GeoHolub Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I've just found eight ( old Atari 8-bit Demopacs (from Atari) on programming. They cover the following topics: 1. Strings and Formatting - I've posted this one on Scribd at http://www.scribd.com/doc/31438242/Atari-8-Bit-Demopac-1-Strings-and-Formatting 2. Data File Processing 3. Programming Examples 4. Atari Color Graphics 5. Advanced Graphics 6. Advanced Systems Features 7. Some Special Features 8. Software and Hardware TImers If anyone is interested in these let me know and I'll scan the rest and put them up on Scribd. According to http://books.google.com/books?id=jC4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=atari+demopac&source=bl&ots=jO41oWVcbT&sig=6mceHiGyOteQgcWCE9M2iCdMEQs&hl=en&ei=OxPwS_PTHZ_IM7aO9N8P&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=atari%20demopac&f=false there appears to be other DemoPac, i.e. three on LOGO: #9 a resource guide, #10 a printer pac, and #11 useful programs illustrating list processing. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THESE IF ANYONE HAS THEM ! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub(Function(:)) Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Please, do post them And Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoHolub Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 All eight Demopacs have been scanned and are available on Scribd. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub(Function(:)) Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 All eight Demopacs have been scanned and are available on Scribd. Enjoy! All 8 demopacs have now been downloaded and are BEING enjoyed This is interesting I got the impression from the first one that these were written before De Re Atari. But on the 8th in the references it actually refers to De Re Atari as a source document. So it looks like these came after 1983? I wonder why these were created and who for? I have certainly never heard of them before today... Many thanks for your effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 These documents were news to me, thanks for sharing, very cool! I too hope more turn up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Excellent - thanks for doing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I just noticed on page 11 of the April 1985 issue of Atari Explorer, they mention the existence of more Demopacs, #9-12: 9. Logo Info Pac 10. Logo Demo Pac 11. Logo Printer Pac 12. Touch Tablet Pac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owinnimo Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 These Demopacs were offered free to Atari owners just starting out who called Customer Relations. Mr. Levine's letter has been posted in my Ramen Noodle Facebook Album. FB has moved it's download utility to a drive gear ikon. Don't try to right click and save. Diskpacs #2 thru #11, inclusive, came from an auction in St. Paul. Some of the programs were copied line for line in an Ellendale High School Computing Class about 1984. Atari likely provided the info without disks. I'll have to check my ATRs to corroborate. NIMOOWIN NIMOOWIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owinnimo Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Demopacs #9 & #10, some 11. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2108464686327.84965.1686878324&type=1&l=76c2a9fdcc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subby Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I must be doing it wrong. (But then everyone tells me that.) It wants me to pay to download a file. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bit-guy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 thanks for sharing,very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Here are #9, #10 and #11. These were recently re-scanned by owinnimo, then turned into PDFs by me. #12, if it was published, has yet to turn up. DEMOPACs9-11.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Just a bump for DEMOPAC #12. 1 through 11 are now all on Atarimania.com. The last one has something to do with the Touch Tablet. If anybody has it, please scan it so we can have a complete set all in one place. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Just a bump for anybody new or if somebody has come across some more collections and has a copy of Demopac #12. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Can someone post those outside of Scribed since it seems to not allow free downloads anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Can someone post those outside of Scribed since it seems to not allow free downloads anymore. They are all on Atarimania.com in the Xe/XL Technical Documents section. http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-400-800-xl-xe-technical-documents_3_8.html Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadix Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I have what I believe to be the complete Demopac #12. If anyone wants it, let me know your prefered format. As an aside, is it just me, or do these Demopacs seem rare to come by? I guess there weren't many requests made to Atari for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I have what I believe to be the complete Demopac #12. If anyone wants it, let me know your prefered format. As an aside, is it just me, or do these Demopacs seem rare to come by? I guess there weren't many requests made to Atari for them. Yes, If you could just scan them as a PDF at 300dpi that would be fantastic. Yea, they are pretty rare. They were given out to Atari user groups but it's just one of those things that tend to get tossed out or lost. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadix Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Unfortunately the pdf was too big to upload here, so here is a link to my Dropbox. Is there anything else I should scan while I have my binder open? I have the letters from Atari that appear to have come with the Demopacs. I have Atari Macro Assembler Product Information Sheet II. I have Atari Writer Product Update. Data File Processing. Is the Demopac Table of Contents of interest to anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Unfortunately the pdf was too big to upload here, so here is a link to my Dropbox. Is there anything else I should scan while I have my binder open? I have the letters from Atari that appear to have come with the Demopacs. I have Atari Macro Assembler Product Information Sheet II. I have Atari Writer Product Update. Data File Processing. Is the Demopac Table of Contents of interest to anyone? Yes to all and anything else you don't see up on Atarimania.com or anywhere else. If you are scanning on a flatbed, put a piece of black paper over the back of the paper you are scanning. It will reduce the bleed-through from the text on the other side of the sheet. And thank you for scanning this. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadix Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I scanned some more documents. I'm not really sure which are interesting, so I put them all up. Use what you want. I have some more documents to scan. Mostly single page tips like how to make an autorun.sys. Atari Demopac TOC Atari Letters Atari Macro Assembler Product Information Sheet II Atari Unknown - This appears to be some sort of software index. I'm not sure exactly what it is. May only be of significance to the previous owner of the binder. Atari Writer Product Update 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 These are fantastic. Thanks a bunch for scanning these. Any more that you could scan would be great. These sorts of things rarely show up on ebay or anywhere else. I'll put them up on Atarimania.com for future download. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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