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A Database Publication
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Contents
News
All the latest from the ever-changing world of the 8 bit Atari.
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Top Twenty
A up-to-date guide to the month's top-selling Atari software.
USR functions
Starting a two-part explanation of the powerful USR command.
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Jargon
We bring you the full unexpurgated translation of computer-speak.
Vol 3 No. 7 November 1983
Managing Editor;
Derek Meakin
Reviews
Our evaluation team takes a look at the latest software releases.
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Features Editor:
Peter Davidson
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Tweening
Move between shapes, amaze your friends, with this magic utility.
Production Editor
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Peter Glover
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Get it Right II!
A new super-fast version of our popular checksum utility.
Editorial Assistant:
Neil Fawcett
News Editor:
Mike Cowley
Technical Editor:
Andre Willey
Advertisement Manager
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Software solutions
Our resident expert helps to solve your programming problems.
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Rouloc
More amazing exploits with our resident Atari adventurer.
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Tony Nowell
Map
A full-colour guide to Travelling Circus from Infocom.
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Advertising Sales:
John Snowden
Nora Lawton
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Greedy Gunther
Can you help Gunther to collect all the money from the maze?
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We take a look at Precision's new four headed printer.
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Special FX
We conclude this fascinating series with software sprites.
File converter
A useful utility to convert AtariWriter files to Mini Office II format.
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Hints and Tips
Get more enjoyment out of your games with our readers' help
All major listings in this issue are accom-
panied by checksums to help overcome
typing mistakes. For full details of how they
work, see the article on page 23 of this issue
of Atari User.
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When you join MicroLink you've got
the world of communications at
your fingertips — 24 hours a day.
You'll have immediate access to
ALL the facilities offered by
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Electronic mail- The cheapest
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Telemessages - Type in your
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All you need — apart from your Atari
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telephone wall socket, plus suitable
communications software.
We have provided two possible
options on the left.
Whichever equipment you use,
you will be able to call MicroLink,
open your mailbox, save to disc any
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Tele-booking - Reserve train and
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Two recommended packages
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News
Games console
'stars' on TV
A whirl on
the wheel
A HARD-HITTING pre-
Christmas television adver-
tising campaign has been
launched featuring the new
Atari games console.
It is part of Atari's commit-
ment to its 8 bit range and
backs up the company's
prediction of massive sales of
video consoles and games
before the end of the year.
As an Atari spokesman put
it: ''With the video games
system starting from as little
as E49•95, good software
backup and outlets in a
number of leading High
Street stores, we can't see
how it can fail".
The brash, colourful and
exciting advert with its highly
developed video graphics
and stirring music is designed
to stand out among the mass
of pre-Christmas product
promotions on the small
screen.
Atari launched the cam-
paign at the PCW Show,
where it took the largest exhi-
biting area, occupying more
than 1,000 square metres.
Another 43 companies took
stands in specially-desig-
nated "pavilions" within the
Atari area with a range of
hardware, software and per-
ipherals which showed the
wealth of products now avail-
able for Atari computers.
COMIC
CAPERS
A FORTUNE can be won or
lost at the roulette wheel —
without endangering the
family savings — on a new
gambling game for the Atari 8
bit.
Casino Roulette is from
CDS (0302 21134), the soft-
ware house which has
specialised in bringing tradi-
tional games to the home
computer.
Using the International or
French style table, the game
allows up to eight players to
gamble at once.
Players place their bets in
any combination of 15
wagers allowed. The wheel
spins, the number is selected
and the program works out
the winnings, adds chips to
players' stacks and rakes the
table.
Features include standard
odds, play analysis which
keeps track of individual per-
formances, statistical analy-
sis of the fall of the ball
over the previous 370 spins
and instructions including a
dozen established betting
systems.
Price E9_99 on cassette and
E14.99 on disc.
ONE of the most famous
Marvel Comic heroes has
been transported to the Atari
8 bit. Captain America from
US Gold (021-356 3388) has
the superhero set against Dr
Meglomann and his Doom
Tube.
It is the fourth of-July and
the whole of America is
geared for the biggest celeb-
ration since the Bicentennial.
At dawn, however, the
President has an uninvited
visitor — Dr Meglomann. The
baddy demands the President
abdicate in favour of him or
he will unleash a deadly virus,
transported to Central
America on a rocket.
Object of the game is to
navigate the revolving Doom
Tube which is housed within
six underground decks, find
the missile and destroy it.
Bargains in
store at show
EXHIBITORS at this year's
Atari Christmas Show have
begun to reveal the new
products and bargain offers
they have in store for 8 bit
users.
Last year the first Atari
Christmas Show was a
resounding success, with
nearly 10,000 people pack-
ing the Royal Horticultural
Hall in London.
This year's show will be
held in the plush setting of
the Champagne Suite at the
Novotel, Hammersmith,
scene of so many great
computer events staged by
Database Exhibitions.
From November 20 to 22,
the Atari Christmas Show
will mirror all the year's
past developments — with
emphasis on the entirely
new approach to the games
market.
All the leading suppliers
of Atari add-ons and soft-
ware will be at the Novotel,
their stands piled high with
their latest products and
cut-price offers.
Software Store has
imported a large range of
new cartridge games from
America for the 8 bit
machines, and will have an
increased supply of bargain
software on disc and
cassette.
A revolutionary multi-
function joystick will be
launched at the show by RH
Design. The company
claims that its new joystick
is completely different from
all others on the market.
Priced at under E19, the joy-
stick includes a free two
metre extension lead.
In addition to supplying
cut price discs, Zonefour
will be catering for the
games player with more
than 30 disc based titles to
choose from at the bargain
price of E1.99 each.
A full range of bargain
cartridge, cassette and disc
based games are on offer
from MCD. About 40 cut-
price titles will be available
as well as massive savings
on Atari 400 and 800 com-
puters, cassette recorders,
joysticks and paddles.
A money saving advance
ticket order form is on Page
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Atari sales are soaring
Sharply improved results for the first half of 1987 have been
revealed by the Atari Corporation. Compared with the same
period last year income is up more than a massive 132 per
cent, with sales showing an improvement of nearly a third
at around $136 million.
"Atari continues to enjoy a favoured market position
throughout the world", said a spokesman. "Record sales
were again achieved in both the video game and computer
product lines".
"Pursuing a vertical integration, the company intends to
make acquistions in computer or related fields. An active
search is underway to identify appropriate businesses
whose activities will complement Atari's operations".
The figures show that at the end of the period under
review, Atari had $198 million in capital, as compared with
$40 last year.
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