Source: ANALOG Computing – November 1984
ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit computer magazine published in the U.S. It covered all of Atari’s 8-bit computers through its life including the Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 600XL, Atari 800XL, Atari 1200XL, Atari 65XE, Atari 130XE and more. It also occasionally had Atari ST coverage though it was always primarily an 8-bit magazine. The November 1984 issue includes:
Features
- AtariCon Report – A report on the first international Atari users convention which was held August 24th and August 25th 1984 in Southfield, Michigan.
- Bopotron! – A type-in platform game in which you must control a robot running around a spaceship trying to keep all of the power packs charged.
- Circuit Database – A type-in program designed to store and organize circuit diagrams.
- XL-DOS – A type-in modification of Atari’s DOS 2.0S for XL computers to make it faster and more efficient.
- Cassette Compressor – A type-in program for compressing programs on cassette and making them load faster.
- BOFFO! – A type-in program that will convert object code into data statements.
- Bopotron Construction Set – A type-in construction set for the Bopotron game above that allows you to create your own levels.
- Race in Space – A type-in machine language game for one or two players in which you race through an asteroid field.
- An Interview with Free Fall Associates – An interview with Jon Freeman and Anne Westfall of Freefall Associates. They were known for games such as Archon, Archon II, and Murder on the Zinderneuf.
Reviews
- A Software Cornucopia – Reviews of Pengo (Atari), Infidel (Infocom), Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory (Datamost), Flak (Funsoft), and Questron (Strategic Simulations, Inc.).
- Archon II: Adept – An in-depth review of Archon II: Adept, from Electronic Arts.
Columns
- Rader Comment – Letters from readers about the Ape-Face printer interface, Micro-Puzzler, plotting 3D images, and more.
- Griffin’s Lair – Reviews of educational programs including Seastalker from Infocom, Dragon’s Keep: Troll’s Tale from Sierra On-Line, and Tonk in the Land of Buddy-Bots from Mindscape.
- New Products – A brief look at new Atari related products including the Hush 80S printer, Gumball from Broderbund, Getting Started with the Atari 600XL (book), the Anchor Signalman Mark XII 1200bps modem ($399), Pitfall II and H.E.R.O. from Activision, Quest of the Space Beagle from Avalon Hill, and more.
- Ask Mr. Forth – A FORTH tutorial with demo code.
- BASIC Training – A continuing series on how to write a game in BASIC which uses a Battleship clone called High Seas as the game to be written.
…and more!