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This episode features Mini Office II, originally released in 1987 by Database Software.

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This episode features Graphic Master, originally released in 1982 by Datasoft. It was written by Courtney M Goodin.

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Datasoft logo:

The front cover:

Rear cover:

Picture of the disk:

Registration card front:

Registration card inside:

Registration card back:

Ad (forgot which magazine I pulled it from):

Datasoft catalog:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/datasoft-catalog4.pdf

Booting:

Loaded, title picture presented with artifacting:

Loaded, title picture presented without artifacting:

Edit screen, note selection box:

Chemicall template:

Electronics template:

Fill template.  You need artifacting on if under emulation to make the best of these:

My LED circuit drawing:

Very simple.  Directory only works for disk in drive 1:

Directory, instructions:

First file presented.  Press OPTION for next:

Load Picture:

Save Picture:

You can insert various size text:

See the cursor?  It is 1 pixel and easy to lose.  Luckily there is a locator function:

Freehand drawing with a joystick:

While not specified, it seems to support DOS 2 single density diskettes.  2 drives can be used, but the directory function is limited to drive 1.

Program disk contents:

Data disk with my LED circuit drawing:

Program title:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/s4e08-prt-title.pdf

Chemical symbols:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/s4e08-prt-chemical.pdf

Electronic symbols:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/s4e08-prt-electron.pdf

Fill palette:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/s4e08-prt-palette.pdf

My LED circuit diagram:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/s4e08-prt-circuit.pdf

The manual can be found online at AtariMania (see link below).

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This episode features Graphic Master, originally released in 1982 by Datasoft. It was written by Courtney M Goodin.

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This episode features the time from January 1988 through March 1988.  The hardware of focus is the Atari SLM804 Laser Printer.

Links

Atari ST Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST

Atari Museum (SLM 804): http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/16bits/printers/laser/slm804.html

Atari ST User #23 (1988.01): Missing

Atari ST User #24 (1988.02): Missing

Atari ST User #25 (1988.03): Missing

Atari ST Log: In hiatus.

STart Magazine #9 (1988.Spring): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari_start_vol_2_issue_5.pdf

STart disks: http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html

Compute!s Atari ST #9 (1988.02): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/compute-atari-st-issue-09.pdf

Demozoo (In Chrono Order): https://demozoo.org/productions/?platform=9&production_type=1&page=1&dir=asc&amp=&amp=&amp=

Demo: Snowman 520: https://demozoo.org/productions/75883/

Demo: BIG Demo: https://demozoo.org/productions/76594/

Demo: Amiga Demo: https://demozoo.org/productions/76582/

Inverse ATASCII S2EB3 Hi Tech Expressions AwardWare: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/06/07/s2eb3-hi-tech-expressions-awardware-supplement/

Laser Printer Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printing

How Stuff Works (Laser Printer): https://computer.howstuffworks.com/laser-printer.htm

YM-Digital: http://ym-digital.i-demo.pl/music.html

Factor6 on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/factor6

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This episode features The Money Manager, originally released in 1983 by Timeworks, Inc.

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Packaging cover:

The Money Manager manual front cover.  Note the correct Commodore font, and the incorrect Atari font:

Timeworks 1982 catalog page for The Money Manager.  Note the color graph (keep dreaming!):

When booting one of two colors is chosen at random:

You can choose use the demo material here, or insert your data disk and continue:

Initialize the system to use your own data:

Are you sure?

Choose your screen color, but choose wisely:

What year is it?  This is not Y2K compliant so you need a day compatible year (1989 for 2017):

Initializing the data disk:

Almost done starting up:

Need to import from Timeworks Electronic Checkbook?

Finally, the menu:

Or if you chose poorly:

Select month:

Enter amounts for each category:

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Select month:

Enter amounts for each category:

Correct?

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Select month:

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Select month:

Add to item:

Change item:

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Choose between % of total, or % by category:

Of Total

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

By Category

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Choose between % of total, or % by month:

Of Total

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

By Month

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Choose category:

Viewing with chance to print:

Printer ready?

Another category example (with multiple months):

Are you sure?

Which category?

Chance to print:

Printer ready?

Store it on disk?

Error writing to disk:

The Money Manager is compatible with Atari DOS 2.0.  The program was available on disk and cassette.  The program disk has the following files on it:

The data disk has the following files on it:

The contents of the program disk READ.ME file:

A dump of the category file (CATEG.DAT):

A dump of the budget file (BUDGET.DAT).  No worries about personal data security here, but hey, it was 1983:

Budget (entered) for one month (January):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-1-bud-jan.pdf

Actual expenses (entered) for one month (January):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-2-act-jan.pdf

Budget for one month (November):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-3-vb-nov.pdf

Actual expenses (detail) fo one month (November):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-4-va-nov.pdf

Budget vs Actual (category) for one month (November):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-5-vba-cat-nov.pdf

Budget vs Actual (total) for one month (November):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-5-vba-tot-nov.pdf

Budget vs Actual (one category) for all months:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-6-vbai-inter-month.pdf

Budget vs Actual (one category total) for all months:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-6-vbai-inter.pdf

Bar Chart (one category) for all months (looks basically the same on screen):

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-7-vbac-inter.pdf

Category report:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s4e07-prt-8-cat.pdf

I had some initial difficulty locating the manual, so here is a copy:

https://inverseatascii.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/timeworksmoneymanagermanual.pdf

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This episode features The Money Manager, originally released in 1983 by Timeworks, Inc.

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This episode is an update on the podcast status.

https://unfinishedbitness.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1632_e008.mp3

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This episode features the time from October 1987 through December 1987.  The hardware of focus is the Atari SX212 Modem.

Links

Atari ST Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST

AtariBox: http://www.ataribox.com

Atari ST User #20 (1987.10): Missing

Atari ST User #21 (1987.11): Missing

Atari ST User #22 (1987.12): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari-st-user-vol-02-issue-10.pdf

Atari ST Log: In hiatus.

STart Magazine (1987 Winter Buyers Guide): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari_start_vol_2_issue_2spec.pdf

STart Magazine #7 (1987.Winter): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari_start_vol_2_issue_3.pdf

STart disks: http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html

Compute!s Atari ST #7 (1987.10): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/compute-atari-st-issue-07.pdf

Compute!s Atari ST #7 (1987.12): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/compute-atari-st-issue-08.pdf

Demo: Gravity Pulse Turbine: https://demozoo.org/productions/94196/

Demo: Swedish Erotica: https://demozoo.org/productions/72356/

Demo: Ulla Bella: https://demozoo.org/productions/75835/

Demo: The Final Cut: https://demozoo.org/productions/64145/

Demo: TNT Demo 5: https://demozoo.org/productions/77844/

Inverse ATASCII S2E15 Atari Music I & II: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/05/03/s2e15-atari-atarimusic-i-ii-supplement/

Inverse ATASCII S2E41 Atari ST Writer: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/04/01/s2e41-atari-st-writer/

1632 Atari podcaST E007 – The One With The Mega ST’s: https://1632podcast.info/2017/05/23/e007-the-one-with-the-mega-sts-and-520stfm/

Superconductivity Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconductivity

ThoughtCo LHC: https://www.thoughtco.com/superconductor-2699012

YM-Digital: http://ym-digital.i-demo.pl/music.html

Factor6 on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/factor6

https://unfinishedbitness.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1632_e007.mp3

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This episode features the time from July 1987 through September 1987.  The hardware of focus is the Atari Mega ST’s and Atari 520STFM.

Links

Atari ST Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST

Commodore Amiga Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga

Atari Museum: Atari Mega ST: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/16bits/megast.html

Atari Magazines Archive: STart Atari Mega ST Review: http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv2n3/mega4.html

Atari Magazines Archive: Antic Atari Mega ST Review: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v6n9/Mega4.html

Atari ST User #17 (1987.07): Missing

Atari ST User #18 (1987.08): Missing

Atari ST User #19 (1987.09): Missing

Atari ST Log #16 (1987.07): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/st-log-magazine-issue-16.pdf

Atari ST Log #17 (1987.09): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/st-log-magazine-issue-17.pdf

STart Magazine #6 (1987.Fall): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari_start_vol_2_issue_2.pdf

STart disks: http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html

Compute!s Atari ST #6 (1987.08): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/compute-atari-st-issue-06.pdf

Indus Systems: https://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Chatsworth/indus-systems-inc/40896424.aspx

Floppy Disk Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk

Floppy Disk History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_floppy_disk

Floppy Disk Data Conversion: http://3480-3590-data-conversion.com/article-floppy-disks.html

Floppy Disk Formats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_floppy_disk_formats

Don’t Copy That Floppy Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Copy_That_Floppy

Don’t Copy That Floppy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI

SPA Wiki: http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Software_Publishers_Association

Safeware: http://www.safeware.com/AboutUs.aspx

Demo: Color Shock: https://demozoo.org/productions/70532/

Demo: Rotating Girl 2: https://demozoo.org/productions/141968/

Demo: Farmsong 2: https://demozoo.org/productions/68817/

Demo: Little Color Demo V2: https://demozoo.org/productions/92788/

Demo: Spider Patrol: https://demozoo.org/productions/146592/

YM-Digital: http://ym-digital.i-demo.pl/music.html

Factor6 on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/factor6

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This episode features the time from April 1987 through June 1987.  The hardware of focus is the Atari ST Chipset, and the Atari STM1 Mouse.

Links

Atari ST Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST

Atari ST Yamaha YM Chip: http://www.polynominal.com/atari-st/atari-st-ym2149f-yamaha.html

Atari ST User #14 (1987.04): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari-st-user-vol-02-issue-02.pdf

Atari ST User #15 (1987.05): Missing

Atari ST User #16 (1987.06): Missing

Atari ST Log #13 (1987.04): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/st-log-magazine-issue-13.pdf

Atari ST Log #14 (1987.05): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/st-log-magazine-issue-14.pdf

Atari ST Log #15 (1987.06): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/st-log-magazine-issue-15.pdf

STart Magazine #5 (1987.Summer): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/atari_start_vol_2_issue_1.pdf

STart disks: http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/startsoftware.html

Compute!s Atari ST #4 (1987.04): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/compute-atari-st-issue-04.pdf

Compute!s Atari ST #5 (1987.06): Missing

Atari Explorer (1987.Spring): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/Atari_Explorer_Spring_1987.pdf

Demo: Little Sound Demo: https://demozoo.org/productions/76599/

Demo: Little Color Demo: https://demozoo.org/productions/76598/

Demo: Shiny Bubbles: https://demozoo.org/productions/78762/

Antic Podcast Interview 266 w/Sheldon Leemon: http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-266-sheldon-leemon-instedit-circuit-lab-mapping-the-commodore-64

Inverse ATASCII Atari Music I & II: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/05/03/s2e15-atari-atarimusic-i-ii-supplement/

Huffman Coding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffman_coding

Huffman Coding @ Brilliant Math & Science: https://brilliant.org/wiki/huffman-encoding/

Shannon Fano Coding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon–Fano_coding

Jason Scott’s BBS Documentary Part 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zvFeHtcxuA

Black Box: http://www.blackbox.com

DB9 M/F Null Modem Adapter (gender bender size): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7564005068/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Logitech MX Master Mouse: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/mx-master?crid=7

Brother HL-L5200DW Laser Printer: http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HLL5200dw/Overview

Reddit Atari ST: https://www.reddit.com/r/atarist/

Reddit Atari 8 Bit: https://www.reddit.com/r/atari8bit/

YM-Digital: http://ym-digital.i-demo.pl/music.html

Factor6 on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/factor6