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Sharp-eyed BIG K readers will probably spot the odd itorn in this month's ish to do with
the Apple Macintosh. The odd review here, the odd glowing comment there. we make
no secret: we love the beast. And to those who say, "That's all very well for these
millionaire hacks, but live only just made the last payment on my Spectrum!" w e
make no apologies. The Mac may be pricey by Spectrum standards, but in its design it
has set the standards for all future successful computers.
The proof of this was seen at this year's US Consumer Electronics Show, where
Atari unveiled a whole range of cheap Macalikes, where the Mac philosophy has been
blended with Atari's peerless games expertise. And at the reported prices, no-one can
complain.
Just to set the seal on where (we believe) Things Are Going, we proudly present
the first instalment of SHATTER (p.761, See it to believe it. When affordable computers
can do this, can fourth-generation SuperGames be far behind? We don't think so, and
we bet you don't either.
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You hav e not hing t o f ear but Tramiel
himself!
Dateline: L a s Vegas. I n th e
city of ten billion slot machines
there was a new game in town
— t h e W i n t e r Co n s u me r
Electronics S h o w , b e t t e r
known this year as the What's-
Tramiel-Been-Up-To S h o w .
Jack Tra mie l's re b o rn A t a ri
Corporation came under public
scrutiny for the first time.
In t ru e sh o w-b iz f a sh io n
Tramiel ke p t th e A ta ri stand
chained, closed a n d heavily-
guarded with the wraps on his
new range o f products u n til
the s h o w w a s o f fi c i a l l y
opened. T h e n , w i t h p re s s
hacks a n d d e a le rs su rg in g
forward the wraps came off.
As re p o rt e d i n O n -L in e
News la st mo n th , A t a ri h a s
gone for distinct "families" o f
computers, wit h the 8-bit and
16-bit lines o n s h o w i n L a s
Vegas. Fo r those wh o have
had their head in a bucket for
the last few weeks, here's how
it breaks down:
8-BIT: B a sica lly t w o n e w
machines. Th e 65XE, a 6 4 K
model t h a t i s essentially a
revamped 300XL w i t h so me
internal modifications and the
130XE with 128K o f memory.
Both machines will carry a new
version o f Atari DOS and will
be compatible with all existing
XL software, Prices as of going
to press are said to be around
E120 for the 65XE and E200 for
the 130XE.
16 -BIT: D u b b e d t h e
"Jacalikes" b y s o me , t h e
130ST a n d 5 2 0 S T a r e
Ma c in t o s h c l o n e s w i t h
windows, m i c e (mo u se s? l,
icons, hi-res screens lin colour,
512 a re cla ime d o v e r th re e
g ra p h ics m o d e s ) a n d
68000-based — b u t a t a
fraction of the Mac price. The
130ST i s a non-expandable
128K machine selling for about
1499 wh ile t h e 520ST packs
512K w i t h e x p a n s i o n
capabilities f o r a b o u t 1 6 9 9
(around £1,000 cheaper than
the b a sic 128K Ma c ). E a ch
model will have a 196K built-in
ROM co n ta in in g G E M a n d
CP 'M-68K, with the choice of
BASIC o r L OGO languages
built in. Operating system will
be t h e n e w T O S (Tra mie l
Operating S yste m). Exte rn a l
disc d rive s w i l l fe a tu re t h e
3.5 inch S o n y -t y p e d i s c s .
Co mmu n ica t io n s w i l l b e
Gargoyle Games have come up
With a follow-up of t heir widely
acclaimed Tir Na Nog, Subt it led
Cuchulahm — The Early Years the
prequel will zoom in on the early
life of the hero. Cuchulahm will
feature fully interactive characters
(al la Valhallal as well as large-
scale cartoon graphics, and will be
seen along with the first cuckoo of
Spring, around May.
With t he last cuckoo (around
handled through RS232C and
Centronics interfaces.
All the new Ataris are due to
appear i n t h i s c o u n t r y
sometime this spring — it says
here.
If Tra mie l c a n deliver t h e
new goods on time and at the
prices quoted th e n h e really
has d o n e something special.
Ho we ve r, a c c o r d i n g t o
BIG K ' s U. S . correspondent
Mike Go ld , n o t everyone i s
euphoric about Tramiel's new
toys. Th e American software
houses a re sa id t o b e " le ss
than enthusiastic" w i t h t h e
new lin e , a lth o u g h t h e X E
models are acceptable due to
their XL compatibility. Tramiel
has a lot to prove in their eyes
as the Atari name still bears the
stigma o f failure in th e U.S.
market. T h e Commodore 6 4
has n o w fi r m l y entrenched
itself a s t h e c h i e f g a me s
machine over there, a position
it will -
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printers, d i s c d r i v e s a n d
monitors f o r o th e r computer
systems. Expect to see the first
ones later this year.
MEANWHILE, A T
COMMODORE
Commodore had a hard time
grabbing some of the spotlight
from A t a ri in L a s Vegas b u t
their stand wa s also packed.
The C64 wa s alive, we ll and
destined to remain the flagship
of their range for sometime to
come. Their new offering was
the C128, a (surprise, surprise)
128K m i c r o , c a rry i n g t h e
slogan "Bad News for IBM and
Apple".
Good n e ws, h o we ve r, f o r
the p u n t e r. T h e C 1 2 8 i s
c o mp a t ib le w i t h a l
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l ommodore's peripherals and
software. Exp a n sio n u p t o
512K is possible and new 500K
fast disc drive is on the way.
Based o n L e wi s Caroll's " Th e
Hunting of the Snark'', Snark is a
pseudo-intelligent game, featuring
an animated screen-size head, and
the prophesies of Nostre Damus.
Gargoyle des igner G r e g Fol l i s
describes i t a s " a whims ic al
adventure using lateral thinking."
Sound promisingly surreal.
Gargoyle's The Animat ed Shark.
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