[^^^^^^]›                            4/28/94››              PRESS RELEASE››        Fine Tooned Engineering›        unveils MARS 8 Project.›› (Ed. This press  release is  important› to all 8 BIT'ers, and proves that  the› venerable 8 BIT is not only  alive and› well, but thriving.  Just  think  what› power your 800XL will have! OL'HACKERS› is happy to spread the word for  FTe!)›                *****›      FTe will be introducing a  "new" › product  for  the  Atari   6502-based › 800XL's  that  is simply "OUT OF  THIS› WORLD".    The   MARS   8   has  been › described as  an  all-in-one  "wonder-› board",  that  has  had well over two › years of R&D invested in it's making.››      Once installed,  you  won't  ever› need  to peek "under the hood" of your› 800XL again.  This  enhancement  will › allow  your  Atari 8-Bit to have more › memory than a Mega4!  The memory  has › an  option for battery backup and may › be used with 256K, 1MB, or 4MB SIMMS.››      We even threw in SpartaDOS X, The› R-Time  8, MAC/65, Action!, Basic XL, › and Basic XE, just so  you  can  show › your  friends  the "raw power" that   › these machines are capable of!›››  The  price structure and availability›  is as follows.››           The MARS 8 Project›           (for 800XL's only)››   Level         Options          Avail›››  "Galaxy    The  MARS8  board   May 94›    Plus"     w/ SpartaDOS X,›              R-Time 8›   $139.95    Basic XL w/TK&RT›              & 256K (exp to 4mb)›››  "Cosmic     MAC/65  w/TK       Jun 94›    OSS"      Action! w/TK&RT›              Basic XE›            & Toon-a-Matic (c)›              Option›  add $69.95 ›››  "Stellar       X-press!        Jul 94›    Sysop"       D-Ram Battery Bkup›               & Toon-a-Matic (c)›                 Option›  add $79.95 ›››  "Twilight     All of the above!›     Zone"      Complete   with  Aug 94›                easter eggs...››  $249.95 (everything)›››      Order a "Galaxy Plus" before›      5/31/94 & recieve a "Cosmic ›      OSS" upgrade voucher towards›      the "Twilight Zone" model.  ›     (which will be released 8/94)››      The $139.95 for the Galaxy   Plus› is an  introductory  offer.   We  have› "working"    prototypes,   and   these› little   beasties   are   "costly"  to› manufacture.    Due   to  the  unique › nature of the MARS 8 Project we   have› decided  to release it early,  without› any idea  of  how  many  of   them  to› produce.   We  are  commited   to this› price until 6/1/94.  This  is  a  very› "cool"  product, and we  hope that the› Atari Community feels  the  same.   We› will  offer  a  30   day    money-back› guarantee  on  this  first    run   of› boards, knowing that once  you plug it› in, you won't want to   take  it  back› out!   It  would  have    been nice to› have this  product   "reviewed"  by  a› magazine  such  as  Current Notes, but› we will be   shipping the first boards› at  the  end of May. (which means July› issue)  ****  All prices and  features› are  subject   to  change,  as we have› REALLY gone  out  on  a  limb  to  let› everyone know  what's happening...››      As  far  as  the  SpartaDOS  3.2f› SHAREWARE is concerned,  people  have › been at two extremes.  One side  which› is complaining about "no code"   being› modified  and/or  SpartaDOS  ownership› conflicts. While the   other side  has› balanced out all  the "bad vibes" from› the first group.››       FTe   is   commited   to   doing› everything   that  we  can to keep the› end-user  as happy  as  possible.   It› should  be   obvious that a tremendous› amount of  energy has been placed with› getting   the  MARS  8 Project off the› ground.››      We are simply going to get  this › Project  finished  and   out-the-door › before any significant amount of  time› will  be  spent  on  SpartaDOS  3.2f  › Hopefully, it will do well enough   so› that  a few more people can be  put on› staff,   to   get  even  more   "cool"› products out so that we can  put a few› more people...››     (I think you get the idea!) <grin>››      On  that note, I wanted to thank › each and every one of  you  who  have › sent  in  your   "REGISTRATION"   for › SpartaDOS   3.2f   w/Toolkit.    It's › refreshing  to  see  that  there  are › still people out there  who  care   as› much  about these machines as  we do. › The   money   recieved   from    these› programs  will  be   used   for    new› upgrades  and  products for  the Atari› 8-Bit Computers.›                       Thanks,›                          Mike›                                      ›   Fine Tooned Engineering              › PO   Box  66109› Scotts Valley,   CA  95067› › Telephones:› (408)Get-REAL›     (438-7325) or (800)For-6502 ›     (367-6502) (for orders only)   ››              [||||||]›