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  • S8E07 APX AtSpeller

    This episode features AtSpeller, released in 1982 by APX (Atari Program Exchange), and in 1983 specifically as a version for AtariWriter. It was developed by R. Stanley Kistler.

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    Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

     

    26 min
  • The Antic Files Episode 012 – Supplement

    This episode features Antic Magazine #012, Volume 2, Number 6, from September 1983.

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    Issue Cover

    Featured Content

    Screenshots from the “Starting Line” department article titled “Player/Missile Tutorial”:

    Screenshots from the “Object Code to String” feature article:

    • Compiling the source for the routine to be included in BASIC.
    • Running the program.
    • Program in the BASIC listing.
    • Test BASIC program using the converted string to turn the sound off.

    Screenshots from the “In The Public Domain” department article featuring the BASIC game Hookey:

    Screenshots from the “Pattern Maker” feature article:

    Screenshots from the “Tape Topics” department article:

    • Simple menu.
    • Entering a card/record.
    • 30 fields/lines total allowed.
    • Searching

    Printer output from the “Tape Topics” department article:

    AF-012-Cass-PrtDownload

    Coverdisk (unofficial) screenshot:

    Inverse ATASCII Getaway Map (from 2016), the first new map for Getaway since it’s initial release:

    Show Links
    • WikiPedia (Antic Magazine): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antic_(magazine)
    • AtariMania (Antic Magazine Collection): http://ww.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-antic_20.html
    • AtariMania (Antic Issue): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/Antic_Vol_2_No_06.pdf
    • Player/Missile Jumpman: https://playermissile.com/jumpman/
    • Player/Missile Omnivore: https://playermissile.com/omnivore/
    • Player/Missile Getaway Episode: https://playermissile.com/podcast/ep019.html
    • Player/Missile Omnivore Getaway Map Editor: https://playermissile.com/omnivore/manual/omnivore.map_edit.html
    • AtariMania Atari Logo: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-atari-logo_15782.html
    • Unfinished Bitness Logo entries: https://unfinishedbitness.info/tag/logo-language/
    • Antic Interview (Cynthia Solomon & Brian Silverman): https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-435-cynthia-solomon-and-brian-silverman-logo
    • Inverse ATASCII S4 E10 Kidstuff Fancy Writer: https://inverseatascii.info/2018/06/10/s4e10-kidstuff-software-fancy-writer-supplement/
    • Inverse ATASCII S6 E1 Broderbund Bank Street Writer: https://inverseatascii.info/2020/10/11/s6e01-broderbund-bank-street-writer-supplement/
    • Inverse ATASCII S1 E17 APX Typo Attack: https://inverseatascii.info/2015/05/19/s1e17-apx-typo-attack/
    • M.U.L.E. Online: https://puzzud.itch.io/mule-online
    • Book @ RPG Geek: The Adventurers Handbook: https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/82254/adventurers-handbook-guide-role-playing-games
    • Book @ AtariMania: Programming Your Atari Computer: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Programming-Your-Atari-Computer.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: BASIC Exercises for the Atari: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/BASIC-Exercises-for-the-Atari.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: Mapping The Atari: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Mapping-the-Atari.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: De Re Atari: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/De-Re-Atari.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: Atari Sound and Graphics: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Atari-Sound-and-Graphics.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: The Book of Atari Software: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/The-Book-of-Atari-Software-1983.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: I Speak BASIC to my Atari: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/I-Speak-BASIC-to-my-Atari.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: Atari Programming with 55 Programs: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Atari-Programming-with-55-Programs.pdf
    • Book@ AtariMania: Kids and the Atari: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Kids-and-the-Atari.pdf
    • Book @ AtariMania: Your Atari Computer: http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Your-Atari-Computer.pdf

      • Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Zane Little named The Cool Factor.  It is used under Creative Commons License Deed (CC0 1.0 Universal), and with express written permission of the author.

      31 min
    • The Antic Files Episode 012

      This episode features Antic Magazine #012, Volume 2, Number 6, from September 1983.

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      Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Zane Little named The Cool Factor.  It is used under Creative Commons License Deed (CC0 1.0 Universal), and with express written permission of the author.

       

      31 min
    • S8E06 APX Atari Program Text Editor – Supplement

      This episode features Atari Program Text Editor, released in 1981 by APX. It was developed by Mike Lorenzen.

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      APX Catalog Page

      Catalog page presenting Atari Program Text Editor from the APX Fall 1982 issue. Note the Atari Staff Premium award:

      Atari Program Text Editor in Action

      Booting

      Command / Usage

      • Editor in command mode.
      • Starting a search command
      • Found match!
      • Cancel marker.
      • Block marker set.
      • Block copy.
      • Block delete.
      • Block print.
      • Block write.
      • Proof block was written.
      • Contents of the block that was written. Matches!
      • Set left margin to 4.
      • Set left margin to 1.
      • Goto line 1000!
      • No line 1000!

      Editor / Usage

      • Basic editing window with focus (not command mode).

      Errors
      • Ruh roh!

      Files

      Customizer
      • Booting (with BASIC!)
      • Defining per file type (C).
      • Defining per file type (ACTion!)
      • Customizer Menu
      • Modified tab stops to be at 4 character increments.
      • Maximum line length.
      • Margins.
      • Screen colors. Want Assembler red? Go for it.
      • Space tabs. Always!
      • Instructions.

      Print Output

      Printout of an entire program:

      S8E06-prt-PrtPLDownload

      Printout of a selected block:

      S8E06-prt-BlockPrintDownload

      Show Links
      • AtariMania: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-atari-program-text-editor_18535.html
      • AtariWiki: https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Programm%20Text%20Editor
      • Antic Pix: https://www.atarimagazines.com/v1n6/tenbestfromapx.html
      • Microsoft Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
      • Atom Editor: https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/
      • Sublime Editor: https://www.sublimetext.com/
      • Inverse ATASCII S2 E18 Antic Family Tree: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/06/14/s2e18-antic-publishing-the-family-tree-supplement/

        • Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

        14 min
      • S8E06 APX Atari Program Text Editor

        This episode features Atari Program Text Editor, released in 1981 by APX. It was developed by Mike Lorenzen.

        Podcast: Download

        Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

         

        14 min
      • The Antic Files Episode 2441 – Supplement

        This episode features Antic Gazette #2441, Volume A, Number F, from April 1981.

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        Issue Cover

        Magazine cover in which the Gazette is located:

        Atari Gazette logo:

        Featured Content

        Output from the “Super Cube” feature article:

        Screenshots from the “Invaders From Outer Space” game and featured article:

        • Pretty basic title.
        • Watch out!

        Show Links
        • Internet Archive – Compute! Atari Gazette April 1981: https://archive.org/details/1981-04-compute-magazine
        • Atari Magazines Compute! issue 11 article index: https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/index/index.php?issue=issue11
        • Inverse ATASCII S1 E5 APX Decision Maker: https://inverseatascii.info/2014/11/25/s1e5-apx-decision-maker/

          • Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Zane Little named The Cool Factor.  It is used under Creative Commons License Deed (CC0 1.0 Universal), and with express written permission of the author.

          11 min
        • The Antic Files Episode 2441

          This episode features Antic Gazette #2441, Volume A, Number F, from April 1981.

          Podcast: Download

          Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Zane Little named The Cool Factor.  It is used under Creative Commons License Deed (CC0 1.0 Universal), and with express written permission of the author.

           

          11 min
        • S8E05 Antic Personal Spelling Checker – Supplement

          This episode features Personal Spelling Checker, released in 1987 by Antic Publishing. It was developed by Bryan Schappel and Barry Kolbe.

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          Publication Article

          First page of the article presenting the program from Antic October 1987:

          Personal Spelling Checker in Action

          Booting

          Menu

          Usage

          • Proofreading a document
          • Deleting a word from the dictionary.
          • Viewing the dictionary
          • Adding words to the dictionary
          • End of add.
          • Catalog a disk (directory)
          • Exit
          • Do this or lose the data!

          Files
          • Files on disk.
          • Dump of dictionary file

          Manual

          The printout of the electronic documentation on the disk:

          S8E05-prt-DocDownload

          News from the I/O Board

          Output from the editors program incorporation the user submitted information on getting the LJK data disk directories:

          Show Links
          • Atari Magazines: http://www.atarimagazines.com/software/displayfile.php?file=87-10/PSC.DOC
          • Inverse ATASCII S2 E18 Antic Family Tree: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/06/14/s2e18-antic-publishing-the-family-tree-supplement/

            • Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

            15 min
          • S8E05 Antic Personal Spelling Checker

            This episode features Personal Spelling Checker, released in 1987 by Antic Publishing. It was developed by Bryan Schappel and Barry Kolbe.

            Podcast: Download

            Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

             

            15 min
          • The Antic Files Episode 011 – Supplement

            This episode features Antic Magazine #011, Volume 2, Number 5, from August 1983.

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            Issue Cover

            Featured Content

            Output from the “Starting Line” department article titled “Turn Coat”:

            Screenshots from the “3-D Fuji” feature article:

            • Program 1
            • Program 2

            Screenshots from the “Pilot Your Atari” department article:

            • Capital L redfinition program.
            • Train redefiniation program.

            Screenshots from the “Keystroke Artist” feature article:

            Screenshots from the “Picture Utility” feature article:

            Screenshots from the “Escher Sketcher” featured article:

            Screenshots from the “In The Public Doman” department article present the game “Maze Maniac”:

            Screenshots from the “Education” department article:

            Coverdisk screenshot:

            • Likely made from an enterprising reader based on later cover disks.

            Show Links
            • WikiPedia (Antic Magazine): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antic_(magazine)
            • AtariMania (Antic Magazine Collection): http://ww.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-antic_20.html
            • AtariMania (Antic Issue): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/Antic_Vol_2_No_05.pdf
            • AtariMania (Kid Grid game): http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-kid-grid_2781.html
            • Inverse ATASCII S2 E3 LJK Spell Perfect: https://inverseatascii.info/2015/10/27/s2e03-ljk-spell-perfect/

              • Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Zane Little named The Cool Factor.  It is used under Creative Commons License Deed (CC0 1.0 Universal), and with express written permission of the author.

              20 min