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Article #581Re: RE: Action! Brain damage
From: Ravi Subrahmanyan
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 1985 21:07
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 1985 21:07
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I'm not sure why Scott Hessler's cartridge would tend to 'disappear', but I've had my ACTION! cartridge for about 9 months now, and it certainly has been inserted more than 100 times, but the plating on the contacts is still very much there. I think there may be a problem with that particular piece ( sure that spilled tea didn't get just a little too close to the cart?? Tannic acid does wonders for tinplate..), and OSS should replace it without complaining. Re. the lack of features, I agree with Scott that what is present is pretty good, considering BASIC is really the only alternative.. I guess I can always think of features I would like it to have, but there is so much I can do with what there is now .. again, the bitwise operations and structures are such an improvement over Basic. With ATARI apprently planning to keep the 800 series alive with the new XE's, I hope OSS will keep ACTION! alive and bring out bug-freer versions (you listening, Clint?) -=ravi=-
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mcnc.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!mcnc!ravi From: ravi@mcnc.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Re: RE: Action! Brain damage Message-ID: <2611@mcnc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 16:07:03 EST Article-I.D.: mcnc.2611 Posted: Mon Feb 25 16:07:03 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Feb-85 10:37:26 EST References: <1522@ritcv.UUCP> Organization: Microelectronics Ctr. of NC; RTP, NC Lines: 20