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  • Computer Quarterback and Computer Baseball

    Advertisement for Computer Quarterback and Computer Baseball by SSI for the Atari 8-bit and various other home computers from the October 1985 issue of ANTIC.

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    Source: ANTIC – Volume 4, Number 6 – October 1985


  • ANALOG Computing – February 1987

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    Source: ANALOG Computing – February 1987

    ANALOG Computing was the most popular magazine for Atari 8-bit computers and a great magazine to have a subscription to if you had an Atari system. While it covered the 16-bit Atari ST some as well, ANALOG was always primarily a magazine for the 8-bit line. The 6th anniversary issue from February 1987 includes:

    Features

    • A History of ANALOG Computing – An inside look at our origins: why we did it and how we’ve spent the last six years here in Central New England.
    • The Tablet Typist – The easy way to add text to any of your own touch-pad generated pictures.
    • Slither – This month’s machine language game offering combines constant motion with the need for strategy and careful planning.
    • ICD Future – Not only has ICD been supporting the Atari 8-bit for a long time, they continue to do it in style as Matt found out.
    • Starlanes – Michael J. Fox imitators, this challenging game of interstellar stocks and bonds is playing your tune.
    • Keyboard Buffer – A type-ahead program giving your computer even more flexibility in performing its various tasks.
    • The BBK Monitor – This “permanent” monitor will take up residence in your computer’s RAM.
    • An Introduction to the Vertical Blank Interrupt – The secrets to those frequently-seen nifty programming tricks.
    • the System Rerun Button – “Rewire” your RESET key to rerun programs automatically.
    • ST Color Tuner – Achieve animation on the ST through simple color rotation.

    Reviews

    • BBS Express! – A new bulletin board system packed with value and features.
    • Panak strikes! – Chessmaster 2000 (Software Country) and the Top Gunner Collection (MicroProse) are the games reviewed this time.
    • The Great American Cross Country Road Race (Activision) – Race across America in this fast-playing simulation.
    • Atari Planetarium (Atari Corp.) – A fascinating, useful program with educational value, too.
    • MicroNet (Supra Corp.) – Lets up to eight Atari computers use one peripheral.
    • Family History (Direct Lines Software) – Use your computer for genealogical research and tracking.
    • Phantasie (SSI) – Take the lead in this fantasy, with graphic battles and magic.
    • Strip Poker (Artworx) – An 8-bit favorite comes to the ST – how does it look?

    Columns

    • Editorial
    • Reader Comment
    • 8-bit News
    • Boot Camp
    • Scheduled Atari Fairs
    • Atari User Groups
    • The End User
    • M/L Editor
    • ST notes
    • Index to advertisers

    …and more!