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ST W o r l d
============================== All the latest ST news ==========
o TOS 2.0 is rumoured to be released as an immediate upgrade
to STers.
Tos 2 is the operating system as used in the MEGA STEs, and is
very similar to the TT's system. It should be released as a 512K
upgrade rom.
Its main features is that it has very fast hard drive handling,
and also its desktop features are improved greatly.
It looks very similar to the STs desktop but changing
resolutions, and many functions can be operated using keyboard
shortcuts.
Files and folders can be dragged and positioned on the Desktop,
as on Neodesk and Gemini.
A choice of Desktop patterns, coloured icons, window backgrounds.
A new control panel is included with added icons and features
(Xcontrol - included in this issues GOODIES folder).
This release should be out now as this magazine is released, for
about £50! which rivals Neodesk and DC Desktop.
o Fast PC Emulator for STs
Vortex have released the first 386-SX based emulator, which will
run at 16Mhz on a Mega STE and has a slot vacant for a 387 Maths
co-processor.
It uses the STEs cache to full advantage, and grafix emulation
includes VGA, EGA and CGA.
This emulator is much faster than the conventional 286, and
Microsoft Windows 3 (Like GEM Desktop) runs at execptional
speeds.
Due for release at time of release of magazine, at £TBA, from
Silica Systems (081) 309 1111.
o Moriarty Mono Emulator
The Mono Emulator has been released at 19.95, it claims to
produce 256,000 pixels in mono mode, and is compatible with all
TOS versions and STEs, and is 80% faster than all PD emulators
(many of which dont work on the STE). It features a special scan
mode which increases the speed by a massive 30%. Moriarty
Software can be contacted by phone on (0293) 539215. For address
see recent ST Format ads. See review NEXT ISSUE.
o ST Format and ST User are about to change, they are changing to
big paper and will be released from 12th September. See Head
top Head review in this same issue!
o Easy Text Professional is the new version of Easy Text, which
has many new features, including the loading of many types of
picture files, full-screen editor and column guides. Zzsoft -
(0254) 672965.
o LATEST:Atari have revealed plans to release a TT with multi-
tasking TOS, also a STT transputer board maybe released. And
at last Atari have made something for STE, MEGA STE, and TT
owners that will actually fit into those 15 Pin analogue
ports - a new joystick.