Antic: The Atari Resource (December 1986)

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Source: Antic: The Atari Resource – December 1986

Antic was one of the two major Atari 8-bit magazines in the U.S. (the other being ANALOG though Antic did not last as long). It also covered the Atari ST once it was introduced. The December 1986 issue includes the following:

Features

  • Fifth Annual Shoppers Guide – 100 best products for 8-Bit Atari
  • Response Surface Mapping – New views for 3-D graphics
  • Two New Atari Printers – Good deal at $219.95
  • Stepper Motor Robot-Controller – Moving real things with your Atari
  • Landscape Illusion – Scrolling scenery fools the eye

Software Library

  • Type-In Listing Section

Departments

  • Game of the Month: Uncle Henry’s Nuclear Waste Dump – Be careful with those toxic cans
  • Starting Out: New Owners Column – Lesson 9: Subscripted Variables
  • Education: Spellblast – Space-action spelling practice

ST Resource

  • Build GEM Dialog Boxes
  • Deduction! – Solve the mystery color patterns
  • ST Reviews
  • ST Product News

…and more!