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\\ MMMM // ----------------- \\\ MM /// INFO-MAT Magazine \\\\MM//// ----------------- \\ \MM/ // Vol. 5, No. 38 \\ MMMM // December 5, 1989 --- Whole #231 --- Editor: Alan R. Bechtold Associate Editor: Tim Elmer Technical Director: Gary Funk COPYRIGHT (C) 1989, by BBS Press Service, Inc. (BPS), 8125 S.W. 21st Street, Topeka, KS 66615. Editorial & Advertising: 913-478-3157. Data Line (VIA MODEM): 913-478-9239. >>SPECIAL HEADLINE EDITION<< ==================================== This SPECIAL HEADLINE EDITION of INFO-MAT MAGAZINE is copyrighted, but may be distributed freely by ANYONE, as long as NO ALTERATIONS in the text of this file are made in any manner whatsoever. Any unauthorized deletion of ANY portion of this file, or addition to this file, will be considered a copyright violation. ==================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS: ITEM # ITEM <1> NINTENDO/ATARI LAWSUIT CONTINUES <2> CMS FILES STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING <3> MICROMASTER 386 UPGRADE FOR PS/2S <4> SOFTWARE SALES UP 10% IN 3RD QT <5> ASHLAR VELLUM: ADVANCED MAC CAD <6> HP NEWWAVE OFFICE <7> NEC ULTRALITE UPGRADE <8> COLORSPACE IIi VIDEOGRAPHICS CARD <9> PRINTING INDUSTRY GOES HIGH-TECH <10> DROP LID ON ANNOYING MALE HABIT <11> INDUSTRY RUMORS <12> JDR BBS <13> How to Find INFO-MAT Full-Text (C) 1989, by BBS PRESS SERVICE, INC. ====================== The INFO-MAT BBS INDEX ====================== The following boards have all paid to tell you about their offerings. These systems represent some of the largest, most serious boards in the country. GIVE THEM A CALL! And TELL THEM INFO-MAT sent you! For information on how you can list YOUR BBS in the next INDEX, call the BPS BBS at 913/478-9239. ------------------------------------ The BPS BBS -- Home of INFO-MAT MAGAZINE, ONLINE DIGITAL MUSIC REVIEW and MORE! Call today to find out how YOU can carry INFO-MAT on YOUR BBS...or how to get INFO-MAT or ODMR on your favorite BBS. 913/478-9239. Application online! --12/12 ------------------------------------ CANADA'S BEST! PCanada Systems. Running RBBS with more than 20 lines for IMMEDIATE ACCESS to the BEST online system Canada has to offer. Call 416/751- 6337 TODAY! --11/12 ------------------------------------ CHICAGO SYSLINK: 312/622-4442, 300/1200/2400 baud anytime. Chicago's PREMIUM TBBS multi-line BBS offering online chat, downloadable software and more! --1/12 ------------------------------------ COMPUNET BBS --> 24/12/300 baud using BBS-PC 4.20. 3 levels of access. FREE downloads on your first call! Info-Mat, games, meet your match and MORE! 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Knowledgeable callers. --1/12 ------------------------------------- NINTENDO SUES ATARI GAMES FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT -------------------------- (BPS) -- U.S. District Court Judge Fern Smith of San Francisco allowed Nintendo of America Inc. to file additional copyright and patent infringement claims against Atari Games Inc. and its subsidiary, Tengen Inc., both of Milpitas, CA. Nintendo's amended complaint alleges that Atari Games fraudulently and unlawfully obtained a copyrighted Nintendo computer program from the U.S. Copyright Office and used it in the manufacture of cartridges compatible for play on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The computer program is incorporated in special microprocessors which form part of a "security system" contained in all NES hardware and software. The security system prevents unauthorized and counterfeit software from being played on the NES. Nintendo said it will seek injunctive relief preventing Atari Games, or anyone acting in concert with it, from manufacturing or selling cartridges for play on the NES that contain microprocessors which infringe Nintendo's copyrighted computer program. Dennis Wood, senior vice president of Atari Games, responded to Nintendo's lawsuit, saying, "Nintendo's expansion of its complaint against Atari Games Corp. and its subsidiary, Tengen Inc., is a legal tactic designed to further obscure the real issue between Nintendo and Atari Games -- whether the lock- out system incorporated into the Nintendo Entertainment System, which Nintendo admits is designed to preclude competition, constitutes a violation of U.S. antitrust laws. "Atari Games is confident that Nintendo's claims will be found to be wholly without merit," Wood concluded. (ADV) ===================================== INCREDIBLE SYSOP and InfoMat User SAVINGS OF UP TO 80% !!! Say "I Saw It In INFO-MAT" and there is NO 7% Mark-Up! 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The application requests listing of the company's common stock, which is currently traded on the NASDAQ National Market System. CMS Enhancements is a producer and global distributor of mass data storage devices and accessories for personal computers manufactured by Apple, IBM, Digital Equipment Corp., Compaq, AST, NEC, Commodore, AT&T, Zenith, Tandy, Toshiba and others. 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The MicroMASTER boards will be sold through the Businessland sales force in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and in ComputerCraft retail stores in the United States. Aox's MicroMASTER 386 enhancement boards employ advanced bus mastership technology. "Bus mastership" means that in a Micro Channel bus computer enhanced with a MicroMASTER 386 card, the board becomes the host processor and independent of others processing activities -- can multi-task, support multiple users, run different operating systems, and access peripherals. (ADV) ------------------------------------- - V I D E O - - G R A P H I C S C A R D S - ------------------------------------- - Lowest Prices on Video Graphics - - Cards We Guarantee to BEAT any - - Competitive Price you find within - - 30 days. We're Committed to - - dominating the VGA/EGA Market as - - part of our continuing Graphics - - Commitment to BBSing. - ------------------------------------- -VGA Video-7 FastWrite EGA/VGA 256K - - $199* - - Maximum Resolution of 768x1024 - - On-Line Best Buy Special - - VGA Orchid Designer 8Bit 256K Now - - $239* - - VGA Orchid Pro Desg 16Bit 512K Now- - $299* - - VGA ATI WonderCard 1024x768 MOUSE - - $299* - - VGA Quadram EGA/VGA 256K Closeout - - $169* - - EGA Genoa Super Hi-Res EGA w/GEM - - $169* - - EGA CPI EGA with 256K Now Only - - $159* - - Let us Know Immediately if you - - find a Lower Price - Thank You - - Use our BBS Key-Word - - Search Code "VIDD" - ------------------------------------- Brand Name M O N I T O R S Brand Name at or below WHOLESALE!! ------------------------------------- NEC Multi-Sync II Open Stock $495* Magnavox Multi-Mode Closeout $399* Samsung Multi-Sync 14" EGA/VGA $399* - Samsung EGA/CGA 14" Tilt/Swivel $369* - Samsung 14" VGA/Color Monitor $89* - Samsung Monochrome/Flat White $Call - Use our BBS Key-Word Search Code "MONT" ------------------------------------- NORTH AMERICAN SOFTWARE SALES UP 10% IN 3RD QT ----------------------- (BPS) -- According to the Software Publishers Association (SPA), North American software sales for the third quarter of 1989 increased to an estimated $780 million, measured at retail. This is an increase of 10 percent over third quarter 1988. International sales of U.S. software firms grew 25 percent over the same period. The overall total growth rate for both domestic and international sales was 16 percent. The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade group of the PC software industry. Its over 550 members represent virtually all of the leading publishers in the business, consumer, education and vertical markets. 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Ashlar Vellum offers a new class of drawing interface, called Geometric Inference Engines, which enable technical professionals to perform precision drafting as easily as freehand sketching or drawing. Vellum's Drafting Assistant is the first advanced implementation of this technology. The Drafting Assistant automatically pinpoints and aligns geometry on-screen as the user draws. Its built-in intelligence identifies endpoints, midpoints, arc and circle centerpoints, intersections, perpendiculars and tengencies. Applications for Ashlar Vellum include mechanical design and drafting, industrial design, technical illustration and graphic design. The package is available through specialty retail dealers and distributors at a retail price of $995. 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(ADV) =========================================== = PEOPLE COMPUTER CENTER = = = = VOICE # 800-365-0205 = = BBS # 609-667-0071 = = FAX # 609-667-2798 = = = = IBM, OS/2, NOVELL, XENIX = = AND UNIX COMPATIBLES = = = = Up to 4Megs on Mother Board = = = = 386/25Mhz with case /MB/PS/101 Keyboard = = $964.00 = = Same as above with 1Meg $1109.00 = = = = 286/20Mhz Neat = = with case /MB/PS/101 Keyboard = = $655.00 = = Same as above with 1Meg $799.00 = = = = 286/16Mhz Neat = = with case /MB/PS/101 Keyboard = = $615.00 = = Same as above with 1Meg $760.00 = =========================================== UPGRADE VERSION OF NEC ULTRALITE ACCOMMODATES REPLACEABLE BATTERY -------------------------------- (BPS) -- NEC Technologies, Inc. has introduced an upgraded version of its UltraLite laptop, which features a removable battery. Users can carry one or more batteries with them, enabling extended use of the laptop on long flights or at off-site meetings. Each battery pack is good for about 2 hours of active computing. For those who have already purchased UltraLite laptops, NEC will retrofit their units with the new battery assembly at its regional service centers. The retrofit service will cost $59 and includes parts, labor, shipping, and batteries. The service will begin Dec. 1. The 1-megabyte version of the UltraLite retails for $2,499. (ADV) ================================================= = Micronics BBS = = = = VOICE # 609-667-2900 BBS # 609-667-0071 = = FAX # 609-667-2798 = = = = 883 Cooper Landing Road Suite 128 = = Cherry Hill New Jersey = = = = Add Lottery Player's Magazine to your BBS. = = = = Lottery Player's Magazine is the = = World's Largest Recreational Gaming = = and Lottery Publication. = = = = The Magazine has over 125,000 readers. = = = = If you place the Lottery Player's Magazine = = on your BBS, this should add to your Patron = = Users. ($$$) = = Your BBS will also be advertised in Lottery = = Player's Magazine, every issue you have the = = Magazine online. = = If you would like to see the Magazine for = = free, I will mail you a copy on request. = ================================================= COLORSPACE IIi VIDEOGRAPHICS CARD SUPPORTS THE APPLECOLOR MONITOR --------------------------------- (BPS) -- The new ColorSpace IIi videographics overlay card now supports the AppleColor Monitor. ColorSpace IIi comes in two versions to support the two major television broadcast standards, NTSC and PAL. When combined with ColorSpace FX, Macintosh II owners with the AppleColor Monitor will be able to create interactive applications combining text and video on a single screen. ColorSpace IIi is ideal for use in desktop video production, interactive kiosks and videodiscs, film and picture archiving, multimedia presentations and teleconferencing. For use in desktop video production however, a multisync monitor is recommended. The combination of ColorSpace IIi and ColorSpace FX enables standard NTSC or PAL composite video signals to be converted into a high-frame-rate, RGB video signal suitable for display on the AppleColor Monitor. The result is flicker- free graphics and crisp, clear video, which is ideal for long-term viewing and interactive applications. The retail price for ColorSpace IIi remains $2,299.95 and for ColorSpace FX $3,499.95. (ADV) ======================================= = PEOPLE COMPUTER CENTER = = = = VOICE # 800-365-0205 = = BBS # 609-667-0071 = = FAX # 609-667-2798 = = = = HYUNDAI 14" VGA SCREEN = = & = = ATI VGA 16BIT 256K CARD, 1024X768 = = = = $487.00 = ======================================= HIGH TECHNOLOGY KEY TO COMPETITIVENESS IN QUICK PRINTING INDUSTRY -------------------------------------- (BPS) -- Opportunities will be plentiful for quick printers who can adapt to changing market conditions by investing in new technologies, becoming astute business planning and marketing managers, and emphasizing manpower development, said Sir Speedy Inc. Chief Executive Officer Don Lowe. Lowe, named 1988 Quick Printing Man of the Year, was the keynote speaker at a conference of industry leaders called "Survival in The 90s." "The information age is not just an idea, it's upon us," said Lowe. "Business alone generates 400 million pages of information daily. Those of us who can duplicate and communicate information quickly, innovatively and economically will prosper." He cited computer-assisted creation of documents, digitized color reproduction, and fax services as examples of how companies such as Sir Speedy are responding to changes in the marketplace. "The need for many of these services has been fueled by increasing customer expectations," said Lowe. "Our system of 850 franchise operators specializes in servicing small and mid-sized companies who expect their business communications to look as good as those larger companies produce." (ADV) ============================================================================ . . CCT Compliance IV 80386 VGA 10-User systems WITH . Concurrent DOS 386 and DR DOS CoResident Operating Systems . . 2MB DRAM * 32k cache * Phoenix BIOS * 16 bit 1:1 controller * 44MB CDC . 5.25" and 3.5" floppies * LPT1, Game, COM1 and 8 more serial ports . 16 bit color/mono analog 640x480 VGA * VGA 14" paper-white console . . 25MHz CPU/10MHz bus speed - $7100 ** 33MHz CPU/12MHz bus speed - $8300 . Sets preformance standards BEYOND others best shot. MANY capabilities and . features par excellence! For more details call Gateway at 714-496-7714 or . our C-DOS BBS at 714-496-2419 and visit the C-DOS Shop at Main menu B. . ============================================================================= NEW TECHNOLOGY DROPS LID ON ANNOYING MALE HABIT ------------------------ (BPS) -- An unobtrusive device invented by James Novack, a Los Angeles entrepreneur, is saving women from an unexpected dip in the bowl by reminding men to lower the toilet seat. Beep Seat is a small electronic device that is attached to the underside of any toilet seat with double-backed tape and senses when the toilet seat has been left up. The unit waits 40 seconds after the seat has been lifted, and then begins to "beep." This reminds the man to exercise the courtesy of lowering the toilet seat before he leaves the bathroom (or warns the woman of the raised seat if he has already left). The battery included will last three years under normal usage, depending on how long it takes to train your children or male adults. Whether viewed as a "gag" gift from girlfriend to boyfriend, or, in some cases, even as a marriage saver, the Beep Seat has generated a strong and approving response from women, and is widely available at gift stores such as Hallmark and from various mail-order catalogs, for $9.95 retail. (ADV) (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( >>> MANY THANKS! <<< The following BPS AFFILIATE BBS has contributed additional funds to help support our continued existence. Be sure to give them a call and tell the sysops you appreciate their support! ------------------------------------ PCanada Systems, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Sysop: Doug Peel. Data Phone: 416/751-6337 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) INDUSTRY RUMORS: ---------------- -- If you bought any 486 that was at Comdex, few of the vendors would have chips to build replacements. -- A solid majority of the EISA boards in the Compaq booth at Comdex don't ship until late first quarter. -- Word is that a National Micro Channel User's Group is forming. JDR BBS OFFERS ONLINE TECHNICAL HELP, CONFERENCING, ORDERING, MORE ---------------------------------- (BPS) -- JDR Microdevices has launched a 24-hour electronic bulletin board system with online product information, technical help, free software, conferences and more. Callers can even place online orders from JDR. It offers weekly specials on products from JDR, animated color commercials, special interest group (SIG) sub-boards, bulletins, e-mail, games, online chats, and more. The JDR Microdevices 24-hour BBS can be accessed at 300/1200/2400 baud by dialing 408/559-0253. For 9600-baud access, dial 408/559-0297 or 408/559- 0298. The company claims it rigorously tests every product it offers in its own on- site testing lab for compatibility, performance, and clear, accurate documentation. The 10-year-old company boasts a full 30-day money-back guarantee and 1-year warranty on every item it sells. ------------------------------------ THE SPECIAL HEADLINE EDITION OF \\ MMMM // \\\ MM /// \\\\MM//// \\ \MM/ // INFO-MAT \\ MMMM // MAGAZINE IS NOW AVAILABLE EVERY WEEK! You can find the FULL-TEXT edition of each weekly issue of INFO-MAT on more than 170 bulletin board systems (BBSs) worldwide! More than 100K of late- breaking news, information and features, PLUS Charles Bowen's "A Networker's Journal, Dan Gutman's "I Didn't Know You Could Do THAT With A Computer!!!" "The Editor Speaks," and MUCH MUCH MORE, covering the fields of computers, software and telecommunications -- FREE (some affiliates may charge one-time or periodic registration/membership fees, but INFO-MAT is available to all REGISTERED members of affiliate systems at no additional charge). Use your modem to DIAL 913-478-9239, to find the BPS affiliated BBS nearest you! Or call 913-478-3157 (VOICE), for more information. ------------------------------------