Fuji-Man

Well, I think we are past of trying to stuff 5 lbs. into a 3 lb. bag (48-64k vs. 16k). Can we covert it into something usable,readable and faster on a 48k-64k Atari? We've establish the string manipulation issues, so do we use MSB or write Atari BASIC routines? https://www.atariarchives.org/creativeatari/Converting_Applesoft_Basic_to_Atari_Basic.php or https://www.atariarchives.org/c3ba/page031.php

The actual program shows 10 columns and 70 rows. And it scrolls as a spreadsheet. For BASIC it does well. The only strange thing is that the left and right arrow keys move the cursor up and down in a column, and to switch columns you have to press the space bar then the left and right arrow keys. The navigation keys need to be reworked...

Makes me wonder, Applesoft BASIC for Atari, feasible or not? Think of all the software that would be usable. Hmm.

1618 NORMAL : POKE 32,2: POKE 33,38: VTAB 5: CALL - 958: POKE 32,0: POKE 33,40 The POKES define the left and right columns (Atari BASIC used 82 and 83) VTAB HTAB stuff could be POKED into 84 and 85 (in Microsoft BASIC) or PRINT #0, AT (VTAB#,HTAB#); or similiar. may have that backwards... Call -958 Clears the bottom of the text screen (I'm guessing the bottom 3-4 lines) Then then restores the left and right columns. My best guess is there would need to be a subroutine that would clear parts of the screen using an X,Y,W, H to clear a line or box.

The FLASH, INVERSE only changes the text that is printed until NORMAL command is used. The strings at the beginning can be typed in as inverse characters as they are used for the row and column headings. You could add code to change a string to INVERSE is to add 128 to the ASC value of the character. FLASH although attainable, would require a machine language routine.

ATASCII is pretty awesome for text. Your 'CALL -868' clear line can be simulated as such. All you need to do is set the POSITION for the line you wanted to erase, then print the clear line string which deletes the line then inserts a blank one. Could be used for clearing multiple lines with a for next loop. 5 POKE 82,0:? CHR$(125): REM SET LEFT MARGIN AND CLEAR SCREEN 8 DIM CL$(2):CL$(1)=CHR$(156):CL$(2)=CHR$(157):REM CLEAR LINE STRING 9 REM DRAW THE SAMPLE SCREEN 10 FOR X=1 TO 15:? X;" "; 20 FOR Y=1 TO 35 30 PRINT CHR$(64+Y); 40 NEXT Y:PRINT :NEXT X 50 POSITION 0,10:? CL$:REM CLEAR LINE 10 60 POSITION 0,18 70 END PS: CALL -868 is clear from cursor to end of line. Above may not work. https://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=790

Here is a floppy disk image that contains BASICALC on archive.org https://archive.org/details/LOGIC_AppleII_Disk-DOS088

I had mine out of boxes a while back. They are fairly heavy despite their looks.

DiskNik (MyDOS453-4) (BASIC).atr is the original disk by KJ Baum DiskNik XE Disk Librarian Utility v1.0.atr is the updated version by Fuji-Man Original has some bugs, but probably the easiest to modify.

Disk Librarian/Label program/Autorun BASIC Utilities For Atari BASIC and BASIC XE. It could use some features and updates, so have a go at it. Fuji-Man DiskNik (MyDOS453-4) (BASIC).atr DiskNik XE Disk Librarian Utility v1.0.atr

Can anyone fix this? It stops before loading. Disc0008B.ATR

OMG, I remember those rainbow tapes, had a bunch of them, may have bought them at Kmart (rip). How awesome!

I'd venture to say most of the floppies could easily transferred to .ATR files using APE and 4 drives very quickly and uploaded to Archive.org. There are some who would say making flux images with kryoflux or a super copy pro card is the only way, taking much more time as well as space. The documents would be a very time consuming unless you have a large scanner that can do duplex, ocr or pdf at a decent dpi. When all said and done, where do the originals go? A museum?

I've modded a few CX-80 for Atari ST machines to be used as a trackball. It didn't require that much modding, cutting a trace or two and running a few wires at most.

Fonts for Gimp: http://members.bitstream.net/marksim/atarimac/fonts.html

Hi all, When I was younger, I ordered a set of diskettes for the Analog Compendium for $35. They came a few weeks later, with the numbers #1, #2, #3 scrawled in magic marker. Not exactly what I expected for $35 and 3 diskettes. Well, today I scanned in the front cover and gimp'd some grayscale labels. You will need to have the ExtraSmooth Atari Fonts if you wish to adjust the labels. FujiMan Analog Compendium.xcf

Latest version of diskettes. Computer Shopper Disks (May 14 2022).zip

Hi, Is there a configuration settings for printer width for custom width settings? 0<x<=132 or ??? FujiMan

Updates to Disk 3. Computer Shopper Disk 03.atr

Program Perfect in April 85 30190 GOSUB 30310:POKE N85,N39:POKE N84,Y+N2:PRINT CHR$(28):CHR$(29);:GOTO 30110 30200 POSITION N39,10: ? " ":POSITION N39,11:? " ":POSITION N39.12:? " " 30220 POSITION N2,10:PRINT CHR$(156):LN$(5,LEN(LN$)):PRINT :PRINT :PRINT CHR$(157);"CONT" Change to: 30190 GOSUB 30310:POKE N85,N39:POKE N84,Y+N2:PRINT CHR$(28);CHR$(29);:GOTO 30110 30200 POSITION N39,10: ? " ":POSITION N39,11:? " ":POSITION N39,12:? " " 30220 POSITION N2,10:PRINT CHR$(156);LN$(5,LEN(LN$)):PRINT :PRINT :PRINT CHR$(157);"CONT"

I remember this one, but there is one before it... Under "Using Mailing List II" - "Part II" - Line #1285 1285 PRINT #5;SP$(1,5):ID2$(SP$(12);:IF Q THEN PRINT #5;SP$(1,HS+5);ID$; Should be: 1285 PRINT #5;SP$(1,5);ID2$(SP$(12);:IF Q THEN PRINT #5;SP$(1,HS+5);ID$;

Here is the disks that contain the data for Atari Ace's great work so far. I only found about 2 errors in his work! The files are in the same order as his web page. Computer Shopper Disks (April 8 2022).zip

Ugh. okay. The ones from Atari Ace will be easy to put on disk.

Okay, I downloaded the pdfs what I could find on archive.org. I've started to type in the ones from 1985. I find that OCR'ing the magazines do not work. so no cut and paste. scans of the code segment only at higher resolutions may fix that. The auto proof program can be a PITA because the checksum codes are, at times, unrecognizable. I've had a few time where simple lines were not accepted. '40 END', for example. I've started to type them in on the Perfect disk. I'll move them to a Computer Shopper WIP diskette ATR. Anyone else working on these? FujiMan

I have an 800xl with strange situation. This machine has no peripherals attached. With first power on, the machine make its SIO noise and then goes to self-test. After pressing reset, the same SIO noise then BASIC READY prompt appears. Any cartridge put in before power up works (Dig Dug, ASM Editor, Sparta X). The machine seems to be functioning normally after reset. Any of the chips should I swap out or test? FujiMan