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Featuring: THE LATEST SOFTWARE
BEGINNERS PROGRAMMES
RODUCT REVIEWS
AND LOTS MORE
REMCOMS
REMIN COMPUTER SOFTW ARE
PHOTON $50 GRAF EXPRESS $50 WAR MONGER $50
QUEST FOR THELDA 450 THE CONTRAS $50 CRYSTAL CITY 450
ZENIX $45 SINIS TA AR +50 KYUMGAI 445
SOUNDTRAX £50 WARRIOR KING $45 QUEST OF STAR LORD 750
HALL OF THE KING(EACH) 450 HALL OF KING (TRILOGY) £100 CHAMPION $40
WHITE FIRE OF ETERNITY $40 DRAGON BLADE $40 PALADINS LEGACY 440
WORDPOWER 3.3 $95 RGB PATCH ses MAILLIST PRO s25
HOME BILL MANAGER 425 ADOS 3 $40 EXT anbcSsS 3 $45
Coco Max Iii $55 MAX 10 $50 DYNAGRAPH 430
coco UTIL $35 DATA WINDOWS $9? Os9 BES £45
LEVEL if TOOLS 440 OS9 RAMDISK Si2k & it MEG f40 MENU UTIL $30
EDUCATION PAK $40 GAMES PAK $40 HOME HELP 340
UTILITIES $40 OPTOMIZE SET i £45 OPTOMIZE SET & $35
OPTIMIZE UTIL PACK 460 COCO FAMILY RECORDER 440 KEEP TRACK 440
OMEGA FILE 440 LITTLE BLACK BOOK 420 VTO (VIDEO DBASE) +20
AND LOTS MORE
SFFEFETT FFE TET ETT TEE TESTE TTT FETT SESE ET TS ESTTETEFETTE SE FETELEPETETEEAE
HARDWARE:
Sie2Kk UPGRADE 4130 i MEG UPGRADE $250 RS@3e2@ Par $90
DiISTO MINI CONTROLLER $130 20 MEG HARD DRIVE CALL 40 MEG HARD DRIVE CALL
MPI LOCKING PLATE $20 coco XT 4190 COCO F i&8k (NEW } 4150
KEYBOARD EXT CABLE 465 HDG63SBO0O9E (WwW /SOFTW ARE) $60 6309 BOOR $50
AND LOTS MORE
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BOOKS:
500 PEEKS & POKES 425 DISK BASIC UNRAVELLED $55 COLOUR BASIC UNRYVLD $55
coco 3 SERV MANUAL §55 FULL TURN OF THE SCREW $30 OS9 QUICK REF GUIDE 412
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SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE RAINBOW ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, INCLUDING RAINBOW ON DISK.
SOME PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINUING AVAILABILITY FROM USA.
IF YOU DO NOT SEE WHAT YOU WANT ON THIS LIST THEN GIVE US A CALL, WE CAN SUPPLY
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FROM MOST VENDORS IN THE USA AND AUSTRALIA.
DEPARTMENTS: EDITOR:
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Copyright 1993
cvemin' Ramblings
Well, here it is, the very first thing I need is your
first CoCo-Link magazine programs. It does not matter
produced on my trusty CoCo and that the creation you have
the first of what I hope will designed, in your eyes, is not
be many more over the years to as good as some you have seen.
come. Every program needs somewhere
to start and by sending it to
KUDOS: me it can be critically looked
KKK KEK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK at by other users just like you
and if everyone of them send in
Before I go any further let me those little enhancements then
take this opportunity to it can grow to something that
publicly thank Robbie Dalzell even you did not think it was
and Garry Holder for their capable of. To put this in
tireless efforts over the last perspective let me tell you
four years in keeping the CoCo about the very first program I
users Of Australia together. I submitted to a magazine, (it
have no doubt that a lot of us was called CoCo at the time), I
would have given the game away thought it was simple and in
and gone to one of those (yuk) the same league as some that
other machines if it had not had been submitted by kids
been for their efforts. For young enough for me to be their
your contribution to our grandfather. But, it was
community Robbie and Garry, I printed and it was enhanced,
think I can speak for all of and it grew into a useful
us, we most sincerely thank application program.
you.
So send them in, I will print
NOW WHAT: them in the magazine, and
KKK KEK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK hopefully someone else will pay
you the ultimate compliment by
This magazine will continue to using your idea to produce
be a publication designed for something that we have all been
the CoCo users, to keep us waiting for.
informed, to help us grow and
to enhance our enjoyment of What else do I need from you,
what I believe is the most well apart from the money for a
versatile computer to ever hit subscription, anything to do
the market. This the first with the CoCo. Letters to the
issue, you may find a little editor, requests for help,
lean in the program department, reviews on that program that
that is because you have not you think is great, that score
sent me any to date, (well in on whatever game that you are
time to put them in the proud of, information about the
magazine anyway), but it is user group you have started,
chocker full of information on hints and tips for other users,
all manner of subjects that I bitches about the content of
hope will be of interest to all this magazine or it's layout
Of you. and the list goes on.
The Soap Box: THIS MAGAZINE WILL SURVIVE FOR
KEKKEKKKKKEKKKKKKKK KKKKKEKEEKKKK E AS LONG AS YOU THE USERS
SUPPORT IT!!!
Here is where I get to let you
Know what I need to keep this
magazine going strong. The very
without a drawing program, just
Dear Ed, line commands. I am 50 years old
I would like to be amongst the and suffering stress related ilness
first to congratulate you on your and agrophobia, I use my CoCo as a
decision to carry on COCO-LINK therapeutic tool. I used to be in
where I left off. I, more than the Army also, during Vietnam and
most, realise the workload you worked at 2 Camp Hospital at
have taken on. There will be Ingleburn, where I was for a
stress and times when you wish number of years. Good luck with
you had never taken it on in the CoCo-Link.
first place but to counteract that Graham Elphick.
there is the satisfaction and, as I
found, the enjoyment of helping to Good old Ingleburn, | remember it wett
back in 70 when ! first yoined. I! am
keep the Coco alive and well. I
Pleased to see that the coco can be
think over the years we have all used for something other than playing
games, | hope it does nNelp you. Your
done well and I am sure your
Programs appear tater in this
efforts will help to keep us all on magazine and |i thank you for them. ED
track.
Dear Fred,
Great news that you intend to keep
I hope all the previous subscribers
the magazine going, and hope that
to COCO-LINK will support your
it doesn't prove too much of a
efforts wholeheartedly. To show
burden. Don't know how anyone can
our commitment and faith in your
do it for the price and should that
abilities, Garry and I, as previous
need to be increased it’s still
publishers of COCO-LINK, would
well worth it. I'm not doing a lot
like to be the first of the many
with my computer, but it’s helpful
to subscribe to COCO-LINK 1993.
to know the network still exists.
I hereby enclose our cheque for
Al Robbins.
$36.00.
Thank you and good luck for the
| hope to be able to Keep the price of
coming year. CoCo-Link at $18 per year for as tong
Robbie Dalzell . as Possible Al, if | am forced to
noerease the price rest assured it
will not be overnight and I mill
| thank you for your vote of consult all subscribers before doing
confidence Robbie, I yust nope ido as so. ED.
well as you have done. ED
Dear Mr Remin,
Here is my subscription to
COCO-LINK. I am also enclosing a
disk of some of my drawings. They
are not perfect, as lot of
drawings I have seen, but I am
still trying. They were done
THE FOX
News From “Up Yonder”..... circulation has dropped from
(If Australia is "down under", the around 8,000 to little over 4,000
USA must be “up yonder"!) in the last year. One reason is the
outrageous ad rates.I t appears
Just a few months ago, just weeks that Lonnie Falk at Falsoft intends
before the October ‘92 CoCofest in to let The Rainbow die of neglect.
Australia AND the Atlanta, Georgia Those who take Rainbow keep
(USA) CoCofest here, Fred Remin supporting it! It won't die as long
told me he would be taking over as support continues. And write
publication of a CoCo magazine in Mr. Falk a letter about those high
Australia. I told him I would be ad rates (they are running small
willing to write a column companies away from Rainbow!).
reporting on news items from the There is no reason such a small
US, an offer he graciously newspaper could not be published
accepted! for the subscription rate alone!
Now where do I start? Let Fred A high note... there are TWQ NEW
know what you want to hear about CoCo publications! The first is
most, and he can forward that UpTime, an 8 1/2"x11" newsletter
information to me. I will post the printed by JWT Enterprises. The
addresses for mentioned companies last one (Dec ‘92) is 12 pages, and
at the end of the column. All looks great! This 15s mainly an
prices are in US dollars, not advertising newsletter, not a full
Australian! (I will do the magazine. It is obviously printed
conversion as required. Fred) with a laser printer and good desk
top publishing software. There are
Once The Rainbow was reprinted in eight advertisers in this issue.
Australia. It may be entering its Yearly subscription is $15+97
last few years here. The publisher airmail. JWT also publishes
went to a tabloid format back in Nine-Times, and 05-9 magazine on
March ‘92. It started out with 32 disk. It is $34.95+88 airmail. The
pages, then dropped to 28, 24 and second is 0S-9 Underground. This
is now at 20. The size is about is a nice little 5 1/2°x8 1/2" 34
that of "Globe". The subscription page magazine. It covers both 05-9
rate has been maintained at and OSK (0S-9 for 68xx»x based
$3i/year, and the advertising machines). There were 1?
rates have also remained high. The advertisers in the August issue.
last ad I ran (October ‘92) was Price is $27 surface, $48 air. Ads
1/4 page and cost me $285. The in these publications range from
$25-$55 for a FULL PAGE. Rainbow what you want to hear about! I've
should be more, maybe $200 for a also sent Fred some additional
full page would be acceptable... info on the Hitachi 6309. Expect
something from him soon!
There has been much interest in
some of the 68xxx based machines. the Desert Fox
Will get info of them to you later
if desired. There has also been {Any questions you may have for Frank
can be sent to me BY mail or on disk,
much ado about the Hitachi 6309.
qdisk being Preferable for ease of
Two companies, Gale Force and mailing to the States and compilation
of questions.
Burke&Burke, have 0S-9 patches
ED.)
for it. These software
enhancements add at least 20% to
the speed of 05-9 under ALL
software. Gale Force is Canadian
and sells NITROSY kits for $49.50,
software for $34.50. B&B sells
PowerBoost kits for $29.95 (kits
include a 40 pin socket and
HD63BO09E chip). No info on
overseas shipping was available.
Adding another $15 should cover
air mail (I'm a dealer myself!).
Oh yes, remember the Dragon.. a
CoCo 1 clone? They are still
available, new in the box! Price is
$39 plus shipping from California
Digital. They bought out the
remaining stock when Tano (US
distributor) folded back in ‘83 or
‘84. Have been selling them since!
They only have the computers and
docs, joysticks, and a few program
packs.
Next time I'll tell a bit about my
company and what I have in the
works. Until then, let Fred know
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programmes to change MSDOS text
files to RSDOS format and vice
versa.
There are programmes to check,
clean and catalogue your disks.
Programmes to check your memory
and set up a RAMdisk.
PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE You will surely find something
SESSESTSESTEE LSESTSE ETIE S useful here to add to your
utilities file.
DISK No.053 GETERM
The COCO-LINK PUBLIC DOMAIN
LIBRARY will continue in
conjunction with COCO-LINK GETERM is another of the most
magazine into the future. used terminal programmes for
The only change to the format is Coco.
that in future all cheques/money This disk includes the full
erders should be made payable to: programme plus a help file and
ROBERT DALZELL full documentation.
31 Nedland Cres.
Pt. Noarlunga Sth. The COCO-LINK PRINTDOC file has
SA 35167 been included for ease of transfer
of the document files to screen or
As in former years I am still printer.
looking for material to put on
these disks. It would be a great
These disks, and a full range of
help if those contributing
disks are available from the above
programmes to COCO-LINK magazine
address for $5.00 each including
would continue to grant permission
postage.
to include their work on PD disks.
Send for the free catalogue.
Anyone wanting their work to
appear on these disks should send
it on a disk to the above address
including a text file of
instructions if necessary.
Two new disks appear in the PD
Library this month. One is for
those people who like to get more
from the Coco by using utility
programmes to ease the way, and
the other is for the modem users.
DISK No.025 UTILITIES 5
Here we have a disk packed with
useful utilities. These include
CoCo III Tool Kit
Disk Commands File Commands
Backup, Initialize, Arcive, Copy, Kill, Rename,
Directory, Verify, Compare, Erase, View, Edit, Print,
Search, Edit, Erase, Speed Compare, Salvage, Search,
Test, Step Rate Test, Gran Verify, Test Arcive, Un-
Table Analysis & Repair Arcive, Xmodem Send/Rec.
Coco Tools is a comprehensive set of disk utilities, providing the most
complete set of functions available for the standard R.S. DOS disk system.
Comparable in scope and functionality to that of the famous utility
available for MS-DOS computers "PC-TOOLS"!
Coco Tools provides fast and easy operation of standard commands
like Copy, Rename, Kill, Disk Initialize and Directory thru a consistent
and easy to use interface. It provides easy visual selection of files, so
multiple file operations can be carried out with very few keystrokes.
Coco Tools is also the most Comprehensive Disk Repair program
available, 1t Automatically diagnosis and repairs file allocation errors,
locates corrupt directory information and cross linked files. It provides
fast and easy recovery of deleted files without the drudgery normaily
associated with killed file recovery. It also does lightning fast disk I/O for
fast Backup and Copying at speeds you thought only higher priced
computers could perform. Coco Tools has multi-file Arciving, Un-
Arciving and Test Arciving functions plus the ability to extract any
selected group or individual files from a compressed file with easy visual
file selection. And allows customizing of display colors, printer/Serial
baud rate, Drive step rates and Directory sorting preference. Coco Tools
requires a 128K CoCo III, 1 Disk drive and an 80 column display $49.95
( The above software 15 avatlable in |
| 4ustraha through REMCOMS
Cer-Comp Ltd.
5566 Ricochet Avenue
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702-452-0632
