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|//SYNDICATE ZMAGAZINE ISSUE #98//|
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|//PUBLISHER/EDITOR: RON KOVACS //|
|//ASSIT PUBLISHER : KEN KIRCHNER //|
|//MANAGING EDITOR : MR. GOODPROBE //|
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| March 21, 1988 (c)1988 SPC/Kovacs |
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| Welcome Spring 1988 |
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|Contents: |
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|*|Editors Desk |
|*|SPC Newswire |
|*|Special Edition Feature |
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Editiors Desk
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by Ron Kovacs
This week we follow with another BBS
software issue. Last week we debuted
the release (pre-release) of Express
Pro. This week after the news story,
we will expand on previous coverge of
Carina II BBS system.
Please read ST-Report this week for
information on the Word Perfect news
from last week. Interesting reading
for everyone.
Thanks again to everyone who has sent
email and cards for the baby. It was
unexpected and appreciated.
Disk mailings are taking place this week to those of you who have sent
in disks for Zmagazine reproductions.
I am sorry for the long delay, I have
been under alot of backlogged paper
and am finally begining to see some
light.
Official Zmag registration details
will be listed in an upcoming issue.
All Zmag systems carrying our
magazines are required to atleast
register for a user number. We are
setting up a network and want to
get systems on the list for mailings
and special survey information. This
is not a mandatory request. But if
you want coverage and mentions in
Zmag, you must be registered.
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SPC Newswire
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From the Associated Press
ATARI ACCUSES MICRON TECHNOLOGY OF
ILLEGALLY EXPLOITING MEMORY CHIPS
SAN JOSE, Calif. (MARCH 15) AP - Atari
Corp. of Sunnyvale has charged Micron
Technology Inc. of Boise, Idaho, with
illegally exploiting a shortage of
computer memory chips.
The computer and video company on
Monday filed suit in U.S. District
Court, seeking an order to make the
Idaho semiconductor manufacturer pay
the California company an unspecified
amount of damages. The suit charges
breach of contract, bad faith and
violation of federal antitrust law.
There was no immediate response from
Micron Technology.
Micron Technology is one of only two
U.S.-based companies that make the
most common kind of computer memory
chip, known as dynamic random access
memory chips, or D-RAMs. The other is
Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas.
The shortage of the chips has been
caused by strong sales of personal
computers, the changeover to a new
generation of chips, and a 1986 accord
between the United States and Japan
aimed at ending Japanese ''dumping''
of the chips at unfairly low prices.
ATARI ON LIST OF AMEX 10 MOST ACTIVE
STOCKS THIS WEEK
NEW YORK (MARCH 16) - The 10 most
active stocks in American Stock
Exchange composite trading Wednesday,
March 16.
Stock Sales Last Net Chg.
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Lorimar Tel 764,300 14 7/8 off 1/2
Texas Air 368,000 13 up 1/8
Western Digi 291,700 16 up 1
Asamera Inc 285,200 9 5/8 up 1/8
Wang Lab B 285,100 12 7/8 up 1/4
- Atari Corp* 285,100 7 7/8 off 1/2
Ntl Patent Dv 281,900 8 5/8 up 3/4
Dome Petro 271,500 1 unch
Alza Corp A 175,600 28 3/4 up 1/8
Fst Aust Prm 173,600 8 7/8 unch
FCC REPORTEDLY TO SCRAP PLAN TO RAISE
PHONE RATES FOR COMPUTER USERS
WASHINGTON (MARCH 17) AP - The Federal
Communications Commission plans to
scrap a proposal that would
substantially increase telephone
charges for business and home computer
users, sources said Wednesday.
FCC Chairman Dennis R. Patrick has
concluded that, based on strong and
nearly unanimous opposition to the
proposal, the plan should be dropped,
according to sources at the commission
and on Capitol Hill.
Commissioner Patricia Diaz Dennis said
Patrick had not spoken with her about
a recommendation to drop the plan, but
she said she agreed with the idea.
'There's a lot on our plate right now
and I don't think I'd miss not seeing
that on it,'' she said.
The third commissioner, James Quello,
could not be reached for comment.
Patrick's office had no comment on the
reports. The commission was expected
to vote in two to three months to drop
the proposal.
Users of these services flooded the
FCC and Capitol Hill with thousands
of letters opposing the plan, which
would add about $4.50 an hour to the
cost of hooking up to information
services.
They said the increased charges, which
would double the hourly hookup price
for some information services, would
drive many of them off the computer
networks and crush a fledgling
industry.
Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.,
chairman of the House Energy and
Commerce telecommunications
subcommittee, said that in light of
the commission's apparent reversal on
the proposal he would delay
indefinitely introduction of a bill
preventing the FCC from imposing the
access charges.
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CARINA II PREVIEW
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Captured by Ron Kovacs
The following capture contains
commentary and facts about the Carina
II BBS system. Jerry Horanoff took
me through the tour which lasted
approx 3 hours plus.
I have tried to keep the contents
flowing and there are parts where I
have gone off in the wrong direction.
You are invited to take a look at the
system yourself. Give the Carina BBS
a call. The number is a the end of
this review.
Now Mr. Horanoff speaks:
Before anyone gets too excited, let me
first state that you MUST use
SpartaDos to run this BBS. No
if/ands/or buts about it. It is also
HIGHLY recommended that you have
atleast a 192k ramdisk (although it is
not required) and/or a hard drive. You
certainly don't need a hard drive, but
if you don't have a ramdisk, it would
be MUCH more of a benefit to have one.
You can run this system on as little
as 500k of storage space (including
ramdisk and disk drives), but the more
space you have, the more impressive
the system will be.
Carina II - Main Menu
|Read |R|Ctrl-R|Read Messages |
|Scan |Q|Ctrl-Q|Scan Msg Headers |
|Post |P|Ctrl-P|Post a Message |
|Feedback |F|Ctrl-F|Message to SysOp |
|Sections |+| +|Section Names |
|Go |G|Ctrl-G|Go to New Section|
|Sec-Stats|K|Ctrl-K|Section Status |
|Topics |T|Ctrl-T|Message Topics |
|Games |#| #|Play a Game(s) |
|Logoff |L|Ctrl-L|Exit BBS |
|Chat |C|Ctrl-C|Chat with SysOp |
|Databases|*| *|View Database(s) |
|Users |U|Ctrl-U|List of SIG Users|
|Status |%| %|Your Statistics |
|Settings |S|Ctrl-S|Change Settings |
|Vote-Poll|V|Ctrl-V|Voting Poll(s) |
|Other BBS|O|Ctrl-O|List of BBSs |
|Bulletins|=| =|Section Bulletins|
|Menu |?| ?|This Menu |
|Help |!| !|Extensive Help |
|Directory|D|Ctrl-D|List of D/L Files|
|Browse |B|Ctrl-B|File Descriptions|
|Download |<| <|Download a File |
|Upload |>| >|Upload a File |
Notice that Carina II can now use
single letter input now. No need for
you (if not an expirenced Carina user
to activate a ctrl and letter command.
Simple one letter key commands make
life a bit easier for you (lazy)
people. Hehehe
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Carina II supports many different
types of terminal emulation. ASCII/
ATASCII, VT-52 monochrome, VT-52
color, line-feeds on/off, etc...
Switching from ASCII to ATASCII is
as simple as switching your terminal
program's translation and hitting
RETURN at any command prompt (no sense
making things difficult, right?).
Switching your other terminal options
is done by use of the -Settings-
command:
Settings-
[A] Password > ______
[B] Screen Size > 24
[C] Clear Code > 012
[D] Section Tags
[E] Continuous > [ ]
[F] Clear Screen> [*]
[G] Page Breaks > [ ]
[H] 80 Columns > [ ]
[I] Line Feeds > [ ]
[J] VT-52 Mode > [ ]
[K] VT w/Color > [*]
[L] Header > [*]
[M] '