t the front of it. I would love to take it apart to see how they've managed to create such a cartridge but as it's one of tho}se stuck together with glue I don't want to risk damaging it! One final point to note is that because it is a prototype and n}ot intended for sale you don't get any box or instructions, having said that only One On One is detailed enough to require in}structions and even without them given a bit of time you can work out all the controls.If I've made you want to rush out an}d buy it, it is available from two dealers in England, Derek Fern and Gralin International priced at about 15 pounds plus pos}tage, which is not cheap but when you realise it works out at 5 pound per game with a demo chucked in for nothing its not a b}ad price for what is a rarity and I'm sure it will become a real collectors item. Should you decide to buy it please let the }vendor know where you read this review and who wrote it.[Both Gralin's and Derek Fern's (T/A Micro-Discount) addresses can }be found in the vendors list on this issue of the News-Disk - Ed.]If you have any particular game you would like reviewed f}or the next issue, then please write to Richard c/o the News-Disk.If you have any particular game you would like reviewed fC"# PMDELADDTSSTSTCT } 6- AAD!6-@4++@}M6-F:A`,%F:Aa,$AV^6-F:A`,%j!AUx6-&AV@F:Aa,%@?AY!}BBA-A?A @({@-&@#"+%/ F%@F:@,]%@}F:@,i@{A@$2$;A,$6-AD$AVFss6.i...........WELCOME TO THE ATARI 8-BIT} NEWS-DISK ISSUE 14. EDITED BY DEAN GARRAGHTY. PUBLISHED IN THE U.K.Pll67A,.Y BY D.G.S. 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The Quick Support Disk #1 is a disk containing tutorials, example source code, new library files,} and more for Quick. This disk is the perfect companion for Quick programmers. The disk is DS/DD (1050 density), and costs 4.}95 separately. Or, you can buy it along with Quick and get Quick and the Support Disk together for just 17.50. Full details a}re on the catalogue update sheet.Secondly, I have teamed up with Rambit to re-release two of their products: Print-Filer an}d Taskmaster. Print-Filer is a printer utility which is loaded on top of your favourite graphics software/ word processor whi}ch allows you to re-direct the output intended for the printer to disk. By using various pieces of print software, you can us}e Print-Filer to later mix all the outputs together into one file which can be printed out in one dump. P-F comes with on-dis}k manuals for both Epson and non-Epson compatible printers. The UK price is 4.95 inc.P&P. Price to the US is US$15. Order dir}ect from DGS in the UK by sending cash in US$. Taskmaster is a utility to convert cassette software to disk. The disk files w}ill then load as if the software had loaded from tape. Taskmaster is quite advanced in that it allows you to examine the file} when loaded from tape, and can help in finding the execute address for tapes with non-standard loaders. Taskmaster comes on }a SS/SD disk with a printed manual and costs 4.95 inc.P&P in the UK. Price to the US is US$15. Order direct from DGS in the U}K by sending cash in US$. Both these products are detailed on the catalogue update sheet.Public Domain. We finally have som}e new PD disks available in the library. Details are on the catalogue update sheet and on side 2 of this disk. Also on side 2} are details of our latest stock of used tapes/ disks/ carts./ books/ mags/ hardware.Coming soon-----------Power Per Pos}t have just informed me that they have found the source code for 3D Pac Man (how the heck can you lose source code?!), and th}at it should be ready again soon. DGS will, of course, be distributing it in the UK.Video. I am currently working on a new }video with demonstrations of Quick, SAM, Quick Ed, Rubber Ball, Glaggs It, Mine Sweeper, and Digi-Studio. This will give you }an excellent opportunity to see the products in action before you decide to buy. Details of the video will be on issue 15.S}pecial Offers--------------I am pleased to announce two special offers this issue. Enclosed, you will find two vouchers. O}ne will get you a 3 pack of PPP games (Rubber Ball, Glaggs It, and Mine Sweeper) for just 10 pounds!! A saving of 2.50! That'}s just 3.33 a game! Come on folks! Buy a set!The other voucher will allow you to get PD disks from our library for just 1po}und a disk, provided you order a minimum of 10 disks! This offer is limited to one per customer. In other words, you can only} use the voucher once, so buy as many as you can afford when you send in your voucher.When claiming these special offers, y}ou should include the relevant voucher(s), and write "SPECIALS" at the top of the DGS order form.These special offers are o}nly available to paying disk-based subscribers of the News-Disk. If you have downloaded this issue from a BBS etc., then you }should consider taking a disk-based subscription. We run special offers vertually every issue! Sub. details are at the end of} this editorial.Both vouchers expire on 30 October 1993.U.S. subscribers: we are not allowed to sell PPP products outside} the UK, so the PPP offer is not open to you. The PD offer is open to you. You can get disks for $2 a disk (minimum 10 disks)} + 10% (minimum $5) shipping by using the voucher.AMS 7-----Well, believe it or not, it is very nearly show time again! }It hardly seems a minute since I was trying to talk you all into going to AMS6!This year, the show is on Saturday November }13th (1993). All disk-based subscribers should have a leaflet in with their disks.This show is likely to be the best yet. I} have been told that various German suppliers are coming over to take stands at the show, along with all us regulars. Also, P}ower Per Post are hopefully going to be on our stand helping out, and talking to people about all the PPP products. Your chan}ce to talk to Harald Schoenfeld the programmer of Quick, SAM, the games, and Quick Ed. Hopefully Harald will be running semin}ars during the day at regular times. This is better than repeating the same stuff over and over to everyone who comes along. }I had a very sore throat after trying to plug Digi-Studio last year! This is your chance to see the stuff in action, and ask }questions.As usual, we need as much support as possible on the day. This year, costs are very high with us now being trade.} The stand alone is 3 times as much as we paid last year. Also, the cost of bringing Harald over is immense, but I think it i}s important that he is there. Please come along to the show, and our stand. We really do need your support!We have various }special offers planned for the show, and some suprises. We can't say what they are yet, because there's still lots of plannin}g to do. But, I can tell you this: bring PLENTY of money! You will be tempted to spend!We will, as usual, have a team of ex}perts working on the stand (well, they claim they're experts. Experts in eating all the chocolate bars and drinking all the c}oke (William!!)). One of these "experts" is one Richard Gore who writes for the News-Disk, and also sells the Yorky 256K upgr}ade. He will be showing off the Yorky, and maybe even selling a few!Please come along to AMS7, and don't forget to visit ou}r stand.Just one thing. If you subscribe to the News-Disk then ask to speak to me at the show and tell me! We have had many} occasions where I've been talking to somebody for 20 minutes without realising who they are!DGS Update----------DGS has} been running now for around 11 weeks, so it's time to tell you how its going.In a word: miserably. Nobody said it would be} easy, but then nobody said it would be impossible. Supporting the Atari on a full-time basis was a very big risk for me, but} I decided to go ahead because I'm a believer. I believed that the people were still out there, and that they still wanted so}ftware. It appears I was wrong.Since starting, average gross weekly takings have been around 30pounds. This is terrible. Th}ere is no way I can survive on that. Out of that 30pounds, I am luckly to get about 6pounds. Nobody can survive on 6pounds a }week. The only thing that is keeping DGS alive is the EEC. If it weren't for the EEC, DGS would have died long ago.People o}ften don't realise the huge expenses in running a business. There are direct costs such as printing, stationary, photocopying}, disks, postages, and royalty payments. But, there are many "hidden" costs as well. I have to pay the phone bill, business i}nsurance, professional fees (accountant, etc.), advertising, various bands of national insurance, and don't forget tax! The c}osts just run wild. I can't keep up with them. Try doing all this on 6quid a week!I must just say one thing. I am NOT a gre }edy person. I do not aim to become rich. I just need to survive!Please show me your support by continuing to buy as much as } you can from DGS. I would appreciate this.Let's hope we can work together to keep DGS going. If it weren't for us, many pr }oducts whould never have seen the light of day in the UK. It is just hard work and determination that has brought many new pr }oducts to the UK market.News----Bit of sad news here. BaPAUG's 8:16 newsletter has ceased publication. Any subscription  }money owing to subscribers is being returned. They say this is because "of a lack of articles for publication being contribut}ed, and various other demands on our editors time". We have the same problem at the News-Disk, but we just manage to get enou}gh togther to make a reasonable newsletter. Send us your articles!! Don't forget we "pay" in PD disks. See issue 13 for detai}ls of this.The News-Disk on paper----------------------Well, I've discussed this with you before, but here we go again! }I have been looking into producing the News-Disk as a printed magazine. It appears the costs aren't as bad as I first thought}. There is a problem! I would need 100 subscribers to make it work! That means I need a heck of a lot more than I have now. T}ell all the Atari people you know that there is a chance of a new Atari magazine if only we can get about 75 new people.On }this issue-------------On this issue we have:ADVERTS.DOC - the adverts!GAMING2.DOC - the second part of Richard Gore's} gaming seriesPDREVS.DOC - reviews of some PD disks from the DGS library. By Alan HitchenRAMBIT.DOC - Some details on the} Rambit turbo tape system, and a correction to the last issue of the News-Disk.VENDORS.DOC - a new updated list of world-wi}de Atari supportersXF551.DOC - a story about the experiences of Richard Gore and his trusty XF551XLFDOCS.DOC - doc file f}or:XLF.EXE - The XL-Friend. A great utility. See the docs for more details.Signoff-------Well, that's all for this tim}e. Please keep buying from us, please keep sending articles, and please come to AMS7!If your subscription number ends in /1}4 then it's time to re-subscribe. Please re-subscribe!Dean Garraghty, B.Sc.(Hons).19 September 1993.The News-Disk is pub}lished in the UK by:DGS, 62 THOMSON AVE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0NU, ENGLAND.Phone: (0302) 855026.International: +44-302-}855-026E-Mail: djg0@aber.ac.ukOMSON AVE, BALBY, DONCASTER, DN4 0NU, ENGLAND.Phone: (0302) 855026.International: +44-302-  ABCDMXYLOOBBA(BXr@@ @} @ S."D:MENU.SYS LOAD*IT BY KARL STIEFVATERREVISED 10/24}/85BY CLAYTON WALNUMCOPYRIGHT (C) 1985(BY ANALOG COMPUTING2 Ap<&&;@ ,;@,;@@ },FA +AR@A6-F:A`,%F:Aa,$AVPk0@70@Q0!}@@k0@ZG%@@d%@3%@@G%@&@Hd70"}@@70@@@nd6-6-% Ap,(}R(! ӭ ISS#}UE #14d-@@x1@1@@D:*.*2@27@<@,4 FA`$}&&7@<@,4SYSA06-%@( 2@27@<@,4 FA`&&7@%}<@,4SYSAE( A0K-@(->.-@@!K(USE