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  • The Antic Files Episode 005

    This episode features Antic Magazine #005, Volume 1, Number 5, from December/January 1982.

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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.

     

    23 min
  • The Antic Files Episode 004 – Supplement

    This episode features Antic Magazine #004, Volume 1, Number 4, from October/November 1982.

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    Issue Cover

    Featured Content

    The “Assembly Language” feature which features a callable routine for BASIC to do a bubble sort:

    Program output from the “Music With BASIC” article:

    Music Composer program from the “Pilot Your Atari” article:

    Output from the “Speed Demon” game presented in the “In The Public Domain” article:

    Output from the Kids Music Program presented in the “Education” article:

    ATR image with contents of magazine:

    Antic Vol 1-04 1982-10 S1 Sounds and Music-PLTCOMP.atrDownload
    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_1_No_4.pdf
    • Atari Magazines (Antic Collection w/OCR and Files): https://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/
    • My Blog (Unfinished Bitness): https://unfinishedbitness.info
    • My GitHub A8 C-Library (TUI): https://github.com/Ripjetski6502/A8CLibrary
    • My GitHub A8 Action-Library (TUI): https://github.com/Ripjetski6502/A8ActionLibrary
    • Wikipedia Cassette Tape Types: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette_tape_types_and_formulations

      • 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.

      27 min
    • The Antic Files Episode 004

      This episode features Antic Magazine #004, Volume 1, Number 4, from October/November 1982.

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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.

       

      27 min
    • The Antic Files Episode 003 – Supplement

      This episode features Antic Magazine #003, Volume 1, Number 3, from August 1982.

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      Issue Cover

      Featured Content

      The BASIC line delete routine presented in the “Assembly Language” feature:

      Program output from the “Dollars To Sense” article:

      Houses program from the “Pilot Your Atari” article:

      Output from the “Spyder” article:

      Sample output from the Typo I program:

      ATR image with contents of magazine:

      AF-003-Antic Vol 1-03 1982-08 S1 Printers–Dollar-Banner.atrDownload
      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_1_No_3.pdf
      • Atari Magazines (Antic Collection w/OCR and Files): https://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/
      • Kay Savetz Alien Voice Box Sample Video: https://youtu.be/zzzDh_9KTmA
      • Kay Savetz interview with Mike Mathews (Alien Voice Box): http://youtu.be/TS-9zYEg7VM

        • 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.

        1 hr 5 min
      • The Antic Files Episode 003

        This episode features Antic Magazine #003, Volume 1, Number 3, from August 1982.

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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.

         

        24 min
      • The Antic Files Episode 002 – Supplement

        This episode features Antic Magazine #002, Volume 1, Number 2, from June 1982.

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        Issue Cover

        Featured Content

        The memory move routine presented in the “Assembly Language” feature:

        Using graphics mode 1 & 2 from Atari Pilot from the “Pilot Your Atari” article:

        • Pilot at the ready!
        • The modified Pilot program.
        • Mode 1
        • Mode 2
        • Uh Oh! Error.

        The scrolling program from the “Pascal” article:

        • Atari Pascal Menu
        • Compiling…
        • Compile complete.
        • Linking…
        • Link complete.
        • New program file on disk (DLDEMO.COM).
        • The program running. Text scrolls right to left.

        The working program listing. The published one is missing the first line:

        AF-002-Pascal-prtDownload

        The graphic 9, 10, and 11 demo from the “GTIA” article:

        • Graphics 9
        • Graphics 11
        • Graphics 10 cylinder (the colors rotate creating a spinning illusion).
        • Graphics 11 multi color line drawing.

        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_1_No_2.pdf
        • Atari Magazines (Antic Collection w/OCR and Files): https://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/
        • Player/Missile Podcast Magazine Index: https://playermissile.com/magazines.html
        • FujiNet: https://fujinet.online/
        • WiModem 232 (CBM Stuff): https://www.cbmstuff.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_66&product_id=60
        • Inverse ATASCII S4 E8 (DataSoft Graphic Master): https://inverseatascii.info/2018/05/06/s4e08-datasoft-graphic-master-supplement/
        • Inverse ATASCII S1 E2 (LJK Letter Perfect): https://inverseatascii.info/2014/10/14/s1e2-ljk-letter-perfect/
        • Southern AMIS Projects: https://www.southernamis.com/

          • 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.

          1 hr 5 min
        • The Antic Files Episode 002

          This episode features Antic Magazine #002, Volume 1, Number 2, from June 1982.

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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.

           

          1 hr 5 min
        • S7E10 MTS Software Write 80 – Supplement

          This episode features Write 80, released in 1985 by MTS Software. It was written by Elmar Scharmach.

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          Advertising

          Print ad from Analog Computing 1985, August, September, and October:

          Print ad from Antic, June 1986:

          Print ad from Antic, December 1986:

          Write 80 in Action

          Booting

          Main Menu

          Editing

          • Default width is 40 columns!
          • Customized width.
          • New page brings last 2 lines of previous page with it.

          1 – Begin New File

          2 – Load Saved File

          3 – Print Out

          4 – Save Page

          • Informative!

          7 – Load New Page

          8 – Load Next Page

          9 – Begin Next Page

          Help Screen

          • Control-M is help, but labeled Main Menu. What?
          • Glyphed print preview, labeled as Help.

          Error Handling

          • Files on disk.
          • Contents of WRITE80.CS
          • Huge size for my tiny file!
          • No wonder its so big, look at how data is saved!

          Manual

          The manual is no where to be found. If you have it scan it and get it AtariMania or Internet Archive.

          Print Output

          I could not successfully print.

          Show Links
          • AtariMania: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-write-80_31629.html
          • Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/a8b_Write_80_1985_MTS_Software
          • Antic Magazines Review (October 1986): https://www.atarimagazines.com/v5n6/ProductReviews.html
          • Inverse ATASCII S2 E19 Rich Mans 80 Column Word Processor: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/06/28/s2e19-css-rich-mans-80-column-word-processor-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.

            21 min
          • S7E10 MTS Software Write 80

            This episode features Write 80, released in 1985 by MTS Software. It was written by Elmar Scharmach.

            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.

             

            21 min
          • The Antic Files Episode 001 – Supplement

            This episode features Antic Magazine #001, Volume 1, Number 1, from April 1982.

            Podcast: Download

            Issue Cover

            Featured Content

            The game Chicken presented in the “In The Public Domain” feature:

            Show Links
            • WikiPedia (Antic Magazine): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antic_(magazine)
            • AtariMania (Antic Magazine Collection): http://www.atarimania.com/atari-magazine-antic_20.html
            • AtariMania (Antic Issue): http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/Antic_Vol_1_No_1.pdf
            • Internet Archive (Antic Magazines Collection): https://archive.org/details/antic-magazine
            • Internet Archive (Antic Cover Disks Collection): https://archive.org/details/antic-magazine-coverdisks
            • Atari Magazines (Antic Collection w/OCR and Files): https://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/
            • Player/Missile Podcast Magazine Index: https://playermissile.com/magazines.html
            • AtariMania (Compute! Mapping The Atari): http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Mapping-the-Atari.pdf
            • Antic Podcast Interview (James Capperell): http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-episode-3-antic-open-hertz
            • Antic Podcast Interview (Dewitt Robbeloth): http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-239-dewitt-robbeloth-aka-robert-dewitt-editor-of-antic-magazine
            • Antic Podcase Interview (Bill Wilkinson): http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-7-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-bill-wilkinson-oss
            • ROM Magazine Interview (Bill Wilkinson): https://www.atarimagazines.com/rom/issue7/interview.php
            • Inverse ATASCII S1 E1 (Atari Word Processor): https://inverseatascii.info/2014/09/23/s1e1-atari-word-processor/
            • Inverse ATASCII S1 E2 (LJK Letter Perfect): https://inverseatascii.info/2014/10/14/s1e2-ljk-letter-perfect/
            • Inverse ATASCII S1 E19 (DataSoft Letter Wizard): https://inverseatascii.info/2015/06/23/s1e19-datasoft-letter-wizard/

              • 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.

              22 min