Big Player Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Here are three videos that Chris Crawford made for Atari Users Groups to explain the graphics features of the 8-bit computer line. They were made in 1981. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EItr8jSyxXY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJf4OjE6IXA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLowdBQToV8 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 interesting videos, its nice how it gives perspective to the state of technological knowledge of the times... many thanks for the posting of them :') sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 PMSL @ the hairdo. Starting second video now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Ha you know, I mis-read and came in this thread puzzled because I thought I read "CINDY CRAWFORD" lol! Carry on.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Ha you know, I mis-read and came in this thread puzzled because I thought I read "CINDY CRAWFORD" lol! Carry on.............. if it was a video of Cindy Crawford, we would be carrying on... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 cool... reminds me somehow Sesame Street... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamageX Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Love it. What`s the story with that nuclear reactor program? Just a demo, or a piece of educational software perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Love it. What`s the story with that nuclear reactor program? Just a demo, or a piece of educational software perhaps? SCRAM, he said it in the video... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Chris may have invented the term "Nerd" all by himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 PMSL @ the hairdo. Starting second video now. Its more "do" than "hair" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Very interesting, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Fantastic vids. Chris Crawford if just excellent! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenski Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Great videos. I love how Crawford goes from American to posh Englishman when he says "data" Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 When I first watched this, I thought someone had done a cheesey mockup using Adobe AE of a 1980's era infomercial. As the video progressed, I realized who it was. The quality is amazing! I know it's been a few days now, but are there any retro Atari video clips as crisp as these? I have only been able to find trash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 This video is just showing how great nostalgic computers are. Back then it was very futuristic, and even now... it is fantastic to see what a superb system the Atari 8bit computer is. I was surprised by the amount of time they have invest in creating these movies. It is not just a summary of facts, no it is really educational. I did not know this guy... but when I saw the Eastern Front screen, I realised he REALLY knows where he is talking about, since he is the programmer of that game. Very nice movies. Thanks for sharing! Greetz M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Marius... Crawford is well known nowadays as he is still in the game industry... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Crawford_(game_designer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devwebcl Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yes, very famous. He created Legionnaire among other games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Very cool! Thanks for sharing these. tjb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks for posting the videos. I really liked the one where he explained how Atari 8 bit computers worked with regards to their graphic capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I love these videos. Wish there were more. It does teach you about computing, in a fun manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I wish I'd seen these in 1981. The 800 was my first computer and I was pretty clueless about how to do anything cool with it. The main reason I still program it is because I finally can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) Man! Gee, I feel I am soooooo f-late to this party! These videos are pretty cool, and already tell stuff easier and faster than even the HW Reference Manual. I just wish I could have had access to this knowledge, to these videos, back then when I was just 10-12 years old... I had so much to give, with the proper guidance... but where I lived, access to this info. was practically impossible... ...Consequently, I had to "contempt" myself with simply staring at some Atari magazines, with some screen-shots showing Qix, Typo Attack, Quarxon, and (especially) EASTERN FRONT 1941 and SCRAM. Chris' name was always showing at the top of my list... but never got a hold of his fine creations... Today, I have corrected this situation (although decades-late), and I have a fully-loaded arsenal of pristine HW, documentation and resources so I can get (this time) the job done. In this context, Chris continues to be a great example of fine coding in the Atari, with a different/unique perspective of combining SW development and entertainment. My kids LOVED Scram, when they saw it for the first time (my 9-years old actually read most of the manual, and, as soon as he was done, we went straight for his first reactor MELT-DOWN!!! ) We are talking about kids for whom BluRay, digital 1080p video, 7-channel digital audio and multi-player/networking are just NATURAL concepts (while, for me, they just seem a dream come-true ) Talk about a really valuable and cool guy (Chris), trying to make things different, more meaningful, as far as my memory goes... His effort resembles (in intention) those behind Yoomp!, which I simply find a superb game and piece-of-code, too. F. Edited May 10, 2011 by Faicuai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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