A weekly circular advertisement for a Toys R Us store located in the United States. The date is from December 1987, showing Christmas toys. Toys included in the ad: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Sega Master System Barbie Transformers Fisher Price toys Action Max Casio & Yamaha keyboards Radios, Walkmen and stereos Tiger handhelds Intellivision Atari 2600 Jr Boardgames Teddy Ruxpin & Grubby The Heart Family My Little Pony Talking Jill doll Mattel Spectra doll Bicyles Lego Cozy...
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Topics: Toys R Us, advertisement, circular ad, Christmas, 1987, Barbie, Transformers, Video Games, ad
Various lessons and handouts from Atari Computer Camps used in 1983. These were provided to me by Paul Somerfeldt, who was a teaching assistant at Camp Atari and whom I interviewed in the special ANTIC podcast episode about Atari summer camps. I believe that all of these files are duplicative of the more complete camp curriculum uploads here and here — but am uploading them separately just in case.
Topics: Atari Computer Camps, Camp Atari, Atari Computer Camp, BASIC Programming, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400,...
These pictures of Atari 8-Bit hardware were included on the Atari POOLDISK 1.0 CD-ROM and are in the public domain. They were on the CD-ROM in .PCX format, dated 1995, and converted to .PNG by Kevin Savetz in 2015. The resolution is pretty low, I suppose due to the nature of digital cameras in 1995. I am also uploading the original .PCX files in a .ZIP, though I'm not sure why you'd need them. The description in the pictures directory says: "In this directory, you see our collection of...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari hardware photos, Atari 130XE, Atari 800XL
2600 (Stella) Programmer's Guide, by Steve Wright (December 3, 1979) Updated by Darryl May (July 1, 1988). Manual for programming the Atari 2600 Video Computer System by Atari. Includes overview of television protocol, TIA chip programming (including sound, graphics, interrupts, player-missile graphics), PIA chip programming, timers, port access), summary of access. Additional note on SECAM compatibility.
Topics: color, registers, scan, microprocessor, port, tia, horizontal, objects, graphics, electron beam,...
Various Atari Computer Camp Brochures, Flyers, Staff Manual, and Ephemera from 1982 and 1983
Topics: Atari Computer Camps, Camp Atari, Atari, Computer Camp
It's the source code for the seminal Atari 8-bit computer game, Star Raiders, complete with comments. If this is something you appreciate, please make a donation to the Internet Archive . The Atari community has converted this listing to text for easy search and compilation, visit here for info .
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Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, source code, Star Raiders
The attached .atr file is the unreleased, unfinished Star Raiders II game for the Atari 8-bit computers, created by Aric Wilmunder in 1983 when he worked for Atari coin-op. Use with an Atari emulator or on real hardware. Also attached: guide to controls in the game and " The Authoritative Star Raiders II", Aric's description of why the game was created. An audio interview with Aric is published in Antic - the Atari 8-Bit Podcast . Jan 16 2016: The source code and original design...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Star Raiders, Star Raiders II, unreleased software, Atari 400, Doug Neubauer
Pamphlets for Atari 600XL, 800XL, 1400XL, and 1450XLD computers.
Topics: Atari 600XL, Atari 800XL, Atari 1400XL, Atari 1450XLD
Dan Kramer’s Atari Engineering Notebook 1980-1982 This is a scan of Dan Kramer’s Atari engineering notebook. It contains his notes from October 2 1980 through February 11 1982. Lovingly scanned by Kay Savetz on September 13, 2021. The original was returned to Dan. Dan Kramer worked at Atari from 1980 to 1984 in the consumer engineering group where he created products for Atari home computers and home video games. He championed the creation of the Trak-Ball accessories for the Atari game...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 810 disk drive, Atari RC Stella, Atari Remote Control VCS, Atari 2700, Mattel...
Colleen Calculator Atari calculator cartridge, 1979 by Carol Shaw source code printout, for Atari 400/800 computers. This is a later (final?) version of the source code for Colleen Calculator by Carol Shaw. (An earlier version is here ) Lent to me by Carol Shaw with permission to share. At Carol's request, the original printouts are in the collection of The Strong Museum of Play. Here's an earlier version. A community member has digitized this code in these images. It is available at...
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400. Atari 800, 6502 assembly language source code
Photo of the Atari CX-2000 (VAL) video game, designed by Henry Dreyfuss Associates.
Topics: Atari, VAL, CX2000, Atari 2600, Atari VCS, Henry Dreyfuss Associates
Colleen Floating Point Routines by Carol Shaw Circa 1979 More accurate versions of the following Shepardson routines: EXP, EXP10, LOG, LOG10, SIN, COS, ATAN, SGR, and POWER.
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Shepardson Microsystems, floating point, Atari BASIC, 6502 assembly language
Atari Corporation Annual Report 1993
Topics: Atari Jaguar, Annual Report, Sam Tramiel, Jack Tramiel
notes on the FORTH Assembler For 6502 Microprocessor for Atari 8-bit computers
Topics: FORTH Programming Language, 6502 chip, 6502 assembly language, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800
Cartridge dump and pictures of rare K-Byte K-DOS on cartridge. For Atari 400/800 computers
Topics: K-Byte Software K-DOS, KDOS, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari DOS
Atari PILOT Internal Specification Initial release 11 November 1980 Prepared by: Harry B. Stewart NEOTERIC This manual describes the implementation details of the Atari PILOT language interpreter for the Atari Personal Computer System. September 1, 2016: added another scan of the same document, but this copy has hand-written edits by Harry Stewart.
Topics: Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari PILOT, PILOT Programming language
A silly video produced internally at Atari around Christmas 1981. Shows the Atari workplace and many employees.
Topics: Atari Corporation, 1981, Christmas video
Atari Interactive Debugger — an M.Sc Dissertation by T.P. Love at the University of Liverpool.
Topics: Timothy Love, Atari ST, debugger, Motorola 68000, C programming language, Motorola MC68000, Atari...
This version of the Atari 400/800 Operating System Users Manual is dated November 1980. This appears to be an early edition of the document meant for in-house use at Atari, with formatting and content differences from the publicly released 1982 version .
Topics: Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Operating System. User Manual
Atari Educational Software Directory — Fall 1983
Topics: Atari software, Atari 8-bit Atari 800, educational software, computer history
From The Ahl Collection An Atari News Release from the Fall 1989 COMDEX in November 1989. Atari Computer Provides Range Of Workstation, Portable Solutions For Engineering/CAD Environments
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari
This is the very first version of the Atari 800 operators manual, written in 1979 by Liza Loop. Only 200 of this version were printed. There are many differences between what's shown in this manual and the actual production hardware and software. An interview with Liza Loop is here: https://archive.org/details/LizaLoopInterview
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Topics: Atari 800, manual, Atari 8-bit, Atari BASIC, prototype
A price list for the Atari Company Store for employee purchases, dated August 24, 1981.
Topics: Atari, employee purchases, company store, Atari 400, Atari 800
Joe Decuir's 1978 engineering notebook from when he worked at Atari, including design concepts (lots on the Atari 400/800, especially the ANTIC chip) feasibility studies, meeting notes, teardown of competing products (such as Magnavox Odyssey 2) Scanned from Joe's notebook with his permission. Pages 102 through 199 are not written on, and therefore not scanned. There is also another notebook, from 1977 . Scanned July 14 2016 by Kevin Savetz, savetz.com
Topics: Joe Decuir, Atari, Atari 800, Atari 400, Atari 8-bit, computer history, engineering notebook,...
This version of the Atari 400/800 Hardware Manual is dated November 1980. This appears to be an early edition of the document meant for in-house use at Atari, with formatting and content differences from the publicly released 1982 version .
Topics: Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Operating System, hardware manual
Atari Corporation Annual Report 1994
Topics: Atari Corporation, Annual Report, 1994, Atari Jaguar
In an email to me on 13 Feb 2019, Gregg Squires (Manager of Hardware Engineering at Atari from February 1982 – December 1984) wrote: Attached is a handout prepared for a high-level meeting with C Level Execs and Managers of various departments. Atari at that time saw itself as a computer company, not just a game company, and we were all very proud of the development of the XL Series Home Computers. I was very proud of this product because of all the work I did. I relished the design of the...
Topics: Atari 600XL, Atari 8-bit, Critical Path Management
A collection of Atari news releases (press releases) provided by Victor Cross, who was a freelance copyrighter for Atari from 1982-1984. An interview with Victor will run in ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast (AtariPodcast.com). Atari 2600 Alpha Beam Atari 2600 Big Bird's Egg Catch (Sesame Street) Atari 2600 Cookie Monster Munch (Sesame Street) Atari 2600 Donald Duck's Speedboat (Disney) Atari 2600 Dumbo's Flying Circus (Disney) Atari 2600 Galaxian Atari 2600 Kangaroo Atari 2600 Krull Atari 2600...
Topics: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari press releases, Atari news releases, Disney, Sesame Street, The...
From The Ahl Collection November 28, 1978. Warner Communications Inc. Press Release: Atari Enters Personal Home Computer Industry
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, 400/800, Warner Communications, Press Release
In October 2014 Gray Chang sent me a box of ephemera from his days programming Atari computer games. Gray is author of Dog Daze, Dog Daze Deluxe, Bumpomov's Dogs, and Claim Jumper for the Atari 400/800 computers. The material in the box, and in this archive, includes: Bumper sticker ideas Concepts for bumper stickers for Bumpomov's Dogs. Unknown if stickers were actually produced. Bumpomov's Dogs - draft description Draft description of Bumpomov's Dogs for the Atari Program Exchange...
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Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800, Gray Chang, Atari Program Exchange, APX, Synapse Software, Dog...
This packet, available at Atari Club Med and/or Atari Computer Camp, is all about band weaving, including rigid heddle weaving and card weaving. It covers weaving techniques and a computer program for designing weaving patterns. The Atari software disk image is also included in this upload.
Topics: Atari, Atari Club Med, Band Weaving, Rigid Heddle Weaving, Card Weaving, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400,...
An introduction to assembly language programming on the Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari Assembler Editor. This packet was available at Atari Club Med. The required Advanced Topics Diskette is also attached.
Topics: Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, 6502 programming, 6502 chip, Atari Assembler Editor, assembly...
Proposed Colleen/Candy Game Standards Rev. A Discusses behavior when a game cartridge is used with the Atari 400/800 computers Atari internal memo from George Simcock dated March 26, 1979
Topics: Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari memo, George Simcock
The first of two books containing Atari Computer Camp BASIC curriculum.
Topics: Atari Computer Camps, Atari Computer Camp, Camp Atari, BASIC programming, BASIC language
June 5th, 1983 Sunnyvale, CA Atari Product Release Atari Introduces Inexpensive Computer System, Line Of Supporting Software; New Video System Accessories And 28 Games From the David H. Ahl Collection
Topics: Atari, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari VCS, The Ahl Collection
Notes that someone took at a class held by Chris Crawford at a Atari about the Atari PCS — that is, the Atari 400 and Atari 800 computer systems. Notes from November of unknown year (circa 1979-1981). Note taker unknown; may have been Bob or Ted Kahn.
Topics: Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Atari PCS, Chris Crawford
Teaching Of Computer Literacy Through The Use Of ATARI PILOT. A graduate project written by Janice B. Lauritzen. May 1985.
Topics: Atari PILOT, Atari 8-bit, teaching PILOT programming, PILOT programming language, Atari 800, Atari...
Atari Corporation Annual Report 1992
Topics: Atari Corporation, Annual Report, 1992, Atari Jaguar
Atari Internal Representation Of Text And Graphics Atari 1983, Revised May 1984 This packet was available at Atari Club Med.
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari BASIC, Atari graphics, Atari Club Med
Atari 1982 Dealer Advertising Planner
Topics: Atari, Atari 800, Pac Man, Star Raiders, Atari 8-bit, newspaper advertising, Atari trademark, Atari...
From The Ahl Collection Atari Computer Dealer News October/November 1988
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Atari Computer Dealer News
An Introduction To Selling The Atari 400 Computer System.
Topics: Atari, 400, Selling, Computer, System, 8-bit, XE, XL
Atari Corporation 1991 Second Quarter Report
Topics: Atari Corporation, stockholders report, quarterly report, Atari ST, Atari TT, Atari TT030, Retouche...
Atari Business Computer Center Price List 1988-11-01
From The Ahl Collection An November 1989 Atari Computer News Release stating that Atari Computer Offers Desktop Publishing Systems That Outperform The High-Priced Systems
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari
Guide for training and assistance in use of VisiCalc, an electronic spreadsheet for the Atari 800 and 1200XL. DRAFT 2 June 1983 by Karl L. Zinn, Ann Arbor, MI. This packet was created for, and available at, Atari Club Med.
Topics: Visicalc, Atari 800, Atari 1200XL, spreadsheet, Visicalc guide, Atari, Atari Club Med, Club Med,...
Atari Dealer Reproducible Advertising Art and Data Sheets
Topic: Atari Advertising Art
"Eastern Front (1941) Scenarios For 1942, 1943, 1944". By William Ted Farmer. Published in 1983 by Atari Program Exchange. This set includes the manual, .ATR disk image, and a picture of the disk. An add-on to the game Eastern Front (1941) by Chris Crawford. For Atari 8-bit computers.
Topics: Eastern Front 1941, Chris Crawford, APX, Atari Program Exchange, Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400,...
The Atari Computer Camps logo, scanned from a binder that was given out to campers. Update June 1 2015: I found a version of the logo with a 1200XL on it (vs. an Atari 800 on the first version I had found) so added it here.
Topics: Atari computer camp, Atari 800, Atari 1200XL, Atari 800, Atari logo
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Atari in Action — Atari Institute for Educational Action Research newsletter v1n1, Fall 1982.
Topics: Atari Institute for Educational Action Research, Atari, Ted Kahn
Two Atari internal documents regarding Atari Logo programming language: 1) Primitives not used in Atari Logo, dated 4/1/1983 or 4/18/1983 (Perhaps this means: these primitives exist in some other Logos, but not Atari Logo.) 2) Sheet detailing differences in commands in Apple Logo vs. Atari Logo.
Topics: Logo, Logo programming language, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 8-bit, Apple II logo
Scans of the contents of a binder from Atari Special Projects circa 1981-1982, regarding the Swarthmore College Trigonometry Project. The goal was to produce Atari disks which would cover all the major aspects of trigonometry. The file includes newspaper clip, grant proposals, instructions for software use. (The three disks of Atari software will be uploaded as well.)
Topics: Swarthmore College, Atari 8-bit, trigonometry, Atari software, math games
A collection of software used by campers and adults at Camp Atari in 1982 and 1983. Also some software from Atari Club Med.
Topics: Atari Computer Camp, Atari 8-bit, Atari software, Atari 800, Atari 400, Atari Special Projects...
From The Ahl Collection Atari Asteroids Background Information - The Asteroids Phenomenon From around March 1981.
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Asteroids
From The Ahl Collection A November 1989 Atari Computer News Release stating that Atari Computer Introduces The Portfolio Palmtop Computer: Compact, Cost-Effective and Adapted MS-DOS Commands
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Portfolio
Unofficial Atari Computer Users Groups 1982-12-01
From The Ahl Collection March 23rd, 1981 Atari Product Release announcement New Features, Tougher Play In New Asteroids Deluxe Game From Atari
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Asteriods Deluxe
Atari Corporation Annual Report 1991
Topics: Atari Corporation, Annual Report, 1991
Player-Missile Graphics, a packet that was available at Atari Club Med and/or Atari Computer Camps. The required diskette image is uploaded to this item too.
Topics: Atari 800, Atari 400, Atari 8-bit, Atari Club Med, Player Missile Graphics, Player-Missile...
From The Ahl Collection Atari Cosmos 3-D Programmable Game System info
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Cosmos
A letter from John Starkweather, creator of the PILOT programming language, to Dr. Ted Kahn of Atari, dated November 23, 1981.
Topics: John Starkweather, PILOT programming language, PILOT language, letter, Atari, Atari 8-bit
From The Ahl Collection A November 1989 Atari Computer News Release Atari Computer's STACY - A Full-function Laptop For Complete Processing Capabilities In Today's Key Operating Environments Eight typed pages
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Stacy
An internal memo from Atari dated October 14, 1980, found inside an Atari Assembler/Editor cartridge manual. Written by Scott Scheiman of Atari
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari Assembler Editor cartridge, 6502 programming, 6502 bug,...
This is the English version of the development manual for Atari's Jaguar video game console. The manual has been digitized and made available by Lars Hannig (Starcat). The system SDK is also included.
Topics: atari, jaguar, program, dev, development, manual, sdk, source
Atari XE Software Listing
1983 Caspi Towards Creative Self Education (Synopsis) by Moshe D. Caspi Professor Emeritus of Education from Hebrew University, Moshe D. Caspi,
Topic: Atari
CP/M Machine Preliminary Requirements Specification and Feasibility Study Harry Stewart told me: "Here is a scan of a study regarding the possible addition of CP/M compatibility to Atari machines. I don’t know/remember if there is a relationship between this and the later Sweet Pea development."
Topics: Atari 8-bit, CP/M, CP/M operating system, Atari internal document
Internal Atari document proposing creation of the Atari Logo programming language for the Atari 400/800 personal computers. By Bonnie A. Umphreys, Software Product Manager Dated November 10, 1982
Topics: Atari 800, Atari 400, Logo Programming Language, Atari 8-bit
From The Ahl Collection March 10. 1992 Tramiel testimony Atari Corporation vs. Nintendo of America, Inc.
Topics: The Ahl Collection, Atari, Nintendo, Tramiel
Getting More Out Of Your Atari, an article by Chris Crawford and Lane Winner, probably written while both were employed by Atari. The two authors were both collaborators on De Re Atari. This appears to be an early draft (probably written in 1980) of the article "An Introduction to Atari Graphics" published in the January 1981 issue of Byte . Kevin Chase blogged about the program from that article .
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 800, Atari 400, display lists, custom character sets
Manual for the unreleased Atari PILOT II programming language for the Atari 400/800 computers Circa 1982 This product was announced in Atari catalogs as Atari SuperPILOT, but never released.
Topics: Atari PILOT, SuperPILOT, PILOT programming language, Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800
Presenting The Atari 1200. Circa 1982. (This is obviously before the computer was named the 1200XL.) Harry Stewart told me: "Here is the outline for an internal presentation of the Atari 1200 to ??? The first two pages are the outline of the entire presentation, and the following pages contain the material that I presented. From the looks of the material the audience must have been technical, rather than management. The presenters were Paul Laughton, Scott Scheiman, and myself."
Topics: Atari 1200, Atari 1200XL, Atari 8-bit, Atari internal documents, Paul Laughton, Scott Scheiman
Atari Diagnostic Cartridge Evaluation Memo, Atari internal memo by Keith Ball and Brian Johnston dated April 23 1980. Re Atari 400/800 computers.
Topics: Atari 8-bit, Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari Diagnostic Cartridge
Atari Corporation Annual Report 1990
Topics: Atari Corporation, Atari ST
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WE CAN — Wholesome Effective Computer Applications Network and Atari present BASIC ARITHMETIC, version 1, Disk #1405 Manual by Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) February 15, 1982
Topics: Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium, MECC, Atari, WE CAN, Basic Arithmetic, Atari 8-bit,...
