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  1. I was messing with these two versions, which are the same, just one was released in EU and the other in US. Well the EU version runs a little faster and is more enjoyable! (PAL vs NTSC thing) Just thought I would mention it!

     

    So there's no difference between these two games apoart fromn the fact that one was released here and the other in the US?

     

    I was wondering why they looked identical. :roll:

  2. Wow, thanks for the links Gury. I will check out Action!, but it's not easy to get a cart these days, that's why I use Quick. Plus Quick is still being supported by the author!!!

     

    I'm adding a lot of new stuff to my site, including cover scans and content listing of my entire Atari User collection, 3 years worth. These are the Atari User BEFORE Page 6 took the name. (If anyone has the last 7 issues and wants to sell them, I have cash waiting :-)). Details of Mac based Atari stuff and more (including a poem for Atari).

  3. I will have to break out AR this holiday season. I am sure it is just as good as I recall.

     

    I did just that recently, and YES it is as good as I recall. Better than some of the modern games I play IMO.

     

    Back in the 80's playability was a big thing in game development (although not all games were playable). It seems that today, playability seems to have taken more of a back seat to stunning visuals and technical achievement. I still play Pac-Man and Mr Do, I can't imagine myself playing many, if any, PS2 games in 20 years time.

  4. According to your site you have a g5 Macintosh but you use but you use Cut and Paste on your 800xl as your primary word processor?

     

    Great site.

     

    That's right. If I just need to type a letter, I use the Atari, I prefer the keyboard and the software is simpler to use. Also, using the Atari, I know my documents are secure, away from potential hackers (yes, I know I'm paranoid). If I need to do layout, or add pictures to my docs, then I use Pages on the Mac.

     

    I also keep a diary, using Cut & Paste, again so that it is secure.

     

    I also have this theory, that if a computer was good enough for certain tasks 20 years ago, then it is still good enough for those tasks now.

     

    There are somethings it is not suitable for (photo editing, 3D rendering, commercial software development, etc), but for basic word processing, spreadsheets, etc, it was capable then, and still is.

     

    Hell, most people still read books made from paper, and yet we have PDA's now capable of holding a massive number of ebooks.

     

    Besides, sometimes it's nice to get away from the clutter of modern applications. :)

  5. It's great to see people using their Ataris for other things, not just games. It's even more interesting to see using other languages like you do Pengwin, with Kyan Pascal. I am very interested in alternative high-level language, also new Forth, ported to Atari by Cas. But currently I am focusing in Action! language, with plans for the software projects in the future. I am a Delphi developer in PC world, and Kyan Pascal would be most logical step for me, but I see Action! is good choice too.

     

    And Pengwin, thank you for providing me additional information for my software library, which will be refreshed in next update. Keep up the good work with your site, I am enjoying reading it.

     

    I also use Delphi for PC development, although I am teaching myself Cocoa and Objective-C for Mac development.

     

    When I get around to writing games, however, I will probably be using Quick from Dean Garraghty Software, which I've been told is similar to Action! in some respects.

  6. According to your site you have a g5 Macintosh but you use but you use Cut and Paste on your 800xl as your primary word processor?

     

    Great site.

     

    That's right. If I just need to type a letter, I use the Atari, I prefer the keyboard and the software is simpler to use. Also, using the Atari, I know my documents are secure, away from potential hackers (yes, I know I'm paranoid). If I need to do layout, or add pictures to my docs, then I use Pages on the Mac.

     

    I also keep a diary, using Cut & Paste, again so that it is secure.

  7. I decided to try my luck today and bought an USB-Serial cable so that I can plug my 800XL into my iMac.

     

    I bought the only one I could find, which is made by Sweex. Only cost £24.95.

     

    It worked!!! I now have my Atari talking to my Mac. I am over the moon.

  8. neat ive never seen those

     

    but they do look like Genesis controllers with a new logo placed on them :)

     

    That's exactly what I thought. In fact I may have owned one like that for my MegaDrive (Genesis).

     

    Not sure if there would be much software that would utilise all those buttons though.

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