EDOS¢----¢¢How many of you have heard of EDOS? For¢those who don't know EDOS stands for 'Electronic Distribution of Software'¢and is a machine that can store all the¢data for many programs in its memory.¢It can dump this memory to cassette or¢disk (depending on availability) and¢covers a wide variety of 8/16 bit¢computers.¢It does not support the Atari 8-bit,¢not surprising you say, but it does¢support the MSX! Now surely there are¢more Atari 8-bitters than MSX owners, I¢have NEVER met an MSX owner in my life!¢A friend of mine had the EDOS catalogue¢and he kindly borrowed it to me. It has¢a complete list of all games that EDOS¢supports (although the catalog is for¢WINTER 1991-92) and the micros the game is available for.¢Now having a spare hour I thought I'd¢go through the book and see how many of¢the titles were available for the MSX,¢out of approximately 550 titles only a¢pathetic 8 (yes EIGHT) were available¢for the MSX, now I thought 'I wonder¢how many are available for the Atari?'¢(as no doubt you thought I would!).¢I counted them and how many do you¢think there were? 10? 20? No, 58! That¢is 50 MORE than is available for the¢MSX, I have written to EDOS and pointed¢this out but I am still waiting for a¢reply.¢Don't you think it would be a good idea¢if all reading this wrote to EDOS and¢asked them to support the Atari 8-bit?¢Remember EDOS is surely the product of¢the future because all the software is¢stored on one machine, no need for rows¢and rows of tapes, and if all software¢is stored on one system it is possible¢to support ANY micro. Just think, maybe¢one day you could go into ANY computer¢software stocker and pick up an Atari¢cassette. Also if EDOS do support our¢computer then it may start an upturn in¢interest from the software producers¢and we may even get some more titles!¢The address of EDOS is:-¢Software on Demand Ltd.¢Unit 1, Rosevale Business Park,¢Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire,¢ST5 7QT.¢tel (0782) 566566¢¢Do write and let them know you want¢them to support the Atari XL/XE range.¢The 18p stamp could be the best thing¢you have ever bought for your Atari!¢DON'T LEAVE IT UP TO SOMEONE ELSE TO¢WRITE! DO YOUR DUTY...¢¢John E. (TEBSF)¢
