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BUGS
Well, this is why we don't generally print
type-in programs: It has come to our attention
that the INFO Lottery program we printed last
issue (INFO #12, p. 59) has a few lines that
could cause problems. We foolishly used "L" as
a variable; it was accidently printed in
lowercase in lines 50-70, and the lowercase "1"
in this LaserJet font looks just like the number
"1". So if you actually typed the program in,
and it doesn't work, check out those lines.
Also, in Sine 320 and 340 some quotation marks
got dropped in A$= comparisons. The first
should say A$="" and the second A$="R". And
this program was only 34 lines long! I don't
see how Computers Gazette ever manages to
print a program that works!
BIG BUCKS FOR INFORMATION
There is a plethora of computer industry
"insiders newsletters" on the market now. Most
are small biweekly quick-printed sheets with
anywhere from four to sixteen pages. They
cost a lot. The Information Industry Bulletin,
for example, is a six-page weekly that costs
$200 a year. The most prestigious of the lot,
Stuart Alsop's P.C. Letter (which includes his
infamous Vaporware List), comes out almost
biweekly (22 issues annually) and costs a
whopping $345 a year. Just thought you'd like
to know what a great bargain you're getting in
INFO.
SF COMMODORE SHOW IS GO
We were initially told that the Commodore
computer show in San Francisco had been
cancelled, but it is now on again. It will take
place February 20-21-22 in Brooks Hall. The
show runs from 10 am to 6 pm on Friday and
Saturday, and from noon to 5 pm on Sunday.
There will be the usual mix of frcc-withadmission
speakers and exhibits by Commodore
vendors. Admission is $10 per day or S15 for
the whole show. For more INFO, call 1-800-
722-7927.
THE WRITING ON THE WALL
With a view to the future, the Pilot Pen
Company has announced that it will begin
selling a complete line of printer ribbons
through its established group of office supply
stores. (FYI: A pen is a pointed, ink-filled
instrument once used to create documents
manually.)
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NEWSROOM GOES PLATINUM
The Newsroom from Springboard Software
has become the first software title to receive
the Software Publishers Association's Certified
Platinum Award. To go platinum a title must
sell a quarter of a million copies in all
formats.
C= PC/AT CLONE
Commodore has had a good deal of success
with its IBM/PC clones in Europe. So much so
that they arc bringing the PC-10 and PC-20
into the U.S. market. Now they have
announced that they will be building yet
another European PC clone, this one a more
advanced model that mimics the IBM/PC-AT.
There are currently no plans to bring this
model to the U.S.
MORE C= PROFITS
Commodore has posted its second consecutive
quarterly profit. For the quarter ending Sept.
30, Commodore made a profit of $3.7 million
on sales of $176 million. With the healthy sales
we are hearing about, it looks like Commodore
is back on the track.
MOS TECHNOLOGY LIVES!
Commodore stopped sales of semiconductors
from its MOS Technology Division as part of
cost-cutting procedures two years ago. Since
that time they have closed one MOS plant in
Costa Mesa CA, leaving only a plant in
Norristown PA, which has been producing
chips for Commodore's own machines. In a
recent announcement, Commodore has said that
it will again begin selling chips to OEM
developers. All Commodore chips except the
special Amiga sound and graphics chips will be
made available to third parties such as toy and
computer manufacturers.