"The Atari A to Z" A dictionary of modern computer terms for the Atari computer enthusiast Mark S Baines "The Atari A to Z" by Mark S Baines Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Mark S Baines The right of Mark S Baines to be identified as the author of this book has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. All rights reserved worldwide. Every care was taken to ensure the accuracy of the material in this book at the time of its publication. However, it is the nature of much of this material to change with time and that of humans to make mistakes. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable for errors contained in this book or for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of the material contained herein. There are many trademarks used throughout this book. The author recognizes all trademarks contained within and states that he uses them only in an editorial fashion and for the benefit of such companies. The use of such trademarks does not provide endorsement of such products or any other affiliation with the company concerned. First printing - February 1995 Second printing with revision - April 1995 Third printing with revision - October 1995 Fourth printing - March 1996 Fifth printing - March 1997 Shareware ASCII file release with revision - June 1998 The text for this book was written and typeset on a 20 MHz Atari Mega ST4 with Arnor's Protext v6.54 and originally printed on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4P at 600 dpi using internal fonts. Body - Garamond Antigua 9 pt, Courier 9 pt Titles - Albertus 70 pt Subheads, Headers and Footers - CG Omega 9 pt Tables - Letter Gothic 7 pt, Courier 8 pt Published and printed in Scotland by Linnhe Computing