››      BIT BYTER "SONDERDISK # 7"›          ›          ›     Translation by Horst A. Dewitz›› International Correspondent for›ABBUC, Ol Hackers and LIAUG.›          ›          ›I am a little late in presenting you›with the latest news from the Bit›Byter Sonderdisk # 7. Job and home›endeavors  prevented a more timely›response and I appologize for that.›          ›The disk, as usual, has mostly text›that is of more local value. I give›you a translation of INFO.TXT which is›the  news. All other text programs ›have not generated any interest in the›past and are more or less updates of›previous .TXT files.›          ›          Side A›          ›COMPY.TXT - A rather gloomy letter by›Peter Bee, COMPY-SHOP, one of three 8›bit suppliers in West Germany. He sees›no future for the 8 bit machine, at›least for him as business man who›needs a profit for survival. He will›support ABBUC, but cannot guaranty›supplies for lack of support by›vendors.›          ›PETERS.TXT - Letter from KLAUS PETERS›ELECTRONIC & SOFTWARE indicating their›support for the 8 bit by taking over›hardware and software projects and›products from the COMPY-SHOP under›license contract, as well advertising›their own product line.›          ›XFORMR.TXT ROMDISK.TXT - Product›reviews›PDECKE.TXT - ABBUC's PD-Library›catalog›          ›INFO.TXT - see complete translation›          ›TWORD.TXT -  German documentation for›TURBOWORD+›          (Micromiser›          Software 1989)›          ›BAUBEXL.TXT›BAUBEST.TXT›BAUPLAN.TXT›BAUINFO.TXT - Schematics, layouts,›odering and other circuit boards›info.›          ›          ›INFO.TXT translation:›          ›          Hello Bit Byters!›          ›A little late, but SONDERMAGAZIN # 7›is ready for you now. Late because of›medical treatments, the Dortmund Fair›and a brief vacation, leaving me›little time.›          ›Hobbytronic 1990›As you know by now, the›HOBBYTRONIC/COMPUTERSHOW atDortmund›took place from April 25th thru April›29th. ABBUC most certainly was›represented again. As a first we had›the biggest booth yet, 20qm(Square›meters!). Preparation of the booth for›the expected drove of visitor took›place on Tuesday with the eager help›of volunteers. The most noticeable›characteristic of the ABBUC booth was›the towering, turning ATARI LOGO. This›LOGO and it's mounting came to us as a›gift from SAG, the deceased›Netherlands Atari Users Club.››Underneath the Logo we displayed our›ABBUC and 8 BIT signs. We demoed at›many workstations, especially the 80›column card. Eye catching was the›frequency counter from Friedhelm      › Giese and Klaus Langenkaemper, more›about this later.››Wednesday's opening immediately caused›a gathering of Atari users at our›booth.  Partially due to the fact that›the LOGO was already visible from the›hall entrance. Many ST users       ›left our booth disappointed, realizing›that this was a booth for the "LITTLE›ONE"  only. Every Bit Byter visiting›the booth received a disk containing›the schematics for a lie detector as a›gift.  By the way about 200 Bit Byters›visited our booth!›       ›For sale at the booth: the brand new›game KAISER II, software from KE-SOFT›and software and hardware from the›COMPY-SHOP and PETERS ELECTRONICS at›special fair and club prices. I like›to inject at this point the fact that›no other 8 Bit soft- or hardware was›available at the fair. Contrary to›last years experience, our treasurer›was quiet satisfied with the sales›results. We even made a little profit.›The biggest gain was our increase in›members, 30 new Bit Byters, which we›welcome again. ABBUC now has 639›members, a new record.›         ›KAISER II›Bit Byter Carsten Strotmann gave the›old game KAISER an new look and›presented it as KAISER II. The game›can be played by up to 6 players.›Graphic's are excellent. Even so it›relates closely to the old KAISER, the›possibility to add saboteurs and spies›make the game more enjoyable.›Unfortunately the game runs only on›XE's or 800XL's with RAM upgrade. The›game is available for DM 39.95 (Club›Members DM 35.--) from Andre Kaiser   › Nietzschestr.50 5600 Wuppertal West›Germany›         ›FREQUENCY COUNTER›As mentioned, the inventors of the›VIDIO DIGITIZER (for the 8 Bit),›Friedhelm Giese and Klaus›Langenkaemper built something new, a›frequency counter for the 8 bit›computer. The circuit board connects›to the joystick port and with Turbo›Basic makes it possible to measure all›curves (sine, rectangle, triangle).›Theoretical testarea reaches to 16.64›Mhz. Up to 8 test points can be›labeled and saved. Schematics are›available from Klaus Langenkaemper›Friedrich Ruin Str. 62   4408 Duelmen›West Germany››Package includes:›- Original software›- Layout›- Parts list›- Schematics›Price: DM 18.-- ( I assume shipping is›extra H A Dewitz)›          ›FLOPPY CONTROLLER›Our quarz oscillator problem seems to›be solved. Michael Pascher developed a›control, which will combine on hand›quarz's to a quarz oscillator. We hope›to tell you more in our magazine #›21.›          ›VIDIOTEXT INTERFACE›Obtaining the vidiotext modules is a›major problem. It is impossible to›obtain these modules at a reasonable›price in Germany. But don't despair,›we are working on this problem.›          ›RESIDENT››Bit Byter Roland Buehler suggests the›expansion of Michael's Pascher›ramboard. Roland plans the following:›RS 232 Driver›Hardcopy routine for screen print›Clock driver›Roland asks for cooperation from those›who worked on these items already.›Please contact him at Roland Buehler ›Kirchstrasse 5 7290›Freudenstadt-Wittelsweiler West›Germany››Cooperation could mean a free ram›board.›        ›FAIR LEFTOVERS››Software leftovers from the fair are›available, for those who were not able›to attend. Available are›      1) VISICALC...........DM›20.--(about $12.--, shipping not›known, H A Dewitz›      2) SYNCALC............DM››20.--(same as above!)›      3) MY FIRST ALHPABET..DM  5.--›      (English program for learning›the alphabet)›      Order these programs from the›club headquarters.›          ›SOFTSYNTH›          ›A 16 page documentation for this PD›program (available in ABBUC's library)›is now at hand. The documentation is›clear and precise, and covers all›options of the program. Order from Bit›Byter     Winfried Piegsda›          Johann Schill Str. 3›          D-7806 March-Buchheim›          West Germany›          (He request's 4 DM 1.--›stamps, I perceive this as shipping›          costs - about $ 2.50, HAD)›          ›          NEW SOFTWARE›          ›KE-SOFT has the following titles for›the Atari XL/XE available:››ANTQUEST - 1000 questions & ants for 4›players.      DM›          15.90›DRAG - A frog hunting diamonds! With›50 levels.      DM›          15.90›DEDRIS - Puzzle for two.              ›              DM›          15.90›OBLITROID - The Superhero! Action on›140 screens with continue function.   ›              DM›          19.80›SOGON - The famous boxes moving game,›with 50 screens and back-up-one-move›function.    DM›          14.90››TECNO NINJA - Action adventure with›many weapons and dangers.             ›              DM›          24.80›TOBOT/BROS - Two super games on one›disk.        DM›          19.80›ZADOR - Chinese wisdom, habit forming!››Update!      DM›          15.90›ZONG - The only German Atari 8 Bit›magazine. Featuring News, Soft- and›Hardware tests. Info, game and›programing tips, as well as new›programs on disk accompanying the›magazine. Monthly issue.              ›              DM›           8.00›          ›Order from:    KE-SOFT›               Frankenstr. 24›               D-6457 Maintal 4›               West Germany›               Tel.: 011 49›06181/87539›          ›AMC-Publishing has the following›available:›          ›A HACKER'S NIGHT - A game; object: to›enter a main- frame computer.         ›              DM›          29.00›OBJECT 0 DEGREES NORTH - Text/Graphic›adventure.   DM›          29.00›          ›Order from:        AMC-VERLAG›                   Bluecherstr.17›                   D-6200 Wiesbaden›                   West Germany››VACATION TIME›          ›The club headquarters is closed from›June 14th thru July 17th and the›PD-library is closed from July 9th›thru August 6th. The club mailbox(BBS)›will be in operation thru out that›time, but will be checked once a week›on