¢ ATARI The GAME MACHINE?¢¢ By Carlos Hurtado¢¢¢I work for a major brokerage firm on¢Wall Street. In the Systems Dept.¢where I work, we get together during¢lunch or during any breaks and my¢co-workers and myself are always¢talking about any new software that¢has just come out and how great it is.¢Or we talk about computer hardware,¢etc. Then the question always comes¢up, "What did you get?",or, "What type¢of computer do you have?" When I say,¢"I have an Atari!" They then say,"The¢Game Machine?" At this point, I let¢them have it right between the eyes! I¢proceed to tell them that I can do¢everything they can, perhaps a mite¢slower, but then I didn't spend¢$2000.00 or $3000.00 for my ATARI like¢they did! Nor do my programs cost¢$125.00 or $150.00 each. As for¢Database Programs, there are a few¢great P.D. and commercial programs¢available to me. Speadsheets, again¢some very good ones are out there.¢Business programs for small Business¢Systems, there is a great selection.¢This goes from invoicing to sales and¢tax reports to customer accounts¢reports. Utility programs? Well it so¢happens that one of our very own club¢members has programmed a new DOS,¢called, "WQNRDos", that can do almost¢everything ATARI 2.5 or SPARTADOS can¢do and MORE! My list can go on and on,¢but you get the point don't you?¢¢I brought my whole system to work one¢day, and made a small presentation and¢people were just stunned at its¢versatility, to think that this is¢supposed to be only a GAME MACHINE! I¢don't know about you but I will never¢give up my "GAME MACHINE". As long as¢there is a will, there is way to give¢full use to our 8 Bit systems.¢¢This proves that you don't have to¢spend a lot of money on a large 'IN'¢computer in order to get your work¢done.¢¢Software information:¢WQNRDos and Utility Software:¢¢WQNR Software¢P.O. Box 533¢Selden, N.Y. 11784¢¢¢Small Business Software(Invoice/tax)¢¢Black Moon Systems¢P.O. Box 152¢Wind Gap, Pa. 18091¢¢¢Mail Order Store in N.J.¢¢Gemini Enterprises¢171 Ridgdale Ave.¢Morristown, N.J. 07960¢Tel (201-267-0988)¢¢Tell them Carlos, from the OL' HACKERS¢sent ya! ¢ ¢
