¢INTRODUCTION - ISSUE 5¢by Stuart Murray.¢¢¢ Greetings! Welcome to the first issue of 1993 - a year in which the Atari 8-Bit will go from strength to strength! Apologies for the late release (14th Jan) - I've been swamped with University essays this last three weeks. There are lot's of articles and programs for you to enjoy this time. Here are the details:¢¢SIDE A (BOOT WITH BASIC)¢¢ There are 15 text articles this time. These include all the regular columns as well as two new ones - Software Scene and Hints & Cheats. There is also an article on program protection and a competiton. Enjoy!¢¢Gumballs¢¢ This is an excellent puzzle game in which you battle with the computer to leave the last gumball in the bowl. Always think two steps ahead!¢¢Munchy Madness (Quest For Hearts)¢¢ I have finally managed to obtain this cult 8-Bit game which was programmed by Paul Lay for Page 6. I just had to put it on the disk! It's like Pac-Man meets Rockford. You must try to collect all the hearts and find the exit to the next level before your time limit expires. Great fun!¢¢¢SIDE B (BOOT WITH BASIC)¢¢DeskTop V1.5¢¢ Just wait until you see this one! DeskTop V1.5 is a top quality GOS windows environment for the Atari 8-Bit which has been released as ShareWare. Disk functions, text viewer, art program, memos, etc. A truly outstanding piece of software!¢¢ When the arrow cursor appears use a joystick to move it over 'HELP' on the drop-down menu bar at the top of the screen. Press the button to select it and choose one of the help files. Here you will find full details on how to use DeskTop V1.5. I've renamed the original DeskTop AUTORUN.SYS file 'AUTODESK.SYS'. If you want to move DeskTop V1.5 onto a boot disk of your own just move all the DeskTop files and rename AUTODESK.SYS 'AUTORUN.SYS'.¢¢ If you want to go staight to the other programs on Side B before learning about DeskTop V1.5 just follow these four simple steps:¢¢1) Select the 'FILE' drop-down menu;¢2) Select 'LIST';¢3) Select the program you wish to run;¢4) Select 'RUN' (if the program is a binary file you must select 'BASIC OFF' when prompted).¢¢¢Flip¢¢ A fun little puzzle game in which you must turn the dark square to light. You can alter the amount of your starting black squares by selecting the Atari logo. Select the running man square to begin play. Try to use only the required amount of moves before your time runs out. If you mastered Quadromania XL on Futura 3 you'll be ready for Flip!¢¢Visdom Demo¢¢ This German demo shows the graphics power of the Atari 8-Bit. Press SELECT on the intro screen for the main demo and then sit back and enjoy!¢¢Master Blazer (2 players)¢¢ This game is a great PD version of Ballblazer by Activision. Instead of looking out from your ship you have a birds-eye view of the arena. Push your joystick forward to move the ship and use left and right to change course. Touch the ball to catch it. Pull back on the joystick to fire the ball at the moving goals. You can alter the time limit whilst at the title screen. An all-action 2-player arcade battle!¢¢Calendar¢¢ Just follow the on-screen prompts. Use a standard sheet of A4 paper to print out your calendar. You can also select special dates which will be emphasized on the printout.¢¢Conversion Program¢¢ Finally a program which works out all manner of conversions for you. No longer will you need to use your diary and a calculator - just let the computer do it for you. CP gives you dozens of conversions within easy to use menus.¢¢ARS Maker¢¢ Auto-Run System Maker is a no-nonsense program which allows you to autorun BASIC programs. Just enter the name of your program at the prompt - remember to take your Futura disk out of the drive!¢¢¢ Well, there you have it - another wide selection of reading material and programs. See-ya next time!¢¢Ed.¢
