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From: greg@cvl.UUCP (Greg Koolbeck)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari8
Subject: A new user asks some questions.
Message-ID: <1735@cvl.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-Oct-86 18:43:01 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 16 18:43:01 1986
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Organization: Center for Automation Research, Univ. of Md.
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Keywords: help!

  Hello, everyone. I am a new 8-bit Atari user (130 XE),and after reading 
 this newsgroup for a few weeks, I gathered up the courage to ask a few 
 questions. This is my first posting to the net, so please forgive if I ask
 about thingswhich were covered in previous articles, or otherwise tread on
 toes; it's unintentional.
 1) What is the OMNIVIEW O/S? Will it work on an XE as opposed to an XL, and
     if so,where can I buy this modification?
 2) Can one get compilers/interpreters for languages other than BASIC for 
    an 8-bitter? What packages do people like the best? Are there ones a neo-
    phyte should steer clear of?
 3) Will SpartaDOS support the full memory of the 130XE? For that matter,
    does any DOS utilize the full RAM of the 130? And what's the difference
    between the unmodified 1050 drive and the thing the SpartaDOS people sell?
 4) Is the P:R Connection as good an interface (if you own one) as the 850?
    Is an interface necessary, or is it possible to just add an RS-232 port?
 5) Which publications are the most accurate/useful/helpful, esp. for new 
    users? Is there a good macro assembler package? Are any of the books on
    the market close to being worth the price?
Such a lot of questions.(*sigh*)I thank everyone for their patience. If you 
will answer via e-mail, I will summarize opinions for the group.
   Oh, by the way can I be added to the Atari mailing list?

       Greg Koolbeck
       Center for Automation Research, University of Maryland.

                    My address - ARPA: greg@cvl.umd.edu
                                 UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!greg

Disclaimer: My opinions are not those of my employers. They all like Macs.
I have used copyrighted names pretty freely, not knowing who to give credit to.