## Titan Designs/Black Scorpion Software - Press Release

### 1st June 1997

Quite a few new developments have taken place at TITAN/BSS. Prices of several programs have been lowered, and we also have some new adaptors for internally fitting IDE and SCSI hard drives to the Falcon.

ATARI SHOWS

We were very pleased with the response from both Birmingham and London shows, finding that products like 14MB memory uprades, Nemesis and Videlity were in great demand (even though we ran out of Nemesis during the Birmingham show!).

The introduction of the Power Pack - APEX Intro, Nemesis & Videlity - was also very well received and, although intended as a show offer only, we will continue to offer this bundled package for the foreseeable future.

A lot of interest was expressed at the sheer power that was available to the forthcoming APEX Alpha software, currently in development by Black Scorpion.

Although attendance at the Glasgow show was disappointing, sales were reasonably encouraging.

PRICES

All prices quoted in this press release are in UK pounds sterling and are denoted by the 'hash' (#) sign. Prices include VAT @ 17.5%, which applies to the UK and any other EC countries. When ordering from outside the EC please deduct 17.5%, i.e. #49.95 becomes #42.51, #79.95 becomes #68.04, etc., from all the prices.

Carriage is extra, so please call first for further advice.

Titan Designs/Black Scorpion Software
6 Witherford Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 4AX. U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)121-693 6669
Fax: +44 (0)121-414 1630
e-mail: 100345.2350@compuserve.com

Browse our Web site for full details on any product;

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/TITANWEB/

NEW LOWER PRICES!!!!!!!!!!!

The APEX Series of programs have always been widely regarded as the best approach to art and animation, for the beginner and professional alike. Being coding entirely in 68030 and 56001 DSP machine code provides blistering performance at a price that won't break the bank.

Now with an across-the-board price reduction to APEX Media, APEX Intro, and the upgrade between the two, and the introduction of a Power Pack, things have never looked so good.

If you didn't already know, APEX Media & Intro v2.3 now supports 640x480 true-colour displays on a VGA monitor, when used with the Nemesis system accelerator. Both APEX Media & Intro are supplied with the same 248pp manual and two disks.

APEX Media v2.3

APEX Media has now been reduced to #79.95 - a saving of nearly #20. Carriage free in the UK.

As the fastest, most powerful art & animation program for the Falcon, APEX Media now represents even better value for money.

APEX Intro v2.3

Similarly, APEX Intro has also been reduced in price and can now be purchased for an incredible #29.95. Carriage free in the UK.

'Intro' contains the same powerful animation engine as 'Media', but has a few features disabled; Morphing, Masking, Digitizing, etc. 'Intro' is still regarded as the best introduction for budding graphic artists.

Once you have mastered APEX Intro, there is an upgrade option to the full 'Media' version. This costs just the difference between the two programs, and we even include postage (UK only).

APEX INTRO (any version) TO MEDIA v2.3 UPGRADE

To bring the upgrade in line with the new APEX pricing structure, the price has also been lowered to #50.00.

POWER PACK BUNDLE Not only has APEX Intro been reduced in price, but we are now bundling together three of the most desirable items for a Falcon at a staggering price of only #89.95, providing your Falcon with the power it really deserves!

The Power Pack comprises the following;

APEX Intro (formerly #39.95)
Nemesis system accelerator (normally #59.95)
Videlity screen enhancer (#14.95)

Not only is the most powerful art & animation software included, but also the best hardware accelerator and screen enhancer!

THOUGHT! IDEAS PROCESSOR v2.2

The Thought! Ideas Processor has also been reduced by #30 to #49.95. A unique program that is only available on the Atari platform, Thought! is the ultimate design and development software with a myriad of uses for virtually anything you wish to use the Atari for.

Thought! is fully compatible with any ST, TT or Falcon with at least 1MB RAM. A hard disk is preferred, but not essential. Comprehensive 168 page manual supplied with two disks.

FALCON 14MB MEMORY UPGRADE

The yo-yo pricing of memory is currently on a downward trend and we can now offer the full 14MB memory upgrade for the Falcon at our lowest price ever of #119.95.

This includes the superb 16MB Panasonic EDO TAB SIMM which has proved to be the most reliable and trouble-free memory that we've ever tested. TAB SIMMs include a metal shielding which seem to reduce video noise to an absolute minimum, particularly when using hardware acceleration (such as Nemesis) in 256-colour or true-colour modes.

OTHER NEWS

SECOND HAND FALCONS

We are currently looking for second hand Falcons that can be refurbished for the purpose of putting them back into the mainstream market, thereby keeping the Falcon market alive.

So if you have a spare Falcon, or even a non-working model, we will pay a good price; with or without memory, hard disk, power supply and/or floppy, etc.

Our intention is not to make a huge profit from this venture, but to introduce more machines into general use. Overall this will benefit everybody.

We will notify everyone once we have machines for sale. They will be fully tested and working, and can be upgraded to include any hardware modification, such as Nemesis, Afterburner, C-Lab case, etc.

BSS DEBUG v2.0

BSS Debug has undergone a revamp and now supports 68030 & 68040 machines and FPU support is now included.

Any BSS Debug users can upgrade for only #5.00 (UK only), and all we require is the return of the original disk.

2.5" to 3.5" HDD ADAPTORS

In stock now - an adaptor that plugs into the Falcon to allow 3.5" drives to be connected!

While these are best suited for recased machines, it is possible to fit a 3.5" device into a standard Falcon case, although some cutting of the top metal shielding will be required.

Instructions are supplied (even though fitting of the adaptor is extremely simple) and the price is #12.95 each, plus #1.00 carriage within the UK.

Please call about prices for our 3.5" IDE hard drives.

INTERNAL SCSI ADAPTORS

We now have in stock the C-Lab internal SCSI adaptors that are suitable for fitting both 2.5" and 3.5" hard drives into a Falcon. Price: #49.95, plus #1.00 for carriage within the UK.

These are not supplied with any hard disk cradle, but mounting drives to the underside of the metal shielding is possible - we haven't tried this so we're not guaranteeing that it will work, although see no reason why it shouldn't!

Note: If no external SCSI drives are fitted, then it will be necessary to plug an external terminator to the Falcon SCSI (50-way mini-D) port. We can supply these for #12.95 if required.

We can also fit these adaptors. Please call for pricing on this and our range of SCSI hard drives.

FALCON VGA & RGB CONNECTORS

Available now at #12.95 each, plus #1 carriage within the UK. The RGB type are original Atari ones.