Conference 7.286::atarist

1387.0. "Atari United/Falcon Owner's Group" by TECRUS::ROST (Fretting less, enjoying it more) Mon Nov 22 1993 08:37

    From the Internet:
     
    ATARI UNITED! PRESS RELEASE
 
    For immediate release:
 
    Mountain View, CA--November 21, 1993--As part of its ongoing effort to
    unite Atari owners with support groups and developers, ATARI UNITED!
    wishes to announce to North American Atari owners the existence of the
    Falcon Owners Group. The Falcon Owners Group was originally established
    in March of 1993 and is based in the United Kingdom.  The Falcon Owners
    Group (FOG) provides support for Falcon owners through several services
    and discount prices for the Falcon specific shareware library which is
    handled by a professional outfit and accepts international and credit
    card orders.  The Falcon Owners Group Magazine is produced four times a
    year and distributed with a high density cover disk.  This
    mini-magazine is a legal page sized compilation of useful information
    concerning hardware and software for the Atari Falcon030. In the
    27-page September issue, reviews of Ishar 2 and new Falcon shareware
    shared space with some extensive Q&A and an ST software compatibility
    chart. There are a few noticeable typos in the magazine, and little in
    the way of graphics, but it is rather well laid out for such a new
    publication.  They also provide two BBS for members in the UK (Tel 0454
    317047 or 0454 881095) providing Atari message bases and Falcon030
    software downloads. While some of the information presented in the
    magazine may not be new to those who spend their free time online, FOG
    exists as an effective repository of Falcon specific information and is
    nearly a complete stand alone source for a Falcon user. Richard Davey,
    the Club Chairman, is actively seeking the establishment of a North
    American branch to the FOG, and anyone interested in founding a US or
    Canadian site is strongly encouraged to contact FOG and request the
    information needed to spread Falcon030 support to and from the UK.
 
    The only unfortunate side to all this is that they do not have an
    Internet address yet and while the Membership is only 16.99 pounds for
    Europe, people in North America will have to pay 20.00 pounds.  They
    accept Visa and Mastercard, or checks made payable to the 'Falcon
    Owners Group' and sent to:
 
                               FOG
                           10 Oak Drive
                    Portishead, Bristol, Avon
                             BS20 8QS
 
                         Tel: 0272 424743
 
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For more information regarding ATARI UNITED! please contact:
 
Patti Barbiero                               Gordie Meyer
P.O. Box 691                                 P.O. Box 1982
Mountain View, CA 94042-0691       or        Ames, IA  50010-1982
(415) 903-9787                               (515) 232-1627
[email protected]                         [email protected]
 
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To register, please provide the information below, and mail to:
 
                          ATARI UNITED!
                           P.O. Box 691
                  Mountain View, CA  94042-0691
 
or email your registration, questions, comments, etc to:
 
                       [email protected]
 
Name (Last, First, MI):  _________________________________________
Mailing Address:         _________________________________________
                         _________________________________________
City, State, Zip:        _________________________________________
Phone Number:            _________________________________________
Online Address:          _________________________________________
 
Computer Model:          ___ 520 ST     ___ 520 STe    ___ TT
                         ___ 1040 ST    ___ 1040 STe   ___ F030
                         ___ Mega ST    ___ Mega STe
 
Computer Serial Number:  _________________________________________
 
User Group (if a member):_________________________________________
 
(     ) Yes!  Please include me in your list of possible  contacts
for isolated Atari TOS owners in my area.
 
(      ) Also please make my name and address available  to  other
Atari related concerns.
 
(     ) Please  keep  all information  on  my  registration  form
confidential.