{"id":23290,"date":"2019-08-20T14:27:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T18:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=23290"},"modified":"2019-08-28T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:20:29","slug":"a-n-a-l-o-g-computing-february-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/08\/20\/a-n-a-l-o-g-computing-february-1986\/","title":{"rendered":"A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing (February 1986)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/epnt.ebay.com\/static\/epn-smart-tools.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FANALOG_Computing%2Fanalog_1986-02&amp;twg_show=Analog+Computing+39+1986-02+Fifth+Anniversay+and+CES-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Analog-Computing-39-1986-02-Fifth-Anniversay-and-CES-001-762x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FANALOG_Computing%2Fanalog_1986-02&amp;twg_show=Analog+Computing+39+1986-02+Fifth+Anniversay+and+CES-001.jpg\">A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing &#8211; Issue Number 39 &#8211; February 1986<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit computer magazine, at least in North America. However, it also covered the Atari ST at times and that includes Atari&#8217;s display at COMDEX 1985. Also prominently displayed at COMDEX that year was the Atari 130XE. The XE line represented the last of the Atari 8-bit computers.<\/p>\n<p>The Feburary 1986 issue of ANALOG Computing includes:<\/p>\n<p>Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Unicheck<\/b> &#8211; ANALOG Computing&#8217;s universal checksum program.<\/li>\n<li><b>High Noon<\/b> &#8211; The showdown between Atari&#8217;s 520ST and Commodore&#8217;s Amiga for first place in home computing.<\/li>\n<li><b>Load It<\/b> &#8211; Autoboots any BASIC or machine language program.<\/li>\n<li><b>Adventurous Programming<\/b> &#8211; Dare to write your own adventure? Clayton gets you started.<\/li>\n<li><b>Utilities for the 520ST<\/b> &#8211; An in-depth look at what &#8220;tools&#8221; are available now for the Atari 520ST.<\/li>\n<li><b>Formatter<\/b> &#8211; Format 5.25-inch disks endlessly &#8211; and quickly!<\/li>\n<li><b>Debug+<\/b> &#8211; A screen-oriented, machine language debugging utility.<\/li>\n<li><b>C-manship, Part 1<\/b> &#8211; The first of a series of C programming tutorials for the beginner.<\/li>\n<li><b>COMDEX 1985: Atari&#8217;s back!<\/b> &#8211; Atari can say, &#8220;We came, we saw, we conquered.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><b>Calc Pi<\/b> &#8211; A simple example of programming in C for the ST, in BASIC for the 8-bit users.<\/li>\n<li><b>DOS Mods<\/b> &#8211; Keep track of updated programs without losing the originals.<\/li>\n<li><b>Program Helper<\/b> &#8211; Convert constants to variables to save RAM.<\/li>\n<li><b>XL CAPS Toggle<\/b> &#8211; A modification for our Home-made Translator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reviews<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SmartDOS<\/b> &#8211; (The Programmer&#8217;s Workshop) This DOS has a number of nice features, is it really the best?<\/li>\n<li><b>Sparta DOS<\/b> &#8211; (ICD, Inc.) We evaluate the performance of another DOS for the Atari.<\/li>\n<li><b>Hippo ST Ramdisk<\/b> &#8211; (Hippopotamus Software) Set aside any size portion of memory for use as a ramdisk.<\/li>\n<li><b>XM301<\/b> &#8211; (Atari Corp.) This classy little modem is just what we&#8217;ve been waiting for.<\/li>\n<li><b>Disk Wizard II<\/b> &#8211; (C.A.P. Software) Four menu-driven disk utlities.<\/li>\n<li><b>Critical Connection<\/b> &#8211; (USS Enterprises) This powerful accessory means business.<\/li>\n<li><b>Kennedy Approach<\/b> &#8211; (Microprose Software) A fascinating, entertaining, and nerve-wracking experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Columns<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Editorial<\/li>\n<li>Reader Comment<\/li>\n<li>New Products<\/li>\n<li>ST News<\/li>\n<li>The End User<\/li>\n<li>Index to Advertisers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<ins class=\"epn-placement\" data-config-id=\"5d5c3a92da6329678f8d16cb\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing &#8211; Issue Number 39 &#8211; February 1986 ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit computer magazine, at least in North America. However, it also covered the Atari ST at times and that includes Atari&#8217;s display at COMDEX 1985. Also prominently displayed at COMDEX that year was the Atari 130XE. The XE line represented the last of the Atari 8-bit computers. The Feburary 1986 issue of ANALOG Computing includes: Features Unicheck &#8211; ANALOG Computing&#8217;s universal checksum program. High Noon &#8211; The showdown between Atari&#8217;s 520ST and Commodore&#8217;s Amiga for first place in home computing. Load It &#8211; Autoboots any BASIC or machine language program. Adventurous Programming &#8211; Dare to write your own adventure? Clayton gets you started. Utilities for the 520ST &#8211; An in-depth look at what &#8220;tools&#8221; are available now for the Atari 520ST. Formatter &#8211; Format 5.25-inch disks endlessly &#8211; and quickly! Debug+ &#8211; A screen-oriented, machine language debugging utility. C-manship, Part 1 &#8211; The first of a series of C programming tutorials for the beginner. COMDEX 1985: Atari&#8217;s back! &#8211; Atari can say, &#8220;We came, we saw, we conquered.&#8221; Calc Pi &#8211; A simple example of programming in C for the ST, in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,40,4],"tags":[225,227,232,233,238,242,2362],"class_list":["post-23290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atari-8-bit","category-atari-st","category-computer-arcana","tag-atari","tag-atari-130xe","tag-atari-520st","tag-atari-600xl","tag-atari-800xl","tag-atari-st","tag-retrocomputing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23290\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}