kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes) (10/12/85)
November, 1985 ANTIC TOC Theme: New Communications Page Article 10 ANTIC ONLINE Regular monthly feature on BBS's including PALTO's new toll free number (800-328-7104) and rates ($7.75 per hour for either 300 or 1200 baud). Does anyone know whatever happened to the Learning Cartridge? 12 ST USES IBM DISK FILES A description of how to hook a generic 5.25 inch disk drive up to your ST and how to transfer IBM PC text and binary files into the ST. 16 ST SOUND A discussion of the AY-3-8910 sound chip used in the ST and a type-in demo written in C. 20 C.O.L.R. OBJECT EDITOR A discussion of the object editor developed by the Rugby Circle company. They are converting some software for the ST (including JOUST) and developed this editor for their own use but it is now available through ANTIC as a program in their catalog. 22 READER'S FIRST ST PROGRAMS Two very short demos written by Fred Hatfield. 26 TYPO II DOUBLE FEATURE Two updated enhanced versions of the error checker that ANTIC readers use to check the programs they type in from ANTIC magazine. 28 130XE MEMORY MANAGEMENT A complete explanation of the extended 64K RAM in the ATARI 130XE, by Ian Chadwick, author of 'Mapping The Atari'. Includes a tutorial program showing how to access the extra memory from BASIC. 33 RAPID GRAPHICS CONVERTER Convert your picture files between any commercial ATARI graphics formats--in less than 60 seconds. Supports Micro Illustrator, Micropainter, Fun With Art, Paint, Visualizer, Moviemaker, Graphics Master, Atarigraphics and Graphics Machine. 36 RADIO ATARI CALLING A discussion of how HAMS are using computers to control and use satellites, slow scan video, repeater stations and more. 38 RADIO MODEMS AND SOFTWARE A discussion of the hardware and software available to allow you to receive RTTY using your ATARI. 41 MORSE CODE RECEIVER Software that translates Morse Code into ASCII values which your ATARI displays as characters or numbers. BASIC. Need to build hardware interface. 44 KYAN PASCAL A review of this software by Kyan Software. ANTIC calls it "true PASCAL for ATARI, at last". 49 GAME OF THE MONTH: VAMPIRE RATS In honor of Halloween, one of the strangest arcade games ANTIC has ever published. BASIC. 51 SOFTWARE LIBRARY All the listings for the programs in this Issue are located together for easy finding. 70 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE: FAST MOVES Learn how to change the keyboard repeat rate on your XL or XE and speed up the cursor on any 8-bit ATARI. BASIC makes autorun.sys file when run. 74 PRODUCT REVIEWS Software: Great Cross-Country Road Race (Activision,Inc) ANKH (Datamost) Simax Video Signmaker (Jack Bellis) Mindwheel (Synapse Software division of Broderbund) Final Legacy (Atari Corp) Chopper Hunt (Imagic) 81 NEW PRODUCTS Announcements of some of the latest available software and hardware for ATARI. Comments: ANTIC states that Microbits Peripheral Products (MMP) legally went out of business but were bought by SUPRA CORP which is run by the same two guys that started MMP (confused?). They still carry the same products and still plan to release the 1200 bps modem, MicroNet and the $800 10MEG hard disk. The use of the 5.25 disk drive mentioned in the article on page 12 requires the modifying of the 3.25 disk drive that will void the warranty. There are other ways to do this as mentioned on the net. This issue is a must for HAM radio operators. There are several additions to the ANTIC software catalog including C.O.L.R. and two public domain disks for the ST. I will be updating my listing for their catalog soon (promise). Happy reading. See you next month. Kit Kimes AT&T Information Systems Montgomery Works Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 ..!ihnp4!mgweed!kek