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standard communications protocols such as
m that Zeus Developments will be Hydra, RIP Graphics, 'EMS! Logons. Zeus's
launching o a new bulletin board software Nick Liman commented: "Zeus contains a
package r for the Amiga. Called Zeus, it will revolutionary new communications standard
support e links to the Internet and users can be for the Amiga which features an attractive
allocated n e-mail addresses, read UseNet, and graphical user interface, sound and vision
download e files from the Amiga software capabilities, and an increased operating
directory. w The package contains industry- speed.*
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Be proud to be a computer anorak, Or that's the message Channel Four are trying to get
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in their latest documentary series. Called 'Triumph of the Nerds', it tells the story of
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tediies who outwitted the major players in the computer industry to make multi-million
e pound businesses. Presented by PC columnist Bob Cringely, it shows in the first programme
W'Impressing
Their Friends' the beginnings of the personal computer industry.
o The first in this three part series also shows how a Californian company invented the
rmicroprocessor
and another group from New Mexico creating the first personal computer.
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the Bear' is the next in the series and sees IBM entering the market, and the final
d programme, 'Great Artists Steal', is how Bill Gates developed the Windows system in compe-
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with Macintosh.Triumph of the Nerds will be screened this April and is made by John
f Gau Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting for Channel 4.
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They are the new range of ColorQ and as such announce the launch of the new
colour e copier interfaces, the ColonO E4000 5000 series line matrix printers which
and r E5000_ Both use ColorQ's diamond promise new low costs. Pragma state that
press t compression technology. Doug this has been achieved by ensuring all
Barnwell, h Divisional Manager for the ColorQ models use common parts, with only the
commented e
hammer shuttle assembly different to each
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diamond a press compression technology it The necessary intelligence has been
was s immediately apparent that the speed incorporated onto the shuttle assembly and
advantage t was tremendous, allowing ripping has therefore reduced the number of parts
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Software, have released three programs
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provide synthetic speech for the Amiga. The
first e product, called SolTalk, is a fully compatible
r replacement for the original Amiga speech
software i and as well as having basic voice
output c for existing programs, it provides up to
four a channels of voice output. Sof
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synthesiser and also has a
Falk range c of speech i s effects a which can be accessed
by o newer programs_
mParth
Galen have also released TransMaker
which p allows text-to-speech translation for any
language, a arid PhonMaker which lets the user
design n voice phenomes. Both TransMaker and
PhonMaker
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cost 547.50 and run on Amiga
systems
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using Version 2.04+ software.
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SofTalk is available for 57.50 (foreign
postage
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charges are extra), and Parth Galen
can t be contacted at 24475 158th Avenue,
Cold h Spring, Minnesota, USA 56320.
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F ollowing our AmiAtlas review we've had various enquiries asking where
you can actually get the product from. So here it is:
Andreas Regul, Gutenbergstrasse 5a, 64289 Darmstadt, Phone +49 (0)6151
718950,