kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes) (12/05/85)
January 1986 ANTIC TOC Theme: Atari Products Are Back! Page Article 11 ANTIC ONLINE A discussion of the new features of SIG*ATARI on CompuServe (see separate article). 12 COMMUNICATIONS: SYSOP SANTA CLAUS A selector program that organizes the gift possibilities for someone on your list. You use this program to search a vast gift database on CompuServe. You can also get the gift database on disk from ANTIC. 14 MAPPING THE XL/XE An article by Ian Chadwick, author of _Mapping the Atari_. He has been added as a Contributing Editor of ANTIC. 18 DANDY DISSOLVER A BASIC program that allows you to "dissolve" pictures using all kinds of special effects. 21 DUNGEON MASTER'S APPRENTICE This program stores all your characters and their abilities on disk, rolls multi-sided dice and calculates confrontation damage. Makes a dungeon master's job much easier. 23 APPOINTMENT CALENDAR A cleanly programmed, useful personal appointment calendar. 25 ATARI BINGO CALLER A random number generator that brings your bingo games into the computer age. 29 FEATURE REVIEW: TWO HOT NEW MODEMS A review of the Code-A-Phone Tel-A-Modem (300/1200) and MultiTech MultiModem (300/1200). These list for $599 and $499 respectfully. 33 FEATURE REVIEW: BASIC XE FROM O.S.S. ANTIC calls BASIC XE the ultimate BASIC for the 8-bit Atari's. One special feature, EXTEND, allows you to make use of the extra 64K of memory in the 130XE from BASIC. 38 PRODUCT REVIEWS Software: Kennedy Approach (MicroProse Software) Halley Project (Mindscape, Inc.) Wishbringer (Infocom, Inc.) Mindshadow (Activision) Twirlybird (Hardwood Software) Objective: Kursk (S.S.I.) 45 GAME OF THE MONTH: WIREBALL You'll feel like Spiderman as you shoot wires to zap your creature around the screen, eating dots and escaping the deadly touch of enemies. BASIC. 48 ST FONT LOADER An introduction to the built-in fonts of the 520ST and a program to create you own. ANTIC's C listings are written in Alcyon C which is included with the developer's kit. 57 ST LISTINGS ON MONTHLY DISK..AND HOW TO GET THEM All of ANTIC'S ST listings are on their monthly disk and they can be ported to the 520ST if you have an 8-bit Atari, a null modem and an XMODEM file transfer program. This article tells you how. 59 ST-WARE FROM TWO CONTINENTS This is the ANTIC article that was downloaded from CompuServe to Netnews a couple of months ago. 68 NEW! FOR YOUR ST FROM ANTIC SOFTWARE A listing of 7 programs now available. They are: ST201 C.O.L.R. Object Editor ($29.95): An all-purpose graphic design utility package for ST program designers using 16-color mode. ST202 Maps And Legends--The Cartographer ($34.95): This package includes a library of world maps and built- in coordinate finder. Create your own,print & save. ST203 Murray And Me ($34.95): See below. ST204 Mom And Me ($34.95): These two programs from England are living, computerized, interactive cartoon characters that utilize the memory and graphics ability of the ST to create artificial personalities. (Monochrome only) ST208 Desk Diary ($19.95): Never forget those important phone numbers and meetings again. Monochrome only. ST209 Lands Of Havoc ($19.95): An arcade speed graphics adventure game in full color (also works in momochrome) ST210 Mission Mouse ($19.95): This jump-and-climb game had unique high-res graphics, 25 levels. (monochrome) 71 TOS ROADMAP A discussion of how GEM and TOS work together to produce a user friendly computer. 75 ST PRODUCT NEWS AND REVIEWS Software: HEX (Mark of the Unicorn) CHAT (SST Systems) Express (Mirage Concepts) 83 SOFTWARE LIBRARY The program listings for all the articles are listed here. 105 NEW PRODUCTS COMMENTS: In the editorial page, ANTIC reported the results from over 400 readers that answered their questionaire. Although 15% of these already own 520ST machines, ANTIC stated they will never turn away from the million plus 8-bit Atari owners. Several new companies are advertizing ST software. One of the most expensive is The Graphic Artist by Progressive Computer Applications that turns the ST into a CAD type work station. At $495, it isn't going to be a big seller to the casual user. O.S.S. has an ad for their first software for the ST: DiskKit, Pascal and Prolog. Til next month... Kit Kimes AT&T Information Systems Montgomery Works Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 ..!ihnp4!mgweed!kek