›              o=o=o=o=o=››               URL List›› So much has been happening in the  8-› bit  world!   There  are developments› galore,   and   websites   have  been› springing up to tout  them.   I  last› published  a  list  of  URLs  several› years  back,  and  it's  now  time to› update it.  This list  is  long,  and› carries  some annotation but not full› descriptions -- we'd be  reading  the› list  forever if I did that!  Most of› the sites can be viewed in text  form› if you can connect that way with your› 8-bit, but SO FAR, for best  results,› you  should  use  a PC and the latest› version   you   can   get  of  either› Netscape or Internet Explorer.›› Many of  these  sites  are  connected› through the Atari 8-bit Webring.  The› home page of that Webring is  on  the› list.   A Webring is a way of linking› pages of  similar  interest  so  that› they can be found easily.›› Since our 8-bits can't underline, you› will have to copy  these  URLs  to  a› piece  of  paper  or  print  out  the› article  and  then  type them in from› the   PC's  browser.   Remember  that› "%7E"   in  8-bit  typing  becomes  a› "tilde" on  the  PC  and  that  "%3a"› becomes a "colon" on the PC.›› Here  they  are,  in  no   particular› order:›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/›› This  is  the  home  page   of   Best› Electronics,  still an amazing source› of 8-bit hardware and parts.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.nacs.net/%7Eclassics/›› STEPHEN TUCKER's home page and source› of  his  A.P.E.  software  and  other› hardware and software he's developed.› Stephen   has   also  made  this  the› temporary  home  of  the  soon-to-be-› defunct Atari area of  the  Cleveland› FreeNet.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    telnet://ape.penguinpowered.com›› The  second  telnet-able  Atari 8-bit› BBS!  It's running the  freeware  BBS› Express  on  a  Linux  server   under› dosemu  with  a proxy connection (via› A.P.E.!)   to   an   8-bit.   STEPHEN› TUCKER,   author  of  A.P.E.  is  the› sysop.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://members.tripod.com/%7Emorloc/›› This is the home page of the  Phoenix› Project,  designed  to  produce a Web› browser for our 8-bits.  Progress  on› the project is updated frequently.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.pcc.net/dzone/atari850›              /atari850.htm›› This  is  an  online  (html   format)› edition  of  the  Atari 850 Interface› manual.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/›           %7Epavel/atari/›› This page contains some  applications› and  source  code  for using Linux to› emulate   Atari   8-bits   and  their› peripherals.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.trv2.emu.cavern.com.pl/›                sap/›› Here is one source of the SAP  player› plugin  for  Netscape.  SAP files are› "rips" of the music taken from  Atari› games  and  demo  programs,  and this› plugin emulates  the  POKEY  chip  to› play the music so that it sounds like› a real Atari.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›      http://atari8.homepage.com/›› This page, by NELSON NIEVES, contains› his  tools  for SpartaDos, as well as› links and references to other pages.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›        http://ch.twi.tudelft.nl/›             %7Esidney/Atari/›› Here is the Atari  ROM  Documentation› project.   It includes a downloadable› utility for mapping Atari  ROM,  Sid-› Loader  (a  front  end  for the XL-It› emulator, and other Atari/PC transfer› and conversion utilities.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/›     %7EMarek.Tomczyk/8bit.html›› This   is   the  famous  Atari  8-Bit› Resort.  It contains  lots  of  ABBUC› files  and  information, hardware and› software modifications, and links  to› other Atari sites.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›      http://www.ataricentral.com›› This  is  the home page of Multimedia› Empire,   Inc.,   a   game   software› development  company.  It has lots of› Atari-related material on it.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://www.cs.utah.edu/%7Eschmelze›         /atari/index.html›› This site features  cross-development› tools  to   create 6502 code on a PC.› It's maintained by MAX SCHNELZENBACH,› and  it  features  ATASM,  a   cross-› assembler.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/›     homepages/rlink/siteinfo.htm›› Here's  a  list  of  links  to search› engines, online magazines,  etc.   It› plays  a  midi  of   the   "M.U.L.E."› music!›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://atari.webjump.com/atari0.html›› Atari  Mega  Game  Images.  These are› very large .ATR  files  that  contain› many games each.  You can download an› .ATR of a file called DosMenu well as› the  Mega  Game Images.  Then you put› DosMenu into disk 1  of  an  emulator› and  the  Mega  Game  Image  of  your› choice  into  disk  2 of the emulator› and DosMenu will become  a  menu  and› loader for the games in disk 2.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://cas3.zlin.vutbr.cz/%7Estehlik›               /800.htm›› PETR  STEHLIK's  Atari  8-Bit  World.› This page contains many emulators (or› links thereto.)›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›     http://www.atari-computer.de›› ON-LINE  World  for  the  Atari User.› This site is mostly ST-oriented.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.atariworld.com/8bit.html›› This site contains the web  pages  of› several Atari user groups, a facility› to sell or trade magazines,  hardware› and  software information, emulators,› and a ton of  other  material.   PACE› (Pinellas  County)  is  a  group with› which  we  exchange  newsletters  and› their   page   can   be  found  here,› although a direct URL to  their  page› appears later in this list.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://members.xoom.com/at_kiwi/›› This  page,  in  Spanish,  comes from› Chili and  is  the  property  of  the› "STAK" group there.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://student.uci.agh.edu.pl›       /%7Etatar/Atari/hp.html›› This  one, called the BIG ATARI 8-BIT› HOMEPAGE,   is  owned  by  Thomas  A.› Tatar.    It   has  FAQs,  text-based› discriptions of various projects  and› pictures of famous Atarians.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Estack›           /atarixle.html›› This  page  is   maintained   by   BO› SCHREURS.  It contains information on› a wide variety  of  products  by  the› Schreurs   brothers,   as   well   as› information on Pool Disk Too.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://intrepid.mcs.kent.edu/›       %7Eclisowsk/8bit.html›› The   site,   maintained   by   Craig› Lisowski,  contains  downloadable (or› viewable, if you have  the  patience)› Atari    commercials   available   as› QuickTime movies  (courtesy  of  TONY› RAMOS.)   You   can   get   technical› articles  here,  as  well as links to› other sites and to the mirrors of the› ftp sites developed some years ago by› JUSTIN and by YOGI.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.redshift.com/%7Ecdyson›           /atari.html›› CLARENCE DYSON uses this page to list› many  modifications  for  our 8-bits,› for the SIO2PC cable,  etc.   He  has› documentation   on   other   hardware› projects  and  links  to  many  other› related sites.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://members.xoom.com/doc_jike›             /woa.htm›› This is the World of Atari  '98  site› maintained  by  CYBERSPACE MAGAZINES.› It contains many photos taken at that› show,  so  have  patience  while   it› loads.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›      http://home.clara.net/dgs/›› This  is  the  home of DEAN GARRAGHTY› SOFTWARE in England.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›       http://www.emulators.com/›› This is the home of EMULATORS,  INC.,› and is maintained by DAREK MIHOCKA.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.pcc.net/dzone/atari8.htm›› This page, called Eric's Atari Stuff,› is   maintained  by  ERIC  CRON.   It› features The Atari Hardware Manual in› .tif  format  and   the   Atari   850› Interface  Manual  and  De  Re Atari,› both in HTML format.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    ftp://matrix.ibb.waw.pl/pub/a8/›› This ftp site features a large number› of Polish files.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/›       ellison/86/index.html›› This is GAREE's PLACE.  This talented› artist   and   cover-designer   is  a› frequent contributor to csa8, but his› site   has   little   that's   Atari-› specific.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.s-direktnet.de/homepages›         /k_nadj/main.html›› This  is the home page of "HEAVEN", a› member of  TAQART, aka Karolij  Nadj.› Most of this page is devoted to demos› -- how they  are  created,  examples,› technical  information, and files for› download.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://www.geocities.com/›   SiliconValley/2741/8bit.html›› NYMAN's page.  This is a little  out-› of-date,  but still OK, especially if› you're   just   getting   started  in› emulation.    There   are   lots   of› utilities  for  download and links to› other pages.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://paclink.com/home/netrunnr/emu›               /emu.htm›› This page contains emulators for many› of    the    game   consoles,   8-bit› computers,    and    even    graphing› calculators!  Of course, emulators of› Atari equipment can be found there.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://www.asw.cz/%7Ekubecj/data›           /asoft/acvt.txt›› This  is  a   text   description   of› Acvt.V1.03,  which   is   an   MS-DOS› utility  to  convert  among the .XFD,› .SCP, .ATR and .DCM formats.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://www.umich.edu/%7Earchive/atari›                /8bit›› The grand-daddy of them  all  --  The› UMICH Atari 8-bit archives.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://aegis.mcs.kent.edu/%7Eclisowsk›    /mirrors/8bit%3ayogis_site/ATR/›› Another mirror of YOGI's ftp site.› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›       http://www.geocities.com›         /BourbonStreet/1055/›› This  is  primarily a  download site.› It is concerned mostly with .ATRs and› emulators but has links to many other› sites.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›      http://members.tripod.com/›      joshuawaller/atarimenu.html›› Mostly   ST,  but  of  general  Atari› interest.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›        http://jump.to.atari›› This site, called Ken's  Atari  8-bit› page,  is  run  by KEN SIDERS.  It is› concerned     with    the    PC/Atari› connection, and  has  information  on› his  Project  ICE,  which   aims   at› producing    a    native     internet› connection for our 8-bits.  There has› been significant progress toward this› goal, and you can read about it here.› There are  files  for  download  (Ken› wants  YOU  to  test his ICE project)› including   many    utilities,    and› information  on  file formats as well› as links to other sites.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://members.aol.com/MacFalkner›› This page, in German,  contains  lots› of hardware projects and software for› download.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/›› This is  the  home  page  of  WILLIAM› KENDRICK's    company,    New   Breed› Software, which produces software for› the  WWW,  Unix/Linux and Atari 8-bit› markets.  The lines include games and› utilities.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.atari-computer.de/abbuc›› This  is ABBUC's home page, naturally› in German.  There's a great wealth of› material here.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›      http://pace.atariworld.com›› As  promised,  a  direct  URL  to the› website of the Pinellas  County  user› group.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.cswnet.com/%7Enkennedy›            /sio2pc.htm›› This is the official SIO2PC page.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›     http://www.geocities.com› /SiliconValley/Lakes/7953/a8ring.html›› Also  as  promised,  here is the home› page of the Atari 8-bit Webring.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›     http://www.atari-history.com/›› This is CURT VENDEL's museum of Atari› products, near-products and promises.› It's an absolutely  fascinating  site› to visit.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://werple.net.au/%7Elions›           /atari.htm›› The  Black  Stump  Atari  page.  This› page carries  an  extensive  list  of› links to other Atari 8-bit pages.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›     http://cth.tzo.com/index.html›› This  is  TOM  HUNT's  Closer To Home› page.  There's a tremendous wealth of› material here.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›         telnet://cth.tzo.com›› This  is  the original Closer To Home› BBS, now the first telnet-able  Atari› 8-bit  BBS.   TOM  HUNT  is running a› special   emulated   version  of  the› latest BBS Express PRO (now owned  by› LANCE  RINDQUIST)  on  a   PC   under› Windows 95 or 98.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.cyberroach.com/analog›› This  site  has  several  issues   of› A.N.A.L.O.G.  Magazine   in   digital› form.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›      http://ajax.umcs.lublin.pl›           /%7Emfranczak/›› TIGHT's  Home  Page in Polish.  Click› on   the   "Atari    8-bit"     link.› Maintained by Michal Franczak.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://plato.digiweb.com/kiffer/ATW›            /index.html›› This  page  is  devoted to what would› have been a "killer" machine, the ATW› (Atari  Transputer  Workstation,) had› Atari chosen to continue  to  produce› and  support  it. There are a few ATW› owners scattered  around  the  world,› and  this  page  helps  to  keep them› going.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -› http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/%7Efachat/›› ANDRE   FACHAT   has  developed  some› amazing  utilities  and  applications› for 6502-based computers, mostly  for› the    Commodore    64,    but   with› applicability for Atari 8-bits should› somebody  wish  to "port" them.  Some› Internet  applications  are  included› here.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.newbreedsoftware.com›           /xlsearch›› This page is a  search  facility  for› various  ftp sites.  Give it an Atari› 8-bit filename and it will  take  you› to  the  file!   It  was developed by› WILLIAM   KENDRICK   of   New   Breed› Software.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›        http://vme.net/dvm/yac›› The home page of the Yolo Atari Club›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›        http://www.atarihq.com›› This is the Atari Gaming Headquarters› home page.  It  contains  information› on  Atari  game  consoles, computers,› games available for them, information› on  the big  gaming shows, and links.› OHAUG's JOHN HARDIE  is  one  of  the› people who maintain this site.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›› http://people.delphi.com/rdetlefsen›            /index/html›› This  page  has  a  list of shows and› meetings.  It contains information on› various    hardware    and   software› projects, some the work of its owner,› RICK DETLEFSEN.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›        http://www.myatari.com›› Home  page  of B&C Computervisions, a› great source of  8-bit  hardware  and› software.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.members.tripod.de/twh1st›› Atari  Site  for games, cover-shots. › Maintained by THOMAS HAVEMEISTER.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://home.columbus.rr.com/ice.htm›› Another   link  to  the  Project  Ice› page.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›    http://angelfire.com/mn/video61›             /index.html›› LANCE  RINDQUIST's  Video  61  is  an› Atari  retailer, who has obtained the› rights to BBS  EXPRESS  PRO,  and  to› many  older Atari games that they are› now   producing   and   selling    in› cartridge form.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›  http://www.users.ticnet.com/newell›› This  is the home page of WES NEWELL,› producer of many memory upgrades  for› the  Atari 8-bit computer, as well as› software to run them.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›     http://www.pil.net/%7ESilvae›› This is the Temple of Atari.  It's  a› site  done  in  the  style  of a text› adventure and features many games and› utilities.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›       http://holyoak.com/atari›› This  is   TREVOR   HOLYOAK's   Atari› Planet.   It  features  a  BBS  list,› news, and links to other sites.›› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›   http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/%7Esgl›              /atari/›› SVEN    GLEICH's    site    featuring› hardware, demos, games, links, etc.› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›     http://atari-users.net/banx/›› This  page  is  devoted to displaying› the banners of other  Atari  websites› as  links.   It provides this service› to the owners of  those  other  sites› for free.› - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -›› I've  made  this  list  current as of› August   21,   1999.    There    will› undoubtedly  be  changes between then› and the time you get to  use  it,  so› please don't hold me responsible if a› URL doesn't work or some new one  has› come  along   and   you   feel   it's› something   we  can't  live  without.› Just send a short note to me and I'll› pass it on to the next editor of this› newsletter <G!>››              o=o=o=o=o=›››