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General programming, mainly. Although I believe games may come into it at some point during the 3rd year.
now does anyone know where I can get a Java implementation for my 800XL???
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Just wanted to share with you guys.
I just received confirmation of an unconditional placement at Aberdeen University for a Computer Science/AI honours degree
Yeehaw, I'm going back to school
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I just managed to win Atariwriter from eBay. Unfortunately, it is cart only.
Does anyone know of an online version of the manual? or where I can download one?
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That's a really nice haul you made there. The sealed games would frustrate me though, because I just wouldn't have the heart to open them.
Afraid I would, I figure games are meant to be played.
But I would have a moments silence of respect before hand
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I used to have IK on disc, unfortunately, I can't remember what happened to it. I also don't remember a title screen
I just ran up an ATR version on Atari800MacX...no title screen there either.
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I was messing with these two versions, which are the same, just one was released in EU and the other in US. Well the EU version runs a little faster and is more enjoyable! (PAL vs NTSC thing) Just thought I would mention it!
So there's no difference between these two games apoart fromn the fact that one was released here and the other in the US?
I was wondering why they looked identical.
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I just won AtariWriter and Pac-man carts (I must be one of the only people on the world not to have Pac-man) and an original Atari joystick.
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Wow, thanks for the links Gury. I will check out Action!, but it's not easy to get a cart these days, that's why I use Quick. Plus Quick is still being supported by the author!!!
I'm adding a lot of new stuff to my site, including cover scans and content listing of my entire Atari User collection, 3 years worth. These are the Atari User BEFORE Page 6 took the name. (If anyone has the last 7 issues and wants to sell them, I have cash waiting :-)). Details of Mac based Atari stuff and more (including a poem for Atari).
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In case anyone in the UK is interested, I just found AR: The City on Ebay
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I will have to break out AR this holiday season. I am sure it is just as good as I recall.
I did just that recently, and YES it is as good as I recall. Better than some of the modern games I play IMO.
Back in the 80's playability was a big thing in game development (although not all games were playable). It seems that today, playability seems to have taken more of a back seat to stunning visuals and technical achievement. I still play Pac-Man and Mr Do, I can't imagine myself playing many, if any, PS2 games in 20 years time.
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According to your site you have a g5 Macintosh but you use but you use Cut and Paste on your 800xl as your primary word processor?
Great site.
That's right. If I just need to type a letter, I use the Atari, I prefer the keyboard and the software is simpler to use. Also, using the Atari, I know my documents are secure, away from potential hackers (yes, I know I'm paranoid). If I need to do layout, or add pictures to my docs, then I use Pages on the Mac.
I also keep a diary, using Cut & Paste, again so that it is secure.
I also have this theory, that if a computer was good enough for certain tasks 20 years ago, then it is still good enough for those tasks now.
There are somethings it is not suitable for (photo editing, 3D rendering, commercial software development, etc), but for basic word processing, spreadsheets, etc, it was capable then, and still is.
Hell, most people still read books made from paper, and yet we have PDA's now capable of holding a massive number of ebooks.
Besides, sometimes it's nice to get away from the clutter of modern applications.
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Steve ships to UK - well he did the last time I bought stuff from him (IDE cart)...
sTeVE
I can confirm that, I recently got my Sio2PC from Steve.
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It's great to see people using their Ataris for other things, not just games. It's even more interesting to see using other languages like you do Pengwin, with Kyan Pascal. I am very interested in alternative high-level language, also new Forth, ported to Atari by Cas. But currently I am focusing in Action! language, with plans for the software projects in the future. I am a Delphi developer in PC world, and Kyan Pascal would be most logical step for me, but I see Action! is good choice too.
And Pengwin, thank you for providing me additional information for my software library, which will be refreshed in next update. Keep up the good work with your site, I am enjoying reading it.
I also use Delphi for PC development, although I am teaching myself Cocoa and Objective-C for Mac development.
When I get around to writing games, however, I will probably be using Quick from Dean Garraghty Software, which I've been told is similar to Action! in some respects.
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According to your site you have a g5 Macintosh but you use but you use Cut and Paste on your 800xl as your primary word processor?
Great site.
That's right. If I just need to type a letter, I use the Atari, I prefer the keyboard and the software is simpler to use. Also, using the Atari, I know my documents are secure, away from potential hackers (yes, I know I'm paranoid). If I need to do layout, or add pictures to my docs, then I use Pages on the Mac.
I also keep a diary, using Cut & Paste, again so that it is secure.
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Phew...finally finished the coding on the site. Now I just need to enter the data into the database.
I would be grateful for any comments.
Thanks
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Nah, slap an internal MyIDE in there...
I wouldn't know where to start...but if you fancy a trip up to Scotland...
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I don't know what it is, but personally I'd rather just have an original non modded 800XL, actually this goes for any system.
Must admit, I'm the same. I prefer to have my 8-bits unmodded inside.
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Thanks. I've had a site at this address for sometime, but only really showcasing my photos, etc. Over the last week, I've been 'Atarifying' the site.
Oh yes, and thanks for the inspiration. Your site gave me the idea.
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I've nearly completed my new website and somebody suggested I should post an announcement here.
So here's the link Krazy Pengwin's 8-bit Home
Still got a couple of things to add, but I hope you like the look.
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Just re-read what I posted and realised it could be misconstrued.
For the record, I think Atarimac has done a great job with the SIO2OSX. I was surprised that I got a USB-Serial to work first time.
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I decided to try my luck today and bought an USB-Serial cable so that I can plug my 800XL into my iMac.
I bought the only one I could find, which is made by Sweex. Only cost £24.95.
It worked!!! I now have my Atari talking to my Mac. I am over the moon.
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neat ive never seen those
but they do look like Genesis controllers with a new logo placed on them
That's exactly what I thought. In fact I may have owned one like that for my MegaDrive (Genesis).
Not sure if there would be much software that would utilise all those buttons though.
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What is the command to make the Atari beep?
I thought it was something like Poke 768,2 or
you could Print (?) CHR$.
Thanks
I believe the command you are looking for is
PRINT CHR$(253)
It generates a beep/buzz sound
Going back to school
in Atari 8-Bit Computers
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Well, I'm 35...never made it to college. But always wanted to study AI at uni...now that I've been working in IT for over 10 years, I figure it's time to do it.
You're never too old.