New Products

New Products notices are compiled by the Antic staff from information provided by the products' manufacturers. Antic welcomes such submissions, but assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of these notices or the performance of the products listed.
 

ONE-MINUTE LETTER
(word processor)
Thomas Sulcer
351 West 57 Street, #1745
New York, NY 10019
(212) 489-9161
$19.95, 48K disk, DOS 3.0
CIRCLE 200 ON READER SERVICE CARD
A sentence processor more than a word processor, One-Minute Letter takes the tedium and inflexibility out of form letters. Use this powerful keystroke macro sytem to set up targeted sales letters, resume cover letters, replies to different inquiries-or just a note to Auntie Rita and the other relatives.
 

ICX-85 KEYPAD, RAMDRIVES
(hardware modifications)
Innovative Concepts
31172 Shawn Drive
Warren, MI 48093
(313) 293-0730
CIRCLE 197 ON READER SERVICE CARD
IC replaces the Atari CX-85 numeric keypad circuit hoard and a connector-all you need to do is solder 12 wires-and your new ICX-85 Keypad ($39.95) can be expected to work with all the productivity software now available for 8-bit Ataris.

Owners of 600XLs can upgrade their machines to 64K with the RAMdrive +64K ($24.95) and run all 800XL software. The RAMdrive + XL ($59.95) is a 256K upgrade for your 800XL that includes two disks containing RAMdisk handlers, source codes, sector copiers and other utilities that use the excess memory. Or upgrade your 130XE to 320K with the RAM-drive +XE ($44.95). It has all the features of the RAMdrive + XL, but with 64K more RAM.
 

BIG PICTURE
(printing software)
MTS SOFTWARE
P.O. Box 623
Williamsville, NY 14221
(716) 634-0578
Requires Artist Unleashed
$39.95, 48K disk
CIRCLE 137 ON READER SERVICE CARD
This utility program for the Artist Unleashed drawing program gives you the unbelievable dot-matrix resolution of 960 x 720 pixels, for a printed page three screens wide and four and a half screens high.
 

MICROMOD TURBOBASE
(productivity software)
MicroMiser Software
1635-A Holden Avenue
Orlando, FL 32809
(305) 857-6014
$159.95, 48K disk
CIRCLE 199 ON READER SERVICE CARD
Suitable for almost all database purposes, MicroMod Turbobase eliminates disk-switching during normal operation and features a 60-column spreadsheet, a word processor and the ability to set up any accounting, payroll and invoice systems. This new program replaces MicroMod 3.0.
 

COLLEEN MUSIC CREATOR
(music software)
Colleen Limited
18 Bishop Street
Penygraig, Mid-Glamorgan
Wales CF4O 1PQ
(0443) 434846/435709
CIRCLE 202 ON READER SERVICE CARD
Create your own music masterpiece with the Colleen Music Creator, featuring Colleen Fun-Play, which provides realtime rhythm accompaniment in boogie, country, disco and waltz styles. The Drum Machine lets you create infinite drum patterns-from bass drum to high hat. The Creator lets you push your Atari's sound chip to the limit, compressing your music into an editable, compact machine language file. All tunes created with the Creator can be combined into multiple music files. A sound effects library is provided too.
 

PERCOM RFD ROM
(hardware modification)
Computer Service Land, Inc.
14506-B Lee Road
Chantilly, VA 22021
(703) 631-4950
$50
CIRCLE 198 ON READER SERVICE CARD
The Percom disk drive RFD ROM source code has been assembled and upgraded. Now there won't be any more timeouts, I/O errors or disk crashes with AtariWriter and other programs. When it formats, the renovated Percom disk drive writes zeros instead of lA's to all sectors, and automatic density switch is allowed for drives 2, 3 and 4 when used with operating systems like TopDOS, MyDOS and SpartaDOS. The ROM chip is $20 and the source code listing is $30.
 

NATIONAL E-MAIL REGISTRY
(online service)
Three Neshaminy Interplex
Trevose, PA 19047
(800) 622-0505
300/1200/2400 baud modem
CIRCLE 201 ON READER SERVICE CARD
If you have several different online accounts, you might spend hours every day just getting your electronic mail. But now you can list your preferred email address in the National E-Mail Registry-whether it's your CompuServe PPN, MCI Mail identification or even BBS handle. All registrants are included in the National E-Mail White Pages, a searchable online directory (call (203) 245-7720). Each new registrant gets 50 free searches. Thereafter, unlimited searching costs $95 a year for frequent users, and occasional users can buy 50 searches for $10.
 

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