benw@bocar.UUCP (B Weber) (06/06/85)
ANTIC ON-LINE SPECIAL BULLETIN Summer Consumer Electronics Show Copyright 1985, Antic Publishing Inc. Permission to reprint is hereby granted if article is reprinted in its entirety and credited to Antic Publishing. Tuesday, June 4, 1985 by Michael Ciraolo Chicago, IL--While many companies are instroducing one product apiece for the Atari STs, one company has announced an entire line of ST products. Haba Systems, headquartered in Van Nuys, Calif., will release a word processor (HabaWord), a file and report manager (HabaFiles) and a spreadsheet and graphics package (HabaCalc N Graph) in September for $59.95 each, according to Charles Becker, vice president for sales. A communications program, not surprisingly called HabaCom, will be released in August for the same price, Becker said. The company, which produced the integrated spreadsheet, word processorand database /// Easy Pieces for the Apple ///, will also release Hippo C and a checkminder program in late July or early August. Becker added that all of the Haba applications will feature pull-down menus and point-and-click editing. Haba, which has written over 10 products for the Macintosh, will port all of its current and future programs from the Mac to the Jackintosh, starting in January 1985, said Becker. In addition to its line of software, Haba told ANTIC they will sell a 10 megabyte hard disk for $499 and a fully Hayes-compatible modem for $299. These products are called HabaDisk and HabaModem. For people who are less than comfortable or fluent with computers, Haba offers Haba Software Solutions. Each retailing for $49.95, titles include How to Prepare and Manage a Home Budget, how to Write a Resume, How to Start Your Own Business, Business Forms, How to Prepare for the S.A.T., and so on. The 46-member company is named for founder and chief executive officer Chaz Haba, who was director of marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor and who has started several small computer companies. Becker said the Atari STs' combination of 68000 processor technology, GEM operating system, mouse, serial and parallel ports, 40 and 80 column mode and game (cartridge) port make the ST a "true industry leader," especially in light of Jack Tramiel's "genius for launching exciting, innovative and well-conceived products." ******************************* ANTIC EDITORIAL NOTE: Antic's CES coverage will be completed Monday, June 10th. We're going to wrap up the events of the past week and shed more light on the Atari presence at the 1985 Summer Consumer Electronics Show. Expect two more reports (ANTIC6.CES and ANTIC7.CES).