Source: Antic – July 1983
Antic, subtitled “The Atari Resource”, was one of the two most popular magazines to primarily cover Atari 8-bit computers in the U.S. (the other being ANALOG). The July 1983 issue would have been published a few months before the XL line of computers was widely available. It includes:
Features
- 400 Upgrade – Keyed up and RAMing to go
- Adventuring – Participate in fantasy
- Unfazed by the Fazer – Data buffer speeds printing
- Conserve RAM – With BASIC’s USR function
- Talk is Cheap – Voice I/O for the Atari
- Antic Pix Adventure – Seven adventure games
Departments
- Profiles – Scott Adams
- Starting Line – I/O and You
- Inside Atari – E.T. Game for Computers – XL Line Debuts
- Pilot Your Atari – Lines Away!
- Systems Guide – List Assister
- Dragonsmoke – Nice Dice
- Education – Shoot ‘Em Up Math
- In the Public Domain – Stunt Clown
- Games Department – Star Raiders Academy – Pacman – Dial-A-Game
- Tape Topics – Ten Ten
- Forth Factory – Why Go Forth
- Assembly Language – Hokey Pokey Interrupts
- I/O Board
- Help!
- New Products
- Microscreens
- Product Reviews
- Atari Clinic
- Computer Quiz
- Looking At Books
- Goto Directory
- Public Domain Software
- Listing Conventions
- Advertisers’ List
…and more!