ia4@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu (Imran Anwar) (06/10/90)
One hopes such things would happen in the USA too Imran Anwar -------------------------------- Subject: UK: Atari Bundles up 1040ST in Productivity Package LONDON, ENGLAND, 1990 JUN 6 (NB) -- Atari UK has unveiled its first bundling deal based around the 1040 STe machine, the "extra" pack.' Retailing for UKP 499 ($800), the package includes software worth more than UKP 300 ($480). The aim behind the "extra" pack, which includes a free magazine - "making the most of your new Atari ST," - is to encourage users of less sophisticated machines to upgrade to the 1 MB (megabyte) STe machine. Unlike the original 1040ST, the 1040STe (the e stands for extended) has a modular construction. This allows the machine's memory to be expended to 4 MB internally using single inline memory modules (SIMMs). Other features of the STe series include Tos 1.6, a new version of the ST's operating system. The software in the "extra" pack includes ST-Word (word processing); ST-Base (database); ST-Calc (spreadsheet) and ST- Graph (business graphics). A Basic programming package (First Basic), an adventure creator (Stac) and an arts package (Hyperpaint) are included along with Prince, a strategy adventure game, in the UKP 300-plus software bundle, which is available immediately. (Steve Gold/19900606/Press & Public Contact: Atari UK - Tel: 0753-33344)