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- ALSO FROM LINNHE COMPUTING
-
-
- PROFILE 2
- THE Atari System Analyser
-
- A fully GEMmed system analyser is for all Ataris. This is the most
- comprehensive system analyser available and fully compatible with all Atari
- machines and TOS-based operating systems including the Falcon and GEMulator
- run on a PC. It is also MultiTOS, MagiC, MagiCMac and Geneva compatible.
-
- The BEST system analyser for all Atari computers is now fully GEMmed and
- includes many new features.
-
- The report is even more extensive and now consists of the following:
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- 1 Hardware, TOS and Screen Details
- 2 Memory Details
- 3 Disk Drives Details
- 4 pun_info Structure Details
- 5 ROM Cartridge Details
- 6 Serial Devices Details
- 7 Miscellaneous Falcon030 Details
- 8 AES Details
- 9 Multitasking System Details
- 10 Multitasking System Configuration File
- 11 Multitasking System GEM.CNF File
- 12 Some Important Configuration Addresses
- 13 Operating System Header Block Details
- 14 Program Basepage Details
- 15 AES Internal Shell Buffer - Installed DESKTOP/NEWDESK.INF File
- 16 AES Internal Shell Buffer - Installed Configuration
- 17 Control Panel Settings and GDOS
- 18 GDOS - ASSIGN.SYS File
- 19 GDOS - EXTEND.SYS File
- 20 AUTO Folder Programs
- 21 Accessories
- 22 CPX Modules
- 23 Running Applications
- 24 Vertical Blank Interrupt Details
- 25 Cookie Jar Configuration Details
- 26 Cookie IDs Interpretation
- 27 Environment Variables Strings
- 28 Complete System Variables Contents
- 29 Exception Vectors Contents - First 32
- 30 Exception Vectors Contents - TRAPs
- 31 Exception Vectors Contents - FPU and MMU Interrupts
- 32 Exception Vectors Contents - MFP 68901 Interrupts
- 33 Exception Vectors Contents - TT MFP and SCC Interrupts
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- XBRA and XNAM compliancy can be checked for on System Variables and
- Exception Vectors via a dialog or double-clicking on the relevant line in
- the display window.
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- All 3 screen fonts can be used.
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- All dialogs are in windows and amodal.
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- Dialog position can be controlled.
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- ST-Guide Context-Sensitive Help is provided.
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- ST-Guide can be used as an accessory or loaded from disk.
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- Submenus for all TOS and AES versions.
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- Data can be re-read at any time to show changes in the system since loading.
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- Send any page, series of pages or whole report to the Printer, Disk File or
- Clipboard.
-
- Set up default printer initialisation string.
-
- Save options, printer init string and path of ST-Guide to INF file.
-
- Multitasking system compatible.
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- GEM-List keyboard standard compliant.
-
- PROFILE 2 is available from Floppyshop, FaST-Club and Goodman's PD
- libraries, on-line at NeST and TurboNet Bulletin Board Systems and from CIX
- in the atari.st/2listings topic file list or on the Internet at HENSA (via
- ftp, telnet, gopher at micros.hensa.ac.uk in the /micros/atari/tos
- directory) or at Paderborn in Germany (ftp.uni-paderborn.de in the
- /atari/tools/util directory). The current file is called PROF2_14.ZIP.
-
- PROFILE 2 is shareware and only costs 5 pounds to register. This provides a
- Key which gives you access to all parts of the program.
-
- Send six UK pounds to Linnhe Computing and I'll send you a disk with the
- latest version of PROFILE 2 fully registered with your own personal key,
- together with all the other Linnhe Computing programs. Add another £1 for
- outside of Europe.
-
- Payment is by Cash, Cheques (drawn on UK banks only) and Postal Orders only.
- Cheques must be made out to "Mark S Baines". Eurocheques, American Express
- Money Orders and Bank Drafts accepted.
-
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- The Atari A to Z
- by Mark S Baines
-
- Jargon, terminology and acronyms are the staple diet of any
- professional, technologist and hobbyist. The world of computing is no
- exception and to the uninitiated home or small business user,
- magazines, manuals and books can be very daunting. Written by someone
- who understands these frustrations and needs, The Atari A to Z is an
- encyclopaedia of modern computer terminology specifically pertaining
- to Atari computers.
-
- Whether you play games on an ST, run your business on a TT or write
- music on a Falcon, this book is aimed at helping you get to grips with
- magazines and books that are more perplexing than enlightening. In it,
- you will find definitions, explanations, mini-articles, tables and
- lists to help you gain a better understanding of your Atari computer.
- The material in this book was written with all Atari users in mind.
- There are simple definitions for the uninitiated and technical data
- for the experienced. You take what you want, when you want it.
-
-
- The Book
- The Atari A to Z is produced in A5 format, 340 pages long and
- contained in a quality ring folder for convenience. It contains 2,238
- entries, 101 tables and 128,000 words. There are five appendices -
- Addresses, Book List, Connectors, Extensions, Atari ASCII set, ANSI
- Character Set.
-
- Firstly, this is a comprehensive general computing dictionary, there
- being entries for all the common terms and acronyms found in modern
- day computing. Like any computer user, Atari users require help with
- terms not specific to their particular machine. They should be able to
- find what they want here.
-
- Secondly, there are entries of Atari-related terms and acronyms which
- cover all the Atari computers and consoles. There are expanded
- explanations and essays, tables and lists which together form a
- comprehensive inventory of material that The Atari Compendium left out
- and not found elsewhere. The table of System Variables is more
- accurate than that in The Atari Compendium. There is a list of
- Exception Vectors, Atari Cookies and their meanings, Memory Maps for
- all Atari computers (and more accurate than that in The Atari
- Compendium), a full Breakdown of the DESKTOP.INF and NEWDESK.INF files
- (not found in ANY other publication), Errors Messages and Bombs, Pin
- Connections of all the ports on all the machines, Technical
- Specifications of the whole Atari range, a Breakdown of the TOS
- Versions and the differences between them, an explanation of GDOS,
- MultiTOS, the VT52 emulator and codes, all the main chips, viruses, a
- light-hearted look at computer laws, a list of common file extenders
- and their meanings, a list of contact addresses, a bibliography...
- this is just a little taster of some of the important aspects of this
- book. The Atari A to Z is thorough!
-
-
- The Author
- Mark S Baines is a highly experienced computer user having bought his
- first computer in 1982, been on the communications networks since 1983
- and the Internet since 1993. Holding Bachelor and Masters degrees, he
- was once a secondary school teacher of Biology, Computer Studies and
- Information Technology, a network manager and school administrator.
- Mark left the profession after twelve years to move to his beloved
- Highlands to pursue a more benign lifestyle. He currently runs Linnhe
- Computing, carrying out training, consultancy, freelance writing,
- journalism, export and anything else that takes his fancy! Mark has
- written regular columns and other articles in various magazines for
- several years, including more recently ST Applications, ST Review and
- Atari World.
-
-
- Availability
- The book is only available from:
-
- Linnhe Computing
- Linnhe, Shore Street
- Inver, by Tain
- Ross-shire
- IV20 1SF
-
-
- Price
- UK
- The cost is a very reasonable £13.50 including postage and package.
- Payment is by Cash, Cheques (drawn on UK banks only) and Postal Orders only.
- Cheques must be made out to "Mark S Baines".
-
- EEC
- Including postage - total £15.20 (Eurocheques acceptable)
-
- US and Canada
- Including postage - total £18.20 (Try American Express money orders)
-
- Australia
- Including postage - total £19.30
-
- PLEASE NOTE: Only UK cash, cheques, bank drafts, money orders and postal
- orders are accepted. DO NOT send anything else that will cause me bank
- charges here! Ask your bank about the cheapest way to send UK money to the
- UK for just send cash safely wrapped to avoid detection.
-
- Special Offer:
- If you add an extra £5.00 I will send you the latest version of PROFILE 2 -
- the best and most thorough system analyser for all Ataris - a full and
- modern GEM interface and Falcon, MultiTOS, MagiC and Geneva compatible. This
- program is shareware and your registration key will be included together
- with other Linnhe Computing software.
-